{"id": "enwiki-00151325-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Clemson Tigers football team\nThe 1998 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Tommy West was fired shortly after the conclusion of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151326-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cleveland Indians season\nThe 1998 Cleveland Indians season was the franchise's 98th season. The Indians hoped to improve upon their American League pennant-winning season of 1997, but succumbed to the New York Yankees in the ALCS in six games. The Indians would lead the AL Central wire-to-wire in 1998, becoming the first team in franchise history (and as of 2020, the only team in franchise history) to do so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151326-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 237]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00151326-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 183]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00151326-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 70], "content_span": [71, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151327-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cleveland Rockers season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers topped the Eastern Conference, but they were unable to reach the WNBA Finals, losing in the WNBA semifinals to the Phoenix Mercury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151328-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda\nThe 1998 Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda was the 13th edition of the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda cycle race and was held on 1 March 1998. The race started in Puebla de V\u00edcar and finished in Vera. The race was won by Mario Traversoni.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151329-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cl\u00e1sica de San Sebasti\u00e1n\nThe 1998 Cl\u00e1sica de San Sebasti\u00e1n was the 18th edition of the Cl\u00e1sica de San Sebasti\u00e1n cycle race and was held on 8 August 1998. The race started and finished in San Sebasti\u00e1n. The race was won by Francesco Casagrande of the Cofidis team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151330-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cl\u00e1sico RCN\nThe 38th edition of the annual Cl\u00e1sico RCN, a bicycle stage race, was held from August 14 to August 23, 1998, in Colombia. The race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Barrancabermeja and finished in Bogot\u00e1 with an individual time trial. RCN stands for \"Radio Cadena Nacional\" \u2013 one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. There were a total of 95 competitors from 13 teams, with 81 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151331-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Coca-Cola 600\nThe 1998 Coca-Cola 600, the 39th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 24, 1998 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 11th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151331-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Coca-Cola 600\nElliott Sadler made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut in this event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151331-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Coca-Cola 600\nJeff Gordon managed to take over the championship lead from Jeremy Mayfield after the event was resolved.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151331-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Coca-Cola 600, Background\nCharlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States. It is 13 miles away from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4\u00a0km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing such as the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, The Winston, and the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 30], "content_span": [31, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151332-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Coca-Cola Triangular Series\nThe Coca-Cola Triangular Series was the name of the One Day International cricket tournament in India held in 1998. It was a tri-nation series between Kenya, India and Bangladesh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151332-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Coca-Cola Triangular Series\nIndia and Kenya reached the finals through a round robin league format. India beat Kenya in the Finals to clinch the trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151332-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Coca-Cola Triangular Series, Group stage points table\nIndia and Kenya advanced to the Finals on the basis of points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings\nThe 1998 Coimbatore bombings occurred on Saturday, 14 February 1998, in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. A total of 58 people were killed and over 200 injured in the 12 bomb attacks in 11 places, all within a 12 kilometres (7.5\u00a0mi) radius. The explosives used were found to be gelatin sticks activated by timer devices and were concealed in cars, motorcycles, bicycles, sideboxes of two-wheelers, denim and rexin bags, and fruit carts. Several bombs that failed to detonate were defused by bomb disposal squads of the Army, National Security Guards and Tamil Nadu Commando School.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings\nThe bombings were apparently in retaliation to the 1997 Coimbatore riots during November \u2013 December the previous year, when Hindu fundamentalists groups killed 18 Muslims and looted several thousands of properties of Muslims following the murder of a traffic policeman named Selvaraj, by a member of the radical Islamist group Al Ummah. The main conspirator was found to be S A Basha, the founder of Al Ummah, an Islamic fundamentalist body. Investigators found out that the blasts were a part of larger conspiracy to target L.K.Advani, the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party on that day at 4 p.m in his election meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings\nA judicial committee formed on 7 April 2000 under Justice P.R. Gokulakrishnan to probe the case confirmed that Al Ummah was responsible for the attacks. The committee tabled its final report in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on 18 May 2000, whose recommendations were accepted in principle by the state government. The trial of the case began on 7 March 2002 and as many as 1,300 witnesses were examined.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings\nS. A. Basha, the mastermind of the blasts was found guilty of hatching a criminal conspiracy to trigger a series of explosions there on 14 February 1998 and was convicted to life sentence along with 12 others. During September 2002, Imam Ali and four others, suspected to be involved in the blasts were killed in a police encounter in Bangalore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings\nThe loss reported by the platform vendors was several crores, but the state government awarded a compensation of \u20b94.92 crore (US$690,000) to all the victims. An individual ceiling of \u20b91 lakh (US$1,400) was fixed as the maximum for each victim and a total of \u20b93.15 crore (US$440,000) was awarded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Background\nThe Hindu-Muslim fundamentalist group riots in the city culminate back to the early 1980s when there was a propaganda by Hindu Munnani, a Hindu religious outfit, against the attacks on them. There were minor Muslim groups that emerged during the period and they sustained based on petty crimes. The Hindu owners and landlords pumped lot of funds for their establishments against the Muslim ones. The situation was communalized even at the level of pavement side merchants. The Hindu Munnani urged Hindus not to shop in Muslim-owned business, Muslim businesses felt intimidated. The Hindu Munnani formed associations of Hindu traders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Background\nReportedly, there were stabbings and counter-stabbings between the youth of Hindu Munnani and Al-Ummah. This communally polarized the city. Some Islamic fundamentalistic movements like Jihad Committee, Al Ummah and Islamic United Front became active in Tamil Nadu following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992. The agency became popular among Muslim circles when they perpetrated a bomb blast in the building of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Chennai in August 1993. The change to violent methods split the organisation, with some of the leaders distancing themselves or getting arrested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0003-0002", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Background\nThe activities of the Hindu Munnani, the Hindu Makkal Katchi, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) escalated but went unchallenged during the J. Jayalalithaa government. Al-Ummah and the Jihad Committee emerged as fundamentalist responses to this. The Hindutva organisations had been engaged in a concerted effort to spread Hindu nationalism as a political mobilization tactic for a decade. The Hindu Munnani and other Sangh Parivar groups have tried to gain political influence by increasing communal violence on Tamil Nadu's minority communities in Coimbatore and other southern districts. The Hindu Munnani and Al-Umma grew, feeding on each other's mischief. Over the years, a portion of the police force in Coimbatore became communalized.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 784]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Background, 1997 Coimbatore riots\nRiots in Coimbatore occurred between 29 November 1997 and 1 December 1997 in Coimbatore triggered by a murder of a police constable allegedly by some Muslim youth over a dispute of detention of Al-Ummah functionaries by the police. The policemen revolted in response to the murder of the constable and in concert with the members of the Hindu Munnani and the Hindu Makkal Katchi, attacked Muslims and Muslim-owned properties. Clashes erupted between both the communities and the police reportedly opened fire targeting the Muslims killing ten. At the end of the riots, 18 Muslims and 2 Hindus lost their lives. Many Muslim youth were beaten to death or burnt alive. Muslim-owned businesses in different parts of the city were looted and burnt down. This was considered the culmination point for the serial bomb blasts. Two men, allegedly part of Al Ummah were also killed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 59], "content_span": [60, 932]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Blast incidents\nOn 14 February 1998, the first of the serial bombs exploded at 3.50\u00a0pm IST in a cycle stand at the Coimbatore Junction railway station, killing six people. There were allegations that suicide bombers were ready to target L.K. Advani, the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), during his election meeting at 4\u00a0pm. At 3:55\u00a0pm, the second bomb went off in Sundarapuram, SB Towers, killing three people and the third at Shanmuganandham Road, the location of the meeting, killing four. The fourth blast occurred in the basement parking of Rajarajeswari Tower, a commercial complex.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Blast incidents\nAt 4:05\u00a0pm, a car bomb exploded at the entrance of the Coimbatore general hospital, killing two nurses, a patient and a doctor. The blast took place exactly in the place where a Muslim youth was charred to death in an earlier riots. At 4:10\u00a0pm, the sixth bomb went off at the Timber Mart and three bombs at the city's Variety Hall. The next blast at Poompugar killed two people. The penulatimate blast took place at 8:30\u00a0pm, at Karunanidhi Nagar, and the final one at 10\u00a0pm in Bazaar Street. Overall, in a span of six hours, the city witnessed 12 explosions that killed 58 people and injured more than 200 people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Blast incidents\nInvestigators found out that the blasts were a part of larger conspiracy to target L.K. Advani at his 4\u00a0pm election meeting. One of the bombs went off 800\u00a0m (2,600\u00a0ft) away from the podium where he was to conduct his election rally. Since the blasts were masterminded by Islamic fundamentalists and planted in areas with a Hindu majority population, most of the victims were Hindus. There were also some Muslim victims, who were killed in the blasts. The blast near the RS Puram police station was the most powerful amongst the bombings and caused 12 casualties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Blast incidents\nThe blasts were targeted at disrupting the commercial activities of the town and planted at commercial points. Most of the victims belonged to other part of the city. Most of the victims were youth, who were participants in Advani's rally were killed in the blasts. Hindu fundamentalists attacked people at random and properties belonging to Muslims were ransacked, in the aftermath of the serial blasts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Blast incidents\nThe explosives used were found to be gelatin sticks activated by timer devices. They were concealed in cars, motorcycles, bicycles, sideboxes of two-wheelers, denim and rexin bags, and in a cart loaded with pineapples. Several bombs that failed to detonate were defused by bomb disposal squads of the Army, National Security Guards and Tamil Nadu Commando School. An abandoned car laden with 70\u00a0kg of explosives, was found on East Lokamanya Street in R.S. Puram, close to the BJP meeting venue, gave cause for much anxiety for days until the complicated device was dismantled.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Aftermath\nTamil Nadu and South India are considered relatively free of communal riots and violence. The riots and the blasts following it were considered the first of its kind. The incident put Tamil Nadu in the terrorist map. The ruling party at that time, the D.M.K came under severe criticism for this incident. Most political leaders and parties expressed shock and revulsion over the blasts. AIADMK general secretary Jayalalitha demanded that then CM Karunanidhi own \"moral responsibility\" for the blasts and resign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Aftermath\nFollowing a report from the Union Home Ministry on the security situation in Coimbatore, polling in the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency was postponed from 22 to 28 February. The bomb blast also had strong political implications. The Bharatiya Janata Party candidate C.P. Radhakrishnan won by a record margin of over 1,00,000 votes in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Aftermath\nFor days after the explosions, the city of Coimbatore looked like a town deserted; business establishments, shops and roadside stalls remained closed and few people ventured out. Hotels refused admission to guests. Wild rumours of fresh bomb attacks spread. In middle-class localities, residents formed vigilante groups. Anyone new to a neighbourhood was watched closely. At R.S Puram, where several bombs had gone off, roads in some neighbourhoods were barricaded and \"outsiders\" were denied parking space for their cars. All this had more than a little to do with the car bomb discovered on East Lokamanya Road in R.S. Puram.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Aftermath\nFor four days, attention was riveted on it. Residents in the locality moved out even as bomb disposal experts prepared to defuse the explosive. This incident came as a severe blow to the upcoming economy of Coimbatore. Real estate prices dropped temporarily, new investments to the city were temporarily halted. However, normalcy was restored within a few months. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan IPS, then appointed as city police commissioner Coimbatore, restored normalcy to the city. The loss reported by the platform vendors was several crores, but the state government awarded a compensation of \u20b94.92 crore (US$690,000) to all the victims. An individual ceiling of \u20b91 lakh (US$1,400) was fixed as the maximum for each victim and a total of \u20b93.15 crore (US$440,000) was awarded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 807]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Probe and arrests\nWithin hours of the blasts, the Tamil Nadu Government banned the Muslim fundamentalist group Al Ummah and the Jihad Committee. Al Ummah founder-president S.A. Basha and 12 other members of the organisation were arrested in Chennai; explosive materials and weapons were seized from his house in Triplicane, Chennai. Leaders of the Jihad Committee and the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) were arrested in a State-wide crackdown. Among those arrested were Jihad Committee president R.M. Haniffa, general secretary Mohammed Haniffa, student wing secretary Akram Khan, TMMK president and college lecturer M.H. Jawahirulla and treasurer G.M. Pakkar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Probe and arrests\nOver the next few days, over 100 activists of the three organisations were arrested at Keezhakkarai, Devakottai, Dindigul, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Nagercoil, Melapalayam and Udumalpetai. About 1,000 others were detained as a precautionary measure. In Coimbatore district, nine persons were arrested; 528 others \u2013 326 Hindus and 202 Muslims \u2013 were detained as a precautionary measure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Probe and arrests\nIn Coimbatore, joint combing operations undertaken for days after the blasts by the police, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and the Swift Action Force (SAF) in Kottaimedu, Tirumal Street, N.H. Road, Vincent Road, Ukkadam, Al-Ameen Colony, Majeed Colony, Salamath Nagar and Saramedu yielded a huge haul of explosives and deadly weapons: 210 gelatin sticks, 540 pipe bombs, 575 petrol bombs, 1,100 electrical detonators and a large number of knives, swords, pickaxes and sickles. Abdul Nasir Madani, chief of Islamist political outfit called PDP, well known for his provoking speeches, was arrested by the police on 31 March 1998, for his alleged link with suspects of this blast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 760]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Justice P.R. Gokulakrishnan Commission of Inquiry\nThe Tamil Nadu government set up a one-man commission under Justice P.R. Gokulakrishnan to probe the blasts. The commission filed a report that was tabled in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on 27 November 1998. The report indicated that the seven instances of police firing in Coimbatore on 30 November and 1 December 1997, leading to the killing of eighteen Muslims, were justified. The report found out that the blasts were culminated by the killing of police constable Selvaraj on 29 November 1997 by three members of Al-Umma that led to a revolt by police personnel and subsequent police firings on Muslim mobs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 75], "content_span": [76, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Justice P.R. Gokulakrishnan Commission of Inquiry\nThe final report of the commission was tabled in the Assembly on 18 May 2000. The report indicted the police by stating \"the lapse on the part of the police personnel, deputed for surveillance and checks, in discharging their duties more vigorously, vigilantly and intelligently\". It also quoted that \"for surveillance and checks, had been more vigilant before the bomb blasts, the tragic incidents... could have been averted\". The report stated that several state and central vigilance warnings were discarded by the city police.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 75], "content_span": [76, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0013-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Justice P.R. Gokulakrishnan Commission of Inquiry\nThe report concluded that the Muslim fundamentalist organisation Al Ummah, based in Tamil Nadu, hatched a conspiracy to \"avenge\" the killings of 18 Muslims during earlier riots. The report quoted that three human bombs named Amanuallah, Melapalayam Amjath Ali and Rafique alias Shanmugam, were targeting L.K. Advani, but could not penetrate the security cardon. The investigations found that the group used the videotapes of the deceased during the riots to mobilise sympathy and garner financial support from Muslim countries, mainly those comprising the Gulf.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 75], "content_span": [76, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0013-0002", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Justice P.R. Gokulakrishnan Commission of Inquiry\nThe report made several recommendations like deploying checkposts in sensitive areas, proscribing organisations acting against law, setting up separate intelligence wing and methods to evaluate feedback of lower level police officers. The government accepted the commission's findings in principle and stated that specific recommendations would be examined in detail by the respective departments before passing orders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 75], "content_span": [76, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Trial\nThe trial of the case began on 7 March 2002 and as many as 1,300 witnesses were examined. S. A. Basha, the mastermind of the blasts was found guilty of hatching a criminal conspiracy to trigger a series of explosions there on 14 February 1998 and to create enmity between the two communities. During 2002, as many as 168 people were facing trial and it came to 14 during the period of conviction of trial court in 2007. The arguments ended on 10 April 2007 and judgement was pronounced on 24 October 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Trial\nOut of the 14 accused, 13 were found guilty of blasts and were convicted. Madani was the only one out of the 14 to be acquitted. Madani earlier sought bail stating health grounds. Basha, the chief conspirator was awarded life sentence and his aide, Mohammad Ansari was awarded twin life sentence that run concurrently.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Trial\nA revision petition was filed by a victim's father in Madras High Court against the acquittal of Madani. Another revision petition was filed in the court by the 39 convicts against their conviction and one another wanted the punishment of S A Basha to be enhanced to death sentence. The court passed orders on all the petitions on 18 December 2009. It upheld the trial court judgement of 18 Al Ummah activists and also the release of Madani. It however, acquitted 21 people convicted to life sentence by the lower court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Trial\nDuring September 2002, Imam Ali and four others, suspected to be involved in the blasts were killed in a police encounter in Bangalore. Police recovered lot of arms and ammunition from the site where encounter happened. On 17 November 2009, nine members of Al Ummah, convicted in the blasts were released from jail for their good conduct, 16 months short of their full sentence on the occasion of 100th birth anniversary of Arignar Anna, the founder of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and ex-chief minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151333-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Coimbatore bombings, Trial\nFakrudeen, one of the nine released early, was 16 at the time of the blast. He stated that the group avenged the earlier communal riots with the blasts. He said after the release that \"I deeply regret the blasts. I have realised that we ought to have avenged the riots in court. We should not have retaliated with violence. The law offered many provisions for minorities. We should have used them to get justice\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151334-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colchester Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151334-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Colchester Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Liberal Democrats lost the majority on the council that they had controlled since 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151335-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nThe 1998 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A year after winning the conference championship, Colgate finished second in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151335-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nIn its third season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled an 8\u20134 record. Corey Hill and Luke George were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151335-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nThe Red Raiders outscored opponents 419 to 328. Their 5\u20131 conference record placed second in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151335-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nThough Colgate failed to repeat as Patriot League champion, the Red Raiders did qualify for the Division I-AA playoffs for the second year in a row. Colgate lost in the first round of the national tournament, to No. 2 Georgia Southern. Unranked throughout the regular season, Colgate was No. 21 in the final national poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151335-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nThe team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151336-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 College Baseball All-America Team\nAn All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position\u2014who in turn are given the honorific \"All-America\" and typically referred to as \"All-American athletes\", or simply \"All-Americans\". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151336-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 College Baseball All-America Team\nThe NCAA recognizes three different All-America selectors for the 1998 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151337-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 College Football All-America Team\nThe 1998 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News and Football News.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151337-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 College Football All-America Team\nThe College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151338-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colombian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 8 March 1998 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 84 of the 161 seats in the Chamber and 48 of the 102 seats in the Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151339-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colombian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Colombia on 31 May 1998, with a second round on 21 June. Although Horacio Serpa of the Liberal Party received the most votes in the first round, the result was a victory for Andr\u00e9s Pastrana Arango of the Great Alliance for Change, who received 50.3% of the vote in the run-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151340-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 12 through May 15. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1998 season. Second-seeded Richmond won the tournament for the third time, and second consecutive year, and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151340-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament\nEntering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion had won three, while George Mason and Richmond had each won twice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151340-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding\nThe CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 74], "content_span": [75, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151340-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player\nMike Dwyer was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Dwyer was a first baseman and pitcher for Richmond.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 76], "content_span": [77, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151341-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colonial Classic \u2013 Draw\nMichael Chang was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year due to a stomach muscle strain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151341-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Colonial Classic \u2013 Draw\nMark Philippoussis won in the final 6\u20133, 7\u20136(3), against Andre Agassi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151341-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Colonial Classic \u2013 Draw, Draw, Group One\nStandings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151341-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Colonial Classic \u2013 Draw, Draw, Group Two\nStandings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151342-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team\nThe 1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, and were members of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, who departed in early January for Washington of the Pacific-10 Conference. He was succeeded by Gary Barnett, the head coach at Northwestern of the Big Ten Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151343-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado Rockies season\nThe Colorado Rockies' 1998 season was the sixth for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager, although he was fired after the season. They played home games and hosted the 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 77-85, fourth in the NL West.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151343-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151343-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 66], "content_span": [67, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151343-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 71], "content_span": [72, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151343-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151343-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 68], "content_span": [69, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151344-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado State Rams football team\nThe 1998 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played its home games at Hughes Stadium. They finished the regular season with an 8\u20134 record overall and a 5\u20133 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 3rd in the Mountain Division. This was their last season in the WAC before they joined the Mountain West Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151345-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Colorado gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to select the governor of the state of Colorado. Roy Romer, the Democratic incumbent was term limited and could not run again. The Republican nominee, Colorado Treasurer Bill Owens, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Colorado Lieutenant Governor Gail Schoettler, to flip the seat to the Republicans for the first time in 24 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151346-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Columbia Lions football team\nThe 1998 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for fifth in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151346-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Columbia Lions football team\nIn their 10th season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 4\u20136 record and were outscored 175 to 146. Bert Bondi, Paul Roland, Jeremy Taylor and Chris Tillotson were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151346-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Columbia Lions football team\nThe Lions' 3\u20134 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 111 to 87 by Ivy opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151346-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Columbia Lions football team\nColumbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak\nThe 1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak was an unseasonably-strong tornado outbreak which affected the Upper Midwest region of the United States on March 29, 1998. A strong area of low pressure combined with a warm front and favorable upper-level dynamics to produce 16\u00a0tornadoes across the region\u201414 in Minnesota and two in Wisconsin. Thirteen of the tornadoes in Minnesota were spawned by a single supercell thunderstorm. This supercell remained intact for approximately 150 miles (240\u00a0km) as it moved across the southern part of the state during the late-afternoon hours.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak\nOver $235\u00a0million in damage (1998\u00a0US$) was recorded from the tornadoes, two people were killed, and 21\u00a0others were injured. Most of the damage was caused by three tornadoes\u2014one rated F4 on the Fujita scale that hit the town of Comfrey, Minnesota, an F3 that hit St. Peter, Minnesota, and an F2 that hit Le Center, Minnesota. Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter was especially hard-hit, with several buildings damaged or destroyed, 2,000\u00a0trees lost, and nearly 80% of the windows on the campus shattered. In Comfrey, 75% of the structures in the town were damaged or destroyed, including the local K\u201312 school. Seven counties in southern Minnesota were later declared federal disaster areas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 733]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak\nThe outbreak broke many early-season tornado records for the state of Minnesota. The 14\u00a0total tornadoes in the state were the most to ever touch down on a single day in March. The F4 tornado was the strongest ever recorded in the state in March, and its 67-mile (108\u00a0km) path the longest tornado path ever recorded in Minnesota. In December 1998, the United States Department of Commerce awarded a bronze medal to the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service (NWS) for providing excellent service to the public during the outbreak event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nThe driving force behind this tornado outbreak was a strong surface-based low-pressure area stationed over the western high plains. On the morning of March 29, the low was centered over eastern Wyoming, with a warm front stretching eastward across Nebraska and Iowa. An upper-level trough of low pressure was centered over the southwestern United States, which caused an upper-level jet stream with winds of 100\u00a0knots (120\u00a0mph; 190\u00a0km/h) to push towards Minnesota from the southwest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nA low-level jet from the south with winds of 50 knots (60\u00a0mph; 90\u00a0km/h) transported a plume of warm, humid air into the region, helping to push temperatures above 70\u00a0\u00b0F (21\u00a0\u00b0C) and dew points into the middle 60s\u00a0\u00b0F (around 20\u00a0\u00b0C). Winds on the surface were from the southeast, which created low-level wind shear; enhancing the potential for tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nBy early afternoon, the low-pressure area had moved east into California, while the warm front had moved northward into southern Minnesota. The atmosphere to the south of the warm front was strongly capped, meaning that the best chance of thunderstorm development was in areas along and slightly north of the front. By the time the thunderstorms started developing, CAPE values were 2000\u00a0J/kg, indicating moderate atmospheric instability. Also present were low-level and deep-layer wind shear values of 44 and 87 knots (51 and 100\u00a0mph; 81 and 161\u00a0km/h), respectively. All of these factors combined to create very favorable conditions for the development of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Forecasts\nWeather forecasters first began to notice the severity of the impending weather situation after the 6:00\u00a0pm CST (0000\u00a0UTC) computer model runs on the night of Friday, March 27. On Saturday, March 28 at 11:30\u00a0am the Storm Prediction Center issued a Day\u00a02 moderate risk of severe weather for southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, northwest Illinois and much of Wisconsin. Later model runs on March 28 only increased forecasters' confidence that a major severe-weather event would occur the following day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Forecasts\nIn the early-morning hours of Sunday March 29, forecasters at the Twin Cities NWS noticed that due to the model's prediction of strong wind shear and instability, the tornado risk was quite high for their region. Area forecast discussions during this period mentioned the possibility of F3-strength tornadoes later in the day. Also on the morning of March 29, the Storm Prediction Center issued a Day\u00a01 moderate risk of severe weather. This moderate risk area was more narrow than the previous day's outlook, encompassing only southwest Wisconsin, northern Iowa and the southern third of Minnesota.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Forecasts\nAs the day moved on, the Twin Cities, Sioux Falls and La Crosse NWS forecast offices all saw the potential for \"strong to violent\" tornadoes, and used such verbiage in their forecasts. The Twin Cities NWS noted in their 12:26\u00a0pm forecast discussion that \"thunderstorms located south of a Redwood Falls to Minneapolis to Rice Lake line could be particularly strong with the potential of tornadic thunderstorms\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Forecasts\nJust before 12:00\u00a0pm, the Storm Prediction Center issued a mesoscale discussion stating that \"[g]iven strength of vertical shear profiles, CAPE on the order of 2000\u00a0J/kg will support increasing potential for tornadic supercells during the afternoon hours, especially along an axis roughly from Yankton through Sioux Falls into Redwood Falls and Minneapolis/Rochester areas. We will continue to monitor. Present indications are WW (Weather Watch) will be necessary within the next 2 to 3\u00a0hours.\" At 1:35\u00a0pm the Storm Prediction Center issued tornado watch No. 132 with a particularly dangerous situation designation. The watch area encompassed most of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, along with small parts of northeast Nebraska, southeast South Dakota, southwest Wisconsin, and was made in effect from 2:00\u00a0pm to 8:00\u00a0pm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 878]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description\nThe thunderstorms that would eventually spawn the tornadoes began forming in southeastern South Dakota around 2:00\u00a0pm. The first severe weather report of the outbreak was of 3\u20444 inch (19\u00a0mm) diameter hail 2 miles (3\u00a0km) south of Brandon, South Dakota. Shortly thereafter the thunderstorms moved east across the border into Minnesota. After several more reports of severe hail with the growing thunderstorms, the first tornado of the day\u2014rated F2 on the Fujita scale\u2014touched down at 3:23\u00a0pm 2 miles (3\u00a0km) north of Lismore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description\nIt was on the ground for less than 1 mile (2\u00a0km) and caused minor damage. Five more tornadoes (all rated F2 or lower) briefly touched down during the next hour in the same general area; none of which inflicted major damage. All of these tornadoes were spawned by the same supercell thunderstorm. During the remainder of the afternoon hours, this supercell would proceed to track east-northeast across southern Minnesota for 150 miles (240\u00a0km), tracking slightly north of the warm front.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, Comfrey, Minnesota\nAt 3:50\u00a0pm a tornado touched down 7 miles (11\u00a0km) east of Avoca, Minnesota, in eastern Murray County. As the tornado moved through Cottonwood County, it grew to a width of 900 yards (823\u00a0m) and obtained F3 strength. It destroyed numerous farms, farm equipment, trees, power lines and poles, vehicles, and other structures in its path. A total of 20 people outside a church near Jeffers were able to get inside the church just before the tornado hit, and as a result nobody suffered serious injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 81], "content_span": [82, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, Comfrey, Minnesota\nAt approximately 4:30\u00a0pm the twister, which witnesses described as a \"mass of blowing dust\" or \"rolling fog bank\" entered Comfrey, a town of 550\u00a0people located in both Cottonwood and Brown Counties. Comfrey's fire chief saw the tornado while storm spotting and ordered the town's sirens activated. The tornado moved through the center of Comfrey one minute after the sirens went off, and destroyed a grain elevator, the town hall, three of the town's four churches, the grocery store, and most of the main street businesses downtown. The town's firehouse collapsed, and the school was heavily damaged. Of the 200\u00a0houses in the town, all but 15\u00a0suffered damage. Fifty of those homes were destroyed and as a result 100\u00a0people were left homeless. Approximately 75% of the buildings in Comfrey were damaged or destroyed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 81], "content_span": [82, 898]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, Comfrey, Minnesota\nAs the tornado continued to move through Brown County it achieved F4 strength and grew to 1.25 miles (2\u00a0km) wide. Approximately 15% of the 1000\u00a0farms in Brown County sustained damage from the tornado, and 500\u00a0dairy cattle were lost. The tornado went on to cause additional damage in Blue Earth and Watonwan Counties. After traveling across six counties for 1\u00a0hour and 25\u00a0minutes and causing $75\u00a0million in damage, the twister lifted back into the clouds at 5:15\u00a0pm 4 miles (6\u00a0km) southeast of Courtland. In addition, 19\u00a0people were injured by this tornado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 81], "content_span": [82, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, St. Peter, Minnesota\nAt 5:18\u00a0pm, the same supercell produced another large tornado 2 miles (3\u00a0km) to the east of Nicollet. As the tornado moved to the east, a six-year-old boy was killed when the vehicle his family was riding in was overtaken by the tornado. At 5:30\u00a0pm the F3 tornado hit St. Peter, a town of about 10,000\u00a0people located in eastern Nicollet County, and inflicted severe damage on much of the town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 83], "content_span": [84, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, St. Peter, Minnesota\nGustavus Adolphus College, which sits on top of a hill on the west side of St. Peter, sustained heavy damage after taking a direct hit from the twister. About 80% percent of the windows on the campus were shattered, and most of the major buildings on campus sustained damage. The chapel spire\u2014a campus landmark\u2014was snapped in half. The admissions office was destroyed, as was Johnson Hall, a small dormitory. The Lund Center for Physical Education and Health lost part of its roof, as did the tennis center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 83], "content_span": [84, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0012-0002", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, St. Peter, Minnesota\nThe football press box was blown from the top of the stadium bleachers, and the baseball dugouts were damaged. The tornado also uprooted more than 1000\u00a0trees, almost completely denuding the campus. Gustavus was on spring break at the time the tornado hit, so the campus was virtually vacant of students and there were no serious injuries or fatalities reported.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 83], "content_span": [84, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, St. Peter, Minnesota\nAs the tornado continued through St. Peter it caused more damage and destruction. St. Peter's Catholic Church and St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church were destroyed, as was the Arts and Heritage Center. The hospital was severely damaged and the library was hit, resulting in a loss of 25% of its books. Officials estimated 500\u00a0homes in St. Peter were destroyed, 1700 more were damaged and over 17,000\u00a0trees were lost. Many of the homes and trees that were destroyed in St. Peter were more than a century old.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 83], "content_span": [84, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0013-0001", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, St. Peter, Minnesota\nDebris from St. Peter that was sucked into the tornado fell back down to earth as far as Rice Lake, Wisconsin, over 130 miles (209\u00a0km) away. In addition to the damage in St. Peter, the tornado also damaged or destroyed 60\u00a0homes and caused $6.5\u00a0million in damage in rural areas. All together this tornado was on the ground for 18 miles (29\u00a0km) and inflicted $120\u00a0million in damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 83], "content_span": [84, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, Le Center, Minnesota\nShortly after the St. Peter tornado dissipated, a new tornado formed at 5:48\u00a0pm 2 miles (3\u00a0km) north of Cleveland, Minnesota. The half-mile (.8\u00a0km) wide tornado damaged several farms before hitting Le Center at F2 strength. The tornado damaged many businesses on the southern side of town and caused heavy damage at the Le Sueur County fairgrounds. Over 100 farm buildings were destroyed as well. The Sunny Terrace mobile home park in Le Center took a direct hit from the tornado. Fifteen mobile homes were destroyed and another 26 were heavily damaged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 83], "content_span": [84, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, Le Center, Minnesota\nThe manager of the mobile home park was able to alert residents to the oncoming tornado, allowing most of them to take cover in a storm shelter before the storm hit. There were no fatalities from this tornado, though two people sustained injures. After traveling for 17 miles (27\u00a0km) and causing $20\u00a0million in damage, the tornado lifted from the ground 1 mile (2\u00a0km) west of the town of Montgomery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 83], "content_span": [84, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, Other tornadoes\nOver the next hour, the supercell continued to track across southern Minnesota, dropping four more tornadoes in Rice and Dakota Counties. One of these tornadoes hit the town of Lonsdale at F2 strength, damaging four homes and six business in the town, and then 20\u00a0farms to the east of town. This tornado had a path of 5 miles (8\u00a0km) and caused $20\u00a0million in damage. The last of the 13\u00a0tornadoes spawned by this supercell was a brief F0 that touched down 5 miles (8\u00a0km) southwest of Hastings, and the supercell dissipated a few minutes later as it moved into Wisconsin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 78], "content_span": [79, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Outbreak description, Other tornadoes\nFour additional tornadoes touched down this day. A tornado that was associated with the main supercell touched down briefly near Fulda, Minnesota, at 3:55\u00a0pm, while the Comfrey tornado was also on the ground. It was rated as an F1 and caused minor damage. Three other tornadoes that were all unrelated to the main supercell were confirmed as well; one in southeast Minnesota near Wabasha and two in Wisconsin. All three were rated F0 on the Fujita Scale and produced only minor damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 78], "content_span": [79, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Aftermath\nOn April 1, 1998, seven counties in Minnesota were declared federal disaster areas: Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Rice, Cottonwood, Blue Earth and Nobles. The money allotted from the federal government allowed the affected towns to clean up the damage and begin the rebuilding process. In addition to the federal dollars, the state of Minnesota contributed $27.6\u00a0million to the cleanup and rebuilding effort, with $1.35\u00a0million designated specifically for the preservation of the historical buildings in St. Peter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0017-0001", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Aftermath\nMost of St. Peter's buildings that were on the National Historic Register were damaged, but only one\u2014a French Second Empire school building built in 1871 (St. Peter Central School)\u2014had to be demolished. Three years after the tornado, the City of St. Peter reported that its population had grown by 2%; an unusual feat for a town that had so recently endured a natural disaster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Aftermath\nDamage to the Gustavus campus was estimated at nearly $60\u00a0million. Despite 33\u00a0of the 78\u00a0of the classrooms not being ready for use, the college re-opened three weeks after the tornado. Following the storm, a major concern for the college was that the student base would be eroded. To prevent that from happening, every returning and graduating student was given a $3,000\u00a0check by the college. In addition, the school sent out letters and made phone calls to all 2,000\u00a0applicants within 10 days of the disaster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0018-0001", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Aftermath\nThe 735\u00a0new students who reported to Gustavus the following fall comprised the largest incoming class in the school's history. After a summer of repairs, the symbolic end to the rebuilding process on campus occurred on October 22, 1998, when a new 175-foot (53\u00a0m) spire was placed atop the chapel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Aftermath\nFollowing the tornado in Comfrey, residents were forced to temporarily evacuate the town due to several gas leaks, and the Minnesota National Guard was called in to help secure the area. Because the town's K\u201312 school was destroyed, students resumed classes two weeks later 20 miles (32\u00a0km) to the north in Sanborn. Since many Comfrey residents were displaced to nearby towns, school buses from Comfrey drove to each town to provide children transportation to the school in Sanborn. To help stock their classrooms, the school used equipment and supplies that had been salvaged from the damage as well as items that had been donated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Aftermath\nImmediately following the tornado in Comfrey there was uncertainty about the town's long-term survival. Then in the week following the tornado the town decided to rebuild the school, and as a result most of Comfrey's businesses decided to follow suit. Ground was broken on the new school early the next year, and it opened to students on October 4, 1999. The population of Comfrey is down to 367 from the 425 it was when the tornado hit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Aftermath\nOfficial U.S. government totals gathered in the months following the disaster state that the tornadoes caused $235\u00a0million in damage, however later estimates put the total much higher, including over $300\u00a0million in St. Peter alone. Additionally, over $800,000 in hail and downburst damage was reported over South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Aftermath\nFor the 13\u00a0tornadoes that touched down from the parent supercell in southern Minnesota, the Twin Cities and Sioux Falls NWS offices issued tornado warnings an average of 15\u00a0minutes before the warned areas were hit. Because of above-average lead time for the warnings, and for excellence in forecasting the entire event, a bronze medal was issued to the Twin Cities NWS office the following December by the United States Department of Commerce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Historical perspective\nTornadoes during the month of March are an unusual occurrence in Minnesota when compared to the rest of the spring and summer months. Before this event there had been only six tornadoes ever recorded in the state during March, and since this event there has been only six. This outbreak also marks the first time in Minnesota history that two tornadoes were recorded on the same day in March, as well as the first time since 1921 that there have been multiple tornado fatalities on the same March day. Despite the historical significance of the outbreak, this was not the earliest calendar-year tornado to touch down in Minnesota; that record is held by three tornadoes that touched on March 6, 2017.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151347-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Comfrey\u2013St. Peter tornado outbreak, Historical perspective\nWith a path of 67 miles (108\u00a0km), the Comfrey tornado had the fifth-longest track of any tornado on record in Minnesota. It is however the longest continuous-track tornado in Minnesota history, meaning that it was the longest to have been observed to always be in contact with the ground. The damage from the F4 tornado that struck Comfrey is the strongest ever measured in Minnesota during the month of March. The previous strongest-measured were two F3's, occurring on March 27, 1905, and March 26, 1921.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games\nThe 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16), was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedented facts in the history of the event. The 1998 games were the first held in an Asian country and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th century.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games\nThis was also the first time the games took place in a nation with a head of state other than the Head of the Commonwealth, and the first time the games were held in a country whose majority of the population did not have English as the first language. For the first time ever, the games included team sports. The other bid from the 1998 games came from Adelaide in Australia. Malaysia was the eighth nation to host the Commonwealth Games after Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica and Scotland. Around 3638 athletes from 70 Commonwealth member nations participated at the games which featured 214 events in 15 sports with 34 of them collected medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Host selection\nKuala Lumpur was selected to stage the games at the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation in Barcelona, Spain during the 1992 Summer Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Venues\nThe athletes' village (Vista Kommanwel) with a capacity of 6,000 people is located beside the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil. It consists of three tower blocks of 30 storeys and six hillside blocks of 19 storeys with 1,300 condominiums and an International Shopping Zone. The International Broadcast Centre was constructed at Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, while Mint Hotel (now Nouvelle Hotel) served as the Main Press Centre. State broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia was the host broadcaster of the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 44], "content_span": [45, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Opening ceremony\nThe 16th Commonwealth Games opening ceremony took place on 11 September 1998 at 20:00 MST (UTC+08:00). During the ceremony, approximately 4,840 Soka Gakkai volunteers displayed coloured flip cards which depicted sporting images, flags of the Commonwealth nations and messages that heralded the first games in Asia in the 68 years since their inception.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Opening ceremony\nThe ceremony was preceded by a pre-show concert by Malaysian pop singers such as Jamal Abdillah, Amy Search, Saleem, Zamani, Norzila Binti Haji Aminuddin, Shahrul Anuar Zain, Siti Roziana Binti Zain, Shaheila binti Abdul Majid, Amy Mastura Binti Suhaimi, Ning Baizura binti Sheikh Hamzah and Siti Nurhaliza Binti Tarudin, performance by local comedian Harith Iskander and 16 paratroopers who descended down the stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Opening ceremony\nThe ceremony began with the arrival of dignitaries including the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Federation Mr Michael Fennel, Prince Edward, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister Dato Seri, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the Yang Dipertuan Agong and Malaysian minister of Youth and Sports Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Opening ceremony\nThis was followed by the parade of nations \u2014 69 participating nations, led by mascot Wira and previous games' mascots (Canada being the first country to come into the stadium as host country of the previous games, and Malaysia entering last as hosts).The Singaporean delegation was jeered by the crowd during the parade of nations. Then came a performance about a Malaysian rainforest by 2,000 school children who dressed as birds, bees and flowers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Opening ceremony\nAfter the performance, the Queen's message was delivered in the ceremonial baton, which had begun the final stages of its journey on the back of an elephant. 1978 Commonwealth Games badminton gold medal winner Sylvia Ng took the last lap with the baton and handed it off to Koh Eng Tong, a weightlifter who won a gold medal in weightlifting for Malaya in the 1950 British Empire Games, to take the final few feet to Prince Edward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Opening ceremony\nContrary to tradition, the games were officially opened by the Malaysian head of state, Yang di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Jaafar by striking the gong three times. A burst of fireworks and blurring of the giant bunga raya and a 16-gun salute which represents 1998 Commonwealth Games being the 16th-edition games, signified the beginning of the games. The Commonwealth Games flag was then brought into the stadium raised to the theme song of the Games Forever As One written by local composer, Goh Boon Hoe. Malaysian bowler Shalin Zulkifli later take the oath on behalf of the athletes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Opening ceremony\nThe ceremony concluded with a 40-minute performance, titled \"Aur di Tebing\" (Bamboo at the riverside) with the theme 'Unity towards Progress', which was conveyed through dance, music, and intricate human graphics. 2,000 performers swirled and danced carrying trays of bunga emas (golden flowers) on their heads during a mass silat display. The show told the Malaysian history from ancient Malacca to the present development in Malaysia, its political, economical and technological achievements as well as its people's vision of peace, prosperity and unity and lifestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Closing ceremony\nThe closing ceremony took place on 21 September 1998 at 20:00 MST (UTC+08:00). The attendees of the ceremony included Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Najihah, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his wife, Commonwealth Games Federation President (CGF),Sir Michael Fennel; Commonwealth of Nations Secretary-general Chief Emeka Anyaoku; Minister of youth and sports Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Executive Chairman of Sukom Ninety Eight Berhad, Tan Sri Hashim Mohd. Ali.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Closing ceremony\nThe ceremony began with Queen Elizabeth and King Ja'afar's arrival in a limousine, for inspection of guards of honour of the Royal Malay Regiment. The British national anthem God Save The Queen was played followed by Malaysia's national anthem Negaraku. This was followed by a 3-part cultural performance led by a band performance by 400 school students from Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur followed by an upbeat song performance from local artist Jay Jay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Closing ceremony\nAs the protocol says, a 15-minute presentation from Manchester, England, host city of the 2002 edition, was staged which included songs, videos and a live performance from the group New Order at the Albert Square, also the main moment was when message from British Prime Minister Tony Blair was delivered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Closing ceremony\nA contemporary farewell dance performance by local artists, featured Siti Nurhaliza and Noraniza Idris concludes the cultural performance. Soon afterwards, all the participants, flag-bearers and the volunteers march into the main ground of the stadium and Olympic council of Malaysia president Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah later declared the returning of the flags of all the participating nations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Closing ceremony\nThen the protocol was resumed and the 69 Commonwealth Games Associations flagbearers positioned themselves in a rostrum and the Commonwealth Games flag was lowered by the Malaysian armed forces. Next, the flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation is lowered by Malaysian Armed Forces personnel to the games theme song, Forever as one and is paraded around the stadium before being folded and handed over to the mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Tan Sri Kamarulzaman Sharif, who handed it over to the president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Jamaican Michael Fennel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Preparation, Closing ceremony\nFennel handed the flag  to the Chief Citizen of Manchester city, Gordon Conquest. Following, the official speeches were delivered and Queen Elisabeth was invited to declare the Games closed. In a new protocol step, the Queen has withdrew from the stadium alongside the King of Malaysia and other authorities, after the guard of honour march song has played, followed by Auld Lang Syne. The prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, later made an announcement to declare 28 September 1998 as a national public holiday to commemorate the nation's success in hosting the games. The ceremony concluded with a concert performed by Six Commonwealth Top Singers representing the six regions of the Commonwealth Federation and local artists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 792]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Participating teams\nSixty-nine teams were represented at the 1998 Games. The only absent country was Nigeria who suspended from Commonwealth due to the tyrannical dictatorship of Sani Abacha who had died earlier that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 44], "content_span": [45, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Sports overview\nThe host nation achieved its best-ever haul of ten gold medals which has since been surpassed by its achievement in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where Malaysia won twelve gold medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Sports overview\nThe 16th Commonwealth Games host newly introduced team sports of cricket, field hockey, netball and rugby sevens and individuals sports of ten-pin bowling and squash, while of athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming and weightlifting to make a total of 15 sports contested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Sports overview\nIn front of 20,000 fans at the Petaling Jaya Stadium, rugby sevens in particular were an enormous success with New Zealand collecting its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21\u201312 win over plucky Fiji, (the reigning world champions). Man of the match was the giant Jonah Lomu who had worked tirelessly during the 10-minutes-each-way final. Led by veteran star David Campese, Australia took the bronze beating Samoa 33\u201312.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Sports overview\nIn the squash event many had anticipated a close match between Michelle Martin and Sarah Fitz-Gerald who had both comfortably won their respective semi-finals. Fitz-Gerald had won the previous two years' World Opens and Martin the three prior to that and so it was with some surprise to many that Martin took the gold in three straight sets 9\u20130, 9\u20136, 9\u20135. Fitz-Gerald did avenge this defeat in the final of the world championship later that year, in what many people regard as the greatest women's final ever, coming back from 8\u20132 down in the fifth to retain her title. Martin also teamed up with Craig Rowland to take the Commonwealth mixed doubles gold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 696]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Sports overview\nErika-Leigh Stirton took five of the six available gold medals in the rhythmic gymnastics only being beaten into second place in the team event in the hosts took gold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Medal table\nThe ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a \"nation\" is an entity represented by a Commonwealth Games Association). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their three-letter country code.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 36], "content_span": [37, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Marketing, Logo\nThe logo of the 1998 Commonwealth Games is an image of the national flower of Malaysia, the hibiscus (the bunga raya), the first games logo to introduce the colour yellow. (All previous logos had been red, white and blue to reflect the colours of the British Union Flag.) The red, blue, white and yellow colours represents the colours of the Malaysian national flag and Malaysia as a confident, young, dynamic nation. The yellow pollens represent the six regions of the world that includes the 68 Commonwealth member nations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Marketing, Mascot\nThe official mascot of the 1998 Commonwealth Games is an orangutan named Wira (Malay for \"warrior\" or \"hero\"). It is said that the orangutan is the largest and probably the most intelligent primate in Asia which lives in the tropical rainforests of Malaysia. The adoption of orangutan as a games' mascot is to represent the friendly personality of Malaysia as the games' host as well as the charm, intelligence, and sporting ability of the participating athletes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 42], "content_span": [43, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Marketing, Sponsors\nA total of 55 companies and organisations sponsored the games, including Malaysian state-owned enterprises.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 44], "content_span": [45, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Controversy, 1998 Klang Valley water crisis\nThe 1998 Klang Valley water crisis was a water shortage that affected the biggest metropolitan region of the country. This water shortage affected almost all the residents in the Klang Valley, causing the government to impose water rationing prior to the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 68], "content_span": [69, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151348-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth Games, Controversy, 1998 Klang Valley water crisis\nThis crisis was blamed on El Ni\u00f1o despite actual rainfall in the months leading up to February 1998 in Federal Territory not being significantly below average. In fact in November 1997, Klang Gates Dam had its highest recorded rainfall. Similarly in October 1997 the Kajang station not far from the Semenyih dam had its highest rainfall in record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 68], "content_span": [69, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151349-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup\nThe 1998 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the sixth edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Dynamo Kyiv for the third time in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151350-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup\nThe 1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which invited the best-performing players in the year's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151350-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup\nThe tournament was held from September 28 through October 4, 1998. The prize money was significant, and therefore the most popular exhibition tournament among the players but there were no ranking points awarded since the ITF had no influence on ATP and WTA who control the ranking system. However the Grand Slam Cup-tournaments would later be recognized by the ATP as official tournaments and a tournament win would be included in the players statistics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151350-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup, Finals, Men's Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos defeated  Andre Agassi 6\u20134, 2\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20131), 5\u20137, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151351-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup \u2013 Men's Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos won in the final 6\u20134, 2\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20131), 5\u20137, 6\u20133 against Andre Agassi. It was R\u00edos' 6th title of the year and the 11th of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151351-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151352-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup \u2013 Women's Singles\nVenus Williams won in the final 6\u20132, 3\u20136, 6\u20132 against Patty Schnyder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151352-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151353-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Conference USA Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 1998 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Zephyr Field in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 12\u201317. Tulane defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151353-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, Bracket, Play-in games\nTwo play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151354-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4\u20137 at the Myrl H. Shoemaker Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151354-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament\nTop-seeded Cincinnati defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, 71\u201357, to clinch their second Conference USA men's tournament championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151354-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UNC Charlotte and Saint Louis, who earned at-large bids.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151354-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nPrior to the season, Conference USA dropped their old regular season scheduling format of three divisions of four teams (Red, White, and Blue) in favor of two six-team divisions (American and National). Teams were largely divided based on geography.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151354-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nHowever, since division standings were not utilized for seeding teams in the conference tournament, no changes were made to the tournament format from the previous year. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round, and the remaining eight teams were entered into the preliminary round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151355-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament\nThe 1998 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the fourth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by the University of South Florida and the final games were played at the USF Soccer Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151356-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Connecticut Huskies football team\nThe 1998 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fifth year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 10\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151357-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Connecticut gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, and incumbent Republican Governor John G. Rowland won re-election against Democratic nominee U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Kennelly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections\nThe Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 3, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections\nElections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 3 seats of the Cook County Board of Review, 4 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information\n1998 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout, Primary election\nVoter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.68%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 91], "content_span": [92, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout, General election\nThe general election saw 54.61% turnout, with 1,433,423 ballots cast. Chicago saw 752,506 ballots cast while suburban Cook County saw 53.95% turnout (with 680,917 ballots cast).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 91], "content_span": [92, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Assessor\nIn the 1998 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent assessor James Houlihan, a Democrat, was elected to his first full-term. Houlihan had been appointed to the office in 1997, after Thomas Hynes (who had serve as Cook County assessor since 1978) opted to resign from the office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk\nIn the 1998 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent second-term clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff\nIn the 1998 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent second-term sheriff Michael F. Sheahan, a Democrat, was reelected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff, Primaries, Republican\nFormer Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department LeRoy Martin won the Republican primary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Treasurer\nIn the 1998 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent sixth-term treasurer Edward J. Rosewell, a Democrat, did not seek reelection after having been indicted over a ghost jobs scheme (for which he would ultimately plead guilty). Cook County Commissioner Maria Pappas was elected to succeed him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 47], "content_span": [48, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners\nIn the 1998 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent first-term president John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 89], "content_span": [90, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Primaries, Democratic\nIncumbent John H. Stroger, Jr. defeated Cook County commissioner Calvin R. Sutker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 112], "content_span": [113, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Primaries, Republican\nClerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Aurelia Pucinski left the Democratic Party and joined the Republican party in December 1997 to run as its nominee for President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 112], "content_span": [113, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners\nThe 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 72], "content_span": [73, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1st district\nIncumbent commissioner Darlena Williams-Burnett, a Democrat appointed in 1997 after fellow Democrat Danny K. Davis resigned to serve in the United States House of Representatives, lost renomination in the Democratic primary to Earlean Collins. Collins would go on to win the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 2nd district\nIncumbent third-term commissioner Bobbie L. Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 3rd district\nIncumbent commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed office in 1985, was reelected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 4th district\nIncumbent commissioner John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district\nIncumbent first-term commissioner Bud Fleming, a Republican, unsuccessfully sought reelection, being unseated by Democratic nominee William Moran. Moran's victory of Flemming was considered an upset victory. Before winning this race, Moran had been regarded as a perennial candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district, Primaries\nWilliam Moran, who had never held office, defeated John David Desimone, who had served as President of the Chicago Heights Park District since 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 97], "content_span": [98, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 7th district\nIncumbent first-term commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 7th district, General election\nRepublican primary winner Irma C. Lopez was replaced on the ballot by Alberto Alva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 104], "content_span": [105, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 8th district\nIncumbent first-term commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 8th district, Primaries\nIncumbent Roberto Maldono was challenged by Francisco Duprey, who had served as the director of school services for Chicago Public Schools and had also led Chicago's Department of Economic Development.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 97], "content_span": [98, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 9th district\nIncumbent first-term commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 10th district\nIncumbent second-term commissioner Maria Pappas, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for Cook County Treasurer. Democrat Mike Quigley was elected to succeed her in office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 87], "content_span": [88, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 11th district\nIncumbent commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 87], "content_span": [88, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 12th district, Primaries\nNo candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 98], "content_span": [99, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 14th district\nIncumbent commissioner Richard Siebel, a Republican, did not seek reelection. Republican Gregg Goslin was elected to succeed him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 87], "content_span": [88, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 16th district, General election\nDemocrat nominee John E. Bertone withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 105], "content_span": [106, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review\nIn the 1998 Cook County Board of Review election, all three seats were up for election. This was the first election for what would be a newly reconstituted body. In 1996, the Illinois Legislature successfully passed Public Act 89-671, which made it so that, in 1998, the Cook County Board of Appeals would be renamed Cook County Board of Review and be reconstituted as a three-member body.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd district\nJoseph Berrios a ten incumbent on the predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, was elected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 79], "content_span": [80, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board\nIn the 1998 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  election, four of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and one was a special election due to a vacancy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board\nDemocratic incumbents Gloria Alitto Majewski and Patricia Young were reelected in the at-large election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board, At-large election\nThree six-year term seats were up for an at-large election. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates, and the top-three finishers would win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 89], "content_span": [90, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board, Unexpired term\nA special election was held to fill a seat left vacant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 86], "content_span": [87, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections\nPartisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections\nPartisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions\nOne ballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the March primary election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, Managed Care Act advisory referendum\nAn advisory referendum was included on the March primary ballots on the Managed Care Act.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 92], "content_span": [93, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151358-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 Cook County, Illinois elections, Other elections\nCoinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151359-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Apertura\nThe Copa Apertura 1998 was the 27th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 14, 1998, and concluded on April 1, 1998. Only first level teams took part in the tournament. Universidad de Chile won the competition for their second time, beating Audax Italiano on the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151360-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Bolivia\nThis is the third edition of the Copa Bolivia. The defending champions are Oriente Petrolero after winning 3-2 over The  Strongest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151361-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa CONMEBOL\nThe 1998 Copa CONMEBOL was the seventh edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Sixteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament. Santos defeated Rosario Central in the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151362-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa CONMEBOL Finals\nThe 1998 Copa CONMEBOL Finals were the final match series to decide the winner of the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL, a continental cup competition organised by CONMEBOL. The final was contested by Argentine club Rosario Central and Brazilian Santos FC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151362-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa CONMEBOL Finals\nPlayed under a two-legged tie system, Santos won the first leg held in Est\u00e1dio Urbano Caldeira in Santos, S\u00e3o Paulo. As the second leg at Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario ended in a 0\u20130 tie, Santos won 10 on aggregate, achieving their first Cup trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151362-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa CONMEBOL Finals\nThe series became infamous for the though play from both sides, with many players being penalised with yellow cards and even sent off (only in the second leg in Arroyito, the referee showed the yellow card to eight players and sent off two).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151363-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Colsanitas\nThe 1998 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogot\u00e1 in Colombia that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from February 16 through February 22, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151363-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Colsanitas, Finals, Doubles\nJanette Hus\u00e1rov\u00e1 /  Paola Su\u00e1rez defeated  Melissa Mazzotta /  Ekaterina Sysoeva 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151364-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Doubles\nJanette Hus\u00e1rov\u00e1 and Paola Su\u00e1rez won in the final 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20133 against Melissa Mazzotta and Ekaterina Sysoeva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151364-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151365-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Singles\nPaola Su\u00e1rez won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Sonya Jeyaseelan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151365-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151366-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Interamericana\nThe 1998 Copa Interamericana was the 18th and final staging of the Copa Interamericana. The final took place between D.C. United and Vasco da Gama and was staged over two legs on 14 November 1998 and 5 December 1998. Both matches were played in the United States, the first in Washington, D.C. was won 1\u20130 by Vasco da Gama; and the second leg in Fort Lauderdale was won 2\u20130 by D.C. United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151366-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Interamericana\nD.C. United won their first Copa Interamericana, winning the series 2\u20131 on aggregate. They are the only team from the United States to win the competition. D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena left the team after the match to manage the United States men's national soccer team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151367-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Libertadores\nThe 1998 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 39th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 25 and August 26. Mexican clubs participated in Copa Libertadores for the first time. Vasco da Gama won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history, after defeating Barcelona of Ecuador in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151367-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Round of 16\nFirst leg matches were played on April 15, April 22 and April 23. Second leg matches were on April 29, April 30, May 2 and May 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151367-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Quarterfinals\nFirst leg matches were played on May 3, May 13 and May 20. Second leg matches were played on May 6 and May 27.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 54], "content_span": [55, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151367-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Semi-Finals\nFirst leg matches were played on July 16. Second leg matches were played on July 22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151367-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Finals\nFirst leg match was played on August 12. Second leg match was played on August 26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 47], "content_span": [48, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151368-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Libertadores Finals\nThe 1998 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1998 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Brazilian club Vasco da Gama and Ecuadorian club Barcelona. The first leg was played on August 12 at Est\u00e1dio S\u00e3o Janu\u00e1rio in Rio de Janeiro, with the second leg played on August 26 at Estadio Monumental in Guayaquil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151369-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Merconorte\nThe 1998 Copa Merconorte was an association football tournament held in 1998. Atl\u00e9tico Nacional of Colombia beat Deportivo Cali also of Colombia in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151369-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Merconorte\nOriginally, this tournament was to start on 1 September 1998 (the group stage lasting until 25 November), with 16 teams divided into 4 groups of 4. Those 16 teams included 3 Mexican teams, Club Am\u00e9rica, Cruz Azul and C.D. Guadalajara.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151369-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Merconorte\nHowever, the Mexican Football Federation insisted on including Deportivo Toluca F.C. and Club Necaxa, the two finalists of the 1998 Summer season, instead of Club Am\u00e9rica and C.D. Guadalajara, who had been chosen for their popular support. No agreement could be reached, and on 20 August the Mexican teams withdrew. The organization then decided to remove the two teams from the USA (D.C. United and Los Angeles Galaxy) as well, include a fourth Colombian team (Am\u00e9rica de Cali) and play with 3 groups of 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151369-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Merconorte, Group stage\nEach team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The three group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 33], "content_span": [34, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151370-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Mercosur\nThe Copa Mercosur 1998 was the 1st staging of the international club cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151370-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Mercosur\nThe competition started on 29 July 1998  and concluded on 29 December 1998 with Palmeiras beating Cruzeiro in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151370-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Mercosur, Semi-finals, Second leg\nMatch abandoned after 69 minutes due to crowd trouble. Result allowed to stand. Palmeiras won 3\u20130 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 43], "content_span": [44, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151371-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Norte\nThe 1998 Copa Norte was the second edition of a football competition held in Brazil, featuring 8 clubs. Acre, Amap\u00e1, Amazonas, Maranh\u00e3o, Par\u00e1, Piau\u00ed, Rond\u00f4nia and Roraima have one club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151371-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Norte\nIn the finals, Sampaio Corr\u00eaa defeated S\u00e3o Raimundo-AM 3\u20130 on penalties after tied 2\u20132 on aggregate to win their first title and earn the right to play in the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa\nThe 1998 Copa Per\u00fa season (Spanish: Copa Per\u00fa 1998), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa\nThe tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa\nThe 1998 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) on February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started, on June. The tournament continued with the Departmental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) on July. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) started on November. The winner and runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Departmental Stage\nThe following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage\nThe following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 30], "content_span": [31, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region I\nRegion I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region II\nRegion II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca and La Libertad region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region III\nRegion III includes qualified teams from Loreto, San Mart\u00edn and Ucayali region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region IV\nRegion IV includes qualified teams from Callao, Ica and Lima region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region V\nRegion V includes qualified teams from Hu\u00e1nuco, Jun\u00edn and Pasco region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region V\nNote: Originally Se\u00f1or de Puelles (8 pts) won the group. But after a complaint by Hidro, this team received 3 pts from its match against Se\u00f1or de Puelles, hence obtaining first place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region VI\nRegion VI includes qualified teams from Apur\u00edmac, Ayacucho and Huancavelica region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region VII\nRegion VII includes qualified teams from Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region VIII\nRegion VIII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 43], "content_span": [44, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region VIII\nNote: Because both teams were already eliminated, Senati and Pe\u00f1arol agreed to not play their match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 43], "content_span": [44, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151372-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa Per\u00fa, National Stage\nThe National Stage started in November. The winners of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 30], "content_span": [31, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151373-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa del Rey Final\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by JJMC89 bot III (talk | contribs) at 16:49, 14 April 2020 (Moving Category:Association football penalty shootouts to Category:Association football penalty shoot-outs per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151373-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa del Rey Final\nThe 1998 Copa del Rey Final was the 96th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia on 29 April 1998. The game was won by Barcelona 5\u20134 on penalties, after a 1\u20131 draw following extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151374-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto\nThe 1998 Copa del Rey was the 62nd edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was held in Valladolid at the Pabell\u00f3n Polideportivo Pisuerga between January 30 and February 2, 1998. Pamesa Valencia won its first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151375-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa do Brasil\nThe Copa do Brasil 1998 was the 10th staging of the Copa do Brasil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151375-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa do Brasil\nThe competition started on January 20, 1998, and concluded on May 30, 1998, with the second leg of the final, held at the Est\u00e1dio do Morumbi in S\u00e3o Paulo, in which Palmeiras lifted the trophy for the first time with a 2-0 victory over Cruzeiro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151375-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa do Brasil\nRom\u00e1rio, of Flamengo, with 7 goals, was the competition's topscorer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151375-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Copa do Brasil, Format\nThe preliminary round was disputed by 20 clubs, while the first stage was disputed by 32 clubs, including the ones qualified from the preliminary stage. The competition was disputed in a knock-out format. In the preliminary stage and in the first round if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round. The following rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151376-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copenhagen Open\nThe 1998 Copenhagen Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Copenhagen, Denmark that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and was held from 9 March until 15 March 1998. Magnus Gustafsson won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151376-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copenhagen Open, Finals, Doubles\nTom Kempers /  Menno Oosting defeated  Brett Steven /  Jan Siemerink, 6\u20134, 7\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151377-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copenhagen Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Copenhagen Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Copenhagen, Denmark that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and was held from March 9 through March 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151377-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copenhagen Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151378-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Copenhagen Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Copenhagen Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Copenhagen, Denmark that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and was held from March 9 through March 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151378-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Copenhagen Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151379-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Coppa Italia Final\nThe 1998 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 1997\u201398 Coppa Italia, the 51st season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played over two legs on 8 and 29 April 1998 between Milan and Lazio. The final was won by Lazio, who claimed their second Coppa Italia title with a 3\u20132 aggregate victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151380-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cordillera autonomy plebiscite\nThe 1998 Cordillera Autonomy plebiscite was held on March 7, 1998. In the plebiscite, the people of Cordillera were asked if they wanted to be autonomous region under Republic Act No. 8438. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151380-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cordillera autonomy plebiscite, Results\nMajority of Cordillera voters rejected the plan to be an autonomous region. For them, it will affect their families, livelihood, and cause terrorism due to Conrado Balweg and the New People's Army (NPA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151380-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Cordillera autonomy plebiscite, Results\nOnly Apayao voted for autonomy, but due to the Supreme Court decision in 1990 disallowing an autonomous region composed of only one province, the autonomous region was not created. Because of the plebiscite, President Fidel V. Ramos amended the autonomous region proposal to a regular administrative region before he finished his term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151381-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship\nThe 1998 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 1997. The championship began on 20 June 1998 and ended on 8 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151381-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship\nOn 8 November 1998, Castlelyons won the championship after a 2-12 to 2-09 defeat of Killeagh in the final at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh. It was their first championship title in the grade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151381-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship\nKilleagh's Joe Deane was the championship's top scorer with 3-24.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151382-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship\nThe 1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship began on 27 September 1998 and ended on 15 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151382-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship\nOn 15 November 1998, Bride Rovers won the championship following a 2\u201310 to 0\u201313 defeat of Freemount in the final at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh. It remains their only championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151383-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Senior Football Championship\nThe 1998 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 1997. The championship began on 1 May 1998 and ended on 4 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151383-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Senior Football Championship\nBeara entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Nemo Rangers in a second round replay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151383-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Senior Football Championship\nOn 4 October 1998, Bantry Blues won the championship following a 0-17 to 2-06 defeat of Duhallow in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151383-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Senior Football Championship\nDuhallow's Mark O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151384-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1998 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 1997. The championship ended on 1 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151384-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 1 November 1998, Imokilly won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-05 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their second in succession. It was the third year in-a-row that the championship title went to a divisional side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151384-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork Senior Hurling Championship\nBrian Cunningham of St. Finbarr's was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151385-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork South-Central by-election\nA by-election was held in the D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann Cork South-Central constituency in Ireland on 23 October 1998. It followed the death of  Fine Gael Teachta D\u00e1la (TD) Hugh Coveney on 14 March 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151385-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork South-Central by-election\nThe election was won by Simon Coveney of Fine Gael and son of Hugh Coveney. The other candidates being Sinead Behan for Fianna F\u00e1il, Cork City Councillor and former TD Toddy O'Sullivan for the Labour Party, Cork City Councillor Dan Boyle for the Green Party, Henry Cremin for Sinn F\u00e9in, Peter Kelly for the Progressive Democrats, Benny Cooney as an Independent, Brian McEnery for Natural Law and Jim Tallon as an Independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151385-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Cork South-Central by-election\nDan Boyle would go on to represent the constituency as a TD in the future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151386-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cornell Big Red football team\nThe 1998 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151386-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cornell Big Red football team\nIn its first season under head coach Pete Mangurian, the team compiled a 4\u20136 record and was outscored 200 to 159. John Hanson and Mike Hood were team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151386-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Cornell Big Red football team\nCornell's 1\u20136 conference record tied for seventh place in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red were outscored 147 to 96 by Ivy opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151386-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Cornell Big Red football team\nCornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151387-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Costa Rican general election\nGeneral elections were held in Costa Rica on 1 February 1998. Miguel \u00c1ngel Rodr\u00edguez of the Social Christian Unity Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 70%, the lowest since the 1950s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151387-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Costa Rican general election\nAn economic recession, a teachers' strike due to a pensions' reform and some corruption scandals made President Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Figueres' government highly unpopular. Thus, government endorsed candidate Jos\u00e9 Miguel Corrales tried to distance himself from Figueres as much as possible. Corrales won over former President of Congress Jorge Walter Coto Molina in PLN's primaries but the discovery of Voter fraud damaged PLN's image and split the party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151387-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Costa Rican general election\nOn the contrary in PUSC, previous candidate Miguel \u00c1ngel Rodr\u00edguez was seen as the natural nominee for this election, and despite the fact that deputy Luis Fishman was rumored as a possible internal opponent, he finally declined and Rodr\u00edguez was nominated without the need of primaries, thus keeping the party united.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151387-0001-0002", "contents": "1998 Costa Rican general election\nDuring Figueres' administration the so call  Figueres-Calder\u00f3n Pact was signed between the leaders of the two main parties (and sons of the two caudillos of the 1948 civil war); him and Rafael \u00c1ngel Calder\u00f3n Fournier (Rodr\u00edguez political rival) to approve several mutually beneficial laws for both major parties, something that caused outrage among large segments of the population and started the downfall of the two-party system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151387-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Costa Rican general election, Results, Parliament\nThe country was for the time still under a heavy two-party system dynamics and the two main parties at the time; National Liberation Party and Social Christian Unity Party won most of the votes. Nevertheless, some third forces also won seats on the Parliament, among them left-wing Democratic Force won two seats. It was also the first time that liberal Libertarian Movement and Christian conservative Costa Rican Renewal won seats (one each) in the Parliament both for their future presidential candidates Otto Guevara and Justo Orozco respectively. The small party National Integration Party led by medic Walter Mu\u00f1oz won its only seat in history until the 2018 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 54], "content_span": [55, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151388-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cotton Bowl Classic\nThe 1998 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1998, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The bowl game featured the UCLA Bruins from the Pac-10 and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12. The game was televised on CBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151388-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary\n1st quarter scoring: Texas A&M \u2013 Brandon Jennings 64-yard interception return after 19-yard return and lateral from Dat Nguyen (Kyle Bryant kick) 4:35", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151388-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary\n2nd quarter scoring: Texas A&M \u2013 Zerek Rollins tackled Cade McNown in end zone for safety; 10:18 Texas A&M \u2013 Dante Hall 74-yard run (Bryant kick) 5:54\u00a0; UCLA \u2013 Jim McElroy 22-yard pass from McNown (Chris Sailer kick) 0:02", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151388-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary\n3rd quarter scoring: UCLA \u2013 Skip Hicks 41-yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick)12:37\u00a0; Texas A&M - Chris Cole 43 run (Bryant kick) 8:37\u00a0; UCLA \u2013 McNown 20-yard run (Sailer kick) 2:44", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151388-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary\n4th quarter scoring: UCLA \u2013 Ryan Neufeld 5-yard run (McNown run) 7:05", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151389-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Country Music Association Awards\nThe 1998 Country Music Association Awards, 32nd Ceremony, was held on September 23, 1998 at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winner, Vince Gill. Tim McGraw and George Strait went in to the night with 5 nominations each, including Entertainer of the Year. Steve Wariner led the night with 3 wins, including Song of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151390-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 County Championship\nThe 1998 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 99th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151391-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Coupe de France Final\nThe Coupe de France Final 1998 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on May 2, 1998, that saw Paris SG defeat RC Lens 2-1 thanks to goals by Ra\u00ed and Marco Simone.Vladimir Smicer scored for the Division 1 champion which could not enjoyed two successes. This final was also the first ever played in the new Stade de France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151392-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Coupe de la Ligue Final\nThe Coupe de la Ligue Final 1998 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 4 April 1998, that saw Paris Saint-Germain defeat FC Girondins de Bordeaux in a penalty shootout", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151393-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Coventry City Council election\nElections to Coventry City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151394-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Craven District Council election\nThe 1998 Craven District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151394-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Craven District Council election, Background\n13 seats were contested in 1998 over 11 wards, with a total of 26 candidates standing at the election. Two of the seats contested in Ingleborough and Settle were by-elections after councillors John Clapham and Robert Walker resigned from the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151394-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Craven District Council election, Background\nThree councillors also stood down at the election; two Liberal Democrats, Ralph Atkinson and Peter Putwain, and one independent Malcolm Riley. Three candidates were elected unopposed, David Ireton and Carl Lis in Ingleborough, and Stephen Butcher in Calton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151394-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Craven District Council election, Election result\nThe Conservatives gained seats from the Liberal Democrats to leave both parties with 13 seats on the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151395-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Crawley Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151396-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Crimean parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Crimea on 29 March 1998. The Communist Party of Ukraine emerged as the largest faction in the Supreme Council, with 38 of the 100 seats, although 47 seats were won by independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151396-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Crimean parliamentary election, Electoral system\nPrior to the elections, an amendment to the electoral law introduced a majoritarian system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151396-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Crimean parliamentary election, Results\nAs a result of the new electoral system, Crimean Tatars failed to win any seats in the Supreme Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9\nThe 1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 was the 50th edition of the cycle race and was held from 7 June to 14 June 1998. The race started in Villeurbanne and finished in Meg\u00e8ve. The race was won by Armand de Las Cuevas of the Banesto team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Teams\nFifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Stages, Prologue\n7 June 1998 \u2013 Villeurbanne, 5\u00a0km (3.1\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Stages, Stage 1\n8 June 1998 \u2013 Villeurbanne to Charvieu-Chavagneux, 190\u00a0km (118.1\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Stages, Stage 2\n9 June 1998 \u2013 Charvieu-Chavagneux to Vals-les-Bains, 198\u00a0km (123.0\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Stages, Stage 3\n10 June 1998 \u2013 Vals-les-Bains to Mont Ventoux, 164\u00a0km (101.9\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Stages, Stage 4\n11 June 1998 \u2013 Saint-Paul-Trois-Ch\u00e2teaux to Saint-Paul-Trois-Ch\u00e2teaux, 41.2\u00a0km (25.6\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Stages, Stage 5\n12 June 1998 \u2013 Crest to Grenoble, 160\u00a0km (99.4\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Stages, Stage 6\n13 May 1998 \u2013 Challes-les-Eaux to Meg\u00e8ve C\u00f4te 2000, 161\u00a0km (100.0\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151397-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Stages, Stage 7\n14 June 1998 \u2013 Meg\u00e8ve to Meg\u00e8ve, 144\u00a0km (89.5\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151398-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatia Open Umag\nThe 1998 Croatia Open Umag was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Umag, Croatia that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July until 2 August 1998. Seventh-seeded Bohdan Ulihrach won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151398-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatia Open Umag, Finals, Doubles\nNeil Broad /  Piet Norval defeated  Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k /  David Rikl, 6\u20131, 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151399-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatia Open Umag \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Croatia Open Umag was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Umag, Croatia that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from July 27 through August 2, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151399-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatia Open Umag \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151400-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatia Open Umag \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Croatia Open Umag was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Umag, Croatia that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from July 27 through August 2, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151400-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatia Open Umag \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151401-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open\nThe 1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol in Croatia that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 27 through May 3, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151401-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, Finals, Doubles\nLaura Montalvo /  Paola Su\u00e1rez defeated  Joannette Kruger /  Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 by Walkover", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151402-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Doubles\nLaura Montalvo and Henrieta Nagyov\u00e1 were the defending champions but only Montalvo competed that year with Paola Su\u00e1rez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151402-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Doubles\nMontalvo and Su\u00e1rez won the final on a walkover against Joannette Kruger and Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151402-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151403-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Singles\nMirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 was the defending champion and won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20134 against Corina Morariu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151403-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151404-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Indoors\nThe 1998 Croatian Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Split, Croatia, that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament and was held from 2 February to 9 February 1998. Second-seeded Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151405-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Indoors \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Croatian Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on Carpet courts in Split, Croatia, that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament and was held 2\u20139 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151405-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Indoors \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151406-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Indoors \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Croatian Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Split, Croatia, that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament and was held 2\u20139 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151406-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croatian Indoors \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151407-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season\nThe 1998 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 32nd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's inaugural season. Despite reaching the grand final of the Super League half of the previous season, they failed to make the finals of the re-unified competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151408-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Croydon London Borough Council election\nElections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. For the first time in a local election two polling stations were situated in supermarkets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151408-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Croydon London Borough Council election\nBefore the election the council had been seen as a top target for the Conservatives who only needed a small swing of 2 percent to take control. The Labour party had taken control of the council for the first time in the council's history in the previous election in 1994. The removal of mounted patrols from parks and an increase in nursery places were seen as important issues in the election. Both main parties concentrated on trying to get their vote out and were targeting several key wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151409-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cuban parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 11 January 1998 alongside elections to the fourteen Provincial Assemblies. A list of 601 candidates for the 601 seats was provided by the National Candidature Commission. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.35%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151410-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cup of Russia\nThe 1998 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 1998\u201399 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Moscow on November 26\u201329. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998\u201399 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151411-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cupa Ligii\nThe Cupa Ligii 1998 was the first season of the Cupa Ligii. The final took place at ANEFS Stadium in Bucharest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151412-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei Final\nThe 1998 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei Final was the 60th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Na\u0163ional in Bucharest on 6 May 1998 and was contested between Divizia A sides Rapid Bucure\u0219ti and Universitatea Craiova. The cup was won by Rapid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151413-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Currie Cup\nThe 1998 Currie Cup was the 60th season of the Currie Cup, South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, since it started in 1889. The competition was known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons and was contested from 8 July to 29 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151413-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Currie Cup\nThe competition was won by the  Blue Bulls for the 18th time in their history; they beat  Western Province 24\u201320 in the final played on 29 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151413-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Currie Cup, Competition rules and information\nThere were fourteen participating teams in the 1998 Currie Cup. These teams played all the other teams once over the course of the season, either at home or away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 50], "content_span": [51, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151413-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Currie Cup, Competition rules and information\nTeams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals advanced to the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 50], "content_span": [51, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151413-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Currie Cup, Log\nThe final log of the round-robin stage of the 1998 Currie Cup:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 20], "content_span": [21, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151413-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Currie Cup, Matches\nThe following matches were played in the 1998 Currie Cup:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 24], "content_span": [25, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151414-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Cypriot presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Cyprus on 8 February 1998, with a second round on 15 February. The result was a victory for Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally after he finished as runner-up behind George Iacovou (who was supported by AKEL and the Democratic Party) in the first round. Voter turnout was 91.7% in the first round and 93.4% in the second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151415-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 Czech Figure Skating Championships were held in Brno between December 18 and 21, 1997. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151416-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech Lion Awards\n1999 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 27 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151417-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 August 1998 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151417-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round ten has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 88], "content_span": [89, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151418-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech Senate election\nSenate elections for a third of chamber were held in the Czech Republic on 13 and 14 November 1998 with a second round on 20 and 21 November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151418-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech Senate election\nThe result was a victory for the Four-Coalition, which won 13 of the 27 seats up for election. The Coalition was an alliance of the Christian and Democratic Union \u2013 Czechoslovak People's Party, the Democratic Union, the Freedom Union and the Civic Democratic Alliance. However, Civic Democratic Party remained the largest Senate fraction. Voter turnout was 41% in the first round and 20.3% in the second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151418-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech Senate election\nThe elections were held using the two-round system, with an absolute majority required to be elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151419-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech legislative election\nParliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 19 and 20 June 1998. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 74 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 73.9%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151419-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech legislative election, Background\nThe Civic Democratic Party (ODS) had won the 1996 parliamentary elections. The party's leader, V\u00e1clav Klaus, then formed a minority government supported by the Czech Social Democratic Party (\u010cSSD). The government lasted until 1998, when it resigned during a political crisis that caused the division of ODS and the disintegration of the ruling coalition. Snap elections was called for June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151419-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech legislative election, Campaign\nThe ODS was weakened by the creation of a new party, the Freedom Union (US). The US was formed by former members of ODS who had left after a conflict with V\u00e1clav Klaus. The ODS was polling at around 10%, with the US expected to replace it as the major right-wing party. The \u010cSSD was expected to win by large margin. The ODS launched their campaign with warnings that a new government would contain Communist members and used its leader Klaus heavily during the campaign. The \u010cSSD criticised the work of Klaus' cabinet and recycled slogans used during 1996 campaign, as well as promising to fight against corruption.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151420-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech municipal elections\nMunicipal elections were held in the Czech Republic on 13 and 14 November 1998. A total of 62,412 seats were up for election, of which more than 30,000 were won by independent candidates- Voter turnout was 45.02%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151421-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech presidential election\nIndirect presidential elections  were held in the Czech Republic on 20 January 1998 to elect a new President. The Parliament re-elected incumbent President V\u00e1clav Havel in the second round. The arrest of an opposition candidate, Miroslav Sl\u00e1dek, was criticised by Havel's opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151421-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech presidential election, Electoral system\nPresident of the Czech Republic was elected indirectly by a joint session of the Czech Parliament. Each ballot can have at most three rounds. In the first round, a victorious candidate requires an absolute majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Given a 200-seat Chamber and an 81-seat Senate, a successful first-round candidate requires 101 deputies and 41 senators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151421-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech presidential election, Electoral system\nIf no single candidate gets a majority of both the Chamber and the Senate, a second round is then called for. At this stage, a candidate requires an absolute majority of merely those actually present at the time of voting in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The actual number of votes required in the second round might be the same as in the first round, but it can be a little less, due to the absence of a few parliamentarians. Nevertheless, in this second round, a single candidate would need to win a majority in both the Chamber and the Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151421-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech presidential election, Electoral system\nShould no single candidate achieve a majority of both houses then present, a third round is necessitated. In this final round, which can happen within 14 days of the first round, an absolute majority of deputies and senators present suffices. At this stage, the individual houses of parliament are not considered separately. Assuming that all members of parliament are present, all that is required to win is 141 votes, regardless of the house of origin. If no candidate wins in the third round, another ballot has to be considered in a subsequent joint session of parliament. The process continues under the same rules until a candidate prevails.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151421-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Czech presidential election, Results\nV\u00e1clav Havel received 130 votes in the first round and was the only candidate who qualified for the second round, as he gained the most votes in both chambers of parliament. There he receive 146 votes of 279 and won by seven votes but by only one vote in Chamber of Deputies which draw a controversy to the election as Miroslav Sl\u00e1dek couldn't vote in the election due to his arrest. If Sl\u00e1dek had participated in the vote, Havel would probably have been elected in the third round. Sl\u00e1dek's Republican Party called Havel's victory illegal and refused to acknowledge it. The First Lady Dagmar Havlov\u00e1 whistled during a speech of a Republican MP Jan Vik.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151422-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis\nThe 1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis occurred on April 5, 1998, in C\u00faa, Venezuela, when 18-year-old Hector Duarte attempted to rob a bakery with a handgun. After his robbery went wrong he took a woman hostage and threatened to kill her. He then engaged police in a stand-off that lasted for seven hours. The stand-off eventually ended when a police marksman shot Duarte in the head, killing him and saving the hostage. His graphic death was caught on camera.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151422-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis, Crisis\nThe incident occurred on April 5, 1998, when 18-year-old Hector Duarte Bahamonte attempted to rob a bakery with a handgun in C\u00faa, approximately 50km south of Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela. Police foiled Duarte's efforts to rob the bakery and shot him in the arm, which resulted in Duarte taking hostages. He went into a nearby residential block and took 44-year-old Nancy L\u00f3pez and her family hostage. Duarte shot two of his hostages, one of whom was a 9-year-old boy, and left them both bleeding on the ninth floor. He then emerged outside the building with L\u00f3pez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151422-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis, Crisis\nHe placed his handgun to her temple and threatened to kill her unless he received a vehicle that he could use for his escape. Duarte planned on fleeing to Caracas. Police cordoned off the neighborhood and began attempts to reason with Duarte. Police chief Ivan Simonovis took charge of the rescue operation to save L\u00f3pez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151422-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis, Crisis\nSeven hours passed, with police making desperate attempts to plead with Duarte and attempting to convince him to surrender peacefully. During the stand-off, Duarte spoke to his mother on a police cell phone. Despite the threat on her life, L\u00f3pez reportedly remained fairly calm throughout the ordeal. Duarte repeatedly rejected police efforts to resolve the situation peacefully. Duarte reportedly said \"Kill me and I will kill the woman. Send me to the cemetery once and for all. Bring two coffins\". A police psychologist negotiated with Duarte from a nearby van, with police sharpshooters hiding behind the vehicle. Eventually, a police marksman fired a single shot with a sniper rifle at Duarte's face and shot him through the left eye. Duarte was killed instantly. L\u00f3pez then broke free with only minor injuries. She remained very shocked and stunned but alive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 897]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151422-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis, Aftermath\nDuarte was taken to an ambulance but was dead on scene. L\u00f3pez escaped with only minor injuries and the other two hostages who had been shot both survived after being taken to hospital. All the victims were reported as being safe and were recovering. Police were certain there had been no other choice but to shoot Duarte to end the hostage crisis. L\u00f3pez was interviewed by reporters the following day about the ordeal. She said she had been \"born again\" by the experience and had asked God to forgive Duarte.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 34], "content_span": [35, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151422-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis, Aftermath\nShe said \"I was born again yesterday, it was not my time but I was born yesterday again. I ask God to receive him (Duarte) up there and forgive him because this after all are things we do without knowing why we do them and let him rest in peace and forgive him.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 34], "content_span": [35, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151422-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis, In popular culture\nFootage of Duarte's death was caught on camera by news crews filming the scene. This footage has been shown on television and a lot of documentaries about crime. It was featured in the shockumentary film, Banned! In America, as well as the 1998 shockumentary film, Banned from Television. Both films reported the location of the crisis incorrectly. Banned! In America reported the crisis as having occurred in Caracas, Venezuela and Banned from Television reported it as having occurred in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151422-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 C\u00faa hostage crisis, In popular culture\nIn June 2017, the video of Duarte's shooting went viral in India, as it was mistakenly reported as a police sharp shooter taking out an ISIS terrorist in Spain. Posts on social media and WhatsApp claimed the video was of a terrorist killed in Spain. Websites such as BoomLive and The Quint published articles confirming the story was fake and had occurred in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151423-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 D.C. United season\nThe 1998 D.C. United season was the clubs' fourth year of existence, as well as their third season in Major League Soccer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151423-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 D.C. United season\nD.C. United entered their third season as the two-time defending MLS Cup champion, as well as the defending Supporters' Shield titleholder. Finishing as runners-up in MLS Cup '98 and second-place in the regular season standings, United failed to defend both domestic honors. In international play, D.C. United made American soccer history, becoming the first American soccer club to win any CONCACAF club tournament when they won the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151423-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 D.C. United season\nIt was only the third time in CONCACAF history that an American soccer club reached the Champions' Cup final (previously achieved by Los Angeles Galaxy the previous season and New York Pancyprian-Freedoms in 1984 though they were disqualified without playing in the finals). Besides D.C. United, only the Galaxy have won the Champions' Cup, which they accomplished in 2000. Following the Galaxy's win, no American club reached the North American club final again until 2011 when Real Salt Lake reached the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151423-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 D.C. United season, Background\nD.C. United ended their sophomore campaign on a high note, claiming the \"league double\", earning both the Supporters' Shield (regular season), and the 1997 MLS Cup championship (postseason). During the 1997 campaign, the club nearly earned a tuble, which is to win four or more top tier trophies during a single season, but ultimately fell short of that. In the domestic cup competition, the U.S. Open Cup, D.C. United reached the final of the competition, only to lose against Dallas Burn (now known as FC Dallas). In the continental club tournament, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, United finished in third place, after falling to Los Angeles Galaxy in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 35], "content_span": [36, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151423-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 D.C. United season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Standings\nSource: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored. (E1) = Eastern Division premier Only applicable when the season is not finished:(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention. The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs. Below is the points calculation. Wins (W) are worth 3 points.Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standingsShootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings; Loss (L) are worth 0 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 69], "content_span": [70, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151423-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 D.C. United season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Standings\nSource: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored. (SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division premier, (W1) = Western Division premierOnly applicable when the season is not finished:(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention. Below is the points calculation. Wins (W) are worth 3 points.Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standingsShootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings; Loss (L) are worth 0 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 69], "content_span": [70, 713]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151424-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 DFB-Ligapokal\nThe 1998 DFB-Ligapokal was the second edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. In a repeat of last year's competition, Bayern Munich beat VfB Stuttgart in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151424-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 DFB-Ligapokal, Participating clubs\nA total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 39], "content_span": [40, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151425-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 DFB-Ligapokal Final\nThe 1998 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1998 DFB-Ligapokal, the 2nd edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151425-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 DFB-Ligapokal Final\nThe match was played on 8 August 1998 at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayern Munich won the match 4\u20130 against VfB Stuttgart for their 2nd title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151425-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 DFB-Ligapokal Final, Route to the final\nThe DFB-Ligapokal is a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams enter the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151426-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 DFB-Pokal Final\nThe 1998 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1997\u201398 DFB-Pokal, the 55th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 16 May 1998 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern Munich won the match 2\u20131 against MSV Duisburg to claim their ninth cup title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151426-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final\nThe DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151426-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final\nNote: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151427-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 DFS Classic\nThe 1998 DFS Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 8 June until 14 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151427-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 DFS Classic, Finals, Doubles\nEls Callens /  Julie Halard-Decugis defeated  Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs 2\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151428-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 DFS Classic \u2013 Doubles\nKatrina Adams and Larisa Neiland were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151428-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 DFS Classic \u2013 Doubles\nEls Callens and Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 2\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20134 against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151428-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 DFS Classic \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151429-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 DFS Classic \u2013 Singles\nNathalie Tauziat was the defending champion and was one of the four semifinalists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151429-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 DFS Classic \u2013 Singles\nThere was no result for the event due to rain. The four semifinalists were Steffi Graf, Tauziat, Elena Likhovtseva and Yayuk Basuki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151429-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 DFS Classic \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151430-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 DK36\n1998 DK36 is a 30-meter sized asteroid and near-Earth object that is possibly the first Apohele asteroid (Atira) \u2013 an asteroid that is always closer to the Sun than Earth \u2013 detected. It was first observed on 23 February 1998, by David J. Tholen at Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii, but is now considered a lost minor planet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151430-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 DK36\nAlthough its orbital elements have not been well established, its aphelion (farthest distance from Sun) was determined to be less than the Earth's distance to the Sun (0.980\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.05\u00a0AU). Therefore, it has a claim to title \"first Apohele detected\", if not \"first Apohele confirmed\", which goes to 163693\u00a0Atira. This asteroid is estimated to measure 30 meters in diameter based on its absolute magnitude 25.0 and an assumed albedo of 0.20, typical for stony S-type asteroid and common among near-Earth objects.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151431-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 DPR Korea Football League\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Footwiks (talk | contribs) at 09:16, 17 November 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151431-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 DPR Korea Football League\nStatistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151432-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dallas Burn season\nThe 1998 Dallas Burn season was the third season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the third consecutive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151433-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dallas Cowboys season\nThe 1998 Dallas Cowboys season was the Cowboys' 39th season in the NFL. The Cowboys were looking to improve on their 6-10 mark from the year before and return to the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151433-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dallas Cowboys season\nAfter the previous season, head coach Barry Switzer resigned after four seasons in which he led the Cowboys to the playoffs three times and won Super Bowl XXX. Chan Gailey, who had been offensive coordinator with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was hired as his replacement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151433-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Dallas Cowboys season\nThe Cowboys did manage to record a 10-6 record and once again win the NFC East as they had done in the five seasons prior to 1997. However, the Cowboys did not advance beyond the Wild Card round as they were upset by the Arizona Cardinals, who had not recorded a playoff victory since the franchise was based in Chicago.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151433-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nGailey would revitalize the Cowboys offense, particularly the running game, which had seen a recent decline despite the presence of running back Emmitt Smith. The trio of Smith, Troy Aikman, and Michael Irvin helped the Cowboys be the first ever NFC East team to sweep their division en route to capturing the NFC East title, the team's sixth of the 90's. The Cowboys would later encounter the Arizona Cardinals for the third time that season in the NFC Wild Card Game, but would lose in a stunning upset in the first round at Texas Stadium. Cornerback Deion Sanders suffered an injury to his toe in a regular season victory over Arizona and made a surprise return against them in the playoff loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 741]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151433-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nAikman was injured in a week two loss at Denver and missed the next five games. Future Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett started all games during Aikman's absence and went 3\u20132 as the starting quarterback.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151433-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nNotable additions to the team that year include defensive end Greg Ellis and offensive tackle Flozell Adams. Ellis was drafted with the 8th pick in the first round, and many were stunned that the Cowboys didn't draft Randy Moss (most likely for off the field issues).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151434-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Danish Amsterdam Treaty referendum\nA referendum on the Amsterdam Treaty was held in Denmark on 28 May 1998. It was approved by 55.1% of voters with a turnout of 76.2%. The treaty subsequently came into effect on 1 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151435-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Danish Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 Danish Figure Skating Championships (Danish: Danmarks Mesterskaberne 1998) was held from 12 to 14 December 1997. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles. Not all disciplines were held on all levels due to a lack of participants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151436-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Danish general election\nGeneral elections were held in Denmark on 11 March 1998. Although the centre-right parties led by Venstre had been expected to win, the Social Democratic Party-led government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151436-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Danish general election\nVenstre leader Uffe Ellemann-Jensen resigned as party leader a few days after the election. The new Danish People's Party made a successful electoral debut. Voter turnout was 85.9% in Denmark proper, 66.1% in the Faroe Islands and 63.2% in Greenland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151437-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dartmouth Big Green football team\nThe 1998 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for last place in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151437-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dartmouth Big Green football team\nIn its seventh season under head coach John Lyons, the team compiled a 2\u20138 record and was outscored 226 to 142. Johnathan Gibbs, Kyle Rogers and Adam Young were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151437-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Dartmouth Big Green football team\nThe Big Green's 1\u20136 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 157 to 102 by Ivy opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151437-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Dartmouth Big Green football team\nDartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151438-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Daventry District Council election\nElections to Daventry District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151439-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors\nThe 1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from October 5 through October 11, 1998. Sixth-seeded Tim Henman won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151439-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Finals, Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre /  Fabrice Santoro defeated  Piet Norval /  Kevin Ullyett, 6\u20133, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151440-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from October 5 through October 11, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151440-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151441-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Singles\nGreg Rusedski was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to David Prinosil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151441-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Singles\nTim Henman won the title, defeating Andre Agassi 6\u20134, 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151441-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151442-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup\nThe 1998 Davis Cup (also known as the 1998 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 87th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 131 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 30 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 55 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Honduras, Iraq, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and the U.S. Virgin Islands made their first appearances in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151442-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup\nSweden defeated Italy in the final, held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, on 4\u20136 December, to win their second consecutive title and their 7th title overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151442-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup, World Group Qualifying Round\nThe eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1999 World Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151443-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151443-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151443-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group I\nWinners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151443-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group II\nWinners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151443-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group III\nThe top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151443-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group IV\nThe top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151444-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151444-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151445-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151445-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151446-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151446-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151447-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151447-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151448-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone\nThe Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151448-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone\nIn the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151448-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I\nWinners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151448-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II\nWinners in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151448-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III\nThe top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151448-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV\nThe top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151449-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I\nThe Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151449-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I\nIn the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151450-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II\nThe Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151450-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II\nIn the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151451-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III\nThe Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151451-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III\nIn the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151452-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV\nThe Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151452-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV\nIn the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151453-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151453-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151453-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I\nWinners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151453-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II\nWinners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151453-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group III\nThe top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151453-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group IV\nThe top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151454-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151454-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151455-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151455-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151456-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III \u2013 Zone A\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151456-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III \u2013 Zone A\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151457-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III \u2013 Zone B\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151457-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III \u2013 Zone B\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151458-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV \u2013 Zone A\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151458-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV \u2013 Zone A\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151459-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV \u2013 Zone B\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151459-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV \u2013 Zone B\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151460-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup World Group\nThe World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1998. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151460-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup World Group\nSweden were the defending champions and won their second consecutive title, defeating Italy in the final, 4\u20131. The final was held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, from 4 to 6 December. It was the Swedish team's 7th Davis Cup title overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151461-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round\nThe 1998 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round was held from 25 to 28 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1998 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1999 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151461-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, Teams\nBold indicates team had qualified for the 1999 Davis Cup World Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151461-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, Results summary\nThe eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1999 World Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 60], "content_span": [61, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500\nThe 1998 Daytona 500, the 40th running of the event, was held on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup season. It was memorable in that it marked Dale Earnhardt's only Daytona 500 victory after 19 previous attempts and many heartbreaking finishes. Not only was it Earnhardt's 20th 500 start, but also CBS's 20th consecutive live broadcast of the Daytona 500. Also, his long-awaited Daytona 500 win snapped a 59-race winless streak dating back to Atlanta Motor Speedway in March 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500\nThe race was remarkably clean for a restrictor plate race. There were only three cautions - all of which were for minor incidents (as well, there were no accident-related retirements), and there was a pit stop incident involving Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton and Derrike Cope but no caution was waved. The race was run under the green flag for the first 125 laps. This resulted in it being the second-fastest Daytona 500 ever, behind the 1980 Daytona 500 won by Buddy Baker, and the fastest of the restrictor plate era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Background\nDaytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida that is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0\u00a0km) long. The track also features two other layouts that utilize portions of the primary high speed tri-oval, such as a 3.56-mile (5.73\u00a0km) sports car course and a 2.95-mile (4.75\u00a0km) motorcycle course. The track's 180-acre (73\u00a0ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12\u00a0ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 772]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Background\nThe track was built by NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. to host racing that was being held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course and opened with the first Daytona 500 in 1959. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004, and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Background\nThe Daytona 500 is regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar. It is also the series' first race of the year; this phenomenon is virtually unique in sports, which tend to have championships or other major events at the end of the season rather than the start. Since 1995, U.S. television ratings for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the Indianapolis 500 which in turn greatly surpasses the Daytona 500 in in-track attendance and international viewing. The 2006 Daytona 500 attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 721]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Qualifying\nBobby Labonte won the pole position for the Daytona 500 with a time of 46.776 seconds, and his brother Terry qualified on the outside pole position next to him. Sterling Marlin qualified third winning the first Gatorade Twin 125 and Dale Earnhardt qualified fourth winning the second Twin 125.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Race summary, Pre-race buildup\nThe race began with an emphasis on NASCAR's 50th Anniversary Celebration. The pre-race show on CBS featured some of the greatest Daytona 500 finishes in recent memory. It also detailed the famous Daytona Beach Road Course and it featured Russ Truelove, Buck Baker, Tim Flock, Red Farmer and Junior Johnson on the Daytona Beach with one of Tim Flock's old \"Full Jeweled\" #300 Chryslers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 48], "content_span": [49, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Race summary, Pre-race buildup\nThe Rev. Hal Marchman gave the traditional invocation, and country/bluegrass music singer Kathy Mattea sang the US National Anthem, but neither was aired on CBS. Kansas Governor Bill Graves and the fans in the stands all gave the command for drivers to start their engines and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino waved the green flag to start the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 48], "content_span": [49, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Race summary, Caution #1\nIn the mid-stage of the event, green flag pit stops were still in progress with Jeff Gordon leading and were on pace of breaking the average speed of 198. Ward Burton cut down a tire, leaving debris on the track. This would bring out the first caution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Race summary, Caution #2\nLate in the race with a possibility of a second round of green-flag stops, John Andretti and Robert Pressley made contact in turn 2 and both spun out, which brought out the second caution. During pit spots, Dale Earnhardt came out first, Michael Waltrip had a penalty after running over a hose while pitting, thus held back at the rear of the pack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151462-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Daytona 500, Race summary, Caution #3 (Lap 198) and finish\nDale Earnhardt led Bobby Labonte and Jeremy Mayfield heading into turn 2. Lake Speed and John Andretti got together and both cars spun, setting up a scenario where Earnhardt, Labonte, and Mayfield were all in contention for the win. While racing back to the caution flag, the three came up on the lapped car of Rick Mast. Earnhardt easily passed Mast on the outside. Labonte lost Earnhardt's draft while Mayfield sped to the inside of Mast. Earnhardt led Labonte and Mayfield, who were side by side. Earnhardt took the white and yellow flags in first while Labonte edged Mayfield for second by a fender. The race would end under the caution flag. Dale dedicated his win to his late best friend and colleague, Neil Bonnett, who died 4 years earlier whilst practicing for the 1994 race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 63], "content_span": [64, 848]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151463-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team\nThe 1998 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151464-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Delhi Legislative Assembly election\nThe Delhi state assembly elections 1998, which were held on 25 November 1998 and result declare on 28 November 1998 for Legislative Assembly of Delhi, led to the formation of government by Indian National Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151465-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Delhi oil poisoning\nIn 1998, adulterated mustard oil poisoning in Delhi resulted in widespread dropsy and deaths of 60 people and illness of more than 3000. It was revealed that white oil, a petroleum product was mixed with edible mustard oil. Sale of mustard in loose quantity was banned by a court order, to prevent more health hazards. In September 1998, the ban on packed mustard oil was removed after a Cabinet decision with a condition that the date of packing should be prominently displayed. Even though mustard oil is banned as an edible oil in countries like USA, Canada and EU due to its erucic acid content,  the oil is widely used as an edible oil in North India, Pakistan and Nepal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151465-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Delhi oil poisoning, Legal action\nIn 1998, the Prevention of Food Adulteration Department booked one trader for adulteration of mustard oil. After a prolonged legal battle, the trader was found guilty and in 2008, was sentenced to two years imprisonment and a \u20b95,000 fine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151466-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election\nThe Democratic Party leadership election was held on 13 December 1998 for the 30-member 3rd Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, including chairman and two vice-chairman posts. Founding Chairman Martin Lee Chu-ming was re-elected uncontestedly for the third consecutive term. The election was marked by a \"coup d'etat\" by the Young Turks faction whose candidate Lau Chin-shek defeated the incumbent Vice-Chairman Anthony Cheung Bing-leung. The intra-party factional struggles intensified as a result.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151466-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Eligibility\nThe Central Committee was elected by the party congress. All public office holders, including the members of the Legislative Council, Urban Council, Regional Council and District Councils, are eligible to vote in the party congress. Every 30 members can also elect a delegate who holds one vote in the congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 59], "content_span": [60, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151466-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Overview\nBy late 1998 there was enough dissatisfaction against the party's central authorities, especially against the monopoly of power position by the coalition of party leaders and former Meeting Point members, giving the \"dissents\" sufficient support in the party congress to challenge the party leadership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151466-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Overview\nThe Young Turks, mainly the district-level members with the more radical-minded and grassroots interests had very diverse goals. They disliked the Meeting Point faction's more compromising stand towards the Communist government, and their pro-middle-class and pro-laissez-faire positions. Some of them wanted to push the party towards a more pro-grassroots position with street actions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151466-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Overview\nA gran coalition consisting mostly of the member-representatives and District Councillors. They formed their own list of about ten candidates to run for the Central Committee and nominated trade unionist Lau Chin-shek to run for Vice-Chairman against the former Meeting Point Chairman and the incumbent Vice-Chairman Anthony Cheung. Some hoped to make Lau as their factional leader, to lead the party to a more pro-grassroots position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151466-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Overview\nAt the last moment, Lau backed down because his candidacy was opposed by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) which Lau was the Chairman. The CTU saw that the CTU would be subservient to the Democratic Party if its Chairman was the Vice-Chairman of the party. They demanded Lau to choose between the Democrat Vice-Chairmanship and the CTU Chairmanship. Lau eventually resigned as the CTU Chairman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151466-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Results\nMartin Lee was re-elected uncontestedly Chairman for the third consecutive term, while Lau Chin-shek supported by Young Turks' ousted the former Meeting Point's Anthony Cheung. The Young Turks, however managed to elect about 10 members to the Central Committee, at the expense of some Meeting Point members. Although Lau was elected Vice-Chairman, he resigned after the election. The defeated Vice-Chairman Cheung also resigned from the Central Committee as a result.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 55], "content_span": [56, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151466-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election, Results\nThe event had profound effects on factionalism within the Democratic Party. It raised the banner of the Young Turks both within the party and in the media. The party leaders, so called the \"Mainstreamers\", including the \"triumvirate\", Yeung Sum, Cheung Man-kwong and Lee Wing-tat who did not sense there was a coup until the last days, were alarmed. In the debate on the Minimum Wage legislation in the following year, the Mainstreamers were much organised and defeated the Young Turks' motion. The intensifying factional rivalries also hurt the party's image in the public.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 55], "content_span": [56, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151467-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Denmark Open\nThe 1998 Denmark Open in badminton was held in Vejle, from October 14 to October 18, 1998. It was a four-star tournament and the prize money was US$120,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151468-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Denmark Open darts\n1998 Denmark Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Denmark in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season\nThe 1998 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League, and the 39th overall. The Broncos entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions and looked to become only the fifth team in league history to win consecutive Super Bowls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season\nFinishing with a record of 12-4 the previous year, the Broncos improved on that mark by two wins and tied the Atlanta Falcons for second best record at 14-2. They won their first thirteen games, the best start since the unbeaten 1972 Dolphins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season\nAfter sixteen seasons, John Elway retired following the Super Bowl. He finished his Broncos career with 51,475 yards passing and 300 touchdowns. Until Peyton Manning won in Super Bowl 50, Elway stood as the only Broncos quarterback to win a Super Bowl. However, Elway even played a large role in that victory as the general manager and president of football operations for the Broncos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season\nRunning back Terrell Davis set a team single season rushing mark. His final total was 2,008 yards, making him only the fourth player to rush for over 2,000 yards in single season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season\nIn 2007, the 1998 Broncos were ranked as the 12th greatest Super Bowl champions on the NFL Network's documentary series America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game vs New York Jets\nDespite a subpar performance from Quarterback John Elway, the Broncos come from a ten-point deficit to score twenty three unanswered points, thanks in large part to the Jets turning the ball over an astonishing six times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 76], "content_span": [77, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIII: vs. Atlanta Falcons\nThe Denver Broncos become the third team in the last 9 years to repeat as Super Bowl champions, along with the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. John Elway was voted Super Bowl MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 76], "content_span": [77, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Season summary\nThe Broncos won their first 13 games of the season. There was much speculation that they might finish 19\u20130 and the Broncos were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. However, they were upset by the New York Giants (who would end another attempt at a 19\u20130 season nine seasons later) in week 15 by a score of 20\u201316. They finished the regular season 14\u20132 after losing to the Dolphins in their first encounter with that team since 1985.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Season summary\nThey finished first in the AFC West and won their divisional playoff game against the Miami Dolphins 38\u20133 for their first win over the Dolphins since 1968. They then won the AFC Championship over the Bill Parcells coached New York Jets 23\u201310 after coming back from a 10\u20130 deficit. Many had expected Denver to play the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl, the team with the number one record that year at 15\u20131, but the Vikings lost the NFC Championship Game to the Atlanta Falcons in overtime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Season summary\nThe Broncos defeated the Falcons 34\u201319 in Super Bowl XXXIII. Elway was the Super Bowl MVP and Davis rushed for over 100 yards. It was Elway's last game, and Denver would not reach the Super Bowl again until the 2013 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Statistics, Team stats\nThe Broncos had 3,808 yards passing, sixth in the league. They had 2,468 yards rushing, second in the league and 26 rushing touchdowns, first in the league. They had 6,276 total yards, third best.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 50], "content_span": [51, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Statistics, Team stats\nThey gave up 3,983 passing yards, a low 28 out of 30 in the NFL, but were third in rushing yards given up with 1,287. They gave up 5,270 yards, 12th in the NFL. They scored 501 points, second in the league and gave up 309, eighth fewest in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 50], "content_span": [51, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Statistics, Team stats\nThe team's 14\u20132 record is currently their best 16-game record in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 50], "content_span": [51, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151469-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Denver Broncos season, Statistics, Player stats\nElway threw for 2,806 yards for the season, 22 touchdowns and ten interceptions. Davis rushed for 2,008 yards and 21 touchdowns. Rod Smith had 86 receptions for 1,222 yards and six touchdowns. Ed McCaffrey had 64 receptions for 1,053 yards. Shannon Sharpe had 64 receptions for 768 yards. Jason Elam kicked 23 out of 27 field goals and 58 out of 58 extra points including a 63-yard field goal to tie Tom Dempsey with the longest field goal in NFL history at that time. The record has since been eclipsed by another Denver Bronco (Matt Prater). Steve Atwater, Davis, Elway, Tony Jones, Mark Schlereth, McCaffrey, Tom Nalen, Bill Romanowski, and Sharpe made the Pro Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151470-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Derby City Council election\nThe 1998 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151470-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Derby City Council election\nOne of the two Labour councillors defeated in the election was Milton Crosdale, the father of Imaani, who was taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom two days after the election. Crosdale had been defending a three-vote majority in Blagreaves ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151471-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Lions season\nThe 1998 Detroit Lions season was their 69th in the league. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 9\u20137 and did not make a repeat playoff appearance, instead posting their third 5\u201311 mark in seven seasons. This was the last season Barry Sanders would play in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151471-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Lions season, Awards and Records\nBarry Sanders retired as the second leading rusher in NFL history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151472-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Shock season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the first for the Detroit Shock. The team had an 0-4 start, but by season\u2019s end they missed out on a postseason berth by just one game in the standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151472-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Shock season, Player stats\nNote: GP= Games played; FG = Field Goals; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151473-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Tigers season\nThe 1998 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in their first season in the American League Central Division with a record of 65-97 (.401), 24 games behind the Cleveland Indians. The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 863 to 722. The Tigers drew 1,409,391 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1998, ranking 11th of the 14 teams in the American League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151473-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Tigers season\nThe Tigers missed the playoffs for the 11th straight season, tying a record set between 1973\u201383. It was also the team's fifth consecutive losing season. Both streaks would last until 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151473-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151473-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151473-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151475-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Direct Line International Championships\nThe 1998 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 15 June until 20 June 1998. First-seeded Jana Novotn\u00e1 won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151475-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Direct Line International Championships, Finals, Doubles\nMariaan de Swardt /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez-Vicario /  Natasha Zvereva 6\u20131, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151476-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Doubles\nMariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotn\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20133 against Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151476-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 61], "content_span": [62, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151477-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20131, 7\u20135 against Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario. The two had reached the final the previous year but the match was cancelled in the first set due to persistent rain. Novotn\u00e1 went on to win the Wimbledon title two weeks later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151477-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 61], "content_span": [62, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151479-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dominican Republic parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1998. The result was a victory for the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance, which won 83 of the 149 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 52.9%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151480-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151481-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Drake Bulldogs football team\nThe 1998 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the 105th year for the football program. The season ended with a 7\u20133 record and a Pioneer Football League Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151482-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai Tennis Championships\nThe 1998 Dubai Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 9 February through 15 February 1998. Fourth-seeded \u00c0lex Corretja won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151482-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Donald Johnson /  Francisco Montana 6\u20132, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151483-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Dubai Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 9 February through 15 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151483-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151484-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\nThomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Nicolas Kiefer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151484-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja won the title, defeating F\u00e9lix Mantilla 7\u20136(7\u20130), 6\u20131 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151485-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai World Cup\nThe 1998 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday 28 March 1998. It was the 3rd running of the Dubai World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151485-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai World Cup\nThe winner was Beverly & Robert B. Lewis's Silver Charm, a four-year-old gray colt trained in the United States by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens. Silver Charm's victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151485-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Dubai World Cup\nSilver Charm was named American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse for 1997 when he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Before being shipped to Dubai he won San Fernando Stakes in January and the Strub Stakes in February. In the 1998 Dubai World Cup Silver Charm took the lead approaching the final quarter mile and held off the late challenge of the Godolphin runner Swain by a short head with the French challenger Loup Sauvage two and a half lengths back in third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151486-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dublin North by-election\nA by-election was held in the D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann Dublin North constituency in Ireland on 11 March 1998. It followed the resignation of Fianna F\u00e1il Teachta D\u00e1la (TD) Ray Burke on 7 October 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151486-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dublin North by-election\nThe election was won by Se\u00e1n Ryan of the Labour Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151486-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Dublin North by-election\nThe election was notable in that it had the highest number of candidates to every contest a D\u00e1il by-election. 19 candidates contested, including 9 Independents. The election took 14 counts to declare a winner with 8 candidates getting less than 1% of the first preference vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151486-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Dublin North by-election\nOn the same day, a by-election took place in Limerick East, both were the final occasions which Democratic Left contested by-elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151486-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Dublin North by-election\nMichael Kennedy would go on to serve as a TD for the constituency in the future and Clare Daly would go on to serve as a TD and MEP", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151487-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151488-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Duke Blue Devils football team\nThe 1998 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Fred Goldsmith, who was fired after the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151489-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dunedin mayoral election\nThe 1998 Dunedin mayoral election re-elected Sukhi Turner as Mayor of Dunedin for a second term. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200\nThe 1998 Dura Lube 200 was the second round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on March 22, 1998 at the 1.000\u00a0mi (1.609\u00a0km) Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Qualifying\nGrid limited to 28 cars. Positions 1-26 determined by qualifying speed. Positions 27-28 reserved for provisionals (based on entrant points).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 38], "content_span": [39, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race\nThe difference between the fastest and slowest qualifier was the 2nd closest in Indycar history at Phoenix, which, combined with traction problems in turn 2 caused by a dip in the pavement, made for a rough race. Shockingly, neither the defending race champion, Jim Guthrie, nor his previous team Blueprint Racing (with Robbie Groff) qualified. Speeds were up from the previous year, and six cars broke the new-car track record led by surprise pole winner Jeff Ward, who jumped out to the early lead and held it until he encountered gearbox problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race\nHe eventually lost fifth gear and was handicapped on restarts, although once up to speed he was still one of the fastest cars on the track. Eddie Cheever, from 20th starting position, moved into the top 10 by lap 11. Buddy Lazier dropped out early when he lost an engine and crashed in turn 3. On lap 19, John Paul, Jr. started a long sequence of incidents in turn 2 when he spun there.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race\nAfter Ward's transmission malfunctioned, Tony Stewart took over the lead for almost 100 more laps. In between, Kenny Br\u00e4ck, Billy Boat and Ward battled for position while Sharp moved up through the field. On lap 32, Sharp's teammate Mark Dismore wrecked in turn 2, and lost some laps before returning to the race, something that would be significant for the outcome of the race. Rookie J. J. Yeley surprised qualifying 10th in his first IRL start, but he spun in turn 2 on lap 46.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race\nDavey Hamilton tried to squeeze by on the outside but slid into the wall and then into Yeley. Another first-timer, Dave Steele, was involved in a frightening accident at the same spot on lap 59. Eliseo Salazar spun and collected Steele and Robbie Buhl. Trying to avoid him, Arie Luyendyk touched wheels with Salazar. Luyendyk's car went up and over, and slid through turn 2 upside down. The Dutch had significant damage to his helmet from the pavement but only had a hand burn caused by scraping the asphalt during the spin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race\nCheever had moved into the lead prior to this yellow, but lost a lap when his crew got the left and right rear tires reversed on a pit stop, and he never managed to make up the lap. Then, St\u00e9phan Gr\u00e9goire moved into second place behind Stewart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race\nBuzz Calkins was picking up his lap times, and after a caution for Paul Durant's blown engine on lap 106, he made up a lap and joined the lead pack, but he got hit by debris when Paul, Jr. wrecked on lap 133 and had to put for a new nose, losing again a lap. At this point, Stewart still led, with Br\u00e4ck pursuing him but being unable to catch the leader. Pit strategy came into play on lap 169 when Sam Schmidt spun in turn 2. All cars on the lead lap cars pitted with the exception of Sharp, who decided to gamble on fuel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race\nAfter the green flag on lap 174, Sharp quickly opened up a 3-second lead in traffic but then had to slow to conserve fuel. On lap 186, Br\u00e4ck got caught in a four wide pass in the back stretch dogleg and he touched wheels with Mike Groff. Both crashed hard and Groff had to be cut out of his car. Groff was taken to the hospital, examined, and released. The resulting long caution allowed Sharp to conserve fuel. The green waved with 2 laps to go. Between the leaders was Dismore, many laps down but running fast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151490-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race\nDismore bogged down at the start and held up Stewart and Boat. The race would end in that order: despite the controversy that erupted following the race, Dismore claimed to not have received any \"team orders\", but he was fined $5,000 for \"unsportsmanlike conduct\". Sharp was also fined $15,000 and docked 7 points for \"failing to meet the fuel tank capacity requirement\", as his car held more fuel than allowed. Gr\u00e9goire's unsponsored car logged its second consecutive fourth-place finish, and Ward finished fifth. Schmidt, with an underfunded team, managed his best finish ever in the IRL with a 7th place despite two spins. Scott Sharp got his second IRL victory; his first in the new cars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 725]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151491-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 Dutch Figure Skating Championships took place between 3 and 4 January 1998 in Tilburg. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151492-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch Open (tennis)\nThe 1998 Dutch Open was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and was held from 3 August until 9 August 1998. Unseeded Magnus Norman won his first title of the year, and the second of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151492-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles\nJacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Dominik Hrbat\u00fd /  Karol Ku\u010dera, 6\u20133, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151493-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Dutch Open was an ATP-tournament held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The tournament was held from August 3 to August 9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151493-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151494-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch Open \u2013 Singles\nSl\u00e1va Dosed\u011bl was the defending champion, but the eight seeded Czech lost in the quarterfinals to qualifier Mariano Zabaleta. Magnus Norman won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20133, 2\u20136, 6\u20134 against number six seed Richard Fromberg and captured the second title of his professional career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151494-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151495-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch TT\nThe 1998 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 27 June 1998 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151495-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch TT, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seven has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 60], "content_span": [61, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151496-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch general election\nGeneral elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 May 1998. As of 2021, they mark the last time a government headed by the Labour Party (PvdA) has been elected, or that that party won the popular vote and the most seats in the House of Representatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151496-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch general election, Introduction\nDuring the 1998 election the purple coalition of social-democrats and liberals (left and right) fortified its majority. Both the social-democratic PvdA and the conservative liberal VVD won considerably, much at the cost of their junior partner in cabinet, the progressive liberal D66.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151496-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch general election, Introduction\nPolitical observers attributed the win to the economic performance of the coalition, including reduction of unemployment and the budget deficit, steady growth and job creation combined with wage freezes and trimming of the welfare state, together with a policy of fiscal restraint.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151496-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch general election, Introduction\nThe two small left opposition parties, the green GroenLinks, and the socialist SP, were rewarded for their 'quality opposition'. The major opposition party, CDA, uncomfortable in its opposition role, also lost seats. The two parties for the elderly AOV and Unie 55+ and the rightwing populist CD did not return to parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151496-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Dutch general election, Introduction\nThe formation resulted in the continuation of the Kok cabinet, with the second Kok cabinet (PvdA, VVD & D66).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151497-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dwars door Belgi\u00eb\nThe 1998 Dwars door Belgi\u00eb was the 53rd edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 25 March 1998. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Tom Steels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151498-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Dynasty Cup\nThe 1998 Dynasty Cup was a football competition for the top four teams of East Asia. The fourth and final edition of the Dynasty Cup was held from March 1, 1998, to March 7, 1998, in Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan. The competition was won by Japan for the third straight time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151499-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen\nThe 1998 E3 Harelbeke was the 41st edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 28 March 1998. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Johan Museeuw of the TVM team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151500-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz\nThe 1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Intersport Arena in Linz, Austria that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 February through 1 March 1998. First-seeded Jana Novotn\u00e1 won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151500-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz, Finals, Doubles\nAlexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat defeated  Anna Kournikova /  Larisa Savchenko 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151501-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Doubles\nAlexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions and won in the final 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 6\u20134 against Anna Kournikova and Larisa Savchenko.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151501-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151502-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Singles\nChanda Rubin was the defending champion, but chose not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151502-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 won the title, defeating Dominique Van Roost in the final, 6\u20131, 7\u20136(7\u20132).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151502-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 EA-Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151503-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1998 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 37th tournament in league history. It was played between March 13 and March 21, 1998. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final five games were played at the Olympic Arena (subsequently renamed Herb Brooks Arena) in Lake Placid, New York. By winning the tournament, Princeton received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151503-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe tournament featured three rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third seed and eighth seeds, the fourth seed and seventh seeds and the fifth seed and sixth seeds played a modified best-of-three series, where the first team to receive 3 points moves on, with the three highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining two winners playing in the Four vs. Five matchup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151503-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nAfter the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the winner of the four vs. five game while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151503-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 66], "content_span": [67, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151504-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 EFDA Nations Cup\nThe EFDA Nations Cup, was a Country vs Country competition for Formula Opel cars between 1990 and 1998. It had always been Dan Partel's dream to stage a race that pitted drivers in equal cars racing for their country. The Formula Opel/Vauxhall one make racing series offered the best opportunity for such an event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151504-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 EFDA Nations Cup\nThe 1998 EFDA Nations Cup (Nations Cup IX), was held at Zandvoort, Holland (3 October 1998).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151505-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ENKA Open\nThe 1998 ENKA Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Istanbul in Turkey that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 3 through August 9, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151505-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ENKA Open, Champions, Doubles\nMeike Babel /  Laurence Courtois defeated  \u00c5sa Carlsson /  Florencia Labat 6\u20130, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151506-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ENKA Open \u2013 Doubles\nMeike Babel and Laurence Courtois won in the final 6\u20130, 6\u20132 against \u00c5sa Carlsson and Florencia Labat in the doubles of the 1998 ENKA Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151506-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ENKA Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151507-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ENKA Open \u2013 Singles\nHenrieta Nagyov\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 7\u20136 against Olga Barabanschikova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151507-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ENKA Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151508-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ealing London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Ealing Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Ealing London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151509-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 East Carolina Pirates football team\nThe 1998 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 6\u20135 record. The Pirates offense scored 274 points while the defense allowed 297 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151510-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 East Java ninja scare\nThe 1998 East Java ninja scare was an outbreak of mass hysteria in East Java, Indonesia, in which the local population believed they were being targeted by sorcerers known as ninja, who were blamed for mysterious killings of religious leaders by assassins dressed in black. As many as 150-300 \u201csorcerers\u201d were killed between February and October, with the most deaths occurring between August and September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151510-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 East Java ninja scare, Background\nAccording to Jason Brown, Banyuwangi is a centre of black magic in Indonesia. Black magic practiced in Banyuwangi is a mix of animist beliefs and Islamic mysticism which developed from inter-religious conflict during the 16th century Mataram court period. Belief in black magic, or dukun santet, is widespread in the area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151510-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 East Java ninja scare, Events\nThe killings began in Banyuwangi Regency in February. Organized assassins, dressed in black from which they gained the name ninja, began attacking leaders affiliated with Nahdlatul Ulama. Local people began to hunt down and kill anyone who they believed to be \u2018ninjas\u2019 in response. About five people were killed between February and July. In the month of August, 40 people were killed, and in September the number rose to 80.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151510-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 East Java ninja scare, Events\nOn 18 October 1998, five men were killed in the Turen area. One was beaten to death, one was burned and three were beheaded. On 20 October 1998, three killings occurred. Two had been seized from a police car by vigilantes who reportedly slit their throats, and the third was the man whose head was paraded on a stake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151510-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 East Java ninja scare, Events\nOn 24 October at Gondanglegi, Malang Regency, another five suspected ninjas were killed by villagers. One victim was burnt to death while another one was beheaded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151510-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 East Java ninja scare, Events, Local press reports\nOn 1 October 1998, the Surabaya Post reported  \u201ca rumour about the existence of attacks by ninja-like squads\u201d that were targeting \u201ccommunity leaders as well as ulama. As a result, the residents near Islamic boarding schools undertake tight guards around the houses of ulamas who have become targets.\u201d On 4 October 1998, the Jawa Pos  reported that \u201cprayer teachers are in the sights of groups of dozens of killers who wear all-black clothes and masks like ninjas.\u201d", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151510-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 East Java ninja scare, Events, Casualties\nA Nahdlatul Ulama investigation team found that 143 \u2018ninja\u2019 were killed in Banyuwangi and 105 in other regions of East Java such as Jember, Sumenep and Pasuruan, making the total documented death toll 248, though it may be higher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151510-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 East Java ninja scare, Events, Theories\nThere have been a number of theories regarding who was behind the original organised killing of the Nahdlatul Ulama religious leaders. Abdurrahman Wahid, then head of Nahdlatul Ulama, claimed they were ordered by elite politicians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 44], "content_span": [45, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151511-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastbourne Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151511-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastbourne Borough Council election, Election result\n2 seats were contested in Langney and Roselands wards after the resignation of the councillors Lesley Morris and John Ungar respectively. Overall turnout at the election was 31.77%, down from 36.35% in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151511-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastbourne Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 1999\nA by-election was held on 3 September 1998 in Ratton ward after the resignation of Scott Stevens. Conservative Barbara Goodall gained the seat from the Liberal Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 76], "content_span": [77, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151512-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastern League season\nThe 1998 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151512-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastern League season\nThe Harrisburg Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats 3 games to 1 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151512-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Northern Division\nThe New Britain Rock Cats defeated the Binghamton Mets in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 74], "content_span": [75, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151512-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Southern Division\nThe Harrisburg Senators defeated the Akron Aeros in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 74], "content_span": [75, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151512-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Championship Series\nThe Harrisburg Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats in the ELCS 3 games to 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151513-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team\nThe 1998 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 3\u20138 record (3\u20136 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 309 to 216. The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,650 passing yards, Eric Powell with 473 rushing yards, and Jermaine Sheffield with 953 receiving yards. L. J. Shelton received the team's most valuable player award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151514-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eastleigh Borough Council election\nElections to Eastleigh Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151515-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ecuadorian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Ecuador on 31 May 1998, with a second round of the presidential elections on 12 July. The result was a victory for Jamil Mahuad of the Popular Democracy (DP) party, who won the run-off with 51.2% of the vote. The DP alliance also emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 32 of the 120 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151515-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ecuadorian general election, Background\nFollowing the 1996 general elections, President Abdal\u00e1 Bucaram was removed from office by Congress nine months later on grounds of mental incapacity. Fabian Alarcon thereupon took his place as caretaker Head of State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151515-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ecuadorian general election, Contestants\nThe leading contestants of the six (including two women) vying for the presidency were Jamil Mahuad (DP), the mayor of Quito, and \u00c1lvaro Noboa (Ecuadorian Roldosist Party), a wealthy businessman. Campaign debates were marked by personal accusations of drug links and threatened lawsuits between the two rivals, alongside statements on substantive policy questions relating primarily to corruption and the country\u2019s ailing economy. Problems in this latter sector (high inflation, budget deficit) had been aggravated by the sociological and infrastructural damage caused by the climatic phenomenon known as El Ni\u00f1o and the worldwide drop in oil prices, Ecuador\u2019s main export earner. Mahuad advocated an intense program of private investment to achieve a 5% annual growth rate, privatizations, job creation and housing construction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 875]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151516-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton Eskimos season\nThe 1998 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Kay Stephenson, finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 9\u20139 record. They were defeated in the West Final by the Calgary Stampeders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151516-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton Eskimos season, Regular season, Season standings\nTeam GP W L T PF PA Pts BC Lions 18 13 5 0 429 373 26 Calgary Stampeders 18 12 6 0 503 393 24 Edmonton Eskimos 18 6 12 0 459 502 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 3 15 0 370 592 6", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 62], "content_span": [63, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151516-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton Eskimos season, Regular season, Season schedule\nWeek Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record Streak 1 July 9 vs British Columbia Lions 25\u201313 L 33404 0\u20131 L1 2 July 16 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 39\u20136 W 32113 1\u20131 W1 3 July 22 at Calgary Stampeders 41\u201327 L 31246 1\u20132 L1 4 July 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 54\u20138 L 16815 1\u20133 L2 5 August 6 vs Montreal Alouettes 20\u201313 L 33154 1\u20134 L3 6 August 13 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 56\u201326 W 22454 2\u20134 W2 7 August 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 29\u201327 L", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151516-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Edmonton Eskimos season, Regular season, Season schedule\n16544 2\u20135 L1 8 August 27 vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30\u201323 OTL 34180 2\u20136 L2 9 September 6 at Calgary Stampeders 33\u201330 OTW 37611 3\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151516-0002-0002", "contents": "1998 Edmonton Eskimos season, Regular season, Season schedule\nW1 10 September 10 vs Calgary Stampeders 38\u201313 L 52458 3\u20137 L1 11 September 17 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 41\u201338 W 18321 4\u20137 W1 12 September 26 vs Toronto Argonauts 20\u201316 L 31085 4\u20138 L1 13 October 3 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27\u201319 L 27211 4\u20139 L2 14 October 11 at British Columbia Lions 26\u201320 W 26177 5\u20139 W1 15 October 17 vs British Columbia Lions 21\u201313 OTL 30713 5\u201310 L1 16 October 23 at Montreal Alouettes 36\u201333 L 19461 5\u201311 L2 17 October 30 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 34\u201321 W 33850 6\u201311 W1 18 November 6 at Toronto Argonauts 20\u201315 L 19460 6\u201312 L1Awards and records", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151516-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton Eskimos season, Playoffs\nTeam Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Tot Calgary Stampeders 7 14 6 3 30 Edmonton Eskimos 0 3 7 7 17", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151517-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton municipal election\nThe 1998 Edmonton municipal election was held October 26, 1998, to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to sit on Edmonton City Council, 9 trustees to sit on the public school board, and 7 trustees to sit on the separate school board. Edmontonians also decided one plebiscite question and participated in the Senate election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151517-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton municipal election, Voter turnout\nThere were 172,215 ballots cast out of 482,763 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 35.7%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151517-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Separate (Catholic) school trustees\n(Edward Wieclaw was acclaimed to the seat representing Vegreville on the board.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 78], "content_span": [79, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151517-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Video Lottery Terminal Plebiscite\nAre you in favour of Bylaw No. 1853 which says, \"City Council requests the Government of Alberta through the Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission to remove Video Lottery Terminals from the City of Edmonton?\" Vote Yes or No.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 76], "content_span": [77, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151517-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Senate Nominee Election\nThis was a province-wide election. Results below reflect only Edmonton vote totals; provincially, Ted Morton and Bert Brown were elected (see 1998 Alberta Senate nominee election for province-wide results).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 66], "content_span": [67, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151518-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Edward Jancarz Memorial\nThe 6th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1998 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 16 May in the Stal Gorz\u00f3w Stadium in Gorz\u00f3w Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by Tomasz Gollob who beat Roman Jankowski, Leigh Adams and Ryan Sullivan in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151518-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Edward Jancarz Memorial, Heat details\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151519-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eisenhower Trophy\nThe 1998 Eisenhower Trophy took place 19 to 22 November at Club de Golf Los Leones and Club de Golf La Dehesa in Santiago, Chile. It was the 21st World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 52 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total. Each team played two rounds on the two courses. The leading teams played at Club de Golf La Dehesa on the third day and at Club de Golf Los Leones on the final day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151519-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Eisenhower Trophy\nGreat Britain and Ireland won the Eisenhower Trophy for the fourth time, finishing four strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Australia. Chinese Taipei took the bronze medal with Japan in fourth place. Finland led after three rounds but a poor last round dropped then into fifth place. Kim Felton, representing Australia, had the lowest individual score, 11-under-par 275, two strokes better than Mikko Ilonen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151519-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Eisenhower Trophy, Teams\nThe following table lists the players on the leading teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151519-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders\nThere was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151520-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Elite League speedway season\nThe 1998 Elite League speedway season was the 64th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the second year known as the Elite League, governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151520-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Elite League speedway season, Summary\nIn 1998, the league decreased to nine teams with the closure of the Bradford Dukes at the end of their championship winning season in 1997. The Peterborough Panthers dropped down to the Premier League but were replaced by the Oxford Cheetahs. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151520-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Elite League speedway season, Summary\nIpswich Witches won the league (their first since 1984) and cup double and were led by the world's leading rider Tony Rickardsson. Rickardsson topped the averages for the second consecutive season and was well supported by Pole Tomasz Gollob in his maiden British season. English riders Chris Louis and Scott Nicholls added even more strength and became British Champion and British Under-21 Champion respectively during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151520-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup\nThe 1998 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 60th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams and the second under its new name. Ipswich Witches were the winners of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 60], "content_span": [61, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151520-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final\nThe first leg was due to be held on 9 October at Foxhall Stadium but was abandoned after 5 heats due to heavy rain. Coventry were leading 17-13 at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151520-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg\nIpswich were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95-85.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 79], "content_span": [80, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151521-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eliteserien\nThe 1998 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 25 April 1998 and ended on 17 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151521-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Eliteserien\n18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151521-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Eliteserien\nAsker won the league, as well as all its games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 64]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151522-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election\nElections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151523-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament\nThe Emirates Triangular Tournament was a cricket tri-series involving touring nations Sri Lanka and South Africa against each other and hosts England, in the 1998 international season. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating England in the final, thanks to an unbeaten 132 by player of the tournament Marvan Atapattu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151523-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament\nThese matches were the first official one day internationals played in England in coloured clothing. England wearing light blue, South Africa in green and Sri Lanka in dark blue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151523-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, Group Stage table, Table key\nP = Games playedW = Games wonL = Games lostNR = Games with no resultT = Games tiedNRR = Net run rate", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 65], "content_span": [66, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151523-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, Group Stage table, Points system\nWon = 2 pointsLost = 0 pointsTie or No result = 1 pointStandard net run rate rules applied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 69], "content_span": [70, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151523-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, Group Stage matches, Match 3: England v South Africa\nBecause England and Sri Lanka had the best run rates, they were ranked as the top two teams. England beat Sri Lanka and finished top of the group. South Africa's run rate meant they missed out on the final, despite having beaten England, and that a better run rate than Sri Lanka would have put them top of the table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 89], "content_span": [90, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151523-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Emirates Triangular Tournament, Final\nMarvan Atapattu was named player of the tournament for his 356 run contribution to the victorious Sri Lankan side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151524-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Emperor's Cup, Overview\nIt was contested by 82 teams, and Yokohama Fl\u00fcgels won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151524-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Emperor's Cup, Results, Final\nThis was the last match of Fl\u00fcgels as a club, as they merged with Yokohama Marinos. As a result, Shimizu took their place in the subsequent Xerox Super Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup competitions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151525-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Emperor's Cup Final\n1998 Emperor's Cup Final was the 78th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1999. Yokohama Fl\u00fcgels won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151525-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview\nYokohama Fl\u00fcgels won their 2nd title, by defeating Shimizu S-Pulse 2\u20131 with Yoshikiyo Kuboyama and Takayuki Yoshida goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151526-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Empress's Cup, Overview\nIt was contested by 20 teams, and Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151527-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Empress's Cup Final\n1998 Empress's Cup Final was the 20th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 17, 1999. Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151527-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Empress's Cup Final, Overview\nPrima Ham FC Kunoichi won their 3rd title, by defeating Nikko Securities Dream Ladies 1\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151528-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Enfield London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Enfield Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Enfield London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. This was the first time that Labour were re-elected for a second term in Enfield. They later won a historic third term in 2018 after winning again in Enfield in 2010 and 2014.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151528-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Enfield London Borough Council election, Election result\nAt the same as the election Enfield saw 67.2% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 32.8% against, on a 32.8% turnout. Overall turnout at the election was 33.26%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151529-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 England Monarchs season\nThe 1998 England Monarchs season was the sixth and final year of competition for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Lionel Taylor in his third year, and played its home games at three different stadia across England \u2014 Crystal Palace in south London, Ashton Gate in Bristol, and Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa\nThe 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa was a series of matches played in June and July 1998 by England national rugby union team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Matches\nThe tour is often referred to in rugby culture as 'The Tour of Hell' due to the number of heavy defeats suffered by the England team. This was caused principally because England fielded a roster of untested and uncapped players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 70], "content_span": [71, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Full-back\nTim Stimpson (Newcastle Falcons), Matt Perry (Bath), Nick Beal (Northampton Saints)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 87], "content_span": [88, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Utilities\nJosh Lewsey (Wasps), Spencer Brown (Richmond), Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 87], "content_span": [88, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Wingers\nTom Beim (Sale Sharks), Matt Moore (Sale Sharks), Paul Sampson (Wasps)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 85], "content_span": [86, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Centres\nStuart Potter (Leicester Tigers), Dominic Chapman (Richmond), Steve Ravenscroft (Saracens)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 85], "content_span": [86, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Fly-halves\nJonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons), Alex King (Wasps), Jos Baxendell (Sale Sharks).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 88], "content_span": [89, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Scrum-halves\nMatt Dawson (Northampton Saints), Scott Benton (Gloucester), Peter Richards (London Irish)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 90], "content_span": [91, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Loose-forwards\nTony Diprose (Saracens), Steve Ojomoh (Bath), Richard Pool-Jones (Stade Francais Paris), Ben Sturnham (Saracens), Ben Clarke (Richmond), Pat Sanderson (Sale Sharks), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 92], "content_span": [93, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Locks\nDave Sims (Gloucester), Rob Fidler (Gloucester), Garath Archer (Newcastle Falcons), Danny Grewcock (Saracens)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 83], "content_span": [84, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Props\nPhil Vickery (Gloucester), Will Green (Wasps), Darren Crompton (Richmond), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers), Duncan Bell (Sale Sharks), Tony Windo (Gloucester).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 83], "content_span": [84, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151530-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, Touring party, Hookers\nRichard Cockerill (Leicester Tigers), Phil Greening (Gloucester), George Chuter (Saracens)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 85], "content_span": [86, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151531-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 English Greyhound Derby\nThe 1998 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 27 June 1998 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Toms The Best received \u00a350,000. The competition was sponsored by William Hill following the demise of the famous Sporting Life newspaper. Ante-post favourite Larkhill Jo was eliminated in the third round. The heats were held on 26, 29 & 30 May, the second round on 2, 5 & 6 June, third round on 13 June, quarter finals on 16 June and semi finals on 20 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151531-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances\n4\u00bc, 4\u00be, short head, 1 (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 53], "content_span": [54, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151531-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Race Report\nToms The Best added the English Derby crown to his 1997 Irish Greyhound Derby success becoming one of a very select group to have won both the English and Irish Derby. The race was won with relative ease by the hot favourite in a crowded race which featured only five greyhounds (the first time since 1970) after Greenwood Flyer was disqualified by the stewards in the semi-finals for fighting*.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151532-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 English National Badminton Championships\nThe 1998 English National Badminton Championships were held in Haywards Heath, from 30 January - 1 February, 1998. The event was sponsored by Liverpool Victoria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151532-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 English National Badminton Championships\nDarren Hall extended his singles record by winning a ninth title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151533-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 English cricket season\nThe 1998 English cricket season was the 99th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Leicestershire won the title for the second time in three seasons while Lancashire performed the one day double. In two Test series, England defeated South Africa 2\u20131 and lost 1\u20130 to Sri Lanka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151533-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 English cricket season, Annual reviews\nThis article about an English cricket season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151534-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Epping Forest District Council election\nElections to Epping Forest Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151534-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Epping Forest District Council election\nThis election marks the last time the Labour Party were the largest party on the council. By 2015, they would have no representation in the council chamber.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151535-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Epsom Derby\nThe 1998 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 6 June 1998. It was the 219th running of the Derby, and it was won by High-Rise. The winner was ridden by Olivier Peslier and trained by Luca Cumani. The pre-race favourite Cape Verdi finished ninth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151535-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Epsom Derby, Full result\n* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head.\u2020 Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151535-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races\nNotable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 51], "content_span": [52, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151535-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom\nEarly-season appearances in 1998 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 50], "content_span": [51, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151535-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins\nGroup 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 56], "content_span": [57, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151535-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Sires of Group/Grade One winners\nKing Of Kings (15th) Stood in Australia, America, Switzerland and South Africa", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 79], "content_span": [80, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151535-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions\nCity Honours (2nd) - Miley Shah - 1st Grade 3 Hurdle 2012High-Rise (1st) - Sired winners in Japan before standing in Ireland to sire jumps winnersGreek Dance (5th) - Stood in Germany before retiring due to severe fertility problemsSadian (7th) - Exported to Saudi ArabiaSaratoga Springs (10th) - Minor flat and jumps winnersGulland (11th) - Minor jumps winners and flat placed horseCourteous (12th) - Minor flat and jumps winnersMutamam (13th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to ItalyHaami (14th) - Exported to Cyprus", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 62], "content_span": [63, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151536-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Esiliiga\nThe 1998 Esiliiga is the eighth season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151536-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Esiliiga, Promotion playoff\nJK Eesti P\u00f5levkivi J\u00f5hvi beat KSK Vigri Tallinn 2\u20130 on aggregate. Eesti P\u00f5levkivi remained in Meistriliiga, Vigri in Esiliiga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 32], "content_span": [33, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151536-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Esiliiga, Relegation playoff\nFC Kuressaare beat FC M.C. Tallinn 2\u20131 on aggregate. Kuressaare remained in Esiliiga, M.C. in Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 33], "content_span": [34, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151537-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eskridge car crash\nThe 1998 Eskridge car crash was a notorious hit-and-run incident that occurred in Okinawa, Japan on October 7, 1998. Randall Eskridge, a member of the United States Marine Corps, was drunk driving when he struck Yuki Uema, an 18-year-old Japanese student. Eskridge failed to stop and help Uema, who entered a coma and died a week later from a brain contusion. Uema's death caused an uproar in Okinawa due to the raw emotion after the 1995 Okinawan rape incident, the fact the Marines refused to hand over Eskridge, and continued opposition to the American presence in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151537-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Eskridge car crash, Crash\nAt 4:30 AM on October 7, 1998, Yuki Uema, an 18-year-old Japanese high school student, was riding her motorcycle home on Okinawa Island when she was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver outside Camp Zukeran, a base of the United States military north of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. Randall Eskridge, a 23-year-old corporal of the United States Marine serving as a Flight Equipment Technician with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, was identified as the driver that struck Uema after a guard at Camp Zukeran's gate noticed heavy damage to the grille of his vehicle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151537-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Eskridge car crash, Crash\nInitially, the US military refused to hand over Eskridge to Japanese civil authorities as the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) agreement between Japan and America requires the accused to be handed over to local authorities only for a heinous crime. The refusal sparked outrage and protests among Okinawa's populace, but Eskridge was finally handed over to the local police a week after the incident. Around this time, Uema died from a brain contusion caused by complications from her injuries sustained in the incident, after having spent the week in a coma.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151537-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Eskridge car crash, Trial\nDuring Eskridge's trial, the prosecution said that he had committed a \"malicious crime due to his low regard for human life,\" seriously injuring Yuki Uema while driving under the influence of alcohol. Eskridge was tried on charges of drunken driving, leaving the scene of a crash and professional negligence to cause injury. Even though Eskridge admitted his wrongdoing, the prosecutor told the court that the accused deserved a stiff penalty. In 1999, Eskridge was sentenced to 20 months in an Okinawa jail.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151537-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Eskridge car crash, Aftermath\nThe incident brought to light one of many grievances felt by the people of Okinawa towards the US military presence, to which opposition was becoming increasingly popular and vocal since the 1995 Okinawan rape incident, where three US servicemen rented a van then kidnapped and raped a 12-year-old Japanese girl. After the 1996 Padilla car crash in particular, which involved a US serviceman and Japanese victims, it was revealed that there were over a thousand car crashes a year in Okinawa involving US military personnel. Chalmers Johnson stated that it was not until 1997 that American military-owned vehicles were required to have license plates, often making it impossible for hit-and-run victims to identify the vehicle that hit them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 34], "content_span": [35, 776]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151538-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Espirito Santo Trophy\nThe 1998 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 12\u201315 November at Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago, Chile.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151538-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Espirito Santo Trophy\nIt was the 18th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151538-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Espirito Santo Trophy\nThe tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were 33 team entries, each with three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151538-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Espirito Santo Trophy\nThe United States team won the Trophy for their 13th title, beating team Italy and team Germany by 21 strokes, the widest margin of victory in the history of the championship. Italy and Germany shared the silver medal on second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151538-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Espirito Santo Trophy\nThe individual title went to Jenny Chuasiriporn, United States, whose score of 12-under-par, 276, was seven strokes ahead of her teammate Kellee Booth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151538-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Espirito Santo Trophy, Teams\n33 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151538-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Espirito Santo Trophy, Individual leaders\nThere was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151539-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Estonian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistriv\u00f5istlused 1998) were held in Tallinn from March 13 to 15, 1998. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151539-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Junior results\nThe 1998 Estonian Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tallinn from February 21 through 22, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 58], "content_span": [59, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151540-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Estoril Open\nThe 1998 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. This event was the 9th edition of the Estoril Open, included in the 1998 ATP Tour International Series and in the 1998 ITF Women's Circuit. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Estoril Court Central, in Oeiras, Portugal, from 6 April until 13 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151540-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Estoril Open, Finals, Men's Doubles\nDonald Johnson /  Francisco Montana defeated  David Roditi /  Fernon Wibier, 6\u20131, 2\u20136, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 40], "content_span": [41, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151540-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Estoril Open, Finals, Women's Doubles\nCaroline Dhenin /  \u00c9milie Loit defeated  Radka Bobkov\u00e1 /  Caroline Schneider, 6\u20132, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 42], "content_span": [43, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151541-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Estoril Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nGustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni were the defending champions. Kuerten did not participate this year. Meligeni partnered Filippo Messori, losing in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151541-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Estoril Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nDonald Johnson and Francisco Montana won in the final 6\u20131, 2\u20136, 6\u20131, against David Roditi and Fernon Wibier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151542-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Estoril Open \u2013 Men's Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151542-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Estoril Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nAlberto Berasategui won the tournament, beating Thomas Muster in the final, 3\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151543-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer Cup\nThe 1998 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the first Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in September 1998, in Siracusa, Italy. Portugal won the championship, with Spain finishing second. Hosts Italy beat Germany in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151543-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer Cup\nSeven nations participated in the tournament who were split into two groups of three and four, playing each other once in the groups. The second placed teams in each group played in a third place play off and the winners of each group played in a final match to decide the winner of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League\nThe 1998 Euro Beach Soccer League was the first edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between men's European national teams, originally known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time. The competition was organised by Beach Soccer Company (BSC), the precursors to Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) who took over organisation in 2001, between June 6 and September 20, 1998 in seven different nations across Europe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League\nThe debut season was set up to be a competition with a presence throughout the summer to promote the newly founded sport in Europe through the consistency of a summer-long, professional-level spectacle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League\nGermany won on the final day of the season, remaining the only time they have won the league title or even finished inside the top four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format\nMatches were split into seven rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the seven countries participating as shown. Four teams took part in each, three joining the host nation of that particular stage, with each individual team taking part in four of the seven stages overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format\nEach stage was played as a small knock-out tournament, with semi finals, the final and a third place decider being the fixtures throughout all seven rounds. Teams earned points for their successes per game and per stage which were then tallied up in the final league table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format\nThe team who topped the table after all seven stages was crowned the winner of the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Point distribution\nPoints were allocated for the following achievements in each stage, contributing to the final points total in the league table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 1\nThe first stage took place in Siracusa, Italy. The hosts won the stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 2\nThe second stage took place in Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland. Germany won the stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 3\nThe third stage took place in Budva, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia. France won the stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4\nThe fourth stage took place in Sant Joan d'Alacant, Spain. Italy claimed their second stage win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 5\nThe fifth stage took place in Travem\u00fcnde, Germany. The hosts won their second stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 6\nThe sixth stage took place in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. These matches were also simultaneously part of the 1998 Mundialito tournament. The hosts won their first stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151544-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 7\nThe seventh and final stage took place in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Germany secured the title by beating France in the third place play-off. Portugal won their second stage, the only nation to win two consecutively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151545-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Euro Open by Nissan\nThe 1998 Euro Open by Nissan was contested over 7 rounds/14 races. This was the first Open Fortuna by Nissan season which would go on to become the World Series by Renault. In this one-make formula all drivers had to use Coloni chassis and Nissan engines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151546-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eurocard Open\nThe 1998 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from 26 October until 2 November 1998. Richard Krajicek won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151546-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Eurocard Open, Finals, Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien defeated  Mahesh Bhupati /  Leander Paes, 4\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151547-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eurocard Open \u2013 Doubles\nTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sa\u0161a Hir\u0161zon and Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151547-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Eurocard Open \u2013 Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien won the title, by defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 4\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151547-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Eurocard Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151548-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Eurocard Open \u2013 Singles\nPetr Korda was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Thomas Johansson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151548-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Eurocard Open \u2013 Singles\nRichard Krajicek won the title, by defeating Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6\u20134, 6\u20133, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151548-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Eurocard Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151549-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European 10,000m Challenge\nThe 1998 European 10,000m Cup was the 2nd edition of the European 10,000m Cup (the original name in 1998 was European 10,000m Challenge) and took place on 5 April in Lisbon, Portugal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151549-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European 10,000m Challenge, Team\nIn italic the participants whose result did not go into the team's total time, but awarded with medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 37], "content_span": [38, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151550-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships\nThe Men's 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus from May 17 to May 24. The 32nd edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 180 fighters from 38 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151551-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships\nThe 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151552-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 10,000 metres\nThe men's 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151553-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metres\nThe men's 100 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18 and 19 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151553-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 74], "content_span": [75, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151553-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metres, Results, Round 2\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 74], "content_span": [75, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151553-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 77], "content_span": [78, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151554-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles\nThe men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 21 and 22 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151554-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 82], "content_span": [83, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151554-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 85], "content_span": [86, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151555-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres\nThe men's 1500 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18 and 20 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151555-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 75], "content_span": [76, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151556-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 20 kilometres walk\nThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with the race held on 18 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151557-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres\nThe men's 200 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 20 and 21 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151557-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 74], "content_span": [75, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151557-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 77], "content_span": [78, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151558-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase\nThe men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 20 and 23 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151558-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 88], "content_span": [89, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151559-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay\nThe men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 22 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151559-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay, Results, Heats\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 82], "content_span": [83, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151560-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 22 and 23 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151560-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Results, Heats\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 82], "content_span": [83, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151561-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres\nThe men's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 19, 20 and 21 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151561-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 74], "content_span": [75, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151561-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 77], "content_span": [78, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151562-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles\nThe men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18, 19 and 20 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151562-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 82], "content_span": [83, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151562-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q)  and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 85], "content_span": [86, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151563-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 50 kilometres walk\nThe Men's 50 km walk event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Friday August 21, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151564-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 5000 metres\nThe men's 5000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 22 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151565-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres\nThe men's 800 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 21, 22 and 23 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151565-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 74], "content_span": [75, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151565-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)  advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 77], "content_span": [78, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151566-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's decathlon\nThe men's decathlon competition at the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, was held on 18 August and 19 August 1998. The event was one of the permit meetings of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151567-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's discus throw\nThe final of the Men's discus throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on August 23, 1998. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were held on August 22, with the standard mark needed to reach the final set at 63.00 metres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151568-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's hammer throw\nThese are the official results of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Thirty-six athletes took part. The qualification mark was set at 77.00 metres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151569-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's high jump\nThe men's high jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 19 and 21 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151569-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's high jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 2.26 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 79], "content_span": [80, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151570-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's javelin throw\nThese are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 23 August 1998, two days after the qualification round where the mark was set at 82.00 metres. Title defender Steve Backley from Great Britain won the title for a third time in a row, setting a new championship record in the final round: 89.72 metres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151571-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's long jump\nThe men's long jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18 and 19 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151571-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's long jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 8.05 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 79], "content_span": [80, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151572-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's marathon\nThese are the official results of the Men's Marathon competition at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The race was held on Saturday August 22, 1998. Italian runners, led by Stefano Baldini, swept the medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151572-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's marathon, Marathon Cup\nThe team's time is given by the first three arrivals of each country, but awarded with the medal also the others athletes of the team that finished the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 68], "content_span": [69, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151573-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's pole vault\nThe men's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 19 and 22 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151573-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 5.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 80], "content_span": [81, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151574-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's shot put\nThe men's shot put at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151574-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's shot put, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 20.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 78], "content_span": [79, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151575-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Men's triple jump\nThese are the official results of the Men's triple jump event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 23, 1998. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.90 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Saturday August 22, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151576-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 10 kilometres walk\nThese are the official results of the Women's 10\u00a0km walk event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The event was held on August 20, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151577-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 10,000 metres\nThe women's 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 19 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151578-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres\nThe women's 100 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18 and 19 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151578-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 76], "content_span": [77, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151578-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 79], "content_span": [80, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151579-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres hurdles\nThe women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 23 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151579-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 84], "content_span": [85, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151580-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres\nThe women's 1500 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 21 and 23 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151580-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 77], "content_span": [78, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151581-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres\nThe women's 200 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 20 and 21 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151581-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 76], "content_span": [77, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151581-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 79], "content_span": [80, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151582-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay\nThe women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 22 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151582-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay, Results, Heats\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 84], "content_span": [85, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151583-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 22 and 23 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151583-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Results, Heats\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 84], "content_span": [85, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151584-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres\nThe women's 400 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 19, 20 and 21 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151584-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 76], "content_span": [77, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151584-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 4 in each heat (Q)  advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 79], "content_span": [80, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151585-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres hurdles\nThe women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 19 and 21 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151585-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 84], "content_span": [85, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151586-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 5000 metres\nThese are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The final was held on 23 August 1998. The event replaced the 3,000 metres, which was contested for the last time at the European Championships four years ago in Helsinki, Finland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151587-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres\nThe women's 800 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18, 19 and 20 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151587-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Results, Round 1\nQualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 76], "content_span": [77, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151587-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals\nQualification: First 2 in each heat (Q)  and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 79], "content_span": [80, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151588-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's discus throw\nThe women's discus throw at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 19 and 21 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151588-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's discus throw, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 63.85 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 84], "content_span": [85, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151589-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's hammer throw\nThe final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Saturday August 22, 1998. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier, on Friday August 21, with the mark set at 61.50 metres. It was the first time in history that women competed in the hammer throw at the European Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151590-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's heptathlon\nThe Women's heptathlon competition at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Friday August 21 and Saturday August 22, 1998. The event was one of the permit meetings of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151591-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's high jump\nThe women's high jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 20 and 23 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151591-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's high jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 1.93 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 81], "content_span": [82, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151592-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's javelin throw\nThe Women's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships was held on Wednesday August 19, 1998, in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes. The qualification round was staged on Tuesday August 18, with the mark set at 61.00 metres. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151593-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's long jump\nThe women's long jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 21 and 22 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151593-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's long jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 6.65 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 81], "content_span": [82, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151594-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's marathon\nThese are the official results of the Women's Marathon competition at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The race was held on Sunday August 23, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151595-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's pole vault\nThe women's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18 and 21 August. The event was for the first time inducted into the European Outdoor Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151595-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's pole vault, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 4.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 82], "content_span": [83, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151596-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's shot put\nThe women's shot put at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 18 and 20 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151596-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's shot put, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 18.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 80], "content_span": [81, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151597-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's triple jump\nThe women's triple jump at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the N\u00e9pstadion on 19 and 20 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151597-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Championships \u2013 Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualification Performance 14.20 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 83], "content_span": [84, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151598-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships\nThe 25th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 27 February to Sunday, 1 March 1998 at the Palace of Luis Puig, Valencia, Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151599-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres\nThe men's 1500 metres event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27\u201328 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151599-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 80], "content_span": [81, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151600-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres\nThe men's 200 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 28 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151600-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 79], "content_span": [80, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151600-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 84], "content_span": [85, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151601-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 3000 metres\nThe men's 3000 metres event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151601-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 3000 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 80], "content_span": [81, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151602-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres\nThe men's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151602-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 79], "content_span": [80, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151602-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 84], "content_span": [85, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151603-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres\nThe men's 60 metres event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 27\u201328 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151603-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 78], "content_span": [79, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151603-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 4 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 83], "content_span": [84, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151604-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres hurdles\nThe men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151604-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats\nFirst 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 86], "content_span": [87, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151604-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 4 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 91], "content_span": [92, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151605-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres\nThe men's 800 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151605-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 79], "content_span": [80, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151605-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 84], "content_span": [85, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151606-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's heptathlon\nThe men's heptathlon event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151607-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's high jump\nThe men's high jump event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151607-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's high jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification performance: 2.24 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 86], "content_span": [87, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151608-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's long jump\nThe men's long jump event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27\u201328 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151608-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's long jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification performance: 7.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 86], "content_span": [87, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151609-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's pole vault\nThe men's pole vault event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151609-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification\nQualification Performance: 5.65 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 87], "content_span": [88, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151610-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's shot put\nThe men's shot put event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151611-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's triple jump\nThe men's triple jump event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151611-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's triple jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification performance: 16.90 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 88], "content_span": [89, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151612-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres\nThe women's 1500 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27\u201328 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151612-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 82], "content_span": [83, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151613-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres\nThe women's 200 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 28 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151613-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 81], "content_span": [82, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151613-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 86], "content_span": [87, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151614-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 3000 metres\nThe women's 3000 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151615-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres\nThe women's 400 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 28 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151615-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats\nThe winner of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 81], "content_span": [82, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151616-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres\nThe women's 60 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held 27\u201328 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151616-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 80], "content_span": [81, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151616-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 4 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 85], "content_span": [86, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151617-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres hurdles\nThe women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151617-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats\nFirst 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [74, 88], "content_span": [89, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151618-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres\nThe women's 800 metres event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151618-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 81], "content_span": [82, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151618-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 86], "content_span": [87, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151619-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's high jump\nThe women's high jump event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151620-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's long jump\nThe women's long jump event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151621-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's pentathlon\nThe women's pentathlon event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151622-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's pole vault\nThe women's pole vault event  at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February\u20131 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151622-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's pole vault, Results, Qualification\nQualification Performance: 4.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 89], "content_span": [90, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151623-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's shot put\nThe women's shot put event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 28 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151624-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's triple jump\nThe women's triple jump event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27\u201328 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151624-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification\nQualification performance: 14.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 90], "content_span": [91, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151625-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Badminton Championships\nThe 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 18  and 25 April 1998, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151625-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Badminton Championships, Venue\nThe competition was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151626-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Beach Volleyball Championships\nThe 1998 European Beach Volleyball Championships were held from August 24 to August 27, 1998, on the island of Rhodes in Greece. It was the sixth official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the fifth time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151627-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Canoe Slalom Championships\nThe 1998 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic from 18 to 23 August 1998 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 2nd edition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151628-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Challenge Cup Final\nThe 1998 European Challenge Cup Final was the final match of the 1997\u201398 European Challenge Cup, the second season of Europe's second tier club rugby union competition. The match was played on 2 February 1998 at Les Sept Deniers in Toulouse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151628-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Challenge Cup Final\nThe match was contested by Colomiers and SU Agen, who are both from France. Colomiers won the match 43\u20135; scoring 7 tries including a double from flanker Bernard de Giusti. They did concede 1 try, scored by second rower Christophe Porcu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151629-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Community Championships\nThe 1998 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Antwerp, Belgium, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 16 February to 22 February 1998. Fifth-seeded Greg Rusedski won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151630-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Community Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts in Antwerp, Belgium, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament and was held 16\u201322 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151630-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Community Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 54], "content_span": [55, 176]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00151631-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Community Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 54], "content_span": [55, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151632-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Cross Country Championships\nThe 5th European Cross Country Championships were held at Ferrara in Italy on 13 December 1998. Serhiy Lebid took the title in the men's competition and Paula Radcliffe won the women's race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151633-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Cup (athletics)\nThe 1998 European Cup was the 19th edition of the European Cup of athletics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151633-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Cup (athletics)\nThe Super League Finals were held in St. Petersburg, Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151634-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Curling Championships\nThe 1998 European Curling Championships were held in Flims, Switzerland December 5-12.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151635-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Fencing Championships\nThe 1998 European Fencing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151636-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Milan, Italy. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151637-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Judo Championships\nThe 1998 European Judo Championships were the 9th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Oviedo, Spain from 16 May to 17 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151638-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Karate Championships\nThe 1998 European Karate Championships, the 33rd edition, was held  in Belgrade, Serbia from May 8 to 10, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151639-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Korfball Championship\nThe 1998 European Korfball Championship was held in Estoril (Portugal) with 8 national teams in competition, from 16\u201319 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151640-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Marathon Cup\nThe 1998 European Marathon Cup was the 6th edition of the European Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Budapest, Hungary, inside of the 1998 European Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151641-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships\nThe 23rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 30 April to 3 May 1998. This event was for male gymnasts in both senior and junior levels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151642-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Men's Handball Championship\nThe 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament and held in Italy from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Germany finished third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151642-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Men's Handball Championship, Qualification\nNote: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 56], "content_span": [57, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151643-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Promotion Cup for Men\nThe 1998 European Promotion Cup for Men was the 6th edition of this tournament. It was hosted in Gibraltar and Andorra won its first title ever.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151644-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Promotion Cup for Women\nThe 1998 European Promotion Cup for Women was the fifth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Women, today known as FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. The tournament took place in Oberpullendorf, Austria, from 16 to 20 June 1998. Austria women's national basketball team won the tournament for the third time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151644-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Promotion Cup for Women, First round\nIn the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th\u20138th place playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 50], "content_span": [51, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151645-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Race Walking Cup\nThe 1998 European Race Walking Cup was held in Dudince, Slovakia, on 25 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151645-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Race Walking Cup\nComplete results were published. Medal winners were published on the Athletics Weekly website,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151645-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Race Walking Cup, Participation\nThe participation of 208 athletes (145 men/63 women) from 28 countries is reported.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 45], "content_span": [46, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151646-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Road Championships\nThe 1998 European Road Championships were held in Uppsala, Sweden, in August 1998. Regulated by the European Cycling Union. The event consisted of a road race and time trial for under-23 women and under-23 men.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151647-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Seniors Tour\nThe 1998 European Seniors Tour was the 7th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151647-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results\nThe numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151647-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results\nFor the tour schedule on the European Senior Tour's website, including links to full results, click .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151647-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 European Seniors Tour, Leading money winners\nThere is a complete list on the official site .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151648-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships\nThe second edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships was held in Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England, from 11 to 13 December 1998. A total number of 355 swimmers from 34 nations competed in these championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151649-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre freestyle\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 100 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151650-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre individual medley\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 100 metres Individual Medley event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 85], "section_span": [85, 85], "content_span": [86, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151651-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre butterfly\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 200 metres Butterfly event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151652-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre freestyle\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200\u00a0metres freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Saturday, 12 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151653-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre individual medley\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Saturday 12 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 85], "section_span": [85, 85], "content_span": [86, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151654-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metre freestyle\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 400 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151655-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 50 metre backstroke\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 50 metres Backstroke event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151656-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 50 metre breaststroke\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Men's 50 metres Breaststroke event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [79, 79], "content_span": [80, 311]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00151658-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre breaststroke\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 100 metres Breaststroke event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 82], "section_span": [82, 82], "content_span": [83, 317]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00151662-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metre freestyle\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 400 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Saturday 12 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [79, 79], "content_span": [80, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151663-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metre individual medley\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 400 metres Individual Medley event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 87], "section_span": [87, 87], "content_span": [88, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151664-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 50 metre butterfly\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 50 metres Butterfly event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 78], "section_span": [78, 78], "content_span": [79, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151665-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 50 metre freestyle\nThe finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 50 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Saturday 12 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 78], "section_span": [78, 78], "content_span": [79, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151666-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metre freestyle\nThe qualifying heats of the Women's 800 metres Freestyle event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England. The heats resulted in declared winners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [79, 79], "content_span": [80, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151667-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships\nThe 1998 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 23 and 25 January 1998 in Budapest, Hungary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151668-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Shotgun Championships\nThe 1998 European Shooting Championships was the 44th edition (included of the European Shooting Championships), of the global shotgun competition, European Shotgun Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151669-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup\nIn 1998 UEM (European Motyorcycle Union) launches new competition - European Speedway Club Champions' Cup open for European countries. Apart lack entries from leading nations Britain, Denmark and Sweden, 14 countries typed their clubs champions for competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151669-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Group C\nDue to lack of an organiser for the scheduled Group C event, Bulgaria and France were scrapped with Ukraine going to group B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151669-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Group A\nM - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance \u2022 T - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022 X - other exclusion \u2022 E - retired or mechanical failure \u2022 F - fell", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151669-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Final\nM - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance \u2022 T - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022 X - other exclusion \u2022 E - retired or mechanical failure \u2022 F - fell", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151670-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Tour\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Wjemather (talk | contribs) at 16:09, 17 June 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151670-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Tour\nThe 1998 European Tour was the 27th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151670-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 European Tour\nThe Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the sixth year in succession.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151670-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 European Tour, Schedule\nThe table below shows the 1998 European Tour schedule which was made up of 33 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting \"Approved Special Events\". The schedule also included the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and PGA Championship for the first time, although winnings did not count towards the Order of Merit. There were several other changes from the previous season with the addition of the Qatar Masters, the return of the Belgian Open, and the loss of the Dimension Data Pro- Am.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151670-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 European Tour, Schedule\nIn March, the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open was cancelled in the wake of severe floods across the country in July 1997; it was later replaced on the schedule by the German Open. In July, the tour announced the cancellation of the Oki Pro- Am.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151670-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 European Tour, Order of Merit\nThe PGA European Tour's money list was known as the \"Volvo Order of Merit\". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151671-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Weightlifting Championships\nThe 1998 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Riesa, Germany in April 1998. It was the 77th edition of the European Weightlifting Championships. There were a total number of 144 competing athletes from 29 nations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151672-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships\nThe 22nd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 30 April to 3 May 1998 in Saint Petersburg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151673-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Women's Handball Championship\nThe 1998 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Netherlands from 11\u201320 December. It was won by Norway after beating Denmark 24\u201316 in the final match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151673-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 European Women's Handball Championship, Qualification\nNote: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 58], "content_span": [59, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151674-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Women's Handball Championship squads\nThis article lists the squads and players who competed in the 1998 European Women's Handball Championship played in Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151675-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 European Wrestling Championships\nThe 1998 European Wrestling Championships were held in the Greco-Romane style in Minsk 7 \u2013 10 May 1998;   the men's and  the women's  Freestyle style in Bratislava  23 \u2013 25 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield\nThe 1998 Football Association Charity Shield (also known as The AXA FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 76th FA Charity Shield, an annual English football match organised by The Football Association and played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It was contested on 9 August 1998 by Arsenal \u2013 who won a league and FA Cup double the previous season \u2013 and Manchester United \u2013 who finished as runners-up in the league. Watched by a crowd of 67,342 at Wembley Stadium in London, Arsenal won the match 3\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield\nThis was Manchester United's 18th Charity Shield appearance to Arsenal's 14th. Manchester United began the game more strongly, but Arsenal took the lead when Marc Overmars scored 11 minutes before half-time. They extended their lead in the second half, as Overmars and Nicolas Anelka found Christopher Wreh, who put the ball into an empty net at the second attempt. In the 72nd minute, Arsenal scored a third goal, when Anelka got around Jaap Stam in the penalty box and shot the ball past goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield\nArsenal's victory marked Manchester United's first Shield defeat in 13 years. The teams later faced each other in the FA Cup semi-final, which was won by Manchester United in a replay. Manchester United finished the league season one point ahead of Arsenal and went on to win the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, thereby completing a treble of trophies in the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Background\nFounded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of The Football League and the Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. In 1921, it was contested by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Background\nArsenal qualified for the 1998 FA Charity Shield as winners of both the 1997\u201398 FA Premier League and the 1997\u201398 FA Cup. Although they were 12 points behind league leaders Manchester United by the end of February 1998, a nine-match winning streak, culminating in a 4\u20130 win over Everton on 3 May 1998, ensured Arsenal won the title. Arsenal then beat Newcastle United 2\u20130 in the 1998 FA Cup Final to complete the domestic double. Given they won both honours, the other Charity Shield place went to league runners-up Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Background\nThe most recent meeting between the two teams was in the Premier League on 14 March 1998, when a second-half goal by Marc Overmars gave Arsenal a 1\u20130 win at Old Trafford, the second of Arsenal's nine wins in a row. Arsenal were the only team in the 1997\u201398 league to beat United home and away; the corresponding home fixture on 9 November 1997 ended 3\u20132. Arsenal manager Ars\u00e8ne Wenger acknowledged the Shield game was the \"only opportunity to play our first-team men together against top-class opposition\" before their league campaign commenced the following week. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was preoccupied with the team's match against \u0141KS \u0141\u00f3d\u017a in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League three days later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 772]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Background\nThe match was officially referred to as \"The AXA FA Charity Shield\" as part of a sponsorship deal between The Football Association and French insurance group AXA, agreed in July 1998. The deal also saw the FA Cup referred to as \"The AXA Sponsored FA Cup\" for its four-year duration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Venue\nThe match was played at Wembley Stadium, which first hosted the Shield in 1974.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Team selection\nManchester United winger Jesper Blomqvist, who had signed from Parma just under three weeks earlier, was ruled out with an ankle injury, but Roy Keane was fit enough to start his first competitive match since rupturing his cruciate ligaments 11 months previously. Defender Jaap Stam, who signed for United in July 1998, made his competitive debut for the club, partnering centre-back Ronny Johnsen. For Arsenal, new signing Nelson Vivas began the match on the substitutes' bench, in spite of being expected to make his full debut, while Dennis Bergkamp started alongside Nicolas Anelka up front.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 45], "content_span": [46, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Team selection\nArsenal employed a traditional 4\u20134\u20132 formation: a four-man defence (comprising two centre-backs and left and right full-backs), four midfielders (two in the centre, and one on each wing) and two centre-forwards. Manchester United organised themselves slightly differently, and lined up in a 4\u20134\u20131\u20131 formation with Paul Scholes playing ahead of the midfield in a supporting role behind the main striker, Andy Cole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 45], "content_span": [46, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary\nIn pitch-side temperatures of 30\u00a0\u00b0C (86\u00a0\u00b0F),  Manchester United enjoyed their best spell of the match early on, while Arsenal's pair Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit got used to the flow of the game. United fashioned their first chance through David Beckham, who was booed throughout the match on account of many fans blaming him for England's elimination from the 1998 FIFA World Cup. His pass eventually met Scholes, whose attempt forced Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman to clear. In spite of United's promising start, it was Arsenal who scored the opening goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary\nVieira played the ball down the right side of the penalty area in the direction of Bergkamp and Anelka. Bergkamp got there first and back-heeled the ball to Anelka, but the Frenchman was unable to take control; however, he was able to put pressure on Johnsen in the Manchester United defence and blocked the Norwegian's attempted clearance. The ball ran across the edge of the penalty area to Overmars, who lashed it right-footed past Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel into the net. A shot by Keane from 25 yards (23\u00a0m) prompted a save from Seaman in the 42nd minute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary\nArsenal began dominating in the second half, and increased their lead after 57 minutes. From the left wing, Overmars used his pace to get the better of Gary Neville and passed the ball to Anelka, who turned and passed to an unmarked Christopher Wreh. Schmeichel blocked the Liberian's initial shot with his feet, but he was unable to stop the second attempt, which Wreh celebrated acrobatically. Despite the setback, United continued to press Arsenal; defender Martin Keown almost put the ball into his own goal from Ryan Giggs's corner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary\nBoth teams made mass substitutions in the final third of the game, notably Teddy Sheringham and Lu\u00eds Boa Morte coming on for Cole \u2013 who rarely threatened \u2013 and Petit, respectively. Arsenal scored their third in the 72nd minute \u2013 Parlour's pass found Anelka, who got around Stam and shot the ball past Schmeichel from a narrow angle, inside the goalkeeper's near post. Near the end, Sheringham wasted a goal-scoring opportunity, shooting wide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Post-match\nThe result marked Manchester United's first defeat in the Charity Shield since 1985, during which time they had appeared in the competition five times, and the ninth time Arsenal had won it. Arsenal became the first southern club to win the Shield outright since Tottenham Hotspur in 1962. Wenger described the scoreline as \"unexpected\" and cited the first goal as crucial in the match, given the weather conditions. He was content with how his international players, who had been at the World Cup, coped with the game's physicality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Post-match\nFerguson admitted his team had been beaten by the better side and agreed with Wenger that the first goal was important. He was pleased that Keane got through the match after 11 months out of action and was confident his team would fare better against \u0141KS \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, the following Wednesday. Schmeichel felt the upcoming Champions League qualifier was more important than the Charity Shield game, which he considered as a pre-season match. Ferguson anticipated another challenge from Arsenal in the league: \"I think you could make a strong case for four teams to challenge for the Premiership but I think Arsenal pose the biggest threat.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Post-match\nThree days after the Charity Shield match, United beat \u0141KS \u0141\u00f3d\u017a 2\u20130 and qualified for the Champions League group stage following a goalless match a fortnight later. Arsenal had the upper hand in their two league meetings with United during the season, winning 3\u20130 at Highbury in September 1998, before a 1\u20131 draw at Old Trafford in February 1999. The two teams went into the final day of the 1998\u201399 FA Premier League vying for the title, but United's 2\u20131 win against Tottenham meant they finished one point above Arsenal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151676-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Charity Shield, Post-match\nThe two sides met twice more that season in the FA Cup semi-final, which was settled in a replay after the original match finished goalless. Manchester United won in extra time \u2013 the winning goal scored by Giggs. United then went on to defeat Newcastle United 2\u20130 in the 1999 FA Cup Final. Whereas Arsenal failed to progress past the group stage of the Champions League, Manchester United went on to reach the final, where they beat Bayern Munich to win the competition for the second time. Ferguson's team therefore completed a treble of trophies in one season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final\nThe 1998 FA Cup Final was a football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United on 16 May 1998 at the old Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1997\u201398 FA Cup, the 117th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the FA Cup. Six-time winners Arsenal were appearing in their thirteenth final, whereas Newcastle United, having also won the competition six times, appeared in their eleventh final. It was the third time both teams faced each other in a FA Cup final; Newcastle won the previous two encounters in 1932 and 1952.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final\nEach team had progressed through five rounds to reach the final. Arsenal's victories were close affairs and the team required three replays, two of which ended in penalty shootouts. Newcastle's progress was more comfortable by comparison and needed only one replay in the fourth round, against Stevenage Borough. Arsenal entered the match as favourites; a fortnight prior the club won the Premier League and aimed to complete the club's second league and cup double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final\nWatched by a stadium crowd of 79,183 and a British television audience of more than seven million, Arsenal took a first half lead through Marc Overmars. Newcastle's performance improved in the second half, and striker Alan Shearer almost equalised when his shot hit the inside of David Seaman's post. Moments later the league champions extended their lead when Nicolas Anelka was put through to score. Arsenal's victory was heralded by the English press, and the club capped off its memorable season with an open-top bus parade. It was Ars\u00e8ne Wenger's first FA Cup triumph as a coach; he went on to win six more finals in a 22-year spell at the club to become the competition's most successful manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nThe FA Cup is English football's primary cup competition. Clubs in the Premier League enter the FA Cup in the third round and are drawn randomly out of a hat with the remaining clubs. If a match is drawn, a replay comes into force, ordinarily at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. As with league fixtures, FA Cup matches are subject to change in the event of games being selected for television coverage and this often can be influenced by clashes with other competitions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal\nArsenal entered the competition in the third round, and their opening match was against First Division club Port Vale at Highbury. It ended a goalless draw and the match was replayed at Vale Park. Neither side managed to find a winning goal after normal and extra time, meaning the tie headed into a penalty shoot-out. Arsenal won out 4\u20133; Allen Tankard missed the decisive penalty kick for Port Vale. In the fourth round, Arsenal played Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 46], "content_span": [47, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal\nThe visitors began strongly as Marc Overmars scored the opener inside 68 seconds, and his teammate Ray Parlour added a second to give Arsenal a commanding lead going into the interval. Although Paul Merson scored in the second half for Middlesbrough and they pushed for an equaliser, Arsenal held out for a 2\u20131 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 46], "content_span": [47, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal\nIn the fifth round Arsenal faced Crystal Palace at home, but once again had to settle for a replay as the team were held to a draw. Arsenal fielded a makeshift side at Selhurst Park, but goals from Nicolas Anelka and Dennis Bergkamp ensured progress into the next round. Against West Ham United in the quarter-finals, Arsenal went a goal behind as Frank Lampard's corner kick was converted into the goal net by Ian Pearce. Although Bergkamp equalised from the penalty spot, West Ham defended well enough to force a replay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 46], "content_span": [47, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Arsenal\nAt Upton Park, Bergkamp was sent off in the first half for elbowing West Ham captain Steve Lomas in the face. Anelka put Arsenal in front, but John Hartson equalised for the hosts late on. The tie was eventually settled on penalties, which ended 4\u20133 in Arsenal's favour. A goal by Christopher Wreh against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-final was enough for Arsenal to win the match and reach the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 46], "content_span": [47, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Newcastle United\nNewcastle's FA Cup campaign began in the third round against fellow league side Everton. The only goal of the match came in the second half; John Beresford's right-wing cross beat the Everton defence and allowed John Barnes to hook the ball back from beyond the far post. Ian Rush forced the ball over the line, and in the process set a new goalscoring record \u2013 scoring 43 goals in the competition. Newcastle were drawn away to non-league Stevenage Borough in the fourth round. Alan Shearer on his return scored inside the first three minutes; he headed the ball into the net after good play from Keith Gillespie. Giuliano Grazioli equalised for the home side and they held on for a replay at St James' Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 55], "content_span": [56, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Newcastle United\nIn the rematch, Shearer scored both goals against Stevenage Borough. His manager Kenny Dalglish was irritated at the lack of courtesy his opponents had shown, and said afterwards: \"Off the pitch they have a lot to learn about manners. If they were a Premier League club they would probably have been done for bringing the game into disrepute.\" A 1\u20130 win in the fifth round at home to Tranmere Rovers was followed by a quarter-final draw against Barnsley, who had knocked out competition favourites Manchester United. Newcastle advanced to the semi-finals after a 3\u20131 win and at Old Trafford, Shearer scored the winner against Sheffield United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 55], "content_span": [56, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match\nArsenal were appearing in the final of the FA Cup for the first time since 1993. They had won the cup on six separate occasions (in 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979 and 1993) and lost the showpiece final by the same amount. Newcastle in contrast were making their first Cup final appearance in 24 years. The club had won six FA Cups, and came runners-up five times, most recently against Liverpool in 1974.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match\nThe 1998 final marked the third meeting between Arsenal and Newcastle United in Cup final history. Newcastle were victorious on both occasions: the first match in 1932 ended 2\u20131 in their favour, while the second, staged twenty years later, was a much tighter affair and George Robledo's goal settled the game. The recent head-to-head record between the clubs was vastly different. In Dalglish's first full season at Newcastle, his team struggled for consistency and spent much of the Premier League campaign hovering in mid-table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match\nThey lost both matches against Arsenal, 1\u20130 at home in December 1997 and 3\u20130 away in April 1998. It marked a turnaround in fortune as Newcastle for the past two seasons had competed intensely with Manchester United for the league title. Arsenal on the other hand hit their stride in the final months of the season. The team, managed by Ars\u00e8ne Wenger, had made up a sizable gap on Manchester United to win the title. In doing so, Wenger became the first non-British manager to win the league championship in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match\nArsenal were favourites to win the FA Cup, and on course to complete a \"unlikely\" double. The fitness of Bergkamp, who was instrumental in Arsenal's successful season, was a major story in the days leading up to the final. The striker had limped out of their game against Derby County in late April, and after it emerged he pulled his hamstring Bergkamp was ruled out for the remainder of Arsenal's league campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match\nWenger revealed two days before the final that Bergkamp had resumed training and \"medically he looked all right\", but the player received a further setback when he suffered a reaction to his hamstring. He ruled himself out of the match and told reporters: \"I'm very disappointed. As a little boy in Holland I always watched the FA Cup final. And I used to dream about playing in it myself one day.\" Ian Wright was listed as Bergkamp's probable replacement to partner Anelka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match\nNewcastle had their own issues surrounding Shearer. The England international was involved in a tangle with Leicester City player Neil Lennon during a league match, which went unnoticed by the referee. Television cameras showed Shearer kicking Lennon in the face, something he denied was premeditated. He was charged with misconduct, but escaped a ban from the FA's disciplinary panel. Shearer's teammate Rob Lee felt the striker was in the right shape of mind to face Arsenal, saying: \"He's too strong a person to have let that affect him, even if it hadn't been sorted.\" Dalglish talked before the game of Newcastle's disappointing league campaign and questioned \"why we couldn't translate our Cup results into the league\". He dismissed talk of Newcastle having an \"easy run\" in the competition, saying \"It's not our fault if our opponents beat teams who were favourites to go through.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 917]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Pre-match\nContinuing a tradition which began in the 1970s, the finalists each released a song as part of the buildup to the final. The Arsenal squad recorded a cover of Donna Summer's \"Hot Stuff\" with proceeds going to the Arsenal Charitable Trust, while Newcastle enlisted celebrity supporter Sting to write \"Black and White Army (Bringing the Pride Back Home)\". Arsenal's song spent seven weeks in the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number nine. Royalty was present at Wembley on the day of the final; Prince Edward, Duke of Kent was on hand to perform various duties alongside his wife Katharine, Duchess of Kent. Players from both sides were adorned in Hugo Boss suits for their customary pre-match walk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 727]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nWenger selected Wreh to lead Arsenal's attack, and left Wright on the substitutes\u2019 bench. The Liberian striker partnered Anelka in a front two, and they were supported by wide midfielders Overmars and Parlour. Dalglish named Alessandro Pistone in the starting eleven to play as right back; commentator John Motson suggested the defender's role was to nullify Overmars. Temuri Ketsbaia was picked ahead of Andreas Andersson and John Barnes started the game on the bench. Rush did not make the 16-man squad for Newcastle, as he failed to recover from injury. Both clubs were set  up in a traditional  4\u20134\u20132 system: a four-man defence (comprising two centre-backs and left and right full-backs), four midfielders (two in the centre, and one on each wing) and two centre-forwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 810]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nNewcastle kicked-off the final on a warm Saturday afternoon and quickly set about testing Arsenal by aiming long balls in their half. Arsenal won many of the aerial duels and broke quickly once they had possession. Parlour chased after a long ball by Dixon from the right, but Howey impeded the midfielder and put the ball out for a corner. It came to nothing as the whistle was blown once Adams's climbed above his opponent. Newcastle's first attempt on goal was created by Ketsbaia, who won the ball near the centre of the pitch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0015-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nHe shifted it onto his left foot, but his shot from about 20 yards (18\u00a0m) bobbled past Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman's left-hand post. Arsenal's first real chance was a move which began from the backline. Vieira found Parlour who kicked the ball towards Dixon. The Arsenal right-back saw Parlour making a dart forward into the opposition's penalty area and returned the ball to the midfielder. Parlour's cross from the right was met by Anelka in the box, but the striker headed the ball over the post. Arsenal took the lead minutes later through Overmars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0015-0002", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nA through-ball by Emmanuel Petit had found the charging winger and he resisted the challenge of Pistone to prod the ball through the legs of the onrushing goalkeeper Shay Given. It was Overmars' 16th goal of the campaign, his most prolific season as a professional footballer. Newcastle struggled to breach Arsenal's stable defence for the remainder of the first half; Ketsbaia saw his curling shot on target but comfortably caught by Seaman. Overmars, a constant threat in the match, crossed the ball towards Parlour in the penalty area, but with room to shoot the midfielder skied it over. Newcastle appealed for a penalty deep into added time after Adams jumped over Shearer while looking to clear the ball, but the referee immediately turned it down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 788]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nIn the second half, Newcastle began more adventurously and forced Arsenal into moving the ball at a higher tempo. From a free-kick awarded near the left channel, Lee crossed the ball and up rose Nikos Dabizas, whose header hit the bar. Newcastle were presented with another opportunity to equalise after Arsenal defender Martin Keown slipped on the ball. Shearer pounced, but his left-foot shot hit the foot of the post, and rebounded back out. Newcastle were punished for poor finishing in the 69th minute as Anelka scored for Arsenal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0016-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nParlour lifted the ball through to the teenage striker who controlled it with his chest. He raced past his marker Dabizas, and steered the ball into the bottom left-hand corner. Newcastle responded by bringing on Andersson, an extra forward, in place of Pearce but the change in personnel made no difference to the outcome. Parlour, later awarded man of the match, nearly scored a third for Arsenal, but his effort hit the side netting. As the whistle blew for full-time, Wenger hugged his assistant Pat Rice in the dugout before joining his players on the field for celebrations. Sportingly, the Newcastle fans applauded the Arsenal team as they made their way up the Wembley steps to collect the trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nArsenal's win had sealed a league and cup double and Wenger, the club's manager, described it as \"the greatest moment of my sporting life.\" Speaking to the media, he complimented his team for their performance and said of the season: \"We kept getting better and so has the mixture between the foreign and English players.\" Wenger reserved praise for the goalscorers Overmars (\"a world-class player\") and Anelka (\"Nicolas is very young. But you saw in the second half today what he can do\"), and felt the turning point in the match was Shearer's shot hitting the post.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0017-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nHe sympathised with Newcastle, as did his captain, Adams who said afterwards: \"The team and their fans did everything they could out there, but it was our day. It capped a fantastic season for us and was a day we'll never forget.\" Overmars called winning the FA Cup, \"...the biggest thing that you can dream of. I'd say it's the same as winning the European Cup\", while Dixon, a long-serving member of the team, added Arsenal's achievement had \"...surpasse[d] anything that we've done in the past.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nDalglish congratulated Arsenal on completing the double, as well as both sets of supporters: \"I think it's the first time I've come to Wembley and seen both sets of fans applauding the winning side.\" He felt Newcastle's performance improved in the second half \u2013 \"...our players seemed to have more belief in themselves\", though concluded despite the efforts it \"just wasn't to be.\" Pearce agreed with his manager that Arsenal deserved the win and told reporters: \"We failed to deliver and our magnificent fans deserved better. We'll have to come back stronger next season.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nRob Hughes' assessment of Arsenal's manager in The Times, 18 May 1998", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nJournalists and pundits reviewing the final unanimously agreed that Arsenal were deserved winners. Ian Ridley wrote in The Independent on Sunday of 17 May 1998: \"Where Arsenal played legato, Newcastle were staccato in their passing and though they enjoyed a purple patch after raising the tempo in the second half, twice hitting the goal frame, they were largely limp opposition.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0020-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nThe Guardian football correspondent David Lacey was in awe of the double winners' performance, writing \"There have been more distinguished Wembley triumphs but it is hard to remember a final being won with the sheet pace of Arsenal's victory over Newcastle on Saturday.\" Paul Wilson of The Observer believed in comparison to their title charge it was \"lukewarm stuff\", while The Sunday Times match reporter Joe Lovejoy felt the London club had got the better of Newcastle in what was a \"pretty ordinary game\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0020-0002", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nLovejoy did however credit the Newcastle support \u2013 \"The Toon Army won the decibel count, which was no surprise.\" David Pleat wrote in his analysis column for The Sunday Times that key to Arsenal's victory was winning the midfield battle. He singled the \"prodigious\" Parlour out for praise, writing \"nobody did more efficient work than the man rejuvenated at Arsenal.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nThe match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom by both ITV and Sky Sports; the former provided the free-to-air coverage and Sky Sports 2 was the pay-TV alternative. Highlights were also shown on Match of the Day that evening on BBC One. ITV held the majority of the viewership, with an overnight audience of 7.8 million viewers (65% viewing share), whereas 900,000 watched on Sky. The terrestrial figure was the lowest in Cup final history in more than a decade, which ITV attributed to the May heatwave.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nA day after the win Arsenal paraded both trophies on an open-top bus, heading towards Islington Town Hall for a civic reception. The club's victory set up a Charity Shield match against Manchester United, the league runners-up, in August 1998. As cup winners, Arsenal would have ordinarily been awarded a spot in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but as the club qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position the place was passed to finalists Newcastle United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy\nArsenal were unable to retain the FA Cup the following season as the team fell to Manchester United at the semi-final stage. It was not until 2001 that they appeared in another Cup final, where Michael Owen scored twice at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium to hand Liverpool the trophy. Arsenal regrouped the following year, starting a run of three FA Cup wins in four years. By 2015, Wenger had led Arsenal to a record-breaking 13th FA Cup and victory against Chelsea in 2017 earnt him the accolade of being the most successful manager in the competition's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy\nThe 1998 Cup final was the climax to an eventful season for Wenger, who became the first manager born outside of the British Isles to complete the double. As well as revitalising the club, his style of management was heralded as revolutionary. Rob Hughes in his Times column of 18 May 1998 credited the Arsenal manager for demonstrating \"what there is to learn from overseas\", and for blending players of different ages and cultural backgrounds into a successful squad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0024-0001", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy\nThe 1998 double-winning team is regarded as one of English football's finest; former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs later described them as one of his toughest opponents: \"They just had a bit of everything really. Quality with Bergkamp, pace with Anelka and Overmars, the experience of the back four, and then the toughness of Vieira and Petit in midfield.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151677-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Cup Final, Aftermath and legacy\nFor Newcastle, success was hard to come by. In August 1998, just two matches into the Premier League season, Dalglish was dismissed, replaced by former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit. Although the team reached another FA Cup final in 1999, they were again losing finalists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151678-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Trophy Final\nThe 1998 FA Trophy Final was the 29th final of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for levels 5\u20138 of the English football league system. It was contested by Cheltenham Town and Southport on 17 May 1998 at Wembley, London.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151678-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FA Trophy Final\nCheltenham Town won the match 1\u20130 to win the first major silverware in the club's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151679-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FAI 1000\nThe 1998 FAI 1000 Classic was the second running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 the previous year. It was the 41st race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island. 1998 was the 36th year in which a touring car endurance race had been held at the Mount Panorama Circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151679-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FAI 1000\nThe event, which was contested by V8 Supercars, was held on 15 November 1998 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151679-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FAI 1000, Results, Top 10 shootout\n* Mark Skaife became the first driver to lap a touring car around the 6.213\u00a0km (3.861\u00a0mi) Mount Panorama Circuit in under 2 minutes and 10 seconds. Skaife qualified his Holden Racing Team VT Commodore in 2:09.8945. His time was 2.93 seconds faster than his own time set in the twin-turbo, 4WD Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R in 1991, the fastest Group A time on The Mountain, and 3.96 seconds faster than George Fury's, Group C time in 1984 in a Nissan Bluebird Turbo on the old 6.172\u00a0km (3.835\u00a0mi) (pre-Caltex Chase) circuit. * Greg Murphy did not take part in the Top 10 shootout after badly damaging his car in a crash during Friday practice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 39], "content_span": [40, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151680-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FEI World Equestrian Games\nThe 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Rome, Italy from October 1 to October 11, 1998. They were the 3rd edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151681-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup\nThe 1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup season was the 6th season of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. Jean-Louis Schlesser was the drivers' champion driving his own buggy. Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers' cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151681-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, Drivers' Championship\nThe best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151681-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, Manufacturers' Championship\nIn order to be featured in the final classification of the Cup, a manufacturer must enter at least 5 events. Only Group T1 and T2 cars are eligible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 67], "content_span": [68, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151681-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, Manufacturers' Championship\nThe best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 67], "content_span": [68, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151682-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km\nThe 1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500\u00a0km was the eighth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the A1-Ring, Austria, on September 20, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151682-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 43], "content_span": [44, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151683-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Budapest 500km\nThe 1998 FIA GT Budapest 500\u00a0km was the fifth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Hungaroring, Hungary, on July 19, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151683-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Budapest 500km\nDue to a large accident on the first lap, the race was red flagged. The initial start was nullified and the race was restarted, running for its full original distance. Four cars which were damaged in the initial accident did not take the restart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151683-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Budapest 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 44], "content_span": [45, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151684-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Championship\nThe 1998 FIA GT Championship was the second season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the St\u00e9phane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations, GT1 and GT2, and awarded driver and team championships in each category. The season began on 12 April 1998 and ended on 25 October 1998 after ten rounds, visiting Europe, Japan, and the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151684-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Championship\nThe GT1 championships were won by Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta of repeat champions AMG Mercedes, while the GT2 title was awarded to Olivier Beretta and Pedro Lamy of Viper Team Oreca. Following the season, the GT1 category was eliminated from the FIA GT Championship due to a lack of entries for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151684-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Championship, Schedule\nAll races were shortened to a 500\u00a0km (310\u00a0mi) distance with the exception of Suzuka. Oschersleben replaced the N\u00fcrburgring as the second German round of the series, while Hungaroring and Dijon-Prenois replaced Mugello, Spa, and Helskini for the rest of the European calendar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151684-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Championship, Results and standings, Race results\nPoints were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for all cars that finished a race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151685-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Dijon 500km\nThe 1998 FIA GT Dijon 500\u00a0km was the fourth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Dijon-Prenois, France, on July 12, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151685-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Dijon 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151686-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Donington 500km\nThe 1998 FIA GT Donington 500\u00a0km was the seventh round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Donington Park, United Kingdom, on 6 September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151686-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Donington 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151686-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Donington 500km, Official results\n\u2020 \u2013 #70 Marcos Racing International was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have used fuel which did not meet FIA regulations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151686-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Donington 500km, Official results\n\u2021 \u2013 #58 Roock Sportsystem was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have used an illegal amount of turbo boost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151687-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Hockenheim 500km\nThe 1998 FIA GT Hockenheim 500\u00a0km was the third round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Hockenheimring, Germany, on June 28, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151687-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Hockenheim 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151688-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Homestead 500km\nThe 1998 FIA GT Homestead 500\u00a0km was the ninth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida, United States on October 18, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151688-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Homestead 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151689-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Laguna Seca 500km\nThe 1998 Visa Sports Car Championships was the tenth and final round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Laguna Seca Raceway, California, United States on October 25, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151689-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Laguna Seca 500km\nThis race shared the weekend with a Professional SportsCar Racing Championship event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151689-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Laguna Seca 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151690-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km\nThe 1998 Oschersleben 500 was the opening round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany, on April 12, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151690-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151690-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km, Official results\n\u2020 \u2013 #57 Roock Racing was disqualified after failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have an illegal rear wing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151691-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Silverstone 500km\nThe 1998 British Empire Trophy was the second round of the 1998 FIA GT Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on 17 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151691-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIA GT Silverstone 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151692-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup\nThe 1998 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (16th edition), is an international basketball tournament  held in Fes, Morocco from December 4 to 6, 1998. The tournament was contested by 4 clubs in a round robin system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151692-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup\nThe tournament was won by MAS Fez from Morocco, with Gezira SC from Egypt, as the defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151693-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship\nThe 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 11th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Egypt from August 27 to September 3, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151693-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship\nNigeria ended the round-robin tournament with a 5\u20130 unbeaten record to win their fourth title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151693-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship\nBoth winner and runner-up qualified for the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151694-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women\nThe 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women was the 5th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Senegal from August 15 to 22, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151694-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women\nAngola ended the double round-robin tournament with a 6\u20130 unbeaten record to win their first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151695-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship squads\nThis article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 1998 FIBA Africa Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151696-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four\nThe 1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1997\u201398 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151696-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four\nKinder Bologna won its first title, after defeating AEK in the EuroLeague Finals, in the lowest scoring final ever.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151697-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship\nThe 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball  competition held in Bulgaria in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151698-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship\nThe 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1998 European Championship for Men '22 and Under') was the fourth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Trapani, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won their first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151698-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Preliminary round\nThe twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 57], "content_span": [58, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151698-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Final standings\nMilan Dozet, Veselin Petrovi\u0107, Igor Rako\u010devi\u0107, Aleksandar Glinti\u0107, Stevan Na\u0111feji, Jovo Stanojevi\u0107, Marko Jari\u0107, Dragan \u0106erani\u0107, Dejan Milojevi\u0107, Ratko Varda, and Bojan Obradovi\u0107. Head Coach: Goran Bojani\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151699-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship\nThe 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 nations and the matches were played in two venues in Athens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151699-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship\nBecause of the National Basketball Association lockout and unlike in the previous championship, the USA Basketball Association was unable to send a team composed of NBA players, thus causing the American national team roster consisting of professional basketball players playing in Europe and two college players. The tournament was won by FR Yugoslavia, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating Russia in the final 64\u201362.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151699-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship, Competing nations\nGreece and the United States qualified automatically, the firstbecause of its status as host country, and the latter due toearning a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151699-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship, Competing nations\nThe remaining places were secured according to the differentcontinental tournaments held in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151699-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship, Preliminary round\nThe top three teams in each group advance to the second round, into either Group E or F. The fourth place team in each group moves onto the 13th\u201316th classification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151699-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship, Second round\nFirst three teams in each group of the first group phase qualify to the second phase, creating two new groups of six teams. The final standings also take in account the results of previous round matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151700-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship for Women\nThe 1998 FIBA Women's World Championship (German: 1998 FIBA Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft) was hosted by Germany from May 26 to June 7, 1998. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 71-65 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151700-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship for Women, Second round\nScores and results from the first round shall be carried over to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151701-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIBA World Championship squads\nThe 1998 FIBA World Championship squads were the squads of the 1998 FIBA World Championship. The list includes the 12-men rosters of the 16 participating countries, totaling 192 players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament, defeating Morocco in the bidding process. It was the second time that France staged the competition (the first was in 1938) and the ninth time that it was held in Europe. Spanning 32 days, it is the longest World Cup tournament ever held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup\nQualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997. For the first time in the competition, the group stage was expanded from 24 teams to 32, with eight groups of four. 64 matches were played in 10 stadiums in 10 host cities, with the opening match and final staged at the newly built Stade de France in the Parisian commune of Saint-Denis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup\nThe tournament was won by host country France, who beat defending champions Brazil 3\u20130 in the final. France won their first title, becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup, and the sixth (after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina) to win the tournament on home soil. Croatia, Jamaica, Japan and South Africa made their first appearances in the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Host selection\nFrance was awarded the 1998 World Cup on 2 July 1992 by the executive committee of FIFA during a general meeting in Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland. They defeated Morocco by 12 votes to 7. Switzerland withdrew, due to being unable to meet FIFA's requirements. This made France the third country to host two World Cups, after Mexico and Italy in 1986 and 1990 respectively. France previously hosted the third edition of the World Cup in 1938. England, who hosted the competition in 1966 and won it, were among the original applicants, but later withdrew their application in favour of an ultimately successful bid to host UEFA Euro 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Host selection, Bribery and corruption investigations\nOn 4 June 2015, while co-operating with the FBI and the Swiss authorities, Chuck Blazer confirmed that he and other members of FIFA's executive committee were bribed during the 1998 and 2010 World Cups host selection process. Blazer stated that \"we facilitated bribes in conjunction with the selection of the host nation for the 1998 World Cup\". Since France won the selection process it was initially thought the bribery came from its bid committee. It eventually transpired that the bribe payment was from the failed Moroccan bid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 74], "content_span": [75, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Qualification\nThe qualification draw for the 1998 World Cup finals took place in the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre, Paris on 12 December 1995. As tournament hosts, France was exempt from the draw as was defending champion Brazil. 174 teams from six confederations participated, 24 more than in the previous round. Fourteen countries qualified from the European zone (in addition to hosts France). Ten were determined after group play \u2013 nine group winners and the best second-placed team; the other eight group runners-up were drawn into pairs of four play-off matches with the winners qualifying for the finals as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Qualification\nCONMEBOL (South America) and CAF (Africa) were each given five spots in the final tournament, while three spots were contested between 30 CONCACAF members in the North and Central America and the Caribbean zone. The winner of the Oceanian zone advanced to an intercontinental play-off against the runner-up of the Asian play-off, determined by the two best second placed teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Qualification\nFour nations qualified for the first time: Croatia, Jamaica, Japan and South Africa. The last team to qualify was Iran by virtue of beating Australia in a two-legged tie on 29 November 1997. It marked their first appearance in the finals since 1978, the last time Tunisia also qualified for the tournament. Chile qualified for the first time since 1982, after serving a ban that saw them miss out on the two previous tournaments. Paraguay and Denmark returned for the first time since 1986.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Qualification\nAustria, England, Scotland and Yugoslavia returned after missing out on the 1994 tournament, with the Balkan team now appearing under the name of FR Yugoslavia. Among the teams who failed to qualify were two-time winners Uruguay (for the second successive tournament); Sweden, who finished third in 1994; Russia (who failed to qualify for the first time since 1978 after losing to Italy in the play-off round); and the Republic of Ireland, who had qualified for the previous two tournaments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Qualification\nAs of 2020, this is the most recent time that Austria, Scotland, Norway, Bulgaria and Romania have qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, and the only time that Jamaica have qualified, as well as the last time that Portugal missed out. The highest ranked teams not to qualify were Australia ,Czech Republic, Greece, Algeria and New Zealand (ranked 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was Nigeria (ranked 74th).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Qualification, List of qualified teams\nThe following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 59], "content_span": [60, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Venues\nFrance's bid to host the World Cup centered on a national stadium with 80,000 seats and nine other stadiums located across the country. When the finals were originally awarded in July 1992, none of the regional club grounds were of a capacity meeting FIFA's requirements \u2013 namely being able to safely seat 40,000. The proposed national stadium, colloquially referred to as the 'Grand stade', met with controversy at every stage of planning; the stadium's location was determined by politics, finance and national symbolism.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Venues\nAs Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac successfully negotiated a deal with Prime Minister \u00c9douard Balladur to bring the Stade de France, as it was now called, to the commune of Saint-Denis just north of the capital city. Construction on the stadium started in December 1995 and was completed after 26 months of work in November 1997 at a cost of \u20a32.67\u00a0billion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Venues\nThe choice of stadium locations was drafted from an original list of 14 cities. FIFA and CFO monitored the progress and quality of preparations, culminating in the former providing final checks of the grounds weeks before the tournament commenced. Montpellier was the surprise inclusion from the final list of cities because of its low urban hierarchy in comparison to Strasbourg, who boasted a better hierarchy and success from its local football team, having been taken over by a consortium. Montpellier however was considered ambitious by the selecting panel to host World Cup matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Venues\nThe local city and regional authorities in particular had invested heavily into football the previous two decades and were able to measure economic effects, in terms of jobs as early as in 1997. Some of the venues used for this tournament were also used for the previous World Cup in France in 1938. The Stade V\u00e9lodrome in Marseille, the Stade Municipal in Toulouse, the Gerland in Lyon, the Parc Lescure in Bordeaux and the Parc des Princes in Paris received the honour of hosting World Cup matches once again in 1998 as they had all done in 1938.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Venues\n10 stadiums in total were used for the finals; in addition to nine matches being played at the Stade de France (the most used stadium in the tournament), a further six matches took place in Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes, bringing Paris's total matches hosted to 15. France played four of their seven matches in the national stadium; they also played in the country's second and third largest cities, Marseille (hosting 7 total matches) and Lyon (hosting 6 total matches), as well as a Round of 16 knockout match in the northern city of Lens (also hosting 6 total matches). Nantes, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Saint-Etienne also hosted 6 matches in total; all of the stadiums used also hosted knockout round matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 760]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Innovations, Technologies\nThis was the first FIFA World Cup where fourth officials used electronic boards, instead of cardboard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Innovations, Rule changes\nThis was the first World Cup since the introduction of golden goals, banning of tackles from behind that endanger the safety of an opponent and allowance of three substitutions per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Match officials\n34 referees and 33 assistants officiated in the 1998 World Cup. As a result of the extension to 32 teams in the finals, there was an increase of 10 referees and 11 officials from the 1994 World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 36], "content_span": [37, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Draw\nOrganiser Michel Platini, who later became president of UEFA, admitted in 2018 that the draw for the group stage of the competition had been fixed so that France and Brazil were kept apart until the final, telling France Bleu Sport: \"We did a bit of trickery. When we were organising the schedule. We did not spend six years organising the World Cup to not do some little shenanigans\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 25], "content_span": [26, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Squads\nAs with the preceding tournament, each team's squad for the 1998 World Cup finals consisted of 22 players. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 22-player squad by 1 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Squads\nOut of the 704 players participating in the 1998 World Cup, 447 were signed up with a European club; 90 in Asia, 67 in South America, 61 in Northern and Central America and 37 in Africa. 75 played their club football in England \u2013 five more than Italy and Spain. Barcelona of Spain was the club contributing to the most players in the tournament with 13 players on their side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Squads\nThe average age of all teams was 27 years, 8 months \u2013 five months older than the previous tournament. Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon was the youngest player selected in the competition at 17 years, 3 months, while the oldest was Jim Leighton of Scotland at 39 years, 11 months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group A\nDefending champions Brazil won Group A after only two matches as the nation achieved victories over Scotland (2\u20131) and Morocco (3\u20130). Heading into the third game, Brazil had nothing to play for but still started its regulars against Norway, who was looking to upset Brazil once again. Needing a victory, Norway overturned a 1\u20130 deficit with 12 minutes remaining to defeat Brazil 2\u20131, with Kjetil Rekdal scoring the winning penalty to send Norway into the knockout stage for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group A\nScotland managed only one point, coming in a 1\u20131 draw against Norway, and failed to get out of the first round for an eighth time in the FIFA World Cup, a record that stands to this date.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group B\nItaly and Chile progressed to the second round, while Austria failed to win for the first time since 1958 and Cameroon failed to get out of the group stage for the second time in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group C\nFrance, the host nation, swept Group C when the start of their path to their first FIFA World Cup trophy culminated with their 2\u20131 win over Denmark, who despite their loss, progressed to the second round. Saudi Arabia, after a good performance four years earlier, finished bottom with only one point. Debutant South Africa grabbed two points and also exited at the group stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group D\nNigeria and Paraguay advanced to the Round of 16 after a surprise elimination of top seed Spain, while Bulgaria failed to repeat their surprise performance from the previous tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group E\nThe Netherlands and Mexico advanced with the same record (The Netherlands placed first on goal difference); Belgium and eventual 2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosts South Korea failed to advance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group F\nGermany and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia advanced, each with 7 points (Germany took 1st through goal differential tiebreak). Iran and 1994 host United States failed to advance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group G\nRomania and England became Group G top finishers as Colombia and Tunisia were unable to reach the last 16, despite Colombia having one win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group H\nArgentina and World Cup debutants Croatia finished at the top of Group H. Two other debutants, Jamaica and Japan, failed to advance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 41], "content_span": [42, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Knockout stage\nThe knockout stage comprised the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes of extra time; if scores were still level, there was a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round. Golden goal comes into play if a team scores during extra time, thus becoming the winner which concludes the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Knockout stage, Third place play-off\nCroatia beat the Netherlands to earn third place in the competition. Davor \u0160uker scored the winner in the 35th minute to secure the golden boot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 57], "content_span": [58, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Knockout stage, Final\nThe final was held on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. France defeated holders Brazil 3\u20130, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the second-heaviest World Cup defeat on Brazil, later to be topped by Brazil's 7\u20131 defeat by Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Knockout stage, Final\nThe pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick-off. He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez struggled to hold onto. France however took the lead after Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos conceded a corner from which Zidane scored via a header. Three minutes before half-time, Zidane scored his second goal of the match, similarly another header from a corner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0030-0001", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Knockout stage, Final\nThe tournament hosts went down to ten men in the 68th minute as Marcel Desailly was sent off for a second bookable offence. Brazil reacted to this by making an attacking substitution and although they applied pressure France sealed the win with a third goal: substitute Patrick Vieira set up his club teammate Petit in a counterattack to shoot low past goalkeeper Cl\u00e1udio Taffarel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Knockout stage, Final\nFrench president Jacques Chirac was in attendance to congratulate and commiserate the winners and runners-up respectively after the match. Several days after the victory, winning manager Aim\u00e9 Jacquet announced his resignation from the French team with immediate effect.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers\nDavor \u0160uker received the Golden Boot for scoring six goals. In total, 171 goals were scored by 112 players:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, All-star team\nThe All-star team is a squad consisting of the 16 most impressive players at the 1998 World Cup, as selected by FIFA's Technical Study Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, All-star team\nRoberto Carlos  Marcel Desailly Lilian Thuram Frank de Boer Carlos Gamarra", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, Final standings\nAfter the tournament, FIFA published a ranking of all teams that competed in the 1998 World Cup finals based on progress in the competition and overall results.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 48], "content_span": [49, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Symbols, Mascot\nThe official mascot was Footix, a rooster first presented in May 1996. It was created by graphic designer Fabrice Pialot and selected from a shortlist of five mascots. Research carried out about the choice of having a cockerel as a mascot was greatly received: 91% associated it immediately with France, the traditional symbol of the nation. Footix, the name chosen by French television viewers, is a portmanteau of \"football\" and the ending \"-ix\" from the popular Ast\u00e9rix comic strip. The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's flag and home strip \u2013 blue for the jump suit, a red crest and with the words 'France 98' coloured in white.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 36], "content_span": [37, 686]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Symbols, Official song\nThe official song of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was \"The Cup of Life,\" aka \"La Copa de la Vida\" recorded by Ricky Martin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Symbols, Match ball\nThe match ball for the 1998 World Cup, manufactured by Adidas was named the Tricolore, meaning 'three-coloured' in French. It was the eighth World Cup match ball made for the tournament by the German company and was the first in the series to be multi-coloured. The tricolour flag and cockerel, traditional symbols of France were used as inspiration for the design.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Sponsorship\nThe sponsors of the 1998 FIFA World Cup are divided into two categories: FIFA World Cup Sponsors and France Supporters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Sponsorship\nThe absence of Budweiser (which was one of the sponsors in the previous two World Cups) is notable due to the Evin law, which forbids alcohol-related sponsorship in France, including in sports events (and thus, being replaced by Casio).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Broadcasting\nFIFA, through several companies, sold the broadcasting rights for the 1998 FIFA World Cup to many broadcasters. In the UK BBC and ITV had the broadcasting rights. The pictures and audio of the competition were supplied to the TV and radio channels by the company TVRS 98, the broadcaster of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Broadcasting\nThe World Cup matches were broadcast in 200 countries. 818 photographers were credited for the tournament. In every match, a stand was reserved for the press. The number of places granted to them reached its maximum in the final, when 1,750 reporters and 110 TV commentators were present in the stand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Video games\nIn most of the world, the official video game was, World Cup 98 released by EA Sports on 13 March 1998 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and the Game Boy. It was the first international football game developed by Electronic Arts since obtaining the rights from FIFA in 1997 and received mostly favourable reviews.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Video games\nIn Japan, Konami was granted the FIFA World Cup licence and produced two distinct video games: Jikkyou World Soccer: World Cup France 98 by KCEO for the Nintendo 64, and World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3: World Cup France '98 by KCET for the PlayStation. These games were released in the rest of the world as International Superstar Soccer '98 and International Superstar Soccer Pro '98, without the official FIFA World Cup licence, branding or real player names.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Video games\nAlso in Japan, Sega was granted the FIFA World Cup licence to produce the Saturn video game World Cup '98 France: Road to Win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Video games\nMany other video games, including World League Soccer 98, Actua Soccer 2 and Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory were released in the buildup to the 1998 World Cup and evidently were based on the tournament. FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, also by EA Sports focused on the qualification stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Legacy\nHonorary FIFA President Jo\u00e3o Havelange praised France's hosting of the World Cup, describing the tournament as one that would \"remain with me forever, as I am sure they will remain with everyone who witnessed this unforgettable competition\". Lennart Johansson, the chairman of the organising committee for the World Cup and President of UEFA added that France provided \"subject matter of a quality that made the world hold its breath\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151702-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup, Legacy\nCour des Comptes, the quasi-judicial body of the French government, released its report on the organisation of the 1998 World Cup in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that was played on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France in the Parisian commune of Saint-Denis to determine the winner of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The final was contested by defending champions Brazil and the host nation France, marking the first time that a World Cup final was disputed between the host nation and the defending champion. France won the match 3\u20130 to claim their maiden World Cup, with the timing of the match two days before Bastille Day adding to the significance of the victory. Zinedine Zidane, who was named man of the match, scored twice before half-time and Emmanuel Petit added a third goal in the last minute. The match had an attendance in the region of 75,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final\nOn their way to the final, defending champions Brazil, coached by their former player M\u00e1rio Zagallo, recorded victories over Scotland (2\u20131) and Morocco (3\u20130) to top their group with six points from three matches, suffering a surprise 2\u20131 defeat at the hands of Norway in their final group game. After a 4\u20131 win over Chile and a 3\u20132 success against Denmark, they reached the final with a penalty shoot-out victory over the Netherlands. As for France, they won their three group matches and defeated Paraguay in the knockout stages on golden goals. They had a penalty shoot-out with Italy in the quarter-finals, and defeated recently formed Croatia to reach the final for the very first time in team history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final\nThe match also saw speculation on the condition of the Brazilian striker Ronaldo, who suffered a convulsive fit on the eve of the match. After initially being left out of the team sheet, in spite of his physical state, it was announced just 72 minutes before kick-off that he was going to play. In the match, he sustained an injury in a clash with French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. Although it was believed that the decision to play Ronaldo had backfired, it was understandable as the player had been a crucial member of the side throughout the tournament, having scored four goals and created three more.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Road to the final, Brazil\nBrazil were drawn in Group A for the group stages alongside Scotland, Morocco and Norway. They recorded victories over Scotland (2\u20131) and Morocco (3\u20130) to progress but lost their final game 2\u20131 to Norway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Road to the final, Brazil\nThey next faced Group B runners-up Chile in the last-16 and comprehensively won 4\u20131, Ronaldo and C\u00e9sar Sampaio each scoring twice. In the quarter-finals, they played Denmark, who had also won their previous game 4\u20131 (against Nigeria), but Brazil won a tight game 3\u20132. Despite being 1\u20130 down to a Martin Jorgensen goal in the second minute, Brazil turned the game around in their favour with goals from Bebeto (11) and Rivaldo (27). Brian Laudrup equalised for Denmark after 50 minutes but Brazil won the game 10 minutes later courtesy of a second from Rivaldo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Road to the final, Brazil\nIn the semi-finals, Brazil faced the Netherlands in Marseille. The game finished 1\u20131 at full-time, Ronaldo scoring just after half-time and Patrick Kluivert equalising for the Netherlands in the 87th minute, and the score remained the same through extra-time. The match had to be settled by penalties which Brazil won 4\u20132 to reach their second successive World Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Road to the final, France\nFrance were drawn in Group C alongside Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. They started their campaign with an easy 3\u20130 win over South Africa followed by a convincing 4\u20130 win over Saudi Arabia. France secured top spot in their group courtesy of a 2\u20131 win over Denmark with goals from Youri Djorkaeff and Emmanuel Petit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Road to the final, France\nIn the second round, they faced Group D runners-up Paraguay. France won a close encounter 1\u20130 in extra time thanks to a golden goal scored by Laurent Blanc. In the quarter-finals France faced Italy who had also scraped through to the quarter-finals with a 1\u20130 win over Norway. A tense match ended 0\u20130 after extra time and France won 4\u20133 on penalties after Italy's Luigi Di Biagio struck his penalty onto the crossbar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Road to the final, France\nIn the semi-finals, France faced tournament surprise Croatia. After a goal-less first half, Croatia took the lead in the first minute of the second half through Davor \u0160uker, his fifth goal of the tournament. France responded immediately with Lilian Thuram scoring his first international goal. Thuram then added a second twenty minutes from time to send France to their first ever World Cup final. The match ended in controversy however when Blanc was sent off after a skirmish with Croatia's Slaven Bili\u0107. Bili\u0107 had sunk down to his knees, seemingly in pain. Replays showed, however, that there was minimal contact between the players. Blanc's expulsion meant he would miss the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nThe build-up was dominated by the fitness of Brazil's star striker, Ronaldo, amid reports that he had suffered a pre-match fit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nZinedine Zidane gave France the lead just before the half-hour mark with a header from an in-swinging corner from the right taken by Emmanuel Petit. Only minutes later, Ronaldo was put through on goal by a long ball from Dunga, but he could not get the better of the onrushing Fabien Barthez, who collided with the Brazilian striker. Both needed assistance from the squad medics but quickly recovered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nBrazil's superstar playmakers Leonardo and Rivaldo were kept quiet by Didier Deschamps and Christian Karembeu, and Brazil found it difficult to outflank the French as wingbacks Bixente Lizarazu and Lillian Thuram helped neutralize their offensive minded counterparts as Cafu and Roberto Carlos were unable to contribute to Brazil's attack the way they had in the previous matches of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0010-0002", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nAs stoppage time began, France had an excellent chance to double their lead when a miscue by Brazil's two central defenders, Junior Baiano and Aldair, put St\u00e9phane Guivarc'h one on one with Claudio Taffarel, but the French striker hit a weak effort that was saved by Taffarel out for a corner. France doubled their lead a minute later, as Brazil could only clear the first corner out for another corner, this time from the left, Zidane scored another bouncing header that was almost identical to his first, to give the French a two-goal lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nIn the second half, Ronaldo had a chance to halve the deficit. The ball fell for him inside the penalty box, but he could only plant his shot into Barthez's arms. Brazil would have another chance when Den\u00edlson hit the bar from a good chance inside the penalty area. France had to play the last 20 minutes with only 10 men following the dismissal of Marcel Desailly after he picked up two yellow cards for two reckless fouls. Midfielder Emmanuel Petit wrapped up the scoring in the 90+3rd minute, after receiving a through ball from his Arsenal teammate Patrick Vieira, slotting the ball low into the net.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Match, Details\nAssistant referees:Mark Warren (England)Achmat Salie (South Africa)Fourth official:Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Post-match\nFrance became the sixth out of \u2013 as of 2018 \u2013 seven countries to win the World Cup in its first appearance in the final, 32 years after the most recent team to have achieved so, England (1966). It also became the sixth and \u2013 as of 2018 \u2013 most recent country to win on home soil. Desailly became the first player to be red carded and win the World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Post-match\nFor Brazil, this marked only the second time that they had lost a World Cup final, following their 2\u20131 upset loss to Uruguay in the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup on home soil, nicknamed the Maracanazo in Brazil. The 3\u20130 scoreline was also Brazil's largest loss in the World Cup, up until their 7\u20131 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-final, which was also played in Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Post-match\nFrench president Jacques Chirac, the International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, the newly-elected FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his predecessor Jo\u00e3o Havelange, UEFA president Lennart Johansson, and co-president of local organizing committee Michel Platini were among those present at the stands during the awards ceremony. President Chirac handed the trophy to French captain Didier Deschamps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Post-match\nFrance followed up their victory by qualifying for and winning the UEFA Euro 2000 held in the Netherlands and Belgium. Brazil took the Copa Am\u00e9rica title in 1999, and won the next World Cup in Japan and South Korea. France would become the first World Cup holders to be eliminated in the tournament's first round, before returning to the final in 2006. They defeated Brazil 1\u20130 in the quarter-finals en route to the final defeat against Italy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151703-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Post-match\nRonaldo went on to set the record for most goals scored in World Cup finals (15) in 2006, which was later broken by Miroslav Klose of Germany in 2014. Blanc and Deschamps would later have spells as manager of the France national team, with the latter leading them to a second World Cup title 20 years later in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, making him only the third man to have won the World Cup as both player and manager after Brazil's Zagallo and Germany's Franz Beckenbauer. Many of the French players who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 are also part of the France 98 charity association, with Deschamps as president and Jacquet as coach for charity matches and testimonials.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 723]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151704-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group A\nGroup A of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was one of eight groups of four teams competing at the 1998 World Cup in France. The first matches were played on 10 June 1998 and the final games took place simultaneously on 23 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151704-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group A\nThe group consisted of world champions Brazil, Norway, Scotland and Morocco. Matches took place at six different venues around France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151704-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group A\nAfter Brazil beat Scotland and Morocco while Norway drew with Morocco and Scotland, Brazil had qualified as group winners with a game to spare. With ten minutes to go in the final two games, Morocco looked like they would take second place, because they were beating Scotland while Brazil were beating Norway. However, Norway scored two late goals to win and take the second qualifying place away from Morocco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151704-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Brazil vs Scotland\nAssistant referees:Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)Fourth official:Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151704-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Morocco vs Norway\nAssistant referees: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka)Fourth official:Eddie Lennie (Australia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 55], "content_span": [56, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151704-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Scotland vs Norway\nAssistant referees:Ev\u017een Amler (Czech Republic)Laurent Rausis (Switzerland)Fourth official:Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151704-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Scotland vs Morocco\nAssistant referees: Luis Torres Z\u00fa\u00f1iga (Costa Rica) Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)Fourth official:L\u00e1szl\u00f3 V\u00e1gner (Hungary)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151704-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Brazil vs Norway\nAssistant referees: Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) Dramane Dant\u00e9 (Mali)Fourth official:Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151705-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group B\nItaly finished clear winners of this group with seven points. Injury-time equalisers for Austria, first against Cameroon and then against Chile, meant that all three of these teams could still qualify with one match to go. Austria were then eliminated after losing their final game to Italy (despite scoring once again in injury-time). Chile conceded equalisers in all their games, but their three draws were enough for them to qualify in second place and advance with a record-low three points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151705-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Italy vs Chile\nAssistant referees: Dramane Dant\u00e9 (Mali) Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)Fourth official:Marc Batta (France)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151705-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Cameroon vs Austria\nAssistant referees: Celestino Galv\u00e1n (Paraguay) Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)Fourth official:Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151705-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Chile vs Austria\nAssistant referees: Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait) Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)Fourth official:Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151705-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Italy vs Cameroon\nAssistant referees: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu) Claudio Rossi (Argentina)Fourth official:Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 55], "content_span": [56, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151705-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Italy vs Austria\nAssistant referees:Mark Warren (England)Jeon Young-Hyun (South Korea)Fourth official:Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151705-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Chile vs Cameroon\nAssistant referees:Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka)Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)Fourth official:Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda-Aranda (Spain)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 55], "content_span": [56, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C\nAt the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A\u2013H. Group C was composed of Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Denmark and host nation France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C\nDenmark and France started well, defeating Saudi Arabia and South Africa respectively. Next, France scored four to eliminate Saudi Arabia and qualify with a match to spare, while Denmark and South Africa drew. Needing a big win in their final game, against Saudi Arabia, South Africa conceded two penalties and could only draw, so Denmark still qualified despite losing their final game to France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Saudi Arabia vs Denmark\nAssistant referees:Claudio Rossi (Argentina)Jorge Diaz Garcia (Chile)Fourth official:Hugh Dallas (Scotland)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, France vs South Africa\nAssistant referees:Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Mario S\u00e1nchez Yanten (Chile)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, South Africa vs Denmark\nAssistant referees:Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)Celestino Galv\u00e1n (Paraguay)Fourth official:Epifanio Gonz\u00e1lez (Paraguay)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, France vs Saudi Arabia\nMohammed Al-Khilaiwi was sent off in the 19th minute after tripping Bixente Lizarazu from behind. Zinedine Zidane was ejected at the 71st minute when he appeared to plant his studs into the side of Saudi captain Fuad Anwar after they collided going for a ball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, France vs Saudi Arabia\nAssistant referees:Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)Luis Torres Zuniga (Costa Rica)Fourth official:Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, France vs Denmark\nAssistant referees:Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)Emanuel Zammit (Malta)Fourth official:V\u00edtor Melo Pereira (Portugal)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 55], "content_span": [56, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151706-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, South Africa vs Saudi Arabia\nAssistant referees:Owen Powell (Jamaica)Eddie Foley (Ireland)Fourth official:Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 66], "content_span": [67, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151707-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group D\nNigeria won their first two games while Paraguay drew their first two games 0\u20130, which meant that Nigeria were certain of qualifying in first place with a game to spare. In their final game, Spain got their only victory after scoring six against Bulgaria, but were still eliminated in third place after Paraguay beat Nigeria. Thus, Spain were the only top seed not to advance to the second round, while all others topped their respective groups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151707-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Paraguay vs Bulgaria\nAssistant referees:Achmat Salie (South Africa)Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)Fourth official:Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151707-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Spain vs Nigeria\nAssistant referees:Luis Torres Z\u00fa\u00f1iga (Costa Rica)Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)Fourth official:Ian McLeod (South Africa)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151707-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Nigeria vs Bulgaria\nAssistant referees:Jorge D\u00edaz G\u00e1lvez (Chile)Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)Fourth official:Marcio Rezende (Brazil)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151707-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Spain vs Paraguay\nAssistant referees:Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa)Owen Powell (Jamaica)Fourth official:Esse Baharmast (United States)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 55], "content_span": [56, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151707-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Nigeria vs Paraguay\nAssistant referees:Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)Fourth official:Masayoshi Okada (Japan)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151708-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group E\nGroup E was one of eight groups at the 1998 FIFA World Cup into which the 32 teams were divided. Mexico and the Netherlands qualified after they both beat South Korea and drew with Belgium before drawing with each other. The Netherlands' five goals against South Korea put them top on goal difference. Belgium could have qualified with a big win in their final game against South Korea, who were already out, but they only managed a draw and were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151708-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, South Korea vs Mexico\nAssistant referees:Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)Eric Schneider (Germany)Fourth official:John Toro Lendon (Colombia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151708-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Netherlands vs Belgium\nAssistant referees:Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) Emanuel Zammit (Malta)Fourth official:Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151708-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Belgium vs Mexico\nAssistant referees:Eddie Foley (Ireland)Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)Fourth official:Javier Castrilli (Argentina)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 55], "content_span": [56, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151708-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Netherlands vs South Korea\nAssistant referees:Jacek Poci\u0119giel (Poland)Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)Fourth official:Vitor Melo Pereira (Portugal)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 64], "content_span": [65, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151708-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Netherlands vs Mexico\nAssistant referees:Fernando Tresaco Garcia (Spain)Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)Fourth official:Rune Pedersen (Norway)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151708-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Belgium vs South Korea\nAssistant referees:Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)Fourth official:Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151709-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group F\nGroup F at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised Germany and Yugoslavia of UEFA, Iran of the Asian Football Confederation and the United States from the CONCACAF region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151709-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group F\nGermany and Yugoslavia both started well by beating the United States and Iran respectively. The United States were then eliminated with a match to spare after losing to Iran, while Germany drew with Yugoslavia. Iran needed to win their final game against Germany to qualify but were defeated, which meant that Yugoslavia would still have qualified even without their victory over United States. Germany's two goals against both the United States and Iran put them top on goal difference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151709-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Germany vs United States\nAssistant referees:Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)Fourth official:Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda-Aranda (Spain)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151709-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Germany vs FR Yugoslavia\nAssistant referees:Emanuel Zammit (Malta)Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)Fourth official:Masayoshi Okada (Japan)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151709-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Germany vs Iran\nAssistant referees:Celestino Galvan (Paraguay)Jorge Diaz Galvez (Chile)Fourth official:Javier Castrilli (Argentina)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151709-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, United States vs FR Yugoslavia\nAssistant referees:Achmat Salie (South Africa)Mark Warren (England)Fourth official:Ian McLeod (South Africa)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151710-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group G\nAt the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A\u2013H. The four teams in Group G were England, Romania, Colombia and Tunisia. With wins in their first two games against Colombia and England, followed by a draw against Tunisia, Romania won the group and qualified for the round of 16. England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final match, each having defeated Tunisia and lost to Romania. England, with a better goal difference, only required a draw to advance. They won the match to take the second qualifying place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151710-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group G, Matches, England vs Tunisia\nAssistant referees:Jeom Young Hyun (South Korea)Dramane Dante (Mali)Fourth official:Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151710-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group G, Matches, Romania vs Colombia\nAssistant referees:Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)Fourth official:Urs Meier (Switzerland)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151710-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group G, Matches, Colombia vs Tunisia\nAssistant referees:Erich Schneider (Germany)Ev\u017een Amler (Czech Republic)Fourth official:L\u00e1szl\u00f3 V\u00e1gner (Hungary)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151710-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group G, Matches, Romania vs Tunisia\nAssistant referees:Jacek Poci\u0119giel (Poland)Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)Fourth official:Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151711-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group H\nGroup H at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised CONMEBOL representatives Argentina, and three World Cup debutants: Croatia, competing from the UEFA confederation; Jamaica of CONCACAF; and Japan from the Asian Football Confederation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151711-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group H\nArgentina qualified with a match to spare after they beat Japan and Jamaica with Gabriel Batistuta scoring in both games. Croatia did the same with Davor \u0160uker scoring in both games. Argentina then beat Croatia to take first place, while Jamaica got their first ever points in a World Cup finals tournament by beating Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151711-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group H, Matches, Argentina vs Japan\nAssistant referees:Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)Fourth official:Ryszard W\u00f3jcik (Polish)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151711-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group H, Matches, Japan vs Croatia\nAssistant referees:Marere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)Achmat Salie (South Africa)Fourth official:Gunter Benko (Austria)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151711-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group H, Matches, Argentina vs Croatia\nAssistant referees:Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa)Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)Fourth official:An-Yan Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151711-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup Group H, Matches, Japan vs Jamaica\nAssistant referees:Ev\u017een Amler (Czech Republic)Dramane Dant\u00e9 (Mali)Fourth official:Hugh Dallas (Scotland)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151712-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights\nFIFA, through several companies, sold the rights for the broadcast of the 1998 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage covers the games from the second round through to the final at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The top two teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage. Teams played one game against each other, with the possibility of extra time and penalties if a winner could not be determined after 90 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams\nThe top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Bracket\nThe first games were played on 27 June 1998 and the final took place on 12 July 1998 in Paris.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 43], "content_span": [44, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Italy vs Norway\nVieri scored his fifth goal of the finals and the only one of the game in the 18th minute with exquisite precision, bursting on to Di Biagio's pass 40 yards from goal. Norway had their moments but failed to finish as Pagliuca made some brilliant saves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Italy vs Norway\nAssistant referees:Erich Schneider (Germany)Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)Fourth official:Laszlo Vagner (Hungary)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, France vs Paraguay\nAssistant referees:Nimal Wickeramatunge (Sri Lanka)Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)Fourth official:Esse Baharmast (United States)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Nigeria vs Denmark\nAssistant referees:Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)Fourth official:Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Germany vs Mexico\nAssistant referees:Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)Achmat Salie (South Africa)Fourth official:Masayoshi Okada (Japan)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 66], "content_span": [67, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Netherlands vs FR Yugoslavia\nJust three minutes after Komljenovi\u0107 scored the equalizer, Mijatovi\u0107 missed a penalty kick as, after deciding not to throw it to the sides due to Van der Sar's reach, the ball hit the crossbar, prompting him to describe it as the worst moment in his career after Davids scored the winning goal for the Netherlands in overtime. Davids, suffering a cramp, had asked to be changed moments before but Hiddink asked him to stay in the field. An apparent scuffle between Van der Sar and Bogarde in the celebration was explained by Van der Sar as an instinctive overreaction from being unintentionally chocked by Van Hooijdonk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 77], "content_span": [78, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Romania vs Croatia\nCroatia's winning penalty goal had to be repeated. \u0160uker scored both throws to extend Croatia's debut World Cup run to the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Romania vs Croatia\nAssistant referees:Claudio Rossi (Argentina)Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)Fourth official:An-Yan Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Argentina vs England\nArgentina decided to use their change kit, feeling that it had granted them luck in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between the two sides. All four goals were scored in the first half, making it the first match in the tournament with as many goals scored before half-time. With the score tied at 2\u20132, David Beckham retaliated after being fouled by Diego Simeone and was sent off. Beckham's teammate Michael Owen subsequently described Beckham's act as \"childish and unnecessary\", although Owen also said that the burnings of effigies of Beckham were undeserved. In the subsequent penalty shoot-out, Argentina went first.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Argentina vs England\nDavid Seaman saved Argentina's second penalty from Hern\u00e1n Crespo to give England the advantage, but that was immediately cancelled when Carlos Roa saved from Paul Ince. The tie ended with another Roa save, from David Batty. Batty said it was the first penalty he had ever taken. England had also exited on penalties in the recent UEFA Euro 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Argentina vs England\nAssistant referees:Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)Fourth official:Rune Pedersen (Norway)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Brazil vs Denmark\nAssistant referees:Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)Dramane Dant\u00e9 (Mali)Fourth official:Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Netherlands vs Argentina\nAssistant referees:Owen Powell (Jamaica)Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)Fourth official:Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 76], "content_span": [77, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Germany vs Croatia\nAssistant referees:Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)Fourth official:Urs Meier (Switzerland)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 70], "content_span": [71, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals, Brazil vs Netherlands\nAssistant referees:Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)Fourth official:Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 70], "content_span": [71, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals, France vs Croatia\nAssistant referees:Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)Jorge Diaz Galvez (Chile)Fourth official:Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 66], "content_span": [67, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151713-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Final\nAssistant referees:Mark Warren (England)Achmat Salie (South Africa)Fourth official:Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation \u2014 the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) \u2014 was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. A total of 174 teams entered the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. The 1998 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with two places reserved for France and Brazil as host nation and defending champions, respectively. The remaining 30 places were determined by a qualification process, in which the other 174 teams, from the six FIFA confederations, competed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 801]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualified teams\n14 of the 32 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 2002 finals: Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Iran, Jamaica, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Scotland, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process\nThe distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIFA World Cup was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 56], "content_span": [57, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, AFC\nA total of 36 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CAF\nA total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Mali and Niger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated five places (out of 32) in the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONCACAF\nA total of 30 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Mexico, the US, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Canada, the six highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the third round directly. The remaining 24 teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical locations, as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONCACAF\nIn the third round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONCACAF\nIn the final round, the six teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONMEBOL\nA total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. Brazil, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONMEBOL\nThe rules were very simple. The 9 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams would qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, OFC\nA total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA\nA total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 15 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. France, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition between 49 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 68], "content_span": [69, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA\nThe 49 teams were divided into nine groups, four groups of six teams and five groups of five teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would be ranked according to their records against the 1st, 3rd and 4th-placed team in their groups, and the team with the best record would also qualify. The remaining runners-up would advance to the UEFA Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 68], "content_span": [69, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA\nIn the play-offs, the 8 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 68], "content_span": [69, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151714-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Inter-confederation play-offs: AFC v OFC\nIt was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the losing team in the AFC play-off from the Asian qualifying tournament, Iran. The games were played on 22 and 29 November 1997 in Tehran and Melbourne respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 and Iran in 1978. The second game is known in Iran as the Saga of Melbourne.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 75], "content_span": [76, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151715-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)\nListed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151715-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Format\nA total of 36 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151715-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Qualified teams\nThe following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151716-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC\u2013OFC play-off)\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup AFC\u2013OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the losing team in the AFC play-off from the Asian qualifying tournament, Iran. The games were played on 22 and 29 November 1997 in Tehran and Melbourne respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 and Iran in 1978.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151716-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC\u2013OFC play-off), Play-off match, First leg\nPrior to arrival in Tehran, Terry Venables and others involved in the Australian national team had made negative comments about Iran, stating it as being dangerous, and going so far as to bring their own drinking water for their stay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 79], "content_span": [80, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151716-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC\u2013OFC play-off), Play-off match, First leg\nThe first leg of the play-off, on 22 November 1997, took place in Tehran, Iran, with the result a 1\u20131 draw. Attendance for this match was extremely high, as 128,000 fans packed Azadi Stadium, despite it only having a capacity for 100,000 fans at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 79], "content_span": [80, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151716-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC\u2013OFC play-off), Play-off match, Second leg\nThe second leg, held on 29 November at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, had a crowd of 85,022. With Australia holding a 1\u20130 lead at half-time and scoring a second goal just after the break, it looked likely that they would progress to the World Cup. Immediately following Australia's second goal, spectator Peter Hore, known for disrupting major events, ran onto the field and cut up Iran's goal net, causing a halt in play. However, Australia's dominance continued until a controversial booking of Harry Kewell following a collision with Iranian goalkeeper Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh in the 72nd minute. This seemed to quell the Australians' momentum, as an Iranian revival, led by Khodadad Azizi, saw Iran score two quick goals to make the score 3\u20133 on aggregate, with Iran progressing on away goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 80], "content_span": [81, 874]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151716-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC\u2013OFC play-off), Play-off match, Second leg\nDespite being undefeated throughout their entire qualifying campaign, Australia had again failed to qualify for the World Cup finals. Along with host nation and eventual winner France (who as host nation did not need to qualify), and Saint Kitts and Nevis, Australia were one of three teams to not lose a game in the entire campaign. The broadcast of the game on SBS featured closing comments from a clearly distraught Les Murray and Johnny Warren, with Warren openly weeping on air. In 2000, coach Terry Venables said the game was \"one of the saddest sporting moments of my life.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 80], "content_span": [81, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151717-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)\nListed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151717-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)\nA total of 38 CAF teams entered the competition. However, Mali and Niger both withdrew before the draw was made. The African Zone was allocated five places (out of 32) in the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151717-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), First round, Second Leg\nBurundi won 2\u20130 on aggregate but withdrew before the Final Round started, so their place was given to Sierra Leone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151717-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), Final round, Group 3\nIn May 1997, Zaire were renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo DR).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151717-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), Final round, Group 5\nGabon vs Sierra Leone was not played, since neither team could advance with a win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151717-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), Final round, Group 5\nMatch abandoned after 53 minutes due to crowd trouble. FIFA allowed the result to stand", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151717-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), Final round, Group 5\nMatch postponed due to Sierra Leone not being able to travel from Freetown due to conflict. The match was never rearranged due to the result having no effect on final group standings", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151717-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), Qualified teams\nThe following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, CONCACAF zone ran from March 1996 to November 1997 in order to determine the three CONCACAF representatives at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)\nA total of 30 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Mexico, the USA, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Canada, the six highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the third round directly. The remaining 24 teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical locations, as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)\nIn the third round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)\nIn the final round, the six teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Preliminary round, Group C\nThe Bahamas withdrew, so Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to the first round automatically.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 72], "content_span": [73, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), First round, Group 8\nBermuda withdrew, so Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the second round automatically.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 66], "content_span": [67, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Second round, Caribbean Zone, Group A\nThis match was played on neutral ground instead of in Cuba.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 83], "content_span": [84, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Second round, Caribbean Zone, Group D\nSaint Kitts and Nevis 2-2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on aggregate. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won on the away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 83], "content_span": [84, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Third round, Group 1\nThe United States and Costa Rica advanced to the final round. Guatemala played their home games in Los Angeles and San Salvador instead of at home due to FIFA stadium standards not followed by the Estadio Mateo Flores, in Guatemala City, where over 80 people died due to structural flaws and overcrowding in October 16, 1996, when the home match against Costa Rica was due to be played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 66], "content_span": [67, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151718-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Qualified teams\nThe following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151719-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)\nListed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151719-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)\nA total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. Brazil, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151719-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)\nThis was the first World Cup qualifying competition to involve all of the yet-unqualified teams in the confederation playing against each other home and away to decide places in the tournament, a format that was replicated for subsequent World Cup qualifying competitions between CONMEBOL members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151719-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Qualified teams\nThe following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151720-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)\nListed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151720-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)\nA total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151720-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), First round, Melanesian Group\nPapua New Guinea advanced to the Second Round. Solomon Islands advanced to the First Round Play-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 70], "content_span": [71, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151720-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), First round, Play-off\nSolomon Islands advanced to the Second Round by the aggregate score of 13\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 62], "content_span": [63, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151720-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), Final round\nAustralia advanced to the AFC / OFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 5\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 52], "content_span": [53, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151721-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)\nListed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151721-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)\nA total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition; Andorra, which joined FIFA and UEFA in November 1996 while the qualifiers were underway, could not enter. The European zone was allocated 15 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. France, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition between 49 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151721-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)\nThe 49 teams were divided into nine groups, four groups of six teams and five groups of five teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would be ranked according to their records against the 1st, 3rd and 4th-placed team in their groups, and the team with the best record would also qualify. The other runners-up would advance to the UEFA Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151721-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)\nIn the play-offs, the 8 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151721-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), First round\nFirst round was group play. The draw was made on 12 December 1995, and was based on the November 1995 FIFA World Rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 53], "content_span": [54, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151721-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), First round, Seeding\nThe teams were divided into five pools as shown in table below (November 1995 rankings shown in brackets). Teams in bold eventually qualified for the final tournament, teams in bold italic qualified for the final tournament through the play-offs, and teams in italic participated in the play-offs but did not qualify for the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 62], "content_span": [63, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151721-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), First round, Ranking of second-placed teams\nRecord against the 1st, 3rd and 4th-placed team in their groups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 85], "content_span": [86, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151721-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Qualified teams\nThe following 15 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151722-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 AFC First Round\nThe AFC First Round of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 36 AFC members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151722-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 AFC First Round\nThe top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the final round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151723-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 CONCACAF Fourth Round\nThe fourth and final round (also known as Hexagonal or Hex) of CONCACAF's process of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification was played throughout 1997, from 2 March to 16 November. It was the first Hexagonal final round in CONCACAF's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151723-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 CONCACAF Fourth Round\nMexico, the United States, and Jamaica qualified to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Canada were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151723-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 CONCACAF Fourth Round, Format\nA total of six teams which had advanced from the third round (the three group winners and the three group runners-up) played against each other in a double round-robin format in a single group. The top three teams in the group qualified to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. This round, known as Hexagonal, is the first used by CONCACAF to determine its qualified teams to a FIFA World Cup and has been used since then.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 65], "content_span": [66, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151723-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 CONCACAF Fourth Round, Goalscorers\nThere were 68 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.27 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 70], "content_span": [71, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151724-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 OFC Third Round\nThis page provides the summaries of the OFC Third Round matches for 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151724-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 OFC Third Round, Format\nIn this round the two winning teams from the Second Round were drawn into two home-and-away ties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 59], "content_span": [60, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151724-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 OFC Third Round, Matches\nAustralia won 5\u20130 on aggregate and advanced to the AFC\u2013OFC play-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 60], "content_span": [61, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151725-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 1\nGroup 1 consisted of five teams entered into the European zone: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, and Slovenia. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151726-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 2\nGroup 2 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: England, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, and Poland. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151727-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 3\nGroup 3 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Azerbaijan, Finland, Hungary, Norway, and Switzerland. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151728-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 4\nGroup 4 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Scotland and Sweden. These six teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151728-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 4, Standings, Results\nThis game was a replay of the original game that took place in Tallinn on 9 October where the Estonian team failed to show up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 68], "content_span": [69, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151729-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 5\nGroup 5 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, Luxembourg, and Russia. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151730-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 6\nGroup 6 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Malta, Slovakia, Spain, and Yugoslavia. These six teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151731-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 7\nGroup 7 consisted of five of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Belgium, Netherlands, San Marino, Turkey, and Wales. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151732-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 8\nGroup 8 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Republic of Ireland, and Romania. These five teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151733-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Group 9\nGroup 9 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: Albania, Armenia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Portugal, and Ukraine. These six teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151734-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Second Round\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup European Qualification Playoffs were a set of home-and-away playoffs to decide the final four places granted to national football teams from European nations (more precisely, UEFA members) for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151734-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Second Round\nBy the rules of the UEFA qualifying tournament, the first-place finishers in each of the nine groups received automatic berths, along with the best second-place team that had earned the most points against the top four teams in their individual group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151734-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Second Round\nThe eight remaining second-place teams were competed in this round:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151734-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Second Round\nBelgium\u00a0Croatia\u00a0Hungary\u00a0Italy\u00a0Republic of Ireland\u00a0FR Yugoslavia\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0Russia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151734-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Second Round\nAn open draw was held on 13 October 1997 at FIFA headquarters in Z\u00fcrich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151734-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification \u2013 UEFA Second Round\nThe playoffs were decided by the standard FIFA method of aggregate score, with away goals and, if necessary, extra time with the possibility of a penalty shootout at the end of the second leg. The winner of each playoff was awarded a place in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151735-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup seeding\nAsu the 1998 FIFA World Cup, FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings in combination with performances of national teams in the three previous World Cups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151735-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup seeding\nFor the ranking part, points were allocated on the basis of 32 for the best achieving of the 32 qualifiers for 1998 FIFA World Cup in each of the three fields considered, down to one for the lowest ranking.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151735-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup seeding\nFor the World Cup performance part, points were allocated as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151735-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup seeding\nThe seedings table uses these points obtained from the 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1994 FIFA World Cup averaged in a 1:2:3 ratio respectively, added to the average number of points derived from the World Rankings at three given dates (at ratio 1:1:1), December 1995, December 1996, and November 1997. All totals are rounded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151735-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup seeding\nFrance were seeded as hosts, Brazil as defending champions. The other seeds were: Germany, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Romania, and the Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151735-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup seeding, Broadcasting, France\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup seeding are broadcast live on TF1, France Television and Canal+", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads\nThe 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the senior men's teams of the national associations affiliated to FIFA (the International Federation of Association Football). The tournament was played in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998 and featured 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Each team was required to submit a squad of 22 players \u2013 numbered sequentially from 1 to 22 \u2013 from whom they would select their teams for each match at the tournament, with the final squads to be submitted by 1 June 1998. In total, 704 players were selected for the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads\nIt featured players born in four different decades, the 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the 1980s. The only other times this has happened at a World Cup was in the 1958, 1970 and 1990 editions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads\nPlayers' ages as of 10 June 1998, the tournament's opening day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads, Group C, Saudi Arabia\nHead coach:  Carlos Alberto Parreira (fired after two matches, replaced by Mohammed Al-Kharashy for the final match)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads, Group E, South Korea\nHead coach:  Cha Bum-kun (fired after two matches, replaced by  Kim Pyung-seok for the final match)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 48], "content_span": [49, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads, Group F, Germany\nNote: Kirsten and Marschall also earned additional caps for East Germany (49 and 4, respectively).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 44], "content_span": [45, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads, Group G, Tunisia\nHead coach:  Henryk Kasperczak (fired after two matches, replaced by Ali Selmi for the final match)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 44], "content_span": [45, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads, Player representation by league\nThe English, Spanish, Japanese and Saudi Arabian squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Nigeria squad was made up entirely of players employed by foreign clubs. Only three teams, Japan, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, had no players from European clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151736-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Cup squads, Player representation by league\nAlthough Turkey and Portugal failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 18 and 9 players, respectively. Altogether, there were 38 national leagues who had players in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151737-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIFA World Player of the Year\nThe 1998 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane, after scoring twice in France's 3\u20130 win over Brazil in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151738-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final\nThe 1998 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final was held in Sabae, Japan in 1998. This edition marked the first time the World Cup Final was held. In 1997, the World Cup was revived, after a 7-year hiatus, as a series of qualifying events for a period of two years, culminating in a final event, the World Cup Final. The different stages, sometimes referred to as World Cup Qualifiers, mostly served the purpose of awarding points to individual gymnasts and groups according to their placements. These points would be added up over the two-year period to qualify a limited number of athletes to the biennial World Cup Final event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151739-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIRS Intercontinental Cup\nThe 1998 FIRS Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the roller hockey tournament known as the Intercontinental Cup, played in May 1998. This edition was disputed, for the first time, over one game only. FC Barcelona won the cup, defeating Uni\u00f3n Vecinal de Trinidad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151740-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix\nThe 1998 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 5th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic. Season began on the 9 August 1998 in Stams, Austria and ended on 13 September 1998 in Hakuba, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151740-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix\nOther competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Continental Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151741-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship\nThe 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 29 November 1998 in Fukuoka, Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo, Kawasaki, Uozu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Chiba, Hamamatsu, and Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151742-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification\nThe 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification was a qualification event, played in 1997 and 1998, for the thirteenth edition of Men's World Championship, which was held in Japan. The event was split into several groups divided by continent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151742-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification, Confederation qualification processes\nThe distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 98], "content_span": [99, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151742-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification, Africa\n8 national teams originally entered qualification but Malawi, Liberia and C\u00f4te d'Ivoire withdrew, Cameroon was later added to Pool B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 67], "content_span": [68, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151742-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification, Asia and Oceania\n12 national teams entered qualification but Bahrain and Philippines withdrew. Top two teams from Pool C and D and Pool E winner qualified to the World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 77], "content_span": [78, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151742-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification, Europe\n28 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings. Teams ranked 1\u201315 automatically qualified for the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 67], "content_span": [68, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151743-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads\nThis article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151744-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship\nThe 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 3 to 12 November 1998 in Tokyo, Tokuyama, Matsumoto, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Osaka, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151744-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format\nThe tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the First round, the 16 participants were divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position, the three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151744-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format\nIn the Second round, the 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position, matches already played between teams in the First round were counted in this round. The four best teams of each group (total of 8 teams) progressed to the next round (group winners and runners-up to 1st\u20134th place semifinals and group thirds and fourths to 5th\u20138th place semifinals).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151744-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format\nThe Final round was played in a single elimination format and consisted of two sets of semifinals and finals (one to determine 1st\u20134th places and the other for 5th\u20138th places).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151744-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format\nFor the tournament's final standings, teams which did not reach placement matches were allocated as:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151744-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Pools composition\nThe drawing of lots took place on 20 April 1998 in Tokyo, Japan. Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines. The number after the team's name reflect its FIVB World Ranking in October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 66], "content_span": [67, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151744-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Results, Second round\nThe results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 70], "content_span": [71, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151745-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification\nThe 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification was a qualification event, played in 1997 and 1998, for the thirteenth edition of FIVB Women's World Championship, which was held in Japan from November 3 to November 12, 1998. The event was split into several groups divided by continent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151745-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, Confederation qualification processes\nThe distribution by confederation for the 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 100], "content_span": [101, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151745-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, Africa\n6 national teams entered qualification. (Malawi later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1\u20132 automatically qualified for the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 69], "content_span": [70, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151745-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, Asia and Oceania\n9 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1\u20137 automatically qualified for the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 79], "content_span": [80, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151745-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, Europe\n23 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1\u201317 automatically qualified for the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 69], "content_span": [70, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151746-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads\nThis article shows all participating team squads at the 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship, held from November 3 to November 12, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151747-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix\nThe 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix was the sixth women's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from 21 August to 13 September 1998. The final round was staged in Hong Kong.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151748-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 FIVB Volleyball World League\nThe 1998 FIVB Volleyball World League was the ninth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 15 May to 19 July 1998. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151749-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Faber Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Hannover, in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 16 February until 22 February 1998. Unseeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151749-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles\nLisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Elena Likhovtseva /  Caroline Vis 6\u20131, 6\u20137, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151750-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nNicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but only Bollegraf competed that year with Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151750-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nBollegraf and Novotn\u00e1 lost in the semifinals to Elena Likhovtseva and Caroline Vis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151750-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nLisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20137, 6\u20133 against Likhovtseva and Vis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151750-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151751-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nIva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Patty Schnyder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151751-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nSchnyder won in the final 6\u20130, 2\u20136, 7\u20135 against Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151751-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151752-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Family Circle Cup\nThe 1998 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from March 30 through April 5, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151752-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez /  Patricia Tarabini defeated  Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs 3\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151753-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Doubles\nMary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez and Martina Hingis were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151753-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Doubles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez and Patricia Tarabini won in the final 3\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20134 against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151753-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151754-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Singles\nMartina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151754-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Singles\nAmanda Coetzer won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Irina Sp\u00eerlea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151754-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151755-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fareham Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Fareham Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151756-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Faroese general election\nGeneral elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 30 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151757-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup\nThe 1998 Fed Cup was the 36th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. In the final, Spain defeated Switzerland at Palexpo Hall in Geneva, Switzerland on 19\u201320 September, giving Spain its fifth title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151757-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs\nThe four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and Netherlands), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Croatia, Italy, Russia and Slovakia) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 35], "content_span": [36, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151757-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup, World Group II\nThe World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 28], "content_span": [29, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151757-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs\nThe four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Australia, Austria and Japan) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belarus and Poland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Venezuela).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 38], "content_span": [39, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151758-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone\nThe Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151758-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I\nThe nine teams were first randomly divided into three pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The nine teams were then divided into three new pools based on their placing in their first pools, which would be used to determine each team's overall placing in the zonal group. The team that finished first overall would be promoted to the World Group II Play-offs, while the teams that finished eighth and ninth would be relegated to Group II for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151758-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II\nThe sixteen teams were divided into two pools of eight. The top team from each pool then moved would advance to Group I for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151759-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I \u2013 Initial Pool A\nInitial Group A of the 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151760-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I \u2013 Initial Pool B\nInitial Group B of the 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151761-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I \u2013 Initial Pool C\nInitial Group C of the 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151762-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I \u2013 Placement Pool A\nPlacement Group A of the 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed first in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151763-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I \u2013 Placement Pool B\nPlacement Group B of the 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed second in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151764-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I \u2013 Placement Pool C\nPlacement Group C of the 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed third in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition, with the teams placing second and third relegated to Group II for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151765-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. Eight teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151766-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. Eight teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151767-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone\nThe Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151767-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I\nThe nine teams were first randomly divided into three pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The nine teams were then divided into three new pools based on their placing in their first pools, which would be used to determine each team's overall placing in the zonal group. The team that finished first overall would be promoted to the World Group II Play-offs, while the team that finished ninth would be relegated to Group II for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151767-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II\nThe nine teams were first randomly divided into three pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The nine teams were then divided into three new pools based on their placing in their first pools, which would be used to determine each team's overall placing in the zonal group. The teams that finished first and second overall would be promoted to Group I for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151768-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I \u2013 Initial Pool A\nInitial Group A of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151769-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I \u2013 Initial Pool B\nInitial Group B of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151770-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I \u2013 Initial Pool C\nInitial Group C of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151771-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I \u2013 Placement Pool A\nPlacement Group A of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed first in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151772-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I \u2013 Placement Pool B\nPlacement Group B of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed first in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151773-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I \u2013 Placement Pool C\nPlacement Group C of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed first in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151774-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Initial Pool A\nInitial Group A of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151775-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Initial Pool B\nInitial Group B of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151776-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Initial Pool C\nInitial Group C of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition with the team coming first advancing to Placement Pool A, the team coming second going to Placement Pool B, and the team coming last falling to Placement Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151777-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Placement Pool A\nPlacement Group A of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed first in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151778-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Placement Pool B\nPlacement Group B of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed second in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151779-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Placement Pool C\nPlacement Group C of the 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed third in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition, with the team placing last relegated to Group II for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151780-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151780-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I\nThe sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nations progress to World Group II play-offs. The three nations winning the least rubbers were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151780-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II\nThe twenty-two teams were divided into two pools of five and six. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151781-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Knockout Stage\nThe Knockout Stage of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151781-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Knockout Stage\nThe eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151782-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151783-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151784-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Pool C\nGroup C of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151785-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Pool D\nGroup D of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round monkey competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151786-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1998 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151787-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1998 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151788-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II \u2013 Pool C\nGroup C of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1998 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151789-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II \u2013 Pool D\nGroup D of the 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of five pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1998 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151790-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup World Group\nThe World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. France was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the semifinals by Switzerland. Spain defeated Switzerland to capture their fifth title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151791-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup World Group II\nThe World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Winning nations advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and the losing nations were demoted to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151792-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs\nThe 1998 World Group II Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1999 World Group II, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151793-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs\nThe World Group Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1999 World Group, while losing nations joined the 1999 World Group II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151794-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Finlandia Trophy\nThe Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Finland. It was held in Helsinki on October 2\u20134. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151795-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Finnish Cup\nThe 1998 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 44th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It was organised as a single-elimination knock\u2013out tournament and participation in the competition was voluntary. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 31 October 1998 with HJK defeating PK-35 by 3-2 before an attendance of 5,023 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151796-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Finnish Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 20 and 21, 1997 in Helsinki. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dancing. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 1998 European Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151797-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Five Nations Championship\nThe 1998 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 7 February to 5 April. France won it with a Grand Slam. England had the consolation of winning the Triple Crown, the Calcutta Cup and the Millennium Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151799-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Attorney General election\nThe 1998 Florida Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1998. Democratic incumbent Bob Butterworth defeated Republican nominee David H. Bludworth with 59.56% of the vote. As of 2021, this is the most recent time a Democrat was elected Florida Attorney General.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151800-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Citrus Bowl\nThe 1998 Florida Citrus Bowl featured the Florida Gators and the Penn State Nittany Lions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151800-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Citrus Bowl, Background\nPenn State was ranked #1 for the first three weeks of the season and were 7\u20130 before a loss to eventual national champion Michigan. They won two of their last three games but ultimately finished tied for second in the Big Ten Conference. The defending national champion Gators were ranked #1 for three weeks in the season as well, though two losses to LSU and Georgia within two weeks of each other knocked Florida out of the contention for the Southeastern Conference title, though they finished the regular season in the AP top 10 for the fifth straight year. This was both Florida and Penn State's third appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151800-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary\nNoah Brindise gave Florida a 7\u20130 lead on a touchdown sneak after an 80-yard drive that took only 4:12 and had Fred Taylor contribute 47 yards of rushing. While trying to respond, Mike McQueary's pass was intercepted by Fred Weary and returned to the 35. Doug Johnson followed with a touchdown pass to Jacquez Green to make it 14\u20130 a few plays later. Travis Forney made it 14\u20133 after a field goal set up by a Johnson interception. Midway through the third quarter, Forney made it 14\u20136 on his second kick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151800-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary\nAfter Johnson's injury to his shoulder, Jesse Palmer stepped in as quarterback and led Florida to an early fourth quarter touchdown pass to Green to make the final score 21\u20136 as Penn State was stifled by the defense of Florida. McQueary went 10 of 32 for 92 yards and 3 interceptions while Penn State had only one yard of rushing in the first half en route to only 47 the whole day. Fred Taylor ended his career at Florida with the most rushing yards in Citrus Bowl history, rushing for 234 yards on 43 carries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151800-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Citrus Bowl, Aftermath\nFlorida has returned to the Citrus Bowl in 2000, 2008 and 2016, while Penn State did so in 2003 and 2010.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151801-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election\nThe 1998 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. The incumbent,  Robert B. Crawford, won re-election and easily defeated Republican Rich Faircloth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151801-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election\nRobert B. Crawford would go on to serve under three different Governors, Lawton Chiles, Buddy MacKay, and Jeb Bush.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151802-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Gators baseball team\nThe 1998 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 1998 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Andy Lopez, who was in his fourth season at Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151803-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Gators football team\nThe 1998 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the Florida Gators football team's ninth under head coach Steve Spurrier. [ Spurrier's 1998 Florida Gators compiled an overall record of 10\u20132 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 7\u20131, placing second among the six teams of the SEC Eastern Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151803-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Tennessee\nAfter Peyton Manning and several other star players moved on to the NFL after the 1997 season, most preseason prognosticators saw Tennessee's 1998 squad as taking a step backward from championship contention. However, they were still ranked No. 6 when the No. 2 Gators rolled into Knoxville looking to beat their rivals for the sixth consecutive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 60], "content_span": [61, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151803-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Tennessee\nIt was not to be. Led by junior quarterback Tee Martin and a stout defense, the Vols recovered four Gators fumbles, held their opponent to -30 yards rushing, and slowed UF's two-quarterback passing attack, which featured Doug Johnson and Jesse Palmer alternating plays. The game was close throughout, with the score knotted at 10 at halftime and 17 at the end of regulation. Tennessee was held to a Jeff Hall field goal during their first possession of overtime. When it was UF's turn, placekicker Collins Cooper missed an answering field goal, giving UT a 20\u201317 win and inspiring the jubilant home fans to rush the turf of Neyland Stadium and tear down the goalposts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 60], "content_span": [61, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151803-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Florida State\nThis 1998 battle between the in state rivals started before the whistle even blew. A pre-game fight caused Florida's starting senior safety, Tony George, and a couple walk-on FSU players who were not even dressed, to be ejected from the game. In the midst of the fight, it is rumored that Florida quarterback Doug Johnson attempted to peg FSU coach Bobby Bowden with a football. Johnson did later apologize to Bowden, claiming that he had no target, he just threw the ball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 64], "content_span": [65, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151803-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Florida State\nFlorida State's defense came in the ballgame rated No. 1 in the nation, Florida's defense was rated No. 1 in the SEC, so the game was set to be a defensive battle. Florida struck first with a 50-yard Doug Johnson touchdown pass, but Seminoles Peter Warrick and Travis Minor put the Seminoles in scoring position twice and Placekicker Sebastian Janikowski kicked two field goals to make the game 7\u20136. After a Florida punt the Seminoles were at their own 5-yard-line and Florida forced a safety. And then Doug Johnson drove Florida deep into Florida State territory after the safety kick, but Florida State's defense stiffened and forced Florida to settle for three points. At halftime, the game was 12\u20136, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 64], "content_span": [65, 777]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151803-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Florida State\nIn the second half Florida State's defense held Florida scoreless. Florida State's first touchdown of the game came when Seminoles quarterback Marcus Outzen connected with Peter Warrick on a touchdown throw, then later in the game, Peter Warrick threw a touchdown to Ron Dugans. The game ended 23\u201312, with Florida State the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 64], "content_span": [65, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151804-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Marlins season\nThe Florida Marlins' 1998 season was the sixth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to defend their World Series Champion title, having won the title in 1997. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium, and finished with a record of 54\u2013108, the worst record in all of baseball. The team is notable for having arguably the biggest fire sale in sports history, auctioning off nearly all of their most notable players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151804-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Florida Marlins season\nThe 1998 Marlins were the first defending World Series champions to finish last in their division and the first to lose 100 games. To make matters worse, the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who also finished last in their own division (the AL East), were nine games better than the Marlins, at 63-99.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151804-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Marlins season\nThe Marlins won on opening day against the Chicago Cubs, but it would be the only time they were over .500 all season. They promptly lost 11 straight, the most consecutive losses by a reigning champion. By the end of May, they were 17-38, 21 games under .500, and their season was all but over. The Marlins would finish 0\u20139 against three teams: Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Milwaukee. The 1998 Marlins are the most recent team to finish winless against three separate opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151804-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Marlins season, Regular season, Citrus Series\nThe first interleague game between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took place at Tropicana Field. The rivalry would be known as the Citrus Series. The Marlins won the game in twelve innings by a score of 3\u20132 and would go on to win the season series 3 games to 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151804-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151805-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team\nThe 1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium, and played as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his nineteenth season as head coach at Florida State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151805-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team\nThe Seminoles reached the College World Series, their fifteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after recording losses to eventual runner-up Arizona State and fourth-place Long Beach State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151806-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida State Seminoles football team\nThe 1998 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151806-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida State Seminoles football team\nThe Seminoles were the runner up in the first BCS Championship game at the Fiesta Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to determine the Governor for the State of Florida. Two-term Democratic incumbent Governor Lawton Chiles was term-limited and could not run for re-election. John Ellis \"Jeb\" Bush, who had previously run for governor in 1994 was the Republican nominee, and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kenneth Hood \"Buddy\" MacKay was the Democratic nominee. Bush defeated MacKay by nearly 11% of the vote, and won his first of two terms as governor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election\nJeb Bush was one of four GOP pickups nationwide in the 1998 gubernatorial elections. Nonetheless, the Republican party still netted a loss of one governorship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election\nOn December 12, 1998, incumbent Governor Lawton Chiles died, thrusting MacKay into the governor's office, for which he had just lost the election, for 23 days. This was the second election in which MacKay had unsuccessfully run to succeed Chiles in an elected office, the first being the 1988 Senate race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election, Primary results\nThe primary season was largely uneventful, as MacKay (D) and Bush (R) officially ran unopposed for their respective nominations. Initially the Democratic primary saw a three-way race between MacKay, Rick Dantzler and J. Keith Arnold, but the latter two dropped out of the race early on. Dantzler became MacKay's running mate for lieutenant governor, and Arnold ran for Education Commissioner instead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election, Primary results\nThe lack of competitiveness saw a very low turnout of just 16.6% of voters for the September 1 primary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election, General election\nJeb Bush enjoyed double-digit leads in polling through most of the campaign, and had a large fundraising advantage over MacKay. Bush attempted to revamp his image after appearing too hard-right during the 1994 race. Internal struggles amongst key Democratic constituencies, particularly the African-American community, hurt MacKay. MacKay and the Florida Democratic party drew the ire of the black community after state representative Willie Logan, poised to become the first black speaker of the Florida House, was ousted by party leaders. Logan endorsed Bush in the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election, General election\nMeanwhile, after receiving only 5% of the African-American vote in 1994, Bush sought to connect to minorities, a group he admittedly ignored in 1994. Setting a tone of compassionate conservatism, and portraying himself as a \"consensus-building pragmatist,\" he met with African American leaders, and reached out to Jews and Hispanics. He introduced his Mexican-born wife Columba on the campaign trail, and demonstrated his fluent bi-lingual abilities, particularly in South Florida. MacKay ran from behind for the entire race, and barely managed closed to gap to ten points in the days leading up to the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 674]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election, General election\nOn election day, Bush won by almost 11%. He garnered 61% of the Hispanic vote and 14% of the African American vote, a surprising showing for a Republican seeking statewide office. With his brother George W. Bush winning re-election in Texas, the two brothers became the first siblings to govern two states at the same time since Nelson and Winthrop Rockefeller governed New York and Arkansas from 1967 to 1971. Despite his strong statewide showing, Bush was unable to provide coattails for other republicans further down the ticket. Charlie Crist was easily defeated in his Senate race, and House Republicans did not pick up any seats in the midterms. In the state legislature, the GOP netted no new Senate seats, and picked up only two seats in the House.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 810]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election, General election\nA little over a month after the election, Lawton Chiles died suddenly of a heart attack. Buddy MacKay, still the sitting lieutenant governor, was sworn in as the 42nd governor of Florida on December 13, 1998, and served out the final 23 days of Chiles' second term. In an ironic twist, MacKay managed to serve in the office he lost the race for, but stated \"There's no great pleasure in this.\" MacKay oversaw the state funeral of Chiles, and made a handful of minor appointments, before Bush was sworn in as the 43rd Governor on January 5, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151807-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida gubernatorial election, Videos\n(1) Midterm Election Coverage, which includes Bush's victory speech from November 3, 1998", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires\nThe 1998 Florida wildfires, sometimes referred to as the Florida Firestorm, was a wildfire event involving several thousand separate woodland and mixed urban-rural wildfires which wrought severe damage during the summer months of 1998. Wildfires sparked mainly by lightning threatened to converge into single, vast blazes, crossed natural firebreaks such as rivers and interstate highways, and demanded an unprecedented suppression response of firefighting resources from across the country. Regular activities such as Fourth of July celebrations, sporting events, tourism, and daily life were profoundly interrupted for millions of residents and visitors in the northeastern part of the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Background\nFlorida had historically been considered as an area of lower susceptibility for wildfires, due to its high humidity and rainfall levels. An El Nino during the winter of 1998 produced above-average rainfall, which enabled extensive growth of underbrush and vegetation in the state's forests. In early April, however, the rains came to an abrupt halt, and the ensuing drought lasted until July. These months of continuing dry conditions saw the drought index rise to 700 (out of 800), indicating wildfire potential similar to that usually found in western states.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Background\nExacerbating the wildfire risk was the fact that development in Florida had proceeded with many new communities being built on former rural, wooded properties, often with heavy vegetation within feet of structures, and without municipal water systems and fire hydrants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Fires\nThe fires began in mid-May, most started by lightning strikes. What rain came with the thunderstorms was inadequate to prevent or stop the fires. In late May and early June, numerous separate fires were igniting in Brevard, Osceola, Orange, Seminole, St. John's, Flagler, and Volusia counties, near the communities of Flagler Estates, Daytona Beach, and Palm Coast. The Big Bend region also experienced major fires in the Apalachicola and Osceola National Forests. With dry conditions persisting and alarm over the fires growing, on June 7, Governor Lawton Chiles declared a state of emergency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Fires\nBy mid-June, fires burning near I-95 forced its closure in the area. During the middle two weeks of June, each day saw the fires grow larger and everyday life more interrupted, and on June 25, in consideration of the upcoming Independence Day celebration, the Governor declared all sales and possession of fireworks illegal. Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27 saw some abatement of conditions with the arrival of rain, and Monday the 28th, Federal agencies brought in firefighting resources including helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0003-0002", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Fires\nBy July 1, however, increasing winds once again worsened conditions, and the firebreak of I-95 was soon jumped as embers were blown eastward from fires burning in woodlands west of the interstate. By July 4, 135 miles of I-95 from Jacksonville to Titusville was closed, and Division of Forestry models indicated that several fires could merge into one conflagration stretching from Daytona to St. Augustine. The entire population of Flagler County, some 35,000 residents, was ordered to evacuate. The Pepsi 400, usually held at Daytona International Speedway on the Fourth of July weekend, was postponed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0003-0003", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Fires\nThat was the day that news media, learning that firefighters were short of bandanas used as protective face covers, sent out the call for as many bananas as could be supplied, and firefighters were inundated with truckloads of the fruit. On July 5, the tide finally turned as rains and humidity increased. By mid-July, with most fires under control, over 2000 individual wildfires had burned in Florida, destroying nearly 500,000 acres, 150 structures, and 86 vehicles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Response\nThe response to the fires was unprecedented at the time, involving local, state, and federal resources and as many as 10,000 firefighters from across the United States. The Army, Marines and National Guard brought in personnel and equipment, and five hotshot firefighting teams participated. Sikorsky Skycranes, a Canadair \"Superscooper\" from North Carolina and numerous other aircraft participated directly in firefighting. Public Health Departments in several counties opened special needs shelters, while the Salvation Army and Red Cross opened general shelters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Response\nCounty Emergency Operations Centers were at high alert, coordinating the efforts of firefighters, law enforcement, environmental health, transportation officials, communications specialists and amateur radio operators. At one point, even a local concrete company volunteered into service, using its trucks to transport water from a hydrant to a drying pond from which aircraft were picking up water. Governor Lawton Chiles was quoted as saying, \"we have about half of the country's firefighting assets in Florida right now.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151808-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Florida wildfires, Aftermath\nLosses from the fires were widespread and disastrous. Over 150 homes and structures were lost, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a report stating that over $300 million of Florida's timber resources had burned. On July 4, the New York Times reported that firefighting efforts up to that day had amounted to $80 million. In the ensuing years, public and government attitudes regarding prescribed burning changed, with nearly ninety thousand authorizations annually allowing property owners and agencies to burn over two million acres annually. There have also been efforts to increase the presence of municipal hydrants in communities. No deaths were directly attributed to the wildfires, but the crew of one responding aircraft, a Sikorsky Skycrane, was tragically lost 25 miles from its destination enroute home when it developed a mechanical failure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 903]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151809-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Cup Final\nThe 1998 Football League Cup Final was a football match played between Chelsea and Middlesbrough on 29 March 1998 at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea, under new manager Gianluca Vialli, won with two extra time goals and won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup later that season. Middlesbrough's second consecutive defeat in the final was followed by promotion back to the Premier League after just one season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151809-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Cup Final\nBoth teams were restricted to shots from distance. This all changed in extra time when Chelsea took control. Frank Sinclair, a villain in the 1994 FA Cup Final defeat when conceding a penalty and slipping to allow Mark Hughes to score, became the hero in this match. He started the move that ended with his header finding the corner of the Middlesbrough net to open the scoring. Chelsea's second goal came from Roberto Di Matteo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151809-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Cup Final\nA corner played into the near post was not cleared by the Boro defence and Di Matteo was able to side foot the ball into the net on the half-volley. Di Matteo had come back to haunt Middlesbrough as he had scored the opening goal when the same sides met in the 1997 FA Cup Final the previous season. Once again Chelsea had won 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final\nThe 1998 Football League First Division play-off Final was an association football match played on 25 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League for the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final\nThe top two teams of the 1997\u201398 Football League First Division season gained automatic promotion, and the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; Sunderland had ended the season in third position and Charlton had finished fourth. The clubs won their semi-finals and competed for the final promotion place. Winning the game was estimated to be worth up to twenty million pounds to the successful team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final\nThe match was played in front of almost 78,000 spectators and was refereed by Eddie Wolstenholme. Clive Mendonca opened the scoring for Charlton midway through the first half, before Niall Quinn equalised early in the second. Kevin Phillips then scored his 35th goal of the season to put Sunderland ahead but Mendonca doubled his own tally with fewer than twenty minutes remaining. Quinn restored Sunderland's lead two minutes later, before a Richard Rufus header for Charlton five minutes from the end of regular time made the score 3\u20133, and sent the game into extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final\nNicky Summerbee then gave Sunderland the lead for the third time before Mendonca completed his hat-trick, the first player to do so in a play-off final. Extra time ended 4\u20134, so the game was determined by a penalty shootout. Both teams scored their first five spot-kicks before the shootout moved to 'sudden death'. Michael Gray stepped forward to take Sunderland's seventh penalty, but his weak strike was saved by the Charlton goalkeeper Sa\u0161a Ili\u0107 and Charlton won 7\u20136 on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final\nSunderland ended their following season as champions of the First Division, amassing a record 105 points, and were promoted to the 1999\u20132000 Premier League. Charlton's next season saw them finish in eighteenth position, five points from safety, and relegated back to the First Division. The 1998 play-off final is considered by players, managers, pundits and the media to be one of the most memorable and dramatic games played at Wembley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nSunderland finished the regular 1997\u201398 season in third place in the Football League First Division, the second tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Charlton Athletic. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premier League and instead took part in that season's play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Sunderland finished one point behind Middlesbrough (who were promoted in second place) and four behind league winners Nottingham Forest. Charlton ended the season two points behind Sunderland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nCharlton faced Ipswich Town in their play-off semi-final and the first leg was played at Portman Road in Ipswich on 10 May 1998. An early own goal from Jamie Clapham decided the ill-disciplined match in which nine yellow cards were shown, including two to Charlton's Danny Mills who was dismissed in the 73rd minute. The match ended 1\u20130 and secured Charlton's eighth consecutive clean sheet. Arguments between the players continued after the final whistle culminating in an altercation in the players' lounge in which Ipswich defender Mauricio Taricco's nose was broken by Neil Heaney.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 656]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nThe second leg was played three days later at Charlton's home ground, The Valley, and once again ended in a 1\u20130 victory to the London club. Although Ipswich dominated in periods of the second half, they only forced one save from Sa\u0161a Ili\u0107, the opposition goalkeeper. Charlton won the tie 2\u20130 on aggregate and qualified for the play-off final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nSunderland's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Sheffield United, the first leg being played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on 10 May 1998. Kevin Ball put the visiting team into an early lead, scoring after 17 minutes, but Marcelo equalised before Vassilios Borbokis scored the winner with 14 minutes to go, the match ending 2\u20131 to Sheffield United. The return leg was played at the Stadium of Light three days later, Sunderland taking the lead midway through the first half after Nicky Marker deflected a cross-shot from Allan Johnston past his own goalkeeper.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nSeven minutes before half time, Kevin Phillips doubled Sunderland's lead with his 34th goal of the season. With 17 minutes of the second half remaining, the Sunderland goalkeeper Lionel P\u00e9rez made two saves to deny Graham Stuart before keeping Paul Devlin's shot out with what the BBC described as \"a truly world-class save\". The match ended 2\u20130 to Sunderland who progressed to the final with a 3\u20132 aggregate victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThat season, the Charlton manager Alan Curbishley had invested around \u00a31.7\u00a0million in his squad, signing Clive Mendonca from Grimsby Town for \u00a3700,000. Other signings included Mills, Matty Holmes and Eddie Youds, while Ili\u0107 was acquired on a free transfer from semi-professional team St. Leonards of the Southern Football League (known at that time as the Dr Martens League for sponsorship reasons);  he went on to be selected over Charlton's 1996\u201397 player of the year Andy Petterson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nBefore the season commenced, Russell Kempson wrote in The Times that he considered Sunderland to be among the favourites for promotion back to the Premier League, along with Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He added that \"Alan Curbishley will continue to do a good job at The Valley, yet achieve nothing tangible\". The Liverpool Echo noted that Sunderland had suffered relegation as a result of a failure to score towards the end of the previous season, and Peter Reid's investment of more than \u00a34\u00a0million in the transfer market sought to address that issue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nMendonca was the highest scorer for Charlton with 25 goals in 44 appearances across all competitions during the regular 1997\u201398 season, followed by the midfielder John Robinson with 9 goals in 42 matches. Sunderland had paid \u00a3350,000 for Phillips in July 1997 and he formed a prolific strike partnership with club-record signing Niall Quinn throughout the season: Phillips had scored 33 times in 44 appearances, and Quinn 15 times from 37 games. Phillips had also been named the League Player of the Year. Reid wrote in his 2017 autobiography that Phillips was \"arguably the best signing [he] ever made\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 674]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThis was Charlton's second appearance in the second tier play-off final, having beaten Leeds United after a replay in the two-legged 1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final. Sunderland were also making their second appearance in a second-tier play-off final: despite losing 1\u20130 to Swindon Town in the 1990 Football League Second Division play-off Final at the old Wembley Stadium, they were promoted as Swindon were later found guilty of financial misconduct. Charlton had played in the second tier of English football for the last eight seasons, having been relegated from the First Division in the 1989\u201390 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nSunderland were aiming to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, having been relegated in the previous season. During the regular season, both games between the sides had ended in a draw: the match at the Stadium of Light in November 1997 was goalless, while the return fixture the following March resulted in a 1\u20131 draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nWith Charlton's run of nine consecutive clean sheets and a series of 1\u20130 victories leading up to the final, their captain Mark Kinsella acknowledged the club's reputation for being \"boring\" but noted \"at this stage of the season it's not about the performances, it's about results and we have been coming up trumps\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nKinsella himself had opted to take part in the play-off final in preference to collecting his third cap for the Republic of Ireland in a friendly in Dublin against Mexico two days prior, suggesting the domestic match was \"the biggest game in Charlton's history\" and that as club captain, he \"had to be there\". Curbishley noted that his club were \"firmly back on the map\" and that \"people\u00a0... are talking about what a good side we are\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0009-0002", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nBefore the final, the Charlton board of directors announced that a new West Stand would be complete before the start of the next season and that a new \u00a31\u00a0million sponsorship deal with Mesh Computers had been agreed with the newly embellished shirts being worn for the match. The Sunderland manager Peter Reid was resolute: \"This is a massive, massive game for Sunderland Football Club, and it's one which I am confident my lads can win \u2013 if they are at their best.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0009-0003", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nPreviewing the match, Liam Kirk writing in the Irish Independent predicted a close game and that both teams would \"satisfy the neutral and both rely on strikers plucked astutely from obscurity\". Irish bookmaker Paddy Power had Sunderland as favourites to win, while former England international Gary Stevens also thought the Wearside club had the advantage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nFor Sunderland, Quinn had recovered from a recurring hamstring injury he aggravated in the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Sheffield United, while Phillips was also fit after suffering a thigh strain in the same match. Charlton's Robinson was selected on the bench having not played for eight weeks following a hairline fracture of his right leg. The referee for the match was Eddie Wolstenholme;  he had officiated the second leg of the semi-final between Ipswich and Charlton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nIt was reported in the press that the match was worth \u00a35\u201310\u00a0million, and later by Deloitte to be worth up to \u00a320\u00a0million, to the winning team from television revenue. The match was broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports. Charlton wore their traditional red and white kit while Sunderland were in an away strip of old gold and dark blue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half\nThe match kicked off around 3\u00a0p.m. in front of a Wembley crowd of 77,739, around 35,000 of which were Charlton supporters. Their team  started the better, with a strong defence and a midfield which disrupted Sunderland's passing. The first chance fell to Sunderland in the 14th minute following an error from Ili\u0107, and six minutes later Ball was unmarked but his header from a Nicky Summerbee corner went over Charlton's crossbar. In the 23rd minute Charlton took the lead. Mills' throw-in was flicked on to Mark Bright who passed to Mendonca.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half\nHe dummied Jody Craddock and struck from 15 yards (14\u00a0m), beating P\u00e9rez in the goal. Sunderland had opportunities to score through Ball and Quinn, although Gray was required to prevent Bright from scoring after a cross from Heaney. Towards the end of the half, Lee Clark's shot went over the Charlton goal before Youds' tackle prevented Summerbee from shooting. The whistle was blown by Wolstenholme and the half ended, 1\u20130 to Charlton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half\nDuring the break, Sunderland made their first substitution of the game, Chris Makin coming on to replace Darren Holloway. In the 50th minute, the score was levelled by Quinn. He evaded Youds to head a Summerbee corner between the near post and Mark Bowen, making it 1\u20131. Kinsella then came close to scoring from a free kick and Quinn missed a good chance, shooting over the crossbar, before Phillips put Sunderland ahead in the 58th minute. Having been put through by Clark, he lobbed Ili\u0107 to make it 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half\nCharlton made their first change of the game minutes later, Heaney being replaced by Steve Jones. In the 71st minute, Richard Rufus passed to Mendonca, who took two touches and struck the ball into the Sunderland goal, levelling the match once again. Two minutes later, Quinn put Sunderland ahead: after controlling a deep cross from Clark using his chest, the Sunderland forward struck the ball past Ili\u0107, making it 3\u20132. Phillips was then replaced by Danny Dichio who quickly missed a chance by electing to attempt a volley rather than a diving header from a Summerbee cross.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0012-0002", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half\nMendonca was then prevented from scoring twice by the Sunderland defence, before Rufus brought the game level once again. P\u00e9rez missed an attempted clearance on a Robinson corner, having been blocked by Bright, and Rufus was left unmarked to score his first Charlton goal in 165 appearances for the club, and make it 3\u20133 with five minutes remaining. No further goals were scored so the game went into extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Extra time and penalties\nEarly into the first period of extra time, Bright was taken off and replaced by Steve Brown. On eight minutes, Sunderland went ahead with their fourth goal of the match. A cushioned ball from Quinn found Summerbee who struck a shot from the edge of the penalty area past Ili\u0107. Quinn then missed a chance from 6 yards (5.5\u00a0m) to convert Johnston's cross to score Sunderland's fifth. Alex Rae then came on to replace Clark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 83], "content_span": [84, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0013-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Extra time and penalties\nMinutes later, Steve Jones played to ball behind Mendonca whose first touch controlled it and whose second touch was to volley past P\u00e9rez, scoring his 28th goal of the season. Rae and Craddock both missed chances to score the winner for Sunderland, and extra time ended with the score level on 4\u20134; the match would need to be determined via a penalty shootout, which was to be conducted at the Sunderland end of the stadium. Sunderland went into the shootout without two of their regular penalty-takers as both Phillips and Clark had been replaced through injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 83], "content_span": [84, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0013-0002", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Extra time and penalties\nMendonca scored the first penalty, followed by Summerbee, Brown, Johnston, Keith Jones, Ball, Kinsella, Makin, Bowen and Rae, to make it 5\u20135 and take the shootout to sudden death. Robinson and Quinn then scored, to make it 6\u20136. Shaun Newton then stepped up to give the advantage to Charlton. Gray's weak shot was then saved by Ili\u0107 to his left and the match was over, Charlton winning 7\u20136 on penalties, and promotion to the Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 83], "content_span": [84, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nKinsella was jubilant: \"we battled to come from behind and we just kept going and going\u00a0... every time we fell behind I felt we could lose, but we just kept pulling them back.\" The Sunderland forward Quinn claimed that despite the loss, his team were \"the best footballing side in this division\" but stated he was \"delighted for Charlton because we've battled it out with them all season\". The Sunderland manager Reid said of Gray who missed the final penalty: \"our crowd's reaction to him was second to none. But I feel for the kid, he's heartbroken\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nSpeaking of his team's performance, Reid noted: \"I think our inexperience told in the first 45 minutes \u2013 we gave the ball away too cheaply\". Mendonca offered sympathy to Sunderland's Gray, with whom he had attended Castle View School in Sunderland: \"it must be a personal nightmare for him. Michael's a\u00a0... local Sunderland lad. It must hurt him so much.\" Mendonca was abused by some Sunderland supporters as he left the pitch: \"that wasn't very nice, I'm gutted it's come to this\u00a0... I'd just like to say sorry to all my mates in Sunderland\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0014-0002", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nCurbishley praised Mendonca: \"he had four attempts in the game and scored three while the other was saved. What more can you ask?\" Curbishley had avoided watching Gray's penalty, preferring instead to keep his head in his hands Talking about his penalty save, Ili\u0107 noted: \"I hadn't made a save all game so I thought this would be a good time\". Charlton held a civic reception at Woolwich Town Hall the day after the final, the players making the journey there from the valley on an open-top bus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nNick Varley, writing in The Guardian suggested that the final was \"the best game played at Wembley in 30 years\". The Irish Independent described the match as \"one of Wembley's most astonishing games\" and \"a day of unimaginable drama\". Roy Collins of The Guardian, described Charlton's victory as \"the most splendid of triumphs after the most splendid of games\". In scoring his 35th goal of the season, Phillips broke Sunderland's post-war season scoring record previously held by Brian Clough. Mendonca became the first player to score a hat-trick in a play-off final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0015-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nAfter the match Phillips stated that he was staying with Sunderland despite their failure to secure promotion, explaining that \"all this transfer talk is a lot of nonsense. Playing in front of 40,000 every week, the support is unbelievable\". Quinn also stated that he was keen to resolve his contract negotiations to allow him to remain at the club. Phillips, who had been carrying a shin injury for seven months, and Clark who had a hernia problem, were to have operations over the summer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0015-0002", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nCurbishley's assistant Les Reed left the club after the penalty shootout win to join the Football Association as a technical director;  he had made the decision to leave before the final but delayed the announced. After the defeat, Sunderland's share price dropped from more than \u00a35 to less than \u00a34, with an estimated loss in value of around \u00a310\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nSunderland ended their following season as champions of the First Division, amassing a record 105 points, and were promoted to the 1999\u20132000 Premier League. The record stood until Reading finished the 2005\u201306 Football League Championship with 106 points. Reid described their performance during the season as reaching \"a level no one would have dreamed possible\" after their Wembley defeat. Charlton's next season saw them finish in eighteenth position, five points from safety, and relegated back to the First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Legacy\nGray has since reflected that the penalty miss \"stayed with [him] for as long as [he] wore a Sunderland shirt, which was 12-and-a-half years\". In an interview for British radio station Talksport in 2018, he confirmed that he \"really didn't want to take [it]\u00a0... [ he] just didn't want to be the person responsible for [Sunderland] losing such an important match. It wasn't a good penalty\u00a0... as soon as [he] hit it, [he] saw Sasa Ili\u0107 diving across to his left hand side. [ He] knew he'd saved it. It was the worst feeling in the world.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0017-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Legacy\nHe has also noted that \"that penalty miss was probably the defining moment of me becoming an adult\u00a0... it still hits you hard, even 20 years on\". Curbishley later noted that Reid was the first person to enter the Sunderland changing room after the game and that he congratulated every player. In his 2017 autobiography,  Reid described the match as \"so remarkable and an outcome so dramatic that it transcended football\". He also suggested that his selection of younger, less experienced players was an issue: \"Inexperience was a big thing in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0017-0002", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Legacy\nIf you look at the back four I had out \u2014 Craddock, (Darren) Williams, (Darren) Holloway were all young players\". Reid also spoked of how his team, and in particular Gray, had practised for a penalty shootout: \"The irony is at the Stadium of Light practising pens, Micky Gray was drilling them in the top corner with an arrogance and aplomb. I said, 'Oh, it\u2019s easy doing it here. Wait till it's Wembley and there\u2019s 100,000 and you\u2019ve got to do it.' As soon as I said it, I thought, 'Oh, no, no, please don't.' I shot myself in the foot\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Legacy\nIli\u0107 played a further 26 times for Charlton before the club signed Dean Kiely. Before the shootout, Ili\u0107 recalled: \"I had all my team-mates coming up to me saying, 'It\u2019s all up to you.' I\u2019m like, 'Guys, come on, it's up to everybody'\". In a 2019 interview he explained \"I found a 10p coin and kept flicking it to decide which way to go. That made me decide to go to my left \u2013 unfortunate for Michael Gray and great for us\". The referee Wolstenholme later described it as the highlight of his officiating career. He noted that it \"was probably the best game I ever refereed, not because of me personally but the game itself. It was perfect because nobody even mentioned me.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Legacy\nMiles Kent writing for the Bleacher Report in 2008 called it \"Wembley's greatest game\" and described the contest as \"a tremendous thriller\u00a0... [ which] has etched itself into folklore as one of the classic matches in the rich history of English football\". In 2009, Eurosport listed the match as 19th best association football match of all-time. In 2014, the English Football League listed it first in its \"Top 10 Football League Play-Off Finals\", noting that it was \"arguably the most unforgettable Play-Off Final\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0019-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Legacy\nFourFourTwo's Merv Payne referred to the match as \"the bonkers Wembley showdown that lives long in the memory\",  while in 2019, the Evening Standard described the final as an \"epic showdown\" and that it would \"forever be a part club folklore\". The South London Press described Ili\u0107's save and Mendonca's hat-trick as \"iconic, indelible moments in Charlton Athletic\u2019s history\". In 2019, Rob Stevens of BBC Sport suggested that the match was \"arguably the best play-off final in English Football League history\". Mick Collins, writing in his 2003 history of Charlton Athletic, suggested: \"if life is a series of peaks and troughs, for many Charlton fans, Monday, 25 May 1998, at about 6\u00a0p.m., marks the highest point\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 775]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151810-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Legacy\nSunderland faced Charlton in the 2019 EFL League One play-off Final, with a goal in injury time securing the London club's promotion to the EFL Championship. It was the first time in the history of the play-offs that two teams would face each other in a final for a second time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final\nThe 1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Grimsby Town and Northampton Town. The top two teams of the 1997\u201398 Football League Second Division league, Watford and Bristol City, gained automatic promotion to the First Division, while those placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1998\u201399 season in the First Division. The losing semi-finalists were Bristol Rovers and Fulham who had been defeated by Northampton and Grimsby respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 710]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final\nThe match was refereed by Terry Heilbron in front of a crowd of 62,988 spectators. After twenty minutes, Grimsby took the lead through Kevin Donovan who dribbled round the Northampton goalkeeper Andy Woodman, and struck the ball into the goal. In the second half, Jack Lester was fouled in the Northampton penalty area to win a penalty kick. Donovan's spot kick was saved by Woodman to keep the game at 1\u20130, which remained the score at the final whistle, to see Grimsby promoted to the First Division after a single season's absence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final\nGrimsby's next season finished with them in eleventh position in the First Division. Northampton ended their following season in 22nd place in the Second Division and were relegated to the Third Division for the 1999\u20132000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nGrimsby Town finished the regular 1997\u201398 season in third position in the Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system, one place and one point ahead of Northampton Town. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the First Division and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Grimsby finished thirteen points behind Bristol City (who were promoted in second place) and sixteen behind league winners Watford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nNorthampton's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Bristol Rovers and the first match of the two-legged tie took place at the Memorial Ground in Bristol on 10 May 1998. Half an hour in, Peter Beadle scored with a penalty kick  after being fouled by Ian Sampson, to give the home side the lead. Frankie Bennett then headed in a corner from Gary Penrice to double Bristol Rovers' lead seven minutes later. Barry Hayles then made it 3\u20130 after dribbling past two defenders before scoring from inside the Northampton penalty area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nJohn Gayle scored for the visitors in the 74th minute and the match ended 3\u20131 to Bristol Rovers. The second leg was held three days later at Sixfields in Northampton. Carl Heggs put the home side ahead in the 34th minute after heading in Chris Freestone's pass back from John Frain's corner. Ian Clarkson then scored from a Heggs pass in the 61st minute to level the tie on aggregate. Bristol Rovers then pressed to regain the lead but Ray Warburton headed in James Hunt's corner to give Northampton a 3\u20130 lead in the match and a 4\u20133 aggregate victory to progress to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nGrimsby faced Fulham in their semi-final with the first leg being held at Craven Cottage in London on 9 May 1998. Fulham dominated the first half, but five minutes before half-time, they were reduced to ten men when Paul Moody was shown a straight red card for a foul on Mark Lever. While Grimsby were making a substitution to replace the injured Lever, Paul Peschisolido was fouled in the penalty area and Peter Beardsley converted the subsequent penalty to make it 1\u20130 to Fulham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nA mistake eight minutes into the second half from Wayne Collins allowed David Smith to equalise for Grimsby. No further goals were scored and the match ended 1\u20131. The second leg took place at Blundell Park near Grimsby four days later. After thirty minutes, Fulham were once again down to ten players after Peschisolido was sent off for a foul on Peter Handyside. The first half ended goalless, but with less than ten minutes of the game remaining, Kevin Donovan scored past Maik Taylor to give Grimsby a 1\u20130 victory and a 2\u20131 aggregate win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThis was Northampton Town's second appearance in a play-off final, having been promoted the previous season with a 1\u20130 victory against Swansea City in the fourth tier final. They had last played in the second tier of English football in the 1966\u201367 season. Grimsby Town had never featured in the play-offs and were aiming to return to the second tier after a single campaign in the third having been relegated in the 1996\u201397 season. They had also already played at Wembley Stadium, their first appearance ever at the national stadium, earlier in the season: they had defeated Bournemouth 2\u20131 with a golden goal in extra time of the final of the Football League Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 70], "content_span": [71, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nIn the matches between the sides during the regular season, both teams won their home games, with Grimsby winning 1\u20130 at Blundell Park in October 1997 and Northampton securing a 2\u20131 victory the following February at Sixfields. The top scorer for Grimsby during the regular season was Donovan with 19 goals (16 in the league, 1 in the FA Cup, 1 in the League Cup and 1 in the Football League Trophy) followed by Lee Nogan with 13 (8 in the league, 2 in the FA Cup, 1 in the League Cup and 2 in the Football League Trophy). David Seal led the scoring for Northampton with 14 goals during the season (12 in the league, 1 in the FA Cup and 1 in the League Cup) followed by Chris Freestone with 13 (11 in the league and 2 in the Football League Trophy).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 70], "content_span": [71, 819]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThe referee for the match, which was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports, was Terry Heilbron. According to the BBC, Grimsby were favourites to gain promotion. Grimsby played in a 4\u20134\u20132 formation while Northampton adopted 3\u20135\u20132. Roy Hunter and Sean Parrish were long-term injuries for Northampton but otherwise, their manager Ian Atkins had a full-strength squad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 70], "content_span": [71, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nThe match kicked off around 3\u00a0p.m. on 24 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 62,988. After twenty minutes, Grimsby took the lead through Donovan: he received a pass from Wayne Burnett, dribbled round the Northampton goalkeeper Andy Woodman, and struck the ball into the goal. Three minutes later, Jack Lester's shot went wide of the Northampton goal. Freestone's missed chance was Northampton's best opportunity to score of the half. According to Trevor Haylett, writing in The Guardian, Donovan's goal was \"the only highlight of a dreadfully dull first half.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 67], "content_span": [68, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nNorthampton started the second half the stronger of the teams missing two chances in as many minutes. Soon after the hour mark, Donovan misjudged a backpass and Freestone took possession of the ball before rounding Aidan Davison, the Grimsby goalkeeper, but missed from a tight angle. In the 78th minute, Lester was fouled in the Northampton penalty area to win a penalty. Donovan's spot kick was saved by Woodman to keep the game at 1\u20130. Five minute later, Paul Groves hit the Northampton crossbar but with no change the score, the match ended 1\u20130 and Grimsby were promoted to the First Division after a single season's absence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 67], "content_span": [68, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match\nDespite the victory, Alan Buckley, the Grimsby manager, was not an aficionado of the post-season decider, saying \"Anybody who says they enjoy play-offs aren't football managers.\" The Northampton manager Atkins said he believed that some of the match's pivotal decisions had not favoured his side: \"If you get a decision against you in these games it can kill you.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151811-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match\nGrimsby's next season finished with them in eleventh position in the First Division. Northampton ended their following season in 22nd place in the Second Division and were relegated to the Third Division for the 1999\u20132000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final\nThe 1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 22 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Colchester United and Torquay United to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division to the Second Division for the 1998\u201399 season. The top three teams of the 1997\u201398 Football League Third Division, Notts County, Macclesfield Town and Lincoln City, gained automatic promotion to the Second Division, while the teams placed from fourth to seventh place in the table took part in the play-offs. The losing semi-finalists were Scarborough and Barnet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 704]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final\nThe referee for the match was Mick Fletcher. It was the first play-off final to feature two brothers: Neil and David Gregory both featured for Colchester United. The game had been brought forward by a day to accommodate a friendly between England and Saudi Arabia. As such, the final kicked off around 7.45\u00a0p.m. on Friday 22 May 1998 in front of 19,486 supporters, the lowest attendance ever at a play-off final. Torquay dominated the early stages of the game with Rodney Jack making a number of runs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final\nAfter 19 minutes, Andy McFarlane struck the ball into the net but the goal was disallowed for offside. Midway through the first half, the ball struck the arm of Jon Gittens and Fletcher awarded a penalty which David Gregory converted, sending the reserve Torquay goalkeeper Matt Gregg the wrong way. Despite chances for both sides, including a penalty appeal for Colchester in the second half, the match ended 1\u20130 with Colchester being promoted to the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final\nTorquay United's manager left the club the following season and they finished their following season in 20th position in the Third Division. Colchester United's next season saw them end in 18th place in the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nColchester United finished the regular 1997\u201398 season in fourth place in the Football League Third Division, the third tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Torquay United. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to the Second Division and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team. Colchester United finished one point behind Lincoln City (who were promoted in third place), eight behind second-placed Macclesfield Town and twenty-five behind league winners Notts County. Torquay United ended the season level on points with Colchester United but with an inferior goal difference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nColchester United faced Barnet in their play-off semi-final and the first match of the two-legged tie was held at Underhill in Chipping Barnet on 11 May 1998. After a goalless first half, Greg Heald scored past Carl Emberson in the Colchester goal three minutes after half-time to give Barnet the lead. In the 82nd minute, both Barnet's Sean Devine and Colchester's Guy Branston were shown a red card for violent conduct, and the match ended 1\u20130. The return leg was played five days later at Layer Road in Colchester.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nDavid Gregory scored with a penalty on 12 minutes to put Colchester ahead after Lee Howarth was adjudged to have handled the ball. Barnet equalised after Warren Goodhind scored with a header from a Sam Stockley cross. Howarth was then sent off in the 59th minute for a professional foul on Gregory before David Greene headed Colchester into the lead from Paul Buckle's free kick, levelling the aggregate score and sending the game into extra time. Five minutes into the first period of additional time, Gregory scored his second goal of the game to send Colchester to the final with a 3\u20132 aggregate victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nTorquay United's opponents in their play-off semi-final were Scarborough with the leg being played at the Athletic Ground in Scarborough on 10 May 1998. In the 17th minute, Gareth Williams missed a penalty for the home side before Rodney Jack put Torquay ahead three minutes later. Jason Rockett scored the equaliser five minutes before half-time but after the interval, goals from Jon Gittens and Andy McFarlane secured a 3\u20131 win for Torquay. The second leg of the semi-final took place six days later at Plainmoor in Torquay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nJack scored a two-minute brace to give Torquay a 2\u20130 lead within seven minutes, before Rockett scored for Scarborough midway through the half. Williams was then sent off after receiving a second yellow card before Torquay extended their lead with goals from Steve McCall and Paul Gibbs. Liam Robinson was also sent off for Scarborough for serious foul play and the match ended 4\u20131 to Torquay, who advanced to the final with a 7\u20132 aggregate win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nColchester United had participated in the play-offs on one previous occasion, in 1987, when they failed to progress past the semi-finals, losing on aggregate to Wolverhampton Wanderers. They had played in the fourth tier of English football after gaining promotion from non-League football, winning the Football Conference in 1992 ahead of Wycombe Wanderers on goal difference. Colchester had last played in the third tier in the 1980\u201381 season. They had played at Wembley Stadium the previous season when they lost to Carlisle United in the 1997 Football League Trophy Final in a penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nTorquay United were making their fourth appearance in the play-offs, having gained promotion by winning the final on one occasion when they defeated Blackpool 5\u20134 over two legs in the 1988 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final. Torquay were relegated back to the fourth tier the following season and had played there since. In the matches between the sides during the regular season, the encounter at Plainmoor in August 1997 ended in a 1\u20131 draw while Colchester won the return game 1\u20130 at Layer Road the following January.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThe referee for the match was Mick Fletcher. The match had been brought forward from the traditional Saturday afternoon fixture in order to accommodate the friendly between England and Saudi Arabia. Torquay's goalkeeper Ken Veysey was suspended for the final so 19-year-old Matt Gregg, who had last started a game on 31 January, was selected in his place. Colchester's Neil and David Gregory became the first brothers to appear in a play-off final together. Colchester adopted a 4\u20133\u20133 formation while Torquay played as a 3\u20135\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nThe match kicked off around 7.45\u00a0p.m. on 22 May 1998 in front of 19,486 supporters. Torquay dominated the early stages of the game with Jack making a number of runs. After 19 minutes, McFarlane struck the ball into the net but the goal was disallowed for offside. Midway through the first half, Steve Forbes tried to lift the ball over Torquay's Gittens but the ball struck the defender's arm and the referee awarded a penalty. David Gregory struck the spot-kick into the Torquay goal off the left-hand goalpost having sent the Torquay goalkeeper Gregg the wrong way.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nNine minutes later, Neil Gregory was unmarked in the Torquay penalty area but shot wide. Just before half-time, Gittens struck the ball over the bar from 3 yards (3\u00a0m) after a shot was blocked on the goal-line by Jamie Robinson. Soon after the interval Simon Betts struck a shot from around 25 yards (23\u00a0m) which went under Gregg's body and wide of the post. Forbes was then prevented from shooting when he was tackled after beating three defenders. Torquay began to dominate once again although Colchester were denied a penalty after Gibbs had brought down David Gregory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0008-0002", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nTorquay then missed numerous chances to score:  a strike from Gibbs was deflected wide, Gittens headed the ball over the bar and Jack shot wide. In the 71st minute, Emberson pushed Andy Gurney's shot round the post. Seven minutes later, Mark Sale's header from Joe Dunne's cross was straight at Gregg and the match ended 1\u20130 with Colchester being promoted to the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Post-match\nSteve Wignall, the winning manager, admitted that his club needed to strengthen in order to compete in the Second Division, suggesting that \"the hard work starts here.\" He paid tribute to winning goalscorer David Gregory, noting that he was \"one of the unsung heroes\u00a0... he has done a tremendous job for the club and he's one of the players at the club who can cope quite easily with Second Division football.\" The Torquay manager Kevin Hodges left the club the following month to join Plymouth Argyle. The attendance of 19,486 was the lowest ever for a play-off final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151812-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Post-match\nColchester United's next season saw them end in eighteenth place in the Second Division, three positions and two points above the relegation zone. Torquay United finished their following season in twentieth position in the Third Division, four places and five points above the relegation zone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151813-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Trophy Final\nThe 1998 Football League Trophy Final (known as the Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League. The match was played at Wembley on 19 April 1998, and was contested by Bournemouth and Grimsby Town. The match was won by Grimsby Town, with Wayne Burnett scoring the winning golden goal in the 2\u20131 victory during extra-time. The attendance was the largest for a sporting event in England that weekend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151813-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Trophy Final\nGrimsby's victory was the first of a Wembley double that season as later they went on to triumph in the 1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151813-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League Trophy Final, Background\nBournemouth and Grimsby entered the fixture in a similar positions with both clubs fighting for promotion from the Football League Second Division. Grimsby were 3rd trailing Watford and Bristol City where Bournemouth were outside the play-offs in 8th. Bournemouth were competing in their second Football League Trophy final having won the first ever tournament in 1984, Grimsby were competing in their first final and were playing at Wembley for the very first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151814-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League play-offs\nThe Football League play-offs for the 1997\u201398 season were held in May 1998, with the finals taking place at the old Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finish in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division table. The winners of the semi-finals will go through to the finals, with the winner of the matches gaining promotion for the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151814-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League play-offs, Background\nThe Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151814-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Football League play-offs, Background\nIn the First Division, Sunderland, who are aiming to return to the top flight after relegation last season, finished 1 point behind second placed Middlesbrough, who in turn finished 3 points behind champions Nottingham Forest, who returned to the top flight after being relegated last season. Charlton Athletic, who are aiming to return to the top flight after 8 years outside the top division, finished in fourth place in the table. Ipswich Town, who are aiming to return to the top flight after 3 seasons outside the top division, finished in fifth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151814-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Football League play-offs, Background\nSheffield United, who are aiming to return to the top flight after a 4-year absence, finished 9 points behind Ipswich Town in sixth place. This means Sunderland and Sheffield United will play each other with Ipswich and Charlton playing each other just like in the 1987 playoffs only then Charlton were the First Division and Ipswich were in the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151815-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fordham Rams football team\nThe 1998 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham finished fifth in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151815-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Fordham Rams football team\nIn their first and only year under head coach Ken O'Keefe, the Rams compiled a 4\u20137 record. Cliff Moseley and Steve O'Hare were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151815-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Fordham Rams football team\nThe Rams were outscored 336 to 252. Their 2\u20134 conference record placed fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151815-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Fordham Rams football team\nFordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in The Bronx, in New York City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151816-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Nippon Championship\nThe 1998 Formula Nippon Championship was scheduled over 10 rounds and  contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 29 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed. Each round saw a Special Stage after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151816-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Nippon Championship, Teams and drivers\nMasao Yamada passed away from a subarachnoid hemorrhage on 12 July, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 51], "content_span": [52, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151816-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Nippon Championship, Calendar\nRace 7 no special stage held due to bad weather conditions", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151816-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Nippon Championship, Calendar\n(ss) indicate the winner of the special stage, who started from pole - (fq) indicate the original fastest qualifier. In all other races, the fastest qualifier was also the winner of the special stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship\nThe 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 52nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1998 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1998 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series that commenced on 8 March and ended on 1 November. Finland's Mika H\u00e4kkinen won his first Drivers' Championship, and McLaren-Mercedes won the Constructors' Championship, the first for the McLaren team since 1991.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship\nThe season saw a large shuffling of the pecking order, with McLaren-Mercedes emerging as the fastest constructor. H\u00e4kkinen won four of the first six races to establish a clear lead in the Drivers' Championship, but a strong mid-season resurgence from Michael Schumacher and Ferrari, including five wins, put the German driver level on points with H\u00e4kkinen with two races remaining. H\u00e4kkinen then won the Luxembourg Grand Prix from Schumacher to take a four-point lead into the season finale in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship\nThere, Schumacher took pole position only to stall on the grid and then suffer a puncture, leaving H\u00e4kkinen to win the race and the championship. Even so, H\u00e4kkinen would have won on countback through more second places had Schumacher won the race assuming the Finn had finished second. H\u00e4kkinen's teammate David Coulthard finished third overall with Schumacher's teammate Eddie Irvine fourth, while McLaren's final margin over Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship was 23 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship\nWith the factory withdrawal of Renault and the departure of designer Adrian Newey to McLaren, the Williams team and Jacques Villeneuve were unable to defend their respective championships. Williams ultimately suffered their first winless season since 1988, though they still finished third in the Constructors' Championship. The Benetton team also failed to win a race in 1998, despite young Italian Giancarlo Fisichella showing promise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship\nJordan, led by former champion Damon Hill, failed to score a point in the first half of the season, but a strong resurgence in the second half - including Hill taking the team's first F1 victory in wet conditions in Belgium with teammate Ralf Schumacher second - enabled them to finish fourth in the Constructors' Championship. 1998 was also the final season for the former champion Tyrrell team, following its sale by Ken Tyrrell to British American Tobacco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship\nAs of 2020, this is the last Constructors' Championship for McLaren.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Teams and drivers\nThe following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 54], "content_span": [55, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes\nAt the end of 1997, Renault withdrew as a direct engine supplier from Formula One. As a result, the two teams running Renault engines were forced to source alternative suppliers. Williams opted to run engines supplied by Mecachrome, who were working with Renault to develop the most recent iteration of their RS9 engine rebadged with the Mecachrome name. Benetton sourced a similar rebadged Renault engine from Playlife. Neither Williams nor Benetton were competitive to the same level as in previous seasons. Renault themselves would invest in Benetton for 2000, before buying the team outright in 2002. They would not supply engines to other competing teams again until 2007. The Prost and Jordan teams swapped their engine suppliers from 1997: Prost now used Peugeot, whilst Jordan used Mugen-Honda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 55], "content_span": [56, 858]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes\nThe 1998 season brought about two significant technical changes to reduce cornering speeds and aid overtaking. The first was the reduction of the cars' track, from 2,000\u00a0mm (6\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in) to 1,800\u00a0mm (5\u00a0ft 11\u00a0in), making them much narrower than in 1997; a previous reduction in track occurred in 1993, when the cars were reduced from 2,150\u00a0mm (7\u00a0ft 1\u00a0in) to 2,000\u00a0mm (6\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 55], "content_span": [56, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes\nThe second change was the introduction of grooved tyres to replace slicks (the last time Formula One featured grooved dry tyres was in 1970): the front tyres had three grooves, with four on the rear tyres. Grooved tyres would remain in Formula One until the reintroduction of slicks in 2009. For 1998, both McLaren and Benetton switched from Goodyear to Bridgestone tyres, as the Japanese manufacturer expanded to work with six of the eleven teams in their second year competing in the sport. This would result in the two teams who became principal championship protagonists working with different tyre manufacturers. The two top teams from 1997, Williams and Ferrari, opted to retain Goodyear tyres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 55], "content_span": [56, 756]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes\nThe \"I\"-shaped cameras mounted on top of the engine covers, seen on selected cars from 1995 to 1997, were made mandatory for each car in 1998, and changed to a more aerodynamic \"T\"-shaped camera; this design has remained largely unchanged since.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 55], "content_span": [56, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes, Mid-season technical changes\n\"X wings\", a pair of tall aerodynamic appendages mounted at the front of each sidepod and first seen on the Tyrrell 025 in 1997, were banned before the Spanish Grand Prix. The teams that used them in 1998 were Ferrari, Jordan, Prost, Sauber, and Tyrrell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 85], "content_span": [86, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes, Driver changes\nGerhard Berger retired at the end of 1997 after fourteen years in F1, leaving a vacant seat at Benetton. The team also opted not to renew Jean Alesi's contract, so the Frenchman signed a two-year deal to join Johnny Herbert at Sauber. As their replacements, Benetton signed Giancarlo Fisichella from Jordan, and Alexander Wurz, who had substituted for Berger for three races (including one podium finish) in 1997 when his fellow Austrian was ill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes, Driver changes\nJordan replaced Fisichella by signing 1996 World Champion Damon Hill from Arrows to partner Ralf Schumacher. To fill his seat, Arrows secured the services of Tyrrell's Mika Salo alongside Pedro Diniz. Tyrrell also parted ways with Jos Verstappen in the off-season, despite Ken Tyrrell wanting him to stay. However, new owners British American Tobacco preferred to hire Brazilian Ricardo Rosset, who had briefly raced for the now-defunct Lola team in 1997. They promoted test driver Toranosuke Takagi to fill the second seat. Verstappen returned to F1 midway through 1998 with Stewart, while Lola's other driver, Vincenzo Sospiri, instead found a home in the IndyCar Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 745]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes, Driver changes\nProst retained Olivier Panis, but dropped second driver Shinji Nakano and replaced him with Jarno Trulli. Trulli had started 1997 with Minardi but then substituted for Panis when he broke his leg at the Canadian Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Nakano joined Trulli's old team, Minardi, to replace his retiring countryman Ukyo Katayama. He was partnered by rookie Esteban Tuero, who was promoted from a testing role as he was preferred to the outgoing Tarso Marques. Marques would eventually return to F1 in 2001, also with Minardi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes, Driver changes\nWilliams (Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen), Ferrari (Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine), McLaren (David Coulthard and Mika H\u00e4kkinen) and Stewart (Rubens Barrichello and Jan Magnussen) all retained their 1997 driver line-ups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Off-season changes, Driver changes, Mid-season driver changes\nThe only mid-season change was at Stewart. Jan Magnussen was dropped after the Canadian Grand Prix following a series of underwhelming performances (including crashing into and eliminating his teammate Rubens Barrichello on lap 1 at Imola) and replaced by Jos Verstappen, who had been out of a drive since leaving Tyrrell at the end of 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 98], "content_span": [99, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Season summary\nWhen the season commenced, it was immediately clear that McLaren had adapted to the new rule changes best, with their drivers locking out the front row of the grid at the opening race of the season in Australia, both more than half a second clear of 1994\u201395 world champion Michael Schumacher's Ferrari. Mika H\u00e4kkinen went on to take victory in controversial circumstances after teammate David Coulthard moved over to allow him to pass in the closing laps, honouring a gentlemen's agreement that the driver leading at the first corner would win the race. Coulthard went on to finish second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Season summary\nThis result was repeated in Brazil, although once again controversy was not far away, this time off the track: a protest was raised about a controversial braking system on the McLaren which was suggested to allow the drivers to brake front and rear wheels independently, contravening the rules. McLaren agreed not to run the system, but remained dominant in the race. With Goodyear making steps forward before Argentina, Schumacher was able to take his first win of the season, with teammate Eddie Irvine in third. H\u00e4kkinen finished a distant second, but Coulthard only managed sixth after he was tipped into a spin early in the race by Schumacher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Season summary\nCoulthard bounced back in Imola by gaining pole position and winning the race, which would be his lone win of the season, ahead of Schumacher and Irvine. H\u00e4kkinen suffered his first retirement of the season due to a gearbox failure. The progress made by Goodyear enabled Ferrari to excel on these twisty circuits. In Spain, however, the fast corners favoured McLaren and again they raced away to another 1\u20132 finish led by H\u00e4kkinen. A further win for H\u00e4kkinen in Monaco gave him a seventeen-point lead over Coulthard with Schumacher a further five points behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Season summary\nSchumacher fought back to win the next three races, while mistakes and mechanical failures cost both H\u00e4kkinen and Coulthard points. After the British Grand Prix, Schumacher had closed the gap to H\u00e4kkinen to just two points, while Coulthard was 26 points behind his teammate and looking unlikely to be able to fight for the championship. Consecutive wins in Austria and Germany for H\u00e4kkinen proved that McLaren still had the strongest car, but a strategic master stroke in Hungary allowed Schumacher to take the win (with H\u00e4kkinen only managing sixth) and close the championship gap to just seven points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Season summary\nThe start of a typically rain-filled Belgian Grand Prix saw one of the worst accidents in Formula One history, with over half the cars on the grid crashing into each other after the first corner; four of those drivers were unable to take the restart almost an hour later due to lack of spare cars. An action-packed race saw H\u00e4kkinen spin out into retirement at the restart after colliding with the Sauber of Johnny Herbert. This allowed Schumacher to lead comfortably before crashing into Coulthard when trying to lap his McLaren. The path was then clear for 1996 world champion Damon Hill to take Jordan's first ever win, followed by teammate Ralf Schumacher in second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Season summary\nMichael Schumacher bounced back to take a surprise victory in Italy, having initially outraced H\u00e4kkinen, who ended up finishing only fourth after brake problems sent him into two spins. The championship was now level with two races to go, with the result also bringing Ferrari back into contention for the World Constructors' Championship, being just ten points behind. For the next race at the N\u00fcrburgring, H\u00e4kkinen managed to beat Schumacher in a straight fight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0018-0001", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Season summary\nThe season concluded in Japan, where H\u00e4kkinen won easily without any challenge from Schumacher, who stalled on the grid and retired from a blown tyre later in the race. This gave H\u00e4kkinen his first world championship and McLaren their eighth Constructors' Championship. Williams, 1997 Constructors' Champion, had a disappointing season overall, with only two podium finishes for reigning Drivers' Champion Jacques Villeneuve and one for Heinz-Harald Frentzen. However, in Japan they managed to secure third in the Constructors' Championship, ahead of Jordan and Benetton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Scoring system\nPoints were awarded to the top six finishers in each race as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 74], "content_span": [75, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings\n\u2020 Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 97], "content_span": [98, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings\nChampionship points were awarded on a 10\u20136\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 basis for the first six places at each event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 97], "content_span": [98, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151817-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Constructors' Championship standings\nChampionship points were awarded on a 10\u20136\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 basis for the first six places at each event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 102], "content_span": [103, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151818-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season\nThe 1998 Formula Shell Super Unleaded season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151818-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable date\nFebruary 17:  Richie Ticzon attempted a desperation three-pointer and was fouled by Boars forward Noli Locsin. He sank all three free throws to give Shell an 86-85 overtime victory over Gordon's Gin for their first win of the season after losing their first four games in the All-Filipino Cup. Victor Pablo led the Zoom Masters valiant effort with 33 points, 13 in the fourth quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151818-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Occurrences\nCoach Chito Narvasa has filed a leave of absence with only four games left for the Zoom Masters in the All-Filipino Cup eliminations. Assistant coach Perry Ronquillo was named interim coach and led the team to three victories but failed to advance in the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151818-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Occurrences\nShell's former coach Chito Narvasa has moved over to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs as their new coach beginning the Commissioner's Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151818-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Occurrences\nBobby Parks played two games in the Commissioner's Cup before John Best on his third stint in the PBA takes over as the Zoom Masters' import.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151818-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Occurrences\nShell release Estong Ballesteros to the Pangasinan Presidents in the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) during the middle of the year. Shell was fined P50,000 for failing to inform the PBA office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151818-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Championship\nJohn Best teamed up with the streak-shooting Donald Williams for the Centennial Cup and Governors Cup tournament. Shell beat Ginebra in their semifinal playoff, 78-75 in overtime on October 4, to reach the Centennial Cup finals against Mobiline, Williams finish that game with 39 points and hitting eight triples. In a one-game championship on October 6, Shell lost to Mobiline in overtime by a point, 66-67.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151818-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Championship\nIn the Governor's Cup, John Best and Donald Williams wouldn't be denied as the Zoom Masters exact revenge on the Mobiline Phone Pals, the two teams played in the finals after they knock off San Miguel Beermen and Purefoods respectively in sudden-death playoffs when all four semifinalist finish with identical 12 wins and 9 losses. Shell won over Mobiline in an exciting seven-game series by coming back from a 2-3 series deficit to win the last two games and clinch their third PBA title and the first in six years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151819-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)\nThe 1998 Four Nations Tournament was the first edition of this invitational women's football tournament held in China with four national teams participating in a round robin format. It was held from January 18 to 24, 1998, in the city of Guangzhou.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151820-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Fiji\nThe 1998 France rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji was a series of matches played in June 1998 in Argentina and Fiji by France national rugby union team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151821-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Frankfurt Galaxy season\nThe 1998 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Dick Curl in his first year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl '98, Frankfurt lost to the Rhein Fire 34\u201310.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151822-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic\nThe 1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from March 2 through March 9, 1998. Unseeded Andre Agassi, who entered the competition on a wildcard, won the singles title, his third at the event after 1993 and 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151822-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles\nCyril Suk /  Michael Tebbutt defeated  Kent Kinnear /  David Wheaton 4\u20136, 6\u20131, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151823-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic \u2013 Doubles\nLuis Lobo and Javier S\u00e1nchez were the defending champions, but S\u00e1nchez did not participate this year. Lobo partnered Daniel Orsanic, losing in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151823-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic \u2013 Doubles\nCyril Suk and Michael Tebbutt won the title, defeating Kent Kinnear and David Wheaton 4\u20136, 6\u20131, 7\u20136 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151824-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles\nMark Philippoussis was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151824-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles\nAndre Agassi won the title, defeating Jason Stoltenberg 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20133) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151825-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Freedom Union leadership election\nA leadership election for the Freedom Union (US)  was held in the Czech Republic on 17 January 1998. Jan Ruml was elected the first leader of the party when he defeated businessman Karel Cieslar and Mayor of Kutn\u00e1 Hora Ivo \u0160anc.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151825-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Freedom Union leadership election, Background\nFreedom Union was founded in 1998 as a split from the Civic Democratic Party. It was a result of a political crisis that started during 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151825-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Freedom Union leadership election, Voting\nRuml received 214 votes. Hus rivals Cieslar and \u0160anc received 47 and 29 votes respectively. 290 delegates voted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 46], "content_span": [47, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151826-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 French Figure Skating Championships (French: Championnat de France Elite) were held from December 12 to 14th, 1997 in Besan\u00e7on. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was one of the selection criteria for the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 1998 World Championships, and the 1998 European Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151827-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Grand Prix\nThe 1998 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 28 June 1998. It was the eighth race of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151827-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French Grand Prix\nThe 71-lap race was won by German driver Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. It was Schumacher's third victory of the season. Northern Irish teammate Eddie Irvine finished second, with Finn Mika H\u00e4kkinen third in a McLaren-Mercedes, having started from pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151827-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 French Grand Prix, Report, Background\nThe race was originally dropped due to a dispute over television broadcasting rights in France. Though TF1 had the rights, rival channel France 3 obtained a judgement from a French court to allow all channels to operate on the grounds of the circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151827-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 French Grand Prix, Report, Background\nJos Verstappen replaced Jan Magnussen at the Stewart team for the remainder of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151827-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 French Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying\nMika H\u00e4kkinen of McLaren-Mercedes took pole position, beating Michael Schumacher by 0.2 seconds. David Coulthard qualified third, and Eddie Irvine took fourth place. Throughout the qualifying session, Schumacher and H\u00e4kkinen exchanged first place, until H\u00e4kkinen finally took the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151827-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAt the beginning of the race, Verstappen stalled his Stewart, meaning that a restart was required. At the second start, H\u00e4kkinen was overtaken by Michael Schumacher and Irvine. Schumacher then began to pull away, sometimes at one second a lap, with Irvine holding both the McLarens behind him. On lap 20, H\u00e4kkinen tried an ambitious move on Irvine. His attempt failed, and he spun into the gravel trap. However, he managed to keep his car going, pitted for fresh tyres, and rejoined in fourth place. However, he regained third place when Coulthard had problems with his pit stop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151827-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nCoulthard went into the pits, but due to a fuel filling problem, had to do another lap, and then go into the pits again. After this second set of pits, H\u00e4kkinen was back behind Irvine, and Schumacher was some way in front. On the final lap, on the final corner, H\u00e4kkinen made an attempt to overtake Irvine, after Irvine was very slow through the chicane before the final corner. Irvine just held off H\u00e4kkinen to take second, by only a tenth of a second. However, both drivers were 19 seconds behind Schumacher. After Coulthard's misfortune in the pitlane, he finished sixth, scoring one world championship point. It was Ferrari's first one-two for 8 years, the previous being at the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix, Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell scoring the one-two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 795]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151828-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open\nThe 1998 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 102nd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151828-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open, Seniors, Men's doubles\nJacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor, 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151828-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open, Seniors, Women's doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated  Lindsay Davenport /  Natalia Zvereva, 6\u20131, 7\u20136(7\u20134)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151828-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open, Seniors, Mixed doubles\nVenus Williams /  Justin Gimelstob defeated  Serena Williams /  Luis Lobo, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151828-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open, Juniors, Boys' doubles\nJos\u00e9 de Armas /  Fernando Gonz\u00e1lez defeated  Juan Carlos Ferrero /  Feliciano L\u00f3pez, 6\u20137, 7\u20135, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151828-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open, Juniors, Girls' doubles\nKim Clijsters /  Jelena Doki\u0107 defeated  Elena Dementieva /  Nadia Petrova, 6\u20134, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 41], "content_span": [42, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151829-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nJos\u00e9 de Armas and Luis Horna were the defending champions, but Horna was unable to compete in Juniors as he turned 18 years old.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151829-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nDe Armas teamed up with Fernando Gonz\u00e1lez and successfully defended his title, by defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero and Feliciano L\u00f3pez 6\u20137, 7\u20135, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151830-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nDaniel Elsner was the defending champion, but was unable to compete in Juniors as he turned 18 years old.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151830-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nFernando Gonz\u00e1lez won the title by defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20133 in the final. Gonz\u00e1lez became the first Chilean player to win this tournament, and the only one until 2013 after it was won by Cristian Gar\u00edn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151831-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1998 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris] France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151831-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151832-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nCarlos Moy\u00e1 defeated \u00c0lex Corretja in an all-Spanish final, 6\u20133, 7\u20135, 6\u20133 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the second round by Marat Safin, who was appearing in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151833-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles Qualifying\nPlayers who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151834-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nVenus Williams and Justin Gimelstob defeated Serena Williams and Luis Lobo in the final, 6-4, 6-4, to win the Mixed Doubles title at the 1998 French Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151834-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nRika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Hiraki played with Paul Kilderry and lost in the third round, while Bhupathi teamed up with Rennae Stubbs and lost in the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151835-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nGigi Fern\u00e1ndez and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but Fern\u00e1ndez retired from tennis at the end of 1997. Zvereva partnered Lindsay Davenport, and the pair lost in the final to Martina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 1\u20136, 6\u20137(4\u20137).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151835-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151836-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nFourth-seeded Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario won the title, defeating Monica Seles in the final 7\u20136(7\u20135), 0\u20136, 6\u20132, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. This marked the last time S\u00e1nchez Vicario defeated Seles at any tournament. It was also the last major final in which either S\u00e1nchez Vicario or Seles played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151836-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nIva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost to Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151836-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nMartina Hingis had a chance to hold all four Grand Slam tournaments at once, having won the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, 1997 US Open and 1998 Australian Open, but she lost to Seles in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151837-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles Qualifying\nThe qualifying rounds for the 1998 French Open were played from 21 to 23 May 1998 at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151838-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French cantonal elections\nCantonale elections to renew the first series of cantons general councillors were held in France on 15 and 22 March 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151838-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French cantonal elections, Electoral system\nThe cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of registered voters) needed to proceed to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151839-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1998 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 31 May 1998 at Le Castellet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151839-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 80], "content_span": [81, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151840-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 French regional elections\nRegional elections were held in France on 15 March 1998. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 regions, which, though they don't have legislative autonomy, manage sizeable budgets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151840-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 French regional elections\nThe parliamentary right, led by the conservative Gaullist Rally for the Republic and the centre-right Union for French Democracy won the presidency of 15 of the 26 regions, the rest were won by the French Socialist Party and its allies (Communists, Greens, Radicals). The far-right National Front obtained good results, increasing its number of seats. The far-left and Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition also won seats on various regional councils.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151840-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 French regional elections\nThe election was held using a one-round proportional system (with a 5% threshold), later abolished for the 2004 elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151841-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Fresno State Bulldogs football team\nThe 1998 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151841-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Team players in the NFL\nThe following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 65], "content_span": [66, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151842-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Friendship Tournament\nThe 1998 Friendship Tournament was the 4th edition of the Friendship Tournament, and was held from 17 to 21 October 1998 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Four teams participated: the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Lebanon, and Syria. The United Arab Emirates won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151843-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election\nThe Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election of 1998 took place on 14 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151843-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election\nForza Italia, at its first appearance in a regional election, became the largest party with 20.6%, while Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia came second with 17.3%, but the combined score of all regionalist parties was 26.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151843-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election\nAfter the election a government led by Roberto Antonione (Forza Italia) and composed of Forza Italia, Lega Nord, National Alliance, Christian Democratic Centre and Friuli Union was formed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151844-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 GP Ouest\u2013France\nThe 1998 GP Ouest-France was the 62nd edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 30 August 1998. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Pascal Herv\u00e9 of the Festina team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151845-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gabonese presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Gabon on 6 December 1998. Incumbent President Omar Bongo, in power since 1967, sought a seven-year term against five other candidates. It was Gabon's second multi-party presidential election and, despite low turnout and polling problems, Bongo won the election with 66.88% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151845-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Gabonese presidential election, Campaign\nIn late July 1998, the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) called for Bongo to run for re-election, praising him as a \"trump card for the third millennium\". Also in July, the opposition National Woodcutters' Rally (RNB) split into two factions, one headed by Paul Mba Abessole and one headed by Pierre-Andre Kombila, after Kombila was expelled from the party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151845-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Gabonese presidential election, Campaign\nPierre Mamboundou of the Union of the Gabonese People (UPG) ran as the candidate of the High Council of the Resistance, a coalition of opposition parties that included the UPG, the African Forum for Reconstruction, the Mebiame Group, MORENA\u2013Original and the Socialist Emancipation Movement of the People. The Gabonese Progress Party (PGP) of Pierre-Louis Agondjo Okaw\u00e9 supported Mamboundou.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151845-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Gabonese presidential election, Opinion polls\nThe publication of opinion polls was prohibited by the National Communication Council during the week immediately preceding the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 50], "content_span": [51, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151845-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Gabonese presidential election, Results\nAccording to final results from the Constitutional Court, Bongo won the election with 66.88% of the vote. Mamboundou officially placed second with 16.54% of the vote. Mamboundou denounced the official results as an \"electoral coup d'etat\" and called on the people to begin a \"graduated response\" by engaging in a stay at home (\"ghost city\") protest. Following the election, he alleged that commandos sent by the government tried to kill him on 12 December 1998. While Mamboundou's call for people to stay at home was mostly ignored in Libreville, Port-Gentil was reportedly \"paralysed\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151845-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Gabonese presidential election, Aftermath\nJean-Fran\u00e7ois Ntoutoume Emane was Bongo's campaign manager during the election, and he was subsequently appointed as Prime Minister in January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak\nThe 1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that struck portions of the southeastern United States on March 20, 1998. Particularly hard hit were rural areas outside of Gainesville, Georgia, where at least 12 people were killed in an early morning F3 tornado. The entire outbreak killed 14 people and produced 12 tornadoes across three states with the town of Stoneville, North Carolina, being also hard hit by the storms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nPrior to March 20, several days of severe weather dumped heavy amounts of rain in the Southeast, particularly in North Carolina. On the day of the severe weather outbreak, temperatures were in the 40s across the Appalachian Mountains and the North Carolina Piedmont region, while temperatures in the 60s and 70s further south creating a sharp contrast between air masses across the Southeast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 69], "content_span": [70, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nA strong storm cell moved across northern Georgia during the early morning hours. This supercell produced the Gainesville area tornado, before producing scattered reports of large hail and high wind damage farther northeast in Appalachian North Carolina. As this first bout of severe weather slowly dissipated, a line of storms rapidly developed east of the mountains over the western Carolinas during the early afternoon. Moving into a warmer environment where CAPE values were high (over 1000 j/kg), the line of storms evolved into several supercells, including two particularly prolific storms that moved across central and northern North Carolina from Charlotte to the Virginia border.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 69], "content_span": [70, 759]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Gainesville, Georgia\nTouching down at around 6:25 AM EST in northwestern Hall County, this powerful pre-dawn F3 tornado traveled into southern White County, leaving a 13-mile long damage path through rural areas outside of Gainesville, Georgia, before dissipating at around 6:40 EST. It heavily damaged Lanier Elementary School and unroofed North Hall High School, while damaging or destroying several businesses. The school system did not fully recover until the next fall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 87], "content_span": [88, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Gainesville, Georgia\nAt North Hall, the gymnasium was used as a temporary classroom until the end of the school year, while students at Lanier were temporarily relocated in three other area schools that were not affected by the tornado. About 40 homes were completely destroyed and another 130 were damaged to varying degrees. 45 mobile homes were also damaged or destroyed, with 11 of the fatalities who were inside those structures. The other fatality occurred when a tractor-trailer was carried by the funnel and slammed into a school bus, killing the driver.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 87], "content_span": [88, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0003-0002", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Gainesville, Georgia\nEight chicken houses were also destroyed and about 100,000 chickens were killed. 40 cattle were also killed by the storm. In addition to the 12 fatalities, over 150 people were injured. A police officer was also killed after being hit by a car while assisting a motorist who was involved in an accident during the storm. The fatality was not directly attributed to the tornado itself. Since recordkeeping began, this storm stands as the second deadliest Georgia tornado since 1950 and the deadliest since an F4 killed 18 on April 30, 1953, south of Macon. The damage figures were estimated at between $15 million and $20 million with the majority of the damage in Hall County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 87], "content_span": [88, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Gainesville, Georgia\nThe immediate Gainesville area is no stranger to deadly tornadoes. It was the site of the fifth deadliest tornado in United States history on April 6, 1936, during the Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak, where two tornadoes merged into a very large F4 killing 203 including 70 at the Coopers Plant Factory. The tornado occurred only 12 hours after an F5 struck Tupelo, Mississippi, killing at least 216 (with others being unaccounted for), making it the fourth deadliest tornado on record including storms before 1950. Another tornado hit Gainesville in 1903 killing at least 100.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 87], "content_span": [88, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Gainesville, Georgia\nThe 1998 season, an El Ni\u00f1o year, had several deadly tornado outbreaks in addition to the Gainesville tornado including the Kissimmee Tornado Outbreak in Florida on February 23, the Birmingham, Alabama tornado on April 8, the Mississippi and Tennessee Valley outbreak on April 16 and the Spencer, South Dakota/Eastern tornado outbreak and derecho on May 30\u201331.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 87], "content_span": [88, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Stoneville, North Carolina\nAt about 3:25 PM an F3 tornado developed about one mile southwest of Mayodan in Rockingham County, North Carolina, touching down in an open field near the Western Rockingham Middle School. The tornado then almost immediately struck Unifi Plant No. 5, a textile manufacturing complex, tearing the roof and wall off of one of its buildings. The tornado proceeded to destroy several homes, cause extensive damage to the West Side Baptist Church, and strike an apartment complex and an abandoned elementary school. Over 190 residences in Mayodan were damaged by the storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 93], "content_span": [94, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Stoneville, North Carolina\nThe tornado proceeded past Mayodan, crossing the Mayo River and traveling several miles across forests and farmland. Between Mayodan and U.S. Route 220 it struck the home of farmer Powell Hickman, throwing him from his residence and killing him. At about 3:30 the tornado entered the town of Stoneville, North Carolina, traveling north along a rail line into the main business district along Henry Street. It caused extensive damage to commercial structures. Beth Mitchell, a national champion shag dancer, died when her car was thrown into a repair garage. At 3:49 the tornado, after traveling 12 miles, dissipated about three miles northwest of the town of Eden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 93], "content_span": [94, 758]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151846-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Gainesville\u2013Stoneville tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Stoneville, North Carolina\nA total of 500 to 600 residences were affected by the tornado, along with numerous businesses; while several vehicles (including a fire truck) were also tossed some distance. Canceled checks from Stoneville were found 53 miles away in Huddleston, Virginia, while other debris was found scattered in and around the Martinsville area. Total casualties amounted to two dead and 27 injured. The tornado was the strongest on-record to have ever struck Rockingham County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 93], "content_span": [94, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151847-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl\nThe 1998 Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and the North Carolina Tar Heels from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The 53rd edition of the Gator Bowl, it was played at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 1, 1998. The game was the final contest of the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 42\u20133 victory for North Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl\nVirginia Tech was selected to play in the Gator Bowl following a 7\u20134 regular season. Facing the unranked Hokies were the No. 7-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. The Heels had gone 10\u20131 during the regular season and were ranked seventh in the Associated Press poll heading into the game. North Carolina narrowly missed an at-large selection to a higher-prestige Bowl Alliance postseason game and was playing under new head coach Carl Torbush for the first time. Torbush had taken over for former head coach Mack Brown on December 8, after Brown announced that he was departing to take the position of head coach at Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl\nThe game kicked off on January 1, 1998, at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. From the opening kickoff, North Carolina dominated every aspect of the game. In the first quarter, the Tar Heels scored 16\u00a0unanswered points, including a defensive touchdown. North Carolina added six points in the second and third quarters before Tech scored its first points of the game\u2014a 40-yard field goal by kicker Shayne Graham. The Tar Heels rounded out the game by scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter. The Tar Heels set school records for largest bowl game margin of victory, most points scored in a bowl game, and most touchdown passes in a bowl game. The eventual 42\u20133 loss was Virginia Tech's largest bowl loss in school history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl\nQuarterbacks Chris Keldorf and Nick Sorensen were named the most valuable players of their respective teams, and each team saw multiple players selected in the 1998 NFL Draft, which followed the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection\nDuring the 1997 college football season, the Gator Bowl selection committee held contracts with both the Big East and Atlantic Coast Conferences. In exchange for guaranteeing to pay a total of $3.2 million to the participating teams, the committee held the right to the second pick of bowl-eligible teams from each conference. Each conference's champion was awarded an automatic spot in a Bowl Alliance game, and it was expected that the Gator Bowl would select each conference's second-place team unless other circumstances arose.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection\nPrior to the final week of the regular season, it appeared that circumstances might indeed throw that plan into confusion. North Carolina, the ACC's second-place team, had risen to No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 7 in the Associated Press college football poll, and was considered to be a candidate for an at-large Bowl Alliance selection. If North Carolina was selected for a higher-tier bowl game, the door would be opened for Notre Dame to play in the 1998 Gator Bowl\u2014a circumstance provided for if neither the first nor second-place ACC team was available to play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection\nIn the end, however, ACC runner-up North Carolina was bypassed by Bowl Alliance officials, leaving the team available for the Gator Bowl. Facing the Tar Heels were the Virginia Tech Hokies, second-place finishers in the Big East Conference. Gator Bowl officials considered inviting Big East third-place West Virginia due to its reputation for bringing large numbers of fans to bowl games, but decided against inviting the Mountaineers out of recognition that North Carolina and West Virginia played each other in the 1997 Gator Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection, North Carolina\nThe North Carolina Tar Heels began the 1997 college football season having gone 10\u20132 in 1996, a year that ended with a 20\u201313 win over West Virginia in the 1997 Gator Bowl. Hopes were high for the Tar Heels heading into the 1997 season, with some writers and fans picking North Carolina to have a chance to compete for the national championship. The Tar Heels bore out those hopes in the first game of the season, beating Big Ten opponent Indiana, 23\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 47], "content_span": [48, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection, North Carolina\nNorth Carolina rose to No. 7 in the national college football polls, and the victory over Indiana was followed the next week by a 28\u201317 win over No. 17 Stanford University. The two season-opening wins were followed by six more in succession. The Tar Heels beat Maryland, 40\u201314, on September 20, and Virginia on September 27 by a score of 48\u201320. Prior to the win against Virginia, North Carolina, rose from No. 7 to No. 5 in the polls, and remained at that level after the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 47], "content_span": [48, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection, North Carolina\nTexas Christian University fell 31\u201310 to the Tar Heels on October 4, and Wake Forest lost to North Carolina, 30\u201312, on October 11. After a week of inactivity, in which the Tar Heels rose to No. 4, North Carolina defeated in-state rival NC State by a score of 20\u20137, and after another week and a half, the Tar Heels beat Georgia Tech narrowly, 16\u201313, in a Thursday night game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 47], "content_span": [48, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection, North Carolina\nIn their ninth game of the season, the Tar Heels lost to No. 2 Florida State, 20\u20133. The loss was the sole losing effort for the Tar Heels in the 1997 season, and came at the hands of the eventual Atlantic Coast champion Seminoles. During the game, the Tar Heels also lost their then-starting quarterback, Oscar Davenport, to a broken ankle. North Carolina recovered from the loss to win its final two games: 17\u201310 against Clemson, and 50\u201314 over Duke. Despite having only one loss, the Tar Heels were denied a chance to participate in a Bowl Alliance game and instead accepted a bid to the 1998 Gator Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 47], "content_span": [48, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nThe Virginia Tech Hokies began the 1997 college football season having gone 10\u20132 the previous season, ending with a 41\u201321 loss to Nebraska in the 1996 Orange Bowl. The Hokies began the new season with hopes of repeating the success that saw the team reach consecutive Bowl Alliance games in the previous two seasons, but the loss of much of the starting lineup that led the Hokies in those years left some people's skeptical about Tech's chance to reach a third Bowl Alliance game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nIn the Hokies' first three games of the season, however, they answered their critics with wins. A season-opening 59\u201319 win against Rutgers was followed by a 31\u20133 win over Syracuse and a 23\u201313 triumph against Temple. A 50\u20130 shutout win against Arkansas State University saw the Hokies elevated to the No. 14 position in the national college football polls. This, however, was followed by a 24\u201317 loss to Miami (Ohio) that dropped the Hokies to No. 23. Tech rose again to No. 19 with a victory against Boston College. At No. 21 West Virginia, however, the Hokies lost, 30\u201317.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nThe loss returned Tech to No. 23 in the polls. A recovery to No. 19 followed victories over the University of Alabama-Birmingham and the University of Miami. In the final two games of the season, however, The Hokies lost to Pittsburgh, 30\u201323, and Virginia, 34\u201320. The dual losses dropped Tech out of the polls for the first time since the opening week of the season, and the Hokies prepared for the Gator Bowl after recording a 7\u20134 regular-season record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup\nPregame media coverage of the contest focused on North Carolina's rejection by the Bowl Alliance, the Tar Heels' new coach, and questions about whether a lightly regarded and unranked Virginia Tech team could compete with a top-five North Carolina squad. This latter fact was reflected in the game's point spread. On December 9, shortly after the matchup was announced, spread bettors favored North Carolina to win by 12 points. Several sports commentators, including Lou Holtz and Craig James, said North Carolina deserved a more prestigious bowl game due to its high ranking. \"The Alliance has not served its purpose,\" Holtz said in an interview. \"It's politics as usual.\" The game was the 27th meeting between the two teams, continuing a matchup that first started in 1895. Despite that early beginning, the two teams hadn't played each other since 1946.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 890]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup\nTickets to the game sold quickly at first, but trailed off as the game approached. Virginia Tech sold 5,000 tickets in the first three days after the Hokies were selected, but one week later, Tech managed to increase that total to just 8,300. In an effort to spur sales at the school, Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver asked fans to buy tickets even if they did not plan on attending the game. The tickets could then be donated to charity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0013-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup\nAs an incentive for Gator Bowl officials to select Virginia Tech, the school agreed to sell 18,000 tickets\u2014more than the minimum 11,500 North Carolina agreed to sell. When a shortfall resulted in Tech selling just 11,000 tickets, the school was forced to purchase the remaining 7,000, costing Virginia Tech $245,000. At North Carolina, tickets sales were even slower, with about 6,000 having been sold through the school two weeks after the matchup was announced. The Gator Bowl ticket office sold approximately 22,000 tickets directly to fans in the same timeframe, and Gator Bowl officials predicted a crowd of between 50,000 and 55,000 people at the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup\nReduced ticket sales were a concern for Gator Bowl officials, who eyed an expiring television contract with NBC following the game. If attendance and viewership of the game's broadcast were low, it could have a negative effect on negotiations for future contracts with NBC or its rival, CBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Brown and Torbush\nFollowing the conclusion of the regular season and prior to North Carolina's acceptance of the invitation to play in the Gator Bowl, Tar Heels head coach Mack Brown received an offer from the Texas Longhorns to become that school's head coach. A day and a half after Texas extended the offer, Brown resigned his position as North Carolina's head coach and accepted the Texas job. He replaced John Mackovic, who was fired three days earlier after finishing the season with a 4\u20137 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 51], "content_span": [52, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Brown and Torbush\nImmediately after Brown's resignation, the question of his replacement and who would coach the team during the Gator Bowl arose. Brown offered to stay on to coach the team through the bowl game, but the proposal was met with hostility from some North Carolina players who felt betrayed by the coach's resignation. School administrators' first choice to replace Brown was then-Georgia head coach Jim Donnan, who previously characterized the North Carolina head coaching position as his \"dream job.\" Donnan rejected the administrators' offer, however, saying that he had a commitment to his then-current players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 51], "content_span": [52, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Brown and Torbush\nFollowing Donnan's rejection of the North Carolina offer, several Tar Heel players approached North Carolina athletics director Dick Baddour, demanding that he hire Brown's defensive coordinator, Carl Torbush, as the team's new head coach. Torbush and UNC offensive coordinator Greg Davis were considered the two likeliest remaining candidates, but after Davis indicated his intention to follow Brown to Texas, UNC administrators acquiesced to the players' demand and named Torbush as North Carolina's new head football coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 51], "content_span": [52, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Players' brawl\nOn the same day Mack Brown announced his acceptance of the Texas head coaching position, seven North Carolina football players allegedly assaulted a North Carolina student, severely injuring him. All seven were charged with offenses ranging from misdemeanor assault to simple assault. Among the players charged were defensive leader and All-American linebacker Kivuusama Mays and two other starters on North Carolina's defense. At the time, UNC policy dictated the immediate suspension of any player charged with a felony, and punishment for lesser charges to be decided on a case-by-case basis. After investigating the incident, North Carolina school officials cleared six of the seven accused players to participate in the Gator Bowl with judicial charges still pending. The seventh accused player, backup defensive tackle Ricco McCain, was suspended indefinitely from the team while legal action proceeded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 48], "content_span": [49, 958]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Players' brawl\nThe North Carolina coaching staff and administration was criticized for allowing the accused players to participate in the game, with at least one critic saying the school only did so in order to better its chances to win the game. Following the game, three of the players\u2014Varian Ballard, Greg Harris and Ricco McCain\u2014were found guilty of simple assault. Two others were found not guilty and charges were dismissed against another. The seventh player, Kivuusama Mays, pleaded no contest to the charge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 48], "content_span": [49, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, North Carolina offense\nOn the field, North Carolina's offense was led by quarterback Chris Keldorf. Keldorf was plagued by injuries during his college career, but still managed to set a North Carolina single-game passing record when he threw for 415 yards against Texas Christian University. He replaced original starting quarterback Oscar Davenport, who broke his ankle midway through the regular season. Keldorf finished the season having completed 104 of 181 passes for 1,448 yards, 12 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. With Keldorf and Davenport splitting command during the regular season, North Carolina averaged 27.8 points and 379 yards per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, North Carolina offense\nThe favorite passing target for Keldorf and Davenport was wide receiver Na Brown, who set a school record by catching 55 passes during the regular season. Overall, North Carolina's offense averaged 262 passing yards per game during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, North Carolina offense\nOn the ground, North Carolina's rushing game was led by running back Johnathan Linton, who finished the season with 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was the 24th player in North Carolina history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season and against Georgia Tech became the first Tar Heel in school history to rush for more than 100 yards and have more than 100 yards receiving in the same game. In a practice just before the game, however, Linton strained a ligament in his right knee, putting his presence at the game in doubt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0022-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, North Carolina offense\nLinton's backup was Mike Geter, who played in 11 games this year and had 55 rushes for 245 yds and 5 receptions for 20yds. Geter was the team's 2nd Leading Rusher behind Linton North Carolina fullback Deon Dyer, who rushed 25 times for 90 yards during the regular season, was not expected to play in the Gator Bowl due to a fractured fibula suffered in the Tar Heels' 10th game of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech offense\nDuring the regular season, the Hokies averaged 29.3 points per game and scored at least 21 points in 22 consecutive games\u2014a streak dating to the 1995 season. Virginia Tech's offense was led on the field by quarterback Al Clark, who passed for 1,476 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also ran for 344 yards during the regular season. At the beginning of December, however, Clark underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in order to repair damaged cartilage in the joint.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 55], "content_span": [56, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0023-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech offense\nDue to the long recovery time involved with the surgery, it was questioned if he would play in the Gator Bowl or if he would be able to play at full strength. Four days prior to the game, Clark's presence at the game was put even more in doubt when he caught the flu and developed a 102-degree fever. Clark's backup, redshirt freshman quarterback Nick Sorensen, completed 11 of his 21 pass attempts during the season for 140 yards and two touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 55], "content_span": [56, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech offense\nAlso injured was Virginia Tech wide receiver Ricky Scales. Scales didn't play for 10 weeks during the regular season because of surgery to an injured tendon. Despite playing in only four games during the season, he finished the regular season as the Hokies' No. 5 receiver, catching 13 passes for 298 yards. Scales' injury caused the Hokies to be ranked among the worst in the Big East in receiving yardage, averaging less than 180 yards per game through the air. As the game moved closer, however, Scales recovered from his injury and appeared near full strength.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 55], "content_span": [56, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech offense\nVirginia Tech's rushing offense, led by running back Ken Oxendine, led the Big East in rushing yards, averaging 215.3 yards per game. Oxendine entered the Gator Bowl as the No. 5 rusher in Virginia Tech history to that point, and accumulated 904 rushing yards and 13 receptions during his final season as a Hokie. Oxendine was supported by fullback Marcus Parker, who ran for 363 yards and four touchdowns during the regular season. Parker also found success in the passing game, becoming Tech's leading receiver for the season by catching 20 passes for 212 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 55], "content_span": [56, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0025-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech offense\nHe was the first Virginia Tech runner since 1969 to lead the team in receptions. Backing up Oxendine was running back Lamont Pegues, a transfer student from Clemson who accumulated 85 carries for 391 yards and five touchdowns. All three players were assisted by Virginia Tech's offensive line, which was led by Gennaro DiNapoli. DiNapoli was named to the All-ACC team, but was predicted to face a tough task in stopping North Carolina's top-ranked defense.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 55], "content_span": [56, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, North Carolina defense\nNorth Carolina's defense was among the best in the country during the regular season, finishing the year ranked second in total defense (209.3 yards per game) and fifth in scoring defense (13 points per game). The Tar Heels also were ranked second in the country in terms of rushing yards, allowing an average of 77.9 rushing yards per game during the regular season. Those statistics were due to the performance of three consensus first-team All-America defenders: defensive end Greg Ellis, linebacker Brian Simmons and cornerback Dr\u00e9 Bly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0026-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, North Carolina defense\nEllis had 87 tackles during the season (18 for loss) to lead the team in both categories. Another defender, linebacker Kivuusama Mays, was a third-team All-American. Simmons in particular felt confident enough to guarantee prior to the game that the Tar Heels would win if they held Virginia Tech to 20 points or less. No team had scored more than that total since the 1995 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, North Carolina defense\nOther North Carolina defensive players also performed well during the season. Defensive tackle Vonnie Holliday was named a first-team All-ACC selection after earning 64 tackles\u201413 for loss. Fellow defensive tackle Russell Davis finished just behind Holliday in total tackles with 60.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, North Carolina defense\nThe Tar Heels faced a setback on defense when first-team All-ACC defensive back Robert Williams was involved in a car accident that injured his face, neck, and shoulder. Despite requiring more than 20 stitches, however, Williams recovered from his injuries to play in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech defense\nThe Hokies' defense, which appeared strong in the first games of the season, faltered in later games, allowing 129 points in its final five games. During the entire season, the Hokies allowed only 185 points. One of the stars of the Virginia Tech defense was defensive tackle Nat Williams, who had a team-best 8.5 tackles for loss amid 52 total tackles. Linebacker Steve Tate was the team's leader in tackles, recording 104. Former walk-on defensive tackle Kerwin Hairston was fifth on the team in tackles (69) and tied for third in sacks (3.5) and quarterback hurries (eight). Starting linebacker Cory Bird was predicted to miss the game due to a knee injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 55], "content_span": [56, 716]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Pregame buildup, Virginia Tech defense\nVirginia Tech's special teams squad was more highly regarded than its defense. Overall, Virginia Tech was 14th nationally in net punting and 37th in kickoff returns. Punter Jimmy Kibble was the No. 10 player in the country at his position, averaging 45.1 yards per kick during the regular season. Because of Virginia Tech's success at blocking kicks\u2014the Hokies blocked seven during the season\u2014North Carolina made a special effort to prepare for Virginia Tech's kick blockers on special teams. Virginia Tech placekicker Shayne Graham set Big East single-season records for field goals made (19) and points scored by kicking (92) during the season. He was 35 of 36 on extra points and 19 for 23 on field goals, but caught the flu prior to the Gator Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 55], "content_span": [56, 808]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary\nThe 53rd edition of the annual Gator Bowl game kicked off on January 1, 1998. An estimated 54,116 fans were in attendance at the game, which was held in Jacksonville's Alltel Stadium, since renamed Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. The game was televised on NBC, and an estimated 5.1 million Americans watched the broadcast, giving the game a television rating of 3.7, 12th highest of the 21 bowl games that season. Charlie Jones, Bob Trumpy, John Dockery were the sportscasters of the broadcast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0031-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary\nDuring the week prior to the game, the weather had been cold and rainy, with temperatures in the mid-40s and more than two inches of rain. At kickoff, the weather was clear, with temperatures near 55 degrees. North Carolina won the ceremonial pre-game coin toss to determine first possession and elected to play defense to begin the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nThe game's opening kickoff was returned to the Virginia Tech 22-yard line, and the Hokies ran the first play of the game\u2014a pass from quarterback Al Clark to fullback Marcus Parker. The play went for nine yards, but the Hokies needed two runs by running back Ken Oxendine to pick up the remaining yard and the first down. From the Tech 32-yard line, the Hokies earned one yard on two plays before Clark completed a seven-yard pass to wide receiver Angelo Harrison. Still short of the first down, the Hokies were forced to punt. The ball rolled out of bounds at the North Carolina 19-yard line, and with 12:16 remaining in the first quarter, North Carolina prepared for its first possession of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 746]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nOn the Tar Heels' first play of the game, running back Jonathan Linton ran up the middle for a three-yard gain. After the gain, Carolina quarterback Chris Keldorf completed a 31-yard pass to tight end Alge Crumpler for a first down at the Virginia Tech 47-yard line. Now inside Virginia Tech territory, Linton ran for a five-yard gain, which was followed by a pass from Keldorf to Linton, who gained 26 yards on the play. Following the catch, North Carolina had a first down at the Virginia Tech 16-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0033-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nLinton left the field limping slightly, and backup running Mike Geter replaced him, then ran for four yards up the middle. Geter was stopped for no gain on the next play, and a third down pass by Keldorf fell incomplete. North Carolina kicker Josh McGee entered the game to attempt a 29-yard field goal, which was good. With 9:15 remaining in the quarter, North Carolina took a 3\u20130 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nNorth Carolina's post-score kickoff was returned to the Virginia Tech 25-yard line, and the Hokies prepared for their second possession of the game. Parker was stopped for no gain on a run attempt, and another attempt on the next play was stopped for a loss of a yard. Facing third down, Clark attempted to scramble for the first down, but was stopped after a gain of six yards. Having gone three and out, the Hokies punted again. The kick was downed at the 36-yard line, and North Carolina's offense returned for its second possession of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0034-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nOn the first play of the drive, Linton gained two yards on a run up the middle of the field. On the next play, Keldorf completed a 62-yard pass to Octavus Barnes, who had broken free of the Virginia Tech defense. Barnes sprinted into the end zone for a touchdown, and after the extra point kick, North Carolina led 10\u20130 with 6:07 remaining in the quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nFollowing the kickoff by North Carolina and a short return, Virginia Tech took over at its 26-yard line. On Tech's first play, Clark completed a seven-yard pass to Williams. Running back Lamont Pegues then was stopped for a one-yard loss, and Clark's third-down pass attempt fell incomplete. After again going three and out, Tech punted. The kick was returned to the North Carolina 14-yard line, and the Tar Heels began their third possession of the game. The first play of the drive was a pass from Keldorf to Crumpler, who gained 10 yards and a first down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0035-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nFrom the Tar Heels' 24-yard line, Linton gained one yard on a short run, then Keldorf threw a 30-yard pass to wide receiver Na Brown. The play gave the Tar Heels a first down at the Tech 44-yard line, and Linton gained four yards with a running play on first down. Two incomplete passes later, North Carolina punted for the first time in the game. The ball rolled into the end zone for a touchback, and the Hokies' offense started at the 20-yard line with 2:49 left in the quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nA one-yard rush was followed by a pass to running back Ken Oxendine that lost three yards. Following the negative-yardage play, North Carolina committed a five-yard penalty that gave the Hokies a third down and seven. Despite the extra yardage provided by the penalty, Clark's pass attempt on third down was incomplete and the Hokies again prepared to punt. During the kick, however, North Carolina defender Quinton Savage broke through the Virginia Tech offensive line and blocked the punt by Jimmy Kibble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0036-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nTar Heels' defender Dre Bly picked up the loose ball and ran into the end zone for North Carolina's second touchdown of the game. Following the play, North Carolina was penalized 15 yards for excessive celebration and the resulting 35-yard extra point kick was no good. Despite the missed kick, North Carolina extended its lead to 16\u20130 with 1:03 remaining in the first quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nVirginia Tech's kick returner slipped during the subsequent kickoff, and the Hokies' offense started at its 13-yard line. Oxendine gained three yards on the first play of the drive, then Clark was sacked for a nine-yard loss. The sack was the final play of the first quarter, and North Carolina had a 16\u20130 lead with three quarters still to be played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nThe second quarter began with Virginia Tech in possession of the ball and facing a long third down after a quarterback sack on the final play of the first quarter. On the first play of the quarter, Tech quarterback Al Clark was sacked by Brian Simmons, and this time he fumbled the ball. The loose ball was picked up in the end zone by Carolina defender Greg Ellis for the Tar Heels' third touchdown of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0038-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nBecause North Carolina missed its extra-point kick following its previous touchdown, Tar Heels' head coach Carl Torbush ordered the team to attempt a two-point conversion in order to gain the missed extra point from the previous play. A pass attempt by Keldorf fell incomplete, but with just seven seconds elapsed in the second quarter, North Carolina led 22\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nThe Tar Heels' kickoff was returned to the Hokies' 24-yard line. Clark scrambled for one yard, then completed a five-yard pass. Facing third down and four, Clark scrambled for a first down at the Tech 38-yard line. Following the first down, Parker gained two yards on a running play. Clark then completed a 10-yard pass to Parker, and the Hokies were aided by a 15-yard personal foul facemask penalty against North Carolina during the play. Following the pass and penalty, Tech entered North Carolina territory for the first time and had a first down at the Tar Heels' 35-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0039-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nOn the first play inside Carolina territory, Clark completed a 35-yard pass to Parker for an apparent touchdown, but the play was negated by a 15-yard penalty against Virginia Tech. From the 50-yard line, Pegues ran for four yards and Clark threw two incomplete passes, forcing a punt. The kick was downed at the Carolina 10-yard line, and the Tar Heels' offense took over with 10:40 remaining before halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nLinton ran for nine yards, then picked up a first down with a five-yard gain on second down. Keldorf completed a 12-yard pass to Barnes for a first down, Linton ran seven yards to the Carolina 43-yard line, then gained another first down with a run to the 50-yard line. From midfield, Keldorf attempted a deep pass on first down, but the ball fell incomplete. On second down, Keldorf completed a four-yard pass to Linton but was sacked on third down by the Virginia Tech defense. The sack forced Carolina to punt for the second time in the game, and the ball rolled out of bounds at the Virginia Tech 11-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nFrom that point, Pegues rushed for 13 yards on the first play of the drive, giving the Hokies a first down at their 24-yard line. Two more rushes by Pegues gained seven yards, then North Carolina committed a five-yard offsides penalty, giving the Hokies a first down at the 36-yard line. Clark threw an incomplete pass, Pegues was tackled for no gain on a running play, then Tech committed a five-yard delay of game penalty. On third down, Clark was sacked for a loss, and Tech punted. The kick was partially blocked, allowing North Carolina to return the ball to the 45-yard line of Virginia Tech. The Tar Heels thus began a drive inside Virginia Tech territory with 3:33 remaining in the first half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nThe first play of the drive was a six-yard run by Linton, and it was followed by an incomplete pass from Keldorf to Crumpler. Crumpler made up for the missed pass on the next play, when he caught a short pass for a first down from Keldorf. Now at the Hokies' 31, Linton ran straight ahead for a two-yard gain. Linton's run was followed by two incomplete passes by Keldorf, but rather than punt, the Tar Heels attempted to try to convert the fourth down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0042-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nThe fourth-down pass fell incomplete, and the Tar Heels turned the ball over on downs at the Tech 30-yard line. Clark completed a six-yard pass to Parker, then threw an incomplete pass downfield with less than a minute remaining on the clock. On third down, Clark completed a nine-yard pass to Michael Stuewe for a first down. A first-down pass attempt was batted down by the North Carolina defense, but on second down, Clark completed a pass to Stuewe for a first down at the Tar Heels 40-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0042-0002", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nAfter a deep pass went incomplete, Clark was sacked and fumbled the ball for the second time in the first half. The loose ball was picked up by Vonnie Holliday with 13 seconds remaining, and the Tar Heels' offense returned to the field. North Carolina tried a deep pass in an attempt to get into scoring position before the end of the half, but Keldorf was sacked and the Tar Heels kneeled on the football to end the half with a 22\u20130 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nBecause Virginia Tech began the first half in possession of the football, North Carolina received the ball to begin the second half. The Hokies' kickoff was returned to the 39-yard line, Virginia Tech committed a 15-yard personal foul penalty, and North Carolina began the first possession of the second half at the Virginia Tech 46-yard line. The first play of the half was a short run by Linton, and after two incomplete passes by Keldorf, the Tar Heels prepared to punt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0043-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nRather than kick, however, North Carolina faked a punt and had punter Brian Schmitz pass the ball to linebacker Brian Simmons, who normally played defense. Simmons gained 28 yards and a first down on the play, which allowed the Tar Heels to continue their drive. Now at the Hokies' 13-yard line, North Carolina committed a five-yard delay of game penalty. On the next play, Linton made up the lost yardage, gaining six yards and advancing the ball to the Tech 12-yard line. The running play was followed by a pass from Keldorf to Linton for an eight-yard gain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0043-0002", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nNeeding one yard to gain a first down, North Carolina was stopped on third down then attempted to convert the fourth down rather than kick a field goal. Keldorf ran the ball straight ahead and gained the needed yardage, gaining a first down at the three-yard line. Two plays later, Linton ran across the goal line and into the end zone for the Tar Heels' first touchdown of the second half. The extra point kick was partially blocked by the Virginia Tech defense and was no good, but the Tar Heels still extended their lead to 28\u20130 with 9:43 remaining in the quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nVirginia Tech returned North Carolina's kickoff to their 22-yard line, and the Hokies began their first drive of the second half. Quarterbacking the Hokies was backup quarterback Nick Sorensen, who replaced starter Al Clark. On the drive's first play, running back Ken Oxendine broke free of the North Carolina defense for a 36-yard gain and a first down at the North Carolina 42-yard line. Sorensen scrambled for a two-yard gain, then completed a pass to wide receiver Shawn Scales at the 27-yard line for another first down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0044-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nA run by Marcus Parker gained one yard, Sorensen was tackled for a two-yard loss, then threw an incomplete pass. Facing fourth down and needing 11 yards, Tech coach Frank Beamer attempted to convert the fourth down rather than punt, and Sorensen scrambled for a first down at the 16-yard line. From there, Oxendine was stopped for a loss of five yards, Sorensen was sacked for a seven-yard loss, and Sorensen completed a short pass to Parker. Beamer elected not to attempt to convert another fourth down and instead sent kicker Shayne Graham into the game to attempt a 40-yard field goal. The kick was good, and with 4:37 remaining in the quarter, Tech cut North Carolina's lead to 28\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nThe Hokie kickoff rolled into the end zone for a touchback, and North Carolina started its second drive of the half from its 20-yard line. The first play of the drive was a three-yard run, and it was followed by a six-yard pass from Keldorf to Linton. Needing a single yard for a first down, the Tar Heels rushed straight ahead and gained two yards and the first down at the 31-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0045-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nNorth Carolina continued to move the ball efficiently: Linton gained two yards on a rushing play, then Keldorf threw a short pass to Linton that gained 37 yards after Linton broke free of the Virginia Tech defense. The play resulted in a first down at the Virginia Tech 31-yard line. There, however, Keldorf was sacked for a three-yard loss. After the sack, Keldorf completed a 21-yard pass to Crumpler for a first down at the 13-yard line. Keldorf then attempted to scramble for a gain, but was stopped for no gain. That play was the final one of the quarter, which ended with North Carolina still in possession of a firm lead, 28\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nThe fourth quarter began with North Carolina in possession of the ball and facing a second down and 11 on the Tech 14-yard line. On the first play of the quarter, Keldorf completed a 14-yard pass to Barnes for a touchdown. The extra point was good, and the Tar Heels extended their lead to 35\u20133 with 14:55 remaining in the game. North Carolina's kickoff was returned to the Tech 34-yard line, and the Hokies' offense began the first full drive of the fourth quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0046-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nTech's first play of the drive was a trick reverse to Scales, who gained 29 yards and a first down on the trick play. After an incomplete pass by Sorensen from the Carolina 37-yard line, Pegues rushed for four yards, then the Hokies were stopped for no gain on third down. Tech attempted to convert the fourth down, but Sorensen's pass fell incomplete and Virginia Tech turned the ball over on downs with 12:39 remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nFollowing the turnover, the Tar Heels had a first down at their 32-yard line. Linton was stopped for no gain on a rushing play, passed for no gain, then completed a nine-yard pass to Brown. Failing to gain the first down, the Tar Heels punted and the ball was returned to the 30-yard line. Oxendine gained two yards on a rush up the right side, then Sorensen ran for one yard on the left side of the field. On third down, Sorensen scrambled for a first down before fumbling the football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0047-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nThe loose ball was picked up by Tech lineman Derek Smith, and the Hokies' drive continued. After a rush for no gain, another running play resulted in a Tech fumble, their second of the drive. Unlike the previous fumble, however, this one was recovered by North Carolina's Russell Davis, and the Tar Heels offense was put into position for another scoring attempt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nAfter the turnover, North Carolina had a first down at the Tech 34-yard line. Keldorf threw an eight-yard pass to Crumpler, North Carolina, was stopped for a one-yard loss on a running play, then the Tar Heels earned a first down with a four-yard run by Geter. On first down, Keldorf threw an incomplete pass. Second down resulted in a 15-yard gain and a first down on a run by Geter along the left side of the field. Now at the Tech eight-yard line, Geter ran straight ahead for a five-yard gain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0048-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nGeter was stopped for a two-yard loss on the next play, but North Carolina recovered from the loss with a five-yard pass from Keldorf to Carrick for a touchdown. The extra point kick was blocked, but a penalty against Virginia Tech allowed Carolina kicker Josh McGee another chance at the extra point. The second attempt was successful, and the kick gave the Tar Heels a 42\u20133 lead with 5:01 remaining in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0049-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nThe Hokies returned North Carolina's kickoff to the Tech 35-yard line, and the Hokies began their final possession of the game. Sorensen completed a four-yard pass, then ran for 19 yards and a first down at the North Carolina 42-yard line. A shovel pass by Sorensen gained three yards, but he lost three yards on the next play and was sacked for a six-yard loss on third down. A fourth-down pass was batted down by the Carolina defense, and the Tar Heels' offense returned to the field with 2:41 remaining in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0050-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nBackup quarterback Kevin Carty came onto the field for the Tar Heels, and handed the ball to Dominique Williams, who ran the ball twice for one yard. On third down, he broke free of the Virginia Tech defense and gained 20 yards and a first down at the Tech 33-yard line. Two more rushes gained three yards and ran the remaining time off the game clock. Time expired, and North Carolina won the 1998 Gator Bowl, 42\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0051-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Statistical summary\nIn recognition of their performances during the game, North Carolina quarterback Chris Keldorf was named the most valuable player of the winning team, and Virginia Tech backup quarterback Nick Sorensen was named the most valuable player of the losing team. Keldorf finished the game having completed 12 of his 28 pass attempts for 290 yards. On the opposite side of the ball, Sorensen completed four of eight passes for 24 yards and carried the ball 10 times on the ground for a total of 19 yards. Al Clark, the quarterback whom Sorensen replaced, finished the game having completed nine of 17 pass attempts for 66 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 36], "content_span": [37, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0052-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Statistical summary\nNorth Carolina's receivers benefited from Keldorf's passing proficiency. Octavus Barnes caught three passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns, while Alge Crumpler caught five passes for 77 yards. Virginia Tech's leading receiver was Parker, who caught four passes for just 32 yards. On the ground, North Carolina's Linton carried the ball 20 times for 68 yards and a touchdown. He also was the game's second-leading receiver in terms of yardage, catching six passes for 81 yards. The Tar Heels' Geter was second on the team in rushing, accumulating 25 yards on seven carries. For Virginia Tech, running back Ken Oxendine led all Hokie rushers with 39 yards on 10 carries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 36], "content_span": [37, 706]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0053-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Statistical summary\nBarnes' 62-yard touchdown reception from Keldorf was the sixth-longest scoring play in Gator Bowl history at the time of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 36], "content_span": [37, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0054-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Postgame effects\nVirginia Tech's loss dropped it to a final 1997 record of 7\u20135, while North Carolina's win raised it to a final record of 11\u20131. The Tar Heels also rose in the final college football polls of the season, finishing in fourth place in the Coaches' Poll and sixth in the Associated Press media poll. Virginia Tech's defeat was its worst loss since a 45\u20130 shutout by Tulane in 1983. Jacksonville businesses and hotels benefited from the influx of out-of-town guests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0054-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Postgame effects\nAt least 25,000 fans arrived from outside of the Jacksonville area, injecting an estimated $30 million extra into the city's economy. Many fans praised the stadium, facilities, and attractions available for visitors. NBC's television coverage of the game was not given as high marks, however, and at least one commentator called the broadcast \"sloppy\" and \"routine\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0055-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Postgame effects\nThough they were concerned by low attendance at the game, Gator Bowl officials were able to renegotiate a sponsorship agreement with Toyota Motor Company after the game's previous contract expired following the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0056-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Postgame effects, Coaching changes\nThough North Carolina head coach Carl Torbush was confirmed in his position prior to the Gator Bowl, several assistant coaching positions were not filled at the school until after the game. On January 11, Torbush hired then-Texas A&M running backs coach Ken Rucker to fill the new position of special-teams coach. To fill Torbush's former job as offensive coordinator, he hired Texas A&M offensive coordinator Steve Marshall, who filled the position until 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 51], "content_span": [52, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0057-0000", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Postgame effects, NFL Draft\nIn the weeks following the game, several players from each team announced their intentions to enter the 1998 NFL Draft. North Carolina defender Dre Bly was among a handful of eligible players (the National Football League requires a player to be at least three years out of high school) who declined to enter the draft, instead choosing to return to school for another year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151848-0057-0001", "contents": "1998 Gator Bowl, Postgame effects, NFL Draft\nNorth Carolina had seven players taken in the draft, three of whom were selected in the first round: Greg Ellis was taken with the eighth pick, Brian Simmons with the 17th pick, and Vonnie Holliday with the 19th pick. The four remaining selections were Omar Brown (103rd overall), Kivuusama Mays (110th), Robert Williams (128th), and Jonathan Linton (131st). Virginia Tech had no players taken in the first round during the 1998 draft, but four players were taken in later rounds: Todd Washington (104th overall), Gennaro DiNapoli (109th), Ken Oxendine (201st), and Marcus Parker (202nd).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151849-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Generali Open\nThe 1998 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Kitzb\u00fchel, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July until 2 August 1998. Second-seeded Albert Costa won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151849-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Generali Open, Finals, Singles\nAlbert Costa defeated  Andrea Gaudenzi, 6\u20132, 1\u20136, 6\u20132, 3\u20136, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151849-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Generali Open, Finals, Doubles\nTom Kempers /  Daniel Orsanic defeated  Joshua Eagle /  Andrew Kratzmann, 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151850-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Generali Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Kitzb\u00fchel, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the forty-third edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July \u2013 2 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151850-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Generali Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151851-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Generali Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Kitzb\u00fchel, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the forty-third edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July \u2013 2 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151851-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Generali Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151852-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gent\u2013Wevelgem\nThe 1998 Gent\u2013Wevelgem was the 60th edition of the Gent\u2013Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 8 April 1998. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Frank Vandenbroucke of the Mapei team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151853-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Georgia Bulldogs football team\nThe 1998 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 9\u20133 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151854-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team\nThe 1998 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Paul Johnson, in his second year as head coach for the Eagles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151855-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team\nThe 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. Tech played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151856-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Georgia gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor Zell Miller was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, therefore creating an open seat. To replace him, State Representative Roy Barnes won the Democratic Party's nomination after a close and highly contested primary election, while businessman Guy Millner, who had run for Governor and the United States Senate in the previous four years, won the nomination of the Republican Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151856-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Georgia gubernatorial election\nIn the general election, Barnes was able to defeat Millner by a margin of victory larger than Governor Miller's victory over Millner four years prior, which was in part due to the unpopularity and controversy of Mitch Skandalakis, the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. As of 2021, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151857-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Georgian attempted mutiny\nThe Georgian Armed Forces mutiny of October 1998 was an abortive attempt of a rebellion organized by a group of officers led by Colonel Akaki Eliava in western Georgia against the government of President Eduard Shevardnadze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151857-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Georgian attempted mutiny\nThe mutiny had its roots in the Georgian civil war of 1991\u20131993. Akaki Eliava, a leader of the revolt, was among the most active supporters of the late president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, who was ousted in a coup in 1992 and defeated in a subsequent attempt to regain power in 1993. Eliave was arrested, but later granted amnesty and he rejoined Georgia\u2019s armed forces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151857-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Georgian attempted mutiny\nOn October 18, 1998, approximately 200 Georgian soldiers led by Eliava left their barracks at the town of Senaki in western Georgia and marched on Kutaisi, the second largest city in the country. The government forces under the personal command of Defense Minister David Tevzadze intercepted the rebels before reaching the city. Next day, after a brief shootout which left at least one rebel dead, the mutineers agreed to return to their barracks. 31 rebels were arrested, but Colonel Eliava and his 30 followers escaped.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151858-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 German Athletics Championships\nThe 1998 German Athletics Championships were held at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin on 3\u20135 July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151859-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 German Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 German Figure Skating Championships (German: Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen) took place from December 12 through 14th, 1997 in Berlin. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and precision skating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151860-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 German Formula Three Championship\nThe 1998 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1998 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Dallara and Martini which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 18 April May at Hockenheimring and ended at N\u00fcrburgring on 4 October after ten double-header rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151860-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 German Formula Three Championship\nVan Amersfoort Racing driver Bas Leinders became the first Belgian champion of the series. He clinched the title, winning seven of 20 races. Robert Lechner won the rookie championship and finished as runner-up with wins on home soil at Salzburgring, losing 21 points to Leinders. Wolf Henzler was victorious at N\u00fcrburgring. The other race winners was Pierre Kaffer, Christijan Albers, Timo Scheider, Thomas J\u00e4ger and Thomas Mutsch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151860-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 German Formula Three Championship, Calendar\nWith the exception of round at Salzuburg in Austria, all rounds took place on German soil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151861-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 German Grand Prix\nThe 1998 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 2 August 1998. It was the eleventh round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 45-lap race was won by Mika H\u00e4kkinen for McLaren from pole position, with teammate David Coulthard finishing second and Jacques Villeneuve finishing third for Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151861-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 German Grand Prix, Qualifying\nMika H\u00e4kkinen took pole position ahead of teammate David Coulthard. Jacques Villeneuve qualified in third, in a new long-wheelbase Williams. Ralf Schumacher was fourth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151861-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 German Grand Prix, Qualifying\nMichael Schumacher, H\u00e4kkinen's main championship rival, qualified ninth after a series of problems throughout practice. Ferrari's long-wheelbase chassis, making its Grand Prix debut, was dismissed by Schumacher after he tried it during the Friday practice sessions. Back in his old car, he spun off on his first lap during first practice on Saturday, and then suffered an engine failure early in second practice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151861-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 German Grand Prix, Qualifying\nThere were also various mutterings that the Ferraris were off the pace as McLaren had threatened to protest about the Italian team's new braking system, and some were sure it had been removed to the team's obvious detriment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151861-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 German Grand Prix, Race summary\nCome the race, the McLarens were dominant, running first and second throughout and only stopping once each. Ralf Schumacher, running on a light fuel load due to his two-stop strategy, looked to be the only driver capable of troubling them in the first part of the race. He managed to stay with the McLarens but he could not pass them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151861-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 German Grand Prix, Race summary\nLap 24 saw Jos Verstappen retire the Stewart-Ford with a gearbox failure, as Rubens Barrichello retired with the same problem 3 laps later. Villeneuve took over third place when Schumacher made the first of his stops, and this was where he stayed to the finish. By the end, Villeneuve was catching the McLarens because H\u00e4kkinen had not taken on enough fuel at his stop, and the Finn had to slow down to reduce his fuel consumption.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151861-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 German Grand Prix, Race summary\nDamon Hill, who also one stopped came through to take his first points of the year, finishing ahead of Michael and Ralf Schumacher in fifth and sixth places respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151862-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 German Masters\nThe 1998 German Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8\u201313 December 1998 at the Best Western Rheinhotel in Bingen am Rhein, Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151862-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 German Masters\nJohn Parrott won in the final 6\u20134 against Mark Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151862-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 German Masters, Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151863-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 German Skeleton Championship\nThe 32nd German Skeleton Championship 1998 was organized on 11 January 1998 in Altenberg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election\nFederal elections were held in Germany on 27 September 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Bundestag. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest faction in parliament for the first time since 1972, with its leader Gerhard Schr\u00f6der becoming Chancellor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Issues and campaign\nSince German reunification on 3 October 1990, the unemployment rate in Germany had risen from 4.2% to 9.4% in 1998, with the Federal Labor Office registering more than 4 million unemployed. The unified Germany had to fight economic and domestic difficulties even as it actively participated in the project of European integration. Most people blamed the centre-right coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) for the economic difficulties. Longtime Chancellor Helmut Kohl's government was regarded by many as not having fully implemented the unification after eight years, in view of the mass protests in many eastern German towns due to job losses and social welfare cuts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 805]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Issues and campaign\nThe 1998 campaign began with both the CDU and SPD questioning who would lead their parties. There had been rumours that Helmut Kohl would resign and allow Wolfgang Sch\u00e4uble to take the reins of the CDU but these rumours were rendered obsolete when Kohl announced in April 1997 that he would seek the chancellorship for a sixth term. The two contenders for the SPD nomination were Oskar Lafontaine, the party's chairman, and Gerhard Schr\u00f6der, Minister-President of Lower Saxony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Issues and campaign\nOn 1 March 1998, Schr\u00f6der led the SPD to a huge victory in the Lower Saxony state election, gaining an unusual absolute majority for the second time and effectively receiving the SPD nomination for federal chancellor. Schr\u00f6der had announced he would withdraw his bid for the nomination if he received below 42 percent of the popular vote. In the 1998 general elections, Schr\u00f6der received 47.9 percent. Following this election Lafontaine withdrew his bid and Schr\u00f6der was inaugurated in the May 1998 convention. For the SPD, Schr\u00f6der offered a new face for the party. He gave the party a new vigor, one that was lacking in the CDU after Kohl proclaimed his nomination. Many in the CDU questioned if Kohl had made the right choice for the party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 793]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Issues and campaign\nThe CDU campaign was based on the experience and reputation of Kohl. One of the CDU's main slogans was 'Safety, not Risks.' \"Kohl exploited his familiarity and experience, as well as his status as Europe's longest serving head of government.\" The SPD on the other hand ran the campaign using strategies developed in the United States and the United Kingdom. The SPD set up election headquarters and introduced 'rapid rebuttal units' not unlike those used by Bill Clinton in his successful presidential bid in 1992. The SPD avoided direct attacks at Kohl but rather focused on their message of a \"new center\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Issues and campaign\nThe FDP had usually ridden on the coattails of the CDU, and was mostly disapproved in the polls. With the SPD well ahead in the polls, many of the voters from the CDU had less incentives to vote for the FDP. The FDP was also having trouble projecting a coherent platform to voters. The Greens too were having issues concerning their platform.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Issues and campaign\nThe two factions in the Greens, the fundamentalists and the pragmatists, had problems settling on their platform since the founding of the Green party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Issues and campaign\nThe major issue of the 1998 campaign was unemployment. In 1996, the unemployment rate in Germany surpassed the government's \"limit\" of 4 million unemployed people. Both parties blamed high labor costs, high taxes and the high welfare costs as the causes of the problem. During the campaign, Schr\u00f6der used this issue against Kohl calling him 'the unemployment chancellor.' Unemployment was worst in the former East Germany. While the national rate stood at 9.4 percent, former East Germany was suffering with unemployment at 20 percent. Many in the former East Germany blamed Kohl for the slow economic recovery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Issues and campaign\nAnother issue at hand were Germany's tax and welfare reforms. While the CDU/CSU had offered proposals to reduce benefits in healthcare and pensions, the SPD controlled Bundesrat secured the passage of the bill. The proposed bill also offered tax cuts that were to benefit the rich, something the SPD opposed. While Kohl continually pushed the issue of European integration, the issue fell short from voters' minds. Schr\u00f6der, on the other hand, almost ignored the issue. Many voters in Germany had other concerns besides the European Union.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Post-election, Results\nToward the end of the campaign, polls placed the CDU/CSU and FDP coalition in a tie with the SPD and Green coalition. Despite these polls, the final numbers told a different story. The SPD-Green coalition won an unexpectedly large victory, taking 345 seats and earning a strong majority in the Bundestag\u2014the first centre-left absolute majority in post-World War II Germany. The SPD won 40.9 percent of the vote, due to an increase of 4.5 percent from 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Post-election, Results\nThe CDU/CSU-FDP coalition was severely mauled. It had gone into the election with a solid majority and 341 seats, but was cut down to 288 seats. The CDU/CSU was particularly hammered; it lost 6.2% of its 1994 vote, and lost 109 electoral districts to the SPD. Germany's mixed-member proportional system, in which a slate of statewide delegates are elected alongside the electorate delegates, softened the blow somewhat, so the CDU/CSU only suffered a net loss of 49 seats. It was still the CDU/CSU's worst defeat ever. By contrast their junior coalition partner, the FDP, saw their vote hold up well and netted a loss of just 4 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Post-election, Results\nThe SPD swept all Single-member constituency seats in the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saarland, Bremen, Hamburg and (for the first and last time) Schleswig-Holstein. Chancellor Kohl lost his own constituency of Ludwigshafen, though he was still re-elected to the Bundestag through the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU party list and he had not won the seat in the 1983 and 1987 elections. Future Chancellor Angela Merkel only narrowly won her constituency of Stralsund \u2013 R\u00fcgen \u2013 Grimmen with only 37,3 percent of the vote; the only time she got less than 40 percent of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Post-election, Results\nA new government was formed by a coalition between the SPD and the Greens, with the SPD's Gerhard Schr\u00f6der as chancellor and Greens leader Joschka Fischer as vice-chancellor and foreign minister. It was the first Red-Green coalition government at the federal level in Germany, as well as the first purely centre-left government in post-World War II Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Post-election, Results\nHelmut Kohl stepped down as chairman of the CDU, as did CSU chairman Theodor Waigel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Post-election, Legacy\nThe 1998 German election was historic in many ways. It resulted in a centre-right government being succeeded by a left-wing one\u2014the first in postwar Germany (the SPD's previous term in government had been at the helm of a centre-left coalition).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 51], "content_span": [52, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151864-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 German federal election, Post-election, Legacy\nIn addition, it brought to an end the sixteen-year rule of Helmut Kohl \u2013 the second-longest of any German chancellor, and the longest tenure for a democratically elected head of government in German history. It has been compared to the defeat of Winston Churchill in 1945 \u2013 both were seen as conservative wartime leaders, and in both cases both were turned out of office by the electorate once the war was over. Churchill was ousted before World War II was even over, while Kohl managed to hang onto power for two more terms after the reunification of Germany (which is often considered to be the end of the Cold War).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 51], "content_span": [52, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151865-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 July 1998 at the Sachsenring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151865-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round nine has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 80], "content_span": [81, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151866-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gerry Weber Open\nThe 1998 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 6th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Westfalen, Germany, from 8 June through 15 June 1998. Second-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won his second consecutive singles title at the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151866-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Gerry Weber Open, Finals, Doubles\nEllis Ferreira /  Rick Leach defeated  John-Laffnie de Jager /  Marc-Kevin Goellner 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151867-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gerry Weber Open \u2013 Doubles\nKarsten Braasch and Michael Stich were the defending champions, but Stich retired after the 1997 season and Braasch played with Jens Knippschild, but lost in the first roundEllis Ferreira and Rick Leach won the final 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20136 against John-Laffnie de Jager and Marc-Kevin Goellner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151868-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gerry Weber Open \u2013 Singles\nYevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion and defended his title with 6\u20134, 6\u20134 against Magnus Larsson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151869-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Girabola\nThe 1998 Girabola was the 20th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season began on April 1, 1998. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151869-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Girabola\nThe league comprised 16 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 1999 Gira Angola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151869-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Girabola\nPrimeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, winning their 7th title, while Chicoil, Kabuscorp and SECIL Mar\u00edtima were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151869-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Girabola\nAlberto Ferreira aka Betinho of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 14 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia\nThe 1998 Giro d'Italia was the 81st\u00a0edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began on May 16 with a brief 8\u00a0km (5\u00a0mi) prologue that navigated through the streets of the French city Nice. The race came to a close on June 7 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Marco Pantani of the Mercatone Uno\u2013Bianchi team. Second and third were the Russian rider Pavel Tonkov and Italian Giuseppe Guerini.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia\nIn the race's other classifications, overall winner Marco Pantani also won the mountains classification, Mariano Piccoli of the Brescialat-Liquigas team won the points classification, and Saeco Macchine per Caff\u00e8 rider Gian Matteo Fagnini won the intergiro classification. Mapei\u2013Bricobi finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the eighteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won by Team Polti.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 680]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Teams\nA total of 18 teams were invited to participate in the 1998 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 162 cyclists. The presentation of the teams \u2013 where each team's roster and manager were introduced in front the media and local dignitaries \u2013 took place on the Apollon Concert Hall. Out of the 162 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 94 riders made it to the finish in Milan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 25], "content_span": [26, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Teams\nThe 18 teams that took part in the race were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 25], "content_span": [26, 71]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Pre-race favourites\nSeveral riders were considered to be potential contenders for the victory before the race began. These included the winners of the previous two editions, Ivan Gotti (Saeco Macchine per Caff\u00e8) and Pavel Tonkov (Mapei\u2013Bricobi). Alex Z\u00fclle (Festina\u2013Lotus), who had won the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a in both 1996 and 1997, was also considered a strong challenger. Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno\u2013Bianchi) had come back to the Giro the previous year from injury, only to retire after a crash which occurred when a cat ran into the peloton. He went on to win two stages of the 1997 Tour de France and was therefore also a challenger at the 1998 Giro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 39], "content_span": [40, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages\nThe route for the 1998 Giro d'Italia was unveiled by race director Carmine Castellano on 22 November 1997 in Milan. It contained three time trial events, all of which were individual. There were eleven stages containing high mountains, of which four had summit finishes: stage 11, to San Marino; stage 14, to Piancavallo; stage 18, to Passo di Pampeago; and stage 19, to Plan di Montecampione. The organizers chose to include no rest days. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 82\u00a0km (51\u00a0mi) shorter, contained the one less rest day, as well as one more individual time trial. After a five-year absence, RAI broadcast the event, replacing Reti Televisive Italiane (RTI) who had shown the race since 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 36], "content_span": [37, 759]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages\nThere were a total of seven stages that started outside Italy. The 1998 Giro d'Italia began with a prologue around the French city of Nice, which also served as the start for the race's first stage. Stage 11 finished in San Marino and the twelfth stage began there as well. The Giro's twentieth stage ended in Mendrisio. Stage 21 began in Mendrisio ended in Lugano, which also served as the start for stage 22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 36], "content_span": [37, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Race overview\nThe race started in the French city of Nice with a prologue time trial, which was won by Z\u00fclle, who established an early lead over his general classification rivals. Pantani was aggressive from the early stages on, including an attack at the Capo Berta climb during stage 2. However, the first road stages saw race victories by sprinters, before Z\u00fclle took another victory on stage 7, at the ski resort of Laceno.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Race overview\nOn stage 14 to Piancavallo, Pantani was victorious, but only took out 13 seconds on Z\u00fclle and Tonkov. On the next day, a long time trial in Trieste, Z\u00fclle caught Pantani on the road and finished 3:26 minutes faster, gaining a stronger grip on the race leader's jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Race overview\nPantani however still remained convinced that he could win the race, considering that three stages in high mountains lay ahead, a terrain that favoured him. On stage 17 into S\u00eblva, Pantani attacked with Giuseppe Guerini (Team Polti) on the climb of the Marmolada. Z\u00fclle cracked and lost four minutes, while Pantani, who gave the stage win to Guerini, took the leader's pink jersey. Tonkov hit back by winning the following stage at Alpe di Pampeago and now was just 27 seconds behind Pantani.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Race overview\nStage 19 to Montecampione saw Pantani and Tonkov engage in a fight for the victory on the final climb, while Z\u00fclle lost more than thirty minutes on both riders. Pantani was eventually able to leave Tonkov behind, winning the stage and exceeding his advantage to 1:27 minutes. The race had to be decided during the final time trial from Mendrisio to Lugano. Originally considered the weaker time trialist, Pantani managed to pull out another five seconds on Tonkov and sealed his victory in the Giro d'Italia. Serhiy Honchar won the stage, thirty seconds ahead of Pantani in third. Two months later, he also won the Tour de France, becoming only the seventh rider to win both races in the same year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership\nFour different jerseys were worn during the 1998 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification \u2013 calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages \u2013 wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 45], "content_span": [46, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership\nFor the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 45], "content_span": [46, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership\nThe Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Passo Sella and was first climbed by the Italian Marco Pantani. The intergiro classification was marked by a blue jersey. The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 45], "content_span": [46, 765]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151870-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership\nThe rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 45], "content_span": [46, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11\nThe 1998 Giro d'Italia was the 81st edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Nice, France, with a Prologue individual time trial on 16 May, and Stage 11 occurred on 27 May with a stage to San Marino. The race finished in Milan on 7 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Prologue\n16 May 1998 \u2014 Nice to Nice, 7\u00a0km (4.3\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 1\n17 May 1998 \u2014 Nice to Cuneo, 162\u00a0km (101\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 2\n18 May 1998 \u2014 Alba to Imperia, 160\u00a0km (99\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 3\n19 May 1998 \u2014 Rapallo to Forte dei Marmi, 196\u00a0km (122\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 4\n20 May 1998 \u2014 Viareggio to Monte Argentario, 239\u00a0km (149\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 5\n21 May 1998 \u2014 Orbetello to Frascati, 206\u00a0km (128\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 6\n22 May 1998 \u2014 Maddaloni to Lago Laceno, 160\u00a0km (99\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 7\n23 May 1998 \u2014 Montella to Matera, 235\u00a0km (146\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 8\n24 May 1998 \u2014 Matera to Lecce, 191\u00a0km (119\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 9\n25 May 1998 \u2014 Foggia to Vasto, 169\u00a0km (105\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 10\n26 May 1998 \u2014 Vasto to Macerata, 212\u00a0km (132\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151871-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 11\n27 May 1998 \u2014 Macerata to San Marino, 214\u00a0km (133\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22\nThe 1998 Giro d'Italia was the 81st edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Nice, France, with a Prologue individual time trial on 16 May, and Stage 12 occurred on 28 May with a stage from San Marino. The race finished in Milan on 7 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 12\n28 May 1998 \u2014 San Marino to Carpi, 202\u00a0km (126\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 13\n29 May 1998 \u2014 Carpi to Schio, 168\u00a0km (104\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 14\n30 May 1998 \u2014 Schio to Piancavallo, 165\u00a0km (103\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 15\n31 May 1998 \u2014 Trieste to Trieste, 40\u00a0km (25\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 16\n1 June 1998 \u2014 Udine to Asiago, 236\u00a0km (147\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 17\n2 June 1998 \u2014 Asiago to S\u00eblva, 215\u00a0km (134\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 18\n3 June 1998 \u2014 S\u00eblva to Passo di Pampeago, 115\u00a0km (71\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 19\n4 June 1998 \u2014 Cavalese to Plan di Montecampione, 243\u00a0km (151\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 20\n5 June 1998 \u2014 Darfo Boario Terme to Mendrisio, 143\u00a0km (89\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 21\n6 June 1998 \u2014 Mendrisio to Lugano, 34\u00a0km (21\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151872-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 22\n7 June 1998 \u2014 Lugano to Milan, 102\u00a0km (63\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151873-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro del Trentino\nThe 1998 Giro del Trentino was the 22nd edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 27 April to 30 April 1998. The race started in Arco and finished in Riva del Garda. The race was won by Paolo Savoldelli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151874-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Giro di Lombardia\nThe 1998 Giro di Lombardia was the 92nd edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 17 October 1998. The race started in Varese and finished in Bergamo. The race was won by Oscar Camenzind of the Mapei team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151875-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gloucester City Council election\nThe 1998 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1998 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151876-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gold Flake Open\nThe 1998 Gold Flake Open was an ATP tennis tournament held in Chennai, India. The tournament was held from 6 April to 13 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151876-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Gold Flake Open, Finals, Doubles\nLeander Paes /  Mahesh Bhupathi defeated  Olivier Dela\u00eetre /  Max Mirnyi 6\u20137, 6\u20133, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151877-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gold Flake Open \u2013 Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, defeating Olivier Dela\u00eetre and Max Mirnyi in the final 6\u20137, 6\u20133, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151878-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gold Flake Open \u2013 Singles\nPatrick Rafter defeated Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m 6\u20133, 6\u20134 to win the 1998 Chennai Open singles event. Tillstr\u00f6m was the defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151879-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Golden Globes (Portugal)\nThe 1998 Golden Globes (Portugal) were the third edition of the Golden Globes (Portugal).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151880-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Goodwill Games\nThe 1998 Goodwill Games was the fourth edition of the international sports competition the Goodwill Games, which were created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. The competition was held in and around New York City in the United States from July 19 to August 2, 1998. Some events were held in New York City, while many were held in nearby suburbs in Long Island, including Uniondale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151880-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Goodwill Games\nAthletes who won gold medals at the 1998 Goodwill Games include Michelle Kwan, Dominique Moceanu, Michael Johnson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Dan O'Brien, F\u00e9lix Sav\u00f3n, Jenny Thompson and Alexander Popov.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151880-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Goodwill Games\nThe event is also notable for a training accident involving Chinese gymnast Sang Lan, which injured her spinal cord and left her partially paralyzed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151881-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season\nThe 1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season was the 20th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team revert to their former name Ginebra starting the Commissioner's Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151881-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season, Summary\nLast year's All-Filipino Cup runner-up Gordon's Gin Boars had only Paul Alvarez as their newly acquired player, whom they got from sister team San Miguel Beermen when they traded their first round pick Steven Smith. The Boars won three of their first four games in the season. They finish with five wins and six losses after the eliminations and tied with three other teams. The Boars placed last among the six semifinalist, winning only two out of their 10 outings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151881-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season, Summary\nImport Chris King was recalled back for the Commissioner's Cup. The defending champions failed to defend their crown and had to win their last game against Sta.Lucia to tie the Realtors at the bottom of the standings with four wins and seven losses. Chris King already left and was replaced by Mike Cumberland in their last game in the eliminations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151881-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season, Summary\nIn the special conference called Centennial Cup, Ginebra had the best record of six wins and two losses, the Gin Kings lost to Formula Shell in a one-game semifinal playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151881-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season, Summary\nImport problems bugged them virtually in the two-import conference from the Centennial Cup to the Governors Cup, starting with their original choices Dennis Edwards and John Strickland. After three games, Strickland was replaced by Frank Western, who played eight games while Edwards saw action in 12 games. After a four-game losing streak, Western and Edwards were replaced by Wayman Strickland and DeWayne Wesley. After one forgettable outing in Ginebra's 79\u201390 loss to Sta.Lucia in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Wesley was sent home and coming in was Joe Wylie, who played three games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151881-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season, Summary\nGinebra won only once in the Governors Cup and in a desperate bid to gain a seat in the semifinal round, coach Jaworski signed up Kenny Payne, the Philadelphia 76ers' 1st round pick in the NBA in 1989, and former Portland Trail Blazer Rick Brunson, going into their last game against Formula Shell on November 6, Payne and Brunson combined for 58 points but the Ginebras still lost, 97-107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151881-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season, Occurrences\nOn March 31, the Living Legend of Philippine Basketball, Robert Jaworski announces he is taking a leave of absence to concentrate on the campaign trail where the Big J is running for senator in the coming Philippine presidential elections in May. Jaworski won his new ballgame in politics and claimed a seat in the Philippine Senate after the elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151881-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Gordon's Gin Boars season, Occurrences\nThe season ended for Ginebra with Senator Robert Jaworski resigning from the La Tonde\u00f1a ballclub during a press conference held in December, ending a partnership that lasted for 14 years in protest over the company's non-consultation of him in certain matters regarding the team, it all started when management accepted Allan Caidic from San Miguel Beermen as assistant playing coach without consulting the former Ginebra playing coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151882-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gosport Borough Council election\nElections to Gosport Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151883-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Governor General's Awards\nThe winners of the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17 in Ottawa. Each winner received a cheque for $10,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151884-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grambling State Tigers football team\nThe 1998 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Doug Williams in his first year and finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5\u20136, 4\u20134 SWAC). The Tigers offense scored 287 points while the defense allowed only 318 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National\nThe 1998 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 151st official renewal of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National\nThe race was won in a time of 10 minutes and 51.5 seconds and by a distance of 11 lengths by the 7/1 favourite Earth Summit, ridden by jockey Carl Llewellyn. The winner was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies at Grange Hill Farm in Naunton, Gloucestershire, and ran in the colours of the six-member Summit Partnership, which included Aintree press officer Nigel Payne and former Hereford United footballer Ricky George.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National\nThirty-seven runners took part and six completed the course without mishap, but three horses were fatally injured during the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National\nThe main race was seen by the smallest Grand National attendance at Aintree since 1985, with a crowd of just 46,679, over 11,000 less than two years prior. It came a year after the 1997 Grand National had to be postponed due to a bomb threat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nEarth Summit was made the 7/1 favourite, backed down from 10/1 on the morning of the race, after heavy rain on raceday made the ground officially soft, suiting this long-distance mudlark who had won the Welsh National at Chepstow in December, having previously won the Scottish National in 1994 when still a novice. 1992 National winning rider Carl Llewellyn deputised for the injured Tom Jenks, keeping the horse prominent on the first circuit, taking the water jump in sixth place. The favourite moved up to dispute the lead five fences from home and was involved in a straight match with Suny Bay from the third-last before kicking ahead just before the final flight to win a gruelling race by 11 lengths.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 748]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nHim Of Praise was an eight-year-old who had never finished outside the places in his 11 career starts, including eight over the distance of 3 miles. His preparation for the National had included four victories, including the Peter Cazelet/Anthony Mildmay memorial chase at Sandown in January  before finishing third in the Singer & Friedlander Grand National trial at Uttoxeter and second ahead of Earth Summit, who finished fifth in the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup at Haydock in February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nHim Of Praise was thought to prefer soft ground and a combination of the rain and his partnership with Irish Champion jockey Charlie Swan saw him backed down to joint-favourite until shortly before the start, before being sent off at 8/1. The partnership was a distant last of seven runners still standing four fences from home when he refused.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nSamlee was a nine-year-old who came to prominence after winning the Becher Chase over one circuit of the Aintree Grand National course in November, having been second in the Scottish Grand National earlier in the year. Another victory in a modest 3 mile 6 furlong chase at Sandown followed in December before finishing third to Earth Summit in the Welsh National and third again in the Eider Chase at Newcastle in February. Two-time winning rider Richard Dunwoody, who was also the most experienced rider in this year's contest, took the ride with the pairing sent off as 8/1 joint-second favourite.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nSamlee was in touch for a circuit and a half, jumped the Canal Turn in fifth place, and although his position improved to third after two of those ahead of him fell he was unable to make any headway on the two leaders and was a distance behind them turning back onto the racecourse before being nursed home in third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nRough Quest was the only former winner in the field, having won the race with Mick Fitzgerald in 1996. This season he had been second in the Tommy Whittle Chase at Haydock in December before finishing third in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day behind Challenger Du Luc. A fall in the Cheltenham Gold Cup 16 days before the National did not deter the public from making him the favourite on the morning of the race before drifting to 11/1 at the off. Fitzgerald again took the ride but the ground was always against the former champion who began to struggle at the Canal Turn on the second circuit before being pulled up four fences from home when lying a distant sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 725]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nSuny Bay was a grey that had finished second in the previous year's National. Since then he had won both the Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase and Hennessy Gold Cup at Haydock and Newbury respectively in November before running unplaced in the King George VI Chase and Cheltenham Gold Cup. Despite being allocated the 12 stone top handicap weight for the National he was still backed down to 11/1 at the off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nGraham Bradley took the ride and the pair ran prominently throughout and pulled clear of the remainder of the field with three fences left to jump to enter a match with Earth Summit. The grey was unable to respond when his rival quickened into the final flight and was unable to get back on terms before being eased up in the final hundred yards to finish 11 lengths down in second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nOther contestants that attracted attention on race day were Challenger Du Luc, 1996 Sun Alliance Chase winner Nahthen Lad (who had finished ninth in last year's National), Banjo, Dun Belle and St. Mellion Fairway, who finished fourth at 20/1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Leading contenders\nOf the nine riders making their debut in the race only experienced French rider Thiery Doumen was seriously considered on Ciel de Brion, however it was Ken Whelan who took the debut honours as the only one of the nine to complete the course, finishing fifth. There were also debut rides for Richard McGrath, Seamus Durack and Rupert Wakeley while the remaining four riders all experienced their only Grand National ride. Future racing trainers Tom Dascombe and John Supple, amateur rider Gordon Shenkin and troubled Australian champion rider Jamie Evans all departed on the first circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Non-finishers\nStormtracker was withdrawn the day before the race as he was unsuited to the softening ground. Avro Anson was withdrawn on the morning of the race also due to the unsuitability of the conditions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nThe BBC retained the rights to broadcast the entire three-day meeting live for the 39th consecutive year, with the racing on the Thursday and Friday being broadcast on BBC Two while the Saturday was broadcast as part of a Grandstand special on BBC One, presented by Des Lynam. Richard Pitman and Peter Scudamore provided in-depth analysis of all the races on the card with a detailed preview and re-run of the National itself. Future anchor presenter Clare Balding interviewed the connections of the runners before the race in the parade ring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nAmong the several cameras used for the race was a camera set inside the cap of rider Richard Johnson. The jockey cam, as it was called, became a regular feature in years to come but in this year hopes of unique pictures of the race were dashed when Johnson fell from his mount at the first fence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nThis was to be the first National of the television era where the winner would not be called home by Peter O'Sullevan, as 'the voice of racing' had retired the previous year. Jim McGrath took over the anchor role with Tony O'Hehir covering the field from the fence before Becher's to Valentine's as his father Michael had done from 1967 to 1969. John Hanmer became the senior member of the team, covering the runners over the early fences and coming back towards the racecourse for the 27th consecutive year. BBC Radio covered the race for the 67th time with Peter Bromley calling the winner home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nThe race was also televised live into bookmakers' outlets by Racing UK using the racecourse commentary team, consisting of Graham Goode, Ian Bartlett and John Hunt. Goode called the runners home, while all of the national daily newspapers published full colour pullouts with racecard-style guides to the runners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nAfter the bomb scare of 1997, security was tighter at the 1998 National than at any meeting before or since while only a limited number of vehicles with a special permit were allowed inside the racecourse. Security concerns were increased when a bomb was discovered in the Irish port of D\u00fan Laoghaire a few days before the race, though police stated that there were no indications that the bomb was destined for Aintree.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151885-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nThe deaths of three equine competitors meant the race drew much media attention and public criticism and questions were raised over the safety of the race, however it was later found that only one of the three deaths, that of Pashto at the first fence, was as a direct result of a fall at a fence. The vet reported that Do Rightly suffered a heart attack on takeoff at the fourth fence while Griffins Bar suffered a broken shoulder while galloping and not while jumping a fence. The Jockey Club launched an enquiry into the three deaths with questions raised as to the suitability of all three runners to compete in the National. Over the course of the years ahead the qualification standards for horses to take part were tightened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151886-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix (snooker)\nThe 1998 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14\u201325 October 1998 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151886-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix (snooker)\nDominic Dale was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Robin Hull.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151886-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix (snooker)\nStephen Lee and Marco Fu both contested a ranking tournament final for the first time in their careers, Fu in his first tournament as a professional being ranked 377 at the time of his final appearance; the lowest ranked finalist at any ranking event. Lee prevailed 9\u20132 to claim his first ranking title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151886-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix (snooker), Tournament summary\nDefending champion Dominic Dale was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151886-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix (snooker), Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151887-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix Hassan II\nThe 1998 Grand Prix Hassan II was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Casablanca, Morocco. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from March 23 to March 30.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151887-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix Hassan II, Finals, Doubles\nAndrea Gaudenzi /  Diego Nargiso defeated  Cristian Brandi /  Filippo Messori 6\u20134, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151888-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix Hassan II \u2013 Doubles\nJo\u00e3o Cunha e Silva and Nuno Marques were the defending champions, but lost in the first round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151888-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix Hassan II \u2013 Doubles\nAndrea Gaudenzi and Diego Nargiso won in the final 6\u20134, 7\u20136, against Cristian Brandi and Filippo Messori.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151889-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix Hassan II \u2013 Singles\nHicham Arazi was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151889-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix Hassan II \u2013 Singles\nAndrea Gaudenzi won the title, defeating \u00c1lex Calatrava 6\u20134, 5\u20137, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151890-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Denain\nThe 1998 Grand Prix de Denain was the 40th edition of the Grand Prix de Denain cycle race and was held on 23 April 1998. The race was won by Jaan Kirsipuu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151891-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon\nThe 1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, and was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and ran from 19 October until 26 October 1998. Fourth-seeded \u00c0lex Corretja won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151891-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Finals, Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre /  Fabrice Santoro defeated  Tom\u00e1s Carbonell /  Francisco Roig 6\u20132, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151892-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon \u2013 Doubles\nEllis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151892-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon \u2013 Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre and Fabrice Santoro won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20132, against Tom\u00e1s Carbonell and Francisco Roig.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151893-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon \u2013 Singles\nFabrice Santoro was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151893-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon \u2013 Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja won the tournament, beating Tommy Haas 2\u20136, 7\u20136(8\u20136), 6\u20131 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151894-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse\nThe 1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Toulouse, France that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September until 4 October 1998. Second-seeded Jan Siemerink won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151894-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse, Finals, Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre /  Fabrice Santoro defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Jan Siemerink, 6\u20132, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151895-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September \u2013 4 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151895-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 54], "content_span": [55, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151896-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September \u2013 4 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151896-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Singles\nThis tournament was notable for being where future 20-time Grand Slam champion and World No. 1 Roger Federer recorded his first match win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151896-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 54], "content_span": [55, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151897-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season\nThe 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 50th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151897-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary\nMick Doohan and Honda continued to dominate the 500 class with the Australian taking 8 victories and Honda winning all but one race. Simon Crafar winning the British Grand Prix for Yamaha's lone victory. After being shocked by 500 class rookie Max Biaggi's opening round victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, Doohan went on to claim his fifth world championship in as many years, finishing off the season with four consecutive wins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151897-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary\nA controversial finish marked the 250 title race. Aprilia teammates Tetsuya Harada and Loris Capirossi both went into the final race in Argentina with a chance to win the title, Capirossi leading Harada by 4 points. With one corner to go, Harada was in second, with Capirossi third, which would have given Harada the championship on tiebreak. Entering the final turn, his bike was struck from behind by Capirossi's machine, sending both riders off the track. Valentino Rossi took the win with Capirossi recovering to finish in second and claiming the title. Afterwards, Aprilia would release Capirossi from his contract.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151897-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary\nKazuto Sakata would win his second 125 title for Aprilia after a tight battle with Tomomi Manako and Marco Melandri.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151897-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1998 Grand Prix season calendar\nThe following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1998:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 73], "content_span": [74, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151897-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Riders' standings, 500cc\nPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 77], "content_span": [78, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151897-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Riders' standings, 250cc\nPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 77], "content_span": [78, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151897-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Riders' standings, 125cc\nPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 77], "content_span": [78, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151898-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships\nThe 1998 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Great American Insurance ATP Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 95th edition of the tournament previously known as the Thriftway ATP Championships, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place in Mason, United States, from August 10 through August 17, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151898-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships\nThe tournament had previously appeared on the Tier III of the WTA Tour but no event was held from 1989 to 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151898-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships, Finals, Doubles\nMark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor defeated  Olivier Dela\u00eetre /  Fabrice Santoro, 6\u20131, 2\u20131, ret.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 64], "content_span": [65, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151899-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Doubles\nTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Olivier Dela\u00eetre and Fabrice Santoro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151899-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Doubles\nMark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won the title, by defeating Delaitre and Santoro, 6\u20131, 2\u20131 (ret) in the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151899-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 64], "content_span": [65, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151900-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Singles\nPete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the final this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151900-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Singles\nPatrick Rafter won the title, defeating Sampras 1\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151900-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 64], "content_span": [65, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151901-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151902-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Greater London Authority referendum\nThe Greater London Authority referendum of 1998 was a referendum held in Greater London on 7 May 1998, asking whether there was support for the creation of a Greater London Authority, composed of a directly elected Mayor of London and a London Assembly to scrutinise the Mayor's actions. Voter turnout was low, at just 34.1%. The referendum was held under the provisions of the Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151902-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Greater London Authority referendum, Referendum question\nThe question that appeared on ballot papers in the referendum before the electorate was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 61], "content_span": [62, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151902-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Greater London Authority referendum, Referendum question\nAre you in favour of the Government's proposals for a Greater London Authority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly?", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 61], "content_span": [62, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151902-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Greater London Authority referendum, Result, Results by borough\nThe 'Yes' vote won in every London Borough, though support generally was larger in Inner London than in Outer London. The lowest support figures were 60.5% in Havering and 57.1% in Bromley; the greatest were 83.8% in Haringey and 81.8% in Lambeth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 68], "content_span": [69, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151902-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Greater London Authority referendum, Aftermath\nThe government passed the Greater London Authority Act 1999, creating the Greater London Authority. Elections for the Mayor of London and the London Assembly were held in May 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151903-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Green Bay Packers season\nThe 1998 season was the Green Bay Packers' 78th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 80th overall. The Packers entered the 1998 campaign as the two-time defending NFC champions, losing the Super Bowl the year before. They aimed to threepeat in the NFC for a third consecutive year. With an 11\u20135 record on the season, during which the Minnesota Vikings brought an end to the Packers' 25-game home winning streak in Week 5, Green Bay finished second in the NFC Central, the first time in four years that they had not won the division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151903-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Green Bay Packers season\nThey qualified for the playoffs as the NFC's fifth seed, but they were beaten 30\u201327 by the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card round, with Steve Young throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens with three seconds left. This was the final season that the Packers would qualify for the postseason during the 1990s; they would not return to the playoffs until 2001. It was also the last season with the team for both head coach Mike Holmgren and Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151903-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Green Bay Packers season, Offseason, 1998 NFL draft\nNotably, the Packers drafted future all-pro quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in the 6th round (187th overall).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151903-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Green Bay Packers season, Schedule, Preseason\nIn the 1998 NFL Preseason, the Packers traveled to Japan to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Tokyo Dome. It was the ninth American Bowl game to be staged at the 48,000 capacity stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 50], "content_span": [51, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151903-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Green Bay Packers season, Schedule, Regular season\nThe Packers finished the 1998 regular with an 11\u20135 record in 2nd place in the NFC Central (qualifying for an NFC Wild Card playoff game), behind the Randall Cunningham-led 15\u20131 Vikings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151903-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Green Bay Packers season, Playoffs, NFC Wild Card Playoff\nThe 49ers defeated the Packers, who had eliminated them from the playoffs in each of the past 3 seasons, in one of the wildest back-and-forth games in league playoff history. After a Brett Favre touchdown to Antonio Freeman with 1:55 to go, Steve Young began driving the Niners down field; Jerry Rice had just one catch for six yards all game, coming on this drive and when he fumbled the ball, but was ruled down by contact. Instant replay was not available at the time. The next play, Young's pass fell incomplete and was initially ruled intercepted. With eight seconds to go Young from the Packers 25 dropped back, momentarily stumbled, then launched the ball where it was caught in the end zone by Terrell Owens, who had dropped several catches during the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 828]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151904-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship\nThe 1998 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship was the 28th edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. The final round was held in Qaqortoq. It was won by Kissaviarsuk-33 for the seventh time in its history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151905-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Greenwich Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Greenwich Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151905-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election\nThe election saw a number of independent candidates contest seats and the election saw candidates standing as Greens against the Millennium Dome, Conservatives Against Town Hall Corruption, Populist Keep Our Pound and the Corrective Party. However the Labour party was always seen as highly likely to remain in control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151905-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Greenwich London Borough Council election\nAt the same as the election Greenwich saw 74.8% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 25.2% against, on a 32.4% turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151906-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens\nThe 1998 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 32nd edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 6 September 1998. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Jo Planckaert.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151908-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Guamanian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Guam on November 3, 1998. A Democratic Party primary was held to decide the party's gubernatorial candidates on 7 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151908-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Guamanian general election, Governor\nIncumbent Democrat Carl Gutierrez was re-elected to his second term. This was the last time a Democrat won statewide office on Guam until 2018, when Lou Leon Guerrero won the gubernatorial election over Republican lieutenant governor Ray Tenorio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151909-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season\nThe 1998 season is the 45th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 31st season in the Chinese football league and the 5th season in the professional football league. After selling two key players (Peng Weiguo and Hu Zhijun) at the beginning of the season, the club finished the last place of the league in this season and relegated to Jia-B League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151909-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151910-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Guardian Direct Cup\nThe 1998 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Battersea Park in London, Great Britain, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament, the first one held in London, England, and was held from 23 February until 1 March 1988. Third-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151911-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Guardian Direct Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in London, Great Britain, that was part of the ATP Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held 23 February \u2013 1 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151911-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Guardian Direct Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151912-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Guardian Direct Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in London, Great Britain, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held 23 February \u2013 1 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151912-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Guardian Direct Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151913-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Guatemala student rapes\nOn January 16, 1998 five American students were raped while on a school sponsored trip to Guatemala. The case led to attention from the highest levels of the American and Guatemalan governments, including then-US president Bill Clinton, and led to concerns about whether the safety of students was adequately protected while traveling abroad. The students were studying at St. Mary's College of Maryland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151913-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Guatemala student rapes, Background\nThe college at the time conducted annual tours for students to Guatemala. The 17-day tours were conducted during the winter recess and were offered for college credit. The school was conducting its third such tour and noted that there had been no problems on either of the previous tours. However, violence against women had been rising in the area. In July 1997, a public bus was hijacked with everyone being robbed and five women, including two American citizens, being raped. Four other American women were raped in Guatemala in other incidents in July and August 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151913-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Guatemala student rapes, Details\nThe group of 13 students\u201412 women and 1 man\u2014along with 2 faculty members and 1 administrator from St. Mary's College arrived in Guatemala without a clear itinerary and without knowing the location of their hotel. Near the end of their trip, they took a tour bus from Guatemala City to the rural community of Xojola, and were passing through Santa Luc\u00eda Cotzumalguapa on their way back to Guatemala City when they were attacked. At about 3:30pm on January 16, 1998, their bus was forced off the road by at least four gunmen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151913-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Guatemala student rapes, Details\nGunshots were fired to force the driver to pull into a ditch alongside the road. The bus was forced into a nearby sugar cane field where it wasn't visible from the road. All of the group were robbed, but the gunmen were disappointed that they weren't carrying more cash. The students were frisked and fondled, and five women were then methodically selected to be raped. One was raped on the bus in front of classmates and the other four were raped in the field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151913-0002-0002", "contents": "1998 Guatemala student rapes, Details\nThe passengers on the bus were required to lie face down as each of the five women, one at a time, were raped multiple times. The women who were raped were aged 19 and 20. The rape victims returned to the United States on January 17, 1998 with the rest of the group following the next day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151913-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Guatemala student rapes, Criminal trial\nTwo of the rape victims returned to Guatemala in January 1999 to testify against their attackers. The men accused were Cosby Urias, a 37-year-old laborer; Rony Polanco, a 25-year-old driver; and Reyes Guch Ventura, a 25-year-old peddler. All three men were convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison:  18 years for rape and 10 years for robbery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151913-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Guatemala student rapes, Civil lawsuit\nThree of the students sued the college, alleging that the college failed to take reasonable steps to protect them. Included as additional defendants were the board of trustees, the college president Jane Margaret O'Brien, and the two professors and administrator who accompanied the group. One victim sued for $5 million;  another for $500,000;  and third for $250,000. Accordingly to Lila Grisar, who was one of the plaintiffs and one of the women who was raped, the college was negligent in not knowing about the other women who were raped earlier in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 43], "content_span": [44, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151913-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Guatemala student rapes, Civil lawsuit\nGrisar said she filed the lawsuit to raise awareness of the need for colleges to understand risks and make better decisions. The lawsuit was eventually settled with Grisar receiving $100,000 (the maximum amount allowed by law);  another $65,000;  and the third $30,000. O'Brien claimed that the college was not responsible but was willing to settle the lawsuit to avoid the pain to all of going to trial.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 43], "content_span": [44, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151914-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Guinean presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Guinea on 14 December 1998. The result was a victory for incumbent President Lansana Cont\u00e9 of the Unity and Progress Party, who received 56.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151915-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election\nThe 10th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held in 1998. All 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly were elected with the leader of the largest party or coalition expected to become the next Chief Minister. The Bharatiya Janata Party took the majority despite winning fewer seats. Keshubhai Patel again became the Chief Minister of Gujarat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151916-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gujarat cyclone\nThe 1998 Gujarat cyclone (Joint Typhoon Warning Center designation: 03A; India Meteorological Department designation: ARB 02) was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed at least 10,000 people in India, especially the state of Gujarat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151916-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Gujarat cyclone, Meteorological history\nOn June\u00a01, an area of low pressure developed over the Laccadive Islands. Two days later, the JTWC issued a TCFA for the system as it became better organized. Early on June\u00a04, the JTWC issued its first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 03A. Around the same time, the IMD began monitoring the system as Depression ARB 02. Shortly after, the depression was upgraded to a deep depression and further strengthened into a cyclonic storm the following day. The small storm moved slowly towards the west and weakened as wind shear began to increase. The storm weakened below tropical storm intensity later that day and the initial final advisory was issued. However, the system redeveloped and advisories resumed the next day. The storm gradually intensified as it moved towards the northwest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 44], "content_span": [45, 825]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151916-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Gujarat cyclone, Meteorological history\nDvorak satellite intensity estimates on June\u00a06 reached T4.0, corresponding to an intensity of 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph). The IMD also marked the increase in intensity, upgrading ARB 02 to a severe cyclonic storm. Around this time, the storm began to turn towards the north and accelerate due to an approaching mid-level trough. As the storm neared the Indian coastline, an eye developed and the storm strengthened into the equivalent of a major hurricane with winds reaching 185\u00a0km/h (115\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 44], "content_span": [45, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151916-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Gujarat cyclone, Meteorological history\nThe IMD assessed the storm to be a very severe cyclonic storm at this time, with winds up to 165\u00a0km/h (105\u00a0mph) and a barometric pressure of 958\u00a0mbar (hPa). After slightly weakening early on June\u00a09, 03A re-strengthened, attaining its peak intensity with winds of 195\u00a0km/h (120\u00a0mph). Then it made landfall near Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat between 01:00 and 02:00\u00a0UTC. The storm weakened following landfall and the JTWC issued their final advisory later that day. The IMD continued to monitor ARB 02 until June\u00a010, by which time it had weakened to a depression before dissipating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 44], "content_span": [45, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151916-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Gujarat cyclone, Impact and aftermath\nTropical Cyclone 03A brought a large storm surge of 4.9\u00a0m (16\u00a0ft) which devastated coastal communities and salt mines. An estimated 4,000 to 10,000 people were killed by the storm, many of whom were salt mine workers who did not own a radio and received little or no warning of the cyclone. The large loss of life was partially attributed to contractors who wanted to continue making profits and did not inform their workers of the approaching storm. According to the official figures, 1173 people died and 1774 people went missing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 42], "content_span": [43, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151916-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Gujarat cyclone, Impact and aftermath\nAlso, the region had witnessed only 17 cyclones since 1890, all of which were weaker than 03A. As a result, its vulnerability was miscalculated by the local population and the disaster management administration. Power supply to numerous residences was lost due to the storms high winds. A microwave tower in Porbandar collapsed, causing widespread disruption in telecommunication. Hundreds of other power transmission towers also fell, causing an estimated loss of Rs 10 billion for the Gujarat Electricity Board. At least 893 people were injured by the storm and over 11,000 animals were killed. Over 162,000 structures were damaged or destroyed throughout the affected area and damages amounted to Rs. 120\u00a0billion (US$3\u00a0billion). In Kandla, the damages were estimated around \u20b91,855.33 crore (equivalent to \u20b967\u00a0billion or US$940\u00a0million in 2019).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 42], "content_span": [43, 890]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151916-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Gujarat cyclone, Impact and aftermath\nOver the next one month, insurance companies had lost approximately Rs. 13\u00a0billion (US$266.5\u00a0million). The remnants of the storm produced heavy rains over Pakistan which electrocuted 12 people. In the wake of the storm, the United States Government provided US$25,000 for rehabilitation of the affected population. The Government of Denmark also contributed $72,992 in funds for relief efforts. The Gujarat government deployed approximately 330 medical teams to the affected areas. Local aid, amounting to Rs 1 billion (US$20.5\u00a0million) was provided to assist victims.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 42], "content_span": [43, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151917-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Gulf Club Champions Cup\nThe 1998 Gulf Club Champions Cup (Arabic: \u0628\u0637\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0646\u062f\u064a\u0640\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0644\u064a\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u0623\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0631\u064a 1998\u200e), is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arabian Peninsula. It was the 15th edition and was started on 5 February and finished with the final round on 16 February 1998, and all the matches were played in Oman. Al-Hilal won the title for the second time in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151918-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 HEW Cyclassics\nThe 1998 HEW Cyclassics was the third edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 16 August 1998. The race started and finished in Hamburg. The race was won by L\u00e9on van Bon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151919-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hackney London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Hackney Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151920-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hajj stampede\nThe 1998 Hajj stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 118 pilgrims on 9 April 1998 during the Hajj in Mecca during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on Jamaraat Bridge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151921-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships\nThe 1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as 1998 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from July 6 through July 12, 1998. Unseeded Leander Paes won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151921-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles\nDoug Flach /  Sandon Stolle defeated  Scott Draper /  Jason Stoltenberg 6\u20132, 4\u20136, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151922-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as 1998 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from July 6 through July 12, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151922-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 55], "content_span": [56, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151923-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships (also known as 1998 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from July 6 through July 12, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151923-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 55], "content_span": [56, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151924-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season\nThe 1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 41st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 49th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East Division for the first time since 1989, when they last appeared in the Grey Cup, with a 12\u20135\u20131 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup where they lost to the Stampeders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151925-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151925-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Labour Party won 36 seats (on a 49.7% share of the vote) - a gain of 3 seats from the previous election, and maintained control of the council. The Conservative Party won 14 seats (with 37.4% of the vote) - a loss of 1 seat from their previous result. The Liberal Democrats lost the two seats they previously held, winning 12.6% of the votes cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 76], "content_span": [77, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151926-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Haringey London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Haringey Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Haringey London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151926-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Haringey London Borough Council election, Background\nFollowing their landslide victory in the 1994 elections, Labour were defending 57 of the 59 seats on Haringey Council. At these elections the Conservatives successfully defended their two seats in Highgate ward, but failed to regain any others. The Liberal Democrats became the official opposition after winning three seats in Muswell Hill ward, their first ever on Haringey Council. One of these three councillors was Lynne Featherstone, who would go on to become MP for Hornsey and Wood Green.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 57], "content_span": [58, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151926-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Haringey London Borough Council election, Ward results, Bowes Park\nThomas Davidson was a sitting councillor for Fortis Green ward", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 71], "content_span": [72, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151926-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Haringey London Borough Council election, Ward results, Coleraine\nBernice Vanier was a sitting councillor for Tottenham Central ward", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 70], "content_span": [71, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151926-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Haringey London Borough Council election, Ward results, Muswell Hill\nElizabeth Singleton was a sitting councillor for South Tottenham ward", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 73], "content_span": [74, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151926-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Haringey London Borough Council election, Ward results, Woodside\nJayanti Patel was a sitting councillor for White Hart Lane ward", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 69], "content_span": [70, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151927-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Harlow District Council election\nThe 1998 Harlow District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of  Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151927-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Harlow District Council election, Background\nBefore the election Labour had 40 of the 42 seats on the council, with only 2 Liberal Democrat councillors forming the opposition. 3 Labour councillors stood down at the election from Katherines with Sumners, Netteswell West and Tye Green wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151927-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Harlow District Council election, Background\nEach of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats had candidates for all 15 seats contested at the election, with 2 seats available in Old Harlow ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151927-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Harlow District Council election, Election result\nLabour held 13 of the 15 seats they had been defending, but the council chairman John Young was defeated in Kingsmoor ward by 21-year-old Conservative Andrew Johnson, who became the youngest councillor on the council. The Liberal Democrats also regained Stewards from Labour, a seat they had previously lost at a by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151927-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Harlow District Council election, Election result\nAll comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151928-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Harrogate Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Harrogate Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151929-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Harrow London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Harrow Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Harrow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151930-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hart District Council election\nThe 1998 Hart Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151931-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hartlepool Borough Council election\nElections to Hartlepool Borough Council in the ceremonial county of County Durham in England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151932-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Harvard Crimson football team\nThe 1998 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Crimson tied for fifth in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151932-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Harvard Crimson football team\nIn their fifth year under head coach Timothy Murphy, the Crimson compiled a 4\u20136 record and were outscored 211 to 136. Brendan Bibro was the team captain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151932-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Harvard Crimson football team\nHarvard's 3\u20134 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson were outscored 142 to 86 by Ivy opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151932-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Harvard Crimson football team\nHarvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151933-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Harvard vs. Stanford women's basketball game\nOn March 14, 1998, during the first round of the 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, the Stanford Cardinal of Stanford University played a college basketball game against the Harvard Crimson of Harvard University in Stanford, California. The Cardinal, seeded 1st in the West bracket and 1st overall in the NCAA Tournament, faced Harvard, seeded 16th in the West bracket and ranked 62nd overall (out of a field of 64).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151933-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Harvard vs. Stanford women's basketball game\nThe Crimson won the game 71\u201367, making it the first time in the history of college basketball, both men and women, that a 16-seed defeated a 1-seed. Two of Stanford's top players did not play in the game. However, in the Crimson's next game they would lose to the Arkansas Razorbacks 82-64, ending their cinderella run. To date, no other 16-seed in women's college basketball has achieved such a feat. The feat was not accomplished by a men's college basketball program until 2018, when UMBC beat Virginia, 74-54.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151934-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hastings Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151934-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hastings Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Labour victories saw them gain a majority on Hastings Borough Council for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151935-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Havant Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Havant Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151936-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Havering London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Havering London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151937-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Amendment 2\nConstitutional Amendment 2 of 1998 amended the Constitution of Hawaii, granting the state legislature the power to prevent same-sex marriage from being conducted or recognized in Hawaii. Amendment 2 was the first constitutional amendment adopted in the United States that specifically targeted same-sex partnerships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151937-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Amendment 2\nIn 1993, the Hawaii State Supreme Court ruled in Baehr v. Lewin, 852 P.2d  44 (Haw. 1993), that refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples was discriminatory under that state's constitution. However, the court did not immediately order the state to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples; rather, it remanded the case to the trial court and ordered the state to justify its position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151937-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Amendment 2\nAfter the trial court judge rejected the state's justifications for limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples in 1996 (but stayed his ruling to allow the state to appeal to the Supreme Court again), the Hawaii State Legislature passed a proposed constitutional amendment during the 1997 session that would overrule the Supreme Court's 1993 ruling and allow the Legislature to ban same-sex marriage. This constitutional amendment appeared on the 1998 general election ballot as Constitutional Amendment 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151937-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Amendment 2\nThe question that appeared on the ballot for voters was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151937-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Amendment 2\nShall the Constitution of the state of Hawaii be amended to specify that the Legislature shall have the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples?", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151937-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Amendment 2\nAmendment 2 differed from amendments that followed in other states in that it did not write a ban on same-sex marriage into the state's constitution; rather, it allowed the state legislature to enact such a ban. On November 3, 1998, Hawaii voters approved the amendment by a vote of 69.2\u201328.6%, and the state legislature exercised its power to ban same-sex marriage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151937-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Amendment 2\nThe legislature shall have the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151937-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Amendment 2\nOn October 14, 2013, Hawaii Attorney General David M. Louie stated in a formal legal opinion that Amendment 2 does not prevent the state legislature from legalizing same-sex marriage, which it did in November 2013 with the Hawaii Marriage Equality Act.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151938-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team\nThe 1998 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Fred von Appen, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 0\u201312 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151939-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawaii gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Hawaii Ben Cayetano ran for re-election to a second and final term, and he was contested by Maui Mayor Linda Lingle. The race between Cayetano and Lingle was close, with Lingle holding a sizable polling advantage. Ultimately, Cayetano narrowly won re-election to a second term in the closest gubernatorial election in Hawaii's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151940-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hawthorn Football Club season\nThe 1998 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 74th season in the Australian Football League and 97th overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151941-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Cup Final\nThe 1998 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1997\u201398 Heineken Cup, the third season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 31 January 1998 at the Stade du Parc Lescure in Bordeaux. The match was contested by Bath of England and Brive of France. Bath won the match 19\u201318.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151942-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Open\nThe 1998 Heineken Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Auckland, New Zealand that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 12 January through 18 January 1998. First-seeded Marcelo R\u00edos won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151942-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Open, Finals, Doubles\nPatrick Galbraith /  Brett Steven defeated  Tom Nijssen /  Jeff Tarango, 6\u20134, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151943-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Open \u2013 Doubles\nEllis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions, but Ferreira did not participate this year. Galbraith partnered Brett Steven, successfully defending his title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151943-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Open \u2013 Doubles\nGalbraith and Steven won the title, defeating Tom Nijssen and Jeff Tarango 6\u20134, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151944-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Open \u2013 Singles\nFirst-seeded Marcelo R\u00edos defeated Richard Fromberg 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20133) to win the 1998 Heineken Open singles competition. Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman was the champion but did not defend his title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151944-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151945-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy\nThe 1998 Heineken Trophy was a tennis tournament played on grass courts in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 15 June through 21 June 1998. Patrick Rafter and Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151945-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy, Finals, Men's Doubles\nGuillaume Raoux /  Jan Siemerink defeated  Joshua Eagle /  Andrew Florent 7\u20136(7\u20135), 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151945-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy, Finals, Women's Doubles\nSabine Appelmans /  Miriam Oremans defeated  C\u0103t\u0103lina Cristea /  Eva Melicharov\u00e1 6\u20137, 7\u20136, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151946-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1998 Heineken Trophy was a tennis tournament played on grass courts in Rosmalen in the Netherlands that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from June 15 through June 21, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151946-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151947-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Men's Singles\nRichard Krajicek was the defending champion, but he withdrew prior to his quarterfinal match this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151947-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Men's Singles\nPatrick Rafter won the tournament, beating Martin Damm in the final, 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151948-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Doubles\nEva Melicharov\u00e1 and Helena Vildov\u00e1 were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Melicharova with C\u0103t\u0103lina Cristea and Vildova with Karina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151948-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Doubles\nHab\u0161udov\u00e1 and Vildova lost in the first round to Amanda Coetzer and Sandrine Testud.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151948-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Doubles\nCristea and Melicharova lost in the final 6\u20137, 7\u20136, 7\u20136 against Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151948-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151949-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Singles\nRuxandra Dragomir was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Julie Halard-Decugis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151949-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Singles\nHalard-Decugis won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Miriam Oremans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151949-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151950-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hel van het Mergelland\nThe 1998 Hel van het Mergelland was the 26th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 4 April 1998. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Raymond Meijs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151951-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hertsmere Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hertsmere District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151952-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hillingdon London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Hillingdon London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151953-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\nLegislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151954-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 14th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 12 and March 21, 1998. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151954-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds play a single elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151954-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 66], "content_span": [67, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151955-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Holiday Bowl\nThe 1998 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1998 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Arizona Wildcats, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151955-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Holiday Bowl, Game summary\nArizona scored the first points of the game with a 38-yard field goal from Mark McDonald opening up a 3\u20130 lead. They increased that to 6\u20130, following a 25-yard McDonald field goal, to close the first quarter scoring. In the third quarter, McDonald added his third field goal of the game, a 48-yarder, giving Arizona a 9\u20130 lead. Nebraska got on the board following a 25-yard field goal from Kris Brown, making it 9\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151955-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Holiday Bowl, Game summary\nNebraska quarterback Eric Crouch threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Shevin Wiggins to give Nebraska a 10-9 second quarter lead. Kris Brown added a 23-yard field goal before halftime to give Nebraska a 13-9 halftime lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151955-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Holiday Bowl, Game summary\nAfter a third quarter, Arizona quarterback Keith Smith threw a 16-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Brad Brennan, and Arizona reclaimed a 16\u201313 lead. Eric Crouch threw his second touchdown pass of the game, to tight end Tracey Wistrom and Nebraska claimed a 20\u201316 lead. Running back Kelvin Eafon scored on a 1-yard touchdown run for Arizona, and Arizona got the final 23-20 margin of victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151955-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Holiday Bowl, Aftermath\nNebraska continued their bowl streak, while Arizona did not return to a bowl game again until 2008. The following year, Arizona and Nebraska would have a rematch against each other in the Holiday Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151956-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Holy Cross Crusaders football team\nThe 1998 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross tied for last in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151956-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Holy Cross Crusaders football team\nIn their third year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 2\u20139 record. Bob Andrews, John Aloisi, Joel Beck and Barrett Doxsey were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151956-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Holy Cross Crusaders football team\nThe Crusaders were outscored 234 to 168. Their 1\u20135 conference record tied for sixth (and worst) in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151956-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Holy Cross Crusaders football team\nHoly Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151957-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey\nThe 1998 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring The Texaco-Havoline 300 was the sixteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on September 13, 1998, at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Bryan Herta led the race from start to finish with the exception of pit stops, and held off Alex Zanardi at the end to take his first ever CART win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151958-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Honda Indy 300\nThe 1998 Honda Indy 300 was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on 18 October 1998 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Alex Zanardi won the race, his 15th and final CART victory, after taking the lead from polesitter Dario Franchitti at the first round of pitstops.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151959-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections\nThe 1998 Election Committee subsector elections were held on 2 April 1998 to form the Election Committee responsible for electing the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as well as 10 seats of the Election Committee constituency in the first Legislative Council election in May 1998. The 800-member Election Committee was formed, consisting of 77 ex-officio members; 40 members nominated by the Religious Subsector; 95 returned uncontested from four subsectors; and 588 returned from 31 subsectors after the subsector elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151959-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Formation of the Election Committee\nA Election Committee was set up under the Annex I of the Hong Kong Basic Law with four sectors, each comprising 200 members of the Election Committee:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 90], "content_span": [91, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151959-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Formation of the Election Committee\nThe four sectors are subdivided into 38 subsectors. Members from 35 of the subsectors were returned by election and three subsectors do not require election: the National People's Congress subsector and the Provisional Legislative Council subsector since the Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress and the members of the Provisional Legislative Council are ex-officio members of the Election Committee, and the Religious subsector's EC members were returned by way of nomination.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 90], "content_span": [91, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151959-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Formation of the Election Committee, Subsectors of the Election Committee\nThe 38 Subsectors and the number of the members were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 128], "content_span": [129, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151959-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Nominations\nThere were total of 1,074 nominations of all the 35 subsectors during the nomination period from 13 March to 20 March 1998 while 1,058 of them validly nominated for the 35 subsectors. The candidates for four of the 35 subsectors were returned uncontested. Since 117 Election Committee members were either ex-officio or nominated by the Religious subsector, and four subsectors returning 95 Election Committee members were uncontested, there were 963 candidates remaining to contesting in 31 subsectors for 588 seats in the EC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 66], "content_span": [67, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151959-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, Results\nStatistics are generated from the Report on the 1998 Legislative Council Elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 62], "content_span": [63, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election\nThe 1998 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 24 May 1998 for members of the 1st Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in 1997. Replacing the Provisional Legislative Council (PLC) strictly controlled by the Beijing government and boycotted by the pro-democracy camp, the elections returned 20 members from directly elected geographical constituencies, 10 seats from the Election Committee constituency and 30 members from functional constituencies, of which 10 were uncontested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election\nTaking the advantage of the proportional representation system installed by Beijing, the pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the weaker side compared to the more developed pro-democratic party, the Democratic Party recorded a clearer increase in the number of seats in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election\nThe Democratic Party returned to the Legislative Council as the largest party with 13 seats, while the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood, a pro-democratic party joined the Beijing-controlled Provisional Legislative Council lost all its seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Electoral method\nThe electoral method for the first Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was crafted by the Provisional Legislative Council (PLC) installed by the Beijing government during the intense Sino-British confrontation over the democratic reform carried out by the last colonial governor Chris Patten. According to the Hong Kong Basic Law promulgated by Beijing in April 1990, the first legislature would be composed of 60 members, with 20 members returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections, 10 members returned by an election committee and 30 members returned by functional constituencies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Electoral method\nFor the geographical constituencies, A proportional representation system was adopted by the SAR government in replacement of the first-past-the-post system introduced in 1995. Under the system Hong Kong was divided into five large districts instead of 20 small ones, with voters in each district choosing three to five persons from candidate lists. It was designed to reward the weaker pro-Beijing candidates and dilute the electoral strength of the majority democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Electoral method\nFor the functional constituencies, the corporate voting was restored after it was abolished in 1995. It reduced the number of eligible voters by almost 90 percent, from over 1.1 million in 1995 to fewer than 140,000 in 1998. There were also vast disparities in the number of eligible voters among the functional constituencies, ranging from highs of approximately 50,000 in the Education constituency to a few hundred or less in the Agriculture and Fisheries Transport, Insurance, Urban Council and Regional Council constituencies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Electoral method\nFor the election committee, the 10 seats would be elected by the 800-member Election Committee, successor to the 400-member Selection Committee which elected the SAR's first Chief Executive in 1996. The committee was predominantly composed of conservative, pro-Beijing business, industrial and professional elites.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Campaign\nThe proportional representation system induced the contesting parties to practice strategic voting, effectively turning what would have been otherwise a proportional electoral system into single non-transferable vote, to encourage split voting among their supporters. In New Territories East, Martin Lee's Democratic Party reportedly advised its supporters to split their family members' votes between the Democratic Party and its ally The Frontier to help ensure of a third pro-democracy candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Campaign\nIn Hong Kong Island, the Democratic Party picked a relatively unknown candidate in the third place of its party list, a move reportedly intended to help Christine Loh of the pro-democratic Citizens Party to finish ahead of the second candidate Ip Kwok-him of the rival pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Results, Overview\nThe results saw the pro-democratic camp once again collectively gained over 60 percent of the popular vote, but their share of directly elected seats shrink form 85 percent (17/20) to 65 percent (14/20), due to the new electoral system. The leading pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) which had suffered from the underrepresentation under the single-member plurality system, picked up one seat in each geographical constituency for its 25 percent share of the popular vote. The Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), a pro-democratic party joined the Beijing-controlled Provisional Legislative Council lost all its seats, while two other pro-democratic parties, The Frontier and Citizens Party won 3 and 1 seat respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 54], "content_span": [55, 843]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Results, Overview\nThe pro-business Liberal Party won most seats in the functional constituencies by taking 9 seats in the trade-based sectors, but failed to win any seat in the geographical constituency direct election. Its chairman Allen Lee could not save his seat in New Territories East which he won in the 1995 election. Some 77,813 voters (65 percent of those eligible) cast votes in the 20 functional constituencies while ten others ran uncontested. Reflecting the built-in conservative bias in the majority of the functional constituencies, pro-government parties and their unaffiliated allies dominated the sectors. Due to the pro-Beijing composition of the Election Committee, the pro-Beijing candidates won all 10 seats in the sector.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 54], "content_span": [55, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Result breakdown, Geographical constituencies (20 seats)\nVoting System: Closed party-list proportional representation with the Largest remainder method and Hare Quota.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 93], "content_span": [94, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Result breakdown, Functional Constituencies (30 seats)\nVoting systems: Different voting systems apply to different functional constituencies, namely for the Heung Yee Kuk, Agriculture and Fisheries, Insurance and Transport, the preferential elimination system of voting; and for the remaining 24 FCs used the first-past-the-post voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 91], "content_span": [92, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151960-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election, Implication\nThe 1998 election is the first election after the Handover in 1997. Some observers believed the generally free and fair election was crucial for the consolidation of the newly established HKSAR and the political setting of \"One Country, Two Systems\" after widespread criticism on the PLC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151961-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island\nThese are the Hong Kong Island results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 4 seats in the newly established Hong Kong Island geographical constituency were contested. The Democratic Party became the biggest winner by taking two seats with Martin Lee and Yeung Sum elected, which followed by Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong's (DAB) Cheng Kai-nam and Citizens Party's Christine Loh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151962-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East\nThese are the Kowloon East results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 3 seats in Kowloon East where consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested. The Szeto Wah-led Democratic Party won two seats, with Fred Li got elected, while Chan Yuen-han of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong was also elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151963-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon West\nThese are the Kowloon West results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 3 seats in Kowloon West where consisted of Yau Tsim Mong District, Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District were contested. The Democratic Party's Lau Chin-shek and James To won two seats and was followed by Jasper Tsang of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong. Frederick Fung of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood was defeated and ousted from the legislature.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151964-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories East\nThese are the New Territories East results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 5 seats in newly established constituency New Territories East where consisted of North District, Tai Po District, Sai Kung District and Sha Tin District were contested. The Frontier became the largest victors by winning two seats with Emily Lau and Cyd Ho, which was followed by the Democratic Party's Andrew Cheng. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong also won a seat with Lau Kong-wah and independent Andrew Wong won the last seat, defeating Liberal Party chairman Allen Lee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151965-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West\nThese are the New Territories West results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 6 seats in the newly established New Territories West, which consists of Tsuen Wan District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District, Kwai Tsing District and Islands District, were contested. The Democratic Party became the biggest victors by winning two seats with Lee Wing-tat and Albert Ho, which was followed by Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong's Tam Yiu-chung and The Frontier's Lee Cheuk-yan and independent Leung Yiu-chung.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151966-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hopman Cup\nThe Hopman Cup X (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 4 January 1998 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Burswood, Western Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151967-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hounslow London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Hounslow Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hounslow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151967-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hounslow London Borough Council election\nThe election saw Phil Andrews become the first member of Isleworth Community Group elected to the council after defeating a Labour candidate by two votes. However both the Labour and Conservative parties said they would not work with him due to his past membership of the National Front.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151967-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Hounslow London Borough Council election\nAt the same as the election Hounslow saw 74.6% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 25.4% against, on a 31.9% turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season\nThe 1998 Houston Astros season was the 37th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. On the strength of a club record 102 wins, they rocketed to a second consecutive trip to the postseason with an National League Central title. They did not win 100 games again until 2017, while the record for wins would be broken the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season, Regular season\nFirst baseman Jeff Bagwell hit his first career grand slam while tying a career-high six runs batted in (RBI) against Cincinnati on September 9 in a 13\u20137 victory. It was his 218th career home run, making his streak the then-longest among active players without a grand slam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season, Regular season, Notable Transactions\nJuly 31, 1998: Randy Johnson was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later, Freddy Garcia, and Carlos Guill\u00e9n. The Houston Astros sent John Halama (October 1, 1998) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 64], "content_span": [65, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 64], "content_span": [65, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 66], "content_span": [67, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 67], "content_span": [68, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151968-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Astros season, National League Divisional Playoffs, Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres\nThe Astros season ended by defeat in four games to the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series, including losing two starts against Kevin Brown \u2013 one of the league's highest-accomplished pitchers that year \u2013 both by a 2\u20131 score. As the Game 1 starter opposing Randy Johnson, Brown allowed no runs in eight innings and struck out 16 Astros, a career-high, and second to that point in MLB playoff history only to Bob Gibson's 17-strikeout performance in the 1968 World Series. Bagwell, Derek Bell, and Craig Biggio combined for six hits in 51 at bats in this series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 100], "content_span": [101, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151969-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Comets season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the second season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their second straight championship. Their record of 27-3 remains the best in league history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151970-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Cougars football team\nThe 1998 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 53rd year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Kim Helton. The team played all its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston, for the first time since 1950.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151970-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Houston Cougars football team, Schedule\nThe Cougars played both the Pac-10 Conference Champions, UCLA, as well as the SEC Champions and overall National Champions, Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 44], "content_span": [45, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151971-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hull City Council election\nThe 1998 Hull City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151971-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hull City Council election\nIn the run up to the election there was controversy as the local Labour party was suspended by the national party over claims of intimidation, nepotism and membership rigging. This controversy made the Liberal Democrats confident of making gains in the election, with the results bearing this out as Labour lost 4 seats on the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151972-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Humanitarian Bowl\nThe 1998 Humanitarian Bowl was the second edition of the bowl game, held on December 30 at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Played on the blue turf, it featured the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and the Idaho Vandals, the champions of the Big West Conference. Idaho was in its first-ever bowl game and upset Southern Miss 42\u201335, after entering as a 16-point underdog.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151972-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Humanitarian Bowl\nIt was Idaho's third season back in Division I-A; the Vandals had been in Division I-AA from 1978 through 1995 and were frequently in its postseason. Six weeks earlier, Idaho had defeated rival Boise State on this field by one point, scoring a two-point conversion in overtime to gain their only Big West title. Southern Miss was 5\u20131 in Conference USA, runner-up to undefeated Tulane; it was their tenth bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151972-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Humanitarian Bowl, Game summary\nClear skies and a high temperature of 50\u00a0\u00b0F (10\u00a0\u00b0C) greeted the teams on this Wednesday afternoon; kickoff was at one o'clock MST and the game was carried by ESPN2. Former Green Bay Packers guard Jerry Kramer, a Vandal from the 1950s, participated in the coin toss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151972-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Humanitarian Bowl, Game summary\nIdaho fumbled twice early and Southern Miss opened the scoring on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Lee Roberts to Sharrod Gideon. Idaho's Jerome Thomas took the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown tying the game at seven. USM's Derrick Nix scored touchdown runs of 8 and 1 yards as Southern Miss took a 21\u20137 lead with ten minutes remaining in the half. Idaho answered with three touchdown passes from redshirt freshman quarterback John Welsh and the Vandals surged to a 28\u201321 halftime lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151972-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Humanitarian Bowl, Game summary\nWith three minutes remaining in the third quarter, running back Joel Thomas's 1-yard touchdown run gave Idaho a 14-point lead at 35\u201321. In the fourth quarter, Southern Miss got an 8-yard touchdown pass from Gideon to Roberts, then Derrick Nix's 15-yard touchdown run tied the game at 35 with under three seven minutes remaining. The Vandals scored the final points on Welsh's fourth touchdown pass, a 28-yarder to Ryan Prestimonico to win 42\u201335.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151972-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Humanitarian Bowl, Game summary\nA sack and fumble recovery sealed the victory. With under two minutes left and a first down on Southern Miss's 19-yard line, Idaho head coach Chris Tormey directed his offense to run out the clock, rather than try to run up the score in a show of sportsmanship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151972-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Humanitarian Bowl, Game summary\nIdaho returned to this bowl in 2009, another close Vandal win, and it became the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151973-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team\nThe 1998 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1998 NAIA football season. Humboldt State competed in the NAIA Columbia Football Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151973-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team\nThe 1998 Lumberjacks were led by eighth-year head coach Fred Whitmire. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4\u20137, 3\u20132 CFA). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 222\u2013288 for the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151973-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team, Team players in the NFL\nNo Humboldt State players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 70], "content_span": [71, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151974-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hungarian Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XIV Marlboro Magyar Nagyd\u00edj) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary on 16 August 1998. It was the twelfth race of the 1998 Formula One season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151974-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hungarian Grand Prix\nThe race was won by Michael Schumacher, who started the race 16 points behind Mika H\u00e4kkinen, and was behind both McLarens for the first half of the race, which would have seriously compromised his championship challenge. Schumacher won the race after switching to a 3-stop strategy, which was seen as a masterstroke by tactician Ross Brawn. Meanwhile, H\u00e4kkinen fell to 6th after shock absorber problems in the closing stages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151974-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Hungarian Grand Prix\nIn October 1998, the organisers were fined US$1 million, with US$750,000 of it suspended, due to a track invasion. As there was no repeat of this invasion in the two succeeding years, the fine was US$250,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151975-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hungarian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 10 May 1998, with a second round of voting in 175 of the 176 single member constituencies on 24 May.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151975-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Hungarian parliamentary election\nAlthough the Hungarian Socialist Party received the most votes, the then-liberal conservative Fidesz won the most seats. The successful breakthrough into parliament by the extreme right-wing Hungarian Justice and Life Party was also a major shock. After the election, Fidesz formed a centre-right coalition government with the Independent Smallholders Party and Hungarian Democratic Forum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151976-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Huntingdonshire District Council election\nThe 1998 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151977-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hyndburn Borough Council election\nElections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151978-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Hypo-Meeting\nThe 24th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on May 30 and May 31, 1998 in G\u00f6tzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a men's decathlon and a women's heptathlon event, was part of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge series of meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151979-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Combined Events Challenge\nThe 1998 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was the first edition of the annual competition for decathletes and heptathletes, organised by the world's governing body IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151980-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Golden League\nThe 1998 IAAF Golden League was the first edition of the annual international track and field meeting series, held from 9 July to 5 September. It was contested at six European meetings: the Bislett Games, Golden Gala, Herculis, Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich, Memorial Van Damme and the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF). The series tied in with the 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final, with the jackpot of US$1,000,000 being decided at that competition. The million-dollar prize represented the single largest prize pot ever in athletics at that point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151980-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Golden League\nThe jackpot was available to athletes who won at all of the seven competitions of the series in one of the 12 specified events (7 for men, 5 for women). The jackpot events for 1998 were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151980-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Golden League\nThe jackpot winners were Marion Jones (100 metres), Hicham El Guerrouj (1500 metres), Haile Gebrselassie (5000 metres/10,000 metres).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151980-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Golden League\nBryan Bronson, a 400 metres hurdler, was in the running for the prize at a late stage but failed to win at the Grand Prix Final, placing only sixth. Svetlana Masterkova took six wins out of seven in the 1500\u00a0m, only being defeated by Gabriela Szabo in Paris. Michael Johnson had five 400\u00a0m victories, but did not compete at the first or last meet of the series. Trine Hattestad (women's javelin) and Maksim Tarasov (men's pole vault) each had four wins on the circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151981-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Grand Prix\nThe 1998 IAAF Grand Prix was the fourteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series changed format that year to incorporate the six 1998 IAAF Golden League meetings as the top tier, followed by the existing Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II level meetings, then finally the Permit level meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151981-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 IAAF Grand Prix\nGrand Prix I featured nine meetings from 3 May to 25 August and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 25 February to 30 August, making a combined total of 26 meetings for the series. An additional 11 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit. Permit Meetings originally scheduled for Jakarta and San Jose, California were later dropped.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151981-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Grand Prix\nPerformances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 5 September in Moscow, Russia. A further four IAAF Permit Meetings of non-Grand Prix status included point-scoring events in order to allow athletes full opportunities to compete in certain events. Middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj was the points leader for the series, taking 96 points from eight meetings. The highest scoring female athlete was Marion Jones on 88 points over eight meetings \u2013 a feat also achieved by men's runner-up Bryan Bronson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151982-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final\nThe 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the fourteenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 5 September at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151982-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final\nHicham El Guerrouj (1500 metres) and Marion Jones (100 metres and long jump) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 18 athletics events were contested, ten for men and eight for women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151982-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final\nThe event served as the final competition of the newly created 1998 IAAF Golden League. This was the only time that the Grand Prix Final served as the jackpot-deciding competition of that series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151983-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships\nThe 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakech, Morocco. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald,  and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151983-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships\nComplete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women,  for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151983-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Race results, Junior men's race (8 km)\n\u2020: Ahmed Baday of \u00a0Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 83], "content_span": [84, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151983-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Race results, Junior women's race (6 km)\n\u2020: Nadia Ejjafini of \u00a0Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 85], "content_span": [86, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151983-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 707 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 58], "content_span": [59, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151984-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior men's race\nThe Junior men's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 22, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151984-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior men's race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151984-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior men's race, Race results, Junior men's race (8 km), Individual\n\u2020: Ahmed Baday of \u00a0Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 24:18 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 115], "content_span": [116, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151984-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior men's race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 133 athletes from 40 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151985-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race\nThe Junior women's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 21, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151985-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151985-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race, Race results, Junior women's race (6 km), Individual\n\u2020: Nadia Ejjafini of \u00a0Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 119], "content_span": [120, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151985-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race, Race results, Junior women's race (6 km), Teams\n\u2020: Nadia Ejjafini of \u00a0Morocco was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 114], "content_span": [115, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151985-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 122 athletes from 35 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151986-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Men's short race\nThe initial Men's short race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 21, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151986-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Men's short race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151986-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Men's short race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 103 athletes from 31 countries in the Men's short race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151987-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior men's race\nThe Senior men's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 22, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald,  and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151987-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior men's race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151987-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior men's race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 181 athletes from 46 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151988-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior women's race\nThe Senior women's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 21, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151988-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior women's race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151988-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior women's race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 97 athletes from 29 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151989-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Women's short race\nThe Women's short race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakech, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 22, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151989-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Women's short race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151989-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Women's short race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 86 athletes from 24 countries in the Women's short race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151990-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cup\nThe 8th IAAF World Cup in Athletics were held September 11\u201313, 1998 at the Johannesburg Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151990-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cup, Medal summary, Men\n1 The United States originally won this event in 2:59.28, but were disqualified in 2009 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151991-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Cup \u2013 Results\nThese are the results of the 1998 IAAF World Cup, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11, 12 and 13 September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151992-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships\nThe 7th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 27, 1998, in the city of Uster, Switzerland. A total of 236 athletes, 139 men and 97 women, from 54 countries took part.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151992-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships\nDetailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151992-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Participation\nThe participation of 236 athletes (139 men/97 women) from 54 countries is reported.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 58], "content_span": [59, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships\nThe 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships was the fourth and final edition of the global, international marathon relay competition, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The event took place on 18\u201319 April in Manaus, Brazil with the participation of 222 athletes from 28 nations. The women's race took place on Saturday 18 April, starting at 9:00 AM Amazon Standard Time, and featured twelve national teams comprising a total 72 athletes. The men's race took place on Sunday 19 April, also starting at 9:00 AM Amazon Standard Time, and featured 25 national teams comprising a total 150 athletes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships\nEach national team consisted of six athletes, who alternately covered six stages to complete the 42.195 km marathon distance. The first, third and fifth stages were of 5\u00a0km, the second and fourth stages were of 10\u00a0km, and the final stage covered the remaining 7.195\u00a0km. Rather than using the traditional baton associated with relay races, athletes passed a wrist band to their compatriots at end of each leg. Prize money totalling US$420,000 was awarded to the athletes of the medal-winning teams: $120,000 for the winning team, $60,000 for the silver medallists and $30,000 for third place, with the winnings split evenly between the team's six athletes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 696]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships\nThe Ethiopian and Kenyan teams took the top two spots in both races, with the Ethiopian women being victorious in a time of 2:21:15 hours and the Kenyan men coming out on top in a time of 2:01:13 hours. These represented two title defences, as both teams won those races at the previous edition in 1996. Romania took the bronze medals in the women's race and the host nation, Brazil, came third in the men's race \u2013 the second time it reached the podium after being men's runners-up at the 1996 championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary\nThe women's race took place in difficult weather conditions, with high humidity and a temperature around 34 degrees Celsius (93\u00b0 Fahrenheit). Kenya's Jackline Maranga led the pack in the first stage at 15:39 minutes, with Ethiopia's Yimenashu Taye 19 seconds in arrears and Japan's Takako Kotorida another 20 seconds back. On the second leg Gete Wami overhauled Kenya's Jane Omoro to put Ethiopia in first place, while Alina Tecu\u0163\u0103 had the second fastest time to bring Romania into third place. Ethiopia extended its lead in the third leg through stage winner Genet Gebregiorgis and Miyo Nakano brought Japan to third again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 54], "content_span": [55, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary\nA strong leg four by Cristina Pomacu returned Romania to third place and Alla Zhilyaeva won the stage to bring Russia back up the ranks. Ayelech Worku cemented Ethiopia's lead by completing the fifth stage eleven seconds faster than Kenya's Naomi Mugo, now over a minute behind, while Romania's Constantina Di\u021b\u0103 pulled further away from fourth-placed Japan. Kenya's Sally Barsosio attempted to close down Ethiopia's Merima Denboba in the final leg, but was unable to do so, finishing over half a minute behind the Ethiopian despite her leg of 24:09 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 54], "content_span": [55, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary\nThe conditions severely affected some of the teams: Russia trailed by three and a half minutes in the first leg due to Yelena Motalova struggling, Mexico's Judith Ramirez took nearly seven minutes longer than Russia's Zhilyaeva to finish her 10K fourth leg, and Ecuador's Sara Nivisela took nearly four minutes longer to complete the 5-kilometre fifth leg than did Ethiopia's Ayelech Worku.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 54], "content_span": [55, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary\nThe following morning, the weather conditions proved a little more amenable to the male runners, with humidity dropping to 85% and the temperature falling to 28 degrees Celsius (82\u00b0 Fahrenheit). John Kibowen led off the Kenyan team as front runner and was narrowly edged out by Ethiopia's Million Wolde in the first stage, with both recording 13:44 minutes for the 5\u00a0km, and a battle for third emerged between Brazil's Elenilson da Silva and Portugal's H\u00e9lder Ornelas some 15 seconds adrift. Stage two saw Kenya emerge as clear leaders as Paul Koech gained 49 seconds on his Ethiopian rival Ayele Mezgebu. Behind them, Japan's Tomoaki Kunichika pulled level Alberto Maravilha (Portugal) and Tomix da Costa (Brazil) in the chase for third as the athletes neared the mid-point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 54], "content_span": [55, 830]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary\nBenjamin Limo completed the fourth leg 24 seconds faster than the rest of the field to keep Kenya's lead. Brazil's Ronaldo da Costa gained a ten-second gap in third, with Japan (Masatoshi Ibata) and Portugal (Angelo Pacheco) both slowing in fourth and fifth. Tom Nyariki made it three consecutive stage wins for Kenya in the fifth leg, gaining over 40 seconds over second placed Ethiopian Tesfaye Tolla. Elijah Mutandiko's 33-minute 10K leg (second fastest of the stage) brought Zimbabwe into fifth place, as Portugal fell back.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 54], "content_span": [55, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151993-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Race summary\nEthiopia rallied in the fifth stage with Fita Bayisa running 5\u00a0km in 14:16 minutes to draw nearer to Kenya's John Kosgei. A poor run from Ethiopia's Alene Emere saw Kenyan Paul Malakwen Kosgei ease to victory with over two and a half minutes to spare. Consistentcy saw Brazil claim third place, with Sergio Goncalves da Silva finishing around a minute after the Ethiopian. Zimbabwe's Abel Chimukoko had the second fastest time of the final stage, which saw his mostly-barefooted team overhaul Japan for fourth place by a margin of three seconds. Denmark's Jorgen Gamborg failed to complete his last leg \u2013 the only athlete at the competition to do so \u2013 meaning his team was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 54], "content_span": [55, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151994-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IBF World Junior Championships\nThe 1998 IBF World Junior Championships was an international badminton tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 5-11 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151994-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IBF World Junior Championships, Competition, Medalists\nThe table below gives an overview of the individual event medal winners at the 1998 World Junior Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy\nThe 1998 ICC Champions trophy (officially known as Wills International Cup) was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Bangladesh. It was the first tournament apart from the World Cups to involve all test playing nations. New Zealand defeated Zimbabwe in a pre-quarter final match to qualify for the main knockout stage. Future editions of this tournament are now known as the ICC Champions Trophy. Appearing in their only major tournament final, South Africa defeated the West Indies in the final to win the event. This tournament was inaugurated on the basis of FIFA Confederations Cup where the best teams from their respected confederations compete against each other but in this case the top teams in the ICC ODI Championship compete with each other.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 792]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, History\nThe ICC conceived the idea of a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries. The tournament, later dubbed as the mini-World Cup as it involved all of the full members of the ICC, was planned as a knock-out tournament so that it was short and did not reduce the value and importance of the World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Venue\nThe ICC decided to award the tournament to Bangladesh to promote the game in that nation. Bangladesh did not participate as they were not a test playing nation at that time, despite winning the 1997 ICC Trophy and qualifying for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. One of the worst ever floods of the region threatened to ruin the tournament. However, the tournament eventually went ahead and the Bangladesh Cricket Board promised to donate 10% of the gate money to the Prime Minister's Fund for flood relief.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Fixtures\nThe tournament was held in a direct knock-out format and involved all of the test playing countries of the time. There were 9 countries eligible which meant that 2 countries would play a qualifier knockout to determine the final 8 teams. Initially, it was announced that the 9 teams would be ranked according to the 1996 Cricket World Cup seedings. However, the draw that was eventually released appeared to have been tweaked in favour of some of the teams with larger followings and saw New Zealand play Zimbabwe in order to qualify for the main draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Squads\nAll nine Test cricket nations participated in the tournament. The teams could name a preliminary squad of 30, but only 14-man squads were permitted for the actual tournament, one month before the start of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 32], "content_span": [33, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Results\nThe next day, the main tournament got underway in a straight knock-out format", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Results, Semi finals\nThe first semi-final was played between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 30 October 1998 in Dhaka. On the rainy day, the match was initially reduced to 39 overs per innings. South Africa batted first and scored 240 runs for 7 wickets. Jacques Kallis scored 113 not out runs from 100 balls. The second innings was further reduced by 5 overs and the revising target was 224 runs in 34 overs. Sri Lanka scored 132 all out in 23.1 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya was Sri Lanka's highest run-scorer with 22 runs. South Africa won the match by 92 runs applying the Duckworth\u2013Lewis method (D/L method). Kallis was awarded the man of the match for his performance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 693]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Results, Semi finals\nWest Indies played India in the second semi-final of the tournament on 31 October 1998 in Dhaka. India won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 242 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs, including Sourav Ganguly's 83 runs from 116 balls. Dillon finished with 3 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs. West Indies started their innings aggressively, reaching 100 runs in 15 overs. They achieved the target in 47 overs losing 4 wickets. Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored 74 runs in the West Indian innings. Dillon was named the man of the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151995-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, Final\nThe final of the inaugural edition was played between South Africa and West Indies on 1 November 1998 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. After losing the toss, West Indies were invited to bat, and scored 245 runs in 49.3 overs. Kallis took 5 wickets conceding 30 runs in 7.3 overs. South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs losing 6 wickets, with Hansie Cronje and Mike Rindel scoring 61 not out and 49 runs respectively. Kallis scored 37 runs, and was named the man of the match for his performance. He also received the man of the tournament award. With this victory, South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC KnockOut Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final\nThe 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy (officially known as Wills International Cup, also known as Mini World Cup) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in Bangladesh. It was the first tournament apart from the World Cups to involve all Test playing nations. The winners of the Knock-out stage\u2014India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Indies\u2014reached the semi-finals. South Africa made their way to the final by defeating Sri Lanka in the first semi-final by 92 runs; the match was reduced to 39 overs per innings due to rain. In the second semi-final, West Indies defeated India by six wickets, and qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final\nThe tournament's final was played on 1 November 1998 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. West Indies scored 245 all out in 49.3 overs; Philo Wallace scored 103 runs and Jacques Kallis took five wickets for 30 runs. South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs losing 6 wickets. Hansie Cronje and Mike Rindel scored 61 not out and 49 runs respectively. South Africa won the inaugural edition of the tournament by four wickets. Kallis was named man of the match in the final, and man of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Route to the Final, Knock-out stage\nA total of eight matches were played in the tournament. The opening match was a pre-quarterfinal, played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe on 24 October 1998. New Zealand won the match and made their way to the quarterfinals where they faced Sri Lanka. South Africa, Sri Lanka, India and West Indies defeated England, New Zealand, Australia and Pakistan respectively in the quarterfinals, and qualified for the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Route to the Final, Semi-finals\nThe first semi-final was played between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 30 October 1998 in Dhaka. On the rainy day, the match was initially reduced to 39 overs per innings, and Sri Lanka, who had won toss, invited South Africa bat to first. South Africa scored 240 runs for 7 wickets in their 39-over innings. Jacques Kallis scored 113 runs from 100 balls, and remained not out. The Sri Lankan innings was further reduced to 34 overs and the revising target was 224 runs. They were all out for 132 in 23.1 overs, and their highest scorer was Sanath Jayasuriya with 22 runs. South Africa won the match by 92 runs applying the Duckworth\u2013Lewis method (D/L method). Kallis was awarded the man of the match for his performance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 784]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Route to the Final, Semi-finals\nWest Indies played India in the second semi-final of the tournament on 31 October 1998 in Dhaka. Indian captain, Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and decided to bat first. Mervyn Dillon took the early wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Azharuddin. India scored 242 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs, including Sourav Ganguly's 83 runs from 116 balls. Dillon finished with 3 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs. West Indies started their innings aggressively, reaching 100 runs in 15 overs. They achieved the target in 47 overs losing 4 wickets. Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brian Lara scored 74 and 60 not out respectively. Dillon was named the man of the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 713]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Build up\nPrior to the start of the competition, India and Sri Lanka, along with Pakistan, were suggested as the most likely winners of the competition. South Africa and West Indies were not considered among the favourites in the start of the tournament. South Africa started their campaign without their key players: Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald, Lance Klusener, Gary Kirsten and Roger Telemachus. Pollack and Kirsten withdrew from the team because of back and finger injuries respectively. West Indies replaced their leading fast bowler Curtly Ambrose with Reon King, who made his debut in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary\nThe final of the inaugural edition was played between South Africa and West Indies on 1 November 1998 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. South Africa won the toss and decided to field first. Philo Wallace and Clayton Lambert opened the after West Indian innings whereas South Africa started their bowling attack with off-spiner Pat Symcox and Steve Elworthy. West Indies lost their first wicket in the sixth over at 18 runs when Lambert was caught by Symcox at mid-wicket off the bowling of Elworthy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary\nThe next batsman, Chanderpaul, shared 76 runs \u2013 the highest partnership of the match \u2013 with Wallace taking the total to 94. Chanderpaul made 27 runs in 54 balls at a strike rate of 50.00. He was dismissed leg before wicket (lbw), becoming the maiden wicket of Nicky Boje in the match. Before the drinks break, Symcox had completed his 10 overs conceding only 29 runs without taking a wicket. Wallace completed his century off 98 deliveries; he scored 103 runs from 102 balls including five sixes and 11 fours.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary\nHis second fifty came up in 26 deliveries, and shared 55 runs with Carl Hooper for the fourth wicket. Wallace was dropped twice in his innings by Jonty Rhodes. He was stumped by Mark Boucher off the bowling of Cronje. South Africa were 180 runs for four wicket at that moment. Hooper continued his innings and shared 13 and 20 runs for the fifth and sixth wicket with Keith Arthurton and Phil Simmons respectively; both of the latters scored eight runs each. Arthurton was dismissed lbw whereas Hooper and Simmons were caught by Rhodes off the bowling of Kallis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0006-0003", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary\nHooper made 49 runs in 56 balls including four fours. West Indies scored 245 all out in 49.3 overs with their last seven players adding only 65 runs to the total. Kallis achieved his career-best bowling figures of five wickets for 30 runs in 7.3 overs whereas Cronje took two wickets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary\nMike Rindel and Daryll Cullinan opened the South African innings with a positive approach. Rindel was edged twice to the second slip by Dillon. South Africa were 34 at the end of the fifth over. West Indian captain Brian Lara then introduced Hooper into the bowling attack. In his second over, Cullinan was run out on 21 by Arthurton; the team total was 54 runs at that moment. Boucher, promoted in the order, was beaten on the leg-side by Hooper, and stumped by Ridley Jacobs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary\nThe next batsman, Kallis, scored 37 runs from 51 balls hitting four fours and a six. He was caught and bowled by Simmons. South African captain then joined Rindel on the crease. In the 26th over, a direct throw from Arthurton resulted in the end of Rindel's innings who was one short of his fifty. The next batsman, Rhodes was caught behind on a fuller from Simmons, scoring 3 runs in 9 balls. After the dismissal of Rhodes, Dale Benkenstein joined Cronje on the crease. He shared a partnership of 74 runs with Cronje for the sixth wicket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0007-0002", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Match, Summary\nBenkenstein scored 27 runs before caught by Hooper at short mid-on off the bowling of Dillon. Cronje and Derek Crookes scored 61 and 24 (both not out) respectively; South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs. Simmons took two wickets for 45 runs while Dillon and Hooper got one wicket each. Kallis was given the man of the match award for his all-round performance. He was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 6 wicket, and second highest run-scorer with 164 from 3 innings. He was also named the man of the tournament. With this victory, South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC Knock-out Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Aftermath\nThe South African team received US$100,000 and a trophy for being the champions. Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, handed over the trophy and the cash award. Cronje said: \"it feels good to win this tough tournament. There were no second chances in this knock-out format, so I think we did well to play three good matches. We knew we were among the top there, but this has renewed our confidence for next year's World Cup.\" The West Indian team received US$60,000 for being the runners-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151996-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Aftermath\nLara said: \"not many expected us to reach the final but we showed we were good enough for that. I am happy the boys fought till the end, it was a very close game. It's all about taking your chances and the South Africans took theirs well and deserved to win.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151997-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads\nThese were the nine squads (all Test nations) picked to take part in the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first installment of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament. The tournament was held in Bangladesh from 24 October to 2 November 1998. Teams could name a preliminary squad of 30, but only 14-man squads were permitted for the actual tournament, one month before the start of the tournament. In the knockout tournament, New Zealand and Zimbabwe were the only teams to play a pre-quarter final match. New Zealand won the match and qualified for the quarter-final where they faced Sri Lanka. South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC KnockOut Trophy by defeating West Indies in the final by four wickets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151997-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads\nMike Rindel, Herschelle Gibbs and Andrew Hudson were not selected initially in the South African squad. But later, Rindel was recalled in place of injured Gary Kirsten, and Daryll Cullinan was selected as Rindel's opening partner. Arshad Khan, Shoaib Akhtar and Wasim Akram replaced Mushtaq Ahmed, Mohammad Zahid and Abdul Razzaq in the Pakistani squad. Waqar Younis who had not recovered from his elbow injury was left out, whereas Aaqib Javed was recalled into the 14-men squad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151997-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads\nSaeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq were dropped from the initial Pakistani squad due to their withdrawal following injuries, and were replaced by Saleem Elahi and Akhtar Sarfraz. Many New Zealand key players\u2014Dion Nash, Chris Cairns, Llorne Howell and Gavin Larsen\u2014were unavailable for the tournament due to different kind of injuries. Fast bowler, Simon Doull was back into the squad replacing Chris Drum who was also injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151998-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships\nThe 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Szeged, Hungary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151998-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships\nThe men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all in kayak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151999-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Classic \u2013 Doubles\nRika Hiraki and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hiraki with Amy Frazier and Miyagi with Rachel McQuillan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151999-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Classic \u2013 Doubles\nFrazier and Hiraki lost in the first round to Laura Golarsa and Liezel Horn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151999-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Classic \u2013 Doubles\nMcQuillan and Miyagi lost in the quarterfinals to Kristie Boogert and Julie Halard-Decugis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151999-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Classic \u2013 Doubles\nSerena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 7\u20135, 6\u20132 against C\u0103t\u0103lina Cristea and Kristine Kunce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00151999-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Classic \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152000-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Classic \u2013 Singles\nLindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152000-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Classic \u2013 Singles\nWilliams won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20132 against Joannette Kruger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152000-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Classic \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152001-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Tennis Classic\nThe 1998 IGA Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from February 23 through March 1, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152001-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IGA Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles\nSerena Williams /  Venus Williams defeated  C\u0103t\u0103lina Cristea /  Kristine Kunce 7\u20135, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152002-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship\nThe 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 15th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. It took place between 15 and 21 March 1998 in Harbin, China. The tournament was won by South Korea, who claimed their first title by finishing first in the standings. Japan and China finished second and third respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152002-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship, Overview\nThe 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship began on 15 March 1998 in Harbin, China. The under-18 teams of New Zealand and Thailand made their debut appearance at the Championships and in international competition. South Korea won the tournament after winning four of their five games and drawing their game against Japan. South Korea won their first title having previously finished second on four other occasions. Japan finished second behind South Korea on goal difference and China finished third after losing to South Korea and Japan. Thailand who finished last also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against South Korea, losing 0 \u2013 92.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152002-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship, Overview\nSong Dong-hwan of South Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with 56 points including 44 goals and 12 assists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152003-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF European U18 Championship\nThe 1998 IIHF European U18 Championship was the thirty-first playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152003-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group A\nPlayed April 11 to the 19th in Malung and Mora, Sweden. The hosts led by twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin, won their tenth European Junior title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152003-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group A, Final round\nThe Czechs had the very unfortunate distinction of finishing tied for first, and actually finishing completely out of the medals. Coming into the final game against the Russians, the Swedes could lose or tie, and finish fourth, win by one or two goals and finish third, win by three and finish second, or win by four or more and be the champions. They led five to one after two, and played a scoreless third to clinch gold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 57], "content_span": [58, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152003-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group B\nPlayed April 5 to the 12th in F\u00fcssen and Memmingen Germany. The hosts did not dominate, but still won all their games, to return to the top level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152003-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group C\nPlayed March 16 to the 20th in Zagreb, Croatia. On final day the host Croats had to face Yugoslavia to determine who would be relegated. Because of the expansion of the top tier to ten teams, it did not matter in the end, but it was a very tense affair at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152003-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group D\nPlayed from March 3\u20139 in Luxembourg. Two new entrants participated this year, the hosts, and Kazakhstan. The Kazakhs switched from playing in the Asian junior tournament, to the European. There was no shadow of a doubt that they were a much better team than was suited for this level, scoring over 150 goals in five games. The Dutch were the only ones to lose by less than fifteen to the Kazakhs. Leading the team, a young Nik Antropov scored 54 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152004-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship\nThe 1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 3rd IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place at Anaheim, California, United States, with the gold-medal game played July 25, 1998, at the Arrowhead Pond.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152004-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, Group B\nThe Group B tournament was played in Bratislava and Trnava, Slovakia, from July 14\u201319, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship\nThe 1998 IIHF World Championship was held in Switzerland from 1\u201317 May 1998. The format expanded to 16 teams for the first time. The teams were divided into four groups of four with the top two teams in each advancing to the next round. The two groups of four then played a round robin with the top two teams in each moving on to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were a two-game total goals for series as was the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying Round (Austria)\nPlayed 6\u20139 November 1997 in Klagenfurt. The Kazakhs, Austrians, and Norwegians finished virtually even. In head-to-head match-ups they each had one win and one loss, they each had scored as many as they had allowed. The Kazakhs scored six goals, the other two both five, pushing them to first. The Norwegians had beaten Poland by three, on the final day the Austrians pushed their advantage over Poland to four, giving them the final spot in the World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying Round (Austria)\nKazakhstan and Austria advanced to Group A, Norway and Poland competed in Group B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, First round\nIn each group, the top two nations advanced to the next round. Third place teams played a final round against each other to determine who escaped having to qualify for next year's tournament. Fourth place teams did not play further, they were automatically entered in qualifiers for next year's tournament. The highlight of the round was the French victory of the US, the first ever in an official match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 41], "content_span": [42, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, First round, Group 1\nJapan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, First round, Group 2\nAustria was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, First round, Group 3\nFrance was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, First round, Group 4\nKazakhstan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, Consolation Round 9-12 Place\nGermany and the United States were relegated to the qualifiers for the 1999 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, Second round\nGroup 2 and 3 first place teams played against group 1 and 4 second place teams in group 5, group 1 and 4 first place teams played against group 2 and 3 second place teams. The top two, from each group, advanced to the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final standings\nPlaces eleven through sixteen were not relegated but had to play in qualifying tournaments for inclusion in the 1999 championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders\nList shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152005-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders\nOnly the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Sweden\n1. Goaltenders: Tommy Salo, Johan Hedberg, Magnus Eriksson. Defenders: Mattias \u00d6hlund, Kim Johnsson, Jan Mertzig, Niclas H\u00e4velid, Mattias Norstr\u00f6m, Hans Jonsson, Johan Tornberg, Christer Olsson. Forwards: Anders Huusko, Mikael Johansson, Tommy Westlund, Mats Sundin, Nichlas Falk, Jonas Bergqvist, Mikael Renberg, Peter Forsberg, Ulf Dahl\u00e9n, Peter Nordstr\u00f6m, Patric Kjellberg, J\u00f6rgen J\u00f6nsson, Fredrik Modin, Niklas Sundstr\u00f6m. Coaches: Kent Forsberg, Tommy Tomth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Finland\n2. Goaltenders: Ari Sulander, Jarmo Myllys, Vesa Toskala. Defencemen: Kimmo Timonen, Jere Karalahti, Marko Kiprusoff, Toni Lydman, Janne Laukkanen, Petteri Nummelin, Antti-Jussi Niemi, Kaj Linna. Forwards: Raimo Helminen, Ville Peltonen, Sami Kapanen, Antti T\u00f6rm\u00e4nen, Juha Ikonen, Mika Alatalo, Mikko Eloranta, Kimmo Rintanen, Jarkko Ruutu, Joni Lius, Olli Jokinen, Marko Tuomainen, Toni M\u00e4kiaho. Coaches: Hannu Aravirta, Esko Nokelainen, Jari Kaarela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Czech Republic\n3. Goaltenders: Milan Hnili\u010dka, Roman \u010cechm\u00e1nek, Martin Prusek. Defencemen: Franti\u0161ek Ku\u010dera, Franti\u0161ek Kaberle, Ji\u0159\u00ed Vykoukal, Libor Proch\u00e1zka, Robert K\u00e1ntor, Ji\u0159\u00ed \u0160l\u00e9gr, Ji\u0159\u00ed Veber, V\u00e1clav Burda. Forwards: Radek B\u011blohlav, Pavel Patera, Martin Proch\u00e1zka, David V\u00fdborn\u00fd, Ladislav Lubina, Ji\u0159\u00ed Dopita, Mari\u00e1n Kac\u00ed\u0159, Jan Hlav\u00e1\u010d, Robert Reichel, Petr S\u00fdkora, Josef Ber\u00e1nek, David Moravec, Patrik Eli\u00e1\u0161, Milan Hejduk. Coaches: Ivan Hlinka, Slavom\u00edr Lener, Vladim\u00edr Martinec.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Switzerland\n4. Goaltenders: Reto Pavoni, David Aebischer. Defencemen: Patrick Sutter, Martin Steinegger, Mathias Sieger, Edgar Salis, Dino Kessler, Mark Streit, Martin Rauch, Olivier Keller. Forwards: Marcel Jenni, Gian-Marco Crameri, Reto Von Arx, Patrick Fischer, Peter Jaks, Michel Zeiter, Misko Antisin, Claudio Micheli, Martin Pl\u00fcss, Ivo R\u00fcthemann, Michel Riesen, Sandy Jeannin, Franz Steffen, Mattia Baldi. Coaches: Ralph Krueger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Russia\n5. Goaltenders: Yegor Podomatsky, Maxim Sokolov, Oleg Shevtsov. Defencemen: Marat Davydov, Sergei Fokin, Dmitri Yerofeyev, Dmitri Yushkevich, Danny Markov, Andrei Skopintsev, Sergei Zhukov. Forwards: Sergei Berezin, Oleg Belov, Alexei Chupin, Alexei Kovalev, Viktor Kozlov, Alexei Kudashov, Alexei Morozov, Andrei Nazarov, Sergei Nemchinov, Sergei Petrenko, Oleg Petrov, Vitali Prokhorov, Mikhail Sarmatin. Coach: Alexander Yakushev.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Canada\n6. Goaltenders: Jeff Hackett, F\u00e9lix Potvin. Defencemen: Ed Jovanovski, Bryan McCabe, Cory Cross, Gord Murphy, Rob Blake, James Patrick, Mickey Elick. Forwards: Ray Whitney, Trevor Linden, \u00c9ric Daz\u00e9, Keith Primeau, Nelson Emerson, Todd Bertuzzi, Steve Rucchin, Glen Murray, Travis Green, Rob Zamuner, Martin G\u00e9linas, Chris Gratton. Coach: Andy Murray.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Slovakia\n7. Goaltenders: Pavol Ryb\u00e1r, Miroslav \u0160imonovi\u010d, Miroslav Mich\u00e1lek. Defencemen: Jergu\u0161 Ba\u010da, R\u00f3bert Pukalovi\u010d, \u013dubom\u00edr Vi\u0161\u0148ovsk\u00fd, \u013dubom\u00edr Seker\u00e1\u0161, Stanislav Jase\u010dko, Ivan Droppa, R\u00f3bert \u0160vehla. Forwards: Roman Stantien, Peter Pucher, Jozef St\u00fcmpel, Ren\u00e9 Pucher, Jozef Vosk\u00e1r, Zdeno C\u00edger, Branislav J\u00e1no\u0161, Igor Rataj, J\u00e1n Pardav\u00fd, Peter Barto\u0161, Radoslav Krop\u00e1\u010d, Richard Kapu\u0161, Jozef Da\u0148o. Coaches: J\u00e1n \u0160terb\u00e1k, Franti\u0161ek Hossa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 55], "content_span": [56, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Belarus\n8. Goaltenders: Alexander Gavrilenok, Andrei Mezin. Defencemen: Oleg Romanov, Igor Matushkin, Sergei Stas, Ruslan Salei, Oleg Mikulchik, Sergei Jerkovitsh, Oleg Khmyl. Forwards: Vadim Bekbulatov, Alexei Kalyuzhny, Vasili Pankov, Dmitry Pankov, Alexander Andrijevski, Andrei Skabelka, Aleksey Lozhkin, Sergei Shytkovsky, Oleg Antonenko, Alexander Galchenyuk, Andrei Kovalev, Viktor Karachun. Coaches: Anatoli Varivonchik.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Latvia\n9. Goaltenders: Juris Klod\u0101ns, Art\u016brs Irbe. Defencemen: Sandis Ozoli\u0146\u0161, Sergejs Cudinovs, Normunds S\u0113j\u0113js, K\u0101rlis Skrasti\u0146\u0161, Rodrigo Lavi\u0146\u0161, Igors Bondarevs, Andrei Matytsin, Atvars Tribuncovs. Forwards: Olegs Znaroks, Harijs Viloli\u0146\u0161, Aleksandrs Kercs, Leonids Tambijevs, Aleksandrs \u0145i\u017eivijs, Aigars Cipruss, Andrei Ignatovics, Alexander Beliavski, Herberts Vasi\u013cjevs, Aleksandrs Semjonovs, Juris Opu\u013cskis, Igors Pavlovs. Coach: Leon\u012bds Beres\u0146evs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Italy\n10. Goaltenders: Mario Brunetta, Andrea Carpano, Mike Rosati. Defencemen: Leo Insam, Robert Oberrauch, Michele Strazzabosco, Christopehr Bartolone, Lawrence Rucchin, Giovanni Marchetti, Mike de Angelis. Forwards: Lucio Topatigh, Mansi Maurizio, Gates Orlando, Mario Chitaroni, Bruno Zarrillo, Roland Ramoser, Tony Iob, Armando Chelodi, Joe Busillo, Stefano Margoni, Markus Brunner, Alexander Geschliesser. Coach: Adolf Insam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Germany\n11. Goaltenders: Kai Fischer, Joseph Hei\u00df, Marc Seliger. Defencemen: Sasha Goc, Stefan Mayer, Daniel Nowak, Klaus Micheller, Erich Golmann, Lars Br\u00fcggemann, Michael Bresagk. Forwards: Dieter Hegen, Peter Draisaitl, Mark MacKay, Andreas Lupzig, J\u00fcrgen Rumrich, Jochen Hecht, Sven Felski, Leo Stefan, Florain Keller, Reemt Pyka, Christoph Sandner, Christopher Straube, Rainer Zerwesz. Coach: George Kingston.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, United States\n12. Goaltenders: Mike Dunham, Garth Snow, Tim Thomas. Defencemen: Eric Weinrich, Al Iafrate, Mike Crowley, Greg Brown, Adam Burt, Chris Luongo, Paul Stanton, Dan Trebil, Kevin Dean. Forwards: Bryan Smolinski, Matt Cullen, Chris Drury, Bates Battaglia, Tom Chorske, Darby Hendrickson, Ted Drury, Kevin Miller, Donald Brashear, Mark Parrish, Shjon Podein, Doug Barrault. Coach: Jeff Jackson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, France\n13. Goaltenders: Francois Gravel, Cristobal Huet, Fabrice Lhenry. Defencemen: Jean-Christophe Filippin, Karl Dewolf, Denis Perez, Jean-Philippe Lemoine, G\u00e9rald Guennelon, Steven Woodburn, Stephane Gachet. Forwards: Philippe Bozon, Stanislas Solaux, Richard Aimonetto, Stephane Barin, Jonathan Zwikel, Maurice Rozenthal, Arnaud Briand, Anthony Mortas, Laurent Gras, Fracois Rozenthal, Pierre Allard, Roger Dube, Robert Ouellet. Coach: Herb Brooks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Japan\n14. Goaltenders: Dusty Imoo, Shinichi Iwasaki, Jiro Nihei. Defencemen: Takeshi Yamanaka, Tatsuki Katayama, Takayuki Kobori, Hiroyuki Miura, Daniel Daikawa, Yutaka Kawaguchi, Takayuki Miura, Fumitaka Miyauchi. Forwards: Shin Yahata, Toshiyuki Sakai, Ryan Kuwabara, Matthew Kabayama, Yasunori Iwata, Kiyoshi Fujita, Hiroshi Matsuura, Akihito Sugisawa, Tsutsumi Otomo, Masaki Shirono, Junji Sakata, Hideji Tsuchida. Coach: Masaru Seino.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Austria\n15. Goaltenders: Claus Dalpiaz, Reinhard Divis. Defencemen: Gerhard Unterluggauer, Thomas Searle, Martin Ulrich, Herbert Hohenberger, Michael Lampert, Englebert Linder, Michael G\u00fcntner. Forwards: Simon Wheeldom, Dieter Kalt, Andreas Pusnik, Christoph Brandner, Chritian Perthaler, Gerald Ressman, Wolfgang Kromp, G\u00fcnther Lanzinger, Mario Schaden, Normand Krumpschmid, Rick Nasheim, Patrick Piloni, Gerhard Pusnik. Coach: Ron Kennedy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152006-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Kazakhstan\n16. Goaltenders: Roman Krivomazov, Aleksandr Shimin, Vitali Yeremeyev. Defencemen: Vadim Glovatsky, Alexei Troshchinski, Vitaly Tregubov, Vladimir Antipin, Igor Nikitin, Igor Zemlyanoy, Viktor Bystryantsev, Andrei Sokolov. Forwards: Andrei Pchelyakov, Alexander Koreshkov, Mikhail Borodulin, Pavel Kamentsev, Nikolai Antropov, Dmitri Dudarev, Yevgeniy Koreshkov, Oleg Kryazhev, Andrei Raisky, Konstantin Shafranov, Andrei Troshchinski, Erlan Sagymbayev. Coach: Boris Alexandrov.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 57], "content_span": [58, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152007-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IMSA GT Championship\nThe 1998 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season was the 28th season of the IMSA GT Championship, the final one of the original IMSA. It consisted of an open-cockpit World Sports Car (WSC) class of prototypes and Grand Tourer-style racing cars divided into GT1, GT2, and GT3 classes. It began March 22, 1998, and ended October 25, 1998, after eight rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152007-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IMSA GT Championship\nThe IMSA GT Championship was replaced by the American Le Mans Series in 1999, which was supported by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). This series, based on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was initially previewed during the 1998 season with the running of the inaugural Petit Le Mans. Professional SportsCar Racing remained as the series organizer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152007-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 IMSA GT Championship\nOf note is the lack of the 24 Hours of Daytona and the Six Hours of Watkins Glen, both of which were acquired by the revived SCCA United States Road Racing Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152007-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 IMSA GT Championship, Schedule\n\u2020 - Two separate races were held for Lime Rock: One for WSC, one for the GT classes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 35], "content_span": [36, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152007-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 IMSA GT Championship, Teams Championship\nPoints are awarded to the finishers in the following order:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152007-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 IMSA GT Championship, Teams Championship\nException however for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which awarded in the following order:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152007-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 IMSA GT Championship, Teams Championship\nTeams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152008-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IPB Czech Indoor\nThe 1998 IPB Czech Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Ostrava, Czech Republic that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October until 25 October 1998. Second-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152008-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IPB Czech Indoor, Finals, Doubles\nNicolas Kiefer /  David Prinosil defeated  David Adams /  Pavel V\u00edzner, 6\u20134, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152009-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IPB Czech Indoor \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 IPB Czech Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Carpet in Ostrava, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October \u2013 25 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152009-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IPB Czech Indoor \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152010-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 IPB Czech Indoor \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 IPB Czech Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Carpet in Ostrava, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October \u2013 25 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152010-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 IPB Czech Indoor \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152011-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ISAF World Sailing Games\nThe 1998 ISAF World Sailing Games was held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates 3\u201313 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152011-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ISAF World Sailing Games\nThe events were women's match racing, 470 (men and women), Hobie 16 (open and women), J/22 (open and women), men's Laser and women's Laser Radial.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152012-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ITF Men's Circuit\nThe 1998 ITF Men's Circuit was the 1998 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. The ITF Men's Circuit included satellite events and 212 'Futures' tournaments played year round across six continents, with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $15,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152013-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix\nThe 1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) race that was held on June 7, 1998, on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was the eighth race of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season. The race was won by Alex Zanardi for Chip Ganassi Racing. Adri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez finished second, and Gil de Ferran clinched third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152014-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 ITU Triathlon World Championships\nThe 1998 ITU Triathlon World Championships was a triathlon event held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 29\u201330 August 1998 and organised by the International Triathlon Union. The championship was won by Simon Lessing of Great Britain and Joanne King of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152014-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 ITU Triathlon World Championships, Course\nThe course was a 1.5 kilometres (0.93\u00a0mi) swim, 40 kilometres (25\u00a0mi) bike, 10 kilometres (6.2\u00a0mi) run. The swim took place in Lake Geneva, starting next to the de Coubertin sporting complex. The bike course was a four lap course through the city, including a climb past the Lausanne Cathedral. The run was an out and back course, passing the Olympic Museum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 46], "content_span": [47, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152015-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics\nThe 1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: VIII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the eighth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Est\u00e1dio Universit\u00e1rio de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal from 17\u201319 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152015-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics\nAs had previously occurred at the 1992 edition, the competition coincided with a world's fair, being held as part of Lisbon's Expo '98 event. The Spanish team topped the medal table with sixteen gold medals and 37 medals in total. Mexico won the next highest number of golds, taking seven in a haul of 16 medals, while the hosts Portugal had the second highest medal tally, having secured 21 medals in the three-day competition. Cuba sent a small delegation due to economic constraints and many of its foremost athletes were absent. In spite of this five Cubans topped the podium, leaving them fourth in the rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 664]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152015-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics\nMexico's Ana Guevara won her first international medals in Lisbon, taking 400\u00a0m individual and relay titles as well as a silver medal in the 800 metres. Twenty-year-old Yago Lamela also won his first international long jump medal and later went on to win medals on the world stage. The 1997 London Marathon champion Ant\u00f3nio Pinto won the 5000 metres gold for the hosts with a championship record time of 13:34.34 minutes. Chilean Sebasti\u00e1n Keitel continued his success at the competition by repeating his 100/200 metres double of the 1996 edition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152015-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics\nAlthough the overall standard of the competition was not as high as other years, nine championships records were improved at the event. Liliana Allen, formerly of Cuba, won the women's 100\u00a0m gold in a record of 11.32\u00a0seconds. Alberto S\u00e1nchez bettered the men's hammer throw mark, while Mar\u00eda Eugenia Villamizar won her third straight women's hammer title with another championships record. Dana Cervantes and Alejandra Garc\u00eda established a new record in the women's pole vault, a contest whose introduction brought the 43-event programme to near parity for the sexes (the men's steeplechase being the sole remaining difference). National records were also set in Lisbon: Lisette Rond\u00f3n beat the Chilean 100\u00a0m record, Sebastian Keitel's winning time of 10.10\u00a0seconds was also a new Chilean mark, while 100\u00a0m and 200\u00a0m medalist Carlos Gats set Argentine records in both disciplines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 927]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152015-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, Participation\nFour new members of the Asociaci\u00f3n Iberoamericana de Atletismo competed at the championships for the first time: Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe. This meant that 21 of the 28 members at that time sent delegations to the championships, which was the second highest number after the 1992 edition. A total of 327 athletes competed at the 1998 edition of the championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 61], "content_span": [62, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152015-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, Participation\nThe absence of Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama significantly reduced the participation of Central American and Caribbean athletes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 61], "content_span": [62, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152016-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics \u2013 Results\nThese are the full results of the 1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place on July 17\u201318, 1998 on Est\u00e1dio Universit\u00e1rio in Lisbon, Portugal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152017-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup\nThe 1998 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup was the third staging of the Icelandic Men's League Cup. It featured 34 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152017-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup\nThe competition started on 13 March 1998  and concluded on 26 August 1998 with KR beating Valur 6-5 on penalties in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152018-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Idaho Vandals football team\nThe 1998 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Vandals, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Tormey, were members of the Big West Conference and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152018-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Idaho Vandals football team\nIn their third season back in Division I-A, the Vandals won their only Big West title in football and were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, in which they defeated the heavily favored Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles of Conference USA. The Vandals were led by redshirt freshman quarterback John Welsh, in his fifth start; his first was at sixth-ranked LSU in late September. The season surpassed all expectations of the team, one publication ranked Idaho last among all Division I-A teams before the start of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152018-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Idaho Vandals football team\nIdaho began the season with very little experience at quarterback and two new coordinators, both promoted from within. Sophomore Ed Dean was the opening day quarterback, then junior college transfer Greg Robertson started six of the next eight games. He re-injured his shoulder on Halloween, and Welsh took over for the remainder of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152018-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Idaho Vandals football team\nIn the rivalry game to end the regular season against Boise State, also at Bronco Stadium, Idaho made a two-point conversion in overtime to win the conference title. This was the fifteenth win over the Broncos in the last seventeen games dating back to 1982, but stands as the most recent; the Vandals then dropped a dozen straight to BSU through 2010, the last meeting in the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152018-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Idaho Vandals football team\nThe Big West Conference discontinued football following the 2000 season; this remains Idaho's most recent conference title in football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152019-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Idaho gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to elect the Governor of Idaho. Phil Batt, the Republican incumbent, chose not to run for a second term. The Republican nominee, United States Senator Dirk Kempthorne, handily defeated the Democratic nominee, former Idaho Supreme Court justice Robert C. Huntley, to keep the seat in GOP hands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152019-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Idaho gubernatorial election, General election\nGiven the lack of a high-profile candidate on the Democratic side, throughout the campaign many considered Kempthorne's election a foregone conclusion. Indeed, Huntley's performance was well below that of the 1994 Democratic nominee Larry EchoHawk. In addition, Peter Rickards, a podiatrist and anti-nuclear waste advocate from Twin Falls, siphoned off progressive votes that would have otherwise gone to the Democratic candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152020-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Illawarra Steelers season\nThe 1998 Illawarra Steelers season was the club's seventeenth and final season in its history, spanning across the three competitions of the NSWRL, ARL and NRL. A home loss by a field goal to the hands of the Craig Polla-Mounter and his Canterbury Bulldogs team, plus results going against them in the final round of the regular season saw the Steelers finish 12th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152020-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Illawarra Steelers season\nAndrew Farrar's team of hopefuls were unable to make the finals series and were put under pressure to merge or fold when the league was expected to cut the twenty-team competition down to fourteen for the 1999 season. They did eventually merge with the St. George Dragons for the start of the 1999 NRL season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152021-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team\nThe 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana\u2013Champaign during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his second season with the Illini. Illinois had a record of 3\u20138 and failed to make a bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152022-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois State Redbirds football team\nThe 1998 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Todd Berry and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. Illinois State was a member of the Gateway Football Conference. The Redbirds finished the season with an 8\u20134 record overall and a 4\u20132 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Northwestern State in the first round. The team was ranked No. 16 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections\nElections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. Primary elections were held on March 17, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections\nThese elections saw Democrats make gains. The Democratic Party went from holding no statewide offices, to holding two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, Election information\n1998 was a midterm election year in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 45], "content_span": [46, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout, Primary election\nFor the primary election, turnout was 27.04%, with 1,824,806 votes cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 72], "content_span": [73, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout, General election\nFor the general election, turnout was 52.43%, with 3,541,379 votes cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 72], "content_span": [73, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States Senate\nIncumbent Democratic United States Senator Carol Moseley Braun lost reelection, being unseated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 64], "content_span": [65, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House\nAll 20 of Illinois' seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 63], "content_span": [64, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House\nNo seats switched parties, leaving the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 63], "content_span": [64, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor\nIncumbent Governor Jim Edgar, a Republican, did not seek a third term. Republican George Ryan was elected to succeed him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 74], "content_span": [75, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Attorney General\nIncumbent Attorney General Jim Ryan, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 58], "content_span": [59, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Secretary of State\nIncumbent Secretary of State George Ryan, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a third term in office, instead opting to run for Governor. Democrat Jesse White was elected to succeed him in office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 60], "content_span": [61, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Comptroller\nIncumbent Comptroller Loleta Didrickson, a Republican, did not seek reelection to a second term, instead opting to (ultimately unsuccessfully) run for the Republican nomination for United States Senate. Democrat Daniel Hynes was elected to succeed her in office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Treasurer\nIncumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, was reelected to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 51], "content_span": [52, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Treasurer, Democratic primary\nOrland Park mayor Daniel J. McLaughlin defeated Calumet City Jerry Genova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 71], "content_span": [72, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, State Senate\nSome of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1998. Republicans retained control of the chamber.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, State House of Representatives\nAll of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1998. Democrats retained control of the chamber.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 72], "content_span": [73, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures\nIllinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1998. In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the amendment or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 57], "content_span": [58, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures, Illinois Courts Commission\nVoters approved Illinois Courts Commission, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment which amended Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Illinois to make modifications to the courts commission.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 85], "content_span": [86, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152023-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois elections, Local elections\nLocal elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152024-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Edgar did not run for a third term in office. Republican nominee George Ryan, the Illinois Secretary of State, narrowly won the election against Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152024-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois gubernatorial election, Election information\nThe primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal elections (Senate and House), as well as those for other state offices. The election was part of the 1998 Illinois elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152024-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Illinois gubernatorial election, Election information, Turnout\nFor the primaries, turnout for the gubernatorial primaries was 24.58%, with 1,658,296 votes cast and turnout for the lieutenant gubernatorial primaries was 19.76% with 1,333,446 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 49.72%, with 3,358,705 votes cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152025-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Independence Bowl\nThe 1998 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152025-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Independence Bowl, Background\nThe Rebels had plummeted to fourth in the SEC West after losing their last three games, including one to Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. Tuberville left the team prior to the bowl game for Auburn, leaving the coaching duties to David Cutcliffe, hired on December 2. Meanwhile, the Red Raiders were third in the Big 12 South Division after losing four of their last five games. This was the first Independence Bowl for both teams since 1986, which Mississippi won, 20-17. This was the first Independence Bowl featuring a Big 12 team, and the first to be sponsored by Sanford, a leading manufacturer and marketer of writing instruments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152025-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Independence Bowl, Aftermath\nThe Rebels returned to the Independence Bowl the following year. The Red Raiders haven't returned to the Independence Bowl since this game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152025-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Independence Bowl, Aftermath\nIn an adjacent development, Tuberville would end up coaching Texas Tech from 2010\u221212.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152026-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup\nThe 1998 Indian Federation Cup, also known as 1998 Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Indian Federation Cup. It was held between 23 August and 12 September 1998. Salgaocar were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round by State Bank of Travancore. Mohun Bagan won the tournament for the tenth time, following a 2\u20131 over East Bengal in the final played at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, a replay of the previous edition's semifinal when the latter won. Amit Das and Hemanta Dora of Mohun Bagan were named the Player and Goalkeeper of the Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152026-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup, Qualification\nFor the 1998 edition, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) decided to increase the number of entries to justify the tournament as that \"for champion clubs\" on the back of two decades of \"[failure] to achieve its propagated aims and objectives.\" Accordingly, on 16 July 1998, the President of AIFF, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, announced that the edition would have 48 teams competing. Eight teams would be seeded directly into the round of 16 and eight other teams would qualify from five zones: North, East, North-East, West and South.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152026-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup, Qualification\nHe added that the qualifying rounds would be played on a knock-out basis, and that top two teams from South Zone and the winners of the four other zones would qualify for the tournament proper, while the other two would come from a play-off among runners-up of the four zones. Salgaocar, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan, Border Security Force, Indian Telephone Industries, Dempo and Churchill Brothers were announced as the eight seeded teams. A report carried by Sportstar said that the teams were seeded based on their quarter-final entry in the previous edition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152026-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup, Qualification\nThe qualification round saw 37 teams vying from five zones for the eight spots. A then newly formed club, Bengal Mumbai, was not allowed to enter the competition from the West Zone as, according to the AIFF, \"the team would have to come through the state league and prove themselves.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152026-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup, Results\nIn case of a tie at regular time, extra time with golden goal was used. In case scores remain tied even after extra time, penalty shoot-out was used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152026-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup, Statistics, Prize money\nUnited Breweries Group sponsored the tournament and announced a prize money of \u20b92 million for the winning team. The team that came second, third and fourth were given \u20b91.5 million, \u20b91 million and \u20b9500,000 respectively. All the other teams that participated in the tournament proper received \u20b9100,000 each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 51], "content_span": [52, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152027-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification\nThe 1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification tournament was a football competition that was played among 37 teams to determine eight teams that entered the final round. These teams joined eight other teams that automatically qualified by virtue of entering the quarter-finals in the last edition. The qualification matches were played separately in five zones and the winner of each zone qualified automatically; with two from the South Zone. The runners-up of other four Zones competed in playoffs to earn the remaining two spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152027-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification\nThe first qualification match, played on 18 July 1998, was an East Zone match and Jorba Durga from the zone became the first team to qualify. The competition ended 23 August with playoffs when Punjab State Electricity Board eliminated Air India and became the final qualifier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152027-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification, Qualification, North Zone\nThe qualification process began with nine teams competing for one or two spots. JCT Mills qualified for the final round and Punjab State Electricity Board qualified to play the runners-up of other zones to qualify for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 67], "content_span": [68, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152027-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification, Playoffs\nThere were two scheduled playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the finals. They were played on 20 and 23 August 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152028-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification (North Zone)\nThe North Zone section of the 1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification saw nine teams competing for one or two berths in the final tournament. It was held between August 2nd and 10th of 1998. One club, JCT Mills qualified for the final tournament and the another, Punjab State Electricity Board, qualified for the play-offs. Post the final game, former footballer Inder Singh was honored by the Chandigarh Football Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152029-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections\nRajya Sabha elections were held in 1998, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 13 members from 6 states and 57 members from 14 states  were elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152029-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections\nElections were held in 1998 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152029-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections, Members elected\nThe following members are elected in the elections held in 1998. They are members for the term 1998-2004 and retire in year 2004, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 61], "content_span": [62, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152029-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Bye-elections\nThe following bye elections were held in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152030-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election\nGeneral elections were held in India on 16, 22 and 28 February 1998 to elect the members of the 12th Lok Sabha. The elections were held three years ahead of schedule after the government led by Inder Kumar Gujral collapsed when the Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew its support in November 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152030-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election\nThe result was another hung parliament, with no party or alliance able to muster a majority. However, Atal Bihari Vajpayee of the Bharatiya Janata Party was able to form a coalition government led by the National Democratic Alliance with the support of the Telugu Desam Party. He was sworn in as Prime Minister with support from 272 of 543 MPs. However, his government collapsed on 17 April 1999 when the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam withdrew their support. This led to fresh elections in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152031-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh\nThe 1998 Indian general election polls in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Indian National Congress, which won 22 out of 42 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152032-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Delhi\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by BrownHairedGirl (talk | contribs) at 15:44, 22 March 2020 (Copying from Category:Indian general elections in Delhi to Category:1980s in Delhi using Cat-a-lot). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152032-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Delhi\nThe 1998 Indian general election in Delhi, occurred for 7 seats in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152033-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Gujarat\nGeneral elections were held in India in 1998 to constitute the 12th Lok Sabha, after the government led by I. K. Gujral collapsed when Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew support in November 1997. The outcome of the new elections was once again indecisive, with no party or alliance able to muster a majority. Turnout for the election was 61.97%. BJP once again wins Nineteen seats but Congress also wins seven-seat out of a total of twenty-six seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152034-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Haryana\nThe 1998 Indian general election in Haryana, occurred for 10 seats in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152035-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir\nThe 1998 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 12th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party won 2 seats and Indian National Congress won 1 seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152036-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Kerala\nThe 1998 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the twelfth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 11 seats, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won the remaining 9 seats. The earlier election in 1996 saw both alliances win equal share of seats. Turnout for the election was at 70.66%", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152036-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Kerala, Background\nThe ruling LDF government in the state faced infightings, especially among V. S. Achuthanandan and CITU as the former was denied the Chief Ministerial post. KSKTU launched agitations against paddy field reclamation, which spiraled into a law and order issue. The state High Court directed the government to return the crop fields to the farmers. M. L. Ahuja cited \"an element of militancy\" and \"disregard for democratic forms of agitations\" among the CPI(M) activists during the agitation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152036-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Kerala, Alliances and parties\nUDF is a Kerala legislative alliance formed by INC veteran K. Karunakaran. LDF comprises primarily of CPI(M) and the CPI, forming the Left Front in the national level. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leading National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at national level contested in all 20 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152037-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra\nThe 1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra was held in three phases on 16, 22 and 18 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152037-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra\nThese were held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contender in the state were the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Indian National Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152037-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Maharashtra\nThe Indian National Congress won landslide victory in 1998 Indian General election  in Maharashtra.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152038-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu\nThe 1998 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. New elections were called when Indian National Congress (INC) left the United Front government led by I. K. Gujral, after they refused to drop the regional Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party from the government after the DMK was linked by an investigative panel to Sri Lankan separatists blamed for the killing of Rajiv Gandhi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152038-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu\nThe result was a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning 29 seats, which helped result in Atal Bihari Vajpayee being sworn in as the 16th Prime Minister of India. J. Jayalalithaa and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, broke off from their long alliance with Indian National Congress and formed an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party, by joining the National Democratic Alliance. This state proved to be very important in determining the prime minister, since the 18 seats of AIADMK proved valuable for BJP to hold power. That was short-lived, since the AIADMK left the alliance in less than a year, and BJP lost the vote of confidence resulting in fresh elections being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 761]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152038-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, Voting and results, Results by Alliance\n\u2020: Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from the last election. \u2021: Vote\u00a0% reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate in Tamil Nadu that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote\u00a0%, reflects the\u00a0% of votes the party received per constituency that they contested. Sources: Election Commission of India", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 83], "content_span": [84, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152039-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team\nThe 1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Cam Cameron in his second year as head coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500\nThe 82nd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 24, 1998. This was the first Indianapolis 500 fully sanctioned by the Indy Racing League after the IRL relied on USAC to sanction the 1996\u20131997 races. The race was part of the 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500\nEddie Cheever, Jr., a former Formula One competitor and Indy rookie in 1990, highlighted his racing career with this lone Indianapolis win. Cheever finished three seconds ahead of second place Buddy Lazier, the 1996 winner. The 1998 race ushered in a compacted, two-week schedule for the Indy 500, omitting an entire week of practice, and trimming qualifying from four days down to two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500\nDuring time trials, Billy Boat secured the first pole position at Indy for the Foyt team since 1975.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500\nThis was the first Indianapolis victory for the Dallara chassis. In the second year utilizing the 4.0 L, normally aspirated, 32-valve production-based engines (Aurora L47 and Infiniti VH), qualifying speeds climbed, topping out nearly six miles per hour faster than 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Schedule\n* Includes days where trackactivity was significantlylimited due to rain", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Background, Continuing split from CART\nThe ongoing IRL/CART split continued into its third year. The two series began moving further apart, and for the second time, no major teams from the CART ranks entered at Indianapolis. CART teams raced on Saturday at the Motorola 300.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 61], "content_span": [62, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Sunday May 10\nOpening day saw Mike Groff take the honor of \"first car on the track.\" Crashes during the day were suffered by Jack Hewitt and Jimmy Kite, neither were serious. Robbie Buhl was the fastest car of the day, at 219.325\u00a0mph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 11\nTony Stewart led the speed chart, with a lap of 223.703\u00a0mph. It was the fastest lap since the normally aspirated engine formula was adopted in 1997. Eight drivers in total broke the 200\u00a0mph barrier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 11\nDanny Ongais suffered the most serious crash thus far for the month, and was sidelined with a concussion. Arie Luyendyk, Mike Groff, Raul Boesel and Tony Stewart all suffered mechanical problems, and required tows back to the garage area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 11\nOff the track, Eddie Cheever announced a sponsorship deal with Rachel's Gourmet Potato Chips.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Tuesday May 12\nTony Stewart nearly matched his speed from a day before, with a fast lap of 223.691\u00a0mph. Second best Kenny Br\u00e4ck was a full 2\u00a0mph slower at 221.593\u00a0mph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Tuesday May 12\nSunny skies, with temperatures in the 70s greeted the Speedway for the third day in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Wednesday May 13\nMoisture from an overnight shower delayed the start of practice for about a half-hour. Billy Boat took the honors for fastest of the day at 221.691\u00a0mph, while Tony Stewart sat out the day. Temperatures topped out at 80 degrees late in the day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Thursday May 14\nJimmy Kite suffered his second wall contact of the week, backing the car into the wall in turn 4. Another warm, 83 degree afternoon saw Tony Stewart once again on top of the speed chart (223.430\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, \"Fast\" Friday May 15\nThe final day of practice before pole day was warm, with a high of 81 degrees. Tony Stewart topped the speed chart with the fastest lap of the month (223.797\u00a0mph). Kenny Br\u00e4ck and Billy Boat were also over 221\u00a0mph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, \"Fast\" Friday May 15\nBoat, however, wrecked his primary car in turn 3 shortly after the 11 a.m. start. Also spinning in a separate incident (but not making contact) was Jack Hewitt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Practice, \"Fast\" Friday May 15\nAt the close of practice, Tony Stewart entered time trials as the favorite for the pole position. Stewart led the speed chart on four of the six days of practice (sitting out one day). Foyt drivers Kenny Br\u00e4ck and Billy Boat were also front row favorites, however, Boat's crash on Friday seemed to dim his chances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 16\nPole day dawned sunny and clear, with temperatures in the high 70s. Qualifying started on-time promptly at 11 a.m., but saw two early wave-offs. The first two notable runs were put in by Robbie Buhl (220.236\u00a0mph) and Tony Stewart (220.386\u00a0mph), but the speeds were down from their expectations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 16\nAt noon, Kenny Br\u00e4ck took over the provisional pole with a run of 220.982\u00a0mph. Minutes later, Jimmy Kite crashed for the third time of the week. At 12:45\u00a0p.m., Billy Boat took to the track for his run. His first lap was a remarkable 224.573\u00a0mph, the fastest lap of the month. The three other laps dropped off, but his four-lap average of 223.503\u00a0mph was fast enough to secure the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 16\nSixteen cars completed runs before the mid-afternoon down time. Around 4:15\u00a0p.m., qualifying resumed, with drivers Scott Sharp and Eddie Cheever among those making the field. At 5:15\u00a0p.m., Greg Ray squeezed onto the front row, as the second-fastest qualifier (221.125\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 16\nAt the end of the day, the field was filled to 26 cars, after a record 42 qualifying attempts. Among the notables not yet in the field were Arie Luyendyk, Lyn St. James, and Jeff Ward. Luyendyk suffered through engine trouble most of the day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 16\nBilly Boat's unexpected speed in qualifying drew the attention of competitors, given that it occurred in the heat of the day, and it was 2\u00bd miles per hour faster than he had run all week. Team Menard threatened to protest, and accused Foyt Racing of cheating by illegally using nitrous. The Indy Racing League took no action, and Boat was not penalized.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day \u2013 Sunday May 17\nWith seven positions remaining in the field, the second and final day of time trials saw heavy activity. In the first hour, veterans Raul Boesel, Arie Luyendyk and Jeff Ward were among the early qualifiers. Scott Harrington, however, blew an engine and wrecked on his second lap, which put a halt to qualifying for nearly 45 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day \u2013 Sunday May 17\nIn the heat of the day (1:52\u00a0p.m.), Eliseo Salazar completed a run at 216.259\u00a0mph, the second-slowest in the field. His run was followed by a long down-time, as teams waited for optimum conditions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day \u2013 Sunday May 17\nAt 4:30\u00a0p.m., qualifying resumed, and several cars took to the track. During the next hour, 13 attempts were made, but only 5 were run to completion. After three wrecks for the week, Jimmy Kite found the needed speed, and managed to fill the field to 33 cars at 4:55\u00a0p.m. With Billy Roe (215.781\u00a0mph) the first driver on the bubble, Mike Groff bumped him out at 5:23\u00a0p.m. That put Eliseo Salazar (216.259\u00a0mph) on the bubble. Minutes later, Roe went back out and bumped his way back into the field. The move placed Johnny Unser (216.316\u00a0mph) now on the bubble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day \u2013 Sunday May 17\nClaude Bourbonnais, Dan Drinan, and Lyn St. James all fell short of Johnny Unser's speed, and failed to bump him out. With four minutes remaining, Eliseo Salazar scrambled into Stan Wattles' back-up car, but managed only 211\u00a0mph on the first two laps. The car began smoking, and he was waved off. The 6 o'clock gun fired with Hideshi Matsuda waiting in line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day \u2013 Sunday May 17\nWith Lyn St. James having failed to qualify, the 500 had an all-male field for the first time since 1991.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carb Day - Thursday May 21\nThe final practice session saw the Foyt entries of Kenny Br\u00e4ck and Billy Boat top the speed chart. Br\u00e4ck (220.994\u00a0mph) was the only driver over 220\u00a0mph. No incidents were reported, but Stan Wattles twice stalled on the track with mechanical problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carb Day - Thursday May 21\nPanther Racing with driver Scott Goodyear won the Coors Indy Pit Stop Challenge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Pre race\nRain fell race morning, and delayed the start of the race by about 35 minutes. While track drying efforts were on-going, a dog sneaked out onto the track in turn four, and began running down the pit lane. It eluded officials, and ran all the way to turn two before being caught. Mari Hulman George gave the command to start engines at 11:32\u00a0a.m. EST, and the field pulled away for the parade laps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 43], "content_span": [44, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Start\nAt the start, Eddie Cheever got loose in turn one, and pitched J. J. Yeley down to the inside. Yeley did a half-spin in turn one, and made slight contact with Cheever. Cheever continued unharmed while Yeley managed to control and stop the car without hitting the wall. Yeley's engine stalled, and he lost a lap before while he awaited a restart by safety crews.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 40], "content_span": [41, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Start\nAt the front of the pack, Billy Boat led the first dozen laps. On lap 13, Greg Ray took over the lead, with Tony Stewart charging in third. On lap 21, Robbie Buhl became hung up in traffic, and Stewart dove into the lead down the main stretch. One lap later, however, Stewart's engine blew and the car coasted to a stop in turn one. A dejected Stewart, suffering misfortune in his third straight \"500\", blurted out on live television \"This has been my number one goal;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 40], "content_span": [41, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, First half\nRobbie Buhl (Stewart's teammate) also blew an engine, dropping out on lap 45. As the green came out on lap 49, a major crash occurred in turn 3. Several cars were running two-wide as they approached turn three. Sam Schmidt, running inside of Davey Hamilton, got into the grass, lost control, and spun backwards into the turn three wall. Eddie Cheever, immediately behind, slipped underneath, and escaped the incident. Stan Wattles ran into the back of Mark Dismore, and they collected Roberto Guerrero. Billy Roe was left with nowhere to go, and was caught up in the incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0032-0001", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, First half\nJim Guthrie then approached the scene and ran over debris, which caused the car to pinch down and cut through the grass. He hit an errant rear wing, and the car shot head-on into the outside wall. Guthrie was transported to Methodist Hospital with a broken elbow, broken leg, and cracked ribs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, First half\nAfter a long yellow flag, and series of pit stops, Kenny Br\u00e4ck and Eddie Cheever worked into their lead, with Arie Luyendyk and Buddy Lazier also amongst the top five.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Second half\nJohn Paul, Jr. took the lead at the halfway point, and traded the lead with Eddie Cheever over the next 50 laps. After earlier gearbox troubles, Billy Boat finally dropped out for good on lap 132, then Arie Luyendyk lost a clutch on lap 153.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Second half\nBy lap 160, Eddie Cheever led Buddy Lazier with rookie Steve Knapp the only other car on the lead lap. John Paul, Jr.'s chances for a win died when he stalled four times trying to exit the pits on lap 177. He lost three laps, and was in the pits for almost four minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Finish\nWith 17 laps to go, a restart saw Cheever leading Lazier by 1.1 seconds. Cheever stretched the lead to over 3 seconds, but another yellow on lap 191 was brought out by the smoking car of Marco Greco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Race recap, Finish\nWith five laps to go, the green came back out, and Lazier was nose-to-tail with Cheever. Cheever held off the challenge, and stretched out to a 3.19-second margin to victory. Steve Knapp, the only other driver to finish on the lead lap, was named rookie of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Box score\nW\u00a0 \u2013 former Indianapolis 500 winner; \u00a0R\u00a0 \u2013 Denotes Rookie Candidate", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nThe race was carried live on the Indy Racing Radio Network. The network, previously known as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, had changed its name for 1998, to reflect its coverage of the entire Indy Racing League season. At least 541 affiliates carried the broadcast across the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nBob Jenkins served as chief announcer for the ninth and final year. It would be Jenkins 20th and final year on the radio network crew (until his brief return in 2007-2008). In addition, Jerry Baker celebrated his milestone 25th year on the broadcast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nJohnny Rutherford served as \"driver expert.\" WTHR sports director and Speedway public address announcer Dave Calabro joined the crew as a pit reporter, his lone radio network appearance. This was also Gary Lee's final year on the radio network.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nChief Announcer: Bob JenkinsDriver expert: Johnny RutherfordStatistician: Howdy BellHistorian: Donald DavidsonCommentary: Chris Economaki", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nTurn 1: Jerry BakerTurn 2: Ken DoubleTurn 3: Gary LeeTurn 4: Bob Lamey", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nThe race was carried live flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ABC Sports. Paul Page served as host and play-by-play announcer with Tom Sneva as analyst. Longtime color commentator Bobby Unser left ABC, while Danny Sullivan was reassigned to cover CART races exclusively and would no longer be with the broadcast. This would be Page's final 500 for the next three years. After the 1998 season, Page would move exclusively to CART series broadcasts while being replaced in 1999 by soon to be former voice of the 500 Bob Jenkins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nFor the first time since the early 1980s, one of the pit reporters (Gary Gerould) rode in the pace car, reporting live at the start of the race. During the broadcast itself, Brent Musburger had a small role as Wide World of Sports studio host.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nAt the track itself, the Speedway broadcast the race live on a special targeted signal, intended to be picked up by televisions sets within the radius of the grounds. This was the first and only time this special signal has been used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152040-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nPractice and time trials were carried over three networks: ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152041-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis Colts season\nThe 1998 Indianapolis Colts season was the 46th season for the team in the National Football League and 15th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1998 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152041-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis Colts season\nComing off a 3\u201313 season the year before, the Colts drafted quarterback Peyton Manning with the first overall pick. Manning would mark the beginning of a new era for the Colts, as he would lead them to their 2nd Super Bowl title 9 years later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152041-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis Colts season\nThis season was Marshall Faulk's last with the Colts as he was traded to the St. Louis Rams in the off-season. He had his best seasons in St. Louis, helping the Rams to two Super Bowls in 1999 and 2001 and winning the league's MVP in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152041-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Indianapolis Colts season\nOn November 29, the Colts played their first game in Baltimore since the controversial relocation in 1984.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152042-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship\nThe 1998 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 33rd edition of the World Championship  The Championship was held as a Grand Prix series over ten rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152043-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Long Track World Championship\nThe 1998 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 28th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152043-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Long Track World Championship\nThe world title was won by Kelvin Tatum of England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152044-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship\nThe 1998 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was the first edition of the Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152044-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, Final\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 60], "content_span": [61, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152045-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship\nThe 1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 22nd edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships. The event was won by Robert Dados of Poland and he also gained qualification to 1999 Speedway Grand Prix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152045-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, World final\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 63], "content_span": [64, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152046-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Speedway Latvian Championship\nThe 1998 Latvian Individual Speedway Championship was the 24th Latvian Individual Speedway Championship season. The final took place on 16 August 1998 in Daugavpils, Latvia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152046-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Individual Speedway Latvian Championship, Results\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022 t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022 x - other exclusion \u2022 e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022 f - fell \u2022 ns - non-starter \u2022 nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152047-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indonesia Open (badminton)\nThe 1998 Indonesia Open in badminton was held in Jakarta, from October 26 to November 1, 1998. It was a four-star tournament with the prize money of US$120,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152048-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World\nThe 1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World was the first round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on January 24, 1998 at the 1.000\u00a0mi (1.609\u00a0km) Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida. As in 1997, rain hampered the event, this time forcing to cancel the qualifying session.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152048-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Qualifying\nFor the first time in IRL history, torrential rain forced the qualifying session to be cancelled. Thus, the grid was set by 1996-1997 entrant points. The remaining new entries were sorted by practice speeds. The grid was limited to 28 cars due to concerns about safety in the pit area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152048-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Race\nTony Stewart outlasted all challengers to take his second IRL victory. Starting on the pole, he was quickly passed by Roberto Guerrero who pulled away until he got collected in an accident in turn 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152048-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Race\nStewart then led the rest of the first half of the race, which was marked by numerous incidents taking out contenders: Scott Sharp got tangled up with a slower car and had to pit for a new nose, Scott Goodyear slid into the wall in the midstretch and suffered suspension damage, Raul Boesel collided in the pit lane with Robbie Buhl and needed a radiator replaced, and defending champion Eddie Cheever dropped out with engine failure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152048-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Race\nUnexpected cold weather caused tire problems for the competitors; Robbie Groff wrecked at the start of the race when his rear tires broke loose under acceleration, and Billy Boat had a grinding crash on the inside wall of the front stretch when the same thing happened to him on a restart. On lap 132, Buddy Lazier took the lead and held it until he got bound up behind a slower car, spun, and hit the back stretch inside wall on lap 166. At that point, all five cars remaining in the lead lap (Stewart, Davey Hamilton, Jeff Ward, St\u00e9phan Gr\u00e9goire and Mark Dismore) were marginal on fuel mileage. Stewart, Hamilton, and Ward pitted for fuel, while Dismore and Gr\u00e9goire elected to gamble and assumed the top two places.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 767]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152048-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, Report, Race\nAfter the restart, Dismore held off Stewart (who had moved back up to second) while Gr\u00e9goire, Hamilton, and Ward all dueled for third. The gamble didn't work for Dismore, and he finally had to pit for fuel on lap 197 after Stewart had passed him two laps earlier when the engine stumbled. On the final lap, Ward passed Hamilton, and then claimed second place as Gr\u00e9goire ran out of fuel and coasted across the line to a fourth-place finish.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season\nThe 1998 CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Championship consisted of 14 races. Future 2002 CART champion and Formula One driver Cristiano da Matta captured four wins on his way to the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Gateway race\nHeld May 23 at Gateway International Raceway. Jorge Goeters won the pole. No qualifying held due to rain. The line up was based on combined practice times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Milwaukee race\nHeld May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile. S\u00e9rgio Paese won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Detroit race\nHeld June 7 at Belle Isle Raceway. Airton Dar\u00e9 won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Portland race\nHeld June 21 at Portland International Raceway. Guy Smith won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Cleveland race\nHeld July 12 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Luiz Garcia, Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Toronto race\nHeld July 19 at Exhibition Place. Guy Smith won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Michigan race\nHeld July 25 at Michigan International Speedway. Tony Renna won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Trois-Rivi\u00e8res race\nHeld August 2 at the Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, Quebec Street Circuit. Cristiano da Matta won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 60], "content_span": [61, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Vancouver race\nHeld September 6 at Pacific Place. Cristiano da Matta won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Laguna Seca race\nHeld September 13 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Didier Andr\u00e9 won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 57], "content_span": [58, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Fontana race\nHeld October 31 at The California Speedway. Tony Renna won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Final points standings, Driver\nFor every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Final points standings, Driver\nRace 4 no additional point for the qualifying were awarded due to rain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152049-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Lights season, Complete Overview\nR20=retired, but classified NS=did not start NT=no time set in qualifying (3)=place after practice, but grid position not held free", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 42], "content_span": [43, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League\nThe 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League was one of relative stability compared to the previous two seasons. For the first time the season consisted of a single and complete spring, summer, and fall like all other forms of motorsport. 15 drivers completed the entire 11 race schedule, twice as many as the previous season. It was also the first complete season for the new Riley & Scott chassis, though it proved unpopular due to its late introduction. A. J. Foyt Enterprises drivers captured 4 wins, the Indy 500 pole, and the championship, arguably the most successful year in the team's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Schedule\nThe eight races that were held in calendar year 1997 returned in 1998, with the addition of three new races. As part of their effort to venture in traditional stock-car markets, the IRL held the second Indy-car race ever, the first since 1969, at Dover International Speedway, and also competed at the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway, which had been raced eight times by Indy-cars in its former shape between 1965 and 1983. A second race at Texas Motor Speedway in the fall completed the calendar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Indy 200\nThe Indy 200 was held on January 24 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Qualifying was rained out, so Tony Stewart won the pole position due to the race being lined up by 1996\u201397 entrant standings for the first 20 positions and the remaining eight came from the best practice speeds of the remaining cars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Dura-Lube 200\nThe Dura-Lube 200 was held on March 22 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Ward qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 70], "content_span": [71, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Indianapolis 500\nThe Indianapolis 500 was held on May 24 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 73], "content_span": [74, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, True Value 500\nThe True Value 500 was held June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 71], "content_span": [72, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, New England 200\nThe New England 200 was held on June 28 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 72], "content_span": [73, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Pep Boys 400K\nThe Pep Boys 400K was held on July 19 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Tony Stewart qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 70], "content_span": [71, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, VisionAire 500K\nThe VisionAire 500K was held on July 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 72], "content_span": [73, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Radisson 200\nThe Radisson 200 was held August 16 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 69], "content_span": [70, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Atlanta 500 Classic\nThe Atlanta 500 Classic was held on August 29 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 76], "content_span": [77, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Lone Star 500\nThe Lone Star 500 was held on September 20 at Texas Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 70], "content_span": [71, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Race summaries, Las Vegas 500K\nThe Las Vegas 500K was held on October 11 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 71], "content_span": [72, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Driver standings\nAdditional points were awarded to the pole winner (3 points), the second best qualifier (2 points), the third best qualifier (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (2 point).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 57], "content_span": [58, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152050-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Indy Racing League, Season summary, Driver standings\nNotes:Orlando: No additional points for the qualifying were awarded due to rain, starting grid were determined by 1996\u201397 entrant points for the first 20 positions and the remaining eight went to top practice times from Thursday. Phoenix: Scott Sharp had 7 points deduction, because his car failed the post-race fuel capacity inspection. Pikes Peak: Tony Stewart and Robbie Buhl had 15 points deduction each, because the rear wings of both Team Menard cars were found to be in violation of technical specifications.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 57], "content_span": [58, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152051-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Insight.com Bowl\nThe 1998 Insight.com Bowl was the 10th edition to the bowl game. It featured the Missouri Tigers and the West Virginia Mountaineers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152051-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Insight.com Bowl\nMissouri scored first, after Carlos Posey recovered a blocked field goal and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown, putting the Tigers up 7\u20130. Missouri's Corby Jones scored on a 9-yard touchdown run to make it 14\u20130 at the end of the 1st quarter. In the second quarter WVU's Jay Taylor kicked a 28-yard field goal making it 14\u20133. After a Missouri safety, Corby Jones rushed in for a 2-yard touchdown run to make the score 24\u20133 Missouri. The score would hold up until halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152051-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Insight.com Bowl\nIn the third quarter, Marc Bulger threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to David Saunders, bringing the Mountaineers to 24\u201310. Missouri answered with an 11-yard touchdown run from Corby Jones, pushing the lead back to 31\u201310. Bulger threw another touchdown pass to Khori Ivy to make the score 31\u201317 at the end of the third quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152051-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Insight.com Bowl\nIn the fourth quarter, Bulger threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Amos Zereou\u00e9 to make it 31\u201324. Brian Long kicked an 18-yard field goal to make it 34\u201324 Missouri. Bulger threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Saunders, to make the final score 34\u201331. The win was Missouri's first bowl game victory since 1981.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152052-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Intercontinental Cup\nThe 1998 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 1 December 1998 between Real Madrid, winners of the 1997\u201398 UEFA Champions League, and Vasco da Gama, winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, in front of 51,514 fans. Real Madrid forward Ra\u00fal was named as man of the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152052-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Intercontinental Cup, Match, Details\nAssistant referees: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Keiji Kamiara (Japan)Fourth official: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152053-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Intercontinental Final\nThe 1998 Intercontinental Final was the twentieth running of the Intercontinental Final and was the second last qualifying stage for Motorcycle speedway riders to qualify for the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix series. The Final was run on 21 August at the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152054-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Formula 3000 Championship\nThe 1998 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fourteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. The championship was contested over twelve rounds from 11 April to 26 September 1998. The Drivers' Championship was won by Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya of Super Nova Racing, who won four races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152054-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Calendar\n1998 was the last International F3000 season where races were held independently from Formula One Grands Prix. Pau and Pergusa had held International F3000 and previously European Formula Two Championship races uninterruptedly since 1972.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 54], "content_span": [55, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152054-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Season summary\nAfter winning the 1997 championship with Ricardo Zonta, Super Nova Racing chose to recruit championship runner-up Juan Pablo Montoya to lead their main team, and also expanded their second Den Bl\u00e5 Avis team to two cars by hiring Gareth Rees to partner Jason Watt. Montoya's former team RSM Marko did not compete in 1998, but there were new entries from GT specialists Oreca and the new West Competition team, established as a McLaren junior team and run by former Williams race engineer David Brown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 60], "content_span": [61, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152054-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Season summary\nWith seven pole positions, Montoya was the fastest man in the championship all season, but a poor start to the season left him trailing several title rivals. In the event, the championship turned into a duel between the Colombian and newcomer Nick Heidfeld, who remained consistent throughout the season despite his relative inexperience. Watt often matched their pace but made several key mistakes costing him points, while Uruguay's Gonzalo Rodriguez finished the season strongly with two wins in the last three races, becoming the first driver from the South American nation to win a Formula 3000 event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 60], "content_span": [61, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152054-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Season summary\nMontoya led Heidfeld by three points going into the final round at the Nurburgring. However, after qualifying second on the grid, Heidfeld's times were deleted and he was relegated to the back of the grid, only making the race after Brown withdrew his new teammate Bas Leinders from the event. Despite recovering through the field, Heidfeld failed to climb into the top six, and Montoya's third-place finish clinched him the championship. Rodriguez beat Watt to the race win and third place in the standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 60], "content_span": [61, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152054-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Season summary\nMontoya moved to the North American CART series for 1999 with Chip Ganassi Racing, going on to win the championship as a rookie. He went on to graduate to Formula One with Williams in 2001, and became the only International Formula 3000 champion to win more than one grand prix in his career. The only driver from the field to participate in Formula One in 1999 was St\u00e9phane Sarrazin, who secured a one-off drive in the Brazilian Grand Prix for Minardi in place of the injured Luca Badoer. Most of the leading Formula 3000 drivers instead remained in the series for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 60], "content_span": [61, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152054-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 International Formula 3000 Championship, Complete Overview\nR22=retired, but classified R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third place (16)=place after practice, but grid position not held free", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 63], "content_span": [64, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152055-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International League season\nThe 1998 International League season took place from April to September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152055-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International League season\nThe Buffalo Bisons defeated the Durham Bulls to win the league championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152055-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 International League season, Triple-A realignment and expansion\nFour new teams joined the International League in 1998. Three of these teams, the Buffalo Bisons, Indianapolis Indians, and the Louisville Redbirds joined as a result of the dissolution of the American Association. All three cities had previously competed in the IL at some point in time. One team, the Durham Bulls became a Triple-A expansion team. The Bulls were previously a Class A baseball team. As a result of these moves, the IL expanded from 10 teams to 14 teams. A new division, the IL South, was formed. The playoffs would be determined by the three division winners and one wild card winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152055-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 International League season, Playoffs, Division Series\nNorth Division Champion (Buffalo 81-62) defeated Wild Card Champion (Syracuse 80-62) 3 games to 2", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152055-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 International League season, Playoffs, Division Series\nSouth Division Champion (Durham 80-64) defeated West Division Champion (Louisville 77-67) 3 games to 1", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152055-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 International League season, Playoffs, Championship series\nBuffalo advanced on to the first Triple-A World Series in Las Vegas, Nevada. The World Series pitted the International League Champions (Buffalo) against the Pacific Coast League Champions (New Orleans). The New Orleans Zephyrs won the Series three games to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 63], "content_span": [64, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152056-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix\nThe 1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in St. P\u00f6lten, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 18 May until 24 May 1998. First-seeded Marcelo R\u00edos won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152056-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles\nJim Grabb /  David Macpherson defeated  David Adams /  Wayne Black, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152057-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in St. P\u00f6lten, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 18 May \u2013 24 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152057-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152058-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in St. P\u00f6lten, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 18\u201324 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152058-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152059-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Rules Series\nThe 1998 International Rules Series was the fifth annual series between Gaelic footballers from the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian rules footballers from the Australian Football League and the first since it was cancelled in 1990. It was part of a four-year agreement. Ireland and Australia both won a game however Ireland won the overall series by 10 points in aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152059-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International Rules Series, Results\nBoth tests were played at GAA Headquarters (Croke Park in Dublin). The total series attendance was 58,121.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152059-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 International Rules Series, Results\nSources for the following details: Footy Stats  Source for scores in the second test: International Rules Gold (TG4)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152059-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 International Rules Series, Results, First test\nOvers: Stynes 4, Canavan 3, McCabe 2, Foley 2, Donnellan, Fallon", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 52], "content_span": [53, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152059-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 International Rules Series, Results, First test\nOvers: Carey 4, Lloyd 4, Neitz, Everitt, Camporeale, Farmer, Crawford", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 52], "content_span": [53, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152059-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 International Rules Series, Results, Second test\nOvers: Canavan 3, Fallon 2, Stynes 2, Daly, Cavlan, Kenny, Lockhart, Tohill", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152059-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 International Rules Series, Results, Second test\nOvers: Holland 2, Eagleton 2, Ricciuto 2, Buckley, Stevens, Lloyd, Stynes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152060-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Sports Racing Series\nThe 1998 International Sports Racing Series was the second season of International Sportscar Racing Series (later known as the FIA Sportscar Championship). It was a series for sportscar-style prototypes broken into two classes based on power and weight, called SR1 and SR2, as well as a class of hillclimb-style sportscars, called CN. It began on April 13, 1998, and ended December 6, 1998, after 8 races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152060-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International Sports Racing Series, Teams Championship\nPoints are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the highest placing car within a team earned points towards the championship. The SportsRacing World Cup was available to all teams that participated, but separate SR2 and CN championships were also held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152061-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Sports Racing Series Paul Ricard\nThe 1998 Paul Ricard 2 Hours 30 Minutes was the first race of the 1998 International Sports Racing Series. It took place at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on April 13, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152062-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Tennis Championships\nThe 1998 International Tennis Championships, also known as America's Red Clay Championships, was an men's tennis tournament held in Coral Springs, Florida, United States. The event was part of the World Series category of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from May 4 through May 11, 1998. Qualifier Andrew Ilie won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152062-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles\nGrant Stafford /  Kevin Ullyett defeated  Mark Merklein /  Vincent Spadea, 7\u20135, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152063-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nDave Randall and Greg Van Emburgh were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Randall partnered Jean-Philippe Fleurian, losing in the first round. Van Emburgh partnered Geoff Grant, losing in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152063-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 International Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nGrant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett won in the final 7\u20135, 6\u20134, against Mark Merklein and Vincent Spadea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152064-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 International Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\nAndrew Ilie defeated Davide Sanguinetti 7\u20135, 6\u20134 to win the 1998 International Tennis Championships singles event. Jason Stoltenberg was the defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152065-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg\nThe 1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 18 May until 24 May 1998. Second-seeded Irina Sp\u00eerlea won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152065-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Finals, Doubles\nAlexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat defeated  Yayuk Basuki /  Caroline Vis 6\u20134, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152066-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Doubles\nHelena Sukov\u00e1 and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152066-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Doubles\nAlexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20133 against Yayuk Basuki and Caroline Vis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152066-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152067-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Singles\nSteffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152067-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Singles\nSecond-seeded Irina Sp\u00eerlea won in the final 7\u20136, 6\u20133 against Julie Halard-Decugis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152067-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152068-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo\nThe 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 July until 19 July 1998. First-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $17,700 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152068-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Finals, Doubles\nPavlina Stoyanova /  Elena Wagner defeated  Barbara Schett /  Patty Schnyder 6\u20134, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152069-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Doubles\nSilvia Farina and Barbara Schett were the defending champions but only Schett competed that year with Patty Schnyder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152069-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Doubles\nSchett and Schnyder lost in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20132 against Pavlina Stoyanova and Elena Wagner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152069-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152070-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Singles\nSandrine Testud was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Barbara Rittner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152070-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Singles\nPatty Schnyder won in the final 6\u20131, 5\u20137, 6\u20132 against Barbara Schett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152070-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152071-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali di Carisbo\nThe 1998 Internazionali di Carisbo was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bologna, Italy that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 8 June \u2013 14 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152071-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali di Carisbo, Finals, Doubles\nBrandon Coupe /  Paul Rosner defeated  Giorgio Galimberti /  Massimo Valeri, 7\u20136, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152072-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali di Carisbo \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Internazionali di Carisbo was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bologna, Italy that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 8\u201314 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152072-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali di Carisbo \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 47], "content_span": [48, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152073-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali di Carisbo \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Internazionali di Carisbo was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bologna, Italy that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 8\u201314 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152073-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Internazionali di Carisbo \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 47], "content_span": [48, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152074-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Intersport Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Intersport Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany and was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from April 27 through May 3, 1998. Martina Hingis won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152074-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Intersport Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles\nBarbara Schett /  Patty Schnyder defeated  Martina Hingis /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 7\u20136(7\u20133), 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152075-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Intersport Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nAnke Huber and Mary Pierce were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152075-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Intersport Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nBarbara Schett and Patty Schnyder won in the final 7\u20136(7\u20133), 3\u20136, 6\u20133 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152075-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Intersport Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152076-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Intersport Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nIva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Barbara Schett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152076-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Intersport Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nMartina Hingis won in the final 6\u20133, 7\u20135 against Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152076-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Intersport Grand Prix \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152077-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Invercargill mayoral election\nThe 1998 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 10 October 1998 as part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, and was conducted under the First Past the Post system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152077-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Invercargill mayoral election, Background\nFormer mayor Tim Shadbolt reclaimed the mayoralty he lost to David Harrington in the previous election. This was the beginning of a decades-long stint as mayor for Shadbolt. Shadbolt had considered contesting the Queenstown mayoralty before deciding to run in Invercargill again. Shadbolt once campaigned on Esk Street standing on a literal Lux soapbox. Harrington cleared out his desk two days before the election, apparently resigned to his impending loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152078-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Investor Swedish Open\nThe 1998 Investor Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in B\u00e5stad, Sweden that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 51st edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 12 July 1998. First-seeded Magnus Gustafsson won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152078-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Investor Swedish Open, Finals, Doubles\nMagnus Gustafsson /  Magnus Larsson defeated  Lan Bale /  Piet Norval, 6\u20134, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152079-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Investor Swedish Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152080-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Investor Swedish Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in B\u00e5stad, Sweden that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fifty-first edition of the tournament and was held from 6\u201312 July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152080-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Investor Swedish Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152081-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team\nThe 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The 1998 season marked the 20th and final season for legendary coach Hayden Fry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152081-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Illinois\nTim Douglas kicked three field goals from beyond 50 yards, including a school-record 58-yard field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152082-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa Senate election\nThe 1998 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1998 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts--the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1998 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152082-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa Senate election\nThe primary election on June 2, 1998 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1998 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here. General election results can be obtained here.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152082-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa Senate election\nFollowing the previous election in 1996, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 29 seats to Democrats' 21 seats. In a special election in District 13 in 1997 to fill a vacancy created by Sen. Jim Lind's (R) resignation, Democratic candidate Patricia M. \"Pat\" Harper (D) flipped the seat for her party. Therefore, on election day 1998, Republicans held 28 seats to Democrats' 22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152082-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa Senate election\nTo reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 4 Senate seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152082-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa Senate election\nRepublicans strengthened their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1998 general election by netting two seats, resulting in Republicans holding 30 seats and Democrats having 20 seats after the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152083-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team\nThe 1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Dan McCarney.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152084-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad did not seek re-election to a fifth term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152084-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Iowa gubernatorial election\nTo replace him, State Senator Tom Vilsack narrowly won the nomination of the Democratic Party while former United States Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot, who was previously the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1996, won his party's nomination. Lightfoot was the odds-on favorite to succeed Branstad and polling consistently showed him in the lead. However, Vilsack narrowly won the general election, becoming the first Democrat to serve as governor of Iowa in 30 years and only the fifth Democrat to hold the office in the 20th century.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152085-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ipswich Borough Council election\nElections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152086-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election\nThe third Iranian Assembly of Experts election was held on October 23, 1998 to elect all 86 members in 28 constituencies. 17,857,869 citizens voted in the elections, marking a 46.3% turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152086-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election\nComing a year after reformist Mohammad Khatami's 1997 presidential victory, there had been speculation that reform-minded individuals would do well in the 1998 race. However, the Guardian Council changed the rules. Previously, candidates had to demonstrate ijtihad, but in 1998 all potential candidates were also required to demonstrate a \"proper political inclination\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152086-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election\nOut of 396 individuals registered to run, 167 (36.86%) were qualified by the council. 214 were disqualified, 13 withdrew and 60 of 187 invitees did not participate in ijtihad test.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152086-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election\nThe two leading clerical bodies of reformists, Association of Combatant Clerics and Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers did not issue any electoral list, protesting disqualification of their candidates by the Guardian Council. Other reformist groups did the same, including Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization. The only 2nd of Khordad-affiliated group that endorsed candidates was Executives of Construction Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152086-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election, Results\nAccording to Fars News Agency, the results were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152087-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election in Tehran Province\nThe third elections for the Assembly of Experts in Tehran Province was held on 23 October 1998 to elect 16 representatives in the constituency. The result was a victory for the conservatives. Allied institutions the Combatant Clergy Association and the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom supported candidates jointly, while the Association of Combatant Clerics and the Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers whose most members were disqualified by the Guardian Council did not support any candidates. Executives of Construction Party was the only reformist group that competed in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152088-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Iraqi Elite Cup\nThe Eighth Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: \u0628\u0637\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0623\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0645\u0646\u0629\u200e), commonly referred to as the 1998 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: \u0643\u0623\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062e\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a 1998\u200e), was the eighth occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup, organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1997\u201398 Iraqi Premier League competed in the tournament. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Al-Naft 3\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152089-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Iraqi Perseverance Cup\nThe 1998 Iraqi Perseverance Cup (Arabic: \u0643\u0623\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0628\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a 1998\u200e) was the 3rd edition of the Iraqi Super Cup. The match was contested between Baghdad rivals Al-Shorta and Al-Zawraa at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 25 May 1998 to bring an end to the 1997\u201398 season. Al-Zawraa won the game 1\u20130, earning their first Super Cup title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152090-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa\nThe 1998 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa was the team's third tour, having previously visited in 1961 and 1981. Both Paul Wallace and Keith Wood had previously been on a tour to South Africa with the British and Irish Lions in 1997. Cape Town-born Dion O'Cuinneagain, had captained South Africa at both schoolboy and sevens level, before he switched allegiances. He made his senior international debut for Ireland in the 37\u201313 defeat against South Africa on 13 June 1998. Justin Fitzpatrick and Trevor Brennan also made their senior international debuts in the same game. A fourth debutant, Justin Bishop, scored a try while Eric Elwood added a conversion and two penalties. South Africa won the series 2-0, but unfortunately the series was marred by violence and ill-will between the two teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 850]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152090-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa, Test matches, First Test\nMany predicted South Africa, who were wearing white jerseys due to the colour clash with Ireland's green jumper, to win their first test match of the season comfortably. While they eventually did so, the visitors competed admirably in the first half, trailing by only three points at half time, 13\u221210. The Springboks, who looked rusty in the first half, finally clicked in the second half and debutant winger Stefan Terblanche scored four tries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 71], "content_span": [72, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152090-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa, Test matches, Second Test\nThe Springboks had to make one change to their line-up for the second test in Pretoria, with Gaffie du Toit unavailable due to a rib injury and replaced by Franco Smith. The Springboks completed a shut-out to seal the series and scored five tries in the process, but the match was a very spiteful one marred by numerous cynical incidents and brawls which eventually resulted in Springbok lock Krynauw Otto getting time in the sin bin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 72], "content_span": [73, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152091-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Greyhound Derby\nThe 1998 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 19 September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152091-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Greyhound Derby\nThe winner Eyeman won \u00a350,000 and was trained by Eddie Wade, owned by Gerard Kervick and bred by Jim Moore. The race was sponsored by the Ireland on Sunday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152091-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nIn the qualifying round Eyeman trained by Eddie Wade equalled Dew Reward's track record of 29.97 and immediately became the favourite for the competition. Larkhill Jo then posted a very fast 30.00 and the original ante-post favourite Plasterscene Gem drifted in the betting despite winning his heat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152091-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nIn the second round the fastest winners were She Will Survive in 30.24, Westpark Lemon and Droopys Eric in 30.25. Eyeman then broke the Shelbourne track record again in the quarter finals, the brindle dog stopped the clock at 29.92.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152091-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nLarkhill Jo won the first semi-final winning by six lengths from Odell Duke and Group Order. Eyeman continued to impress and took the second heat from the fast finishing 1998 English Greyhound Derby runner-up Tuesdays Davy and Cool Panther.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152091-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nThe pivotal moment in the final came when Larkhill Jo was forced wide by Tuesdays Davy and Cool Panther, this left Eyeman three lengths clear. Larkhill Jo and Cool Panther gained ground on Eyeman but then crowded each other off the fourth bend before challenging Eyeman on the run in. Eyeman held on and passed the winning post first. Cool Panther finished second and Larkhill Jo finished third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152092-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Masters\nThe 1998 Irish Masters was the twenty-fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 24 to 29 March 1998. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152092-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Masters\nRonnie O'Sullivan won the final 9\u20133 against Ken Doherty, however O'Sullivan failed a post-final drugs test and tested positive for cannabis. He was stripped of the title and disqualified from the tournament with the victory awarded to Doherty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152092-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Masters, Main draw\n* Ronnie O'Sullivan was stripped of the title and disqualified from the tournament after winning 9\u20133. O'Sullivan failed a drugs test after testing positive for cannabis. Ken Doherty was awarded the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 29], "content_span": [30, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152093-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Open\nThe 1998 Irish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, held from 14 to 20 December 1998 at the National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, of which only one edition was held. Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Alan McManus 9\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152093-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish Open, Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152094-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish constitutional referendums\nTwo referendums were held together in the Republic of Ireland on 22 May 1998, each on a proposed amendment of the Irish constitution. Both measures were approved. A referendum in Northern Ireland was also held on the same day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152094-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish constitutional referendums, Eighteenth amendment\nThe Eighteenth Amendment introduced two new articles into the constitution which allowed the government to ratify the Amsterdam Treaty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152094-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Irish constitutional referendums, Nineteenth amendment\nThe Nineteenth Amendment to the constitution allowed the government to ratify the Good Friday Agreement done at Belfast on 10 April 1998, which included changing articles 2 and 3 of the Irish constitution which effectively claimed Irish sovereignty over Northern Ireland. The agreement was also endorsed in the simultaneous referendum in Northern Ireland. Articles 2 and 3 were subsequently changed in December 1999, and the territorial claim was replaced with an aspiration for a united Ireland to be achieved \"by peaceful means with the consent of a majority of the people, democratically expressed, in both jurisdictions in the island\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152095-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Islington London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Islington Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152095-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Islington London Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties finish tied on 26 seats each, after the Liberal Democrats gained 12 seats. The Liberal Democrat gains included taking the ward of Barnsbury, where the then Prime Minister Tony Blair had lived before becoming Prime Minister. In the final seat Labour won by 3 votes after 5 recounts to prevent the Liberal Democrats from winning a majority. This meant Labour was able to continue as the administration, relying on the casting vote of the Labour mayor Pat Haynes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 63], "content_span": [64, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152095-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Islington London Borough Council election, Election result\nReasons for the losses for Labour were reported as being the council tax level, which was the highest in London, poor schools and the council's \u00a3800 million debt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 63], "content_span": [64, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152095-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Islington London Borough Council election, Election result\nAt the same as the election Islington voted 81.55% in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 18.45% against, on a 34.15% turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 63], "content_span": [64, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152096-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Israeli presidential election\nAn election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 4 March 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152096-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Israeli presidential election\nIt was the first time an incumbent President of Israel  was challenged. Shaul Amor stood against Ezer Weizman, but Weizman was re-elected by a vote of 63 to 49.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152097-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 13 September 1998. The race was won by Michael Schumacher. This was also the last win for tyre manufacturer Goodyear in Formula One.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152097-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Grand Prix\nIt was a dramatic race, H\u00e4kkinen got a blinding start pushing his way past Eddie Irvine and Michael Schumacher on the front row, at same time it was a dreadful start for Schumacher who fell down to 5th, soon after he passed Villeneuve for 4th then Irvine for 3rd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152097-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Grand Prix\nH\u00e4kkinen was struggling with a developing brake issue soon after and he waved his teammate Coulthard through, but soon after Coulthard's engine blew and seconds later Schumacher, who had caught H\u00e4kkinen, passed the Finn when H\u00e4kkinen had adjusted his brake bias forwards to cope with the brake problem and ran wide due to the smoke from Coulthard's engine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152097-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Grand Prix\nVilleneuve running very low downforce soon spun out of the race, and H\u00e4kkinen started catching Schumacher again. H\u00e4kkinen was just three seconds behind with a handful of laps remaining, but then his rear brakes failed, sending him into a wild spin at the Roggia chicane. He was able to keep his engine running and kept going, but at the beginning of the next lap he went off again at the first Rettifilo chicane, and Irvine reeled him in and took 2nd off him. Soon after Ralf Schumacher caught and over took H\u00e4kkinen who was able to limp home in 4th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152097-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Grand Prix\nIt was a jubilant scene for the Italian crowd as Michael Schumacher came home first and his Ferrari teammate Eddie Irvine took second with Ralf Schumacher third, meaning the Jordan team had finished on all three podium places in two races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152097-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Grand Prix\nMichael Schumacher was now level on points with Mika H\u00e4kkinen going into the N\u00fcrburgring, the penultimate round, though H\u00e4kkinen still led the championship on countback.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152097-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Grand Prix\nThis race was Scuderia Ferrari's 600th start in a World Championship event as a team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152098-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open (tennis)\nThe 1998 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 57th edition of the Rome Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The women's tournament was played from May 4 through May 10, 1998, and the men's tournament was played from May 11 through May 17, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152098-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Ellis Ferreira /  Rick Leach, 6\u20134, 4\u20136, 7\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152098-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles\nVirginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Su\u00e1rez defeated  Amanda Coetzer /  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez-Vicario, 7\u20136(7\u20131), 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 51], "content_span": [52, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152099-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nMark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Nestor chose not to participate this year. Knowles team up with Jim Grabb, but lost in the first round to Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Pat Rafter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152099-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title, by defeating Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach 6\u20134, 4\u20136, 7\u20136 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152099-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152100-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Singles\n\u00c1lex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152100-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos won the title when \u00c1lbert Costa withdrew from the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152101-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nNicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but only Bollegraf competed that year with Katrina Adams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152101-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nAdams and Bollegraf lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams and Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152101-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nVirginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Su\u00e1rez won in the final 7\u20136, 6\u20134 against Amanda Coetzer and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152101-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152102-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nMary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152102-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nMartina Hingis won in the final 6\u20133, 2\u20136, 6\u20133 against Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152102-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152103-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian Superturismo Championship\nThe 1998 Italian Superturismo Championship was the twelfth edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship. The season began in Binetto on 17 May and finished in Vallelunga on 4 October, after ten rounds. Fabrizio Giovanardi won the championship, driving an Alfa Romeo 156; the Italian manufacturer won the constructors' championship, while Fabian Peroni took the privateers' trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152104-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 May 1998 at the Mugello Circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152104-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, 250 cc classification\nThe race was held in two parts as rain caused its interruption; aggregate times from the two heats determined the final result.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152104-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 81], "content_span": [82, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152105-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Italian regional elections\nRegional elections were held in some regions of Italy during 1998. These included:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152106-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series\nThe 1998 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series took place at Yale Field in New Haven, Connecticut on May 12, 1998. The series matched the regular season champions of each of the league's two divisions. Harvard, the winner of the series, claimed their second consecutive, and second overall, title and the Ivy League's automatic berth in the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Harvard's third appearance in the Championship Series, all of which were consecutive, and all of which matched them against Princeton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152106-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series\nPrinceton also made their third appearance in the Championship Series. The Tigers won the event in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152107-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 J.League\nThe 1998 season was the sixth season of the J-League. The league began in March and ended in November. For this year, the division was contested by 18 teams. J\u00fabilo Iwata won the 1st stage and Kashima Antlers won the 2nd stage. Kashima Antlers won the J.League title after winning both matches in the Suntory Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152107-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 J.League, Playoffs, Relegation playoffs\nOn the aggregate table, JEF United Ichihara, Avispa Fukuoka, and Vissel Kobe had earned within the 15th-18th places in the tables for both 1997 and 1998, while Consadole Sapporo had achieved within the same span on its sole season on the J.League. (Gamba Osaka, who had finished between Sapporo and Kobe, was reprieved because of the collapse and resignation of Yokohama Fl\u00fcgels.) These clubs thus were entered in an elimination promotion/relegation tournament along with Japan Football League runners-up Kawasaki Frontale, who unlike champions Tokyo Gas had a base more qualifiable for the J.League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 44], "content_span": [45, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152107-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 J.League, Playoffs, Relegation playoffs, First round\nKawasaki forms J.League Division 2 the next season. Fukuoka advances to the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 57], "content_span": [58, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152107-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 J.League, Playoffs, Relegation playoffs, Second round\nThe winners of this round stay in J.League Division 1 and the losers play a final elimination series to determine the club relegated to Division 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 58], "content_span": [59, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152107-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 J.League, Playoffs, Relegation playoffs, Final round\nFukuoka stays in J.League Division 1. Consadole is relegated to new J.League Division 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 57], "content_span": [58, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152108-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 J.League Cup, Overview\nIt was contested by 20 teams, and Jubilo Iwata won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 27], "content_span": [28, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152109-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 J.League Cup Final\n1998 J.League Cup Final was the 6th final of the J.League Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on July19, 1998. J\u00fabilo Iwata won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152110-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season\nThe 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise\u2019s fourth year in the National Football League. The team equaled the 11\u20135 record from their previous season, but won their first division title, as both the Oilers and the Pittsburgh Steelers lost crucial games near the end of the regular season. The Jaguars appeared twice on Monday Night Football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152110-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card Game vs New England Patriots\nFred Taylor runs for 162 yards and 1 touchdown on 31 carries. The Patriots had just 206 total yards and the Jaguars defense forced 3 turnovers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 86], "content_span": [87, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152110-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Playoffs, AFC Divisional Game vs New York Jets\nMark Brunell throws for 3 touchdowns, but completes just 12 of 31 passes with 3 interceptions. The Jaguars committed 4 turnovers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 80], "content_span": [81, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152111-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation\nThe 1998 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation (Chinese: 1998\u5e74\u5ea6\u5341\u5927\u52c1\u6b4c\u91d1\u66f2\u9812\u734e\u5178\u79ae) was held on January 1999. It is part of the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation series held in Hong Kong.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152111-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, Top 10 song awards\nThe top 10 songs (\u5341\u5927\u52c1\u6b4c\u91d1\u66f2) of 1998 are as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 75], "content_span": [76, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152112-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Football League, Overview\nThe 1998 season was the seventh and the last of the former Japan Football League. It was contested by 16 teams, and Tokyo Gas won the championship. After the season, nine teams together with J. League Promotion and Relegation series' losers Consadole Sapporo formed the second division of J.League. Other seven clubs together with Regional Leagues promotion series winners Yokogawa Electric and newly created Yokohama FC have formed the new Japan Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152112-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Football League, Promotion and relegation\nKawasaki Frontale were awarded a spot in the first round of J.League Promotion and Relegation Series where they have played against Avispa Fukuoka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152112-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Football League, Promotion and relegation\nAvispa proceeded to the next round and Frontale entered the second division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152113-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships\nThe 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 13 through April 19, 1998. Andrei Pavel and Ai Sugiyama won the singles titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152113-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Daniel Nestor defeated  Olivier Dela\u00eetre /  Stefano Pescosolido, 6\u20133, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 59], "content_span": [60, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152113-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles\nNaoko Kijimuta /  Nana Miyagi defeated  Amy Frazier /  Rika Hiraki, 6\u20133, 4\u20136, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152114-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 13 through April 19, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152114-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 59], "content_span": [60, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152115-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nThe 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 13 through April 19, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152115-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 59], "content_span": [60, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152116-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nAlexia Dechaume-Balleret and Rika Hiraki were the defending champions but only Hiraki competed that year with Amy Frazier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152116-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nFrazier and Hiraki lost in the final 6\u20133, 4\u20136, 6\u20134 against Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152116-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 61], "content_span": [62, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152117-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nFirst-seeded Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion and won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20133 against Corina Morariu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152117-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 61], "content_span": [62, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152118-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Series\nThe 1998 Japan Series was the 49th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. The Seibu Lions represented the Pacific League, while the Yokohama BayStars represented the Central League. The BayStars won the series in six games, giving them their first Japan Series championship since 1960.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152118-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Series, Background\nThis was a matchup of one of the most successful teams in the last two decades against one of the least successful. The Lions were the team of the 1980s, winning eight championships from 1982 to 1992, and making five straight appearances in the championship series from 1990 until 1994. On the other hand, the BayStars had not won the Japan Series since 1960, when the team was known as the Taiy\u014d Whales, and had not made any appearances since.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152118-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Series, Seibu Lions\nThis Seibu team was far different from the dominating teams that they enjoyed in the 1980s. Fumiya Nishiguchi (13-12, 3.38) led the Lions pitching staff, which was also anchored in the bullpen by Denney Tomori, Shinji Mori, and Kiyoshi Toyoda. Offensively, the Lions had Kazuo Matsui at the top of the lineup, as he batted .311 and stole 43 bases. Rudy Pemberton and Ken Suzuki supplied the power numbers for the Lions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 30], "content_span": [31, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152118-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan Series, Yokohama BayStars\nThe team's offense was known as the \"Machine Gun Offense\", since the BayStars led the league in batting average and were capable of rapping out hits in quick succession at practically any time. Takanori Suzuki (.337), Bobby Rose (.325), and team captain Takuro Ishii (.314) led the team with their hitting prowess, and their teammates in the batting order all followed suit. Pitching-wise, Yokohama was led by Takashi Saito and Daisuke Miura for starters, and Kazuhiro Sasaki was practically automatic at closer, recording 45 saves and posting a microscopic 0.64 ERA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 36], "content_span": [37, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152119-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan national football team\nThis page records the details of the Japan national football team in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152120-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japan women's national football team\nThis page records the details of the Japan women's national football team in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka, Mie, Japan on 1 November 1998. It was the sixteenth and final round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 51-lap race was won by Mika H\u00e4kkinen driving for the McLaren-Mercedes team. Eddie Irvine, driving for Ferrari, finished second with David Coulthard third in the other McLaren. H\u00e4kkinen's win confirmed him as 1998 Drivers' Champion as title-rival Michael Schumacher retired with a punctured tyre on Lap 31.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix\nSchumacher started on pole position but stalled on the formation lap, meaning he was forced to start at the back of the grid. Schumacher managed to climb the field during the course of the race and eventually retired from a punctured tyre sustained from running over debris from an incident that occurred previously.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Background\nHeading into the final race of the season, McLaren driver Mika H\u00e4kkinen was leading the Drivers' Championship with 90 points; Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher was second with 86 points. A maximum of 10 points were available for the remaining race, which meant that Schumacher could still win the title. H\u00e4kkinen only needed a second-place finish to become Drivers' Champion even if Schumacher won\u2014both drivers would be tied on points and number of victories but H\u00e4kkinen would claim the title as he would have finished second place three times, compared to Schumacher's two. Behind H\u00e4kkinen and Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship, David Coulthard was third on 52 points in a McLaren, with Eddie Irvine fourth on 41 points in a Ferrari.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 786]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Background\nIn the Constructors' Championship, McLaren were leading on 142 points and Ferrari were second on 127 points, with a maximum of 16 points available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Background\nDuring the four-week break that followed the Luxembourg Grand Prix, Ferrari and McLaren performed private tests that were heavily scheduled. Ferrari concentrated their testing at their private race track at Mugello, while McLaren tested at the Circuit de Catalunya where they were joined by Benetton and Prost, Arrows, Stewart, new entrants for 1999 BAR and Jordan opted to run at Silverstone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Background\nBecause of two controversial incidents that decided the 1994 and 1997 World Championships, Schumacher was placed under strict orders from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo not to repeat such incidents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Background\nAfter having been involved since their debut in 1965, tyre supplier Goodyear bowed out of Formula One, having been the sport's single tyre supplier for several seasons. Competing manufacturer Bridgestone became the sport's single tyre supplier for the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nTwo practice sessions were held before the race; the first was held on Friday that was split into two parts and the second on Saturday morning. The first session was held for a total of three hours with the second session lasting two hours. Schumacher set the fastest time in the first practice session with a time of 1:39.823, two-tenths of a second from Jordan driver and brother Ralf Schumacher and Williams driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Schumacher's team-mate Irvine was fourth fastest, H\u00e4kkinen was fifth fastest with team-mate Coulthard rounding out the top six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nThe Qualifying session was run as a one-hour session held on Saturday afternoon. Schumacher clinched his third consecutive pole position in his Ferrari, with a time of 1:36.293. He was joined on the front row by H\u00e4kkinen, who was one-tenth of a second behind, after not being able to finish his last flying lap by running off in the gravel at the Degner corner. Coulthard was third in the other McLaren. Irvine took fourth in the second Ferrari, with Frentzen taking fifth despite going off into the gravel late in the session.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe start of the race was aborted with the Prost car of Jarno Trulli stalling from 14th position. Before the second attempt to start the race, Schumacher's Ferrari moved forward from his starting position and stalled as he put his car into gear. This promoted H\u00e4kkinen into pole position as Schumacher started from the back of the grid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAt the start, H\u00e4kkinen pulled away while Irvine overtook Coulthard for second. The Ferrari driver was unable to attack the leading Finn, while Schumacher moved up the order, reaching twelfth place at the end of the first lap. The first retirement was Pedro Diniz who spun out on lap 3 in the Arrows. By lap four, Schumacher overtook his brother Ralf for seventh, but was then stuck behind the fighting former world champions Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve, meanwhile Ralf Schumacher would eventually retire with engine failure by the end of lap 14. He lost thirty seconds in the following laps over race leader H\u00e4kkinen, damaging his hopes for victory and the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAfter all frontrunners had pitted, Schumacher emerged in third place, having put in some fast laps. On lap 28, Esteban Tuero missed his braking point going into the final corner, crashing into the Tyrrell of Tora Takagi. When Schumacher passed over the debris, he suffered a slow puncture that blew up his right rear tyre three laps later, causing him to retire. This left H\u00e4kkinen to take victory and his first drivers' championship. While Eddie Irvine succeeded at keeping David Coulthard behind him, McLaren were nevertheless able to retain their lead over Ferrari in the constructors' championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152121-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Post-race\nAfter the race, H\u00e4kkinen described the situation after the two aborted starts as relieving, saying: \"When Michael was forced to start from the back of the grid it raised an enormous amount of pressure from me. The race was not as difficult as others I've had this season. But a lot of that's down to the team who kept letting me know where Eddie and Michael were.\" Eddie Irvine was quoted saying: \"What happened to Michael at the start didn't change our tactics for the race, it destroyed them. When Michael went to the back I knew it was up to me. I made a fantastic start and got close to Mika at some points but just couldn't manage to get in front.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152122-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese House of Councillors election\nHouse of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 12 July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152122-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese House of Councillors election\nThe LDP under Ry\u016btar\u014d Hashimoto had restored single-party government in 1996 and was now aiming to also regain clear control of the House of Councillors where it was several seats short of a majority. Instead, it lost 13 seats in the election giving the opposition clear control. Prime minister Hashimoto resigned. Keiz\u014d Obuchi was elected LDP president on July 24, defeating Seiroku Kajiyama and Junichir\u014d Koizumi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152122-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese House of Councillors election\nOn July 30, 1998, Obuchi was designated as prime minister by the Diet against the vote of the House of Councillors where DPJ president Naoto Kan beat Obuchi by 142 to 103 votes. Obuchi entered coalition negotiations in late 1998. In January 1999, the LDP entered a ruling coalition with Ichir\u014d Ozawa's Liberal Party, bringing the government within few seats of a majority; in October 1999, New Komeito also entered the coalition, ending the divided Diet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152124-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Super Cup\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Monkbot (talk | contribs) at 00:23, 8 January 2020 (\u2192\u200etop: Task 15:  language icon template(s) replaced (1\u00d7);). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152124-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Super Cup\n1998 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 14, 1998. Kashima Antlers won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152125-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship\nThe 1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship was the 14th edition of the series. It began at Fuji Speedway on 5 April and finished after seven events, also at Fuji Speedway on 8 November. The championship was won for the second time by Masanori Sekiya, driving for Toyota Team TOM's.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152126-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 April 1998 at the Suzuka Circuit. The rookie Max Biaggi surprised everyone by winning his first ever GP500 race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152126-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 82], "content_span": [83, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152127-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Jesse pipeline explosion\nOn October 18, 1998, a pipeline explosion occurred in the community of Jesse (geographical coordinates ), 290 kilometres (180\u00a0mi) southeast of Lagos, Nigeria. The cause of the blast has been debated. The Nigerian government stated the explosion took place after scavengers intentionally ruptured the pipeline with their tools and ignited the blaze; however, others have stated the pipeline ruptured due to a lack of maintenance and neglect with a cigarette igniting the fire. With 1,082 deaths attributed to the blast, the 1998 Jesse explosion has the distinction of being the most deadly pipeline explosion to have occurred in Nigeria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152127-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Jesse pipeline explosion\nLocated in the Niger Delta, the ruptured pipeline was owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and served as a link between an oil refinery in the southeastern town of Warri, 340 kilometres (210\u00a0mi) southeast of Lagos, and Kaduna, 610 kilometres (380\u00a0mi) north of Warri. After igniting on October 18, the fire burned until a firefighting company from the United States was able to extinguish the blaze on October 23 with a nitrogen-rich foam. During a visit on October 19, Nigerian President Abdulsalami Abubakar promised to provide the necessary support to give aid in addition to develop solutions to prevent these types of tragedies from occurring again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152127-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Jesse pipeline explosion\nWeeks after the explosion, the death toll continued to rise as many of those with injuries died while in hospitals, while others fled care as a result of fearing arrest by the Nigerian government on suspicion of igniting the blaze. Due to the intensity of the blaze, many victims were too badly burned to be identified, and as a result over 300 bodies were buried in mass graves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152128-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Johan Cruyff Shield\nThe third edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal) was held on 16 August 1998 between Ajax, who had won both the 1997\u201398 Eredivisie and the 1997\u201398 KNVB Cup, and PSV Eindhoven, who had finished as runners-up in the 1997\u201398 Eredivisie (and, coincidentally, also in the 1997\u201398 KNVB Cup). PSV won the match 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152129-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Jordan League\nThe 1998 Jordan League was a season of Jordan Premier League, the top-flight league for Jordanian association football clubs. The season was abandoned before completion, and therefore no teams were relegated. A total of 10 teams participated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152130-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ju-Jitsu World Championships\nThe 1998 Ju-Jitsu World Championship were the 3rd edition of the Ju-Jitsu World Championships, and were held in Berlin, Germany from November 21 to November 22, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152131-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Junior League World Series\nThe 1998 Junior League World Series took place from August 17\u201322 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Mission Viejo, California defeated Waco, Texas twice in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152132-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships\nThe 1998 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Houston, United States, July 14\u201319, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152133-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships\nThe 1998 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Houston, United States, July 14\u201319, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152134-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Junior World Boxing Championships\nThe 1998 Junior World Boxing Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 6 to November 16, 1998. It was the tenth edition of the Junior World Boxing Championships. The competition is under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing  AIBA and is the junior version of the World Amateur Boxing Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152135-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 K League\nThe 1998 K League was the 16th season of South Korean professional football league, and was the first season to have been named the \"K League\". This season is called the \"Renaissance of K League\" in South Korea. Despite the poor performance of South Korean national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 1998 season of K League recorded a total of 2 million spectators with young star players' popularity for the first time. The three most popular players of them Ko Jong-soo, Lee Dong-gook, and Ahn Jung-hwan were called the \"K League Troika\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152136-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 K League Championship\nThe 1998 K League Championship was the fifth competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 16th champions of the K League. It was contested between the top four clubs of the regular season. The first round was played as a single match between third place and fourth place of the regular season. The winners of the first round advanced to the semi-final, and played against runners-up of the regular season over two legs. The final progressed in the same way as the semi-final, and winners of the regular season qualified directly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152136-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 K League Championship, Semi-final, Second leg\n4\u20134 on aggregate. Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i won 4\u20131 on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 50], "content_span": [51, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152137-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 KY26\n1998 KY26 is a nearly spherical sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group. It measures approximately 30 meters (100 feet) in diameter and is a fast rotator, having a rotational period of only 10.7 minutes. It was first observed on 2 June 1998, by the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak National Observatory during 6 days during which it passed 800,000 kilometers (half a million miles) away from Earth (a little more than twice the Earth\u2013Moon distance).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152137-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 KY26\nThe object's orbit is well known and it was most recently observed, on 17 December 2020,  by the Cerro Paranal and Mauna Kea observatories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152137-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 KY26, Orbit and classification\n1998 KY26 orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.0\u20131.5\u00a0AU once every 16 months (500 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 1\u00b0 with respect to the ecliptic. It has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of approximately 0.0025\u00a0AU (374,000\u00a0km; 232,000\u00a0mi), corresponding to 0.98 lunar distances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 35], "content_span": [36, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152137-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 KY26, Orbit and classification\nAs a result, it is one of the most easily accessible objects in the Solar System, and its orbit frequently brings it on a path very similar to the optimum Earth\u2013Mars transfer orbit. This, coupled with the fact that it is water-rich, makes it an attractive target for further study and a potential source of water for future missions to Mars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 35], "content_span": [36, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152137-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 KY26, Physical properties\nThe physical properties of this object were measured by an international team of astronomers led by Dr. Steven J. Ostro of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory using a radar telescope in California and optical telescopes in the Czech Republic, Hawaii, Arizona and California.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 30], "content_span": [31, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152137-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 KY26, Physical properties\n1998 KY26 is characterized as a potentially metallic X-type asteroid. Optical and radar observations indicate that it is a water-rich object.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 30], "content_span": [31, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152137-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 KY26, Physical properties\nFrom light curve photometry in 1998, the object is measured to have a rotation period of only 10.7 minutes, which was considered to be one of the shortest sidereal days of any known Solar System object at the time; most asteroids with established rotational rates have periods measured in hours. As a result, it cannot possibly be a rubble pile, as many asteroids are thought to be, and must instead be a monolithic object. It was the first such object to be discovered, but since 1998, several other small asteroids have been found to also have short rotation periods, some even faster than 1998 KY26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 30], "content_span": [31, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152137-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 KY26, Exploration\nIn September 2020, a mission extension for JAXA's Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return probe was selected to do additional flybys of two near-Earth asteroids: (98943) 2001 CC21 in July 2026 and a rendezvous with 1998 KY26 in July 2031. The rendezvous with 1998 KY26 will be the first visit of a rapidly rotating micro-asteroid. This will also make 1998 KY26 the smallest object to ever be studied by a spacecraft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 22], "content_span": [23, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season\nThe 1998 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League, and the 29th overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season\nThe season began with the team hoping to not only improve on their 13\u20133 campaign the previous season, but to also avenge their loss in the 1998 playoffs against the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. However, instead the Chiefs failed to succeed in the highly competitive AFC West.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season\nKansas City began the season on a bright spot, with a 4\u20131 and three wins against divsion rivals; however they then endured a 6-game losing streak, dropping their record to 4\u20137, and the team finished with a 7\u20139 record and 4th place in the AFC West. The biggest low point of the season was during a Week 11 matchup against their division rival Denver Broncos, in which the Chiefs defense were penalized five times on the same drive, including three penalties by linebacker Derrick Thomas, topping off an embarrassing 30\u20137 loss. Following the season, head coach Marty Schottenheimer announced his intention to resign after ten seasons with the team, and defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham assumed coaching duties for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 756]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season\nThis was the first time Derrick Thomas was not named to the Pro Bowl roster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season, Regular season\nThe Chiefs began the season well on September 6 with an impressive performance and easily defeated the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead 28\u20138. Kansas City sacked the Raiders quarterbacks 10 times, with Derrick Thomas collecting 6 by himself.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season, Regular season\nOn September 13, Kansas City fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road, 21\u201316.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season, Regular season\nOn September 27, the Chiefs visited the Philadelphia Eagles for the first time in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season, Regular season\nOn October 4, Kansas City conquered the Seattle Seahawks and the rain at Arrowhead, 17\u20136. Rich Gannon hit Andre Rison for an 80-yard touchdown pass after a 54-minute rain delay caused by a violent storm. The two teams combined for nine turnovers, five by Kansas City. The win improved the Chiefs' record to 4\u20131, however a 6-game losing streak following this game dropped the team to 4\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season, Regular season\nOn November 16, against the Denver Broncos, the Chiefs defense was penalized five times on one drive, three of the penalties coming from legendary linebacker Derrick Thomas. The game is known now by Chiefs fans as the \"Monday Night Meltdown\". After that it was all downhill as the Chiefs suffered their first losing season since 1988.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152138-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Chiefs season, Awards and records\nThe team was penalized 158 times for 1,304 yards. An NFL record that stood until the Oakland Raiders surpassed it in 2011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152139-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Royals season\nThe 1998 Kansas City Royals season  was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League Central with a record of 72 wins and 89 losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152139-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Royals season, Regular season\nBefore the 1998 regular season began, two new teams\u2014the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays\u2014were added by Major League Baseball. This resulted in the American League and National League having fifteen teams. However, in order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry a number of teams that was divisible by two, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152139-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Royals season, Regular season\nThis realignment was widely considered to have great financial benefit to the club moving. However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Commissioner (then club owner) Bud Selig decided another team should have the first chance to switch leagues. The choice was offered to the Kansas City Royals, who ultimately decided to stay in the American League and bypassing the opportunity to build a full-time rivalry with the St. Louis Cardinals. The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League. Had the Brewers elected not to move to the National League, the Minnesota Twins would have been offered the opportunity to switch leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 742]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152139-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Starters by position\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152140-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Wizards season\nThe 1998 Kansas City Wizards season was the third MLS history. Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. MLS did not allow matches to end in ties in 1998 and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 32 even though it is shown below as 36. Shootout win= 1 point, Shootout loss= 0 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152140-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas City Wizards season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152141-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas Jayhawks football team\nThe 1998 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Terry Allen and assistant coach Mark Farley. Kansas played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team\nThe 1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1998 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11\u20132, and an 8\u20130 record in Big 12 Conference play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team\nThe Wildcats finished the regular season undefeated (11\u20130) and were ranked second in the nation ahead of their match-up with tenth-ranked Texas A&M in the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game. Kansas State lost in overtime, losing their chance at a national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team\nAfter the Big 12 Championship Game, Kansas State did not receive a spot in the inaugural Bowl Championship Series despite being ranked in its top four as well as the highest ranked non-champion from any conference. They also were not invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, as the conference runner-up typically would be, or the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, which at the time was contracted to invite the third place team in the conference; those bowls chose Texas and Nebraska instead. Instead, Kansas State was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where it lost to the unranked Purdue Boilermakers, who drove 80 yards for a touchdown in the final minute to defeat Kansas State 37\u201334.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team\nFollowing the end of the season, a new rule was created. Nicknamed the \"Kansas State Rule\", the #3 ranked team would always have an automatic bid to a BCS bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team\nThe Wildcats finished the season as the top scoring team in NCAA Division I-A (at 48 points per game), and set a school record for points scored with 610.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Texas\nKansas State welcomed Texas for their first Big 12 Conference matchup, and first meeting since 1942, and Texas' first trip to Manhattan since 1926. 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams was held to just 43 yards on 25 carries for an average of just 1.7 yards per carry. He did not score in the game. Williams averaged 202 rushing yards per game in 1998 and was held to a season low 43 years, his next lowest yardage output was 90 yards against Oklahoma State. K-State racked up 223 yards on the ground on 51 carries and the Wildcats won handily, 48\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 63], "content_span": [64, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at #14 Colorado\nKansas State beat Colorado for the second consecutive year (only their second win against the Buffaloes since 1984) and won their first game in Boulder since 1973. K-State came to Boulder with a 2-24 all-time record in games played in Boulder. K-State came to Colorado beating the opposition by an average of 57 points a game, and had a defense which had allowed a total of 21 points in its first 4 games. Colorado was a 17-point underdog and had only lost once in the last 13 seasons to the Wildcats. Colorado held K-State, which was averaging 470 yards and 62 points coming into the game, to 332 yards and just 16 points. Colorado had just 225 yards of total offense, including 37 yards rushing on 31 attempts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 73], "content_span": [74, 786]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Nebraska\nMichael Bishop threw for 306 yards and 2 touchdowns, and ran for 140 yards and two more scores as the Wildcats finally broke through against the Huskers. Kansas State beat Nebraska for the first time since 1968 and the first time in Manhattan since 1959.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 66], "content_span": [67, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at #19 Missouri\nKansas State visited Columbia with their national title hopes very much alive and were able to squeak out a 31\u201325 victory. Second team All-American kicker Martin Gramatica uncharacteristically missed two field goals and punt returner David Allen nearly returned his seventh career punt return for a touchdown. School rushing career record Eric Hickson missed the game with a high ankle sprain and was replaced by David Allen and Frank Murphy in the backfield. The Wildcats won their sixth consecutive game over the Tigers (they would eventually extend the streak to 13 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 73], "content_span": [74, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M (Big 12 Championship)\nK-State lost in devastating fashion in double overtime and lost their chance at playing in the National Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 89], "content_span": [90, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152142-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Purdue (Alamo Bowl)\nKansas State had 125 yards in penalties, 7 turnovers, and allowed the Boilermakers to drive 80 yards in only 54 seconds for the game-winning touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 77], "content_span": [78, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152143-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kansas gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Graves won re-election in a landslide over his opponent, State Representative Tom Sawyer. As of 2021, this is the last time Douglas County and Wyandotte County voted for the Republican candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152144-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Karl Sch\u00e4fer Memorial\nThe 1998 Karl Sch\u00e4fer Memorial (also known as the Vienna Cup) took place from October 7 through 10th, 1998. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152145-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kazakhstan Cup Final\nThe 1997\u201398 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the 6th final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Irtysh and Kaisar-Hurricane at Central Stadium in Almaty. The match was played on 10 June 1998 and was the final match of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152145-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background\nIrtysh and Kaisar-Hurricane three times during the season of league were played. On May 17, 1997 Irtysh has won the first competition to the score 1-0 in the Central Stadium. The only goal was scored by Viktor Antonov. On September 2, 1997 Kaisar-Hurricane has beaten Irtysh with the score 1-0. The goal marked out Seitzhan Baibosynov. In the third match Irtysh was beaten by Kaisar-Hurricane with the score 1-0. The goal was scored by Oleg Malyshev.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152146-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kazakhstan Premier League\nThe 1998 Kazakhstan Top Division was the seventh season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152146-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams\nFollowing the conclusion of the previous season, Aktobe and Ulytau were relegated, with Nasha Kampaniya and Naryn being promoted in their place. Prior to the start of the season, Kairat were replaced by CSKA Kairat and Avtomobilist were renamed Khimik following their move to Stepnogorsk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152147-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Kensington and Chelsea Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152147-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election\nAt the same election, the Kensington and Chelsea saw 70.3% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 29.7% against, on a 27.9% turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152147-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election, Election result\nFollowing the election the Conservative leader of the council, Joan Hanham, was challenged for the leadership of the party group by Daniel Moylan, but Hanham won a ballot of the Conservative councillors to remain leader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 76], "content_span": [77, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152148-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team\nThe 1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University  in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0\u201311 record (0\u20138 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 454 to 149.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152148-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Demarlo Rozier with 621 rushing yards, Jose Davis with 2,046 passing yards, and Eugene Baker with 685 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152149-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kentucky Derby\nThe 1998 Kentucky Derby was the 124th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1998, and there were 143,215 people in attendance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152150-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team\nThe 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Quarterback Tim Couch was the first pick overall in the 1999 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152150-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Season\nCouch led Kentucky to seven wins, including a win on the road at #21 LSU and a spot in the 1999 Outback Bowl, where Couch completed 30 of 48 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, though Kentucky lost to Penn State, 26\u201314. In the Kentucky\u2013Louisville rivalry, the Wildcats beat the Cardinals to claim the Governor's Cup. In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky by a score of 59\u201321 to claim the Beer Barrel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 44], "content_span": [45, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152151-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kids' Choice Awards\nThe 11th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 4, 1998, at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Pop band Hanson won the most awards of the night, with wins for Favorite Group & Favorite Song. The ceremony is also notable for leading into \"Dog Gone\", the first episode of Nickelodeon's then newest Nicktoon, CatDog.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152151-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kids' Choice Awards, Winners and nominees\nWinners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152152-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 26 September 1998 and ended on 1 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152152-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship\nDunnamaggin were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels in the first round. They were eventually relegated after losing to St. Martin's in a play-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152152-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 1 November 1998, Graigue-Ballycallan won the title after a 1-14 to 0-12 defeat of Fenians in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their first ever championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152152-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship\nBrendan Ryan from the Fenians club was the championship's top scorer with 1-19.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152153-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes\nThe 1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 25 July 1998. It was the 48th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152153-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes\nThe winner for the second consecutive year was Godolphin's Swain, a six-year-old bay horse trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori. Swain's victory was the third in the race for bin Suroor and the second for Dettori and Godolphin. In addition, Godolphin's leader Sheikh Mohammed, had won the race with Belmez (1990), Opera House (1993) and King's Theatre (1994). Swain was the first male horse to win the race twice: the only previous dual winner was the French-trained filly Dahlia in 1973 and 1974. He remains the only six-year-old to win the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152153-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race\nThe race attracted a field of eight runners: seven from the United Kingdom, and one from Ireland. The favourite for the race was the Luca Cumani-trained High-Rise an unbeaten three-year-old colt who had won the Epsom Derby on his most recent appearance. The Godolphin stable fielded three runners, the four-year-old Daylami, originally trained in France, whose wins included the Poule d'Essai des Poulains and Eclipse Stakes the pacemaker Happy Valentine and Swain, who had won the race in 1997 and whose other victories included the Coronation Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152153-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race\nThe other British-trained runners were the undefeated King Edward VII Stakes winner Royal Anthem, the 1997 St Leger Stakes winner Silver Patriarch and the Jockey Club Stakes winner Romanov. The Irish challenger was Risk Material, the winner of the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial. High-Rise headed the betting at odds of 11/4 ahead of Royal Anthem (7/2), Silver Patriarch (9/2), Swain (11/2) and Daylami (6/1).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152153-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race\nAs expected, Happy Valentine took the early lead and set a strong pace from Royal Anthem, Swain, Daylami and High-Rise. Royal Anthem overtook Happy Valentine approaching the turn into the straight as Swain moved up to challenge. Swain took the lead inside the last quarter mile and stayed on to win by a length from High-Rise with Royal Anthem one and a half lengths back in third. The next three places were filled by Daylami, Romanov and Silver Patriarch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152154-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament\nThe King Hassan II International Cup Tournament was a minor international football competition, which took place in the spring of 1998 in Morocco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152154-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament\nHost nation Morocco, France, England and Belgium participated in the tournament, and matches took place at the Stade Mohamed V, home of Moroccan clubs Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152154-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament\nThis mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for the participating teams of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and took place two weeks before the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152155-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election\nElections to Kingston upon Thames Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to a Conservative led minority administration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152156-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kiribati parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Kiribati on 23 September 1998, with a second round on 30 September. Although all candidates for the 40 seats ran as independents, they could be divided into three groups; the National Progressive Party, Protect the Maneaba, and unaffiliated independents. Independents emerged as the largest group in Parliament, with 15 of the 40 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152157-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kiribati presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Kiribati on 27 November 1998. The result was a victory for incumbent Teburoro Tito, who won 52.3% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152158-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak\nOn February\u00a021\u201323, 1998, a devastating tornado outbreak affected portions of the Southeastern United States, primarily the U.S. state of Florida. Sometimes known as the Night of the Tornadoes, it was the deadliest tornado event in Florida history. In all, 15\u00a0tornadoes touched down, one of which was long lived and tracked for nearly 40 miles (64\u00a0km). Affecting mainly the Interstate 4 (I-4) corridor of Central Florida, including the Greater Orlando area, the tornadoes\u2014among the strongest ever recorded in Florida\u2014produced near-violent damage, killed 42\u00a0people, and caused 259\u00a0injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak\nOne\u00a0of the tornadoes was initially rated an F4 on the Fujita scale\u2014among only two\u00a0others officially so designated in the State of Florida, in 1958 and 1966\u2014but was subsequently downgraded to a high-end F3; with 25\u00a0fatalities, most of which occurred in and near Kissimmee, this tornado featured the deadliest single-tornado death toll in Florida history, the previous such record being 17\u00a0on March\u00a031, 1962. Two\u00a0other F3s and a couple of additional strong tornadoes occurred over portions of Central Florida during the outbreak, killing an additional 17\u00a0people and injuring 109\u00a0others.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak\nAs the most intense activity of the outbreak occurred after sunset, concentrated either shortly prior to or after midnight, and affected densely populated portions of the I-4 corridor, including numerous mobile home and recreational vehicle (RV) parks, many sleeping residents became casualties; of the 42\u00a0deaths, 40\u00a0occurred in manufactured housing or trailers, including 15\u00a0at the Morningside Acres mobile home park and eight\u00a0at the Ponderosa RV Park, both of which were located in Kissimmee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Background\nOn February\u00a022, 1998, data from both NEXRAD and weather satellites indicated that a bow echo and associated outflow boundary bisected portions of the Florida Panhandle and northernmost peninsular Florida, including the First Coast. Along the boundary, a vigorous squall line with embedded supercells\u2014the initial nexus of severe weather\u2014developed over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and headed eastward, toward the Tampa Bay Area. Ahead of the squall line, a retreating warm front coincided with robust atmospheric instability due to diurnal heating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Background\nBy 7:00\u00a0p.m. EST, a low-pressure area near Mobile, Alabama, was linked to a cold front that extended southward, just off the west coast of Florida, while a trough in the middle to upper troposphere generated a strong subtropical jet maximum of up to 140\u00a0kn (160\u00a0mph; 260\u00a0km/h). This upper-level jet streak intersected a strengthening low-level wind field, with winds locally in excess of 50\u00a0kn (58\u00a0mph; 93\u00a0km/h) just above the surface, and thereby yielded conducive conditions to tornadogenesis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Background\nDuring the evening and the overnight hours of February\u00a022\u201323, 1998, this volatile environment\u2014known to be common in the El Ni\u00f1o phase of the El Ni\u00f1o\u2013Southern Oscillation (ENSO) during the Florida dry season (November\u00a01 \u2013 April\u00a030)\u2014eventually produced seven\u00a0tornadoes between about 11:00\u00a0p.m. EST on February\u00a022 and 2:30\u00a0a.m. EST on the following morning. During El Ni\u00f1o the jet stream is typically stronger and displaced southward near or over Florida during meteorological winter and spring, thereby augmenting the likelihood of significant severe weather and tornado activity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Background\nDuring February 1998 one of the strongest El Ni\u00f1o episodes on record was ongoing, rivaling a similar episode in 1982\u20133 that had also contributed to elevated tornado activity over Florida. By October 1997, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Melbourne, Florida, highlighted the potential for enhanced severe weather over the coming months due to El Ni\u00f1o.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Background\nBy 6:00\u00a0a.m. EST (11:00\u00a0UTC) on February\u00a022, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) had issued a convective outlook for day one\u00a0indicating a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes over portions of North and Central Florida. At 11:55\u00a0a.m. EST (16:55\u00a0UTC), the NWS in Melbourne also issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO) highlighting a \"significant\" threat of tornadoes, hail, and destructive winds. By 1:44\u00a0p.m. EST (18:44\u00a0UTC), the SPC issued its first tornado watch covering portions of the threatened area in Central Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Background\nNumerous, long-lived supercells with persistent mesocyclones would eventually evolve during the evening and track generally east-northeastward or northeastward over Central Florida, generating tornadoes that killed 42\u00a0people and seriously injured at least 259\u00a0others, making the outbreak the deadliest in Florida's history, surpassing another that killed 17\u00a0people on March\u00a031, 1962, in Santa Rosa County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Intercession City\u2013Port St. John, Florida\nThis devastating, long-tracked tornado was initially assigned an F4 rating, but NWS assessments later reduced this to high-end F3 intensity. This ranks it as the deadliest tornado in the United States to not reach F4 intensity or higher. The tornado began near Intercession City, only 8\u00a0mi (13\u00a0km) southeast of Walt Disney World Resort, and moved northeast into Campbell and thence to Kissimmee. The tornado first did some mild damage to homes in a retirement community near Poinciana Office and Industrial Park. In and near Campbell, a few other homes were damaged. Next, the tornado rapidly intensified as it moved into Kissimmee, flattening part of The Shops at Kissimmee shopping center. Afterward, the tornado crossed the north part of Lake Tohopekaliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 854]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Intercession City\u2013Port St. John, Florida\nLater, the tornado crossed U.S. Route 441 and reached its maximum intensity as it struck the Ponderosa Pines RV park. In the RV park, at least 10 people died and almost all of the 200 residences, including both RVs and mobile homes, were destroyed. Many of these residences had their frames thrown, stripped, and wrapped around trees. Many trees were snapped and uprooted as well. Nearby, the Morningside Acres mobile home park was devastated as well. Upon leaving the Ponderosa Pines and Morningside areas, the tornado heavily damaged homes next to a school in the Lakeside Estates subdivision of Buenaventura Lakes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152159-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak, Confirmed tornadoes, Intercession City\u2013Port St. John, Florida\nAfter devastating the Kissimmee area, the tornado mostly impacted rural, swampy areas in Orange and Brevard Counties, though it hit a few lakeside homes in Lake Hart and Lake Mary Jane. It lifted 8\u00a0mi (13\u00a0km) east-southeast of Christmas, west of Port St. John\u2014just before the Great Outdoors RV Park, which, according to the NWS, was \"one of the largest in the United States, housing 1,000 recreational vehicle lots.\" The same storm produced a much weaker, F1 tornado just a few miles east of the RV park. Along the entire path, 1,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. The worst damage occurred in the Kissimmee area. Numerous homes, RVs, and mobile homes were destroyed along the path, including several well-built homes that were nearly leveled. At least one new home, built of stucco and concrete blocks, was flattened except for its front entryway and part of a wall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 969]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152160-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Klang Valley water crisis\nThe 1998 Klang Valley water crisis occurred in Malaysia in February 1998 when the three reservoir dams in Klang Valley, Klang Gates Dam, Batu Dam and Semenyih Dam suffered a substantial drop in water level following the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon. The subsequent water shortage affected almost all the residents in the Klang Valley causing the government to impose water rationing prior to the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152160-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Klang Valley water crisis\nThe shortage was blamed on El Nino despite actual rainfall in the months leading up to February 1998 in Federal Territory not being significantly below average. In fact in November 1997, Klang Gates Dam had its highest recorded rainfall. Similarly in October 1997 the Kajang station not far from the Semenyih dam had its highest rainfall in record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152161-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election\nKnowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Elections were held on 7 May 1998. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152162-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Korean FA Cup\n1998 Korean FA Cup, known as the Sambo ChangeUp FA Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 3rd edition of the Korean FA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152163-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Korean League Cup\nIn 1998 season, There were two Korean League Cup competitions. One is Adidas Korea Cup 1998 and the other is Philip Morris Korea Cup 1998 This article is regarding Adidas Cup 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152164-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)\nIn 1998 season, There were two Korean League Cup competitions. One is Adidas Korea Cup 1998 and the other is Philip Morris Korea Cup 1998 This article is regarding Philip Morris Korea Cup 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152164-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)\nTournament was started May 10 and ended June 6, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152165-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup\nThe 1998 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 9 November through 15 November 1998, while the women's tournament was held from 20 October through 25 October 1998. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Mary Pierce won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152165-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles\nJared Palmer /  Jeff Tarango defeated  Yevgeny Kafelnikov /  Daniel Vacek 6\u20134, 6\u20137, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 39], "content_span": [40, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152165-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles\nMary Pierce /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 41], "content_span": [42, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152166-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Men's Doubles\nMartin Damm and Cyril Suk were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152166-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Men's Doubles\nJared Palmer and Jeff Tarango won the title, defeating Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek 6\u20134, 6\u20137, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152167-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Men's Singles\nYevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion and won in the final 7\u20136(7\u20132), 7\u20136(7\u20135) against Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152168-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Doubles\nArantxa S\u00e1nchez-Vicario and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but only Zvereva competed that year with Mary Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152168-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Doubles\nPierce and Zvereva won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152168-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152169-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 was the defending champion, but chose not to compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152169-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Singles\nMary Pierce won the title, defeating Monica Seles in the final 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152169-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152170-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kroger St. Jude International\nThe 1998 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from 16 February through 22 February 1998. Fourth-seeded Mark Philippoussis won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152171-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kroger St. Jude International \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held 16\u201322 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152171-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kroger St. Jude International \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152172-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kroger St. Jude International \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held 16\u201322 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152172-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kroger St. Jude International \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152173-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kvalserien\nThe 1998 Kvalserien was the 24th edition of the Kvalserien. It determined two teams of the participating ones would play in the 1998\u201399 Elitserien season and which four teams would play in the 1998\u201399 Swedish Division 1 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152174-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kyrgyz constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in Kyrgyzstan on 17 October 1998. The main provisions of the referendum were the introduction of the private ownership of land for citizens of Kyrgyzstan; a change in the distribution of seats in parliament - increasing number of seats in Legislative Assembly from 35 to 60 and reducing the number of seats in Assembly of People's Representatives from 70 to 45, removing the right of MPs to alter the national budget without the government's approval, increasing the freedom of independent media of Kyrgyzstan, and limiting the level of legal immunity awarded to MPs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152174-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Kyrgyz constitutional referendum\nThe changes were approved by 95.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 96.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152175-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Kyrgyzstan League, Overview\nIt was contested by 20 teams, and CAG Dinamo MVD Bishkek won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152176-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 L.League\nStatistics of L. League in the 1998 season. Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152178-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 L.League Cup Final\n1998 L.League Cup Final was the 3rd final of the L.League Cup competition. The final was played at Nihondaira Sports Stadium in Shizuoka on April 12, 1998. Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152178-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 L.League Cup Final, Overview\nDefending champion Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won their 2nd title, by defeating Matsushita Electric Panasonic Bambina 2\u20131. Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the title for 2 years in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152179-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 LG Cup (Iran)\nThe second LG Cup is an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Iran.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152180-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 LPGA Championship\nThe 1998 LPGA Championship was the 44th LPGA Championship, played May 14\u201317 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152180-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 LPGA Championship\nTwenty-year-old rookie Se Ri Pak led wire-to-wire to win the first of her five majors, three strokes ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Lisa Hackney. Less than two months later, Pak won the next major, the U.S. Women's Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152180-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 LPGA Championship\nThe DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152181-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 LPGA Tour\nThe 1998 LPGA Tour was the 49th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 22. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Se Ri Pak and Annika S\u00f6renstam won the most tournaments, four each. Annika S\u00f6renstam led the money list with earnings of $1,092,748.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152181-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 LPGA Tour\nThis was the first year that non-American winners outnumbered American winners (19 to 17). There were four first-time winners in 1998: Amy Fruhwirth, Rachel Hetherington, Se Ri Pak, Pearl Sinn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152181-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 LPGA Tour, Tournament results\nThe following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season. \"Date\" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152182-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 LSU Tigers football team\nThe 1998 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Gerry DiNardo. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the beginning of the season, expectations were high as LSU had tied for the SEC West title but lost tiebreakers the previous two seasons. After a 3\u20130 start and No. 6 national ranking, the Tigers' season stunningly fell apart. They finished 1\u20137 in the last eight games of the season with many close losses, and finished with a record of 4\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152183-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne\nThe 1998 La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne was the 62nd edition of La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne cycle race and was held on 15 April 1998. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Bo Hamburger of the Casino team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier\nThe 1998 Labatt Brier was held from March 8 to 15 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Wayne Middaugh of Ontario won his second Brier and his first as a skip after he defeated Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Tom Reed Third: Warren Kushnir Second: Larry Gardeski Lead: Garry Landry Fifth: Doug Hardy", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Greg McAulayThird: Brent PierceSecond: Bryan MikiLead: Darin FentonFifth: Cary Sakiyama", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Dale Duguid Third: James Kirkness Second: Jim Spencer Lead: Doug Armstrong Fifth: Barry Fry", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Terry OdishawThird: Tommy SullivanSecond: Mark DobsonLead: Kevin KeefeFifth: Roger Nason", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Toby McDonaldThird: Wayne HamiltonSecond: Lloyd PowellLead: Paul WithersFifth: Wayne Young", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nFourth: Rob SinclairSkip: Bruce MelvilleSecond: Dale WiersemaLead: Larry RathjeFifth: Ernie Surkan", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Paul FlemmingThird: Glen MacLeodSecond: Andy DauphineeLead: Tom FetterlyFifth: David Noftall", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Wayne Middaugh Third: Graeme McCarrel Second: Ian Tetley Lead: Scott BaileyFifth: David Carruthers", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Garth Mitchell Third: Ken McGregorSecond: Phillip McInnisLead: Brad ChuggFifth: Kevin Champion", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Guy Hemmings Third: Pierre Charette Second: Guy Thibaudeau Lead: Dale Ness Fifth: Dwayne Fowler", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Rod MontgomeryThird: Glen DespinsSecond: Dwayne MihaliczLead: Jeff TaitFifth: Brian McCusker", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152184-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Trevor Alexander Third: Klaus Schoenne Second: Brad Chorostkowski Lead: Mark Whitehead Alternate: Scott Alexander", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152185-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ladies European Tour\nThe 1998 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1998. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152185-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ladies European Tour, Tournaments\nThe table below shows the 1998 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 38], "content_span": [39, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152186-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lafayette Leopards football team\nThe 1998 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Leopards tied for third in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152186-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lafayette Leopards football team\nIn their 18th year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 3\u20138 record. Angel Colon, Damian Wroblewski and Andy Zabinski were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152186-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lafayette Leopards football team\nThe Leopards were outscored 271 to 190. Their 3\u20133 conference record tied for third place in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152186-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Lafayette Leopards football team\nLafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152187-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lambeth London Borough Council election\nElections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party took overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152188-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lao League\nThe 1998 Lao League was the ninth recorded season of top flight football in Laos. Khammouan Province Team won the championship though it is unclear whether this was a genuine league championship. Public Health Ministry FC quit the league having been ever-present since at least 1982.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152189-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas 400\nThe 1998 Las Vegas 400 was the inaugural running of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mark Martin, driver of the Valvoline Ford, won the race, and also led the most laps with 82. Dale Jarrett of the Quality Care Service/Ford Credit Ford won the pole position, but finished 40th due to an engine problem. A total of 120,000 people attended the race, with the profits from all three NASCAR races totaling $40 million for the local economy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152189-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas 400, Race\nThe command to start the engines was given by boxing announcer Michael Buffer. Jimmy Howell was the Chief Starter per MRN's Allen Bestwick. As of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, none of the top 16 finishers are currently racing full-time; Jeff Gordon, the lone current full-time driver, finished 17th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 24], "content_span": [25, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152189-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas 400, Race\nThis race has been self-acclaimed by Mark Martin as being his \"biggest victory in the Winston Cup Series.\" Martin's 5 foot 5 inch stature made him shorter than the Vegas showgirls that posed with him after the race. He would collect six more career wins after this race; making him a strong contender for the championship with an all-new NASCAR team. The Ford Taurus would win more than 100 races after this event before it was retired and replaced with a new Ford model, the Fusion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 24], "content_span": [25, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152189-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas 400, Race\nJeff Burton had to fight back from a pit road penalty in order to finish the race with a decent position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 24], "content_span": [25, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152190-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas 500K\nThe 1998 Las Vegas 500K was the eleventh and final round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on October 11, 1998 at the 1.500\u00a0mi (2.414\u00a0km) Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152190-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas 500K, Report, Qualifying\nTwo laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152191-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas Bowl\nThe 1998 Las Vegas Bowl was the seventh edition of the annual college football bowl game. It featured the San Diego State Aztecs, and the North Carolina Tar Heels. It remains the only bowl game in NCAA history where both of teams which participated in it started the season 0\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152191-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas Bowl, Game summary\nSan Diego State scored first after receiver Lonny Mitchell recovered a San Diego State fumble and advanced it 60 yards for a touchdown, putting the Aztecs up 7-0. North Carolina got back into the game with field goals of 32 and 23 yards from Josh McGee, to pull the Tar Heels to within 7-6. Quarterback Ronald Curry took off on a 48-yard touchdown run, but a missed extra point left the score at 12-7, North Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152191-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Las Vegas Bowl, Game summary\nIn the second quarter, safety David Bomar recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown, and a two-point conversion made the score 20-7 North Carolina. North Carolina would not score for the rest of the game. Before halftime, Nate Tandberg kicked a 32-yard field goal to pull SDSU to within 20-10. Later in the fourth quarter, he drilled another 38-yard field goal, to make it 20-13 UNC. North Carolina would hold on to win the game by that margin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152192-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Latin Billboard Music Awards\nThe 5th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards which honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music took place in Miami.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152193-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Latvian Higher League\nThe 1998 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virsl\u012bga, was the 8th domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152194-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Latvian citizenship referendum\nA referendum on the citizenship law was held in Latvia on 3 October 1998. The Saeima had made amendments to the law in June that increased the opportunities for naturalisation and provided the additional option of obtaining Latvian citizenship for non-citizens (nepilso\u0146i) and stateless persons (bezvalstnieki) born in Latvia from August 1991 onwards. Voters were asked \"are you for or against the repeal of the law \"Amendments in the Law of Citizenship\"\". A majority of 53.9% voted against repealing the law.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152195-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Latvian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 3 October 1998. The People's Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 24 of the 100 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152195-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Latvian parliamentary election, Aftermath\nInitially, a coalition government was formed between Latvian Way, For Fatherland and Freedom, the Social Democratic Alliance and the New Party. This enjoyed a parliamentary majority with 60 out of the 100 MPs. However, within six months of the coalition forming, the Social Democratic Alliance left the government, leaving it with just 46 MPs, wiping out its parliamentary majority. As a result, a new government was formed with the addition of the People's Party. This enjoyed a large parliamentary majority, with 70 out of the 100 MPs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152196-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Laurence Olivier Awards\nThe 1998 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1998 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152196-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Laurence Olivier Awards, Productions with multiple nominations and awards\nThe following 23 productions, including two ballets and two operas, received multiple nominations:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 78], "content_span": [79, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152197-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lebanese presidential election\nAn indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Lebanon on 13 October 1998, resulting in General Emile Lahoud being elected President of the Lebanese Republic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152197-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lebanese presidential election\nBy convention, the presidency is always attributed to a Maronite Christian. Under the article 49 of the Lebanese Constitution, a qualified majority of two-thirds of the members of the 128-seat Lebanese Parliament is required to elect the president. After the second round of election, the president is elected by an absolute majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152197-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lebanese presidential election\nGeneneral-in-chief of the army, Emile Lahoud, was backed by Syria and elected in a landslide 118 out of 118 votes (of the attending MPs) in the Chamber of Deputies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152197-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Lebanese presidential election\n118 of 128 deputies attended the session, thus reaching the required quorum of 2/3 of MPs needed to proceed. On the first round, every deputy voted for Emile Lahoud, thus immediately making him the 11th President of the Lebanese Republic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152198-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Leeds City Council election\nThe 1998 Leeds City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council, alongside a vacancy in Wortley (following Fabian Hamilton's election as Leeds North East MP) were up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152198-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Leeds City Council election\nThe Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 24.66%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152198-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Leeds City Council election, Election result\nThis result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152199-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic\nThe 1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Washington, D.C., United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held 20 July \u2013 26 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152199-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles\nGrant Stafford /   Kevin Ullyett defeated  Wayne Ferreira /  Patrick Galbraith, 6\u20132, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152200-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 47], "content_span": [48, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152201-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Washington, D.C., United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held 20 July \u2013 26 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152201-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 47], "content_span": [48, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152202-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nThe 1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh won its third Patriot League championship of the 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152202-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nIn their fifth year under head coach Kevin Higgins, the Mountain Hawks went undefeated (11\u20130) in the regular season, ending the year at 12\u20131 after losing in the second round of the national playoffs. Deron Braswell, Nick Martucci, Jonathan Stiegler and Sam Brinley were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152202-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nIncluding playoff games, the Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 396 to 189. Their 6\u20130 conference record topped the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152202-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nUnranked at the start of the year, Lehigh's winning streak finally earned a spot in the national Division I-AA top 25 in the last week of October. In the ensuing weeks, the Hawks rose from No. 25 to reach No. 7 in the final poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152202-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nDespite their conference championship and undefeated record, Lehigh did not host any playoff games. The Mountain Hawks defeated No. 10 Richmond and then lost to No. 1 UMass on the road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152202-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nLehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152203-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lesotho general election\nGeneral elections were held in Lesotho on 24 May 1998, except in the Moyeni constituency, where voting was postponed until 1 August due to the death of one of the candidates. The result was a comprehensive victory for the new Lesotho Congress for Democracy, which claimed 79 of the 80 seats. The party was formed by a breakaway from the Basutoland Congress Party, which had won the 1993 elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152203-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lesotho general election\nOf the 1,017,753 registered voters, there were 593,955 valid votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152204-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lewisham London Borough Council election\nElections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1994 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152204-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lewisham London Borough Council election\nLewisham local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl\nThe 1998 Liberty Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 1998, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 40th edition of the Liberty Bowl, the game matched the Tulane Green Wave of Conference USA (C-USA) and the BYU Cougars of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA/Equitable Liberty Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl\nTulane won the game, 41\u201327, to finish\u2014along with the Tennessee Volunteers\u2014as the only undefeated Division I-A teams for the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Tulane\nThe 1998 Tulane squad entered the season with returning C-USA Offensive Player of the Year Shaun King at quarterback and picked to finish tied for second place with East Carolina in the preseason conference rankings. Following their week two victory over SMU, local media started to mention the Green Wave as a potential at-large opponent to play in the Sugar Bowl as part of the inaugural Bowl Championship Series (BCS).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 32], "content_span": [33, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Tulane\nAlthough Tulane finished the regular season with an 11\u20130 record, since they finished outside the sixth position in the final BCS standings, the Green Wave did not qualify for a BCS bowl game. Instead they were invited to the Liberty Bowl as C-USA champions. The appearance in the game marked Tulane's first bowl since the 1987 Independence Bowl, and their third all-time appearance in the Liberty Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 32], "content_span": [33, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl, Teams, Tulane\nFollowing the conclusion of the regular season, on December 2 head coach Tommy Bowden resigned as head coach to accept the same position at Clemson. At that time offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez was named interim head coach through at least the Liberty Bowl. Although Rodriguez was thought to be the top candidate for the coaching vacancy, on December 7 Tulane announced Georgia offensive coordinator Chris Scelfo as Tulane's new head coach. At the time of the announcement, officials also stated Scelfo would serve as head coach in the bowl game instead of Rodriguez, and that most of Bowden's staff would remain in place for the Liberty Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 32], "content_span": [33, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl, Teams, BYU\nAfter opening the season 2\u20133, BYU won seven consecutive games to earn a spot in the WAC Championship Game. In that contest, the Cougars lost to the Air Force 20\u201313. Prior to the championship game, the Cougars accepted a bid to play in the 40th Liberty Bowl. The appearance in the game marked BYU's first New Year's Eve bowl, and their first all-time appearance in the Liberty Bowl. In mid-December, BYU head coach LaVell Edwards announced that starting running back Ronney Jenkins and defensive back Heshimu Robertson would be suspended for the Liberty Bowl for violating the Brigham Young University Honor Code.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl, Game summary\nIn a game ultimately dominated by Tulane, BYU scored the first points of the game. Early in the first, Kevin Feterik hit Ben Horton for an 11-yard touchdown reception, and after Owen Pochman missed the extra point the Cougars took an early 6\u20130 lead. The Green Wave responded on the following drive with a 31-yard Brad Palazzo field goal to cut the lead in half. With BYU driving on the ensuing possession, Michael Jordan intercepted a Feterik pass and returned it 79 yards for touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl, Game summary\nThe return was the longest in the history on the Liberty Bowl and gave Tulane a 10\u20136 lead. In the second quarter, Shaun King scored on a three-yard run and Palazzo hit a 23-yard field goal to give Tulane a 20\u20136 lead at the half. King continued the scoring in the third with a pair of touchdown passes to cap two 82-yard drives. The first came on a 60-yard pass to Kerwin Cook and the second on a 13-yard pass to Jamaican Dartez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152206-0005-0002", "contents": "1998 Liberty Bowl, Game summary\nWith Tulane leading 34\u20136 entering the fourth quarter, BYU scored the first of three late touchdowns on a three-yard Aaron Cupp touchdown run. Tulane responded on the next drive with its final points of the game on a five-yard Toney Converse run to extend their lead to 41\u201313. The Cougars closed the contest with an 18-yard Cupp reception for a score and a three-yard Reno Mahe touchdown run to bring the final score to 41\u201327. For his 276 yards passing, 109 yards rushing and three total touchdowns, Tulane quarterback Shaun King was named the game's Most Valuable Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152207-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Libyan Super Cup\nThe 1997 Libyan Super Cup was a football match that took place on Tuesday, November 24, 1998, between LPL winners Al Mahallah and Libyan Al Fatah Cup winners Al Shat. This was the second edition of the competition, and as this was an all-Tripoli final, the match was played at the 11 June Stadium. Al Mahallah won the match 3\u20131, and claimed the second Super Cup title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152207-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Libyan Super Cup, Match details\nThis article about sports in Libya is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 36], "content_span": [37, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152207-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Libyan Super Cup, Match details\nThis article about a Confederation of African Football association football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 36], "content_span": [37, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152208-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season\nLiga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1998 season was the club's 68th year of existence, the 45th year in professional football, and the 38th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152208-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Competitions, Serie A, First Stage\nNote: Penalty shootout extra points: Aucas & Olmedo (5); D. Quito, Emelec, LDU Quito & T. Universitario (4); Barcelona & Panam\u00e1 (3); Delf\u00edn, El Nacional & ESPOLI (2); D. Cuenca (1)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 85], "content_span": [86, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152208-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Competitions, Serie A, Second Stage\nNote: Penalty shootout extra points: LDU Quito (3); Olmedo & T. Universitario (2); Barcelona, Delf\u00edn & D. Cuenca (1)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 86], "content_span": [87, 203]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00152209-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 1\nThe 1998 Liga Perdana 1 season is the inaugural season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 12 teams participated in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152209-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 1\nThe teams were based from 10 best performing teams from 1997 Liga Perdana season. Penang and Olympic 2000 joins the league to complete the 12 teams list after winning the qualifying tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152209-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 1\nThe season kicked off on April 4, 1998. Penang dominated the season and ended up winning the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152209-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 1, Teams\n12 teams competing in the first season of Liga Perdana 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152209-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 1, Teams\n12.Olympic 2000  - 18 PTS (Relegated to Liga Perdana 2)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152210-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 2\nThe 1998 Liga Perdana 2 season is the inaugural season of Liga Perdana 2. A total of eight teams participated in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152210-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 2\nThe lowest four teams from playoff round for Liga Perdana 1 were put into Liga Perdana 2 alongside PDRM, ATM, Negeri Sembilan Chempaka F.C and PKN Johor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152210-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 2\nThe season kicked off on 4 April 1998. Terengganu won the title and was promoted to Liga Perdana 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152210-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Perdana 2, Teams\nEight teams competing in the first season of Liga Perdana 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152211-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol\nThe 1998 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol, or 1998 FIBA South American League, was the third edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 4 February 1998 and finished on 12 May 1998. Defending champions Atenas won their second title, defeating Brazilian club Cougar Franca in the Grand Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152211-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol, Format\nTeams were split into four groups of four teams each, and played each other in a home-and-away round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination where the champion was decided.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 44], "content_span": [45, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152212-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Liga de F\u00fatbol Profesional Boliviano\nThe 1998 season of the Liga de F\u00fatbol Profesional Boliviano was the 41st season of top-tier football in Bolivia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152213-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lignes A\u00e9riennes Congolaises crash\nThe 1998 Lignes A\u00e9riennes Congolaises crash refers to a non-scheduled domestic Kindu\u2013Kinshasa passenger service that was shot down by rebel forces, just after takeoff from Kindu Airport, during climbout, on 10 October 1998. All 41 occupants of the aircraft perished in the incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152213-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lignes A\u00e9riennes Congolaises crash, Aircraft\nThe aircraft involved was a Lignes A\u00e9riennes Congolaises Boeing 727-30, registration 9Q-CSG, that had its maiden flight on 10 March 1965. The airframe was 33 years old at the time of the crash.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152213-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lignes A\u00e9riennes Congolaises crash, Description of the event\nThe Lignes A\u00e9riennes Congolaises Boeing 727-30 took off from Kindu Airport (KND/FZOA) on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to N'djili Airport in Kinshasa with 38 passengers and 3 crew on board. Only 3 minutes into the flight, the rear of the aircraft was struck by a Russian-made shoulder-fired Strela 2 surface-to-air missile. The captain attempted an emergency landing, but the 727 crashed into a dense jungle near Kindu. All 41 people on board perished.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152214-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lime Rock Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Lime Rock Grand Prix was the third round of the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season and was held over two separate rounds, a WSC class race and a GT class race. The two separate races took place on May 25, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152215-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Limerick East by-election\nA by-election was held in the D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann Limerick East constituency in Ireland on 11 March 1998. It followed the death of Labour Party Teachta D\u00e1la (TD) Jim Kemmy on 25 September 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152215-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Limerick East by-election\nThe election was won by Limerick City Councillor Jan O'Sullivan of the Labour Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152215-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Limerick East by-election\nAmong the candidates were Senator and Limerick County Councillor Mary Jackman, Limerick County Councillor Tim O'Malley, Limerick City Councillor John Ryan, Limerick City Councillor John Gilligan", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152215-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Limerick East by-election\nOn the same day, a by-election took place in Dublin North, both were the final occasions which Democratic Left contested by-elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152216-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1998 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152216-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 20 September 1998, Ahane won the championship after a 1-11 to 0-09 defeat of Patrickswell in the final. It was their 17th championship title overall and their first title since 1955.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152217-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships\nThe 1998 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 16 through March 29, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152217-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles\nEllis Ferreira /  Rick Leach defeated  Alex O'Brien /  Jonathan Stark 6\u20132, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 48], "content_span": [49, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152217-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez-Vicario /  Natasha Zvereva 6\u20132, 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152218-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but retired from their second round match this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152218-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nEllis Ferreira and Rick Leach won the title, defeating Alex O'Brien and Jonathan Stark 6\u20132, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152219-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nThomas Muster was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152219-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos won the title, defeating Andre Agassi 7\u20135, 6\u20133, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152219-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nAll thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152220-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by CHICHI7YT (talk | contribs) at 23:30, 15 November 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152220-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nArantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 6\u20132, 3\u20136, 6\u20133 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152220-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152221-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nMartina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152221-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nWilliams won in the final 2\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20131 against Anna Kournikova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152221-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152222-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Little League World Series\nThe 1998 Little League World Series took place from August 23\u201329 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Toms River, New Jersey, defeated Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan in the championship game of the 52nd Little League World Series. The title game was punctuated by a standout performance by future MLB Home Run Derby champion Todd Frazier, who went 4-for-4 with a lead-off home run, and was also the winning pitcher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152222-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Little League World Series, Champions Path\nThe Toms River East American LL lost five games before reaching the LLWS, losing once each in district, section, and state tournaments and twice in the East Region tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152223-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Liverpool City Council election\nElections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party took control of the council from the Labour party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152224-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge\nThe 84th running of the Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge cycling classic was held on 19 April 1998. It was the fourth leg of the 1998 UCI Road World Cup, coming between Paris\u2013Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race. Italian Michele Bartoli won the race, for the second year running, after a solo attack at 16\u00a0km (9.9\u00a0mi) from the finish. As in the previous edition, Frenchman Laurent Jalabert was second; Rodolfo Massi completed the podium. 102 of 193 riders finished the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152224-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge, Race Summary\nRussian Evgeni Berzin, winner of the  1994 Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge, moved away from the peloton after 200\u00a0km (120\u00a0mi) and held a maximum lead of one minute over the chasing pack. On the C\u00f4te de La Redoute, seven riders broke clear from the field: Michele Bartoli and Laurent Jalabert \u2013 winner and runner-up of 1997 \u2013 Frank Vandenbroucke, Michael Boogerd, Rodolfo Massi, Francesco Casagrande and Laurent Dufaux. Bartoli attacked  at 16\u00a0km (9.9\u00a0mi) from the finish and caught Berzin on the C\u00f4te de Sart Tilman in Angleur. Jalabert counterattacked in the final kilometres, but was unable to join Bartoli, who soloed to his second consecutive win in La Doyenne.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152225-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 London Broncos season\nThe 1998 London Broncos season was the nineteenth in the club's history and their third season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League III and finished in 7th place. The club also reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152225-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 London Broncos season, 1998 Challenge Cup\nThe London Broncos progressed to the semi finals of the Cup, before losing to the Wigan Warriors by 38\u20138 in a one-sided game at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152226-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 London Marathon\nThe 1998 London Marathon was the 18th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Spain's Abel Ant\u00f3n in a time of 2:07:57 hours and the women's race was won by Ireland's Catherina McKiernan in 2:26:26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152226-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 London Marathon\nIn the wheelchair races, Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:35:18) and Britain's Tanni Grey (2:02:01) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Frei's winning time was a course record by a margin of nearly four minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152226-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 London Marathon\nAround 96,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 42,228 had their applications accepted and 30,663 started the race. A total of 29,972 runners finished the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152227-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 London local elections\nLocal government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 7 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152227-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 London local elections\nThe 1998 Greater London Authority referendum was held in the same voting locations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152228-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lone Star 500\nThe 1998 Lone Star 500 was the tenth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on September 20, 1998 at the 1.50\u00a0mi (2.41\u00a0km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Open-wheel veteran John Paul Jr. earned his first win since the 1983 Michigan 500 in a race determined by attrition and fuel strategy. It would be Paul's only win in his IRL career and the only win for Byrd-Cunningham Racing in the series. Rookie Robby Unser scored his first and only podium as well as led the only laps in his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152228-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lone Star 500\nThe race saw many crashes and problems plague the usual frontrunners, including Arie Luyendyk (fuel pump), Eddie Cheever (engine malfunction), Scott Sharp (crash), Greg Ray (engine malfunction), and Tony Stewart (led 51 laps before an engine problem ended his race). By finishing 5th, points leader Kenny Br\u00e4ck maintained his comfortable lead in the points standings, all but ensuring he would be the next IRL champion in the next race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152228-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Lone Star 500, Report, Qualifying\nTwo laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 38], "content_span": [39, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152229-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Long Beach, California mayoral election\nThe 1998 Long Beach, California mayoral election was held on April 14, 1998 to elect the mayor of Long Beach, California. It saw the reelection of Beverly O'Neill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152230-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season\nThe 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 109th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 41st season in Los Angeles, California. It was the first season since the sale of the franchise from Peter O'Malley to the Fox Entertainment Group took effect. The new corporate executives would quickly anger Dodger fans when they bypassed General Manager Fred Claire and made one of the biggest trades in franchise history. They traded All-Star catcher Mike Piazza and starting third baseman Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for a package that included Gary Sheffield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152230-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season\nThe team on the field performed poorly under all the stress and soon Fox fired Claire and manager Bill Russell, replacing them with former Manager Tommy Lasorda, who was appointed interim GM and Minor League manager Glenn Hoffman who took over for Russell. The team limped along to finish in third place in the National League West and more changes were in the offing for the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152230-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball draft\nThe Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, only four of them would eventually play Major League baseball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152230-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball draft\nThe first round pick was outfielder Bubba Crosby from Rice University. He played nine games for the Dodgers before he was traded to the New York Yankees, where he was a part-time player for three seasons. He hit .216 in 205 games in the Majors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152230-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball draft\nThis draft also included pitcher Scott Proctor (5th round) from Florida State University and catcher David Ross (7th round) from the University of Florida. Proctor was a relief pitcher in the Majors, who played in seven seasons (two for the Dodgers) and was 18-16 with a 4.78 ERA in 307 games (most prominently with the New York Yankees). Ross was primarily a backup catcher during his two decade career which began in 2002 and ended in 2016.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152231-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards\nThe 24th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1998, were voted on in December 1998. The awards were presented Jan. 20 1999 at the Bel Age Hotel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152232-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Los Angeles Sparks season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the second for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks missed out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. It would be the last season they missed the playoffs until the 2007 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152233-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team\nThe 1998 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Gary Crowton, the team compiled an 6\u20136 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152234-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Louisville Cardinals football team\nThe 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by John L. Smith and played their home games in the newly completed Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The team ended the season with a record of 7\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152235-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lower Saxony state election\nThe 1998 Lower Saxony state election was held on 1 March 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Gerhard Schr\u00f6der was returned with an increased majority. Schr\u00f6der was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152235-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Lower Saxony state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the 13th Landtag of Lower Saxony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152236-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Lunar New Year Cup\nThe 1998 Lunar New Year Cup (a.k.a. Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (28 January and 31 January 1998).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152237-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix (formally the VI Gro\u00dfer Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg) was a Formula One motor race held at the N\u00fcrburgring, N\u00fcrburg, Germany on 27 September 1998. It was the fifteenth and penultimate race of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 67-lap race was won by Mika H\u00e4kkinen driving for the McLaren team. Michael Schumacher finished second driving a Ferrari car, with David Coulthard third in the other McLaren.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152237-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix, Report\nWith two races remaining of the season, McLaren's Mika H\u00e4kkinen and Ferrari's Michael Schumacher were battling for the drivers title; they were level on 80 points with H\u00e4kkinen ahead on countback. However the momentum was with Schumacher who had won the previous race at Monza, whereas H\u00e4kkinen had not won a race since the German Grand Prix four races earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152237-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix, Report\nFerrari locked out the front row with Schumacher on pole ahead of Eddie Irvine. H\u00e4kkinen qualified third. At the start Irvine passed Schumacher to take the lead, however he allowed his team leader past at the end of the first lap and then proceeded to hold up H\u00e4kkinen. The Finn passed the Ulsterman at the Veedol Chicane on lap 14 and began to close on Schumacher. The German pitted on lap 24, while H\u00e4kkinen stayed out until lap 28, emerging from his stop ahead of Schumacher albeit by less than a second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152237-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix, Report\nH\u00e4kkinen resisted pressure from Schumacher during the second stint and narrowly held on to his lead during the second round of pit stops. In the final stint H\u00e4kkinen pulled away from Schumacher, extending his lead to five seconds before easing off in the closing laps to take victory by 2.2 seconds from Schumacher, with the other McLaren of David Coulthard completing the podium having leapfrogged Irvine during the first round of pitstops. The win gave H\u00e4kkinen a four-point lead in the championship heading into the final race in Suzuka, meaning he would only need second place there to clinch his first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152238-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MAC Championship Game\nThe 1998 MAC Championship Game was the second conference championship game of the Mid-American Conference, and was played on December 4, 1998, at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia. The game featured a rematch of the 1997 game, between the East Division's Marshall Thundering Herd, and the West Division's Toledo Rockets. Marshall was heavily favored to win the game. Marshall defeated Toledo to claim their second consecutive conference title by a score of 23\u201317. During the game, Marshall starting quarterback Chad Pennington was hurt, and was replaced by Byron Leftwich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152239-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 1997\u201398 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and the top eight MAC teams invited to participate. No teams received byes in the tournament. Ball State, the MAC West Division co-champion, received the number one seed in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152240-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MFS Pro Tennis Championships\nThe 1998 MFS Pro Tennis Championships, also known as the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 70th edition of the tournament and was held from August  24 through August 30, 1998. Michael Chang won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152240-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MFS Pro Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles\nJacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Chris Haggard /  Jack Waite, 6\u20133, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152241-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash\nThe 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash was a domestic flight that crashed on 26 May 1998, killing all on board. The flight departed Erdenet Airport at approximately 09:17 on a flight to M\u00f6r\u00f6n, with 26 passengers and 2 crew. Approximately 13 minutes after departure, while the plane was climbing to cruising altitude, it struck the top of a 6,500 ft mountain, killing all passengers and crew. Of the 26 passengers, 14 were adults and 12 were children.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152241-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash, The aircraft\nThe Harbin Y-12, registration JU-1017 (cn 0064), first flew in 1992. The aircraft was designed to hold only 19 passengers, but a government representative said the plane was not overloaded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152242-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series\nThe 1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the sixth edition of the championship, a best-of-eight series between the All-Star teams from Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), then-called All-Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152242-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series\nMLB won the series by 6\u20132\u20130 and Sammy Sosa was named MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152242-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series\nThis is the first - and as of 2014, the only series that was solely held at the Tokyo Dome", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152243-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MLS All-Star Game\nThe 1998 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 3rd Major League Soccer All-Star Game, played on August 2, 1998, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. A team of United States all-stars, MLS USA, beat a team of International MLS all-stars, MLS World, by a score of 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152243-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MLS All-Star Game\nThe 1998 MLS All-Star Game was preceded by a Women's international friendly match between the United States and Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152244-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MLS College Draft\nThe 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 31 and February 1, 1998. The College Draft was followed by the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152244-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MLS College Draft, Format\nOn Saturday, January 31, 1998, Major League Soccer held the first round of its 1998 college draft during the halftime of the Umbro Select All-Star Classic at Lockhart Stadium. The second and third rounds took place Sunday morning at the Airport Hilton in Fort Lauderdale. The 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft took place that afternoon at the same location.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152245-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MLS Supplemental Draft\nThe 1998 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft was held on February 1, 1998, at the Airport Hilton in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152245-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MLS Supplemental Draft, Format\nMajor League Soccer held a professional player combine in Fort Lauderdale the last week of January 1998. On Saturday, January 31, 1998, the league held the first round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. The second and third rounds of the college draft concluded Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon, February 1, 1998, the league held its supplemental draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152246-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Europe Music Awards\nThe 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Assago, near Milan, Italy. The ceremony was hosted by former Playboy model, actress and comedian, Jenny McCarthy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152246-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Europe Music Awards\nOn this year 6 new categories were introduced including the MTV Selects; UK and Ireland, Northern, Central and Southern. The big winner of the night were the Spice Girls and Madonna with two awards. Mel C, alias Sporty Spice, and Emma Bunton, known as Baby Spice, collected the trophy on behalf of the group. On receiving the award, Mel C shouted: \"We've done it again\". \"And a big hello from the other two\", she added, referring to Mel B and Victoria Adams, both of whom were pregnant and did not attend the ceremony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152247-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Movie Awards\nThe 1998 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 81]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152247-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Song from a Movie\n\"Men in Black\" by Will Smith \u2014 Men in Black", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152247-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Dance Sequence\nMike Myers \u2014 \"Soul Bossa Nova\" (from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 50], "content_span": [51, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards\nThe 1998 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 10, 1998, honoring the best music videos from June 17, 1997, to June 12, 1998. The show was hosted by Ben Stiller at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards\nMadonna was the most successful winner and nominee of the night, winning six awards out of a total nine nominations: five (out of eight) for \"Ray of Light\", including Video of the Year and Best Female Video, and one for \"Frozen\" (its only nomination). Other than Madonna, only Will Smith and The Prodigy won multiple awards that night, winning two apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards\nWith regard to nominations, the two biggest nominees aside from Madonna were alt-rock band Garbage and rapper Will Smith. Smith split his nominations between two videos:  \"Gettin' Jiggy wit It\" (five) and \"Just the Two of Us\" (one), each of which earned a Moonman. In contrast, Garbage received all eight nominations for \"Push It\" but went home completely empty-handed at the end of the night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards\nThe mesh dress that actress Rose McGowan wore to the award show was the subject of much media attention following the awards. The dress went on to become one of the most iconic and controversial outfits in the history of the VMA's.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Promotion\nIn the weeks before the awards ceremony, MTV \"hacked\" its own website intentionally and graffitied the words \"JF Was Here\" across the page, at the same time that the British hacker JF was under investigation by Scotland Yard for the milw0rm hacktivist attacks. Hundreds of pages hosted on MTV.com sported the new JF logo, including one page that read, \"JF was here, greets to milw0rm\". MTV later confirmed that the alleged JF \"hack\" was a publicity stunt to promote the appearance of a commentator named Johnny Fame at their upcoming awards show. Many were puzzled by the apparent hack committed by JF since the hacker was \"known for relatively high ethical standards.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Best Video from a Film\nAerosmith \u2013 \"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing\" (from Armageddon)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 64], "content_span": [65, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Best Choreography in a Video\nMadonna \u2013 \"Ray of Light\" (Choreographers: Madonna and Jonas \u00c5kerlund)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 70], "content_span": [71, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Best Special Effects in a Video\nMadonna \u2013 \"Frozen\" (Special Effects: Steve Murgatroyd, Dan Williams, Steve Hiam, and Anthony Walsham)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 73], "content_span": [74, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Viewer's Choice\nPuff Daddy and the Family (featuring The LOX, Lil' Kim, The Notorious B.I.G. and Fuzzbubble \u2013 \"It's All About the Benjamins (rock remix)\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152248-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, International Viewer's Choice Awards, MTV India\nLata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan \u2013 \"Dil To Pagal Hai\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 89], "content_span": [90, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152249-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Macau Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was the 45th Macau Grand Prix race to be held on the streets of Macau on 22 November 1998. It was the fifteenth edition for Formula Three cars. Peter Dumbreck of the TOM'S team won the two-leg aggregate 30-lap race by three-thousands of a second (about 12\u00a0cm (120\u00a0mm)) over Paul Stewart Racing driver Ricardo Maur\u00edcio, the closest margin of victory in the history of the Macau Grand Prix and one of the closest in motor racing history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152250-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Macedonian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Macedonia on 18 October 1998, with a second round on 1 November. VMRO-DPMNE emerged as the largest party, winning 49 of the 120 seats, and later formed a coalition government with Democratic Alternative and the Democratic Party of Albanians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152250-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Macedonian parliamentary election, Electoral system\nA new electoral law was passed prior to the election, replacing the system in which 120 members of the Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies, with one in which 35 were elected by proportional representation at the national level, and 85 elected in single member constituencies. In the single-member constituencies, candidates had to receive 50% of votes cast and 33% of the total number of registered voters to win in the first round. If no candidate achieved this requirement, a second round was held between the two candidates with the most votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152250-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Macedonian parliamentary election, Electoral system\nThis was the only election to use this system. Prior to the 2002 elections it was replaced by a system in which the country was divided into six constituencies that elected 20 members each by proportional representation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152251-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\nElections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152251-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\nThese were the last elections to the legislative assembly having 320 seats before Madhya Pradesh was divided into two parts. Chhattisgarh (90 Seats) & Madhya Pradesh (230 Seats).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152251-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, The Kanshiram - BSP twist\nBJP was constantly picking up pace electorally in the aftermath of the Ayodhya Demolition and so was BSP under the charismatic leadership of Kanshiram who was leading a silent revolution among the Dalits, Tribals and OBCs for electorally capturing power in the government and to work for self upliftment, both the parties were a concern for the congress, but not BJP as much as the BSP was, this may seem ridiculous; but the simple reason is the vote base of Congress and BSP is the same, both the parties appeal to the same voters, which means even a fractional shift of voters from Congress to BSP would have costed Congress many seats. The fiercely contested election can be understood by the fact that the vote difference of Congress and the BJP was merely '1.31%' which roughly translates to around 3 lakh votes in the state of 4.5 crore eligible voters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 76], "content_span": [77, 936]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152251-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, The Kanshiram - BSP twist\nIn a surprise to all, Kanshiram during his election rally announced that \"BJP was jumping with happiness that Kanshiram would fight elections in Madhya Pradesh without any alliance, that's why I have decided only to contest election in those seats in which we can damage Congress, enough to win the seat and in the rest of seats I would ask you all to vote for the strongest party against BJP, we have to not let them win the elections\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 76], "content_span": [77, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152251-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, The Kanshiram - BSP twist\nTrue to his words, BSP fought elections only on 170 seats as compared to 286 of the last elections, retaining all the 11 seats they won last election. Many people believe that if BSP would have fought elections on all the seats, Congress would have definitely lost. Thus, in a way Kanshiram gifted the state to the Congress, even if it meant their vote percentage would go down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 76], "content_span": [77, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152252-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 14 June 1998 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152252-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 80], "content_span": [81, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152253-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maidstone Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152254-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maine Black Bears football team\nThe 1998 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Jack Cosgrove. The Black Bears finished the season 6\u20135, 3\u20135 in conference play, to finish tied for third in the New England Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152254-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Maine Black Bears football team, Previous season\nThe Black Bears finished the 1997 season with a record of 5\u20136, with a 4\u20134 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference to finish in a tie for second place in the New England Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152255-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maine gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Independent Governor Angus King sought a second and final term as governor. King faced off against former United States Congressman James B. Longley Jr., the Republican nominee; attorney Thomas J. Connolly, the Democratic nominee; and several other independent candidates, including Green candidate Pat LaMarche, who would later serve as the Green Party's Vice Presidential nominee in the 2004 presidential election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152255-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Maine gubernatorial election\nThis election was the first since 1982 in which the winning candidate received greater than 50% of the vote. This was not achieved again until 2018. As of 2021, this is the last time a third-party or independent candidate won the governorship of Maine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152256-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\nThe 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 69th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 7, 1998, at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, the home of the Colorado Rockies of the National League. The first All-Star contest played in the Mountain Time Zone, the game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-8. It remains the highest-scoring All-Star Game in MLB history. Also, it was the last MLB All Star Game not to be held on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of July, it was held on the 1st Tuesday of July, and thus the earliest ASG held since then.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152256-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\nThe pregame ceremony honored the United States Air Force Academy who provided the five-man color guard, flag presentations, and, at the end of country music singer Faith Hill's performance of the U.S. National Anthem, the flyover ceremonies. Hill's National Anthem performance was preceded by actress Gloria Reuben's performance of The Canadian National Anthem.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152256-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\nTwelve-year-old Elias Kurts was given the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch, the first \"non-celebrity\" so honored.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152256-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rosters\nPlayers in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152257-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball draft\nThe 1998 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152258-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball expansion\nThe 1998 Major League Baseball expansion resulted in the establishment of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s 29th and 30th teams beginning play for the 1998 season. After initiating an expansion committee in March 1994, 27 groups representing nine cities submitted bids for the proposed expansion teams. After a yearlong process, on March 9, 1995, the league awarded the National League franchise to Phoenix and the American League franchise to Tampa Bay. The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (currently the Tampa Bay Rays), would subsequently begin play for the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152258-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball expansion, History\nWith the successes of the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins following the 1993 expansion, Major League Baseball by 1994 was looking to expand again from 28 to 30 teams. On March 2, 1994, MLB created an expansion committee to evaluate the feasibility of expansion. Although both Phoenix and Tampa Bay were believed to be overwhelming favorites for the franchises, other cities were invited to bid for the proposed franchises.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152258-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball expansion, History\nThe committee was headed by Boston Red Sox General Partner John Harrington, with others serving on the committee including Bill Giles of the Philadelphia Phillies, Jerry Reinsdorf of the Chicago White Sox, George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees, Stanton Cook of the Chicago Cubs, Richard Jacobs of the Cleveland Indians, Stan Kasten of the Atlanta Braves, the president of the National League, Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., and the president of the American League, Bobby Brown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152258-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball expansion, History\nBy June, the league announced that all cities with interest in the proposed franchises should submit their intentions by June 24. By June 30, the committee released the nine communities that submitted information to MLB for the proposed franchises. Buffalo, Nashville, Northern Virginia, Orlando, Phoenix, Tampa Bay and Vancouver placed expansion requests. Other cities mentioned as potential expansion locations which did not officially submit an application to the league included Charlotte and Washington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152258-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball expansion, History\nAfter whittling down the field to four finalists (Northern Virginia, Orlando, Phoenix and Tampa Bay), MLB announced Phoenix and Tampa Bay as the two expansion franchises on March 9, 1995. Announced to begin play for the 1998 season, each ownership group paid a $130 million expansion fee to enter the league. The ownership groups paid $32 million in July 1995, $25 million in July 1996, $40 million in July 1997 and $33 million in November 1997. In addition, the two expansion teams gave away their rights to $5 million from baseball's central fund for each of the five years following expansion (1998\u20132002).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152258-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball expansion, History\nThe adding of the 29th and 30th team caused the American League and the National League to have fifteen teams each. Because of the odd number of teams, only seven games could possibly be scheduled in each league on any given day. Thus, one team in each league would have to be idle on any given day. This would have made it difficult for scheduling, in terms of travel days and the need to end the season before October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152258-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball expansion, History\nIn order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry an even number of teams, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central - it was ultimately then-acting Commissioner Bud Selig (who at the time also owned the Milwaukee Brewers) who agreed to have his own franchise change leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152258-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball expansion, History\nThe 1998 expansion remains the most recent to be conducted in Major League Baseball. MLB would later reverse the imbalance created by the 1998 expansion when, following the sale of the Houston Astros, the new owners agreed to move their franchise to the American League. Following that transaction, MLB consequently altered its season structure so as to include interleague play throughout the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase\nThe 1998 Major League Baseball home run chase was the race between first baseman Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals, and right fielder Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs that resulted in McGwire and Sosa breaking Roger Maris's long-standing and highly coveted record of 61 home runs. McGwire broke Maris's record on September 8 against the Cubs and finished with 70 home runs. Sosa finished with 66.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase\nSeveral players had come close to breaking Maris's record in the years before 1998. Before the 1994 season was cut short by a labor dispute, Matt Williams of the San Francisco Giants and Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners were both on a pace which threatened Maris's record: they hit 43 and 40 home runs respectively in a season which was shortened by approximately 50 of the scheduled 162 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase\nIn 1995, Albert Belle became the first player since Cecil Fielder in 1990 to hit 50 home runs in a season. Belle was only the 4th player in the previous three decades to reach the 50 home run milestone (George Foster hit 52 in 1977, following Willie Mays in 1965).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase\nIn 1996, Brady Anderson of the Baltimore Orioles hit 50 home runs, twice the number he hit during any other season. Of more note was Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics, who first drew attention by hitting a league-leading 52 home runs that season while only playing in 130 games. The 1997 home run chase featured McGwire and Griffey, but neither reached it that year. It was during that season that full-fledged interest over the record kicked in as both players were on record pace well into the summer. McGwire finished the 1997 season with 58 home runs following his mid-season trade to the St. Louis Cardinals, besting Griffey's total of 56 that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nSpeculation on the potential of McGwire or Griffey breaking Roger Maris' home run record was a popular story heading into spring training, and was even promoted by MLB itself, in an effort to draw fans back to the game who felt disenfranchised by the 1994 strike and cancellation of the World Series. With the spotlight still on Griffey and McGwire (entering his first full season as a Cardinal), the latter opened the 1998 season by hitting home runs in each of his first four games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nMcGwire would ultimately find himself ahead of record pace for all but two games of the season; his pace hit a low of 58.9 on May 7 following a five-game drought. After hitting 16 home runs in May (only two short of Rudy York's ill-fated record of 18 home runs in August 1937), McGwire led the league with 27 home runs, ahead of Griffey's 19 and on pace for more than 80.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nJune, however, would be Sosa's month to catch up. His 13 home runs entering the month represented less than half of rival McGwire's total. Sosa had his first of four multi-home run games that month on June 1, and went on to break Rudy York's record with 20 home runs in the month of June, a record that still stands. By the end of his historic month, the outfielder's 33 home runs tied him with Griffey and left him only four behind McGwire's 37.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nThe three remained competitive entering August, a period which saw McGwire go on a season-high eight-game home run drought. After hitting a home run on August 8, McGwire's lead had dwindled to two, his 46 home runs just above Sosa's 44 and Griffey's 41. His relative lull in production continued, hitting only three home runs over the next ten days. His pace at the end of August 18, 61.9 would be his lowest for the rest of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nOn August 19, he returned to form, hitting two home runs and beginning the stretch that would see him hit 23 home runs in his final 39 games. Sosa, meanwhile, had followed up his 20 home runs in June with a combined total of only 22 for July and August. At the end of the month, however, the two sluggers were locked at 55 home runs, putting them on pace for about 65 in total and, for the first time in 37 years, leaving the single-season home run record in imminent jeopardy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nThey were also each one short of Hack Wilson's National league record. By this point, Griffey's total of 47 home runs left him well behind the pace of his two rivals, indicating that even in the event he could pass Maris's total, it would be unlikely that he would also be able to beat McGwire and Sosa. Griffey would finish the season with 56 home runs, matching his total from the previous season but still 5 home runs short of Marris' record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nMcGwire began September with four home runs in his first two games against the Florida Marlins and took back the lead, 59\u201356. His September 5 home run set the stage for one of baseball's classic moments, as he sat on 60 home runs entering a two-game set against Sosa's Chicago Cubs. On September 7, McGwire hit a Mike Morgan pitch 430 feet to become the first player since 1961 to hit 61 home runs in a season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nThe next day, September 8, 1998, in a nationally-televised game against Sosa's Cubs and with members of the Maris family in attendance, he hit Steve Trachsel's pitch 341 feet - his shortest home run of the season - just over the left field wall, breaking the record for the most home runs ever hit in a single season. The ball did not even make it to the stands, and was caught by Tim Forneris, who worked as a member of the Busch Stadium grounds crew while attending law school at Saint Louis University.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0007-0002", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nForneris declined multiple million-dollar offers to sell the ball and instead gave it to McGwire. In what was a show of both admiration as well as respect, Mark Grace, the Cubs first baseman shared a half-hug high five as McGwire rounded first, and after he touched home, Sosa charged in from right field and engaged McGwire in a celebratory embrace.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nAfterwards, however, McGwire went six consecutive games without a home run, allowing Sosa to tie him again at 62 after hitting four home runs in three games against the Milwaukee Brewers. The two battled back and forth for the lead, and entering the final series of the season on September 25, were tied at 65 home runs. Sosa hit a 462-foot home run off Houston Astros pitcher Jos\u00e9 Lima for his 66th home run of the season. McGwire, however, would hit five home runs against five different pitchers during a Cardinals homestand against the Montreal Expos, and would set the single-season MLB home run record at 70 with a 370-foot home run off Carl Pavano.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 725]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Breaking the record\nThroughout the season, Sosa gave a \"V\" sign after every home run, dedicating it to the memory of Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray, who died that February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Aftermath\nThe Cardinals, despite McGwire's efforts, finished the season 83\u201379, 3rd place in the Central and behind division rival Chicago who finished 90\u201373, earning them 2nd in the Central and a wild card berth. In winning the NL MVP award, Sosa finished with a .308 batting average, 66 home runs, and 158 RBI, besting McGwire, who finished with a .299 batting average, 70 home runs, and 147 RBI. The Cubs, however, were swept in the first round of the 1998 playoffs by the Atlanta Braves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 59], "content_span": [60, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Aftermath\nIn 2001, only three years after McGwire and Sosa finally toppled Maris's record, the mark fell again, this time to San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds. Bonds broke the record on October 5 against Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers and, two days later, hit his 73rd home run of the season off the Dodgers pitcher Dennis Springer. Bonds' record continues to stand today.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 59], "content_span": [60, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Aftermath\nThe '97 and '98 home run record chases are widely credited by sports analysts as having restored Major League Baseball among its fan base in the preceding years, as many had lost interest and felt betrayed by the strike in 1994, although others contest this.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 59], "content_span": [60, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Aftermath\nThe embrace, along with the constant praising of one another between McGwire and Sosa was spoofed in the fall of 1998 on Saturday Night Live by Will Ferrell (as McGwire) and Tracy Morgan (as Sosa) who try to one-up praising each other endlessly and then begin to slow-dance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 59], "content_span": [60, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Aftermath, Steroid controversy\nThe Sosa-McGwire home run chase occurred during the steroid era. Bonds' record still stands, though the controversy over possible use of performance-enhancing drugs by McGwire and Sosa gained momentum when Bonds hit his 73 home runs despite having never hit as many as 50 in any other season. In the Congressional Hearing on Steroids, McGwire stated that any answer he gave regarding his alleged steroid use would not be believed by the public at-large anyway. Sosa seemed to not understand the questions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 80], "content_span": [81, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Aftermath, Steroid controversy\nBonds has also been linked to steroids. He admitted to taking them, but he claims that he did not know what he was taking was steroids. Bonds and Sosa have been linked to illegal use of steroids in the Mitchell Report and other sources. McGwire has never been named by any official investigation; however, on January 11, 2010, McGwire admitted to Bob Costas of the MLB Network that he did take steroids throughout his career, including during the 1998 season where he broke the record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 80], "content_span": [81, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152259-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase, Home run log\nThe following table outlines home runs that Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa hit during 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 62], "content_span": [63, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152260-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball season\nThe 1998 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees sweeping the San Diego Padres in the World Series, after they had won a then AL record 114 regular season games. The Yankees finished with 125 wins for the season (regular season and playoffs combined), which remains the MLB record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152260-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball season\nThe 1998 season was marked by MLB\u2019s expansion to 30 teams (16 in the NL, 14 in the AL), with two new teams\u2013the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the American League\u2013added. To keep the leagues with even numbers of teams while allowing both leagues to have a new team, the Milwaukee Brewers were moved from the American League Central Division to the National League Central Division. The Detroit Tigers were shifted from the American League East to the American League Central, while the Devil Rays were added to the American League East.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152260-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball season\nThe Diamondbacks were added to the National League West, making the NL have more teams than the AL for the first time (this arrangement would last until the end of the 2012 season, when the Houston Astros moved from the National to the American League for 2013, giving each league 15 teams).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152260-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball season\nThe biggest story of the season was the historic chase of the single-season home run record held at the time by Roger Maris. Initially, the St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire and Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners started the season on a pace to both break Maris' record. In June, the chase was joined by the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, who broke the decades-old record of Rudy York for most home runs in a calendar month with 20 that month. Eventually, Griffey fell off the record pace, but still ended with 56 homers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152260-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball season\nBoth McGwire and Sosa broke the record in September, with McGwire ultimately finishing with 70 homers to Sosa's 66. McGwire's record would last only three years, with Barry Bonds hitting 73 in 2001. The 1998 season was also the first in MLB history with four players hitting 50 or more homers, with Greg Vaughn of the San Diego Padres hitting 50. In a postscript to the record chase, both McGwire and Sosa have since been widely accused of having used performance-enhancing drugs during that period, and McGwire would admit in 2010 that he had used steroids during the record-setting season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152260-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball season\nThe defending World Series champions Florida Marlins finished last in the NL East Division at 54-108, making it the first, and only, time that a team went from winning the World Series one year to finishing with 100 or more losses and last in their division the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152260-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Baseball season, Postseason\nThis was the first season in which teams were seeded by their respective win-loss record within their respective leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152261-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Soccer season\nThe 1998 Major League Soccer season was the third season of Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion played their inaugural seasons as the first two MLS expansion teams. Chicago would become the first expansion team to win the MLS Cup and the first to win it in the inaugural year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152261-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Major League Soccer season, International Competition\nFirst leg played at RFK StadiumSecond leg played at Lockhart Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152262-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Majorca Open\nThe 1998 Majorca Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Majorca, Spain. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September to 5 October 1998. Eighth-seeded Gustavo Kuerten won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152262-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Majorca Open, Finals, Doubles\nPablo Albano /  Daniel Orsanic defeated  Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k /  David Rikl 7\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152263-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Majorca Open \u2013 Doubles\nKarim Alami and Juli\u00e1n Alonso were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Alami did not participate this year. Alonso partnered Carlos Moy\u00e1, losing in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152263-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Majorca Open \u2013 Doubles\nPablo Albano and Daniel Orsanic won in the final 7\u20136, 6\u20133, against Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k and David Rikl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152264-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Majorca Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152265-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Makarska International Championships\nThe 1998 Makarska International Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Makarska in Croatia that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural and only edition of the tournament and was held from April 13 through April 19, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152265-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Makarska International Championships, Winners, Women's Doubles\nTina Kri\u017ean /  Katarina Srebotnik defeated  Karin Kschwendt /  Evgenia Kulikovskaya 7\u20136, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 67], "content_span": [68, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152266-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Makarska International Championships \u2013 Doubles\nTina Kri\u017ean and Katarina Srebotnik won in the final 7\u20136, 6\u20131 against Karin Kschwendt and Evgenia Kulikovskaya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152266-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Makarska International Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152267-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Makarska International Championships \u2013 Singles\nKv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20131 against Fang Li.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152267-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Makarska International Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152268-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Malagasy constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in Madagascar on 25 March 1998. The proposed amendments would allow the president to dissolve parliament, and divide the country into six provinces. It was narrowly approved by just 50.96% of voters, with a 70% turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152269-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Malagasy parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 17 May 1998. AREMA, the party led by President Didier Ratsiraka, emerged as the largest faction in the National Assembly, winning 63 of the 150 seats. However, independent candidates won more votes than any party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152270-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 April 1998 at the Johor Circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152270-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 83], "content_span": [84, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152271-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maldivian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in the Maldives on 16 October 1998. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 90.9% of voters, with a turnout of 76%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152272-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Malpa landslide\nThe Malpa landslide was one of the worst landslides in India. On 18 August 1998 at 3.00 a.m., massive landslides wiped away the entire village of Malpa in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, then in Uttar Pradesh in Kali Valley of Higher Kumaon division of the Himalayas. The rockfall started on 16 August bringing down huge rocks which initially killed three mules. A total of 221 people died, including 60 Hindu pilgrims traveling to Tibet as part of \"Kailash Manas Sarovar Yatra\". One noted death was that of the Indian dancer Protima Bedi. The rockfall continued till 21 August. As the area lies in a seismic zone, the earthquakes of 1979 and 1980 may have been the underlying cause, as was attributed by a report of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 788]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152272-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Malpa landslide, Causes of landslide\nThe landslide generated around one million cubic meters of rock fall and debris flow. This debris partially blocked the Sharda River. The landslide prevailed mostly due to steep, almost vertical, slopes of rock above the valley. In addition to the slopes, the proximity of the rock mass to major tectonic plates, major rainfall into the porous rock, and stress on the rock formations all contributed to the landslide. Natural disasters in the area have been attributed to \u2033unplanned construction and urbanization on the fluvial and un-consolidated materials produced by active faults/thrusts in various sectors.\u2033", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152272-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Malpa landslide, Causes of landslide\nThe slide demonstrated the distressed state of rock in the Himalayan region because of the drift of the Indian plate northward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152273-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Malta Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Malta Grand Prix was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place at the New Dolmen Hotel in Bu\u0121ibba, Malta in December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152273-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Malta Grand Prix\nStephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating Ken Doherty 7\u20136 in the final. The highest break, a 104, was compiled by Doherty in his quarter-final match against Jimmy White.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152273-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Malta Grand Prix, Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152274-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Malta International Football Tournament\nThe 1998 Malta International Football Tournament  (known as the Rothmans Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth edition of the Malta International Tournament. The competition was played between 6 and 10 February, with games hosted at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152275-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Malta Open darts\n1998 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152276-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maltese general election\nGeneral elections were held in Malta on 5 September 1998. The result was a victory for the Nationalist Party, which won 35 of the 65 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152277-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Manchester City Council election\nElections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. A vacancy each in Ardwick and Harpurhey were also being contested. There were two Labour candidates for Barlow Moor ward, the result of de-selected Labour Councillor Arthur Maloney securing an official Labour Party nomination before he was replaced by a new candidate. The Independent Labour candidates stood as Labour Peace 2000. Overall turnout was 20.5%, with Labour retaining control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152277-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Manchester City Council election, Election result\nAfter the election, the composition of the council was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152278-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Manila blackmail incident\nThe 1998 Manila blackmail incident is said to have occurred in Binondo Manila, Philippines when police officers allegedly abducted and blackmailed 7 Chinese citizens suspected of drug trafficking on December 30, 1998. It is said that two Chinese Hong Kong citizens were killed when the ransom money was not met.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152278-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Manila blackmail incident, Alleged incident\nIn 1998 two police anti-drug groups, the Presidential Anti- Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) and the PNP Narcotics Group began operation. In the course of its operations seven Chinese people were captured. Three of them were from Hong Kong, Chong Hiu-ming (\u838a\u66c9\u660e), Wong Kam-chong (\u9ec3\u9326\u660c) and Chan Ga-cung (\u9673\u5bb6\u8070). They were said to be subjects of anti-drug operations and of cooperation between Philippine law enforcement authorities and the Hong Kong Narcotics Bureau. Documents the Inquirer has had since 2008 and Mary Ong, alias Rosebud, say Chong and Wong were detained and abducted for ransom. Ong also says they were heavily tortured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 686]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152278-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Manila blackmail incident, Alleged incident\nIt is said that after many months, in March 1999 Chong Hiu-ming's family paid 380,000 yuan and Chong was released. The other two Hong Kong citizens were both killed off in 1999. Specifically, Chan was killed because his wife could not meet the ransom of 50 million peso.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152278-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Manila blackmail incident, Alleged incident\nMary Ong said former Nargroup Superintendent John Campos, who is said to have been her lover, was poised to tell all he knew about the operation when he too was killed in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152278-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Manila blackmail incident, Aftermath\nThe PNP claimed that from July 1998 to June 2000 the PAOCTF reduced kidnapping cases by 29 percent, rescued 94 victims, arrested 73, and prosecuted 125 suspects. It also said 30 kidnapping cases were solved immediately and P11.3 million and $60,000 in ransom money were recovered by the task force nationwide. Panfilo Lacson, the PAOCTF and PNP chief at the time, went on to run for president and was widely preferred by the Filipino-Chinese community. The PAOCTF and PNP Narcotics Group no longer exist.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152278-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Manila blackmail incident, Aftermath\nIn 2001 the wives of Chong and Wong asked the Philippine and Chinese government to get the case moving, but it went nowhere due to lack of treaty between the two countries. Hong Kong's sovereignty was returned to China in 1997, a year before the case happened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152279-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Manitoba municipal elections\nThe 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152279-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Manitoba municipal elections, Cities, Brandon\nSource: Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 1998, A13, 113 of 121 polls reporting. The final results did not significantly change Atkinson's margin of victory. It is not clear if any of the council or school board results (listed below) are also incomplete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152279-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Manitoba municipal elections, Towns, Neepawa\nElectors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152279-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Manitoba municipal elections, Rural municipalities, Rockwood\nSource:  Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 1998, A13. The results in the Free Press list all candidates in alphabetical order, and do not indicate which candidates ran in specific wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152279-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Manitoba municipal elections, Rural municipalities, Rockwood\nPersoage appears to have replaced Neumann on council at some point between 1998 and 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152279-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Manitoba municipal elections, Villages, Waskada\nElectors could vote for four candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152279-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Manitoba municipal elections, Villages, Waskada\nResults are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 2 November 1998. The final official totals do not appear to have been significantly different.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152280-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maranh\u00e3o gubernatorial election\nThe Maranh\u00e3o gubernatorial election of 1998 was held in the Brazilian state of Maranh\u00e3o on October 4, alongside Brazil's general elections. PFL candidate, Roseana Sarney, was re-elected on October 4, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152281-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota\nThe 1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota was the nineteenth and final round of the 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series season. The race was held 1 November 1998, and was the 2nd running of the Marlboro 500 at California Speedway. It was won by Jimmy Vasser who passed Greg Moore at a final lap restart of a long race, which took well over 3 hours and also had many retirements. This marks the final Champ Car race for the Three Time World Champion Bobby Rahal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami\nThe 1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami was a CART race which happened at the Homestead Motorsports Complex. It happened on March 15, 1998. It was the 1st round of the 1998 CART season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 27\nTop 6: Greg Moore, Alex Zanardi, Michael Andretti, Christian Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran and Adrian Fernandez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 34\nFirst full course caution was out, as rookie Tony Kanaan had hit the wall in turn 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 57\nTop 6: Gil de Ferran, Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Christian Fittipaldi, Patrick Carpentier and Scott Pruett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 75\nSecond full course caution came out, as Paul Tracy \"brushed\" the wall in the backstretch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 82\nGreen flag. de Ferran leads, but, laps later, he lost the lead, due to a pitstop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 97\nTop 6: Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Gil de Ferran, Christian Fittipaldi, Dario Franchitti and Scott Pruett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 100\nThird full course caution, as another 1998 rookie had \"brushed\" the wall in turn 1: H\u00e9lio Castroneves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 116\nFourth full course caution came out as Mark Blundell was another victim of the wall. This time in turn 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152282-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Race, Lap 130\nFifth full course caution: Hiro Matsushita had hit the wall in turn 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152283-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team\nThe 1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Marshall's second season competing at the NCAA Division I-A level. The team won their second consecutive Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship and was invited to the Motor City Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152283-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Season\nIn the 1998 season Marshall was quarterbacked by future National Football League (NFL) starter Chad Pennington and featured future NFL player Doug Chapman as the starting running back. The team finished the season with an overall record of 12\u20131 repeated as champions of the MAC East Division with a 7\u20131 conference mark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 51], "content_span": [52, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152283-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Season\nMarshall met and defeated Toledo in the MAC Championship Game for the second year in a row. By virtue of the win they were invited to the Motor City Bowl where they played the Louisville Cardinals. Marshall won the game 48\u201329, marking the first bowl game victory in the history of Marshall football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 51], "content_span": [52, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152284-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maryland Terrapins football team\nThe 1998 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ron Vanderlinden, the Terrapins compiled a 3\u20138 record, finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 290 to 202. The team's statistical leaders included Ken Mastrole with 632 passing yards, LaMont Jordan with 906 rushing yards, and Jermaine Arrington with 366 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152285-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maryland gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor Parris Glendening sought re-election. Governor Glendening emerged victorious from the Democratic primary after defeating several candidates. Former State Delegate Ellen Sauerbrey, who was the 1994 Republican nominee for governor, ran again for governor and won her party's nomination. The election between Glendening and Sauerbrey four years prior was extremely contentious, and ended with the Sauerbrey campaign challenging the results. Ultimately, despite the controversial nature of the previous election, Governor Glendening comfortably beat back Sauerbrey's spirited challenge, winning his second and final term as governor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 767]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152286-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts elections\nA Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1998 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152286-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts elections\nDemocratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152286-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts elections, Statewide elections, Governor & Lieutenant Governor\nRepublicans Paul Cellucci and Jane M. Swift were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates Scott Harshbarger and Warren Tolman, and Libertarian candidates Dean Cook and Eli Israel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 81], "content_span": [82, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152286-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts elections, Statewide elections, Attorney General\nIncumbent Attorney General Scott Harshbarger did not run for re-election. Middlesex County District Attorney Thomas Reilly defeated State Senator Lois Pines in the Democratic primary and Middlesex County Sheriff Brad Bailey in the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 67], "content_span": [68, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152286-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts elections, Statewide elections, Secretary of the Commonwealth\nDemocrat William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth. He defeated Republican Dale C. Jenkins and Libertarian David Atkinson in the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 80], "content_span": [81, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152286-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts elections, Statewide elections, Treasurer and Receiver-General\nIncumbent Treasurer and Receiver-General Joe Malone did not run for re-election. Former State Representative Shannon P. O'Brien defeated Republican Robert Maginn and Libertarian Merton B. Baker in the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 81], "content_span": [82, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152286-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts elections, Auditor\nDemocrat A. Joseph DeNucci was re-elected Auditor. He defeated Republican Michael Duffy and Libertarian Carla Howell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152286-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts elections, Ballot questions\nThere were four statewide ballot questions, which the Massachusetts voters voted on this election. All were approved. There were also various local ballot questions around the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152287-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Acting Governor Paul Cellucci was elected to his first term as Governor of Massachusetts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152287-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Campaign\nThe race between Cellucci and Malone was acrimonious, with each candidate accusing the other of committing ethical violations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 81], "content_span": [82, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152287-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Results\nOn September 16, Cellucci defeated Malone to win his party's nomination.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 80], "content_span": [81, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152287-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign\nAfter Harshbarger's primary victory, many moderate Democrats who had voted for McGovern or Donnelly, chose to support the socially liberal, fiscally moderate Cellucci instead of the more liberal Harshbarger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 69], "content_span": [70, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152287-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Polling\nIn a January opinion poll, Cellucci lead Harshbarger 50%-30%. By August, Harshbarger had taken a 37%-35% lead over Cellucci.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 68], "content_span": [69, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152288-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters (snooker)\nThe 1998 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1 and 8 February 1998 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152288-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters (snooker)\nThe final frame of final between Mark Williams and Stephen Hendry turned into a re-spotted black for the first time since Ray Reardon and John Spencer in the first final in 1975. Hendry had led 9\u20136, before Williams tied it to 9\u20139. Williams was then trailing 56\u201334 in the final frame, when he potted the brown and the remaining colours to tie the scores in the match, after Hendry missed the brown. They then played seven shots on the black in a match similar to the 1985 World Championship final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. Hendry then missed a straight black across the nap in the middle pocket before Williams potted it on the top right pocket to claim his first Masters title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 713]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152288-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters (snooker), Field\nDefending champion Steve Davis was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ken Doherty seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Andy Hicks (ranked 19), and Jimmy White (ranked 21), who was the wild-card selection. Anthony Hamilton and Stephen Lee were making their debuts in the Masters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152288-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters (snooker), Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Winner: \u00a3145,000Runner-up: \u00a375,000", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152288-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters (snooker), Wild-card round\nIn the preliminary round, the wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152288-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters (snooker), Qualifying\nAndy Hicks won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1997 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152288-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters (snooker), Century breaks\nAndy Hicks, Stephen Lee and Darren Morgan scored their century breaks in the wild-card round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament\nThe 1998 Masters Tournament was the 62nd Masters Tournament, held from April 9\u201312 at Augusta National Golf Club. Mark O'Meara won his first major championship with a 20-foot (6\u00a0m) birdie putt on the final hole to win by one stroke over runners-up David Duval and Fred Couples. He birdied three of the final four holes in a final round 67 (\u22125).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament\nIn one of the most remarkable performances of his career, Jack Nicklaus tied for sixth place at the age of 58. His final round 68 (\u22124) yielded a 283 (\u22125), the lowest 72-hole score by a player over age 50 at the Masters. Nicklaus was in contention for the title until well into the back nine holes in the final round. It was his last serious run for a major championship, twelve years after his sixth Masters victory in 1986.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament\nIn his first Masters, David Toms shot a 29 (\u22127) on the back nine on Sunday, en route to a 64 (\u22128). He had six consecutive birdies on holes 12\u201317.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament\nO'Meara's win came in his 15th attempt at Augusta, setting a record for appearances before a victory. He had previously been considered one of the best players to never win a major. Later in July, he won the Open Championship and earned PGA Tour Player of the Year honors for 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament\nMatt Kuchar, a 19-year-old sophomore at Georgia Tech, was the low amateur at even-par 288 and tied for 21st place. The reigning U.S. Amateur champion, he carded a four-under 68 in the third round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Field\nTommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (9,12), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (9), Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal (9,10), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson (9), Tiger Woods (9,12,13), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Field\nErnie Els (9,10,12,13), Lee Janzen (11,13), Steve Jones (12,13), Corey Pavin", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Field\nJohn Daly, Tom Lehman (9,10,13), Justin Leonard (9,11,12,13), Greg Norman (12,13), Nick Price (4,9,12,13)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Field\nPaul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Steve Elkington (9,13), Davis Love III (9,10,11,12,13)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Field\nStuart Appleby (13), Mark Calcavecchia (12,13), Fred Funk, John Huston (12), Per-Ulrik Johansson, Tom Kite (11), Jesper Parnevik (12,13), Costantino Rocca, Vijay Singh (12,13), Jeff Sluman, Paul Stankowski (13), Tommy Tolles (10,13), Lee Westwood, Willie Wood", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Field\nBilly Andrade, Olin Browne, Stewart Cink (12,13), Jim Furyk (11,13), Jay Haas, Scott Hoch (11,12,13), Bradley Hughes, Jeff Maggert (11,13), Scott McCarron (12,13), Colin Montgomerie, David Ogrin, Bob Tway", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Field\nMichael Bradley, Billy Ray Brown, David Duval (13), David Frost, Bill Glasson (13), Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Billy Mayfair, Phil Mickelson (13), Frank Nobilo (13), Scott Simpson, David Toms", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Field\nDarren Clarke, Ignacio Garrido, Retief Goosen, Shigeki Maruyama, Masashi Ozaki", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round\nFirst round suspended by darkness; start was delayed by 90 minutes to get course playable after heavy rains Wednesday night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152289-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round\nAmateurs: Kuchar (+4), Kribel (+6), Watson (+13), Clark (+14), Bakst (+16).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152290-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters of Formula 3\nThe 1998 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the eighth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 9 August 1998. It was won by David Saelens, for ASM Fina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152290-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Masters of Formula 3, Format changes\nWith an entry of 47 cars, race organisers changed the format of qualifying to allow every driver a shot at qualifying for the Marlboro Masters itself. The field would be split into two groups; one for even-numbered cars and one for odd-numbered cars. Then there would be a qualifying session for each group, with that setting the grid for each group's qualification race. Each qualification race would see the top fourteen cars progressing through to the Marlboro Masters itself, with the pole position being awarded to the winner of the qualification race that was won in the quickest time. The remaining four cars would be made up from the highest qualifying drivers left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 716]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152291-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Maui Invitational Tournament\nThe 1998 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 15th time, from November 23 to November 25, 1998. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii and was won by the Syracuse Orange. It was the second title for both the program and for its head coach Jim Boeheim.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152292-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game\nThe 1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1998. The game was the 21st annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152292-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 1998 game\nThe game was telecast live by ESPN for the first time (CBS was the previous telecaster). Korleone Young participated in the dunk contest but a preexisting injury prevented him to play in the game. The game saw many dunks, something usual for all-star games, and several 3-point shots. The first 2 points were scored by Kris Lang from an alley oop pass by Dupay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152292-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 1998 game\nThe West led at halftime, but the East completed the comeback thanks to Jason Capel (16 points in the second half) and game MVP Ronald Curry who almost recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Other players who starred were JaRon Rush, Quentin Richardson (both had 19 points); Al Harrington and Rashard Lewis (17 points); and Erick Barkley (12 assists). Of the 24 players, 14 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. Three of them declared for the 1998 NBA Draft and were drafted out of high school: Al Harrington (25th overall), Rashard Lewis (32nd overall) and Korleone Young (40th overall).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152293-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship\nThe 1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 72nd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152293-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship\nBective were promoted after claiming the 1997 Meath Junior Football Championship title. This was their first ever period as an Intermediate club since being founded in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152293-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship\nOn 5 October 1998, Blackhall Gaels claimed their 1st Intermediate championship title after just 4 years of existence as a club when they defeated\u00a0??? 3-14 to 1-6 in the final at Pairc Tailteann.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152293-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes\nThe following teams have changed division since the 1997 championship season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 59], "content_span": [60, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152293-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage\nThere are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The 2 top finishers in Group A and B will qualify for the semi finals. First place in Group C and runners up in each group qualify for the quarter finals. In the event of two teams being level on points and only one qualification spot available, a playoff will be conducted to determine final placings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 58], "content_span": [59, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152293-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals\nThe teams in the semi finals are Group A and B winners along with the runners-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 71], "content_span": [72, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152294-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Senior Football Championship\nThe 1998 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 106th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 19 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152294-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Senior Football Championship\nNavan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Trim in the previous years final, but they exited to eventual champions St. Peter's Dunboyne this year at the quarter-final stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152294-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Senior Football Championship\nDunshaughlin were promoted after claiming the 1997 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their second Intermediate win and hence their second period as a Senior club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152294-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Senior Football Championship\nOn 11 October 1998, St. Peter's Dunboyne claimed their first Senior Championship title with a 0-9 to 0-5 win over Oldcastle in the final. Enda McManus raised the Keegan Cup for Dunboyne and also claimed the 'Man of the Match' award", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152294-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Senior Football Championship\nAt the end of the championship season, St. Michael's applied to the Meath County Board to be regraded to the 1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship after a series of poor results. This ended their nine-year stay in the senior grade since being promoted in 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152294-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team changes\nThe following teams have changed division since the 1998 championship season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152295-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election\nThe 1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 27 September 1998 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Berndt Seite. The SPD overtook the CDU as the largest party and chose not to continue the grand coalition. They subsequently formed a coalition with the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), and SPD leader Harald Ringstorff was elected Minister-President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152295-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152296-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland\nThe 1998 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland was the tenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 12, 1998, at the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. The race, once again was won by defending champion Alex Zanardi, who dominated the race once he passed his teammate and polesitter Jimmy Vasser (who was suffering from gearbox problems) on a restart. The win was Zanardi's third consecutive of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152297-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election\nThe 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152297-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, Results\nThe UDP was formed in 1997 through a merger of the Hill People's Union (HPU), some members of the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HDP) and the Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC). Previous results presented in the table are the combined totals of parties' results from the 1993 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152298-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Meistriliiga\nThe 1998 Meistriliiga was the eighth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. The season was unusually short, played in the second half of 1998 to switch back to Nordic spring-to-autumn season format in the next year. Flora won their fourth title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152298-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Meistriliiga, League table, Relegation play-off\nEesti P\u00f5levkivi J\u00f5hvi won 5-2 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 52], "content_span": [53, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152299-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Melanesia Cup\nThe Melanesia Cup 1998 was the sixth Melanesia-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in Santo, Vanuatu and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu and served for the second time as Oceania Nations Cup qualifyer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152299-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Melanesia Cup\nThe teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Fiji winning the tournament for the third time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 1998 along with Vanuatu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152300-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Melbourne Cup\nThe 1998 Melbourne Cup was the 138th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988\u00a0mi), was held on Tuesday, 3 November 1998 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152301-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Melbourne Storm season\nThe 1998 Melbourne Storm season was the first in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's inaugural Premiership and by Round 15 had climbed to the top of the 20-team ladder. They finished the regular season in 3rd place but were knocked out in the preliminary final by eventual premiers, the Brisbane Broncos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152301-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Melbourne Storm season\nThe Melbourne Storm's first-up performance across season 1998 was a major surprise to many, with the new team reaching the top of the ladder in Round 15 and finishing the regular season in 3rd place, only one win behind minor premiers Brisbane. Adopting coach Anderson's new \"flat-line\" attack, the big Storm forwards laid a platform for their young halves Scott Hill and Brett Kimmorley to wreak havoc on opposing teams. Melbourne's front-rowers Glenn Lazarus, Robbie Kearns and Rodney Howe were all selected to play for New South Wales in the 1998 State of Origin series. A late season injury to captain Lazarus combined with a lack of Finals experience saw the Storm knocked out in the play-offs. The club though had proven they were to be taken seriously, and they had easily produced the best debut season of any new team in the game's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 877]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152301-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Melbourne Storm season, Season summary, Jerseys\nMelbourne's inaugural jerseys were navy blue jerseys with a stylised white and purple chevron design, with gold trim and collars, worn with navy blue shorts and socks. Until late in the season, there were no advertising logos, except that of manufacturer Nike. Unusually, Melbourne carried on the Super League innovation of having player names on the back of jerseys, ostensibly to assist new fans to identify players. The team wore the predominately blue jerseys in every game in 1998, except for the round 15 game against North Queensland Cowboys, when a predominately white jersey was worn with white shorts and socks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 674]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152301-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Melbourne Storm season, 1998 Squad, Inaugural Team\nThe first Melbourne Storm team to take to the field in Round 1 of the 1998 NRL season", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 55], "content_span": [56, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152301-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Melbourne Storm season, Representative honours\nThis table lists all players who have played a representative match in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152301-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Melbourne Storm season, Statistics\nThis table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 1998 NRL season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152301-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Melbourne Storm season, Feeder Team\nUpon entry to the NRL, Melbourne Storm signed an affiliation agreement with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils to act as a feeder club and to provide Melbourne players who were not selected to play first grade a match each weekend. Players would fly to Brisbane each week after training in Melbourne to play Queensland Cup. The arrangement bore immediate results as the side coached by Mark Murray won the minor premiership. Featuring a number of players who had played for Melbourne in 1998, Norths Devils would go on to win the 1998 Queensland Cup Grand Final 35-18 against Wests Panthers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152302-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Memorial Cup\nThe 1998 Memorial Cup (branded as the 1998 Chrysler Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons)  occurred May 9\u201317 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington. It was the 80th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the host Spokane Chiefs and the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Guelph Storm, Val-d'Or Foreurs and Portland Winter Hawks. The Winter Hawks won their second Memorial Cup defeating the Storm from a goal in overtime by Bobby Russell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152302-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Memorial Cup\nThe tournament set a new Memorial Cup attendance record. However, that record was broken the following year in Ottawa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152303-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Memphis Tigers football team\nThe 1998 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer, who was fired at the conclusion of the season. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152304-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's British Open Squash Championship\nThe 1998 British Open Championships was held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, from 27 March - 5 April 1998. Peter Nicol won the title defeating Jansher Khan in the final. This win put an end to Khan's six year winning streak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152305-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy\nThe 1998 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 20th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It took place from 31 October to 8 November 1998 at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152306-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Hockey World Cup\nThe 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Men's Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held  alongside the women's tournament in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20 June to 1 July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152306-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Hockey World Cup\nThe trophy was won by the Netherlands national field hockey team. Spain came second and Germany came third. The Dutch made history by being the only country to win a tournament at its home ground not only once, but twice. It was the second time The Netherlands had hosted the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152306-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Hockey World Cup, Location\nThe 9th Hockey World Cup was held in Galgenwaard Stadium at Utrecht, Netherlands. The stadium was opened in 1982, and was mainly used for football, and was the home of the football club FC Utrecht. The stadium has a capacity of around 24,500 spectators, and at the time it was one of the most modern stadiums in the world. The stadium was the host of two World Cup finals: the first, was the Hockey World Cup final; and the second was in 2005, for the final of the Football World Youth Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152307-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Hockey World Cup squads\nThis article lists the confirmed squads for the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup tournament which was held in Utrecht, Netherlands between 21 May and 1 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152307-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool A, New Zealand\nThe following players were named for the New Zealand team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 55], "content_span": [56, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152307-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool A, South Korea\nThe following players were named for the South Korea team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 55], "content_span": [56, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152308-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships\nThe 1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 62nd such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 40 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1999 competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152308-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group B (Slovenia)\nPlayed April 15\u201326 in Ljubljana and Jesenice. Norway, as the next year's host, had already been awarded a spot in Group A. In addition, the top three other finishers advanced to qualifying tournaments for inclusion in Group A. The Estonians came into the final game knowing they could lose by four and still advance. Trailing by three after two, they hung on to edge the Danish team in the standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 80], "content_span": [81, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152308-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group B (Slovenia)\nThe Ukraine, Slovenia, and Estonia all advanced to qualifiers for Group A, the Netherlands was relegated to Group C.  Norway was promoted to Group A as hosts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 80], "content_span": [81, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152308-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group C (Hungary), Consolation Round 29\u201332 Place\nSpain was relegated to Group D.  The Spanish led by two in both their final games, but tied them, and their earlier loss to South Korea sealed their fate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 110], "content_span": [111, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152308-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group D (South Africa)\nPlayed March 27 to April 2 in Krugersdorp and Pretoria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 84], "content_span": [85, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152309-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's World Floorball Championships\nThe 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second men's Floorball World Championships. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152310-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Men's World Open Squash Championship\nThe 1998 PSA Men's Mahindra World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1998 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Doha in Qatar from 27 November to 5 December 1998. Jonathon Power won his first World Open title, defeating Peter Nicol in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152311-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes Cup\nThe 1998 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fiftieth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 July until 26 July. Gustavo Kuerten won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152311-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre /  Fabrice Santoro defeated  Joshua Eagle /  Jim Grabb, 6\u20131, 3\u20136, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152312-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Stuttgart, Germany, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fiftieth edition of the tournament and was held 20 July \u2013 26 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152312-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152313-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts in Stuttgart, Germany, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fiftieth edition of the tournament and was held 20 July \u2013 26 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152313-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152314-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup\nThe 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventy-first edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July \u2013 2 August 1998. Fifth-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title and the accompanying $45,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152314-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup, Finals, Doubles\nPatrick Rafter /  Sandon Stolle defeated  Jeff Tarango /  Daniel Vacek 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152315-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventy-first edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July \u2013 2 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152315-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152316-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventy-first edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July \u2013 2 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152316-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152317-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Merton London Borough Council election\nElections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and a referendum on the Greater London Authority; in the latter, Merton voted in favour of creating the Greater London Authority by 72.2% on a 37.6% turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152317-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Merton London Borough Council election\nThe whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, despite losing one seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152317-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Merton London Borough Council election\nThere were some minor ward boundary changes which came into effect in December 1994; these affected Merton's boundaries with Sutton and Croydon. However, the number of council seats remained at fifty-seven. This would be the last election under these boundaries: in 2002, the number of seats was increased by 3 and all ward boundaries were redrawn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152317-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Merton London Borough Council election, Results\nThe incumbent Labour majority administration lost two seats to the Conservatives and gained one seat from Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association, whose last councillor was elected in 1994 and no longer sat for the party; the party did not contest the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 52], "content_span": [53, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152317-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Merton London Borough Council election, Results\nMerton Park Ward Residents Association and the Liberal Democrats maintained their three seats each in Merton Park and West Barnes respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 52], "content_span": [53, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152318-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 8\u201310, 1998. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Le Moyne won their first tournament championship and advanced to the play-in round for the right to play in the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152318-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding\nThe top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 68], "content_span": [69, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152319-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Metro Manila Film Festival\nThe 24th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152319-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Metro Manila Film Festival\nIt was a clean sweep for Jos\u00e9 Rizal in the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival. The movie won all but one of the eighteen awards at stake, which is the Best Actress given to Alice Dixson for her portrayal in Sambahin ang Ngalan Mo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152320-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mexican Fobaproa funds referendum\nAn unofficial referendum on  use of Fobaproa funds was held in Mexico on 30 August 1998. It was organised by the opposition Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), who proposed that only small- and medium-sized businesses would be compensated by the funds. Slightly over 97% voted in favour of the PRD's proposal, and the Chamber of Deputies subsequently agreed to the change on 12 December by a vote of 325 to 159.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152321-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Miami Dolphins season\nThe  1998 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 33rd overall and 29th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 9\u20137, winning ten games. The team qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year. The Dolphins defeated the Buffalo Bills 24\u201317 in the Wild Card Game, but lost to the defending and eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos 38\u20133 in the Divisional Playoff Game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152321-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Miami Dolphins season\nThe 2012 Football Outsiders Almanac states that the 1998 Dolphins had the single biggest defensive improvement (from the previous season) from 1991 to 2011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152321-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Miami Dolphins season\nAs with the 1985 Bears, the Dolphins defeated a team (the Broncos) widely tipped a few weeks earlier to beat their unbeaten 1972 season, although this time the Dolphins were not defending their status as the only unbeaten team since the Giants had already beaten the Broncos. Because, before the admission of the Texans in 2002, scheduling for NFL games outside a team's division was subject to much greater influence from table position during the previous season, that game was the first time the Dolphins had opposed the Broncos since that same 1985 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152322-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team\nThe 1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his fifth season at Miami.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152322-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team\nThe Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after recording an opening round win against Long Beach State, a second round loss to eventual runner-up Arizona State, and an elimination game loss to Long Beach State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152323-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Miami Hurricanes football team\nThe 1998 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 73rd season of football and eighth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9\u20133 overall and 5\u20132 in the Big East to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were invited to the MicronPC Bowl where they defeated NC State, 46-23.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152324-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Miami RedHawks football team\nThe 1998 Miami RedHawks football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Randy Walker, the RedHawks finished in a tie for first place in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), compiled a 10\u20131 record (7\u20131 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 317 to 142. The team's sole loss came against MAC champion Marshall by a 31\u201317 score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152324-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Miami RedHawks football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Mike Bath with 1,500 passing yards, Travis Prentice with 1,787 rushing yards, and Trevor Gaylor with 653 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152325-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan Attorney General election\nThe 1998 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1998. Democratic nominee Jennifer Granholm defeated Republican nominee John Smietanka with 52.09% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152326-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan Secretary of State election\nThe 1998 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Candice Miller defeated Democratic nominee Marty Parks with 67.68% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152327-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan State Spartans football team\nThe 1998 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Nick Saban was in his fourth season with the Spartans. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans went 6\u20136 overall and 4\u20134 in conference play. The team did not play a bowl game following the 1998 regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152327-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan State Spartans football team, 1999 NFL Draft\nThe following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 58], "content_span": [59, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152328-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan Wolverines football team\nThe 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. The 1998 Wolverines finished the season with a 10\u20133 record (7\u20131 in the Big Ten) and defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl. The team was ranked #12 in both the coaches and AP polls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152328-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan Wolverines football team\nThis Michigan team was the last defending national champion in FBS football to lose their opening game until 2020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152328-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical achievements\nThe team earned the second consecutive Big Ten passing defense statistical championships for all games by holding opponents to 181.2 yards per game as well as the second consecutive championship for conference games by holding conference opponents to 139.2 yards per game. They also ranked first in passing efficiency defense for both all games (49.9), while Ohio State led for conference games. The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (244.6), while Ohio State led for all games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152328-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical achievements\nOn November 21 against Ohio State, Tom Brady established the current Michigan record for single-game pass attempts (56), surpassing Scott Dreisbach's 52 set in 1995. In the same game, he surpassed Todd Collins' single-game pass completions record of 29 with 31, a record he would go on to surpass himself later in his career. That day, he also established the single-game passing yards record (375), surpassing Dreisbach's 372 set in 1995 with a record that would be broken by John Navarre in 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152328-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical achievements\nBrady set several other records: single-season pass attempts record (350), surpassing Brian Griese's 307 set in 1997 and broken by Navarre in 2001; single-season completions (214), surpassing Griese's 193 set in 1997 and tied by himself the following season and broken by Navarre in 2002. He tied 1986 Jim Harbaugh's single-season 200-yard game output of 8, a record broken by Navarre in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152328-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan Wolverines football team, Draft\nThe following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152328-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan Wolverines football team, Awards and honors\nThe individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 57], "content_span": [58, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152329-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee Geoffrey Fieger, a lawyer who had represented the assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. As of 2021, this is the last time Gogebic County, Genesee County, and Washtenaw County voted for the Republican gubernatorial candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152329-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan gubernatorial election, Republican Primary, Candidates\nEngler, a two-term incumbent, faced token opposition in the Republican primary, winning re-nomination with 90 percent of the vote. Following Lt. Gov. Connie Binsfeld's decision to not seek a third term, State Senate Majority Leader Dick Posthumus received the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152329-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Michigan gubernatorial election, Democratic Primary, Candidates\nEarly in the race, Owen was considered the front runner. But due to Fieger's notoriety and personal wealth, he surpassed his opponents. He ended spending almost $6 million of his own money in the race. Fieger won a close race, taking 41 percent of the vote. State Rep. Jim Agee, after securing the support from the Michigan Education Association was picked by Fieger to be his running mate, over Fieger's initial preferred choice state Rep. Candace Curtis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152330-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 MicronPC Bowl\nThe 1998 MicronPC Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 29, 1998, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The game matched the North Carolina State Wolfpack against the Miami Hurricanes. The game began at 7:35\u00a0p.m. EST and aired on TBS. It was the final contest of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 46\u201323 victory for Miami. This was the ninth edition of what was originally the Blockbuster Bowl, and first edition (of three) sponsored by MicronPC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152331-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 1998. The top three regular season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Warren E. Steller Field on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. This was the tenth Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. The top seed from the east, Bowling Green, won their first tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152331-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format\nThe top three finishers in each division, based on conference winning percentage only, participated in the tournament. The top seed in each division played the third seed from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played double-elimination tournament. With the addition of Marshall and return of Northern Illinois to the league, the conference divided again into East and West Divisions and expanded the tournament field to six. All previous tournaments consisted of four participating teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 68], "content_span": [69, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152331-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player\nBob Niemet won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Niemet played for Bowling Green.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 91], "content_span": [92, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152332-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 1-3, 1998 at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois. This was the 15th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152332-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nTop-seeded Valparaiso defeated #3 seed Youngstown State 67\u201348 to earn an automatic berth into the 1998 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152333-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team\nThe 1998 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152334-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place at the end of the 1999\u20132000 regular season. The tournament was hosted by WI-Green Bay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152334-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds\nAll Midwestern Collegiate Conference schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 1997\u201398 Midwestern Collegiate Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 72], "content_span": [73, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152335-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mieczys\u0142aw Po\u0142ukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces\nThe 17th Mieczys\u0142aw Po\u0142ukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces was the 1998 version of the Mieczys\u0142aw Po\u0142ukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces. It took place on March 29 in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152335-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mieczys\u0142aw Po\u0142ukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces, Heat details\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 80], "content_span": [81, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152336-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Milan\u2013San Remo\nThe 1998 Milan\u2013San Remo was the 89th edition of the monument classic Milan\u2013San Remo and was won by Erik Zabel of Team Telekom. The race was run on March 21, 1998, and the 294 kilometres (183\u00a0mi) were covered in 7 hours, 10 minutes and 14 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152337-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Miller 200\nThe 1998 Miller 200 was the seventh round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 31, 1998, on the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The race was a fuel economy run where fuel conservation was a serious factor, and Jimmy Vasser dominated it and won by over seven seconds, the win being his second of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152338-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Miller Lite 200\nThe 1998 Miller Lite 200 was the thirteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 9, 1998, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race was notable for many crashes, including one involving Michael Andretti and P. J. Jones that sent the former into a series of barrel rolls, although he walked out unhurt. It was won by Adri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez, his third career win and second of the season and giving Ford Cosworth their 300th career win. Also this marks the 88th and final podium for Bobby Rahal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152339-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Milton Keynes Council election\nThe 1998 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152340-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Milwaukee Brewers season\nThe Milwaukee Brewers' 1998 season was the first season for the franchise as a member of the National League. The Brewers finished in fifth in the NL Central, 28 games behind the Houston Astros, with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. Before the 1998 regular season began, two new teams\u2014the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays\u2014were added by Major League Baseball. This resulted in the American League and National League having fifteen teams. However, in order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry a number of teams that was divisible by two, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152340-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Milwaukee Brewers season\nThis realignment was widely considered to have great financial benefit to the club moving. However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Commissioner (then club owner) Bud Selig decided another team should have the first chance to switch leagues. The choice was offered to the Kansas City Royals, who ultimately decided to stay in the American League. The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League. Had the Brewers elected not to move to the National League, the Minnesota Twins would have been offered the opportunity to switch leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152340-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Milwaukee Brewers season\nAlso, Milwaukee was not totally unfamiliar with the National League, having been the home of the NL Braves for 13 seasons (1953\u20131965).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152340-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152340-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system\nThe Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 1998. The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Florida Marlins and San Francisco Giants. VSL Guacara 1 won the Venezuelan Summer League championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152341-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team\nThe 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5\u20136 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 249 to 229.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152341-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team\nTyrone Carter was named an All-American by Football News and The Sports Network. Carter was also named All-Big Ten first team. Running back Thomas Hamner was named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive tackle Matt Anderle, linebacker Luke Braaten, cornerback Jason Hagman, linebacker Justin Hall, fullback Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, offensive guard Ryan Roth, tight end Zach Vevea, linebacker Jim Wilkinson and linebacker Parc Williams were named Academic All-Big Ten.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152341-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team\nTotal attendance for the season was 249,764, which averaged out to 41,627 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152342-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election\nThe 1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 1998, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 81st Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152342-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota House of Representatives election\nThe Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the Minnesota Democratic\u2013Farmer\u2013Labor Party (DFL), which had a majority since the 1986 election. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152343-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Twins season\nLike many Twins teams of its half-decade, the 1998 Minnesota Twins neither impressed nor contended. The team finished with a 70\u201392 record, with subpar batting and pitching. The season was not without its bright spots, as individual players had solid seasons and Hall of Fame designated hitter Paul Molitor announced his retirement at the end of the season. Tom Kelly's team had plenty of lowlights, most notably David Wells' perfect game against the team on May 17 at Yankee Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152343-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense\nIn 1998, Twins fans witnessed the emergence of Matt Lawton and Todd Walker as major league hitters. The team believed Walker would be able to fill the void left after the trade of Chuck Knoblauch, who had been traded to the New York Yankees on February 6. Fans also saw the merciful end to Twins' Scott Stahoviak era. Otis Nixon had a surprising year for a 39-year-old, hitting .297 and stealing 37 bases (leading the team). Molitor's hitting continued its gradual decline from his stellar 1996 campaign, with his average down to .281 and RBIs down to 69. These numbers were still competent and he was able to retire while playing solid baseball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152343-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching\nBob Tewksbury was the opening day starter for the Twins, the last opening day starter not named Brad Radke until 2006. Tewksbury, Radke, LaTroy Hawkins, and rookie Eric Milton (acquired in the Knoblauch trade) were in the rotation for most of the year. Mike Morgan and Frank Rodriguez also started 17 and 11 games, respectively. While Morgan had an impressive year for a forty-year-old journeyman before being traded in August, Rodriguez's season was a major disappointment. In his last year for the Twins, Rodriguez went 4-6 with an ERA of 6.56. This could not have been what the team had in mind when it acquired him for Rick Aguilera in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152343-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching\nSubsequent to that trade, the Twins reacquired Aguilera, and he served as the teams' closer in 1998, earning a respectable 38 saves. Also in the bullpen, Eddie Guardado, Mike Trombley, H\u00e9ctor Carrasco, and Greg Swindell had competent seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152343-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Defense\nIn his penultimate year as a major league catcher, Minnesota native Terry Steinbach, then 36, had a mediocre season, with Javier Valent\u00edn as his backup. David Ortiz was projected as the starting first baseman, but was hampered by injuries. Orlando Merced, Molitor, and Stahoviak saw time at the position in Ortiz's absence. Walker played second, while Ron Coomer saw a majority of the time at third. Pat Meares was the starting shortstop, but was unceremoniously dumped by the team following the season. The outfield consisted of a declining Marty Cordova, Nixon, and Lawton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 628]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00152343-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152343-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 70], "content_span": [71, 181]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00152343-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season\nThe 1998 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 38th in the National Football League. The Vikings became the third team in NFL history to win 15 games during the regular season, which earned them the National Football Conference (NFC) Central division championship and the first overall seed in the NFC playoffs. The team entered the playoffs as the favorite to win Super Bowl XXXIII, but their season ended when they were upset by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1998 NFC Championship Game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season\nThe 1998 Vikings team is known for its offense, which featured veteran quarterback Randall Cunningham, running back Robert Smith, and Hall of Fame wide receivers Cris Carter and rookie Randy Moss. The team scored an NFL record 556 points during the season, and Moss set an NFL record by catching 17 touchdown passes, the most ever by a rookie. On special teams, Gary Anderson became the first placekicker in NFL history to convert every field goal and extra point he attempted. The Vikings defense ranked sixth in the league in points allowed and was led by Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season\nDuring the NFC Championship Game, Gary Anderson missed a field goal for the first time that season. Had the field goal been converted, it would have given the Vikings a nearly insurmountable 10-point lead late in the game. Instead, the Falcons tied the game on their ensuing drive and won by a field goal in sudden death overtime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season\nThe 1998 Vikings were the first NFL team to compile a regular season record of 15\u20131 and not reach the Super Bowl. Their loss in the NFC Championship Game is also considered by their fans to be one of the most devastating losses in NFL history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season\nPrior to the start of the 1998 season, the Vikings were sold to Red McCombs. The NFL had not been happy with the Vikings' ownership arrangement of 10 owners with none owning more than 30 per cent. The ownership decided to sell the club. At first it appeared that Tom Clancy would become the new owner. However, his attempt to buy the team fell through. So in July 1998, the team was sold to McCombs, who was from San Antonio, Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season\n1998 was a year to remember for the Minnesota Vikings. With a spectacular offense led by quarterback Randall Cunningham, who had the best year of his NFL career, running back Robert Smith, veteran wide receiver Cris Carter, and explosive rookie Randy Moss, the Vikings set a then-NFL record by scoring a total of 556 points, never scoring fewer than 24 in a game. The Vikings finished the season 15\u20131, their only loss by three points to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week nine. 12 of their 15 wins came by a margin of at least 10 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season\nAccording to Football Outsiders, \"The Vikings led the league with 52 plays of 25+ yards. They had 22 offensive plays of 40+ yards; no other team had more than 16 plays of that length.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers\nCris Carter and rookie Randy Moss caught two touchdowns apiece as the Vikings routed the Bucs 31\u20137 despite being outgained in yards 319 to 298.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 95], "content_span": [96, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at St. Louis Rams\nBrad Johnson was intercepted twice and eventually knocked out of the game; his replacement Randall Cunningham threw a late touchdown to Cris Carter. Robert Smith rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns as the Rams stayed within a touchdown despite four Tony Banks interceptions. A last-minute goalline stand by the Vikings sealed a 38\u201331 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 88], "content_span": [89, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions\nCunningham made his first start of the season and threw for 220 yards and a five-yard score to Randy Moss. The game was mostly a Gary Anderson field goal exhibition as he booted five field goals plus two PATs, the second on Leroy Hoard's 11-yard rushing touchdown in the Vikings 29\u20136 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 88], "content_span": [89, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Chicago Bears\nCunningham and Erik Kramer of the Bears squared off in a spirited duel. Cunningham's four touchdowns (to Smith, Andrew Glover, Carter, and Moss) were answered by Kramer's four scores (to Bobby Engram, Chris Penn, and Ryan Wetnight). The Vikings got the better of the duel as they intercepted Kramer once and won 31\u201328.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 87], "content_span": [88, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers\nRandall Cunningham and Randy Moss unleashed a passing clinic on Monday Night at Lambeau Field as Cunningham tossed for 442 yards and Moss caught five passes for 190 yards and two scores (Moss also had a 75-yard touchdown reception called back due to holding). Cris Carter added eight for 119 yards as the Vikings also intercepted Brett Favre three times; backup Doug Pederson took over and threw two scores in the fourth quarter, but they did nothing to assuage a 37\u201324 Vikings win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 91], "content_span": [92, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers\nThe Vikings' quest for perfection ended as Warrick Dunn and Mike Alstott ran for 243 rushing yards and two scores. Two Cunningham touchdown throws put the Vikings up 24\u201317 until Alstott's score in the fourth quarter proved the key to Tampa's 27\u201324 upset of the Vikings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 94], "content_span": [95, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. New Orleans Saints\nCunningham threw only two passes against New Orleans and Brad Johnson came off the bench to throw for 316 yards and a touchdown despite two picks; Sammy Knight ran back one pick for a 91-yard touchdown in the fourth. Robert Smith rushed for 137 yards; he and Leroy Hoard accounted for three touchdowns in Minnesota's 31\u201324 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 94], "content_span": [95, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys\nCunningham and Moss led a wild 46\u201336 win at Dallas as Moss caught just three passes \u2013 for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Cris Carter snagged seven passes for 135 yards and a score and Leroy Hoard ran in two more touchdowns. Troy Aikman threw for a career-high 455 yards and a score to Patrick Jeffers while Emmitt Smith ran in three scores; despite 513 total yards the Cowboys could not keep pace with the Vikings. The game was also a penalty-laden affair with a combined 23 fouls eating 230 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 89], "content_span": [90, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears\nFour years after Warren Moon's overtime win over the Bears on Sunday Night Football, the Vikings clinched the NFC Central title by once again hosting the Bears on Sunday Night Football. Randall Cunningham unleashed four more touchdowns, three of them to Randy Moss. Leroy Hoard added a rushing score while the Bears fumbled at the Vikings six-yard line and Dwayne Rudd scored with the turnover. The Vikings won 48\u201322.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 89], "content_span": [90, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens\nVikings offensive coordinator Brian Billick faced his employer for the following season as the two teams combined for just 143 rushing yards. This unusual game featured three kick-off returns for TDs and four fumbles (all in their own half by the Ravens) in just the first 21 minutes of play. Overall, the Ravens coughed up five fumbles but the Vikings offense was largely held in check, with Gary Anderson booting six field goals and Randall Cunningham held to two touchdowns, one to Randy Moss. Future 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh threw a 42-yard touchdown to his former Colts teammate Floyd Turner while Corey Haris, David Palmer on kick returns and Priest Holmes on a two-yard run gave the Ravens the rest of their points scored in a 38\u201328 Vikings win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 91], "content_span": [92, 844]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars\nDespite giving up 108 penalty yards, the Vikings reached 50 points for only the sixth time in franchise history and the first time since 1974 in a 50\u201310 win over the AFC Central champion Jacksonville Jaguars. Randall Cunningham threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, then gave way to Brad Johnson who added a touchdown of his own. Cunningham was one of three Vikings players who rushed for 161 yards and a Chuck Evans touchdown while Jimmy Hitchcock intercepted Jonathan Quinn and scored from 30 yards out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 96], "content_span": [97, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Tennessee Oilers\nThe Vikings became the final club to play against Tennessee before they officially became the Titans. The Oilers clawed to a 13\u20138 halftime lead despite an intentional grounding penalty against Steve McNair that led to a safety. Two Randall Cunningham touchdowns in the third quarter put the game away to a 26\u201316 Vikings win, the 15th of the season. With this loss the Oilers became the first team in NFL history to have three straight 8-8 seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 91], "content_span": [92, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Postseason\nIn the playoffs, the Vikings rolled past the Arizona Cardinals 41\u201321, and came into the Metrodome heavily favored for their NFC title showdown with the Atlanta Falcons, who had finished 14\u20132. Leading 20\u20137 just before halftime, some would argue that the Vikings got greedy with their playcalling, as they called a deep pass play on third down, which led to a Cunningham fumble deep in Minnesota territory. Shortly thereafter, the Falcons scored to cut the lead to 20\u201314.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0019-0001", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Postseason\nThe Vikings were again leading 27\u201320 with two minutes left in the fourth quarter and had a chance to potentially put the game out of reach with a field goal. However, kicker Gary Anderson, who had gone 35 for 35 in the regular season, missed a 39-yard attempt from the left hash. He pulled it left. With multiple defensive injuries for the Vikings the Falcons subsequently marched downfield and scored the game-tying touchdown several plays later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Postseason\nA controversial decision in the game saw Vikings head coach Dennis Green instruct quarterback Randall Cunningham to take a knee on a third down deep in Viking territory with about 30 seconds remaining rather than risk having to punt back to Atlanta following their game-tying touchdown. Minnesota won the coin toss in overtime but failed to score in two overtime possessions. Atlanta eventually won 30\u201327 in overtime after Morten Andersen's 38 yard field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game: vs (#2) Atlanta Falcons\nThe 16\u20131 Vikings, boasting the league's first post-merger, 500-point offense since the 1983 Washington Redskins, were heavy favorites at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and raced to a 20\u20137 lead in the second quarter off two Randall Cunningham touchdowns (one rushing and a throw to Randy Moss), but at the end of the first half Chris Chandler found Terance Mathis for a 14-yard score. After a Morten Andersen field goal made it 20\u201317 in the third, the Vikings moved back out to a 10-point lead on another Cunningham TD throw (this one to Matthew Hatchette).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 105], "content_span": [106, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0021-0001", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game: vs (#2) Atlanta Falcons\nIn the final 10 minutes of regulation, the Falcons were forced to turn the ball over on downs, but the Vikings fumbled it right back and Andersen kicked another field goal for a 27\u201320 score. In the final four minutes, Gary Anderson, who had not missed a field goal all season, shanked a 38-yarder, to give the Falcons a chance. Chandler led the Falcons downfield and connected with Mathis in the end zone with 49 seconds remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 105], "content_span": [106, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152344-0021-0002", "contents": "1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game: vs (#2) Atlanta Falcons\nThe Vikings got the ball in overtime but Eugene Robinson stopped a deep pass to Moss and the Falcons got it back on a punt. Chandler led the Falcons downfield again and Andersen nailed a 38-yard field goal at 11:52 of the extra quarter; the 30\u201327 final sent the Falcons to Super Bowl XXXIII.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 105], "content_span": [106, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152345-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura defeated Republican Party challenger Norm Coleman and Minnesota Democratic\u2013Farmer\u2013Labor Party challenger Hubert H. \"Skip\" Humphrey III. Ventura governed with a DFL-controlled state Senate and a Republican-controlled state House.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152345-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election\nVentura's victory as a third party candidate was considered a historic major upset. He ran on the Reform Party ticket, a party which had been founded by two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot who had received 24% of the vote in Minnesota in the 1992 presidential election and 12% in the 1996 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152345-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign\nVentura spent around $300,000 and combined it with an aggressive grassroots campaign that featured a statewide bus tour, pioneered use of the Internet for political purposes, and aired quirky TV ads designed by Bill Hillsman, who forged the phrase \"Don't vote for politics as usual.\" Unable to afford many television ads, Ventura mainly focused on televised debates and public appearances, preaching his brand of libertarian politics. His speech at a parade in rural Minnesota during the summer attracted what organizers of the annual event described as one of its largest audiences. He ran on cutting taxes, reducing state government, and reducing public school classroom sizes to a 17 to 1 ratio. He also supported a public debate on the viability of legalized prostitution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 65], "content_span": [66, 842]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152345-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election, General election, Polling\nA poll taken in June showed that Coleman would defeat any other Democratic candidate than Humphrey. But Humphrey would defeat Coleman 44% to 34%. However, Ventura polled in the double digits. No other candidate in the Reform Party's brief history in Minnesota has received more than 5 percent of the votes in a statewide election. Following the primary election in September, a poll on October 20 showed Humphrey leading 35% to Coleman (34%) and Ventura (21%). But the Star Tribune poll suggested that Ventura's surge with the voters had come mostly at Humphrey's expense. Since the primary, Humphrey's support among likely voters had dropped by 14 percentage points, while Coleman's had increased by 5 percentage points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 64], "content_span": [65, 786]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152346-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mionica earthquake\n1998 Mionica earthquake was a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in western Central Serbia, near the town of Mionica. The epicentral area was in the region of Bre\u017e\u0111e village, where it had a maximum intensity of VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale. It was felt in Central Serbia, Vidin (Bulgaria), Sarajevo (Bosnia) and parts of Croatia, Hungary and Greece. One person died from a heart attack and 17 were injured. Some 60 schools (mostly in villages) were damaged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152347-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team\nThe 1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1998 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152348-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Missouri Tigers football team\nThe 1998 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. The 1998 Tigers had an overall record of 8-4 (5-3 in conference play), including a 34\u201331 win in the Insight.com Bowl over West Virginia at Tucson. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Larry Smith. West Virginia took Missouri's spot in the Big 12 when the latter joined the SEC fourteen years later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152349-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1997\u20131998 regular season at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152349-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Illinois State Redbirds defeated the Southwest Missouri State Bears in the championship game, 84\u201374, and as a result won their 4th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. Dan Muller of Illinois State was named the tournament MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152350-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season\nThe 1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 8th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152350-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season\nThe 1998 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted by Missouri State and won by Creighton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152351-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election\nElections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in November 1998 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Mizo National Front won the most seats and its leader, Zoramthanga was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote. Zoramthanga had become the leader of the Mizo National Front in 1990, after the death of its previous leader, Laldenga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152352-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season\nThe 1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152352-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Occurrences\nMobiline coach Tommy Manotoc has hired three-time MVP William Adornado as one of his assistant coaches at the start of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152352-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Occurrences\nBeginning the Commissioner's Cup on May 22, former Purefoods coach Eric Altamirano signed a four-year contract to coach the Mobiline Phone Pals. Altamirano's contract with Purefoods expired last March 31.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152352-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Notable dates\nFebruary 8: Andy Seigle nailed a baseline jumper in the final 25 seconds and made a crucial steal afterwards as Mobiline redeemed itself from their first game blowout loss to Gordon's Gin by nipping defending champion Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies, 67-64.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152352-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Notable dates\nMarch 8: Al Solis shot seven triples, one short of his own personal record to finish with a game-high 27 points as Mobiline keeps its hopes alive for a semifinals berth in the All-Filipino Cup with an 89-77 win over San Miguel Beermen and give the Phone Pals its fourth win in 10 games. Prior to the game, the Phone Pals have lost their last four assignments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152352-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Notable dates\nMay 29: After losing their first two games in the Commissioners Cup with Alex Fraser as their import, Fraser was replaced by their original choice Terquin Mott, who debut with 50 points in giving the Phone Pals their first win in a 94-90 victory over Shell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152352-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Centennial Cup title\nMobiline finally captured a PBA title in a \"bonus\" tournament called Centennial Cup, the Phone Pals defeated Formula Shell, 67-66, in the one-game finale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152352-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Runner-up finish\nThe perfect combination of imports Silas Mills and Artemus McClary led Mobiline to the Governor's Cup finals in a rematch with Formula Shell. The Phone Pals played without national team members Jeffrey Cariaso and Andy Seigle for the whole conference, they lost in the championship series that went into a full limit of seven games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 49], "content_span": [50, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152353-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Molde FK season\nThe 1998 season was Molde's 23rd season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian Cup and the UEFA Cup. From 13 April to 22 August, Molde were unbeaten in 26 consecutive matches in all competitions; a club record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152353-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Molde FK season\nIn Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 2nd position, 9 points behind winners Rosenborg. Molde was unbeaten throughout the first 21 matches in the league, a club record streak which was beaten in the 2014 season. Their first loss of the season came on 20 September when they were defeated 3\u20131 by V\u00e5lerenga in Oslo. In the following round, Molde played Rosenborg at home in a possibly league-defining game since Molde before the match was only one point behind Rosenborg. Molde lost the match with the score 0\u20131 in the game which, as of 2019, holds the record home attendance on Molde Stadion with 13,308 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152353-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Molde FK season\nMolde participated in the 1998 Norwegian Cup. Because of the World Cup, the Tippeligaen teams entered in the third round. They defeated Fana and Viking on their way to the quarterfinal vs. Brann. At Brann Stadion on 8 September 2000, Molde lost the quarterfinal with the score 0\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152353-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Molde FK season\nIn the UEFA Cup, Molde was drawn against Bulgarian team CSKA Sofia in the second qualifying round. Molde drew the first leg at home ground with the score 0\u20130. CSKA Sofia won the second leg 2\u20130 at home and advanced to the next round 2\u20130 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152353-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Molde FK season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152353-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Molde FK season, Competitions, Norwegian Cup\nDue to Norway's participation in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the Tippeligaen clubs entered the competition in the third round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152354-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Moldovan parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 22 March 1998. The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 40 of the 101 seats. However, the three other parties to win seats \u2013 the Democratic Convention of Moldova (26 seats), For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova (24), and the Party of Democratic Forces (11) \u2013 formed a coalition government which was later known as the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms, pushing the Communists in opposition until the next elections in 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152355-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mole Valley District Council election\nElections to Mole Valley Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto\nThe 1998 Molson Indy Toronto was the eleventh round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 19, 1998, on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Alex Zanardi passed Michael Andretti with three laps to go to win the race, after Andretti had inherited the lead when pole-sitter Dario Franchitti retired due to a brake failure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 17\nRichie Hearn locked up the right front tire and spun on turn 1. Top 6 was composed by: Dario Franchitti, Alex Zanardi, Michael Andretti, Gil de Ferran, Jimmy Vasser and Paul Tracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 26\nFirst full course caution. Michel Jourdain, Jr. and Alex Barron collided at the hairpin. Arnd Meier stalled the car metres in front and started a jampack. Meanwhile, Gil de Ferran retired after an incident in the pits. Christian Fittipaldi had problems, also, but did not retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 27\nTop 6: Dario Franchitti, Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Paul Tracy, Alex Zanardi and Tony Kanaan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 30\nBefore going green, Patrick Carpentier collided with Mark Blundell on turn 9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 32\nSecond full course caution, as Blundell's car stalled on turn 9, following the collision with Carpentier. On lap 36, green flag came out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 38\nJJ Lehto had a big crash. Third full course caution. Green flag came out some laps later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 52\nTop 6: Dario Franchitti, Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Alex Zanardi, Tony Kanaan and Paul Tracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 61\nTony Kanaan had a pit fire. Meanwhile, in the hairpin, Alex Zanardi had a collision with his teammate Jimmy Vasser.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, Lap 68\nGualter Salles had a collision at the hairpin with Al Unser, Jr. and went airborne.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, 16 laps to go\nDario Franchitti spun and stalled. Paul Tracy slightly t-boned him. Heartbreak for Team KOOL Green! Fourth full course caution was out. Green flag came out with 11 laps to go.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, 8 laps to go\nTop 6: Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Jimmy Vasser, Bobby Rahal, Bryan Herta and Scott Pruett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152356-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Toronto, Race, 5 laps to go\nPaul Tracy and Adrian Fernandez collided on turn 1 while they were battling for 9th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152357-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Vancouver\nThe 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver was the fifteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on September 6, 1998, at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dario Franchitti took his second consecutive win at this race, after passing Michael Andretti for the lead with seven laps left. In doing so, Franchitti became the first driver to win a race from pole for over a year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152357-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Vancouver\nBuilding an insurmountable lead in the championship standings, Alex Zanardi's 4th-place finish in this race clinched the 1998 CART title with still four races remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152357-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Molson Indy Vancouver\nThis marks the final career podium for Scott Pruett in CART.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152358-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Monaco Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 24 May 1998. It was the sixth race of the 1998 Formula One World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152358-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Monaco Grand Prix\nThe 78-lap race was won by Finnish driver Mika H\u00e4kkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes, his fourth win of the season. H\u00e4kkinen recorded a grand chelem, having taken pole position, led every lap of the race and set the fastest lap. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella finished second in a Benetton-Playlife, with Northern Irishman Eddie Irvine third in a Ferrari.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152358-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report\nQualifying saw Mika H\u00e4kkinen take his fourth pole position of the season by 0.339 seconds from McLaren teammate David Coulthard. In a surprise, Giancarlo Fisichella took third in his Benetton, over half a second behind H\u00e4kkinen but over three-tenths ahead of Michael Schumacher's Ferrari in fourth. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was fifth in the Williams; his teammate, reigning World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, could only manage 13th. The top ten was completed by Alexander Wurz in the second Benetton, Eddie Irvine in the second Ferrari, Mika Salo in the Arrows, Johnny Herbert in the Sauber and Jarno Trulli in the Prost. After a series of incidents in his Tyrrell, Ricardo Rosset failed to set a time within 107% of H\u00e4kkinen's pole time and so did not qualify for the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 53], "content_span": [54, 825]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152358-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report\nA perfect start from both McLarens saw them lead through the first corner, with H\u00e4kkinen ahead of Coulthard, followed by Fisichella and Michael Schumacher. Esteban Tuero became the first retirement when he ran wide at Massenet in his Minardi and hit the armco barrier. In the early stages the McLarens pulled ahead, netting 12 fastest laps between them from laps 4 to 12. On lap 10, Frentzen and Irvine collided at the Loews hairpin; Frentzen retired but Irvine was able to continue. Rubens Barrichello dropped out on lap 12 with a suspension failure in his Stewart; his teammate Jan Magnussen suffered the same problem shortly before half distance. On lap 18, Coulthard's engine blew, promoting Fisichella to second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 759]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152358-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report\nMichael Schumacher was first to pit for fuel on lap 30. Fisichella pitted the following lap, coming out of the pits behind the Ferrari. Soon Michael came up behind Fisichella's teammate, Wurz, and tried to get past. At the Loews hairpin, Michael went down the inside but Wurz did not give way. The two cars touched and the Ferrari was damaged. Michael pitted for repairs, eventually coming out three laps down on H\u00e4kkinen. Wurz appeared unaffected, but on lap 43 his suspension broke due to damage from the collision and he had a huge accident coming out of the tunnel, finally stopping at the Nouvelle Chicane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152358-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report\nRalf Schumacher suffered a suspension failure in his Jordan on lap 45, before the two Prosts retired within seven laps of each other, Olivier Panis with wheel problems on lap 50 and Trulli with a gearbox failure on lap 57. By this point, Salo had moved up to fourth behind H\u00e4kkinen, Fisichella and Irvine, with Jean Alesi fifth in the Sauber and Villeneuve sixth. On lap 73, Alesi's gearbox failed, promoting Pedro Diniz in the second Arrows to sixth, just ahead of the recovering Michael Schumacher. Attempting to overtake Diniz at the Nouvelle Chicane on the final lap, Michael lost control and hit the back of the Arrows, losing his front wing; he ended up finishing tenth, two laps down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 733]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152358-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report\nH\u00e4kkinen's final margin of victory over Fisichella was 11.4 seconds, with another 30 seconds back to Irvine and a further 19 to Salo, the last driver on the lead lap. Villeneuve was fifth with Diniz holding on to sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152359-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Monegasque general election\nGeneral elections were held in Monaco on 1 February 1998, with a second round of voting on 8 February. The result was a victory for the National and Democratic Union, which won all 18 seats in the National Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152360-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mongolian Premier League\nThe 1998 Mongolian National Championship was the thirty-first recorded edition of top flight football in Mongolia and the third season of the Mongolian Premier League, which took over as the highest level of competition in the country from the previous Mongolian National Championship. Erchim were champions, their second title, Delger, (Mongolian: \u0414\u044d\u043b\u0433\u044d\u0440, Wide) from Delger in the sum (district) of Govi-Altai Province in western Mongolia were  runners up, with Dinozavr in third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152361-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Monmouth Hawks football team\nThe 1998 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Hawks were led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season 2\u20138 overall and 2\u20135 in NEC play to share the conference championship with Robert Morris. Though they finished atop the conference standings, the Hawks\u2019 poor non-conference record prohibited them from receiving a spot in the postseason.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes\nThe Monrovia clashes in 1998 were the result of Liberian President Charles Taylor's attempts to violently eliminate one of his last domestic political opponents, Roosevelt Johnson, a former warlord of Krahn ethnicity. At the time, Johnson still lived with a small loyal militia in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. After some minor armed altercations, almost all of Johnson's followers were finally killed by Taylor's security forces during a major firefight in September 1998, though Johnson himself managed to flee into the United States embassy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes\nAfter one last attempt by Taylor's paramilitaries to kill him there, causing a major diplomatic incident, Johnson was evacuated to Ghana. Although the clashes were effectively a political victory for Taylor as he had removed Johnson from Liberia, the mass killings of ethnic Krahn after the clashes contributed to the outbreak of the Second Liberian Civil War which saw the president being toppled.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, Background\nAfter being elected in 1997, President Charles Taylor had fortified his power over Liberia, mostly by purging the security forces of opponents, killing opposition figures, and raising new paramilitary units that were loyal only to him or his most trusted officers. Nevertheless, he still faced a few remaining opponents in the country, mostly former warlords of the First Liberian Civil War who had kept part of their forces to protect themselves from Taylor. His most important domestic rival by early 1998 was Roosevelt Johnson, a Krahn leader and former commander of the ULIMO.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, Background\nTwo years earlier, in April 1996, the ECOMOG backed interim State Council had issued an arrest warrant against Johnson for murder charges related to the killing of 50 civilians at a refugee camp in January. Council members Taylor and Alhaji Kromah, leader of a rival ULIMO faction moved to eliminate Roosevelt, who at the time was not serving on the council. The then mainly ethnic Krahn Armed Forces of Liberia and its proxy Liberian Peace Council joined the fighting on the side of ULIMO-J with ECOMOG forces engaging in fighting with all factions. Fighting went on for seven weeks, killing around 1,500 people. While the NPFL and ULIMO-K failed at eliminating Johnson, they dealt a heavy blow to his forces in Monrovia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 756]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, Background\nAlthough Taylor had appointed him rural development minister, Johnson remained a threat because he still had hundreds of armed followers who remained in Monrovia. Protected by Nigerian ECOMOG peacekeepers, Johnson, his men and their families (mostly ethnic Krahn) lived in a fortified one-block-long apartment compound in the capital's downtown which was nicknamed \"Camp Johnson Road\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, History, Clashes\nThe first clashes between Taylor's and Johnson's followers took place in February 1998 after Johnson had travelled to Nigeria and met with President Sani Abacha. Taylor, who was generally extremely hostile toward Nigeria and resented its influence over West Africa, believed that Johnson's trip indicated that his rival and the Nigerian government plotted to overthrow him. Thus, when Johnson returned later that month, Benjamin Yeaten's feared Special Security Service (SSS) arrived at Roberts International Airport to apprehend him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, History, Clashes\nThe former warlord's guards fought back, however, and eventually Johnson had to be transported back to Monrovia protected by heavily armed Nigerian peacekeepers. The SSS again attacked Johnson's followers in March, as he travelled to the United States for medical treatment. Taylor once again believed that his rival's trip was in reality an attempt to plot against his government. The United States' government, however, had little interest in getting involved in the disputes between the two Liberian politicians as it mistrusted both. On 6 June, six members of Johnson's faction were apprehended by security forces at Roberts International Airport and \"disappeared\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 709]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, History, Clashes\nEventually, however, the Nigerian peacekeepers were withdrawn from Liberia, leaving Johnson without his international protection. On 18 September 1998 Taylor's followers finally made their move to completely purge the capital of Johnson and his loyalists, though officially they were only supposed to \"disarm\" them. More than one hundred Special Operation Division and Executive Mansion Special Security Unit paramilitaries attacked Camp Johnson Road from two sides.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, History, Clashes\nThe two units, commanded by Yeaten and Charles Taylor's son Chucky respectively, were aiming at completely destroying any opposition and fired at the compound with automatic weapons and RPGs, taking no heed of the civilians that lived at Camp Johnson Road. Though the defenders fought back, they \"were no match for Taylor's well-trained and fiercely loyal\" forces. Johnson's men called the U.S. embassy, pleading them to send aid in form of the remaining peacekeepers in the city, but these requests were ignored. Fighting lasted throughout the night, and by early 19 September the compound was cleared of Johnson's followers; nearly all of the defenders, about three hundred, were dead along with dozens of civilians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 758]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, History, Clashes\nRoosevelt Johnson, however, had managed to slip through the attackers' lines during the chaos of the battle. With a few surviving followers he made his way to the U.S. embassy in hopes to gain protection there. When the small group arrived at the embassy's gates, their pursuers had caught up with them and a firefight ensued. Initially, the U.S. guards present refused to allow Johnson's men inside, but as it became clear that they were about to be killed, the U.S. security officers allowed them at least to seek shelter behind a wall that protected the embassy's entry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, History, Clashes\nAt first, Taylor's men hesitated to attack the embassy, but eventually Taylor's police chief ordered the paramilitaries to \"go get them\". Taylor's followers opened fire, killing four of Johnson's followers while the rest managed to escape onto the embassy compound. The Liberian government fighters then tried to storm the embassy's main gate security screening area, indiscriminately firing their weapons in an attempt to kill the fleeing Johnson. Two Americans were wounded in the firefight, one Department of State official and one contractor, causing the U.S. guards to respond by returning fire, killing two of the attackers. This prompted one of Taylor's fighters to fire a RPG at the embassy, but it missed and fell into the ocean. As it became clear to the Liberian security forces that they could not force Johnson out of the embassy, the assault ceased.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 903]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, History, Riots and massacres\nAfter the defeat of Johnson's armed faction, the Liberian security forces went on a killing spree, murdering at least hundreds, possibly even more than one thousand Krahn civilians in Monrovia. According to purported eyewitnesses, government soldiers committed massacres at the St. Thomas Church near Camp Johnson Road and the refugees centres at the Old Public Works Ministry Building as well as the Old Internal Affairs Ministry Building, where they \"shot, and bayoneted hundreds of people\". The Matadi Housing Estate, mostly occupied by Krahn, was looted, with the women being raped and the men abducted and later shot. Eleven Kran military officers were also reportedly executed. Sometimes the government militias killed their victims on broad daylight in view of the U.S. embassy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 51], "content_span": [52, 837]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, Aftermath\nThe United States subsequently evacuated half of the embassy's staff, and deployed a small group of Navy SEALs as additional protection force. The U.S. government refused to turn Johnson over to Taylor, knowing that he would not receive a fair trial. A standoff ensued that lasted about one week until Johnson and his surviving loyalists were evacuated by the United States to Ghana. The U.S. government then demanded an apology from the Liberian government for the attack on the embassy and also sought a United Nations investigation. Taylor reluctantly apologized for the incident in November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, Aftermath\nThe mass killings after the clashes drove hundreds of Krahn to flee the country; some of these exiles, namely ex-ULIMO fighters, eventually began an insurgency against Taylor that would escalate into the Second Liberian Civil War.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152362-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Monrovia clashes, Aftermath\nThe clashes in Monrovia also marked the first military action of Chucky Taylor's unit, then known as the Executive Mansion Special Security Unit. Later transformed into the Anti- Terrorist Unit, it would become one of the most brutal and feared government militias during the second civil war.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152363-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Montana Grizzlies football team\nThe 1998 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington\u2013Grizzly Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152364-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Montana State Bobcats football team\nThe 1998 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 7\u20134 record (5\u20133 against Big Sky opponents), tied for second place in the Big Sky, and were ranked No. 25 in the final I-AA poll by The Sports Network (wire service).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152364-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Montana State Bobcats football team\nThe team played its home games in the new Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana. The new stadium was built on the site of the former Reno H. Sales Stadium. The west side was new and included a combined sky box and press box.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152365-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Monte Carlo Open\nThe 1998 Monte Carlo Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 92nd edition of the Monte Carlo Open, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco, from 20 April through 26 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152365-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Monte Carlo Open, Finals, Doubles\nJacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Todd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde, 6\u20134, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152366-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Doubles\nDonald Johnson and Francisco Montana were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Tom\u00e1s Carbonell and Francisco Roig.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152366-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis won the title, defeating Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, 6\u20134, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152366-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152367-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152367-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Singles\nCarlos Moy\u00e0 won the title, defeating C\u00e9dric Pioline 6\u20133, 6\u20130, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152367-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Montenegro on 31 May 1998. The result was a victory for the So that we live better coalition formed by the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, Social Democratic Party of Montenegro and the People's Party of Montenegro  which won 42 of the 78 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, Electoral system\nOf the 78 seats in Parliament, 76 were elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and two were elected in a special constituency for the Albanian minority. The electoral threshold was set at 3% and seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. Closed lists were used with a single list for both constituencies, although parties only had to award half their seats according to the order of the list, with the remaining half free for them to allocate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, Split in Democratic Party of Socialists\nIn the late 1990s a rift inside the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro came out. On the 1997 Montenegrin presidential election, aside then's President of the Republic and the Party Momir Bulatovi\u0107, the Premier of Montenegro and party's vice-president Milo \u0110ukanovi\u0107 ran too, leading a reforming wing opposing mainstream DPS CG's political attitudes regarding support of Serbian president Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 80], "content_span": [81, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, Split in Democratic Party of Socialists\nThe ruling parties of the Republic of Serbia (the constitutive partner of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia like the Republic of Montenegro), SPS and SRS, have soundly and firmly stood on Momir's side, while the opposition in Serbia (SPO, DS, DSS and GS) gave their support in Milo. It is so that the Democratic Party of Socialists - Momir Bulatovi\u0107 had officially seceded from the other branch of the DPS CG, but Momir's supports had only retained majority in 5 municipalities of Montenegro, while the other 16 in which DPS reigned voiced their support of Milo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 80], "content_span": [81, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, Split in Democratic Party of Socialists\nMomir presented in the political campaign that his main goal was the preservation of FRY and the maintaining of the present political status in Montenegro. In the first round on 5 October 1997 Momir Bulatovi\u0107 won receiving most votes, 147,615 or 47.45%, but lost to opposing Milo the second round on 19 October 1997 when he won 169,257 or only 49.2%. Momir refused to recognize the results, calling them unrealistic and forged - considering that every single of the other candidates that ran in the first circle voiced their support in Momir in the second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 80], "content_span": [81, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, Split in Democratic Party of Socialists\nOne of the main controversial moments, as criticized by OEBS, is that Milo as Premier, managed to seize control of the Montenegrin national media (e.g. TV CG). On the other side, the Serbian national media had also been unbalanced, promoting Momir. The other unbalancing issue is that Milo, as Premier, was in a much stronger position to further his personal goals, controlling the government (the President had very little authority in effect) and had seized control over most of DPS' local authorities, while DPS - Momir Bulatovi\u0107 got only 5 of total DPS' 21. On the other hand, Momir enjoyed the support of Serbia and the Federal Yugoslav government itself. With the huge clashes between Momir and Milo, the election respected minimal democratic standards. However, with eventual loss at the election, the rift between the two wings was final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 80], "content_span": [81, 927]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, So that we live better coalition\nFollowing the internal turmoil within the DPS during late 1996 and early 1997 when the party's most prominent members Milo \u0110ukanovi\u0107 and Momir Bulatovi\u0107 bitterly fought behind the scenes for the control of the party, \u0110ukanovi\u0107 emerged as the clear winner of the year-long power struggle. Under his leadership, DPS began entering pre-election alliances with smaller parties under the coalition banner that had a different name ahead of each parliamentary elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 73], "content_span": [74, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, So that we live better coalition\n\u0110ukanovi\u0107-led DPS called for an alliance between anti-Milo\u0161evi\u0107 parties, stating that Milo\u0161evi\u0107's political pursuits were leading FR Yugoslavia into ruin. It made a coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro (SDP) that supported outright independence and the People's Party of Montenegro (NS) that wanted Montenegro to remain in a state with Serbia. DPS's own position at the time was that Montenegro and Serbia should be in a single unified state, but they opposed Milo\u0161evi\u0107's rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 73], "content_span": [74, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, So that we live better coalition\nThe 1998 parliamentary election on May 31 essentially turned into another showdown between \u0110ukanovi\u0107 and Bulatovi\u0107 over a single issue - Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107. \u0110ukanovi\u0107's coalition won, seizing 42 of 78 total parliamentary seats. Those 42 seats were then divided up three ways according to the coalition agreement: DPS received 32 seats while its coalition partners NS and SDP got 5 each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 73], "content_span": [74, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152369-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election, Liberal Alliance of Montenegro\nAt the 1997 presidential election, LSCG did not table its candidate. However, in the second round the party supported Milo \u0110ukanovi\u0107 over Momir Bulatovi\u0107, in order to send a message that they are not against the  West  which supported \u0110ukanovi\u0107's candidacy. At the Montenegrin parliamentary election, 1998, LSCG won 6,21%, or a little more than 20,000 votes, and 5 seats in the Montenegrin parliament. LSCG lost a significant number of voters due to change of policy of DPS, which gradually started supporting the independence of Montenegro, attracting a portion of their voters. Due to poor electoral result, Perovi\u0107 resigned from his post. At the party electoral convention, held on 23 and 24 January 1999, Miodrag \u017divkovi\u0107 officially became the new political leader of LSCG.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 71], "content_span": [72, 849]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152370-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Monterey Sports Car Championships\nThe 1998 Monterey Sports Car Championships was the final race for the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season and the final race for the IMSA GT Championship before the series would be reorganized into the American Le Mans Series. It took place on October 25, 1998, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. This event was a shared event with the FIA GT Championship (report here).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152371-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal Alouettes season\nThe 1998 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 12\u20135\u20131 record. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished with the same record, but won the season series and thus, the tie-breaker. Hamilton also defeated the Alouettes in the East Final, denying the team a trip to the Grey Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152371-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal Alouettes season\nThe 1998 season was significant with the signing of future all-time team passing leader Anthony Calvillo, the drafting of future Alouette touchdown leader Ben Cahoon, and longtime centre Bryan Chiu becoming a regular starter on the offensive line. Running back Mike Pringle became the first player to rush for over 2000 yards in a single season. The Alouettes also made a permanent move to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on the campus of McGill University after dwindling attendance numbers at Olympic Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152372-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal Expos season\nThe 1998 Montreal Expos season was the 30th season in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152372-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal Expos season, Spring training\nIn 1998, the Expos held spring training at a new facility, Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, which opened that spring. They shared the facility with the St. Louis Cardinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152372-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Scorecard for McGwire's 70th\nHeading into the final game of the season vs. the Expos, Mark McGwire had 68 home runs. On September 27, 1998, McGwire finished the season with 70 home runs. In the third inning, McGwire hit a home run off Mike Thurman, and in the seventh inning, he got number 70 off Carl Pavano.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 72], "content_span": [73, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152372-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152373-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal municipal election\nThe city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada held municipal elections on November 1, 1998, to elect a mayor and city councillors. Pierre Bourque was returned to a second term as mayor against a divided opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152373-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal municipal election\nVarious suburban communities on the Island of Montreal also held elections on November 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152373-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal municipal election, Results, Council (incomplete)\nParty colours do not indicate affiliation or resemblance to any federal and provincial party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 63], "content_span": [64, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152373-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Montreal municipal election, Results in suburban communities (incomplete), Dorval\nSource: \"West Island mayors returned,\" Montreal Gazette, November 2, 1998, A19.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 86], "content_span": [87, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152374-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mosconi Cup\nThe 1998 Acclaim Mosconi Cup, the fifth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 17\u201320 December 1998 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152374-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mosconi Cup\nTeam USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 13\u20139.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152375-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mosport Festival\nThe 1998 Mosport Festival was a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on August 9, 1998. It was the fifth round of the 1998 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season. The race was held over a two-hour-and-45-minute time period, during which 128 laps of the 3.9-kilometre circuit were completed for a race distance of 506.544 kilometres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152375-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mosport Festival\nThe race was won by the Dyson Racing team with drivers Butch Leitzinger and James Weaver driving a Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford. It was the 13th and final IMSA GT Championship race held at Mosport, with the championship being replaced by the American Le Mans Series in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152376-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Motor City Bowl\nThe 1998 Motor City Bowl matched the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Louisville Cardinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152376-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Motor City Bowl, Background\nMarshall was the only Division I-A or I-AA school to record 100 victories in the 1990s, and they had been in both Divisions for the decade. After twenty years of dominating Division I-AA and winning two championships, they moved to I-A starting with the 1997 season, joining the Mid-American Conference. In their first season, they won the MAC title and played in the 1997 Motor City Bowl, which they lost. Marshall, led by Chad Pennington at quarterback, was looking for their first ever bowl victory, having lost their first two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152376-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Motor City Bowl, Background\nThis was Louisville's first bowl game since the 1993 Liberty Bowl. John L. Smith took over a program that had gone 1-10 the previous year, leading Louisville to 3rd place in Conference USA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152376-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Motor City Bowl, Game summary\nThe game went 12 minutes and 56 seconds before the first score, but when James Williams caught a touchdown pass from Chad Pennington, the scoring began. Marshall and Louisville were tied 21-21 at half time after six consecutive touchdowns combined from both teams to end the half with the average drive covering 84 yards. But Marshall scored 24 straight points in the second half before Louisville responded with a Collins touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152376-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Motor City Bowl, Game summary\nBut it was too little too late as Billy Malashevich (who had kicked 6 extra points and a field goal previously in this game) kicked a field goal with ten minutes remaining that sealed the game for the Herd as they celebrated their first bowl win in Herd history. Chad Pennington threw for 411 yards and for 4 touchdowns on 18 of 24 passes. Chris Redman went 35 for 54 for 336 yards and Leroy Collins had 94 yards on 14 carries for three touchdowns. Marshall only punted once, on its first possession of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152376-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Motor City Bowl, Aftermath\nMarshall would go to a bowl game for four consecutive years, including two more Motor City Bowls. In 2009, they returned to play in what was now renamed the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 31], "content_span": [32, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152376-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Motor City Bowl, Aftermath\nThis began Louisville's streak of nine consecutive bowl-eligible seasons, which ended after Louisville's Orange Bowl win in 2007. The two teams would meet again in the 2002 GMAC Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 31], "content_span": [32, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152377-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Motorola 300\nThe 1998 Motorola 300 was the sixth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 23, 1998, on the Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Alex Zanardi came through from 11th on the starting grid to win the race, after a quick pitstop from the Ganassi crew got him out ahead of long-time leader Michael Andretti at the final cycle of stops.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152378-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mr. Olympia\nThe 1998 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 10, 1998, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152379-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ms. Olympia\nThe 1998 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on October 24, 1998, in Prague, Czech Republic. It was the 19th Ms. Olympia competition held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152380-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Mulgrave state by-election\nA by-election was held in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Mulgrave on 5 December 1998. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting One Nation member Charles Rappolt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152380-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Mulgrave state by-election, Background\nCharles Rappolt came to parliament as one of 11 One Nation candidates elected at the 1998 state election. Rappolt won the seat of Mulgrave with 54.2% of the two party preferred vote. However, Rappolt found it difficult to cope with the pressures of public life and resigned his seat just four months into his term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152380-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Mulgrave state by-election, Candidates\nThe by-election pitted two former members for Mulgrave against each other. The National Party endorsed Naomi Wilson who had held the seat from 1995 to 1998 before her defeat to Rappolt at the 1998 state election. The Labor Party preselected Warren Pitt, member for Mulgrave from 1989 to 1995 before his defeat to Wilson at the 1995 state election. Pitt had also unsuccessfully stood for the seat at the 1998 state election, and would have won if not for Coalition preferences leaking to Rappolt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152380-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Mulgrave state by-election, Result\nWith One Nation failing to repeat their strong state election performance, the contest reverted to a more typical Labor versus National contest. Labor's Warren Pitt prevailed narrowly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152380-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Mulgrave state by-election, Aftermath\nWhere previously the Labor government of Peter Beattie had governed in the minority\u2014they held 44 seats in an 89-seat parliament and depended upon the support of independent MP Peter Wellington\u2014their victory in Mulgrave gave the government an outright majority of 45 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre\n1998 Multai farmer massacre was an infamous case of political oppression and police brutality when police fired on protesting farmers in the Madhya Pradesh, India town of Multai. The protests and the firing led to the death of at least 19 persons and injuries to nearly 150 others.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre, Background\nIn 1997, the farmers faced heavy losses due to crop damage. The farmers were on the verge of starvation. The loans were piling up. The farmers launched protests against the MP government then headed by the Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, with several demands, including compensation for the damaged crops, loan waiver, electricity bill waiver, payment against crop insurance and several others.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre, Incident\nOn December 25, 1997, the farmers gathered outside Multai Tehsil. After 13 days, the police uprooted farmers\u2019 tents. It was alleged that the police reached there at night and demolished the tents. The protesters claimed that the police snatched money that they had brought for ration and forced them to leave the protest site. The protests continued peacefully even after police action against the farmers. On January 11, police allegedly picked some farmers who were close to Sunilam to interrogate them. They were asked about the whereabouts of Sunilam, but the police could not get any information.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre, Incident\nOn January 12, 1998, Madhya Pradesh police fired on protesting farmers in Multai as the protests went violent. The farmers were seeking compensation for the damaged crops due to adverse weather. Thousands of farmers gathered on the call of then-newly-formed Kisan Sangharsh Samiti. The group had announced a program to lock and gherao the Multai tehsil office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre, Incident\nThe group of farmers pelted stones and tried to attack officials. Some vehicles were set on fire. The violence resulted in police opening firing at the protesters. While the official count states 19 farmers lost their lives with over 150 injured, the unofficial count of the dead as per the activists is around 24.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre, Aftermath\nBJP was in opposition at that time. They equated the incident to the Jalianwala Bagh massacre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre, Aftermath\nThe farmers stated that the police did not warn them before opening fire on them. As per the eyewitnesses\u2019 testimonies in BJP\u2019s video, farmers were standing outside the tehsil when suddenly the police started firing. They fired several rounds from the nearby hospital as well. The massacre continued for over 2.5 hours, after which a curfew was imposed in the area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre, Aftermath\nFarmers, who were named in several cases, alleged that there were no cases filed against the officers who shot them. Fines as much as Rs.10,000 were imposed on all accused, and many of them are still struggling to get justice in the courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152381-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Multai farmer massacre, Aftermath\nNearly 15 years later, the sessions court in Multai has sentenced former Samajwadi Party MLA Dr Sunilam, 51, and two others to life imprisonment for their involvement in the protests. Activists found the judgment harsh while police point out that the protests had been very violent, with a fireman being lynched, one of the cases in which Sunilam has been convicted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152382-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final\nThe 1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on 12 July 1998 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary. It was contested by Clare and Waterford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152382-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final\nThe final finished in a draw with a scoreline of 1-16 for Clare, 3-10 for Waterford. Clare captained by Anthony Daly and managed by Ger Loughnane won the replay a week later on a scoreline of 2-16 to 0-10. The match was shown live in Ireland as part of the Sunday Game live on RT\u00c9 Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152382-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final\nIn the drawn game on 12 July, Waterford struggled to keep in touch with Clare who were All-Ireland champions for two of the previous three years. Paul Flynn fired a free to the net with the match entering injury time to level the scores, Waterford had an opportunity to win it from a 100\u00a0metre free but Paul Flynn\u2019s effort drifted wide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152382-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final\nThe replay was one of the most controversial games of hurling ever played. Before the sliotar had even been thrown in, Colin Lynch was pulling recklessly across Peter Queally and Tony Browne. A melee ensued two minutes into the game and Lynch punched Browne. Brian Lohan and Michael White were red-carded for also fighting. The rest of the game was played in an extremely bad spirit and Clare emerged the victors by 2\u201316 to 0\u201310. The Munster Council later suspended Colin Lynch for three months. He was a huge loss for the subsequent three-game All-Ireland semi-final saga with Offaly, a marathon run of games which Clare eventually lost, thus surrendering an All-Ireland title which they had been hot favourites to retain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 770]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl\nThe 1998 Music City Bowl was a postseason college football game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and Alabama Crimson Tide. It was the inaugural competition of the annual Music City Bowl. Virginia Tech represented the Big East and the University of Alabama represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was the final competition for each team in the 1998 college football season. The game ended as a 38\u20137 victory for Virginia Tech.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl\nVirginia Tech's 8\u20133 record during the 1998 college football regular season was good enough to earn it a bid to the inaugural Music City Bowl game. Facing the Hokies were the Alabama Crimson Tide, who had gone 7\u20134 during the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl\nThe 1998 Music City Bowl kicked off on December 29, 1998 in Nashville, Tennessee. The weather at kickoff was \"horrid,\" as rain and sleet mixed in freezing temperatures. The game's early going was marked by defense as both teams struggled against the inclement weather. Virginia Tech scored first off a 43-yard touchdown scramble by quarterback Al Clark. Clark's touchdown provided the game's only points until the second quarter, when Alabama evened the score at 7\u20137 with a five-yard touchdown pass. The Hokies struck back with a field goal before halftime and took a tenuous 10\u20137 lead into the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl\nIn that half, the Tech offense finally got rolling. The Hokies scored 14\u00a0points in both the third and fourth quarters, ending the game on an uncontested 28\u20130 run. Alabama's offense was stifled throughout by effective pressure from Tech defensive end Corey Moore, and Tech was able to turn several fumbles and interceptions by the Crimson Tide into points on the scoreboard. The final 38\u20137 Virginia Tech victory was the biggest win in Virginia Tech bowl game history, and Moore was named the game's most valuable player. The two teams did not meet again until the 2009 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on September 5, 2009.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection\nThe first Music City Bowl was scheduled for 1998, but the bowl's beginnings dated from 1996, when city officials and local companies came up with the idea for the game. Their plan developed through 1997, when financing was obtained and the NCAA approved the bowl game. Initial plans anticipated matching a Southeastern Conference team against one from the Mid-American Conference. Prior to the start of the 1998 college football season, Music City Bowl officials signed an agreement with the SEC to select the conference's sixth bowl-eligible team. The Music City Bowl's other spot was left for an at-large bid, though officials met several times with Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese in an effort to reach a contract. An agreement pledging the Big East's No. 4 bowl-eligible team to the game was not reached until 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 36], "content_span": [37, 861]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Alabama\nThe Alabama Crimson Tide entered the 1998 college football season after a 1997 season that included a 4\u20137 record and no bowl game appearance. Heading into the season, the Tide were unranked nationally and were picked to finish fifth in the SEC West in the annual poll of media members who cover SEC football. Most voters expected Alabama to show little improvement over its performance in the previous year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Alabama\nAlabama's first game of the season was against Brigham Young University and was played at a renovated Bryant\u2013Denny Stadium that boasted more than 80,000 seats and a new Jumbotron. In that game, Alabama running back Shaun Alexander scored a school-record five rushing touchdowns and Alabama won, 38\u201334, breaking a four-game losing streak that ended the 1997 season. One week later, Alabama repeated its first-game success with a 42\u20137 win over Vanderbilt. After a bye week, Alabama traveled to Arkansas to play the Arkansas Razorbacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Alabama\nAlabama had risen to No. 22 in the country by virtue of its two wins, but the Crimson Tide's first road game of the season resulted in its first defeat, as Alabama lost, 42\u20136. One week later, Alabama suffered its first home loss of the season, a 16\u201310 defeat at the hands of Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Alabama\nAfter the Florida loss, Alabama's senior starting quarterback, John David Phillips, was replaced by freshman Andrew Zow. With Zow as the new starter, Alabama proceeded to win its next two games: 20\u201317 against Ole Miss and 23\u201322 against East Carolina. On October 24, Zow endured his first loss as the team's starting quarterback when Alabama was defeated, 35\u201318, by eventual SEC (and national) champion Tennessee. Alabama rebounded from the loss by reeling off two more wins: 30\u201320 against Southern Miss and an upset 22\u201316 win over LSU, in which the Crimson Tide scored 15 points in 144 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Alabama\nAfter those two wins, Alabama had a 6\u20133 record heading into the final two weeks of the regular season. In the second-to-last week, the Crimson Tide were defeated, 26\u201314, by Mississippi State. In the final week of the season, Alabama faced traditional in-state rival Auburn in the annual Iron Bowl game. Reversing the outcome of the previous year's game, Alabama eked out an upset 31\u201317 victory to end the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Alabama\nFollowing the Iron Bowl, Alabama's bowl destination was unclear due to the SEC championship game, which determined the conference champion on December 5. Until then, speculation centered on Alabama potentially attending any of four games: the Peach Bowl, Independence Bowl, Sun Bowl, or Music City Bowl. By the time of the championship game, the Sun Bowl had been eliminated as an option. After Tennessee won the SEC championship game and a bid to the Fiesta Bowl, other teams were selected by the Peach Bowl and Independence Bowl, leaving Alabama to be selected for the inaugural Music City Bowl. The choice was made official on December 6, and Alabama began preparing for its matchup with Virginia Tech.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nVirginia Tech began the 1998 season after going 7\u20135 the previous year, including a 42\u20133 blowout loss to North Carolina in the 1998 Gator Bowl. Prior to the 1998 season, the annual preseason poll of Big East football media picked Virginia Tech to finish fourth in the Big East, and West Virginia was favored to win the conference. Most pre-season attention was focused on whether Tech would perform well enough to attend a sixth consecutive bowl game at the season's end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nThe Hokies' first two games brought success for Virginia Tech: At home, they defeated East Carolina, 38\u20133, and away, they beat Clemson, 37\u20130. After the blowout win in Death Valley, Virginia Tech traveled to the Orange Bowl, home of the Miami Hurricanes. By virtue of their two season-opening wins, the Hokies were ranked No. 21 in the coaches' poll, and they improved that ranking with a win in the first overtime football game in Virginia Tech history, 27\u201320.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nDuring the overtime win, Virginia Tech starting quarterback Al Clark was injured. The injury left him unable to play in Tech's next game, a contest against the Pittsburgh Panthers. Clark's absence didn't distract the Hokies, who won, 27\u20137. After the win against Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech traveled to Boston to play Boston College. The Hokies shut out the Boston College Eagles, 17\u20130, boosting their national ranking to No. 10 in the coaches' poll on the basis of Tech's first 5\u20130 start since 1967.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nFollowing the Boston College victory, the Hokies faced lightly regarded and winless Temple University. The Temple Owls had lost eight consecutive games, were 0\u201326 in Big East road games, and had lost 10 players to injury since the season began. But although the Owls were 35-point underdogs to the Hokies, they managed one of the biggest upsets in college football history when they beat Virginia Tech in Lane Stadium, 28\u201324.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nVirginia Tech rebounded from the upset loss to Temple by shutting out the University of Alabama Birmingham, 41\u20130, then beating No. 21 West Virginia, 27\u201313. After the two wins, the Hokies had a 7\u20131 record, were ranked No. 16 in the AP Poll, and traveled to the Carrier Dome to play Syracuse University. In New York, Syracuse gave the Hokies their second loss of the season, 28\u201326. The loss came despite the presence of Al Clark, who had returned from injury prior to the West Virginia game. Tech again rebounded from a losing effort, this time by defeating Rutgers, 47\u20137. But in their final regular-season game, the Hokies lost to Virginia in the annual competition for the Commonwealth Cup, 36\u201332. Tech led by 22 points at halftime, but Virginia quarterback Aaron Brooks led a comeback that won the game for Virginia with two minutes remaining in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 908]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Team selection, Virginia Tech\nThe loss to Virginia brought Virginia Tech to an 8\u20133 regular-season record, something Tech coach Frank Beamer said was better than he expected at the season's start. Despite that sentiment, most fans and supporters pointed to the fact that in all of Virginia Tech's losses, the deciding points came late in the fourth quarter and near the end of the game. Only three plays separated Tech from an undefeated 11\u20130 record. Tech's bowl destination was unclear immediately after the Virginia loss. The Music City Bowl seemed likely, but the Micron PC Bowl, Insight.com Bowl, and Sun Bowl also were possibilities. Virginia Tech officials preferred the Music City Bowl because of its proximity to Virginia, and bowl officials selected the Hokies on November 30.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 806]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup\nThe inaugural Music City bowl marked the first meeting of Alabama and Virginia Tech on the football field since 1979, when the No. 1 Crimson Tide defeated Virginia Tech, 31\u20137. Prior to the Music City Bowl, Alabama had defeated Virginia Tech in all 10 meetings of the two schools, and some Virginia Tech players cited that record as motivation in the game. For American General, sponsoring the game was part of an overall marketing strategy intended to boost the company's national profile. Spread bettors favored Virginia Tech to win the game by five points. In exchange for appearing in the game, each team received $750,000, minus expenses. Media coverage in the weeks leading up to the game focused on Virginia Tech's tough defense and Alabama's recovery from NCAA-imposed sanctions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 824]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ticket sales\nBoth schools sold their allotments of Music City Bowl tickets rapidly. Virginia Tech, which was attending its sixth consecutive bowl game, sold more than 9,000 tickets in the first week of sales. Alabama's tickets were primarily distributed to season-ticket holders. Of Alabama's 12,000 bowl tickets, 10,000 were reserved for season-ticket holders and only 2,000 were available for open purchase. These were sold on the first day of sales. By December 9, both Alabama and the game itself had sold their entire allotment of tickets. Virginia Tech had just 200 tickets remaining, and they were sold by the 10th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0017-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ticket sales\nIn an interview with a local newspaper, an official at the Virginia Tech ticket office indicated that demand for tickets was so great that \"We could have sold at least a couple thousand more. ... We were inundated for 3-4 days, and then, once Alabama was selected to play in the game, we got a lot more calls, and we were sold out.\" Some fans were able to obtain tickets at the game via purchases from ticket scalpers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Ticket sales\nDemand for tickets by Alabama fans was so great that the Alabama ticket office accidentally oversold its allotment of tickets. The office neglected to limit purchases on the forms sent to season-ticket holders, and the office received more than 25,000 orders for its 12,500-ticket allotment. An additional 2,000 tickets were given to Alabama, but the school still had to send out more than 10,000 refunds. Alabama's athletics director was heavily criticized for overselling the ticket allotment and for limiting ticket distribution to fans who had contributed large amounts of money to the athletics department. A group of fans disgruntled at the ticket distribution process eventually levied a class-action lawsuit against the athletic director, claiming contract violations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 828]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Offensive matchups, Alabama offense\nDespite having an offense that featured star running back Shaun Alexander, Alabama's offensive strategy revolved around a passing offense more than a running one. During the regular season, Alabama passed for 2,435 yards but only ran for 1,272 yards. The Crimson Tide averaged 22.9 points per game, 116 rushing yards per game, and 221.4 passing yards per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 74], "content_span": [75, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Offensive matchups, Alabama offense\nA large reason for Alabama's success passing the ball came from the emergence of freshman quarterback Andrew Zow, who assumed starting duties during the season. Zow completed 143 of 256 passes for 1,969 yards, 11 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. One of his favorite passing targets was Alexander, who caught 26 passes for 385 yards and four touchdowns in addition to his 1,178 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. Alexander averaged 116 yards per game on the ground. Wide receiver Quincy Jackson was the team's leading passing target. He caught 48 passes for 621 yards four touchdowns. Fellow wide receiver Michael Vaughn also was a favorite passing target. He caught 34 passes for 403 yards and four touchdowns in addition to performing kick-return duties during the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 74], "content_span": [75, 858]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Offensive matchups, Virginia Tech offense\nVirginia Tech's offense during the regular season was worse than the average in the NCAA during 1998. The Hokies finished 88th among 112 Division I-A teams in total offense, recording 316.7 yards per game. Tech averaged 31.2 points per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 80], "content_span": [81, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Offensive matchups, Virginia Tech offense\nPart of the reason for their lackluster performance was repeated injuries to starting quarterback Al Clark, who missed three regular-season games due to injuries. Heading into the Music City Bowl, he was recovering from a rib injury suffered in Tech's final regular-season game. Despite the missed games, Clark completed 72 of 148 passes for 1,050 passing yards, nine touchdowns, and five interceptions for the 1998 season. On the ground, Virginia Tech running backs Lamont Pegues and Shyrone Stith combined for 1,444 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Together, they averaged 178 yards per game on the ground. Another bright spot on the Virginia Tech offense was kicker Shayne Graham, who was named a first-team All Big East selection. He kicked 37 extra points and was successful on 22 field goal attempts, earning the Hokies 103 points in total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 80], "content_span": [81, 927]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Defensive matchups, Alabama defense\nDefensively, Alabama allowed an average of 147.7 rushing yards and 369 total yards per game. In total, Alabama's defense intercepted 12 passes during the regular season and sacked opposing quarterbacks 25 times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 74], "content_span": [75, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Defensive matchups, Alabama defense\nAlabama's leading tackler was linebacker Trevis Smith, who had 80 tackles during the regular season. This figure included 2.5 sacks and 14.5 other tackles for loss. Smith also broke up three passes, recovered two fumbles, and forced one. Alabama's second-leading tackler, linebacker Travis Carroll, fractured his shoulder blade in the Crimson Tide's second-to-last regular-season game and was not available for the Music City Bowl. Carroll had 76 tackles during the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 74], "content_span": [75, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Defensive matchups, Alabama defense\nCornerback Fernando Bryant led the team's pass defense. He finished the season with 51 tackles and two interceptions. He was supported by strong safety Marcus Spencer, who led the Crimson Tide in interceptions with four. Alabama's sole All-Southeastern Conference selection was punter Daniel Pope, a senior who averaged a school-record 44 yards per kick during the regular season and was second nationally in net punting at 40.8 yards per kick. Of his 60 punts, 20 were inside the opponents' 20-yard line. None were blocked.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 74], "content_span": [75, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Defensive matchups, Virginia Tech defense\nAt the conclusion of the regular season, the Virginia Tech defense was one of the best in the country. It was No. 4 in scoring defense (allowing 12.9 points per game), No. 11 in rushing defense (allowing 102.2 yards per game), and No. 7 in total defense (284.9 yards per game). The Hokies had 23 interceptions during the regular season, second-most in the country and behind only USC's 24 interceptions. The Hokies also found success on special teams defense. In total, Tech blocked ten kicks during the regular season: six punts, two field-goal attempts and two point-after tries. Tech's defense also scored 52 points: eight touchdowns, a safety and a two-point runback of an intercepted conversion pass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 80], "content_span": [81, 786]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Defensive matchups, Virginia Tech defense\nThe Hokie defense was led by defensive end Corey Moore, who was named the Big East defensive player of the year for 1998. He led the conference in sacks during the regular season, and finished with 14. Cornerback Loren Johnson was named to the first-team All Big East team with Pierson Prioleau, who had 61 tackles and returned a blocked field goal 52 yards in Tech's game against East Carolina. Free safety Keion Carpenter was noted in pre-game coverage for his ability to block kicks. He had five during the regular season, tying him with Ike Charlton for the most on the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 80], "content_span": [81, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Off-field incidents\nVirginia Tech's coaching staff drew media attention when it was announced that Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer was being actively recruited by Clemson to assume that school's vacant head coaching job. Beamer was first contacted about the job during the regular season, and he was mentioned in connection with Clemson's search throughout the final two weeks of the regular season. He also was mentioned as a possibility for South Carolina's vacant head-coaching job. Three days after Virginia Tech was selected for the Music City Bowl, Beamer ended speculation by publicly turning down Clemson and South Carolina. In exchange for publicly rebuffing the offers, Virginia Tech rewarded Beamer with financial additions to his contract and a contract extension through 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 58], "content_span": [59, 843]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Off-field incidents\nVirginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster also was targeted by other teams prior to the Music City Bowl. Rumors circulated about the University of Florida's interest in hiring Foster to fill its defensive coordinator position, but Foster declined to comment until after Florida's Jan. 2 Orange Bowl game. Foster proceeded through the interview process and was offered the job, but he turned it down in favor of remaining at Tech, which offered him contract incentives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 58], "content_span": [59, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Off-field incidents\nAlabama likewise underwent rumors of coaching changes. Shortly after the Music City Bowl matchup was announced, rumors spread that quarterbacks coach Charlie Stubbs or tight ends coach Ronnie Cottrell were being considered for other jobs. One departure rumor became reality when defensive line coach Jackie Shipp resigned to take the same position at the University of Oklahoma. Shipp's departure left the Crimson Tide without a defensive line coach, and Alabama head coach Mike DuBose filled the vacancy for the Music City Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 58], "content_span": [59, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Pregame buildup, Off-field incidents\nIn the days prior to the game, both teams had to cope with harsh winter weather in the Nashville area. Virginia Tech was forced to move practices indoors when an ice storm arrived on the day before Christmas. The storm caused travel delays for fans and players alike. Alabama's first practices in Nashville were held without the full team available because many players had been delayed. The harsh weather continued through the day of the game, and Tech was forced to cancel its final outdoor practice before the game. Alabama, meanwhile, drove 45 minutes to Murfreesboro to a practice field that was not covered by ice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 58], "content_span": [59, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary\nThe 1998 Music City bowl kicked off at 5 p.m. EST on December 29, 1998 at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. At kickoff, the weather was chilly, with 43-degree (6 C) temperatures, 10\u201315\u00a0mph (16\u201324\u00a0km/h) wind, 70 percent humidity, and a sleet/rain mix. As the game progressed, wind-chill temperatures dropped as low as 14\u00a0\u00b0F (\u221210\u00a0\u00b0C). Later accounts described the weather as \"horrid\". American General CEO Joe Kelley performed the ceremonial pre-game coin toss to determine first possession.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0032-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary\nJazz musician Larry Carlton performed the traditional pre-game playing of the national anthem, but his rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner did not meet with the crowd's approval, and he was booed. Approximately 41,600 people attended the game in person, and the competition was broadcast on television via ESPN. Approximately 1.8 million U.S. households tuned into the broadcast, which featured Rod Gilmore, Rich Waltz, and Holly Rowe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nVirginia Tech received the ball to begin the game, and Shyrone Stith returned the opening kickoff from the end zone to the Tech 44-yard line. On the first play of the game, Tech quarterback Al Clark completed a pass to Angelo Harrison, but Alabama committed a five-yard offsides penalty, setting up the Hokies at their 49-yard line. After the penalty, running back Lamont Pegues ran straight ahead for a gain of four yards then picked up a first down with a short gain on the next play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0033-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nClark completed a pass to Harrison at the 43-yard line, then Clark broke free of the Alabama defense on an improvised run, scrambling 43 yards for a touchdown and the game's first points. Kicker Shayne Graham kicked the extra point, and Virginia Tech took a 7\u20130 lead over Alabama with 12:25 remaining in the first quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nVirginia Tech's post-touchdown kickoff was returned to the Alabama 27-yard line. On Alabama's first play of the game, Crimson Tide quarterback Andrew Zow was sacked by Virginia Tech defender Corey Moore for a loss of seven yards. Running back Shaun Alexander regained five of those lost yards on the next play, then Zow was again sacked by the Tech defense. Alabama thus went three and out to begin the game and prepared for the game's first punt. During the kick, Virginia Tech defender Keion Carpenter broke through the offensive line of Alabama and blocked the punt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0034-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nThanks to the blocked punt, the Virginia Tech offense started at the Alabama 14-yard line. On the first play of the drive, Stith ran the ball straight ahead for a gain of one yard. Clark then attempted a pass into the end zone, but the ball was intercepted by Alabama defender Fernando Bryant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nThanks to the interception in the end zone, Alabama's offense returned to the field at its 20-yard line, the regulation starting point after a ball is downed in the end zone. A deep pass by Zow fell incomplete, then Alexander ran for a one-yard gain. On third down, Zow completed a first-down pass to wide receiver Michael Vaughn at the Alabama 32-yard line. Zow then completed another first-down pass, this time to Freddy Milons at Alabama 45-yard line. Alexander rushed ahead for a one-yard gain, then Zow threw an interception to Tech defender Ryan Smith, who returned the ball to the Alabama 36-yard line. After the interception, Virginia Tech committed a 15-yard personal foul penalty, which pushed the Hokies back to their 49-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 792]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nOn the first play after the interception, Pegues gained one yard on a rushing play to the right. Clark then completed a pass to Jarrett Ferguson at the Alabama 36-yard line for a first down. During the play, Alabama was called for a five-yard penalty for grabbing Ferguson's facemask during the tackle. After the penalty, Angelo Harrison gained nine yards on a reverse run. Ferguson then was tackled for a loss of two yards, and Clark threw an incomplete pass on third down. Tech head coach Frank Beamer sent in Graham to attempt a 42-yard field goal. The kick sailed right of the goal, however. With 4:10 remaining in the first quarter, Tech led Alabama 7\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 709]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nThanks to the missed field goal, Alabama began its drive at its 25-yard line\u2014the line of scrimmage for the field goal. In the drive's first play, Zow completed a seven-yard pass to wide receiver Calvin Hall. Alexander then ran to the left side for a two-yard gain. On third down, Alexander gained three yards and a first down. After that, Moore sacked Zow for a two-yard loss, to the 35-yard line. After the sack, Zow was hit again by the Virginia Tech defense and fumbled the ball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0037-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, First quarter\nThe fumble was scooped up by an Alabama player, however, and resulted in a gain of four yards. Zow then completed a pass to Alexander at the 50-yard line for a first down. Once there, Alabama was twice penalized five yards for false starts on consecutive plays. The penalties ran out the final seconds of the first quarter, which ended with Virginia Tech leading, 7\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nThe second quarter began with Alabama in possession of the ball and facing first down and 21 yards at their 40-yard line. Zow completed a seven-yard pass to Hall, then Alexander lost three yards on a running play, setting up third down and 17. Alabama gained the needed yardage and more on a 24-yard pass from Zow to Alexander at the Tech 32-yard line. On first down, Alexander was tackled for a four-yard loss. Zow regained the lost yards with a completion to Alexander at the Tech 25-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0038-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nAfter a one-yard rush, Alabama faced fourth down and one yard at the Tech 23-yard line. Alexander ran to the Tech 20-yard line and gained the first down. After a four-yard rush, Zow completed a pass to Quincy Jackson for no gain, setting up third down. Zow scrambled for a first down at the Tech nine-yard line. Alexander advanced to the five-yard line on a running play, and Zow completed a touchdown pass to Vaughn for the Tide's first points of the game. The extra point kick was successful, and with 9:13 remaining in the first half, the game was tied, 7\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nAlabama's post-touchdown kickoff sailed through the end zone for a touchback, and Tech's offense started at its 20-yard line. Stith ran ahead for a five-yard gain on first down, then broke free on second down for a 38-yard run to the Alabama 36-yard line. Once there, Clark threw an incomplete pass and Ferguson ran for a two-yard gain. On third down, Clark scrambled for a six-yard gain. Facing fourth down, Beamer sent in Graham to attempt a 44-yard field goal. The kick was good, and with 6:41 remaining in the first half, Virginia Tech regained the lead, 10\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nTech's post-score kickoff was returned to the Alabama 15-yard line, and the Crimson Tide began a new drive. On the drive's first play, Tech committed a five-yard offsides penalty. Following the penalty, Alexander was stopped for a two-yard loss. Zow then completed a 40-yard pass for a first down at the Tech 43-yard line. After that long completion, he threw an 11-yard pass for another first down, this time at the Tech 32-yard line. A rushing play was stopped for no gain, Zow threw an incomplete pass into the end zone, then Zow committed an intentional grounding penalty in an attempt to avoid being sacked. The penalty pushed Alabama out of field goal range, and Alabama punted from the Tech 45-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 762]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nThe ball rolled out of bounds at the one-yard line, and Tech was penalized half the distance to the goal line due to a holding penalty during the kick. Pegues ran for a two-yard gain, then was stopped for a loss of one yard on second down. On third down, Clark completed a pass to Harrison for a first down at the 11-yard line. After the first down, a Tech running play was stopped for a loss of three yards, then Clark scrambled to the 16-yard line, five yards short of the first down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0041-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nStith then gained the first down with a run to the 25-yard line. During this time, Tech concentrated on running out the clock by executing multiple running plays, which do not stop the game clock, unlike passing plays. After the first down, Clark was sacked by Alabama defender Cornelius Griffin for a loss of seven yards. Clark regained the lost yards with a nine-yard pass, then picked up a first down with a shovel pass. On first down, Clark completed a pass to Ricky Hall with a first down at the Alabama 45-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0041-0002", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nAt this point, Tech switched from running down the clock to attempting passes downfield in hopes of scoring before halftime. With 32 seconds remaining in the first half, Clark threw an incomplete pass. Clark then was sacked by the Alabama defense, setting up third down at the Tech 46-yard line. Stith ran for a short gain, then Tech set up for a long pass downfield on fourth down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter\nThe pass fell incomplete, and Tech turned the ball over on downs with four seconds remaining. Rather than attempt to score on the final play of the half, the Tide offense took a knee and ended the half with Virginia Tech leading, 10\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nAfter a halftime performance featuring Lorrie Morgan, singer Steve Winwood and the marching bands of the competing schools, Alabama prepared to receive the ball. Because Virginia Tech received the ball to begin the game, Alabama was on offense to begin the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nVirginia Tech's kickoff was returned to the Alabama 21-yard line. The first play of the half was a pass from Zow to Alexander, who gained eight yards. On second down, Alexander picked up the first down with a run to the 34-yard line. Zow completed a pass to Milons at the 38-yard line, then had a pass knocked down at the line of scrimmage by the Virginia Tech defense. Zow's third-down pass was knocked down, and the Tide punted. The kick was returned to the Tech 24-yard line, and the Hokies began their first drive of the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nTech's first play of the half was a four-yard run by Pegues. Clark then scrambled for a 25-yard gain and a first down at the Alabama 47-yard line. On first down, Pegues advanced to the 43-yard line on a running play, then Clark was sacked by Alabama's Travis Carroll. The sack resulted in an eight-yard loss, and Clark's third-down pass was incomplete. Tech punted, and the kick was downed at the Alabama 22-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nOn the first Tide play of the drive, Alabama was penalized 15 yards for holding on to the facemask of a Virginia Tech player. A running play by Alexander was stopped after a loss of a yard, then Zow threw an interception directly to Virginia Tech's Phillip Summers, who returned the ball to the two-yard line. After the interception, it took Tech two plays for Pegues to push the football across the goal line for Tech's second touchdown of the game. The extra point was good, and Tech extended its lead to 17\u20137 with 8:15 remaining in the quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nTech's post-touchdown kickoff was returned to the Alabama 16-yard line, and the Tide attempted to respond to the Tech score. The first play of the drive was an incomplete pass by Zow, who then completed a 14-yard pass to Wes Long at the Alabama 30-yard line for a first down. Running back Chad Beasley lost one yard on a running play, then Zow completed a three-yard pass to Alexander. On third down, Alexander dropped a long pass from Zow, and the Tide prepared to punt. During the kick, Tech's special teams defense broke through Alabama's line and blocked a punt for the second time in the game. The ball was recovered by the Hokies at the Alabama 30-yard line, and Tech's offense started their drive inside Alabama territory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 779]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nThe first play of the Tech drive was a seven-yard run by Stith. This was followed by an incomplete pass from Clark, but Alabama was called for pass interference during the play. After the penalty, Virginia Tech had a first down at the Alabama four-yard line. On the first play after the penalty, Stith broke through the Alabama defense for Tech's second touchdown of the quarter. The extra point was good, and with 5:09 remaining in the quarter, Tech extended its lead to 24\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0049-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nVirginia Tech's kickoff was returned to the 21-yard line, and Alabama again attempted to answer the Hokie score. After an incomplete pass, Zow completed a 21-yard pass to Jackson for a first down at the 42-yard line. Alexander was stopped for a one-yard loss on a running play, then caught a pass for no gain. On third down, Zow threw an incomplete pass, forcing another punt. The kick rolled out of bounds at the Tech 17-yard line, and the Hokies' offense began another drive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0050-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter\nOn the first play of the drive, Clark was sacked by Kenny Smith for a six-yard loss. Pegues ran for one yard, then ran for 12\u00a0yards on third down. The Hokies punted after going three and out, but the ball bounced off Alabama kick returner Alvin Richard. The loose ball was recovered by Virginia Tech's Cory Bird, and the Hokies' offense returned to the field with 35 seconds remaining in the quarter. From the Alabama 19-yard line, Clark scrambled for a one-yard gain. The play was the last one of the third quarter, which ended with Virginia Tech leading, 24\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0051-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nThe fourth quarter began with Virginia Tech in possession of the ball at the Alabama 18-yard line and facing second down and nine. After a running play was stopped for no gain, Clark completed a pass to Pegues, who ran for a first down at the Alabama nine-yard line. After the first down, Alabama committed an offsides penalty. After the penalty, Tech had a first down inside the Alabama five-yard line. Three plays later, Pegues crossed the goal line for a touchdown. The extra point was good, and Tech took a 31\u20137 lead with 13:31 remaining in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0052-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nAlabama received Tech's post-touchdown kickoff, which sailed through the end zone for a touchback. Because of the touchback, Alabama's first drive of the quarter started at its 20-yard line. The first play of that drive resulted in a five-yard penalty against Virginia Tech. Alexander then was tackled for a one-yard loss. On second down, Zow threw an incomplete pass, but on third down he completed a 34-yard throw to Alexander, who earned a first down at the Tech 42-yard line. On the first play in Alabama territory, Tech committed a five-yard offsides penalty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0052-0001", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nZow then threw two incomplete passes, and on third down he was sacked by the Tech defense at the Hokie 41-yard line. Because the Tide was trailing Tech by four scores, Alabama head coach Mike DuBose ordered his offense to try to convert the fourth down rather than punt. Zow's pass flew incomplete, and Alabama turned the ball over on downs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0053-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nVirginia Tech began its first full drive of the fourth quarter at its 41-yard line with 10:21 remaining in the game. Tech transitioned into a running strategy, maximizing the amount of time used off the game clock between each play. On the drive's first play, Stith was tackled for a one-yard loss. On its second play, Stith regained the lost yard. The third-down play was an incomplete pass by Clark, and the Hokies punted after going three and out. The kick rolled into the end zone for a touchback, and Alabama's offense began at its 20-yard line. Alexander was tackled for a two-yard loss, then Zow threw an interception to Anthony Midget, who returned the ball all the way into the end zone for a Virginia Tech defensive touchdown. The extra point was good, and Tech extended its lead to 38\u20137 with 7:33 remaining in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 881]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0054-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nTech's post-touchdown kickoff was returned to the Alabama 16-yard line by Milons. The first play of the drive was a 12-yard run by Alexander, who also gained a first down. On the next play, Alabama committed a five-yard false start penalty. Alexander was stopped for no gain on a running play after the penalty, then he picked up nine yards on a running play to the right. On third down, Alexander gained a first down with a run to the 40-yard line. He then was tackled for a two-yard loss. On the next play, Zow was tackled by Jason Buckland for a seven-yard loss. On third down, Alexander ran ahead to the 44-yard line but still was short of the first down marker. Alabama punted, and the kick was downed at the Tech 20-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 783]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0055-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter\nTech continued to run down the clock by running the ball straight ahead for a four-yard gain. Tech backup quarterback Nick Sorensen then entered the game, and running back Andre Kendrick gained a first down with a run to the 33-yard line. Kendrick then gained a first down at the Alabama 39-yard line. Kendrick continued to advance the ball with short runs, draining the clock to secure the Tech lead. Tech's third backup quarterback, Dave Meyer, also entered the game as the final seconds ticked off the clock and Virginia Tech secured its 38\u20137 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0056-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Statistical summary\nIn recognition of his performance during the game, Virginia Tech defensive end Corey Moore was named the game's most valuable player. Moore had a sack, a tackle for a loss, a blocked punt and a forced fumble. His performance was representative by a successful defensive effort by the Virginia Tech Hokies, who blocked two punts, had three interceptions, and limited Alabama to only seven points and 50 rushing yards. Tech's 31-point margin of victory was the biggest bowl-game win in school history, and Alabama's loss was their biggest in a bowl game since a loss in the 1972 Orange Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0057-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Statistical summary\nAlabama's sole success on offense came from the hands of quarterback Andrew Zow, who completed 19 of 35 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown but also threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball once. Zow's favorite receiver was running back Shaun Alexander, who caught eight passes for 87 yards. Alexander also was Alabama's leading rusher. He finished the game with 21 carries for 55 yards. Zow rushed the ball eight times, but finished with -8 rushing yards. Alexander's eight receptions tied him for third place in receptions during an Alabama bowl game. The record was nine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0058-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Statistical summary\nOn the opposite side of the ball, Virginia Tech quarterback Al Clark completed seven of his 14 passes for 71 yards and an interception. Clark's greatest success came on the ground, however, as he rushed nine times for 55 yards and a touchdown. Most of Virginia Tech's offense came on the ground, as Clark was surpassed in the rushing game by Shyrone Stith, who carried the ball 10 times for 71 yards and a touchdown. Fellow Tech running back Lamont Pegues scored two touchdowns and carried the ball 15 times for 41 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0059-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Postgame effects\nVirginia Tech's win lifted it to a final record of 9\u20133, while Alabama's loss dropped it to 7\u20135. In the final college football polls of the season, Virginia Tech was ranked 19th in the coaches' poll and 23rd in the AP Poll, while Alabama remained unranked. The 38\u20137 win remains Virginia Tech's biggest bowl-game win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0060-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Postgame effects\nCiting a desire to pursue \"sporting events with a higher profile,\" American General decided not to renew its sponsorship of the Music City Bowl. In 1999, it was replaced by Homepoint.com, a now-defunct website. The site of the game also changed. It moved from Vanderbilt Stadium to LP Field, then known as Adelphia Coliseum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152383-0061-0000", "contents": "1998 Music City Bowl, Postgame effects, 1999 NFL Draft\nAs the final game of the 1998\u20131999 regular season, the 1998 Music City Bowl gave Virginia Tech and Alabama players a chance to show their skills prior to the 1999 NFL Draft. Alabama had one player selected in the draft. Cornerback Fernando Bryant was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round with the 26th overall selection. Virginia Tech had two players taken in the draft: defensive back Pierson Prioleau (110th overall) and guard Derek G. Smith (165th overall).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152384-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the last time for now NAIA Tournament at Mabee Center. The 61st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152385-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NAIA football season\nThe 1998 NAIA football season, as part of the 1998 college football season in the United States, was the 43rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152385-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NAIA football season\nThe season was played from August to November 1998, culminating in the 1998 NAIA Football National Championship, played this year on December 19, 1998 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152385-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NAIA football season\nAzusa Pacific defeated Olivet Nazarene in the championship game, 17\u201314, to win their first NAIA national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152385-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NAIA football season\nJack Williams, running back from Azusa Pacific, was named the 1998 NAIA Football Player of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500\nThe 1998 NAPA 500 was the 33rd and final championship event of the 1998 season of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, held on November 8, 1998, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Won by series champion Jeff Gordon, the race was delayed both before its start and twice during the race due to rain showers, causing it to be shortened to 221 laps from its scheduled distance of 325 laps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500\nThis was the last race without Tony Stewart until 2013 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Background\nAtlanta Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races; the others are Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway. The standard track at Atlanta Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48\u00a0km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five. The scheduled race distance was 325 laps, totalling 500.5 miles (805.5\u00a0km).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Background\nGoing into the race, Jeff Gordon had clinched the 1998 Winston Cup Series championship the previous weekend at North Carolina Motor Speedway, winning the AC Delco 400 for his 12th win of the season. Rookie driver Harris DeVane, a regular on the ARCA Racing Series, attempted to make his Winston Cup Series debut at the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Background\nThe support race for the event, run on Saturday afternoon, was a 102-lap event sanctioned by the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series; Mike Swaim Jr. was the winner of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Qualifying\nSeries rookie Kenny Irwin Jr., driving the No. 28 Ford Taurus for Robert Yates Racing, led 48 drivers in qualifying on Friday, November 6, winning his first pole position in the Winston Cup Series. Irwin's qualifying time was 193.461 miles per hour (311.345\u00a0km/h).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Qualifying\nWard Burton qualified second in the No. 22 Bill Davis Racing Pontiac; Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, and Mike Skinner filled out the remainder of the top five positions in qualifying; the top 25 drivers in the session were locked into the field, with Ted Musgrave as the 25th and final driver guaranteed a starting spot at the end of the first day of time trials.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Qualifying\nSecond round qualifying, to set starting positions 26th through 36th on the grid, was held on Saturday, November 7. Gary Bradberry set the fastest time in the session at a speed of 189.922 miles per hour (305.650\u00a0km/h); he had crashed in the first round of qualifying, and was forced to use a backup car for the rest of the race weekend. The only other driver to make an attempt in second round qualifying and move into the top 36 positions, qualifying for the race, was Kevin Lepage, whose time placed him 31st overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Qualifying\nDale Earnhardt, Terry Labonte, Ricky Craven, Johnny Benson Jr., Kyle Petty, and Rusty Wallace were forced to take provisional starting positions to start the race. Darrell Waltrip received a provisional as a past series champion and started 43rd; it was the 20th provisional he had used over the course of the season, resulting in a change to eligibility rules for the 1999 series season. Failing to qualify for the race were Rick Mast, Rich Bickle, Steve Grissom, Andy Hillenburg, and Harris DeVane; DeVane was injured in a crash on his qualifying lap and had to be cut from his car, being taken to a hospital as a precautionary measure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 664]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Race\nThe start of the race, scheduled for 12:40PM, was delayed 49 minutes due to rain. During the race two additional red flags for rain caused delays of 6 hours and 39 minutes. The delays resulted in the race being the first night race held at the speedway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 19], "content_span": [20, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Race\nDue to the delays, during a yellow flag thrown on lap 190 to allow teams to pit under caution on the still-damp pit road, NASCAR announced that once the race resumed, there would be only 25 laps remaining from that point, citing a desire for fans to be able to return home at a safe hour; the race concluded at 11:07pm, a crowd of 50,000 having remained to watch the race to its conclusion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 19], "content_span": [20, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Race\nFrom a starting position of 21st, Gordon led 113 of the race's 221 laps; he beat Dale Jarrett for the race win by 0.739 second. His victory, the 13th on the season, tied Richard Petty for the most wins by a driver in a single season. Including the rain delays, there were a total of five caution periods during the race, with 68 laps being run under the yellow flag. Gordon's average speed was 114.915 miles per hour (184.938\u00a0km/h), and he received $164,450 for the victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 19], "content_span": [20, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Race\nGordon's career victory total stood at 42 after the race; at the time, he was the youngest driver to pass 40 career wins, and the youngest to win a third series title. Gordon topped Mark Martin for the series title by 364 points; Irwin was named the series' Rookie of the Year immediately following the race, beating Kevin Lepage by 14 rookie points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 19], "content_span": [20, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152386-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NAPA 500, Race\nWhile the race was the final points event of the season for the Winston Cup Series, an exhibition race at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan was held two weeks later, won by Mike Skinner over Gordon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 19], "content_span": [20, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series\nThe 1998 NASCAR Busch Series began on Saturday, February 14 and ended on Sunday, November 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. was crowned champion at season's end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NAPA Auto Parts 300\nThe NAPA Auto Parts 300 was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Mike McLaughlin won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 52], "content_span": [53, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NAPA Auto Parts 300\nFailed to qualify: Hank Parker Jr. (#78), Lyndon Amick (#35), Patty Moise (#14), Larry Pearson (#55), Ron Barfield (#2), Jimmy Foster (#50), Derrike Cope (#92), Blaise Alexander (#20), Doug Reid III (#97), Dale Shaw (#48), Lance Hooper (#23), Chris Diamond (#68), Mark Day (#16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 52], "content_span": [53, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, GM Goodwrench Service Plus 200\nThe GM Goodwrench Service Plus 200 was held February 21 at North Carolina Speedway. Tony Stewart won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 63], "content_span": [64, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, GM Goodwrench Service Plus 200\nFailed to qualify: Patty Moise (#14), Jimmy Foster (#50), Dale Shaw (#48), Lance Hooper (#23), Ed Berrier (#77), J. D. Gibbs (#42), Kevin Cywinski (#11), Stanton Barrett (#89), Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Rick Fuller (#40), Michael Ritch (#58)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 63], "content_span": [64, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Sam's Town Las Vegas 300\nThe Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 was held February 28 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Sam's Town Las Vegas 300\nFailed to qualify: Hank Parker Jr. (#78), Lyndon Amick (#35), Ron Barfield (#2), Chris Diamond (#68), Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Rick Fuller (#04), Dale Fischlein (#70), Brendan Gaughan (#31)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Sam's Town Las Vegas 300\n\u2022 Randy LaJoie flipped on the final lap of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320\nThe BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320 was held March 15 at Nashville Speedway USA. Casey Atwood won the pole, becoming the youngest pole winner in NASCAR Busch Series history. The race was broadcast on TNN", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 66], "content_span": [67, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320\nFailed to qualify: Hank Parker Jr. (#78), Chris Diamond (#68), Mark Day (#16), Brad Loney (#45), Mike Stefanik (#96), Jeff Krogh (#56), Mark Krogh (#80), Derek Gilcrest (#12)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 66], "content_span": [67, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Diamond Hill Plywood 200\nThe Diamond Hill Plywood 200 was held March 21 at Darlington Raceway. Jeff Burton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Diamond Hill Plywood 200\nFailed to qualify: Ron Barfield (#2), Jeff Fuller (#7), Patty Moise (#14), Jimmy Foster (#50), Dave Blaney (#93), Mike Stefanik (#96)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Moore's Snacks 250\nThe Moore's Snacks 250 was held March 28 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 51], "content_span": [52, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Moore's Snacks 250\nFailed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#59), Hank Parker Jr. (#78), Derrike Cope (#92), Kevin Schwantz (#88), Lyndon Amick (#35)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 51], "content_span": [52, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Coca-Cola 300\nThe Coca-Cola 300 was held April 4 at Texas Motor Speedway. Elliott Sadler won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Coca-Cola 300\nFailed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#59), Hank Parker Jr. (#78), Dick Trickle (#64), Kevin Schwantz (#88), Mark Day (#16), Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Tom Lorenz (#62), Ted Smokstad (#48)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Galaxy Food Centers 300\nThe final Galaxy Food Centers 300 was held April 11 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Robert Pressley won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Galaxy Food Centers 300\nFailed to qualify: Hank Parker Jr. (#78), Kevin Lepage (#40), Blaise Alexander (#20), Patty Moise (#14), Chris Diamond (#68), Johnny Chapman (#21), Johnny Rumley (#96), Shane Jenkins (#49), Randy Porter (#48), Eddie Beahr (#39)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Touchstone Energy 300\nThe Touchstone Energy 300 was held April 25 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. During the race, Dave Blaneygot spun around and flipped onto its side and slammed the wall with his roof. He walked away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Touchstone Energy 300\nFailed to qualify: Patty Moise (#14), Doug Reid III (#7), Robert Pressley (#59), Mark Day (#16), Rick Wilson (#50)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Gumout Long Life Formula 200\nThe Gumout Long Life Formula 200 was held May 9 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Joe Bessey won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Gumout Long Life Formula 200\nFailed to qualify: Mike Olsen (#61), Joey McCarthy (#41), Tom Bolles (#76), Brian Simo (#03)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, First Union 200\nThe First Union 200 was held May 17 at Nazareth Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 48], "content_span": [49, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, CarQuest Auto Parts 300\nThe CarQuest Auto Parts 300 was held May 23 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, CarQuest Auto Parts 300\nFailed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#92), Loy Allen Jr. (#78), Lyndon Amick (#35), Matt Hutter (#36), Blaise Alexander (#20), Mike Cope (#30), Kenny Irwin Jr. (#48), Kelly Denton (#75), Mark Krogh (#80), Andy Santerre (#47), Gary Laton (#46)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, MBNA Platinum 200\nThe MBNA Platinum 200 was held May 30 at Dover International Speedway. Kevin Lepage won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Hardee's 250\nThe Hardee's 250 was held June 5 at Richmond International Raceway. Wayne Grubb won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Hardee's 250\nFailed to qualify: Dale Jarrett (#32), Jeff Krogh (#56), J. D. Gibbs (#42), Blaise Alexander (#20), Ted Christopher (#13), Derrike Cope (#92), Patty Moise (#14), Joey McCarthy (#41), Mike Laughlin Jr. (#45), Mike Olsen (#61), Derek Gilcrest (#12)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Lycos.com 250\nThe inaugural Lycos.com 250 was held June 14 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Matt Kenseth won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Lysol 200\nThe Lysol 200 was held June 28 at Watkins Glen International. Boris Said won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Lysol 200\nFailed to qualify: Mark Krogh (#80), John Preston (#55), Rick Bell (#78), Kat Teasdale (#54), Patty Moise (#14), Dale Quarterley (#32N)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, DieHard 250\nThe DieHard 250 was held July 5 at The Milwaukee Mile. Jeff Purvis won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Myrtle Beach 250\nThe Myrtle Beach 250 was held July 11 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Tim Fedewa won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Myrtle Beach 250\nFailed to qualify: Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Kevin Prince (#90), Johnny Chapman (#73), Blaise Alexander (#20), Patty Moise (#14), Jimmy Foster (#50), Mark Krogh (#80), Eddie Beahr (#39)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300\nThe Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300 was held July 19 at California Speedway. Robert Pressley won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Lycos.com 300 presented by Vallydale Foods\nThe Lycos.com 300 presented by Vallydale Foods was held July 25 at South Boston Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 75], "content_span": [76, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Lycos.com 300 presented by Vallydale Foods\nFailed to qualify: Kevin Prince (#90), Ashton Lewis (#89), Mark Krogh (#80), Jeff Krogh (#56), Jim Bown (#78), Toby Robertson (#12), Patty Moise (#14), Kelly Denton (#75), Johnny Chapman (#73), Casey Atwood (#27)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 75], "content_span": [76, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kroger 200\nThe Kroger 200 was held July 31 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Buckshot Jones won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kroger 200\nFailed to qualify: Brad Noffsinger (#43), Mark McFarland (#82), Mark Day (#16), Stevie Reeves (#54), Kenneth Nichols (#94)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Pepsi 200 presented by Devilbiss\nThe Pepsi 200 presented by Devilbiss was held August 15 at Michigan International Speedway. Jeff Burton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 65], "content_span": [66, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Pepsi 200 presented by Devilbiss\nFailed to qualify: Dave Blaney (#93), Dale Fischlein (#70), J. D. Gibbs (#42), Kevin Schwantz (#88), Lyndon Amick (#35), Gary Laton (#46), Casey Atwood (#27)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 65], "content_span": [66, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Food City 250\nThe Food City 250 was held August 21 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Steve Grissom won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Food City 250\nFailed to qualify: Michael Waltrip (#21), Lyndon Amick (#35), Greg Marlowe (#78), Mark Day (#16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Dura-Lube 200 presented by BI-LO\nThe Dura-Lube 200 presented by BI-LO was held September 5 at Darlington Raceway. Mike McLaughlin won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 65], "content_span": [66, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Dura-Lube 200 presented by BI-LO\nFailed to qualify: Jeff Green (#92), Kelly Denton (#75), Ron Barfield (#2)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 65], "content_span": [66, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Autolite Platinum 250\nThe Autolite Platinum 250 was held September 11 at Richmond International Raceway. Andy Santerre won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Autolite Platinum 250\nFailed to qualify: Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#95), Dave Rezendes (#78), Casey Atwood (#50), Kevin Schwantz (#88), Ward Burton (#14), Mark Krogh (#80), Mario Gosselin (#71), Ted Christopher (#13), Mark McFarland (#82), J. D. Gibbs (#42)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, MBNA Gold 200\nThe MBNA Gold 200 was held September 19 at Dover International Speedway. Kevin Grubb won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300\nThe All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 was held October 3 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dave Blaney won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0049-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300\nFailed to qualify: Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Patty Moise (#14), Toby Porter (#91), Ashton Lewis (#89), Kelly Denton (#75), Jeff Green (#92), Lance Hooper (#23), Jim Bown (#51), Jason Jarrett (#11), Lyndon Amick (#35), Kevin Grubb (#43), Kerry Earnhardt (#04), Matt Hutter (#24), Wayne Grubb (#83), Andy Santerre (#47), Hank Parker Jr. (#53)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0050-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carquest Auto Parts 250\nThe Carquest Auto Parts 250 was held October 17 at Gateway International Raceway. Shane Hall won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0051-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carquest Auto Parts 250\nFailed to qualify: Tracy Leslie (#2), Joey McCarthy (#41), Eric Bodine (#1), Melvin Walen (#58), J. D. Gibbs (#42)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0052-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, AC Delco 200\nThe AC Delco 200 was held October 31 at North Carolina Speedway. Tony Stewart won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0053-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, AC Delco 200\nFailed to qualify: Tracy Leslie (#97), J. D. Gibbs (#42), Jeff Green (#92), Mike Wallace (#50), Bryan Wall (#73), Scott Hansen (#09), Lyndon Amick (#35), Matt Hutter (#55), Ted Christopher (#13), Chuck Bown (#51), Jeff Finley (#79), Mark Day (#16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0054-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Stihl 300\nThe Stihl 300 was originally scheduled for March 1998 but was held November 7 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after it and the Winston Cup Series Primestar 500 were both rained out. Dick Trickle won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0055-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Stihl 300\nFailed to qualify: Tracy Leslie (#97), Lyndon Amick (#35), Hut Stricklin (#92), Gary Bradberry (#86), Curtis Markham (#89), Randy MacDonald (#7), Nathan Buttke (#78), Ken Bouchard (#50), Jeff Finley (#79), Morgan Shepherd (#07)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0056-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Jiffy Lube Miami 300\nThe Jiffy Lube Miami 300 was held November 15 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Casey Atwood won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 53], "content_span": [54, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0057-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Jiffy Lube Miami 300\nFailed to qualify: Chuck Bown (#92), Ted Christopher (#13), Jeff Krogh (#56), Patty Moise (#14), John Preston (#89), Nathan Buttke (#78), Kevin Schwantz (#88), Morgan Shepherd (#07), Philip Morris (#84), Hank Parker Jr. (#53), Lyndon Amick (#35), Freddie Query (#7), Gus Wasson (#49), Mark Krogh (#80)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 53], "content_span": [54, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152387-0058-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Busch Series, Rookie of the Year\nAndy Santerre, being the only full-time candidate for Rookie of the Year, walked away with the title after finishing 20th in points. 2nd-place-finisher Dave Blaney made his Busch Series debut in 1998, posting three sixth-place finishes over a 20-race stretch. He would by followed by Blaise Alexander, then Wayne and Kevin Grubb, both of whom grabbed their first career pole positions during the season. 18-year-old Casey Atwood ran a part-time schedule in an undeclared season but finished 38th in points. The next two competitors were Mike Cope and Matt Hutter, teammates at Cicci-Welliver Racing but released after a lack of performance. Part-time drivers Lance Hooper, Jason Jarrett, and MotoGP legend Kevin Schwantz rounded out the rookie class of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 803]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series\nThe 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fourth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Ron Hornaday Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Chevy Trucks Challenge\nThe Chevy Trucks Challenge was held January 18 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 65], "content_span": [66, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Chevy Trucks Challenge\nFailed to qualify: Lance Norick (#90), Curtis Markham (#32), David Starr (#9), Dennis Setzer (#04), Freddie Query (#20), Ken Bouchard (#77), Andy Michner (#46), Rick McCray (#42), Billy Bigley (#26), Kirk Shelmerdine (#03), Joe Bush (#67), Dave Goulet (#70), Dave Stacy (#12), Jimmy Davis (#13), Ricky Johnson (#63), Randy Nelson (#82), Kelly Denton (#30), Monty Klein (#47), Rob Morgan (#46), Billy Pauch (#06), Michael Dokken (#64), Jay Stewart (#33), Danny Bagwell (#28)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 65], "content_span": [66, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Florida Dodge Dealers 400\nThe Florida Dodge Dealers 400 was held April 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Florida Dodge Dealers 400\nFailed to qualify: Carl Long (#91), Dennis Setzer (#04), Michael Dokken (#64), Mike Garvey (#68), Jamie Skinner (#5), Ken Bouchard (#77), B. A. Wilson (#85), Rick McCray (#42), Tommy Archer (#4), Scott Lagasse (#81), Dominic Dobson (#78), Tim Bolton (#97), Joe Madore (#93), Rob Morgan (#46), Jason Roche (#21), Bobby Myers (#63)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Chevy Trucks 150\nThe Chevy Trucks 150 was held April 19 at Phoenix International Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Chevy Trucks 150\nFailed to qualify: Milan Garrett (#85) and Randy Nelson (#82)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Craftsman 200 by NAPA\nThe Craftsman 200 by NAPA was held April 25 at Portland Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPACARD 200\nThe NAPACARD 200 was held May 8 at Evergreen Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 55], "content_span": [56, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Yellow Freight 200\nThe Yellow Freight 200 was held May 23 at I-70 Speedway. Tony Raines won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 61], "content_span": [62, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Yellow Freight 200\nFailed to qualify: Richard Hinds (#81), Rick McCray (#42), Joe Bush (#67), Joe Madore (#93), Randy Nelson (#82), Doug George (#26), Ryan McGlynn (#00)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 61], "content_span": [62, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Parts America 150\nThe Parts America 150 was held May 30 at Watkins Glen International. Ron Fellows won the pole. Race leader Ron Hornaday Jr. was penalized in the closing laps for jumping a restart and pulled into victory lane regardless to protest NASCAR's call.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 60], "content_span": [61, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Parts America 150\nFailed to qualify: Randy Nelson (#82), Doug George (#26), Mike Ewanitsko (#40), Lonnie Rush Jr. (#10), Mike Hope (#13), Ryan McGlynn (#00)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 60], "content_span": [61, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Pronto Auto Parts 400\nThe Pronto Auto Parts 400 was held June 5 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Pronto Auto Parts 400\nFailed to qualify: Rob Rizzo (#98), Doug George (#93), Joe Gaita (#83), Chris Horn (#58), Jay Stewart (#33)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Pronto Auto Parts 400\nDriver Change: Randy Nelson of the #82 qualified for the race but fell ill and Kenny Allen replaced him in the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Loadhandler 200\nThe Loadhandler 200 was held June 20 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 58], "content_span": [59, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Loadhandler 200\nFailed to qualify: Danny Bagwell (#28), Tim Bolton (#97), Ed Berrier (#92), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Joe Gaita (#83), Rob Morgan (#57)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 58], "content_span": [59, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, DieHard 200\nThe DieHard 200 was held July 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Jack Sprague won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, DieHard 200\nFailed to qualify: Tammy Jo Kirk (#51), Ken Bouchard (#11), B. A. Wilson (#85), Rob Rizzo (#98), Terry Fisher (#41), Barry Bodine (#7), Joe Bush (#67), Jerry Glanville (#81), Danny Bagwell (#28), Chris Horn (#58), Tim Bolton (#97), Randy Nelson (#82)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA Autocare 200\nThe NAPA Autocare 200 was held July 11 at Nazareth Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 60], "content_span": [61, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, The No Fear Challenge\nThe No Fear Challenge was held July 18 at California Speedway. Andy Houston won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, The No Fear Challenge\nFailed to qualify: Rick McCray (#42), Randy Nelson (#82), Milan Garrett (#85)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Tempus Resorts 300K\nThe inaugural Tempus Resorts 300K was held July 25 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Mike Bliss won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 62], "content_span": [63, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Cummins 200 by Dodge\nThe Cummins 200 by Dodge was held July 30 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Randy Tolsma won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 63], "content_span": [64, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Cummins 200 by Dodge\nFailed to qualify: Shayne Lockhart (#33), David Starr (#49), Robbie Pyle (#56)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 63], "content_span": [64, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader\nThe Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader was held August 2 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mike Wallace won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 77], "content_span": [78, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200\nThe Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 was held August 8 at Flemington Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 77], "content_span": [78, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200\nFailed to qualify: John Blewett III (#05), George Brunnhoelzl (#40), Lance Norick (#90), Randy Renfrow (#78), Ryan McGlynn (#00)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 77], "content_span": [78, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Federated Auto Parts 250\nThe Federated Auto Parts 250 was held August 15 at Nashville Speedway USA. Mike Bliss won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Federated Auto Parts 250\nFailed to qualify: Brandon Butler (#22), Tom Hubert (#77), Cindy Peterson (#36), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Jerry Glanville (#81)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Lund Look 275K\nThe Lund Look 275K was held August 23 at Heartland Park Topeka. Boris Said won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Kroger 225\nThe Kroger 225 was held August 29 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Terry Cook won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 53], "content_span": [54, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Virginia Is For Lovers 200\nThe Virginia Is For Lovers 200 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Virginia Is For Lovers 200\nFailed to qualify: Carl Long (#91), Joe Gaita (#83), Tammy Jo Kirk (#51), Shayne Lockhart (#33), Blake Bainbridge (#9), Billy Pauch (#06), Rick Wilson (#04), Terry Fisher (#41), Mike Ewanitsko (#42), Brian Sockwell (#30), Tom Baldwin (#48)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Memphis 200\nThe Memphis 200 was held September 13 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Greg Biffle won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Ram Tough 200\nThe Ram Tough 200 was held September 19 at Gateway International Raceway. Greg Biffle won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 56], "content_span": [57, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA 250\nThe NAPA 250 was held September 26 at Martinsville Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA 250\nFailed to qualify: Greg Marlowe (#30), Carl Long (#91), Nipper Alsup (#92), Mike Olsen (#62), Donny Ling Jr. (#68), Ronnie Newman (#11), Jeff Spraker (#69), Ryan McGlynn (#00)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Kragen/Exide 151\nThe Kragen/Exide 151 was held October 11 at Sears Point Raceway. Tom Hubert won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Dodge California Truck Stop 300\nThe Dodge California Truck Stop 300 was held October 18 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 74], "content_span": [75, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300\nThe GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300 was held October 24 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Bliss won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 77], "content_span": [78, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300\nFailed to qualify: Bill Sedgwick (#4), Brandon Sperling (#42), Mike Clark (#38)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 77], "content_span": [78, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Sam's Town 250\nThe Sam's Town 250 was held November 8 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Sam's Town 250\nFailed to qualify: Rob Morgan (#46), Danny Bagwell (#28), Chris Horn (#58), Austin Cameron (#4), David Starr (#9), Jerry Robertson (#12), Ricky Logan (#36), Mike Clark (#38), Richard Hinds (#81), Milan Garrett (#85)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152388-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Rookie of the Year\nIn his first year of NASCAR competition, Greg Biffle won four poles and had twelve top-tens, earning him Rookie of the Year honors over Andy Houston, who had one win and a twelfth-place points finish. Scot Walters, driving for Brewco Motorsports's truck team, was the last contender to run a full schedule, posting three top-tens. Wayne Anderson was released during the season from his ride Liberty Racing, while Kevin Cywinski and Dominic Dobson were late entrants. Billy Pauch, Mike Cope, Joe Bush and Tommy Archer did not run enough races to qualify for the honor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series\nThe 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 50th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 27th modern-era cup series. The season included 33 races and three exhibition races, beginning with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the Driver's Championship, the third of his career, and his third in the last four seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Bud Shootout Qualifier\nThe Bud Shootout Qualifier, a race for the fastest second round qualifier, from each race from the previous season, was run on February 8 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sterling Marlin drew the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Bud Shootout\nThe Bud Shootout, a race for pole winners from the previous season, was run on February 8 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mark Martin drew the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Gatorade 125s\nThe Gatorade Twin 125s were run on February 12 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Bobby and Terry Labonte were the pole-sitters, for both races, respectively. The races were broadcast tape delayed on CBS prior to the Daytona 500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, 40th Daytona 500\nThe Daytona 500 was run on February 15 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Labonte brothers shared the front row with Bobby Labonte on the pole, and brother Terry Labonte starting second. But the biggest news of the day was Dale Earnhardt's long-awaited victory in the Daytona 500 after 19 frustrating attempts to win the big race. Moreover, his victory snapped a 59-race winless streak dating back to the spring of 1996. The race was broadcast on CBS. Dale dedicated the win to his late best friend and colleague, Neil Bonnett, who died after a crash while practicing for the 1994 race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, 40th Daytona 500\nFailed to qualify: 07-Dan Pardus, 8-Hut Stricklin, 14-Loy Allen Jr., 26-Johnny Benson, 29-Jeff Green, 35-Todd Bodine, 46-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 59-Mark Gibson, 78-Gary Bradberry, 79-Norm Benning, 80-Michael Ciochetti, 81-Kenny Wallace, 85-Randy Renfrow, 96-David Green", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400\nThe GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400 was run on February 22 in Rockingham, North Carolina. The No. 75 of Rick Mast won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 69], "content_span": [70, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400\nFailed to qualify: 05-Morgan Shepherd, 35-Todd Bodine, 46-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 71-Dave Marcis, 78-Gary Bradberry, 91-Kevin Lepage", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 69], "content_span": [70, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Las Vegas 400\nThe inaugural Las Vegas 400 was run on March 1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The No. 88 of Dale Jarrett won the pole. The race was broadcast on ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Las Vegas 400\nFailed to qualify: 1-Steve Park, 13-Jerry Nadeau, 19-Tony Raines, 35-Todd Bodine, 37-Larry Gunselman, 38-Butch Gilliland, 71-Dave Marcis, 78-Gary Bradberry", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Primestar 500\nThe Primestar 500 was scheduled to run on March 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, but was run on March 9 due to rain. The No. 43 of John Andretti won the pole. Steve Park suffered a broken leg in a crash during a Saturday morning practice session before 2nd Round Qualifying. Park's car hit the wall coming off Turn 4, hit it again in the quad-oval, then shot across the grass and hit the pit wall, scattering equipment on the wall (air guns, lugnuts, etc.) around.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Primestar 500\nThis crash put Park out of the No. 1 until Indianapolis in August. Phil Parsons was tapped to replace Park on a temporary basis, with Darrell Waltrip being chosen to fill in soon after. The race was supposed to be broadcast on ABC, but due to the washout, the broadcast was moved to ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Primestar 500\nFailed to qualify: 05-Morgan Shepherd, 1-Steve Park/Phil Parsons, 29-Jeff Green, 40-Sterling Marlin*, 71-Dave Marcis, 95-Andy Hillenburg, 97-Chad Little", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth Financial 400\nThe TranSouth Financial 400 was run on March 22 in Darlington, South Carolina. Mark Martin won the pole. Before this race, Ricky Craven was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome. Because of this, he was forced to sit out. 2 time defending Busch Grand National champion Randy LaJoie was tapped to sub for Craven in the No. 50 Chevrolet. LaJoie ended up finishing 38th, 9 laps down as he encountered problems during the race. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth Financial 400\nFailed to qualify: 05-Morgan Shepherd, 1-Ron Hornaday Jr., 8-Hut Stricklin, 46-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 71-Dave Marcis, 78-Gary Bradberry", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Food City 500\nThe Food City 500 was run on March 29 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The No. 2 of Rusty Wallace won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Food City 500\nFailed to qualify: 29-Jeff Green, 42-Joe Nemechek, 71-Dave Marcis, 78-Gary Bradberry", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Texas 500\nThe Texas 500 was run on April 5 in Fort Worth, Texas. The No. 12 of Jeremy Mayfield won the pole. During this race, journeyman Greg Sacks suffered near-fatal injuries in a lap 137 crash. Replays showed that the car got loose in the corner. Sacks over-corrected, which resulted in the car hitting the wall at about a 50 degree angle. Sacks suffered head injuries and had to be cut out of his No. 98 Ford. He would sit out the remainder of the 1998 season. After this crash, Sacks only raced sparingly in the ARCA Racing Series, the Cup Series, and the Xfinity Series. The race was broadcast on CBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Texas 500\nFailed to qualify:13-Jerry Nadeau, 30-Derrike Cope, 35-Todd Bodine, 47-Billy Standridge, 95-Andy Hillenburg", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)\nThe Goody's Headache Powder 500 was scheduled to run on April 19 in Martinsville, Virginia, but was run on April 20 due to rain. Bobby Hamilton won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 81], "content_span": [82, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)\nFailed to qualify: 46-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 71-Dave Marcis, 78-Gary Bradberry", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 81], "content_span": [82, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, DieHard 500\nThe DieHard 500 was run on April 26 in Talladega, Alabama. Bobby Labonte won the pole and went on to win the race. The race was marred by \"The Big One\" on lap 141, collecting Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott and 18 other cars. The race was broadcast on ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, DieHard 500\nFailed to qualify: 07-Dan Pardus, 7-Geoff Bodine, 8-Hut Stricklin, 29-Jeff Green, 35-Todd Bodine, 60-Matt Kenseth, 61-Bob Strait, 78-Gary Bradberry, 98-Rich Bickle", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, California 500 presented by NAPA\nThe California 500 was run on May 3 in Fontana, California. Jeff Gordon won the pole. For the second week in a row, a multiple car crash involved Bill Elliott's car erupting in flames. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, California 500 presented by NAPA\nFailed to qualify: 8-Hut Stricklin, 19-Tony Raines, 71-Dave Marcis, 98-Rich Bickle", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, The Winston\nThe Winston, a non-points race with seventy laps in three segments, was run on May 16 in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole in the #94. The No. 6 of Mark Martin won after the No. 24 of Jeff Gordon ran out of gas on the last lap after dominating all night. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600\nThe Coca-Cola 600 was run on May 24 in Concord, North Carolina. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600\nFailed to qualify: 07-Dan Pardus, 8-Hut Stricklin, 28-Kenny Irwin Jr., 46-Morgan Shepherd, 47-Billy Standridge, 71-Dave Marcis, 85-Randy MacDonald, 95-Andy Hillenburg", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, MBNA Platinum 400\nThe MBNA Platinum 400 was run on May 31 in Dover, Delaware. The No. 2 of Rusty Wallace won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400\nThe Pontiac Excitement 400 was run on June 6 in Richmond, Virginia. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Lite 400\nThe Miller Lite 400 was run on June 14 in Brooklyn, Michigan. Ward Burton won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Lite 400\nFailed to qualify: 19-Tony Raines, 30-Derrike Cope, 35-Todd Bodine, 71-Dave Marcis", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pocono 500\nThe Pocono 500 was run on June 21 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Save Mart/Kragen 350\nThe Save Mart/Kragen 350 was run on June 28 in Sonoma, California. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Save Mart/Kragen 350\nFailed to qualify: 35-Todd Bodine, 46-Tommy Kendall*, 58-Chris Raudman, 70-Rick Ware, 71-Dave Marcis", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Jiffy Lube 300\nThe Jiffy Lube 300 was run on July 12 in Loudon, New Hampshire. The No. 50 of Ricky Craven won the pole in his return to the No. 50 after missing the previous 13 races. This race was the last career start for Lake Speed, who's aggravated rib and sternum injuries during the race leading to his retirement. Speed's original injuries came from a practice crash he suffered in the previous race at Sears Point. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pennsylvania 500\nThe Pennsylvania 500 was run on July 26 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The No. 22 of Ward Burton won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Brickyard 400\nThe Brickyard 400 was run on August 1 in Speedway, Indiana. Ernie Irvan won the pole. The race was broadcast on ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Brickyard 400\nFailed to qualify: 07-Dan Pardus, 14-Lance Hooper*, 15-Loy Allen Jr., 19-Robby Gordon, 30-Derrike Cope, 78-Gary Bradberry, 95-Randy MacDonald, 96-Hut Stricklin", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, The Bud at The Glen\nThe Bud at The Glen was run on August 9 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss\nThe Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss was run on August 16 in Brooklyn, Michigan. Ernie Irvan won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss\nFailed to qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 78-Gary Bradberry, 81-Kenny Wallace, 96-Hut Stricklin", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)\nThe Goody's Headache Powder 500 was run on August 22 in Bristol, Tennessee. Rusty Wallace won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 76], "content_span": [77, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)\nFailed to qualify: 41-Steve Grissom, 71-Dave Marcis, 78-Gary Bradberry, 85-Ken Bouchard", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 76], "content_span": [77, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Farm Aid on CMT 300\nThe Farm Aid on CMT 300 was run on August 30 in Loudon, New Hampshire. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Farm Aid on CMT 300\nFailed to qualify: 00-Buckshot Jones, 07-Dan Pardus, 30-Derrike Cope, 79-Ken Bouchard", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi Southern 500\nThe Pepsi Southern 500 was run on September 6 in Darlington, South Carolina. Dale Jarrett won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400\nThe Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 was run on September 12 in Richmond, Virginia. Rusty Wallace won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN. Jeff Burton would edge Jeff Gordon in an exciting side by side finish to take the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 72], "content_span": [73, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400\nFailed to qualify: 00-Buckshot Jones, 78-Gary Bradberry, 79-Ken Bouchard, 98-Rich Bickle", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 72], "content_span": [73, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, MBNA Gold 400\nThe MBNA Gold 400 was run on September 20 in Dover, Delaware. Mark Martin won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0049-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NAPA Autocare 500\nThe NAPA Autocare 500 was run on September 27 in Martinsville, Virginia. Ernie Irvan won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0050-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NAPA Autocare 500\nFailed to qualify: 41-David Green, 78-Gary Bradberry, 79-Ken Bouchard, 85-Randy MacDonald", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0051-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, UAW-GM Quality 500\nThe UAW-GM Quality 500 was run on October 4 in Concord, North Carolina. The No. 30 of Derrike Cope won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0052-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, UAW-GM Quality 500\nFailed to qualify: 19-Tony Raines, 46-Jeff Green, 71-Dave Marcis, 80-Andy Hillenburg, 85-Randy MacDonald", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0053-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston 500\nThe Winston 500 was run on October 11 in Talladega, Alabama. Ken Schrader won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0054-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston 500\nFailed to qualify: 07-Dan Pardus, 41-Rick Wilson, 54-Bobby Gerhart, 75-Rick Mast, 78-Gary Bradberry, 98-Rich Bickle", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0055-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400\nThe Pepsi 400 was scheduled to run on July 4 in Daytona Beach, Florida, but was run on October 17 due to wildfires in the Daytona Beach area. Bobby Labonte sat on the Bud Pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0056-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400\nFailed to qualify: 41-Rick Wilson, 75-Rick Mast, 77-Robert Pressley, 78-Gary Bradberry, 90-Dick Trickle", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0057-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Dura Lube/Kmart 500\nThe Dura Lube/Kmart 500* was run on October 25 in Phoenix, Arizona. The No. 33 of Ken Schrader won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0058-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, AC Delco 400\nThe AC Delco 400 was run on November 1 in Rockingham, North Carolina. Mark Martin won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0059-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NAPA 500\nThe NAPA 500 was run on November 8 in Hampton, Georgia. Kenny Irwin Jr. won the pole. Twice during the race, the red flag was displayed, both times for rain. By the time the race was again red-flagged, midnight was approaching, and track officials felt obliged to get the fans home at a decent hour. So the race was called at 221 of the scheduled 325 laps. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0060-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NAPA 500\nFailed to qualify: 08-Harris DeVane, 75-Rick Mast, 80-Andy Hillenburg, 96-Steve Grissom,98-Rich Bickle", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0061-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NASCAR Thunder Special Motegi - Coca-Cola 500\nThe NASCAR Thunder Special Motegi - Coca-Cola 500 was an exhibition race run on November 22 at the Twin Ring Motegi oval in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. Jeremy Mayfield won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 84], "content_span": [85, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0062-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NASCAR Thunder Special Motegi - Coca-Cola 500\nThis is also the first NASCAR race where Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. competed with one another in the No. 3 and No. 1 Chevrolets respectively. The race was broadcast on TBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 84], "content_span": [85, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0063-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Final points standings\nBold\u00a0- Pole position awarded by time. Italics\u00a0- Pole position set by owner's points standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152389-0064-0000", "contents": "1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the Year\nThis would be the last time until 2004 in which a rookie candidate did not win a race. The winner of this year's award was Kenny Irwin Jr., who qualified for 32 of the 33 races, had four top-tens, and one pole position in his Robert Yates Racing Ford. Kevin Lepage finished in second-place despite missing six races and starting the year with an underfunded team. Third-place finisher Jerry Nadeau also switched teams, starting the year with Bill Elliott Racing but winding up at Melling Racing at season's end. Finally, the last-place finisher was pre-season favorite Steve Park, who missed most of the year after suffering a broken leg in a practice crash at Atlanta Motor Speedway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152390-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA All-Star Game\nThe 1998 NBA All-Star Game was the 48th edition of the North American National Basketball Association All-Star Game. The event was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The East won the game 135\u2013114. Besides the NBA All-Star game, there were two other events that occurred in the All-Star Weekend including the Rookies Game and the Three-Point Shootout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152390-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA All-Star Game, Summary, Coaches\nThe Western Conference was coached by George Karl from the Seattle SuperSonics and the Eastern Conference was coached by Larry Bird of the Indiana Pacers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 40], "content_span": [41, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152390-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA All-Star Game, Summary, Players\nThis would be the All-Star debut of Kobe Bryant, who became the youngest All-Star in NBA history at 19 years of age. It would also be the debut for rookie Tim Duncan. Bryant had a team-high 18 points. Michael Jordan earned MVP honors, scoring 23 points, grabbing six rebounds, and dishing out eight assists. This was Jordan's third MVP award. The game featured four all-stars from the Los Angeles Lakers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 40], "content_span": [41, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152390-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA All-Star Game, Summary, Players\nThis was the first All-Star game to feature both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Jordan would come out of retirement once more in 2001 and play two more seasons (earning All-Star selections both years) for the Washington Wizards. In 1998, Michael Jordan led all the players in All-Star Game votes with 1,028,235 votes from the fans. This was also the first year that Shaquille O'Neal was able to play in the All-Star Game as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers as he was sidelined in 1997 due to a knee injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 40], "content_span": [41, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152390-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA All-Star Game, Summary, Players\nThis would be the last All-Star Game until 2000, as a labor dispute caused the following season to be shortened. A total of 10 players from this game would not play in another All-Star Game: Nick Van Exel, Mitch Richmond, Vin Baker, Anfernee Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Tim Hardaway, Steve Smith, Glen Rice, Rik Smits and Jayson Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 40], "content_span": [41, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152390-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA All-Star Game, Summary, Game\nGrant Hill and Michael Jordan shot the best field goal percentages this game when comparing players who shot ten or more shots. Grant Hill was 7/11 from the field and he knocked down a three (.636%). Michael Jordan was 10/18 from the field and he also knocked down one three (.556%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 37], "content_span": [38, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152390-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA All-Star Game, Rookies Game\nThe NBA Rookies game took place on the Friday before the All-Star Game. The coaches of the teams were Willis Reed for the East and Dave DeBusschere for the West. The East would win their consecutive rookies game as Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the Cleveland Cavalier's center became the first international player to be recognized as the game's MVP. The final box score of the 1998 NBA Rookies was 85-80 for the East.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152390-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA All-Star Game, Three - Point Shootout\nThe 3 Point shootout was held during the NBA All-Star Saturday. Eight players were selected to compete, all from different teams. There were three rounds in which the four top players will advance to the semifinal round and the top two in the semifinals will advance to the final round. Jeff Hornacek, Hubert Davis, Dale Ellis, and Charlie Ward advanced to the semifinals with Jeff Hornacek and Hubert Davis competing in the finals. In the end, it was Jeff Hornacek who won the 3 Point Shootout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals\nThe 1998 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1998 playoffs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the 1997\u201398 NBA season. The defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls played against the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz, with the Jazz holding home-court advantage for the first 2 games in Salt Lake City. In a repeat of the previous year's Finals, the Bulls won the series 4 games to 2 for their third consecutive NBA title and their sixth in eight seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals\nMichael Jordan was voted the NBA Finals MVP of the series (he also had won the award the last five times the Bulls won the Finals: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, and 1997). This would be his sixth NBA championship and sixth Finals MVP award in six full basketball seasons. This would be his final season of winning the NBA championship and Finals MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals\nThe 1998 Finals garnered the highest Nielsen TV ratings in NBA history at 18.7, and even surpassed the Nielsen ratings for the 1998 World Series, marking the first time the NBA had a higher rating in its championship round than of Major League Baseball's championship round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals\nUntil 2012, this was the most recent final played entirely outside of either Texas or California. Until 2014, it was the last consecutive Finals rematch between two teams. Until 2021, this was the last NBA Finals without a team from either Texas, California, or Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Background\nThe series marked the first time since 1989 that the same two teams met in the Finals in consecutive years. The Jazz earned the league's best record by virtue of sweeping the two-game regular season series with the Bulls despite both teams finishing at 62 wins. In the playoffs, the Jazz were pushed to the brink by the Houston Rockets before winning Game 5 in Utah, and then overcame Rookie of the Year Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs 4\u20131. They then swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. The Bulls swept the New Jersey Nets and then took out the Charlotte Hornets in five, but it took seven games to overcome the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Background, Regular season series\nThe Utah Jazz won both games in the regular season series:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 50], "content_span": [51, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Games 1 and 2\nUnlike the 1997 Finals, the Jazz and Bulls entered this series as equals. The Jazz had won both regular season meetings with the Bulls, and many analysts predicted a hard-fought seven-game series. The two teams entered the Finals on completely different notes; the Jazz uneventfully swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals and had a total of ten days' rest before the Finals began. The Bulls, meanwhile, endured a hard-fought series against a resurgent Indiana Pacers team helmed by Larry Bird (in his first year as head coach).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Games 1 and 2\nThey would need all seven games to get past the Pacers and would have only two days' rest before having to travel to Utah. Predictions of a Jazz championship were strengthened with their 88\u201385 Game 1 victory in overtime in Utah, with Scottie Pippen just missing a 3-pointer at the buzzer. True to form, the Bulls tied the series in Game 2 while putting together a huge fourth-quarter run to silence the Delta Center and holding on to win 93\u201388, finally securing their first victory against Utah all season. Karl Malone shot very poorly in the first two games of the series with some misses including one layup in Game 2 that hit the underside of the rim.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Games 3\u20135\nThe Finals moved to Chicago with control of the series at stake in Game 3. In a 96\u201354 loss, the Jazz set the record for the 42 point loss in Finals history and were hammered by the media for the score, as well as the lowest number of points scored in any NBA game (since eclipsed by a score of 49 from the Bulls on April 10, 1999) since the inception of the shot clock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 42], "content_span": [43, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Games 3\u20135\nChicago won Game 4 86-82, and Utah took Game 5 83\u201381 despite nearly blowing a seven-point lead in the last two minutes. Karl Malone had his best game of the series with 39 points, while Antoine Carr made all five of his field goal attempts. The series returned to Utah with the Bulls leading 3-2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 42], "content_span": [43, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6\nAs they arrived at the Delta Center for Game 6, things didn't look good for the Bulls. Scottie Pippen, whose back was already injured going into the game, aggravated his injury when he dunked the opening basket of the game. He scored only 8 points the whole game. To keep pace with Utah, the Bulls were forced to rely almost entirely on Jordan, who scored 23 points in the first half. Emotions ran high at the Delta Center when the Jazz suffered a critical shot clock violation in the second quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6\nReferee Dick Bavetta ruled that Howard Eisley did not get a successful 3-point shot off in time, although TV replays showed that the ball was out of Eisley's hands just before the shot clock hit zero. Later in the fourth quarter, Michael Jordan tied the game with only a minute left. The Jazz received some relief as John Stockton hit a 3 with 41.9 seconds left to give Utah an 86\u201383 lead and sent the Delta Center into a frenzy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Game summaries, Game 6\nAfter Jordan made a layup to make it 86\u201385, the Bulls needed to stop the Jazz from scoring again. When John Stockton passed the ball to Karl Malone, Jordan stole the ball away and dribbled down the court. Guarding him was Bryon Russell, one of the Jazz's best defenders. With 10 seconds remaining, Jordan started to dribble right, then crossed over to his left. Jordan hit the 20-footer after crossing over Bryon Russell while apparently initiating contact, but replays would show that he did not, to give the Bulls an 87\u201386 lead with 5.2 seconds left. After a time-out, Stockton missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer, giving the Bulls their sixth NBA title in 8 years. Jordan, who scored 45 points, and whose game-winning shot has been immortalized around the world, was once again named Finals MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 844]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Media coverage\nThe Finals were televised in the United States by NBC, with Bob Costas on play-by-play and Doug Collins and Isiah Thomas serving as color analysts. Hannah Storm hosted the pre-game show, assisted by Bill Walton, John Salley and Peter Vescey, and Ahmad Rash\u0101d and Jim Gray reported from the sidelines. This was the first time since NBC took over the broadcasting rights to the NBA Finals in 1991 that Marv Albert was not the play by play commentator. He was fired from NBC on September 25, 1997 for sodomizing a woman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Media coverage\nThe 1998 NBA season documentary \"Unforgettabulls\" was the first of five narrated by Will Lyman through NBA Entertainment, which recaps the entire Bulls' season. Rick Telander narrates on the opening credits. Marv Albert narrates the timeline of Michael Jordan's career with the Bulls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nAs of the 2020\u201321 season, this series remains the last Finals appearances for both the Bulls and Jazz. After the season, the Bulls dynasty broke up. Without its key personnel, the Bulls missed the playoffs in the lockout-shortened 1999 season, winning just 13 of 50 games. The Bulls would not make the postseason again until 2005, win a playoff series until 2007, and earn the Eastern Conference top seed until 2011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nPhil Jackson declined an offer from the team president to coach another season. He would come back as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999, winning five NBA titles in two separate stints with the team before retiring in 2011. This would give Jackson 11 NBA Titles, the most for a coach in the history of the four major American sports leagues. Ron Harper followed Jackson to the Lakers and won championships during his final two seasons, in 2000 and 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nIn January 1999, Michael Jordan announced his retirement for the second time; he would come out of retirement for the second and final time in 2001 with the Washington Wizards and played two seasons with the team. However, neither season ended with a playoff appearance. Scottie Pippen was traded to the Houston Rockets during the offseason and played his last season (2003\u201304) with the Bulls. Dennis Rodman, released by the Bulls in the offseason, signed with the Lakers mid-season, playing only 23 games before being released.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0015-0001", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nIn January 1999, the Bulls re-signed Steve Kerr and traded him to the San Antonio Spurs, where he would win two more championships in 1999 and 2003, his last year in the NBA. Kerr would go on to win three championships as head coach of the Golden State Warriors in 2015, 2017, and 2018. Luc Longley also retired in 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nThe Jazz would continue to make the postseason until 2003, John Stockton's last season, and next made the Western Conference Finals in 2007 but lost in five games to the Spurs. The following three seasons, the Jazz made the postseason but each time were eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers. Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan resigned in February 2011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nAntoine Carr and Chris Morris became free agents after the Finals, signed with other teams, and retired by 2000. Jeff Hornacek retired in 2000 after two more seasons with Utah. After five more seasons with the Jazz, Karl Malone spent his final season of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals to the Detroit Pistons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nThe 2005\u201306 postseason saw the retirement or departure from the NBA of these former members of the 1998 Finals teams: Howard Eisley, Greg Ostertag, Shandon Anderson, Bryon Russell, and Toni Kuko\u010d. Eisley remained with the Jazz the next two seasons and ended his career with the Denver Nuggets. In July 2006, the Nuggets traded Eisley to the Chicago Bulls, but the Bulls later waived Eisley before the 2006\u201307 season. Ostertag retired in 2006 after having played all but one season since the 1998 Finals with the Jazz; he played for the Sacramento Kings in 2004-05.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152391-0018-0001", "contents": "1998 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nIn his second season with the team and final season of his career, Anderson won an NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2006. Like Eisley, Russell played his final NBA season with the Denver Nuggets in 2005\u201306; Russell played three years afterward with teams in the American Basketball Association and International Basketball League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152392-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA draft\nThe 1998 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around four struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings, the Boston Celtics, and the Toronto Raptors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152392-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA draft\nThe Vancouver Grizzlies and the Toronto Raptors were not able to win the NBA draft lottery  since they were expansion teams they were not allowed to select first in this draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152392-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA draft\nThe Mavericks, despite having a talented nucleus of Jason Kidd, Jamal Mashburn and Jimmy Jackson in the mid-1990s, had not had a winning season since 1989-90, which was also the last time they made the playoffs. By the end of the 1997 season, all three players were traded and it was time to rebuild. With the sixth selection in 1998, they drafted Robert Traylor and quickly traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity. They then traded Garrity in a package to the Phoenix Suns for Steve Nash. With Nash and Nowitzki, the Mavericks quickly went from a lottery team in the late 1990s to a perennial playoff contender throughout the 2000s. Nowitzki went on to win the 2011 NBA Finals with Dallas without Nash, but with Kidd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 761]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152392-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA draft\nMeanwhile, the Raptors were a recent expansion team that had failed to win more than 30 games in its first three seasons. With the fourth pick they selected Antawn Jamison, whom they quickly dealt to the Golden State Warriors for Vince Carter. Carter went on to win Rookie of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152392-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA draft\nFirst overall pick Michael Olowokandi from mid-major University of the Pacific is regarded by Sports Illustrated as one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history. As of February 2019, he is the last top selection to come out of a university that is considered mid-major.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152392-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA draft\nFive players from the 1998 draft class have played in the NBA All-Star Game at least once in their careers: Nowitzki, Carter, Jamison, Paul Pierce and Rashard Lewis. All of them have reached the 20,000 points plateau during their careers except for Lewis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152392-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA draft\nCarter retired in 2020, making him the last active player drafted in the 1990s to retire. He set the record for most seasons played in the NBA with 22 and is the only player to play in 4 decades. Nowitzki retired in April 2019 and remained with the Mavericks for his entire career, making him the only person to ever play 21 seasons with one team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152392-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA draft, Notable undrafted players\nThese players were not selected in the 1998 NBA Draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs\nThe 1998 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1997\u201398 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The Bulls also achieved a second three peat, a goal unrivaled since the Boston Celtics in 1966. The 1998 playoffs was the last involving the Jordan-led Bulls (Chicago didn't make the playoffs again until 2005). Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the sixth and final time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs\nThe Indiana Pacers took the Bulls to the limit in the Eastern Conference Finals, becoming 1 of only 2 teams to force a Game 7 in the Bulls' title years (the Knicks achieved this in 1992). This team was later named by Pacers.com as the greatest in franchise history, even better than the 2000 team that won the Eastern Conference Title, primarily due to their record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs\nThe New Jersey Nets made the playoffs for the first time since 1994, but did not appear again until 2002. Their presence was a mere asterisk compared to what they accomplished in 2002, getting swept by the eventual champion Bulls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs\nThe Cleveland Cavaliers lost to Indiana in the first round 3\u20131 and did not appear again until 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs\nThe Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1991. They were ultimately swept by the Jazz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs\nGame 5 of the Jazz-Rockets series would be the final game of Clyde Drexler's career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Bracket\nTeams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Teams with home court advantage are shown in Italics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Playoff qualifying, Western Conference, Home court advantage\nThe Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls tied for the best record in the NBA. However, Utah won the season series 2\u20130 and was awarded home court advantage throughout the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 79], "content_span": [80, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Playoff qualifying, Western Conference, Clinched a playoff berth\nThe following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 83], "content_span": [84, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Playoff qualifying, Eastern Conference, Best record in conference\nThe Chicago Bulls clinched the best record in the East, and earned home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 84], "content_span": [85, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Playoff qualifying, Eastern Conference, Clinched a playoff berth\nThe following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 83], "content_span": [84, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) New Jersey Nets\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Nets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 105], "content_span": [106, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (2) Miami Heat vs. (7) New York Knicks\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 102], "content_span": [103, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Cavaliers and the Pacers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 110], "content_span": [111, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Hornets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 107], "content_span": [108, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (1) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Houston Rockets\nThis was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 101], "content_span": [102, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (7) Minnesota Timberwolves\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Timberwolves and the SuperSonics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 118], "content_span": [119, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers\nThis was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first seven meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 117], "content_span": [118, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs\nThis was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning two of the first three meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 106], "content_span": [107, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (4) Charlotte Hornets\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 116], "content_span": [117, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (7) New York Knicks\nReggie Miller hits the game-tying 3 with 5.1 seconds left to force OT.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 115], "content_span": [116, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (7) New York Knicks\nThis was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning two of the first three meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 115], "content_span": [116, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) Utah Jazz vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first two meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 112], "content_span": [113, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers\nThis was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first six meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 123], "content_span": [124, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Indiana Pacers\nReggie Miller hits the game-winning 3 with 7 tenths left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 105], "content_span": [106, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Indiana Pacers\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Pacers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 105], "content_span": [106, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, (1) Utah Jazz vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 105], "content_span": [106, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals: (E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W1) Utah Jazz\nLuc Longley hits the game-tying shot with 14.3 seconds left to force OT.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 68], "content_span": [69, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals: (E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W1) Utah Jazz\nUtah scores the fewest points in any playoff game in NBA history (54) and loses by the biggest margin in NBA Finals history (42).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 68], "content_span": [69, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals: (E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W1) Utah Jazz\nMichael Jordan hits the game-winning shot with 5.2 seconds left. Game 6 was Jordan's final NBA game with the Bulls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 68], "content_span": [69, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152393-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals: (E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W1) Utah Jazz\nThis was the second NBA Finals meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 68], "content_span": [69, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152394-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NBL season\nThe 1998 NBL season was the 20th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contest the league. This season marked the NBL's final winter season. The Illawarra Hawks were renamed the Wollongong Hawks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152394-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NBL season, Regular Season\nThe 1998 Regular Season took place over 19 Rounds between 30 January 1998 and 9 June 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152394-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NBL season, Ladder\nThe NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152395-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NC State Wolfpack football team\nThe 1998 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season with Mike O'Cain as its head coach. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1998 at Carter\u2013Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152396-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifty-second year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The fifty-second tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Mike Gillespie. The championship was the Trojans' record 12th, but their first since 1978, the last under coach Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was USC second baseman Wes Rachels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 884]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152396-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, Regionals\nThe opening rounds of the tournament were played at eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. Regional games were scheduled for Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 24; however, one final Sunday game (Arizona State vs. Georgia Tech at Wichita) had to be played the next day due to rainout. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152396-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, Regionals\nIn the final year of the 48-team tournament, five regionals required the full 11 games. Florida State, LSU and Mississippi State advanced to the CWS unscathed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152396-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, College World Series\nThe 1998 CWS was infamous for producing several high-scoring games, which was termed by media covering the Series as \"Gorilla Ball\" (or \"Geaux-rilla Ball\" among LSU fans), which placed a premium on home runs. LSU, which won the 1996 and 1997 national championships and set an NCAA record in 1997 by hitting 188 home runs, hit eight home runs in its first game (by seven different players) vs. USC, and added six more in its second game vs. Mississippi State to bring its season total to 157. Needing one victory to advance to the championship game for the third consecutive year, LSU fell twice to USC, hitting just one home run in 18 innings. USC and Pac-10 rival Arizona St. set numerous offensive records in the championship game, won by the Trojans 21\u201314.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 62], "content_span": [63, 822]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152396-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, College World Series\nPrior to the 1999 season, the NCAA adopted restrictions on aluminum bats, requiring the difference between the length and weight (\"drop\") of the bat to be no more than three (e.g. a 34-inch bat could not weigh less than 31 ounces). This reduced home run output slightly, but it was not until more sweeping changes in 2011 before aluminum bats would perform more like their wood counterparts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 62], "content_span": [63, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152397-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 60th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 18th annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152397-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships\nHeld on November 23, 1998, the combined meet was hosted by the University of Kansas at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152397-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships\nThe men's team championship was won by Arkansas (97 points), the Razorbacks' ninth overall. The women's team championship was won by Villanova (106 points), the Wildcats' seventh (and first since winning six consecutive between 1989 and 1994).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152397-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships\nThe two individual champions were, for the men, Adam Goucher (Colorado, 29:26) and, for the women, Katie McGregor (Michigan, 16:47).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152398-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 18th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Old Dominion won their third championship, defeating the Princeton Tigers in the final. The championship rounds were held at the Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. It was the final tournament with a twelve-team field before expanding to sixteen teams the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152399-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States after the 1997\u201398 season, the 34th annual meet for men and 16th annual meet for women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152399-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships\nThe championships were again held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152399-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships\nDefending champions Arkansas again won the men's team title, the Razorbacks' fourteenth overall and fourteenth in fifteen years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152399-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships\nTexas won the women's team title, the Longhorns' fourth and first since 1990.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152399-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification\nAll teams and athletes from Division I indoor track and field programs were eligible to compete for this year's individual and team titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 72], "content_span": [73, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152400-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Alaney2k (talk | contribs) at 16:19, 15 April 2020 (\u2192\u200etop: the work's name is \"The New York Times\"). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152400-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1997\u201398 NCAA Division I men's basketball season  The 1998 National Title Game was played on March 30, 1998, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, The 1998 National Title Game was played between the 1998 South Regional Champions, No. 2-seeded Kentucky and the 1998 West Regional Champions, No. 3-seeded Utah.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's  NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1998, and ended with the championship game on March 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. A total of 63 games were played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Final Four consisted of Kentucky, making their third consecutive Final Four, Stanford, making their first appearance since their initial Final Four run in 1942, Utah, making their fourth Final Four and first since 1966, and North Carolina, who returned for a fourteenth overall time and third in four seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nKentucky won the national title, its second in three seasons and seventh overall, by defeating Utah 78\u201369 in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nJeff Sheppard of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Kentucky came back from double-digit deficits in each of its last three games in the tournament, including a 17-point second half comeback against the Duke Blue Devils, leading to the school's fans dubbing the team the \"Comeback Cats\". This was Kentucky's third straight championship game appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nBryce Drew led the 13th-seeded Valparaiso Crusaders to the Sweet Sixteen, including a memorable play that remains part of March Madness lore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nFor the second consecutive season, a #14 seed advanced from the first round; Richmond, coached by John Beilein, upset South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nFor the second time in three years, a top seeded team failed to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. That distinction belonged to Midwest Region #1 seed Kansas, who was defeated by #8 seed Rhode Island.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues\nThe following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1998 tournament:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues\nSan Antonio became the 26th host city, and the Alamodome the 31st host venue, for the Final Four. The 1998 tournament saw two new cities and two new venues. For the first time ever, the tournament was held within Washington's city limits, at the new MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) downtown; all previous games in the region had been either at Cole Field House on the University of Maryland campus or at the USAir Arena in suburban Landover.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152401-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues\nThe tournament also came to Orange County, California for the first time, at the Arrowhead Pond, home to the NHL's Mighty Ducks. The tournament returned to St. Louis in 1998, playing at the Kiel Center, successor venue to both Kiel Auditorium (whose site it was built on) and the St. Louis Arena. And for the first time in 45 years, the tournament was held within Chicago city limits at the United Center, successor venue to the old Chicago Stadium, which was across the street from the new venue. The tournament also marked the last appearance of the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City, with future games held at the Chesapeake Energy Arena directly across the street.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 746]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152402-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships were contested at the 60th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament for determining the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the Division I level in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152402-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship\nThe tournament was held at the University of New Mexico Golf Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152402-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship\nUNLV won the team championship, the Rebels' first NCAA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152402-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, Qualifying\nThree regional qualifying tournaments were held, with the top ten teams qualifying for the national championship from each event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 56], "content_span": [57, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152403-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 27, 1998, and ended with the championship game on April 4. A total of 11 games were played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152403-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Qualifying teams\nThe at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), the ECAC, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all received 3 berths in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 66], "content_span": [67, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152404-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 28th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152404-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship\nThe championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 21,194 fans,  The game saw the Princeton University defeat University of Maryland by the score of 15\u20135. This is Princeton's third consecutive national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney, and their fifth title since 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152405-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 39th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Indiana Hoosiers won their fourth national title by defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game, 3\u20131. The final match was played on December 13, 1998, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond Stadium for the fourth straight year. All other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152406-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested in March 1998 at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama at the 75th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152406-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships\nStanford topped the team standings for the eighth time, finishing 104.5 points ahead of hosts and defending champions Auburn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152407-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships were the 52nd annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152407-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships\nThree-time defending champions Stanford again defeated Georgia in the championship final, 4\u20130, to claim the Cardinal's sixteenth team national title. With the team win, Stanford swept all three men's tennis titles (team, singles, and doubles).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152407-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships, Host sites\nThe men's tournaments were played at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152407-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships, Host sites\nThe men's and women's tournaments would not be held at the same site until 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152408-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 3\u22126 at University at Buffalo Stadium at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152408-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships\nThese were the 76th annual men's championships and the 17th annual women's championships. This was the Bulls' first time hosting the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152408-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships\nFor the seventh consecutive year, Arkansas topped the men's team standings, finishing seven-and-a-half points ahead of Stanford. It was the seventh of eight consecutive titles for the Razorbacks and their eighth overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152408-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships\nTexas finished atop the women's team standings for the first time since 1986, claiming their second title in program history. This was the first title since 1986 not claimed by LSU, snapping their streak of eleven straight national titles. The 1986 championship was also the last event hosted by Indiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152409-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the seventeenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1998, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1998 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 21 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 1998 NCAA Division I softball season. Fresno State won their first NCAA championship by defeating Arizona 1\u20130 in the final game. Fresno State pitcher Amanda Scott was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament began on March 13, 1998, and concluded on March 29, 1998, when Tennessee won the national title. The Final Four was held at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 27\u201329, 1998. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, NC State, and Arkansas qualified to the Final Four. Tennessee and Louisiana Tech won their semi-final Final Four matchups and continued on to the championship. Tennessee defeated Louisiana Tech 93\u201375 to take their sixth title, and complete an undefeated season (39\u20130).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament\nFor the first time in the men's or women's tournament, two teams, Tennessee and Liberty, entered the tournament unbeaten (this feat was replicated in 2014 by the women's teams from Connecticut and Notre Dame). In the Mideast Regional, the Lady Vols blew out Liberty 102\u201358. However, in the West Regional, the expected 1\u201316 blowout did not happen. In that matchup, Harvard defeated an injury-plagued #1 seed Stanford on its home court 71\u201367.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament\nThis was the first time in the men's or women's tournament that a #16 seed had beaten a #1 seed, a feat that would not be repeated until 2018 in the men's tournament. In addition, 9th-seeded Arkansas made the final four, the highest seed ever to do so in the women's tournament. The ninth-seeded Razorbacks remain the lowest seeded team to ever reach the Final Four in the women's tournament. Only 10th-seeded Oregon in 2017 and 11th-seeded Gonzaga in 2011 have even reached an Elite Eight to be in position to break this record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Qualifying teams \u2013 automatic\nSixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 80], "content_span": [81, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Qualifying teams \u2013 at-large\nThirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 79], "content_span": [80, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Bids by conference\nThirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In nineteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from eleven of the conferences.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, First and second rounds\nIn 1998, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1\u201316 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first round game. In all cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 75], "content_span": [76, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, First and second rounds\nThe following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 75], "content_span": [76, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Regionals and  Final Four\nThe Regionals, named for the general  location, were held from March 20 to March 23 at these sites:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 77], "content_span": [78, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Regionals and  Final Four\nEach regional winner advanced to the  Final Four held  March 27 and March  29  in Kansas City, Missouri, at  the Kemper Arena", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 77], "content_span": [78, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Bids by state\nThe sixty-four teams came from thirty-four states, plus Washington, D.C. Four states, California, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina each had the most teams with four bids. Sixteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 65], "content_span": [66, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Record by  conference\nSixteen conferences had more than one  bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 73], "content_span": [74, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152410-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Record by  conference\nFourteen conferences  went 0\u20131: America East, Big Sky Conference,  Big South Conference, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference,  Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, and West Coast Conference", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 73], "content_span": [74, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152411-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships were contested at the 17th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of women's Division I collegiate golf in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152411-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship\nThe tournament was held at the University Ridge Golf Course, near Madison, Wisconsin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152411-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship\nDefending champions Arizona State won the team championship, the Sun Devils' sixth title and fifth in six years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152412-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 17th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at UMBC Stadium in Catonsville, Maryland during May 1998. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. This year, the tournament field expanded from 8 to 12 teams, the second consecutive expansion after increasing from 6 to 8 teams the previous year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152412-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship\nMaryland defeated Virginia, 11\u20135, to win their sixth and fourth consecutive, national championship. This would subsequently become the fourth of Maryland's record seven straight national titles (1995\u20132001).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152412-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship\nThe leading scorer for the tournament, with 15 goals, was Cathy Nelson from Maryland. Nelson was also the recipient of the Most Outstanding Player award, given out for the first time since 1984.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152413-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 1998 NCAA Women's College Cup) was the 17th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played again at the UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina during December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152413-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament\nFlorida defeated North Carolina in the final, 1\u20130, to win their first national title. Coached by Becky Burleigh, the Gators finished the season 26\u20131. Florida won the championship in just their first appearance in the College Cup, a feat matched only by USC in 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152413-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament\nThe Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Danielle Fotopoulos from Florida, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Meredith Flaherty, also from Florida. Fotopoulos and Flaherty, along with ten other players, were named to the All-tournament team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152413-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament\nThe tournament's leading scorer, with 3 goals, was Meredith Florance from North Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152413-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, Qualification\nAll Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field expanded again, this time increasing from 32 teams to 48.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 61], "content_span": [62, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152413-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, Qualification, Format\nTo accommodate the sixteen additional teams, an additional round was added to the tournament for the thirty-two lowest-seeded teams. The top sixteen teams, meanwhile, were given a bye into the Second Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152414-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships\nThe 1998 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at the 17th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152414-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships\nThis year's events were hosted at the University Aquatic Center at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152414-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships\nStanford topped the team standings, finishing 44 points ahead of Arizona. It was the Cardinal's record eighth national title and their sixth in seven seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152415-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships were the 17th annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I women's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152415-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships\nFlorida defeated Duke in the team final, 5\u20131, to claim their third national title (and second in three years).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152415-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, Host\nThis year's tournaments were hosted by the University of Notre Dame at the Courtney Tennis Center in South Bend, Indiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 55], "content_span": [56, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152415-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, Host\nThe men's and women's NCAA tennis championships would not be held jointly until 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 55], "content_span": [56, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 3, 1998, with 64 teams and ended December 19 when Long Beach State defeated Penn State 3 games to 2 in Madison, Wisconsin, for the program's third NCAA title and fifth national title overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament\nLong Beach State became the first team in NCAA history to finish the season undefeated. Penn State, who was also undefeated before the championship, fell in the finals for the second year in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament\nThe NCAA's expansion from 56 teams to 64 began in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, Records\nThe NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1998, joining the men's and women's basketball tournaments as the only 64-team NCAA Tournaments at the time. The NCAA baseball tournament would expand to the same size in 1999, followed by the NCAA women's soccer tournament in 2001 and the NCAA softball tournament in 2003. The Big Ten and Big 12 each earned six bids in 1998. The Pac-10 only received four bids in the 1998 NCAA Tournament, which is the fewest they have earned in the 64-team era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 59], "content_span": [60, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Semifinals, Long Beach State vs. Florida\nLong Beach advanced to the finals easily, taking the 10-0 lead in the opening game before winning 15-2. Florida staved off seven game points in the second game before falling 15-8. Long Beach then won a closer third game to sweep the Gators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 101], "content_span": [102, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Semifinals, Long Beach State vs. Florida\nMisty May put down 11 kills and had two service aces, while Jessica Alvarado led the 49ers with 12 kills.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 101], "content_span": [102, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Semifinals, Penn State vs. Nebraska\nLauren Cacciamani had 20 kills, Christy Cochran had 19 and the three-time all-American Bonnie Bremner had 13 to help Penn State beat No. 3 Nebraska in four games. The Huskers ended their season 32-2 while Penn State improved to 35-0 and advanced to the program's third title match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 96], "content_span": [97, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Championship: Long Beach State vs. Penn State\nLong Beach took the first two games easily, 15-3 and 15-10. However, like the 1997 NCAA championship, Penn State took the next two games to force a fifth game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 106], "content_span": [107, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Championship: Long Beach State vs. Penn State\nIn the decisive rally-scoring fifth game, Penn State led 7-2, but Long Beach tied it up at 8. Tied at 12, Long Beach State's Jessica Alvardo put down two kills before Veronica Wall's 19th kill of the night ended the match, 15-12. Long Beach State's Misty May, also the AVCA National Player of the Year, was named the co-MVP of the Championship along with Penn State's Lauren Cacciamani.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 106], "content_span": [107, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152416-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, NCAA Tournament records\nThere are two NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1998 tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 75], "content_span": [76, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152417-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I baseball rankings\nThe following polls make up the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152417-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll\nCurrently, only the final poll from the 1998 season is available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 68], "content_span": [69, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152417-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, Baseball America\nCurrently, only the final poll from the 1998 season is available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152417-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, Collegiate Baseball\nCurrently, only the final six polls from the 1998 season are available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152418-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I baseball season\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1998. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1998 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty second time in 1998, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship for the twelfth time, and first since 1978.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152418-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I baseball season, Conference winners\nThis is a partial list of conference champions from the 1998 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 10 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The five winners joined the other 19 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152418-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I baseball season, College World Series\nThe 1998 season marked the fifty second NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Southern California claiming their record twelfth championship with a 21\u201314 win over Arizona State in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152419-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I softball season\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1998. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1998 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 25, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152419-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I softball season, Women's College World Series\nThe 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 21 to May 25, 1998 in Oklahoma City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152420-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings\nTwo human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings made their debut in 1998, and began being released about halfway through the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152420-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings, BCS Standings\nThe Bowl Championship Series determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 1999 Fiesta Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 55], "content_span": [56, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152420-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings, BCS Standings\nEach week, the BCS Standings ranked the top 15 teams, or down to the lowest-ranked Automatic Qualifying conference leader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 55], "content_span": [56, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152421-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football season\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level, began in late summer 1998 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1999. It was the first season of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), which saw the Tennessee Volunteers win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the National Football League (NFL). Tennessee defeated the Florida State Seminoles, 23\u201316, in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, to secure the inaugural BCS National Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 668]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152421-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football season\nThe BCS combined elements of the old Bowl Coalition and the Bowl Alliance it replaced. The agreement existed between the Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, and Orange bowl games, with the Cotton Bowl Classic diminishing in status since the breakup of the Southwest Conference. Like the Bowl Alliance, a national championship game would rotate between the four bowls, with the top two teams facing each other. These teams were chosen based upon a BCS poll, combining the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll, and a computer component.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152421-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football season\nThe computer factored in things such as strength of schedule, margin of victory, and quality wins without taking into account time (in other words, a loss early in the season and a loss late in the season were on equal footing). Like the Bowl Coalition, the BCS bowls not hosting the national championship game would retain their traditional conference tie-ins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152421-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football season\nThe first run of the Bowl Championship Series was not without controversy as Kansas State finished third in the final BCS standings, but was not invited to a BCS bowl game. Ohio State (ranked 4th) and two-loss Florida (8th) received the at-large bids instead. Also, Tulane went undefeated, but finished 10th in the BCS standings and was not invited to a BCS bowl because of their low strength of schedule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152421-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, Rule changes\nThe following rule changes were adopted by the NCAA Rules Committee during their 1998 meeting:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152421-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, Conference and program changes\nWith no teams upgrading from Division I-AA, the number of Division I-A schools was fixed at 112.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 70], "content_span": [71, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152421-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, Regular season top 10 matchups\nRankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 70], "content_span": [71, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152421-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, Heisman Trophy voting\nMost Outstanding Player of the yearWinner:Ricky Williams, Texas, Running Back (2335 points)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152422-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the UMass Minutemen. The game was played on December 19, 1998, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by UMass, 55\u201343.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152422-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, Teams\nThe participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1998 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152422-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, Teams, UMass Minutemen\nUMass finished their regular season with an 8\u20133 record (6\u20132 in conference); two of their losses had been to rival Connecticut, with one considered a non-conference game. Seeded 11th in the playoffs, the Minutemen defeated sixth-seed McNeese State, 14-seed Lehigh, and second-seed Northwestern State to reach the final. This was the second appearance for UMass in a Division I-AA championship game, having lost to Florida A&M in the 1978 inaugural title game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 74], "content_span": [75, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152422-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, Teams, Georgia Southern Eagles\nGeorgia Southern finished their regular season with an 11\u20130 record (8\u20130 in conference). The Eagles, seeded first, defeated 16-seed Colgate, eighth-seed Connecticut, and fourth-seed Western Illinois to reach the final. This was the sixth appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having four prior wins (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) and one prior loss (1988).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 82], "content_span": [83, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152423-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152424-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season\nThe 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1998, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 19, 1998, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The UMass Minutemen won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles by a score of 55\u221243.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152424-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, Conference champions\nAtlantic 10 Conference \u2013 RichmondBig Sky Conference \u2013 MontanaGateway Football Conference \u2013 Western IllinoisIvy League \u2013 PennMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference \u2013 Fairfield and GeorgetownMid-Eastern Athletic Conference \u2013 Florida A&M and HamptonNortheast Conference \u2013 Monmouth and Robert MorrisOhio Valley Conference \u2013 Tennessee StatePatriot League \u2013 LehighPioneer Football League \u2013 DrakeSouthern Conference \u2013 Georgia SouthernSouthland Football League \u2013 Northwestern StateSouthwestern Athletic Conference \u2013 Southern", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152425-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament was the 42nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152425-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe official culmination of the 1997\u201398 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152425-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were played at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152425-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nUC Davis (31\u20132) defeated Kentucky Wesleyan in the final, 83\u201377, to win their first Division II national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152425-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Aggies were coached by Bob Williams. Kentucky Wesleyan's Antonio Garcia, meanwhile, was the Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152426-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 2 schools playing in a best of three game series to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 2 games were played, hosted by Alabama-Huntville.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152426-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nAlabama\u2013Huntsville, coached by Doug Ross, won the national title over Bemidji State, two games to none.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152426-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nMike Hamlin, John McCabe, Colin Schmidt and Shane Stewart, were the tournament's leading scorers with three points each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152426-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Tournament Format\nOne eastern and one western team were invited to play a modified best-of-three tournament. In the first two games the teams would be awarded points (2 points for a win, one point for a tie) and whichever team had the most points would be the champion. If the teams were tied after two games then a 20-minute mini-game would be played to determine the champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 68], "content_span": [69, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152427-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship\nThe 1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 27th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152427-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship\nSouthern Connecticut State (20-2-1) defeated South Carolina\u2013Spartanburg, 1\u20130, in the tournament final. This was the fifth national title for the Owls, who were coached by Tom Lang. This was also a rematch of the championship final from 1995, also won by SCSU.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152428-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the 17th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's  collegiate basketball in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152428-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament\nDefending champions North Dakota defeated Emporia State in the championship game, 92\u201376, to claim the Fighting Sioux's second NCAA Division II national title. This would go on to be the second of three consecutive titles for North Dakota.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152429-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II football rankings\nThe 1998 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152430-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II football season\nThe 1998 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 5, 1998, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1998, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats defeated the Carson\u2013Newman, 24\u20136, to win their first Division II national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152430-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II football season\nThe Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Brian Shay, running back from Emporia State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152430-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II football season, Conference summaries\nCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association \u2013 Livingstone and Winston-Salem StateEastern Collegiate Football Conference \u2013 AlbanyGulf South Conference \u2013 Delta State and West GeorgiaLone Star Conference \u2013 Central OklahomaMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association \u2013 Northwest Missouri StateMidwest Intercollegiate Football Conference \u2013 Grand Valley StateNorth Central Conference \u2013 Nebraska\u2013Omaha and Northern ColoradoNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference \u2013 Winona StatePennsylvania State Athletic Conference \u2013 Millersville (East), Slippery Rock (West)Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference \u2013 Chadron State and Western StateSouth Atlantic Conference \u2013 Carson-NewmanSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference \u2013 TuskegeeWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference \u2013 Shepherd", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 843]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152430-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division II football season, Postseason\nThe 1998 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 25th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the 12th time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152431-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 23rd national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Salem Memorial Ballpark in Salem, Virginia for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with four regions consisting of six teams and four regions consisting of four teams, for a total of 40 teams participating in the tournament, up from 32 in 1997. The tournament champion was Eastern Connecticut State, who defeated Montclair State for the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 791]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152432-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 24th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152432-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe field contained sixty-four teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152432-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nWisconsin\u2013Platteville defeated Hope, 69\u201356, in the final, clinching their third overall national title and third championship in seven seasons (1991 and 1995). It was also Hope's second defeat in the final in three years (1996).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152432-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Pioneers (30\u20130) were coached by Bo Ryan; this was the third title at Platteville for the future Wisconsin coach. Platteville were furthermore the first Division III team to finish a season undefeated since their own perfect season in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152432-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nBen Hoffmann, also from Platteville, was named Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152433-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1997\u201398 season, the 15th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Middlebury defeating Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the championship game 2-1. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Plattsburgh, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152433-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe championship marked the fourth in a row for Middlebury, a record for all levels of men's ice hockey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152433-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Qualifying teams\nThe following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 68], "content_span": [69, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152433-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series where the first team to reach 3 points was declared a winner (2 points for winning a game, 1 point each for tying). If both teams ended up with 2 points after the first two games a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the Semifinals all games became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152434-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III football season\nThe 1998 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1998, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1998 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their fourth, and third consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 44\u221224.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152434-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III football season\nThe Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Scott Hvistendahl, wide receiver and punter from Augsburg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152434-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III football season, Postseason\nThe 1998 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 26th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. This was the final bracket to feature sixteen teams before expanding to 28 teams in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152434-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III football season, Final NCAA Regional Poll, East Region\nOthers receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Hartwick, Hobart, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Salve Regina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 77], "content_span": [78, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152434-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III football season, Final NCAA Regional Poll, West Region\n*This was the final time the NCAA conducted a regional poll for Division III, starting with the 1999 season, American Football Coaches Association conducted a top 25 coaches poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 77], "content_span": [78, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152434-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Division III football season, Awards\nAFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1: Mike DeLong, Springfield  Region 2: Frank Girardi, Lycoming Region 3: Steve Mohr, Trinity(TX) Region 4: Joe Fincham, Wittenberg Region 5: Rich Kacmarynski, Central(IA)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 46], "content_span": [47, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152435-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans\nThe Consensus 1998 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. To earn \"consensus\" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152435-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans\nIn 1998, the Sporting News was added as a contributing source to the consensus teams, belatedly replacing the UPI All-American team, which ceased to exist after 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152436-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament\nThe 1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 29th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawai\u02bbi during May 1998. With a total tournament attendance of 18,901, this remains this best attended men's volleyball championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152436-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament\nUCLA defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3\u20130 (15\u201311, 15\u201311, 15\u20137), to win their seventeenth national title. The Bruins (28\u20134) were coached by Al Scates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152436-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament\nUCLA's Adam Naeve was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Neve, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152436-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament, Qualification\nUntil the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 52], "content_span": [53, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152437-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship\nThe 1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 30th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Marian Bergeson Aquatic Center in Newport Beach, California during December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152437-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship\nUSC defeated Stanford in the final, 9\u20138 (in two overtimes), to win their first national title. The Trojans had previously gone 0\u20136 in tournament finals appearances. The Trojans (25\u20133) were coached by John Williams and Jovan Vavic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152437-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship\nThe Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Chris Aguilera (Stanford), Ivan Babic (USC), and Marko Pintaric (USC). These three, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152437-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship\nThe tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals, was George Csaszar from USC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152437-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship, Qualification\nSince there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 54], "content_span": [55, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152438-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Rifle Championships\nThe 1997 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 18th annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was hosted by Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152438-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Rifle Championships\nThree-time defending champions West Virginia once again topped the team standings, finishing a mere three points (6,214\u20136,211) ahead of Alaska. This was the Mountaineers' thirteenth team title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152438-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Rifle Championships\nThe individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Karyn Juziuk (Xavier), and Emily Caruso (Norwich), for the air rifle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152438-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Rifle Championships, Qualification\nSince there is only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, all NCAA rifle programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of seven teams ultimately contested this championship (an increase of one team from 1996).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 44], "content_span": [45, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152439-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Skiing Championships\nThe 1998 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area in Bozeman, Montana as part of the 45th annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate slalom and cross country skiing in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152439-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Skiing Championships\nColorado, coached by Richard Rokos, won the team championship, the Buffaloes' fourteenth title overall and third as a co-ed team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152439-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Skiing Championships, Venue\nThis year's NCAA skiing championships were hosted at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area near Bozeman, Montana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152439-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Skiing Championships, Venue\nThese were the fifth championships held in the state of Montana (1960, 1983, 1985, 1996, and 1998).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152440-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship\nThe 1998 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the seventeenth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1997 was UCLA. The competition took place in Los Angeles, California, hosted by UCLA in the Pauley Pavilion. The 1998 Championship was won by Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152441-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NECBL season\nThe 1998 NECBL season was the fifth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to seven teams with the addition of the Keene Swamp Bats of Keene, New Hampshire. The Swamp Bats were the league's first New Hampshire franchise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152441-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NECBL season\nIn the semifinal playoff rounds, Middletown defeated Danbury 2-0, and Torrington defeated Rhode Island 2-0. In the final round, Middletown defeated Torrington 3-1 to win their second consecutive NECBL championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game\nThe 1998 NFC Championship Game was a National Football League (NFL) game played on January 17, 1999, to determine the National Football Conference (NFC) champion for the 1998 NFL season. The visiting Atlanta Falcons defeated the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings 30\u201327 in sudden death overtime to win their first conference championship and advance to the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance. As a result of their loss, the Vikings were eliminated from the playoffs and became the first team in the history of the NFL to compile a regular season record of 15\u20131 and not win the Super Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game\nThe game is considered one of the most memorable conference championship games in NFL history. Entering the playoffs, the Vikings were the favorite to win the Super Bowl, as they had set the NFL record for most points scored by a team in a single season. They had gone undefeated in their home stadium, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, during the regular season, and their placekicker, Gary Anderson, had become the first kicker in NFL history to convert every field goal and extra point attempt in a season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game\nAt a critical moment late in the game, Anderson missed a field goal for the first time that year, which, if converted, would have given the Vikings a nearly insurmountable 10-point lead. Instead, the Falcons scored a touchdown to tie the game on their ensuing drive and subsequently won by a field goal in overtime. Due to its impact on the game's outcome, Anderson's missed field goal has since become the focal point of the loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game\nThe Falcons lost 34\u201319 to the Denver Broncos two weeks later in Super Bowl XXXIII. Neither the Falcons nor the Vikings would return to the Super Bowl until the 2016 NFL season, when the Falcons lost in overtime to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game\nAlthough the game long stood as the proudest moment in the history of the Falcons franchise, the 1998 NFC Championship Game has been remembered for the effect it had on the Vikings players and their fan base, as it is seen by some sportswriters as one of the most devastating losses in NFL history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Minnesota Vikings\nBefore the 1998 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings had accumulated a history of disappointing losses despite maintaining a high level of competition. Although they were the first franchise to appear in four Super Bowls, they lost each time and became the first franchise to lose four Super Bowls as a result. They had not appeared in a Super Bowl since their fourth loss following the 1976 season, although they had come close in other seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Minnesota Vikings\nIn a 1975 Divisional round playoff game, the Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys as a result of a 50-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach to Drew Pearson in the game's final seconds, a play in which Vikings observers claim that Pearson should have been penalized for pass interference. The Vikings also lost to the Washington Redskins in the 1987 NFC Championship Game, during which Vikings running back Darrin Nelson dropped a game-tying touchdown pass in the game's final seconds. Due to this history of misfortune, the NFL Network ranked the Vikings as the second most \"snake-bitten\" franchise of all-time, behind only the Cleveland Browns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Minnesota Vikings\nUnder head coach Dennis Green, the Vikings were perennial playoff contenders throughout the 1990s, but they experienced little success once they reached the postseason. In the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, the Vikings selected wide receiver Randy Moss, who, despite his talent, was passed by several teams, even those in need of a wide receiver, due to concerns surrounding Moss's misbehavior and multiple arrests during high school and college. Moss used this as motivation to make teams who passed on him regret their decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Minnesota Vikings\nThat year, Moss set the NFL record for most touchdown receptions by a rookie with 17, and combined with future Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter and quarterback Randall Cunningham, he formed the centerpiece of the Vikings' offensive attack, which also set an NFL record by scoring 556 points during the season. The Vikings' defense was led by future Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle and was ranked sixth overall in points allowed during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Minnesota Vikings\nThe Vikings finished the regular season with a record of 15\u20131 and held the first overall seed in the NFC playoffs; the two previous NFL teams to finish the regular season with 15 wins, the 1984 San Francisco 49ers and the 1985 Chicago Bears, had each won the Super Bowl. Former player turned analyst Brian Baldinger claimed that \"They were easily the best team in football,\" and Pro Football Hall of Fame writer Ray Didinger observed, \"It seems like this is the unstoppable team.\" Dan Barreiro, a sports radio host in the Minneapolis area, noted that for the Vikings franchise, \"'98 was the season. All the stars had aligned.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 684]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Minnesota Vikings\nVikings placekicker Gary Anderson had joined the team that off-season after playing for three different teams in his 16-year NFL career. In 1998, he became the first placekicker in NFL history to convert every field goal and extra point attempted, scoring a regular season record of 164 points in the process. He finished the regular season 35/35 on field goals, with a long of 53 yards, and 59/59 on extra points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Minnesota Vikings\nAs a result, he was voted to the 1998 NFC Pro Bowl team, the fourth Pro Bowl invitation of his career, and was voted to the AP All-Pro team for the first time. He also converted every field goal and extra point attempt in a Divisional playoff round victory against the Arizona Cardinals the week before the NFC Championship. Entering the NFC Championship Game, his last miss was on December 15, 1997, against the Denver Broncos, when he was a member of the San Francisco 49ers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Atlanta Falcons\nThe Atlanta Falcons had \"frustrating\" team history, as described by Atlanta sports journalist Terence Moore. Moore singled out the 1980 divisional playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys, in which the Falcons gave up a 14-point lead en route to a defeat, as well as a 6-turnover performance during their 1991 divisional playoff defeat against the Washington Redskins as notable examples of frustration. Prior to the 1998 season, the Falcons had never advanced to the NFC Championship game, let alone to a Super Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Atlanta Falcons\nThe 1998 season was not expected to be any different, as the Falcons had failed to reach the playoffs the previous two seasons and only made the playoffs twice in the previous fifteen seasons. However, head coach Dan Reeves, who was hired before the previous season, had overhauled the roster in an attempt to reverse the team's fortunes. Thirty-eight of the fifty-three players on the 1998 Falcons team had been brought in by Reeves over the previous year, including journeyman quarterback Chris Chandler, who had a career-best season in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Atlanta Falcons\nRunning back Jamal Anderson also posted a career-high 1846 rushing yards, which led the NFC that year, and the defense finished fourth overall in points allowed. As a result, the Falcons won the NFC West with a record of 14\u20132 and clinched 2nd overall seed in the NFC playoffs, behind only the Vikings. The team was nicknamed the \"Dirty Birds\" after a touchdown dance created by tight end O.J. Santiago but popularized by Anderson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Background, Atlanta Falcons\nAfter experiencing chest pains following the team's 27\u201317 victory over the New Orleans Saints on December 13, Reeves underwent quadruple bypass surgery. The team was coached by defensive coordinator Rich Brooks for the final two regular season games. Reeves was able to return to the team in time for their first playoff game, in which the Falcons beat their division rival, the San Francisco 49ers, to clinch a spot in the Conference Championship. Despite an impressive season, they were not expected to match up well against the Vikings, who had beaten teams by an average of 23.22 points at home that year and were installed as 11-point favorites for the Championship Game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary\nWe're playing at home, and if we win, we're going to the Bowl. I thought at that moment that everything that I had done, that my payoff would be the Super Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary\nThe Falcons won the coin toss before the game and elected to receive the opening kickoff. They drove down the field and scored first on a five-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Anderson. On the next drive, the Vikings answered the score with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Cunningham to Randy Moss, tying the game at 7. Neither team scored in the remainder of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Gary Anderson kicked a field goal after the Vikings recovered a Falcons fumble to make the score 10\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary\nAfter forcing the Falcons to punt on the next drive, the Vikings scored another touchdown on a one-yard run by Cunningham, increasing the lead to 17\u20137 with five minutes remaining in the first half. The Falcons then lost another fumble, which gave possession back to the Vikings. On the ensuing drive, Moss dropped what would have been a touchdown pass in the end zone, leaving Gary Anderson to kick another field goal to make the score 20\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0011-0002", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary\nAfter forcing another Falcons punt, the Vikings attempted to increase their lead before halftime, but Falcons lineman Chuck Smith forced a fumble on Cunningham, and the Falcons recovered the ball deep in Vikings territory. The Falcons subsequently scored on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Chris Chandler to Terance Mathis to cut their deficit to 20\u201314 by the end of the half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary\nThe Falcons forced the Vikings to punt on the opening drive of the second half, and two long plays by wide receiver Tim Dwight set up a 27-yard field goal by Morten Andersen, which cut the Falcons' deficit to three points. The Vikings answered the score on their ensuing possession, driving 82 yards in 15 plays to score a touchdown on a five-yard Matthew Hatchette reception, which made the score 27\u201317 with just over 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary\nThe Falcons responded with a 70-yard completion to Tony Martin, which set up a 24-yard field goal by Morten Andersen to make the score 27\u201320. On the ensuing Vikings drive, Cunningham fumbled a snap and the Falcons recovered the ball on the Vikings' 30-yard line; the Falcons failed to score after an incomplete pass turned the ball over on downs with six minutes left in the game. The Vikings then drove down to the Falcons' 22-yard line, where an incomplete pass on 3rd down set up a field goal attempt by Gary Anderson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary, Anderson's kick\nHere's the snap, the kick is up, and it is\u00a0... no good! No good! Gary Anderson has missed a field goal for the first time in two years!", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary, Anderson's kick\nThe incompletion on 3rd down stopped the clock with 2:11 left in the game. The field goal attempt was placed from 39 yards away, which is not considered a particularly difficult field goal distance by NFL standards. Because the game was played indoors at the Metrodome, there were no adverse weather conditions that might have affected the kick. The ball was snapped on 4th down with punter Mitch Berger holding from the left hash mark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary, Anderson's kick\nThe Vikings faced a heavy rush from cornerback Michael Booker on the left side of the line of scrimmage and cornerbacks Ronnie Bradford and Ray Buchanan on the right, who ran into Anderson and knocked him to the ground after the kick. The ball sailed about a foot wide left of the upright with 2:07 left on the game clock. Afterward, Anderson stood on the field momentarily with arms akimbo before heading to the sideline, as Falcons players celebrated around him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary, Anderson's kick\nA converted field goal would have given the Vikings a 10-point lead, which would have almost certainly clinched victory, according to Pro Football Prospectus and the NFL Network documentary The Missing Rings. Citing a mathematical algorithm by sports analytics company numberFire, The New York Post reported that the Vikings had a 95.23% chance of winning the game had Anderson converted the field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary, End of regulation and overtime\nThe Falcons took possession of the football at their own 29-yard line and quickly drove down the field. With just over a minute left in the game, Vikings safety Robert Griffith dropped an interception off a deflected pass, which would have also almost certainly clinched victory. Instead, Chandler threw a touchdown pass to Mathis on the next play, tying the game 27\u201327 with 49 seconds remaining in regulation. On the ensuing possession, the Vikings managed only seven yards and then kneeled on third down, which ran out the clock and forced overtime; the first team to score in the overtime period would win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 72], "content_span": [73, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Game summary, End of regulation and overtime\nThe Vikings won the coin toss and started overtime with possession of the football on their own 29-yard line, but managed to convert only one first down and punted to Atlanta. The Falcons drove to their own 41-yard line before being stopped on 3rd down, and they punted the ball back to Vikings. On the ensuing drive, Cunningham attempted a deep pass to Moss that was narrowly broken up by Eugene Robinson; had the pass been completed, it most likely would have resulted in a touchdown and victory for the Vikings. Instead, the Vikings had to punt on 4th down again. The Falcons then drove to the Vikings' 21-yard line, where Morten Andersen converted a 38-yard field goal for the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 72], "content_span": [73, 758]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Player reactions\nAfter the game, Gary Anderson was described as \"inconsolable\". Although the Vikings still led by seven points at the time, his missed kick had a demoralizing effect on the team. ESPN contributor Ben Goessling noted \"how swiftly it pulled the bottom out from under a team that had an air of inevitability about it to that point.\" Writing for the website Sporting News, Jeff Diamond, the Vikings' general manager at the time, observed that, \"Our team played the rest of the game as if it was in shock that our automatic kicker had missed at the most critical time.\" Randle concurred, describing his reaction to the kick as, \"I was standing there like someone just punched me in my stomach, and was like, 'Oh my God, oh my God.'\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Player reactions\nCarter openly wept in the locker room after the game and was affected so badly by the loss that he considered retirement. \"Walking off that field and losing like that,\" Carter reflected, \"I didn't even know if I wanted to play football anymore. Because I just, I felt like that I would never win after that.\" He went on to call the game, \"The most devastating loss that I've ever been a part of.\" Both Carter and fellow Hall of Fame member Randle believed that the 1998 Vikings team was their best chance at winning a Super Bowl; neither player ever reached the Super Bowl in their careers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Player reactions\nRandle described the feeling after the game as, \"It's like driving down a street and getting every green light for the next ten miles, and you're just cruising along, and it's just smooth. And all of a sudden, you're getting there, you're almost there, and all of a sudden, the fucking light turns red, and you get sideswiped.\" Randle further laments the loss due to the background of many of his teammates, whom he described as \"misfits, guys who just got their second chance.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0020-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Player reactions\nBeyond Moss's legal troubles, Carter had been released by the Philadelphia Eagles early in his career for substance abuse issues, and Cunningham was released by the Eagles and remained unsigned to a team two seasons prior. Randle himself was considered undersized coming out of college and was not heavily pursued by NFL teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Player reactions\nCunningham drew on his religious faith to persevere through the loss, believing that God had a reason for everything to happen. Years later, he reflected, \"It just wasn\u2019t our destiny to be in the Super Bowl. That\u2019s my conclusion. Because if it was, we would have gone.\" Immediately after the game, he expressed this belief in an attempt to console Carter. The following season, Cunningham was benched for poor play after six games and was released by the Vikings at the end of the year. He also would never play in a Super Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Player reactions\nOverjoyed with victory, Falcons players also wept after the game, and the team ripped open pillows and threw feathers in celebration on their charter flight back to Atlanta. Buchanan stated that the win \"feels like a miracle\" due to the negative perception of the Falcons in years past. \"This team was dirt. People stepped on us and wiped their feet on the doormat. Now we feel like a bunch of Michael Jordans.\" Chandler joked that due to his game-winning field goal, Morten Andersen \"gets to keep his green card\", referring to Andersen's Danish nationality, while running back Jamal Anderson felt vindicated for the media's continuous focus on the Vikings in the days leading up to the game, which made him feel disrespected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Player reactions\nFalcons defensive end Chuck Smith questioned the Vikings' toughness because of the ease with which they had won during the season. \"It's one thing to beat up on people,\" said Smith, \"but how do you react when someone's finally hitting you back? We've been slugging it out all year.\" Years later, Smith went on to criticize Gary Anderson in particular for his missed field goal and its contribution to the Vikings' loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nBy virtue of their loss, the 1998 Vikings became the first team in NFL history to compile a regular season record of 15\u20131 and not win the Super Bowl. Fox Sports, NBC Sports, and the NFL Network each named the team as one of the five greatest not to win the Super Bowl, and coach Dennis Green believed that the 1998 Vikings would have been considered the best NFL team of their generation had they gone on to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0024-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nAs part of a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the league, the NFL ranked the 1998 Vikings as the 38th greatest team in league history, the third highest ranking for a team that didn't win a championship and the highest for a team that failed to play in either the Super Bowl or the NFL Championship Game. In a 2018 retrospective, Sports Illustrated called the 1998 Vikings \"The Greatest Team Never to Make It.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nThe loss had a dramatic effect on Minnesota sports culture, as the 1998 Vikings were considered the team most likely to deliver a Super Bowl championship to a franchise that had already suffered multiple heartbreaking defeats. Numerous publications have noted the influence that the loss had on the Vikings fan base; Brian Billick, the offensive coordinator of the 1998 Vikings, went as far as stating, \"I\u2019m not sure the city had ever rebounded from it.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0025-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nDamon Amendolara of CBS Radio and Don Banks of Sports Illustrated both consider the Vikings' loss in the championship game as one of the most devastating in NFL history, with Banks noting that, \"The Vikings have never completely recovered from that game.\" This perception has also extended into popular culture, as the game became a plot point in the episode \"Little Minnesota\" of the television show How I Met Your Mother when Robin, a Canadian character, asks the significance of a banner in a Minnesota-themed bar that reads, \"I'm drinking till I forget the 1999 [sic] NFC Championship.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nGary Anderson's missed kick has been singled out as the main contributing factor to the Vikings' loss, as the Falcons were able to capitalize on the late shift in momentum produced by an unexpected opportunity to tie and eventually win the game. Considering this impact on the game's outcome and the historic performances of Anderson and the 1998 Vikings team, the miss has since been noted as a memorable moment in the greater history of the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0026-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nPaul Allen, the play-by-play radio announcer for the Vikings, and Dan Barreiro both consider the miss as one of the most devastating moments in the history of Minnesota sports. According to Chad Hartman, another sports radio host based in Minneapolis, \"[Anderson] will always be known as the guy who was a part of screwing up the Vikings' trip to the Super Bowl, even though he had this magnificent season.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0026-0002", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nESPN voted the miss as the most memorable play in Vikings history, and ESPN contributor Ben Goessling believes that the miss influenced misfortunes that the franchise faced in subsequent years, including two additional conference championship losses in 2000 and 2009. Cunningham concurred by claiming, \"With that kick, it just seemed like the whole franchise went wide left.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nAnderson has claimed that in greater context, the miss was not particularly notable, and it is only remembered because the Falcons won the game. Buchanan, who was attempting to block Anderson's kick, believes that Anderson would not have been able to convert the field goal regardless, since if the kick was on target, it would have \"hit [Buchanan] in the face mask.\" Vikings backup quarterback Brad Johnson echoed this sentiment, stating, \"I think someone got loose on the left end and they almost blocked it, and [Anderson] tried to slice it in there.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0027-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nSeveral sportswriters, as well as Randle, have defended Anderson, pointing out that the Vikings' defense deserved the real blame for the loss for allowing Atlanta to tie the game after Anderson's miss. Barreiro also criticized the performance of Vikings starting quarterback Cunningham, who he felt did not handle the pressure of the game well and called \"dreadful down the stretch\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nVikings head coach Dennis Green was criticized for his decision to kneel on 3rd down and play for overtime instead of attempting to score before the end of regulation. Radio host Bob Sansevere, author of The Best Minnesota Sports Arguments, called it \"one of the all-time boneheaded decisions a coach has ever made in any sport\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0028-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nOf Green's play call, Peter King of Sports Illustrated wrote, \"Minnesota coach Dennis Green did a great job this year, but if he doesn't wake up and stare at the ceiling in the next few days and say out loud: 'Boy, I screwed that one up,' then he's not being honest with himself.\" Nonetheless, local Minneapolis newspaper Star Tribune has contended that taking a knee was the correct decision due to the performance of the Vikings' offense, whose struggles that day were also noted by Carter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nThe Falcons missed the playoffs the following season (while their home stadium hosted the Super Bowl) and would not return until 2002. Following the 2001 season, Chandler was released by the team, and Jamal Anderson retired due to a knee injury. The franchise would not reach the Super Bowl again until the 2016 season, when they lost in overtime to the New England Patriots, 34\u201328. As a result, their win in the 1998 NFC Championship game stood as the franchise's proudest moment for years, particularly due to the atmosphere of pessimism that surrounded the franchise at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0029-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nAn NFL Films retrospective on the Falcons' season noted that \"years of pain were wiped away in one unforgettable afternoon,\" and Dan Weiner stated that, \"The 1998 season was a dream come true\u00a0... For once, the Atlanta Falcons made believers of us all.\" In 2010, ESPN named the 1998 team as the greatest Falcons team of all-time, and the network also voted Morton Andersen's game-winning field goal as the top play in Falcons' history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nFalcons coach Dan Reeves was praised for his ability to lead the team after having heart surgery only weeks prior, as Reeves' comeback proved to be an emotional rallying point for the team. Austin Murphy of Sports Illustrated noted that Reeves' return \"[galvanized] the already close-knit Falcons\", and Falcons linebacker Jessie Tuggle agreed: \"Dan has really inspired us all. ... He walked in the meeting room four days after having had surgery, and you could have heard a pin drop. We wanted to hear every last word he had to say.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0030-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nReeves described his time during the season as \"more rewarding than any other teams I've been involved in\", and to Falcons special teams coach Joe DeCamillis, Reeves' leadership that season was \"his best coaching job ever\". CBS called Reeves' return \"an amazing comeback that people will be talking about for years\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Media analysis\nChandler was considered to be the offensive hero of the game, despite the attention that the Vikings' offense received during the season. Media analysis before the game noted that the Vikings' defense needed to focus on shutting down Falcons running back Jamal Anderson; feeling overlooked, Chandler used the coverage as extra motivation. In a retrospective for the website SportsGrid, Geoff Magliocchetti detailed the end of the game, in which he claims that Chandler \"embarked on the drive of his life, an 8-play, 71-yard masterpiece, finding Mathis from 16 yards out for the tying score.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Playoffs\nIn the hours before the AFC Championship Game, the Denver Broncos were watching the NFC Championship Game on the JumboTron at Mile High Stadium to see who they would play in Super Bowl XXXIII should they defeat the New York Jets. Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan expressed surprise at Anderson's missed kick, and running back Terrell Davis said that the Falcons' subsequent victory put the Broncos in the mindset that they had \"won the Super Bowl already,\" as their greatest potential challenge had been eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 47], "content_span": [48, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0032-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Playoffs\nThis distraction nearly cost the Broncos the game against the Jets, as the Broncos played a very poor game. Tim Connolly, the Vikings team president at the time, recalled that Shanahan insinuated relief that the Broncos were not playing the Vikings when the two met at a reception after the conference championship games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 47], "content_span": [48, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Playoffs\nTwo weeks later in the Super Bowl, the Falcons played the Broncos, the game pitting coach Dan Reeves against his former team and their star quarterback, John Elway. Reeves had led the Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances, all losses, and he was fired as the Broncos' head coach after the 1992 NFL season. Afterward, Elway was quoted as saying, \"These last three years have been hell. I know I would not have been back here if Dan Reeves had been here. It wasn't worth it to me. I didn't enjoy it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 47], "content_span": [48, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0033-0001", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Playoffs\nIt wasn't any fun, and I got tired of working with him.\" Reeves responded by saying, \"Just tell him it wasn't exactly heaven for me either. One of these days I hope he grows up. Maybe he'll mature sometime.\" During his tenure, Reeves had also fired Shanahan, who was an assistant coach on the team, and these points of contention became a media storyline entering the game. Nonetheless, all parties involved stated that any lingering animosity had long since passed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 47], "content_span": [48, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Aftermath, Playoffs\nThe Falcons lost Super Bowl XXXIII by a score of 34\u201319, which earned the Broncos their second consecutive Super Bowl victory. The game was anticipated as a match up between the Vikings and the Broncos, and the Falcons' presence in the game was noted as an anticlimax. The night before the game, safety Eugene Robinson was arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Although Robinson played in the game, the distraction contributed to a poor performance by the Falcons team, who managed only six points in six drives deep into Denver territory and surrendered a season-high point total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 47], "content_span": [48, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Personnel, Starting lineups\nAs credited during the Fox Sports broadcast of the 1998 NFC Championship game:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152442-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 NFC Championship Game, Personnel, Officials\nAs credited during the Fox Sports broadcast of the 1998 NFC Championship game:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 48], "content_span": [49, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152443-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL Draft\nThe 1998 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 18\u201319, 1998, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152443-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL Draft\nBefore the draft, there was much debate in the media on if the Indianapolis Colts would select Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf, both of whom were considered excellent prospects and future franchise quarterbacks, with the first overall pick. Leaf was considered to have more upside and a stronger throwing arm, while Manning was considered a polished prospect who was NFL ready and more mature.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152443-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL Draft\nOn the day of the draft, the Colts selected Manning due to Leaf's disdain for Indianapolis. Manning went on to be a five-time Most Valuable Player award winner, the most of any player in NFL history, and a two-time Super Bowl champion, whereas Leaf, who was selected second overall by the San Diego Chargers, was out of the NFL by 2002, and is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152443-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL Draft\nUntil their retirements following the 2015 season, the last remaining active players from the 1998 draft were quarterback Peyton Manning (the first overall pick) and cornerback Charles Woodson (the fourth overall pick). Both would go on to win Super Bowls in their careers; Manning in 2006 and 2015 with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos, and Woodson in 2010 with the Green Bay Packers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152443-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL Draft, Supplemental draft\nA supplemental draft was held in the summer of 1998. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. The Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers both selected players in the 2nd round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152443-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL Draft, Trades\nIn the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 22], "content_span": [23, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152444-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL Europe season\nThe 1998 NFL Europe season was the 6th season in 8 years of the American Football league that started out as the World League of American Football. 1998 was the first season the league was known as NFL Europe. The London Monarchs changed their names to the England Monarchs for the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 317]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season\nThe 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season\nThe season culminated with Super Bowl XXXIII, with the Denver Broncos defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34\u201319 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. The Broncos had won their first thirteen games, the best start since the undefeated 1972 Dolphins, and were tipped by some to have a realistic chance at winning all nineteen games. The Minnesota Vikings became the first team since the 1968 Baltimore Colts to win all but one of their regular season games and not win the Super Bowl. After no team had won 14 regular season games since the 1992 49ers, three teams went 14\u20132 or better for the only time in a 16-game season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season\n1998 was the last hurrah for the great quarterbacks who came into the league in the 1980s. The top four QBs [statistically] were all over 35: Vinny Testaverde, Randall Cunningham, Steve Young, and John Elway. Troy Aikman, age 32, was fifth. Dan Marino was 11th in his last good year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season, Draft\nThe 1998 NFL Draft was held from April 17 to 18, 1998 at New York City's Theater at Madison Square Garden. With the first pick, the Indianapolis Colts selected quarterback Peyton Manning from the University of Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season, Referee changes\nDale Hamer and Gary Lane returned to head linesman and side judge, respectively. Tony Corrente and Ron Winter were promoted to referee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season, Referee changes\nMike Pereira left the field after two seasons as a side judge to become an assistant supervisor of officials. He succeeded Jerry Seeman as Vice President of Officiating in 2001. Pereira's replacement, Terry McAulay, assumed Pereira's old position and uniform number (77). McAulay was promoted to referee in 2001 and was crew chief for three Super Bowls (XXXIX, XLIII and XLVIII).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season, Preseason, Hall of Fame Game\nThe 1998 Hall of Fame Class included Paul Krause, Tommy McDonald, Anthony Mu\u00f1oz, an offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals, Mike Singletary, a member of the Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX championship team, and Dwight Stephenson, a Pro Bowl offensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season, Regular season, Scheduling formula\nInter-conferenceAFC East vs NFC WestAFC Central vs NFC CentralAFC West vs NFC East", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 51], "content_span": [52, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152445-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NFL season, Television\nThis was the first season that CBS held the rights to televise American Football Conference games, taking over the package from NBC. Meanwhile, this was the first time that ESPN broadcast all of the Sunday night games throughout the season (this was also the first season in which ESPN's coverage used the Monday Night Football themes, before reverting to using an original theme in 2001). This was also the first season where the late games kicked off at 4:05pm ET & 4:15pm ET (replacing the original 4:00pm ET start time), to give more time to finish the early games before the start of the late games. The 4:15 start time would last until 2011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152446-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NHK Trophy\nThe 1998 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 1998\u201399 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. It was held at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo on December 2\u20136. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998\u201399 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152447-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Entry Draft\nThe 1998 NHL Entry Draft was the 36th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 27 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. A total of 258 players were drafted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152447-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Entry Draft, Selections by round\nClub teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152448-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Expansion Draft\nThe 1998 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 1998\u201399 season, the Nashville Predators. The draft took place on June 26, 1998, in Buffalo, New York, U.S.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152448-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Expansion Draft, Rules\nThe Predators were to select 26 players, one from each of the 26 existing franchises at the time of the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152448-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Expansion Draft, Rules\nFirst- and second-year pros were exempt from being selected in the draft. Each of the 26 franchises in the league were allowed to protect either one goaltender, five defensemen and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen and seven forwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152448-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Expansion Draft, Rules\nOf the unprotected players, each franchise had to include at least one forward and one defenseman who appeared in 40 games in the 1997\u201398 season. Each franchise also had to include at least one goaltender who appeared in 10 games in the 1997\u201398 season, and a minimum of 25 games since the 1995\u201396 season. These minimums for goaltenders were put into place in order to avoid manipulation of rosters, such as what occurred before the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, which weakened the talent pool available in the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152448-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Expansion Draft, Rules\nThis draft was interesting in that some of the players the Predators chose (e.g. Mike Richter and Uwe Krupp) were set to become unrestricted free agents on July 1, just days after the draft. The Predators knew they would have little chance to sign these players; however, they received a compensatory pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft for each player they \"lost\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152448-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Expansion Draft, Draft results\nThese results are numbered 1\u201326 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Predators were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 39], "content_span": [40, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152448-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Expansion Draft, Deals\nIn return for agreeing not to select certain unprotected players, the Predators were granted concessions by other franchises. The trades not involving Nashville draft picks all officially were booked as being for \"future considerations\":", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152448-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NHL Expansion Draft, Post-draft\nSeveral of the players selected by the Predators in the Expansion Draft did not stay with the team long after the draft. Among those moved before the start of the 1998\u201399 season were the following:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152449-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NLL season\nBefore the 1998 season, the Major Indoor Lacrosse League was renamed to be the National Lacrosse League, in the process increasing the length of the regular season from ten to twelve games. The first season as the NLL and the 12th season overall, began on January 3, 1998, and concluded with the second championship game on April 28. The championship was decided by a best-two-of-three series, with the Philadelphia Wings defeating the Baltimore Thunder 16-12 in the first game and 17-12 in the second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152449-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NLL season, Team movement\nThe 1998 season featured the debut of two new teams, and the removal of one. The Boston Blazers folded after nine seasons in Boston and New England, while the Ontario Raiders and Syracuse Smash began play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 30], "content_span": [31, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152449-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NLL season, Regular season\nx:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth; c:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y:\u00a0Clinched division; z:\u00a0Clinched best regular season record; GP:\u00a0Games PlayedW:\u00a0Wins; L:\u00a0Losses; GB:\u00a0Games back; PCT:\u00a0Win percentage; Home:\u00a0Record at Home; Road:\u00a0Record on the Road; GF:\u00a0Goals scored; GA:\u00a0Goals allowedDifferential:\u00a0Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals allowed per game", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152449-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NLL season, Awards, Weekly awards\nEach week, a player is awarded \"Player of the Week\" honours.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 38], "content_span": [39, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152449-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NLL season, Awards, Monthly awards\nAwards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie. The 1998 season was the first season that the Rookie of the Month award was given out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152449-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NLL season, Statistics leaders\nBold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 35], "content_span": [36, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final\nThe 1998 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1998 NRL season. It was the first grand final of the re-unified National Rugby League and featured minor premiers and the previous year's Super League premiers, the Brisbane Broncos against the Canterbury Bulldogs, who had finished the regular season 9th (out of 20) to make a top-ten play-off grouping. It was to be the first grand final under the National Rugby League partnership's administration and the last to be played at the Sydney Football Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final\nIt was also the first time these two sides had met in a grand final. Brisbane scored first but by half time trailed the Bulldogs 10\u201312. However, the Broncos scored 28 unanswered points in the second half, winning 12\u201338 and equaling the second highest score for a team in grand final history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Background\nThe 1998 NRL season was the 91st season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League (NRL). The 1998 Grand final's teams had played each other twice during the regular season, the Broncos winning both times. Also having won three of the past six grand finals compared with Canterbury's one meant Brisbane went into the match as unbackable favourites.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Background, Brisbane Broncos\nThe 1998 Brisbane Broncos season was the eleventh in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Allan Langer, they started the season as defending Super League (Australia) premiers and posted their three biggest-ever wins in Rounds 5, 7 and 15 before finishing the regular season as minor premiers. After losing their first finals match, the Broncos won the next two to qualify for the grand final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Background, Canterbury Bulldogs\nThe 1998 Canterbury Bulldogs season was the 64th in the club's history. Coached by Steve Folkes and captained by Darren Britt, they finished the regular season 9th (out of 20) before winning all four of their finals matches to reach the grand final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details\nWith the Bulldogs having last won a premiership in 1995 and the Broncos in 1997, most players in both sides had grand final experience. Despite good weather, the attendance of 40,857 was the lowest seen at the Sydney Football Stadium for a grand final since 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, First half\nThe Broncos kicked off and in only the third minute of the match, a tackle on Willie Talau twenty metres out from Canterbury's line saw the ball come loose. It was kicked ahead by Brisbane winger and last-minute inclusion (due to Michael Hancock's finger injury) Michael De Vere, who won the chase into the left side of the in-goal where he dived on it for the game's first points. Darren Lockyer converted to give Brisbane a 6\u20130 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 47], "content_span": [48, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, First half\nA few minutes later the Broncos were denied a try in the same corner when Renouf caught a stray Kevin Walters pass to dive over, with video re-plays showing that the ball only appeared to travel forward because it was struck by a Canterbury defender. By the eleventh minute, the Bulldogs had made it down to Brisbane's line and got a penalty in front of the goal posts. They opted to go for the kick and Daryl Halligan brought the score back to 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 47], "content_span": [48, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0005-0002", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, First half\nThe Broncos withstood further pressure on their line until Tony Grimaldi forced his way over under the posts in the twenty-second minute. Daryl Halligan converted Grimaldi's try to give Canterbury an 8\u20136 lead. Bulldogs prop Troy Stone had to leave the field at this point with a broken arm, but would return ten minutes later with a guard on it to play the rest of the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 47], "content_span": [48, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0005-0003", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, First half\nFive minutes later, the Broncos had the ball down at the other end of the field and after moving it quickly through the hands from the left hand side of the field out to the right, Kevin Campion forced his way over in the corner. Lockyer's attempted conversion from the sideline missed but the Broncos were back in front 10\u20138. Canterbury struck back a few minutes later when Steve Price stepped through an opening twenty-five metres out and gave the ball to Willie Talau to dive over on the right side, regaining the lead. Halligan missed his kick so the score was 10\u201312 in favour of the Bulldogs. No more points were scored before the break.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 47], "content_span": [48, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, Second half\nLess than two minutes into the second half, Brisbane's Tonie Carroll crossed under the posts for Brisbane's third try, with Darren Lockyer converting to give Brisbane back the lead at 16\u201312. Eight minutes later Brisbane were in the centre of the field when Allan Langer threw a short pass inside to Steve Renouf who raced through into open space. He was tackled on the twenty-metre line but as the Bulldogs defence scrambled to get back, the Broncos kept it moving, the ball going out to Wendell Sailor who dived over in the right corner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 48], "content_span": [49, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, Second half\nLockyer's kick from the sideline missed so Brisbane led 20\u201312. In the fifty-seventh minute, Allan Langer put a kick down field and Daryl Halligan picked the ball up in his own in-goal and he made it five metres into the field of play only to be forced back into goal by the Broncos chasers. Shortly after that, Brisbane seemed to have the game wrapped up when Gorden Tallis at dummy-half feigned passing and from close range forced his way over the try line under the posts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 48], "content_span": [49, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, Second half\nWith Darren Lockyer converting, this gave Brisbane a 26\u201312 lead with twenty minutes of the match remaining. The Broncos' next try came in the sixty-ninthth minute after getting a penalty down close to the Bulldogs' line near the left corner, taking the tap and passing it quickly through the hands out to the right side where Phillip Lee, the only Bronco to be playing in his first Grand Final, ran through a gap to crash over. Lockyer kicked the extras so Brisbane led 32\u201312.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 48], "content_span": [49, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0006-0003", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, Second half\nIn the seventy-fifth minute Brisbane, after playing the ball on their own twenty-metre line, got the ball to Langer who put a charging Tonie Carroll through a gap and into open space. Carroll ran forty metres before passing back in for Darren Smith, bound for Canterbury the following season, to run the remaining thirty-five to the try-line. Lockyer converted so the final score was 38\u201312.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 48], "content_span": [49, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152450-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL Grand Final, Match details, Second half\nThe Clive Churchill Medal for man-of-the-match was awarded to Gorden Tallis. The victory also kept intact Brisbane's winning record in Grand Finals with four from four. It was the second time that the Broncos had won back-to-back premierships, having done so in 1992\u201393 as well. No World Club Challenge was played between the 1998 NRL and Super League champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 48], "content_span": [49, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season\nThe 1998 NRL season was the 91st season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League (NRL). After the 1997 season, in which the Australian Rugby League and Super League organisations ran separate competitions parallel to each other, they joined to create a reunited competition in the NRL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 NRL season\nThe first professional rugby league club to be based in Victoria, the Melbourne Storm was introduced into the League, and with the closure of the Hunter Mariners, Western Reds and South Queensland Crushers, twenty teams competed for the premiership, which culminated in the 1998 NRL grand final between the Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury Bulldogs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Pre-season\nThe National Rugby League was formed after an agreement was reached between the two rivaling competitions from 1997, the Australian Rugby League and the Super League. In December 1997, the two parties formed a joint board to run the new Australian rugby league club competition. The vast majority of the 22 clubs that contested in 1997 across the split competitions also contested the first season of the National Rugby League, with the exception of the Hunter Mariners, the Western Reds and South Queensland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Pre-season\nThe National Rugby League imposed a $3M salary cap on each of the clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Pre-season, Advertising\nSuper League's ad agency VCD in Sydney successfully kept the account post-reunification. The 1998\u00a0ad featured the song \"Tubthumping\" by Chumbawamba with its theme of rising against adversity:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 40], "content_span": [41, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Pre-season, Advertising\nThere was no visual performance of the song in the ad which returned to the standard rugby league imagery of big hits and crunching tackles to accompany the track.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 40], "content_span": [41, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Teams\nThe closure of the Hunter Mariners, Western Reds and South Queensland Crushers, and the introduction of the Melbourne Storm meant that a total of twenty clubs contested the 1998 Premiership. Eleven of these clubs were from Sydney, but an agreement between the Australian Rugby League and Super League meant that many of these clubs were in danger of being cut from the competition by the 2000 season when, it was decided, only 14 clubs would be invited to contest the premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Teams\n2nd seasonGround: Adelaide Oval \u2192 Hindmarsh StadiumCoach: Rod Reddy \u2192 Dean LanceCaptain: Kerrod Walters", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Teams\n4th seasonGround: Stockland StadiumCoach: Tim SheensCaptain: Ian Roberts & John Lomax", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Teams\n91st seasonGround: Sydney Football StadiumCoach: Steve Martin \u2192 Craig ColemanCaptain: Sean Garlick", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Regular season\nRounds 5 and 7: Brisbane Broncos set a new record for their biggest win, firstly 58-4 against North Queensland Cowboys, then 60-6 against North Sydney Bears, both games being played at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. Round 8: 1997 ARL premiers, the Newcastle Knights played the 1997 Super League premiers, the Brisbane Broncos and Brisbane won 26-6 in Newcastle before a crowd of 27,119, cementing their position at the top of the ladder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Regular season\nRound 12: The record for the biggest comeback in premiership history was re-set by the North Queensland Cowboys who trailed 26\u20130 at half-time and came back to beat the Penrith Panthers 36\u201328. Round 24: Ivan Cleary's tally of 284 points set a new individual record for most points scored in a season in Australian club rugby league history; it has since been beaten.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Finals series\nThe biggest surprise of the season was when the Melbourne Storm finished 3rd after the regular season in their first ever year, only to be knocked out by the Brisbane Broncos in the Semi Final. The Canterbury Bulldogs became the lowest placed team ever to make the Grand Final, after finishing 9th after the regular season. Canterbury-Bankstown did it tough though, coming from 16 points down twice in as many weeks. They came from 16-0 down to win 28-16 against the Newcastle Knights in the Semi Final, then 18-2 down with 11\u00a0minutes to go to make it 18-18 after regulation time, then going on to win 32-20 in extra time against arch-rivals the Parramatta Eels in the Preliminary Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 30], "content_span": [31, 718]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Finals series, Grand final\nThe 1998 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1998 NRL season. It was the first grand final of the re-unified National Rugby League and featured minor premiers and the previous year's Super League premiers, the Brisbane Broncos against the Canterbury Bulldogs, who had finished the regular season 9th (out of 20) to make a top-ten play-off grouping.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Finals series, Grand final\nIt was to be the first grand final under the National Rugby League partnership's administration and the last to be played at the Sydney Football Stadium. It was also the first time these two sides had met in a grand final. Brisbane scored first but by half time trailed the Canterbury club 10\u201312. However, Brisbane scored 28 unanswered points in the second half, winning 12\u201338 and equaling the second highest score for a team in grand final history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Finals series, Grand final\nWendell Sailor, Gorden Tallis, Phil Lee, Darren Smith5 Goals:Darren Lockyer (5/7)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Post season\nBrisbane's consistent dominance over other teams at this period of time contributed to the National Rugby League's plans to cut the number of teams down to 14 in order to ensure competitiveness and the long-term financial success of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 28], "content_span": [29, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Post season\nDespite the inclusion of \"national\" in the new competition's name, both the Gold Coast and Adelaide clubs folded at the end of the 1998 season. A new Gold Coast side re-entered the competition nine years later in 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 28], "content_span": [29, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152451-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 NRL season, Post season\n1998 was the last season for the seventy-eight-year-old St. George Dragons and seventeen-year-old Illawarra Steelers clubs, which merged to form the NRL's first joint-venture team at the conclusion of the season, the St. George Illawarra Dragons, for inclusion in the 1999 Premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 28], "content_span": [29, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152452-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore\nThe 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 26\u201329 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 27th edition of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, and the sixteenth as a major championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152452-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore\nPat Hurst won her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Helen Dobson. At the final green, she sank a 5-foot (1.5\u00a0m) putt for par and gained her second tour victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152452-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore\nAt 6,460 yards (5,907\u00a0m), the course was the longest on the LPGA Tour in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152453-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election\nElections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly were held in February 1998 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Nagaland, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of the seats and S. C. Jamir was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland. The number of constituencies was set as 60 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152453-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election\nRegional parties like the Naga People's Front did not contest these elections, and they were joined by the Bharatiya Janata Party in this action. In 43 of the constituencies, the INC candidate was the sole candidate and hence was declared the winner without a poll. In the other 17 constituencies, the INC candidate had to compete with one or more Independents. The Independents managed to win 7 of these seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152453-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, Background\nIn 1997, the NSCN(I-M) signed a ceasefire agreement with the government. The agreement ensured that while the government would not push for counter-insurgency operations against the NSCN (I-M) cadre and its leadership, the rebels on their part would not target armed forces. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland and the Naga Hoho, (a tribal body), then demanded that upcoming elections should be postponed till the conclusion of the peace talks. Since the Election Commission wasn't amenable to their arguments, they called for a boycott of the polls even issuing threats to the various political parties where necessary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 55], "content_span": [56, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152453-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, Government Formation\nOn 5 March, S. C. Jamir was sworn in as the Chief Minister, by the Governor Om Prakash Sharma, for his second successive term. In addition, 11 other members of the Legislative assembly were sworn in as ministers in the cabinet. These included the future Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, who was made the Home minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 65], "content_span": [66, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152454-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Namibian local and regional elections\nNamibia held two subnational elections in 1998. Local Authority Council elections were held on 16 February 1998. Regional Council elections were held from 30 November to 1 December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152454-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Namibian local and regional elections, Results, Regional Councils\nA total of 738,870 voters were registered, but 204,592 were in uncontested constituencies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 70], "content_span": [71, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152455-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 NatWest Trophy\nThe 1998 NatWest Trophy was the 18th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 5 September 1998. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Derbyshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's. This was the final version of the tournament to be played with 60 overs per side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152455-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 NatWest Trophy, Format\nThe 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties:  Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Herefordshire, Norfolk, Staffordshire and Wales Minor Counties. The Ireland national cricket team, Scotland national cricket team and the Netherlands national cricket team also participated. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 5 September 1998. The opening round of fixtures saw Scotland beat Worcestershire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 737]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152456-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National Camogie League\nThe 1998 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Galway in the final, played at Ballinasloe. It was the last National League to be played with 12-a-side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152456-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 National Camogie League, Arrangements\nGalway beat Kilkenny 3-10 to 1-13 in the semi-final on May 24. They fell behind 1-1 to nil before two goals from Sharon Glynn and a third by Ann Forde after Glynn's pass Helped them to a first-ever victory over Kilkenny in camogie at Nowlan Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152456-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 National Camogie League, The Final\nCork's victory in the final was largely due to the accuracy of veteran Lynn Dunlea who scored 12-12 in what was an outstanding individual performance. > Galway took the lead with ten minutes to go for the first time from a Sharon Glynn pointed thirty, but it did not last long as Cork's Fiona O'Driscoll equalised before Lynn Dunlea scored a well worked goal after a pass from substitute Caoimhe Harrington. Galway lost midfielder Carmel Hannon during the first half when she injured her leg in a fall. Sharon Glynn and Vivienne Harris became the first camogie players to be sent off in a National League final when they were red carded following a tussle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 696]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152456-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 National Camogie League, Division 2\nThe Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Down who defeated Cork intermediates in the final at Ballincollig on June 1. Down beat Tipperary 4-12 to 1-10 and Cork beat Galway 3-10 to 1-9 in the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game\nThe 1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at General Motors Place in Vancouver, home to the Vancouver Canucks, on January 18, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game, The International Showdown\nThe 48th game was held in the very same year as the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, providing the NHL to show its players from all over the world. To this extent, the NHL had the all-star teams consist of a team of North Americans playing against a team of stars from the rest of the world. These provisions only applied to the players \u2013 coaches were still be selected based on which teams were the best from each conference at the time of the break. This was the last All-Star Game to feature Honorary Captains and Commissioner's Selections system that began in the 1985 and 1991 games respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 69], "content_span": [70, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game, The International Showdown\nThe Canadian Hockey Association took the all-star weekend as a way of assembling their team as a tuneup for the Olympics by inviting all 23 of its players and immersing them in what they would see at the Olympics. As the 1998 Olympics also featured the first-ever Olympic women's hockey tournament, an exhibition game between the Canadian national women's hockey team and the American national women's hockey team was also scheduled as part of the all-star festivities. 14,000 people watched the game, making it the highest attended women's hockey game in the sport's history to that time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 69], "content_span": [70, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game, The International Showdown\nThe weekend also saw its usual share of radical ideas and for various hockey persons to vent out their frustrations: most notably, Bob Clarke used it as a way of trying to convince others not to use the neutral zone trap, a system of defensive play. As the NHL was being outclassed in terms of revenue by other major sports, some such as Bob Gainey also proposed to change the rules so that a game consisted of four 15-minute quarters rather than three 20-minute periods, an idea that proved unpopular. Others vented their frustrations about the poor ice quality found in certain arenas, especially in the South, where the ice could melt easily.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 69], "content_span": [70, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Super Skills Competition\nThe World All-Stars won the first Super Skills Competition in the new International All-Star format. In the individual events Ray Bourque, Peter Forsberg and Brendan Shanahan would share the victory in the Accuracy Shooting event. Al MacInnis won his second-straight and fourth all-time Hardest Shot event, while Dominik Hasek won his second Goaltenders Competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 67], "content_span": [68, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Uniforms\nPrior to the start of the 1997\u201398 season, the NHL changed its conference logos, replacing the teal and purple previously used by the Eastern and Western Conferences with burgundy and dark blue. Although the All-Star Game would not use a conference format, the uniform colors reflected the updated conference colors - which were similar to the changes in colors made by the host Canucks. The North American team wore burgundy uniforms with white and silver trim, while the World team wore white uniforms with blue and silver trim.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Uniforms\nBoth jerseys featured diagonal striping on the body and sleeves, resembling a stylized spotlight design. The NHL shield featured on the front of the jerseys was rendered in black with silver accents instead of the usual orange, the beginning of a trend that would culminate in the redesign of the shield in 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Uniforms\nFollowing from the previous uniform design, players wore the All-Star Game patch on their right shoulder, and their team logo on their left shoulder. In addition, to mark the new international format of the game, players wore the flag of their country of origin on their right upper chest. The uniform design would be used again in the next All-Star Game in Tampa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152457-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hockey League All-Star Game, The game\nThe North America All-Stars overcame a 3\u20130 deficit to the World All-Stars, setting the stage for the largest comeback victory in All-Star Game history in the first International showdown. Prior to the 1998 Game, no team had come back from a three-goal deficit to win. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim right winger Teemu Selanne recorded a hat-trick to become the first European player to be named All-Star MVP. Selanne also became the first player from a losing squad to receive the honour since Grant Fuhr accomplished that feat at the 1986 NHL All-Star Game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152458-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hurling League\nThe 1998 National Hurling League (known as the Church & General National Hurling League) was the 66th season of the National Hurling League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152458-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hurling League, Division 1\nThe league saw a major restructuring of the usual four divisions of eight teams. Division 1 was split into Group 1A and Group 1B with each group consisting of six teams. The top two teams in each group qualified for the knock-out stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152458-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hurling League, Division 1\nLimerick came into the season as defending champions of the 1997 season. Antrim, Cork, Dublin and Waterford all entered Division 1 as part of the restructuring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152458-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hurling League, Division 1\nOn 17 May 1998, Cork won the title after a 2-14 to 0-13 win over Waterford in the final. It was their 14th league title overall and their first since 1992-93.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152458-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hurling League, Division 1\nCork's Joe Deane was the Division 1 top scorer with 3-30.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152458-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hurling League, Division 2\nThe league saw a major restructuring of the usual four divisions of eight teams. Division 2 was split into Group 2A and Group 2B with each group consisting of seven teams. The top two teams in each group qualified for the knock-out stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152458-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hurling League, Division 2\nArmagh, Carlow, Derry, Down, Kildare, Louth, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tyrone and Wicklow all entered Division 1 as part of the restructuring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152458-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 National Hurling League, Division 2\nOn 25 July 1998, Kerry won the title after a 1-11 to 2-6 win over Westmeath in a replay of the final. It was their 5th Division 2 league title overall and their first since 1967-68.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152459-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National Invitation Tournament\nThe 1998 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Minnesota's tournament victory was vacated as a result of numerous NCAA violations, including academic fraud, that took place under coach Clem Haskins. Kevin Clark also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152459-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 National Invitation Tournament, Selected teams\nBelow is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152459-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 National Invitation Tournament, Bracket\nBelow are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152459-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 National Invitation Tournament, Bracket, Semifinals & Finals\nMinnesota later forfeited its entire 1997\u201398 schedule due to an  academic fraud scandal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 65], "content_span": [66, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series\nThe 1998 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of Major League Baseball's National League, was played from October 7 to 14 between the East Division champion Atlanta Braves and the West Division champion San Diego Padres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series\nThe Braves entered the playoffs for the seventh straight season with a franchise-record 106 regular season wins, an offense that hit 215 home runs, and a pitching staff made up of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Denny Neagle, and Kevin Millwood to the playoffs. The lowest win total for any of these five pitchers was Neagle at 16-11, with the other four winning 17, 17, 18, and 20 respectively. However, they also carried the baggage of their embarrassing NLCS loss to the Florida Marlins the previous season. In the NLDS, the Braves swept Sammy Sosa and the Chicago Cubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series\nAfter a 76\u201386 season in 1997, San Diego stormed out and took control of their division, finishing with a 98\u201364 record, their best in team history. The offense was led by the 50 home run club's newest member, Greg Vaughn, and by Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. The San Diego rotation was anchored by 18-game winner Kevin Brown, who helped Florida defeat Atlanta in the 1997 NLCS, along with All-Star Andy Ashby and the series MVP Sterling Hitchcock. Closer Trevor Hoffman saved an astounding 53 games in the regular season. The Padres defeated the favored Houston Astros in four games in the NLDS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series\nIt was the seventh-consecutive NLCS appearance for the Braves and they would be heavily favored against the Padres, though their edge in the season series between the two teams was modest, having won 5 of 9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series\nThe Padres would go on to the lose in a sweep to the New York Yankees in the World Series in four games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nWednesday, October 7, 1998, at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nWith John Smoltz on the mound, the Braves struck first when Andruw Jones hit a home run to lead off the third inning off Andy Ashby. The Padres tied the game in the fifth when Tony Gwynn, appearing in his first NLCS since 1984, hit an RBI single with two on. Ruben Rivera doubled to lead off the eighth, then an error by first baseman Andr\u00e9s Galarraga on Jim Leyritz's ground ball off of Dennis Martinez helped San Diego take a 2\u20131 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nIn the bottom half of the inning, closer Trevor Hoffman came into the game early to end a Braves' scoring threat. However, in the ninth, the Braves got the tying run off him when Ryan Klesko, walked, moved to third on a single and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jones. In the tenth, Ken Caminiti belted a home run off reliever Kerry Ligtenberg to give San Diego their winning margin. The Braves put two men on via walks in the bottom of the inning, but Galarraga flew out to end the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nThursday, October 8, 1998, at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nAfter the tightly-contested Game 1, Kevin Brown, who was developing a reputation as a \"Brave killer\" pitched a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts. Tom Glavine matched Brown until the sixth, when San Diego hit three straight two-out singles, the last of which by Quilvio Veras brought in a run. San Diego added two insurance runs in the ninth off of Odalis Perez. Back-to-back leadoff singles and an error by catcher Javy Lopez put runners on first and third. Steve Finley's RBI single scored a run. Then one out later with the bases loaded, Wally Joyner's RBI single scored another before Brown pitched a perfect ninth and put the Braves down two games to none.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nSaturday, October 10, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nThe Braves offense was held quiet again as San Diego won Game\u00a03 and took a commanding 3\u20130 series lead. This was the only game won by the home team. Atlanta sent Greg Maddux to the hill and the Braves struck first in the third when Tony Graffanino drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on Maddux's sacrifice bunt and scored on Walt Weiss's single, but in the fifth, Sterling Hitchcock singled with one out, then one out later, scored on Steve Finley's double to tie the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nAfter an intentional walk, Ken Caminiti's RBI single put the Padres up 2\u20131. The Braves loaded the bases in the sixth with one out, but Donne Wall struck out Michael Tucker and Greg Colbrunn to end the threat. The Braves also loaded the bases in the eighth with one out, but again failed to score. In the bottom of the inning, Wally Joyner walked with two outs off of Rudy Seanez, then scored on Carlos Hern\u00e1ndez's double. Hernandez advanced to third on an error and scored on passed ball that padded the Padres' lead to 4\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0010-0002", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nTrevor Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth and San Diego took Game 3 by a score of 4\u20131. Starter Sterling Hitchcock got the win with five innings pitched and one run allowed. Atlanta now appeared to be in an insurmountable hole\u2014no team had ever come back from a three games to none deficit in baseball history. This was the last home postseason victory for the Padres until Game 2 of the 2020 National League Wild Card Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nSunday, October 11, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nSan Diego was looking for a sweep and took the first step by taking a 2\u20130 lead in the third. Quilvio Veras walked with one out off of Denny Neagle, then scored on Tony Gwynn's double. After a single, Gwynn scored on Jim Leyritz's single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nThe Braves cut the lead to 2\u20131 when Keith Lockhart hit a leadoff triple and scored on Chipper Jones's single, then tied it in sixth on when Jones doubled with two outs and after a walk, scored on a Ryan Klesko RBI single, but San Diego retook the lead in the bottom of the inning when Jim Leyritz, two years removed from his crucial home run against the Braves in the 1996 World Series, hit a shot off Neagle. The Braves would refuse to go quietly, exploding for six runs in the seventh inning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0012-0002", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nJavy L\u00f3pez led off with a home run, followed by an Andruw Jones single that ended the night for Padres starter Joey Hamilton. Jones moved to second on Randy Myers's wild pitch, then to third on a groundout before scoring on Ozzie Guill\u00e9n's single to put the Braves up 4\u20133. A single and walk loaded the bases Dan Miceli relieved Myers and Andr\u00e9s Galarraga launched a prodigious grand slam that left Atlanta ahead 8\u20133. The Braves, who used six pitchers in the win, avoided the sweep.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0012-0003", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nThey also became the first team since the 1970 Cincinnati Reds to win a post-season game after being down 3 games to none in the series, and the first to do it in a League Championship Series. It had been done three previous times in a World Series (1910, 1937, and 1970), and all of those teams had subsequently lost Game 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nMonday, October 12, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nAfter Atlanta's offensive outburst in Game 4 to stay alive, the Padres hoped to close out the Braves in front of their home fans in Game 5. They sent Andy Ashby to the hill against Atlanta starter John Smoltz. Ken Caminiti got things started with a two-run homer off Smoltz to give San Diego a first inning lead. Three consecutive one-out singles in the fourth cut the lead to 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nAndruw Jones, who was caught stealing home in the fourth, stole second base in the fifth after singling with two outs, allowing himself to score on a Michael Tucker single to tie the game 2\u20132. However, John Vander Wal, who had five home runs all year, hit a two-run home run off Smoltz in the bottom of the inning after a two-out single that put San Diego back on top 4\u20132. After a single by Ozzie Guill\u00e9n to start the seventh, manager Bruce Bochy brought starter Kevin Brown into the game. Brown retired the first three Braves he faced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0014-0002", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nThe Padres threatened in the bottom of the seventh, but John Rocker came in for Smoltz and retired Tony Gwynn. Still holding a 4\u20132 lead, Brown was set to pitch the eighth for San Diego. He allowed the first two batters to reach but got Andruw Jones to pop out, bringing the Padres five outs away from a championship. Then Michael Tucker got a hold of a Brown fastball and launched a flyball to deep right center field that left the park and put Atlanta ahead 5\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0014-0003", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nBochy got Brown out of the game, replacing him with Donne Wall, who walked Rocker, then one out later, Tony Graffanino doubled, scoring another run, then crossed home himself when Chris Gomez committed a throwing error on the relay. Behind 7\u20134 and stunned, the Padres attempted to rally in the ninth. Greg Myers belted a pinch-hit two-run homer with no one out off of Kerry Ligtenberg to make it 7\u20136, prompting Bobby Cox to bring in Greg Maddux in relief.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0014-0004", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nMaddux retired the side, with nemesis Tony Gwynn grounding out to finish the game, and earned his first ever career save. The save would be the only save in Maddux's career. This wild game cut San Diego's series lead to one game, and with the series returning to Atlanta with Tom Glavine set to pitch, many believed that the Braves had a serious chance of coming back. This Braves win marked the first time in baseball history that a team had come back from a three games to none (in a best of seven series) deficit to reach a Game 6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nWednesday, October 14, 1998, at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nAfter Kevin Brown's disastrous outing in Game 5, he was unable to come back for Game 6, forcing the Padres to instead start Sterling Hitchcock. The Braves had become the first team to force a Game 6 after dropping the first three games, and now had only to do what had been done many times before--win the final two at home. They had the right pitchers to accomplish this, giving themselves the best shot any team could have, but Hitchcock pitched five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0016-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nGlavine looked good as well, matching Hitchcock zero for zero through that point, but ran into trouble in the sixth (the same inning that had doomed him in Game 6 exactly a year to the day prior against the Florida Marlins). After back-to-back one-out singles put runners on first and third, Jim Leyritz had an RBI groundout that scored the first run before Wally Joyner added a single that made it 2\u20130. A single and walk loaded the bases before Sterling Hitchcock reached on a costly error by left fielder Danny Bautista that scored two more runs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152460-0016-0002", "contents": "1998 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nGlavine left the game and John Rocker promptly gave up an RBI single to Quilvio Veras. The unearned runs made it 5\u20130 and the San Diego bullpen would pitch a hitless final four innings. The Braves only managed two hits the entire game. Hitchcock, who won two games, was named the series MVP. It was their first pennant since 1984. To date, this is the Padres' most recent pennant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series\nThe 1998 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1998 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 29, and ended on Sunday, October 4, with the champions of the three NL divisions\u2014along with a \"wild card\" team\u2014participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series\nThe Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres went on to meet in the NL Championship Series (NLCS). The Padres defeated the Braves four games to two to become the National League champion, and lost to the American League champion New York Yankees in the 1998 World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Chicago, Game 1\nThe Braves faced the Chicago Cubs, who made it into the playoffs by beating the San Francisco Giants in a tiebreaker for the Wild Card spot and though the Cubs won the season series 6-3 including a three game sweep in Wrigley Field without NL MVP Sammy Sosa, and a two game sweep in Turner Field, the Braves proved that the post season would be different. John Smoltz pitched masterfully and Michael Tucker started the scoring with a two-run home run off Chicago starter Mark Clark. Then an Andruw Jones sacrifice fly with two on made it 3\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Chicago, Game 1\nIn the bottom of the seventh, Ryan Klesko put the game away with a grand slam into right field off of Matt Karchner after three walks off of Clark (one) and Felix Heredia (two walks). Clark allowed four runs, but two were unearned. The Cubs would score in the eighth off Smoltz on Tyler Houston's lead off home run. This ended Smoltz's night, but John Rocker and Kerry Ligtenberg slammed the door on Game 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Chicago, Game 2\nGame 2 was a pitchers' duel. Kevin Tapani faced Tom Glavine; the two had previously faced each other in the 1991 World Series. Lance Johnson drove in the lone Chicago run in the top of the sixth on a groundout. However, leaving Tapani in to pitch the ninth ultimately cost the Cubs the game. Javy L\u00f3pez hit the game-tying home run and Chipper Jones drove in the winning run in the tenth off Terry Mulholland with an RBI single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Chicago, Game 3\nGame 3 was another pitchers' duel. Greg Maddux faced Rookie of the Year Kerry Wood, hoping to keep the ship afloat for the Cubs. The Braves scored first in the top of the third when Maddux doubled and later scored on a passed ball with two outs. Wood pitched five innings and that was the only run he would allow. Maddux was masterful, carrying a shutout into the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the eighth, Gerald Williams drove in another run with an RBI single off Rod Beck after Terry Mulholland allowed a single and walk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Chicago, Game 3\nWhen Andruw Jones was intentionally walked to load the bases, Eddie P\u00e9rez belted a grand slam into left field to put the game and the series away. Maddux was lifted after giving up three straight singles in favor in Ligtenberg. Mickey Morandini's sacrifice fly and Mark Graces RBI single made it 6\u20132 Braves, but Ligtenberg retired the Cubs in order in the ninth. Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez flied to center for the final out of the series as the Braves won their first game at Wrigley Field of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 1\nThe Astros entered the playoffs with the league's best offense and red-hot pitcher Randy Johnson, who had gone 10\u20131 since being traded to the Astros in a mid-season deadline deal, well rested for Game 1. However, Padres ace Kevin Brown was more than up for the challenge as he set an LDS record striking out 16 Astros in eight innings before turning the game over to all-star closer Trevor Hoffman for the save. The Padres only managed two runs, including a home run by slugger Greg Vaughn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 1\nDespite Brown's dominant performance, the game was not without its tense moments thanks to a less than perfect ninth inning. Hoffman, who had tied the NL record for saves with 53, did allow an unearned run on two hits thanks to a throwing error by third baseman Ken Caminiti. The error by the former Astro brought Houston to within one run before Hoffman slammed the door ending the game at 2\u20131. This was the first road postseason victory for the Padres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 2\nShane Reynolds pitched a strong seven innings for Houston yielding only two runs and the Astros' offense showed some of its regular season league-leading form by tagging Padres' starter Andy Ashby for three runs and chasing him out of the game after only four innings. Leading 3\u20132 and looking to give closer Billy Wagner a little more room to work with, the Astros scored again off former Astro Donnie Wall in the bottom of the eighth inning sending Wagner to the hill with 4\u20132 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 2\nArmed with a 100 mph fastball, Wagner was 30 for 35 in save opportunities and now had a complement to his fastball in the form of a newly learned slider courtesy of teammate Randy Johnson. Nonetheless, Wagner surrendered a single to 1996 MVP Ken Caminiti, and then a pinch-hit game-tying home run to Jim Leyritz, who had done the same thing as a member of the New York Yankees to Mark Wohlers of the Braves in the 1996 World Series. Unfazed, the Astros led off the bottom of the inning with an infield single by Ricky Gutierrez off Dan Miceli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 2\nThe Padres countered by bringing in closer Trevor Hoffman. After a sacrifice by catcher Brad Ausmus moved him to second base, Gutierrez stole third uncontested setting up pinch-hitter Bill Spiers to be the game's hero. Spiers delivered with a single off Hoffman and the Astros had their first postseason victory since 1986.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 3\nWith their Game 1 victory, the Padres had taken home-field advantage away from the favored Astros and San Diego manager Bruce Bochy was determined not to let the momentum turn in Houston's favor after Game 2, so he decided to gamble and started Game 1 starter Kevin Brown on short rest instead of lefty Sterling Hitchcock. The explosive Astros offense, being predominantly right-handed, was especially brutal on left-handed pitchers and a Game 3 win by Houston would have left the Padres facing elimination in Game 4 against Randy Johnson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 3\nBrown was opposed by fellow sinkerballer Mike Hampton of the Astros who proved to be Brown's equal. Not nearly the same unhittable master of Game 1, Brown's control was shaky from the beginning as he walked five Astros in seven innings. Still, the Astros were never able to deliver the knock-out blow and managed only one run against Brown, but were still tied going into the bottom of the seventh thanks to a solid six innings of one-run two-hit ball by Mike Hampton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0007-0002", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 3\nIn the bottom of the seventh, Jim Leyritz added yet another chapter to his resume of clutch October heroics with a go-ahead home run off Astros reliever Scott Elarton that gave the Padres a 2\u20131 lead. Neither team scored again and Trevor Hoffman struck out the side in the top of the ninth for the save.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152461-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Division Series, Houston vs. San Diego, Game 4\nThe only game of the series that wasn't decided by one run began with veteran former Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson squaring off against 27-year-old Sterling Hitchcock who was making his first postseason start. It was Hitchcock, however, that proved dominant by striking out 11 Astros in only six innings of work while Leyritz hit his third home run in as many games to help the Padres to a 2\u20131 lead. With the Astros' highly touted offense rendered almost completely silent, the bullpen finally collapsed in the eighth inning as Houston pitchers surrendered four runs to the Padres leading to a 6\u20131 series-clinching victory for San Diego.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game\nThe 1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1998 regular season, played between the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants to determine the winner of the National League (NL) wild card. The game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, on September 28, 1998. The Cubs won the game 5\u20133, holding the Giants scoreless for the majority of the game until the Giants threatened heavily in the ninth inning and scored all three runs. As a result of the game, the Cubs qualified for the postseason and the Giants did not.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game\nThe game was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win\u2013loss records of 89\u201373. The Cubs won a coin flip late in the season which, by rule at the time, awarded them home field for the game. This victory advanced the Cubs to the 1998 NL Division Series (NLDS) where they were swept by the Atlanta Braves, ending the Cubs' season. Michael Jordan, a popular Chicago sportsman then ending his career with the Chicago Bulls, threw the game's ceremonial first pitch. In baseball statistics, the tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game for both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nThe Cubs finished the previous season at the bottom of the NL Central division with a 68\u201394 record while the Giants won the NL West at 90\u201372, though were defeated by the eventual World Series champion Florida Marlins in the NLDS. The Giants' Barry Bonds drew criticism for his postseason performance, which had been a recurring criticism dating back to his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs made several offseason acquisitions following the 1997 season including trading Doug Glanville for second baseman Mickey Morandini along with signing Jeff Blauser and Henry Rodr\u00edguez as free agents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nOne notable event of the 1998 season was the race for the home run title and Roger Maris' single-season record of 61 home runs between the Cubs' Sammy Sosa and the St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire. McGwire ultimately won, setting a new record of 70 while Sosa closed the season with 66. Additionally, three teams finished the 1998 season within one game of one another in the race for the National League wild card: the Cubs, Giants, and New York Mets. This late-season race included a dramatic Cubs loss to the Brewers on September 23.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nThe Cubs led 7\u20135 with two outs and the bases loaded for the Brewers in the bottom of the ninth inning when Brant Brown dropped a fly ball, allowing three unearned runs to score on his error and losing the Cubs the game. This loss gained notoriety for announcer and former-Cub Ron Santo's call of the final play, yelling \"Oh, no!\" as the final runs scored.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nThe Mets were tied with the Cubs and Giants in the wild-card race as late in the season as September 25 at 88\u201372. However, the Mets lost their remaining two games and finished their season one game back of the Cubs and Giants who ended tied at 89\u201373. This record was also the best non-division-winning record and as such a tie-breaker was necessary to determine the wild-card winner. A coin flip on September 14 gave the Cubs home field advantage, setting Wrigley Field as the location for the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nIn the event of a three-way tie the Cubs were presented with the choice to either host two home games or receive a bye and play the winner of a Mets-Giants game on the road because they had the best combined record against the Mets and Giants. Cubs' general manager Ed Lynch decided on the second option, though the choice was moot as the Mets fell out of the race. The Cubs' Steve Trachsel and the Giants' Mark Gardner were slated to start the tie-breaker on the September 28.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nThe game remained scoreless in the early innings, with only two baserunners apiece for each team through the first three innings. The Giants loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the 4th inning, but Brian Johnson struck out to end the inning. The first runs of the game came in the bottom of the 5th as Henry Rodriguez singled to lead off the inning and scored on a home run by Gary Gaetti to give the Cubs a 2\u20130 lead. The Cubs threatened again in the next inning with singles by Lance Johnson and Sammy Sosa. Rich Rodriguez relieved Gardner, but loaded the bases with a walk to Mark Grace and allowed a single to Matt Mieske which scored two more runs and extended the Cubs' lead to 4\u20130. John Johnstone relieved Rodriguez and closed the inning without further scoring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 838]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nAfter getting one out in the top of the 7th, Steve Trachsel allowed a single and a walk to pinch hitters Brent Mayne and Armando R\u00edos respectively. The Cubs double switched, bringing in Matt Karchner to relieve Trachsel and Orlando Merced to play left field. Karchner induced another out before loading the bases on a single by Shawon Dunston. F\u00e9lix Heredia entered in relief of Karchner and got Barry Bonds to ground out to first base to end the inning. The Cubs further extended their lead in the bottom of the 8th inning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nAfter Alvin Morman got Morandini to strike out to open the inning the Giants double switched to bring in Jos\u00e9 Mesa to pitch and Bill Mueller at third base. Mesa allowed a single to Sammy Sosa and a double to Mark Grace which advanced Sosa to third. Following a ground out Mesa threw a wild pitch while facing Gaetti and Sosa scored to make the game 5\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nThe Giants responded in the top of the 9th, scoring their only runs of the game. Kevin Tapani allowed successive singles to Brent Mayne and Mueller to open the inning before Terry Mulholland relieved him. Stan Javier singled to score Mayne and Ellis Burks then walked to load the bases. Bonds came to bat with the bases loaded for the second time in the game and lined out to deep right field, scoring Mueller on a sacrifice fly and Javier advanced to third base. Rod Beck entered and got successive outs by Jeff Kent, which scored Javier, and Joe Carter to end the game 5\u20133 for the Cubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nChicago's win clinched the team's 15th postseason berth in franchise history and their first since 1989. The Cubs' presence in the postseason led several sportswriters to reference the Curse of the Billy Goat and the difficulties the Cubs' had faced since 1945. The Billy Goat story suggests that Billy Sianis cursed the Cubs after he and his goat were asked to leave game four of the 1945 World Series. The playoff berth matched the Cubs with the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS, where the Cubs were swept 3 games to 0. The Cubs would have to wait another 18 years to win the National League pennant and World Series in 2016, their first NL pennant since 1945, and their first title since 1908.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nIn baseball statistics tie-breakers count as regular season games, with all events in them added to regular season statistics. For example, the Chicago Sun-Times noted that Sammy Sosa could have added to his notable home run total in the game. Sosa did add to his league-leading strikeout total with one in the 4th inning. Beck also added to his league-leading total in games played and earned his 51st save of the season which finished 2nd to Trevor Hoffman's 53 but is tied for the 9th highest single-season save total in MLB history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nSeveral Cubs and Giants won awards for their regular season performances including Rookie of the Year honors for Kerry Wood, a Silver Slugger Award for Sosa, and a Rawlings Gold Glove Award for J. T. Snow. Sosa also won the Most Valuable Player award, earning 30 out of 32 first place votes (with McGwire taking the remaining 2).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nBarry Bonds drew criticism after the game for his poor performance, including twice making an out with the bases loaded, with some suggesting that Bonds often played poorly in \"big games\". Bonds' 0\u20134 performance with an RBI and a strikeout earned him a \u2212.186 win probability added (WPA), the lowest figure for any player in the game. WPA is a statistic which takes the game situation into account to quantify how a player altered his team's chances of winning. Bonds' figure translates into decreasing the Giants' chances of success by 18.6%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152462-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nThe book Game of Shadows, which details Bonds' suggested use of performance-enhancing drugs (PED), argues that Bonds grew jealous and resentful of the attention Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were given during their record chase. As a result, according to Game of Shadows, Bonds turned to weight training under Greg Anderson who began providing him with steroids and other PEDs following the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152463-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National Soccer League Grand Final\nThe 1998 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 16 May 1998 between South Melbourne and Carlton SC at Olympic Park Stadium. South Melbourne gained home advantage as they won the major semi-final against them two weeks prior. John Anastasiadis scored in the ninth minute for South Melbourne as they went up 1\u20130 at the half time break. In the 78th minute, Marcus Stergiopoulos netted a goal for Carlton to equalise, however, an 87th minute winner from Con Boutsianis clinched the victory for South Melbourne, gifting them their third NSL championship. Fausto De Amicis won the Joe Marston Medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards\nThe 33rd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1999, honored the best filmmaking of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Director\n1. Steven Soderbergh \u2013 Out of Sight2. Terrence Malick \u2013 The Thin Red Line2. Steven Spielberg \u2013 Saving Private Ryan", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 68], "content_span": [69, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Actor\n1. Nick Nolte \u2013 Affliction2. Ian McKellen \u2013 Gods and Monsters3. Brendan Gleeson \u2013 The General and I Went Down", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Actress\n1. Ally Sheedy \u2013 High Art2. Cate Blanchett \u2013 Elizabeth3. Fernanda Montenegro \u2013 Central Station (Central do Brasil)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Supporting Actor\n1. Bill Murray \u2013 Rushmore2. Donald Sutherland \u2013 Without Limits3. Billy Bob Thornton \u2013 A Simple Plan", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 76], "content_span": [77, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Supporting Actress\n1. Judi Dench \u2013 Shakespeare in Love2. Patricia Clarkson \u2013 High Art3. Lisa Kudrow \u2013 The Opposite of Sex", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 78], "content_span": [79, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Screenplay\n1. Scott Frank \u2013 Out of Sight2. Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard \u2013 Shakespeare in Love3. Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson \u2013 Rushmore", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Cinematography\n1. John Toll \u2013 The Thin Red Line2. Janusz Kami\u0144ski \u2013 Saving Private Ryan3. Seamus Deasy \u2013 The General", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Foreign Language Film\n1. Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass)2. Fireworks (Hana-bi)3. The Celebration (Festen)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 81], "content_span": [82, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152464-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Non-Fiction Film\n1. The Farm: Angola, USA2. Public Housing3. Little Dieter Needs to Fly", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 76], "content_span": [77, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152465-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Navy Midshipmen football team\nThe 1998 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent  during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152466-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nebelhorn Trophy\nThe 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy took place between August 25 and 28, 1998 at the Bundesleistungszentrum Oberstdorf. It is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152466-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nebelhorn Trophy\nSkaters were entered by their respective national federations, rather than receiving individual invitations as in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, and competed in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The Fritz-Geiger-Memorial Trophy was presented to the country with the highest placements across all disciplines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152467-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team\nThe 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152467-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season\nFirst-year Head Coach Solich was new to the job title but still in his element, after having served as an assistant in varying capacities with Nebraska since 1975. Solich completed his inaugural season with a final record of 9\u20134 (5\u20133), after having lost much of the 1997 national championship team's talent to graduation. Nonetheless, Nebraska finished tied for 2nd place in the Big 12 North Division, and tied for 4th conference-wide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152467-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season\nThe season was concluded by #14 Nebraska falling to #5 Arizona 20\u201323 at the Holiday Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152467-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season, NFL and pro players\nThe following Nebraska players who participated in the 1998 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 78], "content_span": [79, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152468-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Term limits prevented incumbent Governor Ben Nelson, a Democrat, from seeking a third term in office. Republican nominee Mike Johanns , Mayor of Lincoln, defeated Democratic nominee, attorney Bill Hoppner, an advisor to James Exon and Bob Kerrey. Johanns' margin of victory was eight points. As of 2021, this is the last gubernatorial election in Nebraska in which the margin of victory was within single digits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152469-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nevada Wolf Pack football team\nThe 1998 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by third\u2013year head coach Jeff Tisdel and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152469-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season\nThe Wolf Pack finished the 1997 season 5\u20136 and 4\u20131 in BWC play to finish tied in first place and did not qualify for a bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152470-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nevada gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat Bob Miller was term limited. Republican nominee Kenny Guinn defeated Democratic nominee Jan Laverty Jones to become Governor of Nevada. This is the 1st open seat election since 1978.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152471-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nevis independence referendum\nAn independence referendum was held in Nevis on 10 August 1998. Although it was approved by 62% of voters, a two-thirds majority was necessary for the referendum to succeed. If it had passed, Nevis would have seceded from the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152472-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election\nThe New Brunswick Liberal Association held a leadership election in 1998 to replace former leader and premier Frank McKenna, the elected leader would become Premier of New Brunswick replacing the interim leader of the Liberals Ray Frenette. Camille Th\u00e9riault defeated rivals Greg Byrne and Bernard Richard on the first ballot of the convention held in Saint John.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152472-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election, Candidates, Non candidates\nThe following candidates were rumoured to be considering runs but did not enter the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 86], "content_span": [87, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152473-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Caledonian Noum\u00e9a Accord referendum\nA referendum on the Noum\u00e9a Accord was held in New Caledonia on 8 November 1998. It was approved by 71.85% of voters. The proportion of voters in favour was highest in the Loyalty Islands (where turnout was lowest) and lowest in the South Province (where turnout was highest).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152473-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Caledonian Noum\u00e9a Accord referendum, Background\nAfter the rejection of independence in the 1987 referendum and the subsequent Ouv\u00e9a cave hostage taking in April and May 1988, the Matignon Agreements signed in June 1988 (and approved in a France-wide referendum) provided for another referendum in the territory in 1998. The Noum\u00e9a Accord was subsequently agreed on 5 May 1998, and provided for a gradual transfer of powers to the New Caledonian authorities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 56], "content_span": [57, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152473-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New Caledonian Noum\u00e9a Accord referendum, Results\nDo you approve the Accord on New Caledonia signed in Noum\u00e9a on 5 May 1998?", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152474-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New England 200\nThe 1998 New England 200 was the fifth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on June 28, 1998, at the 1.058\u00a0mi (1.703\u00a0km) New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. It would be the last Indy car race held at this track until the 2011 MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152474-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New England 200, Report, Qualifying\nTwo laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers were not published, and therefore are unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152474-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New England 200, Report, Race\nA NASCAR Modified race preceding the IRL race left a very slippery type of marbles in the surface. After Jeff Ward had jumped polesitter Billy Boat on the start, Kenny Br\u00e4ck spun in turn 3 on the first lap and collected John Paul, Jr. Br\u00e4ck was able to continue after repairs, but Paul was out. Immediately after that incident, Jack Hewitt lost the back end exiting turn 4 and backed into the front stretch wall. Scott Sharp jumped Ward on the restart until he chose to pit under caution (caused by J. J. Yeley's crash) on lap 27, handing the lead back to Ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152474-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 New England 200, Report, Race\nThis series of closely spaced yellows continued when Boat, who had been falling back, spun into the infield in turn 2. After the green on lap 32, Ward continued to lead until he was black flagged with fire coming out from under the car on lap 55. Scott Goodyear inherited the lead and looked very strong, pursued by Buddy Lazier and Davey Hamilton, who had set the fast lap of the race, but his chances were hurt when he was penalised for speeding in the pits during a caution on lap 77. Pit stops jumbled the running order and left Tony Stewart, Sharp, Arie Luyendyk and Eliseo Salazar pursuing Goodyear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152474-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 New England 200, Report, Race\nOn lap 92, Stewart caught and passed Goodyear, just before a big crash in turn 2 on lap 95. Yeley, just returned to the track after extensive repairs, spun and contacted Donnie Beechler, who had been moving up through the field. Boat spun to avoid the wreck, but his car spun unexpectedly towards the inside, and he was hit by Raul Boesel. All four were out and Boat suffered a broken thigh, an injury that would force him to miss some races and end his championship hopes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152474-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 New England 200, Report, Race\nThere were no further cautions in the second half of the race, which was dominated by Stewart. His biggest threats suffered misfortune: Sharp's engine stalled during a pit stop on lap 147, while Goodyear suffered a gearbox failure and was forced to run in fourth gear. Despite concern about the engine blowing (it could be heard hitting the rev limiter quite notably on the onboards), it held through the end of the race, and even the Canadian was able to reel in Stewart in traffic, but could not follow him in clear runs. Stewart led the final 36 laps to win over Goodyear, Sharp, Hamilton, and Luyendyk. Salazar's sixth-place finish was the best to date for the Riley & Scott chassis. Poor attendance at the event for the fifth year in a row led to the contract not being renewed for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 827]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season\nThe 1998 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League and the 39th overall. They finished with a 9\u20137 record, good for fourth place in the division but also a playoff berth; they lost in the first round to the Jacksonville Jaguars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season\nIn the offseason, the Patriots tendered restricted free agent running back Curtis Martin with the highest possible tender, which would return the Patriots first- and third-round draft picks if any team were to sign him and the Patriots were to decide not to match the offer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season\nFueling the rivalry between the two teams, the New York Jets and head coach Bill Parcells, who had resigned from the Patriots two years earlier, signed Martin, the 1995 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, and per restricted free agency rules ceded their first- and third-round picks in the 1998 NFL Draft to the Patriots. With the first-round pick the Patriots selected another running back Robert Edwards, who rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0001-0002", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season\nSuffering a broken finger in November, veteran quarterback Drew Bledsoe was unable to start the team's final two regular season games and was replaced by Scott Zolak. With a 9\u20137 record the Patriots finished fourth in the AFC East but earned a sixth seed in the AFC playoffs. With Zolak still at the helm, the Patriots were defeated on the road by the Jacksonville Jaguars, the second straight playoff defeat for second-year head coach Pete Carroll, and is one of only two games the Patriots have ever lost to the Jaguars, the second being in 2018.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe Peyton Manning/New England Patriots rivalry kicked off with a 29\u20136 rout of Manning's Colts. Ty Law ran back a first-quarter interception 59 yards for the game's first touchdown, while Terry Glenn's three-yard catch and Robert Edwards' one-yard run went with three field goals by future Colt Adam Vinatieri for the Pats. Torrance Small caught a touchdown from Manning in the final five minutes for the only score by the Colts. Manning ended the day with three picks returned for 71 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nIn their final season using the team nickname \"Oilers\", the future Tennessee Titans put on a hard challenge for the Patriots, as Eddie George rushed for 100 yards and caught a 22-yard touchdown from Steve McNair. Al Del Greco and Adam Vinatieri exchanged field goals in the first half and the game lead tied or changed seven times before Lawyer Milloy picked off McNair for a 30-yard fourth-quarter touchdown sealing a 27\u201316 Patriots win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nTwo seasons since losing Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans the Patriots made their first trip to the Louisiana Superdome; coincidentally, the coach they were facing was the one who'd crushed them in Super Bowl XX in that same building \u2013 Mike Ditka. Drew Bledsoe overcame three interceptions and led the Patriots to a 27\u201324 lead in the game's final four minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nOn a Patriots punt Tebucky Jones of the Patriots tried to down the ball before it went into the endzone; Earl Little of the Saints grabbed it in the endzone but as he went to his knees his teammate Andre Hastings yanked it out of his hands and returned the kick 76 yards, setting up the tying field goal with 1:29 left in regulation. Bledsoe then led the Patriots downfield and Adam Vinatieri kicked the game-winning field goal with three seconds left in a 30\u201327 Patriots win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nSeveral days before this Monday Night Football matchup came word that team owner Robert Kraft had secured a stadium deal in Hartford, Connecticut for 2001 (a deal subsequently aborted when a deal to build Gillette Stadium was completed). Though the fanbase was displeased, their support for the team didn't waver even as the Patriots fell behind 23\u201319 with 3:22 left in the fourth after a Karim Abdul-Jabbar rushing touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nOn the ensuing Patriots possession, Bledsoe completed a first-down pass on fourth and ten, but later broke the index finger on his throwing hand after striking Todd Rucci's helmet; on another fourth-and-ten on the Dolphins 35-yard-line coach Pete Carroll tried to call timeout, but the Patriots didn't see him and Bledsoe completed the first-down throw to Ben Coates. He then found Shawn Jefferson for the game-winning touchdown with 29 seconds remaining, in a 26\u201323 Patriots final score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nLocal hero Doug Flutie made his first visit to Foxboro Stadium since his days as Patriots quarterback, where he'd won all five starts there. Directing the Bills he threw for 339 yards and rushed for 30 more, leading the Bills to a 21\u201317 lead in the game's final minute. From there, and despite still nursing a broken finger on his throwing hand, Drew Bledsoe led the Patriots downfield and completed a fourth-down throw to the Bills 26 to Shawn Jefferson with six seconds remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThere was a referee conference after the play regarding the spot of the ball, at which point one of the referees was heard to say \"just give it to them\", in reference to the first down. Bledsoe threw for the endzone on the next play but the ball fell incomplete; the Bills were flagged for pass interference, extending the game by one untimed down, and from the one-yard line Bledsoe lofted a play-action pass to Ben Coates for the winning touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe disgusted Bills (who felt Jefferson was out of bounds on the catch at the 26) went to the locker room even though the extra point still had to be kicked; Adam Vinatieri thus ran in an unopposed two-point conversion for a 25\u201321 Patriots win, the first career loss in Foxboro for Flutie. The NFL later stated that the game-extending pass interference call was an erroneous decision by the referees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152475-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nDrew Bledsoe's season ended in a 32\u201318 loss at St. Louis. Bledsoe played the entire game other than several series to get the splint on his broken finger replaced; he completed only 11 of 35 passes; a pass in the first quarter bounced off Lovett Purnell and was intercepted by Todd Lyght. Scott Zolak was sacked and fumbled to former Patriot Ray Agnew. The game was costly for both teams as Terry Glenn and Rams quarterback Tony Banks were lost to injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152476-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football team\nThe 1998 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of New England Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its 27th and final year under head coach Bill Bowes, the team compiled a 4\u20137 record (3\u20135 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the New England Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152477-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Jeanne Shaheen won re-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152478-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Mexico Lobos football team\nThe 1998 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled a 3\u20139 record (1\u20137 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 397 to 274.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152478-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Mexico Lobos football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Graham Leigh with 2,608 passing yards, Lennox Gordon with 571 rushing yards, and Martinez Williams with 760 receiving yards and 42 points scored.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152479-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Mexico State Aggies football team\nThe 1998 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Big West Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Tony Samuel, the Aggies compiled a 3\u20138 record. The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152480-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Mexico gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 New Mexico gubernatorial election was a contest to elect the next Governor of New Mexico. The winner of the election would serve a term from January 1, 1999 until January 1, 2003. Incumbent Republican (now Libertarian) Governor Gary Johnson was re-elected to a second term. As of 2019, this is the last time a non-Hispanic was elected Governor of New Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152480-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Mexico gubernatorial election\nIn his campaign, Johnson promised to continue the policies of his first term: improving schools; cutting state spending, taxes, and bureaucracy; and frequent use of his veto and line-item veto power. Fielding a strong Hispanic candidate in a 40% Hispanic state, the Democrats were expected to oust Johnson, but Johnson won by a margin of 55% to 45%. This made him the first governor of New Mexico to serve two successive four-year terms after term limits were expanded to two terms in 1991. Johnson made the promotion of a school voucher system a \"hallmark issue\" of his second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152480-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New Mexico gubernatorial election, Campaign\nIn his campaign, Johnson promised to continue the policies of his first term: improving schools; cutting state spending, taxes, and bureaucracy; and frequent use of his veto and line-item veto power. Fielding a strong Hispanic candidate in a 40% Hispanic state, the Democrats were expected to oust Johnson, but Johnson won by a margin of 55% to 45%. This made him the first governor of New Mexico to serve two successive four-year terms after term limits were expanded to two terms in 1991. Johnson made the promotion of a school voucher system a \"hallmark issue\" of his second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152481-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Orleans Saints season\nThe 1998 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152481-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Orleans Saints season\nThe Saints failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, and after a promising start of 3\u20130 only equalled their 6\u201310 record of the previous season. In the process the Saints lost to the 0\u20137 Carolina Panthers and were to follow this up the following season against the expansion Browns to become the only team since the NFL/AFL merger to lose to the last winless team in successive seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152482-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Orleans mayoral election\nThe New Orleans mayoral election of 1998 was held on February 7, 1998, and resulted in the reelection of incumbent Marc Morial to a second term as Mayor of New Orleans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152482-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Orleans mayoral election\nElections in Louisiana\u2014with the exception of U.S. presidential elections\u2014follow a variation of the open primary system. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. In this election, no run-off was needed as Morial won over 50% of the vote in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152482-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New Orleans mayoral election\nMarc Morial won an easy re-election, with the widest margin of victory in a New Orleans election in several decades. Neither of his opponents - lawyer Kathleen Cresson and arts store manager Paul Borrello - were particularly well-known. With the re-election of the popular Morial widely seen as a foregone conclusion months before election day, the race met with unusual apathy among the city's media and electorate. Debates were not televised, no polls were commissioned, and only 41% of New Orleans electors bothered to vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours\nThe New Year Honours 1998 for the United Kingdom, Barbados, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Christopher and Nevis were announced on 30 December 1997, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1998. The New Year Honours for New Zealand were announced on 31 December 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours\nThe Honours list is a list of people who have been awarded one of the various orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. Honours are split into classes (\"orders\") and are graded to distinguish different degrees of achievement or service, most medals are not graded. The awards are presented to the recipient in one of several investiture ceremonies at Buckingham Palace throughout the year by the Sovereign or her designated representative. The Prince of Wales and The Princess Royal have deputised for The Queen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours\nIn the United Kingdom, the orders, medals and decorations are awarded by various honours committees which meet to discuss candidates identified by public or private bodies, by government departments or who are nominated by members of the public. Depending on their roles, those people selected by committee are submitted either to the Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, or Secretary of State for Defence for their approval before being sent to the Sovereign for final approval. As the \"fount of honour\" the monarch remains the final arbiter for awards. In the case of certain orders such as the Order of the Garter and the Royal Victorian Order they remain at the personal discretion of the Queen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours\nThe recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours, United Kingdom, Order of the Bath\nThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is the fourth-most senior of the British Orders of Chivalry with three classes of member.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 56], "content_span": [57, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours, United Kingdom, Order of St Michael and St George\nThe Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George is an order of chivalry used to honour individuals who have rendered important services in relation to Commonwealth or foreign nations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 72], "content_span": [73, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours, United Kingdom, Royal Victorian Order\nThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms; admission remains in the personal gift of the monarch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours, United Kingdom, Order of the British Empire\nThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry comprising five classes in civil and military divisions. It is the junior of the British orders of chivalry, and the largest, with over 100,000 living members worldwide. The highest two ranks of the order, the Knight/Dame Grand Cross and Knight/Dame Commander, admit an individual into knighthood or damehood allowing the recipient to use the title Sir or Dame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 66], "content_span": [67, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours, United Kingdom, Companions of Honour\nThe Order of the Companions of Honour was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry, or religion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 59], "content_span": [60, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours, United Kingdom, Royal Red Cross\nThe Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded for exceptional services in military nursing. There are two classes of medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 54], "content_span": [55, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours, United Kingdom, Queen's Police Medal\nThe Queen's Police Medal (QPM) is awarded to police officers in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for distinguished service or gallantry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 59], "content_span": [60, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152483-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours, United Kingdom, Queen's Fire Service Medal\nThe Queen's Fire Service Medal is awarded to members of the fire services in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations for distinguished service.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 65], "content_span": [66, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152484-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours (New Zealand)\nThe 1998 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 1997 and the beginning of 1998. They were announced on 31 December 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152484-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Year Honours (New Zealand)\nThe recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152485-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Attorney General election\nThe 1998 New York Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998 along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco in a major upset.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152486-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York City Marathon\nThe 1998 New York City Marathon was the 29th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 1. The men's elite race was won by Kenya's John Kagwe in a time of 2:08:45 hours while the women's race was won by Italy's Franca Fiacconi in 2:25:17.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152486-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New York City Marathon\nA total of 31,539 runners finished the race, 22,587 men and 8952 women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152487-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Film Critics Circle Awards\nThe 64th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 1998, were announced on 16 December 1998 and given on 10 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152488-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Giants season\nThe 1998 New York Giants season was the team's 74th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 10\u20135\u20131, winning only eight games and missing the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152488-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Giants season\nOne of their wins, however, came against the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in Week 15. Trailing by three late in the fourth quarter, Amani Toomer caught a deep touchdown pass from Kent Graham to give them a 20-16 lead which held when the defense stopped the Broncos on their final drive. The Broncos had not lost a game since Week 16 of the previous season, having won their last regular season game, three playoff games, Super Bowl XXXII, and the first thirteen games of the 1998 season entering the matchup with the Giants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season\nThe 1998 New York Jets season was the 39th season for the team and the 29th in the National Football League. The team improved on its previous season by three games, finishing 12\u20134 in their second season under head coach Bill Parcells, winning their first division title since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970; the 12\u20134 record was also the best in Jets history. This success came just two years after the Jets\u2019 1\u201315 record in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season\nThe Jets earned a first-round bye, given to the two division winners with the best records, for the first time. They defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Divisional round of the playoffs. Their attempt to reach their first Super Bowl in thirty years was halted by losing in Denver when the 14\u20132 Broncos scored 23 unanswered points in the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season\nThe 1998 Jets are one of only two teams in NFL history to win seven games against teams that would go on to make the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season\nVinny Testaverde threw for 3,256 yards, 29 touchdowns, and only 7 interceptions in 421 pass attempts (1.7%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season\nThe title game was the Jets\u2019 last title game appearance until 2009, although they returned to the playoffs in 2001, and qualified for the postseason four more times that decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season, Offseason\nIn the offseason, the Jets signed New England Patriots running back Curtis Martin to an offer sheet. The Patriots had offered Martin, their star running back, a tender deal that would net them a first-round pick and a third-round pick if a team signed him. Jets coach and general manager Bill Parcells, who had left New England two years prior and still harbored some bad blood with the team, offered Martin a very large contract that the Patriots were unwilling to match, further fueling the rivalry between the teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season, Offseason\nIn addition, the Jets parted ways with veteran quarterback Neil O'Donnell after two seasons and signed another veteran, Vinny Testaverde, to serve as backup to Glenn Foley. Testaverde eventually succeeded Foley as the starter and led the Jets to their division title. On defense, New York added former Miami Dolphins linebacker Bryan Cox.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season, Offseason\nThe offseason also saw the first major overhaul of the Jets' uniforms and logos since 1978. The team changed its primary color from kelly green to hunter green, eliminated black which had been added in 1990 as a trim color, and abandoned the solid green helmets with the modern \u201cJETS\u201d wordmark in favor of white helmets with two green parallel stripes down the center, as worn from 1965-77, but with a green facemask.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152489-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 New York Jets season, Offseason\nThe new primary/helmet logo resembles the 1965-77 version but is oval rather than football-shaped and has a somewhat \u201ccleaner\u201d appearance, with starker lines defining the word \u201cJETS\u201d in thick sans-serif italics in front of the \u201cNY\u201d in serif outline lettering, and the miniature football at bottom center. This logo was also added to the jersey front, by the player\u2019s left shoulder. The jerseys and pants also resemble the 1963-77 uniforms, with alternating shoulder stripes, opposite-colored sleeves and TV numerals, and two green parallel stripes from hip to knee on each side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152490-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Liberty season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the second for the New York Liberty. The Liberty finished with an 18-12 mark, but they missed the playoffs after losing a tiebreaker to the Charlotte Sting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season\nThe New York Mets' 1998 season was the 37th regular season for the Mets. Like the previous season, they finished the season with a record of 88\u201374. Despite placing 2nd in the National League East, the Mets fell one game short of playoff contention following a catastrophic collapse during the final week of the season. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Offseason\nNovember 24, 1997: John Olerud was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Offseason\nDecember 18, 1997: Dennis Cook was acquired from the Florida Marlins in exchange for Fletcher Bates and Scott Comer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Offseason\nFebruary 6, 1998: Al Leiter and Ralph Milliard were acquired from the Florida Marlins in exchange for A. J. Burnett, Jesus Sanchez, and Robert Stratton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Regular season\nDespite their collapse toward the end of the season, the 1998 season was notable for the Mets due in large part to the acquisition of All-Star catcher Mike Piazza.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Regular season\nThe Mets were in need of a catcher due to an injury suffered by their own star catcher Todd Hundley, and took advantage of both Piazza's disagreement over a new contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the ongoing salary dumping by the defending World Series champion Florida Marlins; unable to negotiate a deal, the Dodgers traded Piazza to the Marlins, who turned around several days later and dealt Piazza to the Mets for outfield prospect Preston Wilson, among others.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0004-0002", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Regular season\nPiazza contributed a .348 average with 23 home runs and 76 RBI during his time with the Mets and once again was voted to the National League All-Star team. Hundley, meanwhile, attempted to make a move to left field when he rejoined the team but it did not work and his tenure with the Mets was over at the end of the year when he was traded to the Dodgers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Regular season\nJohn Olerud was again the hitting star for the Mets. He recorded a .354 average, the second best in all of baseball behind Larry Walker, and once again led the team with 93 RBI to go with his 22 home runs. On the pitching side, another Marlins castoff made his presence felt as Al Leiter had his career best marks as a starter. Leiter won a career high seventeen games and added a 2.47 ERA. Rick Reed continued his career renaissance by adding sixteen wins of his own.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Regular season, Opening Day starters\nThe Mets played an unforgettable opening day game at Shea Stadium on March 31 against their division rival Philadelphia Phillies. Both of them were involved in the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League and the longest one in the MLB since 1926 when the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 1\u20130 in 15 innings. The Mets won the game 1\u20130 in 14 innings when backup catcher Alberto Castillo delivered a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded off Philadelphia closer Ricky Bottalico. This was the first regular season baseball game played in New York in March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 63], "content_span": [64, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 70], "content_span": [71, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 63], "content_span": [64, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 68], "content_span": [69, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 65], "content_span": [66, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152491-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 66], "content_span": [67, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152492-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York State Comptroller election\nThe 1998 election was held on November 3. Democratic incumbent Carl McCall defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by a wide margin:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152493-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Underground Film Festival\nThese are the films shown at the 5th New York Underground Film Festival, held from March 18\u201322, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152494-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Yankees season\nThe New York Yankees' 1998 season was the 96th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a franchise record regular-season standing of 114\u201348. These Yankees set an American League record for wins in a season, a record that would stand until 2001, when the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in the regular season against 46 losses (the Yankees still hold the record for most regular season wins by a team that won the World Series). New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium in which they celebrated the stadium's 75th Anniversary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152494-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Yankees season\nIn the postseason, they swept the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, won the American League pennant by beating the Cleveland Indians four games to two in the American League Championship Series, and swept the San Diego Padres to capture their 24th World Series. Including the playoffs, the 1998 Yankees won a total of 125 games against 50 losses, an MLB record. In rankings in 2014 and 2016, they were considered to be the fourth or fifth greatest team in baseball history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152494-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 51], "content_span": [52, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152494-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Yankees season, World Series, Game 3\nOctober 20, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152494-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 New York Yankees season, World Series\nOctober 21, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152495-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New York gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 New York gubernatorial election was an election for the state governorship held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican  governor George Pataki was re-elected with 54% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152496-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand NBL season\nThe 1998 NBL season was the 17th season of the National Basketball League. Nelson won the championship in 1998 to claim their second league title. They defeated North Harbour 81\u201373 in the final on 12 September. A mid-season game between Canterbury and Northland produced the highest ever scoreline in league history, with Canterbury recording a 179\u2013124 win. Northland also became the first team in league history to record a winless campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season\nThe 1998 New Zealand rugby league season was the 91st season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Provincial competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. Auckland won the National Provincial Competition by defeating Canterbury 44-8 while Waikato ended the season holding the Rugby League Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nThe New Zealand national rugby league team played in six Test matches in 1998, defeating Australia 22\u201316 at North Harbour Stadium in the ANZAC Test on 24 April before losing 12-30 and 16\u201336 in October. New Zealand were coached by Frank Endacott and included; captain Matthew Ridge, Sean Hoppe, Richard Blackmore, Ruben Wiki, Richie Barnett, Robbie Paul, Stacey Jones, John Lomax, Henry Paul, Quentin Pongia, Jarrod McCracken, Tony Iro, Logan Swann, Nigel Vagana, Terry Hermansson, Kevin Iro, Syd Eru, Stephen Kearney, Gene Ngamu, Tony Puletua, Nathan Cayless and Joe Vagana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nNew Zealand then conducted a tour of Great Britain. They won the first two Test matches 22-16 and 36-16 before being held to a 23-all draw in the third and final Test match. New Zealand were coached by Frank Endacott and included; Richie Barnett, Nathan Cayless, Syd Eru, Daryl Halligan, Sean Hoppe, Kevin and Tony Iro, Stacey Jones, Stephen Kearney, Jarrod McCracken, Henry and Robbie Paul, captain Quentin Pongia, Tony Puletua, Craig Smith, Logan Swann, Joe Vagana and Ruben Wiki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nDuring the National Rugby League playoffs two trial matches were held, with the Auckland Warriors playing the New Zealand Residents. The Warriors won both matches, 66-4 and 60-16 respectively at Rugby League Park and Carlaw Park respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nA New Zealand Sevens team traveled to Fiji to compete in the Oceania Sevens. The Team was coached by Gerard Stokes and included Brian Jellick and Phil Bergman. New Zealand won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nThe New Zealand M\u0101ori team, excited by the news that they would participate in the 2000 World Cup, toured both the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea. Included in the squads were Frank Watene, Brian Jellick, Dallas Mead, Boycie Nelson, Jason Williams, Chris Nahi, Phil Bergman, Kyle Leuluai, Artie Shead and Tawera Nikau. The M\u0101ori finished third in the Papua New Guinea 50th Jubilee Tournament. Earlier in the season the New Zealand M\u0101ori had traveled to the Cook Islands. Included in this squad was Hare Te Rangi, Jellick, Odell Manuel, Nelson, Paul Rauhihi, Watene and Jonathan Smith.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nThe Kiwi Ferns played three test matches against the Great Britain national side, winning all three tests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nThe Junior Kiwis played the Junior Kangaroos home and away, losing both matches. The squad was coached by Gary Kemble and featured David Vaealiki, Lesley Vainikolo, Glen Turner, Peter Lewis, Jeremy Smith, Wairangi Koopu, Aaron Trinder, Henry Fa'afili, Ali Lauitiiti, Jason Williams and Jonathan Smith.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nThe Under 18 secondary schools team hosted the Australian secondary schools team and lost both matches. The team was coached by Bill Robb and included Shontayne Hape, Henry Perenara, Jason Williams, Henry Fa'afili and James Stosic. St Pauls College won the national secondary schools competition. An Under 19 Academy Team won the inaugural Oceania tournament. This team was coached by Jeff Whittaker and included James Stosic and Clinton Toopi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nQuentin Pongia was named the NZRL player of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup\nWaikato accepted three challenges for the Rugby League Cup early in the season. They defeated Coastline 64-14 and Hawkes Bay 50-8 before facing a competitive challenge from Taranaki. Taranaki were leading 16\u201312 with thirteen minutes to go before Waikato scored twice to win 22\u201316.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 77], "content_span": [78, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup\nHaving already defended the trophy three times, Waikato did not put the Rugby League Cup on the line when they hosted Auckland in the National Provincial Competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 77], "content_span": [78, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition\nAll 15 districts competed in the New Zealand Rugby League's 1998 Provincial Competition with teams playing in regional zones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 92], "content_span": [93, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division\nThe First Division consisted of six teams divided into two regional zones. The winner of each zone met in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 108], "content_span": [109, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division\nAuckland were coached by Dominic Clarke and captained by Ben Lythe. Other notable players included Cliff Beverley, Boycie Nelson, Don Stewart and Brian Jellick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 108], "content_span": [109, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division\nWaikato were coached by Bill Kells and featured Tama Hohaia, captain Tukere Barlow and Wairangi Koopu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 108], "content_span": [109, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division\nAlan Jackson coached the newly renamed Taranaki Sharks for the first time in 1998. Taranaki used six imports throughout the season, all from Auckland. They were Iva Ropati, Paul Rauhihi, Lamond Copestake, Phil and Artie Shead and John Edmonds. James Stosic played in the Sharks team as a 17-year-old 100\u00a0kg prop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 108], "content_span": [109, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division\nCanterbury were coached by Gerard Stokes and featured Aaron Whittaker, Paul Koloi, Brent Stuart, Jason Palmada, David Vaealiki, Shane Beyers, Phil Bergman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 108], "content_span": [109, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, First Division\nThis was Auckland's biggest win over Canterbury since 1989 when it defeated them 50\u201312. Ben Lythe played in the final despite getting married the day before.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 108], "content_span": [109, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division\nNine teams competed in the second division, in three regional zones. The winner of each of the regional zones, plus the worst performing first division side competed in an inter-zonal play off for a spot in 1999's First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 109], "content_span": [110, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division\nNorthland were coached by Phil Marsh and included Haemish Reid and Anthony Clyde who had previously played reserve grade for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs and Auckland Warriors respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 109], "content_span": [110, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division\nManawatu were again coached by Paul Sixtus and were strengthened by several imports from Wellington. Despite this, and Hawke's Bay's Lion Red Cup experience, the Tasman Orcas, who were only formed in 1997, won the pool by defeating Manawatu in the final match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 109], "content_span": [110, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division\nTasman included former Kiwi Simon Angell and were coached by Wayne McCann.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 109], "content_span": [110, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division\nTo celebrate the 150 years since the European settlement of Otago a combined Otago-Southland side played a New Zealand Army team and defeated them 54\u20136 in Dunedin. This was the first time a combined Otago-Southland team had played since 1984.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 109], "content_span": [110, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division\nOtago defeated West Coast for the first time since 1927. Southland also recorded its first ever win over the Coast. The second West Coast v Otago match was canceled due to bad weather.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 109], "content_span": [110, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Second Division\nThe Bay of Plenty were able to retain their spot in the first division by defeating Northland and Otago, both teams who were previously undefeated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 109], "content_span": [110, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions\nThe Auckland Warriors competed in the National Rugby League competition. They finished 15th out of 20 teams and failed to make the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions\nThe Auckland Warriors reserve team played in a series of matches against New Zealand Provincial sides, winning most of them by large margins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland\nThe Glenora Bears defended their Fox Memorial title and also won the Rukutai Shield (minor premiership). Glenora defeated Mangere East 35\u20136 in the grand final. The Mangere East Hawks won the pre-season Roope Rooster trophy. Ten teams competed in the Super 10 first division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland\nThe Bears were coached by Del Hughes and included Duane Mann, Cliff Beverley, Brian Jellick, Boycie Nelson, Steve Buckingham and Ben Lythe in their side. Mangere East were coached by Joe Gwynne and included Tama Hohaia, Dean Clark, Tukere Barlow, Anthony Seuseu, Des Maea and Esau Mann.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland\nFred Robarts from Te Atatu won the season's best and fairest award. Ben Lythe was the season's top point scorer with 324 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland\nThe Hibiscus Coast Raiders won the second division Regional Cup while Mount Albert won the Phelan Shield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington\nThe Upper Hutt Tigers defeated Petone 24\u201320 in the Wellington Grand Final, winning the Appleton Shield for the second consecutive year. Upper Hutt were also the minor premiers while Paremata won the Plate final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington\nTino Brown from Marist Northern won the Colin O'Neil Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury\nSeven teams competed in Canterbury Rugby League's premier grade. The Papanui Tigers won the Pat Smith Challenge Trophy 27\u201322 over the Halswell Hornets. The Wayne Wallace coached Hornby Panthers won the Massetti Cup (minor premiership). Halswell featured Aaron Whittaker while Simon Angell played for Hornby, Blair Harding played for Papanui, David Vaealiki played for Sydenham and Phil Bergman and Paul Koloi played for Riccarton-Lincoln.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nIn Northland three district club competitions were staged after costs forced the abandonment of the Northland-wide competition that had run in 1996 and 1997. The Takahiwai Warriors, celebrating their 65th year, won the Whangarei title while the Hokianga Pioneers won the Bay of Islands title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nTurangawaewae won the Waikato club competition, beating the Hamilton City Tigers 35\u201318 in the final. The Tigers won the minor premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nThe Ngongotaha Chiefs won the combined Bay of Plenty-Coastline Super 10 competition, defeating Welcome Bay 33\u201324 in the Grand Final. Te Paamu won the Coastline competition, finishing as minor premiers before defeating Kawerau 62\u201310 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nThe Maraenui Phoenix dominated the Hawke's Bay competition, winning the Nines, pre-season, minor premiership and premiership titles. They defeated Taradale-Tamatea United 34\u201320 in the Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nThe Waitara Bears defeated Midhirst Magpies 43\u201310 in the Taranaki Grand Final at Pukekura Park. The Bears also won the minor premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nLinton Army won their first premiership since 1992, by defeating Wanganui's Castlecliff 50\u201316 in the Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nIn the South Island, the Whakatu Firebirds defeated the Motueka Tigers 32\u201328 to win the Nelson-Marlborough title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nThe Marist Saints won the West Coast League in their 75th season, defeating minor premiers, the Waro-rakau Hornets, 23\u201312 in the Grand Final. The grand final was former Kiwi Wayne Dwyer's final match. He made his debut for the West Coast in 1978.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152497-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nThe Invercargill Stormers won the 150th Otago-Southland premier competition, defeating the South Pacific Raiders 23\u201318. The South Pacific Raiders won the Ellis Cup as the premier Otago champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152498-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain\nThe 1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The New Zealand national rugby league team defeated Great Britain 2\u20130 in the three match test series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152498-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Background\nNew Zealand arrived in Great Britain for the first time since the 1995 World Cup, having already lost a test series 1\u20132 with Australia. It was the first full tour of Great Britain by a New Zealand side since 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152498-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Background\nMany of the squad, including coach Frank Endacott, had been involved in the Auckland Warriors' 1998 season, where they had finished 15th out of 20 clubs. In addition to this the Auckland Rugby League were looking to sell the club during the tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152498-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Squad\nThe squad included two sets of brothers; the Iros, Kevin and Tony and the Pauls, Robbie and Henry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152498-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Fixtures\nThey won the first two test matches 22\u201316 and 36\u201316 before being held to a 23-all draw in the third and final test match. Australian referee Bill Harrigan controlled all three Test matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152498-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Fixtures\nIn the second test match Great Britain were ahead 16\u20138 at halftime before letting in 28 points in the second half to lose the match and the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152498-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Aftermath\nNew Zealand next competed against Great Britain in the 1999 Tri-Nations but did not tour Great Britain again until the 2000 World Cup. The next full tour was conducted in 2002 which saw a drawn test series 1-all.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 62], "content_span": [63, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152498-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, Aftermath\nThe Auckland Warriors were sold to a consortium that included majority investor the Tainui tribe as well as Graham Lowe and Malcolm Boyle. Kiwi coach Frank Endacott was replaced as Warriors coach and several Kiwis left the club included Stephen Kearney, Quentin Pongia, and Kevin Iro. Endacott's next coaching assignment would be the 1999 ANZAC Test on 23 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 62], "content_span": [63, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152499-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Newcastle City Council election\nThe 1998 Newcastle City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152500-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election\nElections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council stood for election, and the Labour party kept control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152501-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Newham London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Newham London Borough election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 28.4%. Labour won every seat for the second time since the councils formation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152501-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Newham London Borough Council election, Background\nA total of 138 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, whilst the Conservative party ran 31 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 11 candidates. In both cases this was a lot less than 4 years before. Other candidates running were 8 Socialist Labour, 2 National Democrats, 11 BNP, 1 Monster Raving Looney and 14 Independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 55], "content_span": [56, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152501-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Custom House and Silvertown\nThe by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William A. Chapman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 108], "content_span": [109, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152501-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Plashet\nThe by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Harbans S. Jabbal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 88], "content_span": [89, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152501-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Stratford\nThe by-election was called following the death of Cllr. James G. Newstead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 90], "content_span": [91, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152501-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Custom House and Silvertown\nThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher T. Rackley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 108], "content_span": [109, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152501-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 2002, Beckton\nThe by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Maureen Knight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 88], "content_span": [89, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152502-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup\nThe 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's tournaments took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 5 through March 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152502-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman /  Patrick Rafter defeated  Todd Martin /  Richey Reneberg 6\u20134, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 79], "content_span": [80, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152502-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles\nLindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat 6\u20134, 2\u20136, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 81], "content_span": [82, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152503-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Doubles\nMark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the second round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152503-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Patrick Rafter won the title, defeating Todd Martin and Richey Reneberg 6\u20134, 7\u20136 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152504-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Singles\nMichael Chang was the two-time defending champion, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152504-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos won the title, defeating Greg Rusedski 6\u20133, 6\u20137(15\u201317), 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152504-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152505-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team\nThe 1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-year head coach Darren Barbier. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4\u20137, 3\u20134 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152506-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nidahas Trophy\nThe 1998 Nidahas Trophy, known as the Singer Akai Nidahas Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was a One Day International cricket tournament staged in Sri Lanka between 19 June and 7 July 1998, to commemorate the 50 years of Sri Lanka's independence and Sri Lanka Cricket, known then as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, the governing body of cricket in Sri Lanka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152506-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nidahas Trophy\nThe competition involved Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand. Each team played every other team three times, and the two teams with most points progressed to the final. The event was marred by rain, with five of the nine qualifying matches abandoned. Sri Lanka won three matches while India won one in the group stage, before India won the final beating the former by 6 runs. Sri Lanka's Aravinda de Silva who scored 368 runs was named player of the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152507-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nigerian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 25 April 1998. They were the first since 1992, following a coup in 1993. All parties running in the election were affiliated with the military regime, with all opposition parties banned. Voter turnout was very low, and the election results was annulled by the government. Fresh elections were held the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152508-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nike Tour\nThe 1998 Nike Tour season was the eighth season of the Nike Tour, the PGA Tour's official developmental tour, now known as the Web.com Tour. The top fifteen players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152508-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nike Tour, Schedule\nThe season ran from January 8 to October 25 and consisted of 30 events. All of the tournament names began with \"Nike\", e. g. \"Nike Lakeland Classic\"; this is eliminated here for brevity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 24], "content_span": [25, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152508-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Nike Tour, Money list\nFor a complete list of the top fifteen players on the final money list, who earned PGA Tour cards for 1999, see 1998 Nike Tour graduates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 26], "content_span": [27, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152509-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nike Tour graduates\nThis is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1998. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1998 earned their PGA Tour card for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152509-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nike Tour graduates\nT = TiedGreen background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2000 (won or finished inside the top 125, excluding non-members). Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2000, but retained conditional status (finished between 126\u2013150, excluding non-members). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2000 (finished outside the top 150).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152510-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ninglang earthquake\nThe 1998 Ninglang earthquake (1998\u5e74\u5b81\u8497\u5730\u9707) occurred on November 19 at 19:38 local time. The epicenter was near the border between the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan, China. The United States Geological Survey stated that the epicenter was located in the Sichuan Province, while the China Earthquake Data Center provided a different location in Lanniqing Township (\u70c2\u6ce5\u7b90\u4e61), Ninglang, Yunnan Province. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at Ms 6.2 and it caused five deaths, with 208 seriously injured in Yunnan and 20 people seriously injured in Sichuan. Building damage was reported in Ninglang, Yunnan and Yanyuan, Sichuan. A dammed lake was formed by a landslide in the Lanniqing Township.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152510-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ninglang earthquake\nThe earthquake occurred around the time of New Year Festival of the Yi people. The lowest temperature in the mountainous area of Ninglang had dropped to about 0\u00a0\u00b0C at night. Around 30,000 people lived outside. The local government distributed tents and blankets in the earthquake stricken areas. The Japanese government provided 200,000 US dollars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152510-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ninglang earthquake\nThe focal mechanism was of right-lateral strike-slip faulting in the NNW direction. The earthquake was preceded by prominent foreshocks, the largest of which occurred on October 2 at 12:49 UTC (20:49 local time) with a magnitude of Ms\u202f 5.3. The aftershocks were distributed in a belt in the NW direction. Underground water anomalies were recorded before the earthquake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152511-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season\nThe 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 49th season of operation for the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152512-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nordic Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 27th through March 1st, 1998 in Helsinki, Finland. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152513-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Carolina Tar Heels football team\nThe 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels  played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was led by head coach Carl Torbush.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152514-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Carolina judicial election\nThe North Carolina judicial elections of 1998 were held on 3 November 1998, to elect judges to the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152515-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Dakota State Bison football team\nThe 1998 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 7\u20134 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season\nThe 1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an active season in annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean\u2014the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season\nThe official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November. Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45\u00b0E and 100\u00b0E are included in the season by the IMD.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season\nWith eleven depressions and eight tropical cyclones, this was one of the most active seasons in the ocean along with 1987, 1996, and 2005. The season caused a large loss of life, most of which was from one storm. Over 10,000 people were killed in India when Tropical Cyclone 03A brought a 4.9-metre (16\u00a0ft) storm surge to the Kathiawar Peninsula, inundating numerous salt mines. Total damages from the storm amounted to Rs. 120\u00a0billion (US$3\u00a0billion). Tropical Cyclone 01B killed at least 26 people and left at least 4,000 fishermen missing in eastern Bangladesh on May\u00a020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season\nA short lived depression in mid-October killed 122 people after triggering severe flooding in Andhra Pradesh. In November, Tropical Cyclone 06B killed six people and caused property damage worth BTN\u00a0880\u00a0million (US$20.7\u00a0million) in eastern India. An additional 40 people were killed and 100 fishermen were listed as missing after Tropical Cyclone 07B affected Bangladesh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nThe first storm of the season developed on May\u00a018 out of an area of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. It reached its peak intensity with winds of 130\u00a0km/h (70\u00a0mph) before making landfall near Chittagong, Bangladesh. The storm dissipated shortly after. Later that month, a short-lived storm developed over the Arabian Sea and dissipated the next day without impacting land. The most intense storm of the season formed in early June off the southwestern coast of India. It slowly traveled towards the west, remaining relatively weak before turning towards the north and intensifying. The storm reached its peak intensity with winds of 195\u00a0km/h (120\u00a0mph) shortly before making landfall near Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat. The cyclone rapidly dissipated on the same day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 835]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nAfter three months of inactivity, five storms developed in late September and October. Two of them strengthened into tropical storms, neither of which impacted land. In early November, the sixth tropical cyclone of the season developed in the Bay of Bengal. The storm quickly developed and reached its peak intensity upon landfall with winds of 155\u00a0km/h (100\u00a0mph). The storm rapidly dissipated the same day it made landfall. Shortly after 06B dissipated, the remnants of Tropical Storm Chip triggered the development of a new cyclone over the Bay of Bengal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nThe storm tracked along the edge of a subtropical ridge, reaching its peak intensity over open waters with winds of 140\u00a0km/h (80\u00a0mph). The cyclone entered an area of higher wind shear shortly after and rapidly weakened before making landfall. Then it dissipated in Bangladesh. The final cyclone of the season developed in the Arabian Sea during mid-December. It reached its peak intensity with winds of 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph) before weakening due to strong wind shear. It made landfall in Oman on December\u00a017 as a minimal tropical storm shortly before dissipating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)\nThe first cyclone in the region developed as a tropical disturbance on May\u00a013 over the southern Bay of Bengal to the southeast of Sri Lanka. With little development, the disturbance initially traveled towards the north-northeast before turning west. On May\u00a016, the system slowed down near the southeastern coast of India and began to turn towards the northeast once more. At 0700\u00a0UTC on May\u00a017, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA). Shortly after, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared that the disturbance developed into Depression BOB 01.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 83], "content_span": [84, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)\nA second TCFA was issued later that day as a new circulation associated with the system developed further towards the northeast. At 0600\u00a0UTC on May\u00a018, the first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 01B was issued by the JTWC. At the time of the advisory, winds were estimated at 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph). The IMD also upgraded BOB 01 to a deep depression at this time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 83], "content_span": [84, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)\nContinuing on a northeasterly track, BOB 01 gradually intensified as it neared Bangladesh. About 12\u00a0hours after being designated a cyclone, it strengthened to the equivalent of a tropical storm. The winds had reached 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph). At that time, it was located 555\u00a0km (345\u00a0mi) south-southeast of Chittagong. Early on May\u00a020, BOB 01 reached its peak intensity as a severe cyclonic storm with winds of 110\u00a0km/h (70\u00a0mph) and a barometric pressure of 972\u00a0mbar (hPa). The JTWC assessed the storm to have peaked with winds of 130\u00a0km/h (80\u00a0mph), equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir\u2013Simpson Hurricane Scale. An eye developed and the system made landfall several hours later near Chittagong. After making landfall, the storm quickly weakened, dissipating later that day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 83], "content_span": [84, 863]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)\nAhead of the storm, officials in Bangladesh relocated an estimated 650,000 people, resulting in a lower loss of life. But BOB 01 adversely affected low-lying areas, destroying 6,000 homes and damaging another 9,945. It produced a storm surge of 1.8 to 3\u00a0m (6 to 10\u00a0ft), inundating coastal towns. A total of 1,876\u00a0hectares (4,635\u00a0acres) of salt fields and 25\u00a0hectares (61\u00a0acres) of shrimp farms were damaged. At least 35 people were killed by the storm and 504 others were injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 83], "content_span": [84, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)\nFive of the fatalities occurred in Chittagong and another five on an island in the Cox's Bazar District. Sixteen more of the fatalities occurred when three fishing vessels sank near Chittagong. Additionally, an estimated 4,000 fishermen were listed as missing at sea. A total of 108,440 people were affected in Bangladesh. An oil tanker anchored near Chittagong was tossed by rough seas into another vessel and sustained significant damage. Large quantities of crude oil spilled into the water due to a hole in the hull of the ship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 83], "content_span": [84, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01 (01B)\nBoth of the ships involved in the incident were owned by the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation. Following the impacts of the storm, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization provided $40,000 in immediate funds for rehabilitation efforts. The Government of Germany also provided $270,166 to the affected population. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies donated about $1.2\u00a0million to Bangladesh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 83], "content_span": [84, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01 (02A)\nOn May\u00a027, an area of low pressure developed over the central Arabian Sea. Early the next day, the JTWC issued their first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 02A while the system was located about 740\u00a0km (460\u00a0mi) south of Masirah Island. The IMD only briefly monitored the system as a weak depression, designating it as ARB 01. Upon being classified a tropical cyclone, 02A reached its peak intensity. The speed of its winds was 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph). Soon, it began to dissipate due to increasing vertical wind shear. The center of circulation quickly became devoid of convection. The storm weakened below tropical storm intensity later that day before dissipating on May\u00a029 over open waters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 72], "content_span": [73, 755]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)\nOn June\u00a01, an area of low pressure developed over the Laccadive Islands. Two days later, the JTWC issued a TCFA for the system as it became better organized. Early on June\u00a04, the JTWC issued its first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 03A. Around the same time, the IMD began monitoring the system as Depression ARB 02. Shortly after, the depression was upgraded to a deep depression and further strengthened into a cyclonic storm the following day. The small storm moved slowly towards the west and weakened as wind shear began to increase.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)\nThe storm weakened below tropical storm intensity later that day and the initial final advisory was issued. However, the system redeveloped and advisories resumed the next day. The storm gradually intensified as it moved towards the northwest. Dvorak satellite intensity estimates on June\u00a06 reached T4.0, corresponding to an intensity of 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph). The IMD also marked the increase in intensity, upgrading ARB 02 to a severe cyclonic storm. Around this time, the storm began to turn towards the north and accelerate due to an approaching mid-level trough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0008-0002", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)\nAs the storm neared the Indian coastline, an eye developed and the storm strengthened into the equivalent of a major hurricane with winds reaching 185\u00a0km/h (115\u00a0mph). The IMD assessed the storm to be a very severe cyclonic storm at this time, with winds up to 165\u00a0km/h (105\u00a0mph) and a barometric pressure of 958\u00a0mbar (hPa). After slightly weakening early on June\u00a09, 03A re-strengthened, attaining its peak intensity with winds of 195\u00a0km/h (120\u00a0mph). Then it made landfall near Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat between 0100 and 0200\u00a0UTC. The storm weakened following landfall and the JTWC issued their final advisory later that day. The IMD continued to monitor ARB 02 until June\u00a010, by which time it had weakened to a depression before dissipating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 850]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)\nTropical Cyclone 03A brought a large storm surge of 4.9\u00a0m (16\u00a0ft) which devastated coastal communities and salt mines. An estimated 4,000 to 10,000 people were killed by the storm, many of whom were salt mine workers who did not own a radio and received little or no warning of the cyclone. The large loss of life was partially attributed to contractors who wanted to continue making profits and did not inform their workers of the approaching storm. According to the official figures, 1173 people died and 1774 people went missing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)\nAlso, the region had witnessed only 17 cyclones since 1890, all of which were weaker than 03A. As a result, its vulnerability was miscalculated by the local population and the disaster management administration. Power supply to numerous residences was lost due to the storms high winds. A microwave tower in Porbandar collapsed, causing widespread disruption in telecommunication. Hundreds of other power transmission towers also fell, causing an estimated loss of Rs 10 billion for the Gujarat Electricity Board. At least 893 people were injured by the storm and over 11,000 animals were killed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0009-0002", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 (03A)\nOver 162,000 structures were damaged or destroyed throughout the affected area and damages amounted to Rs. 120\u00a0billion (US$3\u00a0billion). In Kandla, the damages were estimated around \u20b91,855.33 crore (equivalent to \u20b967\u00a0billion or US$940\u00a0million in 2019). Over the next one month, insurance companies had lost approximately Rs. 13\u00a0billion (US$266.5\u00a0million). The remnants of the storm produced heavy rains over Pakistan which electrocuted 12 people. In the wake of the storm, the United States Government provided US$25,000 for rehabilitation of the affected population. The Government of Denmark also contributed $72,992 in funds for relief efforts. The Gujarat government deployed approximately 330 medical teams to the affected areas. Local aid, amounting to Rs 1 billion (US$20.5\u00a0million) was provided to assist victims.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 913]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02\nOn June\u00a013, the IMD began monitoring a depression over the central Bay of Bengal. Tracking towards the west, the depression intensified into a deep depression, peaking with winds of 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph) and a minimum pressure of 992\u00a0mbar (hPa). Around 15:00\u00a0UTC on June\u00a014, the deep depression made landfall near Visakhapatnam. Shortly thereafter, it weakened to a depression and dissipated early the following day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 03 (04A)\nIn late September, an area of low pressure developed over the Arabian Sea within an east\u2013west oriented surface trough while located about 740\u00a0km (460\u00a0mi) west of Mumbai, India. The system gradually intensified as it moved slowly towards the west. Early on September\u00a030, the JTWC issued its first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 04A. Its winds peaked at 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph). Located within an area of moderate wind shear, the storm quickly weakened and dissipated early on October\u00a01.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 72], "content_span": [73, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression ARB 04\nOn October\u00a08, the IMD began monitoring a tropical depression located about 835\u00a0km (520\u00a0mi) southwest of Mumbai. The depression was briefly classified as a deep depression with winds of 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph) and a minimum pressure of 998\u00a0mbar (hPa) as it moved towards the west-northwest. Shortly after reaching its peak intensity, the depression weakened. The last advisory was issued the next day while the storm was over open waters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 03\nOn October\u00a013, the IMD began monitoring a tropical depression off the eastern coast of India. The depression remained relatively weak, with winds peaking at 45\u00a0km/h (30\u00a0mph) before the storm made landfall near Narsapur in the Andhra Pradesh early on October\u00a014. The depression dissipated shortly after landfall. Heavy rains produced by the depression damaged croplands and property. Twenty-four-hour rainfall totals reached 110\u00a0mm (4.3\u00a0in) in localized areas, triggering flash floods in areas severely impacted by another system a week earlier. In Hyderabad, schools and government offices were closed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 674]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0013-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 03\nDuring the morning of October\u00a014, overflow from a dam inundated the Srisailam power house, forcing officials to shut down the plant. Numerous highways were also closed due to flowing water. The following day, the water level of the dam continued to rise, leading to the evacuation of nearly 53,000 residents in the area. Throughout Andhra Pradesh, flooding from the depression resulted in 122 fatalities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm ARB 05 (05A)\nThe IMD began monitoring an area of low pressure over the Laccadive Islands on October\u00a010. The low traveled towards the northwest with little development. On October\u00a015, the JTWC issued a TCFA as the system became better organized. Although wind shear increased, the first advisory was issued the next day. With minimal convection, the storm never intensified past 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph). The system traveled towards the northeast and weakened due to strong wind shear. On October\u00a017, the storm fell below tropical storm status and made landfall on the Kathiawar Peninsula, near the same area where 03A made landfall in early June. The storm dissipated shortly after landfall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 76], "content_span": [77, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm ARB 05 (05A)\nAs the storm neared land, officials in Gujarat evacuated hundreds of residents from coastal areas. Due to the low-intensity of the storm, no damage was reported on land and only light rain fell. However, offshore, more than 250 people were reported as missing when contact was lost with numerous fishing vessels. One-hundred-twenty people on twelve ships from Satpathy village were among the missing. One of the ships capsized; however, the crew of 12 swam to shore. One boat from Vasai carrying 20 people was also missing. Ten fishermen from Colaba were reported as missing, three of which later swam to shore. The Indian Coast Guard immediately dispatched search and rescue ships and naval helicopters to find the missing people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 76], "content_span": [77, 808]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04\nEarly on October\u00a028, the IMD began monitoring a tropical depression located about 555\u00a0km (345\u00a0mi) south-southeast of Visakhapatnam in the Andhra Pradesh. The depression strengthened to a deep depression later that day with winds peaking at 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph) before undergoing a weakening trend. The depression dissipated the next day near the Andhra Pradesh coastline. The outer bands of the depression produced light rainfall over the coast of Andhra Pradesh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (06B)\nOn November\u00a010, an area of low pressure developed over the Bay of Bengal within a monsoonal trough. Moving towards the northwest, the low gradually developed and the JTWC issued a TCFA early on November\u00a013. The next day, the first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 06B was issued. A brief period of rapid development took place as the storm strengthened just below Category 1 status. Shortly before making landfall near Visakhapatnam, 06B reached its peak intensity with winds of 155\u00a0km/h (100\u00a0mph). At this time, the IMD classified the cyclone as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and reported that it had a 60\u00a0km (37\u00a0mi) wide eye. Rapid weakening followed shortly after landfall and the storm dissipated early on November\u00a016.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 88], "content_span": [89, 806]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (06B)\nMajor crop losses, property damage, and six fatalities were reported from the affected areas. Four of the fatalities were in Visakhapatnam and the other two were in east Godavari. Hundreds of trees and power lines had fallen. At least 116,000 acres (470\u00a0km2) of cropland and more than 2,000 homes were damaged. Waves produced by the storm at Visakhapatnam were recorded up to 5.74\u00a0m (18.8\u00a0ft). The storm dropped rainfall in excess of 100\u00a0mm (3.9\u00a0in) throughout the region. Damages from the storm were estimated at BTN\u00a0880\u00a0million (US$20.7\u00a0million).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 88], "content_span": [89, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (07B)\nTropical Storm Chip dissipated over Vietnam on November\u00a015, 1998. The remnants of Chip crossed the Malay Peninsula on November\u00a017 and entered the Bay of Bengal. The system moved along the edge of a subtropical ridge within an area of strong wind shear. After turning towards the northwest, the low entered an area of lower wind shear and began to become better organized. Between November\u00a018 and 20, the JTWC issued three TCFAs before issuing first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 07B early on November\u00a020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 88], "content_span": [89, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0019-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (07B)\nWhile recurving towards the northeast, 07B reached its peak intensity on November\u00a022 with winds of 140\u00a0km/h (85\u00a0mph). Shortly after reaching peak intensity, the cyclone entered an area of strong wind shear which caused convection associated with the storm to become dislocated from the center. This caused 07B to rapidly weaken before making landfall to the west of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It dissipated on November\u00a023.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 88], "content_span": [89, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (07B)\nTropical Cyclone 07B produced a storm surge of 1.2 to 2.4\u00a0m (4 to 8\u00a0ft) which inundated coastal areas of Bangladesh, killing 40 people and leaving at least 103 others missing. Winds gusting up to 80\u00a0km/h (47\u00a0mph) and heavy rains impacted a large area of the country. A large area of rice paddies was lost due to flooding and numerous homes were buried in mud. A total of 5,780 families were left homeless. About 8,755 homes sustained severe damage and an estimated 300,000 people were affected by 07B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 88], "content_span": [89, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 06 (08A)\nOn December\u00a07, a broad area of low pressure developed near southern India within an area of moderate wind shear. On December\u00a011, the JTWC issued a TCFA for the system as it drifted towards the northwest over the Arabian Sea. Two days later, the first advisory on Tropical Cyclone 08A was issued. The large cyclone slowly organized and intensified as it turned towards the north. By December\u00a015, the storm reached its peak intensity with winds of 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph). Then, it turned towards the west into an area of higher wind shear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 83], "content_span": [84, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0021-0001", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 06 (08A)\nThe cyclone gradually weakened as it traveled towards Oman. It made landfall in the country on December\u00a017 with winds of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph) and dissipated later that day. Although it made landfall as a tropical storm, no known damage was reported. The remnants of the storm sank a ship, killing 18 fishermen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 83], "content_span": [84, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152516-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season effects\nThis is a table of the storms in 1998 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152517-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Korean parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 26 July 1998. 687 deputies were elected to the tenth Supreme People's Assembly. There was only one nominated candidate per constituency - 687 candidates for 687 seats. According to the state news agency KCNA, the turnout rate was 99.85%, and 100% of participating voters cast their ballots in favour of the registered candidates. About two thirds of the deputies were new, and deputies with a military background reportedly doubled in number. Kim Jong-il was unanimously elected in constituency n\u00b0666. According to a Rodong Sinmun editorial, this proved \"how deep the Korean people's trust in Kim Jong Il is and how powerful and solid the monolithic unity of the people around him in one thought and purpose and with moral obligation is.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 831]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152517-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 North Korean parliamentary election\nThe election was three years overdue, the latest election having been in 1990. The planned 1995 elections were cancelled due to a period of mourning instituted after the death of Kim Il-sung. In its first session on 5 September 1998, the newly elected parliament amended laws to reflect the succession of Kim Jong-il.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152518-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Queensland Cowboys season\nThe 1998 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 4th in the club's history. Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by John Lomax, they competed in the inaugural season of the newly formed National Rugby League (NRL) competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152518-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary\nAfter a disappointing 1997 season, the Cowboys entered the newly unified National Rugby League competition with high hopes. While the squad from a year earlier was kept mostly the same, the club added former Australia and Queensland representative and local favourite Dale Shearer, veteran forward Dale Fritz from the recently folded Perth Reds and former Canberra Raiders flyer Noa Nadruku, who reunited with coach Tim Sheens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152518-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary\nThe year got off to the best start possible, as the club went on a four-game winning streak, the first time they'd won three and four games in a row. They then bounced back from a big loss to Brisbane in Round 5, with a 17-4 win over Newcastle. After six rounds, the club sat in equal 1st on 10 competition points and a maiden finals appearance looked to be a real possibility.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152518-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary\nIt turned out to be false dawn, as a five-game losing streak followed. The club would then make history in Round 12, defeating the Penrith Panthers 36-28, after trailing 26-0 at half time. As of 2019, this still stands as the biggest comeback victory in Australian first grade history. They followed that up with another milestone, recording 40 points in a game for the first time, defeating the Western Suburbs Magpies 40-10. Over the last 10 rounds, the club would win just two games, finishing in 16th place after such a promising start to the season. The club's lone representative in 1998, New Zealand's John Lomax, was named Player of the Year and Players' Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 723]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152518-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary\nThe club blooded two talented 18-year-olds during the season, Moranbah's Josh Hannay and Mt Isa's Scott Prince. Hannay, whose planned debut in 1996 as a 16-year-old was vetoed by the ARL, played 21 games and was the club's top try and point scorer. He went onto set numerous point scoring records for the club, playing 150 games over nine seasons, and representing Queensland on two occasions. Prince, a Junior Kangaroo in 1998, played 16 games (10 of those off the bench) and would play 53 games over three seasons before joining the Cowboys' arch-rivals, the Brisbane Broncos, in 2001. In 2005, he guided the Wests Tigers to their maiden premiership, defeating the Cowboys in the Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election was an indirect election held to elect the Governor of North Sumatra for the 1998\u20142003 term. All members of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra were eligible to vote for this election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Background\nFollowing the victory of Raja Inal Siregar in the 1993 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Siregar was sworn in as the Governor of North Sumatra for the second time on 14 June 1993. His five-year term was to end on 1998, thus an election is prepared to elect a new governor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 53], "content_span": [54, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates, Nominations\nAlthough the official date for the nomination of candidates began in February, names for candidacy had circulated since January. By the end of the nomination period, there were 42 candidates, consisting of 24 civilians, 8 active generals, 8 retired generals, and 2 officers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 66], "content_span": [67, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates, Nominations\nThe Martabe Association in West Java held a forum for the candidate nominees in Bandung on 18 February 1998. The chairman of the seminar, Dr Barita E. Siregar, stated that the main goal of the seminar was to give input to the candidates about the welfare conditions in North Sumatra.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 66], "content_span": [67, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates, Official announcement and support\nOn 1 May 1998, following deliberations by the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra, the council announced the list of candidates for the gubernatorial election. The candidates were Tengku Rizal Nurdin, Usman Pelly, and Asal Mamanar Situmorang. The list was approved by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Raden Hartono, on 12 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 88], "content_span": [89, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates, Official announcement and support\nAt this point, Tengku Rizal Nurdin had gained the support of the four factions within the council, as well as received an approval telegram from the Chief of Staff of the Army, dated 3 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 88], "content_span": [89, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Election, Attendance\nThe election was led by Speaker of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra, and was attended by Director General of Government and Regional Autonomy Oman Sachroni, Vice Governor Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe, Commander of Bukit Barisan Military Region Ismed Yuzairi, Chief of Police of North Sumatra Sutiyono, Attorney General of North Sumatra Antonius Suyata, and Vice Secretary General of the United Development Party Bachtiar Chamsyah.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 63], "content_span": [64, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Election, Attendance\nAfter the elections, Sachroni stated that the proceedings went orderly and smoothly in a span of two hours, due to the election being done in accordance with the law.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 63], "content_span": [64, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Reaction\nFollowing the victory of Tengku Rizal Nurdin, protests ensued. The North Sumatra Youth and Student Communication Forum (Forum Komunikasi Pemuda dan Mahasiswa Jakarta, Sumatera Utara, FKPMSU) stated in front of the People's Representative Council that the election had been manipulated. A member from the 1st Committee of the People's Representative Council replied that the election had been conducted in accordance with the law.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 62], "content_span": [63, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Reaction\nCiting this protest and ones held in four other provinces, the Minister of Internal Affairs Syarwan Hamid stated his reluctance to hold another election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 62], "content_span": [63, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Protests against inauguration\nOn 12 June 1998, a group that called themselves the Democracy Consortium Group of 37 Youth, Student and Community Organizations of North Sumatra (Konsorsium Demokrasi Kelompok 37 Organisasi Pemuda, Mahasiswa dan Masyarakat Sumut) demanded that the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra cancel Nurdin's inauguration. The consortium stated that \"the candidacy of Rizal does not represent the will of the people and his election is based on corruption, collusion, and nepotism\". Syawaluddin, one of the representatives, read out a statement from the consortium. He stated: \"If the inauguration is forced, that would cause unrest and further demonstrations. We are not scaring you\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 83], "content_span": [84, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Protests against inauguration\nThe Deputy Speaker of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra, Aminullah Purba, stated that if the people had authentic proof that the election was rigged, they should send it to the authorities. Purba also stated that Nurdin's candidacy was accepted due to his approval as the Governor of North Sumatra by the Commander of the Armed Forces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 83], "content_span": [84, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Protests against inauguration\nFollowing the protests, Speaker M. Ishak requested the assistance of the armed forces and the police to safeguard the inauguration and to anticipate demonstrations that could possibly disrupt the inauguration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 83], "content_span": [84, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Inauguration\nThe inauguration of Nurdin was held on 15 June 1998. Nurdin was inaugurated by Syarwan Hamid, and the event was attended by Commander of Bukit Barisan Military Region Ismed Yuzairi, Chief of Police of North Sumatra Sutiyono, and other officials.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 66], "content_span": [67, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152519-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Aftermath, Inauguration\nIn his speech, Hamid reminded Nurdin to avoid corruption, collusion, and nepotism, and to serve the people's needs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 66], "content_span": [67, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152520-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Texas Mean Green football team\nThe 1998 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Darrell Dickey, who took over for Matt Simon. Dickey had been hired away from SMU, serving as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the year prior. The team finished the regular season with a 3-8 overall record with a 3-2 mark in Big West play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152520-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 North Texas Mean Green football team, Previous season\nNorth Texas failed to improve on their 4-7 record in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 58], "content_span": [59, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152521-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to North Tyneside Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152522-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 11 and ended on May 12, 1998, at Cochrane Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the single elimination tournament. Rain severely impacted the event, forcing both a venue change and a format change. The tournament was originally intended to be a double-elimination tournament at Waterfront Park in Trenton, New Jersey. Second-seeded Monmouth won their first tournament championship, then won the NCAA play-in series against Navy to advance to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152522-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format\nThe top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. Due to rain, the standard double-elimination format was abandoned in favor of a single-elimination tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 65], "content_span": [66, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152522-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player\nJoe McCullough was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. McCullough was a second baseman for Monmouth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152523-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Fairleigh Dickinson won the championship, their third, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152523-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nThe NEC Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 61], "content_span": [62, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152523-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-tournament team\nRahshon Turner, FDUElijah Allen, FDUMike Campbell, LIUGregory Harris, MSMCharles Jones, LIURichie Parker, LIU", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 74], "content_span": [75, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152524-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team\nThe 1998 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 227 points while the defense allowed 322 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152525-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team\nThe 1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6\u20135 record (3\u20135 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 241 to 227, and tied for seventh place in the Big Sky.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152525-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team\nThe team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152526-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 December 1998. The National Unity Party emerged as the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 24 of the 50 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152526-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Electoral system\nAt the time of the election, Northern Cyprus was divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 50 members of the Assembly by proportional representation. Voters could cast as many votes in their district as there were seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 62], "content_span": [63, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152527-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team\nThe 1998 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by third year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152528-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election\nThe 1998 election to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place on Thursday, 25 June 1998. This was the first election to the new devolved Northern Ireland Assembly. Six members from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constituencies were elected by single transferable vote, giving a total of 108 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152528-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results\nAll parties with over 500 votes listed. Electorate: 1,178,556; Turnout: 823,565 (69.88%); Spoiled votes: 13,248; Valid: 810,317.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152528-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Details\nAlthough the SDLP won the most first preference votes, the Ulster Unionists won the most seats in the Assembly. This has been attributed to several reasons, including:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152529-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum\nThe Good Friday Agreement referendum, 1998 was a referendum held in Northern Ireland over whether there was support for the Good Friday Agreement. The result was a majority (71.1%) in favour. A simultaneous referendum held in the Republic of Ireland produced an even larger majority (94.4%) in favour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152529-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Party support\nAll the main UK political parties (Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat) supported the Yes campaign, though the local branch of the Conservatives supported the No campaign. Of the local Northern Ireland parties represented in the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, the Ulster Unionist Party, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Sinn F\u00e9in, Alliance, Progressive Unionist Party, Ulster Democratic Party, Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and local \"Labour\" groups supported the proposals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 69], "content_span": [70, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152529-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Party support\nThe only two parties in the Forum to campaign against the Agreement were the Democratic Unionist Party and the UK Unionist Party, though many prominent individuals in the Ulster Unionists also did so. Some minor parties campaigned against it. Republican Sinn F\u00e9in, which at the time did not run candidates in Northern Ireland, still opposes the agreement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 69], "content_span": [70, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152529-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Party support\nIn the Republic of Ireland, all parties represented in the Oireachtas were in favour \u2013 Fianna F\u00e1il, Fine Gael, Labour, Progressive Democrats, Democratic Left, Green Party, Sinn F\u00e9in and the Socialist Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 69], "content_span": [70, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152529-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Results, Northern Ireland\nThe referendum saw a large majority 'Yes' vote across the province. A total of 1,738 ballots were spoiled. Turnout, at 81.1% was very high for a developed country where voting is not compulsory. Turnout in the equivalent referendum in the Republic of Ireland was average for a constitutional referendum but returned almost universal approval (94.39%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 81], "content_span": [82, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152529-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Results, Republic of Ireland\nThe referendum in the Republic of Ireland was held on the same day but rather than explicitly seeking approval of the Agreement itself it sought endorsement of constitutional amendments required by the Agreement, and produced an overwhelming Yes vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 84], "content_span": [85, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152529-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Turnout\nThe turnout in Northern Ireland was noticeably high at 81.1% and also the turnout was quite high evenly throughout Northern Ireland, compared to many elections where turnout is highest in strong nationalist areas and significantly lower in unionist areas. It is estimated that approximately 147,000 people who do not normally vote in elections turned out to vote in the referendum, most of them in traditionally staunch unionist areas. In the Republic the turnout was lower, at 56.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152529-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum, Legislative responses\nThe UK Parliament passed the Northern Ireland Act 1998, while in the Republic the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1998 passed into law.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 77], "content_span": [78, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum\nA referendum was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday, 3 October 1998, to decide whether the Territory should become a State of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Country Liberal Party government, and its federal counterpart, supported the Yes case. The opposition Labor Party supported the No case.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum\nThe referendum was narrowly defeated, 51.9% to 48.1%. The \"Yes\" case received 44,702 votes, the \"No\" case 48,241. There were 1068 invalid ballots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum\nThe result was widely interpreted as a personal rebuke to then Chief Minister Shane Stone. Polls suggest that most of the people living in the Northern Territory continue to support statehood for the territory in principle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum\nThe failed referendum has been seen as the trigger for the demise of the CLP government which had been in power since 1974.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum\nIn February 1999, months after the failed referendum, Stone resigned as Chief Minister before his colleagues had a chance to dump him with the failed referendum being the trigger for his ousting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum\nHe was replaced by Denis Burke who then led the CLP to defeat in 2001 election marking the end of 27 years of CLP rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum, Background\nThe territory has a legislative assembly. Whilst this assembly exercises roughly the same powers as the governments of the states of Australia, it does so by delegation of powers from the commonwealth government, rather than by any constitutional right. For several years there has been agitation for full statehood.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum, Background\nUnder the Australian Constitution, the Federal government may set the terms of entry to full statehood. The Northern Territory was offered three Senators, rather than the twelve guaranteed to original states. (Because of the difference in populations, equal numbers of Senate seats would mean a Territorian's vote for a Senator would have been worth more than 30 votes in New South Wales or Victoria.) Alongside what was cited as an arrogant approach adopted by then Chief Minister Shane Stone, it is believed that most Territorians were reluctant to adopt the offer which was made.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152530-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Northern Territory referendum, Background\nA bipartisan NT Legislative Assembly Committee, chaired by former Chief Minister Stephen Hatton, had proposed a draft Constitution and that it should be debated at an elected Constitutional Convention. Shane Stone ignored the latter recommendation, nominating a Convention membership of 53 members at short notice, and then presented to the Convention a draft Constitution that was different from the Committee's recommendation. Stephen Hatton later said \"one of the campaign slogans at the time was, we want statehood, not Stonehood\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152531-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team\nThe 1998 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team represented Northwest Missouri State University during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Mel Tjeerdsma played their home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri, which has been the Bearcat's home stadium since 1917. Northwest Missouri State team finished the  season with and 15\u20130 record and won their first NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over Carson\u2013Newman in the title game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152532-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team\nThe 1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Gary Barnett, who resigned at the conclusion of the regular season to become the head coach at Colorado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152533-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held at the Bergenshallen in Bergen from February 6 to 8, 1998. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating. The results were used to choose the teams to the 1998 World Championships, the 1998 European Championships, the 1998 Nordic Championships, and the 1998 World Junior Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152534-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Norwegian First Division\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Jevansen (talk | contribs) at 01:45, 10 September 2020 (Moving from Category:1. divisjon seasons to Category:Norwegian First Division seasons using Cat-a-lot). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152534-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Norwegian First Division\nThe 1998 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 19 April 1998 and ended on 18 October 1998. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152534-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Norwegian First Division\nOdd Grenland and Skeid won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Kjels\u00e5s lost the promotion-playoff against Kongsvinger. Aalesund, Strindheim, Ullern and Ham-Kam was relegated to the 2. divisjon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152535-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Norwegian Football Cup\nThe 1998 Norwegian Football Cup was the 93rd edition of the Norwegian Football Cup and was won by Stab\u00e6k after defeating Rosenborg in the final at Ullevaal Stadion on 1 November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152535-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Norwegian Football Cup\nBecause of Norway's participation in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the clubs playing in Tippeligaen entered the competition in the third round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152536-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Norwegian Football Cup Final\nThe 1998 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the final match of the 1998 Norwegian Football Cup, the 93rd season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 1 November 1998 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Tippeligaen sides Stab\u00e6k and Rosenborg. Stab\u00e6k defeated Rosenborg 3\u20131 after extra time to claim the Norwegian Cup for a first time in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152537-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Norwich City Council election\nThe 1998 Norwich City Council election took on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with two additional seats up in Catton Grove and University wards due to by-elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team\nThe 1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nWith wins in their final five regular season games of 1997, the Irish started Davie's second season with confidence. Despite losing record-setting quarterback Ron Powlus, the Irish returned 14\u00a0starters, including tailback Autry Denson and three senior linebackers that were placed on the preliminary list for the Dick Butkus Award. Powlus was replaced by Jarious Jackson who had played sparingly in 1997 but had amassed almost 200\u00a0passing yards in the time. In Jackson's first start, against Michigan, he threw two touchdowns to lead the Irish, ranked 22nd, over the 5th ranked Wolverines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nDenson added 162\u00a0yards and two touchdowns to give the Irish a 36\u201320 win. The Irish moved to tenth in the rankings, however didn't stay long, as Michigan State, who led by 39\u00a0points at halftime, beat the Irish for the second year in a row. Dropping back to 23rd in the nation, the Irish returned home to face Purdue. The Boilermakers handed the Irish their first loss in 1997 which dropped the Irish from the rankings, and the Irish looked for retribution in this game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0001-0002", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nWith the Irish down two with less than two minutes remaining, Tony Driver, who was switched to cornerback in the offseason, intercepted a Drew Brees pass to set up the go-ahead field goal for the Irish. With the Boilermakers once again moving the ball, Driver had his second interception with less than a minute remaining to preserve the win for the Irish.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nThe Irish won all four of their October games, including a win over Stanford, a dominating win at Arizona State, a last minute win over Army, and a win over Baylor led by Denson's career high of 189\u00a0yards, to move back into the top-15 in the rankings. In the next game, the Boston College Eagles were poised for the upset of the Irish. Down 30\u201326, the Eagles had the ball on the Irish four-yard line with less than a minute remaining. The Irish defense, however, held the Eagles for four downs to preserve the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nThe next week, led by Denson, who became the all-time leader in rushing yards at Notre Dame, the Irish shut-out Navy to increase their NCAA record winning streak over the Midshipmen to 35\u00a0games. Once again ranked tenth, the Irish faced LSU in their final home game. Avenging their loss in the 1997 Independence Bowl, the Irish beat the Tigers on a late touchdown run. With a potential BCS berth on the line, and without Jackson, who was injured in the final play against LSU, the Irish traveled to face rivals USC in their final regular season game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0002-0002", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nPlaying two backups at quarterback, including true freshman Arnaz Battle, the Irish were dominated by the tough Trojan defense that caused five turnovers. Though the Trojans, led by freshman quarterback Carson Palmer, couldn't produce much offense themselves, they only needed two scores to defeat the Irish 10\u20130. Missing out on a BCS bowl game, the Irish, who signed a deal early in the year that gave them a tie-in with the Big East Conference bowl games, accepted a bid to play Georgia Tech in the Gator Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0002-0003", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nWearing their alternate green jerseys for the first time since the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, the Irish got behind early to the Yellow Jackets with two long touchdowns. Though closing the gap to a touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Irish couldn't move the ball on their last two drives and lost their fourth straight bowl game. They finished the season with a 9\u20133 record and dropped to 22nd in the national rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152538-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nAfter the season, seven players were taken in the 1999 National Football League (NFL) Draft. Among them were Denson, who left with multiple Notre Dame rushing records, Malcolm Johnson, who left with a Notre Dame record of six consecutive games with a touchdown catch, and most of the offensive line starters. Also, offensive coordinator, Jim Colletto, was lured away to the NFL by Baltimore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152539-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nottingham Open\nThe 1998 Nottingham Open was an ATP tournament held in Nottingham, Great Britain. The tournament was held from 15 June to 22 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152539-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nottingham Open\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman won his second title of the year and the 16th of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152539-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Nottingham Open, Finals, Doubles\nJustin Gimelstob /  Byron Talbot defeated  S\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Daniel Nestor, 7\u20135, 6\u20137, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152540-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nottingham Open \u2013 Doubles\nEllis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions, but did not partner together this year. Ferreira partnered Rick Leach, losing in the first round. Galbraith partnered Brett Steven, losing in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152540-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nottingham Open \u2013 Doubles\nJustin Gimelstob and Byron Talbot won the title, defeating S\u00e9bastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor 7\u20135, 6\u20137, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152541-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nottingham Open \u2013 Singles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman defeated Byron Black 6\u20133, 6\u20132 in the final to secure the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152542-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nova Scotia general election\nThe 1998 Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24, 1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count, with 19 each, while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152542-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nova Scotia general election, Background\nLiberal Premier John Savage was elected in a landslide in 1993. The Liberals inherited a $471-million deficit, and launched an austerity program which cut the province's health and education systems. On April 1, 1997, the provincial government imposed a 15% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) which merged the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST). This shift angered some Nova Scotians who now had to pay taxes on things that had previously been exempted, such as home heating fuel. Savage also implemented an unpopular highway toll. Liberal party infighting eventually resulted in Savage's resignation in July 1997. Russell MacLellan became Premier of Nova Scotia on July 18, 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152542-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign\nThe governing Liberals were desperate to distance themselves from the Savage government which was viewed as deeply unpopular. New leader, Russell MacLellan, was made the focus of the campaign with all Liberal candidates signs displaying the phrase, \"the MacLellan Liberals.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152542-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign\nDuring a televised debate on March 5, 1998, MacLellan stumbled badly when Progressive Conservative Leader John Hamm asked if he would resign if he failed to bring in a balanced budget. Instead of responding, MacLellan stared straight ahead and did not speak for seven seconds. MacLellan blamed the pause on rigid debate rules. This moment marked a turning point in a race that saw the Liberals barely retain power.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152543-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Nyk\u00f6ping municipal election\nNyk\u00f6ping Municipality in Sweden held a municipal election on 20 September 1998. The election was part of the local elections and held on the same day as the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152543-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Nyk\u00f6ping municipal election, Results\nThe number of seats remained at 61 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 25, a drop of nine from 1994, losing its overall majority. The number of valid ballots cast were 30,603.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152544-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 O'Byrne Cup\nThe 1998 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152544-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 O'Byrne Cup\nThe tournament was a straight knockout, with 12 teams. New rules were tested:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152544-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 O'Byrne Cup\nOffaly were the winners, scoring two late goals to defeat Louth in the final at Drogheda Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152545-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup\nThe 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1\u20130 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final\nThe 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final was an association football match that took place on the 4 September 1998 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. It was the final of the 1998 OFC Nations Cup which was the fourth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, a competition for national teams in the Oceania Football Confederation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final\nIt was contested between hosts Australia and New Zealand. It was Australia's third final appearance with the team winning the last two OFC Nations Cup in 1980 and 1996. For New Zealand, it was their second appearance in a final appearance after winning the 1973. In the group stage, both Australia and New Zealand finished top of their groups with six points with the semi-finals seeing New Zealand defeat Fiji 1\u20130 while Australia defeated Tahiti 4\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final\nMark Burton scored the game's only goal in the 24th minute to give New Zealand a 1-0 win and their second Nations Cup title. This meant that New Zealand won the right to play in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup (held in Mexico) as the representative from the OFC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Background\nHeading into the 1998 final, Australia was playing in the third consecutive final after winning the previous two tournaments (1980 and 1996) both being over Tahiti. New Zealand was playing their second final with their other final appearance being in 1973 where they defeated Tahiti in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Background\nThe two teams had met in official FIFA matches 16 times prior to the final of the OFC Nations Cup. Their most recent encounter being a two-legs match in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup with Australia winning 5\u20130 on aggregate. In Oceania, they had met twice with Australia winning the last encounter in Newcastle 3\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Road to the final, Australia\nAustralia was drawn in Group B with Fiji and debutants Cook Islands. In the first match against Fiji, five Australians made their first appearance in the Australians colours. A first-half hat-trick from Damian Mori secured the victory for the Australians despite conceding a goal in the 63rd minute from Esala Masi. The following match against the Cook Islands saw the smallest home crowd in Australia with only 400 people attending the match. Hat-tricks from Damian Mori (4 goals), Kris Trajanovski (4 goals) and Paul Trimboli aided in Australia defeating the Cook Islands 16\u20130. The score fell one short of the world record secured by Iran who defeated the Maldives in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. But it did eclipse a national record set a year prior against the Solomon Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 852]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Road to the final, Australia\nIn the semi-finals, they took on Tahiti who had finished second in Group A. Another hat-trick from Damian Mori brought his tally up to 10 goals for the tournament while a late goal from Carl Veart sealed the victory and a spot in the final. It was also during this match that Alex Tobin broke the record for the most international appearances by an Australian as he passed Paul Wade record of 84 caps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Road to the final, New Zealand\nNew Zealand was drawn in Group A with Tahiti and Vanuatu. In the opening match against Tahiti, a single goal was the difference with the goal coming off Heimana Paama after being saved by the keeper in the 13th minute of play. The following match against Vanuatu saw a hat-trick from South Melbourne FC player, Vaughan Coveny as he scored four goals in the 8\u20131 victory over Vanuatu with Rubert Ryan also scoring a double for New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 58], "content_span": [59, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152546-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup Final, Road to the final, New Zealand\nAfter topping the group, New Zealand met Fiji in the semi-finals and it took until the 88th minute before New Zealand finally scored a goal off Danny Hay before New Zealand got the lead in the match as they went on to win the match 1\u20130 and book a spot into the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 58], "content_span": [59, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152547-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup squads\nThe 1998 OFC Nations Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Brisbane, Australia from 25 September to 4 October 1998. The 6 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The 1998 Melanesia Cup and the 1998 Polynesia Cup were used to find the four qualifiers for the finals tournament (Fiji and Vanuatu from Melanesia and Tahiti and Cook Islands from Polynesia respectively), to move on and join Australia and New Zealand at the main tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152547-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Nations Cup squads\nPlayers marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Players' club teams and players' age are as of 25 September 1998 \u2013 the tournament's opening day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152548-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC U-20 Championship\nThe OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152548-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC U-20 Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship\nThe tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152549-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Women's Championship\nThe 1998 OFC Women's Championship, also known as the VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 9 October & 17 October 1998. It was the sixth staging of the OFC Women's Championship. The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, like its previous edition, served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. OFC's only berth was given to the winner \u2013 Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152549-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 OFC Women's Championship, Participating nations\nOf the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, six entered the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 52], "content_span": [53, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152550-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oahu Bowl\nThe 1998 Oahu Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Air Force Falcons and the Washington Huskies. Part of the 1998\u201399 bowl season, the inaugural Oahu Bowl matched the fifth-place team from the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) against the champions of the Western Athletic Conference\u00a0(WAC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152550-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oahu Bowl, Background\nThe #16 Falcons finished first in the WAC and had only lost one game, to TCU. They were 10th on points scored, with 36.0 points per game and 7th on points allowed with 14.2 points per game, in their sixth bowl appearance in the 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 26], "content_span": [27, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152550-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Oahu Bowl, Background\nWashington went from 2\u20130 and #9 ranked to being unranked and 6\u20135, though they at least won the Apple Cup. The\u00a0Huskies were 52nd in points scored, with 25.2 per game and 76th in points allowed, with 28.6 per game, in their seventh bowl appearance in the decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 26], "content_span": [27, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152550-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Oahu Bowl, Game summary\nJemal Singleton scored in both the first and second quarters to give Air Force a 14\u20130 lead, but Washington responded with a Braxton Cleman touchdown run less than two minutes later. Scott McKay added onto the lead with a touchdown run to make it 20-7 after their two-point conversion attempt failed. Cleman scored his second touchdown of the day to make it 20\u201313, with Huard's conversion pass attempt falling short to keep the score the same at halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152550-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Oahu Bowl, Game summary\nJackson Whiting increased the Falcons' lead to 23\u201313 with a 42-yard field goal, then Spanky Gilliam extended it to 30\u201313 with his touchdown run. Matt Farmer caught a 79-yard touchdown pass from Blane Morgan with :07 remaining in the third quarter. Their conversion attempt to make it a 25-point lead failed, however, and the score remained at 36\u201313. Husky backup quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo ran in for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to narrow the lead, but the two-point conversion failed, leaving the score at 36\u201319.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152550-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Oahu Bowl, Game summary\nMcKay caught a 30-yard touchdown from Morgan as the Falcons scored their final points of the day. Manuel Austin caught a pass from Tuiasasopo with 4:09 remaining, but another failed conversion attempt left the final score 43\u201325. Starter Brock Huard was ineffective for the Huskies, going 23 of 32 with three interceptions and 267 yards before being replaced by Tuiasasopo. Morgan went 12 of 16 for 267 yards and two touchdowns. Farmer caught four passes for 109\u00a0yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152550-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Oahu Bowl, Aftermath\nNeither team returned to the Oahu Bowl, which disbanded two years later. Washington (6\u20136) ended their first non-winning season in 22 years. Five days later, sixth-year head coach Jim Lambright was relieved of his duties by athletic director Barbara Hedges. His successor was Rick Neuheisel, the head coach at Colorado in the Big 12 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 25], "content_span": [26, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152550-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Oahu Bowl, Aftermath\nAir Force (12\u20131) moved up in the final rankings, thirteenth in the AP Poll, and tenth in the Coaches Poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 25], "content_span": [26, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152551-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Athletics season\nThe Oakland Athletics' 1998 season saw the A's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the AL West, they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65-97.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152551-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Athletics season\nThe strong play of Jason Giambi, Matt Stairs and Kenny Rogers highlighted an otherwise forgettable campaign. Rogers' performance was particularly impressive; in arguably the finest season of his career, he won 16 games and posted a 3.17 earned run average (both were the best full-season marks by an Athletics starter since 1992). Additionally, the 1998 season marked Rickey Henderson's fourth (and final) stint with the Athletics. Henderson, at the age of 39, stole a total 66 bases; this total lead the league in that category. Lastly, rookie Ben Grieve collected a Rookie of the Year (ROY) award for his solid debut season. The award was the Athletics' first since Walt Weiss received one in 1988.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152551-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Athletics season\nThe Athletics posted a winning record in 1999. The organization, under Beane, would not post another losing season until 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152551-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen Bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152551-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 67], "content_span": [68, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152551-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152551-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152551-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 70], "content_span": [71, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152552-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Raiders season\nThe 1998 Oakland Raiders season was their 39th in the league. They improved upon their previous season's output of 4\u201312, winning eight games. This was the team's fifth consecutive season in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152552-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland Raiders season\nThe season saw the Raiders draft Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson. He made an immediate impact and was named to the Pro Bowl following the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election\nThe 1998 Oakland mayoral election was held on June 2, 1998 to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. It saw the election of Jerry Brown, the former Governor of California, as mayor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election\nBrown won an outright majority in the first round of the election, forgoing the need for a runoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign\nIncumbent mayor Elihu Harris opted against running for a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign\nBrown entered what was already a crowded mayoral field in late October of 1997, instantly becoming the race's frontrunner. A poll published in The Montclarion right before he formally entered the race had showed Brown garnering 47% in a hypothetical race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign\nBrown identified himself to be an independent, having declared himself to have left the Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign\nBrown ran under the campaign slogan \"Oaklanders First\". He campaign actively, holding many events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign\nBrown was endorsed by, among others, former Berkeley, California mayor Gus Newport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign\nBrown was the only white candidate running in the race. Oakland was a majority minority city. Brown won a majority of the black vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152553-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign\nWhile Oakland had a weak mayor form of government, Brown was also campaigning to change this. He supported Measure X, a measure on the ballot in November of 1998 which would change the city's model of government to a strong mayor for a period of 6 years. Ultimately, in November, Oakland's electorate voted by a landslide margin of 3 to 1 in support of Measure X, switching the city to a strong mayor system of governance prior to Brown taking office. Years later, in 2004, a referendum permanently extending Measure X later was passed, after failing to pass in 2002, making permanent the city's shift to the strong mayor model of governance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152554-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash\nOn 5 May 1998 a Boeing 737-282, leased from the Fuerza A\u00e9rea del Per\u00fa (Peruvian Air Force) and servicing a charter flight for Occidental Petroleum, crashed in rainy weather while on approach to Andoas Peru, killing 75 people on board; eleven passengers and two crew members survived.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152554-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash\nOccidental Petroleum chartered the aircraft to transport workers to the Andoas oil field. The aircraft was registered as FAP-351 (c/n 23041 / m/n 962) and had only entered service with the Peruvian Air Force a few weeks before the crash.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152554-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash, Crash\nThe aircraft crashed around 21:30 local time while on an NDB approach to Alf\u00e9rez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport at Andoas. The aircraft crashed 3 miles short of Andoas. It was scheduled to arrive at Andoas at 21:17 local time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152554-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash, Crash\nMedical teams were delayed more than a day in reaching the crash site due to poor weather, with the survivors being carried on stretchers in torrential rain to a medical post in Andoas because the weather prevented their evacuation by helicopter. Later, a Peruvian Air Force Boeing 737 rescue aircraft flew to Andoas, carrying a medical team, crash experts and police investigators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152555-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Athletics Championships\nThe 1998 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, between August 27\u201328, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152555-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Athletics Championships\nA total of 39 events were contested, 21 by men and 18 by women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152555-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Athletics Championships, Medal summary\nMedal winners were published. Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow from Athletics PNG.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 51], "content_span": [52, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152555-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)\nThe participation of athletes from 15 countries was reported by the Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics publication.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152556-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships\nThe 1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, between August 27\u201328, 1998. They were held together with the 1998 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 37 events were contested, 19 by men and 18 by women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152556-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships, Medal summary\nComplete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea, on the Athletics Weekly, and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 58], "content_span": [59, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152556-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)\nAn unofficial count yields the number of about 124 athletes from 15 countries:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 71], "content_span": [72, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152557-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship\nThe 1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship, was the first official competition for junior men's national handball teams from Oceania. It was held from December 11\u201312, 1998 in Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 1999 IHF Men's Junior World Championship, securing one Vacancy for the World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152557-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship\nAustralia and New Zealand played a two-game series to determine the winner. Australia was the winner but decided to defer its entry to the World Cup and New Zealand took their place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152558-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ohio Bobcats football team\nThe 1998 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Bobcats compiled a 5\u20136 record (5\u20133 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC's East Division, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 303 to 269.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152559-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team\nThe 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the  1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11\u20131, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7\u20131. They were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference with the Wisconsin Badgers and the Michigan Wolverines and played in one of the premiere Bowl Championship Series bowl games, the 1999 Sugar Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152559-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team\nLed by senior quarterback Joe Germaine, the Buckeyes were the preseason number one team and remained top-ranked throughout the majority of the season. The Buckeyes only loss came late in the season to the Michigan State Spartans. The team blew a 15-point lead late in the game to fall 28\u201324.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152559-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team\nBecause of the late loss, Ohio State was kept out of the National Championship Game, the 1999 Fiesta Bowl. Their regular season \"miss\" of not playing fellow tri-champion Wisconsin also cost the Buckeyes a trip to the 1999 Rose Bowl because Ohio State was the last to play in the Rose Bowl in 1997, Wisconsin last played in 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152559-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team\nThe Buckeyes beat Texas A&M in the Sugar Bowl to finish second in both polls behind the Tennessee Volunteers after their victory over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152559-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan\nOhio State secured a share of its 28th Big Ten title as the fans stormed the field with less than 30 seconds to play. Joe Germaine completed 19-of-24 passes for 330 yards, his seventh career 300-yard game, and his favorite target was David Boston, who finished with 10 receptions for 217 yards, most ever by a Michigan opponent. Boston also broke his own single-season reception mark and moved past Cris Carter on the school's all-time yardage list.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152560-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ohio gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio George Voinovich could not seek a third term as Governor due to term limits, and ran for the United States Senate instead. To replace him, former Attorney General of Ohio Lee Fisher and Ohio Secretary of State Bob Taft won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively. Taft and Fisher faced off in a highly competitive general election, and in the end, Taft (a great-grandson of U.S. President and Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft) beat out Fisher by a narrow margin, making this gubernatorial election one of Ohio's closest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152561-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team\nThe 1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Sooners went 3-5 in Big 12 Conference play, and 5-6 overall. As of the  2020 season, this was the last time the Sooners had a losing season in football. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. It was John Blake's final season as head coach as he was fired after the end of the regular season and was replaced by Florida defensive coordinator Bob Stoops.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152561-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Postseason, 1999 NFL Draft\nThe 1999 NFL Draft was held at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 17\u201318, 1999. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152562-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team\nThe 1998 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. They were coached by head coach Bob Simmons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152563-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152563-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election\nIncumbent Republican Frank Keating won re-election in a landslide against Democratic State Representative Laura Boyd. The Reform Party, the first alternative party to be able to run a candidate for governor in the state since 1970, had Hoppy Heidelberg as its candidate. Heidelberg was removed from a gubernatorial debate that he disrupted after not being allowed to be a participant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152564-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oklahoma state elections\nThe 1998 Oklahoma state elections were held on November 3, 1998. The primary election was held on July 28. The runoff primary election was held August 25.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152565-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oklahoma tornado outbreak\nThe 1998 Oklahoma tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak that affected the state of Oklahoma on October 4, 1998. 26 tornadoes touched down, making this event the largest autumnal tornado outbreak in state history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152566-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Oldham Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of  Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152566-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election Labour ran the council with 35 councillors as compared to 24 for the Liberal Democrats. The election was mainly fought between these 2 parties with the Liberal Democrats campaigning on local issues under a slogan of \"open, local, clean and green\". They said that Labour were arrogant and complacent, while Labour attacked the Liberal Democrats for being irresponsible on public spending and opportunistic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 59], "content_span": [60, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152567-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ole Miss Rebels football team\nThe 1998 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by Tommy Tuberville, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught\u2013Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152568-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Omloop Het Volk\nThe 1998 Omloop Het Volk was the 52nd edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 28 February 1998. The race started in Ghent and finished in Lokeren. The race was won by Peter Van Petegem.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152569-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ondrej Nepela Memorial\nThe 1998 Ondrej Nepela Memorial was the 6th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It took place between September 25 and 27, 1998. Skaters competed in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition is named for 1972 Olympic gold medalist Ondrej Nepela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152570-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ontario Nokia Cup\nThe 1998 Nokia Cup, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 10-15 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario. The winning rink of Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley and Scott Bailey from Etobicoke would go on to represent Ontario at the 1998 Labatt Brier in Winnipeg, Manitoba.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152571-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ontario Raiders season\nThe Ontario Raiders were a lacrosse team based in Hamilton, Ontario playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 1998 season was the 1st in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152571-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ontario Raiders season\nThe Raiders finished in a three-way tie for third in the NLL standings. However, due to their head to head record against the Rochester Knighthawks and Buffalo Bandits, they were seeded in 5th place, just missing the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152571-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ontario Raiders season, Regular season, Conference standings\nx:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth; c:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y:\u00a0Clinched division; z:\u00a0Clinched best regular season record; GP:\u00a0Games PlayedW:\u00a0Wins; L:\u00a0Losses; GB:\u00a0Games back; PCT:\u00a0Win percentage; Home:\u00a0Record at Home; Road:\u00a0Record on the Road; GF:\u00a0Goals scored; GA:\u00a0Goals allowedDifferential:\u00a0Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals allowed per game", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152571-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Ontario Raiders season, Player stats, Runners (Top 10)\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152571-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Ontario Raiders season, Player stats, Goaltenders\nNote: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152572-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Open 13\nThe 1998 Open 13 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Marseille, France, that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 2 February to 9 February 1998. Sixth-seeded Thomas Enqvist won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152572-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Open 13, Finals, Doubles\nDonald Johnson /  Francisco Montana defeated  Mark Keil /  T. J. Middleton 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 29], "content_span": [30, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152573-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Open 13 \u2013 Doubles\nThomas Enqvist and Magnus Larsson were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152573-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Open 13 \u2013 Doubles\nDonald Johnson and Francisco Montana won the title, defeating Mark Keil and T.J. Middleton 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152574-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Open 13 \u2013 Singles\nThomas Enqvist defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6\u20134, 6\u20131 to win the 1998 Open 13 singles competition. Enqvist was the defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152575-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Championship\nThe 1998 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 127th Open Championship, held from 16\u201319 July at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. In weekend wind and rain, Mark O'Meara won his second major championship of the year and first Open Championship in a playoff over Brian Watts, the 54-hole leader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152575-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Championship\nThree months earlier, O'Meara won the Masters on the final green by sinking a 20-foot (6\u00a0m) birdie putt. At age 41, he became the oldest player to win two majors in a year: Jack Nicklaus (1980), Ben Hogan (1953), and Craig Wood (1941) were all age forty. (Hogan won three majors and turned 41 two weeks after the third.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152575-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Championship\nAt the previous Open at Royal Birkdale seven years earlier in 1991, O'Meara was a co-leader after 54 holes, shot 69, and tied for third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152575-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round\nSource:Amateurs: Rose (-2), Garc\u00eda (+4), De Vooght (+6), McCarthy (+8), Kuchar (+10).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 53], "content_span": [54, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152575-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Playoff\nThe four-hole aggregate playoff was played on the concluding holes (15\u201318).O'Meara birdied the first, while Watts parred, and they halved the next two holes with pars.Watts bogeyed the final hole, while O'Meara parred to win the playoff by two strokes and the Claret Jug.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 61], "content_span": [62, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152576-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France\nThe 1998 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played onindoor  carpet courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 9 February until 15 February 1998. Mary Pierce won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152576-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France, Finals, Doubles\nSabine Appelmans /  Miriam Oremans defeated  Anna Kournikova /  Larisa Savchenko 1\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152577-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions but only Novotn\u00e1 competed that year with Manon Bollegraf.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152577-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Doubles\nBollegraf and Novotn\u00e1 lost in the semifinals to Anna Kournikova and Larisa Savchenko.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152577-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Doubles\nSabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans won in the final 1\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20136 against Kournikova and Savchenko.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152577-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152578-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Singles\nMartina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152578-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Singles\nMary Pierce won in the final 6\u20133, 7\u20135 against Dominique Van Roost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152578-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl\nThe 1998 Orange Bowl was played on January 2, 1998, and served as the Bowl Alliance's designated national championship game for the 1997 season. This 64th edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big 12 Conference and the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Teams\nWhile this was the designated national championship game, it featured the No. 2 and No. 3 ranked teams, per the AP Poll. The top-ranked Michigan Wolverines were not a participant, as the Big Ten champion was still obligated to appear in the Rose Bowl against the Pac-10 champion. The next season, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was formed, allowing the Big Ten and Pac-10 champions to participate in bowl games other than the Rose Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Teams, Tennessee Volunteers\nTennessee came into the game with an 11\u20131 record and the No. 3 ranking. The Volunteers had finished their regular season with a 10\u20131 record, their only loss having been to Florida. Tennessee then defeated Auburn in the SEC title game on December 6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 45], "content_span": [46, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Teams, Nebraska Cornhuskers\nNebraska came into the game with a 12\u20130 record and the No. 2 ranking. The Cornhuskers were 11\u20130 through the regular season, then defeated Texas A&M in the Big 12 title game on December 6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 45], "content_span": [46, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Game summary\nNebraska opened up a 7\u20130 lead after the first quarter and led 14\u20133 lead at halftime. The Huskers put the game away in the opening drive of the third quarter via their power running game, driving the opening kickoff for a touchdown to push the lead to 21\u20133. Nebraska's lead jumped to 28\u20133 after a touchdown run by quarterback Scott Frost. Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning fired a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Peerless Price to cut the lead to 28\u20139. The ensuing two-point conversion failed and the lead remained at 19. Nebraska then drove 59 yards in three plays, before running back Ahman Green scored on a 22-yard touchdown run to move the lead up to 35\u20139 going into the fourth quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 30], "content_span": [31, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Game summary\nFrost added a 9-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to put the game away for Nebraska at 42\u20139 with under five minutes remaining. Tennessee's back-up quarterback Tee Martin threw a touchdown pass in the final minute, and the ensuing two-point conversion was successful, closing the final margin to 42\u201317.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 30], "content_span": [31, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Game summary\nNebraska's Green was named game MVP after rushing for an Orange Bowl record 201 yards and two touchdowns. In his final game at Tennessee, Manning completed 21-of-31 attempts for only 131 yards passing. The game was also the last for Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne, who had been at the helm since 1973 (and with the Husker program since 1962).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 30], "content_span": [31, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Aftermath\nNebraska was ranked second in the final AP Poll, behind the also-undefeated Rose Bowl champion Michigan Wolverines. The Cornhuskers did win a share of the national championship, capturing the top spot in the Coaches Poll and receiving the AFCA National Championship Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 27], "content_span": [28, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Aftermath\nTennessee finished at 11\u20132; this was the last loss by the Volunteers until September 18, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 27], "content_span": [28, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152579-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Orange Bowl, Aftermath\nNebraska and Tennessee met exactly two years later, in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 27], "content_span": [28, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58\nBallot Measure 58 was a citizen's initiative that was passed by the voters of the U.S. state of Oregon in the November 1998 General Election. The measure restored the right of adopted adults who were born in Oregon to access their original birth certificates. The measure passed with 609,268 votes in favor, 454,122 against. It was immediately challenged by several birth mothers who had put children up for adoption, which delayed instituting the measure for a year and a half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Legal Challenges\nOn December 1, 1998, a group of birth mothers, represented by attorney Franklin Hunsaker, filed a lawsuit to seek an injunction. Marion County Oregon circuit court judge Albin W. Norblad granted an injunction halting the implementation of Measure 58. Judge Norblad later recused himself from the case and was replaced by Judge Paul Lipscomb.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Legal Challenges\nIn his decision, Judge Lipscomb upheld Measure 58, ruling the Oregon Constitution held no promise of secrecy to women who gave their children up for adoption. \"Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate either any contractual right to absolute privacy or confidentiality, or any impermissible impairment of any such rights.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Legal Challenges\nThe Oregon Court of Appeals issued a temporary injunction on July 30, 1999. A deadline of August 4 was set for oral arguments in the case. On August 13, the court issued another 90-day stay while it reviewed a constitutional challenge. Yet another stay was granted on September 7, 1999 extending through January 31, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Legal Challenges\nOral arguments were heard on November 22, 1999 before the Oregon Court of Appeals, which on December 29 upheld the lower court's decision regarding access to adoptees birth records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Legal Challenges\nThe court of appeals again issued a seven-day stay on December 30, 1999, to allow the plaintiffs to file an emergency appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court. On January 6, 2000, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the emergency stay would continue indefinitely. The court declined to hear the case without comment on March 20, 2000 and continued a 21-day stay to give the birth mothers a chance to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. The stays were granted four more times, postponing implementation until May 30, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Legal Challenges\nIn the final two legal battles over Measure 58, the birth mothers were denied a motion to reconsider by the Oregon Supreme Court on May 16, 2000. Also on May 23, 2000 the Oregon Supreme Court refused to extend the stay against the new law. The legal battle ended on May 30, 2000, when Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor denied a request for a stay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nMay 22, Supporters of the initiative petition to allow adoptees unseal their birth records turned in 86,422 signatures turned into the Oregon Secretary of State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nAugust 26, Willamette Week publishes a story advocating passage of Measure 58 as a fight for civil rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nSeptember 2, Then Governor of Oregon John Kitzhaber states he opposes the measure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nSeptember 16, Willamette Week publishes story, \"Bastard: Adoption in America\" which chronicles one persons struggle to find answers about their adoption.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nSeptember 23, The Oregonian publishes a column stating that oppose the measure due to privacy concerns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nOctober 12, Oregon's Secretary of State publishes the Voter's Pamphlet listing arguments both for and against Measure 58.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nOctober 14, Willamette Week publishes an editorial in support of Measure 58.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nNovember 1, An ad appears in The Oregonian that lists the names of 500 birth mothers who support the measure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nNovember 3, Ballot Measure 58 is passed by the voters 57% to 43%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nDecember 1, Marion County Circuit Judge Albin W. Norblad grants an injunction halting implementation of Measure 58 as a result of a lawsuit filed by Franklin Hunsaker, on behalf of four anonymous birth mothers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nDecember 9, Three private parties, including Helen Hill, Chief Petitioner for Measure 58, Curtis Endicott, a St. Helens adoptee, and Susan Updike of Scappoose, a birth mother\u2014and one organization, the Oregon Adoptive Rights Association, seek intervenor status in the Measure 58 lawsuit. Intervenor status would allow them to cross-examine witnesses, examine evidence, and participate in some court activities. These parties are represented in court by Portland attorney Thomas E. McDermott.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1998\nDecember 18, Three more anonymous birth mothers are added as plaintiffs in an amended complaint.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJanuary 19, Judge Norblad hears arguments over granting intervenor status, and hears discussion of procedural issues for protecting plaintiff birth mothers' anonymity. Hearing scheduled for January 28 on the procedural issues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJanuary 22, Intervenor is status granted to Helen Hill, Curtis Endicott, Susan Updike, and the Oregon Adoptive Rights Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nApril 1, Birth Mother drops out of lawsuit. Jane Doe 3 withdraws as a plaintiff from the case, for reasons not given.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJune 17, Judge Norblad recuses himself from the case, which will be taken over by presiding Judge Paul Lipscomb.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 12, Then Governor Kitzhaber signed into law today HB 3194, an amendment to Measure 58 to provide for a voluntary \"Contact Preference Form\" to be attached to the original birth certificate. The bill leaves untouched the rights of adoptees and respects the spirit of Measure 58 while alleviating concerns about its \"fairness\". It is unanimously supported by supporters as well as opponents of Measure 58.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 15, After the hearing on Wednesday July 14, Judge Lipscomb promises a decision possibly as soon as Friday July 16", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 16, Judge Lipscomb today upheld Measure 58, saying the Oregon Constitution held no promise of secrecy to women who gave their children up for adoption.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\n\"Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate either any contractual right to absolute privacy or confidentiality, or any impermissible impairment of any such rights.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 17, The six anonymous birth mothers and their attorney promise to file an appeal of Judge Lipscomb's decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 20, Adoptees begin filing requests with the state office of vital records in anticipation of the lifting of the injunction against Measure 58.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 21, A Willamette Week article, Open Sesame, profiles Helen Hill's long involvement in the M58 campaign, and her jubilation at Judge Lipscomb's decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 22, The six anonymous birth mothers file a motion with the Oregon Supreme Court to continue the injunction against Measure 58.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 23, The State of Oregon's Archive Division gears up for an onrush of requests from adoptees requesting their original birth certificates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 27, In a telephone conference today with lawyers, Judge Lipscomb refused to suspend his decision upholding Measure 58. However, attorneys for opponents of the law have said they will ask the Oregon Court of Appeals for a stay to continue to prevent it from taking effect while they appeal the case to that court. They will have about two days to file that motion before the State of Oregon files an order and the circuit court decision takes effect.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nJuly 30, The Oregon Court of Appeals on Friday issued a temporary stay to prevent Measure 58 from taking effect, while it considers whether to continue blocking the law during an appeal. The appeals court gave the state until August 12 to respond.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nAugust 4, The Oregon Appeals Court has set a deadline of August 12 for arguments to be submitted on the issue of extending the stay on Measure 58 pending a new appeal. Until then, Measure 58 is still on hold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nAugust 13, State appeals court puts adoption law on hold another 90 days. The Oregon Appeals Court today issued a new 90-day stay on Measure 58 while it reviews the constitutional challenges.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nSeptember 7, The Oregon Court of Appeals extended their stay of Measure 58 through January 31, 2000. Chief Judge Mary Deits said the court will hear oral arguments on November 22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nSeptember 11, Adoptee Rights Spokesman Dies Waiting for Measure to Take Effect. Curtis Endicott died of a lifelong, undiagnosed lung ailment at age 51, while waiting for Oregon's successful Adoptee Rights Initiative (Measure 58) to take effect", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nNovember 22, The Oregon State Court of Appeals hold oral arguments in Measure 58 case.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nDecember 30, The Court of Appeals has issued a seven-day further stay, to allow the plaintiffs to file an emergency appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court to review the case and to impose a longer stay while the appeals process is pursued.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 1999\nOn the same day, the Bureau of Vital Statistics has been ordered to immediately stop processing Oregon adoptees' requests for birth certificates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nJanuary 5, Franklin Hunsaker, attorney for the six plaintiffs, files an emergency appeal of the Appeals Court ruling to the Oregon Supreme Court. The Oregonian reports Birth mothers seek hold on law", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nJanuary 6, Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the seven day stay granted by the Court of Appeals on December 30 will continue indefinitely.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nMarch 20, Oregon Supreme Court lets Measure 58 stand. The Oregon Supreme Court today declined without comment to hear the appeal challenging Measure 58. The Court continued a stay suspending the law for 21 more days, allowing the plaintiffs to ask the Court to reconsider, or to file an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nApril 5, As the 21-day stay granted by the Oregon Supreme Court approaches expiration, plaintiffs' attorney Hunsaker asked the court for another 21-day stay to allow more time to file an appeal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nApril 10, The Oregon State Supreme Court has granted another 21-day stay till May 2 to allow plaintiffs' attorney Franklin Hunsaker more time to file a motion for reconsideration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nMay 2, The Oregon State Supreme Court has granted yet another stay while it considers a motion filed today by attorney Franklin Hunsaker asking that the Supreme Court itself should rule, not just let the lower court decision stand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nMay 16, The Oregon Supreme Court today denied without comment a motion to reconsider its decision to let stand an appellate court ruling that upheld the legality of Measure 58. Yet another stay has been granted however until May 30 to allow the challengers of the measure to appeal to the United States Supreme Court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nMay 19, Franklin Hunsaker filed a motion with the Oregon Court of Appeals to stay enforcement of Measure 58 until the U.S. Supreme Court can rule on the plaintiff's petition for certiorari. The Appeals Court asked for opposing arguments to the motion from The Attorney General's office and intervenors' attorneys McDermott and Pulvers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0049-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nMay 23, The Oregon Court of Appeals denied a motion by Hunsaker to extend a stay against Measure 58. Plaintiffs next step is to seek a stay from a justice of The U.S. Supreme Court to allow time to file an appeal there. All challenges to Measure 58 at the state level are exhausted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0050-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nMay 25, An AP news story, \"Oregon Adoptees To Get Records\", notes that unless the Supreme Court agrees to hear a constitutional challenge to Measure 58, the measure will go into effect on Tuesday May 30 at 5:01\u00a0p.m.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152580-0051-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 58, Time Line, 2000\nMay 30, Supreme Court Justice O'Connor denies request to stay Measure 58. Plaintiff's attorney Franklin Hunsaker has appealed at the last minute to Justice Thomas, who has not responded yet. Although Court rules allow this, such moves are not favored, and would usually need a majority vote of the full court to be accepted. Measure 58 goes into effect at 5:01\u00a0p.m.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67\nThe Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, a law in the U.S. state of Oregon, was established by Oregon Ballot Measure 67 in 1998, passing with 54.6% support. It modified state law to allow the cultivation, possession, and use of marijuana by doctor recommendation for patients with certain medical conditions. The Act does not affect federal law, which still prohibits the cultivation and possession of marijuana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67\nMeasure 33 in 2004 sought to extend the law by mandating distribution centers, but was rejected by voters. Measure 74 in 2010 sought to provide access to medical cannabis for patients through licensed and regulated non-profit dispensaries, fund medical research, establish a program to assist low-income patients and help finance Oregon health programs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, History and specifics of the law\nThe Act made Oregon the second state in the United States, after California's Proposition 215 in 1996, to remove criminal penalties for medical marijuana. It established the first state registry for medical marijuana users. Since the U.S. federal government does not recognize medical marijuana, the Act affects only state law. In other words, U.S. federal penalties remain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, History and specifics of the law\nThe official ballot title given by the Oregon Secretary of State for the 1998 campaign was \"Allows Medical Use of Marijuana Within Limits; Establishes Permit System\". The measure removed state criminal penalties for patients with \"debilitating medical conditions\" whose doctor verifies the condition and that medical marijuana may help it. Some qualifying conditions include: cachexia, cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy and other disorders characterized by seizures, glaucoma, HIV or AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other disorders characterized by muscle spasticity, and nausea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, History and specifics of the law\nPatients obtain permits through the Oregon Department of Human Services and in 1998 could cultivate no more than seven marijuana plants, of which no more than three could be mature. They could possess no more than four ounces of usable marijuana (one on the person and one per mature plant).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, History and specifics of the law\nThe Oregon Medical Marijuana Program administers the program within the Oregon Department of Human Services. As of April 1, 2009, there were 20,974 patients registered, with 10,626 caregivers holding cards for these patients.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Supporters and opponents\nGroups supporting the ballot measure included Oregonians for Medical Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union, who stated that medical marijuana was a way to manage pain of those who were suffering from medical conditions. The measure was opposed by various groups including the Christian Coalition, Oregonians Against Dangerous Drugs, and then\u2013Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Noelle, who claimed legalizing marijuana would be dangerous.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\nMeasure 33 was placed on the ballot by initiative petition in 2004. It would have expanded the law, allowing the creation of nonprofit, state-licensed marijuana dispensaries which could sell marijuana to patients, and increasing the maximum amount of marijuana that patients could possess. The dispensaries would have been required to provide the drug to indigent patients for free. If, after six months of the measure's passage, a county lacked a dispensary, the county health division would have been granted a license to open a dispensary. The measure would also have increased to 6 pounds (2.72\u00a0kg) the amount of marijuana the patient may possess.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 709]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\nSupporters of Measure 33 claimed that the prohibition on marijuana sales to patients hindered their ability to obtain the quantities they need for treatment. They viewed this measure as a responsible solution to that problem. Some opponents argued that the measure was a back door legalization attempt. Some also feared that this expansion would have attracted the ire of the federal government, who would have attempted to shut down the entire Oregon medical marijuana program.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\nVoters rejected the measure, with 42.8% of votes in favor, 57.2% against.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\nThe 2005 Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 1085, which took effect on January 1, 2006. The bill raised the quantity of cannabis that authorized patients may possess from seven plants (with no more than three mature) and three ounces of cannabis to six mature cannabis plants, 18 immature seedlings, and 24 ounces of usable cannabis. The bill also changed the penalty for exceeding the amount allowed for state-qualified patients. The new guidelines no longer give patients the ability to argue an \"affirmative defense\" of medical necessity at trial if they exceed the allowed number of plants. But patients who are within the limits retain the ability to raise an affirmative defense at trial even if they fail to register with the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 800]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\nDonna Nelson introduced a bill in the 2007 legislative session that would have prohibited law enforcement officials from using medical marijuana. Kevin Mannix, a former state legislator and former candidate for governor, circulated an initiative petition that would have asked voters in the 2008 general election to scale back the law. Neither was successful.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\nMedical cannabis reform activists filed , an initiative that would create a licensed and regulated medical marijuana supply system through non-profit dispensaries. The initiative was co-authored by John Sajo who helped draft the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act and Anthony Johnson who co-authored successful marijuana law reform  while in law school at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. Supporters argue that the measure is needed to ensure that patients have a supply of medical cannabis and that the imposed licensing fees will generate millions of dollars in revenue for the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 656]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\nFees collected from the dispensaries and their producers will be utilized to fund medical research, establish a program to assist-low income patients and help finance Oregon health programs, such as the   Oregon Health Plan. The  first turned in over 61,000 signatures on January 11, 2010, to the Oregon Secretary of State and needed 82,769 valid signatures to qualify the measure for the November 2010 ballot. Members of the patients' rights coalition, including , Voter Power and Southern Oregon NORML eventually collected enough signatures to place the initiative on the ballot. On August 2, 2010, the Oregon Secretary of State announced that the non-profit dispensary proposal would be placed on the November ballot as .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\nMeasure 74 has received great publicity across Oregon and earned the , providing medical cannabis more mainstream support than it ever achieved in Oregon. were submitted in support of Measure 74. Arguments were submitted by former Portland Police Chief and Mayor, Tom Potter; retired Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts; former federal prosecutor Kristine Olson; as well as several doctors and nurses, including, Dr. Richard Bayer, Chief Petitioner of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152581-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ballot Measure 67, Attempts to change the law\n, a new 501 (c)(4) federal non-profit  urging voters to support Measure 74. Pro -Oregon is dedicated to ending the War on Cannabis and implementing policies that promote freedom and equality under the law.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152582-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon Ducks football team\nThe 1998 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Mike Bellotti, who was in his 4th season as head coach of the Ducks. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152583-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon State Beavers football team\nThe 1998 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Riley, the Beavers compiled a 5\u20136 record (2\u20136 in Pac-10, eighth), their first five-win season in 27\u00a0years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152583-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon State Beavers football team\nRiley left after the season in January for the NFL's San Diego Chargers, and was succeeded by Dennis Erickson, previously the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for four years, preceded by six seasons at the University of\u00a0Miami. Four years later in February 2003, Erickson left for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, and Riley returned to Corvallis as head\u00a0coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152584-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Democratic nominee John Kitzhaber easily defeated Republican Bill Sizemore to win a second term. Kitzhaber won 35 out of 36 counties, the only county won by Sizemore was Malheur County. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in Oregon in which the margin of victory was in double digits. It is also the most recent election in which any county in Eastern Oregon voted for the Democratic nominee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152584-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oregon gubernatorial election, Results\nOfficial results from the Oregon Secretary of State are as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 43], "content_span": [44, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152585-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Origins Award winners\nThe following are the winners of the 25th annual (1998) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152586-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Outback Bowl\nThe 1998 Outback Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the Wisconsin Badgers. It was the 12th edition of the Outback Bowl", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152586-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Outback Bowl\nGeorgia scored first on a 2-yard touchdown run from running back Robert Edwards, giving Georgia an early 6\u20130 lead. Edwards later scored on a 40-yard touchdown run, but the ensuing two-point conversion attempt failed, making the score 12\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152586-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Outback Bowl\nIn the second quarter, Olandis Gary scored on a 3-yard touchdown run, increasing Georgia's lead to 19\u20130. In the third quarter, Robert Edwards ran for his third touchdown run of the game, on a 13-yard run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152586-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Outback Bowl\nIn the fourth quarter, quarterback Mike Bobo fired a 7-yard touchdown strike to tight end Jere Brower, making the score 33\u20130. Bobo was later named MVP of the game, after connecting on 26 of 28 passes for 267 yards. Wisconsin scored its only points of the game on a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Scott Kavanagh to tight end Dague Retzlaff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152587-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Overseas Final\nThe 1998 Overseas Final was the seventeenth running of the Overseas Final. The Final was held at the Poole Stadium in Poole, England on 14 June and was open to riders from the American Final and the Australian, British, New Zealand and South African Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152588-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oxel\u00f6sund municipal election\nOxel\u00f6sund Municipality held a municipal election on 20 September 1998 as part of the local elections. This was held on the same day as the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152588-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Oxel\u00f6sund municipal election, Results\nThe number of seats remained at 31 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 20, a gain of one from 1994, retaining their overall majority. There were 6,984 valid ballots cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152588-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Oxel\u00f6sund municipal election, Results, Electoral wards\nAll electoral wards were located within the Oxel\u00f6sund urban area in a single constituency. For a detailed map of the electoral wards, see the 2010 official results held within the same boundaries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 59], "content_span": [60, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152589-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Oxford City Council election\nElections to Oxford City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council seats were up for election. The Labour party kept its overall majority on the council. The number of Councillors for each party after the election were Labour 33, Liberal Democrat 14 and Green 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152590-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup\nThe 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Centennial All-Filipino Cup, also known as the 1998 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on February 1 and ended on May 8, 1998. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152590-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup, Format\nThe following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals\nThe 1998 PBA All Filipino Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and San Miguel Beermen played for the 69th championship contested by the league as the country celebrates its centennial year. The champion for this finals series were awarded with two different trophies; the regular All-Filipino Cup trophy and the FVR Centennial Cup trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals\nThe Alaska Milkmen regain the All-Filipino Cup crown with a 4-3 series victory against the San Miguel Beermen and repeated as back-to-back champions, winning their 8th PBA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals\nKenneth Duremdes won on his First Finals MVP in All-Filipino Cup Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1\nThe Beer took a 10-point lead in the first period, the Alaska Milkmen came back and narrowed the gap in the third period at 50-54. The San Miguel team recovered as they relied mostly on clutch baskets from their key players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3\nSan Miguel forward Art Dela Cruz was fined P12,000 when he threw the ball at Alaska center Poch Juinio and punch him in the face in a near scuffle, Juinio was fined P5,000 when he elbowed Dela Cruz in the neck, both were spared from suspension by the Commissioner's office", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4\nAlaska controlled the game for most of the way but the Beer rallied in the final minute, a triple by Mike Mustre gave San Miguel a 92-88 edge. Beer forward Nelson Asaytono poured in 40 points for the night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5\nSan Miguel's Nelson Asaytono scored 41 points and pumped in nine points in the extension period and made up for the scoreless performances of Mike Mustre and Allan Caidic plus the absence of Art Dela Cruz serving a one-game suspension for elbowing Poch Juinio in the face in Game four. Regulation ended at 66-all.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6\nAlaska was up by 16 points, 28-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Milkmen raced to a 59-35 lead in the third period, Allan Caidic's triple keyed a 10-0 uprising by the Beer to cut the deficit to 14 points but Kenneth Duremdes, playing one of his best games, completed a steal off Allan Caidic and a feed to Bong Hawkins, who scored a buzzer-beating lay-up gave the Milkmen a 63-45 lead going into the final quarter. Alaska's 38-point winning margin was the most lopsided win in PBA finals history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152591-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 7\nThe Milkmen got off to a sizzling start but the Beer worked their way back and close in, 31-32 at the break, behind the big triple by Nelson Asaytono. San Miguel last tasted the lead at 41-39. From a 43-all count, a 9-0 run by the Milkmen gave them a 52-43 lead going into the final quarter. Alaska was protecting a 10-point lead, 64-54, when the Beer battled back with seven straight points anchored on a three-point play from Nelson Asaytono and a jumper by rookie Danny Ildefonso to close the gap, 61-64, entering the final two minutes. Two crucial errors by Asaytono where he lost the ball twice and a clutch basket by Alaska's Johnny Abarrientos sealed the outcome at 70-63. Kenneth Duremdes won on his first Finals MVP and Alaska captures on his eighth championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 834]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152592-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Star Weekend\nThe 1998 PBA All-Star Weekend is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Instead of the old formats of pitting its stars from the North against the South or the veterans versus the youngsters, the league this time featured the Philippine Centennial Team against a PBA Selection, reinforced by imports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152592-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Star Weekend\nThey played twice and the first All-Star Game was held outside of Manila since the annual spectacle was institutionalized in 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152592-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game, PBA Selection\n* Didn't play in the Manila game held at the Cuneta Astrodome.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152593-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Centennial Cup\nThe 1998 PBA Centennial Cup was a special tournament held by the PBA during the season. The event was a reference to the Philippines celebration in the Centennial year of the country's independence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152593-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Centennial Cup\nThe Mobiline Phone Pals won the tournament over Formula Shell Zoom Masters in the one-game championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152594-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup\nThe 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on May 22 and ended on August 14, 1998. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with a 6'8\" height limit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152594-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Format\nThe following format will be observed for the duration of the conference", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152594-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Elimination round, Team standings\nAlaska was unbeaten in their first eight outings before losing to Mobiline and San Miguel in succession. Pop Cola clinched the 2nd seed with a superior quotient over San Miguel Beermen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals\nThe 1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and San Miguel Beermen played for the 70th championship contested by the league, this serves as a rematch of their All-Filipino series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals\nThe Alaska Milkmen won their 9th PBA title, defeating the San Miguel Beermen for the second time in the season, winning in six games. It was the third straight crown for Alaska, which had been into the finals series in 12 of the last 13 conferences as they continued their quest for another Grandslam season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals\nKenneth Duremdes won on his second Back To Back Finals MVP in Commissioner's Cup Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1\nThe Beer enjoyed a 10-point spread, 88-78, going into the last 4:24 of regulation play, the Milkmen came charging back and a 12-0 blast shoved them ahead, Lamont Strothers knotted the score with two free throws sending the game into overtime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 2\nFrom a measly two-point lead, 30-28, Alaska stormed on top, 42-28, 8:13 in the second quarter, In that stretch, Strothers was slapped a technical foul for shoving Lastimosa and Mike Mustre was tagged a deliberate foul for decking Devin Davis. The Milkmen maintain a 14-point spread, 54-40 at the half and stretched their lead to 20 points, 79-59 at the end of the third quarter. The Milkmen padded their advantage to 25 points, 98-73, 4:40 remaining in the contest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3\nSan Miguel were down by 19 points, 29-48 at halftime. The Beer rallied from a 21-point deficit and were trailing by just a point, 64-65, entering the fourth period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4\nSan Miguel grabbed their biggest lead of 20 points early in the third period. Strothers, Allan Caidic and Nelson Asaytono combined late in the fourth period to stop any attempt of an Alaska comeback.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5\nFrom a 40-39 halftime edge for San Miguel, the Milkmen outscored the Beer, 20-13 in the third period for a 59-53 advantage going into the final quarter. Alaska pulled away in the final six minutes, taking a 15-point spread, 88-73, and put the game beyond doubt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152595-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6\nSan Miguel scored the first six points of the contest when a 24-2 blast by Alaska gave them a huge 24-8 lead in the first quarter. The Milkmen went up by 21 points, 37-16, early in the second period, but the Beer rallied and tied the count for the last time at 59-all early in the fourth quarter. As the score reads 74-71 in favor of Alaska, Kenneth Duremdes spark a 6-0 run and iced the game for the Milkmen, 80-71. Kenneth Duremdes won on his second back to back Finals MVP and Alaska captures on his ninth championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152596-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup\nThe 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the fourth conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on October 9 and ended on December 9, 1998. The tournament is a two-import format, which requires each team to have two American reinforcements.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152596-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup, Format\nThe following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152597-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup Finals\nThe 1998 PBA Governors Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 PBA Governors Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Formula Shell Super Unleaded and Mobiline Phone Pals played for the 71st championship contested by the league and a rematch of their one-game finale in the 1998 PBA Centennial Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152597-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup Finals\nFormula Shell wins their third PBA title and their first in six years, with a 4-3 series victory over the Mobiline Phone Pals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152597-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup Finals\nBenjie Paras won his First PBA Finals MVP in Governors Cup Finals", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152597-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3\nSilas Mills and Tee McClary combined for the last four points of the Phone Pals after Shell briefly took the upper hand on John Best' jumper, 78-77.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152597-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5\nGlenn Capacio came up with a clutch basket in the final 30 seconds after Shell threatened at 81-82 with 2:01 left on back-to-back triples by Donald Williams. Earlier, five straight free throws by Mills and Tee McClary gave the Mobiline Phone Pals an 82-75 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152597-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 7\nBenjie Paras fired 12 of his 18 points in the final quarter as he had all the Zoom Masters' output in an 8-3 run which gave Shell the lead, 90-89, time down to 1:33, Gerry Esplana's fadeaway jumper with 27 ticks left put them in front by three, 92-89. Mobiline had a chance to win it all at the buzzer but Patrick Fran missed a potential game-winning three-point shot with a second left after failing to give the ball to Silas Mills.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152597-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 7\nShell survived a Mobiline' all-time finals record of 14 three-point shots made, John Best led the Zoom Masters with 31 points, Silas Mills went 6-of-8 from the three-point area to finish with 29 points for the Phone Pals. Benjie Paras on his first Finals MVP and Formula Shell captures on his championship third title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152598-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA draft\nThe 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The annual rookie draft was held on December 22, 1997, at the Glorietta Mall in Makati.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152599-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PBA season\nThe 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152600-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PDC World Darts Championship\nThe 1998 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 29 December 1997 and 4 January 1998 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. Skol, who sponsored the inaugural event in 1994 returned as title sponsors \u2013 which they were to fulfil for the next five years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152600-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PDC World Darts Championship\nFollowing an out-of-court settlement (Tomlin Order) on 30 June 1997, the World Darts Council (WDC) agreed to change its name to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and the tournament was thus the PDC World Darts Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152600-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PDC World Darts Championship\nJohn Part, who won the first Embassy/BDO World Championship after the 1992\u201393 \"split\" had joined the PDC but failed to qualify beyond the group stage. Peter Manley had emerged as a rising talent in the PDC and was seeded 7th for the championship. He lost a close quarter-final to eventual finalist, Dennis Priestley. Priestley lost his third successive final to Phil Taylor \u2013 this defeat being the most convincing 6 sets to 0. Rod Harrington was the only player who managed to take any sets from the Power during his 2\u20135 semi-final defeat. This was the last year the PDC used the group stage in the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152600-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 PDC World Darts Championship\nPhil Taylor became the most successful player in World Championship history \u2013 winning his 6th title (4 in the PDC and 2 in the BDO), eclipsing Eric Bristow who won five titles during the 1980s. It was also Taylor's fourth title in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152600-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 PDC World Darts Championship, Results, Knockout stages\nThird-place play-off:  (5) Rod Harrington 90.00 4 \u2013 1  (6) Keith Deller 81.69", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 59], "content_span": [60, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152600-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 PDC World Darts Championship, Representation from different countries\nThis table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship. Four countries were represented in the World Championship, no more than in the previous championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 74], "content_span": [75, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152601-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PDSL season\nThe 1998 Premier Development Soccer League season was the 4th PDSL season. The season began in April 1998 and ended in August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152601-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PDSL season\nSan Gabriel Valley Highlanders won the championship, defeating the Jackson Chargers 3-2. Jackson won the regular season title, winning all 16 games and posting a whopping +84 goal difference. Four teams from the Pacific Coast Soccer League joined as associate members this season, with two (Abbotsford and Seattle) going on to become full members in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152601-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PDSL season, Changes from the 1997 season, New teams\n13 teams were added for the season, 9 expansion teams and four associates from the Pacific Coast Soccer League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 57], "content_span": [58, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152601-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 PDSL season, Changes from the 1997 season, Teams leaving\nThe Cincinnati Riverhawks were promoted to the A-League and the Miami Breakers were promoted to the D3 Pro League following the 1997 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 61], "content_span": [62, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152601-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 PDSL season, Changes from the 1997 season, Teams leaving\nThe Lexington Bluegrass Bandits and Tucson Amigos went on hiatus for this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 61], "content_span": [62, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152601-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 PDSL season, Playoffs, Format\nKalamazoo hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals. The top four teams from the Central, Great Lakes, Southeast, and Southwest divisions, however, if Kalamazoo places in the top four in the Central Division, the fifth place team will take their spot. The top two teams in the Northwest Division will play the top two associate teams from the PCSL. The team with the most points to lose in the Divisional rounds will play in the Regional round as a wild card against the Divisional champion with the most points. The remaining four teams will play each other based on geography.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 34], "content_span": [35, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152602-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PFC CSKA Moscow season\nThe 1998 CSKA season was the club's seventh season in the Russian Top Division, the highest tier of association football in Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152602-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers\nIn:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152602-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers\nOut:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152603-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Championship\nThe 1998 PGA Championship was the 80th PGA Championship, held August 13\u201316 at Sahalee Country Club in Redmond, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. Vijay Singh won the first of his three major championships, two strokes ahead of runner-up Steve Stricker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152603-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Championship\nThis was only the tenth time the championship was played in the western half of the United States;  the next was 22 years later at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. It was the third major championship held in the Pacific Northwest, all PGA Championships. The previous two were match play events, held in Spokane in 1944 and Portland in 1946.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152603-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Championship\nSahalee was scheduled to host again in 2010, but the PGA of America reversed its decision in early 2005 and moved it to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152603-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Final round\nAs 54-hole co-leaders at 203 (\u22127), Vijay Singh and Steve Stricker were in the final pairing at noon PDT, four shots ahead of the field. Stricker stayed within a stroke until the par-3 17th, where both tee shots found the same bunker. Singh saved par but Stricker couldn't, and both parred 18; Singh shot 68 (\u22122) to win his first major by two strokes. Steve Elkington, the 1995 champion, carded a 67 to finish in solo third, a stroke behind Stricker. Nick Price, the champion in 1992 and 1994, shot a bogey-free 65 to equal the course record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 51], "content_span": [52, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152604-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Tour\nThe 1998 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 1. The season consisted of 45 official money events. David Duval won the most tournaments, four, and there were eight first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152604-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Tour, Tournament results\nThe following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season. \"Date\" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 33], "content_span": [34, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152604-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Tour, Tournament results\n* The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. The first two rounds were completed the week of February 1, but the third and final round was rescheduled for August 17.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 33], "content_span": [34, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152605-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates\nThis is a list of the 41 players who earned 1999 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152605-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates, 1999 Results\n*PGA Tour rookie in 1999T = Tied\u00a0 The player retained his PGA Tour card for 2000 (finished inside the top 125, excluding non-members)\u00a0 The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2000, but retained conditional status (finished between 126 and 150, excluding non-members)\u00a0 The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2000 (finished outside the top 150)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 55], "content_span": [56, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152606-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA of Japan Tour\nThe 1998 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 12 March to 13 December. The season consisted of 36 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152606-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 PGA of Japan Tour, Schedule\nThe following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1998 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152607-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific Cup\nThe 1998 Pacific Cup was an international rugby league tournament played in the Pacific region. The tournament was played in New Zealand with all matches played at Carlaw Park in Auckland. All four nations that participated picked primarily Auckland based players. The Cook Islands and Tonga also played in the Papua New Guinea 50th Anniversary Tournament played during the same month. Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Samoa declined an invitation to compete. All four nations played each other once with the top nation crowned winners. The last match between American Samoa and Tonga turned out to be, effectively, a final after both won their first two games. Tonga won that match to win the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 716]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152608-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific Curling Championships\nThe 1998 Pacific Curling Championships were held from December 13 to 18 in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152608-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific Curling Championships\nNew Zealand won the men's event over Japan (it was the first Pacific title for the New Zealand men). On the women's side, Japan defeated New Zealand in the final (it was the seventh Pacific title for the Japanese women).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152608-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific Curling Championships\nBy virtue of winning, the New Zealand men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1999 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152608-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific Curling Championships\nThe event was originally to be played at a new curling facility in Dunedin, New Zealand, but construction delays forced the event to be held in Canada. The New Zealand Curling Association ran the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season\nThe 1998 Pacific hurricane season was a below average Pacific hurricane season. Despite this, it had nine hurricanes and six major hurricanes, which was well above average. The season officially started on May 15 in the eastern Pacific and on June 1 in the central Pacific, and ended on November 30; these dates conventionally delimit the period during which most tropical cyclones form in that region. The first tropical cyclone developed on June 11, about ten days later than the normal start of the season. The final storm of the year, Hurricane Madeline, dissipated on October 20. Storm activity in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's warning zone was low, with just one tropical depression observed in the region. Two tropical cyclones from the eastern Pacific (Darby and Estelle) also entered the central Pacific; the former did so as a hurricane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 886]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season\nThe most notable tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Isis, which killed fourteen people when it made landfall on southern Baja California Sur and coastal Sinaloa in Mexico. Isis caused considerable damage in the nation while destroying more than 700\u00a0homes and damaging dozens of cars. It later produced sporadic rainfall in the southwestern United States, leading to some traffic accidents. In addition to Isis, Tropical Storm Javier moved ashore the coast of Jalisco in Mexico; the country also experienced indirect effects from four other storms, all of which remained offshore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season\nOne tropical cyclone, Hurricane Lester, affected Central America, causing two deaths in Guatemala,and later brought heavy rains to southern Mexico. Three tropical cyclones brought light to moderate rainfall to the southwestern United States, and one hurricane produced rough surf along the coast of California. Hurricane Madeline contributed to a deadly and costly flood in southern Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nThe season produced 13 named storms, slightly below the average of 15\u00a0named storms per season. However, the season total of nine hurricanes was one above the average, and the total of six major hurricanes surpassed the average of three. Activity during the season was hindered by the northward movement of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The ITCZ, which is normally situated south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, shifted northward into Central and Southern Mexico, making the cyclone closer to cooler sea surface temperatures, hence limiting the number of storms that formed during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nAlthough a semi-permanent anticyclone persisted through the summer of 1998, causing most of the storms to remain at sea, some storm did threaten the Baja California Peninsula due to a weakness in the anticyclone. Except for Hurricane Kay, all of the storms of the season originated from tropical waves. Accumulated Cyclone Energy is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of a storm multiplied by its duration, so longer-lived hurricanes have higher ACEs. The total ACE for the season was 133.97 \u00d7 104 kt2. Because several storms in 1998 were long-lasting or intense, the season's ACE was near-normal. Hurricane Howard had the highest ACE, measuring 29.27 x 104 kt2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Agatha\nA poorly defined tropical wave crossed Central America into the eastern Pacific Ocean on June 8. As it tracked westward under the influence of a ridge to its north, a broad circulation developed. Gradually, the dominant center of circulation became better defined, with increasingly organized convection and developing banding features. By early on June 11, the center became sufficiently associated with the convection for the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to classify the system as Tropical Depression One-E. This occurred while the area of unsettled weather was about 460\u00a0miles (765\u00a0km) south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Agatha\nThe center of the depression was not initially well defined, with restricted outflow in the eastern half of the circulation. As such, the depression failed to attain any significant organization in the days subsequent to its formation. Later, an approaching tropical wave merged with the depression, resulting in a trend of intensification and increased organization. By June 13, the NHC upgraded the depression to tropical storm status, and gave it the name \"Agatha\". Agatha was about 650\u00a0miles (1050\u00a0km) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas when it became a tropical storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Agatha\nAs Agatha became a tropical storm, forecasters predicted that it would not strengthen further, due to its forecast track passing over cooler waters. However, Agatha quickly strengthened, developing a curved band of convection wrapping around its center, and early on June 11 it attained a peak intensity of 65\u00a0mph (100\u00a0km/h) while about 615\u00a0miles (985\u00a0km) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Agatha maintained peak winds for about 12\u00a0hours before moving over colder waters and gradually weakening. On June 15, it degenerated back into a tropical depression, and a day later, it dissipated over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. The storm never affected land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Two-E\nA few days later, another westward-moving tropical disturbance paralleled the southern coast of Central America and Mexico. Convection in the area organized steadily, and late on June 19, the system developed into Tropical Depression Two-E about 260\u00a0miles (420\u00a0km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. On becoming a tropical depression, the system maintained a large, elongated, low-level circulation with some banding features and restricted outflow due to wind shear. The National Hurricane Center first predicted that the depression would intensify, reaching winds of 50\u00a0mph (80\u00a0km/h), though two computer models projected it to quickly dissipate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 718]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Two-E\nUnder the influence of a ridge over Mexico, the depression moved to the west-northwest, and, under the influence of increasing wind shear, the depression failed to organize significantly. By June 20, the circulation center was partially exposed, and was located to the northeast of the primary convection\u00a0\u2013 traits that signal a weak storm. Two-E approached tropical storm status, though deep convection waned after the system moved over cooler waters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0005-0002", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Two-E\nOn June 21, the National Hurricane Center issued the last advisory on the depression, stating that the depression maintained a very well-defined, low-level circulation, but had no convection associated with the system. Locally heavy rains fell across southwest Mexico in association with this system, peaking at 5.55 inches (141\u00a0mm) at Las Gaviotas/Compostela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blas\nOn June 8, a tropical wave emerged off the coast of Africa. The wave remained weak and nondescript as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean and entered the eastern Pacific Ocean on June 19. An area of convection developed and organized along the wave's axis, and the National Hurricane Center began to employ Dvorak classifications on June 20. Convective banding features increased as the broad circulation became better defined, and on June 22, the disturbance developed into Tropical Depression Three-E about 575\u00a0miles (925\u00a0km) south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Well-defined steering currents resulted in a general west-northwestward movement. Deep convection concentrated near the center, and about 12\u00a0hours after becoming a tropical depression, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Blas about 400\u00a0miles (640\u00a0km) south of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 900]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blas\nTropical Storm Blas continued to organize as it moved parallel to the Mexican coast. Banding features increased, and on June 23 the storm attained hurricane status about 345\u00a0miles (555\u00a0km) southwest of Acapulco. The next day, an eye developed and became apparent on satellite imagery, while upper-level outflow became better defined. Blas quickly strengthened and reached its peak intensity on June 25, with maximum sustained winds of 140\u00a0mph (225\u00a0km/h), while about 575\u00a0miles (925\u00a0km) south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blas\nTemperatures warmed in the convection around the eye, though the eye remained visible for several days as Blas turned west under the influence of a ridge to its north. On June 28, it degenerated into a tropical storm after entering an area of cooler water. Blas weakened to a tropical depression on June 30, and a day later was considered to have dissipated due to a lack of convection near the center. A remnant low-level cloud swirl persisted for several days, passing well to the south of Hawaii on July 5 before dissipating. The Associated Press attributed 4\u00a0deaths from a mudslide in Michoac\u00e1n to Blas. However, as the primary convection remained offshore, the National Hurricane Center did not consider the deaths related to the hurricane. The threat of Blas prompted officials in Acapulco to close the port to all navigation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 887]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Celia\nOn July 1, another tropical wave emerged off the coast of Africa. It moved westward due to strong wind shear without further organization, and crossed Central America into the eastern Pacific Ocean on July 11. An area of organizing convection developed along the wave axis, and Dvorak classifications began on July 13, while the tropical wave was south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. The cloud pattern soon became disorganized, and the area of disturbed weather continued west-northwestward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Celia\nOn July 16, convection increased and organized into banding features; early on July 17, the system developed into Tropical Depression Four-E about 150\u00a0miles (240\u00a0km) south of Manzanillo, Mexico. Soon after becoming a tropical depression, the storm rapidly organized and intensified into Tropical Storm Celia six hours after becoming a tropical depression. The tropical storm initially moved northwestward, and briefly threatened southern Baja California. As a result, the government of Mexico issued a tropical storm warning on July 18 for La Paz southward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0008-0002", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Celia\nShortly thereafter, a mid- to upper-level anticyclone turned Celia to the west-northwest and forced it to pass about 150\u00a0miles (240\u00a0km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas. On July 19, Celia attained maximum sustained winds of 60\u00a0mph (95\u00a0km/h) before moving over cooler waters and diminishing in convection. The storm degenerated into a tropical depression on July 20, and Celia dissipated early on July 21, well away from the Mexican coastline.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Celia\nThe precursor tropical disturbance produced locally heavy rainfall along the south coast of Mexico. Authorities in Mexico closed the port at Acapulco to small fishing and recreational boats, and advised larger craft to use caution. Damage from the storm, if any, is unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Darby\nA tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa on July 4. It tracked westward across the Atlantic Ocean with little increase in convection, and crossed Central America into the Pacific Ocean on July 16. Three days later, convection began to increase along the wave axis while the wave was well to the south of Acapulco, Mexico. On July 21, Dvorak classifications began as the cloud pattern displayed curvature on satellite images.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Darby\nConvective banding features gradually developed, and it is estimated that the system organized into Tropical Depression Five-E early on July 23 about 720\u00a0miles (1160\u00a0km) south of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Under the influence of a mid- to upper-level ridge to its north, the depression tracked west-northwestward. Convection became more concentrated as outflow organized further, and 18\u00a0hours after the depression first developed, it intensified into Tropical Storm Darby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Darby\nLocated in an area conducive to further development, Darby attained hurricane status on July 24, subsequent to the development of a 17-mile (27\u00a0km)-wide eye. The eye became more distinct while surrounded by an area of deep convection, and on July 25 the hurricane reached peak winds of 115\u00a0mph (185\u00a0km/h) about 850\u00a0miles (1370\u00a0km) southwest of Cabo San Lucas. The eye soon disappeared on satellite imagery, believed to be from an eyewall replacement cycle, and Darby's winds weakened to about 105\u00a0mph (170\u00a0km/h).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Darby\nA 25-mile (40\u00a0km) eye next developed, and on July 26, the hurricane re-intensified to reach peak winds of 115\u00a0mph (185\u00a0km/h). For a 30-hour period, Darby attained the characteristics of an annular hurricane, retaining a well-defined structure with few banding features for an extended period. The hurricane began to weaken while entering an area of cooler water and increased wind shear, and after crossing into the jurisdiction of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Darby weakened to a tropical storm on July 29. The storm degenerated into a tropical depression on July 31, and early on August 1, Darby dissipated a moderate distance north of the Hawaiian Islands. It never affected land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 748]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Estelle\nOn July 18, a tropical wave exited the western coast of Africa, and moved westward across the Atlantic Ocean with sporadic convection but no development. The wave moved across the Caribbean Sea and the southern Gulf of Mexico before crossing Central America into the eastern Pacific Ocean on July 28. Early on July 29, Dvorak classifications began on the system, and subsequent to the formation of banding features and a surface circulation, the system developed into Tropical Depression Six-E about 170\u00a0miles (275\u00a0km) southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico. The depression continued to organize, with increasing convection and distinct upper-level outflow, and early on July 30 the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Estelle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 785]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Estelle\nTropical Storm Estelle gradually intensified as it tracked west-northwestward, a motion caused by a large anticyclone to its north. On July 31, the storm attained hurricane status about 550\u00a0miles (885\u00a0km) south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California. Its intensification continued as a well-defined eye about 30\u00a0miles (48\u00a0km) in diameter became visible on satellite imagery, and on August 2 Estelle reached its peak intensity of 135\u00a0mph (215\u00a0km/h). The hurricane soon began to weaken as deep convection diminished and the eye disappeared on satellite imagery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0013-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Estelle\nTwo days after peaking in intensity, Estelle weakened to tropical storm status. Late on August 4, the convection associated with the storm dissipated, and the next day the storm weakened to tropical depression status. Convection briefly re-developed on August 6, though increased wind shear and cooler water weakened the depression further. Two days later, Estelle dissipated about 400\u00a0miles (645\u00a0km) east-northeast of the Hawaiian Islands. High surf from Estelle impacted southern California, resulting in a number of lifeguard rescues. The storm disrupted the trade winds around Hawaii, resulting in light winds and rain showers on Kauai and Oahu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Frank\nOn July 19, a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa. A mid-level circulation developed to the south of Cape Verde on July 22, though the wave became less distinct as it continued westward. The wave axis crossed Central America into the eastern Pacific Ocean on July 31. Convection steadily increased, though it was not until August 4 that the convection began to organize.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Frank\nDvorak classifications began on August 4, and subsequent to the formation of a low-level circulation the system developed into Tropical Depression Seven-E on August 6 about 550\u00a0miles (885\u00a0km) south of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. The depression tracked generally northward, under the influence of a ridge over Mexico and a mid-level trough to its west. The center of the depression was initially elongated, with northerly wind shear impacting the structure of the cyclone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0014-0002", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Frank\nThis at first prevented further strengthening, though convection increased and organized into banding features as it moved through an area of warm water. On August 8, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Frank, and it soon turned to the north-northwest, brushing the western coastline of Baja California. On August 9, Frank reached peak winds of 45\u00a0mph (75\u00a0km/h) about 105\u00a0miles (170\u00a0km) west-northwest of Ciudad Constituci\u00f3n. It turned to the northwest, with a portion of the circulation of the land, and steadily weakened after moving over cooler water. On August 10, Frank dissipated a short distance off Baja California.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Frank\nOn August 8, the government of Mexico issued a tropical storm warning for portions of the southwestern Baja California Peninsula. Officials ordered the evacuation of some residents near Cabo San Lucas, whose port was closed, due to the threat of mudslides. Gusty winds and moderate rainfall were reported in a localized area of Baja California Sur, with rainfall peaking at 9.61\u00a0inches (244\u00a0mm) at Santa Anita, near Los Cabos. Moisture from Frank extended into the southwestern United States, producing more than 2\u00a0inches (50\u00a0mm) of rain in southern California and Arizona. One news agency attributed three deaths to the storm, though elsewhere there were no reports of damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Georgette\nA tropical wave was first observed in the eastern Pacific Ocean on August 4 in association with the Intertropical Convergence Zone. It tracked westward, and by August 9 a low-level circulation formed well to the south of Mexico. Banding features increased as the system detached from the Intertropical Convergence Zone, and on August 11, the system developed into Tropical Depression Eight-E about 730\u00a0miles (1170\u00a0km) southwest of Acapulco. On becoming a tropical cyclone, the depression maintained an area of concentrated deep convection near the center. The National Hurricane Center initially predicted that the depression would slowly intensify and reach winds of 70\u00a0mph (115\u00a0km/h) within 72\u00a0hours. For much of the rest of the storm's duration, the National Hurricane Center underestimated the intensity of the cyclone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 59], "content_span": [60, 883]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Georgette\nThe depression tracked steadily northwestward, caused by its location along the western periphery of a subtropical ridge. It would retain that direction for most of its remaining duration. Late on August 11, it intensified into Tropical Storm Georgette, and two days later it attained hurricane status after developing a 40-mile (65\u00a0km) eye about 615\u00a0miles (990\u00a0km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas. The eye became increasingly distinct while banding features became very well organized. Georgette attained peak winds of 115\u00a0mph (185\u00a0km/h) while centered 690\u00a0miles (1110\u00a0km) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. The hurricane soon moved over cooler water, and began to weaken as convection warmed and decreased. On August 16, it degenerated into a tropical storm, and Georgette dissipated on August 17 without ever affecting land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 59], "content_span": [60, 909]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression One-C\nAn area of convection developed in association with a northward bulge of the near-equatorial convergence zone. It tracked west-northwestward under the influence of a ridge to its north, and organized into Tropical Depression One-C on August 19, about 1000\u00a0miles (1600\u00a0km) southeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The depression failed to organize significantly as it turned westward. High wind shear from an upper-level trough continually weakened the system, and on August 19, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center issued the final advisory on the tropical depression about 365\u00a0miles (585\u00a0km) south of Hilo on the island of Hawaii. It never affected land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Howard\nA tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa on August 7. As it moved across the Atlantic Ocean, it failed to organize. On reaching the eastern Pacific Ocean on August 17, however, an area of convection developed along the wave axis. Dvorak classifications began the next day, and a broad center of circulation gradually formed. Convection was intermittent at first, though it gradually organized and persisted near the center, and on August 20, the disturbance developed into Tropical Depression Nine-E about 345 miles (555\u00a0km) south of Puerto Angel, Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0019-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Howard\nIt tracked generally west-northwestward, developing more pronounced banding features, and on August 21, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Howard. The center of Howard became embedded within the deep convection, and the storm quickly strengthened to attain hurricane status late on the 21st. An eye developed as outflow organized further, and Howard began to rapidly intensify to reach peak winds of 150\u00a0mph (240\u00a0km/h) about 600\u00a0miles (965\u00a0km) south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California. At the time of its peak intensity, the eye was small and located within a very cold central dense overcast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Howard\nShortly after peaking in intensity, the eye of Hurricane Howard gradually became larger, resulting in a slight weakening trend. After weakening to winds of 125\u00a0mph (200\u00a0km/h), the eye reached a diameter of about 30\u00a0miles (50\u00a0km), and the structure of the hurricane transitioned into that of an annular hurricane, similar to that of Darby earlier in the season. Howard strengthened again into a Category 4 hurricane on August 25 before weakening slightly the following day. The hurricane retained annular characteristics for about 48\u00a0hours before moving over cooler water. On August 28, it weakened to a tropical storm, and early on August 30, Howard was considered to have dissipated. A small, low-level swirl of clouds devoid of convection persisted for a few days before dissipating. Howard never affected land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 870]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isis\nIsis developed on September 1 out of the interaction between a tropical wave and a large, low-level circulation to the southwest of Mexico. It moved northward, striking the extreme southeastern portion of the Baja California Peninsula before attaining hurricane status in the Gulf of California. Isis made landfall at Topolobampo in the state of Sinaloa on September 3 and quickly lost its low-level circulation. The remnants persisted for several days before dissipating in the US state of Idaho.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isis\nIn Mexico, Isis destroyed more than 700\u00a0houses and killed 14\u00a0people, primarily due to heavy rainfall of more than 20\u00a0inches (500\u00a0mm) in southern Baja California Sur. The rainfall caused widespread damage to roads and railways, stranding thousands of people. Moisture from the remnants of Isis extended into the southwestern United States, resulting in light rainfall, dozens of traffic accidents, and power outages for thousands of residents in San Diego County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Javier\nJavier is believed to have originated from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 22. A convective disturbance along the northern portion of the wave developed into Atlantic Hurricane Danielle on August 24, while the southern portion of the wave axis continued westward. The wave remained inactive and difficult to track as it crossed the Atlantic. On September 3, an area of convection began to develop near Acapulco, at the same time and location where the wave would have been based on extrapolation. The disturbance became better defined on September 5 as it tracked west-northwestward, and on September 6 the convection became sufficiently organized and persistent for the National Hurricane Center to classify it as Tropical Depression Eleven-E, while it was located about 200\u00a0miles (330\u00a0km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 914]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Javier\nEasterly wind shear initially dislocated the circulation center to the eastern edge of the convection. The subtropical ridge to its north resulted in a general west-northwest motion, and the depression slowly intensified into Tropical Storm Javier late on September 7. Banding features in the system did not organize significantly, and on September 8, Javier attained a peak intensity of 60\u00a0mph (95\u00a0km/h), which coincided with a sharp increase in convection over the center. Steering currents soon weakened, and the storm turned to the east while convection quickly decreased.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0024-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Javier\nBy September 9, the center was exposed from the diminishing deep convection, and that night it degenerated into a tropical depression. On September 11, the National Hurricane Center issued its final advisory on Javier, though later analysis indicates that it remained a tropical cyclone as it turned southeastward. At times, it became difficult to distinguish Javier from the broader area of disturbed weather that persisted over the tropical eastern Pacific, though a brief increase in convection and a ship report of winds exceeding 40\u00a0mph (65\u00a0km/h) indicate that Javier strengthened again into a tropical storm late on September 12. It turned to the northeast, and reached winds of 50\u00a0mph (80\u00a0km/h) before weakening due to waning convection. Javier made landfall about 35\u00a0miles (55\u00a0km) east-southeast of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco early on September 14, and dissipated within 12\u00a0hours of moving ashore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 965]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Javier\nThe National Hurricane Center advised small craft along coastal areas of Mexico to monitor the progress of the storm. Javier produced moderate rainfall along coastal regions of Mexico, including a 24-hour peak of 7.36\u00a0inches (187\u00a0mm) in Colima, 6.69\u00a0inches (170\u00a0mm) in Michoac\u00e1n, and 3.34\u00a0inches (85\u00a0mm) in Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta reported the highest total rainfall, at 17.33\u00a0inches (440\u00a0mm). Damage, if any, is unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Twelve-E\nA tropical disturbance developed persistent convection in association with a low-level circulation, and organized into Tropical Depression Twelve-E late on October 1 about 350\u00a0miles (565\u00a0km) west-northwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Within an environment of weak steering currents, the depression was initially forecast to track slowly west-northwestward and reach winds of 60\u00a0mph (95\u00a0km/h), but instead it drifted eastward before turning slowly to the west. The depression failed to organize and gradually worsened in appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 68], "content_span": [69, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0026-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Twelve-E\nEarly on October 2, two ships reported southwest winds much further to the north, with the National Hurricane Center indicating that either the center was exceedingly small, that no center existed at the time, or that the center was located far to the north of the thunderstorm activity. Operationally, the center was relocated further to the north, then relocated about 115 miles (185\u00a0km) to the south six hours later based on visible satellite images, then again relocated to the north, coinciding with officials issuing the last advisory on the system. By early October 3, the depression possessed only intermittent convection, and later that day it dissipated to the southwest of the Baja California peninsula. Heavy rains from its eastern periphery fell across southwest Mexico, with a maximum total of 6.34 inches (161\u00a0mm) at Las Gaviotas/Compostela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 68], "content_span": [69, 925]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kay\nA small, low-level circulation separated itself from the Intertropical Convergence Zone on October 10, several hundred miles southwest of Baja California. The circulation was well defined, though its convection was initially minimal and disorganized. On October 12, the convection increased greatly, and the system was sufficiently organized to be classified Tropical Depression Thirteen-E early on October 13, about 715\u00a0miles (1150\u00a0km) southwest of Cabo San Lucas. Dvorak classifications also indicated winds of about 35\u00a0mph (55\u00a0km/h). Operationally, the depression was forecast to intensify to reach peak winds of 45\u00a0mph (70\u00a0km/h) while tracking steadily west-northwestward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 53], "content_span": [54, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kay\nThe storm center was at first ill-defined, and post-season analysis estimates that it intensified into Tropical Storm Kay about 6\u00a0hours after developing. After becoming a tropical storm, Kay rapidly organized as it tracked generally westward. A pinhole eye developed in the center of the convection, and Kay attained hurricane status late on October 13, about 18\u00a0hours after developing. After remaining a hurricane for about 12\u00a0hours, the eye disappeared and the convection weakened, and early on October 14 Kay degenerated into a tropical storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 53], "content_span": [54, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0028-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kay\nWithin an environment of weak steering currents, the storm turned to the southwest, then to the south, after weakening to a tropical depression on October 15. Convection sporadically redeveloped, but failed to persist. Kay turned to the southeast and later to the east, and the system dissipated on October 17, about 330\u00a0miles (530\u00a0km) south-southwest of its origin. Kay never affected land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 53], "content_span": [54, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lester\nA tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa on September 29, and on October 5, an area of convection along the wave developed into Atlantic Hurricane Lisa. The wave axis continued westward, and after crossing Central America convection increased as it tracked northwestward, and the system organized into Tropical Depression Fourteen-E on October 15, about 200\u00a0miles (320\u00a0km) south of Guatemala. It moved northwestward and late on the 15th it intensified into Tropical Storm Lester, about 115\u00a0miles (185\u00a0km/h) south of the border of Mexico and Guatemala, before attaining hurricane status on October 16. Lester continued westward and strengthened to reach a peak intensity of 115\u00a0mph (185\u00a0km/h) on October 22. Late on October 23, it degenerated into a tropical storm, and several days later, Lester dissipated on October 26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 883]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lester\nEarly in its lifetime, Lester produced heavy rainfall across southwestern Guatemala. The rainfall destroyed some houses and killed livestock, and a mudslide from the heavy precipitation killed two children. In Honduras, rainfall from the hurricane destroyed a bridge in Tegucigalpa, affecting about 1,000\u00a0people. Moisture brought around the northeast periphery of the Sierra Madre Occidental led to a narrow band of heavy rainfall along the upslope side of the mountain range, with a local precipitation maximum exceeding 14\u00a0inches (360\u00a0mm). Though no surface reports are available, it is estimated that tropical-storm-force winds occurred along coastal areas of southern Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 736]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Madeline\nA tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa on September 25, and remained disorganized while crossing the Atlantic Ocean before crossing Central America into the Pacific Ocean. It continued westward, and on October 15 began to steadily organize until developing into Tropical Depression Fifteen-E on October 16, about 230\u00a0miles (370\u00a0km) west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. At the western end of a mid-level ridge, the depression tracked north-northwestward. 12\u00a0hours after first developing, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Madeline. Banding features gradually improved in organization, and late on October 17, Madeline attained hurricane status. On October 18, Madeline attained peak winds of 85\u00a0mph (140\u00a0km/h) about 95\u00a0miles (150\u00a0km) southwest of San Blas, Nayarit. Late on October 19, the hurricane degenerated into a tropical storm, and early on October 20, Madeline dissipated in the southern portion of the Gulf of California.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 1009]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Madeline\nSome of the rainbands from Madeline moved over portions of southwest Mexico, with close to 9\u00a0inches (560\u00a0mm) falling at Cabo Corrientes. No damage or casualties were reported as a result of the storm in Mexico. Moisture from Madeline contributed to heavy rainfall across southeastern Texas, reaching over 22\u00a0inches (560\u00a0mm) in some locations. Thirty-one people died due to the flooding, and damage totaled $750\u00a0million (1998\u00a0USD).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Storm names\nThe following names were used to name storms that formed in the northeastern Pacific Ocean during 1998. No retired names were announced by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 1999, so they were used again in the 2004 season. This is the same list used in the 1992 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Storm names\nFor storms that form in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, encompassing the area between 140 degrees west and the International Date Line, all names are used in a series of four rotating lists. The next four names that were slated for use in 1998 are shown below, however none of them were used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152609-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific hurricane season, Season effects\nThis is a table of all the storms that have formed in the 1998 Pacific hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all the damage figures are in 1998 USD.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season\nThe 1998 Pacific typhoon season was at the time the least active Pacific typhoon season on record, until the record was surpassed 12 years later, spawning 16 tropical storms and 8 typhoons. The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1998 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season\nTropical depressions in this basin have the \"W\" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season\nThe 1998 season was very weak compared to the 1997 season; this was due to the strong El Ni\u00f1o in the previous season. During the 1998 season, a total of 28 tropical depressions developed across the western Pacific basin. Of those 28 depressions, a total of 18 strengthened into tropical storms of which 9 further intensified into typhoons. The first tropical cyclone developed on May\u00a028, marking the fourth latest start to any Pacific typhoon season on record, and the last one dissipated on December\u00a022. The Philippine region also set a record: with only eleven storms forming or moving into its area of responsibility, PAGASA had its quietest season as of 2006. Overall inactivity was caused by an unusually strong La Ni\u00f1a, which also fueled a hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 822]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 01W (Akang)\nThe second tropical depression of the season developed out of a tropical disturbance which was first noted 1,080\u00a0km (670\u00a0mi) north-northwest of Palau on July\u00a06. The disturbance gradually became better organized and was classified as Tropical Depression 01W at 1500\u00a0UTC on July\u00a07. Upon becoming a depression, it marked the latest start for a Pacific typhoon season since reliable records began in 1959. The next day, 01W entered the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) area of responsibility and received the local name Akang. Slowly moving towards the northwest, the depression neared Taiwan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 69], "content_span": [70, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 01W (Akang)\nHowever, increasing vertical wind shear caused the convection associated with the depression to become displaced from the center of circulation. With the center exposed, 01W weakened. At 2100\u00a0UTC on July\u00a010, the depression made landfall in northern Taiwan and dissipated shortly after. No known damage was caused by the depression.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 69], "content_span": [70, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Nichole\nAs 01W intensified over the Philippine Sea, a broad area of low pressure developed in the South China Sea. The low slowly intensified as it moved towards the north-northeast and was declared Tropical Depression 02W early on July\u00a08. Tropical Depression 02W slowly strengthened as northerly outflow was constricted. By late on July\u00a08, the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm and given the name Nichole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Nichole\nThe storm reached its peak intensity while just offshore southern Taiwan with winds of 95\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph 1-minute winds) according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph 10-minute winds) with a minimum pressure of 998\u00a0hPa (mbar) according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The combination of dry air, strong wind shear, and the storm's proximity to land caused Nichole to quickly weaken to a tropical depression twelve hours after reaching its peak intensity. The exposed remnants of Nichole executed a clockwise-loop offshore Taiwan before traveling north into mainland China and dissipating. Rough seas produced by the storm caused four container ships to run aground in Taiwans' Kaohsiung Harbor, none of the crew members were injured. Heavy rains in Taiwan flooded an estimated 2,500 acres (10\u00a0km2) of crops.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 903]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 03W\nOperationally considered to have only been a tropical depression, Tropical Storm 03W developed out of a tropical disturbance along the eastern edge of a monsoon gyre on July\u00a022. Tracking in a gradual northwest to northeast curve, the disturbance gradually intensified and was classified as a tropical depression while located 790\u00a0km (490\u00a0mi) east-northeast of Iwo Jima on July\u00a025. The depression briefly intensified into a tropical storm, with a peak intensity of 85\u00a0km/h (50\u00a0mph  1-minute winds) as convection wrapped around the entire center of circulation. However, strong wind shear quickly blew away the associated convection, causing 03W to weaken to a tropical depression. Early on July\u00a026, 03W degenerated into an exposed low before dissipating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 815]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Otto (Bising)\nThe first typhoon of the season developed out of a tropical low from a mesoscale disturbance in early August. Persistent convection developed around the low and early on August\u00a02, the JTWC began issuing advisories on Tropical Depression 04W.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Otto (Bising)\nStorm signals were put in place in the Philippines prior to the storm's arrival on August\u00a03. However, Otto turned away from the country and the signals were discontinued on August\u00a05. Typhoon Otto produced heavy rains, amounting to at least 400\u00a0mm (15.7\u00a0in) in mountainous areas of Taiwan, caused flooding which killed five people. In all, damages in Taiwan amounted to NTD\u00a025\u00a0million ($761,000 1998\u00a0USD). After traveling through the Taiwan Strait, the typhoon struck China, producing heavy rainfall which caused flooding in areas suffering from the worst flood in at least 45 years. Officials reported no damage or loss of life resulted from the storm in Fujian Province.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Penny (Klaring)\nA tropical disturbance formed on August 2 and strengthened into a tropical depression east of the Philippines. As Penny strengthened into a tropical storm, it made landfall over Northern Luzon, on August 7, and drifted into the South China sea on the same day. Strong vertical wind shear on August 8 caused Penny's convection to be displaced to south of the storm, and even exposed the level circulation center for a few hours. Penny was only located 165 kilometers from Hong Kong when it was at its closest distance to Hong Kong, and killed one person in Hong Kong. Penny soon made landfall over Maoming on August 11, and dissipated the next day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 75], "content_span": [76, 723]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Rex (Deling)\nAn active Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough allowed for the development of Tropical Depression 6W on August 22, east of Luzon. It moved westward initially, but as the trough weakened a ridge to the east, it moved northeastward where it became a tropical storm on the 23rd. Rex slowly intensified to become a typhoon on the 26th, followed by reaching a peak of 135\u00a0mph (217\u00a0km/h) winds on the 28th south of Japan. As it moved northward, it brought heavy flooding to Honsh\u016b, Japan, amounting to 13 deaths and moderate damage from mudslides across the island. Another trough pulled the storm eastward, saving Japan from a direct hit, and Rex continued northeastward to an unusually high latitude near 50\u00b0, when it became extratropical on the 9th near the Aleutian Islands, east of the International Date Line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 866]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 07W\nOn August 26, a monsoonal trough formed over central China and drifted south. On August 29, the trough spawned an embedded low over Taiwan, and strengthened into a tropical depression on September 1. Tropical Depression 07W fully dissipated on September 6 due to vertical wind shear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Stella\nIn northern Japan, near Wakkanai, Hokkaid\u014d, severe damage to many homes took place. One person in the region was killed after being blown off his roof while trying to repair it and twelve homes were destroyed. Several rivers overflowed their banks after rainfall exceeding 200\u00a0mm (7.9\u00a0in) fell across Hokkaid\u014d. Throughout S\u014dya Subprefecture, agricultural and fishing industry losses amounted to 23.1\u00a0million yen (US$171,213). Severe flooding took place in nearby Abashiri Subprefecture where hundreds of homes were inundated after rivers broke their banks. Over 6,200\u00a0ha (15,000 acres) of farmland was lost. Large sections of roadways were washed away, including 14 bridges. Total losses in Abashiri reached 25\u00a0million yen (US$185,296), much of which was due to fishing industry damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 66], "content_span": [67, 853]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Stella\nSevere damage was sustained in Iwamizawa, Hokkaid\u014d after torrential rains triggered widespread flooding. One person was killed in the city and 29 buildings were destroyed. Agricultural losses in the area amounted to 14.9\u00a0million yen (US$110,436). Some of the worst floods were in Obihiro, where nearly 230\u00a0million yen (US$1.7\u00a0million) in agricultural losses was sustained. A third fatality from Stella took place in the area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 66], "content_span": [67, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 09W\nTropical Depression 09W developed in the South China Sea on September 12. It moved westward and struck Hainan and Vietnam before dissipating on September 14.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Todd (Emang)\nSeven people were killed by Todd in Kyushu. Damage in southern Japan amounted to 31.9\u00a0million yen (US$236,436).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Vicki (Gading)\nVicki developed in the South China Sea west of Luzon on September 17. Vicki moved east and crossed Luzon. After landfalling on Luzon, Vicki moved northeast and struck the Kii Peninsula in Japan on September 22 before becoming extratropical. The storm caused the deaths of 108 people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 12W\nTropical Depression 12W developed in the South China Sea on September 16. It moved west-northwestward and moved along the coast of Vietnam. The depression made landfall in that country before dissipating on September 19.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Waldo\nTropical Storm Waldo developed on September 18. It moved northward and struck Japan before dissipating on September 21.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 15W\nTropical Depression 15W developed in the South China Sea on October 2. It initially moved northeastward, before later curving northwestward. The depression made landfall in Vietnam shortly before dissipating on October 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 16W\nTropical Depression 16W developed near Taiwan on October 4. It lasted three days before dissipating on October 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 17W\nTropical Depression 17W developed near the Ryukuyu Island on October 5. It headed north-northeastward and dissipated on October 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Zeb (Iliang)\nThe monsoon trough near Guam developed a tropical depression on October 7. It moved westward, strengthening to a tropical storm on the 10th. The large inflow of the storm developed another tropical storm on the 10th; Tropical Storm Alex. The two moved westward, and as Zeb strengthened to a typhoon on the 11th, it absorbed the short-lived Tropical Storm Alex.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0020-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Zeb (Iliang)\nIt continued west-northwestward, rapidly intensifying to a 180\u00a0mph (290\u00a0km/h) super typhoon on the 13th with an official minimum central pressure of 900\u00a0millibars and an unofficial minimum central pressure of 872\u00a0millibars, which would tie for the second lowest on record. Zeb maintained this intensity until hitting Luzon in the Philippines on the 14th. After weakening over the archipelago Zeb moved northward to hit Taiwan as a minimal typhoon on the 15th. It maintained this intensity until hitting Japan on the 17th, after which it became extratropical on the 18th. Zeb was responsible for 99 casualties in its path.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 680]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Alex\nOn October\u00a010, a small area of low pressure developed within the outflow of Typhoon Zeb. The low maintained an area of deep convection and quickly strengthened into a tropical storm. Operationally, the system was not classified as a tropical storm until 0600\u00a0UTC on October\u00a011. Zeb then brought stronger wind shear over Alex, ultimately absorbing the short lived Alex.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Babs (Loleng)\nA tropical disturbance in association with the TUTT (Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough) formed into a tropical depression on October 11 near Guam. It moved westward under the influence of the Subtropical Ridge, and became a tropical storm on the 15th. Babs slowly intensified due to little upper level outflow, but when the outflow became more pronounced, it strengthened to a typhoon on the 19th and a super typhoon with a peak of 155\u00a0mph (249\u00a0km/h) winds on the 20th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0022-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Babs (Loleng)\nBabs hit the central Philippines as a Category\u00a04, and flooded an area just hit by another super typhoon, Zeb, only 7\u00a0days before. Babs weakened over the islands, and turned north where upper level shear caused it to dissipate on the 27th. Super Typhoon Babs caused heavy mudslides in the Philippines, resulting in 156 deaths and heavy flooding.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Chip\nChip killed at least 17 people and caused VND\u00a016.2\u00a0billion ($923,400\u00a01998\u00a0USD) in Vietnam. The remnants of Chip regenerated into a tropical cyclone over the Bay of Bengal. Peaking as a strong Category 1 cyclone, 07B made landfall in Bangladesh, killing 100 people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Dawn\nThough a weak tropical storm, torrential rains from Dawn triggered catastrophic flooding in Vietnam, killing at least 187 people. Regarded as the worst cyclone to hit the region in three decades, 500,000 homes flooded, an additional 7,000 were destroyed and an estimated 2\u00a0million people were left homeless. Damage was estimated at VND\u00a0400\u00a0billion (US$28\u00a0million).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Elvis (Miding)\nElvis killed 0 people and caused $30 million in damages in Vietnam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 67], "content_span": [68, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Faith (Norming)\nTropical Storm Faith moved westward across the northwestern Pacific. It strengthened to a typhoon just as it crossed over the Philippines, an area hit by several typhoons this season. After reaching a peak of 100\u00a0mph (160\u00a0km/h) winds over the South China Sea, Faith weakened to a tropical storm on December 14 just before making landfall on eastern Vietnam. It dissipated later that day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Faith (Norming)\nIn the Philippines, a total of eight people were killed and 17 others were reported as missing. Throughout the country, 51,785 people were displaced and another 20,419 were evacuated. Damages amounted to PHP\u00a0513.95\u00a0million (US$13\u00a0million). In Vietnam, 40 people were killed and three others were left missing. A total of 602 homes were destroyed, another 16,327 were damaged, and 58,487\u00a0ha of rice fields were inundated. Damages in the country amounted to VND\u00a0204\u00a0billion (US$15\u00a0million).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gil\nTropical Storm Gil developed in the South China Sea on December 8. It moved westward and peaked with winds of 75\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph). Gil made landfall in Thailand as a tropical depression caused a plane crash at Surat Thani due to bad weather before dissipating on December 13.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 26W\nTropical Depression 26W developed over the Philippines on December 17. It moved north-northwestward and dissipated near northern Luzon on December 19.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 27W\nThe final tropical depression of the season developed from a poorly organized tropical disturbance on December\u00a018 over the South China Sea. Situated within an unfavorable environment, the system struggled to maintain deep convection; however, the following day, it was classified as Tropical Depression 27W by the JTWC. Operationally, 27W was regarded as a tropical storm, with maximum winds of 75\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph) but in post-season analysis, the intensity was lowered to 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names\nDuring the season 17 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list which started on 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names, Philippines\nThe Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 10 of which are published each year before the season starts. This is the same list used for the 1994 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0032-0001", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names, Philippines\nPAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with \"ng\" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Because PAGASA started a new naming scheme in 2001, therefore, this naming list was not used in the 2002 season. Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in gray.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152610-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific typhoon season, Season effects\nThis table summarizes all the systems that developed within or moved into the North Pacific Ocean, to the west of the International Date Line during 1998. The tables also provide an overview of a systems intensity, duration, land areas affected and any deaths or damages associated with the system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152611-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific-10 Conference football season\nThe Pacific-10 Conference football season in 1998 ended with the UCLA Bruins winning the conference with an undefeated 8\u20130 conference record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152611-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pacific-10 Conference football season, Awards and honors, Conference awards\nThe following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 80], "content_span": [81, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152612-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paegas Czech Open\nThe 1998 Paegas Czech Open, also known as the Prague Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April until 3 May 1998. Unseeded Fernando Meligeni won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152612-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paegas Czech Open, Finals, Doubles\nWayne Arthurs /  Andrew Kratzmann defeated  Fredrik Bergh /  Nicklas Kulti, 6\u20131, 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152613-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paegas Czech Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Prague Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April \u2013 3 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152613-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paegas Czech Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152614-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paegas Czech Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Prague Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 April \u2013 3 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152614-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paegas Czech Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152615-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Palanca Awards\nThe Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1998 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152616-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Palmer Cup\nThe 1998 Palmer Cup was held on 3\u20134 August 1998 on the Old Course and New Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The match was tied 12\u201312.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152616-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Palmer Cup, Format\nOn Monday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by four foursomes matches in the afternoon. Eight singles matches were played on the Tuesday morning with a further eight more in the afternoon.. In all, 24 matches were played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152616-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Palmer Cup, Format\nEach of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole, each side earned half a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12\u00bd points won the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152616-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Palmer Cup, Teams\nEight college golfers from the Great Britain and Ireland and the United States participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152617-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship\nThe 1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, held in Havana, Cuba from 22 to 29 September 1998. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1999 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152618-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pan American Race Walking Cup\nThe 1998 Pan American Race Walking Cup was held in Miami, Florida, United States. The track of the Cup runs in the Biscayne Boulevard, Bayfront Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152618-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pan American Race Walking Cup\nThe women's 20\u00a0km race was held for the first time replacing the women's 10\u00a0km competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152618-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pan American Race Walking Cup\nComplete results, medal winners until 2011, and the results for the Mexican athletes were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152618-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pan American Race Walking Cup, Participation\nThe participation of 61 athletes from 9 countries is reported.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 49], "content_span": [50, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152619-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Panamanian constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in Panama on 30 August 1998. Voters were asked whether they approved of amending the 1972 constitution to allow the President to be re-elected. Only 34.3% voted in favour of the reforms, with a turnout of 65.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake\nThe 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake occurred on July 17 with a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The event occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast region of Papua New Guinea, 25 kilometers (16\u00a0mi) from the coast near Aitape, and caused a large undersea landslide which caused a tsunami that hit the coast, killing between at least 2,183 and 2,700 people and injuring thousands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake, Earthquake\nThe earthquake occurred at 6:49pm local time (UTC+10) along the boundary of the Australia and the Pacific tectonic plates. The tsunami was originally thought to have been caused by a 2\u00a0m (6\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in) vertical drop in the Pacific Plate along a 25\u00a0mi (40\u00a0km) long fault. Later work suggested that in fact a massive underwater landslide had occurred.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake, Earthquake\nThe tsunami raised awareness among scientists of the potential for small earthquakes to trigger large tsunamis, if they cause undersea landslides. It is now recognised that such events can be very dangerous, as the earthquake may be too small to be felt on land, or detected by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Any resulting tsunami can thus appear without warning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake, Earthquake, Effects\nThe earthquake consisted of a main shock and several aftershocks that were felt in several towns in the area around the epicenter. The main shock caused some minor damage to the 62-year-old church at the Sissano Mission, and was strong enough that many people in Malol, Arop, and Warapu left their houses because the shaking lasted for so long. Cracks in the ground formed in Arop and Warapu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake, Earthquake, Effects\nA few minutes after the earthquake, many residents reported hearing a loud clap as the tsunami approached the shoreline. The tsunami resulted in at least 2,200 people being killed, thousands being injured, about 9,500 homeless and about 500 missing. The maximum height of the waves was estimated at being 15\u00a0m\u00a0(49\u00a0ft) high with an average height of 10.5\u00a0m\u00a0(34\u00a0ft).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake, Earthquake, Effects\nThe area worst hit was a 30\u00a0km (19\u00a0mi) coastal strip running north-west from Aitape to the village of Sissano. Several villages in the path of the tsunami were completely destroyed and others extensively damaged. The tsunami wave uprooted entire buildings and transported their foundations 50\u201360 metres (160\u2013200\u00a0ft) from their original location  The village of Arop was situated on a narrow spit between the coast and Sissano Lagoon. It was directly in the path of the tsunami and was worst hit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake, Earthquake, Response\nImmediately after the tsunami the Royal Australian Air Force flew in three C-130 Hercules transport planes with relief supplies. In the days following more relief was flown in and a field hospital was set up in the neighbouring town of Vanimo. The amount of injury and illness due to the tsunami overwhelmed the makeshift hospitals, leaving many victims with wounds that were untreated for several days and led to gangrene. Rotting dead bodies that remained in the lagoon spread diseases and the government sealed off the entire area. After the makeshift hospital in Vanimo was dismantled, the sick people became worse as the nearest hospital was over a day's walk away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 725]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake, Earthquake, Response\nSeveral villages moved their buildings slightly further back from the sea when they eventually rebuilt. Scientists from the University of Papua New Guinea  initiated a public awareness program for the residents of the coastal area affected by the tsunami, to tell them that scientific models have concluded that the geology of the surrounding area causes the destructive waves to focus their energy on that area, making it a very dangerous place to live. The scientists also recommended that the Papua New Guinea government improve the escape routes for the villages and improve the tsunami warning system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152620-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake, Earthquake, Response\nThe country does not have a communications plan put in place, according to the UN Development Project's country report on Disaster Management. According to the National Research institute, there are still no roads to the villages of Arop and Warapu. Also, the Sepik highway that connects to Aitape does not connect with the village of Vanimo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152621-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paraguayan general election\nGeneral elections were held in Paraguay on 10 May 1998. Incumbent Juan Carlos Wasmosy could not run again, as the constitution limits the president to a single five-year term with no possibility of re-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152621-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paraguayan general election\nThe presidential elections were won by Ra\u00fal Cubas Grau of the Colorado Party, who received 55.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 45 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 45 seats in the Senate, defeating the Democratic Alliance formed by the Authentic Radical Liberal Party and the National Encounter Party. Voter turnout was 80.5%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152621-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Paraguayan general election\nTo date, this is the only time since the restoration of democracy in Paraguay that a presidential candidate has been elected with a majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152622-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris Open\nThe 1998 Paris Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 26th edition of the Paris Masters, and is part of the ATP Masters Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 2 November through 9 November 1998. Greg Rusedski won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152622-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris Open, Finals, Doubles\nMahesh Bhupati /  Leander Paes defeated  Jacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis 6\u20134, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152623-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris Open \u2013 Doubles\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Wolbo (talk | contribs) at 00:11, 1 December 2020 (\u2192\u200eExternal links:  Updated external link). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152623-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris Open \u2013 Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20132, against Eltingh and Haarhuis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152624-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris Open \u2013 Singles\nPete Sampras was the defending champion but lost to Greg Rusedski in the final, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152624-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152625-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris\u2013Granada\u2013Dakar Rally\n1998 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1998 Paris\u2013Granada\u2013Dakar Rally, was the 20th running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally returned to a traditional Paris to Dakar route last used in 1993. A number of competitors were attacked near the end of the ninth stage, at Taoudenni in Mali. Jean-Pierre Fontenay won the car class and St\u00e9phane Peterhansel won his sixth and final motorcycle title before switching to the car category for subsequent events. The truck title was won by Karel Loprais in a Tatra 815.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152626-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris\u2013Nice\nThe 1998 Paris\u2013Nice was the 56th edition of the Paris\u2013Nice cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 1998. The race started in Suresnes and finished in Nice. The race was won by Frank Vandenbroucke of the Mapei team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152626-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris\u2013Nice\nThe race saw the professional comeback of Lance Armstrong after receiving treatment for testicular cancer. He finished 23rd in the prologue, but pulled out the next day, with his return to racing in jeopardy. He would later win seven consecutive Tour de France titles, only to be stripped of all results following a lengthy investigation into his doping practices.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152627-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris\u2013Roubaix\nThe 1998 Paris\u2013Roubaix was the 96th running of the Paris\u2013Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 12 April 1998 over a distance of 266.5 kilometres (165.6 miles). Franco Ballerini won the monument classic; his Mapei\u2013Bricobi team took all three podium positions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152627-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris\u2013Roubaix\nJohan Museeuw, the winner of 1996, crashed heavily in the Trou\u00e9e d'Arenberg pav\u00e9 section, shattering his knee. On top of this came a dangerous gangrene infection which nearly spelled the end of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152628-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Paris\u2013Tours\nThe 1998 Paris\u2013Tours was the 92nd edition of the Paris\u2013Tours cycle race and was held on 4 October 1998. The race started in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and finished in Tours. The race was won by Jacky Durand of the Casino team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152629-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Parramatta Eels season\nThe 1998 Parramatta Eels season was the 52nd in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Dean Pay they competed in the National Rugby League's 1998 Premiership season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152629-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Parramatta Eels season\nParramatta finished 4th in the newly created 20-team NRL. The Eels had a highly successful Finals Series, beating the North Sydney Bears in a Qualifying Final and then backing up to defeat eventual premiers Brisbane Broncos 15\u201310. Due to the win, Parramatta gained a week off before clashing with the Bulldogs in a Grand Final Qualifier. The game was poised at 18\u20132 in favour of the Eels with 11 minutes to go. However, the Bulldogs managed a late resurgence to tie the game up at 18\u201318. Bulldogs then went on to win the match, 32-20.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152630-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Patriot League Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 2 and 3, 1998 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Regular season champion Navy won their second championship and advanced to a play-in round ahead of the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they lost to Monmouth in three games. Luke Braham of Navy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152630-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Patriot League Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding\nThe top three finishers by conference winning percentage from the league's regular season advanced to the tournament. The top seed earned a first round by and the right to host the event. The second and third seeds played an elimination game, with the winner meeting the top seed in a best-of-three series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152631-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland after the conclusion of the 1997\u201398 regular season. Number two seed Navy defeated top seed Lafayette, 93\u201385 in the championship game, to win its third Patriot League Tournament title. The Midshipmen earned an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament as #16 seed in the East region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152631-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nAll seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round, with the top seed receiving a bye to the semifinal round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152633-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Peach Bowl (December)\nThe 1998 Peach Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs and Virginia Cavaliers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152633-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Peach Bowl (December)\nAfter a scoreless first quarter, Virginia scored first on a 2-yard Anthony Southern touchdown run, making the score 7\u20130. Aaron Brooks threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Wilkins making the score 14\u20130. Brooks threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Thomas Jones as Virginia took a 21\u20130 lead. An 11-yard touchdown pass by Quincy Carter made the halftime score 21\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152633-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Peach Bowl (December)\nIn the third quarter, Carter threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Champ Bailey, as Georgia cut the deficit to 21\u201314. Olandis Gary's 15-yard touchdown run tied the game at 21. Brooks threw a 67-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Wilkins, but Todd Braverman missed the extra point, giving Virginia a 27\u201321 lead at the end of three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Olandis Gary scored on a 2-yard run, giving Georgia a 28\u201327 lead. Quincy Carter later scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, giving the Bulldogs a 35\u201327 lead. In the fourth quarter, Brooks scored on a 30-yard scoring run, bringing the score to 35\u201333, but failed on the two-point conversion. After Virginia recovered the ensuing onside kick, Braverman's last second field goal attempt barely sailed wide right, giving Georgia the victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 815]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152634-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Peach Bowl (January)\nThe 1998 Peach Bowl, part of the 1997 bowl game season, featured the Auburn Tigers and the Clemson Tigers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152634-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Peach Bowl (January)\nAuburn overcame a 17\u20136 deficit, largely caused by three blocked punts, entering the fourth quarter to score 15 unanswered points, posting a 21\u201317 victory. Auburn quarterback Dameyune Craig threw a touchdown pass to Karsten Bailey for the first of three scores in the final frame. Then Rusty Williams gave Auburn the lead with a seven-yard touchdown run before Jaret Holmes booted the final field goal, one of his three successful kicks in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152635-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pendle Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152635-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pendle Borough Council election, Campaign\n17 seats were contested in the election, with the Liberal Democrats defending 10 seats, Labour 6 and the Conservatives 1 seat. The election saw controversy over proxy votes, as the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties accused each other of abusing the system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152635-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pendle Borough Council election, Campaign\nDuring the campaign the Liberal Democrat national leader Paddy Ashdown came to Pendle to support his party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152635-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw no change in the political balance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats remaining in control of the council. The Labour party gained 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Bradley and Waterside wards, but the Liberal Democrats took the seats of Walverden and Whitefield back. Meanwhile, the Conservative group leader, Roy Clarkson, held the only seat the Conservatives had been defending in Reedley. Overall turnout in the election was 34.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152636-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Penn Quakers football team\nThe 1998 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A year after having to forfeit all of its Ivy League wins, Penn won the conference championship in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152636-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Penn Quakers football team\nIn their seventh year under head coach Al Bagnoli, the Quakers compiled an 8\u20132 record and outscored opponents 297 to 212. Jim Finn and Joe Piela were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152636-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Penn Quakers football team\nPenn's 6\u20131 conference record topped the Ivy League standings. The Quakers outscored Ivy opponents 225 to 137 by Ivy opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152636-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Penn Quakers football team\nPenn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152637-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team\nThe 1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152637-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule\nPenn State did not play Big Ten teams Indiana and Iowa this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 53], "content_span": [54, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152637-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Post season, NFL Draft\nTwo Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 67], "content_span": [68, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152638-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. It was between incumbent Republican Tom Ridge, Democrat Ivan Itkin, Constitutionalist Peg Luksik and Libertarian Ken Krawchuk. Ridge, a popular moderate, won with 57% of the votes cast. As of 2021, this was the last time Delaware, Lackawanna and Montgomery counties have voted for the Republican candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152638-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, Primary Elections\nIncumbent Governor Ridge ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. State Representative Ivan Itkin from Pittsburgh bested former Auditor General and US Representative Don Bailey from Greensburg and private detective and anti-corruption activist Bill Keisling from York. Itkin, although well not well known in the state, was a powerful figure in the legislature and had the backing of the party establishment, while the conservative Bailey drew strong union support.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 59], "content_span": [60, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152638-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, Campaign\nDuring this election cycle, Democrats struggled with fundraising issues and had difficulty recruiting a top tier candidate. Itkin, who had little name recognition statewide, was considered to be a sacrificial lamb. Peg Luksik, who was well known as an outspoken opponent of abortion, ran as a strong third party contender for the second consecutive election cycle; she emphasized the pro-choice stances of both candidates and drew votes in the state's rural, conservative center. However, Ridge's victory was never in doubt, as he ran on a generally positive record from his prior term and a combination of traditional Republican strategies (such as his \"tough on crime\" image) combined with his ability to somewhat undercut Democratic support (such as through his labor ties).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 828]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152639-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election\nThe Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 1998 was held on November 3, 1998. In Pennsylvania, the Lieutenant Governor is elected on the same ticket as the Governor, so the only campaign for this office was the primary election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152640-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Penwith District Council election\nElections to Penwith District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 31.0%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152641-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pep Boys 400K\nThe 1998 Pep Boys 400K was the sixth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on July 19, 1998 at the 1.000\u00a0mi (1.609\u00a0km) Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. It was the second Indy car race held at this track, and the first since the 1969 Delaware 200.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152641-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pep Boys 400K, Report, Qualifying\nTwo laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 38], "content_span": [39, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400\nThe 1998 Pepsi 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on October 17, 1998, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Originally scheduled to be held on the Fourth of July, the race was postponed until the fall due to widespread wildfires in central Florida; it was the first superspeedway race to be held at night, and the first time (and, as of 2018, the only time) there were two consecutive points-paying restrictor plate races, with the Winston 500 being run first on October 11.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400\nContested over 160\u00a0laps, it was the thirtieth race of the 1998 season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports took his eleventh win of the season, while Bobby Labonte finished second and Mike Skinner finished third. Gordon retained his point lead on the way to his third Winston Cup championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Background\nDaytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, California Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0\u00a0km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. John Andretti was the defending race winner. The event was the fifth of five night races held during the 1998 Winston Cup Series season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Background\nThe 1998 Pepsi 400 was originally scheduled to be run on July 4, 1998, as the seventeenth race of the 33-event Winston Cup Series schedule. It was the first superspeedway race, and first NASCAR event held at Daytona, to be run at night following the installation of Musco lighting at the Daytona International Speedway; it was also scheduled to be broadcast live on CBS, the first stock car event to be televised live on primetime network television.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Background\nDuring the days leading up to the scheduled start of practice at 3pm, Thursday, July 2, 1998, concerns rose on account of the massive wildfire outbreak that was underway in central Florida; thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area, and Interstate 95, the primary north\u2013south thoroughfare through the region, was closed. At 10am on July 2, NASCAR announced that the race was being postponed; while July 25 was an open date, the decision was made to reschedule the race for October 17, to allow additional time for the wildfires to be controlled. At the time of the postponement, the race was sold out; this was the first time the summer race at Daytona International Speedway had achieved sellout status.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 750]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Background\nThe rescheduling meant that the race would not be televised on CBS, as the network did not want to compete against Fox's broadcast of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series, also scheduled for October 17. On July 21, it was announced that The Nashville Network, a cable affiliate of CBS, would air the rescheduled race live in its entirety.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Background\nPrior to the race, Jeff Gordon led the Drivers' Championship with 4632 points, and Mark Martin was in second with 4344 points. Dale Jarrett was third in the Drivers' Championship with 4098 points, Rusty Wallace was fourth with 3883 points, and Jeff Burton was in fifth with 3805 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was tied with Ford for the lead with 216 points each; Pontiac followed in third with 138 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Practice and qualifying\nPractice and first round qualifying was held on Thursday, October 15, 1998; Bobby Labonte led pre-qualifying practice with a lap time of 46.722 seconds. Five Ford teams, those of drivers Chad Little, Jimmy Spencer, Rich Bickle, Dick Trickle and Billy Standridge, ran Thunderbird-bodied race cars, instead of the standard Taurus ran at most 1998 Winston Cup Series races, believing the Thunderbird to have an aerodynamic advantage at the restrictor plate racetracks. ARCA driver Randal Ritter's car failed to pass inspection due to extreme irregularities in its construction, and the team withdrew before practice began.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 47], "content_span": [48, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Practice and qualifying\nBobby Labonte posted the fastest time in first round qualifying, a lap of 46.485 seconds (193.611 miles per hour (311.587\u00a0km/h)), winning the Bud Pole Award; Jeff Burton was second fastest. Jeremy Mayfield qualified 25th, the last car to qualify for the race on the first day of time trials. Second round qualifying was held during the afternoon on Friday, October 16; the fastest car in the session, placing 26th on the starting grid, was the No. 07 Chevrolet driven by Dan Pardus, qualifying at a speed of 189.945 miles per hour (305.687\u00a0km/h).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 47], "content_span": [48, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Practice and qualifying\nKenny Wallace and Rich Bickle also improved their qualifying times and made the starting field for the race; Bickle was the slowest car to qualify on time, at 188.608 miles per hour (303.535\u00a0km/h). Bobby Hamilton, Jimmy Spencer, Ricky Craven, Johnny Benson, Jr., Ricky Rudd, Kyle Petty and Darrell Waltrip received provisional starting positions; Rick Mast, Dick Trickle, Rick Wilson, Robert Pressley and Gary Bradberry failed to make the field for the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 47], "content_span": [48, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Practice and qualifying\nErnie Irvan, 14th in Winston Cup Series points entering the event, opted to sit out the majority of practice and qualifying, having suffered injuries in a crash the previous week at Talladega Superspeedway; Ricky Craven practiced and qualified the No. 36 Pontiac for Irvan. Irvan did run a few laps during practice on Friday night, October 16; the \"Happy Hour\" practice session began at 7:30pm and was scheduled to run for two and a half hours, but was delayed during its duration for an hour and 45 minutes, as the track was dried following afternoon thunderstorms. Bobby Hamilton posted the fastest speed in the session, 191.345 miles per hour (307.940\u00a0km/h). Johnny Benson's car suffered a hood failure during the session, the hood flying off of the car.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 47], "content_span": [48, 805]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Race\nThe race was held starting at 8pm on Saturday, October 17, 1998. Ernie Irvan dropped to the rear of the field prior to the start of the race, due to a driver change; Ricky Craven had qualified the car. Although Bobby Labonte started on pole, Dale Jarrett, who had started third, led the first lap of the race; Dale Earnhardt took the lead on lap two and held it through the first caution period of the race, for rain, for three laps starting at lap 13.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Race\nA large crash occurred on lap 32; initiated by Kevin Lepage losing control of his car in turn two, the wreck collected eleven cars, including Hut Stricklin, Geoff Bodine and three-time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip; Earnhardt lost the lead during pit stops under caution to Rusty Wallace, with Dave Marcis pitting a lap later than the leaders to pick up five bonus points for leading a lap. Lepage suffered a fractured shoulder in a fall exiting his car.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Race\nThe race resumed on lap 39; after Earnhardt took the lead for one lap at lap 44 Jarrett assumed the lead and held it for the next 37 laps, until pit stops shuffled the field and saw Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, and Bobby Labonte swapping the lead among themselves. Jimmy Spencer and Jeremy Mayfield each also led a single lap during the long green-flag period that ended on lap 107 when Dan Pardus hit the wall in turn two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Race\nGordon had been leading at the time of the caution; he lost the lead to rookie Kenny Irwin, Jr. during pit stops, and Irwin retained the lead after the resumption of racing on lap 110, leading 15 laps in total until being passed by Gordon on lap 123 on account of having a flat tire, just before the caution came out once again for a rain shower.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Race\nThe brief four-lap caution saw Gordon retaining the lead; he continued to pace the field as Irwin, on lap 141, hit the Thunderbird of Chad Little, setting off a nine-car accident that brought out a caution. Gordon continued to lead on the restart, and on lap 155, five laps from the finish of the event, rain began to fall once again; the caution flag was thrown, then the red flag, stopping the race to allow the track to be dried and the event to finish under green.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Race\nAfter a 37-minute red flag period, the race resumed; Gordon was able to hold off his challengers over the final three laps to take his eleventh win of the season. In the midst of the final sprint, Chad Little ended up getting turned from behind by Jimmy Spencer while in a three wide battle exiting turn 4 and crashed hard into the inside wall, failing to make it to the stripe and finishing 20th. Gordon set an average speed of 144.549 miles per hour (232.629\u00a0km/h) while leading 49 of the race's 160 laps. Gordon received $184,325 in purse money. Bobby Labonte finished second; Mike Skinner was third, while Jeremy Mayfield and Rusty Wallace finished in the top five. The fastest lap of the race was set by Dale Earnhardt, at 191.383 miles per hour (308.001\u00a0km/h).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 795]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Race\nGordon, who had entered the race with the points lead, extended it to 358 points over Mark Martin; nobody would challenge Gordon over the remainder of the season, and he would go on to win his third Winston Cup Series championship; he was the youngest driver to accomplish the feat. The race took two hours, forty-six minutes, and two seconds to complete, and the margin of victory was 0.176 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Statistical notes\nThe 1998 Pepsi 400 was the only Winston Cup Series start by Dan Pardus, and the last by Billy Standridge. It was also the last race for which Rick Wilson attempted to qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152642-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi 400, Report, Statistical notes\nThe Pepsi 400 would return to its traditional July date in 1999, and has been held at night every year since the 1998 event, except in 2014 and 2019 when it was postponed to Sunday due to rain. Until 2020, when the date was changed to August, 29th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152643-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pepsi Southern 500\nThe 1998 Pepsi Southern 500, the 49th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 6, 1998 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the twenty-fourth race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. His fourth consecutive Southern 500 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152644-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Peruvian Segunda Divisi\u00f3n\nThe 1998 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n Peruana, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), as UPAO declined to participate only 11 teams took part in this tournament. Only 1 leg of matches was played as the tournament was delayed because of some problems. The tournament winner, Hijos de Yurimaguas was promoted to the Playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152645-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Petit Le Mans\nThe 1998 Petit Le Mans was the seventh race for the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season, then known as the Professional SportsCar Racing series. It also served as a prelude to the first American Le Mans Series race held at Sebring in 1999. Don Panoz's American Le Mans Series was developed with the backing of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), the ruling body of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It took place on October 11, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152645-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Petit Le Mans, Development\nFollowing the demise of the World Sportscar Championship in 1992, sportscar racing was left without a major worldwide series in which to compete. The 24 Hours of Le Mans remained a remnant, still competed by a large number of sportscars, but mostly on a single race basis. Various sportscar leagues had sprung up since the WSC's demise, including the International Motor Sports Association's replacement for their Camel GTP series, the Prototype SportsCar Racing series. In Europe, two series were also developed, the FIA Sportscar Championship and the FIA GT Championship, although they were not combined like IMSA's series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152645-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Petit Le Mans, Development\nThe Automobile Club de l'Ouest, wanting to create a new worldwide series, made an agreement with Don Panoz, owner of the Road Atlanta racing course. The ACO would agree to lend the Le Mans name out to Panoz for the creation of an event called the Petit Le Mans (French for little Le Mans). The race would be similar to the 12 Hours of Sebring, in that it did not run a full 24 hours like Le Mans. Instead, the race would be 10 hours or 1,000 miles (1,600\u00a0km), whichever came first.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152645-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Petit Le Mans, Development\nThe series would become an experiment for the ACO, in which if enough teams showed interest in Petit Le Mans, the ACO would look into developing a series around the same formula. In order to help drive interest, the ACO promised that the winners of Petit Le Mans would earn automatic invitations to the 24 Hours of Le Mans without having to apply or earn favor with the ACO. This custom continues to be utilized in the Petit Le Mans, despite American Le Mans Series champions also receiving invites.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152645-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Petit Le Mans, Development\nIMSA, which normally ran at Road Atlanta during their seasons, agreed to allow a joint race for their series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans competitors. However, each series ran slightly different formulas for their competitors, thus forcing the organizers to create seven different classes. LMP1, LMGT1, and LMGT2 for the ACO compliant cars, and WSC, GT1, GT2, and GT3 for IMSA's competitors. Even though both organizers used the GT1 and GT2 names the classes were not actually the same, which is why the ACO classes are preceded by LM.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152645-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Petit Le Mans, Post-Race\nWith a total of 31 entrants, including a large number of European teams, the ACO considered the race a success. The only downside was that BMW, who had initially entered their BMW V12 LMs, did not show up for the race. However, the ACO and Don Panoz pushed ahead with their plans and announced the American Le Mans Series for 1999. IMSA, whose own racing series was faltering, decided to take instead take over as sanctioning body for the new American Le Mans Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 29], "content_span": [30, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152645-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Petit Le Mans, Post-Race\nThe #26 Porsche 911 GT1, which had won the pole position for the race, did not finish the race; the car, piloted by Yannick Dalmas, infamously flipped in a blowover between turns 8 and 9. This incident, as well as similar blowover incidents to the BMW V12 LM during the 2000 Petit Le Mans and the Mercedes-Benz CLR during the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, resulted in new protocols in 2003 that increased the critical take-off speed and reduced the chance of blow-overs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 29], "content_span": [30, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152645-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Petit Le Mans, Post-Race\nThe ACO would repeat later this kind of one-off experimental race in preparation for new series, with the 1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000km, the 2000 Race of a Thousand Years, the 2003 1000km of Le Mans and the 2009 1000 km of Okayama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 29], "content_span": [30, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152646-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Philadelphia Eagles season\nThe 1998 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6\u20139\u20131, winning only three games. Head coach Ray Rhodes was fired at end of season, finishing his four-year tenure with a record of 29\u201334\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152646-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Philadelphia Eagles season\nThe Eagles\u2019 161 points-scored (10.06 per game) is tied for the third-lowest total in a 16-game schedule. Philadelphia\u2019s three quarterbacks\u2014Bobby Hoying, Koy Detmer, and Rodney Peete\u2014each won one game, and threw for only seven total touchdowns combined.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152646-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL draft\nThe table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152647-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Philadelphia Phillies season\nThe 1998 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 116th season in the history of the franchise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152647-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season\nThe first game of the Phillies season was an unforgettable opening day game at Shea Stadium against their division rival New York Mets. Both of them were involved in the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League and the longest one in the MLB since 1926 when the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 1\u20130 in 15 innings. However, the Phillies lost the game 1\u20130 in 14 innings when Mets backup catcher Alberto Castillo delivered a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded off Philadelphia closer Ricky Bottalico. This was the first regular season baseball game played in New York in March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152647-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 56], "content_span": [57, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152648-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Philadelphia Wings season\nThe 1998 Philadelphia Wings season marked the team's twelfth season of operation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152648-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Philadelphia Wings season, Regular season, Conference standings\nx:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth; c:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y:\u00a0Clinched division; z:\u00a0Clinched best regular season record; GP:\u00a0Games PlayedW:\u00a0Wins; L:\u00a0Losses; GB:\u00a0Games back; PCT:\u00a0Win percentage; Home:\u00a0Record at Home; Road:\u00a0Record on the Road; GF:\u00a0Goals scored; GA:\u00a0Goals allowedDifferential:\u00a0Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals allowed per game", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 68], "content_span": [69, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152649-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections\nElections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 11, 1998. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Fidel V. Ramos' Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. For the first time since the People Power Revolution, a party won majority of the seats in the House; Lakas had a seat over the majority. This is also the first Philippine elections that included the party-list system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152649-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections\nHowever, with Joseph Estrada of the opposition Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP; an electoral alliance between the Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), the NPC and the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)) winning the presidential election, the majority of the elected Lakas-NUCD-UMDP congressmen switched sides to LAMMP. This led to Manuel Villar, Jr. (formerly of Lakas but became a LAMMP member prior to the election) on being elected as the Speaker of the House.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152649-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections\nThe elected representatives served in the 11th Congress from 1998 to 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152649-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Results, Party-list election\nThere were 52 seats for sectoral representatives that were contested. Each party has to get 2% of the national vote to win one seat; they would win an additional seat for every 2% of the vote, up to the maximum three seats. Only 14 party-list representatives were elected under this rule, leaving 38 unfilled seats. Eventually, the \"2\u20134\u20136%\" rule was ruled as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on October 6, 2000 on the case Veterans Federation Party, et. al. vs. COMELEC. Despite this ruling, no additional seats were awarded to any party-lists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 80], "content_span": [81, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election\nThe 1998 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 26th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1998 to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP; Struggle of the Nationalist Filipino Masses)-led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and PDP\u2013Laban. The two coalitions split the 12 contested seats 7\u20135 in favor of LAMMP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Candidates\nThe two major presidential candidates, Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. of Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and Vice President Joseph Estrada of the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP) presented full 12-person senatorial slates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Candidates\nRenato de Villa's Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa, Santiago Dumlao's Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago, and Alfredo Lim's Liberal Party also presented senatorial slates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Candidates\nOliver Lozano was the sole independent not included in senatorial slates that was allowed to run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Retiring and term limited incumbents, Incumbents running elsewhere\nThese all won in the 1995 election, and if lost, would have still returned to finish their six-year Senate term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 99], "content_span": [100, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Retiring and term limited incumbents, Incumbents running elsewhere\nArroyo's victory in the vice presidential election means that she'd vacate her Senate seat by June 30, 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 99], "content_span": [100, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Results\nThe Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP) won seven seats, while the Lakas-NUCD won five.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Results\nThree incumbents, all from LAMMP, successfully defended their seats: Blas Ople, Ramon Revilla Sr., and Tito Sotto.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Results\nThere are five neophyte senators: Rene Cayetano, Loren Legarda, and Robert Barbers of Lakas, and Robert Jaworski and Tessie Aquino-Oreta of LAMMP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Results\nReturning senators are Rodolfo Biazon, John Henry Osme\u00f1a, and Aquilino Pimentel Jr. of LAMMP, and Teofisto Guingona, Jr. of Lakas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152650-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine Senate election, Results\nThe election of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Vice President of the Philippines in concurrent elections means that her Senate seat will be vacant until June 30, 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152651-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine general election\nPresidential elections, legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race, Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as Vice President also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both president and vice president came from different parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152651-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine general election, Results, House of Representatives\nThe first party-list elections were held. Aside from voting for the representative from their congressional district, a voter can also vote for a party-list.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 67], "content_span": [68, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election\nThe 1998 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by a landslide victory. In the vice-presidential race, Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo won a six-year term as Vice President, also by a landslide victory. This was the third election where both the president and vice president came from different parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nAt the tail-end of the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos, several politicians have been jockeying for the nomination of his Lakas-NUCD-UMDP party. This included Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., Defense Secretary Renato de Villa, and Cebu Governor Lito Osme\u00f1a.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nThe Lakas nominee is widely expected to face Vice President Joseph Estrada, who had been leading candidate in the various opinion polls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nSenator Miriam Defensor Santiago, who considered herself to have been cheated out of the presidency by Ramos in 1992, was also expected to run again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nFormer First Lady Imelda Marcos was also seen to run for the presidency. She was banking on the support of loyalists of deposed president Ferdinand Marcos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nSenator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who had topped the 1995 Senate election, was also seen to be a strong contender to the presidency, founding the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino party, with Tito Sotto, who himself topped the 1992 Senate election, widely seen to be her vice presidential running mate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nSenator Raul Roco, who had a noteworthy Senate career up to this point, had the strong backing of the youth via his Aksyon Demokratiko party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nThe Lakas convention nominated de Venecia, Ramos handpicked successor. This led to de Villa and Osme\u00f1a bolting from Lakas and setting up their own parties. De Venecia picked Arroyo as his running mate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nThe Liberal Party nominated Manila mayor Alfredo Lim. Meanwhile, the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP), Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and Estrada's own Partido ng Masang Pilipino (the forerunner of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino) established an electoral pact and formed the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino. Estrada chose Senator Edgardo Angara of the LDP as his running mate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Background\nWeeks before election day, Marcos withdrew from the election. Estrada had widened his lead among other candidates at this point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results\nThe 10th Congress canvassed the votes in joint session for a number of days before declaring Estrada and Arroyo as the winners; with Senate President Neptali Gonzales and Speaker De Venecia announcing the victors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results\nWhile the official canvassing did not start a fortnight after Election Day, the National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) held a parallel and unofficial quick count which was released days after the election and was updated at irregular intervals. NAMFREL based their tally from the seventh copy of the election returns given to them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results\nIn theory, the totals for the official canvassing (derived from the certificates of canvass, which are then derived from the election returns) and the completed NAMFREL quick count should be equal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For president\nEstrada carried the majority of the provinces, his hometown of San Juan City, and Metro Manila.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For president\nDe Venecia carried his home province of Pangasinan as well as Baguio, Roco carried his home province of Camarines Sur and the rest of the Bicol Region (excluding Masbate), and Osme\u00f1a got his foothold over his home province of Cebu and other provinces in the South.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For president\nOther candidates also carried their home provinces such as De Villa of Batangas and Siquijor, Enrile of Cagayan and Iloilo City, and Defensor-Santiago of Iloilo Province, as well as Tawi-Tawi and Bacolod. Lim was the only major candidate who did not carry any provinces (with the exception of Batanes) and failed to capture his hometown of Manila.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For president, NAMFREL quick count\nTake note that Manuel Morato had a higher number of votes in the NAMFREL quick count than in the official congressional canvass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 82], "content_span": [83, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For president, NAMFREL quick count\n*Difference from the NAMFREL quick count from the official congressional canvass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 82], "content_span": [83, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For president, Voter demographics\nSource: Exit polls conducted by Social Weather Stations on May 12, 100% total (margin of error: 1.3%)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 81], "content_span": [82, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For vice-president\nArroyo also carried most of the provinces including her home province of Pampanga. Other candidates also carried their home provinces such as Angara of Aurora and Quezon being mother province, Tatad of Catanduanes and Sueno of South Cotabato.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For vice-president\nOnly Orbos of Pangasinan and Osme\u00f1a of Cebu, as well as independent candidate Baldomero Falcone (running mate of Enrile), failed to capture the votes of their home provinces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For vice-president, NAMFREL quick count\nTake note that Reynaldo Pacheco had a higher number of votes in the NAMFREL quick count than the official Congressional canvass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 87], "content_span": [88, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For vice-president, NAMFREL quick count\n*Difference from the NAMFREL quick count from the official Congressional canvass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 87], "content_span": [88, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152652-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Philippine presidential election, Results, For vice-president, Voter demographics\nSource: Exit polls conducted by Social Weather Stations on May 12, 100% total (margin of error: 1.4%)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 86], "content_span": [87, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152653-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Phoenix Mercury season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the second season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury reached their first WNBA Finals, but championship hopes were denied when they lost to the Houston Comets in three games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152653-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Phoenix Mercury season, Offseason\nTara Williams was picked up by the Detroit Shock in the 1998 WNBA Expansion Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152654-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Piberstein Styrian Open\nThe 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sportpark Piberstein in Maria Lankowitz, Austria that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 12 July 1998. First-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152654-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Piberstein Styrian Open, Finals, Doubles\nLaura Montalvo /  Paola Su\u00e1rez defeated  Tina Kri\u017ean /  Katarina Srebotnik 6\u20131, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152655-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Piberstein Styrian Open \u2013 Doubles\nEva Melicharov\u00e1 and Helena Vildov\u00e1 were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152655-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Piberstein Styrian Open \u2013 Doubles\nLaura Montalvo and Paola Su\u00e1rez won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20132 against Tina Kri\u017ean and Katarina Srebotnik.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152655-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Piberstein Styrian Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152656-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Piberstein Styrian Open \u2013 Singles\nBarbara Schett was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Emmanuelle Gagliardi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152656-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Piberstein Styrian Open \u2013 Singles\nPatty Schnyder won in the final 6\u20132, 4\u20136, 6\u20133 against Gala Le\u00f3n Garc\u00eda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152656-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Piberstein Styrian Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152657-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International\nThe 1998 Pilot Pen International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from August 17 through August 23, 1998, while the women's tournament was held from August 24 through August 30, 1998. Karol Ku\u010dera and Steffi Graf won the singles titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152657-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International, Finals, Men's Doubles\nWayne Arthurs /  Peter Tramacchi defeated  S\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien 7\u20136, 1\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 51], "content_span": [52, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152657-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International, Finals, Women's Doubles\nAlexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat defeated  Mariaan de Swardt /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 6\u20131, 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 53], "content_span": [54, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152658-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1998 Pilot Pen International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from August 17 through August 23, 1998, while the women's tournament was held from August 24 through August 30, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152658-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152659-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Men's Singles\nThe 1998 Pilot Pen International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from August 17 through August 23, 1998, while the women's tournament was held from August 24 through August 30, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152659-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152660-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Women's Doubles\nNicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152660-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Women's Doubles\nAlexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20130 against Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152660-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 53], "content_span": [54, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152661-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Women's Singles\nLindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Steffi Graf.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152661-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Women's Singles\nGraf won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20131 against Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152661-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pilot Pen International \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 53], "content_span": [54, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152662-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football team\nThe 1998 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Future Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell was a member of the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152663-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pittsburgh Pirates season\nThe 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 117th season of the franchise; the 112th in the National League. This was their 29th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 69\u201393.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152664-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season\nThe 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 66th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152664-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season\nThis season marked the first time since the 1991 season that the Steelers failed to make the playoffs. Pittsburgh finished 7\u20139 after starting the season 5\u20132, losing their last five games to lose a spot in the playoffs. It was Bill Cowher's first losing record as coach of the Steelers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152664-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season\nThe season was marked by a controversial ending to the team's Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions, where Jerome Bettis claimed he called the coin toss in overtime as \"tails\" although referee Phil Luckett heard \"heads.\" The Lions won 19\u201316 and started the Steelers' losing streak to finish the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152664-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season\nThe inept plays of Kordell Stewart was cited as another conflict, as the fans slowly began to turn on him. After their 11\u20135 1997 season, Pittsburgh lost two key offensive components: Chan Gailey, the offensive coordinator who went on to become head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, and their leading receiver, Yancey Thigpen, a Pro Bowler for Pittsburgh in 1997, who joined the Tennessee Oilers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152664-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Personnel, Staff\nNotable additions include Hines Ward, Alan Faneca and Deshea Townsend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 49], "content_span": [50, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152665-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Players Championship\nThe 1998 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 26\u201329 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 25th Players Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152665-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Players Championship\nFive strokes back, Justin Leonard shot a final round 67 to win at 278 (\u221210), two ahead of runners-up Glen Day and Tom Lehman. Len Mattiace surged into the lead in the final round, but a quintuple-bogey at 17 ended his chances; he birdied the last hole and finished four strokes back. Third round leader and 1995 champion Lee Janzen shot 79 and fell to eighteenth. He regrouped and won his second U.S. Open at Olympic in June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152665-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Players Championship\nDefending champion Steve Elkington withdrew on Monday night, citing complications after sinus surgery. the first not to compete since Jerry Pate in 1983 (neck).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152665-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Players Championship, Venue\nThis was the seventeenth Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; it was extended this year to 6,950 yards (6,355\u00a0m), an increase of 54 yards (49\u00a0m).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152665-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Players Championship, Field\nJohn Adams, Fulton Allem, Stephen Ames, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Doug Barron, Ronnie Black, Phil Blackmar, Jay Don Blake, Guy Boros, Michael Bradley, Mike Brisky, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Olin Browne, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Brandel Chamblee, Michael Christie, Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Lennie Clements, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Trevor Dodds, Joe Durant, David Duval, David Edwards, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Rick Fehr, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Robert Gamez, Brent Geiberger, Kelly Gibson, Retief Goosen, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Donnie Hammond, Dudley Hart, Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger, Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Scott Hoch, P. H. Horgan III, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Lee Janzen, Per-Ulrik Johansson, Steve Jones, Pete Jordan, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, Frank Lickliter, Bruce Lietzke, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Sandy Lyle, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Doug Martin, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Scott McCarron, Mark McCumber, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Larry Nelson, Frank Nobilo, Mark O'Meara, David Ogrin, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal, Masashi Ozaki, Naomichi Ozaki, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Don Pooley, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Lee Rinker, Loren Roberts, Costantino Rocca, Clarence Rose, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Mike Standly, Paul Stankowski, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, David Sutherland, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Phil Tataurangi, Tommy Tolles, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Omar Uresti, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, Lee Westwood, Mark Wiebe, Willie Wood, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 2062]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152666-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Plze\u0148 municipal election\nPlze\u0148 municipal election in 1998 was held as part of Czech municipal elections, 1998. It was held on 13 and 14 November 1998. The election was won by the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Ji\u0159\u00ed Schneberger became the new Mayor. ODS was led by Ji\u0159\u00ed \u0160neberger while Czech Social Democratic Party (\u010cSSD) was led by university professor Josef Pr\u016f\u0161a. ODS and \u010cSSD formed Grand coalition after the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152667-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Polynesia Cup\nThe Polynesia Cup 1998 was the second Polynesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Cook Islands and five teams participated: Tahiti, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and the hosts Cook Islands for the first time and served for the second time as Oceania Nations Cup qualifyer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152667-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Polynesia Cup\nThe teams played each other according to a round-robin format with \u00a0Tahiti winning the tournament for the second time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 1998 along with \u00a0Cook Islands", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152667-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Polynesia Cup, Results\nTahiti and  Cook Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1998", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 27], "content_span": [28, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152668-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pontins Professional\nThe 1998 Pontins Professional was the twenty-fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1998 in Prestatyn, Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152668-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pontins Professional\nThe tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152668-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pontins Professional\nMark Williams won the event, beating Martin Clark 9\u20136 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152669-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pop Cola 800s season\nThe 1998 Pop Cola 800s season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152669-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary\nAfter two years and six conferences of non-semifinal appearances, Pop Cola finally made it to the semifinal round in coach Norman Black's first full season with the RFM ballclub. The 800s placed third in the All-Filipino Cup by winning their one-game battle with Sta.Lucia for third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152669-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary\nNBA journeyman Sean Higgins was Pop Cola's import in the Commissioner's Cup, Higgins lasted eight games and was replaced by Marcus Liberty, who led the 800s to three straight wins and an outright semifinals berth. After the eliminations, Liberty went back to the States to settle a family problem. Sherell Ford, a legitimate NBA first round pick, plane in for the best-of-five semifinal series against the San Miguel Beermen and scored 42 points in Pop Cola's 97-106 loss in Game one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152669-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary\nThe Beermen easily won in Game two and Pop Cola coach Norman Black decided for the team to replaced Ford. Assistant coach Alfrancis Chua recommended Marcus Timmons, who played for him at Tanduay in the PBL, Timmons' efforts were not enough to hold back the Beermen in the 800s' 79-92 loss in Game three. After Timmons left for Australia, coach Norman Black was forced to play in their game against Formula Shell for third place, Black makes history by becoming the oldest import to play in the league at age 41, leading his team to an 84-80 win over Shell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152669-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary\nPop Cola had a pair of Victor Page and Paul Graham as their import for the Centennial Cup. After three games, Page was replaced by the comebacking Tony Harris, who led the 800s to four wins in eight games he played before a fracture in his right hand cut short his stint and was replaced by David Booth in their second outing in the Governor's Cup. Pop Cola lost their last game to Purefoods, 95-104 in overtime and the 800s missed out a semifinals berth, finishing one game behind the four semifinalist with eight wins and seven losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152669-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Pop Cola 800s season, Notable dates\nFebruary 10: Pop Cola pick up their first win of the season after two losses to San Miguel and Alaska by winning over Formula Shell, 88-74.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152669-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Pop Cola 800s season, Notable dates\nMarch 21: Pop Cola smothered a weary Sta.Lucia five, 78-70, for its second straight win in the All-Filipino Cup semifinals. The 800s improved their won-loss record to 7-6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152670-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Club in Filderstadt in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from 5 October until 11 October 1998. Unseeded Sandrine Testud won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152670-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles\nLindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Anna Kournikova /  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez-Vicario 6\u20134, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152671-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez-Vicario were the defending champions but only S\u00e1nchez-Vicario competed that year with Anna Kournikova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152671-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nKournikova and S\u00e1nchez-Vicario lost in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20132 against Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152671-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 47], "content_span": [48, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152672-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nMartina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Dominique Van Roost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152672-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nSandrine Testud won the title, defeating Lindsay Davenport in final 7\u20135, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152672-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 47], "content_span": [48, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152673-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Portsmouth City Council election\nElections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152674-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese abortion referendum\nOn 28 June 1998 a referendum on a new abortion law was conducted in Portugal; it was the second national referendum in the Portuguese history and the first after the 1974 Carnation Revolution. The law was proposed by the Portuguese Communist Party and it decriminalized abortion during the first ten weeks of pregnancy and was considered by the left as the only way to put an end to the estimated 20 to 50 thousand illegal abortions in the country. The law was approved in the Assembly of the Republic through a majority of the center-left and left-wing parties, but an agreement between the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party parties leaders led to the referendum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 714]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152674-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese abortion referendum\nThe referendum was held on a summer day, which is said to have contributed to the fact that the turnout was so low that it didn't pass the threshold of 50 percent of the voters needed to make the decision binding, although the winning answer, NO, was respected and the law wasn't changed, meaning abortion was only allowed in exceptional case (such as rape, mal-formations of the fetus and danger to the women's health). In the following years, a few dozen women (a small minority of the estimated illegal abortions) were defendants in three trials for abortion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152674-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese abortion referendum\nA revote occurred in the 2007 Portuguese abortion referendum, where the result was reversed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152674-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese abortion referendum\nThe question present in the ballots was: \"Do you agree with the decriminalization of the voluntary interruption of the pregnancy, if it takes place in the first 10 weeks and in an authorized healthcare institution?\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152674-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese abortion referendum, Political positions\nThe major parties in Portugal at the time listed with their political positioning and their official answer to the referendum question:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 56], "content_span": [57, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152674-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese abortion referendum, Opinion polling\nAll polls published showed an advantage for the YES side, but official results showed a 51% to 49% win for the NO side. Late deciders and a low turnout may explain this result. Note, until 2000, the publication of opinion polls in the last week of the campaign was forbidden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152675-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese regionalisation referendum\nA referendum on creating administrative regions was held in Portugal on 8 November 1998. Two proposals were put to voters, the first on implementing the regions, and the second specifically asking whether voters approved of the new region for their area. The proposals were rejected by wide margins by voters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152675-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese regionalisation referendum, Political positions\nThe major parties in Portugal at the time listed with their political positioning and their official answer to the referendum question:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 63], "content_span": [64, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152675-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Portuguese regionalisation referendum, Results, Question II\nDo you agree with concretely implementing the administrative region for the area where you live? (question placed only to registered citizens in Continental Portugal)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 64], "content_span": [65, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152676-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Prague municipal election\nThe 1998 Prague municipal election was held as part of 1998 Czech municipal elections. Civic Democratic Party has received highest number of votes and formed coalition with Czech Social Democratic Party. Jan Kasl became mayor of Prague.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152676-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Prague municipal election, Campaign\nThe Civic Democratic Party was led by Mayor Jan Koukal. Party's main rival was Union for Prague UPP) led by Martin Burs\u00edk. UPP ran on anti-corruption platform and was attacking Koukal's management of the city. Burs\u00edk was attacking Koukal during campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152676-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Prague municipal election, Aftermath\nODS has won the election while UPP was second. Burs\u00edk refused coalition with ODS if Koukal leads it. Burs\u00edk sought support of \u010cSSD and KS\u010cM, but Koukal decided to not seek position of Mayor and instead let ODS nominate Jan Kasl. ODS then formed coalition with \u010cSSD.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152677-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Prankote massacre\nThe 1998 Prankote massacre was the killing of 26 Hindus in the villages of Prankote and Dakikote in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on 17 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152677-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Prankote massacre, Aftermath\nIt took 10 hours for news to reach the authorities and security forces reached only after a day. Then Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said \"This a shocking incident. I have seen tragedies earlier, but this was bloodcurdling. No bullets were fired, the villagers were butchered.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152677-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Prankote massacre, Aftermath\nThe massacre led forced migration of nearly 1,000 people to Reasi, Pouni Thanpal, Chasana and other towns of the district.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152677-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Prankote massacre, Aftermath\nIn April 2008, the mastermind of this attack - Abdul Haque alias Jahangir, a Islamic terrorist belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen, was killed in an encounter with Indian security forces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152678-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Preakness Stakes\nThe 1998 Preakness Stakes was the 123rd running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 16, 1998, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Real Quiet, who was jockeyed by Kent Desormeaux, won the race by two and one quarter lengths over runner-up Victory Gallop. Approximate post time was 5:29\u00a0p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:54-3/5. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 103,269, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152679-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier League Snooker\nThe 1998 Doc Martens Premier League was a  professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 January to 17 May 1998. All matches including the play-offs were played at the Diamond Centre at Irthlingborough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152679-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier League Snooker\nKen Doherty won in the final 10\u20132 against Jimmy White. Stephen Hendry made a maximum break in the semi-finals against Doherty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152679-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier League Snooker, League phase\nTop four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4\u20134 then the player who got to four first was higher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152680-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier League speedway season\nThe 1998 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152680-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier League speedway season, Season summary\nThe League consisted of 13 teams for the 1998 season with the following the closure of the Long Eaton Invaders and the decision of the Oxford Cheetahs to compete in the Elite League. The addition of the Peterborough Panthers who dropped down from the Elite League limited the reduction in numbers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152680-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier League speedway season, Season summary\nThe League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Peterborough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152680-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup\nThe 1998 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 31st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Reading Racers were the winners of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152680-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup, Final\nReading were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 103\u201377.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152681-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Premier Soccer Alliance season, League Standings, Scoring leaders\nGP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 70], "content_span": [71, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152682-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic election\nAn election of the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic was held on 16 December 1998. Libu\u0161e Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 was elected the new President, defeating the incumbent Petr Pithart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152682-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic election, Background\nThe 1998 Senate election results were positive for the Christian and Democratic Union \u2013 Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL) and the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). ODS and the Czech Social Democratic Party (\u010cSSD) had formed the Opposition Agreement, and agreed to support a joint candidate. Dagmar Lastoveck\u00e1 was the original suggested candidate, but her mandate as senator was questioned in court, so ODS selected Libu\u0161e Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 instead. Four-Coalition (KDU-CSL, the Civic Democratic Alliance (CDA) and Freedom Union) endorsed the incumbent President Petr Pithart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 71], "content_span": [72, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152682-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic election, Voting\nThe election was held on 16 December 1998. ODS nominated Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 while KDU-CSL, CDA, and the Freedom Union nominated Pithart. 79 Senators were present, and the quorum was 40 votes. Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 also had support of \u010cSSD, and stated that she would like to win votes from other parties than ODS and \u010cSSD. In the first round, Pithart received 37 votes and Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 36, with six votes invalid. The first round results led to speculation that some Social Democrats had supported Pithart, which was confirmed by Ivan Havl\u00ed\u010dek. Pithart himself did not vote. In the second round, Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 received 40 votes, Pithart 37 and two votes were invalid, and Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 therefore became the new President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 67], "content_span": [68, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152682-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic election, Aftermath\nBene\u0161ov\u00e1 stated she was happy to be elected and appreciated the support from Senators. Pithart said he was not disappointed and described his result as an \"honourable loss\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 70], "content_span": [71, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152682-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 President of the Senate of the Czech Republic election, Aftermath\nBene\u0161ov\u00e1 remained as the President until the 2000 Senate elections, when she lost her Senate seat. Ivan Havl\u00ed\u010dek became acting President of the Senate until eventually Pithart was elected as the next President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 70], "content_span": [71, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152683-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 President's Cup (tennis)\nThe 1998 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September \u2013 20 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152683-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 President's Cup (tennis), Champions, Doubles\nStefano Pescosolido /  Laurence Tieleman def. Kenneth Carlsen /  Sjeng Schalken, 7\u20135, 4\u20136, 7\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152684-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 President's Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September \u2013 20 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152684-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 President's Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152685-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 President's Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September \u2013 20 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152685-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 President's Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152686-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Presidential Cup\nThe 1998 Turkish Super Cup match was a football match between the Turkish Super League champion, Galatasaray SK, and the Turkish Cup winner, Be\u015fikta\u015f JK. It was the last match under the name Presidential Cup and the last match between the Turkish Super League champion and the Turkish Cup winner till 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152686-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Presidential Cup, Match details\nThis article about a Turkish association football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 36], "content_span": [37, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152687-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Presidents Cup\nThe 1998 Presidents Cup was held 11\u201313 December in Australia at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Black Rock, Victoria, a suburb southeast of Melbourne. The International team won the competition by a margin of 20\u200b1\u20442\u201311\u200b1\u20442. This was the first time the International team won the competition, and through 2019, is their sole victory. The honorary chairman was Australian Prime Minister John Howard. It was the third Presidents Cup competition and the first held outside the United States. The competition returned to Royal Melbourne in 2011 and 2019", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152687-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Presidents Cup, Format\nBoth teams had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. On the first and second day foursomes were played in the morning and four-ball was played in the afternoon. On the third day only singles were played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152687-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Presidents Cup, Teams\nMasashi \"Jumbo\" Ozaki, who was aged 51, decided not to play in the event. He finished fourth in the International team rankings. This meant that his brother, Naomichi \"Joe\" Ozaki, who finished 11th in the rankings, made the team automatically. Hal Sutton finished 8th in the United States rankings but withdrew in early December following the death of his father-in-law. He was replaced by Lee Janzen who was the highest ranked player not already in the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152687-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Presidents Cup, Individual player records\nEach entry refers to the Win\u2013Loss\u2013Half record of the player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152688-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Preston Borough Council election\nElections to Preston Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152689-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Primera B de Chile\nThe 1998 Primera B de Chile was the 48th completed season of the Primera B de Chile.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152689-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Primera B de Chile\nCobresal was tournament\u2019s champion and was promoted to 1999 Primera Divisi\u00f3n de Chile alongside O'Higgins and Santiago Morning, which achieved the promotion in the Promotion Playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152690-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Primera Divisi\u00f3n of Chile\nThe 1998 Campeonato Nacional, known as Campeonato Nacional Copa Banco del Estado 1998 for sponsorship purposes, was the 67th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their 22nd title following a 2\u20131 home win against Deportes Iquique on 13 December. Universidad Cat\u00f3lica also qualified for the next Copa Libertadores as Liguilla winners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152691-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Princeton Tigers football team\nThe 1998 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its inaugural year at Princeton Stadium, the Tigers finished fourth in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152691-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Princeton Tigers football team\nIn their 12th year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 5\u20135 record and outscored opponents 229 to 165. Dan Swingos was the team captain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152691-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Princeton Tigers football team\nPrinceton's 4\u20133 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 156 to 111.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152691-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Princeton Tigers football team\nPrinceton's first game of the season was the opener for its new home field, Princeton Stadium, built on the site of the former Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Because of the demolition and construction project, Princeton had played its 1997 season entirely on the road, making the September 19 home opener its first home game in a year and a half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152692-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe\nThe 1998 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 4 October 1998. It was the 77th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152692-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe\nThe winner was Sagamix, a three-year-old colt trained in France by Andr\u00e9 Fabre. The winning jockey was Olivier Peslier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152693-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pro Bowl\nThe 1998 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1997 season. The game was played on February 1, 1998, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final score was AFC 29, NFC 24. Warren Moon of the Seattle Seahawks, invited to participate because of an injury to John Elway, was the game's MVP. The referee was Gary Lane. The halftime show was Montell Jordan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152694-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Progressive Conservative leadership election\nThe 1998 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on October 24 and November 14, 1998 to choose a successor to Jean Charest. This was the first time the Progressive Conservatives used a one member, one vote system to choose a leader rather than a delegated leadership convention, which has been the norm since 1927. The 1998 election used a point system that allocated 100 points to each riding, regardless of the number of votes cast in the riding. The candidate who won a majority of points (not necessarily a majority of voters) would win the leadership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152694-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Progressive Conservative leadership election\nAll party members were eligible to cast a vote. If no candidate received a majority of points on the first ballot, the lowest ranking candidate would be automatically eliminated and a second ballot was to be held using a preferential ballot if more than two candidates remained. The 100-point-per-riding system was again used by the Conservative Party of Canada in their leadership elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152694-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Progressive Conservative leadership election, Background\nThe Progressive Conservatives had formed two back-to-back majority governments under Brian Mulroney from 1984 to 1993 but in the 1993 federal election under leader Kim Campbell, the party had almost been completely wiped out. The rise of the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois in Quebec, led by former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Lucien Bouchard, and the conservative Reform Party in Western Canada caused the PCs to lose their electoral base. Charest, the runner up to Campbell in the 1993 leadership convention was one of only two PC MPs elected in 1993 and became party leader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 61], "content_span": [62, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152694-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Progressive Conservative leadership election, Background\nUnder his leadership, the party won 20 seats in the 1997 federal election but still placed fifth. By 1998, Bouchard had become leader of the provincial Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois and had promised a further Quebec referendum on independence should there be \"winning conditions\". With the opposition Quebec Liberal Party seeking a new leader, Charest was under considerable public and political pressure, especially among business circles, to leave federal politics and become leader of the Quebec Liberal Party as he was considered the best hope among federalists to defeat the PQ. Charest announced on March 28, 1998 that he was resigning as federal Progressive Conservative leader in order to seek the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 61], "content_span": [62, 793]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152694-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Progressive Conservative leadership election, Background\nThe Progressive Conservatives, meanwhile, after two successive electoral defeats were under pressure from a Unite the Right movement for the Progressive Conservatives to co-operate with the Reform Party of Canada; Manitoba Tory cabinet minister Brian Pallister, Major-General Lewis MacKenzie, former Reform MP Stephen Harper, former Manitoba premier Gary Filmon, Alberta premier Ralph Klein, and former Alberta treasurer Jim Dinning were all encouraged to run as Unite the Right candidates for leader - with Pallister proceeding to do so. Conversely, the movement was resisted by Red Tories who sought a standard-bearer who would keep the party independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 61], "content_span": [62, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152694-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Progressive Conservative leadership election, Results\nFortier was automatically eliminated; as Clark had only narrowly fallen short of a majority and had a wide lead over his closest opponent, Pallister and Segal withdrew and endorsed Clark for the sake of party unity and to forestall running up campaign debts needlessly. Orchard refused to do so and went on to the second ballot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 58], "content_span": [59, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152695-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Prokom Polish Open\nThe 1998 Prokom Polish Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sopot, Poland that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July until 2 August 1998. First-seeded Henrieta Nagyov\u00e1 won the singles title and earned $17,700 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152695-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Prokom Polish Open, Finals, Doubles\nKv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 /  Helena Vildov\u00e1 defeated  \u00c5sa Carlsson /  Seda Noorlander 6\u20133, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152696-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Prokom Polish Open \u2013 Doubles\nKv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 and Helena Vildov\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20132 against \u00c5sa Carlsson and Seda Noorlander.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152696-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Prokom Polish Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152697-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Prokom Polish Open \u2013 Singles\nHenrieta Nagyov\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20133, 5\u20137, 6\u20131 against Elena Wagner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152697-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Prokom Polish Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152698-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 PruTour\nThe 1998 PruTour was the first edition of the Prudential Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 23 May to 31 May 1998. The race started in Stirling and finished in London. The race was won by Stuart O'Grady of the GAN team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike\nThe Puerto Rican general strike of 1998 began as a strike of Puerto Rico Telephone Company workers to protest a government privatization plan. Three weeks later, an estimated 500,000 people joined a two-day general strike, bringing commerce and travel in Puerto Rico to a standstill. Protests and pickets were mostly peaceful, but in the week before the general strike some infrastructure elements were sabotaged, and two bombs were detonated. The strike failed to stop the privatization plan, and in July a consortium led by GTE bought the PRTC for US$1.9 billion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Background\nAt the start of the 20th century, brothers Hernan and Sosthenes Behn founded the Puerto Rico Telephone Company, before moving to New York and incorporating International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) in 1920. ITT ran the PRTC for many years, coordinating telephone service on the island with the government's Interior Department. In the 1940s, the Puerto Rican government enacted a series of laws designed to make telephone access more available in the eastern part of the island and allowed the state to play more of a role in providing service. By the end of 1959, the island had 76,000 phone lines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Background\nService under the ITT/ID partnership expanded rapidly across the island, but tended to favor wealthier urban areas, while residents of outlying areas experienced long waiting periods and lack of access. ITT often imported outdated equipment from Latin America for use within the PRTC, and the company's salary practices produced criticism: some non-Puerto Ricans were paid almost four times as much as the highest-earning Puerto Rican executive. This was compounded by an October 1973 ruling by the Puerto Rico Public Service Commission, fining the PRTC US$219,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Background\nIn 1974, Governor Rafael Hern\u00e1ndez Col\u00f3n oversaw the government purchase of PRTC from ITT for a price of US$168 million. The newly nationalized phone company sought to improve service and expand networks, beginning with a US$500 million modernization fund. By 1980, the island had 12.9 lines per 100 people, up from 8.3 in 1974. By the 1990s, the PRTC was donating US$100 million each year to the government and gave free service to Puerto Rico's public schools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Background, 1990 strike\nIn February 1990, Governor Hern\u00e1ndez Col\u00f3n \u2013 serving his third and final term \u2013 proposed the sale of the PRTC to Bell Atlantic (which merged with GTE in 2000 to create Verizon Communications). Hern\u00e1ndez Col\u00f3n suggested that proceeds from the sale would go toward public education and improved infrastructure. Labor unions in Puerto Rico opposed the sale, however, and on 28 March 3,800 telephone workers went on a one-day strike. On the same day, a march 150,000 Puerto Ricans proceeded to the capitol building in San Juan. This activity \u2013 in addition to a law requiring a $3 billion sale price and a ban on firings for 18 months \u2013 blocked the proposed sale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 716]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Background, Deregulation\nWhen the US Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Puerto Rico's telephone market \u2013 like many others in the US \u2013 was deregulated, causing an influx of competitors to what had previously been a PRTC monopoly. Once other companies began competing with the PRTC, its size and structure became a liability. Carmen Culpeper, the company's president, said it was \"bound by too many government procedures and regulations that delayed decision-making in a competitive environment.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Privatization proposal\nWhen Pedro Rossell\u00f3 became governor of Puerto Rico in 1993, he advocated a program of widespread privatization in a variety of fields. In 1995 the government sold its Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping company, and a number of local government-owned farms, hotels, and mills were also privatized in the early part of the decade. \"The government should not be competing in areas where it is not effective\", Rossell\u00f3 said.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 56], "content_span": [57, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Privatization proposal\nAs plans for the sale of the PRTC began to crystallize, a twelve-hour general strike was held in October 1997. Over 100,000 people participated in the coalition action, one of the largest gatherings of Puerto Rican residents in history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 56], "content_span": [57, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Privatization proposal\nOn 27 May 1998 Rossell\u00f3 announced that the government had reached an agreement to sell a majority stake of the PRTC to the GTE consortium. Although the PRTC \u2014 which made a profit of US$130 million in 1996 \u2013 was providing \"generally good\" telephone service and using \"modern equipment\" (in the words of the conservative National Center for Policy Analysis), some considered it to be inefficient and ill-equipped for competition in the growing wireless market.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 56], "content_span": [57, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Privatization proposal\nOthers disagreed. Victor Garcia, minority leader of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, said the PRTC had \"the most advanced telecommunications infrastructure in the Caribbean\" and that \"its markets are growing and its competitive position is good.\" Union leaders expressed concern about layoffs and undervaluing of the company. Jose Juan Hernandez, president of the Independent Telephone Workers Union, claimed that GTE was planning to fire several thousand workers, and that the government offered a \"fire sale price, at least $3bn below its value\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 56], "content_span": [57, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Privatization proposal\nSome Puerto Ricans saw the proposal as an attempt to gain favor with mainland US business interests, to promote Rossell\u00f3's declared goal of statehood for the commonwealth. The PRTC was seen as an organizational focus of nationalistic pride among many on the island. Representing a militant extreme, the Boricua Popular Army said, \"This sale is nothing more than a declaration of war. Now they will know what war is.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 56], "content_span": [57, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, PRTC workers strike\nOn 19 June 1998, when the Senate of Puerto Rico approved the sale, 6,400 PRTC workers went on strike. The action was coordinated by the 2,000-member Independent Brotherhood of Telephone Workers and the 4,400-member Independent Telephone Workers Union. 1,400 management employees reported for work (some of them arriving by helicopter on the roof), and some employees crossed picket lines carrying food and pillows for an extended stay inside. Some small-scale confrontations were reported on the first day, with one arrest after a worker was accused of spraying police with a mace-like substance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, PRTC workers strike, Violence and sabotage\nClashes between striking workers and police became more violent on 22 June when officers beat a group of strikers unconscious as members of the press watched. In the days after this incident, militant protesters carried out a wave of property destruction and  sabotage. In the southern town of Santa Isabel, a bomb concealed in a flashlight exploded in the hands of a police officer, severing a finger and wounding his leg. Another bomb was later detonated outside a branch office of Banco Popular, which participated in the GTE deal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 76], "content_span": [77, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, PRTC workers strike, Violence and sabotage\nElsewhere at the end of June, telephone and optic fiber cables were cut, causing service losses to over 300,000 customers and half of the island's ATMs. A telephone switching box in Cayey and a telephone booth in Mayag\u00fcez were also set on fire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 76], "content_span": [77, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, PRTC workers strike, Violence and sabotage\nAs the workers' strike dragged on with no response from the government, a coalition called the Greater Committee of Labor Organizations (Comite Amplio de Organizaciones Sindicales, or CAOS) was formed with the goal of launching a general strike.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 76], "content_span": [77, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, New York Health Care Workers Union\nUIET representative Victor Rodriguez met on July 9 in New York with members of thehealth care workers union, Local 1199. The PRTC workers plan to take their objections to the privatization to the US FederalCommunications Commission (FCC), which still must approve the sale. 1199 head Dennis Rivera said his union would provide legalsupport and lobbying to pressure the FCC. [ ED-LP 7/10/98]", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, New York Health Care Workers Union\nMany analysts feel that Rossello and the PNP are pushing for the PRTC privatization as part of their effort to have Puerto Ricojoin the US as a state. On June 29 Anibal Acevedo Vila\u2014president of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), which supports maintainingPuerto Rico's current \"commonwealth\" status\u2014introduced aproposal in the Chamber of Representatives for a referendum on the PRTC sale; the PNP majority defeated the motion. [ Article by Jose Fortuno for a-infos 7/2/98] The government has started a public relations campaign to counteract \"negative images\" in the US resulting from the general strike.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0016-0001", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, New York Health Care Workers Union\nThe campaign, designed by the Hill & Knowlton agency, will run in July and August at a costof $500,000. [ ED-LP 7/12/98] \"In Puerto Rico, It Is Business as Usual,\" announced a full-page advertisement in the July 12 New York Times, sponsored by nine Puerto Rican companies and business associations. The general strike \"had very little island-wide support and did not materially affect the island's robust economy,\" the ad read. \"Estimates offered by one of the island's largest dailies [unnamed]...calculated the turnout at about 13,000.\" [NYT 7/12/98]", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, General strike\nOn 7 and 8 July, over 500,000 people engaged in a general strike across the island. The strike \u2013 endorsed by over 50 unions \u2013 forced the closure of shopping malls, banks, hospitals, and government offices. 14,000 police officers \u2013 95% of the force \u2013 was activated to maintain order. Commerce and tourist activity around Puerto Rico were halted as crowds of protesters marched in the streets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, General strike\nStrike organizers called for a referendum on the sale, pointing to polls indicating a 65% disapproval rate. Governor Rossell\u00f3 refused to speak with union officials or activists, and reportedly went on vacation during the general strike.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, General strike, Travel disruptions\nTraffic to the Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International Airport was brought to a halt by the strike when activists erected barricades on the road leading to the terminal. This resulted in a tense five-hour standoff between 200 riot policemen and twice as many protesters, some of them armed with baseball bats and chains. The hours-long delay forced tourists to walk along the road for over a mile to reach the airport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, General strike, Travel disruptions\nAn agreement was eventually reached between protesters and police which allowed for the opening of two lanes of traffic. Still, movement was limited due to striking bus and taxi drivers. Two cruise ships also canceled stops in Puerto Rico because of the strike.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, End of strike\nOn 28 July, union telephone workers voted to end their 41-day strike, after receiving assurances that there would be no reprisals for striking workers. Given the popular support of the strike and the island's history with PRTC, some were puzzled by leaders' willingness to call off the protest. Writing in the Green journal Synthesis/Regeneration, Carmelo Ruiz asks: \"What happened? The speed with which the national struggle against the PRTC's sale and governor Rossello's privatization policy fell apart points to an inside job. According to many activists, some spineless union leaders got cold feet in the heat of the fight and decided to back off. Others were more blunt: 'We were sold out.'\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 745]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Sale and aftermath\nWhen the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the sale in 1999, the GTE consortium named Jon E. Slater as the new PRTC president and CEO. GTE announced plans to invest US$1 billion in the nation's telecommunications infrastructure, focusing on upgrades to the network and wireline growth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152699-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican general strike, Sale and aftermath\nWhile the strike-ending agreement forbade reprisals against workers, the president of the Government Development Bank, Marcos Rodriguez-Ema, admitted before the strike that the new PRTC owners would impose \"voluntary layoffs, shifting of employees from subsidiaries to other companies, and early retirement\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum\nA referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico was held on December 13, 1998. Voters were given the choice between statehood, independence, free association, being a territorial commonwealth, or none of the given options. A majority voted for the latter, with a turnout of 71.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum\nFive alternatives were listed on the ballot: \"limited self-government\"; \"free association\"; \"statehood\"; \"sovereignty\"; and \"none of the above.\" Disputes arose as to the definition of each of the ballot alternatives; and commonwealth advocates, among others, reportedly urged a vote for \"none of the above.\" They asserted that the commonwealth definition on the ballot \"failed to recognize both the constitutional protections afforded to our U.S. citizenship and the fact that the relationship is based upon the mutual consent of Puerto Rico and the United States.\" In the end, a slim majority of voters in that plebiscite selected \"none of the above\" (50.3%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 696]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options\nThe resulting political climate after the 1998 plebiscite reflected the need for proper definitions of status options.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 65], "content_span": [66, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options\nIn its June 2011, Political Status of Puerto Rico: Options for Congress report, the Congressional Research Service states that the \"definitions or, more specifically, the lack of definitions of the political status options for Puerto Rico, compound the complexity of the debate.\" The report stated that constitutional implications of three status options (\"new commonwealth,\" statehood, and independence) were reviewed by the Department of Justice in response to a congressional request. The history of debate, particularly the 1998 plebiscite, indicates that in the absence of constitutionally valid status options and definitions acceptable to Congress, the debate over status yields few or no conclusive results. The brief summaries of the options analysis on pages 26 and 27 of the report follow:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 65], "content_span": [66, 866]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options, Commonwealth\nThe commonwealth option represents a continuation of the current status of Puerto Rico. The territorial clause of the United States Constitution empowers Congress with the authority to regulate territories. Commonwealth status for Puerto Rico is based on statutory provisions and the Constitution of Puerto Rico that established a republican form of self-government. (Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act, P.L. 81-600, 64 Stat. 319).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 79], "content_span": [80, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options, Commonwealth\nUnder current federal law, residents of Puerto Rico enjoy U.S. citizenship, but many contend that the Puerto Rican identity reflects a degree of autonomy that enables the island to remain somewhat separate from, but part of, the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 79], "content_span": [80, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0004-0002", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options, Commonwealth\nOn the 1992, \"Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies\" of President George H.W. Bush, it described the relationship of the Commonwealth to the United States with regard to the administration of federal programs, as follows: \"Because Puerto Rico's degree of constitutional self-government, population, and size set it apart from other areas also subject to federal jurisdiction under Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution, I hereby direct all federal departments, agencies, and officials, to the extent consistent with the Constitution and the laws of the United States, hence-forward to treat Puerto Rico administratively as if it were a state, except insofar as doing so with respect to an existing federal program or activity would increase or decrease federal receipts or expenditures, or would seriously disrupt the operation of such program or activity.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 79], "content_span": [80, 976]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0004-0003", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options, Commonwealth\nSome support an enhanced or \"new\" commonwealth status and seek changes in the current relationship to increase the autonomy of Puerto Rico. Aspects of enhanced commonwealth considered but rejected by Congress in 1991 and 2001 included providing the government of Puerto Rico authority to certify that certain federal laws would not be applicable to the commonwealth, mandating that the President consult with the governor on appointments to federal offices in Puerto Rico that require Senate approval, recognizing a permanent relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States that cannot be unilaterally changed, and establishing economic relationships with other nations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 79], "content_span": [80, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0004-0004", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options, Commonwealth\nConcepts associated with enhanced or new commonwealth have not been published in 2005, but the former governor has reportedly sought additional sovereign authority that would enable Puerto Rico's government officials to negotiate international agreements and establish new intergovernmental fiscal relations with the federal government. The Department of Justice (Raben Letter) found that certain aspects of a \"New Commonwealth\" proposal described in PDP platform documents could be, or are: \"constitutionally unenforceable\" or flawed (mutual consent provisions and delegation of powers), of uncertain legality (statutory citizenship, and international agreements), and possibly subject to constitutional limits (Resident Commissioner authority).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 79], "content_span": [80, 826]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options, Free association\nThis option would establish Puerto Rico as a sovereign nation separate from, but legally bound (on a terminable basis) to, the United States. As a general practice, free association would be preceded by recognition that Puerto Rico is a self-governing sovereign nation not part of the United States, because compacts of free association are legal documents between sovereign nations. Free association could be accompanied by a transition period in which the United States would continue to administer certain services and provide assistance to the island for a period of time specified in the compact. Free association could be annulled at any time by either nation. Negotiations over free association would likely decide issues of trade, defense, currency, and economic aid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 83], "content_span": [84, 859]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options, Independence\nSome advocates of independence contend that the cultural identity of Puerto Ricans, and other factors, justify independence. As residents of a sovereign independent nation, Puerto Ricans could develop closer ties to Caribbean nations, but would likely be forced to choose between citizenship in the United States or in Puerto Rico. The current unrestricted travel between the United States and the island might end, as would federal benefits (unless specified in the enabling legislation). Puerto Rico would, as a sovereign nation, develop its own economy, form of government, and complete national identity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 79], "content_span": [80, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152700-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Puerto Rican status referendum, Definition of status options, Statehood\nAdvocates of statehood contend that the full rights and responsibilities of citizenship should be granted to residents of Puerto Rico. Political stability, particularly as an economic development tool, is seen by some to be one significant advantage of statehood. As residents of a state, Puerto Ricans would be entitled to full representation in Congress, would be subject to income taxes, and would be eligible to receive federal assistance like that provided to all of the states. Opponents argue that statehood would result in a loss of national identity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 76], "content_span": [77, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152701-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pulitzer Prize\nA listing of the Pulitzer Prize award winners for 1998:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 75]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152701-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pulitzer Prize, Letters\nPremiered on January 19, 1990, at Merkin Concert Hall, New York City, by The Lark Quartet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152702-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Purbeck District Council election\nElections to Purbeck District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152703-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team\nThe 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ross\u2013Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152704-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season\nThe 1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team return to their former name Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs starting the Commissioners Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152704-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season, Summary\nPurefoods lost their first four games in the All-Filipino Cup before picking up their first win against Shell. The Carne Norte Beefies makes it to the semifinals with an 81-75 victory over Sta.Lucia on March 13. The Beefies could only finish with five wins and six losses in the eliminations and won just three of their 10 semifinal assignments and for a team that has played in 9 of the last 10 All-Filipino finals, the Purefoods franchise dropped to their lowest standing in the All-Filipino tournament at fifth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152704-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season, Summary\nFormer Purefoods import Kenny Redfield, whose last two seasons he played with were Shell and Sta.Lucia, is back for the Hotdogs in the Commissioner's Cup. Redfield was older and slower this time and was replaced after three games by Khari Jaxon, who lasted one game and scored only six points in a forgettable debut in Purefoods' 65-79 loss to Mobiline on June 5. Jaxon suffered a leg injury and the Hotdogs had to play their next game without an import.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152704-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season, Summary\nJaxon\u2019s replacement was Roy Hairston, who led the Tender Juicy Hotdogs to victories in their last two games in the eliminations as they end up with five wins and six losses again after 11 games in the eliminations. Despite the twice-to-beat advantage against Formula Shell, the Hotdogs were beaten twice and were booted out from the final four semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152704-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season, Summary\nFormer imports Bob McCann and Rodney Monroe were the Hotdogs' reinforcement starting with the sideshow Centennial Cup, Monroe was replaced by Lance Miller after four games. Purefoods finishes with a 12-9 won-loss slate in the four-team, double round carryover semifinals, they lost a playoff game to Mobiline for one of the two finals berth. The Hotdogs won their third place series against San Miguel Beermen for their first-ever third-place finish in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152704-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season, Notable dates\nFebruary 27: After the Beefies held the San Miguel Beermen to a record-low 49 points in a 70-49 victory three nights before, the Beefies won their third straight game from a 0-4 start, defeating unbeaten Alaska Milkmen, 83-68, and snapped Alaska's five-game winning streak and handed their first loss in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 56], "content_span": [57, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152704-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season, Notable dates\nMarch 8: Purefoods scored a 93-80 victory over Gordon's Gin as they spoil the birthday of Boars playing-coach Sonny Jaworski and climbed up to a tie with Pop Cola in the standings at four wins and five loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 56], "content_span": [57, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152704-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies season, Occurrences\nOn March 21, Purefoods formally announced the resignation of head coach Eric Altamirano, who had a contract dispute with the management which did not want to give him a sizeable increase and a guaranteed contract until the end of the 1999 season, Altamirano moved over to Mobiline Phone Pals beginning the Commissioner's Cup, signing a four-year guaranteed contract that has doubled his money earning as that of his stint with Purefoods. Replacing Altamirano at the Purefoods' bench is their former assistant and Shell mentor Chito Narvasa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 54], "content_span": [55, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152705-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Pymatuning earthquake\nThe 1998 Pymatuning earthquake occurred in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on September 25 at 19:52 UTC. With a magnitude of 5.2 mbLg, it was the largest recorded earthquake in Pennsylvania's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152705-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Pymatuning earthquake, Earthquake\nThe earthquake's epicenter was in the Southern Great Lakes Seismic Zone, about 25 kilometers (16\u00a0mi) southwest of Meadville; its depth was 5 kilometers (3\u00a0mi). The earthquake caused minor damage in towns near its epicenter and was felt in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Illinois and New Jersey, as well as Southern Ontario in Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152705-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Pymatuning earthquake, Hydrologic occurrences\nAfter the earthquake many wells in the epicentral region began to dry up, while new springs and old wells began to flow. A three-month date range revealed 120 dry household-supply wells on the ridge of  Jamestown and Greenville. Declines of up to 100 feet (30 m) were observed on a ridge where at least 80 of these wells resided. The degree of the damage varied. Some of the wells lost all power or could barely hold their yields and some of the water in wells turned black or began to smell of sulfur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 50], "content_span": [51, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152705-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Pymatuning earthquake, Hydrologic occurrences\nThe most likely cause of the wells drying was because of the increase in hydraulic conductivity or \"hydraulic islands\" of shale rock under this area caused by the earthquake. The quake affected the existing faults and created new faults in the shale. This created more permeability for the water to leak down from the hilltops on the ridge down to the valleys following the contours of the Meadville shale down to the 14-18 square km area of the valley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 50], "content_span": [51, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152706-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open\nThe 1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Madrid in Spain that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from May 18 through May 23, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152706-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open, Winners, Women's Doubles\nFlorencia Labat /  Dominique Van Roost defeated  Rachel McQuillan /  Nicole Pratt 6\u20133, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152707-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open \u2013 Doubles\nMary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152707-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open \u2013 Doubles\nFlorencia Labat and Dominique Van Roost won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20131 against Rachel McQuillan and Nicole Pratt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152707-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152708-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open \u2013 Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 was the defending champion but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152708-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open \u2013 Singles\nPatty Schnyder won in the final 3\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20130 against Dominique Van Roost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152708-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 P\u00e1ginas Amarillas Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152709-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Crown Prince Cup\nThe 1998 Qatar Crown Prince Cup was the 4th edition of this cup tournament in men's football (soccer). It was played by the top 4 teams of the Q-League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152709-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Crown Prince Cup, Results\nThis article about a Qatari football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152710-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Open\nThe 1998 Qatar Open, known as the 1998 Qatar Mobil Open, for sponsorship reasons,  was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Doha, Qatar that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 5 January through 12 January 1998. Third-seeded Petr Korda won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152710-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Open, Finals, Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Olivier Dela\u00eetre /  Fabrice Santoro, 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152711-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Open \u2013 Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Eltingh partnered Sjeng Schalken, losing in the quarterfinals. Haarhuis did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152711-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Open \u2013 Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20134, against Olivier Dela\u00eetre and Fabrice Santoro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152711-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152712-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Open \u2013 Singles\nPetr Korda defeated Fabrice Santoro 6\u20130, 6\u20133 to win the 1998 Qatar ExxonMobil Open singles competition. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not defend his title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152712-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Qatar Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152713-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec general election\nThe 1998 Quebec general election was held on November 30, 1998, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, led by Premier Lucien Bouchard, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Charest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152713-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec general election\nAfter the narrow defeat of the PQ's proposal for political independence for Quebec in an economic union with the rest of Canada in the 1995 Quebec referendum, PQ leader Jacques Parizeau resigned. Bouchard left federal politics, where he was leader of the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois in the House of Commons of Canada, to lead the Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois and become premier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152713-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec general election\nJean Charest had also left federal politics, where he had been leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Charest was initially seen as a bad fit for the Quebec Liberal Party, and for provincial politics. He later overcame this perception.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152713-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec general election\nIn terms of the number of seats won by each of the two parties, the result was almost identical to the previous 1994 general election. However, this time the Liberals won a slightly larger percentage of the popular vote, but nonetheless far fewer seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152713-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec general election\nMario Dumont, leader of the Action d\u00e9mocratique du Qu\u00e9bec, repeated his success in winning his own seat, as he had done in the 1994 general election. However, his party also repeated its failure to elect any other member apart from its leader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152713-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec general election, Results\n* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152714-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec municipal elections\nMore than two hundred and forty municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 1, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152714-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec municipal elections, Results, Magog\nNewspaper coverage indicates that the contest was close, with Poulin winning by about one hundred votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152714-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Quebec municipal elections, Results, Magog\nSource for election results: \"Quebec election results stay true to polls,\" Montreal Gazette, 3 November 1998, A8.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152715-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)\nThe 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 8 June 1998 by the office of the Governor-General.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152715-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)\nThe Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup\nThe 1998 Queensland Cup season was the 3rd season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup\nThe competition was contested by sixteen teams over a 27-week long season (including finals), with the Norths Devils defeating the Wests Panthers 35\u201316 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Logan halfback Shane Perry was named the competition's Player of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup, Teams\nThe competition returned to a 16-team format in 1998 with the Bundaberg Grizzlies returning to the competition after a year's absence and the admission of the Townsville Stingers and Gold Coast Vikings. The Port Moresby Vipers withdrew after two seasons in the competition after they were unable to continue to pay their travel and accommodation costs. Also in 1998, the Pine Rivers Brothers played as the Brisbane Brothers, while the Logan City Scorpions became the Logan Scorpions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup, Teams\nIn 1998, a number of NRL clubs partnered with Queensland Cup sides, sending players not selected in first grade to play in the competition. The Brisbane Broncos were affiliated with Brisbane Brothers, the Gold Coast Chargers with the Gold Coast Vikings, the Melbourne Storm with the Norths Devils, the North Queensland Cowboys with the Townsville Stingers and the Adelaide Rams with the Wests Panthers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup, Results\nIn 1998, the Queensland Cup became a full 22-round competition, unlike the previous two seasons which had 17 and 18 regular season rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup, Grand Final\nNorths, who finished the season as minor premiers, qualified for their first Grand Final after defeating Brothers and Redcliffe in the finals series. Wests, who finished third, had a tougher road to their first Grand Final appearance, losing in Week 1 to Redcliffe. From there, the Panthers won three straight elimination games to qualify for the decider. When the two sides met in the regular season, Norths defeated the Panthers 42\u201322 in Round 5 at Purtell Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, First half\nWests halfback Jason Twist scored the first points of the game after four minutes with a try close the posts. 15 minutes later, Wests added four more points when winger Mark Maguire crossed in the corner. The Panthers added to their tally soon after when Twist crossed for his second, backing up Shaun Valentine who made a break down the field. Trailing 16-0, Norths finally got on the board when centre Matt Geyer scored the first of his three tries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, Second half\nThe second half was all Norths, as they ran in 29 unanswered points to secure their maiden premiership. Devils' prop Anthony Bonus crashed over right next to the posts to cut the lead to four, before Geyer scored his second to level the scores. John Wilshire's sideline conversion put Norths in front by two, their first lead of the game coming in the 60th minute. Captain Kevin Carmichael was the next to score for Norths, with second-rower Andrew Hamilton kicking a field goal 10 minutes later to extend Norths' lead to seven. Norths finished with two late tries to Craig O'Dwyer and Geyer to cap a remarkable 19-point win. The 16-0 deficit they overcame is (as of 2019), the biggest comeback in a Queensland Cup Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 45], "content_span": [46, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152716-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, Second half\nGeyer and Matt Rua would go onto play in the Melbourne Storm's NRL Grand Final win over the St George Illawarra Dragons a year later, while Steven Bell would win an NRL premiership with the Manly Sea Eagles in 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 45], "content_span": [46, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election\nElections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 13 June 1998 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election\nThe result of the election was a second consecutive hung parliament, with the Labor Party forming minority government after receiving the support of independent Peter Wellington. This election was the first in which One Nation supporters were elected to state Parliament, with the controversial party winning 11 seats. With nearly 23% of the vote, One Nation gained a higher percentage of the vote than any other third party (i.e. not Labor or Coalition) at the state or territory level since Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election\nThis was also the only election at which a third party gained more votes than both the Liberal Party and the National Party considered separately. Unlike in previous elections, no attempt was made to calculate the statewide two-party preferred vote (2PP), because the One Nation vote was so high that any 2PP result would have been meaningless.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election\nA few months after the election, the One Nation member for Mulgrave, Charles Rappolt resigned. Labor won the ensuing by-election, allowing it to form government with a bare majority of 45 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election\nThe fact that the Coalition Government came to office as a direct result of the 1996 Mundingburra by-election instead of the general election the previous year, as well as its failure to win in its own right at the 1998 election, meant that the 1998 election was the fourth consecutive election victory for the Queensland Branch of the ALP, which had won every election since 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election, Background\nThe previous state election had resulted in one of the narrowest margins of any Australian election. The Coalition won a slim majority of the two-party vote. However, the Coalition's majority was wasted on massive landslides in its rural heartland, while Labor won 31 seats in Brisbane. Labor Premier Wayne Goss' government thus clung to life by a single seat. This was brought undone when the Court of Disputed Returns ordered a new election in the disputed seat of Mundingburra, which the Liberals won on a modest swing. The balance of power rested with newly elected Independent MLA Liz Cunningham, who announced her support for the Coalition. Goss resigned, and Nationals leader Rob Borbidge was appointed as Premier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election, Background\nThe Borbidge government's popularity suffered in the later part of its term due to the federal Howard government's GST plans. Seeking to create a more definite majority, Borbidge called a new election on 19 May 1998. Although early polling showed the government to be strongly competitive with Labor, led by Peter Beattie, later polls saw Labor gain a substantial lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election, Background\nHowever, the debate between the two parties was rapidly sidelined by One Nation's emerging support. Formed in 1997 by federal Independent MP for Oxley Pauline Hanson, One Nation gained significant support on a platform of economic nationalism, anti-immigration sentiments and opposition to native title. Its platform was particularly well received in the Nationals' heartland of rural Queensland; indeed, at the time the writs were dropped, there had been fears over the past two years that One Nation would sweep the Nationals out of existence. One Nation stood candidates in 79 seats, all largely political novices. The issue of preference allocations to One Nation, under Queensland's optional preferential voting (OPV) system, became a major campaign issue, with eventual poor results for the Liberals attributed to opposition from many of their traditional voters over their decision not to put One Nation last on preferences.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 974]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election, Background\nBorbidge had been well aware of the threat from One Nation. He tried to have One Nation preferenced last on Coalition how-to-vote cards. However, the national Liberal and National organisations pressured their Queensland counterparts to preference One Nation ahead of Labor. They apparently thought that One Nation's populism would peel off enough Labor voters to allow the Coalition to win another term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election, Results\nOne Nation won 11 seats and finished second (after preferences) in 23 seats. Seven of One Nation's seats would have gone to Labor had it not been for leakage of Coalition preferences; had Labor won those seats, it would have been able to form government in its own right.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election, Results\nQueensland state election, 13 June 1998Legislative Assembly << 1995\u20132001 >>", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152717-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Queensland state election, Polling\nAlthough the Coalition Government initially enjoyed strong levels of support subsequent to assuming office in 1996, support was quickly lost. From 1997, Labor opened a consistent, albeit narrow, lead in the polls and by 1998 Labor was enjoying a commanding lead. The Coalition was eventually disadvantaged by what was commonly deemed to be poor government performance and the rapid rise of One Nation support, which under the state's optional preferential voting, fractured the Conservative vote. The Coalition vote significantly plummeted, whilst Labor essentially withstood the swing to One Nation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152718-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 RCA Championships\nThe 1998 RCA Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Alex Corretja won the singles event and Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k / David Rikl won the doubles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152718-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 RCA Championships, Finals, Doubles\nJi\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k /  David Rikl defeated  Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor 6\u20132, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152719-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 RCA Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 RCA Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152719-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 RCA Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152720-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 RCA Championships \u2013 Singles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jason Stoltenberg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152720-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 RCA Championships \u2013 Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja won the title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final 2\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152720-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 RCA Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152721-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 RCSL season\nThe 1998 Rugby Canada Super League season was the first season for the RCSL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152721-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 RCSL season, Standings\nNote: A bonus point was awarded for a loss of 7 points or less", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 27], "content_span": [28, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152721-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 RCSL season, MacTier Cup\nThe Vancouver Island Crimson Tide (Western Division champions) defeated the Nova Scotia Keiths (Eastern Division Champions) 28-8 to win the MacTier Cup, played in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 11 July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152722-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 RFL Division One\nThe 1998 Division One Championship season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1998 season. The competition featured eleven teams, with Wakefield Trinity winning the league and the inaugural Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152722-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 RFL Division One, Championship\nThe league was won by Wakefield Trinity. Wakefield also won the inaugural First Division Grand Final against Featherstone Rovers, and were awarded a place in the Super League. Despite being on the losing side, Richard Chapman won the Tom Bergin Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 35], "content_span": [36, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152722-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 RFL Division One, Championship\nNo teams were relegated, as the First and Second Divisions were merged to form a single division which would later become known as the Northern Ford Premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 35], "content_span": [36, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152723-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 RFL Division Two\nThe 1998 Division Two Championship season was the third tier of British rugby league during the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152723-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 RFL Division Two, Championship\nThe league was won by Lancashire Lynx. No teams were promoted, as the First and Second Divisions were merged to form a single division which would later become known as the Northern Ford Premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 35], "content_span": [36, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152724-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards\nThe 1998 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards (Chinese: 1998\u5e74\u5ea6\u5341\u5927\u4e2d\u6587\u91d1\u66f2\u5f97\u734e) was held in 1998 for the 1997 music season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152724-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, Top 10 song awards\nThe top 10 songs (\u5341\u5927\u4e2d\u6587\u91d1\u66f2) of 1998 are as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152725-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Race of Champions\nThe 1998 Race of Champions took place on December 6 at Gran Canaria. It was the 11th running of the event, and the 7th running at Gran Canaria. It was the final year that the event was exclusively for rally drivers. Colin McRae was the victor after beating brother Alister in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152726-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Radisson 200\nThe 1998 Radisson 200 (also referred to as the Colorado 200 on ABC's TV coverage) was the eighth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on August 16, 1998 at the 1.000\u00a0mi (1.609\u00a0km) Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colorado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152726-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Radisson 200, Report, Qualifying\nTwo laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152727-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rado Open\nThe 1998 Rado Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor Clay in Gstaad, Switzerland that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the thirty-first edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July until 12 July 1998. Third-seeded \u00c0lex Corretja won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152727-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Rado Open, Finals, Doubles\nGustavo Kuerten /  Fernando Meligeni defeated  Daniel Orsanic /  Cyril Suk, 6\u20134, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 31], "content_span": [32, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152728-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rado Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Rado Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Gstaad, Switzerland that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the thirty-first edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July \u2013 12 July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152728-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Rado Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152729-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rado Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Rado Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Gstaad, Switzerland that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the thirty-first edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July \u2013 12 July 1998. This tournament is notable for being the first professional appearance of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152729-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Rado Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152730-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship\nThe 1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 70th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 8 November 1998 and ended on 22 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152730-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship\nMunster were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Leinster in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152730-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Railway Cup Hurling Championship\nOn 22 November 1998, Leinster won the cup after a 0-16 to 2\u201309 defeat of Connacht in the final at Nowlan Park. This was their 21st Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152731-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election\nLegislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Rajasthan in 1998. The incumbent ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party lost to the Indian National Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152732-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rally GB\nThe 1998 Wales Rally GB (formally the 54th Network Q Rally of Great Britain was held between 22\u201324 November 1998 as the final round of the 1998 World Rally Championship season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152732-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Rally GB\nIt was the second victory of the 1998 season for Richard Burns and his co-driver Robert Reid and saw Tommi M\u00e4kinen score a hat-trick of Drivers' championships after his closest rival Carlos Sainz, just 300 metres from the finish and running in fourth with just the final special stage to go, suffered a huge upset, his Corolla struck by engine failure at Margam, thus surrendering his title to M\u00e4kinen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152732-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Rally GB, Report\nThe first stages were won easily by Subaru's Colin McRae, winner in the last three Rally GB's on the WRC calendar. Despite dropping out of title contention at the last round in Australia, he attempted to regain his confidence by battling with Richard Burns for overall victory. On stage 6 at Millbrook, Burns's team-mate, defending champion Tommi M\u00e4kinen, a contender for the title with Carlos Sainz, struck a concrete block, causing his right rear tyre to detach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152732-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Rally GB, Report\nHis Mitsubishi Carisma limped on three wheels for another few kilometres before the local police pulled him over, retiring him from the event and supposedly ending his title hopes. Sadly, it was also all over for the Scotsman on stage 20, Sweet Lamb. McRae's engine failed on him whilst leading, and caused him to retire. This put fellow Brit Burns in the running for his first Rally GB victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152732-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Rally GB, Report\nAll Sainz had to do to clinch the title was finish fourth or better. The Spaniard, a previous twice World Champion, had been in reach of the title ever since M\u00e4kinen's sudden retirement and looked set to clinch title number three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152732-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Rally GB, Report\nSainz's position on the final stages put M\u00e4kinen's hopes in jeopardy. When Sainz's engine blew on the last special stage, he and co-driver Luis Moya were visibly frustrated, with Moya throwing his helmet through the car's rear windscreen, as hopes of a first title since 1992 went up in smoke, allowing M\u00e4kinen, not Sainz, to win number three and thus, clinch a hat trick. Had Sainz reached the finish in his current position, the Spaniard would have been champion by a solitary point. Instead it was Belgian Gr\u00e9goire De M\u00e9vius who finished fourth, succeeding where Sainz failed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152732-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Rally GB, Report\nBurns, in the Carisma, dominated the last nine stages to win his second WRC rally ever, his first since the Safari Rally at the beginning of March. McRae managed to keep third overall in the championship regardless of his position. Just over half the field did not finish, with 82 cars making the finish at Margam. The PWRC title was taken by Gustavo Trelles, with the race won by Manfred Stohl. Fittingly, it was also Burns' final event in a Mitsubishi, he'd signed for Subaru for 1999 to partner Juha Kankkunen who replaced the Ford-bound McRae.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152732-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Rally GB, Report\nIt was first time since 1976 with Roger Clark that an English driver had won the Rally GB, ending a 22-year wait for their next winner. It was at the same event three years later that Burns would take the title there, and become Britain's second World Rally Champion and England's first. Ford got two of its leading cars onto the podium with Juha Kankkunen and Bruno Thiry both in Escorts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence\nThe 1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence was an incident of violence that took place in the town of Ramgiri-Udaygiri in Gajapati District, Odisha on December 8, 1999. Two prisoners who were arrested for dacoity were murdered by a mob of 5000 tribal people after breaking into the sub-jail. In a separate case, a mob of 500 people looted and burned down 92 to 111 Christian houses and 2 Churches on the same day. 27 people were arrested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence\nThe rivalry between two trade unions, one known as Mozdur Sangha led by a Christian man and the other Utkal Sangha started by a local leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) started communal tensions between both the communities in the town. The leader of the Mozdur Sangha who had a criminal record was arrested for looting a bus which carried tribal people to their work. The agitated tribal people staged various demonstrations on December 6 and December 7 to get back their money and to take the arrested men to a people's court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence\nOn December 8 they attacked the sub-jail as they found their demands were not taken seriously by the local administration. After this, a mob attacked the Christian settlement unexpectedly. All of the arrested were Sangh Parivar activists, members of the Utkal Sangh and members politically close to Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram and other Sangh-affiliates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence\nThe investigation by the All India Federation of Organizations for Democratic Rights reported both were separated incidents. The investigation reported that the Sangh Parivar and the Utkal Sangh seized the opportunity of the agitation by the tribal people to attack the Christian settlement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Background\nRamgiri-Udaygiri is a small town in the Gajapati District of Odisha. Ramgiri-Udaygiri and the district of Gajapati's population is dominated by tribal people with a population density of 151 per km2. The literacy rate of the district is 24 percent and its share of the rural population is almost 90 percentage. Of the 3016 km2 geographical area of the district, there is only 76,671 hectares of farmland. The area is full of forests and hills. Forests represent more than 70 per cent of the geographical area of the district. The major portion of the region is hilly terrain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Background\nAgriculture is the primary means of living. The tribal people participate in their traditional cultivation techniques and gathering natural products from the forest. A small portion of the population are involved in the few small scale and cottage industries, which have a huge effect on people's lives, in the absence of real industry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Background\nVery often, the tribal people are displaced from their lands and driven deep into the forest. This is the primary point of conflict between both the area's tribal people and non-tribal people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Background, Trade unions\nAccording to the report of the All India Federation of Organizations for Democratic Rights, a limited number of day-to-day wage workers are employed in \"khalasi\" (head load) jobs in and around Ramgiri-Udaygiri. These workers have a trade union named \"Mozdur Sangha\". Jaya Singh, a Christian, was the president of the union. In the starting, all the Khalasi workers had been part of this union. Jaya Singh, along with his gang, had a criminal record. For a long time, he had been involved in various lawless activities known to the local police. He was also active in the illegal liquor trading and competed with another illegal liquor trader, who was a renowned Sangh Parivar activist. This rivalry is reported to have caused tensions between the Christians and the Hindus in the region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 844]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Background, Trade unions\nIn 1996, Laxmi Bhai, a local leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), succeeded in establishing a new union named as Utkal Sangh. All the Savarna Hindu workers joined him. But the Dalit workers had stayed in the old union. From then on, the competition between both the unions and fomenting hatred between the Savarna Hindus and the Christians began.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Background, Trade unions\nThe RSS leader, Laxmi Bhai forced Mozdur Sangha workers to leave their jobs due to a dispute between the two unions over contract work. There was a lot of tension in the area. The local administration interfered and mediated the problem. Several people in and around the town reported that Sangh Parivar was involved in various communal activities during this time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Background, Bus robbing incident and tribal agitation\nSome people robbed a private bus carrying some of the contract workers to Arunachal Pradesh, 2\u00a0km away from the Ramgiri-Udaygiri Police station. It has been claimed that around \u20b9 63,000 was stolen. Next day the tribal people began their agitation under the leadership of Chasi Mulia Samiti's, an Adivasi organisation. They demanded that the Tahsildar arrest all the alleged perpetrators that they had identified and that their cash including the bus fare, be returned to them. Jaya Singh, the president of the Mozdur Sangha and another man who was a Hindu, were arrested and brought into custody, but with the aid of the local government, the owner of the bus managed to flee along with his bus, which angered the agitating tribal people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 85], "content_span": [86, 824]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Background, Bus robbing incident and tribal agitation\nThe Chasi Mulia Samiti demonstrated in different parts of the city from December 4 to December 6. At about 10.30 a.m. on December 7, the Chasi Mulia Samiti had a public rally in the town's weekly market premises where around 8,000 individuals from 150 villages took part. They then went the local police station and demanded that two men who had been arrested be produced to be prosecuted in a people's court. They encircled the station from 11 am to 2 pm and left with a warning that if there was no solution by 8 December, the people would take matters into their own hands. The local government sought to arm itself with reinforcements from outside the district.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 85], "content_span": [86, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Attack on sub-jail\nOn December 8 at about 10 am, the whole town was overwhelmed and under the stranglehold of the tribal people. Around 5000 people gathered in front of the police station, equipped with traditional weapons. They had already obstructed roadways at least in 10 to 12 locations the night before by blocking them with trees. A large number of local people also reportedly participated with the tribal people. According to the All India Federation of Democratic Rights Organizations, the tribal people had gathered without any representatives of the Chasi Mulia Samiti.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Attack on sub-jail\nThe mob reportedly reached the subjail at about 10.40 a.m. and encircled the building. They broke the prison walls in four locations. There were 35 male prisoners in the prison and all the prisoners were threatened to leave. They then murdered Jaya Singh, the president of Mozdur Sangha, and another man. Their corpses were dragged by wires from telephones and then brought on a trolley to the police station. The two bodies were taken inside the police station and they were burned there along with the police records. The station's entire staff were simply silent spectators. They also burned down a portion of the police station and burned down several government vehicles. 20 policemen were injured during the attack. After this the tribal agitation ended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 811]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Attack on Christian settlement\nThe same day the Christian settlement was unexpectedly attacked by a mob of about 500 people. With the aid of petrol and kerosene, about 111 houses belonging to the Christians were looted first and were eventually burned down. Two churches were burned down as well. Other reports stated 92 houses were burnt down. The houses that were burned down were not related to Jaya Singh. Eight houses in the same area belonging to Hindu Dalit families were left intact. The entire attack had completed by afternoon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Investigations\nThe local government, the police station and the Christians stated that it was not the tribal villagers, but some locals in the town who had organized and engaged in the attack. The Chasi Mulia Samiti's involvement in the attack was denied by the Christians, the local people and the local government. While, the Chasi Mulia Samiti blamed the local leaders of RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of having seized the opportunity to terrorize the Christian community using the excuse of Jaya Singh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Investigations\nLocal people said that the BJP leaders were instrumental in burning down the Christian settlement and the culprits were free even after they had reported to the civil administration and the police. People also reported that the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the RSS were active in the area and were inciting the people against the Christians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Investigations\nChief Minister Giridhar Gomang told the State Assembly in March 1999 that a single-man commission, led by retired Judge from Orissa High Court Kishore Chandra Jagdeb Ray, will investigate the issue. Gomang also said the commission will now also be asked to investigate the 1999 Ranalai violence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Investigations\nThe Orissa Chief Minister, told the state Assembly in March 1998 that five officials the circle Inspector of police, Additional District Magistrate, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, the officer-in-charge of the police station and the Assistant Sub-Inspector of police were suspended for negligence of duty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Investigations, All India Federation of Organizations for Democratic Rights\nAccording to the All India Federation of Organizations for Democratic Rights, the agitation of the tribal people was combined with this mob assault on Christians in the media coverage of the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 107], "content_span": [108, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Investigations, All India Federation of Organizations for Democratic Rights\nThe investigation by the All India Federation of Organizations for Democratic Rights concluded that the murder of the jail inmates was not communal in nature as Jaya Singh was a Christian and the other man was a Hindu. While the looting and burning down Christian houses was a separate incident associated with the Sangh Parivar and the Utkal Sangh. The communal forces took the opportunity to attack Christians. The investigation also reported that the government and the law and order machinery failed to take early actions against the Sangh Parivar, despite knowing the early indications of their motive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 107], "content_span": [108, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Arrests\nTwenty-seven people were arrested for murder and arson. 21 of the 27 are Savarna Hindus, who were also members of Utkal Sangha, the rival of Mozdur Sangha. Out of the remaining six people, three were known Sangh Parivar activists, and the remaining three were tribal people who were politically close to the Sangh Parivar and its Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Arrests\n11 of the prisoners who had fled from the sub-jail were rearrested by police.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152733-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Ramgiri-Udaygiri violence, Reactions\nPrime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee said that the violence was a very serious incident and said it was a warning to the whole nation. He also said that he had asked the home ministry to investigate whether the VHP had a role in the attacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152734-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Recopa Sudamericana\nThe 1998 Recopa Sudamericana was the tenth Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana competitions. This will become the last Recopa Sudamericana on this format as the Supercopa Sudamericana was discontinued by CONMEBOL in 1998. With no existing secondary tournament, the Recopa Sudamericana became an impracticable competition until the introduction of the Copa Sudamericana in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152734-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Recopa Sudamericana\nThe series was contested between Cruzeiro, winners of the 1997 Copa Libertadores, and River Plate, winners of the 1997 Supercopa Sudamericana, in a two-legged series. Due to schedule congestion, this edition was played as part of the 1999 Copa Mercosur (one of the two tournaments that replaced the Supercopa Sudamericana) two years after the participating clubs won their respective qualifying tournaments (instead of the regular 6\u201312 months). Further devaluing this year's Recopa, River Plate sent a reserved squad on the first leg losing 2-0. On the return leg, Cruzeiro thrashed River Plate 3\u20130 and won their first Recopa Sudamericana (after failing to do so in 1992 and 1993).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 706]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152734-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Recopa Sudamericana\nAfter the home defeat, the Argentines turned off the stadium lights, turned on the lawn irrigation system and only allowed the delivery of the trophy in the locker room, preventing a \"victory lap\". This disgraceful act prompted CONMEBOL into revising their awarding ceremonies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152735-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Redbridge London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Redbridge Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152736-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Redditch Borough Council election\nElections to Redditch Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152736-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Redditch Borough Council election, Campaign\nIn total 11 seats were up for election, with two seats contested in Batchley ward after the resignation of a Labour councillor there. The only ward where there was no election this year was Church Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152736-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Redditch Borough Council election, Campaign\nAs only a third of the seats were being elected the Labour party was guaranteed to keep its majority on the council. However the Conservatives were hoping to gain at least two seats in the election and raised increases in council house rents and controversy over disability benefits as issues where they could benefit from.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152736-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Redditch Borough Council election, Election results\nThe results saw only one seat change hands with the Liberal Democrats gaining a seat in Abbey ward from Labour. A low turnout of under 25% was raised as concerning development.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152737-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council election\nElections to Reigate and Banstead Council in Surrey, England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152738-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rhein Fire season\nThe 1998 Rhein Fire season was the fourth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fourth year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. Rhein won the first championship in team history by defeating the Frankfurt Galaxy 34\u201310 in World Bowl '98.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152739-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rhode Island Rams football team\nThe 1998 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 3\u20138 record (2\u20136 against conference opponents) and finished last in the New England Division of the conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152740-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Lincoln Almond defeated Democratic nominee Myrth York in a rematch of the 1994 race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152741-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships\nThe 14th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Porto, Portugal from 28 May to 31 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152742-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes regional election\nA regional election took place in Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes on March 15, 1998, along with all other regions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152742-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes regional election\nIn a controversial election, Charles Millon (UDF) was originally elected after accepting the votes of 35 FN councillors. However, his election was voided by the Constitutional Council, and Anne-Marie Comparini (UDF) won a new vote in January 1999 against a milloniste candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152742-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes regional election\nThis French elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152743-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rice Owls football team\nThe 1998 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by fifth-year head coach Ken Hatfield, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Owls finished the season 5\u20136, 5\u20133 in WAC play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152744-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Richmond Spiders football team\nThe 1998 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 115th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) champions after posting a 7\u20131 record in conference play. The Spiders earned a berth as the #3 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but were upset in the first round to 14-seed Lehigh, 23\u201324. Richmond was led by fourth-year head coach Jim Reid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152745-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing\nThe 1998 Riga bombings were a series of bombings that took place in Riga, Latvia and which received considerable coverage at the time, most notably for their connection with fascist groups and the perception of an increase of fascism in Latvia. The United States government offered to help to locate the suspects, calling the acts \"cowardly,\" and then-Latvian Prime Minister Guntars Krasts condemned the bombings, calling them an attempt to destabilize the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing\nAt 1:50 am on April 2 a bomb exploded in Riga's old town outside the 92-year-old Peitav Synagogue, the only surviving working synagogue in the city, causing severe damage to the building and surrounding area. The bomb, which was supposedly planted by fascist extremists, was reportedly placed on the front steps of the synagogue building. The bomb caused extensive damage, including tearing out the 90\u00a0kg oak door, destroying all the windows and casings of the basement and first and second floors, and leaving deep gouges in the wall. There were no casualties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing\nFour days after the April 2 bombing, another explosion caused damage to the Russian Embassy in Riga. As with the April 2 explosion, there were no injuries. The cause of the blast was plastic explosives detonated in a trash bin. The attack was linked with a rise in nationalist and extremist actions that seriously unsettled relations among Latvians, Jews and Russians. Alexander Udaltsev, Russia's ambassador to Latvia, joined Latvian leaders in blaming the incident on those trying to drive a wedge between Russians and Latvians. The Russian Foreign Ministry controversially blamed the bombing outside its Riga embassy on \"anti-Russian hysteria recently produced in Latvia and the encouragement of nationalism and extremism\" and called for drastic measures to punish those who were guilty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 808]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing\nA few days after the Riga bombings, a monument to Latvian victims of the Holocaust was defaced in the port town of Liep\u0101ja.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, May 1995 bombings\nThe April 2, 1998, attack was the second bomb attack on the synagogue. The synagogue was targeted on May 6, 1995, but far less damage was caused.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 36], "content_span": [37, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Moscow bombings\nSimilar explosions occurred on May 13, 1998, in Moscow, where a bomb ripped through the outer wall of the city's Maryina Roshcha synagogue, the center of Moscow's active Lubavitch community. The explosion caused significant damage to the ground floor sanctuary, destroyed cars parked nearby, and caused minor injuries to two people in an adjacent building. No one in the synagogue was hurt. The congregation's original wood synagogue was burned to the ground in 1993, in what was thought at the time to be an accidental fire. The new building, dedicated in 1996, suffered an earlier bomb attack a few months after reopening. The attack was linked with the synagogue attack in Riga less than a month earlier. However, the attacks were carried out in a far more professional way.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 812]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nThe bombings strained relations between the Latvian and Russian governments:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nMarch 3: About 1000 mostly Russian demonstrators gather outside the Riga City Council building. Police drive them back with batons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nMarch 4: Russian leaders complain about violence shown towards protesters, condemning the actions of Latvian police. Latvian Prime minister Guntars Krasts speaks out in defense of the Latvian police force.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nMarch 6: Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin openly criticises Guntars Krasts and states, \"The news of what happened there sent shivers down Russia's spine.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nMarch 16: In Riga, over 500 veterans of the Latvian Legion walk in commemoration through the center of the capital, prompting bitter condemnations from Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted causing yet more controversy, saying: \"This attention to fascist underlings is shameful for Europe.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nMarch 28: Another demonstration is held at the Latvian Embassy in Moscow. Yury Luzhkov, a potential candidate for Russian president states that \"Russians in Latvia have been turned into slaves.\" The EU stands by Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nApril 1: The Latvian Ministry of Economics says that Russia is already applying low-level sanctions, including slowing down foodstuffs at the border and limiting Latvian fishing rights in Russian waters, which have already cost Latvia some $300,000,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nApril 2: The bombing of Peitav Synagogue in Riga takes place in the early hours of the morning. The explosion again draws unwanted attention to Latvia. No one steps forward to take responsibility for the attack, and Latvia asks the FBI for help in finding the perpetrators. The head of Latvia's police force is fired for not taking better safety precautions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nApril 3: The Latvian Security Council, which includes the president and prime minister, calls for the dismissal of the county's military chief for taking part in the Latvian Legion Day march the month before.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nApril 4: President of Latvia Guntis Ulmanis expresses concern that bad press has damaged the country's prospects of joining the EU.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nApril 6: A small explosive goes off in a trash bin just across the street from the Russian embassy in central Riga. Moscow says the explosion is even further proof that extremism is rampant in Latvia. The Latvian press says the bombing at the embassy has all the hallmarks of the Russian secret service.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152746-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Riga bombing, Latvian\u2013Russian crisis\nApril 8: The largest party in the multi-party coalition, the center-left Saimnieks, announces that it is leaving the government. It criticizes the prime minister for contributing to the deterioration of relations with Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152747-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rio 400\nThe 1998 Rio 400 was the fifth round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on May 10, 1998, on the Aut\u00f3dromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152747-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Rio 400, Qualifying\nThe Scottish driver Dario Franchitti, from Team Green set the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 24], "content_span": [25, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152747-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Rio 400, Race\nAt the start, the Italian driver Alex Zanardi, from Chip Ganassi Racing took the lead. At lap 19, fellow Italian driver Max Papis, from Arciero-Wells Racing retired due to a broken engine. After 21 laps, the top six was: Alex Zanardi, Gil de Ferran, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan, Christian Fittipaldi and Michael Andretti. At lap 30, Kanaan, from Tasman Motorsports, retired due to an engine fire, bringing out the first caution of the race. The lead lap cars went to pit stop at the same lap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 18], "content_span": [19, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152747-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Rio 400, Race\nNewman-Haas Racing driver Michael Andretti hit a tire in the pits, then he suffered a penalty. The restart came out at lap 37. A few laps later, Team Green driver Paul Tracy was hit by Gil de Ferran, from Walker Racing. 2nd caution. The restart was out at lap 47. Lap 54, the Mexican driver Michel Jourdain, Jr., from Payton/Coyne Racing hit the wall, bringing out the third caution. The restart came out at lap 60. Michael Andretti did an overtaking show. He was one lap down in 24th. After some laps, he was in sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 18], "content_span": [19, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152747-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Rio 400, Race\nWith 65 laps to go, Zanardi, Bryan Herta, Adrian Fern\u00e1ndez and Greg Moore did their pit stops during green flag. At that time, Fittipaldi, Andr\u00e9 Ribeiro and H\u00e9lio Castroneves were out of the race. Only two Brazilian drivers were in the race at that moment: Maur\u00edcio Gugelmin and Gualter Salles. At lap 91, Salles retired due to a crash at turn one, bringing out the fourth caution. At the same lap, polesitter Dario Franchitti retired due an engine issue. The restart happened at lap 98. After this lap, Scott Pruett, from Patrick Racing, retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 18], "content_span": [19, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152747-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Rio 400, Race\nPlayer's Forsythe Racing driver Patrick Carpentier, suffered a tire problem at lap 102, and retired. At lap 108, the top 10 was: Zanardi, Moore, Fernandez, Richie Hearn, Herta, Jimmy Vasser, Al Unser, Jr., Andretti, Bobby Rahal and Mark Blundell. From lap 116-onwards, the battle for the win was between the Italian Alex Zanardi and the Canadian Greg Moore. At lap 120, Moore almost lost the control of his car, after he went sideways at turn four. With five laps to go, Moore did an amazing overtake manoeuvre on Zanardi, and took the lead. The German driver Arnd Meier, was in front of both. Moore won the race, his first win of the season, the third win of his Champ Car career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 18], "content_span": [19, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152748-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Robert Morris Colonials football team\nThe 1998 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris College, now Robert Morris University, as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonials were led by 5th-year head coach Joe Walton and played their home games at Moon Stadium on the campus of Moon Area High School. The Colonials finished the 1998 season with their third consecutive NEC championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152749-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Robocup 2D Soccer Simulation League\nThe 1998 Robocup 2D Soccer Simulation League was a simulated soccer competition contested in the 1st Annual RoboCup International Symposium, held in Paris, France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152749-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Robocup 2D Soccer Simulation League, Knockout stage, Stage 1\nInitially all teams start here. All teams that lose a game here, enter knockout stage at the appropriate stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 65], "content_span": [66, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152749-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Robocup 2D Soccer Simulation League, Knockout stage, Stage 2\nAll teams in this tournament have lost one game already and drop out of the competition if they lose another game in this tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 65], "content_span": [66, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152750-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Rochdale Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council where they defeated the Liberal Democrats in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152751-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rochford District Council election\nElections to Rochford Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152752-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Romania rugby union tour of Argentina\nThe 1998 Romania rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in July and August 1998 by Romania national rugby union team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152753-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Romanian Open\nThe 1998 Romanian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bucharest, Romania that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September \u2013 21 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152753-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Romanian Open, Finals, Doubles\nAndrei Pavel /  Gabriel Trifu defeated  George Cosac /  Dinu Pescariu, 7\u20136, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152754-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Romanian Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Romanian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bucharest, Romania that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September \u2013 21 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152754-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Romanian Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152755-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Romanian Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Romanian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bucharest, Romania that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September \u2013 21 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152755-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Romanian Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152756-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ronde van Nederland\nThese are the results for the 38th edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 25 to August 29, 1998. The race started in Naaldwijk (South Holland) and finished in Landgraaf (Limburg).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl\nThe 1998 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game, part of the 1997\u201398 college bowl season, played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The 84th Rose Bowl Game, it featured top-ranked Michigan beating Washington State 21\u201316, and Wolverine quarterback  Brian Griese was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game. The next Rose Bowl was part of the newly-formed Bowl Championship Series (BCS). This was also the final year that the game was not branded with corporate sponsorship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities\nOn Tuesday, October 21, 1997 - Tournament of Roses President Gareth A. Dorn chooses 17-year-old Purdy Tran, a senior at Westridge School & a resident of Arcadia, California, to become the 80th Rose Queen to reign over the 109th Rose Parade and the 84th Rose Bowl Game. Miss Tran is the 1st Vietnamese-American young woman to capture the title in royal court history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 35], "content_span": [36, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities\nThe game was presided over by the 1998 Tournament of Roses Royal Court and Rose Parade Grand Marshal Carol Burnett. Members of the royal court are: Princesses Grace Huang, San Marino, San Marino High School; Kristen Kneier, San Marino, San Marino High School; Leslie Marrero, Pasadena, John Muir High School; Lauren Poindexter, La Canada Flintridge, La Canada High School; Amber Ross, Pasadena, Blair High School; and Kate Sargeant, La Canada Flintridge, Blair High School.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 35], "content_span": [36, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Teams, Michigan Wolverines\nMichigan earned the right to play in the 84th Rose Bowl game by going through the entire regular season undefeated. With a dominating defense led by Heisman Trophy-winning cornerback Charles Woodson and All-American defensive end Glen Steele and a resourceful offense led by quarterback Brian Griese, the Wolverines went 11-0, yielding only 144 points. Lloyd Carr was in his third season as the head coach. They defeated preseason top 5 Colorado, 27-3 in the season opener on September 13. Michigan defeated Notre Dame, 21-14 on September 27. Two-time Big Ten champion Northwestern was a 23-6 victim on October 11.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Teams, Michigan Wolverines\nThe Iowa game on October 18 was the closest call as the Wolverines trailed 21-7 at halftime before rallying to win 28-24. Michigan stormed into Spartan Stadium on October 25 and subdued the Michigan State Spartans 23-7. On November 22, it was #1 (Michigan) vs. #4 (Ohio State) for the right to represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl. Thanks to an interception returned for a touchdown and a Charles Woodson 77-yard punt return for a touchdown, Michigan defeated Ohio State 20-14 to finish 11-0, 8-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0003-0002", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Teams, Michigan Wolverines\nThe Wolverines entered the Rose Bowl ranked #1 in the AP and coaches' poll. With the 21-16 Rose Bowl win over Washington State, the Wolverines would claim the Associated Press (AP) national championship, as well as the Grantland Rice Award (Football Writers Association of America) and MacArthur Bowl (National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame trophy).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Teams, Washington State Cougars\nWashington State hadn't played in the Rose Bowl Game since it lost to Alabama in the 1931 edition\u2014a 67-year absence. But the Cougars, led by high-profile quarterback Ryan Leaf, ended that streak mainly to their very first game of the 1997 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 47], "content_span": [48, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Teams, Washington State Cougars\nIn the opener, the Cougars stormed out to a big lead over the UCLA Bruins and held them off with a goal-line stand in the closing minutes to win 37\u201334. WSU followed that with a 28\u201321 win over the USC Trojans, the Cougars' first win in the Los Angeles Coliseum in many years. The Cougars also survived an overtime thriller against the Arizona Wildcats, winning 35\u201334 when Arizona chose to go for a two-point conversion attempt and failed. WSU's perfect season was ruined in a 44\u201331 loss at Arizona State, but the Cougars cemented their Rose Bowl bid with a 41\u201335 victory over the rival Washington Huskies, their first Apple Cup win in Seattle in a dozen years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 47], "content_span": [48, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Teams, Washington State Cougars\nOn New Year's Eve, Cougar head coach Mike Price was bedridden with the flu. While Leaf was their best player (he'd declare himself for the 1998 NFL Draft on January 2), they also received important contributions from their wide receiving corps, better known as the Fab Five: Kevin McKenzie, Shawn McWashington, Shawn Tims, Chris Jackson and Nian Taylor. WSU also had a tremendous running back in Michael Black and a future NFL offensive lineman in Cory Withrow. On the defensive side, linemen Dorian Boose and Leon Bender both became NFL draftees in April, though Bender died in late May. Linebacker Steve Gleason and safety Lamont Thompson also went on to play in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 47], "content_span": [48, 721]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nIn the first quarter, Washington State downed a punt at the 1 and forced a punt without a first down. After regaining possession at the Wolverines 47, Leaf connected with McKenzie on a 15-yard play to take a 7\u20130 lead with 3:07 remaining. Michigan moved the ball to the Washington State 37 before punting. Leaf marched the Cougars to the Michigan 14, but Woodson intercepted him in the end zone. The teams traded punts before Griese found Streets in stride on the right sideline for a 53-yard touchdown pass to tie the game with 7:08 left in the first half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nLeaf opened the second half with a 99-yard drive for a go-ahead touchdown to take a 13\u20137 lead after the extra point was blocked. Key plays on the drive included a 19-yard pass Shawn McWashington and a 30-yard pass Kevin McKenzie to reach the Michigan 38. One play later, Leaf connected with McKenzie for 20 more yards. Then Shawn Tims took a reverse play 14 yards for the score with 8:33 remaining in the third quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nOn the ensuing possession, Michigan mixed four runs by Howard with a pair of short passes to Shaw before Griese found Streets for a 58-yard play-action pass touchdown to take a 14\u201313 lead with 5:07 left. After a punt by Washington State, Griese led a 14-play 77-yard drive that ended with a Tuman 23-yard play-action touchdown pass with 11:21 to go for a 21\u201313 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nIn the fourth quarter, Leaf converted a 3rd-and-18 play from his own 12 by connecting with McKenzie for 19 yards. Then a 42-yard pass to DeJuan Gilmore moved the ball to the Michigan 27. Washington State settled for a Rian Lindell 48-yard field goal with 7:25 to play to make the score 21\u201316. Michigan started a drive that included four consecutive third down conversions and consumed most of the clock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nThe conversions were as follows: a 3rd-and-11 Griese scramble to the Michigan 29; a 3rd-and-7 lateral to Woodson who faked a pass before running eight yards to keep the drive alive; on 3rd-and-6 a 13-yard pass to Shaw; and a 3rd-and-7 pass to Woodson taking the ball to the Washington State 33. A pooch punt by Feely from field goal formation left Washington State on its own 7-yard-line with 29 seconds remaining. The game ended in confusion with Leaf being deemed too late in an attempt to spike the ball to stop the clock for a last play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0009-0002", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nThe drive began at the Cougar 7-yard-line with 16 seconds left to play. Leaf completed a 46-yard pass to Nian Taylor to move the ball to the Michigan 47. Washington State drew an illegal formation penalty with nine seconds remaining, but executed a hook and lateral play for 26 yards to the Michigan 26, with an 8-yard catch by Love Jefferson and an 18-yard run by Jason Clayton, who was tackled by Weathers and Jones. With two seconds to play, the clock was stopped to move the chains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0009-0003", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nWith no timeouts left, Leaf spiked the football, but although there appeared to be one second remaining on the clock, Dick Burleson, the referee from the Southeastern Conference crew, shook his head as Leaf contested the decision. Michigan's victory evened the series between the Pac-10 and Big Ten in the Rose Bowl at 26 wins apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Aftermath\nThe next year, the Rose Bowl game would become part of the Bowl Championship Series. This would give a greater chance of the number one and number two teams meeting. Michigan was named the college football national champion for the 1997 football season in the AP poll. In the coaches poll, undefeated Nebraska (which defeated #3 Tennessee 42\u201317 in the Orange Bowl) was voted #1; Michigan had entered the Rose Bowl first in both polls, and were favored to beat the Cougars by seven points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 25], "content_span": [26, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152757-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Rose Bowl, Aftermath\nThis was the last Rose Bowl game with an attendance of over 100,000. The stadium was modified following the game to widen the playing field for soccer in preparation for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and remove lower seats that were blocked by players on the sidelines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 25], "content_span": [26, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152758-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rossendale Borough Council election\nElections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 30%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152759-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152760-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Round Australia Trial\nThe 1998 Round Australia Trial, officially the Playstation Rally Round Australia was the fourteenth and last running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 6 and 27 September 1998. The event covered 18,500 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki, driving a Holden Jackaroo..", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152761-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Royal Bank Cup\nThe 1998 Royal Bank Cup is the 28th Junior \"A\" 1998 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152761-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Royal Bank Cup\nThe Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and a host city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152761-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Royal Bank Cup\nThe tournament was hosted by the Nanaimo Clippers and Nanaimo, British Columbia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152761-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Royal Bank Cup, The Playoffs, Round Robin\nNote: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152762-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rugby Borough Council election\nElections to Rugby Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council seats were up for election. The council stayed under no overall control. The number of councillors for each party after the election were Labour 22, Conservative 12, Liberal Democrat 5, Residents 5 and Independent 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152763-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Runnymede Borough Council election\nElections to Runnymede Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152764-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rushmoor Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Rushmoor Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152765-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: \u0427\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0442 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044e \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0430\u0445 1998) were held in Moscow on 11\u201314 December 1997. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were one of the criteria used to pick the Russian teams to the 1998 World Championships and the 1998 European Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152766-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian First Division\nThe Russian First Division 1998 was the seventh edition of the Russian First Division. The competition was renamed from Russian First League to Russian First Division this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152766-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian First Division, Promotion play-offs\nFC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow promoted to the Russian First Division for 1999 on aggregate, FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk relegated to the Russian Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152767-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships\nThe 1998 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: \u0427\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0442 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u043b\u0451\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0435 \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 1998) was the 7th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 13\u201315 February at the Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA in Moscow. A total of 26 events (13 for men and 13 for women) were contested over the three-day competition. It was used for selection of the Russian team for the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152767-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships\nThe Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships was held separately on 13\u201315 February in Lipetsk at the Jubilee Sports Palace.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152767-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, International team selection\nFollowing the results of the championships, taking into account the qualifying standards, the Russian team for the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships included:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 73], "content_span": [74, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152768-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Second Division\nThe Russian Second Division 1998 was the seventh edition of the Russian Second Division. The competition was renamed from Russian Second League to Russian Second Division this year. Russian Third League was dissolved this season and Second Division became once again the lowest level of professional football in Russia. There were 6 zones with 119 teams starting the competition (5 were excluded before the end of the season).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division\nSpartak Moscow won their third consecutive Russian title, and sixth overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nGoalkeepers: Aleksandr Filimonov (29), Andrei Smetanin (2). Defenders: Dmytro Parfenov  (29 / 1), Dmitri Khlestov (23 / 1), Sergei Gorlukovich (21 / 1), Dmitri Ananko (19), Miroslav Romaschenko  (18 / 3), Yevgeni Bushmanov (14 / 1), Vadim Evseev (6), Konstantin Golovskoy (1). Midfielders: Andrey Tikhonov (30 / 4), Ilya Tsymbalar (29 / 10), Yegor Titov (29 / 6), Aleksei Melyoshin (16 / 1), Vasili Baranov  (14 / 3), Dmitri Alenichev (13 / 2), Leandro Samaroni  (10). Forwards: Anatoli Kanishchev (24 / 6), Luis Robson  (20 / 3), Nikolai Pisarev (17 / 7), Maksim Buznikin (14 / 3), Aleksandr Shirko (13 / 5). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nOne own goal scored by Aleksandr Yeshchenko (FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nTransferred out during the season: Dmitri Alenichev (to  A.S. Roma), Vadim Evseev (to FC Torpedo Moscow), Konstantin Golovskoy (to FC Dynamo Moscow).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nGoalkeepers: Andrei Novosadov (20), Ihor Kutepov  (10). Defenders: Yevgeni Varlamov (29 / 1), Oleg Kornaukhov (28 / 3), Maksim Bokov (27 / 1), Valeri Minko (25 / 1), Aleksandr Shchyogolev (9), Dmitri Sennikov (7), Vladimir Isakov (1). Midfielders: Dmitri Khomukha  (30 / 8), Sergei Semak (29 / 9), Sergei Filippenkov (27 / 5), Aleksandr Grishin (27), Aleksandr Gerasimov (24 / 1), Aleksei Savelyev (20 / 2), Andrei Tsaplin (16 / 1), Aleksandr Borodkin (14 / 2), Dmitri Kuznetsov (12), Aleksei Babenko (11), Oleksandr Shutov  (9 / 1), Sergei Shustikov (6). Forwards: Vladimir Kulik (30 / 14), Sergey Korovushkin (4).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nOne own goal scored by Vyacheslav Tsaryov (FC Uralan Elista).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nTransferred out during the season: Dmitri Kuznetsov (to FC Arsenal Tula), Aleksandr Shchyogolev (to FC Fakel Voronezh), Dmitri Sennikov (to FC Shinnik Yaroslavl), Sergei Shustikov (to  Racing Santander).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nGoalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (30), Khasanbi Bidzhiyev (1). Defenders: Igor Chugainov (30 / 4), Sergei Gurenko  (29), Andrei Lavrik  (24 / 1), Andrei Solomatin (23), Igor Cherevchenko  (21 / 1), Aleksei Arifullin (13), Sargis Hovhannisyan  (12 / 1), Oleg Pashinin  (10). Midfielders: Yevgeni Kharlachyov (27 / 1), Yuri Drozdov (26 / 1), Vladimir Maminov  (19 / 3), Dmitri Loskov (18 / 4), Aleksandr Borodyuk (15 / 8), Bakhva Tedeyev (15 / 1), Aleksei Kosolapov (10 / 2), Albert Sarkisyan  (9 / 3), Aleksandr Smirnov (3). Forwards: Zaza Janashia  (28 / 8), Oleh Haras  (16 / 2), Dmitri Bulykin (14 / 3), Mikalay Ryndzyuk  (8), Vitali Veselov (5 / 1), Oleg Sergeyev (1).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 710]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152769-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nTransferred out during the season: Alexei Kosolapov (to  Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. ).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis\nThe Russian financial crisis (also called ruble crisis or the Russian flu) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It resulted in the Russian government and the Russian Central Bank devaluing the ruble and defaulting on its debt. The crisis had severe impacts on the economies of many neighboring countries. Meanwhile, James Cook, the senior vice president of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund, suggested the crisis had the positive effect of teaching Russian banks to diversify their assets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nDeclining productivity, a high fixed exchange rate between the ruble and foreign currencies to avoid public turmoil, fatal financial imprudence and a chronic fiscal deficit were the reasons that led to the crisis. The economic cost of the first war in Chechnya took a significant toll on the Russian economy. In early 1995, it was estimated that the war was costing Russia close to $30 million per day. Following the cessation of hostilities in 1996, it was estimated that the war in Chechnya cost Russia $5.5\u00a0billion, close to 10% of their GDP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nIn the first half of 1997, the Russian economy showed some signs of improvement. However, soon after this, the problems began to gradually intensify. Two external shocks, the Asian financial crisis that had begun in 1997 and the following declines in demand for (and thus price of) crude oil and nonferrous metals, severely impacted Russian foreign exchange reserves. A political crisis came to a head in March when Russian president Boris Yeltsin suddenly dismissed Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and his entire cabinet on 23 March 1998. Yeltsin named Energy Minister Sergei Kiriyenko, then 35 years old, as acting prime minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nOn 29 May 1998, Yeltsin appointed Boris Fyodorov as Head of the State Tax Service.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nIn an effort to prop up the currency and stem the flight of capital, in June 1998 Kiriyenko hiked GKO interest rates to 150%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nA $22.6\u00a0billion International Monetary Fund and World Bank financial package was approved on 13 July 1998 to support reforms and stabilize the Russian market by swapping out an enormous volume of the quickly maturing GKO short-term bills into long-term Eurobonds. The Russian government decided to keep the exchange rate of the ruble within a narrow band, although many economists, including Andrei Illarionov, urged the government to abandon its support of the ruble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nOn 12 May 1998, coal miners went on strike over unpaid wages, blocking the Trans-Siberian Railway. By 1 August 1998 there was approximately $12.5\u00a0billion in debt owed to Russian workers. On 14 August 1998 the exchange rate of the Russian ruble to the US dollar was still 6.29. Despite the bailout, July 1998 monthly interest payments on Russia's debt rose to a figure 40 percent higher than its monthly tax collections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nAdditionally, on 15 July 1998, the State Duma dominated by left-wing parties refused to adopt most of the government anti-crisis plan, so the government was forced to rely on presidential decrees. On 29 July Yeltsin interrupted his vacation in Valdai Hills region and flew to Moscow, prompting fears of a Cabinet reshuffle, but he only replaced Federal Security Service Chief Nikolay Kovalyov with Vladimir Putin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nAt the time, Russia employed a \"floating peg\" policy toward the ruble, meaning that the Central Bank decided that at any given time the ruble-to-dollar (or RUB/USD) exchange rate would stay within a particular range. If the ruble threatened to devalue outside of that range (or \"band\"), the Central Bank would intervene by spending foreign reserves to buy rubles. For instance, during the year before the crisis, the Central Bank aimed to maintain a band of 5.3 to 7.1 RUB/USD, meaning that it would buy rubles if the market exchange rate threatened to exceed 7.1 rubles/dollar. Similarly, it would sell rubles if the market exchange rate threatened to drop below 5.3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nThe inability of the Russian government to implement a coherent set of economic reforms led to a severe erosion in investor confidence and a chain reaction that can be likened to a run on the Central Bank. Investors fled the market by selling rubles and Russian assets (such as securities), which also put downward pressure on the ruble. This forced the Central Bank to spend its foreign reserves to defend Russia's currency, which in turn further eroded investor confidence and undermined the ruble. It is estimated that between 1 October 1997 and 17 August 1998, the Central Bank expended approximately $27\u00a0billion of its U.S. dollar reserves to maintain the floating peg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 737]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Background and course of events\nIt was later revealed that about $5\u00a0billion of the international loans provided by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were stolen upon the funds' arrival in Russia on the eve of the meltdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects\nOn 17 August 1998, the Russian government devalued the ruble, defaulted on domestic debt, and declared a moratorium on repayment of foreign debt. On that day the Russian government and the Central Bank of Russia issued a \"Joint Statement\" announcing, in essence, that:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects\nOn 17 August 1998 the government declared that certain state securities (GKOs and OFZs) would be transformed into new securities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects\nAt the same time, in addition to widening the currency band, authorities also announced that they intended to allow the RUB/USD rate to move more freely within the wider band.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects\nAt the time, the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (or \"MICEX\") set a daily \"official\" exchange rate through a series of interactive auctions based on written bids submitted by buyers and sellers. When the buy and sell prices matched, this \"fixed\" or \"settled\" the official MICEX exchange rate, which would then be published by Reuters. The MICEX rate was (and is) commonly used by banks and currency dealers worldwide as the reference exchange rate for transactions involving the Russian ruble and foreign currencies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects\nFrom 17 to 25 August 1998, the ruble steadily depreciated on the MICEX, moving from 6.43 to 7.86 RUB/USD. On 26 August 1998, the Central Bank terminated dollar-ruble trading on the MICEX, and the MICEX did not fix a ruble-dollar rate that day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects\nOn 2 September 1998 the Central Bank of the Russian Federation decided to abandon the \"floating peg\" policy and float the ruble freely. By 21 September 1998 the exchange rate reached 21 rubles for one US dollar, meaning it lost two-thirds of its value of less than a month earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects\nOn 28 September 1998 Boris Fyodorov was discharged from the position of the Head of the State Tax Service.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects\nThe moratorium imposed by the Joint Statement expired on 15 November 1998, and the Russian government and Central Bank did not renew it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects, Inflation\nRussian inflation in 1998 reached 84 percent and welfare costs grew considerably. Many banks, including Inkombank, Oneximbank and Tokobank, closed as a result of the crisis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects, Banking\nBankers Trust suffered major losses in the summer of 1998 due to the bank having a large position in Russian government bonds, but avoided financial collapse by being acquired by Deutsche Bank for $10\u00a0billion in November 1998. This made Deutsche Bank the fourth-largest money management firm in the world after UBS, Fidelity Investments, and the Japanese post office's life insurance fund.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects, Agriculture\nThe main effect of the crisis on Russian agricultural policy has been a dramatic drop in federal subsidies to the sector, about 80 percent in real terms compared with 1997, though subsidies fromregional budgets fell less.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 62], "content_span": [63, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects, Political fallout\nThe financial collapse resulted in a political crisis as Yeltsin, with his domestic support evaporating, had to contend with an emboldened opposition in the parliament. A week later, on 23 August 1998, Yeltsin fired Kiriyenko and declared his intention of returning Chernomyrdin to office as the country slipped deeper into economic turmoil. Powerful business interests, fearing another round of reforms that might cause leading enterprises to fail, welcomed Kiriyenko's fall, as did the Communists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 68], "content_span": [69, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects, Political fallout\nYeltsin, who began to lose his hold on power as his health deteriorated, wanted Chernomyrdin back, but the legislature refused to give its approval. After the Duma rejected Chernomyrdin's candidacy twice, Yeltsin, his power clearly on the wane, backed down. Instead, he nominated Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov, who was approved by the State Duma by an overwhelming majority on 11 September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 68], "content_span": [69, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects, Political fallout\nPrimakov's appointment restored political stability because he was seen as a compromise candidate able to heal the rifts between Russia's quarreling interest groups. There was popular enthusiasm for Primakov as well. Primakov promised to make payment of wages and pensions his government's first priority and invited members of the leading parliamentary factions into his Cabinet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 68], "content_span": [69, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Crisis and effects, Political fallout\nCommunists and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia staged a nationwide strike on 7 October 1998 and called on President Yeltsin to resign. On 9 October 1998, Russia, which was also suffering from a poor harvest, appealed for international humanitarian aid, including food.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 68], "content_span": [69, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Recovery\nRussia bounced back from the August 1998 financial crash with surprising speed. Much of the reason for the recovery is that world oil prices increased rapidly during 1999\u20132000 and Russia ran a large trade surplus in 1999 and 2000. Another reason is that domestic industries, such as food processing, had benefited from the devaluation, which caused a steep increase in the prices of imported goods.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Recovery\nAlso, since Russia's economy was operating to such a large extent on barter and other non-monetary instruments of exchange, the financial collapse had far less of an impact on many producers than it would had the economy been dependent on a banking system. Finally, the economy was helped by an infusion of cash. As enterprises were able to pay off debts in back wages and taxes, in turn consumer demand for goods and services produced by Russian industry began to rise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152770-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian financial crisis, Positive effect\nThe crisis was praised by James Cook, the senior vice president of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund, on the basis that it taught Russian bankers to diversify their assets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152771-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian gubernatorial elections\nGubernatorial elections in 1998 took place in ten regions of the Russian Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152771-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Russian gubernatorial elections, Overview\n1998 saw the re-election of the heads of administrations of the \"first wave\" elected in April 1993 in Lipetsk, Penza and Smolensk Oblasts and Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as the presidents of Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Ingushetia and North Ossetia and the chairman of the government of Karelia. For the first time, direct elections were held in Mordovia. The transition to a presidential system was discussed in the last two parliamentary republics, Dagestan and Udmurtia. In Dagestan, on June 25, the Chairman of the State Council Magomedali Magomedov was re-elected for a new term by the Constitutional Assembly, same as in 1994. In Udmurtia, members of the State Council constantly rejected bills on direct elections introduction, proposed by the Council's speaker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 810]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152772-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team\nThe 1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Terry Shea, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5\u20136 record, were outscored by opponents 376 to 206, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference. The team's statistical leaders included Mike McMahon with 2,203 passing yards, Jacki Crooks with 821 rushing yards, and Bill Powell with 730 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152773-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 R\u00e9unionese Regional Council election\nRegional Council elections were held in R\u00e9union in 1998 as part of the French regional elections. The Communist Party of R\u00e9union\u2013Socialist Party\u2013Miscellaneous left alliance emerged as the largest faction in the Council, winning 19 of the 45 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152774-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 S.League\nThe 1998 S.League was the third season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. Teams played each other once both home and away, in a 20-match season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152774-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 S.League\nThe 1998 S.League was won by Singapore Armed Forces, their second consecutive title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152774-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 S.League, Teams\nJurong left Bukit Gombak Stadium upon completion of their new home ground Jurong East Stadium. Home United also relocated, leaving Jalan Besar Stadium to move into Bishan Stadium. Two new teams entered into the competition \u2013 Gombak United (who took the place of Jurong playing at Bukit Gombak Stadium) and Marine Castle United who made Hougang Stadium their home \u2013 taking the number of participating teams to eleven. Tiong Bahru United were renamed Tanjong Pagar United for the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 20], "content_span": [21, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152774-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 S.League, Foreign players\nEach club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 5 foreign players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 30], "content_span": [31, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152774-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 S.League, League table\nSingapore Armed Forces qualified to compete in the 1999\u20132000 Asian Club Championship. This was their second appearance in continental competition. The club met with more success than in their first appearance, defeating Royal Dolphins of the Cambodian League 11\u20133 on aggregate in the East Asian first round. They were defeated in the second round by Sinthana of the Thai Premier League, going down 3\u20132 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152775-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SANFL Grand Final\nThe 1998 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Port Adelaide beat Sturt by 75 to 66.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152776-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SANFL season\nThe 1998 South Australian National Football League season was the 119th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152777-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SASF season\nThe South Australian Soccer Federation 1998 season consisted of two divisions, one of ten and one of twelve teams, across the State of South Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152777-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 SASF season, 1998 SASF Premier League\nThe 1998 South Australian Premier League season was the top level domestic association football competition in South Australia for 1998. It was contested by 10 teams in a single 18 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152777-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 SASF season, 1998 SASF State League\nThe 1998 South Australian State League season was the second highest domestic level association football competition in South Australia. It was contested by 12 teams in a 22 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice. West Adelaide and Adelaide City refused to take part in the finals series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152778-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge\nThe 1998 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge was the ninth running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. It was the final year before SpeedVision purchased the series, thus giving the World Challenge a TV contract. This led to the series' popularity growing and ultimately surpassing that of the Trans Am Series. 1998 was the final year of the T1/T2 format, as Speed reformatted the classes into GT and TC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152779-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SEAT Open\nThe 1998 SEAT Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 26 October until 31 October 1998. Second-seeded Mary Pierce won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152779-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 SEAT Open, Finals, Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva /  Ai Sugiyama defeated  Larisa Neiland /  Elena Tatarkova 6\u20137, 6\u20133, 2\u20130 (Neiland and Tatarkova retired)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 31], "content_span": [32, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152780-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SEAT Open \u2013 Doubles\nLarisa Neiland and Helena Sukov\u00e1 were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with Elena Tatarkova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152780-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 SEAT Open \u2013 Doubles\nNeiland and Tatarkova lost the final 6\u20137, 6\u20133, 2\u20130 after they were forced to retire against Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152780-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 SEAT Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152781-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SEAT Open \u2013 Singles\nAmanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elena Tatarkova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152781-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 SEAT Open \u2013 Singles\nMary Pierce won the final 6\u20130, 2\u20130 after Silvia Farina was forced to retire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152781-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 SEAT Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152782-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SEC Championship Game\nThe 1998 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 24-14 over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on December 5, 1998, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152782-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 SEC Championship Game\nMississippi State took a 14-10 lead in the fourth quarter with an 83-yard punt return. The game was clinched when Tee Martin threw two touchdown passes (Peerless Price and Cedric Wilson) in the span of 32 seconds in the fourth quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152783-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5\u20138, 1998 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by beating the South Carolina Gamecocks on March 8, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152783-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, Television coverage\nTournament coverage in the first and second rounds, and the semi-finals were provided by Jefferson Pilot Sports, who at the time was in its 11th season with regional syndication rights to the SEC. The championship game, however, was broadcast by CBS Sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 57], "content_span": [58, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152784-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 SMU Mustangs football team\nThe 1998 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the Mountain Division. They played their home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Head coach Mike Cavan returned for his second season leading SMU, following a 6\u20135 season in 1997, SMU's first winning season since  the 1987\u201388 SMU \"death penalty\" was handed down by the NCAA, the highest punishment possible in the association. SMU finished the season 5\u20137 (4\u20134 WAC), but SMU vacated 10 games after Steve Malin was found to have been ineligible due to academic fraud.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152784-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 SMU Mustangs football team, After the season, NFL Draft\nTwo members of the 1998 SMU squad were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft. Defensive back Donald Mitchell was selected in the fourth round and 117th overall by the Tennessee Titans. Defensive back Coby Rhinehart was selected in the sixth round and 190th overall by the Arizona Cardinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152784-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 SMU Mustangs football team, After the season, Steve Malin controversy\nTwelve years after the NCAA \"death penalty\" that caused the SMU football program to shut down for two years, SMU encountered another scandal. SMU notified the NCAA of possible recruiting violations in early August 1999 and subsequently suspended defensive line coach Steve Malin. On November 7, 1999, The Dallas Morning News reported that former SMU football player Corlin Donaldson alleged that Malin paid another person $100 to take Donaldson's ACT exam in 1998 so that Donaldson would be eligible to attend SMU.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152784-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 SMU Mustangs football team, After the season, Steve Malin controversy\nAlthough Donaldson described this account to NCAA investigators, Donaldson recanted this story under pressure from Malin to save Malin's job. Following an internal investigation, SMU fired Malin on December 8, 1999; Malin had been suspended that year since August 3 without a replacement at his position. Additionally, SMU removed one assistant coach from recruiting roles for the 2000 season, reduced a total of 8 scholarships for the 2000 and 2001 seasons, and reduced a total of 16 official campus visits for high school recruits for those seasons as well. SMU also submitted a report to the NCAA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152784-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 SMU Mustangs football team, After the season, Steve Malin controversy\nOn December 13, 2000, the NCAA placed SMU on two years' probation and vacated ten games from SMU's 1998 season in which Donaldson played, which reduced SMU's record to 1-1 for 1998. SMU's 2005 media guide indicates that the NCAA vacated the first ten games of the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152784-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 SMU Mustangs football team, After the season, Steve Malin controversy\nThe NCAA reported that its infractions committee \"concluded that the assistant football coach [Malin] initially suggested that the prospective student-athlete [Donaldson] should participate in academic fraud, actively assisted in the initial fraudulent ACT, had actual knowledge of the fraud in the second ACT and finally, had reason to know that the prospect, after enrolling at the university and becoming a student-athlete, was ineligible to compete by reason of the academic fraud.\" Additionally, the NCAA also discovered rules violations regarding recruiting and tryouts dating back to 1995. The NCAA also extended SMU's self-imposed restrictions on coaches' off-campus recruiting to the 2001 season and limited official visits for high school recruits to 38 for the 2001\u201302 school year. Malin also was assessed a seven-year show-cause penalty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 924]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152785-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sacramento Monarchs season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The team tied with the Utah Starzz for the worst record in the Western Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152785-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sacramento Monarchs season, Offseason\nTajama Abraham was picked up by the Detroit Shock in the 1998 WNBA Expansion Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152786-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team\nThe 1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152786-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team\nSacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by fourth-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5\u20136, 3\u20135 Big Sky). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 289\u2013300 for the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152786-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL\nNo Sacramento State players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 68], "content_span": [69, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152786-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL\nThe following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 68], "content_span": [69, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152787-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Safari Rally\nThe 1998 Safari Rally (formally the 46th Safari Rally Kenya) was held between 28 February and 2 March 1998. It was the first World Rally Championship victory for Richard Burns and his co-driver Robert Reid after his teammate Tommi M\u00e4kinen and fellow Briton Colin McRae both retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152787-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Safari Rally, Report, WRC\nA total of 49 cars gathered in Nairobi for the Safari Rally of 1998. The young Briton, 27-year-old Richard Burns, won stage 1. But his more experienced teammate, Tommi M\u00e4kinen, snatched the lead in stage 2. He was determined to win for the second time, as 1996's winner. But his hopes were dashed after his timing belt broke, causing him to retire. Burns retained the lead as a result, held it to the end, and won his first WRC rally in his career. It was the Ford Escorts of the Finns Juha Kankkunen and Ari Vatanen, both previous Safari Rally winners, who completed the podium in second and third respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 30], "content_span": [31, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152787-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Safari Rally, Report, PWRC\nLuis Climent, in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III, had his first victory of the year. Manfred Stohl finished behind him in second, and the Kenyan Paul Bailey completed the podium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152788-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Saint Francis Cougars football team\nThe 1998 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 1998 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 1st year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Cougar Stadium and were members of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League (MEL). The year was the inaugural season of Cougars football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152789-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Saint Silvester Road Race\nThe 1998 Saint Silvester Road Race (Portuguese: Corrida Internacional de S\u00e3o Silvestre de 1998) was the 74th edition of the Saint Silvester Road Race and held in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, on December 31, 1998. The distance ran by the participating athletes was 15\u00a0km.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152789-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Saint Silvester Road Race\nThe men's race was won by Kenya's Paul Tergat, his third victory, whereas the women's event was won by Serbia and Montenegro's Olivera Jevti\u0107, her first triumph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152789-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Saint Silvester Road Race\nThe podiums were composed of the first seven men and the first five women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152789-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Saint Silvester Road Race, Classification, Men\nFor the complete record, with all the 9,390 runners that qualified in the official results board, please visit the referenced website below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152789-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Saint Silvester Road Race, Classification, Women\nFor a complete record, with all the 750 runners that qualified in the official results board, please visit the official website referenced below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152790-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Salem Open\nThe 1998 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 6 April \u2013 12 April, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152790-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Salem Open, Champions, Doubles\nByron Black /  Alex O'Brien def. Neville Godwin /  Tuomas Ketola, 7\u20135, 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 35], "content_span": [36, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152791-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Salem Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 6\u201312 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152791-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Salem Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152792-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Salem Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 6\u201312 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152792-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Salem Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152793-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Salford City Council election\nThe 1998 Salford Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Salford Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 19.39%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152794-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sammarinese general election\nGeneral elections were held in San Marino on 31 May 1998. The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152794-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sammarinese general election, Electoral system\nVoters had to be citizens of San Marino and at least 18 years old.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152795-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sammarinese local elections\nThe 1998 Sammarinese local elections were held on 13 December to elect the mayors and the councils of Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Faetano, Fiorentino and Serravalle in San Marino. Overall turnout was 64.0%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152795-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sammarinese local elections, Electoral system\nVoters elected the mayor (Italian: capitano di castello) and the municipal council (giunta di castello). The number of seats was determined by law: the city councilsof Acquaviva, Faetano and Fiorentino were composed of eight members; the councils of Borgo Maggiore and Serravalle were composed of 10 members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152795-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sammarinese local elections, Electoral system\nCandidates ran on lists led by a mayoral candidate. Voters elected a list and were allowed to give up to two preferential votes. Seats were allocated with the d'Hondt method if the winner had obtained at least 60% of the votes. Otherwise, six seats would have been allocated to the winning party (five seats where the council was composed of eight seats) and the rest of the seats would have been allocated using the d'Hondt method to the rest of the parties. The winning list mayoral candidate was proclaimed mayor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152795-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sammarinese local elections, Electoral system\nIn the municipalities where only one list contested the election, the election was considered valid if the turnout was over 50% and the votes to the list were over 50% of the valid votes (votes to the list plus blank votes).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152796-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Samoa National League\nThe 1998 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 10th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Vaivase-tai won their fifth title, their first since the 1983 championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season\nThe 1998 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), its 39th overall and was the second and final season under Kevin Gilbride. After a 2\u20134 start, Gilbride was fired and June Jones coached the final ten games of the season as interim head coach, the team going 3-7 under his stewardship. San Diego's defense led the league in yards allowed; however, a weak offense under infamous draft bust quarterback Ryan Leaf meant that the team was last in the AFC West.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season\nWith the retirement of Stan Humphries, the Chargers went into the draft seeking a new quarterback. There were two outstanding prospects; when Indianapolis took future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, Leaf went to San Diego. Immediately named the starter, he began 2-0 before an infamous performance at Kansas City, after which he was caught on camera shouting at a reporter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season\nLeaf finished with 15 interceptions and only two touchdown passes in ten games; Craig Whelihan replaced him as the starter for the final seven games, but also performed poorly. The two combined for 34 interceptions, the worst tally in the NFL for a decade; San Diego had 51 turnovers in total, 8 more than any other team in 1998. The inexperienced quarterbacks were hampered by the departure of star receiver Tony Martin during the offseason. In his absence, Charlie Jones led the team with 699 yards, while tight end Freddie Jones had the most receptions with 57. Natrone Means returned to lead the rushing attack after two seasons in Jacksonville. He performed well prior to a season ending injury, gaining 883 yards in ten games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season\nOn defense, Norman Hand was promoted to starting defensive tackle, and led the team with 6.0 sacks; Greg Jackson had the most interceptions, with six. Pro bowlers Junior Seau and Rodney Harrison made 115 and 114 tackles respectively - the most any other player had was 63. Kicker John Carney, who had been injured for most of the previous season, returned and converted 26 attempts out of 30.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season\nThe ineffective offense, and rookie Leaf's obnoxious behavior toward teammates, damaged morale; outside linebacker Lew Bush recalled, \"Try going into a game youhave no chance of winning, knowing that if you give up more than one touchdown, it's over\". Strong safety Rodney Harrison described the season as \"a nightmare you can't even imagine. If I had to go through another year like that, I'd probably quit playing\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season\nFollowing the season, Oregon State Head Coach Mike Riley would be named Head Coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1\nA missed field goal allowed the Chargers to escape with a win on Ryan Leaf's debut. Leaf had an uncertain start, fumbling his first snap (the Chargers recovered), and throwing an interception in Bills' territory. The San Diego defense, however, allowed only 73 yards in the first half, and the Chargers led 3-0 at the break.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1\nLeaf found Bryan Still for 67 yards on the first play of the 3rd quarter, and hit the same player on a fade route two plays later for his first NFL touchdown pass. However, with San Diego up 13-7 in the 4th quarter, Leaf threw his second interception, setting up Buffalo for a 31-yard drive culminating when Doug Flutie and Andre Reed combined for their second touchdown pass of the day. John Carney's 54-yard field goal on the next possession clipped the upright but still went through, restoring the lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1\nBuffalo faced a 4th and 26 on their final possession, but a 36-yard pass interference penalty on Terrence Shaw kept the drive going. Seven plays later, Steve Christie, who had earlier missed from just 21 yards out, pushed a 39 yarder wide left with three seconds left, and the Chargers had the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1\nThis game constituted the first time since 1985 that the Chargers played the Buffalo Bills. The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team's division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2\nAnother strong defensive performance gave San Diego their second win. The lone Tennessee score was aided by a fake punt on 4th and 10; after Natrone Means put the Chargers up 13-7 in the 3rd quarter, the Oilers failed to cross midfield in their final four possessions. Ryan Leaf had a cleaner game, passing for 179 yards with no turnovers, while rushing for 31 yards, including a 20-yard scramble that set up Means' touchdown. Leaf became the first rookie to start 2-0 since John Elway in 1983, but would win only twice more in his entire career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3\nThe Chiefs' defense brought Ryan Leaf savagely back down to earth, as he posted the only 0.0 passer rating by any QB during the 1998 season. Leaf completed 1 pass in 15 attempts for 4 yards, with no touchdowns and two interceptions - he also lost three fumbles, committing five turnovers on the Chargers' first seven possessions. With a pair of sacks pushing them to minus-19 net passing yards, the Chargers had the worst total by any NFL team for 13 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3\nNatrone Means was the lone bright spot on offense; he ran 22 times for a career-high 165 yards, and prevented the shutout with a career-long 72 yard touchdown run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4\nLeaf struggled again, throwing interceptions on three consecutive first half possessions as the Giants built a 21-0 lead. An improvement saw John Carney hit three field goals in quick succession, sandwiched around the halftime break, closing the gap to 12 points. However, Leaf then threw a fourth interception, this one returned by Percy Ellsworth for a touchdown. The rookie QB was then benched for Craig Whelihan, who promptly hit Charlie Jones for a 41-yard touchdown, but could get the team no closer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5\nThis game featured the first two picks in the 1998 NFL draft. Ryan Leaf had previously outplayed Peyton Manning in a preseason game, but this was their first and only competitive meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5\nManning had the better start, hitting Marshall Faulk for the opening score after Leaf had been intercepted; a trick play on the conversion made it 8-0 to the Colts. The defenses took over from there, with two field goals each the only scores until the final few minutes. Then Leaf found Charlie Jones for a 56-yard completion down to the one, and Means ran it in on the next play. However, Leaf's two-point conversion pass fell incomplete, leaving the score at 14-12. Indianapolis recovered an onside kick attempt and added a field goal, before stopping San Diego on downs with 33 seconds remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5\nThe win was Peyton Manning's first in the NFL. The two quarterbacks had nearly identical stat lines, each completing 12 of 23 passes while throwing one interception. Leaf had a small yardage advantage (160 to 137), while Manning had the game's lone touchdown pass. Means rushed for 130 yards on 31 carries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6\nA late lapse cost the Chargers victory in a game of uncommon defensive dominance. The Raiders' Leo Araguz set an NFL record by punting 16 times in the game, with 14 of these coming after going three-and-out. Starting QB Donald Hollis completed only 12 passes out of 25 for 101 yards and an interception, while their rushing attack was limited to 18 yards on 18 carries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6\nSan Diego's offense fared little better. They opened the scoring with a John Carney field goal, but that came after a 56-yard punt return by Latario Rachal set them up at the Raiders' 20. Ryan Leaf completed 7 of 18 passes for 78 yards, with three passes picked off. After the last of these, he was pulled in favour of Craig Whelihan, who threw a further interception on his second passing attempt. On their next possession, the Chargers quit attempting to pass entirely, calling nothing but runs on a 13 play, 68-yard drive that took up most of the 4th quarter, and led to Carney's second field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6\nFollowing an exchange of punts, the Raiders took over on their own 32, where they faced a 3rd and 10 with 1:38 remaining. Backup QB Wade Wilson, who had missed on his first six passes, then found James Jett behind the defense for the winning touchdown. San Diego tried to respond, but on a 4th and 6 from the Raiders' 38, Means was stopped inches short of a first down and Oakland ran out the clock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6\nMeans was again the lone highlight on offense for the Chargers, gaining 101 yards on 37 carries, while his 167 combined yards rushing and receiving accounted for over 85% of the Chargers 195 yards of total offense. For the Raiders, over 42% of their 159 yards came on the winning play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6\nHead coach Kevin Gilbride was fired three days after the game. Quarterbacks coach June Jones took his place for the remainder of the campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6\nThe NFL released highlights of the game, titled \"The UGLIEST Win EVER!\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7\nIn a familiar story, it was Natrone Means (112 yards) and the defense who led San Diego as they broke their four game losing streak. Means rushed four times for 32 yards on the game's opening possession, leading to a field goal; on the first Charger drive of the second half, he carried four times for 43 yards and a touchdown. Leaf passed for only 83 yards, and lost 55 yards in sacks, but threw no interceptions, and San Diego won the turnover battle for the first time all season (4-1). Norman Hand intercepted a tipped pass to set up the game-winning field goal, and Junior Seau ended the final Eagles threat when he recovered a fumble caused by Charles Dimry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8\nA much-improved offensive showing was not enough to prevent the Chargers from slipping to 3-5 heading into their bye. The Chargers gained a season-high 391 yards, and committed no turnovers for the second and final time all year. The Seahawks, however, took a 17-3 lead on the strength of two long touchdowns from Joey Galloway - an 81-yard reception and a 74-yard punt return. The Chargers responded, Mikhael Ricks catching a 5-yard scoring pass from Leaf (his first touchdown throw since the opener), and Means tying the scores midway through the third quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8\nSeattle rebuilt their lead, and the Chargers trailed by 7 going into their final possession, starting on their own 20 with 2:43 to play. Leaf led the team all the way down to the Seahawks' 3-yard line, converting a 4th and 6 en route, but then threw three incompletions as time expired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10\nEven with Bubby Brister filling in for the injured John Elway for much of the game, the unbeaten Broncos cruised to the win. San Diego could muster only two first downs through their first eight drives, which ended with seven punts and an interception thrown to ex-Charger Darrien Gordon by Leaf, who was then benched; his figures were 4 completions from 15 attempts, for just 26 yards. With the Broncos out of reach up 27-0, Craig Whelihan came in and had some success moving the offense, leading a 92-yard drive capped by a touchdown pass to Freddie Jones. Interim head coach June Jones named Whelihan the new starting QB after the game, a position he would remain in for the rest of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11\nWhelihan won his first start of the season, though it was again the defense who deserved most of the credit, holding the Ravens to 161 total yards and eight first downs all game. Natrone Means sustained a season-ending foot injury, and Whelihan completed only 15 passes from 42 attempts, though he did manage a 47-yard touchdown to Charlie Jones. Ravens' errors played a part in the second Charger touchdown, as they twice prolonged the drive with penalties for leverage on field goal attempts. Terrell Fletcher finished the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11\nA controversial play occurred six minutes from time, when Jermaine Lewis fell while hurdling a trip from punter Darren Bennett, got back to his feet and completed what appeared to be a 90-yard touchdown return. However, officials ruled that Bennett had made contact with his leg, and that Lewis was down at the Baltimore 45. The Ravens would settle for a field goal on that drive, and were stopped on downs inside their own 20 on their lone possession afterwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12\nAn improbable 4th quarter recovery saw the Chargers improve their record to 5-6. San Diego began brightly, a pair of rushing touchdowns by Terrell Fletcher and Tremayne Stephens putting them up 17-7 in the 2nd quarter. However, their offense then fell dormant for most of the game. Whelihan committed a pair of turnovers, and Bam Morris scored three times as the Chiefs ran off 27 unanswered points, going up 34-17 early in the 4th quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0029-0001", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12\nA second Fletcher touchdown run drew the Chargers within 10 points and, following a Pete Stoyanovich field goal, Whelihan hit Freddie Jones for a 25-yard touchdown on 4th and 13. The Chiefs responded by once again moving into field goal range, but Stoyanovich, who had missed a crucial playoff attempt in the same stadium four years earlier, saw his kick drift to the left with 51 seconds left. On the ensuing drive, James Hasty was twice flagged for pass interference, the second time on 4th and 10, and Whelihan found Charlie Jones for the game-winner from a yard out with 9 seconds left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12\nThe offensive explosion was anomalous for the '98 Chargers. In no other game did they score more than 20 points, or more than two touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13\nSan Diego stayed with the 11-0 Broncos longer than expected, before falling away in the second half. In a scrappy game, where San Diego lost the turnover battle 6-4, a 13-yard Terrell Fletcher run drew the Chargers within four points late in the 1st quarter. On their next possession, San Diego reached a 2nd and 3 at the Denver 7, but Kenny Bynum fumbled away the opportunity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0031-0001", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13\nDespite managing to intercept John Elway on the next three Denver possessions (he only threw 10 picks all season), the Chargers didn't get that close to scoring again until the 4th quarter, when a 47-yard touchdown reception by Bryan Still was little more than a consolation. Whelihan passed for 300+ yards for the only time in his career, but was victimised by five interceptions, two of them thrown to Darrien Gordon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14\nSan Diego's lone touchdown came as a result of trickery, Terrell Fletcher passing to Freddie Jones on an HB option; Jones also caught a two-point conversion from Whelihan to tie the game at 14-14. Beyond that, they relied on the kicking of John Carney, who made four field goals from five attempts, the last of which put the Chargers up 20-17 in the final quarter. However, Trent Green threw a 20-yard touchdown to Leslie Shepherd with 1:48 to play, which stood up as the winning score after a Whelihan pass went through the hands of Freddie Jones and was intercepted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15\nThe Chargers were officially eliminated from playoff contention amidst a blizzard of turnovers. San Diego's defense made the first big play, Jamal Williams running an interception back 14 yards for a game-tying score. However, Whelihan threw interceptions on the next three drives, the first of which was run back for a touchdown, the third of which set the Seahawks up for a short scoring drive and a 21-7 lead. Terrell Fletcher's run halved the deficit shortly before halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15\nThe errors continued in the second half. Whelihan threw another pick, and was benched for Ryan Leaf; Leaf's first pass was intercepted. Later, Leaf was sacked on consecutive plays, the second of these causing a fumble that Cortez Kennedy ran back for a touchdown. Whelihan came back in for the next series and was intercepted for the fifth time, then Leaf returned and threw his second pick. With John Kitna of the Seahawks also throwing three interceptions, the game saw ten in total, the most for 27 years, with the seven by the Chargers being the most by one team for 12 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16\nThis game featured considerably more offensive output than the teams' previous meeting, with the Raiders putting together back to back touchdown drives of 80 and 57 yards, en route to a 17-3 3rd quarter lead. Whelihan threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Mikhael Ricks, but the Chargers missed numerous scoring chances, three times turning the ball over on downs in Raider territory, and once via an interception.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152797-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17\nThe Chargers ended the season on a five game losing streak, beaten by a team with far more to play for. A 4-yard run by Adrian Murrell put Arizona ahead, and a record-tying four interceptions by Kwamie Lassiter kept them ahead 13-6 at the two-minute warning. However, a smissed 42-yard field goal by Chris Jacke set up a dramatic finish. Whelihan converted a 4th and 3, before San Diego faced a 4th and 20 from the Arizona 30; Whelihan then connected with Ryan Thelwell to tie the scores with just 16 seconds left. That proved to be long enough for the Cardinals, as former Charger Eric Metcalf ran the ensuing kickoff back to the Charger 44-yard line; after a quick completion moved them closer, Jacke made amends with a 52-yard kick to send his team into the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 842]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season\nThe 1998 San Diego Padres season was the 30th season in franchise history. The Padres won the National League championship and advanced to the World Series for the second time in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season\nSan Diego featured five All-Stars: pitchers Andy Ashby, Kevin Brown, and Trevor Hoffman, and outfielders Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn. Brown and Hoffman were two of the premier pitchers in baseball for 1998. Brown led the staff in wins, earned run average, and strikeouts, and he also finished in the league's top five in each category. Hoffman saved 53 games and was voted the NL Rolaids Relief Man Award for best closer in the league. Ashby was the team's number two starter with 17 wins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season\nThe Padres offense was led by Vaughn, who had the greatest season of his career in 1998. He ended up winning both the Comeback Player of the Year Award and the Silver Slugger Award. And in a season headlined by sluggers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Vaughn was matching them in home runs before finishing with 50 (compared to 70 for McGwire and 66 for Sosa). Former MVP Ken Caminiti was second on the team in home runs and runs batted in. Gwynn had a .321 batting average.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season\nIn the regular season, San Diego won the NL Western Division. Their 98\u201364 record was third-best in the league, behind only the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros, who San Diego then went a combined 7\u20133 against in winning the NL pennant. But the Padres faced the 1998 New York Yankees in the World Series, and were swept, four games to none.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 66], "content_span": [67, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 71], "content_span": [72, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 68], "content_span": [69, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 1\nOctober 17, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York City", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 1\nIn Game 1, Kevin Brown took the hill for the Padres and he was opposed by Yankee ace and ALCS MVP David Wells. The Yankees began the scoring in the 2nd inning, when rookie Ricky Led\u00e9e laced a 2-run double into the right field corner with the bases loaded. Wells was battered hard for the only time in the postseason beginning with the 3rd when Greg Vaughn homered to rightcenter with a man aboard tying the game up at 2 runs apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 1\nIn the 5th, Tony Gwynn smashed a 2-run shot off the facing of the upper deck and that was followed up immediately by Vaughn's second dinger of the night. Trailing 5\u20132, the Yanks made their comeback in the 7th. Jorge Posada singled and Ledee walked ending the night for Brown. It turned out to be a bad move by Padres manager Bruce Bochy. New York took advantage of the Padres bullpen with a 3-run homer by Chuck Knoblauch that tied the game at 5. Later in the inning, a 2-2 count call by home plate umpire Rich Garcia was decisive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0010-0002", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 1\nMark Langston's pitch was shown on television replays to be a strike, which Rich Garcia called a ball. Tino Martinez took advantage of Garcia's call and on the next pitch sent a grand slam into the upper deck making it a 9\u20135 lead. The Padres score only one more run as the Yankees won game one, 9\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 2\nOctober 18, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York City", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 2\nIn Game 2, the Bombers took a big early lead, thanks to a dreadful outing by San Diego starter Andy Ashby. Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada hit home runs to assist the Yankees on offense. New York started Cuban import, Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez, who was outstanding.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 3\nOctober 20, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 3\nWith the Yankees up 2\u20130, they sent David Cone to the mound to face former Yankee pitcher, Sterling Hitchcock, the MVP of the NLCS. Both teams were kept off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 6th when Hitchcock himself led off the inning with a single off Cone. He and Qulivio Veras both scored two batters later when Tony Gwynn shot a double down the line past Tino Martinez at first base. Gwynn also scored in the inning to give San Diego a 3\u20130 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series, Game 3\nHowever, a half inning later the Yanks jumped on Hitchcock for two runs beginning with a home run to left-center by Scott Brosius. The second run came in after Shane Spencer doubled and scored on an error by Ken Caminiti. In the 8th, the call was made to Trevor Hoffman after Randy Myers walked Paul O'Neill to open the inning. Hoffman then walked Tino Martinez before Scott Brosius tagged a three-run blast over the fence in dead center. With a 5\u20133 lead, the Yankees wrapped up the victory when Mariano Rivera picked up the save in the 9th to end it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series\nOctober 21, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152798-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego Padres season, World series\nNew York's Andy Pettitte outpitched San Diego's Kevin Brown with 71\u20443 strong innings for the 3-0 Yankees victory, giving the Bombers their 24th title. Though New York's reliever Jeff Nelson allowed the Padres to load the bases, Mariano Rivera came in to end the threat by getting Jim Leyritz, known for his clutch postseason homers with San Diego, to fly out. Rivera added another scoreless inning for the save.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152799-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team\nThe 1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was the last season for the Aztecs in the WAC, as they became a charter member of the Mountain West Conference in the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152799-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team\nThe team was led by head coach Ted Tollner, in his fifth year. They played home games at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. They completed the season as co-champions of the Pacific Division of the WAC, with a record of seven wins, five losses (7\u20135, 7\u20131 WAC). The Aztecs qualified for a bowl game at the end of the 1998 season, and played the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152799-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL\nNo SDSU players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 66], "content_span": [67, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152799-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL\nThe following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 66], "content_span": [67, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season\nThe 1998 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League and their 53rd overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season\nThe season saw the return of Jerry Rice, who missed most of 1997 with a major knee injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season\nAfter defeating the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round of the playoffs, thanks to a game-winning catch by young Terrell Owens, San Francisco's season ended with a loss to the Atlanta Falcons the following week in the divisional round. The Falcons then defeated the 15\u20131 Minnesota Vikings in the NFC title game, but lost to the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season\nThe divisional-round game was Steve Young's final playoff appearance, as he suffered a concussion in Week 3 of the next season, ending his 15-year NFL career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1 vs. Jets\nThe game lead tied or changed eight times in regulation as the Jets under Bill Parcells came to Candlestick Park. Jets quarterback Glenn Foley matched Steve Young's three touchdowns and one pick with three scores and one pick of his own; Foley put up 415 yard to Young's 363 yards. The two teams traded punts in overtime; the Niners had to start at their four-yard line and coach Steve Mariucci called \"90 O\", a run play intended to get away from their own endzone. Garrison Hearst burst through a hole and raced 96 yards straddling the sideline, getting key blocks from Dave Fiore despite an injured leg, and from Terrell Owens for the touchdown and a 36\u201330 Niners win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 80], "content_span": [81, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Washington Redskins\nThe Niners defeated the Redskins 45\u201310 with 504 yards of offense and three touchdowns by Steve Young. The Redskins coughed up the ball three times in the loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 95], "content_span": [96, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons\nHosting the 2\u20131 Falcons, the Niners picked off Chris Chandler three times and won 31\u201320 behind 387 passing yards, 50 rushing yards, and three touchdowns from Steve Young. |Weather= 62\u00a0\u00b0F (Light Rain)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 92], "content_span": [93, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Buffalo Bills\nThe Niners traveled to Rich Stadium to face the Bills and crashed hard 26\u201321 despite 21 fourth-quarter points. The Niners committed 22 penalties eating up 178 yards (compared to Buffalo's 12 fouls for 106), while the two teams' punters Chris Mohr and Reggie Roby combined for 323 punting yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 89], "content_span": [90, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New Orleans Saints\nStill smarting from their poor performance at Buffalo, the Niners traveled to the Superdome and crushed Mike Ditka's Saints 31\u20130. The game was another penalty-laden affair with a combined 24 fouls eating up 240 yards. The Niners shut down Danny Wuerffel and Billy Joe Tolliver, limiting them to 15 completions for 174 yards and a pick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs Indianapolis Colts\nThe Niners hosted the Colts and their new quarterback Peyton Manning. The Colts immediately served notice for the future as they raced to a 21\u20130 lead behind two Manning scores to Marvin Harrison and a 65-yard score from future Ram Marshall Faulk; Manning would add another touchdown to Harrison in the third quarter and the Colts added a field goal following a Garrison Hearst fumble and subsequent personal foul penalty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs Indianapolis Colts\nThe Niners clawed back as Steve Young threw three touchdowns and ran in a fourth; a botched PAT by Ty Detmer and resultant smothered two-point attempt led on the Niners' next possession to a Jerry Rice two-point conversion catch from Young to tie the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0009-0002", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs Indianapolis Colts\nMike Vanderjagt missed from 53 yards out on the Colts' next possession with 1:10 to go, then after a crushing pass interference penalty on Tyrone Poole against J.J. Stokes with 43 seconds to go (this following two Young interceptions erased on Indianapolis holding penalties in the first half) Wade Richey's 24-yard field goal won it 34\u201331 for the Niners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0009-0003", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs Indianapolis Colts\nThe game became notable in league history for the showdown between veteran Young (331 passing yards, 60 rushing yards nearly matching Garrison Hearst at 65, and four total touchdowns) and rookie phenomenon Manning (231 passing yards and three scores); the game featured seven Hall of Famers in Young, Manning, Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison, Marshall Faulk, Terrell Owens, and Chris Doleman. |Weather= 68\u00a0\u00b0F (Sunny)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at St. Louis Rams\nHitting the TWA Dome, the Niners cruised to a 28\u201310 win over the Rams as Steve Young overcame two picks with three touchdowns and budding superstar Terrell Owens ran in a 21-yard score. The Niners picked off Tony Banks three times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 90], "content_span": [91, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Green Bay Packers\nFor the fifth straight time the Niners fell to the Green Bay Packers, this time 36\u201322 at Lambeau Field. The Niners overcame a botched punt snap for a safety and erased a 16\u20130 Packer lead to take the lead 22\u201319 in the third quarter. From there, despite three Brett Favre interceptions, it all fell apart for the Niners as the Packers unleashed 17 unanswered points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 93], "content_span": [94, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers\nTy Detmer took over for Steve Young against the 1\u20137 Panthers, throwing for 276 yards and three touchdowns (to J.J. Stokes and Terrell Owens), but three interceptions kept the Panthers in the game and they took a 23\u201322 lead before Wade Richey's 46-yard field goal capped a 25\u201323 Niners win. |Weather= 57\u00a0\u00b0F (Cloudy)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 95], "content_span": [96, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons\nThe battle for the NFC West had now become a true battle as the 7\u20132 Falcons hosted the 7\u20132 Niners and things got ugly for San Francisco. Steve Young managed 342 passing yards but only 21 completions; the Falcons grabbed a fumble at the Niners goalline for a Jessie Tuggle touchdown and when Young connected on long-range scores to Terrell Owens and Jerry Rice, Chris Chandler put the game away on his 78-yard strike to Terance Mathis. The 31\u201319 Falcons win marked the end of the Niners' hold on the division crown that season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 92], "content_span": [93, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints\nSteve Young outdueled ex-Panther Kerry Collins despite a Collins rushing score that put the 5\u20136 Saints up 10\u20130 in the first quarter. The Niners outscored the Saints 31\u201310 in the second and third quarters on four Young touchdown throws. Collins was picked twice and failed on fourth and goal at the Niners' 1-yard line in the fourth quarter; an Aaron Craver rushing score in the final two minutes put the Saints within eleven points at the end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 96], "content_span": [97, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. New York Giants\nA Gary Brown rushing score in the opening six minutes of the first quarter was the only time the Giants were in contention as Steve Young answered with a 79-yard touchdown to Terrell Owens. Young scored again at the end of the second quarter and Terry Kirby and Garrison Hearst ran in the ball for additional scores and 31\u20137 Niners win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 93], "content_span": [94, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New England Patriots\nFollowing four straight wins the Niners traveled to Foxboro Stadium to face a struggling Patriots squad. Regular starter Drew Bledsoe was out for the year with a broken throwing hand so backup Scott Zolak took over.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 97], "content_span": [98, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0016-0001", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New England Patriots\nDespite a blocked field goal attempt the Niners scored 21 second-quarter points (including a touchdown from backup Ty Detmer on a fake field goal attempt), but the Patriots battled back and tied the game on a Robert Edwards four-yard score, then won it on a drive in the final 1:48 on four straight Edwards rushes and then on Adam Vinatieri's 35-yard field goal with eighteen seconds left. Terrell Owens was held to three catches for 61 yards; in the second quarter the two teams exchanged interceptions as a pass for Owens was intercepted by Ty Law but three plays later a Zolak pass to Ben Coates was intercepted by Tim McDonald.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 97], "content_span": [98, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17 vs. St. Louis Rams\nFormer Niner Steve Bono put the Rams, winless against the Niners since 1990, up 7\u20130 on a touchdown to Ricky Proehl. Proehl would catch another touchdown but by then the game was out of reach on two Steve Young touchdowns and scores from R. W. McQuarters and three Wade Richey field goals. A former Arena Football quarterback entered for the Rams late as Kurt Warner completed four of eleven passes for 39 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 91], "content_span": [92, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Wild Card vs Green Bay Packers\nFor the first time in the Brett Favre era, the 49ers pulled off a victory over the Packers. After a late Packers touchdown, the Niners trailed 27\u201323 and a continuing issue during the game was dropped passes by receiver Terrell Owens. In the final ten seconds, Steve Young dropped back in the Packers' redzone, stumbled but stayed on his feet, then heaved the ball to the endzone where Owens caught it and landed in the endzone with four seconds left, holding on to the ball despite hits by two Packers defensive backs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 77], "content_span": [78, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0018-0001", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Wild Card vs Green Bay Packers\nThe Niners had pulled out one of the most dramatic wins in their history. This play is often referred to by 49ers fans as \"the Catch II\", a reference to \"The Catch\" touchdown from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark in the final minute against the Cowboys in the 1981 playoffs. The victory over the Packers turned out to be Young's final playoff win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 77], "content_span": [78, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152800-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Divisional Playoff at Atlanta Falcons\nThe game started poorly for the 13\u20134 49ers, who lost 1,500-yard rusher Garrison Hearst to a broken bone in his left leg on the first play of the game. Backup Terry Kirby was only able to rush for 46 yards. With their running game hobbled, the 49ers trailed 14\u20130 in the first half, and 20\u201310 going into the fourth quarter. With 2:57 remaining, Young scored on an 8-yard run and the team converted a two-point conversion after a botched snap, to bring the score to 20\u201318. The 49ers had one more chance to win with the ball deep in their own territory but Young threw a desperation pass that was picked off by the Falcons' William White.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 84], "content_span": [85, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152801-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election\nThe 1998 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 3, 1998. Five of the eleven seats were contested. Five incumbents, two of which were appointed by Mayor Willie Brown, were up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152801-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election\nThis election was the last using at-large seats, a system that effectively reduces representation of minority points of view. Subsequent Board of Supervisors elections were to district seats through a plan ratified by the voters in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152801-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election\nMunicipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though most candidates in San Francisco do receive funding and support from various political parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152801-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Results\nEach voter is allowed to cast at most five votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 57], "content_span": [58, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152802-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco Giants season\nThe 1998 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 116th season in Major League Baseball, their 41st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 39th at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The team finished in second place in the National League West with an 89-74 record, 9\u00bd  games behind the San Diego Padres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152802-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 77], "content_span": [78, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152802-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 70], "content_span": [71, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152803-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Jose Clash season\nThe 1998 San Jose Clash season was the third season of the team's existence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152803-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Jose Clash season, About\nThe 1998 season was one of excitement tempered by frustration. Quinn led the team to a 13-19 record, good for 33 points in MLS. San Jose was forced to play the first three home games of the season at Stanford University after winter rains delayed the renovation on Spartan Stadium. When the club returned to Spartan, they faced the New England Revolution May 3, 1998 on a newly widened field that was 70 yards wide and 110 yards long.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152803-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Jose Clash season, About\nRonald Cerritos again led the team, putting in 13 goals to finish the season as the eighth leading goal-scorer in the league. During the 1998 season the pieces of the eventual 2001 MLS Cup Champions began to form at Spartan Stadium. San Jose drafted eventual 2002 MLS all-star Wade Barrett was drafted in the first round of the 1998 College Draft, along with Alberto Montoya and Caleb Porter. Ben Parry was the 3rd overall selection in the 1998 College Draft but was forced into an early retirement with a rare stomach virus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152803-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 San Jose Clash season, About\nSan Jose picked up Francisco Uribe, Harut Karapetyan, and Brian Sebapole hoping to boost the Clash offense that already had Eddie Lewis, Jeff Baicher, Ronald Cerritos and Eric Wynalda, but failed to help lead the team to the playoffs. Karapetyan would return in 2000. Troy Dayak was shelved most of the season with a herniated disc in his neck and would be forced into retirement until 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152803-0002-0002", "contents": "1998 San Jose Clash season, About\nJoe Cannon was called to the club from the A-League to serve as a backup for ten days before returning to soccer's minor leagues, he played the final 45 minutes against Toluca yielding 1 goal in an exhibition. Defender Richard Gough enjoyed an all-star season in 1998, as he was the only member of the team selected to play in the mid-season classic. The club was forced to play through May and June without forward Eric Wynalda, who was with the United States National Team at the World Cup in France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152803-0002-0003", "contents": "1998 San Jose Clash season, About\nWynalda appeared in two matches for the U.S. during the World Cup. John Doyle continued to be a dominant defender and captained the squad in 1998. Caleb Porter had to miss the entire 1998 season with a knee injury but would return for 1999. He eventually went on to lead the Portland Timbers to an MLS Cup Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152803-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 San Jose Clash season, Squad, Current squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152804-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Jose State Spartans football team\nThe 1998 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by head coach Dave Baldwin, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1998 season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4\u20138, 3\u20135 WAC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152804-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Jose State Spartans football team, Team players in the NFL\nThe following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 67], "content_span": [68, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152805-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Jose mayoral election\nThe 1998 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 2 and November 3, 1998 to elect the Mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the election of Ron Gonzales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152805-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Jose mayoral election\nBecause no candidate managed to receive a majority of the vote in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held between the first round's top-two finishers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152806-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Marino Grand Prix\nThe 1998 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 26 April 1998. The 62-lap race was the fourth round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship and was won by David Coulthard driving a McLaren-Mercedes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152806-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary\nIt was back to business for McLaren in qualifying, with Coulthard outpacing H\u00e4kkinen for pole, and Ferrari's Schumacher and Eddie Irvine keeping things neat by qualifying third and fourth. However, the men in red had hoped for better, and had followed Tyrrell's lead in fitting 'side-wings' - x-shaped wings bolted atop the sideboards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152806-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary\nBut these appendages did not produce enough of a gain to topple the McLarens and, with Jordan, Sauber and Prost also sprouting these peculiar side-wings the sport's governing body voted to ban them the day after the race, as they felt that they would be unsafe if a driver suffered a side-on impact.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152806-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary\nThe race was simplicity itself for Coulthard as he controlled proceedings ahead of Mika H\u00e4kkinen, with Schumacher split from Irvine by Jacques Villeneuve's Williams. But on lap 17 H\u00e4kkinen retired to the pits, and the garage door was immediately rolled down to conceal his problem. It later proved to be a gearbox failure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152806-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 San Marino Grand Prix, Race summary\nUnaware of his teammate's problem, Coulthard motored on ahead of Schumacher until the German emerged from his second stop and started to fly, eating into the Scot's 20-second advantage at a rate of a second per lap. Debris in a sidepod had sent Coulthard's oil cooler temperature soaring, and team boss Ron Dennis kept sprinting from the pit wall to the McLaren garage to check on the telemetry, so that Coulthard could be instructed how much he could afford to ease off to save his engine. Therefore, the Scot could every so often match Schumacher's pace, and he duly recorded the win. Irvine sent the Ferrari fans home happy by taking the final podium place, with the Williams duo of Villeneuve and Frentzen the only other unlapped runners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 783]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152807-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 San Miguel Beermen season\nThe 1998 San Miguel Beermen season was the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152807-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates\nFebruary 1: San Miguel Beermen got excellent debuts from its two rookies Danny Ildefonso and Steve Smith as the Beermen pulled away with an 86-67 rout of Pop Cola at the start of the All-Filipino Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 45], "content_span": [46, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152807-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates\nApril 14: San Miguel booked the first finals seat in the All-Filipino Cup with their 14th win against six losses, defeating Pop Cola, 89-69.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 45], "content_span": [46, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152807-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 San Miguel Beermen season, Summary\nAfter two seasons of non-finals appearance, the San Miguel Beermen return to the championship series twice in the season but could only end up with a runner-up finishes. The Beermen placed second behind Alaska Milkmen in the eliminations of the All-Filipino Cup with seven wins and four losses. They won eight games in the semifinals for a league-best 15-6 won-loss record. The Beermen played the Alaska Milkmen in the best-of-seven championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152807-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 San Miguel Beermen season, Summary\nIn the battle between two American coaches, Ron Jacobs and Alaska's Tim Cone, the Beermen blew a 3-2 series advantage, they lost Game six by a big margin and in the deciding seventh game on May 8, the San Miguel Beermen folded up to the pressure as the game reaches its climax, losing by nine points to Alaska Milkmen, 63-72, before a jampacked crowd at the Araneta Coliseum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152807-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 San Miguel Beermen season, Summary\nIn the Commissioner's Cup, the Beermen bring back last year's best import Jeff Ward, who was good for only six games when coach Ron Jacobs gambled on a smaller import in the returning Lamont Strothers. The Beermen scored a 3-0 sweep over Pop Cola in the best-of-five semifinal series and went on to play the Alaska Milkmen in a championship rematch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152807-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 San Miguel Beermen season, Summary\nThe Milkmen paraded a taller import Devin Davis and they jump off to a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven finals, the Beermen were able to tie the series at two games apiece by winning Games three and four, but Alaska came back with a victory in Game five and finish off the Beermen in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152807-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 San Miguel Beermen season, Summary\nLamont Strothers teamed up with last year's Governors Cup best import Larry Robinson in the last two conferences of the season. The Beermen's bid for a third straight finals appearance was halted by Formula Shell, which beat the Beermen, 87-83, in one of the two knockout matches for a finals berth on November 22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152808-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152808-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election Labour held 60 of the 72 seats, with the main opposition provided by the Liberal Democrats. 24 seats were contested in the election, including 20 Labour, 3 Liberal Democrat and 1 Conservative seats. These included the Liberal Democrat group leader, Sadie Smith, in Great Barr and the Conservative group leader, Bill Archer, in Wednesbury North.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152808-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw no changes in party control, meaning that Labour continued to run the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152809-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Saskatchewan Roughriders season\nThe Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West Division 1998 CFL season with a 5\u201313 record and missed the playoffs, failing to return to the Grey Cup game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152810-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts\nThe 1998 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts women's provincial curling championship, was held January 21\u201325 at the Rosetown Sports Centre in Rosetown, Saskatchewan. The winning team of Cathy Trowell, represented Saskatchewan at the 1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts in Regina, Saskatchewan, where the team finished round robin with a 6-5 record, missing the playoffs after losing a tiebreaker to British Columbia's Sue Garvey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152811-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup\nThe 1998 Crown Prince Cup was the 23rd season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 31 January and concluded with the final on 11 March 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152811-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup\nAl-Ittihad were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Al-Shabab.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152811-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup\nIn the final, Al-Ahli defeated Al-Riyadh 3\u20132 with a golden goal during extra time to secure their third title and first since 1970. The final was held at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 1999\u20132000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. As runners-up, Al-Riyadh qualified for the 1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152811-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds\nAll of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Raed and Hajer and Second Division sides Al-Akhdoud and Al-Orobah qualified.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152811-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Round of 16\nThe draw for the Round of 16 was held on 10 January 1998. The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 31 January and 15, 16, 17, 21 and 25 February 1998. All times are local, AST (UTC+3). Al-Hilal's match was moved to 31 January due to their participation in the 1998 Gulf Club Champions Cup. Al-Shoulla's match was delayed to 20 February due to their postponed league match against Al-Nassr being played on 15 February. Al-Nassr's match was delayed to 25 February due to their participation in the quarter-finals of the 1997\u201398 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152811-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Quarter-finals\nThe draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 19 February 1998. The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 26 & 27 February and 1 & 3 March 1998. All times are local, AST (UTC+3). Al-Hilal's match was delayed to 3 March due to their participation in the quarter-finals of the 1997\u201398 Asian Club Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152811-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Semi-finals\nThe draw for the Semi-finals was held on 1 March 1998. The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 5 & 6 March 1998. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152811-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Final\nThe 1998 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 11 March 1998 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh between Al-Ahli and Al-Riyadh. This was the third Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was Al-Ahli's fifth final and Al-Riyadh's third final. This was a repeat of the 1978 King Cup final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152812-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election\nThe 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 April 1998 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government was a minority coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Reinhard H\u00f6ppner, supported by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered major losses, mostly to the national conservative German People's Union (DVU). The Greens fell out of the Landtag. After the election, the SPD formed a new minority government alone with the support of the PDS, and H\u00f6ppner continued in office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152812-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152813-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scheldeprijs\nThe 1998 Scheldeprijs was the 85th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 22 April 1998. The race was won by Servais Knaven of the TVM team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152814-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania\nThe 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Fiji and Australia was a series of matches played in May\u2013June 1998 in Fiji and Australia by Scotland national rugby union team. The Scottish team lost all the test matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152814-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania\nIn the first match of the tour, Fiji claimed their first victory against a Five Nations side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts\nThe 1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played February 21 to March 1 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. The home province of Saskatchewan would be represented by two teams, as the Sandra Schmirler rink was the defending champions team Canada. It would be the final Tournament of Hearts Sandra Schmirler would play in before her death in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts\nThe event set a record attendance of 154,688, which still holds today.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Sandra SchmirlerThird: Jan BetkerSecond: Joan McCuskerLead: Marcia GudereitAlternate: Atina Ford", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Cathy BorstThird: Heather GodbersonSecond: Brenda BohmerLead: Kate HorneAlternate: Rona McGregor", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Sue GarveyThird: Jan WiltzenSecond: Allison MacInnesLead: Val LahucikAlternate: Lindsay Kosteniuk", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Lois FowlerThird: Betty CoulingSecond: Sharon FowlerLead: Jocelyn BeeverAlternate: Maureen Bonar", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Kathy FloydThird: June CampbellSecond: Allison FraneyLead: Jane ArseneauAlternate: Mary Harding", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Heather Strong Third: Kelli SharpeSecond: Michele RenoufLead: Karen ThomasAlternate: Peg Goss", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Mary MattatallThird: Angie BryantSecond: Lisa MacLeodLead: Heather HopkinsAlternate: Hayley Clarke", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Anne MerklingerThird: Theresa BreenSecond: Patti McKnightLead: Audrey FreyAlternate: Christine McCrady", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Tammi LowtherThird: Susan McInnisSecond: Shelley MuzikaLead: Julie ScalesAlternate: Donna Lank", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Marie-Claude CarlosThird: Nathalie GagnonSecond: Julie BlackburnLead: Sylvie FortinAlternate: Maude Martel", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Cathy TrowellThird: Kristy LewisSecond: Karen DakuLead: Keri-Lynn SchikowskiAlternate: Nancy Inglis", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152815-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Kelly KayloThird: Dawn MosesSecond: Sharon CormierLead: Cheryl BurlingtonAlternate: Kerry Koe", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152816-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Claymores season\nThe 1998 Scottish Claymores season was the fourth year of competition for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his fourth year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (four) and Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland (one). They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins and eight losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152817-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election\nThe 1998 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election was an internal party election for a new leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. The previous year the party had lost all of its MPs in the 1997 general election. Two individuals put themselves forward; Former Scottish Conservative President David McLetchie, and former Ayr MP Phil Gallie. McLetchie won the election with 52.3% of votes cast. The Leader was elected via a secret ballot at a meeting of senior party officials, including Conservative candidates for the Scottish parliament, constituency chairs, area officers and the party\u2019s Scottish executive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152818-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Cup Final\nThe 1998 Scottish Cup Final was played on 16 May 1998 at Celtic Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 113th Scottish Cup. Heart of Midlothian and Rangers contested the match which Hearts won 2\u20131, thanks to Colin Cameron's early penalty and Stephane Adam's goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152818-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Cup Final\nThe match was also notable as Ally McCoist's last game for Rangers; he went on to score their goal after coming on as a substitute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152818-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Scottish Cup Final\nIt was the end of an era for one of the Glasgow club's most successful squads, who had won a record-equalling nine consecutive league titles but finished the 1997\u201398 season empty-handed, losing the cup final a week after their run of championships was ended by arch-rivals Celtic; in addition to McCoist, it was the last Rangers appearance for a number of their older players including Goram, McCall, Durrant, Gough and Laudrup and the manager Walter Smith, although several would return to the club in another capacity in the years to follow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152818-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Cup Final\nThere was an element of revenge for Hearts in the victory, as they had recently lost to Rangers in both the 1996 Scottish Cup Final and the 1996 Scottish League Cup Final. John Robertson was an unused substitute in the match, which was his last involvement as a player with the club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152819-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish League Cup Final\nThe 1998 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 29 November 1998 at Celtic Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 52nd Scottish League Cup. The final was contested by Rangers and St Johnstone. Rangers won the match 2\u20131, with goals from St\u00e9phane Guivarc'h and J\u00f6rg Albertz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152820-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Masters\nThe 1998 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 4 October 1998 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152820-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Masters, Prize Fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152820-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Masters, Preliminary qualifying\nThe preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for four highest-ranked Scottish players who were not invited to the main event and took place on 9 September 1998 at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling. Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152821-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Open (snooker)\nThe 1998 Regal Scottish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held in February 1998 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152821-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Scottish Open (snooker)\nRonnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating John Higgins nine frames to five in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated in the last 16 by Marcus Campbell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152822-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Seattle Mariners season\nThe Seattle Mariners 1998 season was their 22nd season, and was the final year in which Kingdome was the home venue for the entire season. Their record was 76\u201385 (.472) and they finished in third place in the four-team American League West, 11\u00bd games behind the champion Texas Rangers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152822-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Seattle Mariners season\nThe Mariners were the defending division champions, but exceeded the .500 mark only once during the season; at 19\u201318 after a win at Detroit on May 12. On July 18 at the Kingdome, Seattle (crimson, silver, and black) and the Kansas City Royals (yellow gold and blue) played a game in futuristic uniforms for \"Turn Ahead the Clock\" night. Shortstop Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Mariners won by three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152822-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Seattle Mariners season\nKen Griffey Jr. hit 56 home runs to tie his franchise record set the year before; Rodriguez hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases to become the third member of the 40/40 club, joining Jose Canseco (1988) and Barry Bonds (1996).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152822-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Seattle Mariners season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; Slg. = Slugging Average; SB = Stolen Bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152823-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Seattle Seahawks season\nThe 1998 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League, the 23rd playing their home games at the Kingdome, and the fourth and final under head coach head coach Dennis Erickson. They matched  their 8\u20138 record from 1997, but a late-season loss to the New York Jets came due to a controversial call when Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde ran in a touchdown but was downed short of the goalline yet the play was ruled a touchdown; the loss helped knock Seattle out of the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152823-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Seattle Seahawks season, Schedule, Regular season\nDivisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152823-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Seattle Seahawks season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: at New York Jets\nVinny Testaverde's controversial touchdown on fourth down from the five-yard line with 20 seconds remaining gave the Jets the victory. Replays showed that Testaverde's helmet crossed the goal line, but not the ball. This play is widely attributed as being responsible for bringing back instant replay to the NFL in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 87], "content_span": [88, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152823-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Seattle Seahawks season, Awards and records\nThe 1998 Seahawks hold the record for most defensive touchdowns in a season, with 10 (as of the 2007 NFL Season). In 2012 the Chicago Bears tied the record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152824-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sebring Classic\nThe 1998 NAPA Auto Parts Sebring Classic presented by Royal Purple Motor Oil was the sixth round of the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season. It took place on September 20, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152825-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, England were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152826-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B play-offs\nThe 1998 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoci\u00f3n de Ascenso) were the final playoffs for promotion from 1997\u201398 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B to the 1998\u201399 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n. The four first placed teams in each of the four Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B groups played the Playoffs de Ascenso and the four last placed teams in Segunda Divisi\u00f3n were relegated to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152826-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B play-offs\nThe teams play a league of four teams, divided into 4 groups. The champion of each group is promoted to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152827-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Senegalese parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 24 May 1998. The result was a victory for the ruling Socialist Party, which won 93 of the 140 seats. Voter turnout was just 39.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152828-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Senior League World Series\nThe 1998 Senior League World Series took place from August 16\u201322 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. Diamond Bar, California defeated host Conway, Florida in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152829-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Senior PGA Tour\nThe 1998 Senior PGA Tour was the 19th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $45,850,650, including four majors. Hale Irwin won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152829-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Senior PGA Tour, Tournament results\nThe following table shows all the official money events for the 1998 season. \"Date\" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152830-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Serbian foreign mediation in Kosovo referendum\nA referendum on foreign mediation in Kosovo was held in the Republic of Serbia on 23 April 1998. Voters were asked \"Do you approve the participation of foreign representatives in solving the problems in Kosovo and Metohija?\" The proposal was rejected by 96.53% of voters. The referendum was boycotted by Kosovan Albanians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152830-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Serbian foreign mediation in Kosovo referendum, Background\nYugoslav President Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107 proposed the referendum on 2 April, but required a change to the law mandating that referendums can only be held 30 days after their announcement in order to have it held before the ultimatum of the Great Powers to make a decision by 25 April. On 6 April the National Assembly passed a law reducing the time limit to 15 days, with the vote of 205 in favour and nine against. The referendum was then approved the following day by a vote of 193 to four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152831-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Seychellois general election\nGeneral elections were held in the Seychelles between 20 and 22 March 1998. Incumbent President France-Albert Ren\u00e9 and his Seychelles People's Progressive Front won both elections with over 60% of the vote, defeating a divided opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152831-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Seychellois general election, Campaign\nOn the 4 February 1998 it was announced that the presidential and parliamentary elections would be held at the same time in March. President Ren\u00e9 and his ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front were expected to easily win the elections. Ren\u00e9 enjoyed strong support for introducing a social welfare system and benefited from the inability of the opposition to unite against him. He was challenged by the former President James Mancham of the Seychelles Democratic Party, who he had deposed in a coup in 1977, and also by Wavel Ramkalawan of the new United Opposition party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152831-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Seychellois general election, Campaign\nThe election saw a joint team of international election monitors from the Commonwealth of Nations and Francophonie observe the election, the first time they had sent a combined team to observe an election. The team was led by Sir John Compton, former Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. The monitors said the election was mainly free and fair, and complemented it on being well organised. However, there were some complaints about vote buying by government officials.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152831-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Seychellois general election, Results, President\nPresident Ren\u00e9 won the presidential election with two-thirds of the vote, while former President Mancham was beaten into third place by Wavel Ramkalawan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152831-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Seychellois general election, Results, Parliament\nThe parliamentary results saw the governing Seychelles People's Progressive Front win 24 of the 25 directly elected seats and a further 6 of the 9 seats that were elected proportionally. The opposition Democratic Party was reduced to only one seat, while the new United Opposition won three seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 54], "content_span": [55, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152832-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Shanghai Open\nThe 1998 Shanghai Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Shanghai, China that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 5 October until 12 October 1998. Second-seeded Michael Chang won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152832-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Shanghai Open, Finals, Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Todd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde, 6\u20134, 6\u20137, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152833-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Shanghai Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Shanghai Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Carpet in Shanghai, China that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 5 October \u2013 12 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152833-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Shanghai Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152834-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Shanghai Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Shanghai Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Carpet in Shanghai, China that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 5 October \u2013 12 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152834-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Shanghai Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152835-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sheffield City Council election\nElections to Sheffield City Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election, and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152835-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sheffield City Council election, Election result\nThis result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident\nThe Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident happened at 15:50 on 12 August,1998, when a trolley pole fell off the trolley wires and connected onto a 11kV high-voltage cable, resulting in 5 deaths and 9 injuries. This accident had a devastating consequence to trolleybus operation in Shenyang, ultimately resulting in the complete removal of the trolleybus network in Shenyang.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Background\nPrior to the closure of the trolleybus network in Shenyang, it was the third largest trolleybus network in China, although in 1995 it was the largest by kilometre count of trolley wires, but second behind Shanghai in total vehicle count. In May 1999, after a number of reductions, there was a total of 12 lines, 4 depots and more than 400 trolleybuses. At its peak, there were about 20 routes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Accident\nAn articulated trolleybus was traveling on the loop route and approaching Wuai Street stop, when the trolley pole fell off the wire and connected onto a high voltage line, causing the trolleybus body to conduct electricity. As the electrical equipment behind the driver overheated and started smoking, panicking passengers saw the opportunity to leave through the opened doors. At the time, it was raining, so there was little electrical resistance and passengers were instantly electrocuted when their foot touched the ground, completing a connection between the trolleybus body and the ground.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Accident\nHowever, sources differ on whether the passengers disembarked due to a smoke from the electrical equipment, or the passengers got off without knowing of the high voltage flowing through the trolleybus body; the number of deaths also differ, being either 5 or 6. The power was cut after 5 minutes. The 11 kV line was illegally connected by nearby construction workers on Wenhua Road, who had placed it above the trolley wires.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nWith the closure of the Shenyang trolleybus, many other cities in the north-east region of China followed. The campaign of converting 'Electricity to Gas' (Chinese: \u7535\u6539\u6c7d) was initiated with the aim of closing all trolleybus lines in favour of diesel buses had support from the media. News reports had not mentioned the illegally connected cable and instead concluded that 'trolleybuses are old antiques' and Mu Suixin, when visiting the injured, said that trolleybuses must be made obsolete. On the day after the accident, various city affiliated media reported on the 'revolution of public transport' through dismantling the trolleybus network.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nAn additional reason given was that trolleybus infrastructure causes visual pollution, 'causes electrocution incidents' and the unstable voltages caused unreliable services. However, according to workers of the transport department, there were only 13 substations and most of them were built in the 1970s and 1980s. Later on, they were continuously upgraded and were not outdated, and neither was the contact network.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nDespite claims of outdated vehicles, part of the fleet was relatively new, having served only 3-7 years and most trolleybuses were built in 1995-1996, had a national standard of 10 years of service and could run at 50 km/h. 350 trolleybuses would be sold to other cities, such as Harbin and Zhengzhou.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nThere was support for this government plan to demolish trolleybuses, as the government had for many years provided insufficient maintenance to the contact network, which led to citizens believing that the trolleybus was indeed an inefficient mode of transport with the trolley poles constantly disconnecting showing its apparent inefficiency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0005-0002", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nTrolleybuses were similarly poorly maintained, due to the operational model where trolleybuses were leased to drivers, which encouraged drivers not to send their vehicles to major overhauls, and with the insufficient repairs conducted by drivers, trolleybuses usually ran at slow speeds with faults that contributed to the negatives perceived by citizens, though initially, the plan was well received in improving efficiency. Through the 'Electricity to Gas' program, the city administration was able to receive funding from higher up and would allow an increase in income.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nThe trolleybus was declared an obsolete form of transport and trolleybuses service in Shenyang ended at 22:30, 19 June, 1999 when the last route 10 car terminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nThe mayor of Shenyang at the time was Mu Suixin, who in 2002 was sentenced to death sentence with reprieve over corruption. He was known for being aggressive in arguments and abusing his position of power. When debating about canceling the trolleybus, he strongly suggested a manager of city transportation to find the 'good' about converting to diesel buses, and not to list reasons why not to convert. Under his plan, the wide-reaching trolleybus network was replaced by 545 expensive buses, which contributed to worsening air quality in Shenyang. Although replacements were promised to be natural gas buses conforming to Euro emission standards, 80% were much more polluting diesel buses. On 10 October 2001, he was sentenced to death with reprieve with confiscation of all property, although he died of liver cancer in 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 887]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nXia Renfan also played a role in the removal of the trolleybus; in the spring of 1998, he became the head of the transportation department of the city through bribing Mu Suixin with $10000 USD, 'resolving' the objections to his appointment by others in the transportation department and Mu Suixin, even though Mu Suixin had realised that his reputation was poor, was untrusted and was rejected numerous times by the city committee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nSatisfied with the bribe, Mu Suixin bypassed the committee by moving the passenger transport company from being under the city transportation department to an enterprise directly controlled by the city. He allocated generous funds to Xia Renfan for the 'modification' to the trolleybus network. From then on, much of the funds were used on renting a total of 2078 Mu of land, supposedly for retirement. He also received bribes from a bus manufacturer in Nanjing of around 20000 RMB, as 'a gift from the factory'.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0008-0002", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nOn another occasion, a bribe of 100,000 RMB was given for the purchase of 200 buses. In total, through misuse of public funds, bribery and corruption, Xia Renfan had illegally received over 300,000,000 RMB. In 2003, he was sentenced by the Liaoning Higher People's Court to death, although in 2005 his sentenced was reduced by the Supreme People's Court to death sentence with reprieve because he reported another high ranking official.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152836-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident, Aftermath\nAlthough demolished for many years, the trolleybus still remains a widely known symbol of Shenyang.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152837-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Shimizu S-Pulse season\nThe 1998 season was Shimizu S-Pulse's seventh season in existence and their sixth season in the J1 League. The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup. The team finished the season third in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152838-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Singapore Open\nThe 1998 Singapore Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Singapore, Singapore that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 12 October \u2013 18 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152838-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Singapore Open, Champions, Doubles\nTodd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde def. Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes, 6\u20132, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152839-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Singapore Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Singapore Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Singapore, Singapore that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 12 October \u2013 18 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152839-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Singapore Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152840-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Singapore Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Singapore Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Singapore, Singapore that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 12 October \u2013 18 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152840-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Singapore Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152841-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Skate America\nThe 1998 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1998\u201399 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on October 29 \u2013 November 1. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998\u201399 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152842-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Skate Canada International\nThe 1998 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 1998\u201399 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Kamloops, British Columbia on November 5\u20138. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998\u201399 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152843-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Skate Israel\nThe 1998 Skate Israel was the 4th edition of a senior-level international figure skating competition held in Metulla, Israel. It was held at the Canada Centre. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152844-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open\nThe 1998 Skoda Czech Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague in the Czech Republic that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 6 July through 12 July 1998. First-seeded Jana Novotn\u00e1 won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152844-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open, Finals, Doubles\nSilvia Farina /  Karina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 defeated  Kv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 /  Michaela Pa\u0161tikov\u00e1 2\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152845-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open \u2013 Doubles\nRuxandra Dragomir and Karina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Dragomir with \u00c5sa Carlsson and Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 with Silvia Farina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152845-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open \u2013 Doubles\nCarlsson and Dragomir lost in the first round to C\u0103t\u0103lina Cristea and Eva Melicharov\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152845-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open \u2013 Doubles\nFarina and Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 won in the final 2\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20132 against Kv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 and Michaela Pa\u0161tikov\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152845-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152846-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open \u2013 Singles\nJoannette Kruger was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Virginia Ruano Pascual.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152846-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open \u2013 Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20130 against Sandrine Testud.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152846-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Skoda Czech Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152847-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship\nThis is a round-up of the 1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps atoned for the previous year's heavy defeat to Tourlestrane, reversing the result to win their fourth title. This was the last Championship to date to be played under the knockout system., as the round-robin section would be introduced for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152847-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship, Sligo Senior Football Championship Final\nTeam:P. WalshF. SextonO. ShannonD. MullaneyD. BallantyneM. CosgroveS. KingJ. Chambers (0-1)M. McCormackK. CartyJ. Bruen (0-1)B. PhillipsE. MolloyP. Taylor (Capt) (0-6)S. Dorrian (0-1)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 81], "content_span": [82, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152847-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship, Sligo Senior Football Championship Final\nTeam:P. McVannP. DurkinF. KennedyP. EganJ. CurleyD. DurkinN. ManleyE. Walsh (0-1)E. O'HaraJ. EganM. Walsh (0-1)S. DunneS. KingG. McGowan (0-4)R. Kennedy", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 81], "content_span": [82, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152848-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Slovak parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998. The elections resulted in the defeat of the Vladim\u00edr Me\u010diar government and the election of Mikul\u00e1\u0161 Dzurinda as Prime Minister. His party, the Slovak Democratic Coalition formed a coalition government with the Party of the Democratic Left, Party of the Hungarian Coalition, and the Party of Civic Understanding.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152849-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Slovak presidential election\nThe 1998 Slovak Presidential elections were held from 20 January to 17 December 1998. The Slovak parliament failed to elect the new president of Slovakia which led to the introduction of a direct election in 1999. A candidate would\u2019ve needed to receive 90 votes to be elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152849-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Slovak presidential election, Voting, Remaining Ballots\nThere were another 4 ballots in which no candidate was registered. The last ballot was on 17 December.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 60], "content_span": [61, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152850-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Slovak privatisation referendum\nA referendum on banning the privatisation of strategically important state-owned companies was held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998. Although approved by 84.3% of those voting, voter turnout was just 44.1% and the referendum was declared invalid due to insufficient turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152851-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sokcho submarine incident\nThe 1998 Sokcho submarine incident occurred on 22 June 1998, offshore of the South Korean city of Sokcho.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152851-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sokcho submarine incident, Capture\nOn 22 June, a North Korean Yugo-class submarine became entangled in a fishing driftnet in South Korean waters approximately 18 kilometres (11\u00a0mi) east of the port of Sokcho and 33 kilometres (21\u00a0mi) south of the inter-Korean border. A South Korean fishing boat observed several submarine crewmen trying to untangle the submarine from the fishing net. The fishing boat notified the South Korean Navy and a corvette towed the submarine with the crew still inside to a navy base at the port of Donghae. The submarine sank as it was being towed into port; it was unclear if this was as a result of damage or a deliberate scuttling by the crew.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152851-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sokcho submarine incident, Capture\nOn 23 June, the Korean Central News Agency admitted that a submarine had been lost in a training accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152851-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sokcho submarine incident, Capture\nOn 25 June, the submarine was salvaged from a depth of approximately 30 metres (100\u00a0ft) and the bodies of nine crewmen were recovered; five sailors had apparently been killed while four agents had apparently committed suicide. The presence of South Korean drinks suggested that the crew had completed an espionage mission. Log books found in the submarine showed that it had infiltrated South Korean waters on a number of previous occasions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152851-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Sokcho submarine incident, Capture\nThe bodies of the members of submarine crew were subsequently buried in the Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese Soldiers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152852-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Solheim Cup\nThe fifth Solheim Cup took place from September 18 to September 20, 1998, at Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio, United States. The United States team retained the cup beating the European team by 16 points to 12.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152852-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Solheim Cup, Format\nA total of 28 points were available, divided among four periods of team play, followed by one period of singles play. The first period, on Friday morning, was four rounds of foursomes. This was followed in the afternoon by four rounds of fourballs. This schedule was repeated on the Saturday morning and afternoon. The four periods on Friday and Saturday accounted for 16 points. During these team periods, the players played in teams of two. The final 12 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay, in which all 24 players (12 from each team) took part.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152853-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152853-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election the Conservative party held 17 seats, compared to 16 for Labour and 12 Liberal Democrats. However the council was run by the Labour party who governed with an agreement with the Liberal Democrats. With the split in seats between the parties the council was expected to remain without any party having a majority with Labour defending 6 seats, compared to 5 for the Conservatives and 4 for the Liberal Democrats. Meanwhile, the independent candidates who were defending a seat in Shirley South and 2 seats in Shirley West ward were expected to come under pressure. During the campaign another independent councillor Trevor Eames, who was not defending a seat in the election, resigned from the council after being jailed for 7 years causing a by-election to be held later in the summer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 867]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152853-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw all 3 independents who were defending seats defeated, reducing the number of Independent Ratepayers on the council to 2. Labour gained 1 seat from the independents in Shirley West, while the Conservative took the other 2 in Shirley South and Shirley West. The Conservatives also won a seat from the Liberal Democrats in Packwood ward, with the former leader of the council Ken Meeson being returned to the council. Overall turnout in the election was 29%, varying between a high of 40% and a low of 15% in Smithswood ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152853-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nFollowing the election the Conservatives elected a new group leader, Ted Richards, after the previous leader Ron Herd stepped down. However, despite holding 20 seats, compared to 17 for Labour and 11 for the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives remained in opposition, with Labour running the council with support from the Liberal Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152853-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThis result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections\u00a0:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152854-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Soul Train Music Awards\nThe 1998 Soul Train Music Awards were held on February 27, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Puff Daddy was the top nominee with five nominations, other top nominees included Janet Jackson, Aaliyah and Maxwell. The show was hosted by Patti Labelle, Erykah Badu and Heavy D.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152855-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland\nThe 1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of rugby matches played by the Springboks in November and December 1998. A potential Grand Slam was lost due to the defeat by England in the final Test match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152856-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South African Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 South African Figure Skating Championships were held in Cape Town from 5 to 10 October 1997. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles at the senior, novice, and pre-novice levels. There were also junior and juvenile ladies' competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152857-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Cross Country Championships\nThe 1998 South American Cross Country Championships took place on March 7\u20138, 1998. The races were held in Artur Nogueira, Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152857-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Cross Country Championships\nComplete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152857-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Cross Country Championships, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 117 athletes from 9 countries participated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 62], "content_span": [63, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152858-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Games\nThe VI South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 1998 in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador, with some events in Azogues (futsal), Gualaceo (boxing), Guayaquil (bowling, canoeing, sailing, triathlon), Paute (wrestling), and Quito (fencing). The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR). An appraisal of the games and detailed medal lists were publishedelsewhere,emphasizing the results of the Argentinian teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152858-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Games\nThe games were officially opened by Ecuadorian vice-president Gustavo Noboa. Torch lighter at the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar was Olympic gold medalist, racewalker Jefferson P\u00e9rez. In honour of the peace treaty between Ecuador and Peru soon to be signed on October 26, 1998, officially ending the recent Cenepa War, the athlete's oath was sworn jointly by Ecuadorian cyclist Francisco Encalada and Peruvian table tennis player Eliana Gonz\u00e1lez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152858-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Games\nThe games were initially scheduled for May 1998, but were postponed mainly because of severe flooding caused by the El Ni\u00f1o climate phenomenon which resulted in more than 300 deaths. For the first time, Guyana participated at the games. However, the Netherlands Antilles were not present, reducing the number of participating countries to 14, as in the year 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152858-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Games, Medal count\nThe medal count for these Games is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 38], "content_span": [39, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152859-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Junior Championships in Athletics\nThe 30th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina from May 16\u201317, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152859-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation (unofficial)\nDetailed result lists can be found on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 286 athletes from about 11 countries:  Argentina (66), Bolivia (12), Brazil (68), Chile (46), Colombia (24), Ecuador (15), Panama (3), Paraguay (4), Peru (9), Uruguay (15), Venezuela (24).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 81], "content_span": [82, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152859-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, Medal summary\nMedal winners are published for men and womenComplete results can be found on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 68], "content_span": [69, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152860-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Rugby Championship\nThe 1998 South American Rugby Championship was the 21st edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152860-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Rugby Championship\nThe tournament was not played in a host country, but in different venues in each countrie participating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152860-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Rugby Championship\nArgentina (that played with the \"development XV\") won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152861-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Women's Football Championship\nThe 1998 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de F\u00fatbol Femenino 1998) was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between March 1 & 15. It was the third staging of the Sudamericano Femenino and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152861-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Women's Football Championship\nThis was the first Sudamericano Femenino to feature all 10 CONMEBOL confederations' women's national teams. Brazil won the tournament for the third time after beating Argentina 7\u20131 in the final. Brazil qualified directly to the Women's World Cup and Argentina faced Mexico in two play-off matches for qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152861-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Women's Football Championship, Venue\nThe only venue used for the tournament was the Estadio Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Minella, located in Mar del Plata.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 56], "content_span": [57, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152861-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Women's Football Championship, Results\nThe ten teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. The top two teams in the groups advanced to the semi-finals. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 58], "content_span": [59, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152861-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Women's Football Championship, Results\nThree points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 58], "content_span": [59, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152861-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Women's Football Championship, Knockout stage, Final\nBrazil won the tournament and qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL/CONCACAF Intercontinental play-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 72], "content_span": [73, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152862-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Youth Championships in Athletics\nThe 14th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Manaus, Brazil from October 23\u201325, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152862-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Youth Championships in Athletics, Medal summary\nMedal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 67], "content_span": [68, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152862-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 South American Youth Championships in Athletics, Participation (unofficial)\nDetailed result lists can be found on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 190 athletes from about 13 countries:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 80], "content_span": [81, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152863-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team\nThe 1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Scott was fired following the end of the season, but was quickly hired as an assistant coach by Clemson. Lou Holtz was subsequently hired as South Carolina's new head coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152864-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Jim Hodges, the Democratic nominee, handily defeated Republican Governor David Beasley to become the 114th governor of South Carolina. Beasley was the first incumbent governor to be defeated for reelection since Daniel Henry Chamberlain in the disputed election of 1876. As of 2021, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152864-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election, Democratic primary\nJim Hodges, a state representative from the Midlands, faced no opposition from South Carolina Democrats and avoided a primary election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 62], "content_span": [63, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152864-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election, Republican primary\nThe South Carolina Republican Party held their primary on June 9, 1998 and it was a sign of trouble that Governor David Beasley faced opposition to his reelection within his own party. Nonetheless, he easily defeated Bill Able, an attorney from Columbia, to become the Republican nominee for governor in the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 62], "content_span": [63, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152864-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election, General election\nHodges started the campaign with a low name recognition across the state and early on it was decided by his camp to make education as their chief issue for the election. Immediately, Hodges blamed Governor Beasley for the poor SAT scores and the low achievement levels by the students of the state. Beasley was cited for his opposition to all-day kindergarten and Hodges proposed a state lottery to pay for the funding of pre-school and to also grant college scholarships. The lottery proved to be enormously popular with blacks because many could not afford to send their children to pre-school and with soccer moms who were worried by the rapidly increasing cost of higher education.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 746]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152864-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election, General election\nBeasley responded by trying to shift the focus of the campaign to Hodges' ties to the gambling industry. As much as 70% of the money supplied to Hodges campaign was given by the video poker operators. In addition, the Palmetto League was being financed by video poker to attack Beasley's flip-flopping on the Confederate flag issue. Hodges keenly avoided discussing the Confederate flag issue to enable him to keep the support of blacks while also attracting disaffected whites.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152864-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election, General election\nTo tie in South Carolinians' dissatisfaction with education of the state and the Confederate flag issue, Kevin Geddings of the Hodges campaign created a series of ads featuring a character called \"Bubba.\" Portrayed by Kerry Maher, Bubba was Georgia convenience store clerk dressed in Georgia Bulldogs garb who spoke with a thick Southern accent. The 30 second ads featured Bubba talking about how the Georgia lottery money was being used to improve schools there and the commercials would always end by Bubba saying, \"Here in Georgia, we love David Beasley.\" Bubba was quickly elevated to celebrity status in South Carolina and was even adored by Gamecock fans when he made appearances at Williams-Brice Stadium for USC football games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 796]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152864-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election, General election\nThe general election was held on November 3, 1998 and Jim Hodges was decisively elected as the next governor of South Carolina. Unsurprisingly, Hodges performed extremely well in the rural counties, but it was the unexpectedly strong vote of the Lowcountry in his favor that enabled Hodges to defeat Beasley. Turnout was much less percentage-wise than the previous election because approximately a half-million new voters were added to the rolls, but many of those chose not to vote in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152865-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South Dakota gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Republican incumbent Bill Janklow was re-elected, defeating Democratic nominee Bernie Hunhoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152866-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South Florida Bulls football team\nThe 1998 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the second team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt in his second year, played their home games at Tampa Stadium and Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Bulls finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8\u20133).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152867-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South Lakeland District Council election\nThe 1998 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152868-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1998 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152869-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southampton City Council election\nThe 1998 Southampton Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152870-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama from May 13th through May 17th. Auburn defeated Arkansas in the championship game, earning the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152870-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, Regular Season Results\nThe top four teams (based on conference results) from both the Eastern and Western Divisions earned invites to the tournament. The 12 teams played a 30-game conference schedule, playing 10 three-game series. Each team did not play one team from the opposite division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 72], "content_span": [73, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152870-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, Regular Season Results\nFor the first time, the SEC tournament used the Omaha format, which was first adopted at the College World Series in 1988. The eight teams were seeded and divided into two four-team brackets; seeds 2, 3, 6 and 7 made up bracket one and seeds 1, 4, 5 and 8 made up bracket two. Bracket play was double elimination. The two bracket winners met in a single championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 72], "content_span": [73, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152871-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from April 30 through May 3. Second seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs fourth tournament win", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152871-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participated, so VMI and Appalachian State were not in the field. 1998 was the first season with UNC Greensboro and Wofford in the league, having joined the conference in the previous offseason.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152872-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 26\u2013March 1, 1998, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Bob McKillop, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1998 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152872-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nThe top ten finishers of the conference's eleven members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured two games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top three finishers in each division received first round byes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 60], "content_span": [61, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152873-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team\nThe 1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They finished with an overall record of 7\u20135 (5\u20131 C-USA), finishing second in Conference USA. They were invited to the 1998 Humanitarian Bowl, where they lost to Idaho, 35\u201342.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152874-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game\nThe 1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M was a college football game that took place between the Prairie View A&M Panthers and the Southern Jaguars on September 19, 1998 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. The game was the final loss of 80 straight losses for the Prairie View program, but the game is infamous for a halftime brawl between the marching bands of the two schools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152874-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game\nThe game was played at the \"neutral-ground\" Cardinal Stadium on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Southern won the game 37\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152874-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game\nThere were 17,389 recorded in attendance for the game. At halftime, Southern held a 10\u20130 lead and continued to hold the lead through the remainder of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152874-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game\nThe following weekend on September 26, Prairie View would end its NCAA all-division record 80-game losing streak by defeating Langston University 14\u201312 in Oklahoma City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152874-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game, Legacy\nThe Southwestern Athletic Conference suspended both marching bands for the next two games because \"...the bands' actions violate provisions of the SWAC Constitution and Bylaws governing unsportsmanlike conduct at athletic events.\" Seven Prairie View band members reported injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 56], "content_span": [57, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152874-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game, Legacy\nComplicating matters, the Southern band honored the suspension but Prairie View's band did not.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 56], "content_span": [57, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152875-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 13 to 16, 1998 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1998 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Nicholls State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152875-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format\nThe top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 65], "content_span": [66, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152875-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player\nJacques Jobert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jobert was a second baseman for Nicholls State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 88], "content_span": [89, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152876-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southwark London Borough Council election\nElections to Southwark Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 32.9%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152876-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, Friary\nFrank Pemberton was a sitting councillor for Rotherhithe ward, and was previously elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 68], "content_span": [69, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152876-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Southwark London Borough Council election, Ward results, Liddle\nWilliam Skelly was a sitting councillor for St Giles ward", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 68], "content_span": [69, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152876-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Southwark London Borough Council election, By-Elections\nThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Nicola A. Kutapan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152876-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Southwark London Borough Council election, By-Elections\nThe by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Victor D. Jones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152876-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Southwark London Borough Council election, By-Elections\nThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Clifford J. Hodson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152877-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team\nThe 1998 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Nelson Stokley, the team compiled a 2\u20139 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 May 1998 at the Circuit de Catalunya. It was the fifth race of the 1998 Formula One season. The 65-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika H\u00e4kkinen after he started from pole position. His teammate David Coulthard finished second and Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher took third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix, Race summary\nMika H\u00e4kkinen qualified in pole position, 0.7 seconds ahead of his McLaren teammate David Coulthard in second place, with Ferrari's Michael Schumacher a further 0.8 seconds behind in third. The race proved to be a formality for H\u00e4kkinen, winning the race ahead of Coulthard in second, and Schumacher in third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix, Race summary\nArrows driver Pedro Diniz started from the pit lane due to stalling on the warm up lap. At the start the McLarens got away well, but Schumacher made a poor start and fell back to fifth behind his teammate Eddie Irvine and Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella. They ran in these positions until the first round of pit stops, when Irvine delayed Fisichella sufficiently for his teammate Schumacher to emerge ahead of them both and regain third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix, Race summary\nFisichella and Irvine continued to battle until lap 28, when Fisichella attempted a passing manoeuvre around the outside of Irvine, resulting in a collision spearing them both off into the gravel trap. This led to Fisichella's Benetton teammate, Alexander Wurz, inheriting fourth place which he held until the finish. Mika H\u00e4kkinen was consistently faster than his teammate David Coulthard throughout the race weekend, unable to match his pace, even though they were in the same car. Respected ex driver and pundit Martin Brundle made the comment that H\u00e4kkinen was \"in a class of his own\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix, Race summary\nDuring the race, Michael Schumacher and Minardi's Esteban Tuero were given 10 second stop-go penalties for pit lane speeding.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix, Race summary\nThe Stewart of Rubens Barrichello earned two points by finishing in fifth place, which were team's first of the season, this was made possible by the new engine and chassis the team used (however teammate Jan Magnussen ran with the old chassis). Reigning World Champion Jacques Villeneuve finished in sixth place, after Williams had their worst qualifying result since the 1989 United States Grand Prix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix, Race summary\nOn the final lap, Williams driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen passed Prost's Jarno Trulli for eight place when Trulli was incorrectly shown the blue flags as the marshalls had mistaken the Williams for a Ferrari.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix, Race summary\n\"I am truly angry because I had to give up a great battle, and it isn't fair to lose a position because they are blind and can't recognise one car from another. Of course it doesn't matter much to finish eighth or ninth, but for a racer it matters. In a case of a blue flag I didn't have an alternative\". Jarno Trulli", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152878-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish Grand Prix, Race summary\nPost race, Fisichella was given a $7,500USD fine for the collision with Irvine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152879-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 May 1998 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152879-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round three has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 81], "content_span": [82, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152880-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup\nThe 1998 Sparkassen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Leipzig in Germany that was part of the Tier II category of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 2 November until 8 November 1998. Unseeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fifth at the event, and earned $79,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152880-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup, Finals, Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva /  Ai Sugiyama defeated  Manon Bollegraf /  Irina Sp\u00eerlea 6\u20133, 6\u20137, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 36], "content_span": [37, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152881-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice\nThe 1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice was the third event of six in the 1998\u201399 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Gelsenkirchen on November 12\u201315. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998\u201399 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152882-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152882-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152882-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Doubles\nFourth seeds, Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won the title, deafeating Manon Bollegraf and Irina Sp\u00eerlea in the final, 6\u20133, 6\u20137, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152883-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles was the tennis singles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152883-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 was the defending champion but chose not to compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152883-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles\nSteffi Graf won the title, defeating Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6\u20133, 6\u20134. This title would be Graf's last in her native Germany before retiring in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152883-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152884-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election\nElection of the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic was held on 20 July 1998 after legislative election. Candidate of Civic Democratic Party V\u00e1clav Klaus was elected the Speaker. He was also supported by Czech Social Democratic Party as a result of Opposition Agreement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 88], "section_span": [88, 88], "content_span": [89, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152884-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election, Background\nElection was held after 1998 legislative election which was won by the Czech Social Democratic Party (\u010cSSD) while the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) came second. ODS eventually agreed to support a minority government by \u010cSSD while \u010cSSD agreed to the leader of ODS V\u00e1clav Klaus for position of the Speaker. Freedom Union decided to nominate Stanislav Vol\u00e1k for the position. Vol\u00e1k also had support of the Christian and Democratic Union \u2013 Czechoslovak People's Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 88], "section_span": [90, 100], "content_span": [101, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152884-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election, Voting and aftermath\nKlaus received 137 votes while Vol\u00e1k only 39 votes. Klaus became the new Speaker. The result was attacked by Freedom Union and by the People's Party. Members of these parties argued that the election is a confirmation of secret deals between \u010cSS and ODS. Jan Ruml stated that Klaus' victory marks the beginning of coalition between ODS and \u010cSSD. Leaders of Civic Democratic Alliance were also critical of the result. They doubted that Klaus would act independently as the Speaker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 88], "section_span": [90, 110], "content_span": [111, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152884-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic election, Voting and aftermath\nKlaus announced after the election that vote of confidence could be held on 18 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 88], "section_span": [90, 110], "content_span": [111, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152885-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Conference League\nThe 1998 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152885-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Conference League, Final league table\n+ withdrew - Norfolk replaced Skegness and took over fixtures", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152885-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Conference League, Conference League Knockout Cup\nThe 1998 Conference league Knockout Cup was the first edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152885-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Conference League, Conference League Knockout Cup\nIn 1995 there had been an Academy League Knockout Cup and in 1996 a Conference League Knockout Cup but due to a merger of the British Leagues, both the 1995 and 1996 editions acted as the second tier of British speedway at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152886-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix\nThe 1998 Speedway Grand Prix was the 53rd edition of the official World Championship. It was the fourth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era used to determine the Speedway World Champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152886-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix\nTony Rickardsson won the World title, which included three wins from the six Grand Prix events. The Swede's win was his second World title success and he secured the gold medal comfortably ahead of nearest rivals Jimmy Nilsen and [Tomasz Gollob]].", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152886-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix, Event format\nThe system used was a new one for the 4th SGP season with 24 riders, divided into two classes. The eight best would be directly qualified for the \"Main Event\", while the sixteen others would be knocked out if they finished out of the top two in 4-man heats on two occasions - while they would go through if they finished inside the top two on two occasions. This resulted in 10 heats, where eight proceeded to the Main Event, where exactly the same system was applied to give eight riders to a semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152886-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix, Event format\nThe semi-finals were then two heats of four, where the top two qualified for a final and the last two going towards the consolation final. The 4 finalists scored 25, 20, 18 and 16 points, with 5th to 8th scoring 15, 14, 12 and 10 point, and after that 8, 8, 7, 7, etc. Places after 8th place were awarded according to the time a rider was knocked out and, secondly, according to position in the last heat he rode in.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152886-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification for Grand Prix\nThe 1998 season had 21 permanent riders and 3 wild card at each event. The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152887-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic\nThe 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the first race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 15 May in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic It was the second Czech Republic SGP and was won by Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson. It was the first win of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152887-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Anton\u00edn Kasper, Jr., Bohumil Brhel (both from Czech Republic) and Gerd Riss (from Germany) as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 67], "content_span": [68, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152888-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark\nThe 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the third race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 17 July in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark It was the fourth Danish SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen. It was the fifth win of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152888-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Brian Karger (from Denmark), Anton\u00edn Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic) and Lars Gunnestad (Norway) as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 60], "content_span": [61, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152889-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany\nThe 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany was the second race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on June 6 in the Rottalstadion in Pocking, Germany The second Czech Republic SGP, it was won by Swedish rider Tony Rickardsson, his second career win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152889-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Gerd Riss, Robert Barth (both from Germany) and Anton\u00edn Kasper, Jr. (from Czech Republic) as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 60], "content_span": [61, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152890-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain\nThe 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 7 August in the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England It was the fourth British SGP and first in Coventry. SGP was won by Australian rider Jason Crump. It was the second win of his career, after winning in 1996 London GP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152890-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Anton\u00edn Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic) and Joe Screen and Martin Dugard (both from Great Britain) as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 66], "content_span": [67, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152891-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland\nThe 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the sixth race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 18 September in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland It was the fourth Polish SGP, but first in Bydgoszcz. Grand Prix was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob, who was riding for Polonia Bydgoszcz in Polish League. It was his third winning in GP history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152891-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Anton\u00edn Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic) and two Poles: Robert Dados (1998 Under-21 World Champion who qualify to the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix) and Jacek Gollob as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152892-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden\nThe 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the fifth race of the 1998 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 28 August in the Motorstadium in Link\u00f6ping, Sweden It was fourth Swedish SGP and was won by World Champion Tony Rickardsson. It was third win of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152892-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Anton\u00edn Kasper, Jr. (Czech Republic), Peter Karlsson (Sweden) and Lars Gunnestad (Norway) as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152893-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway World Team Cup\nThe 1998 Speedway World Team Cup was the 39th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152893-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway World Team Cup\nThe final took place on 11 September at the Vojens Speedway Center in Denmark. The winners were the United States team who claimed their fifth title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152893-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Speedway World Team Cup, World Final\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022 t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022 x - other exclusion \u2022 e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022 f - fellns - non-starter \u2022 nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 41], "content_span": [42, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152894-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Spengler Cup\nThe 1998 Spengler Cup was held in Davos, Switzerland between December 26, 1998, and December 31, 1998. All matches were played at host HC Davos's home Eisstadion Davos. The final was won 5-2 by Team Canada over host HC Davos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections\nLocal elections were held in Sri Lanka on 29 January 1998 for 17 local authorities on the Jaffna peninsula, in the north of the country. They were the first local elections held in the peninsula since 1983. Turnout was low due to the threats issued by the rebel Tamil Tigers. The Eelam People's Democratic Party gained control of nine local authorities, Democratic People's Liberation Front (PLOTE) three, Tamil United Liberation Front one and Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization one. There was no overall control in the three remaining local authorities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Background\nThe Sri Lankan government suspended local government in the north and east of the country in 1983 using Emergency Regulations. In March 1994, elections were held in the east and in Vavuniya in the north. However, elections weren't held in other areas of the north, including the Jaffna peninsula, because most of these areas were at that time controlled by the rebel Tamil Tigers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Background\nIn August 1995 the Sri Lankan Military launched an offensive to recapture the Jaffna peninsula. By December 1995 the military had captured most of the Valikamam region of the peninsula, including the city of Jaffna. By 16 May 1996 the military had recaptured the entire peninsula. In late 1996 the government announced elections would be held for 23 local authorities in Jaffna District, Kilinochchi District, Mannar District and Vavuniya District but following opposition from Tamil political parties postponed them. On 3 December 1997 the government announced that elections would be held for the 17 local authorities on the Jaffna peninsula.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Background\nThe Tamil political parties were still opposed to holding elections as \"normalcy\" hadn't returned to the peninsula. The peninsula was under the firm grip of the Sri Lankan military and civil government had little, if any, role in the administration of the peninsula. The Tamil Tigers were also firmly against the elections being held. Despite these objections the elections were held on 29 January 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Details\nThe Tamil Tigers ordered the electors not to participate in the elections and issued threats against election officials and potential candidates. As a result, most moderate political parties did not participate in the elections. The two main national parties, People's Alliance and United National Party, didn't contest in any of the local authorities. The Tamil United Liberation Front, the largest moderate Tamil party, only contested in two of the 17 local authorities. This allowed the elections to be dominated by government backed paramilitary groups and rebel militant groups. The Democratic People's Liberation Front (PLOTE), Eelam People's Democratic Party, Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front and Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization contested in all 17 local authorities. A breakaway faction of the EPDP contested in two local authorities as an independent group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 924]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Details\nFive of the nominations of the EPRLF and both nominations of the TULF were initially rejected due to technical errors but legal challenges overturned the rejections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Results\nTurnout was low (19%) due to the threats issued by the Tamil Tigers. 14% of the votes cast were also spoilt. The EPDP gained control of nine local authorities, DPLF (PLOTE) three, TULF one and TELO one. There was no overall control in the three remaining local authorities, including Jaffna Municipal Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Results, By local authority\n1. DC = Rural Council (Pradeshiya Sabha or Pradesha Sabhai), MC = Municipal Council, UC = Urban Council", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Aftermath\nThe normal life term of Sri Lankan local government bodies is four years. The life term of the above 17 local authorities expired in February 2002 but the central government extended this by another year, as the law allows. Elections should have been held when the extension expired in February 2003 but in January 2003, following a request from the Tamil National Alliance, the central government instead dissolved the local authorities and instead put in place special commissions to administer the local areas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152895-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan local elections, Aftermath\nThe Jaffna peninsula continued to be administered by these special commissions until elections were held on 8 August 2009 for Jaffna Municipal Council. Elections for the rest of the peninsula are due to take place on 17 March 2011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152896-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sri Lankan national honours\nIn April 1998 President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Kumaratunga awarded national honours to 78 individuals for distinguished services to mark the golden jubilee of Sri Lankan independence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152897-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 St Albans City and District Council election\nThe 1998 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152897-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 St Albans City and District Council election, Election result\nThe Liberal Democrats were reduced from 39 to 30 councillors, but retained a 3-seat majority on the council. Liberal Democrat losses included losing seats to Labour in Ashley, Cunningham and St Peters wards, while Labour also held Sopwell where Kerry Pollard had stood down after being elected Member of parliament for St Albans at the 1997 general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 66], "content_span": [67, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152897-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 St Albans City and District Council election, Election result\nThis took Labour to 16 seats, while the Conservatives increased to 11 seats after gaining 5 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Harpenden North, Harpenden South, Harpenden West, St Stephen and Verulam wards, with the majority in Harpenden North only being 23 votes after a recount. Overall turnout at the election was 36%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 66], "content_span": [67, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152898-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1998 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152898-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nBoth the Labour and Liberal Democrat group leaders said that they were pleased with the election results. Labour held control of the council after winning 13 of the 19 seats contested, leaving the party with 42 councillors. However the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Newton East from Labour to have 10 seats and there was a vote swing from Labour to the Liberal Democrats. Meanwhile, the Conservatives gained 1 seat, after taking Rainford, to have 2 councillors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 69], "content_span": [70, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152898-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 1999, Newton West\nA by-election took place in Newton West on 21 January 1999 to replace Labour councillor Martin Schofield. The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Virginia Taylor with a majority of 145 votes over Labour's Thomas Chisnall after a 25% swing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 101], "content_span": [102, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152899-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Cloud explosion\nThe 1998 St. Cloud explosion was a gas explosion that occurred in St. Cloud, Minnesota on December 11, 1998. A work crew installing a utility pole support anchor punctured an underground natural gas pipeline, causing the explosion. The blast killed four people, injured eleven, destroyed six buildings, and caused an estimated $399,000 in damages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152899-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Cloud explosion\nAn NTSB report on the incident faulted the safety and emergency practices of Cable Constructors, Inc., whose employees punctured the gas line, and the procedures and training of the St. Cloud fire department for responding to gas leaks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152900-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Louis Cardinals season\nThe St. Louis Cardinals 1998 season was the team's 117th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 107th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 83-79 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League Central division, 18 games behind the Houston Astros. First baseman Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record this season by hitting 70 home runs, battling with the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, who finished runner-up in the National League with 66.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152900-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season, Scorecard for McGwire's 70th\nEntering the game on September 27 against the Montreal Expos, McGwire had 68 Home Runs. In  the third inning, McGwire hit a home run off of Mike Thurman, and in the seventh, he got number 70 off of Carl Pavano. The ball was caught by Philip Ozersky. In January 1999, Todd McFarlane purchased Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball from the 1998 season for a record $3 million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 77], "content_span": [78, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152900-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Louis Cardinals season, Regular season, Aftermath of the 1998 home run chase\nA section of Interstate 70 running through downtown St. Louis was renamed \"The Mark McGwire Highway.\" His record stood until Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001. In years following, revelations of the anabolic steroids scandals have possibly tainted these records, but at the time it was great theater and was largely responsible for drawing many fans back to the game after the 1994 players' strike, which had angered and alienated many of them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 85], "content_span": [86, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152900-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 76], "content_span": [77, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152900-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games played; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO. = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on Balls", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152901-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Louis Rams season\nThe 1998 St. Louis Rams season was the team\u2019s 61st year with the National Football League (NFL) and the fourth season in St. Louis. It was the second year for head coach Dick Vermeil. The team failed to improve on its 5\u201311 record from 1997, and instead finished the season 4\u201312 and missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, during which they had compiled a league-worst 45\u201399 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152901-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Louis Rams season\nDespite all of this, the Rams showed signs of life during the season when they beat playoff teams such as the New York Jets (who would make the AFC Championship game during the season) and the New England Patriots (who would make a wild card). Some skeptics claim that those two wins helped them build signs of strong life into next season, when they won Super Bowl XXXIV against the Tennessee Titans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152902-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Petersburg Open\nThe 1998 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 9 February through 15 February 1998. First-seeded Richard Krajicek won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152902-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Petersburg Open, Finals, Doubles\nNicklas Kulti /  Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m defeated  Marius Barnard /  Brent Haygarth 3\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152903-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Petersburg Open \u2013 Doubles\nAndrei Olhovskiy and Brett Steven were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152903-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Petersburg Open \u2013 Doubles\nNicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m won in the final 3\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20136 against Marius Barnard and Brent Haygarth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152904-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Petersburg Open \u2013 Singles\nThomas Johansson was the defending champion but lost in the semifinal 6\u20134, 6\u20134 against Richard Krajicek.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152904-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 St. Petersburg Open \u2013 Singles\nRichard Krajicek won in the final 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20135) against Marc Rosset.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season\nThe 1998 Sta.Lucia Realtors season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Summary\nUnder new coach Derrick Pumaren, Sta.Lucia won their first four games in the All-Filipino Cup. However, the Realtors lost their last five outings in the eliminations and dropped to five wins and six losses. In the semifinal round, the Realtors won four of their first five games which includes victories over the top two teams, Alaska and San Miguel. The Realtors clinch a playoff spot for a second finals berth via win 7-of-10 semifinals incentive when it defeated Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies, 92-77 on April 14.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Summary\nHaving beaten the Alaska Milkmen twice in the semifinals, the Sta.Lucia Realtors blew a golden opportunity to advance in the finals series for the first time in franchise history when they bowed to the Milkmen, 69-77, in their playoff game on April 21 for the right to face San Miguel Beermen for the All-Filipino Cup crown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Summary\nIn the Commissioner's Cup, after losing their first game to San Miguel in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Sta.Lucia import Melvin Cheatum abandoned the team and left quickly, he could only score four points in a brief stint. The Realtors scored their first win in their next game playing all-Filipino. Former Pepsi import and one-time best import awardee Ronnie Coleman is on his third year of duty and was tapped to play for Sta.Lucia. The Realtors ended up last place in the conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Summary\nSans the duo of Jun Limpot and Dennis Espino, who were members of the national team, the Realtors chalk up only one win in eight outings during the Centennial Cup and their lone victory came after replacing imports Jojo English and Kirk King with the tandem of Andre Perry and Bobby Allen, who played for Sta.Lucia three years ago. With one game left in their Centennial Cup campaign, Allen was replaced by Joseph Temple, who teamed up with Perry for the rest of their games in the Governor's Cup. The Realtors won four of their next seven matches but still fell short and placed last anew.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Notable dates\nFebruary 3: Jun Limpot scored a game-high 34 points as the Realtors thrashed the Shell Zoom Masters, 85-69.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Notable dates\nFebruary 15: Sta.Lucia leads by 20 points in the second half and coasted to an 83-72 rout off Pop Cola for its fourth straight win and leadership in the All-Filipino Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Notable dates\nMarch 24: Ronnie Magsanoc canned two free throws off Johnny Abarrientos' foul to hold back title favorite Alaska Milkmen, 77-74, for its second win in three starts in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152905-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Notable dates\nMarch 27: The Realtors bested San Miguel Beermen for the first time in the season, 78-70, with Jack Santiago filled in Magsanoc's shoes nicely as he scored a career high 18 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152906-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanford Cardinal football team\nThe 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Tyrone Willingham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals\nThe 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1997\u201398 season, and the culmination of the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Western Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals. It was the 105th year of the Stanley Cup being contested. The series was the Capitals' first appearance in a Stanley Cup Finals since the franchise's inception in 1974.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals\nThe Red Wings won the series for the second year in a row, four games to none, to capture their ninth Stanley Cup in team history. This was the fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Finals that concluded with a sweep, as well as the last time it has ever happened. This was also the last time until 2002 that a Stanley Cup Finals ended after an NBA Finals in the same season had concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0000-0002", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals\nDetroit coach Scotty Bowman won his eighth Stanley Cup in that capacity (having previously done so with the Montreal Canadiens in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979, the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992, and the Wings the previous year), tying him with former Canadiens coach Toe Blake for the record of most Cups won by a coach (which he would break when he helped the Red Wings win the 2002 Cup).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Motivation to win a second straight title\nJust six days after sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1997 Finals, Red Wings defenceman Vladimir Konstantinov and masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov sustained serious brain injuries when the limousine in which they were riding crashed. Viacheslav Fetisov was also in the limousine but was not seriously injured. The Red Wings subsequently dedicated their 1997\u201398 season to the two injured members and wore a patch on their jerseys bearing the players' initials. When the Red Wings were presented with the Stanley Cup, they wheeled Konstantinov onto the ice and placed the Cup in his lap. They also took him for a victory lap around the rink.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 66], "content_span": [67, 706]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals\nDetroit advanced to the Finals by defeating the Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, and Dallas Stars in six games each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 44], "content_span": [45, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals\nWashington defeated the Boston Bruins 4\u20132, the Ottawa Senators 4\u20131, and the Buffalo Sabres 4\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 44], "content_span": [45, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries\nIn this series, Capitals head coach Ron Wilson became the first person to head coach in both an Olympics and a Stanley Cup Finals in the same year, having coached team USA at the Nagano Olympics. Peter Laviolette would join him in this feat in 2006 while with the Carolina Hurricanes during their championship season, having coached the American ice hockey team during the Torino Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game one\nAt home, Detroit took an early lead in the first period and scored two goals within two minutes and 14 seconds of each other. The Red Wings were able to hold off a Washington assault and take the first game of the series with a score of 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two\nIt looked as if the Capitals were to tie the series with a 4\u20132 lead in the third period, but after a Detroit goal to make it 4\u20133, Capitals forward Esa Tikkanen had ascoring opportunity midway through the third period that would have likely put Detroit away before the venue changed back to Washington's MCI Center, and also would have changed the entire dynamic of the series, but he missed the open net shot. Detroit then rallied late in the third period to tie the game and send it into overtime. Kris Draper scored with four minutes left in the first overtime to give the Red Wings a 5\u20134 victory and a 2\u20130 lead in the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three\nDetroit scored in the first 35 seconds to take an early lead which held up until the third period. The Capitals tied the game midway through the third period, but Sergei Fedorov scored to give the Wings a three games to none lead in the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 51], "content_span": [52, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game four\nIn game four, Detroit was dominant throughout to win the game by a score of 4\u20131 and sweep the series. Steve Yzerman was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs. When the Cup was awarded, Vladimir Konstantinov was brought onto the ice in his wheelchair and joined the celebration with his team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 50], "content_span": [51, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Team rosters\nBolded years under Finals appearance indicates year won Stanley Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving\nThe 1998 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Red Wings 4\u20131 win over the Capitals in game four", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving\nThe following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving, Stanley Cup engravings\nIncluded on the team picture, but left off the Stanley Cup", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 70], "content_span": [71, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Broadcasting\nIn Canada, the series was televised on CBC. In the United States, Fox broadcast game one while ESPN televised games two through  four. Had the series extended, games five and seven would have been broadcast on Fox, and ESPN would have aired game six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152907-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Aftermath\nThe following season, the Red Wings would reach the Western Conference Semifinals, only to be ousted by the Colorado Avalanche in six games. The Red Wings would not return to the Stanley Cup Finals until four years later, when they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in five games. The Washington Capitals, however, missed the playoffs the following year. The Capitals would not return to the Stanley Cup Finals until 20 years later, when they would win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history after defeating the expansion Vegas Golden Knights in five games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 34], "content_span": [35, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs\nThe 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 22, 1998 following the 1997\u201398 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions  played a best-of-7 series for the Stanley Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs\nThe playoffs concluded on June 16 with the Detroit Red Wings defeating the Washington Capitals in a four-game sweep to win their second Stanley Cup championship in a row. Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman was named playoff MVP, and awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. The 1997\u201398 Detroit Red Wings were the last team to defend their Stanley Cup title until the Pittsburgh Penguins successfully defended their Stanley Cup title in 2017.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs\nIn the Eastern Semis, the Buffalo Sabres made history as they became the first team in NHL history to complete a four-game sweep of the Montreal Canadiens on Montreal ice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs\nFor the first time since 1969, the Chicago Blackhawks missed the playoffs. Also, both the Islanders and Rangers missed the playoffs in the same season for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (1) New Jersey Devils vs. (8) Ottawa Senators\nThis was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 132], "content_span": [133, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens\nThis was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 137], "content_span": [138, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (6) Buffalo Sabres\nThis was the second consecutive and fifth overall playoff meeting between these two teams; with Philadelphia winning all four previous series. Philadelphia won last year's Eastern Conference Semifinals in five games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 133], "content_span": [134, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Washington Capitals vs. (5) Boston Bruins\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1990 Prince of Wales Conference Final, where Boston won in a four-game sweep.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 132], "content_span": [133, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (8) San Jose Sharks\nThis was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 127], "content_span": [128, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) Edmonton Oilers\nThis was the second consecutive playoff meeting and second postseason match-up between these two teams. Colorado won last year's Western Conference Semifinals in five games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 133], "content_span": [134, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1996 Western Conference Quarterfinals where Detroit defeated the Winnipeg Jets in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 132], "content_span": [133, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (4) St. Louis Blues vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1969 Stanley Cup Semifinals, where St. Louis won in a four-game sweep.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 132], "content_span": [133, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (4) St. Louis Blues vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings\nGame four was the last playoff game at the Great Western Forum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 132], "content_span": [133, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (4) Washington Capitals vs. (8) Ottawa Senators\nThis was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 128], "content_span": [129, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (6) Buffalo Sabres vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens\nThis was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with Montreal winning four of the six previous series. They last met in the 1993 Adams Division Finals, where Montreal won in a four-game sweep.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 126], "content_span": [127, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Edmonton Oilers\nThis was the second consecutive playoff meeting and the fourth overall playoff match-up between these two teams; with Edmonton winning two of the three previous series. Edmonton won last year's Western Conference Quarterfinals in seven games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 121], "content_span": [122, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) St. Louis Blues\nThis was the third consecutive playoff meeting and the sixth overall playoff match-up between these two teams; with Detroit winning three of the five previous series. Detroit won last year's Western Conference Quarterfinals in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 126], "content_span": [127, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (4) Washington Capitals vs. (6) Buffalo Sabres\nThis was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Washington made their second Conference Finals appearance; they last made it to the Conference Finals in 1990 where they lost to the Boston Bruins in a four-game sweep. This was the first conference final for Buffalo since the playoffs went to a conference format starting in 1982. Buffalo last played a semifinal series in 1980 where they lost to the New York Islanders in six games. These teams split their four-game regular season series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 118], "content_span": [119, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with Detroit winning both previous series. They last met in the 1995 Western Conference Quarterfinals, where Detroit won in five games. Dallas made their third appearance in the Conference Finals. They last made it to the Conference Finals in 1991, where the Minnesota North Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers in five games. Detroit made their fourth consecutive and sixth overall appearance in the Conference Finals; they defeated the Colorado Avalanche in the previous year in six games. Detroit won this year's five-game regular season series earning eight of ten points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 114], "content_span": [115, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals\nThis was the first and to date only playoff meeting between these two teams. Detroit made their twenty-first and second consecutive Finals appearance, while Washington made their first Finals appearance in their twenty-fourth season. Until 2017 this was the last time that the Stanley Cup was successfully defended by the previous year's champion and as of 2021, this is the most recent sweep in the Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152908-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff statistics, Goaltenders\nThis is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 58], "content_span": [59, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152909-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Star World Championships\nThe 1994 Star World Championships were held in Portoro\u017e, Slovenia between September 13 and 18, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152909-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Star World Championships, Results\nLegend: DNC \u2013 Did not come to the starting area; DNF \u2013 Did not finish; DNS \u2013 Did not start; DSQ \u2013 Disqualified; OCS \u2013 On the course side of the starting line; RDG \u2013 Redress given;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152910-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 State Farm Evert Cup \u2013 Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions and won in the final 6\u20134, 2\u20136, 6\u20134 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152910-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 State Farm Evert Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152911-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 State Farm Evert Cup \u2013 Singles\nLindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Martina Hingis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152911-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 State Farm Evert Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152912-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 State of Origin series\nThe 1998 State of Origin series saw the 17th time that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. The return of Super League-aligned stars to Origin following the end of the game's crippling civil war meant the stampeding Brisbane Broncos players were back - to the chagrin of the Blues. The series was notable for being the first in which no team won a game at home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152912-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 State of Origin series, Game I\nGame I was a classic Origin encounter with each side scrambling to gain ascendancy in front of a boisterous Sydney crowd. The Maroons capitalised on mistakes from their opposition to score twice early in the second half before the mercurial Brad Fittler crossed to regain the lead for New South Wales. When Steve Menzies scored close to full-time to give the Blues a 23-18 lead it seemed that they were heading for victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152912-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 State of Origin series, Game I\nBut with barely a minute remaining and Queensland stuck deep in their own territory, their five-eighth Kevin Walters produced the play of the series as he kicked ahead for replacement back Ben Ikin to regather. The Blues tried desperately to hold on for the few final tackles, but Walters destroyed their hopes by sending centre Tonie Carroll over alongside the posts. Darren Lockyer's conversion on debut after the siren gave Queensland a miracle 24-23 victory. It was a personal triumph for Walters coming only a few months after the death of his wife Kim.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152912-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 State of Origin series, Game II\nIn Game II, after falling behind early to a Wendell Sailor try, the Blues took control in the volatile surroundings of Suncorp Stadium. New South Wales centre Paul McGregor, replacing Andrew Ettingshausen in the starting line-up, scored twice and Brad Fittler added a third to give the visitors a commanding 20-6 lead from which the Maroons never recovered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152912-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 State of Origin series, Game II\nAndrew Johns was superb during the Blues' onslaught while Laurie Daley set up the try that levelled the score following Sailor's third-minute opener. A Tim Brasher try shortly after the break ended any hopes of another come-from-behind Queensland win and the final 26-10 scoreline was a fair reflection of the Blues domination over their opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152912-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 State of Origin series, Game III\nBefore the Game III return to the Sydney Football Stadium for the decider there was little warning of the problems the New South Wales team were about to encounter when they were flattened by injury and illness. Six players from the selected squad including props Paul Harragon and Rodney Howe and inspirational hooker Geoff Toovey were forced to withdraw prior to the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152912-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 State of Origin series, Game III\nQueensland emerged full of running, tries to Walters, dummying his way over and then Ikin, giving them a 12-4 lead before Allan Langer wrapped up the series with a late try. A Jason Smith field goal rounded out the impressive Queensland 19-4 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152913-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 State of the Union Address\nThe 1998 State of the Union Address was given by the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, on Tuesday, January 27, 1998, at 9 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 105th United States Congress. It was Clinton's fifth State of the Union Address and his sixth speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Newt Gingrich, accompanied by Al Gore, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152913-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 State of the Union Address\nPresident Clinton discussed the federal budget, taxes and focused on the budget deficit, then at $10 billion. The president also discussed education, foreign relations, science funding, development, space travel and the Internet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152913-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 State of the Union Address\nIn the speech, the president acknowledged the deaths of Representatives Walter Capps and Sonny Bono.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152913-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 State of the Union Address\nThe Republican Party response was delivered by Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152913-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 State of the Union Address\nWilliam Daley, the Secretary of Commerce, served as the designated survivor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152914-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships\nThe 1998 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 96th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 June through 15 June 1998. Scott Draper won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152914-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships, Finals, Doubles\nTodd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde vs.  Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman /  Patrick Rafter", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152915-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Doubles\nMark Philippoussis and Patrick Rafter were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Philippoussis with Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 and Rafter with Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152915-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Doubles\nIvani\u0161evi\u0107 and Philippoussis lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi and Michael Sell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152915-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Doubles\nBj\u00f6rkman and Rafter were one of the two teams in the final along with Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152915-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThere was no result for the event due to rain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152915-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152916-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Singles\nMark Philippoussis was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jordi Burillo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152916-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Singles\nScott Draper won in the final 7\u20136(7\u20135), 6\u20134 against Laurence Tieleman and became the lowest ranked player to win in the tournament's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152916-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152917-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stevenage Borough Council election\nElections to Stevenage Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152917-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stevenage Borough Council election, Election result\nAll comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152918-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards\nThe 21st Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1999 to honor the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152918-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards\nAccording to founders Ray Wright and Mike Lancaster, they were quite surprised by how The Avengers lost to Spice World in the run for Worst Picture. They also stated that while pressured to include Armageddon and Godzilla on the Worst Picture ballot, they ultimately felt that Blues Brothers 2000 was more deserving. They then admitted that if they expanded the Worst Picture category to ten films, they would have added Armaggeddon, Babe: Pig in the City, Godzilla, Krippendorf's Tribe, and Meet the Deedles to the ballot. Lancaster put Lost in Space as the one 1998 film among his five worst movies of the 1990s, alongside It's Pat, Kids, Nothing but Trouble, and Ready to Wear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152918-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards\nListed as follows are the different categories with their respective winners and nominees, including Worst Picture and its dishonorable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (37 total). All winners are highlighted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152919-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockholm Open\nThe 1998 Stockholm Open was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts and held at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the 30th edition of the event and part of the ATP International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 9 November through 15 November 1998. Unseeded Todd Martin won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152919-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockholm Open, Finals, Doubles\nNicklas Kulti /  Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m defeated  Chris Haggard /  Peter Nyborg, 7\u20135, 3\u20136, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 36], "content_span": [37, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152920-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockholm Open \u2013 Doubles\nMarc-Kevin Goellner and Richey Reneberg were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Goellner partnered Wayne Ferreira, losing in the quarterfinals. Reneberg partnered Jonathan Stark, losing in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152920-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockholm Open \u2013 Doubles\nNicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m won the title, defeating Chris Haggard and Peter Nyborg 7\u20135, 3\u20136, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152921-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockholm Open \u2013 Singles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152921-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockholm Open \u2013 Singles\nTodd Martin won the tournament, beating Thomas Johansson in the final, 6\u20133, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152922-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockholm municipal election\nThe Stockholm municipal election of 1998 was held on 15 September 1998, concurrently with the 1998 Swedish general election. Using a party-list proportional representation system to allocate the 101 seats of the Stockholm city council (Stockholms kommunfullm\u00e4ktige) amongst the various Swedish political parties. Voter turnout was 76.9%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152922-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockholm municipal election\nThe results for the Social Democrats were the lowest in decades, and for the first time since the initiation of universal male suffrage in 1911, the Moderates outnumbered the Social Democrats to become the largest party on the Stockholm City Council as a result of this election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152923-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152924-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election\nThe 1998 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152924-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, Election result\nBefore the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council as a minority administration, with the Conservatives the second largest party. The election saw this continue with the Liberal Democrats making one gain in Henley ward from the Conservatives by 10 votes. However the Conservatives also ended the election with an extra seat after the independents lost 2 seats, including in Stratford Alveston. All 3 of the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour group leaders successfully defended their seats in the election, with the Liberal Democrat council leader, Susan Juned holding Alcester with a 77% majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 65], "content_span": [66, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152925-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Stroud District Council election\nThe 1998 Stroud Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152925-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Stroud District Council election, Background\nBefore the election the Labour party ran the council, but the party had recently lost its one-seat overall majority after a vacancy in a Labour seat. 19 seats were contested in the election with Labour defending 10 seats, the Liberal Democrats 5, Green party 2 and independents 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152925-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Stroud District Council election, Election result\nThe results saw no party win a majority on the council after Labour lost 1 seat to the Conservatives and 1 seat to an independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152926-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan Air Force crash\nThe 1998 Sudan Air Force crash  was the crash of a Sudan Air Force transport plane at Nasir that killed several of the country's most senior government leaders, including the Vice-President Zubair Mohamed Salih.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152926-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan Air Force crash\nOn the morning of 12 February 1998, a Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26 turboprop attempted to land at Nasir Airport. The craft overshot the end of the runway and slid into the Sobat River. The Sudanese government announced that fog and strong winds had caused the crash. The SPLA's spokesman in Nairobi announced that the crash had not been an accident, but had been caused by an SPLA attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152926-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan Air Force crash, Casualties\nOf the 57 crew and passengers on board, 26 drowned in the river. Among the dead were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152927-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan famine\nThe famine in Sudan in 1998 was a humanitarian disaster caused mainly by human rights abuses, as well as drought and the failure of the international community to react to the famine risk with adequate speed. The worst affected area was Bahr el Ghazal in southwestern Sudan. In this region over 70,000 people died during the famine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152927-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan famine, Causes\nThe famine was caused almost entirely by human rights abuse and the war in Southern Sudan. Despite the Sudanese government's claims that only the rebel groups were to blame, drought also played a significant role. Human Rights Watch blamed the following groups:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 25], "content_span": [26, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152927-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan famine, Causes\nThe government and Kuanyin Bol are blamed for their role in destroying the local agriculture during their attempt to take the city of Wau. The SPLA are blamed for their maintenance of slavery and pilfering of aid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 25], "content_span": [26, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152927-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan famine, Causes\nThis was worsened by the late arrival of the rainy season and a failure to respond to the situation by the international community.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 25], "content_span": [26, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152927-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan famine, Effects\nThe effects on the region were enormous, with the excess mortality estimated at about 70,000 people. Many more are thought to have been displaced, with over 72,000 people reported as migrating from the threatened rural zones to Wau alone from May 1998 to August 1998. Effects on the country included\u00a0\u2013 indirectly\u00a0\u2013 famine as expenditure was concentrated on the materials of war, i.e. weaponry, medical supplies etc., rather than the assistance of agriculture and farming. The situation in Bahr El Ghazal was compounded by a lack of strong government intervention, with the government in the North failing to cooperate with the  government in the South.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152927-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudan famine, Aftermath\nA ceasefire was signed on July 15, 1998, some eight months after the Sudanese government had first warned of a possible famine. After numerous extensions, this ceasefire lasted nearly a year, until April 1999. However, the Baggara militia continued to ignore the ceasefire, reducing the ability of aid agencies to help. Thanks to a good crop and this ceasefire, however, the situation was brought under control by the end of 1998. However, the area has remained in trouble and a number of famine warnings have come since the end of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152928-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sudanese constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in Sudan on 27 May 1998. A new Constitution of Sudan was approved by 96.7 percent of voters, with turnout reported to be 91.9 percent. It was signed into law on 30 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152929-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sugar Bowl\nThe 1998 Sugar Bowl was played on January 1, 1998. This 64th edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Florida State Seminoles. Ohio State entered the game ranked number 10 in the nation at 10\u20132, whereas Florida State was ranked at fourth in the nation with a 10\u20131 mark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152929-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sugar Bowl\nOhio State scored the first points of the contest with a 40-yard field goal from kicker Dan Stultz, giving the Buckeyes an early 3\u20130 lead. Later in the first quarter, quarterback Thad Busby threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver E. G. Green, giving the Seminoles a 7\u20133 lead. In the second quarter, Busby scored on a 9-yard touchdown run increasing the Seminole lead to 14\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152929-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sugar Bowl\nWilliam McCray also scored for the Seminoles, pounding it in from one yard out, to increase Florida State's lead to 21\u20133 at halftime. Stultz kicked his second field goal of the game, cutting the margin to 21\u20136. Ohio State later got a safety on Florida State pulling them within 21\u20138. Early in the fourth quarter, Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 35-yard field goal, increasing Florida State's lead to 24\u20138. Quarterback Joe Germaine threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to John Lumpkin. The ensuing two-point conversion failed, and the score was 24\u201314. Florida State capped the scoring with a one-yard touchdown run from McCray, making the final margin 31\u201314.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152929-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sugar Bowl\nThis was another Sugar Bowl appearance for Bobby Bowden and his 'Noles, who would appear in five of them over a nine-year span (3-2). FSU was in the midst of an all-time dominant run that we have arguably never seen before. FSU finished in the final top 4 of the AP and or Coaches Poll in every season from 1987-2000. This was the 11th season in a row in which we saw FSU finish near atop the polls. Ohio State would get back to the Sugar Bowl the following season and win their matchup against Texas A&M. Oddly enough, the Buckeyes would end up finishing second in the final polls, one spot ahead of FSU, who lost in the inaugural BCS national championship game against Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152930-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup\nThe 1998 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the eighth edition of field hockey tournament the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152931-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27\u2013March 3 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152931-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nTop-seeded South Alabama defeated hosts Southwestern Louisiana in the championship game, 62\u201359, to win their fourth overall, and second consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152931-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Jaguars, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152931-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nNo teams left or joined the Sun Belt before the season, leaving conference membership fixed at ten teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 60], "content_span": [61, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152931-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nAll teams participated in the tournament, maintaining its ten-team format. With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top six teams were all placed directly into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into the preliminary first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 60], "content_span": [61, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152932-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Bowl\nThe 1998 Norwest Sun Bowl was played by the TCU Horned Frogs and the USC Trojans. This was the 65th Sun Bowl held and the last sponsored by Norwest Corporation due to next year's game being held by Wells Fargo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152932-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Bowl, Background\nPaul Hackett was in his first year (of three) with USC, having led them to a bowl game for the first time since the 1996 Rose Bowl. This would be Hackett's only bowl game with USC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152932-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Bowl, Background\nTCU hadn't been to a bowl game since the 1994 Independence Bowl nor won one since the 1957 Cotton Bowl Classic. Despite having only a 6\u20135 record, they were invited to a bowl game due to the Big Ten not having enough bowl-eligible teams. They were coached by first year Dennis Franchione.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152932-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Bowl, Game summary\nBasil Mitchell had only 19 carries but ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns as TCU scored on their first three possessions and dominated the time of possession in the first half (having the ball for 20:15). TCU quarterback Patrick Batteaux also had two touchdowns for TCU, both rushing. But Carson Palmer (who had 280 yards passing) threw two touchdowns (one to Billy Miller and the other to Petros Papadakis) that made it 28\u201316 going into the fourth quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152932-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Sun Bowl, Game summary\nAfter stopping TCU on a drive, the Trojans got the ball back and drove to the TCU 20 early in the fourth quarter. But TCU's defense stuffed their offense, as USC kicked a field goal to make 28\u201319. From that point on, TCU ate up most of the clock as USC did not score again, giving TCU their first bowl win since 1957 in what would be the first of six consecutive bowl appearances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152932-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Sun Bowl, Game summary\nDefensive Lineman London Dunlap was named Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman and Running back Basil Mitchell was named C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152933-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sunderland City Council election\nThe 1998 Sunderland Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152934-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Super 12 season\nThe 1998 Super 12 season was the third season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 1998, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams entered the playoff semi finals, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third. The winner of each semi final qualified for the final, which was contested by the Auckland Blues and the Canterbury Crusaders at Eden Park, Auckland. The Canterbury Crusaders won 20 \u2013 13 to win their first Super 12 title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152934-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Super 12 season, Teams\nThe 1998 Super 12 competition consisted of 12 teams, they were:The Blues (New Zealand)The Brumbies (Australia)The Bulls (South Africa)The Cats (South Africa)The Chiefs (New Zealand)The Crusaders (New Zealand)The Highlanders (New Zealand)The Hurricanes (New Zealand)The Reds (Australia)The Sharks (South Africa)The Stormers (South Africa)The Waratahs (Australia)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152935-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Super Challenge\nThe 1998 Red Bull Super Challenge was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in June 1998 in Guangzhou, China.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152935-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Super Challenge\nThis one-off event was held as a six-man round robin. The players who competed were Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, James Wattana plus three local stars who had yet to make their mark as professionals, Marco Fu, Pang Weiguo and Guo Hua. Davis and Hendry had identical records but Davis took the title as he had beaten Hendry in their individual match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152935-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Super Challenge, Round-robin\n* Steve Davis won the title on head to head results after beating Stephen Hendry 3\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 33], "content_span": [34, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152936-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Super League Grand Final\nThe 1998 JJB Super League Grand Final was the first staging of the Super League Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding game of 1998's Super League III, and the first Grand Final of the Super League era. It was held on Saturday 24 October 1998, at Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom. This was the first time the League Championship had been decided by play-off since the 1972\u201373 Championship Final. The game was played between Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152936-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Super League Grand Final, Background\nJJB Sports Super League III was the official name for the year 1998's Super League championship season, the 104th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the third championship run by Super League. The League format changed in 1998 and the championship became a play off series to determine the Super League champions, similar to the way the Premiership was played a few seasons earlier. This meant the first Final to determine the British champions since the 1972\u201373 season. Huddersfield Giants, the league's bottom club was saved from relegation in 1998 due to the expansion of the league to fourteen teams in Super League IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152936-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Super League Grand Final, Background, Route to the Grand Final, Wigan Warriors\nBy finishing  first in the regular season, Wigan qualified directly to the play-off semi-finals. They were drawn against Leeds at home and beat their eventual Grand Final opponents 17\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 83], "content_span": [84, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152936-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Super League Grand Final, Background, Route to the Grand Final, Leeds Rhinos\nThe play-off system in use only gave the league leaders a bye to the semi-finals. Leeds had finished second so had to play a qualifying play-off first. Drawn at home to  Halifax Blue Sox Leeds won 13\u20136 to go through to the semi-final. This was an away fixture to Wigan where the Rhinos were beaten 17\u20134. However this loss did not end their season. The losers of the qualifying semi-final got another chance by playing the winners of the other semi-final in a final eliminator. Therefore Leeds' third play-off game was  a home tie against St Helens where they cruised through 44\u201316.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 81], "content_span": [82, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152937-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup\nThe 1998 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup was the fifth edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152937-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup, Season summary\nAfter an open start to the season with four different winners in the first four races, BMW driver Johnny Cecotto and reigning champion and Peugeot driver Laurent A\u00efello soon emerged as the two championship contenders. Cecotto built up a sizeable lead during the season, but a late four-race winning streak ahead of the final weekend helped Aiello close the gap. After finishing third in the sprint race at the final event, one place ahead of Cecotto, Aiello passed Cecotto in the championship and led his Venezuelan rival by a single point before the deciding feature race. In that race, Cecotto would go on to finish fourth, two places ahead of Aiello, allowing him to claim the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152938-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Superbike World Championship\nThe 1998 Superbike World Championship was the eleventh FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 22 March at Phillip Island and finished on 4 October at Sugo after 12 rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152938-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Superbike World Championship\nThe season saw the introduction of a revised qualifying system: after two timed qualifying sessions, the sixteen fastest riders were admitted to the newly created Superpole, which determined the first four rows of the starting grid; during this session each rider went on the track in reverse qualifying order to take a single flying lap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152938-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Superbike World Championship\nCarl Fogarty, who amassed three race victories during the season, won the riders' championship for the third time after 1994 and 1995; Fogarty prevailed over Aaron Slight at the last round, while Troy Corser, who had entered the final event leading the standings, could not race due to injury. Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152938-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Superbike World Championship\nThe season also saw Sentul (part of Indonesian Grand Prix) being dropped from 1998 calendar due to 1997 Asian Financial Crisis", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152938-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Superbike World Championship, Championship standings, Riders' standings\n\u2021 Due to separate accidents, the first race in Laguna Seca was stopped on the 13th of the 28 scheduled laps and the subsequent restart was aborted; half points were awarded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 76], "content_span": [77, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152938-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Superbike World Championship, Championship standings, Manufacturers' standings\n\u2021 Due to separate accidents, the first race in Laguna Seca was stopped on the 13th of the 28 scheduled laps and the subsequent restart was aborted; half points were awarded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 83], "content_span": [84, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152939-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\nThe 1998 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a was a Spanish football competition, played over two legs on 18 August and 22 August 1998. It was contested by Mallorca, who were Spanish Cup runners-up in 1997\u201398, and Barcelona, who won the 1997\u201398 Spanish League as well as the 1997\u201398 Spanish Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152940-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Supercoppa Italiana\nThe 1998 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by Juventus, the 1997\u201398 Serie A winner, and Lazio, the 1997\u201398 Coppa Italia winner. It was the fourth appearance for Juventus (victories in 1995 and 1997), whereas it was Lazio's first appearance, and first victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152941-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Supercupa Rom\u00e2niei\nThe 1998 Supercupa Rom\u00e2niei was the third edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The match was played in Bucharest at Stadionul Na\u0163ional on 9 September 1998, and was contested between Divizia A title holders, Steaua Bucure\u0219ti and Cupa Rom\u00e2niei champions, Rapid Bucure\u0219ti. The winner was Steaua Bucure\u0219ti.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152942-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira\nThe 1998 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira was the 20th edition of the Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The 1998 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Braga and Porto. Porto qualified for the SuperCup by winning the 1997\u201398 Primeira Divis\u00e3o and the 1997\u201398 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, whilst Braga gained entry into the competition as the cup runners-up due to the Drag\u00f5es claiming both league and cup in the same season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 704]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152942-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira\nThe first leg which took place at the Est\u00e1dio das Antas, saw Porto win 1\u20130 thanks to a Zlatko Zahovi\u010d goal. The second leg which took place at the Est\u00e1dio Primeiro de Maio, saw a 1\u20131 tie between both sides, and thus allow Porto to win 2\u20131 on aggregate over two legs which would give the Portistas their tenth Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152943-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sutton London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Sutton Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152944-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season\nThe 1998 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season was Suwon Samsung Bluewings's third season in the K-League in Republic of Korea. Suwon Samsung Bluewings is competing in K-League, League Cup, Korean FA Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152944-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152945-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Suzuka 1000km\nThe 1998 Suzuka 1000\u00a0km was the nineteenth running of the 1000km Suzuka and the sixth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Suzuka Circuit, Japan, on August 23, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152945-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Suzuka 1000km\nGT500 and GT300 class cars from the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC) were allowed to participate on an exhibitional basis, but were not allowed to score points in the FIA GT Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152945-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Suzuka 1000km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 36], "content_span": [37, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152945-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Suzuka 1000km, Official results\n\u2020 \u2013 #110 Ability was disqualified for failing to respond to a black flag.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 36], "content_span": [37, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152946-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swale Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Swale Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152947-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swazi general election\nGeneral elections were held in Swaziland on 16 and 24 October 1998. The elections was held using the Tinkhundla system, in which voters elected members to an electoral college, who then selected 55 non-party candidates for the Parliament, whilst the King appointed a further ten. 198,445 voters were registered (out of a potential pool of around 400,000 due to calls from the opposition to boycott the election), with 119,845 casting votes, giving a turnout of 60.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152948-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Football Division 3\nStatistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152949-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Golf Tour\nThe 1998 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152949-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Golf Tour\nA number of the tournaments also featured on the 1998 Challenge Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152949-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Golf Tour, Schedule\nThe season consisted of 14 events played between June and October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152950-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Golf Tour (women)\nThe 1998 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152950-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Golf Tour (women)\nThe tour extended to Finland for the first time with the inaugural Felix Finnish Ladies Open held at Aura Golf in Turku.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152950-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Golf Tour (women)\nPernilla Sterner and Marie Hedberg both won two tournaments and Nina Karlsson won her second Order of Merit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152950-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Golf Tour (women), Schedule\nThe season consisted of 11 tournaments played between May and September, where one event was held in Finland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152951-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Rally\nThe 47th International Swedish Rally was held between 6-8 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152951-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Rally, Report, WRC: Round 2\nIt was the first World Rally Championship victory of the season for defending champion Tommi M\u00e4kinen. He beat the Toyota Corolla of Carlos Sainz and the Ford Escort WRC of Juha Kankkunen, ensuring that current and former World Rally Champions swept the podium. The home driver Thomas R\u00e5dstr\u00f6m led for most of the event, but crashed on stage 12, allowing M\u00e4kinen to snatch victory. The Scotsman Colin McRae also went out on stage 12, when electrical gremlins struck his Subaru Impreza WRC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 40], "content_span": [41, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152951-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Rally, Report, PWRC: Round 2\nThe PWRC was also won by Stig-Olov Walfridson. He and fellow Swede Kenneth B\u00e4cklund were the main contenders for overall victory; whilst the Uruguayan defending champion Gustavo Trelles came to grief once again, after being struck by a terminal engine failure on Special Stage 2 which meant he had retired from the second rally in a row. Finishing in third place was Juha Kangas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 41], "content_span": [42, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152952-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Touring Car Championship\nThe 1998 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 3rd Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was decided over six race weekends (comprising twelve races) at five different circuits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152952-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Touring Car Championship\nFredrik Ekblom won his first championship for the BMW Dealer Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152952-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish Touring Car Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship\nPoints were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. 5 points were awarded to any driver who took part in qualifying. Top 6 finishers in Race 1 were reversed to decide the Race 2 grid. The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 84], "content_span": [85, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152953-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish football Division 1, Overview\nIt was contested by 28 teams, and Djurg\u00e5rdens IF and Kalmar FF won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election\nGeneral elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1998. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Riksdag, winning 131 of the 349 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election\nThe incumbent Social Democratic minority government, led by G\u00f6ran Persson, was returned to power despite losing seats and receiving fewer votes than in their 1991 defeat. They remained in power with support from the Left Party and the Green Party. While the three left-wing parties saw a net loss of 11 seats, the Left Party nearly doubled its representation in the Riksdag. This reflected how many Social Democratic voters were dissatisfied with the policies of the government, which had implemented austerity measures to reduce the budget deficit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election\nThe Social Democrats were able to form a government in spite of the sizeable decline of the vote, since the centre-right parties failed to recover more than a net share of 11 seats out of the required 27. The most notable gain was that the capital Stockholm going blue in spite of a stable nationwide left-leaning majority, something that previously had been unlikely. In suburban areas around Stockholm and Gothenburg several municipalities also flipped blue. Other gains were in the blue heartlands of Southern Sweden, with J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping and Link\u00f6ping being major pickups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election\nEven so, smaller municipalities away from the bigger cities gave the red-green bloc a sizeable edge, with the Left Party getting into double-digits nationwide. Even though there was a drop of support in major cities, many areas that had previously voted blue remained with the red-green bloc. For the Social Democrats, the steep drop of the party's nationwide vote share was still felt in many of its historically strong industrial areas. The party's vote share had dropped to a 70-year low and many absolute majorities from 1994 election were lost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election\nBesides from the Left Party, the other party that made major gains were the Christian Democrats. The party had been on the verge of falling out of the Riksdag in 1994, yet almost tripled its vote share to end up at 11.8\u00a0%, even being the largest centre-right party in its stronghold of J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping County. The former heads of government, the Centre Party, continued its decline and recorded 5.1\u00a0% of the vote, more than a million fewer overall votes than in the 1970s elections. The People's Party fared even worse at 4.7\u00a0%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election, Results\nThere were 5,261,109 valid ballots cast, a sizeable decrease in turnout from the 1994 election, with turnout dropping from 86.8\u00a0% to 81.4\u00a0%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election, Results, By municipality\nVotes by municipality. The municipalities are the color of the party that got the most votes within the coalition that won relative majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election, Results, By municipality\nCartogram of the map to the left with each municipality rescaled to the number of valid votes cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election, Results, By municipality\nMap showing the voting shifts from the 1994 to the 1998 election. Darker blue indicates a municipality voted more towards the parties that formed the centre-right bloc. Darker red indicates a municipality voted more towards the parties that form the left-wing bloc.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election, Results, By municipality\nVotes by municipality as a scale from red/Left-wing bloc to blue/Centre-right bloc.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152955-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Swedish general election, Results, By municipality\nCartogram of vote with each municipality rescaled in proportion to number of valid votes cast. Deeper blue represents a relative majority for the centre-right coalition, brighter red represents a relative majority for the left-wing coalition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152956-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swindon Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152957-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss Figure Skating Championships\nThe Swiss Figure Skating Championships (officially named German: Schweizermeisterschaften Elite Kunstlaufen und Eistanzen and French: Championnats Suisses Elite Patinage Artistique et Danse sur Glace) were held in Schaffhausen from December 19-20, 1997. Medals were awarded in several disciplines including men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152958-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss gene-protection initiative\nThe Swiss gene-protection initiative of 1998, also known as the Gene-Protection Initiative (German: Genschutzinitiativ) was a Swiss federal popular initiative that aimed to ban the patenting of transgenic organisms and all scientific research using transgenic animals. It was rejected in a constitutional referendum in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152958-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss gene-protection initiative, Background\nThe initiative followed a successful, less controversial initiative (the Beobachter Initiative) in 1992, which placed stricter control on biotechnology in human reproductive medicine. The referendum was defeated with 1,250,000 (66.7%) against, and 625000 (33.3%) in favour; the turnout was 41%. The initiative was strongly opposed by Swiss scientists and pharmaceutical companies. In May 1998, 3,000 opponents of the initiative, including scientists and others, attended a protest march in Zurich. Four of Switzerland's five Nobel laureates held a press conference to express their opposition to the referendum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152958-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Swiss gene-protection initiative, Background\nAccording to Heidi Diggelmann, head of the Swiss National Science Foundation's Research Council, \"Scientists made a difference in this campaign by getting out of their labs and establishing a dialogue with the Swiss people. We now want to continue improving that relationship between Swiss science and society\". Jakob Nuesch, former president of the Federal Institute of Technology, said that a yes vote would have put the research base of Switzerland under threat, and that: \"research in plant genetics, including the modern seed industry, could be killed off\". Prior to the vote, the Swiss government tried to strengthen the pre-existing rules on genetic engineering in an attempt to pre-empt the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 754]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152958-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss gene-protection initiative, Background\nThe beginnings of the movement to have a referendum on the issue were in autumn 1994, when a working group was set up which started to collect signatures for an initiative. 17 months later, over 110,000 signatures were collected, exceeding the requirement that 100,000 signatures must be collected within 18 months for an initiative to be valid. The initiative was supported by a number of organizations, including Physicians Against Animal Experimentation, Greenpeace Switzerland, and the World Wildlife Fund Switzerland. The referendum was scheduled for June 6 and 7, 1998, and campaigning started in 1996. Early in 1996, an opinion poll was conducted on the public's support for gene technology, of those who expressed an opinion, over 70% rejected the technology.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 817]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152958-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss gene-protection initiative, Campaign\nIn April 1996, on the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the campaign in favour of the initiative ran newspaper advertisements comparing nuclear technology with gene technology. According to Gottfried Schatz, scientists participating in television debates \"often left a poor image because they participated without sufficient preparation\". Pharmaceutical companies established GenSuisse, a public opinion group which ran poster advertisements against the initiative, including posters that displayed sick children. Newspapers based in Basel, which is the centre of the biomedical research community, opposed the initiative, with some other media, according to Schatz: \"pandered openly to public fears, sometimes stooping to grotesque distortions\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 804]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152958-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss gene-protection initiative, Campaign\nWhile the 1996 poll revealed strong opposition to gene technology, another poll published two years later revealed that almost half of Swiss citizens still opposed gene technology, the majority of those who expressed an opinion. The alarm caused by these figures resulted in demonstrations in several Swiss cities by scientists and physicians on 28 April 1998. The dispute between proponents and opponents of the initiative became bitter in the month leading up to the referendum. On the days leading up to voting day, there was a sudden shift in public opinion in opposition to the initiative.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152958-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss gene-protection initiative, Result\nIn order for the initiative to be passed into the constitution, the majority of the voters, and the majority of cantons would have to support it. In the event, 66.67% of voters opposed the initiative, and not one canton supported it. While no canton supported the initiative, there was a disparity between French-speaking cantons and German-speaking ones. There was also a disparity between male and female voters, with men being more likely to oppose the initiative.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152959-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss referendums\nTen referendums were held in Switzerland during 1998. The first three were held on 7 June on a federal resolution on a balanced budget and two popular initiatives \"for the protection of life and environment against genetic engineering (Gene-protection initiative)\" and \"Switzerland without secret police\". Whilst the balanced budget proposal was approved, both popular initiatives were rejected by voters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152959-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Swiss referendums\nThe next three referendums were held on 27 September on a federal law on truck tolls based on engine size (following the approval of a federal resolution on the matter in a 1994) and two popular initiatives \"for well-priced foodstuffs and ecological farms\" and \"10th revision of the Aged and Bereaved Insurance without raising the retirement age\". Whilst the toll law was approved, both initiatives were rejected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152959-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swiss referendums\nThe final set of referendums was held on 29 November on an amendment to the federal law on labour in trade and industry, two federal resolutions on building and financing public transport infrastructure and for a temporary article in the Swiss Federal Constitution on grain, as well as a popular initiative \"for a prudential drug policy\". All were approved except the popular initiative.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152960-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swisscom Challenge\nThe 1998 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Schluefweg in Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from October 12 through October 18, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152960-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swisscom Challenge, Finals, Doubles\nSerena Williams /  Venus Williams defeated  Mariaan de Swardt /  Elena Tatarkova 5\u20137, 6\u20131, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152961-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez-Vicario were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152961-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Doubles\nSerena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 5\u20137, 6\u20131, 6\u20133 against Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152961-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152962-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Singles\nLindsay Davenport was the defending champion and won in the final 7\u20135, 6\u20133 against Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152962-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152963-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sybase Open\nThe 1998 Sybase Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California in the United States and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 109th edition of the tournament ran from February 9 through February 15, 1998. Wildcard-entry Andre Agassi won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152963-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sybase Open, Finals, Doubles\nMark Woodforde /  Todd Woodbridge defeated  Nelson Aerts /  Andr\u00e9 S\u00e1 6\u20131, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152964-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sybase Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Sybase Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California in the United States and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 109th edition of the tournament ran from February 9 through February 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152964-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sybase Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152965-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sybase Open \u2013 Singles\nPete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the final to Andre Agassi, 2\u20136, 4\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152966-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International\nThe 1998 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 11 through 17 January 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152966-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International, Finals, Men's Doubles\nTodd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde defeated  Jacco Eltingh /  Daniel Nestor, 6\u20133, 7\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 48], "content_span": [49, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152966-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International, Finals, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Helena Sukov\u00e1 defeated  Katrina Adams /  Meredith McGrath, 6\u20131, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152967-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1998 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 11 through 17 January 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152967-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152968-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Men's Singles\nTim Henman was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Karol Ku\u010dera 7\u20135, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152969-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Doubles\nGigi Fern\u00e1ndez and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario were the defending champions but only S\u00e1nchez Vicario competed that year with Manon Bollegraf.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152969-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Doubles\nBollegraf and S\u00e1nchez Vicario lost in the quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152969-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Helena Sukov\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20132 against Katrina Adams and Meredith McGrath.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152969-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152970-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Singles\nMartina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152970-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Singles\nArantxa S\u00e1nchez-Vicario won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20133 against Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152970-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race\nThe 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the 54th annual running of the \"blue water classic\" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. It was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. It was the most disastrous in the race's history, with the loss of six lives and five yachts. 55 sailors were rescued in the largest peacetime search and rescue effort ever seen in Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Background\nThe Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is an annual event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, New South Wales on Boxing Day then heading south through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the Derwent River, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania. The race distance is approximately 630 nautical miles (1,170\u00a0km).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Background\nThe race is run in co-operation with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, and is widely considered to be one of the most difficult yacht races in the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, 1998 Race\nThe 1998 race, like every other edition, began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1998), with 115 starters heading south. The yachts ranged in size from the 24.1 metres (79\u00a0ft) Sayonara to the 10.1 metres (33\u00a0ft) Berrimilla. A favourable current running south at 4 knots with strengthening north to north-easterly winds of generally 25-35 knots prevailing off the NSW southern coast allowed a record-breaking dash south down the Australian East Coast. By early morning on 27 December, the lead yachts entered Bass Strait and began to encounter winds in excess of 40 knots. Of the 115 boats which started, 71 retired and 44 yachts completed the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Storm and rescue\nOn the second day of the race (27 December) severe weather conditions struck the fleet off the coast of south-eastern Australia. An unusually intense low pressure depression developed which resulted in unseasonal mid-summer snow across parts of south-eastern Australia. The weather system built into an exceptionally strong storm with winds in excess of 65 knots (+32.8\u00a0m/s, +118\u00a0km/h, +73\u00a0mph, Force 12) and gusts to 80 knots. The rising storm caused the sinking of five boats; seven were abandoned and 55 sailors had to be rescued from their yachts by ships and helicopters. Overall, the rescue efforts involved 35 military and civilian aircraft and 27 Royal Australian Navy vessels. It proved to be Australia's largest-ever peacetime rescue operation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 805]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Deaths\nThe six sailors who died were: Phillip Charles Skeggs (Business Post Naiad, drowned, 27 December 1998); Bruce Raymond Guy (Business Post Naiad, heart attack, 27 December 1998); John Dean, James Lawler and Michael Bannister (Winston Churchill, all drowned, 28 December 1998); and Glyn Charles (Sword of Orion, drowned, 27 December 1998).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 40], "content_span": [41, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Aftermath, CYCA report\nOn 1 June 1999 the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia released the Report, Findings and Recommendations of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race Review Committee. The report listed a multitude of recommendations and resulted in changes both for future Sydney to Hobart races and yachting events worldwide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 56], "content_span": [57, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Aftermath, Coroner's inquest\nA coroner's inquest into the deaths was critical of both the race management at the time and the Bureau of Meteorology.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Aftermath, Coroner's inquest\nThe results of the inquest were released on 12 December 2000, NSW coroner John Abernethy finding that the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia had \"abdicated its responsibility to manage the race\". He wrote: \"From what I have read and heard, it is clear to me that during this crucial time the race management team played the role of observers rather than managers and that was simply not good enough.\" But he acknowledged the club's actions to upgrade safety precautions and sailor qualifications.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Aftermath, Coroner's inquest\nAbernethy also criticised the Bureau for making insufficient efforts to inform race officials of a dramatically upgraded weather forecast about the severe storm developing south of Eden, when it was common public knowledge the race was scheduled to begin. As a remedial measure, he required the Bureau to add maximum wind gust speed and wave height to its forecasts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Aftermath, Coroner's inquest\nThe day after the coroner's findings,  the club's race director, Phil Thompson, resigned his position. According to the coroner's report, \"Mr Thompson's inability to appreciate the problems when they arose and his inability to appreciate them at the time of giving his evidence causes me concern that (he) may not appreciate such problems as they arise in the future.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152971-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, 1998 fleet\n115 yachts registered to begin the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis\nThe 1998 Sydney water crisis involved the suspected contamination of the water supply system of Greater Metropolitan Sydney by the microscopic pathogens Cryptosporidium and Giardia between July and September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis\nFollowing routine water sampling and testing, over a series of weeks low level contaminants were found at Prospect, Potts Hill, Sydney Hospital, the NSW Art Gallery, Macquarie Street, Centennial Park, Surry Hills, Rhodes, Enfield, Palm Beach and water treatment facilities at Warragamba, Nepean, North Richmond, Orchard Hills, Woronora, Macarthur, the Illawarra and Prospect. The reliability of these test results was subsequently called into doubt. Precautionary \"boil water\" alerts were raised covering several suburban areas for the period of the crisis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis\nIn response to the crisis, the Government of New South Wales established a Commission of Inquiry, chaired by jurist Peter McClellan QC as Commissioner. McClennan handed down his final report to the NSW Premier making ninety\u2013one recommendations that led to the reorganisation of water supply and water management functions and agencies in Greater Metropolitan Sydney via the establishment of the Sydney Catchment Authority with responsibility for catchments, dams, and bulk supply reservoirs; while Sydney Water maintained management of water supply distribution, water treatment and sewerage, and stormwater management. Both the Chairman and Managing Director of Sydney Water stood down during and following the crisis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Background, Sydney's water supply network\nAs of 1998, Sydney Water supplied approximately 1,500 megalitres (53\u00d710^6\u00a0cu\u00a0ft) of water each day to more than 3.8\u00a0million people in the Sydney, Blue Mountains, and Illawarra regions. A network of nine major dams plus several minor storage reservoirs was used to collect and store water, which in turn was delivered to a network of over 20,000 kilometres (12,000\u00a0mi) of water mains, 165 pumping stations, and 261 service reservoirs. The water supply was drawn from catchments on four main river systems the Upper Nepean, the Warragamba, the Shoalhaven and the Woronora with minor supplies drawn from the Hawkesbury River, and tributaries of the Grose, Fish and Duckmaloi rivers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 67], "content_span": [68, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Background, Sydney's water supply network\nSince late 1996 all of Sydney's water supply has been filtered. Eleven water treatment plants are used to filter drinking water supplied to Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. Seven of these facilities are owned and operated by Sydney Water. These are located at Orchard Hills, Cascade, North Richmond, Nepean, Warragamba, Linden and Greaves Creek. The remaining four privately owned and operated plants at Prospect, Macarthur, Illawarra and Woronora provide filtered water under contract to Sydney Water. These four plants provide more than 90% of Sydney's drinking water. Up to 80% is supplied through the Prospect plant alone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 67], "content_span": [68, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Background, Sydney's water supply network\nThe water is distributed from Prospect to Pipe Head by tunnels and mains, with some areas supplied directly from these mains. From Pipe Head, water for the inner city, suburbs south of Sydney Harbour and inner western suburbs is carried by tunnel and mains to two large service reservoirs at Potts Hill and then by two tunnels (the Pressure Tunnel and City Tunnel) which terminate at Waterloo and Dowling Street pumping stations. Two pumping stations one at Prospect and one at West Ryde supply water for the northern suburbs and the northern beaches. The water for Ryde is supplied from Pipe Head.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 67], "content_span": [68, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Timeline of event\nLow levels of Cryptosporidium and Giardia were first detected in the water supply on 21 July. The levels were within acceptable health limits. In days following, much higher levels were recorded, and on 27 July, the first \"boil water\" alert (in which residents were instructed to boil their tap water before use) was declared for the eastern Sydney central business district. On 29 July, a \"boil water\" alert was issued for the south of Sydney Harbour and on 30 July a Sydney-wide \"boil water\" alert was issued.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Timeline of event\nThe Sydney Water Corporation announced the water safe to drink again on 4 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Timeline of event\nThe contamination was caused by low-quality raw water entering the dam. This was attributed to moderate rainfall in July, followed by heavy rainfall in August and September (after decreasing storage levels since mid-July 1997) which caused pulses of the raw water to enter the dam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Timeline of event\nThe incident was highly publicised and caused major public alarm. Three successive \"boil water\" notices in which residents were instructed to boil their tap water before use affected up to three million residents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Timeline of event\nThe lack of cases of cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, or any other health problem which might be attributed to tainted water led to suggestions the microbes were either not an infectious type, or not as prevalent as measured. An inquiry after the event revealed the publicity as an exaggeration of fact, with Australian Water Technologies, part of Sydney Water, severely overestimating the levels of parasites present in the water, with the recorded levels exposed as not harmful to human health. The handling of the crisis by Sydney Water, a state-government owned corporation since 1995, was heavily criticised, causing the resignation of both the chairman and the managing director. The incident also brought up issues of private vs. public ownership and scientific uncertainty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 823]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Outcomes\nThe Premier, Bob Carr, established the Sydney Water Inquiry and appointed Sydney jurist Peter McClellan QC as Commissioner. McClellan delivered a series of interim reports to the Premier, which were tabled in Parliament. The final report was delivered in December 1998 and detailed 91 recommendations for action by Sydney Water, NSW Health and other state and federal government agencies, including the National Health and Medical Research Commission.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Outcomes\nThe Chairman of Sydney Water, David Hill resigned ten days after the final crisis event, denied any responsibility, and claimed he was leaving only to concentrate on his political career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152972-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Sydney water crisis, Outcomes\nThe Sydney Catchment Authority was created in 1999 as result of the crisis, assuming control of Sydney's catchments and dams, while Sydney Water maintained responsibility for water treatment and distribution and for sewage collection, treatment and disposal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152973-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team\nThe 1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152974-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Syrian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections for the People's Council of Syria, the unicameral parliament of Syria were held between 30 November and 1 December 1998. The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 82.2%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152975-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u00e3o Paulo FC season\nThe 1998 season was S\u00e3o Paulo's 69th season since club's existence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152976-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9an legislative election\nParliamentary elections were held in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe on 8 November 1998. The result was a victory for the Movement for the Liberation of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe-Social Democratic Party, which won 31 of the 55 seats in the National Assembly. Voter Turnout was 64.5%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152976-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9an legislative election, Background\nThe 1998 National Assembly elections were originally scheduled for late September/early October as impressive progress on voter registration was made. On 1 September, however, President Miguel Trovoada issued a decree setting the polling date at 8 November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152976-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9an legislative election, Background\nNine political parties competed for the 55 seats at stake. These included the three represented in the outgoing legislature: the Movement for the Liberation of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe (MLSTP-PSD), the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD) and the Independent Democratic Action (ADI). Since the previous elections in 1994, the first two groups had governed in a coalition, led since November 1996 by Prime Minister Raul Bragan\u00e7a Neto. ADI, for its part, supported the policies of President Trovoada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152976-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9an legislative election, Background\nThe election campaign lasted from 22 October to 6 November. Issues debated centered on the exploitation of offshore oil reserves and the country\u2019s entry into the monetary Franc zone. Mr. Bragan\u00e7a (MLSTP) stated that his party had improved economic conditions and brought political stability to Sao Tome, which had seen a succession of governments in the 1990s. Led by Alda Bandeira, the PCD called for continued coalition rule to ensure such stability.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152976-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9an legislative election, Background\nPolling day was monitored by international observers. Final results gave an absolute majority (31 seats) to the left-leaning MLSTP-PSD, which had fallen short of this edge by only one seat in 1994. In this context, ADI alleged irregularities in the voting procedure. The victors promptly announced that their priority would be to reorganize the economy and thus alleviate the widespread poverty plaguing the nation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152976-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9an legislative election, Background\nOn 30 December, President Trovoada appointed former Foreign Minister Guilherme Posser da Costa (MLSTP) as Prime Minister; he and the new Cabinet were sworn in on 5 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152977-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u0142upsk street riots\nOn Saturday, January 10, 1998, a basketball derby game between the teams of Czarni S\u0142upsk and AZS Koszalin took place in the northern Polish city of S\u0142upsk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152977-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u0142upsk street riots, History\nAfter the match, hundreds of fans were peacefully going back home. At the intersection on Szczeci\u0144ska Street, a group of 12 people decided to cross the street on red light. This was noticed by nearby policemen in a patrol vehicle, Dariusz Wo\u017aniak and Robert K. The group noticed the police vehicle and allegedly began to run away. Wo\u017aniak caught up to a member of the group, the 13-year-old Przemys\u0142aw Czaja and repeatedly hit his head and neck using his baton. This fact was witnessed by tens of people. Despite pleas, the policemen did not call an ambulance for the unconscious Czaja, who was lying on the sidewalk. At 8:20\u00a0p.m., the boy died, later it turned out that the death had been caused by hemorrhage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 745]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152977-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u0142upsk street riots, History\nNews about the incident spread quickly around the city and next day, on Sunday, January 11, a group of supporters of the two S\u0142upsk's sports clubs \u2013 Czarni and Gryf, gathered in the morning on Szczeci\u0144ska Street, to erect a cross there. At about midday the crowd moved to the vicinity of local prosecutor's office, demanding punishment of the responsible officer, who was being questioned inside the building. At about 4 p.m. the prosecutor issued a statement stating that the victim stumbled while running away, and hit his head against a trolley bus traction post, which caused the death. The same day, Wo\u017aniak was temporarily arrested, but then bailed by the local worker's union.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152977-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u0142upsk street riots, History\nFirst skirmishes started at 8 p.m. An angry crowd, chanting \"blood for blood\", and comparing the police's actions to those of Gestapo and Milicja Obywatelska, erected barricades in the center of the city and started to hurl rocks at police. The night of January 11\u201312 was very violent. Hundreds of rioters attacked police stations and destroyed 22 police vehicles. Police responded with tear gas. For the next three days S\u0142upsk was marred by violent fights, and as local police department was unable to tame the rioters, help was called from neighboring cities. Finally, on Wednesday, January 14, the situation was brought under control by some 1000 policemen patrolling the streets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152977-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u0142upsk street riots, History\nAccording to the S\u0142upsk police, 239 adults were detained and 84 were taken into custody. The local magistrate court received 251 delinquency motions, and the juvenile court took up 32 cases. 72 police officers were injured, two of whom were hospitalized.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152977-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u0142upsk street riots, History\nIn 2001 Dariusz W., the officer  who killed the boy, was sentenced to 8 years in prison. However, he was released after 4 years due to poor health. Another officer, Robert K. who was sitting in a cruiser during the incident, was accused of failing to help the victim and sentenced to 8 months in prison.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152977-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u0142upsk street riots, History\nIn September 2005 the Circuit Court in Gda\u0144sk decided that the family of the victim would get compensation in the amount of 300 000 PLN (around $100 000), paid by the S\u0142upsk Police Department.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152977-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 S\u0142upsk street riots, History\nThe happening was the most notable case of police brutality in Poland after the fall of communism.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152978-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 26\u201328 at the John Kresse Arena at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152978-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nIn a rematch of the 1997 title match, College of Charleston again defeated Florida International in the championship game, 72\u201363, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152978-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Cougars, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152978-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nFor conference scheduling, the 12 teams in the TAAC were separated into two six-team divisions. However, only the top eight teams in the standings, regardless of division, were invited to participate in the tournament. However, transitioning members Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville State, and Troy State were not eligible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152978-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nSoutheastern Louisiana departed the TAAC for the Southland Conference prior to the season but were replaced by Troy State, leaving total membership at 12.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152979-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 TCU Horned Frogs football team\nThe 1998 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 7\u20135 overall and 4\u20134 in the Western Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season\nThe 1998 TFL Statewide League premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over eighteen roster rounds and six finals series matches between 4 April and 20 September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season\nThis was the thirteenth season of statewide football and the League was known as the Chickenfeed Super League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with Chickenfeed Bargain Stores in Hobart worth A$350,000, with the Australian Football League also injecting a further A$1 million into Tasmanian football this season in a bid to lift the sport from its financial problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season\nThe North Launceston Robins renamed themselves as the Northern Bombers from this season and a new club, Southern Districts Cats were admitted into the competition from this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season, Participating Clubs, TFL Club Debts\nAt the completion of the 1998 TFL Season it was disclosed as to the extent of the perilous financial situation the clubs in the competition had found themselves in.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 69], "content_span": [70, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season, Participating Clubs, TFL Club Debts\nThe following is an official list of club debts released by the TFL to the Hobart Mercury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 69], "content_span": [70, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season, Participating Clubs, TFL Club Debts\nBurnie Dockers ($735,819), Devonport ($709,067), New Norfolk ($431,858), Glenorchy ($267,897), North Hobart ($232,607), Northern Bombers ($167,570), Clarence ($153,441), Southern Districts ($80,000).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 69], "content_span": [70, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season, Participating Clubs, TFL Club Debts\nWith the debt level continuing to rise, the League were continuing to raise the issue of cutbacks of participating clubs and changes to a possible Summer start in a bid to lift the flagging image of the TFL which was suffering from deep financial problems and poor attendances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 69], "content_span": [70, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season, 1998 TFL Statewide League Ladder, Round 1\n(Saturday, 4 April, Sunday, 5 April & Saturday, 11 April 1998)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season, 1998 TFL Statewide League Ladder, Round 13\n(Saturday, 11 July, Sunday, 12 July, Saturday, 18 July & Sunday, 19 July 1998)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 76], "content_span": [77, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152980-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 TFL Statewide League season, 1998 TFL Statewide League Ladder, Grand Final\nSource: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 79], "content_span": [80, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152981-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Taiwanese legislative election\nThe 1998 Taiwanese legislative election were held on 5 December 1998. The result was a victory for the Kuomintang, which won 123 of the 225 seats. Voter turnout was 68.1%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152982-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tajik League\nTajik League is the top division of the Tajikistan Football Federation, it was created in 1992. These are the statistics of the Tajik League in the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152983-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Tameside Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season\nThe 1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League and their first season in Raymond James Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season\nFollowing their breakthrough 1997 season, the Bucs finished 8\u20138 and missed the postseason; nonetheless they were the only team to beat the 15\u20131  Minnesota Vikings during the regular season. In Week 17, they recorded the biggest road win in franchise history with a 35\u20130 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, a record that stood until the 2020 team defeated the Detroit Lions 47\u20137 in Detroit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Preseason\nThe Buccaneers moved out of aging Houlihan's Stadium after the 1997 season. With construction crews still putting the finishing touches on brand new Raymond James Stadium, the Buccaneers were forced to play all of their preseason games on the road. The team opened with a win against Pittsburgh in the Hall of Fame Game, then faced Kansas City in Oklahoma, an ordeal which saw the team sit at the airport nearly all night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Preseason\nAfter another road trip to Miami, the travel started taking a toll on the team. A cross-country trip to Oakland was followed four days later by a game at New Orleans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings\nComing off their playoff season from 1997, the Buccaneers opened 1998 with high expectations. Still on the road, their first game in the new stadium would have to wait until week 3. Receiver Bert Emanuel went out with a sprained ankle, and Tampa Bay lost 31\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 78], "content_span": [79, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Green Bay Packers\nJacques Green returned a punt 95 yards for a touchdown (only his second-career return attempt) to set a franchise record for longest punt return. However, Green Bay won 23\u201315.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 78], "content_span": [79, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 3: Chicago Bears\nAfter five games on the road during the preseason, and the first two regular season games played away, the Buccaneers finally were ready for a home game. The highly anticipated first game at brand new Raymond James Stadium saw the Buccaneers host the Bears. After falling behind 15\u20130 at halftime, Tampa Bay scored 27 unanswered points to win 27\u201315. Dave Moore caught a one-handed pass for a 44-yard touchdown in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Warrick Dunn ran for a 44-yard touchdown. Raymond James Stadium was opened with a victory, and the Buccaneers improved to 1\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 71], "content_span": [72, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Detroit Lions\nOn Monday Night Football, Tampa Bay faced Detroit at the Silverdome. Despite clinging to a 6\u20133 deficit at halftime, Tampa Bay\u2019s sputtering offense and defensive miscues cost any chance at victory. Barry Sanders rushed for 131 yards, Bryant Westbrook returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown, and Terry Fair returned a Lions record 105-yard kickoff return touchdown. Two apparent touchdown passes by Trent Dilfer were called back for penalty, and Tampa Bay fell 27\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 74], "content_span": [75, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 5: New York Giants\nOnly a minute and a half into the game, Charles Mincy intercepted Kanell for a 22-yard touchdown return. Tampa Bay would never trail in the game. The Buccaneer defense held the Giants to only 135 total yards, and picked off Kanell three times in the 20\u20133 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 73], "content_span": [74, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 7: Carolina Panthers\nTampa Bay evened their record to 3\u20133 with a win over Carolina. The Panthers led 13\u20133 in the fourth quarter, but Trent Dilfer led the Buccaneers for a rally in the final 5 minutes. On a roll out, Dilfer ran in for a 1-yard touchdown, then on the next possession, scored the go-ahead touchdown. Karl Williams caught a 29-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the endzone with 1:39 to go to seal the victory 16\u201313.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 8: at New Orleans Saints\nThe Tampa Bay offense dropped seven passes, Patrick Hape lost a fumble at the Saints 3-yard line, and Trent Dilfer threw an interception, as offensive futility again plagued the Buccaneers, resulting in a 9\u20133 loss at New Orleans. Three times the Buccaneers had the ball inside the Saints 25-yard line, but came up with zero points. At one point, Bert Emanuel caught a touchdown pass, but the officials ruled it incomplete, saying he \"trapped\" the ball against the turf.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 79], "content_span": [80, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9: Minnesota Vikings\nThe Vikings entered week 9 at Tampa Bay undefeated at 7\u20130. Derrick Brooks intercepted Randal Cunningham, setting up Warrick Dunn's first touchdown run. A back and forth game saw the score tied 17\u201317 at halftime. Minnesota took a 24\u201317 lead in the third quarter, but Tampa Bay came back in the fourth. A field goal followed by a Mike Alstott touchdown run with just under six minutes remaining gave the Bucs a 27\u201324 lead. The Buccaneers had two rushers over 100 yards: Alstott (128) and Dunn (115), with Alstott sealing the game late with a rush of 38 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9: Minnesota Vikings\nTampa Bay defeated Minnesota 27\u201324, the Vikings\u2019 first loss and only one during the regular season. The Bucs remained at 0.500, improving to 4\u20134, and were now 4\u20130 at Raymond James Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 10: Tennessee Oilers\nTampa Bay held a 16-3 halftime lead, but trailing 24\u201322 at the two-minute warning, Tennessee was facing 3rd down & 8 at their own 29-yard line. A defensive stop by Tampa Bay would have given them the ball back, and an opportunity to drive for a game-winning field goal. However, quarterback Steve McNair broke out for a game-icing 71-yard touchdown run, and the Tennessee Oilers won 31\u201322.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars\nTampa Bay was leading 24\u201323 with three minutes remaining. Fred Taylor broke out for a 70-yard touchdown run with 2:40 left, and Jacksonville won 29\u201324.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 82], "content_span": [83, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 12: Detroit Lions\nTampa Bay trailed 21\u20137, but rallied late. With just over two minutes remaining, Trent Dilfer drove the Buccaneers to the Detroit 11-yard line. He was intercepted in the endzone, and Detroit held on to win 28\u201325. It was Tampa Bay's third straight loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 72], "content_span": [73, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Chicago Bears\nTampa Bay got back to their winning ways, winning their first road game of the season at Chicago. Late in the second quarter, the Buccaneers blocked a Bears punt, and Ronde Barber scooped it up. He returned the ball 21 yards for a touchdown. As time expired in the first half, Trent Dilfer threw up a Hail Mary touchdown, which was caught by Brice Hunter, his first career NFL touchdown. The Bucs took a 21\u201314 lead into halftime, and won the game 31\u201317.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Chicago Bears\nTampa Bay's record was now 5\u20137, still alive for the wild card hunt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 14: Green Bay Packers\nTampa Bay hosted Green Bay in their first Monday Night Football home game since 1982. The Buccaneers forced 8 fumbles, and sacked Brett Favre 8 times. Late in the first quarter, Trent Dilfer connected to Jacquez Green for a 64-yard touchdown pass. Minutes later, at the beginning of the second quarter, Dilfer passed to Bert Emanuel in a nearly identical 62-yard touchdown pass. Leading 17\u201315 in the fourth quarter, Dilfer scrambled through the middle of the Packers defensive line to score a 6-yard touchdown, and a 24\u201315 lead. Green bay would trim the deficit to 24\u201322, but the Buccaneers held on to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 76], "content_span": [77, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15: Pittsburgh Steelers\nTampa Bay won their third game in a row, shutting down the Steelers to just 168 yard of offense. The Tampa Bay defense intercepted Kordell Stewart three times, and Mike Tomczak once. Mike Alstott ran for 78 yards on a wet and rainy day. The Steelers only points came early in the fourth quarter. After four tries, this was Tampa Bay's first win over Pittsburgh in team history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 78], "content_span": [79, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15: Pittsburgh Steelers\nTampa Bay won 16\u20133 and evened their record at 7\u20137. They were now back in the hunt for the wild card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 78], "content_span": [79, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Washington Redskins\nTampa Bay's playoff chances were dealt a big blow in the Week 16 loss at Washington. Tampa Bay led the Redskins 16\u20137 early in the fourth quarter, but blew the lead at the end. Leading 16\u201313 with six minutes to go, Jacquez Green fumbled a kickoff, turning the ball over. On the next play, Stephen Alexander caught the game-winning touchdown for Washington. Tampa Bay had two last chances to come back, but both times, Trent Dilfer threw interceptions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 81], "content_span": [82, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Washington Redskins\nThe Buccaneers fell to 7\u20138 on the season, and would need to win in week 17 to keep their playoff hopes alive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 81], "content_span": [82, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals\nTampa Bay clobbered Cincinnati 35\u20130, a franchise best for a road shutout until 2020. Mike Alstott scored three rushing touchdowns, and the Bucs defense intercepted the Bengals twice (including a 56-yard return by Ronde Barber)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 80], "content_span": [81, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152984-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals\nTampa Bay finished 8\u20138 on the season, winning four out of their last five games, and the end of the game, were still alive for an NFC wild card spot. Tampa Bay needed the Giants to beat the Eagles and the Chargers to beat the Cardinals . The Giants won, helping Tampa Bay, but the Cardinals beat the Chargers 16\u201313 with a 52-yard field goal as time expired. By the time the Buccaneers' plane had landed back in Tampa, they were ousted from the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 80], "content_span": [81, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152985-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season\nThe 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was the first season in franchise history. This season, they finished last in the AL East division and finished the season with a record of 63-99, 51 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. Their manager was Larry Rothschild.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152985-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season\nMiguel Cairo was the last active player remaining from the Opening Day roster, until retiring after the 2012 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152985-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Offseason, 1996\u201397 MLB June drafts and minor league affiliates\nThe two expansion teams set to debut in 1998, the Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks, had two full seasons to establish scouting and player development systems and were permitted to participate fully in the 1996 and 1997 Major League Baseball drafts. The Devil Rays drafted 29th in 1996 (when they selected 97 players overall) and 31st in 1997 (when they selected 92). The team began developing those players in a farm system with three minor-league affiliates in 1996 and five in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 96], "content_span": [97, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152985-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Offseason, 1996\u201397 MLB June drafts and minor league affiliates\nAmong the players selected and signed by Tampa Bay from those drafts were pitcher Dan Wheeler (34th round, 1996), catcher Toby Hall (ninth, 1997), infielder Jared Sandberg (16th, 1996) and outfielder Alex S\u00e1nchez (fifth, 1996).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 96], "content_span": [97, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152985-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Regular season, Citrus Series\nThe season series each year between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins has come to be known as the Citrus Series. In 1998, the Marlins won the series 3 games to 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 63], "content_span": [64, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152985-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 77], "content_span": [78, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152986-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tamworth Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Tamworth District Council in Staffordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152986-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tamworth Borough Council election, Background\nBefore the election Labour controlled the council with 25 seats, compared to 2 Conservatives, 2 Socialist Labour Party and 1 independent. In the lead up to the election 2 former independents had formed the Conservative group on the council, while 2 Labour councillors defected to the Socialist Labour Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152986-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tamworth Borough Council election, Background\n10 seats were contested in the election with both the Labour and Conservative parties contesting every seat, while the Liberal Democrats stood in 5 seats. The Conservatives were hoping to double their seats on the council to 4 on the back of disappointment with the national Labour government. However Labour believed voters would back them as they said the council was providing good services.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152986-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tamworth Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour win all 10 seats contested to hold 28 of the 30 seats on the council. Labour held the 7 seats they had been defending, gained a seat from the Conservatives in Stonydelph and retook another 2 seats from defectors to the Socialist Labour Party. This was the first time in at least 20 years that any party had won all the seats contested in an election for the council. Turnout in the election was low with only 16.2% voting in Stonydelph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152986-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tamworth Borough Council election, Election result\nLabour said the results showed \"that Labour Party policies have been a resounding success\", however the Conservatives said their party had increased the share of the vote laying foundations for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152987-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tandridge District Council election\nThe 1998 Tandridge District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152988-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Taranaki-King Country by-election\nThe Taranaki-King Country by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Taranaki-King Country, a large and predominantly rural district in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It took place on 2 May 1998, and was precipitated by the resignation from parliament of sitting MP Jim Bolger. Bolger was retiring from politics, having recently been replaced as Prime Minister by Jenny Shipley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152988-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Taranaki-King Country by-election\nThe by-election was contested by all major parties. It was won by Shane Ardern, a member of Bolger's National Party, although Ardern gained a majority of only 988 votes. (In the 1996 general election Bolger had a majority of 10,223, or 37.37% in this seat.) Surprisingly, second place was won by Owen Jennings of the ACT party, a small party that promotes economic deregulation and other laissez-faire economic policies. The Labour Party, National's traditional opponent, was pushed back into third place. The Alliance, a left-wing party, gained fourth place. Some distance behind these four were Christian Heritage, New Zealand First, and the Greens, all with similar numbers of votes. They were followed by a group of minor parties and independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 790]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152989-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tasmanian state election\nThe Tasmanian state election, 1998 was held on Saturday, 29 August 1998 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 25 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The number of members was reduced from 35 to 25. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system\u2014five members were elected from each of five electorates. The quota required for election increased from 12.5% to 16.7%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152989-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tasmanian state election\nThis election saw the end of two years of a Liberal minority government headed by Premier Tony Rundle, supported by the Tasmanian Greens. The Labor Party won government in its own right for the first time since 1979, with Jim Bacon as premier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152989-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tasmanian state election\nLabor retained all their seats despite the reduction in numbers. The Liberals lost six seats. The Greens' representation was reduced from four members to one\u2014Peg Putt in Denison.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152989-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tasmanian state election, Results\nTasmanian state election, 29 August 1998House of Assembly << 1996\u20132002 >>", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152990-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal Final\nThe 1998 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1997\u201398 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, the 58th season of the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 24 May 1998 at the Est\u00e1dio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Braga and Porto. Porto defeated Braga 3\u20131 to claim the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal for a ninth time in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152990-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal Final\nIn Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As Porto claimed both league and cup double in the same season, cup runners-up Braga faced their cup final opponents in the 1998 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152991-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Team Ice Racing World Championship\nThe 1998 Team Ice Racing World Championship was the 20th edition of the Team World Championship. The final was held on\u00a0?, 1998, in Gothenburg, in Sweden. Russia won the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152992-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple Owls football team\nThe 1998 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Big East Conference. They were led by first\u2013year head coach Bobby Wallace. The Owls played their home games at Veterans Stadium and Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses (2\u20139).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack\n1998 Temple of the Tooth attack is an attack on the Temple of the Tooth Relic, located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The shrine, which is considered to be important to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha, and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. In 1998, it was attacked by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist militant organization which fought to create an independent Tamil state in Northern and Eastern parts of the country, from 1983 to 2009.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Background\nDuring the latter part of the 1990s, Sri Lanka was at the height of a civil war. In 1995, Sri Lankan armed forces captured the Jaffna Peninsula at the country's Northern periphery, which was occupied by the LTTE for years. In 1996, the LTTE retaliated by taking the town of Mullaitivu, and inflicting heavy casualties to the government forces. The government launched the Operation Jayasikurui, and captured several LTTE held areas in 1997. Amid fighting, the LTTE carried out a number of suicide attacks on military, economic and civilian targets within the government held areas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Background\nIn early 1998, Sri Lanka was ready to celebrate its 50th independence anniversary from Great Britain. Charles, Prince of Wales and a number of foreign dignitaries were scheduled to arrive in the following days. Kandy city, in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was selected as the host for independence day activity on 4 February. Meanwhile, on 28 January, Jaffna city was going to hold its local government election, after a break of 16 years due to the conflict. Despite heavy clashes in Kilinochchi and surrounding areas, Sri Lankan government was eager to demonstrate that a normal life has returned to its people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Incident\nOn 25 January 1998, the LTTE exploded a massive truck bomb inside the Temple of the Tooth premises, which was to be the centre the independence day celebrations. Three suicide LTTE Black Tigers drove an explosive laden truck along the King's street (Raja Veediya), firing at soldiers manning road blocks around the place, crashed through the entrance and detonated the bomb around 6:10\u00a0am, local time. Two explosions were heard. The truck contained 300\u2013400 kilograms (660\u2013880\u00a0lb) of high explosives. 16 people, including the 3 attackers and a 2-year-old infant were killed in the incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Incident\nOver 25 people, including 4 women, a monk and a police officer were injured. P. W. Withanage, a professor of geology also died due to shock after hearing the incident. The powerful attack left most of the buildings within a radius of 5 kilometres (3.1\u00a0mi) damaged, and glass panes broken.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Aftermath\nThe bombing sparked a backlash among the public. Crowds gathered around the temple, and set fire to 3 vehicles and burned down a Hindu cultural center in Kandy. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. In the end, no one was harmed and the violence did not spread. Community leaders, including the then Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga urged the Sinhalese community not to retaliate against the Tamil community, which the LTTE claimed to represent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Aftermath\nNext day, the Sri Lankan government officially banned LTTE for the first time, as a direct result of this attack. It had not been banned previously as the government claimed that it wanted to bring the LTTE to the democratic path. This ban formally ended public advocacy for negotiations by the Kumaratunga government. The then Sri Lanka's minister of defence Anuruddha Ratwatte handed over his resignation, taking responsibility for the security lapse which led to the bomb blast. Despite the violence, local government elections were held in Jaffna, and a high voter turnout was observed. Independence day celebrations were shifted to Colombo; but the foreign dignitaries including Prince Charles arrived in the capital. Coincidentally, Madras High Court issued execution warrants to the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and 25 others on 28 January, in connection to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 948]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Aftermath\nIn October 2003, three LTTE cadres involved in the attack were convicted by the Kandy high court and sentenced to death. Two others were sentenced to 680 years of rigorous imprisonment and third to 490 years. According to the Mackenzie Institute, part of the LTTE's incentive for the attack was to spark widespread mob violence against the country's Tamil minority, by the Sinhalese majority, as it was in 1983. But it did not happen after this incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Reaction\nThe attack was condemned by various local and international organizations and individuals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Reaction, Local\nVen. Rambukwelle Sri Vipassi, the then mahanayake thero of the Malwatte chapter and Ven. Palipane Sri Chandananda, the then mahanayake thero of the Asgiriya chapter, the chief custodians of the relic of the tooth of the Buddha expressed their deep shock of the attack. Vipassi thero stated, \"It is with immense pain of mind that I express my shock and profound sorrow on the extensive damage caused by terrorists to the sacred Sri Dalada Maligawa [Temple of the Tooth], which is held in deep veneration by the entirely of the Buddhist world.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Reaction, Local\nPresident of the Hindu Council of Sri Lanka, Yogendra Duraiswamy stated that the Hindu Council is \"deeply concerned at the cowardly attack perpetrated on the Dalada Maligawa, the holiest temple of the Buddhists in Sri Lanka.\" The then Archbishop of Colombo, Nicholas Marcus Fernando stated that no one in their normal senses would have thought of perpetrating such a crime which is not only against the Buddhists but against every citizen of the country. The Sri Lanka Islamic Centre (SLIC) and the International Buddhist Foundation also condemned the attack. Leader of the opposition in Sri Lanka parliament Ranil Wickremasinghe said, \"Not even in the darkest moments of Sri Lanka's 2,000-year history has such an act of destruction been perpetrated against the very symbol of our civilisation and history.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 857]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Reaction, International\nAmnesty International \u2013 Amnesty International issued a statement condemning the killing of civilians at the Temple of the Tooth bombing. It called on the LTTE to abide by basic principles of international humanitarian law, especially the common article 3 of the Geneva Conventions and the Protocol II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Reaction, International\nUnited Kingdom \u2013 HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, addressing the 50th independence anniversary celebrations in Colombo on 4 February stated, \"A proud consciousness of this richness of heritage must have made your pain all the more acute when a bomb was exploded at the Temple of the Tooth last month. It was a brutal and malign act, and one which we all join in condemning. The Temple of the Tooth is a part of the world's heritage; it is not just Sri Lankan nor just Buddhist. So all your foreign guests wish you well in the long and painstaking task of restoring the Temple to its original splendour.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 668]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Reaction, International\nUNESCO \u2013 The then UNESCO Director General Federico Mayor Zaragoza, on 27 January stated, \"I am deeply shocked by this act of blind violence perpetrated against a place of meditation, joy and peace. All religions are based on love and respect for life. Attacking a holy place means striking the very best in humanity, undermining its innocence and purity. Those who attack people through their faith can only be condemned. Religious differences can absolutely not be justification for conflict, and places of worship should in no case be used as targets.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Reaction, International\nUnited Nations \u2013 The office of the then United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan stated \"The Secretary General UN has learnt with outrage of the news of a bomb attack on a major Buddhist shrine in Kandy, Sri Lanka and the resulting loss of life and destruction. As he has done on many occasions, the Secretary General strongly condemns the use of terror tactics in all circumstances. He deplores attempts to divide human beings on religious and ethnic grounds.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Reaction, International\nUnited States \u2013 The then United States ambassador to Sri Lanka, Shaun Donnelley condemned the attack saying that \"the entire world leadership had condemned the bomb blast on the sacred place. We should condemn this type of destruction of ancient places of religious and archaeological value.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Damage and restoration\nThe attack caused severe damage to the temple; especially to its roof and the facade. But neither its inner chambers nor the tooth relic were harmed. Damaged parts of the temple include: Paththirippuwa (the octagon), Mahawahalkada (the grand entrance), the royal palace, sandakada pahana (the moonstone) at the entrance, the queen's bath, the library of the temple and some important sculptures in its exterior. Nearby Queen's Hotel, Natha devale and St. Paul's Church were also damaged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Damage and restoration\nAfter clearing debris, the temple was opened for the public on 10 February. But complete restoration took more than one and a half years to complete. A presidential task force, headed by President Kumaratunga, and a Temple of the Tooth restoration committee, headed by the then Sri Lankan minister of cultural affairs Lakshman Jayakody, were formed to oversee the work. Department of Archaeology, Central Cultural Fund, State Engineering Corporation, Buildings Department, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Water and Drainage Board and Ceylon Electricity Board were involved in restoration and conservation efforts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 664]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152993-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Temple of the Tooth attack, Damage and restoration\nThe badly damaged roofs were redone within 2 to 4 months, as a priority concern. Government initially granted 2 million Sri Lankan rupees for the restoration, following the attack. Public donations to the cause exceeded 100 million rupees, which was three times higher than the estimated cost. A number of local craftsmen and stone carvers were employed. This helped revival of the near-extinct profession of stone carving in Sri Lanka, which was confined to a few rural families at that time. In the end, all damaged sculptures were made new, and damaged paintings on lime plaster were reassembled and reintegrated with the existing pieces. The damage to the inner chambers revealed previously unknown paintings belonging to the Kirti Sri Rajasinha era. The restoration process was completed by August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 864]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season\nThe 1998 Tennessee Oilers season was the franchise's 39th season overall, 29th with the National Football League (NFL), and their final season as the Oilers; they would be renamed the Titans the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season\nThe team matched their previous season's output of 8\u20138, marking their third straight season with exactly eight wins. The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season\nThe 1998 season was the only year the Oilers would play in Vanderbilt Stadium, an undersized stadium that was used as a temporary stopgap until the team's new permanent stadium could be constructed. The Oilers, who had originally intended to stay in Houston until the stadium was finished, were 'forced out' of Houston due to poor attendance in 1996, and were again forced out of their \"Plan B,\" Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, after attendance was even worse there in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week One at Cincinnati Bengals\nSteve McNair completed ten passes and a touchdown to Willie Davis but did not play in the second half with an elbow issue; Dave Krieg led three drives ending in points and a 23-14 Oilers win. Neil O\u2019Donnell, joining the Bengals  off two tumultuous seasons with the NY Jets, completed twenty-four passes and a touchdown to Darnay Scott in the first quarter but was intercepted in the fourth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 86], "content_span": [87, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Two vs. San Diego Chargers\nFormer Oilers offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride had been hired as Chargers head coach after Bobby Ross left for the Lions and with rookie Ryan Leaf he led the Chargers to Vanderbilt Stadium (three and a half miles from where Tennessee\u2019s new stadium was being built), a trip ending in a 13-7 Chargers win. Tennessee\u2019s only score was McNair\u2019s fifteen yard strike to Frank Wycheck at the end of the second quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 87], "content_span": [88, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Three at New England Patriots\nThe Oilers faced the Patriots for the first time since their ill-fated 1993 season and the ensuing game became a highly competitive affair. The lead tied or changed seven times as McNair led three field goal drives and completed a twenty-two yard score to Eddie George, but following Drew Bledsoe\u2019s 51-yard score to Terry Glenn (a Bledsoe interception in the second quarter was erased on back to back encroachment penalties) McNair was intercepted by Lawyer Milloy for another Patriots touchdown and 27-16 final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 90], "content_span": [91, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Four vs. Jacksonville Jaguars\nThe unbeaten Jaguars stayed that way 27-22 in a game where the lead changed five times, three times in the second half. McNair was intercepted twice and following the two minute warning Dave Krieg was put in but completed just one pass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 90], "content_span": [91, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Six at Baltimore Ravens\nIn the third ever game at the future M&T Bank Stadium the Ravens opened by sacking Steve McNair for a safety, but after three straight punts McNair answered by running in a 40-yard touchdown. Two subsequent field goals were enough to offset two Ravens field goals and a 12-6 Oilers win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 84], "content_span": [85, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Seven vs. Cincinnati Bengals\nThe Oilers got their first home victory by erupting to 515 yards of offense (304 of them in the first half outclassing the Bengals by 232 yards) and 44 points in a 44-14 slaughter of Cincinnati. Running back Mike Archie opened scoring when he made the Bengals look like meatheads on an 18-yard touchdown to Jackie Harris. Steve McNair completed sixteen passes for 277 yards and a 45-yard score to Kevin Dyson while scoring also on a one-yard sneak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 89], "content_span": [90, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Eight vs. Chicago Bears\nJeff Fisher faced his former team and his Oilers had a struggle. Fumbles on a double handoff in the first quarter and on the second half opening kick return led to a Bears lead but the Oilers erased a 20-10 gap to tie the game. A Jeff Jaeger field goal with 1:07 to go put the Bears up 23-20 but the Oilers drove to the Bears 31, but the Craig Hentrich field goal kick was blocked for the Bears win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 84], "content_span": [85, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Nine at Pittsburgh Steelers\nThe Oilers intercepted Kordell Stewart three times while Steve McNair threw three touchdowns as they raced to a 34-7 lead and won 41-31; Mike Tomczak replaced Stewart and threw two late touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 88], "content_span": [89, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, ESPN Sunday Night Football at Tampa Bay Buccaneers\nFuture Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy faced the future Tennessee Titans with official announcement of the Titans name adoption pending by the end of the month. The Bucs led 16-3 at the half but the Oilers outscored them 28-6 from there, highlighted by Steve McNair\u2019s 71-yard run at the two minute warning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 106], "content_span": [107, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Eleven vs. Pittsburgh Steelers\nThe Steelers led 14-13 at the half on two Kordell Stewart touchdowns (overcoming a failed fourth down conversion on the opening drive) and the game was stalemated from there; twice fourth down attempts by the Titans failed, but after a fourth down failure by Stewart in the final five minutes (the attempt called because coach Bill Cowher mistrusted kicker Matt George after a blocked field goal attempt on Pittsburgh\u2019s second possession) McNair completed three passes for a net of 54 yards before the Al Del Greco field goal with three seconds to go. But scoring wasn\u2019t completed as Steelers laterals on the kickoff were driven into their own end zone and a final Oilers touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 91], "content_span": [92, 774]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Twelve vs NY Jets\nWith the Titans name adoption now official the Oilers hosted the former New York Titans (a former division rival) and the game was tied 3-3 at the half. From there the Jets scored 21 unanswered points and reached 7-4 with the Oilers falling to 6-5", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 78], "content_span": [79, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Thirteen at Seattle Seahawks\nFormer Oiler Warren Moon suited up but did not play for the Seahawks as Seattle clawed to a 17-9 lead, but McNair drove to a touchdown run; Eddie George\u2019s two point run was ruled not to have crossed the goal line plane, so the score was 17-15. After sacking Jon Kitna on the Seahawks drive the Oilers got the ball back and Al Del Greco\u2019s field goal put Tennessee up 18-17. Kitna completed a deep pass to James McKnight and a roughing penalty added fifteen more yards; it ended on Todd Peterson\u2019s 48-yard field goal and 20-18 Seahawks win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 89], "content_span": [90, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Fourteen vs. Baltimore Ravens\nHosting the Ravens the Titans ground out a 16-14 win in which the budding bitterness of the rivalry spilled into several incidents including a Brad Hopkins roughness penalty late in the second quarter and a hit out of bounds by the Titans on Ravens quarterback Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh got the ball back with 1:18 to go but his pass into traffic was intercepted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 90], "content_span": [91, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Fifteen at Jacksonville Jaguars\nWith the Jaguars surging to their first AFC Central title they started Jamie Martin instead of Mark Brunell and clawed to a 10-0 lead but the Oilers scored thirteen straight points; Jonathan Quinn replaced Martin in the second half; he was intercepted at the Titans goal line but led a drive ending in a tying field goal with seven minutes to go. After an exchange of punts McNair in the final two and a half minutes completed three passes for 33 yards and ran three times for eighteen more and the winning Del Greco field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 92], "content_span": [93, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Sixteen at Green Bay Packers\nThe Packers led wire to wire on three Brett Favre touchdowns winning 30-22 despite three touchdowns by Steve McNair. The Oilers\u2019 inability to win outside the AFC Central (now just 1-6 outside the division) was thus looming as denying a playoff spot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 89], "content_span": [90, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152994-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Oilers season, Schedule, Game Summaries, Week Seventeen vs Minnesota Vikings\nThe Oilers officially ended as such in a 26-16 loss to the 15-1 Vikings. The Oilers led 13-5 before Randall Cunningham erupted to two touchdown throws, securing Minnesota\u2019s run to the NFC Central title and playoff bye, while leaving the Titans to rest and regroup for next season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 91], "content_span": [92, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team\nThe 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Tennessee entered the 1998 season coming off an 11\u20132 record (7\u20131 SEC) in 1997. The Volunteers were given a preseason ranking of No. 10 in the AP Poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team\nThe Vols won their second undisputed national title, and sixth overall, after defeating Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl, the first BCS National Championship Game. The '98 Vols beat eight bowl teams, including six January bowl teams, four top ten teams, and three BCS bowl-bound teams. The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers were ranked as the No. 3 college football team of all time by the Billingsley Report computer ratings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team\nTennessee was expected to have a slight fall-off after their conference championship the previous season. They had lost quarterback Peyton Manning, wide receiver Marcus Nash, and linebacker Leonard Little to the NFL. Manning was the first pick overall in the 1998 NFL Draft, selected before Ryan Leaf. Tennessee was also coming off a difficult 42\u201317 loss to Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, and were in the midst of a five-game losing streak to the rival Florida Gators. Nonetheless, the Volunteers ended their season in Tempe with the school's first undefeated season in sixty years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Syracuse\nK Jeff Hall hit a 27 Yard field goal as time expired to give the Vols a key road win. This was the second game winning kick of Hall's career (Georgia 1995). In his first game as a starter QB Tee Martin went only 9-of-26 for 143 yards, but led the Vols into field goal range for the final kick. HB Jamal Lewis led the Vols with 140 yards rushing and a touchdown. WR Peerless Price had two touchdown receptions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Syracuse\nQB Donovan McNabb gave the Volunteer defense fits, putting up 300 yards with a 22-for-28 day", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Florida\nTennessee broke a 5-game losing streak against the Gators. Florida K Collins Cooper missed a FG in overtime and set off a wild celebration at Neyland Stadium that saw the goalposts and CBS cameras disappear. The Vols won despite racking up only 235 yards of total offense. The difference was turnovers. The Florida Gators lost 4 fumbles, 2 caused by hits by Al Wilson. K Jeff Hall made his field goal in the first overtime, setting the stage for the Florida miss and the Vols win. The Vols also held the Gators to \u221213 net rushing on 30 attempts. FB Shawn Bryson scored on a 57-yard run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Houston\nJunior QB Tee Martin had his coming-out party against the Houston Cougars, throwing for 4 touchdowns and 234 yards en route to the Vols win. Jamal Lewis added 135 yards rushing and 1 touchdown, leading the Vols to 334 rushing yards and 589 total yards. The Vols defense held Houston to 239 total yards and recorded 3 sacks with 8 tackles for loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Auburn\nThe Vols jumped out to an early lead behind the running of Jamal Lewis. However, following a season ending ACL injury, Lewis left the game and the Tennessee Defense held on for the 17\u20139 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Auburn\nIn a rematch of the high scoring 1997 SEC Championship Game, the Defense needed a score by DE Shaun Ellis and a 4 play goal line stand from inside the 1-yard line to secure the win. They did so without senior captain Al Wilson, who missed the game with a shoulder injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Georgia\nTennessee entered their 3rd game in the 1998 SEC season as underdogs. However, behind the running of substitute HB's Travis Henry and Travis Stephens, and a strong defensive effort, the Vols dominated the Bulldogs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Georgia\nGeorgia was limited to only 254 total yards and the Vols defense held their opponent without a touchdown for the second straight game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Alabama\nThe Vols pushed their winning streak over Alabama to 4 games with a 35\u201318 victory. The win gave Tennessee a 6\u20130 record for the first time since 1969, and also extended a streak for the Vols in the Third Saturday in October game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Alabama\nThis time, the Vols Offense relied on Travis Henry who rushed for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns. The play that broke the game open for the Vols was a 100-yard kickoff return by Peerless Price in the 3rd quarter that answered an Alabama touchdown and two-point conversion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, South Carolina\nTee Martin set an NCAA record for consecutive completions with 24, leading the Vols to a 49\u201314 victory. Martin completed his first 23 passes (with one from the previous game) to set the record. He also recorded his first 300-yard passing game by going 23-for-24 for 315 yards and 4 touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 71], "content_span": [72, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, South Carolina\nThe Vol Defense held South Carolina scoreless until the 4th quarter, when they had a 42\u20130 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 71], "content_span": [72, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, UAB\nTennessee took care of the Blazers to win their homecoming contest and move their record to 8\u20130. It was their first 8\u20130 start since 1956. The Vols racked up 447 total yards, led by the rushing of Travis Henry and the passing of Tee Martin. WR Peerless Price also added 103 yards receiving.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 60], "content_span": [61, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas\nTennessee fell behind 21\u20133 in the first half, but capped off a season-saving comeback with a Travis Henry touchdown run in the final seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Arkansas\nHenry had 197 yards rushing and the deciding touchdown. The key play of the game and possibly the season occurred in the 4th quarter. Arkansas was nursing a 24\u201322 lead late in the game and was attempting to run out the clock. DT Billy Ratliff pushed Arkansas G Brandon Burlsworth into QB Clint Stoerner, causing him to stumble and fumble. Ratliff recovered the ball and allowed Tennessee the chance to drive the field and score the game-winning touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Kentucky\nKentucky struggled after one of their players died and another was injured in an automobile accident early that week, as Tennessee picked up an easy 59\u201321 win. This game marked the end of the Battle of the Beer Barrel, due to the alcohol-related death that week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Kentucky\nKentucky QB Tim Couch passed for 337 yards and 2 touchdowns, but Kentucky never threatened after the 1st quarter", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt\nThe Vols clinched their second consecutive SEC East Division title with a win in Nashville. Tennessee dominated once again, holding the Commodores scoreless and limiting them to 174 total yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 67], "content_span": [68, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt\nTee Martin had 241 yards passing and 1 touchdown, while Travis Henry led the team in rushing with 136 yards and a touchdown. Peerless Price added 181 yards receiving and a touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 67], "content_span": [68, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, SEC Championship Game: Mississippi State\nTennessee won its second SEC title, in a defensive struggle. The Vols were held to 249 total yards and scored 3 touchdowns. They were down late in the 4th quarter 14\u201310, but scored two touchdowns within 32 seconds of each other on passes by Tee Martin. This win secured a berth into the National Championship game for the Vols.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 97], "content_span": [98, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152995-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Game summaries, Fiesta Bowl: Florida State\nTennessee won its first consensus National Championship since 1951 and the first ever BCS title game by defeating the Seminoles 23\u201316. The second ranked Seminoles were favored and boasted superstar WR Peter Warrick. The Vols limited Warrick to 1 catch for 7 yards and scored on long passes to Peerless Price and an interception return by CB Dwayne Goodrich, who was the defensive MVP of the game. Price had 199 yards receiving on 4 catches and scored the deciding touchdown in the 4th quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 83], "content_span": [84, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152996-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Don Sundquist ran for re-election to a second term as Governor of Tennessee, defeating Democratic candidate John Jay Hooker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152997-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n play-offs\nThe 1998 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n play-offs to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B from Tercera Divisi\u00f3n (Promotion play-offs) were the final playoffs for the promotion from 1997\u201398 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n to 1998\u201399 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B. The first four teams in each group (excluding reserve teams) took part in the play-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152997-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n play-offs, Format\nThe 68 participating teams were divided into 5 series each made up of 4 groups in the category, with the exception of  Series E , which was only formed by  Group XII . Each series was divided into 4 groups formed by a 1st, a 2nd, a 3rd and a 4th classified from each group, which played a double-round playoff. Each victory was equivalent to 3 points, the tie to 1 point and the defeat to 0 points. The champion of each group obtained the promotion to Second Division B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152998-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Texaco Grand Prix of Houston\nThe 1998 Texaco Grand Prix of Houston was the seventeenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on October 4, 1998, at a street adjacent to the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The race was a rain-interrupted race, with the start being delayed 30 minutes due to heavy rain. Another heavy rainshower after 70 laps out of the scheduled 100 forced the race to be stopped, with the win handed to Dario Franchitti, who was leading at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152998-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Texaco Grand Prix of Houston\nThe race was the scene of an infamous Lap 48 collision between winner Franchitti and his Team KOOL Green teammate, Paul Tracy. While running second, Tracy attempted to pass Franchitti on the inside going into the left-handed Turn 6; however, Franchitti was already making the turn, leading to the teammates touching, and Tracy spinning, brushing the inside wall enough to bend his left front suspension, ending his race. This led to a terse conversation over the radio between Tracy and team owner Barry Green. When Tracy returned to pit road, he and Green nearly came to blows in plain view of television cameras and the crowd on the start-finish straight. Ironically, within days of their near fistfight, Tracy and Green agreed to a four-year contract extension.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 798]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00152999-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Texaco/Havoline 200\nThe 1998 Texaco/Havoline 200 was the fourteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 16, 1998, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Dario Franchitti won the race, his first career win in CART. The race was also notable for a crash in which Alex Barron ended up on top of Bryan Herta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153000-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team\nThe 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with an 11\u20133 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 Conference record of 7\u20131, followed by an upset win against Kansas State in the 1998 Big 12 title game. Because of this, the team was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where they lost to Ohio State 24-14.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153000-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Louisiana Tech\nTexas A&M's 28\u20137 win over Louisiana Tech was forfeited on September 23 after Aggie running back D'Andre Hardeman was discovered to have been academically ineligible. Since Hardeman had played in the first two games of the 1998 season, he was disqualified from playing for the remainder of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 67], "content_span": [68, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153000-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Nebraska\nThis game began the Aggies' annual Maroon Out tradition. A&M scored a dramatic upset at home over undefeated Nebraska. Two 100-yard rushers for the Aggies in Dante Hall(113) and Ja\u2019mar Toombs(110).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153001-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Longhorns football team\nThe 1998 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was coached by head coach Mack Brown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153001-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Longhorns football team, Regular season\nRicky Williams had a sensational senior season, highlighted by rushing for nine touchdowns and 385 yards in the season's first two games; rushing for 318 yards and six touchdowns against Rice; rushing for 350 yards and five touchdowns against Iowa State; and rushing for 150 yards against Nebraska's legendary Blackshirts defense. He also helped beat longtime rival Oklahoma rushing for 166 rushing yards and two scores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153001-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Longhorns football team, Regular season\nWilliams broke the career rushing record during the annual rivalry game held the day after Thanksgiving (this particular year fell on November 27, 1998) between Texas and Texas A&M. Needing only 63 yards to break Tony Dorsett's 22-year-old NCAA Division I-A all-time rushing record (6,082), Ricky Williams approached the line of scrimmage with 1:45 seconds left in the first quarter having already rushed for 54 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153001-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 Texas Longhorns football team, Regular season\nAt first and ten on the Texas forty yard line, quarterback Major Applewhite handed off to Williams who broke two tackles, sprinted into open field and received a down field block from receiver Wane McGarity for a 60-yard touchdown run and the record. Williams' record-breaking run gave Texas a 10\u20130 lead in its eventual 26\u201324 upset of sixth-ranked Texas A&M. He finished the game racking up 295 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153001-0002-0002", "contents": "1998 Texas Longhorns football team, Regular season\nHe also broke the NCAA Division I-A career rushing touchdowns and career scoring records in 1998 with 73 and 452 respectively (topped one year later by Miami University's Travis Prentice), and rushed for 200 or more yards in twelve different games (an NCAA record he shares with Dayne and USC's Marcus Allen). Williams won the 64th Heisman Trophy, becoming the second Texas Longhorn to win this honor, joining Earl Campbell. Williams was sometimes known as the \"Texas Tornado.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153001-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Longhorns football team, Regular season, Schedule\nThe Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8\u20133 record and defeated #25 Mississippi State in the 1999 Cotton Bowl Classic, 38\u201311.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 60], "content_span": [61, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153001-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Longhorns football team, 1998 team players in the NFL\nThe following players were drafted into professional football following the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153001-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, at #5 Kansas State\nKansas State welcomed Texas for their first Big 12 Conference matchup, and first meeting since 1942, and Texas' first trip to Manhattan since 1926. 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams was held to just 43 yards on 25 carries for an average of just 1.7 yards per carry. He did not score in the game. Williams averaged 202 rushing yards per game in 1998 and was held to a season low 43 years, his next lowest yardage output was 90 yards against Oklahoma State. K-State racked up 223 yards on the ground on 51 carries and the Wildcats won handily, 48\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 70], "content_span": [71, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153002-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Rangers season\nThe 1998 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. It would be the team's second post-season appearance, but the team would be swept 3-0 by the New York Yankees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153002-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Rangers season, Regular season\nDuring the season, Rick Helling would be the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Rangers in the decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153002-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; Slg. = Slugging Average; SB = Stolen Bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 70], "content_span": [71, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153002-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 63], "content_span": [64, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153002-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 68], "content_span": [69, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153002-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 65], "content_span": [66, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153002-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 66], "content_span": [67, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153003-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team\nThe 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 7\u20135 record (4\u20134 against Big 12 opponents), finished in third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 215. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor George W. Bush was re-elected in a landslide over 4-term Democratic Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro, winning 68% of the vote to Mauro's 31%. Bush's 37% margin of victory was the largest won by any candidate since 1966 and is, to date, the largest ever won by a Republican candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election\nBush carried 239 counties, while Mauro carried just 15. Exit polls revealed that Bush won 27% of the African-American vote, which was the highest percentage for any Republican statewide candidate, and 49% of the Latino vote. Bush was sworn in for a second term as Governor on January 19, 1999. As of 2021, this is the most recent gubernatorial election in which El Paso County and Travis County voted for the Republican candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Background\nGeorge W. Bush, the son of former President of the United States George H. W. Bush, was elected governor in 1994, defeating incumbent Democratic Governor Ann Richards. Upon taking office in January 1995, Bush had a low approval rating of 38%. Over the course of his first term, this increased significantly, reaching 70% in February 1997. Going into the election, Bush had an approval rating of 76%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Campaign\nThroughout the entire campaign, George W. Bush led in the polls by wide margins. After Garry Mauro declared his candidacy in November\u00a01997, a Scripps Howard Texas Poll of 793\u00a0registered voters showed Bush leading by 68%\u201316%, with 14% undecided. George Bush spokeswoman Karen Hughes said, \"The philosophical differences between Gov. Bush and Garry Mauro are clear and stark. Gov. Bush is a conservative, as most Texans are, and Garry Mauro is a liberal.\" In mid-June\u00a01998, a Scripps Howard Texas Poll was conducted with Bush versus Mauro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Campaign\nThe poll showed 70% likely voters support Bush, 17% favored Mauro, 11% were undecided, and 2% would vote for neither. Bush's approval rating was also virtually unchanged polling at 75%. In response to the poll, government professor Bruce Buchanan at the University of Texas at Austin said, \"Gov. Bush looks to be unbeatable, but there's enough time for anything to happen. There is a slim chance for Mauro but still a real chance for him to reach voters with ad dollars and issue choices. It's just too early to call the November election in June.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Campaign\nOn June\u00a022, 1998, Mauro called Bush out of touch saying, \"Governor Bush is out of touch with the concerns of ordinary citizens and in bed with the giant HMO's.\" This was because in 1995, Bush vetoed the Patient Protection Act, which would have forced state-regulated healthcare organizations to allow their customers to choose their own doctor. The Patient Protection Act would have also mandated that insurance companies to cover cancer treatment received at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Campaign\nAnother Scripps Howard Texas Poll was conducted from August\u00a012 to August\u00a027, 1998. It indicated that 77% of likely voters support Bush, 20% favored Mauro, and 1% supported Libertarian candidate Lester Turlington Jr. About 10% were undecided and 2% didn't answer. Again, Bush's approval rating barely fell and was 74% of Texans remarked that he was doing a good to excellent job as governor. Allan Saxe, an assistant political science professor at the University of Texas said, \"Now he's ahead [Bush] by an awfully huge margin. If Garry Mauro can close that to a 10 to 15\u00a0percent difference by election day, it will be a symbolic victory. But it will be hard to do \u2013 a 50-point difference is a big one.\" Among Hispanics, Bush led Mauro 51%\u201331%, down from 67%\u201320% in June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 814]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Campaign\nBush and Mauro met for the sole gubernatorial election debate in El Paso on October\u00a016, 1998. Initially, Bush seemed rather nervous and defensive. Mauro attacked Bush for his position on teachers salaries and support for a nuclear waste dump in Sierra Blanca. However, Bush was well prepared and attacked Mauro's tax and spending proposals, describing them as \"overambitious\". The results of the debate would have little impact on the general election in November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Aftermath\nFollowing his defeat, Garry Mauro was succeeded by David Dewhurst as the Commissioner of the General Land Office in early 1999. Mauro would later serve as the Texas State Chairman for various Democratic presidential candidates, including for Al Gore in 2000, Dick Gephardt in 2004, and Hillary Clinton in 2008. However, Mauro himself never sought political office again. Eventually, he opened a private law practice in his hometown of Austin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153004-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Aftermath\nGeorge W. Bush was inaugurated for his second term as Governor of Texas on January 19, 1999. With his brother sworn-in as Governor of Florida earlier that month, George and Jeb Bush became the first two brothers to simultaneously serve as governors since Nelson and Winthrop Rockefeller from 1967 to 1971. Five months later, in June\u00a01999, Bush announced his candidacy for President of the United States in 2000. At the 2000 Republican National Convention, Bush was nominated for President of the United States and narrowly won the election against Al Gore. On December 21, 2000, less than two years into his second term, George W. Bush resigned as Governor of Texas and was succeeded by Rick Perry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League\nThe 1998 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League\nDefending Champions Royal Thai Air Force should have entered the next edition of the Asian Club Championship, but refused due to lack of funding. BEC Tero Sasana took their place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League\nThe league was also known as the Caltex Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Promotion and relegation Playoff\nThe club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 58], "content_span": [59, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Promotion and relegation Playoff\n\u2020 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration remain at the Thai Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 58], "content_span": [59, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Queens Cup\nThe Singha sponsored Queen's Cup was postponed because of lack of sponsorship, will be held next year but with reduced prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Thailand FA Cup\nBangkok Bank won the 1998 Thailand FA Cup, and their 3rd victory in this competition. It is unclear whom they beat in the final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Yamaha Thailand Cup\n1998 saw the 14th edition of the Yamaha Thailand Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Yamaha Thailand Cup\nIt was Thailand's main inter-provincial competition, played between qualifiers from various regions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Yamaha Thailand Cup\nThe first round saw four groups of four teams, of which the top two sides qualified for the Quarter-Final knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Yamaha Thailand Cup\nBangkok Metropolitan Administration beat Nakhon Si Thammarat in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153005-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Thai Premier League, Champions\nThe champion for the 1998 season was Sinthana. It was the team's first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153006-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Thailand Masters\nThe 1998 Beer Chang Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7\u201315 March 1998 at the Imperial Queens Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153006-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Thailand Masters\nStephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating John Parrott 9\u20136 in the final. The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was eliminated by Parrott in the quarter-finals. This win gave Hendry his 29th ranking title, surpassing the previous record of 28 held by Steve Davis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153007-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts\nThe 1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 4 January through 10 January 1998. Fourth-seeded Ai Sugiyama won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153007-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, Finals, Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva /  'Ai Sugiyama defeated  Sung-Hee Park /  Shi-Ting Wang 1\u20136, 6\u20133, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 58], "content_span": [59, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153008-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Doubles\nNaoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153008-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 1\u20136, 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Sung-Hee Park and Shi-Ting Wang.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153008-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153009-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Singles\nElena Likhovtseva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Maria Vento.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153009-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Singles\nAi Sugiyama won in the final 7\u20135, 6\u20130 against Vento.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153009-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153010-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 The Citadel Bulldogs football team\nThe 1998 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153011-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Thomas & Uber Cup\nThe 1998 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 20th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 17th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153011-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Thomas & Uber Cup, Host city selection\nChina was originally selected as the host, with Shanghai as the competition site. IBF later moved the competition to Hong Kong due to sponsorship issues which preferred Hong Kong over Shanghai.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 43], "content_span": [44, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153011-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Thomas & Uber Cup, Thomas Cup, Teams\n49 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage, including Indonesia, as defending champion, and Hong Kong, as host team. 1998 Thomas Cup is considered one of the greatest Thomas Cup competitions because the score difference of the games is very close and the games are played tightly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153011-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Thomas & Uber Cup, Uber Cup, Teams\n40 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153012-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Thomas Cup Group A\nFollowing the detailed results of the Group A during the 1998 Thomas Cup held in Hong Kong in May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153013-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Three Days of De Panne\nThe 1998 Three Days of De Panne was the 22nd edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycle race and was held on 31 March to 2 April 1998. The race started in Harelbeke and finished in De Panne. The race was won by Michele Bartoli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153014-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Three Rivers District Council election\nElections to Three Rivers Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153015-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tickford 500\nThe 1998 Tickford 500 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars. The event, which was the 33rd running of the Sandown 500, was held on 13 September 1998 at the Sandown International Motor Raceway. The race was won by Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall driving a Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153015-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tickford 500, Class Structure\nWhile still following long-term plans to abandon class structures within V8 Supercar, a class was instigated for the 1998 Tickford 500 and FAI 1000 Classic endurance races allowing smaller teams to save considerable budget by running a Dunlop control tyre, indicated here by CT. Most teams, particularly the professional teams, preferred to race with freedom of tyre choice, indicated by the class OC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153015-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tickford 500, Top Ten Shootout\nThe top ten cars from Qualifying contested a Top Ten Shootout to determine the first ten grid positions for the race. Shootout results were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153015-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tickford 500, Official results\nNote: The race was scheduled to be run over 161 laps, however the slower lap times dictated by the wet weather conditions resulted in the race being shortened after reaching its three-hour-45-minute time limit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153016-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tippeligaen\nThe 1998 Tippeligaen was the 54th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the first division (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153017-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1998 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 27 September 1998 and ended on 1 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153017-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 1 November 1998, Toomevara won the championship after a 0-16 to 1-10 defeat of Clonoulty-Rossmore in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their 14th championship title overall and their first title since 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153018-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tipperary county hurling team season\nTipperary competed in the 1998 National Hurling League and the 1998 Munster Championship. It was Len Gaynor's second year in charge of the team with Declan Ryan named as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153019-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tirreno\u2013Adriatico\nThe 1998 Tirreno\u2013Adriatico was the 33rd edition of the Tirreno\u2013Adriatico cycle race and was held from 11 March to 18 March 1998. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Rolf J\u00e4rmann of the Casino team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153020-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Titius\n1998 Titius, provisional designation 1938 DX1, is a metallic\u2013carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [11, 11], "content_span": [12, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153020-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Titius\nIt was discovered on 24 February 1938, by German astronomer Alfred Bohrmann at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. On the same night, the body was also observed at the Finnish Turku Observatory. It was later named after astronomer Johann Daniel Titius.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [11, 11], "content_span": [12, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153020-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Titius, Orbit and classification\nTitius orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.3\u20132.6\u00a0AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,375 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.06 and an inclination of 8\u00b0 with respect to the ecliptic. It stays in a 2:1 orbital resonance with the planet Mars. Titius' observation arc starts on the night following its official discovery observation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [13, 37], "content_span": [38, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153020-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Titius, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo\nAccording to observations carried out by the Japanese Akari and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Titius has an albedo between 0.093 and 0.126, and its diameter measures between 14.2 and 16.0 kilometers. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 10.8 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [13, 58], "content_span": [59, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153020-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Titius, Physical characteristics, Spectral type\nIts spectral classification is that of a Xc-type asteroid in the SMASS taxonomy, a transitional spectral type between the two large main groups of metallic X-type and carbonaceous C-type asteroids. Both types are much darker than the stony S-type asteroids, which are also very common in the inner main-belt. In addition, Titius is also classified as a M-type asteroid by WISE.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [13, 52], "content_span": [53, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153020-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Titius, Physical characteristics, Rotation period\nA rotational lightcurve of Titius was obtained from photometric observations by American astronomer Robert Stephens at the Californian Santana Observatory in March 2002. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 6.13\u00b10.01 hours, during which its brightness amplitude varies by 0.30\u00b10.04 magnitude (U=3).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [13, 54], "content_span": [55, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153020-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Titius, Naming\nThis minor planet was named after German astronomer Johann Daniel Titius (1729\u20131796), best known for formulating the Titius-Bode law, which states that each subsequent planet in the Solar System is roughly twice as far from the Sun than the previous one. He is also honored by the lunar crater Titius. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 October 1977 (M.P.C. 4237).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [13, 19], "content_span": [20, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153021-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Togolese presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Togo on 21 June 1998. Incumbent President Gnassingb\u00e9 Eyad\u00e9ma, in power since 1967, was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote according to official results. The opposition disputed this and claimed that Gilchrist Olympio of the Union of the Forces of Change (UFC) had won.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153021-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Togolese presidential election, Campaign\nL\u00e9opold Gnininvi of the Democratic Convention of African Peoples (CPDA) was the first declared candidate in the election, followed by Eyad\u00e9ma, the candidate of the Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), and Yawovi Agboyibo of the Action Committee for Renewal (CAR).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153021-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Togolese presidential election, Results\nThe Constitutional Court declared the final results on 10 July 1998. Eyad\u00e9ma was sworn in on 24 July at a ceremony in the National Assembly, which was boycotted by the opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153022-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toledo Rockets football team\nThe 1998 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled a 7\u20135 record (6\u20132 against MAC opponents), finished in first place in the MAC's West Division, lost to Marshall in the MAC Football Championship Game (17\u201323), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 229 to 216.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153022-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toledo Rockets football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Chris Wallace with 2,476 passing yards, Wasean Tait with 625 rushing yards, and Ray Curry with 513 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153023-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tonga Club Championship\nThe 1998 season of the Tonga Club Championship was the 20th season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Lotoha\u02bbapai United won the championship for the first time, beginning the 11 title record streak in the Tonga Major League. Lotoha\u02bbapai United beat Kolofo\u02bbou FC 2-1 in the knockout final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153024-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toray Pan Pacific Open\nThe 1998 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played onindoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 3 February 3 through 8 February 1998. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153024-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Header, Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 defeated  Lindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva 7\u20135, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153025-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 7\u20135, 6\u20134 against Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153025-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153026-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Singles\nFirst-seeded Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20133 against second-seeded Lindsay Davenport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153026-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153027-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo Descentralizado\nThe 1998 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 83rd season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153027-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo Descentralizado\nThe national championship was divided into two half-year tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a playoff. If the same club had won both tournaments, it would have won the national championship automatically.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153027-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo Descentralizado\nFollowing-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the winner of each tournament, while the runners-up played for a Copa CONMEBOL spot. The bottom team on the aggregate table was relegated, while the eleventh place held a relegation/promotion playoff against the winner of the Segunda Divisi\u00f3n (Second Division).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153028-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo God\u00f3\nThe 1998 Torneo God\u00f3 was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Barcelona, Spain that was part of the ATP Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 46th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 April until 19 April 1998.Unseeded Todd Martin won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153028-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo God\u00f3, Finals, Doubles\nJacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Ellis Ferreira /  Rick Leach, 7\u20135, 6\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153029-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo God\u00f3 \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Torneo God\u00f3 was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Barcelona, Spain that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 46th edition of the tournament and was held from 13\u201319 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153029-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo God\u00f3 \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153030-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo God\u00f3 \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Torneo God\u00f3 was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Barcelona, Spain that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 46th edition of the tournament and was held from 13\u201319 April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153030-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo God\u00f3 \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153031-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroam\u00e9rica\nThe 1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroam\u00e9rica was the 16th edition of the UNCAF Club Tournament and the third and last under this name. Costa Rican Deportivo Saprissa obtained its 4th regional title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153032-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo di Viareggio\nThe 1998 winners of the Torneo di Viareggio (in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany, are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153032-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Torneo di Viareggio, Format\nThe 32 teams are seeded in 8 groups. Each team from a group meets the others in a single tie. The winning club and runners-up from each group progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 envisions penalties and no extra time, while the rest of the final round matches include 30 minutes extra time and penalties to be played if the draw between teams still holds. Semifinal losing teams play 3rd-place final with penalties after regular time. The winning sides play the final with extra time and repeat the match if the draw holds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 32], "content_span": [33, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153033-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto Argonauts season\nThe 1998 Toronto Argonauts finished in 3rd place in the East Division of the 1998 CFL season with a 9\u20139 record and lost the East Division Semi-Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153034-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto Blue Jays season\nThe 1998 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 22nd season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, which was their best record since their 1993 World Series-winning season; the 88 wins were not surpassed until 2015.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153034-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto Blue Jays season\nWith the disappointing last-place finish of the previous year, General Manager Gord Ash once again dug into the wallet to improve the team, signing reliever Randy Myers and slugger Jos\u00e9 Canseco as free agents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153034-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Toronto Blue Jays season\nThough the team improved noticeably (thanks to another pitching Triple Crown and Cy Young Award-winning campaign by ace hurler Roger Clemens and a powerful lineup that featured Canseco, Carlos Delgado, Shawn Green, and Jos\u00e9 Cruz, Jr.), they could not finish ahead of the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox, who won 114 and 92 games en route to winning the division crown and Wild Card respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153034-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging Average; SB = Stolen bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153034-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 67], "content_span": [68, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153034-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153034-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153034-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 70], "content_span": [71, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153035-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toronto International Film Festival\nThe 23rd Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 10 to September 19, 1998. A total of 311 films were screened during the ten-day festival, commencing with the opening gala, The Red Violin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153036-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toshiba Classic\nThe 1998 Toshiba Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the La Costa Resort and Spa in San Diego, California in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from August 3 through August 9, 1998. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153036-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toshiba Classic, Finals, Doubles\nLindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat 6\u20132, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153037-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toshiba Classic \u2013 Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153037-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toshiba Classic \u2013 Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20131 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153037-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Toshiba Classic \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153038-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toshiba Classic \u2013 Singles\nMartina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153038-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toshiba Classic \u2013 Singles\nLindsay Davenport won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20131 against Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153038-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Toshiba Classic \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153039-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toulon Tournament\nThe 1998 Toulon Tournament was the 26th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The competition took place between 14 May and 23 May 1998  mostly in the Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d'Azur region of South Eastern France. Argentina achieved their second title, beating France 2\u20130 in the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France\nThe 1998 Tour de France was the 85th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,875\u00a0km (2,408\u00a0mi) race was composed of 21 stages and a prologue. It started on 11 July in Ireland before taking an anti-clockwise route through France to finish in Paris on 2 August. Marco Pantani of Mercatone Uno\u2013Bianchi won the overall general classification, with Team Telekom's Jan Ullrich, the defending champion, and Cofidis rider Bobby Julich finishing on the podium in second and third respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France\nThe general classification leader's yellow jersey was first awarded to Chris Boardman of the GAN team, who won the prologue in Dublin. Following a crash by Boardman on stage 2 that caused his withdrawal, Ullrich's sprinter teammate Erik Zabel took the race lead. He lost it the next stage to Casino\u2013Ag2r's Bo Hamburger, who took it after being in a breakaway. The day after, the yellow jersey switched to another rider from the same breakaway, Boardman's teammate Stuart O'Grady, who took vital seconds from time bonuses gained in intermediate sprints.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France\nHe held it for a further three stages, until pre-race favourite Ullrich won stage 7's individual time trial, moving him into the overall lead. The next day, Laurent Desbiens of Cofidis finished in a breakaway with a large enough margin to put him in the yellow jersey. Ullrich regained the race lead two stages later as the Tour went into the Pyrenees. Following his poor showing in the opening week, Pantani placed second and first, respectively, on the two Pyreneean stages. He then won stage 15, the first in the Alps, to replace Ullrich in the yellow jersey, and kept it until the race's conclusion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France\nZabel won his third consecutive Tour points classification and Julich's teammate Christophe Rinero, fourth overall, was the winner of the mountains classification. Ullrich was the best young rider and the most combative was Casino\u2013Ag2r's Jacky Durand. The team classification was won by Cofidis. Tom Steels of Mapei\u2013Bricobi won the most stages, with four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France\nThe race was marred throughout by a doping scandal, known as the Festina affair. Before the Tour began, Willy Voet, an assistant of the Festina team, was arrested at the Franco-Belgian border when doping products were found in his car. The affair broadened and the team was expelled after top personnel admitted to widespread doping. Police raids on numerous teams during the course of the race led to two riders' strikes and the withdrawal of several teams and riders. Due to the controversy, the race became known by the nickname \"Tour de Farce\". In July 2013, retrospective tests for recombinant EPO made in 2004 were made public, revealing that 44 out of 60 samples returned positive tests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 714]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Teams\nThe organisers of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), cut the number of teams from 22 to 21 for the 1998 Tour, to reduce the number of crashes in the opening week of the race seen in recent editions, caused by the large number of riders. The first round of squads that were invited were the first sixteen teams in the ranking system of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling's governing body, on 1 January 1998, provided that they were still in the top twenty after transfers were factored into the calculation. All these sixteen teams fulfilled this requirement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Teams\nOn 19 June, the ASO gave wildcard invitations to Asics\u2013CGA, Cofidis, Riso Scotti\u2013MG Maglificio and Vitalicio Seguros, with BigMat\u2013Auber 93 receiving a special invitation. The presentation of the teams\u00a0\u2013 where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries\u00a0\u2013 took place outside the Front Gate of Trinity College Dublin in Ireland on the evening before the prologue stage, which began at the college.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Teams\nEach squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, resulting in a start list total of 189 riders. Of these, 51 were riding the Tour de France for the first time. The riders came from 22 countries, with the majority of them coming from France, Italy and Spain. J\u00f6rg Jaksche (Team Polti) was the youngest rider at 21 years and 353 days on the day of the prologue, and the oldest was Massimo Podenzana (Mercatone Uno\u2013Bianchi) at 36 years and 347 days. The Team Polti cyclists had the youngest average age while the riders on Mercatone Uno\u2013Bianchi had the oldest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nJan Ullrich (Team Telekom) was the defending champion. He had won the 1997 edition's overall general classification by over nine minutes. His Telekom team was considered as \"clearly the squad to beat\", having won the previous two editions with Bjarne Riis and Ullrich respectively. The 1997 Tour had seen a contest for leadership between Telekom's two captains, but for 1998 this had been resolved in Ullrich's favour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nDuring the winter break, Ullrich's training was impaired by the consequences of the fame and fortune that came with his Tour win, and his weight had increased from 73\u00a0kg (161\u00a0lb) to 87\u00a0kg (192\u00a0lb). In March 1998, El Pa\u00eds headlined an article with \"Ullrich is fat\", which highlighted that he was still 8\u00a0kg (18\u00a0lb) over the weight he had during the previous Tour. His preparation suffered further when he was forced to retire from Tirreno\u2013Adriatico with a cold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nHowever, Ullrich performed well in both the Tour de Suisse and the Route du Sud directly before the start of the Tour, erasing doubts over his form. He was therefore thought to be the clear favourite going into the 1998 Tour, with El Pa\u00eds going so far as to write that \"we can no longer speak of an open Tour, of a deck of suitors. There is talk of Ullrich, and then of the others.\" The route of the race was considered to be an advantage to Ullrich as well, with many time-trial kilometres and comparatively few mountain passes. The veteran Riis, who had raced the 1997 Tour with a cold, was seen as a capable backup option for the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nThe strongest challenge was expected to come from Festina\u2013Lotus, which led the UCI team ranking prior to the start of the Tour. Their leading rider, Richard Virenque, had finished second to Ullrich the year before. The two long individual time trials were expected not to be in Virenque's favour, since he did not excel in the discipline. He was however a very good climber, having won the mountains classification in the four previous Tours.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nThe team was further strengthened by the arrival of Alex Z\u00fclle in the 1998 season, winner of the two previous editions of the three-week Grand Tour of Spain, the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, who was considered to be a competitor for overall victory in his own right. He was a leading pre-race favourite at Italy's Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia, one month earlier, winning two of the three time trial stages and leading the race before he faltered badly in the final mountain stages to end the race in 14th overall. Another possible contender from Festina was Laurent Dufaux, who had finished fourth overall in 1996 and ninth in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nMarco Pantani (Mercatone Uno\u2013Bianchi) was considered the \"dominant climber in the sport\" at the time. In June, he had taken an \"exceptionally impressive\" overall victory at the Giro. Of his three appearances in the Tour up to that point, he had finished third in two of them, including in 1997. When the Tour's route was announced in October 1997, Pantani expressed dissatisfaction with the number of time trials and the fact that the race featured only two mountain-top finishes. Since the route was not to his liking, he originally had shown no interest in riding the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nFollowing his victory at the Giro, Pantani raced only once, a criterium race in Bologna. His decision to ride the Tour was not made until Luciano Pezzi, his closest confidant and an important figure at Mercatone Uno, died suddenly in late June. Pantani decided to go to the Tour in honour of Pezzi, but had done very little training beforehand. A further disadvantage to Pantani was his lack of a strong domestique, unlike Ullrich and Virenque.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nA returning pre-race favourite from the 1997 Tour was time trialist Abraham Olano; in that race, he won the final time trial stage and placed fourth overall. He led the experienced Banesto team, who took Miguel Indur\u00e1in to his five straight Tour wins between 1991 and 1995, and had been seen as his successor. His weakness was thought to be his lack of strength on steep climbs. In his final race leading up to the Tour, the Volta a Catalunya, he performed poorly in the high mountains, and as a result was only seen as a podium contender. Banesto also fielded Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez, who as a strong mountain rider was considered a \"major threat\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Pre-race favourites\nThe final rider noted as a leading contender, named \"the outsider\", was the ONCE team leader Laurent Jalabert, a complete all-rounder who excelled in all road cycling disciplines. Although he was the reigning time trial world champion and the clear first in the UCI individual ranking before the Tour, he had only aimed to match his overall placing of fourth in 1995. The riders also named as outside favourites for overall victory were Michael Boogerd (Rabobank), Cofidis riders Francesco Casagrande and Bobby Julich, Evgeni Berzin (Fran\u00e7aise des Jeux), Fernando Escart\u00edn (Kelme\u2013Costa Blanca), and Chris Boardman (GAN).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Route and stages\nThe route of the 1998 Tour de France was officially announced during a presentation at the Palais des congr\u00e8s in Paris on 23 October 1997. First negotiations about a potential start of the race in Ireland took place in October 1996, with the Irish government securing funding of IR\u00a32 million to host the event. The opening stages (known as the Grand D\u00e9part) in Ireland were confirmed in early April 1997. Irish officials expected the race to bring in IR\u00a330 million to the local economy. It was the first time that the Tour visited Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0011-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Route and stages\nThe race paid tribute to two famous former Irish professional cyclists: on the day before the prologue, a commemoration service was held in Kilmacanogue for Shay Elliott, the first Irish rider to ride the Tour and win a stage, and during stage 2 of the race, the route went through Carrick-on-Suir, the hometown of Sean Kelly, four-time winner of the Tour's points classification. Stage 2 also commemorated the 200th anniversary of French troops landing at Killala Bay during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Route and stages\nThe 1998 Tour was pushed back one week from its original start date, so as not to overlap too much with the 1998 FIFA World Cup, also held in France, which ended on 12 July, one day after the prologue. The 3,875\u00a0km (2,408\u00a0mi)-race lasted 23 days, including the rest day, and ended on 2 August. The longest mass-start stage was the fourth at 252\u00a0km (157\u00a0mi), and stage 20 was the shortest at 125\u00a0km (78\u00a0mi). The race contained three individual time trials, one of which was the prologue, totalling 115.6\u00a0km (71.8\u00a0mi).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Route and stages\nOf the remaining stages, twelve were officially classified as flat, two as mountain and five as high mountain. There were only two summit finishes, which were both at ski resorts, one at Plateau de Beille on stage 11 and another on stage 15 at Les Deux Alpes. The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,642\u00a0m (8,668\u00a0ft) at the summit of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 15. It was among five hors cat\u00e9gorie (beyond category) rated climbs in the race. Cycling journalist Samuel Abt considered the route easier than the 1997 edition. Tour director Jean-Marie Leblanc countered criticism by Virenque and Pantani that the race was not mountainous enough, saying: \"The course is tough enough with 23 mountains. That is eight more than last year.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 795]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Route and stages\nThe Tour started with a prologue time trial around the streets of Dublin. Stage 1 was a loop that returned to the city, with the following stage travelling down the Irish eastern coast to Cork. The riders then travelled to France by plane, with the team vehicles and equipment following by sea. Just as the year before, the Tour took a counter-clockwise route through France. The course in France started in Roscoff in the north-western region of Brittany, with three stages taking the race to the centre of the country at Ch\u00e2teauroux.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0013-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Route and stages\nStage 6 moved the Tour into the Massif Central highlands, which hosted the next stage. Two transitional stages to Pau then placed the race in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where two stages took place. Following the rest day, a three-stage journey crossed the south to three further stages in the Alps. The next stage took the Tour through the Jura Mountains to Switzerland, with the following stage crossing back over the border to Burgundy, where the penultimate stage took place. After a long transfer to the outskirts of Paris, the race ended with the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Pre-Tour revelations\nOn 4 March 1998, a truck belonging to the Dutch TVM\u2013Farm Frites team was seized by customs officers in Reims, France, revealing 104 vials of recombinant erythropoietin (EPO), a drug with performance-enhancing effects. The two mechanics in the truck were released and the vials were taken by the police, who said they had more \"important matters\" to be concerned with. During the Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, a race held two weeks before the start of the Tour, Christophe Moreau of Festina tested positive for the anabolic steroid mesterolone. The UCI accepted Festina's explanation that the positive test was a result of the influence of a team masseur, and Moreau was allowed to start the Tour de France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 56], "content_span": [57, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Pre-Tour revelations\nThree days before the start of the Tour, on 8 July, Willy Voet, a soigneur (team assistant) with the Festina squad, was stopped by customs officers driving along a back road on the Franco\u2013Belgian border. A routine check revealed that he carried a large quantity of performance-enhancing drugs with him. He was thereafter placed under arrest, initially claiming they were \"for personal use\". The following day, police carried out a search of Festina's headquarters in Meyzieu, close to Lyon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 56], "content_span": [57, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0015-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Pre-Tour revelations\nOn the day before the prologue, a judicial inquiry was opened by the public prosecutor's office and Voet was held for investigation, with the story also breaking to the media. The Tour's organisation as well as Festina were quick to dismiss the news as having nothing to do with the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 56], "content_span": [57, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Early stages in Ireland\nChris Boardman covered the 5.6\u00a0km (3.5\u00a0mi) route of the prologue time trial fastest with a time of 6:12.36 minutes, gaining his third Tour prologue victory. Olano finished second, four seconds slower. Third to sixth place went to Jalabert, Julich, Moreau, and Ullrich, all five seconds behind Boardman. Marco Pantani meanwhile had not bothered to preview the course and finished 181st out of the 189 starters, 48 seconds slower than the winning time. Boardman was awarded the yellow and green jerseys as the leader of both the general and points classification respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 59], "content_span": [60, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Early stages in Ireland\nTom Steels outsprinted Erik Zabel in stage 1's bunch sprint finish. Steels came to the Tour with the full support of his Mapei\u2013Bricobi squad for the sprints, unlike Zabel's Team Telekom who were focused on Ullrich's pursuit for overall victory. Mario Cipollini (Saeco Macchine per Caff\u00e8), a favourite for the stage win, was held up 8\u00a0km (5.0\u00a0mi) from the end when he was involved in a crash with his teammate, Frederic Moncassin. Steels took the lead of the points classification from Boardman, who retained the overall lead. Steels's teammate Stefano Zanini was the first of a seven-rider breakaway group to reach the summit of the Wicklow Gap mountain pass, claiming the Tour's first available mountains classification points and the first polka-dot jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 59], "content_span": [60, 819]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Early stages in Ireland\nUnlike other general classification favourites, who always rode at the front of the peloton (main group), Pantani spent the first days of the Tour at the back, surrounded by his teammates. This almost cost him, when during stage 2, which was raced largely on the wide N25 road, crosswinds split the field into several echelons. Pantani was caught out and only came back when yellow jersey-wearer Boardman crashed heavily. In the aftermath, the peloton slowed down, allowing Pantani to catch back up. Boardman meanwhile hit his head badly on a stone wall beside the road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 59], "content_span": [60, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0018-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Early stages in Ireland\nHe was taken to hospital and had to abandon the Tour. Mapei\u2013Bricobi rider J\u00e1n Svorada was involved in a crash with 15\u00a0km (9.3\u00a0mi) to go, but was able to recover and win the bunch sprint finish. Zabel, who before the stage stood in eighth position overall, had collected enough time bonuses in the intermediate sprints to take the yellow jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 59], "content_span": [60, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nTeam Telekom's Jens Heppner won stage 3 from a two-rider sprint with Xavier Jan of Fran\u00e7aise des Jeux, after the pair had escaped late from a nine-rider breakaway. Bo Hamburger of Casino\u2013Ag2r, who won two of the three intermediate sprints whilst in the escape group, took the overall lead. Svorada took the lead of the points classification, while Festina's Pascal Herv\u00e9 led the mountains classification. The second and third-placed riders in the now much-changed general classification also came from the breakaway, with George Hincapie (U.S. Postal Service) two seconds down on Hamburger, and Stuart O'Grady (GAN) a further second behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0019-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nHincapie and O'Grady went head to head for the time bonuses in stage 4's three intermediate sprints in pursuit of the race lead. O'Grady won two of them to end the day with an eleven-second overall advantage over both Hincapie and Hamburger. The stage was won by Jeroen Blijlevens (TVM) from an uphill bunch sprint at Cholet in the Loire Valley. Cipollini suffered his third crash of the Tour at the end of stage 4, accumulating eight separate injuries, but was able to avoid the multiple crashes in the next stage to win the bunch sprint finish. Svorada was disqualified for causing a crash at the end of the stage, losing the points he had earned from his tenth-place finish. Svorada's green jersey went to Zabel, who finished second in the stage. Cipollini won the following stage, from a bunch sprint into Brive-la-Gaillarde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 908]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nAs the ferry reached French soil overnight into 14 July, the day of stage 3, all team vehicles were meticulously searched at customs. During the day, Voet admitted to police that he had been following team orders, with Festina's team doctor Eric Rijkaert publicly denying he administered any banned substances. The next day, the team manager Bruno Roussel and Rijkaert were taken into police custody. Before the start of stage 5, Jean-Marie Leblanc announced at a press conference that the professional licences held by Roussel and Rijkaert had been provisionally suspended by the UCI. At the same time, Festina riders Richard Virenque, Laurent Brochard and Laurent Dufaux stated their intention to carry on racing. During stage 6, Roussel and Rijkaert confessed to systematic doping in the Festina squad. This led to the Tour organisation to expel the team ahead of the following stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 966]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nBefore the start of stage 7 Virenque, on behalf of Festina, held a private meeting with Leblanc to plead for the team to be allowed to continue, but to no avail. As a result the team mechanics for Festina stopped getting the bikes ready and returned them to storage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0021-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nFollowing a private team meeting Festina managers then decided to allow their riders to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to defy this expulsion and show up at the start gate for their time trial and soon after this meeting Festina mechanics began preparing the bikes and loading them on to the team cars as the press swarmed in amusement. Armin Meier was the first scheduled Festina rider, at 12:34, but his time came and went with no rider showing up to the start gate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0021-0002", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nStill there was speculation that Festina was going to defy the Tour organizers and the reality of a confrontation only got closer as team cars left their hotel and headed for the start gate. Being a strong and organized team their next rider was not due to go off until 14:18 with Neil Stephens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0021-0003", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nStephens did not appear at the start gate as he and the rest of the team were in yet another meeting, once again with Jean-Marie Leblanc, General Director of the Tour de France who informed Team Festina that he was standing by the decision to expel them and they would not be allowed to start the time trial. It was following this meeting that Richard Virenque held his now infamous emotional press conference where he and the rest of the team grudgingly accepted the expulsion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nStage 7, the hilly and technical first long individual time trial, was won by Ullrich, 1:10 minutes ahead of U.S. Postal Service's Tyler Hamilton, with Julich in third a further eight seconds behind. O'Grady was fifteenth with a deficit of 3:17 minutes, and lost the yellow jersey to Ullrich, who was now 1:18 minutes in front of Hamburger and Julich on the same time in second and third respectively. Pantani finished thirty-third, 4:21 minutes slower than Ullrich, he said later that he had held himself back in anticipation of the upcoming Pyrenees. Zanini regained the polka dot jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0022-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nStage 8 was held in very high temperatures. A group of six riders reached the finish 7:45 minutes ahead of the peloton. The sprint was won by Jacky Durand of Casino\u2013Ag2r, who had been in an escape group on every road stage so far. Four riders from the group gained enough time to move to the top of the general classification, with Cofidis's Laurent Desbiens taking the yellow jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0022-0002", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Move to France and evolving doping scandal\nTemperatures increased to a high of 44\u00a0\u00b0C (111\u00a0\u00b0F) during the following stage, which was won by Rabobank rider L\u00e9on van Bon in a final sprint, contested between a four-man breakaway. The closing field followed 12 seconds later. Second-place finisher Jens Voigt (GAN) collected enough mountains classification points from within the breakaway to take the polka-dot jersey. Two-time stage winner Cipollini dropped out during this stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 78], "content_span": [79, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Pyrenees\nStage 10 saw the race move into the high mountains, starting with the Pyrenees. On the way to Luchon, four mountain passes had to be crossed: the Col d'Aubisque, the Col du Tourmalet, the Col d'Aspin and finally the Col de Peyresourde, followed by 15.5\u00a0km (9.6\u00a0mi) of downhill to the finish line. A total of 30 riders fell on the wet and foggy descent of the Aubisque, including overall contenders Olano, Jalabert and Francesco Casagrande, with the latter being one of six that retired from the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0023-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Pyrenees\nA three-rider breakaway of C\u00e9dric Vasseur (GAN) and Casino\u2013Ag2r teammates Rodolfo Massi and Alberto Elli formed by the foot of the Tourmalet. The pace set by Team Telekom halfway up this climb split the peloton, with yellow jersey wearer Desbiens dropped. Massi moved clear from his fellow riders in the breakaway group on the steep section midway on the 13\u00a0km (8.1\u00a0mi)-long last climb, and also at the same point after, a move by Ullrich formed a small group of elite riders which included pre-race favourites Pantani, Julich, Riis, Boogerd, Escart\u00edn and Jim\u00e9nez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0023-0002", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Pyrenees\nClose to the top, Pantani launched a successful attack and summitted with an advantage of 42 seconds, but was unable to catch the soloing Massi on the descent, who took the stage victory as well as the lead of the mountains classification. Pantani finished second, 33 seconds behind. Ullrich followed with the other favourites, a further 23 seconds back, to regain the yellow jersey, while Julich moved up to second overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Pyrenees\nThe following stage 11 featured the first mountain-top finish of the 1998 Tour. The peloton agreed not to begin racing until after the first 45\u00a0km (28\u00a0mi), when they stopped to pay their respects at the memorial to Fabio Casartelli on the Col de Portet d'Aspet, who crashed and died there during the 1995 Tour. As the field reached the bottom of the 16\u00a0km (9.9\u00a0mi) climb to the finish at Plateau de Beille, Ullrich had a tyre puncture.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0024-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Pyrenees\nPantani was unaware of this and was about to attack, before being stopped by his teammate Roberto Conti, as it breaches the unwritten rules of the peloton to attack a rider when they have mechanical issues. Having waited for Ullrich to regain contact, Pantani waited until 4\u00a0km (2.5\u00a0mi) from the finish to attack, and after passing the sole breakaway rider, Roland Meier (Cofidis), he took the stage win. Following Meier and a group of five led by Julich, Ullrich crossed the finish line in eighth place, 1:40 minutes down on Pantani. After the two stages in the Pyrenees, Ullrich led the general classification, 1:11 minutes ahead of Julich, with both Jalabert and Pantani 3:01 minutes down in third and fourth. Olano, a notable pre-race favourite, withdrew from the Tour halfway through the stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 844]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Transition stages and rider unrest\nAfter the rest day, stage 12 followed a flat course between Tarascon-sur-Ari\u00e8ge and Cap d'Agde. The riders were unhappy with the looming expulsion of the TVM team, against which the police had renewed their investigation which was started in March. Likewise, journalists going through waste containers at team hotels, searching for evidence of performance-enhancing drugs, drew anger from the peloton. Some riders also spoke out against the announcement by the UCI to move forward the introduction of new health tests. As the riders lined up with their bikes at the start of the stage, Jalabert broadcast a statement on their behalf on the race's official station, Radio Tour, saying \"We are fed up with being treated like cattle. So we are going to behave like cattle.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 70], "content_span": [71, 841]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Transition stages and rider unrest\nFollowing this, the majority of the riders sat down on the road and refused to continue, while others willing to start stood around, unsure what to do. The instigators of the strike were Jalabert, Blijlevens, Max Sciandri (Fran\u00e7aise des Jeux), and Prudencio Indur\u00e1in (Vitalicio Seguros) as well as ONCE's team manager Manolo Saiz. Leblanc negotiated with the team managers and they voted 14\u20136 in agreement to begin the stage. The peloton and vehicles slowly set off, but a Jalabert-led group of about 40 refused.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 70], "content_span": [71, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0026-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Transition stages and rider unrest\nThey eventually relented and caught up to the rest 16\u00a0km (9.9\u00a0mi) ahead, and the race started, exactly two hours after the scheduled time. It was at this point that the stage was officially started. After about 40\u00a0km (25\u00a0mi), Jalabert then went on the attack over a short climb with his brother Nicolas (Cofidis) and Bart Voskamp (TVM), with the group building up a lead of about five minutes. Team Telekom gave chase at a high pace, temporarily putting Pantani into difficulty as crosswinds created echelons in the peloton. The trio of escapees were eventually brought back.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 70], "content_span": [71, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0026-0002", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Transition stages and rider unrest\nSteels took his second stage win of the Tour in a bunch sprint finish, but withheld any celebrations following the events of the stage. The stage, shortened by 16\u00a0km (9.9\u00a0mi) to account for the delay caused by the strike, was run at an average speed of 48.764\u00a0km/h (30.301\u00a0mph), the third-fastest stage in Tour history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 70], "content_span": [71, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Transition stages and rider unrest\nStage 13 saw a breakaway by six riders, among them Daniele Nardello and Andrea Tafi, both of Team Mapei\u2013Bricobi. They worked together at the finish to ensure Nardello took Mapei's fourth stage win. At the only classified climb of the day, Luc Leblanc (Team Polti) put in an attack, but was brought back by Riis. The following day's stage brought the Tour to Grenoble at the foot of the Alps. The stage was won by O'Grady, again from a breakaway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 70], "content_span": [71, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0027-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Transition stages and rider unrest\nIn the press conference after, Ullrich was asked whether his team would be capable of supporting him in the Alps and, after initially appearing upbeat, he ended his response with: \"Even if I don't have the yellow jersey in Paris, I want to give my compliments to the team\". Pantani, who still stood at fourth overall, was quoted saying: \"My main goal now is to win in Les Deux-Alpes.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 70], "content_span": [71, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Alps and second strike\nStage 15 was the first of three Alpine stages. After a warm start in Grenoble, the weather soon deteriorated, with cold temperatures, rain and fog impeding the riders. The route contained four classified climbs, including the hors categorie Col de la Croix de Fer and Col du Galibier, and ending with a summit finish at Les Deux Alpes. On the Croix de Fer, Massi bridged over to a breakaway group and scored maximum points for the mountains classification, a feat he repeated on the second climb of the day, the Col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 58], "content_span": [59, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0028-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Alps and second strike\nBy this point, the lead group contained only Massi, Christophe Rinero (Cofidis) and Marcos-Antonio Serrano (Kelme\u2013Costa Blanca). Behind them in the group of the main favourites, the high climbing tempo put Jalabert into difficulty, which ultimately saw him drop far down the general classification by the end of the stage. After the short descent of the T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe, the race reached the Galibier, where Riis cracked following his work reeling back attackers, leaving Ullrich without a teammate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 58], "content_span": [59, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0028-0002", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Alps and second strike\nWith 6\u00a0km (3.7\u00a0mi) remaining to the summit of the Galibier, Pantani made the decisive move of the race, attacking from the group of favourites. By the summit of the climb, Pantani had passed all the breakaway riders and was out in front alone, leading by ten seconds. Ullrich reached the top 2:41 minutes behind Pantani. Crucially, unlike Pantani, he did not wear a raincoat during the descent. He subsequently suffered from the cold temperatures and hyperglycemia for the rest of the stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 58], "content_span": [59, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0028-0003", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Alps and second strike\nThe breakaway caught up to Pantani on the descent of the Galibier, forming a group of strong climbers. Before the final climb to Les Deux Alpes, Ullrich had a tyre puncture and was distanced by the group of chasers. On the climb, Pantani soon moved clear of his group and took the stage victory, almost two minutes ahead of Massi in second place. Ullrich finished with teammates Udo B\u00f6lts and Riis 8:57 minutes after Pantani, who took over the yellow jersey. He led Julich by 3:53 minutes, with Escart\u00edn in third place in the general classification, ahead of Ullrich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 58], "content_span": [59, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Alps and second strike\nBefore the following stage to Albertville, speculation spread that Ullrich would abandon the race. Pantani's Mercatone Uno team coped well in defending his race lead over the four lesser categorised climbs, until the race reached the hors categorie final climb, the Col de la Madeleine, when Ullrich attacked, with only Pantani able to follow. Ullrich led the duo up the rest of the climb as they passed the breakaway riders and increased their advantage over the chasing Julich, who was accompanied by two teammates. The pair held their lead of around two minutes along the final 17\u00a0km (11\u00a0mi) of flat, where at the finish, Ullrich outsprinted Pantani to the stage win. Pantani now led Julich by 5:42 minutes, with Ullrich third, 14 seconds behind Julich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 58], "content_span": [59, 815]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Alps and second strike\nAnother police raid on the TVM team and news about alleged mistreatment of the Festina riders while in custody led to another riders' strike on stage 17. After a brief stop of two minutes at the start, the riders rode slowly to the first intermediate sprint of the day, where they climbed off their bikes and sat on the road. Jalabert climbed into his team car and retired from the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 58], "content_span": [59, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0030-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Alps and second strike\nMeanwhile, Jean-Marie Leblanc negotiated with the riders and collected guarantees from a civil servant from the French Ministry of the Interior, who was visiting the Tour as a guest, that police treatment of the riders would improve. Nevertheless, the entire ONCE team followed their leader Jalabert and abandoned the race. As the riders slowly got moving again, they ripped off their race numbers as a further sign of protest. Luc Leblanc retired later in the stage. At the feed zone, the Banesto squad joined their fellow Spanish-based ONCE team in quitting, as did the Italian-based Riso Scotti team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 58], "content_span": [59, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0030-0002", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Alps and second strike\nThe field reached the finishing town, Aix-les-Bains, two hours behind schedule. The TVM team was allowed to cross the line first as a sign of solidarity; the stage was annulled and no results counted. Overnight, two more Spanish-based teams, Kelme and Vitalicio Seguros, also decided not to carry on in the Tour. This caused the retirement of the fourth rider overall, Escart\u00edn of Kelme.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 58], "content_span": [59, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Conclusion\nBefore stage 18 into Neuch\u00e2tel in Switzerland, police held Massi, who was still the leader in the mountains classification, for questioning after corticoids were allegedly found in his room during a search of the Casino team hotel. He was therefore unable to start the stage, and the lead of the mountains classification was passed to the second placed rider, Rinero. Victory went to Steels, who outsprinted Zabel and O'Grady at the finish. The remaining five riders from TVM exited the race on Swiss soil before the start of the following day. Stage 19 went back into France and saw a breakaway of 13 riders. Four riders broke away from the lead group to contest the stage win between them, with Magnus B\u00e4ckstedt (GAN) coming out on top.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 785]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Conclusion\nThe penultimate stage saw the last individual time trial of the race to Le Creusot. Ullrich won the stage, 1:01 minutes ahead of Julich, to move into second place overall. Pantani finished the stage third, 2:35 minutes behind Ullrich, effectively sealing his victory in the general classification. The final stage on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris was won by Steels from a bunch sprint, while Pantani finished safely in the peloton to secure the Tour win. Ullrich ended the Tour in second place, with a deficit of 3:21 minutes, with Julich a further 47 seconds behind in third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0032-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Conclusion\nPantani was greeted on the podium by Felice Gimondi, who had been invited by Jean-Marie Leblanc to present to the crowd the first Italian winner since his own victory in 1965. Zabel won his third consecutive points classification with a total of 327, 97 ahead of O'Grady in second. Although Pantani won two high mountain stages, the mountains classification was won by the more consistent Rinero, whose total of 200 points was 25 more than that of second-placed Pantani. Due to the high number of abandons because of the Festina affair, only 96 riders reached the finish in Paris. Only Team Telekom and U.S. Postal Service ended the Tour with all nine riders still racing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nThe prevalence of EPO in the cycling peloton had been a topic of debate since the early 1990s. The first news stories about the drug appeared in 1994. The UCI gave the task of developing a test for EPO to Francesco Conconi, a professor at the University of Ferrara, Italy, and a member of the UCI Medical Commission. In June 1996, Conconi, seemingly unable to find a definite test for the substance, proposed to the UCI to introduce a test for an athlete's hematocrit level instead, which tested how many red cells were in a rider's blood.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0033-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nDuring the UCI's meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on 24 January 1997, the procedure, labelled as a \"health test\", limiting the allowed hematocrit level to 50 per cent, was introduced. If a rider returned a value higher than 50 per cent, they were not allowed to compete for a two-week period. However, as cycling journalist Alasdair Fotheringham noted, \"the 50 per cent threshold became a target to aim for\" instead of a reliable deterrent to using EPO.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nThe doping scandal that occurred throughout the Tour became known as the Festina affair, starting with the arrest of Voet. Initially, the suspicion only surrounded the Festina and TVM teams, but later investigations and retrospective tests revealed the doping abuse was far more widespread. Even while the race was running, media sources coined nicknames for it, such as the \"Tour de Farce\" or \"Tour du Dopage\" (Tour of Doping). Following Festina's expulsion from the race, the police investigation against the TVM team in March was made public by Le Parisien and the case reopened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nMany riders in the Tour reacted to the developing scandal by hiding or destroying evidence of doping. Rolf Aldag (Team Telekom) said he flushed his doping products down the toilet before the race began in Dublin. His teammate Bjarne Riis said in his autobiography that he disposed of his vials of EPO in the toilet after stage 3. Likewise, the U.S. Postal team flushed their drugs down the toilet following Voet's arrest, according to Tyler Hamilton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0035-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nAccording to J\u00f6rg Jaksche, the Polti squad hid their supply of EPO in a vacuum cleaner on the team bus; Jaksche believed that most Italian teams kept their drugs during the race as well. Philippe Gaumont claimed in his autobiography that the Cofidis team were told by team management to destroy their substances on the day the Festina team was expelled, with the riders subsequently going into a forest to dispose of the evidence. Julich said he quit doping altogether during the 1998 Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nAfter their arrests, Voet, Roussel, and Rijckaert gave the police confessions detailed the doping practices at Festina. Roussel said that one per cent of the team's budget (around \u20ac40,000) was used to pay for EPO and human growth hormones. The Festina riders were placed under custody and brought into individual prison cells, and allegedly subjected to cavity searches. On 24 July, four Festina riders confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs, with the first being Alex Z\u00fclle. The only riders to deny the allegations were Virenque and Neil Stephens. Examinations carried out on the nine Festina riders on 23 July, with the results being published on 28 November, revealed that eight riders took EPO and four amphetamines. Virenque was the only rider not to test positive in these tests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 837]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nOn 23 July, the Tour's rest day, TVM's manager Cees Priem and team doctor Andrei Mikhailov were arrested by the police. At the beginning of August, team soigneur Johannes Moors was taken into custody as well. Priem and Moors were released on 10 August. The TVM riders were also questioned by the police on 4 August and held for about 12 hours, before they were released. However, no banned substances were found during the raid at TVM's team hotel during the Tour. At ONCE and BigMat, police did find performance-enhancing drugs during their raids.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0037-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nONCE maintained that the substances were for medical use of the team staff. Police called in twelve riders from BigMat for questioning along with the directeur sportif and some soigneurs a week after the end of the Tour because of \"330 bottles and ampoules of drugs\" found in the team's truck.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nThe legal investigation into doping at the 1998 Tour was given to judge Patrick Keil shortly after the race concluded. He handed in his 5539-page report on the matter at the beginning of July 1999, which laid the groundwork for subsequent legal proceedings against team staff and riders. Virenque confessed during a court hearing concerning the Festina affair, on 24 October 2000. Virenque received a nine-month racing ban and a suspended prison sentence. Voet was sentenced to a suspended ten months in prison and a fine of 3,000 franc. Roussell received a one-year suspended sentence and a 50,000 franc fine. Lesser verdicts were handed out to \"two masseurs, the team's logistics manager, the team doctor at the Spanish ONCE team, Nicolas Terrados, and two pharmacists\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 815]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nDuring the Tour, 108 tests for performance-enhancing drugs were carried out by France's main anti-doping laboratory in Ch\u00e2tenay-Malabry. All of them were negative. In 2004, 60 remaining anti-doping samples given by riders during the 1998 Tour were tested retrospectively for recombinant EPO by using three recently developed detection methods. The tests produced 44 positive results and 9 negatives, with the remaining 7 samples not returning any result due to sample degradation. At first, the rider names with a positive sample were not made public, as it had only been conducted as scientific research.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nIn July 2013, the anti-doping committee of the French Senate decided it would benefit the current doping fight to shed full light on the past, and so decided\u00a0\u2013 as part of their \"Commission of Inquiry into the effectiveness of the fight against doping\" report\u00a0\u2013 to publish all sample IDs along with the result of the retrospective test. This revealed, that the 9 negative samples belonged to 5 riders (of whom two nevertheless had confessed using EPO in that Tour), while the 44 positive samples belonged to 33 riders\u00a0\u2013 including race winner Pantani, Ullrich, Julich, and Zabel. Julich had already admitted in 2012 that he had used EPO from August 1996 to July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nThere were several classifications in the 1998 Tour de France. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour. Jan Ullrich wore the yellow jersey in the prologue as the winner of the previous edition. Time bonuses were given during the first half of the Tour to the first three finishers on each stage, excluding mountain stages and time trials. The winner received a 20-second bonus, the second finisher 12 seconds and the third rider 8 seconds. During the first half of the race, intermediate sprints also had time bonuses, with bonuses of 6, 4, and 2 seconds given to the first three riders to cross the line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 916]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nAdditionally, there was a points classification, in which cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. In flat stages, the first 25 finishers received points, 35 for the stage winner down to 1 point for 25th place. In medium mountain stages, the top-20 finishers received points, with 25 points for the stage winner down to 1 point. In mountain stages, the first 15 finishers received points, with 20 points given to the stage winner. In time trials, 15 points were given to the winner, down to 1 point for the tenth-placed finisher. Points could also be won during intermediate sprints along the race route, with 6, 4, and 2 points for the first three riders across the line respectively. The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and was identified by a green jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 899]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nThere was also a mountains classification. Most stages of the race included one or more categorised climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second- or first-category and hors cat\u00e9gorie, with the more difficult climbs rated lower. The first rider to cross the summit of an hors cat\u00e9gorie climb was given 40 points (down to 1 point for the 15th rider). Twelve riders received points for first category climbs, with 30 for the first rider to reach the summit. Second-, third- and fourth-category climbs gave 20, 10 and 5 points to the first rider respectively. The cyclist with the most points led the classification, wearing a white jersey with red polka dots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 812]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nThe young rider classification, which was not marked by a jersey, was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible. This meant that in order to compete in the classification, a rider had to be born after 1 January 1973. 34 out of the 189 starters were eligible. Jan Ullrich won the classification for the third time in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nFor the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nIn addition, there was a combativity award given after each mass-start stage to the cyclist considered the most combative. The winner of the award wore a red number bib during the next stage, this feature was introduced for the first time in 1998. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification. Jacky Durand won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award. The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col du Galibier on stage 15. The winner of the prize was Marco Pantani.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 765]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, UCI Road Rankings\nRiders in the Tour competed individually, as well as for their teams and nations, for points that contributed towards the UCI Road Rankings, which included all UCI races. Points were awarded to all riders in the general classification, to the top ten finishers in each stage, and each yellow jersey given at the end of a stage. The points accrued by Marco Pantani moved him from fifth position to fourth in the individual ranking, with Laurent Jalabert, who did not finish the Tour, holding his lead. Festina\u2013Lotus retained their lead of the team ranking, ahead of second-placed Mapei\u2013Bricobi. Italy remained as leaders of the nations ranking, with Switzerland second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 38], "content_span": [39, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nIf we hadn't had those scandals, the Festina affair and so on, we would have continued in the world of ignorance and supposition. This way, [doping] was smashed right into our face.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0049-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\n\u2013Tour director Jean-Marie Leblanc speaking about the fallout of the doping cases during the 1998 Tour", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0050-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nIn the direct aftermath of the Tour, there were many raids and searches of cycling teams and many riders questioned by police. Two meetings to discuss the issue of doping were held shortly after the Tour: the first, between the UCI, race organisers and teams, took place four days after the Tour ended in Paris; the second, on 11 August, was between the UCI and representatives of the riders. Neither meeting yielded results that had \"any long-term effect\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0050-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nThe riders voiced concern over the length of races and demanded changes to be made, while the question of a general amnesty for riders who took banned substances was also briefly discussed. In a press communiqu\u00e9 released on 13 August, the UCI claimed that \"it is difficult to do more than is already being done\" in response to doping and that the blood tests enforced in 1997 enabled the UCI \"to control the EPO problem\", a claim that Alasdair Fotheringham later described as bordering \"on the delusional\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0051-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nFestina returned to racing shortly after the Tour de France, with the crowd showing positive responses to the team at the Vuelta a Burgos. The squad then competed in the last Grand Tour of the year, the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, where Alex Z\u00fclle failed to defend his title, but won a stage and finished eighth overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0052-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nFollowing the fallout from the 1998 edition, the 1999 Tour de France was dubbed by the organisers as the \"Tour of Renewal\", with the ASO publicly stating that they would welcome a lower average speed by around 3\u00a0km/h (1.9\u00a0mph). This did not come to pass however, as the average speed rose again and race winner Lance Armstrong was stripped of his title in 2012 following a lengthy investigation into doping practises. ASO barred the TVM team from competing in the 1999 race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0052-0001", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nRichard Virenque and Manolo Saiz were originally banned from the race, before the UCI required the race organisers to allow both to participate, considering that the ASO had failed to comply with the registration period. This dictates that both organisers and teams need to register the invitation and their willingness to participate thirty days before the start of the event. Festina was allowed to start the next Tour, but the ASO handed out a warning to the team before the race, reminding them of their ability to disqualify them as they had in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0053-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nThe Tour de France scandal highlighted the need for an independent international agency that would set harmonized standards for anti-doping work and coordinate the efforts of sports organizations and public authorities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0054-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nOfficial document of the World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA) on its own creation", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0055-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Aftermath\nFotheringham noted nearly twenty years after the 1998 Tour that ever since, extraordinary performances in cycling have been viewed with suspicion, because of the sport's now cemented association with doping. Until the revelations of the Lance Armstrong doping case, the 1998 Tour de France stood as the biggest doping scandal in sport. One of the most significant effects of the Festina affair was the creation of the World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA) in December 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153040-0056-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, In the media\nIn 2018, a film centering around the 1998 Tour, titled The Domestique and to be directed by Kieron J. Walsh and written by Ciar\u00e1n Cassidy, was announced. Production was taken over by Blinder Films, with the movie receiving \u20ac800,000 funding through Screen Ireland, the Irish state development agency. The film has since been renamed The Racer and secured funding from Screen Flanders, the Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, the BAI Sound & Vision Fund, and RTE. The film premiered at the 2020 South by Southwest film festival.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11\nThe 1998 Tour de France was the 85th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Dublin, Ireland with a prologue individual time trial on 11 July and Stage 11 occurred on 22 July with a mountainous stage to Plateau de Beille. The race finished on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris on 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Prologue\n11 July 1998 \u2014 Dublin, 5.6\u00a0km (3.5\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Prologue\nThe 1998 race commenced in the Irish capital of Dublin. Prior to the prologue, the Tour was already in uproar, as Festina masseur Willy Voet was found at the Belgian border carrying in his car performance-enhancing drugs. The team nonetheless started the race, placing three riders in the top ten. The prologue was won by favorite Chris Boardman, 4 seconds in front of Abraham Olano. Previous year's winner Jan Ullrich came in sixth, just 5 seconds behind Boardman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 1\n12 July 1998 \u2014 Dublin to Dublin, 180.5\u00a0km (112.2\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 1\nThe windy and rainy first stage included the Cat. 3 climb of Wicklow Gap after 111\u00a0km. Tom Steels took his first ever stage win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 2\n13 July 1998 \u2014 Enniscorthy to Cork, 205.5\u00a0km (127.7\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 2\nFor stage 2, the Tour stayed in Ireland. Chris Boardman lost the jellow jersey after crashing some 50\u00a0km before the finish. He had to withdraw from the race. The race paid homage to Sean Kelly, passing his home village of Carrick-on-Suir. The stage was won in a mass sprint by Jan Svorada, with Erik Zabel taking yellow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 3\n14 July 1998 \u2014 Roscoff to Lorient, 169\u00a0km (105.0\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 3\nFor Bastille Day, the Tour returned to its homeland. The race was dominated by a 9-man breakaway, including three Frenchmen. The hopes of the French fans were spoiled by Team Telekom's Jens Heppner, taking the stage in a sprint finish over Xavier Jan. Heppner's win saved Telekom's day, as Erik Zabel lost the maillot jaune to Bo Hamburger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 4\n15 July 1998 \u2014 Plouay - Cholet, 252\u00a0km (156.6\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 4\nThe longest stage of the 1998 Tour led the riders over 252\u00a0km. Over the course there was a heavy \"war for the bonuses\" at the three intermediate sprints, with Stuart O'Grady coming out as the winner and taking the yellow jersey, the first Australian to do so for 16 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 5\n16 July 1998 \u2014 Cholet to Ch\u00e2teauroux, 228.5\u00a0km (142.0\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 5\nBefore stage 5, Festina's team manager Bruno Roussel was suspended and taken in for police questioning. The team nevertheless started the stage. The peloton rode through Brittany in heavy rain which prevented attacks from being successful.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 6\n17 July 1998 \u2014 La Ch\u00e2tre to Brive-la-Gaillarde, 204.5\u00a0km (127.1\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 6\nStage 6 was marked by many attacks, but none proved to be successful. In the end, Mario Cipollini took his second consecutive stage win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 7\n18 July 1998 \u2014 Meyrignac-l'\u00c9glise to Corr\u00e8ze, 58\u00a0km (36.0\u00a0mi) (Individual time trial)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 7\nOn the morning before stage 7, the first long time trial, turmoil hit the Tour. After its manager had confessed to doping practices in Team Festina, the team was pulled from the race. Initially, the team refused to accept and declared its intention to race, but later left the Tour in disgrace. Tour favorite and French hero Richard Virenque was seen on TV stating his innocence, shaken by tears. On the road, Jan Ullrich lived up to his reputation as an excellent time trialist and took the stage, an impressive 70 seconds in front of Tyler Hamilton. He also took the yellow jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 8\n19 July 1998 \u2014 Brive-la-Gaillarde to Montauban, 190.5\u00a0km (118.4\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 8\nSix climbs of lower categories were on this stage's profile, making it perfect for strong breakaway groups. The stage was won by breakaway king Jacky Durand, getting the best from a 6-rider sprint finish.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 9\n20 July 1998 \u2014 Montauban to Pau, 210\u00a0km (130.5\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 9\nLeon Van Bon won his second Tour stage, beating Jens Voigt in a sprint finish, with the peloton rapidly approaching.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 10\n21 July 1998 \u2014 Pau to Luchon, 196.5\u00a0km (122.1\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 10\nThe Tour entered the mountains on stage 10. On the program were the two H.C. climbs of Col d'Aubisque and Col du Tourmalet and the 1st category climbs of Col d'Aspin and Col de Peyresourde. Jan Ullrich reclaimed the yellow jersey, but lost 23 seconds to Marco Pantani, who went after eventual stage winner Rodolfo Massi on the last climb and came in second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 11\n22 July 1998 \u2014 Luchon to Plateau de Beille, 170\u00a0km (105.6\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153041-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 11\nThis stage was extremely mountainous, with the finish on the summit of Plateau de Beille. In sunny weather, Marco Pantani attacked late on the last climb, taking the stage and 1' 39\" from Jan Ullrich. Team Cofidis put in an impressive performance, with four riders reaching the top ten of the stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21\nThe 1998 Tour de France was the 85th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Dublin, Ireland with a prologue individual time trial on 11 July and Stage 12 occurred on 24 July with a flat stage from Tarascon-sur-Ari\u00e8ge. The race finished on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris on 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 12\n24 July 1998 \u2014 Tarascon-sur-Ari\u00e8ge to Le Cap d'Agde, 206\u00a0km (128.0\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 12\nAfter the rest day, the Tour came out of the Pyrenees. The Tour was in uproar. The riders staged a strike over the increased attention given to the drugs scandal. The riders initially refused to ride but then started under neutral conditions. Dutch radio said that the peloton initially rode very slowly indeed for 14\u00a0km behind Leblanc's lead car. The neutral conditions were being maintained. After 16\u00a0km of neutral riding and a delay of 2 hours, the Tour officially resumed at around 13.35 European time. Tom Steels took his second sprint victory in the 1998 Tour when he won the mass sprint into Le Cap d'Agde, narrowly beating Fran\u00e7ois Simon and Stephane Barthe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 718]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 13\n25 July 1998 \u2014 Frontignan la Peyrade to Carpentras, 196\u00a0km (121.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 14\n26 July 1998 \u2014 Valr\u00e9as to Grenoble, 186.5\u00a0km (115.9\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 15\n27 July 1998 \u2014 Grenoble to Les Deux Alpes, 189\u00a0km (117.4\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 16\n28 July 1998 \u2014 Vizille to Albertville, 204\u00a0km (126.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 17\n29 July 1998 \u2014 Albertville to Aix-les-Bains, 149\u00a0km (92.6\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 17\nThe stage was neutralised due to a protest by the riders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 18\n30 July 1998 \u2014 Aix-les-Bains to Neuch\u00e2tel (Switzerland), 218.5\u00a0km (135.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 19\n31 July 1998 \u2014 La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) to Autun, 242\u00a0km (150.4\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 20\n1 August 1998 \u2014 Montceau-les-Mines to Le Creusot, 52\u00a0km (32.3\u00a0mi) (individual time trial)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153042-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 21\n2 August 1998 \u2014 Melun to Paris Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es, 147.5\u00a0km (91.7\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153043-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de Hongrie\nThe 1998 Tour de Hongrie was the 27th edition of the Tour de Hongrie cycle race and was held from 23 to 30 August 1998. The race started and finished in Budapest. The race was won by Aleksandr Rotar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153044-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de Langkawi\nThe 1998 Tour de Langkawi was the third edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 18 February in Langkawi and ended on 1 March in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153044-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de Langkawi\nItalian Gabriele Missaglia won the race, Giuliano Figueras second and Niklas Axelsson third. Fred Rodriguez also won the points classification and Douglas Ryder won the mountains classification of the race. Mapei\u2013Bricobi won the team classification of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153044-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de Langkawi, Stages\nThe cyclist competed in 12 stages over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,835.7 kilometres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153045-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de Pologne\nThe 1998 Tour de Pologne was the 55th edition of the Tour de Pologne cycle race and was held from 6 September to 14 September 1998. The race started in S\u0142upsk and finished in Wieliczka. The race was won by Sergei Ivanov.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153046-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de Romandie\nThe 1998 Tour de Romandie was the 52nd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 5 May to 10 May 1998. The race started in Rheinfelden and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Laurent Dufaux of the Festina team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153047-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de Suisse\nThe 1998 Tour de Suisse was the 62nd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 16 June to 25 June 1998. The race started in Biel and finished in Z\u00fcrich. The race was won by Stefano Garzelli of the Mercatone Uno team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153047-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de Suisse, Teams\nSeventeen teams of up to nine riders started the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 81]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153048-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour de la R\u00e9gion Wallonne\nThe 1998 Tour de la R\u00e9gion Wallonne was the 25th edition of the Tour de Wallonie cycle race and was held on 1 August to 5 August 1998. The race started in Li\u00e8ge and finished in Houffalize. The race was won by Frank Vandenbroucke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153049-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour du Haut Var\nThe 1998 Tour du Haut Var was the 30th edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 21 February 1998. The race started and finished in Draguignan. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153050-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour of Flanders\nThe 82nd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 5 April 1998. Belgian Johan Museeuw won his third victory in the monument classic. The race started in Bruges for the first time and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153050-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour of Flanders, Course\nJohan Museeuw broke clear from a select group on Tenbosse, a climb in Brakel at 26\u00a0km from the finish. Peter Van Petegem, realizing the danger, counterattacked, but was caught again. Museeuw powered on over the Muur and Bosberg to the finish, while his Mapei team controlled the race with three riders in the pursuit group. His team mate Zanini won the sprint for second place before Andrei Tchmil. Museeuw became the fourth rider to win the Tour of Flanders three times, equalling the race record of Achiel Buysse, Fiorenzo Magni and Eric Leman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153051-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tour of the Basque Country\nThe 1998 Tour of the Basque Country was the 38th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 6 April to 10 April 1998. The race started in Hondarribia and finished in Hernani. The race was won by \u00cd\u00f1igo Cuesta of the ONCE team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153052-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election\nElections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods\nThe 1998 Townsville and Thuringowa city floods began on 10 January 1998, the cities of Townsville and Thuringowa were hit by one of the worst floods in the cities' history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Floods\nWhat was a remnant of Ex-Cyclone Sid in the Coral Sea near Cardwell had produced a band of strong gales that slowly moved south between Cardwell and Bowen with wind gusts of up to 90\u00a0km/h, as it moved south into the Ingham area, Ingham had received around 295mm between 9pm and 9am the morning of 9 January.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Floods\nDuring the day, the heaviest band of rain kept moving south to be on top of the Townsville area, although Townsville had only relatively light rain during the day, (apx 43mm between 9am and 6pm), it was overnight that the intense rainfall caused severe flash flooding and high flood levels in the streams and rivers in the area. Around 335mm of rain had fallen on the 10th between 6pm and midnight and a further 236mm fell in the next 3 hours.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Floods\nLate into the evening, the heaviest of the rain was now falling and gale-force winds were continuing (at its heaviest, the rain was falling at 100mm per hour) as most streets in the city are flat, the city streets were underwater and blocked by fallen trees and power lines. Water was up to 3 meters deep through parts of the CBD and hundreds of businesses and homes were inundated in both Townsville and Thuringowa, plus around 200 people had to be evacuated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Floods\nBlack River was badly hit with 48 homes being uninhabitable, 14 homes destroyed and 8 being washed out to sea when the river broke its banks and at Bluewater 40 homes were badly damaged, while 5 other homes in the city had been destroyed plus 100's flooded, phones were out in most parts the city and fallen power lines and flooded substations cut power to around 50% of homes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Floods\nA landslide, estimated to be 20,000 cubic meters destroyed 12 and damaged 6 units on a Magnetic Island resort and another landslide destroyed a million dollar home on Stanton Terrace and boulders were also loosened on Castle Hill and rolled down into Stuart Street in the CBD. Townsville was declared a state of emergency that night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0003-0002", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Floods\nRain had eased a little by the 11th but still had some heavy rain pass through, Ex-Cyclone Sid, a weak surface low was still just to the north of Townsville during Monday 12 January and by midday the trough had redeveloped again and heavy rain moved into the city for the rest of the day. With many businesses closed due to the weekend damage, the new lot of rain caused a complete shutdown of the city and many workers battled renewed floodwaters trying to get home, even emergency workers had to abandon cleanup work for the rest of the day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0003-0003", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Floods\nOn the 10 and 11 January, Townsville airport recorded 549mm in 24 hours and from the 11th and 12th through to the 9am the 13th 245mm fell, giving a 3-day record of 794mm. The period of the 10th to the 11th has since been dubbed the 'Night of Noah' by Townsville residents. Other areas around the city had readings of 895mm up to 1300mm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Aftermath\nThe morning of the 11th has been described as the worst devastation in the city since Cyclone Althea in 1971.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153053-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Townsville floods, Aftermath\nMost roads in the city were impassable; the Bruce Highway was closed to the north and south of the city as were all rail links as at the time they were still under water; the airport was closed to all commercial traffic as the runway was under water, and the navigation aids still out of order, electricity was off in most of the city and water was also off in the northern suburbs of Thuringowa, all sewage pumping stations were inoperable (one was underwater), Queensland Nickel's tailings dam at the Yabulu nickel refinery had overflowed spilling the pollutants into the nearby flooded river and out to the sea, one resident found two cars and a yacht in his yard, and sadly one person was confirmed dead, after being washed off a flooded road in his car.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 792]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153054-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Towson Tigers football team\nThe 1998 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson tied for last in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153054-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Towson Tigers football team\nIn their seventh year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 5\u20136 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153054-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Towson Tigers football team\nThe Tigers were outscored 336 to 243. Their 1\u20135 conference record tied for sixth (and worst) in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153054-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Towson Tigers football team\nTowson played its home games at Minnegan Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153055-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach\nThe 1998 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 5, 1998, on the streets of Long Beach, California. Alex Zanardi won the race, even though he was a lap down at one point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153055-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach\nThis is the last Grand Prix of Long Beach to have Al Unser Jr and Bobby Rahal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153056-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Princess Cup\nThe 1998 Toyota Princess Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 21 September through 27 September 1998. Second-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title and earned $79,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153056-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Princess Cup, Finals, doubles\nAnna Kournikova /  Monica Seles defeated  Mary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez /  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153057-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Doubles\nMonica Seles and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but only Seles competed that year with Anna Kournikova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153057-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Doubles\nKournikova and Seles won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20134 against Mary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153057-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153058-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Singles\nMonica Seles was the defending champion and won in the final 4\u20136, 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153058-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153059-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Trafford Council were held on 7 May 1998. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2002. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153059-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election\nAfter the election, the composition of the council was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153060-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Trampoline World Championships\nThe 20th Trampoline World Championships were held in Sydney, Australia from 9 October to 11 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153061-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. This was the twentieth tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. FIU won their second tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153061-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding\nThe top six finishers by overall winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed playing the lowest seed in the first round. College of Charleston was ineligible as it completed its transition from NAIA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 78], "content_span": [79, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153061-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player\nEdwin Franco was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Franco was a pitcher for FIU.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 101], "content_span": [102, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153062-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Trans-Am Series\nThe 1998 Trans-Am Series was the 33rd season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153063-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Trentino-Alto Adige/S\u00fcdtirol regional election\nThe Trentino-Alto Adige/S\u00fcdtirol regional election of 1998 took place on 22 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153063-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Trentino-Alto Adige/S\u00fcdtirol regional election\nThe South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) and the Daisy Civic List (Civica) resulted the two most voted parties at the regional level. The SVP retained its outright majority in South Tyrol, while the Civica became the largest party in Trentino. After the election, the two parties formed a coalition at the regional level. Luis Durnwalder (SVP) and Lorenzo Dellai (Civica) were sworn in at the head of the two Provinces, respectively, while the Democrats of the Left and the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party shared the Regional administration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153064-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tri Nations Series\nThe 1998 Tri Nations Series was contested from 11 July to 22 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The Springboks won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153064-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tri Nations Series\nAustralia won the Bledisloe Cup, which New Zealand had won for the 3 previous years. The two Tri-Nations tests gave it a winning 2\u20130 lead. (It went on to make it 3\u20130 in the third test which came after the Tri-Nations.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153065-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election\nThe 1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place in a single phase on 16 February to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India. Counting of votes occurred on 2 March 1998. The results were ready within the day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153065-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election\nThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), led by Manik Sarkar, won 38 seats and formed a Government in Tripura", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153065-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, Highlights\nElection to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on February 16, 1998. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153065-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tripura Legislative Assembly election, Government Formation\nThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), led by Manik Sarkar, won 38 seats and formed a Government in Tripura", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 64], "content_span": [65, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153066-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Trofeo Forla de Navarra\nThe 1998 Trofeo Forla de Navarra was the 45th edition of the GP Miguel Indur\u00e1in cycle race and was held on 3 April 1998. The race was won by Francisco Mancebo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153067-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Troph\u00e9e Lalique\nThe 1998 Troph\u00e9e Lalique was the fourth event of six in the 1998\u201399 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris on November 20\u201322. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1998\u201399 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153068-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Troph\u00e9e des Champions\nThe 1998 Troph\u00e9e des Champions was a football match held at Stade de la Vall\u00e9e du Cher, Tours on 30 July 1998, that saw 1998 Coupe de France winners Paris Saint-Germain F.C. defeat 1997\u201398 Division 1 champions RC Lens 1\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153069-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Troy State Trojans football team\nThe 1998 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153069-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Troy State Trojans football team\nTroy State finished the season ranked #11 in both the Coaches' Poll and the Sports Network Poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153070-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 True Value 500\nThe 1998 True Value 500 was the fourth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on June 6, 1998 at the 1.500\u00a0mi (2.414\u00a0km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153070-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 True Value 500, Report, Qualifying\nTwo laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers were not published, and therefore are unknown. Rain delayed qualifying from Thursday to Friday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153070-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 True Value 500, Report, Race\nThe race was the first IRL event run on the newly reconfigured Texas track, which had undergone changes to the corner banking (eliminating the 8-degree portions, originally intended for Indy events) and the transitions out of the corners, plus a complete repaving and drainage work. The new configuration proved to be extremely fast; Tony Stewart broke the IRL new car qualifying record, and ran laps as fast as 228 MPH during the race, believed to be the fastest laps ever turned on a closed course by a car with a normally aspirated engine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153070-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 True Value 500, Report, Race\nThe start was confusing, as Sam Schmidt did not come up to speed due to an electronics problem and Billy Roe spun through the quad-oval grass at the green flag. This was cleaned up, but only a few green flag laps were registered until Roberto Guerrero spun in front of the pack coming out of turn 2. Rookie Donnie Beechler ran hard into the back of St\u00e9phan Gr\u00e9goire's car, causing a six-car accident that eliminated Eddie Cheever (fresh off of his Indy 500 victory). Beechler ended sliding upside down the length of the back stretch. No one was hurt. Stewart had to pit for a cut tire after running through debris, handing the lead to Arie Luyendyk. The Dutch lead briefly after the green before being overhauled by Boat on lap 22, while Stewart worked his way up from the rear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 812]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153070-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 True Value 500, Report, Race\nBy lap 34, when a caution flew for Eliseo Salazar's blown engine, Luyendyk took a gamble by not pitting, but backfired when he had to pit under green on lap 59 and lost two laps. Mark Dismore had something in the rear of the car break on lap 72 which put him hard into the turn 1 wall, suffering a concussion. Under the subsequent caution, Stewart had to make an extra pit stop for a suspected tire problem and went to the rear again. On the restart, Scott Goodyear got the jump on Boat and took the lead; the two then battled until Boat retook the lead five laps later. By halfway, Boat, Stewart, and Greg Ray were running nose-to-tail and attempting slingshots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153070-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 True Value 500, Report, Race\nAs a caution flew on lap 144, Boat banged wheels with J. J. Yeley. The contact left a large \"doughnut\" on Boat's left sidepod, but he continued with no apparent problems. Stewart jumped Boat on the restart, while Ray, Goodyear, Jeff Ward and Kenny Br\u00e4ck diced for third. Unfortunately for Ward, his race ended four laps later with engine failure. Stewart had his left sidepod radiator rupture streaked down the front stretch on lap 177, spewing water all over it. His crew tried to replace the faulty radiator in the pits but they ran out of time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153070-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 True Value 500, Report, Race\nBoat then begin to stretch out his lead over Ray, but on lap 196 he got caught in traffic and Ray begin to close the gap. On lap 200, the Texas native caught Boat and then made a move through the grass in the quad-oval (reminiscent of Buddy Lazier at Charlotte the previous year); as they went down the back stretch Ray split the lapped car of Buzz Calkins and swept into the lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153070-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 True Value 500, Report, Race\nBut on the next lap, Boat used the slingshot to retake it; Ray tried for the next six laps but could not overcome Boat's superior engine, and Billy Boat took his first IRL win. For the top three (Boat, Ray, and Br\u00e4ck), it was their best IRL career finishes up to that point. Scott Sharp ran a quiet race to finish fifth and move into a tie with Stewart in the points standings. One year after apparently winning at Texas, only to have the win taken away after a scoring recount, Billy Boat won it again, and this time he got to keep the trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153071-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tulane Green Wave football team\nThe 1998 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1998 college football season. The Green Wave finished with a record of 12 wins and no losses, one of only two NCAA Division I-A teams to complete the season undefeated, the other being the BCS champion Tennessee Volunteers. It was the third undefeated and untied season in school history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153071-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tulane Green Wave football team\nDespite finishing undefeated, the Green Wave were not considered for a BCS game, let alone a berth in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl\u2014that year's national title game\u2014because it was felt their strength of schedule was too weak to justify a berth in a higher-tier bowl. They did not play a single ranked team all season, and the only Automatic Qualifying conference member on their schedule was a Rutgers team that finished tied for sixth in the Big East. They defeated Brigham Young in the Liberty Bowl. The Green Wave finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in both the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll\u2014in both cases, its highest rankings in school history since the 1939 Tulane football season when they were ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153071-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tulane Green Wave football team\nThe Green Wave won all of their games by six points or more. The combined 538 points set a single-season school record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153072-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team\nThe 1998 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eleventh year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4\u20137 record. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback John Fitzgerald with 1,457 passing yards, Reggie Williams and Charlie Higgins, each with 447 rushing yards, and Wes Caswell with 598 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153073-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153073-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election the council was run by the Liberal Democrats after depriving the Conservatives of a majority in 1995 and winning majority control in 1996. However the Conservatives were optimistic of making gains as they were no longer in government nationally and after some Liberal Democrat councillors had defected. The Liberal Democrats however were confident of continuing to run the council, with the national party leader Paddy Ashdown visiting the area to campaign for the party. Meanwhile, Labour were not seen as being important in the election, with the party not contesting all of the wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 55], "content_span": [56, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153073-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, Campaign\nIssues in the election included plans for traffic calming and to widen the A21. The Liberal Democrat council's plans to create cycle and bus lanes by using part of the common were attacked by the Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 55], "content_span": [56, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153073-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election, Results\nThe results saw the Conservatives win control of the council after winning all 12 seats that the Liberal Democrats had been defending. The victory was seen as being symbolic for the Conservatives in the 1998 local elections as an area which they had lost at the height of unpopularity in the mid 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153074-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Tuvaluan general election\nGeneral elections were held in Tuvalu on 26 March 1998. As there were no political parties, all candidates for the 12 seats ran as independents, with seven of the incumbents retaining their seats. Following the election, Bikenibeu Paeniu was re-elected Prime Minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153074-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Tuvaluan general election, Background\nOn 18 December 1997 the parliament was dissolved and the general election was held on 26 March 1998. During the election campaign, candidates from the incumbent government and the opposition traded allegations of sexual and financial misconduct.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153074-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Tuvaluan general election, Results\nSeven incumbent members were re-elected, including Bikenibeu Paeniu, Otinielu Tausi, Ionatana Ionatana, Tomasi Puapua and Alesana Seluka, and opposition MPs Koloa Talake and Faimalaga Luka. Two members of previous parliaments were elected, including Kokea Malua of Nanumea, while three members were new to parliament; Lagitupu Tuilimu of Nanumea, Teleke Peleti Lauti of Funafuti and Samuelu Teo of Niutao. Former Prime Minister Kamuta Latasi, who represented Funafuti, lost his seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153074-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Tuvaluan general election, Aftermath\nPaeniu was re-elected Prime Minister on 8 April, defeating Koloa Talake by a vote of 10\u20132. He subsequently announced the formation of a cabinet consisting of Ionatana Ionatana as Minister for Health, Women and Community Affairs and Minister for Education and Culture, Alesana Kleis Seluka as Minister for Tourism, Trade and Commerce and Minister Finance and Economic Planning, Otinielu Tausi as Minister of Works, Energy and Communications and Kokea Malua as Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment, Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development and Deputy Prime Minister. Tomu Sione was appointed as Speaker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153074-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Tuvaluan general election, Aftermath\nPaeniu later resigned following a motion of no confidence on 27 April 1999. Ionatana was subsequently elected Prime Minister on 27 April. He died on 8 December 2000. Lagitupu Tuilimu was acting prime minister from 8 December 2000 to 24 February 2001, with Faimalaga Luka becoming Prime Minister on 23 February 2001. Luka's government lasted until December the same year, when he lost office as the consequence of another motion of no confidence. On 13 December the former Minister of Finance Koloa Talake was appointed Prime Minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153075-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota\nThe 1998 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota was the twelfth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 26, 1998, at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The race saw a record 63 lead changes due to the draft of the new Hanford Device, and was won by Greg Moore after a thrilling battle in the last five laps with Jimmy Vasser, Alex Zanardi and Scott Pruett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153075-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota\nThe race was marred by a crash on lap 175. Adri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez slammed into the outside wall in the fourth turn. His right front wheel was torn off and hurled over the fence into the stands, killing three spectators (Kenneth Fox, Sheryl Laster, and Michael Tautkus) and injuring six others.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153076-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place on January 4\u201311, 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Skaters competed in five disciplines across three levels. The disciplines of the competition were men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and compulsory figures. The levels of competition were senior, junior, and novice. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153076-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships\nThe event served to help choose the U.S. teams to the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 1998 World Championships. The 1998 World Junior Championships had been held prior to the national championships and so the World Junior Championships team had been chosen at a World Juniors selection competition earlier in the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153076-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships\nThis was the penultimate year of compulsory figures being competed at the U.S. Championships. The novice competitors skated one figure, the juniors and seniors skated three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153076-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Men\nIn his winning free skating, Eldredge attempted but fell on a quad toe loop attempt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153077-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships\nThe 1998 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tennis tournament held in Orlando, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts that was paert of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 30th edition of the tournament and was held from April 20 to April 27, 1998. Third-seeded Jim Courier won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153077-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Finals, Doubles\nGrant Stafford /  Kevin Ullyett defeated  Michael Tebbutt /  Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153078-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships \u2013 Doubles\nMark Merklein and Vincent Spadea were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153078-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships \u2013 Doubles\nGrant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett won the title, defeating Michael Tebbutt and Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153079-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153080-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open (golf)\nThe 1998 United States Open Championship was the 98th U.S. Open, held June 18\u201321 at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Lee Janzen won his second U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart. Janzen became the second winner at a U.S. Open at the Olympic Club to come back from seven strokes behind in the final round; Billy Casper also did it in 1966, but on the back nine alone. Stewart rebounded and won the title the next year at Pinehurst, but died four months later in an aviation accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153080-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open (golf)\nFour-time champion Jack Nicklaus, age 58, made the 36-hole cut at the U.S. Open for the final time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153080-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open (golf)\nThis was the fourth U.S. Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club; the first two in 1955 and 1966 ended in playoffs, and 1987 was a one-stroke victory. The U.S. Open returned in 2012, also won by one stroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153080-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round\nThe 36-hole cut was at 147 (+7), and 60 players advanced to the weekend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153080-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round\nAmateurs: Kuchar (-1), Simson (+8), Eger (+9), Taylor (+12), Palmer (+15), Kribel (+18).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153081-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open Cup\nThe 1998 U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 1998, open to all soccer teams in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153081-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open Cup\nThe first-year Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire won the Cup with a 2\u20131 overtime victory over the Columbus Crew at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153081-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open Cup\nIn the early rounds of the tournament, only one MLS team lost to a minor-league side, when the A-League's Nashville Metros beat the Kansas City Wizards 3\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153081-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open Cup, First round\nEight D3 Pro , four PDL, and four USASA teams start.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153082-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open Cup Final\nThe 1998 U.S. Open Cup Final was the 85th final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the United States's oldest soccer cup competition. The match, contested by the Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew, took place on October 30, 1998 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. It was Chicago's and the Crew's first U.S Open Cup campaign and their first final in the U.S. Open Cup. The Chicago Fire won the game 2\u20131 in overtime thanks to goals from Jerzy Podbro\u017cny and Frank Klopas while the Crew goal came from Stern John.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153082-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open Cup Final\nFire defender, C. J. Brown, was named the Man of the Match after the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153082-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Open Cup Final\nThe final was originally scheduled to take place on August 26, 1998, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but was postponed by a day after the arrival of Hurricane Bonnie. After a second postponement, the match was moved to Chicago despite objections from the Columbus Crew front office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153083-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Boston, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventieth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 to 30 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153083-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153084-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Boston, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventieth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 to 30 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 312]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00153085-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Women's Open\nThe 1998 U.S. Women's Open was the 53rd edition of the U.S. Women's Open, held  July 2\u20136 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153085-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Women's Open\nThe champion was Se Ri Pak, the winner of a 20-hole Monday playoff over amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn. Both age 20, Pak and Chuasiriporn finished the 18-hole playoff round tied at 73, and both parred the first extra hole, a par-5. Pak rolled in an 18-foot (5.5\u00a0m) birdie putt on the 92nd hole of competition to become the youngest woman to win two major championships in the same year. She won her first major, the LPGA Championship, seven weeks earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153085-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Women's Open\nOn the 72nd hole on Sunday, Chuasiriporn holed a 40-foot (12\u00a0m) birdie putt to get into the playoff. Pak later had an 8-foot (2.4\u00a0m) birdie putt to win the title outright, but it did not drop. Pak was awarded the winner's share of the prize money on Sunday, prior to the playoff, as Chuasiriporn was an amateur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153085-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 U.S. Women's Open\nThe championship returned to the course fourteen years later, in 2012.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153086-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UAB Blazers football team\nThe 1998 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 1998, and was the eighth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his fourth season as UAB's head coach. They played five of their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and one home game at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers finished their third season at the I-A level with a record of 4\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153087-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UC Davis Aggies football team\nThe 1998 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. They played as a Division II independent in 1998. They would stay an independent until 2004 when they became a charter member of the Great West Conference (GWC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153087-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UC Davis Aggies football team\nThe 1998 Aggies were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Biggs and played their home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the regular season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10\u20131). This was the 29th consecutive year UC Davis finished with a winning record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153087-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UC Davis Aggies football team\nAt the end of the season the Aggies were ranked #4 and were invited to the Division II playoffs for the third year in a row. In the first round they played 11th-ranked Texas A&M\u2013Kingsville for the third year in a row. This time they were favored, but were upset in the first round. That brought the Aggies final record to ten wins and two losses (10\u20132). The Aggies outscored their opponents 398\u2013259 for the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153087-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UC Davis Aggies football team, NFL Draft\nThe following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 45], "content_span": [46, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153088-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCF Golden Knights football team\nThe 1998 UCF Golden Knights football season was the twentieth season for the team and Mike Kruczek's first as the head coach of the Golden Knights. Kruczek led UCF to its best season at the time with a 9\u20132 record in 1998. Daunte Culpepper finished 6th in the Heisman Trophy voting and set the NCAA record for completion percentage that year (73.4%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153088-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UCF Golden Knights football team\nUCF started out with a bang, routing Louisiana Tech and Eastern Illinois. Daunte Culpepper accounted for seven touchdowns against Eastern Illinois, earning him the USA Today Player of the Week honors. At 2-0, the Golden Knights faced Purdue on September 19. It was UCF's first game nationally televised on ESPN. The Golden Knights faltered, however, and lost 35-7. Twice the Golden Knights were deep inside the red zone, but a pick-six interception and a turnover on downs were the results.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153088-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UCF Golden Knights football team\nOn November 7 at Auburn, the team experienced one of the most heartbreaking losses in school history. UCF entered with a record of 7-1, and hoped for a huge upset, working towards a possible at-large bowl bid. The Knights led 6-3 late in the game when inside the red zone, quarterback Daunte Culpepper fumbled away a bad shotgun snap. Auburn recovered, and quickly drove down the field. With one minute left, Auburn scored a go-ahead 58-yard touchdown pass. Karsten Bailey eluded a tackle at midfield, and managed a tightrope run down the sidelines for the game-winning score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153088-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UCF Golden Knights football team\nFollowing the disappointment at Auburn, UCF returned home to rout Ball State and New Mexico and finished with an impressive 9\u20132 record. UCF received a tentative verbal agreement to play in the Oahu Bowl. However, the arrangement fell through in the final week of the season, when Miami upset undefeated UCLA. The resulting shuffle in the bowl berths left UCF out, and dashed their hopes for their first bowl appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153088-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 UCF Golden Knights football team\nFollowing the season, Culpepper was drafted with the 11th pick in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings, marking the highest ever draft pick of a UCF player to that point until Blake Bortles would break it in 2014 as the 3rd pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153089-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships\nThe 1998 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Middelfart, Denmark on Saturday 31 January 1998. The course was dry, hard and technical. Weather conditions were sunny, but freezing (-2\u00b0C).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153089-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Men's Elite\nHeld on Sunday January 31, 1998. Being the main event of the day, over 10,000 people had come to watch nine laps (27.675 kilometres) of cyclo-cross. Mario De Clercq got an early lead and managed to widen it lap by lap. Meanwhile in the background his fellow countryman Erwin Vervecken was controlling the chasing group with ease, sacrificing personal gain for the nation. Parrying every attack, Vervecken managed to play out his own cards in the final climb and raced to a silver medal. Henrik Djernis took the bronze with Daniele Pontoni crashing while trying to pass the Dane in the last line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 53], "content_span": [54, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153089-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Men's Under 23\nHeld on Sunday January 31, 1998. The gathered crowd of 5,000 saw a repeat of the year before with Sven Nys and Bart Wellens claiming gold and silver. Petr Dlask completed the podium. The riders had to complete seven laps, totalling up to 22.5 kilometres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153090-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships\nThe 1998 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada from 14 to 20 September 1998. The disciplines included were cross-country and downhill. The event was the 9th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the second to be held in Canada, following the 1992 World Championships in Bromont.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153091-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships\nThe 1998 UCI Road World Championships took place in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands, between 4 and 11 October 1998. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153091-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships, Competitors\nA total of 52 nations competed at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153092-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Men's road race\nThe men's road race at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships was held on Sunday October 11, 1998, in Valkenburg, Netherlands, over a total distance of 258 kilometres (15 laps). There were a total number of 153 starters, with 66 cyclists finishing the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153092-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Men's road race\nLance Armstrong's fourth-place finish was stripped by USADA in 2012 due to doping.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153093-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Men's time trial\nThe men's time trial at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships was held on Thursday October 8, 1998, from Maastricht to Vilt, within the commune of Valkenburg aan de Geul. The race had a total distance of 43.5 kilometres. There were a total number of 46 competitors, with three disqualifications and one non-starters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153094-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Men's under-23 road race\nThe Men's Under-23 Individual Road Race at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships was held on October 9, 1998, in Valkenburg, Netherlands, over a total distance of 172 kilometres (10 x 17.2\u00a0km laps). There were a total number of 180 starters, with 130 cyclists actually finishing the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153095-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Men's under-23 time trial\nThe Men's Under-23 Individual Time Trial at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships was held on October 6, 1998, from Maastricht to Vilt, Netherlands, over a total distance of 32.9 kilometres. There were a total number of 65 entries, with two non-starters: Gordon Bearman (New Zealand) and Dmitri Parfimovich (Russia).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153096-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Women's road race\nThe Women's Individual Road Race at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships was held on Saturday October 10, 1998, in Valkenburg, Netherlands, over a total distance of 103.2 kilometres (6 x 17.2\u00a0km laps). There were a total of 121 starters, with 95 cyclists finishing the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153097-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Women's time trial\nThe Women's Individual Time Trial at the 1999 World Cycling Championships was held on Wednesday 7 October 1998 from Maastricht to Vilt, within the commune of Valkenburg aan de Geul. The race had a total distance of 23 kilometres. There were a total number of 42 competitors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153098-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Cup\nThe 1998 UCI Road World Cup was the tenth edition of the UCI Road World Cup, cycling's season-long competition of the ten top-tier one-day classics. It was won by Italian classics specialist Michele Bartoli of the Asics\u2013CGA team. Italian team Mapei\u2013Bricobi won the team competition and placed four riders in the individual top-ten.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153098-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Road World Cup\nBartoli moved into the lead of the World Cup after his win in Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge, and claimed a second event win at the Grand Prix de Suisse. He ended the competition with 416 points, more than double the points total of the runner-up, Leon van Bon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153099-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships\nThe 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bordeaux, France from August 26 to August 30, 1998. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the women. France dominated most of the events, taking home half of the gold medals on offer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153100-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics\nThe 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 21 May 1998 to 6 September 1998. The World Cup is organised by the UCI.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153101-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCI Women's Road World Cup\nThe 1998 UCI Women's Road World Cup was the inaugural edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. It consisted of six rounds in Australia, Europe and North America. The champion was Diana \u017dili\u016bt\u0117, who won two rounds and finished with a points tally over double that of her nearest rival.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153102-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UCLA Bruins football team\nThe 1998 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Bob Toledo. It was Toledo's third season as the UCLA head coach. The Bruins finished 10\u20132 overall and were Pacific-10 Conference champions with an 8\u20130 record. The Bruins played in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1999, losing to the Wisconsin Badgers. The team was ranked #8 in the final AP Poll and #8 in the final Coaches Poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153102-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UCLA Bruins football team, 1999 NFL Draft\nThe following players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153103-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Champions League Final\nThe 1998 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, on 20 May 1998 to determine the winner of the 1997\u201398 UEFA Champions League. It pitted Real Madrid of Spain and Juventus of Italy. Juventus appeared in their third consecutive final, while Real Madrid were in their first of the Champions League era. Real Madrid won 1\u20130, the only goal scored by Predrag Mijatovi\u0107, to clinch their record breaking seventh European title, their first for 32 years. The two teams faced each other in the final again in 2017 in Cardiff; Real Madrid won 4\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153103-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Champions League Final, Venue\nThe Amsterdam Arena has served as the home stadium of Ajax since 1996. The previous home for Ajax's European matches, the Olympisch Stadion, also hosted European finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153103-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Champions League Final, Venue\nOne-legged finals include the 1962 European Cup Final, in which Benfica defeated Real Madrid 5\u20133, and the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, in which Anderlecht were beaten 2\u20130 by Hamburg. It also hosted the second legs of the 1981 UEFA Cup Final between AZ '67 and Ipswich Town, and of the 1992 UEFA Cup Final between Ajax and Torino.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153103-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Details\nAssistant referees: Thorsten Bastian (Germany) Christian Schr\u00e4er (Germany)Fourth official: Hans-J\u00fcrgen Weber (Germany)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153104-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Final\nThe 1998 UEFA Cup Final was a football match played at Parc des Princes in Paris on 6 May 1998 between two Italian sides, Lazio and Internazionale. Inter won the match 3\u20130. It was the first single-legged UEFA Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153104-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Details\nAssistant referees:Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)Victoriano Gir\u00e1ldez Carrasco (Spain)Fourth official:Arturo Daud\u00e9n Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez (Spain)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final\nThe 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match that took place on 13 May 1998 at R\u00e5sunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden to determine the winner of the 1997\u201398 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. It was contested by Chelsea of England and VfB Stuttgart of Germany and was the 38th final of what was Europe's second largest football competition at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final\nBoth clubs played a total of eight games in four stages to advance to the final. Chelsea had the upper hand in all but one of their encounters, defeating Troms\u00f8 IL with an accumulative score of 9\u20134 in a two-legged match and edging Vicenza by one goal. Stuttgart also enjoyed an advantage in all but two of their meetings, beating \u00cdBV 5\u20132 on aggregate and winning over Slavia Prague and Lokomotiv Moscow by two goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final\nA crowd of 30,216 were in attendance to witness Chelsea win the match 1\u20130, with Gianfranco Zola scoring the winning goal in the second half. As a result, the English club claimed the double, having previously won the League Cup earlier in the campaign. It was Chelsea's second conquest of the Cup Winners' Cup, adding to their 1971 victory. By winning the tournament, they also gained qualification for the 1998 UEFA Super Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea\nChelsea earned automatic qualification as the 1996\u201397 season winners of England's yearly competition, the FA Cup. In the first round of the event, they were drawn against Slovan Bratislava. Both matches resulted in 2\u20130 wins for the English outfit; the first leg took place at Stamford Bridge, and the second at Teheln\u00e9 pole, as they won 4\u20130 in total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea\nChelsea then faced Troms\u00f8 IL in the second round. They lost the first leg by 2\u20133 which took place at Alfheim Stadion, with Gianluca Vialli registering a brace. In the home leg, Chelsea beat Troms\u00f8 7\u20131, during which Vialli scored a hat-trick; the other goals were scored by Dan Petrescu, who contributed with a double, Gianfranco Zola and Frank Leboeuf to ensure an amassed score of 9\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea\nIn the quarter-finals, Chelsea clashed with Real Betis. The opening game at Estadio Manuel Ru\u00edz de Lopera was won with 2\u20131 after a Tore Andr\u00e9 Flo double, before a 3\u20131 win at home with goals signed by Frank Sinclair, Roberto Di Matteo and Zola were enough to hand Chelsea an overall 5\u20132 victory. The final opposition in the semi-finals was Vicenza. Chelsea lost the away fixture 0\u20131, at Stadio Romeo Menti. They ended the round with a 3\u20131 home victory, following goals by Gus Poyet, Zola and Mark Hughes to send them through to their second final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, VfB Stuttgart\nVfB Stuttgart received a place in the tournament, following their celebrations in the 1996\u201397 campaign, of the German Cup, Germany's annual cup contest. Starting in the round of 32, the Germans were pitted against \u00cdBV. They rounded off the first tie, by completing a 3\u20131 win at H\u00e1steinsv\u00f6llur, before a 2\u20131 victory at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion was enough to see them through with 5\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 67], "content_span": [68, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, VfB Stuttgart\nAs Stuttgart entered the second round, they were up against Germinal Ekeren. They won the first leg 4\u20130 at Veltwijckstadion with Fredi Bobic and Jonathan Akpoborie each scoring twice. In the return game, Stuttgart suffered a 2\u20134 loss, but regardless of this, goals from Frank Verlaat and Gerhard Poschner ensured they won the stage 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 67], "content_span": [68, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, VfB Stuttgart\nIn the quarter-finals, Slavia Prague were Stuttgart's next opponents. The away leg at Stadion Ev\u017eena Ro\u0161ick\u00e9ho ended in a 1\u20131 draw following a Poschner goal. Back on German soil, Stuttgart won 2\u20130 after Krasimir Balakov scored two goals, giving them a 3\u20131 overall win. In the semi-finals, Stuttgart were drawn against Lokomotiv Moscow. The first home leg ended 2\u20131 to the German side, with Bobic finding the winning goal late; the first was netted by Akpoborie. At Lokomotiv Stadium, Bobic once again managed to score, during the first half, which proved to be decisive as Stuttgart won 1\u20130 and the concluding tie 3\u20131 to proceed to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 67], "content_span": [68, 710]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Background\nBoth Chelsea and Stuttgart ended their seasons in fourth place of their respective leagues, the FA Premier League and the Bundesliga. Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 2\u20130 on the last matchday, while Stuttgart oversaw a 1\u20130 win over Werder Bremen. Both sides also progressed in their cup competitions \u2013 Chelsea lost against Manchester United with three to five in the 1997\u201398 FA Cup third round, but found success with a 2\u20130 victory over Middlesbrough in the 1998 Football League Cup Final. Stuttgart saw themselves overrun 0\u20132 by Bayern Munich in the 1997 German League Cup Final, only to succumb to Bayern again with a 0\u20133 deficit in the 1997\u201398 German Cup semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Background\nChelsea and Stuttgart faced each other for the first time in European football. The English side were appearing in their second Cup Winners' Cup final, having won the tournament in 1971, while Stuttgart made their debut. Chelsea had met German clubs once, in the 1965\u201366 season of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against 1860 Munich \u2013 Chelsea advanced to the next round after managing a 2\u20132 stalemate at the Gr\u00fcnwalder Stadion, and a 1\u20130 home win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Background\nStuttgart had been pitted against English clubs on two meetings of the same competition, the former over Burnley in the following season. The Germans were knocked out in the opening stage, after being held 1\u20131, in the first game at Neckarstadion, before following up with a 0\u20132 loss at Turf Moor. The latter was opposite Leeds United, in the 1992\u201393 season of the UEFA Champions League; the club saw themselves be eliminated in the same fashion, as they won 3\u20130 at home, before losing the second leg 4\u20131. However, Leeds were awarded an automatic 3\u20130 win, after Stuttgart were found to have fielded an ineligible player. A play-off in Camp Nou was required to decide the round, which Stuttgart fell with 1\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Ticketing\nBoth teams were each given 12,000 tickets \u2013 the remaining 6,000 tickets were released, for purchase to the Swedish people. However, Stuttgart decided to send 11,000 of their 12,000 tickets back to UEFA, due to the German club's supporters finding it difficult to make their way to the country, as well as the absence of air flights available. Subsequently, none of the unsold tickets were granted for Chelsea and its followers; the consequences proved worse, when Stuttgart announced that they had issued tickets alone for those who had ordered the more higher-priced package.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Ticketing\nThousands of these tickets made their way onto the black market and were snapped up by Chelsea fans. On the day of the match it was estimated that at least 25,000 of the 30,000 crowd were Chelsea fans. With most flying out from England, it also represented the largest airlift of people from the UK for a single event since World War II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Venue\nR\u00e5sunda Stadium was revealed as the official venue of the final in December 1997. Located in Solna, Stockholm, the stadium opened its doors to the public in 1937, and was used by the Sweden national team for their games in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, including the final, as well as most of their general ties. R\u00e5sunda also held four of the national team's fixtures, in the 1992 European Championship, and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final; it was also the home base of AIK's matches, until demolishment plans began in 2012. For the final, R\u00e5sunda had a capacity of generally 35,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Match ball\nAdidas Tricolore was the match ball of the final. It was the sixteenth edition in the Adidas football series; the name \"Tricolore\" translates to \"three-coloured\" and contains a tricolour crest and a cockerel, along with French classic themes which were used as influences, for the ball's construction, to illustrate the nation's flag. The Tricolore became the first ball available in different colours and was later introduced at that year's World Cup. It was the last ball to carry the vintage Tango layout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Match officials\nStefano Braschi from the Italian Football Federation, was appointed to officiate the final, making it his first time to decide a closing match in a European contest. He was regonised as a professional Serie A referee in 1992. The Italian took charge of his first European fixture in a 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage meeting between Lierse and Groningen. The same year, Braschi made FIFA's international referees list; he debuted in February 1997 in an Israel\u2013Germany friendly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0015-0001", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Pre-match, Match officials\nBefore the final, he had been the match official in four Champions League and two UEFA Cup matches (including one qualifier), as well as four international friendlies. Braschi was accompanied by an all-Italian team, which was made up of assistant referees Gennaro Mazzei and Pietro Contente \u2013 the reserve referee was unveiled as Livio Bazzoli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Broadcasting\nThe final was screened in 144 countries worldwide, with over 250 million viewers expected to follow the game. In the United Kingdom, the event was covered by BBC One, after winning the television rights over Channel 5. In German television, ARD were committed to the final; viewer figures were reported to be an estimate 8.9 million. In Sweden, SVT1 and SVT2, the two channels of the television network Sveriges Television, jointly televised the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Team selection\nChelsea centre back Frank Sinclair and left back Graeme Le Saux were both sidelined for the final due to their calf injuries, causing player-manager Vialli to swap them with Michael Duberry, and Danny Granville, who had recovered from an abscess pain. Central midfielder Poyet was also included in the starting line-up to join captain Dennis Wise, after returning from a damaged cruciate ligament. Together with forward and lead goalscorer Vialli, Flo began in the attack, instead of Zola, who was named as a substitute, despite making an improvement from his damaged groin, sustained in a league fixture against Liverpool in April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Team selection\nStuttgart suffered from no player injuries, but defenders Frank Verlaat and Martin Spanring's bans, prevented them from taking part in the game, leading to manager Joachim L\u00f6w to replace Verlaat, with midfielder Murat Yakin as libero, and Thomas Berthold taking over Spanring's role in the middle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half\nChelsea's goalscoring chance came in the fifth minute when Poyet found Di Matteo, who fumbled his opportunity as it went over the goal. Stuttgart almost took the lead through Bobic, who took advantage of Steve Clarke's poor clearance but Bobic's attempt went just past the right goalpost. The Germans continued to push forward, as Balakov had a chance on goal, after being found by Poschner, but his shot was kept out by Ed de Goey to mark the first save of the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0019-0001", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half\nChelsea held on however; a few minutes later, Poyet ran towards the ball to direct a powerful volley on goal following a weak clearing header from Berthold, but a well-placed Franz Wohlfahrt dived to read the attempt. Chelsea had another chance before half time, which saw Wise from a Di Matteo free kick launch another volley, with the successive effort going just off the target.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nPrior to the first half, Chelsea continued to dominate possession and round-up more opportunities \u2013 the ball was given to Wise, after cooperation between Petrescu and Vialli, whose shot went just across the left goal. It did not take long, before Granville generated another endeavor for Chelsea to make Wohlfahrt throw himself to the right in order to prevent the shot. The club made its first substitute change in the 71st minute, which saw Flo being replaced by Zola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0020-0001", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nHe made an effect immediately, picking up the ball after a well-timed pass by Wise, and finishing with a half volley in the penalty box, past Wohlfahrt, which found its way straight in the top right corner. As the match went on, Petrescu was sent off for an illegal tackle on Yakin. It did not affect Chelsea as Stuttgart failed to produce anything to turn the final in their favour. Stuttgart's situation proved worse when they were also reduced to ten men, as Poschner was dismissed after quarrels with referee Braschi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Details\nAssistant referees: Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) Pietro Contente (Italy)Reserve referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match\nFollowing Chelsea's victory, player-manager Vialli was satisfied with his club's performance, commending the substitution of Zola by assistant manager Graham Rix: \"He decided he had a feeling and he was right\". Vialli also praised Zola, but felt that the honours had to be shared by all the players including Vialli himself, who took part in the match: \"It was a great first touch \u2013 he put the ball in the net and we won the cup. But the credit has to be shared between all the chaps \u2013 and I am over the moon.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0022-0001", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match\nThe Italian further added that their goal now was to win the league championship: \"The next step will be the Premier League, fingers crossed. I am still the player-manager and I have to be one next season. We are very happy to win, but we do not want to stop here. We want to keep improving and next season we will start trying to win the Premier League, which is our aim now.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match\nZola himself was happy with his achievements to the Chelsea side, but when asked if his substitution was all projected, he denied it, stating: \"It wasn't planned. In the moment, I used my positive strength and I got a reward for the passion, the work not only I, but the masseur Mimmo Pezza did together in Rimini. The injury should take one month to heal, Mimmo Pezza helped me be fit in less than half that. I thank this man for a beautiful moment which will be in my heart for as long as I can remember.\" Their victory meant Aston Villa gained a place in the 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match\nStuttgart manager Joachim L\u00f6w was disappointed with the defeat, but remained confident about his future at the team, as well as the season: \"I'm calmly looking forward to the discussion. The club has to approach me. I have a contract until 1999. There must be some tough words. For me, the season has been positive\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0024-0001", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match\nHis word was also shared by Bobic who felt that his team were treated unfairly to the goal, also taking time to defend L\u00f6w: \"We need to talk about mistakes and learn from them, it does not mean that it is necessary to change the manager\". He added: \"It is bitter to lose by such a goal\". However, Verlaat dissented, and criticised Stuttgart's campaign: \"The club has to make up its mind finally. We could have done better this season. We carelessly squandered about eight games\". Yakin agreed and offered his own comments: \"You have to talk about many things, you cannot work together in the way it was this year.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153105-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match\nThe two teams were drawn against each other again in two legs in the first knockout round of the 2003\u201304 UEFA Champions League knockout stage. The first match was held in Stuttgart on 25 February 2004 at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, which Chelsea also won 1\u20130 after an own goal scored by Fernando Meira, while a scoreless draw played on 9 March 2004 in Stamford Bridge was enough for Chelsea to advance to the quarter-finals with a 1\u20130 aggregate win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153106-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship\nThe 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 16th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Scotland hosted the championship, during 26 April \u2013 8 May 1998. 16 teams entered the competition, and Republic of Ireland defeated Italy in the final to win the competition for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153107-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying\nThis page describes the qualifying procedure for the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. 49 teams were divided into 15 groups of three and four teams each. The fifteen best winners advanced to the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153108-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads\nBelow are the rosters for the EFA European Under-16 Football Championship 1998 tournament in Scotland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153109-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship\nThe UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus. It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153109-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, Qualification\n50 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically, the other 49 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: First round, which took place in autumn 1997 and was played in 14 round-robin tournament groups with three or four teams each; and the Second round, which took place in spring 1998, in which pairs of group winners played home and away matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 55], "content_span": [56, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153109-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, Match officials\nA total of 6 referees, 7 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials officiated the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153109-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, Squads\nEach national team submitted a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 48], "content_span": [49, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153109-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship\nThe six best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 83], "content_span": [84, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153109-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, Goalscorers\nThere were 45 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.21 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 53], "content_span": [54, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153110-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying\nThis article features the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1997 through 1998. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Cyprus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153111-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads\nThe following is the list of football players selected for the 1998 European under-18 championship played in Cyprus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153111-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads\nEach national team submitted a squad of 18 players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153111-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads\nAges are correct as of the start of the tournament, 19 July 1998. Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153112-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship\nThe 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1996\u201398), had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153112-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship\nThe exclusion (for political reasons) of the team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ended. Bosnia and Herzegovina was another former state of Yugoslavia who competed, for the first time. Spain won the competition for the second time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153112-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship\nThe 46 national teams were divided into nine groups (eight groups of 5 + one group of 6). The records of the nine group winners were compared, and the eighth and ninth ranked teams played-off against each other for the eight quarter finals spot. One of the eight quarter-finalist were then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153112-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Qualification\nThe qualifying stage for the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship saw Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain and Sweden win their respective groups. Greece and England finished first in their group but were the two worst first placed group winners. Greece defeated England in a playoff to qualify for the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 55], "content_span": [56, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153112-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Venues\nThe final tournament was held in Bucharest, the hosts being only three arenas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 48], "content_span": [49, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153112-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Squads\nOnly players born on or after 1 January 1975 were eligible to play in the tournament. Each nation had to submit a squad of 20 players, two of which had to be goalkeepers. If a player was injured seriously enough to prevent his taking part in the tournament before his team's first match, he can be replaced by another player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 48], "content_span": [49, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153113-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification\nThe 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification began in 1996. The final tournament was held in 1998 in Romania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153113-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification\nThe 46 national teams were divided into nine groups (eight groups of 5 + one group of 6). The records of the nine group winners were compared, and the eighth and ninth ranked teams played-off against each other for the eight quarter finals spot. One of the eight quarter-finalist were then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153113-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying Groups, Draw\nThe allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 79], "content_span": [80, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153113-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Qualifying Groups, Ranking of group winners\nList of qualifying group winners. Teams 1\u20137 qualify automatically. Teams 8 & 9 play-off for the eighth spot. Only results between top four teams in group are used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 99], "content_span": [100, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153114-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4\nThe teams competing in Group 4 of the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition were Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Scotland and Sweden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153115-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads\nThe following is a list of squads for each nation competing at 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Romania. The tournament started on 23 May and the final took place in Bucharest on 31 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153115-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads\nPlayers born on or after 1 January 1975 were eligible to play in the tournament. Each nation had to submit a squad of 20 players, two of which had to be goalkeepers. If a player was injured seriously enough to prevent his taking part in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153115-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads\nPlayers in bold have later been capped at full international level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153116-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup\nThe 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Valencia, Werder Bremen, and Bologna. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. The 1998 tournament saw the return of English clubs in the competition since the controversy surrounding its participants in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153116-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, Second leg\nTPS 3\u20133 Sion on aggregate. TPS won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 48], "content_span": [49, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153116-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, Second leg\nInkaras Kaunas 1\u20131 Baki Fahlasi on aggregate. Inkaras Kaunas won 5\u20134 on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 48], "content_span": [49, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153116-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Second round, Second leg\nLommel 2\u20132 Torpedo Kutaisi on aggregate. Lommel won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153116-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Third round, Second leg\nRuch Chorz\u00f3w 2\u20132 Estrela da Amadora on aggregate. Ruch Chorz\u00f3w won 4\u20132 on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 48], "content_span": [49, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153116-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Third round, Second leg\nBologna 3\u20133 Na\u0163ional Bucure\u0219ti on aggregate. Bologna won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 48], "content_span": [49, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153117-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Super Cup\nThe 1998 UEFA Super Cup was a football match that was played on 28 August 1998 at Stade Louis II, Monaco, contested between Champions League winners Real Madrid and Cup Winners' Cup holders Chelsea. Neither team had previously won the trophy. Chelsea won the match 1\u20130 with a late goal from Gus Poyet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153117-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Super Cup\nThis was the first Super Cup to be played as a one-off match at a neutral venue. Previously it was played over two legs, although on some occasions, only one match was played, due to special circumstances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153117-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Super Cup, Venue\nThe Stade Louis II in Monaco was the venue for the UEFA Super Cup for the second time. It was built in 1985, and is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system. The 1986 European Super Cup match between Steaua Bucure\u0219ti, then holders of the European Cup and Dynamo Kyiv, holders of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, took place at the same stadium, in one-leg format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153117-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Super Cup, Match, Summary\nGus Poyet put Chelsea ahead in the 83rd minute with a right foot finish from the edge of the penalty area to the right corner of the net after a pass from the left by Gianfranco Zola. Chelsea went on to win the game 1\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153118-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship\nThe 1998 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship was held between 11 July 1998 and 18 July 1998. It was the first edition of the UEFA European Women's Under-18 Championship. 26 teams competed in the preliminary rounds. Denmark defeated France 4\u20133 on aggregate in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year\nThe 1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 72nd year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary\nThe National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) released the annual returns, with totalisator turnover at \u00a378,981,066 and attendances recorded at 3,606,704.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary\nIrish Greyhound Derby champion Toms The Best trained by Nick Savva was voted Greyhound of the Year after finishing runner-up in the Scottish Greyhound Derby at Shawfield Stadium and winning the 1998 English Greyhound Derby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary\nLinda Mullins won Greyhound Trainer of the Year for the third successive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary\nThe industry lost Wembley when it was announced that greyhound racing would no longer take place there. The last race was held on Friday 18 December. A twist of fate resulted in a no race on that final night after a hare failure, just like 71 years previous when on the opening night in 1927 the same happened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Tracks\nIndependent track Long Eaton in the hands of the receivers Grant Thompson suffered a catastrophic grandstand fire on Sunday 27 December. The receivers had hoped to sell it for \u00a31.5 million to developers but the Erewash council had voted unanimously (44-0) that the track would remain a sporting venue. However that plan was scuppered after the fire which local police treated as suspicious. With no grandstand anyone interested in bringing back racing had pulled out of negotiations. Leading owner, Pat Chambers, had been involved in a scheme to buy the track in January.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News\nWembley Racing Manager John Rowley left the sport whilst Peter Miller moved to Hove. Wembley trainers Ken Tester and Terry Atkins relocated to Catford before switching to Crayford and Oxford respectively, Patsy Cusack joined Crayford and Hazel Dickson joined Wimbledon, John Haynes kept a small kennel to open race, while Wally Ginzel and Pam Heasman would both soon retire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 45], "content_span": [46, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News\nThe Sporting Life closed in May after a merger with the Racing Post; it was the end of an era for the newspaper that had served greyhound racing for decades and its editor Bob Betts. Subsequently the Racing Post sponsored a new festival of racing at Walthamstow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 45], "content_span": [46, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News\nSeven-time champion trainer John McGee Sr. returned to England after spending four years in Ireland. He leased the Halls Green Farm kennels in Roydon, Essex, where former Walthamstow stars were reared, after selling his Woodlands Kennels in County Kildare. His relationship with the NGRC remained fractious and they announced that they would not be licence him until he met the \u00a330,000 legal bill accumulated from the failed high court ban back in 1994. After agreeing a payment he was given an attachment at Rye House. Meanwhile at Peterborough Racing Manager Mike Middle retired and was replaced by Con Baker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 45], "content_span": [46, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News\nSheffield won the Supertrack (a competition between tracks); they beat the competition which included hosts Walthamstow by scoring 81 points; Walthamstow finished 2nd with 69 points with Henlow in third with 39.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 45], "content_span": [46, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions\nThe last Grand National at Hall Green was won by a greyhound called El Tenor trained by Linda Mullins and owned by Italian film producer Mario Lanfranchi. The brindle dog had won the Essex Vase in 1996 before being disqualified and being switched to hurdles and then won 9 from 13 before the Grand National. During the final El Tenor came from off the pace to catch and beat Quote That and Mullins saw a gap in the open race circuit over stayers hurdles. No other greyhound could compete with him over staying hurdles events and he won many open races throughout the year and passed Poor Sue's record of 69 open victories when picking up another victory at Nottingham in December.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 734]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions\nIn the Pall Mall Stakes at Oxford Stadium Droopys Eric took a length off Carmels Prince's eight year old track record beating Blue Murlen in the process. Later following a major car accident Droopys Eric was injured with a kennelmate dying and passenger Olive Tasker seriously injured. Eric was withdrawn from the semi finals. Ernie Gaskin Sr. won his third trainer's championship when winning the event at Sittingbourne.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153119-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions\nDuring the Golden Jacket final Bubbly Princess won but was then disqualified by the stewards, the connections were waiting at the podium when the announcement took place. Linda Jones and the Bubbly Club lost the \u00a37,500 first prize but Mario Lanfranchi the owner of El Onda gave the trophy away after not being happy at winning by default.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153120-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UK Championship\nThe 1998 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a  professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 16 November 1998 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153120-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 UK Championship\nThis was the first UK championship to be held in Bournemouth since the inaugural championship in 1977, after 20 years at Preston. The Conference Centre has held snooker competitions before. It hosted the World Cup between 1985 and 1990, the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1991 and 1992,  the International Open in 1994 and 1995, and the Grand Prix in 1996 and 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153120-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 UK Championship\nRonnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he withdrew before the tournament. His doctor had told him to rest after suffering from physical and nervous exhaustion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153120-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 UK Championship\nJohn Higgins won this year's title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10\u20136 in the final to go with the World Championship crown he won earlier in the year. This was Higgins' 10th ranking title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153120-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 UK Championship, Tournament summary\nDefending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153120-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 UK Championship, Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153121-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UMass Minutemen football team\nThe 1998 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. 1998 was the most successful season in Minutemen history, as UMass won their first National Championship in the NCAA DI-AA playoffs in Whipple's first year with the team. UMass entered the postseason as champions of the A-10, but were not expected to make a serious run for the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153121-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 UMass Minutemen football team\nThey reached the final game ranked 12th in the nation, and were matched up with perennial powerhouse Georgia Southern, the top ranked team in the country. The Minutemen rushed out of the gates, scoring three touchdowns in the opening quarter, and won the shootout by a final score of 55\u201343. UMass finished the season with a record of 12\u20133 overall and 6\u20132 in conference play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153122-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UNLV Rebels football team\nThe 1998 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jeff Horton, the team compiled an 0\u201311 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153123-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open (tennis)\nThe 1998 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 118th edition of the US Open and was held from August 31 through September 13, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153123-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Men's Doubles\nSandon Stolle /  Cyril Suk defeated  Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor, 4\u20136, 7\u20136, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153123-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated  Lindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva 6\u20133, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153123-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Mixed Doubles\nSerena Williams /  Max Mirnyi defeated  Lisa Raymond /  Patrick Galbraith 6\u20132, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153123-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open (tennis), Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nK. J. Hippensteel /  David Martin defeated  Andy Ram /  Lovro Zovko 6\u20137, 7\u20136, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153123-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open (tennis), Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nKim Clijsters /  Eva Dyrberg defeated  Jelena Doki\u0107 /  Evie Dominikovic 7\u20136, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153124-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nArnaud Di Pasquale was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153124-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nDavid Nalbandian won the title by defeating Roger Federer 6\u20133, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153125-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nMarissa Irvin and Alexandra Stevenson were the defending champions, but they did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153125-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nKim Clijsters and Eva Dyrberg won the title without losing a set, defeating Australians Jelena Doki\u0107 and Evie Dominikovic in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153126-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Girls' Singles\nCara Black was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153126-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Girls' Singles\nJelena Dokic won the title by defeating Katarina Srebotnik 6\u20134, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153127-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1998 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 118th edition of the US Open and was held from August 31 through September 13, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153127-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153128-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Men's Doubles Qualifying\nThe qualifying rounds for the 1998 US Open were played from 25 to 29 August 1998 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153129-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nPatrick Rafter successfully defended his title, defeating compatriot Mark Philippoussis in the final, 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20130 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153130-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles Qualifying\nPlayers who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153131-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nManon Bollegraf and Rick Leach were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Lindsay Davenport and Jan-Michael Gambill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153131-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nSerena Williams and Max Mirnyi won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20132 against Lisa Raymond and Patrick Galbraith.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153132-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions, but they did not play together this year. Davenport played with Natasha Zvereva as the second seed, and Novotn\u00e1 played with Martina Hingis as the first seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153132-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe two teams met in the final, where Hingis and Novotn\u00e1 won, 6\u20133, 6\u20133. With this win, Hingis became the third woman in the Open Era to complete a Calendar Year Grand Slam in doubles, after Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. Additionally, Hingis and her partners defeated Davenport/Zvereva in all four grand slam finals in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153133-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Women's Doubles Qualifying\nThe qualifying rounds for the 1998 US Open were played from 25 to 29 August 1998 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153134-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nLindsay Davenport defeated the defending champion Martina Hingis in the final, 6\u20133, 7\u20135 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open. It was a rematch of the previous year's semifinals. Davenport did not drop a set during the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153134-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nThis was the final US Open main draw appearance for five-time champion Steffi Graf; she lost to Patty Schnyder in the fourth round. It was also the first US Open appearance for future six-time champion Serena Williams (who would win her first major title at the following year's edition); she was defeated by Irina Sp\u00eerlea in the third round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153135-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles Qualifying\nThe qualifying rounds for the 1998 US Open were played from 25 to 29 August 1998 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153136-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships\nThe 1998 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 17\u201321 at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153137-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 USC Trojans baseball team\nThe 1998 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached Mike Gillespie in his 12th season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153137-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 USC Trojans baseball team\nThe Trojans won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153137-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 USC Trojans baseball team, Trojans in the 1998 MLB Draft\nThe following members of the USC baseball program were drafted in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153138-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 USC Trojans football team\nThe 1998 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled an 8-5 record (5\u20133 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 346 to 241.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153138-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 USC Trojans football team\nThis was Paul Hackett's inaugural year as head coach as the Trojans head coach as well as his only winning season and bowl appearance with the team. It was also the Trojans' 75th anniversary playing at the Coliseum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153138-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 USC Trojans football team\nAfter three wins, including an opener against Purdue in the Pigskin Classic, USC was ranked as high as 18 in the AP Poll, but lost two of its next three and dropped out of the rankings permanently.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153138-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 USC Trojans football team\nDuring halftime of the game against UCLA, 91-year-old USC \"Super Fan\" Giles Pellerin died while watching his 797th consecutive USC football game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153138-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 USC Trojans football team\nQuarterback Carson Palmer led the team in passing, completing 130 of 235 passes for 1,755 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 199 carries for 985 yards and six touchdowns. R. Jay Soward led the team in receiving yards with 44 catches for 679 yards and six touchdowns; Billy Miller also had 49 catches for 623 yards and six touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153139-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 USISL A-League\nThe 1998 USISL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues during the summer of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153139-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 USISL A-League, Conference semifinals, Western Conference semifinal 2\nThe San Diego Flash advance to the Western Conference championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 74], "content_span": [75, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153140-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 USISL D-3 Pro League\nThe 1998 USISL D-3 Pro League was the 12th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the second season of now-defunct USISL D-3 Pro League. The champions were the Chicago Stingers who beat the New Hampshire Phantoms in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153140-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 USISL D-3 Pro League, Changes from 1996\nBefore the season, Western Massachusetts, Northern Virginia, and Pensacola were added. Baltimore became Eastern Shore. Dallas became Texas. Vermont became the Voltage. Miami was promoted from PDSL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 44], "content_span": [45, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153141-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 UTEP Miners football team\nThe 1998 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 5\u20138 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153142-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Uganda Cup\n1998 Uganda Cup was the 24th season of the main Ugandan football Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153142-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Uganda Cup, Overview\nThe competition was known as the Kakungulu Cup and was won by SC Villa who beat SC Simba 2-0 in the final. Hassan Mubiru scored a brace for SC Villa dribbling past Fred Kajoba the Express keeper on two occasions and finishing clinically.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 25], "content_span": [26, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153142-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Uganda Cup, Quarter-finals\nThe 4 matches in this round were played between 7 October and 10 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153143-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Uganda Super League\nThe 1998 Ugandan Super League was the 31st season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153143-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Uganda Super League, Overview\nThe 1998 Uganda Super League, known as the Nile Special League Serie A, was contested by 8 teams and was won by SC Villa. The second level, known as the Nile Special League Serie B, was contested by 9 teams and was won by Health. At the end of the season Serie A and B were combined and the Super League reverted to its original format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153143-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Uganda Super League, Leading goalscorer\nThe top goalscorer in the 1998 season was Charles Kayemba of SC Villa with 18 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153144-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian Cup Final\nThe 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on May 31, 1998. The match was the 7th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by both Kyivan clubs FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC CSKA Kyiv. The 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final was the seventh to be held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Dynamo won by two goals netted by Andriy Shevchenko on the 1st and 33rd minutes. CSKA managed to answer with a single tally from Novokhatsky on the 68th minute, which was scored on the rebound right after the missed penalty kick. Shovkovskyi managed to deflect the penalty kick from Oliynyk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153144-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian Cup Final\nThere also were several yellow cards issued at this game, all of them to Army players: Semchuk, Hohil, and Kripak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153144-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian Cup Final, Road to Kyiv\nBoth teams started from the first round of the competition (1/16). Dynamo did not have any difficulties along the way meeting almost no resistance from every team. Especially surprising was the face-off with Chornomorets Odessa which ended with an unbelievable 4-1 win for the white-blues in Odessa. CSKA impressed when it easily defeated Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the away game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153145-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian Women's League\nThe 1998 season of the Ukrainian Championship was the 7th season of Ukraine's women's football competitions. The championship ran from 24 April 1998 to 8 July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153145-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian Women's League\nThe championship was played as a sextuple round-robin tournament compered to the last year quadruple round-robin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 29 March 1998. The Communist Party of Ukraine remained the largest party in the Verkhovna Rada, winning 121 of the 445 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election\nAfter the election votes in five electoral districts had too many irregularities to declare a winner and the parliament was five members short of 450.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Electoral system\nIn comparison to the first parliamentary election, this time half of 450 parliament seats were filled by single-seat majority winners in 225 electoral regions (constituencies), and the other half were split among political parties and blocks that received at least 4% of the popular vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 55], "content_span": [56, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Results\nThe Communist Party of Ukraine was victorious in 18 regions including the city of Kyiv, while in three other regions the party finished in second place. The People's Movement of Ukraine (Rukh) won in five regions, all of them located in Western Ukraine and was a strong runner-up in three others, mostly in the west and Kyiv. The electoral block of Socialists and Peasants was able to secure a victory in only two regions, however it did finish strong in seven other regions across central Ukraine. The new and rising party of Hromada won the Dnipropetrovsk Region, while the Social-Democratic Party of Ukraine managed to secure the Zakarpattia Region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Results\nNotable and strong runners up were the Party of Greens, the People's Democratic Party, the Progressive Socialist Party, the People's Party, Working Ukraine, the National Front and Our Ukraine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Party affiliation changes after 1998 election\nThe size of the factions created in parliament after the election fluctuated. By January 2000, the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine and Hromada had not had any deputies; while Peasant Party of Ukraine had deputies only in 1999. All these factions where disbanded due to the lack of members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 84], "content_span": [85, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Party affiliation changes after 1998 election\nParty of Regional Revival of Ukraine (later to become the biggest party of Ukraine as Party of Regions) grew massively in parliament (after in March 2001 it united with four parties) from 2 deputies elected in this election to a faction of 24 people in July 2002 (one deputy left the faction later). Later to become second biggest party of Ukraine, Batkivshchyna, started its existence as a faction when in the spring of 1999 members of Hromada left their party to join other parliament factions, among them Yulia Tymoshenko who set up the parliamentary faction \"Batkivshchyna\" in March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 84], "content_span": [85, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Party affiliation changes after 1998 election\nPeople's Movement of Ukraine split into 2 different factions in the spring of 1999 (the largest membership of the breakaway faction led by Hennadiy Udovenko was 19 and ended with 14, the \"other\" faction ended with 23; meaning that 10 elected People's Movement of Ukraine deputies did not represent any segment of the party anymore by June 2002).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 84], "content_span": [85, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153146-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Party affiliation changes after 1998 election\nOther mayor \"non-elected\" factions/parties to emerge in parliament after the election were: Solidarity (27 to 20 members) and Labour Ukraine (38 members in June 2002); by June 2002 the parliament had 8 more factions then its original 8 in May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 84], "content_span": [85, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup\nThe 1998 MTN Under-19 World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in South Africa from 11 January to 1 February 1998. Sponsored by the MTN Group, it was the second edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, coming ten years after the inaugural tournament in 1988, and the first to be held in South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup\nSixteen teams participated at the 1998 World Cup, up from only eight at the previous edition. After an initial group stage, the top eight teams played off in a super league to decide the tournament champions, with the non-qualifiers playing a separate \"plate\" competition. The tournament was won by England, which defeated New Zealand in the final to win its first and only title. Both teams are yet to qualify for another final. Matches were held at venues around the country, though primarily in the interior, with the main final held at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. West Indian batsman Chris Gayle led the tournament in runs, while his teammate Ramnaresh Sarwan and Zimbabwe's Mluleki Nkala were the joint leading wicket-takers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Teams and qualification\nThe twelve ICC members that had qualified their senior teams for the 1999 World Cup also automatically qualified their under-19 teams for the 1998 Under-19 World Cup. Of those teams, nine were Test-playing countries and three were ICC associate members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Teams and qualification\nThe other four teams were invited to the tournament based on criteria set by the ICC \u2013 unlike at later editions, only one regional qualification tournament, the 1997 Youth Asia Cup, was played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pool stage, Pool A\nPool A was known as the Bradman Pool, after former Australian batsman Sir Donald Bradman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pool stage, Pool B\nPool B was known as the Cowdrey Pool, after former English batsman Sir Colin Cowdrey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pool stage, Pool C\nPool C was known as the Gavaskar Pool, after former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pool stage, Pool D\nPool D was known as the Sobers Pool, after former West Indian all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Plate competition\nThe plate competition was contested by the eight teams that failed to qualify for the Super League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 50], "content_span": [51, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Plate competition, Pool A\nPool A was known as the Magiet Pool, after South African administrator Rushdie Magiet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Plate competition, Pool B\nPool B was known as the Procter Pool, after former South African all-rounder Mike Procter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Super Eights, Pool A\nPool A was known as the D'Olivera Pool, after former England international Basil D'Oliveira.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153147-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Super Eights, Pool B\nPool B was known as the Pollock Pool, after former South African batsman Graeme Pollock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads\nSixteen members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) fielded teams at the 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Some information about squad members (including playing styles, dates of births, and even full names) is unavailable, especially for ICC associate members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group A, Denmark\nTen members of the Danish squad went on to play for the Danish senior team. One of those, Amjad Khan, also played at senior level for England. One Danish player, Freddie Klokker, was 14 years and 304 days at the start of the tournament, making him the youngest player whose age is definitely known. Denmark were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group A, Ireland\nFour members of the Irish squad went on to play for the Irish senior team. One of those, Ed Joyce, also played at senior level for England. Ireland were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group A, Pakistan\nFive members of the Pakistani squad went on to play for the Pakistani senior team, including one, Hasan Raza, who had already played at senior level before appearing in the World Cup. Another squad member, Imran Tahir, played at senior level for South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 57], "content_span": [58, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group A, Sri Lanka\nFour members of the Sri Lankan squad went on to play for the Sri Lankan senior team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 58], "content_span": [59, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group B, Australia\nThree members of the Australian squad went on to play for the Australian senior team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 58], "content_span": [59, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group B, Papua New Guinea\nEight members of the Papua New Guinean squad went on to play for the PNG senior team. Papua New Guinea were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group B, West Indies\nSix members of the West Indian squad went on to play for the West Indian senior team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group B, Zimbabwe\nSeven members of the Zimbabwean squad went on to represent the Zimbabwean senior team. Zimbabwe were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 57], "content_span": [58, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group C, India\nSix members of the Indian squad went on to play for the Indian senior team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group C, Kenya\nSeven members of the Kenyan squad went on to play for the Kenyan senior team including one, Thomas Odoyo, who had already played at senior level before appearing in the World Cup. Kenya were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group C, Scotland\nSeven members of the Scottish squad went on to play for the Scottish senior team. Scotland were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 57], "content_span": [58, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group C, South Africa\nSix members of the South African squad went on to play for the South African senior team. Two other squad members, Grant Elliott and Michael Lumb, went on to play at senior level for other international teams (New Zealand and England, respectively). South Africa were competing in the Under-19 World Cup for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group D, Bangladesh\nSeven members of the Bangladeshi squad went on to play for the Bangladesh senior team. Source:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group D, England\nFive members of the England squad went on to play for the England senior team. Source:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153148-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads, Group D, New Zealand\nNine members of the New Zealand squad went on to play for the New Zealand senior team. Source:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153149-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United Kingdom local elections\nLocal elections took place in many parts of England on 7 May 1998. All London borough council seats were elected as well a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Some unitary authorities and District councils also had elections. There were no local elections in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153149-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United Kingdom local elections\nThese elections took place on the same day as the referendum on establishing the Greater London Authority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153149-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United Kingdom local elections\nThe governing Labour Party, contesting its first national elections since returning to government 12 months previously, enjoyed great success, now having control of 94 councils, with the second placed Liberal Democrats now controlling 14 and the opposition Conservatives (now led by William Hague) a mere eight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153149-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United Kingdom local elections, England, London boroughs\nIn all 32 London boroughs the whole council was up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153149-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United Kingdom local elections, England, Metropolitan boroughs\nAll 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 67], "content_span": [68, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153149-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United Kingdom local elections, England, Unitary authorities, Whole council\nThe whole of the Isle of Wight council was up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 80], "content_span": [81, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153149-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United Kingdom local elections, England, Unitary authorities, Third of council\nIn 9 English Unitary authorities one third of the council was up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 83], "content_span": [84, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153149-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 United Kingdom local elections, England, District councils\nIn 88 English district authorities one third of the council was up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153150-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United Nations Climate Change Conference\nThe 1998 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place in November 1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The conference included the 4th Conference of the Parties (COP4) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It had been expected that the remaining issues unresolved in Kyoto would be finalized at this meeting. However, the complexity and difficulty of finding agreement on these issues proved insurmountable, and instead the parties adopted a 2-year \"Plan of Action\" to advance efforts and to devise mechanisms for implementing the Kyoto Protocol, to be completed by 2000. During the conference, Argentina and Kazakhstan expressed their commitment to take on the greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligation, the first two non-Annex countries to do so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 834]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153151-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United Nations Security Council election\nThe 1998 United Nations Security Council election was held on 8 October 1998 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City during the 53rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The General Assembly elected five non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year terms commencing on 1 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153151-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United Nations Security Council election\nThe five candidates elected were Argentina, Canada, Malaysia, Namibia (for the first time), and the Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153151-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United Nations Security Council election, Geographic distribution\nIn accordance with the General Assembly's rules for the geographic distribution of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, and established practice, the members were to be elected as follows: one from Africa, one from Asia, one from Latin American and the Caribbean Group (GRULAC), and two from the Western European and Others Group (WEOG).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 70], "content_span": [71, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153151-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United Nations Security Council election, Candidates\nThere was a total of six candidates for the five seats. In the African, Asian, and Latin American and Caribbean Groups, there was one candidate per group: Namibia, Malaysia, and Argentina, respectively. In the Western European and Others Group, the three candidates for the two seats were Canada, Greece, and the Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 57], "content_span": [58, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153151-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United Nations Security Council election, Results\nVoting proceeded by secret ballot. For each geographic group, each member state could vote for as many candidates as were to be elected. There were 176 ballots in each of the three elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153151-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United Nations Security Council election, Results, Group C \u2014 Western European and Others Group (two to be elected)\nWith Greece losing to Canada and the Netherlands, whom both acquired the requisite 2/3 majority, the final result was as follows: Argentina, Canada, Malaysia, Namibia, and the Netherlands were elected to the Security Council for two-year terms commencing 1 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 119], "content_span": [120, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting\nThe 1998 United States Capitol shooting was an attack on July 24, 1998, which led to the deaths of two United States Capitol Police officers. Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson were killed when Russell Eugene Weston Jr., entered the Capitol and opened fire. Gibson died during surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Chestnut died at George Washington University Hospital. Weston's exact motives are unknown, but he had expressed a strong distrust of the federal government of the United States and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia six years before the attack. Weston was later charged on July 26 for the murder of two U.S. Capitol Police officers during the shooting rampage. As of July 2018, Weston remained in a mental institution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 803]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Shooting\nOn the day of the shooting, Officer Chestnut and an unarmed, civilian security aide were assigned to operate the X-ray machine and magnetometer at the Document Door entrance located on the East Front of the Capitol, which was open only to Members of Congress and their staff. Detective Gibson was assigned to the dignitary protection detail of then House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX) and was in his suite of offices near this door. Weston, armed with a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson six-shot revolver, entered the Document Door at 3:40\u00a0p.m.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Shooting\nAt the same time, Officer Chestnut was providing directions to a tourist and his son. Weston walked through the metal detector,  causing the alarm to go off. Chestnut requested he go back through the detector. Weston suddenly produced the gun and without warning, shot Chestnut in the back of the head at point-blank range. At this time, Officer Douglas McMillan, normally working outside the Capitol, was nearby retrieving keys to get a wheelchair for a tourist. As Weston shot Chestnut, Officer McMillan immediately returned fire, causing Weston to shoot toward McMillan, wounding him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0001-0002", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Shooting\nWeston then ran away from McMillan, turning into the first nearby open door that he found. McMillan was unable to successfully hit Weston due to the many civilians in the immediate area. According to witnesses, Weston turned down a short corridor and pushed through a door which led to a group of offices used by senior Republican representatives including then House Majority Whip Tom DeLay and Representative Dennis Hastert, future Speaker of the House and a close prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of then Speaker Newt Gingrich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Shooting\nUpon hearing the gunfire, Detective Gibson, who was in plainclothes, told the office staff to hide under their desks. Weston entered the office and quickly shot Gibson. Mortally wounded, Gibson returned fire, shooting Weston four times. Two other officers arrested Weston in the same office. Senator Bill Frist, a heart surgeon who had been presiding on the Senate floor just before the shooting, resuscitated the gunman and accompanied him to D.C. General Hospital.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Shooting\nAngela Dickerson, a tourist, was grazed by shrapnel on her face and shoulder from a marble wall, as McMillan's rounds impacted on the wall while he was attempting to hit the fleeing Weston. She was treated for her injuries and released.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Aftermath\nOfficers Chestnut and Gibson were killed in the attack. Both officers received the tribute of lying in honor in the United States Capitol rotunda. They were the first police officers, and Chestnut was the first male African American, to receive the honor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Aftermath\nIn 1999, Weston was found incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness; he had a history of schizophrenia and had stopped taking his medication. A judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that he be treated with antipsychotic medication without his consent in 2001, and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the decision. In 2004, the court determined that Weston still was not competent to be tried, despite ongoing treatment, and suspended but did not dismiss the criminal charges against him. Weston was known to the United States Secret Service prior to the incident as a person who had threatened the President of the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 767]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Aftermath\nThe shooting led to the creation of the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization managed by the Capitol Police Board which provides funds for the families of Chestnut and Gibson. In November 2005, the fund was expanded to include the family of Sgt. Christopher Eney, a USCP officer killed during a training accident in 1984. The shooting was cited as one reason for the development of the Capitol Visitors Center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Aftermath\nThe legislation authorizing the construction of the facility was introduced by Washington, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and was entitled the Jacob Joseph Chestnut\u2013John Michael Gibson United States Capitol Visitor Center Act of 1998. The door where Weston entered was renamed in honor of the two officers, from the Document Door to the Chestnut-Gibson Memorial Door.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Aftermath\nOn March 6, 2008, Weston filed a motion requesting a hearing on his mental status. The hearing was held on May 6 with Weston appearing via teleconference from the Federal Medical Center, Butner with his public defender Jane Pierce and two witnesses he selected, a psychologist and vocational rehabilitation specialist. Federal judge Earl Britt denied Weston's request to be released from the federal facility, arguing that he failed to present enough evidence that he no longer needed to be committed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Aftermath\nDuring the hearing defense psychologist Holly Rogers stated that, \"sometimes there are individuals who simply do not respond to medication\", implying that Weston was not ready for release. Had Weston been released from the facility, it would have made it possible for him to be taken to Washington, D.C. to stand trial for the murders of Gibson and Chestnut.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Aftermath\nOn July 24, 2008, members of Congress paused for a moment of silence to mark the shooting's ten-year anniversary. On the east lawn of the Capitol, Democratic and Republican lawmakers planted a tree in memory of Gibson and Chestnut.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Officers\nOfficer Jacob Joseph Chestnut (April 28, 1940 \u2013 July 24, 1998) was the first African American to lie in honor at the Capitol. He retired as a master sergeant from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service in the Air Force Security Police. Chestnut's career included two tours in the Vietnam War. Chestnut is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His funeral included a speech by President Bill Clinton and a fly-over by military jets in a missing man formation. A United States Post Office located in Fort Washington, Maryland, has been renamed in his and Detective John Gibson's honor, as was the building housing the United States Air Force's 20th Security Forces Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Officers\nDetective John Michael Gibson (March 29, 1956 \u2013 July 24, 1998) was a United States Capitol Police officer assigned to the dignitary protection detail of Congressman Tom DeLay. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery after lying in honor with Chestnut in the Capitol rotunda. Gibson had served with the agency for 18 years. He was a native of Massachusetts who married the niece of Representative Joe Moakley. He had three children, a 17-year-old daughter and two boys, ages 15 and 14. Growing up in New England, Gibson was a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, and on August 11, 1998, his beloved team had a moment of silence in his honor prior to a game with the Kansas City Royals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Perpetrator\nRussell Eugene Weston, Jr. (born December 28, 1956), also known as Rusty, grew up in Valmeyer, Illinois. Weston attended Valmeyer High School, the only high school in a town of 900 people. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1974, Weston moved to Rimini, Montana, rarely returning to Valmeyer. The only attempt his high school classmates made at inviting him to a class reunion was returned with obscenities written across it. Many of Weston's Montana neighbors had disliked him, and often ignored him. They considered him to be unusual, and sometimes eccentric. Weston had once thought that his neighbor was using his television satellite dish to spy on his actions and believed Navy SEALs were hiding in his cornfield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 778]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Perpetrator\nHe was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia six years before the shooting and spent fifty-three days in a mental hospital after threatening a Montana resident. He was released after testing as being of no danger to himself or anyone else. Two years before the shooting in July of 1996, Weston bought a new suit and set off on a cross-country trip to visit the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in McLean, Virginia. There, he gave his operative name as \"The Moon,\" and claimed he had important information for the CIA director.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Perpetrator\nApparently based on nothing more than this he was admitted to the facility, where he was interviewed by an unnamed CIA officer and then sent on his way. It is unknown why Weston, who has no known security credentials nor connection to the intelligence community, was granted access to the agency's high-security headquarters facility.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Perpetrator\nEighteen months before the shooting, he moved back to Valmeyer from Montana. Once home, he was known to compulsively hack at trees which filled his back yard following the Mississippi River floods of 1993. There was so much downed timber on his family's homestead that they had to ask him to stop cutting at trees. Two days prior to the Capitol shooting, at his grandmother's insistence to do something about nearby cats which were becoming a nuisance, Weston shot and killed 14 cats with a single-barreled shotgun, leaving several in a bucket and burying the rest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Perpetrator\nFollowing the Capitol shooting, Weston was transferred to a psychiatric center at Butner Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina. In an interview with a court-appointed psychiatrist he explained that he stormed the Capitol to prevent the United States from being annihilated by disease and legions of cannibals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153152-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Capitol shooting, Perpetrator\nOne contentious issue of Weston's incarceration was that of forced medication. He had refused to take any medications voluntarily, so in May 2001, a federal judge authorized doctors to treat Weston involuntarily. A panel from a federal appeals court ruled in July 2001 that Weston could be forced to take the drugs, which he was then forced to do for 120 days. He remains in the civil commitment indefinitely.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153153-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska\nThe Alaska congressional election of 1998 was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. The term of the state's sole Representative to the United States House of Representatives expired on January 3, 1999. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term from January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153154-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia\nThe 1998 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 3, 1998. The winner of the race was Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who won her fourth re-election. All elected members would serve in 106th United States Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 76], "section_span": [76, 76], "content_span": [77, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153154-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia\nThe non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 76], "section_span": [76, 76], "content_span": [77, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153154-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives election in District of Columbia, Candidates\nEleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, sought election for her fifth term to the United States House of Representatives. Norton was opposed in this election by Republican challenger Edward Henry Wolterbeek who received 6.31%. This resulted in Norton being re-elected with 89.64% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 76], "section_span": [78, 88], "content_span": [89, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153155-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives election in Montana\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Montana were held on November 3, 1998 to determine who will represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana has one, at large district in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census, due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153156-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 to elect the U.S. Representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153157-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming were held on November 3, 1998 to determine who will represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives. Wyoming has one, at large district in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census, due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153158-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives elections were part of the midterm elections held during President Bill Clinton's second term. They were a major disappointment to the Republicans, who were expecting to gain seats due to the embarrassment Clinton suffered during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and the \"six-year itch\" effect observed in most second-term midterm elections. However, the Republicans lost five seats to the Democrats, but retained a narrow majority in the House. A wave of Republican discontent with Speaker Newt Gingrich prompted him to resign shortly after the election; he was replaced by Congressman Dennis Hastert of Illinois.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153158-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections\nThe campaign was marked by Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton, with Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr having released his report on the Lewinsky scandal and House leaders having initiated an inquiry into whether impeachable offenses had occurred. However, exit polls indicated that most voters opposed impeaching Clinton, and predictions of high Republican or low Democratic turnout due to the scandal failed to materialize. Some speculate that the losses reflected a backlash against the Republicans for attacking the popular Clinton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153158-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections\nWith the Republicans having lost four House seats and failing to gain any seats in the Senate, it was the first time since 1934 that the non-presidential party failed to gain congressional seats in a midterm election. It was also the first time since 1822 that the non-presidential party had failed to gain seats in the midterm election of a President's second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153159-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona\nThe 1998 congressional elections in Arizona were elections for Arizona's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 7, 1998. Arizona has six seats, as apportioned during the 1990 United States Census. Republicans held five seats and Democrats held one seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153160-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California\nThe United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1998 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1998. Democrats gained the 1st district but lost the 3rd and 36th (which they would gain back in 2000) districts for a net loss of one seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153160-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California\nThis was the last time until a special election in 2020 where a Republican flipped a Democrat-held U.S. House seat in California, and also the last time until 2020 that Republicans flipped a Democrat-held seat in a general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153160-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California, Separate elections\nThree special elections were held apart from those in November. The elected winners would serve the remainder of the incumbent Congress and face re-election in November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 87], "content_span": [88, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153161-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia\nThe 1998 House elections in Georgia occurred on November 3, 1998 to elect the members of the State of Georgia's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Georgia had eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153161-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia\nThese elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 1998 (including one election in Georgia), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153162-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana\nThe 1998 congressional elections in Indiana were elections for Indiana's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 3, 1998. Republicans held a majority of Indiana's delegation over the Democrats, 6-4. Representatives were elected using the U.S. congressional districts based on the 1990 U.S. Census.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153162-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, Results\nThe following are the final results from the Secretary of State of Indiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 73], "content_span": [74, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153163-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 3, 1998 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on August 4, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153164-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland\nThe 1998 congressional elections in Maryland were held on November 3, 1998, to determine who will represent the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives. Maryland has eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 106th Congress from January 3, 1999 until January 3, 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153165-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan\nThe 1998 congressional elections in Michigan was held on November 3, 1998 to determine who would represent the state of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Michigan had sixteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153166-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire\nThe 1998 congressional elections in New Hampshire were held on November 3, 1998 to determine who will represent the state of New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives. It coincided with the state's senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 106th Congress from January 1999 until January 2001. New Hampshire has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153167-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina\nThe United States House of Representative elections of 1998 in North Carolina were held on 3 November 1998 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All twelve seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153167-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina\nThe Republicans won seven seats to the Democrats' five. Eleven incumbents won re-election, while Democrat Bill Hefner's retirement in the 8th district allowed Republican Robin Hayes to enter the House for the first time. The Libertarian Party ran in every district, almost quadrupling their total vote share, but their vote was smaller than the margin of victory in all races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153167-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina\nIt is not to be confused with the election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153168-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1998, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections for the Democrats and the Republicans were held on June 9 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 23. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 4th congressional district was retained by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation remained four Republicans and two Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153168-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1st congressional district\nIncumbent Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1995, defeated Natural Law candidate Joseph F. Innella.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 99], "content_span": [100, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153168-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2nd congressional district\nIncumbent Republican Congressman Floyd Spence of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1971, defeated Democratic challenger Jane Frederick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 99], "content_span": [100, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153168-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 3rd congressional district\nIncumbent Republican Congressman Lindsey Graham of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1995, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 99], "content_span": [100, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153168-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 4th congressional district\nIncumbent Republican Congressman Bob Inglis of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1993, chose to run for Senator instead of re-election. Jim DeMint won the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Glenn Reese in the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 99], "content_span": [100, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153168-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 5th congressional district\nIncumbent Democratic Congressman John M. Spratt, Jr. of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1983, defeated Republican challenger Mike Burkhold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 99], "content_span": [100, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153168-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 6th congressional district\nIncumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1993, defeated Republican challenger Gary McLeod.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 99], "content_span": [100, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153169-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 3, 1998, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153169-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas\nThese elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1998, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153170-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 3, 1998 to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153171-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia\nThe 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 3, 1998 to determine who will represent the state of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. West Virginia has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. As of 2021, this is the last time that the Democrats won all three congressional seats in West Virginia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153171-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, District 1\nIncumbent Democrat Alan Mollohan defeated Libertarian Richard Kerr. This district covers the northern part of the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 82], "content_span": [83, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153171-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, District 2\nIncumbent Democrat Bob Wise defeated Republican Sally Anne Kay and Libertarian John Brown. This district covers the central part of the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 82], "content_span": [83, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153171-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, District 3\nIncumbent Democrat Nick Rahall defeated Libertarian Joe Whelan. This district covers the southern part of the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 82], "content_span": [83, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153172-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Road Racing Championship\nThe 1998 United States Road Racing Championship season was the inaugural season of the revived United States Road Racing Championship run by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). The season involved four classes: Can-Am prototypes and three Grand Touring classes referred to at GT1, GT2, and GT3. Five races were run from January 31, 1998, to August 23, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153173-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Alabama\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama was held November 3, 1998, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Shelby won re-election to a third term. Shelby was elected in 1986 and 1992 as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican party in 1994 after the Republican Revolution, making this the first election he competed in as a Republican.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153174-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Alaska\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Alaska was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Frank Murkowski sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate. Murkowski easily won re-election against Democratic nominee Joseph Sonneman, a perennial candidate, earning nearly 75% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153175-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Arizona\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Arizona was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain won re-election to a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153176-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dale Bumpers chose to retire instead of running for reelection to a fifth term. Democratic nominee and former U.S. Representative Blanche Lincoln won the open seat against Republican State Senator Fay Boozman. In the 2010 election, Lincoln would be defeated in her bid for reelection to a third term by Fay Boozman's younger brother John Boozman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153177-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in California\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in California was held November 2, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153177-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in California, General election, Results\nAlthough the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. Boxer as expected did very well in Los Angeles County, and the San Francisco Bay Area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 75], "content_span": [76, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153178-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Colorado\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Colorado was held November 3, 1998, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re-election to a second term by a landslide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153178-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Colorado\nThis was the first time a Republican had been elected to the Class 3 Senate seat from Colorado in 30 years; as of 2021, is the last time the Republicans have won the Class 3 Senate seat from Colorado, and the last time that a Native American was elected to the United States Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153178-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Colorado, General election, Campaign\nCampbell, who was elected in 1992 as a Democrat, switched parties after the 1994 Republican Revolution. He faced a primary challenger, but won with over 70% of the vote. In the general election, Democratic nominee Dottie Lamm criticized Campbell of flip flopping from being a moderate liberal to moderate conservative. In fact, throughout the entire campaign, Lamm mostly sent out negative attack advertisements about Campbell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153179-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held November 3, 1998 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Dodd won re-election for a fourth term against former Republican U.S. Congressman Gary Franks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153180-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Florida\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 3, 1998 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Graham won re-election to a third term. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate seat from Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153180-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Florida, General election, Results\nGraham defeated Crist in a landslide, as Crist won just four counties in the state. There were no third party or independent candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 72], "content_span": [73, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153181-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Georgia\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Georgia was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell won re-election to a second term. Coverdell would remain in the Senate until his death on July 18, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153182-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Hawaii\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 3, 1998 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye won re-election to a seventh term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153183-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Idaho\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Idaho was held November 3, 1998 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dirk Kempthorne decided to retire after one term to run for governor. Republican nominee Mike Crapo won the open seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Illinois was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun decided to run for re-election, despite the number of controversies that she had in her first term. Republican State Senator Peter Fitzgerald won his party's primary with a slim margin of victory. Fitzgerald won with a margin of victory of approximately 3%. He won all but five counties, and became the only Republican Senate candidate to defeat a Democratic incumbent in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, Election information\nThe primaries and general elections coincided with those for House and as those for state offices.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 68], "content_span": [69, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, Election information, Turnout\nFor the primary elections, turnout was 20.55%, with 1,386,694 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 50.25%, with 3,394,521 votes cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, General election, Campaign\nDuring Moseley Braun's first term as U.S. Senator, she was plagued by several major controversies. Moseley Braun was the subject of a 1993 Federal Elections Commission investigation over $249,000 in unaccounted-for campaign funds. The agency found some small violations, but took no action against Moseley Braun, citing a lack of resources. Moseley Braun only admitted to bookkeeping errors. The Justice Department turned down two requests for investigations from the IRS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, General election, Campaign\nIn 1996, Moseley Braun made a private trip to Nigeria, where she met with dictator Sani Abacha. Despite U.S. sanctions against that country, due to Abacha's actions, the Senator did not notify, nor register her trip with, the State Department. She subsequently defended Abacha's human rights records in Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, General election, Campaign\nPeter Fitzgerald, a State Senator, won the Republican primary, defeating Illinois Comptroller Loleta Didrickson with 51.8% of the vote, to Didrickson's 48.2%. Fitzgerald spent nearly $7 million in the Republican primary. He had a major financial advantage, as he was a multimillionaire. He ended up spending $12 million in his election victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, General election, Campaign\nIn September, Moseley Braun created controversy again by using the word \"nigger\" to describe how she claims to be a victim of racism.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, General election, Campaign\nMost polls over the first few months showed Moseley-Braun trailing badly. However, after she was helped in the final month by notable Democrats such as First Lady Hillary Clinton and U.S. Representative Luis Guti\u00e9rrez, three polls published in the last week showed her within the margin of error, and, in one poll, running even with Fitzgerald.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, General election, Results\nThe incumbent Moseley Braun was narrowly defeated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald. Moseley Braun only won five of Illinois's 102 counties. Despite this, the race was kept close by Moseley running up massive margins in Cook County, home of Chicago. However it wasn't quite enough to win. Fitzgerald would only serve one term in the senate. Fitzgerald initially intended to run for a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 73], "content_span": [74, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153184-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Illinois, General election, Results\nHowever, after many Republicans and Democrats announced their intentions to run, Fitzgerald decided to retire. Fitzgerald would serve from January 3, 1999 to January 3, 2005. On January 3, 2005, Fitzgerald was succeeded by Democrat Barack Obama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 73], "content_span": [74, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153185-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Indiana\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Indiana was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dan Coats decided to retire instead of seeking a second full term. Democratic nominee, former Governor Evan Bayh won the open seat his father once held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153185-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Indiana, Results, By county\nBayh won 88 of Indiana's counties compared to 4 for Helmke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 65], "content_span": [66, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153186-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Iowa\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Iowa was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Chuck Grassley sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate, running against former State Representative David Osterberg, who won the Democratic nomination unopposed. Grassley had not faced a competitive election since 1980; this year proved no different, and Grassley defeated Osterberg in a landslide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153187-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Kansas\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback won re-election to his first full term. Brownback was first elected in a special election held in 1996, when then-Senator Bob Dole resigned to campaign for U.S. President, after 27 years in the Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153188-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held November 3, 1998. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Wendell Ford decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican U.S. Representative Jim Bunning narrowly won the open seat, defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Scotty Baesler. This was the first open Senate seat since 1972. By a margin of 0.59%, this election was the second-closest race of the 1998 Senate election cycle, behind only the election in Nevada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153189-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Louisiana\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Breaux won re-election to a third term. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate seat from Louisiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153190-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Maryland\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Maryland was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153191-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Missouri\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kit Bond won re-election to a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153192-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Nevada\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid won re-election to a third term. By a margin of less than 0.1%, this election was the closest race of the 1998 Senate election cycle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153192-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Nevada, General election, Campaign\nEarly in the campaign, Reid held a double-digit lead over Ensign in most polls. After a fierce battle of attack ads on television by both candidates, Ensign pulled into a dead heat with Reid. This reversal of fortune was attributed to several factors. More than 125,000 new residents had arrived in Nevada since 1992, many of them settling in Ensign's suburban Clark County congressional district. As such, many of them were more familiar with Ensign than with Reid, whose previous Republican opponents had hailed from other regions of the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 72], "content_span": [73, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153192-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Nevada, General election, Campaign\nRepublican consultant John Maddox observed that Ensign's greater familiarity to the Las Vegas metropolitan region gave him an advantage, adding that \"he has won votes from Democrats who have never voted for Reid.\" In contrast, Reid was believed to hold an advantage with longtime Nevada residents, particularly those in slower-growing regions of the state. In addition, the number of registered Republicans in Nevada had dramatically increased as well; in 1992, Democrats had held an advantage of approximately 40,000 registered voters, but by 1998 Republicans outnumbered Democrats by 4,000. John Ralston, a political analyst in Las Vegas, claimed that Reid was also hurt by declining voter enthusiasm in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Reid had been one of the first senators to express dissatisfaction with President Clinton over the scandal, describing the president's behavior as \"immoral.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 72], "content_span": [73, 977]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153192-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Nevada, General election, Campaign\nDuring the campaign, Reid cited his efforts to block the storage of nuclear waste at the Yucca Mountain repository, while also using the issue to attack Ensign. In one campaign speech, Reid claimed, \"You send Ensign to the Senate, you send nuclear waste to Nevada.\" Ensign responded to the attacks by pointing out his own position against the depository and indicated he would work with Richard Bryan, the state's other senator, to stop it. \"Bryan's a Democrat who works with Republicans,\" he said, \"and I'm a Republican who works with Democrats.\" The Reid campaign also attacked Ensign as an \"extremist\" who would weaken Social Security and referred to environmentalists as \"socialists.\" Ensign, meanwhile accused Reid of supporting tax increases in Washington even as he claimed to support lower taxes at home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 72], "content_span": [73, 885]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153192-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Nevada, General election, Results\nOn November 3, 1998, Reid won by 401 votes in an exceptionally close election\u2014even closer than South Dakota in 2002, when incumbent Senator Tim Johnson defeated Congressman John Thune by 524 votes. Ensign did not contest the results, and was elected to Nevada's other Senate seat in 2000, much like Thune who was elected to South Dakota's other Senate seat in 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 71], "content_span": [72, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153193-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Judd Gregg won re-election to his second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in New York was held November 3, 1998 along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Al D'Amato was running for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Democrat Chuck Schumer in what was considered by many to be the \"high[est] profile and nastiest\" contest of the year. This was the first election since 1950 in which a Democrat was elected to the Class 3 United States Senate seat from New York, and the first time since Robert F. Wagner's re-election in 1944 that New York had sent two Democrats to the United States Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 780]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, Democratic primary, Campaign\nFerraro was well known for having been the 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee and had also run but lost in the Democratic primary in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in New York. Green had been the Democratic nominee in the 1986 election, but lost in the general election to D'Amato.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 76], "content_span": [77, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, Democratic primary, Campaign\nAt the start of 1998, Ferraro had done no fundraising, out of fear of conflict of interest with her job hosting the CNN program Crossfire, but was nonetheless perceived as the front-runner by virtue of her name recognition; indeed, December and January polls had her 25\u00a0percentage points ahead of Green in the race and even further ahead of Schumer. Unlike her previous campaigns, Ferraro's family finances never became an issue in 1998. However, she lost ground during the summer, with Schumer catching her in the polls by early August and then soon passing her.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 76], "content_span": [77, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, Democratic primary, Campaign\nSchumer, a tireless fundraiser, outspent her by a five-to-one margin, and Ferraro failed to establish a political image current with the times. In the September 15, 1998, primary, she was beaten soundly by Schumer with a 51\u00a0percent to 26\u00a0percent margin. Unlike the bitter 1992 Democratic senatorial primary, this contest was not divisive, and Ferraro and third-place finisher Green endorsed Schumer at a unity breakfast the following day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 76], "content_span": [77, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, General election, Campaign\nDuring the campaign, D'Amato attempted to brand Schumer as a diehard liberal, while Schumer accused D'Amato of being a liar. When D'Amato's first strategy failed, D'Amato attacked his opponent's attendance record as a member of Congress, which Schumer refuted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, General election, Campaign\nLate in the campaign, D'Amato called Schumer a \"putzhead\" in a private meeting with Jewish supporters (\"putz\" is Yiddish for penis, and can be slang for \"fool\"). He later apologized for the comment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, General election, Campaign\nIn the last days of the campaign, D'Amato campaigned with popular Governor George Pataki, who was also running for re-election, and was also supported by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Mayor Ed Koch (a Democrat).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, General election, Campaign\nVice President Al Gore and First Lady Hillary Clinton personally campaigned for Schumer, as D'Amato was a prominent critic of President Bill Clinton who led the investigation into Whitewater. Though the Republican party was well organized, the Democratic party benefited from robocalls from President Clinton and mobilization from two big unions, United Federation of Teachers and 1199.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, General election, Campaign\nThough D'Amato was effective in obtaining federal government funds for New York State projects during his Senate career, he failed to capitalize on this in the election. Also, Schumer was a tenacious fund-raiser and was aggressive in his attacks. The candidates spent $30 million during the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153194-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in New York, General election, Results\nThe race was not close, with Schumer defeating the incumbent D'Amato by just over 10%. D'Amato did win a majority of New York's counties, but his wins were in less populated areas. Schumer's win is attributed to strong performance in New York City. Schumer also performed well in heavily populated upstate cities, like Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, and Albany. Schumer was sworn in on January 3, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 73], "content_span": [74, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153195-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth decided to seek re-election to a second term, but was unseated by Democrat John Edwards. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats won the Class 3 Senate Seat from North Carolina. Edwards declined to run for reelection in 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153195-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina, Major candidates\nIn the Democratic primary, Edwards defeated D.G. Martin, Ella Scarborough, and several minor candidates. In the Republican primary, Faircloth easily defeated two minor candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 70], "content_span": [71, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153196-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 3, 1998, along with other elections to the United States Senate as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153196-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in North Dakota, Campaign\nNalewaja's campaign focused on the suggestion that Dorgan had served in the United States Congress for nearly 20 years, and had accomplished relatively little. Dorgan and Nalewaja won the primary elections for their respective parties. McLain had previously run for North Dakota's other senate seat in 1980 against incumbent Mark Andrews.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 60], "content_span": [61, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153197-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Ohio\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Ohio was held November 3, 1998. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator John Glenn decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Governor George Voinovich won the open seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153198-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Don Nickles won re-election to his fourth term. Nickles won in a landslide, carrying all but one of the 77 counties in the state. The sole county Democratic candidate Don Carroll won was Haskell County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153199-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Oregon\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to his first full term, defeating Republican nominee John Lim, a state senator.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153200-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Arlen Specter won re-election to a fourth term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153200-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, Campaign\nLeading up to this campaign, the state Democratic Party was in dire straits, as it was plagued by prior corruption allegations of several key legislators and by a lack of fund-raising. Just as in the accompanying gubernatorial race, the party had difficulty in finding a credible candidate. State Representative Bill Lloyd, who was a well-respected party leader but who had little statewide name recognition, was considered by Democratic party leaders to be a sacrificial lamb candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 60], "content_span": [61, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153200-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, Campaign\nSpecter ran a straightforward campaign and attempted to avoid mistakes, while Lloyd's bid was so underfunded that he was unable to air a single commercial until two weeks before the election. Lloyd's strategy was to portray Republicans as hyper-partisan in wake of their attempt to impeach President Bill Clinton, but he was unable to gain any traction with his message. On Election Day, Specter's win was by the second-largest margin in the history of Senate elections in Pennsylvania. Lloyd won only two counties: almost uniformly Democratic Philadelphia and his home county, rural and typically Republican Somerset County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 60], "content_span": [61, 686]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153201-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in South Carolina\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Fritz Hollings won reelection to his sixth full term. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153201-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in South Carolina, General election, Campaign\nThe race between Hollings and Inglis gave the voters a choice of two very different visions of and for South Carolina. Hollings was from the Lowcountry, a face of the Old New South, and secured a large amount of federal funds for the state. On the other hand, Inglis came from the Upstate, was a face of the New New South, and opposed to pork barrel spending. Hollings viciously attacked Inglis on the campaign trail as a \"goddamn skunk\" and when Inglis requested that Hollings sign a pledge for campaign courtesy, Hollings replied that Inglis could \"kiss his fanny.\" Inglis tried to tie Hollings to President Clinton, who had been tainted by the Lewinsky scandal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 80], "content_span": [81, 745]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153201-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in South Carolina, General election, Campaign\nUltimately, Hollings won the race for four crucial reasons. First, Inglis refused to accept PAC donations which allowed Hollings to enjoy a huge financial advantage and blanket the state with his television advertisements. Secondly, Inglis came from the Upstate which already provided GOP majorities whereas Hollings came from the Lowcountry which was a key tossup region in the state. Thirdly, the voters two years prior in the 1996 Senate election had rewarded Strom Thurmond for his long service to the state and it was unlikely that they would then deny re-election to Hollings. Finally, the 1998 South Carolina GOP ticket was dragged down with unpopular Governor David Beasley at the top of the ticket who would go on to lose his re-election campaign to Jim Hodges.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 80], "content_span": [81, 851]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153202-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held November 2, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Daschle won re-election to a third term. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat from South Dakota.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153203-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Utah\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Bennett won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy won reelection to a fifth term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont\nNotably, the Republican nominee, dairy farmer and actor Fred Tuttle, had run to draw attention to the mock documentary film Man with a Plan, of which he was the star, and to ridicule Republican candidate Jack McMullen as too new to Vermont to represent it in Washington. After winning the nomination, Tuttle endorsed Leahy and all but withdrew from the race. His campaign, which had been conducted primarily from his front porch in Tunbridge, Vermont, spent only $251 during the election season and featured the slogans \"Spread Fred!\" and \"Why Not?\". Despite his endorsement of Leahy, Tuttle still received 48,051 votes, or 22% of the total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont, Republican primary, Campaign\nMcMullen had maintained a vacation home in Warren, Vermont beginning in 1983, and he made Vermont his permanent residence beginning in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont, Republican primary, Campaign\nIn 1998, he declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator. As related by Chris Graff, longtime Vermont bureau chief for the Associated Press, McMullen's candidacy sustained an immediate blow when Graff interviewed retired Senator Robert Stafford about the January 1998 ice storm and other current events. During the discussion, Stafford persistently got McMullen's name wrong, calling him \"Mulholland\". Graff wrote that he tried to politely correct Stafford, but finally realized that Stafford's intent was to convey his opinion that McMullen was too unknown and too new to Vermont to be a viable candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont, Republican primary, Campaign\nThe lede in the resulting story was that Vermont's senior Republican was of the view that McMullen had not lived in the state long enough to represent it in the senate, and Stafford's dismissal of McMullen as \"Mulholland or whatever his name is\" became a running joke among reporters and political operatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont, Republican primary, Campaign\nIn the Republican primary, McMullen faced Fred Tuttle, a retired dairy farmer who had starred in a mock documentary film called Man with a Plan, a comedy about a retired farmer who decides to run for Vermont's seat in the United States House of Representatives. Tuttle and filmmaker John O'Brien considered using a Tuttle candidacy to promote the film, and accepted a suggestion from political columnist Peter Freyne to challenge McMullen rather than incumbent Congressman Bernie Sanders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont, Republican primary, Campaign\nTuttle then ran in the Republican U.S. Senate primary, partly to generate awareness of the movie, and partly to mock McMullen as a carpetbagger and flatlander (Vermont slang for an out-of-stater) who had moved to Vermont only because he thought it would be easier to run for the Senate there than in more populous Massachusetts. McMullen was slow to recognize that the Tuttle/O'Brien strategy was viable; when the McMullen campaign challenged Tuttle's nominating petitions as 23 short of the required 500 signatures, Tuttle turned in an additional 2,300.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont, Republican primary, Campaign\nDuring a debate before the primary, Tuttle underscored McMullen's newness to Vermont. One question he posed to McMullen was \"What's a tedder?\" (A machine for drying hay.) Another was \"What's rowen?\" (The second cutting of hay from the same field in one season.) Tuttle continued with queries like \"How many teats a Holstein got?\" (Four; McMullen guessed six.) Tuttle then provided McMullen a list of local place names and asked him to pronounce them. McMullen's inexperience with Vermont geography showed, as he mispronounced names including Leicester (Lester is correct), Calais (callous being the correct way), and Charlotte (shar-LOT, not Shar-Lit).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153204-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Vermont, Republican primary, Campaign\nThe campaign made national headlines, and added to Tuttle's semi-celebrity status. Despite McMullen spending over $500,000 to Tuttle's $200, on primary day, Tuttle beat McMullen 28,355 votes to 23,321 (55 percent to 45). Tuttle immediately announced his intention to vote for incumbent Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, after which the two made several joint appearances. On election day, Leahy defeated Tuttle and several minor candidates to win reelection.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153205-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Washington\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Washington was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patty Murray won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153206-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin\nThe 1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russ Feingold won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153206-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate election in Wisconsin, Campaign\nIn September 1997, Neumann announced his candidacy for the United States Senate against Russ Feingold. Both candidates had similar views on the budget surplus, although Neumann was for banning partial-birth abortion while Feingold was against a ban. Both candidates limited themselves to $3.8 million in campaign spending ($1 for every citizen of Wisconsin), although outside groups spent more than $2 million on Neumann; Feingold refused to have outside groups spend their own 'soft money' on his behalf. Feingold defeated Neumann by a slim 2% margin in the election. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Neumann had a 30,000 vote margin outside Milwaukee County, but was overwhelmed by a 68,000 vote margin in Milwaukee County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 795]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections\nThe 1998 United States Senate elections were held on November 3 and seen as an even contest between the Republican Party and Democratic Party. While the Democrats had to defend more seats up for election, Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton failed to connect with voters and anticipated Republican gains did not materialize.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections\nThe Republicans picked up open seats in Ohio and Kentucky and narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun (Illinois), but these were cancelled out by the Democrats' gain of an open seat in Indiana and defeats of Republican Senators Al D'Amato (New York) and Lauch Faircloth (North Carolina). The balance of the Senate remained unchanged at 55\u201345 in favor of the Republicans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0000-0002", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections\nWith Democrats gaining five seats in the House of Representatives, this marked the first time since 1934 that the party not in control of the White House failed to gain congressional seats in a mid-term election and the first time since 1822 that this party failed to gain seats in the mid-term election of a President's second term. These are the last Senate elections that resulted in no net change in the balance of power. This is the last time Democrats won a U.S. Senate race in South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Gains, losses, and holds\nBoth Democrats and Republicans gained three seats from the other party, thereby maintaining the same party ratio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Race summary, Elections leading to the next Congress\nIn these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1999; ordered by state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 89], "content_span": [90, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Alabama\nIncumbent Republican Richard Shelby won re-election to a third term. Shelby had been elected in 1986 and 1992 as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican party in 1994, making this the first election he competed in as a Republican. He beat Democrat Clayton Suddith, an army veteran and former Franklin County Commissioner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Alaska\nIncumbent Republican Frank Murkowski easily won re-election to a fourth term against Democratic nominee Joseph Sonneman, a perennial candidate, earning nearly 75% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Arizona\nIncumbent Republican John McCain won re-election to a third term over Democratic attorney Ed Ranger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Arkansas\nIncumbent Dale Bumpers retired. U.S. Representative Blanche Lincoln won the open seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, California\nIncumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, California\nAlthough the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. Boxer as expected did very well in Los Angeles County, and the San Francisco Bay Area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Colorado\nIncumbent Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Colorado\nCampbell, who was elected in 1992 as a Democrat, switched parties after the 1994 Republican Revolution. He faced a primary challenger, but won with over 70% of the vote. In the general election, Democratic nominee Dottie Lamm criticized Campbell of flip flopping from being a moderate liberal to moderate conservative. In fact, throughout the entire campaign, Lamm mostly sent out negative attack advertisements about Campbell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Connecticut\nIncumbent Democrat Chris Dodd won re-election for a fourth term against former Republican U.S. Congressman Gary A. Franks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Florida\nIncumbent Democrat Bob Graham won re-election to a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Florida\nGraham defeated Crist in a landslide, as Crist won just four counties in the state. There were no third party or independent candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Georgia\nIncumbent Republican Paul Coverdell won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Hawaii\nIncumbent Democrat Daniel Inouye won re-election to a seventh term over Republican legislative aide Crystal Young.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Idaho\nIncumbent Republican Dirk Kempthorne decided to retire after one term to run for governor. Republican nominee Mike Crapo won the open seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Illinois\nIncumbent Democrat Carol Moseley Braun decided to run for re-election, despite the number of controversies that she had in her first term. Republican State Senator Peter Fitzgerald won his party's primary with a slim margin of victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Illinois\nHe ended up defeating the incumbent, with a margin of victory of approximately 3%. Peter Fitzgerald won all but five counties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Illinois\nDuring Moseley Braun's term as U.S. Senator, she was plagued by several major controversies. Moseley Braun was the subject of a 1993 Federal Elections Commission investigation over $249,000 in unaccounted-for campaign funds. The agency found some small violations, but took no action against Moseley Braun, citing a lack of resources. Moseley Braun only admitted to bookkeeping errors. The Justice Department turned down two requests for investigations from the IRS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Illinois\nIn 1996, Moseley Braun made a private trip to Nigeria, where she met with dictator Sani Abacha. Despite U.S. sanctions against that country, due to Abacha's actions, the Senator did not notify, nor register her trip with, the State Department. She subsequently defended Abacha's human rights records in Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Illinois\nPeter Fitzgerald, a State Senator, won the Republican primary, defeating Illinois Comptroller Loleta Didrickson with 51.8% of the vote, to Didrickson's 48.2%. Fitzgerald spent nearly $7 million in the Republican primary. He had a major financial advantage, as he was a multimillionaire. He ended up spending $12 million in his election victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Illinois\nIn September, Moseley Braun created controversy again by using the word \"nigger\" to describe how she claims to be a victim of racism.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Illinois\nMost polls over the first few months showed Moseley Braun trailing badly. However, after she was helped in the final month by notable Democrats such as First Lady Hillary Clinton and U.S. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez, three polls published in the last week showed her within the margin of error, and, in one poll, running even with Fitzgerald.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Illinois\nMoseley Braun was narrowly defeated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald. Moseley Braun only won four of Illinois's 102 counties. Despite this, the race was kept close by Moseley running up massive margins in Cook County, home of Chicago. However, it wasn't quite enough to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Indiana\nIncumbent Republican Dan Coats decided to retire instead of seeking a second full term. Democratic nominee, former Governor Evan Bayh won the open seat his father once held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Iowa\nIncumbent Republican Chuck Grassley sought re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate, facing off against former State Representative David Osterberg, who won the Democratic nomination unopposed. Grassley had not faced a competitive election since 1980; this year proved no different, and Grassley crushed Osterberg to win a fourth term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 41], "content_span": [42, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Kansas\nIncumbent Republican Sam Brownback won re-election to his first full term. Brownback was first elected in a special election held in 1996, when then-Senator Bob Dole resigned to campaign for U.S. President, after 27 years in the Senate. This would've been Dole's seventh term in office had he remained in his seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Kentucky\nIncumbent Democratic U.S Senator Wendell Ford decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Representative Jim Bunning won the open seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Louisiana\nIncumbent Democrat John Breaux won re-election to a third term. As of 2016, this is the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate Seat from Louisiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Maryland\nIncumbent Democrat Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Missouri\nIncumbent Republican Kit Bond won re-election to a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Nevada\nIncumbent Democrat Harry Reid won re-election to a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Nevada\nReid won in a close election by 401 votes -- even closer than Tim Johnson's Senate run in South Dakota in 2002, when he narrowly defeated Congressman John Thune by 524 votes. Ensign did not contest the results, and Reid won the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New Hampshire\nIncumbent Republican Judd Gregg won re-election to his second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 50], "content_span": [51, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nIncumbent Republican Al D'Amato was running for re-election to a fourth term, but lost to Chuck Schumer in what was considered by many to be the \"high[est] profile and nastiest\" contest of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nGeraldine Ferraro, former U.S. Representative and nominee for Vice President in 1984, was well known for having been the 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee and had also run but lost in the Democratic primary in the 1992 U.S. Senate election in New York. Mark Green, New York City Public Advocate, had been the Democratic nominee in the 1986 election, but lost in the general election to D'Amato.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nAt the start of 1998, Ferraro had done no fundraising, out of fear of conflict of interest with her job hosting the CNN program Crossfire, but was nonetheless perceived as the front-runner by virtue of her name recognition; indeed, December and January polls had her 25\u00a0percentage points ahead of Green in the race and even further ahead of Schumer. Unlike her previous campaigns, Ferraro's family finances never became an issue in 1998. However, she lost ground during the summer, with Schumer catching her in the polls by early August and then soon passing her.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0037-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nSchumer, a tireless fundraiser, outspent her by a five-to-one margin, and Ferraro failed to establish a political image current with the times. In the September 15, 1998, primary, she was beaten soundly by Schumer with a 51\u00a0percent to 26\u00a0percent margin. Unlike the bitter 1992 Democratic senatorial primary, this contest was not divisive, and Ferraro and third-place finisher Green endorsed Schumer at a unity breakfast the following day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nDuring the general campaign, D'Amato attempted to brand Schumer as a diehard liberal, while Schumer accused D'Amato of being a liar. When D'Amato's first strategy failed, D'Amato attacked his opponent's attendance record as a member of Congress, which Schumer refuted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nLate in the campaign, D'Amato called Schumer a \"putzhead\" in a private meeting with Jewish supporters (\"putz\" is Yiddish for penis, and can be slang for \"fool\"). The senator later apologized.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nIn the last days of the campaign, D'Amato campaigned with popular Governor George Pataki, who was also running for re-election, and was also supported by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Mayor Ed Koch (a Democrat) Vice President Al Gore and First Lady Hillary Clinton personally campaigned for Schumer, as D'Amato was a prominent critic of President Bill Clinton who led the investigation into Whitewater. Though the Republican party was well organized, the Democratic party benefited from robocalls from President Clinton and mobilization from two big unions, United Federation of Teachers and 1199.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nThough D'Amato was effective in obtaining federal government funds for New York State projects during his Senate career, he failed to capitalize on this in the election. Also, Schumer was a tenacious fund-raiser and was aggressive in his attacks. The candidates spent $30 million during the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, New York\nThe race was not close with Schumer defeating the incumbent D'Amato by just over 10%. D'Amato did win a majority of New York's counties, but his wins were in less populated areas. Schumer's win is attributed to strong performance in New York City. Schumer also performed well in heavily populated upstate cities, like Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, and Albany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, North Carolina\nIncumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth decided to seek re-election to a second term, but was unseated by Democrat John Edwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, North Carolina\nIn the Democratic primary, Edwards defeated D. G. Martin, Ella Scarborough, and several minor candidates. In the Republican primary, Faircloth easily defeated two minor candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, North Dakota\nIncumbent NPL\u2013Democrat Byron Dorgan won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 49], "content_span": [50, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, North Dakota\nRepublican Donna Nalewaja, State Senator's campaign focused on the suggestion that Dorgan had served in the United States Congress for nearly 20 years, and had accomplished relatively little. Dorgan and Nalewaja won the primary elections for their respective parties. McLain had previously run for North Dakota's other Senate seat in 1980 against Mark Andrews.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 49], "content_span": [50, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Ohio\nIncumbent Democratic U.S Senator John Glenn decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Governor George Voinovich won the open seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 41], "content_span": [42, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Oklahoma\nIncumbent Republican Don Nickles won re-election to his fourth term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0049-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Oregon\nIncumbent Democratic Ron Wyden won re-election to his first full term, defeating Republican nominee John Lim, a state senator.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0050-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Pennsylvania\nIncumbent Republican Arlen Specter won re-election to a fourth term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 49], "content_span": [50, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0051-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Pennsylvania\nLeading up to this campaign, the state Democratic Party was in dire straits, as it was plagued by prior corruption allegations of several key legislators and by a lack of fund-raising. Just as in the accompanying gubernatorial race, the party had difficulty in finding a credible candidate. State Representative Bill Lloyd, State Representative, who was a well-respected party leader but who had almost zero statewide name recognition, was considered to be a sacrificial lamb candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 49], "content_span": [50, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0051-0001", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Pennsylvania\nSpecter ran a straightforward campaign and attempted to avoid mistakes, while Lloyd's bid was so underfunded that he was unable to air a single commercial until two weeks before the election. Lloyd's strategy was to portray Republicans as hyper-partisan in wake of their attempt to impeach President Bill Clinton, but he was unable to gain any traction with his message. On Election Day, Specter's win was by the second-largest margin in the history of Senate elections in Pennsylvania. Lloyd won in two counties: almost uniformly Democratic Philadelphia and his home county, rural and typically Republican Somerset County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 49], "content_span": [50, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0052-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, South Carolina\nIncumbent Democrat Fritz Hollings won re-election to his sixth full term. As of 2016, this is the last Senate election in South Carolina won by a Democrat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0053-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, South Carolina\nThe race between Hollings and Bob Inglis, U.S. Representative gave the voters a choice of two very different visions of and for South Carolina. Hollings was from the Lowcountry, a face of the Old New South, and secured a large amount of federal funds for the state. On the other hand, Inglis came from the Upstate, was a face of the New New South, and opposed to pork barrel spending. Hollings viciously attacked Inglis on the campaign trail as a \"goddamn skunk\" and when Inglis requested that Hollings sign a pledge for campaign courtesy, Hollings replied that Inglis could \"kiss his fanny.\" Inglis tried to tie Hollings to President Clinton, who had been tainted by the Lewinsky scandal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 741]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0054-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, South Carolina\nUltimately, Hollings won the race for four crucial reasons. First, Inglis refused to accept PAC donations which allowed Hollings to enjoy a huge financial advantage and blanket the state with his television advertisements. Secondly, Inglis came from the Upstate which already provided GOP majorities whereas Hollings came from the Lowcountry which was a key tossup region in the state. Thirdly, the voters two years prior in the 1996 Senate election had rewarded Strom Thurmond for his long service to the state and it was unlikely that they would then deny re-election to Hollings. Finally, the 1998 South Carolina GOP ticket was dragged down with unpopular Governor David Beasley at the top of the ticket who would go on to lose his re-election campaign to Jim Hodges.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 822]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0055-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, South Dakota\nIncumbent Democrat Tom Daschle won re-election to a third term. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate Seat from South Dakota.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 49], "content_span": [50, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0056-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Utah\nIncumbent Republican Bob Bennett won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 41], "content_span": [42, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0057-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Vermont\nIncumbent Democrat Patrick Leahy won re-election to a fifth term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0058-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Vermont\nNotably, the Republican nominee, dairy farmer and actor Fred Tuttle, withdrew from the race and endorsed Leahy, asking Vermonters to vote for his Democratic opponent because he hated Washington DC and he was, as his wife had previously said publicly, unqualified to serve as a United States Senator. His campaign, which had been conducted primarily from his front porch in Tunbridge, VT, spent only $251 during the election season and featured the slogans \"Spread Fred!\" and \"Why Not?\" In spite of this, Tuttle still received 48,051 votes, or 22% of the total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0059-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Washington\nIncumbent Democrat Patty Murray won re-election to a second term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153207-0060-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Senate elections, Wisconsin\nIncumbent Democrat Russ Feingold won re-election to a second term. In September 1997, Mark Neumann, a Republican U.S. Representative, announced his candidacy for the United States Senate against Russell Feingold. Both candidates had similar views on the budget surplus, although Neumann was for banning partial-birth abortion while Feingold was against a ban. Both candidates limited themselves to $3.8 million in campaign spending ($1 for every citizen of Wisconsin), although outside groups spent more than $2 million on Neumann; Feingold refused to have outside groups spend their own 'soft money' on his behalf. Feingold defeated Neumann by a slim 2% margin in the election. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Neumann had a 30,000 vote margin outside Milwaukee County, but was overwhelmed by a 68,000 vote margin in Milwaukee County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 894]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153208-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia\nThe 1998 Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia took place on November 13, 1998, to elect a shadow member to the United States House of Representatives to represent the District of Columbia. Unlike non-voting delegates, the Shadow Representative is only recognized by the District of Columbia and is not officially sworn or seated. One-term incumbent Sabrina Sojourner declined to run for reelection and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Tom Bryant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153208-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, Primary elections, Other primaries\nPrimaries were held for the Republican, and Umoja parties but no candidates were on the ballot and only write-in votes were cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [79, 113], "content_span": [114, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153208-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, Primary elections, Other candidates, Green\nSocial justice activist and writer Mike Livingston was nominated by the DC Green Party. The DC Green Party had only been founded earlier that year and Livingston was among the first Green candidates to appear on the ballot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [79, 121], "content_span": [122, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153208-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Shadow Representative election in the District of Columbia, General election\nThe general election took place on November 13. This was the first election contested by the Green Party, which had been founded earlier that year. Livingston exceeded the 7,500 vote threshold needed to achieve ballot access for the Greens in future elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [79, 95], "content_span": [96, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153209-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States Soccer Federation presidential election\nThe 1998 United States Soccer Federation presidential election was held on August 22, 1998 to determine the next President of the United States Soccer Federation. Robert Contiguglia, who succeeds two-term president Alan I. Rothenberg, has been involved in soccer in the U.S. for over three decades as a player, coach and administrator at almost every level of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153210-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States elections\nThe 1998 United States elections were held on November 3, 1998 in the middle of Democratic President Bill Clinton's second term. Though Republicans retained control of both chambers of Congress, the elections were unusual in that the president's party gained seats in the House of Representatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153210-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States elections\nSeveral Senate seats changed hands, but neither party made a net gain. In the House of Representatives, Democrats picked up five seats, marking the first time since the 1934 elections in which the incumbent president's party picked up seats in the House during a midterm election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153210-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States elections, Federal elections, Senate elections\nIn the Senate elections, Republicans picked up open seats in Ohio and Kentucky and narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun (Illinois), but these were cancelled out by the Democrats' gain of an open seat in Indiana and defeats of Republican Senators Al D'Amato (New York) and Lauch Faircloth (North Carolina). The balance of the Senate remained unchanged at 55\u201345 in favor of the Republicans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 65], "content_span": [66, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153210-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States elections, Federal elections, House of Representatives elections\nThe House of Representatives elections saw a significant disruption of the historic six-year itch trend, where the president's party loses seats in the second-term midterm elections. Though Republicans won the national popular vote for the House by a margin of 1.1 percentage points and retained control of the chamber, Democrats picked up a net of five seats. This marked the second time since the Civil War in which the president's party gained seats in the House of Representatives in a midterm election, following the 1934 elections. Republicans would later gain seats during the 2002 mid-terms. The 1998 elections were the first time since 1822 in which the president's party gained seats in the House during the president's second mid-term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 83], "content_span": [84, 830]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153210-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United States elections, Federal elections, House of Representatives elections\nSeats picked up by the Democrats included Kansas's 3rd district, Nevada's 1st district, Pennsylvania's 13th district, New Mexico's 3rd district, New Jersey's 12th district, Kentucky's 4th district, Mississippi's 4th district, California's 1st district, Wisconsin's 2nd district, Washington's 1st district, and Washington's 3rd district. The Republicans, however, picked up seats in Kentucky's 6th district, Wisconsin's 8th district, California's 3rd district, California's 36th district, Pennsylvania's 15th district, and North Carolina's 8th district.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 83], "content_span": [84, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153210-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United States elections, Federal elections, House of Representatives elections\nThe impeachment of Clinton likely played a major role in the success of the Democratic Party in the House and Senate elections. The election precipitated a change in Republican leadership, with Newt Gingrich resigning as Speaker of the House. A 2001 study by Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz attributes the Republican Party's poor performance in the 1998 elections to a public backlash against Republicans' handling of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal and the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 83], "content_span": [84, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153210-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United States elections, State elections\nNeither party made net gains in governorships. Texas Governor George W. Bush's landslide re-election solidified his status as a front-runner for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings\nThe 1998 United States embassy bombings were attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 200 people were killed in nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East African cities, one at the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the other at the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings\nThe attacks, which were linked to local members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, brought Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and their terrorist organization, al-Qaeda, to the attention of the U.S. public for the first time, and resulted in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) placing bin Laden on its ten most-wanted fugitives list. The FBI also connected the attack to Azerbaijan, as 60 calls were placed via satellite phone by bin Laden to associates in the country's capital Baku. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed and Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah were credited with being the masterminds behind the bombings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Motivation and preparation\nThe bombings are widely believed to have been revenge for U.S. involvement in the extradition, and alleged torture, of four members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) who had been arrested in Albania for an alleged series of murders in Egypt in the two months prior to the attacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Motivation and preparation\nBetween June and July, Ahmad Isma'il 'Uthman Saleh, Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar, Shawqi Salama Mustafa Atiya and Mohamed Hassan Tita were all renditioned from Albania to Egypt, with the co-operation of the United States; the four men were accused of participating in the assassination of Rifaat el-Mahgoub, as well as a later plot against the Khan el-Khalili market in Cairo. The following month, a communique was issued warning the United States that a \"response\" was being prepared to \"repay\" them for their interference. However, the 9/11 Commission Report claims that preparations began shortly after bin Laden issued his February 1998 fatwa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 716]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Motivation and preparation\nAccording to journalist Lawrence Wright, the Nairobi operation was named after the Holy Kaaba in Mecca; the Dar es Salaam bombing was called Operation al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, but \"neither had an obvious connection to the American embassies in Africa. Bin Laden initially said that the sites had been targeted because of the 'invasion' of Somalia; then he described an American plan to partition Sudan, which he said was hatched in the embassy in Nairobi. He also told his followers that the genocide in Rwanda had been planned inside the two American embassies.\" Wright concludes that bin Laden's actual goal was \"to lure the United States into Afghanistan, which had long been called 'The Graveyard of Empires.'\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 775]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Motivation and preparation\nIn May 1998, a villa in Nairobi was purchased by one of the bombers to enable a bomb to be built in the garage. Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan purchased a beige Toyota Dyna truck in Nairobi and a 1987 Nissan Atlas refrigeration truck in Dar es Salaam. Six metal bars were used to form a \"cage\" on the back of the Atlas to accommodate the bomb.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Motivation and preparation\nIn June 1998, KK Mohamed rented House 213 in the Illala district of Dar es Salaam, about four miles (6\u00a0km) from the U.S. embassy. A white Suzuki Samurai was used to haul bomb components hidden in rice sacks, to House 213.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Motivation and preparation\nIn both Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Mohammed Odeh supervised construction of two very large, 2,000-pound (900\u00a0kg) destructive devices. The Nairobi bomb was made of 400 to 500 cylinders of TNT (about the size of drink cans), ammonium nitrate, aluminum powder, and detonating cord. The explosives were packed into twenty specially designed wooden crates that were sealed and then placed in the bed of the trucks. Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah ran a wire from the bomb to a set of batteries in the back of the truck cab and then to a detonator switch beneath the dashboard. The Dar es Salaam bomb was of slightly different construction: the TNT was attached to fifteen oxygen tanks and gas canisters, and was surrounded with four bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and some sandbags to tamp and direct the blast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 870]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Motivation and preparation\nThe bombings were scheduled for August 7, the eighth anniversary of the arrival of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia during the early stages of the Persian Gulf War, likely a choice by Osama bin Laden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Attacks and casualties\nOn August 7 between 10:30\u00a0a.m. and 10:40\u00a0a.m. local time (3:30\u20133:40\u00a0a.m. EDT), suicide bombers in trucks laden with explosives parked outside the embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, and almost simultaneously detonated. 213 people were killed in the Nairobi blast, while 11 were killed in Dar es Salaam. An estimated 4,000 in Nairobi were wounded, and another 85 in Dar es Salaam. Seismological readings analyzed after the bombs indicated energy of between 3 to 17 short tons (2.7 to 15.4 metric tons) of high explosive material.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Attacks and casualties\nAlthough the attacks were directed at U.S. facilities, the vast majority of casualties were local citizens of the two African countries. 12 Americans were killed, including two Central Intelligence Agency employees in the Nairobi embassy, Tom Shah (aka Uttamilal Thomas Shah) and Molly Huckaby Hardy, and one U.S. Marine, Sergeant Jesse \"Nathan\" Aliganga, a Marine Security Guard at the Nairobi embassy. U.S. Army Sergeant Kenneth Ray Hobson II was one of the 12 Americans killed in the attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Attacks and casualties\nWhile Azzam drove the Toyota Dyna quickly toward the Nairobi embassy along with Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali, local security guard Benson Okuku Bwaku was warned to open the gate immediately \u2013 and fired upon when he refused to comply. Al-Owhali threw a stun grenade at embassy guards before exiting the vehicle and running off. Osama bin Laden later offered the explanation that it had been Al-Owhali's intention to leap out and shoot the guards to clear a path for the truck, but that he had left his pistol in the truck and subsequently ran off. As Bwaku radioed to Marine Post One for backup, the truck detonated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Attacks and casualties\nThe explosion damaged the embassy building and collapsed the neighboring Ufundi Building where most victims were killed, mainly students and staff of a secretarial college housed here. The heat from the blast was channeled between the buildings towards Haile Selassie Avenue where a packed commuter bus was burned. Windows were shattered in a radius of nearly 1\u20442 mile (800\u00a0m). A large number of eye injuries occurred because people in buildings nearby who had heard the first explosion of the hand grenade and the shooting went to their office windows to have a look when the main blast occurred and shattered the windows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Attacks and casualties\nMeanwhile, the Atlas truck that attacked the US Embassy at 36 Laibon Road, Dar es Salaam was being driven by Hamden Khalif Allah Awad, known as \"Ahmed the German\" due to his blond hair, a former camp trainer who had arrived in the country only a few days earlier. The death toll was less than in Nairobi as the U.S. embassy was located outside the city center in the upscale Oysterbay neighborhood, and a water truck prevented the suicide bombers from getting closer to the structure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Attacks and casualties\nFollowing the attacks, a group calling itself the \"Liberation Army for Holy Sites\" took credit for the bombings. U.S. investigators believe the term was a cover used by Egyptian Islamic Jihad, who had actually perpetrated the bombing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response\nIn response to the bombings, President Bill Clinton ordered Operation Infinite Reach, a series of cruise missile strikes on targets in Sudan and Afghanistan on August 20, 1998, announcing the planned strike in a prime time address on U.S. television.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 73], "content_span": [74, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response\nThe United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1189 condemning the attacks on the embassies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 73], "content_span": [74, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response\nBoth embassies were heavily damaged and the Nairobi embassy had to be rebuilt. It is now located across the road from the United Nations Office at Nairobi for security purposes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 73], "content_span": [74, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response\nA memorial park was constructed on the former embassy site, dedicated on the third anniversary of the attack. Public protest marred the opening ceremony after it was announced that the park, including its wall inscribed with the names of the dead, would not be free to the public. As of 2018, the park continues to charge an entrance fee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 73], "content_span": [74, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response\nWithin months following the bombings, the United States Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security added Kenya to its Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATA), which was originally created in 1983. While the addition was largely a formality to reaffirm U.S. commitment to fighting terrorism in Kenya, it nonetheless sparked the beginning of an active bilateral antiterrorism campaign between the United States and Kenya. The U.S. government also rapidly and permanently increased the monetary aid to Kenya. Immediate changes included a $42 million grant targeted specifically towards Kenyan victims.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 73], "content_span": [74, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response, Opati v. Republic of Sudan\nIn 2001, lead plaintiff James Owens and others filed a civil lawsuit against Sudan, for its role in the attack, under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act with the recently-added 1996 amendments for state-sponsored terrorism. They argued that Sudan was at fault for providing sanctuary to the bombers, prior to the attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 101], "content_span": [102, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0018-0001", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response, Opati v. Republic of Sudan\nThe lawsuit was prolonged over a decade, hampered in part by the lack of Sudan sending counsel at times, but further struggled when the legal system ruled that foreign nations had sovereign immunity from cause of action in civil lawsuits based on the current language of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in a 2004 case. Congress amended the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in 2008 to correct this and to allow its provisions to retroactively apply to existing lawsuits, including Owens' case. With that, hundreds more plaintiffs joined the suit, eventually with more than 700 parties listed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 101], "content_span": [102, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0018-0002", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response, Opati v. Republic of Sudan\nBy 2014, the district court awarded the plaintiffs over $10 billion. Sudan, which had not appeared during the initial lawsuit, appealed the judgment, arguing it did not understand the US civil suit system and did not understand the consequences of not appearing, but also challenged the retroactive nature of the 2008 change to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. The appeals court discounted Sudan's argument regarding its lack of understanding, and still upheld them liable for the bombings, but ruled that the $4.3 billion of punitive damages were not allowed to be applied retroactively. The plaintiffs petitioned to the Supreme Court to appeal, and in May 2020, the Court ruled in Opati v. Republic of Sudan that the punitive damages could be retroactively applied, restoring the $4.3 billion that had been awarded at the District Court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 101], "content_span": [102, 946]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Aftermath and international response, Opati v. Republic of Sudan\nIn October 2020, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would remove Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, after they had agreed to pay $335\u00a0million in compensation to the families of victims of the embassy bombings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 101], "content_span": [102, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153211-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 United States embassy bombings, Indictment\nFollowing the investigation, an indictment was issued. It charges the following 21 people for various alleged roles in the bombings. 19 of the cases have been settled.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153212-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States federal budget\nThe United States Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 1998, was a spending request by President Bill Clinton to fund government operations for October 1997 \u2013 September 1998. Figures shown in the spending request do not reflect the actual appropriations for Fiscal Year 1998, which must be authorized by Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153213-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States gubernatorial elections\nUnited States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1998, in 36 states and two territories. Going into the election 24 of the seats were held by Republicans, 11 by Democrats, and one by an Independent. The elections changed the national balance of power by the loss of one Republican and the gain of one Independent, although it shifted in nine states.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153213-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 United States gubernatorial elections\nDemocrats gained open seats in California and Iowa and defeated incumbents Fob James of Alabama and David Beasley of South Carolina, while Republicans won open seats in Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, and Nevada and the Reform Party won an open Republican governorship in Minnesota. By the end of the election, 23 seats were held by Republicans, 11 by Democrats, one by the Reform Party, and one by an Independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153213-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 United States gubernatorial elections\nThe elections coincided with the mid-term elections for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153213-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 United States gubernatorial elections\nWith the exception of two states (New Hampshire and Vermont), the governors elected in this election served four-year terms. New Hampshire and Vermont's governors will serve two-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153213-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 United States gubernatorial elections\nThis election marked the most recent cycle in which Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, and South Carolina elected Democrats to their respective governor's mansions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153214-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 United States rugby union tour of Portugal and Spain\nThe 1998 United States rugby union tour of Portugal and Spain was a rugby union tour of Portugal and Spain by the United States national rugby union team during April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153215-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Uruguayan Primera Divisi\u00f3n, Overview\nIt was contested by 12 teams, and Nacional won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153216-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Utah Starzz season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the 2nd for the Utah Starzz. The team finished dead last in the West for the second consecutive season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153217-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Utah State Aggies football team\nThe 1998 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Dave Arslanian, who had been hired from Weber State. The Aggies played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. Utah State finished with a 3\u20138 record in a difficult first year for Coach Arslanian.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153217-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Utah State Aggies football team, Previous season\nUtah State finished the 1997 season with a record of 6-6, including a trip to the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl. Following the season, Coach John L. Smith accepted a position with Louisville as the new head football coach. Dave Arslanian was announced as the new head coach of Utah State on December 6, 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153217-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Utah State Aggies football team, Season summary\nThe Aggies opened the season against their historical rivals, the Utah Utes. The game marked the 45th consecutive season in which the two teams played each other, but only the eighth time in that span the Aggies came into the game with a winning streak in the series. Replacing most of their significant contributors, as well as the vast majority of the coaching staff, proved to be the difference maker in the game. Despite two Utah State chances late in the game to tie, the Utes won 20-12 to snap a two-game losing streak (and would not lose to the Aggies again until 2012).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153217-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Utah State Aggies football team, Season summary\nAfter difficult road games at New Mexico and Colorado, the Aggies earned their first win of the Arslanian era by defeating Sam Houston State at home 47-17. More difficult results would follow, however, including a close home losses to Oregon State and eventual Big West champion Idaho. The Aggies record would sink to 1-7 before finishing with two wins in three weeks as they were able to beat New Mexico State on the road and North Texas at home in the season finale. The win against New Mexico State, a double OT thriller, was Utah State's 19th consecutive victory in the series, constituting the longest winning streak the Aggies have enjoyed over any opponent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153217-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Utah State Aggies football team, Awards and honors\nThe Aggies had ten players named to either the first or second all-conference team in the Big West.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 55], "content_span": [56, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153218-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Utah Utes football team\nThe 1998 season was Utah's last in the Western Athletic Conference - the following year, the newly created Mountain West Conference began play. This was also the first season in the newly rebuilt Rice-Eccles Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153219-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Uzbek League\nThe 1998 Uzbek League season was the 7th edition of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence from the Soviet Union in 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153219-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Uzbek League, Overview\nIt was contested by 16 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 27], "content_span": [28, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153221-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 VCU Rams men's soccer team\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by WOSlinker (talk | contribs) at 12:33, 24 October 2019 (fix bold/italics). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153221-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 VCU Rams men's soccer team\nThe 1998 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1998 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their fourth. It was the program's 21st season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153221-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 VCU Rams men's soccer team\nThe Rams entered the season as the defending CAA Men's Soccer Tournament champions. The Rams were able to win the conference regular season title, before falling in the CAA Semifinals to Richmond. The Rams earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they fell in overtime to South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 VFL season\nThe 1998 Victorian Football League season was the 117th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Springvale Football Club, after it defeated Werribee by 38 points in the Grand Final on 20 September. It was Springvale's fourth top division premiership, and the third of four premierships it won in the five years from 1995 to 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 VFL season, League membership\nThere were two changes to the membership of the VFL for the 1998 season: the Bendigo Diggers were admitted and the Traralgon Maroons departed. The Preston Knights were excluded from the league in October 1997, but were reinstated the following month. Strategically, the Victorian State Football League desired to fully align the VFL with the statewide under-18s competition (the TAC Cup), with twelve clubs in each competition and one VFL clubs aligned with each TAC Cup club, and the changes were in large part driven by these motivations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 34], "content_span": [35, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 VFL season, League membership, Bendigo\nAt this time, there were two regional TAC Cup clubs with no VFL affiliate: the Bendigo Pioneers and the Murray Bushrangers. In early 1997, the VSFL granted a licence to the Bendigo Football Club to enter a team from the 1998 season and to be aligned with the Pioneers. The club was newly established, unlike the VFL's other two regional teams \u2013 North Ballarat and Traralgon \u2013 who had been strong clubs in their local competitions. The club wore blue and gold and took the nickname Diggers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 VFL season, League membership, Traralgon\nAs a condition of its entry to the VFL in 1996, Traralgon had always intended to allow the members another vote on whether to stay in the VFL or return to the Latrobe Valley Football League after two seasons. In those first two seasons, Traralgon had achieved little on-field success (a win-loss record of 4\u201331\u20131); off-field, its average home crowd of 1,200 was among the best in the league, but its finances were stretched due to extra travel and difficulties attracting the necessary sponsorship. There was division within the Traralgon board, with different news reports indicating the board recommending staying or leaving. Ultimately, when the vote took place at the end of November 1997, the members voted in favour of departing, and the club returned to the LTFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 816]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 VFL season, League membership, Traralgon\nLess than a day after Traralgon's departure was announced, a new group which included some members of the Traralgon board formed a new Gippsland Power senior football club board and applied to join the VFL as a replacement for Traralgon, but this never eventuated and the VFL has since remained without Gippsland representation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 VFL season, League membership, Preston\nOn 21 October 1997, the VSFL announced that it would not grant Preston a VFL licence for the 1998 season. As had been the case with the attempted expulsion of Werribee two years earlier, the decision came from the VSFL's desire to reduce the number of metropolitan teams from nine to eight to align it with the eight TAC Cup clubs from the greater Melbourne and Geelong region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 VFL season, League membership, Preston\nIt was intended that the Northern Knights TAC Cup team would be reallocated from Preston to Port Melbourne, and that the Geelong Falcons TAC Cup team would be reallocated from Port Melbourne to Werribee (which at that time had no affiliated TAC Cup team). The VSFL had reportedly debated whether Preston or Coburg would be the eliminated club, with the latter retained largely due to its superior playing facilities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 VFL season, League membership, Preston\nPreston had been struggling through the 1990s, with no on-field success and difficulty retaining players, and it had courted former VFA club Prahran during the year to consider an administrative merger to help its finances. Nevertheless, it fought to regain its licence, and in a meeting on 8 November it obtained agreement from the VSFL to delay its final decision and allow the club time to campaign for reinstatement. Over the subsequent weeks, the club gained the support of the Darebin Council to upgrade its Preston City Oval facilities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153222-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 VFL season, League membership, Preston\nUltimately, it was Traralgon's departure at the end of November that had the most significant part to play in Preston's licence being reinstated. With no Gippsland-based team to serve as Gippsland Power's affiliate, the VSFL was faced with the prospect of having to align the Power with a metropolitan club, which would remove the need to eliminate the ninth metropolitan club. In moves which took place before 1999, Gippsland Power was allocated to Springvale; the Oakleigh Chargers were reallocated from Springvale to Port Melbourne; and the Geelong Falcons were reallocated from Port Melbourne to Werribee. Preston then remained in the league as the Northern Knights' affiliate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 725]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153223-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 VMI Keydets football team\nThe 1998 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 108th year of football and second season under head coach Ted Cain, who was replaced by interim head coach Donny White after a 1\u20139 start. VMI ended the season 1\u201310 with a sole victory over Lenoir-Rhyne.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153224-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vail arson attacks\nOn the morning of October 19, 1998, a group of people part of the Earth Liberation Front set fire to several lifts and buildings at Vail Ski Resort. This was one of the most serious ecotage attacks in the history of the United States, causing $12\u00a0million in damages, which caught the attention of the nation. The fires were set at Two Elk Lodge, and destroyed multiple buildings on Vail Mountain, including Two Elk Restaurant. In 2006, Chelsea Dawn Gerlach and Stanislas Gregory Meyerhoff both pleaded guilty to the attacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153224-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Vail arson attacks\nIn August 2018, suspect Joseph Dibee, on the run for 12 years, was en route to Russia when he was apprehended in Cuba, then returned to the United States. Josephine Sunshine Overaker, believed to have fled to Europe in 2001, remains at large and is wanted by the FBI.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153225-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Valdostan regional election\nThe Valdostan regional election of 1998 took place on 31 May 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153226-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football team\nThe 1998 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2\u20139, 1\u20137 in the SEC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153227-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vanuatuan general election\nGeneral elections were held in Vanuatu on 6 March 1998. They \"were held under the shadow of a state of emergency (the result of riots in Port Vila over governmental financial improprieties) and were accompanied by an unusually low turnout rate\", with only 61.6% of registered voters casting a ballot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153227-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Vanuatuan general election\nThe Vanua'aku Pati, led by Donald Kalpokas, obtained 18 seats. The ruling Union of Moderate Parties obtained 12, while the National United Party obtained 11, and the Melanesian Progressive Party 6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153227-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Vanuatuan general election\nThe Vanua'aku Pati returned to power for the first time since 1991, forming a coalition with the NUP. Donald Kalpokas (VP) became Prime Minister, with Walter Lini (NUP) as deputy Prime Minister. The new government was exclusively anglophone, following the defeat of the francophone UMP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153228-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Veikkausliiga, Overview\nIt was contested by 10 teams, and Haka Valkeakoski won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153229-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan parliamentary election\nParliamentary election\u00a0were held in Venezuela on 8 November. Democratic Action won a plurality of seats, winning 61 of the 207 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 21 of the 54 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 54.5% in the Senate elections and 52.7% in the Chamber elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153229-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan parliamentary election\nPeople elected for the first time in this election include Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and Juan Barreto (MVR), Henrique Capriles Radonski (COPEI) for the Chamber of Deputies; and Rafael Poleo (Democratic Action) and Juli\u00e1n Isa\u00edas Rodr\u00edguez Diaz (MVR) for the Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Venezuela on 6 December 1998. The main candidates were Hugo Ch\u00e1vez, a career military officer who led a coup d'\u00e9tat against then-president Carlos Andr\u00e9s P\u00e9rez in 1992; and former Carabobo Governor Henrique Salas R\u00f6mer. Both candidates represented newly formed parties, a first in a country where the main candidates always represented the parties of the bipartisanship. Ch\u00e1vez represented the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR), while Salas R\u00f6mer represented Project Venezuela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election\nInitially weak in the polls, Ch\u00e1vez ran on an anti-corruption and anti-poverty platform, condemning the two major parties that had dominated Venezuelan politics since 1958; and began to gain ground in the polls after the previous front runners faded. Despite the fact that the major parties (Copei and Democratic Action) endorsed Salas R\u00f6mer, Ch\u00e1vez was elected into his first term as President of Venezuela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election\nA political realignment, the result meant the end of the bipartisanship that had dominated the political atmosphere of the country in the last 40 years, and the beginning of the dominance of the new MVR party (later merged into the United Socialist Party of Venezuela).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Background\nIn the early 1990s the Venezuelan government's economic strength and political legitimacy was declining, with two coup attempts in 1992 and the impeachment for corruption of President Carlos Andr\u00e9s P\u00e9rez. The result was a turn against the traditional Puntofijo Pact parties (Democratic Action and Copei) in the 1993 elections: Rafael Caldera's victory in 1993 was the first time in Venezuela's democratic history that a President had been elected without the support of either of the two major parties. It was symptomatic that Caldera's election platform included pardoning those who had participated in the coup attempts, and he did so in 1994. Hugo Ch\u00e1vez, imprisoned for his role in the February 1992 coup attempt, was among those released.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 793]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Background\nBy 1998, the economic crisis had grown even worse. Per capita GDP was at the same level as 1963, down a third from its 1978 peak; the purchasing power of the average salary was a third of its 1978 level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Background, Ch\u00e1vez's participation\nFor a number of years after his 1994 release from prison, Ch\u00e1vez maintained a position against participation in elections, believing them a fixed game which merely legitimated the established order. This led to a split with his colleague Francisco Arias C\u00e1rdenas, who left the MBR-200. In the early years after his release, Ch\u00e1vez considered the possibility of another coup attempt, but with the prospects appearing slim, some advisers, notably Luis Miquilena, urged him to reconsider his scepticism of the elections, arguing that Ch\u00e1vez could potentially win so convincingly that the establishment would not be able to deny him victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Background, Ch\u00e1vez's participation\nTo find out whether this was the case, Ch\u00e1vez set up teams of psychologists, sociologists, university professors and students to carry out a survey. With their support, grassroots members of the Bolivarian movement polled tens of thousands of people across the country. The results showed that 70% of respondents supported Ch\u00e1vez running for the presidency \u2013 and 57% said they would vote for him. Support for the electoral route was strengthened when Arias C\u00e1rdenas, as a candidate for Radical Cause, won the Governorship of Zulia State in the December 1995 regional elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0004-0002", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Background, Ch\u00e1vez's participation\nDespite this, the MBR-200 remained divided over electoral participation, and spent a year debating the issue in local, regional and national assemblies. A national congress on 19 April 1997 took from 9 am until 2 am the next day to reach a conclusion, ultimately deciding to launch Ch\u00e1vez' candidacy. Some members of the movement resigned in protest, holding too much at stake. In July 1997 Ch\u00e1vez registered the new Fifth Republic Movement with the National Electoral Council (the name had to be changed as Venezuelan law did not permit parties to use Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar's name). The international media took little interest, citing opinion polls showing 8% support for Ch\u00e1vez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Electoral process\nThe 1998 elections were the first to be carried out with a non-partisan National Electoral Council. Traditionally poll workers had been provided by the parties, but in this election \"a lottery was set up to draft 300,000 registered voters as poll workers\". The elections also saw \"the world's first automated voting system, which featured a single integrated electronic network that was supposed to transmit the results from the polling stations to central headquarters within minutes.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 56], "content_span": [57, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Electoral process\nWhilst Venezuela had traditionally provided election observers to other Latin American countries, the uncertainty of the new system and the possibility of handover to a non-traditional party raised the stakes in terms of demonstrating that the elections would be fair, and Venezuela invited international election observers for the first time. The Organization of American States, European Union, Carter Center and International Republican Institute all sent delegations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 56], "content_span": [57, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Electoral process\nThe automated vote system enabled the Electoral Council to announce the results within 2.5 hours of the polls closing. After corroborating the results with the Carter Center, the losing candidate conceded several hours later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 56], "content_span": [57, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign\nThe campaign was dominated by independent candidates, as the electorate completed the turn against the establishment parties begun in 1993. In the final poll of the year in December 1997 Irene S\u00e1ez, a former beauty queen (Miss Universe 1981) and mayor of the Caracas district of Chacao, reached almost 70% as an independent candidate. However, despite spending millions of dollars on publicity, she fell below 15% within six months, as the public became increasingly sceptical of her readiness for the Presidency, and as she lost credibility as an anti-establishment candidate after accepting the endorsement of COPEI. The other early leading candidate, the former Democratic Action leader Claudio Ferm\u00edn, reached 35% in December 1997, but fell to 6% by April 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 813]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign\nDuring 1998, it then became increasingly clear that the campaign was a race between Salas R\u00f6mer and Ch\u00e1vez. Salas R\u00f6mer, the governor of Carabobo and leader of the new Project Venezuela party, appeared a credible candidate as S\u00e1ez lost ground, and reached 21% in the polls in August 1998. However at the same time, Ch\u00e1vez's own campaign gained ground as he established himself with the electorate. From around 5% in September 1997 to over 10% in late February 1998, Ch\u00e1vez registered 30% in polls taken in May 1998; by August he was registering 39%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign\nThe Ch\u00e1vez platform comprised three basic pledges. First to begin his presidency by abolishing Venezuela's old puntofijismo political system of two-party patronage, and opening up political power to independent and third parties. Second, to end corruption. Third, to eradicate poverty in Venezuela. In working to gain the trust of voters, Ch\u00e1vez drafted an agenda that drew heavily on his interpretation of Bolivarianism. Ch\u00e1vez also utilized his charisma and flamboyant public speaking style\u2014noted for its abundance of colloquialisms and ribald manner\u2014on the campaign trail to help win the trust and favor of a primarily poor and working class following. On one occasion, he threatened to \"fry\" the heads of his opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 771]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign\nThe two traditional main parties hoped that 8 November parliamentary and regional elections would give them a boost, a month ahead of 8 December presidential elections, but the poll remained a two-horse race. At this point polls generally showed Ch\u00e1vez with a 6\u201312-point lead over Salas R\u00f6mer's approximately 38% poll numbers, though in some polls he exceeded that margin. Both COPEI and Democratic Action now sought to endorse Salas R\u00f6mer (he was reluctant to accept).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign\nCOPEI persuaded its candidate (S\u00e1ez) to resign, but Democratic Action's candidate, Alfaro Ucero, refused to do so, triggering an electoral crisis as the National Electoral Council had to rule on whether the Democratic Action ballot slot belonged to the party or the candidate. Salas R\u00f6mer agreed to accept the endorsement of COPEI and Democratic Action regional and local parties, and sought to maintain a distance to the parties' national leadership. In the end, it was not enough, and Ch\u00e1vez won a substantial majority, and won 17 of 23 states.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Reactions, Domestic\nFollowing his victory, Ch\u00e1vez promised that he would not devalue the bolivar and that currency controls would not be created. Salas R\u00f6mer reacted to the results stating \"I not only accept the victory of my adversary but wish him luck, lots of luck, because his luck will be that of Venezuela\". Some Ch\u00e1vez supporters reacted to his election by saying that they would accept an authoritarian government under Ch\u00e1vez if he decided to utilize such form of government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 58], "content_span": [59, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153230-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Reactions, International\nThe United States reacted cautiously, with American Ambassador John Maisto stating that \"With respect to what we know about Mr. Chavez's platform, we will have to see what his policies are, in fact, and see whom he will appoint to key positions\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 63], "content_span": [64, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153231-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vermont gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean ran successfully for re-election to a fourth full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Ruth Dwyer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153232-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Victory Bowl\nThe 1998 Victory Bowl, the second edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, November 28, 1998, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. It featured the Geneva Golden Tornadoes against the Maranatha Baptist Crusaders. The Tornadoes won 27\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153233-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vincentian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 15 June 1998. Although the Unity Labour Party (ULP) received a majority of the public vote, the New Democratic Party (NDP) won a majority of seats, the first time the party receiving a majority of the vote had failed to win the elections since 1966. Voter turnout was 67.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153233-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Vincentian general election, Campaign\nThe ruling NDP led by Prime Minister James Mitchell was opposed by the ULP headed by Vincent Beache; the ULP had been founded in 1994 by a merger of the Movement for National Unity (MNU) and the Saint Vincent Labour Party. The election date had been announced on 18 May.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153233-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Vincentian general election, Campaign\nDuring the campaign, the NDP advocated tax cuts and the promotion of tourism and agricultural development, while the ULP called for job creation, economic development and improved social services.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153233-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Vincentian general election, Results\nWhen polling results giving the NDP eight seats and the ULP seven seats were announced, Beache declared that he could not accept the outcome and called for fresh elections, alleging voter intimidation, fraud, and bribery; this was promptly rebutted by the NDP. Final results showed the ULP had received 54.6% of valid votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153233-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Vincentian general election, Aftermath\nOn 17 June Mitchell was sworn in for his fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister; his new Cabinet took office the next day. In December 1998 Beache resigned as leader of the ULP, and Ralph Gonsalves was elected in his place. However, Beache remained as leader of the opposition in the House of Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153234-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team\nThe 1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153235-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team\nThe 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153236-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Virginia ballot measures\nThe 1998 Virginia State Elections took place on Election Day, November 3, 1998, the same day as the U.S. House elections in the state. The only statewide elections on the ballot were five constitutional referendums  to amend the Virginia State Constitution. Because Virginia state elections are held on off-years, no statewide officers or state legislative elections were held. All referendums were referred to the voters by the Virginia General Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153236-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Virginia ballot measures, Question 1\nThe Overseas Voters Act amendment asked voters to permit persons employed overseas and their families who are qualified to vote in Virginia to continue to vote in Virginia while overseas, subject to the conditions and time limits set by federal and state laws.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153236-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Virginia ballot measures, Question 2\nThe Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission Act amendment affects the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission's confidential investigations of charges against judges. This proposed amendment gives the General Assembly the ability to disclose the scope and level of confidentiality of these investigations. Furthermore, this amendment gives the General Assembly the responsibility to provide by statute the extent to which Commission proceedings and documents will be confidential.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153236-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Virginia ballot measures, Question 3\nThe Economic Development Areas; Governing Bodies Act amendment asked voters to authorize agreements among localities for sharing the revenues and costs of a specified land area and for the General Assembly to establish a special governing body for the area. Fiscal commitments related to the land area would not be deemed local debt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153236-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Virginia ballot measures, Question 4\nThe Economic Growth-Sharing Agreements Act amendment asked voters to exempt the fiscal obligations involved in economic growth-sharing agreements from certain constitutional limits or requirements that usually apply to local debt. The amendment will treat this type of obligation like other special types of local debt that are not subject to those constitutional limits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153236-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Virginia ballot measures, Question 5\nThe Tax Exemptions Act amendment asked voters to allow the General Assembly the ability to give local governments the option of partially or fully eliminating either the business, professional or occupational license tax or the merchants' capital tax or both.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153237-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 VisionAire 500K\nThe 1998 VisionAire 500K was the seventh round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on July 25, 1998 at the 1.500\u00a0mi (2.414\u00a0km) Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153237-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 VisionAire 500K, Report, Qualifying\nTwo laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153238-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vodacom Cup\nThe 1998 Vodacom Cup was played between 18 February and 28 May 2014 and was the 1st edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between the fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153238-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Vodacom Cup, Competition\nThere were fourteen teams participating in the 1998 Vodacom Cup. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - Section A (south-western section) and Section B (north-eastern section), with seven teams in each section. Teams played all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153238-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Vodacom Cup, Competition\nTeams received four log points for a win and two log points for a draw. Bonus log points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153238-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Vodacom Cup, Competition\nThe top two teams in each section qualified for the play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished second in the other section. The winners of these semi-finals then played each other in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153238-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Vodacom Cup, Teams, Team Listing\nThe following teams took part in the 1998 Vodacom Cup competition:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153238-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Vodacom Cup, Round-robin stage, Logs\nThe final logs at the completion of the round-robin stage were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 41], "content_span": [42, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153239-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Volleyball America's Cup\nThe 1998 Volleyball America's Cup was the first edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from October 1 to October 11, 1998, in Catamarca, Tucum\u00e1n, Salta, and Mar del Plata, Argentina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153240-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Volta a Catalunya\nThe 1998 Volta a Catalunya was the 78th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 18 June to 25 June 1998. The race started in Vila-seca and finished in Andorra la Vella. The race was won by Hern\u00e1n Buenahora of the Vitalicio Seguros team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153240-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Volta a Catalunya, Teams\nSixteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153241-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana\nThe 1998 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 56th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held from 24 February to 28 February 1998. The race started in Calpe and finished in Valencia. The race was won by Pascal Chanteur of the Casino\u2013Ag2r team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153242-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo PGA Championship\nThe 1998 Volvo PGA Championship was the 44th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22\u201325 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153242-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo PGA Championship\nColin Montgomerie won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over Ernie Els, Gary Orr and Patrik Sj\u00f6land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153243-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open\nThe 1998 Volvo Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pattaya, Thailand that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 16 November through 22 November 1998. Second-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title and earned $17,700 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153243-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open, Finals, Doubles\nEls Callens /  Julie Halard-Decugis defeated  Rika Hiraki /  Aleksandra Olsza 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153244-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open \u2013 Doubles\nKristine Kunce and Corina Morariu were the defending champions but only Kunce competed that year with Nicole Pratt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153244-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open \u2013 Doubles\nKunce and Pratt lost in the quarterfinals to Rika Hiraki and Aleksandra Olsza.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153244-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open \u2013 Doubles\nEls Callens and Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20132 against Hiraki and Olsza.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153244-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153245-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open \u2013 Singles\nHenrieta Nagyov\u00e1 was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Silvija Talaja.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153245-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open \u2013 Singles\nJulie Halard-Decugis won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20132 against Fang Li.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153245-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Volvo Women's Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153246-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile\nThe 21st edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 19 to March 29, 1998, in Southern Chile over a distance of 1519\u00a0km.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153247-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda\nThe 1998 Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda was the 44th edition of the Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 15 February to 19 February 1998. The race started in Seville and finished in Granada. The race was won by Marcelino Garc\u00eda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153247-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda, Teams\nNineteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153248-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Asturias\nThe 1998 Vuelta a Asturias was the 42nd edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 12 May to 17 May 1998. The race started in Gij\u00f3n and finished in Oviedo. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153249-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Burgos\nThe 1998 Vuelta a Burgos was the 20th edition of the Vuelta a Burgos road cycling stage race, which was held from 10 August to 14 August 1998. The race started in Miranda de Ebro and finished in Burgos. The race was won by Abraham Olano of the Banesto team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153250-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Castilla y Le\u00f3n\nThe 1998 Vuelta a Castilla y Le\u00f3n was the 13th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y Le\u00f3n cycle race and was held on 1 June to 4 June 1998. The race started in Palencia and finished in Valladolid. The race was won by Aitor Garmendia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153251-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Colombia\nThe 48th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 25 to May 10, 1998. Only 68 cyclists (out of 93) completed the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153252-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a\nThe 53rd edition of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a was held 5  to 27 September 1998 and began in C\u00f3rdoba and ended in Madrid. The 1998 Vuelta had 22 stages over 3,774\u00a0km (2,345\u00a0mi) with the winning average speed of 40.262\u00a0km/h (25.018\u00a0mph). Spaniard Abraham Olano took the leader's jersey after the first individual time trial with 41 seconds over Frenchman Laurent Jalabert.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153252-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a\nOlano's lead in the mountains decreased each stage as teammate Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez marked Olano's rivals and took several stage wins in the process until Jim\u00e9nez took the jersey from Olano on the final mountain stage to Alto de Navacerrada with Olano in third place at 38 seconds. On the following day's individual time trial, Olano took back the lead to win the only Grand Tour of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153252-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a\nThe race also saw the astonishing comeback of Lance Armstrong after he was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer in 1996. Armstrong's fourth-place finish was stripped by USADA in 2012 due to doping.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153252-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Teams\nA total of 22 teams were invited to participate in the 1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a. Seventeen of the competing squads were Trade Team I teams, four teams were Trade Team II teams, while the other team was Trade Team III. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Vuelta began with a peloton of 198 cyclists, a total of 108 riders made it to the finish in Madrid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11\nThe 1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a was the 53rd edition of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in C\u00f3rdoba on 5 September, and Stage 11 occurred on 16 September with a stage to Cerler. The race finished in Madrid on 27 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 1\n5 September 1998 \u2014 C\u00f3rdoba to C\u00f3rdoba, 161.7\u00a0km (100.5\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 2\n6 September 1998 \u2014 C\u00f3rdoba to C\u00e1diz, 234.6\u00a0km (145.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 3\n7 September 1998 \u2014 C\u00e1diz to Estepona, 192.6\u00a0km (119.7\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 4\n8 September 1998 \u2014 M\u00e1laga to Granada, 173.5\u00a0km (107.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 5\n9 September 1998 \u2014 Olula del R\u00edo to Murcia, 165.5\u00a0km (102.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 6\n10 September 1998 \u2014 Murcia to Xorret de Cat\u00ed, 201.5\u00a0km (125.2\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 7\n11 September 1998 \u2014 Alicante to Valencia, 185\u00a0km (115\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 8\n12 September 1998 \u2014 Palma de Mallorca to Palma de Mallorca, 181.5\u00a0km (112.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 9\n13 September 1998 \u2014 Alc\u00fadia to Alc\u00fadia, 39.5\u00a0km (24.5\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 10\n15 September 1998 \u2014 Vic to Estaci\u00f3n de Pal, 199.3\u00a0km (123.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153253-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 11\n16 September 1998 \u2014 Andorra la Vella to Cerler, 186\u00a0km (116\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22\nThe 1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a was the 53rd edition of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in C\u00f3rdoba on 5 September, and Stage 12 occurred on 17 September with a stage from Benasque. The race finished in Madrid on 27 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 12\n17 September 1998 \u2014 Benasque to Jaca, 187\u00a0km (116\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 13\n18 September 1998 \u2014 Sabi\u00f1\u00e1nigo to Sabi\u00f1\u00e1nigo, 208.5\u00a0km (129.6\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 14\n19 September 1998 \u2014 Biescas to Zaragoza, 145.5\u00a0km (90.4\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 15\n20 September 1998 \u2014 Zaragoza to Soria, 178.7\u00a0km (111.0\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 16\n21 September 1998 \u2014 Soria to Laguna Negra de Neila, 143.7\u00a0km (89.3\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 17\n22 September 1998 \u2014 Burgos to Le\u00f3n, 188.5\u00a0km (117.1\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 18\n23 September 1998 \u2014 Le\u00f3n to Salamanca, 223\u00a0km (139\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 19\n24 September 1998 \u2014 \u00c1vila to Segovia, 170.4\u00a0km (105.9\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 20\n25 September 1998 \u2014 Segovia to Alto de Navacerrada, 206\u00a0km (128\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 21\n26 September 1998 \u2014 Fuenlabrada to Fuenlabrada, 39\u00a0km (24\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153254-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 22\n27 September 1998 \u2014 Madrid to Madrid, 163\u00a0km (101\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153255-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Vuelta a Murcia\nThe 1998 Vuelta a Murcia was the 14th edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 4 March to 8 March 1998. The race started and finished in Murcia. The race was won by Alberto Elli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153256-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WABA Champions Cup\nThe WABA Champions Cup 1998 was the 1st staging of the WABA Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of West Asia Basketball Association. The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan between February 23 and February 27. The winner qualify for the ABC Champions Cup 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153257-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1998 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3\u20137 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153257-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nHosts UNLV upset New Mexico in the championship game, 56\u201351, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153257-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Rebels, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by three other WAC members, New Mexico, TCU, and Utah, who all earned at-large bids. Utah, who was also the WAC regular season champion, ultimately went on to the national championship game, losing to Kentucky, while knocking off San Francisco, Arkansas, West Virginia, Arizona, and North Carolina on their way to title game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153257-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nNo changes were made to the tournament format from the 1997 tournament. Teams were again seeded based on their position within either the Mountain or Pacific Division (top six teams only).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 44], "content_span": [45, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153258-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WAFU Club Championship\nThe 1998 WAFU Club Championship was the 29th  football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up or third place of each West African country's domestic league, the West African Club Championship. It was won by Nigeria's Shooting Stars after defeating Niger's JS T\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 2\u20130. Only four clubs competed in the edition. All of its four matches were played in Lom\u00e9, Togo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153258-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WAFU Club Championship\nThe edition would start at the semis and only have a single match each of the four portions and a third place match would occur in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153259-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1998 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 39th conference playoff in league history and 46th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between March 13 and March 21, 1998. First round games were played at home team campus sites while all 'Final Five' matches were held at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By winning the tournament, Wisconsin was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153259-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All nine conference teams participated in the tournament as did Mankato State which was slated to join the WCHA as a full member in two years. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 9 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated while Mankato State was seeded tenth. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153259-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe winners of the first round series advanced to the Bradley Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals and the remaining two playing in a quarterfinal game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153259-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe semifinal pitted the top remaining seed against the winner of the quarterfinal game while the two other teams that received byes were matched against one another with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers meeting in a Third Place contest. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153259-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153260-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WDF Europe Cup\nThe 1998 WDF Europe Cup was the 11th edition of the WDF Europe Cup darts tournament, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held in Oslo, Norway from 6 to 9 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship\nThe 1998 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 1998 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, top-seeded team of the league, defeated the Phoenix Mercury, third-seeded team of the league, two games to one in a best-of-three series. This was Houston's second straight title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship\nThe Comets made their second appearance in the Finals in two years. The Mercury appeared in the Finals for the first time in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship\nGoing into the series, the Comets had won the only championship, being it only the second season of the league's existence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship\nThe Comets' 27\u20133 record gave them home court advantage over Phoenix (19\u201311). The Comets lost game 1 in Phoenix, but won games 2 and 3 to take the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Road to the finals, Regular season series\nThe Houston Comets won 2 of the 3 games in the regular season series:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 65], "content_span": [66, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 1\nJennifer Gillom's basket in the lane with 8.9 seconds left gave the Phoenix Mercury a 54\u201351 victory over the Houston Comets in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 1\nGillom, who helped set up her go-ahead shot by blocking a shot by Houston's Kim Perrot on the previous possession, finished with 15 points on just 5-of-20 shooting. She also grabbed 10 rebounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 1\nThe Mercury, who finished eight games behind the Comets in the Western Conference, can win the title with a victory at Houston on Saturday. Phoenix handed Houston its fourth loss all season (another also from Phoenix in the regular season).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 1\nLeague MVP Cynthia Cooper was a one-woman show for the Comets, finishing with 29 points. The rest of the team\u2014which includes first-team All-WNBA choices Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson\u2014managed to hit just 10-of-41 shots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 2\nCynthia Cooper scored 19 of her 27 points after halftime as the defending champion Houston Comets forced a decisive third game in the WNBA Finals with a 74-69 overtime victory over the Phoenix Mercury. Sheryl Swoopes added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Comets, who host Game 3. Houston, which won 27 of 30 regular-season games, lost Game 1 at Phoenix and trailed 62-50 with 7:24 to play before staging a furious rally to save its season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 2\nMichele Timms scored 21 points before fouling out in the final minute and reserve Kristi Harrower added a career-high 12 for Phoenix, which seemingly had taken control of the game with a 12\u20132 run midway through the second half. Jennifer Gillom, who averaged a team-high 20.8 points per game for the Mercury, scored just eight on 3-of-15 shooting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 2\nPhoenix, which led almost the entire second half, held a 50\u201348 edge with 11:43 to go after Cooper sank a foul shot following a technical foul on Mercury coach Cheryl Miller, which seemed to light a spark under the Mercury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 2\nHouston sensed the urgency and clawed back into the game. Yolanda Moore had a basket off an offensive rebound before Cooper added a free throw and eight-foot bank shot to make it 62\u201355 with 5:02 left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 2\nHouston shot 43 percent (28-of-65) from the field and Thompson finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Cooper was 11-of-14 from the line. The Mercury shot just 38 percent (24-of-63) but did hit 7-of-15 three-point shots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 3\nThe Houston Comets claimed their second straight WNBA championship, pulling away from the pesky Phoenix Mercury late in the second half and claiming an 80\u201371 victory in decisive Game 3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 3\nAfter cruising through the regular season with a 27\u20133 record, the Comets were pushed to the limit by the Mercury after finishing eight games ahead of them in the Western Conference. In the end, however, Houston's trio of stars ensured the repeat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 3\nLeague MVP Cynthia Cooper scored 23 points and Tina Thompson added 18. Sheryl Swoopes, nearly invisible for the first 30 minutes, had 11 points in the final 9:13 and finished with 16.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 3\nMichelle Griffiths scored a career-high 24 points and Jennifer Gillom had her best game of the series, netting 20. But Phoenix got nothing from Michele Timms, who finished with only two points\u201419 fewer than she had in Game 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153261-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 3\nThe Comets have now won the only two WNBA championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153262-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA Playoffs\nThe 1998 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 1998 season which ended with the   Houston Comets beating the Phoenix Mercury, 2-1. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals. The Comets repeated as champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153263-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the Women's National Basketball Association's second season. The 1998 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Detroit Shock and Washington Mystics. The expansion teams allowed the defending champions Houston Comets to move to the Western Conference. The regular season was extended from 28 games to 30 games. The season ended with the Comets winning their second WNBA championship. During the season, Kelly Boucher became the first Canadian to play in the league, suiting up for the Charlotte Sting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153263-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBA season, Playoffs\nThere were 10 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the four teams with the best record in the league were seeded one to four. Houston was switched to the Western Conference in 1997 so two Western Conference teams matched up in the WNBA Finals. Each round of the playoffs was played as a best-of-three series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 26], "content_span": [27, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153264-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WNBL season\nThe 1998 WNBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 9 teams contested the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153265-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship\nThe 1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1997 in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. The event was won by Kunihiko Takahashi who defeated defending champion Johnny Archer in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153266-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WPF Draft\nThe 1998 WPF Draft was the second annual collegiate draft for the WPSL/WPF's 1998 season, and was held on December 7, in Palm Springs, CA  in conjunction with the 1998 NFCA National Convention. Draft order was based on teams' finish in 1997. Georgia Pride and Carolina Diamonds tied with the same record during the 1997 regular season. Georgia lost more games to Carolina in the 1997 head-to-head series and chose ahead of Carolina in the odd-numbered rounds. Carolina chose ahead of Georgia in the even numbered rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153266-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WPF Draft\nFollowing are the 60 selections from the 1998 WPF draft:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 71]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153266-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 WPF Draft, 1998 WPF Draft\nPosition key: C = catcher; INF = infielder; SS = shortstop; OF = outfielder; UT = Utility infielder; P = pitcher; RHP = right-handed pitcher; LHP = left-handed pitcherPositions will be listed as combined for those who can play multiple positions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 30], "content_span": [31, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153267-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open\nThe 1998 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin in Germany that was part of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 May through 17 May 1998. Conchita Mart\u00ednez won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153267-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open, Finals, Doubles\nLindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat 6\u20133, 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153268-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open \u2013 Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Davenport with Natasha Zvereva and Novotn\u00e1 with Chanda Rubin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153268-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open \u2013 Doubles\nNovotn\u00e1 and Rubin lost in the quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153268-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open \u2013 Doubles\nDavenport and Zvereva won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20130 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153268-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153269-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open \u2013 Singles\nMary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153269-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open \u2013 Singles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20134 against Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153269-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA German Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153270-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA Tour\nThe WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153270-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA Tour, Schedule\nThis is the complete schedule of events on the 1998 WTA Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 23], "content_span": [24, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153270-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 WTA Tour, Rankings\nBelow are the 1998 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 23], "content_span": [24, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153271-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 WW31\n1998 WW31, is a non-resonant trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the Kuiper belt located in the outermost region of the Solar System, approximately 148 kilometers (92 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 18 November 1998, by American astronomer Marc Buie and Robert Millis at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, United States. In December 2000, a minor-planet moon, designated S/2000 (1998 WW31) 1 with a diameter of 123 kilometers (76 miles), was discovered in its orbit. After Charon in 1978, it was the first of nearly 100 satellites since discovered in the outer Solar System.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153271-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 WW31, Orbit and classification\nLocated beyond the orbit of Neptune, 1998 WW31 is a non-resonant classical Kuiper belt object (cubewano) of the so-called hot population, which have higher inclinations than those of the cold population. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 40.4\u201348.5\u00a0AU once every 297 years (108,345 days; semi-major axis of 44.48\u00a0AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 7\u00b0 with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins at Kitt Peak with its first observation on 18 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 35], "content_span": [36, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153271-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 WW31, Numbering and naming\nAs of 2018, this minor planet has not been numbered nor named by the Minor Planet Center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 31], "content_span": [32, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153271-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 WW31, Physical characteristics\n1998 WW31 is expected to have a low albedo due to its blue (neutral) color. Other sources assume a higher albedo of 0.10 and 0.16, respectively (see below). It has a V\u2013I color index of 0.91, notably lower than the mean-color index for cubewanos, and in between that of comets and Jupiter trojans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 35], "content_span": [36, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153271-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 WW31, Physical characteristics, Satellite\n1998 WW31 is a binary minor planet with a minor-planet moon in its orbit. On 22 December 2000, French astronomers Christian Veillet and Alain Doressoundiram in collaboration with J. Shapiro discovered the satellite using the Canada\u2013France\u2013Hawaii Telescope at Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii, United States. The discovery was announced on 16 April 2001 and received the provisional designation S/2000 (1998 WW31) 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 46], "content_span": [47, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153271-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 WW31, Physical characteristics, Satellite\nIt was the first trans-Neptunian binary discovered after Charon in 1978, the largest satellite in the Pluto\u2013Charon system. Since then nearly 100 trans-Neptunian binaries have been discovered. 1998 WW31 is also one of the most symmetrical binaries known in the Solar System. The satellite has a highly eccentric orbit of approximately 0.8 with an exceptionally long orbital period of 587 days and a semi-major axis of 22,620 kilometers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 46], "content_span": [47, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153271-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 WW31, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo\nWhile the primary measures 148 kilometers, the satellite has a diameter of 123 kilometers (a ratio of 0.883) with a combined system diameter of 192 kilometers. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.10 and calculates a system diameter of 192 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 6.7, while Mike Brown finds a diameter of 267 kilometers with a lower albedo of 0.04.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 56], "content_span": [57, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153271-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 WW31, Physical characteristics, Rotation period\nAs of 2020, no rotational lightcurve of 1998 WW31 has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 52], "content_span": [53, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153272-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wagner Seahawks football team\nThe 1998 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Seahawks were led by 18th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 7\u20133 overall and 3\u20132 in NEC play to tie for second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153273-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team\nThe 1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3\u20138 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153274-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election\nThe 1998 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153275-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup\nThe 1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 to 30 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153275-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup, Champions, Doubles\nJuli\u00e1n Alonso /  Javier S\u00e1nchez def. Brandon Coupe /  Dave Randall, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153276-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 to 30 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153276-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153277-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 to 30 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153277-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153278-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wales rugby union tour of Africa\nThe 1998 Wales rugby union tour of Africa was a series of matches played in June 1998 in Zimbabwe and South Africa by Wales national rugby union team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153278-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wales rugby union tour of Africa\nWales won their initial match against Zimbabwe in Harare, before moving on to the second leg of the tour in South Africa. Here they would play four tour matches against representative and provincial opposition and a test match against South Africa. Wales lost all four of the tour matches, and then were defeated by South Africa in the test match. The final scoreline of 96-13 was the biggest defeat Wales had ever had, and remains so as of 2020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153278-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wales rugby union tour of Africa\nWales' head coach Kevin Bowring had resigned at the end of the 1998 Five Nations Championship, and with a replacement yet to be appointed, Dennis John was made caretaker coach ahead of the tour. Prior to the tour, 18 players from Wales made themselves unavailable to participate, while a further 8 picked up injuries during the tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153279-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153279-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election, Background\nBefore the election 11 Labour councillors had split from the party, forming their own group and being led by a former leader of the council Dave Church.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153280-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election\nElections to Waltham Forest Council were held in May 1998. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1994 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153280-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election\nWaltham Forest local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153281-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandhama massacre\nThe 1998 Wandhama Ganderbal massacre refers to the killings of 26 Kashmiri Hindus in the town of WandhamaCoordinates:  in Jammu and Kashmir on 25 January 1998. The victims included four children and nine women. The Lashkar-e-Taiba/ Hizbul Mujahideen was blamed for perpetrating the massacre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153281-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandhama massacre, Background\nWandhama is a small town near Ganderbal in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153281-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandhama massacre, The massacre\nOn 25 January 1998, 26 Kashmiri Hindus living in the village of Wandhama were killed by unidentified gunmen. According to the testimony of one of the survivors of the incident, a 14-year-old Hindu boy named Vinod Kuman Dhar, the gunmen came to their house dressed like Indian Army soldiers, had tea with them, waiting for a radio message indicating that all Hindu families in the village had been covered. After a brief conversation they rounded up all the members of the Hindu households and then summarily gunned them down with Kalashnikov rifles. The massacre was allegedly committed under Abdul Hamid Gada of Hizbul Mujahideen and was timed to coincide with the Shab-e-Qadar, the holiest night of the month of Ramzan, when believers stay awake until dawn. Gada was subsequently killed in an operation by Indian security forces in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 876]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153281-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandhama massacre, Reactions\nThe day after the incident, agitating Kashmiri Hindus clashed with police in the Capital, New Delhi, when they broke barricades and tried to force their way to the National Human Rights Commission. At least 11 Kashmiri Hindus were injured when they were hit by water cannon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153281-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandhama massacre, Reactions\nIndian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral joined the mourners in Kashmir's Wandhama village on 28 January. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Governor K V Krishna Rao, Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and Union Minister for Environment Saifuddin Soz. He said:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153281-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandhama massacre, Reactions\nI have come here to express my grief on behalf of the nation. The people of Punjab had unitedly defeated the nefarious designs of the enemy. The people of Kashmir will also defeat the designs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153281-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandhama massacre, Reactions\nThere were protests in several refugee camps where Kashmiri Hindus had been living since their ethnic cleansing in 1990.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153282-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Wandsworth Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wandsworth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153282-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election\nAt the same as the election Wandsworth saw 74.3% vote in favour of the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum and 25.7% against, on a 38.7% turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153282-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election, Campaign\nIn the run up to the election a private Conservative poll was leaked which showed them 17% behind Labour and likely to only win in 4 wards as compared to 18 for Labour. However Labour and the Liberal Democrats accused the Conservatives of leaking the poll in order to lower expectations. The Conservatives would have lost control of the council on a 7% swing from the 1994 election, or if the 1997 general election results in the area were repeated. However Wandsworth had low council tax levels,  the lowest in the country, and the Conservatives had recently cut the tax by 24%. This meant commentators expected the Conservatives to stay in control of what was described as their showpiece council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153282-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election, Campaign\nFor the election 9 of the 22 wards that made up the council were seen as being marginal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153282-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Wandsworth London Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Conservatives increase their control of the council gaining an extra 5 seats. This meant that with 50 seats the Conservatives had the most seats they had yet had on the council. Labour lost seats in St John and Roehampton wards, which was put down to the closure of the local Queen Mary's Hospital. Voter turnout at 40% was 10% down on the previous 1994 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 64], "content_span": [65, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153283-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros\nThe 1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Legia Tennis Centre in Warsaw, Poland that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 13 July until 19 July 1998. First-seeded Conchita Mart\u00ednez won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153283-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros, Finals, Doubles\nKarina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 /  Olga Lugina defeated  Liezel Horn /  Karin Kschwendt 7\u20136, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153284-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Doubles\nRuxandra Dragomir and In\u00e9s Gorrochategui were the defending champions of the Warsaw Cup by Heros, a tennis tournament, but did not compete in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153284-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Doubles\nKarina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 and Olga Lugina won in the final 7\u20136, 7\u20135 against Liezel Horn and Karin Kschwendt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153284-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153285-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Singles\nBarbara Paulus was the defending champion, of this tennis competition, but lost in the second round to Andrea Glass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153285-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Singles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez won in the final 6\u20130, 6\u20133 against Silvia Farina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153285-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153286-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington Huskies football team\nThe 1998 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Jim Lambright, the team compiled a 6\u20135 record in the regular season, tied for fifth (4\u20134) in the Pacific-10 Conference, and was outscored 343 to 303. Joe\u00a0Jarzynka was selected as the team's most valuable player. Nigel Burton, Reggie Davis, Brock Huard, and Lester Towns were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153286-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington Huskies football team\nFor the second straight year, the Huskies played in Honolulu on Christmas Day. They lost 25\u201343 to Air Force in the Oahu\u00a0Bowl, resulting in the program's first non-winning season in 22 years. Five days later, Lambright was relieved of his duties as head coach by athletic director Barbara Hedges. His successor was Rick Neuheisel, the head coach at Colorado in the Big 12 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153286-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington Huskies football team, NFL Draft\nTwo Huskies were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft, which lasted seven rounds (253 selections).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 48], "content_span": [49, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153287-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington Mystics season\nThe 1998 WNBA season was the first for the Washington Mystics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153288-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington Redskins season\nThe 1998 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 62nd in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 8\u20137\u20131 and finished fourth in the NFC East, with a record of 6\u201310 and missed the NFL playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. They started the season 0\u20137, before going 6\u20133 after their bye week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153288-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington Redskins season\nAfter ranking 28th out of 30 NFL teams in defense against the run in 1997, the Redskins had tried to revamp their interior defensive line during the off-season. They had signed Dana Stubblefield from the San Francisco 49ers, and Dan Wilkinson from the Cincinnati Bengals. The acquisitions, in particular Stubblefield's, were eventually considered to have been costly failures though.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153289-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington State Cougars football team\nThe 1998 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Mike Price was in his tenth season, and the team played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153290-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington, D.C. Initiative 59\nInitiative 59 was a 1998 Washington, D.C. voter-approved ballot initiative that sought to legalize medical cannabis. The short title of the initiative was \"Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998\". Though the initiative passed with 69% of the vote in November 1998, its implementation was delayed by Congress's passage of the Barr Amendment, which prohibited DC from using its funds in support of the program. This Amendment delayed the start of the medical marijuana program until it was effectively overturned in 2009, with the first DC customer legally purchasing medical cannabis at a dispensary in the District in 2013.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153290-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington, D.C. Initiative 59, Barr Amendment\nGeorgia Congressman Bob Barr advocated complete federal prohibition of medical marijuana. In 1998, he successfully blocked implementation of Initiative 59\u00a0\u2013 the \"Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998\"\u00a0\u2013 which would have legalized medical marijuana in Washington, D.C. The \"Barr Amendment\" to the 1999 Omnibus spending bill not only blocked implementation of Initiative 59, but also prohibited the vote tally from even being released. Nearly a year passed before a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union eventually revealed the initiative had received 69 percent of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 668]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153290-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 Washington, D.C. Initiative 59, Barr Amendment\nIn response to the judge's ruling, Barr simply attached another \"Barr Amendment\" to the 2000 Omnibus spending bill that overturned Initiative 59 outright. The Barr Amendment also prohibited future laws that would \"decrease the penalties for marijuana or other Schedule I drugs\" in Washington, D.C. This preemptively blocked future attempts by Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) to reform marijuana laws in DC via the initiative process. In March 2002, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan struck down this portion of the Barr Amendment as being an unconstitutional restriction on free speech. Barr's response to the ruling was defiant:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153290-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington, D.C. Initiative 59, Barr Amendment\nClearly, the court today has ignored the constitutional right and responsibility of Congress to pass laws protecting citizens from dangerous and addictive narcotics, and the right of Congress to exert legislative control over the District of Columbia as the nation's capital.\u2014Bob Barr, March 28, 2002", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153290-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington, D.C. Initiative 59, Barr Amendment\nThe federal government later prevailed on appeal, reinstating the Barr Amendment just in time to thwart MPP's initiative 63 \u2013 \"The Medical Marijuana Initiative of 2002\" \u2013 which had already qualified for the November 2002 ballot. In 2009, both the United States Senate and House of Representatives voted to lift the ban against a medical marijuana initiative, effectively overturning the Barr Amendment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153290-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington, D.C. Initiative 59, Initiative 71 and legalization of recreational cannabis\nThe legalization of non-commercial possession and cultivation of recreational marijuana was voted in the following year through Initiative 71 in 2014.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 92], "content_span": [93, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153291-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Washington, D.C. mayoral election\nThe 1998 Washington, D.C. mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 1998, with Democratic candidate Anthony A. Williams defeating Republican Carol Schwartz. Partisan primary elections were held on September 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153292-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1998 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153292-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 11 October 1998, Mount Sion won the championship after a 3-19 to 0-10 defeat of Ballyduff Upper in the final. This was their 30th championship title overall and their first title since 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153293-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Watford Borough Council election\nWatford, a city in England, held its 1998 Watford Borough Council elections on 7 May. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153294-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Waveney District Council election\nThe 1998 Waveney Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards\nThe 1998 Webby Awards were held on March 6, 1998, at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts, and were the first event ever to be broadcast live via the Web in 3D. The \"People's Voice\" awards, chosen by online poll, received 100,000 cumulative votes that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards\nThe Web magazine, which was hosting the awards, was closed down by its parent company IDG shortly before the awards, and the ceremony continued thereafter under the management of Tiffany Shlain, who IDG had hired in 1996 to coordinate the awards. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences was constituted that year as the judging panel for the awards, continues to do so as of the 2007 awards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nEducational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Learn2.com The Home Education Page The Smithsonian", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nAsk Dr. Weil Reuters Health Information Services The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Resource thriveonline.com", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nBetter Homes & Gardens Online Disney's Daily Blast Family.com Virtual Garden", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nInternational Real Estate Digest Nolo press Self-Help Law Center The Financial Aid Information Page U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nABCNEWS.com MSNBC The New York Times on the Web Wired News", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nAnnoy.com Law Journal EXTRA! The Black World Today The Smoking Gun", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nAntique Radios Online DigiBand Radio The Art Bell Web Site Uncle Ricky's Reel Top 40 Repository", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nIBM Patent Server Mars Pathfinder Mission Paleontology Without Walls Scientific American", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153295-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners\nGIST TV Listings Guide NBC.com Sci-Fi Channel: The Dominion TV Guide Entertainment Network", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153296-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington City mayoral election\nThe 1998 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1998, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including 18 councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153296-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington City mayoral election, Background\nThe election saw incumbent Mayor Mark Blumsky re-elected with a greatly increased majority. However Blumsky did not gain a majority of support on the council with only seven of the \"Wellington Alive\" ticket elected. Wellington Alive were selection of right-leaning council candidates that were given public endorsement by Blumsky following the dissolution of the decades old Citizens' Association several years earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153296-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington City mayoral election, Background\nCouncillor Jack Ruben initially declared to stand, but withdrew to support Stephanie Cook and avoid further splitting the left-wing vote. Bryan Pepperell, another left leaning candidate stood as well. Cook and Pepperell were re-elected to the council, though Ruben lost his seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153296-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington City mayoral election, Background\nThe 1998 election is the last mayoral election in Wellington's history to date where the successful candidate polled more than half the popular vote. It was also the first time since the 1933 election that the Labour Party did not field a mayoral candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153296-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington City mayoral election, Ward results\nCandidates were also elected from wards to the Wellington City Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 51], "content_span": [52, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections\nThe 1998 Wellington local elections were part of the 1998 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington Ward\nThe Wellington ward returns five councillors to the Wellington Regional Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 85], "content_span": [86, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council\nThe Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and eighteen councillors elected from six wards (Eastern, Lambton, Northern, Onslow, Southern, Western).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Eastern ward\nThe Eastern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Lambton ward\nThe Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Northern ward\nThe Northern ward returns four councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 71], "content_span": [72, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Onslow ward\nThe Onslow ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 69], "content_span": [70, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Southern ward\nThe Southern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 71], "content_span": [72, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153297-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Western ward\nThe Western ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final results for the ward were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153298-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Welsh Open (snooker)\nThe 1998 Regal Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 25 January 1998 at the Newport Leisure Centre in Newport, Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153298-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Welsh Open (snooker)\nStephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round against Jamie Burnett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153298-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Welsh Open (snooker)\nPaul Hunter defeated John Higgins 9\u20135 in the final to win his first ranking title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153299-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election\nThe 1998 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153300-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 West Lancashire District Council election\nThe 1998 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153301-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 West Lindsey District Council election\nElections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153302-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 West Oxfordshire District Council election\nThe 1998 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153302-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background\nBefore the election there were 15 independent councillors, the Liberal Democrats had 14 seats, Labour had 11 and the Conservatives had 9. An alliance between the Liberal Democrats and the Labour party controlled the council with a majority of one seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153302-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background\nAmong the councillors who stood down at the election was independent David Walker, who had quit the Conservatives in the early 1990s over the poll tax, as well as Patrick Madden, Peg McWilliam, Elizabeth Mortimer and Susan Swann. 49 candidates stood for the 18 seats that were contested in 1998, including one candidate from the Green party, with the Liberal Democrats defending the most seats at eight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153302-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result\nThe Conservatives became the largest group on the council after gaining five seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 64], "content_span": [65, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153303-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team\nThe 1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 106th overall and 8th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 19th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8\u20134 overall, 5\u20132 in the Big East) and with a loss against Missouri in the Insight.com Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153304-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules Grand Final\nThe 1998 Westar Rules Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between East Fremantle and West Perth on Sunday, 20 September 1998, at Subiaco Oval in Perth, Western Australia to determine the premier team of Westar Rules for the 1998 season. East Fremantle won convincingly by forty-three points, 20.10 (130) to 13.9 (87), taking out their twenty-ninth premiership but their last as of 2018.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153304-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules Grand Final\nIn the process, the Sharks achieved their sixteenth consecutive win, having lost during the season only to Claremont and Subiaco in their fifth and sixth matches. It constituted the most consecutive wins ending in a Westar/WAFL/WANFL premiership since East Fremantle had achieved a unique undefeated season in 1946. After the game Shark coach Tony Micale said that the 1998 team must rank as one of the greatest in East Fremantle history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153304-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules Grand Final\nEast Fremantle and West Perth had completely dominated the season, finishing five games and over fifty-eight percent clear of their nearest rivals for the premiership, but the Sharks showed their superiority in the second semi-final by holding the Falcons to three goals in completely fine conditions and West Perth only overcame Subiaco in the preliminary due to a brilliant solo goal from Neil Mildenhall, so East Fremantle entered as hot favourites with odds of 1/4 to win their third premiership of the 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153304-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules Grand Final\nAs it turned out, despite major injuries to Leigh Willison, Wayne Roser and Steve O\u2018Brien, East Fremantle were, after kicking into a wind in the opening quarter, always ahead of the Falcons. They kicked the first three goals and at no point did West Perth get closer than the ten-point quarter time margin. Three successive goals early in the third quarter were responded to by the Falcons, but late in that period the Sharks kicked four goals without reply to be thirty-eight points ahead and West Perth coach John Dimmer knew then his team would lose.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153304-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules Grand Final\nAdrian Bromage (East Fremantle) won the Simpson Medal as best on ground, completing a rare double of winning the Sandover Medal and Simpson Medal in the same season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season\nThe 1998 Westar Rules season was the second season of \u2018Westar Rules\u2019 and the 114th season of the various incarnations of senior football in Perth. The season opened on 29 March and concluded on 20 September with the 1998 Westar Rules Grand Final contested between East Fremantle and West Perth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season\nThe Sandover Medal was awarded to Adrian Bromage (East Fremantle). Todd Ridley (Subiaco) won the Bernie Naylor Medal for kicking the most goals during the home-and-away rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season\nEast Fremantle achieved its best record since its unique perfect season of 1946, winning all except its fourth and fifth games and achieving an unbeaten run of sixteen games rivalled since the perfect season only by Claremont in 1987 who was unbeaten for twenty-one games after having won the Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 1\nChildhood East Fremantle fan Greg Egan finally joins the Sharks from Perth and becomes part of a dominant big-man division that the Bulldogs never threaten.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 2\nEast Fremantle take advantage of Fremantle\u2019s discarding of former Hawthorn regular Greg Madigan as he leads the Sharks to victory on an oppressive 35\u00a0\u00b0C (95\u00a0\u00b0F) day", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 4\nWayne Blackwell\u2019s innovative use of the interchange bench - whereby he drags key players Toby Jackson and Drew Cornelius only for them to come back to decisive effect - helps Perth win its first game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 6\nEast Fremantle\u2019s tall forward line of Earl Spalding, Damian Condon, Brendon Feddema and Leigh Willison is rendered ineffective by a lack of crumbing players. The match remains Subiaco\u2019s biggest win with fewer scoring shots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 7\nNineteen-year-old Clint Kirey solves the Sharks\u2019 problems of a crumbing forward as they down the previously unbeaten Falcons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 8\nWith former Carlton star Earl Spalding back in his home state and kicking seven goals, East Fremantle send Swans to a fourth straight defeat after starting in promising fashion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 17\nTwo enormous upsets unsettle the battle for fourth position and see Claremont, second last in 1997, climb therein. Scott Simister kicks six for the Thunder as they win their second Westar Rules match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 19\nWest Perth eliminate the reigning premiers\u2019 finals chances with a superb win in wet and windy conditions due to Troy Wilson\u2019s four goals and fine marking.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153305-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Westar Rules season, Finals series, Preliminary final\nA brilliant solo goal after a zigzagging run from Neil Mildenhall and a perfectly executed shepherd allow West Perth, behind from early in the second quarter and twenty-eight points down halfway through the third, to obtain a rematch with East Fremantle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 58], "content_span": [59, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153306-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team\nThe 1998 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by All-American quarterback Willie Taggart and head coach Jack Harbaugh. This would be the team\u2019s last year as an independent, the next year they would rejoin the Ohio Valley Conference as a football only member. The Hilltoppers primarily ran an option offense and were ranked 3rd in rush offense for NCAA Division I-AA. They missed returning to the NCAA Playoffs and finished the season ranked 19th in final 1AA postseason national poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153306-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team\nWestern Kentucky's roster included future NFL players Joseph Jefferson, Rod \u201cHe Hate Me\u201d Smart, and Ben Wittman. Patrick Goodman, Andy Hape, and Taggart were named to the AP All American team and Taggart was also named I-AA Independent Offensive Player of the Year. The I-AA Independent All-Star Team included Goodman, Hape, Taggart, Delvechio Walls, Bryan Daniel, and Trae Hackett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153307-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Western Michigan Broncos football team\nThe 1998 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Gary Darnell, the Broncos compiled a 7\u20134 record (5\u20133 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC's West Division, and outscored their opponents, 360 to 312. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153307-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Western Michigan Broncos football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Tim Lester with 3,311 passing yards, Darnell Fields with 1,016 rushing yards, and Steve Neal with 1,121 receiving yards. Kicker Brad Selent was named the MAC special teams player of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153308-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Westminster City Council election\nThe 1998 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153309-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Weymouth and Portland District Council in Dorset, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153310-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Whitbread Awards\nThe Whitbread Awards (1971\u20132005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153311-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Wigan Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election. Following the previous election there had been three by-elections held\u2014in Aspull-Standish, Ince and Hope Carr\u2014with all three successfully defended by Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153311-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nCandidate numbers improved dramatically from the preceding election, thanks mostly to the first concerted effort by the Greens, having only tested the waters previously. The Liberal Democrats fielded were, on the other hand, the sparsest from them since 1978, following a similarly poor effort the previous year\u2014perhaps reflecting the party giving up on its previous ambitions. There were also an Independent (formerly a Conservative candidate for Bryn in the 1995 election) and the first UKIP candidate fighting Ashton-Golborne. In total all wards but Tydlesday East were contested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153311-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nFar from recovering, turnout plummeted to new depths at 17.4%. There was a general apathy emerging across the country during this period, as well as a disillusionment among Conservative voters, but with Labour's complete dominance and the only competitive party standing in less than a quarter of seats, there were evidently other factors for the lack of enthusiasm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153311-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe dire turnout understandably had implications for the party votes, with Labour recording their second-lowest vote (the lowest being 1975), the Conservatives sinking below their rock-bottom set in 1995, and the Lib Dems gaining their worst vote since the aforementioned 1978 election\u2014falling to fourth behind the Greens, who comfortably achieved their best vote. Voter shares were less dramatic for Labour and the Conservatives; however, the Lib Dems' share of 6.7% was their poorest since 1979 and the Greens' share was more than two-and-a-half times larger than their previous peak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153311-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nLabour survived substantial challenges against from the Independent in Ashton-Golborne and the Greens in Hope Carr, making the only gain of the night from the Lib Dems in Beech Hill. This reduced the Lib Dems to a sole councillor, losing their status as main opposition for the first time in near twenty years. With only a Liberal Democrat in another Beech Hill seat and an Independent Labour in Hindley remaining as opposition, Labour commanded a record majority of 68.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153311-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThis result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 65], "content_span": [66, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153312-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wigan Warriors season\nThe 1998 Wigan Warriors season was the 103rd season in the club's rugby league history and the third season in the Super League. Coached by John Monie, the Warriors competed in Super League III and finished in 1st place, and went on to win the  Grand Final at Old Trafford against Leeds Rhinos. The club also competed in the 1998 Challenge Cup, and finished as runners-up following a surprise defeat in the final against Sheffield Eagles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153313-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 William & Mary Tribe football team\nThe 1998 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 19th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7\u20134 and a mark of 4\u20134 in A-10 play, tying for second place the Mid-Atlantic Division. They were ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153314-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships\nThe 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 22 June to 5 July 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153314-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships, Prize money\nThe total prize money for 1998 championships was \u00a37,207,590. The winner of the men's title earned \u00a3435,000 while the women's singles champion earned \u00a3391,500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 41], "content_span": [42, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153314-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Men's Singles\nPete Sampras defeated  Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107, 6\u20137(2\u20137), 7\u20136(11\u20139), 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153314-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Men's Doubles\nJacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Todd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde, 2\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20133), 5\u20137, 10\u20138", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153314-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated  Lindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva, 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 8\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 65], "content_span": [66, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153314-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Mixed Doubles\nMax Mirnyi /  Serena Williams defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153314-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nRoger Federer /  Olivier Rochus defeated  Micha\u00ebl Llodra /  Andy Ram, 3\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153314-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nEva Dyrberg /  Jelena Kostani\u0107 defeated  Petra Rampre /  Iroda Tulyaganova, 6\u20132, 7\u20136(7\u20135)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 64], "content_span": [65, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153315-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nLuis Horna and Nicol\u00e1s Mass\u00fa were the defending champions, but both players turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, were not eligible to compete in Juniors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153315-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nRoger Federer and Olivier Rochus defeated Micha\u00ebl Llodra and Andy Ram in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20134 to win the Boys' Doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was the 2nd doubles title for Federer and the 3rd doubles title for Rochus in their respective Juniors careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair in the circuit, after their win in the LTA International Junior Championships at the same year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153316-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Singles\nWesley Whitehouse was the defending champion, but turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, was ineligible to compete in Juniors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153316-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Singles\nRoger Federer defeated Irakli Labadze in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20134 to win the Boys' Singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was Federer's 4th juniors singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153316-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153317-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nCara Black and Irina Selyutina were the defending champions, but both players turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, were not eligible to compete in Juniors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153317-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nEva Dyrberg and Jelena Kostani\u0107 defeated Petra Rampre and Iroda Tulyaganova in the final, 6\u20132, 7\u20136(7\u20135) to win the Girls' Doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was the 1st Grand Slam title for both players in their respective Junior doubles careers. Dyrberg would also win the US Open at the same year, teaming up with Kim Clijsters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153318-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Singles\nCara Black was the defending champion, but turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, was ineligible to compete in Juniors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153318-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Singles\nKatarina Srebotnik defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 7\u20136(7\u20133), 6\u20133 to win the Girls' Singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was her 1st and only Grand Slam title in Juniors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153318-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 52], "content_span": [53, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153319-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis defeated the five-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the final, a repeat of the previous year's final, 2\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20133), 5\u20137, 10\u20138, to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153319-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153320-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles Qualifying\nPlayers and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153321-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nDefending champion Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 in the final, 6\u20137(2\u20137), 7\u20136(11\u20139), 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20132 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, Sampras equalled Bj\u00f6rn Borg's Open Era record of five Wimbledon titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153321-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153322-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles Qualifying\nPlayers and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153323-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nMax Mirnyi and Serena Williams defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20134, to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153323-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nCyril Suk and Helena Sukov\u00e1 were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Justin Gimelstob and Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153323-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153324-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nGigi Fern\u00e1ndez and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but Fern\u00e1ndez retired at the end of the 1997 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153324-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated Zvereva and Lindsay Davenport in the final, 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20134 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153324-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 53], "content_span": [54, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153325-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles Qualifying\nPlayers and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153325-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles Qualifying\nThe qualifying rounds for the 1998 Wimbledon Championships were played from 15 to 21 June 1998 at the Civil Service Sports Ground in Chiswick, London, United Kingdom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153326-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20132) to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. This was Novotn\u00e1's only win in a Wimbledon final on her third attempt. This would be the last time a Czech player would win Wimbledon (or win a Grand Slam title) until Petra Kvitov\u00e1 won in 2011. Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Novotn\u00e1, in a rematch of the previous year's final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153326-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1998 final was the first time in the Open Era at Wimbledon that neither of the finalists had won a major previously, and the first time this had happened at any major since the 1980 Australian Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153326-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 53], "content_span": [54, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153326-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nAnna Kournikova withdrew due to a thumb injury. She was replaced in the draw by Lucky Loser Lilia Osterloh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 53], "content_span": [54, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153327-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles Qualifying\nPlayers and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153327-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles Qualifying\nThe qualifying rounds for the 1998 Wimbledon Championships were played from 15 to 21 May 1998 at the Civil Service Sports Ground in Chiswick, London, Great Britain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153328-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winchester City Council election\nThe 1998 Winchester Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153329-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season\nThe 1998 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 4th place in the East Division with a 3\u201315 record and failed to make the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153330-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winnipeg municipal election\nThe 1998 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 28, 1998 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153330-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Winnipeg municipal election\nCentre-left candidate Glen Murray defeated populist right-winger Peter Kaufmann in the mayoral contest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153330-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Winnipeg municipal election, Results, School trustees\nElectors could vote for three candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153330-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Winnipeg municipal election, Results, School trustees\nElectors could vote for three candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153330-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Winnipeg municipal election, Results, School trustees\nElectors could vote for three candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics\nThe 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: \u7b2c18\u56de\u30aa\u30ea\u30f3\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u51ac\u5b63\u7af6\u6280\u5927\u4f1a, Hepburn: Dai J\u016bhachi-kai Orinpikku T\u014dkiky\u014dgi Taikai) and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (Japanese: \u9577\u91ce1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7\u00a0to 22\u00a0February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the nearby mountain communities of Hakuba, Karuizawa, Nozawa Onsen, and Yamanouchi. The city of Nagano had previously been a candidate to host the 1940 Winter Olympics (which were later cancelled), as well as the 1972 Winter Olympics, but had been eliminated at the national level by Sapporo on both occasions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics\nNagano was selected to host the 1998 Games on 15\u00a0June 1991, beating Salt Lake City, \u00d6stersund, Jaca, and Aosta. This was the second Winter Olympics to be held in Japan, and the third Olympic Games overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. The 1998 Winter Olympics were succeeded by the 1998 Winter Paralympics from 5\u00a0to 14\u00a0March. These were the final Winter Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics\nThere were 2,176 athletes from 72 nations, competing in 7\u00a0sports and 68 events. The numbers of athletes and participating nations were, at the time, a record for the Winter Olympics. These Games saw the introduction of curling, snowboarding, and women's ice hockey. Professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate in the men's ice hockey for the first time. Azerbaijan, Kenya, Macedonia, Uruguay, and Venezuela made their Winter Olympic debuts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics\nGermany topped the medal table with 29 medals, including 12 gold, followed by Norway and Russia, who won 25 and 18 medals respectively. Canada finished fourth with 15 medals, including six gold, making this their most successful Winter Olympics to date. The most decorated athlete was the Russian cross-country skier Larisa Lazutina who won five medals, including three gold. Norwegian cross-country skier Bj\u00f8rn D\u00e6hlie won four medals, including three gold, which took his total Olympic medal haul to 12, including eight gold, a record for the Winter Olympics. Ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki won two gold medals and one silver for host nation Japan. The Czech Republic won the gold medal in the men's ice hockey tournament. American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest champion in Olympic history at the age of 15 years and 255 days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 863]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics\nHosting the Games brought about improvements to Nagano's transportation networks with the construction of the high-speed shinkansen line, the Nagano Shinkansen (now the Hokuriku Shinkansen), between Tokyo and Nagano Station, via \u014cmiya and Takasaki. In addition, new highways were built, including the Nagano Expressway and the J\u014dshin-etsu Expressway and upgrades were made to existing roads.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Host city selection\nIn 1932, Japan won the rights to host the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At that time, organizers of the Summer Olympics had priority in choosing the venue for the Winter Olympics the same year. Several Japanese cities, including Nagano, prepared a bid. Sapporo was chosen; however, the games never took place because of World War II. In 1961, Nagano declared its intention to host the 1968 Winter Olympics but lost to Sapporo, the winning Japanese bid, who lost to Grenoble, France, and Sapporo eventually won the right to host the 1972 Winter Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Host city selection\nJapanese private sector organizations, in 1983, began publicly discussing a possible bid. Two years later, in 1985, the Nagano Prefectural Assembly, decided to begin the process to bid, for its third time, for a Winter Olympics. The bid committee was established in July 1986, they submitted their bid to the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) in November of the same year. Other Japanese cities that were bidding were Asahikawa, Yamagata, and Morioka. 1 June 1988, the JOC selected Nagano in the first round of national voting, receiving 34 of 45 votes. In 1989, the bid committee was reorganized, with the Japanese Prime Minister as head of the committee. The number of committee members was 511.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Host city selection\nOn 12 February 1990, the bid delegation presented its candidature at the IOC in Lausanne before Juan Antonio Samaranch. Other candidate cities for the 1998 Olympics were Aosta, Italy; Jaca, Spain; \u00d6stersund, Sweden; Salt Lake City, United States, and Sochi, Soviet Union (now Russia). The host city selection was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 June 1991, at the 97th IOC session. After the first round of voting, Nagano led, with Aosta and Salt Lake City tied for last. Aosta was eliminated in a run-off against Salt Lake City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Host city selection\nAfter the second round of voting, Nagano led with Salt Lake City in second, and Jaca was eliminated. Following round 3, Nagano continued to lead, with Salt Lake City in second, and \u00d6stersund was eliminated. Finally, Nagano prevailed over Salt Lake City by just 4 votes in the fifth round of voting, becoming the third Japanese city to host the games after Tokyo in 1964 Summer Olympics and Sapporo in 1972. Nagano, at 36\u00b0N, is the southernmost city in the Northern hemisphere to host the Winter Olympics (1960 Winter Olympics host Squaw Valley, California is 39\u00b0N). In June 1995, Salt Lake was chosen as the host of the following 2002 Winter Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 693]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Host city selection\nFollowing a 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal that occurred in the summer of 2000, Atlanta, host of the 1996 Summer Olympics, Nagano, and Sydney, host of the 2000 Summer Olympics, were suspected of similar improprieties in bidding practices. Although nothing illegal was ever done, gifts to IOC members were considered morally dubious. The Nagano Olympic bid committee spent approximately $14 million to entertain the 62 International Olympic Committee members and many of their companions. The precise figures are unknown since Nagano, after the IOC asked that the entertainment expenditures not be made public, destroyed the financial records, according to bid committee member Junichi Yamaguchi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization\nFive months after the city was selected, the Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee (NAOC) was created. Eishiro Saito, Chairman of Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) was selected as president of the committee. There were four Vice Presidents: Goro Yoshimura, the Governor of Nagano Prefecture; Hironoshin Furuhashi, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee; Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, the president of the Ski Association of Japan; and Tasuku Tsukada, the Mayor of Nagano City. In addition, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Tadashi Tsuda, served as director-general. Tsuda was replaced by Makoto Kobayashi in 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization\nThe organizing committee recognized three goals for the games, which they referred to as \"Games from the Heart\": promote youth participation, coexistence with nature, create a festival with peace and friendship at its centre. To realize the first goal, a camp bringing together 217 young people from 51 countries was created, along with the program of \"One school, one country\" in Nagano Prefecture. This program organized cultural exchanges with other countries. In addition, more than 100,000 tickets were reserved for children. For the second point, the organizers attempted to minimize the impact on their nature and the local ecosystem. Regarding the third point, an international truce organized by the United Nations in 1997 was adopted during the games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 796]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization\nThe Nagano Olympics Games are a link to the 21st century, inspiring our search for wisdom for the new ear, respect for the beauty and bounty of nature, furtherance of peace and goodwill. Friends worldwide are welcome to share, in the spirit of competition and fair play, the joys and glory of the XVIII Olympic Winter Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization\nIn June 1998, four months after the Games, the NAOC presented a gift of US$1 million to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. In October of the same year, NAOC donated a 3-D high vision theater system to the Olympic Museum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization\nIn February 1999, one year after the Games, the IOC awarded the Nagano the Olympic Cup, and presented the city a sculpture of stylized athletes raising the Olympic Flag by the Swiss artist Nag Arnoldi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Economic aspects\nThe costs of construction and of the land of the Olympic venues totaled 106.6 billion yen, approximately 914 million US dollars. Of this, the Japanese national government spent 51.1 billion, the Nagano prefectural government spent 29.6 billion, and the cities and towns of Nagano, 23.4 billion; Hakuba, 1 billion; and Nozawa Onsen, 1.1 billion; shared the remaining 25.5 billion. The most expensive venue was M-Wave, which hosted the long-track speed skating events. It cost 34.8 billion. The two ice hockey venues, Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena cost 19.1 and 9.1 billion respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Economic aspects\nThe White Ring (arena), which hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating cost 14.2 billion, the Spiral, which hosted bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton, cost 10.1 billion. Another 8.6 billion was spent on the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, 7 billion for Snow Harp \u2013 the cross-country skiing venue, and 3 billion for the biathlon venue at Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Economic aspects\nThe organizing committee financed all costs, totaling 113.9 billion yen. It spent 99.4 billion for operational expenses, 21.6 billion for public relations, 20.7 billion for installations, 18.4 billion for telecommunications, 15.9 billion for running the competitions, and 14.4 billion for administration. Television rights were worth 35.4 billion, and marketing earned 31.3 billion. Ticket sales were worth 10.5 billion. The total cost of the Nagano Games is estimated to have been US$15.25 billion (in 2015), of which the largest factor in the cost of the games was the extension of the shinkansen to Nagano. This compares, for example, with US$2.5 billion for the 2002 Winter Olympics, US$4.35 billion for the 2006 Winter Olympics, US$7.56 billion for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and US$51 billion for the 2014 Winter Olympics", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 879]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Transportation\nNagano is situated in a mountainous area of Japan that receives large snowfalls. These combined to make transportation an important challenge for the organizing committee. In addition, the Olympic Village was a distance of 7 kilometers from the center of the city, and sporting events were spread over five surrounding communities. Complicating matters is that many of the venues had one single road in-out, which limited possibilities and led to traffic jams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Transportation\nTo improve access to Nagano, the government decided to link Nagano with the high-speed shinkansen train network. The Nagano Shinkansen, now the Hokuriku Shinkansen was inaugurated five months before the start of the Games. This reduced by half the travel time between Tokyo and Nagano, to 79 minutes for 221 kilometers. The length of the track between Takasaki Station and Nagano Station is 125.7\u00a0km, which includes 63.4\u00a0km of tunnels. The high speed train network carried 655,000 passengers during the Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Transportation\nTwo highways, the Nagano Expressway and the J\u014dshin-etsu Expressway, were also built in the Nagano region. In May 1993, the 75.8-kilometer section of the Nagano Expressway was completed, and in October 1997, the 111.4 kilometer section of the J\u014dshin-etsu Expressway was completed. In addition, another 114.9 kilometers of roads within Nagano Prefecture were improved.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Transportation\nTransportation systems for the Games ran for 33 days, from the opening of the Athletes Village until 25, 3 February days after the closing ceremony. Approximately 64% of the athletes arrived between 1 and 6 February, and 74% left Nagano between 22 and 25 February. Transportation operations were directed from a transportation centre situated at the center of the organizing committee. Two regional transportation hubs were created in Hakuba and Yamanouchi, as well as a traffic center for vehicles in Karuizawa. The media, as well as representatives of different national Olympic committees generally were transported by car, from their arrival airport, usually Tokyo but also Kansai and Nagoya, to their lodging, either in Nagano or Karuizawa. The members of the IOC traveled by Shinkansen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 843]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Transportation\nTo improve transportation for spectators, the number and hours of local trains were extended. During the heaviest traffic days, more cars were put in service and up to 68 parking areas, for 8,000 vehicles were at available for various Olympic delegations, and another 17 parking areas for 23,000 cars for spectators. Approximately 1,200 vehicles had navigation systems which transmitted their locations in real time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Transportation\nAs one of the principal aims of the Games was to respect nature, many vehicles were considered ecological or semi-ecological. In addition, there were more than 100 electric vehicles, hybrid mini-buses and other environmentally-friendly vehicles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Marketing\nThe emblem of the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of a stylized snow flower with each petal representing an athlete participating in a winter sport. The figure could also represent a snowflake, or a mountain flower, which refers to the importance of the natural environment to the city of Nagano. Similarly, Tokyo used cherry blossoms in its logo for its candidature for the 2020 Summer Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Marketing\nLandor Associates conceived the official mascots that were used by the communication team for the Games. They consisted of four owlets, Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki, also called Snowlets. The names were chosen from more than 47,000 suggestions. Four represents the number of years between each Olympic Games, and also represent the four elements, fire, air, earth, and water.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Marketing\nThe official poster for the Games was designed by the graphic designer Masuteru Aoba presented a thrush perched on ski poles with light in the background shining on snow-capped mountain peaks. Here, as with the emblem and the mascots, the importance of the natural environment in these Olympic Games and a desire to create harmony between athletes and the natural surroundings are shown. In addition to the official poster, a separate poster was created for the opening ceremony. Marketing for the games cost the organizing committee 5.9 billion yen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Marketing\nThese Olympic Games were sponsored by 11 worldwide partners, 8 gold partners, and 18 official supports and suppliers. Marketing revenues for sponsoring or for the rights to use the emblems and mascots of the Games totaled 31.3 billion yen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Marketing, Mascots\nSukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki, also known as the Snowlets, are the 1998 Winter Olympic mascots and are four snowy owls. They represent respectively fire (Sukki), air (Nokki), earth (Lekki) and water (Tsukki) and together they represent the four major islands of Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Marketing, Sponsors of the 1998 Winter Olympics\nThe development of Rights Packages were based on IOC policy of offering exclusive rights to a limited number of companies, with one company allowed to purchase the rights for any single product or service category, and these were based on previous Games, with adaptations for the local market. Sponsors were permitted to use the emblem and mascots as long as consent was obtained from the IOC, JOC, and the NAOC. Hospitality packages for sponsors included priority for accommodations, tickets, and transportation services. The Sponsor Hospitality Village, next to the Nagano Olympic Stadium, welcomed 32,000 guests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 83], "content_span": [84, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Marketing, Sponsors of the 1998 Winter Olympics\nTo promote awareness of the sponsors, advertising was done in various media from 1995, and on banners and buses immediately before the games. Dick Pound noted, during the Games, the excellence of the marketing program, citing the \"perfect example of how the private and public sectors can work together\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 83], "content_span": [84, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Marketing, Sponsors of the 1998 Winter Olympics\nThe Games had 11 Worldwide Olympic Partners, eight Gold Sponsors and 18 Official Supporters and Suppliers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 83], "content_span": [84, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Ticket sales\nFrom 7 February 1997, the organizing committee put up for sale 1,286,000 tickets for the various competitions and ceremonies. The number of tickets sold was 1,149,615, which represented 89.4% of available tickets. Including people connected to the Games, the total number of spectators was 1,275,529. This number was slightly higher than in 1994 but slightly lower than the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Tickets sales were a success in Japan with a reservation list of 6 million. For the most popular sports, a lottery was used. In total, ticket sales raised 10.5 billion yen for the organizing committee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 48], "content_span": [49, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Ticket sales\nThe ice hockey matches represented 295,802 tickets sold, 26% of the total. Tickets sold for alpine skiing totaled 166,092; for ski jumping, 96,000, and speed skating, 93,000. For multiple sports, ski jumping, Nordic combined jumps, freestyle skiing, all three skating disciplines, bobsleigh, and curling, as well as the ceremonies, all tickets were sold. By contrast, only 56.6% of the 146,000 available tickets for cross-country skiing were sold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 48], "content_span": [49, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Cost and cost overrun\nThe Oxford Olympics Study established the outturn cost of the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics at US$2.2 billion in 2015-dollars and cost overrun at 56% in real terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0032-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Cost and cost overrun\nThis includes sports-related costs only, that is, (i) operational costs incurred by the organizing committee for the purpose of staging the Games, e.g., expenditures for technology, transportation, workforce, administration, security, catering, ceremonies, and medical services, and (ii) direct capital costs incurred by the host city and country or private investors to build, e.g., the competition venues, the Olympic village, international broadcast center, and media and press center, which are required to host the Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0032-0002", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Organization, Cost and cost overrun\nIndirect capital costs are not included, such as for road, rail, or airport infrastructure, or for hotel upgrades or other business investment incurred in preparation for the Games but not directly related to staging the Games. The cost and cost overrun for Nagano 1998 compares with costs of US$2.5 billion and a cost overrun of 13% for Vancouver 2010, and costs of US$51 billion and a cost overrun of 289% for Sochi 2014, the latter being the most costly Olympics to date. Average cost for Winter Games since 1960 is US$3.1 billion, average cost overrun is 142%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nFor the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, a total of fourteen sports venues, all within Nagano Prefecture, were used. Construction of these venues, and of the Olympic Stadium which hosted the ceremonies, began in 1990 and lasted until 1997, with construction and land costs totaling 106.6 billion yen. The most expensive venue constructed for the games was the long-track speed skating venue, M-Wave built 5 kilometers from Nagano Station. Between March 1996 and November 1997, these sites were tested with 16 different world champion events, world cups, and other international competitions to allow the organizers to prepare for the running of the Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nFive sites, all constructed for the Games, are located in the city of Nagano. Minami Nagano Sports Park, built to serve as a baseball park, was constructed in the south section of the city, near Shinonoi Station, and approximately 9 kilometers from Nagano Station. The stadium, which held the opening and closing ceremonies, resembles a cherry blossom, a symbol of Japan. The stadium can accommodate 50,000 with temporary stands added, but usually accommodates 35,000 spectators. Big Hat, named for its shape, was the principal site of ice hockey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0034-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nBig Hat, located approximately 2 kilometers from Nagano Station, has a capacity of 10,104 spectators. Aqua Wing Arena was the second ice hockey arena at the Games. Shaped like a wing, it had a capacity of 6000 during the Olympics. After the Games, it was modified into an interior swimming pool. Aqua Wing is approximately 5 kilometers from Nagano Station. Its closest stations are Kita-Nagano Station and Asahi Station. M-Wave, used for speed skating, is the first indoor, long-track speed skating venue in Japan. It was built to accommodate 10,000 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0034-0002", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nThe venue, which gets its name from its M-shape, representing the surrounding mountains, is approximately 5 kilometers from Nagano Station. Finally, White Ring, with a maximum capacity of 7,351 spectators, was built for figure skating and short track speed skating. White Ring, which is used as a public gymnasium, is approximately 6 kilometers from Nagano Station.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nHakuba village is situated 50 kilometers west of the city of Nagano. Hakuba hosted three Olympics sites. Alpine skiing's Downhill, Super G and Combined were situated at Happo'one Resort. Three courses between altitudes of 840 meters and 1,765 meters were used, one for the men's, women's and Combined for both men's and women's. The site has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium was the first ski jump built in Japan with parallel 90 and 120 K-point hills. The ski jumping stadium can accommodate 45,000 spectators. Snow Harp Kamishiro was built for cross country skiing and Nordic combined. It includes three tracks of 4.8, 4.8, and 7.8 kilometers, 6 meters wide. The stadium is another 1.2 kilometers. In total, Snow Harp has 19 kilometers of tracks. Up to 20,000 spectators can be accommodated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 862]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nNozawa Onsen Ski Resort, in the town of Nozawaonsen, was site of biathlon. Nozawa is approximately 50 kilometers north of Nagano. At Nozawa Onsen, the stadium was built around six existing tracks. Two tracks, of 4 kilometers and 7 kilometers, were used for the Games. The stadium can accommodate 20,000 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nTwo sites in the town of Yamanouchi, approximately 30 kilometers northeast of Nagano, were used. Giant Slalom was held at Mount Yakebitai at Shiga Kogen Resort, at an altitude between 1,530 and 1,969 meters. The site can accommodate 20,000 spectators. Also in Shiga Kogen, at Mount Higashidate, giant slalom events in Alpine skiing and snowboarding were held. Kanbayashi Snowboard Park was the site of the half pipe events. The track is 120 meters long and 15 meters wide, with walls of 3.5 meters. 10,000 spectators can be accommodated at Kanbayashi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nThe town of Iizuna, approximately 12 kilometers northwest of Nagano, was the site of freestyle skiing and bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton at Iizuna Kogen Ski Area. 8,000 spectators can watch the free style skiing on a course that 250 meters long and 12,000 can watch the jumps. The Spiral, which held the sledding events, was the first artificially refrigerated track in Asia. It is 1700 meters long, with a difference in height of 114 meters and 15 turns. At the Spiral, approximately 40,000 saplings, mainly beech and oak, were planted two per square meter, as part of the environmental stewardship committed during the Winter Games. The site can accommodate 10,000 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Sport sites\nFinally, the town of Karuizawa, approximately 80 southwest of Nagano, hosted the curling events at Kazakoshi Park Arena. The venue was built as a multi-purpose venue. Its ice surface is 60 meters by 30. Its maximum capacity is 1,924 spectators. The town of Karuizawa also hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, thus becoming the first place in the world to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0040-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Accommodation\nTo accommodate the athletes and officials during the Games, the Olympic Village was constructed in Imai district, approximately 7 kilometers south of Nagano Station. Along with the construction of the village, Imai Station was opened in 1997. The village was constructed by the city of Nagano as public residential housing, and loaned to the organizing committee during the Games. The Village occupies an area that is 19 hectares, composed of 23 buildings with a total of 1,032 apartments. Temporary restaurants and shops were also available during the Games. The Village was open from 24 January to 25 February 1998, and accommodated 3,200 people. Several prominent people were recognized as faces of the Olympic Village, including the Honorary Mayor Yasuko Konoe, Mayor Shozo Sasahara, and Deputy Mayors Takanori Kono, Hiroko Chiba, and Shun'ichi Bobby Hirai.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 905]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0041-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Accommodation\nBecause the curling arena was in Karuizawa, 90 kilometers away, a satellite village was built in Karuizawa, 7 kilometers from the arena. It was open from 4 to 16 February 1998. In addition, a section of the Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel, 58 kilometers from the Olympic Village, was reserved for 180 snowboarders and officials.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0042-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Venues, Accommodation\nIn addition to athletes and officials, members of the Olympic family and other personnel were housed in 900 hotels in Nagano and surrounding region, which represented 234,207 nights between 24 January to 25 February 1998. The members of the IOC stayed athletes the Kokusai 21 Hotel in downtown Nagano. In total, the Olympic family included 18,350 people. Finally, two media villages were built in the districts of Yanagimachi, near Nagano Station, and Asahi, across the street from the M-Wave.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0043-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, The Olympic torch relay\nThe Olympic torch was lit by sunlight during a ceremony organized by the Temple of Hera at Olympia, Greece on 19 December 1997. A Greek alpine skier started the relay towards Athens where a ceremony was held at the Panathenaic Stadium. On 22 December, the flame was transported to Japan by airplane. On 4 January, the 1998 Winter Olympics torch relay flame was divided into three parts in order for it to pass through every Japanese prefecture by three distinct routes: the Sea of Japan Route, the Pacific Route, and the Eastern Route.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 56], "content_span": [57, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0043-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, The Olympic torch relay\nThe start, on 6 January, was from Okinawa, Kagoshima, and Hokkaido. By 23 January, the relay had travelled through all 120 municipalities of Nagano Prefecture, and finally arrived in Nagano City on 5 February. The following day, after traveling through each district of the city, the relay arrived at the central square where three former athletes passed the flames to three members of the organizing committee. These three committee members then lit a torch held by Juan Antonio Samaranch. On 7 February, the flame travelled another 10 kilometers, and the figure skater Midori Ito lit the cauldron at Nagano Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 56], "content_span": [57, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0044-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, The Olympic torch relay\nThe Olympic Flame Relay in Japan was sponsored by Coca-Cola, lasted 33 days and travelled 1,162 kilometers. A group of 5.5 million people took part in relay activities. Over the distance of the relay, which was run or skied, the flame was always followed by a group of six people: the runner who carried the flame, some who accompanied the carrier, and four people in supporting roles, for a total of 6,901 people. In addition, each relay was followed by two groups of 11 vehicles and more than 20 people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 56], "content_span": [57, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0045-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, The Olympic torch relay\nThe shape of the torch represented a traditional Japanese torch called taimatsu. It was built with aluminum, was 55 centimeters long, and weighed 1.3 kilograms. The exterior of the torch was painted silver, to represent winter. Runners were blue and white uniforms symbolizing the color of the games and of snow. The runners' uniforms included logos for the Nagano Olympics and the Olympic Games, a logo of the relay, and of Coca-Cola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 56], "content_span": [57, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0046-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Participating National Olympic Committees\n72 nations participated in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games for a total of 2,176 athletes, of which 787 were female and 1,389 were male. With the addition of five countries and another 439 athletes since the 1994 Winter Olympic Games at Lillehammer, Norway, these were the largest Winter Olympics ever at the time. The nations of Azerbaijan, Kenya, Macedonia, Uruguay, and Venezuela participated in their first Winter Olympic Games. Iran returned to the Winter games after a 22-year absence, and North Korea, India, Ireland, and Yugoslavia returned after 6 years. Five countries, Fiji, Mexico, San Marino, American Samoa, and Senegal, which were at the 1994 Games, did not participate in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 74], "content_span": [75, 765]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0047-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Participating National Olympic Committees\nThe United States had the largest athlete delegation with 186, followed by host Japan with 156, Canada with 144, and Germany with 125. Despite the large number of participating delegations, 40 of the 72 delegations had less than 10 athletes, with 12 nations having one sole athlete. 15 nations had between 11 and 50 athletes, 11 nations had between 51 and 100 athletes, and six nations had more than 101 athletes. Nations that participated in the ice hockey tournaments generally had the largest athlete delegations. With the exception of Norway and Switzerland, all 12 national delegations with 60 or more athletes participated in either or both of the female or male ice hockey tournaments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 74], "content_span": [75, 767]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0048-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Participating National Olympic Committees\nThe number in parentheses represents the number of athletes participating in official events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 74], "content_span": [75, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0049-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Calendar\nThe 1998 Winter Olympics were held from Saturday, 7 February to Sunday, 22 February. This was 16 days and included three weekends. The number of events increased from 61 at the 1994 Winter Olympics to 68 in 1998. Two sports, curling and snowboarding were added to the program, as was women's ice hockey. This increased the number of sports to seven, and the number of disciplines to 14. The sporting program started and ended with ice hockey. The first matches started at 4:00 pm on 7 February featuring Kazakhstan defeating Italy 5\u20133, and Slovakia tying Austria 2\u20132. The final match was played on Sunday 22 February from 1:45 pm, and the Czech Republic defeated Russia 1\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 716]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0050-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Calendar\nDue to averse weather conditions, multiple events were delayed, including six alpine skiing races, snowboarding, and biathlon. Of these, the men's downhills was delayed five days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0051-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Opening ceremony\nThe opening ceremony took place at Nagano Olympic Stadium, Nagano, Japan, on 7\u00a0February 1998. Japanese figure skater, Midori Ito, the first female skater to land seven triple jumps in a free skating competition, and the silver medalist at the 1992 Winter Olympics, lit the cauldron during the ceremony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0052-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Opening ceremony\nSeiji Ozawa, a Japanese conductor, directed an orchestra from five continents, performing the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Ode to Joy).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0053-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Opening ceremony\nIn all, 2,302 athletes from 72 countries and regions participated in the Games, including 814 female athletes and 1488 male athletes. Both the number of participating delegations and the number of athletes participating in the competition were, at the time, the most ever hosted at the Winter Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0054-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Medal ceremonies\nThe medal ceremonies for indoor events (skating, ice hockey, and curling) were held at the venues immediately after the finals, with the exception of the bronze medal presentations for the ice hockey events, which took place directly after the bronze medal matches. For the outdoor events (skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh and luge), there was a simple ceremony in which bouquets of flowers were presented, and the main medal ceremonies took place in the evening in the Central Square in Nagano City, approximately midway between Nagano Station and Zenk\u014d-ji.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0054-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Medal ceremonies\nA short fanfare of music was played, the athletes arrived, and the medals, in the order of gold, silver, and bronze, were awarded with flowers. Finally, the national flags of the athletes were raised, and the national anthem of the winning athlete(s) was played. In all, 167,200 people attended the medal ceremonies, which were held at 7:00\u00a0p.m. each night. Music and dance performances took place before the medal presentations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0055-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Medal ceremonies\nThe gold, silver, and bronze medals each measured 80\u00a0mm in diameter and 9.7\u00a0mm in thickness. The gold medals weighed 256\u00a0g, the silver 250\u00a0g, and the bronze 230\u00a0g. The medals were made using a traditional Japanese lacquerware technique known as \u6f06\u5668 (shikki), in which a brass core is imprinted with the design by layering gold powder onto the wet lacquer using a method called maki-e. On the front of the medals are borders of olive leaves, and in the center, a maki-e morning sun rises over a cloisonn\u00e9 emblem of the Nagano Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0055-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Medal ceremonies\nOn the reverse side, the snowflower emblem of the Games sits above a maki-e image of the mountains surrounding Nagano glowing in the morning sunrise. The initial lacquering was handcrafted by artisans from the region of Kiso, Nagano, and the medals were completed at the Mint Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Finance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0056-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Medal ceremonies\nIn addition to the medals awarded to the top three athletes in each event, more than 19,000 commemorative medals were given to all athletes, officials, IOC members, media personnel, and others. These medals, made by the Mint Bureau in cooperation with NAOC, were made from an alloy of 90% copper and 10% zinca. Diplomas, written in Japanese, French, and English, were given to the top eight finishers in each event, and every participant also received a commemorative diploma.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0057-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Closing ceremony\nThe closing ceremonies, like those of the opening, took place in the Nagano Olympic Stadium, with 60,000 spectators, including Akihito, the Emperor of Japan at the time, and his wife Empress Michiko. After the athletes entered with their flags, hundreds of drums were beat and a traditional hose and lion dance was presented. Tasuku Tsukada, the mayor of Nagano presented the Olympic Flag to Deedee Corradini, the mayor of Salt Lake City, the host of the 2002 Winter Olympics. This was followed by a performance from the Japanese singer Anri.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0057-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Ceremonies, Closing ceremony\nThe ceremony ended with the words \"Sayonara, Arigato\" (\"Goodbye, Thank you\") and a major fireworks performance accompanied by the song: \"Ile Aiye\" or \"Let's Make a Circle and Dance\" performed by Japanese pop group Agharta. Juan Antonio Samaranch declared the Games closed, and the cauldron was extinguished. The national anthems of Greece, Japan, & The United States were played by the Nagano Prefectural Police Band.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0058-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Medal table\nIn all, 24 of the 72 participating nations at these Games won at least one medal, as shown in the table below. A total of 15 countries won at least one gold medal and 18 nations won two or more medals. In total, 205 medals were distributed. Germany finished on top of the table with 29 medals, including 12 gold, nine silver, and eight bronze. Germany, which finished in third place in the medal standings at the 1994 Winter Olympics, won most of its medals in Alpine skiing, speed skating, and luge, in which it won all three gold medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 44], "content_span": [45, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0058-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Medal table\nGerman female athletes won 22 of the country's 29 medals. Norway finished in second, as in 1994, with 25 medals, including nine won in cross-country skiing and five in biathlon. Russia, which finished atop the medals standing in 1994, finished in third in 1998, with 9 gold medals, including five gold in the women's cross-country skiing. Canada moved from seventh in 1994 to fourth in 1998 with 6 gold medals, and the United States remained in fifth place. Netherlands finished in 6th place, 12 places higher than in 1994, thanks to 5 gold medals, all in speed skating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 44], "content_span": [45, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0058-0002", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, The Games, Medal table\nHost Japan beat its previous record of medals at a Winter Games, with 10 medals, including five gold. Australia and Denmark each won their first ever medals in the Winter Olympics with a bronze in women's slalom and a silver in women's curling, respectively. In addition, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic each won their first gold medals at a Winter Olympics in women's biathlon and men's ice hockey respectively. Finally, Kazakhstan won its first Winter Olympics medal by a female athlete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 44], "content_span": [45, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0059-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports\nThe 1998 Winter Olympics featured 68 medal events over 14 disciplines in seven sports. This was an increase from 61 events in 12 disciplines across six sports from the 1994 Winter Olympics. Curling was the additional sport, snowboarding was an additional discipling in skiing, and women's ice hockey was added to the ice hockey program.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0060-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Biathlon\nThe biathlon competitions took place at Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort, north of Nagano City. The six events were the sprint, individual, and relay, for both men and women. In all, 183 athletes took part, including 96 men and 87 women from 32 different countries. Norway and Germany each won five medals, with Uschi Disl from the latter country winning one gold, one silver, and one bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0061-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Biathlon\nThe first event was the women's 15\u00a0km individual race that took place in falling snow on 9 February. The surprise gold medalist was Ekaterina Dafovska from Bulgaria, who had been ranked 51st at the previous Biathlon World Cup. Her gold medal was the first-ever Bulgarian gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Her time was 54:52.0, with only one target missed. Olena Petrova from Ukraine won the silver, 17.8 seconds behind, and Uschi Disl won the bronze, 25.9 seconds behind Dafovska.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0062-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Biathlon\nThe first men's event, the 20\u00a0km individual race, took place on 11 February. The Norwegian Halvard Hanevold missed his second-last target, but finished first in a time of 56:16.4. The Italian Pieralberto Carrara, who missed no targets, target, won the silver, 5.05 seconds behind. The Belarusian Alexei Aidarov was 30.1 seconds behind the Norwegian, and won the bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0063-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Bobsleigh\nThe bobsleigh competitions took place at the Spiral, in Iizuna, just north of Nagano City. The Spiral course measured 1700 m in length, with fifteen curves, descended 113 m from start to finish, and included two short uphill sections. The two events were the two-man and four-man, for men only. Female competitors would begin competing in the two woman events at the subsequent Winter Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 39], "content_span": [40, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0064-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Bobsleigh\nIn all, 156 athletes took part from 28 different countries. The bobsleigh events resulted in two ties, for the two-man gold and for the four-man bronze. This was the first time in Olympic bobsleigh history that there were ties for the medal positions. Christoph Langen and Markus Zimmermann won bronze in the two-man competition and were part of the winning four-man team. In all, Germany win one gold and one bronze; Italy and Canada also won one gold each when the two-man team. Six team in all won medals. The first time since the 1968 Winter Olympics did more than four countries win bobsleigh medals. In addition, Germany and Switzerland were the only two countries to place two sleds in the top ten of either event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 39], "content_span": [40, 761]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0065-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Bobsleigh\nThe 1996 and 1997 Bobsleigh World Champions were teams from Germany and Italy respectively. However, G\u00fcnther Huber and Antonio Tartaglia from Italy tied with the two-man team from Canada, Pierre Lueders: and Dave MacEachern for the gold medal, each with combined times of 3:37.24. No silver medal was awarded. The German team of Christoph Langen and Markus Zimmermann were 0.65 seconds behind, and were awarded the bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 39], "content_span": [40, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0066-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Bobsleigh\nIn the four-man event, bad weather restricted the competition to three runs only. The German team of Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Marco Jakobs and Olaf Hampel completed the three runs in 2:39.41 for the gold medal. The Swiss team of Marcel Rohner, Markus N\u00fcssli, Markus Wasser, and Beat Seitz finished second with a time of 2:40.01. Two teams, were awarded bronze medals after completing the three runs in 2:40.06. These were the team from Great Britain, made up of Sean Olsson, Dean Ward, Courtney Rumbolt, and Paul Attwood; and the team from France, composed of Bruno Mingeon, Emmanuel Hostache, \u00c9ric Le Chanony, and Max Robert.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 39], "content_span": [40, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0067-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Curling\nCurling was included in the program for the Nagano Olympics in 1993 following discussions that had begun in 1992. At the time, it was considered that curling was making its official Olympic debut following its appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1932, 1988, and 1992. At the Games in Nagano, both the men's and the women's curling tournament took place at Kazakoshi Park Arena in Karuizawa, Nagano, 30 minutes by bullet train (shinkansen) south of Nagano City. Eight teams played a total of seven games in the round robin in both tournaments, with the four best teams going to the semifinals. Canada won gold in the women's competition and silver in the men's; Switzerland won the gold in the men's tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 755]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0068-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Curling\nIn the men's tournament, the Mike Harris team from Canada easily completed the round-robin tournament winning six of its seven games, only losing to the Eigil Ramsfjell team from Norway. In the semi-finals, the Canadian team defeated Tim Somerville's team from the United States by a score of 7\u20131; and in the other semi-final, the team from Switzerland led by Patrick H\u00fcrlimann defeated Norway 8\u20137. In the gold medal game, Switzerland shocked Canada by winning 9\u20133. In the bronze medal game, Eigil Ramsfjell's team from Norway defeated Tim Somerville's USA team by a score of 9\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0069-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Curling\nIn the women's tournament, the Sandra Schmirler team from Canada and the Elisabet Gustafson team from Sweden easily completed the round-robin tournament, with both teams winning six of their seven games. Canada only lost to the Dordi Nordby team from Norway, and Sweden's only loss was to Canada. In the semi-finals, the Canadian team defeated the team led by Kirsty Hay representing team Great Britain by a score of 6\u20135; and in the other semi-final, the team from Denmark led by Helena Blach Lavrsen defeated Sweden 7\u20135. In the gold medal game, Canada defeated Denmark by a score of 7\u20135. In the bronze medal game, Elisabet Gustafso's team from Sweden defeated Kirsty Hay's GB team by a score of 10\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0070-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Ice hockey\nThe ice hockey matches took place at two purpose-built arenas in Nagano City, Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena. The ice hockey events were significant for two reasons: the first Olympic ice hockey tournament for women and the participation of players from the NHL. The Czech Republic defeated Russia in the gold medal game for the men's final, and Americans defeated Canadians in the gold medal game for the women's final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0071-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Ice hockey\nThe men's competition began on 7 February with eight teams playing in two groups of four, Group A and B, with each team playing three games. The winners of these two groups, Kazakhstan and Belarus, advanced to join Groups C and D, composed of the six highest ranked men's national ice hockey teams in the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0071-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Ice hockey\nRussia, Czech Republic, and Finland were joined by Kazakhstan in Group C; Canada, Sweden, and USA were joined by Belarus in Group D. On 22 February, with 10,010 spectators in attendance at Big Hat, the Czech Republic defeated Russia in the gold medal game for the men's final, 1\u20130, with the lone goal of the match scored with 12 minutes remaining. Finland defeated Canada for the bronze medal by a score of 3\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0072-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Ice hockey\nThe first women's ice hockey world championship, a biennial tournament, took place in 1990. Discussions to include women's ice hockey at the 1998 games began in 1992, and it was decided to include them in the program in 1993. The tournament included six teams playing in a one-group round-robin tournament. The top two team advanced to the gold medal game, and the teams ranked third and fourth played in the bronze medal match. The favorites were the Canadians, who had won the three previous world championships, with the Americans finishing second each time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0072-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Ice hockey\nIn the round-robin tournament, the Americans finished first, with the Canadians second. In the last round-robin game, the Americans handily defeated the Canadians, 7\u20134, with the two teams scoring nine goals in the third period. In the gold medal match, with 8,626 fans in attendance at Big Hat, the Americans defeated the Canadians 3\u20131. Team Finland defeated Team China 4\u20131 for the bronze medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0073-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Luge\nThe luge competitions took place in Iizuna, Nagano, at the Spiral (Nagano Bobsleigh-Luge Park), the first purpose-built permanent bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Asia. In all, 24 nations took part in the luge events, with four countries, India, South Korea, New Zealand, and Venezuela making their Olympic debut in luge events. There were three events, men's single, women's single, and doubles. Germany won all three gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. The United States won one silver and one bronze. Italy and Austria rounded out the medal table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0074-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Luge\nThe first event with 24 lugers was the men's singles. Each athlete completed four runs over two days, 8 and 9 February. The German athlete, Georg Hackl, who had won gold at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics, had entered the competition winless in the 1997\u20131998 season. Hackl raced in a newly designed luge and aerodynamic shoes. Several team protested but these protests were rejected. Hackl dominated all four races, and finished with a time of 3:18.436, half a second ahead of the Italian Armin Z\u00f6ggeler. Z\u00f6ggeler finished .154 seconds ahead of Jens M\u00fcller of Germany, who had won gold at the 1988 Winter Olympics when he competed for East Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0075-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Luge\nOn 10 and 11 February, the women's singles event took place, with each athlete completing four runs. In all, 29 athletes took part. The race for gold was very tight between two German athletes, Silke Kraushaar and Barbara Niedernhuber, with Kraushaar winning by .002 seconds, with a total time of 3:23.779 \u2013 the smallest margin of victory ever at the Olympics. Angelika Neuner of Austria won the bronze, 0.474 seconds behind the gold medalist.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0076-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Luge\nThe two-race doubles competition, which in theory were open to females, consisted of 17 male pairs. The event took place 13 February. The Germans Stefan Krau\u00dfe and Jan Behrendt, who had competed together for 14 years, won the gold medal with a time of 1:41.105. Two American teams won silver and bronze, with Chris Thorpe and Gordy Sheer finishing .022 seconds behind the gold medalists and Brian Martin and Mark Grimmette a further .09 seconds behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0076-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Luge\nThe win by Krau\u00dfe and Behrendt was their four medal at the Olympics since they won silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics when they competed for East Germany. This was the first time since the introduction of luge at the 1964 Winter Olympics that athletes other than those from Austria, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union won medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0077-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Figure skating\nThe figure skating events took place at the White Ring (arena), an indoor arena built for the Games in Nagano City. Medals were awarded in four events: men's and women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The pairs event took place from 8\u201310 February, followed by the men's singles from 12 to 14 February, the ice dance from 13 to 16 February, and the women's singles from 18 to 20 February. The exhibition gala took place on 21 February. Russia won five medals, including three gold and two silver. The USA won one gold and one silver. France won two bronze medals. Canada won one silver, with China and Germany each winning one bronze. American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 834]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0078-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Short track speed skating\nSix short track speed skating events took place at the White Ring (arena) from 17 to 21 February. A total of 18 nations were representing among the skaters. Four countries won medals. South Korea won six medals, including three gold. Canada won four medals, including two gold. Host Japan won one gold and one silver; and China won five silver and one bronze medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 64], "content_span": [65, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0079-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Short track speed skating\nThe 14th ranked Japanese skater Takafumi Nishitani beat the Olympic record in the 500m semi-finals. In the final, he led from the start and won the gold medal with a time of 42.862 seconds. The Canadian Marc Gagnon, who was in second place, fell with two laps remaining. The Chinese skater An Yulong won the silver with a time of 43.022, 0.5 seconds of the Japanese skater Hitoshi Uematsu. In the 1000 meters, world record holder Marc Gagnon was disqualified for obstruction in the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 64], "content_span": [65, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0079-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Short track speed skating\nThe Chinese skater Li Jiajun, who led for most of the final, was passed by the South Korean skater, Kim Dong-sung, in the final corner. Kim won with a time of 1:32.375, 0.053 seconds ahead of the silver medalist. The Canadian \u00c9ric B\u00e9dard won the bronze, .223 seconds further behind. In the 5000m relays, world-title holders from Italy led at the beginning of the relay but were passed by the Canadians, and fell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 64], "content_span": [65, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0079-0002", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Short track speed skating\nWith about one-quarter of the race left, a Chinese skater fell, bringing down with him a South Korean skater, allowing the Canadians to easily win the gold, with a time of 7:06.075. The South Koreans were .701 seconds behind, with the Chinese finishing with the bronze a further 4 seconds back. The Japanese team won the B-Final with a time that was five seconds faster than the gold medalists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 64], "content_span": [65, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0080-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Short track speed skating\nIn the women's 500m final, the Canadian Isabelle Charest collided with the Chinese Wang Chunlu, and both fell. Charest was disqualified and Wang, angry, never finished the race. The Canadian Annie Perreault won the gold with a time of 46.568 seconds, 0.059 seconds ahead of Yang Yang (S) of China. Because these were the only two to finish the race, the bronze medal went to the winner of the B-Final, the South Korean Chun Lee-kyung.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 64], "content_span": [65, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0080-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Short track speed skating\nIn the 1000m race, the Chinese skater Yang Yang (A) led the race but was passed by the 500m bronze medalist, Chun, in the last straight away to the finish line. Chun won the race with a time of 1:42.776 seconds. Yang Yang (A) was disqualified for using her elbow to try to block Chun. Yang Yang (S) won the silver, 0.567 seconds behind the gold medalist from South Korea. Won Hye-kyung, also of South Korea, won the bronze a further 0.18 seconds behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 64], "content_span": [65, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0080-0002", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Short track speed skating\nIn the 3000m relay, the Chinese team led for most of the race but the South Korean skater Kim Yun-mi passed Yang Yang (A) in the last changeover. Both teams beat the World Record, with the South Koreans finishing with a time of 4:16.260, and the Chinese were 0.123 seconds behind. The Canadian team won bronze with a time of 4:21.205.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 64], "content_span": [65, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0081-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Speed skating\nFrom 8\u201320 February 171 athletes from 25 countries took part in the long-track speed skating events that were held in Nagano City at M-Wave, Japan's first indoor, long-track speed skating venue. In all, eight countries won medals. The Netherlands won 11 medals, including five gold and four silver. Canada, host Japan, and the USA also won multiple medals. Twelve Olympic records and five World records were established at the Games on the ice at M-Wave. Gianni Romme and Marianne Timmer, both of the Netherlands, each won two gold medals. The Nagano Olympics were the first where athletes wore clap skates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0082-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Speed skating\nOn the men's side, the world record holder in the men's 500m was the Japanese skater Hiroyasu Shimizu. Shimizu was the smallest skater at the Games, 1.62m tall. The 500m was run over two races for the first time at these Games. Shimizu was fastest in both races becoming only the second ever Japanese to win a singles title at the Olympic Games. Finishing in second and third were the Canadian skaters, Jeremy Wotherspoon and Kevin Overland, who are 1.91m and 1.84 m tall, respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0082-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Speed skating\nShimizu's combined time was 1:11.35, 0.49 seconds ahead of Wotherspoon, and another 0.02 seconds ahead of Overland. The 1500m was won by Norwegian \u00c5dne S\u00f8ndr\u00e5l with a world record time of 1:47.87. S\u00f8ndr\u00e5l was 0.26 and 0.65 seconds ahead of two Dutch skaters, Ids Postma, and Rintje Ritsma. In the 1000m, Postma won gold, with a time of 1:10.64, followed by another Dutch skater Jan Bos, who was 0.07 seconds behind, and Shimizu who won the bronze with a time of 1:11.00.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0082-0002", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Speed skating\nIn the 5000m, the Dutch skater Gianni Romme won gold, with a world record time of 6:22.20, followed by Ritsma, who was 6.04 seconds behind, and Bart Veldkamp, representing Belgium who won the bronze with a time of 6:28.31. Finally, in the 10,000m, three Dutch skaters won medals. Romme won gold with a world record time, 15 seconds ahead of the world record, of 13:15.33, Bob de Jong won silver, and Ritsma won bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0083-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Speed skating\nOn the women's side, the 500 m title was won by the Canadian Catriona Le May Doan, the favorite, who beat or equalled the world record four times before the Games. Her teammate, Susan Auch, finished second. Both were coached by Susan's brother, Derrick Auch. Tomomi Okazaki, of host Japan, won the bronze medal. In the 1500m, Dutch skater Marianne Timmer won gold with a world record time of 1:57.58. The German skater Gunda Niemann was second, 1.08 seconds behind, and the American skater Chris Witty won bronze with a time of 1:58.97.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0083-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skating, Speed skating\nIn the 1000m, Timmer won gold again, with a time of 1:16.51. Witty won silver, 0.26 seconds behind, and Le May Doan won bronze with a time of 1:17.37. The German skater Franziska Schenk, one of the favorites, fell during the second lap. In the 3000m, German skaters won all three medals. Niemann won gold with a time of 4:07.29; Claudia Pechstein won silver, 1.18 seconds back; and Anni Friesinger won bronze with a time of 4:09.44. Finally, in the 5000m, Pechstein won gold with a world record time of 6:59.61; Niemann was 0.04 seconds back for silver, and the Kazakh skater Lyudmila Prokasheva won bronze, with a time of 7:11.14. Prokasheva's medal was the first medal by a female Kazakh athlete at any Winter Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 774]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0084-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Alpine skiing\nThe Alpine skiing events took place at Hakuba Happoone Winter Resort in Hakuba village, 50 kilometers west of Nagano City, and at Mount Higashidate in the Shiga Highlands in Yamanouchi, Nagano, 30 kilometers northeast of Nagano City. In all, 249 athletes, 141 males and 108 females, from 49 countries, took part in the 10 Alpine skiing events, men's and women's downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, and Combined. Austria won 11 medals, including three gold. Germany also won three gold, and six medals in total. Seven other countries also won medals, including Australia, whose Zali Steggall won that countries first ever individual Winter Olympics medal. The most successful athletes at these Games were Katja Seizinger from Germany, who won two gold medals and one bronze; and Hermann Maier, from Austria, who won two gold medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 51], "content_span": [52, 888]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0085-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Cross-country skiing\nThe cross-country skiing events took place at Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort, in the town of Nozawaonsen, approximately 50 kilometers north of Nagano. In all, 228 athletes, including 126 men and 102 women, from 37 countries took part. Russia won eight medals, including five gold medals, and Norway won nine medals, including four gold medals. Six other countries also won medals, including Finland with one gold and two bronze, and Italy with two silver and two bronze. Larisa Lazutina from Russia won five medals, including three gold; and Bj\u00f8rn D\u00e6hlie from Norway won four medals, including three gold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 58], "content_span": [59, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0086-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Freestyle skiing\nThe freestyle skiing competition was held at the Iizuna Kogen Ski Area, 12 kilometers north of Nagano, from 8 to 18 February. It was the third consecutive Games that freestyle skiing events took place. The four events, men's and women's moguls and aerials, involved 110 athletes from 25 countries . The United States won three gold medals. Host Japan won one gold medal. Athletes from Finland won a silver and a bronze medal. Six other countries took home either one silver or one bronze medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0087-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Freestyle skiing\nIn men's moguls, the American Jonny Moseley was first after the qualifications. Two cousins from Finland, Janne Lahtela and Sami Mustonen, who had never medalled at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, were ranked second and third behind Moseley. Moseley easily won the final with a score of 26.93. Lahtela was .93 points behind, and Mustonen was another .24 points behind. The Canadian, Jean-Luc Brassard, gold medalist from the 1994 Winter Olympics, finished in fourth. In men's aerials, the American Eric Bergoust, who had fallen during training, overtook the other competitors with a score of 255.64 points. The Frenchmen, S\u00e9bastien Foucras, and the Belarussian, Dmitri Dashinski, were second and third. The Canadian, Nicolas Fontaine, world champion in 1997, only managed 10th place after falling on his second jump.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 872]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0088-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Freestyle skiing\nThe Japanese moguls skier, Tae Satoya, 11th after qualifications, surprised everyone by winning the gold medal with a score of 25.06. She was the first female Japanese Olympic champion. The German, Tatjana Mittermayer scored 24.62 points and won the silver medal. The Norwegian, Kari Traa, won the bronze with a score of 24.09 points. In women's aerials, American Nikki Stone won the gold medal with a score of 193.00 points. The ex-gymnast, Xu Nannan from China won silver with a score of 186.97, and Colette Brand from Switzerland won bronze with a score of 171.83.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0089-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Nordic combined skiing\nThe Nordic combined events were held at the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium and the Snow Harp, both in Hakuba village, 50 kilometers west of Nagano City. In all, 53 athletes from 14 countries, took part in the two events, individual and team. Norway won both gold medals. Finland won both silver medals. France and Russia each won one of the bronze medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 60], "content_span": [61, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0090-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Nordic combined skiing\nThe first event was the individual competition that took place on 13 and 14 February. In all, there were 48 athletes. The silver medalist from the 1994 Winter Olympics, the Norwegian Bjarte Engen Vik, was the 1997\u201398 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup leader. At the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, Vik led after the first two jumps. He was followed by the Russian Valeri Stoliarov. The following day, the skiers left, in order of the placement following the ski jump, along te 15 kilometer cross-country race at the Snow Harp. The race was skied in the rain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 60], "content_span": [61, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0090-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Nordic combined skiing\nVik led throughout and finished with a 27.5 second lead over second place. With three kilometers to the finish line, the Finnish athlete, 18-year-old Samppa Lajunen, who was sixth after the jumps, caught up with Stoliarov. The skied together until the stadium, and 60 meters from the finish line, Lajunen passed the Russian and picked up the silver medal 0.7 seconds ahead of Stoliarov who won the bronze. The fastest athlete on the course was the Swiss skier, Marco Zarucchi, who was 43rd after the jumps, finished in 25th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 60], "content_span": [61, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0091-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Nordic combined skiing\nEleven nations took part in the team event on 19 and 20 February. At previous Olympics, the team event involved three athletes per team, with the completing a 3x10 kilometer relay. At Nagano, the team was enlarged to four athletes who completed a 4x5 kilometer relay. After the jumps, the team from Finland led by four seconds ahead of the Austrians, eight seconds ahead of the Norwegians, nine ahead of the Czechs, and 29 seconds ahead of the Japanese. The relay took place in rain. The Norwegians quickly took the lead and never looked back.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 60], "content_span": [61, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0091-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Nordic combined skiing\nThe last Norwegian skier had the time to grab his country's flag with 500 meters from the finish line, and they won gold with more than one minute lead over the team from Finland. The French team, sixth after the jumps, won the bronze medal ahead of the Austrians. The Japanese, gold medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics finished in fifth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 60], "content_span": [61, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0092-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Ski jumping\nThe ski jumping competitions took place at the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium in Hakuba village, 50 kilometers west of Nagano City. In all, 68 athletes from 19 countries participated. For the first time, the top 30 jumpers qualified for the second round. Host Japan won the most medals, including two gold in the large hill and large hill team. Finland, Germany, and Austria rounded out the medal table. Kazuyoshi Funaki from Yoichi, Hokkaido in Japan won two gold and one silver for the host country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0093-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Ski jumping\nThe normal hill jumps took place on 11 February in front of 45,000 spectators. The Japanese, who had dominated the 1997\u201398 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup season, were the favorites. With a jump of 91.5 meters, Masahiko Harada led after the first round ahead of the Finnish jumper, Jani SoininenKazuyoshi Funaki, who was fourth after the first round, took the lead with a jump of 90.5 meters in the second round. After a delay caused by strong wind, Soininen took the lead with only Harada still to jump. A sidewind blew when Harada jumped, and only managed 84.5 meters to finish in fifth place overall. Soininen won gold with 234.5 points, Funaki was second with 233.5, and the Austrian Andreas Widh\u00f6lzl finished third with 232.5 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0094-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Ski jumping\nOn 15 February, the large hill jump competition took place. 60,000 spectators gathered at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium. Normal hill bronze medalist Widh\u00f6lzl led after the first round, ahead of the Japanese jumper Takanobu Okabe, Jani Soininen et Funaki. In the second round, Funaki jumped 132.5 m, and, for the first time at the Olympics, received perfect points for his style. He jumped into first place and won the gold medal with 272.3 points overall. It was the first Japanese gold medal in ski jumping since the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Harada jumped next.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0094-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Ski jumping\nUnfortunately, the measurement system was installed between 95 and 135 meters and his jump was beyond that. He was measured manually to be 136 meters. He also had good points but only managed to win the bronze medal with 258.3. meters. Soininen won the silver with a combined score of 260.8 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0095-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Ski jumping\nAt the 1994 Winter Olympics, the Japanese team were the favorites but Harada jumped poorly, costing the Japanese the gold medal. Again, in 1998, the Japanese were the favorites. The team event took place on 17 February. The start was slowed by 30 minutes because of heavy falling snow. The first two Japanese jumpers, Okabe at Hiroya Sait\u014d, jumped Japan into first place. Harada completely missed his jump, jumping only 79.5 meters, and despite Funaki having a good jump, Japan drop from first to fourth after the first round behind Austria, Germany, and Norway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0095-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Ski jumping\nOkabe jumped 137 meters, which was an Olympic record. Sait\u014d followed this with a good jump. Harada was next, and like Okabe, jumped 137 meters. The last jumper was Funaki who jumped 125 meters, and the Japanese team became Olympic champions with 933.0 points. The Germans won silver with 897.4 points, and the Austrians finished with 881.5 points for the bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0096-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding\nIn the decade leading up the games, snowboarding had become popular in both North America and Europe, as well as Japan, and as a result, in August 1994, the NAOC received a request from the IOC president Samaranch to consider including snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics. To reduce costs, NAOC asked the host community to cover a portion of the costs \u2013 the town Yamanouchi agreed \u2013 and FIS was expected to support financially as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0096-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding\nIn November 1995, the NAOC executive board agreed to add snowboarding, and this was approved by the IOC at their December meeting the following month in Karuizawa. This was the first Winter Olympics with snowboarding events. The events took place at Mount Yakebitai and Kanbayashi Snowboard Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano, 30 kilometers northeast of Nagano City, from 8 to 12 February. In all, 125 athletes from 22 countries participated in the men's and women's Halfpipe and Giant slalom. Athletes from Germany won two medals, including one gold. Athletes from Switzerland, France, and Canada also won gold medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0097-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding\nIn the men's giant slalom, the Canadian Jasey-Jay Anderson won the first race with a half-second lead ahead of Rebagliati. During the second race, the event was temporary delayed because of snow and fog. Ross Rebagliati finished with a combined time of 2:03.96, 0.02 seconds ahead of the Italian Thomas Prugger, and another 0.10 seconds ahead of the Swiss Ueli Kestenholz. Controversy occurred when three days after the men's Giant Slalom, the IOC determined that gold medalist Rebagliati from Canada, was disqualified after testing positive for marijuana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0097-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding\nIt was the first time in Olympic history that an athlete was disqualified for marijuana. The Canadian Olympic Committee lodged a protest and the case quickly went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport where it was ruled that because marijuana was not classified as a \"banned\" substance, the medal should be returned to the Canadian athlete. In the halfpipe, the gold medal went to the Swiss Gian Simmen, who had the highest score, 85.2, despite a heavy rain. The Norwegian Daniel Franck won the silver with a score of 82.4, and the American Ross Powers won the bronze with a score of 82.1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0098-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding\nThe women's giant slalom was delayed one day because of a snowstorm. The big favorite, the Frenchwoman Karine Ruby won the first race with almost two seconds ahead of her compatriot Isabelle Blanc. Ruby won the second race, with Blanc missing the last gate and falling. Ruby's combined time was 2:17.34. The German Heidi Renoth won the silver with a time of 2:19.17, and the Austrian Brigitte K\u00f6ck won the bronze with a time of 2:19.42. In the halfpipe, the Norwegian Stine Brun Kjeldaas won the qualification round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0098-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding\nHowever, in the finals, the German Nicola Thost, a former gymnast, finished second in both legs, scored 74.6 points, which was enough for the gold medal. Stine Brun Kjeldaas finished fourth in the first leg and first in second, winning the silver with 74.2 points. The American Shannon Dunn-Downing won the first leg, but finished seventh in the second leg, leaving her with the bronze with a score of 72.8.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0099-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Media\nThe Nagano Olympics were covered by more than 10,000 members of the media, including 8,329 accredited journalists, of which 2,586 were from newspaper media and 5,743 television and radio journalists. The Organizing Committee established Main Press Center (MPC, over two buildings, and 17 annexes throughout the different sites.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0100-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Media\nThe MPC, which is today the Wakasato Civic Cultural Hall, was built beside Big Hat, the main ice hockey venue. The MPC had a surface area of 42,728 m2, with one principal room for 600 journalists of 1430m2 and another of 5100m2 that was rented by various press agencies. The largest press offices at the Games were Kyodo News, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Deutsche Presse-Agentur. The MPC also included a press conference room for 600 people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0101-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Media\nThe host broadcaster for the Games, the Olympic Radio and Televisions Organization (ORTO'98) was established as a separate organization within NAOC, the organizing committee. ORTO'98 was created between NHK, the Japanese national broadcaster, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), and NAOC. A total of 1647 staff worked 386 cameras at the various venues and events, with coverage increasing by 55% over the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. The Games were broadcast in 160 countries, 40 more than in Lillehammer, and it was estimated that 10.7 billion viewers watched the Games over the 16-day period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153331-0102-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics, Media\nBroadcasting rights totaled 513 million US dollars, which was a record for the Winter Olympics, and all contracts with 16 broadcasting rights' holders were record sums. This money was split 60\u201340 between NAOC and the IOC. The American broadcasting network, CBS, paid 375 million US dollars, to distribute the Games in the United States. This would be the last Olympic Games so far to not air on NBC in the US, as they acquired the exclusive rights to both the summer and winter games beginning in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153332-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics flu epidemic\nThe 1998 Winter Olympics flu epidemic was a flu outbreak that occurred during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153332-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics flu epidemic, The outbreak\nThe flu outbreak spread across Japan, with many schools across the country being closed. Then-Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's wife, Kumiko, was hospitalized with the virus. Nearly 900,000 people became ill and at least 20 people, including 17 schoolchildren and three elderly people, died due to the flu virus. Many athletes withdrew because of the flu, including Alexei Yagudin, who was infected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153333-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics medal table\nThe 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Nagano, Japan, from 7 to 22 February 1998. Twenty-four nations earned medals at these Games, and fifteen won at least one gold medal; forty-eight countries left the Olympics without winning a medal. Competitors from Germany earned the highest number of gold medals (12) and the most overall medals (29). With 10 gold medals and 25 overall medals, Norway finished second in both categories. Denmark won its first \u2013 and as of 2018 only \u2013 Winter Olympics medal, while Bulgaria and the Czech Republic won their first Winter Games gold medals. Azerbaijan, Kenya, Macedonia, Uruguay, and Venezuela competed for the first time, but none of them won a medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 800]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153333-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics medal table\nVarying statistics are reported for the number of participants at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The Sports-Reference website states that 2,180 athletes from 72 nations participated in 68 events from 14 sports and disciplines. Olympic historian Bill Mallon, in his Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement, agrees with the figure of 2,180 participants. In contrast, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) website reports that 2,176 athletes competed at the Games. The sport of curling returned after a single appearance in the 1924 Olympics, snowboarding was added as a new sport, and women's ice hockey made its first appearance in the Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153333-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics medal table\nThe leading medal winner at the Games was Russian skier Larisa Lazutina, who won five medals, including three golds. The only other athlete to win three gold medals was Norwegian skier Bj\u00f8rn D\u00e6hlie, who won four medals overall, making him the first Winter Olympian to win twelve career medals, eight of which were gold. Nine other athletes won three medals, including three Germans. American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153333-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics medal table, Medal table\nThe medal table is based on information provided by the IOC and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won; a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153333-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics medal table, Medal table\nIn the two-man bobsleigh competition, a tie meant that two gold medals were awarded, so no silver medal was awarded for that event. A tie for second in the men's Super G skiing competition meant that a pair of silver medals were given out, so no bronze medal was awarded for that event. In the four-man bobsleigh, a tie for third resulted in the awarding of two bronze medals. Due to these ties, the number of gold medals awarded was one more than the number of silver or bronze medals. In snowboarding, Canadian Ross Rebagliati won the gold medal in the men's Giant Slalom, but it was briefly stripped by the IOC after he tested positive for marijuana. After the Canadian Olympic Association filed an appeal, however, the IOC's decision was overturned.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 799]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153334-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics national flag bearers\nDuring the Parade of Nations section of the 1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena. The flag from each team was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. Unlike the usual practice, the parade of nations was organized according to the English alphabet instead of host nation's language, Japanese.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153334-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics national flag bearers\nThe reasoning behind this is that if Japanese had been used, the teams from political foes China and Chinese Taipei (informally known as Taiwan) would have marched in succession, which neither wanted to do at the time. Greece led the parade, followed by Andorra. Had the parade followed the Japanese characters, Greece would have been followed by Iceland, and Russia would have been the penultimate country before Japan. One sumo wrestler and one yukiko (lit. snow children) which bears a country name sign marched before each delegation. Some of famous sumo wrestlers such as Takanonami and Wakanohana accompanied the teams. The yukikos also took part in several other segments in the ceremony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony\nThe opening ceremony of the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at Nagano Olympic Stadium, Nagano, Japan, on 7 February 1998. It began at 11:00 JST and finished at approximately 14:00 JST. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. The Games were officially opened by Emperor of Japan Akihito.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony\nAlan Tomlinson, Professor in Leisure Studies at the University of Brighton, argues that the main theme of this opening ceremony is Peace and Harmony. While elements of Nagano's religious and sporting culture are shown throughout the ceremony, it is shown along side examples of world peace at the end of the 20th century.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Bell to Symbolize Purification\nAt exactly 11am JST, a bell at Zenk\u014d-ji temple was rung, by a man who was a teenager during World War II, and was in training to be a kamikaze pilot when the war ended. The bell that was rung was cast in 1667, and reverberates as a symbol of Nagano. It was rung to confer blessing on the opening ceremony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 82], "content_span": [83, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Bell to Symbolize Purification\nThen, the announcer states that the Olympic site has been linked with the five continents, though satellite links. There is a choir waiting at each satellite location. These locations are well known places across the world:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 82], "content_span": [83, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Raising of Onbashira to Consecrate Sacred Ground\nOnbashira \u2014 or \"sacred pillars\" in the Japanese \u2014 are large wooden fir posts which stand at the corners of local shrines in Nagano Prefecture. They are brought down from the surrounding mountains to purify the earth. At this ceremony, hundreds of people performed the Satobiki ceremony, where four 12 meter high onbashira are erected at the two entrances of the stadium. The logs are raised with ropes by hand, and while they are being raised, a ceremonial group of log bearers ride the logs and sing and perform other feats, while numerous men and women sustain a consistent chant. Barry Davies \u2014 the commentator for the BBC broadcast showing stated that the chants were \"plaintive\" being a \"prelude to much hard work.\" Finally, each post unfurled a yellow steamer which were to call the gods that lived in the trees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 100], "content_span": [101, 919]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Dohyo-iri Ceremony\n33 Sumo Wrestlers across Japan enter the stadium to perform the Dohy\u014d-iri ring purification ceremony, which while practiced in the Edo Period, it is one that can be traceable back to an 8th century text. Then Yokozuna Akebono Tar\u014d, eight-time Sumo Grand Champion, and 38 other wrestlers also enter the stadium, totaling the 72 wrestlers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 70], "content_span": [71, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Dohyo-iri Ceremony\nThe Emperor of Japan Akihito, and his wife, Empress Michiko arrive with IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch and other dignitaries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 70], "content_span": [71, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Dohyo-iri Ceremony\nThen Akebono performed the Yokozuna dohyo-iri ring purification ceremony, the symbolic calling of the attention of the gods and expelling the evil spirits from the competition venue. It is more intricate than the normal dohyo-iri ceremony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 70], "content_span": [71, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Children of Nagano Welcome the Athletes\nGiant straw D\u014dsojin, which appear in Shinto folklore in \u014coka village arrive in the stadium. 150 primary school aged children, local participants of the \"One School, One Country\" initiative, arrive dressed as Yukinko, traditional straw winter coats and hats. After some dancing, the children take off their straw coats, showing knitted sweaters of country flags representing the 72 nations competing in these Winter Games. Each child will march with their country during the Parade of Nations, and will appear also during the lighting of the Olympic Flame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 91], "content_span": [92, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Children of Nagano Welcome the Athletes\nJapanese artist Ryoko Moriyama and primary school children perform \"Ashita Koso Kodomotachi ga...\", based upon When Children Rule the World from the 1996 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Whistle Down the Wind. It is performed in both Japanese and English.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 91], "content_span": [92, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Parade of Nations\n2,302 athletes from 72 countries and regions participated in the competition, including 814 female athletes and 1488 male athletes. Both the number of participating delegations and the number of athletes participating in the competition were the most ever at the time. At this Olympics, Uruguay, Azerbaijan and Macedonia had their largest grouping in the history of the Winter Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 69], "content_span": [70, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Opening Addresses\nNAOC President Eishiro Saito delivered a speech in Japanese, welcoming everyone. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch delivered a speech in English, calling for athletes to \"observe the Olympic truce.\" The Emperor of Japan Akihito declared the games open in Japanese.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 69], "content_span": [70, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Olympic Flag and Anthems\nAfter a fanfare, the Olympic Flag was carried around the stadium by eight former Japanese Olympians: Chiharu Igaya, Yukio Kasaya, Akitsugu Konno, Yoshihiro Kitazawa, Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa, Yuko Otaka, Seiko Hashimoto, and Hiromi Yamamoto. During the raising of the Olympic flag, the Olympic Hymn was sung in Japanese by the Nagano Children's Choir.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 76], "content_span": [77, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Olympic Flag and Anthems\nThe Japanese National Anthem, Kimigayo, was played by Gagaku musicians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 76], "content_span": [77, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Torch relay and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron\nAt the end of a 49-day torch relay across Japan, the Olympic flame is carried into the stadium by Chris Moon, an Landmine Survivors Network member and an advocate for banning anti-personnel landmines. He is accompanied by the local Nagano children featured earlier wearing their flag sweaters. There is also a reprise of the theme song, When Children Rule the World.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 104], "content_span": [105, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Torch relay and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron\nMoon hands over the Olympic torch to Masako Chiba, bronze medalist for the Women's 10,000 metres at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, but only after presenting the torch and Olympic Flame to the Imperial Couple in the royal box, with the Emperor and Empress applauding him. Chiba passes the torch to Takanori Kono, Masashi Abe, and Reiichi Mikata for the Nordic Combine team, then Hiromi Suzuki, winner of the Women's marathon who runs upstairs while surrounded by local Nagano children.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 104], "content_span": [105, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0014-0002", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Torch relay and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron\nThe last torchbearer is Midori Ito, Olympic silver medalist of the Ladies' singles at the Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, and champion of the 1989 World Figure Skating Championships, who lights the cauldron, appearing to be dressed as a representation of the sun goddess Amaterasu of Japanese mythology and their Shinto beliefs. The music played during this sequence is Un bel d\u00ec, vedremo aria from the opera Giacomo Puccini's \"Madama Butterfly\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 104], "content_span": [105, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Olympic Oaths and Dove Balloons\nJapanese men's Nordic combined skier Kenji Ogiwara took the oath on behalf of all 1998 Olympic athletes in Japanese, while the officials' oath was taken by figure skating referee Junko Hiramatsu in Japanese.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 83], "content_span": [84, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, Olympic Oaths and Dove Balloons\n1,998 balloons in the shape of doves were released from the stage of the stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 83], "content_span": [84, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, A Choral Performance Linking Five Continents\nThe Ceremony closes with Ozawa Seiji from Nagano Prefectural Culture Hall conducting Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, 4th Movement (Ode to Joy). He conducts the Nagano Winter Orchestra, Soloists, a local Chorus as well has choruses from the five satellite locations shown at the beginning of the ceremony: The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin - Germany, The Sydney Opera House in Sydney - Australia, The United Nations General Assembly in New York City - United States, The Shenwu Gate in the Forbidden City, Beijing - China and False Bay Cape Point, near Cape Town - South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 96], "content_span": [97, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, A Choral Performance Linking Five Continents\nThere are also 81 Ballet dancers in the stadium, and the audience also joins in with the singing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 96], "content_span": [97, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, A Choral Performance Linking Five Continents\nThe ceremony concludes with five Kawasaki T-4 planes fly in formation overhead the stadium in the Olympic colors, possibly the Japan Air Self-Defense Force performance squadron Blue Impulse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 96], "content_span": [97, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Proceedings, A Choral Performance Linking Five Continents, Performers\nNagano Prefectural Culture Hall: Ozawa Seiji, Tokyo Opera Singers, Nagano Winter Orchestra. Sopranos: Izabela Labuda, Claudia Waite, Altos: Zheng Cao, Ruth Peel, Tenors: Anthony Dean Griffey, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Baritones: Denis Sedov, Kevin Short.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 108], "content_span": [109, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Legacy\nAlan Tomlinson, argues that Peace and Harmony is this opening ceremony's theme. While elements of Nagano's culture are shown throughout the ceremony, the main theme shown is how the world is more unified and harmonious at the last Winter Olympics of the 20th century. This is best seen in the massed choir that marked the beginning and the end of this ceremony, with satellite choirs at key symbolic locations of peace. It is also seen through at the flame's entrance by emphasizing the work of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153335-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Legacy\nSince 2000, the theme of universalism bringing peace in Olympic opening ceremonies have been dropped for more nationalistic displays, as seen in the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, which took place five months after September 11.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153336-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics torch relay\nThe 1998 Winter Olympics torch relay was run from December 19, 1997 until February 7, 1998 prior to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. The route covered around 1,612 kilometres (1,002\u00a0mi) and involved over 6,916 torchbearers. Midori Ito lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153336-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Olympics torch relay, Route, Japan\nIn December 1997, Midori Ito, silver medalist in figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics and Eishiro Saito, Chairman of the Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee, brought the Olympic Torch to Ryutaro Hashimoto, at the time the Prime Minister of Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153337-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics\nThe 1998 Winter Paralympics (Japanese: 1998\u5e74\u51ac\u5b63\u30d1\u30e9\u30ea\u30f3\u30d4\u30c3\u30af, Hepburn: 1998-Nen T\u014dki Pararinpikku), the seventh Winter Paralympics, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from 5 to 14 March 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe. 571 athletes competed in Nagano; it still remains the highest number of athletes competing at any Winter Paralympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153337-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics, Sports\nThe games consisted of 34 events in four sports: alpine skiing, ice sledge hockey, Ice sledge racing, and nordic skiing. The sport of Nordic skiing comprised two disciplines, the biathlon and cross-country skiing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153337-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics, Venues\nIn total 7 venues were used at the 1998 Winter Olympics around 4 cities and towns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153337-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics, Medal table\nThe top 10 NPCs by number of gold medals are listed below. The host nation (Japan) is highlighted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 36], "content_span": [37, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153337-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics, Participants\nThirty-one National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) entered athletes at the 1998 Winter Paralympics. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants from each NPC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153337-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics, Opening Ceremony\nThe theme of the Opening Ceremony was Hope, and inspired by a painting by George Frederic Watts. The theme also signifies it was the first Winter Paralympics held in Asia and the last Paralympics of the 20th century.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153338-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics medal table\nThe 1998 Winter Paralympics medal table is a list of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the 1998 Winter Paralympics, held in Nagano, Japan, from March 5 to March 14, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153338-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics medal table, Medal table\nThe ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is consistent with IPC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a \"nation\" is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IPC country code.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153338-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Winter Paralympics medal table, Medal table\nTo sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the  icon next to the column title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153339-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153339-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, Notes\n\u2022 italics denote the sitting councillor \u2022 bold denotes the winning candidate", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 56], "content_span": [57, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153340-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team\nThe 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153340-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team\nWisconsin finished the regular season 10\u20131 overall (7\u20131 conference) and were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference (with Ohio State and Michigan) for the first time since 1993. They were awarded the berth in the 1999 Rose Bowl due to Big Ten Conference tie-breaking rules, at the time, which gave the Rose Bowl invitation to the tied team which had gone the longest period of time without an invitation: Michigan had been in the 1998 Rose Bowl, Ohio State had been in the 1997 Rose Bowl, while Wisconsin's last Rose Bowl was 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153340-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team\nThe circumstances of this selection, the fact that Ohio State was the higher-ranked team (Ohio State was the pre-season #1 and spent most of the season with this ranking: Wisconsin did not play Ohio State or Michigan State that year, so Ohio State had the better record versus common opponents due to the Michigan loss), combined with the fact that the opponent (UCLA) was ranked #2 and headed to the national title game before a season-ending loss, led to ridicule in the national media: most notably, Craig James' declaration that Wisconsin was \"the worst team to ever play in the Rose Bowl.\" Wisconsin went on to defeat #6 UCLA 38\u201331 in the 1999 Rose Bowl. Afterward, Badger coach Barry Alvarez fired back, \"Well, I know we're at least the second worst.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 794]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153341-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Tommy Thompson won re-election for the third time with nearly 60% of the vote. To date, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which Milwaukee County voted for the Republican candidate, and the most recent where the winner garnered a double digit margin of victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153342-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Woking Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Woking Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153343-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153343-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\n20 of the 60 seats on the council were up for election with Labour defending 15, the Conservatives 4 and the Liberal Democrats 1. All three parties leaders on the council were defending their seats in the election, Labour's Norman Davies, Conservative Jim Carpenter and the Liberal Democrats Malcolm Gwynnett. However Labour were guaranteed to remain in control of the council as they had 46 councillors before the election, compared to 12 Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats. As well as the 3 main parties the only other candidates were 3 Liberals and 2 Labour Independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 66], "content_span": [67, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153343-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\nThe Conservative national leader William Hague attacked the Labour council as he said they lowered the education budget while setting one of the highest metropolitan council taxes in the country. However Labour's council leader joined with other local leaders to make a joint response and said that when the Conservatives were in control taxes in Wolverhampton had gone up by 57%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 66], "content_span": [67, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153343-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election Result\nLabour retained control of the council after the election with a majority of 28, but lost 2 seats to the Conservatives in Bushbury and Park wards. Overall turnout in the election was 29.95%, but reached a low of only 18% in Low Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 73], "content_span": [74, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153344-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Australian Hockey League\nThe 1998 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 6th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 25 June through to 18 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153344-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Australian Hockey League\nNSW Arrows won the tournament for the third time after defeating QLD Scorchers 4\u20133 in the final. WAIS Diamonds finished in third place after defeating ACT Strikers 3\u20132 in the third and fourth place playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153345-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's British Open Squash Championship\nThe 1998 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham from 27 March- 5 April 1998. The event was won by Michelle Martin for the sixth consecutive year defeating Sarah Fitzgerald for a third successive year in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153346-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's County Championship\nThe 1998 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 2nd cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 10 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 5 regional teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their second Championship title in two seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153346-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's County Championship, Competition format\nTeams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153346-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's County Championship, Competition format\nThe championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153346-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's County Championship, Competition format\nWin: 12 points. Tie:  6 points. Loss : Bonus points. No Result: 11 points. Abandoned: 11 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153346-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's County Championship, Competition format\nUp to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153346-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's County Championship, Teams\nThe 1998 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each other once.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153347-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge\nThe 1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Sydney and Adelaide, from 26 March to 5 April, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153347-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge\nAustralia won the tournament, defeating Argentina 3\u20132 in the final. Germany finished in third place after winning the third place match 4\u20133 against the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153347-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge, Competition format\nThe tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, Germany and the United States. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 63], "content_span": [64, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153347-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge, Officials\nThe following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 54], "content_span": [55, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153347-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge, Statistics, Goalscorers\nThere were 47 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.36 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 68], "content_span": [69, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153348-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Hockey World Cup\nThe 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 20 to 31 May 1998 in Utrecht, Netherlands alongside the men's tournament. Australia won its second world title after defeating Netherlands 3\u20132 in the final. The tournament was staged on two artificial pitches at the complex of Dutch football club FC Utrecht.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153348-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Hockey World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers\nThere were 184 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.38 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153349-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Hockey World Cup squads\nThis article lists the confirmed squads for the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup held in Utrecht, Netherlands from May 20 and May 31, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153350-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Home Nations Championship\nThe 1998 Women's Home Nations Championship was the third and final Women's Home Nations Championship and was won by Scotland, who achieved the Triple Crown. In addition Scotland also beat France outside the championship to claim a Grand Slam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153351-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Pro Fastpitch season\nThe 1998 Women's Pro Fastpitch season was the second season of professional softball for the Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF). The 66-game season was divided into two-halves, with the winner of each half meeting in a championship series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153351-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and Events\nTwo WPF teams announced that they would play their games in different stadiums during the 1998 season: the Carolina Diamonds moved  to Sims Legion Park in Gastonia, North Carolina, and the Georgia Pride announced that they would play their home games at South Commons Softball Stadium in Columbus, Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 56], "content_span": [57, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153351-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and Events\nChanges for 1998 included a revision of the playing rules (43-foot pitching distance, 60-foot base distances), an expanded national television schedule (eight games on ESPN2), and the league's first all-star game, to be played at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio on July 14.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 56], "content_span": [57, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153351-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Pro Fastpitch season, Player Acquisition, College Draft\nThe 10-round 1998 WPF Draft was held December 6, 1997 in Palm Springs, CA. Georgia Pride selected pitcher Desarie Knipfer of Cal Poly as the first overall pick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 68], "content_span": [69, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153351-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Pro Fastpitch season, WPF Championship Series\nThe 1998 WPF Championship Series was held at Sims Legion Park in Gastonia, North Carolina September 4\u20135. The winners of each half of the season met in a best-of-three series to determine the champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153351-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Pro Fastpitch season, WPF All-Star Game\nAfter the completion of the 1997 WPF season, the league circulated a questionnaire to players. At the suggestion of players on that questionnaire, the league scheduled an All-Star Game for the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153351-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Pro Fastpitch season, WPF All-Star Game\nThe game  was played on July 14 in Akron, OH at Firestone Stadium, televised on July 20 on ESPN2. The game was contested by a \"Stars\" team that played a \"Stripes\" team. The Stars team included players from the Diamonds, Dragons and Roadsters, while the Stripes were composed of players from the Pride, FireStix and Wahoos. The Stars beat the Stripes by an 8-1 score, in front of a crowd of 3,873.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153352-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup\nThe 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup was the first world cup fully sanctioned by the International Rugby Board (IRB) and the third Women's Rugby World Cup in history. The tournament took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands and was the first women's world cup held outside of the United Kingdom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153352-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup\nThe tournament saw a record 16 teams compete and heightened media attention. There was no qualification process, teams taking part by invitation from the IRB. New Zealand defeated the United States 44\u201312 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153352-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup\nSeveral matches in the tournament were filmed for television and a one-hour TV highlights programme was produced by IMG. These recordings are held as part of the IRB's World Cup Archive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads\nThis article lists the official squads for the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup in the Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Australia\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Canada\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, England\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, France\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Germany\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Ireland\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Italy\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Kazakhstan\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Netherlands\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Russia\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Scotland\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Spain\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Sweden\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, United States\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 50], "content_span": [51, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Wales\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153353-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, New Zealand\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153354-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's Softball World Championship\nThe 1998 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 20\u201330, 1998 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. A fourth straight title was won by the team from the United States, coached by Margie Wright, which avenged its only loss of the tournament to Australia by a 1-0 margin in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153355-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's U.S. Cup\nThe fourth Women's U.S. Cup tournament held in 1998, were joined by four teams: Brazil, Russia, Mexico and USA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153355-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's U.S. Cup\nMia Hamm of USA scored her one hundredth career international goal at the 1998 U.S. Cup, against Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153356-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's World Championship (snooker)\nThe 1998 Women's World Championship was a women's snooker tournament organised by the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association. The event is recognised as the 1998 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship first held in 1976. Kelly Fisher defeated Karen Corr 5\u20130 in the final to win the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153356-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's World Championship (snooker)\nThe rounds leading up to the final were played at Radion Plaza, Sheffield, with the final played at the Crucible Theatre on a Sunday morning during the 1998 World Snooker Championship. Eight qualifying groups produced sixteen qualifiers who each faced one of the top sixteen seeds in the last 32 round. Defending champion Corr had won nine of the preceding events on the women's snooker circuit and had not lost to Fisher for 14 months before this tournament. However, Fisher took the title by whitewashing Corr in a rematch of the previous year's final. The highest break of the competition was 95, compiled by Kim Shaw in the last 32 round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 684]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153357-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's World Open Squash Championship\nThe 1998 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1998 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Stuttgart in Germany during November 1998. Sarah Fitzgerald won her third World Open title, defeating Michelle Martin in a repeat of the 1997 final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153358-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships\nThe 1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships were held in Stuttgart, Germany and took place from November 9 until November 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153359-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Worcester City Council election\nThe 1998 Worcester City Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Worcester District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153359-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Worcester City Council election, Background\nBefore the election the council had 22 Labour, 9 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrat and 1 independent members with 1 seat vacant. 13 seats were for up for election with the expectation before the election that no change in control of the council was likely.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153359-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Worcester City Council election, Background\nThe run up to the election saw controversy over the mayor Margaret Layland who had admitted to having an affair with her chauffeur. She was suspended by the Labour party but refused to stand down. Her husband Colin Layland, also a councillor, was suspended as well leading to him standing as an independent in St John ward and being opposed by an official Labour party candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153359-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Worcester City Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour hold on to their majority on the council after winning 8 of the 13 seats contested. The Conservatives won 3 seats, while the Liberal Democrats and Independents won 1 each. Colin Layland was defeated in St John ward by the Labour candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153360-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Allround Speed Skating Championships\nThe 1998 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on 13\u201315 March 1998 in the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153360-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Allround Speed Skating Championships\nGunda Niemann-Stirnemann and Ids Postma were the world title holders from the previous year and successfully defended their titles. It was Niemann-Stirnemann's seventh all-round world title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153361-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Aquatics Championships\nThe 8th FINA World Championships or the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held from 8 to 17 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia. The championships features competition in all five of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised swimming and Open Water Swimming. The main venue for competition was Challenge Stadium, which hosted all disciplines save Open Water.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153361-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Aquatics Championships\nMichael Klim was named as the leading male swimmer of the meet, winning the 200\u00a0m freestyle, 100\u00a0m butterfly, 4\u00d7200\u00a0m freestyle, 4\u00d7100\u00a0m medley relay, as well as silver in the 100\u00a0m freestyle, 4\u00d7100\u00a0m freestyle relay and bronze in the 50\u00a0m freestyle. Ian Thorpe became the youngest ever male to become world champion when he won the 400\u00a0m freestyle event aged 15 years and three months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153361-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Aquatics Championships, Doping\nDuring a routine customs check on Chinese swimmer Yuan Yuan's luggage, enough human growth hormone was discovered to supply the entire women's swimming team for the duration of the championships. Only Yuan was sanctioned for the incident, with speculation that this was connected to the nomination of Juan Antonio Samaranch by China for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Tests in Perth also found the presence of the banned diuretic masking agent triamterine in the urine of four swimmers, Wang Luna, Yi Zhang, Huijue Cai and Wei Wang. The swimmers were suspended from competition for two years, with three coaches associated with the swimmers, Zhi Cheng, Hiuqin Xu and Zhi Cheng each suspended for three months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153362-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals\nThe 1998 World Badminton Grand Prix was the 16th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from February 24 to February 28, 1999. It did not take place in December as in the years before due to the collision with the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. The prize money was USD300,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153362-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals\nThe players were qualified according to the ranking on 1 December 1998. In men's singles the first 16 players were qualified, in women's singles the first 12 and in the doubles the first eight. Margit Borg, the number 13 in the women's singles rank, could participate because the Susi Susanti was pregnant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153363-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup of Golf\nThe 1998 World Cup of Golf took place 19\u201322 November at the Gulf Harbor Country Club in Auckland, New Zealand. It was the 44th World Cup. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event (32 teams) with each team consisting of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. Individuals also competed for the International Trophy. The prize money totaled $1,500,000 with $400,000 going to the winning pair and $100,000 to the top individual. The English team of David Carter and Nick Faldo won by two strokes over the Italian team of Massimo Florioli and Costantino Rocca. American Scott Verplank took the International Trophy by one stroke over Faldo and Rocca.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot\nFrom March to May 1998, a terror plot against the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was uncovered by European law enforcement. More than 100 people were arrested in seven countries as a result of the plot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0000-0001", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot\nOrganised by the Algerian Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and backed by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the plot is thought to have targeted the England\u2013Tunisia match on 15 June 1998, and involved infiltrating the Stade V\u00e9lodrome in Marseille in order to attack players and spectators during the game, attack the hotel in Paris hosting the United States national team, and finally hijacking an aircraft and crashing it into the Civaux Nuclear Power Plant near Poitiers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Raids and arrests\nThe original suspect of the plot was French-Algerian Farid Melouk, who had previously been sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison in France for his connection to the 1995 Paris M\u00e9tro and RER bombings. Melouk had reportedly been tracked by intelligence services following his entry into Belgium, where he was found to be in contact with Ahmed Zaoui and a GIA-linked Brussels mosque. On 3 March, after two weeks of surveillance, fifty police officers stormed a house where Melouk was staying with others involved in the plot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Raids and arrests\nTen people including Swedish and Danish nationals were arrested in the 12-hour siege, amid a series of anti-terrorism raids in Belgium. Large amounts of liquid explosives were found during the raid, as well as detonators, a Kalashnikov rifle, several handguns and thousands worth of US dollars in cash. In addition, a large number of documents, brochures and maps relating to the World Cup were retrieved. More explosives were uncovered in a follow-up raid of another house.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Raids and arrests\nThe March raid was part of a joint security operation between Belgium, France, Sweden, Italy and the United Kingdom. Despite initial Belgian claims denying links to any plot against the World Cup, the plot was later confirmed by the French counter-intelligence chief. Melouk was sentenced to 9 years in prison for charges including attempted murder. In early May, eight suspected militants linked to the plot were arrested in the United Kingdom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Raids and arrests\nOn 26 May, nearly 100 people were detained in coordinated operations across France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. In France, 53 men including Algerian, French and Tunisian nationals suspected of links to ex-GIA commander Hassan Hattab were detained across 43 locations, including in Marseilles, Paris, Lyon and Corsica; around 25 were arrested and charged or deported. Five Algerians were arrested in Germany after raids across several cities, ten in Belgium, two in Switzerland, six in Italy, and many more detained.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Raids and arrests\nFrench Interior Minister Jean-Pierre Chev\u00e8nement said on French television after the arrests that investigators had found evidence of plots to attack the World Cup. Islamist paraphernalia and $150,000 in cash were found during the raids, but no explosives or arms. Some police sources have said that a goal of the May raids was to crush GIA support networks. According to counter-terrorism magistrate Jean-Louis Brugui\u00e8re, the May raids were a preventive measure to protect the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Plot and aftermath\nThe plot involved terrorists infiltrating the Stade V\u00e9lodrome in Marseille as stadium crew, in order to attack English players and spectators during the England-Tunisia match on 15 June. Although Osama Bin Laden had a rented place in the stands of Arsenal Football Club, he wanted to destroy English football. Terrorists had reportedly planned to blow up the England substitute bench (targeting youngsters David Beckham and Michael Owen), shoot English players and throw grenades into the stands. Other terrorists were then to storm the United States national team's hotel in Paris and attack American players watching the game there. The attacks would be followed by another group of terrorists who would hijack an aircraft and crash it into the Civaux Nuclear Power Plant near Poitiers, causing a nuclear meltdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 863]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Plot and aftermath\nThe details or even existence of the plot was kept secret from managers, players and the media, but was known to security including FA staff. In 2009, England manager in 1998 Glenn Hoddle revealed that he had only been informed of the plot \"years later\", while FA Director of Communications during 1998 David Davies said that he had been informed of the plot before the match by FA Head of Security Brian Hayes. The match was otherwise marred by supporter riots in Marseille, with British vehicles being bricked while bottles were thrown across the streets, causing police to use tear gas as large numbers of supporters were injured and arrested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 693]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Plot and aftermath\nAlthough organised by GIA operatives, the plot reportedly had the backing and support of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Laden funded and assisted in the development of the murder plan, promised to provide additional financial support for implementation and weapons, and participated in the training of key GIA individuals at an al-Qaeda training camp. According to bin Laden biographer Yossef Bodansky, the World Cup plot being foiled was one of the reasons for \"dormant terrorist networks\" responsible for the August 1998 United States embassy bombings being \"reactivated\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Plot and aftermath\nA terror plot against the UEFA Euro 2000 was discovered after Dutch intelligence intercepted calls made between GIA operatives from inside French prisons. Three men were detained in French prisons as a result of the plot, and three were subsequently arrested in the Netherlands. One of the French prisoners detained for the plot was Adel Mechat, who served 6 years after having been arrested in Germany and extradited to France as part of the 1998 World Cup raids.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153364-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 World Cup terror plot, Plot and aftermath\nThe night before the first ever football match between France and Algeria in October 2001, police seized explosives and arrested four Islamist militants suspected of having targeted the game after a phone call had been intercepted with warnings to stay away from the Stade de France. Other items retrieved included bulletproof vests and explosives manuals. The match itself became marred with controversy, and was eventually stopped with 15 minutes left playing after Algerian fans stormed the field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153365-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Fencing Championships\nThe 1998 World Fencing Championships were held in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153366-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Field Archery Championships\nThe 1998 World Field Archery Championships were held in Obergurgl, Austria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153367-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Minneapolis, USA from March 29 through April 5. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153367-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes\nDue to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 58], "content_span": [59, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153368-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Grand Prix (darts)\nThe 1998 World Grand Prix was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, England between 14\u201318 October 1998. It was the first year of the tournament and replaced the World Pairs tournament, which ran from 1995 to 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153368-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Grand Prix (darts)\nThe tournament featured an unusual format in that players must start each leg by hitting a double - in addition to the traditional double to finish. It also featured a format of the best of three legs per set (rather than five) for the only time in the tournament history, a format usually associated with BDO events such as the Winmau World Masters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153368-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Grand Prix (darts)\nPhil Taylor took the inaugural title, beating world number one, Rod Harrington in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153369-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship\nThe 1998 SAGA World World Indoor Bowls Championship  was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 13\u201323 January 1998. In the Singles the unseeded Paul Foster, a 100-1 outsider won his first title beating Mervyn King in the final. In the Pairs Richard Corsie and Graham Robertson won defeating Andy Thomson and Gary Smith in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153369-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship\nThe Women's World Championship took place at the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli from April 22\u201328. The event was won by Caroline McAllister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153370-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships\nThe 1998 ICF World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships were the 7th edition of the ICF World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships. The event took place in Lofer, Austria from 17 to 19 July 1998 under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation (ICF).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153370-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships\nSeven medal events took place. The C2 team event was not held at these championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153371-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics\nThe 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 edition of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Annecy, France from July 28 to August 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153371-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Results, Men\n1 Ahmed Baday of Morocco originally won the bronze medal in 13:49.86, but he was disqualified after it was discovered he was 24 years old at the time of the Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 58], "content_span": [59, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153371-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1156 athletes from 169 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 59], "content_span": [60, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153372-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 10,000 metres\nThe men's 10,000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153372-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 10,000 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 81], "content_span": [82, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153373-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 10,000 metres walk\nThe men's 10,000 metres walk event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153373-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 10,000 metres walk, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 33 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 86], "content_span": [87, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153374-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 100 metres\nThe men's 100 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153374-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 100 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 57 athletes from 46 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153375-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles\nThe men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July, 1 and 2 August. 106.7cm (3'6) (senior implement) hurdles were used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153375-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 86], "content_span": [87, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153376-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 1500 metres\nThe men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153376-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 1500 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153377-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 200 metres\nThe men's 200 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153377-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 41 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153378-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase\nThe men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 July and 1 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153378-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [79, 92], "content_span": [93, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153379-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay\nThe men's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 73], "section_span": [73, 73], "content_span": [74, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153379-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 53 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 73], "section_span": [75, 88], "content_span": [89, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153380-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 73], "section_span": [73, 73], "content_span": [74, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153380-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 60 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 73], "section_span": [75, 88], "content_span": [89, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153381-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 400 metres\nThe men's 400 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153381-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153382-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles\nThe men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153382-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 38 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 86], "content_span": [87, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153383-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 5000 metres\nThe men's 5000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153383-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 5000 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153384-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 800 metres\nThe men's 800 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153384-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 54 athletes from 38 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153385-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's decathlon\nThe men's decathlon event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 29 and 30 July. Senior implements (106.7cm (3'6) hurdles, 7257g shot, 2kg discus) were used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153385-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's decathlon, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153386-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's discus throw\nThe men's discus throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 29 and 30 July. A 2kg (senior implement) discus was used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153386-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's discus throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153387-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's hammer throw\nThe men's hammer throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August. A 7257g (senior implement) hammer was used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153387-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's hammer throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153388-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's high jump\nThe Men's high jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153388-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's high jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153389-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's javelin throw\nThe men's javelin throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153389-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's javelin throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 81], "content_span": [82, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153390-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's long jump\nThe men's long jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 29 and 30 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153390-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's long jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153391-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's pole vault\nThe men's pole vault event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153391-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's pole vault, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153392-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's shot put\nThe men's shot put event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August. A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153392-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's shot put, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 76], "content_span": [77, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153393-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's triple jump\nThe men's triple jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153393-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's triple jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153394-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 100 metres\nThe women's 100 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153394-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 100 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153395-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 100 metres hurdles\nThe women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 73], "section_span": [73, 73], "content_span": [74, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153395-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 100 metres hurdles, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 73], "section_span": [75, 88], "content_span": [89, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153396-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 1500 metres\nThe women's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153396-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 1500 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 81], "content_span": [82, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153397-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 200 metres\nThe women's 200 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153397-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153398-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 3000 metres\nThe women's 3000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 30 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153398-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 3000 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 81], "content_span": [82, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153399-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay\nThe women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [75, 75], "content_span": [76, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153399-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [77, 90], "content_span": [91, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153400-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe women's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [75, 75], "content_span": [76, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153400-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [77, 90], "content_span": [91, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153401-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 400 metres\nThe women's 400 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153401-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 400 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153402-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 400 metres hurdles\nThe women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 73], "section_span": [73, 73], "content_span": [74, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153402-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 400 metres hurdles, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 73], "section_span": [75, 88], "content_span": [89, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153403-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 5000 metres\nThe women's 5000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153403-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 5000 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 81], "content_span": [82, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153404-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 5000 metres walk\nThe women's 5000 metres walk event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153404-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 5000 metres walk, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 86], "content_span": [87, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153405-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 800 metres\nThe women's 800 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153405-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153406-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's discus throw\nThe women's discus throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153406-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's discus throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 82], "content_span": [83, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153407-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's hammer throw\nThe women's hammer throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153407-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's hammer throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 82], "content_span": [83, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153408-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's heptathlon\nThe women's heptathlon event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153408-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's heptathlon, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153409-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's high jump\nThe women's high jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153409-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's high jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153410-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's javelin throw\nThe women's javelin throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July. An old specification 600g javelin was used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153410-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's javelin throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 83], "content_span": [84, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153411-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's long jump\nThe women's long jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153411-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's long jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153412-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's pole vault\nThe women's pole vault event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153412-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's pole vault, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153413-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's shot put\nThe women's shot put event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 and 31 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153413-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's shot put, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153414-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's triple jump\nThe women's triple jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 and 2 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153414-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's triple jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 81], "content_span": [82, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153415-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Curling Championships\nThe 1998 STAR CHOICE World Junior Curling Championships were held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada March 21\u201329.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153416-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada between November 30 and December 7, 1997. Younger figure skaters competed for the title of World Junior Champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\nThe 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1998 WJHC) were held in Helsinki and H\u00e4meenlinna, Finland. The championships began on December 25, 1997, and finished on January 3, 1998. Home team Finland was the winner, defeating Russia 2\u20131 in the gold medal game, thanks to the goaltending of Mika Noronen and the overtime heroics of Niklas Hagman. Switzerland defeated the Czech Republic 4\u20133 to capture the bronze medal, their first and only medal in the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\nCanada had its five-year title streak broken with its worst placing to date (8th). Canada would miss out on gold seven years in a row before beginning their 2005\u20132009 streak of five straight championships. It was the only tournament from 1993 to 2012 in which Canada failed to medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\nThis tournament attracted 139,680 fans to 34 games for an average of 4,108 per game. This set a record for the highest-attended World Junior tournament in Europe until the 2016 tournament, which was also held in Finland, attracted 215,225 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\nThe playoff round was expanded to eight teams, with group leaders not getting a bye to the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Championship results, Pool A, Final round\nError: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 2 N2 = 1 PN = 3", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 85], "content_span": [86, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Championship results, Pool A, Relegation round\nGermany lost the two game total goal series 17\u20133 and was relegated for the 1999 World Juniors", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 90], "content_span": [91, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Championship results, Pool B\nThe second tier was held in Sosnowiec and Tychy Poland, from December 28 to January 4. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams from the other group. All scores carried forward except the results against the lone eliminated team from each group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 72], "content_span": [73, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Championship results, Pool B, Relegation round\nJapan lost two games to one and was relegated to Pool C for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 90], "content_span": [91, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Championship results, Pool C\nPlayed in Tallinn and Kohtla-J\u00e4rve Estonia from December 28 to January 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 72], "content_span": [73, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Championship results, Pool C, Placement games\nDenmark was promoted to Pool B, and \u00a0Romania was relegated to Pool D for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 89], "content_span": [90, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153417-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Championship results, Pool D\nPlayed in Kaunas and Elektrenai Lithuania from December 30 to January 3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 72], "content_span": [73, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153418-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Karate Championships\nThe 1998 World Karate Championships are the 14th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 15 to October 18, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153419-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship\nThe 1998 World Lacrosse Championship was the eighth edition of the international men's lacrosse championship. The event took place in Baltimore, Maryland under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation. This was the second time that the tournament was held in Baltimore, following the 1982 tournament. Eleven teams competed in the event in two divisions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153419-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship\nThe United States successfully defended their title for the fifth consecutive time, defeating Canada 15\u201314 in double overtime in the final. The championship game \u2013 in which Canada overcame a ten-goal deficit in the third quarter to force overtime \u2013 is considered by some to be the most exciting lacrosse game in history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153419-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship, Pool play\nFor the pool play phase of the tournament, the teams were divided into two divisions \u2013 five in the top Blue Division and six in the Red Division. Only Blue Division participants were able to compete for the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153420-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final\nThe 1998 World Lacrosse Championship final between Canada and the United States was the gold medal game of the 1998 World Lacrosse Championship and has been often cited as the best field lacrosse game of all time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153420-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final, Context\nThe United States had not lost an international lacrosse game since the 1978 WLC final, up until then, their only loss in international competition. Although expected to be challenged somewhat by the Canadians, the U.S. team was widely expected to take the gold. Their round robin match had ended in a 14-12 U.S. victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153420-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final, Rosters, United States\nHead Coach: Bill TierneyAssistant Coaches: William Beroza, Jeff Long, Paul Wehrum", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153420-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final, Game, First Quarter\nAfter USA goaltender Sal Locasio made an early save, Canada drew first blood but it ended up being their only goal of the entire half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153420-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final, Game, Third Quarter\nBy the middle of the 3rd quarter the United States was up 11\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153420-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final, Game, Fourth Quarter\nBy the last few minutes of the fourth quarter the score was 13\u201310, with USA still in the lead. Then in the last minute and a half of regulation, Canada had three unanswered goals to tie the game and send it into overtime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153420-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final, Game, Double Overtime\nThe United States barely outscored Canada in double overtime, 2\u20131, with the final score being 15\u201314 in favor of the US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153421-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Masters Non-Stadia Athletics Championships\nThe fourth World Masters Non-Stadia Athletics Championships were held in Kobe, Japan. The World Masters Athletics Championships serve the division of the sport of athletics for people over 35 years of age, referred to as masters athletics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153422-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Matchplay\nThe 1998 World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The tournament ran from 27 July\u20131 August 1998, and was won by Rod Harrington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153422-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Matchplay\nA classic final between Harrington and Ronnie Baxter was characterised with deadly finishing from Baxter, who led the final for most of the way, and Harrington's stubbornness in clinging on and keeping the match neck-and-neck. However, Harrington eventually trailed 14\u201317 and was only 1 leg from defeat. Baxter had a championship dart at double 20 in the 33rd leg but missed. At 17-17, a moment of significant darting history occurred when Harrington took out 125 via treble 15 and two consecutive double 20s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153422-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 World Matchplay\nThe standard check out route on 80 with two darts in hand had been, up to this point, almost invariably treble 20 and double ten. From then on, it would become more common to see players attempt the Harrington route. With Baxter (who had looked likely to regain the lead) demoralised, Harrington maintained a clear lead throughout the next leg, and sealed the title on double five.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship\nThe 1998 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 1998 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia from April 4\u201312, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Hugh Millikin Third: Trevor Schumm Second: John Theriault Lead: Stephen Johns Alternate: Stephen Hewitt", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Wayne Middaugh Third: Graeme McCarrel Second: Ian Tetley Lead: Scott Bailey Alternate: David Carruthers", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Tommy Stjerne Third: Gert Larsen Second: Peter Andersen Lead: Ivan Frederiksen Alternate: Anders S\u00f8derblom", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Wille M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Second: Tommi H\u00e4ti Lead: Jari Laukkanen Alternate: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Roland Jentsch Third: Uli Sutor Second: Florian Z\u00f6rgiebel Lead: Andreas Kempf Alternate: Alexander Huchel", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Thomas Ulsrud Third: Thomas Due Second: Torger Nerg\u00e5rd Lead: Johan H\u00f8stm\u00e6lingen Alternate: Rolf Andreas Lauten", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : David Smith Third: Warwick Smith Second: Peter Smith Lead: David Hay Alternate: Mike Hay", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Peja Lindholm Third: Tomas Nordin Second: Magnus Swartling Lead: Peter Narup Alternate: Marcus Feldt", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Christof Schwaller Third: Marc Haudenschild Second: Reto Ziegler Lead: Rolf Iseli Alternate: Robert H\u00fcrlimann", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153423-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Paul Pustovar Third: Dave Violette Second: Greg Wilson Lead: Cory Ward Alternate: Shawn Rojeski", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153424-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Monuments Watch\nThe World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York-based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) and American Express to call to action and challenge government authorities responsible for important cultural resources to identify sites immediately at risk, and to stimulate public awareness of the tremendous need to preserve and create sustainable uses for significant heritage made by man.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153424-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Monuments Watch, Selection process\nEvery two years, the program publishes a select list known as the Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites that is in urgent need of preservation funding and protection. The sites are nominated by public authorities, local preservation groups, and qualified individuals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153424-0001-0001", "contents": "1998 World Monuments Watch, Selection process\nAn independent panel of international experts then select 100 candidates from these entries to be part of the Watch List, based on the significance of the site's overall significance, the urgency of its situation, the viability of action plans to save it, and the ability of a local constituency to sustainably maintain the site in the future with the means to do so. WMF and American Express award grants to sites included on the Watch List. In addition, the leverage from the listing spurs government agencies and local donors to allocate funds and take an active role in protecting the cultural landmark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153424-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Monuments Watch, 1998 Watch List\nThe 1998 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites was launched on September 8, 1997, by WMF President Bonnie Burnham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153424-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Monuments Watch, Statistics by country/territory\nThe following countries/territories have multiple sites entered on the 1998 Watch List, listed by the number of sites:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153424-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Monuments Watch, Notes\nA. Numbers list only meant as a guide on this article. No official reference numbers have been designated for the sites on the Watch List. B. Names and spellings used for the sites were based on the official . C. The references to the sites' locations were based on the official .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153425-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Mountain Running Trophy\nThe 1998 World Mountain Running Championships was the 14th edition of the global mountain running competition, World Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153426-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Polo Championship\nThe 1998 World Polo Championship was played in Santa Barbara, California, United States during August 1998 and was won by Argentina. This event brought together six teams from around the world in the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club and San Diego Polo Club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153427-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Rally Championship\nThe 1998 World Rally Championship was the 26th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies. Tommi M\u00e4kinen won his third consecutive drivers' world championship driving for Mitsubishi, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae. The manufacturers' title was won by Mitsubishi (who still operated under Group A regulations), ahead of Toyota and Subaru. This year also marked the Ford Escort's last full-season works outing before being replaced by the Ford Focus WRC in 1999. The season ended in dramatic fashion when Carlos Sainz's Corolla WRC stopped approximately 300 metres from the finishing line in the final stage at Margam due to mechanical failure, thus surrendering his fourth place on the rally and handing the title to M\u00e4kinen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 797]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153427-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Rally Championship, Calendar\nThe 1998 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153428-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships\nXXII World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Seville, Spain, May 6\u201310, 1998. This edition had only group events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153429-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Rowing Championships\nThe 1998 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 9 to 18 September 1998 in Cologne, Germany. The World Rowing Championships are organized by FISA, the International Rowing Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series\nThe 1998 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1998 season. The 94th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion San Diego Padres. The Yankees swept the Padres in four games to win their second World Series championship in three years and their 24th overall. Yankees third baseman Scott Brosius was named the World Series Most Valuable Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series\nThe Yankees advanced to the World Series by defeating the Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series, three games to none, and then the Cleveland Indians in the AL Championship Series, four games to two. The Padres advanced to the series by defeating the Houston Astros in the NL Division Series, three games to one, and then the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series, four games to two. It was the Yankees' second appearance in the World Series in three years, and San Diego's second World Series appearance overall, their first since losing in 1984.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series\nThis was officially the first World Series that Bud Selig presided over as Commissioner of Baseball, although he had presided over the Commissioner's Trophy presentation at the end of the 1995 and 1997 World Series as the interim Commissioner. For the first time, the same city\u2014San Diego\u2014hosted both the final World Series game and the Super Bowl the same year; not only were they held in the same city, they were both also held in the same stadium, Qualcomm Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Summary\nAL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL San Diego Padres (0)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 1\nIn Game 1, Kevin Brown took the hill for the Padres while the Yankees sent ALCS MVP David Wells to start. The Yankees began the scoring in the second inning, when rookie Ricky Ledee laced a two-run double into the right field corner with the bases loaded. However, the Padres battered Wells hard, beginning in the third inning when Greg Vaughn homered to right-center with a man aboard tying the game up at two runs apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 1\nIn the fifth, Tony Gwynn smashed a two-run shot off the facing of the upper deck, followed up immediately by Vaughn's second dinger of the night. Trailing 5\u20132, Jorge Posada singled and Ledee walked with one out in the seventh for the Yankees, ending the night for Brown. Chuck Knoblauch homered off of Donne Wall to tie the game at five. After Derek Jeter singled, Mark Langston relieved Wall and after Paul O'Neill flied out, walked two to load the bases. A 2\u20132 count call by home plate umpire Rich Garcia would prove to be decisive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0004-0002", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 1\nLangston's pitch was shown to be borderline and Garcia called it a ball. On the next pitch, Tino Martinez sent a grand slam into the upper deck, giving the Yankees a 9\u20135 lead. The Padres would score one more run in the eighth off of Mariano Rivera with the run charged to Jeff Nelson, but Rivera then pitched a scoreless ninth as the Yankees won Game 1, 9\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 2\nIn Game 2, the Bombers would go up 2\u20130 in the Series thanks to a dreadful outing by San Diego starter Andy Ashby. Catcher Greg Meyers, starting for the first time in a month, was also ineffective. Chuck Knoblauch walked to lead off the first, stole second, and scored on third basemen Ken Caminiti's throwing error to first on Paul O'Neill's ground ball. After Bernie Williams grounded out, RBI singles by Chili Davis and Scott Brosius gave the Yankees a 3\u20130 lead. Next inning, Derek Jeter drove in Knoblauch with a single, then Williams's home run made it 6\u20130 Yankees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 2\nThey added to their lead in the fourth on Ricky Ledee's RBI double. New York started Cuban import Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez, who pitched four shutout innings before allowing a two-out triple to Chris Gomez in the fifth inning. Gomez scored on Quilvio Veras's double to put the Padres on the board, but in the bottom of the inning, Jorge Posada's two-run home run off of Brian Boehringer extended the Yankees' lead to 9\u20131. Mike Stanton relieved Hernandez in the eighth inning and allowed a leadoff double to Caminiti, who scored two outs later on Ruben Rivera's double. After Carlos Hernandez singled, Jeff Nelson relieved Stanton and allowed an RBI single to Mark Sweeney before striking out Veras to end the inning. Nelson then pitched a perfect ninth as the Yankees 9\u20133 win gave them a 2\u20130 series lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 832]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 3\nThe Yankees sent David Cone to the mound to face former Yankee pitcher Sterling Hitchcock, the MVP of the NLCS. Both teams were kept off the scoreboard until the bottom of the sixth inning when Hitchcock himself led off the inning with a single off Cone. He and Qulivio Veras both scored two batters later when Tony Gwynn shot a single down the line past Tino Martinez at first base and Paul O'Neill committed a throwing error on the same play. Gwynn would also score in the inning to give San Diego a 3\u20130 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 3\nHowever, a half inning later the Yanks jumped on Hitchcock for two runs, beginning with a home run to left-center by Scott Brosius. The second run came in after Shane Spencer doubled and scored on an error by Ken Caminiti. In the eighth, the call was made to Trevor Hoffman after Randy Myers walked O'Neill to open the inning. Hoffman then walked Tino Martinez before Scott Brosius tagged a three-run blast over the fence in dead center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 3\nA Greg Vaughn sacrifice fly, scoring Quilvio Veras, cut the lead to 5\u20134 coming into the ninth, but the Yankees wrapped up the victory when Mariano Rivera picked up the save to end it. There was some criticism of Padres manager Bruce Bochy for using John Vander Wal as a pinch runner, leaving the responsibility of facing Rivera for the final at bat to Andy Sheets. Sheets struck out to end the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 4\nAndy Pettitte, who struggled throughout the regular season and had turned in a poor start in the ALCS, outdueled Kevin Brown in Game 4, throwing 7+1\u20443 shutout innings. The Yankees scored their first run of the game in the sixth inning on Bernie Williams's RBI groundout with runners on second and third, then added to their lead in the eighth on Scott Brosius's based-loaded RBI single followed by Ricky Ledee's sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the inning, however, the Padres were able to get two batters on base against Pettitte.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 World Series, Matchups, Game 4\nYankees reliever Jeff Nelson struck out Greg Vaughn; then called upon Mariano Rivera. After Ken Caminiti reached with a single to load the bases, Rivera was able to get Jim Leyritz, known for his clutch postseason home runs, to fly out to end the threat. Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth inning to end the Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Composite box\n1998 World Series (4\u20130): New York Yankees (A.L.) over San Diego Padres (N.L.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 32], "content_span": [33, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Broadcasting\nThe television rights for the 1998 World Series went to Fox, as they had the rights to the World Series in even-numbered years under the television contract that was signed in 1996. Joe Buck once again provided the play-by-play, with Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly alongside him in the booth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Broadcasting\nFor the first time, ESPN Radio was the home of the World Series, having taken the national radio rights for Major League Baseball from CBS Radio. Jon Miller and Joe Morgan provided the coverage for the network.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Yankees\nThe series win brought the Yankees' franchise championship total to 24, tying the Montreal Canadiens for most championships won by a North American professional sports franchise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 48], "content_span": [49, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Yankees\nThe 1998 Yankees are considered to be one of the top teams in baseball history. With the win, the Yankees posted an MLB record with the most overall wins in a single season in MLB history with 125 wins (including the postseason). The previous record for most overall wins in one season was 118, set by the 1906 Chicago Cubs followed by 116, set by their cross-town rivals, the 1986 New York Mets. The sweep marked the first time the Yankees swept a World Series since 1950 when they swept the Philadelphia Phillies. They were also the first team to sweep a World Series since the Cincinnati Reds in 1990.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 48], "content_span": [49, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Yankees\nThis was also the first time since 1989 that a team had won a World Series after having the best record in the regular season. It was also the first time since 1986 that a team won a World Series after posting at least 100 wins in the regular season. It was also the only World Series championship during the Yankees' 1990s dynasty not to be won against either the Mets or the Atlanta Braves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 48], "content_span": [49, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Yankees\nOn October 11, 2005, A&E Home Video released The New York Yankees Fall Classic Collectors Edition (1996\u20132001) DVD set. Game 3 of the 1998 World Series is included in the set.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 48], "content_span": [49, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Padres\nThe loss made the Padres the first expansion team to lose two World Series, having lost in 1984 to the Detroit Tigers. In addition, the Padres became the first expansion team to lose a World Series at home. As of 2020, the Padres are one of only three teams in Major League Baseball to win at least two league championships and never win the World Series, the other two teams being the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Padres\nUntil 2020, Bruce Bochy was the only Padres player or manager to be on every Padres playoff team. Bochy, however, would go on to win three World Series titles as manager of the San Francisco Giants in 2010, 2012 and 2014.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Padres\nTo date, this remains as the most recent championship game or series a professional San Diego sports team has participated in. The Padres' loss was also significant as it also assured that the city of San Diego's sporting championship drought since 1963 would continue, which has become the longest streak of such futility for a city with at least one professional sports team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Padres\nThe Padres left Qualcomm Stadium for Petco Park for the 2004 baseball season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153430-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series, Impact and aftermath, Padres\nThe Padres would lose Kevin Brown in free agency to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brown was the first baseball player to earn a $100 million contract. Brown was eventually traded from the Dodgers to the Yankees in 2004, where he stayed until his retirement in 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153431-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series of Poker\nThe 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153431-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series of Poker, Main Event\nThere were 350 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The 1998 Main Event was notable for having only five players reach the official final table for the first time in WSOP Main Event history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153431-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series of Poker, Main Event, Final table\n*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1998 Main Event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153431-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Series of Poker, Main Event, Other High Finishes\nNB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153432-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships\nThe 1998 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 27 and 29 March 1998 in the Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153433-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Snooker Championship\nThe 1998 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1998 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18\u00a0April and 4\u00a0May 1998 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153433-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Snooker Championship\nJohn Higgins won his first World title by defeating defending champion Ken Doherty 18\u201312 in the final. Doherty became another World Champion who fell to the Crucible curse and could not defend his first World title. However, Doherty has come closer than any other first-time champion bar Joe Johnson to retaining his championship. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153433-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Snooker Championship, Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153433-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Snooker Championship, Main draw\nShown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153433-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks\nThere were 59 century breaks in the championship, a new record which would last until 2002. John Higgins' 14 centuries in the tournament was a new record, beating the 12 made by Stephen Hendry in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153433-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying\nThe qualifying matches were held between 2 January and March 1998 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153434-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Sports Acrobatics Championships\nThe 15th World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus, from October 28 to October 31, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153435-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 10 to November 15, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153435-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships, Medal table\nRanking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153436-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's +105 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the super heavyweight division (+105 kg) was staged on 15 November 1998. The defending champion was Andrey Chemerkin from Russia, who won the title in the men's +108 kg division a year earlier at the 1997 World Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153436-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's +105 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153437-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 105 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the heavyweight (\u2013 105\u00a0kg) division was staged on 15 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153437-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 105 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 62], "content_span": [63, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153438-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 56 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the bantamweight (56 kg) division was staged on 10 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153438-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 56 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153439-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 62 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the featherweight (\u2013 62\u00a0kg) division was staged on 1998-11-09.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153439-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 62 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153440-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 69 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the lightweight (69 kg) division was staged on 12 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153440-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 69 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153441-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 77 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the middleweight (77 kg) division was staged on 12 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153441-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 77 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153442-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 85 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the light-heavyweight (85 kg) division was staged on 13 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153442-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 85 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153443-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 94 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The men's competition in the middle-heavyweight (94 kg) division was staged on 14 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153443-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 94 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153444-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's +75 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the super-heavyweight (+75 kg) division was staged on 14 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153444-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's +75 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 64], "content_span": [65, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153445-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 48 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the flyweight (48 kg) division was staged on 10 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153445-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 48 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153446-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 53 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the featherweight (53 kg) division was staged on 10 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153446-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 53 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153447-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 58 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the lightweight (58 kg) division was staged on 11 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153447-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 58 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153448-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 63 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the middleweight (63 kg) division was staged on 12 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153448-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 63 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153449-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 69 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the light-heavyweight (69 kg division) was staged on 13 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 255]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00153450-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 75 kg\nThe 1998 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from November 7 to November 15. The women's competition in the heavyweight (75 kg) division was staged on 14 November 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153450-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 75 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship\nThe 1998 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia from April 4\u201312, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Cathy Borst Third: Heather Godberson Second: Brenda Bohmer Lead: Kate Horne Alternate: Rona McGregor", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Helena Blach Lavrsen Third: Margit P\u00f6rtner Second: Dorthe Holm Lead: Lisa Richardson Alternate: Trine Qvist", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nFourth: Anne Eerik\u00e4inen Skip: Jaana Jokela Second: Nina P\u00f6ll\u00e4nen Lead: Laura Franssila Alternate: Tiina Kautonen", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Andrea Sch\u00f6pp Third: Natalie Ne\u00dfler Second: Heike Wiel\u00e4nder Lead: Jane Boake-Cope Alternate: Andrea Stock", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Mayumi Ohkutsu Third: Akiko Katoh Second: Yukari Kondo Lead: Yoko Mimura Alternate: Akemi Niwa", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Dordi Nordby Third: Hanne Woods Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Kristin L\u00f8vseth Alternate: Marianne Aspelin", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Kirsty Hay Third: Edith Loudon Second: Jackie Lockhart Lead: Katie Loudon Alternate: Fiona Bayne", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Elisabet Gustafson Third: Katarina Nyberg Second: Louise Marmont Lead: Elisabeth Persson Alternate: Margaretha Lindahl", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Cristina Lestander Third: Selina Breuleux Second: Madlaina Breuleux Lead: Annick Lusser Alternate: Sandra Arnold", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153451-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Kari Erickson Third: Lori Kreklau Second: Stacey Liapis Lead: Ann Swisshelm Alternate: Risa O'Connell", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153452-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Wrestling Championships\nThe following is the final results of the 1998 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Tehran, Iran. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in G\u00e4vle, Sweden and Women's competition were held in Pozna\u0144, Poland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153453-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1998 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Gavlerinken in G\u00e4vle, Sweden from 28 to 30 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 242]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00153475-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World Youth Games\nThe 1998 World Youth Games was the first international multi-sport event of its kind. More than 7,500 young athletes representing 140 countries of the world participated in this event. The Games took place in Moscow, Russia from July 11 to 19, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153475-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 World Youth Games, Ceremony\nThe opening ceremony was held in the Luzhniki Stadium (\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043d \"\u041b\u0443\u0436\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\"). It included 32 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, 43 National Olympic Committee (NOC) presidents, Boris Yeltsin \u2013 then current President of the Russian Federation, Yuri Luzhkov \u2013 mayor of Moscow, with the presence of 80,000 spectators. One of the most emotional moments of the ceremony was the arrival of the Olympic flame, after traveling through 13 regions of the Russian Federation. Another spectacular moment was when 2 Russian cosmonauts greeted all the spectators directly from Orbital Station Mir. The mayor of Moscow and the IOC President addressed the spectators, and Boris Yeltsin declared the World Youth Games opened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153475-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 World Youth Games, Participants and sports\nMore than 7,500 young athletes under 17 years of age representing 140 countries competed in a variety of sports that included basketball, soccer, volleyball, handball, tennis and table tennis, track and field athletics, swimming, synchronized swimming, gymnastics and modern rhythmic gymnastics, fencing, judo and Greco-Roman wrestling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 47], "content_span": [48, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153475-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 World Youth Games, Objective\nThe main objectives of the first World Youth Games were to involve the young participants in the Olympic movement and promote the Olympic spirit of friendship and mutual understanding among peoples, preparing their psychological and aptitude conditions for international starts and also selecting young talents for the participation in future Olympic Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153475-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 World Youth Games, Objective\nBeginning from 2010, the Youth Olympic Games were to be held every four years in staggered summer and winter events complementing the Olympic Games, thus rendering the World Youth Games obsolete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153475-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 World Youth Games, Mascot\nThe motto of the World Youth Games was \u201cthe open world for childhood\u201d and its mascot was Mishka (\u041c\u0438\u0448\u043a\u0430)  \u2013 the Russian Bear that was also the mascot of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow 1980.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153475-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 World Youth Games, Initiation\nOn November 27, 1995, a small government delegation from Moscow visited the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland in order to rally support for the organization of a major international youth competition under IOC patronage in the Russian capital. Moscow's delegation argued that the city had a strong experience of staging sport events. The IOC granted its patronage to the \u201cWorld Youth Games\u201d and an agreement was signed in April 1997 between the IOC, the city of Moscow and the Russian Olympic Committee, setting out the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153475-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 World Youth Games, Infrastructure\nAfter the agreement was signed, Moscow started its infrastructure preparations. It undertook 2 major projects. The first was the renovation of the Luzhniki Sports Arena, which was completed in September, 1997 at Moscow's 850th anniversary. The stadium was built in 1955, and in 1980 it became the heart of the XXII Summer Olympic Games. The other major project was the construction of the Olympic village. This contraction was placed under the control of the city administration and it was based on the plan of the 1980 Olympic Village. The Village constituted of five 19-to-25 story buildings, a complex-sport gymnasium, a cycling track and a massive cafeteria. In addition, its landscape included artificial hills and a lake. Later, this complex-building became one of the most prestigious residential areas in the city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 861]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153476-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 World's Strongest Man\nThe 1998 World's Strongest Man was the 21st edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden. It was his first title after finishing third the previous year. 1997 champion Jouko Ahola from Finland finished second, and Wout Zijlstra from the Netherlands finished third. This year had 10 qualifying heats with the winner of each heat going onto the finals. Half the field got injured during the finals of the contest, as well as several heat winners prior to the finals such as Flemming Rasmussen and Gerrit Badenhorst. The contest was held in Tangier, Morocco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153477-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Worthing Borough Council election\nThe 1998 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of  Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153478-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team\nThe 1998 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys were led by second-year head coach Dana Dimel and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season with an 8\u20133 record overall and a 6\u20132 record in the Western Athletic Conference to finish 2nd in the Mountain Division. Despite a solid overall record, the Cowboys were not invited to play in a bowl game. This was Wyoming's last season in the WAC before they joined the Mountain West Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153479-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming gubernatorial election\nThe 1998 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Jim Geringer ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Wyoming, defeating Democratic nominee John Vinich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections\nA general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. All of the state's executive officers\u2014the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction\u2014were up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Governor\nIncumbent Republican Governor Jim Geringer ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican primary in a landslide, and then faced State Senator John Vinich, who won a contested Democratic primary, in the general election. Owing in part to the state's Republican lean, Geringer defeated Vinich by a wide margin, winning 56% of the vote to Vinich's 41%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Secretary of State\nFirst-term Secretary of State Diana Ohman, a Republican, opted against seeking re-election to a second term, creating an open seat. Former state attorney general Joe Meyer; Johnnie Burton, the former director of the state department of revenue and a former state representative; and Lorraine Quarberg, the former chair of the Republican Party of Wyoming, all ran in the Republican primary to succeed Ohman. Former State Representative Steve Cranfill initially ran in the Republican primary, as well, but dropped out of the race shortly after joining. Shortly after the race started, Burton was in a near-fatal automobile accident, prompting Meyer to suspend his campaign while she recovered. Several weeks later, Burton was cleared to return to the campaign trail, but acknowledged that the limitations on her mobility could affect her ability to connect with voters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 916]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Secretary of State\nMeyer staked out a position as the frontrunner in the race, earning endorsements from the state's most prominent Republicans, including former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson and former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, and from the Wyoming Education Association. He was ultimately able to win the primary by a wide margin, receiving 45% of the vote to Burton's 29% and Quarberg's 26%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Secretary of State\nIn the general election, Meyer faced E. Jayne Mockler, a State Senator from Cheyenne, who won the Democratic primary unopposed. The campaign grew acrimonious quickly, with Mockler accusing Meyer of telling a group of county officials that he met with Governor Jim Geringer \"to discuss what his duties would be as lieutenant governor.\" She argued that he was \"demonstrating the same kind of arrogance and behind-the-door behavior that Jim Geringer has displayed during the past four years.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Secretary of State\nMeyer admitted the meeting, but Geringer's press secretary denied it, noting that \"the only 'meeting' that occurred basin Jayne's head\" and suggesting that she was \"hallucinating.\" The candidates also sparred on the issue of public lands, with Mockler accusing Meyer of being out of touch with the needs of the state's hunters, and with Meyer accusing her of \"dirty politics\" and for taking his words out of context.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Secretary of State\nIn the end, Meyer defeated Mockler by a wide margin to win his first term as Secretary of State, receiving 60% of the vote to her 40%. He won a wide victory throughout the state, losing only Sweetwater County to Mockler.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Auditor\nIncumbent State Auditor Dave Ferrari, a Republican, opted against seeking a third term. Max Maxfield, the former director of the state department of commerce, and Bob Grieve, the President of the State Senate, ran in the Republican primary to succeed him. Grieve entered the race as the heavy frontrunner, and significantly outraised and outspent Maxfield. However, Maxfield found success in attacking Grieve over the conflict of interest he would face as State Auditor in sitting on the State Land Board while holding state leases. Grieve denied that he directly held any state leases, but instead held stock in companies that themselves held leases. In the end, Maxfield narrowly defeated Grieve, winning 52% of the vote to Grieve's 48%, perhaps in large part due to his ability to weaponize Grieve's financial holdings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 860]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Auditor\nNo Democratic candidates filed to run for Auditor. However, Deputy State Auditor Jan Washburn received 350 write-in votes in the Democratic primary, entitling her to the party's nomination. She declined to accept it, leaving the party without a nominee. Accordingly, Maxfield was elected unopposed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Treasurer\nIncumbent State Treasurer Stan Smith, a Republican, declined to seek re-election. Cynthia Lummis, Governor Jim Geringer's general counsel and a former state senator, won the Republican primary unopposed. In the general election, she faced Butch Loveridge, the Democratic nominee, and James Blomquist, the Libertarian nominee. The ensuing campaign was largely non-controversial. Lummis campaigned on bringing innovative solutions to making state investments, like bringing local investment managers into the decision making process. Lummis ultimately won the general election in a landslide, winning 63% of the vote to Loveridge's 31% and Blomquist's 6%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 693]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153480-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyoming state elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction\nIncumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Judy Catchpole, a Republican, ran for re-election to a second term. She was opposed by Gene Lane, the Democratic nominee and the head of an alternative junior high school in Sweetwater County School District 1, and both won their primaries unopposed. In the general election, Lane won the endorsement of the Wyoming Education Association and the Wyoming Public Employees Association. Catchpole ended up easily defeating Lane to win a second term, though the race was closer than most other statewide elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 66], "content_span": [67, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153481-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyre Forest District Council election\nThe 1998 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153481-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyre Forest District Council election, Background\n14 seats were contested at the election with Labour defending 7, the Liberal Democrats 4 and the Conservatives, Liberals and independents 1 seat each. Labour was confident of defending the majority of 10 they held over the other parties before the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153481-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyre Forest District Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour increase their majority on the council after gaining two seats, one each from an independent and Liberal Democrat. The other change in the election saw the Conservatives gain a seat in Bewdley ward from the Liberal Democrats. Labour attributed their performance to the capable candidates they had stood but were disappointed by the turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153481-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyre Forest District Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 1999, Oldington and Foley Park\nA by-election was held in Oldington and Foley Park after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Adrian Beavis after he was found guilty of false accounting. The seat was gained for Labour by Barry McFarland with a majority of 27 votes over Conservative Justin Tomlinson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 104], "content_span": [105, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153481-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Wyre Forest District Council election, By-elections between 1998 and 1999, Chaddesley\nA by-election was held in Chaddesley after the death of Conservative councillor Harry Purcell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 90], "content_span": [91, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153482-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 XXXIV FIBA International Christmas Tournament\nThe 1999 XXXV FIBA International Christmas Tournament \"Trofeo Raimundo Saporta-Memorial Fernando Mart\u00edn\" was the 34th edition of the FIBA International Christmas Tournament. It took place at Raimundo Saporta Pavilion, Madrid, Spain, on 24 and 25 December 1998 with the participations of Real Madrid Teka, CSKA Moscow (champions of the 1997\u201398 Super League A), Partizan and Union Olimpija (runners-up of the 1997\u201398 1. Slovenska Ko\u0161arkarska Liga).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153483-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Yale Bulldogs football team\nThe 1998 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for second place in the Ivy League with a 5\u20132 record, 6\u20134 overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident\nThe 1998 Yeosu submersible incident was a naval skirmish that occurred off of the southern coast of South Korea between December 17th and 18th, 1998. On the evening of December 17th, a South Korean observation post sighted a North Korean semi-submersible naval vessel in the vicinity of the city of Yeosu. The semi-submersible was discovered and sunk during a subsequent search and skirmish on the morning of December 18th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Background, North-South Relations\nThen-president of South Korea Kim Dae-jung advocated a more conciliatory approach to North Korea to foster cooperation and peace between the two countries, known as the Sunshine Policy. However, the Sunshine Policy was strained throughout 1998 as North Korea continued to conduct seaborne infiltrations and provocations against South Korea. In June, a North Korean Yugo-class submarine became entangled in a fishnet off of the South Korean coast near Sokcho, and in November a semi-submersible was again discovered in waters near the city of Ganghwa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 66], "content_span": [67, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Background, SP-10H semi-submersible\nAn improved version of the SP-10 semi-submersible, the SP-10H, was put into service by the Korean People\u2019s Navy in 1995. It had a length of 12.8 meters, a width of 2.96 meters, and a maximum speed of 38 knots. The vessel that was salvaged in the Yeosu incident was reportedly equipped with GPS and its surface was coated with a special radar absorbent paint. The vessel could accommodate a crew of six or seven.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 68], "content_span": [69, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Incident, Sighting\nOn December 17th, 1998, at 23:15, soldiers at a coastal surveillance post reported sighting a low-profile vessel maneuvering 2km from the coast. Fifteen minutes later, two Republic of Korea Navy patrol boats were dispatched to search the area, but did not discover the vessel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Incident, Engagement\nAt approximately 01:40 the following day, a semi-submersible was detected heading towards international waters and two patrol boats gave chase. The semi-submersible was confirmed at 04:38 by the ROKS\u00a0Gwangmyeong, and at 04:45 it was detected by airborne surveillance. At approximately 05:35, the vessel reduced its speed 100km south of Geoje Island. South Korean vessels that were in pursuit reportedly fired warning shots, and the semi-submersible fired upon them in response. At approximately 05:48 the ROKS\u00a0Namwon fired on the semi-submersible with its guns, sinking it. One hour later, the body of a North Korean sailor was recovered with a live hand grenade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Incident, Recovery\nOn January 20th, 1999, the navy announced that a wrecked semi-submersible vessel was discovered 450 meters from the site of the sinking at a depth of 150 meters. On January 22nd, it was announced that another body was discovered in the stern of the ship with a rifle and live ammunition. The semi-submersible was recovered on March 17th, 1999, by the ROKS\u00a0Cheonghaejin and another two casualties were discovered inside.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Aftermath\nThe navy attempted to recover the bodies of the dead North Koreans and pieces of the infiltration craft. The body of one North Korean frogman was found. From the size and type of the vessel it was assumed that the entire crew consisted of four sailors and that all had died. Searches were also conducted on nearby land to make sure that infiltrators had not landed on the coastline. When questioned, the North Korean government denied sending the vessel or knowing anything about its origins. This incident helped fuel increasing tensions between the two governments and an even larger naval skirmish was fought the next year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Aftermath\nThe North Korean regime's Korean Central News Agency issued a statement on December 19, 1998:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Aftermath\nThe South Korean puppets said that they located a \"submarine\" in the sea off Ryosu, South Jolla Province, at 11:15 p.m. on December 17 and had a battle in which the \"submarine\" was sunken and they brought a dead body clad in diving-suit to the land. They also said that they issued an order called \"Jindogae nN.1\" throughout the coastal areas of South Korea and have been put on the red alert. This time, too, the puppets described the \"incident\" as the \"intrusion by the north,\" shifting the blame on to the north.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Aftermath\nThis frantic anti-communist campaign is a continuation of the anti-communist, anti-north campaign such as the fiction of the \"intrusion of the north's vessel\" near the coast of the Kanghwa island on the West Sea of Korea and the description of a flock of birds as \"something mysterious\" in the sea off the Kanghwa island. The incidents have nothing to do with the north. Now the South Korean are trying hard to find a pretext for unleashing a war against the north in line with the U.S. imperialists' moves for war against the DPRK.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153484-0008-0002", "contents": "1998 Yeosu submersible incident, Aftermath\nIt goes without saying that the \"north's submarine infiltration incident\" is a farce cooked up for that purpose. We can no longer remain a passive onlooker to the South Korean continuous anti-communist campaign and slander against the north. The campaign can convince no one. We will take resolute measures so that the provokers may drink a bitter cup. We seriously warn the South Korean not to act rashly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya\nThe 1998 abduction of foreign engineers took place when four United Kingdom-based specialists were seized by unidentified Chechen gunmen in Grozny, the capital of the unrecognized secessionist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI). After more than two months in captivity, all four men were found brutally murdered, reportedly following a failed rescue bid. As of 2020, no one has been tried in this case.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya\nThe victims were three Britons: Peter Kennedy (46), of Hereford, Darren Hickey (26), from Surrey, Rudi Petschi (42), of Devon, and New Zealand-born Stan Shaw (58). The four men had been working for Granger Telecom, a British telecommunication company which had won a \u00a3183m contract for the separatist government-run company Chechentelekom to install telephone lines, satellite links and a mobile phone system throughout the war-ravaged republic; the work was suspended after the four men were kidnapped.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya\nThe slayings were a major blow to the efforts of the breakaway republic to gain international recognition of its declaration of independence. Kidnappings had become common in Chechnya, procuring over $200 million during the three year independence, particularly since the end of the First Chechen War in 1996, as the ruined region's fledgling separatist government failed to maintain law and order, with some of the kidnapped people being sold into indentured servitude to Chechen families, where they were regarded as slaves and had to endure starvation, beating, and often maiming.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0002-0001", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya\nSince the industries of hostage-taking and slavery flourished in the inter-war years, most foreign nationals left the region by early 1998. Prior to the murder of the engineers of Granger Telecom, six foreign ICRC delegates were assassinated on 17 December 1996. A seventh delegate, also a foreigner, was wounded and left for dead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Kidnapping\nOn the night of October 3, 1998, a well-armed group of up to 20 Chechen-speaking men captured four foreign workers from their home in Grozny, located in the vicinity of the headquarters of the Chechen security team specifically tasked with fighting the plague of kidnappings in the republic. The attackers fought a brief gun battle with one of the victims' lightly armed local bodyguards (according to Chechen officials the other five bodyguards did not open fire) and one member of the gang was reportedly wounded. Nevertheless, the anti-kidnapping unit's officers did not react to the shooting, allegedly because they were not aware of the presence of the foreigners at the house, and the sound of gunfire was frequent in Grozny at night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 800]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Kidnapping\nAll the law enforcement agencies of the ChRI got involved in the search for the victims. More than 60 other hostages were released as Chechen officials launched raids on the homes of suspected kidnappers, but the missing engineers were not found. During the crackdown, several suspects in the abduction were arrested, but all were later released for lack of evidence. On October 8, a spokesman for Chechnya's Security Ministry said the abductees were alive and well, but the kidnappers had not set demands or conditions for their release.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Kidnapping\nAfter nearly two months, at the end of November, the kidnappers contacted Granger, promising that the hostages were alive and well and demanding a ransom of 10 million dollars. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office had already announced that it was Her Majesty's Government's policy not to pay ransoms, but Granger agreed to find the money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Kidnapping\nAccording to the 2005 article in Kommersant, the management of state-owned telecommunications company Chechentelekom determined that the engineers were in the hands of the rogue Chechen commander and reputed organized crime figure Arbi Barayev; during the war with Russia, Barayev abducted a group of 29 Russian engineers near Grozny and later exchanged them for a large sum of money. According to the rumors, the company even took one of Barayev's deputies hostage and proposed exchanging him for the foreigners, yet Barayev declined and continued in demanding $10m for their release.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Murder\nOn December 8, the abductees' heads were found in a sack on the side of a highway in the Chechen village of Assinovskaya, close to the border with the Russian republic of Ingushetia, and were soon identified by one of the victims' bodyguards. In a press conference on December 10, Chechnya's vice-president, Vakha Arsanov, showed a recovered video tape in which the kidnappers forced the four to dress in military uniforms and confess in Russian to spying for \"German, English and Israeli special services\" and the CIA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Murder\nAccording to Chechen security forces, the hostages were executed at an unused factory south of Grozny after a rescue operation that went wrong; it was suggested that their death was a show of defiance to the authorities from the kidnappers. Family members said the abortive rescue attempt \"ruined delicate negotiations\" that were going on between Granger and the kidnappers, and also criticized an unnamed news agency that had given out details of where the hostages were being held shortly before the operation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Murder\nOn December 29, the Chechen officials found the four victims' headless corpses on the outskirts of Grozny, reportedly after paying $2,000 a piece for the return of the bodies. That same day, the remains of the engineers were transported by Chechen Deputy Prime Minister Turpal-Ali Atgeriyev to Russian republic of Dagestan and flown through Azerbaijan to Gatwick Airport near London. According to the inquest by the Westminster Coroner's Court, the kidnapped men were starved of food and water, and had been repeatedly struck with rifle butts before being decapitated with a large knife. Examination of the bodies showed all the men had been extremely malnourished and Rudi Petschi had suffered particularly severe injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 780]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects\nAt the time of the abduction many of the region's warlords were in open revolt against the ChRI government of Maskhadov, and several analysts interpreted the abductions as a political act. Maskhadov himself blamed the atrocity on the \"foreign special services\" and their Chechen henchmen, hinting at a possible involvement of Russian special services using Chechen \"bandits\" to destabilise the breakaway territory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0008-0001", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects\nA similar opinion was voiced later by the Chechen commander Ruslan Gelayev, who in an interview for the BBC said that the act was provocation organized by \"men trained by the Russian special services\" as a part of an alleged plot to turn the public opinion of neighboring nations and the world against Chechnya. The British investigation at the time surmised that the four were the victims of \"warring mercenary factions.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects, Arbi Barayev\nOn December 13, 1998, Maskhadov officially named the warlord Arbi Barayev as the chief suspect. Barayev himself denied that his group kidnapped and killed the foreigners. Some former hostages, including Magomed Chaguchiev from Dagestan, said they were held by Barayev together with the victims.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0009-0001", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects, Arbi Barayev\nAbdurakhman Adukhov, a former Russian hostage, claimed in November 2001 that Barayev told him that Osama bin Laden paid him $30m to kill the hostages, outbidding the ransom demand of $10m. Aid worker and writer Jonathan Littell paid attention to sources claiming \"that two of the murdered engineers were in fact undercover British agents\" and, citing \"a young Chechen journalist\", speculated that it was probably the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) that outbid the employers of kidnapped workers to get them beheaded by Barayev and his gang, rather than be released. In his opinion, \"the video and photographic material conveniently generated by Baraev and his partners went straight to feed the FSB's propaganda efforts at the start of the second war\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 850]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects, Arbi Barayev\nBarayev was reported killed by either Russian or pro-Russian forces during the Second Chechen War in June 2001; according to the reports from the republic, prior to this moment he has been semi-openly collaborating with the federal forces and living freely in Chechnya under protection of the FSB. In August 2002, Russian military officials announced the arrest of a man named Khusein Idiyev, described by them as a prominent member of Barayev's group, suspected of involvement in the 1998 killings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects, Arbi Barayev\nIn December 2004, members of the Chechen OMON special police summarily executed Isa Sakayev, allegedly a former associate of Barayev suspected to have been directly involved in the killings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0010-0002", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects, Arbi Barayev\nIn April 2005, Russian security forces said they had captured Adam Dzhabrailov, a Chechen man who they said has confessed to have participated in the atrocity (according to the Russian military spokesman, Dzhabrailov was also suspected of involvement in the 1996 killings at the ICRC Hospital of Novye Atagi and in the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis); in remarks broadcast on Russian TV, Dzhabrailov said that \"Arbi [Barayev] shot them dead\" (however, according to the British inquest, the victims were not shot).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects, Other suspects\nIn December 1998, ChRI authorities announced that a suspect, identified by the Itar-Tass as Apti Abitayev (Abitaev), was arrested over the abductions and had confessed to kidnapping the four foreigners. He was also named by the Chechen separatist warlord Shamil Basayev in a 2005 interview to Channel 4 News; according to Basayev, Ruslan Dzhamalkhan from Urus-Martan was involved in the crime together with Abitayev, and later became a district chief in the pro-Moscow Chechen police forces. Abitayev, described by the ex-FSB defector Alexander Litvinenko as a kidnapper connected to Russian special services, was reportedly killed by Russians in May 2001. In January 2008, Chechenpress, website of the ChRI government-in-exile (by then led by Akhmed Zakayev), claimed that the unspecified witnesses' testimony indicate that the Chechen Islamist ideologist (and Zakayev's political rival) Movladi Udugov planned those killings, and that members of the armed group subordinate to Abitayev carried them out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 1079]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Suspects, Other suspects\nAccording to an article in Novaya Gazeta, the hostages were kidnapped and killed by the group led by the brothers Uvais and Ramzan Akhmadov. In March 2001, Russia announced capture of Ruslan Akhmadov, who a Kremlin spokesman said was a member of the gang suspected of executing the foreigners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153485-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 abduction of foreign engineers in Chechnya, Lawsuits\nIn April 2002, the British government was forced to apologize to the widow of Rudi Petschi, over the way her husband's kidnap and murder had been handled. In June 2003, the families of three hostages sued for more than \u00a31m in compensation from their former employers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153486-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 at the Star Club\n1998 at the Star Club is a live album by the Welsh psychedelic/progressive rock band Man recorded 27 March 1998 at the Star Club in Oberhausen in West Germany. The recordings of the full gig were issued as double CD in summer 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat\nThe 1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat refers to the wave of attacks against Christians mostly around the Dangs District of Southeastern Gujarat from late 1997 to early 1999. The attacks reportedly started at the end of 1997 before peaking during the Christmas of 1998 after the anti-Christian rallies in the Dangs District by the Hindu Jagaran Manch. The attacks included assaults on and killings of Christians, attacks against Christian schools, institutions and shops, damages, demolition and burning down of Prayer Halls and Churches mainly by members of the Bhartiya Janata Party, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and Hindu Jagran Manch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat\nHuman Rights Watch reported that from 25 December 1988 to 3 January 1999, at least 20 prayer halls and Churches were damaged or burnt down and  Christians and Christian institutions were attacked in the Dangs and its surrounding districts and at least 25 villages had reported incidents of burning and damages to Prayer halls and Churches all over Gujarat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat\nThe Human Rights Watch reported that the majority of incidents of violence occurred in 1998, the same year that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took control of the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Background\n-Translation of the slogans during the December 25th, 1998 rally by Human Rights Watch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Background\nAround 90% area of the Dangs district is covered by forests and 97% of the population in the district is tribal. The District was also called the \"Cherrapunji of Gujarat\" and \"Kashmir of Gujarat\"  due to the negligence by the government of the state. The district also lacked electricity, roads and clean drinking water. The district is reported to be one of the most underdeveloped district in the state. The Missionaries were the first to started developmental works in the area from the early 20th century, which resulted in a steady growth of Christian Population. When more tribal voters converted to Christianity, they became targets for the right-wing groups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Background\nMany incidents of attacks steadily started from November 1997 with assault, killings, distributing provocative pamphlets and hate speeches against Christians mostly by the Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM), Bhartiya Janata Party, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal. On 25 December 1997, The Vishwa Hindu Parishad organized an anti-Christian Rally in the village of Pipalwada, near the dang district. This was followed by a series of anti-Christian rallies in all districts of southern Gujarat by Bajrang Dal, VHP and Hindu Jagran Manch which continued for months. The messages of all the rallies were similar, the message is that the Hindus need to protect themselves from the deceiving acts of the missionaries and to \"teach them a lesson\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 804]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Background\nOn 25 December 1998, The HJM organized an anti-Christian rally in Ahwa town of Dangs district. More than 4000 people actively participated in the rally and shouted anti-Christian slogans under full police protection. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported a series of attacks began on Christians, their places of worship, Christian houses and schools, and shops owned by Muslims and Christians after the rally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Background\nThe investigations carried out by the Human Rights Watch, the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC) and the Committee to Protect Democratic Rights (CPDR) reported that the attacks were started because of the hate campaign by Sangh Parivar groups since the beginning of 1998 by giving out hate pamphlets and organizing provocative rallys. The Human Rights Watch noted that a majority of the incidents of violence in 1998, the same year that the Bharatiya Janata Party took control of the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks\nThe Human Rights Watch reported that more than 20 Churches and prayer halls were destroyed or burnt down, many people were physically assaulted, tied up and beaten while the angry mobs took over and attacked their homes from 25 December 1998, to 3 January 1999, in the Dangs district and its surrounding districts. The Organisation reported that Churches and Christian buildings in at-least 25 villages in Gujarat were burnt down or destroyed during the ten days. One report recorded 108 incidents of attacks against Christians from April to August 1998 in Gujarat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 59], "content_span": [60, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks\nThe UCFHR recorded 32 registered cases of violence against Christians from 1964 to 1996, 15 cases in 1997 and 90 registered cases in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 59], "content_span": [60, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks\nRetired Judge of the Bombay high court Justice S Suresh carried out an investigation and revealed that the attacks reportedly started around November 1997 when a priest in Kudas village was beaten up on 11 November 1997 and when 24 Christians from Umerpada were incriminated in false cases on 14 November 1999. On 26 December, people celebrating Christmas were stoned and harassed the entire night in the Dagadpada Village and were later sent to jail.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 59], "content_span": [60, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks\nThe attacks slowly started occurring all over 1998 before peaking during Christmas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 59], "content_span": [60, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn 15 December, The Hindu Jagran Manch started to distribute provocative pamphlets against the Christians of the Dangs district, calling people for its rally in the Ahwa town of the Dangs district on 25 December. The local dailies, Sandesh and Gujarat Samachar also carried on the message about the upcoming anti-Christian rally by the HJM, previously these newspapers together with the Nav Gujarat carried out a series of provocative articles against the Christian priests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn 25 December, more than 4000 people actively participated in the rally mostly HJM activists from outside Ahwa, they shouted anti-Christian slogans in-front of the watching police. The rally started at around 11:30 am and the participants circled around the town, shouting provocative slogans against Christians along the Christian institutions celebrating Christmas. The district collector Bharat Joshi was also present in a convocation at the center of the town by the participants, later on that day. The Citizen's commission reported slogans like \"Hindus Awake, Christians flee\" were used during the rally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nThe rally climaxed at about 5 pm at a local school ground where another round of hate speeches openly calling for violence against the Christians were going on. After the rally the HJM crowd pelted stones at several tribal Christians who were mostly women at a market, injuring three women and a child. Instigated by the speech, the HJM crowd split into two groups, one group went to a nearby CNI Church which resulted in violence as the tribal leaders stood up to protect it and ended with police intervention.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nThe other group which was a mob of about 120 went to the Dheep Darshan high school and pelted stones which damaged the window panes and the roof of the boys' hostel. Another mob at 8 p.m arrived at the Navjyot High School in Subir, the mob first destroyed the school's jeep, Christmas decorations and beat up two priests and then went on to attack and burn a building where the food grain for the students was stored. Later, several other mobs went on to attack and damage several Shops owned by Muslims and Christians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn the night of 25 December, the rally participants began destroying churches and prayer halls and attacking Christians at the villages surrounding the Ahwa town and some were forcibly taken to the Unai hot springs for a re-conversion ritual. According to witnesses, about 800 men armed with tridents set fire to a church in the Jamlapada village and also attacked and looted several houses  On the same day a mob of about 200 people attacked and looted the house of a Tribal Christian. Around midnight, a mob of around 50 people attacked a tribal Christian in Galkund and allegedly robbed another man in Jamalpada. A mob of 200 people demolished and burnt a Church in the Gadhvi Village and the same group allegedly set fire to another church at the Jamalapada village.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 874]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nA mob pelted stones against the Christian houses and churches at about 12:30 a.m damaging the roof tiles. A mob of around 60-80 people damaged the roof tiles of a Church in Nagalkhadi at about 8 p.m. A large mob set a church on fire before trying to demolish it in Padalkhaid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn December 26, a mob of 500 armed with tridents, iron bars and heavy-sticks set fire to a church on Waki, a tribal Christian and his family members were assaulted in Galkund. On the same day at about 12:30 a.m, a mob pelted stones on several Christian houses in Divan Temrun Village. A mob attacked and made serious damages to several Churches in the villages of Karadiamba and Bahdun. On the same day six churches in different areas of the Dangs district were demolished.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn December 27, tribal Christians were tied up and beaten in the villages of Dongiamba and Pipayambal. On the same day, Churches in the Villages of Raochand, Baripada, Mulchond, Barda and Lahankadmal were set on fire. Several Prayer halls and Churches in the village of Karenjpada, Shivbara, Pipaldaghad, and Sepuamba were also attacked and left badly damaged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn December 28, tribal Christians who went to a police station to report about an attack were threatened of grave repercussions. On the same day, a mob damaged two Christian houses in Savardakasad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn December 29, a church in the village of Mathalbari was badly damaged by the mob.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn December 30, members belonging to the Bajrang Dal attacked several tribal Christians, tore their bibles, robbed them and threatened them of dire consequences if they did not leave Christianity in Kattis. On the same day a Church was attacked in Jhalsol along with 4 other Christians. A mob led by the HJM tried to set a church on fire in Jalsod and another church in Naktiyanuvat was badly damaged by the fundamentalists of the HJM.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nTogether there were at least 20 incidents of church and prayer halls being burnt down and damaged in and around the Dang district from December 25, 1998, to January 3, 1999, as reported by the Human Rights Watch. Several church burnings and damages to places of worship including assaults against Christians and damages to Christian institutions were reported in at least 25 villages around the Dangs during the ten days of violence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Attacks, The ten-day violence in the Dangs District\nOn January 1, the HJM attacked a church in Kasadbari and set fire to it. On January 3, HJM activists severely damaged several Christian Houses at Naktiyanuvat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 103], "content_span": [104, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nThe Human Rights Watch(HRW) and several other organisations blamed the hate campaign by the Sangh parivar groups for the violence in the state and also mentioned about the attacks peaking at 1998 when the BJP took over the state in the same year. The Organization accused the local media in propagating inflammatory news against Christians and exploiting communal differences to meet Political ends. It also blamed the central government's inefficiency in providing protection to the minorities. One of the most used accusations of the right-wing groups against the priests and Christian institutions was \"forcible conversions\" of Hindus to Christianity, which was denied by the Christians. However, during the its investigations the Human rights Watch found no proof of forced conversions anywhere.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 866]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nWe demolished 30 churches and built temples. There was some commotion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nAn erstwhile Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member, Vijay Moray, told HRW that the Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM) and Swami Aseemanand went to 311 villages in the Dangs district to spread propaganda and the Hindutva groups have been devising this campaign in south-eastern Gujarat for years. The HRW also found out that there was an increase in the forcible conversion of Christians after Swami Aseemanand came to dangs during the early 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0026-0001", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nHe is also credited for founding the conversion ritual in the Unai hot springs by which Christian tribals in the district were taken to asheemanad's ashram and then to the hot springs in Unai where they were made to forcibly convert to Hinduism which is mainly done by the HJM. They claim it as a reconversion ritual while the tribals were animist spirit worshippers to begin with   During an interview, Aseemanand claimed to have converted forty-thousand Christians and demolished 30 Churches from mid December 1998 to January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nThe Committee to Protect Democratic Rights and the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee on October 1998 reported that a well planned programme is being carried out by the Sangh Parivar to communalise the state of in Gujarat and to convert the tribal people in the tribal-belt of South Gujarat to Hinduism. The youth of Bajrang dal are taught to execute operations secretly and deny any knowledge when communal outbursts take place. The attacks on Christians and their Churches are the part of this programme.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nThe Communanlism Combat reported that, even though several Christian organisations and NGOs had warned the district collector Bharat Joshi and deputy superintendent of police Rajan Gaikwad to not allow the rally on the day of Christmas as it could end in trouble due to the church burnings in the past month. The District collector gave permission for the rally only on the particular day and even attended a part of the rally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nSeveral fact-finding organizations including the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, UCFHR, National Commission for minorities (NCM) have attributed the Violence to the increasing presence of Hindutva groups in the area. The NCM also reported that the damages in the violence very mostly one-sided because the impoverished tribal Christians did not resist to the attacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nThe United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said that the violence against the minorities is coincided with the rise of the Political parties affiliated to the Sangh Parivar. It also reported that the rise of the Bhartiya Janata party in 1998 has helped encouraged a climate for the extremists who have started to believe that violence against the religious minorities will not be punished systematically.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Investigations\nThe area around Subir was said to be one of the most affected areas during the anti-Christian Riots of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Reactions, Political response\nThe Congress accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to increase its vote banks by attacking minorities. Congress politician Sharad Pawar accused the BJP of trying to divide people on the basis of religion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 81], "content_span": [82, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Reactions, Political response\nThe Inter Press Service reported that the Christians are being used as a political scapegoat for India's national elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 81], "content_span": [82, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Reactions, Political response\nThe former President of the AIADMK and Chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalaitha called for the dismissal of the Bharatiya Janata Party's rule in Gujarat. She also went on to say that Gujarat attacks have become a black mark to the fair name of the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 81], "content_span": [82, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Reactions, Political response\nDigvijaya Singh from the Samata party condemned the incidents are destroying the country's spirit of tolerance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 81], "content_span": [82, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Reactions, Political response\nPrime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited the Dangs district on 10 January 1999 and criticized the Gujarati government for failing to ban the rally on Christmas Day. He also ordered the Gujarati government to take action against the attackers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 81], "content_span": [82, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Reactions, Political response\nTelugu Desam Party's leader V. S Rao said the home ministry acts like a \"passive onlooker\" when Christians were being attacked in Gujarat for the past three months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 81], "content_span": [82, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Reactions, Religious response\nRev. Anand Muttungal of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Madhya Pradesh said the attacks could be a response to increased and favorable coverage of Christians and Churches in television channels and newspapers during the Christmas season. He claimed that since right-wing extremists can't tolerate this, they went on to attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 81], "content_span": [82, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153487-0039-0000", "contents": "1998 attacks on Christians in southeastern Gujarat, Reactions, Religious response\nThe Official Spokesperson for the Vatican Delhi Embassy said that Vatican is extremely concerned and disturbed about the attacks against Christians in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 81], "content_span": [82, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq\nThe 1998 bombing of Iraq (code-named Operation Desert Fox) was a major four-day bombing campaign on Iraqi targets from 16 to 19 December 1998, by the United States and the United Kingdom. The contemporaneous justification for the strikes was Iraq's failure to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions and its interference with United Nations Special Commission inspectors who were looking for weapons of mass destruction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq\nThe operation was a major flare-up in the Iraq disarmament crisis. The stated goal of the cruise missile and bombing attacks was to strike military and security targets in Iraq that contributed to Iraq's ability to produce, store, maintain, and deliver weapons of mass destruction. The bombing campaign had been anticipated since February 1998 and incurred wide-ranging criticism and support, at home and abroad. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates initially announced they would deny the U.S. military the use of local bases for the purpose of air strikes against Iraq.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Background\nU.S. President Bill Clinton had been working under a regional security framework of dual containment, which involved punishing Saddam Hussein's regime with military force whenever Iraq challenged the United States or the international community.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Background\nAlthough there was no Authorization for Use of Military Force as there was during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom or a declaration of war, as in World War II, Clinton signed into law H.R. 4655, the Iraq Liberation Act on 31 October 1998. The new act appropriated funds for Iraqi opposition groups in the hope of removing Saddam Hussein from power and replacing his regime with a democratic government. Despite the act's intention of support of opposition groups, Clinton justified his order for US action under the act.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Background\nNothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize or otherwise speak to the use of United States Armed Forces (except as provided in section 4(a)(2)) in carrying out this Act.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Background\nThe President is authorized to direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training for [Iraqi democratic opposition] organizations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Background\nJust prior to Desert Fox, the U.S. nearly led a bombing campaign against Saddam called Operation Desert Thunder. It was abandoned at the last minute when the Iraqi leader allowed the UN to continue weapons inspections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, \"Degrading,\" not eliminating\nClinton administration officials said the aim of the mission was to \"degrade\" Iraq's ability to manufacture and use weapons of mass destruction, not to eliminate it. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was asked about the distinction while the operation was going on:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, \"Degrading,\" not eliminating\nI don't think we're pretending that we can get everything, so this is \u2013 I think \u2013 we are being very honest about what our ability is. We are lessening, degrading his ability to use this. The weapons of mass destruction are the threat of the future. I think the president explained very clearly to the American people that this is the threat of the 21st century. [ \u2026 ] [W]hat it means is that we know we can't get everything, but degrading is the right word.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, \"Degrading,\" not eliminating\nThe main targets of the bombing included weapons research and development installations, air defense systems, weapon and supply depots, and the barracks and command headquarters of Saddam's elite Republican Guard. Also, one of Saddam's lavish presidential palaces came under attack. Iraqi air defense batteries, unable to target the American and British jets, began to blanket the sky with near random bursts of flak fire. The air strikes continued unabated however, and cruise missile barrages launched by naval vessels added to the bombs dropped by the planes. By the fourth night, most of the specified targets had been damaged or destroyed, the operation was deemed a success and the air strikes ended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Military operations\nU.S. Navy aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW 3), flying from USS\u00a0Enterprise, and Patrol Squadron Four (PATRON FOUR), flew combat missions from the Persian Gulf in support of ODF. Of significance, the operation marked the first time that women flew combat sorties as U.S. Navy strike fighter pilots and the first combat use of the U.S. Air Force's B-1B bomber from the 28th Air Expeditionary Group stationed at RAFO Thumrait, Sultanate of Oman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Military operations\nGround units included the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), of which 2nd Battalion 4th Marines served as the ground combat element; based from USS\u00a0Belleau Wood Amphibious Ready Group, which included USS\u00a0Germantown and USS\u00a0Dubuque. The U.S. Air Force sent several sorties of F-16s from the 34th Fighter Squadron, and 522nd Fighter Squadron into Iraq to fly night missions in support of Operation Desert Fox; they were based at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Military operations\nOn the second night of Operation Desert Fox, aircrews flying 12 B-52s took off from the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and launched 74 conventional air-launched cruise missiles (CALCMs). The missiles found their mark striking multiple Iraqi targets including six of President Saddam Hussein's palaces, several Republican Guard barracks, and the Ministries of Defense and Military Industry. The following evening, two more B-52 crews launched 16 more CALCMs. Over a two-night period aircrews from the 2nd and 5th Bomb Wings launched a total of 90 CALCMs. The B-1 bomber made its combat debut by striking at Republican Guard targets. Also on 17 Dec, USAF aircraft based in Kuwait participated,  as did British Royal Air Force Tornado aircraft. The British contribution totaled 15 percent of the sorties flown in Desert Fox.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 875]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Military operations\nBy 19 December, U.S. and British aircraft had struck 97 targets, and Secretary of Defense William Cohen claimed the operation was a success. Supported by Secretary Cohen, as well as United States Central Command commander General Anthony C. Zinni and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry H. Shelton, President Bill Clinton declared \"victory\" in Operation Desert Fox. In total, the 70-hour campaign saw U.S. forces strike 85 percent of their targets, 75 percent of which were considered \"highly effective\" strikes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0012-0001", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Military operations\nMore than 600 sorties were flown by more than 300 combat and support aircraft, and 600 air dropped munitions were employed, including 90 air-launched cruise missiles and 325 Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAM). Operation Desert Fox inflicted serious damage to Iraq's missile development program, although its effects on any WMD program were not clear. Nevertheless, Operation Desert Fox was the largest strike against Iraq since the early 1990s Persian Gulf War, until the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Military operations\n97 sites were targeted in the operation with 415 cruise missiles and 600 bombs, including 11 weapons production or storage facilities, 18 security facilities for weapons, 9 military installations, 20 government CCC facilities, 32 surface-to-air missile batteries, 6 airfields, and 1 oil refinery. According to U.S. Defense Department assessments on 20 December 10 of these targets were destroyed, 18 severely damaged, 18 moderately damaged, 18 lightly damaged, and 23 not yet assessed. According to the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, the allied action killed (62) or wounded (180) some 242 Iraqi military personnel. American General Harry Shelton told the U.S. Senate on 5 January 1999, however, that the strikes killed or wounded an estimated 1,400 members of Iraq's Republican Guard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 825]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Reaction\nIn reaction to the attack, three of five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, France, and the People's Republic of China) called for lifting of the eight-year oil embargo on Iraq, recasting or disbanding UNSCOM, and firing its chairman, Australian diplomat Richard Butler.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Accusations of U.S. interference in the U.N. inspection process\nIraq stopped cooperating with the U.N. special commission in the first month of 1998, but diplomacy by Kofi Annan brought fresh agreement and new modalities for the inspection of sensitive sites. Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz had earlier accused UNSCOM officials of acting as spies for the United States, charges later supported by Scott Ritter and Bill Tierney.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 96], "content_span": [97, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Accusations of U.S. interference in the U.N. inspection process\nIn a 2005 interview Ritter criticized the Clinton administration's use of a blocked inspection of a Ba'ath party headquarters to justify the bombing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 96], "content_span": [97, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Accusations of U.S. interference in the U.N. inspection process\nPublic perception is that the Iraqis were confrontational and blocking the work of the inspectors. In 98% of the inspections, the Iraqis did everything we asked them to because it dealt with disarmament. However when we got into issues of sensitivity, such as coming close to presidential security installations, Iraqis raised a flag and said, \"Time out. We got a C.I.A. out there that's trying to kill our president and we're not very happy about giving you access to the most sensitive installations and the most sensitive personalities in Iraq.\" So we had these modalities, where we agreed that if we came to a site and the Iraqis called it 'sensitive,' we go in with four people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 96], "content_span": [97, 780]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Accusations of U.S. interference in the U.N. inspection process\nIn 1998, the inspection team went to a site. It was the Baath Party headquarters, like going to Republican Party headquarters or Democratic Party headquarters. The Iraqis said, \"You can't come in \u2013 you can come in. Come on in.\" The inspectors said, \"The modalities no longer apply.\" The Iraqis said, \"If you don't agree to the modalities, we can't support letting you in,\" and the Iraqis wouldn't allow the inspections to take place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 96], "content_span": [97, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Accusations of U.S. interference in the U.N. inspection process\nBill Clinton said, \"This proves the Iraqis are not cooperating,\" and he ordered the inspectors out. But you know the United States government ordered the inspectors to withdraw from the modalities without conferring with the Security Council. It took Iraqis by surprise. Iraqis were saying, \"We're playing by the rules, why aren't you? If you're not going play by the rules, then it's a game that we don't want to participate in.\" Bill Clinton ordered the inspectors out. Saddam didn't kick them out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 96], "content_span": [97, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Accusations of U.S. interference in the U.N. inspection process\nHowever, in his 1999 book Endgame Ritter explained that he was the one who had originally pushed for the fateful inspection of the Ba'ath party headquarters over the doubts of his boss Richard Butler and also planned to use 37 inspectors. It was temporarily cancelled due to the fact that Iraq broke off cooperation in August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 96], "content_span": [97, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0021-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Accusations of U.S. interference in the U.N. inspection process\nIn early 1999 it was revealed that the CIA, as well as possibly MI6, had planted agents in the UNSCOM teams, leading the UN to admit that \"UNSCOM had directly facilitated the creation of an intelligence collection system for the United States in violation of its mandate.\" As part of the CIA's Operation Shake the Tree, run by Steve Richter of the Near East Division, a \"black box\" was installed at UNSCOM's headquarters in Baghdad to eavesdrop on Saddam's presidential communications network. The information collected by the agency was not shared with UNSCOM investigators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 96], "content_span": [97, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0022-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Inspectors not thrown out\nThe claim that UNSCOM weapons inspectors were expelled by Iraq has been repeated frequently. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, in his 5 February 2003 speech before the U.N. Security Council, called for action against Iraq and stated falsely that \"Saddam Hussein forced out the last inspectors in 1998\". The claim has appeared repeatedly in the news media. However, according to UNSCOM inspector Richard Butler himself, it was U.S. Ambassador Peter Burleigh, acting on instructions from Washington, who suggested Butler pull his team from Iraq in order to protect them from the forthcoming U.S. and British air strikes:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 58], "content_span": [59, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0023-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Inspectors not thrown out\nI received a telephone call from US Ambassador Peter Burleigh inviting me for a private conversation at the US mission... Burleigh informed me that on instructions from Washington it would be \"prudent to take measures to ensure the safety and security of UNSCOM staff presently in Iraq.\" ... I told him that I would act on this advice and remove my staff from Iraq.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 58], "content_span": [59, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0024-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nFormer U.S. Army intelligence analyst William Arkin contended in his January 1999 column in The Washington that the operation had less to do with WMD and more to do with destabilizing the Iraqi government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0025-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nIt is clear from the target list, and from extensive communications with almost a dozen officers and analysts knowledgeable about Desert Fox planning, that the U.S.-British bombing campaign was more than a reflexive reaction to Saddam Hussein's refusal to cooperate with UNSCOM's inspectors. The official rationale for Desert Fox may remain the \"degrading\" of Iraq's ability to produce weapons of mass destruction and the \"diminishing\" of the Iraqi threat to its neighbours. But careful study of the target list tells another story.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0026-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nThirty-five of the 100 targets were selected because of their role in Iraq's air defense system, an essential first step in any air war, because damage to those sites paves the way for other forces and minimizes casualties all around. Only 13 targets on the list are facilities associated with chemical and biological weapons or ballistic missiles, and three are southern Republican Guard bases that might be involved in a repeat invasion of Kuwait.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0027-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nThe heart of the Desert Fox list (49 of the 100 targets) is the Iraqi regime itself: a half-dozen palace strongholds and their supporting cast of secret police, guard and transport organizations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0028-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nAccording to Department of Defense personnel with whom Arkin spoke, Central Command chief Anthony Zinni insisted that the U.S. only attack biological and chemical sites that \"had been identified with a high degree of certainty.\" And the reason for the low number of targets, said Arkin, was because intelligence specialists \"could not identify actual weapons sites with enough specificity to comply with Zinni's directive.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0029-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nDr. Brian Jones was the top intelligence analyst on chemical, biological and nuclear weapons at the Ministry of Defence. He told BBC Panorama in 2004 that Defence Intelligence Staff in Whitehall did not have a high degree of confidence any of the facilities identified, targeted and bombed in Operation Desert Fox were active in producing weapons of mass destruction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0029-0001", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nJones' testimony is supported by the former Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence, John Morrison, who informed the same program that, before the operation had ended, DIS came under pressure to validate a prepared statement to be delivered by then Prime Minister Tony Blair, declaring military activity an unqualified success. Large-scale damage assessment takes time, responded Morrison, therefore his department declined to sign up to a premature statement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0029-0002", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\n\"After Desert Fox, I actually sent a note round to all the analysts involved congratulating them on standing firm in the face of, in some cases, individual pressure to say things that they knew weren't true\". Later on, after careful assessment and consideration, Defence Intelligence Staff determined that the bombing had not been all that effective.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0030-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nWithin days of speaking out on the program, Morrison was informed by former New Labour cabinet minister Ann Taylor that he was to lose his job as Chief Investigator to the Intelligence and Security Committee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0031-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Facilities not known to be producing WMD\nThe Duelfer Report concluded in 2004 that Iraq's WMD capability \"was essentially destroyed in 1991\" following the end of sanctions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0032-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Distraction from Clinton impeachment scandal\nSome critics of the Clinton administration, including Republican members of Congress, expressed concern over the timing of Operation Desert Fox. The four-day bombing campaign occurred at the same time the U.S. House of Representatives was conducting the impeachment hearing of President Clinton. Clinton was impeached by the House on 19 December, the last day of the bombing campaign. A few months earlier, similar criticism was levelled during Operation Infinite Reach, wherein missile strikes were ordered against suspected terrorist bases in Sudan and Afghanistan, on 20 August. The missile strikes began three days after Clinton was called to testify before a grand jury during the Lewinsky scandal and his subsequent nationally televised address later that evening in which Clinton admitted having an inappropriate relationship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 77], "content_span": [78, 911]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0033-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Distraction from Clinton impeachment scandal\nThe Operation Infinite Reach attacks became known as \"Monica's War\" among TV news people, due to the timing. ABC-TV announced to all stations that there would be a special report following Lewinsky's testimony before Congress, then the special report was pre-empted by the report of the missile attacks. The combination of the timing of that attack and Operation Desert Fox led to accusations of a Wag the Dog situation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 77], "content_span": [78, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0034-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Criticism of the extent of the operation\nOther critics, such as former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, said the attacks did not go far enough: \"I would be amazed if a three-day campaign made a decisive difference,\" Kissinger said just after the operation ended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0035-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Criticism of the extent of the operation\n[ W]e did not do, in my view, enough damage to degrade it [Iraq's programs for weapons of mass destruction] for six months. It doesn't make any significant difference because in six months to a year they will be back to where they are and we cannot keep repeating these attacks. [ ...] At the end of the day what will be decisive is what the situation in the Middle East will be two to three years from now. If Saddam is still there, if he's rearming, if the sanctions are lifted, we will have lost, no matter what spin we put on it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0036-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Criticism of the extent of the operation\nIt is speculated that there were dozens of Iraqi civilians killed by missiles that missed their targets, hundreds in the Iraqi military, and no U.S. or British casualties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0037-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Criticism of the extent of the operation\nWhile the bombing was ongoing, the Vanguards of Conquest issued a communique to Islamist groups calling for attacks against the United States \"for its arrogance\" in bombing Iraq.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153488-0038-0000", "contents": "1998 bombing of Iraq, Criticism, Criticism of the extent of the operation\nAccording to Charles Duelfer, after the bombing the Iraqi ambassador to the UN told him, \"If we had known that was all you would do, we would have ended the inspections long ago.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 73], "content_span": [74, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153489-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Classic\nThe 1998 du Maurier Classic was contested from July 30 to August 2 at Essex Golf & Country Club. It was the 26th edition of the du Maurier Classic, and the 20th edition as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153490-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open\nThe 1998 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 110th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from August 3 through August 10, 1998, while the women's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal in Canada from August 17 through August 23, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153490-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open, Finals, Men's Doubles\nMartin Damm /  Jim Grabb defeated  Ellis Ferreira /  Rick Leach 6\u20137, 6\u20132, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153490-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open, Finals, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated  Yayuk Basuki /  Caroline Vis 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153491-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to the eventual runners-up Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153491-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nMartin Damm and Jim Grabb won the title, by defeating Ferreira and Leach, 6\u20137, 6\u20132, 7\u20136 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153491-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153492-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nThe 1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Singles was the men's singles event of the one hundred and ninth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men's tennis tournament held in Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153492-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nChris Woodruff was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153492-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nPatrick Rafter won the title, by defeating Richard Krajicek 7\u20136,(7\u20133), 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153492-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153493-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the one hundred and ninth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Yayuk Basuki and Caroline Vis were the defending champions but lost in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153493-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153494-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the one hundred and ninth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Monica Seles was the defending champion and won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20132 against Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153494-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153495-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Afghanistan\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Afghanistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153495-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Afghanistan, April 1998\nUS ambassador to the UN Bill Richardston visited Afghanistan and asked the Taliban to surrender Bin Laden for trial, but the Taliban refused the request.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153496-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Albania\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Republic of Albania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153497-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in American soccer\nThe 1998 season was the 86th year of competitive soccer in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153497-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in American soccer, National team, Results\nThe home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 47], "content_span": [48, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153497-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in American soccer, Major League Soccer, Standings\nWins (W) are worth 3 points.Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standings. Shootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings. Loss (L) are worth 0 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153498-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in American television\nThe following is a list of events affecting American television during 1998. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153499-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Angola\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Angola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153501-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Armenian football\n1998 in Armenian football was the seventh season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. The Armenian Premier League for 1998 existed of ten teams of which the top six would qualify for the championship stage, while the other four would enter the relegation stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153502-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Australia\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153503-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Australian literature\nThis article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153503-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Australian literature, Deaths\nA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1998 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153504-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Australian television, Debuts, Changes to network affiliation\nThis is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153504-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Australian television, Debuts, Subscription premieres\nThis is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153505-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Bangladesh\n1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th  year of the 2nd\u00a0millennium, the 98th  year of the 20th\u00a0century, and the  9th   year of the 1990s decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153505-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Bangladesh\nThe year 1998 was the 27th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the third year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153505-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Bangladesh, Climate, Flood\nFrom July to September 1998, Bangladesh suffered extensive flooding. Over 75% of the total area of the country was flooded, including half of Dhaka. It was similar to the catastrophic flood of 1988, in terms of the extent of the flooding. A combination of heavy rainfall within and outside the country and synchronisation of peak flows of the major rivers contributed to the flood. 30 million people were made homeless and the death toll reached over a thousand. The flooding caused contamination of crops and animals and unclean water resulted in cholera and typhoid outbreaks. Few hospitals were functional because of damage from the flooding, and those that were open had too many patients, resulting in everyday injuries becoming fatal due to lack of treatment. 700,000 hectares of crops were destroyed,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 842]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153505-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Bangladesh, Economy\nNote: For the year 1998 average official exchange rate for BDT was 46.91 per US$.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 27], "content_span": [28, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153506-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Belgian television\nThis is a list of Belgian television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153508-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Bosnia and Herzegovina\nThe following lists events that happened during the year 1998 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football\nThe following article presents a summary of the 1998 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 97th season of competitive football in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\nCorinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 5-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Relegation\nThe four worst placed teams, which are Am\u00e9rica-MG, Goi\u00e1s, Bragantino and Am\u00e9rica-RN, were relegated to the following year's second level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie B, Promotion\nThe two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Gama and Botafogo-SP, were promoted to the following year's first level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 68], "content_span": [69, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie B, Relegation\nThe six worst teams among the two worst placed teams in each one of the four groups in the first stage, which were Atl\u00e9tico Goianiense, N\u00e1utico, Volta Redonda, Americano, Fluminense and Juventus, were relegated to the following year's third level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie C, Promotion\nThe two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Ava\u00ed and S\u00e3o Caetano, were promoted to the following year's second level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 68], "content_span": [69, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Copa do Brasil\nThe Copa do Brasil final was played between Palmeiras and Cruzeiro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Copa do Brasil\nPalmeiras declared as the cup champions on better goal difference by aggregate score of 2-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Brazil national team\nThe following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 48], "content_span": [49, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Women's football, Brazil women's national football team\nThe following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 83], "content_span": [84, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153510-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian football, Women's football, Brazil women's national football team\nThe Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 1998:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 83], "content_span": [84, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153511-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Brazilian television\nThis is a list of Brazilian television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music\nThis is a summary of 1998 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary\nThe first chart of the year saw the BBC Children in Need single \"Perfect Day\", performed by a collaboration of various stars, return to the top of the charts for a week, displacing \"Too Much\" by the Spice Girls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Disappearances and resurgences\nJanuary saw R'N'B vocalist, Usher Raymond score a No. 1 with his debut single \"You Make Me Wanna...\"; he would not return to the top of the UK singles charts until 2004. Although Usher's resurgence was yet to come, the lead singer of The Stone Roses was to resurge this year. Ian Brown released his debut solo single \"My Star\" which peaked at #5. His debut album also became a success, making No. 4 on the charts. Oasis also scored their 4th UK chart topper in January, which was their last release for two years as they embarked on a massive world tour which brought along the expected controversy and increased publicity for the band.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Girl groups and boy bands\nThroughout the year, girl groups remained prevalent. All Saints who made No. 4 with their debut single \"I Know Where It's At\" in late 1997, clocked up 3 chart toppers across the year: the 1.25 million selling \"Never Ever\", popular covers of Red Hot Chili Peppers' \"Under the Bridge\" and Labelle's \"Lady Marmalade\" (both released as a double A-side) and laid-back dance track \"Bootie Call\", all tracks from their debut self-titled album, which itself was successful, reaching #2. They did not release any new material during 1999, but returned to the charts in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 57], "content_span": [58, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Girl groups and boy bands\nIrish quartet B*Witched received great success across Europe and even mild success in the US, combining Irish folk with mainstream Western pop. Their debut single \"C'est la Vie\" made them the youngest group to debut at No. 1 in the UK and even went Top 10 in the US. Dance-associated \"Rollercoaster\" and emotional ballad \"To You I Belong\" quickly became 2 more UK chart toppers for the girls. Cleopatra, made up of three sisters from Manchester (Cleo, Zainam & Yonah), had major success in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. Their first 3 singles went straight into the top 5 of the UK singles chart and later that year they were signed to Madonna's U.S. label Maverick Records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 57], "content_span": [58, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Girl groups and boy bands\nSuccess was facilitated for The All Saints and B*Witched because of the declining career of the Spice Girls. Their third release from their second album, Spiceworld, \"Stop\" was a minimal hit in the US and became their first single not to top the UK charts, ending the run of consecutive #1's at 6. Making matters worse, Geri Halliwell (also known as Ginger Spice) announced her departure from the group on 31 May after missing various concerts and an appearance on the national lottery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 57], "content_span": [58, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0004-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Girl groups and boy bands\nTheir final release from their second album, \"Viva Forever\", was able to top the charts for 2 weeks. The video was an animated one with the Spice Girls featured as fairies, because at the time the Spice Girls were touring America; hence, they couldn't shoot a video for it. \"Goodbye\" became the girls' 8th chart topper at the end of the year, and was seen as a tribute to Geri. It took the Christmas number one position, making the Spice Girls only the second act to achieve 3 consecutive Christmas number one singles; the first being The Beatles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 57], "content_span": [58, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0004-0002", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Girl groups and boy bands\n\"Goodbye\" was also the fastest selling single of 1998 shifting over 380,000 copies in just 7 days. Solo careers started for the two Melanies from the group in 1998 with Melanie B topping the UK charts with \"I Want You Back\", a duet with rapper Missy Elliott and Melanie C hitting No. 3 with \"When You're Gone\", a duet with Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. Whilst Melanie B's career slowly went into a downward spiral, Melanie C's was yet to grow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 57], "content_span": [58, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Girl groups and boy bands\nAlthough the 1990s was full of boybands, 1998 was not the strongest year for them on the singles or albums chart. Five managed to have their debut album hit the top, but were yet to experience a No. 1 single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 57], "content_span": [58, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Girl groups and boy bands\nBoyzone were by far the most successful boyband of the year with 2 No. 1 singles \"All That I Need\", and \"No Matter What\", the latter of which sold over 1.07 million copies (it was taken from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Whistle Down the Wind) and also saw their new album Where We Belong hit the top of the albums chart. American group Backstreet Boys would start the year with the release of All I Have To Give, their third and final single from their 1997 album Backstreet's Back. The single was big in the UK, reaching number 2. However, they had no more releases until the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 57], "content_span": [58, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, American acts\nMany American acts this year were very successful in the UK, yet were still slightly more successful back home. Cher was biggest artist of the year on the chart. When \"Believe\", the lead single of her 22nd studio album of the same name, debuted atop on 31 October, it stayed on the spot for seven consecutive weeks (the longest running #1 of the year) and became the biggest-selling single of the year and in UK history by a female singer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0006-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, American acts\nBrandy & Monica made No. 2 with \"The Boy Is Mine\", which had a 13-week run at the top of the US chart, but it was a very successful year in the UK for Brandy, who had 2 No. 2 hits. Another US No. 1, \"I'm Your Angel\", by R. Kelly and C\u00e9line Dion, only made No. 3 in the UK.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0006-0002", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, American acts\nMariah Carey hit No. 4 with solo release \"My All\", which became another chart-topper for her in the US; however, her duet with Whitney Houston, \"When You Believe\" from the soundtrack to The Prince of Egypt was a bigger hit in the UK than in the US, making No. 4 here and only making No. 15 on the Hot 100.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0006-0003", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, American acts\nAerosmith scored their biggest global hit throughout their career to date: \"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing\", from the soundtrack to Armageddon, made No. 4 in the UK and entered the US charts at #1. Former Fugees member Lauryn Hill hit No. 3 with her debut solo single \"Doo Wap (That Thing)\", which topped the charts in the US. Her worldwide hit album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was very successful in the UK, hitting No. 2 on the albums chart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, American acts\nOther US acts who succeeded in the UK during 1998 but were not quite as popular back home were Aaron Carter and Madonna. Carter had his most successful year ever in the UK, clocking up 3 Top 30 hits and a place in the Top 20 with his eponymous debut album. Madonna failed to top the US charts, but did so in the UK, with \"Frozen\", becoming her 8th UK chart-topper; it was only able to make No. 2 in the US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0007-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, American acts\nHer new, dance-influenced, album, Ray of Light also topped the charts, producing several other hits including the title track which made #2. Hip Hop trio Destiny's Child began their career with the release of their single, \"No, No, No\", which made No. 5 in the UK and No. 3 in the US. Their debut album was a relative flop in both countries, but was more successful here than in the US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, American acts\nNoted for its long-lasting popularity was the debut single from LeAnn Rimes, \"How Do I Live\", which spent 33 weeks in the UK Top 40, selling 714,000 copies and becoming the biggest-selling single ever to peak at No. 7 (it finished higher in the \"year end\" chart than in the weekly charts). It was more popular in the US, spending 32 weeks in the US Top 10, 61 weeks in the US Top 40 and 69 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, British acts\nTwo UK rock bands were prevalent on the albums and singles chart. The Verve's album Urban Hymns was number one for a total of 7 weeks. The album spawned two hit singles: the chart topping \"The Drugs Don't Work\" and the No. 2 hit, \"Bittersweet Symphony\", which was on the soundtrack to the film Cruel Intentions. Welsh rock band, Manic Street Preachers scored their first No. 1 single, \"If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next\" and their new album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours also topped the charts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 44], "content_span": [45, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, British acts\nEx-Take That member, Robbie Williams topped the albums chart twice during the year, when his debut album, Life Thru a Lens returned to the charts and managed to climb to the No. 1 spot. His second album, I've Been Expecting You topped the charts later on in the year and gave the star his first No. 1 single, \"Millennium\". I've Been Expecting You remains his biggest selling album, with over 2.7 million copies sold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 44], "content_span": [45, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0010-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, British acts\nIrish family folk band, The Corrs received massive success with their album, Talk on Corners which went on to sell over 2.7 million copies and topped the albums charts for 10 weeks (6 during 1998). The singles \"Dreams\", \"So Young\" and \"What Can I Do?\" from the album all reached the Top 10.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 44], "content_span": [45, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Acts from other countries\nAustralian singer Natalie Imbruglia followed up the success of her No. 2 hit \"Torn\" from 1997 with three more hits, two of which reached the top 5. Danish-Norwegian pop outfit, Aqua completed a hat-trick of Number Ones after the massive success of \"Barbie Girl\", as \"Doctor Jones\" and \"Turn Back Time\" both hit the top. The first was a slightly similar sounding track to their debut single, but \"Turn Back Time\" was a much slower track than their previous two singles. Their debut album, Aquarium reached No. 6 on the albums chart. They followed up their three consecutive Number Ones with two further hits by the end of the year; the former hit the Top 10 and the latter made the Top 20. They did not return to the UK charts until 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 57], "content_span": [58, 795]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Covers and reworkings\nThe 1996 hit \"Three Lions\", written for the Euro 96 football championships, was re-written for the World Cup as \"Three Lions '98\" and topped the charts for 3 weeks, becoming more successful than the original. Run DMC's 1983 hit \"It's like That\" was remixed by Jason Nevins and topped the charts for 6 weeks, selling 1.12 million copies. The song was one of the fastest selling singles of the year, and also kept the Spice Girls' \"Stop\" off the top of the charts, breaking the band's run of consecutive No. 1 singles. A Norman Cook remix of the Cornershop single, \"Brimful of Asha\" saw the British duo top the charts with a track that originally failed to make the Top 40 the previous year. The song comprised music from the duo's Indian roots with Western rock beats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 821]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Popular genres\nVarious styles of rock bands topped the albums and singles charts in the earlier part of the year with everything from pop-rock to alternative electronic rock. This included Oasis, Garbage, Catatonia, Space, Embrace, Pulp and Massive Attack. Jamiroquai topped the singles chart with their release \"Deeper Underground\"; their album Synkronized made No. 1 the following year. Pop act Savage Garden reached No. 2 with their debut self-titled album, after the success of their No. 4 hit from 1997, \"Truly Madly Deeply\". Simply Red topped the albums chart with their new release Blue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0013-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Popular genres\nExtending the success of pop acts on the albums chart during 1998 was singer Jane McDonald whose debut self-titled album topped the charts for 3 weeks. She released one single from the album, \"Cruise into Christmas\", a special release for the festive season which made No. 10 on the singles chart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Breaking records\nAge records were broken in 1998 at both ends of the spectrum. Billie became the second youngest solo female to obtain a chart topper at the age of 15 (Helen Shapiro being the youngest \u2013 14 years old) and became the youngest solo female to enter at Number One. She had received a recording contract after appearing in an advertising campaign for Smash Hits magazine. Her debut single \"Because We Want To\" and follow up \"Girlfriend\" both topped the UK charts, each for one week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0014-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Breaking records\nOn the other end of the range, Cher at 52 years of age became the oldest solo female to top the UK charts. \"Believe\" topped the charts for 7 weeks, becoming the longest stay since \"Wannabe\" in 1996 and also the last single to spend more than 3 weeks at the top in that millennium. \"Believe\" also became the largest selling single by a female artist in the UK, with 1.67 million copies sold. Her album of the same name topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Greatest hits\nThe last few months of the year were filled with greatest hits compilations. Reaching No. 10 in the albums chart was a compilation from Mariah Carey of all her No. 1 singles to that point. It contained everything from her debut single \"Vision of Love\" to her most recent work \"Honey\", as well as some bonus tracks, \"When You Believe\", a duet with Whitney Houston, \"Sweetheart\" a duet with Jermaine Dupri, and \"I Still Believe\", a cover of the hit song from Brenda K. Starr.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0015-0001", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Greatest hits\nOther compilations came from Phil Collins, whose album was entitled Hits and from U2 who released The Best of 1980 \u2013 1990 & B-sides. Both topped the albums chart. However, the most successful came from George Michael, who topped the albums chart for 8 weeks, the longest stay since Spice managed a consecutive 8-week run in 1996, with Ladies And Gentlemen \u2013 The Best of George Michael. It included his 7 UK number one singles, and other hits since his career began in 1984.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Hip hop\nThe Beastie Boys had their biggest UK hit to date with the single \"Intergalactic\" which got to No. 4, and their studio album Hello Nasty got to #1. Unlike the previous year, where LL Cool J, Puff Daddy and Will Smith all topped the UK singles chart, no Hip Hop single reached number one. Jason Nevins's remix with Run DMC \"It's like that\" reached the top spot, but the remix is considered a dance song. Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes both got as high as #2. Pras Michel of The Fugees released his breakthrough track \"Ghetto Superstar\", featuring M\u00fda and ODB, was one of the best-selling tracks in the UK, selling 680,000 copies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Film music\nFilm music dominated the February chart with the soundtrack to Titanic topping the albums chart for a cumulative total of 3 weeks. Composed by James Horner, the soundtrack included the song, \"My Heart Will Go On\". Sung by C\u00e9line Dion, it sold 1.31 million copies in the UK alone and topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The film set a new record for box office sales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Film music\nEnglish composer Anne Dudley won an Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score for The Full Monty. Work by Scottish composer Craig Armstrong was featured in the score of The Negotiator, and John Powell produced his second major film score, for Antz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153512-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 in British music, Summary, Classical music\nFilm composer John Barry produced his first full-length classical work, The Beyondness of Things. One of Britain's most successful classical composers, Sir Michael Tippett, died at the age of 93, having developed pneumonia while visiting Stockholm for a retrospective of his concert music. It was also the year when 12-year-old soprano Charlotte Church produced her first album, Voice of an Angel, which was certified triple platinum in UK sales alone, and launched her career as an opera crossover artist. Her countryman, rising star Bryn Terfel, gave a recital at Carnegie Hall. Established opera singer Lesley Garrett released her hit album of the same name, including songs from popular musicals as well as operatic arias.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 774]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153513-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in British radio\nThis is a list of events in British radio during 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153514-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in British television\nThis is a list of British television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153518-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Canadian soccer\nThe 1998 season was the 122nd season of competitive soccer in Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153518-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Canadian soccer, National teams\nWhen available, the home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153518-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Canadian soccer, Domestic leagues, Men, United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues\nThree Canadian teams (Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx, and Vancouver 86ers) played in this league, which also contained twenty eight teams from the United States. It was considered a Division I league in the Canadian soccer league system, and a Division II league the United States soccer league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 92], "content_span": [93, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153518-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Canadian soccer, Domestic leagues, Men, Canadian Professional Soccer League\nEight teams played in this league, all of which were based in Canada. It was considered a Division 3 league in the Canadian soccer league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 83], "content_span": [84, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153518-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in Canadian soccer, Domestic leagues, Men, Premier Development Soccer League\nThree Canadian teams (Abbotsford Athletes In Action, Okanagan Valley Challenge, and Victoria Umbro Select) played in this league, which also contained 33 teams from the United States. It is considered a Division 4 league in the Canadian soccer league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 81], "content_span": [82, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153518-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in Canadian soccer, Domestic cups, Men, Challenge Trophy\nThe Challenge Trophy is a national cup contested by men's teams at the division 4 level and below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 61], "content_span": [62, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153519-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Canadian television\nThis is a list of Canadian television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153520-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Cape Verde\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Cape Verde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153521-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Chile\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Chile.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153522-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in China\nThe following lists events in the year 1998 in China.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 67]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153523-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Croatian television\nThis is a list of Croatian television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153525-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Danish television\nThis is a list of Danish television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153527-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Dutch television\nThis is a list of Dutch television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153527-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Dutch television, Deaths\nThis Dutch television\u2013related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 32], "content_span": [33, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153528-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Ecuadorian football\nThe 1998 season was the 76th season of competitive football in Ecuador.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153528-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Ecuadorian football, National teams, Senior team\nThe Ecuadorian national team played just one match in 1998: a friendly against Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153530-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Estonia\nThis article lists events that occurred during 1998 in Estonia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 79]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153531-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Estonian football\nThe 1998 season was the seventh full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on 20 August 1991.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153532-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Estonian television\nThis is a list of Estonian television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings\nThe year 1998 is the fourth year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1998 Fighting Network Rings held nine events beginning with, Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final\nRings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1997 Final was an event held on January 21, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 78], "content_span": [79, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Holland: The King of Rings\nRings Holland: The King of Rings was an event held on February 8, 1998 at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Russia: Russia vs. Holland\nRings Russia: Russia vs. Holland was an event held on April 25, 1998 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Third Fighting Integration\nRings: Third Fighting Integration was an event held on May 29, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 65], "content_span": [66, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Holland: Who's the Boss\nRings Holland: Who's the Boss was an event held on June 7, 1998 at Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration\nRings: Fourth Fighting Integration was an event held on June 27, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Australia: NR2\nRings Australia: NR2 was an event held on September 13, 1998 in Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Holland: The Thialf Explosion\nRings Holland: The Thialf Explosion was an event held on October 24, 1998 at Thialf Stadion in Heerenveen in Friesland, the Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153533-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament\nRings: World Mega Battle Tournament was an event held on December 23, 1998 in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153535-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in French television\nThis is a list of French television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153537-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in German television\nThis is a list of German television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153539-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Ghana\n1998 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153539-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Ghana, National holidays\nIn addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also special days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 32], "content_span": [33, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153542-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Iceland\nThe following lists events that happened in 1998 in Iceland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153542-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Iceland, Incumbents\nThis article related to a particular year is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153543-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in India\nEvents in the year 1998 in the Republic of India.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 63]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153545-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Iraq\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Iraq.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 74]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153547-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Irish television\nThe following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153548-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Israel, Events\nThe Azrieli Center complex of skyscrapers officially opens, becoming the tallest building in Israel (Azrieli Center Circular Tower stands at 187 m).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 22], "content_span": [23, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153548-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Israel, Events, Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict\nThe most prominent events related to the Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1998 include:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 52], "content_span": [53, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153548-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Israel, Events, Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict\nThe most prominent Palestinian militant acts and operations committed against Israeli targets during 1998 include:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 52], "content_span": [53, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153548-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Israel, Events, Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict\nThe most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1998 include:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 52], "content_span": [53, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153549-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Italian television\nThis is a list of Italian television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153551-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Japan\nEvents in the year 1998 in Japan. It corresponds to the year Heisei 10 (\u5e73\u621010\u5e74) in the Japanese calendar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153556-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in LGBT rights\nThis is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153557-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Laos\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Laos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 74]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153558-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Latin music\nThis is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153558-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Latin music, Events\nOctober 10\u201317\u00a0\u2013 Due to damage to the Broadcast Data Systems monitors in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Georges, no charts for the Hot Latin Songs are published by Billboard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153558-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Latin music, Best-selling records, Best-selling albums\nThe following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1998, according to Billboard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 62], "content_span": [63, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153558-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Latin music, Best-selling records, Best-performing songs\nThe following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1998, according to Billboard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 64], "content_span": [65, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153559-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Libya\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Libya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153560-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Luxembourg\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153561-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in M-1 Global\nThe year 1998 is the second year in the history of M-1 Global, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. In 1998 M-1 Global held 2 events beginning with, M-1 MFC: World Championship 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153561-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in M-1 Global, M-1 MFC: World Championship 1998\nM-1 MFC: World Championship 1998 was an event held on February 14, 1998, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 52], "content_span": [53, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153561-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in M-1 Global, M-1 MFC: European Championship 1998\nM-1 MFC: European Championship 1998 was an event held on April 10, 1998, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 55], "content_span": [56, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153563-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Malaysia\nThis article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1998, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians. Malaysia hosted the XVI Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur between 11 and 21 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153565-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Monaco\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Monaco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153566-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in NASCAR\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by BHGbot (talk | contribs) at 20:08, 19 June 2020 (WP:BHGbot 6 (List 5): eponymous category first, per MOS:CATORDER; fixed sort key; WP:GENFIXES). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153567-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Namibia\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Namibia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153569-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in New Zealand\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153569-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government\nThe 45th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Fourth National Government in power.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153569-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Radio and television\nSee : 1998 in New Zealand television, 1998 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 62], "content_span": [63, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153569-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Film\nSee : Category:1998 film awards, 1998 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1998 films", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153570-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in North Korea, Events\nNorth korea participated in the 1998 winter olympics in nagano japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153570-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in North Korea, Events\n31 August:Launch of Kwangmy\u014fngs\u014fng-1, a machine claimed to be a north korean rocket but suspected as missile tests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153570-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in North Korea, Events\n5 September: The newly amended prologue for the  Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea addresses Kim il Sung as the \"Eternal president\" of North Korea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153573-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Norwegian football, Women's football, League season, 1. divisjon\nKval\u00f8ysletta withdrew. (*) Alta and Bossekop merged to form Alta/BUL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 72], "content_span": [73, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153573-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Norwegian football, Women's football, League season, 1. divisjon\nKvam, L\u00f8renskog, Jerv, Skjetten, Bryne, Eiger, Flekkefjord, Bj\u00f8rnar 2, Eid, Buvik/Gimse, Herd, Bossmo/Ytteren, Tromsdalen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 72], "content_span": [73, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153574-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Norwegian music\nThe following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1998 in Norwegian music.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153575-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Norwegian television\nThis is a list of Norwegian television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase\nThe year 1998 is the sixth year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1998 Pancrase held 14 events beginning with Pancrase: Alive 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 1\nPancrase: Advance 1 was an event held on January 16, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 2\nPancrase: Advance 2 was an event held on February 6, 1998, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 3\nPancrase: Advance 3 was an event held on March 1, 1998, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 4\nPancrase: Advance 4 was an event held on March 18, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 5\nPancrase: Advance 5 was an event held on April 26, 1998, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 6\nPancrase: Advance 6 was an event held on May 12, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 7\nPancrase: Advance 7 was an event held on June 2, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 8\nPancrase: Advance 8 was an event held on June 21, 1998, at the Kobe Fashion Mart in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round\nPancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round was an event held on July 7, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 67], "content_span": [68, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round\nPancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round was an event held on July 26, 1998, at the Aomori Prefectural Gymnasium in Aomori, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 66], "content_span": [67, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show\nPancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show was an event held on September 14, 1998, at the Japanese Martial Arts Building in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 49], "content_span": [50, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 9\nPancrase: Advance 9 was an event held on October 4, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 10\nPancrase: Advance 10 was an event held on October 26, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 38], "content_span": [39, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 11\nPancrase: Advance 11 was an event held on November 29, 1998, at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 38], "content_span": [39, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153577-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Advance 12\nPancrase: Advance 12 was an event held on December 19, 1998, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 38], "content_span": [39, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football\nThe following article presents a summary of the 1998 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Apertura\nThe Apertura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Apertura champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Apertura, Apertura playoff stage\nThe top eight teams qualified to this stage and were given bonus points based on their final standing in the table. Two groups of four teams were made, with the top two of each group advancing to a playoff stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 92], "content_span": [93, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Apertura, Apertura playoff stage\nOlimpia wins the Apertura tournament final by aggregate score of 3-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 92], "content_span": [93, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura\nThe Clausura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Clausura champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura\n* Nacional finished in the top eight but their average points over three years forced the team to be relegated so they did not take part of the playoff stage. San Lorenzo took their place instead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura, Clausura playoff stage\nThe top eight teams qualified to this stage and were given bonus points based on their final standing in the table. Two groups of four teams were made, with the top two of each group advancing to a playoff stage. San Lorenzo replaced Nacional in the playoff stage due to Nacional being relegated to the second division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 92], "content_span": [93, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura, Clausura playoff stage\nCerro P. wins the Clausura tournament final on penalty shootout 4-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 92], "content_span": [93, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, National championship game\nThe national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 79], "content_span": [80, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, First division results, National championship game\nOlimpia declared as national champions by aggregate score of 5-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 79], "content_span": [80, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153578-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 in Paraguayan football, Paraguay national team\nThe following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153579-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Philippine television\nThe following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 1998. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153580-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Polish television\nThis is a list of Polish television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153581-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Portugal, Sport\nIn association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 1997\u201398 Primeira Divis\u00e3o and 1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o; for the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal seasons, see 1997\u201398 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal and 1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153582-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Portuguese television\nThis is a list of Portuguese television related events from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153582-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Portuguese television, Deaths\nThis Portuguese television\u2013related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153583-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pride FC\nThe year 1998 is the 2nd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1998 had 3 events beginning with, Pride 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153583-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pride FC, Debut Pride FC fighters\nThe following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1998:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 41], "content_span": [42, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153583-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pride FC, Pride 2\nPride 2 was an event held on March 15, 1998, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153583-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pride FC, Pride 3\nPride 3 was an event held on June 24, 1998, at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153583-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in Pride FC, Pride 4\nPride 4 was an event held on October 11, 1998, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football\n1998 in Russian football was marked by Spartak Moscow's sixth national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, National team\nRussia national football team began their qualification for the Euro 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 39], "content_span": [40, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, Leagues\nThe Russian league system underwent reorganization for the 1998 season. The \"leagues\" were renamed \"divisions\". The Second Division was extended to six zones with 16-22 teams (compared to three zones of the Second League), while the Third League was abolished. These changes reduced the number of levels in Russian professional football to three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, Leagues, First Division\nSaturn won the First Division, winning their first promotion to the Top Division. Runners-up Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod made their return to the top flight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, Leagues, First Division\nAndradina of Arsenal became the top goalscorer with 27 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, Leagues, Second Division\nOf six clubs that finished first in their respective Second Division zones, five with the best records were promoted to the First Division, and one went to a promotion/relegation playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, Leagues, Second Division\nTorpedo-ZIL won the play-off and were promoted to the First Division at the expense of Neftekhimik.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, Cup\nThe Russian Cup was won by Spartak Moscow, who beat Lokomotiv Moscow 1\u20130 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 29], "content_span": [30, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98\nLokomotiv Moscow reached the semifinal of the 1997\u201398 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. They eliminated AEK Athens in the quarterfinal but were stopped by VfB Stuttgart in the semifinal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 79], "content_span": [80, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Cup 1997-98\nSpartak Moscow reached the semifinal of the 1997\u201398 UEFA Cup after beating Ajax Amsterdam in both quarterfinal matches. However, in the semifinal Internazionale Milano F.C. won both matches against Spartak 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 66], "content_span": [67, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998\nTwo Russian clubs played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998, both being eliminated in the third round. Baltika Kaliningrad recorded victories over PFC Spartak Varna and OD Trencin before facing FK Vojvodina, and Shinnik Yaroslavl, who had a bye to the second round, defeated Turun Palloseura before being knocked out by Valencia CF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 73], "content_span": [74, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Champions League 1998-99\nSpartak Moscow qualified for the group stage of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League by defeating PFC Litex Lovech with an aggregate score of 11\u20132. Spartak finished third in Group C with Internazionale Milano F.C., Real Madrid, and SK Sturm Graz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 79], "content_span": [80, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99\nLokomotiv Moscow began their way to the 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinal by eliminating Arsenal Kyiv and SC Braga in the first two rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 79], "content_span": [80, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153585-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Cup 1998-99\nRotor Volgograd were eliminated after the second qualifying round of 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup, losing twice to Red Star Belgrade. Dynamo Moscow were more successful, winning on aggregate against Polonia Warszawa in the second qualifying round and against Skonto FC in the first round. Their campaign ended after two losses to Real Sociedad in the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 66], "content_span": [67, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153586-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Rwanda\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Rwanda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153588-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Scottish television\nThis is a list of events in Scottish television from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto\nThe year 1998 is the 10th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1998 Shooto held 10 events beginning with Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 1\nShooto: Las Grandes Viajes 1 was an event held on January 17, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 2\nShooto: Las Grandes Viajes 2 was an event held on March 1, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig '98 1st\nShooto: Gig '98 1st was an event held on April 10, 1998, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 35], "content_span": [36, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Shoot the Shooto XX\nShooto: Shoot the Shooto XX was an event held on April 26, 1998, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 43], "content_span": [44, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3\nShooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3 was an event held on May 13, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig '98 2nd\nShooto: Gig '98 2nd was an event held on July 18, 1998, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 35], "content_span": [36, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4\nShooto: Las Grandes Viajes 4 was an event held on July 29, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 5\nShooto: Las Grandes Viajes 5 was an event held on August 29, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Shooter's Dream\nShooto: Shooter's Dream was an event held on September 18, 1998, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 39], "content_span": [40, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153589-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 in Shooto, Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6\nShooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6 was an event held on November 27, 1998, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153590-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Sierra Leone\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Sierra Leone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153591-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Singapore\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Singapore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153592-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in South Africa\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153592-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in South Africa, Incumbents, Cabinet\nThe Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153592-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in South Africa, Sports, Soccer\nBafana Bafana participate in their first ever FIFA World Cup hosted in France, eventually being eliminated in the group stages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 36], "content_span": [37, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153594-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in South Korean music\nThe following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 1998 in music in South Korea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153595-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Sri Lanka\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Sri Lanka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153596-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Sudan\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Sudan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153598-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Swedish football\nThe 1998 season in Swedish football, started January 1998 and ended December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153599-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Taiwan\nEvents from the year 1998 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 87 according to the official Republic of China calendar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153600-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Thailand\nThe year 1998 was the 217th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 53rd year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2541 in the Buddhist Era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153602-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in UFC\nThe year 1998 is the 6th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1998 the UFC held 3 events beginning with, UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [11, 11], "content_span": [12, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153602-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in UFC, Debut UFC fighters\nThe following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1998:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [13, 31], "content_span": [32, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153603-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Uganda\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Uganda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153605-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Wales\nThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1998 to Wales and its people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153606-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in Zimbabwe\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in Zimbabwe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153607-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in anime, Accolades\nAt the Mainichi Film Awards, Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas won the Animation Film Award and Mizu no Sei Kappa Hyakuzu won the \u014cfuji Nobur\u014d Award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 24], "content_span": [25, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153609-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in architecture\nThe year 1998 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153611-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in association football\nThe following are the association football events of the year 1998 throughout the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153613-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in baseball\nThe following are the baseball events of the year 1998  throughout the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153614-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in basketball\nThe following are the basketball events of the year 1998  throughout the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153615-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in chess\nBelow is a list of events in chess in 1998, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players in July of that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153615-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in chess, Top players\nFIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - July 1998", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 26], "content_span": [27, 72]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153616-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in comics\nNotable events of 1998 in comics. See also List of years in comics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153617-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in country music\nThis is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153618-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in film\nThe year 1998 in film involved many significant films, includingShakespeare in Love (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Saving Private Ryan (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), American History X, The Truman Show, Primary Colors, Rushmore, Rush Hour, There's Something About Mary, The Big Lebowski, and Terrence Malick's directorial return in The Thin Red Line. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: Antz and The Prince of Egypt. The Pok\u00e9mon theatrical film series started with Pok\u00e9mon: The First Movie. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153618-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in film\nThe year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, Armageddon and Deep Impact, becoming box office success, with Armageddon becoming the more popular of the two and was the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153618-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in film, Highest-grossing films\nThe top 10 films released in 1998 by worldwide gross are as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 36], "content_span": [37, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153619-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in games\nThis page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1998. For video games, see 1998 in video gaming.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153620-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in hammer throw\nThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 19, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153621-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in heavy metal music\nThis is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal music in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153622-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in hip hop music\nThis article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153623-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in home video\n1998 is nearing the end of the dominance of the VHS format with the DVD overtaking tape sales by the early 2000s. The so-called format wars are almost over with Sony's Betamax format ending production at about this same time. The VHS format does not die out quickly because of its recording function, so many homes were adding a DVD player rather than replacing their VCRs. 1998 is a boom time for the brick and mortar video rental industry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153623-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in home video, Movie releases\nThe following movies were released on video on the following dates:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153623-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in home video, TV show releases\nThe following television shows were released on video on the following dates:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 36], "content_span": [37, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153623-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in home video, Documentary home video releases\nThe following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 51], "content_span": [52, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153624-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in jazz\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by 63.143.205.78 (talk) at 17:42, 16 November 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153624-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in jazz\nThis is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153625-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in literature\nThis article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring\n1998 in motoring includes developments in the automotive industry that occurred throughout the year 1998 by various automobile manufacturers, grouped by country. The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells motor vehicles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, United Kingdom\nThe fourth generation Vauxhall Astra went on sale in May, with a new design as well as a range of updated and new engines. Lotus Cars was employed to tune the new Astra's chassis. The entry-level engine was a 1.6 8-valve unit carried over from the previous Astra. There were also 16-valve units with 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 litres, as well as 1.7 and 2.0 diesels. Three- and five-door hatchbacks were available, along with the five-door hatchback and four-door saloon. There were coupe and cabriolet versions planned for later launch. A new generation of the Frontera launched in the Autumn with new styling and similar dimensions to its predecessor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, United Kingdom\nFord produced the winner of next year's European Car of the Year award with its Focus in October, a newly designed range of family hatchbacks, saloons and estates to succeed the Escort. But the Escort remained on sale for another two years. Power came from 16-valve 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 Zetec petrol engines as well as a 1.8 turbo-diesel. Ford ends production of the Scorpio after 4 years without a successor as buyers struggled to warm to its controversial styling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, United Kingdom\nJaguar launched a smaller, lower priced model - the S-Type. Designed as a competitor for the likes of the BMW 5 Series, the S-Type was a traditionally styled four-door saloon with a design similar to the 1960s saloons. It was powered by 3.0 V6, 3.2 V8 and 4.0 V8 engines. Sales would begin in Spring 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, United Kingdom\nRover ceased production of the 600 and 800 Series production for the launch of a new car, the Rover 75 four-door saloon with sales beginning in June 1999. The 100 Series supermini was withdrawn from sale after 18 years starting with the Austin Metro in 1980. A poor Euro-NCAP crash-test result meant demand quickly fell and the last models were made in December 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, Germany\nAudi reentered the coupe market with its TT 2+2 coupe and two-seater roadster. It had a similar look to the show car which debuted in 1994 as a concept vehicle. Quattro four-wheel drive came as standard on all models. The turbocharged 1.8 20-valve entry-level engine produced 180 bhp to propel the car to well over 130 mph, while the twin-turbo 225 bhp version could reach 150 mph. The car shared its running gear with the Skoda Octavia, VW Golf as well as Audi's own A3. Sales began in early 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, Germany\nVolkswagen launched a new version of its Volkswagen Beetle. The original 1938 version continued in Mexico, prior to the launch of the new Golf-based version. It was powered by 2.0 petrol and 1.9 turbo-diesel engines. UK sales were planned for 1999, though right-hand drive versions were not due until 2000. The engine range was expected to be widened in the future, as well as a cabriolet version being added.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, Germany\nVolkswagen launched a saloon version of its fourth generation Golf. The Volkswagen Bora, known as the Jetta in the US. Visually similar to the slightly larger Passat. UK sales began in March 1999, with 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 four-cylinder and 2.3 V5 petrol engines available as well as a 1.9 turbo-diesel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, Germany\nMercedes-Benz launched a new S Class in the Summer with a sleek new design and a host of new technology which would soon filter down the rest of the Mercedes range.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, France\nPeugeot ceased 205 production after several years of gradually phasing out its supermini which was launched in 1983. Its successor, the 206, was one of the largest cars in its sector, with 1.1, 1.4 and 1.6 petrol engines and a 1.9 diesel engine. The new car would also be produced in Ryton in the UK.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, France\nRenault launched a second-generation of its Clio, in 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 petrol units as well as a 1.9 diesel, with two higher performance versions planned. The LHD-only Twingo received a major facelift with a new luxury Initiale model. The RenaultSport Clio 172 hatchback had a 2.0 engine with 172 bhp and a top speed of around 140 mph. The mid-engined renaultsport Clio V6 was powered by a 3.0 V6 engine and had a top speed of 155 mph. Both cars were not expected before 2000. The Laguna received a facelift in the Spring while early in the year the Grand Espace launched, a larger version of the MPV providing more interior space than the standard model.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, France\nCitroen launches an estate version of the Xsara bringing ZX production to an end after 7 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, Italy\nThe Alfa Romeo 166 was launched as a replacement for the 164.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, Italy\nThe European Car of the Year award for 1998 went to the Alfa Romeo 156 that launched in late 1997. It was a sporty-looking four-door saloon aimed directly at the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 which offered a distinctive design feature with hidden rear door handles, giving it the appearance of a coupe. The four-door saloon was the only model in the 156 range at launch until the SportWagon estate appeared in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153626-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 in motoring, Italy\nThe new Multipla compact MPV arrived and features a six-seat layout and launched in the Autumn while UK sales began in late 1999. It quickly became famous for its unusual styling inside and out while offering a spacious and practical interior.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153627-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in motorsport\nThe following is an overview of the events of 1998 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153627-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in motorsport, Annual events\nThe calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153628-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in music\nThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153628-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in music, Biggest hit singles\nThe following singles achieved the highest aggregated chart positions in 1998, according to TsorT.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 34], "content_span": [35, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology\nPaleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nAn Alexornithidae Brodkorb, 1976, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Scolopacidae?, the holotypical tarsometatarsus looks more like a Charadriidae.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Cathartidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Gruidae, transferred to the genus Balearica by Mourer-Chauvir\u00e9 in 2001, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nAn Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Euenantiornithes Incertae Sedis, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nAn Alexornithidae Brodkorb, 1976, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nAn Ornithothoraces, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Piciformes, Gracilitarsidae G. Mayr, 2001, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nAn Apodiformes,\u00a0? Archaeotrogonidae Mourer-Chauvir\u00e9, 1980, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0010-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nAn Alexornithidae Brodkorb, 1976, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0011-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Strigidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0012-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Coliidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0013-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nAn Upupiformes, Laurillardiidae Harrison, 1979, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0014-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Strigidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0015-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Miopiconidae G. Mayr, 1998, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0016-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Zygodactylidae Brodkorb, 1971, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0017-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Halcyornithidae Harrison et Walker, 1972. The genus Pseudastur is preoccupied and replaced by Pseudasturides Mayr, 2004, this is the type species of both genera.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0018-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA stem Psittaciformes, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0019-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nAn Alcediniformes Incertae Sedis, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153629-0020-0000", "contents": "1998 in paleontology, Archosauromorpha, Newly named birds\nA Psittacidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153630-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in poetry\nNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153630-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in poetry, Works published in English\nListed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153630-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in poetry, Works published in English, United States, Anthologies in the United States\nPoems from these 75 poets were in The Best American Poetry 1999, general editor David Lehman, guest editor John Hollander:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 91], "content_span": [92, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153630-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in poetry, Works published in other languages\nListed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 50], "content_span": [51, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153630-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 in poetry, Deaths\nBirth years link to the corresponding \"[year] in poetry\" article:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 22], "content_span": [23, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153631-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in professional wrestling\n1998 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153632-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in race walking\nThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20\u00a0km and 50\u00a0km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153634-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in rail transport\nThis article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153635-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in rugby league\n1998 brought the start of the National Rugby League competition. Super League (Australia) ended its 1 year competition and the Australian Rugby League also ended theirs to merge as one. But for some clubs it came at a cost. For the Hunter Mariners and Perth Reds from Super League (Australia) and the South Queensland Crushers from the Australian Rugby League, these franchises ended. But a new franchise was created that was the first team in the state of Victoria: the Melbourne Storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153636-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in science\nThe year 1998 in science and technology involved many events, some of which are included below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153637-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in spaceflight\nThis article outlines notable events occurring in 1998 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153638-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in sports\n1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 73]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153638-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in sports, Mixed martial arts\nThe following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1998 in chronological order.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153638-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in sports, Mixed martial arts\nThis event featured a four-man middleweight tournament. As well as three heavyweight superfights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153639-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in sumo\nThe following are the events in professional sumo in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 71]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153640-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the British Virgin Islands\nEvents from the year 1998 in the British Virgin Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153641-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153644-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the Philippines\n1998 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153644-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in the Philippines\nThe year was also designated for the country's year-long 100th centennial anniversary of the Philippine Independence, as known by its theme, \"100 Kalayaan: Kayamanan ng Bayan (1898-1998)\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153645-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the Republic of the Congo\nThe following lists events that happened during 1998 in the Republic of the Congo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153646-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the United Arab Emirates\nEvents from the year 1998 in the United Arab Emirates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153646-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in the United Arab Emirates, Events\nThis United Arab Emirates-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 40], "content_span": [41, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153646-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in the United Arab Emirates, Events\nThis Middle Eastern history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 40], "content_span": [41, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153646-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 in the United Arab Emirates, Events\nThis year in Asia article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 40], "content_span": [41, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153648-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the United States, Events, August\nIn August 1998, Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim wrote Larry and Sergey a check for $100,000, and Google Inc. was officially born.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153649-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the decathlon\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by JJMC89 bot III (talk | contribs) at 21:10, 9 April 2020 (Moving Category:Years in the decathlon to Category:Decathlon by year per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153649-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in the decathlon\nThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the competition started on August 18, 1998, and ended on August 19, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153650-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the environment\nThis is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1998. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153651-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in the sport of athletics\nThis page shows the main events during the 1998 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153652-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 in video games\n1998 saw many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, F-Zero X, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Xenogears, Banjo-Kazooie, Spyro the Dragon, Radiant Silvergun and MediEvil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153652-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 in video games\nThe year has been retrospectively considered one of the best in video gaming due to the release of numerous critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential titles across all platforms and genres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153652-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 in video games, Top rated games, Critically acclaimed titles\nMetacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 65], "content_span": [66, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia\nThe 1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia involved the abduction of two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Andrew Lee Propst and Travis Robert Tuttle, on March 18, 1998. One of the kidnappers had a friend invite the missionaries to his apartment in Saratov, Russia. Upon entry, they were hit in the head, driven to a separate location, and photographed as part of the kidnappers' demand for $300,000. A ransom note was left at the house of a local member of the LDS Church. The missionaries were released on March 22 after four days in captivity, without the ransom being paid. It was the first major incident involving foreign missionaries to occur in the \"Russian heartland.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 798]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Abduction\nPropst and Tuttle were abducted on Wednesday, March 18, 1998. They went to the apartment of a 20-year-old man \u2013 whom they had previously met at a church meeting \u2013 for an appointment to teach him more about their faith. When they arrived, they were \"hit in the head with a metal baton multiple times, handcuffed, and tied up.\" Their eyes and mouth were taped shut.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 68], "content_span": [69, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Abduction\nThe kidnappers demanded $300,000 and photocopies of the missionaries' passports in return for the safe release of Propst and Tuttle, and threatened to kill them if police were notified. When the captors did not call to arrange a meeting as promised in the ransom note, church officials thought that the media coverage had prompted them to kill the missionaries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 68], "content_span": [69, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Captivity\nPropst and Tuttle were taken to a shed 45 minutes outside of Saratov, Russia, and handcuffed to a coal-fueled radiator so tightly that both suffered nerve damage. While in captivity, the two \"played word games, practiced Russian grammar and devised a dream team of professional baseball players.\" They conversed frequently with the younger man who had kidnapped them, with topics ranging from sports to politics to religion; Propst hoped that forging a friendship might later prevent their captor from being able to kill them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 68], "content_span": [69, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0003-0001", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Captivity\nBoth Propst and Tuttle had read Dale Carnegie's book How to Win Friends and Influence People and tried using techniques from the book. One of the kidnappers shared his \"life story\" with the missionaries. Propst later told Idaho Business Review that his captors had been struggling financially, and that that was one of their motivations for kidnapping them. They were fed small portions of food once or twice per day and were given dirty water to drink. Their eyes remained taped the entire time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 68], "content_span": [69, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Captivity\nBoth missionaries escaped with only minor injuries, including soreness from the handcuffs and bumps from being hit in the head. After being released by their kidnappers outside of the city of Saratov, they found a ride back and called police and church officials. They were then brought to the police station and, under the protection of church officials and two American Embassy Consul officers, stayed in Saratov to help police find their kidnappers. The Mission president at the time, Donald Jarvis, stated that no ransom was paid. Both Propst and Tuttle finished their missionary service in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 68], "content_span": [69, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Government response\nMultiple U.S. politicians became involved in the case. Representative Merrill Cook of Utah told the Provo Daily Herald that he encouraged \"aggressive American involvement in getting these boys back safely.\" The U.S. Department of State called the situation \"a grave matter\" and did not release details of the kidnapping at the time in order to protect the missionaries. Senator Bob Bennett commented that the captors were after money and not the LDS church specifically, and that he was coordinating efforts between church and government officials on the matter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 78], "content_span": [79, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0005-0001", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Government response\nHe also used the opportunity to condemn a recent Russian law restricting minority religions. Senator Gordon H. Smith of Oregon, himself a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke with President Bill Clinton on the matter; President Clinton responded that he would help however he could. Four FBI agents were dispatched to Russia, one of which spoke Russian and was experienced in hostage situations. At a briefing, State Department spokesman James B. Foley said that the kidnapping was an \"isolated incident,\" and that U.S. foreign policy with Russia in no way provoked the kidnappers. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told Senator Gordon Smith after the release of the missionaries that the culprits set them free because \"the noose was tightening.\" The First Presidency of the LDS church thanked American and Russian officials for their work.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 78], "content_span": [79, 952]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0006-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Government response\nThe Russian FSB (Federal Security Service) also became involved during the abduction and after, particularly in arresting suspects. Worldwide Television News reported that Governor Dmitri Akyatskov of Saratov threatened to extract the remaining LDS missionaries from the region if the $300,000 ransom was paid. Akyatskov continued to say that \"in the near future all missionaries, including Mormons, will be asked to find another place for their activities.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 78], "content_span": [79, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0007-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Media, News coverage\nNews of the kidnapping was broadcast worldwide. American media entities such as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CBS News, and CNN featured the story, along with British news outlets such as BBC News and The Guardian. The missionaries heard a news report of their kidnapping via radio while in captivity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 79], "content_span": [80, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0008-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Media, Film depiction\nThe 2013 film The Saratov Approach told the story of Propst and Tuttle's kidnapping. It was written, directed, and produced by filmmaker Garrett Batty. It featured Corbin Allred as Tuttle, Maclain Nelson as Propst, and Nikita Bogolyubov and Alex Veadov as the kidnappers. It grossed $2,146,999. Batty originally had the idea for the film when he first heard news of the kidnapping. He met with Propst and Tuttle, heard their story, and obtained permission from them to make the film. The cast and crew sought to keep the film as close to the true story as possible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 80], "content_span": [81, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153653-0009-0000", "contents": "1998 kidnapping of Mormon missionaries in Saratov, Russia, Trial of the kidnappers\nOn March 24, 1998, local police found the woman who called in the ransom demand, as well as a 45-year-old man who assisted in the kidnapping; both confessed to being behind the abduction and were arrested. Russian officials reported that the man had helped establish the LDS Church in Saratov in 1993, but later left the faith. In August, Sergei Yemtsov was sentenced to four years in prison. 19-year-old Alexei Shkryabin received only two years probation. Propst and Tuttle attended the trial, during which the kidnappers were \"locked in a steel cage in the corner of the courtroom.\" Yemtsov was proven to be the mastermind behind the operation; Shkryabin was \"unaware of [his] intentions until the moment of the abduction.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 82], "content_span": [83, 808]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153654-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan\nThe 1998 killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan refers to the siege of the Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, in the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan during the Taliban and Northern Alliance battles of Mazar-i-Sharif. Initially, the death of 8 Iranian diplomats was reported, but later two other diplomats and a journalist were also confirmed dead, bringing the total deaths to 11. The killings of the diplomats is speculated to have been carried out by Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153654-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan, Background\nBefore this incident, Iran was supportive of the Afghan Northern Alliance, and the city of Mazari Sharif was one of the headquarters of the alliance. It is reported that between May and July 1997 Abdul Malik Pahlawan executed thousands of Taliban prisoners as a revenge for the 1995 death of Abdul Ali Mazari. \"He is widely believed to have been responsible for the brutal massacre of up to 3,000 Taliban prisoners after inviting them into Mazar-i-Sharif.\" As revenge, Taliban forces captured Mazar-i-Sharif and killed hundreds of Northern Alliance members, particularly members of the Hazara and Uzbek ethnic group as they were accused of being the ones who carried out the killings of Taliban prisoners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 60], "content_span": [61, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153654-0002-0000", "contents": "1998 killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan, Events\nOn 8 August 1998, Taliban forces captured Mazar-i-Sharif. After this incident, 11 Iranian diplomats and a correspondent from Iran's state news agency (IRNA) were attacked at the Iranian consulate and subsequently disappeared. Unofficial reports from the city indicated that all these men were killed. Later it was confirmed that 8 of the Iranian diplomats and the IRNA correspondent were killed by the Taliban militia attacking the consulate. The Taliban spokesmen said the Iranians had been killed by renegade forces who had acted without orders. The final death toll was confirmed later to be 11 according to Tehran Times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 56], "content_span": [57, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153654-0003-0000", "contents": "1998 killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan, Aftermath\nThis incident caused a public furor in Iran and many observers were worried Iran would be involved in a military response to the attack. At the time, more than 70,000 Iranian troops were deployed along the Afghan border. Mediation by the United Nations defused the situation and all the hostages were eventually released. Later in February 1999, Iran and Taliban held talks, but Iranian-Taliban relations did not improve.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 59], "content_span": [60, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153654-0004-0000", "contents": "1998 killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan, Aftermath\nAugust 8 is named National Journalists' Day in Iran, in memory of Mahmoud Saremi, the IRNA correspondent killed in this attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 59], "content_span": [60, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153654-0005-0000", "contents": "1998 killing of Iranian diplomats in Afghanistan, Film\nAn Iranian  film  Mazar Sharif  was made on this story in 2015. Abdolhassan Barzideh was the director.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 54], "content_span": [55, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153655-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada\nThe table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1998. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153655-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada\nOf the 85 judgments released in 1998, 26 were oral. There were also motions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153656-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 world oil market chronology\nSources include: Dow Jones (DJ), New York Times (NYT), Wall Street Journal (WSJ), and the Washington Post (WP).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153657-0000-0000", "contents": "1998 \u00darvalsdeild\nThe 1998 season of \u00darvalsdeild was the 87th season of league football in Iceland. \u00cdBV defended their title. \u00cdR and \u00der\u00f3ttur were relegated. The competition was known as Landss\u00edmadeild, due to its sponsorship by the now-defunct company, Landss\u00edminn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153657-0001-0000", "contents": "1998 \u00darvalsdeild, Results\nEach team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 18 matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0000-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore\n19982 Barbaradoore, provisional designation 1990 BJ, is an eccentric, stony Phocaea asteroid and a recent Mars-crosser from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1990, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named after Barbara Doore, a cousin of the discoverer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0001-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore, Orbit and classification\nWhen applying the Hierarchical Clustering Method to its proper orbital elements, Barbaradoore is a member of the Phocaea family (701), a large family of stony S-type asteroids with nearly two thousand known members. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7\u20133.0\u00a0AU once every 3 years and 7 months (1,303 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.29 and an inclination of 22\u00b0 with respect to the ecliptic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0002-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore, Orbit and classification, Recent Mars-crosser and disparate criteria\nAs of 2017, Barbaradoore has become a Mars-crossing asteroid (MCA), a dynamically unstable group between the main belt and the near-Earth populations, because its perihelion is at 1.6657, declining from 1.6662\u00a0AU just the year before. In the JPL Small-Body Database, an asteroid's perihelion has to be smaller than 1.666\u00a0AU in order to classify as MCA, while in the Lightcurve Data Base, that limit is defined at 1.668\u00a0AU.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 88], "content_span": [89, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0003-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore, Orbit and classification, Recent Mars-crosser and disparate criteria\nAs of 2017, the Minor Planet Center does not classify Barbaradoore as an MCA, due to a differently defined threshold-perihelion of 1.6600\u00a0AU. It therefore remains an unspecified main-belt asteroid. Before 2017, when Barbaradoore's orbit did not yet cross that of Mars, it was an outer Mars grazer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 88], "content_span": [89, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0004-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore, Physical characteristics\nBarbaradoore is an assumed stony S-type asteroid, which agrees with the overall spectral type for members of the Phocaea family.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0005-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore, Physical characteristics, Lightcurve\nIn July 2010, a rotational lightcurve of Barbaradoore was obtained from photometric observation by Czech astronomer Petr Pravec at Ond\u0159ejov Observatory. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 3.3162 hours with a brightness variation of 0.28 magnitude (U=3).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 56], "content_span": [57, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0006-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo\nAccording to the surveys carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Barbaradoore has a high albedo between 0.306 and 0.42 with a corresponding diameter of 3.88 to 5.02 kilometers, while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 5.66 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 65], "content_span": [66, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0007-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo, Comparison\nWith a diameter of approximately 5 kilometers, Barbaradoore is one of the smallest sizable Mars-crossing asteroids compared to 1065\u00a0Amundsenia (9.75\u00a0km), 1139\u2009Atami (9.35\u00a0km), 1508\u00a0Kemi (17\u00a0km), 1011\u00a0Laodamia (7.39\u00a0km), 1727\u00a0Mette (est 9\u00a0km), 1131\u00a0Porzia (7.13\u00a0km), 1235\u00a0Schorria (est. 9\u00a0km), 985\u00a0Rosina (8.18\u00a0km) 1310\u00a0Villigera (15.24\u00a0km), and 1468\u00a0Zomba (7\u00a0km); and much smaller than the largest members of this dynamical group, namely, 132\u00a0Aethra, 323\u00a0Brucia, 2204\u00a0Lyyli and 512\u00a0Taurinensis, which are larger than 20 kilometers in diameter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 77], "content_span": [78, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153658-0008-0000", "contents": "19982 Barbaradoore, Naming\nThis minor planet was named after a cousin of the discoverer, Barbara Hendricks Doore (born 1933). She is described by the discoverer as an admirer of sports and as an appreciated leader and volunteer, who has dedicated much of her time at Cathedral City's Boys and Girls Club in California. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 24 June 2002 (M.P.C. 46012).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 26], "content_span": [27, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis\nThe 1998\u201399 Ecuador economic crisis was a period of economic instability that resulted from a combined inflationary-currency crisis, financial crisis, fiscal crisis, and sovereign debt crisis. Severe inflation and devaluation of the Ecuadorian sucre lead to President Jamil Mahuad announcing on January 9, 2000 that the US dollar would be adopted as the national currency. Poor economic conditions and subsequent protests against the government resulted in the 2000 Ecuadoran coup d\u2019\u00e9tat in which Jamil Mahuad was forced to resign and was replaced by his Vice President, Gustavo Noboa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Background\nThroughout the 20th century, Ecuador was one of the poorer countries in Latin America, and had high rates of poverty and income inequality compared to other countries in the region. By the late 1990s around 45% of the population lived below the national poverty line, making them especially vulnerable. The discovery of oil in the 1960s lead to rapid economic growth, but created an economy that was dependent on exports of oil and agricultural products such as bananas, coffee, and shrimp.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Background\nLower oil prices resulted in economic stagnation throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, as oil exports alone accounted for half of the country's total exports and about a third of all government revenue in the late 1990s. Ecuador's population and economy can be geographically divided into three general regions: the Pacific coastal region in the west, the central Andean highlands, and the eastern Amazonian regions. 95% of the population lives on the coast or the central highlands, and accounts for the majority of Ecuador's economic activity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Background\nThe Amazonian regions are mostly populated by indigenous people who are generally poorer, despite the fact that the Amazon contains Ecuador's significant oil reserves. Across all three regions, poverty is much worse in rural areas than in urban areas. Ecuador's social and economic inequalities have contributed to internal tensions and political divides on a national level, which became evident during the government's response to the financial crisis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes\nIn 2010, author and professor Alberto Valencia Granada published a book called When Success is a Crime: Filanbanco: A Case of Violation of Human Rights in Ecuador. His book summarizes the causes of the financial crisis:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes\nIn the late 1990s, Ecuador (and the entire region) experienced capital flight following the East Asian and Russian crises. Ecuador then experienced a political-economic crisis that was aggravated by many factors: military confrontation with Peru, lack of sufficient hydroelectric energy production (due to low water levels), and difficulties in the agricultural sector because of the El Ni\u00f1o weather phenomenon. These factors together deepened the political crisis in the country \u2014 a time period that saw four presidents within eight years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0003-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes\nThe biggest victims of the economic crisis were the agricultural export industry located along the coasts, which were Filanbanco\u2019s principal credit recipients. Lack of payments from these customers, combined with restrictions on opening new lines of international credit, squeezed the bank. Thus, the bank turned to other companies within the Isaias Group for cash along with liquidity loans from the Central Bank.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes, Structural weaknesses in Ecuador\nEconomic conditions in Ecuador allowed the development of a weak financial system which was more vulnerable to disruptions. The financial sector was also affected by the regional fragmentation between policy makers in the capital, Quito, and banks based in the port city of Guayaquil, the most populous city and economic centre of the country in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 75], "content_span": [76, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes, Structural weaknesses in Ecuador\nFinancial liberalization policies had been adopted in the early 1990s by conservative president Sixto Dur\u00e1n-Ball\u00e9n and his vice president Alberto Dahik (widely considered the economic tsar of the government and mastermind of neoliberal policies), allowing easier access to international markets and investors, but they also created a largely deregulated domestic financial sector. Many Ecuadoran banks were well connected to prominent business groups and politicians, and financial supervision and regulation was not strongly enforced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 75], "content_span": [76, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0004-0002", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes, Structural weaknesses in Ecuador\nAs a result, Ecuadoran banks experienced a credit boom in the 1990s, providing high-risk loans to well-connected customers, assuming that the government and Central Bank would bail them out if needed. Lack of oversight also allowed many banks to engage in lucrative but risky offshore banking in U.S. dollar denominations, creating an informal dollarization of the financial sector, and a vulnerability to fluctuations in the exchange rate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 75], "content_span": [76, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes, Shocks and vulnerability\nEcuador's public finances in the 1990s were heavily dependent on oil revenue, and public spending was high. In the short term, the financial crisis was triggered by a series of external shocks. A severe El Ni\u00f1o in 1997\u20131998 caused heavy rains and flooding that caused widespread crop failures and damaged infrastructure costing approximately 13% of its GDP. These shocks occurred soon after several financial crises in Asia (1997), Russia (1998), and Brazil (1998), which were damaging to the world economy. In this context, global financial institutions were more reluctant to offer credit lines to Ecuador and other developing countries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0005-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes, Shocks and vulnerability\nOil prices plunged in 1998, partly in response to global economic slowdown following the Asian financial crisis, which significantly reduced the government's revenues. These shocks created a situation where the public deficit grew uncontrollably, as the government had to recover from El Ni\u00f1o damage, but had restricted access to oil revenues and international financing. For example, the public sector deficit increased from 2.6% of GDP in 1997 to 6.2% in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Causes, Shocks and vulnerability\nEcuador was also undergoing a period of political vulnerability in the 1990s. The fragmentation and divided politics of the country resulted in a relatively weak state throughout the 1990s, which never gained widespread support. Populist president Abdal\u00e1 Bucaram, known as \"El Loco\", was declared mentally unfit by Congress and fled after nation-wide protests in 1997, and an interim government under Fabi\u00e1n Alarc\u00f3n was in power until Jamil Mahuad was elected in 1998, just as the banking crisis was developing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Crisis and government response\nThe economic crisis began in the context of increasing public debt and poor economic performance on a national level. In the private financial sector, banks had given out excessively risky loans, and were struggling to maintain liquidity. The banking crisis started in April 1998 with the failure of a small bank, but the ensuing atmosphere of uncertainty caused excessive withdrawals and triggered more bank failures throughout 1998. By August, important bank failures had reached the point where the government could no longer intervene by bailing out and supporting struggling banks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0007-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Crisis and government response\nBy December, the \"AGD law\" (Agencia de Garant\u00eda de Dep\u00f3sitos) set up deposit insurance, in an attempt to discourage further withdrawals. Another law starting in January 1999 established a 1% tax on any financial transactions, which would discourage withdrawals and raise revenue for the struggling government. However, this tax proved devastating for both the financial system and ordinary people as it discouraged all financial activity and did not prevent deposit withdrawals. Other proposed government policies included increases in general sales taxes and gasoline taxes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Crisis and government response\nBy early 1999, major banks were failing and being taken over and closed by the AGD, while still providing a deposit guarantee. Increasing consumer prices and the depreciation of the Sucre raised fears of hyperinflation, and in March 1999 the government declared a national bank holiday, which ended up lasting a full week from March 8\u201312. At the end of the holiday, the government announced a widespread deposit freeze in which deposits would be frozen for a full year. This did temporarily slow inflation, but it caused the collapse of trust in the banking system and poor economic conditions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0008-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Crisis and government response\nThroughout 1999, the government did gradually unfreeze deposits, but this was followed by widespread withdrawals and more bank failure, due to a lack of confidence in the banks. By September, the government itself had defaulted on external debts as it had spent significant resources supporting the central bank and its deposit guarantees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Economic effects, Dollarization\nDespite the government's efforts to curb inflation, the Sucre depreciated rapidly at the end of 1999, resulting in widespread informal use of U.S. dollars in the financial system. As a last resort to prevent hyperinflation, the government formally adopted the U.S. dollar in January 2000. The stability of the new currency was a necessary first step towards economic recovery, but the exchange rate was fixed at 25,000:1, which resulted in great losses of wealth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 66], "content_span": [67, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Economic effects, Poverty and living conditions\nThe severe effects of the financial crisis were especially visible in Ecuador because of the preexisting problems of poverty and national inequality. The general economic uncertainty resulted in loss of jobs and wealth, which had the most significant effect on people who were already vulnerable. The government was financially limited due to its debt defaults, and had to focus on macroeconomic solutions rather than the social problems that developed during the financial crisis. Measures of poverty, including extreme poverty and the poverty gap, all increased during the crisis and peaked in 1999. Rural areas were especially affected, and metrics such as worse child nutrition, reduced educational spending, and poor health outcomes all showed that the financial crisis had severe effects. An estimated 200,000 Ecuadorans also left the country between 1998 and 2000, representing 2% of the labor force.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 82], "content_span": [83, 990]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Political effects\nPresident Jamil Mahuad suffered declining popularity ratings throughout the financial crisis, decreasing from 60% in 1998 to 6% in early 2000. The dollarization policy proved to be particularly unpopular even if it was implemented successfully. Protests led by a coalition of indigenous peoples (CONAIE) and supported by the military occupied congress and forced President Mahuad to resign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Social effects, Migration to the United States\nThe Ecuadoran financial crisis caused massive migrations, primarily to the United States and Spain. Between the years 1999 and 2000, approximately 400,000 Ecuadorans migrated to the United States. This was not the first wave of Ecuadoran migration to the U.S., and so this wave of migrants joined roughly half a million other Ecuadorans who had already paved the way for migration. Most Ecuadorans who migrated to the U.S. as a result of the Ecuadoran financial crisis were from the regions of Azuay and Ca\u00f1ar. The largest community of Ecuadorans in the U.S. resides in the New York metropolitan area. Half of the Ecuadoran diaspora is within the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 81], "content_span": [82, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Social effects, Migration to the United States\nEcuadoran migration to the US has become increasingly transnational in nature. This is due in part to remittances sent back to communities in Ecuador by migrant communities in the US. The sending of these remittances facilitates a continuous connection between migrants and those at home, which in turn facilitates further migration. Remittances to Ecuador were at around $643 million in 1997, and increased $1.41 billion in 2001 which highlights the sudden impact emigration had on Ecuador.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 81], "content_span": [82, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Social effects, Migration to Spain\nMany Ecuadorians migrated to Spain in search of financial opportunity, as Spain's economy had been flourishing. Around 7,000 Ecuadorians arrived to Spain each month in 2000. This early wave left Ecuador during the hardest part of the economic crisis and was composed of young people eager to work. By 2005, the Ecuadorian community in Spain was around 500,000 people. During the period until 2004, the migrants were mainly composed family members joining those who had first migrated. The Ecuadorian diaspora in Spain differs from the U.S. one in that Ecuadorians experienced greater economic prosperity in Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 69], "content_span": [70, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153659-0014-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Ecuador economic crisis, Social effects, Migration to Spain\nThey sent up to 46% of their salary, 16% invested in improving living conditions for their families back in Ecuador. A lot of which were young kids reuniting with their parents, such kids grew up in Spain, attended school, and are now making up the second generation of Ecuadorians in Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 69], "content_span": [70, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak\nThe 1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak was a Nipah virus outbreak occurring from September 1998 to May 1999 in the states of Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor in Malaysia. A total of 265 cases of acute encephalitis with 105 deaths caused by the virus were reported in the three states throughout the outbreak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak\nThe Malaysian health authorities at the first thought Japanese encephalitis (JE) was the cause of infection which hampered the deployment of effective measures to prevent the spread before being finally identified by a local virologist from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya that it was a newly discovered agent named Nipah virus (NiV). The disease was as deadly as the Ebola virus disease (EVD), but attacked the brain system instead of the blood vessels. University of Malaya's Faculty of Medicine and the University of Malaya Medical Centre played a major role in serving as a major referral centre for the outbreak, treating majority of the Nipah patients and was instrumental in isolating the novel virus and researched on its features.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 793]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak\nThis emerging diseases where it caused major losses to both animal and human lives, affecting livestock trade and created a significant setback to the swine sector of the animal industry in Malaysia. The country also became the origin of the virus where it had no more cases since 1999 but further outbreaks continue to occur in Bangladesh and India.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Background\nThe virus firstly struck pig-farms in the suburb of Ipoh in Perak with the occurrence of respiratory illness and encephalitis among the pigs where it is firstly thought to be caused by Japanese encephalitis (JE) due to 4 serum samples from 28 infected humans in the area tested positive for JE-specific Immunoglobulin M (IgM) which is also confirmed by the findings of World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Tropical Disease at the Nagasaki University.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 51], "content_span": [52, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Background\nA total of 15 infected people died during the ensuing outbreak before the virus began to spread into Sikamat, Nipah River Village and Pelandok Hill in Negeri Sembilan when farmers affected by the control measures began to sell their infected pigs to these areas. This resulted 180 patients infected by the virus and 89 deaths. With further movement of the infected pigs, more cases emerged from around Sepang District and Sungai Buloh in Selangor with 11 cases and 1 death reported among abattoir workers in Singapore who had handled the infected pigs imported from Malaysia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 51], "content_span": [52, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Authorities response and further investigation\nSince the cause was firstly wrongly identified, early control measures such as mosquito foggings and vaccination of pigs against JE were deployed to the affected area which proved to be ineffective since more cases emerged despite the early measures. With the increasing deaths reported from the outbreak, this caused nationwide fear from the public and the near collapse of local pig-farming industry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 87], "content_span": [88, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0003-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Authorities response and further investigation\nMost healthcare workers who were taking care of their infected patients had been convinced that the outbreak was not caused by JE since the disease affected more adults than children, including those who had been vaccinated earlier against JE. Through further autopsies on the deceased, the findings were inconsistent from the earlier results where they suggest it may come from another agent. This was supported with several reasons such as all of the infected victims had direct physical contacts with pigs and all of the infected pigs had developed severe symptoms of barking cough before dying. Despite the evidence gathered from autopsies results with new findings among local researchers, the federal government especially the health authorities insisted that it was solely caused by JE which delayed further appropriate action taken for the outbreak control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 87], "content_span": [88, 953]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Authorities response and further investigation, Identification of the source of infection\nIn early March 1999, a local medical virologist at the University of Malaya named Dr Chua Kaw Beng finally found the root cause of the infection. Through his findings, the infection was indeed caused by a new agent named Nipah virus (NiV), taken from the investigation area name of Nipah River Village (Malay: Kampung Sungai Nipah), where it is still unknown to available science records at the time. The virus origin is identified from a native fruit bat species.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 130], "content_span": [131, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Authorities response and further investigation, Identification of the source of infection\nTogether with the Hendra virus (HeV), the novel virus is subsequently recognised as a new genus, Henipavirus (Hendra + Nipah) in the Paramyxoviridae family. He found that NiV and HeV shared enough epitopes for HeV antigens to be used in a prototype serological test for NiV antibodies which helped in the subsequent screening and diagnosis of NiV infection. Following the findings, widespread surveillance of pig populations together with the culling of over a million pigs was undertaken and the last human fatality occurred on 27 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 130], "content_span": [131, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0004-0002", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Authorities response and further investigation, Identification of the source of infection\nThe outbreak in neighbouring Singapore also ended with immediate prohibition of pigs importation to the country and their subsequent closure of abattoirs. The virus discovery received the attention from the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) who giving swift assistance towards the characterisation of the virus and the development of surveillance and control measures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 130], "content_span": [131, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Aftermath\nUntil 2010s, the pig farming ban on Pelandok Hill was still in force to prevent the recurrence of the outbreak despite some people had quietly restarted the business after being instigated by community leaders. Most of the surviving pig farmers have turned to palm oil and Artocarpus integer (cempedak) cultivation. Since the virus has been named Nipah from the sample taken in Nipah River Village of Pelandok Hill, the latter area has become synonyms with the deadly virus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153660-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u20131999 Malaysia Nipah virus outbreak, Aftermath, Memorials\nIn 2018, the outbreak are being memorialised in a newly constructed museum named Nipah River Time Tunnel Museum in the Nipah River Village with several of the surviving victims stories have been filmed in a documentary which will be featured at the museum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression\nThe Argentine Great Depression was an economic depression in Argentina, which began in the third quarter of 1998 and lasted until the second quarter of 2002. It followed the fifteen years stagnation and a brief period of free-market reforms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression\nThe depression, which began after the Russian and Brazilian financial crises, caused widespread unemployment, riots, the fall of the government, a default on the country's foreign debt, the rise of alternative currencies and the end of the peso's fixed exchange rate to the US dollar. The economy shrank by 28 percent from 1998 to 2002. In terms of income, over 50 percent of Argentines lived below the official poverty line and 25 percent were indigent (their basic needs were unmet); seven out of ten Argentine children were poor at the depth of the crisis in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression\nBy the first half of 2003, however, GDP growth had returned, surprising economists and the business media, and the economy grew by an average of 9% for five years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression\nArgentina's GDP exceeded pre-crisis levels by 2005, and Argentine debt restructuring that year were resumed payments on most of its defaulted bonds; a second debt restructuring in 2010 brought the percentage of bonds out of default to 93%, though holdout lawsuits led by vulture funds remained ongoing. Bondholders who participated in the restructuring have been paid punctually and have seen the value of their bonds rise. Argentina repaid its International Monetary Fund loans in full in 2006, but had a long dispute with the 7% of bond-holders left. In April 2016 Argentina came out of the default when the new government decided to repay the country's debt, paying the full amount to the vulture/hedge funds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Origins\nArgentina's many years of military dictatorship (alternating with weak, short-lived democratic governments) had already caused significant economic problems prior to the 2001 crisis, particularly during the self-styled National Reorganization Process in power from 1976 to 1983. A right-wing executive, Jos\u00e9 Alfredo Mart\u00ednez de Hoz, was appointed Economy Minister at the outset of the dictatorship, and a neoliberal economic platform centered around anti-labor, monetarist policies of financial liberalization was introduced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Origins\nBudget deficits jumped to 15% of GDP as the country went into debt for the state takeover of over $15 billion in private debts as well as unfinished projects, higher defense spending, and the Falklands War. By the end of the military government in 1983, the foreign debt had ballooned from $8 billion to $45 billion, interest charges alone exceeded trade surpluses, industrial production had fallen by 20%, real wages had lost 36% of their purchasing power, and unemployment, calculated at 18% (though official figures claimed 5%), was at its highest point since the 1929 Great Depression.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Origins\nDemocracy was restored in 1983 with the election of President Ra\u00fal Alfons\u00edn. The new government intended to stabilize the economy and in 1985 introduced austerity measures and a new currency, the Argentine austral, the first of its kind without peso in its name. Fresh loans were required to service the $5 billion in annual interest charges, however, and when commodity prices collapsed in 1986, the state became unable to service this debt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Origins\nDuring the Alfonsin administration, unemployment did not substantially increase, but real wages fell by almost half to the lowest level in fifty years. Prices for state-run utilities, telephone service, and gas increased substantially.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Origins\nConfidence in the plan, however, collapsed in late 1987, and inflation, which had already averaged 10% per month (220% a year) from 1975 to 1988, spiraled out of control. Inflation reached 200% for the month in July 1989, peaking at 5000% for the year. Amid riots, Alfons\u00edn resigned five months before the end of his term; Carlos Menem took office in July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, 1990s\nAfter a second bout of hyperinflation, Domingo Cavallo was appointed Minister of the Economy in January 1991. On 1 April, he fixed the value of the austral at 10,000 per US dollar. Australs could be freely converted to dollars at banks. The Central Bank of Argentina had to keep its US dollar foreign-exchange reserves at the same level as the cash in circulation. The initial aim of such measures was to ensure the acceptance of domestic currency because after the 1989 and 1990 hyperinflation, Argentines had started to demand payment in US dollars. This regime was later modified by a law (Ley de Convertibilidad) that restored the Argentine peso as the national currency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, 1990s\nThe convertibility law reduced inflation sharply, preserving the value of the currency. That raised the quality of life for many citizens, who could again afford to travel abroad, buy imported goods or ask for credit in dollars at traditional interest rates. The fixed exchange rate reduced the cost of imports, which produced a flight of dollars from the country and a massive loss of industrial infrastructure and employment in industry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, 1990s\nArgentina, however, still had external public debt that it needed to roll over. Government spending remained too high, and corruption was rampant. Argentina's public debt grew enormously during the 1990s without showing that it could service the debt. The IMF kept lending money to Argentina and extending its payment schedules.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, 1990s\nMassive tax evasion and money laundering contributed to the movement of funds toward offshore banks. A congressional committee started investigations in 2001 over accusations that Central Bank Governor Pedro Pou, a prominent advocate of dollarization, and members of the board of directors had overlooked money laundering within Argentina's financial system. Clearstream was accused of being instrumental in this process.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, 1990s\nOther Latin American countries, including Mexico and Brazil (both important trade partners for Argentina) faced economic crises of their own, leading to mistrust of the regional economy. The influx of foreign currency provided by the privatization of state companies had ended. After 1999, Argentine exports were harmed by the devaluation of the Brazilian real against the dollar. A considerable international revaluation of the dollar directly weakened the peso relative to Argentina's trading partners: Brazil (30% of total trade flows) and the eurozone (23% of total trade flows).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, 1990s\nAfter having grown by over 50% from 1990 to 1998, Argentina's GDP declined by 3% in 1999 and the country entered what became a three-year-long recession. President Fernando de la R\u00faa was elected in 1999 on a reform platform that nevertheless sought to maintain the peso's parity with the dollar. He inherited a country with high unemployment (15%), lingering recession, and continued high levels of borrowing. In 1999, economic stability became economic stagnation (even deflation at times), and the economic measures taken did nothing to avert it. The government continued its predecessor's economic policies. Devaluing the peso by abandoning the exchange peg was considered political suicide and a recipe for economic disaster. By the end of the century, complementary currencies had emerged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 838]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, 1990s\nWhile the provinces of Argentina had always issued complementary currency in the form of bonds and drafts to manage shortages of cash, the scale of such borrowing reached unprecedented levels during this period. They became called \"quasi-currencies\", the strongest of them being Buenos Aires's Patac\u00f3n. The national government issued its own quasi-currency, the LECOP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, 1990s\nIn a 2001 interview, journalist Peter Katel identified three factors that converged \"the worst possible time\" that made the Argentine economy unravel:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Currency\nThe 2002 crisis of the Argentine peso, however, shows that even a currency board arrangement cannot be completely safe from a possible collapse. When the peso was first linked to the U.S. Dollar at parity in February 1991 under the Convertibility Law, initial economic effects were quite positive: Argentina's chronic inflation was curtailed dramatically and foreign investment began to pour in, leading to an economic boom. Over time, however, the peso appreciated against the majority of currencies as the U.S. Dollar became increasingly stronger in the second half of the 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0016-0001", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Currency\nA strong peso hurt exports from Argentina and caused a protracted economic downturn that eventually led to the abandonment of the peso-dollar parity in 2002. This change, in turn, caused severe economic and political distress in the country. The unemployment rate rose above 20 percent and inflation reached a monthly rate of about 20 percent in April 2002. In contrast, Hong Kong was able to successfully defend its currency board arrangement during the Asian financial crisis, a major stress test for the arrangement. Although there is no clear consensus on the causes of the Argentine crisis, there are at least three factors that are related to the collapse of the currency board system and ensuing economic crisis:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Currency\nWhile the currency crisis is over, the debt problem has not been completely resolved. The government of Argentina ceased all debt payments in December 2001 in the wake of persistent recession and rising social and political unrest. In 2004, the Argentine government made a 'final' offer amounting to a 75 percent reduction in the net present value of the debt. Foreign bondholders rejected this offer and asked for an improved offer. In early 2005, bondholders finally agreed to the restructuring, under which they took a cut of about 70 percent on the value of their bond holdings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nWhen a short boom in the early 1990s of portfolio investment from abroad ended in 1995, Argentina became reliant on the IMF to provide the country with low-interest access to credit and to guide its economic reforms. When the recession began in 1999, the national deficit widened to 2.5% of GDP, and its external debt surpassed 50% of GDP. Seeing the levels as excessive, the IMF advised the government to balance its budget by implementing austerity measures to sustain investor confidence. The De la R\u00faa administration implemented $1.4 billion in cuts in its first weeks in office in late 1999. In June 2000, with unemployment at 14% and projections of 3.5% GDP for the year, austerity was furthered by $938 million in spending cuts and $2 billion in tax increases.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 844]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nGDP growth projections proved to be overly optimistic (instead of growing, real GDP shrank 0.8%), and lagging tax receipts prompted the government to freeze spending and cut retirement benefits again. In early November, Standard & Poor's placed Argentina on a credit watch, and a treasury bill auction required paying 16% interest (up from 9% in July, the second-highest rate of any country in South America at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nRising bond yields forced the country to turn to major international lenders, such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the US Treasury, which would lend to the government below market rates if it complied with conditions. Several more rounds of belt-tightening followed. Jos\u00e9 Luis Machinea resigned in March 2001. He was replaced with Ricardo L\u00f3pez Murphy, who lasted less than three weeks in office before being replaced with Cavallo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nStandard and Poor's cut the credit rating of the country's bonds to B\u2013 in July 2001. Cavallo reacted by offering bondholders a swap: longer-term, higher-interest bonds would be exchanged for bonds due in 2010.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0021-0001", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nThe \"megaswap\" (megacanje), as Cavallo referred to it, was accepted by most bondholders, and it delayed up to $30 billion in payments that would have been due by 2005; but it also added $38 billion in interest payments in the out years; of the $82 billion in bonds that eventually had to be restructured (triggering a wave of holdout lawsuits), 60% were issued during the 2001 megaswap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nCavallo also attempted to curb the budget crisis by instituting an unpopular across-the-board pay cut in July of up to 13% to all civil servants and an equivalent cut to government pension benefits, De la R\u00faa's seventh austerity round\u2014triggering nationwide strikes, and from August, it paid salaries of the highest-paid employees in IOUs instead of money. That further depressed the weakened economy, the unemployment rate rose to 16.4% in August 2001 up from a 14.7% a month earlier, and it reached 20% by December.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nPublic discontent with the economic conditions was expressed in the nationwide election. De la R\u00faa's alliance lost its majority in both chambers of Congress. Over 20% of voters chose to give blank or defaced ballots rather than indicate support of any candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0024-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nThe crisis intensified when, on 5 December 2001, the IMF refused to release a US$1.3 billion tranche of its loan, citing the failure of the Argentine government to reach its budget deficit targets, and it demanded budget cuts, 10% of the federal budget. On 4 December, Argentine bond yields stood at 34% over U.S. treasury bonds, and, by 11 December, the spread jumped to 42%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0025-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default\nBy the end of November 2001, people began withdrawing large sums of dollars from their bank accounts, turning pesos into dollars, and sending them abroad, which caused a bank run. On 2 December, the government enacted measures, informally known as the corralito, that effectively froze all bank accounts for twelve months, allowing for only minor sums of cash to be withdrawn, initially $250 a week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 76], "content_span": [77, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0026-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil\nThe freeze enraged many Argentines who took to the streets of important cities, especially Buenos Aires. They engaged in protests that became known as cacerolazo (banging pots and pans). The cacerolazos began as noisy demonstrations but soon included property destruction, often directed at banks, foreign-owned privatized companies, and, especially, big American and European companies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 119], "content_span": [120, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0027-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil\nConfrontations between the police and citizens became common, and fires were set on Buenos Aires avenues. De la R\u00faa declared a state of emergency, but the situation worsened, precipitating the violent protests of 20 and 21 December 2001 in Plaza de Mayo, where clashes between demonstrators and the police ended up with several people dead and precipitated the fall of the government. De la R\u00faa eventually fled the Casa Rosada in a helicopter on 21 December.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 119], "content_span": [120, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0028-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil\nFollowing the presidential succession procedures established in the Constitution of Argentina, the Senate chairman was next in the line of succession in the absence of the president and the vice-president. Accordingly, Ram\u00f3n Puerta took office as a caretaker head of state, and the Legislative Assembly (a joint session of both chambers of Congress) was convened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 119], "content_span": [120, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0029-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil\nAdolfo Rodr\u00edguez Sa\u00e1, the governor of San Luis Province, was eventually appointed as the new interim president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 119], "content_span": [120, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0030-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil, Debt default\nDuring the last week of 2001, the administration defaulted on the larger part of the public debt, US$132 billion, a seventh of all the money borrowed by the Third World.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 133], "content_span": [134, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0031-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil, Debt default\nPolitically, the most heated debate involved the date of the following elections. Proposals ranged from March 2002 to October 2003, the end of De la R\u00faa's term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 133], "content_span": [134, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0032-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil, Debt default\nRodr\u00edguez Sa\u00e1's economic team came up with a scheme designed to preserve the convertibility regime, dubbed the \"Third Currency\" Plan. It consisted of creating a new, non-convertible currency, the Argentino, that would coexist with convertible pesos and US dollars. It would circulate as cash, or but not in checks, promissory notes, or other instruments, which could be denominated in pesos or dollars. It would be partially guaranteed with federally managed land to counterbalance inflationary tendencies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 133], "content_span": [134, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0033-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil, Debt default\nArgentines having legal status would be used to redeem all complementary currency already in circulation; their acceptance as a means of payment was quite uneven. It was hoped that convertibility would restore public confidence, and the non-convertible nature of this currency would allow for a measure of fiscal flexibility (unthinkable with pesos) to ameliorate the crippling recession. Critics called the plan merely a \"controlled devaluation\" but its advocates countered that since controlling a devaluation is perhaps its thorniest issue, that criticism was a praise in disguise. The plan had enthusiastic supporters among mainstream economists (the most well-known being perhaps Mart\u00edn Redrado, a former Banco Central de la Rep\u00fablica Argentina president) citing technical arguments. However, it was not implemented because the Rodr\u00edguez Sa\u00e1 government lacked the required political support.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 133], "content_span": [134, 1030]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0034-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Rates, riots, resignations and default, December 2001 riots and political turmoil, Debt default\nRodriguez Sa\u00e1 lost the support of his own Justicialist Party and resigned before the end of the year. The Legislative Assembly convened again, appointing Peronist Senator Eduardo Duhalde of Buenos Aires Province, who had been the runner-up in the 1999 race for the presidency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 133], "content_span": [134, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0035-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate\nIn January 2002, after much deliberation, Duhalde abandoned the fixed exchange rate that had been in place for ten years. In a matter of days, the peso lost a large part of its value in the unregulated market. A provisional \"official\" exchange rate was set at 1.4 pesos per US dollar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0036-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate\nIn addition to the corralito, the Ministry of Economy dictated the pesificaci\u00f3n; all bank accounts denominated in dollars would be converted to pesos at an official rate. That angered most savings holders and attempts were made to declare it unconstitutional.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0037-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate\nAfter a few months, the exchange rate was mostly a floating exchange rate. The peso further depreciated, which prompted increased inflation. Argentina depended heavily on imports but then could not replace them locally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0038-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate\nInflation and unemployment worsened during 2002. Then, exchange rate had reached nearly 4 pesos per dollar, and the accumulated inflation since the devaluation was about 80%, considerably less than predicted by most orthodox economists. The quality of life of the average Argentine was lowered proportionally. Many businesses closed or went bankrupt, many imported products became virtually inaccessible, and salaries were left as they were before the crisis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0039-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate\nSince the supply of pesos did not meet the demand for cash (even after the devaluation), complementary currencies kept circulating alongside them. Fears of hyperinflation as a consequence of devaluation quickly eroded their attractiveness. Their acceptability now ultimately depended on the state's irregular willingness to take them as payment of taxes and other charges.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0040-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate\nWhile the regional currency was frequently accepted at the same value as the peso, Entre R\u00edos Province's Federal fared among the worst, discounted by an average 30% as even the provincial government that had issued them was reluctant to accept them. There were also frequent rumors that the first state would banish complementary currency overnight, leaving their holders with useless printed paper.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0041-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate, Immediate effects\nAerol\u00edneas Argentinas was one of the most affected Argentine companies, canceling all international flights for various days in 2002. The airline came close to bankruptcy but survived.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 83], "content_span": [84, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0042-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate, Immediate effects\nSeveral thousand homeless and jobless Argentines found work as cartoneros, cardboard collectors. An estimate in 2003 had 30,000 to 40,000 people scavenging the streets for cardboard to sell to recycling plants. Such desperate measures were common because of the unemployment rate, nearly 25%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 83], "content_span": [84, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0043-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, End of fixed exchange rate, Immediate effects\nArgentine agricultural products were rejected in some international markets for fear that they might have been damaged by the chaos. The US Department of Agriculture put restrictions on Argentine food and drug exports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 83], "content_span": [84, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0044-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nDuhalde eventually stabilised the situation somewhat and called for elections. On 25 May 2003, N\u00e9stor Kirchner took office as the new president. Kirchner kept Duhalde's Minister of Economy, Roberto Lavagna. Lavagna, a respected economist with centrist views, showed a considerable aptitude at managing the crisis, with the help of heterodox measures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0045-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nThe economic outlook was completely different from that of the 1990s. The devalued peso made Argentine exports cheap and competitive abroad and discouraged imports. In addition, the high price of soybeans in the international market produced massive amounts of foreign currency; China became a major buyer of Argentina's soy products.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0046-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nThe government encouraged import substitution and accessible credit for businesses, staged an aggressive plan to improve tax collection, and allocated large sums for social welfare but controlled expenditure in other fields.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0047-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nThe peso slowly rose, reaching a 3-to-1 rate to the dollar. Agricultural exports grew and tourism returned. The huge trade surplus ultimately caused such an inflow of dollars that the government was forced to begin intervening to keep the peso from rising further, which would have adversely affected budget balances by limiting export tax revenues and discouraged further reindustrialisation. The central bank started rebuilding its dollar reserves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0048-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nBy December 2005, foreign currency reserves had reached $28 billion (they were later reduced by the payment of the full debt to the IMF in January\u00a02006\u00a0(2006-01)). The downside of this reserve accumulation strategy is that US dollars had to be bought with freshly issued pesos, which risked inflation. The Central Bank sterilized its purchases by buying Treasury letters. In this way the exchange rate stabilised to about 3:1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0049-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nThe currency exchange issue was complicated by two opposing factors: a sharp increase in imports since 2004, which raised the demand for dollars, and the return of foreign investment, which brought fresh currency from abroad, after the successful restructuring of about three-quarters of the external debt. The government set up controls and restrictions aimed at keeping short-term speculative investment from destabilising financial markets. The country faced a potential debt crisis in late July 2014, when a New York judge ordered Argentina to pay hedge funds the full interest on bonds it had swapped at a discount rate during 2002. If the judgement proceeded, Argentina argued, the country would become insolvent and have a second debt default.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 797]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0050-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nArgentina's recovery suffered a minor setback in 2004, when rising industrial demand caused a short-lived energy crisis. Argentina continued to grow strongly, however, and GDP jumped 8.8% in 2003, 9.0% in 2004, 9.2% in 2005, 8.5% in 2006 and 8.7% in 2007. Though wages averaged a 17% annual increase from 2002 to 2008, and rising 25% in the year to May 2008, inflation ate away at the increases: 12.5% in 2005; 10% in 2006; nearly 15% in 2007, and over 20% during 2008. The government was accused of manipulating inflation statistics, and The Economist began to turn to private sources instead. The surveying volume prompted the government to increase export tariffs and to pressure retailers into one price freeze after another in a bid to stabilize prices but with little effect.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 828]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0051-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nWhile unemployment has been considerably reduced (it has hovered around 7% since 2011), Argentina has so far failed to reach an equitable distribution of income. Nevertheless, economic recovery after 2002 was accompanied by significant improvements in income distribution: in 2002, the richest 10% absorbed 40% of all income, compared to 1.1% for the poorest 10% (36 times); but by 2013, the former received 27.6% of income, and the latter, 2% (14 times). surveying. That level of inequality compares favorably to levels in most of Latin America and, in recent years, the United States as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0052-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Recovery\nLiving standards recovered significantly after growth resumed in 2003. Even using private inflation estimates, real wages rose by around 72% from their low point, in 2003, to 2013. Argentina's domestic new auto market recovered especially quickly from a low of 83,000 in 2002 (a fifth the levels of the late 1990s) to a record 964,000 in 2013.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0053-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Cooperatives\nDuring the economic collapse, many business owners and foreign investors sent their money overseas. As a result, many small and medium enterprises closed for lack of capital. The majority of their workers, faced with a sudden loss of employment and no source of income, decided to reopen the closed facilities on their own as self-managed cooperatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 50], "content_span": [51, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0054-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Cooperatives\nWorker cooperatives include the factory Zanon (FaSinPat), the four-star Hotel Bauen, the suit factory Brukman, and the printing press Chilavert. In some cases, former owners sent police to remove workers from the workplaces; that was sometimes successful but in other cases, workers defended occupied workplaces against the state, the police, and the bosses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 50], "content_span": [51, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0055-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Cooperatives\nA survey by an Buenos Aires newspaper found that around a third of the population had participated in general assemblies. The assemblies used to take place in street corners and public spaces, and they generally discussed ways of helping each other in the face of eviction, or organizing around issues such as health care, collective food buying, or food distribution programs. Some created new structures of health care and schooling. Neighborhood assemblies met once a week in a large assembly to discuss issues that affected the larger community. In 2004, The Take, a documentary, was released on the assemblies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 50], "content_span": [51, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0056-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Cooperatives\nSome businesses were legally purchased by the workers for nominal fees, but others remain occupied by workers who have no legal standing and sometimes reject negotiations. The government is considering a Law of Expropriation that would transfer some occupied businesses to their worker-managers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 50], "content_span": [51, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0057-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Effects on wealth distribution\nAlthough GDP grew consistently and quickly after 2003, it did not reach the levels of 1998, the last year before the crisis, until late 2004. Other macroeconomic indicators followed suit. A study by Equis, an independent counseling organization, found out that two measures of economic inequality, the Gini coefficient and the wealth gap between the 10% poorest and the 10% richest among the population, grew continuously from 2001 to March 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0058-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Effects on wealth distribution\nThe adjacent table shows statistics of poverty in Argentina, in percent of the population. The first column shows the date of the measurement (note that the method and time changed in 2003; poverty is now measured each semester). Extreme poverty is here defined as not having enough money to eat properly. The poverty line is set higher: it is the minimum income needed for basic needs including food, clothing, shelter, and studies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0059-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Debt restructuring\nWhen the default was declared in 2002, foreign investment stopped and capital flow ceased almost completely. The government faced severe challenges in trying to refinance its debt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0060-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Debt restructuring\nThe government reached an agreement in 2005 by which 76% of the defaulted bonds were exchanged for other bonds at a nominal value of 25 to 35% of the original and at longer terms. A second debt restructuring in 2010 brought the percentage of bonds out of default to 93%, but some creditors have still not been paid. Foreign currency denominated debt thus fell as a percentage of GDP from 150% in 2003 to 8.3% in 2013.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0061-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Criticism of IMF\nThe IMF accepted no discounts in its part of the Argentine debt. Some payments were refinanced or postponed on agreement. However, IMF authorities at times expressed harsh criticism of the discounts and actively lobbied for the private creditors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0062-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Criticism of IMF\nIn a speech before the United Nations General Assembly on 21 September 2004, Kirchner said, \"An urgent, tough, and structural redesign of the International Monetary Fund is needed, to prevent crises and help in [providing] solutions.\" Implicitly referencing the fact that the intent of the original Bretton Woods system was to encourage economic development, Kirchner warned that the IMF today must \"change that direction, which took it from being a lender for development to a creditor demanding privileges.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0063-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Criticism of IMF\nDuring the weekend of 1\u20132 October 2004, at the annual meeting of the IMF/World Bank, leaders of the IMF, the European Union, the Group of Seven industrialised nations, and the Institute of International Finance (IIF), warned Kirchner that Argentina had to come to an immediate debt-restructuring agreement with creditors, increasing its primary budget surplus to slow debt increases and imposing structural reforms to prove to the world financial community that it deserved loans and investment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0064-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Criticism of IMF\nIn 2005, turned its primary surplus into an actual surplus, Argentina began paying the IMF on schedule, with the intention of regaining financial independence. On 15 December 2005, following a similar action by Brazil, Kirchner suddenly announced that Argentina would pay the whole debt to the IMF. The debt payments, totaling US$9.810 billion, were previously scheduled as instalments until 2008. Argentina paid it with the central bank's foreign currency reserves. The payment was made on 6 January 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153661-0065-0000", "contents": "1998\u20132002 Argentine great depression, Criticism of IMF\nIn a June 2006 report, a group of independent experts hired by the IMF to revise the work of its Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) stated that the assessment of the Argentine case suffered from manipulation and lack of collaboration on the part of the IMF; the IEO is claimed to have unduly softened its conclusions to avoid criticizing the IMF's board of directors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153662-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 1. FC Kaiserslautern season\nDespite only gaining five less points than last season's title triumph, 1. FC Kaiserslautern were unable to defend their Bundesliga title and finished in fifth \u2013 still enough for a second successive season in European competition, in the UEFA Cup. Kaiserlautern also enjoyed a good run in their Champions League debut \u2013 topping a group also containing Benfica, PSV Eindhoven and HJK Helsinki and reaching the quarter-finals before being knocked out 6\u20130 on aggregate by fellow Germans Bayern Munich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153662-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 1. FC Kaiserslautern season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 62], "content_span": [63, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153662-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 1. FC Kaiserslautern season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 69], "content_span": [70, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153663-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 1.Lig\nStatistics of Turkish First Football League in the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153663-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 1.Lig, Overview\nIt was contested by 18 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship. And demotion of Sakaryaspor, \u00c7anakkale Dardanelspor, Karab\u00fckspor was decided.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 23], "content_span": [24, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153664-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 2. Bundesliga\nThe 1998\u201399 2 . Bundesliga season was the twenty-fifth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153664-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 2. Bundesliga\nArminia Bielefeld, SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Ulm 1846 were promoted to the Bundesliga while FC G\u00fctersloh, KFC Uerdingen 05, SG Wattenscheid 09 and Fortuna D\u00fcsseldorf were relegated to the Regionalliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153664-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 2. Bundesliga, League table\nFor the 1998\u201399 season SSV Ulm 1846, Rot-Wei\u00df Oberhausen, Hannover 96 and Tennis Borussia Berlin were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Regionalliga while Karlsruher SC, 1. FC K\u00f6ln and Arminia Bielefeld had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 35], "content_span": [36, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153665-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 2. Liga (Slovakia)\nThe 1998\u201399 season of the Slovak Second Football League (also known as 2. liga) was the sixth season of the league since its establishment. It began on 1 August 1998 and ended on 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153666-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A Group\nStatistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1998\u20131999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 81]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153666-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A Group, Overview\nIt was contested by 16 teams, and Litex Lovech won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 25], "content_span": [26, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153667-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A Lyga\nThe Lithuanian A Lyga 1998\u201399 was the ninth season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 10 July 1998 and ended on 13 June 1999. 13 teams participated and FK \u017dalgiris Vilnius won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153668-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A.C. Fiorentina season\nAssociazione Calcio Fiorentina enjoyed its best season in the 1990s on the pitch, but was left wondering what might have been. Leading the domestic Serie A championship a long way into the season, Fiorentina's title charge fell to pieces, as it lost unnecessary points while eventual champions Milan and runners-up Lazio continued winning their matches. In the end, Fiorentina salvaged third place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in 1999\u20132000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153668-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A.C. Fiorentina season\nIts European adventure in 1998\u201399 however, ended early, when a handmade bomb was thrown at a linesman in the victory against Swiss side Grasshoppers. The linesman escaped serious injury, but Fiorentina were declared losers of the match, despite its victory on the pitch, and were thus thrown out of the tournament. However, it avoided further sanctions. Fiorentina also lost the Coppa Italia Final to Parma, marking another season without titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153668-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A.C. Fiorentina season\nSeveral players were impressive, with the trio Gabriel Batistuta, Rui Costa and Francesco Toldo being the players really standing out. The defensive line-up and the many goals conceded were the main reasons Fiorentina would not win the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153669-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A.C. Milan season\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, Associazione Calcio Milan returned to their previous winning ways under the guidance of new manager Alberto Zaccheroni. Hired from Udinese, Zaccheroni brought striker Oliver Bierhoff and right-wingback Thomas Helveg with him from his former club. He introduced Milan to his unorthodox 3\u20134\u20133 formation (in the latter half of the season modified to 3\u20134\u20131\u20132, to allow space for a creative attacking midfielder) in which Bierhoff was a perfect centre forward, scoring 20 goals in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153669-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A.C. Milan season\nMilan had a marvelous second half of the season, in which they competed for the Serie A title with Lazio and Fiorentina. After seven straight wins in the last seven matches, Milan clinched the scudetto, becoming champions of Italy for the 16th time in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153669-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A.C. Milan season, Squad, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 61], "content_span": [62, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153670-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A.S. Roma season\nAssociazione Sportiva Roma was left trailing in the wake of city rivals Lazio's resurgence to fight for domestic and international glory. In coach Zden\u011bk Zeman's second season at the reins, Roma finished fifth in the table, and just missed out on qualification for the final Champions League spot. Roma reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, but lost to Atl\u00e9tico Madrid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153670-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 A.S. Roma season\nZeman employed an attacking 4\u20133\u20133 formation. Forwards Marco Delvecchio, Francesco Totti and Paulo S\u00e9rgio scored 42 league goals between them. As a team, Roma scored the most goals in Serie A, but poor defensive play led to them conceding 49 goals, the most of any of the top six teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153671-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ACB season\nThe 1998-1999 ACB season was the 17th season of the Liga ACB.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153672-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AEK Athens F.C. season\nAEK Athens F.C. competed for the 40th consecutive season in the Greek top flight and 76th year in existence as a football club. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season begun at 22 August 1998 and finished at 30 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153672-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nThe summer started with great ambition for the team, since the owner multinational company ENIC has all the time in front of it to proceed with transfers and build a strong team. Laki Nikolaou's management negotiates with strong names of coaches, gets close to Joachim L\u00f6w, but eventually ends up with the experienced but controversial Dragoslav Stepanovi\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153672-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nThe important transfer was that of Vassilis Lakis, who was strongly claimed by Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK and also some other good transfers of Akis Zikos and Dimitris Markos took place, but the foreign players who came did not amuse and as a result the gap in the defensive line, which was left after the retirement of the long\u2013time regular and club's captain, Stelios Manolas, was not filled.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153672-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nAEK starts mediocre, while at the same time Dimitris Melissanidis took over the management of the team. Stepanovi\u0107 started well, but it was obvious that he his presence was not convincing and was finally sacked after the 7th game. Takis Karagiozopoulos took over as caretaker coach for a while and then Oleg Blokhin is hired. In the cup, AEK was permaturely knocked out after they suffered a shock defeat in its first game from third\u2013tier club, Poseidon Michanionas, with a terrible performance by the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153672-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nAEK finally builded a decent team, while in January it is strengthened a lot with the loans of Wreh and M\u00e9ndez from Arsenal wthin the most important additions. In the end, AEK could not claim the championship from Olympiacos, but he manages to beat Panathinaikos the race of the second place that leads to the next season's Champions League qualifiers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153672-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew, AEK Athens' journey to Beligrade\nIn April 1999 by Dimitris Melissanidis' initiative, a friendly was organised match against Partizan in Belgrade, during the height of the NATO bombing of Serbia. As a gesture of compassion and solidarity towards the embattled Serbs, the AEK players and management staff defied the international embargo and traveled to Belgrade for the match. AEK's mission, alongside many political figures of the time such as Manolis Glezos, arrived in the Serbian capital amid moving events by Serbs offering Greeks bread and salt, a symbol of Serbian hospitality. After a stop at the Presidential Palace where AEK conveyed the message of support of the Greek people, the team arrived at the Partizan stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 74], "content_span": [75, 770]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153672-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew, AEK Athens' journey to Beligrade\nAbout 15,000 fans of both teams were present, despite the fact that all 40,000 tickets that had gone on sale had been sold. The reason people were less than the sold tickets, was the fuel, as there was a shortage and transportation was very difficult. It is worth noting that this was the first time since the beginning of the war that no sirens were heard during the day. The players of both teams entered the stadium together, holding a banner that read \"NATO stop the war, stop the bombing\". The game ended 1\u20131, when in the 68th minute thousands of Serbian football fans invaded the pitch to embrace the footballers. As was normal, this friendly game surpassed the geographical borders of Greece and Yugoslavia, being an object of admiration by the European Press.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 74], "content_span": [75, 842]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153672-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AEK Athens F.C. season, Players, Squad statistics\nNOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player arrival or exit is announced. Updated 30 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153673-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AFC Ajax season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153673-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AFC Ajax season, Season summary\nHaving waltzed to the title during the previous season, Ajax suffered a complete collapse this season to finish 6th, 23 points adrift of champions Feyenoord. This was the club's lowest finish since 1965. The club also suffered poor form in Europe, finishing bottom of their Champions League group stage. Manager Morten Olsen had paid for the club's poor form in December with his job; his replacement, promoted reserve-team coach Jan Wouters, was unable to reverse the team's fortunes but managed to lead Ajax to win the KNVB Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153673-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AFC Ajax season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153673-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AFC Ajax season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 57], "content_span": [58, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153673-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AFC Ajax season, Players, Jong Ajax\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153674-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 AHL season was the 63rd season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Providence Bruins finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153674-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AHL season, Final standings\nNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153674-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AHL season, Scoring leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153674-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 AHL season, All Star Classic\nThe 12th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 25, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 5-4 in a shootout. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team Canada won 15-12 over Team PlanetUSA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 36], "content_span": [37, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153675-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aberdeen F.C. season\nAberdeen F.C. competed in the inaugural Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1998\u201399.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153676-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u20131999 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously \"Alabama\", \"UA\", \"Bama\" or \"The Tide\") represented the University of Alabama in the 1998\u201399 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his first season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 87th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17\u201315, 6\u201310 in SEC play, they lost in the second round of the 1999 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 1999 National Invitation Tournament and lost in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153677-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Alabama\u2013Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season\nThe 1998\u201399 Alabama\u2013Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his seventeenth season as head coach. After six seasons in Division II, including two National Championships, UAH began play in as an independent in Division I, playing a schedule mixed with Division I and II teams. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153678-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Albanian Cup\n1998\u201399 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb) was the forty-seventh season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1998 with the First Round and ended on May 1999 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1999-2000 first round of the UEFA Europa League. KS Apolonia were the defending champions, having won their first Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KF Tirana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153678-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Albanian Cup\nThe rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153678-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Albanian Cup, Second round\nAll sixteen teams of the 1997\u201398 Superliga and First Division entered in this round. First and second legs were played on January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153678-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Albanian Cup, Quarterfinals\nIn this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153678-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Albanian Cup, Semifinals\nIn this round entered the four winners from the previous round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153679-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Albanian National Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 Albanian National Championship was the 60th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. The season began on 29 August 1998 and concluded on 15 May 1999. Vllaznia began the season as defending champions of the 1997\u201398 season and Burreli was the only team promoted from the Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb as the league was reduced from 18 teams to 16.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153679-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Albanian National Championship\nTirana won their 18th Albanian title, having finished as runners-up during the previous season. The newly promoted club Burreli were the first team to be relegated, and they were followed by La\u00e7i and Besa down to the Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153679-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Albanian National Championship, Teams, Promotion and relegation\nA total of 16 teams competed in the 1998\u201399 season, 2 less than the previous where 18 teams competed. Of these 16 teams, 15 of them were from the 1997\u201398 season with Burreli being the only promoted side from the Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb. 3 sides from the 1997\u201398 season were relegated, and they were Shqiponja, Sopoti and Albpetrol.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153680-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Algerian Championnat National\nThe 1998\u201399 Algerian Championnat National was the 37th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 28 teams contested the league, with USM El Harrach as the defending champions, The Championnat started on September 10, 1998. and ended on May 31, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153681-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Algerian Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Algerian Cup was the 34th edition of the Algerian Cup. USM Alger won the Cup by defeating JS Kabylie 2-0. It was USM Alger fourth  Algerian Cup in its history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153682-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 4 October 1998 and ended on 17 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153682-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship\nCorofin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballina Stephenites in the Ulster Club Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153682-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship\nOn 17 March 1999, Crossmaglen Rangers won the championship following a 0-09 to 0-08 defeat of Ballina Stephenites in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153682-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship\nCrossmaglen's Ois\u00edn McConville was the championship's top scorer with 1-31.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153683-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by CorkMan (talk | contribs) at 15:10, 20 February 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153683-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 11 October 1998 and ended on 17 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153683-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship\nBirr were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the county championship and failed to qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153683-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship\nOn 17 March 1999, St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield won the championship following a 2-14 to 0-8 defeat of Rathnure in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It remains their only championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153683-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship\nRathnure's Paul Codd was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two\nThe 1998-99 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two was the twelfth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. The league was expanded from twelve teams to fourteen and new teams to the division included Bristol who had been relegated from the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1997-98 while London Welsh, Rugby Lions, Leeds Tykes and Worcester were promoted from National League 1. Allied Dunbar sponsored the top two divisions of the English rugby union leagues for the second season in a row. The leagues were previously known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two\nBristol, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 1999\u201300. The runners\u2013up Rotherham lost to the thirteenth placed team in the Premership (Bedford) in a two legged play\u2013off and did not gain promotion. Blackheath and Fylde were relegated to Jewson National League 1 for the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\n60 - 3 Orrell at home to Blackheath on 26 September 1998", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 116]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\n71 - 22 London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\nLondon Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999Worcester at home to Wakefield on 17 April 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\nCoventry at home to Fylde on 26 September 1998London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nSteve Gough for Coventry at home to London Welsh on 10 October 1998", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nLuke Nabaro for Bristol at home to Blackheath on 13 March 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nSteve Gough for Coventry at home to Fylde on 26 September 1998 Craig Raymond for London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nSateki Tuipulotu for Leeds Tykes away to Coventry on 2 January 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153684-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Attendances\nLeeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153685-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Alpenliga season\nThe 1998\u201399 Alpenliga season was the eight and final season of the multi-national Alpenliga ice hockey league. 16 teams participated in the league, and VEU Feldkirch of Austria won the championship by defeating HC Bozen of Italy in the final. The Alpenliga was replaced by the Interliga for the 1999\u201300.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153686-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Alpha Ethniki\nThe 1998\u201399 Alpha Ethniki was the 63rd season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 30 May 1999. Olympiacos won their third consecutive and 28th Greek title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153687-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\nThe 1998\u201399 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n was the 108th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 7, 1998, to June 21, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153687-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\nBoca Juniors won both, Apertura and Clausura championships (a total of 24 league titles to date), while Platense and Hurac\u00e1n were relegated with the worst points averages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153688-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in second place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 13\u20135 record. Arizona reached the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, losing to Oklahoma in the first round and finishing the season with a 22\u20137 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153689-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1998\u201399 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his 14th year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 101st season of competitive football played by Arsenal. The club, managed by Ars\u00e8ne Wenger, entered the campaign as Premier League and FA Cup double winners. They ended this campaign as league runners-up, a point behind Manchester United, who secured the title on the final day of the season. United also eliminated Arsenal in a FA Cup semi-final replay; Ryan Giggs scored an extra time winner in the 109th minute. Arsenal competed in Europe's premier club competition \u2013 the UEFA Champions League \u2013 for the first time since its rebrand in 1992, but failed to progress past the group stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season\nIn the transfer window, Arsenal purchased several players, including Swedish midfielder Freddie Ljungberg and Argentine Nelson Vivas. Ian Wright \u2013 the club's all-time top goalscorer, left in the summer to play for West Ham United. Striker Nwankwo Kanu joined Arsenal in January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season\nArsenal made an indifferent start to their league campaign with four consecutive draws from their first five matches. After defeat to Aston Villa in December 1998, the team embarked on a 19 match unbeaten run to steadily climb up the league table. A 6\u20131 win against Middlesbrough in April 1999 moved Arsenal to the top of the table for the first time in the season and victory against Tottenham Hotspur put the team three points clear as main challenger United drew with Liverpool. Both Arsenal and Manchester United went into the final two games of the league season on the same number of points, but the former's defeat to Leeds United all but ended their chances of retaining the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season\n30 different players represented Arsenal in five competitions and there were 14 different goalscorers. Arsenal's top goalscorer was Nicolas Anelka, who scored 19 goals in 45 appearances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Background\nIn the 1997\u201398 season, Arsenal participated in the Premier League. The club made several new purchases, notably midfielders Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars from AS Monaco and Ajax respectively. Ian Wright scored his 179th and 180th goals for Arsenal against Bolton Wanderers in September 1997 and in the process broke Cliff Bastin's goalscoring record at the club. A run of three defeats in four matches, starting away at Derby County in November, concluded with a 3\u20131 loss at home to Blackburn Rovers and left the team in sixth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Background\nAlthough they were 12 points behind league leaders Manchester United by the end of February, a winning streak of nine matches ensured Arsenal won the championship, with a 4\u20130 win over Everton in May 1998. At Wembley Stadium, Arsenal beat Newcastle United 2\u20130 in the 1998 FA Cup Final to win the competition and complete a domestic double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Background\nManager Ars\u00e8ne Wenger was awarded the Carling Manager of the Year award and striker Dennis Bergkamp was given the accolade of PFA Players' Player of the Year by his fellow peers and FWA Footballer of the Year by football writers, in recognition of Arsenal's achievements.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers\nDavid Platt retired from career football at the end of the 1997\u201398 season. Wright left the club to join West Ham United on a two-year contract in July 1998. Wenger intended to replace him with either striker Patrick Kluivert or winger Thierry Henry, but wages and interest from other clubs proved to be a stumbling block. Defender Nelson Vivas was purchased on a \u00a31.6 million deal to provide cover for Lee Dixon and Nigel Winterburn. Swedish midfielder Freddie Ljungberg joined the club on an undisclosed fee in September 1998, after reported interest from Chelsea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0006-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers\nWenger made the decision to sign him after his performance for the Sweden national football team against England; \"I have been aware of Ljungberg for some time but after watching him against England I decided to move for him very quickly.\" In January 1999, Arsenal completed the signing of striker Nwankwo Kanu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies\nTo prepare for the upcoming season, Arsenal played a series of friendlies against, firstly, local sides Boreham Wood, Enfield Town and Luton Town, before travelling to Germany for their final pre-season games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies, South Asian Tour\nAfter the end of the season, Arsenal travelled to Asia to play the national sides of both Malaysia and Thailand. After a win against Malaysia, Arsenal suffered a shock loss to the Thai National Football team on 22 May.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Charity Shield\nArsenal started the season with a 3\u20130 win in the Charity Shield against last season's Premier League runners-up Manchester United. Goals came from Overmars in the first half, Christopher Wreh after 61 minutes and Nicolas Anelka 11 minutes after. The result was the first time that a club from Southern England had won the Shield outright since Tottenham Hotspur in 1962.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nArsenal began their defence of the league title against newly promoted team Nottingham Forest on 17 August 1998. A goal by Overmars, eleven minutes from the end gave Arsenal the lead; Geoff Thomas equalised for Nottingham Forest after Petit headed in the opening goal. A goalless draw against Liverpool was followed by successive 0\u20130 draws, at home to Charlton Athletic and away to Chelsea. Stephen Hughes scored a last minute equaliser at Filbert Street on 12 September 1998 to deny Leicester City a win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0010-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nAfter the match, Wenger admitted the club were looking for a new striker to replace Ian Wright, being impressed with Leicester City's goalscorer Emile Heskey: \"We will still be buying a striker but unfortunately Leicester do not want to sell Heskey so we will have to go somewhere else \u2026 I'm impressed by Heskey. Today he did very well offensively and tried like crazy; too much for me.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0010-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nIn Arsenal's next match, at home to Manchester United, goals from Tony Adams, Anelka and Freddie Ljungberg helped the champions inflict a 3\u20130 defeat; the result was Wenger's third consecutive win over rival manager Alex Ferguson. However, in the following match, Arsenal lost for the first time in the season, against Sheffield Wednesday. Substitute Lee Briscoe scored in the 89th minute, lobbing the ball precisely over goalkeeper Alex Manninger after Sheffield Wednesday striker Paolo Di Canio was sent off for pushing the referee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nOn 4 October 1998, Arsenal hosted Newcastle United at Highbury; Dennis Bergkamp scored his first league goal of the season in a 3\u20130 win. The team failed to convert several chances against Southampton, with the match ending in a 1\u20131 draw; Anelka and Petit did however score against Blackburn Rovers the following game, thus putting pressure on opposing manager Roy Hodgson as Blackburn remained in the bottom four. The month ended with a 1\u20130 win away to Coventry City; Anelka scored his fifth league goal of the season, tapping the ball in the net after a counterattack started by Overmars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\n\"Perhaps we gave our fans too much by winning the Double. Once you've eaten caviar, it is difficult to go back to sausages.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nAnother 1\u20130 win, this time at home to Everton was followed by a goalless draw against rivals Tottenham Hotspur. After defeat midweek in the Champions League, Arsenal played Wimbledon at Selhurst Park. Striker Efan Ekoku scored the winning goal to condemn Arsenal to a second successive loss; Patrick Vieira sustained a hamstring injury in the match. Two more draws, against Middlesbrough and Derby County left Arsenal in fourth position but Wenger took comfort in the latter match, praising Steve Bould and David Seaman: \"the real symbols of spirit.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0013-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nThey faced league leaders Aston Villa on 13 December 1998, and having taken a 2\u20130 lead, through two goals scored by Bergkamp, had in unprecedented circumstances conceded three goals in the second half to lose the match. Arsenal responded to their third defeat of the season by putting a run together of three consecutive wins during the Christmas period \u2013 starting against Leeds United, followed by West Ham United and finally Charlton Athletic. The team ended the calendar year in fourth position, two points behind Chelsea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nOn 9 January 1999, Arsenal were held to a stalemate by Liverpool; Wenger, commenting on the performance was disappointed about Liverpool's approach, adding: \"Usually we create chances and don't score, but today we just didn't create chances.\" A headed goal by Martin Keown, from a Petit corner earned Arsenal a 1\u20130 win the following week, away to Nottingham Forest. Against Chelsea on the final day of January, Arsenal won 1\u20130 at Highbury to end the visitors 21-game unbeaten run in the Premier League. Wenger hailed the performance, saying \"I knew my players were ready. After a few years you just know. It's like working for the weather forecast: you have a feeling whether it will rain or not.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 760]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nAn inspired performance by Bergkamp helped Arsenal win 0\u20134 at West Ham United in the first weekend of February. He, however missed the following match, away to Manchester United, due to suspension along with Petit; Keown was absent due to a hamstring injury. Arsenal conceded a first half penalty when Ray Parlour brought down Ronny Johnsen. Dwight Yorke missed, chipping the ball wide of the right-hand post, and was made to pay early in the second half as new signing Nwankwo Kanu's through ball found striker Anelka, who scored.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0015-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nAndy Cole equalised moments after \u2013 Arsenal's first goal conceded in two months, and with both teams spurring chances to win the match, it ended in a 1\u20131 draw. Three days after, Anelka scored his first career hat-trick against Leicester City. Bergkamp after the match felt Arsenal were now equipped to push on for a title challenge, like last season: \"It's all coming back. I feel it, for myself and for the team.\" A draw at Newcastle left the team three points behind Chelsea, in third position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March\u2013May\nArsenal moved into second place with a 3\u20130 win over Sheffield Wednesday on 9 March 1999. A brace from Bergkamp and a debut goal scored by Kanu \u2013 dumming the goalkeeper inside the penalty box and shooting past the middle of the net, meant the club now picked up 27 points out of a possible last 33. A 2\u20130 win against Everton was followed by another 2\u20130 win, at home to Coventry City. Arsenal drew 0\u20130 with Southampton on 3 April 1999, which left the team four points behind league leaders Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0016-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March\u2013May\nA 1\u20130 victory against Blackburn Rovers three days later, helped them move a point behind first position. The team scored five goals against Wimbledon and hit Middlesbrough for six the following week; Kanu's first goal, Arsenal's third was described as an \"illustration of the African's deceptive subtlety,\" side-stepping defender Dean Gordon before stroking the ball past the net. The result moved Arsenal to the top of the table for the first time in the season, albeit having played a match more than Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March\u2013May\nIn May Arsenal beat Derby County 1\u20130 to return to first spot, after Manchester United recorded three points against Aston Villa. A 1\u20133 away win against Tottenham Hotspur moved them three points clear after Paul Ince scored a late equaliser for Liverpool against Manchester United. Wenger was adamant that Ferguson's team were marginal favourites, but it was evident the title race would be decided on the final day, akin to 1995. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's late winner for Leeds United against Arsenal two days later all but ended their chances of retaining the league championship. Although Manchester United drew their penultimate match away to Blackburn Rovers, they eventually secured the title with a 2\u20131 victory at home to Tottenham Hotspur; a second half goal scored by Kanu against Aston Villa on the final day ensured Arsenal finished a point behind, in second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 930]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Cup\nAs holders and participants of the top division, Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to play Preston North End of the Second Division. Despite being 2\u20130 down in the first half, Arsenal came back to win the match 4\u20132 at Deepdale. In the fourth round, Arsenal played Wolverhampton Wanderers \u2013 a repeat of last year's semi-final. Goals from Overmars and Bergkamp helped Arsenal win 2\u20131; the match was overshadowed by the sending off of midfielder Petit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0018-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Cup\nA fifth round tie against Sheffield United was replayed on 23 February 1999 at the suggestion of Wenger. The winning goal, scored by Overmars came from failure to return the ball to the opposition, in order to get defender Lee Morris off the pitch. Arsenal went on to win the replay 2\u20131 and a 1\u20130 victory against Derby County meant the team reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Cup\nArsenal played league challengers Manchester United on 11 April 1999. Neither team was able to score even after extra time had been played, therefore the match was decided in a replay four days later. David Beckham opened the scoring for United from a long range shot, but Bergkamp equalised with a shot that deflected off United's centre back Jaap Stam. United captain Roy Keane was red-carded for two bookable offences, with his team playing the last thirty minutes of normal time a man down. In injury time, Phil Neville fouled Parlour in the penalty area, conceding a penalty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0019-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Cup\nPeter Schmeichel parried away Bergkamp's resultant spot kick and the game went into extra time. Giggs scored partway through the second half of extra time. Picking up possession on the halfway line after a loose pass from Patrick Vieira, he dribbled past the entire Arsenal back line before shooting just under Seaman's bar. Giggs ran celebrating towards the United fans, and the team held on win 2\u20131. The goal was the last ever scored in a FA Cup semi-final replay; it was to be abolished from the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, League Cup\nIn the third round of the League Cup, Arsenal faced Derby County at Pride Park. Wenger made several first team changes to give his younger players playing time; Arsenal ran out 2\u20131 winners, a performance where \"every touch by a Derby player was greeted with ironic cheers.\" However, the team were beaten comprehensively in the next round to Chelsea at Highbury, losing 0\u20135. The result inflicted Arsenal's biggest defeat in over eight years and Wenger defended his team selection, virtually a 'second team': \"I knew before the game that this kind of thing might happen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0020-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, League Cup\nYou only had to look at the team sheets. If we had won I would still have gone on playing the same side because the players need the experience.\" Bergkamp, who was rested for the match, echoed his manager's comments: \"We had a lot of young players on the field against Chelsea and, although they were feeling very down after losing like that, they will learn from it. To be honest, the scoreline doesn't mean anything, whether it was 1\u20130 or 5\u20130. The supporters will feel bad but I hope they understand Saturday will be a different game [at home to Tottenham Hotspur].\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nWinning the Premier League the previous season ensured Arsenal's qualification into the UEFA Champions League. They last participated in Europe's premier competition seven years ago, losing to Portuguese club Benfica, in the second round; the competition since was rebranded. In order to boost attendance figures, Arsenal was granted permission by UEFA and the Football Association to host their home Champions League matches at Wembley Stadium. A Wembley spokesman added \"We would be delighted for Arsenal to use the stadium. It makes financial sense.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 63], "content_span": [64, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nThe club were drawn in Group E, along with French champions Lens, Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv and Panathinaikos of Greece. In the opening match against Lens, Arsenal conceded a late equaliser having dominated possession and chances. A win against Panathinaikos was followed by a draw at home to Dynamo Kyiv; Serhiy Rebrov scoring the equaliser in stoppage time. In the reverse fixture, Arsenal \u2013 depleted due to injuries, lost 3\u20131 and a further defeat, at home to Lens meant the team effectively were out of the competition. An understrength Arsenal team won their final group game away to Panathinaikos but finished third in Group B; Wenger asserted after the match that his main aim was to retain the Premier League, going further to describe the group as \"very average\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 63], "content_span": [64, 831]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics\nArsenal used a total of 30 players during the 1998\u201399 season and there were 14 different goalscorers. There were also three squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Overmars featured in 49 matches \u2013 the most of any Arsenal player in the campaign. Vivas made the most appearances as a substitute with 18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0024-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics\nThe team scored a total of 82 goals in all competitions. The highest scorer was Anelka, with 19 goals, followed by Bergkamp who scored 16 goals. Three Arsenal players were sent off during the season: Dixon, Keown and Petit (twice).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153690-0025-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics\nNumbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked  left the club during the playing season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153691-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Club Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 Asian Club Championship was the 18th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153691-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Club Championship\nJ\u00fabilo Iwata of Japan won the final and became Asian champions for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153691-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Club Championship, First round, West Asia\n1 Both legs were played in Baghdad, Iraq by mutual agreement. 2 FC Irtysh were ejected from the competition for using two ineligible players. 3 FK Neftchy Farg'ona withdrew.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153691-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Club Championship, First round, East Asia\n1 Selangor FA were entered after Penang, who had beaten them for the championship, withdrew due to excessive travel costs. 2 BEC Tero Sasana finished fourth, but were entered after the three clubs who finished above them for the championship withdrew due to excessive travel costs. 3 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement. 4 Allied Bank Limited FC withdrew.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153692-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Cup Winners' Cup\nThe winners of the 1998\u201399 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation, are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153692-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, First round, East Asia\n1 Police SC withdrew. 2 PIA FC withdrew. 3 Yangon City Development had been drawn against the representatives of Indonesia, but the 1997/98 Indonesian season was abandoned due to political and economic turmoil in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153692-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, Second round, East Asia\n1 Yangon City Development were unable to field a team for the second leg to player illness.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153693-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Test Championship\nThe first Asian Test Championship, organized by the Asian Cricket Council was held between 16 February and 16 March 1999. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka competed in the tournament; Bangladesh could not compete because the ICC had not granted them Test status. This tournament was considered to be the predecessor to the Test Cricket World Cup that the ICC was planning for the nine member nations. The tournament was almost canceled in January 1999 due to tour conflicts, television rights and security concerns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153693-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Test Championship\nThree round-robin tournament matches were played with each team meeting each other once and the top two sides playing a final. A win was worth 12 points, a tie 6 points and no points were awarded for a draw or loss. In addition to this, bonus points were awarded to teams for bowling and batting performances (see Scoring system). The venues of the round robin matches were rotated between the three countries: India (Calcutta), Sri Lanka (Colombo) and Pakistan (Lahore), while the final was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a neutral venue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153693-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Test Championship\nPakistan beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 175 in the final to become the first Asian Test Champions and received US$250,000 in prize money. Sri Lanka, the losing finalists, were awarded US$145,000, and India, the losers of the first round, US$100,000. ' Man of the Series', Wasim Akram, won US$20,000, while 'Man of the Match' winners received US$5,000 in prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153693-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Test Championship, Squads, Umpires\nThe matches were officiated by two independent umpires of the ICC panel. This was the first time that this had occurred, traditionally one ICC umpire and one home umpire stand in Test matches. However, one home umpire was selected as the Third Umpire in each Test match. The ICC Match referee for the entire Championship was Cammie Smith of the West Indies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153693-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Test Championship, Scoring system\nA scoring system was devised by the Asian Test Championship Technical Committee consisting of Duleep Mendis (tournament director), Ashantha De Mel, Sunil Gavaskar and Majid Khan. It was based on the systems used in the Asian countries' domestic leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153693-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Asian Test Championship, Scoring system\nBonus points were awarded to teams for good bowling and batting performances (see table below). A maximum of 20 points could be gained in one match (including the 12 match winning points). The bonus bowling and batting points were confined to the first 100 overs of the first innings. The two teams with the highest number of points qualify for the final. If two teams are tied on points, the team with a better run rate in the first 100 overs will go through. If the final ends in a draw, the side with the higher bonus points will win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153694-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aston Villa F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). The season was Villa's eighth in the Premier League, and their eleventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153694-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aston Villa F.C. season\nThis would be manager John Gregory's first full season. The early-season sale of Dwight Yorke to Manchester United seemed to rule out Villa's chances of challenging for a place in Europe, but new signings Dion Dublin and Paul Merson soon revitalised the attack and the team spent much of the first half of the season at the top of the Premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153694-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aston Villa F.C. season\nEventually, the challenge from Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea proved to be too strong, and Villa's season capitulated. The team finally finished sixth below fellow blue-claret team West Ham United and thus missing out on a European place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153694-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153694-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153694-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153694-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aston Villa F.C. season, Youth team\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153694-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Aston Villa F.C. season, Other players\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153695-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Athletic Bilbao season, Season summary\nAthletic had finished second the previous season, and though they gathered only five points fewer - all from losing instead of drawing games - this was enough to drag them down to 8th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153695-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Athletic Bilbao season, Season summary\nThe club had applied and qualified for the Intertoto Cup, but in the end declined to enter the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153695-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Athletic Bilbao season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153695-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Athletic Bilbao season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153696-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atlanta Hawks season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Hawks' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 31st season in Atlanta. During a season cut to 50 games by a lockout, the Hawks continued to split their home games between the Georgia Dome, and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum. In the off-season, the team signed free agents LaPhonso Ellis, second-year guard Anthony Johnson and re-signed former Hawks forward Grant Long. Ellis would reunite with his former teammate of the Denver Nuggets, 3-time Defensive Player of the Year Dikembe Mutombo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153696-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atlanta Hawks season\nHowever, Ellis would be out for the remainder of the season with a hernia injury after just 20 games, being replaced in the lineup by second-year forward Chris Crawford as starting small forward. The Hawks played around .500 with a 9\u20139 start, then later on posted a 7-game winning streak in April, and won nine of their final eleven games. The team finished second in the Central Division with a 31\u201319 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153696-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atlanta Hawks season\nSteve Smith led the team in scoring with 18.7 points per game, while Mutombo averaged 10.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. Mookie Blaylock provided the team with 13.3 points, 5.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and Alan Henderson averaged 12.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Mutombo and Blaylock were both named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Hawks would defeat the Detroit Pistons in five games, but would be swept by the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. This season would also be the last time the Hawks appear in the playoffs until 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 710]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153696-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atlanta Hawks season\nFollowing the season, Smith was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, Blaylock was traded to the Golden State Warriors after seven seasons in Atlanta, Long signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Grizzlies, and Tyrone Corbin re-signed with the Sacramento Kings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153697-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid season\nThe 1998\u20131999 campaign was the 93rd season in Atl\u00e9tico Madrid's history and their 64th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153697-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid season, Season summary\nArrigo Sacchi was sacked in February with Atl\u00e9tico in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals but also mired in the bottom half of the table. B-team manager Carlos S\u00e1nchez Aguiar took charge for the next month, guiding Atl\u00e9tico to the UEFA Cup semi-finals, before handing the reins to Radomir Anti\u0107. Anti\u0107 had guided the club to the title three years previously, but ultimately the high point of his second spell in charge would be reaching the Copa del Rey final, only to be thrashed 3-0 by Valencia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153697-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid season, Season summary\nThe league form under Anti\u0107 continued to be mediocre and Atl\u00e9tico were also knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the semi-finals for the second season running, by eventual champions Parma. Although Atl\u00e9tico qualified for the UEFA Cup due to their domestic cup run, this season would prove to be the beginning of the end for Atl\u00e9tico's status as one of Spain's top clubs for most of the next decade; it would be five more years until Atl\u00e9tico recorded their next top-half finish, and another three before their return to European competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153697-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153697-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 73], "content_span": [74, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153698-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1998\u201399 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard\u2013Eaves\u2013Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 29\u20134, 14\u20132 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. They defeated Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Winthrop and Oklahoma State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Ohio State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153698-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season\nThe Tigers finished the 1997\u201398 season 16\u201314, 7\u20139 in SEC play. They lost to Florida in the first round of the SEC Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Southern Miss to advance to the second round where they lost to Marquette.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 60], "content_span": [61, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153699-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australia Tri-Nation Series\nThe 1998\u201399 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1998\u201399 Carlton and United Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and Sri Lanka. Australia and England reached the Finals, which Australia won 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153699-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australia Tri-Nation Series, Final series\nAustralia won the best of three final series against England 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 49], "content_span": [50, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153700-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Athletics Championships\nThe 1998\u201399 Australian Athletics Championships was the 77th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 18\u201320 February 1999 at the Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 5 December 1998 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. The combined events were also held separately at the Hobart Grand Prix on 25\u201326 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153701-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Baseball League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Australian Baseball League season was the 10th season of the original Australian Baseball League, contested between six teams representing state and regional capitals:  Adelaide Giants,  Gold Coast Cougars,  Melbourne Monarchs,  Melbourne Reds,  Perth Heat and  Sydney Storm. The championship was won by the Gold Coast Cougars, who defeated the Sydney Storm in 2 games in the championship series at the Sydney Showground Stadium. The Adelaide Giants finished the season on top of the ladder but were knocked out in Semi Final 1 by the Sydney Storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153701-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Baseball League season\nAll play-off games in the 1998\u201399 ABL season were held at the then-recently completed Sydney Showground, which was to become the main venue for baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153701-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Baseball League season\n1998\u201399 was the final season of the original Australian Baseball League. At the completion of the season the rights to the league were purchased by Dave Nilsson who then attempted to form the International Baseball League of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153701-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Baseball League season, Teams\nOnly 6 of the 8 teams from the previous season returned, The Hunter Eagles and Brisbane Bandits were both unable to continue in the league due to increasing financial pressure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153701-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Baseball League season, Teams, Rosters\nDuring the regular season each team made use of an active roster of 22\u201324 men, with a maximum of 4 import players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 57], "content_span": [58, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153701-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Baseball League season, Postseason, Finals Series at Sydney Showground Stadium\nThe 1999 Postseason was held at the newly constructed Sydney Showground Stadium, The Showgrounds Stadium was to be the main venue for Baseball at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 97], "content_span": [98, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153701-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Baseball League season, Postseason, Finals Series at Sydney Showground Stadium\nThe Postseason followed a 3-game Semi Final playoff format, 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. The winners of the two Semi Finals series then played off in a 3-game Championship series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 97], "content_span": [98, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153702-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998\u201399 Australian Figure Skating Championships was held in Melbourne from 25 July through 1 August 1998. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of primary and intermediate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season\nThe 1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season was an above average tropical cyclone season that featured Gwenda, the most intense tropical cyclone in the Australian Region (later tied with Inigo in 2003) . It began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 30 April 1999. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season, which runs from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season\nTropical cyclones in this area are monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs): the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Alison\nA tropical depression formed on 6 November 1998 near Cocos Island. The tropical depression rapidly strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Alison on the same day. Alison was 130\u00a0miles northeast of Cocos Island and was moving southeast. Alison passed only 25\u00a0miles south of Cocos bringing gale-force winds to the island. On 11 November, Alison encountered wind shear which weakened the storm and by 13 November the storm dissipated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 81], "content_span": [82, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Billy\nBilly formed on 1 December 1998 off the northwestern Australia coast. The storm moved nearly due south before making landfall near Onslow, Western Australia. Damage estimates from Australia are unavailable.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 80], "content_span": [81, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Thelma\nOn 3 December a tropical depression formed in the Arafura Sea, 250\u00a0miles east-northeast of Darwin. The system drifted southwestward, strengthening into Tropical Cyclone Thelma on 6 December. Thelma continued to intensify as it turned to the south-southwest, reaching Category 5 strengthen on the Australian cyclone scale as it brushed the Tiwi Islands. Cyclone Thelma reached a peak of 140\u00a0mph with a minimum pressure of 925 mbar on the 8th, and made landfall on the western Australian coastline on the 10th. After making landfall, the storm paralleled the coastline, and rapidly weakened to a tropical storm. Favorable conditions aloft allowed it to remain a tropical storm until the 15th, when the storm dissipated near Port Hedland. Thelma was responsible for moderate rainfall and downed trees, but caused no casualties due to the sparse population of where it hit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 81], "content_span": [82, 951]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low\nOn 3 December, an area of concentrated convection developed from a monsoon trough over the Indian Ocean. The next day RSMC La Reunion issued one advisory on this system, labeling it \"A3\". Over the next few days the area drifted eastward into the Australian region and slowly organized. The warning center at Perth initiated bulletins on the tropical low on 7 December when the system was located 175\u00a0nm west-northwest of Cocos Island. The low remained essentially stationary for the next 48 hours while slowly weakening.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 63], "content_span": [64, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0005-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low\nPerth discontinued bulletins on the 8th, but continued to track the low for the next few days. The remnants of the low drifted eastward to a point about 150\u00a0nm north-northwest of Cocos. There is a significant possibility that this low is the same persistent one that developed into Tropical Cyclone Cathy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 63], "content_span": [64, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low\nA tropical disturbance was first noted by JTWC over the Gulf of Carpentaria on 25 December. The system deepened as it moved slowly westward over the next two days. The disturbance continued to intensify over the Northern Territory, until it stalled over the border of Queensland for a couple of days. On 30 December the system moved over water and began to develop further, prompting TCWC Brisbane to issue a Tropical Cyclone Watch for portions of the southern Gulf coast. The low turned south-southeast shortly afterwards, and warnings were canceled when it became apparent that the center moved back inland. The system weakened over northwestern Queensland and dissipated on 2 January.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 63], "content_span": [64, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low\nThe low brought heavy rains to the state of Queensland, with many centers reporting 24-hour totals over 150\u00a0mm. This rainfall activity was enhanced by an upper-level trough which brought showers as far south as Sydney on 1 January. Widespread flooding caused some of river systems which feed into Lake Eyre to reach flood stage. At least one death was indirectly attributed to the storm, when heavy rain and fog caused a car to drive off a road north of Brisbane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 63], "content_span": [64, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Damien\u2013Birenda\nSevere Tropical Cyclone Damien\u2013Birenda existed from 21 to 28 January.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 89], "content_span": [90, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 16P\nAn elongated monsoon trough spread across northern Australia in late January. On 22 January the Joint Typhoon Warning Center began mentioning a disturbance in the Gulf of Carpentaria in their daily Tropical Weather Outlooks. The disturbance drifted eastward from the north of Arnhem Land into the northern Gulf. The TCWC at Darwin begin issuing warnings on 24 January and a cyclone watch was posted for portions of the southern Gulf Coast. JTWC issued a Formation Alert early that day and began issuing warnings on the 25th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 67], "content_span": [68, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 16P\nThe system drifted slowly in a south-southwesterly direction over the next couple of days. According to JTWC estimates, the system strengthened into a tropical storm at 1200 UTC on 25 January. Conditions deteriorated on 26 January when the system ran into some vertical wind shear and weakened. The JTWC noted that a second circulation appeared to the east of the warning position and that dry air entrainment had led to decreased organization of the depressions. When the low was about 125\u00a0nm east of Alyangula, Darwin issued the last gale warning, and ceased advices on the slow-moving system 24 hours later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 67], "content_span": [68, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 18S\nA tropical low numbered 18S existed from 31 January to 14 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 67], "content_span": [68, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Rona\nRona formed in the Coral Sea and crossed the Queensland coast on 11 February causing major flooding between Cairns and Townsville with extensive crop damage. It eventually reformed into Severe Tropical Cyclone Frank in the South Pacific.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 79], "content_span": [80, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low (26S)\nA tropical low numbered 26S existed from 7 to 14 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 69], "content_span": [70, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Elaine\nMaking landfall on 20 March, this cyclone devastated the small town of Moora, where houses and commercial properties in the town were inundated by the floodwaters and approximately 1000\u00a0people were evacuated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 81], "content_span": [82, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Vance\nA tropical depression formed in the Timor Sea on 16 March 1999. The storm lingered before being upgraded to cyclone status and was named Vance. By 19 March, Cyclone Vance had reached Category 3 status as it neared the Australian coast. On 20 March, Vance became a Category\u00a05 Australian cyclone as it made landfall near Exmouth. Moving southward, the interaction with land weakened Vance and by 24 March, the storm dissipated before reaching Victoria, Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 80], "content_span": [81, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Vance\nVance caused significant flooding and property damage but there were no deaths.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 80], "content_span": [81, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Vance\nSevere Tropical Cyclone Vance devastated the northwest town of Exmouth. A measured wind gust of 267\u00a0km/h, recorded at 11.50\u00a0am (WST) 22 March, at Learmonth Meteorological Office, is the highest wind speed ever recorded on mainland Australia. The Bureau's Regional Director Len Broadbridge said that Vance was one of the most severe cyclones in Australia's history. \"The wind speeds experienced at Exmouth are possibly the strongest experienced by an Australian town or city in recorded history.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 80], "content_span": [81, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Frederic\u2013Evrina\nThis cyclone moved into Reunion area of responsibility on 1 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 90], "content_span": [91, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gwenda\nCyclone Gwenda was another category 5 cyclone, the strongest of the season and the most powerful cyclone in this region on record. It formed on 4 April, and fortunately weakened before making landfall near Port Hedland, Australia on 7 April. Damage was minimal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 81], "content_span": [82, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Hamish\nThis cyclone moved into Reunion area of responsibility on 21 April at tropical cyclone intensity. However, it was designated F1 and not named.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 74], "content_span": [75, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names\nTropical cyclones are assigned names by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology or Papua New Guinea. Tropical cyclones are named if they are non-frontal low pressure systems of synoptic scale developing over warm waters, or if Dvorak intensity analysis indicate the presence of gale force or stronger winds near the centre. Therefore, tropical systems with gales in one or more quadrants, but not near the centre, are not named. All names assigned in the Australian region are selected sequentially. Only the names used during this cyclone season are listed below. The complete list of names for each basin are found in the World Meteorological Organization's official lists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 53], "content_span": [54, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names\nEach Australian Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane) maintains a list of names arranged alphabetically and alternating male and female. Tropical cyclones that develop in the South-East Indian Ocean are assigned names by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Perth. This region includes the areas east of 90\u00b0E, south of the Equator, and west of 125\u00b0E. Tropical cyclones that develop south of the Equator between 125\u00b0E and 141\u00b0E are assigned names by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Darwin, Northern Territory. This area includes most of the cyclones that form in the Arafura Sea and Western Gulf of Carpentaria. Tropical cyclones in the Coral Sea and Eastern Gulf of Carpentaria between 141\u00b0E and 160\u00b0E and south of 10\u00b0S are assigned names by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Brisbane, Queensland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 53], "content_span": [54, 889]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153703-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names\nAdditionally, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea reserves the right to name cyclones that develop in the Solomon Sea and Gulf of Papua, north of 10\u00b0S between 141\u00b0E and 160\u00b0E. Names are selected randomly from their list and retired once they are used. No cyclones were named by this warning centre during the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 53], "content_span": [54, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153704-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Austrian Cup\nThe Austrian Cup 1998\u201399 was the sixty-fifth season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. The final was held at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna on 18 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153704-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Austrian Cup\nThe competition was won by Sturm Graz after beating LASK Linz 4\u20132 on penalties after the match finished 1-1 after extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153704-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Austrian Cup, Second round\nThe second round games were played on August 21 \u2013 23, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153704-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Austrian Cup, Third round\nThe third-round games were played on September 4 \u2013 17, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 33], "content_span": [34, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153705-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Overview\nIt was contested by 10 teams, and SK Sturm Graz won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153706-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Austrian Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Austrian Hockey League season was the 69th season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Four teams participated in the league, and EC VSV won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153707-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Azadegan League\nThe 1998\u201399 Azadegan League was the 8th season of the Azadegan League that was won by Persepolis. The following is the final results of the Azadegan League's 1998\u201399 football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153708-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Azerbaijan Top League\nThe 1998-99 Azerbaijan Top League was the eighth season of the Azerbaijan Top League, since their independence from the USSR in August 1991, and was contested by 14 clubs. The season took place between 15 August 1998 and May 1999 and was won by Kapaz with Neftqaz Bak\u0131 and Shahdag being relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division as well as Bakili Baku due to financial problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153708-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Azerbaijan Top League, Teams, Stadia and locations\n1Qaraba\u011f played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153709-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 BVSC Budapest season, First team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153709-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 BVSC Budapest season, Transfers, Summer\nIn:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153709-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 BVSC Budapest season, Transfers, Summer\nOut:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153709-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 BVSC Budapest season, Transfers, Winter\nIn:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153709-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 BVSC Budapest season, Transfers, Winter\nOut:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153710-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bahraini Premier League, Overview\nIt was contested by 10 teams, and Muharraq Club won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153711-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bangladeshi cricket season\nFor the first time since independence in 1971, first-class cricket was played in Bangladesh in the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153711-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bangladeshi cricket season\nBangladesh hosted the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy (known as the Wills International Cup) during October and November, although it being for Test nations only they could not play themselves but providing neutral venue. South Africa won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153711-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bangladeshi cricket season\nDuring November, the West Indies A team visited and having played three List A matches against Bangladesh, starting on 12 November the two teams played the first-ever first-class match in Bangladesh (i.e., since independence). West Indies A won by 8 wickets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153711-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bangladeshi cricket season\nThe final of the 1998\u201399 Asian Test Championship was played at Dhaka in March 1999, Pakistan winning by an innings and 175 runs against Sri Lanka. Later that month, Bangladesh hosted Kenya and Zimbabwe for the List A Meril International Tournament, won convincingly by Zimbabwe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153711-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bangladeshi cricket season\nDomestic cricket was still of minor standard because Bangladesh had not yet achieved ICC Full Member status until June 2000. The Dhaka Premier Division was again the main club-level tournament but there were two competitions organised on a national level which presaged the future National Cricket League being launched in November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153711-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bangladeshi cricket season, Further reading\nThis article about a Bangladeshi cricket season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153712-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Barnsley F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Barnsley F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153712-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Barnsley F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the summer, Danny Wilson departed Barnsley to join Sheffield Wednesday, and with the team looking to bounce back to the Premier League John Hendrie was named manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153712-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Barnsley F.C. season, Season summary\nThe Red's promotion hopes were hampered when they lost influential captain Neil Redfearn who was sold to Charlton Athletic after making 338 first team appearances for Barnsley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153712-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Barnsley F.C. season, Season summary\nThe season was mostly unremarkable in terms of results and on 19 April 1999, Hendrie was sacked with the club nowhere near the top six and Hendrie's assistant Eric Winstanley took caretaker charge for the remaining games of the season. Barnsley then went on to finish a disappointing campaign in 13th place. One of the highlights of the season was a 7\u20131 home victory against local rivals Huddersfield Town. This was the only time new signing Craig Hignett and Ashley Ward played together, with Ward leaving for Blackburn. After the season Barnsley lost yet more players from the promotion season, with solid defender Arjan de Zeeuw and attacking midfield player Clint Marcelle both leaving the club. Goalkeeper David Watson also suffered an injury mid-season that later ended his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 832]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153712-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Barnsley F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153712-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Barnsley F.C. season, Squad, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 64], "content_span": [65, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153713-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belarusian Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Belarusian Cup was the eighth season of the annual Belarusian football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It began on 18 July 1998 with the first of five rounds and ended on 29 May 1998 with the final at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153713-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belarusian Cup\nLokomotiv-96 Vitebsk were the defending champions, having defeated FC Dinamo Minsk in the 1998 final, but were knocked out in the second round by FC Belshina Bobruisk, the eventual winners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153713-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belarusian Cup\nFC Belshina Bobruisk won the final against FC Slavia Mozyr after the penalty shootout to win their second title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153713-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belarusian Cup, Final\nThe final match was played on 29 May 1999 at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153714-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belarusian Extraliga season\nThe 1998\u201399 Belarusian Extraliga season was the seventh season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Four teams participated in the league, and HK Neman Grodno won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153715-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Belgian Cup was the 44th season of the main knockout competition in Belgian association football, the Belgian Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153715-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian Cup, Final rounds\nThe final phase started in the round of 32 when all clubs from the first division entered the competition (18 clubs plus 14 clubs from the qualifications). All rounds were played in one leg except for the semifinals. The final game was played at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels and won by Lierse against Standard Li\u00e8ge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153716-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian First Division\nThe 1998\u201399 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 21, 1998, and May 16, 1999. Racing Genk became champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153716-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian First Division, Promoted teams\nThese teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153716-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian First Division, Relegated teams\nThese teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153716-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian First Division, Genk's title success\nAfter a deceiving start of the competition Anderlecht managed to come back at the top of the ranking under the management of Jean Dockx and Franky Vercauteren even beating its long-time rival Standard Li\u00e8ge in a memorable 0-6 demonstration. Two matches before the end of the season, the ranking was as such:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153716-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian First Division, Genk's title success\nThose three teams were thus still able to win the championship. While Club Brugge lost its game to Mouscron 2-0, Anderlecht secured a 2-5 win to Genk. However the Racing did win its last match at Harelbeke and it thus became champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153716-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian First Division, Battle for Europe\nWith Genk qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, Anderlecht and Brugge entered the UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153716-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian First Division, The relegation dog fight\nLommel avoided relegation by winning its last match 2-1 to Charleroi while the newcomer Kortrijk lost to Anderlecht. The other newcomer (Oostende) was already relegated at this moment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153717-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Belgian Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Belgian Hockey League season was the 79th season of the Belgian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Belgium. Five teams participated in the league, and Olympia Heist op den Berg won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153719-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Biathlon World Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 11 December 1998 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 14 March 1999 in Holmenkollen, Norway. It was the twenty-second season of the Biathlon World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153719-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar\nBelow is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153720-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Birmingham City F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 96th in the Football League. They finished in fourth place in the Football League First Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they were eliminated in the semi-final by Watford in a penalty shootout. Birmingham lost to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup and to Wimbledon in the third round of the Football League Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153721-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Blackburn Rovers' seventh season in the Premier League, and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of English football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153721-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Season summary\nFour years earlier, Blackburn Rovers were Premiership champions. Just one year earlier, they had qualified for the UEFA Cup. They were among some people's outsiders for a title challenge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153721-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Season summary\nBut it all went wrong for Rovers, who were soon in the depth of a relegation battle. Manager Roy Hodgson paid with his job in November. Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd was named as his replacement, but he was unable to steer Rovers to safety and their relegation was confirmed in the penultimate game of the season. They were condemned to a place in Division One, but managed to hold on to many key players and approached the new season as most people's favourites for an immediate return to the elite.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153721-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153721-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 79], "content_span": [80, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153721-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 69], "content_span": [70, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153722-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Blackpool F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 91st season (88th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English league football, finishing fourteenth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153722-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Blackpool F.C. season\nMartin Aldridge was the club's top scorer, with ten goals (seven in the league, one in the FA Cup and two in the League Cup).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153723-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bologna F.C. 1909 season, Season summary\nCarlo Mazzone guided Bologna to the semi-finals of both the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia, and ensured European qualification again after victory over Inter Milan in the play-offs. He then left for Perugia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153723-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bologna F.C. 1909 season, Kit\nBologna's kit was manufactured by Italian company Diadora and sponsored by Granarolo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 37], "content_span": [38, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153723-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bologna F.C. 1909 season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153723-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bologna F.C. 1909 season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153723-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bologna F.C. 1909 season, Competitions, Intertoto Cup, Third round\nBologna 3\u20133 Na\u0163ional Bucure\u0219ti on aggregate. Bologna won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 74], "content_span": [75, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153723-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bologna F.C. 1909 season, Competitions, UEFA Cup, Semi-finals\nBologna 1\u20131 Marseille on aggregate. Marseille won on away goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 69], "content_span": [70, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153724-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season\nThe 1998\u20131999 season was the 120th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C. 's existence, and their first season back in the Football League First Division after relegation from the Premier League. It covers the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153724-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Appearances\nBolton used a total of 27 players during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 49], "content_span": [50, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153725-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Borussia Dortmund season\nDortmund's form improved during the 1998\u201399 season and they climbed to 4th, qualifying again for the Champions League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153725-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Borussia Dortmund season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153725-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Borussia Dortmund season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 66], "content_span": [67, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153726-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup\n1998\u201399 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup was the fifth season of the Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup. The Cup was won by Bosna Visoko who defeated Sarajevo in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153726-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Overview\nUnlike the previous season in this edition there was no agreement between Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Football Federation of Herzeg-Bosnia so that each one organized its own competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 53], "content_span": [54, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153726-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Overview\nThis was the only one to be recognized by UEFA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 53], "content_span": [54, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153727-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Bruins season\nThe 1998\u201399 Boston Bruins season was the teams' 75th season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153727-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Bruins season, Regular season\nThe Bruins' 11 shutouts were the most among all 27 teams. The Bruins also scored the fewest short-handed goals (3), allowed the fewest power-play goals (33) and had the best penalty-kill percentage (89.18%)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153727-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Bruins season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153727-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Bruins season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153727-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Bruins season, Player statistics, Goaltending\n\u2020 Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. \u2021 Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 60], "content_span": [61, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153727-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks\nBoston's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 41], "content_span": [42, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153728-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Celtics season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the 53rd season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. This season is memorable when the Celtics selected future All-Star, and one-time champion Paul Pierce from the University of Kansas with the tenth pick in the 1998 NBA draft. In the offseason, the team acquired second-year center Tony Battie from the Los Angeles Lakers. Pierce would get off to a fast start as he was named Rookie of The Month in February after the season was delayed by a lockout, which cut the season to 50 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153728-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Celtics season\nHowever, after a 7\u20137 start to the season, the Celtics struggled losing ten of their next eleven games, as they traded Andrew DeClercq to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Vitaly Potapenko. The Celtics finished fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 19\u201331 record, as fans began to get restless with head coach Rick Pitino's slow growth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153728-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Boston Celtics season\nPierce averaged 16.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Antoine Walker led the team with 18.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, and second-year star Ron Mercer provided the team with 17.0 points per game. Following the season, Mercer was traded to the Denver Nuggets, and Bruce Bowen signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153729-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Botola\nThe 1998\u201399 Botola is the 43rd season of the Moroccan Premier League. Raja Casablanca are the holders of the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153730-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bradford City A.F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Bradford City competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153730-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the summer, Jewell signed strikers Lee Mills from Port Vale and Isaiah Rankin from Arsenal, for \u00a31 million and \u00a31.3 million respectively, and signed former captain Stuart McCall from Rangers on a free transfer to lead the side. Despite a poor start, Bradford secured promotion to the top division for the first time in 77 years with a 3\u20132 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final game of the 1998-99 season. Bradford's success meant that Dean Windass, who had signed from Oxford United in March, became the club's third \u00a31 million signing of the season: Windass had originally been signed for \u00a3950,000, but an additional fee of \u00a350,000 was paid to Oxford because of Bradford's promotion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153730-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bradford City A.F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153731-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Brentford F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. The club finished the season as champions after victory over runners-up Cambridge United on the final day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153731-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary\nAfter relegation to the Third Division at the end of the previous season, the ownership of Brentford changed hands for the second time in two summers, when Ron Noades took over the club as owner and chairman during the 1998 off-season. Noades installed himself as manager and appointed a three-man coaching team of Ray Lewington, Terry Bullivant and Brian Sparrow. Nearly \u00a31.5 million was spent to assemble almost an entirely new starting lineup, with goalkeeper Jason Pearcey, defenders Danny Boxall, Darren Powell, Rob Quinn and Hermann Hrei\u00f0arsson (the club's then-record \u00a3750,000 signing), midfielders Martin Rowlands and Tony Folan and forwards Lloyd Owusu and Darren Freeman added to the ranks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 746]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153731-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary\n9 wins in the opening 13 league matches put the Bees firmly in control at the top of the table, though three successive defeats in the midst of the run temporarily dropped the club back to 7th place. There was some early-season excitement in the League Cup, with a 4\u20132 aggregate victory over First Division club West Bromwich Albion in the first round setting up a two-legged tie with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. 3\u20132 defeats in each of the two legs (with Brentford taking the lead in both matches) ended the cup run, with memorable goals being scored by Andy Scott, Darren Freeman and Lloyd Owusu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153731-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary\nThree league defeats in a four-match spell in November and injuries and suspensions to Andy Scott, Darren Powell, Danny Boxall, Jamie Bates and Martin Rowlands led Noades to further strengthen the squad with forward Leo Fortune-West and midfielder Gavin Mahon. Though Fortune-West would be sold on a matter of months later, Mahon replaced Warren Aspinall in midfield and remained an ever-present until the end of the season. Five wins in the following six league matches saw the club begin 1999 firmly placed in the automatic promotion places. A spell of just one win from a spell of seven league matches in January and February saw Noades reach for the chequebook again and sign forward Scott Partridge from Torquay United for \u00a3100,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 783]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153731-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary\nWith the purchase of new captain Paul Evans and buoyed by the goalscoring of Partridge and Owusu, the Bees went undefeated from late February through to early May. The club secured automatic promotion back to the Second Division with two matches to spare after a 3\u20130 victory over Exeter City on 1 May. A resounding 4\u20131 win over Swansea City in the following match returned Brentford to the top of the table for the first time since 20 October 1998. The victory set up a \"winner takes all\" match for the title on the final day at the Abbey Stadium versus nearest challengers Cambridge United. Lloyd Owusu's 25th goal of the season was enough for victory and for Brentford to win the Third Division championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 756]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153732-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bristol City F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153732-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bristol City F.C. season, Season summary\nThe Robins struggled back in Division One, and manager John Ward stepped down in October 1998 after chairman Davidson appointed Benny Lennartsson as coach for rest of the season which infuriated the supporters. They were relegated by finishing bottom of the league which saw Lennartsson sacked and was replaced by Gillingham's Tony Pulis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153732-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bristol City F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153733-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 British Basketball League season\nThe 1998\u20131999 BBL season was the 12th season of the British Basketball League, known as the Budweiser Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, since its establishment in 1987. The regular season commenced on September 12, 1998, and ended on April 4, 1999, with a total of 13 teams competing, playing 36 games each. The post-season Play-offs began on April 9 and culminated in the end-of-season finale on May 2 at Wembley Arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153733-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 British Basketball League season\nStart-up franchise Edinburgh Rocks became the League's newest member following their addition as the 14th franchise during the pre-season and the first Scottish team to appear in the top-flight since Glasgow Rangers' participation in the 1988\u201389 season. The League membership was reduced to 13 teams shortly after following the merger of the London Towers and Crystal Palace franchises, whilst another notable change was the uprooting of Watford Royals, who moved to the Bletchley Centre in Milton Keynes to become the Milton Keynes Lions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153733-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 British Basketball League season\nSheffield Sharks were a dominant force throughout the season, winning the Sainsbury's Classic Cola Cup whilst storming the Budweiser League and taking the Championship to complete the \"Double\". The campaign came down to a memorable final game where Sharks claimed the title from rivals Manchester Giants with the last shot of the game, winning 85\u201387 to take the crown. Their successful run fell short in the Play-offs however, managing only a third-placed finish thus allowing a new-look London Towers to claim the title. Manchester Giants also ended a decade-long drought of silverware with their win in the uni-ball Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153733-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 British Basketball League season\nNo teams participated in European competition after Birmingham Bullets and Greater London Leopards both declined to compete in the Saporta Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153734-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 British Collegiate American Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 British Collegiate American Football League season was the 14th full season of the BCAFL, organised by the British Students American Football Association (BSAFA, now the BAFA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153734-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 British Collegiate American Football League, Changes from last season\nTeam ChangesThere were no team changes, meaning the BCAFL stayed at 27 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 77], "content_span": [78, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153735-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 British National League season\nThe 1998\u201399 British National League season was the third season of the British National League, the second level of ice hockey in Great Britain. Nine teams participated in the league, and the Fife Flyers won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season\nThe 1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 29th season in the National Hockey League. Miroslav \u0160atan scored 40 goals and the Sabres would add influential centers Stu Barnes and Jo\u00e9 Juneau from the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, respectively. Michal Gro\u0161ek had the best season of his career, and the team finally returned to the Stanley Cup Final, which was a losing effort against the Dallas Stars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Off-season\nIn the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, the Sabres picked Dmitri Kalinin with their first-round pick, 18th overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season, Season standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nThe Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres met in the 1999 Eastern Conference Finals. The Maple Leafs were coming off a six-game series win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Sabres were coming off a six-game series win themselves, over the Boston Bruins. Toronto was having its best playoff since 1994, when they last made a conference final series. Buffalo, on the other hand, was in the third round for the second consecutive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nIn Game 1, Dwayne Roloson filled in for injured Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Leading 3\u20132 midway through the game, Toronto appeared to be in control, but Stu Barnes tied the game for Buffalo at 14:37 of the second period. The Sabres went on to score twice in the third period, on goals by Curtis Brown at 5:21 and Geoff Sanderson at 11:02. Steve Thomas' goal with 6:01 remaining in the game brought Toronto to within one, but Buffalo held on to win 5\u20134. Roloson impressed the critics, stopping 28 of 32 shots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nIn Game 2, the Maple Leafs scored two goals 18 seconds apart in the first period, as Steve Sullivan scored at 10:28 followed by Sylvain Cote at 10:46. With just over ten minutes to go in the game, Toronto held a 4\u20133 lead with Buffalo pressing. Steve Thomas' goal at with 7:43 to go gave the Maple Leafs a 5\u20133 lead and Garry Valk sealed the 6\u20133 win with an empty-net goal at 19:30.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nWith series tied at 1\u20131, the two teams traveled south to the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo for Games 3 and 4. Dominik Hasek returned for the Sabres in game three, but it was the away team that netted the first goal, as Maple Leafs forward Yanic Perreault scored at 16:08 of the first period. But Buffalo was not to be denied, and they scored three goals in the first 7:38 of the second period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0007-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nAlexander Karpovtsev scored at 13:09 of the second to pull the Maple Leafs to within one, but they could not score the equalizer and Curtis Brown iced the game with an empty-net goal at 19:31 of the third period and the Sabres won, 4\u20132. Dominik Hasek made 24 saves in the victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nBuffalo came out flying again in Game 4, holding a 5\u20130 lead after two periods. Hasek's shutout bid was erased when Mats Sundin scored on a penalty shot at 6:59. He scored again with 1:57 remaining in the game as Buffalo won, 5\u20132. This time, Hasek made 31 saves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nIn Game 5 at the Air Canada Centre on May 31, the Sabres looked to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1975. After a scoreless first period, Steve Sullivan got Toronto on the board first just 33 seconds into the second. After goals by Curtis Brown, Kris King and Vaclav Varada, the game was tied 2\u20132 after two periods. Erik Rasmussen broke the tie with a goal at 11:35 of the third period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0009-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nWith less than two minutes remaining, the Maple Leafs got a power play and pulled Joseph to get a six-on-four situation, but could not score on Hasek. Dixon Ward added a shorthanded empty-net goal with 1:02 remaining as the Sabres went on to win 4\u20132 and take the series four games to one. With the victory, they advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1975.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, \"No Goal!\"\nIn Game 6, Dallas Stars winger Brett Hull's triple-overtime goal \u2014 as Hull's skate was visibly in Dominik Hasek's crease \u2014 ended the series, and the Stars were awarded the Cup. In 1999, it was illegal to score a goal if an offensive player's skate entered the crease before the puck did. At the time, even Dallas Morning News hockey writer Keith Gave questioned the legality of the goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0010-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, \"No Goal!\"\nNHL officials, however, maintained that Hull's two shots in the goal mouth constituted a single possession of the puck since the puck deflected off Hasek, and their ruling stood, citing that they \"were going to change the rule the following year anyway.\" It is widely speculated that, by the time the Sabres mentioned the foul, the red carpet had already been unrolled at center ice, and the officials refused to acknowledge the non-call, also due to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's desires to see a team \"South of the Mason\u2013Dixon line\" hoist the Stanley Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0010-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, \"No Goal!\"\nESPN has ranked the call as the fifth worst officiating call in sports history. Conversely, Al Strachan of the Toronto Sun wrote, \"There should have been no controversy whatsoever. When Hull first kicked the rebound on to his stick, he had neither foot in the crease. At the instant he kicked the puck, he became in control of it. It was only in the follow-through of that kick that his left foot moved into the crease.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0010-0003", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs, \"No Goal!\"\nBuffalo sports fans, who have suffered through some of the biggest misfortunes in sports history (such as \"Wide Right\" and \"Music City Miracle\"), refer to the game as \"No Goal,\" a phrase still used in western New York to this day, even having bumper stickers saying the phrase. The rule was changed for the following season, allowing players to be inside the goaltender's crease as long as they do not interfere with the goalie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Forwards\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Forwards\n* \u2013 player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Defensemen\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Defensemen\n* \u2013 player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153736-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Goaltending\nNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153737-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bulgarian Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Bulgarian Cup was the 59th season of the Bulgarian Cup. CSKA Sofia won the competition, beating Litex Lovech 1\u20130 in the final at the Stadion Balgarska Armia in Sofia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153737-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bulgarian Cup, First round\nIn this round entered winners from the preliminary rounds together with the teams from B Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 34], "content_span": [35, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153737-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bulgarian Cup, Second round\nThis round featured winners from the First Round and all teams from A Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 35], "content_span": [36, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153738-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bulgarian Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 47th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Four teams participated in the league, and HK Levski Sofia won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga\nThe 1998\u201399 Bundesliga was the 36th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 14 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga, Competition modus\nEvery team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 37], "content_span": [38, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga, Team changes to 1997\u201398\nKarlsruher SC, 1. FC K\u00f6ln and Arminia Bielefeld were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by Eintracht Frankfurt, SC Freiburg and 1. FC N\u00fcrnberg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 43], "content_span": [44, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga, Season overview\nWhile Bayern Munich clearly dominated the league and secured the championship in round 31, the season is well remembered for the struggle against relegation which remained close until the final whistle. In the last round (round 34), five teams needed a win to remain in the top flight, with one team having to join M\u00f6nchengladbach and Bochum who already had lost their chances. At halftime, Frankfurt looked like the relegated team, but they turned a 0\u20130 draw into a 5\u20131 win against Kaiserslautern. Rostock (3\u20132 at Bochum) and Stuttgart (1\u20130 against Bremen) also won their matches, and the other two teams, N\u00fcrnberg and Freiburg, faced each other. N\u00fcrnberg lost 1\u20132 and was eventually overtaken by the other four teams, dropping from position 12 to 16, and had to go down to League Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 822]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga, Season overview\nWith around twenty minutes to go, league table position #16 changed hands several times:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga, Season overview\nIn a famous post-match interview, Frankfurt's striker Jan \u00c5ge Fj\u00f8rtoft, who had scored the team's decisive goal, praised Frankfurt's manager J\u00f6rg Berger claiming that he would have also saved RMS\u00a0Titanic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga, Champion squad\nDefenders: Markus Babbel (27 / 1); Thomas Linke (27 / 1); Lothar Matth\u00e4us (25 / 1); Thomas Helmer (captain; 21 / 2); Bixente Lizarazu  (19 / 2); Samuel Kuffour  (15). Midfielders: Stefan Effenberg (31 / 8); Hasan Salihamid\u017ei\u0107  (30 / 3); Jens Jeremies (30 / 1); Thorsten Fink (28); Mario Basler (27 / 5); Thomas Strunz (24 / 4); Michael Tarnat (20 / 1); Mehmet Scholl (13 / 4); Nils-Eric Johansson  (2); David Jarol\u00edm  (1). Forwards: Carsten Jancker (26 / 13); Alexander Zickler (26 / 7); Ali Daei  (23 / 6); Giovane \u00c9lber  (21 / 13); Alexander Bugera (2); Berkant G\u00f6ktan  (1). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga, Champion squad\nOn the roster but have not played in a league game: none.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153739-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bundesliga, Champion squad\nTransferred out during the season: Alexander Bugera (on loan to MSV Duisburg); Berkant G\u00f6ktan  (on loan to Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153740-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Burnley F.C. season\nThe 1998\u20131999 season was Burnley's 4th successive season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his first full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning of the campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153741-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bury F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Bury F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153741-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bury F.C. season, Season summary\nAfter Stan Ternent moved to Burnley in the summer of 1998, Bury appointed Neil Warnock as manager, but with sales of players such as Paul Butler to Sunderland and a cash crisis at the club, Bury suffered relegation from Division One in May 1999, but only on goals scored. This was the only season where goals scored took precedence over goal difference. If it were not for this rule, Bury would have survived at the expense of Port Vale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 40], "content_span": [41, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153741-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bury F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153741-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Bury F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 67], "content_span": [68, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153742-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CERH European League\nThe 1998\u201399 CERH European League was the 35th edition of the CERH European League organized by CERH. Its Final Four was held on 1 and 2 May 1999 in Igualada, Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153742-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CERH European League, Group stage\nIn each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 41], "content_span": [42, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153742-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CERH European League, Group stage\nThe two first qualified teams advanced to the Final Four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 41], "content_span": [42, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153742-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CERH European League, Final four\nThe Final Four was played in the Poliesportiu Les Comes, Igualada, Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153743-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CF Extremadura season, Season summary\nExtremadura finished the season in 17th place. Although this was the club's highest-ever finish in the Spanish football pyramid (the season was only the second Extremadura had played in the top flight), they still finished one point adrift of safety. Extremadura thus qualified for the relegation play-off, where they faced the fifth-placed team of the Segunda Divisi\u00f3n, Rayo Vallecano. The Madrid-based side easily defeated Extremadura 2-0 both home and away for a 4-0 aggregate win which saw Extremadura relegated after a single season in the top flight of Spanish football. Manager Rafael Ben\u00edtez resigned after only two seasons in charge, deciding to instead study in Italy and England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 736]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153743-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CF Extremadura season, Season summary\nOn the plus side, Extremadura won the Fair Play award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153743-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CF Extremadura season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153743-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CF Extremadura season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153744-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CHL season\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by 118.209.164.52 (talk) at 07:23, 17 November 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153744-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 CHL season was the seventh season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153744-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CHL season, Regular season, Division standings\nNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout loss;  Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 54], "content_span": [55, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153744-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 CHL season, Regular season, Division standings\ny - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 54], "content_span": [55, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season\nThe 1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season was the 19th National Hockey League season in Calgary. The Flames opened their season up at \"home\", in Tokyo, Japan, as the NHL scheduled a two-game series in the Asian country between the Flames and the San Jose Sharks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season\nThe Flames were plagued by numerous injuries to their goaltenders, including both starter Ken Wregget and backup Tyler Moss at the same time. Ultimately, the Flames were forced to recall Tyrone Garner from his junior team on an emergency basis before finally signing Fred Brathwaite, who was playing in Europe with the Canadian National team. The highly popular Brathwaite recorded a shutout against the Dallas Stars in his first start, allowing the Flames goaltending situation to stabilize. In all, the Flames used six different goaltenders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season\nFebruary 28, 1999, marked the end of an era for the Flames, as diminutive star Theoren Fleury was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche in a five player trade that ultimately saw prospect Robyn Regehr come to the Flames as part of the deal. Fleury was the Flames' all-time leading scorer when he was dealt. The deal was made as the small-market Flames felt they would be unable to meet Fleury's contract demands, as he was set to become an Unrestricted Free Agent in the summer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season\nDespite losing their top star, the Flames proceeded to win seven of their first ten games without Fleury, propelling them into a playoff position. Calgary would win only two of their last eleven games, however, falling to 9th in the conference and missing the playoffs by six points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season\nBefore being dealt, Fleury represented the Flames at the 1999 NHL All Star Game, recording two assists for the North American team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season\nDuring this season, the Flames introduced the \"flaming horse\" third jerseys in conjunction with the \"Year of the Cowboy.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season\nPrior to the season, the Flames lost defenceman Joel Bouchard to the Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. In addition, the Flames dealt Jim Dowd to the Preds in exchange for a promise not to draft a goaltender in the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, Season standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs\nThe Flames finished 9th in the Western Conference, just six points behind the 8th place Edmonton Oilers. Calgary failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters\n\u2020Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders\nNote: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders\n\u2020Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Transactions\nThe Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks\nCalgary's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, held in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Farm teams, Saint John Flames\nThe Baby Flames finished the 1998\u201399 AHL season with a record of 31\u201340\u20138\u20131, fourth in the Atlantic Division with 71 points. They proceeded to shock the division winning Lowell Lock Monsters in the first round of the playoffs 3 games to 0. The Flames would then be swept themselves by the Fredericton Canadiens. Martin St. Louis led the Flames in both goals (28) and points (62). Saint John used five different goaltenders as a result of Calgary's injury woes in goal. Jean-Sebastien Giguere played the most games, going 18\u201316\u20133 in 39 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153745-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Calgary Flames season, Farm teams, Johnstown Chiefs\nThe Flames signed a secondary affiliation deal with the Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League prior to the start of the season. They finished 27\u201334\u20139, fifth, and last, in the Northeast Division. The Chiefs missed the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 59], "content_span": [60, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections\nFrom April 1998 to April 1999, five special elections were held in the Oakland and Berkeley area. It began with the mid-term retirement of well-known U.S. Representative Ron Dellums and ended one year later with the unexpected election to the California State Assembly of Green Party candidate Audie Bock, by which time turnout had fallen to just 15% of registered voters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections\n\"Special election musical chairs\" is a term used by editorialists to describe a series of special elections triggered by the mid-term resignation or death of an officeholder, with elections being won by other officeholders, triggering further special elections until either the next election required to replace a vacant office is scheduled on a regular election day or the winner of an election does not create a vacancy in any elected office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, April 7, 1998: special congressional election\nOn November 17, 1997, U.S. Representative Ron Dellums announced that he was retiring from Congress. Having represented the Oakland-Berkeley area since 1970 and first elected as anti-Vietnam War activist, the 61-year-old Dellums said: \"Now I choose to make a personal decision and to empower myself to regain my life. It is important for me to now move on.\" However, rather than serve the rest of his 2-year term (which was set to expire in January 1999), Dellums announced that he would step down effective February 1998. Therefore, a special election would have to be called, and was scheduled for April 7, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 83], "content_span": [84, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, April 7, 1998: special congressional election\nUpon stepping down, Dellums endorsed a long-time aide, Barbara Lee, who at the time was representing the Berkeley and Oakland area in the California State Senate. With strong support from a popular incumbent, Lee faced little opposition in the April 7th special election. She was elected to Congress with 67% of the vote, defeating fellow Democrats Greg Harper and Randall Stewart, as well as Republican Charlie Sanders. Voter turnout was 16%. Lee resigned from the State Senate immediately to take her seat in Congress. This triggered a special election for Lee's California State Senate seat, called for September 1, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 83], "content_span": [84, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election\nUnlike the congressional race, where Lee had no significant opposition, the special election for Lee's state senate seat was fiercely contested by local Democrats. Because the California legislature has term limits, there were many politicians seeking higher office\u2014and many viewed the special election as a rare opportunity to run for a Senate seat without risking their existing office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 97], "content_span": [98, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election\nAt first, two Democrats entered the race: California State Assemblywoman Dion Aroner of Berkeley, and Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, also of Berkeley. Both were considered progressive Democrats in the Dellums-Lee mold, and shared a similar political base. Like Lee, Carson was on Dellums' staff for 20 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 97], "content_span": [98, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election\nCalifornia State Assemblyman Don Perata of Alameda \"told Carson that he had no plans to run himself, but then after Carson jumped into the race, Perata did, too.\" Aroner and Carson split the progressive vote, thereby helping Perata win the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 97], "content_span": [98, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election\nThe September special election had a 15% voter turnout. Fueled by a well-financed, absentee ballot-driven campaign, Don Perata finished in first place with 33% of the vote. Dion Aroner came in a very close second with 32% -- only 900 votes short of a first-place finish. Carson finished third with 20% -- and other candidates finished far behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 97], "content_span": [98, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, September 1, 1998: special California State Senate election\nWith no candidate receiving a majority, a run-off election was required. But it was not to be a run-off between the top two finishers (Perata and Aroner) because both were Democrats. Under California election law at that time, if no candidate receives a majority in a special election for a partisan office, there must be a run-off among the top finishers of each political party, not the top two vote-getters overall. Therefore, Aroner and Carson were eliminated from the run-off because, like Perata, they were Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 97], "content_span": [98, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, November 3, 1998: special California State Senate run-off election and statewide general election\nThe run-off was between Perata as the Democratic candidate, Deborah Wright as the Republican candidate and Marsha Feinland as the Peace & Freedom Party candidate. Because the district is overwhelmingly Democratic, running against these two candidates did not generate much excitement. With the November 1998 general election just two months away, the special run-off election was consolidated with the previously scheduled statewide election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 135], "content_span": [136, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, November 3, 1998: special California State Senate run-off election and statewide general election\nOn November 3, 1998, when Gray Davis was elected Governor of California and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer was reelected to a second term, Don Perata easily won the special election to the State Senate over the Republican and Peace & Freedom party candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 135], "content_span": [136, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, November 3, 1998: special California State Senate run-off election and statewide general election\nBut while running for the State Senate, Perata was also on the ballot for re-election to the California State Assembly\u2014and in that race he easily defeated Republican Linda Marshall. Since he could not legally hold a seat in both houses of the legislature, Perata announced on November 4 that he would resign his Assembly seat as soon as possible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 135], "content_span": [136, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, November 3, 1998: special California State Senate run-off election and statewide general election\nTherefore, a special election was called for Perata's Assembly seat on February 2, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 135], "content_span": [136, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, February 2, 1999: special California State Assembly election\nPerata represented the 16th Assembly district, which covered most of Oakland, Piedmont, and Alameda. Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris (who had represented the district from 1977-1991 in the state Assembly) entered the race, and was heavily supported by the California Democratic Party establishment. However, Oakland lawyer Frank Russo, a Democrat, also entered the race and received significant support from Democrats who were disenchanted with Harris. Audie Bock, a Green Party candidate, also entered the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 98], "content_span": [99, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, February 2, 1999: special California State Assembly election\nOn February 2, with a 19.5 percent voter turnout, Harris finished first with 49% of the vote. Frank Russo came in second place with 37% and Audie Bock received 8.7% of the vote. Harris came up just a few thousand votes short of an outright majority. As in the State Senate election, California law required a run-off election between the top finishers of each political party. A special run-off election was called for Tuesday, March 30, 1999 between Harris as the Democratic Party candidate, and Audie Bock as the Green Party candidate. Since Russo was a Democrat like Harris, he was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 98], "content_span": [99, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election\nHarris was initially an overwhelming favorite to win. Not only was he the former mayor of Oakland and the district's former assemblyman, but he had almost won the February election outright. Additionally, Audie Bock had received only 8.7% of the vote in the February election. Harris was so sure he would win that he spent Election Day in Sacramento negotiating his committee assignments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 104], "content_span": [105, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election\nBut the California Democratic Party made a mistake that arguably created one of the biggest upsets in local political history. In an effort to boost voter turnout in black-majority, heavily Democratic precincts in Oakland, the party sent voters \"chicken-dinner\" vouchers that said that if they could bring their voter stub to certain locations proving that they had voted, they would receive a free chicken dinner. This created an outcry among voters who felt that it amounted to illegal vote-buying, and also deemed the offer racist and demeaning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 104], "content_span": [105, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election\nThe voucher incident severely crippled Harris's campaign. On March 30, in a special run-off election with 15% turnout, Harris lost by less than 1,000 votes to Bock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 104], "content_span": [105, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election\nIt was one of the largest political upsets in California history\u2014as Bock became the first Green Party candidate in the country to be elected to a state legislative body. Bock's victory was heralded by progressives across the country, but was minimized by the fact that she had been elected in a very low turnout special election\u2014after a series of five special elections in less than twelve months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 104], "content_span": [105, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, March 30, 1999: special run-off California State Assembly election\nBock's victory ended the year-long Special Election musical chairs. In the following seven years, the East Bay did not have a special election for statewide or congressional office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 104], "content_span": [105, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, Retrospective analysis\nHolding five special elections in less than twelve months cost the state an enormous amount of money. With repeated special elections, voter turnout declined, placing fateful decisions of who would dominate East Bay politics in the hands of a small minority of the area's population who are generally more informed and more politically active.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Political ambitions\nSome argue that Ron Dellums should not have resigned in the middle of his term and that his decision to retire prematurely caused the chain reaction of special elections. But Dellums's mid-term resignation wasn't the only cause of the chain reaction. Had Dellums announced that he would retire at the end of his term in November 1998 and that he was anointing state Senator Barbara Lee as his successor, the April 1998 congressional election and the September 1998 state Senate election would have been avoided. Voters would have chosen their new congressman in the November general election. But under this scenario, after getting elected, Barbara Lee would have then been forced to resign her Senate seat, creating the need for a special election in February 1999, and possible follow-on elections, depending who won the Senate election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 81], "content_span": [82, 921]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections\nAnother issue that played out in these elections is whether California election law should be amended to deal with how and when run-off special elections should be held. Section 10706(a) of the California Election Code, which governs special elections, says:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 96], "content_span": [97, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections\nThis law was passed in 1963 by Democrats in the California state legislature to deal with a problem that had plagued the party for years. The previous law did not require a run-off at all, and whichever candidate in a special election who received a simple plurality of the vote won. Because Republicans tended to be more unified than Democrats, this law benefited Republicans\u2014who would often run only one candidate who would win in a crowded field of candidates, even in strong Democratic districts. The idea behind changing the law was to require a run-off so that, under such a scenario, the top Republican who came in first would then have to face the top Democrat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 96], "content_span": [97, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections\nHowever, in districts as overwhelmingly partisan as the districts of the East Bay, this meant that the candidate of the minority party had typically come in third or fourth in the special primary election, increasing the importance of the primary, and leading to possible upsets, like Harris unexpectedly losing to Green Party candidate Audie Bock, who had received less than 9% of the vote in the previous special election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 96], "content_span": [97, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0024-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections\nSome people argue that this scenario as played out in these elections did not give voters a fair choice because a run-off should be held between the top two finishers, not the top finisher of each party. While Aroner, theoretically, could have challenged Perata two years later in the regularly scheduled election, political reality dictates that it is virtually impossible to defeat an incumbent legislator in a safe district.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 96], "content_span": [97, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153746-0025-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 California special elections, Retrospective analysis, Election law for special elections\nIn California Democratic Party v. Jones, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the blanket primary. California's subsequent partisan primary system was, starting in 2012, replaced by a jungle primary, advancing the top two finishers to a runoff without regard for partisan affiliation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 96], "content_span": [97, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153747-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio\nThe 1998\u201399 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the 14th season since its establishment. It was contested by 16 teams, and S.C. Faetano won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153747-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Regular season, Results\nAll teams play twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 65], "content_span": [66, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153748-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Canadian network television schedule\nThe 1998\u201399 Canadian network television schedule indicates the fall prime time schedules for Canada's major English and French broadcast networks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153749-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cardiff City F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 72nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing third, winning promotion to Division Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153749-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153750-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carlisle United F.C. season\nFor the 1998\u201399 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Three. This season for Carlisle is known for the final day of the season for when Jimmy Glass a goalkeeper signed on an emergency loan from Swindon Town FC (Due to the current goalkeeper being sold) scored on the final day of the season which kept Carlisle in the Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season\nThe 1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season was the second season of the NHL franchise in Greensboro, North Carolina. The club qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, placing first in the NHL Southeast division. The Hurricanes lost in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Offseason\nIn a re-organization of the NHL, the club was placed in the new Southeast Division. Another major headline is the Signing of former Hartford Whalers Captain Ron Francis", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 45], "content_span": [46, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Regular season\nThe Hurricanes struggled on the power-play during the regular season, finishing 27th in power-play percentage, at 10.99%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Regular season\nThe division was weaker than the Hurricanes' previous division, the Northeast and the Hurricanes were able to win the division and qualify for the playoffs, the only team from the division to do so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Playoffs\nThe Hurricanes drew the Boston Bruins as their first-round opponent. The Hurricanes were defeated in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 44], "content_span": [45, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Draft picks\nCarolina's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 47], "content_span": [48, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Farm teams, American Hockey League\nThe Beast of New Haven are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 1998\u201399 AHL season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 70], "content_span": [71, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Farm teams, East Coast Hockey League\nThe Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 72], "content_span": [73, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153751-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Carolina Hurricanes season, Transactions\nThe Hurricanes were involved in the following transactions during the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153752-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Celta de Vigo season\nCelta Vigo contested La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup in the 1998-99 season, which saw the club reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup and narrowly missing out on qualification for the Champions League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153752-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Celta de Vigo season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153752-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Celta de Vigo season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 60], "content_span": [61, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153753-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Celtic F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 112th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153753-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Celtic F.C. season\nAs defending league champions, they were now managed by Slovak coach Jozef Venglos following the resignation of Wim Jansen. However, they finished runners-up behind Rangers this season and also lost to them in the Scottish Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153753-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Celtic F.C. season, Summary\nSeason 1998\u201399 saw Celtic finish second in the league six points behind winner Rangers. They reached the final of the Scottish Cup losing to Rangers, the third round of the League Cup losing to Airdrieonians, the second qualifying round of the Champions League and the second round of the Uefa Cup losing to FC Z\u00fcrich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153753-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Celtic F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153754-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Champions Trophy\nThe 1998\u201399 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy was a triangular ODI cricket competition held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 6 to 13 November 1998. It featured the national cricket teams of India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Its official sponsor was Coca-Cola. The tournament was won by India, who defeated Zimbabwe in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153755-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlotte Hornets season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the eleventh season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Hornets signed free agents Derrick Coleman, Chuck Person, Eldridge Recasner and Chucky Brown. After a lockout wiped out half the season, which was cut to 50 games, the Hornets began their season dealing with injuries, as Anthony Mason was lost for the entire season with a biceps injury suffered in practice a few days before the start of the season. All-Star forward Glen Rice was also out with an elbow injury and demanded a trade. The Hornets struggled losing eight of their first nine games, which led to a disappointing 4\u201311 start to the season as head coach Dave Cowens was replaced with Paul Silas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 778]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153755-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlotte Hornets season\nA few days later, Rice was traded along with J.R. Reid, and B. J. Armstrong to the Los Angeles Lakers for All-Star guard Eddie Jones, and Elden Campbell. The team improved under Silas posting a 22\u201313 record, including a nine-game winning streak in April. The Hornets finished fifth in the Central Division with a 26\u201324 record. However, despite their above .500 record, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1995\u201396 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153755-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlotte Hornets season\nJones averaged 17.0 points and 3.0 steals per game with the team, and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Bobby Phills averaged 14.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, and David Wesley provided the team with 14.1 points, 6.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game. The Hornets finished sixth the NBA in attendance for the season. Following the season, Person signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics, and Brown signed with the San Antonio Spurs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153755-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlotte Hornets season, Transactions\nTraded B. J. Armstrong, J. R. Reid and Glen Rice to the Los Angeles Lakers for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153755-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlotte Hornets season, Transactions\nSigned Corey Beck to the first of two 10-day contracts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153755-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlotte Hornets season, Transactions\nSigned Corey Beck to a contract for the rest of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153756-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlton Athletic F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153756-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Season summary\nBack in the top flight after an eight-year exile, Charlton Athletic made a good start to the Premiership campaign and Alan Curbishley was voted Manager of the Month for August. Their form soon dipped, but they were never completely outclassed by the rest of the Premiership sides. In the end, they were the last team to make the drop following a late revival by Southampton. But Curbishley's job was still safe, as the board had every confidence in his ability to regain a hard-earned place among the elite for the Addicks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153756-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 55], "content_span": [56, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153756-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 80], "content_span": [81, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153756-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 70], "content_span": [71, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153757-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chelsea F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Chelsea F.C. 's 85th competitive season, seventh consecutive season in the Premier League and 93rd year as a club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153757-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chelsea F.C. season, Season summary\nAfter a solid fourth-place finish coupled with European and League Cup success the previous season, Chelsea really felt that they could challenge for the title this season. Chelsea made more big name signings, including French World Cup winning defender Marcel Desailly from A.C. Milan, Spanish international full-back Albert Ferrer from Barcelona and, in a club-record \u00a35.4 million move, Italian international striker Pierluigi Casiraghi from Lazio. Casiraghi's season and career was cut short by a knee injury, but his compatriot Gianfranco Zola had arguably the best season of his career, leading Chelsea to a serious title challenge, scoring 15 goals in all competitions and setting up many other goals for his teammates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153757-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chelsea F.C. season, Season summary\nUltimately, the European Super Cup, won by beating Europeans champions Real Madrid, was the only trophy that Chelsea had to show for their excellence. Their defence of the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup ended in the semi-finals, while their title challenge was ended in early May when they just couldn't get the better of Manchester United or Arsenal. Nonetheless, a final third-place finish booked them their first ever UEFA Champions League campaign and was another triumph for their excellent young manager Gianluca Vialli, who, at 35, announced his retirement as a player to concentrate on his managerial duties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153757-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chelsea F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153757-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chelsea F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153757-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chelsea F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153757-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics\nStatistics taken from . Squad details and shirt numbers from  and .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153758-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Blackhawks season\nThe 1998\u201399 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 73rd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. They missed the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since the 1957\u201358 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153758-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season\nThe Blackhawks allowed the most power-play goals of all 27 teams, with 80. Captain Chris Chelios was traded late in the season, to the Detroit Red Wings. The team finishes the season without a captain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153758-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 66], "content_span": [67, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153758-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season, Final standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 66], "content_span": [67, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153758-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Blackhawks season, Draft picks\nChicago's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153759-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Bulls season\nThe 1998\u201399 Chicago Bulls season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls entered the season as the three-time defending NBA champions, having defeated the Utah Jazz in the 1998 NBA Finals in six games, winning their sixth NBA championship, and completing a second three-peat in the 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153759-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Bulls season\nHowever, with Phil Jackson's resignation as head coach, the departures of Scottie Pippen (who was traded to the Houston Rockets), and Dennis Rodman (who signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent), and Michael Jordan announcing his retirement for the second time on January 13, 1999, during the latter stages of an owner-induced lockout of NBA players, it marked the end of the Bulls dynasty in the 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153759-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Bulls season\nUnder new head coach Tim Floyd, plus the addition of free agents Brent Barry, Mark Bryant, and Andrew Lang, the Bulls were a shell of their former selves, losing eight of their first nine games of the season. The team lost 14 of their final 17 games, and finished in last place in the Central Division with a 13\u201337 record (roughly the equivalent of 21\u201361), missing the playoffs for the first time since 1984. Toni Kuko\u010d led the team with 18.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game. The Bulls were just the second defending champions to miss the postseason, behind the 1969\u201370 Boston Celtics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153759-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Bulls season\nOn April 10, 1999, the Bulls set an all-time NBA record low for points in the shot clock era in an 82\u201349 loss at the United Center to the Miami Heat. Following the season, Barry was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, Ron Harper signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers to reunite with new Lakers' coach Jackson, Bryant signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Lang and Bill Wennington were both released to free agency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153759-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Bulls season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153759-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chicago Bulls season, Awards and records\nIn a home game against the Miami Heat on April 10, the Bulls scored 49 points, the fewest by any team since the shot clock was introduced in 1954.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season\nThe 1998\u201399 CBA season was the fourth season of the Chinese Basketball Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season\nThe season ran from December 27, 1998, to April 25, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season\nThe Air Force team withdrew from the league before the season got underway, so three clubs were promoted from the Second Division. The Sichuan Pandas, originally relegated at the end of the previous campaign, earned a reprieve. They were joined by the Jilin Northeast Tigers and Beijing Olympians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season, Regular Season Standings\nThese are the final standings for the 1998-99 CBA regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 71], "content_span": [72, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs\nThe top 8 teams in the regular season advanced to the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 55], "content_span": [56, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs\nFor the first time, the semifinals used best-of-five series to determine the advancing team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 55], "content_span": [56, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs\nIn the Finals, the Bayi Rockets defeated the Liaoning Hunters (3-0), claiming their fourth straight CBA championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 55], "content_span": [56, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs\nTeams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 55], "content_span": [56, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season, Relegations\nThe bottom 4 teams played the relegation phase by round-robin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 58], "content_span": [59, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season, Relegations\nThe Ji'nan Army and Sichuan Pandas were relegated to the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 58], "content_span": [59, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153760-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Chinese Basketball Association season, CBA Awards\nThese are the award winners for the 1998-99 CBA regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 57], "content_span": [58, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153761-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cleveland Cavaliers season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the 29th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. In the off-season, the Cavaliers re-signed free agent Johnny Newman, who previously played for the team during the 1986\u201387 season. After a lockout cut the season in half to 50 games, the Cavaliers' playoff hopes were dashed as second-year star Zydrunas Ilgauskas broke his left foot after playing just five games. At midseason, the team traded Vitaly Potapenko to the Boston Celtics for Andrew DeClercq. With a 21\u201318 record in mid April, the Cavaliers struggled as they went on a 7-game losing streak, and lost ten of their final eleven games, finishing 7th in the Central Division with a 22\u201328 record, missing the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 761]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153761-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cleveland Cavaliers season\nShawn Kemp led the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 20.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while Wesley Person provided them with 11.2 points per game. However, Kemp was a shell of his former self as he reported to practice, weighing 315 lbs, and according to the team's general manager Wayne Embry, the league listed him at 280. Following the season, head coach Mike Fratello was fired after spending six seasons with the team, and Newman was traded along with second-year guard Derek Anderson to the Los Angeles Clippers, who then dealt him back to the New Jersey Nets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153762-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Club Atl\u00e9tico Boca Juniors season\nThe 1998\u201399 Club Atl\u00e9tico Boca Juniors season was the 69th consecutive Primera Divisi\u00f3n season played by the senior squad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153762-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Club Atl\u00e9tico Boca Juniors season, Summary\nAfter the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, a new head coach arrived to the club: Carlos Bianchi former Velez Sarsfield manager wherein clinched 1994 Intercontinental Cup, 1994 Copa Libertadores and several local titles. The squad is reinforced with Barijho (a petition from Bianchi), Pereda and right back defender Hugo Ibarra. Also midfielder Jos\u00e9 Basualdo returned to the club. Finally, the team won undefeated  the Apertura Tournament after a drought of 6 years aimed by a solid formation with Martin Palermo scoring 20 goals in 19 matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153762-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Club Atl\u00e9tico Boca Juniors season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153763-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Clydebank F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Clydebank's thirty-third season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division where they finished 7th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153764-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coca-Cola Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Coca-Cola Cup was a triangular ODI cricket competition held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 16 April 1999. It featured the national cricket teams of England, Pakistan and India. Its official sponsor was Coca-Cola. The tournament was won by Pakistan, which defeated India in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153765-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Codan Ligaen season\nThe 1998\u201399 Codan Ligaen season was the 42nd season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league, and the R\u00f8dovre Mighty Bulls won the championship. IC Gentofte was relegated to the Division 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153765-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Codan Ligaen season, Relegation\nAlthough IC Gentofte would've avoided relegation, they chose to voluntarily be relegated due to financial issues. Gladsaxe SF took their place in the Codan Ligaen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153766-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colchester United F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Colchester United's 57th season in their history and their first season back in the third tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion via the play-offs in the previous season. Alongside competing in the Second Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153766-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colchester United F.C. season\nAfter a reasonable start to the season, manager Steve Wignall quit in January expressing that he had taken the club as far as he could. Mick Wadsworth was appointed his replacement and duly brought in a number of new players on permanent and loan contracts. Colchester finished the season in 18th position, two points clear of the relegation zone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153766-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colchester United F.C. season\nThe U's were ignominiously dumped out of the FA Cup in the first round by non-League outfit Bedlington Terriers. They also suffered first round exits in the League Cup and Football League Trophy to AFC Bournemouth and Gillingham respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153766-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview\nFollowing promotion from the Third Division, Steve Wignall had a huge task ahead of him to keep Colchester in the division. The league boasted Manchester City and Stoke City amongst its ranks, as well as Kevin Keegan's Fulham during Mohamed Al-Fayed's ownership during their rise to the Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153766-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview\nWignall's side had a reasonable start to the campaign, but were dumped out of the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round stages. The U's then faced a trip to non-League side Bedlington Terriers in the FA Cup first round. Bedlington held a 2\u20130 lead after 23 minutes and eventually held a 4\u20130 lead after 86 minutes, before Tony Adcock scored a late consolation goal. Following this, Colchester one just one game in their next nine matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153766-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview\nIn January 1999, seven days after handing raw forward Lomana LuaLua his debut, Wignall quit the club, citing that he had taken the team as far as he could and left frustrated at the role agents were playing in deals he had been trying to set up. Assistant manager Steve Whitton stepped up as caretaker manager before Mick Wadsworth was named the new manager of Colchester United. He kept Whitton on as assistant and brought in a number of new players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153766-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview\nThe club survived relegation by two points, ending the campaign in 18th place. Crowds had risen to an average of 4,479, but swingeing cuts were made to the playing staff at the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153766-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts\nPlayers making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 70], "content_span": [71, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153767-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colorado Avalanche season\nThe 1998\u201399 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's fourth season and last season at McNichols Sports Arena. They would move to the Pepsi Center during the off-season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153767-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colorado Avalanche season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153767-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colorado Avalanche season, Regular season, Season standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153767-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Colorado Avalanche season, Draft picks\nColorado's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153768-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Combined Counties Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Combined Counties Football League season was the 21st in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153768-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Combined Counties Football League, Clubs\nThe league featured 20 clubs from the previous season, along with one new club:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153769-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Conference League Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Conference League Cup, known as the Endsleigh Brokers Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was a football tournament for clubs competing in that season's Football Conference. Doncaster Rovers beat Farnborough Town 4-0 in the final, played over two legs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153769-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Conference League Cup, Results, Semi-finals\nPlayed over two legs although only one leg of the Farnborough v Cheltenham tie was played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153770-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u20131999 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1998\u20131999 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They won their fourth Big East tournament. On March 29, 1999, they claimed their first national championship by defeating Duke, 77\u201374.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153770-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, Roster\nListed are the student athletes who were members of the 1998\u20131999 team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 57], "content_span": [58, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153771-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey season\nThe 1998\u201399 Connecticut Huskies men's ice hockey team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Bruce Marshall his eleventh season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies played their home games at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Connecticut, competing in their first season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and first at the NCAA Division I level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153772-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cook Islands Round Cup\nThe 1988\u201389 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty fifth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988\u20131990 currently unknown. Tupapa Maraerenga won the championship, their third recorded championship, although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153772-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cook Islands Round Cup, Results, League table\nTupapa Maraerenga topped the league which was played on a single round robin basis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153773-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Copa Federaci\u00f3n de Espa\u00f1a\nThe 1998\u201399 Copa Federaci\u00f3n de Espa\u00f1a was the 6th staging of the Copa Federaci\u00f3n de Espa\u00f1a, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B and Tercera Divisi\u00f3n.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153773-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Copa Federaci\u00f3n de Espa\u00f1a\nThe Regional stages began in 1998, while the national tournament took place from November 1998 to April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153774-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Copa del Rey\nThe 1998\u201399 Copa del Rey was the 97th staging of the Copa del Rey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153774-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Copa del Rey\nThe competition started on 1 September 1998 and concluded on 26 May 1999 with the Final, held at the Estadio La Cartuja in Sevilla.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153775-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coppa Italia\nThe 1998\u201399 Coppa Italia was the 52nd edition of the tournament, which began on August 23, 1998 and ended on May 5, 1999. Parma won the 1998\u201399 Coppa Italia tournament for the 2nd time in club history and first since the 1991\u201392 competition. Parma defeated Fiorentina in the finals, winning on the away goals rule with an aggregate score of 3\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153776-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coupe de France\nThe Coupe de France 1998\u20131999 was its 82nd edition. It was won by FC Nantes Atlantique which defeated CS Sedan Ardennes in the Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153777-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coventry City F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153777-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coventry City F.C. season, Season summary\nCoventry City finished 15th in the Premiership \u2013 four places lower than last season \u2013 but were never in any real danger of being relegated, despite the loss of key striker Dion Dublin to local rivals Aston Villa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153777-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coventry City F.C. season, Season summary\nThe biggest news of Coventry's season was the announcement of a move to a new 45,000-seat stadium at Foleshill, which was anticipated to be ready by 2002. Manager Gordon Strachan then signed Moroccan international football star Mustapha Hadji, knowing that it would be important to have a top quality team to match the forthcoming new home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153777-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coventry City F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153777-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coventry City F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153777-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Coventry City F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 55], "content_span": [56, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153778-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 22-9 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153779-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, their 76th in the English Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153779-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, Crewe had a disastrous first half of the campaign which saw them almost midway point at the bottom of the table with just 2 wins from 22 league games and 11\u00a0points from safety. Even though they managed to get another couple of wins together; by 20 February, Crewe were still bottom and 11\u00a0points from safety with 14 league matches remaining and their First Division status was in severe danger of being lost. From then on against the odds, Crewe went on a superb run of just 3 defeats from their remaining 14 league games, winning 7 of them on their way to completing the great escape, the key result being a 3\u20131 win against Portsmouth which saved them from the drop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 742]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153779-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153779-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Squad, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153780-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian First A League\n1998\u201399 Croatian First A League was the 8th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153781-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian First Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Croatian First Football League was the eighth season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153781-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian First Football League, Overview\nIt was contested by 12 teams, and Croatia Zagreb won the championship. In the first stage upper six teams advance to Championship Group, bottom six to Relegation Group, with 50% of points taken to the next phase of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153782-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian Football Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Croatian Football Cup was the eighth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and it was won by Osijek. This was the first season when a preliminary round was played, with top level clubs entering the competition in the first round proper.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153783-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian Ice Hockey League season\nThe Croatian Hockey League Season for 1998-1999 resulted with KHL Medve\u0161\u010dak winning the title for the third time in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153783-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs, Finals\nMedvescak swept Zagreb in a best of five series, by 3-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 59], "content_span": [60, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153783-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Third place\nSisak forfeited its games to Mladost, so Mladost won third place by default.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 54], "content_span": [55, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153784-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian Second Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Druga HNL was the 8th season of Druga HNL, the second level league in Croatian football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153784-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Croatian Second Football League\nThe format of the league was changed and the five regional subdivisions which composed the Druga HNL in the 1997\u201398 season were merged into a single nationwide format for the 1998\u201399 season. A total of 19 clubs competed in Druga HNL this season, in a double round-robin format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153785-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Crystal Palace F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153785-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary\nTerry Venables was appointed head coach, but the dream of success for the 1998\u201399 season quickly turned into a nightmare. Goldberg was unable to sustain his financial backing of the club and they went into administration in March 1999. Simon Paterson took charge of the club throughout a spell in which it's very future seemed in serious doubt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153785-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary\nVenables stood down as manager and after some negotiation over his outstanding contract, left the club. In January 1999, Steve Coppell returned to the job once again, and was able to guide Palace to a mid-table finish. With the approval of the administrators, Peter Morley was installed as chairman, in time for the start of the next season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153785-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 61], "content_span": [62, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153786-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cuban National Series\nThe 38th Cuban National Series saw Santiago de Cuba, which qualified for the playoffs, win three close series to take its first title in ten years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153787-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei\nThe 1998\u201399 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei was the 61st edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153787-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei, Format\nFirst round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153787-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei, Format\nIf a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes into extra time. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153787-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei, Format\nIn the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153787-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei, Format\nFrom the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153787-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei, Quarter-finals\nThe matches were played on 2 December and 9 December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 37], "content_span": [38, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153787-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei, Semi-finals\nThe matches were played on 14 April and 5 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 34], "content_span": [35, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153788-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cymru Alliance\nThe 1998\u201399 Cymru Alliance was the ninth season of the Cymru Alliance after its establishment in 1990. The league was won by Flexsys Cefn Druids.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153789-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup was the 57th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 50 clubs entered the competition. It began on 14 November 1998 with the preliminary round and concluded on 8 May 1999 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. APOEL won their 17th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Anorthosis 2\u20130 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153789-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup, Format\nIn the 1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 8 of the 15 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153789-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup, Format\nThe competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In the preliminary round and in the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153789-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup, Format\nThe next three rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153789-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup, Format\nIf both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153789-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup, Format\nThe cup winner secured a place in the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153789-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup, \u03a1reliminary round\nAll the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Second Division, all the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Third Division and 8 clubs from the Cypriot Fourth Division (first eight of the league table the day of draw) participated in the preliminary round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 38], "content_span": [39, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153789-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Cup, First round\nThe 14 clubs of the Cypriot First Division advanced directly to the first round and met the winners of the preliminary round ties:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153790-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot First Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Cypriot First Division was the 60th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Anorthosis won their 10th title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153790-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot First Division, Format\nFourteen teams participated in the 1998\u201399 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 1999\u20132000 Cypriot Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 38], "content_span": [39, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153790-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot First Division, Format\nThe champions ensured their participation in the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 38], "content_span": [39, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153790-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot First Division, Format, Point system\nTeams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153790-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season\nAnagennisi Deryneia, APOP Paphos and Ethnikos Assia were relegated from previous season and played in the 1998\u201399 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 1997\u201398 Cypriot Second Division, Olympiakos Nicosia, Doxa Katokopias and Aris Limassol.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153791-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Fourth Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 14th season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. THOI Lakatamia won their 1st title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153791-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format\nFourteen teams participated in the 1998\u201399 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 1999\u20132000 Cypriot Third Division and the last four teams were relegated to regional leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153791-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system\nTeams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153792-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Second Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Cypriot Second Division was the 44th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Anagennisi Deryneia won their 1st title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153792-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Second Division, Format\nFourteen teams participated in the 1998\u201399 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 1999\u20132000 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 1999\u20132000 Cypriot Third Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153793-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Third Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Cypriot Third Division was the 28th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Chalkanoras Idaliou won their 1st title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153793-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Cypriot Third Division, Format\nFourteen teams participated in the 1998\u201399 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 1999\u20132000 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 1999\u20132000 Cypriot Fourth Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 38], "content_span": [39, 415]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00153794-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech 1. Liga season\nThe 1998\u201399 Czech 1.liga season was the sixth season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league, and HC Znojemsti Orli won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153795-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech 2. Liga\nThe 1998\u201399 Czech 2. Liga was the sixth season of the 2. \u010desk\u00e1 fotbalov\u00e1 liga, the second tier of the Czech football league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153796-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Czech Cup was the sixth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. Winners Slavia Prague qualified for the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153796-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech Cup, Round 1\n78 teams entered the competition at this stage. Along with the 18 winners from the preliminary round, these teams played 48 matches to qualify for the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153796-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech Cup, Round 4\nThe fourth round was played on 10 and 17 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 79]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153796-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech Cup, Semifinals\nThe semifinals were played on 4 and 6 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 77]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153797-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech Extraliga season\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by CHICHI7YT (talk | contribs) at 18:17, 17 November 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153797-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech Extraliga season\nThe 1998\u201399 Czech Extraliga season was the sixth season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153798-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Czech First League\nThe 1998\u201399 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic. The season started on 2 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153799-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DEL season\nThe 1998\u201399 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 5th season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153799-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DEL season\nAdler Mannheim continued their dominance in German ice-hockey and became the DEL Champion for the third time in row, winning a German title for the fourth time in their history. The league had only 14 teams, as the Kaufbeurer Adler and D\u00fcsseldorfer EG were forced out due to financial reasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153799-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DEL season, Playoff, Semifinals\nThe semifinals were played starting March 26, 1999. The regular season best placed team left played against the worst, and the second best vs. third best.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 39], "content_span": [40, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153799-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DEL season, Playoff, Finals\nThe finals were played starting April 18 with the N\u00fcrnberg Ice Tigers playing home first, due to better regular season placement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153799-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DEL season, Playoff, Finals\nWith the last game, Adler Mannheim continued their dominance in German ice-hockey and became the DEL Champion for the third time in row, winning a German title for the fourth time in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153800-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DFB-Pokal\nThe 1998\u201399 DFB-Pokal was the 56th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 28 August 1998 and ended on 6 June 1999. In the final Werder Bremen defeated Bayern Munich 5\u20134 on penalties, thereby claiming their fourth title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153801-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DFB-Pokal Frauen\nThe Frauen DFB-Pokal 1998\u201399 was the 19th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 16\u201317 August 1998. In the final which was held in Berlin on 12 June 1999 FFC Frankfurt defeated FCR Duisburg 1\u20130, thus winning their first cup. As they also won the Bundesliga in the same season, Frankfurt claimed the double, too.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153801-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 1st round\n* Polizei SV Rostock withdrew their team. Turbine Potsdam II thus advanced to the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153801-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 2nd round\n* The women's football section of SG Praunheim had moved to the newly founded FFC Frankfurt on 1 January 1999. Frankfurt took over all qualifications and players from Praunheim.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153802-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Mavericks season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Mavericks' 19th season in the National Basketball Association. In the 1998 NBA draft, the Mavericks selected Robert Traylor from the University of Michigan with the sixth pick, but soon traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks for top draft pick, and German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki. In the off-season, the team acquired point guard Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns, signed free agents Gary Trent and Hot Rod Williams, and released Khalid Reeves to free agency later on during the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153802-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Mavericks season\nIn a season shortened by a lockout to 50 games, the young Mavericks still struggled losing eight of their first nine games, but began to show promise by posting their first winning record at home in nine years at 15\u201310. However, with Cedric Ceballos only playing just 13 games due to a wrist injury, they were still a mile away from the playoffs as they finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19\u201331 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153802-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Mavericks season\nMichael Finley led the team in scoring averaging 20.2 points per game, while Trent provided the team with 16.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Following the season, A.C. Green was traded back to his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, Samaki Walker signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, and second-year center Chris Anstey was traded to the Chicago Bulls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153802-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Mavericks season, Offseason, Draft picks\nRobert Traylor was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Pat Garrity and Dirk Nowitzki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153802-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Mavericks season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 50], "content_span": [51, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153803-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Stars season\nThe 1998\u201399 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' sixth season in Dallas, Texas, and the  thirty-second of the franchise. They would defeat the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup finals to win the first Stanley Cup for the Stars in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153803-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Stars season, Regular season\nThe Stars finished the regular season with the NHL's best record and first overall in goals against, with just 168. They also tied the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153803-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Season standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153803-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153803-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Season standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153803-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Stars season, 1999 NHL All Star Game\nDallas Stars NHL All-Star representatives in the 1999 NHL All Star Game at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153803-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dallas Stars season, Draft picks\nThe Stars' picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153804-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Danish 1st Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Danish 1st Division season was the 54th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship and the 13th consecutive as a second tier competition governed by the Danish Football Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153804-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Danish 1st Division\nThe division-champion and runner-up promoted to the 1999\u20132000 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 13th to 16th spots were relegated to the 1999\u20132000 Danish 2nd Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153805-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Danish Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Danish Cup was the 45th installment of the Danish Cup, the highest football competition in Denmark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153806-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Danish Superliga\nThe 1998\u201399 Danish Superliga season was the 9th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 26, 1998, to final match on June 16, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153806-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Danish Superliga\nThe Danish champions and runners-up qualified for the UEFA Champions League 1999-00 qualification, while the third placed team qualified for the qualification round of the UEFA Cup 1999-00. The fourth and fifth placed teams qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999, while the two lowest placed teams of the tournament was directly relegated to the Danish 1st Division. Likewise, the Danish 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153807-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Denver Nuggets season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Nuggets' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season as a franchise. After their dreadful season, where they finished with the league's worst record at 11\u201371, the Nuggets received the third overall pick the 1998 NBA draft, and selected Raef LaFrentz from the University of Kansas. During the offseason, the team acquired Nick Van Exel from the Los Angeles Lakers, second-year guard Chauncey Billups from the Toronto Raptors, and second-year forward Johnny Taylor and top draft pick Keon Clark from the Orlando Magic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153807-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Denver Nuggets season\nDespite the return of Antonio McDyess, who was re-signed by the team after one season with the Phoenix Suns, the Nuggets continued to struggle under new head coach Mike D'Antoni, losing eight of their first nine games in a lockout shortened season cut to 50 games. Things would get worse as LaFrentz suffered an ankle injury after just twelve games, and was out for the remainder of the season. Without their top draft pick, second-year forward Danny Fortson would step into the lineup, leading the team with 11.6 rebounds per game. The Nuggets lost their final seven games, and finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a 14\u201336 record. The Nuggets had the worst team defensive rating in the NBA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153807-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Denver Nuggets season\nMcDyess had a stellar season averaging 21.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, while being named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Van Exel provided the team with 16.5 points and 7.4 assists per game. This was also their final season playing at McNichols Sports Arena before moving to the Pepsi Center the following season. Also following the season, Fortson, Eric Williams and second-year guard Eric Washington were all traded to the Boston Celtics, and D'Antoni was fired as coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153808-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Deportivo Alav\u00e9s season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 season, the Spanish football club Deportivo Alav\u00e9s placed 16th in La Liga. The team was eliminated in the third round of the Copa del Rey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153808-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Deportivo Alav\u00e9s season, Season summary\nAlav\u00e9s competed in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football, in 1998\u201399 for the first time since 1955\u201356, having won promotion as Segunda Divisi\u00f3n champions in the previous season, which was their first under head coach Man\u00e9. Their first top flight campaign in 43 years saw them flirt with relegation, but they ultimately finished 16th, one point clear of Extremadura and the relegation playoff places. In the Copa del Rey, they failed to match their heroics of the previous year, when they reached the semi-finals. They received a bye to the third round, where they were eliminated on away goals after a 2\u20132 aggregate draw with Segunda Divisi\u00f3n side Las Palmas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 713]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153808-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Deportivo Alav\u00e9s season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153808-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Deportivo Alav\u00e9s season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153809-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Deportivo de La Coru\u00f1a season\nDeportivo La Coru\u00f1a's 1998\u201399 season included its 29th appearance in La Liga, where it ranked sixth. In the Copa del Rey the team reached the semifinals for the first time since its 1995 title. On the other hand, the team didn't appear in European competitions, for the last time until the 2006\u201307 season. It was the first season under manager Javier Irureta, who would lead the club highly successfully until 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153809-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Deportivo de La Coru\u00f1a season, Squad\nSource:  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153810-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Derby County F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 English football season was Derby County F.C. 's third consecutive season in the Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153810-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary\nDerby's second tilt at European football was made in the 1998\u201399 season, the Rams peaking in 2nd place after 6 games with a 2\u20130 home win over Leicester City, eventually finishing one place better off in 8th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153810-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary\nThey reached the FA Cup Quarter finals for the third time in seven years, losing out only to late Nwankwo Kanu goal in a 0\u20131 away defeat to Arsenal, and recorded some memorable victories, including a league double over Liverpool 2\u20131 at Anfield and 3\u20132 at Pride Park and a 1\u20130 win over Nottingham Forest in the teams' first ever meeting at Pride Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153810-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary\nDerby County were a club on the up; Pride Park's capacity was expanded (32,913 fans attended the 3\u20132 victory over Liverpool) and Derby's players were getting noticed \u2013 five had represented their countries at the 1998 World Cup, and Christian Dailly was sold to Blackburn Rovers for \u00a35.35m, comfortably the highest fee Derby had ever received.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153810-0001-0003", "contents": "1998\u201399 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary\nThe key departure, however, was Steve McClaren \u2013 Smith's number two since he had taken the Derby managerial position 3 years earlier \u2013 who departed in February 1999 to become Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United, winning the treble in his first 3 months at Old Trafford. The 1998\u201399 season was Jim Smith's Derby County peak, as the financial demands of Premier League football began to catch up with them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153810-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Derby County F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153810-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Derby County F.C. season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 66], "content_span": [67, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153810-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Derby County F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 56], "content_span": [57, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153811-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Pistons season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Pistons' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd season in the city of Detroit. In the offseason, the Pistons acquired Christian Laettner from the Atlanta Hawks, and signed free agents Jud Buechler and Loy Vaught. Laettner would reunite with former Duke University teammate Grant Hill, but only played just 16 games due to an Achilles injury and a broken rib. After a solid year the previous season, Brian Williams changed his named to Bison Dele to honor his Cherokee heritage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153811-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Pistons season\nIn a season cut in half to 50 games by a lockout, the Pistons won their first three games, but then lost five straight. However, they would play above .500 for the rest of the season, and bounce back from their disappointing season to finish third in the Central Division with a 29\u201321 record, and return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Hill averaged 21.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Jerry Stackhouse continued to provide scoring off the bench averaging 14.5 points per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153811-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Pistons season\nHowever, in the playoffs, the Pistons would lose in five games to the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round. This season also marked an end of an era as Joe Dumars, who averaged 11.3 points per game, retired after a solid fourteen-year career with the Pistons. This was also Dele's final season of his career as he retired before the following season, turning down a $36 million contract.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153812-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Red Wings season\nThe 1998\u201399 Detroit Red Wings season was Detroit's 73rd season of operation in the National Hockey League. They entered the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153812-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153812-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Final standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153812-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs\nThe Red Wings would enter the 1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the series proved to be no contest. Detroit would sweep the Ducks in four games, setting up a rematch with their arch-rival Colorado Avalanche. Despite Detroit winning the first two games, they would go on to lose the next four consecutively, and were eliminated by the Avalanche.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153812-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Goaltending\n\u2020 Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only. \u2021 Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153812-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Goaltending\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0GS = Games Started; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against Average;  SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153812-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks\nDetroit's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153813-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)\nThe 1998\u201399 Division 1 season was the 24th and last season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL). The Allsvenskan was founded as the new second-level league for the 1999-2000 season. Division 1 became the new third-level league for the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153813-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format\nDivision 1 was divided into four starting groups of eight teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining six teams had to compete in a qualifying round. The teams were given zero to five bonus points based on their finish in the first round. The top two teams in each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The four worst teams in each qualifying group had to play in a relegation round in an attempt to qualify for the new Allsvenskan for the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 54], "content_span": [55, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153813-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format\nOf the eight teams in the Allsvenskan, the top two qualified directly for the Kvalserien. The third-sixth place teams qualified for the second round of the playoffs. The two playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the top two teams qualified for the following Elitserien season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 54], "content_span": [55, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153814-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Divisi\u00f3n de Honor de Futsal\nThe 1998\u201399 season of the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor de Futsal is the 10th season of top-tier futsal in Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153815-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Divizia A\nThe 1998\u201399 Divizia A was the eighty-first season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153815-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Divizia A, Champion squad\nGoalkeepers: Bogdan Lobon\u021b (31 / 0); Marius Bratu (4 / 0). Defenders: Nicolae Stanciu (28 / 1); Cristian Dulca (14 / 3); Mircea Rednic (32 / 1); Dorel Mutic\u0103 (22 / 4); Adrian Iencsi (26 / 3); Vasile Popa (1 / 0); Bogdan Andone (14 / 0); Daniel Chiri\u021b\u0103 (3 / 1); Ion Voicu (5 / 0).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153815-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Divizia A, Champion squad\nMidfielders: Mugur Bolohan (22 / 1); Ioan Ovidiu Sab\u0103u (22 / 1); D\u0103nu\u021b Lupu (28 / 5); Marius M\u0103ld\u0103r\u0103\u0219anu (33 / 4); Daniel Pancu (27 / 6); \u0218tefan Nanu (23 / 1); Zeno Bundea (25 / 6); Mario Bugeanu (2 / 0); Alin Minteuan (4 / 0); R\u0103zvan Ra\u021b (3 / 0). Forwards: Marius \u0218umudic\u0103 (31 / 17); Sergiu Radu (15 / 2); Ovidiu Maier (22 / 1); Radu Niculescu (8 / 2); Ionel Ganea (16 / 11); Constantin Barbu (11 / 8). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153815-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Divizia A, Champion squad\nManager: Mircea Lucescu / Mircea Rednic / Dumitru Dumitriu / Nicolae Manea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153816-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Divizia B\nThe 1998\u201399 Divizia B was the 59th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153816-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Divizia B\nThe format has been maintained to two series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last three places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the runners-up of the series to decide the third team that promoted to Divizia A.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153816-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Divizia B, Promotion play-off\nThe 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B played a match to decide the third team promoted to Divizia A. The match was played on neutral ground, on the Cetate Stadium in Alba Iulia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153817-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University  during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153817-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team\nThe team finished the season 20\u20139, and finished in 1st place in the AEC in the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153818-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153819-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Duleep Trophy\nThe 1998\u201399 Duleep Trophy was the 38th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153819-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Duleep Trophy\nCentral Zone won the title, defeating West Zone in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153820-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dumbarton F.C. season\nSeason 1998\u201399 was the 115th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 93rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 104th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 52nd time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153820-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview\nFollowing three successive seasons of failure, Dumbarton produced what would be a marginally better league performance. Indeed, up until the beginning of April it was still technically possible for Dumbarton to have gained promotion, but in the end ran out of games. The season was improved by an end of season streak which saw 7 wins taken from the last 9 games, and eventually a 4th place was achieved. The winning run coincided with Ian Wallace's replacement by Jimmy Brown as manager, this following a suspension and subsequent internal investigation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153820-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview\nIn the national cup competitions, it was a return to first round exits. In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost to Livingston after a creditable drawn match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153820-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview\nIn the League Cup, there was a disappointing first round defeat to Alloa Athletic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153820-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview\nNote that due to the lack of sponsorship, the Scottish Challenge Cup was not played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153820-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview\nLocally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton managed a draw from two ties and thus failed to reach the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153821-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 5th position with 46 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review\nUnited finished the 1998\u201399 SPL season in 9th place with 34 points, in the SPL's debut season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Season review\nThe cup campaigns brought mixed fortunes: a League Cup 3rd round exit to Ross County was bettered by a Scottish Cup semi-final loss to Celtic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details\nDuring the 1998-99 season, United used 35 different players comprising 11 nationalities, plus two unused substitutes. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Goalscorers\nUnited had 17 players score with the team scoring 47 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Billy Dodds, who finished the season with 17 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 62], "content_span": [63, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Discipline\nDuring the 1998\u201399 season, four United players were sent off and 23 players received at least one caution. In total, the team received four red cards and x yellows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 61], "content_span": [62, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In\nSeventeen players were signed during the 1998\u201399 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of over \u00a31.75m. One loan signing was also made during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In\nThe players that joined Dundee United during the 1998\u201399 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out\nFourteen players left the club during and at the end of the 1998\u201399 season, with one player also going out on loan. The club received \u00a3900k in transfer fees, amounting to around half of the transfer expenditure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out\nListed below are the players that left during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153822-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit\nThe jerseys were sponsored for a third time by Telewest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153823-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 10th position with 28 points, suffering relegation to the 1999\u20132000 Scottish First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153824-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ECHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 ECHL season was the 11th season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, the league saw the Louisville RiverFrogs move to Miami, FL and the Raleigh Icecaps move to Augusta, GA as well as welcoming two new franchises in Estero, FL and Greenville, SC. The Pee Dee Pride finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Brabham Cup and the Mississippi Sea Wolves won their first Kelly Cup defeating the Richmond Renegades four games to three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153824-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ECHL season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 52], "content_span": [53, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153825-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 EEHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 Eastern European Hockey League season, was the fourth season of the multi-national ice hockey league. 12 teams participated in the league, and HK Sokol Kiev of Ukraine won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153826-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 EHF Champions League\nThe 1998\u201399 EHF Champions League was the 39th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153827-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 EHF Women's Champions League\nThe 1998\u201399 EHF Women's Champions League was the sixth edition of the modern era of the 1961-founded competition for European national champions women's handball clubs, running from 4 September 1998 to 16 May 1999. Duna\u00fajv\u00e1rosi NKS defeated Krim Ljubljana in the final to follow the steps of Vasas SC as the second Hungarian club to win the competition. Defending champion Hypo Nieder\u00f6sterreich was defeated by the Slovenians in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153828-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup\nThe 1997\u201398 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-third edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from October 3, 1998, to May 15, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153828-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup\nDefending champion B\u00e6kkelagets SK won again the competition, beating Ferrob\u00fas Tortajada in the final. For the first time in the Cup Winners' Cup's history no team from the former Eastern Bloc or former Yugoslavia reached the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153829-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eastern Counties Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 57th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153829-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 58], "content_span": [59, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153829-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One\nDivision One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 54], "content_span": [55, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nThe 1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 20th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 35\u201337\u201310 record in 1997\u201398, earning their 2nd straight playoff appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nDuring the off-season, the Oilers franchise remaining in Edmonton looked very unlikely, as Oilers owner Peter Pocklington would be talking to a group from Houston which, if successful in the purchase, would relocate the club to Houston. At the last minute, the Edmonton Investors Group, a consortium of 37 Edmonton-based owners, raised the funds to purchase the team from Pocklington, vowing to keep the Oilers in Edmonton. The Oilers received support throughout the NHL, and the club would remain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nAlso during the off-season, the Oilers would lose goaltender Curtis Joseph, as he would leave the team as a free agent and join the Toronto Maple Leafs, leaving the goaltending duties to Bob Essensa and former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim backup Mikhail Shtalenkov, and Edmonton would join the newly created Northwest Division, along with their Western Canada rivals the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks, as well as the Colorado Avalanche.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nEdmonton would start the season with a 7\u20134\u20130 record in their opening 11 games, and would remain close to the .500 mark until early February, despite losing Doug Weight to injuries. Edmonton would then go into a slump, and would drop out of a playoff spot, and on March 17, the Oilers would be 25\u201333\u201310, sitting in ninth place. Three days later, the Oilers would send Mats Lindgren and an eighth-round draft pick to the New York Islanders in exchange for goaltender Tommy Salo. Edmonton would also deal Boris Mironov and Dean McAmmond to the Chicago Blackhawks for youngsters Ethan Moreau, Christian Laflamme and Chad Kilger, and acquire Jason Smith from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a fourth-round draft pick on March 23.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nThe moves paid off for the Oilers, as they would post an 8\u20134\u20132 record after the Salo deal and sneak into the final playoff position, finishing the season with a 33\u201337\u201312 record. On April 3, 1999, Patrick Roy defeated the Edmonton Oiilers and passed Glenn Hall with his 408th victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nOffensively, Bill Guerin would be Edmonton's leader, scoring a team high 30 goals and 34 assists for 64 points. Josef Beranek would earn 49 points, while Mike Grier would have a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and earning 44 points. Doug Weight would register 37 points in only 43 games. Defensively, Boris Mironov would lead blueline with 40 points, but was dealt to Chicago at the trade deadline. Roman Hamrlik chipped in with 32 points, while Janne Niinimaa would earn 28. Sean Brown would have a team high 188 penalty minutes in only 51 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nIn goal, Bob Essensa and Mikhail Shtalenkov would split time for a majority of the season, each earning 12 victories. Shtalenkov would then be traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, and the Oilers would acquire Tommy Salo to become the new starter, and in 13 games, Salo would go 8\u20132\u20132 with a 2.31 goals against average (GAA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nThe Oilers lead the NHL in power-play opportunities, with 438.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season\nThe Oilers opened the playoffs against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Dallas Stars, who had finished the year with 114 points, 36 higher than the Oilers. Edmonton found themselves down in the series 2\u20130 after dropping two close games in Dallas. The Stars quickly eliminated the Oilers, winning the next two games in Edmonton by 3\u20132 scores to sweep the series. The Stars continued on to win the Stanley Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153830-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results\nLegend: \u00a0\u00a0Win (2 points)\u00a0\u00a0Loss (0 points)\u00a0\u00a0Tie (1 point)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153831-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eerste Divisie\nThe Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998\u201399 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153831-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eerste Divisie, Promotion/relegation play-offs\nIn the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from this league and two from the Eredivisie) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to the Eredivisie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 54], "content_span": [55, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153832-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Egyptian Premier League\n14 teams participated in the 1998-99 Egyptian Premier League season. The first team in the league was the champion, and qualified to champions league 1999 along with the team finishing in second place. Third placed team qualified to confederation cup. Finally, the last three in the league will play next season in the second division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153833-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season\nThe 1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 99th season in the club's football history. In 1998\u201399 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 97th season in the first tier and the club's first season back in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997\u20131998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153833-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season\nThe season ended in one of the most exciting final matchdays in Bundesliga history when Eintracht secured their Bundesliga spot on day 34.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153833-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season\nPrior to the last match far behind Eintracht won three matches in a row. Eintracht hosted reigning champions Kaiserslautern, who were contending for a Champions League spot, on the last matchday. The match ended 5-1 and sent N\u00fcrnberg down to the 2. Bundesliga on goal difference. The ultimate goal was scored by Jan \u00c5ge Fj\u00f8rtoft, who scored one of the most famous Bundesliga goals in the 89th minute when performing a step-over right in front of Lautern's goalkeeper Andreas Reinke before marking Eintracht's fifth goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153833-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 61], "content_span": [62, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153833-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153833-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Eintracht Frankfurt II\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153833-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Under-19s\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153833-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Under-17s\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153834-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ekstraklasa, Overview\nA total of 16 teams competed in the 1998\u201399 season. Wis\u0142a Krak\u00f3w won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 29], "content_span": [30, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153835-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eliteserien season\nThe 1998\u201399 Eliteserien season was the 60th season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153836-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Elitserien (men's handball)\nThe 1998\u201399 Elitserien was the 65th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. The league was split into an autumn league and a spring league. The eight highest placed teams in the autumn league qualified for the spring league, whereas the four lowest placed teams qualified for Allsvenskan along with the highest placed teams from the autumn season of Division I (the second level).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153836-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Elitserien (men's handball)\nThe six highest placed teams in the spring season of Elitserien qualified for the quarterfinals, whereas the two lowest placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the playoffs, along with the two highest placed teams of Allsvenskan. HK Drott won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their ninth Swedish title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153837-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Elitserien season\nThe 1998\u201399 Elitserien season was the 24th season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 12 teams participated in the league, and Bryn\u00e4s IF won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153838-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 England Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 English Hockey League season took place from October 1998 until May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153838-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 England Hockey League season\nThe men's National League was won by Cannock with the women's National League going to Slough. The top four clubs entered the newly introduced Premiership play off tournament which culminated with men's & women's finals on 3 May. Cannock won the men's Premiership tournament and Slough claimed the women's Premiership tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153838-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 England Hockey League season\nThe Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup) was won by Slough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153838-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 England Hockey League season, Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup), Final\n(Held at the National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 9 May)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 79], "content_span": [80, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153838-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 England Hockey League season, Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup), Final\n(Held at National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 16 May)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153838-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 England Hockey League season, Women's Cup (AEWHA Cup), Final\nSloughL Smith, Alison Burd, Sue Chandler (capt), Ashleigh Wallace, Julie Robertson, Karen Brown, Fiona Greenham, Sarah Kelleher, Jane Smith, Mandy Nicholson, Anna Bennett subs Lesley Hobley, Monique Slootmaekers, L WilliamsLeicesterA Claxton, S Naylor, Emma Newbold, Joanne Mould, Tina Dullaghan, Carol Voss, Helen Richardson, Kirsty Bowden, Sarah Blanks, Lucy Beavon, Purdy Miller subs V Knott", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153839-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eredivisie\nThe Dutch Eredivisie in the 1998\u201399 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153839-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eredivisie, Promotion/relegation play-offs\nIn the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from the Eerste Divisie and two from this league) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to (or remained in) the Eredivisie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 50], "content_span": [51, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153840-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season\nThe 1998\u201399 Eredivisie season was the 39th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Six teams participated in the league, and the Nijmegen Tigers won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153841-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Essex Senior Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Essex Senior Football League season was the 28th in the history of Essex Senior Football League a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153841-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs\nThe league featured 14 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153842-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Esteghlal F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 7th season in the Azadegan League, and their 5th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship, and 54th year in existence as a football club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153842-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Esteghlal F.C. season, Player\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153843-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. season\nThe 1999\u20132000 season was Ethnikos Piraeus' 2nd straight season on the Greek first tier and their 5th first-tier season in the 1990s. Not managing a single league victory, the team was relegated and also exited early in the cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153844-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Euro Hockey Tour\nThe 1998-99 Euro Hockey Tour was the third season of the Euro Hockey Tour. The season consisted of four tournaments, the \u010cesk\u00e1 Poji\u0161\u0165ovna Cup, Karjala Tournament, Baltica Brewery Cup, and the Sweden Hockey Games. The games Canada participated in did not count towards the final standings of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153845-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 EuroLeague Women\nThe 1998\u201399 Euroleague Women was the third edition of the Euroleague era of FIBA's premier international competition for European women's basketball clubs. It ran between 23 September 1998 and 8 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153845-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 EuroLeague Women\nMBK Ruzomberok won its first title beating former champion Pool Comense in the final, becoming the first (and only to date) Slovak team to win the competition. Galatasaray and BTV Wuppertal also reached the Final Four, which took place in Brno, while defending champion CJM Bourges was knocked out by Ruzomberok in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153846-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 European Challenge Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 European Challenge Cup was the third year of the European Challenge Cup, the second tier rugby union cup competition below the Heineken Cup. The tournament was held between September 1998 and February 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153848-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 European Hockey League\nThe 1998\u201399 European Hockey League was the third edition of the European Hockey League. The season started on September 15, 1998, and finished on February 14, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153848-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 European Hockey League\nThe tournament was won by Metallurg Magnitogorsk, who beat HC Dynamo Moscow in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153848-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 European Hockey League\nThe points system used in the first round of the tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points; in case of a tie, an overtime is played, the winner in overtime won 2 points and the loser in overtime won 1 point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153849-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Everton F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153849-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Everton F.C. season, Season summary\nEverton continued to look a shadow of their former selves after Howard Kendall made way for new manager Walter Smith, though their 14th place finish was a three-place improvement upon last season's near miss with relegation. With Smith having achieved so much success north of the border with Rangers, he had been expected to bring some success to the blue half of Merseyside after two seasons of misery, but there was little for the Goodison Park faithful to shout about.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153849-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Everton F.C. season, Season summary\nOff the field during the season in December, there was a chairmanship change in the boardroom when Peter Johnson quit after 11 years with the club following a row with manager Smith after the Everton boss controversially sold Duncan Ferguson to Newcastle United for \u00a37m and Philip Carter took over the reins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153849-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Everton F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153849-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Everton F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 70], "content_span": [71, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153849-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Everton F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 FA Cup (known as The AXA sponsored FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 118th season of the FA Cup. It was won by Manchester United, who beat Newcastle United 2\u20130 in the final at the old Wembley Stadium. The goals were scored by Teddy Sheringham after 11 minutes, less than two minutes after coming on as a substitute for Roy Keane, and Paul Scholes on 53 minutes. It was the second leg of a historic treble for Manchester United; having already won the Premier League title the previous weekend, they went on to win the Champions League the following Wednesday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, First round proper\nThe First Round featured those non-league teams who had come through the qualifying rounds and the teams from the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system. The matches were played on 14 November 1998. There were ten replays, with three ties requiring a penalty shoot-out to settle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Second round proper\nThe second round of the competition featured the winners of the first round ties. The matches were scheduled to be played on 5 December 1998, with eight replays and two penalty shoot-outs required, each of which featured a team who won on penalties in the previous round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 35], "content_span": [36, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Third round proper\nThe third round of the season's FA Cup was scheduled for 2 January 1999. This round marked the point at which the teams in the two highest divisions in the English league system, the Premier League and the Football League First Division (now known as the Football League Championship). There were six replays, with none of these games requiring a penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Fourth round proper\nThe Fourth Round ties were played with the thirty-two winners of the previous round. The matches were originally scheduled for 23 January 1999. There were three replays.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 35], "content_span": [36, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Fifth round proper\nThe Fifth Round matches were scheduled for 13 February 1999. There were three replays, and one game replayed, Arsenal had beaten Sheffield United in the original tie. However, both sides felt that Arsenal's winning goal had been gained unfairly. Arsenal's boss Arsene Wenger wrote himself into FA Cup folklore with an act of sportsmanship that saw him offer to play the game again after Marc Overmars scored following Nwankwo Kanu's failure to return the ball to the Blades following an injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Sixth round proper\nThe four quarter-final games were scheduled for 6 March 1999, although only the match between Arsenal and Derby County was played on this date. One of the ties, Manchester United\u2013Chelsea, resulted in a draw and went to a replay, which United won.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Sixth round proper\nBarnsley, who lost 1\u20130 at home to Tottenham Hotspur, were the last team left in the competition from outside the Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Semi-finals\nThe semi-finals were played on 11 April 1999. The original match between Manchester United and Arsenal finished as a goalless draw, as Roy Keane's goal for Manchester United was ruled out for offside, and the tie went to a replay; it was to be the last replay of a drawn semi-final, with all future ties decided by extra time and penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Semi-finals\nIn the replay, David Beckham opened the scoring for Manchester United in the 17th minute with a strike from 30 yards. Dennis Bergkamp equalised via a deflected shot from the same distance midway through the second half, before Arsenal had a second goal disallowed for offside against Nicolas Anelka. In the immediate aftermath, Keane was sent off for a foul on Overmars that earned him a second yellow card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0009-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Semi-finals\nIn the final minutes of normal time, Phil Neville conceded a penalty with a foul on Ray Parlour, only for Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel to correctly guess which way Bergkamp would shoot and save the kick. In extra time, Ryan Giggs intercepted a wayward pass from Patrick Viera just inside the Manchester United half, before dribbling past Vieira, Lee Dixon (twice), Martin Keown and Tony Adams, and beating Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman with a left-footed strike into the roof of the net. It was hailed almost immediately as one of the greatest goals ever scored in the history of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Semi-finals\nThe other semi-final between Newcastle and Tottenham was goalless after 90 minutes, but two extra-time goals from Newcastle's Alan Shearer (one from the penalty spot) put the Magpies into their second consecutive FA Cup final and ended Spurs' hopes of adding to the League Cup title they had earned earlier in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Final\nThe Final took place on 22 May 1999 and was played at the old Wembley Stadium, between Manchester United and Newcastle United. Manchester United had finished as champions and Newcastle 13th in the Premier League that season. The final was a slightly one-sided affair, Manchester United claiming a record 10th success with a 2\u20130 win. Goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes were scored in the 11th and 53rd minutes respectively. It was the buildup to Manchester United's Treble. Manchester United also became the first team to win the double three times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 21], "content_span": [22, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Media coverage\nIn the United Kingdom, ITV were the free-to-air broadcasters for the second consecutive season, while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the 11th consecutive season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 30], "content_span": [31, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153850-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup, Media coverage\nThe matches shown live on ITV Sport were: Port Vale v Liverpool (R3); Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal (R4); Manchester United v Fulham (R5); Newcastle United v Everton (QF); Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur (SF); and Manchester United 2\u20130 Newcastle United (Final).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 30], "content_span": [31, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153851-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup qualifying rounds\nThe 1998\u201399 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 118th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 558 clubs were accepted for the competition, down five from the previous season\u2019s 563.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153851-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup qualifying rounds\nThe large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153851-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1998-99 FA Cup\nSee 1998-99 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153852-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Premier League\nThe 1998\u201399 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Premier League, the top division of English football, since its establishment in 1992. Manchester United won a unique treble of the league title, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. They secured their fifth league championship in seven seasons after losing just three league games all season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153852-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Premier League\nThe season was also the 100th season of top flight football in England, not counting years lost to the two World Wars. Of the original clubs in the first Football League season, only Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County and Everton were present for this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153852-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Premier League\nArsenal failed to retain their title, despite having the same points tally as last season 78 points, but had at one point looked as though they were on the brink of winning the title, after beating fellow rivals Tottenham Hotspur, while Manchester United had drawn against Liverpool, 2\u20132. However, Manchester United pushed on and took advantage of Arsenal's 1\u20130 defeat at Leeds United in the penultimate match of the season and despite going 1\u20130 down against Tottenham on the final day, came back to win 2\u20131 and clinch the title. Should they have failed to win, Arsenal would have been crowned champions once more.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153852-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Premier League\nTo achieve their success, the Manchester United playing squad had been altered substantially during the close season. A total of more than \u00a328\u00a0million had been spent on Dwight Yorke, Jaap Stam and Jesper Blomqvist, while several older players left the club; Gary Pallister returned to Middlesbrough after nine years for \u00a32.5\u00a0million, while Brian McClair returned to Motherwell on a free transfer. In December, however, McClair was back in the Premier League as Brian Kidd's assistant at Blackburn Rovers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153852-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Premier League, Season summary\nAt the end of 1998\u201399, the Premiership would have three Champions League places. Manchester United as well as runners-up Arsenal and third placed Chelsea would be playing in the following season's Champions League. There would only be one automatic UEFA Cup place from the league \u2013 taken by fourth-placed Leeds United. Fifth-placed West Ham United qualified for the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup after achieving their highest league finish for thirteen years as they continued to make progress under Harry Redknapp, outperforming several \"bigger\" clubs with greater resources. Also qualifying were Newcastle United via the 1998\u201399 FA Cup final, and Tottenham Hotspur via the League Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153852-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Premier League, Season summary\nBottom of the Premiership in the final table came Nottingham Forest, who suffered their third relegation in seven seasons. One notable low for Forest this season was an 8\u20131 drubbing at home, by Manchester United. Second from bottom came Blackburn Rovers, who just four seasons earlier had been Premiership champions. The final relegation place went to Charlton Athletic, who went down at the end of their first spell in the top flight for nine seasons. The only newly promoted club to survive was Middlesbrough, who finished in a respectable ninth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153852-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Premier League, Season summary\nNone of the teams relegated from the Premiership the previous season regained their top division status in 1999, although First Division champions Sunderland regained their Premiership place after a two-year exile. The other two relegation places went to long-term absentees from the top division. Playoff winners Watford regained their top division place after an absence of 11 years, but runners-up Bradford had been outside of the top division for 77 years. These two promotion winners surprised the observers more than any other Division One side during 1998\u201399.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153852-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Premier League, Teams\nTwenty teams competed in the league\u00a0\u2013 the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough (both teams sealing an immediate return to the top flight) and Charlton Athletic (playing in the top flight after an eight-year absence). This was also Charlton Athletic's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Crystal Palace, with all three relegated teams immediately returning to the First Division after a mere season's presence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153853-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Trophy\nThe 1998\u201399 FA Trophy was the thirtieth season of the FA Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153854-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Vase\nThe 1998\u201399 FA Vase was the 25th season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams in the lower reaches of the English football league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153854-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Vase\nTiverton Town won the competition, beating Bedlington Terriers in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153855-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FA Women's Premier League\nThe 1998-99 season of the FA Women's Premier League was the 8th season of the former top flight of English women's association football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153856-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FAW Premier Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 FAW Premier Cup was the second season of the tournament since its founding in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153857-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Barcelona season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 FC Barcelona season, the club once again retained the La Liga title, but eliminated by Valencia in the quarter-final of Copa del Rey. Barcelona enjoyed a great season with their new signings Ronald de Boer, Patrick Kluivert, Frank de Boer, Mauricio Pellegrino, Boudewijn Zenden and Phillip Cocu. Barcelona had a league tough start in early season but Barcelona later made a remarkable turnaround to secure La Liga in late-May, thanks to Real Madrid's several slips. Following another lackluster performance in the First Group Phase against two European giants Bayern Munich and Manchester United with wins, draws and losses twice respectively and thus prevented Barcelona qualified to UEFA Champions League quarter finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153857-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Barcelona season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season\nThe 1998\u201399 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 106th season since the club's foundation. Following their promotion in the 1993\u201394 season this was their fifth consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football. Ren\u00e9 C. J\u00e4ggi was the club's chairman for the third year. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium until 13 Dezember 1998. From 7 March 199 they played their games in the Stadion Sch\u00fctzenmatte while the new stadium was being built.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season\nGuy Mathez, who had taken over the coaching in January of that year, was appointed as the new trainer at the start of the season, but on 14 May 1999 he was sacked and was replaced by Marco Sch\u00e4llibaum (ad interim) until the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 45], "content_span": [46, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season\nThe club made many new signings as the season started, these included Mario Cantaluppi who returned from Servette. Also from Servette came the Romanian international Dan Potocianu and, on loan, the youngster Carlos Varela. Aleksandr Rytchkov was signed from 1. FC K\u00f6ln and Philippe Cravero signed in from lower classed Etoile Carouge. The Ivorian international Ahmed Ouattara and the young Brazilian Abedi were signed in from Sion. Benjamin Huggel was signed in from local amateur club FC M\u00fcnchenstein, he had played the previous season for FC Arlesheim, in the fourth tier of Swiss football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 45], "content_span": [46, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season\nIn the other direction Adrian Knup, Daniel Salvi and J\u00fcrgen Hartmann all ended their football careers. Dario Zuffi returned to his club of origin Winterthur after having playing five years for the club. Jan Berger moved to Aarau and youngster Alexander Frei was loaned out to Thun so that he could obtain more playing time. Fabinho Santos returned home to Joinville in Brasil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 45], "content_span": [46, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season\nThe first half of the season, until 13 December 1998, Basel's home ground was the St. Jakob Stadium. From 7 March 199 they played their games in the Stadion Sch\u00fctzenmatte and this because the old stadium was demolished and the new stadium was to be built on the same ground. The construction of the new stadium was to be in a little more than two years. The new stadium, the St. Jakob-Park, was to be an all seater, the old stadium had standing places on three sides.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 45], "content_span": [46, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League\nThe club's priority aim was to remain in the top flight of Swiss football. The season started fairly well, with five victories and three draws in the first ten rounds. However, seven defeats in the next nine rounds let the team slip down into the bottom areas of the table. Basel ende the qualification stage with eight victories, four draws and ten defeats, with just 21 goals scored and 34 conceded, with 28 points in sixth position in the league table. With this tally they were qualified for Champions Group for the second half of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0005-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League\nWith an average second half of the season, winning five games, drawing four and losing five, Basel in the league tables fifth position, managed to qualify for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup. With four goals in the qualification round and six in the championship round Mario Frick was the teams top goal scorer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Swiss Cup\nAll eyes were set on the cup season. But despite a draw against lower classed Stade Nyonnais, Basel's cup season came to an abrupt end, because they were unable to pass this hurdle, losing the match on penalties. Lausanne-Sport won the Swiss Cup final on 13 June 199 in the Wankdorf Stadium, winning 2\u20130 against Grasshopper Club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 48], "content_span": [49, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, Players\nThe following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It includes all players that were in the squad the day the season started on 18 July 1998 but subsequently left the club after that date and it includes all players that transferred in during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, Players\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, Players, Transfers in\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153858-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Basel season, Players, Transfers out\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 47], "content_span": [48, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153859-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Bayern Munich season\nThe 1998\u201399 FC Bayern Munich season was the 99th season in the club's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153859-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events\nBayern Munich played in the dramatic 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Manchester United. Bayern Munich dominated the match, taking the lead through a Mario Basler free-kick and hitting the woodwork twice, before United substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r scored in injury time to win the treble for the English side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 50], "content_span": [51, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153859-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Bayern Munich season, Squad, Bookings\nSource: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153860-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Dynamo Kyiv season, Season summary\n1998\u201399 was a hugely successful season for Dynamo. As well as winning the double of the league title and national cup, they also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. Dynamo's hopes of a treble were ultimately ended by a Bayern Munich side also chasing a treble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153860-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Dynamo Kyiv season, Squad, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153861-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Metz season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 67th season in the existence of FC Metz and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153861-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Metz season, Season summary\nLast season, Metz had only been denied their first ever French title by goal difference. This season, however, the club endured humiliating exits from the Champions League and the UEFA Cup and dropped down to 10th in the final table. The closest the club came to glory was reaching the Coupe de la Ligue final, but they were defeated 1-0 by Lens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153861-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Metz season, Players\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 31], "content_span": [32, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153861-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Metz season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 56], "content_span": [57, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153862-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Nantes Atlantique season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 56th season in the existence of Nantes Atlantique and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of French football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153862-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Nantes Atlantique season, Season summary\nNantes Atlantique competed in the French Division 1, the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue, Troph\u00e9e des Champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153862-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Nantes Atlantique season, Season summary\nThe 1998\u201399 season saw Nantes win their second Coupe de France title, and first in twenty years, qualifying for the following season's Troph\u00e9e des Champions and UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153862-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC Nantes Atlantique season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153863-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FC O\u021belul Gala\u021bi season, Players, Transfers, Out\nEU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 758]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153864-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FHR season\nThe 1998\u201399 FHR season was the first and only season of the league, organized by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation. It existed alongside the Vysshaya Liga as the second level of ice hockey in Russia in 1998\u201399. 17 teams participated in the league, and Nosta Yuzhny Novotroitsk-Orsk won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153865-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA EuroLeague\nThe 1998\u201399 FIBA EuroLeague was the 42nd installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It began on September 23, 1998, and ended on April 22, 1999. The competition's Final Four was held at Olympiahalle, Munich, with \u017dalgiris defeating Kinder Bologna in the EuroLeague Final, in front of 9,000 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153865-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA EuroLeague, Teams, Country ranking\nFor the 1998-1999 EuroLeague, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1995\u201396 to 1997\u201398.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 47], "content_span": [48, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153865-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA EuroLeague, Second round\n(The individual scores and standings of the First round are accumulated in the Second round)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153865-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA EuroLeague, Second round\nIf one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153866-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA Kora\u0107 Cup\nThe Kora\u0107 Cup European basketball competition for 1998\u201399 was won by FC Barcelona B\u00e0squet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153866-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA Kora\u0107 Cup, Team allocation\nThe labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153867-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA Saporta Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-third edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between September 15, 1998, and April 13, 1999. The final was held at Zaragoza, Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153867-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA Saporta Cup, Country ranking\nFor the 1998-1999 FIBA Saporta Cup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1995\u201396 to 1997\u201398.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153867-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA Saporta Cup, Team allocation\nThe labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153867-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIBA Saporta Cup, Semifinals\n*The second leg which was scheduled to be played in Podgorica, was cancelled due to the war situation in Yugoslavia. Although FIBA accepted a neutral venue (Thessaloniki, Greece) to play this game, the Yugoslav players couldn't get out of their country because of the military conflict, and therefore  FIBA definitely cancelled this match and awarded a forfeit (20-0) to Benetton Treviso.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153868-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIRA Tournament\nThe 1998\u201399 FIRA Tournament, was a rugby union tournament organized by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153868-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIRA Tournament\nThe tournament did not assign a champion. Only minnow teams participated, because Romania, Georgia, Morocco, Portugal and Netherlands were still involved in qualification for Rugby World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153868-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIRA Tournament\nThe teams were divided into different division and Pools. Russia won the Gold or Division 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153868-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIRA Tournament, \"SILVER\" (Division 3), Pool 1\nThe two matches scheduled in Serbia and Montegnegro were cancelled due to the Kosovo War.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153869-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup\nThe 33rd World Cup season began in October 1998 in S\u00f6lden, Austria, and concluded in March 1999 at the World Cup finals at Sierra Nevada, Spain. The\u00a0overall winners were Lasse\u00a0Kjus of Norway, his second, and Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria, her first.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153869-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup\nA break in the schedule was for the World Championships, held 2\u201314 February in the United States at Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153869-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup\nTwo-time (and defending) World Cup overall winner Katja Seizinger from Germany missed the entire season due to a severe knee injury suffered in June 1998. She\u00a0retired in April 1999 at age 26 with eleven season titles (two overall, four downhill, and five super-G).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153870-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Cross-Country World Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 18th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season began in Muonio, Finland on 28 November 1998 and finished at Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway on 20 March 1999. Bj\u00f8rn D\u00e6hlie of Norway won the overall men's cup. Bente Martinsen of Norway won the women's cup on more victories than Stefania Belmondo of Italy after both finished the season achieving 768 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153870-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Cross-Country World Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the last season the results from World Championships counted in the overall World Cup standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153870-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Calendar, Men\nNote: Until 1999 World Championships, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 50], "content_span": [51, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153870-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Calendar, Women\nNote: Until 1999 World Championships, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153870-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Ladies' standings, Sprint\nNote: \u00a0: When the season ended, Bente Martinsen and Stefania Belmondo were equal on points. Bente Martinsen won the Overall World Cup on most victories (Martinsen 7-2 Belmondo).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 62], "content_span": [63, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153871-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup\nThe 1998/99 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the 16th world cup season, a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing organized by FIS. It started on 21 Nov 1998 in Rovaniemi, Finland and ended on 21 March 1999 in Zakopane, Poland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153872-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Ski Flying World Cup\nThe 1998/99 FIS Ski Flying World Cup was the 9th official World Cup season in ski flying awarded with small crystal globe as the subdiscipline of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153873-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup\nThe 1998/99 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup was the 8th in a row (6th official) Continental Cup winter season in ski jumping for men.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153873-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup\nOther competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Grand Prix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153873-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, Europa Cup vs. Continental Cup\nThis was originally last Europa Cup season and is also recognized as the first Continental Cup season by International Ski Federation although under this name began its first official season in 1993/94.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 71], "content_span": [72, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153874-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup\nThe 1998/99 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 20th World Cup season in ski jumping and the 9th official World Cup season in ski flying. It began in Lillehammer, Norway on 28 November 1998 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 21 March 1999 The individual World Cup was won by Martin Schmitt and Nations Cup by Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153874-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup\nLower competitive circuits this season included the Grand Prix and Continental Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153874-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Map of world cup hosts\nAll 19 locations which have been hosting world cup events for men this season. Oberstdorf hosted world cup events on large hill for two different times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 57], "content_span": [58, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153875-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FK Partizan season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 53rd season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153875-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FK Partizan season, Players, Squad information\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153875-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FK Partizan season, Competitions, First League of FR Yugoslavia\nThe championship was stopped on 14 May 1999, because of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, after 24 rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153876-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FK Sarajevo season, Players, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153876-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FK Sarajevo season, Players, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153877-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FR Yugoslavia Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 FR Yugoslavia Cup was the seventh season of the FR Yugoslavia's annual football cup. The cup defenders was FK Partizan, but was defeated by Red Star Belgrade in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153877-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FR Yugoslavia Cup, First round\nNote: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 38], "content_span": [39, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153877-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FR Yugoslavia Cup, Second round\nThe 16 winners from the prior round enter this round. The first legs were played on 1 and 2 September and the second legs were played on 22, 23 September and 6 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153877-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FR Yugoslavia Cup, Second round\nNote: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153877-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 FR Yugoslavia Cup, Quarter-finals\nThe eight winners from the prior round enter this round. The first legs were played on 10 October and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153878-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ferencv\u00e1rosi TC season, First team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153878-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ferencv\u00e1rosi TC season, Transfers, Summer\nIn:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153878-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ferencv\u00e1rosi TC season, Transfers, Summer\nOut:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153878-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ferencv\u00e1rosi TC season, Transfers, Winter\nIn:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153878-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ferencv\u00e1rosi TC season, Transfers, Winter\nOut:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153878-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ferencv\u00e1rosi TC season, Statistics, Top scorers\nIncludes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153878-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ferencv\u00e1rosi TC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record\nIncludes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153879-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Feyenoord season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 Dutch football season, Feyenoord competed in the Eredivisie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153879-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Feyenoord season, Season summary\nFeyenoord won the Eredivisie with a comfortable 15-point margin over runners-up Willem II. This was their last Dutch league title until 2017.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 40], "content_span": [41, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153879-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Feyenoord season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153880-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina\nThis article includes the statistics of the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1998\u201399 season. It was contested only by Bosniak and Croatian clubs. Serbian clubs played in the 1998\u201399 First League of the Republika Srpska.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153880-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Overview\nIt was contested by 16 teams (Bosniak Group) and 14 teams (Croat Group).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153880-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Overview\nOriginally playoff between Croat and Bosniak Group was scheduled, but due to stadium reason, the playoff was canceled. The title was awarded to FK Sarajevo, but neither clubs were qualified for European competition. (Only Jedinstvo Bihac)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153881-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 First League of FR Yugoslavia\nThe 1998\u201399 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the seventh season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 18 teams, and Partizan won the championship (declared on 12 June 1999).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153881-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 First League of FR Yugoslavia\nThe championship was stopped on 14 May 1999, because of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, after 24 rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153882-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 First League of the Republika Srpska\nThe 1998\u201399 First League of the Republika Srpska is the 4th season since establishment. Since Football Association of Republika Srpska is not a member of UEFA nor FIFA, league champion did not qualified for European tournament. Croats and Bosniaks had their own league and their champion did not qualify to European tournament either.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153883-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Florida Gators men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 1998\u201399 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153884-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Florida Panthers season\nThe 1998\u201399 Florida Panthers season was their sixth season in the National Hockey League. The Panthers missed the playoffs, but made a big acquisition of Pavel Bure during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153884-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Florida Panthers season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 64], "content_span": [65, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153884-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Florida Panthers season, Playoffs\nThe Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. They last made the playoffs in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153884-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Florida Panthers season, Draft picks\nFlorida's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153885-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football Conference\nThe Football Conference season of 1998\u201399 was the twentieth season of the Football Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th completed season of The Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League\nSunderland were crowned First Division champions with 105 points, then a record, having lost just three games all season, to prove right the many pundits who tipped them for promotion. The two other promotion places were secured by two of the division\u2019s least fancied sides \u2014 runners-up Bradford City (back in the top division for the first time in 77 years) and playoff winners Watford (who had won their second successive promotion during Graham Taylor\u2019s second spell as manager).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League\nBury, Oxford United and Bristol City occupied the three relegation places in the First Division. Oxford\u2019s dismal season was mainly down to \u00a310 million debts which were putting the club in real danger of closure, and had also resulted in the suspension of construction of their new stadium near the Blackbird Leys estate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League\nKevin Keegan completed his spell as Fulham manager before taking the England job by guiding the Cottagers to the Second Division championship with a staggering 101 points. Following them up were runners-up Walsall and playoff winners Manchester City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League\nGoing down were York City, Northampton Town, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town. Narrowly avoiding the drop to the Third Division were Oldham Athletic, who just five years earlier had been a Premiership side who came within a whisker of reaching the FA Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League\nBrentford, Cambridge United, Cardiff City and Scunthorpe United occupied the four promotion places in the Third Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League\nCarlisle United kept their league status in remarkable fashion. They entered the final game of the season in bottom place, and with 90 minutes on the clock in their home game against Plymouth Argyle they were drawing 1\u20131 and needed a win to stay up. The referee then allowed 4 minutes of stoppage time and with just seconds to go, goalkeeper Jimmy Glass came upfield and scored from a rebounded corner to preserve his club\u2019s place in the league which had been held since 1928. Scarborough, who had only joined the league in 1987, were relegated instead. Glass, 25, had been signed on loan from Swindon Town after the transfer line because an injury crisis had left Carlisle without a goalkeeper for the final few games of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, First Division\nOne season after missing out on promotion in a dramatic playoff final defeat, Sunderland clinched a place in the Premier League after a brilliant season which saw them achieve an English league record of 105 points and clinch the Division One title for the second time in four seasons. Bradford City, in their first full season under the management of Paul Jewell, were the surprise package in Division One this season, finishing runners-up to reach the Premier League and return to the top flight of English football for the first time since 1922.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, First Division\nIn the playoffs, Watford won at Wembley for the first time in their history, beating Bolton Wanderers 2-0 to secure a second successive promotion and end their 11-year absence from the top flight. Birmingham City and Ipswich Town were the beaten semi-finalists in the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, First Division\nWolves manager Mark McGhee was sacked in early November after a disappointing first three months of the season, with his assistant Colin Lee being appointed manager after a successful interim spell in charge, but Wolves were beaten to a playoff place on the last day of the season. Their local rivals West Bromwich Albion finished 12th but their striker Lee Hughes, in only his second season in league football, finished as the highest scorer in all four divisions with 31 Division One strikes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, First Division\nNew Crystal Palace owner Mark Goldberg's dream to turn the Selhurst Park club into a major force quickly turned into a nightmare as he found himself unable to prevent the club from being crippled by debt, and the team failed to deliver the goods on the pitch. Terry Venables stood down as manager in January, handing over the reins to director of football Steve Coppell, who took charge as manager for the fourth time in 15 years. Coppell guided the Eagles to a 14th place finish in the final table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, First Division\nBristol City's return to Division One ended in relegation after just one season as they finished bottom of the table, joined on the final day by Oxford United and Bury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, Second Division\nOne season after falling in the Division Two playoffs, Fulham established themselves as the pace-setters in the division this season and finished as runaway champions with 101 points. Manager Kevin Keegan accepted the FA's offer to take charge of the England team in February, but remained in charge at Craven Cottage until the end of the season before handing over the reins to Paul Bracewell, leaving Fulham with just one more promotion to win before achieving their goal of a place in the Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, Second Division\nThe final promotion place was secured by Manchester City, playing in the third tier for the first time in their history. A frustrating first few months of the season mounted the pressure on manager Joe Royle, but the Maine Road board kept faith in him and rewarded by an upturn in form which saw them finished third in the final table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0013-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, Second Division\nAfter overcoming another Greater Manchester club, Wigan Athletic, in the playoff semi-finals, City took on Gillingham in the Wembley final but looked to have surrendered promotion to the Kent side who were still 2-0 up with 90 minutes on the clock. Then came two goals in added time which forced extra time, with City winning on penalties and sealing an instant return to Division One.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, Second Division\nIn their final season at Springfield Park, the one time home of the long-defunct Wigan Borough and their own home since formation in 1932, Wigan Athletic clinched the Football League Trophy, some compensation for their subsequent failure in the Division Two playoffs. The other losing semi-finalists in the playoffs were Preston North End, who managed to retain the services of their highly-rated new manager David Moyes despite interest from Manchester United, who were looking to appoint a new assistant manager halfway through the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, Second Division\nStoke City, who had frequently led Division Two in the first half of the season, looked all set to return to Division One at the first time of asking, before a slump in the second half of the season dragged them down to seventh in the final table - not even enough for a playoff place. Manager Brian Little left after just one season in charge and was succeeded by Gary Megson. There was similar disappointment for Reading, also newly relegated from Division One, who could only manage a 10th place finish in their first season at the new Madejski Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, Second Division\nNewly promoted Macclesfield Town and Lincoln City went straight back down to Division Three, and were joined by Northampton Town (playoff finalists the previous season) and a York City side who had rarely been out of the relegation battle during the previous three seasons and finally ran out of luck following the sale of top scorer Richard Cresswell to Sheffield Wednesday in March. Relegation also brought about the end of Alan Little's reign at Bootham Crescent after more than six years at the helm. Oldham Athletic had a lucky escape from relegation in their first season under player-manager Andy Ritchie, with the man whose goals had helped them reach the top flight eight years earlier was faced with the challenge of keeping them out of the league's fourth tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 813]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, Third Division\nBrentford achieved an instant return to Division Two under new chairman-manager Ron Noades, who took them to the Division Three title with 85 points. Cambridge United finally won promotion from Division Three at the fourth time of asking, clinching promotion as runners-up after three successive mid table finishes. The final automatic promotion place was sealed by Cardiff City, who enjoyed a big improvement in form to finish third just 12 months after finishing 21st. Scunthorpe United triumphed over Rotherham United 1-0 in the playoff final to clinch the fourth and final promotion place, and ending their lengthy spell in the league's fourth tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 693]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153886-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League, Third Division\nA dramatic final day brought one of the most memorable moments of the season in the battle to stay in the Football League. An injury crisis had forced Carlisle United to bring in Swindon Town goalkeeper Jimmy Glass on loan after the transfer deadline. They went into their final game of the season needing to beat Plymouth Argyle at Brunton Park to stay in the Football League, but the score was still 1-1 with 90 minutes showing on the clock. With only seconds of extra time remaining, Glass ran the full length of the pitch to fire in a late winner to keep Carlisle in the league and relegate Scarborough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup\nThe competition began on 11 August 1998, and ended with the final on 21 March 1999, held at Wembley Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup\nThe tournament was won by Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Leicester City 1\u20130 in the final, thanks to an Allan Nielsen goal in the last minute of normal time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup, First round\nThe 72 First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1997\u201398 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup, First round\n1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup, Second round\nThe 36 winners from the First Round joined the 12 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition  in Round Two. First leg matches were played on 15 and 16 September, second leg matches were played on 22 and 23 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup, Second round\n1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup, Third round\nThe 24 winners from the Second Round joined the 8 Premiership clubs participating in European competition in Round Three. Matches were played on 27 and 28 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup, Quarter-finals\nThe four matches were played on 1,  and 2 December.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup, Semi-finals\nThe semi-final draw was made in December 1998 after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The first leg matches were played on 26 and 27 January 1999, the second leg matches were played on 16  and 17 February 1999. It was a narrow victory for Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at the expense of Wimbledon and Sunderland, respectively, giving Tottenham the first chance of their major trophy\u2013and place in Europe\u2013for eight years, while Leicester had reached their second final in three seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153887-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Cup, Final\nThe 1999 Worthington Cup Final was played on 21 March 1999 and was contested between  Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium. Tottenham won the match 1\u20130 thanks to a last minute Allan Nielsen header.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153888-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Trophy\nThe Football League Trophy 1998\u201399, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1998\u201399 for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Wigan Athletic who beat Millwall 1\u20130 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153888-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Trophy\nThe competition began on 8 December 1998 and ended with the final on 18 April 1999 at the Wembley Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153888-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Football League Trophy\nIn the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final to determine the winners of the Football League Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153889-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Four Hills Tournament\nThe 1998-99 Four Hills Tournament took place at the four traditional venues of Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen, located in Germany and Austria, between 30 December 1998 and 6 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153890-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Frauen-Bundesliga\nThe Frauen-Bundesliga 1998\u201399 was the 9th season of the Frauen-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 23 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153891-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Championship season (rugby league)\nFinal table of the 1998\u20131999 season of the French Championship of Rugby League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153892-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Division 1\nThe 1998\u201399 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 61st since its establishment. FC Girondins de Bordeaux won the French Association Football League with 72 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153892-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Division 1, Final table\nPromoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1999/2000", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 38], "content_span": [39, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153893-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Division 2\nThe Division 2 season 1998/1999, organised by the LFP was won by AS Saint-\u00c9tienne and saw the promotions of AS Saint-\u00c9tienne, CS Sedan Ardennes and Troyes AC, whereas Red Star Saint-Ouen and AS Beauvais were relegated to National.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153894-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Rugby Union Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 French Rugby Union Championship was played by 24 teams divided in the preliminary phase into three pools of 8. The first five teams from each pool and the best 6th placed were admitted to second round. The other played a relegation tournament divided in two pools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153894-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Rugby Union Championship\nToulouse  won the title, beating Montferrand in the final (that lose for 6th time the final).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153894-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Rugby Union Championship, First round, Pool 3\nB\u00e9ziers and Toulon had both 28 points. The \"best 6th\" was Toulon due to having less \"red Cards\" during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 60], "content_span": [61, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153894-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Rugby Union Championship, Second round\nThe first of each pools were qualified to quarter of finals", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153894-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Rugby Union Championship, Second round, Pool 4\nGrenoble was 2nd due to having less \"red cards\" during the season .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153894-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 French Rugby Union Championship, Relegation Pools, Pool 1\nB\u00e9ziers was classified last for worst point difference in the direct matches (N\u00eemes-B\u00e9ziers  15\u20135\u00a0; 36\u201337), and was relegated in Pro D2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153895-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Fulham F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Fulham's 101st season in professional football. They played in the Second Division (previously known as the Third Division), achieving promotion to the First Division as champions, with a massive 14-point gap on Second place. The club also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, where they were beaten by eventual winners Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153895-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Fulham F.C. season\nOn 17 February 1999, Kevin Keegan was appointed England coach on a part-time basis following the departure of Glenn Hoddle. Keegan then left Craven Cottage at the end of the season to concentrate on his duties as England manager. Fulham replaced Keegan with Paul Bracewell as player-manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153895-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Fulham F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153896-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Galatasaray S.K. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Galatasaray's 95th in existence and the 41st consecutive season in the 1. Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153897-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 33rd season for the program, the second under head coach Jim Larra\u00f1aga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I college basketball season. They were coached by John Thompson, in his 27th season as head coach until January 8, 1999, when he resigned and Craig Esherick succeeded him. The Hoyas played most of their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, although they played one home game at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season 15\u201316, 6\u201312 in Big East play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team\nThey advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1999 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Miami. Not invited to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row, they instead appeared in the 1999 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) \u2013 their second consecutive appearance in the NIT \u2013 and lost to Princeton in the first round. Georgetown finished with its first losing record since the 1972\u201373 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nPlaying the previous season with a roster depleted by transfers, injuries, and point guard Victor Page's early departure for a professional career, Georgetown in 1997\u201398 had had its least successful season since 1973\u201374. The Hoyas began to rebuild their roster this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nGuard Anthony Perry sat out his freshman year because the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) had ruled that a computer science class he had taken in high school was insufficient as a core requirement, rendering him academically ineligible for 1997\u201398. He finally joined the team this season as a sophomore and started all 31 of the team's games, scoring in double figures in 22 of the first 24 games of the year, including 26 points in a game against Syracuse and 24 against Connecticut. He suffered an ankle injury that reduced his performance as the season wore on, and he shot only 20-for-83 (24.1%) from the field to finish the year. Despite his late-season shooting woes, he finished his sophomore year as Georgetown's top scorer for the season, averaging 14.0 points per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 856]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nFreshman guard Kevin Braswell was another newcomer to the team. He started all 31 games \u2013 in fact, he would start all 128 games of his collegiate career \u2013 and immediately emerged as a prodigious shooter, averaging one shot every 25 seconds and 17.6 points per game during the first five games of the year. During the season as a whole, he scored in double figures 23 times, including four games in which he scored 20 or more points and a season-high 29 points against Georgia State, and he averaged 13.5 points per game for the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0003-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nDespite his overall scoring prowess, he played inconsistently; his 441 field goal attempts were second only to Allen Iverson among Georgetown freshman, but he shot only 33 percent from the field in contrast to Iverson's 39 percent. In one of his more notable slumps, he shot only 24.5 percent from the field in three straight losses over a one-week period at the end of 1998 and beginning of 1999, going 7-for-18 (38.9%) against Miami on December 30, 4-for-18 (22.2%) at top-ranked Connecticut on January 2, and 2-for-17 (11.8%) at Seton Hall on January 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nAs a freshman the previous season, guard Nat Burton had been thrust into a starting role as Georgetown's roster ran low on players. Now a sophomore, Burton played in 30 of the team's 31 games and started 28 of them. Although he only shot around 25 percent from beyond the three-point line, he was an aggressive rebounder and inside shooter, and he scored in double figures 12 times in the team's final 14 games. He finished third in scoring on the team, averaging 11.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nAfter suffering a wrist injury and missing all but the first six games of the previous season, sophomore center Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje returned to action but got off to a slow start, scoring only six field goals in his first four games of the season. He started all 31 games and improved as the season wore on, with five double-doubles, among them a 15-point, 13-rebound performance in a win over Pittsburgh. He finished second in rebounding and fourth in scoring for the team, averaging 8.5 points per game for the year. He blocked 89 shots, the third in history among Georgetown sophomores behind only Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nAfter coaching a last game for Georgetown at Seton Hall on January 4, 1999, head coach John Thompson, Jr., abruptly resigned and retired on January 8, 1999, after 26\u00bd seasons at the helm, citing his impending divorce and other family issues and rejecting the idea posed by friends of leaving the team only temporarily for a sabbatical. Assistant coach Craig Esherick, a reserve guard for Georgetown from 1974 to 1978 who had returned as an assistant coach in 1982 and served in that capacity for 17\u00bd seasons, took over, beginning his own five-and-a-half-season run as head coach. Esherick's first game as head coach was against Providence on January 9, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nTwenty-two days after Thompson's resignation, Georgetown made one of the most remarkable comebacks in school history, albeit in a losing cause. On January 30, 1999, the Hoyas faced Villanova at First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and missed their first ten shots to fall behind the Wildcats 13\u20130. The Hoyas closed to a 39\u201330 deficit at halftime, but in the second half Villanova opened with a 16\u20138 run that left Georgetown trailing 55\u201338 with 13:55 left to play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0007-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nWith Nat Burton scoring 11 of his game-high 21 points, Georgetown then went on a 19\u20130 run of its own that gave the Hoyas a 57\u201355 lead. Eleven ties and fourteen lead changes ensued as three of Georgetown's \"big men\" fouled out. The game went into overtime, and then into a second overtime. With 14 seconds left in the second overtime and Georgetown leading 90\u201387, Anthony Perry missed a free throw, and Villanova's Howard Brown scored a 22-foot (6.7-meter) three-point shot to tie the game at 90\u201390 with 2.6 seconds left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0007-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nBurton tried to call a time-out, but the officials did not see him, and when Georgetown senior guard-forward Daymond Jackson tried to pass the ball to Perry,  Villanova's Brooks Sales intercepted the pass and flipped the ball to Jermaine Medley, who scored a winning 28-foot (8.5-meter) three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Wildcats a 93\u201390 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nThe team opened the season 6\u20132 but struggled in conference play, posting a 14\u201314 record overall, 6\u201312 in the Big East. Its 10th-place finish in the conference earned it a No. 10 seed in the 1999 Big East Tournament. In the first round, the Hoyas upset seventh-seeded Providence, but they fell to second-seeded Miami in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap\nWith a 15\u201315 record after the tournament, Georgetown missed the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row, the first time the school had missed the tournament for two consecutive seasons since the 1976\u201377 and 1977\u201378 seasons. For the second straight year, the Hoyas accepted an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). They lost at Princeton in the first round, bringing their season to the end. The 15\u201316 record they posted was Georgetown's first losing season since 1972\u201373.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153898-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Rankings\nThe team was not ranked in the Top 25 in the AP Poll at any time. It also was not ranked in the Top 25 in the final or postseason Coaches' Poll; its Coaches' Poll rankings during the rest of the season are not available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153899-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Georgian Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Georgian Cup (also known as the David Kipiani Cup) was the fifty-fifth season overall and ninth since independence of the Georgian annual football tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system. It was the 67th season in which Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the 49th since the club was voted back into the league in 1950. The club signed two new forwards, each for a new club record transfer fee, but started the season in poor form, winning only one of the first eight league games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season\nThe team then went on a much-improved run, being undefeated for 17 league games, and began challenging for promotion to the Football League First Division. Gillingham finished the regular season in fourth place in the Second Division, qualifying for the play-offs for promotion to the Football League First Division. After defeating Preston North End in the semi-finals, they played Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in the final. Gillingham were 2\u20130 up with less than ten minutes remaining but conceded two late goals, and Manchester City won the subsequent penalty shoot-out to gain promotion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season\nGillingham also reached the southern section semi-final of the Football League Trophy, but were eliminated from both the FA Cup and the Football League Cup in the first round. The team played 56 competitive matches, winning 26, drawing 16 (including the play-off final), and losing 14. Carl Asaba was the team's leading goalscorer with 22 goals. Paul Smith made the most appearances during the season, playing in 54 of the team's 56 matches. The highest attendance recorded at the club's home ground, Priestfield Stadium, was 10,400 for the visit of Manchester City. Despite leading the team to the play-off final, manager Tony Pulis was dismissed from his job shortly afterwards amid allegations of gross misconduct.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 748]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Background and preseason\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Gillingham's 67th season playing in the Football League and the 49th since the club was elected back into the League in 1950 after being voted out in 1938. It was the club's third consecutive season in the Football League Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system. The club had never reached the second level of English football in its history. In the 1997\u201398 season, Gillingham had finished eighth, missing out on the play-offs for promotion to the First Division on goal difference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Background and preseason\nTony Pulis was the club's manager for a fourth season, having been appointed in 1995 after chairman Paul Scally purchased the club. Andy Hessenthaler was the club captain. There were significant changes to the club's playing squad ahead of the season, and the records for the highest transfer fees received and paid by the club were both broken.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0003-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Background and preseason\nShortly after the end of the 1997\u201398 season, highly rated teenage forward Jimmy Corbett moved to Premier League club Blackburn Rovers for an initial fee of \u00a3525,000; clauses in the contract meant that the fee had the potential to rise to \u00a31\u00a0million if Corbett played more than a specified number of games at the higher level, but a succession of injuries limited his playing time at Blackburn and Gillingham received no further money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0003-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Background and preseason\nIn June, Ade Akinbiyi, the team's top goalscorer in the previous season, joined Bristol City of the First Division for \u00a31.2\u00a0million, a new record for the highest transfer fee received by the club. Gillingham also broke the record for the highest fee paid by the club by signing Robert Taylor from Brentford for a fee of \u00a3500,000. The club also signed John Hodge from Walsall, and Mark Saunders and Paul Williams, both from Plymouth Argyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Background and preseason\nThe club adopted a new first-choice kit, changing from plain blue shirts to blue and black stripes, a style previously worn in the 1995\u201396 season. In his programme notes for the first match of the season, Scally stated that the fact that the club had won promotion in that season wearing striped shirts was a factor in the decision to adopt them again. The second-choice shirts, to be worn in the event of a clash of colours with the opposition, were red and black. The team prepared for the new season with a number of friendly matches, including one against Crystal Palace, who had played in the FA Premier League in the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 696]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, August\u2013December\nGillingham began the Second Division season with a home game against Walsall and lost 1\u20130. The next three games all resulted in draws, after which Gillingham were in 18th place in the 24-team league table. The goalless draw against Bristol Rovers was marred by a brawl involving almost every player on the pitch, after which Gillingham's Barry Ashby and Adrian Pennock were both sent off, along with two Rovers players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0005-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, August\u2013December\nForward Carl Asaba made his debut in the next game away to Blackpool, having joined the club the previous day from Reading for a fee of \u00a3600,000, another new club record. Gillingham achieved their first victory of the season at the fifth attempt, defeating Wrexham 4\u20130; Asaba scored his first goal for the team in the win. The team then lost their next two games and again dropped to 18th in the table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, August\u2013December\nThe 1\u20131 draw against Colchester United on 12 September marked the start of an unbeaten run which would last for the remainder of the year. Two weeks later, Gillingham drew 1\u20131 away to Preston North End; before the game the players were presented to Sepp Blatter, president of world football's governing body FIFA, who was in attendance to open the National Football Museum, located at Preston's Deepdale stadium. The following game, a 2\u20132 draw at home to Macclesfield Town, was preceded by the arrival by helicopter of the club's new mascot, Tommy T. Trewblu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0006-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, August\u2013December\nBetween 20 October and 10 November, Asaba scored in five consecutive games, four of which resulted in victories, taking his total number of league goals to ten. Taylor, however, had only scored three league goals and was receiving negative reactions from some Gillingham supporters, who considered him out of shape and his large transfer fee a waste of money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, August\u2013December\nOn 21 November, Gillingham played away to Manchester City, former champions of English football, who were playing in the third tier of the English football league system for the first time in their history. The match, the first between the two clubs since 1908, resulted in a 0\u20130 draw and drew a crowd of 26,529, by far the largest crowd to watch a game involving Gillingham during the regular season. Asaba scored the team's first hat-trick of the season on 19 December in a 4\u20130 victory over Notts County. Gillingham ended 1998 with a 1\u20131 draw at home to Millwall in front of 9,221 fans, the season's largest attendance at Priestfield Stadium to date. It was Gillingham's 16th consecutive league game without defeat and left them sixth in the table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 815]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, January\u2013May\nThe team won their first game of 1999, defeating Blackpool 1\u20130 to extend their unbeaten league run to 17 games and move up to fifth in the table. Seven days later, however, Gillingham were defeated in the league for the first time since September, losing 2\u20131 away to Walsall. In each of the next three matches the team scored three goals, resulting in two wins and a draw, which kept Gillingham in the top six of the table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, January\u2013May\nOn 20 February, Asaba scored Gillingham's goal in a 1\u20131 draw with Colchester United but was then sent off for apparently head-butting Colchester's David Greene. Two weeks later, however, the red card was overturned by a special commission convened by the Football Association, the sport's governing body in England, based on evidence provided by police officers present at the game. In the final game of February, Gillingham recorded their best ever Football League win away from home when they beat Burnley 5\u20130 at Turf Moor; Taylor scored all five goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0009-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, January\u2013May\nIt was the first time that a Gillingham player had scored as many goals in a single match since Fred Cheesmur scored six against Merthyr Town in 1930. In the following match, Taylor scored in the final minute to gain the team a draw against fellow promotion contenders Preston North End.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, January\u2013May\nIn March, Gillingham lost 4\u20131 to Wigan Athletic, the most goals conceded by the team in a single game during the season, but rebounded with a 4\u20130 win over Lincoln City. Kevin Lisbie, signed on loan from Charlton Athletic of the Premier League, scored in both games. Gillingham began the month of April with three consecutive victories; this included a win at home to AFC Bournemouth with goals from Hessenthaler and Lisbie. The game was shown live by Sky TV, the first time the broadcaster had televised a game from Priestfield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0010-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, January\u2013May\nAfter this run, Gillingham were fourth in the table, two places and three points below the automatic promotion positions. They then lost the next three games, however; although they only dropped one position in the table as a result, they were now nine points below second place with three games remaining and a maximum of nine more points available. This run of defeats included Gillingham's first home defeat of the season, a 2\u20130 loss to Manchester City which drew an attendance of 10,400, the largest crowd to attend a match at Priestfield during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0010-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, January\u2013May\nGillingham defeated Oldham Athletic on 24 April and Stoke City a week later, scoring four goals each time. Four days after the second of these victories, Wigan Athletic lost to Wycombe Wanderers, meaning that Gillingham were guaranteed a place in the play-offs irrespective of the result of the final match of the regular season. Gillingham's final game resulted in a 1\u20130 win away to Notts County, Asaba scoring the only goal; this meant that they finished the regular season fourth in the table, seven points below second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, Play-offs\nIn the play-off semi-finals, Gillingham played fifth-place finishers Preston North End. In the first match of the two-legged tie, David Eyres put Preston ahead in the 54th minute. Taylor equalised with 11 minutes remaining and the match ended 1\u20131. The second leg was held three days later at Priestfield. Gillingham took the lead through Hessenthaler less than two minutes into the match. Preston dominated the game in the second half; Bartram dived full-length across his goal to keep out a shot from Jon Macken. The match ended 1\u20130 and Gillingham progressed to the final with a 2\u20131 aggregate victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Second Division, Play-offs\nIn the final Gillingham played Manchester City, who had defeated Wigan Athletic in the other semi-final. It was the first time Gillingham had played at Wembley Stadium, England's national stadium, in the club's history. The match was scoreless until the 81st minute, when Asaba gave Gillingham the lead. Taylor added a second goal five minutes later. Kevin Horlock scored for City in the 90th minute to halve the deficit and, in the fifth minute of injury time, Paul Dickov scored an equaliser to make the score 2\u20132 and send the game into extra time. With no further goals being scored, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which City won 3\u20131 to gain promotion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Cup matches, FA Cup\nAs a Second Division team, Gillingham entered the 1998\u201399 FA Cup in the first round and were drawn to play fellow Second Division team Oldham Athletic. Gillingham lost 2\u20130 and were thus eliminated from the competition at the earliest stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Cup matches, Football League Cup\nAs a Second Division team, Gillingham entered the 1998\u201399 Football League Cup in the first round and were paired with Southend United of the Third Division. Gillingham lost both legs of the tie 1\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Cup matches, Football League Trophy\nIn the first round of the 1998\u201399 Football League Trophy, a competition for Second and Third Division teams, Gillingham played Colchester United  Goals from Asaba, Adrian Pennock and Paul Smith and two from Taylor resulted in a 5\u20131 victory. In the second round, Gillingham defeated Swansea City 1\u20130 and then beat Torquay United by the same score in the third round. This secured the team a place in the semi-final of the southern section of the competition; their opponents were Millwall. In front of a crowd of 11,555 at Millwall's The New Den, Gillingham lost 1\u20130 and were eliminated from the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Players\nSmith made the highest number of appearances for Gillingham during the season, playing in 54 of the team's 56 matches; he missed only one Second Division game and one match in the League Trophy. Three other players made over 50 appearances; Bartram played 53 times and both Southall and Taylor 51 times. Two players made only a single appearance during the season. Brian Statham was restricted to one game in the 1998\u201399 season although he had been a semi-regular in the team the season before. The one game in which French defender Franck Rolling played, however, was the only appearance of his Gillingham career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Players\nAsaba was the team's leading goalscorer during the season. He scored 20 goals in the Second Division during the regular season, 1 in the play-offs, and 1 in the League Trophy for a total of 22 in all competitions. Taylor scored 16 goals in the Second Division and 21 overall. No other player reached double figures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Players\nFW = Forward, MF = Midfielder, GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Aftermath\nOne month after the play-off final, Pulis was dismissed from his job as the club's manager, amid accusations of gross misconduct on his part, a decision which led to a lengthy and acrimonious court case between him and Scally. The relationship between the two had deteriorated during the season, in particular following an interview with local newspaper Kent Today, which quoted Scally as saying that being a manager was an \"easy job\". Following the interview, which Scally said misquoted him, the paper's reporters were banned from Priestfield Stadium for more than five years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153900-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gillingham F.C. season, Aftermath\nPeter Taylor was appointed as the club's new manager. Gillingham again challenged for promotion in the 1999\u20132000 season; on the last day of the regular season, the team had a chance to gain automatic promotion, but lost and instead had to again enter the play-offs. After defeating Stoke City in the semi-finals, Gillingham beat Wigan Athletic in the final to gain promotion to the second tier of the English football league system for the first time in the club's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season\nThe 1998\u201399 season is the third in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. During this season the young professional side competed as Glasgow Caledonians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season\nThis season saw Glasgow Caledonians compete in the competitions: the Scottish Inter-District Championship and the European Champions Cup, the Heineken Cup - as well as the Welsh Rugby Union's Challenge Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview\nThis proved to be one of the most turbulent years in the club's existence. The SRU decided to reduce the number of professional teams in Scotland from 4 to 2. Only Glasgow and Edinburgh now remained standing; with Glasgow taking over the Caledonia district \u2013 and Edinburgh taking over the Borders district. The fall-out from this caused many professional players to lose their jobs and created managerial problems at Glasgow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview\nMeanwhile, behind the scenes there were negotiations on trying to get a suitable league structure in place for the two remaining Scottish professional sides.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, Merger\nThe SRU announced on 26 March 1998 that they would be halving the number of teams who compete in Europe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, Merger\nThe move stunned almost everyone in Scottish rugby; including Jim Telfer who had little time to prepare a defence of the four districts. Telfer thought about resigning over the move.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, Merger\nWhat was even more surprising was the two sides ear-marked for closure. Caledonia Reds were the current Scottish Inter-District Championship holders. Border Reivers were based in Scotland's rugby heartland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, Merger\nThe SRU claimed the move was a rugby decision. The fact that last season's top two sides Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors were being merged into one however made most doubt this.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, Merger\nSome clubs - resentful of the districts in Europe \u2013 celebrated the decision and saw it as the death-knell of the Scottish districts. The Hawick president Robert Christie said: \"We are strongly in favour of this new development. We want clubs to get back to having a meaningful season.\" Former Grand Slam winning captain - and part of the 'Gang of Four' arguing against districts - David Sole stated: \"This proves yet again that to put the focus on districts was an ill-conceived and ill-planned idea which wasn't thought through\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, Merger\nIt soon became clear that finance was at the heart of the decision. The Herald ran this story over the closures: \"There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the prime reason for the SRU cutting their squad from 120 to 60 is to cut costs and appease the clubs\" and \"they have slashed the so-called budget by dumping players and they'll save nearly a million quid.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, Merger\nIt was later announced that 43 players had been cut from the professional clubs. For the Glasgow side it meant that it lost about half its squad to make way for around half of the Caledonia squad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, Merger\nThe Glasgow District now consumed the Caledonia District - and the Edinburgh District took in the Borders District. The new districts were deemed 'Super-districts'. This was an unfortunate name as, at least initially, their play did not merit the term and the reduction of the districts hindered player progression around the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, New coach\nIt was felt that Robertson struggled with trying to bond the newly merged squad together. For the first time then, the SRU appointed a top name Scottish coach for the professional Glasgow side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, New coach\nRichie Dixon was the former Scotland boss from 1995 to 1998, with a success rate (50%) at Scotland national level higher than Ian McGeechan (42%) and just slightly below that of Jim Telfer (53.8%). Dixon had quit the national job after Scotland lost a Five Nations warm up match to the fast improving Italian team but it was thought, with his experience, he was best placed to bring the district players together.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, New coach\nPerhaps more importantly to Glasgow, he was a former Glasgow District player and captain in the amateur days of the club. As a player, he won the Scottish Inter-District Championship outright for Glasgow District in 1974. He took over the district as coach in 1983 and won the Championship as coach for Glasgow in 1989\u201390 in an unbeaten season, also beating the touring Fiji national rugby union team. There was no doubting his Glasgow pedigree. He took over Glasgow Caledonians in January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, League structure\nWith only 2 Scottish teams the Scottish Inter-District Championship could not continue in its current form. The restricted 3 game format was kept; however this was deemed a 'tri-series': essentially a best-of-three tournament to determine the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 66], "content_span": [67, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, League structure\nIt was felt that only playing 3 games against the same opposition would not help either Glasgow or Edinburgh in their European campaigns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 66], "content_span": [67, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, League structure\nTo try and increase the level of competition available, friendlies were sought as a short term fix while negotiations continued with other Rugby Unions. Pleasingly for the SRU, the Welsh Rugby Union and the Irish Rugby Football Union were meandering their way to a similar conclusion about increasing competitiveness for their own sides. The Scottish district sides faced up to the Irish provinces as part of the friendlies organised for the pre-season. In competitive matches, Glasgow and Edinburgh were also invited sides to take part in this season's Welsh Rugby Union's Challenge Cup. The SRU also organised pre-season friendlies against London Scottish - a member of the Scottish Rugby Union - and their London neighbour Richmond for Glasgow. It also organised friendlies against touring international teams for the clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 66], "content_span": [67, 894]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, League structure\nThe Irish Rugby Football Union was against joining a British and Irish league. Thoughts in Wales turned to England. Initially it was thought that the English Rugby Union might be interested in a British league. However their proposals to the Welsh Rugby Union - that 5 Welsh clubs join a two tier English league - showed English contempt for the 'British' plan. The English model was flatly rejected by the WRU. The Wales coach Graham Henry said \"It was right to reject this paltry offer. What was proposed wasn't British, just a few Welsh clubs in a predominantly English league which would have been no good to anyone\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 66], "content_span": [67, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Season Overview, League structure\nThe SRU felt the creation of a Celtic League for the Scottish, Irish and Welsh sides was the best way forward. This however didn't happen immediately but the fledgling success of the Scottish sides in the WRU Challenge Cup engendered good relations between Scotland and Wales and paved the way for a Welsh-Scottish League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 66], "content_span": [67, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad\nWillie Anderson Alan Kittle John Manson Gordon McIlwham Tom Smith", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad\nLoose Forwards Gareth Flockhart Gordon Mackay Jon Petrie John Shaw Gordon Simpson Martin Waite Murray Wallace Jason White", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad\nStand offs  Tommy Hayes Cameron Little Chris Paterson Luke Smith", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad\nCentres Alan Bulloch Aaron Collins Murray Craig Ian Jardine John Leslie Matt McGrandles Chris Simmers", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0024-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Squad\nBack Three James Craig Shaun Longstaff Glenn Metcalfe Derek Stark Rowen Shepherd", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0025-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Team, Academy players\nGlasgow District Rugby Union once again sent a Glasgow Thistles squad to New Zealand for their development. The young players trained and played in New Zealand in the summer of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0026-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Player statistics\nDuring the 1998\u201399 season, Glasgow have used 35 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 50], "content_span": [51, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0027-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Player movements, Academy promotions\nGlasgow has no formal academy structure as yet, however Glasgow District Rugby Union is continuing to send its most promising youngsters - the Glasgow Thistles - to New Zealand for summer training.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 69], "content_span": [70, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0028-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Player movements, Academy promotions\nThese two players from the 1998 Glasgow Thistles team to go to New Zealand were used as part of the Glasgow squad, though they did not play. They continued to play for their amateur sides when not in use for Glasgow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 69], "content_span": [70, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0029-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 1\nGlasgow Caledonians:G Metcalfe; D Stark, C Simmers, I Jardine, J Craig; T Hayes, D Patterson; T Smith, K McKenzie, A Kittle, S Campbell, G Perrett, G Flockhart, M Waite, G Simpson. Replacements (all used) - F Stott, M Craig, R Kerr, G McIlwham, W Anderson, G Scott, J Shaw, J Manson. Richmond: M Pini; N Waine, T Whitford, M Deane, S Brown; A Davies, A Moore; D McFarland, A Cuthbert, J Davies, B Cusack, C Gillies, C Palmer, B Clarke, A Vander. Replacements (all used) - B Shelbourne, D Chapman, M Fitzgerald, M Dixon, J Hamilton-Smith, L Cabannes, R Hutton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0030-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2\nLondon Scottish: I McAusland, K Milligan (J Turnbull 70), R Davies, J Bonney, I McIntyre (E Ramage 42), J Cameron (S Binns 30), G Easterby, P Johnstone (R Bijl 65), D Cummins, P Burnell (C Johnstone 49), E Jones, M Watson( M McAtamney 48), S Fenn (T Davies 38), C Tarbuck (G Manson-Bishop 59), R Hunter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0031-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 2\nGlasgow Caledonians: G Metcalfe, S Longstaff (A Bulloch 21), R Shepherd, I Jardine, D Stark, T Hayes (C Simmers 30), F Stott, T Smith (G McIlwham 65), K McKenzie, W Anderson (A Kittle 56), S Grimes, S Campbell, J White, G Simpson, G MacKay (G Flockhart 56).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0032-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3\nUlster: S. Mason; J. Davis, S. McDowell (S. Coulter), M. McCall, J. Cunningham; D. Humphries, A. Matchett; J.Fitzpatrick, A. Clarke (R. Weir), G. Leslie (R. Irwin), M. Rea (M.Blair), G. Longwell, A. Ward, A. McWhirter (C. McCarey )", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0033-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 3\nGlasgow Caledonians: R. Shepherd (A. Collins); A. Bulloch, C.Simmers, I. Jardine, D. Stark; C. Paterson, D. Patterson (F. Stott); G. McIlwham, C. Docherty (T. Smith), A. Kittle (W. Anderson), S. Campbell, G. Perrett (S. Grimes), J. White, G.Flockhart (J. Shaw), G. Simpson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0034-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4\nGlasgow Caledonians: R Shepherd; D Stark, C Simmers (I Jardine 74 mins), A Collins, J Craig; T Hayes, F Stott; T Smith, K McKenzie, W Anderson (A Kittle 68 mins), S Grimes, G Perrett, J White, J Shaw (G Mackay 72 mins) G Simpson (M Waite 72 mins).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0035-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 4\nConnacht: W Ruane; R Southam (A Reddan 52 mins), P Duignan, M Murphy, N Carolan; O Cobbe (S Allnutt 40 mins), C McGuinness (D Reddan 32 mins); J Maher, J McVeigh, M Finlay (J Screene 59 mins), G Heaslip, J Duffy, J Casserley, S McEntee (N Culleton 6 mins), I Dillon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0036-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 5\nGlasgow Caledonians: T Hayes; J Craig, I Jardine, J Leslie, D Stark; L Smith, D Patterson; G McIlwham, K McKenzie, A Kittle, S Campbell, G Perrett, J White, J Shaw, G Mackay. Replacements - A Bulloch (used), C Simmers, C Little, M Wallace, G Flockhart (used), J Manson, G Scott (used)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0037-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 5\nSouth Africa: G du Toit; B Paulse, R Fleck, C Stewart, L Venter; B van Straaten, W Swanepoel; O le Roux, N Drotske, W Meyer, S Boome, J Trystman, C Krige, A Vos, B Skinstadt. Replacements - D Kayser (used), R Markram (used), C Alcock (used), P Smit, O Nkumane (used), T van der Linde (used)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0038-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 6\nGlasgow Caledonians: T Hayes; J Craig, C Simmers (A Collins 66 min), I Jardine, A Bulloch; L Smith (C Paterson 76 min), C Little; G McIlwham, G Scott, A Kittle (J Manson 67 min), S Campbell, G Perrett, G Flockhart (J Petrie 5 min), J Shaw, G Mackay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0039-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 6\nM\u0101ori All Blacks: A Cashmore; G Osborne, C Ralph, D Gibson (N Berryman 52 min), J Kerr; R MacDonald (B Reihana 71 min), R Duggan; G Feek (L Lidgard 40 min), J Akurangi (S McFarland 68 min), K Meeuws, J Coe, D Waller, H Makiri (R Ford 75 min), G Marsh, D Muir.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0040-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 7\nGlasgow Caledonians: G Metcalfe; D Stark, A Collins, I Jardine, S Longstaff; L Smith (R Shepherd 69 mins), C Little; G McIlwham (J Manson 79 mins), G Scott, A Kittle (W Anderson 64 mins), S Campbell, G Perrett, R Wainwright, G Flockhart (M Waite 60 mins), G Mackay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0041-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Pre-season and friendlies, Match 7\nFiji: W Tuisese; I Tikomaimakogai, V Satala, L Koroi (L Little 55 mins), F Lasagavibau; N Little, J Raulini (S Rabaka 59 mins); D Rouse, G Smith, M Taga (N Qoro 66 mins), I Tawake, S Raiwalui, A Naevo, K Sewabu, A Naituyaga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 81], "content_span": [82, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0042-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, European Champions Cup\nThe previous year's Scottish Inter-District Championship produced a tight finish and Glasgow were just pipped to first place by Caledonia Reds. The second place achieved in the Scottish Inter-District was enough for Glasgow to be entered in the Heineken Cup for the new season 1997\u201398.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 69], "content_span": [70, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0043-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, European Champions Cup\nThe pool matches saw Glasgow grouped alongside London Wasps; with former player Kenny Logan now starring for the English side. Logan was to put Glasgow to the sword over the two matches, scoring 3 tries against his old team. Nevertheless, Glasgow did well enough to get out the group and snatch a quarter final play-off place. However they were soundly beaten by the Leicester Tigers and their matches against English opposition showed the gulf of professionalism that then existed between Scotland and England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 69], "content_span": [70, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0044-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Scottish Inter-District Championship\nWith the merging of the 4 districts into 2; now only Glasgow and Edinburgh were involved in a championship. Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers then fought it out in a renamed Tri-Series sponsored by Tennents Velvet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 83], "content_span": [84, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0045-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Scottish Inter-District Championship\nThree matches were played between the clubs. Edinburgh won the series, beating Glasgow 2\u20131. A league table is shown for completeness. Both teams entered the next year's Heineken Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 83], "content_span": [84, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0046-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Cup\nBoth Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers were invited into the WRU's Challenge Cup; along with the South African provincial sides Northern Bulls and Gauteng Falcons and the Romania national side (in Glasgow's pool) and Natal, the Canada national side and the Georgia national side (in Edinburgh's pool).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 78], "content_span": [79, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0047-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Cup\nThe WRU constructed that year's tournament so that 8 Welsh teams are placed in two pools; 4 in each pool. The 4 Welsh sides in each pool then played the invited sides of that pool. The winners of each pool play a final; and the pool runners-up played a 3rd place play-off. Hence Glasgow (and Edinburgh and other invited sides) only played Welsh opposition in their pools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 78], "content_span": [79, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0048-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitions, Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Cup\nDepending on results, the invited sides then would only play each other if they qualified out of their pools. Going into their last matches both Glasgow and Edinburgh had a chance to secure their pool runners up place. This would have meant a Glasgow - Edinburgh play-off in Wales! However Glasgow fell at the last hurdle. Although Edinburgh won their pool runners up spot they then pulled out of the 3rd place play-off against Bridgend due to their players' exhaustion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 78], "content_span": [79, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0049-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season\nA player's nationality shown is taken from the nationality at the highest honour for the national side obtained; or if never capped internationally their place of birth. Senior caps take precedence over junior caps or place of birth; junior caps take precedence over place of birth. A player's nationality at debut may be different from the nationality shown. Combination sides like the British and Irish Lions or Pacific Islanders are not national sides, or nationalities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0050-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season\nPlayers in BOLD font have been capped by their senior international XV side as nationality shown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0051-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season\nPlayers in Italic font have capped either by their international 7s side; or by the international XV 'A' side as nationality shown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0052-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season\nPlayers in normal font have not been capped at senior level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153901-0053-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Glasgow Warriors season, Competitive debuts this season\nA position in parentheses indicates that the player debuted as a substitute. A player may have made a prior debut for Glasgow Warriors in a non-competitive match, 'A' match or 7s match; these matches are not listed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153902-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Golden State Warriors season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Warriors' 53rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the 1998 NBA draft, the Warriors selected Vince Carter from the University of North Carolina with the fifth overall pick, but soon traded him to the Toronto Raptors for his college teammate Antawn Jamison. The team also acquired John Starks, Chris Mills and Terry Cummings from the New York Knicks during the offseason. Starks previously played for the Warriors during the 1988\u201389 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153902-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Golden State Warriors season\nAfter losing their first five games, the Warriors started to show signs of improvement in a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games, winning four straight games, then hold a 6\u20136 start to the season. However, they played below .500 for the remainder  of the season, but won two more games than the previous year, finishing sixth in the Pacific Division with a 21\u201329 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153902-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Golden State Warriors season\nStarks led the team in scoring with a low team-high average of 13.8 points per game, while Jamison averaged 9.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Bimbo Coles was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, Muggsy Bogues signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors, Tony Delk signed with the Sacramento Kings, and Felton Spencer signed with the San Antonio Spurs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153903-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Monson, the Bulldogs were 22\u20136 (.786) overall in the regular season (12\u20132 in WCC, first), and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153903-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team\nThe top-seeded Zags won the conference tournament at Santa Clara, and were seeded tenth in the West regional of the NCAA Tournament. Unranked and sent to Seattle, they recorded the program's first NCAA tournament wins with upsets of Minnesota and #7 Stanford, the region's second seed. In\u00a0the Sweet Sixteen at Phoenix, Gonzaga edged sixth-seeded Florida by a point, but fell by five in the Elite Eight to third-ranked Connecticut, the eventual national champion, and finshed at 28\u20137 (.800).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153904-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final\nThe 1998\u201399 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held in Saint Petersburg, Russia from March 5 through 7, 1999. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153904-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final\nThe Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Sparkassen Cup on Ice, Troph\u00e9e Lalique, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153905-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Greek Football Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Greek Football Cup was the 57th edition of the Greek Football Cup. Olympiacos defeated Panathinaikos in the final on May 5, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153905-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details\nIn total, 60 teams participated: 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 24 from Gamma. The competition was held over six rounds, included the final. The first three rounds were single elimination matches. AEK Athens and PAOK, both of the Alpha Ethniki, were eliminated by lower division teams Poseidon Michaniona and Panserraikos respectively. As is typically seen in this tournament, half of the eight quarter-final teams came from Beta Ethniki. They were Kalamata, Panserraikos, Athinaikos and ILTEX Lykoi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153905-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Greek Football Cup, Tournament details\nThe final was contested in Athens at Olympic Stadium on May 5, 1999, by the eternal enemies, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. They had last met in the Greek Cup Final in 1992\u201393. Panathinaikos had earlier eliminated Cup holders Panionios in the first round while Olympiacos had eliminated Ionikos by an impressive 4\u20137 score in the third round. Olympiacos won 2\u20130, their 20th Cup win. With the victory, Olympiacos achieved the Double for the first time in 18 years. With the Cup final loss, Panathinaikos became the first team to lose the Cup final three times in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153905-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Greek Football Cup, Quarter-finals\nFirst legs were held on January 27, February 10\u201311, 1999 and second legs on February 17\u201318.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153905-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Greek Football Cup, Semi-finals\nFirst legs were held on April 6\u20137, 1999, while second were held on 13th-14th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 39], "content_span": [40, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153905-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Greek Football Cup, Final\nThe 55th Greek Cup Final was played at the Olympic Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153906-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Grimsby Town F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153906-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Season summary\nGrimsby had a great first season back in the First Division after relegation two seasons ago, finishing in a satisfying 11th place, with club captain Groves being their top scorer with 15 in all competitions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153906-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Grimsby Town F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153907-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Guildford Flames season\nThe 1998\u201399 season, was the Guildford Flames' seventh year of ice hockey. The Guildford Flames competed in the British National League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153907-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Guildford Flames season\nThe Guildford Flames continued on from the previous season with 'Inferno' a weekly television show that aired on ONTV CableTel. The show aired on Friday nights from 6-8pm and featured exclusive TV coverage of all Guildford Flames' BNL home fixtures, with commentary from Fred Perlini and Andy Sparks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153907-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Guildford Flames season\nThe highlight of Guildford's season was their Benson & Hedges Plate final victory over the Telford Tigers in December 1998. The New Year brought bad luck for the Flames as in January 1999 the club crashed to defeat in both legs of their Christmas Cup semi-final against the Peterborough Pirates and lost netminder Jamey Organ for the remainder of the season after he suffered a double break in an ankle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153908-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 HNK Hajduk Split season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 88th season in Hajduk Split\u2019s history and their eighth in the Prva HNL. Their 2nd place finish in the 1997\u201398 season meant it was their 8th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153909-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 HNK Rijeka season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 53rd season in Rijeka's history. It was their 8th season in the Prva HNL and 25th successive top tier season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153909-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 HNK Rijeka season, Matches, Squad statistics\nCompetitive matches only. Appearances in brackets indicate numbers of times the player came on as a substitute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153910-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season\nThe Harvard Crimson finished with a win-loss record of 33 wins and 1 loss. Of the 31 wins, the Crimson won 30 consecutive games to close the season. The final game of that 30 game streak was a 6-5 overtime victory over the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program in the AWCHA national championship game. During the season, the Crimson would win the Beanpot and Ivy League title. In addition, the Crimson won their first ECAC regular-season and tournament championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153911-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hazfi Cup\nThe Hazfi Cup 1998\u201399 was the 12th staging of Iran's football knockout competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153912-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C. 's 16th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, the new Scottish Premier League, formed by the clubs from the previous season's Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Scottish Cup and League Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153913-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Heineken Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Heineken Cup was the fourth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, and Scotland, were divided into four pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. Cardiff and Swansea did not compete due to a dispute with their union, the Welsh Rugby Union, whereas teams from England did not compete due to a dispute between European Rugby and the Rugby Football Union. The pool winners and runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153913-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Heineken Cup, Pool stage\nIn the pool matches teams received 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153915-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hellenic Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Hellenic Football League season was the 46th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153915-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153915-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hellenic Football League, Division One\nDivision One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153916-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hertha BSC season\nThe 1998\u201399 Hertha BSC season started on 16 August 1998 against Werder Bremen and ended on 29 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153917-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hibernian F.C. season\nSeason 1998\u201399 was a successful season for Hibs, as the club bounced back from the relegation suffered in 1998, gaining promotion at the first attempt with a record points total. There was disappointment in the cup competitions, however, as the club were beaten by Stirling Albion in the Scottish Cup, and were hammered 4\u20130 by St Johnstone in the League Cup. As a First Division club, Hibs would have entered the Scottish Challenge Cup, but the competition was not played during the 1998\u201399 season due to a lack of sponsorship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153917-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hibernian F.C. season, Player stats\nDuring the 1998\u201399 season, Hibs used 34 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Goalkeeper Olafur Gottskalksson played in every competitive match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153918-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Highland Football League\nThe 1998\u20131999 Highland Football League was won by Peterhead. Fort William finished bottom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153919-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Highland League Cup\nThe 1998-99 Tennents Highland League Cup was the 54th edition of the Highland League's premier knock-out football competition. The winners were Forres Mechanics, who defeated Keith 1-0 in the final at Borough Briggs in Elgin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153919-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Highland League Cup, Group stage\nThe first stage of the Cup was a group stage consisting of four groups, called districts, of four teams. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153919-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Highland League Cup, Semi-Finals\nTies in the semi-finals took place on Saturday 1 May", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153920-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Honduran Liga Nacional\nAlthough the tournament was played from January to July 1999, this is officially known as the 1998\u201399 season in the Honduran football league, it was also the last non-Apertura-Clausura format season played. Club Deportivo Olimpia conquered its 14th title in its history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153921-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Honduran Segunda Divisi\u00f3n\nThe 1998\u201399 Honduran Segunda Divisi\u00f3n was the 32nd season of the Honduran Segunda Divisi\u00f3n. Under the management of Miguel Escalante, C.D. Federal won the tournament after defeating C.D. Melgar in the final series and obtained promotion to the 1999\u20132000 Honduran Liga Nacional.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153922-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hong Kong FA Cup\n1998\u201399 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 24th staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153922-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hong Kong FA Cup\nIt was competed by all of the 8 teams from Hong Kong First Division League. The competition kicked off on 29 April 1999 and finished on 25 May with the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153922-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hong Kong FA Cup\nSouth China won the cup for the seventh time after beating Instant-Dict 1-0 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153923-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hong Kong First Division League\nThe 1998\u201399 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 88th since its establishment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153923-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hong Kong First Division League\nThe first match was played on 30 August 1998 with Instant-Dict drew South China 2\u20132. However, as there was an ineligible player in Instant-Dict's squad and the team was penalised with a 0\u20133 loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153923-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hong Kong First Division League, Second stage\nNB: Teams take points and goals halved from first phase. GF and GA is rounded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153924-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Houston Rockets season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Rockets' 32nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season in Houston. To replace the retiring Clyde Drexler, the Rockets acquired All-Star forward, and six-time champion Scottie Pippen from the Chicago Bulls, and signed free agent Antoine Carr, who appeared in two NBA Finals appearances with the Utah Jazz. Pippen, Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley had previously played together on the U.S. Men's basketball team in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. With the addition of Pippen, the Rockets got off to a 6\u20132 start, but then lost five of their next seven games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153924-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Houston Rockets season\nAt midseason, the team re-acquired former guard, and three-point specialist Sam Mack from the Vancouver Grizzlies. The Rockets played solid basketball posting a nine-game winning streak in March, and finished third in the Midwest Division with a 31\u201319 record. Pippen had a solid season averaging 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Olajuwon was named to the All-NBA Third Team, leading the Rockets with 18.9 points and 2.5 blocks per game, while Barkley averaged 16.1 points and led them with 12.3 rebounds per game. Top draft pick Michael Dickerson, and second round draft pick Cuttino Mobley were both selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 706]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153924-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Houston Rockets season\nHowever, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Rockets lost one game to three to the Los Angeles Lakers. After the defeat, the Rockets would not return to the playoffs until 2004. Pippen spent only one season with the Rockets, as he and Barkley had trouble getting along as teammates. Following the season, Pippen was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, while Dickerson and Carr were traded along with Othella Harrington, and Brent Price to the Vancouver Grizzlies, Mack and Matt Maloney were both released to free agency, and Eddie Johnson retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153924-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Houston Rockets season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153925-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season\nHuddersfield Town's 1998\u201399 campaign was Town's full season with Peter Jackson at the helm. At the end of the season, Town finished a respectable 10th place, but within a day of the end of the season, owner Barry Rubery sacked Peter Jackson to the shock of just about every Huddersfield Town fan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153925-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 73], "content_span": [74, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153925-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review\nAmong the summer transfers brought in by manager Peter Jackson was Belgian goalkeeper Nico Vaesen, who was sent off on his debut after just 9 minutes against Bury, but after that made some exceptional performances in the Town net, which helped Town reach top spot in September and October. During that time, Town played Sunderland, which at the time saw a record 20,241 at a match at the McAlpine Stadium. (That would be eclipsed by the 21,629 that saw Town play Derby County in the FA Cup 5th round in February.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153925-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review\nJackson recruited winger Ben Thornley (a popular loan signing under Horton) from Manchester United and in September, they beat Tranmere Rovers to top the early Division 1 table, thanks chiefly to the goalscoring prowess of Stewart and Allison.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153925-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review\nEven though Town were top of the table, their away form was very mediocre at best. This was probably proven by their 7\u20131 loss to Barnsley in November (They were 6\u20130 down at half-time and to make matters worse the game was shown on Sky Sports!) Town did however have a good run in the FA Cup which culminated in a 5th round match against Premier League side Derby County. They eventually lost 3\u20131 in the replay at Pride Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153925-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review\nThe team attracted the attention of local businessman Barry Rubery and, after protracted takeover talks, he took over the running of the club promising significant investment as the club sought Premiership status. The takeover rumours had a negative effect on the side and they fell away from the promotion race despite Jackson investing in the likes of Craig Armstrong and Jamie Vincent. A play-off place eventually faded following a horrible end to the season, which saw them win only one of their last 11 matches, although that was a 3\u20132 win against local rivals Bradford City at Valley Parade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153925-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review\nJackson was hoping to mount a promotion challenge the following season, but he was suddenly sacked after the end of the season and replaced by former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce, whose first season in management with Sheffield United had brought little success. Jackson declined the role of academy director.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153925-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 71], "content_span": [72, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153926-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hull City A.F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Hull City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153926-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hull City A.F.C. season, Season summary\nIn November 1998 after a poor start to the season, Mark Hateley departed the club and Warren Joyce was asked to stand in as caretaker manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153926-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hull City A.F.C. season, Season summary\nHull soon made the appointment permanent with Joyce taking on the dual role of player-manager. At the time of his appointment, the Tigers were rooted to the foot of the Third Division table and looked to be heading out of the Football League \u2013 and into bankruptcy. However, under Joyce's stewardship, Hull staged a remarkable turnaround and achieved survival with games to spare; Hull City fans christened this season \"the Great Escape\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153926-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hull City A.F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153926-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Hull City A.F.C. season, Squad, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 67], "content_span": [68, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153927-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 I-Divisioona season\nThe 1998\u201399 I-Divisioona season was the 25th season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 12 teams participated in the league, and K\u00e4rp\u00e4t Oulu won the championship. The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the promotion/relegation round of the SM-liiga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153928-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 IHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 IHL season was the 54th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 16 teams participated in the regular season, and the Houston Aeros won the Turner Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153928-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 IHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 54], "content_span": [55, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153928-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 IHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders\nNote: GP = Games played; Min \u2013 Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 58], "content_span": [59, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153929-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 IIHF Continental Cup\nThe Continental Cup 1998\u201399 was the second edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 18, 1998, and finished on December 29, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153929-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 IIHF Continental Cup\nThe tournament was won by HC Ambr\u00ec-Piotta, who won the final group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153929-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 IIHF Continental Cup, First Group Stage, Group M standings\nD\u00fcsseldorfer EG, HC Liberec, EHC Graz HC Ambr\u00ec-Piotta, Torpedo Yaroslavl, HK Neman Grodno    \u00a0:  bye", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 66], "content_span": [67, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153930-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISL season\nThe 1998\u201399 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the third season of the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL). Having reached a sponsorship deal with Sekonda, the league was now formally known as the Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153930-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISL season\nBasingstoke Bison left the league and joined the British National League. The London Knights were formed and joined the ISL playing out of London Arena. The Newcastle franchise also changed their name from the Newcastle Cobras to the Newcastle Riverkings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153930-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISL season\nLosing the Daily Express sponsorship, the Express Cup was renamed the Challenge Cup. The competition was also integrated into the league fixtures with the first round of games between teams (home and away) counting towards the Challenge Cup table and the league table. The league season was therefore increased to forty-two rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153930-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISL season, Benson & Hedges Cup\nThe Benson & Hedges Cup consisted of the teams from the ISL and the top teams from the British National League. In the 1998\u201399 season, sixteen teams in total were split into four groups (two ISL and two BNL) playing each team in their group once at home and once away. All sixteen teams then progressed to a challenge round of a home and away game with the winners on aggregate progressing. The quarter finals and semi finals were also home and away aggregate rounds with the final being a one off game held at Sheffield Arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 39], "content_span": [40, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153930-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISL season, Challenge Cup\nAll eight teams in the league competed in the newly renamed Challenge Cup. The first round was the first home and away meeting of each team in the league with the points counting towards both the Challenge Cup table and the league table. The top four teams progressed to the semi finals. The semi finals were home and away games with the winner on aggregate progressing to the one off final game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153930-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISL season, League\nEach team played three home games and three away games against each of their opponents. All eight teams were entered into the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 26], "content_span": [27, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153930-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISL season, Playoffs\nAll eight teams in the league took part in the playoffs. Group A consisted of Bracknell, London, Manchester and Sheffield while Group B consisted of Ayr, Cardiff, Newcastle and Nottingham. The top two teams from each playoff group qualified for the finals weekend. The third place playoff was dropped for this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153931-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISU Junior Grand Prix\nThe 1998\u201399 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the second season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The top skaters from the series met at the Junior Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153931-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions\nThe locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 1998\u201399 season, the series was composed of the following events:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153931-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers\nThe following skaters qualified for the 1998\u201399 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153931-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers\nThere were eight qualifiers in singles and six in pairs and ice dance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153932-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament in short track speed skating. The season began on 25 September 1998 and ended on 6 December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153933-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Icelandic Hockey League season\nThe 1998-99 Icelandic Hockey League season was the eighth season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Three teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Reykjavikur won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153934-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big West Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach David Farrar and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153934-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team\nThe Vandals were 16\u201310 overall in the regular season and 11\u20135 in conference play, third in the East division standings. In the regular season finale, Idaho defeated rival Boise State before 7,323 at the Kibbie Dome, the largest home attendance in a decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153934-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team\nThey met Long Beach State in the first round of the conference tournament and lost by five points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153935-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153935-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season\nThe Illini closed out the 1998-99 season with an amazing run at the Big Ten Tournament title. After entering the tournament as the 11th-seeded team, Illinois reeled off three straight victories over Top 25-ranked teams before losing in the championship game to second-ranked Michigan State. Illini freshman Cory Bradford was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Tournament team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 70], "content_span": [71, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153936-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by sixth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at Redbird Arena and competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153936-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team\nThey finished the season 16\u201315, 7\u201311 in conference play to finish in seventh place. They were the number seven seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They were victorious over Drake University in their opening round game but defeated by Creighton University in their quarterfinal game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153937-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 28th year. The team played its home games in  Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153937-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team\nThe Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23\u201311 and a conference record of 9\u20137, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to the Fighting Illini in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to dance in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. However, IU lost in the second round to St. John's, who advanced to the Elite Eight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153938-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Indiana Pacers season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Pacers' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season as a franchise. The Pacers entered the season as a heavy favorite, because Michael Jordan retired and other members of the Chicago Bulls were broken up by their management. During the offseason, the team signed free agent Sam Perkins, who played in the 1991 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the 1996 NBA Finals with the Seattle SuperSonics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153938-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Indiana Pacers season\nAfter a lockout cut the season to 50 games, the Pacers got off to a 15\u20135 start, then won their final four games to capture the Central Division title with a record of 33 wins and 17 losses. Reggie Miller led the team in scoring averaging 18.4 points per game, while Rik Smits provided the team with 14.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153938-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Indiana Pacers season\nIn the playoffs, the Pacers swept the Milwaukee Bucks 3\u20130 in the Eastern Conference First Round, and the 6th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers 4\u20130 in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season, and the fourth time in six seasons. Once again, the Pacers were up against the New York Knicks. Despite being the 8th-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks upset the Pacers in six games to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in six seasons, where they lost in five games to the San Antonio Spurs. It was also the final season the Pacers played at Market Square Arena, moving to the Conseco Fieldhouse the following season. Also following the season, Antonio Davis was traded to the Toronto Raptors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 811]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153938-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Indiana Pacers season\nFor the season, the Pacers added gold pinstripe alternate road uniforms with navy blue side panels, which lasted until 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153939-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Inter Milan season\nThe 1998\u201399 Inter Milan season was the club's 90th in existence and 83th consecutive season in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153939-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Inter Milan season, Season\nInter continued its increasingly frustrating run without the league title, which was extended to ten years following a chaotic season. Head coach Luigi Simoni was fired when the side did not perform to the expected level, and the season saw a further three coaches trying to tame Inter without any success. Despite the chaos, the side managed to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where it lost to eventual champions Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153939-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Inter Milan season, Season\nAnother worry was the injury problems affecting star striker Ronaldo, who only played in 19 of the 34 league matches (although in those 19 games he scored 14 goals).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153939-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Inter Milan season, Season\nAfter the season, Inter signed Christian Vieri from Lazio for a world-record transfer fee of \u00a332 million to help with goalscoring, while successful ex-Juventus coach Marcello Lippi was appointed in the hope he could end Inter's title drought.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153939-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Inter Milan season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153940-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season\nInverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Second Division in season 1998\u201399 and the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153941-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 13th and final season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20\u201310 overall and 9\u20137 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #5 seed in the West Region, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the eventual National Champion UConn Huskies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Larry Eustachy, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team\nAt the conclusion of the season Head Coach Tim Floyd accepted the same position with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. Iowa State hired Utah State Head Coach Larry Eustachy to replace him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team\nThey finished the season 15\u201315, 6\u201310 in Big 12 play to finish in 9th place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season\nThey finished the season 12\u201318, 5\u201311 in Big 12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 66], "content_span": [67, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season\nThe Cyclones saw individual success with Marcus Fizer being named a Freshman All-American by Basketball Times, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, and Big 12 Freshman of the Week four times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 66], "content_span": [67, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season\nAfter several seasons of courting the Chicago Bulls of the NBA hired Iowa State's Tim Floyd to replace Phil Jackson as head coach. Iowa State hired Utah State Head Coach Larry Eustachy to replace him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 66], "content_span": [67, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season, Offseason departures\nDespite transferring into the program as sharp-shooters from junior colleges the previous year, both Delvin Washington and Jerry Curry transferred out after a single season citing lack of playing time from poor shooting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 88], "content_span": [89, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season, Offseason departures\nAfter only playing four games during the 1997-98 season Lamont Sides transferred to Allegany College in Maryland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 88], "content_span": [89, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season, Offseason departures\nEven though Andy Stensrud originally came to Iowa State on a basketball team he left the team after the 1997\u201398 season to join the football team. After four years of football he would go on to play in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 88], "content_span": [89, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Presesaon\nPaul Shirley had a stress fracture in the off-season and had to sit out the 1998\u201399 season with a red-shirt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 60], "content_span": [61, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Presesaon\nIowa State signed West Virginia Wesleyan transfer Dewayne Johns in the off season. He struggled with the adjustment to student-athlete life and was kicked off the team during exhibition play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 60], "content_span": [61, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153942-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Presesaon\nKantrail Horton transferred into the program mid-season from Middle Georgia JC but coach Eustacy elected to have him red-shirt to preserve his full two years of eligibility.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 60], "content_span": [61, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153943-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ipswich Town F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153943-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, Ipswich fans felt it would be third time lucky in the play-offs for the Tractor Boys. However the team once again lost on away goals to Bolton Wanderers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153943-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153943-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153943-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153944-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iraklis F.C. season\nThe 1999\u20132000 season was Iraklis' 18th straight season on the Greek first tier. Managing a lower league finish than the previous season, their biggest feat was reaching the domestic cup semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153945-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iran 2nd Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Iran 2nd Division football season was played in four groups of nine teams each. The top two teams from each group Promoted second round, and  in second round  top two each group promoted play-off and in play-off (Bahman and Irsotter  Noshahr) gained promotion to the Azadegan League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153945-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iran 2nd Division, Final\n(Irsotter  Noshahr did not show up, Bahman awarded championship 1998/99)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153946-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iranian Basketball Super League\nThe following is the final results of the Iran Super League 1998/1999 basketball season. This season is the 1st season since the establishment of the Iran Super League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153947-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iranian Volleyball Super League\nThe following is the final results of the Iranian Volleyball Super League (Velayat Cup) 1998/99 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153948-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iraq FA Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Iraq FA Cup was the 23rd edition of the Iraq FA Cup. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa for the second time in a row and for the 13th time in their history, beating Al-Talaba 1\u20130 after extra time in the final with a golden goal by Mohamed Jassim. Al-Zawraa also won the 1998\u201399 Iraqi Premier League to complete the double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153948-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iraq FA Cup\nOn 14 December 1998, Al-Shorta broke the record for the most goals scored in a single half of a match in Iraqi football, putting 10 goals past Al-Bahri in the first 45 minutes as the game ended 10\u20131. Hashim Ridha and Arkan Mahmoud both scored hat-tricks while Younis Abid Ali scored a brace and Abdul-Hussein Jawad and Qais Issa scored one each. Hashim Ridha's total of 14 goals in the competition is a record for the most goals scored by a player in an Iraq FA Cup tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153949-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Iraqi Premier League\nThe 1998\u201399 Iraqi Premier League was the 25th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The league title was won by Al-Zawraa for the eighth time in their history. Had Al-Talaba beaten Al-Naft on the last day of the season, they would have won the league title instead, but the match finished goalless and Al-Zawraa's 3\u20131 win over Al-Karkh saw them claim the trophy. Al-Zawraa also won the Iraq FA Cup to complete the double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153950-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Irish Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Irish Cup was the 119th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The last match was played on 20 April 1999. The final did not take place this year, for only the third time in the competition's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153950-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Irish Cup\nGlentoran were the defending champions after winning their 17th Irish Cup last season, with a 1\u20130 win over Glenavon in the 1998 final. This season they reached the sixth round, where they were defeated 2\u20131 by Cliftonville.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153950-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Irish Cup\nPortadown won the cup for the second time, after Cliftonville were disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the semi-final replay against Linfield. Linfield were not permitted to replace Cliftonville in the final, so Portadown were awarded the cup without the final being played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153950-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Irish Cup, Final\nOn 29 April 1999, Cliftonville were disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the semi-final replay against Linfield. The player in question had played for a junior club in an earlier round and was therefore ineligible. However, Linfield's protest came more than 48 hours after the tie (the usual deadline for protests), and as a result the IFA did not allow them to take Cliftonville's place in the final. Portadown were therefore awarded the cup without the final taking place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153951-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Irish League\nThe Irish League in season 1998\u201399 comprised two divisions, one of 10 teams and one of 8, and Glentoran won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153952-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Irish League Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Irish League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 4 May 1999 with the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153952-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Irish League Cup\nLinfield were the defending champions after their fourth League Cup win last season; a 1\u20130 victory over Glentoran in the previous final. This season they became the first club ever to successfully defend the trophy. In a repeat of the previous final, Linfield once again came out on top with a 2\u20131 victory against Glentoran in the final, lifting the cup for the fifth time and condemning the Glens to defeat in the final for the third season running, which is a record for successive final defeats in the competition that still stands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153952-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Irish League Cup\nThe competition was re-structured this season, allowing only the 10 top-flight clubs and the 8 second-tier clubs to enter. This reduced the number of clubs taking part from 32 down to 18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153953-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Israel State Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: \u05d2\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2 \u05d4\u05de\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4\u200e, Gvia HaMedina) was the 60th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 45th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153953-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Israel State Cup\nThe competition was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv who had beaten Beitar Jerusalem 3\u20131 on penalties after 1\u20131 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153953-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Israel State Cup\nBy winning, Hapoel Tel Aviv qualified to the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup, entering in the qualifying round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153954-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Israeli Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Israeli Hockey League season was the eighth season of Israel's hockey league. Four teams participated in the league, and HC Metulla won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 84th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. The league consisted of four divisions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Premier Division\nSutton United won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference. Bishop's Stortford and Bromley finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division One, while Carshalton Athletic were reprieved after Wealdstone, finished third in Division One, were refused promotion due to ground grading.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Premier Division\nAt the end of the season Hampton changed name into Hampton & Richmond Borough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Division One\nDivision One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Division One\nCanvey Island won the division to get a second consecutive promotion. Hitchin Town finished second and returned to the Premier Division at the first attempt, while Wealdtone, finished third, were refused promotion due to ground grading. Molesey, Wembley and Berkhamsted Town relegated to Division Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Division Two\nDivision Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Division Two\nBedford Town won the division and were promoted to Division One along with Harlow Town, who achieved a second consecutive promotion and Thame United, who returned to Division One after the relegation. Hertford Town relegated back to Division Three along with Bracknell Town and Abingdon Town, who get a second consecutive relegation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Division Three\nDivision Three consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Division Three\nFord United won the division and were promoted along with Wingate & Finchley and Cheshunt, who returned straight after the relegation from Division Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Cup Competitions\nThe results from the finals of the league's three cup competitions:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Cup Competitions\nRyman League Cup: The league's premier cup competition, with clubs from all four divisions competing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153955-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Isthmian League, Cup Competitions\nPuma Full Members Cup: Featuring teams from the top two divisions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153956-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Japan Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1998\u201399 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 67th edition of the event. They were held on January 15\u201317, 1999 in Yokohama. National Champions were crowned in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing. As well as crowning the national champions of Japan for the 1998\u201399 season, the results of this competition were used to help pick the teams for the 1999 World Championships and the 1999 Four Continents Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153957-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Japan Ice Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 33rd season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Kokudo Ice Hockey Club won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153958-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Juventus F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Juventus Football Club's 101st in existence and 97th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153958-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Juventus F.C. season, Season summary\nJuventus endured its worst domestic season since 1990\u201391, superstar Alessandro Del Piero on 8 November 1998, picked up a serious knee injury in the final minutes of a 2\u20132 draw with Udinese; and a backlash for France's World Cup hero Zinedine Zidane. After winning the World Cup with France last July Zidane promptly injured a knee and in November brought another injury. Contrary to the previous four seasons under the guidance of Marcello Lippi, Juventus' offense malfunctioned. In December, Lippi announced his departure in June to manage Inter the next season and in February Lippi was let go by the club, with successful former Parma coach Carlo Ancelotti taking over.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153958-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Juventus F.C. season, Season summary\nWith Ancelotti at the helm, Juve managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, then, playmaker Zidane limped off at half-time in Juventus's draw at home to Bologna on 12 April 1999, just before the second leg against eventual champions Manchester United defeating Juventus 3-2 at Delle Alpi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153958-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Juventus F.C. season, Season summary\nThe knee had been troubling him for a month where eventual champions Manchester United just got the better of the Italian champions. But following that narrow defeat, Juventus had to settle for the UEFA Cup the next season, due to a lowly seventh place in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153958-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Juventus F.C. season, Players, Squad information\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153959-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 KBL season\nThe Hyundai Gulliver 1998\u201399 Professional Basketball season was the third season of the Korean Basketball League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153960-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 KNVB Cup\nThe 81st edition of the KNVB Cup (at the time called Amstel Cup) started on August 11, 1998. The final was played on May 13, 1999: Ajax beat Fortuna Sittard  2\u20130 and won the cup for the fourteenth time. A total of 61 clubs participated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153960-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 KNVB Cup, Group stage\nThe matches of the group stage were played between August 11 and September 2, 1998. 55 clubs participated, 26 advanced to the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153960-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 KNVB Cup, Knock-out Stage, First round\nThe matches of the first round were played on October 27, 28 and 29, 1998. The six highest ranked Eredivisie teams from last season entered the tournament this round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 46], "content_span": [47, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153960-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 KNVB Cup, Knock-out Stage, Round of 16\nThe matches of the round of 16 were played on February 2, 3 and 4, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 46], "content_span": [47, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153960-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 KNVB Cup, Knock-out Stage, Quarter finals\nThe quarter finals were played on March 9 and 10, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 49], "content_span": [50, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153960-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 KNVB Cup, Knock-out Stage, Semi-finals\nThe semi-finals were played on April 13 and 14, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 46], "content_span": [47, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153960-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 KNVB Cup, Knock-out Stage, Final\nThe Cup Winners' Cup tournament no longer existed, Ajax would now play in the UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153961-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 101st basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 11th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153962-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Karnataka State Film Awards\nThe Karnataka State Film Awards 1998\u201399, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153963-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb\nThe 1998\u201399 Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb was the 52nd season of a second-tier association football league in Albania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153964-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kazakhstan Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Kazakhstan Cup is the 7th season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 6 May 1998, and will end with the final in Jule 1999. Irtysh are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1997-98 competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153965-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship was the seventh season of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, the top level of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. Four teams participated in the league, and Bulat Temirtau won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153966-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kent Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Kent Football League season was the 33rd in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153966-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kent Football League, Clubs\nThe league featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the league this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153967-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tubby Smith and the team finished the season with an overall record of 28\u20139.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153968-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kilmarnock F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Kilmarnock's first season in the newly formed Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153968-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Summary, Season\nKilmarnock finished fourth in the Scottish Premier League with 56 points. They reached the fourth round of the League Cup, losing to Airdrieonians. Kilmarnock also reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing to rivals Ayr United and lost in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup to Sigma Olomouc.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153969-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Kuwaiti Premier League, Overview\nIt was contested by 14 teams, and Al Qadisiya Kuwait won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153970-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 LEB season\nThe 1998\u20131999 LEB season was the third season of the Liga Espa\u00f1ola de Baloncesto, second tier of the Spanish basketball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153970-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 LEB season, LEB Playoffs\nThe two winners of the semifinals are promoted to Liga ACB.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153970-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 LEB season, Relegation playoffs, Relegation system\nThere were not directly relegations of the last qualified teams in the league. If a team is between the two last teams during three seasons, losses its berth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 58], "content_span": [59, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153971-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 LEN Champions League\nThe 1998\u201399 LEN Champions League was the 36th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from  1998 to 5 June 1999, and it was contested by 16 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on June 4 and June 5 in Naples.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153972-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 La Liga\nThe 1998\u201399 La Liga season, the 68th since its establishment, started on 29 August 1998 and finished on 20 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153972-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 La Liga, Awards, Pichichi Trophy\nThe Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 40], "content_span": [41, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153972-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 La Liga, Awards, Zamora Trophy\nThe Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 38], "content_span": [39, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153972-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 La Liga, Awards, Fair Play award\nFrom this season, RFEF develops and publishes annually the Fair Play classification according to the Points System which was agreed by the board of the federation on 30 October 1998 and later expanded and fixed at another meeting and published in the 2nd Mailshot of the 2000\u201301 season. The classification for this season was computed from the Second legg, in order to experience results.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 40], "content_span": [41, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153973-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Latvian Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Latvian Hockey League season was the eighth season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Seven teams participated in the league, and HK Nik's Brih Riga won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153974-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Ireland First Division\nThe 1998\u201399 League of Ireland First Division season was the 14th season of the League of Ireland First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153974-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Ireland First Division, Overview\nThe First Division was contested by 10 teams and Drogheda United F.C. won the division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153974-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Ireland First Division, Promotion/Relegation Play-off\nThird placed Cobh Ramblers F.C. played off against Bohemians who finished in tenth place in the 1998\u201399 League of Ireland Premier Division. The winner would compete in the 1999\u20132000 League of Ireland Premier Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 71], "content_span": [72, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153974-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Ireland First Division, Promotion/Relegation Play-off, 2nd Leg\nBohemians won 7\u20130 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 80], "content_span": [81, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153975-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Ireland Premier Division\nThe 1998\u201399 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 14th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The division was made up of 12 teams. St Patrick's Athletic F.C. won the title. For sponsorship purposes, it was known as the FAI Harp Lager National League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153975-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Ireland Premier Division, Regular season\nThe season saw each team playing three rounds of games, playing every other team three times, totalling 33 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 58], "content_span": [59, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153975-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Ireland Premier Division, Promotion/Relegation Play-off\nBohemians who finished in tenth place played off against Cobh Ramblers, the third placed team from the 1998\u201399 League of Ireland First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 73], "content_span": [74, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153975-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Ireland Premier Division, Promotion/Relegation Play-off\nBohemians won 7\u20130 on aggregate and retained their place in the Premier Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 73], "content_span": [74, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153976-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Wales\nThe 1998\u201399 League of Wales was the seventh season of the League of Wales, the top division of Welsh football. It began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 1 May 1999. The league was won for a record fourth consecutive season by Barry Town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153976-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 League of Wales\nJust 17 clubs competed in the league this season, as the 18th club Ebbw Vale (who had finished third the previous season) were expelled from the league before the season began due to financial difficulties, and promptly went out of business.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153978-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leeds United A.F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 season, Leeds United competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153978-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary\nLeeds were expected to progress once more under manager George Graham after the former Arsenal manager guided Leeds to 5th place in his first full season in charge. Graham had added to his squad, signing defender Danny Granville and Dutch striker Clyde Winjard. After just 4 games Leeds went to top of the Premiership for the first time in their history. But rumours began to spread of George Graham taking the Tottenham job after Spurs had sacked Christian Gross, the saga dragged on when finally after a UEFA cup game against Maritimo of Portugal, Graham indeed left Leeds for Tottenham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153978-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary\nGraham's assistant David O'Leary took charge as Leeds attempted to court Leicester boss Martin O'Neil, who eventually refused. But United's performances on the pitch began improving -despite only drawing several games, many teenage players were given debuts by O'Leary and put in great performances, such as the game against Italian giants Roma in the UEFA cup (although Leeds were knocked out). Needless to say, O'Leary was appointed manager in time for the game against Derby which ended 2\u20132. Leeds then began winning regularly, playing impressive attacking football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153978-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary\nThey had several talented youngsters, including goal keeper Paul Robinson, defenders Ian Harte and Johnathan Woodgate, mid fielders Lee Bowyer (who was signed from Charlton 2 seasons before) and Stephen McPhail, as well as strikers Alan Smith and Harry Kewell. But David O'Leary was eager to bring in experienced players to add to this young team, and signed David Batty from Newcastle. Batty was a key player in the Leeds side that won the old Division 1 title in 1992 and a fan favourite.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153978-0001-0003", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the run up to Christmas, Leeds were almost in contention for a shot at the title, but suffered back to back losses against Southampton and Newcastle in the new year. This ended any league-winning hopes, and they were also knocked out of the FA cup. Despite this, Leeds ended the season in red hot form, setting a record of 7 straight wins and a 1\u20130 victory over Arsenal, costing the gunners the title race. Leeds finished an impressive 4th place in the league \u2013 their highest finish yet. With this achievement, and with one of the most exiting young squads in the country, the future certainly looked bright for United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153978-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leeds United A.F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 52], "content_span": [53, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153978-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leeds United A.F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 77], "content_span": [78, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153978-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leeds United A.F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153979-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leicester City F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Leicester City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153979-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary\nLeicester City repeated the previous season's 10th place in the Premiership, earning Martin O'Neill more credit for achieving strong finishes on a relatively limited budget. But the club's best chance of a UEFA Cup place was blown in late March when they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Worthington Cup final. At least City fans had the satisfaction of holding on to the highly rated O'Neill, who had seemed certain to desert the club for Leeds United early in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153979-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leicester City F.C. season, Kit\nLeicester's season's kit was manufactured by Fox Leisure and their shirt was sponsored by the British food snack manufacturer Walkers Crisps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 39], "content_span": [40, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153979-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153979-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 66], "content_span": [67, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153979-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 56], "content_span": [57, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153980-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Libyan Premier League\nFollowing are the statistics of the Libyan Premier League for the 1998\u201399 season. The Libyan Premier League (Arabic: \u062f\u0648\u0631\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u062c\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a\u0628\u064a\u200e) is the highest division of Libyan football championship, organised by Libyan Football Federation. It was founded in 1963 and features mostly professional players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153980-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Libyan Premier League, Overview\nIt was contested by 16 teams, and Al Mahalah Tripoli won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153981-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liechtenstein Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Liechtenstein Cup was the fifty-fourth season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of sixteen teams for one spot in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Defending champions were FC Vaduz, who have won the cup continuously since the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153982-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Alef\nThe 1998\u201399 Liga Alef season was held between 11 September 1998 and 29 May 1999. It was the last season (until 2009\u201310) in which Liga Alef was the third tier of Israeli football, as the creation of the Israeli Premier League in the summer of 1999 meant that it became the fourth tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153982-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Alef\nDue to the restructuring, two clubs were due to be promoted from each division; Hapoel Ra'anana and Hapoel Nazareth Illit from the north and Hapoel Dimona and Hapoel Ramat Gan from the south.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153982-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Alef\nDuring the summer of 1999, Maccabi Jaffa were demoted to Liga Alef (from Liga Leumit) after their budget was not approved by the Israel Football Association, which resulted in Maccabi Sha'arayim (the third-placed club with the highest points total) being promoted alongside the top two from the South Division. In addition, Hapoel Ashdod, Hapoel Lod and SK Nes Tziona were all demoted from Liga Artzit after their budgets were not approved by the IFA. This resulted in the third- and fourth-placed clubs from the North Division (Hapoel Iksal and Hapoel Acre) and the fourth-placed club in the South Division (Shimshon Tel Aviv) also being promoted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153983-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Artzit\nThe 1998\u201399 Liga Artzit season was the last in which the league was the Israel's second tier, as at the end of the season the Israeli Premier League came into existence, replacing Liga Leumit as the country's top division. As a result, for the 1999\u20132000 season Liga Leumit became the second division and Liga Artzit became the third division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153983-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Artzit\nDue to the restructuring, only one club, Maccabi Netanya, was promoted to the top division (which was reduced from 16 to 14 clubs). At the other end of the table, eight clubs were due to be relegated as the second division was reduced to 10 clubs. However, Bnei Sakhnin, who had finished eighth from bottom, were reprieved from relegation as Maccabi Jaffa, who had finished bottom of the top division, were relegated three levels to Liga Alef due to their budget not being approved by the Israel Football Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153983-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Artzit\nAlthough the bottom eight were due to be relegated to the third tier for the 1999\u20132000 season, three of them (Hapoel Ashdod, Hapoel Lod and SK Nes Tziona) were relegated two levels as like Maccabi Jaffa, their budgets for the 1999\u20132000 season were not approved by the IFA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153984-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Bet\nThe 1998\u201399 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Hurfeish (champions of the North A division), Maccabi Hadera (champions of the North B division), Hapoel Kiryat Ono (champions of the South A division) and A.S. Ramat Eliyahu (champions of the South B division) win the title. The four clubs were placed in Liga Alef, which became the fourth tier upon the creation of the Israeli Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153984-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Bet\nAt the bottom, Hapoel Karmiel, Beitar Tiberias, Hapoel Bu'eine (from North A division), Hapoel Ilut, Maccabi Umm al-Fahm (from North B division), Maccabi Qalansawe, Hapoel Tel Mond, Maccabi Holon (from South A division) and Beitar Beit Shemesh (from South B division) were all placed in Liga Gimel, which became the sixth tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153984-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Bet\nThe rest of the clubs remained in Liga Bet, which became the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153985-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto\nThe 1998-99 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto was the 36th edition of Spain's premier championship for women's basketball clubs. It marked the competition's expansion from 12 to 14 teams. Celta de Vigo defeated CB Halc\u00f3n Avenida in the play-offs' final to win its fourth title 17 years later. CD Ensino and CB Sandra Islas Canarias were the regular stage's champion and runner-up respectively, also qualifying for the championship play-offs. On the other hand, CB Navarra and Canal Isabel II CD were relegated as the two bottom teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153986-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Indonesia Premier Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Liga Indonesia Premier Division was the fifth season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football. The season began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 9 April 1999. The league was made up of 28 clubs. PSIS won the title after beating the defending champions, Persebaya 1\u20130 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153986-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Teams, Team changes\nThe number of teams dropped from 31 to 28 this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 60], "content_span": [61, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153986-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, First stage, West Division, Relegation play-offs\n4\u20134 on aggregate. Persiraja won on away goals and retained their spot in the Premier Division, Persita were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 89], "content_span": [90, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153986-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, First stage, Central Division, Relegation play-offs\nGelora Dewata won 7\u20135 on aggregate and retained their spot in the Premier Division, Persikabo were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 92], "content_span": [93, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153986-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Awards, Top scorer\nThe following is a list of the top scorers from the 1998-99 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153987-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Leumit\nThe 1998\u201399  Liga Leumit season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999, with Hapoel Haifa winning their first championship title ever.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153987-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Leumit\nThat season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice. The three teams that were relegated to Liga Artzit were:  Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, Hapoel Beit She'an and Maccabi Jaffa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153987-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Leumit\nTwo team from Liga Artzit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hapoel Tzafririm Holon and Maccabi Jaffa. The two teams relegated were: Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153988-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Nacional de F\u00fatbol Femenino\nThe 1998\u201399 Liga Nacional de F\u00fatbol Femenino was the 12th season of the Spanish women's football first division. Irex Puebla won its first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153988-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Nacional de F\u00fatbol Femenino, Competition format\nTeams were divided into four groups of 14 teams each one. The four group winners would qualify to the Final Four for deciding the league champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 60], "content_span": [61, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153988-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Nacional de F\u00fatbol Femenino, Final four\nThe Final Four was played on 21 May and 23 May 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 52], "content_span": [53, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153989-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season\nThe 1998\u201399 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the 25th season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Six teams participated in the league, and CH Txuri Urdin won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153990-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ligat Nashim\nThe 1998\u201399 Ligat Nashim was the inaugural season of women's league football under the Israeli Football Association. The league was won by Maccabi Haifa, followed by Hapoel Tel Aviv, ASA Tel Aviv University and Maccabi Tel Aviv.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153991-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Lithuanian Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Lithuanian Hockey League season was the eighth season of the Lithuanian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Lithuania. Five teams participated in the league, and SC Energija won the championship. SC Energija received a bye until the finals, as they played in the Eastern European Hockey League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season was the 107th season in the club's existence, and their 37th consecutive year in the top-flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup, and the UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season\nThis season covered the period of 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nThe appointment of former France national team head coach G\u00e9rard Houllier as joint manager alongside Roy Evans was seen as Liverpool's best chance of making a title challenge, but Evans did not enjoy the partnership and resigned in November to leave Houllier in sole charge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nDespite Michael Owen's brilliant form, Liverpool were unable to mount anything like a title challenge and seemed to be a side in transition following the appointment of their new head coach and adapting to a new style, which saw new signing Rigobert Song arrive and the likes of Jason McAteer and Rob Jones leave, along with the club's longest serving player Steve Harkness, who joined Benfica on 7 March 1999 after almost ten years at Anfield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nBy January, the side was reshuffled but the failure of the club to retain the services of Steve McManaman, transferred to Real Madrid at the end of the season in a deal labelled as the Bosman scandal of the season, hurt the club financially. Performance wise, their seventh-place finish was not enough to attain even a UEFA Cup place, as well as being the club's lowest finish in five years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nThe season had not started poorly, with a 2\u20131 win at Southampton followed by a 0\u20130 draw at home to the previous season's double winners Arsenal and an impressive 4\u20131 away win over Newcastle United just days after the Tynesiders had sacked former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish. September began with a 2\u20130 win over Coventry City which saw the Reds top the table after four matches, level on points with Aston Villa, while title favourites Arsenal and Manchester United were fifth and ninth respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nHowever, Liverpool's lead of the Premier League was lost in their fifth match after they lost 2\u20131 at West Ham United. They travelled to Old Trafford for an encounter with fierce rivals Manchester United on 24 September, but lost 2\u20130. They were now fourth in the league, while United were third, unfancied Derby County were second and Aston Villa now led the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\n15 September saw the beginning of the club's UEFA Cup campaign, where they defeated Slovakian side Ko\u0161ice 3\u20130 away in Ko\u0161ice. A comprehensive 5\u20130 win in the second leg booked Liverpool's place in the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nOctober was a mixed month for the Reds, who crushed Nottingham Forest 5\u20131 in the Premier League at Anfield but were held to draws by Chelsea and Everton and ended the month with a 1\u20130 defeat at Leicester City which saw them still restricted to fourth place. However, they were now six points behind leaders Aston Villa \u2013 who had a game in hand \u2013 and more than a quarter of the league season had now passed. Manchester United were now one point off the top, while Arsenal had re-emerged as contenders for the title they had won the previous season, now occupying third place. Derby County's challenge had fallen away as they slipped to mid-table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 692]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nThere was positive news on the European scene that late autumn as they edged past Valencia on away goals in the UEFA Cup second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nLiverpool's League Cup quest began well with a 3\u20131 home win over Division Two leaders Fulham in the third round, but ended in the next round with a 3\u20131 home defeat to a Tottenham Hotspur side who were recovering well from their dismal start to the season since the appointment of George Graham as manager. The first half of November was a disaster for the Reds, who lost at home to both Derby County and Leeds United. However, the month ended on a higher note as wins over Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers lifted them back up to eighth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nLiverpool's dreams of European glory were ended on 8 December 1998 when they suffered a hefty defeat to Celta Vigo in the UEFA Cup third round. The Reds had stuttered in the league early in the month and a 1\u20130 defeat at Wimbledon on 13 December saw them occupy 12th place in the league. However, three straight wins saw them rise to seventh by the end of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nBy the dawn of the new year, Liverpool's last hope of silverware was in the FA Cup. They had an easy start in the competition, travelling to Vale Park for a third round tie with Division One strugglers Port Vale, coming away 3\u20130 winners. However, their hopes of glory ended in the fourth round when they surrendered a 1\u20130 lead in the dying minutes to lose 2\u20131 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0012-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nTheir dismal league form that month saw them draw 0\u20130 at Arsenal and lose 2\u20131 at Coventry City, though they had some wry consolation in the form of a 7\u20131 hammering of strugglers Southampton at Anfield, in a match that saw Robbie Fowler score his 100th Premier League goal. They were now sixth in the league, now being led by Chelsea, who were eight points ahead of them with a game in hand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nSpring brought a similar pattern of results, and by 21 April, they had slid down to tenth place in the league with even their UEFA Cup qualification hopes looking slim. They needed a good run of results to even finish eighth, the lowest position they had finished in since their current spell as a top flight club began in 1962.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Season overview\nWins over Blackburn and Tottenham kept the Reds in contention for European qualification with three matches to play, but a draw at home to Manchester United and a defeat at Sheffield Wednesday meant a 3\u20130 home win over Wimbledon on the final day of the season was not enough for anything higher than seventh place, meaning the 1999\u20132000 season would be Liverpool's first season in five years without European football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153992-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Liverpool F.C. season, Players, Reserves\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153993-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Livingston F.C. season\nSeason 1998-99 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153993-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Livingston F.C. season, Summary\nLivingston won the Scottish Second Division and were promoted. They reached the 3rd round of the league cup and the 4th round of the Scottish Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153994-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Logan Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 5 January 1999 \u2013 21 January 1999. It was won by Matabeleland, who were the only team to complete two matches, winning one and drawing the other, to top the table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153995-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Clippers season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Clippers' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 15th season in Los Angeles. This was also the final season where the team played at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, and played occasional home games at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. The Clippers won the Draft Lottery selecting Michael Olowokandi out of Pacific University with the first overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and signed free agents Sherman Douglas, second-year guard Troy Hudson, and undrafted rookie forward Tyrone Nesby in the off-season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153995-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Clippers season\nHowever, the Clippers still struggled in a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games under new head coach Chris Ford, losing their first 17 games of the season, tying the 1988\u201389 Miami Heat for the then-worst start in NBA history (later on broken by the 2009\u201310 New Jersey Nets, who lost their first 18 games of the season). The team lost 30 of their first 33 games, then lost their final six games, finishing last place in the Pacific Division with a 9\u201341 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153995-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Clippers season\nSecond-year forward Maurice Taylor led the team in scoring with 16.8 points per game, while Olowokandi averaged 8.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Lamond Murray was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rodney Rogers signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns, Lorenzen Wright was dealt to the Atlanta Hawks, Douglas re-signed with the New Jersey Nets, Darrick Martin signed with the Sacramento Kings, and Pooh Richardson was released to free agency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153995-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Clippers season, Transactions\nThe Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998-1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 49], "content_span": [50, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153996-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Kings season\nThe 1998\u201399 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). This was the team's final season at the Great Western Forum before moving to the Staples Center for the 1999\u20132000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153996-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153996-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153996-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, Final standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153996-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs\nThe Kings did not qualify for the 1999 playoffs, despite qualifying the previous year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153996-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions\nThe Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153996-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks\nLos Angeles's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153997-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Lakers season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Lakers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th in the city of Los Angeles. It was also the Lakers' final season at the Great Western Forum. During the offseason, the Lakers signed free agent Derek Harper. The Lakers played around .500 with a 6\u20136 start as head coach Del Harris was fired. After one game under interim Bill Bertka, the team hired former Laker Kurt Rambis as their new coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153997-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Lakers season\nAt midseason, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell were both traded to the Charlotte Hornets for All-Star forward Glen Rice, J.R. Reid and B. J. Armstrong, who was released to free agency and signed with the Orlando Magic. Before the trade, the Lakers had signed free agent and rebounding specialist Dennis Rodman, who was well known for winning championships with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls. However, after 23 games, Rodman was released by the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153997-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Lakers season\nThe Lakers won ten straight games between February and March, and finished second in the Pacific Division with a 31\u201319 record in a season shortened to 50 games due to a lockout. Their attendance for the season was 430,007 (12th in the league). Kobe Bryant finished second on the team in scoring with 19.9 points per game in his first season as a starter. He was selected  to the All-NBA Third Team, while Shaquille O'Neal made the All-NBA Second Team, finishing second in the league with 26.3 points per game. In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 3\u20131 in the Western Conference First Round, but were swept in four straight games by the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs during the Western Conference Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153997-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Lakers season\nFollowing the season, Rambis was fired as coach, Reid signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, Sean Rooks was traded back to his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, rookie forward Ruben Patterson signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, and Harper was dealt to the Detroit Pistons, but was released and then retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153997-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season\nThe Lakers went through three coaches during the season: Del Harris (6\u20136), Bill Bertka (1\u20130) and Kurt Rambis (24\u201313). Fourteen different Lakers started at least one game during the season. From February 25 to March 12, the Lakers won ten consecutive games. Outside of the streak, the Lakers were 21-19 in all other games. During the season, over half of the Lakers' games were televised nationally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153997-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season\nAt season's end, the Lakers ranked second in the league in scoring at 99.0 points per game (only Sacramento averaged more points: 100.2 ppg). Despite the high scoring, the Lakers were the fourth worst Free Throw shooting team in the league with a percentage of .683. Shaquille O'Neal had a percentage of .540. Following the season, Rambis was fired as coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153998-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19\u201311.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00153999-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Luxembourg Championship season\nThe 1998-99 Luxembourg Championship season was the third season of Luxembourg's hockey league. Four teams participated in the league, and Tornado Luxembourg won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154000-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Luxembourg Cup (ice hockey)\nThe 1998\u201399 Luxembourg Cup was the sixth playing of the Luxembourg Cup ice hockey tournament. Seven teams participated in the tournament, which was won by Tornado Luxembourg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154001-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Luxembourg National Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Luxembourg National Division was the 85th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154001-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Luxembourg National Division, Overview\nIt was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154002-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 MC Alger season\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, MC Alger is competing in the National 1 for the 31st season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in National, and the Algerian Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154002-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 MC Alger season, Squad list\nPlayers and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 1998.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 35], "content_span": [36, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154002-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 MC Alger season, Squad information, Goalscorers\nIncludes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154003-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Macedonian First Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Macedonian First League was the 7th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 9 August 1998 and the last on 29 May 1999. Sileks were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 1998-99 champions were Sloga Jugomagnat who had won their first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154003-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Macedonian First Football League, Promotion and relegation\n1 Bregalnica Shtip was removed from the league after the round 19, due to their absence in a scheduled match against Sloga Jugomagnat. Their matches from round 14 were annulled.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 66], "content_span": [67, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154004-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Macedonian Football Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Macedonian Football Cup was the 7th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. FK Vardar defended their title, having won their fourth title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154004-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Macedonian Football Cup, Quarter-finals\nThe first legs were played on 10 March and second were played on 17 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154004-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Macedonian Football Cup, Semi-finals\nThe first legs were played on 7 April and the second were played on 21 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154005-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Macedonian Second Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Macedonian Second Football League was the seventh season since its establishment. It began in August 1998 and ended in May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154006-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Magyar Kupa\nThe 1998\u201399 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 60th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154007-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season\nThe 1998-99 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program, the 20th season competing at the Division I level, and the 15th season in the Hockey East conference. The Black Bears represented the University of Maine and played their home games at Alfond Arena, and were coached by Shawn Walsh, in his 15th season as their head coach. The Black Bears would win their second national title with a victory over rival New Hampshire in the National Championship Game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154007-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season, Personnel\nHead Coach: Shawn Walsh, 15th season Assistant Coach: Grant Standbrook Assistant Coach: Nate Leaman Assistant Coach: Bernie Sanford Assistant Coach: Gene Reilly", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 60], "content_span": [61, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154008-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maltese Premier League\nThe 1998\u201399 Maltese Premier League was the 19th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 84th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season\nManchester City were able to make an immediate return to Division One, thanks to a play-off final victory over Gillingham in a penalty shootout, having drawn level from 2\u20130 down with 89 minutes of normal time played. The dramatic victory ensured that City's first season in English football's third tier ended in promotion, bringing some success to the club after two relegations in three seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season, Team kit\nThe team kit was produced by Kappa and the shirt sponsor was Brother.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season, Team kit\nThe home shirt for the season was a slightly darker shade of blue than the traditional City sky blue known as 'Laser Blue'. While the home shirt was generally well received, it was the away kit that would take on a special significance to Manchester City fans. While the luminous yellow and navy blue stripes were peculiar, with the yellow in particular somewhat garish and never having even been worn before by City, the shirt took on a whole new meaning when it was worn for the 1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season, Team kit\nAlthough this game technically marked the lowest ever league finish in Manchester City's history, instead the incredible circumstances by which City were able to win - having conceded the first two goals of the game in the last ten minutes of normal time, before getting two goals of their own in injury time, and then winning a penalty shoot-out - in fact mark this game as one of the proudest moments of the club's history, with many fans describing the victory as feeling as good as winning a top division title, and probably being more important to the club's long-term future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0002-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season, Team kit\nThe kit instantly went from being an average if slightly unusual shirt to being one of the most iconic symbols of the club's history. There have been frequent if uncoordinated calls for the shirt to be brought back as an away kit in a future season, though as yet the design has largely been forgotten by the club's successive kit manufacturers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season, Second Division\nCity's first-ever season in the third tier got off to a bright start, the team losing only one of their first six matches and topping the table after a victory over fellow third tier newcomers Macclesfield Town. After that, however, City would only win three more league matches before Christmas, as the heavily overhauled squad struggled to come together, with injuries only compounding the situation. The club would hit its lowest ebb after an embarrassing 2\u20131 loss to York City in their final pre-Christmas fixture, a result which left them 13th in the table and resulted in fans calling for the head of manager Joe Royle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season, Second Division\nThe board kept faith with Royle, however, and were rewarded with only two more losses all season, with the highlight of the season's second half being a 6\u20130 away win over Burnley. City's poor first half of the season, combined with the form of runaway leaders Fulham and second-placed Walsall meant that an automatic promotion challenge was never seriously on the cards, but they secured third place on the final day of the season, and also exacted revenge on York City for their earlier humiliation by thrashing the Minstermen 4\u20130, condemning them to relegation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season, Second Division\nCity faced off against Lancashire rivals Wigan Athletic in the first round of the play-offs, and a pair of tense matches ended with a 1\u20131 draw in the last competitive fixture at Wigan's Springfield Park ground, followed by a 1\u20130 victory at Maine Road, setting the stage for a Wembley Stadium showdown with Gillingham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154009-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester City F.C. season, Second Division\nThe play-off final was goalless for 82 minutes, before the Gills struck a pair of late goals that looked to have ensured that City would be spending a second successive season in Division Two. However, City themselves then scored a dramatic pair of injury-time goals (the second of which came in the 95th minute) to take the match to extra time. No further goals resulted in the next half-hour, leading to a penalty shoot-out. The Gills were able to convert only one of their penalties, while City scored three, ensuring that they returned to Division One at the first time of asking.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Manchester United's seventh season in the FA Premier League and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of English football. After finishing the previous season without winning any titles, United won the Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1998\u201399, the first and to date only side in English football to do so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season\nDuring the campaign, United lost only five times: in the Charity Shield against Arsenal; in the fifth round of the League Cup against eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur; and three times in the league, including their only home loss all season, against Middlesbrough in December 1998. A run of 33 games unbeaten in all competitions began on 26 December at home to Nottingham Forest, whom they also beat 8\u20131 away from home in February 1999, Manchester United's record away win in the Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0000-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season\nThe season was characterised by comebacks, particularly in the FA Cup fourth round against Liverpool and the semi-finals of the Champions League against Juventus, but none more so than in the Champions League final, when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r scored in injury time to overturn Bayern Munich's early lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season\nVeteran players Gary Pallister and Brian McClair had left the club before the season began, but their replacements (Dutch defender Jaap Stam from PSV Eindhoven and Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke from Aston Villa) were both signed for club record fees. In November 1998, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel announced his intention to leave the club after eight years at Old Trafford, joining Sporting CP at the end of the season. The club was at the centre of a takeover bid of more than \u00a3600\u00a0million from BSkyB early in the season, but that was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season\nFans and writers regard the Treble as manager Alex Ferguson's greatest achievement. In recognition of his success, Ferguson was awarded a knighthood, and handed the Freedom of the City of Glasgow in November 1999. David Beckham was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year for the 1998\u201399 season, and was runner-up to Rivaldo for 1999's Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Friendlies\nManchester United played four pre-season matches ahead of the 1998\u201399 campaign, starting with a 4\u20133 defeat away to Birmingham City. They then went on a three-match tour of Scandinavia, starting with a 2\u20132 draw against V\u00e5lerenga, before comprehensive wins over Br\u00f8ndby (6\u20130) and Brann (4\u20130). After the season began, they also played a friendly against a Europe XI selected by former striker Eric Cantona as a belated memorial to the Munich air disaster, which happened 40 years earlier; Cantona played for both teams during the match, which Manchester United won 8\u20134. A testimonial for Teddy Scott was scheduled against Aberdeen at Pittodrie in January; United lost 7\u20136 on penalties after a 1\u20131 draw in 90 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Friendlies\nColours: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Charity Shield\nThe first competitive game of the season was the Charity Shield on 9 August 1998 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 67,342, which United lost 3\u20130 to the previous season's double winners Arsenal. Roy Keane made his comeback after almost a year out injured and Jaap Stam made his debut in central defence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 56], "content_span": [57, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, August\nOn the opening weekend of the season, Manchester United faced Leicester City at Old Trafford, and went a goal down within seven minutes, when Emile Heskey turned in Muzzy Izzet's cross via the crossbar. Tony Cottee\u00a0\u2013 the scorer in the previous season's corresponding fixture\u00a0\u2013 added a second with 15 minutes remaining. A long-range shot from David Beckham deflected in off Teddy Sheringham three minutes later, before Beckham himself got on the scoresheet with a direct free kick to salvage a point for the home side, setting a precedent for things to come.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 64], "content_span": [65, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0006-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, August\nThe team's first away game followed at West Ham United, but despite the debut of striker Dwight Yorke, United were held to a goalless draw. Beckham, who had become a national hate figure after his dismissal at the World Cup, received a torrid reception by the home supporters, with every touch of the ball made by him jeered at. Bottles and stones were directed at the team bus prior to kick-off. After the game, Ferguson, his players, and the Manchester United staff refused to be interviewed by the press or television.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 64], "content_span": [65, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, September\nManchester United recorded their first win of the season on 9 September, beating newly promoted Charlton Athletic 4\u20131. Yorke and Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r each scored a brace to overturn the visitors' early lead. The match was marred by demonstrations in and around Old Trafford against the proposed takeover of the club by BSkyB. Obscene chants were directed at chairman Martin Edwards, who had given his support to the merger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0007-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, September\nA 2\u20130 victory against Coventry City the following week, thanks to goals from Yorke and Ronny Johnsen, gave United confidence ahead of their UEFA Champions League opener against Barcelona, but a 3\u20130 defeat to champions Arsenal left the team in 10th place after five matches. This was Ars\u00e8ne Wenger's third straight league victory over Ferguson (four in all competitions); goals from Tony Adams, Nicolas Anelka and Freddie Ljungberg condemned Manchester United to their heaviest away defeat in more than two years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0007-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, September\nTo compound the misery, midfielder Nicky Butt, who had been sent off in the Champions League match earlier in the week, was handed a second red card in the space of four days for a foul on French international Patrick Vieira. United ended the month with a win, beating rivals Liverpool 2\u20130 to move into fifth spot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, October\nA trip to face Southampton at The Dell on 3 October was taken with caution given United's return from Munich in the Champions League and winless record at the ground. United had lost to Southampton on each of their last three visits, including a 6\u20133 defeat in 1996. Andy Cole was paired with Yorke for only the second time in the season, a tactic that paid off as both got on the scoresheet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 65], "content_span": [66, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0008-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, October\nSubstitute Jordi Cruyff added a third in the 75th minute to move United into second place in the table, four points behind leaders Aston Villa going into the international break. Raimond van der Gouw who deputised for injured goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel at Southampton featured again at home to Wimbledon, a match that Manchester United won 5\u20131, the biggest win of the season at Old Trafford. Ryan Giggs, Beckham, Yorke and Cole (twice) all scored; Ferguson in particular hailed the contribution of 19-year-old defender Wes Brown. United earned a point away at Derby County on 24 October, and beat Everton 4\u20131 at Goodison Park on Halloween to cut the gap at the top to just a point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 65], "content_span": [66, 748]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, November\nManchester United failed to score at home for the first and only time of the season against Newcastle United, but made amends with a 3\u20132 victory over bottom team Blackburn Rovers. Defensive frailties, most notably from Schmeichel, who had announced his intention to leave Manchester United at the end of the season, were on show away to Sheffield Wednesday as the team missed the chance to go top of the table, losing 3\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0009-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, November\nA brace from winger Niclas Alexandersson and a debut goal scored by Wim Jonk consigned Ferguson to his second defeat in the league and extended a barren run at Hillsborough; United had won only a single game in their last eight visits. On 29 November, Manchester United hosted Leeds United; Leeds opened the scoring with just under half an hour played, but a goal either side of half-time gave United the lead. Leeds equalised in the 52nd minute, but a moment of brilliance from Butt secured the three points for the Red Devils and kept up the pressure on the challengers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, December\nThree straight draws followed in December, the first away to league leaders Aston Villa. United were fortunate to pick up a point given their opponents' dominance in the second half, and were careless at Tottenham Hotspur, throwing away a 2\u20130 lead. Solskj\u00e6r put United two goals ahead, but in the 39th minute Gary Neville received a red card for a second bookable offence, tugging on David Ginola's shirt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0010-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, December\nSpurs captain Sol Campbell brought his team back into the match with 20 minutes remaining and on the cusp of stoppage time powered a header in the top left-hand corner, sparking jubilant scenes at White Hart Lane; despite losing the lead, the result put United top of the league on goal difference ahead of Aston Villa, who faced Arsenal the following day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0010-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, December\nChelsea grabbed a creditable draw at Old Trafford to stake their championship credentials four days later and United, who were without their manager Ferguson for the Middlesbrough game were beaten 3\u20132; it was their last defeat of the season. On Boxing Day, the team collected their only win in the month of December against Nottingham Forest followed by a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge in the last match of 1998 to solidify their position in the top four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, January\nA power cut at Old Trafford delayed proceedings against West Ham on 10 January, a match that ended 4\u20131 to Manchester United. The partnership of Yorke and Cole was starting to click, evident in the 6\u20132 win at Leicester City. Five goals were scored in the second half \u2013 including a hat-trick for Yorke and Stam's only goal for the club \u2013 cutting Chelsea's lead at the top to two points. On 31 January, Manchester United moved a point clear at the top of the league for the first time in the season. Yorke's late header in the 89th minute made the 1\u20130 victory at Charlton Athletic their third consecutive league win (fifth in the month). Ferguson praised the team's resolve, adding, \"It's a good result for us, because there are games where you have to dig in and find a result.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 65], "content_span": [66, 842]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, February\nThat winning streak extended to five matches in February, starting with a 1\u20130 victory at home to Derby County on 3 February to move four points ahead of Chelsea, followed by an 8\u20131 win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground; after Yorke and Cole had scored two goals each, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came off the bench and scored four times in the space of ten minutes to record the biggest away win in Premier League history, a record that would stand for more than 20 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0012-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, February\nRon Atkinson, the manager of Nottingham Forest and Alex Ferguson's predecessor as Manchester United manager, declared Manchester United to be the best team in the league by \"a country mile\", and Ferguson was now handed a selection dilemma ahead of the clash against Arsenal on 17 February. The Gunners were without Dennis Bergkamp, Emmanuel Petit and Martin Keown, and conceded an early penalty when Ray Parlour brought down Johnsen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0012-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, February\nYorke missed, shooting wide of the right-hand post, and was made to pay early in the second half as Nwankwo Kanu's through-ball found striker Anelka, who put his team into the lead. Given Arsenal's defensive record, another clean sheet looked to be on the cards until a header by Cole just after the hour mark drew the game level. From then on, United had several chances to win the game, but a point each left the title race finely balanced. Back-to-back wins, starting with a 1\u20130 victory at Coventry on 20 February, followed by a 2\u20131 win at home to Southampton a week later, maintained United's grip on top spot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, March and April\nCup duties were the main priority in March as United played only two league fixtures: away to Newcastle and at home to Everton. Two wins out of two, including two goals by Cole against his former club, Newcastle, helped United become the first team to reach 60 points in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, March and April\nManchester United could only manage a 1\u20131 draw at Wimbledon on 3 April as Beckham's well-drilled shot cancelled out Jason Euell's opener in the fifth minute. Despite several of the first-team members being rested for the Juventus tie, United won 3\u20130 at Old Trafford against Sheffield Wednesday and battled well to earn a point against Leeds at Elland Road after the midweek tie at Juventus; however, the result allowed Arsenal to move to the top of the table for the first time in the season, albeit having played one game more, after scoring six against Middlesbrough at the Riverside.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, May\nAnother victory over Aston Villa on 1 May put United back on top of the league, but Arsenal's win at Derby the next day restored the champions' slender advantage. Against Liverpool at Anfield, Ferguson restored the Cole\u2013Yorke strike partnership, and within 23 minutes the latter scored the opener from a Beckham cross.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0015-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, May\nIn the second half, United were awarded a penalty for a challenge on Jesper Blomqvist by Jamie Carragher, which Denis Irwin successfully converted; however, Irwin was sent off in the 75th minute for a second bookable offence just after Jamie Redknapp scored through a penalty to give Liverpool hope. Former United midfielder Paul Ince scrambled the equaliser two minutes from time. The United manager did not hide his discomfort, adding that he thought \"the referee handed it to them\". On the same night, Arsenal convincingly beat rivals Tottenham to move three points clear, having still played a game more. Wenger was adamant that United were marginal favourites, but it was clear the title race would be decided on the final day, as it had been in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 818]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, May\nWith three games remaining, Yorke scored his 29th goal of the season at Middlesbrough to help his team return to the top of the table. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's late winner against Arsenal two days later all but ended Wenger's chances of retaining the league championship. United now needed only four points, one of them gained at Ewood Park, in the process relegating Blackburn Rovers, who were now managed by former United assistant manager Brian Kidd. Manchester United eventually secured the championship, their fifth in seven seasons, on the final day; after Les Ferdinand had put Tottenham ahead, goals from Beckham and Cole either side of half-time gave United a 2\u20131 win that rendered Arsenal's victory over Aston Villa irrelevant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 800]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Premier League, May\nColours: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nDespite receiving a home draw in each of their first four rounds (Third to Sixth), United were paired against difficult opponents throughout the competition. En route to the final they defeated four Premier League teams: Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. The only team from outside the top flight that United played in the competition was Fulham, who at the time played in the Second Division, the third tier of English football, but even they were not considered pushovers, having claimed shock wins over Southampton and Aston Villa in the previous rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nIn the third round, United were drawn against Middlesbrough, who had recently beaten them in the league. Andy Townsend gave Middlesbrough the lead early in the second half, but goals from Cole, Irwin and Giggs gave United a 3\u20131 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nUnited faced Liverpool at home in the following round, where the visitors took the lead from a Michael Owen header inside three minutes. In spite of creating plenty of goalscoring chances, the team failed to equalise until the 86th minute, when Yorke scored after a Beckham free kick was headed into his path by Cole inside the six-yard box. In the second minute of stoppage time, Solskj\u00e6r hit a shot through the legs of Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher that beat goalkeeper David James at his near post to give United the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nCole scored the winner against Fulham on Valentine's Day to set up a quarter-final clash at home to Chelsea. Although there were no goals, Paul Scholes and Roberto Di Matteo were both sent off and missed the replay three days later at Stamford Bridge. Yorke kept up his ever-improving goalscoring record, scoring two goals against the Blues on 10 March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nUnited played cup holders Arsenal in the semi-final at Villa Park on 11 April. Neither team was able to score even after extra time had been played, although Keane had a goal ruled out in the first half for a controversial offside decision against Yorke in the build-up, and Nelson Vivas was sent off for Arsenal, so the match was decided in a replay four days later. Beckham opened the scoring for United with a long range effort, but Dennis Bergkamp drew Arsenal level with a shot that deflected off United's centre back Jaap Stam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0022-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nArsenal then thought they had taken the lead when Nicolas Anelka put the ball in the back of United's net, but the goal was ruled out for offside. United's captain Roy Keane was red-carded for two bookable offences and United played the last half-hour of normal time with 10 men. In injury time at the end of the second half, Phil Neville fouled Ray Parlour in the penalty area. Peter Schmeichel parried away Bergkamp's resultant spot kick and the game went into extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nGiggs scored partway through the second half of extra time. Picking up possession on the halfway line after a loose pass from Patrick Vieira, he dribbled past the entire Arsenal back line before shooting just under goalkeeper David Seaman's bar. Giggs ran celebrating towards the United fans, and United held on to beat the Gunners 2\u20131. The goal was the last ever scored in a FA Cup semi-final replay, as they were abolished the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0024-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nUnited met Newcastle United in the final at Wembley Stadium, the penultimate FA Cup final to be held there before it was closed for rebuilding. Less than 10 minutes into the match, Keane was injured and replaced by Sheringham. He and Scholes both finished with a goal apiece in the 2\u20130 win that sealed the double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0025-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup\nColours: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0026-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup\nAs in the previous four seasons United rested many of their first-team players in the League Cup, instead using the competition to provide first team experience to their younger players and reserves. In the third round of the competition United required extra-time to defeat Bury, eventually winning 2\u20130 with goals from Erik Nevland and Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r. In the fourth round, two more goals from Solskj\u00e6r gave United a 2\u20131 victory over Nottingham Forest, earning them a place in the quarter-finals for the first time since they reached the final in 1994. United were beaten in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur; two goals from Chris Armstrong and one from David Ginola gave Spurs a 3\u20131 victory, with ex-Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham scoring the consolation for United on his return to White Hart Lane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 878]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0027-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, League Cup\nColours: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0028-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round\nManchester United began their UEFA Champions League campaign against Polish champions \u0141KS \u0141\u00f3d\u017a in the second qualifying round. Goals from Giggs and Cole in the home leg gave them a 2\u20130 win, and a goalless second leg ensured their qualification for the group stage. This gave \u0141\u00f3d\u017a the distinction of being the only side to keep a clean sheet against the eventual champions as well as being the only opponents failing to score against them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 85], "content_span": [86, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0029-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round\nColours: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 85], "content_span": [86, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0030-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nUnited were drawn in Group D, quickly labelled the competition's \"group of death\", along with Spanish club Barcelona, German champions Bayern Munich and Danish side Br\u00f8ndby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0031-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nBoth games against Barcelona ended in draws. Despite Giggs, Scholes and Beckham putting the team into a 3\u20132 lead at Old Trafford, the visitors were awarded a late penalty after Butt was sent off for handling the ball. Luis Enrique converted the ball into the net to leave both teams with a point on Matchday One. In the return game on 25 November at the Camp Nou, a fixture that Bar\u00e7a needed to win to avoid elimination, Dwight Yorke's goals put United ahead 3\u20132, but Bar\u00e7a star Rivaldo equalized and nearly scored again but his effort hit the crossbar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0032-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nUnited were denied victory by Bayern Munich twice, home and away. In Munich, the home side equalised with two minutes to go with United leading 2\u20131, after Schmeichel uncharacteristically went for and missed Bixente Lizarazu's throw-in, allowing Giovane \u00c9lber to tap in from a few yards out and score his second of the match. The return leg ended in a stalemate; Roy Keane scored just before half-time via a low header before Hasan Salihamid\u017ei\u0107 equalised for the visitors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0033-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nUnited inflicted two heavy defeats on Br\u00f8ndby, beating them 6\u20132 in Copenhagen and 5\u20130 at Old Trafford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0034-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nResults in the other groups meant that a second-place finish was enough for United to progress into the quarter-finals, joining group leaders Bayern Munich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0035-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nColours: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0036-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase\nIn the knockout stage United played two Italian sides in the quarter and semi-finals, Internazionale and Juventus respectively; United had never won on an Italian pitch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 76], "content_span": [77, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0037-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase\nIn the quarter-finals, Beckham faced Diego Simeone for the first time since the 1998 World Cup. In the first leg at Old Trafford, United beat Inter 2\u20130 with two almost identical goals from Yorke, both from crosses by Beckham; Simeone's second-half goal was disallowed for pushing. At the San Siro, Scholes scored a late away goal to level the game at 1\u20131 as United advanced 3\u20131 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 76], "content_span": [77, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0038-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase\nIn the semi-finals, Juve's captain Antonio Conte met Edgar Davids' pass to give Juventus an away goal. United equalised in injury-time through Giggs, who converted a Beckham cross: a Teddy Sheringham goal a few minutes earlier had been disallowed. A draw meant that United either needed to win in Italy, or get a score-draw of 2\u20132 or greater.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 76], "content_span": [77, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0039-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase\nAt the Stadio delle Alpi, Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes to give Juve a 3\u20131 aggregate lead. Team captain Roy Keane, however, who was shown a yellow card preventing him from playing the final, headed in a Beckham cross. Dwight Yorke added a second to level the match just before the break. In the second half, Cole put United ahead for the first time in the match and the tie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 76], "content_span": [77, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0039-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase\nYorke was brought down by the Juve keeper Angelo Peruzzi in the area as he went round him, but the referee played the advantage and Cole tapped in from an acute angle. United held on for their first victory in Italy and booked their place in the Camp Nou for the final, against group opponents Bayern Munich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 76], "content_span": [77, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0040-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase\nColours: Green = Manchester United win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 76], "content_span": [77, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0041-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Final\nUnited were without first-choice central midfielders Keane and Scholes, as both were suspended after receiving a second yellow card in the competition. Ferguson reorganised the team, with Blomqvist and Butt replacing Keane and Scholes, Beckham moving from right-wing to centre-midfield and Giggs moving from the left to the right wing. United lined up in their normal 4\u20134\u20132 formation. This was the final match for Peter Schmeichel, who captained the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0042-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Final\nMario Basler's free kick after six minutes opened the scoring for Bayern Munich. Bayern then had the chance to extend their lead with Mehmet Scholl hitting the post and Carsten Jancker the crossbar, forcing Peter Schmeichel to make numerous saves. In reaction to going a goal down, Ferguson substituted in Solskj\u00e6r and Sheringham. As the game went to injury time, referee Pierluigi Collina indicated that three minutes would be played. In almost the last attack of the game, United won a corner, which Beckham took and goalkeeper Schmeichel went up front for. The ball was partially cleared by the Bayern defence before being played back to Giggs, who sent a low volley into the path of Sheringham, whose scuffed shot squeezed low inside the post.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 815]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0043-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Final\nAlmost immediately after the equaliser United won another corner, again taken by Beckham. He landed the ball on the head of Sheringham who nodded it to Solskj\u00e6r who in turn toe-poked it into the roof of the net. Oliver Kahn, the Bayern goalkeeper, was motionless on the line. United had completed the come-back. Bayern barely had time to restart the game, which referee Collina brought to a close just a few seconds later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0044-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Final\nSchmeichel and Ferguson were presented with the trophy by UEFA president Lennart Johansson. Despite their suspensions, both Keane and Scholes received winners' medals on the rostrum. Keane claims that to date he has not looked at the medal, feeling that his absence had tainted the accomplishment to the extent that he \"didn't deserve the medal\". Substituted Bayern legend Lothar Matth\u00e4us removed his runner-up medal as soon as he received it, and later remarked that United were \"lucky\" to win the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0045-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Final\nManchester United became the first English team to win the Champions League since it was rebranded in 1992, and the first to win the European Cup overall since Liverpool beat Roma in 1984. Coincidentally, the final was played on what would have been Sir Matt Busby's 90th birthday; he had died five years earlier and never saw the club repeat his achievement of 31 years earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0046-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Legacy\nI can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football, bloody hell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0047-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Legacy\nLess than 24 hours after the dramatics in Barcelona, a crowd of 500,000 people turned up on the streets of Manchester to greet the United players, who paraded through the city with their trophies in an open-top bus. As champions of Europe, Manchester United played against 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners Lazio in the 1999 UEFA Super Cup, but lost the match 1\u20130. On the eve of that game, David Beckham was named as the winner of the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, as well as UEFA's Best Midfielder award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0047-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Legacy\nBeckham was also voted as the runner-up for the 1999 Ballon d'Or and the 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year awards. Manchester United were also invited to play in the Intercontinental Cup against the winners of the 1999 Copa Libertadores, Brazilian side Palmeiras, in Tokyo. Roy Keane scored the winner, making the team the first and last British side to win the trophy before it was abolished in 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0047-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Legacy\nHaving been led to believe it would help The Football Association with their bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup, United controversially withdrew from the 1999\u20132000 FA Cup, the first time the holders had done so, in order to play in the inaugural Club World Championship. They did not progress past the group stage, and Ferguson later regretted how they handled the situation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0048-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Legacy\nAlong with the Busby Babes, the 1999 Treble-winning team is regarded by supporters as the benchmark of Manchester United teams. In 2007 The Daily Telegraph in association with World Soccer Magazine published a list of the 20 greatest football teams of all time: United were ranked in last position, behind Liverpool's double winners of 1977. The extra-time winner scored by Ryan Giggs in the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal topped a poll for the best goal in the competition and Channel 4 viewers rated the team's comeback in the Champions League final at number four on the list of 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0049-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Legacy\nWinning the Treble is also considered the greatest achievement in the career of manager Alex Ferguson, although he has disagreed with that assessment. In recognition of the team's success, Ferguson was made a Knight Bachelor and also received the Freedom of his home city of Glasgow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0050-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Legacy\nOn 26 May 2019, Manchester United and Bayern Munich legends sides played each other in a charity match at Old Trafford to commemorate the 20th anniversary of United completing the Treble. Manchester United won the match 5\u20130, with goals from Solskj\u00e6r, Yorke, Butt and Beckham, as well as Louis Saha, who played for the club from 2004 to 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0051-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB\nIn September 1998 Manchester United were the target of a proposed takeover by British Sky Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Negotiations between both sides had begun during the summer, but had stalled after disagreements over the asking price. The satellite group's original bid of \u00a3575\u00a0million \u2013 initially thought to be their final offer \u2013 was deemed too low by two members of United's board (chairman Martin Edwards and Professor Sir Roland Smith), who pressed for a higher figure. Two days of talks followed and in an attempt to close the deal, BSkyB made a final bid of \u00a3623.4\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0052-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB\nA year earlier, Murdoch's Fox Entertainment Group purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers for $311m. Fox also held exclusive rights to Major League Baseball which meant from a strategic point of view, Murdoch's acquisition looked more appealing. He was now able to control both programming content on his network and distribution rights to the Dodgers. For the very same reason BSkyB replicated Fox's formula and went ahead with a takeover of a Premier League club. Manchester United thus was the unanimous choice of Murdoch and board members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0052-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB\nThe club was the most valuable in English football, making \u00a330.1\u00a0million from gate receipts and programmes in 1997 alone. At the same time, more than 200 supporters' groups were established worldwide and the club's fanbase exceeded 100\u00a0million, despite only a million having been to Old Trafford to watch the first team play. As a means of capitalising on this growing market, MUTV, a television station operated by the club was launched in August 1998. In co-operation with Granada Media Group and BSkyB it was the world's first channel dedicated to a football club, funded entirely through subscriptions. On the pitch United's success was largely down to the nurturing talents of manager Ferguson, who assembled a team capable of dominating in the long haul.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 66], "content_span": [67, 827]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0053-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB, Formation of Shareholders United\nWhen BSkyB publicised their intentions to take over Manchester United, supporters reacted angrily to the news. Many felt the club's traditions, built on a loyal fanbase and the attractive football played under Matt Busby and now Alex Ferguson would be tarnished. United were no longer an independent entity, and major decisions affecting the club looked increasingly likely to be taken on the other side of the globe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 100], "content_span": [101, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0054-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB, Formation of Shareholders United\nAs a means of rallying supporters to get behind their cause, awareness campaigns against the takeover were launched. Red Issue issued pamphlets to fans and demonstrations in and around Old Trafford took place before the match against Charlton Athletic on 9 September. Football fans across the United Kingdom also lent support by lobbying their local MPs into passing a legislation, preventing further sport takeovers in the future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 100], "content_span": [101, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0055-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB, Formation of Shareholders United\nPerhaps the significance of the protests was the formation of Shareholders United Against Murdoch, more commonly known as Manchester United Supporters' Trust today, by journalist Michael Crick. Working alongside IMUSA (Independent Manchester United Supporters Association), their joint aim was to seek for the merger to be referred by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. Both groups therefore submitted papers to the Office of Fair Trading, stressing the importance of why the merger should not be carried out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 100], "content_span": [101, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0055-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB, Formation of Shareholders United\nIMUSA in particular argued that BSkyB's main intention was not that of United's but their already dominant position. Sky Television's relevant market was premium subscription channels and by buying an established Premier League team when they already had rights to the division was purely for financial gain. Moreover, Manchester United's market was on the pitch and an acquisition by a media organisation\u00a0\u2013 particularly one run by Murdoch\u00a0\u2013 may create detrimental damage to the sport in the long term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 100], "content_span": [101, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0056-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB, Formation of Shareholders United\nBowing down to public pressure, the trade secretary Peter Mandelson referred the deal to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in October 1998. The report, finalised in April 1999, found that BSkyB acted selfishly and blocked the broadcaster's bid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 100], "content_span": [101, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0057-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Attempted takeover by BSkyB, Formation of Shareholders United\nFigures announced during the season named Manchester United as the richest in world football, with a turnover of \u00a388\u00a0million for 1996\u201397, 50% more than Barcelona in second place at \u00a359\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 100], "content_span": [101, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0058-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Transfers\nManchester United's first departure of the 1998\u201399 season was Ben Thornley, who joined Huddersfield Town for \u00a3175,000 on 3 July 1998. A day later, Leon Mills signed for Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, and Adam Sadler was released. Two of the club's longest-serving players, Brian McClair and Gary Pallister, also left. McClair had been at United since 1987, and opted for a return to Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League; he had played at Fir Park in the early 1980s. Pallister agreed to return to Middlesbrough in a \u00a32.5\u00a0million deal, nine years after he had left them for a \u00a32.3\u00a0million transfer to Old Trafford. On 4 November 1998, Chris Casper signed for Reading for a fee of \u00a3300,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 48], "content_span": [49, 750]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0059-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Transfers\nAddressing the loss of Pallister, Ferguson signed Jaap Stam from PSV Eindhoven, becoming the world's most expensive defender in a \u00a310\u00a0million deal. Swedish winger Jesper Blomqvist soon followed, completing a \u00a34.4\u00a0million transfer in July before Dwight Yorke was controversially drafted in from Aston Villa to become the club's record signing. Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert, who impressed during the World Cup, was on the verge of finalising a \u00a39\u00a0million move from Milan, only for talks to fall through. A\u00a35.5\u00a0million offer for Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r from Tottenham Hotspur was accepted, but Solskj\u00e6r himself turned down the transfer after a meeting with Alex Ferguson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 48], "content_span": [49, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0060-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Transfers\nOn 24 March, Michael Ryan signed for Wrexham for an undisclosed fee. A day later, Paul Gibson signed for Notts County, and on the same day, Philip Mulryne signed for Norwich City. On 16 April, Terry Cooke signed for United's cross-town rivals, Manchester City. On 30 June, United released Gerard Gaff and Jason Hickson, the same day that Peter Schmeichel signed for Sporting CP, John Thorrington joined Bayer Leverkusen, and Lee Whiteley departed for Salford City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 48], "content_span": [49, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154010-0061-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Manchester United F.C. season, Transfers\nUnited's only winter arrival was Bojan Djordjic, who signed for an undisclosed fee on 17 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 48], "content_span": [49, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154011-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mansfield Town F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Mansfield Town Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 8th position on 67 points, missing out on a play-off position by four points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154012-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1998\u20131999 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Cole Field House. Ranked as high as #2 in the AP and Coaches' polls, the team finished 28\u20136, 13\u20133 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament to UNC. They received an at-large bid as a number 2 seed in the 1999 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to St. John's in the Sweet Sixteen. .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154012-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, Season Recap\nWith nearly all of its starters returning and a #6 preseason ranking, the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team began the 1998\u201399 season with high expectations for a successful season and a deep run in the NCAA tournament. In their opening game, the team broke its record for margin of victory in a 113\u201346 victory against Western Carolina (a record that would be broken six weeks later with a 75-point victory over North Texas ). The Terrapins also went 6\u20130 against nonconference opponents at home, increasing their nonconference home winning streak to 64, the longest in the country at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 62], "content_span": [63, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154012-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, Season Recap\nThe team participated in two preseason tournaments, winning both. They defeated AU-Puerto Rico, UCLA, and Pittsburgh in the Puerto Rico shootout, and Stanford and Depaul in the 4-team BB&T Classic. Their first loss of the season came in Lexington against Tubby Smith's #5 ranked Kentucky Wildcats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 62], "content_span": [63, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154012-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, Season Recap\nIn ACC play, the team outscored its opponents by an average of 17.4 points in victories while posting an overall home record of 13\u20131 (7\u20131), its lone home loss coming against Duke. The team would finish 2nd in the ACC regular season standings with a 13\u20133 record, Maryland's best run since the 1994\u201395 season. In the 1999 ACC Tournament, the Terrapins defeated Florida State before losing to North Carolina in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 62], "content_span": [63, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154012-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, Season Recap\nThe Terrapins received a #2 seed in the South region on the NCAA tournament \u2013 the highest seed ever received by a Gary Williams team  \u2013 and breezed through their first two matches against Valparaiso and Creighton. However, in the regional semifinals, the team struggled against #3 seed St. Johns, ending the first half of the game in a nearly eight-minute scoring drought. Maryland lost 76\u201362 and once again failed to advance past the Sweet Sixteen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 62], "content_span": [63, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154012-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, Season Recap, Accolades\nSteve Francis2nd Team All-AmericanNaismith and Wooden Award Finalist1st Team All-ACCACC All-Tournament Team", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 73], "content_span": [74, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154013-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season\nThe 1998-99 Meistriliiga season was the ninth season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia. Four teams participated in the league, and Tartu Valk 494 won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season\nMersin \u0130dmanyurdu (also Mersin \u0130dman Yurdu, Mersin \u0130Y, or M\u0130Y) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1998\u201399. Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu (M\u0130Y) participated in 1998\u201399 Second League season for the 25th time. M\u0130Y couldn't attend promotion group but had finished classification in the first place and attended promotion play-offs, but couldn't promote. Team also participated in Turkish Cup in 1998\u201399 and eliminated at Round 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season\nMehmet K\u00fcver was club president. M\u00fcjdat Yalman managed the team in the first half. In the second half Kahraman Karata\u015f was head coach. O\u011fuzhan Do\u011far appeared in all league games. In total G\u00f6khan Sakar share the most appearance with 32 appearances. G\u00f6khan Sakar was also league and season top goalscorer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Second League participation\nMersin \u0130dmanyurdu took place in Group 1 in 1998\u201399 Second League season. League was played in three stages. In the first stage 50 teams in five groups (10 clubs in each) played for first two rankings to play in promotion group. The promotion group consisted of those 10 teams. At the end of the second stage top two teams promoted to 1999\u201300 First League. Remaining 8 teams in each ranking group played in classification groups, by carrying points and goals from ranking groups. Bottom two teams relegated to 1999\u201300 Third League at the end of the season. In the third stage, 8 clubs (3 from the promotion group and 1 each from 5 classification groups) played one-leg play-off games in Antalya Atat\u00fcrk Stadium to determine the third team to be promoted to First League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 69], "content_span": [70, 839]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Second League participation\nMersin \u0130dmanyurdu took place in Group 1 consisted of 10 teams and finished first stage at third place and couldn't took place in promotion group. In classification group, team finished at top and attended to promotion play-off games but eliminated at first round (quarter finals).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 69], "content_span": [70, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Second League participation, Ranking group league table\nMersin \u0130Y's league performance in TFF Second League Ranking Group 1 in 1998\u201399 season is shown in the following table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 97], "content_span": [98, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Second League participation, Ranking group games\nMersin \u0130dmanyurdu (M\u0130Y) 1998\u201399 Second League season first half game reports in Ranking Group 1 is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 90], "content_span": [91, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Second League participation, Classification group league table\nClassification group 1 was played with 8 teams remaining after top two of ranking group were promoted to promotion group. Top team in the group promoted to promotion play-offs, while bottom two teams relegated to 1998\u201399 Third League season. Points and goals were carried from ranking group. M\u0130Y obtained 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses and finished fourth. However,  because points and goals were carried from ranking group, in aggregate M\u0130Y finished first and became eligible to play promotion play-offs. Mersin \u0130Y's league performance in Second League Classification Group 1 in 1998\u201399 season is shown in the following table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 104], "content_span": [105, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Second League participation, Classification group games\nMersin \u0130dmanyurdu (M\u0130Y) 1998\u201399 Second League season first half game reports in Classification Group 1 is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 97], "content_span": [98, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Second League participation, Promotion play-offs\nFive classification group winners and the teams who took 3rd, 4th and 5th places in promotion group played promotion play-offs at a neutral venue. Play-offs played in one-leg elimination system in Antalya between 24\u201330 May 1997. In quarter finals Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu was eliminated by \u00c7aykur Rizespor who finished Promotion Group at fifth place. Later Kartalspor has been eliminated by G\u00f6ztepe at finals and Promotion Group second runners-up G\u00f6ztepe won play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 90], "content_span": [91, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Turkish Cup participation\n1998\u201399 Turkish Cup was played by 90 teams in 6 rounds prior to quarterfinals. First five round were played in one-leg elimination system, starting from 6th round two leg elimination rounds were played. [ Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu] had participated in 37th Turkish Cup (played as T\u00fcrkiye Kupas\u0131 in 1998\u201399) at Round 2 and eliminated. The opponents Hatayspor were from Second League like M\u0130Y. Previous year Hatayspor was the team to which M\u0130Y had lost in 4th round. Galatasaray won the cup for the 12th time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 67], "content_span": [68, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Turkish Cup participation, Cup track\nThe drawings and results Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu (M\u0130Y) followed in 1998\u201399 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 78], "content_span": [79, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 Turkish Cup participation, Game details\nMersin \u0130dmanyurdu (M\u0130Y) 1998\u201399 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 81], "content_span": [82, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, Management, Club management\nMunicipality official Mehmet K\u00fcver was president of the club at the start of the season. Halil Kuri\u015f was acting mayor of Mersin city. However, on 18 April 1999 local elections were held in Turkey, and mayor of the city changed. Macit \u00d6zcan won the elections in Mersin. Mayors presided the club many times in its history and \u00d6zcan elected president in club congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, Management, Coaching team\nM\u00fcjdat Yalman was head coach at the first half of the season. Kahraman Karata\u015f came to the position before the start of the second stage and completed the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154014-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mersin \u0130dmanyurdu season, 1998\u201399 squad\nAppearances, goals and cards count for 1998\u201399 Second League Ranking and Classification Groups games, promotion play-offs QF game and 1998\u201399 Turkish Cup. 18 players appeared in each game roster, three to be replaced. Players who only appeared in game rosters were included and listed in order of appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154015-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Miami Heat season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the 11th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Heat signed free agents Terry Porter and Clarence Weatherspoon. In the lockout-shortened NBA season, which was cut to 50 games, the Heat went on a 7-game winning streak after a 1\u20133 start, winning 18 of their first 23 games, despite Jamal Mashburn playing just 24 games due to a knee injury, and Voshon Lenard missing 38 games with a stress fracture in his left leg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154015-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Miami Heat season\nMiami finished with a 33\u201317 win-loss record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Alonzo Mourning averaged 20.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, and was named Defensive Player of the Year, and finished second in MVP voting behind Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz. He was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team. Tim Hardaway averaged 17.2 points and 7.3 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Second Team, while P.J. Brown made the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154015-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Miami Heat season\nIn the playoffs, the Heat faced the New York Knicks for the third consecutive time. The 8th-seeded Knicks defeated the Heat in the Eastern Conference First round, with Allan Houston of New York hitting a buzzer-beater basket in the winner-take-all Game 5, which prevailed the Knicks over Miami, 78\u201377. With this loss, the Heat became the second number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed. This was also their final full season playing at the Miami Arena. Following the season, Porter signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, Terry Mills re-signed with his former team, the Detroit Pistons, and longtime Heat forward Keith Askins retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 718]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154015-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Miami Heat season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 44], "content_span": [45, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154016-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redskins, led by 3rd-year head coach Charlie Coles, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings and, despite falling in the championship game of the MAC Tournament, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, Miami defeated Washington and Utah to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run came to and end in the Regional semifinals as the RedHawks fell to Kentucky, 58\u201343, to finish 24\u20138 (15\u20133 MAC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 734]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by fourth-year head coach, Tom Izzo. The Spartans finished the season 33\u20135, 15\u20131 to win the Big Ten regular season championship. MSU defeated Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Illinois to win the Big Ten Tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team\nAs the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Mount Saint Mary's and Ole Miss to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen they defeated Oklahoma to advance to the school's first Elite Eight since 1979. In the Elite Eight, they defeated Kentucky to earn a trip to the Final Four for the first time since 1979. There they lost No. 1-ranked Duke. The 33 wins marked a school record for wins in a season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season\nThe Spartans finished the 1997\u201398 season 22\u20138, 13\u20133 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Big Ten Tournament to Minnesota. Michigan State received an at-large bid as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their first trip to the Tournament under Tom Izzo. They defeated Eastern Michigan and Princeton to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 1-seeded North Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 70], "content_span": [71, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary\nThe Spartans, fresh off their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 1990, started the season ranked No. 5 in the country. Michigan State was led by juniors Mateen Cleaves (11.7 points and 7.2 assists per game) and Morris Peterson (13.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 69], "content_span": [70, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary\nThe Spartans played three top seven teams in their first seven games. MSU lost all three: at No. 7 Temple, versus No. 4 Duke at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and at No. 1 Connecticut. However, the Spartans finished the non\u2013conference season without another loss and a record of 11\u20133 while ranked No. 14 in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 69], "content_span": [70, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary\nAfter losing their first Big Ten game to No. 24 Wisconsin, the Spartans won the remaining 15 games in conference. The wins included wins against No. 19 Minnesota, No. 14 Iowa, at No. 18 Indiana, No. 15 Ohio State, at No. 14 Iowa, at No. 22 Minnesota, No. 17 Purdue, No. 14 Wisconsin, and at No. 23 Purdue. The Spartans won the Big Ten conference regular season by three games with a record of 15\u20131. MSU finished the regular season ranked No. 2 in the country. (Ohio State, who finished in second place with a 12\u20134 record, was later forced to vacate 29 games including all conference wins.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 69], "content_span": [70, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary\nThe Spartans earned the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and faced Northwestern in the quarterfinals. MSU struggled in the game and appeared to be headed toward a second-straight early exit from only the second-ever Big Ten Tournament, but Matteen Cleaves hit a clutch shot with 37 second remaining to give MSU a two-point win. In the semifinals, MSU faced No. 19 Wisconsin, the only team that had beaten MSU in the regular season. The Spartans held Wisconsin scoreless for nearly 11 minutes in the second half on their way to 56\u201341 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 69], "content_span": [70, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0005-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary\nThe win propelled the Spartans to the championship game against Cinderalla Illinois, who had finished last in conference, but had made a run to the championship game. With MSU looking to lock up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and Illinois looking to simply make the Tournament with a win, the Spartans blew out the Illini 67\u201350 to win their first Big Ten Tournament championship. The win gave the Spartans the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 69], "content_span": [70, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary\nThe Spartans were awarded a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region. In a First Round victory over Mount St. Mary's, MSU used tough defense to hold off the Mountaineers, 76\u201353. In the Second Round, the Spartans faced No. 9-seeded Mississippi. Michigan State used a late 13\u20130 run to hold off the upset and defeat the Rebels, 73\u201366. Cleaves led the Spartans with 18 points as they advanced to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, No. 13-seeded Oklahoma pushed the Spartans and MSU struggled offensively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 69], "content_span": [70, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154017-0006-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary\nHowever, Andre Hutson's 13 points led the Spartans to hard-fought 54\u201346 win, their 21st straight win. In the Elite Eight for the first time since winning the championship since 1979, MSU faced No. 3-seeded and No. 8-ranked Kentucky. Michigan State trailed by as many 13 points early in the contest, but they fought back to beat Kentucky 73\u201366 to advance to the Final Four. There, they were re-matched against the overall No. 1 seed, Duke, who had defeated them 73\u201367 early in the season. With the Spartans riding a 22-game winning streak, Duke was able to beat the Spartans 68\u201362, ending their season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 69], "content_span": [70, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1998\u201399 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Brian Ellerbe, the team finished tied for ninth in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned a tenth seed and advanced to the second round of the 1999 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nThe team failed to earn an invitation to either the 1999 National Invitation Tournament or the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0000-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nThe team had a 6\u201311 record against ranked opponents, including the following victories: November 23, 1998, against #24 Clemson 59\u201356 in the Maui Invitational at Lahania Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii, December 30, 1998, against #19 Wisconsin 59\u201355 at home, January 5, 1999, against #13 Indiana 82\u201370 at home, January 16, 1999, against #21 Ohio State 84\u201374 at home, February 7, 1999, against #18 Minnesota 75\u201365 at home, February 27, 1999, against #16 Wisconsin 51\u201339 on the road at the Kohl's Center in Madison, Wisconsin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nLouis Bullock and Robbie Reid served as team co-captains, while Louis Bullock earned team MVP honors. The team's leading scorers were Louis Bullock (643 points), Robbie Reid (418 points) and John Asselin (275 points). The leading rebounders were Peter Vignier (229), John Asselin (183), and Bullock (117).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nBullock led the Big Ten Conference in free throw percentage in all games (86.4%). Reid led the conference in three-point field goals made in conference games (49) and three-point field goal percentage in conference games (45.8%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nBullock established the current Big Ten Conference record for career three-point field goals made (339). The record carries an asterisk in the Big Ten Media guide and Pete Lisicky's (332, 1998) name is below Bullock's with a 1 next to it signifying it is the highest recognized total. There is a similar asterisk in the Michigan record book where his name is above Dion Harris's 268 total in 2007. Bullock also ended his career with the highest total number of free throws made (505) in Michigan history, above Cazzie Russell's 486 total set in 1966. Bullock's career free throw percentage of 86.03 surpassed Russell's 82.65 from 1966 and still is above Lester Abram's 82.93 from 2007. Bullock surpassed his 1997 single-season free throw record with a 91.11%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 809]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nThe team surpassed the 1987 team's 75.0% mark as the best free throw shooting team in school history with a 75.2% average. This stood as the best in school history until 2002. On December 9, 1998, it set the school single-game record by making 34 free throws against the Eastern Michigan. This surpassed the 33 made on January 23, 1971, and was surpassed twice the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nBullock set the career records for minutes played (4356) and games started (129), surpassing Gary Grant\u2019s 1988 totals of 4231 and 128. Both continued to be school bests with Grant holding the highest untarnished totals until 2012 when Zack Novak finished his career with 4357 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\nIn the 1999 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the United Center from March 4\u20137, Michigan was seeded tenth. In the first round they defeated number 7 Purdue 79\u201373 in overtime. In the second round, they lost to number two Ohio State 87\u201369.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154018-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA\nOne player from this team was selected in the NBA Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 84], "content_span": [85, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154019-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Middlesbrough F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Middlesbrough competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154019-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season summary\nMiddlesbrough were the only newly promoted side to avoid relegation in 1998\u201399. They attained an impressive ninth-place finish in the final table - too high for relegation, but not quite high enough for a UEFA Cup place; they even rose as high as fourth by Christmas after a surprise 3\u20132 win at Old Trafford against champions Manchester United but they drew 15 games throughout the league season which ultimately prevented them from finishing any higher. Still, it was their highest finish for more than 20 years and a step in the right direction for manager Bryan Robson \u2013 who had come close to European qualification (via the cup competitions) in the previous two campaigns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154019-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154019-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154019-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 55], "content_span": [56, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154020-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Midland Football Alliance\nThe 1998\u201399 Midland Football Alliance season was the fifth in the history of Midland Football Alliance, a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154020-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Midland Football Alliance, League\nThe league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with one new club:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154021-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Midland Football Combination\nThe 1998\u201399 Midland Football Combination season was the 62nd in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154021-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Midland Football Combination, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season\nThe 1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the sixth season in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Off-season\nThe roster was shaken up a lot during the previous season and only a few changes took place in the summer. The Ducks traded Dave Karpa and a 2000 4th round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes for Kevin Haller and Stu Grimson on June 18. Two months later they acquired Jim Mckenzie for Jean-Francois Jomphe on August 11. They signed veteran Fredrik Olausson, who was with the Ducks before, to give the team scoring from the blue line, and Pascal Trepanier. Rookies Antti Aalto and Johan Davidsson made the roster while Mike Crowley who played very well last season would see more ice time with the parent team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 656]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Off-season\nFor the first time since the Ducks traded Ron Tugnutt to the Montreal Canadiens in 1994 the team saw just their second change in net, losing Mikhail Shtalenkov to the Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. That left them with Prospects Patrick Lalime and Chris Mason for the back up position. Just before the season started the Ducks acquired Dominic Roussel from the Nashville Predators for Chris Mason and Marc Moro on October 5, 1998 which gave the team more experience in case Hebert would be sidelined like last season. Days later they sent Doug Houda to Detroit on October 9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season\nThe season was much more consistent than last season. Anaheim started off slow, losing their first three games and scoring only one goal but was unbeaten the next six games. On October 27, 1998 they added Marty McInnes, a key player who gave them more scoring depth for the team's upcoming success and dominating Powerplay. On November 8 Tomas Sandstrom suffered a broken left wrist which kept him sidelined until late December thus relying more on their star players and hoping for others to fill the void.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0003-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season\nThe team managed to comeback a few times after going winless some games and even put up winning streaks like in early December (4-0-2) and early February (4-0-0). January turned out to be the very tough going 4-9-1 and winless (0-5-1) a second time since late November. Overall the Ducks were hovering around the .500 mark fighting to go to the post season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season\nIn February the team pushed themselves into the Play Off as the Mighty Ducks went 13-3-1 from February 3 until March 10 including a team record seven game winning streak. The Ducks finished the season 6 in the west as the team was unable to maintain their amazing run. The Blues only lost 1 game in their last nine games where as the Ducks only won one game out of their last seven, ironically against the Coyotes, missing out on 5th place facing Phoenix rather than the Red Wings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season\nDuring that 7 game-winning-streak the team only allowed 1 goal in each of those games, highlighting the great goaltending of Guy Hebert, who had a career year and his best season since 1996/97. Dominic Roussel also enjoyed a stellar comeback in the NHL as the team's backup. Both goalies provided excellent goaltending for the Ducks, each posting a save percentage above .920 as well as a superb GAA. Those great numbers were supported by their Defense as the team allowed 55 goals less than last year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0005-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season\nOffensively the Ducks only scored 10 goals more than last season and relied heavily on their first line ( Kariya - Rucchin - Selanne ) combining for 109 goals. Additional scoring was only provided by Marty McInnes (17 goals), Fredrik Olausson (16 goals) and Tomas Sandstrom (15 goals), who missed 24 games due to injury. Matt Cullen enjoyed a good second season, tallying 11 goals which was almost double than last year while Travis Green only scored 13 goals and 30 points which was below expectation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season\nThe Mighty Ducks finished the regular season with the most power-play goals, 83, and the best power-play percentage, 21.96% (83 for 378) in the NHL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season, Final standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Playoffs\nThe Mighty Ducks met the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs. The Wings swept the Mighty Ducks in four games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Playoffs\nLate in Game 3 Stu Grimson cross-checked Kris Draper in the face in front of the Red Wings which caused a brawl between both teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Transactions\nAcquired Marty McInnes from the Chicago Blackhawks ( previously acquired from the Calgary Flames ) for a 4th round draft pick on October 27, 1998", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Transactions\nTraded Drew Bannister to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2000 5th round pick on December 10, 1998", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Transactions\nTraded Josef Marha to the Chicago Blackhawks for future considerations (became a 1999 4th round draft) on January 28, 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154022-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Draft picks\nAnaheim's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154023-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Milwaukee Bucks season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Bucks' 31st season in the National Basketball Association. After a lockout cut the season to 50 games, the Bucks hired George Karl, who previously coached the Seattle SuperSonics as their new head coach. The team selected German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki with the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft, but soon traded him to the Dallas Mavericks for top draft pick Robert Traylor, and signed free agents Dell Curry and Vinny Del Negro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154023-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Milwaukee Bucks season\nThe Bucks transition continued at midseason trading Terrell Brandon to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and acquiring Sam Cassell and Chris Gatling from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Elliot Perry in a three-team trade. However, Cassell only played just four games with the team due to an ankle injury. In another trade, they dealt Tyrone Hill to the Philadelphia 76ers for second-year forward Tim Thomas and Scott Williams, while signing free agent Haywoode Workman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154023-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Milwaukee Bucks season\nUnder Karl, the Bucks won five of their first six games, and played above .500 for the entire season as they finally entered the playoffs after a seven-year playoff drought, finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 28\u201322 record. Glenn Robinson led the team in scoring with 18.4 points per game, while Ray Allen averaged 17.1 points per game. However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bucks would be swept by the Indiana Pacers in three straight games. Following the season, Curry signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors, Gatling was traded along with Armen Gilliam to the Orlando Magic, and Michael Curry re-signed with the Detroit Pistons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154024-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, the Golden Gophers had a third-place finish at the 1999 AWCHA National Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154025-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Minnesota Timberwolves season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 10th season in the National Basketball Association. A year after signing Kevin Garnett to an unprecedented six year $126 million contract, the Timberwolves had a heavy payroll and were forced to let Tom Gugliotta walk away and trade Stephon Marbury, fearing both would seek similar deals to Garnett. Gugliotta would sign as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns before the start of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154025-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Minnesota Timberwolves season\nMeanwhile, in an effort to shore up their defensive back court weakness, the Timberwolves signed free agent Malik Sealy and acquired second-year guard Bobby Jackson, and Dean Garrett (who previously played for the T-Wolves during the 1996\u201397 season) from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team trade during the offseason. The team also signed free agent Joe Smith as their starting power forward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154025-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Minnesota Timberwolves season\nIn a three-team midseason trade, the Timberwolves dealt Marbury along with Chris Carr to the New Jersey Nets, and acquired Terrell Brandon from the Milwaukee Bucks, while signing free agent and three-point specialist Dennis Scott, who was previously released by the New York Knicks. After a lockout cut the season to 50 games, the Timberwolves got off to a fast start winning eight of their first ten games, but played below .500 for most of the remaining season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154025-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Minnesota Timberwolves season\nThey finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 25\u201325 record, and made their third consecutive trip to the playoffs, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Western Conference over the Seattle SuperSonics. Garnett was named to the All-NBA Third Team averaging 20.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the T-Wolves would lose in four games to the San Antonio Spurs. Following the season, Scott signed with the Vancouver Grizzlies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154025-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Minnesota Timberwolves season\nFor the season, the Timberwolves added new black alternate road uniforms, which would last until 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154025-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 56], "content_span": [57, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154026-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Moldovan \"A\" Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Moldovan \"A\" Division season is the 8th since its establishment. A total of 16 teams are contesting the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154027-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Moldovan National Division, Overview\nIt was contested by 10 teams and Zimbru Chi\u015fin\u0103u won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 44], "content_span": [45, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154028-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Montreal Canadiens season\nThe 1998\u201399 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 90th season of play. The club finished 5th in the Northeast Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. It had been the worst season in over 48 years for the club. The Canadiens finished last in their division. Martin Rucinsky led the club with 17 goals. It was the first time since the 1940\u201341 season that the Canadiens did not have at least one 20-goal scorer. On March 31, 1999, ownership announced it has lost $3.8\u00a0million in its last fiscal year. Following the season, team president Ronald Corey resigned in May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154028-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 66], "content_span": [67, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154028-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 66], "content_span": [67, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154028-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks\nMontreal's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154029-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Motherwell F.C. season\nThe 1998-99 season was Motherwell's 1st season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154029-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Motherwell F.C. season, First team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154030-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Munster Rugby season\nThe 1998\u201399 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fourth season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's first season in his first spell as head coach of the province.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154030-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Munster Rugby season, 1998\u201399 squad\nNote: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 43], "content_span": [44, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA lockout was the third lockout of four in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It lasted from July 1, 1998, to January 20, 1999, and forced the 1998\u201399 regular season to be shortened to 50 games per team and that season's All-Star Game to be canceled. NBA owners reopened the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in March 1998, seeking changes to the league's salary cap system and a ceiling on individual player salaries. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) opposed the owners' plans and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary. After the two sides failed to reach an agreement, the owners began the lockout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout\nThe dispute received a tepid response from sports fans and provoked criticism from media members. It continued into January 1999, threatening the cancellation of the entire season. After division within the players union, however, NBPA executive director Billy Hunter reached an agreement with NBA commissioner David Stern on January 6 to end the work stoppage. Quickly ratified by the owners and players, the deal was signed later in January, ending the lockout after 204 days. The settlement provided for maximum salaries for players and a pay scale for first-year players. In the months after the lockout, television ratings and ticket sales declined during the 50-game season, and both remained below pre-lockout levels in subsequent seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Background\nBefore 1998, there had been two lockouts in the previous three years: a labor dispute that lasted more than two months in 1995 and a brief work stoppage in 1996 that ended within three hours. However, on both occasions, the players and owners reached a deal before the start of the season, and before 1998, the NBA was the only major sports league in the United States that had never lost a game because of a work stoppage. A six-year CBA had been in place since September 1995, but it included a clause allowing NBA owners to reopen the contract after three years if more than 51.8\u00a0percent of \"basketball-related income\" went to player salaries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Background\nBy the 1997\u201398 season, 57\u00a0percent of basketball-related income was used to pay players, while the previous deal called for a 48 percent split. According to the NBA, 15 of the 29 teams posted losses that season. The NBPA disputed this figure and claimed that only four teams had losses. The league's owners voted on whether to reopen the CBA on March 23, 1998, and the vote passed by a 27\u20132 margin. Negotiations between the NBPA and owners started on April 1, and nine further bargaining sessions took place in the next three months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Background\nThe primary issue was that of player salaries, which owners sought to curb. A salary cap had been a part of the CBA since 1983, but it included loopholes that allowed teams to exceed the payroll limit. Among them was the \"Larry Bird exception\", named after the former player who was an early beneficiary of the rule. The Bird exception enabled teams to spend an unlimited amount of money to re-sign their own players, causing a substantial increase in the value of upper-end contracts. Club owners wanted to remove the exemption and place limits on maximum player salaries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Background\nOwners also sought to prevent large contracts for young players similar to the $126\u00a0million, six-year deal that Kevin Garnett had recently signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves. They desired a modified pay scale for rookie players that would prevent them from gaining unrestricted free agency after three seasons, and wanted to ban the use of marijuana and performance-enhancing drugs. The players union, wanting to avoid a decline in salaries, opposed changes to the salary cap system, in particular those involving the Larry Bird exception. Other NBPA positions included opposition to a cap on individual player salaries and support for a raise of the minimum salary, which 22\u00a0percent of NBA players earned during 1997\u201398.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout\nAfter negotiations between the sides broke off on June 22, the lockout started nine days later. Teams were barred from making player transactions and holding workouts and meetings for the duration of the work stoppage. The Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal's Grant M. Hayden described the NBA's action as an \"offensive lockout\", in which an employer attempts to force its workers into a settlement that does not favor them. An early byproduct of the lockout was the exclusion of NBA players from the U.S. national team that played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0006-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout\nUSA Basketball, the governing body for the sport in the U.S., elected to send a team consisting of lower-level professional players and amateurs. Negotiations resumed at an August 6 bargaining session, the first since the start of the lockout. NBA commissioner David Stern and several owners left the talks after the NBPA presented an offer that included increased revenue sharing between teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout\nBy September 25, 24 exhibition games were canceled and training camps were postponed indefinitely as a result of stalled talks. Further negotiating sessions took place in October and November, but no agreement was reached. The season's first two weeks were officially canceled on October 13, and 99 games scheduled for November were lost as a result. It was the first time in NBA history that games were canceled due to a labor dispute. On October 20, arbitrator John Feerick ruled that the owners did not have to pay players with guaranteed contracts during the lockout. Feerick's decision gave the owners leverage in bargaining talks. Another factor favoring the owners was that their teams received money from the NBA's television broadcasters, whose contracts with the league called for payments to be made if games were not played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 865]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout\nFurther games were canceled as the lockout continued through November and December, including the league's Christmas games (which had been played on an annual basis since 1947) and the 1999 All-Star Game (which had been scheduled to be played on February 14, 1999, at the First Union Center in Philadelphia). As a result of the All-Star Game's cancellation, the NBA later awarded the 2002 All-Star Game to Philadelphia. Discussions during the lockout were characterized by frequent hostility between the players and owners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0008-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout\nOne example of the heated nature of the talks came at an early December bargaining session, when Stern and NBPA executive director Billy Hunter became involved in what CBS News called \"an extremely heated, expletive-laden screaming match\". Both men temporarily walked away from the bargaining table, and indicated after the session that the entire season might be canceled. Although the 1998 portion of the schedule was not played because of the lockout, 16 NBA players participated in a December 19 exhibition game in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event's organizers intended to give NBPA members a share of the money raised, but the idea proved controversial, and charities ultimately received the proceeds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout, Settlement\nOn December 23, Stern announced that he would recommend canceling the season if there was no deal by January 7, 1999. At a December 27 meeting, a \"final\" deal was proposed by the owners. The sides met again on January 4, and the NBPA gave its last proposal to the owners, who turned it down. Stern discussed the possibility of having replacement players brought in to begin the following season. As Stern's deadline approached, the NBPA showed signs of division from within. Highly paid players were seen as the ones most affected by the disputed issues, rather than the union's membership as a whole. Agent David Falk, who was considered an influential voice for the players, represented NBPA president Patrick Ewing and nine players on the union's 19-person negotiating committee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 823]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout, Settlement\nThe NBPA scheduled a meeting on January 6 in New York City, where players would vote on the proposal by the owners, which the committee had recommended opposing. Several players, including Shaquille O'Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon, wanted the vote to be conducted by secret ballot, while others indicated a desire to return to competition regardless of how the vote went. Kevin Johnson stated that most players \"were just ready to [fight] Wednesday at our meeting if an agreement hadn't been reached.\" Faced with a splintering union, Hunter moved to resume talks with Stern. On January 6, the day before Stern's deadline, he and Hunter reached an agreement, which was ratified by the NBPA later that day and by the NBA Board of Governors on January 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 787]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout, Settlement\nWidely viewed as a victory for Stern and the owners, the agreement was signed by both parties on January 20, officially ending the lockout after 204 days. It capped players' salaries at between $9\u00a0million and $14\u00a0million, depending on how long they had played in the NBA. The league became the first major sports organization in the U.S. to limit the salaries of its players. A rookie pay scale was introduced, with salary increases tied to how early a player was selected in the NBA Draft. The Larry Bird exception was retained, though maximum annual pay raises were capped.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0011-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Lockout, Settlement\nNew \"average\" and \"median\" salary cap exemptions, which the NBPA had proposed, allowed teams to sign one player per category even if they were over the spending limit. For teams that wished to exceed the salary cap, a luxury tax was instituted requiring offenders to pay on a dollar-for-dollar basis, provided total league salaries were above a specified level. The league's minimum salary was increased to $287,500, a $15,000 raise from before the lockout. The players were promised that their salaries would equal 55 percent of league revenues over the agreement's final three seasons. However, any higher percentage would lead to a salary decrease. The NBA's drug policy was expanded to cover performance-enhancing drugs and marijuana, with once-yearly testing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 805]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Reaction and aftermath\nThe lockout prompted indifference among most American sports fans, who thought that greed was shown by both sides; the latter was a similar sentiment to what fans voiced during the 1994\u201395 Major League Baseball strike. A CBS News\u2013New York Times poll conducted in October 1998 showed that, while most fans' opinion of professional basketball was unaffected by the work stoppage, 29\u00a0percent reported that their views had become more negative. The same poll showed that fans backed the NBPA in the dispute by a 36\u201329 margin, while the general public supported the owners 24\u00a0percent to 22\u00a0percent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0012-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Reaction and aftermath\nOne-quarter of basketball fans who responded to the poll stated that they did not know enough about the lockout to give an opinion, along with 45\u00a0percent of the general public. Media members were frequently critical of the owners and players. Sportswriter Tony Kornheiser described the labor dispute as one \"between tall millionaires and short millionaires.\" An article in Newsweek termed the lockout \"an incomprehensible and unconscionable dispute between rival gangs of millionaires\". Time's Bill Saporito believed that each side was damaged by the lockout, in terms of financial losses and negative publicity. Stern said that he had made concessions in the agreement, while Hunter said that the parties \"both blinked.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 765]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Reaction and aftermath\nFrom a broader labor perspective, Hayden commented that the lockout was \"rather pedestrian\" and \"made no noteworthy contributions to legal doctrine.\" He considered the NBPA to be a union that had more power, and a greater ability to enter a labor dispute, than most other labor organizations, which he believed to hold weaker positions comparatively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0013-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Reaction and aftermath\nIn addition, Hayden noted that a contrast existed between the work activities of regular workers and NBA players, as perceived by typical employees, and that \"the NBA lockout may have strengthened the view of many that unions are out of touch with their lives and thus have little to offer them.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Reaction and aftermath\nThe 1998\u201399 season, which began on February 5, 1999, was shortened to 50 games per team, as opposed to the normal 82. As a result of the 204-day lockout, 464 regular-season games were lost. In addition to the lockout, the NBA's popularity was affected by the second retirement of Michael Jordan, who had been largely responsible for an increase in fan interest during his career. The average attendance during the shortened season was 16,738 fans per game, down 2.2\u00a0percent from the 1997\u201398 average of 17,117 spectators per contest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0014-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Reaction and aftermath\nTicket sales fell nearly two\u00a0percent further in the opening months of 1999\u201300, and remained under 17,000 per game for the following three seasons. The league also saw television ratings drop for three consecutive seasons after the lockout. On the court, players struggled to condition themselves for the season on short notice, leading to subpar play around the NBA. Scoring declined by about four points per game per team on average, to the lowest total in 20 years. Turnovers increased, field goal percentages decreased, and teams typically played at a reduced pace.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154031-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA lockout, Reaction and aftermath\nIn the years following the lockout, a higher percentage of players signed contracts worth the maximum amount possible under the cap. Some young players, such as LeBron James, began signing shorter contracts that allowed for more flexibility in team choice and salary. The agreement expired in 2005, and both sides became concerned about the possibility of another work stoppage, at a time when the National Hockey League had recently lost its 2004\u201305 season to labor issues. A lockout was prevented, however, when a six-year CBA was reached in June 2005. After the expiration of that CBA, a lockout occurred in 2011; it was the fourth in league history and lasted for about five months before the sides came to an agreement. Each team's schedule in the 2011\u201312 NBA season was cut by 16 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 836]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154032-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the 53rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, after a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement was reached between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. All 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule and the 16 teams who qualified for the playoffs played a full post-season schedule. That season's All-Star Game, which would have been held in Philadelphia, was also canceled, but was rescheduled for 2002. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs winning the franchise's first NBA championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the 1999 NBA Finals. This was the 50th season since the BAA and NBL had merged into the NBA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 803]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154032-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA season, Lockout\nThe third lockout in the history of the NBA lasted from July 1, 1998, to January 20, 1999. NBA owners were seeking changes to the league's salary cap system and a ceiling on individual player salaries. The National Basketball Players Association opposed the owners' plans and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 27], "content_span": [28, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154032-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA season, Lockout\nAs the labor dispute continued into September, the preseason was shortened to just two games instead of the normal eight, and training camps were postponed indefinitely. By October, it became the first time in NBA history that games were canceled due to a labor dispute. Further games were canceled by November and December, including the league's Christmas games (which had been played on an annual basis since 1947) and All-Star Game, which had been scheduled to be played on February 14, 1999. (Since then, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball have cancelled their own All-Star Games, with the former due to a lockout that wiped out an entire season, and the latter due to COVID-19 concerns, although a 60-game season was played.) The preseason consisted of 2 exhibition games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 27], "content_span": [28, 824]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154032-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA season, Lockout\nAn agreement between the owners and players was eventually reached on January 18, 1999. When play resumed, the regular season was shortened to 50 games per team, as opposed to the normal 82. To preserve games between teams in the same conference, much of the time missed was made up for by skipping well over half of the games played between teams in the opposite conference. As a result, some teams did not meet each other at all during the course of the shortened season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 27], "content_span": [28, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154032-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA season, Playoffs\nTeams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154032-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA season, NBA awards, Players of the month\nThe following players were named the Players of the Month.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 52], "content_span": [53, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154032-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBA season, NBA awards, Rookies of the month\nThe following players were named the Rookies of the Month.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 52], "content_span": [53, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154033-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBL season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBL season was the 21st season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league. This season marked the first summer season for the NBL. The Townsville Suns were renamed the Townsville Crocodiles", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154033-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBL season, Regular Season\nThe 1998\u201399 Regular Season took place over 23 rounds between 9 October 1998 and 14 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154033-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NBL season, Ladder\nThe NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 26], "content_span": [27, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154034-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings\nThe 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154035-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season\nThe 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Connecticut Huskies earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils 77\u201374 on March 29, 1999. They were coached by Jim Calhoun and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player was Richard Hamilton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154035-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season\nIn the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament, the California Golden Bears defeated the Clemson Tigers at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154035-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season\nFollowing the season, the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Elton Brand, Mateen Cleaves, Richard Hamilton, Andre Miller and Jason Terry. The consensus second team was composed of Evan Eschmeyer, Steve Francis, Trajan Langdon, Chris Porter and Wally Szczerbiak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154035-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls\nThe top 25 from the AP Poll November 6, 1998 and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 5, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 81], "content_span": [82, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154035-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference winners and tournaments\n28 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and the Pac-10 choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 99], "content_span": [100, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154036-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings\nTwo human polls made up the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll and the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll. As the 1998\u201399 season progressed, rankings were updated weekly. There were a total of 10 voters in the USA Today poll and 30 voters in the USCHO.com poll. Each first place vote is worth 10 points in the rankings with every subsequent vote worth 1 point less.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154037-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season\nThe 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 3, 1998, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 3, 1999, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. This was the 52nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 104th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154037-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season\nThe 1998-99 season was the inaugural year for Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's hockey division. Because only Canisius, Fairfield, and Iona were full members of the MAAC, five additional associate members were included to make the conference viable. All five teams had been part of ECAC lower classifications in the past (as had Canisius, Fairfield and Iona) and were promoted to Division I for the 1998-99 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154037-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders\nThe following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 78], "content_span": [79, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154037-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders\nGP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 78], "content_span": [79, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154037-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders\nThe following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 82], "content_span": [83, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154037-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders\nGP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 82], "content_span": [83, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154038-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings\nTwo human polls comprise the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters, while the USA Today Coaches' Poll is a poll of college coaches. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play, while the Coaches poll conducts a final, post-NCAA tournament poll as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154039-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season\nThe 1998\u201399 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in October 1998 and concluded on March 13 of the following year. This was the 27th season of second-tier college ice hockey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154039-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season\nAfter the 1998 Championship many D-II teams raised their programs to Division I including several who had used the Division II level as a stepping stone to the top ranks. With few remaining D-II programs, the tournament dropped the regional selections and took the two teams with the best records, coincidentally they were both members of ECAC Northeast. The division was dealt a further blow when another handful of programs announced they would follow suit after the '99 season. With so few Division II schools fielding varsity ice hockey teams, the NCAA decided to suspend the D-II Tournament at the conclusion of the season. Though Division II ice hockey continues, the tournament has remained mothballed (as of 2019).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 771]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154039-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season, Regular season, Standings\nNote: the records of teams who were members of Division III conferences during the season can be found here.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 75], "content_span": [76, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154040-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season\nThe 1998\u201399 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1998 and concluded on March 20 of the following year. This was the 26th season of Division III college ice hockey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154040-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season\nDivision II Findlay joined with 4 Division III schools to form the MCHA. After the season the Oilers jumped up to Division I but were allowed to immediately participate in postseason tournament because they officially remained a D-II program.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154041-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA football bowl games\nThe 1998\u201399 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the first year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, Tennessee defeated Florida State in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl, designated as the BCS National Championship Game for the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154041-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NCAA football bowl games\nA total of 22 bowl games were played between December 19, 1998 and January 4, 1999 by 44 bowl-eligible teams. Two new bowl games were established in 1998\u201399: the Oahu Bowl and the Music City Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs\nThe National Football League playoffs for the 1998 season began on January 2, 1999. The postseason tournament concluded with the Denver Broncos defeating the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII, 34\u201319, on January 31, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Participants\nWithin each conference, the three division winners and the three wild card teams (the top three non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The three division winners were seeded 1 through 3 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams were seeded 4 through 6. The NFL did not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there were no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Participants\nIn the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the third-seeded division winner hosted the sixth seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosted the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference then received a bye in the first round. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosted the worst surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5 or 6), while the number 2 seed played the other team (seed 3, 4 or 5).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Participants\nThe two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, was played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Schedule\nUnder the new U.S. television broadcast contracts that took effect starting this season, CBS replaced NBC as the broadcaster of most of the AFC playoff games. ABC continued to broadcast the first two Wild Card playoff games. Fox televised the rest of the NFC games and Super Bowl XXXIII.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\nThe Dolphins forced five Bills turnovers, including Buffalo quarterback Doug Flutie's fumble at the Miami 5-yard line with 17 seconds left in the game. Buffalo's wide receiver Eric Moulds set an NFL postseason record with 240 receiving yards, including a 32-yard touchdown catch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\nThe Bills had a great scoring chance when Moulds caught a 65-yard pass from Flutie on the first play from scrimmage, but Terrell Buckley knocked the ball out of his hands and safety Brock Marion recovered the fumble, returning it 17 yards to the Miami 29. Miami then drove 57 yards in 16 plays to score on kicker Olindo Mare's 31-yard field goal. After forcing a punt, Miami went on another long field goal drive, this one covering 66 yards in 11 plays, including a 22-yard reception by Ed Perry and two pass interference calls against Buffalo for a total of 26 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\nMare's 40-yard field goal gave the Dolphins a 6\u20130 lead with over 10 minutes left in the second quarter, but a failed surprise onside kick attempt gave Buffalo the ball on the Dolphins 42. Moulds then caught a 37-yard pass to set up Thurman Thomas' 1-yard touchdown run. Near the end of the half, Buffalo drove to the Dolphins 6-yard line, but Marion intercepted a pass from Flutie in the end zone with less than a minute left on the clock. Miami also blew a scoring chance as Dan Marino completed a 52-yard pass to Oronde Gadsden at the Bills 9-yard line on the next play, but Mare missed a 26-yard field goal on the last play of the half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\nIn the third quarter, Miami got an early scoring chance when Derrick Rodgers forced a fumble while sacking Flutie that linebacker Zach Thomas recovered on the Bills 40-yard line. But the Bills defense only allowed three yards over the next three plays and forced a punt. Miami's defense then returned the favor by forcing Buffalo to punt after three plays, and O. J. McDuffie returned Chris Mohr's 39-yard kick 20 yards to the Dolphins 48-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0006-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\nMiami went on to take a 14\u20137 lead with a 12-play, 52-yard drive to score on Karim Abdul-Jabbar's 3-yard run (and Stanley Pritchett's 2-point conversion). However, Buffalo stormed right back with a 4-play, 81-yard touchdown drive to tie the game, taking advantage of a pass interference call against Patrick Surtain that gave them 29 yards. On the next play, Flutie's 23-yard completion to Moulds moved the ball to the Miami 32-yard line, and he ended up finishing the drive with a 32-yard touchdown completion to Moulds with less than a minute left in the quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 674]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\nOn Miami's opening drive of the fourth quarter, Marino completed 5/5 passes for 54 yards on a 75-yard drive that ended with Mare's third field goal, giving the Dolphins a 17\u201314 lead. Then Jerry Wilson forced a fumble while tackling Andre Reed, and Buckley recovered the ball for Miami at midfield, leading to Marino's 11-yard touchdown pass to Lamar Thomas that made the score a 10-point game at 24\u201314 with 3:42 left on the clock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\nWith time running out in the game, Flutie completed a 31-yard pass to Moulds and then threw the ball to Reed, who was tackled on the Miami 1-yard line. Believing he had scored, Reed argued vehemently with the referee Steve Zimmer and bumped into him, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct foul that got the receiver ejected from the game. It also pushed the Bills back 15 yards and left them facing second and goal from the 15 instead of the 1. Flutie's next two passes were incomplete, forcing the Bills to settle for Steve Christie's 33-yard field goal with 1:47 left. Buffalo subsequently recovered an onside kick and drove 64 yards in 10 plays to the Dolphins 5-yard line. But as Flutie stepped up to make a throw, he lost the ball while being sacked by Miami's Trace Armstrong and lineman Shane Burton recovered the fumble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 935]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\n\"There wasn't any doubt he was in\", Bills coach Wade Phillips said about Reed's ejection after the game. \"That game looks a lot different at the end. With Andre Reed in the game and us only down 3, we would have done some different things at the end.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17\nThis was the fourth postseason meeting between the Bills and Dolphins. Buffalo won all three previous meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 109], "content_span": [110, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nQuarterback Jake Plummer passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Cardinals to their first playoff victory since 1947, ending the longest playoff win drought in NFL history. Their victory was especially satisfying against the Cowboys, who defeated them twice during the season (38\u201310 on opening day and 35\u201328 in week 11).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0011-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nArizona running back Adrian Murrell rushed for 95 yards and caught two passes for 16 yards and a touchdown, while their defense sacked Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman four times (twice by linebacker Jamir Miller and two more by Andre Wadsworth) and intercepted three of his passes (two by cornerback Aeneas Williams).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nDallas had a chance to score on their second drive when Tyrone Hughes returned an Arizona punt 11 yards to the Cowboys 38. Aikman then led the team to the Cardinals 19-yard line, but the drive ended there and Richie Cunningham missed a 36-yard field goal attempt. On the first play of the Cardinals' following possession, Plummer completed a 59-yard pass to receiver Frank Sanders, setting up Murrell's 12-yard touchdown catch a few plays later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nIn the second quarter, the Cowboys got another scoring opportunity when cornerback Kevin Mathis picked off a pass from Plummer on the Dallas 37. Dallas went on to drive to the Cardinals 7-yard line. On fourth and 1, the Cowboys tried to convert with a run by Emmitt Smith, but he was stopped by linebacker Mark Maddox, who broke through the line and dropped him for a 1-yard loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0013-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nDallas' three remaining drives of the half would result in an interception by Williams and two punts, the second which was returned 10 yards to the Cardinals 38 by running back Eric Metcalf with less than two minutes left in the half. Plummer then completed a 15-yard pass to receiver Rob Moore and a 20 yarder to Metcalf, setting up a 37-yard Chris Jacke field goal that gave Arizona a 10\u20130 lead going into halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nOn the second play of the second half, Murrell took off for a 74-yard run to the Cowboys 3-yard line. It was the longest postseason run ever surrendered by the Cowboys in their 52-postseason game history. On the next play, Plummer threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to fullback Larry Centers, making the score 17\u20130. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Williams recorded his second interception from Aikman, setting up a 46-yard field goal by Jacke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0014-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nNow desperate for points, Dallas tried to convert a fourth and 1 deep in their own territory, only to have Aikman get sacked by Miller for a 10-yard loss. An interception by Darren Woodson prevented Arizona from scoring, but with only ten minutes remaining on the clock, there was little hope for a comeback. All Dallas could do was avoid a shutout when Deion Sanders' 41-yard punt return set up Aikman's 6-yard touchdown pass to Billy Davis with 3:33 left in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nIt was the last time ABC aired a game between these two teams, after six games on Monday Night Football. ESPN finally aired a game between these two in 2017 (though they did meet on Sunday night on ESPN once). It was the last playoff game at Texas Stadium until 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nArizona ended a nine-game losing streak at Texas Stadium; their previous win was during the Cowboys' 1\u201315 season of 1989. This was just the Cardinals' second victory vs. the Cowboys in the previous 18 meetings, the other being a 25\u201322 overtime victory in week two of 1997 at Sun Devil Stadium. Arizona lost its last four visits to Texas Stadium between 1999 and 2005, and finished with an all-time mark of 5\u201327 in the facility.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, January 2, 1999, NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7\nThis was the first postseason meeting between the Cardinals and Cowboys.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 25, New England Patriots 10\nRunning back Fred Taylor ran for 162 yards and a touchdown as the Jaguars won their first home playoff game in team history. Jacksonville kicker Mike Hollis contributed four field goals. Patriots running back Robert Edwards, who rushed for 1,115 yards and nine touchdowns during the season, was held to 28 yards on 17 carries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 25, New England Patriots 10\nThe Patriots, playing without starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe, receiver Terry Glenn and linebacker Ted Johnson due to injuries, could not score any points in the first half. Hollis opened up the scoring with two field goals. The second one was set up by a 46-yard run by Taylor and followed two overthrown passes by quarterback Mark Brunell to receiver Keenan McCardell and running back George Jones, who were both wide open in the end zone. Brunell struggled throughout most of the game, finishing with just 14 of 34 completions for 161 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0019-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 25, New England Patriots 10\nLater in the second quarter, Taylor's 21-yard run gave his team a first down on the Patriots 34-yard line. Four plays later, he scored on a 13-yard touchdown run, giving his team a 12\u20130 lead after a failed 2-point conversion attempt. Jacksonville got another chance to score when cornerback Aaron Beasley recovered a fumble from Edwards on the Jags 49-yard line. But New England's defense managed to force a turnover on downs at the Patriots 23-yard line, and the score would remain 12\u20130 going into halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 25, New England Patriots 10\nIn the third quarter, Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak managed to spark a rally. First he led New England 85 yards, including a 21-yard completion to Troy Brown on third and 9, on a drive that consumed 8:48 off the clock and ended with a 1-yard touchdown run from Edwards. Their defense quickly forced a punt, and Brown returned it 17 yards to the Patriots 46-yard line, where the team proceeded to drive to the Jacksonville 9. Following a dropped pass by tight end Lovett Purnell on third down, Adam Vinatieri's 27-yard field goal cut it to 12\u201310.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0020-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 25, New England Patriots 10\nBut on the Jaguars ensuing possession, Brunell threw a pass to receiver Jimmy Smith, who managed to break past defensive back Ty Law and make a 37-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone. After a punt from each team, Jacksonville lineman Joel Smeenge forced a fumble while sacking Zolak that defensive end Tony Brackens recovered on the Patriots 25-yard line, setting up Hollis' third field goal. He added a fourth field goal to close out the scoring after the Patriots turned the ball over on downs deep in their own territory on their next possession. Then on New England's final play, Zolak was intercepted by safety Chris Hudson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 755]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 25, New England Patriots 10\nThis would be the Jags' only victory against the Patriots, in either the regular or postseason, until Week 2 of the 2018 regular season. It would also be the Patriots' last playoff loss until 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 25, New England Patriots 10\nThis was the second postseason meeting between the Patriots and Jaguars. New England won the only prior meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 112], "content_span": [113, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nThe 49ers defeated the Packers, who had eliminated them from the playoffs in each of the past three seasons, in one of the wildest back-and-forth games in league history in what would be the last hurrah in the 49ers dynasty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0024-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nBoth teams took advantage of each other's turnovers and mistakes throughout the game. In the first quarter, Green Bay safety Pat Terrell's recovery of a fumble from receiver Terrell Owens set up a 48-yard drive that ended with a Ryan Longwell field goal. But later in the quarter, Chris Doleman recovered a fumble from Dorsey Levens on the Packers 17-yard line. Two plays later, Steve Young threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Clark, giving San Francisco a 7\u20133 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0024-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nThe Packers offense responded by driving 62 yards in nine plays, and Levens made up for his miscue with a 22-yard run to the 49ers 2-yard line on fourth down and 1. On the next play, quarterback Brett Favre finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman four seconds into the second quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0025-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nLater in the second quarter, 49ers defensive back R. W. McQuarters returned a punt 19 yards to the 47-yard line. Running back Garrison Hearst then rushed three times for 28 yards on a 37-yard drive that ended with a field goal by Wade Richey, tying the game at 10. But before the half ended, the Packers retook the lead with a 9-play, 83-yard drive, aided by two 15-yard penalties against San Francisco. Levens finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run, giving Green Bay a 17\u201310 halftime lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0026-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nEarly in the third quarter, 49ers linebacker Lee Woodall intercepted a pass from Favre and returned it 17 yards to the Packers 33-yard line. Four plays later, Owens dropped a pass in the end zone, but Young threw his second touchdown pass to Clark on the next play, tying the score at 17. Then after forcing a punt, they took the lead by driving 48 yards and scoring with a 48-yard field goal by Richey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0027-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nIn the fourth quarter, the Packers drove 60 yards in 11 plays, featuring a 33-yard reception by fullback William Henderson, and scored a 37-yard field goal to tie the game. But on the 49ers ensuing drive, a 34-yard completion for Young to Owens set up another Richey field goal to put them back in the lead, 23\u201320. With 6:16 left in the game, 49ers cornerback Darnell Walker intercepted a pass from Favre and returned it to the Packers 40-yard line, giving his team a chance to put it out of reach. But after two runs by Hearst failed to make a significant gain, Owens dropped a potential first-down catch, his fourth drop of the day, and San Francisco had to punt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 774]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0028-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nTaking the ball back at their own 11-yard line with 4:19 remaining, Favre led the Packers back to retake the lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass to Freeman at the end of an 89-yard drive, featuring a 47-yard completion to seldom-used rookie receiver Corey Bradford. But San Francisco responded with an equally impressive drive, in which Jerry Rice visibly fumbled on his first reception of the game, but was ruled down by contact even though replays appeared to show the ball came out before his knee hit the ground.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0028-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nThe use of instant replay challenges was not in effect until the following year, allowing the drive to continue behind Young, who completed seven of nine passes on a 76-yard drive for the winning score. Owens, who had dropped four passes and lost a fumble, caught the 25-yard winning touchdown pass with three seconds left in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0029-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nHearst finished the game with 128 rushing yards and three receptions for 15 yards. Levens rushed for 116 yards, caught six passes for 37 yards, and scored a touchdown. Favre threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns, while Young passed for 182 yards and three scores. Both Young and Favre were intercepted twice. Packers receiver Roell Preston set a postseason franchise record with 198 kickoff return yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0030-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nThis game was later featured on the NFL's Greatest Games as The Catch II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0031-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, January 3, 1999, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27\nThis was the fourth postseason meeting between the Packers and 49ers. Green Bay won all three previous meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 108], "content_span": [109, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0032-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nAtlanta running back Jamal Anderson rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns, while the Falcons defense intercepted three passes from quarterback Steve Young as they barely escaped with a victory in the first playoff game ever played at the Georgia Dome. This would eventually prove to be the final postseason game in Young's Hall of Fame career, as well as the final game for 49ers defensive end Chris Doleman, who finished his 14-season career with 142.5 sacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0033-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nOn the first play of the game, the 49ers suffered a major setback when running back Garrison Hearst, who rushed for 1,570 yards during the season, suffered a broken ankle. This turned out to be a devastating injury that would prevent Hearst from playing another game until the 2001 season. Without Hearst, San Francisco would rush the ball only 19 times the rest of the game, and finished with just 47 yards on the ground. Hearst's 7-yard carry on his injury play would be the 49ers longest run of the day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0034-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nSan Francisco was unable to get a first down on their first three possessions. At the end of their second one, Falcons receiver Tim Dwight returned Reggie Roby's 51-yard punt 36 yards to the 49ers 38-yard line. Atlanta then drove 38 yards in six plays to take a 7\u20130 lead on Anderson's 2-yard touchdown run. The key play of the drive with a 19-yard completion from Chris Chandler to Terance Mathis on third and 8 from the San Francisco 22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0035-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nMidway through the second quarter, Atlanta drove 82 yards in eight plays to go up 14\u20130 on a 34-yard burst by Anderson. On the 49ers next drive, backup running back Terry Kirby fumbled a pitch from Young. After several players scrambled for it, the ball bounced up in the air and was picked up by Atlanta's Chuck Smith, who returned it for an apparent touchdown. However, line judge Ron Baynes ruled that Kirby briefly gained possession of the ball and his knee was down when touched by Atlanta linebacker Henri Crockett, and the 49ers regained possession.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0035-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nA few plays later, faced with third and 23 Young picked up the first down with a 34-yard completion to Chuck Levy on the Falcons 26-yard line. His next pass went to tight end Greg Clark for nine yards, and then he threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Rice, cutting the score to 14\u20137. On the Falcons ensuing possession, linebacker Charles Haley deflected a pass from Chandler into the arms of defensive end Junior Bryant, who returned the interception four yards to the Falcons 36-yard line. A 16-yard completion from Young to J. J. Stokes set up Wade Richey's 36-yard field goal to cut the 49ers deficit to 14\u201310 on the last play of the half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0036-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nIn the third quarter, the 49ers drove all the way to the Falcons 3-yard line. But safety Eugene Robinson intercepted a pass from Young and returned it 77 yards to the 49ers 20-yard line, leading to Morten Andersen's 29-yard field goal. Later in the quarter, the 49ers drove deep into Falcons territory again, only to have Young throw an interception to William White, who returned the ball 14 yards with a personal foul on the 49ers adding another 15. Atlanta got the ball on the 49ers 36-yard line, and a 16-yard reception by Tony Martin on third and 8 got the team close enough to score on Andersen's second field goal, giving his team a 20\u201310 lead early in the fourth quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 797]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0037-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nSan Francisco responded with an 87-yard, 13-play drive, featuring a 33-yard completion from Young to Stokes. On the last play, Young ran the ball into the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown. Backup quarterback Ty Detmer fumbled the snap on the extra point attempt, but he picked up the ball and threw it to Clark for a successful 2-point conversion to make it 20\u201318 with 2:57 left in the game. San Francisco managed to force a punt, but Dan Stryzinski managed to pin them back at their own 4-yard line with 34 seconds and no timeouts left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0037-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nYoung threw a 24-yard completion to Levy on the second play after that. But on the next play, White's interception at midfield as time expired sealed the victory. This was the last game for Jerry Markbreit as he retired from officiating NFL football. His first postseason assignment was the 1978 Pro Bowl, and he never failed to get a playoff assignment for the next 20 seasons. He still holds the record for Super Bowls for referees with four (XVII, XXI, XXVI and XIX).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0038-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 20, San Francisco 49ers 18\nThis was the first postseason meeting between the 49ers and Falcons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 117], "content_span": [118, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0039-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 38, Miami Dolphins 3\nDenver blew out Miami, outgaining them in rushing yards 250\u201314 and scoring touchdowns on their first three possessions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 110], "content_span": [111, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0040-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 38, Miami Dolphins 3\nOn their opening drive, they took 7:55 off the clock with a 14-play, 92-yard drive on the way to a 1-yard touchdown run by Terrell Davis. Then after forcing a punt, they moved the ball much faster, driving 66 yards in four plays, including John Elway's 33-yard completion to Ed McCaffrey, and scoring with Davis' second touchdown on a 20-yard burst. Miami managed to respond with a 76-yard scoring drive in which Dan Marino completed three passes to O. J. McDuffie for 45 yards. The possession ended on a 22-yard field goal from Olindo Mare, making the score 14\u20133. However, the Broncos stormed right back, with Davis carrying the ball four times for 47 yards (including a 28-yard rush on the first play) on an 11-play, 87-yard drive that ended with Derek Loville's 11-yard touchdown run, giving them a 21\u20133 lead by halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 110], "content_span": [111, 935]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0041-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 38, Miami Dolphins 3\nOn the first play of the second half, Davis had a 62-yard run, setting up Jason Elam's field goal to make it 24\u20133. Miami prevented Denver from scoring for the rest of the quarter, but in the fourth quarter, Denver drove 52 yards and scored on Elway's 28-yard touchdown pass to Rod Smith. Then on Miami's ensuing drive, defensive end Neil Smith closed out the scoring by returning a fumble 79 yards for a touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 110], "content_span": [111, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0042-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 38, Miami Dolphins 3\nDavis ran for 199 yards, caught a pass for seven yards, and scored two touchdowns. Elway threw for 182 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 19 yards. Marino threw for 243 yards, but could not lead his team to a single touchdown and was intercepted twice. This was the only time that Hall of Famers Elway and Marino (both members of the famous 1983 draft class) faced each other in the playoffs; Elway was in his last season, and Marino in his next-to-last.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 110], "content_span": [111, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0043-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 38, Miami Dolphins 3\nThis game was Bill Carollo's first playoff game as a head referee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 110], "content_span": [111, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0044-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 9, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 38, Miami Dolphins 3\nThis was the first postseason meeting between the Dolphins and Broncos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 110], "content_span": [111, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0045-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, AFC: New York Jets 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 24\nQuarterback Vinny Testaverde passed for 284 yards as the Jets held the ball for 39:16. Receiver Keyshawn Johnson caught nine passes for 121 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown, recovered a fumble, and intercepted a pass on defense near the end of the game when he was brought in as an extra defensive back. Jets running back Curtis Martin rushed for 124 yards, caught six passes for 58 yards, and scored two touchdowns. Jacksonville receiver Jimmy Smith caught five passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Mark Brunell threw three touchdowns, but completed just 12 of 31 passes for 156 yards and was intercepted three times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 115], "content_span": [116, 776]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0046-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, AFC: New York Jets 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 24\nOn the opening drive of the game, New York drove 70 yards in seven plays to score on Testaverde's 21-yard touchdown pass to Johnson. The rest of the first quarter would be scoreless, but on the second to last play, New York started a 59-yard drive that ended on John Hall's 51-yard field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 115], "content_span": [116, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0047-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, AFC: New York Jets 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 24\nNew York would go on to dominate the second quarter, holding the ball for all but 51 seconds of it. On their next drive, Martin lost a fumble that safety Chris Hudson initially recovered on the Jaguars 18-yard line. But during the return, he fumbled while attempting a lateral to teammate Dave Thomas as he was being tackled by Testaverde, and Johnson recovered the ball on New York's 34-yard line. The Jets then drove back into Jacksonville territory and scored with Johnson's 10-yard run. However, Brunell threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Smith on the last play of the half, cutting the score to 17\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 115], "content_span": [116, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0048-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, AFC: New York Jets 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 24\nEarly in the third quarter, Jets defensive back Corwin Brown intercepted a pass from Brunell on third down and returned it 40 yards. On the ensuing drive, Testaverde's 23-yard completion to Johnson set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Martin. However, Jacksonville's Reggie Barlow returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards to the New York 4-yard line, setting up a 3-yard touchdown pass from Brunell to Keenan McCardell and cutting their deficit to 24\u201314. New York struck right back, with Testaverde throwing for 70 yards on a six-minute drive then ended with Martin's second touchdown run to put them up 31\u201314 going into the fourth quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 115], "content_span": [116, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0049-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, AFC: New York Jets 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 24\nBut Jacksonville refused to give up. First, a 29-yard run by Fred Taylor set off a 64-yard scoring drive that ended on Brunell's 19-yard touchdown pass to Smith. Then linebacker Kevin Hardy forced a fumble from Jets receiver Wayne Chrebet that was recovered by Thomas on the Jets 41-yard line, setting up a field goal from Mike Hollis and bringing the Jaguars to within one touchdown, 31\u201324. New York responded by driving inside the Jacksonville 20-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 115], "content_span": [116, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0049-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, AFC: New York Jets 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 24\nWith 2:30 left in the game, rookie safety Donovin Darius intercepted a pass from Testaverde in the end zone, but instead on kneeling down for a touchback, he attempted to return the ball and was tackled at the one-yard line. Jacksonville was unable to get a first down on their ensuing drive and turned the ball over on downs. A few plays later, Hall kicked a field goal to put the game away. Johnson then put the finishing touch on his exceptional performance by intercepting Brunell on the next play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 115], "content_span": [116, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0050-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, AFC: New York Jets 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 24\nThis was the first postseason meeting between the Jaguars and Jets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 115], "content_span": [116, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0051-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nRunning back Robert Smith led the Vikings to a victory as he ran for a team-playoff-record 124 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards. Fullback Leroy Hoard scored a franchise playoff record three touchdowns, while quarterback Randall Cunningham completed 17 of 27 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns with an interception. Arizona quarterback Jake Plummer threw for more yards than Cunningham, but was intercepted twice by Robert Griffith. Running back Mario Bates scored three touchdowns, but had only four rushing yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0052-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nMinnesota opened up the game with a 12-play, 80-yard scoring drive, featuring a 21-yard completion from Cunningham to receiver David Palmer on third and 6. Hoard's 1-yard touchdown run finished the drive and gave the Vikings a 7\u20130 lead. Later in the quarter, the Vikings drove all the way to the Cardinals 7-yard line, but on the first play of the second quarter, cornerback Aeneas Williams intercepted a pass intended for Randy Moss in the end zone and returned it 47 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0052-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nHowever, Griffith returned the favor a few plays later by intercepting Plummer and returning the ball 31 yards to the Vikings 38. On the next play, Cunningham completed a 45-yard pass to Moss, and eventually finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Andrew Glover, making the score 14\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0052-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nOn the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Griffith intercepted another pass from Plummer and returned this one 15 yards to the Cardinals 16-yard line, setting up a 34-yard field goal by Gary Anderson that gave the Vikings a 17\u20130 lead before Arizona had made a single completion or gained a first down. Aided by four Vikings penalties, Arizona managed to respond with a 12-play, 80-yard drive to score on a 1-yard touchdown run from Bates, but Smith's three carries for 42 yards on the ensuing drive set up Hoard's 16-yard touchdown reception, increasing the Vikings' lead to 24\u20137 by halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0053-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nArizona regrouped on their opening drive of the second half, driving 80 yards in 14 plays, including a 23-yard reception by Rob Moore on third and 4, to score on Bates' 1-yard touchdown run, cutting their deficit to 24\u201314. However, the Vikings would go on to dominate the rest of the half, starting with Cunningham's 45-yard completion to Cris Carter that set up a 20-yard Anderson field goal. The next time Arizona got the ball, Plummer fumbled a snap that was recovered by Minnesota lineman Antonio Banks on the Cardinals 10-yard line, leading to Cunningham's third touchdown pass of the day, a 3-yard pass to Moss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 734]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0054-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nIn the fourth quarter, the Cardinals took advantage of a 36-yard punt return by Eric Metcalf that gave them a first down on the Vikings 25-yard line, converting it into Bates' third 1-yard touchdown run to make the score 34\u201321. But the Vikings subsequently put the game away with a 12-play, 73-yard drive to score on Hoard's 6-yard touchdown with 4:33 left on the clock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0055-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nMoore was the top receiver of the game with six receptions for 91 yards. Metcalf had 66 kick return yards, 36 punt return yards, and two receptions for nine yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0056-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nThe Cardinals 9\u20137 record and Wild Card win in Dallas ultimately did not signal a turnaround for the long-troubled franchise. They fell to 6\u201310 in the following year and would not make the playoffs again until 2008, when they advanced to Super Bowl XLIII.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0057-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 10, 1999, NFC: Minnesota Vikings 41, Arizona Cardinals 21\nThis was the second postseason meeting between the Cardinals and Vikings. Minnesota won the only prior meeting when the Cardinals were in St. Louis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 116], "content_span": [117, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0058-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nThis was the first conference championship game to feature two teams who play their home games in domes. The 14\u20132 Falcons came into the game as 11-point underdogs, but managed to overcome a 13-point deficit (the largest comeback in an NFC Championship Game until the Falcons themselves blew a 17-point lead against the 49ers in 2012) and win an extremely competitive game late in overtime, making Minnesota the first 15\u20131 team ever to fail to reach the Super Bowl (a dubious feat since matched by two other 15\u20131 teams, the 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers and the 2011 Green Bay Packers).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 705]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0058-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nThe Vikings had set an NFL record with 556 points and won their nine previous home games by an average of 23 points, but they could not win this game despite maintaining a lead for nearly all of the time in regulation. For good measure, this was Atlanta's first away victory against the Vikings in ten attempts, including the postseason, dating back to 1966. Fox Sports ranked it the third most exciting NFC Championship Game ever.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0059-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nAtlanta took the opening kickoff and moved the ball 76 yards in 12 plays to score with Chris Chandler's 5-yard pass to Jamal Anderson. Aided by a 30-yard pass interference penalty on Falcons defensive back Ray Buchanan, Minnesota struck right back on their first drive with Randall Cunningham's 31-yard scoring strike to Randy Moss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0060-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nIn the second quarter, Vikings linebacker Ed McDaniel recovered a fumble from Harold Green on the Minnesota 40-yard line, which the team converted into a Gary Anderson field goal. Then on the first play of Atlanta's following drive, Orlando Thomas forced a fumble from tight end O. J. Santiago that  Robert Griffith recovered and returned nine yards to the Falcons 33-yard line. Cunningham completed an 18-yard pass to Moss on the next play, and eventually finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run that increased his team's lead to 17\u20137 with five minutes left in the half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0060-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nAtlanta had to punt after three plays on their ensuing drive, and Dan Stryzinski's 42-yard kick gave Minnesota good field position on their own 43-yard line. The Vikings blew a chance at another touchdown when Moss dropped a pass in the end zone, but Anderson kicked another field goal to make the score 20\u20137. After forcing another Atlanta punt, Stryzinski's 44-yard kick sent the ball back to the Vikings on their own 18-yard line with 1:17 left in the half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0060-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nRather than simply run out the clock, the team decided to attempt to make a drive for points, but their gamble backfired horribly as Falcons defensive end Chuck Smith forced a fumble from Cunningham that Atlanta defensive end Travis Hall recovered on the Vikings 14, setting up Chandler's 14-yard touchdown pass to Terance Mathis to cut their deficit to 20\u201314 by the end of the half. It was the turning point for the Falcons, as the game's momentum began to shift their way (albeit subtly).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0061-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nAtlanta forced the Vikings to punt on the opening drive of the second half, and two plays by receiver Tim Dwight, a 26-yard punt return and a 21-yard run, set up Morten Andersen's 27-yard field goal to cut their deficit to three points. The Vikings countered on their ensuing possession, driving 82 yards in 15 plays and scoring on Matthew Hatchette's 5-yard reception (his only touchdown of the season) to make the score 27\u201317 with just over 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Receiver Cris Carter made two big receptions on the drive, converting a third and 10 with a 12-yard catch and later hauling in a 17-yard gain on third and 8.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0062-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nAtlanta responded with Chandler's 70-yard completion to Tony Martin setting up a score on Andersen's 24-yard field goal that narrowed the gap to 27\u201320 with 11:02 left in the game. After a punt from each team, Atlanta got a chance to score when defensive end Shane Dronett recovered a fumbled snap from Cunningham on the Vikings 30-yard line. However, they turned the ball over on downs with Chandler's incomplete pass on a fourth and 4 attempt with six minutes left in regulation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0063-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nMinnesota then drove to the Falcons' 20-yard line, setting up a 38-yard field goal attempt for Anderson, who had not missed a field goal all season. Another successful kick would have wrapped up the NFC title for Minnesota, but Anderson's kick sailed wide left, giving the ball back to Atlanta with 2:07 left and new life. Chandler then led his team down to the Vikings 16-yard line, including a 29-yard completion to seldom-used receiver Ronnie Harris. Following a near interception by Griffith, Mathis' 16-yard touchdown catch tied the game with 49 seconds left. Vikings coach Dennis Green then chose to kneel down and sent the game into overtime. By this point, the Vikings had lost five starting players to injury, including Hall of Fame defensive tackle John Randle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 896]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0064-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nAfter the first three possessions of overtime ended in punts, Vikings punter Mitch Berger's 52-yard kick gave Atlanta the ball at their own 9-yard line. Chandler, now visibly limping due to an ankle injury, completed two passes to Santiago for gains of 15 and 26 yards on a 70-yard drive to the Minnesota 21-yard line where Andersen kicked a 38-yard field goal to win the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0065-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nChandler had one of the best games of his career, throwing for 340 yards and three touchdowns. Martin caught five passes for 129 yards. Cunningham also had a solid performance, throwing for 266 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 13 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Dwight had 173 all-purpose yards (four kick returns for 110 yards, two punt returns for 35 yards, and three carries for 28 yards).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0066-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nNumerous references to this game are made in \"Little Minnesota\", an episode from the television series How I Met Your Mother.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0067-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nThe game was featured as one of the NFL's Greatest Games as Andersen and Anderson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0068-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nThis was the first NFC Championship Game to go to overtime (since, there have already been five other instances, with the 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2018 NFC Championship Games going to overtime).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0069-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, NFC: Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 27 (OT)\nThis was the second postseason meeting between the Falcons and Vikings. Minnesota won the only prior meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 124], "content_span": [125, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0070-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nIn John Elway's last home game of his career, he completed only 13 of 34 passes. However, running back Terrell Davis, the NFL MVP in 1998, ran for 167 yards and a touchdown, and Denver capitalized on six turnovers (two interceptions by  Darrien Gordon and four fumbles) by the Jets to overcome a 10\u20130 deficit. Jets running back Curtis Martin was held to just 14 rushing yards on 13 carries. New York quarterback Vinny Testaverde threw for 356 yards, but no touchdowns and was intercepted twice. Gordon returned five punts for 79 yards and two interceptions for 48.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0071-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nBoth teams blew scoring opportunities throughout the first half. The Jets took the opening kickoff and drove deep into Denver territory, only to have John Hall miss a 42-yard field goal attempt. New York forced the Broncos to punt on their ensuing possession, and Dave Meggett gave his team good field position with a 33-yard return. However, Martin lost a fumble on the Broncos 44-yard line and cornerback Tyrone Braxton recovered it. Then Denver took the ball and drove all the way to the Jets 1-yard line, only to give it back when linebacker Mo Lewis deflected Elway's pass on a fourth down conversion attempt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0072-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nIn the second quarter, Broncos punter Tom Rouen fumbled a snap and was downed on the Denver 43-yard line. New York subsequently drove to the 18-yard line, but then fullback Keith Byars fumbled the ball and linebacker John Mobley recovered it. Denver had to punt on their next drive, and Meggett returned the punt 10 yards to the Jets 40-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0072-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nThis time, New York was finally able to take advantage of good field position, as Testaverde's completions to Wayne Chrebet and Dedric Ward for gains of 20 and 26 yards set up Hall's 32-yard field goal to give the team a 3\u20130 lead on the last play of the first half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0073-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nIn the third quarter, Jets tight end Blake Spence blocked a punt and recovered it on the Broncos 1-yard line. On the next play, Martin scored a 1-yard touchdown run to increase their lead to 10\u20130. However, Denver stormed back with 23 unanswered points. On their ensuing kickoff, Vaughn Hebron returned the ball 28 yards to the Denver 36. Then Elway completed a 47-yard pass to Ed McCaffrey on the Jets 17-yard line. Two plays later, his 11-yard touchdown pass to Howard Griffith cut the score to 10\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0073-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nThen the Broncos caught a lucky break when the ensuing kickoff bounced back in their direction and was recovered by linebacker Keith Burns, setting up Jason Elam's 44-yard field goal to tie the game. Then after forcing a punt, Gordon returned the ball 11 yards to the Denver 44. The Broncos moved the ball 27 yards in eight plays, including a 20-yard run by Davis, to score on Elam's 48-yard field goal, giving the Broncos their first lead of the game. With time running out in the third quarter, Gordon's 36-yard punt return gave the Broncos great field position on the Jets 38-yard line. A few plays later, Davis' 31-yard touchdown burst 18 seconds before the fourth quarter gave them a 20\u201310 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 815]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0074-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nDenver went on to dominate the fourth quarter, forcing three turnovers. On their first one possession of the quarter, Broncos safety Steve Atwater forced and recovered a fumble from receiver Alex Van Dyke. After the next three drives ended in punts, Gordon intercepted a pass from Testaverde and returned it 18 yards to the Jets 18-yard line, where Elam kicked a 35-yard field goal to close out the scoring. On New York's next drive, Gordon recorded his second interception with 2:47 left on the clock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0075-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nThis game would be Bill Parcells' only career loss in a conference championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0076-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 17, 1999, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, New York Jets 10\nThis was the first postseason meeting between the Jets and Broncos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 114], "content_span": [115, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154042-0077-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos 34, Atlanta Falcons 19\nThis was the first Super Bowl meeting between the Broncos and Falcons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 78], "content_span": [79, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 27 teams with the addition of the Nashville Predators. The Dallas Stars finished first in regular season play, and won the Stanley Cup championship over the Buffalo Sabres on a controversial triple overtime goal by Brett Hull.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, League business\nWith the addition of the expansion Nashville Predators, the NHL realigned this year to a strictly geographic six-division structure (three per conference), erasing the last vestiges of the traditional Adams/Patrick/Norris/Smythe four-division structure abandoned in 1993\u201394. Other than the reassignment of Colorado to the Western Conference in 1995 due to its move from Quebec, the divisions' membership had remained static for five years although several franchises had relocated. As part of this realignment, the Toronto Maple Leafs moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference. This put three of the Original Six teams in the Northeast Division (Boston, Montreal, and Toronto), and the three original cities of the NHL in the Northeast (Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 822]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, League business\nThe Maurice \"Rocket\" Richard Trophy for the most goals by a player in a season made its debut this year. The first winner was Teemu Selanne of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Regular season\nThe 1998\u201399 season marked the retirement of Wayne Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, who played his final three NHL seasons with the New York Rangers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Regular season\nThis was the final season that Fox televised NHL games in the United States. It was also the final season for the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens, before moving to the Air Canada Centre in February and marked Toronto's first post-season appearance since the 1995\u201396 season. 1998\u201399 was also the final year that the Carolina Hurricanes played at Greensboro Coliseum; they moved to the brand-new Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh for the next season. The Colorado Avalanche played their fourth and final season at McNichols Sports Arena and would move to Pepsi Center the following season. The Los Angeles Kings played their final season at the Great Western Forum after 32 seasons before moving to the Staples Center for the next season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 797]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Regular season\nIn an effort to reduce the number of disallowed goals due to the skate-in-the-crease violation, the goal crease shape and size was significantly reduced. In spite of this, goaltenders and defensive systems continued to dominate the league, as only two teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils, averaged more than three goals scored per game. In addition, no player reached the 50-goal plateau. A total of 160 shutouts were recorded for the second-straight regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Eastern Conference\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 71], "content_span": [72, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Western Conference\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 71], "content_span": [72, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Western Conference\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 71], "content_span": [72, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals\nThe teams split the first two games, held in Dallas, then split the following two games in Buffalo. In the fifth game, Dallas shut out Buffalo to put the Sabres on the brink of elimination. Game six was held in Buffalo and it went to triple-overtime before being decided on a controversial goal scored by Brett Hull. Joe Nieuwendyk of Dallas was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' most valuable player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 48], "content_span": [49, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 54], "content_span": [55, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Milestones, Debuts\nThe following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1998\u201399 (listed with their first team, an asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 38], "content_span": [39, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154043-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NHL season, Milestones, Last games\nThe following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1998\u201399 (listed with their last team):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 42], "content_span": [43, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154044-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NK Croatia Zagreb season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 Croatian football season, Croatia Zagreb competed in the Prva HNL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154044-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NK Croatia Zagreb season, Season summary\nCroatia Zagreb made their debut in the Champions League group stage, drawn against Olympiakos, Porto and Ajax. Zagreb failed to win any of their first three group games, resulting in the departure of manager Zlatko Kranj\u010dar. His replacement, Velimir Zajec, inspired a turnaround and wins against Porto and Ajax gave the club hope of reaching the quarter-finals. A home draw with Olympiakos in the final group stage match saw Croatia Zagreb finish second in their group, but as they were the lowest-ranked of all the group stage runners-up they did not progress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154044-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NK Croatia Zagreb season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154044-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NK Croatia Zagreb season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154045-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NOFV-Oberliga\nThe 1998\u201399 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the fifth season of the league at tier four (IV) of the German football league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154045-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NOFV-Oberliga\nThe NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga S\u00fcd. The champions of each, Hertha BSC (A) and VfL Halle 1896, as well as Tennis Borussia Berlin (A), were directly promoted to the 1999\u20132000 Regionalliga Nordost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154046-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NTFL season\nThe 1998/99 NTFL season was the 78th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154046-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NTFL season\nWaratah have won there 14th premiership title while defeating St Marys in the grand final by 66 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154047-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NWHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 NWHL season  was the first season of the National Women's Hockey League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154047-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NWHL season, 1998-99, Final standings\nNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 45], "content_span": [46, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154047-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 NWHL season, Playoffs, First Round, Eastern Division\nMontreal Jofa-Titan wins 2 games semi-final 3 points to 1", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 60], "content_span": [61, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154048-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season\nThe 1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season was the team's inaugural season. The team accumulated 28 wins and 47 losses, with seven games ending in ties for a total of 63 points, finishing in fourth place in the Central Division and 12th in the Western Conference. As a result, the Predators failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154048-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season, Off-season\nIn the expansion draft, the Predators chose five goaltenders, including Mike Dunham and Tomas Vokoun, who would become their starting goaltenders, and Mike Richter, who was a free agent and chose not to sign with the Predators. In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, the Predators chose David Legwand, a center, as their first-ever draft pick, second overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154048-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season, Regular season\nThe Predators struggled on the power-play during the regular season, finishing 27th overall in the NHL in power-play goals scored (40). They also had the lowest penalty-kill percentage in the league, at 78.99%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154048-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154048-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season, Regular season, Season standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154048-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season, Transactions\nThis section will cover signings from January 1, 1998, until the end of the 1998-1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154048-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season, Transactions, Free agent signings\nNashville signed the following free agents between June and September 1998: Jayson More (June 4), Tom Fitzgerald (July 6), David Gosselin (July 9), Jeff Staples (July 16), Brad Smyth (July 16), Jamie Heward (Aug. 6), Andrew Brunette (Sept. 2), Vitali Yachmenev (Sept. 2), Sebastien Bordeleau (Sept. 3) and Sergei Krivokrasov (Sept. 11).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154048-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nashville Predators season, Draft picks, Expansion draft\nThese results are numbered 1\u201326 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Predators were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154049-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Football League (India)\nThe 1998\u201399 National Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of National Football League, the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154049-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Football League (India), Overview\nIt was contested by 12 teams, and Salgaocar won the championship. Kingfisher East Bengal came second and Churchill Brothers came third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154050-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Football League (Ireland)\nThe 1998\u201399 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 68th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154050-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Football League (Ireland)\nCork beat Dublin in the final. The tournament introduced yellow and red cards to Gaelic football for the first time. It also had an experimental rule forbidding goalkeepers from handpassing the ball \u2014 this latter rule was not continued.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154050-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Football League (Ireland), Format\nThe top 16 teams are drawn into sections 1A and 1B. The other 17 teams are drawn into sections 2A and 2B. Each team plays all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 50], "content_span": [51, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154050-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Titles\nTeams in both divisions competed for the National Football League title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 58], "content_span": [59, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154051-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 1\nThe 1998\u201399 National League 1, sponsored by Jewson, was the twelfth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154051-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 1, Structure\nThe league consisted of fourteen teams, playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of twenty-six matches for each team. There were two promotion places with the top two teams promoted to the 1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two. Two teams were relegated to either National League 2 North or South, depending on geographical location.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154051-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 1, Participating teams and locations\nTen of the clubs participating in last seasons competition. To make up the numbers two of the teams (Birmingham & Solihull and Manchester) were promoted from National 2 North, and two from National 2 South (Camberley and Henley) were also promoted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 60], "content_span": [61, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154051-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 1, Sponsorship\nNational League 1 is sponsored by the building suppliers, Jewson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 38], "content_span": [39, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154052-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 North\nThe 1998\u201399 National League 2 North was the twelfth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier (north) of the English league system. It is counterpart to National League 2 South, which covers the southern half of the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154052-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 North\nAs with the previous season, the battle for the league was very competitive, with Preston Grasshoppers edging out Stourbridge by just 2 points to claim the title and only promotion spot to the 1999\u201300 National League 1. At the other end of the table Winnington Park, Lichfield, Hinckley were the three sides to be relegated, with newly promoted Hinckley being the most competitive of the three. Winnington Park would drop to North 1 while Lichfield and Hinckley fell to Midlands 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154052-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 North\nThe reason National League 2 North had so many relegation places compared to National League 2 South (3 to 1) was that both of the two teams relegated from the division above were based in the north of the country, requiring more places to accommodate for their arrival the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154052-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 North, Structure\nEach team played home and away matches against each of the other teams, playing a total of twenty-six matches each. The league champions were promoted to National League 1 while the bottom three sides dropped to either North 1 or Midlands depending on locality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154052-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 North, League table\nGreen background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 22 January 2018", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 45], "content_span": [46, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154052-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 North, Sponsorship\nNational League 2 North is part of the Jewson National Leagues is sponsored by Jewson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154053-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 South\nThe 1998\u201399 National League 2 South (sponsored by Jewson) was the twelfth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier (south) of the English league system. It is counterpart to National League 2 North, which covers the northern half of the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154053-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 South\nThe title battle was very keenly contested by three clubs but in the end it was Bracknell who came out top, 1 point clear of runners up Esher and 3 clear of 3rd placed North Walsham, to claim their second successive promotion and a place in the 1999\u201300 National League 1. It was during this campaign that Bracknell set the (then) English league record of 53 consecutive wins at home. The battle for relegation was equally well contested with a number of teams fighting for survival.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154053-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 South\nDespite battling hard Havant would finish in the bottom spot, dead level with 13th placed Cheltenham but with a worse for/against record. Havant would drop to London 1. The reason National League 2 South had only one relegation place compared to National League 2 North (who had 3) was that both of the two teams relegated from the division above were based in the north of the country, requiring more places to accommodate for their arrival the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154053-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 South, Structure\nEach team played home and away matches against each of the other teams, playing a total of twenty-six matches each. The league champions were promoted to National League 1 while the bottom side dropped to either London 1 or South West 1 depending on locality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154053-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 South, League table\nGreen background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 22 December 2017", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 45], "content_span": [46, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154053-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National League 2 South, Sponsorship\nNational League 2 South is part of the Jewson National Leagues is sponsored by Jewson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154054-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Professional Soccer League season, League standings, Scoring leaders\nGP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 85], "content_span": [86, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154055-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Soccer League\nThe 1998\u201399 National Soccer League season, was the 23rd season of the National Soccer League in Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154055-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 National Soccer League, Overview\nIt was contested by 15 teams, and South Melbourne won the championship. Northern Spirit FC entered the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154056-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nationalliga A\nTeams in the Swiss National League A played 22 games in the 1998\u201399 football season, with an eight-team playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154056-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nationalliga A, Overview\nThe Qualification Round to the League season 2001\u201302 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the First Stage (or Qualification) were then to compete in the Championship Playoff Round. The teams in ninth to twelfth position completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B Playoff round. At the end of the season Servette FC won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154056-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nationalliga A, Second stage\nThe first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154056-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nationalliga A, Second stage, Promotion and relegation group\nThe teams in ninth to twelfth position in the Nationalliga A completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B Playoff round (promotion/relegation).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 68], "content_span": [69, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154057-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nationalliga A season\nThe 1998\u201399 NLA season was the 61st regular season of the Nationalliga A.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154058-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nationalliga B season\nThe 1998\u201399 Nationalliga B season was the 52nd season of the Nationalliga B, the second tier level of ice hockey in Switzerland. 11 teams participated in the league, and EHC Chur won the championship and were promoted to Nationalliga A. HC Martigny were relegated due to financial reasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154059-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nemzeti Bajnoks\u00e1g I\nThe 1998\u201399 Nemzeti Bajnoks\u00e1g I, also known as NB I for short, was the 97th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named Professzion\u00e1lis Nemzeti Bajnoks\u00e1g (PNB) for sponsorship reasons. The season began on 24 July 1998 and ended on the weekend 16 June 1999. \u00dajpest are the defending champions, having won their 20th Hungarian championship at the end of the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154059-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nemzeti Bajnoks\u00e1g I, Teams\nTiszak\u00e9cskei FC, El\u0151re FC B\u00e9k\u00e9scsaba and Stadler FC finished the 1997\u201398 season in the bottom three places of the table and thus were relegated to their respective NB II divisions. B\u00e9k\u00e9scsaba ended a 6-year and Stadler 4-year stay in the top league, while Tiszak\u00e9cske were relegated after just one year in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154059-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nemzeti Bajnoks\u00e1g I, Teams, Personnel and kits\nNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154059-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nemzeti Bajnoks\u00e1g I, Overview\nIt was contested by 18 teams, and MTK Hung\u00e1ria FC won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154060-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Devils season\nThe 1998\u201399 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 17th in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. Despite winning the Atlantic Division and being the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Devils were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The Devils' 28 regular-season road wins were the most in the NHL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154060-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 66], "content_span": [67, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154060-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Devils season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Quarter-finals\nThe Devils opened the 1999 playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins having only reached the second round of the playoffs once in the three years following its 1995 Cup win. They appeared to be on their way to a series victory against the Penguins when they led Game 6 late; but Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr, silent all series to that point, scored with two minutes to go in the third to send the game to overtime and later scored the overtime winner to ensure a seventh game . The Devils never recovered, never once leading in Game 7 before eventually losing 4\u20132 .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 77], "content_span": [78, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154060-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Devils season, Player stats, Playoffs\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 56], "content_span": [57, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154060-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Devils season, Draft picks\nThe Devils' draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154061-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Nets season\nThe  1998\u201399 NBA season was the Nets' 32nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. After a lockout wiped out nearly half of the season, cutting it to 50 games, the Nets signed free agents Eric Murdock and Scott Burrell, and acquired Jim McIlvaine from the Seattle SuperSonics. However, they struggled and got off to a poor start losing 18 of their first 21 games. Head coach John Calipari was fired after a 3\u201317 start, and was replaced with assistant Don Casey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154061-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Nets season\nAt mid-season, Sam Cassell, who was out with an ankle injury after four games, was traded along with Chris Gatling to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team trade, as the Nets acquired Stephon Marbury from the Minnesota Timberwolves, and acquired Jamie Feick from the Bucks. As the season wounded down, the Nets were dealt with a blow when Jayson Williams' career was ended with a severe leg injury. Near the end of the season, the team signed free agent Gheorghe Mure\u0219an, as the Nets finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a 16\u201334 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154061-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Nets season\nMarbury averaged 23.4 points per game with the Nets, while second-year star Keith Van Horn had a stellar season, averaging 21.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Williams led the team with 12.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, and Kendall Gill led them with 2.7 steals per game. Following the season, Murdock was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Rony Seikaly was released to free agency and then retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154061-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New Jersey Nets season\nFor the season, the Nets added new gray alternate road uniforms with dark navy side panels, which were slightly redesigned in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154062-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Islanders season\nThe 1998\u201399 New York Islanders season was the 27th season in the franchise's history. The Islanders again missed the Stanley Cup playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154062-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Islanders season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 66], "content_span": [67, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154062-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Islanders season, Playoffs\nThe Islanders had yet another disappointing season and were unable to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154062-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Islanders season, Draft picks\nNew York's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Knicks\u2019 52nd season in the National Basketball Association. The head coach was Jeff Van Gundy, serving for his third full year. The team played its home games at Madison Square Garden in New York City. To give All-Star center Patrick Ewing more help offensively and defensively, the Knicks acquired controversial All-Star guard Latrell Sprewell from the Golden State Warriors, acquired Marcus Camby from the Toronto Raptors, and signed free agents Kurt Thomas, and three-point specialist Dennis Scott during the off-season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season\nHowever, Scott was released by the team to free agency after 15 games, and later on signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Because of the lockout shortened season, which was cut to just 50 games, and injuries to Sprewell and Ewing, the Knicks had to build chemistry on the fly, and barely made the playoffs with a 27\u201323 record, fourth in the Atlantic Division. The Knicks had to win six of its remaining eight games just to qualify. Ewing led the team with 17.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, while Sprewell played a sixth man role averaging 16.4 points per game off the bench, and Allan Houston provided the team with 16.3 points per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season\nIn the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Knicks faced the Miami Heat for the third consecutive year. The Knicks became the second 8th-seeded team in NBA history to defeat the #1 seed, eliminating the top-seeded Heat in five games (one of the five games on one of the biggest shots in Knicks' history by Houston). The Knicks then took down the 4th-seeded Atlanta Hawks in a second round sweep in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. Camby, who had struggled through most of the regular season, emerged as one of the key players off a deep Knicks bench.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season\nCamby's 11 points and 13 rebounds in Game 2 of the Atlanta series proved to be his coming-out party, and the Knicks became the first #8 seed to sweep a playoff series as the team advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals to meet a familiar foe, Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season\nHowever, the Knicks would lose Ewing after Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Ewing had been battling through an Achilles injury, but it was learned that the tendon (which he had played on in Game 2) was partially torn, and he would be forced to miss the rest of the playoffs. The Knicks were rescued by Larry Johnson in Game 3. Standing outside the three-point line with 11.9 seconds left, Johnson held the ball, and then began to dribble. He leaned into Pacers defender Antonio Davis before jumping up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season\nThe referee called the foul about a half-second before Johnson released the ball, but it was counted as a continuation shooting foul. The three-point basket and the ensuing free throw gave the Knicks a 92\u201391 victory. The Knicks would then stamp their ticket to the NBA finals with a 90\u201382 home win in Game 6, despite losing Johnson to a knee injury in the first half. Led by Houston's 32-point performance and defense against Miller (3\u201318 shooting), the Knicks closed out the 2nd-seeded Pacers. The Knicks' 27\u201323 record was the worst for a team to reach the Finals since the  Houston Rockets did it with a 40\u201342 record in 1981.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season\nIn the Finals, the Knicks were halted in five games against the San Antonio Spurs. Completely overmatched by the Spurs' height with Tim Duncan and David Robinson, the Knicks lost at home with a 78\u201377 loss in Game 5 despite Sprewell's 35 points. For the series, Sprewell averaged 26.0 points and Houston 21.6. The Knicks defense did not allow any opponent to score more than 96 points against them in their 20 playoff games. Following the season, Herb Williams retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season\nThe team's season roster has been featured in the basketball game series NBA 2K since the 19th installment NBA 2K18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154063-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Knicks season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season\nThe 1998\u201399 New York Rangers season was the 73rd season for the franchise. The Rangers missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season in what was Wayne Gretzky's final season in the National Hockey League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 64], "content_span": [65, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Regular season, The Great One retires\nWayne Gretzky's last NHL game in Canada was on April 16, 1999, in a 2\u20132 tie with the Ottawa Senators. His 1,487th and final game was a 2\u20131 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins which had Jaromir Jagr, a future Ranger captain, scoring the game-winning goal on April 18, 1999, at Madison Square Garden. The national anthems in that game were adjusted to accommodate Gretzky's departure. In place of \"O Canada, we stand on guard for thee,\" Bryan Adams sang \"We're going to miss you Wayne Gretzky.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Regular season, The Great One retires\nJohn Amirante changed lyrics in \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" from \"the land of the free\" to \"the land of Wayne Gretzky.\" He scored his final point in this game, assisting on the lone New York goal scored by Brian Leetch. Gretzky was named as the first, second and third star of both games; only Maurice Richard had such an honour previously, for his performance in a 1944 playoff game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Regular season, The Great One retires\nAt the time of his retirement, Gretzky was the second-to-last former WHA player still active in professional hockey, Mark Messier being the last. Messier, himself a former Ranger who would return to spend his final four playing years there, along with other representatives of the great Edmonton Oilers dynasty of the 1980s, attended the game. Gretzky's final game was considered a \"national retirement party\" in Canada, and Bryan Adams' rendition of \"O Canada\" was like a \"lullaby.\" As the final seconds ticked away, the crowd at Madison Square Garden gave him a standing ovation, capping off \"an entirely satisfying, weekend-long going-away party\" in Canada, as there would be \"No Regretzkys.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Regular season, The Great One retires\nGretzky told Scott Morrison that the final game of his career was his greatest day. He recounted:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Regular season, The Great One retires\nMy last game in New York was my greatest day in hockey... Everything you enjoy about the sport of hockey as a kid, driving to practice with mom [Phyllis] and dad [Walter], driving to the game with mom and dad, looking in the stands and seeing your mom and dad and your friends, that all came together in that last game in New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Playoffs\nThe Rangers failed to qualify for the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, missing the playoffs for the second straight season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Player statistics\n\u2020Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. \u2021Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 50], "content_span": [51, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154064-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 New York Rangers season, Draft picks\nNew York's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York at the Marine Midland Arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, Newcastle United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Newcastle's season was an almost carbon copy of the one before. They finished 13th in the Premiership and lost in the FA Cup final to enter Europe because the winning side had already qualified for the Champions League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season\nJust after the season started, Kenny Dalglish paid for Newcastle's sub-standard league performances with his job. The task was given to Ruud Gullit to turn things round, but he could not improve on the club's previous league finish of 13th. A dismal league position put them below local rivals Middlesbrough as well as other unfancied sides including Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary\nA poor start to the 1998\u201399 season led to Kenny Dalglish being sacked. Ruud Gullit, a trophy winning manager with Chelsea a few years previously, was put in charge. The team again started promisingly, but was knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary\nGullit made some high-profile mistakes in the transfer market (notably, Spanish defender Marcelino and forward Silvio Maric bore the brunt of supporters frustrations). Less forgivably, he also fell out with several senior players, including the club captain Rob Lee, who had been the heartbeat of the team for the previous half decade, and was initially not given a squad number.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary\nNewcastle made it to the 1998\u201399 FA Cup final, their second final in successive seasons. This time around they were to lose to Manchester United 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary\nBecause the FA Cup winners had already won European qualification, this meant Newcastle reached Europe for the fourth season running: this time the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup, due to the discontinuation of the Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Season summary\nGullit resigned shortly after the start of the 1999\u20132000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 63], "content_span": [64, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154065-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Trialists\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154066-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bill Guthridge, who was in his second season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154066-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team\nAfter a third-place finish during the conference regular season, the Tar Heels advanced to the ACC Tournament title game where they fell to Duke. North Carolina received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region, but were upset by Weber State in the opening round to finish 24\u201310 (10\u20136 ACC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154067-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 North West Counties Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 North West Counties Football League season was the 17th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: Division One and Division Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154067-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 North West Counties Football League, Cup competitions, League Challenge Cup\nVauxhall GM beat Prescot Cables 1\u20130 in the final in a replay after the original match finished 1\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 83], "content_span": [84, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154068-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 North of Scotland Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 North of Scotland Cup was won by Elgin City", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154070-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Counties East Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 17th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154070-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 64], "content_span": [65, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154070-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One\nDivision One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154071-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Northern Football League season was the 101st in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England. Division One was won by Bedlington Terriers and Division Two was won by Durham City. Bedlington opted against promotion to the Northern Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154071-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Football League\nThe league held two cup competitions. The Northern League Cup, competed for by all Northern League sides, was won by Dunston Federation. They beat Jarrow Roofing 4\u20131 in the final. The Craven Cup, for Division Two teams, was won by Ashington defeating Evenwood Town 1\u20130 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154071-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Football League, Division One\nDivision One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154071-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Football League, Division Two\nDivision Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, relegated from Division One:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154072-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Premier League\nThe 1998\u201399 Northern Premier League season was the 31st in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. It was known as the Unibond League for sponsorship reasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154072-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Premier League, Promotion and relegation\nIn the thirty-first season of the Northern Premier League Altrincham (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Chorley and Accrington Stanley were relegated to the First Division; these two clubs were replaced by relegated Conference sides Barrow and Leek Town, First Division winners Droylsden and second placed Hucknall Town. In the First Division Great Harwood Town and Alfreton Town left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly admitted Ossett Town and Workington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 57], "content_span": [58, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154072-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Northern Premier League, Cup results, Peter Swales Shield\nBetween Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154073-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Norwich City F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154073-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Norwich City F.C. season, Season summary\nNorwich made a good start to the 1998\u20131999 campaign, with a 1\u20130 victory against East Anglia rivals Ipswich Town at Portman Road being the highlight and by Christmas 1998, the prospects of promotion back to the Premiership were looking good \u2013 but the club didn't win a home game again until 1 May. During the season on 18 March 1999, ambiguous midfielder Keith O'Neill joined Middlesbrough for a fee of \u00a3700,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154073-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Norwich City F.C. season, Season summary\nOff the field on 17 December 1998, there were slight changes in the boardroom where Bob Cooper replaced Barry Lockwood as club chairman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154073-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Norwich City F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154074-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nottingham Forest F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154074-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary\nNottingham Forest's campaign back in the Premiership got off to a fairly good start in the first three games in the season, losing narrowly 2-1 at Arsenal and winning the other two against Coventry City and at Southampton; however, it would be 19 games until their next victory and they went on a very poor run of only one win in 25 league games - in addition to two wins in 32 games - and winning their final three games did not matter as they were already relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154074-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary\nPierre Van Hooijdonk, top scorer in Forest's promotion-winning 1997-98 campaign, went AWOL before the start of the season following the sale of strike partner Kevin Campbell and it appeared that he would never play for the club again. He returned in October, but Forest were already deep in relegation trouble and it was too late to save manager Dave Bassett's job. Ron Atkinson made what appeared to be his final return to management, but was unable to save Forest from relegation in bottom place - the third time in seven years that they had endured this fate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154074-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary\nWith just 7 wins and 30 points all season, they had never really looked like beating the drop, due to embarrassing results like the 1-8 defeat at home to Manchester United. A win at Goodison Park was the highlight of Atkinson's ill-fated tenure, along with a three-match running win at the end of the season (albeit after they had already been relegated) that at least saw them avoid going down with the lowest points total since the formation of the Premier League. This marked the first instance since the 1927-28 season that the winner of England's second tier finished bottom in their subsequent season in the top-flight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154074-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Season summary\nWhen Atkinson's contract was not renewed, Brian Little, Glenn Hoddle and Roy Evans were just some of the many high profile names linked with the manager's job, but in the end it was 33-year-old former England captain David Platt who took on the role as player-manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154074-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 55], "content_span": [56, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154074-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 80], "content_span": [81, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154074-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 70], "content_span": [71, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154075-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Notts County F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154075-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Notts County F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season Notts County finished in 16th position, 4 points clear of the relegation zone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154075-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Notts County F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154076-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OB I bajnoksag season\nThe 1998\u201399 OB I bajnoks\u00e1g season was the 62nd season of the OB I bajnoks\u00e1g, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Four teams participated in the league, and Alba Volan Szekesfehervar won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 OHL season was the 19th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Brampton Battalion and the Mississauga IceDogs were added as expansion teams. The league realigned from three divisions into two conferences and four divisions. Brampton were placed in the Midwest division of the Western conference, and Mississauga were placed in the Central division of the Eastern conference. The OHL inaugurated four new trophies this season. The Holody Trophy was created for the regular season champion of the Midwest division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season\nTwo conference playoffs champions were created; the Bobby Orr Trophy for the Eastern conference, and the Wayne Gretzky Trophy for the Western conference. The fourth new trophy was the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award, to be awarded to the MVP of the playoffs. Twenty teams each played sixty-eight games. The Belleville Bulls won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the London Knights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Expansion, Brampton Battalion\nOn December 3, 1996, the Brampton Battalion was granted an expansion franchise owned by Scott Abbott. The team began play in the 1998-99 season, playing in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The Battalion's arena was the newly constructed Brampton Centre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 49], "content_span": [50, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Expansion, Brampton Battalion\nBrampton played in their first game on September 24, 1998, losing 5-1 to the Peterborough Petes on the road. Their first home game was on October 9, as the Battalion dropped a 5-1 decision to the Kitchener Rangers in front of a sold out crowd of 4,800 at the Brampton Centre. After beginning the season with six losses, Brampton won their first game, defeating the Sudbury Wolves 5-4 on October 18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 49], "content_span": [50, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Expansion, Mississauga IceDogs\nOn January 21, 1997, the Mississauga IceDogs was granted an expansion franchise which included former Boston Bruins head coach Don Cherry in their ownership group. The IceDogs began play in the 1998-99 season, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The IceDogs arena was the newly constructed Hershey Centre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 50], "content_span": [51, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Expansion, Mississauga IceDogs\nThe IceDogs played in their first game on September 25, 1998, losing a road game to the Kingston Frontenacs by a score of 10-0. Mississauga began the season with an 11 game road trip, as the club lost each game. In their home opener on October 30, Mississauga recorded their first win in franchise history, defeating the Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4-3 in front of a sold out of 6,000 fans at the Hershey Centre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 50], "content_span": [51, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Realignment\nWith the Brampton Battalion and Mississauga IceDogs joining the Ontario Hockey League for the 1998-99 season, the league underwent a massive realignment in which two new conferences, the Eastern Conference and Western Conference, were created. Within each conference was two five-team divisions. The playoff format changed that the top eight teams in each conference made the post-season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Realignment, Eastern Conference, East Division\nThe East Division consisted of five teams that played in the division during the 1997-98 season. The teams were the Belleville Bulls, Kingston Frontenacs, Oshawa Generals, Ottawa 67's, and Peterborough Petes. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors left the division, joining the Central Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 66], "content_span": [67, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Realignment, Eastern Conference, Central Division\nThe Central Division underwent some major changes following the 1997-98 division. The Barrie Colts, North Bay Centennials and Sudbury Wolves remained in the division, however, the Guelph Storm, Kitchener Rangers, and Owen Sound Platers all left the division, joining the newly formed Midwest Division in the Western Conference. Joining the Central were the Toronto St. Michael's Majors from the East Division, and the expansion Mississauga IceDogs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 69], "content_span": [70, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Realignment, Western Conference, Midwest Division\nThe Midwest Division was a newly created division in the Western Conference. Joining the division were the Guelph Storm, Kitchener Rangers and Owen Sound Platers from the Central Division, while the Erie Otters joined from the West Division. The expanion Brampton Battalion also joined the division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 69], "content_span": [70, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Realignment, Western Conference, West Division\nThe West Division consisted of five teams that played in the division during the 1997-98 season. The teams were the London Knights, Plymouth Whalers, Sarnia Sting, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires. The Erie Otters left the division, joining the newly formed Midwest Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 66], "content_span": [67, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, New Arena, Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre\nThe Sarnia Sting moved from the Sarnia Arena to their new home, the Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre. The Sting defeated the Kitchener Rangers 5-2 in their first game at their new home on September 25, 1998 in front of a sold out crowd of 4,635 fans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 67], "content_span": [68, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 51], "content_span": [52, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 51], "content_span": [52, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Regular season, Leading goaltenders\nNote: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses;  SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 55], "content_span": [56, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Playoffs, Playoff scoring leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 53], "content_span": [54, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, Playoffs, Playoff leading goaltenders\nNote: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 57], "content_span": [58, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, 1999 OHL Priority Selection\nOn June 5, 1999, the OHL conducted the 1999 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection at the Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment in Brampton, Ontario. The Mississauga IceDogs held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Jason Spezza from the Brampton Battalion. Spezza was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 47], "content_span": [48, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154077-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OHL season, 1999 OHL Priority Selection\nBelow are the players who were selected in the first round of the 1999 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 47], "content_span": [48, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154078-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OPJHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 OPJHL season is the sixth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-seven teams of the Central, East, and West divisions competed in a 51-game schedule. The top eight of each division made the Buckland Cup playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154078-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OPJHL season\nThe winner of the Buckland Cup, the Bramalea Blues, won the 1999 Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions, but failed to win the 1999 Royal Bank Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154078-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OPJHL season, Final standings\nNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154078-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OPJHL season, 1998-99 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs\n(*) denotes that the Merchants were welcomed back into the playoffs for another round despite losing due to their superior playoff winning percentage over Couchiching and Lindsay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 63], "content_span": [64, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154078-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OPJHL season, 1999 Royal Bank Cup Championship\nThe 1999 Royal Bank Cup was hosted by the Yorkton Terriers of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The Bramalea Blues were defeated in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154078-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 OPJHL season, Scoring leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154079-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1998\u201399. The team was coached by Larry Hunter and played their home games at the Convocation Center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154080-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball represented The Ohio State University during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes finished 27\u20139 (12\u20134 Big Ten) and reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154081-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154081-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team\nThe team posted a 22\u201311 overall record (11\u20136 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, and made a surprise run to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 1 seed Michigan State, 54\u201346.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154082-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by first-year head coach, Rod Barnes. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154083-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Olympiacos F.C. season\nThe 1998-99 season was Olympiacos's 38th consecutive season in the Alpha Ethniki and their 1st consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. In the beginning of the summertime Olympiacos named Bosnian Dusan Bajevic coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154083-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Olympiacos F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154083-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Olympiacos F.C. season, Competitions, Greek Cup\nOlympiacos won the Greek Cup during the season and defeated Panathinaikos", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154084-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Olympique de Marseille season\nOlympique de Marseille had their best season since the bribery affair burst in 1993, reaching the UEFA Cup final and only just being defeated by Bordeaux in the domestic championship. Laurent Blanc, Christophe Dugarry and Fabrizio Ravanelli were among the crucial players in the Marseille resurgence. When those players left, l'OM fell into pieces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154084-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Olympique de Marseille season, Players\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154084-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Olympique de Marseille season, Competitions, UEFA Cup, Semi-final\nBologna 1\u20131 Marseille on aggregate. Marseille won on away goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154085-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Omani League\nThe 1998\u201399 Omani League was the 23rd edition of the top football league in Oman. Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were the defending champions, having won the previous 1997\u201398 Omani League season. Dhofar S.C.S.C. emerged as the champions of the 1998\u201399 Omani League with a total of 34 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154085-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Omani League, Teams\nThis season the league had 10 teams. Quriyat Club and Buraimi SC were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 1997\u201398 season. The two relegated teams were replaced Second Division League teams Al-Suwaiq Club and Fanja SC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154086-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Orlando Magic season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the tenth season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Magic signed free agents Isaac Austin and former All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, who would become teammates with his younger brother Gerald Wilkins. In a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games, the Magic played solid basketball winning 14 of their first 18 games, then won their final four games, and finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 33\u201317 record, returning to the playoffs as the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference after a one-year absence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154086-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Orlando Magic season\nAfter missing most of the previous season with a knee injury, Anfernee Hardaway played all 50 games, but was no longer the same leading the team with just 15.8 points per game, while Nick Anderson provided them with 14.9 points per game. Darrell Armstrong had a breakout season averaging 13.8 points, 6.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, while winning both the Sixth Man and Most Improved Player of the Year awards. First round draft pick Matt Harpring was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while top draft pick Michael Doleac was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154086-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Orlando Magic season\nHowever, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Magic lost to the 6th\u2013seeded Philadelphia 76ers in four games. Following the season, head coach Chuck Daly retired, Hardaway was traded to the Phoenix Suns, Anderson was traded to the Sacramento Kings after ten seasons in Orlando, Horace Grant was dealt to the Seattle SuperSonics, and Austin was sent to the Washington Wizards. Both of the Wilkins' brothers and veteran center Danny Schayes all retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154086-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Orlando Magic season\nFor the season, the Magic changed their uniforms replacing the pinstripes with visable stars on their jerseys, which lasted until 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154086-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Orlando Magic season, Player statistics, Playoffs\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 57], "content_span": [58, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154087-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Orsz\u00e1gos Bajnoks\u00e1g I (men's water polo)\n1998\u201399 Orsz\u00e1gos Bajnoks\u00e1g I (men's water polo) was the 93rd water polo championship in Hungary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154087-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Orsz\u00e1gos Bajnoks\u00e1g I (men's water polo), Final standing, Play-off\nTab\u00e1n Trafik-Szegedi VE \u2013 OSC 10\u20136, 3\u20137, 9\u20138, 4\u20136, 10\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154088-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season\nThe 1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season was the seventh season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). In this season the team cracked the 100 point barrier, as they finished with 103 points, and won the Northeast Division for the first time in club history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154088-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season\nSenators Head Coach Jacques Martin won the Jack Adams Trophy for the first time in his career and in Senators history, while Alexei Yashin, who was named team captain prior to the season, was a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy after his 94-point season. His 94 points obliterated the club record of 79, which Yashin himself set in the 1993\u201394 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154088-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season\nGoaltenders Damian Rhodes and Ron Tugnutt split duties throughout the season, with each winning 22 games, sharing the team record for goaltender victories in a season, while Tugnutt's 1.79 goals against average (GAA) was an NHL low.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154088-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season\nThe Senators great regular season success did not continue to the playoffs, as the Buffalo Sabres, led by Dominik Hasek, swept the Senators out of the playoffs in four games, ending the Senators' season in the first round for the second time in three seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154088-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154088-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154088-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs\nThe Ottawa Senators ended the 1998\u201399 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154088-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks\nOttawa's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154089-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Oxford United F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Oxford United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154089-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Oxford United F.C. season, Season summary\nDuring October 1998, the backroom staff at Oxford United were unpaid due to the club's financial situation with the new stadium; the threat of administration caused a group of fans to set up a pressure group called Fighting for Oxford United's Life (FOUL). The group began to publicise the club's plight through a series of meetings and events, including a 'Scarf of Unity', which was a collection of scarfs from various clubs which was long enough to stretch around the perimeter of the pitch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154089-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Oxford United F.C. season, Season summary\nChairman Robin Herd stepped down to concentrate on his engineering projects, and in April 1999 Firoz Kassam bought Herd's 89.9% controlling interest in Oxford United for \u00a31, with which he also inherited the club's estimated \u00a315 million debt. Kassam reduced the \u00a39 million of the debt to just \u00a3900,000, by virtue of a Company Voluntary Arrangement, by which unsecured creditors who were owed over \u00a31,000 were reimbursed with 10p for every pound they were owed. Secured creditors were paid off when Kassam sold the Manor to another of his companies, for \u00a36 million. Kassam set about completing the unfinished stadium, gaining planning permission for a bowling alley, a multiplex cinema, and a hotel to sit next to the stadium, following a series of legal battles which were eventually all settled. The season ended with relegation back to the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 907]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154089-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Oxford United F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154089-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Oxford United F.C. season, Squad, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 69], "content_span": [70, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154090-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 PGA Tour of Australasia\nThe 1998\u201399 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The events were played during the calendar years of 1998 and 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154090-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 PGA Tour of Australasia, Main tournament results\nThe table below shows the 1998\u201399 schedule. It only lists official money events on the main tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154090-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 PGA Tour of Australasia, Final Order of Merit\nThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154091-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 PSV Eindhoven season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in the Eredivisie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154091-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary\nPSV dropped one place in the final league table to third, only qualifying for the Champions League on the final day of the season. Manager Bobby Robson's contract expired at the end of the season, and former PSV right-back Eric Gerets was signed from Belgian champions Club Brugge as his replacement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154091-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 PSV Eindhoven season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154091-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 PSV Eindhoven season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 62], "content_span": [63, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154091-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 PSV Eindhoven season, Players, Jong PSV\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 47], "content_span": [48, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154092-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Panionios F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 Greek football season, Panionios F.C. competed in the Alpha Ethniki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154092-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Panionios F.C. season, Season summary\nPanionios reached the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup for the first time in their history, being knocked out 7-0 on aggregate by eventual champions Lazio. However, league form suffered and the club only avoided relegation on goal difference. Manager Ronnie Whelan left at the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154092-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Panionios F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154092-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Panionios F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154093-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Parma A.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Parma Associazione Calcio's 9th season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A, finishing fourth, and won both the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154093-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Parma A.C. season, Season review\nParma won two trophies in one of the club's most successful seasons. The Coppa Italia win over Fiorentina was followed by a spectacular 3\u20130 victory against French giants Marseille in the UEFA Cup Final. In the league, Parma could not quite match Milan and Lazio, but managed to clinch the fourth and final Champions League spot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154093-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Parma A.C. season, Season review\nIn the summer, Parma was hit by the departure of playmaker Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n to Lazio. The club brought in Ariel Ortega as his replacement, but clearly lost a key ingredient in its perennial championship challenge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154093-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Parma A.C. season, Season review\nControversy with regard to this season did affect the club a few years later, when video footage of key player Fabio Cannavaro receiving suspicious injections prior to the UEFA Cup final hit the Internet. It has never been proved that Cannavaro was doping, but the legacy of the season was tainted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154093-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Parma A.C. season, Players, Squad information\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154093-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Parma A.C. season, Players, Left club on loan during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 67], "content_span": [68, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154093-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Parma A.C. season, Players, Sold by club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 62], "content_span": [63, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154094-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pepsi Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Pepsi Cup was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India in March - April 1999. It was a tri-nation series between the India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pakistan defeated India in the final to win the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154095-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Persepolis F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the Persepolis's 8th season in the Azadegan League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also be competing in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis was captained by Hossein Abdi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154095-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Persepolis F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154096-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Perth Glory SC season\nThe 1998\u201399 Perth Glory SC season was the club's third in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) and the first where they made the finals series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154096-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Perth Glory SC season, Review and events\nIn June 1998 the club announced that former East Germany manager Bernd Stange had been appointed as coach, replacing Gary Marocchi who had been sacked in April. Mich d'Avray, a former England under-21 international was appointed as Stange's assistant coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154096-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Perth Glory SC season, Review and events\nThe Glory opened the season with an eight-match unbeaten run, dropping points only to the Brisbane Strikers. The run was broken with a loss to Newcastle Breakers in December 1998. Despite winning only one match in December 1998 and January 1999, the club rallied to win 10 of the last eleven matches of the season to finish in third place on the table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154097-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia 76ers season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the 76ers 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 36th season in Philadelphia. The Sixers had the eighth pick in the 1998 NBA draft, and selected Larry Hughes out of Saint Louis University. In the offseason, the Sixers signed free agents Matt Geiger, George Lynch and Harvey Grant, while re-signing former 76ers forward Rick Mahorn. At midseason, they traded second-year forward Tim Thomas and Scott Williams to the Milwaukee Bucks for Tyrone Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154097-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia 76ers season\nIn a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games, the Sixers won six straight games after a 4\u20135 start, and had their first winning month in five years winning 8 of 13 games in February, on their way to making the playoffs for the first time in eight years with a 28\u201322 record, third in the Atlantic Division. Allen Iverson led the league in scoring averaging 26.8 points per game, and was selected to the All-NBA First Team. Geiger provided the team with 13.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game while Theo Ratliff, who averaged 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154097-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia 76ers season\nIn the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, and Iverson's first ever playoff appearance, the Sixers defeated the 3rd\u2013seeded Orlando Magic in four games, in which Iverson recorded a playoff career-high of ten steals in a 97\u201385 Game 3 home win against the Magic. However, the Sixers were swept in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Indiana Pacers in four straight games. Following the season, Grant was traded to the Orlando Magic, but was released to free agency, and Mahorn retired after playing in his second stint with the Sixers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154097-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia 76ers season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season\nThe 1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season\nIn the off-season, the Flyers went looking for a new goaltender. They opted not to re-sign Sean Burke, and Ron Hextall was about to enter his final season as a backup. They chose to sign former Florida Panther John Vanbiesbrouck over former Edmonton Oilers goalie Curtis Joseph, who ended up signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season\nLooking to put the previous year's disappointment behind them, the Flyers began the season 4\u20130\u20131. However, a quick 1\u20136\u20133 downturn caused the first casualties \u2013 as Trent Klatt was dealt to Vancouver and Shjon Podein was shipped to Colorado for Keith Jones. Jones scored a goal in his first game in orange and black, a 6\u20131 rout of New Jersey, keying a 6\u20131\u20130 run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season\nTurmoil continued, as, after a 5\u20134 overtime loss to the Devils on December 10 saw the Flyers blow a 4\u20131 lead, the decision was made to end the Chris Gratton experiment. He was dealt back to Tampa Bay along with Mike Sillinger for Mikael Renberg and Daymond Langkow, and the move paid immediate dividends. Philly topped Toronto, 3\u20130, spurring a 15-game unbeaten streak (10\u20130\u20135) during which the club matched a record by shutting out their opponents in four consecutive games (Islanders, Carolina, Nashville, Washington).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season\nAnother run, this time a 6\u20130\u20132 streak from January 18 to February 6, tied the Flyers atop the NHL standings with the Dallas Stars. That momentum did not last long, as the club went 1\u20134\u20131 after the All-Star break, including an inexplicable 4\u20133 loss in Los Angeles where the Kings scored three goals in the final minutes, including a 60-foot game-winner by Jozef Stumpel just before the final buzzer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season\nFollowing a win over Pittsburgh, the team suffered through a franchise-worst 12 games without a victory (0\u20138\u20134), broken up only by a rally from two goals down to Detroit on March 21. Eric Lindros, who was having an MVP-type season with 40 goals and 53 assists in 71 games, was felled and lost for the season by a collapsed lung sustained during a 2\u20131 win against the expansion Nashville Predators on April 1. It is said that if roommate Keith Jones had not intervened at the last minute, Lindros might have died on the plane ride back to Philadelphia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season\nThe Flyers managed to lock up the five-seed on the final day of the season with a win over Boston.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season\nJohn LeClair continued his goal-scoring streak with 43 on the year, matching Tim Kerr's team record of four straight seasons with 40 or more goals. He was one of only a handful of players to make it through the entire season, as general manager Bob Clarke made 12 trades involving NHL players throughout the regular season, including re-acquiring former Flyer Mark Recchi from the Montreal Canadiens at the trade deadline.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs\nAlthough Vanbiesbrouck allowed nine goals to Curtis Joseph's eleven allowed, the Flyers lost their first round series with Toronto in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 44], "content_span": [45, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions\nThe Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 17, 1998, the day after the deciding game of the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 19, 1999, the day of the deciding game of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency\nThe following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 71], "content_span": [72, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal\nThe following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, NHL Expansion Draft\nThe 1998 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 26, 1998. It featured one expansion team, the Nashville Predators, selecting players from the other 26 NHL teams. Each NHL team was allowed to protect either 1 goaltender, 5 defensemen, and 10 forwards OR 2 goaltenders, 3 defensemen, and 7 forwards. All first-year players were exempt. The Predators were provided a list of players they could select.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers\nThe Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 1998 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1998. The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Ron Hextall and John Vanbiesbrouck, defensemen Dave Babych, Eric Desjardins, Dan McGillis, Luke Richardson, Petr Svoboda, and Chris Therien, and forwards Rod Brind'Amour, Marc Bureau, Alexandre Daigle, Chris Gratton, Trent Klatt, Dan Kordic, John LeClair, Eric Lindros, Mike Maneluk, Shjon Podein, Mike Sillinger, and Dainius Zubrus. The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltender Neil Little, defensemen Chris Joseph, Sergei Klimentiev, Jeff Lank, David MacIsaac, and John Stevens, and forwards Frank Bialowas, Bruce Coles, Mark Greig, Paul Healey, Patrik Juhlin, Daniel Lacroix, Shawn McCosh, Jim Montgomery, Richard Park, Peter White, and Jason Zent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 895]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures\nThe following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 60], "content_span": [61, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks\nPhiladelphia's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York, on June 27, 1998. The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 81st overall, to the Vancouver Canucks for Dave Babych and the Flyers' fifth-round pick, 139th overall, on March 24, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 47], "content_span": [48, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154098-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams\nThe Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154099-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philippine Basketball League season, TV coverage\nPTV 4, in partnership with Silverstar Sports as the line producer, covered the PBL games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 56], "content_span": [57, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154099-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philippine Basketball League season, 1998 (1st) Centennial Cup, Finals series\nTanduay scored a 3\u20130 sweep over Red Bull in the 1st Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup finals. The Rhum Masters clinch the title with a 71-65 victory in Game three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 85], "content_span": [86, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154099-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philippine Basketball League season, 1998-99 (2nd) Centennial Cup, Finals series\nTanduay Rhum Masters strung up 18 straight victories (18-0) in the 2nd Yakult-PBL Centennial Cup, before newcomer Blu Detergents halted their winning run. Tanduay wound up with a 19-1 win-loss record going into the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 88], "content_span": [89, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154099-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philippine Basketball League season, 1998-99 (2nd) Centennial Cup, Finals series\nDr.J Ana Water Dispenser won their first-ever PBL crown with a 3-2 series win over Tanduay and denied the Rhum Masters on what could have been a grand exit for the multi-titled ballclub as the Lucio Tan franchise leaped to the pro ranks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 88], "content_span": [89, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154099-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philippine Basketball League season, All-Star game\nA PBL All-Star game was held in December 1998, Tanduay's Eric Menk leads the PBL-UAAP selection while Asi Taulava of Blu Detergent beef up the PBL-NCAA Hapee selection. The North vs South All-Star game had Yakult-South being coach by Leo Austria while the North All-Stars was handled by Gabby Velasco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 58], "content_span": [59, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154099-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philippine Basketball League season, Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL)\nPBL Commissioner Yeng Guiao came up with the formation of the first-ever women's league in the PBL in mid-October to spice up the 2nd conference, among the teams which participated in the Women's Philippine Basketball League are Dr J/Ana Dispenser, Dreyers Ice Cream, Welcoat Paints, Ever Bilena, Tanduay, Chowking and Paralux/Ironcon. Notable WPBL cagebelles were former RP team members Mitchell Jimenez (Paralux), Ana Marie Tinasas (Dreyers), Joanna Franquelli (Ana Dispenser), Mary Ellen Caasi and Cherry Maralit (Welcoat), and four-time SEA games campaigner and silver medal winning-RP team in the Chiang Mai games, Julie Amos of Ever Bilena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 88], "content_span": [89, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154099-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Philippine Basketball League season, Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL)\nOn December 28, 1998, Ever Bilena won the first Birch Tree-Women's PBL crown with a nail-biting 52-51 victory over Chowking at the Makati Coliseum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 88], "content_span": [89, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154100-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Coyotes season\nThe 1998\u201399 Phoenix Coyotes season was the Coyotes' third season in Phoenix, the franchise's 20th season in the NHL and 27th overall. The Coyotes made the playoffs, losing in the first round to St. Louis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154100-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154100-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154100-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season, Final standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154100-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Coyotes season, Playoffs, (W4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (W5) St. Louis Blues\nThe series started in Phoenix. Game 1 was won by St. Louis by a score of 3\u20131. In Game 2, the Coyotes won 4\u20133 in overtime. In St. Louis, Phoenix won both Games 3 and 4 \u2014 Game 3 was won by a score of 5\u20134 and Game 4 was won by a score of 2\u20131. Game 5 shifted back to Phoenix, where St. Louis won 2\u20131 in overtime. Game 6 went back to St. Louis, where the Blues won 5\u20133. In Game 7, St. Louis won 1\u20130 in overtime in Phoenix, winning the series 4\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 87], "content_span": [88, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154100-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Coyotes season, Draft picks\nPhoenix's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154101-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Suns season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the 31st season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Suns signed free agent Tom Gugliotta, and acquired Luc Longley from the Chicago Bulls. Head coach Danny Ainge returned for his third season with the team. After a 15\u201318 start, the Suns won 12 of their final 17 games, and finished tied with the Sacramento Kings for third in the Pacific Division with a record of 27\u201323 in the shortened lockout season, which cut the regular season to just 50 games instead of the full 82 games. The 7th-seeded Suns made the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season before being swept in the Western Conference First Round to the 2nd-seeded, and Pacific winner-Portland Trail Blazers, three games to zero. All home games were played in America West Arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 844]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154101-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Suns season\nStarting point guard Jason Kidd finished the regular season leading the league in assists per game at 10.8. Three Suns would average 16 points or more per game, with Gugliotta notching 17, Kidd 16.9 and Clifford Robinson at 16.4 per game. Kidd led the league in total minutes played and was third in total steals, before being selected to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive First Teams. Following the season, Danny Manning and rookie forward Pat Garrity were both traded to the Orlando Magic, who then traded Manning to the Milwaukee Bucks two weeks later, and George McCloud signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154101-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Suns season, Offseason, NBA draft\nThis was the first year in franchise history that the Suns had no draft picks. Their first-round pick (which turned into Tyronn Lue) was traded to the Denver Nuggets the previous year in the Antonio McDyess deal, and their second-round pick (which turned into Greg Buckner) was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 1996 in the Jason Kidd deal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154101-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Suns season, Awards and honors, All-Star\nAll-Star weekend was cancelled due to the 1998\u201399 NBA lockout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154101-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season\n\u2020 \u2013 Minimum 183 field goals made. ^ \u2013 Minimum 34 three-pointers made. # \u2013 Minimum 76 free throws made.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154101-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Playoffs\n^ \u2013 Minimum 5 three-pointers made. # \u2013 Minimum 10 free throws made.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154102-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Piacenza Calcio season\nPiacenza Calcio had their most successful season ever, with 41 points in 34 games, albeit just three points above the relegation zone. Much thanks to 15 times goal scorer Simone Inzaghi, Piacenza was able to secure a fifth consecutive season in the top flight. The remarkable finish with seven wins out of the last eleven, was key in determining the survival.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154103-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pirveli Liga\n1998\u201399 Pirveli Liga was the 10th season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga. The 1998\u201399 season saw 54 teams in competition: 29 teams in the Eastern Zone, and 26 teams in the Western Zone. Pirveli Liga is the second division of Georgian football. It consists of both reserve and professional teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154104-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Ralph Willard, the Panthers finished with a record of 14\u201316.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154105-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Penguins season\nThe 1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154105-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season\nThe Penguins were the least penalized team during the regular season, with just 302 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most short-handed goals, with 14.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154105-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154105-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics\n\u2020Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. \u2021Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 53], "content_span": [54, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154105-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions\nThe Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998\u201399 season:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154105-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Farm teams\nThe American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch finished last overall in the standings with a record of 18-50-9-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154106-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 104th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 74th in the Football League,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154106-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 62], "content_span": [63, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154106-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 69], "content_span": [70, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154107-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Polska Liga Hokejowa season\nThe 1998\u201399 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 64th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 14 teams participated in the league, and Unia Oswiecim won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Port Vale's 87th season of football in the English Football League, and fifth successive season in the First Division. It was the end of an era for the club, as manager of sixteen years John Rudge was sacked in January, and was replaced by Brian Horton. As a testament to the upheaval at the club, a club record 43 players turned out for the Vale in the league over the course of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season\nThe Vale just avoided relegation on goals scored, despite suffering a final day defeat to Bury, who were relegated having scored ten fewer goals. Liverpool knocked them out of the FA Cup at the Third Round, and Vale were also knocked out of the League Cup by fourth tier Chester City in the First Round. The sacking of Rudge spoiled what was supposed to be a happy season for Vale fans, as Vale competed in a division above rivals Stoke City for only the fourth time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division\nThe pre-season saw John Rudge splash out \u00a3300,000 on Bristol Rovers forward Peter Beadle and \u00a3100,000 on Scunthorpe United defender Michael Walsh. He also signed Dave Barnett (Dunfermline Athletic); Brian McGlinchey and Paul Beesley (Manchester City); and John McQuade (Hamilton Academical) on free transfers. St\u00e9phane Pounewatchy also became the first French player to play for the club when he was signed on a monthly contract from Dundee. Scott Mean was loaned to the club by West Ham United, though he went on to sustain a knee injury during his spell that would damage his career. Also Andy Clarke was signed on loan from Wimbledon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 693]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division\nThe season started poorly with three defeats, Lee Hughes scoring a hat-trick for West Bromwich Albion to finish this run off. Two wins opened the month of September, though the month ended with former-Valiant Lee Mills scoring a brace for Bradford City in a 4\u20130 win over Vale at Valley Parade. In October, Derek McGill signed from Queens Park Rangers, though he would move on to Hamilton Academical later in the year. On 29 October, Gareth Ainsworth became Vale's biggest ever transfer as he was sold to Wimbledon for \u00a32 million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division\nIn November, Robin Berntsen became the first Norwegian to play for the Vale when he arrived on loan from Troms\u00f8 IL. In addition to this French forward Christophe Horlaville joined on loan from Le Havre, and Des Lyttle also arrived on loan from Nottingham Forest. After winning the first four games in October, Vale then went on a streak of twelve defeats in fifteen games, though the sole victory of this run, a 1\u20130 win over Bury on 19 December, would prove to be crucial at the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0002-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division\nThe win was not enough for Rudge, who would get the sack in January after he made his final two signings: Trinidadian midfielder Tony Rougier from Hibernian for \u00a3175,000, and young striker Marcus Bent from Crystal Palace for a \u00a3375,000 fee. After Rudge was sacked by Chairman Bill Bell, highly distressed fans formed a \"flat cap protest\" (Rudge's headwear of choice) against the decision. Offered the role of Director of Football at the club, he instead took up the same position at rivals Stoke City. To replace him, Bell appointed experienced manager and former Vale player Brian Horton, paying Brighton & Hove Albion \u00a380,000 in compensation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division\nIn February, Peter Beadle was sold on to Notts County for \u00a3250,000, representing a \u00a350,000 loss. The month of March saw Horton make his first signings as manager, bringing in five new faces: Dave Brammer (\u00a3300,000 from Wrexham); Tony Butler (\u00a3115,000 from Blackpool); Carl Griffiths (\u00a3100,000 from Leyton Orient); Alex Smith (\u00a375,000 from Chester City); and Chris Allen (free from Nottingham Forest). This cost the club a total of \u00a3590,000. He also took in striker Alan Lee on loan from Aston Villa, and Craig Russell on loan from Manchester City. His changes finally paid off in April, as Vale went on a five-game unbeaten run. Their penultimate game was a 2\u20130 victory over QPR, meaning that a final day 1\u20130 defeat at fellow relegation candidates Bury was inconsequential.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 829]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division\nThey finished in 21st position with 47 points, ahead of Bury on goals scored, but behind both Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers on goals scored. Had the goals difference rule been in effect then Vale would have been relegated instead of Bury. Crewe Alexandra finished three places and one position higher than the Vale. Vale suffered 25 defeats, more than any other club in the league, and only Grimsby and Bury had scored fewer goals. Player of the Year Martin Foyle was the club's top-scorer with nine goals, representing the lowest total tally for the club's top-scorer since 1964\u201365. Only Paul Musselwhite and Allen Tankard managed to hit forty appearances, as a club record 43 players managed to turn out for the club throughout the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 802]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, First Division\nAt the end of the season there was a complete clear-out, with ten players leaving: ten-year club veteran Neil Aspin (Darlington); Dave Barnett (Lincoln City); Brian McGlinchey (Gillingham); John McQuade (Raith Rovers); Chris Allen (Stockport County); Rogier Koordes (TOP Oss); Jan Jansson (IFK Norrk\u00f6ping);  Paul Mahorn (Stevenage Borough); St\u00e9phane Pounewatchy (Colchester United); and Paul Beesley (Blackpool).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions\nIn the FA Cup, Vale hosted Premier League side Liverpool. The \"Reds\" left Burslem with a 3\u20130 victory, the goals scored by Michael Owen, Paul Ince, and Robbie Fowler.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154108-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions\nIn the League Cup, Third Division Chester City dispatched the Vale 2\u20131 at Vale Park, and held on to a 2\u20132 draw at the Deva Stadium to embarrass Vale fans with a minor giant-killing act.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154109-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Portland Trail Blazers season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the 29th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Blazers signed free agents Jim Jackson and Greg Anthony, who would reunite with his former UNLV teammate Stacey Augmon, and acquired top draft pick Bonzi Wells from the Detroit Pistons. Portland got off to a fast start winning eight straight games between February and March, on their way to a 27\u20136 start.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154109-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Portland Trail Blazers season\nDespite losing four of their final five games, the team finished 35\u201315 in the lockout-shortened season, which was cut to 50 games, earning their fourth Pacific Division title and the first since 1991\u201392. Their record qualified them for the #2 seed in the Western Conference. The team earned their 17th straight trip to the playoffs, and 22nd in 23 years. Isaiah Rider led the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game, which is usually a low average in points for a team\u2019s scoring leader, while Rasheed Wallace played half the season off the bench averaging 12.8 points per game. Head coach Mike Dunleavy was named Coach of The Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154109-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Portland Trail Blazers season\nThe Blazers swept the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference First Round in three straight games, marking the first time since 1992 that the Blazers advanced in the playoffs. They followed with a 4\u20132 series victory over the two-time defending Western Conference champion Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semifinals, but were swept out of the Western Conference Finals by Tim Duncan and the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in four straight games. Following the season, Jackson and Rider were both traded to the Atlanta Hawks, and Walt Williams and second-year center Kelvin Cato were both traded to the Houston Rockets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154109-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Portland Trail Blazers season, Draft picks\nThe Blazers owned no picks in the 1998 NBA draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 50], "content_span": [51, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154109-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Portland Trail Blazers season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 56], "content_span": [57, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154110-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Portsmouth F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154110-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Portsmouth F.C. season, Season summary\nPortsmouth's centenary season, 1998\u201399, saw a serious financial crisis hit the club and in December 1998, chairman Martin Gregory quit his post after being targeted of abuse from Portsmouth fans which gave him no choice but to sell his 97% ownership of the club and in February 1999, Portsmouth went into receivership. They avoided relegation again that season, and were then saved from closure by new chairman Milan Mandari\u0107, who saved the club with a takeover deal in May 1999. The new chairman immediately started investing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154110-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Portsmouth F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League\nThe 1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1998\u201399 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the third season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. The season began on 31 July 1998 and ended on 9 June 1999. Mamelodi Sundowns became the first team in PSL history to defend their title as they won their second straight PSL title and their fifth South African title after previously winning the PSL's predecessor - the National Soccer League - on three occasions (1988, 1990 and 1993).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League\nIn a hotly contested title race between Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs it came down to goal difference to separate the two as both finished on a joint record 75 points. A margin of +5 in goal difference was all that separated the two teams as Sundowns won their second in what would be a hat-trick of PSL titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League\nAs before, the league was contested by 18 teams, sixteen returning from the 1997\u201398 season and two newly promoted clubs; Dynamos and Seven Stars. The league would also continue to run parallel to the European football calendar (August\u2013May) and not run concurrently with the African football calendar (January\u2013December).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League, Season summary\nIn what would become the most thrilling title race in PSL history, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs - finishing as runners-up for the third successive season - were in a class of their own as they finished 15 points ahead of third place and in the process scored 10 more league goals than the next best team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League, Season summary\nBoth clubs ended the season with a record 75 points but the Brazilians lifted the trophy thanks to a superior goal difference (+44 versus Chiefs\u2019 +39) after a gripping finale to the season that saw them at a level pegging for the last four rounds of league games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League, Season summary\nA 5-1 win on the last day of the season over Dynamos wasn\u2019t enough for the Amakhosi, as Sundowns\u2019 2-0 win over Cape Town Spurs put them top of the pile and handed them a second successive title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League, Season summary\nOrlando Pirates again finished third, 15 points off the pace of the top two. Manning Rangers came in fourth, level on points with the Buccaneers for the second season in a row, while newly promoted Seven Stars had a fairlytale run into fifth place. Qwa Qwa Stars came in sixth with Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United rounding out the top-eight in seventh and eighth places respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League, Season summary\nSoweto giants Moroka Swallows continued to disappoint as they endured a terrible season, ending 15th on the log, while Santos finished just above the relegation zone once again, albeit a lot more comfortably than they did a year ago.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154111-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premier Soccer League, Season summary\nThe unfortunate duo to get the chop were newly promoted Dynamos and Vaal Professionals. Dynamos finished six points away from Santos and safety while Vaal Professionals endured a miserable season, amassing a dismal 21 points. Both relegated teams set unwanted records during the season as the impotent Dynamos bagged a record low 20 goals while the Vaal Professionals' porous defence shipped a record high 74 goals. Sadly, much like Real Rovers - who had been relegated the year before - relegation would prove disastrous for Vaal Professionals as they would not return to the PSL and would cease to exist entirely by the end of the decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 686]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154112-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premiership Rugby\nThe 1998\u20131999 English Premiership (called the Allied Dunbar Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the league at the top of the English rugby union pyramid, the Premiership (rugby union).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154112-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premiership Rugby\nThis was the second season under the sponsorship of Allied Dunbar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154112-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premiership Rugby\nThe league was expanded to include 14 teams instead of 12, with London Scottish, West Hartlepool and Bedford Blues being elected to the premiership. The league commenced on 5 September 1998 and finished on 20 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154112-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premiership Rugby, Table\n* At the end of the 1998\u201399 season, Richmond and London Scottish were placed into administration and merged with London Irish, and thus did not compete in the subsequent season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154112-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers\nNote: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not yet earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154113-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o\nThe 1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o was the 65th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 23 August 1998 with a match between Chaves and Acad\u00e9mica Coimbra, and ended on 30 May 1999. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154113-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o\nPorto won the league and qualified for the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Boavista, who qualified for the third round. With the extinction of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal winner qualified for the UEFA Cup, so Beira-Mar joined Benfica, Sporting CP and Vit\u00f3ria de Set\u00fabal in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Beira-Mar, Chaves and Acad\u00e9mica Coimbra were relegated to the Liga de Honra. M\u00e1rio Jardel  was the top scorer with 36 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154113-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o, Promotion and relegation, Teams relegated to Liga de Honra\nLe\u00e7a, Varzim and Belenenses, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1997\u201398 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 84], "content_span": [85, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154113-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o, Promotion and relegation, Teams promoted from Liga de Honra\nThe other three teams were replaced by Uni\u00e3o de Leiria, Beira-Mar, Alverca from the Liga de Honra.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 85], "content_span": [86, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154114-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primera B Nacional\nThe 1998\u201399 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 13th season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 33 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154114-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primera B Nacional, Promotion Playoff\nThe Promotion Playoff was played by the teams placed 1st and 2nd of each zone. The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera Divisi\u00f3n. The teams that lost in semifinal joined into the Round of 16 of the Second Promotion Playoff, and the team that lost in the final joined in the Quarterfinals of the Second Promotion Playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154114-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primera B Nacional, Second Promotion Playoff\nThe Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 14th of each zone. Arsenal and Atl\u00e9tico Tucum\u00e1n joined in the Round of 16, and Chacarita Juniors joined in the Quarterfinals. The winner was promoted to Primera Divisi\u00f3n.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154114-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primera B Nacional, Relegation\nNote: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central C\u00f3rdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Uni\u00f3n and Col\u00f3n from Santa Fe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154114-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primera B Nacional, Promotion/Relegation Playoff\nTeams placed 15th and 16th of the Relegation Table Interior Zone (Hurac\u00e1n Corrientes and Douglas Haig), played a promotion/relegation playoff or Torneo Reclasificatorio, with General Paz Juniors and Villa Mitre, teams from Torneo Argentino A. The winner was Villa Mitre and was promoted to 1999\u20132000 Primera B Nacional. Hurac\u00e1n Corrientes and Douglas Haig were relegated to Torneo Argentino A and General Paz Juniors stayed on it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154115-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primera Divisi\u00f3, Overview\nIt was contested by 12 teams, and Principat won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154116-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primera Divisi\u00f3n A season\nPrimera Divisi\u00f3n A (M\u00e9xican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 1998 and Verano 1999. Uni\u00f3n de Curtidores, Verano 1999 champion, were able to gain promotion to Primera Division for the 1999-2000 season after winning the playoff to Yucat\u00e1n, Invierno 1998 champion. However, the Puebla F.C. acquired the franchise belonging to Union de Curtidores to remain in the First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154116-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Primera Divisi\u00f3n A season, Promotion final\nAt the end of the season, the two champions played a final to determine the winner of the promotion to Primera Divisi\u00f3n. The series faced Yucat\u00e1n, champion of the Invierno 1998 tournament against Uni\u00f3n de Curtidores, champion of the Verano 1999 tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154117-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League. The team earned an invitation to the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154117-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team\nUsing the Princeton offense, the team had a midseason eleven-game winning streak and posted a 22\u20138 overall record and an 11\u20133 conference record. On March 10, the team came back from a 23-point half time deficit and a 27-point deficit with 15:11 remaining against the Penn Quakers to win 50\u201349.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154117-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team\nAlthough the team failed to secure an invitation to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the team defeated several entrants in the tournament including the UAB Blazers and conference foe Penn as well as wins on back-to-back nights against Texas and Charlotte to win the 8-team Rainbow Classic held in Honolulu, Hawaii. As of 2010, the 27-point comeback from 13\u201340 with 15:11 remaining to win 50\u201349 over Penn on February 9, 1999, remains the fifth-largest comeback and fourth-largest second-half comeback in NCAA history. That game's 9\u201333 half time deficit comeback remains the second-largest comeback.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154117-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team\nIn the National Invitation Tournament the team defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 54\u201347 at home on March 10, 1998 and the NC State Wolfpack 61\u201358 on March 15 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina before losing to the Xavier Musketeers at Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 17 by a 65\u201358 score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154117-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team\nThe team was led by All-Ivy League first team selections Lewullis and Earl, who won the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year, as well as Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Chris Young. The team won the eleventh of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 52.7 points allowed average. Earl ended his Princeton career as the Ivy League's all-time three-point field goal with 281, surpassing Matt Maloney's 244. The total continues to be the all-time record. He also achieved a 90.9% free throw percentage in conference games to earn the Ivy League statistical championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154118-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by AnomieBOT (talk | contribs) at 06:44, 22 July 2021 (Substing/adjusting templates to reduce #ifexist parserfunction usage: {{Cbb link}}). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154118-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154119-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team was the first Purdue basketball team to win a national championship. The team was undefeated in conference play, and finished the regular season with one loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154119-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Background\nThis season was Carolyn Peck's second and final season coaching Purdue's women's basketball team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154119-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Schedule, Non-conference\nThe season started off with two wins, including a road win at the University of Arizona. They lost their third game to Stanford, their only loss of the season. The team closed out their non-conference schedule with wins against 4th ranked Louisiana Tech and 20th ranked Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 77], "content_span": [78, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154119-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Schedule, Conference\nThe team finished their conference schedule undefeated, winning sixteen games in a row. They played two ranked teams, beating them three times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 73], "content_span": [74, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154119-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Schedule, NCAA Tournament\nPurdue began the tournament as a number 1 seed in the Midwest region, played in Normal, Illinois. The team played Oral Roberts, winning 68\u201348. The team then played 9th seed Kansas. Purdue won that matchup 55\u201341. They moved on to play 4th seed North Carolina, winning 82\u201359 in the Regional semifinals. The last game in the Midwest region was played against 3rd seed Rutgers, which Purdue beat 75\u201362.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 78], "content_span": [79, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154119-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Schedule, NCAA Tournament\nPurdue moved on to the Final Four, played in San Jose, California. They played Louisiana Tech, the number 1 seed from the West region. Purdue won 77\u201363. They faced Duke in the finals, who was coached by a former Purdue coach. Two of the Duke players also formerly played at Purdue before transferring. Carolyn Peck coached Purdue to a 62\u201345 win, in what was her last game before moving on to the Orlando Miracle. This was the Boilermaker's first national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 78], "content_span": [79, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154120-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 QMJHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played seventy games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts repeated as first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan won the President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154120-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 QMJHL season, Final standings\nNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154120-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154120-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 QMJHL season, Playoffs\nMathieu Beno\u00eet was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154121-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 QSPHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 QSPHL season was the third season of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, a minor professional league in the Canadian province of Quebec. 13 teams participated in the regular season, and the Blizzard de Joliette won the league title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154122-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Qatar Stars League, Overview\nIt was contested by 9 teams, and Al-Wakrah Sports Club won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154123-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154123-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary\nAfter a poor start to the 1998\u201399 season, Harford was sacked in September and replaced by Gerry Francis, returning for his second spell as QPR manager. After another disappointing season, Francis managed to somehow keep them clear of the relegation zone on goals scored at the expense of Bury, with QPR finishing in 20th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154123-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 66], "content_span": [67, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154123-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 77], "content_span": [78, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154124-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 RCD Mallorca season, Summary\nThe club with a new owner Grupo Zeta replaced Bartolom\u00e9 Beltr\u00e1n  and appointed Antonio Asensio as new President", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154124-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 RCD Mallorca season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154124-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 RCD Mallorca season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154124-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 RCD Mallorca season, Squad, Left club during season, Arrived club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 87], "content_span": [88, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154124-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 RCD Mallorca season, Competitions, Cup Winners' Cup, First round\nBefore the game, the delegate of Hearts complained about the non-standard goal height, and the referee measured it to be one centimeter lower than regulation. Hearts agreed to play the game anyway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154125-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Rangers F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 119th season of competitive football by Rangers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154125-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Rangers F.C. season, Overview\nRangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1998\u201399 season. They started the season under new management with Dick Advocaat replacing Walter Smith. The squad Smith had left behind was past its best so Advocaat, with the financial backing of Murray, set about rebuilding almost the entire squad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154125-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Rangers F.C. season, Overview\nSuccess quickly followed and Advocaat built a team that gave the club their first domestic treble since the 1992\u201393 season. The Scottish Cup was secured by a 1\u20130 win against Celtic and the League Cup by a 2\u20131 defeat of St Johnstone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154125-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Rangers F.C. season, Overview\nThe club enjoyed its best season in Europe since 1992\u201393 as well, reaching the third round of the UEFA Cup before being knocked out by Italian side Parma.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154125-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Rangers F.C. season, Players, Appearances\nList of squad players, including number of appearances by competition", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154126-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ranji Trophy\nThe 1998\u201399 Ranji Trophy was the 65th season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka won their third title in four years defeating Madhya Pradesh by 96 runs in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154126-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ranji Trophy\nIn the final, Madhya Pradesh gained a first innings lead of 75 runs. The match was interrupted by rain on the fourth day, at the end of which Karnataka declared their second innings at 321 for 7. Madhya Pradesh needed 247 or alternately bat through the last day to win on first innings lead. They chose the latter option and were 130 for 4 wickets at tea. Vijay Bharadwaj dismissed the captain Chandrakant Pandit in the first over after tea and Raja Ali with the first ball of his next over. Harvinder Sodhi scored a 30-minute duck while Bharadwaj had 7-0-13-3 in this spell. In the second over with the new ball, taken after 80 overs, Sunil Joshi dismissed Abbas Ali and Bharadwaj took the last two wickets in a single over.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 746]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154126-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ranji Trophy\nBharadwaj's 1280 runs in the season was a new record and as of 2015, is the second highest aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154127-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Reading F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Reading's 128th year in existence and first season back in the Second Division, since the 1993-94 season, and covers the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999. Reading finished the season in 11th position, were knocked out of the FA Cup at the First Round by Stoke City, the Football League Cup by Barnsley in the Second Round and the First Round of the Football League Trophy by Bournemouth. It was the club's first full season with Tommy Burns as manager, and their first at their new Madejski Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154127-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154128-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Real Madrid CF season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Real Madrid's 68th season in La Liga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154128-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Real Madrid CF season, Summary\nReal Madrid sacked Jupp Heynckes shortly after winning the Champions League in May and hired former Valencia coach Guus Hiddink. Having come fourth in the league and achieving continental success last season, Real Madrid was considered a favorite for the 1998\u201399 season. There were also new arrivals such as Edgar Pacheco, Robert Jarni and Perica Ognjenovi\u0107. Despite these transfers, manager Hiddink was sacked in February due to criticizing several players. Real Madrid also suffered an embarrassing Copa del Rey semi-final exit after a 2\u20137 aggregate loss to eventual cup winners Valencia, as well as the Champions League quarter-final exit against Ukrainian powerhouse Dynamo Kyiv, only winning the Intercontinental Cup that season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154129-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Red Stripe Bowl\nThe 1998\u201399 Red Stripe Bowl was the 25th season of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It ran from 6 to 19 October 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154129-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Red Stripe Bowl\nEight teams contested the competition \u2013 the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), plus two invited international teams from the ICC Americas region (Bermuda and the United States). All matches at the tournament were held in either Guyana or Jamaica, with the semi-finals and final held in the latter country, in Discovery Bay. Guyana and the Leeward Islands eventually progressed to the final, with Guyana winning by 52 runs to claim their sixth domestic one-day title. Guyanese batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul led the tournament in runs, while Dinanath Ramnarine of Trinidad and Tobago and Anthony Lake of the Leeward Islands were the joint leading wicket-takers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 796]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154129-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Red Stripe Bowl, Statistics, Most runs\nThe top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154129-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Red Stripe Bowl, Statistics, Most wickets\nThe top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga\nThe 1998\u201399 Regionalliga was the fifth season played in the Regionalliga as the third tier of German football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga\nAs in the previous season, the competition was organized in four divisions: Nord, Nordost, West/S\u00fcdwest and S\u00fcd. Each division had 18 teams with the exception of the West/S\u00fcdwest division with only 17.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga, Nord\nVfL Osnabr\u00fcck remained in the Regionalliga, because they lost in the play-offs against Chemnitzer FC. As the loser of the North-Northeast play-offs, Osnabr\u00fcck competed in another play-off against Eintracht Trier and Kickers Offenbach, but could not qualify for promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 26], "content_span": [27, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga, Nord\nKickers Emden, VfL Hasetal Herzlake and Sportfreunde Ricklingen were relegated to the Oberliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 26], "content_span": [27, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga, Nordost\nChemnitzer FC won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga by defeating VfL Osnabr\u00fcck in the play-offs, Spandauer SV and SD Croatia Berlin are relegated to the Oberliga. Eisenh\u00fcttenst\u00e4dter FC Stahl remains in the league due to the forcible relegation of Spandauer SV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 29], "content_span": [30, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga, West/S\u00fcdwest\nAlemannia Aachen was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga while Eintracht Trier took part in the play-offs against VfL Osnabr\u00fcck and Kickers Offenbach, but was not promoted. FSV Salmrohr, SpVgg Erkenschwick and FC Remscheid were relegated to the Oberliga while Wuppertaler SV and FC 08 Homburg were forcibly relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga, S\u00fcd\nSV Waldhof Mannheim was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga while Kickers Offenbach took part in the play-offs against VfL Osnabr\u00fcck and Eintracht Trier and was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. SC Weismain and SC Neukirchen 1899 were relegated to the Oberliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 25], "content_span": [26, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga, Promotion playoffs\nA preliminary decider was contested between the champions of the North and North-East regions. Chemnitzer FC won on aggregate and so were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154130-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Regionalliga, Promotion playoffs\nThe loser of the above tie faced the second placed teams from the South and West/South-West regions for a final promotion place. Kickers Offenbach earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154131-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Rochdale A.F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season saw Rochdale compete in their 25th consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154132-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Romanian Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Romanian Hockey League season was the 69th season of the Romanian Hockey League, the top league of ice hockey in Romania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154132-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Romanian Hockey League season\nSix teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucure\u0219ti won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154133-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Rugby Union County Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 Tetley's Bitter Rugby Union County Championship was the 99th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154133-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Rugby Union County Championship\nCornwall won their third title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154134-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Russian Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Russian Cup was the seventh season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154134-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Russian Cup\nAndrey Kobelev played for both eventual finalists during the tournament, captaining FC Dynamo Moscow in their Round of 16 game against FC Alania Vladikavkaz and then transferring to FC Zenit St. Petersburg in the winter and coming on as a substitute for Zenit in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154134-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Russian Cup, Final\nPlayed in the earlier stages, but not on the final game roster:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154134-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Russian Cup, Final\nFC Zenit St. Petersburg: Dmitri Davydov (DF), Vasili Kulkov (DF), Alexandru Curtianu  (MF), Oleg Dmitriyev (MF), Serghei Cle\u015fcenco  (FW), Aleksandr Petukhov (FW).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154134-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Russian Cup, Final\nFC Dynamo Moscow: Dmitriy Kramarenko  (GK), Dmytro Tyapushkin  (GK), Deividas \u0160emberas  (DF), Erik Yakhimovich  (DF), Aleksei Kozlov (DF), Yevgeni Korablyov (DF), Maksim Povorov (DF), Sergei Shtanyuk  (DF), Sergei Nekrasov (DF), Andrei Gordeyev (MF), Vladimir Skokov (MF), Andrey Kobelev (MF), Tomas Danilevi\u010dius  (FW).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154135-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Russian Superleague season\nThe 1998\u201399 Russian Superleague season was the third season of the Russian Superleague, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 22 teams participated in the league, and Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season\nThe 1998\u201399 European football season was the 95th season of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season ran from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divis\u00e3o and the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal. The club also participated in the UEFA Champions League as a result of finishing second in the Primeira Divis\u00e3o in the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season\nAfter guiding Benfica to second place, Graeme Souness remained in charge for a first full season. The Scottish brought in a handful of British players to the team, but only Michael Thomas, Mark Pembridge and Dean Saunders got regular playing time. To offset, Benfica lost the likes of Edgar Pacheco, Brian Deane and Scott Minto.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season\nThe season started with the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, which the club successfully passes, although not without drama. Domestically, Benfica fared better, quickly reaching the top spots by early October. However, a home draw with Alverca, starts a six-match winless spree that put them in fifth place in the league and negatively impacted their Champions League campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season\nBenfica eventually regained their step in the Primeira Divis\u00e3o. From late November till early February, they won 8 out of 9 matches, including seven in a row. This allowed them to battle the second place with Boavista with a match between in 14 March assuming significant importance. Benfica lost and started another downward spiral of erratic results that eventually led to the dismissal of Souness. Long-time assistant Sh\u00e9u finished the season, with Benfica reaching 65 points, 14 less than Porto. Nuno Gomes had its best season of his career, scoring 34 goals in all competitions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary\nFollowing a season, where Benfica made a convincing second round, collecting 41 out of 51 points. Souness had his status increased, with more influence on player signings and the technical staff around him. One of his first decisions was replacing Nelo Vingada by his personal friend, Phil Boersma. Vingada work as assistant was influential in helping Souness understand the intricacy of Portuguese football. The Scottish also brought in reinforcements from England, inspired by the effect that Poborsk\u00fd and Brian Deane had in the team, when they joined in January.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary\nAfter a pre-season that saw them meet Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Italians, Empoli and Lazio, the team was set to debut in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League against Beitar Jerusalem. With a six nil thrashing in the first leg, the second leg was a mere formality. However, in Israel, the team suffered a setback, conceding four goals, that although it did not harm progress to the group stage, it upset the management.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary\nIn the league, Benfica started in the best possible way, amassing three consecutive wins and reaching top of the table. A loss in Faro dropped them to second, but did not stop their momentum, as two more wins and a hard-fought draw against F.C. Alverca followed. Equal on the first place, the team visited Boavista next. A last minute goal from Martelinho forced Benfica to spend the week in fifth place. In Europe, the situation was not any better, with five points dropped against HJK Helsinki, who were making their debut in the group stage of the Champions League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary\n\"An initial scare foresees an unsettling season. With the qualification for the millionaire Champions League almost assured, Benfica unexpectedly crashes in Israel for unthinkable numbers. Still, the Champions League is a reality \u2013 as his the ever present controversy caused by Souness. His signings \u2013 Michael Thomas and Mark Pembridge in July, Dean Saunders in January, Steve Harkness and Gary Charles in March \u2013 rarely ever get it right. Adding to this, the problems with the players are recurring and successive examples of stubbornness force him out, after a home draw against Campomaiorense. By then, Champions League, Portuguese League and Portuguese Cup were a thing of the past. Till the end, it is Sh\u00e9u who leads the team, and holds on to the third place with a draw in the last match-day...\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 845]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary\nAfter five points earned in three match days in early November, the team faced FC Porto for the Cl\u00e1ssico on the road, losing for a fifth consecutive season, and ending up in fifth place with a seven-point gap for the leader. In Europe, Benfica finished second in his group, with another late goal costing them points, now against PSV Eindhoven. Nonetheless, with the advancing season, Benfica performance improved, starting a seven-game winning streak that spread two months, and saw the jump to second, only a point behind leaders Porto. They were stopped in late January, when S.C. Beira-Mar draw them at home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 656]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary\nIn February the team conceded a fourth league loss, which was followed by the premature exit of the Portuguese Cup. Still, they recovered by winning the two subsequent games, matching Boavista on the league table, and facing them next, knowing that a win, would put the team one point behind leaders Porto. On 14 March, Souness decided to Gary Charles and Steve Harkness, the first was coming out of an injury and the second arrived days before. Benfica lost 0\u20133, dropped to third place and Souness saw his first handkerchiefs. A week later Benfica draw against U.D. Leiria, bagging only one point out of six possible in a crucial part of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary\nApril would be much the same, with five points lost out of nine possible, the advantage over the fourth place, Sporting was reduced to two points. With a home draw against S.C. Campomaiorense in early May, and in danger of losing the third place, Souness was sacked with immediate effect. He was banned from entering the stadium, and Sh\u00e9u replaced him in the final four matches, winning seven points out of twelve, but more importantly, securing the third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics\nThe squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Graeme Souness (manager), Phil Boersma (assistant manager) and Sh\u00e9u (assistant and later manager).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics\nNote 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154136-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics\nNote 2: Players with squad numbers marked \u2021 joined the club during the 1998-99 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season\nSociet\u00e0 Sportiva Lazio finished second in Serie A, and won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Supercoppa Italiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Season review\nLazio kicked off the 1998\u201399 season by defeating Juventus 2\u20131 to win the Supercoppa in the pre-season, and then set a searing pace in the league thanks to the lethal striking partnership of world transfer record signing Christian Vieri and Marcelo Salas. The pair of them together netted 27 goals, as Lazio led the way for most of the season. Twenty-year-old Yugoslav starlet Dejan Stankovi\u0107 also impressed by scoring on his league debut.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Season review\nMilan peaked late during the season, while Lazio had a barren spell, which enabled Milan to make up the deficit. Lazio finally squandered the title lead in the penultimate match of the season, where it had to settle for a draw against Fiorentina away from home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Season review\nFollowing the season, Vieri left the club for Inter, accusing chairman Sergio Cragnotti of lying to him. The money from Vieri's transfer was used to bring Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n, Simone Inzaghi and Diego Simeone to Rome, moves that all proved essential when Lazio clinched the title in 2000, where those three found the net in the last game of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Season review\nLazio's best moment of the 1998-99 season came when they beat Mallorca 2-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham in the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, following goals by Vieri and Pavel Nedv\u011bd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Season review\nThe most prolific players during the season was captain and centre-half Alessandro Nesta, free-kick specialist Sini\u0161a Mihajlovi\u0107, winger Nedv\u011bd, and the striker pairing of Vieri and Salas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Squad information\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Transfers, In\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 49], "content_span": [50, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Transfers, Out\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154137-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 S.S. Lazio season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 59], "content_span": [60, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154138-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 SC Bastia season\nFrench football club SC Bastia's 1998\u201399 season. Finished 13th place in league. Top scorer of the season, including 14 goals in 12 league matches have been Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric N\u00e9e. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 64, the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the final 32 teams and the Intertoto Cup was able to be among the semi finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154138-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 SC Bastia season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154139-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 SK Rapid Wien season\nThe 1998\u201399 SK Rapid Wien season is the 101st season in club history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154140-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 SM-liiga season\nThe 1998\u201399 SM-liiga season was the 24th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154141-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sacramento Kings season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Kings' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in Sacramento. In the 1998 NBA draft, the Kings selected Jason Williams from the University of Florida with the seventh pick. During the offseason, the team acquired All-Star forward Chris Webber from the Washington Wizards, and signed free agents Vlade Divac, Vernon Maxwell, Jon Barry and second-year center Scot Pollard, who was signed midway through the season while Terry Dehere was released to free agency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154141-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sacramento Kings season\nAfter playing in Europe, Serbian forward Peja Stojakovi\u0107, who was drafted 14th overall by the Kings in the 1996 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA. Under new head coach Rick Adelman, the Kings struggled playing below .500 with a 17\u201322 start, but then improved winning ten of their final eleven games in a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games, finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 27\u201323 record, their first winning season in 16 years. Webber averaged 20.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Williams averaged 12.8 points, 6.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154141-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sacramento Kings season\nIn the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Kings got off to a good start, taking a 2\u20131 series lead over the 3rd\u2013seeded Utah Jazz. However, the Jazz won Game 4 on the road by one point to even the series, and force a decisive fifth game. The Kings would lose Game 5 on the road in overtime 99\u201392. Following the season, second-year guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad was traded to the Orlando Magic, and Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154141-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sacramento Kings season\nFor the season, the Kings added new purple alternate road uniforms, which would last until 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154141-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sacramento Kings season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 50], "content_span": [51, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the San Antonio Spurs' 32nd season as a franchise, the team's 26th season in San Antonio, and the team's 23rd season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Spurs acquired second-year guard Antonio Daniels from the Vancouver Grizzlies, and signed free agents Mario Elie, three-point specialist Steve Kerr and Jerome Kersey. After a promising rookie season from second-year star Tim Duncan, Spurs fans had to wait three months for the season to begin due to a lockout by NBA owners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season\nWhen the season, which was cut to 50 games finally started, the Spurs posted a 6\u20138 record in February. In March and April, they won 31 of their final 36 games on their way to a league-best 37\u201313 season record, roughly equivalent to 61\u201321 in a full season. Duncan averaged 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. David Robinson provided the team with 15.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season\nIn the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves three games to one. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Spurs' \"Twin Towers\" of Duncan and Robinson outplayed Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant as they swept the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs faced the Portland Trail Blazers. After taking Game One, the Spurs trailed by 17 points in Game Two. However, the Spurs made a fourth-quarter run that culminated with a game-winning three-pointer from Sean Elliott. The Spurs went on to sweep the Trail Blazers in four straight games, becoming the first former American Basketball Association (ABA) team to play in the NBA Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 767]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season\nIn the Finals, the Spurs defeated the eighth-seeded New York Knicks in five games. Avery Johnson hit the title-winning shot with 47 seconds left to seal the Spurs' first title in franchise history. Duncan was named Finals MVP. Kerr, who previously won three straight championships with the Chicago Bulls, won his fourth consecutive title. Following the season, Will Perdue re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season, Offseason\nOn June 24, 1998, the Spurs traded Carl Herrera and first-round draft pick Felipe Lopez to the Vancouver Grizzlies for guard Antonio Daniels. The team also signed free agents Mario Elie, Steve Kerr and Jerome Kersey during the offseason.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals\nThe 1999 NBA Finals saw some firsts for both the Spurs and the opposing New York Knicks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals\nThe Knicks became the first (and to this date, the only) 8th seed to ever play in an NBA Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Summary\nThe following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Summary\nWith time running out in Game 5, and the 1999 championship on the line, the Spurs looked to Avery Johnson as he hit a long clutch 2 from the corner with 47 seconds to go, giving the Spurs a 1-point lead. It was considered one of the franchise's best moments since the first 26 years in San Antonio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154142-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Antonio Spurs season, NBA Finals, Schedule\nThe Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. So far, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season\nThe 1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' eighth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Under second-year head coach Darryl Sutter, the Sharks reached the playoffs for a second consecutive season. While the team won three fewer games than it had during the prior season, it became the first in franchise history to score more goals (196) than it allowed (191).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season\nDuring the campaign, general manager Dean Lombardi continued to add to the Sharks' roster. During the 1998 preseason, both goaltender Steve Shields and All-Star defenseman Gary Suter were acquired from the Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks, respectively, in exchange for low-level draft picks and prospects. While neither played a major role during the 1998\u201399 season, both would make key contributions to the Sharks' success the following season. Indeed, Lombardi's most notable addition was that of veteran forward Vincent Damphousse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season\nDamphousse, acquired in a midseason trade with the Montreal Canadiens, would experience immediate success in San Jose; he would ultimately remain with the Sharks until the conclusion of the 2003\u201304 season. The 1998\u201399 season also saw the continued development of several highly-touted prospects. Most notably, the campaign saw second-year forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm emerge as consistent scoring threats. Additionally, the season also saw the debut of promising young defenseman (and future NHL All-Star) Scott Hannan. These players, along with established forward Jeff Friesen and defenseman Mike Rathje, would drive much of the team's success over the following five years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season\nDespite their losing record, the Sharks reached the postseason for a second consecutive season. In the first round of the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Sharks were matched against the Northwest Division champion Colorado Avalanche. Due to the Columbine High School Massacre, the first two games of the series were played in San Jose; the heavily favored Avalanche won both. As had been the case one year prior, the Sharks won their next two games in Denver to even the series at two games apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season\nThe Avalanche responded by routing the Sharks in Game Five to take a 3\u20132 series lead. The Sharks managed to push the Avalanche to overtime in Game Six; a goal by Colorado rookie Milan Hejduk, however, spelled the end of the Sharks' season. As of the 2017\u201318 NHL season, the 1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks (along with the 1998\u201399 Edmonton Oilers) are the last team to have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a losing record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season\nThe Sharks tied the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 119]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154143-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 San Jose Sharks season, Roster\nJamie Baker Shawn Burr Mike Craig Murray Craven Vincent Damphousse Jeff Friesen Sean Gauthier Tony Granato Steve Guolla Scott Hannan Shawn Heins Alex Hicks Bill Houlder Alexander Korolyuk Dave Lowry Bryan Marchment Patrick Marleau Stephane Matteau Joe Murphy Brantt Myhres Bernie Nicholls Owen Nolan Jeff Norton Marcus Ragnarsson Mike Rathje Mike Ricci Bob Rouse Steve Shields Jarrod Skalde Ron Stern Marco Sturm Gary Suter Ron Sutter Andy Sutton Mike Vernon Andrei Zyuzin", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 38], "content_span": [39, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154146-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Scottish Cup was the 114th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154147-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish First Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Scottish First Division was won by Hibernian who bounced straight back up to the Scottish Premier League after relegation the previous season and finished 23 points ahead of nearest challengers Falkirk. Hamilton Academical and Stranraer were relegated to the Second Division. In the case of Stranraer, they didn't manage to compete well enough in this division following on from their promotion a year earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154149-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Inter-District Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's professional district teams. With the merging of the 4 districts into 2; now only Glasgow and Edinburgh were involved in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers then fought it out in a renamed Tri-Series sponsored by Tennents Velvet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154149-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Inter-District Championship\nThree matches were played between the clubs. Edinburgh won the series, beating Glasgow 2-1. A league table is shown for completeness. Both teams entered the next year's Heineken Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154150-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup was the 113th staging of the Scottish Junior Cup, a competition for clubs affiliated to the Scottish Junior Football Association (\"junior\" in the title refers to the level of football and not the age of the players). It was won by Kilwinning Rangers after they defeated Kelty Hearts 1\u20130 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154150-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup, First round\nThese ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154150-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup, Second round\nThese ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154150-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup, Third round\nThese ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154150-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup, Fourth round\nThese ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154150-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup, Fifth round\nThese ties were scheduled to take place on Saturday, TBC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154150-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup, Final\nThe final took place on Sunday, 30 May 1999 at Firhill Stadium, home of Partick Thistle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154150-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Junior Cup, Final\nKilwinning Rangers won 1\u20130 with a goal from Gerry Peline only 80 seconds after the kick-off. A number of Scottish MPs tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament congratulating Kilwinning on winning the Junior Cup and several other trophies during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154151-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish League Cup\nThe 1998\u20131999 Scottish League Cup was the 53rd staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated St Johnstone 2\u20131 in the Final. The Final was played at Celtic Park because Hampden Park was being redeveloped, work which was completed in time for the 1999 Scottish Cup Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154151-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish League Cup\nThis was the last season in which the competition was completed in the autumn, which meant that there was no League Cup Final held in the calendar year of 1999. The next Final to be played was the 1999\u20132000 Final, which was played in March 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154152-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Men's National League season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 30th campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The season featured 10 teams; from the previous season Troon joined the league. Glasgow Sports Division won their first league title, ending the 10 year dominance of the Livingston MIM and Bulls teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154152-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Men's National League season, Teams\nThe line-up for the 1998\u201399 season featured the following teams:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 52], "content_span": [53, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League\nThe 1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League season (also known as the 1998\u201399 Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier League for sponsorship reasons from 11 March) was the inaugural season of Scottish Premier League football, the top division of Scottish football. It began on 1 August 1998 and concluded on 23 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League\nThe league was made up of the twelve clubs that broke away from the Scottish Football League at the end of the 1997\u201398 season. Celtic went into the season as the defending Scottish champions, having won the 1997\u201398 Scottish Premier Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League\nRangers won the title with 3 matches still to play on 2 May 1999, after defeating Old Firm rivals Celtic 3\u20130 in controversial circumstances at Celtic Park. Three players were red-carded during the game and referee Hugh Dallas was struck by a coin thrown by a Celtic supporter and required treatment from paramedics on the field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Teams\nOn 8 September 1997, the clubs in the Premier Division decided to split from the Scottish Football League and form a Scottish Premier League (SPL). This followed an earlier example in England, which came into force during the 1992\u201393 season. This decision was fuelled by a desire by the top clubs in Scotland to retain more of the revenue generated by the game. Originally, league sponsorship money was divided proportionally between clubs in all four divisions. After the SPL was formed, its clubs retained all of its commercial revenues except for an annual payment to the SFL and a parachute payment to relegated clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Teams\nThe new league followed the same format as the previous season's Premier Division, with the ten clubs playing each other four times, twice at home and twice away. Hibernian were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom of the 1997\u201398 Scottish Premier Division. They were replaced by Dundee, the champions of the previous season's First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Overview\nThe 1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League season ended in success for Rangers who, managed by Dutchman Dick Advocaat, won the title by six points from nearest rivals Celtic. Dunfermline Athletic were relegated after three seasons in the top division. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Celtic were joined by St Johnstone in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Fourth placed Kilmarnock also gained a UEFA Cup place via the UEFA Fair Play ranking.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Overview\nThe season began on 1 August 1998 with the first SPL goal scored by Aberdeen's Eoin Jess as they defeated newly promoted Dundee 2\u20130 at Dens Park. Also on the first day of the season, Craig Burley scored the SPL's first hat-trick as defending champions Celtic defeated Dunfermline Athletic  5\u20130 at Celtic Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Overview\n1998\u201399 saw the introduction of a three-week break during January, which was well received by both players and managers. In its inaugural year, the SPL was broadcast to over 120 countries worldwide, while attendances increased and more money was invested in youth development than ever before. A new Scottish transfer record was also set as Rangers paid Fiorentina \u00a35.5m for former Manchester United and Everton winger Andrei Kanchelskis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Overview\nRangers clinched the SPL title on 2 May 1999 by beating Old Firm-rivals Celtic 3\u20130 at Celtic Park. Three players were red-carded during the game and referee Hugh Dallas was struck by a coin thrown by a Celtic supporter and required treatment from paramedics on the field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Overview\nDunfermline Athletic were relegated to the Scottish First Division on 8 May 1999 after a 2\u20131 defeat to Celtic at East End Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 1\u201318\nDuring matches 1\u201318 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Results, Matches 19\u201336\nDuring matches 19\u201336 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154153-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Premier League, Attendances\nThe average attendances for SPL clubs during the 1998\u201399 season are shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154154-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Second Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Scottish Second Division was won by Livingston who, along with second placed Inverness Caledonian Thistle, were promoted to the First Division. East Fife and Forfar Athletic were relegated to the Third Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154155-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Scottish Third Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Scottish Third Division was won by Ross County who, along with second placed Stenhousemuir, gained promotion to the Second Division. Montrose finished bottom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154156-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Seattle SuperSonics season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the 31st season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Sonics signed free agents Billy Owens and former Sonics center Olden Polynice, and acquired Don MacLean from the New Jersey Nets. After a lockout wiped out half the season, cutting it to 50 games, the Sonics got off to a strong start under new head coach Paul Westphal winning their first six games. However, they soon fell apart losing nine of their next twelve games as Vin Baker played just 34 games due to thumb and knee injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154156-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Seattle SuperSonics season\nOwens and MacLean both missed large parts of the season also due to injuries. From there, the Sonics would play around .500 for the remainder of the season finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 25\u201325 record, losing a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Western Conference to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1990.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154156-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Seattle SuperSonics season\nGary Payton averaged 21.7 points, 8.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Detlef Schrempf provided the team with 15.0 points per game. Following the season, Schrempf signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers, Hersey Hawkins was traded to the Chicago Bulls, Polynice signed with the Utah Jazz, and Owens, MacLean and Dale Ellis were all traded to the Orlando Magic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154156-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Seattle SuperSonics season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 53], "content_span": [54, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154157-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Second League of FR Yugoslavia\n1998\u201399 Second League of FR Yugoslavia (Serbian: Druga liga Jugoslavije) consisted of two groups of 18 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154157-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Second League of FR Yugoslavia, League table, West\nThis article about a UEFA/European association football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 58], "content_span": [59, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154158-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n\nThe 1998\u201399 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n season saw 22 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. M\u00e1laga CF, CD Numancia, Sevilla FC and Rayo Vallecano were promoted to Primera Divisi\u00f3n. RCD Mallorca B, Barcelona B, H\u00e9rcules CF and CD Ourense were relegated to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154159-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B\nThe 1998\u201399 season of Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B of Spanish football started in August 1998 and ended in May 1999 after the play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154159-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B, Group I\nTeams from Asturias, Canary Islands, Castilla\u2013La Mancha, Community of Madrid and Galicia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154159-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B, Group II\nTeams from Aragon, Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile and Le\u00f3n, Castilla\u2013La Mancha, La Rioja and Navarre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154160-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Segunda Divis\u00e3o B\nThe 1998\u201399 Segunda Divis\u00e3o season was the 65th season of the competition and the 49th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154160-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Segunda Divis\u00e3o B, Overview\nThe league was contested by 54 teams in 3 divisions with SC Covilh\u00e3, SC Freamunde and Imortal DC winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Liga de Honra. The overall championship was won by SC Freamunde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 35], "content_span": [36, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154161-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Segunda Divis\u00e3o de Honra\nThe 1998\u201399 Segunda Divis\u00e3o de Honra season was the 9th season of the competition and the 65th season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154161-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Segunda Divis\u00e3o de Honra, Overview\nThe league was contested by 18 teams with Gil Vicente FC winning the championship and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga along with Os Belenenses and CD Santa Clara. At the other end of the table CD Feirense, Uni\u00e3o Funchal and GD Estoril Praia were relegated to the Segunda Divis\u00e3o.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154162-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Serbian Hockey League season\nThe Serbian Hockey League Season for 1998-1999 was the eighth season of the league. Only three teams participated. The teams from Belgrade were out because the arena in Belgrade was out. HK Vojvodina was the winner, in what started a long dynasty of winning the league titles. This was also the first season that HK Novi Sad participated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154162-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Serbian Hockey League season, Playoffs\nThere were only the finals. HK Vojvodina beat HK Novi Sad in a best of two series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154163-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Serie A\nThe 1998\u201399 Serie A saw Milan win their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day. Internazionale, with an often injured or rested Ronaldo, had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th position, whereas Juventus' impressive start was cut short by a bad injury to Alessandro Del Piero, and they wound up having an unimpressive season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154163-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Serie A, Teams\nSalernitana, Venezia, Cagliari and Perugia had been promoted from Serie B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154163-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Serie A, UEFA Cup qualification\nUdinese and Bologna qualified to 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup, while Juventus qualified for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154164-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Serie A (ice hockey) season\nThe 1998\u201399 Serie A season was the 65th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Nine teams participated in the league, and HC Meran won the championship by defeating HC Bozen in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154165-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Serie B\nThe Serie B 1998\u201399 was the sixty-seventh tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154165-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Serie B, Teams\nCesena, Cremonese, Cosenza and Ternana had been promoted from Serie C, while Brescia, Atalanta, Lecce and Napoli had been relegated from Serie A.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154166-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Shield season\nThe 1998\u201399 Sheffield Shield season was the 97th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154167-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield United F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154167-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season summary\nThe 1998\u201399 season saw more managerial change, with Steve Bruce taking over first team affairs. The Blades challenged once again for a play-off place but eventually finished eighth. However, there was drama in the FA Cup where the Blades were controversially beaten by Arsenal when Bruce attempted to take his team off the pitch, claiming that Arsenal had broken an unwritten rule of sportsmanship by failing to return the ball to the Blades, who had intentionally kicked it out of play to allow an injured player to be attended to. Although the game eventually continued to a finish, it was later declared void and replayed; United lost. In May, Bruce resigned after just one season in charge, citing turmoil in the club's boardroom and a shortage of funds for transfers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 825]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154167-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield United F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 63], "content_span": [64, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154168-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 's 132nd season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team Premiership, the top tier of English football, finishing twelfth. It was the club's 100th season at their Hillsborough ground.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154168-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary\nDanny Wilson's return to Hillsborough as manager saw them begin the season among the favourites for relegation of many pundits. But they performed reasonably well throughout the season, being one of just three sides to beat treble winners Manchester United in addition to being one of just four sides to beat second-placed Arsenal, who would finish just one point behind Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154168-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary\nUp to 27 February 1999 \u2013 their 3\u20131 home win over Middlesbrough \u2013 they were boasting somewhat inconsistent yet very stable, promising mid-table form: 10th in the table, winning ten, drawing five and losing 11 of their first 26 games with an impressive goal difference of +9 and were looking like good bets for a UEFA Cup slot. However, they couldn't quite keep up the momentum and would lose their next five games which ultimately ended such hopes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154168-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary\nHowever, winning three of their final seven matches ensured that they would finish 12th at the end of a campaign during which they had never faced any serious threat of relegation; a significant improvement to the previous season. The only major concern at the club was a growing mountain of debts which would have been even more of a worry had the Owls suffered relegation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154168-0001-0003", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary\nAn expensively assembled squad including Paolo Di Canio, Benito Carbone and Wim Jonk failed to live up to the massive wage bill the club was paying and things eventually came to a head when Italian firebrand Di Canio was sent off in a match against Arsenal and infamously proceeded to push the referee Paul Alcock on his way off, which resulted in an extended ban of 11 matches and him being fined \u00a310,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154168-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 66], "content_span": [67, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154168-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 73], "content_span": [74, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154168-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154169-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak 1. Liga season\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovak 1.Liga season was the sixth season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and HK Spartak Dubnica won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154170-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovak Cup was the 30th season of Slovakia's annual knock-out cup competition and the sixth since the independence of Slovakia. It began on 29 July 1998 with Preliminary round and ended on 8 May 1999 with the Final. The winners of the competition earned a place in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Spartak Trnava were the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154170-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Cup, Preliminary round\nThe first legs were played on 29 July 1998. The second legs were played on 12 August 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 37], "content_span": [38, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154170-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Cup, First round\nThe games were played on 8 September 1998, except for the match \u0160KP Dev\u00edn \u2013 Artmedia Petr\u017ealka, which was played on 9 September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154170-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Cup, Second round\nThe games were played on 22 September 1998, except for the match Spartak Trnava \u2013 Ban\u00edk Prievidza, which was played on 23 September 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154170-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Cup, Semi-finals\nThe first legs were played on 16 March 1999. The second legs were played on 6 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154171-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Extraliga season\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovak Extraliga season was the sixth season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and HC VS\u017d Ko\u0161ice won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154172-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Superliga\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovak First Football League (known as the Mars superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. This season started on 1 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999. 1. FC Ko\u0161ice are the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154172-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Superliga, Teams\nA total of 16 teams was contested in the league, including 14 sides from the 1997\u201398 season and two promoted from the 2. Liga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154172-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovak Superliga, Teams\nLokomot\u00edva Ko\u0161ice and FK DAC 1904 Dunajsk\u00e1 Streda was relegated to the 1998\u201399 2. Liga. The two relegated teams were replaced by FC Nitra and ZTS Kerametal Dubnica.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154173-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovenian Basketball League\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovenian Basketball League, known as Liga Kolinska for sponsorship reasons, was the 8th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154173-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovenian Basketball League, Regular season\nP=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154174-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovenian Football Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovenian Football Cup was the eighth season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154175-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovenian Hockey League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovenian Ice Hockey League season was the eighth season of the Slovenian Hockey League. Olimpija defeated Slavija in the league final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154176-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovenian PrvaLiga\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovenian PrvaLiga season started on 2 August 1998 and ended on 13 June 1999. Each team played a total of 33 matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154177-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovenian Second League\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovenian Second League season started on 15 August 1998 and ended on 13 June 1999. Each team played a total of 30 matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154178-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Slovenian Third League\nThe 1998\u201399 Slovenian Third League was the seventh season of the Slovenian Third League, the third highest level in the Slovenian football system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season\nThe 1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season was a near average South Pacific tropical cyclone season, with 8 tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean basin between 160\u00b0E and 120\u00b0W. Despite the season starting on November 1, the first tropical system of the season did not form until December 1, while the final disturbance of the season dissipated on May 27, 1999. During the season the most intense tropical cyclone was Severe Tropical Cyclone Cora, which had a minimum pressure of 930\u00a0hPa (27.46\u00a0inHg). After the season had ended the names Cora and Dani were retired from the naming lists, after they had caused significant impacts to South Pacific islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season\nDuring the season, tropical cyclones were officially monitored by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) in Nadi, Fiji and the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Wellington, New Zealand. While the United States Navy also monitored the basin and issued unofficial warnings throughout the season, through its Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center (NPMOC). Tropical cyclones that were located between 160\u00b0E and 120\u00b0W as well as the Equator and 25\u00b0S were monitored by TCWC Nadi while any that were located to the south of 25\u00b0S between 160\u00b0E and 120\u00b0W were monitored by TCWC Wellington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season\nDuring the season the JTWC issued warnings on any tropical cyclone that was located between 160\u00b0E and the 180\u00b0 while the NPMOC issued warnings for tropical cyclones forming between 180\u00b0 and the American coast. the FMS and TCWC Wellington both used the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, and measured windspeeds over a 10-minute period, while the JTWC and the NPMOC measured sustained windspeeds over a 1-minute period. For the first time this season, the FMS assigned a number and the letter F to each significant tropical disturbance that moved within the South Pacific basin, while the JTWC and NPMOC continued to assign a number and the letter P to significant tropical cyclones throughout the Southern Hemisphere.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary\nIn direct contrast to the previous season when an El Ni\u00f1o episode was observed, 1998\u201399 was characterised by a La Ni\u00f1a episode, which contributed to the slump in activity that was observed during the season. In total 27 Tropical Disturbances and Tropical Depressions developed, of which 8 developed further into tropical cyclones and severe tropical cyclones. The shift from El Ni\u00f1o to a La Ni\u00f1a also helped shift the mean genesis area into the Coral Sea area from just east of the Northern Cook Islands, with 5 of the 8 cyclones during the season developing in that area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 07P\nOn December 11, the JTWC started to monitor an area of disturbed weather had developed within a trough of low pressure, about 670\u00a0km (415\u00a0mi) to the northeast of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. Over the next couple of days the disturbed weather drifted towards the west and moved into the eastern portion of the Australian region. By late on December 14 a tropical disturbance had developed on the south-eastern end of the trough, before as it moved back into the South Pacific region, the FMS declared it a tropical depression.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 07P\nJTWC initiated warnings on the system at 15/0900 UTC due to a ship report of 34 kn at 0000 UTC. Bulletins from Nadi alluded to gales being present in the southern and eastern quadrants, but since they were not surrounding the center, the depression was not named as a tropical cyclone. The depression moved southeastward roughly parallel to and several hundred miles southwest of New Caledonia. By 0600 UTC on December 16 the system was about 250\u00a0nmi southwest of Noum\u00e9a and had moved across 25S and into the AOR of the Wellington, New Zealand, office. The depression turned to the south and accelerated as it began to lose tropical characteristics. It passed about 210\u00a0nmi west of Norfolk Island at 1700 UTC, and had become extratropical about 400\u00a0nmi west-northwest of New Zealand's North Cape by 0500 UTC on December 17.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 894]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Dani\nAlthough Dani never threatened to strike Fiji, its outer bands brought catastrophic rainfall to the nation, killing 12 people and leaving US$3.5\u00a0million in damage behind. Damage in Vanuatu was estimated at 1\u00a0billion Vatu (US$8.5\u00a0million).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Olinda\nOn January 22, Tropical Cyclone Olinda moved into the basin about 740\u00a0km (460\u00a0mi) to the west-northwest of Noum\u00e9a, New Caledonia, with 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 85\u00a0km/h (55\u00a0mph) which made it a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. During that day, the cyclone quickly moved towards the east-southeast quickly and managed to intensify into a category two tropical cyclone before it moved into TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Pete\nOn January 23, Tropical Cyclone Pete moved into the South Pacific basin, while at its 1-minute and 10-minute peak intensities of 95\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph) and 100\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph), which made it a tropical storm or a weak category two tropical cyclone on the Australian Scale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Ella\nOn February 9, the FMS reported that a tropical depression had developed within a monsoon trough, about 210 kilometres (130\u00a0mi) to the south of Honaira on the Solomon Island: Guadalcanal. During that day the depression moved towards the east and gradually intensified, as convection started to organise while vertical windshear over the system decreased, before the JTWC initiated advisories and designated the depression as Tropical Cyclone 19P. During February 10, 19P started to move towards the southeast while developing further before the FMS named the depression as Ella early the next day, before it turned and accelerated towards the south and passed about 160\u00a0km (100\u00a0mi) to the west of the northern tip Espiritu Santo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 798]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 17F\nOn February 17, the FMS reported that a weak tropical depression, had developed within a monsoon trough over the southern Fijian islands. During that day, the depression moved slowly towards the east before it started to turn towards the southeast during the next day while convection started to organize further. Later that day, the FMS issued a marine weather bulletin, warning that the depression had 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 75\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0009-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 17F\nHowever, the depression was not classified as a tropical cyclone as the gale-force windspeeds were only present in the southern semicircle because of a pressure gradient with a surface ridge of high pressure to the south of the system. Over the next couple of days the depression moved towards the southeast before it was last noted by the FMS, during February 19 as it approached MetService's area of responsibility.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Gita\nOn February 25, the FMS started to monitor a weak shallow depression that had developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone just to the north of the Southern Cooks Islands. Over the next two days the depression gradually developed further, before the system moved out of the FMS's area of responsibility during February 27 as it developed into a category one tropical cyclone. TCWC Wellington, in conjunction with the FMS, subsequently named it Gita.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 68], "content_span": [69, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hali\nEarly on March 11, the NPMOC and the FMS started to monitor a tropical disturbance that had developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone between the Southern Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Later that day as the disturbance moved towards the southwest, the FMS reported that it had developed into a tropical depression while located about 485\u00a0km (300\u00a0mi) to the east of the Cook Island: Aitutaki. Under the influence of diurnal effects and significant vertical shear the depression slowly developed over the next couple of days while drifting through the southern Cook Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0011-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hali\nBy 1800\u00a0UTC on January 12, the depressions low level circulation centre had moved under the deep convection, as result the FMS then reported that the system had developed into a tropical cyclone and named it Hali. At the same time the NPMOC initiated advisories on Hali and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 27P, while it was equivalent to a tropical storm with 1-minute sustained windspeeds of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph). After it was named Hali moved towards the west, before early on January 13, the NPMOC reported that Hali had reached its 1-minute peak intensity of 95\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hali\nOver the next 3 days, Hali moved towards the west as it gradually intensified further, before early on March 16, an approaching upper trough of low pressure caused a weakness in the subtropical ridge. As a result, the cyclone started to move towards the south, while the FMS reported that Hali had reached its 10-minute peak windspeeds of 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph), which made it a category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0012-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hali\nLater that day the FMS reported that the cyclone had started to rapidly weaken because of increasing vertical windshear and cooler sea surface temperatures, and interference from Tropical Depression 20F. As a result, the FMS reported at 1200\u00a0UTC on January 18, that Hali had weakened into a depression before later that day the cyclone got caught up in the low level steering field and drifted into TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility during the next day. The remnants of Hali were then last noted on March 20 at 0600\u00a0UTC as they dissipated about 1200\u00a0km (750\u00a0mi) to the southeast of Avarua on the Southern Cook Island: Rarotonga. No impact was caused by Hali while it moved through the Southern Cook Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 790]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 20F\nOn March 13, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 20F had developed about 800\u00a0km (495\u00a0mi) to the northeast of Papeete, French Polynesia. The disturbance was located in an upper-level environment that was not favorable for further development, and deep convection surrounding the system was limited to the northern quadrant. Over the next couple of days the disturbance moved towards the west-southwest and was classified as a tropical depression early on March 15, while it was located about 160\u00a0km (100\u00a0mi) to the northwest of Tahiti.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0013-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 20F\nThe depression then developed gale-force winds of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph) during the next day, however, because they were only found in one or two quadrants and did not wrap around the depression's exposed center, it was not considered to be a tropical cyclone. The depressions center was also exposed and displaced to the southwest of the deep convection at this time. The depression was then last noted later that day as it moved into Met Service's area of responsibility, about 400\u00a0km (250\u00a0mi) to the southeast of Avarua in the Southern Cook Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 70], "content_span": [71, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems\nThe following weak tropical disturbances were also monitored by the FMS, however all of these systems were either short lived or did not develop significantly. The first, Tropical Disturbance 01F, developed about 540\u00a0km (340\u00a0mi) to the northwest of Apia in American Samoa, however the system remained weak and was last noted later that day. On December 25, Tropical Disturbance 04F developed over the Coral Sea within an area of strong vertical windshear in the Australian region. During that day 04F moved towards the southeast and entered the South Pacific basin, before dissipating during December 26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0014-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems\nTropical Depression 05F then developed on January 1 to the north of the Southern Cook Islands, while showing some baroclinic characteristics, before developing a fair amount of convection around the centre. Convection surrounding the system decreased during January 3, before the system had become unclassifiable by January 5. Tropical Disturbance 06F formed on January 3, to the southwest of French Polynesia, in an area of strong vertical windshear. Over the next couple of days the disturbance moved towards the southwest and never showed any signs of organising significantly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0014-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems\nTropical Low/Disturbance 08F developed on January 16, within an active convergence zone, that was located to the east of Fiji. Over the next couple of days convection around the centre increased slightly but vertical windshear restrained 08F from developing significantly, before on January 19 it moved into much cooler waters and stronger vertical windshear which ultimately led its demise. Along with Cyclone Dani, 08F extended a trough of low pressure on to Fiji which caused significant flooding, 6 deaths and about 4\u00a0million (1999\u00a0FJD) worth of damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems\nTropical Disturbances 11F, 12F, 13F and 15F were all weak tropical disturbances, that occurred during the first half of February. On March 28, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 21F had developed about 335\u00a0km (210\u00a0mi) to the northeast of Niue. During the day the disturbance remained weak as it moved towards the south, however the disturbance did not develop any further as it was located in an unfavourable environment for further development.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0015-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems\nThe basin then was quiet, until April 9 when Tropical Disturbance 22F developed in the eastern portion of the Australian region within an area of high vertical windshear, and slowly moved south-eastwards into the basin without developing further. The next disturbance then developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone on April 21, to the southeast of Tonga. As the system moved towards the southeast, further development was inhibited by strong north-westerly winds and it quickly became extratropical. As an extratropical cyclone 23F generated significant damaging swells that affected most countries within the Southern Pacific for about a week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154179-0015-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems\nTropical Depression 26F developed about 770\u00a0km (480\u00a0mi) to the east of Port Villa, Vanuatu, ahead of an approaching trough of low pressure, while deep convection lied to the southeast of the low level circulation centre. Over the next few days, the system moved generally southwards slowly, before on May 25, it turned and started accelerating towards New Zealand. On May 27, the remnants of Tropical Depression 26F were absorbed by a large polar low, that was located to the south of the remnants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season\nThe 1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a quiet season that had the fourth-lowest number of days with tropical storm or tropical cyclone activity. Most of the storms formed either in the Mozambique Channel or in the far eastern portion of the basin, with five storms crossing from the adjacent Australian basin east of 90\u00b0\u00a0E. As a result, few storms impacted Madagascar, and none made landfall on the African continent. Throughout most of the season, there was below-normal sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season\nIn February, typically the peak in activity, R\u00e9union island recorded its highest average monthly pressure since 1953. Due to generally unfavorable conditions, there were only six tropical storms tracked by the M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France office (MFR) on R\u00e9union. There were only two tropical cyclones \u2013 a storm with winds of at least 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season\nActivity began late, with the first tropical storm \u2013 Alda \u2013 forming on January\u00a016, the third latest ever recorded at the time. Alda formed in the Mozambique Channel, which was one of few favorable areas for tropical cyclogenesis in the season. It brought rainfall to southwestern Madagascar that alleviated previously dry conditions. The next five tropical storms either originated or crossed into the adjacent Australian basin, where storms were monitored by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). Both Tropical Storm Chikita and Tropical Cyclone Davina brought beneficial rainfall to the Mascarene Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season\nThe latter storm caused two drowning deaths on R\u00e9union and caused some crop damage. The strongest storm \u2013 Evrina \u2013 peaked as a strong cyclone in the Australian but weakened upon crossing 90\u00b0E, with 10-minute maximum sustained winds of 175\u00a0km/h (110\u00a0mph) in the basin. The final storm was unnamed, crossing from the Australian basin on April\u00a021 as a minimal tropical storm before quickly dissipating. There were also several tropical disturbances or depressions, many short-lived. The first of these formed on September\u00a03 in the northeastern portion of the basin, and there was a tropical depression in February in the Mozambique Channel that approached tropical storm status.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nThe M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France office (MFR) on R\u00e9union island issued warnings in tropical cyclones within the basin during the season. The agency estimated intensity through the Dvorak technique, and warned on tropical cyclones in the region from the coast of Africa to 90\u00b0\u00a0E, south of the equator. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center \u2013 a joint United States Navy\u00a0\u2013 United States Air Force task force \u2013 also issued tropical cyclone warnings for the region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 62], "content_span": [63, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nWind estimates from M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France and most other basins throughout the world are sustained over 10\u00a0minutes, while estimates from the United States-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center are sustained over 1\u00a0minute. 10\u00a0minute winds are about 1.14 times the amount of 1\u00a0minute winds. Most storms formed and dissipated within the tropics, with the exception of Severe Tropical Storm Alda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 62], "content_span": [63, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nDuring the season, atmospheric conditions shifted from El Ni\u00f1o to La Ni\u00f1a, but despite the shift, the season was similarly inactive as its predecessor. In general, sea surface temperatures were below normal, and atmospheric pressures were above normal, both unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis. In the month of February, on average the peak time for activity, there was a general lack of convection, or thunderstorms, east of Madagascar. The average monthly pressure on R\u00e9union was the highest since reliable records began in 1953. The low number of storms occurred despite an otherwise active cyclone year in the southern hemisphere.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 62], "content_span": [63, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0003-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nIn its summary of the season, the MFR described the lack of activity as \"rare and remarkable\", possibly related to a Walker circulation. The agency monitored 14\u00a0tropical disturbances, of which only eight were tropical depressions for at least 24\u00a0hours. Six of these intensified into tropical storms, three less than the average of nine, of which only two attained tropical cyclone status, or half the average.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 62], "content_span": [63, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0003-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nThere were 28\u00a0days in which there was storm or tropical cyclone activity, less than the average of 42 and at the time the fourth lowest since reliable record-keeping began in 1967 with the advent of satellite imagery. The only seasons with a lower number of storm days were 1982\u201383, 1986\u201387, and 1997\u201398.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 62], "content_span": [63, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alda\nAfter a subtropical depression exited the Mozambique Channel, another area of convection formed in the region on January\u00a08, which fluctuated in intensity for several days. A passing cold front increased convection further on January\u00a012, which split off a cutoff low-pressure area. Two days later, a subtropical disturbance formed offshore Beira, Mozambique, classified due to the extratropical origins and lack of centralized convection. The system remained nearly stationary, with the convection extending well to the east.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 83], "content_span": [84, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alda\nOn January\u00a016, the MFR reclassified the system as a tropical depression after the thunderstorms increased near the center, the increasing organization due to moderate but decreasing wind shear. By that time, the depression had begun an eastward movement, but soon turned to the south in the weakness between two high-pressure areas. Late on January\u00a016, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Alda after the convection organized into a central dense overcast. Also that day, the JTWC began tracking the system as Tropical Cyclone 12S. This marked an unusually late start for the first named storm, at the time the third-latest on record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 83], "content_span": [84, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alda\nNeither the MFR nor the JTWC anticipated much strengthening after Alda attained tropical storm status. Around the time of its upgrade, Alda passed about 20\u00a0km (12\u00a0mi) west of Europa Island in the Mozambique Channel, where sustained winds reached 72\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph) and gusts were as strong as 90\u00a0km/h (56\u00a0mph). A building ridge southeast of Madagascar turned the storm to the southwest. After an increase in wind shear diminished the convection, the JTWC discontinued advisories on January\u00a017, although the thunderstorms redeveloped following an unexpected decrease in wind shear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 83], "content_span": [84, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0005-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alda\nAlda turned to the southeast ahead of an approaching trough, and developed a ragged eye feature on January\u00a018. That day, the MFR estimated peak 10-minute winds of 95\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph), and the JTWC estimated one-minute winds of 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph), equivalent to a minimal hurricane. The latter agency also reissued one advisory when the storm was at its peak. Alda accelerated to the southeast and gradually lost tropical characteristics, becoming extratropical on January\u00a019 before being absorbed by the approaching cold front.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 83], "content_span": [84, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alda\nFollowing rainfall from an earlier subtropical depression, Alda dropped 198\u00a0mm (7.8\u00a0in) of rainfall in Morombe in southwestern Madagascar. The rainfall caused flooding that affected thousands of people. The rainfall was beneficial in alleviating previously dry conditions that had prevented crops to be planted. The passage of the storm also caused temperatures to decrease in Mozambique and Madagascar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 83], "content_span": [84, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Damien\u2013Birenda\nOn January\u00a021, a tropical disturbance formed in the Australian region about 500\u00a0km (310\u00a0mi) south of the Indonesian island of Java. Moving west-southwestward, the system intensified into Tropical Storm Damien on January\u00a023, and attained tropical cyclone status two days later while passing 400\u00a0km (250\u00a0mi) south of the Cocos Islands. Subsequently, an increase in wind shear induced steady weakening, causing the circulation to be briefly exposed from the convection on January\u00a026.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 95], "content_span": [96, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0007-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Damien\u2013Birenda\nDamien maintained an area of convection nearby the circulation, and exited into the south-west Indian Ocean on January\u00a028 as a minimal tropical storm; at that time, the Mauritius Meteorological Services renamed the storm as Birenda. The storm turned more to the west and west-northwest due to a building ridge to the south. Increasing wind shear weakened Birenda to tropical depression status on January\u00a029 and into a tropical disturbance the next day. Although convection was intermittent, the circulation dissipated on February\u00a03.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 95], "content_span": [96, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Chikita\nSoon after Damien-Birenda exited the Australian region, another tropical disturbance formed north of the Cocos on January\u00a029, which was initially weak but gradually organized. The disturbance tracked quickly west-westward due to a powerful ridge to the south, remaining in tandem with Tropical Storm Birenda about 1,300\u00a0km (810\u00a0mi) to the east. On January\u00a031, the system crossed into the south-west Indian Ocean. The fast forward motion caused the effects of wind shear to diminish as well as increase the circulation's strength, and the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Chikita on January\u00a031.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 692]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0008-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Chikita\nAt that time, the storm attained its peak intensity of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph). Almost immediately thereafter, the convection began weakening due to lukewarm water temperatures, and Chikita weakened to tropical depression status on February\u00a01. Continuing rapidly to the west, the circulation became exposed from the convection on February\u00a03 due to increased wind shear. Around that time, Chikita passed about 75\u00a0km (47\u00a0mi) north of Rodrigues island, and shortly thereafter weakened into a tropical disturbance. On the next day, the circulation passed north of both Mauritius and R\u00e9union, presenting an asymmetric structure with the strongest winds to the south. Chikita dissipated on February\u00a05 off the southeast coast of Madagascar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 815]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Chikita\nOn Rodrigues, Chikita produced wind gusts of 92\u00a0km/h (57\u00a0mph) and a rainfall total of 113\u00a0mm (4.4\u00a0in), the rainfall proving beneficial due to previously dry conditions. Despite only being a tropical disturbance, Chikita produced wind gusts of 89\u00a0km/h (55\u00a0mph) on Mauritius and 104\u00a0km/h (65\u00a0mph) in the mountainous peaks of R\u00e9union. The rainfall rates in both islands varied greatly; the peak total on Mauritius was 160\u00a0mm (6.3\u00a0in) compared to the peak of 560\u00a0mm (22\u00a0in) in B\u00e9bourg in the heights of R\u00e9union. Also on the latter island, there was a six-hour rainfall total of 132\u00a0mm (5.2\u00a0in) at Piton de la Fournaise. Wet weather persisted after Chikita dissipated, resulting in four-day totals of 953\u00a0mm (37.5\u00a0in) in B\u00e9bourg on R\u00e9union, and easing drought conditions on Mauritius.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 868]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Davina\nAfter an extended period with no activity across much of the Indian Ocean, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) rebuilt toward the end of February, and spawned an area of convection on March\u00a01 in the extreme eastern portion of the basin. The next day, a circulation was noted on satellite imagery to the northeast of the convection, which indicated that a tropical disturbance had developed. The influence of the monsoon trough steered the disturbance to the southeast into the Australian basin, where moderate wind shear prevented quick development.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0010-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Davina\nA building ridge to the south turned the system to the southwest, bringing it back into the south-west Indian on March\u00a03 as a tropical depression. With decreasing wind shear, the depression slowly intensified as convection increased, becoming Tropical Storm Davina on March\u00a04. An eye developed the next day, signaling Davina had intensified into a tropical cyclone, or reaching 10-minute winds of at least 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph). On March\u00a07, Davina became an intense tropical cyclone, with sustained 10-minute winds of 165\u00a0km/h (105\u00a0mph). At around the same time, the JTWC estimated peak 1-minute winds of 205\u00a0km/h (125\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 709]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Davina\nContinuing quickly to the west-southwest, Davina moved over an area of cooler waters and began weakening. On March\u00a08, the system passed about 140\u00a0km (87\u00a0mi) northwest of Rodrigues as a minimal tropical cyclone. The next day, Davina re-intensified slightly to winds of 130\u00a0km/h (80\u00a0mph), and while near that intensity its eyewall crossed over Mauritius. After passing the island, the eye increased to a diameter of 50\u00a0km (31\u00a0mi) before deteriorating. On March\u00a010, Davina passed about 35\u00a0km (22\u00a0mi) southeast of R\u00e9union as a severe tropical storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0011-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Davina\nThe next day, the storm slowed its forward motion and rapidly weakened due to increasing wind shear, becoming a tropical depression on March\u00a012. The circulation turned to the northeast and later to the west in the trade winds. Davina looped off the east coast of Madagascar, eventually dissipating on March\u00a019.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Davina\nCyclone Davina affected Rodrigues as a weakening storm, which limited wind gusts to 137\u00a0km/h (85\u00a0mph) and rainfall to only 40\u00a0mm (1.6\u00a0in). After moving toward Mauritius for several days, the cyclone produced a peak wave height of 7.73\u00a0m (25.4\u00a0ft). On the island, the airport at Plaisance recorded a peak gust of 169\u00a0km/h (105\u00a0mph), strong enough to cause crop damage and injure 60\u00a0people. Rainfall peaked at 227\u00a0mm (8.9\u00a0in), which failed to break the island's worst drought since 1904.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0012-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Davina\nOn R\u00e9union, wind gusts also peaked at 169\u00a0km/h (105\u00a0mph) at Piton Sainte-Rose. Davina produced wave heights of 8.84\u00a0m (29.0\u00a0ft) at Saint-Pierre. Rainfall on R\u00e9union was highest in the southern portion of the island, mainly through the process of orographic lift; over a three-hour period, 180\u00a0mm (7.1\u00a0in) of precipitation was recorded at Piton de la Fournaise, and the highest total was 1,200\u00a0mm (47\u00a0in) in the island's center. Due to the storm's slow movement, Davina produced scattered rainfall over R\u00e9union for several days. Two people drowned in the Rivi\u00e8re des Galets, but otherwise the rainfall proved beneficial in alleviating dry conditions. The gusty winds damaged the sugar cane and banana crops, but overall damage was minor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 88], "content_span": [89, 825]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Frederic\u2013Evrina\nOn March\u00a025, an area of convection formed along the monsoon trough in the Australian basin, gradually organizing into a tropical storm while moving west-southwestward and given the name Frederic. On March\u00a029, the storm attained tropical cyclone status, and continued to strengthen due to warm waters. At its peak on March\u00a031, Frederic developed a well-defined 40\u00a0km (25\u00a0mi) eye within a circular central dense overcast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 97], "content_span": [98, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0013-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Frederic\u2013Evrina\nThe MFR estimated peak 10-minute winds of 195\u00a0km/h (120\u00a0mph), and the JTWC estimated maximum 1-minute winds of 260\u00a0km/h (160\u00a0mph), equivalent to a Category\u00a05 on the Saffir\u2013Simpson hurricane wind scale. Subsequently, Frederic encountered the combination of wind shear and cooler, dry air, which caused weakening. On April\u00a01, the cyclone crossed into the south-west Indian Ocean with 10-minute winds of 175\u00a0km/h (110\u00a0mph), at which time it was renamed Evrina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 97], "content_span": [98, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Frederic\u2013Evrina\nContinuing to the west-southwest upon entering the basin, Evrina gradually weakened as the eye gradually dissipated. It soon encountered the same cooler waters of the southern Indian that affected previous storms Chikita and Davina. By April\u00a02, Evrina had weakened below tropical cyclone status, just 30\u00a0hours after it was at peak intensity. Around that time, the circulation became exposed from the deepest convection, and the track shifted more to the west. On April\u00a05, Evrina weakened to tropical depression status. Two days later, the system turned toward the south, moving in a circular track around the island of Rodrigues while remaining far enough away not to cause any effects. On April\u00a08, the circulation turned to the east, dissipating two days later to the south of Rodrigues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 97], "content_span": [98, 886]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm F1 (Hamish)\nOn April\u00a017, an area of convection persisted near the border of the south-west Indian and the Australian regions. The system moved eastward into the Australian basin, becoming a tropical disturbance on April\u00a019. Turning to the southeast, the system gradually organized as the convection persisted. On April\u00a020, the disturbance intensified into a tropical storm and was named Hamish. Shortly thereafter, the ridge to the south turned the storm to the southwest. After the BoM estimated peak winds of 100\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph), Hamish began quickly weakening due to increasing wind shear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 92], "content_span": [93, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0015-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm F1 (Hamish)\nOn April\u00a021, the storm crossed into the south-west Indian basin, still maintaining 10-minute winds of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph). Although the Mauritius Meteorological Services should have classified the system as Tropical Storm Francine, the storm remained unnamed, referred as Tropical Storm F1. However, the system weakened to tropical depression status within six hours of entering the basin, and dissipating on April\u00a024.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 92], "content_span": [93, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1998\nAt the time, the MFR's cyclone season began on August\u00a01, although the JTWC's cyclone season for the southern hemisphere began on July\u00a01. The latter agency tracked a short-lived tropical storm toward the end of July, classifying it as Tropical Cyclone 01S. The MFR named it Tropical Depression H4, estimating peak 10-minute winds of 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0km/h).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1998\nThe first system of the season proper originated out of an area of convection in early September in the northeast portion of the basin. On September\u00a03, the MFR initiated advisories on Tropical Disturbance A1 about 1435\u00a0km (890\u00a0mi) east of Diego Garcia. The system tracked westward, and the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) on September\u00a04. Failing to intensify beyond winds of 45\u00a0km/h (30\u00a0mph), the disturbance dissipated on September\u00a06.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0017-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1998\nLater in the month, Tropical Disturbance A2 formed in a similar region within the monsoon trough, with the MFR initiating advisories on September\u00a029. Also on that day, the JTWC began issuing advisories on Tropical Cyclone 02S. That day, the JTWC upgraded the system to tropical storm status, although strong wind shear prevented intensification. The MFR quickly discontinued advisories, but the JTWC continued tracking it, again upgrading the system to tropical storm status on October\u00a01. After the shear again increased, the storm weakened, dissipating on October\u00a02.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1998\nIn November, rapidly weakening Tropical Cyclone Alison moved from the Australian basin and dissipated immediately upon entering the south-west Indian Ocean on November\u00a013. On December\u00a04, short-lived Tropical Disturbance A3 was classified by MFR, subsequently drifting into the Australian region. Possibly related to the previous system, Tropical Cyclone Cathy moved from the Australian basin into the basin on December\u00a028, quickly dissipating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1999\nOn January\u00a01, an area of convection persisted in the Mozambique Channel, with an associated circulation located on land in Mozambique. The system drifted to the east and southeast over warmer waters, gradually organizing. On January\u00a03, the MFR classified the system as Tropical Disturbance A4 near the Mozambique coastline. The disturbance accelerated to the southeast, passing southwest of Madagascar with an asymmetric structure; most of the convection was on the eastern periphery due to strong wind shear. Heavy rainfall occurred along the southwest Madagascar coast, peaking at 322\u00a0mm (12.7\u00a0in) over a 48\u2011hour period in Morombe. Wind gusts there reached 180\u00a0km/h (110\u00a0mph), although the disturbance's maximum sustained 10-minute winds were 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph). The disturbance transitioned into a subtropical depression on January\u00a05, but soon after became extratropical while accelerating southeastward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 983]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1999\nDuring an extended period of quiet conditions across much of the basin, an area of low pressure persisted along the eastern coast of Mozambique. Convection fluctuated daily but became more persistent on February\u00a011. That day, the thunderstorms organized into a circulation that had formed less than 200\u00a0km (120\u00a0mi) southeast of Beira, Mozambique, becoming Tropical Disturbance D1. After forming, the system moved southward, developing a central dense overcast with northeasterly outflow. Based on the organization, the disturbance intensified into a tropical depression on February\u00a013.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0020-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1999\nAlthough there were gale-force winds in the southwest periphery, the circulation was located on the northern edge of the convection. The depression neared tropical storm intensity, but an increase in wind shear from a nearby trough prevented further intensification. The JTWC estimated peak 1-minute winds of 85\u00a0km/h (55\u00a0mph), making the system a tropical storm by their assessment. A building ridge to the south turned the depression to the northeast, bringing the system near Europa Island.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0020-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1999\nA station on the island recorded sustained winds of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph) with gusts to 104\u00a0km/h (65\u00a0mph) about three hours before and after the closest approach; the observations suggested that the depression could have become a tropical storm. Soon thereafter, the associated convection dissipated and the circulation turned westward. After crossing over its former path, the depression dissipated on February\u00a017 very close to where it developed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1999\nSimilar to the previous depression and Tropical Storm Alda, Tropical Disturbance D2 developed in the Mozambique Channel, initially subtropical in nature. On February\u00a020, a cold front exited the African coast off Mozambique, spawning an area of convection. A weak low-pressure area developed on February\u00a023, which proceeded to move southeastward. Due to unfavorable wind shear, the system failed to organize much, although initially it produced strong wind gusts. On February\u00a028, much of the convection was removed from the circulation, which looped over southwestern Madagascar to turn back to the west. On March\u00a04, when Tropical Storm Davina was named, the disturbance was renamed E1. The next day, the circulation executed a small loop, dissipating on March\u00a06 over eastern Mozambique.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 864]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1999\nA long-lived system developed on February\u00a028 in the Australian region south of February\u00a028, and moved westward. On March\u00a07, the JTWC initiated advisories on the system as Tropical Cyclone 26S, briefly estimating peak 1-minute winds of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph) the next day. Soon after, the system weakened into a tropical depression, crossing into the south-west Indian Ocean late on March\u00a08. At that time, it was designated Tropical Disturbance E2. Continuing westward along the northern edge of a strong ridge, the disturbance failed to intensify due to easterly wind shear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0022-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1999\nAlthough the MFR ceased issuing advisories, they noted that a distinct circulation persisted, reaching a location to the north of Mauritius by March\u00a016. That day, it turned back to the east with a sporadic area of convection, influenced by the larger Tropical Depression E3. Two days later, the system organized enough for the MFR to reclassify it as a tropical disturbance. The system failed to reorganize much, and dissipated on March\u00a020. Another tropical disturbance, named E3, formed on March\u00a011 in the eastern portion of the basin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0022-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms in 1999\nIt initially failed to develop more, but after an increase in convection, the system intensified into a tropical depression on March\u00a014 while moving generally west-northwestward. On the next day, the system began drifting to the southwest due to weak steering currents. On March\u00a016, the JTWC initiated advisories on the system as Tropical Cyclone 28S, briefly upgrading it to tropical storm status on the next day. On March\u00a018, the depression began weakening, dissipating three days later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 77], "content_span": [78, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154180-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Storm names\nA tropical disturbance is named when it reaches moderate tropical storm strength. If a tropical disturbance reaches moderate tropical storm status west of 55\u00b0E, then the Sub-regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Madagascar assigns the appropriate name to the storm. If a tropical disturbance reaches moderate tropical storm status between 55\u00b0E and 90\u00b0E, then the Sub-regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Mauritius assigns the appropriate name to the storm. A new annual list is used every year, and this list was provided by the country of Seychelles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 59], "content_span": [60, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154181-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southampton F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the FA Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154181-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southampton F.C. season, Season summary\nAn embarrassing 5\u20130 defeat at the hands of Premiership debutants Charlton Athletic at The Valley in Southampton's second league game prompted a horrendous start to which would set the tone for a long season for The Saints, seeing them lose their first five games and gaining just two points from their first nine games and winning just three out of their first 20 games, picking up just 14 points from a possible 60. Form gradually improved from mid-December but was ultimately inconsistent and they would not lose again at home after their 2\u20130 home defeat by Chelsea on Boxing Day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154181-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southampton F.C. season, Season summary\nHowever, their away form continued to be poor; this meant that - in addition to not being helped by their poor start - they were in the relegation zone all season long until April, when a late run of good form saw the Saints draw two and win their final three games and saved them from relegation at the expense of Charlton Athletic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154181-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southampton F.C. season, Season summary\nWinning their final game of the season was a double delight, not only because they had attained survival, but because it meant that they would be able to press ahead with a move to a new 32,000-seat stadium on the banks of the River Itchen, knowing that they would only have to play two more seasons at their dilapidated century-old Dell before making the long-awaited move to a capacious new home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154181-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southampton F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154181-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southampton F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154182-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season\nThe 1998\u201399 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 1998, followed by the start of the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 1999 and concluded in March, followed by the 1999 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154183-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southend United F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season saw Southend United compete in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 18th position with 54 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Southern Football League season was the 96th in the history of the league, an English football competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League\nNuneaton Borough won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference. Hastings Town, Gresley Rovers and Bromsgrove Rovers were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Havant & Waterlooville, Clevedon Town, Margate and Newport County were promoted from the Southern and Midland Divisions, the former two as champions. Bloxwich Town and Brackley Town were relegated to the eighth level whilst Andover resigned from the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League\nAt the end of the season Midland Division was renamed Western Division, and Southern Division was renamed Eastern Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League, Midland Division\nThe Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League, Midland Division\nAt the end of the season Midland Division was renamed Western Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League, Southern Division\nThe Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 13 clubs from the previous season and nine new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 51], "content_span": [52, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League, Southern Division\nAt the end of the season Southern Division was renamed Eastern Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 51], "content_span": [52, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154184-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southern Football League, Cup competition\nThe league's cup competition, the Dr Martens League Cup, was won by Cambridge City who beat Sutton Coldfield Town 2\u20131 on aggregate in the final. The first round, semi-finals and final were played over two legs with the second, third and fourth rounds going to a replay if the tie finished all square. Cambridge had beaten Dorchester Town 4\u20133 on aggregate to reach the final and Sutton Coldfield defeated Boston United 2\u20131 on aggregate to reach the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154185-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1998\u201399 season. Playing in the Missouri Valley Conference and led by head coach Steve Alford, the Bears finished the season with a 22\u201311 overall record (11\u20137 MVC). As the No. 12 seed in the East region, Southwest Missouri State made a run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154186-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Spartan South Midlands Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Spartan South Midlands Football League season was the 2nd in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154186-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Premier Division\nAt the end of the previous season regional Premier Division North and Premier Division South merged with the first ten clubs from both divisions to form new Premier Division. The Premier Division featured 23 clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 64], "content_span": [65, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154186-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Senior Division\nAt the end of the previous season regional Premier Division North and Premier Division South merged with the first ten clubs from both divisions to form new Premier Division, while all other Premier divisions clubs relegated to the Senior Division. The Senior Division featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eleven new clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 63], "content_span": [64, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154186-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Senior Division\nAt the end of the season Milton Keynes were renamed Bletchley Town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 63], "content_span": [64, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154186-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Division One\nDivision One featured eleven clubs which competed in previous season Division One North, along with six new clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 60], "content_span": [61, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154187-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sporting de Gij\u00f3n season\nThe 1998\u201399 Sporting de Gij\u00f3n season was the first season of the club in Segunda Divisi\u00f3n after its last relegation from La Liga, beating the record of less points in a season and the record of most games without earning a win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154187-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sporting de Gij\u00f3n season, Overview\nFour coaches managed the team in a very tough season, where the club did not win any league match until the round 9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154187-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sporting de Gij\u00f3n season, Overview\nAntonio L\u00f3pez Habas started managing the team until he was sacked after the round 6. Jos\u00e9 Antonio Redondo was the caretaker during two weeks until Dutch Aad de Mos arrived to take the helm of the team. He was sacked after the round 19, being substituted by Pedro Braojos, who finally ended the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154187-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sporting de Gij\u00f3n season, Overview\nAfter the end of the season, Juan Carlos Ablanedo retired from football. The goalkeeper played 401 league games with Sporting de Gij\u00f3n.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154187-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sporting de Gij\u00f3n season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154187-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sporting de Gij\u00f3n season, Squad, From the youth squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154188-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sri Lankan cricket season\nThe 1998\u201399 Sri Lankan cricket season featured a Test series between Sri Lanka and India. Sri Lanka then played a further series against Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154188-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sri Lankan cricket season, Test series\nIndia played in Sri Lanka as part of the 1998-99 Asian Test Championship:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154188-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sri Lankan cricket season, Test series\nSri Lanka won the three-match Test series against Australia 1\u20130 with 2 matches drawn:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154188-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sri Lankan cricket season, Further reading\nThis article about a Sri Lankan cricket season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154189-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St Johnstone F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season saw St Johnstone compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 3rd position with 57 points, qualifying for the UEFA Cup. They also reached the 1998 Scottish League Cup Final, losing 2\u20131 to Rangers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154190-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ron Ganulin, who was in his eighth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154190-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team\nThe Terriers finished the season at 20\u20138 overall and 16\u20134 in conference play. Their twenty wins marks the first time in 43 years that the Terriers had accomplished the feat. At the end of the season Ray Minlend was named the NEC Player of the Year, he was the second Terrier to accomplish the feat after Robert Jackson (1984). Minlend also set the Terrier record for points in a season, 690, and points per game, 24.3. During the season Minlend finished 2nd in the NCAA for points per game behind Niagara's Alvin Young (25.1).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154191-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his first year at the school after replacing head coach Fran Fraschilla. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season\nThe 1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season was the team's 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Despite the loss of Brett Hull during the preceding off-season, the Blues made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 20th-straight season after finishing in second place with a record of 37\u201332\u201313.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Off-season\nRealignment came, as the NHL went from four to six divisions. Carolina, Florida, Tampa Bay and Washington were grouped in the Eastern Conference's new Southeast Division and Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton and Vancouver moved into the new Northwest Division in the Western Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Off-season\nBlues captain Chris Pronger was in mid-season form during one of the team's voluntary scrimmages in late August. After 90 minutes of exhausting four-on-four hockey with only eight players per team, Pronger was campaigning to prolong the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Off-season\nThe sentiment was nothing new for a man who logged more ice time per game (30:37) than any other player in the league last season. And when Pronger wasn't on the ice, it seemed that Norris Trophy winner Al MacInnis was. At 35, MacInnis had the finest season of his outstanding 16-year career. He led NHL defensemen in scoring with 62 points, averaged more than 29 minutes per game (fourth in the league) and was +33 on a team whose next-highest mark in that category was center Craig Conroy's +14. The problem for the Blues was finding four other defensemen they wanted to put on the ice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Off-season\nIn training camp the Blues were getting ready for the regular-season wars. During intrasquad games MacInnis and Pronger exchanged slashes\u2014MacInnis called them \"love taps\"\u2014and Pronger fought rookie forward Brandon Sugden and had a nasty mid-ice collision with defenceman Jamie Rivers, who was subsequently lost in the waiver draft. That ill-tempered defense will help goalie Roman Turek, who had sparkling numbers (16\u20133\u20133, 2.08 goals-against average) as Ed Belfour's backup in Dallas last season. Turek, 29, will get his first crack at being a No. 1 goalie now that Grant Fuhr has been shipped to Calgary. Netminding was a problem for the Blues in 1998\u201399: St. Louis allowed the fewest shots of any team in the league, but its goals-against average ranked only 14th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 808]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Off-season\nThe scoring load will fall to 24-year-old forward Pavol Demitra, who broke out last season and led the team with 37 goals and 89 points. His 10 game-winning goals were one behind league-leader Brett Hull of the Stars. Crafty center Pierre Turgeon had a strong postseason (13 points in 13 games) and a solid training camp. The rookie to watch is 22-year-old forward Jochen Hecht, a German who had two goals in five playoff games after a late-season call-up. He has outstanding size (6\u00a0ft 3 in, 200 pounds) and skill and is versatile enough to play any position up front.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Off-season\nThe Blues are a team with a scrappy attitude, a handful of stars\u2014count 41-year-old coach Joel Quenneville among them\u2014and a future among the Western Conference's elite teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season\nDespite the loss of Brett Hull the Blues made the playoffs for the 20th straight season by finishing in 2nd place with a record of 37\u201332\u201313. Helping to keep the Blues playoff streak alive was Al MacInnis who won the Norris trophy as the best defenceman in the NHL, while Pavol Demitra provided the scoring touch with 37 goals. In the playoffs the Blues would find themselves in a quick hole as they trailed the Phoenix Coyotes 3 games to 1. However the Blues would rally and take the series in 7 games. However, in the 2nd round the Blues would be knocked off again as they are beaten by the Dallas Stars led by Brett Hull in 6 games. Hull would go on to score the Stanley Cup Clinching goal for the Stars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 753]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season\nThe Blues tied the Washington Capitals for the fewest power-play opportunities during the regular season, with just 301. They also tied the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Season standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154192-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks\nSt. Louis's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154193-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 1st in the conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154193-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team, Rankings\n*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154194-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stockport County F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Stockport County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154194-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stockport County F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, Stockport finished in 16th place, winning just 3 of their final 14 matches. A 5\u20130 defeat at relegated Oxford United on the final day signalled the end of Megson's time at Edgeley Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154194-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stockport County F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was Stoke City's 92nd season in the Football League and the fifth in the third tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season\nStoke entered a new era at their 28,000 seater stadium in the third tier of English football with heavy debts of around \u00a35 million and had no manager the future seemed very uncertain. It came as a welcome surprise then when chairman Keith Humphreys appointed former Aston Villa manager Brian Little. And Little's new look side started the season on fire winning six straight matches as it looked like that Stoke would be too good for their Second Division opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season\nBy November it seemed a matter of when and not if Stoke would gain promotion but their form completely dropped off and just one win was registered from the end of November to March. Chief executive Jez Moxey was now coming in for some serious pressure to resign by the supporters due to the poor finances and with no chance of promotion Stoke finished in 8th place with 69 points. Little had since lost interest way before the end of the season and he resigned in July leaving Stoke to find another manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League\nChief executive Jez Moxey predicted that Stoke would lose around \u00a31 million a year through being in the Second Division, such was the price Stoke had to pay after poor financial mismanagement on moving to the Britannia Stadium. In an attempt to retain fan interest, season ticket prices were frozen and chairman Keith Humphreys apologised for the past nine months of \"bloody awful football\" and he also appealed to the supporter group S.O.S (Save Our Stoke) to lift their ban on season tickets and merchandise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0002-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League\nSOS wanted to starve out the current board and force them to sell in order to breathe fresh life back into the club. It came as a welcome surprise then when chairman Keith Humphreys appointed former Aston Villa manager Brian Little. Accepting that there was hardly any money available, Little signed players from the lower leagues such as Bryan Small, Phil Robinson and David Oldfield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League\nLittle's new look side started the 1998\u201399 season with a bang, winning their first six matches which included a 4\u20133 win at Preston North End and saw Stoke installed by the bookies as promotion favourites. However a remainder that the club still had incompetent people working there when Jez Moxey revealed that they had budgeted for three rounds in the League Cup, Stoke lost to Macclesfield Town in the first round and therefore lost some \u00a3125,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0003-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League\nOn the pitch Stoke's run came to an end at Fulham and new signing Chris Short had breathing problems and had to be carried off, which would disrupt the balance of the team and his condition would eventually end his career. Up front the goals dried up with Kyle Lightbourne out injured and Simon Sturridge retiring the injuries slowed Stoke's progress and David Oldfield was having a poor time and became a target for the fans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League\nIt was becoming frustrating for Stoke as promotion rivals Fulham spent \u00a32 million on Barry Hayles whose goals would win them the title, and Stoke on the other hand had to rely on free transfers and loans as well as academy players. Stoke won one game between Christmas and the beginning of March, dropping out of the play-off places. Little was very unimpressed and after a 2\u20130 defeat at Millwall, who won despite having nine men for most of the match said: \"That was the worst result in my twelve years in management\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League\nMore protests by the supporters followed against Moxey and the directors as Stoke's slim hopes of making the play-offs ended with a humiliating 4\u20131 defeat at home to Bristol Rovers and Stoke finished the season in 8th place. Brian Little resigned in July 1999 saying: \"I have tried my best and the disappointment is very hard to take. I hope the supporters understand that it's best that I leave\". He soon joined West Bromwich Albion meaning that Stoke would at least get some compensation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup\nStoke won their first FA Cup away tie in 26 years against league rivals Reading alas normal service was resumed in the next match a defeat at Swansea City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup\nStoke met nearby Macclesfield Town in the first round and came away embarrassed as the \"Silkmen\" won 3\u20132 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154195-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Trophy\nAfter beating Blackpool Stoke lost 2\u20131 at home to Rochdale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154196-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sunderland A.F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154196-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, Sunderland secured their Premier League place by winning the Division One title with a then record 105 League points having topped the First Division table since 24 October 1998. They clinched promotion on 13 April 1999 by winning 5\u20132 at Bury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154196-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154197-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sussex County Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Sussex County Football League season was the 74th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154197-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sussex County Football League, Division One\nDivision One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 51], "content_span": [52, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154197-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sussex County Football League, Division Two\nDivision Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 51], "content_span": [52, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154197-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Sussex County Football League, Division Three\nDivision Three featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154198-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swansea City A.F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Swansea City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154198-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the summer of 1998, John Hollins was appointed as Swansea manager and things soon started to improve. In the 1998\u201399 season, the club reached the Third Division play-offs, only to lose in extra time at Scunthorpe United. The season was also notable for a third round FA Cup victory over Premiership opponents West Ham United, whose team included Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand and John Hartson. Swansea thus became the first bottom division team to defeat a Premiership club in the FA Cup since the re-organisation of the league structure in 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154198-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154198-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Squad, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 70], "content_span": [71, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154199-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swindon Town F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154199-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swindon Town F.C. season, Season summary\nWhen the 1998\u201399 season kicked off, Swindon failed to win their first five games, scoring just three goals and the calls for McMahon's sacking began to be heard. Chairman Rikki Hunt and McMahon seemed united\u00a0\u2013 McMahon saying he wouldn't resign, Hunt saying he wouldn't sack him. Two consecutive derby wins, against Bristol City and Oxford, only strengthened their position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154199-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swindon Town F.C. season, Season summary\nThis was followed by a 5\u20132 defeat at Portsmouth\u00a0\u2013 and when Watford then won 4\u20131 at the County Ground, the fans held an on-pitch protest, sitting in the centre circle at the end of the match, demonstrating that both McMahon and Hunt should resign. McMahon left the club \"by mutual consent\". Jimmy Quinn was appointed as McMahon's replacement and managed to keep Swindon in the division with the club finishing the season in 17th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154199-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swindon Town F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154199-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Swindon Town F.C. season, Squad, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154200-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 TBHSL season\nThe 1998\u201399 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League season was the seventh season of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League, the top level of ice hockey in Turkey. Eight teams participated in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154201-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tampa Bay Lightning season\nThe 1998\u201399 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's seventh season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154201-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Offseason, NHL Draft\nTampa Bay's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 56], "content_span": [57, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154201-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season\nThe Lightning again finished last in scoring, with just 179 goals for. They also allowed the most goals of all 27 teams, with 292 goals against.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154201-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season, All-Star Game\nThe 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 24, 1999, at the Ice Palace in Tampa Bay, Florida, home to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It would be Wayne Gretzky's last All-Star Game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 65], "content_span": [66, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154201-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154201-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Playoffs\nFor the third consecutive year, the Lighting were unable to qualify for the playoffs. They also finished in last place for the second consecutive year as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 44], "content_span": [45, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154202-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal\nThe 1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal was the 59th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The 1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal began in September 1998. The final was played on 19 June 1999 at the Est\u00e1dio Nacional.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154202-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal\nPorto were the previous holders, having defeated Braga 3\u20131 in the previous season's final. Defending champions Porto were eliminated in the fifth round by third division side Torreense. Beira-Mar defeated Campomaiorense, 1\u20130 in the final to win their first Ta\u00e7a de Portugal. As a result of Beira-Mar winning the domestic cup competition, the Auri-negros faced 1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o winners Porto in the 1999 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154202-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, Fourth round\nAll fourth round cup ties were played on 10 January. Ties which ended in a draw were replayed at a later date. The fourth round saw teams from the Primeira Liga (I) enter the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154202-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, Fifth round\nTies were played on 16 February. Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Alverca qualified to the next round due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 37], "content_span": [38, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154202-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, Sixth round\nTies were played between the 7 March to the 8 April. Due to the odd number of teams involved at this stage of the competition, Torreense qualified for the quarter-finals due to having no opponent to face at this stage of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 37], "content_span": [38, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154202-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, Quarter-finals\nTies were played on 11 April, whilst replays were played between the 21\u201328 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 40], "content_span": [41, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154203-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Temple Owls men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight and finished with a record of 24\u201311 (13\u20133 A-10).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154204-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tennis Borussia Berlin season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the eighth time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Fu\u00dfball-Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 34 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 6th. The club had a long run in the DFB-Pokal; making it to the quarter-finals where they lost 2\u20131 after extra time away to SV Werder Bremen. Ilija Ara\u010di\u0107 scored eight of the club's 47 league goals before his mid-season move to local rivals Hertha BSC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154205-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Terceira Divis\u00e3o\nThe 1998\u201399 Terceira Divis\u00e3o season was the 49th season of the competition and the 9th season of recognised fourth-tier football in Portugal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154205-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Terceira Divis\u00e3o, Overview\nThe league was contested by 118 teams in 7 divisions of 10 to 18 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154206-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n\nThe 1998\u201399 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n season is the 22nd season since establishment the tier four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154207-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tetley's Bitter Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Tetley's Bitter Cup was the 28th edition of England's rugby union club competition. Wasps won the competition defeating Newcastle Falcons in the final. The event was sponsored by Tetley's Brewery and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154208-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Torneo Argentino A\nThe 1998\u201399 Argentine Torneo Argentino A was the fourth season of third division professional football in Argentina. A total of 14 teams competed; the champions were promoted to Primera B Nacional.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season\nThe 1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the franchise's 82nd season. Two moves occurred this season. First, the club moved from the Western to the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Secondly, the club moved from Maple Leaf Gardens to the new Air Canada Centre. Toronto qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Buffalo Sabres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Off-season\nThe Toronto Maple Leafs moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference to the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was a tremendous improvement for the Maple Leafs over the 1997\u201398 season and the team got plenty of help from its new members, including Bryan Berard, Sylvain Cote, Curtis Joseph, Alexander Karpovtsev (who led the NHL in plus-minus with +39, but was not eligible for the NHL Plus-Minus Award because he played just 58 games), Yanic Perreault and Steve Thomas (who finished second on the team in points, with 73). Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Pat Quinn replaced Mike Murphy as Toronto's head coach. Six Maple Leafs scored 20 or more goals. Toronto set a club record for most regular season wins (45) and earned 97 points to finish second in the Northeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. They led the NHL in most goals for, with 268, and were the only team to score 200 or more even-strength goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 888]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season\nOn November 12, 1998, the Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 10\u20133 away. Mats Sundin recorded a hat trick in the game, which was the first regular season game in which the Leafs had scored ten goals since February 17, 1989, when they defeated the New York Rangers 10\u20136 away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 68], "content_span": [69, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions\nThe Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1998-99 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nThe Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres met in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Maple Leafs were coming off a six-game series win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Sabres were coming off a six-game series win themselves, over the Boston Bruins. Toronto was having its best playoff since 1994, when they last made a Conference Final series. Buffalo, meanwhile, was in the third round for the second consecutive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 71], "content_span": [72, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs, Eastern Conference Finals\nWith the series victory, the Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 24 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 71], "content_span": [72, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154209-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks\nToronto's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 47], "content_span": [48, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154210-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Raptors season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Raptors' fourth season in the National Basketball Association. In the 1998 NBA draft, the Raptors selected Antawn Jamison from the University of North Carolina with the fourth overall pick, but soon traded him to the Golden State Warriors for his college teammate Vince Carter, who is also second-year star Tracy McGrady's cousin. During the offseason, the team acquired Charles Oakley from the New York Knicks, and Kevin Willis from the Houston Rockets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154210-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Raptors season\nDuring the regular season, which was shortened to 50 games due to a lockout, the Raptors moved into their new arena Air Canada Centre. With the addition of Carter, the Raptors posted a 4\u20138 record in February. After a 6\u201312 start, the Raptors played their best basketball winning 12 of their next 14 games, while posting their first monthly winning record at 11\u20136 in March. However, they lost 13 of their final 18 games and finished the season with a 23\u201327 record, sixth in the Central Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154210-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Raptors season\nCarter averaged 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named Rookie of the Year, and selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Doug Christie provided the team with 15.2 points and led them with 2.3 steals per game, while sixth man Dee Brown averaged 11.2 points per game off the bench, and led the league with 135 three-point field goals. Following the season, John Wallace re-signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks, and Reggie Slater was released to free agency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154210-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toronto Raptors season, Offseason, NBA Draft\nCarter was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors 5th overall and then traded to the Toronto Raptors for Antawn Jamison, his UNC college teammate and best friend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154211-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toto Cup Artzit\nThe 1998\u201399 Toto Cup Artzit was the 15th season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. This was the last season that the competition was run separately for the second tier until 2004\u201305.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154211-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toto Cup Artzit\nIt was held in two stages. First, the 16 Liga Artzit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154211-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toto Cup Artzit\nThe competition was won by Hakoah Ramat Gan, who had beaten Bnei Sakhnin 2\u20130 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154212-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toto Cup Leumit\nThe 1998\u201399 Toto Cup Leumit was the 15th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154212-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toto Cup Leumit\nIt was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as were the final held as one-legged matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154212-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toto Cup Leumit\nThe competition began on 15 August 1998 and ended on 2 February 1999, with Maccabi Tel Aviv beating Beitar Jerusalem 2\u20131 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154212-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Toto Cup Leumit, Group stage\nThe matches were played from 15 August 1998 to 23 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 36], "content_span": [37, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154213-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154213-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary\nA dismal start to the season saw Christian Gross lose his job as Tottenham manager less than a year after taking over. There were a few raised eyebrows when the job went to George Graham \u2013 who had achieved so much success during his reign at Tottenham's deadly rivals Arsenal. But the appointment brought instant success: though Tottenham were unable to progress beyond 11th place in the final Premiership table, they triumphed in the Worthington Cup (while also reaching the FA Cup semi-final) to attain only their second European campaign of the post-Heysel era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154213-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 55], "content_span": [56, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154213-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 80], "content_span": [81, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154213-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, First-team squad, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 70], "content_span": [71, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154213-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Goal scorers\nThe list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 63], "content_span": [64, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154214-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Trabzonspor season\nThe 1998\u201399 Trabzonspor season was the 24th consecutive season that the club played in the 1. Lig.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154214-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Trabzonspor season, Season summary\nTrabzonspor finished 4th the 1998-99 season. Trabzonspor was included in the Turkish Cup from 6th round. Trabzonspor played against Gaziantepspor in the 6th round. Trabzonspor won the 1st game 5 - 4 against Gaziantepspor but lost 2nd game 3 - 1 and eliminated from the Turkish Cup. Trabzonspor participated UEFA Cup in the 1998-99 season. In the 1st game of the 1st leg Trabzonspor lost 5 - 1 against Wis\u0142a Krak\u00f3w in Krak\u00f3w. Trabzonspor also lost the 2nd leg 2 - 1 in Trabzon and eliminated from UEFA Cup", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154214-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Trabzonspor season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154215-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154215-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, Tranmere started the season poorly and were bottom of the league after failing to win their first 10 league games and by the middle of December, Tranmere were still near the relegation zone with only 4 league wins and the pressure on manager Aldridge increased but a good run of form into the new year with 6 wins from 10 league games eased all of the pressure and lifted them to 13th and saved Tranmere from any relegation worries and they finished a mixed season in 15th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154215-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154216-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1\nThe 1998\u201399 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season was the 73rd season of top-tier football in Tunisia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154216-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Championship Playoffs, League table\nGroup winners (Esp\u00e9rance de Tunis and Club Africain) obtained 2 bonus points each and group runners-up (CA Bizertin and CS Sfaxien) obtained 1 bonus point each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 77], "content_span": [78, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154216-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Relegation Playoffs, Relegation playoffs table\nTeams that finished the regular season in the 5th place of each group (CO Transports and CS Hammam-Lif) obtained 2 bonus points each and those that finished in the 6th place of each group (Olympique B\u00e9ja and ES Beni-Khalled) obtained 1 bonus point each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 88], "content_span": [89, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154217-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 U.C. Sampdoria season\nThe 1998\u201399 U.C. Sampdoria season ended with the club's relegation to Serie B just eight years after winning the Serie A title in 1990\u201391. Similarly to Napoli the year prior, the club was no longer a financial power when it came to signing players, while its high-profile signing, Ariel Ortega, did not deliver to the degree Sampdoria had hoped for.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154218-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UAE Football League, Overview\nIt was contested by 12 teams, and Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154219-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team is a team that represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was led by 2nd-year head coach Pat Douglass, the Anteaters played at the Bren Events Center. At the time, the team was part of the Big West Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154219-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season\nIn head coach Pat Douglass' first year, the 1997\u201398 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 9\u201318; 6\u201310 in Big West play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 66], "content_span": [67, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154220-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to the Detroit Titans in the round of 64. This was the third season for head coach Steve Lavin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154220-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, 1999 NBA Draft\nBaron Davis was drafted third overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 57], "content_span": [58, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154221-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UE Lleida season\nThis is a complete list of appearances by members of the professional playing squad of UE Lleida during the 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League\nThe 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League was the 44th season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, and the seventh since it was renamed from the \"European Champion Clubs' Cup\" or \"European Cup\". The competition was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last two minutes of injury time to defeat Bayern Munich 2\u20131 in the final. Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r scored United's goals after Bayern had hit the post and the bar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League\nThey were the first English club to win Europe's premier club football tournament since 1984 and were also the first English club to reach a Champions League final since the Heysel Stadium disaster and the subsequent banning of English clubs from all UEFA competitions between 1985 and 1990. It was the first time since 1968 that Manchester United won the Champions League giving them their second title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League\nManchester United also completed the Treble, becoming the fourth side in Europe to do so and in the process prevented Bayern Munich from achieving the feat themselves, Bayern eventually finished runners-up in their domestic cup two weeks later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League\nManchester United won the trophy without losing a single match, despite having competed in a group with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Br\u00f8ndby, plus two highly rated Italian clubs in the knock-out stages. However, United became champions with just five wins in total, the lowest number of wins recorded by a champion in the Champions League era to date, though the competition now has an extra round of two matches in the knock-out stages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League\nIt was the first time the Champions League was won by a team that had neither won their domestic league nor the Champions League the previous season and therefore would not have qualified for the tournament under the old qualification rules (title holder or national league champion). For the second time, the runners-up of eight domestic leagues entered the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League\nReal Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Dynamo Kyiv.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation\nNumber of teams per country as well as the starting round for each club and seeding were based on 1998 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1993\u201394 to 1997\u201398.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates\nThe schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held in Geneva, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round\nLosing teams qualified for the first round of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 73], "content_span": [74, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round\nNote: Winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round (16 and 16 teams).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 73], "content_span": [74, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nTwenty-four teams took part in the group stage: the national champions of Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, England and Portugal, the title holders, and the 16 winning teams from the second qualifying round. Arsenal, Athletic Bilbao, Br\u00f8ndby, Croatia Zagreb, HJK, Internazionale, Kaiserslautern, Lens and Sturm Graz made their debuts in the group stage of the competition. This was the first time that a team from Finland played in the group stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nThe teams were divided into six groups of four teams each, with the teams in each group playing each other twice (home and away) in a double round-robin format. Three points were awarded for each win, with one point each for a draw and none for a defeat. The winners of each group progressed to the quarter-finals, along with the two best second-placed teams. In the event that two or more teams had the same number of points at the end of the group stage, the rankings of the teams in question were determined by the following criteria:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nThe two best runners-up were determined by the following criteria:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Knockout stage\nThe knockout stage was played in a single-elimination tournament format consisting of three rounds: quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Each tie in the quarter-finals and semi-finals was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, while the final was played as a single match at a neutral venue. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, in the event that two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs of their tie, the winner would be determined by the number of goals scored away from home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0012-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Knockout stage\nIf both sides scored the same number of goals away from home, two 15-minute periods of extra time would be played. If both teams scored the same number of goals during extra time, the visiting team would qualify for the next round by virtue of having scored more goals away from home. If neither side scored during extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, if the scores were level after 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of golden goal extra time would be played; i.e. whichever team scored first would be declared the winner. If neither side scored during golden goal extra time, a penalty shoot-out would again be used to determine the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 727]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals\nIn the quarter-finals, the two best runners-up could not be drawn together, nor could the winners and runners-up from the same group. Both runners-up played the first leg of their quarter-final at home, as did the teams drawn first in the other two quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154222-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Top goalscorers\nThe top scorers from the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154223-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League group stage\nThe group stage of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League began on 16 September 1998 and ended on 9 December 1998. Eight teams qualified automatically for the group stage, while 16 more qualified via a preliminary round. The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four, and the teams in each group played against each other on a home-and-away basis, meaning that each team played a total of six group matches. For each win, teams were awarded three points, with one point awarded for each draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154223-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding\nSeeding was based on the UEFA associations 1998 raking, similarly to the previous season. Title holders and champions of nations ranked 1\u20135 were put in the Pot 1. Champions of nations ranked 6\u20137 as well as runners-up of nations ranked 1\u20135 (except France) formed Pot 2. The remaining qualified runners-up (from the nations 6\u20138) and champions of top three nations ranked below 7 formed Pot 3. Finally, the remaining six national champions formed Pot 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154223-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups\nTimes are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 49], "content_span": [50, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154224-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League knockout stage\nThe knockout stage of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League began on 3 March 1999 and ended with the final at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on 26 May 1999. The eight teams from each of the six groups in the group stage competed in the knockout stage. For the quarter-finals, each group winner was randomly drawn against the runner-up from another group. The four quarter-final winners were then drawn together for the semi-finals, the winners of which contested the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154224-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League knockout stage\nEach quarter-final and semi-final was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home; the team that scored the most goals over the two legs qualified for the following round. In the event that the two teams scored the same number of goals over the two legs, the team that scored more goals away from home qualified for the next round; if both teams scored the same number of away goals, matches would go to extra time and then penalties if the teams could not be separated after extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds\nTwo qualifying rounds comprised the first stage of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, the 44th season of Europe's premier club football competition and the seventh since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League. The stage determined which 16 teams joined the eight automatic qualifiers in the group stage. 32 teams entered at the first qualifying round, with a further 16 teams receiving a bye to the second qualifying round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds\nAmong the teams in the first qualifying round was Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who went on to reach the semi-finals of the competition proper, while both finalists \u2013 Manchester United of England and Bayern Munich of Germany \u2013 entered the competition in the second qualifying round, having finished as runners-up in their domestic leagues the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding\n32 champions from associations ranked 16\u201348 (except Liechtenstein) started in First qualifying round. Champions of nations ranked 16\u201331 were seeded, while champions of nations ranked 32 and below were unseeded. The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 80], "content_span": [81, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding\nGrasshopper  Dynamo Kyiv \u0141KS \u0141\u00f3d\u017a  \u00dajpest Club Brugge Ko\u0161ice Steaua Bucure\u0219ti  Halmstad", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 80], "content_span": [81, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding\nDinamo Tbilisi Anorthosis Celtic  Beitar Jerusalem  Maribor  Dinamo Minsk  \u00cdBV  HJK Helsinki", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 80], "content_span": [81, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding\nSkonto  Litex Lovech Sileks Kareda \u0160iauliai  Obili\u0107  Zimbru Chi\u0219in\u0103u Flora Tallinn  Yerevan", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 80], "content_span": [81, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding\nCliftonville Valletta  Barry Town St Patrick's Athletic  B36 T\u00f3rshavn  Vllaznia  Jeunesse Esch Kapaz", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 80], "content_span": [81, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, First leg\nMatch finished 1\u20130 after normal time, but later awarded 3\u20130 by default.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 82], "content_span": [83, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding\n16 clubs (champions of nations ranked 8\u201315 and runners-up of nations ranked 1\u20138) started in this round and were seeded. 16 winners of the First qualifying round were unseeded. Losing teams in the second qualifying round qualified for the first round of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup. The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland, immediately after First qualifying round draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 81], "content_span": [82, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding\nInternazionale Bayern Munich Athletic Bilbao Metz  PSV Eindhoven Manchester United Benfica Olympiacos", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 81], "content_span": [82, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding\nPanathinaikos  Sparta Prague Rosenborg  Sturm Graz Spartak Moscow Croatia Zagreb Galatasaray Br\u00f8ndby", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 81], "content_span": [82, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding\nGrasshopper  Dynamo Kyiv \u0141KS \u0141\u00f3d\u017a  \u00dajpest Club Brugge Ko\u0161ice Steaua Bucure\u0219ti  Litex Lovech", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 81], "content_span": [82, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding\nDinamo Tbilisi Anorthosis Celtic  Beitar Jerusalem  Maribor  Skonto  Obili\u0107  HJK Helsinki", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 81], "content_span": [82, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Second leg\nRosenborg 4\u20134 Club Brugge on aggregate. Rosenborg won on away goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 84], "content_span": [85, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Second leg\nDynamo Kyiv 1\u20131 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won 3\u20131 on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 84], "content_span": [85, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154225-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Second leg\nDinamo Tbilisi 2\u20132 Athletic Bilbao on aggregate. Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 84], "content_span": [85, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154226-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup was won by Parma in the final against Marseille. It was their second title in the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154226-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup\nIt was the last edition of the old format UEFA Cup, before the Cup Winners' Cup was merged into it to include domestic cup winners, and an extra knockout round was added. The new format was last played in the 2003\u201304 season and was later replaced by a Group Stage format in 2004\u201305.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154226-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup, Teams\nThe labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154226-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg\n3\u20133 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade won 4\u20133 on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 41], "content_span": [42, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154226-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg\nThe match was abandoned at half-time after the fourth official, Philippe Flament of Belgium, sustained a knee injury and bruising from a firecracker thrown onto the pitch by fans in the stands. At the moment of the incident, Fiorentina led 2\u20131 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate. Four days later at a UEFA emergency meeting, Fiorentina was kicked out of the UEFA Cup and the match was recorded as a 0\u20133 Grasshopper win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154226-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg\nFuture expulsion from European competition for Fiorentina was also considered by UEFA but eventually ruled out because of mitigating circumstances, specifically that the match, as part of an earlier punishment, was not played at Fiorentina's home stadium but in Salerno and credible evidence that the firecracker was likely thrown by fans of the local club Salernitana holding a grudge following a recent Serie A fixture between the two clubs. Grasshopper won 3\u20132 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup club tournament was the last season of the competition before it was abolished. Lazio won the final against Mallorca to earn their only title in the competition. Chelsea were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Mallorca.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round, Second leg\nFK Jablonec 97 3\u20133 Apollon Limassol on aggregate. Apollon Limassol advanced after winning the penalty shootout 4\u20133 (2 Apollon and 3 Jablonec kicks were saved).'", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round, Second leg\nLausanne-Sport 3\u20133 Lazio on aggregate. Lazio won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round, Second leg\nPartizan 2\u20132 Newcastle United on aggregate. Partizan won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round, Second leg\nV\u00e5lerenga I.F. 2\u20132 Rapid Bucure\u0219ti on aggregate. V\u00e5lerenga I.F. won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round, Second leg\nThe game was played in Brussels as Genk's stadium did not meet UEFA requirements.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round, Second leg\nBefore the game the delegate of Hearts complained about the non-standard goal height, and the referee measured it to be one centimetre lower than regulation. Hearts agreed to play the game anyway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round, First leg\nThe game was played in Brussels as Genk's home stadium did not meet UEFA requirements.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round, Second leg\nGenk raised an official protest, claiming that the corner spots are too close to the fence around the pitch. It was denied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round, Second leg\nMallorca 1\u20131 Genk on aggregate. Mallorca won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg\nLazio 1\u20131 Lokomotiv Moscow on aggregate. Lazio won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154227-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Top goalscorers\nThe top scorers from the 1998\u201399 UEFA Winners' Cup (including qualifying round) are as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154228-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 UHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 United Hockey League season was the eighth season of the United Hockey League (Colonial Hockey League before 1997), a North American minor professional league. 11 teams participated in the regular season and the Muskegon Fury won the league title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154229-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 USM Alger season\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, USM Alger is competing in the National for the 19th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1 and the Algerian Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154229-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 USM Alger season, Summary season\nin 1998\u201399", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 40], "content_span": [41, 51]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154229-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 USM Alger season, Summary season\nAlgerian Cup against JS Kabylie, the two teams met for the first time in the final of the Algerian Cup at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 and in the first final to be attended by the new president of the country Abdelaziz Bouteflika and ended with the victory of USM Alger with two goals record by Billel Dziri and the former player in JS Kabylie Tarek Hadj Adlane To be the fourth Cup of USMA, Before that in the Semi-finals against MC Alger, there was a great controversy over the way the game was played, where it was supposed to play from two games, but the Ministry of Youth and Sports decided to play the two games in Stade du 5 Juillet, Sa\u00efd Allik President of USMA, refused this insisting that each team plays in his stadium and Stade du 5 Juillet, he was the official stadium of MC Alger, after which the Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Aziz Derouaz rejected this request and insisted that he play on Stade du 5 Juillet for security reasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 40], "content_span": [41, 985]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154229-0001-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 USM Alger season, Summary season\nOn the day of the match, USM Alger went to Omar Hamadi Stadium and MC Alger and the referees to Stade du 5 Juillet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 40], "content_span": [41, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154229-0001-0003", "contents": "1998\u201399 USM Alger season, Summary season\nMinister of the Interior and Local Authorities at that time Abdelmalek Sellal called Allik to find a solution to this problem, His response was that there were two solutions the first is that each team plays in its stadium Or hold one game in a neutral stadium, and Allik proposes Stade du 19 Mai 1956 in Annaba, but because of the black decade and since both of them are from the capital, it was decided to hold it in Stade du 5 Juillet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 40], "content_span": [41, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154229-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 USM Alger season, Squad information, Goalscorers\nIncludes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154229-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 USM Alger season, Squad list\nPlayers and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1999.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154230-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Udinese Calcio season\nUdinese Calcio only faded a little bit compared to its club record-breaking 1997\u201398 season, in which it finished third in Serie A. With topscorer Oliver Bierhoff, midfielder Thomas Helveg and coach Alberto Zaccheroni all departing for Milan, Udinese was looking to be on the back foot prior to the start of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154230-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Udinese Calcio season\nM\u00e1rcio Amoroso proved to be a worthy replacement for Bierhoff, with 22 goals following increased responsibility. With this, Amoroso became topscorer himself, and departed for Parma, with a substantial sum being paid by the Parmesans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154230-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Udinese Calcio season\nThe highlight of Udinese's season was the qualification for the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup, which was clinched in a so-called spareggio against Juventus, since the clubs were tied on points for sixth. Thanks to a goalless draw at home, and Paolo Poggi's equaliser in Turin, Udinese clinched the sixth place and the UEFA Cup slot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154230-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Udinese Calcio season, Competitions, UEFA Cup qualification\n(Udinese therefore declared sixth in the league standings. Udinese qualified for the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 67], "content_span": [68, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154231-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Amateur Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Ukrainian Amateur Cup  was the third annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams. The competition started on 25 October 1998 and concluded on 17 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154231-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Amateur Cup\nThis also was the first season of amateur cup football competitions that was administered by newly created (in 1998) Ukrainian Football Amateur Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154231-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, Teams\nThree regions that were represented last season, chose not to participate in the competition among which are such oblasts Cherkasy, Rivne, and Kiev City. Instead there returned representatives from three oblast among which are Khmelnytskyi, Kiev, and Odesa as well as two new oblasts Luhansk and Poltava.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154232-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Cup\nThe 1998\u201399 Ukrainian Cup  was the eighth annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition, also known as Kubok of Ukraine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154232-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Cup\nThe winners of this competition will enter as Ukraine's Cup Winner representative in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for 1999\u20142000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154232-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Preliminary Round\nThere was a single game between two Ternopil Oblast teams on August 1, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154232-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, First Qualification Round\nThe first games took place on August 25 and the second \u2013 August 29.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 70], "content_span": [71, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154232-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Final\nThe final was held at the NSC Olimpiysky on May 30, 1999, in Kyiv.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 50], "content_span": [51, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154233-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian First League\n1998\u201399 Ukrainian First League was the eighth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv. The season started on July 31, 1998, and finished on July 4, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154233-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian First League, Promotion and relegation, Promoted teams\nTwo clubs promoted from the 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League through a promotion/relegation play-off tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 72], "content_span": [73, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154233-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian First League, Promotion and relegation, Relegated teams\nTwo clubs were relegated from the 1997-98 Ukrainian Top League:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 73], "content_span": [74, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154233-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian First League, Promotion play-off\nFC Cherkasy failed to obtain berth in the Top League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154234-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Football Amateur League\n1998\u201399 Ukrainian Football Amateur League was the seventh amateur championship of Ukraine and the 35th since the establishment of championship among fitness clubs (KFK) in 1964.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154234-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Finals\nThe second stage was finals that took place in Lutsk, Volyn Oblast on June 2\u20136, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 49], "content_span": [50, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154235-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Hockey Championship\nThe 1998\u201399 Ukrainian Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Ukrainian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Ukraine. Eight teams participated in the league, and HC Sokil Kyiv won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154236-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Second League\nThe 1998\u201399 Ukrainian Second League is the eighth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into three groups \u2013 A, B, and C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154236-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Second League, Group B, Team changes\nKryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154236-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Second League, Group B, Team changes\nSKA-Lotto Odesa was replaced with Dynamo Odessa and renamed into Dynamo-SKA Odessa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154236-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Second League, Group B, Standings\nDynamo-SKA Odessa is fined of six tournament points. Lokomotyv and Nyva left the competition during the first half (Round 7). Fortuna and Dynamo-SKA stop their participation after the first half. The game Fortuna - Dynamo-SKA 3:3 was annulled and awarded a technical loss (-:+) to the home team for cheating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154236-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Second League, Group C, Team changes\nAvanhard Rovenky, Zorya Luhansk, Khimik Severodonetsk participated previously in the First League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154236-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Second League, Group C, Team changes\nVPS Kramatorsk, Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia, Shakhtar Horlivka, Dalis Komyshuvakha obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154236-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ukrainian Second League, Group C, Team changes\nKhimik Severodonetsk, Dalis Komyshuvakha, Metalurh-2 Donetsk, Slovianets Konotop, Pivdenstal Yenakieve refused to participate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154237-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Umaglesi Liga\nThe 1998\u201399 Umaglesi Liga was the tenth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It began on 6 August 1998 and ended on 23 May 1999. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154237-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Umaglesi Liga, Relegation play-offs\nSioni Bolnisi remain at Umaglesi Liga. TSU Tbilisi entered losing side playoffs", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 43], "content_span": [44, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154237-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Umaglesi Liga, Relegation play-offs\nDinamo-2 Tbilisi promoted and renamed as Tbilisi. Kolkheti Khobi promoted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 43], "content_span": [44, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154238-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United Counties League\nThe 1998\u201399 United Counties League season was the 92nd in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154238-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United Counties League, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154238-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United Counties League, Division One\nDivision One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 44], "content_span": [45, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154239-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule\nThe following is the 1998\u201399 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1998 through August 1999. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1997\u201398 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154239-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule\nEach of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154239-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule\nPBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154239-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule, Monday\nNote: UPN only broadcast the first two episodes of Power Play. On August 16, 1999, ABC aired the series episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire at 8:30pm EST. It was the only 30 minute episode to air on a Monday night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 57], "content_span": [58, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154239-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule, Tuesday\nNOTE: On Fox, Brimstone was supposed to premiere 9-10, but it was moved up to Friday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 58], "content_span": [59, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154239-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule, Thursday\nNote: On Fox, Hollyweird was supposed to premiere 9:00-10:00 but it was canceled due to a conflict with Shaun Cassidy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 59], "content_span": [60, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154239-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule, Friday\nNote: On Fox, the one-hour drama Brimstone premiered at 8:00 on October 23, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 57], "content_span": [58, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154239-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule, By network, The WB\nNote: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 69], "content_span": [70, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154240-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule (daytime)\nThe 1998\u201399 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States in operation during that television season covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1998 to August 1999. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 1997\u201398 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154240-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule (daytime)\nAffiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS \u2013 which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, branded as PTV at the time \u2013 is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included is Pax TV, a venture of Paxson Communications that debuted on August 31, 1998; although Pax carried a limited schedule of first-run programs in its early years, its schedule otherwise was composed mainly of syndicated reruns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154241-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 United States network television schedule (late night)\nThese are the late night schedules for the four United States broadcast networks that offer programming during this time period, from September 1998 to August 1999. All times are Eastern or Pacific. Affiliates will fill non-network schedule with local, syndicated, or paid programming. Affiliates also have the option to preempt or delay network programming at their discretion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154242-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Jazz season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Jazz's 25th season in the National Basketball Association, and 20th season in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz entered the season once again as runner-ups in the NBA Finals, having lost back-to-back NBA Finals to the Chicago Bulls, both in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154242-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Jazz season\nHowever, with Michael Jordan retiring for a second time, Scottie Pippen being traded to the Houston Rockets, Dennis Rodman signing with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, and Phil Jackson's contract expiring, the Bulls dynasty that headlined much of the 1990s was dramatically dismantled, and the Jazz hoped to make the NBA Finals for a third time. During the offseason, the team re-signed free agent, and former Jazz forward Thurl Bailey, who came out of his retirement. Bailey last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 1993\u201394 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154242-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Jazz season\nThe start of the Jazz season was delayed by a lockout, which cut the season to 50 games. When the season finally started, the Jazz got off to a 19\u20134 start, and then posted an 11-game winning streak in April. However, they struggled a bit down the stretch as they lost their grip on first place. They finished with a league best record of 37\u201313. However, their record was tied by the San Antonio Spurs, who won the Midwest Division by a tie-breaker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154242-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Jazz season\nKarl Malone averaged 23.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, and was named Most Valuable Player of the Year for the second time, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team. John Stockton provided the team with 11.1 points, 7.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154242-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Jazz season\nIn the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz faced elimination as they trailed 2\u20131 against the 6th\u2013seeded Sacramento Kings. However, they managed to win the series in five games. In the Western Conference Semifinals, they struggled and lost to the Pacific Division champion Portland Trail Blazers in six games. Following the season, Shandon Anderson signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets, Greg Foster signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, and Bailey retired for the second time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154242-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Jazz season\nFor the season, the Jazz added new black alternate road uniforms that lasted until 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154242-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Jazz season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154243-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Utes men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998\u201399 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes finished with an overall record of 28\u20135 (14\u20130 WAC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154243-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Utah Utes men's basketball team\nUtah capped an impressive three-season stretch by winning 87 of 100 games overall and 41 of 44 games in conference play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154244-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Valencia CF season\nValencia CF had a successful season, finishing in the top four of La Liga and thus qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in almost 30 years, thanks to the extension of the competition to include more teams from the top leagues. Valencia also won the Copa del Rey, ending a long trophy drought and marking a successful end to Italian coach Claudio Ranieri's first spell at the club. Among the main players behind the success included Gaizka Mendieta, Javier Farin\u00f3s and lethal striker Claudio L\u00f3pez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154244-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Valencia CF season\nAt the end of the season, Ranieri left to manage Atl\u00e9tico Madrid; he was replaced by Argentine H\u00e9ctor C\u00faper, who had led Mallorca to third place and the Cup Winners' Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154244-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Valencia CF season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154244-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Valencia CF season, Squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 58], "content_span": [59, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154245-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Canucks season\nThe 1998\u201399 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 29th in the National Hockey League (NHL).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154245-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season\nThe Canucks led the league in power-play opportunities against, with 450, and short-handed goals, with 17.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154245-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: CEN \u2013 Central, PAC \u2013 Pacific, NW \u2013 Northwest", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154245-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings\nbold \u2013 Qualified for playoffs; p \u2013 Won Presidents' Trophy; y \u2013 Won division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154245-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Canucks season, Transactions, Draft picks\nVancouver's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154246-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Grizzlies season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Grizzlies' fourth season in the National Basketball Association. The Grizzlies had the second overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, which they used to select Mike Bibby from the University of Arizona, acquired rookie guard Felipe L\u00f3pez from the San Antonio Spurs, and signed free agent Cherokee Parks during the offseason. In a lockout-shortened season cut to 50 games, the Grizzlies had a 4\u20136 record in their first ten games, but then struggled posting a 13-game losing streak between February and March, as Bryant Reeves played just 25 games due to a knee injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154246-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Grizzlies season\nTony Massenburg would step into the lineup providing the team with 11.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Midway through the season, three-point specialist Sam Mack was traded back to his former team, the Houston Rockets. The Grizzlies lost their final seven games, returning to last place in the Midwest Division with a league worst record of 8\u201342.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154246-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Grizzlies season\nBibby had a solid rookie season averaging 13.2 points, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, as he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Shareef Abdur-Rahim continued to improve posting a career high of 23.0 points per game. Following the season, Massenburg was traded to the Houston Rockets, and Michael Smith and Lee Mayberry were both traded to the Orlando Magic, who then released both players to free agency, as Smith signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154246-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Grizzlies season, Draft picks\nThe Grizzlies' first draft pick was Mike Bibby, which was the second overall pick in the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 47], "content_span": [48, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154246-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Grizzlies season, Regular season\nDue to the 1998\u201399 NBA lockout, the NBA would see a shortened schedule for the 1998\u201399 season, as every team would play 50 games, compared to 82 in a normal season. The Grizzlies began the season with their best start in franchise history, as they had a 3\u20133 record in their first six games, the latest in a season that the club had a .500 record. Vancouver would fall into a bad streak, losing sixteen of their next seventeen games, which included a thirteen-game losing streak, to fall out of the playoff picture.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154246-0003-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Grizzlies season, Regular season\nWins would be few and far between for the remainder of the season, as the Grizzlies ended the year with a record of 8\u201342, which represented a .160 winning percentage, the lowest in team history. Vancouver finished with the worst record in the league for the third time in four seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154246-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Grizzlies season, Transactions\nThe Grizzlies signed free agent Cherokee Parks, who spent the 1997\u201398 season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Parks averaged 7.1 points in 79 games with Minnesota last season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154246-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vancouver Grizzlies season, Transactions\nThe San Antonio Spurs and Grizzlies made a trade, with Vancouver sending Antonio Daniels to the Spurs for Felipe L\u00f3pez and Carl Herrera. Lopez was the Spurs' first round draft pick in the 1998 NBA draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154247-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Venezuelan Primera Divisi\u00f3n season\nThe 1998\u201399 season of the Venezuelan Primera Divisi\u00f3n, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Deportivo Italchacao.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154248-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season\nThe 1998\u201399 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season (Spanish: Liga Venezolana de B\u00e9isbol Profesional or LVBP):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154248-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season, Awards\nMost Valuable Player (V\u00edctor Davalillo Award): Luis Raven (Los Llanos)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 62], "content_span": [63, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154248-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season, Awards\nOverall Offensive Performer of the year: Luis Raven (Los Llanos)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 62], "content_span": [63, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154248-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season, Awards\nPitcher of the year (Carrao Bracho Award): Mike Romano (Lara)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 62], "content_span": [63, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154249-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 VfL Bochum season\nThe 1998\u201399 VfL Bochum season was the 61st season in club history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154250-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154251-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vyshcha Liha\nThe 1998\u201399 Vyshcha Liha season was the 8th since its establishment. FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154251-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vyshcha Liha, Managers\nNotes: Games between Dynamo Kyiv and CSKA Kyiv were played at Republican Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154252-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Vysshaya Liga season\nThe 1998\u201399 Vysshaya Liga season was the seventh season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. Ten teams participated in the league. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod finished first, and the top six teams earned the right to participate in the qualification round of the Russian Superleague. Kristall Elektrostal, Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg, and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod were promoted to the Superleague.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154253-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 WCHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 West Coast Hockey League season was the fourth season of the West Coast Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams began the regular season, although the Tucson Gila Monsters folded after 21 games. Tucson's unexpected mid-season exit created schedule irregularities, causing some teams to play 70 regular season games while others played 71.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154254-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 WHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 WHL season was the 33rd season for the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Calgary Hitmen won the President's Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 179]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154254-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 WHL season, Regular season, Goaltending leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties\u00a0; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 55], "content_span": [56, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154254-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 WHL season, All-Star game\nOn January 20, the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 11\u20139 at Lethbridge, Alberta before a crowd of 5,071.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154255-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 WNBL season\nThe 1998\u201399 WNBL season was the 19th season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 8 teams contested the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154256-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 WPHL season\nThe 1998\u201399 Western Professional Hockey League season was the third season of the Western Professional Hockey League, a North American minor pro league. 17 teams participated in the regular season, and the Shreveport Mudbugs were the league champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154257-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Capitals season\nThe 1998\u201399 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 25th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154257-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Capitals season, Regular season\nOn January 16, 1999, Kelly Miller scored just nine seconds into the overtime period to give the Caps a 3\u20132 road win over the Carolina Hurricanes. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1998\u201399 regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154257-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Capitals season, Regular season\nOn February 3, 1999, the Caps defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home by a score of 10\u20131. Peter Bondra scored four goals in the game. It was the first time that Washington had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since December 17, 1993, when they defeated the Ottawa Senators at home by a score of 11\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154257-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Capitals season, Regular season\nThe Caps were shut out an NHL-high 11 times. They also tied the St. Louis Blues for the fewest power-play opportunities, with just 301.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154257-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: ATL \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154257-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs\nThe Capitals missed the playoffs, despite their amazing run to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 44], "content_span": [45, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154257-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks\nWashington's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 47], "content_span": [48, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154258-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Huskies men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154258-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Huskies men's basketball team\nThe Huskies were 17\u201311 overall in the regular season and 10\u20138 in conference play, fourth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154258-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Huskies men's basketball team\nWashington made the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Seeded seventh in the Midwest regional, they met tenth seed Miami (OH) in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and lost by a point. Wally Szczerbiak led the scoring for Miami with 43 points; his teammates scored only sixteen. Washington's next NCAA appearance was five years later in 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154258-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Huskies men's basketball team\nBuilt over seventy years earlier in 1927, Hec Edmundson Pavilion underwent a renovation following this season and reopened in November 2000. The Huskies' home court for the 1999\u20132000 season was KeyArena at Seattle Center, the home of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154259-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Eastman, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154259-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team\nThe Cougars were 10\u201319 overall in the regular season and 4\u201314 in conference play, last in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154260-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Wizards season\nThe 1998\u201399 NBA season was the Wizards' 38th season in the National Basketball Association. Prior to the start of the season, which was delayed by a lockout and cut to 50 games, the Wizards acquired All-Star guard Mitch Richmond and Otis Thorpe from the Sacramento Kings. However, after a 4\u20134 start to the season, the Wizards continued to under achieve playing below .500 for the rest of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154260-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Wizards season\nHead coach Bernie Bickerstaff was fired after a 13\u201319 start, and was replaced with Jim Brovelli midway through the season, and Juwan Howard only played 36 games due to an ankle injury. The team posted a 7-game losing streak in April, and lost nine of their final eleven games finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a disappointing 18\u201332 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154260-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Wizards season\nRichmond had a solid season leading the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, while Howard provided the team with 18.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, and Rod Strickland averaged 15.7 points and 9.9 assists per game. Following the season, Thorpe signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, Calbert Cheaney signed with the Boston Celtics, Terry Davis, Ben Wallace and Tim Legler were all traded to the Orlando Magic, who then released Davis and Legler to free agency, and Brovelli was fired as coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154260-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Washington Wizards season, Player statistics\nNOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154261-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Watford F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154261-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Watford F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, Watford's second successive promotion was achieved with a 2\u20130 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the playoff final, securing the club's promotion to the top flight for the first time since 1988.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154261-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Watford F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154262-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u201399 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Ron Abegglen and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154262-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team\nThe Wildcats were 22\u20137 overall in the regular season and 13\u20133 in conference play to finish atop the regular season conference standings. Weber State hosted the conference tournament, and defeated Montana State and Northern Arizona to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Junior Eddie Gill was named MVP of the conference tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154262-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team\nSeeded 14th in the West region, Weber State met No. 3 seed North Carolina in the first round at KeyArena in Seattle. The Wildcats stunned the Tar Heels, winning 76\u201374 and becoming the first school to win two first-round games in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 14 seed. In the second, Weber State pushed the Florida Gators to OT before losing 82\u201374.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154262-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team\nJunior forward Harold Arceneaux was named Big Sky Player of the Year. Arceneaux would be named conference player of the year for a second time after his senior season (1999\u20132000).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154263-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh Alliance League\nThe 1998\u201399 Welsh Alliance League was the 15th season of the Welsh Alliance League after its establishment in 1984. The league was won by Llangefni Town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154264-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh Premier Division\nThe 1998\u201399 Welsh Premier Division was a rugby union competition for Welsh clubs. It was not contested by Cardiff and Swansea, due to their ongoing dispute with the WRU. Newport and Aberavon were promoted to take their place. Llanelli RFC won the league, despite Pontypridd RFC beginning the season as runaway favourites. Llanelli, Pontypridd, and Neath RFC qualified for the 1999\u20132000 Heineken Cup, with Ebbw Vale RFC missing out to make space for Cardiff and Swansea. Aberavon RFC were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154264-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh Premier Division\nThe league operated under a round-robin, with each team playing the seven others home and away. The top and bottom four then separated for the second phase, again playing each other home and away to add an extra six games to the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season\nThe 1998\u201399 rebel season in rugby union occurred when two clubs affiliated to the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), Cardiff RFC and Swansea RFC, refused to play in the WRU-sanctioned Welsh Premier Division that season and instead opted to play friendly matches against clubs from the English Premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season\nThe two clubs' position came about after the WRU rejected requests by the club to pursue changes to the league structure in Welsh club rugby and in particular to set up a cross-border league involving other clubs in Britain, and the two clubs refused to sign up to a loyalty agreement with the WRU committing them to the current league setup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season\nThe two clubs were removed from Wales' entry into the 1998\u201399 Heineken Cup and would later be fined \u00a3150,000 each by the WRU for three breaches of their regulations. The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) didn't sanction the rebel games, but were accused by rugby union's world governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), of not doing enough to prevent the fixtures taking place and had \u00a360,000 of IRB funding withdrawn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season\nAt the end of the season, an agreement was reached between the two clubs and the Welsh Rugby Union that allowed for their return to the Welsh Premier Division, with clauses that would allow them to leave the Welsh league and join the English Premiership in the event a cross-border British league was not set-up by the 2000-01 season. Despite this league not coming to fruition, the two clubs did not exercise their right to leave and remained in the Welsh structure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Background\nCardiff RFC and Swansea RFC had both been members of the Welsh Premier Division since the formation of the league system in Wales in September 1990. Informal talks had taken place around an Anglo-Welsh league, containing Cardiff, Swansea, Neath and Llanelli, as early as 1993, with the public support of then-Wales coach Alan Davies. In August 1995, rugby union became a professional game, which allowed payment or benefits to be made to players. Following the change to professionalism, several of the clubs playing in the Premier Division began experiencing financial difficulties. Llanelli RFC sold their ground, Stradey Park, to the WRU in 1997 to raise money, Neath RFC were taken over by a WRU-owned subsidiary Gower Park Ltd. in May 1998. Pontypridd RFC and Bridgend RFC were also in financial difficulties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 865]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Background\nAgainst this backdrop, the WRU wished to have clubs in the Premier Division sign 10-year loyalty agreements. These four page agreements would see the clubs assured of their places in the top-flight of the league system for the duration of the agreement, in exchange for their commitment to remain playing in the league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0004-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Background\nHowever, both Swansea and Cardiff saw insufficient returns available from the Welsh league, and refused to sign up to the loyalty agreements, instead suggesting the setup of a British league involving four clubs from Wales, the clubs that comprised the top division in England and two Scottish regional sides; Edinburgh and Glasgow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0004-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Background\nThis proposal was supported by both the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the clubs that comprised the top two divisions in England, but was rejected by the WRU, owing to ongoing legal action between the RFU and English clubs over commercial rights, and the ongoing legal action taken by Cardiff. The WRU reiterated their requirement that Cardiff and Swansea sign up to the loyalty agreement in order to continue participating in the Premier Division and the European Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Confirmation of Breakaway\nEight days before the 1998\u201399 Premier Division was due to start, Swansea and Cardiff released a statement that confirmed their position that they would play friendly matches against English clubs rather than participate in the Welsh Premier Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0005-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Confirmation of Breakaway\nThe two clubs had organised to play each of the 14 teams of the English Premiership on a home and away basis, with the matches scheduled alongside the Premiership so that each weekend of the season, 12 of the English clubs played league matches while two clubs would have a free weekend in the league to allow them to play the two Welsh clubs. The two clubs sold the television coverage rights to the matches themselves, with the BBC acquiring the rights. By contrast, the rights to cover the Premier Division fixtures were held by HTV and S4C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Confirmation of Breakaway\nAt a general committee meeting held on 24 August; the WRU formally acknowledged their withdrawal from the Premier Division and replaced them. Cardiff's position was given to Newport RFC, who had been relegated at the end of the 1997\u201398 season and Swansea's to Aberavon RFC, who had finished second in Division One, the tier below the Premier Division. The WRU confirmed their position that any matches Cardiff and Swansea played against opponents from England would not be sanctioned. The RFU also refused to sanction the friendly matches, which meant neither union would provide match officials for the games, resulting in retired and junior officials being called upon for these games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 753]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Rebel games\nInitially, the friendly games were contested as promised between full-strength teams. Cardiff's first home fixture came against Saracens, with over 10,000 fans attending Cardiff Arms Park to watch Cardiff defeat Saracens by 40-19.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0007-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Rebel games\nThe quality of opposition continued to remain high until the end of the year, however as the season progressed into 1999, the demands of the Premiership season combined with the loss of players to international callups during the 1999 Five Nations tournament led to reduced strength sides being fielded by some Premiership clubs, and blowout scores being recorded as a result, including Cardiff beating a development Richmond side by 96-28 in May. By comparison, Richmond had won the December encounter between the two sides 35-28.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Rebel games\nIn December 1998, the WRU announced it would be fining Cardiff and Swansea a total of \u00a3150,000 each for several breaches of their regulations. The regulations breached were playing in unsanctioned matches, negotiating their own television contracts and playing in matches with unapproved officials, with the first two offences carrying fines of \u00a360,000 and the third resulting in a \u00a330,000 fine. The WRU imposed a deadline of the end of February to pay the fines by, however both clubs announced they would refuse to pay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0008-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Rebel games\nDespite not formally sanctioning the games, the English RFU were accused by the governing body of rugby union, the International Rugby Board (IRB) of not doing enough to prevent the fixtures from taking place. A day after the WRU had fined the two Welsh clubs, the IRB announced that the RFU would miss out on \u00a360,000 of funding that they were due to receive from the IRB Trust, effectively imposing a fine on the union for not taking action.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Rebel games\nDespite not competing in either the Welsh Premier Division or in the European Cup, both Cardiff and Swansea participated in the WRU organised Challenge Cup competition, which at the time was branded under the name of its sponsor Swalec. Cardiff chief executive Gareth Davies believed that the reason for their inclusion was to appease the sponsor who might otherwise had withdrawn their backing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0009-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Rebel games\nThis competition saw them compete against other Welsh clubs, and as such, the games took on increased importance as Cardiff and Swansea tried to justify their improved standard following cross-border competition as compared to the clubs that had remained in the Welsh league system. Both teams reached the semi-finals where Cardiff were drawn against Llanelli RFC and Swansea against Cross Keys RFC. In the week prior to the game, Cardiff chairman Peter Thomas spoke to the players following a training session, where he emphasised the importance of winning the game, describing it as \"the biggest game in the club's history\". Cardiff went on to lose the game. In the other semi-final Swansea recorded a convincing win over Cross Keys. Swansea then beat Llanelli in the final to win the cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 843]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Reconciliation\nAn emergency meeting was held by the WRU in May 1999, at which the two sides came to an agreement that would see Cardiff and Swansea return to the Welsh Premier Division for the 1999-2000 season, with an agreement that both sides could join the English Premiership for the 2000-01 season in the event that a British league had not been set up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0010-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Reconciliation\nAlso as part of the agreement, Cardiff and Swansea signed loyalty agreements with the WRU scheduled to run for the remaining eight years and were also nominated as two of the Welsh representatives in the 1999-2000 European Cup, despite the positions usually being awarded based upon Welsh Premier Division league positions. Cardiff and Swansea's inclusion came at the expense of Ebbw Vale RFC, who would normally have been nominated based on their 1998\u201399 league position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154265-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Welsh rugby union rebel season, Legacy\nA British league wasn't set up for the 2000-01 season, however neither Cardiff nor Swansea entered the English Premiership. The two Scottish District sides joined the Welsh sides in forming a Welsh-Scottish League from the 1999 - 2000 season. For the 2001-02 season, the Celtic League ran alongside the 2001-02 Welsh-Scottish League, involving sides from Wales, Scotland and Ireland in a pool/knockout format competition. The 10 year loyalty agreements, which was scheduled to run through to August 2007 were torn up by the WRU in 2003 to allow introduction of regional rugby. With the creation of the five regional teams from Wales, the Celtic League was changed into a traditional double round-robin league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 46], "content_span": [47, 756]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154266-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wessex Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 Wessex Football League was the 13th season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions were Lymington & New Milton, in their first season as a merged club. There was no promotion to the Southern League, and neither was there any relegation this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154266-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wessex Football League\nFor sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Jewson Wessex League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154266-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wessex Football League, League table\nThe league consisted of one division of 20 clubs, reduced from 21 the previous season, after Andover were promoted to the Southern League, Romsey Town were relegated, Ryde Sports resigned and AFC Lymington merged with New Milton Town of the Hampshire League. Three new clubs joined:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 44], "content_span": [45, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154266-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wessex Football League, Wessex League Cup\nThe Jewson Wessex League Cup was won by Cowes Sports. They beat Lymington & New Milton on penalties after the match finished goalless.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154267-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154267-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, local lad and lifetime fan Lee Hughes scored 31 times in the league to finish as top goalscorer in all four English divisions, but the Baggies finished only 12th and Smith was sacked in the summer of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154267-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 58], "content_span": [59, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154268-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Ham United F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, West Ham United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154268-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary\nIn the 1998\u201399 season, the Hammers finished fifth in the Premier League, their second-best placing ever in the top-flight, securing UEFA Cup qualification to mark a return to European competitions after 19 years away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154268-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary\nNew additions to the side for the season were goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, defender Neil Ruddock, Marc Keller and Arsenal goalscoring legend Ian Wright, while mid-season arrivals came in the shape of midfielder Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9, defender Scott Minto and striker Paolo Di Canio. During the course of the season, several key players left the club, including veteran defender Tim Breacker, unsettled striker John Hartson and winger Andy Impey. April saw the retirement of defender Richard Hall, who had struggled with injuries since his arrival from Southampton in July 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154268-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary\nThe season also saw the emergence of highly promising midfielder Joe Cole, who played his first eight league games and made a further appearance in the FA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154269-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Midlands (Regional) League\nThe 1998\u201399 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 99th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154269-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154270-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Western Football League\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 97th in the history of the Western Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154270-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Western Football League\nThe league champions for the fourth time in their history were Taunton Town, but runners-up Tiverton Town took promotion to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Minehead Town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154270-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Western Football League, Final tables, Premier Division\nThe Premier Division remained at 20 clubs after Chard Town and Torrington were relegated to the First Division. Two clubs joined:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154270-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Western Football League, Final tables, First Division\nThe First Division remained at 19 clubs after Bishop Sutton and Yeovil Town Reserves were promoted to the Premier Division, and Crediton United left the league. Three clubs joined:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154271-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wichita Thunder season\nThe 1998\u201399 Wichita Thunder season was the seventh season of the CHL franchise in Wichita, Kansas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154272-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Willem II season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 Dutch football season, Willem II competed in the Eredivisie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154272-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Willem II season, Season summary\nWillem II finished in second, qualifying for the Champions League group stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 40], "content_span": [41, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154272-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Willem II season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154273-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wimbledon F.C. season\nDuring the 1998\u201399 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154273-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wimbledon F.C. season, Season summary\nWimbledon started the season well, reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup for the second time in their history, and as March arrived Wimbledon were sixth in the table with 11 matches to go.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154273-0001-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wimbledon F.C. season, Season summary\nThe signing of striker John Hartson from top-five rivals West Ham United for a club record \u00a37.5 million in January looked to be the crucial signing the South London club needed for European qualification, but after his arrival the club suffered a slump in form, winning only one more game all season and taking only 2 points from their last 11 games to fall to 16th in the final table, their lowest finish in 13 seasons of top flight football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154273-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wimbledon F.C. season, Season summary\nManager Joe Kinnear resigned at the end of the season on health grounds after seven years in charge, having suffered heart problems before a match at Sheffield Wednesday in March. He was succeeded by former Norwegian national coach Egil Olsen, who had frequently spoke of his admiration of Wimbledon and had transformed Norway into a leading international side with long-ball tactics similar to those employed by Kinnear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154273-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wimbledon F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154273-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wimbledon F.C. season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154273-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wimbledon F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 53], "content_span": [54, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154274-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team\nThe 1998\u20131999 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison in the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154275-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 100th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154275-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season\nThe season began with Mark McGhee as manager but he left \"by mutual agreement\" on 5 November after a run of two victories from fourteen games; the team having begun with four consecutive league wins. Upon McGhee's departure his assistant Colin Lee was placed in charge of the team and, after taking ten points from a possible twelve, he was handed the post for the remainder of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154275-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season\nThe team finished in seventh place, one position short of the play-offs. Results on the final day, including their own, failed to go in their favour and so they missed out on a chance of promotion to the Premier League. Nonetheless, following the final match, the Wolves board announced that Colin Lee was to be given a permanent contract as manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154275-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Results, Football League First Division\nA total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1998\u201399 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 84], "content_span": [85, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154275-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Results, Football League First Division\nThe provisional fixture list was released on 15 June 1998, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 84], "content_span": [85, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154275-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Players\nKey:\u00a0\u00a0\u2021 On loan from another club \u00a0\u00a0* First appearance(s) for the club", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154275-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Players\nCorrect as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 52], "content_span": [53, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154275-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Kit\nThe season brought a new home kit as the design returned to a plain gold shirt with black collar. The away kit, a white away shirt with a dark green collar and dark green shorts, was retained from the previous season. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 48], "content_span": [49, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154277-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ystalyfera RFC season\nAfter an early exit from the West Wales Cup at Llangennech, and a 1st Round exit from the Welsh Cup at Blaengarw, a third defeat away in the league at Nelson spurred the side and Ystalyfera began to dominate their opponents. A 19 match consecutive run of league victories followed which completely outpaced our rivals. The side was well balanced and quick handling of the ball  overpowered other teams. Captain for the previous three years Kevin Williams had gone to Cwmllynfell and Peter Abraham was elected in his place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154277-0000-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ystalyfera RFC season\nFormer players like John Williams and Mark and Kevin McComas had returned. The younger crop of players had matured and top points scorer with 282 - a new club record was Michael Morgan. Damien James had 117 and a try count of 23 \u2013 one behind his father Noir James\u2019 record. Wayne Jones won all the player of the year awards. This outstanding season, our Third as champions, was climaxed by our only win of the Swansea Valley Cup, the elusive trophy that had constantly slipped from our grasp.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154277-0000-0002", "contents": "1998\u201399 Ystalyfera RFC season\nThis was achieved at Morriston against Abercrave, who have over time proved to be a bogey side for Ystalyfera, but not this season \u2013 \u2018Fera won 22-11. Other records this season was an unbeaten run of 18 games between October 98 to May 99,and the longest unbeaten run at home of 22 games between December 97 to October 99.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154278-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Argentine football\nIn 1998-1999 Boca Juniors were the winners of both league championships in Argentine football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154278-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Argentine football, National team\nThis section covers Argentina's matches from August 1, 1998, to July 31, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 44], "content_span": [45, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154279-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Australian soccer\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 30th season of competitive association football in Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154280-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Belgian football\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 96th competitive season in Belgian association football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154281-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Dutch football\nThe 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993. Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch National Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 119th season of competitive football in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, Premier League\nManchester United overcame close competition from Arsenal and Chelsea to win their fifth Premiership title in seven seasons. They went on to win the treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and European Cup, an achievement which gained manager Alex Ferguson a knighthood.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, Premier League\nNottingham Forest went down to Division One just one season after winning promotion. They had started the season terribly after manager Dave Bassett was sacked and Dutch striker Pierre van Hooijdonk refused to play after a dispute with the club. Experienced Ron Atkinson was brought in on a temporary contract but could not stave off relegation. Joining Forest in the Premiership drop zone were Blackburn Rovers, who had been Premiership champions just four years earlier, and Charlton Athletic. Southampton avoided relegation on the last day of the season, and their survival also signalled the go-ahead for a new stadium which would be in use for the 2001\u201302 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, Division One\nSunderland were crowned Division One champions with 105 points, then a record, having lost just three games all season. The two other promotion places were secured by two of the division's least fancied sides \u2013 runners-up Bradford City (back in the top division for the first time in 77 years) and playoff winners Watford, who thus won their second successive promotion during Graham Taylor's second spell as manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, Division One\nBury, Oxford United and Bristol City occupied the three relegation places in Division One. Oxford's dismal season was mainly down to \u00a310 million debts which were putting the club in real danger of closure, and had also resulted in the suspension of construction of their new stadium near the Blackbird Leys estate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, Division Two\nKevin Keegan completed his spell as Fulham manager before taking the England job by guiding the Cottagers to the Division Two championship with 101 points. Following them up were runners-up Walsall and playoff winners Manchester City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0006-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, Division Two\nGoing down were York City, Northampton Town, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town. Narrowly avoiding the drop to Division Three were Oldham Athletic, who just five years earlier had been a Premiership side and FA Cup semi-finalists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0007-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, Division Three\nBrentford, Cambridge United, Cardiff City and Scunthorpe United occupied the four promotion places in Division Three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0008-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, Division Three\nCarlisle United secured their leagues status with seconds to spare in their final game. They entered the game in bottom place, and with 90 minutes on the clock in their home game against Plymouth Argyle they were drawing 1\u20131 and needed a win to stay up. The referee then allowed 4 minutes of stoppage time and with just seconds to go, goalkeeper Jimmy Glass came upfield and scored from a rebounded corner to preserve his club's place in the league, which had been held since 1928. Scarborough, who had only joined the league in 1987, were relegated instead. Glass, 25, had been signed on loan from Swindon Town after the transfer deadline because an injury crisis had left Carlisle without a goalkeeper for the final few games of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 796]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0009-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, FA Cup\nManchester United beat Newcastle United 2\u20130 to secure their third double triumph in six seasons and completed the second part of their treble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0010-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Overview, League Cup\nTottenham Hotspur, under the management of George Graham, won the League Cup by defeating Leicester City in the final. On the way they knocked out Manchester United, stopping Scotman Alex Ferguson emulating his fellow countrymen Celtic's quadruple success of 1967.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0011-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Individual awards and records\nTottenham's French midfielder David Ginola was voted PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year after helping his club win the League Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0012-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Individual awards and records\n19-year-old Arsenal and France striker Nicolas Anelka was voted PFA Young Player of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0013-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Individual awards and records\nDavid Seaman became the most successful goalkeeper in English league history after conceding just 17 league goals in a season with Arsenal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0014-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nAlex Ferguson was knighted after guiding Manchester United to the treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and European Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0015-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nGeorge Graham gave Tottenham their first successful season for almost a decade by guiding them to League Cup glory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0016-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nPeter Reid took Sunderland into the Premiership as Division One champions on 105 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0017-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nHarry Redknapp guided West Ham United to fifth place in the Premiership to secure their first European qualification for nearly 20 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0018-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nPaul Jewell ended Bradford City's 77-year wait for a return to the top division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0019-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nGraham Taylor took Watford into the Premiership as they won the Division One playoffs and secured their second successive promotion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0020-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nKevin Keegan finished his spell as Fulham manager by guiding them to the Division Two title with 101 points, before quitting to concentrate on his role as England manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0021-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nRay Graydon pulled off a major surprise in his first season as Walsall manager by gaining promotion to Division One.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0022-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nSteve Cotterill, 35, guided Cheltenham Town into the Football League as Conference champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0023-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Successful managers\nBrian Laws took Scunthorpe United out of the league's basement division for the first time in more than a decade after they won the Division Three playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0024-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Ferguson knighted after United's treble\nManchester United completed the treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and European Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 76], "content_span": [77, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0025-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Ferguson knighted after United's treble\nPart one of United's treble was completed when they beat Tottenham 2\u20131 on the last day of the season to ensure that Arsenal did not retain the Premiership title. A week later they completed the second part of the treble with a 2\u20130 victory over Newcastle United in the FA Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 76], "content_span": [77, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0026-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Ferguson knighted after United's treble\nUnited's treble aspirations seemed to have been thwarted in the European Cup final at Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium, with Bayern Munich leading 1\u20130 at the end of normal time. Referee Pierluigi Collina allowed 3 minutes of stoppage time and within the first-minute substitute Teddy Sheringham forced an equaliser. Sheringham's goal looked to have forced extra time, but with the last kick of the game Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r scored a winner and United fans and players went wild.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 76], "content_span": [77, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0027-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Ferguson knighted after United's treble\nOn 12 June, Alex Ferguson received a knighthood in recognition for his services to football, making him the seventh knight of English football and the third knight to be associated with Manchester United after Matt Busby and Bobby Charlton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 76], "content_span": [77, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0028-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Hoddle ousted\nOn 2 February, the FA terminated Glenn Hoddle's contract as England manager after he appeared in The Times and suggested that disabled people were being punished for sins in previous lives. His comments had sparked outrage amongst disabled people to such an extent that the FA felt they had no option but to sack him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0029-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Hoddle ousted\nThe hunt began for his successor. A month later, former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan agreed to take charge of the England team but stayed on as Fulham manager until the end of the season, guiding them to the Division Two title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0030-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, New arrivals in Premiership\nA year after their playoff final defeat to Charlton Athletic in a penalty shoot-out, Peter Reid's Sunderland returned to the Premiership after winning the Division One championship with a record 105 points. Sunderland, who had moved into their new home \u2013 the Stadium of Light \u2013 two years earlier, had been widely tipped for promotion to the top flight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 64], "content_span": [65, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0031-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, New arrivals in Premiership\nBradford City, led by manager Paul Jewell, had been outside the top division since 1922. Their only silverware had been an FA Cup triumph in 1911. But the inexperienced Jewell surprised many observers by putting together a strong Bradford side who cruised to second place in Division One and booked their place in the Premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 64], "content_span": [65, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0032-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, New arrivals in Premiership\nThe third and final place in the Premiership went to playoff winners Watford, managed by Graham Taylor for the second time (he had previously been in charge from 1976 until 1987). Taylor had finally achieved some success the previous year in form of the Division Two championship, having endured a torrid time with England and then Wolves. Watford secured a second successive promotion by beating Bolton Wanderers 2\u20130 in the playoff final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 64], "content_span": [65, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0033-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Glass's last gasp goal keeps Carlisle in league\nCarlisle United went into the final game of the 1998\u201399 Division Three campaign knowing that they had to beat Plymouth Argyle to hang on to the Football League place they had held since 1928. In April, an injury crisis had forced Carlisle to bring in goalkeeper Jimmy Glass on loan from Swindon and the Football League gave permission for the transfer to go ahead despite the transfer deadline having already passed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 84], "content_span": [85, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0034-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Glass's last gasp goal keeps Carlisle in league\nWith 90 minutes on the clock for Carlisle's home fixture against Plymouth, the referee allowed 4 minutes of stoppage time. 10 seconds before the end of stoppage time, Jimmy Glass ran upfield after a corner was given and slammed the ball into the back of the net to keep Carlisle in the league and send Scarborough down to the Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 84], "content_span": [85, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0035-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Blackburn go down\nBlackburn Rovers, Premiership champions in 1995, were relegated from the Premiership in 1999 with a side which had lost almost all of its title winning players. Roy Hodgson had arrived as manager in 1997 and achieved UEFA Cup qualification in his first season as manager, only to be sacked the following November as Blackburn found themselves caught up in a relegation battle. Manchester United's successful assistant manager Brian Kidd was brought in as his successor. But Blackburn's relegation fight was finally lost after they drew 0\u20130 at home to Manchester United in the penultimate game of the season. Chairman Jack Walker was now faced with finding the funds to build a side that could win promotion back to the Premiership, 12 months after he handed an open cheque book to Roy Hodgson in hope of winning the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 878]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0036-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Events, Cheltenham promoted\nCheltenham Town won the Conference with Steve Cotterill guiding the Robins to the Football League. They had won the FA trophy the previous season but were beaten to promotion by Halifax Town. They replaced Scarborough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0037-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, FA Premier League\nThe seventh season of the FA Premier League saw Manchester United finish champions for the fifth time, one point ahead of the previous season's champions Arsenal. United also ended Arsenal's defence of the FA Cup, going on to defeat Newcastle United in the final to become the first English team to win the league title and FA Cup double on three occasions, having already won the double in 1994 and 1996. They then went on to win the European Cup to become only the second English club to win three major trophies in the same season. This made them the first English club to win the European Cup in 15 years, and manager Alex Ferguson was knighted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0038-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, FA Premier League\nChelsea's revival continued with a third-place finish in the league, although they failed to add any more silverware to the three cups won in the previous two seasons. Following the loss of manager George Graham to Tottenham in the autumn, Leeds United finished fourth under their new manager David O'Leary. Fifth place went to West Ham United, who qualified for Europe for the first time in nearly 20 years. Aston Villa, who had topped the table for much of the first half of the season, could only finish sixth, while Liverpool's seventh-place finish was a disappointing start for new manager G\u00e9rard Houllier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0039-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, FA Premier League\nTottenham Hotspur finished 11th under new manager George Graham, but won the League Cup to end their eight-year wait for a major trophy and a place in Europe. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0040-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, FA Premier League\nNewly promoted Nottingham Forest were relegated in bottom place, their third relegation in seven seasons prompting manager Ron Atkinson (only appointed in January) to announce his retirement from management. Blackburn Rovers, league champions just four years earlier, were the next team to go down; the appointment of long-serving Manchester United assistant Brian Kidd as manager appeared to have turned the corner after a terrible start to the season, but a failure to win any of their final eight matches saw them relegated. Newly promoted Charlton Athletic were the last side to lose their top flight status, going down on the final day of the season as Southampton survived.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 741]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0041-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, FA Premier League\nLeading goalscorer: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds), Michael Owen (Liverpool) and Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) \u2013 18", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0042-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division One\nAfter the play-off final disappointment of the previous year, Sunderland returned to the top-flight in record breaking fashion, earning 105 points; then a new record under the 3 points for a win system. Bradford City, who had only narrowly avoided relegation in the previous two seasons, returned to the top-flight for the first time in over 80 years, as Paul Jewell enjoyed a highly successful first full season as manager. Watford beat out pre-season favourites Bolton Wanderers in the play-off final, earning them their second successive promotion and also earning manager Graham Taylor the joint record for most promotions earned by a single manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0043-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division One\nWolves just missed out on the playoffs after the dismissal of Mark McGhee in November paved the way for his assistant Colin Lee to take over and oversee a strong run of form which lifted the side into the top half of the table to finish seventh. Steve Bruce began his managerial career by guiding Sheffield United to an eighth-place finish before succeeding Peter Jackson at Huddersfield Town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0043-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division One\nMark Goldberg's dream of turning Crystal Palace into a major footballing force quickly turned into a nightmare as financial problems almost put the club out of business, with head coach Terry Venables quitting halfway through the season and Steve Coppell taking charge for the fourth time in 15 years to steer Palace to 14th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0044-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division One\nBristol City finished bottom and suffered immediate relegation back to Division Two, as the club's decision to replace promotion-winning manager John Ward with Benny Lennartsson just a few weeks into the season failed to pay off. Oxford United finished second-bottom amid increasing financial turmoil, and Bury were relegated on the last day due to the League's usage of goals scored over goal difference to separate sides on the same number of points (Port Vale would otherwise have been relegated due to their considerably worse goal difference). Adding to Bury's frustration, goal difference was reinstated the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0045-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division Two\nDespite manager Kevin Keegan juggling his job with the England manager's job for the second half of the season, Fulham won the divisional title and earned their second promotion in three seasons, though Keegan departed after the season ended. Walsall proved the surprise package of the division, and entered the second tier for only the third time in their history. Manchester City, who had suffered a spectacular fall from grace over the last few years, immediately won promotion during their first-ever season at this level, defeating Gillingham in a dramatic play-off final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0046-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division Two\nAmbitious Reading could only manage an 11th-place finish in their first season at the impressive new Madejski Stadium, while Stoke City's early promise under Brian Little was short-lived and an eighth-place finish wasn't enough for an even a playoff place. Stoke then turned to Gary Megson in their quest to get back into Division One.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0047-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division Two\nThis season proved a step too far for Macclesfield, who had been promoted from the Conference and Division Three in successive years, and they were relegated in bottom place. Lincoln City were unable to recover from a dreadful start to the season and occupied the second-bottom spot, also returning to Division Three after just a year. Northampton Town suffered a massively disappointing season after finishing fourth the previous year, and were relegated in third-bottom place. York City cruelly went down on the last day, after experiencing a disastrous second half of the season and falling into the relegation zone with mere seconds remaining of their final match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 725]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0048-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division Two\nOldham Athletic finished one place and point clear of the relegation zone and avoided a third relegation in six seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0049-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division Three\nBrentford chairman Ron Noades' unorthodox decision to appoint himself as manager paid off in surprising fashion, and they won promotion back to Division Two as champions. Cambridge United had actually led the division for most of the season, but suffered from drawing too many games as in the final months of the season and thus had to settle for second place. Cardiff City took the final automatic promotion spot, as Frank Burrows brought immediate success to the club in his second spell as manager. Scunthorpe United won the play-offs, earning their first promotion since 1983, giving them football above the fourth tier for the first time at Glanford Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0050-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division Three\nIn one of the most dramatic ends to a season in recent memory, Scarborough were relegated to the Football Conference. They had been bottom for most of the second half of the season, but appeared to have turned the corner by earning two wins and a draw from their last three matches; unfortunately Carlisle United, who had been below them prior to the final match of the season, earned a shock injury time winner by goalkeeper Jimmy Glass, saving their League status and sending Scarborough down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0051-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, League tables, Division Three\nHull City were in the relegation battle up to the penultimate game of the season, soon after Southend United won their battle against a third successive relegation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0052-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n16 July 1998 \u2013 Former French national coach G\u00e9rard Houllier is appointed joint manager of Liverpool to work alongside Roy Evans. It is the first time in the club's 106-year history that two managers have been placed in charge of the first team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0053-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n19 July 1998 \u2013 Manchester United deny reports that they will be joining a proposed European Super League of up to 32 clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0054-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n3 August 1998 \u2013 Newcastle United pay \u00a35.25million for Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann from Bayern Munich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0055-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n9 August 1998 \u2013 Arsenal claim their third trophy of 1998 with a 3\u20130 win over Manchester United in the Charity Shield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0056-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n12 August 1998 \u2013 Newcastle United sign Nolberto Solano, the Peruvian midfielder, from Boca Juniors for \u00a32.48million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0057-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n15 August 1998 \u2013 The Premier League season begins with champions Arsenal beating newly promoted Nottingham Forest 2\u20131 at Highbury. Chelsea begin with a surprise 2\u20131 defeat at Coventry City. Manchester United are held to a 2\u20132 home draw by Leicester City. Wimbledon take the lead of the Premier League on the opening day with a 3\u20131 home win over Tottenham Hotspur. Charlton Athletic mark their return to the elite by drawing 0\u20130 at Newcastle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0058-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n20 August 1998 \u2013 Manchester United pay a club record \u00a312.6million for Aston Villa striker Dwight Yorke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0059-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n22 August 1998 \u2013 Charlton Athletic demolish Southampton 5\u20130 at The Valley. Tottenham's dismal start continued when they lose 3\u20130 at home to Sheffield Wednesday. Manchester United are held to a draw again, this time 0\u20130 against West Ham United at Upton Park. Newcastle United lose 4\u20131 at home to Liverpool.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0060-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n27 August 1998 \u2013 Kenny Dalglish is sacked after 19 months as manager of Newcastle United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0061-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n31 August 1998 \u2013 Newcastle United appoint Ruud Gullit as their new manager, the day before his 36th birthday. The first month of the league season ends with newly promoted Charlton Athletic top of the Premier League, but the end-of-month table has little significance as only two games have been played so far. Sunderland head the race for a place in next season's Premier League as Division One leaders, with Wolverhampton Wanderers in second place. Hopes are high of a successful season for Midlands clubs as West Bromwich Albion are third and Birmingham City stand fourth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0061-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\nNorwich City, rebuilding under new manager Bruce Rioch occupy fifth, while the top six is completed by a Watford side who are searching for a second successive promotion. Just outside the playoff zone are Bury, whose excellent start to the season has sparked speculation that they might match Swansea City and Wimbledon's record of three promotions in four seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0062-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n6 September 1998 \u2013 Christian Gross is sacked after nine months as manager of Tottenham Hotspur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0063-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n8 September 1998 \u2013 Aston Villa pay Middlesbrough \u00a36.75million for midfielder Paul Merson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0064-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n19 September 1998 \u2013 Newcastle United show signs of a return to their old form with a 5\u20131 away win over Coventry City. Newly promoted Charlton Athletic hold Liverpool to a 3\u20133 draw at Anfield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0065-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n20 September 1998 \u2013 Arsenal beat Manchester United 3\u20130 in the league at Highbury \u2013 the fourth defeat they have inflicted upon Alex Ferguson's team in less than a year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0066-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n23 September 1998 \u2013 Everton sign 22-year-old goalkeeper Steve Simonsen from Tranmere Rovers for \u00a33.3million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0067-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n30 September 1998 \u2013 September ends with Aston Villa as Premier League leaders 5 points above second-placed Derby County are putting up a surprise title challenge after being predicted by many to struggle in the battle against relegation. Manchester United, Liverpool and Wimbledon complete the top five. Southampton prop up the top flight with one point from their opening six games, while Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers completing the relegation zone. Sunderland remain top of Division One, level on points with surprise promotion challengers Huddersfield Town. Bolton Wanderers, Watford, Birmingham City and Norwich City occupy the playoff places, while surprise promotion contenders Bury are keeping up the pressure on the top six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 787]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0068-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n1 October 1998 \u2013 George Graham quits Leeds United after two years as manager to take over at Tottenham Hotspur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0069-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n3 October 1998 \u2013 Middlesbrough's return to the top flight continues with a 4\u20130 home win over Sheffield Wednesday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0070-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n9 October 1998 \u2013 Everton sign Ivorian striker Ibrahima Bakayoko from Montpellier for \u00a34.5million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0071-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n15 October 1998 \u2013 Steve Watson, Newcastle United's longest serving player (who joined the club on leaving school in 1990), is sold to Aston Villa for \u00a34.5million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0072-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n25 October 1998 \u2013 Leicester City confirm that manager Martin O'Neill will not be moving to Leeds United. Caretaker David O'Leary, formerly assistant manager at Elland Road, gets the manager's job on a permanent basis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0073-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n28 October 1998 \u2013 Chelsea player-manager Gianluca Vialli scores a hat-trick in the 4\u20131 League Cup third round win over Aston Villa. Making his debut as a late substitute is 17-year-old defender John Terry. On the same day, striker Brian Laudrup's departure from Chelsea is announced after just four months at the club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0074-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n31 October 1998 \u2013 Ron Reeves, a 55-year-old steward, is killed outside Highfield Road stadium after being crushed by the Arsenal team coach just before a game with Coventry City. The month ends with Aston Villa still top, a point ahead of second placed Manchester United, while Arsenal are close behind in third place. A wide gap is beginning to open up between the top three and the rest of the division, with Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Chelsea, Leicester City and West Ham United putting up the nearest competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0074-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\nSouthampton, still only with one win to their name, occupy bottom place and are joined in the relegation zone by Coventry City and Nottingham Forest. Sunderland and Huddersfield Town continue to head the race for Premier League football, with the top six being completed by Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Watford and Norwich City. Grimsby Town (eighth) have emerged as surprise contenders for a second successive promotion, but Bury's challenge is falling away and they now occupy 15th place. Wolverhampton Wanderers fare little better after their dismal start to the season, now occupying 12th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0075-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n5 November 1998: Wolverhampton Wanderers sack manager Mark McGhee after three years at the helm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0076-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n12 November 1998 \u2013 Peter Schmeichel, goalkeeper of Manchester United since 1991, announces his intention to leave the club at the end of this season. Roy Evans resigns as joint manager of Liverpool after nearly five years in charge and more than 30 years on the club's payroll, leaving G\u00e9rard Houllier in sole charge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0077-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n14 November 1998 \u2013 Colchester United fall victim to arguably the biggest upset of the FA Cup fourth round when they are defeated 4\u20131 by non-league Bedlington Terriers. Other Football League clubs to be eliminated by non-league counterparts include Barnet, Southend United and Shrewsbury Town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0078-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n21 November 1998 \u2013 Blackburn Rovers lose 2\u20130 at home to Southampton, leaving them bottom of the Premier League with a mere nine points from their opening 14 games. Manager Roy Hodgson resigns within hours of the defeat. Long-serving coach Tony Parkes is put in charge of the first team on a temporary basis. On the same day, Manchester United suffer a shock 3\u20131 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0079-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n30 November 1998 \u2013 November draws to a close with Aston Villa still leading Manchester United by a single point, but a surprise title challenge is creeping upon them from a West Ham United side with no previous top division titles to their name, and who haven't finished in the top five for more than a decade. Arsenal and Chelsea complete the top five. Blackburn Rovers now prop up the top flight, having started the season among the teams tipped by many to challenge for the title. Southampton and Nottingham Forest remain in the drop zone. Sunderland continue to lead Division One, their nearest threat coming from Ipswich Town. Watford, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United complete the top six, with Wolverhampton Wanderers providing the closest competition for the top six after a rejuvenation under new manager Colin Lee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 895]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0080-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n4 December 1998 \u2013 Brian Kidd steps down as Manchester United assistant manager to succeed Roy Hodgson as manager of Blackburn Rovers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0081-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n5 December 1998 \u2013 Blackburn beat Charlton 1\u20130 in their first game under Brian Kidd at Ewood Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0082-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n8 December 1998 \u2013 Five years after leaving them from Blackburn Rovers, David Batty returns to Leeds United in a \u00a34.4\u00a0million move from Newcastle United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0083-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n16 December 1998 \u2013 Brian McClair, who was among the names linked with succeeding Brian Kidd as assistant manager at Manchester United, is appointed as Kidd's assistant at Blackburn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0084-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n19 December 1998 \u2013 Manchester United lost 3\u20132 at home to Middlesbrough \u2013 their first home defeat for nine months. United are managed by coach Jimmy Ryan, as Alex Ferguson misses the game on compassionate grounds following the death of his sister-in-law, and United have yet to find a permanent successor to Brian Kidd as assistant manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0085-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n23 December 1998 \u2013 The Independent reports that up to ten Premier League clubs could break away to join a European Super League if the Premier League loses its forthcoming High Court case with the Office of Fair Trading. The case will see the Office of Fair Trading bring a case against the Football League, BSkyB and the BBC in the hope of ending collective bargaining for television deals by Premier League clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0086-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n26 December 1998 \u2013 The key drama on Boxing Day sees defender Ronny Johnsen score twice in Manchester United's 3\u20130 home win over Nottingham Forest,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0087-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n30 December 1998 \u2013 French defender Didier Domi joins Newcastle United in a \u00a34\u00a0million move from Paris Saint-Germain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0088-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n31 December 1998 \u2013 1998 draws to a close with Aston Villa still leading the Premier League, but with Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Leeds United and West Ham United all posing a fairly close threat. Nottingham Forest, Southampton and Charlton Athletic occupy the bottom three places. Sunderland and Ipswich Town continue to lead the way in the race for a Premier League place, with the playoff zone being occupied by Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Watford and an ever-improving Bradford City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0089-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n4 January 1999 \u2013 Arsenal began their defence of the FA Cup by beating Preston North End 2\u20130 in the third round at Deepdale, while last year's runners-up Newcastle United win 2\u20131 at home to Crystal Palace. Manchester United, many people's favourites for the trophy, get off to a good start in the competition by beating Middlesbrough 3\u20131 at Old Trafford. However, Leeds United are held to a goalless draw at Conference side Rushden & Diamonds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0090-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n5 January 1999 \u2013 Nottingham Forest, bottom of the Premier League and winless for 17 games, sack manager Dave Bassett after less than two years in charge. Micky Adams, former Swansea City and Brentford manager, is placed in temporary charge of Forest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0091-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n8 January 1999 \u2013 15-year-old Notts County schoolboy forward Jermaine Pennant signs for Arsenal's academy in a \u00a32\u00a0million deal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0092-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n9 January 1999 \u2013 The first Premier League games of 1999 include Coventry City's 4\u20130 home win over Nottingham Forest \u2013 the 18th successive league game that the visitors have failed to win. Southampton beat fellow relegation strugglers Charlton Athletic 3\u20131 at The Dell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0093-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n11 January 1999 \u2013 Ron Atkinson is appointed manager of Nottingham Forest until the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0094-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n13 January 1999 \u2013 Leeds United avoid what would have been one of the biggest FA Cup upsets of modern times and beat Rushden and Diamonds 3\u20131 in the third round replay at Elland Road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0095-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n14 January 1999 \u2013 Wimbledon pay a club record \u00a37.5\u00a0million for West Ham United striker John Hartson, who six months ago was a transfer target for Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0096-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n16 January 1999 \u2013 Two high scoring games in the Premier League sees Dwight Yorke and Robbie Fowler score hat tricks for their respective clubs as Manchester United thrash Leicester City 6\u20132 at Filbert Street, while Liverpool crush Southampton 7\u20131 at Anfield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0097-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n18 January 1999 \u2013 Bryan Kidd boosts his Blackburn Rovers side in their battle against relegation by signing Crystal Palace striker Matt Jansen for \u00a34.1\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0098-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n23 January 1999 \u2013 Aston Villa suffer a shock FA Cup exit at home to Division Two leaders Fulham in the fourth round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0099-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n24 January 1999 \u2013 Two late goals see Manchester United overturn Liverpool's 1\u20130 lead and win 2\u20131 in the fourth round tie at Old Trafford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0100-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n25 January 1999 \u2013 Cash-strapped Division One strugglers Oxford United hold Chelsea to an impressive 1\u20131 draw at the Manor Ground.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0101-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n27 January 1999 \u2013 Two midfielders change clubs for \u00a34\u00a0million \u2013 Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9 from Lens to West Ham United and Jason McAteer from Liverpool to Blackburn Rovers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0102-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n28 January 1999 \u2013 Steve McManaman agrees to sign for Real Madrid from Liverpool at the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0103-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n30 January 1999 \u2013 Glenn Hoddle appears in an interview in The Sunday Times in which he suggests that disabled people are paying for their sins in a previous life. Nottingham Forest end their 19-match winless run in the league with a 1\u20130 away win over Everton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0104-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n31 January 1999 \u2013 January ends with Manchester United now top of the Premier League, but former leaders Aston Villa still only a point behind bracketed on points with Chelsea. Arsenal, meanwhile, have crept into the title frame and now stand fourth \u2013 just two points off the top. West Ham United's challenge has crumbled and they now stand ninth, with 11 points separating them from top spot. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, have gone from bad to worse and now prop up the table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0104-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\nThey are joined in the drop zone by Southampton and Charlton Athletic after Brian Kidd guided Blackburn Rovers out of the bottom three. Sunderland and Bradford City lead the way in Division One, with Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town, Watford and Birmingham City completing the top six. Grimsby Town are back in form and giving the top six a serious run for their money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0105-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n2 February 1999 \u2013 Glenn Hoddle is sacked as England manager two days after his controversial remarks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0106-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n3 February 1999 \u2013 Oxford United's luck in the FA Cup runs out: 17-year-old Mikael Forssell bags a brace on his first start for 4\u20132 victors Chelsea in the fourth round replay at Stamford Bridge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0107-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n4 February 1999 - Tim Sherwood signs for Tottenham Hotspur from Blackburn Rovers for \u00a34\u00a0million, and Silvio Mari\u0107 joins Newcastle United from Croatia Zagreb for $5.8\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0108-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n5 February 1999 - Derby County assistant manager Steve McClaren is named as Manchester United's new assistant manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0109-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n6 February 1999 \u2013 Manchester United record the highest ever away win in the Premier League by beating Nottingham Forest 8\u20131 at the City Ground. Substitute Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r scores four times.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0110-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n28 February 1999 \u2013 February draws to a close with Manchester United now top of the Premier League four points, although nearest rivals Chelsea have a game in hand. Arsenal, Aston Villa and Leeds United complete the top five. Nottingham Forest remain bottom and are now ten points adrift of safety, while Southampton remain in the bottom three but Charlton Athletic have jumped clear at the expense of Blackburn Rovers. Sunderland are still top of Division One, their nearest competition coming from Bradford City and Ipswich Town who are level on points. Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City and Watford complete the top six. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion continue to keep up the pressure in the push for a playoff place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 800]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0111-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n5 March 1999 \u2013 Former Doncaster Rovers chairman Ken Richardson is sentenced to four years in prison for paying a friend to start a fire at the club's Belle Vue ground in 1995. The arsonist, 41-year-old Alan Kristiansen, receives a one-year prison sentence, while two other men receive suspended sentences for their part in the fire, which caused \u00a3100,000 worth of damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0112-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n7 March 1999 \u2013 Manchester United draw 0\u20130 with Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford, with Paul Scholes being sent off for United and Roberto Di Matteo for Chelsea in a game which kicked off just hours after the death was announced of legendary former United striker Dennis Viollet from cancer at age 65.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0113-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n10 March 1999 \u2013 Dwight Yorke keeps Manchester United in line for the treble as he scores both their goals in the 2\u20130 quarter-final replay win at Chelsea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0114-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n11 March 1999 \u2013 Aston Villa sign midfielder Steve Stone from Nottingham Forest for \u00a35.5\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0115-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n13 March 1999 \u2013 Nottingham Forest keep their faint survival hopes alive with a 3\u20131 away win over Wimbledon, only their third league win of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0116-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n16 March 1999 \u2013 Barnsley, the only non-Premier League team to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, bow out at Oakwell when David Ginola scores the only goal of the game for Tottenham Hotspur, who remain in contention for a cup double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0117-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n17 March 1999 \u2013 The Monopolies and Mergers Commission vetoes BSkyB's takeover of Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0118-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n21 March 1999 \u2013 Tottenham Hotspur end their eight-year wait for a major trophy (and European qualification) thanks to a 1\u20130 win over Leicester City in the League Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0119-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n22 March 1999 \u2013 Blackburn Rovers pay Derby County \u00a33.4\u00a0million for midfielder Lee Carsley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0120-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n31 March 1999 \u2013 March ends with Manchester United still top of the Premier League by a four-point margin, with Arsenal and Chelsea as their nearest contenders. Leeds United, occupying fourth place, are still within a shout of the league title. West Ham United complete the top five, competing with most of the rest of the \"safe\" Premier League teams for a UEFA Cup place. Nottingham Forest's dreadful run of form has continued and they now need a miracle to escape relegation. Charlton Athletic and Southampton complete the bottom three. Sunderland are now 12 points ahead of their nearest rivals Ipswich Town at the top of Division One. Bradford City, Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers remain in the playoff zone, where they are joined by a Wolverhampton Wanderers side whose form is continuing to improve.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 859]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0121-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n3 April 1999 \u2013 Both league-leaders Manchester United and second-placed Arsenal drop points as they are both held, by Wimbledon and Southampton respectively. Elsewhere, Liverpool win the Merseyside derby 3\u20132, and Leeds United rack up their seventh win on the bounce\u2013a club record\u2013by beating Nottingham Forest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0122-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n11 April 1999 \u2013 Manchester United and Arsenal, competing head to head for both the Premier League title and the FA Cup, draw 0\u20130 at Villa Park in the FA Cup semi-final. In other semi-final, at Old Trafford, two goals in extra time from Alan Shearer send Newcastle United through to the final for the second year running and spell an end to Tottenham's hopes of a cup double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0123-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n14 April 1999 \u2013 One of the most thrilling games so far this season sees Manchester United beat Arsenal 2\u20131 in extra time in the FA Cup semi-final replay. United had taken the lead after 17th minutes thanks to David Beckham, only for Dennis Bergkamp to equalise after 69 minutes. Bergkamp could have won the game for Arsenal with just a minute remaining, but Peter Schmeichel saved his penalty shot and forced extra time, in which Ryan Giggs won it for United with a spectacular 109th-minute goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0124-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n21 April 1999 \u2013 Manchester United reach their first European Cup final for 31 years \u2013 and only their second of all time \u2013 by recording a 4\u20133 aggregate win over Juventus. They won 3\u20132 in tonight's clash in Turin, having been 2\u20130 down at half-time. They drew 1\u20131 in the first leg at Old Trafford on 7 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0125-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n23 April 1999 \u2013 UEFA rejects calls from English clubs for four, rather than three, Champions League qualification places to be available for next season's competition \u2013 this will only happen in the unlikely event of Manchester United winning the European Cup next month and finishing outside the top three of the Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0126-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n24 April 1999 \u2013 Nottingham Forest's Premier League relegation is confirmed with a 2\u20130 defeat to Aston Villa, after which manager Ron Atkinson announces that he will retire at the end of this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0127-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n30 April 1999 \u2013 April draws to a close with Arsenal now leading the Premier League, but Manchester United are a point behind with a game in hand. Chelsea and Leeds United remain in distant contention, while the final European place is being contested by Aston Villa, West Ham United, Middlesbrough, Derby County, Liverpool and Leicester City. Nottingham Forest's inevitable relegation has now been confirmed, with Southampton, Charlton Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Everton and Sheffield Wednesday all in the battle of avoid going down as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0127-0001", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\nSunderland are definitely in the Premier League next season, as champions of Division One. Bradford City and Ipswich Town are level on points in the race for second place, with Birmingham City now the only team who can catch either of them. Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers complete the top six, but Watford are pushing hard for a playoff place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0128-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n6 May 1999 \u2013 Blackburn Rovers are relegated to Division One just four years after being Premier League champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0129-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n8 May 1999 \u2013 On-loan goalkeeper Jimmy Glass scored an injury-time winner for Carlisle United on the final day of the season to save their Football League status, and relegate Scarborough to the Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0130-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n9 May 1999 \u2013 Sunderland's 2\u20131 win over Birmingham City on the final day of the Division One season has given them an English league record of 105 points this season. They will be joined in the elite next season by Bradford City, whose second-place finish has given them top flight football for the first time since 1922. Ipswich Town, Birmingham City, Watford and Bolton Wanderers will contest the playoffs. Meanwhile, Manchester United go back on top of the Premier League with a 1\u20130 win at Middlesbrough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0131-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n11 May 1999 \u2013 Arsenal lose their penultimate league game of the season 1\u20130 at Leeds United, losing their chance to go top of the Premier League \u2013 meaning that a win for Manchester United against Blackburn Rovers on Thursday will make it almost certain (regardless of final day results) that the league title will return to Old Trafford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0132-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n13 May 1999 \u2013 Manchester United are held to a goalless draw by former assistant manager Brian Kidd's Blackburn at Ewood Park \u2013 a result which confirms Blackburn's relegation (just four years after being champions) and allows the title destiny to remain firmly in United's hands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0133-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n16 May 1999 \u2013 Manchester United clinch their fifth Premier League title in seven seasons after beating Tottenham 2\u20131 at home on the final day of the season, rendering Arsenal's 1\u20130 home win over Aston Villa useless. Third placed Chelsea beat Derby County 2\u20131, while Leeds United end David O'Leary's first season in management in fourth place with a 2\u20132 draw at Coventry. West Ham's 4\u20130 home win over Middlesbrough secures them a fifth-place finish and a place in the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup, their highest finish for 13 years and their first European campaign in 19 years. The last relegation place goes to Charlton Athletic, who lose 1\u20130 at home to 12th placed Sheffield Wednesday, while Southampton confirm their survival with a 2\u20130 win over Everton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 796]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0134-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n18 May 1999 \u2013 Liverpool sign Finnish defender Sami Hyypi\u00e4 from Dutch side Willem II for \u00a33\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0135-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n22 May 1999 \u2013 Manchester United complete a unique third 'double' of the league title and FA Cup with a 2\u20130 win over Newcastle United at Wembley. Teddy Sheringham opens the scoring in the 11th minute and Paul Scholes adds to United's tally in the 53rd minute. In four days' time, they will be competing in the European Cup final to challenge for a unique treble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0136-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n26 May 1999 \u2013 Two late goals (the equaliser from Teddy Sheringham and the winner from Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r) save Manchester United from the jaws of defeat and they beat Bayern Munich 2\u20131 in the Champions League final at the Camp Nou to complete a unique treble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0137-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n30 May 1999 \u2013 Watford seal promotion to the Premier League with a 2\u20130 win over Bolton Wanderers in the Division One playoff final at Wembley. They are first team since Notts County in 1991 to reach the top flight with two successive promotions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0138-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n31 May 1999 \u2013 Two late goals save Manchester City from the jaws of defeat as they pull Gillingham back to 2\u20132 in the Division Two Play-Off Final at Wembley. They go on to win 3\u20131 on penalties to attain their first promotion in ten years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0139-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Diary of the season\n12 June 1999 \u2013 Alex Ferguson receives a knighthood just over two weeks after guiding Manchester United to the treble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 48], "content_span": [49, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154282-0140-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in English football, Famous debutants\nThe season saw several future England players make their first-team debuts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154283-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Portuguese football\nThe 1998/99 season of the Portuguese First Division began on August 21 and ended on May 30. FC Porto became champions for the fifth time in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154283-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Portuguese football, Promoted teams\nThese teams were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the start of the season:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154283-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Portuguese football, Relegated teams\nThese teams were relegated to the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the end of the season:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154283-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Portuguese football, Cup\nThe final of the Cup was surprisingly between two minnows, SC Beira-Mar \u2013 who had just been relegated \u2013 beating SC Campomaiorense 1\u20130, after the precocious elimination of all stronger clubs, with FC Porto and S.L. Benfica being eliminated in the round of 32 and Sporting CP in the round of 64.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 35], "content_span": [36, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154285-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Scottish football\nThe 1998\u201399 season was the 102nd season of Scottish league football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154285-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Scottish football, League competitions, Scottish Premier League, Summary\nThe 1998\u201399 SPL season was one that ended in success for Rangers. Dutchman Dick Advocaat was brought in to replace Walter Smith at Rangers and made major changes, bringing in many players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 83], "content_span": [84, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154285-0002-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Scottish football, League competitions, Scottish Premier League, Summary\nRangers were comfortable for most of the season, being top for most of it. Their main low of the season was a 5\u20131 defeat to Celtic at Parkhead. After beating Aberdeen 3\u20131 at Ibrox on 25 April, Rangers had a chance to clinch the title at Parkhead on 2 May. Rangers did what they wanted to do with a 3\u20130 victory. Two goals from Neil McCann and a Jorg Albertz penalty gave Rangers their 100th league victory over Celtic. The match was overshadowed by the controversy during and after the game. Three players were sent off and referee Hugh Dallas was hit by a coin thrown from the Celtic end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 83], "content_span": [84, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154285-0003-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Scottish football, League competitions, Scottish Premier League, Summary\nRangers were presented with the trophy the following week at home to Hearts. The match ended 0\u20130. Dunfermline Athletic were relegated to the First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 83], "content_span": [84, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154285-0004-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Scottish football, Other honours, Cup honours\nThe Scottish League Cup (CIS Insurance Cup) began in August and ended in November. Eventual winners Rangers defeated Alloa Athletic, Ayr United and Airdrieonians en route to the final which was held at Celtic Park. Rangers defeated SPL side St Johnstone 2\u20131 to give Dick Advocaat his first trophy as Rangers manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154285-0005-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Scottish football, Other honours, Cup honours\nThe (Tennents) Scottish Cup began in January and ended in May. Eventual winners Rangers defeated Stenhousemuir, Hamilton Academical, Falkirk and St Johnstone en route the final. At the new Hampden Park, Rangers met Old Firm rivals Celtic. A Rod Wallace goal clinched a domestic treble for Rangers in Dick Advocaat's first season as manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154286-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 in Venezuelan football\nThe following article presents a summary of the 1998-99 football season in Venezuela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154287-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 snooker season\nThe 1998\u201399 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between June 1998 and May 1999. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154287-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 snooker season, Official rankings\nThe top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154288-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 \u00c9lite Ligue season\nThe 1998\u201399 \u00c9lite Ligue season was the 78th season of the \u00c9lite Ligue, the top level of ice hockey in France. 10 teams participated in the league, and HC Amiens Somme won their first league title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154289-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 \u00darvalsdeild karla\nThe 1998\u201399 \u00darvalsdeild karla was the 47th season of the \u00darvalsdeild, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 1, 1998 and ended on April 22, 1999. Keflav\u00edk won its fifth title by defeating Njar\u00f0v\u00edk 3\u20132 in the Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154289-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 \u00darvalsdeild karla, Competition format\nThe participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once \"home\" and once \"away\" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154290-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 \u00darvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)\nThe 1998\u20131999 \u00darvalsdeild kvenna was the 41st season of the \u00darvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 3, 1998 and ended on April 3, 1999. KR won its eleventh title by defeating Keflav\u00edk 3\u20130 in the Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154290-0001-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 \u00darvalsdeild kvenna (basketball), Competition format\nThe participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice \"home\" and twice \"away\" for a total of 20 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division I.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154291-0000-0000", "contents": "1998\u201399 \u00ddokary Liga\nThe 1998-99 Turkmenistan Higher League (\u00ddokary Liga) season was the seventh season of Turkmenistan's professional football league. Nine teams competed in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154292-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\n1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th  year of the 2nd\u00a0millennium, the 99th  year of the 20th\u00a0century, and the  10th  and last year of the 1990s decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 4], "section_span": [4, 4], "content_span": [5, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154292-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\n1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 4], "section_span": [4, 4], "content_span": [5, 68]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154293-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 (Cassius album)\n1999 is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Cassius, released on 25 January 1999 by Virgin Records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154293-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 (Cassius album), Writing and recording\nThe album was written and produced by Cassius members Philippe Zdar and Boombass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154293-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 (Cassius album), Release\n1999 was released on 25 January 1999 by record label Virgin. It reached number 28 in the UK Albums Chart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 29], "content_span": [30, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154293-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 (Cassius album), Release\nThree singles were released from the album: \"Cassius 1999\" (the remix version), which reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart and hit the top 10 in the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart; \"Feeling for You\", which reached number 16 in the UK and also charted in the top 10 in the US; and \"La Mouche\", which reached number 53 in the UK.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 29], "content_span": [30, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154293-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 (Cassius album), Release\nAs of September 2006 the album has shipped 260,000 units worldwide according to their label.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 29], "content_span": [30, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154293-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 (Cassius album), Reception\nJohn Bush of AllMusic qualified the album as \"A sleek and intelligent dance record\", while James P. Wisdom of Pitchfork wrote: \"Maybe I need some coke to truly delight in the seething vacancy of 1999, but I'm pretty sure that it's clearly not happening.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 31], "content_span": [32, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154293-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 (Cassius album), Track listing\nAll tracks are written by Cassius, except where samples are used, as indicated, and where noted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song)\n\"1999\" is a song by English singer and songwriter Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan, released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018. The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix. It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018, becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015, as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song)\nA sequel to the track, \"2099\", was released as a promotional single in September 2019.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song)\n\"1999\" is playable in Just Dance Unlimited on Just Dance 2020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song), Background and composition\nThe song contains nostalgic lyrical references to the titular year along with a snare-heavy beat, \"fuzzy sawtooth bass and sparking Eurodance keys\". Sasha Geffen of Pitchfork stated that the track is \"more concerned with the act of remembering than with the specifics of the year it calls up itself\" and \"fits alongside the rest of Charli XCX's sleek, forward-looking pop songs\". The song also references Britney Spears' 1998 debut single, \"...Baby One More Time\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 66], "content_span": [67, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song), Background and composition\nThe song is written in the key of B minor, with an allegro tempo of 124 BPM in 44 common time. Sivan's and Charli XCX's voices span between the notes B3 and F#5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 66], "content_span": [67, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song), Artwork\nThe cover art references the 1999 film The Matrix, with Sivan dressed as Neo, wearing dark sunglasses, a black overcoat, and dyed black hair against a bright green background. Charli XCX, who is dressed as Trinity, flanks him. Billboard also noted its similarity to Aaliyah in the music video for her 2000 song \"Try Again\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song), Promotion\nCharli XCX and Sivan shared a \"cryptic\" exchange on Twitter before both shared the cover art and title of the song.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song), Music video\nThe music video was released on 11 October 2018, and features Sivan and Charli XCX in various homages to 1990s pop culture, including the iMac G3 and Steve Jobs, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, New Radicals, Eminem, the Nokia 3310, Rose McGowan and Marilyn Manson, the films Titanic, The Matrix, American Beauty, and The Blair Witch Project, the Dancing Baby, the video game The Sims, and the music videos for the songs \"Say You'll Be There\", \"Waterfalls\", \"Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)\", and \"I Want It That Way\". For many of the homages in the music video the deepfake technology was used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154294-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song), Vengaboys version\nIn September 2021, Vengaboys released a cover version of the song, which was retitled \"1999 (I Wanna Go Back)\" and came with a deep fake-style video which saw the cover stars from various 1990s albums lip-syncing to the song and the band put into the Friends title sequence with the sofa and fountain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 57], "content_span": [58, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154295-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 (Joey Badass album)\n1999 is the debut mixtape by American rapper Joey Badass. It was released on June 12, 2012. It features production by Chuck Strangers, Lewis Parker, Lord Finesse, MF DOOM and J Dilla, among others. The mixtape also features guest appearances from members of Pro Era, a hip hop collective of which Joey Badass is a member. The mixtape is based heavily around musical samples. Music videos have been released for \"Hardknock\", \"Survival Tactics\", \"FromdaTombs\" and \"Waves\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154295-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 (Joey Badass album), Release\n1999 was a free digital download, but after B4.Da.$$ was released, 1999 and another mixtape Summer Knights became available on iTunes for sale. On June 12, 2018, 1999 was released on Spotify and TIDAL. The instrumental of track 9 \"Funky Ho's\" was changed upon the re-release, removing an uncleared sample so that the album could be placed on digital streaming services and released on vinyl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154295-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 (Joey Badass album), Rejex\nIn September 2012, Joey Badass later released a mixtape named Rejex, which contains 14 tracks of primitive recordings, or material that did not make it to the final version of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154295-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 (Joey Badass album), Critical reception\n1999 was met with widespread critical acclaim, and general interest upon its release. The mixtape was nominated for mixtape of the year by BET. Pitchfork Media gave the mixtape an 8 out of 10 rating and praised his old soul, and Golden age sound. Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote: \"What confounds me is that a high school kid from Flatbush is making music this era-specific, and, more importantly, that he\u2019s so good at it.\" Joshua R. Weaver of The Root remarked that 1999 \"showcases the burgeoning renaissance of a hip-hop sound and vibe that far precedes the teenaged rapper.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154295-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 (Joey Badass album), Critical reception\nJesse Fairfax of HipHopDX opined that the mixtape's \"careful tracing of long established blueprints gives rise to debate on whether the newcomer presents a worthwhile reminder of Hip Hop's so-called glory days or if he risks placing himself in a nostalgic box\". 1999 was ranked the 38th best album of 2012 by Complex. The Versed named it \"Mixtape of the Year\". It was also named one of the best mixtapes of the year by HipHopDX.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154295-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 (Joey Badass album), Track listing\nCredits are adapted from the album's liner notes, unless otherwise indicated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 39], "content_span": [40, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album)\n1999 is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Prince, released on October 27, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. It became his first album to be recorded with his band the Revolution. 1999's critical and commercial success propelled Prince to a place in the public psyche, and marked the beginning of two years of heightened fame via his following releases.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album)\n1999 was Prince's first top 10 album on the Billboard 200, peaking at number nine, and was fifth in the Billboard Year-End Albums of 1983. \"1999\", a protest against nuclear proliferation, was a Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hit, peaking at number 12. It has since become one of Prince's most recognizable compositions. \"Delirious\" reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, while \"Little Red Corvette\" peaked at number six, becoming Prince's highest charting US single at the time. \"International Lover\" was also nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 26th Grammy Awards, which was Prince's first Grammy Award nomination.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album)\n1999 received widespread acclaim from critics, and was seen as Prince's breakthrough album. On March 24, 1999, 1999 was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Following Prince's death in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 and peaked at number seven, besting its original performance on the chart thirty-three years earlier. A re-release and remaster of the album, including 35 previously unreleased recordings, was released in November 2019.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album)\n1999 has been ranked as one of the greatest albums of all time by several publications and organizations. The music videos for both \"1999\" and \"Little Red Corvette\" received heavy rotation on MTV, making Prince one of the first black artists to be in heavy rotation on the television channel. According to the Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), \"1999 may be Prince's most influential album: Its synth-and-drum machine-heavy arrangements codified the Minneapolis sound that loomed over mid-'80s R&B and pop, not to mention the next two decades' worth of electro, house, and techno.\" It is also included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2008, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 734]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Composition\nThe album's opening title track, \"1999\", was also its first single and initially peaked at No. 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was subsequently re-released following the huge success of its follow-up single and 1999's second track, \"Little Red Corvette\", which peaked at No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (like other Prince songs, it again charted after his death, reaching No. 3). Lisa Coleman - who sang on the album - recalled how Prince came up with \"Little Red Corvette\" after sleeping in her pink Mercury Montclair Maurauder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Composition\nShortly after being reissued, \"1999\" hit No. 12, and subsequently became one of Prince's most recognizable compositions. Its composition, and inclusion in the album, may have been originally prompted by a suggestion from the record company. The music videos for both \"1999\" and \"Little Red Corvette\" were significant as two of the first videos by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on the newly launched music video channel, MTV, after heated controversy over its failure to promote black performers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0004-0002", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Composition\nThe two tracks were later combined as a double A-side single in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 2. A subsequent single from the album and its third chronological track, the rockabilly-influenced \"Delirious\", still managed top ten status in the United States at No. 8, but a fourth, the double-sided single \"Let's Pretend We're Married\"/\"Irresistible Bitch\", got no further than No. 52.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Composition\nWhile \"Little Red Corvette\" helped Prince cross over to the wider rock audience, the rest of 1999 retains the funk elements featured in previous albums and is dominated by the use of synthesizers and drum machines. The album is, however, notable within Prince's catalogue for its wide variety of themes in addition to the sexual imagery which had already become something of a trademark on his previous work.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Composition\n\"Automatic\", extending to almost ten minutes, starts side three of the album with a prominent synthesizer melody and bondage-inspired lyrical imagery which, transplanted to the music video for the track (with a scene that depicted Prince being tied up and whipped by band-members Lisa Coleman and Jill Jones), had been deemed too sexual for MTV in 1983.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Composition\n\"Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)\", an ode to a harsh lover, is the centerpiece of a preoccupation with Computer Age themes that would continue into future albums. This is also reflected in various aspects of the album's instrumentation, with Prince fully embracing the gadgetry and sounds of emergent electro-funk and 1980s sequencing technology on tracks like \"Let's Pretend We're Married\" and \"All the Critics Love U in New York\", songs that widen his use of synthesizers and prominently feature the use of a Linn LM-1 drum machine. 1999 also contains two ballads in \"Free\", a piano piece encouraging people to count their blessings and be thankful for what they have, and \"International Lover\", a slow-paced love song for which Prince received his first Grammy Award nomination in 1984 under the category of Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 886]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Artwork\nThe album's cover features elements from the front cover of Prince's previous album, Controversy; namely the eyes and the \"Rude Boy\" pin in the \"1999\", the jacket studs in the \"R\" and the smile in the \"P\". The \"I\" in \"Prince\" contains the words \"and the Revolution\" written backwards (as \"dna eht noituloveR\"), both acknowledging his backing band and foreshadowing the next four years of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Release\n1999 was released on October 27, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. It was the fifth album released by Prince. 1999 was Prince's first top ten album on the Billboard 200, peaking at number nine. It was fifth in the Billboard Year-End Albums of 1983. Following Prince's death in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 and peaked at number seven, besting its original performance on the chart thirty-three years earlier. It also peaked in the top 10 in New Zealand, reaching number six on the New Zealand Albums Chart in 1982.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 28], "content_span": [29, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Release, Remastered, Deluxe and Super Deluxe re-issues\nThe album was released as a Remastered, Deluxe and Super Deluxe edition on November 29, 2019. The most elaborate re-issue contains five CDs featuring previously-unreleased tracks, and a live DVD, with a total running time of 5 hours & 53 minutes. It reached the top 20 of the charts in Belgium, the Netherlands and Hungary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 75], "content_span": [76, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Critical reception\n1999 received widespread acclaim from critics. Its critical and commercial success secured Prince a place in the public psyche, and marked the beginning of two years of heightened fame via massively successful tours, hit singles and a feature film\u00a0\u2013 1984's Purple Rain. In a Rolling Stone review, Michael Hill praised Prince for \"working like a colorblind technician who\u2019s studied both Devo and Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force, keeping the [1999's] songs constantly kinetic with an inventive series of shocks and surprises.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Critical reception, Reappraisal and legacy\nAccording to the Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), \"1999 may be Prince's most influential album: Its synth-and-drum machine-heavy arrangements codified the Minneapolis sound that loomed over mid-'80s R&B and pop, not to mention the next two decades' worth of electro, house, and techno.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Critical reception, Reappraisal and legacy\nPaul A. Thompson of Pitchfork noted the way Prince \"marshal[led] the Reagan years and the LM-1 for his own purposes\" has rarely been replicated and called 1999 a \"rare record that has come to define its era while also existing outside of it, a masterpiece that immediately precedes the albums Prince fashioned, conspicuously, as masterpieces.\" Thompson also described the album as a \"computer breathing.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Critical reception, Reappraisal and legacy\nAlso writing for Pitchfork, Maura Johnston wrote in 2016 that through the \"balancing synth-funk explorations...taut pop construction, genre-bending, and the proto-nuclear fallout of lust, 1999 still sounds like a landmark release in 2016\". Johnston further praised Prince's \"singular vision and willingness to indulge his curiosities\" for creating an \"apocalypse-anticipating album that, perhaps paradoxically, was built to last for decades and even centuries to come.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Critical reception, Reappraisal and legacy\nWriting for PopMatters, Eric Henderson called 1999 a \"massive, sexy, rump-shaking, and sometimes even disturbing masterpiece\" and stated that even though it may not be better than Dirty Mind, Purple Rain, and Sign O\u2019 the Times, the album represented a \"quantum leap in sophistication and scope.\" Henderson also claimed that 1999 raised the bar for \u201880s funk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Critical reception, Reappraisal and legacy\nAccording to Acclaimed Music, it is the 207th most celebrated album in popular music history, and the third best album of 1982.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Critical reception, Reappraisal and legacy\nIn 1989, Rolling Stone ranked 1999 16th on its list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s. In 2003, VH1 placed 1999 number 48 in its list of the 100 Greatest Albums. The album was also part of Slant Magazine's list The 50 Most Essential Pop Albums and the magazine listed the album at number 8 on its list of Best Albums of the 1980s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 163 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It maintained the rating in a 2012 revised list, and was re-ranked number 130 in 2020. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Track listing, Original album\nSome countries in 1983, such as Brazil and Kenya, opted to issue the release as two separate vinyl albums, 1999 I and 1999 II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 50], "content_span": [51, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Track listing, Remastered, Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions\nThe Remastered edition contains a remaster of the original album. The Deluxe edition contains the remaster and a bonus disc with all the single, maxi-single and promo mixes as well as the B-sides.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 80], "content_span": [81, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Track listing, Remastered, Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions\nThe Super Deluxe edition contains four more discs: Two of them contain 24 previously unissued studio tracks, the third contains a complete live audio performance of the 1999 Tour recorded at the late show (the second of two that day) in Detroit, Michigan, on November 30, 1982, and a DVD with another complete, previously unreleased concert from the 1999 Tour, recorded in multi-cam live at the Houston Summit on December 29, 1982. The albums were also issued on vinyl in a 2 LP, 4 LP and 10 LP + DVD set.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 80], "content_span": [81, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154296-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince album), Personnel\nWhile not performance credited for the studio recordings, band members Doctor Fink (keyboards), Bobby Z. (drums) and Brown Mark (bass) do appear in the music videos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song)\n\"1999\" is a song by American musician Prince, the title track from his 1982 album of the same name. Originally peaking at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, a December 1982 rerelease later peaked at number 12 in the US, while a January 1985 rerelease, a double A-side with \"Little Red Corvette\", later peaked at number 2 in the UK.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song)\nRolling Stone ranked \"1999\" number 339 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Following Prince's death, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 41, later moving up to number 27, making it the fourth separate time the song had entered the Hot 100 and the third different decade in which the song re-charted (as after its two 1980s entries, it made the chart again on January 16, 1999 at number 40). As of April 30, 2016, it has sold 727,363 copies in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song), Recording\nThe album version of the song starts with a slowed-down voice stating \"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I only want you to have some fun.\" Prince shares lead vocals on the track with members of his band the Revolution, namely Dez Dickerson, Lisa Coleman and Jill Jones. Originally conceived to be a three-part harmony, it was later decided to separate out the voices that started each verse. Distinct scratching and explosion noises heard in the track were to cover mistakes during recording of a good take.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 29], "content_span": [30, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song), Reception\nSome music critics have suggested Phil Collins' 1985 song \"Sussudio\" sounds very similar to \"1999\". Collins confirmed this claim, and remembers listening to \"1999\" frequently while he was on tour with Genesis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 29], "content_span": [30, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song), Re-release\nIn January 1985, \"1999\" was released as a 12\" single in the US with \"Little Red Corvette\" as the B-side, and \"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?\"/\"D.M.S.R.\" in the UK. The single peaked at number 2 in its second week of release.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 30], "content_span": [31, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song), Re-release\nThe song was re-recorded at the end of 1998 and was released the following year as 1999: The New Master.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 30], "content_span": [31, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song), Re-release\n\"1999\" was re-released in the UK and the US in late 1998 to accompany the song's namesake year. It was released on 12\" vinyl with the same track listing as the original 12\" single: the album version, along with \"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?\" and \"D.M.S.R.\" A CD single was also issued with the same track listing, except the edit of \"1999\" was substituted for the album version. It was also re-released again towards the end of its namesake year. The original version re-charted within the Top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1998, becoming Prince's last top 40 hit before his death in 2016.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 30], "content_span": [31, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song), Music video\nThe video, directed by Bruce Gowers, was shot during the last week of rehearsals for the 1999 Tour. It depicts Prince and his band during a live performance. Just in time to take his part after Lisa Coleman, Jill Jones and Dez Dickerson, Prince appears on the stage from above, gliding down on a fireman's pole, wearing a glittery purple long coat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song), Music video\nSomething went wrong with shooting Dez's lead vocal line and the footage was actually re-shot by a local camera crew the afternoon prior to the first show of the 1999 Tour in Chattanooga on November 11, 1982.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154297-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 (Prince song), Music video\nVH1 notably played this video continuously from midnight Eastern Time on December 31, 1998 to the next midnight on January 1, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 31], "content_span": [32, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154298-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 (film)\n1999 is a 2009 Canadian crime drama film written and directed by Lenin M. Sivam, world premiered at the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [11, 11], "content_span": [12, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154298-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 (film)\nThe film explores the Toronto Sri Lankan gang scene in the late 90s. With a time frame that spans less than 24 hours, it's a film that attempts to delve deep inside the Tamil gang community. It opens with a shooting that results in the end of a peace treaty between two rival gangs in Scarborough. With investigators closing in and rival gang members out for revenge, 1999 concentrates its time mapping out the toll gang participation takes not only on the individual, but the direct impacts it has on family and community.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [11, 11], "content_span": [12, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154298-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 (film)\nThe film received the CBC Audience Choice Award at 2010 ReelWorld Film Festival and it became the top 10 Canadian films at Vancouver International Film Festival  and it also received Midnight Sun Award at 2010 Oslo Tamil Film Festival.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [11, 11], "content_span": [12, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154298-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 (film), Soundtrack\nThe soundtrack of 1999 was composed by Raj Thillaiyampalam except for tracks \"Struggle\" and \"Angel Remix\", which were composed by Hemo from Lyrically Strapped. It was produced by Lenin M. Sivam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [13, 23], "content_span": [24, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154299-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 1. deild\nIn 1999, 1. deild was the top tier league in Faroe Islands football (since 2005, the top tier has been the Faroe Islands Premier League, with 1. deild becoming the second tier).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154299-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 1. deild\nThis article details the statistics of 1. deild in the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 81]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154299-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 1. deild, Overview\nIt was contested by 10 teams, and K\u00cd Klaksv\u00edk won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 23], "content_span": [24, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154299-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 1. deild, Results\nThe schedule consisted of a total of 18 games. Each team played two games against every opponent in no particular order. One of the games was at home and one was away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 22], "content_span": [23, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154300-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 1. deild karla\nThe 1999 season of 1. deild karla was the 45th season of second-tier football in Iceland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154301-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 1000 Guineas\nThe 1999 1000 Guineas Stakes was a horse race held at Newmarket Racecourse on Sunday 2 May 1999. It was the 186th running of the 1000 Guineas. As the traditional Rowley Mile course was being redeveloped the race was run on Newmarket's July Course.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154301-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 1000 Guineas\nThe winner was Khalid Abdullah's Wince, a British-bred bay filly trained at Newmarket in Suffolk by Henry Cecil and ridden by Kieren Fallon. Wince's victory was the first in the race for her owner. Cecil had won the race five times before with One in a Million (1979), Fairy Footsteps (1981), Oh So Sharp (1985), Bosra Sham (1996) and Sleepytime (1997), the last of which had given Fallon his only previous winner in the race. Wince's win was also the first and only British classic success for Wince's sire Selkirk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154301-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 1000 Guineas, The contenders\nThe race attracted a field of twenty-two runners, nineteen trained in the United Kingdom, two in Ireland and one in France. The favourite was Wince, who had won three of her seven races including the Fred Darling Stakes on her most recent appearance. The Irish challengers were Sunspangled, trained by Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle who had won the Fillies' Mile at Ascot Racecourse in September and the Tommy Stack-trained Fear And Greed, runner-up in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. France was represented by Moiava, who had defeated colts when winning the Crit\u00e9rium de Maisons-Laffitte.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154301-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 1000 Guineas, The contenders\nThe Godolphin Racing stable entered Pescara, who had been off the racecourse since finishing fifth in the Prix Morny and Fairy Queen who was unbeaten in two minor races. The other runners included Wannabe Grand who had won both the Cherry Hinton Stakes and the Cheveley Park Stakes in 1998, as well as Circle of Gold (Prestige Stakes), Atlantic Destiny (Sirenia Stakes), Valentine Waltz (Nell Gwyn Stakes), Golden Silca (Mill Reef Stakes) and Hula Angel (Rockfel Stakes).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154301-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 1000 Guineas, The contenders\nWince headed the betting at odds of 4/1 ahead of Moiava (5/1), Sunspangled (7/1) and Pescara (10/1).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154301-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 1000 Guineas, The race\nAt the start of the race, the fillies split into two groups on either side of the straight: Pescara led the group on the far side (the left-hand side from the jockeys' viewpoint) whilst Fairy Queen headed the stand-side group. As the early leaders faded the two groups merged with a quarter of a mile to run. Valentine Waltz, who had raced on the far side, briefly took the overall lead but was quickly challenged by Wince and Wannabe Grand for the stands-side runners. Wince gained the advantage in the final furlong and won by half a length and a head from Wannabe Grand and Valentine Waltz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 27], "content_span": [28, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154302-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 12 Hours of Sebring\nThe 1999 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 47th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. It also served as the first event in the new American Le Mans Series, which had replaced the IMSA GT Championship as the International Motor Sports Association's premiere series. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 20, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154303-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 2. deild karla\nThe 1999 season of 2. deild karla was the 34th season of third-tier football in Iceland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154304-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 2. divisjon\nThe 1999 2. divisjon was the third highest football league for men in Norway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154304-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 2. divisjon\n22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Hamarkameratene, Sandefjord, Strindheim and Tromsdalen were promoted to the First Division through playoffs against the other 4 group winners. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 19 groups in the 3. divisjon, and some number-two teams, were promoted to the 2. divisjon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154305-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Daytona\nThe 1999 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 30\u201331, 1999 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1999 United States Road Racing Championship. It was the second and final year that the race was sanctioned by the SCCA before being taken over by Grand-Am.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154305-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Daytona\nVictory overall and in the Can-Am class went to the No. 20 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III driven by Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, and Rob Dyson. Victory in the GT2 class went to the No. 83 Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Andr\u00e9 Ahrl\u00e9, Raffaele Sangiuolo, David Warnock, and Hubert Haupt. The GT3 class was won by the No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR driven by Kelly Collins, Cort Wagner, Anthony Lazzaro, and Darryl Havens. Finally, the GTT class was won by the No. 19 SK Group Motorsports Ford Mustang Cobra driven by Kyle McIntyre, Gary Stewart, Andy Petery, Craig Carter, and Les Delano.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans\nThe 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 67th 24 Hours of Le Mans, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1999. The race had a large number of entries in the fastest Le Mans Prototype classes, with Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lola Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Panoz, Riley & Scott, and Toyota all represented. The BMW V12 LMR of Yannick Dalmas, Pierluigi Martini, and Joachim Winkelhock won overall, with their car's reliability and fuel economy allowing them to beat their faster rivals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Pre-race\n1999 saw another increase in manufacturers involvement. Although Porsche did not send a team to contest in the prototype classes, Toyota retained their three updated GT-Ones, now moved to the LMGTP class due to the demise of GT1, while Mercedes-Benz debuted three new CLR LMGTPs. Nissan instead moved from GT1 to an open cockpit LMP, as did Panoz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Pre-race\nNewcomer Audi attempted to try their hand at both classes, with two open cockpit R8Rs and two closed cockpit R8Cs. BMW continued with their open cockpit LMPs, updating to the new V12 LMR. The works V12 LMR's were run by Schnitzer Motorsport, while two of the previous year's cars were privately entered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mercedes CLR incidents\nThe event saw three major crashes involving the team of Mercedes-Benz CLRs during qualifying and the race itself. An aerodynamic design flaw in the CLR allowed for large amounts of air to build up underneath the nose of the car, especially when following another car and at the tops of hills, such as on the run to Indianapolis and on the Mulsanne Straight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 48], "content_span": [49, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mercedes CLR incidents\nMark Webber's CLR #4 went airborne at Indianapolis during Thursday night qualifying. On Friday, the team was allowed to rebuild #4 on a new chassis, with tweaks to the rear suspension, in an attempt by Mercedes to cure the problem. Winglets were fitted to the front to increase downforce. All cars had qualified, but during the brief warm-up on Saturday morning, Webber again went airborne when tailing his teammates over the hump of the Mulsanne, landing on his roof and skidding to a stop in the Mulsanne corner. This car was withdrawn from the race, but the two other CLRs continued on, again with emergency tweaks in yet another attempt to alleviate the instability.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 48], "content_span": [49, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mercedes CLR incidents\nA few hours into the race on lap 75, Peter Dumbreck's CLR #5 also went airborne just before the Indianapolis corner (a very bumpy section of the track), this time flying off the side of the track and landing in the trees. This incident, unlike the previous two, was actually caught by TV cameras and thus broadcast worldwide. Mercedes-Benz immediately withdrew the remaining CLR #6 and dropped out of sportscar racing for the immediate future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 48], "content_span": [49, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mercedes CLR incidents\nThis was the second time Mercedes-Benz had dropped out of Le Mans and sportscar racing following an incident with one of their cars becoming airborne and leaving the track, the first being the 1955 Le Mans disaster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 48], "content_span": [49, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race\nIn the early part of the race, the top qualifying #1 and #2 Toyotas driven by Martin Brundle and Thierry Boutsen fought with the #6 Mercedes driven by Bernd Schneider, and the #5 Mercedes driven by Christophe Bouchut. The #17 BMW was never far behind and used its superior fuel economy to gain the lead through the pit stops. Toyota #1, #2, Mercedes #6 and BMW #17 all led the race at various points. At 8pm, 5 hours into the race the #17 BMW lead the race with #2 Toyota 2nd, #5 Mercedes 3rd and #6 Mercedes 4th. It was during this fight for second and third place when Dumbreck's crash occurred. This led to the immediate withdrawal of the remaining #6 Mercedes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 30], "content_span": [31, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race\nFollowing a lengthy safety car period as a result of Dumbreck's accident, Brundle retired the #1 Toyota at 11:30pm. He was trying to claw back time from an earlier mechanical issue when he suffered a puncture at high speed on braking for the first chicane on the Mulsanne Straight. The puncture sent the car veering sideways into the barrier, badly damaging the rear suspension. Brundle tried to get the car back to the pits but eventually stopped at Arnage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 30], "content_span": [31, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race\nAt the front the race was still between the #17 BMW and the #2 Toyota, the Toyota having the superior pace but the BMW able to go further on each tank of fuel. Following them were the #15 BMW and the #3 Toyota. At around 2am, the #2 Toyota being driven by Thierry Boutsen suffered a high speed crash under the Dunlop bridge, following a collision with a slower car that was being overtaken. The car was destroyed and Boutsen had to be extracted from the car suffering from an injury to his lower back. The Belgian driver ended his racing career after this accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 30], "content_span": [31, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race\nBy dawn, the #17 BMW was four laps in front of its sister 15 BMW. At approximately 10am, JJ Lehto driving #17 BMW suffered a stuck throttle and crashed in the Porsche curves. The front of the car was badly damaged and it could not continue. This left the sister #15 BMW almost a lap ahead of the #3 Toyota. With this sniff of a win Ukyo Katayama set the fastest lap of the race of 3:35. He narrowed the gap to less than a minute when another tyre blowout befell the Toyota team. However, Katayama was able to return to the pits for new tyres and continue. By then bar any problems for the BMW the race was out of reach. Audi came in 3rd at their first attempt at Le Mans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 30], "content_span": [31, 702]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154306-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race\nThe 1999 race was the last for several of the major manufacturers. Only Audi returned for 2000. Mercedes pulled out of sports car racing altogether following the CLR incidents and concentrated on the new German Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series, BMW concentrated their efforts on their supply of engines to the Williams team in Formula One (who had built the BMW LMRs). Toyota also pulled out as despite their pace over 1998 and 1999, only one of their cars finished the race over both of those years. Toyota would eventually return to Le Mans in 2012, as well as the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship and eventually won the race for the first time in 2018.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 30], "content_span": [31, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154307-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 3 Nations Cup\nThe 1999 3 Nations Cup was the fourth playing of the annual women's ice hockey tournament. It was held in Montreal and Sherbrooke, Quebec, from November 28 until December 5, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154308-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 3. divisjon\nThe 1999 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154308-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 3. divisjon\nBetween 20 and 24 games (depending on group size) were played in 19 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. All group winners were promoted to the 2. divisjon, as well as some of the best runners-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154309-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 A Lyga\nThe Lithuanian A Lyga 1999 was the tenth season of top-tier football in Lithuania. The season started on 5 July 1999 and ended on 6 November 1999. 10 teams participated, 3 fewer than the previous season, and \u017dalgiris Kaunas won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [11, 11], "content_span": [12, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154310-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AAA Championships\nThe 1999 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 23\u201325 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154311-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AAPT Championships\nThe 1999 AAPT Championships was a men's ATP tennis tournament held in Adelaide, Australia and played on outdoor hardcourts. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 4 to 11 January. Second-seeded Thomas Enqvist won his first title of the year and the 15th of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154311-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AAPT Championships, Finals, Doubles\nGustavo Kuerten /  Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti defeated  Jim Courier /  Patrick Galbraith 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154312-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AAPT Championships \u2013 Doubles\nJoshua Eagle and Andrew Florent were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Eagle partnered Patrick Rafter, losing in the quarterfinals. Florent partnered Andrew Kratzmann, losing in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154312-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AAPT Championships \u2013 Doubles\nGustavo Kuerten and Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti won the title, defeating Jim Courier and Patrick Galbraith 6\u20134, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154313-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AAPT Championships \u2013 Singles\nThomas Enqvist defeated Lleyton Hewitt 4\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20132 to secure the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154314-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ABC Champions Cup\nThe ABC Champions Cup 1999 was the 10th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between May 22 to 29, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154315-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ABC Championship\nThe 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154315-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ABC Championship, Qualification\nAccording to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Japan) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 36], "content_span": [37, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154315-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ABC Championship, Draw\nThe draw was held on June 15 at New Otani Hotel in Tokyo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 27], "content_span": [28, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154315-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 ABC Championship, Draw\n* North Korea and Kazakhstan pulled out of the tournament, leaving Group C with only two teams. ABC added \u00a0Malaysia into the bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 27], "content_span": [28, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154316-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ABC Championship for Women\nThe 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Women, was the 18th regional championship held by Asian Basketball Confederation. The competition was hosted by Shizuoka, Japan and took place between May 2 to May 9, 1999. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The last finisher of Level I is relegated to Level II and the top finisher of Level II qualify for Level I 2001's championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154317-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament\nThe 1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 27th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 15 February  through 21 February 1999. Second-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154317-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament\nThe singles field featured ATP No. 4, ATP Tour World Championships winner, and recent Sydney finalist \u00c0lex Corretja, Australian Open champion, Halle and Moscow titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Tashkent and Basel winner, Doha runner-up Tim Henman. Also lined up were Stuttgart Super 9 titlist Richard Krajicek, Paris Super 9 champion Greg Rusedski, Karol Ku\u010dera, Thomas Enqvist and Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154317-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Finals, Doubles\nDavid Adams /  John-Laffnie de Jager defeated  Neil Broad /  Peter Tramacchi, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154318-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament \u2013 Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Eltingh retired from the sport on November 22, 1998, and only Haarhuis competed that year. Haarhuis partnered with Patrick Galbraith, but lost in the first round to Neil Broad and Peter Tramacchi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154318-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament \u2013 Doubles\nDavid Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager won in the final 6\u20137(5), 6\u20133, 6\u20134, against Neil Broad and Peter Tramacchi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154319-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament \u2013 Singles\nJan Siemerink was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Fabrice Santoro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154319-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament \u2013 Singles\nYevgeny Kafelnikov won in the final 6\u20132, 7\u20136(7\u20133), against Tim Henman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154320-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4\u20137 in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the second Charlotte Coliseum. Duke won the championship game over North Carolina. It was the first of an unprecedented five consecutive ACC Tournament championships. Duke's championship followed a perfect 16\u20130 record in conference play. Elton Brand of Duke was tournament MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154321-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFC Futsal Championship\nThe 1999 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 March to 10 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154322-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFC Women's Championship\nThe Asian Football Confederation's 1999 AFC Women's Championship was held from 7 to 21 November 1999 in the Philippines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154322-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AFC Women's Championship\nThe tournament was to be originally hosted only in Iloilo City and Bacolod but due to continuous rains affecting the conditions of the pitch at the Iloilo Sports Complex, some matches were held in nearby Barotac Nuevo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154322-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 AFC Women's Championship\nThe tournament was won by China in the final against Chinese Taipei before an audience of 7,000 at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154322-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 AFC Women's Championship, Match officials\n10 referees and 9 assistant referees were selected to officiate the matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154322-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 AFC Women's Championship, Group stage, Group C\nMatches were held in Iloilo City and Barotac Nuevo (UTC+8)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final\nThe 1999 AFL First Preliminary Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Essendon Bombers and the Carlton Blues at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 18 September 1999. It was staged as part of the 1999 AFL finals series to determine which of the two clubs would qualify for that season's Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final\nEssendon entered the match as heavy favourites, but Carlton recorded a narrow upset victory by one point. The match has become one of the most significant moments in the traditional rivalry between the Carlton and Essendon Football Clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Background\nThe 1999 AFL season was contested by sixteen clubs between March and September 1999. The top eight clubs qualified for the finals series, which was conducted under the McIntyre final eight system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Background\nEssendon had been the best team throughout the season. The club finished the home-and-away season as the minor premiers, with a win-loss record of 18\u20134. Essendon comfortably beat eighth seed Sydney by 69 points in the qualifying final, earning a bye in the second week of the finals to advance directly to the preliminary final. Entering the match, Essendon had won eight matches in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Background\nCarlton, during the home-and-away season, had struggled to reach the finals. After its Round 16 match, a 76-point loss against Essendon, Carlton sat tenth on the ladder, and coach David Parkin publicly called his side a \"B-grade team\". Eventually, Carlton finished sixth with a win-loss record of 12\u201310. In its qualifying final at the Gabba, Carlton was comprehensively beaten by third seed Brisbane Lions by 73 points; but Carlton was not eliminated because the seventh and eighth seeds had both lost their qualifying finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Background\nIn the semi-final the following week, Carlton defeated fifth seed West Coast by 54 points to progress to the preliminary final; West Coast was the home team, but due to a contract between the AFL and the Melbourne Cricket Club, the match was played at the M.C.G. in Melbourne, instead of Subiaco Oval in Perth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Background\nThe winner of the preliminary final would progress to the Grand Final on 25 September, against the Kangaroos, who had won the Second Preliminary Final the previous night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Background\nBecause of their respective form-lines, Essendon was an overwhelming favourite to win the preliminary final and progress to the Grand Final. On the morning of the match, bookmakers were offering odds of $1.18 for an Essendon victory and $4.25 for a Carlton victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Background, Rivalry\nIn 1999, there was already an existing, strong rivalry between Carlton and Essendon. Together with Collingwood and Richmond, they made up the AFL's \"Big Four\" \u2013 the four most successful Melbourne-based clubs on-field and off-field through the league's history \u2013 and as a result there was a natural rivalry between the successful clubs; but, the Carlton\u2013Essendon rivalry particularly intensified after the appointment of Kevin Sheedy as Essendon coach in 1981; it was intensified further by Essendon's upset victory against Carlton in the 1993 Grand Final, and by 1999 it was one of the most celebrated rivalries in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 680]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Background, Rivalry\nCarlton stirred up the rivalry twice in the week leading up to the match. After the semi-final win against West Coast, Carlton defender Glenn Manton, who began his career with Essendon but had just played his 100th game for Carlton, told his team-mates \"I hope we stick it up the Bombers next week\" in a post-game speech in the dressing rooms, which happened to be televised. Then, during the week, Carlton president John Elliott attacked Essendon in media for having \"cheated\" its way to the 1993 premiership \u2013 a reference to the fact that Essendon had recently been found guilty of breaching the league's salary cap around that time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, First half\nCarlton kicked to the Punt Road end of the ground in the first quarter. Carlton started strongly, and kicked the first two goals of the match before Essendon kicked its first. Carlton continued to win strongly out of the midfield, and led by more than three goals towards the end of the quarter. A few late behinds to Essendon narrowed the margin to 16 points, the score 6.3 (39) to 3.5 (23).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, First half\nThe gameplay was more even in the second quarter, but only two goals were kicked, both by Carlton: one to Aaron Hamill early in the quarter from a turnover, and one to Lance Whitnall late in the quarter. Essendon had more scoring shots in the quarter, but scored only 0.5 to Carlton's 2.1, to trail by an inaccurate 3.10 (28) to 8.4 (52) at half time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, First half\nCarlton had the better of the midfield match-ups throughout the first half, particularly the match-up between Scott Camporeale and Darren Bewick; Camporeale provided much of Carlton's midfield drive, while Bewick did not have an influence. Carlton's Brett Ratten was also prominent, breaking the tag of Joe Misiti. Carlton also used the unexpected tactic of playing defender Glenn Manton as a defensive full-forward on Dustin Fletcher, which resulted in Fletcher's influence being reduced; but, it resulted in defender Stephen Silvagni matching up on Essendon full forward Matthew Lloyd, which worked in Essendon's favour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, Third quarter\nAfter two minutes, an error from Carlton's Craig Bradley on a kick-in led directly to a goal to Essendon's Michael Long. This was the start of a fifteen-minute period of play which was dominated by Essendon. Essendon hit the lead after only nine minutes, and over the fifteen minutes the Bombers went inside-50 eleven times and kicked six goals, while Carlton went inside-50 only once for no score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, Third quarter\nEssendon had more opportunities to extend the lead shortly afterwards, but Lloyd, Fletcher and Dean Rioli all missed set-shots from inside 50m. Carlton was able to break Essendon's run with late goals, but overall Essendon kicked 7.7 to Carlton's 2.2 in the third quarter, and led 10.17 (77) to 10.6 (66) at three-quarter time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, Third quarter\nEssendon's resurgence and dominance in the third quarter came when the team began to win in the midfield, particularly through the efforts of Michael Long and Darren Bewick. After the match-up between Camporeale and Bewick had favoured Carlton in the first half, Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy moved Chris Heffernan onto Camporeale, which both limited Camporeale's influence and freed up Bewick. Dean Rioli kicked two goals during Essendon's revival.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, Final Quarter\nEssendon's Steven Alessio kicked the opening goal of the final quarter to extend the lead to 17 points, before Carlton kicked the next four goals \u2013 to Fraser Brown, Anthony Koutoufides, Matthew Lappin, and Koutoufides again \u2013 to take the lead by seven points. Koutoufides sparked the Carlton revival, moving into the midfield for the final quarter, and winning several clearances. Additionally, after Bewick had been influential in the midfield in the third quarter, retiring Carlton tagger Matthew Hogg (who had spent much of the match on the bench) was moved onto him, limiting him to only one disposal in the final quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, Final Quarter\nLloyd kicked the next two goals, for a personal match tally of five, to regain the lead for Essendon by less than a goal. Carlton scored the next two goals after that \u2013 the first to Hamill, the second to Whitnall from outside 50m, and in both cases assisted by Hogg \u2013 to regain the lead by 8 points early in time-on. Essendon attacked hard, but its forward thrusts were repeatedly repelled by Carlton's defence, including Koutoufides, who had dropped back. With 2:18 remaining on the timekeepers' clock, Mark Johnson kicked a goal for Essendon, to narrow the margin to two points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, Final Quarter\nWith 55 seconds remaining, Mark Mercuri gathered the ball from a broken marking contest 25m in front of the Essendon goals; his quick, bouncing snap shot for goal narrowly missed to the left, reducing the margin to one point. Bradley's kick-in was marked strongly on Essendon's right half-forward flank by Essendon's Barry Young, who kicked the ball back to the goal-face. It was cleared hurriedly by Carlton's Dean Rice, but Rice's kick went straight to Essendon's Dean Wallis, who was unmarked in the centre circle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Match summary, Final Quarter\nWith 38 seconds remaining, Wallis advanced and tried to baulk around Fraser Brown, but Brown tackled him to the ground and the ball spilled free. Carlton cleared the ball forward, ending with a mark to Justin Murphy, who was able to run out the clock preparing for a set shot. Murphy had the ball in his hands when the siren sounded, and Carlton won by one point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Notable moments\nTwo moments in the match are best remembered: Anthony Koutoufides' final quarter, and Fraser Brown's last-minute tackle on Dean Wallis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Notable moments\nKoutoufides was instrumental to Carlton's victory in the final quarter. He moved into the midfield at the start of the quarter, won clearances, and drifted forward to kick two goals. After his second goal, he started dropping into the backline after contesting the centre bounces, where he took three contested marks to repel Essendon's attacks. He had ten kicks, two handpasses, six marks and two goals for the quarter; in a special analysis done for the game, Koutoufides would have earned 127 Champion Data ranking points for the quarter. After the match, club legend (and later, president) Stephen Kernahan described Koutoufides' performance as \"the greatest quarter of football ever played\". Years later, it is still regarded as one of the greatest ever individual performances in finals matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 851]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Notable moments\nFraser Brown's tackle on Dean Wallis is widely remembered as the decisive single moment of the match. Brown later said that he had anticipated that Wallis would try to baulk around him, and was fortunate enough to guess the direction correctly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Notable moments\nAfter Carlton had surrendered the lead in the third quarter, vice-captain Stephen Silvagni delivered an impromptu three-quarter time address to his team-mates. Silvagni took almost the entire three-quarter time break, and coach David Parkin had little time left to deliver his coach's address. Parkin later described it as \"the most emotional and appropriately-timed inspirational talk\" he'd ever heard a player deliver.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Notable moments\nEssendon was left to lament its inaccuracy in front of goals. Essendon had 33 scoring shots to Carlton's 24, but lost the match. Mark Mercuri and Blake Caracella, normally very accurate goalkickers, scored 0.7 between them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Aftermath\nCarlton progressed to the 1999 AFL Grand Final the following week against the Kangaroos. Essendon became the first minor premiers to miss the Grand Final since 1983. It was Essendon's second one-point loss in a preliminary final in just four years, after the Sydney Swans defeated them in 1996, courtesy of an after-the-siren behind to Tony Lockett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Aftermath\nIn the lead-up to the Grand Final during the week, Aaron Hamill was cited on video evidence for kneeing Dean Wallis in the head while the latter was on the ground during the third quarter. Hamill was found guilty and the AFL Tribunal initially suspended him for two matches, which would have seen him miss the Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0023-0001", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Aftermath\nCarlton then successfully appealed the suspension, using the testimony of biomechanics experts to convince the appeals board that the contact was accidental; years later, Hamill admitted to kneeing Wallis deliberately, and described the biomechanics testimony as \"a tactic to bore the hell out of the appeals board\". Wallis was reported on the day for striking Michael Sexton in the first quarter, but was cleared by the tribunal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Aftermath\nIn the Grand Final, Carlton was unable to keep up with the Kangaroos through the game, trailing by 20 points at half time, then 43 points at three-quarter time. The final score was Kangaroos 19.10 (124) d. Carlton 12.17 (89).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Aftermath\nEssendon coach Kevin Sheedy forced the losing preliminary final team to attend the Grand Final as spectators as a motivational tactic, an experience described by midfielder Joe Misiti as the worst experience of his life. Essendon went on to dominate the 2000 AFL season, with an all-time record win/loss record of 24\u20131 for the season (including finals), winning the premiership, the minor premiership, the pre-season competition, and winning a preliminary final rematch against Carlton by 45 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Legacy\nThe 1999 Preliminary Final caused a significant shift in the dynamic of the rivalry between Carlton and Essendon. Across the previous twenty years, the results of the rivalry \u2013 including the 1993 Grand Final, the close games and the controversies \u2013 had overwhelmingly favoured Essendon. However, the 1999 Preliminary Final result was seen as such a triumph for Carlton that it has become the defining event of the rivalry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 40], "content_span": [41, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154323-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL First Preliminary Final, Legacy\nThe fact that Carlton went on to lose the Grand Final to the Kangaroos is typically seen as irrelevant in the context of this game and the rivalry; by preventing the highly fancied Bombers from winning the premiership, the win is compared with and often treated like a premiership by Carlton fans. In 2007, Herald Sun columnist Trevor Grant humorously referred to the win as Carlton's \"prelimiership\". Coach David Parkin has commented that he is asked about this match at least as often as any of the Grand Finals he coached during his long career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 40], "content_span": [41, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final\nThe 1999 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Kangaroos and Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 1999. It was the 103rd annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 1999 AFL season. The match, attended by 94,228 spectators, was won by the Kangaroos by a margin of 35 points (the second consecutive year in which the premiership decider was determined by that margin). It was the club's fourth and (as of 2021) most recent premiership victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Background\nThis was the Kangaroos' second consecutive appearance in a grand final, whilst it was Carlton's first since winning the 1995 AFL Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Background\nIt was not a grand final matchup that was widely anticipated prior to the finals, with the top placed Essendon Bombers clearly the standout team of the home & away season and heavily backed to reach the grand final against another top four aspirant. While the second placed Kangaroos filled its end of the bargain to qualify for the premiership playoff, the sixth placed Carlton Blues upset the Bombers to qualify as their grand final opponents in one of the biggest boilovers in finals history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Background\nThe Kangaroos finished the 1999 home and away season in second position with 17 wins and 5 losses, although they had still conceded the most points against out of the top-10 teams on the ladder. They were a game behind Essendon, with the Brisbane Lions, Western Bulldogs, West Coast, Carlton, Port Adelaide and Sydney making up the final eight. Carlton had finished with a record of 12 wins and ten losses, becoming only the second club (after Melbourne in 1900) to reach the grand final after finishing sixth on the ladder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Background\nThe Kangaroos progressed to the grand final after a 45-point win over Brisbane in the preliminary final. Carlton's unexpected preliminary final win against Essendon meant that North Melbourne went into the grand final as heavy favourites.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Match summary\nDespite the Kangaroos entering the match as the strong short-priced favourite, Carlton dominated the opening 10 minutes and scored the first goal of the match when Brett Ratten seized an opportunity at the six minute mark after an errant kickout from the Kangaroos David King. This, however, was all they had to show for their efforts, as Glenn Archer, Byron Pickett and Mick Martyn stood up to nearly everything Carlton threw at them inside North\u2019s defensive zone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Match summary\nReality soon kicked in for the Blues, and North Melbourne, who were without suspended defender Jason McCartney, became very workmanlike and kicked three goals in the next six minutes to go into the first break with a 12 point lead. Carlton fought back in the second quarter to regain the lead with goals by Fraser Brown, Scott Camporeale and Matthew Lappin, and it looked like the Blues had the momentum until North Melbourne ruckman Corey McKernan booted two inspirational goals, the first from 65 metres out and the second from a tight angle just a minute later. The Kangaroos had regained control and went into half time with a 20-point lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Match summary\nNorth Melbourne extended their lead in the third quarter when Winston Abraham kicked an easy goal before Carlton midfielder Justin Murphy injured his knee. The Blues managed to reduce the deficite to just 13 points before the Kangaroos then added goals through McKernan and Shannon Motlop. Matthew Lappin turned the ball over running towards goal, which resulted in a Peter Bell goal to the Kangaroos and an eventual 43 point lead at three quarter time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Match summary\nThe last quarter was a rather pedestrian affair. Early goals to Bell and Motlop cemented the North Melbourne victory, before Carlton were allowed some late goals to somewhat reduce the margin. In the end, despite both teams having 29 scoring shots, the Kangaroos ran out 35 point winners. Carlton\u2019s best was probably Stephen Silvagni, who kept Wayne Carey to just 2 goals. But winners on the day were hard to find for Carlton, who in the eyes of many had already played their 'grand final' the week before, and as such performed admirably.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Match summary\nNorth Melbourne's Shannon Grant, won the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground with 19 possessions and 4 goals. Grant had come under heavy criticism for his performance in the previous grand final, which North Melbourne had lost. After missing out on a wonderful opportunity against Adelaide in 1998, the Kangaroos had redeemed themselves by taking the 1999 flag.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nAs of the 2021 season this remains the last time either Carlton or North Melbourne have appeared in a grand final. After Richmond met Adelaide in 2017, these became the longest grand final droughts for any AFL club. They would both proceed to the preliminary finals in 2000, but lost to Essendon and Melbourne respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nNorth Melbourne would struggle with consistency, playing finals in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2008 within the next decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nAfter reaching the semi-final in 2001, Carlton would swiftly fall to the bottom of the ladder in 2002, claiming their first wooden spoon in their history, and the last of all the Victorian teams to do so. They would be found guilty of breaching their salary cap, which saw them stripped them of early draft picks for two years, hindering their short-term rebuild, fined $930,000 and club president John Elliott removed from his position. They would not make finals again until 2009.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nFor the season\u2019s minor premiers, Essendon, it was a bitter pill to swallow that they were unable to compete in this grand final. Coach Kevin Sheedy forced the Essendon playing group to attend the match as spectators to ponder \u201cwhat might have been\u201d. They would go on to have their own success just a year later in the 2000 AFL Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nWhile Carlton\u2019s unexpected feat of reaching the grand final in 1999 has undoubtedly gone into Australian Football folklore, the finals system at the time was widely criticised for allowing a team that had finished as low as 6th to reach the grand final after losing its first finals match (a similar instance also occurred the year prior, with the 5th placed Adelaide Crows advancing on to ultimately win the 1998 premiership despite losing in the first week of the finals).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nCarlton were beaten by the Brisbane Lions in the qualifying final, yet still progressed to the second week of the finals to play the West Coast Eagles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nThis match, which was won by Carlton, also created a lot of controversy as the Eagles, who subsequently finished a place higher than Carlton and won its first finals match, had earned the right to host the final in Perth, yet were forced to play the match at the MCG due to a contractual agreement with the AFL that required at least one match to be played at that venue every week of the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nThe AFL acted quickly, and in season 2000 the finals system was changed, requiring the need for teams that finished between 5th-8th after the home & away season needing to win all their finals matches to reach the grand final (a loss in any week would see them eliminated).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nThe MCG finals contract was also renegotiated, with only the grand final to be committed to the MCG, freeing up higher ranked teams to be able to host finals matches in their home state should they be entitled to. This came after 2004, when the Brisbane Lions were forced to play a home Preliminary Final at the MCG, instead of the Gabba before losing the grand final to the Port Adelaide Football Club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154324-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Grand Final, Epilogue\nThis finals system has been in place ever since, with only two teams reaching the grand final from below fourth position since 2000. The Western Bulldogs in 2016 made the grand final after finishing seventh on the ladder, yet did so without losing any finals and ultimately went on to win the premiership. Greater Western Sydney qualified for the 2019 grand final after finishing in sixth position. The Western Bulldogs qualified in 2021 after finishing in fifth position. Their second time doing this and first time without a pre-finals bye.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154325-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Rising Star\nThe Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 1999 medal was won by Sydney player Adam Goodes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154325-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Rising Star, Eligibility\nEvery round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on January 1 of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 33], "content_span": [34, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154326-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL Women's National Championships\nThe 1999 AFL Women's National Championships took place in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. The tournament began on 19 June and ended on 24 June 1999. The 1999 tournament was the 8th Championship. The Senior-vics of Victoria won the 1999 Championship, defeating Western Australia in the final. It was Victoria's 9th consecutive title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154327-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL draft\nThe 1999 AFL draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period, a rookie draft and rookie elevation. The AFL draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154327-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL draft\nIn 1999 there were 93 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The Collingwood Magpies received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the 1999 AFL season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154327-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL draft, Rookie elevation\nIn alphabetical order of professional clubs. This list details 1999-listed rookies who were elevated to the senior list; it does not list players taken as rookies in the rookie draft which occurred during the 1999/2000 off-season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 32], "content_span": [33, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154328-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL finals series\nThe 1999 finals series of the Australian Football League began on 3 September 1999 and ended with the 103rd AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 1999 contested between the Kangaroos and Carlton. The Kangaroos, (formerly and later known as North Melbourne), emerged victorious to claim their fourth VFL/AFL Premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154328-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL finals series\nThe top eight teams on the home and away rounds (regular season) ladder qualified for the Finals Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154328-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL finals series, Final Ladder 1999\nEssendon finished one game clear on top of the ladder with 18 wins, and thus claimed its 15th minor premiership. The Kangaroos were second with 17 wins, trailed by the Brisbane Lions in third place with 16 wins, but with the best percentage of any team in the Eight. In fourth place were the Western Bulldogs who finished with 15 wins and a draw. The following three teams (West Coast, Carlton and Port Adelaide) finished with 12 wins each, separated by percentage. Sydney (with 11 wins) rounded out the Eight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154328-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL finals series, Final Ladder 1999\nAccording to the McIntyre Final Eight System, this was how the first week of finals matches were arranged:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154328-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL finals series, Final Ladder 1999\nThe 1999 AFL season would also be the last season which used the McIntyre System. It was replaced the following year with the AFL final eight system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154329-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL season\nThe 1999 Australian Football League season was the 103rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 10th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154329-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL season\nSee List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154329-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL season, Premiership season, Round 22\nNote: The Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions match was the last VFL/AFL match to be held at Victoria Park, and the Hawthorn vs. Sydney match was the last VFL/AFL match to be held at Waverley Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 45], "content_span": [46, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154329-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL season, Ladder\nAll teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154329-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 AFL season, Finals series, Semi Finals\nNote: West Coast Eagles played its \"home\" final at the MCG despite being ranked above Carlton due to the agreement then in place with the Melbourne Cricket Club that at least one game each week of the finals be played at the MCG.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154330-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AIK Fotboll season\nThe 1999 season was AIK's 108th in existence. The team competed in the Allsvenskan and UEFA Champions League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154330-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AIK Fotboll season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154331-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ANFA League Cup\nThe 1999 ANFA National League Cup was a domestic cup association football competition organised by the All Nepal Football Association. It was held on 20 November to 30 November 1999, and was called the 1999 ANFA Coca-Cola National League Cup for sponsorship reasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154331-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ANFA League Cup\nThe winners of the ANFA League Cup qualify for the 1998\u201399 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154331-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ANFA League Cup, First round proper\nChampion of each district advances to second round. Unlike other districts, Kathmandu Valley teams participated in a qualifying group stage tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154331-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 ANFA League Cup, Second round proper\n23 teams qualified from the first round compete to secure a berth into the third round. Clubs are separated based on their districts, and grouped further (apart from the Kathmandu district. All teams qualified into the second round from Kathmandu Valley were given an automatic bye into the fourth round, however a sub knockout tournament was played to determine third round fixtures (the winner being placed on fourth round group A, runner up placed on fourth round group B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154331-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 ANFA League Cup, Fourth round proper\nMahendra Police and Tribhuvan Army were granted automatic byes into the fourth round as 1998 ANFA League Cup finalists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154331-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 ANFA League Cup, Knockout stage, Final\nThe finals of the 1999 ANFA National League Cup saw a Departmental Derby between long-term rivals Mahendra Police Club and Tribhuvan Army Club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154332-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International\nThe 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart in Australia that was part of Tier IVb of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 through 16 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154332-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International\nHeading into the tournament, Swiss player Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but she didn't defend her singles title due to her playing in Sydney in that same week. In the singles final, Fifth-seeded Chanda Rubin won the title in straight sets over unseeded Italian player, Rita Grande and earned $16,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154332-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154332-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154332-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154332-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154332-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International, Finals, Doubles\nMariaan de Swardt /  Elena Tatarkova defeated  Alexia Dechaume-Balleret /  \u00c9milie Loit 6\u20131, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154333-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the sixth edition of the ANZ Tasmanian International. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Su\u00e1rez were the defending champions but only Ruano Pascual competed that year with Florencia Labat. Labat and Ruano Pascual lost in the first round to Nannie de Villiers and Eva Melicharov\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154333-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International \u2013 Doubles\nMariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20132 against Alexia Dechaume-Balleret and \u00c9milie Loit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154334-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 ANZ Tasmanian International \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the sixth edition of the ANZ Tasmanian International. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154334-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ANZ Tasmanian International \u2013 Singles\nChanda Rubin won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20133 against Rita Grande.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154335-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AO10\n1999 AO10 is a sub-kilometer sized asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Aten group, approximately 50 meters in diameter. It was first observed on 13 January 1999, by the LINEAR project at Lincoln Laboratory's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, United States. The asteroid has been the target of a proposed mission.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154335-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AO10, Orbit\n1999 AO10 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.8\u20131.0\u00a0AU once every 10 months (318 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.11 and an inclination of 3\u00b0 with respect to the ecliptic. The initial orbital elements were determined based on 16 observations made between January 13\u201315, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 16], "content_span": [17, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154335-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 AO10, Orbit\nThe asteroid has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0220\u00a0AU (3,290,000\u00a0km), which translates into 8.6 lunar distances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 16], "content_span": [17, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154335-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 AO10, Manned mission\nNASA has proposed a manned mission to the object during 2025 or later. 1999 AO10 is one of a handful of objects within the acceptable range for the mission and is also one of the largest objects that meets the qualifications. In this proposal, a pair of docked Orion spacecraft would spend 14 days at the object, for a total mission time of 155 days. The astronauts would return samples and help test spacefaring capabilities for a future Mars mission. The manned mission would be preceded by an unmanned probe to be sent in 2019 at the earliest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 25], "content_span": [26, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154336-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic\nThe 1999 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand that was part of Tier IVb of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 4 January until 9 January 1999. Third-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154336-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic, Finals, Doubles\nSilvia Farina /  Barbara Schett defeated  Seda Noorlander /  Marlene Weing\u00e4rtner, 6\u20132, 7\u20136(7\u20132)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154336-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154336-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154336-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154336-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154337-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 ASB Classic \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in New Zealand. Nana Miyagi and Tamarine Tanasugarn were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154337-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic \u2013 Doubles\nSilvia Farina and Barbara Schett lost in the final 6\u20132, 7\u20136(7\u20132) against Seda Noorlander and Marlene Weing\u00e4rtner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154338-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ASB Classic \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 ASB Classic \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in New Zealand. Dominique Van Roost was the defending champion but lost in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20131 against Julie Halard-Decugis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154339-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ASFA Soccer League\nThe 1999 season of the ASFA Soccer League (now called the FFAS Senior League) was the nineteenth season of association football competition in American Samoa. Konica Machine won the championship, their first recorded title. The winners of the 1998 league competition and a number of previous seasons is unknown. They were the American Samoan representatives in the 1999 Oceania Club Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154340-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AT&T Challenge\nThe 1999 AT&T Challenge was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Atlanta, Georgia, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 April through 2 May 1999. Unseeded Stefan Koubek won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154340-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AT&T Challenge, Finals, Doubles\nPatrick Galbraith /  Justin Gimelstob defeated  Todd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde, 5\u20137, 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 36], "content_span": [37, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154341-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AT&T Challenge \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 AT&T Challenge was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Atlanta, Georgia, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 April \u2013 2 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154341-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AT&T Challenge \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154342-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AT&T Challenge \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 AT&T Challenge was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Atlanta, Georgia, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 April \u2013 2 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154342-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 AT&T Challenge \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154343-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Buenos Aires\nThe 1999 ATP Buenos Aires was an ATP Challenger Series tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tournament was held from November 15 to November 22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154343-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Buenos Aires, Finals, Doubles\nGuillermo Ca\u00f1as /  Mart\u00edn Garc\u00eda defeated  Paul Rosner /  Du\u0161an Vemi\u0107 6\u20134, 6\u2013-4", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154344-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Challenger Series\nThe ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1999 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 115 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154345-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP German Open\nThe 1999 German Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 93rd edition of the Hamburg Masters (German Open), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from through 3 May through 10 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154345-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP German Open, Finals, Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos defeated  Mariano Zabaleta 6\u20137(5\u20137), 7\u20135, 5\u20137, 7\u20136(7\u20135), 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154345-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP German Open, Finals, Doubles\nWayne Arthurs /  Andrew Kratzmann defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Jared Palmer 4\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20135), 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154346-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP German Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 92nd edition of the Hamburg Masters (German Open), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from through 3 May through 10 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154346-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP German Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154347-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP German Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 92nd edition of the Hamburg Masters (German Open), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from through 3 May through 10 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154347-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP German Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154348-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Super 9\nThe 1999 ATP Super 9 (also known as Mercedes-Benz Super 9 for sponsorship reasons) were part of the 1999 ATP Tour, the elite tour for professional men's tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154349-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour\nThe Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 1999 ATP Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup (organised by the ITF). Also included in the 1999 calendar are the Davis Cup and the Hopman Cup, which do not distribute ranking points, and are both organised by the ITF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154349-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour\nIn April 1999 ATP signed a $1.2 billion 10-year-deal with the sports marketing agency ISL Worldwide to promote the sport. The deal gave ISL the commercial rights for the Super-9 tournaments as well as the ATP World Championship. The ATP also introduced a simplified ranking system and made participation in the Super-9 events mandatory for top players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154349-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour, Schedule\nThis is the complete schedule of events on the 1999 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 23], "content_span": [24, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154349-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour, Statistical information\nThese tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1999 ATP Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, and the ATP World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 38], "content_span": [39, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154349-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour, Statistical information\nThe players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Super 9 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Super 9 win, one Super 9 win equalling two International Series Gold wins, one International Series Gold win equalling two International Series wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 38], "content_span": [39, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154349-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour, ATP rankings\nThese are the ATP Rankings of the top twenty singles players, doubles players, and the top ten doubles teams on the ATP Tour, at the end of the 1998 ATP Tour, and of the 1999 season, with number of rankings points, number of tournaments played, year-end ranking in 1998, highest and lowest position during the season (for singles and doubles individual only, as doubles team rankings are not calculated over a rolling year-to-date system), and number of spots gained or lost from the 1998 to the 1999 year-end rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154350-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships\nThe 1999 ATP Tour World Championships (also known for the doubles event as the Phoenix ATP Tour World Doubles Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. The surface was called \"GreenSet On Wood\" which had a wood base coated in synthetic material and provided a medium-pace surface. It was the 30th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 26th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and both were part of the 1999 ATP Tour. The singles event took place at the EXPO 2000 Tennis Dome in Hanover, Germany, from November 23 through November 28, 1999, and the doubles event at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, from November 17 through November 21, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 785]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154350-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships, Finals, Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes, 6\u20133, 6\u20132, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154351-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships \u2013 Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but failed to qualify as a team that year, as they did not compete together in 1999. Eltingh retired from the sport on November 22, 1998, while Haarhuis qualified with Jared Palmer, but lost in the round robin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154351-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships \u2013 Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20132, 6\u20132, against Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154351-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships \u2013 Doubles, Draw, Gold Group\nStandings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 61], "content_span": [62, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154351-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships \u2013 Doubles, Draw, Green Group\nStandings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 62], "content_span": [63, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154352-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships \u2013 Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja was the defending champion, but failed to qualify that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154352-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships \u2013 Singles\nPete Sampras won in the final 6\u20131, 7\u20135, 6\u20134, against Andre Agassi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154352-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships \u2013 Singles, Draw, White Group\nStandings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 62], "content_span": [63, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154352-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 ATP Tour World Championships \u2013 Singles, Draw, Red Group\nStandings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 60], "content_span": [61, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154353-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament\nThe 1999 Asian Men\u2019s Club Volleyball Championship was the first staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Hefei, China. Sichuan Fulan of China won the tournament in round robin format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154354-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 AVC Cup Women's Club Tournament\nThe 1999 AVC Cup Women's Club Tournament was the 1st staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154355-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aberdeen City Council election\nThe 1999 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. This election was held on the same day as other Scottish local government elections and the first Scottish Parliament Election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154355-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Aberdeen City Council election\nThe results saw Labour retain its control of the council, albeit with a reduced majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154356-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aberdeenshire Council election\nElections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 6 May 1999; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other Scottish local authorities. 68 councillors were elected from 68 wards using First Past The Post (FPTP). This election was conducted under boundary changes with an increased number of seats from the 47 used in the 1995 election. The Liberal Democrats were the largest party, with councillors also being elected representing the SNP, Independents, and Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154357-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Abia State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Abia State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Orji Uzor Kalu won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154357-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Abia State gubernatorial election\nOrji Uzor Kalu won the PDP nomination at the primary election. His running mate was Eyinnaya Abaribe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154357-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Abia State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Abia State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154357-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Abia State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 1,321,895. However, only 1,321,400 were previously issued voting cards in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154358-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Abkhazian constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in Abkhazia on 3 October 1999, alongside presidential elections. Voters were asked whether they approved of the constitution that had been approved by the Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1994, together with an amendmentabolishing the life term for appointed judges and replacing it with five year terms. It was approved by 97.7% of voters. However, ethnic Georgians (200,000\u2013250,000) who had been expelled from Abkhazia during the conflict of 1992\u201393 did not participate in the referendum and the results were not recognised internationally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154358-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Abkhazian constitutional referendum, Aftermath\nFollowing the referendum, the Abkhazian government passed the Act of State Independence of the Republic of Abkhazia on 12 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154359-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Abkhazian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Abkhazia on 3 October 1999, alongside a constitutional referendum. They were the first direct presidential elections in Abkhazia, and resulted in a victory for incumbent President Vladislav Ardzinba, who ran unopposed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154359-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Abkhazian presidential election, Background\nThe previous presidential elections in 1994 had been indirect, with Ardzinba elected by the People's Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154359-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Abkhazian presidential election, Background\nIn August 1999 the Central Election Commission (CEC) headed by Viacheslav Tsugba set-up 28 electoral districts for the purpose of the elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154359-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Abkhazian presidential election, Campaign\nIncumbent President Ardzinba  was nominated by the national-patriotic movement Apsny, and also received the support of the Communist Party and the Abkhaz diaspora in Turkey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154359-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Abkhazian presidential election, Campaign\nOn 2 September, the CEC registered the nomination of former Foreign Minister Leonid Lakerbaia by his People's Party. However, his candidacy was not approved. The CEC also denied registration to Yahya Kazan, who had been Abkhazia's representative in the United States, on the grounds that he had not lived in Abkhazia for the previous five years and that he did not have a working command of the Abkhaz language.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154359-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Abkhazian presidential election, Campaign\nThere were also rumours that former Vice Chairman Zurab Achba of Aidgylara would run for president, which he dismissed in an interview with Nuzhnaya Gazeta as a \"nightmare of an idea\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154361-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic\nThe 1999 Acura Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the Tier II category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 26th edition of the tournament and took place in Manhattan Beach, California, United States, from August 9 through August 15, 1999. Sixth-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154361-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154361-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154361-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154361-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154361-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry to the doubles division as lucky losers:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154361-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic, Finals, Doubles\nArantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario /  Larisa Neiland defeated  Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs, 6\u20132, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154362-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Acura Classic \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the twentieth edition of the third tournament in the US Open Series. Martina Hingis and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but Hingis did not compete this year. Zvereva played with Mary Pierce, and they were defeated in the first time by Cara Black and Irina Selyutina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154362-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic \u2013 Doubles\nArantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario and Larisa Neiland won the title, defeating third seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154363-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Acura Classic \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the third tournament in the US Open Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154363-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Acura Classic \u2013 Singles\nLindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Julie Halard-Decugis. Serena Williams then defeated Halard-Decugis in the final to win the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154364-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Adamawa State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Boni Haruna won the election, defeating the APP's Bala Takaya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154364-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Adamawa State gubernatorial election\nAtiku Abubakar was the PDP candidate after the primary election and defacto winner of the 1999 Adamawa gubernatorial election, but got nominated by PDP presidential candidate, Olusegun Obasanjo, as Vice President. His running mate, Boni Haruna, thereafter assumed his place as Governor-elect. Haruna thereafter picked Bello Tukur as running mate. Among other PDP primary election contestants was Abubakar Girei who got just two votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154364-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Adamawa State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Adamawa State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 59], "content_span": [60, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154364-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Adamawa State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 1,260,956. However, 1,261,900 were previously issued voting cards in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154365-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Adidas Open de Toulouse\nThe 1999 Adidas Open de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Toulouse, France that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 September until 3 October 1999. Unseeded Nicolas Escud\u00e9 won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154365-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Adidas Open de Toulouse, Finals, Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre /  Jeff Tarango defeated  David Adams /  John-Laffnie de Jager, 3\u20136, 7\u20136, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154366-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Adur District Council election\nThe 1998 Adur District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154366-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Adur District Council election, Results\nThe results saw the Liberal Democrats lose their majority on a council they had controlled since 1986. Overall turnout in the election was 38%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154367-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia\nThe 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Philadelphia, United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from November 8 through November 14, 1999. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154367-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 68], "content_span": [69, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154367-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 68], "content_span": [69, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154367-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 68], "content_span": [69, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154367-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 68], "content_span": [69, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154367-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia, Finals, Doubles\nLisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Chanda Rubin /  Sandrine Testud, 6\u20131, 7\u20136(7\u20132)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154368-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the seventeenth edition of the Advanta Championships of Philadelphia; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Sugiyama did not compete this year. Likhovtseva competed with Amanda Coetzer, but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154368-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia \u2013 Doubles\nRaymond and Stubbs went on to win the title, defeating Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud in the final, 6\u20131, 7\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154369-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia \u2013 Singles was the tennis singles event of the seventeenth edition of the Advanta Championships of Philadelphia; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154369-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia \u2013 Singles\nAfter losing in last year's final, World No. 2 Lindsay Davenport won the title this year, defeating World No. 1 Martina Hingis, 6\u20133, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154369-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 59], "content_span": [60, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154370-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships\nThe 1st Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, December 02\u201305, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154371-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships\nThe 5th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Hannover, Germany from June 4 to June 6, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup\nThe 1999 African Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-fifth season of Africa's second oldest club football tournament organised by CAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup\nIvorian club Africa Sports appeared in and won their second African Cup Winners' Cup title after defeating former African champions Club Africain of Tunisia 2-1 over the two-legged final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup, Association team allocation\nA total of 38 teams from 38 CAF associations qualified for the tournament after winning their respective premier domestic cups. Of the 38 teams that qualified for the tournament 2 did not participate in it;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup, Format\nThe tournament consisted of five rounds preceding a two-legged final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup, Format\nThe away goals rule was used to determine the victors in the event of a match being tied over the two-legs. If it was not possible to determine a winner using the away goals rule, the tie went to a penalty shootout to determine the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup, Preliminary round\nThe first legs were played on 30 & 31 January, and the second legs were played on 14 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup, First round\nThe first legs were played from 12\u201314 March, and the second legs were played from 26\u201328 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup, Second round\nThe first legs were played between from 30 April-2 May, and the second legs were played from 14\u201316 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals\nThe first legs were played on 4 & 5 September, and the second legs were played from 19\u201326 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154372-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 African Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals\nThe first legs were played on 10 October, and the second legs were played on 23 & 24 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154373-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 African Judo Championships\nThe 1999 African Judo Championships were the 21st edition of the African Judo Championships, organised by the African Judo Union and were held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 11 September 1999 to 14 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154374-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 African Junior Athletics Championships\nThe 1999 African Junior Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 22\u201325 July. A total of 43 events were contested, 22 by men and 21 by women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154375-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 African U-17 Championship\nThe 1999 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Guinea. The top three teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154375-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 African U-17 Championship, Qualification, Preliminary round\nThe first leg matches were played on either 18 or 19 July 1998. The second leg matches were played on either 1 or 2 August 1998. The winners advanced to the First Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154375-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 African U-17 Championship, Qualification, First round\nThe first leg matches were played on either the 20, 21, 22 or 23 November 1998. The second leg matches were played on either 4, 5 or 6 December 1998, except for the Libya vs Tunisia match, which was played on 18 December. The winners advanced to the Second Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154375-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 African U-17 Championship, Qualification, Second round\nThe matches were played on different dates from 6 February to 21 March. The winners advanced to the Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154375-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 African U-17 Championship, Countries to participate in 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship\nThe 3 teams which qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 93], "content_span": [94, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154376-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 African Youth Championship\nThe 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition, held in Ghana. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154376-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 African Youth Championship, Qualification, Preliminary round\nGambia and Namibia withdrew before playing. As a result, Burkina Faso and Malawi advanced to the next round. Mauritania withdrew after one match and Libya went through.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154376-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 African Youth Championship, Qualification, First round\nBurkina Faso withdrew before playing. As a result, Nigeria advanced to the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154376-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 African Youth Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship\nThe five best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse\nAt approximately 2:42\u00a0a.m. on November 18, 1999, the annual Aggie Bonfire at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, United States, collapsed during its construction, killing 12 people and injuring 27.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, The collapse\nThe 59-foot (18\u00a0m) high stack, consisting of about 5,000 logs, collapsed during construction. Of the 58 students and former students working on the stack, 12 were killed and 27 were injured. Immediately after the collapse, emergency medical technicians and trained first responders of the Texas A&M Emergency Care Team (TAMECT), a student-run, volunteer service, who staffed each stage of construction, administered first aid to the victims. TAMECT alerted the University Police and University EMS, who dispatched all remaining university medics, and requested mutual aid from surrounding agencies. In addition to the mutual aid received from the College Station and Bryan, Texas EMS, Fire, and Police Departments, members of Texas Task Force 1, the state's elite emergency response team, arrived to assist the rescue efforts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 868]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, The collapse\nRescue operations took over 24 hours; the pace was slowed by the decision to remove many of the logs by hand for fear that using heavy equipment to remove them would cause further collapses, resulting in further injuries to those still trapped. Students, including the entire Texas A&M football team and many members of the university's Corps of Cadets, rushed to the site to assist rescue workers with the manual removal of the logs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, The collapse\nThe Texas A&M civil engineering department was also called on to examine the site and help the workers determine the order in which the logs could be safely removed, and, at the request of the Texas Forest Service, Steely Lumber Company in Huntsville, Texas, sent log-moving equipment and operators. John Comstock was the last living person to be removed from the stack. He spent months in the hospital following amputation of his left leg and partial paralysis of his right side. Comstock returned to A&M in 2001 to finish his degree.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Response\nWithin minutes of the collapse, word of the accident spread among students and the community. Before sunrise, the accident was the subject of news reports around the world. Within hours, 50 news satellite trucks were broadcasting from the Texas A&M campus. At noon, students held an impromptu prayer service in the center of campus, at Rudder Fountain. An official memorial service was held less than seventeen hours after the collapse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Response\nOver 16,000 mourners, including then Texas Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry, packed Reed Arena to pay tribute to those who died and those who had spent all day working to rescue the injured. At the end of the service, as A&M University President Ray Bowen presented roses to the families of the dead and injured students, the crowd spontaneously stood in silence, linking arms with those standing next to them, before quietly singing \"Amazing Grace\". Only after all of the rescue workers and family members had left the facility did the audience depart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Response\nOn November 25, 1999, the date that the bonfire would have burned, Aggies instead held a vigil and remembrance ceremony. Over 40,000 people lit candles and observed up to two hours of silence at the site of the collapse, before walking to Kyle Field for yell practice. At the stadium, fans relit their candles as the Parsons Mounted Cavalry fired the Aggie cannon twelve times, once for each victim. Former US President George H. W. Bush, his wife Barbara, Texas Governor George W. Bush, and his wife Laura attended the remembrance ceremony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Response\nThe following day, the Aggies upset the Texas Longhorns, winning 20\u201316 in the annual rivalry game. The game began with a flyover of F-16 jets, all piloted by former A&M students, in the missing man formation. This flyover was donated by US Senator Phil Gramm who, as an elected official, had the title of a flyover reserved for his death and asked that the fly-over be given instead in the honor of the 12 Aggies that died.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Response\nAt half-time, the Texas Longhorn Band dedicated their performance to the students lost and injured in the collapse, and ended by playing \"Amazing Grace\" and \"Taps\", then removing their white hats in a show of respect as they walked off the field. The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band also played a tribute to the victims and, contrary to the usual tradition, marched off the field in a silent cadence. Aggie students, who normally sit only when the opposing band plays, stood throughout both performances and gave both standing ovations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Response\nThe Bonfire Memorial Commission collected the hundreds of thousands of items that were left by grieving visitors at the site of the collapse. At the Systems Building, Texas A&M leaders erected pictures of the deceased students. There, over a dozen seniors left behind their Aggie rings, permanently donating them to the students who did not live long enough to earn their own. Various organizations also established funds in memory of the victims and to help with expenses incurred because of the accident. In total, the funds received exceeded US$250,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Investigations\nA commission created by Texas A&M University discovered that a number of factors led to the bonfire collapse, including \"excessive internal stresses\" on the logs and \"inadequate containment strength\" in the wiring used to tie the logs together. The wiring broke after logs from upper tiers were \"wedged\" into lower tiers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Investigations\nThe Texas Board of Professional Engineers announced in 2000 that the Aggie Bonfire met the requirements to be considered a complex construction project subject to regulation under state engineering laws and would thus have had to be designed and overseen by a professional engineer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nOn November 19, 1999, The Arizona Republic released a political cartoon by Steve Benson titled \"Texas Bonfire Traditions\" that compared the collapse to the Waco siege of 1993 and the 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr. This prompted criticism and negative reactions from the Texas A&M community, and the Republic removed the cartoon. People sent thousands of e-mails about the cartoon to the newspaper offices. On December 1, the newspaper sent a total of $10,000 in two checks as a peace offering to the university, with $5,000 to the Bonfire Memorial Fund and $5,000 to the Bonfire Relief Fund. The TAMU administration declined to accept the money and returned the checks. TAMU president Ray Bowen stated \"Texas A&M will not allow itself to become an agent for The Arizona Republic as it tries to manage the public criticism it is receiving.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 895]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nBy 2000 Texas A&M spent over $80,000 so students and administrators could travel to the funerals of the deceased, including $40,000 so 125 students and staff could attend a funeral in Turlock, California by way of private aircraft; most of the persons on board were students. The total amount of funds spent by the university on all disaster-related expenses by that date was $292,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nThe university gave the National Forestry Hero Award to an employee of Steely Lumber Co., James Gibson, for rescuing students.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nDetractors further blamed the school for the accident, saying that, in the name of tradition, administrators turned a blind eye to an unsafe structure being constructed with minimal engineering and safety protocols. Before the collapse, some people, such as Texas A&M engineering professor Theodore Hirsch, expressed concerns about the safety of the bonfire, citing the partial collapse that occurred in a previous bonfire, the progressively shorter bonfire burn times which had dropped from several hours to collapsing in less than 20 minutes, and numerous incidents involving alcohol or unsafe horseplay at the bonfire site. One of the students killed in the 1999 bonfire collapse was under the legal drinking age yet a toxicology test showed high blood-alcohol levels; however, lower readings in a second test and inconsistencies in the initial sampling and annotation methods led to questions about the accuracy of the original tests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 995]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nParents of students injured or killed in the collapse filed lawsuits against Texas A&M officials, including President Ray Bowen, Vice President of Student Affairs J. Malon Southerland, the 1999 redpots, and the university. In one of the six lawsuits, plaintiffs alleged that A&M officials violated the bonfire victims' right of due process by placing those victims in a \"state-created danger\" by not ensuring the bonfire's structural integrity and by allowing unqualified students to work on the stack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nThe plaintiffs pointed to a $2 million liability policy the university obtained in 1996 and accidental death and dismemberment insurance policies that the university obtained for student workers as early as 1987 as proof that the administrators knew of the dangers of the bonfire. Texas A&M maintains that the insurance policies were actually purchased by an advisory committee to the bonfire and not the university. On May 21, 2004, US Federal Judge Samuel B. Kent dismissed all claims against the Texas A&M officials.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0013-0002", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nIn 2005, 36 of the 64 original defendants, including all of the redpots, settled their portion of the case for an estimated $4.25 million, paid by their insurance companies. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the remaining lawsuits against Texas A&M and its officials in April 2007. In October 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the appeals court ruling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nFor the next two years, the university pondered options for reinstating the tradition. Bowen formed a task force, which proposed a new design. The task force recommended that students be allowed to participate in building the bonfire as long as they were monitored by professional construction experts. Current and former students debated whether the proposed division of labor could be considered a student project. The debate was rendered moot when the university discovered liability insurance for the revamped project would cost more than $2 million per year. In 2002, Bowen announced that the bonfire was officially cancelled. Bowen's successor Robert Gates upheld this decision, stating that a \"change in the status quo regarding the future of Bonfire would be inappropriate while litigation is still on-going\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 874]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154377-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Aggie Bonfire collapse, Aftermath and controversies\nOn October 28, 2008, Texas A&M settled the final lawsuit filed against them by the victims and their families. The university agreed to pay $2.1 million and promised that if the bonfire returned to campus that \"engineering oversight\" would be provided. The final lawsuit, filed against two companies that provided crane operators and cranes for the bonfire, was settled in April 2014.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154378-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash\nThe 1999 Air Botswana incident occurred when Chris Phatswe, a Botswana airline pilot, killed himself by crashing a plane into the airport apron and a group of aircraft at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana. He was the only casualty. His actions effectively crippled operations for Air Botswana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154378-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash, Incident\nOn 11 October 1999, Phatswe commandeered an A\u00e9rospatiale ATR 42-320, registration A2-ABB, from the Air Botswana section of the terminal at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and took off. For two hours he circled the airport, radioing the control tower and announcing his intention to kill himself. The airport was evacuated as a precaution; passengers later reported a good deal of panic in the terminal. Officials in the tower attempted to convince him to land; efforts were led by General Tebogo Masire, then deputy commander of the Botswana Defence Force.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154378-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash, Incident\nPhatswe threatened to crash it into an Air Botswana building, saying he had a grudge with the airline's management. He demanded to speak to Ian Khama, Botswana's then vice-president, but when officials in the control tower told Phatswe that there were people in the Air Botswana building, he changed his mind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154378-0001-0002", "contents": "1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash, Incident\nShortly after being put through to Khama, the ATR-42 began to run out of fuel, so Phatswe carried out a successful landing, but instead of surrendering to airport security, he proceeded to taxi towards the apron at high speed, slamming the stolen plane into two other ATR-42s on the ramp. All three planes were destroyed in a fiery crash, and Phatswe was killed. He was the only casualty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154378-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash, Incident\nThe three planes were the only operational craft then in the Air Botswana fleet; a fourth plane, a BAe-146, was grounded with technical trouble at the time. Consequently, Phatswe's actions effectively crippled operations for the flag carrier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154378-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash, Motives\nPhatswe had repeatedly threatened airport authorities, telling them that he would kill himself, but never gave a reason. At the time of the incident he was on medical leave from the airline, having failed a physical two months previously and been declared unfit to fly; consequently, he was not authorized to take the plane. Airport security was reported to be lax, and it was said to be quite easy for somebody to steal an aircraft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154379-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Air Canada Cup\nThe 1999 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 21st annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 19\u201325, 1999 at the Prince Albert Comuniplex in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary AAA Midget Flames in double overtime in the championship game to win the gold medal. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy from Quebec took home the bronze medal in their tenth Air Canada Cup appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154380-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Air Force Falcons football team\nThe 1999 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 16th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It competed in its first season in the newly formed Mountain West Conference and finished with a 6\u20135 record overall and a 2\u20135 record in conference games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154381-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aiwa Cup\nThe 1999 Aiwa Cup was a triangular ODI cricket competition held in different venues across Sri Lanka from 22 to 31 August 1999. It featured the national cricket teams of India, Sri Lanka and Australia. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated Australia in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154382-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Akron Zips football team\nThe 1999 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by fifth\u2013year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They outscored their opponents 315\u2013314 and finished with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses (7\u20134).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154383-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Obong Victor Attah won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154383-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election\nObong Victor Attah won the PDP nomination in the primary election. His running mate was Chris Ekpenyong.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154383-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Akwa Ibom State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 61], "content_span": [62, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154383-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 1,450,367. However, 1,476,500 were previously issued voting cards in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 52], "content_span": [53, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154384-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team\nThe 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Alabama in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide were members of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Sewell\u2013Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Wells.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team\nThe 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1999 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike DuBose, who was in his third season with the program. The Crimson Tide, also known informally as the Tide, played their home games at Bryant\u2013Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field, in Birmingham, Alabama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team\nThe team entered the season trying to build upon a 7\u20135 record from their 1998 season. The 1999 team had tremendous success. After a stunning last second loss to Louisiana Tech early in the year, they eventually finished with a 9\u20132 regular season record (7\u20131 in the SEC). This included defeating Auburn on the road for the first time ever. The team went on to the 1999 SEC Championship Game where they defeated Florida for the second time for the year. Alabama played Michigan in the 2000 Orange Bowl and suffered a 35\u201334 loss in overtime, due to a missed extra point. Alabama had beaten Florida during the regular season by a single point in overtime, also due to a missed extra point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 725]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt\nShaun Alexander scored the final two touchdowns in the 4th quarter to rally Alabama to a season opening road win over Vanderbilt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 67], "content_span": [68, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Houston\nAlabama would go over 500 yards of offense for just the second time in the Mike Dubose era and win convincingly over Houston.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Louisiana Tech\nBack-up quarterback Brian Stallworth would find Sean Cangelosi in the end zone with two seconds left to upset Alabama for the second time in three years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 71], "content_span": [72, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Arkansas\nDespite turning the football over six times, Alabama would manage to hold on and upset #14 Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium. This would be the first time under Mike Dubose that Alabama beat a ranked opponent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida\nThe Crimson Tide snapped No. 3 Florida's 30-game winning streak at The Swamp on Saturday when Chris Kemp got a second chance on an extra-point attempt in overtime and drilled it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss\nDespite having a 27-7 lead midway through the third quarter, Alabama had to hold on late to beat Ole Miss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tennessee\nFor the first time since 1930, the Third Saturday in October would be in Tuscaloosa. Despite having the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state of Alabama to date, The Crimson Tide could not generate enough offense to beat Tennessee. This gave the Volunteers their fifth win in a row against Alabama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 66], "content_span": [67, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss\nBehind the Alabama defense who would hold Southern Miss to -13 yards rushing, Alabama would generate enough points with a pick six and a punt return to beat Southern Miss for the eight year in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 70], "content_span": [71, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, LSU\nThe 1999 version of a Goal Line stand as Alabama would deny LSU quarterback Josh Booty of a potential game winning touchdown run by knocking him down six inches short of the end zone to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 60], "content_span": [61, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State\nWith the help of three Mississippi State interceptions, Alabama would end their three game losing streak to the Bulldogs and be one win away from winning the SEC West.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 74], "content_span": [75, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Auburn\nShaun Alexander scored all three of Alabama touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Crimson Tide rallied back for the second year in a row to beat Auburn. This would also be the first time Alabama won at Jordan-Hare Stadium. With the win, Alabama clinched the SEC West for the first time since 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida\nAlabama used 34 unanswered points to beat Florida for the second time in 1999. This would be the Crimson Tide's first SEC Championship since 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154385-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Michigan\nDespite holding a 14 point lead in the third quarter, Alabama could not hold on and would lose in Overtime on a missed extra point by Ryan Pflugner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 65], "content_span": [66, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154386-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Alamo Bowl\nThe 1999 Alamo Bowl featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Texas A&M Aggies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154386-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Alamo Bowl\nDerek Fox started the scoring for Penn State, with a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown. In the second quarter, quarterback Rashard Casey threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Eddie Drummond. After a scoreless third quarter, Rashard Casey scored on a 4-yard run, to put Penn State up 21\u20130. Travis Forney then capped the game with a 39-yard field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154386-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Alamo Bowl\nThis game was a bright ending to what was an otherwise disappointing season for Penn State. Ranked #3 in the preseason polls, the team won their first nine games, including victories at #8 Miami and when hosting #4 Arizona. However, the Nittany Lions then lost their last three games by a combined 12 points, dropping them to fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. This was the only shutout bowl victory during Joe Paterno's tenure as head coach of Penn State. The only other bowl shutout for Penn State was a 7\u20130 defeat of Alabama in the 1959 Liberty Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154386-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Alamo Bowl\nThe game was Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky's last. It is also alleged that Sandusky engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor during the trip to the 1999 Alamo Bowl. This was one of the victories vacated as punishment by the NCAA on July 23, 2012 as a result of the ensuing scandal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154386-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Alamo Bowl\nThe 2007 Alamo Bowl was Penn State and Texas A&M's only other bowl meeting, where the Nittany Lions edged the Aggies, 24\u201317. Penn State and Texas A&M have also met twice during regular season play: the Aggies won 27\u201314 at Penn State in 1979, and the Lions won 25\u20139 in College Station in 1980.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154387-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Alaska Milkmen season\nThe 1999 Alaska Milkmen season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154387-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Alaska Milkmen season, Summary\nAlaska lost their first three games of the season but came back strongly and had an even four wins and four loss record after the first round of eliminations. The Milkmen were tied with Tanduay and Shell with nine wins and seven losses after 16 games and seeded second. Alaska were forced into a playoff by Purefoods but nonetheless prevailed over the Hotdogs in their do-or-die game to moved into the best-of-five semifinal series against the Tanduay Rhum Masters. The Milkmen were beaten in four games and dethrone as champions by the returning PBA ballclub that had a strong frontline composed of powerhouse rookies Eric Menk and Sonny Alvarado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 684]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154387-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Alaska Milkmen season, Summary\nLast year's best import Devin Davis will be playing his first full conference. The defending Commissioner's Cup champions raced on top of the standings with six wins and two losses and had no trouble making it to the next round. Alaska played their last season's championship rival San Miguel Beermen in the best-of-five semifinals. The Milkmen led the series, two games to one, but the Beermen bounces back by winning the last two games to enter in the finals series against Formula Shell as the Milkmen were booted out of the finals picture for the third straight conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154387-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Alaska Milkmen season, Summary\nSean Chambers is playing in his 11th season in the league. Alaska won their last game in the Governors Cup eliminations against Shell to finish at the fourth spot and a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals. They repeated over the Shell Turbo Chargers to enter in the semifinal series against top-seeded Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. The Milkmen were able to retain their streak of a finals stint for the sixth straight season by scoring an easy 3-0 sweep over the Hotdogs as they once again battled their old rival San Miguel Beermen in the finals. Alaska lost in the Governors Cup finals in six games to the Beermen, which swept the last three games for a 4-2 series victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154387-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Alaska Milkmen season, Notable dates\nMarch 7: Johnny Abarrientos torch the nets for 22 of his 35 points in the second half in carrying the undermanned Alaska five on his back for a classic 88-87 come-from-behind win over Tanduay Gold Rhum as the Milkmen continued their win streak to three games after a 0-3 start.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154387-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Alaska Milkmen season, Notable dates\nMarch 19: Alaska welcomes the return of all-star forward Bong Hawkins and scored a masterful 88-79 victory over San Miguel and tied the Beermen's won-loss record at 4-4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154387-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Alaska Milkmen season, Notable dates\nMarch 24: Alaska pulled off an amazing 85-83 squeaker over Purefoods courtesy of Kenneth Duremdes' buzzer-beating 15-foot jumper.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154388-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup\nThe 1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup was the 15th Alfred Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 7\u201310 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The Spanish team of Sergio Garc\u00eda, Miguel \u00c1ngel Jim\u00e9nez, and Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal beat the Australian team of Stephen Leaney, Peter O'Malley, and Craig Parry in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154388-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup, Format\nThe Cup was a match play event played over four days. The teams were divided into four four-team groups. The top eight teams were seeded with the remaining teams randomly placed in the bracket. After three rounds of round-robin play, the top team in each group advanced to a single elimination playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154388-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup, Format\nIn each team match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at medal match play. Matches tied at the end of 18 holes were extended to a sudden-death playoff, unless they could not affect the outcome of the tournament (third round). The tie-breaker for ties within a group was based on match record, then head-to-head.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154389-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Algarve Cup\nThe 1999 Algarve Cup was the sixth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 14 and 20 March 1999 in Portugal with China winning the event defeating the US, 2-1, in the final game. The Chinese triumph also became China's first victoryagainst the USA since 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154389-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Algarve Cup, Format\nThe host and the seven teams invited areAustralia,China,Denmark,Finland,Norway,Portugal,Sweden and theUnited States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154389-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Algarve Cup, Format\nThe eight teams were split into two groups that played a round-robin group stage. On completion of this, the fourthplaced teams from each group would playoff to determine seventh and eighth place, the third placed teams from each group would play each other to decide fifth and sixth place, the second placed teams in each group would play to determine third and fourth place and the winners of the groups would compete for first and second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154389-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Algarve Cup, Format\nPoints awarded in the group stage are three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154389-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Algarve Cup, Seventh place\nPortugal finished bottom of their group for the sixth year in a row but won the seventh place playoff with a 2\u20131 win against Finland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 31], "content_span": [32, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154390-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian Civil Concord referendum\nMember State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154390-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian Civil Concord referendum\nA referendum on the Civil Concord Law was held in Algeria on 16 September 1999. The Civil Concord Law was an amnesty law that provided the legal framework to implement the 1995  \"rahma\" law promulgated by former President Liamine Zeroual. It was put forth by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and adopted by parliament on 8 July 1999. The purpose of the law was to end the Algerian Civil War, and its most important element was its establishment of a system of clemency for Islamist fighters. The law was approved by 98% of voters with an 85% turnout. One factor contributing to the high level of support received by  the referendum is the lack of guidance that opposition parties gave to their supporters, not wanting to appear to be voting \"against peace.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 794]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154390-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian Civil Concord referendum, Background\nThe Civil Concord Law represented the conclusion of a three year negotiation process that began in 1997 when direct talks between the Algerian army and the Islamic Salvation Army (AIS) achieved a ceasefire. The law declared that all citizens not involved in mass killings, sexual crimes and the bombing of public spaces would be placed under probation for three to five years and could continue to fight against rebel forces. Prison sentences were also severely decreased; perpetual imprisonment sentences were commuted to a maximum of eight years. Additionally, amnesty for all AIS fighters was included in the law. The success of this law was made evident in the return of thousands of Islamist fighters and the eventual complete dissolution of the AIS in January 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 822]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154390-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian Civil Concord referendum, Aftermath\nIn 2005, President Bouteflika announced another referendum on the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation, which further enabled the reintegration of militant fighters into Algerian civil society by further expanding the amnesty provisions originally detailed in the Civil Concord Law of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154391-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian Cup Final\nThe 1999 Algerian Cup Final was the 35th final of the Algerian Cup. The final took place on July 1, 1999, at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers with kick-off at 15:00. USM Alger beat JS Kabylie 2-0 to win their fourth Algerian Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154391-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian Cup Final\nAlgerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs JS Kabylie and USM Alger was the teams that contested the final, in what was the 44th edition of the Kabylo-Algiers Derby. The competition winner was awarded a berth in the 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election\nMember State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Algeria on 15 April 1999. Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected with 73.8% of the vote after the other six candidates withdrew on the eve of the elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Background\nIncumbent president Liamine Z\u00e9roual announced in September 1998 that early presidential elections would be held in February 1999. He also said that he would not be a candidate, in a move which was reported as being due to infighting within the Algerian army. The election date was later set for 15 April and the official campaign began on 25 March. The government set up the Independent National Commission for Monitoring the Presidential Election (CNISEP) to oversee the elections, and Z\u00e9roual called upon all government officials to remain neutral.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Background\nThe elections took place amidst a backdrop of continuing conflict in the Algerian Civil War. Restoring peace to the country was the major election issue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Candidates\nThe frontrunner was former foreign minister, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was supported by much of the military and establishment. Bouteflika had the backing of the two main parties in the governing coalition and said that he would work to increase trust in the government and would not rule out talking to anyone. Pro -government newspapers described Bouteflika as the \"national consensus candidate\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Candidates\nThe other candidates included Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi, a former education and foreign minister, who received backing from the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS). He supported talking with the FIS and for the military to withdraw from politics. Another candidate Abdallah Djaballah, the founder of the Movement for National Reform, called for a government of national unity to be formed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Candidates\nTwo former prime ministers were candidates. Mouloud Hamrouche, prime minister from 1989 to 1991 was a former member of the governing National Liberation Front (FLN) who had fallen out with the leaders of the party. Mokdad Sifi was prime minister from 1993 to 1995 and was backed by part of the National Rally for Democracy (RND) which did not support Bouteflika. He opposed an amnesty or negotiations with murderers of women and children.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Candidates\nYoucef Khatib was an independent candidate and former advisor to Z\u00e9roual's 1995 election campaign. Hocine A\u00eft Ahmed, the founder of the Socialist Forces Front, campaigned by calling for Algeria to be neither a military dictatorship or Islamic fundamentalist state. Near the end of the campaign Ahmed had a heart attack and had to go to Switzerland for treatment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Candidates, Mass withdrawal\nFewer than 24 hours before the elections, all candidates except Bouteflika withdrew, claiming the vote would not be fair. The candidates claimed that electoral fraud by the army ensured that Bouteflika would win the election, and that voter lists were being padded and extra ballot papers being printed to support Bouteflika.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Candidates, Mass withdrawal\nZ\u00e9roual refused to meet the candidates to discuss their grievances and criticised them for withdrawing, describing the move as illegal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154392-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Algerian presidential election, Results\nOfficial figures showed turnout to be 61% with Bouteflika winning easily. However, the other candidates claimed that turnout was much lower, with Ibrahimi estimating it had only been around 25%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154393-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All England Open Badminton Championships\nThe 1999 Yonex All England Open was the 89th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from 9 to 14 March 1999, in Birmingham, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154393-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All England Open Badminton Championships\nIt was a four-star tournament and the prize money was US$125,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154394-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship\nThe 1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the seventh season of Japan Automobile Federation GT premiere racing. It was marked as well as the seventeenth season of a JAF-sanctioned sports car racing championship dating back to the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The GT500 class champion of that season was the Pennzoil Nismo GT-R driven by \u00c9rik Comas and Satoshi Motoyama and the GT300 class champion was the MOMOCORSE A'PEX MR2 driven by Morio Nitta and Shinichi Takagi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154394-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship\nThe season was marred by the death of reigning GT300 Champion, Shingo Tachi, in a pre-season testing crash at TI Circuit Aida on March 11, 1999. Tachi was to drive the number 6 Esso Toyota Supra for Toyota Team LeMans. Kunimitsu Takahashi retired from his racing career at the end of the season at aged 59.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154395-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All Thailand Golf Tour\nThe 1999 All Thailand Golf Tour was the first season of the All Thailand Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Thailand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games\nThe 7th All-Africa Games were held from September 10, 1999, to September 19, 1999, in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games\nThe South Africans hosted about 25,000 visitors including 6,000 athletes and 3,000 officials from throughout the continent. The Opening Ceremonies, with dancing, African parables and Zulu warriors, was staged in an arena with less than 15 000 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games\nSouth Africa, which had lost to Greece for a bid for the 2004 Olympic Games was hoping to impress FIFA in hopes of landing the 2006 World Cup. It eventually got the 2010 edition. Overall the games were a success, with hosts South Africa outdistancing Nigeria and Egypt in the medals race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games\nTypical problems at the games included 600 children contracting food poisoning after being fed boxed lunches at the practice session for the Opening Ceremonies, striking laborers demonstrating outside games venues, displaying placards which read \"No Wages, No All Africa Games.\" Women's field hockey was demoted to a non-medal event after the Nigerian team dropped out of the tournament. A melee at the finish of the basketball game between Angola and Egypt forced police to escort the Egyptian team from the court. Haile Gebrselassie, the world record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs opted out of the games for health reasons, depriving the games organizers of one of the biggest drawing cards of the games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 740]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games\nDespite the difficulties IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, praised South Africa's organization of the Games, saying \"this shows that you can organize big events.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games\nOlympic stars Maria de Lurdes Mutola (athletics-800 m), Penny Heyns (swimming), Gete Wami (athletics, 10000 m) all starred in the women's events. South African pole vaulter Okkert Brits won his second African Games gold medal. Assefa Mezgebu of Ethiopia won the men's 10000 m.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games\nCameroon beat Zambia 4-3 on penalty kicks to win the football finale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games, Athletics\nMaria de Lurdes Mutola of Mozambique won her third 800 metres title in a row. Nigeria won all four relay races; 4x100 metres and 4x400 metres for men and women. South African athletes won all four throwing events for men.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games, Athletics\nSome new women's events were added: pole vault, hammer throw and 10 kilometres road walk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154396-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Africa Games, Soccer\nThe soccer tournament was won by Cameroon, who became the second team to win this tournament twice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154397-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Big 12 Conference football team\nThe 1999 All-Big 12 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big 12 Conference players for the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big 12 selectors: (1) the Big 12 conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the \"Coaches\" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big 12 also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the \"Media\" team).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154397-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Big 12 Conference football team, Key\nBold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 45], "content_span": [46, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154398-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team\nThe 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the \"Coaches\" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first- and second-team players (the \"Media\" team).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154398-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key\nBold = selected as a first-team player by both the coaches and media panel", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 46], "content_span": [47, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154399-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The championship ended on 25 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154399-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship\nLimerick were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Galway won the title after defeating Kilkenny by 3-13 to 2-10 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154400-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 68th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154400-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship\nTyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154400-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship\nOn 26 September 1999, Down won the championship following a 1\u201314 to 0\u201314 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in 12 championship seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154401-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 24 April 1999 and ended on 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154401-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship\nCork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154401-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship\nOn 12 September 1999, Galway won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-10 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154401-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship\nTipperary's Eoin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship\u2014known as the B\u00f3rd na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons\u2014was the high point of the 1999 season and the first final to be played with 15 players a side. The championship was won by Tipperary who defeated Kilkenny by a single point margin in the final. It was Tipeprary's first success after seven previous final losses. The attendance, a then record of 15,084, included President Mary McAleese and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, National League\nAfter Tipperary's humiliating 9-19 to 2-4 defeat to Cork in the National Camogie League final in Thurles in May, Biddy Phillips called in Michael Cleary and Colm Bonnar as team coaches to help rebuild the team's confidence. They bounced back with a 1-18 to 1-6 championship opening round victory over Clare.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Semi-finals\nWinners of the All-Ireland intermediate championship in 1998, Donna Greeran\u2018s Down were heavily defeated in the semi-final against Tipperary at Parnell Park. The second 15-a-side semi-final between Cork and Kilkenny at Nowlan Park was one of the best in the game's history and a great advertisement for the 15-a-side game. Cork held the lead until seconds from the final whistle. Sin\u00e9ad Millea sent a fifty-five metre free through three Cork defenders into the net to give Kilkenny a two-point victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 57], "content_span": [58, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final\nSinead Millea created the only goal in the final, four minutes before half-time, that, unjustly, had Tipp behind at the interval (1-5 to 0-7). Her free was blocked by a cluster of bodies, and in the scramble, 16-year-old Lizzie Lyng managed to guide the sliotar to the net.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final\nIn first half injury time, Niamh Harkin's drive was inches away from the Kilkenny net. Eleven minutes into the second period, as Kilkenny led by two points 1-7 to 0-8 Kilkenny introduced Ann Downey who was seeking her 13th All-Ireland medal. Tipperary were again denied a goal after 43 minutes when Emer McDonnell's strike came back off the bar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final\nA point from Deirdre Hughes from a tight angle just in front of the New Cusack Stand and another from Noelle Kennedy tied up the scores at 1-7 to 0-10. The teams remained level  for 13 minutes. Two minutes from time, a deflected free from Catherina Hennessy produced the save of the day from Kilkenny goalkeeper, Miriam Holland, at the expense of a '45.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final\nTwo minutes into additional time, Catherina Hennessy, from some 30 yards, and to the left of the posts, sent over the winning point. Millea had a difficult, last chance of forcing a replay, but her free from the half-way line dropped short and the glory went to Tipperary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Aftermath\nAnn Downey announced her retirement after the match having won 12 All-Ireland senior medals, 9 National Camogie League medals, seven All-Ireland club medals and 10 Gael Linn Cup medals, having represented Ireland at squash and played inter-provincial hockey. Tipperary manager Biddy Phillips said after the match:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 55], "content_span": [56, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154402-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Aftermath\n\"``It was everyone's dream in Tipperary to win the All-Ireland camogie title, and this will be a major boost to the game in the county. I felt it was one of the best All-Irelands that I have seen, and at half-time we told the girls just to keep digging in there and it would come right.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 55], "content_span": [56, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154403-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 68th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154403-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final\nTipperary finally won an All-Ireland final at their eighth attempt. Kilkenny led 1-5 to 0-7 at half-time but Tipp outpaced them in the end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154404-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 17 March 1999 to determine the winners of the 1998\u201399 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 29th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield of Clare and Rathnure of Wexford, with St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield winning by 2-14 to 0-8.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154404-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final\nThe All-Ireland final was a unique occasion as it was the first ever championship meeting between St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield and Rathnure. It remains their only clash in the All-Ireland series. Both sides were bidding to make history by winning their first All-Ireland title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154404-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final\nA disappointing final was played out in front of a record crowd of 40,106. Paul Codd pointed a free from the middle of the field after two minutes, but over the next five minutes St. Joseph's rattled over three points, courtesy of Joe Considine, Andrew Whelan and Loran Hassett. Codd, with a `65', offered a Rathnure reply. Again, it was a short-lived respite as St. Joseph's contrived a goal from the puck-out. Christy O'Connor drove it long and Hassett gathered to place Whelan, who shot to the net. Paul Codd (free) and Brendan O'Leary brought the gap back to two points but in the last ten minutes before the break, St. Joseph's replied with points from Hassett, Jamesie O'Connor, Se\u00e1nie McMahon and Ciar\u00e1n O'Neill to leave it 1-7 to 0-4 at half-time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 811]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154404-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final\nSt. Joseph's second-half scores came in similar waves. O'Connor (two frees), Hassett (two play) extended it to 1-11 to 0-5 by the 38th minute. The final score of the game came in the 61st minute, a Hassett goal. Ollie Baker sent a sideline cut across the goal and it fell to Hassett who finished expertly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154404-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final\nSt. Joseph's Doora-Barefield's victory secured their first All-Ireland title. They became the 20th club to win the All-Ireland title, while they were the second Clare representatives to claim the ultimate prize.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154404-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final\nRathnure's All-Ireland final defeat was their fifth in a losing streak that stretches back to 1972.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154405-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship\nThe 1999 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of the GAA's premier Gaelic football competition. The championship began on 9 May 1999 and ended on 26 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154405-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship\nGalway entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were beaten by Mayo in the Connacht final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154405-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship\nOn 26 September 1999, Meath beat Cork by 1-11 to 1-8 in the All-Ireland final, thus winning their second All-Ireland title in four years and their seventh in all. In the process, they denied Cork the Double, the hurlers having claimed the Liam MacCarthy Cup two weeks previously.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154405-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Format\nThe provincial championships were run on a knock-out basis as usual, with the provincial winners going on to contest the All-Ireland semi finals. The Leinster Senior Football Championship consisted of 2 preliminary rounds to determine the 8th team in the Leinster quarter finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 53], "content_span": [54, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154405-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Format\nThe usual knock-out four-province setup was used. New York played in the Connacht Senior Football Championship for the first time. Normal format back for the Munster championship with 2 Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 53], "content_span": [54, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Meath captained by Graham Geraghty defeated Cork to claim the last All-Ireland football final of the Millennium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-match\nMeath had \"unquestionably\" played more key games at Croke Park in the 1990s than any other Leinster county.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 62], "content_span": [63, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-match\nCork's Se\u00e1n \u00d3g \u00d3 hAilp\u00edn went into the match aiming to emulate Teddy McCarthy's achievement of winning two senior All-Ireland championship medals in the same season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 62], "content_span": [63, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match\nMeath won by three points, recovering from the double blow of a penalty miss and the concession of a spectacular Joe Kavanagh goal at the start of the second half to eventually take control and win in style. It was Trevor Giles that missed the penalty. Kevin O'Dwyer, in the Cork goal, saved the penalty which was low to his left. If Giles had scored, Meath would have been two goals clear\u2014Cork counterattacked, scored a point, then a goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match\nCork had almost 60% of the possession and were in control of the game for most of the first half, yet still lost. The average age of the Cork team was just over 23. Trevor Giles scored a crucial 45 eleven minutes from the end; the score put Meath one point ahead. Graham Geraghty captained Meath to victory and raised the Sam Maguire Cup aloft. The manager of the Meath team that day was Sean Boylan. Giles was viewed as \"dictating the shape of the large picture like a director of epic movies.\" The performance of Meath's Mark O'Reilly was also praised.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match\n\"Some of the widest wides ever seen in Croke Park this century\" occurred during the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match\nCork player Joe Kavanagh said it was as bad as the 1993 defeat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Legacy\nMeath's second All-Ireland football title of the decade following their success in 1996, they were joint \"team of the decade\" for the 1990s with Down who won two titles in 1991 and 1994. Meath footballer Cormac Murphy, who afterwards expressed his relief that he had not retired before the game, said \"I don't know. I don't think this achievement will make us team of the nineties. You have Down, you have Cork again, there have been a lot of good teams. Ask me again this time next year.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 59], "content_span": [60, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154406-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Legacy\nThis was the last All-Ireland SFC final to be held with the old Hogan Stand in place at Croke Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 59], "content_span": [60, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154407-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 113th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the fixtures took place on 15 November 1998. The championship began on 22 May 1999 and ended on 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154407-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship\nOffaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final. Meath, who had participated in the championship since 1993, declined to field a team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154407-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 12 September 1999, Cork won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-12 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 28th All-Ireland title, their first in nine championship seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154407-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship\nCork's Joe Deane and Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin were the championship's top scorers with 1-24 apiece. Cork's Donal \u00d3g Cusack and Offaly's Stephen Byrne were deemed the best goalkeepers after keeping three clean sheets each. Cork's Brian Corcoran was the choice for Hurler of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154407-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Broadcasting\nThe following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RT\u00c9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 58], "content_span": [59, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154408-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 12 September 1999, between Cork and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 0-13 to 0-12. Cork had trailed by a point at half time, 0-05 to 0-04, after playing the better hurling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154408-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final\nThen Kilkenny pulled into a four-point lead in the second half, they were 0-11 to 0-08 ahead before Cork scored five unanswered points with Kilkenny only managing one more point from a Henry Shefflin free. Cork, captained by Mark Landers and managed by Jimmy Barry-Murphy held out to win their first All Ireland title since 1990.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154409-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final was the 26th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154410-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 36th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 2 June 1999 ended on 21 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154410-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship\nCork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154410-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship\nOn 19 September 1999, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-13 to 0-14 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 7th All-Ireland title overall and their first in five championship seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154410-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship\nKilkenny's Henry Shefflin was the championship's top scorer with 4-24.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154411-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final\nThe 1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at O'Connor Park, Tullamore on 19 September 1999 to determine the winners of the 1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 36th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Kilkenny of Leinster and Galway of Connacht, with Kilkenny winning by 1-13 to 0-14.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154412-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-Pro Team\nThe 1999 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Pro Football Writers Association, and The Sporting News All-Pro Teams in 1999. Both first and second teams are listed for the AP team. These are the three teams that are included in Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. In 1999 the Pro Football Writers Association and Pro Football Weekly combined their All-pro teams, a practice with continues through 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154413-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 All-SEC football team\nThe 1999 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the conference coaches for the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154413-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 All-SEC football team\nThe Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Florida Gators 34 to 7 in the SEC Championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154413-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 All-SEC football team\nAlabama running back Shaun Alexander was unanimously voted the coaches SEC Player of the Year and was selected as the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Tennessee safety Deon Grant was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154414-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Allan Cup\nThe 1999 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1998-99 Senior \"AAA\" season. The event was hosted by the Stony Plain Eagles in Stony Plain, Alberta. The 1999 tournament marked the 91st time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154415-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Allerdale Borough Council election\nElections to Allerdale Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 3. The Labour party kept overall control of the council. The election for Moorclose ward was postponed until 1 July meaning 3 seats were vacant, see Allerdale local elections for the results.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154416-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Allsvenskan\nAllsvenskan 1999, part of the 1999 Swedish football season, was the 75th Allsvenskan season played. Helsingborgs IF won the league ahead of runners-up AIK, while Kalmar FF, Malm\u00f6 FF and Djurg\u00e5rdens IF were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154417-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Alnwick District Council election\nThe 1999 Alnwick District Council election  for the Alnwick District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995, increasing the number of seats by 1. The council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154418-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aloha Bowl\nThe 1999 Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 25, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was part of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, who finished 5th in the ACC, and the Arizona State Sun Devils, who had finished 4th in the Pac-10 conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154418-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Aloha Bowl, Game summary\nThe game was a defensive struggle in the first half, with the two teams combining for 6 first half points, and 26 total points for the game. Wake Forest started the game with a great drive deep into Sun Devils territory, but had to settle for a 22-yard Matthew Burdick field goal, as Wake took a 3-0 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154418-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Aloha Bowl, Game summary\nIn the second quarter, Arizona State's Mike Barth kicked a 46-yard field goal to tie the game at 3. The defenses held for the rest of the half, sending the game into halftime tied at 3. In the third quarter, Wake Forest put together another long drive, but again had to settle for a field goal, a 24 yarder from Burdick to put Wake Forest ahead 6-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154418-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Aloha Bowl, Game summary\nArizona State's Mike Barth missed a 42-yard field goal attempt, and Wake Forest made them pay. Wake Forest took full command of the game after Ben Sankey threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Caldwell giving Wake Forest a 13-3 lead. Early in the fourth quarter, running back Morgan Kane scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to increase the lead to 20-3. Matthew Burdick capped the scoring with a 43-yard field goal making the final score 23-3. This was Wake Forest's first bowl win since the 1992 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154418-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Aloha Bowl, Game summary\nArizona State was playing without its starting quarterback, who missed the game with a torn ACL. The team had many of its starters sick, which severely affected their performance, and the Sun Devils were held to just 164 yards of total offense.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154418-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Aloha Bowl, Game summary\nIn a slightly humorous note, the game was played on Christmas Day yet it pitted teams nicknamed the Sun Devils and Demon Deacons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154418-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Aloha Bowl, Aftermath\nCaldwell would leave the Deacons the following season, though the Deacons would play in the Seattle Bowl two years later. One year later, the Sun Devils would go to the Aloha Bowl and once again lose, this time to Boston College in Snyder's final season with the Sun Devils.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154419-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Amber Valley Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake\nThe 1999 Ambrym earthquake occurred on November 26 at 00:21:17 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The back arc thrust event occurred within the Vanuatu archipelago, just to the south of the volcanic island of Ambrym. Vanuatu, which was previously known as New Hebrides, is subject to volcanic and earthquake activity because it lies on an active and destructive plate boundary called the New Hebrides Subduction Zone. While the National Geophysical Data Center classified the total damage as moderate, a destructive local tsunami did result in some deaths, with at least five killed and up to 100 injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake\nThis was one of very few events along the New Hebrides Subduction Zone that has been studied. Scientists from technical institutes in the region submitted papers to the scientific journals about the event, and while not all data on each of the aspects of the event are in agreement, what is certain is that the d'Entrecasteaux Ridge is producing unusual effects where it infringes into the subduction zone via the Indo-Australian Plate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake, Tectonic setting\nThe primary tectonic feature of the 1,200\u00a0km (750\u00a0mi) island chain is the New Hebrides Subduction Zone, the convergent boundary of the Indo-Australian and Pacific Plates. Along the Wadati\u2013Benioff zone, earthquake activity has been observed as shallow, intermediate, and deep-focus events at depths of up to 700\u00a0km (430\u00a0mi). Volcanic activity is also present along this north-northwest trending and northeast-dipping oceanic trench.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 40], "content_span": [41, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake, Tectonic setting\nWhile much of the island arc experiences intermediate-depth earthquakes along a Wadati\u2013Benioff zone that dips steeply at 70\u00b0, the area adjacent to the d'Entrecasteaux Ridge does not. There is a corresponding gap in seismicity that occurs below 50\u00a0km (31\u00a0mi) where it intrudes into the subduction zone from the west. According to the NUVEL-1 global relative plate motion model, convergence is occurring at roughly 8\u00a0cm (3.1\u00a0in) per year. The uncertainty, which also affects the Tonga arc, is due to the influence of spreading at the North Fiji Basin. Of the 58 M7 or greater events that occurred between 1909 and 2001, few were studied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 40], "content_span": [41, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake, Earthquake\nScientists with the Institut de recherche pour le d\u00e9veloppement in New Caledonia investigated the extent of the aftershock zone and estimated that the rupture area was about 50\u00a0km \u00d7\u00a025\u00a0km (31\u00a0mi \u00d7\u00a016\u00a0mi), but an inversion of GPS-based displacement data showed a smaller rupture area of 35\u00a0km \u00d7\u00a020\u00a0km (22\u00a0mi \u00d7\u00a012\u00a0mi). It was also described as an intraplate event that occurred away from the east-dipping subduction interface on a west-dipping fault in an area with an uncertain type of convergence (either subduction or crustal thickening). The Harvard Centroid Moment Tensor project lists the slip vector as 67\u00b0, indicating that the mechanism was mostly thrust, with a significant amount of left-lateral strike-slip motion. Their submission for other fault parameters showed that the north-striking fault dipped shallowly at 30\u00b0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 864]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake, Earthquake, Damage\nEarthquake damage was limited to northern Pentecost Island, but the tsunami destroyed the village of Baie Martelli (population 300) on the southern tip of Pentecost. The loss of life there was minimal and could be attributed to well-educated people with regard to tsunami hazard, that even at the late hour, the villagers were awake because of a wedding celebration, and because of quick access to a safe area. Eyewitnesses described the initial phase of the tsunami as negative (withdrawal).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake, Earthquake, Damage\nThis wave action came within 10 minutes of the earthquake and was followed shortly after by two larger waves that were separated by about 15 minutes. These waves destroyed all the buildings that were made of woven grass and corrugated metal roofs. The maximum height of the waves above sea level was 6.6\u00a0m (22\u00a0ft).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake, Earthquake, Damage\nTo the west of the epicenter on the island of Malakula, a moderate runup of just 1.8\u00a0m (5\u00a0ft 11\u00a0in) caused the wooden cargo ship Halimon to sink while it was at anchor in 10\u00a0m (33\u00a0ft) of water. The ship was loaded with 18 tons of copra (dried coconut meat). While the crew were asleep on board, the initial withdrawal of the tsunami caused the vessel to settle onto the bottom of the bay and list severely. Later, the first positive tsunami wave entered the harbor and swamped the vessel. Investigators were reminded of a similar situation from the much more destructive tsunami that followed the 1868 Arica earthquake in Chile that affected multiple vessels in a similar fashion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 723]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154420-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Ambrym earthquake, Earthquake, Tsunami\nA 6.6\u00a0m (22\u00a0ft) wave height was recorded at the southern tip of Pentecost at the village of Baie Martelli. There, all simple structures were destroyed, except for the church. While the USGS placed the epicenter to the south of Ambrym island (very close to the ISC-GEM coordinates on the map) the Harvard epicenter is to the north (somewhat between Pentecost and Ambrym). The northerly location could account for the greatest runup that was observed on the south shore of Pentecost and the north shore of Ambrym. The wave heights decreased with distance from that location, but scientists lacked a source for the unexpected runups (1.6\u00a0m (5\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in) to 2.6\u00a0m (8\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in)) that were seen well to the south on the island of Efate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 43], "content_span": [44, 771]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154421-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 America East Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21-23 at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The top four regular season finishers of the league's eight teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. In the championship game, second-seeded Delaware defeated first-seeded Towson, 6-3, to win its second consecutive and fourth overall tournament championship. As a result, Delaware received the America East's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154421-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 America East Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding\nThe top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only. They then played in a double-elimination format. In the first round, the one and four seeds were matched up in one game, while the two and three seeds were matched up in the other.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 57], "content_span": [58, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154422-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 America East Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Delaware Blue Hens at Bob Carpenter Center . The final was also held at Bob Carpenter Center. Delaware gained its second consecutive America East Conference Championships and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Drexel. Delaware was given the 13th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Tennessee 62\u201352. Hofstra University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Rutgers 58\u201345.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154423-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 American Le Mans Series\nThe 1999 American Le Mans Series season was the inaugural season of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and is now recognised as the 29th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into three classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 20, 1999, and ended November 7, 1999, after eight races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154423-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 American Le Mans Series\nThe American Le Mans Series officially replaced the dwindling IMSA GT Championship after the 1998 season. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which organized the 24 Hours of Le Mans, allowed IMSA's owner Don Panoz to create a series closely modeled after the formula used at Le Mans. The first official ACO-backed event had been held at the 1998 Petit Le Mans, which was part of the IMSA GT season but allowed ACO-spec cars to compete. The success of the event allowed Panoz to form the American Le Mans Series, which continued until its merger with Grand-Am in 2013.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154423-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 American Le Mans Series, Teams Championship\nPoints are awarded to the top nineteen finishers in each class in the following order:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154423-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 American Le Mans Series, Teams Championship\nException however for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which awarded in the following order:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154423-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 American Le Mans Series, Teams Championship\nTeams only scored the points for their highest finishing entry in each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series\nThe 1999 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a matchup between the East Division Champion New York Yankees (98\u201364) and the Wild Card Boston Red Sox (94\u201368). The Yankees had advanced to the Series after sweeping the West Division Champion Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series for the second consecutive year, and the Red Sox advanced by beating the Central Division Champion Cleveland Indians three games to two. The Yankees won the series, 4-1. They won their 36th American League pennant and went on to win the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Summary\nBoth teams came into the series on a roll; New York had swept the Texas Rangers for the second straight year in the 1999 American League Division Series and Boston had come from two games down to defeat the Cleveland Indians in their division series. In the first post-season series between the two rivals, the Yankees won in five games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nWednesday, October 13, 1999, at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nBefore the 1999 ALCS, Yogi Berra famously took Bernie Williams aside, smiled, and offered a word of advice for Williams, who was admittedly nervous before the start of the series between the two rivals: \"Relax. We\u2019ve been beating these guys for 80 years.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nGame 1 was a matchup between Kent Mercker and Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez. Hern\u00e1ndez, the soon-to-be-named ALCS MVP, got into trouble in the first two innings. In the first, after a leadoff single by Jos\u00e9 Offerman, John Valentin reached on an error by Derek Jeter, scoring Offerman for the first run of the game. Valentin then scored on Brian Daubach's single to right. It looked like the Red Sox were ready to clobber the Yankees, but no more runs would score in the inning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nIn the top of the second, Darren Lewis scored on an infield hit in the second to give Boston a 3-0 lead, but the Yankees' resilience showed itself in the bottom half. With Shane Spencer on first with two out, Scott Brosius slugged a home run to make it a one-run game. The duel continued into the seventh when, with Derek Lowe pitching, Brosius singled to lead off the inning. A sacrifice bunt by Chuck Knoblauch moved him into scoring position. Jeter singled to center and drove in Brosius to tie the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0004-0002", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nSmall ball helped the Yankees tie the game, but the long ball would win it in the bottom of the tenth. Rod Beck came on in relief and promptly gave up a leadoff homer to Bernie Williams to lose the game for the Red Sox. The Yankees had a one-game lead in the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nThursday, October 14, 1999, at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nGame 2 pitted Ram\u00f3n Mart\u00ednez against David Cone. After grabbing a 1\u20130 lead behind a solo home run in the fourth inning by Tino Martinez, the Red Sox responded in the fifth inning when Jose Offerman hit a leadoff single and two outs later, Nomar Garciaparra homered to put them up 2\u22121. In the seventh inning, Ricky Ledee drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on Chuck Knoblauch's double to tie the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nTom Gordon relieved Martinez and walked Derek Jeter, then Rh\u00e9al Cormier relieved Gordon and allowed a single to Paul O'Neill put the Yankees ahead 3\u22122. The lead would stand and Mariano Rivera, who won Game 1, got the save in the ninth inning to put the Yankees up two games going to Fenway Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nSaturday, October 16, 1999, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nGame 3 was the long anticipated matchup between Pedro Mart\u00ednez and Roger Clemens, but the Red Sox would come out swinging, scoring in all but two innings. After a leadoff triple by Jose Offerman in the first, John Valentin homered to put the Red Sox ahead 2\u20130. Next inning, Clemens allowed a one-out double to Trot Nixon and subsequent single to Offerman before Valentin's groundout scored Nixon. After Jason Varitek walked, Nomar Garciaparra's double scored Offerman to make it 4\u22120.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nClemens was done in the third inning after allowing a leadoff single to Mike Stanley as Red Sox fans chanted \"Where is Roger?\" and then a response chant of \"In the Shower\". Hideki Irabu fared worse in relief as Brian Daubach's home run made it 6\u22120. Daubach and Darren Lewis hit back-to-back leadoff doubles in the fifth and the latter scored on Offerman's single two outs later to make it 8\u22120. Next inning, Yankees left fielder Ricky Ledee's error on Daubach's fly ball allowed Troy O'Leary to score all the way from first.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0008-0002", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nIn the seventh, Nixon hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a groundout, and scored on Valetin's single. One out later, Garciaparra's home run made it 12\u22120. O'Leary then doubled to left and scored Boston's last run on Stanley's single. Martinez, for his part, pitched brilliantly, striking out 12 Yankees in seven scoreless innings and allowing just two hits. He would finish 1999 with a streak of 17 scoreless innings in the playoffs. The Yankees scored their only run on Scott Brosius's home run off of Tom Gordon in the eighth. The Red Sox would go on to win 13\u20131 and make the series two games to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nSunday, October 17, 1999, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nGame 4 pitted Andy Pettitte against Bret Saberhagen. The Yankees would score first after Darryl Strawberry hit a home run to silence the crowd chants of \"Darryl, Darryl\" and \"Just say no\" in his first at-bat. The Red Sox would tie it in the bottom half when Butch Huskey doubled with one out and scored on Troy O'Leary's single. Next inning Damon Buford hit a one out single, stole second and scored on Jose Offerman's single to put the Red Sox ahead 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nIn the fourth, Bernie Williams singled with one out, reaching second on an error, before scoring on Tino Martinez's double to tie the game. After Darryl Strawberry was intentionally walked and Scott Brosius struck out, another error on Chad Curtis's ground ball allowed Martinez to score to put the Yankees up 3\u22122. The score remained the same until the Yankees blew the game open with six runs in the ninth. Chuck Knoblauch and Derek Jeter hit back-to-back one out singles off of Rich Garces, then an errant throw on Paul O'Neill's ground ball allowed Knoblauch to score. Williams's single scored Jeter before Martinez was intentionally walked. Rod Beck relieved Garces and allowed a grand slam to Ricky Led\u00e9e to cap the scoring at 9\u22122. The Yankees were one win away from the World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 854]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nThis game also featured the infamous trash throwing incident by fans when Jimy Williams was ejected from the game after arguing when Nomar Garciaparra was called out at first in the ninth inning, which followed a blown call by umpire Tim Tschida on Chuck Knoblauch's tag attempt on Jos\u00e9 Offerman in the eighth inning. The blown call is now famously referred to as \"The Phantom Tag\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nMonday, October 18, 1999, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nGame 5 was a rematch between Mercker and Hernandez. Chuck Knoblauch singled to lead off the first and Jeter followed with a home run to put the Yankees up for good. They added to their lead in the seventh when Jeter reached second on an error and moved to third on Paul O'Neill's single off of Derek Lowe. Rh\u00e9al Cormier walked Bernie Williams to load the bases and another error on Chili Davis's ground ball allowed Jeter to score before Tino Martinez's RBI single made it 4\u22120 Yankees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nEl Duque kept the Red Sox in check, allowing only one run on a homer by Jason Varitek in the eighth. The Yankees added insurance in the ninth on Jorge Posada's two-run home run off of Tom Gordon. Both teams left eleven men on base and the Yankees would go on to win the pennant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Composite box\n1999 ALCS (4\u20131): New York Yankees over Boston Red Sox", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 55], "content_span": [56, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Aftermath\nIn quite possibility the climax season of the Yankees dynasty, they swept the Braves in the World Series, winning their third World Series in four seasons. Their game three blow out lost to the Red Sox in this series was their only lost the entire 1999 postseason. The Yankees would win another World Series in 2000 making it four championships in five seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Aftermath\nAfter the season, Pedro Martinez was beaten out for the 1999 American League Most Valuable Player Award by Rangers\u2019 catcher Ivan Rodriguez due to being left off the ballot of two voters completely by Minneapolis\u2019 LaVelle Neal and New York\u2019s George King. In both their explanations, Neal and King believed that starting pitchers should not be considered for the Most Valuable Player as they only pitched once every 4-5 days. However, in King\u2019s case, his point proved be contradictory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Aftermath\nIn the previous season, King had put two starting pitchers on his MVP ballot, the Yankees\u2019 David Wells and the Texas Rangers\u2019 Rick Helling. In fact, King\u2019s vote for Helling was the only vote Helling received, as he went 20-7 with a 4.41 ERA. King later noted that he had a talk with friend after the 1998 MVP who convinced him that his earlier MVP votes were off base and that he should no longer vote for pitchers; however, many fans in Boston felt like it was a New York reporter sticking it to a Boston player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Aftermath\nPedro was spectacular in 1999, pitching to a 2.07 ERA to go with 313 strikeouts in 213 innings pitched. He pitched even better in 2000, but only placed 5th in MVP voting. His 1999-2000 seasons are widely considered two of the best pitched seasons in modern era. Justin Verlander in 2011 was the first pitcher to win a MVP since Roger Clemens in 1986. Three years later, Clayton Kershaw became the first pitcher in the National League to win the MVP since Bob Gibson in 1968.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Aftermath\nIn 1999, the Red Sox were no match for the Yankees, as pretty much no team in baseball was during this era. However, by 2003-2004, the Red Sox would be considered equals to the Yankees. This was seen in two classic post-season series in 2003 and 2004. In the 2003 American League Championship Series, the Yankees beat the Red Sox on a game seven walk-off by Aaron Boone home run in the 11th inning. Red Sox fans called Boone \"Aaron Fucking Boone,\" much as they called Bucky Dent \"Bucky Fucking Dent.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Aftermath\nIn the 2004 American League Championship Series between the two rivals, the Red Sox would break through in dramatic fashion, becoming the first team in baseball history to comeback from a 3-0 deficit to win a post-season series. Boston went on to finish the job, sweeping the Cardinals and winning their first World Series since 1918.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154424-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Championship Series, Aftermath\nThe Red Sox also beat the Yankees in the 2018 American League Division Series, on their way to their fourth World Series championship in fourteen years. Three years later, the Red Sox again beat the Yankees in the 2021 American League Wild Card Game by the score of 6-2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series\nThe 1999 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1999 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Monday, October 11, with the champions of the three AL divisions\u2014along with a \"wild card\" team\u2014participating in two best-of-five series. The teams, which were identical to those qualifying in 1998, were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series\nThe Yankees rolled over the Rangers, who scored 945 runs in 1999, for the second straight year three games to none, conceding only one run total in the series also for the second year in row. The Red Sox battled back down two games to none against a Cleveland Indians team that was the first to score 1,000 runs in a season in nearly 50 years and won the Series three games to two, thanks to Pedro Mart\u00ednez. The Yankees would go on to defeat the Red Sox four games to one in their first-ever meeting in the postseason in the AL Championship Series, and would then go on to sweep the National League champion Atlanta Braves in the 1999 World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, New York vs. Texas, Game 1\nThe Yankees once again swept the Rangers and held them to one run through three games. In Game 1, Aaron Sele went against Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez. Ricky Ledee's RBI double in the second innings put the Yankees up 1\u20130. In the fifth, innings Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill hit back-to-back two-out doubles before both scored on the Bernie Williams's double. Next inning, Ledee and Jeter walked off Sele and the reliever Tim Crabtree respectively before Texas third baseman Todd Zeile's error on O'Neill's ground ball allowed Ledee to score off Mike Venafro before Williams's three-run home run made it 7\u20130. Williams got his sixth innings RBI of this game with a single in the eighth off Jeff Fassero that scored Chuck Knoblauch. Jeff Nelson relieved Hernandez in the ninth.inning and pitched a scoreless inning to seal the Yankees' 8\u20130 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 895]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, New York vs. Texas, Game 2\nIn Game 2, Rick Helling went against Andy Pettitte. Juan Gonz\u00e1lez gave the Rangers the lead with a home run in the fourth. This would be the lone run in the series for the Rangers, who scored 945 runs in 1999. Scott Brosius's double tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. Ricky Led\u00e9e's RBI double gave the Yankees the lead in the seventh. In the bottom of the eighth, the Yanks got an insurance run when Mike Venafro walked Jim Leyritz with the bases loaded, scoring Chad Curtis. Mariano Rivera retired the side in order for the Game 2 save.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, New York vs. Texas, Game 3\nIn Game 3, the Yankees took an early lead when Darryl Strawberry hit a three-run home run off Esteban Loaiza in the first inning. Roger Clemens pitched seven innings and allowed only three hits. Mariano Rivera got the series-winning save in the ninth.inning", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 1\nBoston jumped out to an early 1\u20130 lead with a lead-off home run by Nomar Garciaparra in the second inning off Indians' starter Bartolo Col\u00f3n. Garciaparra set up the second run for the Red Sox when he led off the fourth inning with a double and then scored on an RBI single by Mike Stanley. Facing Cy Young Award winner Pedro Mart\u00ednez, the Indians looked to be in serious trouble, but the ace of the Red Sox pitching staff left the game due to injury in the bottom of the fifth inning and was replaced by Derek Lowe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 1\nThe Indians would tie the game in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run home run by Jim Thome, and Col\u00f3n settled down and dominated the Red Sox hitters the rest of the way, striking out 11 in eight innings pitched. In the bottom of the ninth, the Indians handed Lowe a \"L\", walking the game off when Travis Fryman hit a game-winning single off Rich Garces with the bases loaded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 2\nIn Game 2, the Red Sox blew another lead. Behind Bret Saberhagen, the Red Sox built a 1\u20130 lead when Jos\u00e9 Offerman singled home Trot Nixon in the third off Indians starter Charles Nagy, but the Indians struck back and essentially put the game away in the bottom half. Omar Vizquel gave the Indians the lead when he tripled home Sandy Alomar, Jr. and Kenny Lofton. Roberto Alomar doubled Vizquel home, and, after an out and a Jim Thome walk, Harold Baines hit a three-run home run to make it 6\u20131. That marked the end for Saberhagen. Next inning, the Indians loaded the bases off John Wasdin on two walks and a hit when Alomar's sacrifice fly scored Travis Fryman. After a walk re-loaded the bases, Thome's grand slam capped the scoring at 11\u20131 Indians, who were now one win away from the ALCS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 858]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 3\nWhen the series shifted to Fenway Park, so did the momentum. The Indians, too, would lose a starting pitcher to injury and blow a lead in Game 3. They struck first on a David Justice sacrifice fly off Ram\u00f3n Mart\u00ednez in the fourth, but, after shutting out the Red Sox for four innings, starting pitcher Dave Burba left with a strained forearm. Mike Hargrove chose to insert projected Game 4 starter Jaret Wright instead of rookie middle reliever Sean DePaula.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 3\nThe Red Sox quickly took the lead off Wright in the fifth on a Darren Lewis single and Trot Nixon sacrifice fly. Harold Baines's force out with runners on the corners tied the game in the sixth for the Indians. A lead-off home run by John Valentin untied the score for the Red Sox in the bottom of the sixth, but his error on Manny Ramirez's groundout with runners on first and third tied it back 3\u20133 in the top of the seventh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0007-0002", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 3\nAfter Wright walked Merloni and hit Jason Varitek, Ricardo Rinc\u00f3n came on and got two outs, then Offerman walked to load the bases, John Valentin became the hero again with a double that scored Varitek and Lewis. Brian Daubach then hit a three-run home run to make it 8\u20133. Sean DePaula relieved Rincon and allowed a walk and single before Lou Merloni's RBI single made it 9\u20133. Derek Lowe earned the win 2+1\u20443 innings of relief while Rod Beck pitched a scoreless ninth to seal the victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 4\nBecause presumed starter Jaret Wright had been used in relief the previous day, and no emergency starter had been included on the playoff roster, the Indians felt forced to start Bartolo Col\u00f3n on three days' rest for the first time in his career, even though he had gone eight innings in cold weather in the first game. This time, he was not up to the challenge. Neither he nor the thin bullpen behind him could stop the barrage of Red Sox runs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 4\nCol\u00f3n himself was hammered for seven runs in one-plus innings pitched, and reliever Steve Reed was tagged for eight. The Indians struck in the top of the first: Kenny Lofton hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on Roberto Alomar's groundout off Red Sox starter Kent Mercker, but in the bottom of the inning, John Valentin's two-run home run after a leadoff walk put the Red Sox up 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0008-0002", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 4\nThe Indians tied the game in the second on Sandy Alomar's sacrifice fly off Mercker, who was taken out after just 1+2\u20443 innings and relieved by Rich Garces. In the bottom of the inning, three consecutive singles put the Red Sox back in front, then Trot Nixon's double scored two. Jos\u00e9 Offerman's two-run home run knocked Col\u00f3n out of the game. Next inning, Nixon's sacrifice fly with runners on first and third put the Red Sox up 8\u20132, then Valentine's second home run of the game increased the lead to 10\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0008-0003", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 4\nNext inning, Jason Varitek's RBI double with two on made it 11\u20132 Red Sox. After Nixon walked with two outs to load the bases, Offerman's single scored one, then Valentin's double cleared the bases, making the score 15\u20132. Valentine went 4 for 5 with 7 RBIs. In the top of the fifth, Cleveland responded against Tim Wakefield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0008-0004", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 4\nWith runners on first and third, Wil Cordero and Richie Sexson hit back-to-back RBI singles; after Jim Thome walked to load the bases, John Wasdin relieved Wakefield, who faced 4 hitters and retired none, and allowed a sacrifice fly to Travis Fryman, then walked Sandy Alomar to reload the bases. Rh\u00e9al Cormier relieved Wasdin and walked Lofton to force in another run before striking out Omar Vizquel and Roberto Alomar to end the inning, the score now 15\u20136. In the bottom half, Mike Stanley hit an RBI triple before Varitek's two-run home run made it 18\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0008-0005", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 4\nIn the seventh, Nixon's double off Paul Assenmacher scored two before Nixon scored on Offerman's single. In the eighth, pitcher Paul Shuey allowed a walk and subsequent double before Scott Hatteberg's RBI single made it 22\u20136 Red Sox, Shuey then walked two to force in the Red Sox's last run while the Indians scored their last run of the game on a Wil Cordero home run in the ninth off Tom Gordon. The Red Sox's 23\u20137 blowout forced a Game 5 in Cleveland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 5\nIn Game 5, Charles Nagy started for Cleveland and Bret Saberhagen started for Boston, both on only three days' rest. In the top of the first inning, Brian Daubach singled with two outs before Nomar Garciaparra homered to put the Red Sox up 2\u20130, but in the bottom of the inning, Kenny Lofton drew a leadoff walk, stole second, and scored on Omar Vizquel's double. Two outs later, Jim Thome's home run put the Indians up 3\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 5\nNext inning, Wil Cordero hit a leadoff single before Travis Fryman's two-run home run made it 5\u20132 Indians and knock Saberhagen out of the game. In the third, however, John Valentin's groundout with runners on first and third cut the Indians' lead to 5\u20133. After a double and intentional walk loaded the bases, Troy O'Leary's grand slam put the Red Sox up 7\u20135. In the bottom of the inning, Roberto Alomar and Manny Ramirez hit back-to-back leadoff doubles off Derek Lowe before Thome's second home run of the game put the Indians back on top 8\u20137. The Red Sox, though, tied the game in the fourth on Valentin's sacrifice fly off Sean DePaula with the run charged to Nagy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 5\nIn the bottom of the fourth inning, Red Sox manager Jimy Williams opted to replace Derek Lowe with the ailing Pedro Mart\u00ednez, who had left Game 1 with a back injury. This decision proved wise, as Pedro pitched spectacularly, throwing six hitless innings, striking out eight and walking three. Rookie reliever Sean DePaula, whom Hargrove had refused to use in Game 3 when it mattered and compromised his rotation as a result, matched Pedro for three innings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154425-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 American League Division Series, Cleveland vs. Boston, Game 5\nDespite his mastery of the Sox, which since the middle of Game 3 had been rare for Cleveland pitchers, Hargrove removed him and opted to use inconsistent setup man Paul Shuey for the seventh inning. The Red Sox would then take the lead on the back of a Troy O'Leary three-run home run after an intentional walk of Nomar Garciaparra, and added another run in the ninth off Michael Jackson when Daubach and Garciaparra hit back-to-back one-out doubles. They won the game 12\u20138 to clinch the series, after the conclusion of which Mike Hargrove was dismissed as Cleveland manager.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154426-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 American Society of Cinematographers Awards\nThe 14th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 20, 2000, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154427-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Amstel Gold Race\nThe 1999 Amstel Gold Race was the 34th edition of the annual road bicycle race \"Amstel Gold Race\", held on Sunday April 24, 1999, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 253 kilometres, with the start and finish in Maastricht. There were a total of 190 competitors, with 84 cyclists finishing the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154428-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Amsterdam Admirals season\nThe 1999 Amsterdam Admirals season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his fifth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154429-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Amsterdam Tournament\nThe Amsterdam Tournament  is a pre-season football tournament held for club teams from around the world, hosted at the Amsterdam ArenA. The 1999 tournament was contested by Ajax, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, Lazio and Santos on 31 July and 1 August 1999. Lazio won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154430-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Anaheim Angels season\nThe Anaheim Angels 1999 season involved the Angels finishing 4th in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154430-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Anaheim Angels season, Player stats, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154431-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Anambra State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Chinwoke Mbadinuju won the election, defeating the ABC Nwosu, the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154431-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Anambra State gubernatorial election\nChinwoke Mbadinuju emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Chinedu Emeka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154431-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Anambra State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Anambra State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 59], "content_span": [60, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154431-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Anambra State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 2,221,384. However, 2,249,600 were previously issued voting cards in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154432-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Andorran local elections\nThe 1999 Andorran local elections were held on 12 December. Voters elected the council members of the seven parishes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154432-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Andorran local elections, Electoral system\nVoters elect the members of the municipal councils (consells de com\u00fa in Catalan). The electoral law allows the municipal councils to choose their numbers of seats, which must be an even number between 10 and 16.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154432-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Andorran local elections, Electoral system\nAll city council members were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the whole parish, using closed lists. Half of the seats were allocated to the party with the most votes. The other half of the seats were allocated using the Hare quota (including the winning party). With this system the winning party obtained an absolute majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154432-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Andorran local elections, Electoral system\nThe c\u00f2nsol major (mayor) and the c\u00f2nsol menor (deputy mayor) were elected indirectly by the municipal councillors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154433-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Anguillian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Anguilla on 4 March 1999. The result was a victory for the ruling coalition of the Anguilla United Party and the Anguilla Democratic Party, each winning 2 seats. The opposition Anguilla National Alliance won 3 seats. However, the coalition government lost its majority in May 1999 upon the resignation of Victor Banks, the Finance Minister and leader of the Anguilla Democratic Party. Due to the collapse of the ruling coalition, fresh elections were held in March 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154434-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Angus Council election\nElections to Angus Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154435-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ansett Australia Cup\nThe 1999 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League Pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 1999 Premiership Season began. It culminated the Final in March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154435-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ansett Australia Cup, Final Placings\n1. Hawthorn 2. Port Adelaide 3. Western Bulldogs 4. St. Kilda 5. Kangaroos 6. Brisbane 7. Richmond 8. Sydney 9. Collingwood 10. Essendon 11. Melbourne 12. West Coast 13. Adelaide 14. Fremantle 15. Geelong 16. Carlton", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154436-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Antiguan general election\nGeneral elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 9 March 1999. The elections were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party. Lester Bird was re-elected Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout was 63.6%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154436-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Antiguan general election\nThe elections were extremely close, with the UPP losing five seats by a narrow 554 votes in total, and had the elections been free and fair (the government controlled almost all newspapers as well as television and radio stations), the opposition could have won a majority. Opposition leader Baldwin Spencer criticised the conduct and fairness of the elections and began a hunger strike in protest to the flaws in the system. The government responded by establishing the independent Antigua & Barbuda Electoral Commission in 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154437-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Anzac Test\nThe 1999 Anzac test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Olympic Stadium 23 April 1999. It was the 3rd Anzac test played between the two nations since the first was played under the Super League banner in 1997 and the second to be played in Sydney.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154438-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arab Athletics Championships\nThe 1999 Arab Athletics Championships was the eleventh edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries. It took place in Beirut, Lebanon from 21\u201324 October. A total of 41 events were contested, 22 for men and 19 for women. The men's and women's racewalk events were not held due to lack or participation, as was the women's heptathlon. Only Egypt, Lebanon and Syria participated in the women's events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154439-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arab Club Champions Cup\nThe 1999 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Egypt in the city of Cairo. Al Shabab won the championship for the second time beating in the final Al-Jaish.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154439-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Arab Club Champions Cup, Preliminary round, Zone 1 (Gulf Area)\nQualification from GCC Champions League held in Jeddah in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 67], "content_span": [68, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154439-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Arab Club Champions Cup, Preliminary round, Zone 1 (Gulf Area)\nAl-Ittihad withdrew. West Riffa SC & Al-Salmiya advanced to the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 67], "content_span": [68, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154439-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Arab Club Champions Cup, Final tournament, Group stage\nThe eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 59], "content_span": [60, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154440-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup\nThe 1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the 10th edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Kuwait City, Kuwait between 1 \u2013 20 November 1999. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. Al-Ittihad from Qatar won the final against Al-Jaish from Syria for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154440-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup, Qualifying round\nQadsia SC (the hosts) and MC Oran (the holders) qualified automatically.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 44], "content_span": [45, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154441-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arab Super Cup\nThe 1999 Arab Super Cup was an international club competition played by the winners and runners up of the Arab Club Champions Cup and Arab Cup Winners' Cup. It was the sixth edition and was won by Algerian side MC Oran.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election\nThe 1999 Aragonese regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Cortes of the autonomous community of Aragon. All 67 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election\nThe election saw increases in both vote share and seats for the People's Party (PP), which had formed the Government of Aragon since 1995, and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). The Aragonese Party (PAR) continued its long-term decline from its peak at the 1987 election while on the left, Chunta Aragonesista (CHA) gained most of United Left (IU) former support, which lost 4 of its 5 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election\nDespite winning the election and gaining one seat from 1995, the PP went into opposition as incumbent President of Aragon Santiago Lanzuela was unable to gather the support from his former coalition partner the PAR. Instead, the PAR supported Socialist Marcelino Iglesias as new regional President, entering into a coalition administration with the PSOE.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Cortes of Aragon were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Aragon, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Aragonese Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Government. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Aragon and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 67 members of the Cortes of Aragon were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each constituency. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza. Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of 13 seats, with the remaining 28 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations on the condition that the seat to population ratio in the most populated province did not exceed 2.75 times that of the least populated one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 851]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Cortes of Aragon expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Cortes were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Cortes concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Election date\nAfter legal amendments in 1996, the President of the Government was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Aragon and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election, Overview, Election date\nIn the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Cortes were to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154442-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Aragonese regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 34 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Aragon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 842]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154443-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arena Football League season\nThe 1999 Arena Football League season was the 13th season of the Arena Football League. It was succeeded by 2000. The league champions were the Albany Firebirds, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XIII.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154444-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentina rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland\nThe 1999 Argentina rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland  was a series of four matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in August 1999, to prepare the team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election\nArgentina held presidential elections on 24 October 1999. Legislative elections were held on four dates, 8 August, 12 September, 26 September and 24 October, though most polls took place on 24 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nThe Convertibility Plan, which had helped bring about stable prices and economic recovery and modernization, had endured the 1995 Mexican peso crisis, the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and other global shocks; but not without strain. Argentine business confidence struggled following these events and unemployment, already higher as a result of a wave of imports and sharp gains in productivity after 1990, had hovered around 15% since 1995. Economic problems also led to a sudden increase in crime, particularly property crime, and President Carlos Menem's unpopularity had left his Justicialist Party (whose populist Peronist platform he had largely abandoned) weakened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nHimself experienced with the burdens of an economy in crisis, former President and centrist UCR leader Ra\u00fal Alfons\u00edn negotiated a big tent alliance with the center-left FrePaSo in 1996. Following the Alliance's success in 1997, the party geared for the 1999 elections by nominating Buenos Aires Mayor Fernando de la R\u00faa for president and Frepaso leader Carlos Chacho \u00c1lvarez as his running mate. De la R\u00faa and \u00c1lvarez were both veteran also-rans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nA former Peronist who had broken ranks with his party following Menem's turn to the right in 1989, \u00c1lvarez remained the country's most prominent center-left figure following the Frepaso's defeat in 1995. He also provided a counterbalance to de la R\u00faa, a moderately conservative UCR figure who had himself (in 1973) been the running mate on a defeated UCR ticket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nThe Justicialist Party was badly positioned as the economy re-entered recession in late 1998. President Menem had only worsened its image by flirting with seeking an unprecedented third straight term, though this was barred by the Argentine Constitution. Unable to persuade Congress to approve these plans, he pledged to run again in 2003, stating that \"if I had been permitted to run, I am sure I would have won.\" His dismissal of de la R\u00faa as \"boring\" moreover was effectively used by the Alliance campaign in their ads, by which de la R\u00faa's tedium became a desirable alternative to Menem's \"party\" (a reference to the outgoing administration's numerous corruption scandals).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 721]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nBroadsides like these only further undermined his party's nominee, Buenos Aires Province Governor Eduardo Duhalde, who as a more traditional Peronist, had been distanced from the President since being elected governor in 1991. Duhalde's own approval suffered, however, as crime rates in the Greater Buenos Aires area (home to 2/3 of his constituents) rose steadily. This weakness was highlighted by the Ramallo massacre, a botched police intervention of a bank robbery on September 17 in which members of the force were implicated. An imposing figure in his party despite his diminutive height, Duhalde could only agree on a marginal figure in the party as his running mate: pop musician and former Tucum\u00e1n Province Governor Ram\u00f3n Ortega.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nDomingo Cavallo, the economist behind the \"Argentine miracle\" of the early 1990s, had become unpopular during the 1995 recession. He was acrimoniously dismissed by the President in 1996 following his public allegations of influential \"mafias\" in Menem's entourage. His statements gained validity, however, following the 1997 murder of a news magazine photojournalist targeted by a shipping magnate close to Menem. Cavallo founded the Action for the Republic, and thus became a further obstacle to Duhalde, who would now lose a large share of the Menem vote to the unpredictable economist.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nThe recession, which had begun to ease on the eve of the October 24 election date, remained a central campaign issue. De la R\u00faa, who had earned plaudits for his fiscal discipline while mayor of Buenos Aires, stressed the need to crack down on graft and corruption. Besides referring to Menem himself, he pointed to the presence of exiled Paraguayan strongman General Lino Oviedo (who had been allowed in as a fugitive by Menem) as a poster child of the prevailing state of the rule of law. Duhalde focused on promises to combat the recession and double-digit unemployment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nAn anticipated runoff election was ultimately not needed, since the Alliance obtained 48% of the total vote - winning on the first round by 10% over Duhalde. Cavallo received only 10%, and much of the remainder went to left-wing parties (in contrast to 1995, when the far-right gained top minor-party status).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Background\nThe 1999 legislative elections renewed about half of the Chamber of Deputies (130 seats); there were no elections to the Senate. The Alliance obtained 63 seats, the Justicialist Party 51, and Domingo Cavallo's Action for the Republic 7. This left the Justicialists in the minority in the Lower House for the first time since 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154445-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine general election, Results, Governors\nProvincial elections were held in every province except Corrientes. Elections for Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires were held the following May. The Justicialist Party increased their majority among governors by one, to 15; outgoing Vice President Carlos Ruckauf was elected Governor of Buenos Aires Province, the nation's largest. The UCR retained 6, mainly in the Alliance (all but 3 Alliance candidates, in turn, were from the UCR). The Justicialists wrested governorships from the UCR (C\u00f3rdoba), from the MPF in Tierra del Fuego (which endorsed the Justicialists), and from the far-right Republican Force (Tucum\u00e1n); the UCR, in turn, displaced the Justicialists in Entre R\u00edos, Mendoza, and San Juan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 755]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154446-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 31 October 1999 at the Aut\u00f3dromo Oscar Alfredo G\u00e1lvez in Buenos Aires.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154446-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 83], "content_span": [84, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154447-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Argyll and Bute Council election\nThe 1999 elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on the 6 May 1999 and were the second for the unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Argyll & Bute District Councils. It was held on the same day as the first Scottish Parliament election and resulted in no change to the administration of the council - independent control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154448-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Cardinals season\nThe 1999 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 101st season, 80th season in the National Football League and the 12th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 9\u20137, instead winning only six games. The Cardinals would fail to return to the playoffs and would not return until the 2008 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154449-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season\nThe 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 1998 expansion season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a highly surprising record of 100-62, good enough for the NL West division title. In the NLDS, however, they fell in four games to the New York Mets on Todd Pratt's infamous home run. Randy Johnson would win the NL Cy Young Award and become the third pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154449-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Player stats, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154450-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona State Sun Devils football team\nThe 1999 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bruce Snyder, who was coaching his eighth season with the Sun Devils and 20th season overall. Home games were played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. They participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team\nThe 1999 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Dick Tomey in his thirteenth season, the Wildcats finished with a 6\u20136 record (3\u20135 against Pac-10 opponents) and missed out on a bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team\nAfter entering the year with high expectations after a dominant 1998 season, the Wildcats were outplayed and blown out by Penn State in the opener and never fully recovered. They were 5\u20132 and 6\u20133 at different points during the year, but would lose out, including a rivalry loss to Arizona State to end the season, which knocked them out of the postseason picture.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season\nArizona completed the 1998 season with a 12\u20131 record and defeated Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl. Many fans have rated the season as the best in school history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 54], "content_span": [55, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season\nThe team entered the 1999 season with many of their offensive starters returning and hoped to improve from the previous season and contend for the Pac-10 title and a chance to finally earn a spot for the Rose Bowl that has eluded them during the decade, as well as being contenders for a potential national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 54], "content_span": [55, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season\nTomey brought in a top recruiting class to the program in an effort to help the team move one step closer to achieving its goals. By the preseason, the Wildcats were ranked third in the polls, which was the highest in team history to start a season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 54], "content_span": [55, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Penn State\nArizona began the season with a trip to Penn State. It was the first ever meeting between the Wildcats and Nittany Lions. Due to the highly anticipated matchup between the top-5 teams (Arizona ranked third and Penn State fourth), ESPN\u2019s College GameDay came to State College the morning of the game. It was the first time that GameDay involved an Arizona game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Penn State\nIn the game, in front of a national television audience (broadcast on ABC), the Wildcats watched as they would be dominated by the Lions in all phases. The only bright spot for Arizona was a touchdown scored in the game\u2019s final minute that prevented a shutout. The blowout loss ended Arizona\u2019s chances for a national title and dropped out of the top ten polls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Penn State\nAfter the game, Tomey said that the team was largely affected by the loud atmosphere at Penn State, turnovers, and poor coaching decisions. He also said that it was difficult to beat a team with a legendary coach and that the result would be different had the Wildcats played the Lions at home instead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, TCU\nAfter being destroyed at Penn State, the Wildcats stayed on the road for their next game at TCU in another first-meeting matchup. In the first half, the story was the same for Arizona, as the Horned Frogs would lead 25-7 at halftime. By the second half, Arizona began coming back with touchdowns and took the lead late in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats would stop TCU on their final drive to complete the comeback victory, which may have saved the season for Arizona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 56], "content_span": [57, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Stanford\nAfter Arizona defeated Middle Tennessee in their home opener in yet another first-meeting game, they hosted Stanford. The Wildcats would score first, but would make mistakes that led to the Cardinal pulling away by halftime. Arizona made a comeback in the third quarter to cut into Stanford\u2019s lead. However, in the fourth quarter, the Cardinal broke the game open to give the Wildcats their second loss of the season and jeopardizing their Rose Bowl hopes. Also, it was Arizona\u2019s first loss to Stanford since 1990, snapping a six-game winning streak. Stanford would ultimately go on to appear in the Rose Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Washington State\nThe Wildcats traveled to Washington State looking to get back into the win column. In a back and forth battle with the Cougars, the Wildcats drove to midfield in the final seconds. Quarterback Keith Smith threw a Hail Mary pass that was caught in the end zone by receiver Bobby Wade as time expired to give Arizona the wild victory. The winning play was known to fans as the \u201cHail Bobby\u201d.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 69], "content_span": [70, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, USC\nArizona hosted USC (ranked 22nd) in their next game. With Trung Canidate and Dennis Northcutt leading the way, the Wildcats took control of the game and seemed to seal it on a fumble return for a touchdown. However, the Trojans scored in the final minute to cut Arizona\u2019s lead to seven, but an onside kick attempt would go out of bounds, and the Wildcats held on for the win. This would be Arizona\u2019s last home win over the Trojans until 2012.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 56], "content_span": [57, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Oregon\nThe Wildcats would welcome Oregon for another big test. Arizona would compete with the Ducks all game long, with both teams trading scores, with Northcutt keeping the Wildcats in it with a pair of touchdowns. Oregon took the lead with over a minute remaining in the fourth quarter and the Wildcats had one final chance. Arizona would get into Oregon territory and ultimately miss a potential tying field goal to lose. The loss would end all chances that Arizona had to earn a Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl bid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Oregon\nThe Wildcats\u2019 kicker, Mark McDonald, who missed the field goal, received insults and death threats by fans, and would ultimately leave the team. He had been 1 for 10 in field goal tries, with his only make in the win over USC (McDonald had winning kicks against San Diego State and California in 1997 and was part of the Wildcats\u2019 memorable 1998 team).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, UCLA\nArizona went to the Rose Bowl to face UCLA, who dealt the Wildcats their only loss in the previous season that prevented them from playing the actual Rose Bowl game. The Wildcats had a new kicker, Sean Keel, who was the backup to McDonald. Keel became the full-time kicker after McDonald decided to leave the program after missing a late game-tying field goal in the loss to Oregon and being threatened by fans. Keel would eventually be the Wildcats\u2019 primary kicker for the rest of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 57], "content_span": [58, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, UCLA\nThe Wildcats would give up an early score before bouncing back with Keel making his first field goal and Canidate rushed for two touchdowns. Northcutt led the receiving corps and Arizona avenged their loss to the Bruins from the 1997-98 seasons and gave them their sixth win of the year. It was the Wildcats\u2019 first win in Pasadena since 1990 and their first sweep of the Los Angeles teams since the same year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 57], "content_span": [58, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Washington\nOn homecoming day (and the home finale), the Wildcats hosted Washington, looking for a chance to clinch a bowl berth with a seventh victory. Unfortunately, mistakes would cost the Wildcats which would lead to points by the Huskies. Arizona tried to come back late, but would fall short as the Huskies got revenge on Ortege Jenkins and the Wildcats (who beat Washington the previous year on Jenkins\u2019 somersault touchdown) and officially ended Arizona\u2019s Rose Bowl hopes for good.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State\nIn the annual \u201cDuel in the Desert\u201d, the Wildcats continued to look for a bowl bid as they traveled to Tempe to take on Arizona State. It was the 100th anniversary of the rivalry\u2019s first game between the teams, with both schools holding centennial celebrations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 66], "content_span": [67, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State\nDespite big plays by Arizona\u2019s offense, which included 80-yard touchdowns by Canidate and Northcutt (with the latter also returning a punt for a score), their defense struggled as they had trouble slowing down the Sun Devils\u2019 strong offense. The 42-27 loss led the Wildcats to ending the season with a three-game losing streak and prevented them from earning a bowl bid. ASU went on to clinch a bowl bid of their own, which was the Aloha Bowl. It was the Wildcats\u2019 first loss in Tempe since 1991.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 66], "content_span": [67, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154451-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Arizona Wildcats football team, After the season\nThe 1999 season would become a step towards the end of Tomey\u2019s tenure, as another mediocre season in 2000 in which Arizona would collapse in the second half, would lead to his resignation as coach and the program struggling for most of the next decade. Many Wildcats have often blamed the opening season loss to Penn State as the cause of the team\u2019s fall from success and the program not being the same for several years due to the Wildcats\u2019 inability to get to the Rose Bowl under Tomey and his future successors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154452-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team\nThe 1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154452-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team\nArkansas won the 2000 Cotton Bowl vs the Texas Longhorns on New Year's Day. It was the first college football game to kickoff in the 21st Century. It was also Arkansas' first bowl victory since the 1985 Holiday Bowl, and the Razorbacks first Cotton Bowl win since the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic. Freshman running back Cedric Cobbs was named the Cotton Bowl offensive MVP, and senior defensive lineman D.J. Cooper was named the games defensive MVP. Senior quarterback Clint Stoerner became the school's all-time leading passer in most passing categories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154452-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team\nStoerner also redeemed himself versus Tennessee, after fumbling away the ball late in the game in Knoxville in 1998. That fumble led to a Tennessee touchdown that won the game, 28\u201324. This season, Stoerner threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Anthony Lucas late in the fourth quarter versus the Volunteers in Fayetteville, leading Arkansas to a victory by the same score, 28\u201324. Razorback fans tore down the goal posts after the win, and carried them to Dickson Street in downtown Fayetteville in celebration. It is considered one of the most memorable games in Razorback football history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154453-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arkansas State Indians football team\nThe 1999 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Big West Conference. Under third-year head coach Joe Hollis, the team compiled a record of 4\u20137, 2\u20133 in the Big West to finish in fifth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake\nThe 1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake occurred on 25 January 1999 at 13:19 with an epicenter 40 kilometers (25\u00a0mi) west south west of Ibagu\u00e9, Colombia. The shock heavily affected the city of Armenia in the Quind\u00edo department, and about 18 other towns and 28 additional villages in the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region  departments, and to a lesser degree, the cities of Pereira and Manizales. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale and was the strongest earthquake to strike Colombia for 16 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Cause\nThis area has a well known high seismic risk, due to the triple junction that occurs at the northwest corner of the South American Plate where the Nazca, Cocos, and Pacific plates converge. About 60% of the existent poorly engineered structures in Armenia collapsed, due to the high number of old structures, built without technical requirements and the lack of urban planning and land studies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Damage\nThe earthquake hit Colombia's coffee-growing region, and toppled tower blocks, hotels, and historic churches in Armenia. Most of the buildings that collapsed were old and poorly constructed, or were built on poor soil such as old landfill sites or steep slopes. The newer structures, for the most part, survived intact due to building codes established in 1984. The worst hit part of the country were regional capitals of Armenia and Pereira. In Armenia, about 16\u00a0km (10\u00a0mi) south of the epicentre, single-story homes were demolished.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Damage\nThe mainshock produced a rough casualty estimate of about 1,000 people. The first (17:40) aftershock produced a still indeterminate number of victims among the people trying to remove their goods  from the semi-collapsed structures. The corpses that were retrieved were carried to the local University of Quind\u00edo auditorium to be identified by their relatives. Since the forensic services were out, many of them could not be recognized and were buried in common tombs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Damage\nThe structures of many hospitals were damaged, and the resources available for health care were insufficient even before the event. Furthermore, the area had limited  reaction plans for disasters and little experience with triage. As a consequence, the attention to the victims was chaotic. About 4,000 people with various degrees of lesions were attended to in the remaining health care centers of the city. An undetermined number of injured victims (many of them unidentified) were carried by airplane to different cities (mainly Bogot\u00e1, Medell\u00edn, and Cali), and out of the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Damage\nThe number of missing people as a result of the earthquake is estimated to be near 3,900. Some factors involved in the disappearance of these people are the security issues due to the riots, the collapse of communications and roads, the lack of coordination of the rescue forces, dispatch of the injured victims and identification of the corpses. Mainly the injuries in the earthquakes were made by collapsing buildings which broke bones, caused concussions, bruises, cuts and many more injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Aftershocks\nA shock occurred at 15:40 (22:40 UTC) with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale. Other aftershocks that caused panic among the inhabitants were on January 29 at 23:33 (M4.2) and January 31 at 03:03 (M3.5)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Response\nColombian authorities imposed a dawn-till-dusk curfew to allow rescue workers to work unhindered. Looting was widespread in Armenia after residents, disturbed by the slow movement of the relief effort, broke into food stores and stole supplies. Then Colombian president Andr\u00e9s Pastrana postponed a trip to Germany to attend a World Bank meeting to view the destruction himself. He later had to send soldiers to the afflicted area to restore order.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Aftermath\nThe main economic activity of the region, the Colombian coffee industry was heavily affected. About 8,000 coffee farms were completely or partially destroyed, and 13,000 structures of several kinds of enterprises and industries were damaged and went temporarily or permanently out of service. The banks and financial entities could not dispense money for several weeks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154454-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake, Aftermath\nIn January 2002 the new community of El Cantaro was finished. Many of the 125 families that gathered to celebrate the completion of their homes were chosen from among the neediest. An ecological park was created further down the eponymous stream.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154455-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenian Cup\nThe 1999 Armenian Cup was the eighth edition of the Armenian Cup, a football competition. In 1999, the tournament had 16 participants, out of which only 1 was a reserve team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154455-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenian Cup, Results, First round\nThe first legs were played on 3 April 1999. The second legs were played on 11 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154455-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenian Cup, Results, Quarter-finals\nThe first legs were played on 20 April 1999. The second legs were played on 30 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 42], "content_span": [43, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154455-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenian Cup, Results, Semi-finals\nThe first legs were played on 11 May 1999. The second legs were played on 20 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154457-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Armenian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 30 May 1999. There were 75 constituency seats and 56 elected on a national basis using proportional representation. The result was a victory for the Unity Bloc, which won 62 of the 131 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154458-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Army Black Knights football team\nThe 1999 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bob Sutton, the Black Knights compiled a 3\u20138 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 317 to 225. In the annual Army\u2013Navy Game, the Black Knights lost to Navy, 19\u20139.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154459-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arun District Council election\nThe 1999 Arun District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Arun District Council in West Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154460-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\nThe 6th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in October 1999. The Indian National Congress won 53 out of 60 seats and Mukut Mithi became the new Chief Minister, replacing Gegong Apang.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154461-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ashfield District Council election\nThe 1999 Ashfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154462-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ashford Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154462-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ashford Borough Council election, Background\nThe previous election in 1995 saw the Conservative party lose control of the council. Going into 1999 the council was seen as one of the Conservatives top targets with the party needing a 6% swing to take control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154462-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ashford Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Conservatives make 5 gains but fail to win a majority on the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154463-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships\nThe 20th edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from October 23 to October 30, 1999, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154464-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Archery Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Archery Championships was the 11th edition of the Asian Archery Championships. The event was held in Beijing, China in September 1999 and was organized by Asian Archery Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154465-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Badminton Championships\nThe 1999 Badminton Asia Championships was the 18th tournament of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154466-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Cross Country Championships\nThe 5th Asian Cross Country Championships took place 1999 in Tehran, Iran for Men and in Hong Kong for Women. Team rankings were decided by a combination of each nation's top three athletes finishing positions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154467-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Cycling Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Cycling Championships took place at Green Dome Maebashi, Maebashi and Tsumagoi, Japan from 6 to 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154468-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Judo Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Judo Championships were held in Wenzhou, China 25 June to 26 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154469-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Junior Athletics Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. It took place from 30 September to 3 October in Singapore. A total of 43 events were contested, which were divided equally between male and female athletes aside from the men's 3000 metres steeplechase.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154470-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Junior Badminton Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Junior Badminton Championships were held in Yangon, Myanmar from 11\u201317 July. This tournament organized by the Asian Badminton Confederation, and there were 24 countries and regions with more than 350 players and officials participated in the Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154470-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, Venue\nThe tournament was held at the National Indoor Stadium \u2013 1 in Thuwunna, Yangon, Myanmar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154470-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, Medalists\nChina and Indonesia captured a team gold and silver medal in the girls' and boys' team respectively. Korea and Malaysia shared third place in the boys' team event. In the girls' team event, Taiwan and Korea were co-bronze medalists. In the girls' team final, China beat Indonesia with the score 5\u20130, and Indonesia beat the China boys' team with the score 3\u20132. In the individuals event, Chinese squad took four of the five titles. Only the mixed doubles crown eluded the Chinese team when Indonesians Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Enny Erlangga defeated China's Zheng Bo and Wei Yili in straight game 15\u201312 and 17\u201316.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 52], "content_span": [53, 668]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154471-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships\nThe 7th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships 1999 were held in Chennai, India, from  31 August \u2010 5 September 1999. It was organised by the Table Tennis Federation of India under the authority of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) and International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154472-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Karate Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Karate Championships are the 4th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Singapore from 1 to 2 December 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154473-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the 10th Asian Championship, which took place from September 2 to September 9, 1999, in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154473-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition\nThe teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1997 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 59], "content_span": [60, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154474-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian PGA Tour\nThe 1999 Asian PGA Tour was the fifth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154474-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian PGA Tour, Tournament schedule\nThe table below shows the 1999 Asian PGA Tour schedule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 40], "content_span": [41, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154475-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Speed Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Speed Skating Championships were held between 9 January and 10 January 1999 at M-Wave in Nagano, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154476-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Super Cup\nThe 1999 Asian Super Cup was the 5th Asian Super Cup, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 1999 competition was contested by J\u00fabilo Iwata of Japan, who won the 1998\u201399 Asian Club Championship, and Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia, the winners of the 1998\u201399 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154476-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Super Cup, Route to the Super Cup, J\u00fabilo Iwata\n1J\u00fabilo Iwata goals always recorded first. 2 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 58], "content_span": [59, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154477-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Weightlifting Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held in Wuhan, China between August 29 and September 5, 1999. It was the 31st men's and 12th women's championship. The event was organised by the Asian Weightlifting Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154477-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Medal table\nRanking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154478-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Winter Games\nThe 4th Asian Winter Games (Korean: \uc81c 4 \ud68c \ub3d9\uacc4 \uc544\uc2dc\uc548 \uac8c\uc784, romanized:\u00a0je 4 hoe dong-gye asian geim) were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Kangwon (Gangwon), South Korea. The games were staged in three different clusters in the province which were Yongpyong, Kangnung (Gangneung) and Chunchon (Chuncheon). The name Yongpyong was derived from the Yongpyong Resort.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154478-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Winter Games\nOn December 2, 1993, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that South Korea would host the 4th Asian Winter Games in 1999. South Korea initially aimed to host the previous 3rd games but hosted these 4th games which were decided at the same time with the 3rd games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154478-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Winter Games, Mascot\nThe 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is Gomdori (\uacf0\ub3cc\uc774), a half-moon black bear cub.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154478-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Winter Games, Sports\nA total of 43 medal events in seven sports were played in the Fourth Winter Asian Games. Freestyle skiing was removed from the program while two more events were added to alpine skiing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154478-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Winter Games, Participating nations\nNames are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 22 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154479-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship\nThe 1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the seventh Asian Championship, which was taking place from 24 to 30 January 2000 in Kumamoto, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2000 Olympic Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154480-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the 10th Asian Championship, which was taking place from September 21 to September 26, 1999, in Hong Kong, China.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154480-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition\nThe teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1997 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 61], "content_span": [62, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154481-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Wrestling Championships\nThe 1999 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event took place from May 25 to May 30, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154482-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship was held in Chiayi City, Taiwan from 20 to 25 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154482-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship, Pools composition\nThe teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1997 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 64], "content_span": [65, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154482-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship, Pools composition\nChinese Taipei (Host & 1st)\u00a0China (4th)\u00a0Philippines\u00a0Saudi Arabia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 64], "content_span": [65, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154483-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship was held in Singapore from 4 to 9 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154483-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship, Pools composition\nThe teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1997 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 65], "content_span": [66, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election\nThe 1999 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election\nAn internal People's Party (PP) crisis starting in 1997 between the regional PP leadership and President Sergio Marqu\u00e9s resulted in a party split, with Marqu\u00e9s' government breaking away from the PP in 1998, maintaining the support of only 5 of the 21 PP deputies for the remainder of the legislature.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election\nAs a result of the ensuing political crisis, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) of Vicente \u00c1lvarez Areces went on to win an absolute majority of seats, at the cost of the greatly weakened PP. United Left (IU) also suffered from the party crisis at the national level and lost half of its support, while Sergio Marqu\u00e9s' party, the Asturian Renewal Union (URAS), entered parliament with 3 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe General Junta of the Principality of Asturias was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Asturias, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Asturian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Principality. Voting for the General Junta was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 45 members of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each constituency. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established by law as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nEach constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 39 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the General Junta were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the General Junta concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election, Overview, Election date\nAfter legal amendments earlier in 1999, the President of the Principality was granted the prerogative to dissolve the General Junta and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election, Overview, Election date\nIn the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the General Junta was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154484-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Asturian regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 870]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154485-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Athens earthquake\nThe 1999 Athens earthquake occurred on September 7 at 14:56:51 local time near Mount Parnitha in Greece with a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The proximity to the Athens metropolitan area resulted in widespread structural damage, mainly to the nearby suburbs of Ano Liossia, Acharnes, Fyli, Thrakomakedones, Kifissia, Metamorfosi, Kamatero and Nea Philadelphia. More than 100 buildings (including three major factories) across those areas collapsed trapping scores of victims under their rubble while dozens more were severely damaged. With damage estimated at $3\u20134.2 billion, 143 people were killed, and up to 1,600 were treated for injuries in Greece's deadliest natural disaster in almost half a century.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154485-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Athens earthquake, Damage\nThe 1999 quake was the most devastating and costly natural disaster to hit the country in nearly 20 years. The last major earthquake to hit Athens took place on February 24, 1981, near the Alkyonides Islands of the Corinthian Gulf, some 87\u00a0km to the west of the Greek capital. Registering a moment magnitude of 6.7, the 1981 earthquake had resulted in the deaths of 20 people and considerable and widespread structural damage in the city of Corinth, nearby towns and sections of Athens' western suburbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154485-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Athens earthquake, Damage\nApart from the proximity of the epicenter to the Athens Metropolitan Area, this quake also featured a very shallow hypocenter combined with unusually high ground accelerations. Unexpectedly heavy damage also affected the town of Adames. The Acropolis of Athens and the rest of the city's famous ancient monuments escaped the disaster either totally unharmed or suffering only minor damage. A landslide  as well as several fissures were reported along the road leading to the peak of Mount Parnitha. Minor damage was also reported to water and waste networks close to the epicenter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154485-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Athens earthquake, Strong motion\nThis event took Greek seismologists by surprise as it came from a previously unknown fault, originating in an area that was for a long time considered of a particularly low seismicity. The highest recorded peak ground acceleration was 0.3g, at 15\u00a0km from the epicentre, with attenuation predicting 0.6g acceleration at the centre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 37], "content_span": [38, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154485-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Athens earthquake, Response\nThe tremor took place less than a month after a  Turkish disaster which was much larger in scale. This succession of earthquakes and mutual help of both countries gave rise to talks about what became known as the \"Greek-Turkish earthquake diplomacy\", in hopes for a breakthrough in bilateral relations, which had been marred by decades of hostility. Turkey reciprocated the aid rendered by Greece immediately following the August 17, 1999 Turkish earthquake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154485-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Athens earthquake, Response\nA special taskforce was formed, consisting of the Undersecretariat of the Prime Ministry, the Turkish Armed Forces, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Internal Affairs and the Greek Embassy in Ankara was contacted. The Turkish aid was the first to arrive in the affected areas, with the first 20-person rescue team arriving in Athens within 13 hours after the earthquake struck. The Greek consulates and the embassy in Turkey had their phone lines jammed with Turkish citizens offering  blood donations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154486-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlanta Braves season\nThe 1999 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 34th season in Atlanta and 129th overall. The Braves won their fifth consecutive division title with a 103-59 record and 6 game lead over the New York Mets. The Braves appeared in the World Series for the fifth time during the 1990s. The Braves lost all four games of the 1999 World Series to the New York Yankees, resulting in a sweep. The Braves played their 2nd World Series against the Yankees in 4 years, with the first being in 1996, which they played in six games. This is to date their last National League pennant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154486-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlanta Braves season\nTwo key players on the 1999 Braves were Chipper Jones & John Rocker. Jones won the National League's Most Valuable Player award with a .310 average, 45 HRs, 110 RBIs, and sealed the award with his September heroics against the New York Mets. Rocker recorded 38 saves as Atlanta's closer, but later created controversy due to his racist and homophobic comments in a December 27, 1999, Sports Illustrated article.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154486-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154486-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 64], "content_span": [65, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154486-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlanta Braves season, National League Championship Series, Game 1\nThe Braves began their eighth consecutive NLCS with a 4-2 victory over the Mets, defeating a team they left for dead two weeks earlier. Greg Maddux tossed seven solid innings,  and future NLCS MVP Eddie P\u00e9rez who came up big for the absence of Javy L\u00f3pez, homered. Light-hitting shortstop Walt Weiss went 3-for-4 with a run scored and RBI for the Braves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154486-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlanta Braves season, National League Championship Series, Game 1\nJohn Rocker recorded the final four outs for the save, his second of the postseason, to seal Atlanta's fourth straight win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154487-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlanta Falcons season\nThe 1999 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 34th in the National Football League (NFL). They finished with a 5\u201311 record, some way short of the 14\u20132 record they managed in the previous season, and failed to reach the playoffs, which meant they would not be the first team to play in the Super Bowl at their own stadium. The Falcons and their Super Bowl XXXIII opponents, the Denver Broncos, managed an aggregate 11\u201321 record between them; it was the worst combined record by two teams the year after they reached the Super Bowl until the Raiders and the Buccaneers in 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154487-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlanta Falcons season\nThe season saw star running back Jamal Anderson hurt his knee in Week 2 and be subsequently placed on injured reserve, ending his season and any hope of the Falcons matching their 1998 form. The injury that Anderson suffered was career-threatening.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154488-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania from May 20\u201322. It was the 12th time was held in Boyertown, where it was previously held from 1987 to 1997. It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each of the conference's six-team divisions. West Division top seed Virginia Tech defeated La Salle in the title game to win the tournament for the second time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154488-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format\nEach division's top teams, based on winning percentage in the 21-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. In the four-team double-elimination format, the East Division champion played the West Division runner-up, and vice versa. In the West Division, conference tiebreaking rules gave La Salle received the second seed in the four-way tie for second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 67], "content_span": [68, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154488-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team\nThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Virginia Tech's Larry Bowles, one of six Hokies selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 68], "content_span": [69, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154488-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team\nVirginia Tech's Barry Gauch was named for the third time. He was the Most Outstanding Player in 1997 and also named in 1998. The Hokies' Matt Griswold was named for the second time, after also being selected in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 68], "content_span": [69, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154489-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 3 to March 6, 1999. The tournament was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The University of Rhode Island won their first conference tournament after Lamar Odom of Rhode Island made a 3-point 'buzzer beater' to beat Temple.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154489-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament\nEggy then tackled Odom along with hundreds of other UMass fans left over in the stands. Temple and George Washington also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Lamar Odom was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA player Mark Karcher of Temple was among those also named to the All-Championship Team. Odom would also go on to play in the NBA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154489-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket\nAll games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* - Overtime", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154490-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic Championship\nThe 1999 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. The KOOL Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Anthony Lazzaro driving for PPI Motorsports. 19 different teams and 44 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. This season also saw a C2-class running older Ralt chassis and Toyota engines. In C2-class seven different drivers competed, but none of them for the whole season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154490-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver, Main championship\nFor every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 12th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). C2-class drivers were not able to score points in the main class.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 77], "content_span": [78, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154490-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver, Main championship\nRace 8 Nicolas Rondet had 2 points deduction due to taking unjustifiable risk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 77], "content_span": [78, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154490-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver, C2-Class championship\nPoints system see above. But additional points only awarded for the fastest qualifier. No additional point awarded to the driver leading the most laps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154490-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver, C2-Class championship\nNo more competitors in C2-class. Four races without a single entry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154491-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina, USA from May 18 through May 22. Wake Forest won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154491-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Tournament, Main bracket, Seeding procedure\nOn Saturday (The Semifinals) of the ACC Baseball Tournament, the match-up between the four remaining teams is determined by previous opponents. If teams have played previously in the tournament, every attempt will be made to avoid a repeat match-up between teams, regardless of seed. If it is impossible to avoid a match-up that already occurred, then the determination is based on avoiding the most recent, current tournament match-up, regardless of seed. If no match-ups have occurred, the team left in the winners bracket will play the lowest seeded team from the losers bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 95], "content_span": [96, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season\nThe 1999 Atlantic hurricane season had five Category\u00a04 hurricanes \u2013 the highest number recorded in a single season in the Atlantic basin, previously tied in 1961, and later tied in 2005 and 2020. The season officially began on June\u00a01, and ended on November\u00a030. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. It was a fairly active season, mostly due to a persistent La Ni\u00f1a that developed in the latter half of 1998. The first storm, Arlene, formed on June\u00a011 to the southeast of Bermuda. It meandered slowly for a week and caused no impact on land. Other tropical cyclones that did not affect land were Hurricane Cindy, Tropical Storm Emily, and Tropical Depression Twelve. Localized or otherwise minor damage occurred from Hurricanes Bret, Gert, and Jose, Tropical Storms Harvey and Katrina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 892]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season\nThe most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Floyd, a strong Category\u00a04 hurricane that caused devastating flooding along the East Coast of the United States, especially in North Carolina. Damage from the storm totaled approximately $6.5\u00a0billion (1999\u00a0USD) and there were at least 77\u00a0fatalities, making it the deadliest hurricane in the United States since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Flooding from Floyd in North Carolina followed Hurricane Dennis, a slow and erratic\u2013moving storm that dropped heavy rainfall in the eastern portion of the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season\nTropical Depression Eleven in October contributed to extreme flooding in Mexico, which left 636\u00a0people dead and caused $491.3\u00a0million in damage, though impact could not be distinguished from the storm itself. Hurricane Irene caused extensive flooding in Cuba and Florida, with lesser effects in the Bahamas and North Carolina. Irene was the second\u2013costliest storm of the season, with about $800\u00a0million in damage. Hurricane Lenny was an unusual eastward\u2013moving storm in the Caribbean Sea and a strong late\u2013season storm. It caused extensive damage in the Lesser Antilles in the month of November. Collectively, the storms of the 1999\u00a0Atlantic hurricane season caused at least 123\u00a0fatalities and $8.328\u00a0billion in losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 750]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks\nAhead of and during each hurricane season, various national meteorological services, scientific agencies, and noted hurricane experts issue forecasts of hurricane activity. These include forecasters from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Hurricane and Climate Prediction Center's, William M. Gray and his associates at Colorado State University (CSU), as well as Weather Research Center (WRC) and Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), then known as TSUNAMI. The forecasts include weekly or monthly assessments of the significant factors that help determine the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a particular year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks\nGray and his team at CSU issued their initial season outlook on December\u00a04, 1998, predicting fourteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. The three main factors for this above average season forecast cited included a continuation of abnormally warm sea surface temperatures, the probability that La Ni\u00f1a conditions would remain, and that the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) winds would be in a westerly phase. Early in 1999, WRC issued its forecast for the season, projecting ten named storms and six hurricanes, but no prediction on the number of major hurricanes. In subsequent outlooks from Gray and his associates in April, June, and August, the predictions were unchanged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 772]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks\nOn April\u00a07, CSU noted that the probability of a major hurricane landfall in the United States was 72%, including a 54% chance on the East Coast and a 40% likelihood on the Gulf Coast. In their outlook on May\u00a027, experts at NOAA noted that an above average season was a strong possibility. An addition to a La Ni\u00f1a, vertical wind shear would be decreased across much of the Caribbean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean, and a favorable jet pattern for tropical waves to develop into tropical cyclones. On June\u00a01, TSR predicted that there would be 12\u00a0named storms, 7\u00a0hurricanes, and 2\u00a0major hurricanes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks\nAs stated by NOAA and CSU, an average Atlantic hurricane season between 1981\u20132010 contains roughly 12\u00a0tropical storms, 6\u00a0hurricanes, 3\u00a0major hurricanes, and an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) Index of 66\u2013103 units. NOAA typically categorizes a season as either above-average, average, of below-average based on the cumulative ACE Index; however, the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a hurricane season is considered occasionally as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nThe Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1999, and the first tropical cyclone developed on June\u00a011. It was an above\u2013average season in which 16\u00a0tropical cyclones formed. Twelve depressions attained tropical storm status, and eight of these became hurricanes. Five hurricanes intensified further into major hurricanes. The season featured a record-breaking five Category\u00a04 hurricanes, later tied in 2005 and 2020. These were Bret, Cindy, Floyd, Gert, and Hurricane Lenny. The last storm of the season, Hurricane Lenny, dissipated on November\u00a023, which was about a week before the official season ending on November\u00a030, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nA persistent La Ni\u00f1a that developed during the previous season was attributed to the above average activity. Between August and October, there was very low wind shear over the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean, attributed to a combination of abnormal upper-level easterly winds and low-level westerly winds. Six hurricanes and two tropical storms made landfall during the season and caused at least 123\u00a0deaths and approximately $8.19\u00a0billion in damage. Hurricane Gert also caused damage and fatalities, despite not making landfall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nOverall, the season's activity was reflected with a high cumulative accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 177. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 34\u00a0knots (39\u00a0mph, 63\u00a0km/h) or tropical storm strength.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Arlene\nAlong a diffuse front, a broad area of low pressure in association with an upper-level low was noted several hundred miles northeast of Puerto Rico on June\u00a08. After the circulation reformed within the area of stronger convection, the NHC estimated that Tropical Depression One developed at 18:00\u00a0UTC on June\u00a011 about 535\u00a0mi (860\u00a0km) southeast of Bermuda. Initially, the system resembled a subtropical cyclone, due to its frontal characteristics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Arlene\nThe nascent depression drifted northward for 24\u00a0hours, and during this time, it strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Arlene at 12:00\u00a0UTC on June\u00a012, based on Dvorak satellite classifications. The storm intensified further to its peak intensity at 00:00\u00a0UTC on June\u00a013, with estimated maximum sustained winds of 60\u00a0mph (95\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,006\u00a0mbar (29.7\u00a0inHg), based on ship reports and satellite. Subsequently, weakening due to westerly wind shear, Arlene tracking westward on June\u00a013 and turned northwest the following day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0009-0002", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Arlene\nBecause the steering current became poorly defined, it drifted starting on June\u00a015, and executed a small cyclonic loop later that day. At 00:00\u00a0UTC on June\u00a017, Arlene was downgraded to a tropical depression. Later that day, it passed about 115\u00a0mi (185\u00a0km) east of Bermuda, where gale-force winds and abnormally high tides were observed. The depression weakened further due to decreasing sea surface temperatures and dissipated early on June\u00a018.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Two\nA tropical wave crossed the west coast of Africa on June\u00a020. As the wave moved into the western Caribbean Sea on June\u00a030, a broad cyclonic turning was noted. The system moved over the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula on July\u00a01, a day before emerging into the Bay of Campeche as a weak low pressure area. Later on July\u00a02, deep convection became more organized while the system was centered over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. By 18:00\u00a0UTC, the low developed into Tropical Depression Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Two\nAround 04:00\u00a0UTC on July\u00a03, the depression made landfall about 40\u00a0mi (65\u00a0km) south-southeast of Tuxpan, Veracruz, with winds of 35\u00a0mph (55\u00a0km/h). Eight\u00a0hours later, it dissipated over the mountains of Mexico. The depression dropped heavy rain on the area amounting to a maximum of 20.37\u00a0in (517\u00a0mm) at Tanzabaca, San Luis Potos\u00ed. In some areas, up to 12.49\u00a0in (317\u00a0mm) of precipitation fell in 24\u00a0hours.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bret\nLate on August\u00a018, a tropical wave in the Bay of Campeche spawned Tropical Depression Three. The depression drifted and was initially hampered by wind shear. By late on August\u00a019, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Bret amid more favorable atmosphere conditions. Bret then moved generally northward and strengthened into a hurricane early on August\u00a021. Bret strengthened significantly over the next 36\u00a0hours, peaking as a 145\u00a0mph (230\u00a0km/h) Category\u00a04 hurricane with a minimum barometric pressure of 944\u00a0mbar (27.9\u00a0inHg) on August\u00a022. Thereafter, the storm began to weaken while curving west-northwestward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bret\nAt 00:00\u00a0UTC on August\u00a023, Bret made landfall in central Padre Island, Texas, as a Category\u00a03 hurricane with winds of 115\u00a0mph (185\u00a0km/h). After moving inland, the storm weakened quickly, falling to tropical depression status on August\u00a024. Early the following day, Bret dissipated near the border of Coahuila and Chihuahua.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bret\nBret was a small tropical cyclone that made landfall in a sparsely\u2013populated region of Texas, resulting in relatively little damage. Heavy rainfall in the area peaked at 13.18\u00a0in (335\u00a0mm) in Sarita. At least 200\u00a0homes and large agricultural fields were flooded in Duval County. Strong winds left approximately 64,000\u00a0people without electricity in South Texas. Four people died after a truck and a tractor collided near Laredo due to slick roads. In Mexico, the storm brought flooding to Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas, with an estimated 14\u00a0in (360\u00a0mm) of rain falling in Nuevo Leon. Numerous homes in the affected regions were damaged or destroyed, leaving roughly 150\u00a0people homeless. Three people died in Mexico \u2013 one was trampled to death during evacuation, another was electrocuted, and the third drowned. Overall, the storm caused $15\u00a0million in damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 920]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Cindy\nOn August\u00a018, a tropical wave moved westward off the coast of Africa. With low pressures and gradually organizing convection, Tropical Depression Four developed west of Senegal early on August\u00a019. Initially it failed to intensify due to wind shear, and the center became ill-defined on August\u00a020. After passing south of Cape Verde, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Cindy as the convection became concentrated around the center. Due to a strong ridge, Cindy moved westward, before turning northwestward by August\u00a021. Banding features gradually increased as outflow improved, and late on August\u00a021, Cindy became a hurricane. Afterward, increased wind shear dislocated the convection from the center, which weakened Cindy to a tropical storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 810]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Cindy\nBy August\u00a023, high wind shear remained, and the storm's winds decreased to 60\u00a0mph (100\u00a0km/h). The shear decreased on August\u00a024, and the convection increased over the center. By late on August\u00a025, Cindy regained hurricane status. A ragged eye appeared on satellite imagery on August\u00a027, and early the next day it attained major hurricane status. Cindy turned north-northwestward, now showing a well-defined eye, and reached Category\u00a04 intensity with winds of 140\u00a0mph (220\u00a0km/h) on August\u00a028. Turning northward, the storm remained at peak intensity until August 30, when prominent wind shear weakened Cindy again. On August\u00a031, Cindy was downgraded to a tropical storm, and later that day it merged with a large extratropical storm northwest of the Azores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 811]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dennis\nTropical Depression Five developed from a tropical wave about 220\u00a0mi (355\u00a0km) east of the Turks Islands on August\u00a023. On the following day, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Dennis despite unfavorable westerly shear, which became a hurricane by August\u00a026. After striking the Abaco Islands in the Bahama, conditions improved, allowing for Dennis to strengthen into a Category\u00a02 by August\u00a028. Around this time, Dennis began to move parallel to the Southeastern United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dennis\nEarly on August\u00a030, the storm peaked with maximum sustained winds of 105\u00a0mph (165\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 962\u00a0mbar (28.4\u00a0inHg). By the following day, steering currents collapsed and the storm interacted with a cold front, causing Dennis to move erratically offshore North Carolina. Wind shear and cold air associated with the front weakened Dennis to a tropical storm on September\u00a01 and removed some of its tropical characteristics. Eventually, warmer ocean temperatures caused some re-strengthening. By September\u00a04, Dennis turned northwestward and made landfall in Cape Lookout, North Carolina, as a strong tropical storm. The storm slowly weakened inland, before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone over western New York on September\u00a07.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 823]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dennis\nIn the Bahamas, Dennis produced moderate winds, rain, and storm surge on San Salvador, Crooked Island, Eleuthera, and Abaco Islands, resulting in damage to roofs and coastal properties. Dennis brought 6\u20138\u00a0ft (1.8\u20132.4\u00a0m) waves to the east coast of Florida, causing minor erosion and four drowning deaths. The waves left severe erosion and coastal flooding along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. An 8\u00a0ft (2.4\u00a0m) deep channel created along Highway 12 isolated three towns on Hatteras Island. In Carteret, Craven, and Dare counties, the storm damaged at least 2,025\u00a0homes and businesses to some degree.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dennis\nHeavy rainfall, peaking at 19.91\u00a0in (506\u00a0mm) at Ocracoke, fell in eastern North Carolina. Although the precipitation was generally beneficial due to drought conditions, it also damaged crops. Two indirect deaths occurred in Richlands during a weather-related car accident. Similar inland flooding occurred in northern and eastern Virginia, with precipitation reaching 10.21\u00a0in (259\u00a0mm) near Lawrenceville. A tornado in Hampton severely damaged five apartment complexes, three of which were condemned completely, as well an assisted living facility; about 460\u00a0people were forced to evacuate from the buildings, and as many as 800\u00a0vehicles may have been damaged. Overall damage in North Carolina and Virginia totaled about $157\u00a0million. Generally minor flooding occurred in the Mid-Atlantic and New England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 863]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Emily\nA tropical wave ahead of Hurricane Cindy exited the west coast of Africa on August\u00a015. Minimal development occurred initially, although the structure gradually organized as it approached the Windward Islands. By 06:00\u00a0UTC on August\u00a024, the NHC estimated that a tropical depression developed about 470\u00a0mi (760\u00a0km) east-northeast of Tobago. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Emily six hours later. At 1800\u00a0UTC on August\u00a024, Emily attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 50\u00a0mph (85\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,004\u00a0mbar (29.6\u00a0inHg).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Emily\nThe NHC did not initiate advisories until 2100\u00a0UTC, when a reconnaissance aircraft observed winds of 63\u00a0mph (101\u00a0km/h) in association with the small circulation of Emily. The agency initially predicted that the storm would intensify into a hurricane near the Windward Islands. Increased wind shear generated by Hurricane Cindy caused Emily to weaken slightly on August\u00a025. Emily began moving slowly northwestward and progressively became more influenced by Cindy, developing occasional convective bursts. Later on August\u00a026, the movement turned northward, well offshore the Lesser Antilles. Eventually, the storm no longer produced convective bursts, and by 12:00\u00a0UTC on August\u00a028, Emily weakened to a tropical depression. Six hours later, the storm was absorbed into Cindy northeast of the Leeward Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 869]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Seven\nInteraction between a strong monsoon-type flow and a tropical wave in the Bay of Campeche resulted in the development of Tropical Depression Seven on September\u00a05. By 00:00\u00a0UTC on September\u00a06, the depression attained maximum sustained winds of 35\u00a0mph (55\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,006\u00a0mbar (29.7\u00a0inHg). Shortly thereafter, the center of circulation of the depression became difficult to locate, but was likely heading north-northwestward. Due to warm ocean temperatures, the SHIPS model predicted further intensification, despite the storm having almost no deep convection and being close to land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Seven\nAt 12:00\u00a0UTC on September\u00a06, the depression made landfall near La Pesca, Tamaulipas, with winds of 35\u00a0mph (55\u00a0km/h). The depression quickly weakened inland, and dissipated about twenty-four hours after landfall. Due to forecasts that the depression would strengthen to a tropical storm, the government of Mexico issued a tropical storm warning for Tampico to Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The storm caused heavy rainfall in Mexico, with as much as 17.43\u00a0in (443\u00a0mm) falling in Ciudad Mante in the state of Tamaulipas. In Texas, the depression produced light rainfall, peaking at 3.35\u00a0in (85\u00a0mm) in Harlingen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 668]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Floyd\nA westward moving tropical wave developed into a tropical depression while located about 1,000\u00a0mi (1,600\u00a0km) east of the Lesser Antilles on September\u00a07. The depression strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Floyd on the following day. Floyd became a hurricane on September\u00a010, while curving northwestward, before the storm resumed its initial west-northwestward course late on the following day. Significant intensification occurred on September\u00a012 and September\u00a013. At 12:00\u00a0UTC on the latter date, Floyd peaked with maximum sustained winds of 155\u00a0mph (250\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 921\u00a0mbar (27.2\u00a0inHg).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0020-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Floyd\nThereafter, the storm began weakening while approaching the Bahamas, decreasing to Category\u00a03 intensity at 06:00\u00a0UTC on September\u00a014. Six hours later, Floyd made landfall near Alice Town on Eleuthera with winds of 120\u00a0mph (195\u00a0km/h), around the time that the cyclone began moving north-northwestward. Shortly before striking the Abaco Islands at 19:00\u00a0UTC, the hurricane re-intensified into a Category\u00a04 hurricane. Early on September\u00a015, Floyd weakened to a Category\u00a03 hurricane and passed 110\u00a0mi (180\u00a0km) offshore Florida. Floyd weakened to a Category\u00a02 hurricane late on September\u00a015, while re-curving to the north-northeast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 684]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0020-0002", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Floyd\nAt 16:30\u00a0UTC on September\u00a016, Floyd made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina, with winds of 105\u00a0mph (170\u00a0km/h). Thereafter, the storm rapidly weakened and was a tropical storm by early on the following day. Floyd moved along the coasts of the Delmarva Peninsula and New Jersey, before striking Long Island in New York early on September\u00a017. Shortly thereafter, Floyd transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while interacting with a frontal zone over Maine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Floyd\nIn the Bahamas, a combination of strong winds and storm surge destroyed numerous restaurants, hotels, shops, and homes, and left tens of thousands without water, electricity, and food. One death was reported. Although millions of people in Florida evacuated, damage was relatively minor. The outer bands of Floyd produced up to 3.2\u00a0in (81\u00a0mm) of rain and tropical storm force winds. As a result, hundreds of trees were downed, which damaged at 467\u00a0houses, and several hotels and businesses. Impact in Georgia and South Carolina was minor. North Carolina bore the brunt of the storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Floyd\nHeavy precipitation fell in the eastern portion of the state, peaking at 24.06\u00a0in (611\u00a0mm) near Southport. Numerous rivers experienced at least 500-year floods, causing extensive flooding. About 7,000\u00a0homes were destroyed and an additional 56,000\u00a0suffered damage, of which 17,000\u00a0houses were left uninhabitable. At the height of the storm, more than 500,000\u00a0people lacked electricity. Thirty-five fatalities and about $4\u00a0billion in damage occurred in North Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Floyd\nFlooding in Virginia damaged about 182\u00a0businesses and 9,250\u00a0houses, and left about 12\u00a0ft (3.7\u00a0m) of standing water in Franklin. There were three deaths and $101\u00a0million in losses. In Maryland, flooding damaged at least 694\u00a0homes, impacted numerous bridges and roads, and left over 250,000\u00a0residents without power. Similar effects occurred in Delaware, with at least 171\u00a0houses damaged and numerous roads being inundated or washed out. In Pennsylvania, flash flooding affected over 10,000\u00a0homes and left more than 500,000\u00a0people without electricity. Losses reached $60\u00a0million and there were 13\u00a0deaths in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Floyd\nThe storm also caused significant impact in New Jersey, where 3,978\u00a0homes, 1,358\u00a0apartments, and 1,758\u00a0businesses were destroyed or suffered major damage. Six deaths occurred in the state. New York, New England, and Atlantic Canada also experienced flooding, but to a much lesser degree. In New York City, Floyd dropped 5.02\u00a0in (128\u00a0mm) of rainfall at the Central Park observatory, setting a daily record for precipitation on September\u00a016. Overall, Floyd caused about $6.5\u00a0billion in damage and 73\u00a0fatalities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gert\nOn September\u00a010, a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa. Due to the development of a low-level circulation and convective banding, the wave became a tropical depression at 12:00\u00a0UTC on September\u00a011 to the south of the Cape Verde islands. After increases in intensity, banding features, and outflow improvement, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Gert on September\u00a012 while moving west-northwestward to the south of a subtropical ridge. Warm ocean temperatures and an anticyclone aloft allowed Gert to reach hurricane intensity by the following day. Early on September\u00a015, Gert attained major hurricane strength.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0023-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gert\nAfter reaching Category 4 status that day, Gert strengthened further, peaking with maximum sustained winds of 150\u00a0mph (240\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 930\u00a0mbar (27\u00a0inHg) on September\u00a016. An eyewall replacement cyclone, as well as increasing wind shear and an upper-level trough restricting outflow later on, Gert weakened to a low-end Category\u00a03 on September\u00a018.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gert\nGert re-strengthened to a Category\u00a04 hurricane on September\u00a019. However, dry air and colder sea surface temperatures began causing the storm to weaken, with Gert falling to a Category\u00a03 hurricane on September\u00a020 and a Category\u00a02 hurricane on September\u00a021. That day, the hurricane passed about 135\u00a0mi (215\u00a0km) east of Bermuda. Accelerating northeastward under the influence of an approaching trough, Gert weakened to a tropical storm on September\u00a023 after convection decreased around the center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0024-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gert\nBy 12:00\u00a0UTC on September\u00a023, convection diminished enough that the storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while situated about 55\u00a0mi (90\u00a0km) southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. About six hours later, the remnants of Gert were absorbed by a larger extratropical storm. For several days, Gert threatened to strike Bermuda, prompting the evacuation of tourists. Although Gert's center did not make landfall, it passed a short distance east of the island, producing hurricane-force winds that left 11,000\u00a0people without power. High waves swept two people out to sea at Acadia National Park in Maine. Later, strong waves struck Newfoundland and left heavy marine damage, with about $1.9\u00a0million in damage done to a wharf along the Avalon Peninsula.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 812]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Harvey\nA tropical wave that emerged into the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa on September\u00a04 reached the Gulf of Mexico by September\u00a018. Following an increase in convection, the system became a tropical depression at 06:00\u00a0UTC on September\u00a019. The depression initially tracked due northward and strengthened into Tropical Storm Harvey by early on September\u00a020. Harvey gradually intensified further and 24\u00a0hours after the upgrade, the storm peaked with winds of 60\u00a0mph (95\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 994\u00a0mbar (29.4\u00a0inHg).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0025-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Harvey\nThereafter, no significant change in intensity occurred before the storm made landfall in Everglades City, Florida, late on September\u00a021. Harvey then accelerated across Florida and by early on September\u00a022, merged with a developing extratropical low while located near Grand Bahama. The remnants reached Atlantic Canada before dissipating on September\u00a024.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Harvey\nIn Florida, precipitation peaked at 10.24\u00a0in (260\u00a0mm) in Naples. As a result, at least 34\u00a0houses and businesses were flooded. There were sporadic reports of tropical storm-force winds throughout the state,  as well as two tornadoes, neither of which caused left severe impact. Damage estimates in Florida reached about $15\u00a0million. Throughout the rest of the United States, impact was limited, confined to light rainfall in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0026-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Harvey\nHeavy precipitation was reported in Atlantic Canada, with 11.89\u00a0in (302\u00a0mm) of rain falling in Oxford, Nova Scotia, making Harvey the wettest tropical cyclone or remnants on record in that country. Significant flooding, especially to roads and houses, was reported throughout Atlantic Canada, with damage totaling at least $7.6\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eleven\nUntil a westward moving tropical wave reached the western Caribbean Sea on September\u00a030, minimal organization occurred. The system eventually emerged into the Gulf of Mexico and developed into Tropical Depression Eleven on October\u00a04. Weak steering current caused the depression to drift slowly and erratically, with the depression initially heading southward, before curving northwest. A surface trough over the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico prevented significant strengthening.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0027-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eleven\nThe depression remained below tropical storm intensity, attaining its peak intensity on October\u00a05, with maximum sustained winds of 35\u00a0mph (55\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,002\u00a0mbar (29.6\u00a0inHg). While approaching the Gulf Coast of Mexico, the depression was absorbed by the surface trough at 18:00\u00a0UTC on October\u00a06.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eleven\nThe depression and its remnants contributed significantly to an ongoing flood in Mexico, bring up to 43.23\u00a0in (1,098\u00a0mm) of rain to Jalacingo, Veracruz. Throughout Mexico, 90,000\u00a0houses were damaged or destroyed, leaving about 500,000\u00a0people homeless. and more than 400 people dead. Flooding caused thousands of landslides and 39\u00a0rivers to overflow, leading to the destruction of bridges, houses, widespread crop fields, schools, and electrical networks. Flooding also extended into Central America in late September through early October, causing $40\u00a0million (385\u00a0million pesos) in crop damage and 70\u00a0deaths. However, impact by the depression itself cannot be distinguished.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Twelve\nOn September\u00a030, a tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic Ocean from the west coast of Africa. It slowly began to organize during the next several days and by early on October\u00a06, developed into Tropical Depression Twelve while located about 1,075\u00a0mi (1,730\u00a0km) east of Martinique. Due to an anticyclone, conditions appeared favorable for significant strengthening, with the National Hurricane Center predicting the depression to be at least a strong tropical storm by October\u00a09. However, wind shear began undercutting the anticyclone, which prevented any significant intensification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Twelve\nLater on October\u00a06, the low-level circulation became exposed to the west of the deep convection. The depression never re-organized and instead deteriorated in structure due to shearing. Despite a burst in convection on October\u00a08, the depression dissipated at 18:00\u00a0UTC while located about 875\u00a0mi (1,410\u00a0km) east-northeast of Barbuda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Irene\nA broad trough of low pressure developed into a tropical depression while south of the Isle of Youth on October 12. It headed north and soon intensified into Tropical Storm Irene. On October\u00a014, the storm passed over the Isle of Youth and western Cuba. While over the Straits of Florida, Irene reached hurricane strength. The next day, it made landfall in Key West, Florida, and again near Cape Sable. Later on October\u00a015, Irene moved back over water near Jupiter as a minimal hurricane. It slowly strengthened as it paralleled the East Coast of the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0030-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Irene\nWhen Irene interacted with a trough from the west, while over the warm Gulf Stream waters, the hurricane rapidly intensified and attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds 110\u00a0mph (180\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 958\u00a0mbar (28.3\u00a0inHg) on October\u00a018. However, after accelerating northeast, Irene weakened over the cooler waters of the North Atlantic. On October 19, the hurricane transitioned into an extratropical cyclone near Newfoundland and was absorbed by an extratropical low shortly thereafter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Irene\nIrene dropped heavy rainfall throughout its path, especially in Cuba and Florida. Rainfall on Cuba peaked at 35.6\u00a0in (905\u00a0mm) in Manaca-Iznaga, while the rest of the island reported more than 7\u00a0in (178\u00a0mm). Flooding resulted from the heavy rains, damaging more than 27,000\u00a0homes and causing significant effects to banana plantations and sugar cane fields. Hurricane forces winds were also reported in Havana. Four fatalities were reported. The storm brought flooding to Florida, particularly the southern portion of the state, where 17.45\u00a0in (443\u00a0mm) of rain fell in Boynton Beach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0031-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Irene\nHundreds were displaced from their homes and thousands were isolated. Five people died from walking through electrified water after a power line fell, while three others drowned after unintentionally driving their vehicle into a canal. Total damage in Florida was around $800\u00a0million. The hurricane left five deaths in the Bahamas, one direct and four indirect. Irene also contributed slightly to ongoing flood problems in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Jose\nA tropical wave entered the Atlantic on October\u00a08 and developed into a tropical depression while located 700\u00a0mi (1,100\u00a0km) east of the Windward Islands on October\u00a017. The depression strengthened and by early on October\u00a018, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Jose. Intensification continued as Jose tracked west-northwestward and Jose reached hurricane status late on October\u00a019. The storm became a Category\u00a02 hurricane, though unfavorable conditions weakened it back.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0032-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Jose\nLater on October\u00a021, Jose began moving through the Lesser Antilles as a Category\u00a01 and fell to tropical storm intensity before reentering the Atlantic later that day. While north of Puerto Rico on October\u00a022, Jose re-curved northeastward. The storm eventually began to accelerate and re-strengthen, reaching hurricane status again on October\u00a024. After twelve hours as a hurricane, colder sea surface temperatures weakened Jose to a tropical storm on October\u00a025, shortly before it became extratropical.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Jose\nThe worst of the effects from Jose occurred in Antigua and Barbuda, as winds up to 102\u00a0mph (164\u00a0km/h) were reported. About 500\u00a0houses and a newly built church were destroyed. About 50% of residents were left without water and 90% of people experienced power outages. Overall, twelve people were injured, one fatality occurred, and an elderly blind man was listed as missing. Flooding in Saint Kitts and Nevis washed out several major roads and caused landslides. Additionally, one person was killed during the storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0033-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Jose\nIn Sint Maarten, mudslides and flooding damaged houses and roads, especially those in low-lying areas. Nearly 15\u00a0in (380\u00a0mm) of rain and winds up to 100\u00a0mph (160\u00a0km/h) in Anguilla left roads impassable and power outages, and damaged houses, crops, and shipping facilities. Strong winds and heavy rainfall in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands caused extensive power outages and minor damage, estimated at $40,000. Overall, losses from the storm was less than $5\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Katrina\nA broad area of low pressure associated with remnants of a cold front developed into Tropical Depression Fifteen in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October\u00a028. Twenty-four hours later, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Katrina. The storm made near landfall Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on October\u00a030. Later that day, Katrina weakened back to a tropical depression. It continued northwestward across Nicaragua and Honduras, before reemerging into the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Honduras on October\u00a031. However, Katrina did not re-intensify and moved inland over the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula later that day. While approaching the Gulf of Mexico, Katrina was absorbed by a cold front on November\u00a01.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 758]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Katrina\nKatrina dropped heavy rainfall across, which was reported between 10 and 15\u00a0in (250 to 375\u00a0mm) throughout Nicaragua and Honduras. As a result of the flooding, roughly 1,200\u00a0people were evacuated to emergency shelters in Honduras. Flooding also damage five bridges in Honduras, and the cities of Tocoa and Trujillo were isolated as the Agu\u00e1n and Siline rivers overflowed their banks. Katrina also destroyed water pipes that were replaced shortly after destruction from Hurricane Mitch. Shortly before dissipating, Katrina dropped moderate rainfall across the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula and eastern Mexico, peaking at 6.32\u00a0in (161\u00a0mm) in Cunduac\u00e1n.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 63], "content_span": [64, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lenny\nA low pressure area developed into a tropical depression about 175\u00a0mi (280\u00a0km) south of the Cayman Islands at 18:00\u00a0UTC on November\u00a013. The depression began to move in an unusual eastward track across the Caribbean Sea along the southern periphery of a trough and strengthened into Tropical Storm Lenny on the following day. It attained hurricane status south of Jamaica on November\u00a015 and passed south of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico over the next few days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0036-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lenny\nBeginning on November\u00a016, Lenny underwent rapid deepening, becoming a major hurricane early on November\u00a017 while south of the Mona Passage. Later that day, Lenny peaked as a Category\u00a04 hurricane with winds of 155\u00a0mph (250\u00a0km/h) and a minimum pressure of 933\u00a0mbar (27.6\u00a0inHg) while near Saint Croix. It gradually weakened due to wind shear while moving through the Leeward Islands, where it struck Saint Martin, Anguilla, and Saint Barth\u00e9lemy. The system weakened to a tropical storm on November\u00a019. After clearing the islands, Lenny deteriorated to a tropical depression on November\u00a021 and dissipated on November 23, while located about 690\u00a0mi (1,110\u00a0km) east of the Lesser Antilles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 740]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lenny\nBefore moving through the Lesser Antilles, Lenny produced rough surf that killed two people in northern Colombia. Strong winds and rainfall resulted in heavy crop damage in southeastern Puerto Rico. Lenny brought more heavy rains to areas in the Leeward Islands that had been affected by Hurricane Jose just one month earlier, and brought more damage to areas struck by Hurricane Georges in 1998. Despite the hurricane's passage near Saint Croix at peak intensity, damage on the small island was only described as \"moderate\", although there was widespread flooding and erosion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0037-0001", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lenny\nDamage in the United States territories totaled about $330\u00a0million. The highest precipitation total was 34.12\u00a0in (867\u00a0mm) at the police station on the French side of Saint Martin. On the island, the hurricane killed three people and destroyed more than 200\u00a0properties. In nearby Antigua and Barbuda, the hurricane killed one person; torrential rainfall there contaminated the local water supply. Significant storm damage occurred as far south as Grenada, where high surf isolated towns from the capital city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names\nThe following names were used during the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season in North Atlantic for systems that reached at least tropical storm intensity. It is the same list used for the 1993 season. A storm was named Lenny for the first (and only) time in 1999. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names, Retirement\nThe World Meteorological Organization retired the names Floyd and Lenny in the spring of 2000 and replaced them with Franklin and Lee for use in the 2005 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154492-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 Atlantic hurricane season, Season effects\nThis is a table of the storms in 1999 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical or a wave or low.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154493-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Auburn Tigers football team\nThe 1999 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under first-year head coach Tommy Tuberville, Auburn finished the season with a record of 5\u20136, including a Southeastern Conference record of 2\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154494-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Auckland Warriors season\nThe Auckland Warriors 1999 season was the Auckland Warriors 5th first-grade season. The club competed in Australasia's National Rugby League. The coach of the team was Mark Graham while Matthew Ridge was the club's captain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154494-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Auckland Warriors season, Jersey & Sponsors\nFor 1999 the Warriors again used a similar style of jersey, produced by Nike, Inc., with Vodafone the shirt sponsor and Bartercard as sleeve sponsor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154494-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Auckland Warriors season, Sale to Tainui\nBetween the 1998 and 1999 seasons the Auckland Rugby League sold the Auckland Warriors to a consortium that included majority investor the Tainui tribe as well as Graham Lowe and Malcolm Boyle. The new owners cleaned out the management and coaching structures and also straightened the tongue on the Warriors logo, as a curved tongue is believed to be cursed in M\u0101ori culture.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154494-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Auckland Warriors season, Sale to Tainui\nThe consortium paid $2 million in cash, $1.5 million in deferred settlement over three years and an annual development grant of $250,000. The Auckland Rugby League was forced to write off the deferred settlement in 2000 when the Auckland Warriors folded and the assets were purchased by the New Zealand Warriors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154494-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Auckland Warriors season, Fixtures\nThe Warriors used Ericsson Stadium as their home ground in 1999, their only home ground since they entered the competition in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154494-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Auckland Warriors season, Squad\nThirty two players were used by the Warriors in 1999, including eight players making their first grade debuts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154494-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Auckland Warriors season, Other Teams\nDuring the 1999 season players not selected for first grade competed in the NZRL's National Provincial competition. The Warriors also sent four players a week to play for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Brisbane Souths.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154494-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Auckland Warriors season, Awards\nJason Death won the club's Player of the Year award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154495-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australia Day Honours\nThe Australia Day Honours 1999 are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 1999 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir William Deane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154495-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australia Day Honours\nThe Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154495-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australia Day Honours, Order of Australia, Medal (OAM), General Division\nTHE COMMUNITY OF ROEBOURNE, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PILBARA ABORIGINAL CHURCH. OAM S16 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 77], "content_span": [78, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154496-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Drivers' Championship\nThe 1999 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to drivers of Formula Holden racing cars. The winner of the championship, which was the 43rd Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1999 CAMS Gold Star. Due to a sponsorship arrangement with Holden, the championship was promoted as the \"Holden Australian Drivers' Championship\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154496-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Drivers' Championship\nThe championship was won by Simon Wills driving a Reynard 94D for Birrana Racing Pty Ltd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154496-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Drivers' Championship, Schedule\nThe championship was contested over a seven-round series, with two races per round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154496-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Drivers' Championship, Points system\nChampionship points were awarded on a 20\u201315\u201312\u201310\u20138\u20136\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 52], "content_span": [53, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154496-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Drivers' Championship, Championship results\n% Contemporary Formula Holden regulations mandated the use of a 3.8 litre Holden V6 engine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154496-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Drivers' Championship, Championship results\n+ No points were awarded for the first race of Round 6  as the race was cancelled due to a series of accidents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154497-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship\nThe 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS-sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 30th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and 7th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154497-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship, Calendar\nThe championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154497-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship, Points system\nChampionship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 56], "content_span": [57, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154497-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship, Points system\nRace 1 of Round 1 at Eastern Creek was stopped prematurely due to an incident  and only half points were awarded for that race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 56], "content_span": [57, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154498-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian GT Production Car Championship\nThe 1999 Australian GT Production Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to cars complying with Group 3E Series Production Car regulations. It was the sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian title  and was the fourth Australian GT Production Car Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154498-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian GT Production Car Championship\nThe championship was won by Jim Richards driving a Porsche 911 RSCS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154498-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian GT Production Car Championship, Calendar\nThe championship was contested over an eight round series with two races per round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154498-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian GT Production Car Championship, Points system\nOutright championship points were awarded on a 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten outright finishers in each race with an additional point awarded to the driver gaining pole position for each race. Class points were awarded on the same 15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale to the top ten finishers in each class in each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 61], "content_span": [62, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Australian Grand Prix (formally the LXIV Qantas Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 7 March 1999 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia. The 57-lap race was the first round of the 1999 Formula One season \u2013 the 50th World Championship season in the history of Formula One.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix\nMika H\u00e4kkinen and David Coulthard dominated in practice and the opening stage of the race, but retired with technical problems \u2013 the new McLaren MP4/14 proved to be very fast but not yet reliable, a trait shared by a number of Adrian Newey designed cars. Michael Schumacher also had problems during this eventful race, which gave his Ferrari teammate Eddie Irvine the opportunity to take his first Grand Prix victory. He made no mistakes and beat Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher to the finish by a few seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice, Friday\nHeinz-Harald Frentzen was the first car on track and initially topped the list, but Mika H\u00e4kkinen took the lead halfway through the first session. After several improvements he ended the session with a time of 1 minute and 33.213 seconds, with McLaren teammate David Coulthard in second place. The Stewart team performed well; Rubens Barrichello and Johnny Herbert ended the session in sixth and seventh position, behind Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jarno Trulli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice, Friday\nThe debutants \u2013 Marc Gen\u00e9, Pedro de la Rosa and Ricardo Zonta \u2013 and the 'returnees' \u2013 Alessandro Zanardi and Luca Badoer \u2013 were at the back of the field, but the final two positions were occupied by Olivier Panis and Michael Schumacher. Both had technical problems and completed only a few laps. Damon Hill, Alexander Wurz and Badoer had small off-track moments, but were able to continue without problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice, Friday\nCoulthard was fastest for a short while in the second session, but H\u00e4kkinen quickly reset the order with a time of 1 minute and 31.985 seconds. On his next attempt, H\u00e4kkinen spun and crashed into the wall in the last turn before the main straight, causing the first red flag of the season. The session was stopped for 15 minutes; H\u00e4kkinen was unhurt, but the McLaren was badly damaged and his practice session was over. In the final minute Coulthard beat his time by one hundredth of a second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice, Friday\nStewart and Jordan were still looking good with Barrichello in third, ahead of Frentzen, Herbert and Hill. After the break Michael Schumacher had been the first to go out, but he could not do better than seventh, with a gap of over 1.5 seconds to the McLarens. Several drivers went off the track again including Coulthard, Frentzen, Hill, Ralf Schumacher and Zanardi. The Sauber team had somewhat more serious problems: Pedro Diniz stopped on track as a precaution when warning lights lit up, while his teammate Jean Alesi hit the wall. Zanardi and Zonta also stopped on track; Zonta's transmission broke and he ended the session last because of it, just behind de la Rosa, Gen\u00e9 and Badoer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 748]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice, Saturday\nThe first quick time on Saturday was set by Ralf Schumacher, and Frentzen momentarily topped the list as well before Coulthard took the lead. After three improvements his best time was 1 minute and 31.140 seconds, but H\u00e4kkinen went marginally quicker just before the break. Gen\u00e9 and Hill spun off into the gravel, while Zonta stopped on track again with transmission problems. After the break Wurz spun into the tyre barriers and caused a red flag.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Free Practice, Saturday\nBoth the Sauber drivers, as well as de la Rosa and Trulli ended their session prematurely after a spin, while most drivers missed a corner once or twice, getting used to the lower grip level of the new 4-grooved front tires. Despite that, the dominance of McLaren took on breath-taking form. H\u00e4kkinen was fastest with a time of 1 minute and 30.324 seconds, six-tenths quicker than teammate Coulthard and a full 2.2 seconds faster than third man Herbert. The next second covered another 11 cars, down to Ralf Schumacher in 15th place. Hill was fourth, followed by Jacques Villeneuve, who beat Michael Schumacher and did better than his BAR teammate Zonta, who completed only three laps and ended the session last, again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 779]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying\nThe results of the qualifying session were basically the same as the year before: H\u00e4kkinen beat Coulthard, while Michael Schumacher lead the rest of the field. After ten minutes, Herbert was the first to go out and set a time, followed by Zanardi who was marginally quicker on his fourth consecutive fast lap. After that, Barrichello took over first place, until the McLarens came out. H\u00e4kkinen made a mistake and spoiled his first run, but then took a firm lead with a time of 1 minute and 31.063 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying\nCoulthard was two-tenths slower and spun off into the gravel, but was able to continue. Villeneuve was third fastest for a moment but was beaten by Barrichello and Michael Schumacher, who improved his time to 1 minute and 31.781 seconds. Coulthard's next attack on H\u00e4kkinen's provisional pole time failed by one thousandth of a second. Two laps later he did it, with a time of 1 minute and 30.946 seconds, but H\u00e4kkinen countered in the final minute and took the pole position with 1 minute and 30.462 seconds, nearly half a second faster than Coulthard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0005-0002", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying\nBarrichello's fourth place behind Michael Schumacher was impressive. Not so impressive were Zanardi's 15th place, Alesi's 16th and most notably Panis' 20th position. As in the earlier practice sessions, many drivers left the track momentarily; Michael Schumacher even three times. Gen\u00e9 ended his session in the gravel, and the yellow flags spoiled a quick run for many drivers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0005-0003", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying\nTo add to Gen\u00e9's problems, H\u00e4kkinen's very fast lap time at the end of the session had pushed him off the starting grid, because the 107% time was now 1 minute and 36.974 seconds, and with 1 minute 37.013 seconds the Spaniard was 0.039 seconds outside the limit. By the same reasoning, the Minardi team issued an official request that Gen\u00e9 be allowed to start, which was subsequently granted by the Stewarts of the Meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Warm Up\nIn the pre-race warm up session, Coulthard and H\u00e4kkinen took turns setting the fastest time. Eventually Coulthard was quickest with 1 minute and 32.560 seconds, one-tenth ahead of H\u00e4kkinen. Panis performed better and beat his qualifying time, while other drivers were having problems. Hill went off and straight into the tyre barriers after the throttle had stuck open, and Zanardi had to switch to the spare car because of electrical problems with his race car. Ralf Schumacher got bogged down in the gravel, while Badoer, Coulthard, Diniz, Fisichella, de la Rosa, Toranosuke Takagi and Wurz all went off the track but were able to continue; Takagi only just missed the barriers. Alesi and Zonta collided when Zonta tried to pass and Alesi closed the door.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 801]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMika H\u00e4kkinen and David Coulthard had dominated all sessions throughout the weekend with laptimes over a second quicker than anybody else, and with both cars starting from the front row of the grid, the race was looking to be an easy win for the McLaren team. However, the first signs of trouble came before the race had even begun: while the other drivers made their way to the dummy grid, pole sitter H\u00e4kkinen was still in the pits with a problem.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAt the last minute the team decided that he would have to use the spare car, and just before the pit lane closed H\u00e4kkinen was on his way. The warm up lap started without incidents but when the last cars were lining up for the start, there was smoke coming from the Stewart cars of Rubens Barrichello and Johnny Herbert. Both had an oil leak that had set a small fire underneath the bodywork. The start was aborted and the fires were put out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0007-0002", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nBarrichello got the spare car and had to start from the pit lane, while Herbert was out of options and became the first retirement of the race. After some delay it was announced that there would be a new race over 57 laps, one less than the originally scheduled 58. When the new warm up lap was about to start, there was further confusion at McLaren when H\u00e4kkinen's car was started while it was still in gear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0007-0003", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMichael Schumacher had qualified third \u2013 right behind H\u00e4kkinen on the grid \u2013 and while McLaren team-members worked frantically to get H\u00e4kkinen underway, Schumacher had to wait, and his engine stalled when the gearbox jumped out of neutral. Further down the field, Takagi's engine stalled as well. Despite the visible state of panic at McLaren, H\u00e4kkinen managed to get going before the last car had left the grid, and so he was allowed to retake his original pole position on the starting grid. Schumacher on the other hand was not so fortunate and had to start at the back of the grid along with Takagi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nH\u00e4kkinen made good use of his pole position at the second race start and took the lead, followed closely by Coulthard, Irvine, Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher and Fisichella. Further back Alesi immediately slowed to a stop with a broken gearbox, while Trulli made a good start from twelfth on the grid and tried to pass Hill in turn three. The cars touched; Hill spun into the gravel and retired, while Trulli continued and took seventh place from Villeneuve on the following lap. Also on lap 2, Zanardi dropped back to 21st.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe top six remained unchanged during the opening stages of the race. While the McLarens pulled clear of the rest of the field, Michael Schumacher had started his push to the front and was back up to eleventh after only nine laps. After thirteen laps H\u00e4kkinen and Coulthard were leading third-placed Irvine by 18 seconds when Coulthard suddenly came into the pits and retired with transmission problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0008-0002", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOne lap later H\u00e4kkinen lost his advantage on Irvine when the safety car was deployed; Villeneuve had lost his rear wing on the back straight and he was lucky to touch the wall only slowly after a series of high-speed spins. The race was run behind safety car for three laps while Villeneuve's car was removed. Diniz, Zonta and Badoer took the opportunity to try to save time by making a pit stop while the safety car was out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nWhen the race was restarted on lap 18, H\u00e4kkinen seemed to be in trouble again when his car did not accelerate properly, bunching up the cars behind him. Several drivers swerved around the slow McLaren, including Barrichello who was later given a stop-and-go penalty because he passed Michael Schumacher before the start/finish line. After the race the Brazilian claimed that he passed Schumacher accidentally while trying to avoid a collision. Irvine took the lead ahead of Frentzen, Trulli, Ralf Schumacher, and Michael Schumacher, while H\u00e4kkinen came into the pits after a slow lap and retired with throttle problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn lap 19 Zanardi crashed and the safety car was deployed for the second time. Barrichello and Trulli made their pit stops, with Trulli even making two. The race was restarted once again on lap 25. Irvine led followed by Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Michael Schumacher and Diniz. On lap 27 Michael Schumacher had a puncture but he made it back to the pits. The front wing of his Ferrari had been damaged by vibrations and it was replaced with a wing originally intended for Irvine's car, bearing the number 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0009-0002", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn lap 28 Diniz had to retire from 4th with a transmission problem. Barrichello was now 4th, followed by Zonta and Takagi. On the next lap Wurz had a spectacular spin when his rear suspension failed. On lap 32 Barrichello came into the pits to take his stop-and-go penalty. Zonta made his second pit stop. Badoer was 5th for a short while. On lap 34 Ralf Schumacher made a pit stop and dropped to 4th. Three laps later Irvine and Frentzen pitted at the same time but Irvine kept the lead and rejoined just in front of Fisichella.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0009-0003", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn lap 38 Fisichella made a pit stop and dropped to 5th behind de la Rosa. Michael Schumacher drove through the pit lane without making a stop. The next lap Michael Schumacher came into the pits again and the steering wheel of his Ferrari was replaced. On lap 40 Barrichello passed Zonta and was now 7th. On lap 41 de la Rosa made his second pit stop and lost his 4th place to Fisichella. Barrichello took 6th from Takagi. On lap 43 Barrichello passed de la Rosa for 5th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154499-0009-0004", "contents": "1999 Australian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nWith eleven laps to go Zonta came in to have his rear wing checked and rejoined just ahead of race leader Irvine, holding him up for two laps before slowing down with gearbox problems. At the finish line Irvine was first, winning his first Grand Prix, ahead of Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella and Barrichello. De la Rosa was 6th, scoring a point on his Formula One debut.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154500-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Individual Speedway Championship\nThe 1999 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was held at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura, Victoria on 13 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154500-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Individual Speedway Championship\nFormer World #3 Todd Wiltshire won his first Australian Championship defeating Jason Lyons in a runoff after both finished on 14 points. Adelaide's Nigel Sadler finished third after defeating Perth's Frank Smart and local youngster Travis McGowan in a runoff after all three riders finished on 10 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154500-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Individual Speedway Championship\nDespite the championship being run on his home track, defending champion Leigh Adams did not ride in the Australian Final for the first time since 1991 where he had been forced to withdraw after breaking his wrist in a crash in Adelaide three weeks before the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open\nThe 1999 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. It was the 87th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1999. This was the first Grand Slam of the calendar year. Total attendance for the event reached 391,504.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open\nIn the singles competition, Petr Korda and Martina Hingis were the defending champions. Korda was unseeded at this tournament and was eliminated in the third round by American 15th seed Todd Martin. This loss resulted in him falling down the rankings from 20th to 76th. Later in July, Korda received a suspension from tennis by the ITF after testing positive for nandrolone at Wimbledon last year. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, on the other hand, ended up becoming the men's champion, defeating surprise finalist Swede Thomas Enqvist in four sets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open\nWith this win, Kafelnikov became the first Russian, male or female, to win an Australian Open title. In the women's singles, two-time defending champion Martina Hingis successfully defended her title, defeating another surprise finalist in Frenchwoman Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo. This win allowed Hingis to join Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles as the only women to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles. Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo would later become the World No. 1 in 2004, and despite being one of the top players of the early to mid-2000s, this would be her only Grand Slam final until the 2006 Australian Open, which she won.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open\nIn doubles, the defending champions were Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Jacco Eltingh for the men's, Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 for the women's, and Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob for the mixed. Eltingh did not participate at this year's Australian Open, leaving Bj\u00f6rkman to team up with Australia's Patrick Rafter. Rafter and Bj\u00f6rkman later won the title, defeating the Indian first seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in five sets. Hingis and Lu\u010di\u0107 also separated, with Hingis teaming up with Anna Kournikova and Lu\u010di\u0107 teaming up with Mary Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open\nLu\u010di\u0107 and Pierce fell in the first round, but Hingis and Kournikova went on to win, by defeating first seeds Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva at the final. The mixed doubles competition saw Williams and Gimelstob not competing, and none of the seeds reaching past the second round. In the end, the South African team of Mariaan de Swardt and David Adams won, defeating Williams' sister Serena and her partner Max Mirnyi in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open\nThe Juniors Competition saw the first ever junior double, with Kristian Pless and Virginie Razzano both winning their respective singles and doubles titles. Pless defeated Mikhail Youzhny in the singles before teaming up with J\u00fcrgen Melzer to defeat the Czech team of Ladislav Chramosta and Michal Navr\u00e1til in the doubles. Razzano defeated Katar\u00edna Ba\u0161tern\u00e1kov\u00e1 in the singles final and teamed up Eleni Daniilidou to defeat South Africans Natalie Grandin and Nicole Rencken in straight sets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open\nThe last time a boy won both the singles and doubles title at a Grand Slam was Roger Federer at the previous year's Wimbledon, while the last girl was Cara Black at the Wimbledon the year before. Julien Jeanpierre and Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 were the last players to win Australian Open Junior singles and doubles titles in the same year; in 1998 and 1997 respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors\nThere were five competitions open to professional tennis players. The Association of Tennis Professionals and Women's Tennis Association awarded ranking points in all events apart from the mixed doubles. The singles draws were contested by one hundred and twenty eight players, while sixty four teams partook in the doubles events, and thirty two teams lined up in the mixed doubles competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Singles\nWith World No. 1 Pete Sampras absent, along with World No. 2 and last year's finalist Marcelo R\u00edos, the No. 1 spot was thought to be up for grabs coming into this year's Australian Open. Andre Agassi was considered the favourite, having won the 1995 Australian Open and having what was thought to be an easy path to the semifinals, Carlos Moy\u00e0 being the only player considered to be a threat to him. Patrick Rafter was also considered a favourite, despite having in-form players Thomas Enqvist and Mark Philippoussis in his path. \u00c0lex Corretja was another possibility to claim the No. 1 spot, being the World No. 3 and only a third round appearance to defend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Singles\nWith R\u00edos' withdrawal, \u00c0lex Corretja was the top seed at No. 2, with US Open champion Patrick Rafter, French Open champion Carlos Moy\u00e1 and Andre Agassi following. Tim Henman, last year's semifinalist Karol Ku\u010dera, Greg Rusedski, Richard Krajicek and Yevgeny Kafelnikov made up the rest of the Top 10 seeds. Despite being the defending champion, Petr Korda was not seeded as he was outside the Top 17.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Singles\nThe first round saw the first upset of the tournament, with Moy\u00e1 falling to World No. 37 Nicolas Kiefer in four sets. 12th seed Albert Costa, 13th seed C\u00e9dric Pioline and 16th seed Thomas Johansson also fell in the first round. Corretja, 15th seed Todd Martin and Korda all survived five set encounters. The second round saw the end of Corretja's No. 1 dreams as went down in four sets to World No. 86 Christian Ruud. Rusedski was also the victim of an upset, falling to qualifier Paul Goldstein also in four sets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Singles\nThe third round saw further upsets, as Rafter fell in four sets to Enqvist, Henman went down to Swiss Marc Rosset in three, and Krajicek went down to Wayne Ferreira in five. The third round also saw the end of Korda, falling to Martin in five sets; and Kafelnikov survive an encounter with 1992 and 1993 champion Jim Courier, Courier having retired in the fourth set.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Singles\nThe fourth round saw Martin, Kafelnikov and Ku\u010dera being the only seeds to progress to the quarterfinals. 14th seed Mark Philippoussis fell to Enqvist, and Agassi was defeated by World No. 44 Vincent Spadea in four sets. Unseeded players Tommy Haas, Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti and Marc Rosset also progressed. The quarterfinals saw the end of Martin, being defeated by Kafelnikov in three sets. It also saw Haas defeating Spadea, and Enqvist continuing his good form against Rosset. The quarterfinals also witnessed the end of Ku\u010dera, being defeated in a five-set contest against Lapentti. This meant that Sampras would not be forfeiting his No. 1 ranking as previously predicted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 723]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Singles\nThe semifinals saw the final seed in the draw, Kafelnikov, progressing past Haas in three sets to reach his first Grand Slam final since 1996. His opponent was Enqvist, who also passed to the final in three sets, defeating Lapentti. The final saw Enqvist win the first set, before Kafelnikov came back to take the next three. Kafelnikov's ranking rose to No. 3 following this tournament, and he became the first Russian tennis player to win the Australian Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Singles\nThe seeds of the 1999 Australian Open were led by the previous year's Grand Slam champions. US Open champion Lindsay Davenport was the first seed, Australian Open champion Martina Hingis came second, Wimbledon champion Jana Novotn\u00e1 was third and French Open champion Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario was fourth. Following behind came Venus Williams, four-time Australian Open champion Monica Seles, 1995 Australian Open champion Mary Pierce, Patty Schnyder, last year's Australian Open finalist Conchita Mart\u00ednez, and four-time Australian Open winner Steffi Graf. Dominique Van Roost, Anna Kournikova, Irina Sp\u00eerlea, Sandrine Testud, Natasha Zvereva and Amanda Coetzer were also seeded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Singles\nThe first round of the women's singles saw every seed go through except for 13th seed Irina Sp\u00eerlea, who lost to former finalist and last year's semifinalist Anke Huber, 7\u20135, 6\u20134. There was a scare, however, for 5th seed Venus Williams, who dropped the first set to World No. 82 Croatian Silvija Talaja, 3\u20136, and was struggling through the third; at one point being two points away from defeat. However, in the end, she managed to survive, winning, 3\u20136, 6\u20133, 9\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Singles\nThe second round was the setting for the first major upset of the tournament when 4th seed and two-time finalist Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario fell easily to the World No. 24 Barbara Schett, 6\u20132, 6\u20132. 8th seed Patty Schnyder also fell in the second round to teenage Frenchwoman and World No. 29, Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo, 6\u20137(1\u20137), 6\u20134, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Singles\nThe third round saw 15th seed Natasha Zvereva fall to Chanda Rubin in three sets, last year's finalist and 9th seed Conchita Mart\u00ednez go down in three sets to \u00c9milie Loit in what was Loit's first Top 10 victory, and another major upset when 3rd seed Jana Novotn\u00e1 lost to Spaniard Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez Lorenzo, 6\u20133, 6\u20130. 14th seed Sandrine Testud was almost the victim of another upset, but she saved two match points against her opponent Serena Williams and defeated her, 6\u20132, 2\u20136, 9\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Singles\nThe third round also saw the end of home dreams, when Aussies Nicole Pratt and Jelena Doki\u0107 both fell to Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo and Martina Hingis respectively. The fourth round saw an easy progression for the World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport over the last qualifier remaining, Canadian Maureen Drake. Fellow Americans Venus Williams and Monica Seles also had easy wins; as did Steffi Graf, Mary Pierce and Dominique Van Roost. Defending champion Martina Hingis lost the second set to Amanda Coetzer, but came back to easily take the third, 6\u20131. The final spot in the quarterfinals was decided by an all-French match between \u00c9milie Loit and Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo. Mauresmo won the first set without losing a game, and then went on to win the second set, 7\u20135, despite a valiant effort from Loit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 833]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Singles\nMartina Hingis, referring to Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo on the eve of their final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Singles\nThe quarterfinals saw Davenport easily defeat Williams, Hingis breeze through Pierce, and Seles coming back from 4\u20135 down in the first set to defeat Graf, 7\u20135, 6\u20131, which would be the last match in their rivalry which Seles won; and her only post-stabbing victory over Graf. Surprise quarterfinalist Mauresmo continued her momentum, causing another upset by defeating Van Roost in two sets. In the semifinals, Mauresmo went on to cause the biggest upset of the tournament, by defeating the World No. 1 Davenport in three sets, 4\u20136, 7\u20135, 7\u20135, despite Davenport leading 4\u20132 in the third set.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Singles\nOn the other side, Martina Hingis reached her third consecutive Australian Open final, having defeating Monica Seles, 6\u20132, 6\u20134, and restricting Seles' Open Era record for an Australian Open winning streak made by a woman to 33. In the final, Hingis defeated Mauresmo in straight sets, 6\u20132, 6\u20133. With this win, Hingis joined Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles as the only women to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Doubles\nLast year's double star and defending champion Jacco Eltingh retired at the end of the previous year, so his former partner Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman teamed up with countryman Patrick Rafter as the fifth seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Doubles\nThe other top seeds were \"Indian Express\" (Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes) at No. 1, the \"Woodies\" (Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde) at No. 2, Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor at No. 3, and Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach at No. 4 . Former Eltingh partner Paul Haarhuis teamed up with Patrick Galbraith to make the sixth seeded team. Frenchmen Olivier Dela\u00eetre and Fabrice Santoro were No. 7; and S\u00e9bastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien came at No. 8.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Doubles\nThe first round saw half of the No. 9 to No. 16 seeds fall; and Lareau and O'Brien joining them. Knowles and Nestor fell in the second round, and Dela\u00eetre and Santoro went out in the third round. Apart from those casualties, however, all of the Top 8 made the quarterfinals. Also in the quarterfinals were Americans Richey Reneberg and Jonathan Stark, Gustavo Kuerten and Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti; and tenth seeds Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Doubles\nKuerten and Lapentti withdrew from the quarterfinals due to Lapentti's unexpected run to the semifinals of the singles competition. As such, Bj\u00f6rkman and Rafter (who would've been their opponents) got an effective bye to the semifinals of the doubles. First seeds Bhupathi and Paes joined them, after triumphing over Reneberg and Stark; second seeds Woodbridge and Woodforde followed, defeating Kafelnikov and Vacek; and fourth seeds Ferreira and Leach also went through, defeating Galbraith and Haarhuis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Doubles\nBhupathi and Paes easily defeated Ferreira and Leach, 7\u20136(7\u20131), 6\u20133, 7\u20136(7\u20135) to end up in the final, where they were joined by Bj\u00f6rkman and Rafter; who came back from two sets down to defeat the Woodies, 3\u20136, 4\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20132, 8\u20136. The final of the men's doubles ended up also going to five sets after Bhupathi and Paes won a very close tiebreaker in the fourth (12\u201310). However, Bj\u00f6rkman and Rafter took out the fifth set 6\u20134 to claim Bj\u00f6rkman's second and Rafter's only Grand Slam doubles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Men's Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman /  Patrick Rafter defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes, 6\u20133, 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20137(10\u201312), 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Doubles\nWith none of the teams present having won a Grand Slam doubles title together, the competition was wide open. Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the first seeds, having lost in the finals of all the Grand Slams last year. Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs followed them as the second seed, while last year's doubles star and defending champion Martina Hingis and her new doubles partner Anna Kournikova were the third seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Doubles\nVeterans Larisa Neiland and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario teamed up to make the fourth seed, while Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama came in at No. 5. Conchita Mart\u00ednez and Patricia Tarabini; Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova; and Irina Sp\u00eerlea and Caroline Vis were the rest of the top eight seeds. Hingis' former doubles partner and fellow defending champion Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 teamed up with Mary Pierce as the sixteenth seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Doubles\nThe first round saw one major casualty in Mart\u00ednez and Tarabini, who fell to wildcards Jelena Doki\u0107 and \u00c5sa Carlsson. The first round also saw a quick end to Lu\u010di\u0107 and Pierce, who fell in straight sets to Christina Singer and Helena Vildov\u00e1. The second round saw the fall of Likhovtseva and Sugiyama, and Sp\u00eerlea and Vis. The only major casualty of the third round was de Swardt and Tatarkova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Doubles\nAll the top three seeds made it to the semifinals, and they were joined by the up-and-coming Williams sisters, who defeated Neiland and S\u00e1nchez Vicario en route. Davenport and Zvereva defeated the Williams sisters to reach the final, in what is their fifth consecutive Grand Slam final; and Davenport's fourth consecutive Australian Open final in doubles. They were joined by Hingis and Kournikova, in what is also Hingis' fifth consecutive Grand Slam doubles final and Kournikova's first. Hingis and Kournikova triumphed in straight sets, 7\u20135, 6\u20133, to make Hingis' fifth doubles Grand Slam win and the fifth doubles Grand Slam defeat of Davenport and Zvereva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Anna Kournikova defeated  Lindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva, 7\u20135, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 54], "content_span": [55, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Mixed Doubles\nThe seeds for the mixed doubles title were led by 1991 French Open finalists Caroline Vis and Paul Haarhuis. Anna Kournikova and Mark Knowles came second, while Rennae Stubbs and Jim Grabb and Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 and Mahesh Bhupathi followed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Mixed Doubles\nIn a massive surprise, all of the top three seeds fell in the first round, with No. 6 seeds Katrina Adams and Leander Paes and No. 8 seeds Lisa Raymond and Patrick Galbraith following. The second round saw no seeds progressing to the quarterfinals. Lu\u010di\u0107 and Bhupathi fell to Kimberly Po and Donald Johnson; No. 5 seeds Larisa Neiland and Rick Leach went down to Debbie Graham and Ellis Ferreira; while No. 7 seeds Elena Tatarkova and Cyril Suk were defeated by Mariaan de Swardt and David Adams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Mixed Doubles\nThe semifinals had Manon Bollegraf and Pablo Albano, who defeated Vis and Haarhuis earlier, draw against wildcards Serena Williams and Max Mirnyi, who defeated Stubbs and Grabb. The other side had Graham and Ferreira drawn against de Swardt and Adams. Williams and Mirnyi easily defeated Bollegraf and Albano in straight sets, while de Swardt and Adams came back from a set down to defeat Graham and Ferreira. In the final, de Swardt and Adams triumphed after losing the second set to take the decider in a close tiebreak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Seniors, Mixed Doubles\nMariaan de Swardt /  David Adams defeated  Serena Williams /  Max Mirnyi, 6\u20134, 4\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20135)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Singles\nDane Kristian Pless headed the seeds of the Boys' Singles, with Jarkko Nieminen, Ladislav Chramosta, \u00c9ric Prodon and Jaroslav Levinsk\u00fd made up the rest of the Top 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Singles\nAll the seeds passed the first round without severe difficulty. The first upsets came in the second round Chramosta fell to American Levar Harper-Griffith, and fellow seeds David Martin, Mark Hilton and Alex Bogomolov, Jr. joining him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Singles\nThe quarterfinals consisted off Pless, 8th seed Jean-Christophe Faurel, Harper-Griffith, Francesco Aldi (who upset 7th seed Andy Roddick en route), Levinsk\u00fd, Prodon, Simone Amorico (who upset 6th seed J\u00fcrgen Melzer) and Mikhail Youzhny (who defeated Nieminen). Pless defeated Faurel, Aldi defeated Harper-Griffith, and Youzhny defeated Amorico all in two sets, while Levinsk\u00fd took three sets involving a lengthy third set to defeat Prodon, 3\u20136, 6\u20130, 9\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Singles\nPless only dropped two games to defeat Aldi and advance to the final. His opponent was Youzhny, who defeated Levinsk\u00fd, 7\u20136, 7\u20135. Pless defeated Youzhny, 6\u20134, 6\u20133, to capture the Boys' Singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Singles\nThe field for this year's Girls' Singles was headed by Nadia Petrova, who despite being the first seed, had to go through the qualifying. Slovenia's Tina Hergold was seeded second, and Wynne Prakusya was third, despite also having to go through qualifying. Greek Eleni Daniilidou and American Ansley Cargill made the rest of the Top 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Singles\nThe first round saw a quick end to Cargill, winning only three games against Italian qualifier Flavia Pennetta. 7th seed Iveta Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 also departed, along with 15th seed Gy\u00f6rgyi Zs\u00edros. Three further seeds were defeated in the second round: Czech 8th seed D\u00e1ja Bed\u00e1\u0148ov\u00e1, 11th seed Michelle Gerards, and 16th seed Aniela Mojzis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Singles\nPetrova, Hergold and Daniilidou all made the quarterfinals. Prakusya was upset in three sets by New Zealand's 12th seed Leanne Baker. 13th Virginie Razzano also made it the quarterfinals, as did 9th seed Katar\u00edna Ba\u0161tern\u00e1kov\u00e1 by defeating American 8th seed Laura Granville en route. Unseeded players Hannah Collin and Roberta Vinci also made a quarterfinal appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Singles\nPetrova and Hergold defeated Collin and Vinci to reach the semifinals in two sets. Ba\u0161tern\u00e1kov\u00e1 disposed of Baker in three to meet Hergold, while Razzano dropped the first set but won the next two to upset Daniilidou and meet Petrova. The semifinals saw Razzano stun Petrova by defeating the Russian in straight sets. Ba\u0161tern\u00e1kov\u00e1 was struggling against Hergold, but ended up winning in three sets to make a final appearance. Razzano ended up dominating Ba\u0161tern\u00e1kov\u00e1 in the final, only dropping two games to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nAmericans Bo Hodge and David Martin were the first seeds. Czechs Ladislav Chramosta and Michal Navr\u00e1til came second, while J\u00fcrgen Melzer teamed up with the first seed in singles, Kristian Pless, as the third seeded team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nThe first round saw an early exit to Hodge and Martin, falling to Canadians Philip Gubenco and Charles-Antoine S\u00e9vigny. South African fifth seeds Andrew McDade and Dirk Stegmann, Norwegian fifth seeds Stian Boretti and J\u00f8rgen Vestli, and American sixth seeds Simone Amorico and Alex Bogomolov, Jr. also fell. The remaining seeds then proceeded through the quarterfinals without too much trouble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nChramosta and Navr\u00e1til got a virtual bye through to the semifinals after their opponents, Maximilian Abel and Jaroslav Levinsk\u00fd, withdrew. Melzer and Pless passed easily to the semifinals, as did Italian fourth seeds Francesco Aldi and Stefano Mocci. Gubenco and S\u00e9vigny also advanced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nMelzer and Pless fought off a three-set contest from their Canadian opponents to win, 6\u20132, 4\u20136, 6\u20132. The other semifinal match saw Chramosta and Navr\u00e1til recover from losing the first set in a tiebreak, to win the second in another tiebreak and the third in a bagel. The first set of the final also ended up being a tiebreak, which went to the Czechs. However, Melzer and Pless came back, only dropping three games, to take the next two sets and the championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nJ\u00fcrgen Melzer /  Kristian Pless defeated  Ladislav Chramosta /  Michal Navr\u00e1til, 6\u20137, 6\u20133, 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0042-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nThe American team of Ansley Cargill and Lindsay Dawaf led the field, with D\u00e1ja Bed\u00e1\u0148ov\u00e1 and Aniela Mojzis following as the second seeds, and Slovaks Katar\u00edna Ba\u0161tern\u00e1kov\u00e1 and Zuzana Ku\u010dov\u00e1 coming in third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0043-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nThe first round witnessed the defeat of the fourth seeded Czechs Dominika Luzarov\u00e1 and Iveta Bene\u0161ov\u00e1, as well as the defeat of the sixth, seventh and eighth seeds. The second round saw one further upset, with Cargill and Dawaf falling to Eleni Daniilidou and Virginie Razzano. Despite winning the first set, 6\u20134, the Americans only won one game in the final two sets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0044-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nBed\u00e1\u0148ov\u00e1 and Mojzis progressed through to the semifinals by defeating Aussies Monique Adamczak and Sarah Stone in three sets. No such success came, however, for Ba\u0161tern\u00e1kov\u00e1 and Ku\u010dov\u00e1, as they fell in two sets to South African fifth seeds Natalie Grandin and Nicole Rencken. Daniilidou and Razzano also progressed, while the final spot in the semifinals was won by home hopes Melanie-Ann Clayton and Nicole Sewell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0045-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nClayton and Sewell won the first set against Daniilidou and Razzano, but the Europeans prevailed, 3\u20136, 6\u20133, 6\u20134. The other semifinal match also went to three sets, but Grandin and Rencken ended up defeating Bed\u00e1\u0148ov\u00e1 and Mojzis, 6\u20134, 4\u20136, 6\u20134. The final was decisive, with Daniilidou and Razzano dominating Grandin and Rencken throughout, only dropping two games to win, 6\u20131, 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154501-0046-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nEleni Daniilidou /  Virginie Razzano defeated  Natalie Grandin /  Nicole Rencken, 6\u20131, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154502-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nJ\u00e9r\u00f4me Haehnel and Julien Jeanpierre were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Junior's this year. J\u00fcrgen Melzer and Kristian Pless won in the final 6\u20137, 6\u20133, 6\u20130, against Ladislav Chramosta and Michal Navr\u00e1til.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154503-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nJulien Jeanpierre was the defending champion, but did not compete this year. Danish first seed Kristian Pless won the title, defeating Russian ninth seed Mikhail Youzhny in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154504-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nEvie Dominikovic and Alicia Molik were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Junior's this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154504-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nThe unseeded pair of Eleni Daniilidou and Virginie Razzano won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20131, against South Africans Natalie Grandin and Nicole Rencken.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154505-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Girls' Singles\nFollowing are the results of the 1999 Australian Open \u2013 Girls' Singles. The 1999 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 87th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1999. This was the first Grand Slam of the calendar year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154505-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Girls' Singles\nJelena Kostani\u0107 was the defending champion, but did not compete in 1999.French thirteenth seed Virginie Razzano won the title, defeating Slovakian ninth seed Katar\u00edna Ba\u0161tern\u00e1kov\u00e1 in the final, 6\u20131, 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154506-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year. Bj\u00f6rkman teamed up with Patrick Rafter, and they won the title defeating the first-seeded Indian team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6\u20133, 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20137(10\u201312), 6\u20134. This would be Rafter's only grand slam doubles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154507-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nTenth-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Thomas Enqvist in the final, 4\u20136, 6\u20130, 6\u20133, 7\u20136(7\u20131) to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. With this win, Kafelnikov became the first Russian (male or female) to win the Australian Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154507-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nPetr Korda was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Todd Martin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154507-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154508-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Men's Singles Qualifying\nThis article displays the qualifying draw for the men's singles main draw at the 1999 Australian Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154509-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nThe 1999 Australian Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles was the mixed doubles event of the eighty-seventh edition of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year. Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154509-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nMariaan de Swardt and David Adams won in the final 6\u20134, 4\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20135), against Serena Williams and Max Mirnyi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154509-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nOne of the surprises of this tournament was that over half of the seeds fell in the first round, and none of the seeds made it past the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154510-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the eighty-seventh edition of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year and the most prestigious tournament in the Asia-Pacific and the Southern Hemisphere. Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 were the defending champions, but Hingis competed with Russian Anna Kournikova, and Lu\u010di\u0107 competed with Frenchwoman Mary Pierce. Lu\u010di\u0107 and Pierce were defeated in the first round by Christina Singer and Helena Vildov\u00e1. Hingis and Kournikova, however, ended up winning the title, defeating first seeds Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva, 7\u20135, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154510-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nWith this win, Hingis won her fifth consecutive Grand Slam title in doubles, and became the only woman to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously. Hingis and her partners defeated Davenport/Zvereva for all five consecutive women's doubles titles starting with the 1998 Australian and ending with the 1999 Australian Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154511-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nMartina Hingis was the two-time defending champion, and she defeated unseeded Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo, 6\u20132, 6\u20133, in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1999 Australian Open. With this win, she joined Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles as the only women to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles. Hingis also became the only woman to have won three consecutive Australian Open titles in singles and doubles simultaneously.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154511-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nThis was future number one Mauresmo's first Grand Slam final, and was also the first time she had progressed past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. This would be her only Grand Slam final until 2006, despite Mauresmo being one of the top players of the early 2000s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154511-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nPrior to her semifinal defeat to Hingis, Monica Seles was 33 matches undefeated at the Australian Open, dating back to her first match in 1991, the most by a woman in the Open Era. It was therefore Seles\u2019 first ever loss at the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154511-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nThis tournament was the first Grand Slam in which two future World No. 3 singles players, Nadia Petrova and Elena Dementieva, competed in the main draw. They lost to Dominique Van Roost and Hingis in the first and second rounds respectively. It was also the last Australian Open appearance for four-time champion Steffi Graf, who lost to Seles in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154511-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Open \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154512-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Sports Sedan Championship\nThe 1999 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Sports Sedans complying with CAMS Group 2D regulations. The championship, which was the fifteenth Australian Sports Sedan Championship, was won by Tony Ricciardello driving an Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV \u2013 Chevrolet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154513-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Super Touring Championship\nThe 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Super Touring Cars. It began on 18 April 1999 at Lakeside International Raceway and ended on 29 August at Calder Park Raceway after eight rounds and twenty one races. Promoted as the BOC Gases Australian Touring Car Championship, organised by TOCA Australia and sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title, it was the seventh annual Australian championship for Super Touring Cars and the fifth to carry the Australian Super Touring Championship name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154513-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Super Touring Championship\nPaul Morris won the Drivers Championship, Volvo won the Manufacturers Championship and Volvo Racing was awarded the Teams Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154513-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Super Touring Championship, Teams and drivers\nThe following drivers competed in the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 61], "content_span": [62, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154513-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Super Touring Championship, Results and standings, Race calendar\nThe 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship consisted of twenty one races at eight rounds held in four different states. Two races were held at each of the first three rounds and three races were held at each of the remaining five rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 80], "content_span": [81, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154513-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Super Touring Championship, Results and standings, Drivers Championship\nPoints were awarded 15\u201312\u201310\u20138\u20136\u20135\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 based on the top ten race positions in each race. There was a bonus point allocated for pole position. The first three race meetings had a qualifying session for each race. After that there was just one qualifying session per round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 87], "content_span": [88, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154513-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Super Touring Championship, Results and standings, Manufacturers Championship\nManufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 15\u201312\u201310\u20138\u20136\u20135\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 basis for relative positions achieved by the best placed car from each eligible manufacturer at each race. Only two manufacturers were eligible to score points in the 1999 championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 93], "content_span": [94, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154513-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Super Touring Championship, Results and standings, Teams Championship\nTeams Championship points were awarded on a 15\u201312\u201310\u20138\u20136\u20135\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 basis for relative positions achieved by entries from multi-car teams at each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 85], "content_span": [86, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154513-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Super Touring Championship, Results and standings, TOCA Challenge \u2013 Independents Cup\nIndependents Cup points were awarded on a 15\u201312\u201310\u20138\u20136\u20135\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 basis for relative positions achieved by drivers in entries nominated as Independents at each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 100], "content_span": [101, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154514-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Touring Car season\nThe 1999 Australian Touring Car season was the 40th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154514-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Touring Car season\nTwo major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1999, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 25 touring car race meetings held during 1999; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 1999 Shell Championship Series (SCS), two of them endurance races; an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1999 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); support programme events at the 1999 Australian Grand Prix and 1999 Honda Indy 300 and two stand-alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154514-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Touring Car season, Results and Standings, Race Calendar\nThe 1999 Australian touring car season consisted of 25 events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 72], "content_span": [73, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154514-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Touring Car season, Results and Standings, Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown\nThis meeting was a support event of the 1999 Australian Grand Prix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 90], "content_span": [91, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154514-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian Touring Car season, Results and Standings, V8 Supercar Challenge\nThis meeting was a support event of the 1999 Honda Indy 300.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 80], "content_span": [81, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154515-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 October 1999 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154515-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 84], "content_span": [85, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum\nThe Australian republic referendum held on 6 November 1999 was a two-question referendum to amend the Constitution of Australia. The first question asked whether Australia should become a republic with a President appointed by Parliament following a bi-partisan appointment model which had been approved by a half-elected, half-appointed Constitutional Convention held in Canberra in February 1998. The second question, generally deemed to be far less important politically, asked whether Australia should alter the Constitution to insert a preamble. For some years opinion polls had suggested that a majority of the electorate favoured a republic. Nonetheless, the republic referendum was defeated, partly due to division among republicans on the method proposed for selection of the president and dissident republicans subsequently supporting the no campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 897]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Background\nAustralia is a constitutional monarchy under the Constitution of Australia adopted in 1901, with the duties of the monarch performed by a Governor-General selected by the Australian Government (although formally appointed by the monarch). Australian republicanism has persisted since colonial times, though through much of the 20th century the monarchy remained popular. In the early 1990s, republicanism became an important political issue. Australian Labor Party Prime Minister Paul Keating indicated a desire to instigate a republic in time for the Centenary of the Federation of Australia in 2001. The opposition Liberal-National Coalition, led by Alexander Downer, though less supportive of the republic plan, promised to convene a Constitutional Convention to discuss the issue. Under John Howard, the Coalition won the 1996 Federal Election and set the Convention date for February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 942]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Background\nThe Australian Constitutional Convention 1998 debated the need for a change to the Constitution of Australia which would abolish the Australian monarchy. The convention considered three categories of model for the selection of the head of state in an Australian republic: direct election, parliamentary election by a special majority, and appointment by a special council following prime ministerial nomination.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Background\n\"In principle\" agreement was reached by a majority of delegates for an Australian Republic (though a minority bloc of monarchists dissented). Following a series of votes, a proposal for a \"Bipartisan Appointment of the President Model\" for an Australian republic was endorsed by a majority of delegates who voted for or against the motion (monarchists and some radical-change republicans abstained from the vote). The Convention recommended to the Prime Minister and Parliament of Australia that the model, and other related changes to the Constitution, supported by the convention, be put to the people in a constitutional referendum in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Division of electorate\nThe majority of analysis has advanced two main reasons for the referendum defeat:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Division of electorate\nFirst, Australians have traditionally been cautious about proposed constitutional change. Beginning in 1906, only eight of 44 proposals put to a referendum have been approved by the constitutionally required double majority \u2013 that is, (1) a majority in each of a majority of the six States and (2) a majority nationally. In Sir Robert Menzies' words, \"to get an affirmative vote from the Australian people on a referendum proposal is one of the labours of Hercules.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Division of electorate\nSecond, public opinion varied widely on the issue, and was not a simple positive or negative reaction. The major opinion groups were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Division of electorate, Alternative methods for selecting a president\nThe process for change is seen as an important factor for the eventual outcome in a referendum. There were several other proposals for selecting a president:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 106], "content_span": [107, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Division of electorate, Alternative methods for selecting a president\nDifferent groups within the republican cause expressed views as to which model was preferable. Some were committed to one option exclusively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 106], "content_span": [107, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The two sides, The 'Yes' side\nThe 'Yes' campaign was headed by Malcolm Turnbull. It was divided in detail but nevertheless managed to present a fairly united and coherent message and was notable for unlikely alliances between traditional opponents\u2014for example, former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser gave joint statements. Many other prominent Australians also endorsed the 'Yes' vote, which led to claims that the movement was \"elitist\" in sentiment and supported by politicians rather than the public at large.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 66], "content_span": [67, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The two sides, The 'Yes' side\nViewing the case for a republic as fairly self-evident and broadly supported by the Australian populace, their advertising concentrated mainly on the positive symbolism of the republican case. The 'Yes' campaign was also viewed as having the support of the popular Australian media; British politician and journalist Bill Deedes said in The Daily Telegraph in 1999: \"I have rarely attended elections in any country, certainly not a democratic one, in which the newspapers have displayed more shameless bias. One and all, they determined that Australians should have a republic and they used every device towards that end.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 66], "content_span": [67, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The two sides, The 'No' side\nThe organised 'No' campaign was a mixture of monarchist groups. Additionally it included some republican groups who did not feel that the proposed model was satisfactory; in particular, they thought that the people should elect the President. Headed by Kerry Jones, the 'No' campaign concentrated on the perceived flaws of the model on offer, claiming that those who supported the 'Yes' push were \"elites\" (although many leading figures on the monarchist side also had \"elite\" backgrounds), and skillfully managing to appeal both to those apprehensive about the change and to those feeling that the model did not go far enough. Their advertising emphasised voting 'No' to \"this republic\", implying to direct-election supporters that a model more to their preferences was likely to be put in the future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 65], "content_span": [66, 868]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The two sides, The 'No' side\nThe common elements within the 'No' campaign were the view that the model proposed was undemocratic and would lead to a \"politician's republic\", playing to a general distrust of politicians. ' No' campaigners called for further consultation, while remaining non-specific on what steps were needed to ensure this.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 65], "content_span": [66, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Constitutional Convention\nThe model with an appointed head of state was the one endorsed by the Constitutional Convention and put forward at the referendum. It was broadly supported by both minimalist and establishment republicans, including almost all Labor and some conservative politicians. Progressive republicans in the general community opposed the indirect elected model urging people to vote against the referendum. It was opposed by monarchists of both kinds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 62], "content_span": [63, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Constitutional Convention\nVoting at the convention was open and was recorded in Hansard. Hansard shows that 73 delegates voted in favour, 57 against and 22 abstained. Not one constitutional monarchist delegate voted in favour. The policy of ACM and other monarchist groups was to oppose all republican models, including the minimalist McGarvie model. Some conservatives argued that this would be the easiest model to defeat in a referendum and therefore should be supported at the convention. Had the monarchists followed this advice, the McGarvie model would have prevailed at the convention.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 62], "content_span": [63, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Constitutional Convention\nA number of republicans who supported direct election abstained from the vote (such as Ted Mack, Phil Cleary, Clem Jones and Andrew Gunter), thereby allowing the bi-partisan model to succeed. They reasoned that the model would be defeated at a referendum, and then a second referendum called with direct election as the model.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 62], "content_span": [63, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Constitutional Convention\nAlthough the motion was passed by ignoring those who abstained, the referendum model did not enjoy the support of the majority of delegates, a condition which the Prime Minister had indicated for a referendum. Because the model was overwhelmingly supported by the republican delegates, the Prime Minister decided to put that model to the referendum, a decision acclaimed by the ARM delegates and the media.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 62], "content_span": [63, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Republic question\nA proposed law: To alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 81], "content_span": [82, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Preamble question\nElectors were also asked to vote on a second question at the 1999 referendum which asked whether they approved of:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 81], "content_span": [82, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Preamble question\nA proposed law: To alter the Constitution to insert a preamble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 81], "content_span": [82, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Results\nSection 128 of the Australian Constitution requires a \"double majority\" in a referendum to approve a constitutional amendment\u2014a majority of votes in each of a majority of the States (i.e. at least four of the six), and a majority of all the electors voting. Voters in the territories count only towards the second of those majorities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Results\n11,785,000 votes were cast, representing a voter turnout of 95.10%. Of these, approximately 100,000 (0.9%) were informal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Results, The republic\nA Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 85], "content_span": [86, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Results, The republic\nObtained a majority in no State and an overall minority of 1,137,763 votes. Not carried.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 85], "content_span": [86, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Results, The preamble\nObtained a majority in no State and an overall minority of 2,489,435 votes. Not carried.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 85], "content_span": [86, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Analysis of results\nBoth propositions failed on both of the voting requirements. There was no majority for 'Yes' in any State, where the 'Yes' vote for the republic ranged from 37.44% in Queensland to 49.84% in Victoria, and for the preamble ranged from 32.81% in Queensland to 42.46% in Victoria. Overall, 54.87% voted 'No' to the republic, and 60.66% to the preamble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 83], "content_span": [84, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, The questions and results, Analysis of results\nThe highest 'Yes' votes for the republic came from inner metropolitan areas. Of Australia's 148 divisions, 42 voted 'Yes', with Melbourne (70.92%), Sydney (67.85%), Melbourne Ports (65.90%), Grayndler (64.77%) and Fraser (64.46%) registering the highest 'Yes' votes at division level. Sydney and Melbourne voted in favour of the proposition for Australia to become a republic, in contrast to 'No' votes in Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Perth. Votes in opposition to the proposal came predominantly from rural and remote divisions, as well as many outer suburban areas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 83], "content_span": [84, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Aftermath\nWith republican models of one form or another winning a majority in opinion polls prior to the referendum, it was expected that the republican referendum would pass. However, the question put was for a particular model of republic with a head of state appointed by Parliament. This was opposed by some supporters of a republic, who preferred a directly elected head of state. Some of these, such as Phil Cleary, advocated that republic supporters vote 'No' in order that a future referendum could be put on the directly elected model. Some commentators\u2014including the president of the Australian Republican Movement, Malcolm Turnbull\u2014identified this split within the republican camp as a key reason for the referendum's failure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 774]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Aftermath\nAfter the referendum, Malcolm Turnbull blamed Prime Minister Howard in particular for the defeat and claimed:  \"Whatever else he achieves, history will remember him for only one thing. He was the Prime Minister who broke a nation's heart.\" Meanwhile, the leader of Australians for a Constitutional monarchy, Kerry Jones, called for citizens to accept the result and go forward \"as a united nation\". Despite the hopes of more radical republicans such as Phil Cleary, the referendum defeat was generally viewed as a setback for the republican cause and further referendums on the subject were mooted by the Howard Government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Aftermath\nHigh Court Justice Michael Kirby, a constitutional monarchist, ascribed the failure of the republic referendum to ten factors: lack of bi-partisanship; undue haste; a perception that the republic was supported by big city elites; a \"denigration\" of monarchists as \"unpatriotic\" by republicans; the adoption of an inflexible republican model by the convention; concerns about the specific model proposed (chiefly the ease with which a Prime Minister could dismiss a president); a republican strategy of using big \"names\" attached to the Whitlam era to promote their cause; strong opposition to the proposal in the smaller states; a counter-productive pro-republican bias in the media; and an instinctive caution among the Australian electorate regarding Constitutional change.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 822]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Aftermath\nThe Gillard Labor government which took power in a hung parliament following the August 2010 election indicated an intention not to revisit the issue of a vote for an Australian republic during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The Liberal-National Coalition government in power following the September 2013 federal election was led by Tony Abbott, a supporter of constitutional monarchy. During Abbott's term as Prime Minister, Labor Opposition Leader Bill Shorten stated he believed it was time to \"breathe new life into the dream of an Australian republic\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154516-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Australian republic referendum, Aftermath\nOn 15 September 2015, Malcolm Turnbull, who had been Chairman of the Australian Republican Movement from 1993 until 2000, succeeded Tony Abbott as leader of the Liberal Party, to become the Prime Minister of Australia. For the first time, the Prime Minister and the federal Opposition Leader, as well as the eight state and territory Premiers and Chief Ministers, were all self-declared republicans. Turnbull has stated that he believes Australia should become a republic after the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Turnbull was later succeeded, on 24 August 2018, by Scott Morrison, who subsequently declared himself a constitutional monarchist, and re-hung a portrait of the Queen in the Prime Minister's office, which Turnbull had removed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 784]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154517-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Austrian Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 25 July 1999 at the A1-Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the ninth race of the 1999 Formula One season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154517-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Austrian Grand Prix\nAfter Michael Schumacher broke his leg in the previous race at Silverstone, Ferrari's title attention turned to his teammate Eddie Irvine. David Coulthard nudged teammate Mika H\u00e4kkinen off the track on the first lap, pushing H\u00e4kkinen to the back. When Coulthard failed to hold off Irvine during the sole round of pitstops, the man from Northern Ireland wrapped up his 2nd Formula One win. H\u00e4kkinen fought through the field to finish 3rd. It was Ferrari's first win in Austria since 1970. Mika Salo substituted for Schumacher, while Pedro Diniz scored his last world championship points at this race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154518-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Austrian legislative election\nParliamentary elections were held in Austria on 3 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154518-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Austrian legislative election\nAlthough the Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, a right-wing coalition government was formed by the Freedom Party of Austria (FP\u00d6) and the Austrian People's Party (\u00d6VP) after several months of negotiations. Although the FP\u00d6 had finished a fraction of a point ahead of the \u00d6VP in the popular vote, \u00d6VP leader Wolfgang Sch\u00fcssel became Chancellor rather than controversial FP\u00d6 leader J\u00f6rg Haider. Haider, who had also been elected Landeshauptmann of Carinthia, was not appointed to the cabinet and resigned as party leader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154518-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Austrian legislative election\nHowever, foreign governments remained critical of the FP\u00d6's inclusion in the government and the fourteen other member countries of the European Union imposed sanctions on the country, whilst domestically the government faced protests organised by the SP\u00d6 and Greens. However, this pressure on the government helped stabilise it and when it became clear that the FP\u00d6 was not going to be excluded from government, sanctions were lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154518-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Austrian legislative election, Contesting parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the 20th National Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154519-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Aylesbury Vale District Council election\nThe 1999 Aylesbury Vale District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Aylesbury Vale District Council in Buckinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154520-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 A\u00efn T\u00e9mouchent earthquake\nThe 1999 A\u00efn T\u00e9mouchent earthquake occurred on December 22 at 18:36:56 local time in northern Algeria. The dip-slip event had a moment magnitude of 5.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). At least 22 were killed, 175 were injured, and 15,000 were homeless. The Belgian Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters' EM-DAT database and the USGS' National Geophysical Data Center both list financial losses of $60.93 million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154521-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 BC Lions season\nThe 1999 BC Lions finished in first place in the West Division with a 13\u20135 record. They appeared in the West Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154522-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 BDO World Darts Championship\nThe 1999 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 2\u201310 January 1999 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154522-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 BDO World Darts Championship\nDefending champion Raymond van Barneveld retained his title with victory over Ronnie Baxter in another thrilling final which, like the previous year's decider against Richie Burnett, went to the final set and a tiebreak. Barneveld became the first player to retain the Embassy World Championship since Eric Bristow won it in three consecutive years in 1984, 1985 and 1986.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154522-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 BDO World Darts Championship\nThe standout match of this championship, however, was the quarter-final between Chris Mason and Martin Adams. Adams looked well set for victory when he led 4\u20131 in sets, but he missed nine darts for the match, and this opened the door for Mason to stage a huge comeback, forcing a final-set tiebreak. Finally, Adams missed a double one which would have forced a sudden-death leg, and Mason hit it to secure a remarkable win. This match also saw no fewer than 29 180s - 16 for Adams and 13 for Mason.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154522-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 BDO World Darts Championship, Prize money\nThere was also a 9 Dart Checkout prize of \u00a352,000, along with a High Checkout prize of \u00a32,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154523-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 BMW Open\nThe 1999 BMW Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay courts in Munich, Germany that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the eighty-third edition of the tournament and was held from 26 April until 3 May 1999. Unseeded Franco Squillari won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154523-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 BMW Open, Finals, Doubles\nDaniel Orsanic /  Mariano Puerta defeated  Massimo Bertolini /  Cristian Brandi, 7\u20136(7\u20133), 3\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20133).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 30], "content_span": [31, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154524-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 BMW Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 BMW Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay courts in Munich, Germany that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the eighty-third edition of the tournament and was held from April 26 \u2013 May 3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154524-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 BMW Open \u2013 Doubles\nTodd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154524-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 BMW Open \u2013 Doubles\nDaniel Orsanic and Mariano Puerta won the title, defeating Massimo Bertolini and Cristian Brandi 7\u20136, 3\u20136, 7\u20136 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154525-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 BMW Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 BMW Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay courts in Munich, Germany that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the eighty-third edition of the tournament and was held from April 26 \u2013 May 3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154525-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 BMW Open \u2013 Singles\nThomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154525-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 BMW Open \u2013 Singles\nFranco Squillari won the title, defeating Andrei Pavel 6\u20134, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154526-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 BYU Cougars football team\nThe 1999 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 28th-year head coach LaVell Edwards, in what would be his second-to-last season with the team, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium. This was the school's first year in the newly formed Mountain West Conference, and they would go on to share the conference's first conference championship with Utah and Colorado State. They finished with a record of 8\u20134 (5\u20132 MW), and were invited to the 1999 Motor City Bowl, where they lost to undefeated Marshall, 3\u201321.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154526-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 BYU Cougars football team, Schedule\n\u2022SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154527-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Babergh District Council election\nThe 1999 Babergh District Council election for the Babergh District Council in Suffolk was held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154528-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Badminton Asia Cup\nThe 1999 Badminton Asia Cup; officially called as JVC Asia Cup 1999 was the 2nd edition of the Badminton Asia Cup. It was held in Phan \u0110\u00ecnh Ph\u00f9ng indoor stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 10 November to 14 November with total prize money of 100,000 US Dollars. Tournament consisted of total of three matches in every team encounter, with format of Men's singles, Men's doubles and a second Men's singles match. Countries participated in this tournaments were Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Thailand, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam & China. Winning team & top seeded Indonesia got US$50,000 while runner-up Malaysian team got US$25,000. Third placed South Korean team got a total of US$15,000 and 4th ranked Chinese team bagged a total prize of US$10,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 786]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154529-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Balearic regional election\nThe 1999 Balearic regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. All 59 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154529-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Balearic regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Parliament of the Balearic Islands was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Balearic Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Government. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Balearic Islands and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154529-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Balearic regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 59 members of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 33 for Mallorca, 13 for Menorca, 12 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154529-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Balearic regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154529-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Balearic regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Parliament concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154529-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Balearic regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe Parliament of the Balearic Islands could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a sixty-day period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154529-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Balearic regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 30 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 859]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154530-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ball State Cardinals football team\nThe 1999 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled a 0\u201311 record (0\u20138 against conference opponents) and finished in sixth place out of six teams in the MAC West. The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154530-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ball State Cardinals football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Brian Conn with 1,525 passing yards, Nick Dunbar with 592 rushing yards, and Adrian Reese with 664 receiving yards and 30 points scored.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154531-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ballon d'Or\nThe 1999 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Rivaldo on 21 December 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154531-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ballon d'Or, Rankings\nAdditionally, 22 players were nominated but received no votes: Fabien Barthez, Dennis Bergkamp, Laurent Blanc, Gianluigi Buffon, Frank de Boer,  Marcel Desailly, Giovane \u00c9lber, Pep Guardiola,Filippo Inzaghi, Patrick Kluivert, Paolo Maldini, Fernando Morientes, Hidetoshi Nakata, Emmanuel Petit, Gus Poyet, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi, Lilian Thuram, Sylvain Wiltord and Gianfranco Zola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 26], "content_span": [27, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154532-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles season\nThe 1999 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154532-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles season, Cuban exhibition series\nIn a rare event on March 28, 1999, the Orioles staged an exhibition series against the Cuban national team in Havana. The Orioles won the game 3\u20132 in 11 innings. They were the first Major League team to play in Cuba since 1959, when the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Orioles in an exhibition. The Cuban team visited Baltimore in May 1999. Cuba won the second game 10\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154532-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154532-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 67], "content_span": [68, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154532-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154532-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154532-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 70], "content_span": [71, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series\nThe 1999 Baltimore Orioles\u00a0\u2013 Cuban national baseball team exhibition series consisted of two exhibition games played between the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Cuban national baseball team on March 28 and May 3, 1999. The first game took place in Havana, while the second was held in Baltimore. This series marked the first time that the Cuban national team had faced a squad composed solely of major league players and the first time an MLB team played in Cuba since 1959.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series\nIn the 1990s, Orioles' owner Peter Angelos lobbied the United States federal government to gain permission to hold this series for three years. Various politicians, including members of the United States House of Representatives, opposed the idea and attempted to block the series. Eventually, Angelos secured the approval in 1999, after a change in United States foreign policy to Cuba under President Bill Clinton, which eased travel restrictions and increased cultural exchange.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series\nThe Orioles won the first game, which was held in Havana, by a score of 3\u20132 in extra innings. The Cuban national team defeated the Orioles 12\u20136 in the second game, which was held in Baltimore. The series introduced Jos\u00e9 Contreras to the American baseball audience; Contreras defected from Cuba in 2002 to pitch in MLB. The United States and Cuba now compete with each other and other nations in the World Baseball Classic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Background\nThe Cuban Revolution led to the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista, an ally of the United States, in 1959. Fidel Castro severed Cuba's formerly strong ties with the United States. The United States soon instituted an embargo against Cuba, which has made it illegal for United States corporations to enter into business with Cuba. The Baltimore Orioles, who were slated to hold a 1960 exhibition series against the Cincinnati Reds in Havana, moved the games to Miami, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 80], "content_span": [81, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Background\nNo Major League Baseball (MLB) team had played in Cuba since March 21, 1959. Castro made attempts to lure American baseball teams back to Cuba to no avail. In the 1970s, George McGovern, a United States Senator, pushed the idea of an exchange of MLB and college basketball teams as a way to bridge the impasse between the two governments, similar to the ping-pong diplomacy that aided US-China relations; however, this was blocked by the United States Department of State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 80], "content_span": [81, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Background\nIn the 1980s, Scott Armstrong attempted to convince Edward Bennett Williams, then the owner of the Baltimore Orioles, to play a game of Cuban All-Stars against his Orioles. Williams declined, as he had a position on an advisory board in the Reagan Administration, which opposed having any business with Cuba. Armstrong discussed the idea with MLB Commissioner Bart Giamatti and MLB Players Association (MLBPA) chair Donald Fehr. Though Giamatti was interested, he died before he could pursue the idea. Fehr visited Cuba during the 1994-95 MLB strike, but could not secure an antitrust exemption.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 80], "content_span": [81, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Background\nIn 1996, Peter Angelos, the new owner of the Orioles, met with Armstrong and Saul Landau, who convinced him to pursue an exhibition series between his Orioles and the Cuban national baseball team. Angelos petitioned the United States Government to permit a series. United States Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen wrote to the State Department, asking that the series be prevented. The United States Department of the Treasury denied Angelos' request on the grounds that American money may not be spent in Cuba under the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 80], "content_span": [81, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Background\nIn January 1999, President Bill Clinton eased travel restrictions and increased cultural exchange between the United States and Cuba, leading Angelos to again seek permission to play an exhibition game in Cuba. Angelos met with Sandy Berger, Clinton's National Security Advisor, to discuss a potential exhibition. Bud Selig, the MLB Commissioner, allowed for the exploration of the series, though it still required the approval of MLB owners and the MLBPA. The MLBPA insisted on a second game to be held in the United States. A contingent of United States Representatives, including Ros-Lehtinen, Robert Menendez, Dan Burton, Lincoln D\u00edaz-Balart, and Rick Lazio, lobbied Fehr to try to block the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 80], "content_span": [81, 784]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Background\nOngoing negotiations through March yielded an agreement on March 7, 1999, over the objections of the State Department. The proceeds of the series were a major sticking point in negotiations, as it violated the United States embargo against Cuba. Instead of going to the Cuban Government, it was agreed that proceeds would fund baseball programs in Cuba.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 80], "content_span": [81, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Background\nThe series created a good deal of criticism, especially among the Cuban American community. MLB umpire Rich Garcia, who is of Cuban descent, opposed the series. MLB umpires filed a grievance against MLB attempting to block them from being sent to umpire the game in Cuba, and refused to officiate the game in Baltimore. The Cuban American National Foundation protested the series. Former US diplomat Otto Reich likened the baseball match in Havana to the notion of playing soccer at Auschwitz and also the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, dismissing it as a propaganda ploy by the Cuban government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 80], "content_span": [81, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Games, Game one\nGame one took place at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba, on March 28, 1999. Tickets were distributed by invitation only. Angelos, Selig, and Castro sat together in box seats. One hundred schoolchildren from the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area also traveled to Cuba on a plane chartered by Angelos. Before the game, players and coaches on both teams engaged in a flag ceremony. Castro greeted the Orioles on the field, and gave his Cuban team a pep talk. Cuban baseball legend Conrado Marrero threw out the first pitch. The game was televised in the U.S. by ESPN with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan announcing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 85], "content_span": [86, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Games, Game one\nOrioles' starting pitcher Scott Erickson allowed one run on five hits in seven innings pitched. Cuban starter Jos\u00e9 Ibar allowed a home run to Charles Johnson and was relieved in the third inning by Jos\u00e9 Contreras. Contreras pitched eight innings without allowing a run. Orioles' manager Dave Miller brought in his closer, Mike Timlin, in the eighth inning. This backfired, as Omar Linares tied the game for Cuba with a run batted in single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 85], "content_span": [86, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Games, Game one\nTied after nine innings, the game went into extra innings. Cuba had two runners on base in the 10th inning, but Mike Fetters retired Cuba without allowing a run. The Orioles won the game when Harold Baines hit a single off of Pedro Luis Lazo that scored Will Clark with the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th inning. Jesse Orosco recorded the final three outs in the bottom of the 11th, as the Orioles won by a score of 3\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 85], "content_span": [86, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Games, Game two\nThe second game was held at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on May 3, 1999, in front of 47,940 fans. By May 3, the Orioles had a 7\u201317 win-loss record in the 1999 MLB season. The Cuban national team, meanwhile, was stronger than during the first game, as the 1998\u201399 Cuban National Series had concluded and players who were not available for the first game of the exhibition joined the Cuban team. A 300-person delegation accompanied the Cuban team, including members of the Cuban media, students, and retired players. MLB requested the Federal Aviation Administration clear the airspace above Camden Yards for the game, in response to an attempt by a Miami-based pilot and veteran of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, to drop anti-Castro leaflets over Estadio Latinoamericano during the first game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 85], "content_span": [86, 885]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Games, Game two\nThe start of the game was delayed by rain for 56 minutes. The game was further interrupted by protesters, one of whom ran onto the field during the fifth inning and had to be thrown to the ground by C\u00e9sar Valdez, a Cuban umpire. Contreras started the game for Cuba, and he allowed a two-run double by Baines in the first inning. Orioles' starting pitcher Scott Kamieniecki, who was on the MLB disabled list at the time, allowed four runs in the second inning to give Cuba the lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 85], "content_span": [86, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Games, Game two\nNorge Luis Vera entered the game for Cuba in the third inning and pitched 6+2\u20443 innings in relief without allowing a hit, retiring 20 of the first 22 batters he faced. His hitless streak ended when he allowed a home run to Delino DeShields in the ninth inning. Gabe Molina, who had made his MLB debut on May\u00a01, allowed Cuba to score five runs in the ninth inning, including a three-run home run hit by Andy Morales. The Cuban national team defeated the Orioles 12\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 85], "content_span": [86, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Games, Game two\nDanel Castro batted 4-for-5 for Cuba, including a two run batted in (RBI) triple, and scored four runs. Calvin Pickering, a rookie first baseman for the Orioles who had been promoted from the minor leagues the day prior, committed three errors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 85], "content_span": [86, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Aftermath\nRigoberto Herrera, a member of the Cuban national team who had retired and accompanied the team from Cuba as a guest, defected to the United States during the visit. Though six retired players overslept the day after the game in Baltimore and missed their flight back to Cuba, no other members of the delegation defected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 79], "content_span": [80, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Aftermath\nTo discourage defections during the exhibition in Baltimore, Cuba maintained strict security around their young players, not allowing sports agents to speak with them. Though no active Cuban players defected during the trip to Baltimore, members of the Cuban national team did defect in the years following the series. Andy Morales defected in 2000. Contreras, who was considered Cuba's best pitcher, gained international fame after the series and defected from Cuba in 2002. Nelson D\u00edaz, a Cuban umpire who officiated the game in Baltimore, defected from Cuba to the United States in 2009.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 79], "content_span": [80, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Aftermath\nMLB and the Major League Umpires Association engaged in a dispute regarding the amount of pay owed to umpires for officiating the game that took place in Baltimore. This was one factor that led to the mass resignation of MLB umpires that took place on September 2, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 79], "content_span": [80, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Aftermath\nIn 2000, Syd Thrift, the Orioles' general manager, told The Washington Times that the team had a practice of not signing players who had defected from Cuba, which he attributed to Angelos' desire to avoid doing \"anything that could be interpreted as being disrespectful or ... encouraging players to defect\". Investigations by Major League Baseball and the United States Department of Justice did not find evidence that the absence of Cuban players on the Orioles' roster or in its minor league system was due to discrimination.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 79], "content_span": [80, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154533-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Orioles\u2013Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, Aftermath\nThe Cuban national team next played in the United States during the 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC). President George W. Bush attempted to prevent the Cuban team from participating in the tournament, but other nations promised to withdraw if Cuba was barred. The next American team to travel to Cuba was the Tampa Bay Rays, which played an exhibition against the Cuban national team in March 2016.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 79], "content_span": [80, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154534-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Ravens season\nThe 1999 season was the Baltimore Ravens' fourth season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under head coach Brian Billick. Though they missed the playoffs, they played tough against top division rival Jacksonville and trounced the eventual AFC Champion Titans to help finish the season strong with an 8\u20138 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154534-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Ravens season, Offseason, New logo\nThe Ravens were forced to switch their helmet logo for the 1999 season. Security guard Frederick Bouchat contended that he had created the Ravens\u2019 logo\u2014a \u201cB\u201d inside a winged shield\u2014that had been used from 1996 through 1998. Bouchat sued the team for $10 million, and although he received no damages, a judge upheld a jury's verdict supporting the claim", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154534-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore Ravens season, Offseason, New logo\nThe team's new logo\u2014the profile of a raven's head with the letter \"B\"\u2014was voted on by 7,000 fans in a poll by The Baltimore Sun. The updated logo remains in use by the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election\nOn November 2, 1999, the city of Baltimore, Maryland, elected a new mayor, the 47th in the city's history. Primary elections were held to determine the nominees for the Democratic Party and Republican Party on September 14. Incumbent mayor Kurt Schmoke, a Democrat, opted not to run for reelection. Martin O'Malley, a member of the Baltimore City Council, won the election to succeed Schmoke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election\nBecause Baltimore's electorate is overwhelmingly Democratic, it was widely believed that the city's next mayor would effectively be chosen in the Democratic primary election. Baltimore's large African American population initially made it seem likely that Schmoke would be succeeded by another African American. Former Congressman Kweisi Mfume was the preferred candidate of local politicians, but he opted not to run. Though Carl Stokes and Lawrence Bell, members of the city council, declared for the race, local leaders were underwhelmed with the quality of declared candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election\nIn 1999, Baltimore experienced high rates of murder and unemployment, and had a failing city school system. O'Malley declared his candidacy, focusing his campaign on a \"zero tolerance\" approach to crime. He received endorsements from many of the city's African American leaders. After a close race, O'Malley overtook both Stokes and Bell to win the Democratic nomination, making him an overwhelming favorite in the general election. He defeated Republican candidate David F. Tufaro in the general election by an overwhelming majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Background\nKurt Schmoke, the incumbent Mayor of Baltimore, was serving his third term. He announced in December 1998 that he would not run for reelection the following year, the first time an incumbent Baltimore mayor did not run for reelection since 1971. Schmoke was the first African American mayor in Baltimore's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Background\nRacial politics had long played a role in Baltimore. As the state of Maryland did not attempt to prevent African Americans from voting through Jim Crow laws, political coalitions often involved African American community leaders. Theodore McKeldin, who served as mayor from 1943 through 1947 and from 1963 through 1967, was one of the first political leaders to work with African American community leaders. By 1999, 63% of Baltimore's registered voters were African American, and 90% were registered to the Democratic Party. Baltimore had not elected a Republican mayor since 1963.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Background\nAs of 1999, Baltimore experienced 300 murders a year, which was the fourth most in the nation. Unemployment was 9%, twice the national average. Between 1990 and 1998, Baltimore saw its population decrease by 12.3%, the second-biggest decrease during that time period in the United States. This decrease led to its work force decreasing by one-sixth. The city saw decreases in heavy-manufacturing by 40\u00a0percent, distribution jobs by 35\u00a0percent, retail positions by 34\u00a0percent, and banking jobs by 28\u00a0percent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Background\nAlso, the state of Maryland had taken over the city's failing school system in 1996, which upset African American politicians. State Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV called the takeover racist. Baltimore City Council members, including President Lawrence Bell and Martin O'Malley, had opposed the handling of Baltimore's high crime rate by Schmoke and Baltimore Police Department (BPD) Commissioner Thomas C. Frazier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Candidates, Democrats\nBell was considered in February 1999 to be the front-runner in the mayoral race. Other potential candidates included State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy, former city councilman Carl Stokes, City Comptroller Joan Pratt, and Joan Carter Conway, a member of the Maryland State Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Candidates, Democrats\nCity leaders, including Howard P. Rawlings, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, and William Donald Schaefer, the Comptroller of Maryland and Schmoke's predecessor as mayor, feared that none of the potential candidates had the vision to continue the urban renewal that took place under Schmoke and Schaefer. They hoped that Baltimore-native Kweisi Mfume, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), would run. Mfume had previously served on the Baltimore City Council and in the United States House of Representatives. Schmoke called the race \"his to lose\". However, Mfume lived in nearby Catonsville, Maryland, and did not move into Baltimore until March, which would leave him short of the one-year residency requirement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 831]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Candidates, Democrats\nThe state legislature passed a law shortening the residency requirement from one year to six months, which was signed into law by Democratic Governor Parris Glendening in April. Bell attempted to have the legislation overturned. The City Council, with Schmoke's support considered raising the salary of the mayor in April, to make the position more enticing to Mfume. Also, 200 Baltimore citizens, including three former mayors, attempted to draft Mfume into the race. However, Mfume had signed a five-year contract with the NAACP in 1996. Mfume considered leaving the NAACP to run, but in May, decided to remain with the organization.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Candidates, Democrats\nStokes announced his candidacy in December 1998. Bell announced his candidacy two days after Mfume passed on running, in May 1999, promising to tackle crime and improve public safety. Community leaders who attempted to draft Mfume into the race began to back Stokes. Other declared candidates included Mary Conaway, the City Register of Wills, activists A. Robert Kaufman, Robert Marsili, and Phillip Brown. Jessamy stated that without Mfume in the race, she would consider running, but she opted against getting into the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Candidates, Democrats\nA June 1999 poll conducted by Gonzales/Arscott Communications Inc., a polling firm based in Annapolis, Maryland, showed Schaefer ahead of Bell. Schaefer stated that he had no interest in running, and threw his support behind Bishop Robinson, the former BPD Commissioner. Robinson chose not to run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Candidates, Democrats\nO'Malley initially supported Bell's candidacy. Bell urged O'Malley to endorse him, and offered him the job of city solicitor in exchange for his support. However, O'Malley began to distance himself from Bell, not appearing at Bell's campaign announcement, due to disagreements on several bills debated at the city council. Bell's supporters attempted to convince O'Malley to run for City Council President, but O'Malley announced his decision to run for mayor in June, becoming the first major candidate in the race who was Caucasian. He began the campaign largely unknown outside of Northeast Baltimore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Candidates, Republicans\nOn July 1, David F. Tufaro, a real estate developer and lawyer from Roland Park, Maryland, announced his intention to run for the Republican Party nomination, joining three neighborhood activists who had already declared their intentions to run. Carl Adair, a public school teacher who had run unsuccessfully for the city council and the Maryland House of Delegates on numerous occasions, was also a candidate for the Republican nomination.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Candidates, Republicans\nRepublican Party officials quickly began to back Tufaro, who criticized the Democratic Party by pointing out that Democrats have led Baltimore in its decline.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Campaign\nFifteen candidates ended up running in the Democratic primary. The front-runners were considered to be O'Malley, Bell, and Stokes. Schmoke made no endorsement in the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Campaign\nO'Malley and Bell called for \"zero tolerance\" to all crime, though Stokes felt this policy was biased against minorities. Stokes ran on the issue of education, as he was a former member of the Baltimore school board, in addition to the city council. Stokes vowed to reduce class sizes and reverse the trend of citizens of Baltimore leaving the city to live in nearby suburbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Campaign\nO'Malley faced initial difficulties based on race, as a community leader stated that his entrance into the race \"created some tension,\" and that O'Malley's potential victory \"would be the worst thing that could happen in this city\" and could \"tear this city apart.\" Some saw his entrance in the race as an attempt to split the African American vote. However, O'Malley received endorsements from prominent African American politicians in August, including Rawlings, fellow state Delegate Kenneth Montague, and Conway. Rawlings credited O'Malley's \"track record of empowering black Americans.\" He also received an endorsement from Schaefer. Some African Americans charged Rawlings with \"stabbing us in the back\" over the endorsement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Campaign\nBell attempted to portray himself as the heir apparent to Schmoke. However, disclosures from a lawsuit revealed Bell's financial troubles, which included having his car repossessed. Bell lost support after he stated that voters should choose him because \"I look like you.\" Stokes began to lose support after he was charged with lying about having a college degree, when it was discovered that he did not graduate from Loyola University Maryland, as his campaign literature stated. It was also revealed that Stokes settled an income tax lien.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Campaign\nBell's supporters rallied outside the offices of The Baltimore Sun, challenging that they were writing negative stories about African American candidates, and giving better treatment to O'Malley during the campaign. Stokes was able to recover support when he received endorsements from The Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Afro-American, and the ministerial alliance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Campaign\nBell led Stokes in a poll conducted early in the race, 33% to 17%, before O'Malley declared his candidacy. By late August, Bell slipped in the polls to third place, with O'Malley and Stokes tied. Bell and O'Malley began airing television commercials supporting their campaigns in early August, while Stokes did not begin to air commercials until September. O'Malley also advertised on the radio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Campaign\nSeven candidates, including Democrats Bell, Stokes, O'Malley, and Conaway, and Republicans Adair, Tufaro, and Arthur Cuffie Jr., met for a debate on September 8. The debate focused on crime, with Bell, Stokes, and O'Malley making their cases regarding \"zero tolerance\", while Adair and Tufaro declared their support for Frazier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Results, Democratic primary\nThe Democratic primary was held on September 14. Turnout was high; though the mayoral candidates expected about 100,000 voters, about half of Baltimore's 294,000 registered voters voted in the primary elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Results, Democratic primary\nO'Malley won the primary election with more than 50% of the vote, though he received only 30% of the African American vote. Bell and Stokes split a significant portion of the city's black majority, but their combined total was less than O'Malley. At his victory rally, O'Malley called the election \"a victory for diversity and a victory for inclusiveness\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Results, Republican primary\nIn the September 14 Republican primary, Tufaro received over half of the votes cast. Adair finished in second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Results, General election\nDespite the odds he faced in the general election, Tufaro promised to campaign against O'Malley, not taking defeat as an inevitability. He pointed to Bret Schundler, the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, as evidence that a Republican could be elected in a heavily Democratic city. Schundler came to Baltimore to campaign for Tufaro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Results, General election\nRegarding public housing, Tufaro called for renovations rather than demolishing vacant buildings, which drew criticism, as Housing Commissioner Daniel P. Henson III pointed out that renovating was more expensive than demolishing. O'Malley promised to enforce provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, which require banks to invest in poor neighborhoods. Tufaro further proposed a plan for school vouchers and to drug test students, which drew opposition from the Baltimore Teachers Union and from O'Malley, who favored expanding pre-kindergarten and after-school programs, while making summer school mandatory. When discussing the problem of HIV/AIDS in Baltimore, which disproportionately affects African Americans, both O'Malley and Tufaro promised to continue the city's needle exchange program.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 869]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Results, General election\nTufaro criticized O'Malley's zero tolerance policy, suggesting it would lead to increased police brutality towards minorities. He instead proposed continuing Mayor Schmoke's community policing strategy. Opponents of the zero tolerance policy tried to tie O'Malley to the Baltimore Police shooting of an African American car theft suspect.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Results, General election\nWMAR-TV conducted the only poll of the general election with SurveyUSA, which showed O'Malley leading with 87% of the vote. On Election Day, O'Malley easily defeated Tufaro in the general election, receiving over 90% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Aftermath, O'Malley's political career\nFollowing his election, O'Malley's first personnel decision was to retain the director of the city's economic development agency. O'Malley had his transition team, and had them compile policy drafts by mid-December, so they would be ready to compete for state funds when the Maryland State Legislature reconvened on January 12, 2000. He participated in the Newly Elected Mayors Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in mid-November. By the beginning of December, he named five deputy mayors and filled most of his cabinet. He finalized his cabinet on December 7, during his last session as a city councillor. He was sworn in as mayor later that day at the War Memorial Plaza, near Baltimore City Hall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 71], "content_span": [72, 787]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Aftermath, O'Malley's political career\nIn his first year in office, O'Malley adopted a statistics-based crime tracking system called CitiStat, modeled after Compstat. The system logged every call for service into a database for analysis. The Washington Post wrote in 2006 that Baltimore's \"homicide rate remains stubbornly high and its public school test scores disappointingly low. But CitiStat has saved an estimated $350 million and helped generate the city's first budget surplus in years.\" In 2004, CitiStat accountability tool won Harvard University's \"Innovations in American Government\" award. The system garnered interest from Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, as well as crime officials from the United Kingdom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 71], "content_span": [72, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Aftermath, O'Malley's political career\nO'Malley considered a run for Governor of Maryland in the 2002 election, but decided not to run. He was reelected as Mayor of Baltimore in 2003, and announced his candidacy for governor in the 2006 election. The Baltimore Sun endorsed O'Malley, saying: \"When he was first elected mayor in 1999, the former two-term city councilman inherited a city of rising crime, failing schools, and shrinking economic prospects. He was able to reverse course in all of these areas.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 71], "content_span": [72, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Aftermath, O'Malley's political career\nThe Washington Post criticized O'Malley for \"not solv[ing] the problems of rampant crime and rough schools in Baltimore\", but further said that \"he put a dent in them.\". O'Malley defeated incumbent governor Bob Ehrlich 53%-46% in the November 7, 2006, general election. O'Malley defeated Ehrlich in the 2010 election 56%-42%, receiving just over one million votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 71], "content_span": [72, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Aftermath, O'Malley's political career\nO'Malley was ineligible to run in the 2014 gubernatorial election due to term limits. O'Malley publicly expressed interest in a presidential run in 2016 on multiple occasions. At a press conference at a National Governors Association meeting, O'Malley stated he was laying \"the framework\" for a presidential run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 71], "content_span": [72, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Aftermath, Depiction on The Wire\nA fictionalized version of the events of this election were presented in third and fourth seasons of The Wire, a drama about crime and politics in Baltimore, which aired in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Many saw the connection between O'Malley and the character of Tommy Carcetti, a Caucasian Baltimore City Councillor who is elected mayor in an election against two African American opponents. Carlos Watson of MSNBC once introduced O'Malley as \"one of the real-life inspirations for the mayor of the hit TV show The Wire\", to which O'Malley responded that he was instead the show's \"antidote\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154535-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Baltimore mayoral election, Aftermath, Depiction on The Wire\nShow creator David Simon denied that the character of Tommy Carcetti was supposed to be O'Malley, though he did acknowledge that O'Malley was \"one of several inspirations\" for Carcetti. He further stated that while Carcetti was \"reflective\" of O'Malley, Carcetti was a composite drawing aspects from other local politicians that he had covered when he worked as a reporter for The Baltimore Sun.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154536-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bandy World Championship\nThe 1999 Bandy World Championship was a competition between bandy playing nations for men. The championship was played in Russia between 30 January-7 February 1999. Russia became champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154537-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bangabandhu Cup\n1999 Bangabandhu Cup was the 2nd season of the Bangabandhu Cup, after the first edition was held in 1996-7. The second edition ran from 27 August 1999 to 7 September 1999. A Japanese Third Division XI went on to win the cup after defeating the Ghana U\u201323 team 3-2 in the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154537-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bangabandhu Cup\nBangabandhu Cup was discontinued after the 1999 edition due to the political situation in the country, and relaunched again in 2015.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154537-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bangabandhu Cup, Format\nIn group stage twelve teams divided into four groups of three teams, playing a single match round-robin. The teams finishing first in each group qualified for the Semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154538-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic\nThe 1999 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Stanford, California in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held from July 26 through August 1, 1999. The singles title was won by Lindsay Davenport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154538-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154538-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154538-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154538-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154538-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic, Finals, Doubles\nLindsay Davenport /  Corina Morariu defeated  Anna Kournikova /  Elena Likhovtseva, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154539-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Bank of the West Classic \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-eighth edition of the first tournament in the US Open Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154539-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic \u2013 Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but Zvereva did not compete this year. Davenport partnered up with Corina Morariu, and won her fifth Bank of the West Classic title in six years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154540-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Bank of the West Classic \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twenty-eighth edition of the first tournament in the US Open Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154540-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bank of the West Classic \u2013 Singles\nLindsay Davenport and Venus Williams were the respective defending champion and runner-up, and they met in the final again. Davenport won for a second consecutive year to claim her twenty-third singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154541-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season\nThe 1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 21st season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154541-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, New Era\nIn December of last year, Senator Robert Jaworski, Sr. announced his resignation with the Ginebra ballclub during a press conference, bidding goodbye to the team and the sport that has been part of his illustrious career and made him a certified icon for the past 15 years. As the PBA enters its 25th season, a New Era has come for the never-say-die team now known as Barangay Ginebra Kings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 43], "content_span": [44, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154541-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Trades / Occurrences\nOn July 10, a blockbuster trade took place when forward Noli Locsin was shipped by Ginebra to Pop Cola for Vergel Meneses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 56], "content_span": [57, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154541-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Trades / Occurrences\nAllan Caidic, who was assigned as player-assistant coach of Ginebra at the start of the season, began his role as playing-coach for the team starting the Governors Cup, replacing coach Rino Salazar. The Kings has yet to score a victory in five games when they decided to replace import Mario Donaldson in favor of Monty Lamont Wilson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 56], "content_span": [57, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154541-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Notable dates\nMarch 12: The Gin Kings stopped Alaska's winning run with a 97-87 victory and maintain their winning streak to three after losing their first four games in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 49], "content_span": [50, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154541-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Notable dates\nMay 5: Barangay Ginebra defeated Sta.Lucia Realtors, 77-74, in their playoff game for the 8th and last entry to the quarterfinal round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 49], "content_span": [50, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154541-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Notable dates\nMay 12: Point guard Bal David converted a buzzer-beating shot from an inbound with three seconds left as Barangay Ginebra Kings pulled a stunning 82-81 upset win over top-seeded Mobiline Phone Pals in the do-or-die quarterfinals match. The Kings with a twice-to-beat disadvantage, forces a playoff three nights ago and repeated over the heavily-favored Phone Pals. Barangay Ginebra will go up against Formula Shell in the best-of-five semifinal series of the All-Filipino Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 49], "content_span": [50, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154541-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Notable dates\nNovember 7: Barangay Ginebra defeated Pop Cola, 80-76, in a battle of winless teams to end a seven-game slump and give Allan Caidic his first win as playing-coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 49], "content_span": [50, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154542-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Barbadian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Barbados on 20 January 1999. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party led by Owen Arthur, which won 26 of the 28 seats. The opposition Democratic Labour Party led by David Thompson, only won two seats. Voter turnout was 63.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154542-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Barbadian general election\nAt the time, this was the largest margin of victory since universal suffrage was introduced in 1951. This record would be broken in 2018, when the BLP won all 30 seats in the House of Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154543-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Barber Dodge Pro Series\nThe 1999 Barber Dodge Pro Series season was the fourteenth season of the series. All cars are Dodge powered, Michelin shod, Reynard 98E chassis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154543-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Barber Dodge Pro Series, Race calendar and results, In season testing\nThe Barber Dodge Pro Series conducted a three-day test at the 1 mile oval of Phoenix International Raceway. It was the first time since 1996 the series visited an oval. It was the first time the in 1998 introduced Michelin shod Reynard 98E visited an oval track. Many drivers, such as Sepp Koster, had never driven on an oval before. John McCaig was the only driver who also competed in the 1996 Nazareth Speedway Barber Pro Series race. Defending series champion Jeff Simmons was the fastest driver over the three-day test driving an average lap of 129.042mph (207.67km/h). The test was a preparation for the 60-lap race at Nazareth where the series supported the First Union 200, a NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 74], "content_span": [75, 799]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154544-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Barcelona City Council election\nThe 1999 Barcelona City Council election, also the 1999 Barcelona municipal election, was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality of Barcelona. All 41 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154544-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system\nThe City Council of Barcelona (Catalan: Ajuntament de Barcelona, Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Barcelona) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Barcelona, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154544-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system\nVoting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the municipality of Barcelona and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 734]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154544-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system\nThe mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154544-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Barcelona City Council election, Electoral system\nThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Barcelona, as its population was over 1,000,001, at least 8,000 signatures were required.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154544-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Barcelona City Council election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 21 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Barcelona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 51], "content_span": [52, 855]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154545-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Barcelona Dragons season\nThe 1999 Barcelona Dragons season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his seventh year, and played its home games at Estadi Ol\u00edmpic de Montju\u00efc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl '99, Barcelona lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy 38\u201324.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154546-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Wombwell North from Labour. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154546-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results\n+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 65], "content_span": [66, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154547-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election\nElections to Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting\nElections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1999 followed the system in use since 1995. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected three: George Brett, Nolan Ryan, and Robin Yount. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions and selected four people from multiple classified ballots: Orlando Cepeda, Nestor Chylak, Frank Selee, and Joe Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting\nBrett, Ryan, and Yount were all newly eligible, as they each played their last game in 1993. It was the first time the writers elected more than two first-ballot candidates, other than the five players selected for the inaugural class of 1936.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting\nInduction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York, were held on July 25, 1999, with George Grande as master of ceremonies with Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig in attendance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election\nThe BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1979 or later but not after 1993 (final game, 1979 to 1993). There were 28 candidates, 17 returning from the 1998 ballot, where they received at least 5% support, and 11 on the ballot for the first time (\u2020), chosen by a screening committee from players who last appeared in 1993. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to participate by voting for as many as 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots returned would be honored with induction to the Hall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election\nResults were announced on January 5, 1999. A total of 497 ballots were cast so 373 votes were required for election. A total of 3348 individual votes were cast, an average of 6.74 per ballot. Candidates who received less than 5% support, or 25 votes, would not appear on future BBWAA ballots (*). They were also eliminated, at the time, from future consideration by the Veterans Committee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election\nThree players were elected and 16 who last played during 1980\u201393 were forwarded to next year. Mickey Lolich and Minnie Mi\u00f1oso were on the ballot for the 15th and final time, although Mi\u00f1oso's term as a candidate was not consecutive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election\nThe field of newly eligible candidates, who played their last games during 1993, included 19 All-Stars (ten on the ballot) with a total of 63 All-Star selections. Some of them were 13-time All-Star George Brett, 11-time All-Star Carlton Fisk, 8-time All-Star Nolan Ryan and 7-time All-Star Dale Murphy. There were two Most Valuable Players in the field (Brett, Murphy, Robin Yount and George Bell, of whom Murphy and Yount won two MVPs) and two Rookies of the Year (Fisk and Alfredo Griffin).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, BBWAA election\nThe  newly eligible players who did not reach the ballot were Juan Agosto, Wally Backman, Steve Balboni, Randy Bush, Iv\u00e1n Calder\u00f3n, Henry Cotto, Glenn Davis, Ken Dayley, Frank DiPino, Bill Doran, Dan Gladden, Alfredo Griffin, Kelly Gruber, Neal Heaton, Steve Lake, Terry Leach, Bob McClure, Gene Nelson, Pete O'Brien, Geno Petralli, Ted Power, John Russell, Bryn Smith, Tim Teufel, Dickie Thon, Jos\u00e9 Uribe, Bob Walk, Chico Walker, Curtis Wilkerson, Glenn Wilson, Curt Young, and Matt Young.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Veterans Committee\nThe Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to elect as many as two executives, managers, umpires, and older major league players\u2014the categories considered in all its meetings since 1953.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Veterans Committee\nThe older players eligible were those with ten major league seasons beginning 1945 or earlier; those who received at least 100 votes from the BBWAA in some election up to 1990; and those who received at least 60% support in some election beginning 1991. Players on Major League Baseball's ineligible list were also ineligible for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Veterans Committee\nBy an arrangement since 1995 the committee separately considered candidates from the Negro leagues and from the 19th century with authority to select one from each of those two special ballots. It elected four people, the maximum number permitted: first baseman Orlando Cepeda from the 1960s, umpire Nestor Chylak, pitcher Smokey Joe Williams from the Negro leagues, and manager Frank Selee from the 19th century.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, J. G. Taylor Spink Award\nBob Stevens received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring a baseball writer. (The award was voted at the December 1998 meeting of the BBWAA, dated 1998, and conferred in the summer 1999 ceremonies.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 62], "content_span": [63, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154548-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Ford C. Frick Award\nArch McDonald posthumously received the Ford C. Frick Award honoring a baseball broadcaster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 57], "content_span": [58, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154549-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Basildon District Council election\nThe 1999 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154549-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Basildon District Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour keep their majority after retaining all the seats they had been defending in Basildon. The Conservatives became the main opposition on the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats in Billericay and Wickford. Overall turnout in the election was 24.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154549-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Basildon District Council election, Election result\nAll comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154550-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154551-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Basque foral elections\nThe 1999 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th Juntas Generales of \u00c1lava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three Juntas Generales were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154551-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Basque foral elections, Foral deputation control\nThe following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154552-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bath and North East Somerset Council election\nElections were held on 6 May 1999 to elect 65 local councillors for Bath and North East Somerset Council, the second election for the council. The results are show below. After the election, a minority Liberal Democrat administration was formed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154552-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bath and North East Somerset Council election, Ward results\nThe ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1995 elections where boundary changes have not taken place, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 64], "content_span": [65, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154553-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bauchi State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Bauchi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee, Adamu Mu'azu, polled 56% of total vote to win the election, defeating the APP candidate and others.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154553-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bauchi State gubernatorial election\nAdamu Mu'azu defeated Alhaji Tafawa Balewa at the PDP primary election to become the party's candidate. His running mate was Abdulmalik Mohammed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154553-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bauchi State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Bauchi State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 58], "content_span": [59, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154553-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bauchi State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 1,941,913. However, 1,997,000 were previously issued voting cards in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154554-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships\nThe 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from April 5 through April 11, 1999. Monica Seles won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154554-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships, Finals, Doubles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez /  Patricia Tarabini defeated  Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs, 7\u20135, 0\u20136, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154554-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154554-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154555-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the twentieth edition of the Bausch & Lomb Championships; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Amelia Island, Florida, United States, played on green clay. Sandra Cacic and Mary Pierce were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154555-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships \u2013 Doubles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez and Patricia Tarabini won in the final 7\u20135, 0\u20136, 6\u20134 against Raymond and Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154555-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154556-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the Bausch & Lomb Championships; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Amelia Island, Florida, United States, played on green clay. Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Conchita Mart\u00ednez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154556-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships \u2013 Singles\nMonica Seles won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20133 against Ruxandra Dragomir.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154556-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154557-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bavarian Cup\nThe 1999 Bavarian Cup was the second edition of this competition which was started in 1998. It ended with the TSV 1860 Rosenheim winning the competition. Together with the finalist, SpVgg Landshut, both clubs were qualified for the DFB Cup 1999-00.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154557-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bavarian Cup\nThe competition is open to all senior men's football teams playing within the Bavarian football league system and the Bavarian clubs in the Regionalliga S\u00fcd (III).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154557-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bavarian Cup, Rules & History\nThe seven Bezirke in Bavaria each play their own cup competition which in turn used to function as a qualifying to the German Cup (DFB-Pokal). Since 1998 these seven cup-winners plus the losing finalist of the region that won the previous event advance to the newly introduced Bavarian Cup, the Toto-Pokal. The two finalists of this competition advance to the German Cup. Bavarian clubs which play in the first or second Bundesliga are not permitted to take part in the event, their reserve teams however can. The seven regional cup winners were qualified for the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154557-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bavarian Cup, Participating clubs\nThe following seven clubs qualified for the 1999 Bavarian Cup:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 38], "content_span": [39, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154557-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Bavarian Cup, DFB Cup 1999-2000\nThe two clubs, TSV 1860 Rosenheim and SpVgg Landshut, who qualified through the Bavarian Cup for the DFB Cup 1999-00 both were knocked out in the second round of the national cup competition, having received a bye in the first round:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 36], "content_span": [37, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154558-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Diepreye Alamieyeseigha won the election, defeating the APP candidate, Francis Doukpola, and two others to become Bayelsa State's first elected governor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154558-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election\nDiepreye Alamieyeseigha won the PDP nomination at the primary election. He picked Goodluck Jonathan as his running mate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154558-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Bayelsa State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 59], "content_span": [60, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154558-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 873,000. However, 897,500 were previously issued voting cards in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154559-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bayern\u2013Rundfahrt\nThe 1999 Bayern\u2013Rundfahrt was the 20th edition of the Bayern\u2013Rundfahrt cycle race and was held on 20 May to 24 May 1999. The race started in Scheinfeld and finished in Oberstdorf. The race was won by Rolf Aldag.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154560-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Baylor Bears football team\nThe 1999 Baylor Bears football team (variously \"Baylor\", \"BU\", or the \"Bears\") represented Baylor University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Kevin Steele.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154561-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Beach Soccer World Championships\nThe 1999 Beach Soccer World Championships was the fifth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154561-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Beach Soccer World Championships\nThe tournament continued to take place at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154561-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Beach Soccer World Championships\nTwelve teams (a record high at the time) took part for the first time, expanded for a second year running, from ten in 1998. This championship also saw an African nation participate for the first time (and only time pre-2005) making this the single pre-FIFA era world cup with the most continental representation, with all but Oceania represented by at least one nation competing in Rio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154561-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Beach Soccer World Championships\nBrazil won their fifth title in a row by beating Portugal 5\u20132 in what was the Iberians' first final appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154561-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Beach Soccer World Championships, Organisation\nThe number of teams competing this year was increased to twelve meaning a shift in organisation from previous years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 51], "content_span": [52, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154561-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Beach Soccer World Championships, Organisation\nThe twelve nations were split into four groups of three who played each other in a round robin format. The top two teams then progressed to the quarter finals. With the increase in nations in this edition, this saw a quarter final stage introduced to the Championships for the first time. From the aforementioned round onward, the championship was played as a knock-out tournament until a winner was crowned, with an additional match to determine third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 51], "content_span": [52, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154561-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Beach Soccer World Championships, Teams\nAfrica was represented for the first time (and only time before FIFA took control of the world cup). Asia had two nations competing for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154562-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships\nThese page shows the results of the II Beach Volleyball World Championships, held from 19 July to 24 July 1999 in Marseille, France. It was the second official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships (1987-1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, and the first to be organized in Europe. The event, organized every two years and with $600,000 in total prize money, was held in a special facility for 5,000 spectators. At the end of the competition the spectators totalled nearly 50,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154563-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian First League\n1999 Belarusian First League was the ninth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. The season started in April 1999 and ended in October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154563-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian First League, Team changes from 1998 season\nThe two best teams of the 1998 Belarusian First League (Lida and Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by Kommunalnik Slonim, the last-placed team of 1998 Premier League (only one team has relegated due to Dinamo-93 Minsk dissolution midway through 1998 season).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 59], "content_span": [60, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154563-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian First League, Team changes from 1998 season\nTwo lowest placed teams of the 1998 First League season (Veino and Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 1998 Second League (Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk and Granit Mikashevichi as the winners of their respective groups).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 59], "content_span": [60, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154563-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian First League, Team changes from 1998 season\nDuring the off-season Belcard Grodno (placed 8th last year) merged with Premier League club Neman Grodno (with the latter being renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno). To fill the two vacant spots, Veino were spared from relegation, and Neman Mosty (placed 3rd in Second League Group B last year) were additionally promoted. Neman Mosty were invited since Veras Nesvizh (Second League Group A runners-up) refused promotion and Gomel-2 (Second League Group B runners-up) were ineligible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 59], "content_span": [60, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154563-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian First League, Team changes from 1998 season\nBefore the start of the season Dinamo-Energogaz Vitebsk were renamed to Vitbich-Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk and FC Veino were renamed to Veino-Dnepr after becoming a farm club of Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev. FC Bereza merged with Keramik Bereza from the Second league and adopted the latter's club name as their own.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 59], "content_span": [60, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154563-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian First League, Overview\nThe two highest placing teams of the season (Kommunalnik Slonim and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa) were promoted to the Premier League, and the two lowest placed teams (Pinsk-900 and Vitbich-Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk) were relegated to the Second League. Vitbich-Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk subsequently disbanded before the next season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154564-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian Premier League\nThe 1999 Belarusian Premier League was the ninth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on October 30, 1999. Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev were the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154564-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian Premier League, Team changes from 1998 season\nDinamo-93 Minsk dissolved midway through 1998 season and FC Kommunalnik Slonim relegated to the First League after finishing in the last place. They were replaced by 1998 First League winners Lida, who previously played in Premier League as Obuvshchik Lida, and the newcomers Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi, First League runners-up. Torpedo Minsk changed their name to Torpedo-MAZ Minsk and Neman Grodno were renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154564-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian Premier League, Overview\nBATE Borisov won their 1st champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up and 1999\u20132000 Cup winners Slavia Mozyr as well as bronze medalists Gomel qualified for UEFA Cup. Newcomers Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi finished their first and the only season in top league in 15th place and relegated, as did 16th team Molodechno.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154565-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian municipal elections\nThe 23rd convocation local councils of Republic of Belarus elections were held in April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154565-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian municipal elections, Context\nIn 1998 the \"Elections of local deputies\" law was adopted. The regulation limiting the heads of Councils from holding office for more than two consecutive terms was abolished. Amendments to the law limited the participation of opposition parties' activists. Those convicted of for, for example, participation in demonstrations or unauthorized protests and meetings, were banned. The law complicated the process of candidate selection, and deprived non-governmental organizations of the right to nominate candidates to municipal elections, although workers' associations maintained that right.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154565-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian municipal elections, Context\nAfter events of the mid-1990s, Belarusian society remained politically indifferent to the local governance system. Ruling elites, despite numerous objections by political opponents, took local political processes under control and increased citizen participation. Authorities organized an effective election process, functioning without competition or alternative candidates. Local authorities were almost totally purged of opposition elements and subordinated to the governing center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154565-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian municipal elections, Context\nOn 1 February 1999, political parties and non-governmental organizations had to re-registered under new rules.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154565-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian municipal elections, Context\nOn 23 December 1998, according to the resolution of \"Congress of republican democratic forces\", opposition parties rejected participation in elections, as \"there are no conditions for a free and democratic election process in Belarus\", and refused to nominate candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154565-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian municipal elections, Elections\n24,557 deputy seats were contested by 27,362 candidates. 66.3% of eligible voters participated. A significant part of the electoral districts had no alternative candidate. The Liberal Democratic Party withdrew its candidates in late March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154565-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Belarusian municipal elections, Elections\nOf 24,566 vacant deputy seats, 24,058 were filled (97.9%). Even though most opposition political parties boycotted the elections, opposition communists managed active campaigns and nominated over 750 candidates, 250 of whom won their deputy seats. Party candidates were also delegated from the Party of Popular Accord and Slavic Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154566-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Cup Final\nThe 1999 Belgian Cup Final, took place on 30 May 1999 between Lierse and Standard Li\u00e8ge. It was the 44th Belgian Cup final and was won by Lierse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the LVII Foster's Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 August 1999 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the twelfth race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 44-lap race was won by David Coulthard for the McLaren team, from a second position start. Mika H\u00e4kkinen finished second in the other McLaren, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third in a Jordan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix\nH\u00e4kkinen's second place promoted him into the lead of the Drivers' Championship, overtaking Eddie Irvine. Irvine was second, one point behind H\u00e4kkinen, while Coulthard was third. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren were promoted into the lead, nine points ahead of Ferrari, with Jordan a further fifty-nine behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Background\nThe Grand Prix was contested by 22 drivers, in eleven teams of two. The teams, also known as Constructors, were McLaren, Ferrari, Williams, Jordan, Benetton, Sauber, Arrows, Stewart, Prost, Minardi and BAR.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Background\nBefore the race, Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine was leading the Drivers' Championship on 56 points; McLaren driver Mika H\u00e4kkinen was second on 54 points. Behind them in the Drivers' Championship, David Coulthard was third on 36 points in the other McLaren, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Michael Schumacher on 36 and 32 points respectively. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading on 94 points and McLaren were second on 90 points, with Jordan third on 42 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Background\nFollowing the Hungarian Grand Prix on 15 August, the teams conducted testing sessions at the Silverstone circuit on 17\u201319 August. H\u00e4kkinen set the fastest time on the first, second and final days of testing. Ferrari traveled to their testing circuit at Mugello on 18\u201320 August, running Schumacher on the final day after being cleared by doctors to test. After completing 20 laps, Schumacher suffered from ankle pain preventing him completing a physical training programme. Ferrari later announced that temporary replacement Mika Salo would continue to race for the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Background\nSeveral teams announced changes to their driver line-ups for the following season. Benetton confirmed that the team was retaining their driver line-up of Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz, with an option for 2001. Sauber announced that it would sign up Salo on a two-year contract and retain Pedro Diniz. Jordan confirmed that it was signing Prost driver Jarno Trulli on a two-year contract, replacing Damon Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nFour practice sessions were held before the Sunday race\u2014two on Friday, and two on Saturday. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted an hour. The third and final practice sessions were held on Saturday morning and lasted 45 minutes. The Friday sessions were held in dry and sunny conditions. H\u00e4kkinen was quickest in the first session, with a time of 1:54.396 that was less than half a second faster than Coulthard. Williams driver Ralf Schumacher was just off Coulthard's pace; Salo, Irvine and Jean Alesi rounded out the top six; within 1.3 seconds of H\u00e4kkinen's time. In the second practice session, Coulthard was fastest with a time of 1:53.577, ahead of H\u00e4kkinen, Fisichella, Frentzen, Hill and Schumacher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 781]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nSaturday's afternoon qualifying session lasted for an hour. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107% of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. Each driver was limited to twelve laps. H\u00e4kkinen clinched his tenth pole position of the season with a time of 1:50.329. He was joined on the front row by Coulthard, who was one-tenth of a second behind. Frentzen qualified third, though be believed he could have gone faster due to two separate red flag incidents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nBAR drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Ricardo Zonta both suffered massive, high-speed accidents at the fast Eau Rouge sweep during the qualifying session. Both accidents caused the session to be suspended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe conditions were dry for the race with the air temperature 20\u00a0\u00b0C (68\u00a0\u00b0F) and the track temperature 25\u00a0\u00b0C (77\u00a0\u00b0F). The drivers took to the track at 09:30 (UTC +2) for a 30-minute warm-up session.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154567-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nCoulthard took the lead from H\u00e4kkinen at the start by going around the outside of La Source, the McLaren team-mates making light contact. After emerging ahead, Coulthard led every lap of the race to claim his second victory of the season, ten seconds ahead of his team-mate. H\u00e4kkinen refused to shake Coulthard's hand after the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154568-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Super Cup\nThe 1999 Belgian Supercup was a football match between the winners of the previous season's Belgian First Division and Belgian Cup competitions. The match was contested by Cup winners Lierse, and 1999\u20132000 Belgian First Division champions, Genk on 1 September 1999 at the ground of the league winners Genk, the Fenixstadium. Lierse won the cup after two late goals by Stein Huysegems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154568-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian Super Cup\nPrior to the match, Genk coach Jos Heyligen criticised the timing of the match during the week of international matches, as five players in his squad were unavailable due to being called-up for their respective national team, namely Branko Strupar, Marc Hendrikx, Ferenc Horv\u00e1th, \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsson and Bjarni Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsson. With several others injured, the Genk squad for the Super Cup included only 13 first team players together with four youngsters from the U23 squad. From Lierse side, absentees due to call-ups were Jurgen Cavens and Carl Hoefkens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154569-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian federal election\nThe June 13, 1999 Belgian federal elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. The federal general elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the regional elections. The Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) became the largest party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154569-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian federal election\nThe Christian Democrats (CVP/PSC) suffered historic losses due to the dioxine affair that broke loose that year. Jean-Luc Dehaene's reign of eight years came to an end. Verhofstadt formed a six-party coalition comprising the liberal (VLD and PRL), socialist (SP and PS), and green parties (Agalev and Ecolo). It was the first liberal-led government since 1938, and the first since 1958 that didn't include a Christian Democratic party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154570-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian regional elections\nRegional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community on 13 June 1999. The regional elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the federal elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154570-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian regional elections, Flemish Parliament\nThe incumbent Flemish Government consisted of the Christian democrats (CVP) and the Socialist Party (SP), led by Minister-President Luc Van den Brande (CVP). Following this election, a government was formed without the Christian democrats. New Minister-President Patrick Dewael (VLD) led a \"purple-green-yellow\" coalition of his own liberal VLD, the Socialist Party (SP), Agalev and the nationalist Volksunie-ID. This change mirrored what happened on the federal level, where the Dehaene Government was succeeded by the Verhofstadt Government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154570-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian regional elections, Flemish Parliament\nAlso notable was the continuation of the rise of Vlaams Blok, especially in the constituency of Antwerp where Filip Dewinter was candidate and where the party received 25% of the votes, or as much as 30% in the city of Antwerp itself.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154570-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Belgian regional elections, Flemish Parliament, By constituency\nThese were only the second direct election for the Flemish Parliament, but the last to use arrondissement-based constituencies. They were merged into provincial constituencies starting from the 2004 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 68], "content_span": [69, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154571-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Belmont Stakes\nThe 1999 Belmont Stakes was the 131st running of the Belmont Stakes and the 95th time the event took place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154571-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Belmont Stakes\nLemon Drop Kid, ridden by Jos\u00e9 A. Santos and trained by Flint S. \"Scotty\" Schulhofer, won the 1-1/2 mile stakes race in front of a then-record 85,818 crowd, and thus denying Charismatic winning the Triple Crown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154571-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Belmont Stakes\nNear the finish line, Charismatic fractured two bones in his left front leg. He was quickly pulled up by jockey Chris Antley, who dismounted and cradled the leg to prevent further injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154571-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Belmont Stakes, Race Description\nCharismatic, who had won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, was made the 3-2 favorite in the Belmont as he attempted to win the Triple Crown. His main rivals were expected to be Menifee (5-2), who had finished second in both the Derby and Preakness, and the filly Silverbulletday (5-1), who had won eight straight races. Lemon Drop Kid, who had finished ninth in the Derby and third in the Peter Pan Stakes, was considered a longshot at odds of nearly 30-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154571-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Belmont Stakes, Race Description\nIn the absence of other speed horses, Silverbulletday was expected to set the early pace. Rather than let her get an uncontested lead and perhaps steal the race, Chris Antley on Charismatic decided to press the pace. The two raced heads apart for the first half mile, completed in a relatively fast time  of 47\u200b3\u20445 seconds. Silverbulletday then opened up a half length lead before tiring, eventually finishing seventh. Charismatic responded to a challenge from Stephen Got Even around the final turn, and briefly took the lead despite drifting out as they entered the stretch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154571-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Belmont Stakes, Race Description\nMeanwhile, Lemon Drop Kid rated in eighth place behind the early pace. Around the final turn, he started to make up ground after finding room on the rail. Entering the stretch, he was swung wide by jockey Jos\u00e9 A. Santos and quickly pulled clear of Charismatic. He then withstood a late run from longshot Vision and Verse to win by a head. Charismatic held on for third but was pulled up quickly after the finish line. It was later determined that Charismatic fractured both the sesamoid and cannon bones in his left front leg. Antley dismounted and held up Charismatic's leg until the track ambulance arrived to van the horse off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 668]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154571-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Belmont Stakes, Race Description\nThe race proved both a low point and highlight in Antley's racing career. In addition to losing a chance to win the Triple Crown, Antley was criticized by some for his racing tactics in pressing the early pace. On the other hand, he earned widespread praise for pulling up Charismatic so quickly: the horse survived his injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154572-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Beninese parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Benin on 30 March 1999. The Benin Rebirth Party retained its status as the largest party in the National Assembly, increasing its number of seats from 21 to 27, whilst the Democratic Renewal Party won only 11 seats, a reduction of seven.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154573-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Benson & Hedges Super Cup\nThe 1999 Benson & Hedges Super Cup was the twenty-eighth competing of cricket\u2019s Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154573-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Benson & Hedges Super Cup, Background\nThe editor of Wisden, Matthew Engel, suggested in the 1995 edition that to liven up the county scene, the Benson & Hedges Cup be restricted to the top eight teams in the previous year\u2019s County Championship . This was partly to avoid the possibility of the division of the Championship into two divisions, while offering an incentive for mid-table counties to play positive cricket at the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154573-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Benson & Hedges Super Cup, Background\nThis also relieved some of the pressure on the cricket schedule in the 1999 season with the World Cup encroaching on the schedule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154573-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Benson & Hedges Super Cup, Background\nThe tournament was not a success with low attendances, and from 2000, the County Championship was divided into two divisions, and the Benson & Hedges Cup reverted to its prior format, albeit with non-first class teams excluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154574-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Benue State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Benue State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee George Akume won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154574-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Benue State gubernatorial election\nGeorge Akume defeated Mike Mku and others to win the PDP nomination at the primary election. His running mate was Ogiri Ajene.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154574-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Benue State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Benue State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154574-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Benue State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 1,806,121. However, 1,813,000 were previously issued voting cards in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154575-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Berlin Marathon\nThe 1999 Berlin Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, Germany, held on 26 September 1999. Kenya's Josephat Kiprono won the men's race in 2:06:44\u00a0hours, while the women's race was won by his compatriot Tegla Loroupe in 2:20:43, which lowered her own marathon world record by four seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154576-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Berlin Thunder season\nThe 1999 Berlin Thunder season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Wes Chandler, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154576-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Berlin Thunder season\nAlthough the Thunder replaced the England Monarchs for this season, the only player from the 1998 roster to return for the new team was outside linebacker Scott Fields.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154577-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Berlin state election\nThe 1999 Berlin state election was held on 10 October 1999 to elect the members of the 14th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent grand coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) retained government. CDU leader Eberhard Diepgen was re-elected as Mayor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154577-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Berlin state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the 13th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154578-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup\nThe 1999 Betty Barclay Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 26 April through 2 May 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154578-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154578-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154578-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154578-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154578-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup, Finals, Doubles\nLarisa Neiland /  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario defeated  Amanda Coetzer /  Jana Novotn\u00e1, 6\u20132, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154579-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Betty Barclay Cup \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the fifteenth edition of the Betty Barclay Cup, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the European claycourt season. Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder were the defending champions but only Schett competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir. The pair lost in the first round to Irina Sp\u00eerlea and Caroline Vis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154579-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup \u2013 Doubles\nSecond seeds Larisa Neiland and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20131 against Amanda Coetzer and Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154580-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Betty Barclay Cup \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the fifteenth edition of the Betty Barclay Cup, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the European claycourt season. Martina Hingis was the defending champion but she did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154580-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup \u2013 Singles\nVenus Williams won in the final 6\u20130, 6\u20133 against Mary Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154580-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Betty Barclay Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154581-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bhutan A-Division\nThe 1999 season of the Bhutanese A-Division was the fifth recorded season of top-flight football in Bhutan. The league was won by Druk Pol, their fourth title in a row and the first time a Bhutanese team had won four titles consecutively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154582-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, OK from May 23 through May 27. Nebraska won their first of three consecutive tournaments and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was the first year the conference switched to format used by the College World Series with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154583-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 12 through May 15, 1999. Texas won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154583-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament\nOklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas Tech and Texas A&M received bids to the NCAA tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154584-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 2\u20136, 1999 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154584-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament\nNumber 1 seed Texas Tech defeated 2 seed Iowa State 73-59 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154584-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeding\nThe Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154585-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament\nThe 1999 Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big 12 Conference held from November 3 to 6, 1999. The 7-match tournament was held at the Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio, TX with a combined attendance of 6,101. The 8-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Missouri Tigers in the championship match to win their 3rd conference tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154586-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 4\u20137 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 3 seed Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 53\u201337 to win the championship and receive the Big 12's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154586-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeding\nThe Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154587-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ. This was the fifteenth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, and first to be held outside the state of Connecticut. The Providence Friars won the tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154587-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding\nThe Big East baseball tournament was a 6 team double elimination tournament in 1999. The top six regular season finishers were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 64], "content_span": [65, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154587-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, Jack Kaiser Award\nMarc DesRoches was the winner of the 1999 Jack Kaiser Award. DesRoches was a senior pitcher for Providence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 63], "content_span": [64, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154588-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All 13 Big East teams were invited to participate. Connecticut finished with the best record in the regular season and was awarded the top seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154588-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament\nConnecticut defeated St. John's in the final, 82\u201363 to earn its second consecutive Big East Tournament championship, and fourth overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154588-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Awards\nDave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Kevin Freeman (basketball), Connecticut", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 49], "content_span": [50, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154589-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big League World Series\nThe 1999 Big League World Series took place from August 8\u201314 in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Orlando, Florida defeated Fraser Valley, Canada in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154589-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big League World Series\nThis was the first BLWS held in Tucson; it also featured the debut of round-robin pool play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154590-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4\u20136 at the Dee Events Center at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154590-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nTop-seeded host Weber State defeated defending champion Northern Arizona in the championship game, 82\u201375, to win their sixth Big Sky tournament title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154590-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nNo new teams were added and membership remained at nine. After completing its transition to Division I, Portland State was eligible for the Big Sky tournament for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 59], "content_span": [60, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154590-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nSimilar to the previous year, the top six teams in the regular season conference standings participated in the tournament. The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals. The lowest remaining seed met the top seed in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 59], "content_span": [60, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154590-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, NCAA tournament\nWeber State earned the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited, or to the NIT. Seeded fourteenth in the West regional, the Wildcats upset perennial power North Carolina in the first round in the nightcap in Seattle, which ended after midnight back east. In the second round, Weber State lost in overtime to Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154591-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament  was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 20\u201323, 1999 at Charles Watson Stadium, home field of regular season champion Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. The top six finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Winthrop, won the title for the third time, and first since 1987, and earned an invitation to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154591-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament, Format\nThe top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six and played a double-elimination tournament. New members Elon and High Point were ineligible for conference competition, making all returning members automatically qualifying for the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 53], "content_span": [54, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154591-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player\nMatt Kozaria was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kozaria was a pitcher for Winthrop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 88], "content_span": [89, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154592-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 25\u201327, 1999 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. For the first time in their school history, the Winthrop Eagles won the tournament, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154592-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nAll six teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Asheville Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. Elon and High Point were making their transition to the league during the season, and were not yet included as full members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 61], "content_span": [62, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154593-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Ten Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Bill Davis Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from May 15 through 19. The top four teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the eighteenth annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Michigan won their sixth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154593-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding\nThe 1999 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154593-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Outstanding Player\nBobby Scales was named Most Outstanding Player. Scales was a second baseman for Michigan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 78], "content_span": [79, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154594-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the second annual postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference and was played from March 4 through March 7, 1999 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The championship was won by Michigan State who defeated Illinois in the championship game. As a result, Michigan State received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154594-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament\nDue to Michigan basketball scandal, Michigan has vacated the records from this tournament. Similarly, due to the Minnesota academic scandal, Minnesota's appearance in this tournament was vacated. Ohio State also vacated its appearance in the tournament due to NCAA Sanctions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154594-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds\nAll Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. The top five teams received a first round bye.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 47], "content_span": [48, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154595-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4\u20136 at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154595-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nNew Mexico State defeated Boise State in the championship game, 79\u201369, to obtain the third Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship in school history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154595-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Aggies participated in the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154595-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nEight of the 12 teams in the conference participated, with Cal Poly, Nevada, North Texas, and UC Irvine not qualifying. The top eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 60], "content_span": [61, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154596-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Billboard Music Awards\nThe 1999 Billboard Music Awards ceremony, presented by Billboard, honored the best musics of 1999 and the chart toppers of the year from December 1998 to December 1999 and took place on December 8, 1999, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154596-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Billboard Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Awards\nWinners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a dagger ()", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154597-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Birthday Honours\nThe 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours to celebrate the Queen's Official Birthday were announced on 7 June 1999 in New Zealand and Niue, and on 12 June 1999 in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154597-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Birthday Honours\nThe recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged firstly by the country whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154598-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)\nThe 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 7 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154598-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)\nThe recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154599-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Blain by-election\nA by-election for the seat of Blain in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 31 July 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Barry Coulter, a former Deputy Chief Minister. Coulter had held Blain, and its predecessors Berrimah and Palmerston, since 1983.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154599-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Blain by-election\nThe CLP selected Terry Mills, a private school Principal, as its candidate. The Labor candidate was Nicole Cridland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood\nThe 1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood was a flood that took place on the evening of December 27, 1999. It was caused when a combination of the tide and high winds from the extratropical storm Martin led to the seawalls of the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant in France being overwhelmed. The event resulted in the loss of the plant's off-site power supply and knocked out several safety-related systems, resulting in a Level 2 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale. The incident illustrated the potential for flooding to damage multiple items of equipment throughout a plant, weaknesses in safety measures, systems and procedures, and resulted in fundamental changes to the evaluation of flood risk at nuclear power plants and in the precautions taken.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 800]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Background\nThe Blayais plant, equipped with four pressurized water reactors, is located on the Gironde estuary near Blaye, South Western France, operated by \u00c9lectricit\u00e9 de France. Due to records of over 200 floods along the estuary dating back to 585 AD, some 40 of which had been particularly extensive, the location of the plant was known to be susceptible to flooding, and reports of the 1875 floods mentioned that they were caused by a combination of a high tides and violent winds blowing along the axis of the estuary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Background\nThe area had also experienced flooding during storms in the recent past, on December 13, 1981 and March 18, 1988. An official report on the 1981 floods, published in 1982, noted that it 'would be dangerous to underestimate' the combined effects of tide and storm, and also noted that the wind had led to 'the formation of real waves on the lower flooded floodplain'.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Background\nWhen the Blayais plant was designed in the 1970s, it was on the basis that a height of 4.0\u00a0m (13.1\u00a0ft) above NGF level would provide an 'enhanced safety level', and the base on which the plant was built was set at 4.5\u00a0m (15\u00a0ft) above NGF, although some components were located in basements at lower levels. The protective sea walls around the Blayais plant were originally built to be 5.2\u00a0m (17\u00a0ft) above NGF level at the front of the site, and 4.75\u00a0m (15.6\u00a0ft) along the sides.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Background\nThe 1998 annual review of plant safety for the plant identified the need for the sea walls to be raised to 5.7\u00a0m (19\u00a0ft) above NGF, and envisaged that this would be carried out in 2000, although EDF later postponed the work until 2002. On 29 November 1999, the Regional Directorate for Industry, Research and the Environment sent a letter to EDF asking them to explain this delay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Flooding\nOn December 27, 1999, a combination of the incoming tide and exceptionally high winds produced by Storm Martin caused a sudden rise of water in the estuary, flooding parts of the plant. The flooding began at around 7:30 pm, two hours before high tide, and it was later found that at its height the water had reached between 5.0\u00a0m (16.4\u00a0ft) and 5.3\u00a0m (17\u00a0ft) above NGF. The flooding also damaged the sea wall facing the Gironde, with the upper portion of the rock armour being washed away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Flooding\nPrior to the flooding, units 1, 2 and 4 were at full power, while unit 3 was shut down for refuelling. Starting from 7:30 pm all four units lost their 225 kV power supplies, while units 2 and 4 also lost their 400 kV power supplies. The isolator circuits that should have allowed units 2 and 4 to supply themselves with electricity also failed, causing these two reactors to automatically shut down, and diesel backup generators started up, maintaining power to plants 2 and 4 until the 400 kV supply was restored at around 10:20 pm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Flooding\nIn the pumping room for unit 1, one set of the two pairs of pumps in the Essential Service Water System failed due to flooding; had both sets failed then the safety of plant would have been endangered. In both units 1 and 2, flooding in the fuel rooms put the low-head safety injection pumps and the containment spray pumps, part of the Emergency Core Cooling System (a back-up system in case of coolant loss) out of use. Over the following days, an estimated 90,000\u00a0m3 (3,200,000\u00a0cu\u00a0ft) of water would be pumped out of the flooded buildings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Response\nAround two and a half hours after the flooding began, a high-tide alarm for the estuary was triggered in the observation room of plant 4, although those in the other plants failed to activate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Response\nThis should have caused the control room operators to launch a 'Level 2 Internal Emergency Plan', however this was not done as the requirement had been omitted from the operation room manual; instead they continued to follow the procedure for the loss of the off-site power supply, so failing to shut down the operating reactors at the earliest opportunity to allow the decay heat to start to dissipate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0005-0002", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Response\nAt 3:00 am on December 28, the power plant's emergency teams were called to reinforce the staff already on site; at 6:30 the management of the Institute for Nuclear Protection and Safety (now part of the Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute) were informed, and a meeting of experts was convened at the IPSN at 7:45 am. At 9:00 am the Level 2 Internal Emergency Plan was finally activated by the Directorate of Nuclear Installation Safety (now the Nuclear Safety Authority) and a full emergency management team of 25 people was formed, working in shifts around the clock. At noon on December 28, the incident was provisionally rated at 'level 1' on the International Nuclear Event Scale before being reclassified at 'level 2' the following day. The team was scaled back during December 30, and stood down around 6 pm the same day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 886]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Response\nDuring the morning of December 28, the Institute for Nuclear Protection and Safety estimated that, if the emergency cooling water supply failed, there would have been over 10 hours in which to act before core meltdown started.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Response\nOn 5 January, the regional newspaper Sud-Ouest ran the following headline without being contradicted: \"Very close to a major accident\", explaining that a catastrophe had been narrowly avoided.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Response\nA report on a number of samples taken after the flooding on January 8 and 9 found that the event had had no quantifiable effect on radiation levels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Aftermath\nThe Institute for Nuclear Protection and Safety issued a report on January 17, 2000, calling for a review of the data used to calculate the height of the surface on which nuclear power stations are built. It suggested that two criteria should be met: that buildings containing equipment important for safety should be built on a surface at least as high as the highest water level plus a safety margin (the cote major\u00e9e de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 or 'enhanced safety height'), and that any such buildings below this level should be sealed to prevent water ingress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Aftermath\nIt also contained an initial analysis which found that, in addition to Blayais, the plants as Belleville, Chinon, Dampierre, Gravelines and Saint-Laurent were all below the 'enhanced safety height' and that their safety measures should be re-examined. It also found that although the plants at Bugey, Cruas, Flamanville, Golfech, Nogent, Paluel, Penly and Saint-Alban met the first criterion, the second should be verified; and called for the plants at Fessenheim and Tricastin to be re-examined since they were below the level of major adjacent canals. The consequent upgrading work, implemented over the following years, is estimated to have cost approximately 110,000,000 euro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Aftermath\nIn Germany, the flooding prompted the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety to order an evaluation of the German nuclear power plants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Aftermath\nFollowing the events at Blayais, a new method of evaluating flood risk was developed. Instead of evaluating only the five factors required by Rule RFS I.2.e (river flood, dam failure, tide, storm surge and tsunami), a further eight factors are now also evaluated: waves caused by wind on the sea; waves caused by wind on river or channel; swelling due to the operation of valves or pumps; deterioration of water retaining structures (other than dams); circuit or equipment failure; brief and intense rainfall on site; regular and continuous rainfall on site; and rises in groundwater. In addition, realistic combinations of such factors are taken into account.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 710]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Aftermath\nAmong the remedial actions taken at Blayais itself, the sea walls were raised to 8.0\u00a0m (26.2\u00a0ft) above NFG, \u2013 up to 3.25\u00a0m (10.7\u00a0ft) higher than before \u2013 and openings have been sealed to prevent water ingress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Aftermath, Protests\nTwelve days prior to the floods, a local anti-nuclear group was formed by St\u00e9phane Lhomme under the TchernoBlaye banner (a portmanteau of the French spelling of Chernobyl and Blaye, the nearest town). The group gained support following the flood and their first protest march of between 1,000 and 1,500 people took place on April 23, but was blocked from reaching the plant by police using tear gas. The group continue their opposition to the plant, still under the presidency of St\u00e9phane Lhomme.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Ongoing concerns\nDue to the remedial works the plant is now believed to be adequately protected from flooding, however the access roadway remains low-lying and vulnerable. Due to this, particularly since the 2011 Fukushima I nuclear accidents in Japan, concerns have been raised over the potential difficulty of getting help to the plant in an emergency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154600-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Blayais Nuclear Power Plant flood, Ongoing concerns\nThe seawalls at Blayais are now higher than the tsunami that hit Japan, knocking out the cooling systems at Fukushima Dai-ichi. The adequacy of the sea walls has, however, been disputed by Professor Jean-No\u00ebl Salomon, head of the Laboratory of Applied Physical Geography at Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3, who believes that, due to the potential harm and economic cost that would result from a future flood-related disaster, the sea walls should be designed to withstand simultaneous extreme events, rather than simultaneous major events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154601-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 500\nThe 1999 Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 500 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 3 October 1999. It was the 37th and last in a sequence of annual touring car endurance races to be organised by the Australian Racing Driver's Club at the Mount Panorama Circuit, previous events having included Bathurst 500 races and, from 1973, the Bathurst 1000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154601-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 500\nThe race was open to Super Touring cars, with FIA Production cars, GT Production cars and Schedule S cars  also invited to compete. Qualifying established the grid for a 100 kilometre preliminary race, the Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 100, which in turn determined grid positions for the 500 kilometre main event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154601-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 500\nThe Super Touring 500 was won by Paul Morris driving a BMW 320i.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154601-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 500, Race\nThe race was very heavily weather affected with rain wreathing the circuit for much of the day, earlier blighting the Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300 race held for a combined field of AUSCARs and Future Touring Cars. The race spent many laps behind a safety car because of heavy rain and poor visibility caused by fog across the top of the Mountain, including the final 17 laps and was eventually declared after 50 laps, 31 short of the intended full race distance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 45], "content_span": [46, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154601-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts Super Touring 500, Race\nPaul Morris avenged his disqualification from victory in the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 taking victory over the two-car factory supported Volvo team, Jim Richards driving solo as Cameron McLean was unable to take his scheduled middle stint because of the weather and because of tyre issues, and Craig Baird and Matthew Coleman. Fourth place and leading independent driver was young New Zealander Mark Porter who had impressed team owner Mike Downard that he kept Porter in the car rather than take his own turn at the wheel. Leading independent team Knight Racing saw the Dean Canto / Leanne Ferrier buried in a sand trap at The Chase while the lead car of Peter Hills / Ron Searle struggled with water leaks and electrical issues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 45], "content_span": [46, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154602-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300\nThe 1999 Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300 was a one-off touring car endurance race run by the Australian Racing Driver's Club at the Mount Panorama Circuit. It was held on 3 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154602-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300\nThe race was held for a combination of the then new Future Touring Car class and by the former Superspeedway category called AUSCAR. Originally these two classes of cars were to take part in the race that became the 1999 Bob Jane T-Marts 500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154602-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300, Class structure\nThe race was held for a grid of Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons complying to one of two categories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154602-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300, Class structure\nClass A was for AUSCAR stock cars, the Australised lower cost and lower specification interpretation of NASCAR.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154602-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300, Class structure\nClass B was for Bathurst Tourers, known previously as New Millennium AUSCARs and later known as Future Touring Cars. The category was invented to provide a road racing category for the AUSCAR stock cars, which were in decline in their home environment at the Calder Park Thunderdome, to be converted relatively inexpensively into circuit racing touring cars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154603-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Boise State Broncos football team\nThe 1999 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Broncos competed in the Big West Conference and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Dirk Koetter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154603-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Boise State Broncos football team\nThe Broncos finished the season 10\u20133 and 5\u20131 in conference to win their first Big West title. In their fourth season in Division I-A, the Broncos were invited to their first ever bowl game, the Humanitarian Bowl on their home field, where they defeated Louisville, 34\u201331. Boise State won all eight games played on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections\nMunicipal elections were held in Bolivia, on December 5, 1999, in all 311 municipalities across the country. The elections marked a milestone in the continuous deterioration of the political influence of the traditional parties. In 23 municipalities the mayors were elected through direct popular vote, in other municipalities the mayors were elected by the respective municipal council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Contesting parties, MIR\nThe Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) was able to make a minor comeback in these elections, increasing its share of votes to 16% compared to around 9% in the 1993 and 1995 municipal polls. The party emerged as the largest party in 56 municipalities. It achieved its best results in the La Paz and Tarija Departments, winning 24.09% and 24.45% of the votes in respective Department. The weakest region of MIR was the Cochabamba Department, where the party scored 6.92% of the votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Contesting parties, ADN\nThe Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN), the party of then president and former military dictator Hugo Banzer, came third in the polls. It was however able to get 70 mayors elected from its ranks. Notably in municipalities were the mayors were elected by the municipal councils, ADN was able to obtain a high percentage of mayors elected. The foremost stronghold of the party was Pando Department, where the party got 49% of the votes and was able to gain 14 out of 15 mayoral posts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Contesting parties, The Left\nThis was the first election contested by Evo Morales' Movement for Socialism (MAS). MAS emerged from the split in the Assembly for the Sovereignty of the Peoples, which had been divided in a factional conflict between Morales and Alejo Veliz. Morales' group obtained the legal registry to compete in the elections by borrowing the registration (and party name) of a falangist splinter faction (MAS-U). Veliz's group decided to contest on the lists of the Communist Party of Bolivia (PCB). Felipe Quispe aligned himself with Veliz's group. In the Cochabamba region the verbal confrontations between the two sides were often tense, the Veliz group launched the slogan \"MAS is Unzaguist, falangist, heil heil Hitler\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 63], "content_span": [64, 778]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Contesting parties, UCS\nThe national vote of the Civic Solidarity Union (UCS) went down from 17.45% nationwide in 1995 to 11.8% in 1999. However, the party was able to consolidate its position in the mayoral election in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, where its candidate Johnny F\u00e9rnandez was re-elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Contesting parties, CONDEPA\nAt the time of the 1999 elections the Conscience of the Fatherland (CONDEPA) was a party in crisis. The party had suffered the death of its leader Carlos Palenque, and divisions had erupted amongst his successors. Moreover, the influence of the mass media connected to the party had decreased significantly. As the party lost the municipal contest in El Alto in these elections, they lost their last remaining political stronghold in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 62], "content_span": [63, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Candidates\nAccording to a study of Xavier Alb\u00f3 and V\u00edctor Quispe (which included a survey of 1628 local politicians, roughly corresponding to the final election tally), 76% of the surveyed politicians were members of the political party which had nominated them as candidates. The highest number was found in the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MNR), 85%, whilst the lowest figure was recorded amongst the candidates of the Without Fear Movement (MSM), 36%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Candidates\nThe Alb\u00f3/Quispe study also surveyed the ethnic identification of the councilors. The survey included four degrees of (indigenous) as well as a 'non-indigenous' category. 22.4% of surveyed councilors were identified as 'highly' indigenous, 20.6% as 'medium', 19.0% 'discoursive' indigenous, 11.0% as 'discretely' indigenous and 27.0% as 'non-indigenous'. Two parties, the Communist Party of Bolivia (PCB) and the Movement for Socialism (MAS) had the markedly highest number of indigenous (in the two first degree categories), 75.60% for the Communist Party and 75.0% for MAS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Candidates\nAmongst the Communist Party councilors, 62.50% were identified as 'highly' ethnic (the highest number amongst all contesting parties). The percentage of non-indigenous PCB/MAS candidates was only 1.3%. The high number of indigenous councilors of the Communist Party can be explained through the alliance the party had done with Alejo Veliz's group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Candidates\nThe highest percentage of non-indigenous councilors was found in the three mayor parties (MNR, ADN, MIR), which all had a percentage of non-indigenous candidates slightly exceeding 30%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results\nThe elections produced a fragmented verdict in most municipalities. In line with the pattern in the national political scene at the time, building coalitions was often necessary in order to form a municipal government. In terms of percentage of votes, the 'big three' (MNR, ADN, MIR) stood at 51%, a reduction from 59% in the 1987 municipal elections. The share of votes mustered by smaller parties increased compared to the 1995 election, parties with less than 3% of the national votes shared 11.27% of the votes (compared to 6.0% in 1995).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results\nA government study of 269 municipalities showed that in 73% of the studied municipalities no single party held absolute majority in the municipal council (slightly down from 75% in the preceding 1995 municipal elections). The fragmentation was highest in the La Paz Department (with 20% of municipal councils with a single party holding absolute majority), whilst in the Pando Department 93% of the municipalities had single-party absolute majorities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results\nThe two parties sharing the national government at the time of the election (ADN and MIR) obtained a combined vote of 38.1%. If one adds their political allies UCS and NFR the vote of the governing bloc exceeded 54% (although NFR was not fully submerged into the ruling alliance). However, national alliances did not play a role in the municipal elections, as the different parties of the governing bloc competed against each other on the local level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results\nNotably, the three largest parties (MNR, ADN, MIR) got a relatively high number of seats in comparison with their percentage of votes, due to the fact that they obtained many seats in scarsely-populated areas in eastern Bolivia (thanks to their wide national organizational coverage). Together they mustered two thirds of the seats in the country. Newer parties like NFR and MSM got a relatively lower number of seats, as their vote was concentrated in urban areas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results\nAs a result of the Quota Law (adopted in 1997) and Law on Political Parties (passed on June 25, 1999), the representation of women in municipal councils increased. 42.11% of the elected councilors were women (an increase compared to 9.77% in the 1995 elections).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results\nHowever, Alb\u00f3/Quispe study showed that the 92% of the elected mayors were men. The study also showed that many elected mayors had contested municipal elections before. Regarding ethnicity, the study showed a correlation between the size and wealth of the municipality and the ethnic identity of its mayor. The larger the population and/or the higher the level of wealth of the municipality, the more likely it was that the mayor would be non-indigenous.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results, La Paz Department\nIn La Paz, the media attention of the election campaign came to focus on the Juan del Granado's discourse against corruption and in favour of participatory democracy. In the end del Granado, a known human rights lawyer and parliamentarian, won the election by a very thin margin. In neighbouring El Alto, reducing commuting times between La Paz and El Alto remained high on the agenda, as in previous local elections. The incumbent CONDEPA had launched Remedios Loza, a popular TV figure, as their candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 61], "content_span": [62, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results, La Paz Department\nHowever CONDEPA was weakened in the city not only by the impact of the loss of its national leader, but also suffered from impopularity due to corruption and mismanagement in the municipality. The party was routed by the MIR, as the MIR leader Jos\u00e9 Luis Paredes was elected mayor with 45% of the votes. The electoral intervention of MNR in the city was quite low-key, in spite of the party having a strong local organization. Rather than seeking to get their candidate elected as mayor, the party focused on promoting their leader Goni ahead of the 2002 presidential election. MNR obtained a single seat in the El Alto municipal council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 61], "content_span": [62, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results, Cochabamba Department\nEvo Morales' new platform MAS obtained 39% of the votes in the Cochabamba Department, winning seven mayoral posts. The MAS vote in Cochabamba was almost completely confined to the Chapare, Carrasco and Ayopaya provinces. In the capital of the Department (Cochabamba) the MAS mayoral candidate only got 0.88% (less than the Communist Party candidate, Alejo Veliz who got 1.1%). The mayoral post of Cochabamba was won by Manfred Reyes Villa of the New Republican Force, who got 51.2% of the votes in the city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results, Santa Cruz Department\nThe regional capital Santa Cruz de la Sierra witnessed a fierce electoral battle between the incumbent UCS mayor Johnny F\u00e9rnandez and Percy F\u00e9rnandez of MNR, out of which the UCS candidate emerged victorious.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results, Santa Cruz Department\nIn Charagua ADN, MNR, MIR, MBL and NFR won one seat each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154604-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolivian municipal elections, Results, Beni Department\nIn Moxos Province, ADN won three seats and MNR two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 59], "content_span": [60, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154605-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolsover District Council election\nThe 1999 Bolsover District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154606-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154606-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election\n20 seats were contested in the election, with 11 being won by the Labour Party, 5 by the Liberal Democrats and 4 by the Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154606-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Council Composition\nPrior to the election the composition of the council was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 70], "content_span": [71, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154607-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Borno State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Mala Kachalla won the election, defeating the PDP candidate, Baba Ahmad Jidda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154607-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Borno State gubernatorial election\nMala Kachalla emerged APP candidate, while Baba Ahmad Jidda emerged the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154607-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Borno State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Borno State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154607-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Borno State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary\nThe PDP primary election was won by Baba Ahmad Jidda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 70], "content_span": [71, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154607-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Borno State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,690,943. Total number of votes cast was 765,241 while number of valid votes was 741,953. Rejected votes were 23,288.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154608-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 2, 1999, on the Nazareth Speedway in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154608-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix, Report, Race\nJuan Pablo Montoya followed up on his win in Long Beach by taking his first CART pole in Nazareth, beating H\u00e9lio Castro-Neves by the minute margin of one-thousandth of a second. Montoya led the early stages of the race until Castro-Neves passed him in traffic on lap 39, however, a quicker pitstop by Montoya's Ganassi team got Montoya back out in front again. Montoya led for the next 95 laps, but Castro-Neves stayed on his tail all the time, the duo being much quicker than anyone else.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154608-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix, Report, Race\nCastro-Neves again passed Montoya on lap 145, only for the pit stops to reverse the order. On the resulting restart, Castro-Neves was caught out and passed by P. J. Jones, and later while trying to get the place back, he spun and lost two laps, before eventually crashing out. Montoya cruised to victory ahead of Jones and Paul Tracy, which also gave him the championship lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154609-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston City Council election\nBoston City Council elections were held on November 2, 1999. Eleven seats (seven district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election, as the incumbents for districts 1 and 2 ran unopposed. Ten seats (six districts and the four at-large members) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 21, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154609-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston City Council election, At-large\nCouncillors Francis Roache, Stephen J. Murphy, and Peggy Davis-Mullen were re-elected. Councillor Dapper O'Neil, a member of the council since 1971, lost his seat to Michael F. Flaherty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154609-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston City Council election, District 7\nCouncillor Gareth R. Saunders had announced in June 1999 that he would not seek re-election; his seat was won by Chuck Turner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154609-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston City Council election, District 8\nCouncillor Thomas M. Keane Jr. had announced in March 1999 that he would not seek re-election; his seat was won by Michael P. Ross, who defeated Suzanne Iannella, daughter of former council president Christopher A. Iannella and sister of former council member Richard P. Iannella.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154610-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston College Eagles football team\nThe 1999 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Boston College was a member of the Big East Conference. The Eagles played their home games in 1999 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which has been their home stadium since 1957.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154610-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston College Eagles football team, 1999 team players in the NFL\nThe following players were claimed in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 70], "content_span": [71, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154611-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston Marathon\nThe 1999 Boston Marathon was the 103rd running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States, which was held on April 19. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Joseph Chebet in a time of 2:09:52 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Fatuma Roba in 2:23:25.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154612-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston Red Sox season\nThe 1999 Boston Red Sox season was the 99th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses, four games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the World Series. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card, and defeated the American League Central champion Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Yankees in the ALCS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154612-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston Red Sox season\nPedro Mart\u00ednez won the American League Cy Young Award, becoming the second pitcher to win the award in both leagues. Additionally, Jimy Williams was named the American League Manager of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154612-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, All-Star Game\nThe 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). Red Sox legend Ted Williams threw the ceremonial first pitch. Three members of the Red Sox played in the game. Pitcher Pedro Mart\u00ednez and shortstop Nomar Garciaparra were starters, while second baseman Jos\u00e9 Offerman was a reserve. The game, won by the American League 4-1, was held on July 13, 1999, at Fenway Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154612-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston Red Sox season, Player statistics, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 76], "content_span": [77, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154612-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston Red Sox season, Player statistics, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154612-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston Red Sox season, Farm system\nThe Augusta GreenJackets replaced the Michigan Battle Cats as the Red Sox' Class A affiliate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 39], "content_span": [40, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154612-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Boston Red Sox season, Farm system\nVSL cooperative was with the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AugustaSource:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 39], "content_span": [40, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154613-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana general election\nGeneral elections were held in Botswana on 16 October 1999, alongside local elections. The result was an eighth straight victory for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which increased its majority to 33 of the 40 elected seats in the National Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154613-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana general election, Background\nA referendum on electoral reform in 1997 had led to the creation of a new Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18, and allowing overseas citizens to vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154613-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana general election, Background\nPrior to the election, the National Assembly was dissolved in late July 1999. Because fewer than half of the roughly 800,000 eligible voters had registered, it was decided in late July to introduce supplementary voter registration. On 27 August it was reported that President Festus Mogae had set the election date for 16 October. However, announcing the date invalidated the supplementary voter registration because the names of the recently registered voters had not yet been published for inspection.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154613-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Botswana general election, Background\nAs a result, Mogae declared a state of emergency so that the National Assembly could meet again to amend legislation in order to allow the addition of about 60,000 people to the voters roll; this was the first time a state of emergency had been declared since Botswana became independent. A spokesman for the Botswana Electoral Commission described the situation as \"very normal\" and said that the election date would not be changed. The opposition Botswana Alliance Movement (BAM) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) were critical, however, with the former's Lepetu Setshwaelo describing it as \"the biggest scandal since our independence\" and calling the government \"totally incompetent\". The BCP said that the state of emergency was unnecessary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 788]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154613-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana general election, Campaign\nThe main opposition party, the Botswana National Front (BNF) split in mid-1998 after party leader Kenneth Koma was suspended by the party's central committee, and then had the suspension overturned by a court ruling. After Koma returned to the party leadership, he formed a caretaker committee to remove the members who had opposed him. The excluded members subsequently left to form the BCP, which included 11 of the BNF's 13 MPs and most of its local councillors. As a result, BCP leader Michael Dingake replaced Koma as Leader of the Opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154613-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana general election, Campaign\nFollowing talks that began in late 1998, the BNF, the United Action Party and five other opposition parties agreed to form the BAM in January 1999. However, the BNF had left the alliance by the end of April 1999 after the other parties refused to allow the BNF to determine the Alliance's candidates in every constituency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154613-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana general election, Campaign\nThe election campaign was low-key, and focussed on poverty, unemployment, wealth distribution and the country's AIDS epidemic. The BDP campaigned on a promise of prudent financial management, industrial diversification and efforts to combat the AIDS problem. The BNF criticised the government's economic policy, claiming it was too focussed on urban areas. The BCP claimed the government was too complacent, having been in power since the mid-1960s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154613-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana general election, Aftermath\nFollowing the elections, the National Assembly re-elected Mogae as President on 20 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154614-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana local elections\nLocal elections in Botswana were held on 16 October 1999 for the district councils of the Districts of Botswana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154614-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Botswana local elections, Results By District, North-East District\nThere was a tie in one ward and a by-election was held on 29 January 2000. The BDP candidate won, bringing their total to 15 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 71], "content_span": [72, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash\nOn March 15, 1999, Amtrak's southbound City of New Orleans passenger train collided with a semi-trailer truck in the village of Bourbonnais, Illinois, United States. Most of the train derailed, killing eleven people. A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation into the accident attributed the cause to the truck driver trying to beat the train across a grade crossing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash\nThe NTSB's recommendations from the accident included increased enforcement of grade crossing signals, the installation of train event recorders at all new or improved grade crossings, and procedures to provide emergency responders with accurate lists of all crew members and passengers aboard trains. The city of Bourbonnais erected a memorial near the site to commemorate those killed in the accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Accident\nAt approximately 9:47 pm Central (local) time on March 15, 1999, Amtrak's City of New Orleans number 59 was operating southbound through Bourbonnais, Illinois, on tracks owned by the Illinois Central Railroad (four months later, the IC folded into the Canadian National Railway). It was pulled by two GE P40DC locomotives, #807 leading and #829 trailing. 207 passengers and 21 crew members were on board at the time of the accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Accident\nWhile operating through Bourbonnais, the train's engineer observed a semi-trailer truck loaded with steel slowly crossing the tracks at a grade crossing. When the engineer realized the truck was not going to clear the tracks in time, he engaged the train's emergency brake. However, the train was traveling at 79\u00a0mph (127\u00a0km/h) and was unable to stop in time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Accident\nBoth of the train's locomotives and eleven of the train's fourteen passenger cars derailed; the derailed cars struck freight cars on an adjacent siding. Eleven people aboard the train were killed and another 121 were transported to nearby hospitals with serious injuries. The driver of the semi-truck, John R. Stokes, was also injured. The crash also resulted in over US$14 million in damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Investigations, NTSB investigation\nThe NTSB attributed the cause of the wreck to Stokes's reaction to the grade crossing signals. Thinking he could beat the train across the tracks, Stokes chose to proceed onto the tracks in front of the train. Stokes reported that the crossing signal did not activate until his vehicle was \"right on top of the track,\" but he also stated that he did not want to brake quickly to avoid a shifting load that could hit the back of the truck's cab. Witnesses stated that the gates came down after the truck had entered the grade crossing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 75], "content_span": [76, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Investigations, NTSB investigation\nOne witness stated that the gate clipped the truck's trailer and that part of the gate may have broken off as a result. The accident's fatalities were found in the third car from the engines, sleeper car 32035, due to warping of the coach, a piece of running rail piercing it, and fire damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 75], "content_span": [76, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Investigations, NTSB investigation\nAs a result of the accident, the NTSB made several recommendations:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 75], "content_span": [76, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Investigations, Local civil and criminal investigations\nThe accident was also investigated by Illinois state and local agencies. Stokes had been convicted of numerous traffic violations in the past, and his trucking company, Melco Transfer Inc., had been cited for safety violations. Although the NTSB's investigation placed the fault of the collision on Stokes and his failure to yield at the grade crossing, the Illinois State Police concluded that the crossing lights were flashing, as expected, but the crossing gates were not functioning correctly and failed to be lowered until Stokes had already begun crossing the tracks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 96], "content_span": [97, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Investigations, Local civil and criminal investigations\nThe Illinois Attorney General reviewed the case for criminal charges, but due to the conflicting agency reports, it was ultimately determined that the evidence would be insufficient to charge Stokes for the eleven deaths. \"Stokes never faced more serious charges, such as involuntary manslaughter, in the accident that also injured 122 people because prosecutors at the time did not believe they could meet the burden of proof,\" said a spokeswoman for the Illinois attorney general's office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 96], "content_span": [97, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Investigations, Local civil and criminal investigations\nInstead, prosecutors obtained a grand jury indictment against Stokes in September 2001 for one count of willful violation of maximum driving time in violation of Illinois statute 625 ILCS 5/18b-108 (incorporating 49 C.F.R. 395.3) and willful violation of driver's record of duty in violation of Illinois statute 625 ILCS 5/18b-108 (incorporating 49 C.F.R. 395.8), both felonies. He was found guilty on both counts in August 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 96], "content_span": [97, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Investigations, Local civil and criminal investigations\nStokes was sentenced on September 21, 2004, to two years in prison for logbook, manslaughter, and hours of service violations. At sentencing, Kankakee County Judge Clark Erickson stated that it was not proven if a lack of rest played a factor in the wreck but that he believed Stokes would have been more able to make safe driving decisions if he had been fully rested. Stokes was later found to have had multiple violations that required his attendance of traffic school five times in three different counties, which should have resulted in his license being suspended at the time of the wreck. He died in February 2007 from a cerebral hemorrhage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 96], "content_span": [97, 745]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Aftermath\nFollowing the collision, the city of Bourbonnais erected a memorial to the deceased victims at the intersection of Highway 45 and 102, across from the Olivet Nazarene University campus. On January 17, 2006, the Village Board of Bourbonnais voted to permanently close the grade crossing where the accident occurred. A replacement crossing will be built at another location nearby that will, the Village Board hopes, prevent similar wrecks from occurring in the future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Aftermath\nAt least thirty-one civil cases were filed in various courts against parties involved in the wreck. In Illinois, the court placed the cause of the wreck squarely on Stokes, finding:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Aftermath\nThe manner in which the load of rebar was anchored and secured to the flatbed trailer had nothing to do with the cause of the accident. The accident arose from Stokes\u2019 conduct in ignoring the flashing warning lights at the railroad crossing and attempting to drive through the crossing ahead of an oncoming train traveling at nearly 80 miles per hour, where the resulting collision caused pieces of rebar to be thrown onto the tracks derailing the train.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154615-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash, Aftermath\nPrior to one trial, Stokes and Melco settled with all the plaintiffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 50], "content_span": [51, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154616-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bournemouth Borough Council election\nElections to Bournemouth Borough Council on the south coast of England were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council (a unitary authority) was up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154617-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bournemouth International\nThe 1999 Bournemouth International was a men's tennis tournament that took place between the 13 and 19 September 1999, on clay in Bournemouth. It was an International Series event which was part of the 1999 ATP Tour. F\u00e9lix Mantilla was the defending champion but he lost in the first round to Kenneth Carlsen. Adrian Voinea defeated Stefan Koubek in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154617-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bournemouth International, Finals, Doubles\nDavid Adams /  Jeff Tarango def. Michael Kohlmann / Nicklas Kulti 6\u20133, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 7\u20136(7\u20135)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 137]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154618-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bournemouth International \u2013 Doubles\nNeil Broad and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Michael Kohlmann and Nicklas Kulti.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154618-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bournemouth International \u2013 Doubles\nDavid Adams and Jeff Tarango won the title by defeating Michael Kohlmann and Nicklas Kulti 6\u20133, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 7\u20136(7\u20135) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154619-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bournemouth International \u2013 Singles\nF\u00e9lix Mantilla was the defending champion but he lost in the first round to Kenneth Carlson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154619-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bournemouth International \u2013 Singles\nAdrian Voinea won in the final against Stefan Koubek 1\u20136, 7\u20135, 7\u20136(2).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154620-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bovenkarspel legionellosis outbreak\nThe Bovenkarspel legionellosis outbreak (Dutch: Legionellaramp; Legionella disaster) began on 25 February 1999 in Bovenkarspel, the Netherlands, and was one of the largest outbreaks of legionellosis in history. With at least 32 dead and 206 severe infections, it was the deadliest legionellosis outbreak since the original 1976 outbreak in Philadelphia, USA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154620-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bovenkarspel legionellosis outbreak\nBetween 19 and 28 February 1999, the Westfriese Flora took place in Bovenkarspel, one of the largest indoor flower exhibitions in the world (later the Holland Flowers Festival). A vendor had several recreational hot tubs on display, with one of them filled from a long-inactive firehose and heated to 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). In the water that had previously stagnated inside the hose, a very aggressive type of legionella pneumophila bacterium had developed. The vendor did not add chlorine to the tubs, since customers were not permitted in them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154620-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bovenkarspel legionellosis outbreak\nFrom 7 March, 13 patients were admitted to the Westfries Gasthuis in Hoorn. Unable to diagnose the patients, hospital staff called the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam. The AMC initially diagnosed six patients with legionellosis and a link with the Westfriese Flora was soon made. On 12 March, the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) issued an epidemic warning to all doctors and hospitals, alerting them to Flora visitors and people with pneumonia-like symptoms. In the following weeks, 318 cases throughout the Netherlands were reported to the RIVM.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154620-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Bovenkarspel legionellosis outbreak\nAll patients had visited the Westfriese Flora after 22 February and had become ill between 25 February and 16 March. It is known that 32 people died of the infection, one of them in 2001 after prolonged illness. A further 206 people became severely ill and many developed permanent health problems after visiting the Flora.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154620-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bovenkarspel legionellosis outbreak\nThe 318 cases exceeds the 221 in the 1976 Philadelphia outbreak. While the Philadelphia outbreak had two more fatalities (34 versus 32), there is a possibility that others died in the 1999 Bovenkarspel outbreak, but were interred before the infection was recognized.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154621-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bowling Green Falcons football team\nThe 1999 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled a 5\u20136 record (3\u20135 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC East Division, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 312 to 296.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154621-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bowling Green Falcons football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Ricky Schneider with 1,121 passing yards, Joe Alls with 592 rushing yards, and Kurt Gerling with 775 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154622-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brabantse Pijl\nThe 1999 Brabantse Pijl was the 39th edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 28 March 1999. The race started and finished in Alsemberg. The race was won by Michele Bartoli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season\nThis article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 1999 season, the 4th season of the Super League era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season, Season review\nThe Bulls kicked off their 1999 season with a huge bang as they thrashed Workington Town 92\u20130 in the Challenge Cup. They progressed through to the quarter-finals by defeating Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 26\u20138.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season, Season review\nBradford won their first Super League game of the year 18\u20136 against Sheffield Eagles. The Bulls progressed to the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup by beating Warrington Wolves 52\u201316. Bradford's winning streak continued with an 8\u20133 win over Hull Sharks. Bradford's first loss of the season came in the Challenge Cup semi-final as they were beaten 23\u201310 by arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season, Season review\nThe Bulls didn't have to wait long to avenge the semi-final loss, the very next week Bradford beat Leeds 18\u201314 in front of a 16,000 plus crowd at Odsal which meant the Bulls retained 2nd place in the table. After the high of beating Leeds the Bulls came crashing back down to earth after suffering a 58\u201314 loss to St. Helens. However they soon got their season back on track with a 26\u201316 win against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at home, they followed this win with another victory, this time a 22\u201314 win away at Warrington Wolves. Bradford finished the month with a 20\u20132 win against fellow Yorkshire team Halifax Blue Sox.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season, Season review\nBradford kicked May off with an 18\u201318 draw against Castleford Tigers which was the Bulls first draw in the Super League history. The following week Bradford hammered Salford City Reds with a 46\u20136 victory, soon after the Bulls beat Gateshead Thunder 22\u201312 at the Thunderdome. In one of the Bulls best performances of the year they beat Wigan Warriors 19\u20132, keeping the Super League champions try less. Bradford's dominance throughout May ended with a 22\u201320 win against Huddersfield Giants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season, Season review\nBradford kicked off June with an outstanding 52\u20132 win against Sheffield Eagles. The Bulls great run of form continued with an astonishing 74\u201312 win against London Broncos at Odsal Stadium, however they were soon brought to a low as they crashed to a 45\u201316 loss against arch rivals Leeds Rhinos. They didn't let this heavy defeat get them down as they took St. Helens apart the following week and won 46\u201322 ensuring that they stayed at the top of the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season, Season review\nThe Bulls beat Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 36\u20138 in the first game in July, this win kept them at the top of the table. They followed this win with a clinical performance against Huddersfield Giants and came out 26\u20130 winners. Bradford's good run of results continued with an outstanding 56\u20136 win against Warrington Wolves. They travelled to Halifax and beat them 34\u201320 in a tough match to make sure their status as league leaders was intact, this continued with a 24\u201322 win against Castleford Tigers. The next match saw the Bulls beat London Broncos 19\u201316 in a hard fought game at Welford Road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season, Season review\nBradford started off August with a comprehensive 58\u201320 win over Salford City Reds. Gateshead Thunder was the next to lose in the Bulls run of impressive victories as Bradford beat them 30\u201314. Bradford's long run of successive wins was brought to and end as Wigan Warriors beat the Bulls 14\u20130 which makes it the first time in the Super League history that the Bulls have been scoreless in a game. However they bounced back a week later to thrash Sheffield Eagles 52\u20134. Bradford then beat Hull Sharks 44\u201312 to ensure that they stayed at the top of the league and would be Super League minor premiers for the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154623-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Bradford Bulls season, Season review\nBradford beat their arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos 19\u201318 with a last minute drop goal from Michael Withers in front of a 24,020 crowd at Odsal Stadium. The Bulls finished off the regular season with a 25\u201316 loss to St. Helens however Bradford were awarded the League Leader's Shield for finishing top of the league. Bradford once again faced St. Helens but this time in the Qualifying Semi-final, Bradford beat the Saints 40\u20134 with Henry Paul pulling the strings and contributing by scoring 2 tries. However Saints were to get their revenge as they beat Bradford 8\u20136 in a hard fought Grand Final with Henry Paul scoring all 6 of Bradford's points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154624-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Braintree District Council election\nThe 1999 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154625-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brandenburg state election\nThe 1999 Brandenburg state election was held on 5 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) majority government led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Stolpe continued as Minister-President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154625-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brandenburg state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154626-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brasil Open\nThe 1999 Brasil Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. It was part of Tier IV of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from October 4 through October 10, 1999. Fabiola Zuluaga won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154626-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brasil Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154626-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Brasil Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154626-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Brasil Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154626-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Brasil Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154626-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Brasil Open, Champions, Doubles\nLaura Montalvo /  Paola Su\u00e1rez defeated  Janette Hus\u00e1rov\u00e1 /  Florencia Labat, 6\u20137(7\u20139), 7\u20135, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 36], "content_span": [37, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154627-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brasil Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Brasil Open \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Brazil. Argentinian team Laura Montalvo and Paola Su\u00e1rez won the title, in what was the team's second title of the year, defeating Janette Hus\u00e1rov\u00e1 and Florencia Labat in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154628-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brasil Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Brasil Open \u2013 Singles was the tennis singles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Brazil. South American Fabiola Zuluaga won the title, defeating Patricia Wartusch in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXVIII Grande Pr\u00eamio Marlboro do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 April 1999 at the Aut\u00f3dromo Jos\u00e9 Carlos Pace in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. It was the second race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika H\u00e4kkinen after starting from pole position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third for the Jordan team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix\nRicardo Zonta did not qualify for the race, after he had injured his left foot in a big crash during Saturday's practice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Background, Driver Changes\nThe race marked the debut for St\u00e9phane Sarrazin, who drove the Minardi for an injured Luca Badoer. Badoer had injured his hand in a testing accident, and Sarrazin - then the test driver for Prost - was drafted in to Minardi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 61], "content_span": [62, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Background, Driver Changes\nAs Luca Badoer returned for the following race, and he was still the test driver for Prost, it was St\u00e9phane Sarrazin's only entry in Formula One.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 61], "content_span": [62, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAt the start of the race, pole sitter Mika H\u00e4kkinen raced off with the lead, while his McLaren teammate David Coulthard stalled on the grid. McLaren at this point had been reeling from a double-DNF at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and Coulthard's failure raised eyebrows at the team. Coulthard's car was pushed into the pit lane, where it was restarted as the leaders began lap 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn lap 4, local hero Rubens Barrichello took the lead of the race from Mika H\u00e4kkinen after H\u00e4kkinen's car suffered a temporary transmission malfunction and was unable to select any gears. H\u00e4kkinen was also passed by Michael Schumacher before his car regained the ability to select gears. Barrichello was able to stay in front until he pitted on lap 27. It was the first time a Stewart car had led a race. The crowd of roughly 80,000 cheered wildly as \"Rubinho\" built a lead of about 5 seconds over Schumacher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAlexander Wurz and Damon Hill collided on lap 10, ending Hill's race. Rubens Barrichello fell to fourth place after his pit stop, and Michael Schumacher took over the lead. David Coulthard's day ended when he pulled off the track with a mechanical failure. St\u00e9phane Sarrazin, in his only F1 entry, had a massive crash on the pit straight on lap 31 after suffering a wing failure, with him spinning more than six times. On lap 35, Barrichello passed Eddie Irvine under braking into the first corner to take third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMichael Schumacher came in for a pit stop on lap 38, allowing Mika H\u00e4kkinen past. H\u00e4kkinen had been held up by Schumacher, so he began trying to build up enough of a gap so he could come out ahead of Schumacher after his own pit stop. Lap traffic delayed his progress at first, but after one lap he was able to turn in a couple of fast laps. He pitted on lap 42, and his fast laps combined with quick work by his pit crew allowed him to easily retain the lead over Schumacher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn lap 42, Pedro Diniz spun off and beached his car after trying to pass another car to the inside. Rubens Barrichello's race ended on the same lap with a blown engine. Eddie Irvine came in for an unscheduled pit stop on lap 55 to clear the radiators of his overheating Ferrari, dropping him back to fifth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154629-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMika H\u00e4kkinen won the race, with Michael Schumacher second. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was classified third despite running out of fuel on the final lap, as the next car was a lap down. Ralf Schumacher finished fourth after being closely pursued by Eddie Irvine for the last few laps. 10th race win for Mika H\u00e4kkinen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154630-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bremen state election\nThe 1999 Bremen state election was held on 6 June 1999 to elect the members of the B\u00fcrgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Mayor Henning Scherf retained its majority and continued in office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154630-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bremen state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the previous B\u00fcrgerschaft of Bremen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154631-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brentwood Borough Council election\nElections to Brentwood Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154632-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brickyard 400\nThe 1999 Brickyard 400, the 6th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 7, 1999 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing won the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154632-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brickyard 400, Background\nThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10\u00a0km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023\u00a0km) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators. Jeff Gordon was the race's defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 30], "content_span": [31, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154632-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Brickyard 400, Summary\nLate in the race, Dale Jarrett leads, but fourth-place Bobby Labonte is the only car in the top five that can go the distance without pitting for fuel. A caution comes out with 17 laps to go, allowing the leaders to pit, foiling Labonte's chances to steal the win. As the leaders pitted, in an unexpected move, Dale Jarrett took on only two tires. Jeff Burton saw this and pulled away after taking only two tires. His pit crew, however, had already tried to loosen the lug nuts on the left side. Jarrett led the rest of the way, becomes the second two-time winner, and erases his heartbreak from 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 27], "content_span": [28, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado\nThe 1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado (locally referred to as the May 3rd tornado) was a large and exceptionally powerful F5 tornado in which the highest wind speeds ever measured globally were recorded at 301\u00a0\u00b1\u00a020 miles per hour (484\u00a0\u00b1\u00a032\u00a0km/h) by a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) radar. Considered the strongest tornado ever recorded to have affected the metropolitan area, the tornado devastated southern portions of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, along with surrounding suburbs and towns to the south and southwest of the city during the early evening of Monday, May 3, 1999. The tornado covered 38 miles (61\u00a0km) during its 85-minute existence, destroying thousands of homes, killing 36 people (plus an additional five indirectly), and leaving US$1\u00a0billion (1999 USD) in damage, ranking it as the fifth-costliest on record not accounting for inflation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 888]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado\nThe tornado first touched down at 6:23\u00a0p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) in Grady County, roughly two miles (3.2\u00a0km) south-southwest of the town of Amber. It quickly intensified into a violent F4, and gradually reached F5 status after traveling 6.5 miles (10.5\u00a0km), at which time it struck the town of Bridge Creek. It fluctuated in strength, ranging from F2 to F5 status before it crossed into Cleveland County where it reached F5 intensity for a third time shortly before entering the city of Moore. By 7:30\u00a0pm, the tornado crossed into Oklahoma County and battered southeastern Oklahoma City, Del City, and Midwest City before dissipating around 7:48\u00a0p.m. just outside Midwest City. A total of 8,132 homes, 1,041 apartments, 260 businesses, eleven public buildings, and seven churches were damaged or destroyed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 845]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado\nLarge-scale search and rescue operations immediately took place in the affected areas. A major disaster declaration was signed by President Bill Clinton the following day (May 4) allowing the state to receive federal aid. In the following months, disaster aid amounted to $67.8\u00a0million. Reconstruction projects in subsequent years led to a safer, tornado-ready community. However, on May 20, 2013, nearby areas adjacent to the 1999 storm's track along with some of the same areas in the path of the tornado were again devastated by another large and violent EF5 tornado, resulting in 24 fatalities and extreme damage in the South Oklahoma City/Moore area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nThe Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado was part of a much larger outbreak which produced 71 tornadoes across five states throughout the Central Plains on May 3 alone, along with an additional 25 that touched down a day later in some of the areas affected by the previous day's activity (some of which were spawned by supercells that developed on the evening of May 3), stretching eastward to the Mississippi River Valley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nThe most prolific tornadic activity associated with the May 3 outbreak \u2013 and the multi-day outbreak as a whole \u2013 occurred in Oklahoma; 14 of the 66 tornadoes that occurred within the state that afternoon and evening produced damage consistent with the Fujita scale's \"strong\" (F2\u2013F3) and \"violent\" (F4\u2013F5) categories, which, in addition to the areas struck by the Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado family, affected towns such as Mulhall, Cimarron City, Dover, Choctaw and Stroud.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nOn the morning of May 3, in its Day 1 Convective Outlook for the United States, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) \u2013 based in Norman, approximately 10 miles (16\u00a0km) south of the tornado's eventual damage path \u2013 issued a slight risk of severe thunderstorms from southern Nebraska to central Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nSPC analysis had detected the presence of a dry line that stretched from western Kansas into western Texas that was approaching a warm, humid air-mass over the Central Plains; the condition ahead of the dry line and a connecting trough positioned over northeastern Colorado appeared to favor the development of thunderstorms later that day that would contain large hail, damaging straight-line winds, and isolated tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nSPC forecasters initially underestimated the atmospheric conditions that would support tornadic development that afternoon and evening. Around 4:00\u00a0a.m. CDT that morning, Doppler radar and wind profile data indicated a 90-knot (100\u00a0mph; 170\u00a0km/h) streak of elevated jet stream winds along the California\u2212Nevada border, though weather balloon soundings sent up the previous evening by National Weather Service (NWS) offices in the western U.S. and numerical computer model data failed to detect the fast-moving air current as it moved ashore from the Pacific Ocean.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nIn addition, the dry line was diffused, with surface winds behind and ahead of the boundary moving into the region from a southerly direction. SPC meteorologists began to recalculate model data during the morning to account for the stronger wind profiles caused by the jet streak; the data acknowledged that thunderstorms would occur within the Central Plains, but disagreed on the exact area of greatest severe weather risk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nBy 7:00\u00a0a.m. CDT, CAPE (convective available potential energy) values began exceeding 4,000 J/kg, an extreme value well above the climatological threshold favoring the development of severe thunderstorms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nDespite conflicting model data on the specified area where thunderstorms would develop, the newly available information that denoted a more favorable severe thunderstorm setup in that part of the state prompted the SPC to upgrade the forecasted threat of severe weather to a moderate risk for south-central Kansas, much of the western two-thirds of Oklahoma, and the northwestern and north-central portions of Texas at 11:15\u00a0a.m. CDT that morning, which now indicated that the atmospheric conditions present would \"provide sufficient shear for a few strong or violent tornadic supercells given the abundant low level moisture and the high instability.\" The increasing threat of a severe weather/tornado outbreak for late that afternoon into the evening was reemphasized by NWS Norman forecasters in a Thunderstorm Outlook issued by the office at 12:30\u00a0p.m. CDT.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 918]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nBy the early afternoon hours, forecasters at both the SPC and NWS Norman (both of which shared an office complex near Max Westheimer Airport at the time), realized that a major event was likely to take place based solely on observational data from radar and weather satellite imagery and balloon soundings, as the computer models remained uncooperative in helping meteorologists determine where the greatest threat of severe storms would occur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nConditions became highly conducive for tornadic development by 1:00\u00a0p.m. CDT as wind shear intensified over the region (as confirmed by an unscheduled balloon sounding flight conducted by the NWS Norman office), creating a highly unstable atmosphere.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nThe sounding balloon recorded winds blowing southwesterly at 20\u00a0mph (32\u00a0km/h) and 50\u00a0mph (80\u00a0km/h) respectively at the surface and at the 12,000-foot (3,700\u00a0m) level, southerly winds of 40\u00a0mph (64\u00a0km/h) and westerly winds of 20\u00a0mph (32\u00a0km/h) at 20,000 feet (6,100\u00a0m); it also indicated that a capping inversion over the region was weakening in southwestern Oklahoma and north Texas. With the warm air above the surface cooling down, this allowed warm air at the surface the chance to rise and potentially create thunderstorms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0008-0002", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nAlthough cirrus clouds \u2212 a bank of which had developed in west Texas and overspread portions of Oklahoma later in the morning \u2212 were present through much of the day, an area of clearing skies over western north Texas and southwestern Oklahoma early that afternoon allowed for the sun to heat up the moisture-laden region, creating significant atmospheric instability.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nAt 3:49\u00a0p.m. CDT, the SPC \u2212 having gathered enough data to surmise that there was a credible threat of a significant severe weather outbreak occurring within the next few hours \u2212 amended its Day 1 Convective Outlook to place the western nine-tenths of the main body of Oklahoma, central and south-central Kansas and the northern two-thirds of Texas under a high severe weather risk, denoting a higher than normal probability of strong (F2+) tornadoes within the risk area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nAbout 40 minutes after the revised outlook's issuance, at 4:30\u00a0p.m. CDT, the SPC issued a tornado watch for western and central Oklahoma, effective from 4:45\u00a0p.m. until 10:00\u00a0p.m. CDT that evening, for the threat of tornadoes, hail up to three inches (7.6\u00a0cm) in diameter, wind gusts to 80\u00a0mph (130\u00a0km/h) and intense lightning. As that happened, the first thunderstorm cell of the unfolding event had already formed over southwestern Oklahoma.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nThe thunderstorm that eventually produced the F5 tornado began developing around 3:20\u00a0p.m. CDT that afternoon over northeastern Tillman County (southwest of Faxon). Despite the lack of overall lift prevalent in the region, the storm formed out of a contrail-like horizontal area of convective clouds that developed during peak surface heating over southwestern Oklahoma, located well ahead of the dry line that was still positioned farther to the west, which provided enhanced lift and speed shear necessary to develop the supercell. Tracking northeast, the storm strengthened and entered Comanche County shortly after 4:00\u00a0p.m. CDT. By 4:15\u00a0p.m. CDT, the NWS Norman office issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Comanche County, as the initial storm continued to rapidly intensify over the southern half of the county; there, hail up to 1.75 inches (4.4\u00a0cm) in diameter fell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 939]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nAs the supercell's mesocyclonic rotation began to rapidly strengthen at the cloud base, a tornado warning was issued for the counties of Comanche, Caddo, and Grady at 4:50\u00a0p.m. CDT; one minute later, a small tornado roughly 25 yards (75\u00a0ft) in diameter \u2212 the first of fourteen associated with supercell \"A\" (NWS Norman designated lettered names for the three tornado-producing supercells in the outbreak in storm surveys) \u2212 touched down seven miles (11\u00a0km) east-northeast of Medicine Park along U.S. Route 62. Five more tornadoes developed as the storm continued northeast; a sixth one, which would be given an F3 rating, touched down a short time later and caused substantial damage in central Grady County, including some to the Chickasha Municipal Airport, where roofs were torn off of two hangars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 862]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nAt 6:23\u00a0p.m. CDT, a ninth tornado associated with supercell \"A\" touched down about two miles (3.2\u00a0km) south-southwest of Amber. The tornado quickly intensified in both strength and size as it crossed Oklahoma State Highway 92, attaining F4 strength about 4 miles (6.4\u00a0km) east-northeast of Amber. It quickly became a wedge tornado, varying between one-quarter and one mile (0.40 and 1.61\u00a0km) in width at various points throughout the track. Damage consistent with this rating was sustained over the following 6.5 miles (10.5\u00a0km) of the path before striking Bridge Creek.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nThere, it attained the highest-possible rating on the Fujita Scale, F5. A mobile Doppler weather radar recorded winds of 301\u00a0mph (484\u00a0km/h) within the tornado at Bridge Creek, the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth. Since the record for maximum winds are reported from only non-tornadic events, however, the 253\u00a0mph (407\u00a0km/h) wind gust from Cyclone Olivia in 1996 retained the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nDamage in Bridge Creek was extreme, as many homes were swept away completely, leaving only concrete slabs where the structures once stood. Damage surveyors noted that the remaining structural debris from some of the homes in this area was finely granulated into small fragments, and that trees and shrubs were completely debarked. A few of these homes were bolted to their foundations. Approximately 200 houses and mobile homes were destroyed, and hundreds of other structures were damaged. The Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Bridge Creek was also destroyed in the process. Extensive ground scouring occurred, and vehicles were thrown hundreds of yards from where they originated, including a mangled pickup truck that was found wrapped around a telephone pole. About one inch (25\u00a0mm) of asphalt was scoured off one road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 880]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nAbout twelve people died in Bridge Creek, nine of whom were in mobile homes; all fatalities and the majority of injuries were concentrated in the Willow Lake and Southern Hills Additions and Bridge Creek Estates, consisting mostly of mobile homes. Over 39 people were injured in the area as well. Continuing northeastward, the tornado briefly weakened to F4 status before re-strengthening to F5 intensity as it neared the Grady-McClain County line, where a car was thrown roughly 0.25\u00a0mi (0.40\u00a0km) in the air, and a well-built home with anchor bolts was reduced to a bare slab.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nAt this time, it had attained a width of one mile (1.6\u00a0km), having grown to its largest width after crossing the South Canadian River into the southern Oklahoma City limits. The tornado then became quickly rain-wrapped; Jim Gardner, then-helicopter pilot for KFOR-TV, reported during the station's live coverage of the storm that the tornado was at least one mile wide, and was embedded (or \"rain-wrapped\") in the precipitation core associated with the main circulation, making it difficult to see.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nAs it was becoming clear that a particularly violent tornado was moving into some of the most densely populated areas of central Oklahoma, around 6:57\u00a0p.m. CDT, NWS Norman issued the first-ever tornado emergency for southern portions of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. David Andra, a meteorologist at the NWS Norman office, said that, in drafting the enhanced warning, he wanted to \"paint the picture [to residents in the areas that were to be affected by the storm] that a rare and deadly tornado was imminent in the metro area.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nFor its initial usage, the enhanced wording was released as part of a standalone Severe Weather Statement (NWS code: SVS), which were (and still are) normally meant to update the public on an existing tornado warning or severe thunderstorm warning. For tornado warnings, the SVS provides updated information on the approximate location of the storm's base-level rotation or, if it occurred after the initial warning was issued, a tornado reported by the public, civil defense personnel or storm spotters, or with the later advent of dual-polarization radar in the early 2010s, verified by radar-detected debris signatures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0015-0002", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\n(In future issuances, tornado emergencies were issued within either the initial tornado warning issuance or an SVS providing updated information on a tornado warning already in effect.) Two minutes later, at 6:59\u00a0p.m. CDT, the SPC issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado watch for much of the central third of Oklahoma, effective from 7:15\u00a0p.m. until midnight CDT on the early morning of May 4; the SPC watch product discussion noted that the extreme instability compensated for \"somewhat marginal\" wind shear to enhance the threat of strong to violent tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nParalleling along Interstate 44, the tornado moved into McClain County, where it crossed the highway twice at F4 intensity, killing a woman who was blown out from an underpass where she was attempting to seek shelter after being dragged down the embankment by the intense channeling winds; her 11-year-old son \u2212 with whom the woman vacated their stalled car nearby \u2212 survived, staying held tight onto the steel girders of the overpass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nA man who helped the mother and son up the overpass suffered severe injuries to his leg, which was partially sliced by a highway sign thrown by the winds. At 7:10\u00a0p.m. CDT, a satellite tornado touched down over an open field north of Newcastle; it was rated as an F0 due to lack of damage. In McClain County, 38 homes and two businesses were destroyed and 40 homes, some of which were leveled at F4 intensity, were flattened; seventeen people were injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nAfter crossing the Canadian River, the tornado entered Cleveland County and weakened to F2 intensity. By this time, it had entered the south side of Oklahoma City. Several minutes after entering the county, it re-attained F4 status, and then moved directly into the city of Moore, reaching F5 intensity for a third time. Some of the most severe damage took place in Cleveland County, mainly in Moore, where eleven people were killed and 293 others were injured. The tornado caused an estimated $450\u00a0million in damage across the county.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nThe first area impacted in Moore was the Country Place Estates subdivision, where 50 homes were destroyed and one was swept cleanly from its foundation at F5 intensity. Several vehicles were picked up and tossed nearly 0.25\u00a0mi (0.40\u00a0km) away from their previous location. According to local police, an airplane wing, believed to have been from an airport in Grady County (possibly lofted into the storm's updraft when the supercell's sixth tornado hit Chickasha Municipal Airport), was found near Country Place Estates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0017-0002", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nThen, the powerful tornado struck the densely populated Eastlake Estates at F5 intensity, killing three people and reducing entire rows of homes to rubble. In one instance, four adjacent homes were completely destroyed, with only concrete slabs remaining, warranting an F5 rating at that location. Three other homes in this housing division also received F5 damage, with the remaining destruction rated high-end F4. Severe debarking of trees was noted in this area. At the Emerald Springs Apartments, three more people were killed and a two-story apartment building was mostly flattened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nAs the tornado entered Cleveland County, NWS Norman activated emergency procedures, preparing to evacuate staff and others present at the facility in the event that the supercell should turn right, placing areas surrounding the Norman campus in the tornado's path (under NOAA protocol in situations posing a danger to personnel at local Weather Forecast Offices and related guidance centers, responsibility over the issuance of warnings and statements on the unfolding outbreak would have been transferred to the nearest NWS Forecast Office, based in Tulsa, while the SPC's forecasting responsibilities would be turned over to the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt Air Force Base). The supercell, however, continued on a northeastward track, sparing the Norman area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 822]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nSafety precautions were also enacted elsewhere in and near the storm's path; council members and citizens at Moore City Hall \u2212 where a council meeting was scheduled to be held that evening \u2212 sheltered in place in the building's first-floor restrooms, away from the multiple large-pane windows at its facade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0019-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nIn downtown Oklahoma City, spectators attending sporting events held that evening involving two of the city's minor league teams \u2013 a regular season Pacific Coast League baseball game between the Oklahoma RedHawks and the Memphis Redbirds (which was suspended during the second inning) and Game 2 of the Ray Miron President's Cup series between the Central Hockey League's Oklahoma City Blazers and Huntsville Channel Cats \u2013 were also evacuated to shelter in an underground storage area connected to the Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark and Myriad Convention Center amid concerns that the storm would jog northward and place Oklahoma City itself in the tornado's path.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0019-0002", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nFlights were grounded at Will Rogers World Airport as the northern edge of the supercell (containing hail up to 1.25 inches (3.2\u00a0cm), straight-line wind gusts up to 70\u00a0mph (110\u00a0km/h), and moderate to heavy rain) approached the area; the tornado turned right, away from southwestern parts of the city proper located within Oklahoma County, shortly before airport officials began evacuating employees and visitors at the terminals. Traffic on Interstate 35 in south Oklahoma City and north Moore became backed up for several miles, as drivers evacuated from their vehicles to seek shelter under an overpass overlooking South Shields Boulevard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 702]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nJust outside the Eastlake Estates, an honors ceremony was being held at Westmoore High School at the time of the tornado. Adequate warning time allowed those at the school to seek shelter, however, and more than 400 adults and students attending the awards ceremony at the school's auditorium were moved to the main building, sheltering in reinforced hallways and bathrooms. Ultimately, Westmoore High sustained heavy damage and dozens of cars that were in the school's parking lot were tossed around, some of which were completely destroyed or thrown into nearby homes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0020-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nNo injuries took place at the school, though a horse was found dead between a couple of destroyed cars in this area. The tornado proceeded through additional densely populated areas of Moore shortly thereafter, where several large groups of homes were flattened in residential areas, with a mixture of high-end F4 and low-end F5 damage noted in the survey. Near Janeway Avenue, four people were killed in an area where multiple homes were completely destroyed. A woman, who took shelter with her husband and two children, was also killed when she was blown out from under the Shields overpass on Interstate 35. The tornado weakened somewhat as it moved through the Highland Park neighborhood of Moore, but still caused widespread F3 and F4 damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 808]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nThe tornado entered Oklahoma County and struck the southeast fringes of Oklahoma City, where it re-intensified to high-end F4 strength; two people were killed in this area as a building housing a trucking company was completely destroyed. Shortly before it tracked into the county, patrons and employees at Crossroads Mall were evacuated to storage areas in the basement of the building. Numerous industrial buildings were leveled in this area of the city. A freight railroad car, weighing 36,000\u00a0lb (16,000\u00a0kg) was thrown 0.75\u00a0mi (1.21\u00a0km).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nThe car bounced as it traveled, remaining airborne for 50 to 100\u00a0yd (46 to 91\u00a0m) at a time. Multiple homes were also completely destroyed in southeast Oklahoma City, and one woman was killed in that area. Crossing Southeast 44th Street into Del City, the tornado moved through the highly populated Del Aire housing addition, killing six people and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, with many sustaining F3 to F4 damage. Seven people were killed as a direct result of the tornado in Del City, and hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nThe tornado then crossed Sooner Road, and subsequently damaged an entry gate and several buildings at Tinker Air Force Base; it then crossed 29th Street into Midwest City, destroying one building at the Boeing Complex and damaging two others. Widespread F3/F4 damage continued as the tornado moved across Interstate 40, affecting a large business district. Approximately 800 vehicles at Hudiburg Auto Group were damaged, located just south of Interstate 40.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nHundreds of vehicles at the dealership were moved from their original location on the lot, and dozens of vehicles (including 30 awaiting tune-ups or repairs at Morris' Auto Machine and Supply, and an unoccupied Mid-Del School District bus) were picked up and tossed northward across the interstate into several motels, being carried a distance of approximately two-tenths of a mile. Numerous motels and other businesses, including Hampton Inn, Comfort Inn, Inn Suites, Clarion Inn, Cracker Barrel, and portions of Rose State College, were destroyed. While some of the damage through this area was rated high-end F4, low-end F5 was considered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0022-0002", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Storm development and track\nThe tornado then continued into another residential area located between Southeast 15th and Reno Avenue, where three fatalities occurred. Damage consistent with high-end F4 wind speeds was inflicted to four homes in this area. Two of these homes were located between Southeast 11th and 12th Streets, near Buena Vista, and the other two homes were located on Will Rogers Road, just south of Southeast 15th. Damage then diminished rapidly to F0/F1 strength as the tornado crossed Reno Avenue, before dissipating three blocks north of Reno, between Sooner Road and Air Depot Boulevard (south of the Midwest City\u2013Oklahoma City line). Throughout Oklahoma County, twelve people were killed and 234 others were injured while losses amounted to $450\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 811]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Impact and casualties\nThirty-six people were killed as a direct result of the storm and five more died of indirect causes in the hours following it; most of the indirect deaths were due to heart attacks or injuries suffered while trying to seek shelter. One survivor was uninjured but died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in an apparent reaction to losing his home in the tornado. According to the Oklahoma Department of Health, an estimated 583 people were injured by the tornado, accounting for those who did not go to the hospital or were unaccounted for.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0023-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Impact and casualties\nA total of 8,132 homes, 1,041 apartments, 260 businesses, eleven public buildings, and seven churches were damaged or destroyed. Estimated damage costs totaled $1.2\u00a0billion, making it the first recorded tornado to exceed $1\u00a0billion in total estimated damages. The Bridge Creek\u2212Moore tornado produced an estimated 220 cubic yards (170\u00a0m3) of debris from the buildings that were destroyed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Impact and casualties\nThis was the deadliest tornado recorded in Oklahoma since a long-track F5 tornado killed 107 people in Woodward on April 9, 1947. It was also the deadliest tornado ever recorded in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area; the previous record was held by an F4 tornado that affected southwestern portions of the city on June 12, 1942, which killed 31 people and caused $500,000 in damage ($11.6 million in (2021 USD) when adjusted for inflation).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0024-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Impact and casualties\nIt was the costliest tornado in U.S. history until it was surpassed by an EF4 tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and northern portions of Birmingham, Alabama, on April 27, 2011, causing an estimated $2.45\u00a0billion in damage (as of 2015, the Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado is the fourth-costliest tornado, having also been surpassed by the EF5 tornadoes that hit Joplin on May 22, 2011, and areas of Moore near the 1999 storm track on May 20, 2013). In addition, this was the 50th and final tornado in the United States to be rated F5 on the original Fujita-Scale before the current Enhanced Fujita-Scale was implemented on February 1st, 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Impact and casualties\nNWS researchers estimated that the death toll from the storm would likely have exceeded 600 had it not been for the advanced warning through local television and radio stations and proper safety precautions being exercised by area residents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0025-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Impact and casualties\nBecause Oklahoma has historically been climatologically prone to tornadic activity, Oklahoma City-area television stations KFOR-TV (channel 4), KOCO-TV (channel 5) and KWTV (channel 9) \u2013 each of which provided continuous coverage of the outbreak that spawned the Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado and its ensuing aftermath from the event's start on the afternoon of May 3 through the evening of May 4 \u2013 have long relied on state-of-the-art radar technology and visual confirmation from news helicopters and in-house storm chasing fleets to cover severe weather events. The three network-affiliated stations, other local media outlets and the NWS also routinely conduct various tornado preparedness symposiums to ensure residents undertake precautions in the event a tornado or other severe weather affects their area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 865]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nFollowing the destructive and widespread tornado outbreak, President Bill Clinton signed a major disaster declaration for eleven Oklahoma counties (including the four that were affected by the Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Cleveland, McClain, Grady and Oklahoma) on May 4. In a press statement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), then-director James Lee Witt stated that, \"The President is deeply concerned about the tragic loss of life and destruction caused by these devastating storms.\" The American Red Cross opened ten shelters overnight across central Oklahoma, housing 1,600 people immediately following the disaster. By May 5, this number had lowered to 500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0026-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nThroughout May 5, several post-disaster teams from FEMA were deployed to the region, including emergency response and preliminary damage assessment units. The U.S. Department of Defense deployed the 249th Engineering Battalion and placed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on standby for assistance. Medical and mortuary teams were also sent by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. By May 6, donation centers and phone banks were being established to create funds for victims of the tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nContinuing search and rescue efforts for thirteen people who were listed as missing through May 7 were assisted by urban search and rescue dogs from across the country. Nearly 1,000 members of the Oklahoma National Guard were deployed throughout the affected region. The American Red Cross had set up ten mobile feeding stations by this time and stated that 30 more were en route. On May 8, a disaster recovery center was opened in Moore for individuals recovering from the tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0027-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nAccording to the Army Corps of Engineers, roughly 500,000 cubic yards (382,277 cubic meters) of debris was left behind and would likely take weeks to clear. Within the first few days of the disaster declaration, relief funds began being sent to families who requested aid. By May 9, roughly $180,000 had been approved by FEMA for disaster housing assistance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nDebris removal finally began on May 12 as seven cleanup teams were sent to the region, more were expected to join over the following days. That day, FEMA also declared that seven counties \u2212 Canadian, Craig, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, Noble and Oklahoma \u2212 were eligible for federal financial assistance. By May 13, roughly $1.6\u00a0million in disaster funds had been approved for housing and businesses loans. This quickly rose to more than $5.9\u00a0million over the following five days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0028-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nBy May 21, more than 3,000 volunteers from across the country traveled to Oklahoma to help residents recover; 1,000 of these volunteers were sent to Bridge Creek to clean up debris, cut trees, sort donations and cook meals. With a $452,199 grant from FEMA, a 60-day outreach program for victims suffering tornado-related stress was set up to help them cope with trauma.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nApplications for federal aid continued through June, with state approvals reaching $54\u00a0million on June 3. By this date, the Army Corps of Engineers reported that 964,170 cubic yards (737,160 cubic meters), roughly 58%, of the 1.65\u00a0million cubic yards (1.26\u00a0million cubic meters) of debris had been removed. Assistance for farmers and ranchers who suffered severe losses from the tornadoes was also available by June 3. After more than a month of being open, emergency shelters were set to be closed on June 18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nOn June 21, an educational road show made by FEMA visited the hardest hit areas in Oklahoma to urge residents to build storm cellars. According to FEMA, more than 9,500 residents applied for federal aid during the allocated period in the wake of the tornadoes. Most of the applicants lived in Oklahoma and Cleveland counties, 3,800 and 3,757 persons respectively. In all, disaster recovery aid for the tornadoes amounted to roughly $67.8\u00a0million by the end of July 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nOver the following four years, a $12\u00a0million project to construct storm shelters for residents across the Oklahoma City metropolitan area was enacted. The goal was to create a safer community in a tornado-prone region. By May 2003, a total of 6,016 safe rooms were constructed. On May 9, 2003, the new initiative was put to the test as a tornado outbreak in the region spawned an F4 tornado, which took a path similar to that of the Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0030-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath\nDue to the higher standards for public safety, no one was killed by the 2003 tornado, a substantial improvement in just four years. On May 20, 2013, an EF5 tornado impacted some of the same areas affected by the 1999 storm, tracking through the heart of Moore. Throughout the city, 24 people were killed (along with one additional person who died as an indirect result of the tornado) and more than 230 were injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Highway overpass misconception\nFrom a meteorological and safety standpoint, the tornado also brought into question the use of highway overpasses as shelters. Prior to the events on May 3, 1999, videos of people taking shelter in overpasses during tornadoes in the past \u2013 most notably one filmed near Wichita, Kansas, during the April 26, 1991 tornado outbreak involving a television news crew from Wichita NBC affiliate KSNW (channel 3), who decided to shelter under an overpass on the Kansas Turnpike alongside other bystanders who found themselves in the path of the tornado \u2013 gave the public misunderstanding that overpasses provided shelter from tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 704]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0031-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Highway overpass misconception\nFor nearly twenty years, meteorologists had questioned the safety of these structures; however, they lacked incidents involving loss of life. In the aforementioned 1991 footage, the subjects were able to safely ride out the tornado due to an unlikely combination of events: the storm in question was a weak tornado, the tornado did not directly strike the overpass, and the overpass itself was of a unique design.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Highway overpass misconception\nIndeed, the May 1999 tornado outbreak proved concerns that highway overpasses were dangerous places to seek shelter during a tornado, as three overpasses were directly struck by tornadoes, with a fatality taking place at each one. Two of these were from the F5 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado while the third was from a comparatively less intense F2, which struck a rural area in Payne County, north-northeast of Oklahoma City; many other serious to life-threatening injuries also occurred at these locations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0032-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Highway overpass misconception\nThe casualties at the three overpasses are attributed to the Venturi effect, as tornadic winds were accelerated in the confined space of each of the overpasses that the tornadoes passed through, increasing the chances that those riding out the tornado would be blown out at high speeds even if they tried to anchor themselves to the girders. According to a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), seeking shelter in an overpass \"is to become a stationary target for flying debris.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Engineering flaws\nPreliminary damage surveys conducted by a group of structural engineers from Texas Tech University determined that many of the frame homes that were destroyed by the Bridge Creek\u2212Moore tornado were constructed below minimal residential building code standards, discovering some structural deficiencies that violated codes, which were considered to be inadequate for regions prone to tornadic activity (under federal building code standards, frame homes that were properly strapped and bolted would have withstood winds between 152 and 157 miles per hour (245 and 253\u00a0km/h), equivalent to an F2 tornado).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0033-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Engineering flaws\nThe team, led by meteorological researcher Charles Doswell and storm damage engineer/meteorologist Tim Marshall, determined that nails attached to a plywood roof deck in one damaged home were not properly anchored to the rafters; several homes in rural areas that were swept nearly 300 feet (91\u00a0m) from their original location did not have anchor bolts that secured the frame to their foundations, as was the case at Country Place Estates, where the homes \u2212 which left a trail of debris strewn 3,000 feet (910\u00a0m) away from their location \u2212 were attached to the concrete foundations by tapered cut nails that extended only a half-inch to the bases; many homes that were left at least partially standing also had their garage doors (mainly those made from aluminum material) collapse inward, allowing the tornado's destructive winds to enter the houses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 913]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Engineering flaws\nMarshall discovered other building and vehicle remains that became debris missiles, including a twisted 36-inch (0.91\u00a0m) steel beam, a steel leg broken off of a lawn chair that was impaled into a 5-by-5-inch (13\u00a0cm \u00d7\u00a013\u00a0cm) post by the violent winds and a six-foot (180\u00a0cm) section of a sewer pipe that was blown into the interior hallway of one house through the front door.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0034-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Engineering flaws\nThe team's findings also revealed that several homes were obliterated before they experienced the full impact of the vortex's peak wind velocities, with some disintegrating as the external winds surrounding the parent tornado reached speeds of F2 intensity. Three months later, as homes were being built in the damage path, Marshall found their construction to be scarcely superior to that of the homes destroyed in the May 3 storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Engineering flaws\nThe FEMA corroborated with Doswell and Marshall's findings in its Building Performance Assessment Team Report on the May 3 outbreak, noting that much of the structural damage resulted from strong winds generated by the tornado and associated windborne debris that often \"produced forces on buildings not designed to withstand such forces\" and in some cases, were due to improper construction techniques and \"poor selection\" of materials used in their construction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0035-0001", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, Aftermath, Engineering flaws\nThe report acknowledged that federal construction code requirements needed to be revised above the then-current minimum standards to allow newer buildings to better withstand higher wind speeds consistent with tornadoes of lesser intensity than the one that devastated Bridge Creek and Moore, thereby lessening the degree of damage, fatalities and injuries that are probable in buildings of typically less reinforced construction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154633-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado, In popular culture\nThe events and survivor accounts of the tornado were profiled in an episode of Discovery Channel's Critical Rescue (produced by New Dominion Pictures), aired in 2003 and NHNZ's Ultimate Disaster (Mega Disaster) on National Geographic Channel in 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election\nElections to Brighton and Hove Borough Council on the south coast of England were held on 6 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Rottingdean\n(7927)3vote shareHunt B. * Con 2,232 60.2Hyde L. Ms. Con 2,129 -Smith D. Con 2,090 -Bunting M. Lab 697 18.8Moriarty J. Lab 670 -Avis A. Lab 611 -Hampton M. Ms. LD 535 14.4De Souza J. Ms. LD 369 -Desouza H. LD 360 -Kelley V. Ms. Green 245 6.6Gilson A. Ms. Green 177 -Tart N. Green 137 -Turnout 46.2 41.4", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 76], "content_span": [77, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Seven Dials\n(7946)3vote shareGwyn-Jones L. Ms.* Lab 1,222 47.0Hermititge A. Ms. Lab 1,145 -Middleton M.* Lab 1,103 -Berrington J. Green 619 23.8Holmes B. Ms. Green 440 -Gowans J. Con 435 16.7Bowes P. Con 428 -Larkin R. Ms. Con 402 -Huggins B. LD 324 12.5Needham I. Green 312 -Turnout 29.8 23.2", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 76], "content_span": [77, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, St. Peters\n(7926)3vote shareWest P.* Green 1,715 49.3Child R. Green 1,498 -Taylor K. Green 1,488 -Newman D. Ms. Lab 1,302 37.4Prentice S. Ms. Lab 1,258 -Spillman H. Lab 1,250 -Cripps R. Con 271 7.8Maclean E. Ms. Con 262 -Maclean I. Con 237 -Parker W. LD 190 5.5Turnout 42.3 11.9", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 75], "content_span": [76, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Stanford\n(6708)3vote shareBrown V. Ms. Con 1,680 62.5Bennet D. Con 1,626 -Rowe B. * Con 1,161 -Jackson D. Lab 782 29.1Walshe A. Lab 724 -Jenkins R. Lab 687 -Richardson G. Green 225 8.4La Masurier J. Ms. Green 225 -Stone P. Green 91 -Turnout 39.0 33.4", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Stanmer\n(7971)3vote shareFramoze T.* Lab 1,372 46.2Hawkes P. Ms.* Lab 1,328 -Beishon G. Ms. Lab 1,270 -Careless D. Con 1,099 37.0Macabe R. Con 1,029 -Pidgeon B. Con 1,018 -Clayden L. Ms. Green 260 8.8Rimmington J. Ms. LD 238 8.0Lench K. Green 157 -Tofts P. Green 117 -Turnout 36.7 9.2", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 72], "content_span": [73, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Tenantry\n(7809)3vote shareBaassam S.* Lab 1,423 56.0Ballance J. * Lab 1,326 -Durr A. * Lab 1,260 -Dando B. Con 441 17.4Chapman K. Ms. Green 436 17.2Middleton I. Con 423 -Read D. Con 397 -Mulligan P. Green 323 -Rawlinson H. Ms. Green 254 -Weller P. LD 239 9.4Turnout 31.7 38.7", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Vallance\n(7454)3vote shareBattle S.* Lab 1,066 38.2Walshe B. Ms.* Lab 1,018 -WarmanBrownF. Ms.* Lab 966 -Milward A. Con 889 31.8Frankland J. Con 889 -Young J. Ms. Con 858 -Denyer P. LD 396 14.2Abrahams M. Green 329 11.8Mueller M. Green 199 -Porter J. Ms. Green 171 -Biggs D. Ind 114 4.1Turnout 32.1 6.3", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Westbourne\n(7277)3vote shareOxley B. * Con 1,305 43.7Cobb D. Ms. Con 1,270 -Kemble E. Con 1,242 -Vizor V. Lab 1,091 36.5Fisher M. Lab 1,043 -Newington J. Lab 1,002 -Lake J. Ms. LD 299 10.0Baker N. Green 292 9.8Da Costa J. Ms. Green 201 -Powell V. Green 136 -Turnout 38.8 7.2", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 75], "content_span": [76, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Westdene\n(7675)3vote shareDrake J. * Con 1,845 52.3Drake P. Ms.* Con 1,821 -Norman A. Ms.* Con 1,775 -Kidd S. Ms. Lab 972 27.5Martin K. Lab 842 -Patterson J. Lab 811 -Huckle E. Green 377 10.7Lovatt J. LD 336 9.5McBeth D. LD 310 -Poole P. Green 206 -Sorrell S. Green 178 -Turnout 45.2 24.7", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Wish\n(6792)3vote shareJames H. Ms.* Lab 1,393 42.2Peltz-Dunn G. Con 1,366 41.4Murphy P.* Lab 1,356 -Conway S. Ms. Con 1,347 -Balchin R. Con 1,340 -Pratt A. * Lab 1,299 -Dickens S. Ms. Green 281 8.5Murray B. Ms. LD 260 7.9Henton J. Ms. Green 171 -Rowe K. Ms. Green 138 -Turnout 46.7 0.8", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 69], "content_span": [70, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154634-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election, Ward breakdown, Woodingdean\n(7464)3vote shareWells G.* Con 2,045 48.6Stiles P. Ms.* Con 1,900 -Simson D. Ms. Con 1,857 -Moorhouse J. Ms.* Lab 1,670 39.7Blackwood R. Lab 1,431 -Barraclough L. Lab 1,381 -Edwards P. LD 267 6.3Cummings J. Green 223 5.3Field S. Green 155 -Humphries E. Ms. Green 127 -Turnout 54.3 8.9", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 76], "content_span": [77, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154635-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brisbane Broncos season\nThe 1999 Brisbane Broncos season was the twelfth in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Allan Langer then Kevin Walters, they competed in the NRL's 1999 premiership, finishing the regular season 8th (out of 17) and reaching the finals but losing their first play-off match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154635-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary\n1999 saw the departure of one of Brisbane's favourite sons, Allan \"Alfie\" Langer, after the Broncos had a shocking start to the season, losing 8 of the first 10 matches. The captaincy was passed onto Langer's partner in the halves, Kevin Walters part way through the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154635-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary\nUnder Walters' captaincy the club made a remarkable turnaround mid-season, winning 11 consecutive games to qualify for the finals in eighth position. However they were then easily disposed of 42-20 by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in week one of the finals series at Toyota Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154636-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brisbane Lions season\nThe Brisbane Lions' 1999 season was its third in the Australian Football League (AFL).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154637-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bristol City Council election\nThe 1999 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 1999, on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election due to boundary changes, with each ward electing 2 councillors. The total number of seats on the council increased by 2 due to the creation of a new ward: Clifton East.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154637-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bristol City Council election\nDespite losing seats to both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, the Labour Party maintained control of the council with a slim overall majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154638-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brit Awards\nThe 1999 Brit Awards were the 19th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 16 February 1999 at the London Arena in London.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154638-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brit Awards, Notable moments, Belle & Sebastian (1999)\nIn 1999, indie band Belle & Sebastian were nominated for Best British Newcomers, despite having released three albums before the 1999 Awards. The award was sponsored by Radio One and voted for online by their listeners. At the time, Steps were arguably Britain's biggest boy/girl pop band and were also nominated. Despite this, the award was won by Belle & Sebastian. On the Saturday after the awards, a story appeared in the press alleging that the group had rigged the vote in their favour, encouraging students from two universities to vote online. However, fans argued that the band had a predominantly large student following, that band member Isobel Campbell had attended one of the universities in question, and in particular, the award ought to be given on artistic merit as opposed to popularity or CD sales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 59], "content_span": [60, 877]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154639-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Academy Television Awards\nThe 1999 British Academy Television Awards were held on 9 May at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London. It was hosted solely by Michael Parkinson, who was due to share hosting duties with Jill Dando until her murder two weeks earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154639-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British Academy Television Awards, Winners and nominees\nWinners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154640-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Formula Three Championship\nThe 1999 British Formula Three season was the 49th British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 21 March, and ended on 17 October after sixteen races. Marc Hynes was the champion, although the season is best remembered for 19-year-old future F1 champion Jenson Button marking himself out as one to watch. Martin O'Connell took the spoils in Class B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154640-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British Formula Three Championship, Drivers and teams\nThe following teams and drivers were competitors in the 1999 season. Class B is for older Formula Three cars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 58], "content_span": [59, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154641-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British GT Championship\nThe 1999 Privilege Insurance British GT Championship was the seventh season of the British GT Championship, an auto racing series organised by the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) and sponsored by Privilege. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations known as GT1 and GT2, and awarded a driver championship in each category. This was the final season that the GT1 class competed in the series. The season began on 28 March 1999 and ended on 10 October 1999 after eleven events, all held in Great Britain with one race in Belgium. The series was joined by the BRDC Marcos Mantis Challenge Cup for several events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154641-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British GT Championship\nJamie Campbell-Walter and Julian Bailey won the GT1 championship for Lister Storm Racing, while David Warnock won the GT2 category for Cirtek Motorsport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154642-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Grand Prix\nThe 1999 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 11 July 1999 at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England. It was the eighth race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 60-lap race was won by McLaren driver David Coulthard after he started from third position. Eddie Irvine finished second for the Ferrari team and Williams driver Ralf Schumacher came in third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154642-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British Grand Prix\nJacques Villeneuve and Alessandro Zanardi both stalled on the grid causing a race restart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154642-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 British Grand Prix\nWhile the red flags were out, Michael Schumacher crashed at Stowe corner due to brake failure, breaking his leg. This would keep him out of Formula One until the Malaysian Grand Prix, ending his championship hopes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154642-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 British Grand Prix\nFollowing a difficult season Damon Hill performed well to finish 5th in his home race and seemed happy enough to carry on for the rest of the season. He had also briefly led the race for a lap, which was the last time he would lead a Grand Prix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154642-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 British Grand Prix\nThis was Toranosuke Takagi's final classified Formula One race finish. He failed to finish each of his subsequent eight races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154642-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 British Grand Prix\nThis was McLaren team's first British Grand Prix victory since 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154643-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British National Party leadership election\nThe British National Party (BNP) leadership election of 1999 occurred on 28 September, and was intended to select a new leader for the BNP. It was triggered when Nick Griffin stood against John Tyndall for leadership of the party, after Tyndall had served for 17 years as leader of the party. Griffin won the election with 72.5% of the vote. The election returned a new leader of the BNP, and marked a shift in the party towards a more modern organisation, and with the intent of gaining broader appeal and legitimacy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154643-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British National Party leadership election, Results\nThe election saw roughly 80% turnout from members eligible to vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 56], "content_span": [57, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154643-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 British National Party leadership election, History\nIn October 1999 Nick Griffin, supported by Tony Lecomber, stood against Tyndall for leadership of the BNP. John Tyndall received just 411 votes (27.5% of the total), while Griffin received 1,082 (72.5%). After Griffin won, he began modernising the party's image, though the crucial policy change from compulsory to voluntary repatriation which had already been suggested under Tyndall's leadership. A new monthly newspaper, The Voice of Freedom, was initiated, as well as a journal, Identity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 56], "content_span": [57, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154643-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 British National Party leadership election, History\nIn his 1999 leadership campaign Griffin embarked on a strategy to make the party electable by taking it away from Tyndall's extremist image. He was helped by Tyndall's lack of familiarity with the mainstream media, and in the party's September election he defeated Tyndall to become head of the BNP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 56], "content_span": [57, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154644-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British National Track Championships\nThe 1999 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 23\u201331 July 1999 at the Manchester Velodrome. The Championships were organised by the British Cycling Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154645-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Open (1998/1999)\nThe 1999 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 4\u201311 April 1999 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154645-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British Open (1998/1999)\nFergal O'Brien won the tournament by defeating Anthony Hamilton nine frames to seven in the final. The defending champion, John Higgins, was defeated by O'Brien in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154645-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 British Open (1998/1999)\nJason Prince recorded a maximum break during qualifying for the tournament against Ian Brumby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154646-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Open (1999/2000)\nThe 1999 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 8\u201319 September 1999 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154646-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British Open (1999/2000)\nStephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Peter Ebdon nine frames to five in the final, during which Hendry made a maximum break in the seventh frame. The defending champion, Fergal O'Brien, was defeated by Joe Swail in the last 16.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154647-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Rally Championship\nThe 1999 British Rally Championship was a rallying championship season for rally cars conforming to F2 andGroup N Regulations, with only the F2 teams and drivers eligible to win the overall title. The championship was wonby Finland's Tapio Laukkanen ahead of former champion Gwyndaf Evans and 1998 Champion Martin Rowe. The Manufacturers title was won by Renault.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154647-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British Rally Championship\nAlister McRae left Volkswagen to join Hyundai in the World Rally Championship", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154647-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 British Rally Championship\nMcRae was replaced by Mark Higgins after Nissan's withdrawal from Rallying", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154648-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Rowing Championships\nThe 1999 British Rowing Championships known as the National Championships at the time, were the 28th edition of the National Championships, held from 16\u201318 July 1999 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. They were organised and sanctioned by British Rowing, and are open to British crews. A record 748 crews and 2,159 competitors took part in the Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154649-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Speedway Championship\nThe 1999 British Speedway Championship was the 39th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 23 May at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Mark Loram, with Joe Screen in second place and Chris Louis winning a run-off with Scott Nicholls for third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship\nThe 1999 British Touring Car Championship featured 26 races across 13 rounds. It began on 5 April at Donington Park and concluded on 19 September at Silverstone. The driver's title was won by Laurent A\u00efello in his debut season driving for the Nissan works team, with his teammate David Leslie in second place. Reigning champion Rickard Rydell finished in third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship\nOne of the surprises of the season was the performance of independent driver Matt Neal. Driving for his father's Team Dynamics in a 1998 Nissan Primera, Neal became the first independent driver to win a championship race in the feature race of the first Donington round; series organisers TOCA had put up a reward for \u00a3250,000 for this achievement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nSix manufacturer backed teams contested the 1999 championship, Audi and Peugeot having withdrawn at the end 1998. Seven independent drivers appeared on the initial entry list however neither the Atford Ford Mondeo of Gareth Howell or the TRM Motorsport BMW 320i of Collin Gallie made an appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nJust a single tyre manufacturer was represented (Michelin) and all competitors used the same tyre, most notably including independent runners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nNight racing was introduced to the BTCC for the first time for the rounds at Snetterton in July. The pit lane and main spectator areas were floodlit, whilst other parts of the circuit were in total darkness. To aid the drivers eyesight for the sharp changes from light to dark, the cockpits had a soft red light glowing inside.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nTom Walkinshaw Racing again ran Volvo's effort, defending champion Rickard Rydell came into the 1999 season with a new team-mate in Belgian Vincent Radermecker who had previously raced in the Belgian Procar series and replaced Italian Gianni Morbidelli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\n1998 manufacturer champions Nissan once again entered two Primeras engineered by RML. David Leslie remained with the team for a third season and was joined by Frenchman Laurent Aiello, a former STW and French champion who took the seat vacated by Anthony Reid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nAfter a successful year in 1998 with Prodrive, Honda's effort was now to be run by WSR in a straight swap with Ford. James Thompson went into the season as title favourite and topped pre-season testing and he was joined by Peter Kox for the second year in a row. The team entered a third car for 1994 champion and STW Honda works driver Gabriele Tarquini at the Knockhill and Brands Hatch rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nThe Williams campaign, running a pair of Renault Lagunas, was headed by Jason Plato who was promoted to lead driver following the departure of Alain Menu to Ford. He was joined by Jean-Christophe Boullion, a former Williams F1 test driver, Sauber F1 race driver and 1994 Formula 3000 champion. Boullion had missed out securing the Renault drive to Plato in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nThe Triple Eight Racing Vauxhall Vectras were driven by 1995 champion John Cleland, his 11th season driving for the manufacturer and he was joined by Yvan Muller following Audi's withdrawal. He replaced Derek Warwick who retired from full-time racing to focus on running the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nCompleting the factory team line-up was Ford, now run by Prodrive who had what many regarded as the strongest driver line up in the pit lane, with \u201997 champion Alain Menu partnering \u201998 runner-up Anthony Reid. They replaced the 1998 lineup of Will Hoy, Craig Baird and Nigel Mansell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nThe Independents field was spearheaded by title favourite Matt Neal, whom had shown throughout 1998 his ability to mix it with the manufacturer backed teams. Neal\u2019s Dynamics team would again have a year old ex STW Primera at their disposal, a car that Neal had shared with Steven Richards at Bathurst in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\n1998 Vectra Challenge winner Mark Blair, entered a 1996 Vauxhall Vectra which had been a prize for winning the support series and had been driven by Mark Lemmer in 1998. The car was updated with the 1999 aero kit but was unable to use the latest specification engines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nLee Brookes returned to the series driving a 1998 Honda Accord. Brookes missed four races after injuring his arm and then withdrew from the series after the second visit to Thruxton stating that nothing they did to the car made it competitive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nPaula Cook also drove a 1998 Honda Accord that she had previously driven in the final two rounds of 1998 and run by D.C Cook Motorsport. The team withdrew after the Snetterton rounds citing lack of budget.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Team and Driver Changes\nRussell Spence started the season driving a 1998 Renault Laguna run by Arena International Spence would suffer a frightening crash at Oulton Park and step down soon after due to business commitments. He was replaced by 1991 champion Will Hoy from Snetterton onwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Drivers Championship\nNote: bold signifies pole position (1 point awarded all races), italics signifies fastest lap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Drivers Championship\n* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap (1 point given).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Drivers Championship, Points System\nThe points system used for the 1999 British Touring Car Championship was as follows. For the drivers championship, 15 points were awarded to the winner of each race, 12 to second place, 10 for third and 8,6,5,4,3,2,1 for fourth to tenth place respectively. At the end of the season, drivers would drop their four lowest scores. A point would be awarded to the driver who achieved pole position for each race, and a point was awarded to anyone who led the feature race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 74], "content_span": [75, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154650-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 British Touring Car Championship, Drivers Championship, Points System\nFor the manufactures championship, the same number of points for the top ten finishing positions were awarded as for the drivers championship but only the top two per manufacturer would receive points for the manufacturer. At the end of the season, manufacturers would drop the points from their worst four rounds of the championship. No points were received for leading laps or pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 74], "content_span": [75, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154651-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British Virgin Islands general election\nGeneral elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 17 May 1999. The result was a victory for the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) led by Chief Minister Ralph T. O'Neal over the newly formed National Democratic Party (NDP) led by Orlando Smith.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154651-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British Virgin Islands general election, Results\nThe election was largely decided in three key seats: the Third District (which Julian Fraser carried for the VIP by 26 votes), the Sixth District (which Omar Hodge carried for the VIP by 12 votes) and the Eighth District (which Lloyd Black carried for the NDP by 11 votes, with the crucial Penn family votes being split between Andre (running as an independent) and David (running for the VIP) \u2013 most years a member of the Penn family wins the Eighth District). The At-large seats were split equally between the two main parties. Ethelyn Smith won the Fifth District for the minority party, the Concerned Citizens Movement, where the second placed candidate was former Chief Minister running as an independent, Cyril Romney.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 778]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154651-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 British Virgin Islands general election, Results\nAlthough the overall vote count was flattering to the NDP this was because they polled well in the At-large seats (where each voter casts four votes). But most of the Territorial seats were not that competitive, with the VIP winning some seats with huge majorities, the largest being Alvin Christopher's thumping 80.2% of the vote in the Second District. Conversely, Julian Fraser won his seat in the Third District with the smallest mandate of any candidate \u2013 just 228 votes in a three-way contest with a low voter turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154651-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 British Virgin Islands general election, Results\nNotable candidates who were elected to the Legislature for the first time included future Chief Minister and Premier, Orlando Smith; future Deputy Premier and Minister Kedrick Pickering; future Minister Andrew Fahie; and future Minister and Leader of the Opposition Julian Fraser. Conversely, Walwyn Brewley suffered the first electoral defeat of his career, and would thereafter choose to end his political career at this point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154651-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 British Virgin Islands general election, Results, Individual territorial seats\nWinning candidates are shaded in blue. The previous incumbent, if any, is indicated in bold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 83], "content_span": [84, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154652-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 British motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4 July 1999 at Donington Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154652-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 British motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eight has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 81], "content_span": [82, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154653-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Broadway\n1999 Broadway is a 46-story high-rise office building in the city of Denver, Colorado. The building was designed by Curtis W. Fentress, FAIA, RIBA of Fentress Architects and its construction was completed in 1985. It stands at a height of 548\u00a0ft (166m), making it the 6th tallest building in Denver. 1999 Broadway has a unique shape, it is shaped like a triangle with a scoop in the side. This is caused by the desire to retain the historical Holy Ghost Catholic Church at the base.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154654-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bromsgrove District Council election\nThe 1999 Bromsgrove District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Bromsgrove district council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154654-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bromsgrove District Council election, Campaign\nThe Labour party had won control of the council in the previous election in 1995 for the first time and were hopeful of staying in control of the council. They pledged to maintain bus passes for the elderly and press on with CCTV in the town centre. However the Conservatives attacked Labour for having increased council tax over the last four years, including 9.73% in the last year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154654-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Bromsgrove District Council election, Campaign\nA proposed development on the local recreation ground for an arts and leisure centre was a major issue in the campaign, with Labour saying it would be good for Bromsgrove, while the Conservatives pledged to try to save the recreation ground. During the campaign the Conservative party leader William Hague visited Bromsgrove with the local Member of Parliament Julie Kirkbride to rally party activists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154654-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bromsgrove District Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election the Conservatives required a 7% swing to gain control of the council, with Bromsgrove seen as a key council in the local elections across England. A by-election in October 1998 in Catshill ward was seen as a good sign for the Conservatives after they gained the seat with a swing of over 25%. In total 80 candidates stood in the election from the Labour party, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and the Wythall Ratepayers' and Residents' Association. Candidates included seven couples and former Conservative councillors such as Joy Buchby and Nick Psirides. Meanwhile, the only Liberal Democrat councillor, Sandra Docker, stood down at the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 721]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154654-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bromsgrove District Council election, Campaign\nJust before the election there was controversy over Labour party leaflets that were sent to pensioners claiming that the Conservatives would abolish free bus passes for pensioners. The Conservatives denied they would end the bus passes and reported Labour to the Data Protection Registrar, claiming that confidential council records had been used to send the leaflets to target pensioners, although Labour denied this.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154654-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Bromsgrove District Council election, Election result\nThe results in Bromsgrove were one of the first to come in across the country and saw the Conservatives retake control of the council gaining 17 seats. Conservative gains included the Labour leader on the council, Trevor Porter in Sidemoor ward, and the council chairman, Trevor Crashley in Whitford ward. The Conservatives also made two wins in Sidemoor ward, where they had never won any seats before, with swings reaching up to 40% in some wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 58], "content_span": [59, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154654-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Bromsgrove District Council election, Election result\nDefeated candidates saw a low turnout and the plans to develop the recreation ground as responsible for their defeats, with the neighbouring Labour MP Michael John Foster blaming the results on local, rather than national, issues. Following the election William Hague visited Bromsgrove again to celebrate the results, both in Bromsgrove and nationally. Overall turnout in the election was 37.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 58], "content_span": [59, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154655-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brown Bears football team\nThe 1999 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown was co-champion of the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154655-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brown Bears football team\nIn their second season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 9\u20131 record and outscored opponents 324 to 239. James Perry, Jason Wargin and A. Smithwere the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154655-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Brown Bears football team\nThe Bears' 6\u20131 conference record tied for first place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 225 to 168. Brown's wins included a defeat of 1999's Ivy co-champion, Yale. It was Brown's first share of an Ivy title since 1976.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154655-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Brown Bears football team\nUnranked throughout the year, Brown was finally recognized in the national Division I-AA poll after its final game of the season, ranked at No. 25.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154655-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Brown Bears football team\nBrown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154656-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Brownlow Medal\nThe 1999 Brownlow Medal was the 72nd year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home-and-away season. Shane Crawford of the Hawthorn Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-eight votes during the 1999 AFL season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154656-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Brownlow Medal\nThe count was notable in that it was the first time since the award's inception in 1924 that it was held outside Melbourne.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154657-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election\nThe Broxbourne Council election, 1999 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154657-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary\nAn \"all out\" election was held in 13 wards on 6 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154657-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary\nThis was the first Borough election since the 1998 Boundary Commission report that had reduced the council size from 14 to 13 wards and from 42 to 38 Councillors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154657-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary\n12 wards returned 3 Councillors, the smaller Rosedale Ward returned 2 Councillors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154657-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary\nWith the exception of Hoddesdon Town Ward all of the remaining wards had experienced boundary changes since the last election in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154657-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary\nThe political balance of the new council following this election was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154657-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary\nThe 5 seats won by Labour proved to be their largest representation achieved under the 1999 boundaries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154658-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bucknell Bison football team\nThe 1999 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Bucknell finished fourth in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154658-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Bucknell Bison football team\nIn their fifth year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 7\u20134 record. Corey Hurley, Dan Palko and John Papadakis were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154658-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Bucknell Bison football team\nThe Bison outscored opponents 320 to 233. Bucknell's 3\u20133 conference record placed fourth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154658-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Bucknell Bison football team\nBucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson\u2013Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154659-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200\nThe 1999 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 was the eighth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 20, 1999, on the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154659-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200, Report, Race\nSearching for his first career win, H\u00e9lio Castro-Neves took the lead at the start by going around the outside of polesitter Juan Pablo Montoya in Turn 1. Castro-Neves and Montoya built a gap to the rest of the field and raced on their own in the first stint, with Montoya taking the lead at the first round of pit stops. Castro-Neves stayed with him until an electrical failure slowed him down and ultimately made him retire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154659-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200, Report, Race\nThis left Montoya with a big lead, but a caution due to Richie Hearn's spin erased it, and Montoya then threw away the lead entirely by spinning at the restart. Gil de Ferran took the lead, but Montoya soon passed him and regained it back, but a slower second pit stop handed the lead back to de Ferran, with Montoya third behind Paul Tracy. Montoya immediately took a second from Tracy, with Dario Franchitti coming up to third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154659-0001-0002", "contents": "1999 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200, Report, Race\nWhile Montoya, Franchitti, Tracy, and others were conserving fuel, de Ferran went flat out and built up a big enough lead to make a third pit stop for fuel and come out in front of Montoya. He took his first win in three years, with Montoya holding off Franchitti for the second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154660-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Buenos Aires Grand Prix\nResults from the 1999 Buenos Aires Grand Prix held at Buenos Aires on August 29, 1999, in the Aut\u00f3dromo Oscar Alfredo G\u00e1lvez. The race was the first race at weekend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 194]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season\nThe 1999 Buffalo Bills season was the 30th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and 40th overall. It would be the final season that Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, and Thurman Thomas, the last three players remaining from the Bills' Super Bowl teams were on the same team together. All three were released at the end of the season due to salary cap reasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season\nThe Bills surrendered only 229 points (14.3 points per game), the lowest total in franchise history in a 16-game season, and second-fewest in the league. Buffalo's 2,675 passing yards and 4,045 total yards allowed were both the fewest totals in the NFL in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season\nThe Bills finished in second place in the AFC East and finished the National Football League's 1999 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses. The Bills qualified for the postseason for the eighth time in the decade. They would lose to the Titans in the game called \"Music City Miracle\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season\nThe team would not make the playoffs again until 2017, where they were defeated by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Wild-Card round. They also would not have another 10 win season until 2019.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card\nThe Music City Miracle is a famous play in the NFL Wild Card Playoffs involving the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills that took place on January 8, 2000 (following the 1999 regular season) at Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville, Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card\nGoing into the game, Bills coach Wade Phillips created a stir by starting quarterback Rob Johnson, rather than Doug Flutie, who had started 15 games, and who had led the team to the playoffs. Late in the fourth quarter, the stage was set for an exciting finish. Tennessee received the ball with 6:15 remaining. Titans receiver Isaac Byrd's 16-yard punt return and five carries from Eddie George for 17 yards set up a wobbly 36-yard field goal by Del Greco. The Titans took a 15\u201313 lead with 1:48 to go.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card\nOn the ensuing drive, with no timeouts remaining, Bills quarterback Johnson led the Bills on a five-play, 37-yard drive to the Titans' 24-yard line. On the last two plays from scrimmage, Johnson played with only one shoe on, as he had lost one and had no time to put it back on, with the clock running out. With only 16 seconds remaining in the game, Steve Christie, the Bills' kicker, made a 41-yard field goal to put Buffalo in the lead, 16\u201315.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card\nMoments later, Christie kicked off, and Titans player Lorenzo Neal received. Neal handed the ball off to Titans tight end Frank Wycheck, who then lateraled the ball across the field to another Titans player, Kevin Dyson, who then ran down the sidelines for a 75-yard touchdown. The play was named Home Run Throwback by the Titans and was developed by Special Teams Coordinator Alan Lowry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Official review\nPer the instant replay rules, the play was reviewed by referee Phil Luckett since it was uncertain if the ball had been a forward pass, which is illegal on a kickoff return. However, the call on the field was upheld as a touchdown, and the Titans won the game 22\u201316.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 67], "content_span": [68, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Aftermath\nThe victory, in front of a franchise-record crowd at Adelphia Coliseum, allowed the Tennessee franchise to advance to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs for the first time since 1993. Subsequent victories over the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars sent the Titans to Super Bowl XXXIV to face the St. Louis Rams, where they lost by one yard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 61], "content_span": [62, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Aftermath\nIt could be said that the game served as revenge for the Titans/Oilers franchise for The Comeback, where the Bills came back from a 32-point deficit to defeat the Houston Oilers, 41\u201338, in overtime. For the Bills, it led to the firing after 13 seasons of special teams coach Bruce DeHaven. One year later, Phillips was fired (partly due to his failure to lead the Bills past the first round of the playoffs during his tenure) and replaced by Titans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. It was added to the list of infamous moments in Buffalo sports history, joining Wide Right and No Goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 61], "content_span": [62, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154661-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bills season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Aftermath\nBuffalo would go on to miss the playoffs for 17 years following the Music City Miracle, finally snapping its drought in 2017. The Bills then lost in the Wild Card round to the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2017, and again to the Houston Texans in 2019, before finally ending the streak of playoff losses to AFC South opponents against yet another AFC South opponent, the Indianapolis Colts, in 2020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 61], "content_span": [62, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154662-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Buffalo Bulls football team\nThe 1999 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 130 points while the defense allowed 426 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154663-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bulgarian Cup Final\nThe 1999 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Bulgarian Army Stadium in Sofia on May 26, 1999, and was contested between the sides of Litex Lovech and CSKA Sofia. The match was won by CSKA Sofia. Valentin Stanchev scored the winning goal in 82nd minute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154664-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Burnley Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154664-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Burnley Borough Council election, Campaign\nSeventeen seats were contested in the election, with two vacancies in Rosehill ward. Labour were the only party to contest all 17 seats, with the other candidates coming from the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and independents. A record nine independents stood in the election in which they were defending seats in Lowerhouse, Queensgate and Rosehill, in all of which councillors had previously defected from Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154664-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Burnley Borough Council election, Campaign\nThe election saw controversy in Daneshouse ward where a policy enquiry was launched after complaints of voters being assigned proxy votes without their permission. Out of an electorate of 4,158, over 1,100 had proxy votes with an estimate that 775 would be for Liberal Democrats as against 375 for Labour. The Liberal Democrat candidate, Mozaquir Ali, said he would call for the election to be re-run if he lost, as a council electoral officer had given him incorrect advice on the eligibility of some proxy votes. The situation in Daneshouse partly led to the government reviewing the law on proxy votes to ensure they were not misused to guarantee votes. Meanwhile, the police enquiry would last for nearly a year but eventually decided no action should be taken.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 813]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154664-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Burnley Borough Council election, Campaign\nThe police were again asked to investigate due to claims in an independent candidate's leaflet. Labour said that the claim that they reduced rates on their own party offices was misleading and in contravention of the Representation of the People Act 1983.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 47], "content_span": [48, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154664-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Burnley Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results of the election saw all four groups on the council remain at the same number of seats, with Labour keeping their majority on the council. The only seat changes came in Brunshaw where the independent took a seat from Labour and in Lanehead where Labour took a seat back. Overall turnout in the election was 28%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154664-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Burnley Borough Council election, Election result\nThe hard-fought contest in Danehouse ward saw the Liberal Democrat Mozaquir Ali win the election by 216 over Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary from Labour. Turnout in the ward was a record 70% substantially higher than in the rest of Burnley. On the day after the election fighting broke out in Danehouse ward between supporters of Labour and the Liberal Democrats with the police needed to separate the two groups, while the Labour candidate and his son were hit by a vehicle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154665-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Burwood state by-election\nA by-election was held for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Burwood on 11 December 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation on 2 November of Jeff Kennett, the sitting Liberal member and Premier of Victoria until his government was defeated in the 1999 state election on 18 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154665-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Burwood state by-election\nBob Stensholt, Kennett's Labor opponent in the state election, won the seat on a swing of 10.4 percent, aided by the Liberals losing 15 percent of their primary vote from two months earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154666-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Bury Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 28.14%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154667-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CA-TennisTrophy\nThe 1999 CA-TennisTrophy was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria and was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 October until 18 October 1999. Fifth-seeded Greg Rusedski won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154667-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CA-TennisTrophy, Finals, Singles\nGreg Rusedski defeated  Nicolas Kiefer 6\u20137(5\u20137), 2\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20135, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154667-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CA-TennisTrophy, Finals, Doubles\nDavid Prinosil /  Sandon Stolle defeated  Piet Norval /  Kevin Ullyett 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154668-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CA-TennisTrophy \u2013 Doubles\nYevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti and Marat Safin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154668-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CA-TennisTrophy \u2013 Doubles\nDavid Prinosil and Sandon Stolle won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Piet Norval and Kevin Ullyett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154669-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CA-TennisTrophy \u2013 Singles\nPete Sampras was the defending champion but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154669-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CA-TennisTrophy \u2013 Singles\nGreg Rusedski won in the final 6\u20137(5\u20137), 2\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20135, 6\u20134 against Nicolas Kiefer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154670-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from February 25\u201328, 1999 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was George Mason, who received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154671-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League\nThe 1999 CAF Champions League was the 35th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 3rd prize under the CAF Champions League format. Raja Casablanca of Morocco defeated ES Tunis of Tunisia on penalties in the final to win their third title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154671-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League, Top goalscorers\nThe top scorers from the 1999 CAF Champions League are as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154672-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League Final\nThe 1999 CAF Champions League Final was a football tie held over two legs in November and December 1999. Raja Casablanca of Morocco beat ES Tunis of Tunisia on penalties after their two-legged tie ended goalless.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154672-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League Final, Qualified teams\nIn the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154672-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade P\u00e8re J\u00e9go\nStade P\u00e8re J\u00e9go is a multi-purpose stadium in Casablanca, Morocco. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Racing Casablanca.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154672-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade P\u00e8re J\u00e9go\nRaja Casablanca was forced to play the first leg og the final match on this stadium, due to the start of renovation at Mohammed V Stadium in view of Morocco's bid for the organization of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, green and red seats were installed on the side stands limiting its capacity to 45,891 seats without counting South (Magana) and North (Frimija) turns which have no seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154672-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade El Menzah\nStade Olympique El Menzah is a multi-purpose stadium, located in the north of Tunis, Tunisia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154672-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade El Menzah\nIt is built to host the 1967 Mediterranean Games at the same time as the Olympic swimming pool and gymnasium. Since then, it is an integral part of Tunisia's main sports complex. Tunisia's three major football teams, ES Tunis, Club Africain and Stade Tunisien played their games there. The stadium is completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It has a capacity of 39,858 seats. The VIP section consists of a grandstand and 2 salons that can accommodate 300 people in a \"cocktail\" configuration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154672-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League Final, Format\nThe final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154673-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League group stage\nThe group stage of the 1999 CAF Champions League was played from 21 August to 7 November 1999. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154673-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League group stage, Format\nIn the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced directly to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154673-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Champions League group stage, Groups\nThe matchdays were 21\u201322 August, 3\u20135 September, 18\u201319 September, 9\u201310 October, 21\u201324 October, and 6\u20137 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154674-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Cup\nThe 1999 CAF Cup was the height football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each African country's domestic league. It was won by ES Sahel in two-legged final victory against Wydad Casablanca.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154675-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Super Cup\nThe 1999 CAF Super Cup was the seventh CAF Super Cup, an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's CAF Champions League and African Cup Winners' Cup competitions. The match was contested by 1998 CAF Champions League winners, ASEC Mimosas, and 1998 African Cup Winners' Cup winners, Esp\u00e9rance, at the Stade F\u00e9lix Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny in Abidjan, C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, on 7 February 2009.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154675-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CAF Super Cup\nAfter the regular 90 minutes ended in a 1\u20131 draw, Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas won the match 3\u20131 in extra time. This was the first title for ASEC and only the second Super Cup title won by Ivorian clubs, after Africa Sports (also based in Abidjan) won the first edition in 1993. As for Tunisian side Esp\u00e9rance, this was their second final, after they had won the 1995 Super Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154676-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CARIFTA Games\nThe 28th CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on April 3\u20135, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154676-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CARIFTA Games, Participation (unofficial)\nDetailed result lists can be found on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 376 athletes (197 junior (under-20) and 179 youth (under-17)) from about 21 countries:  Antigua and Barbuda (12), Aruba (4), Bahamas (34), Barbados (39), Bermuda (4), Cayman Islands (15), Dominica (5), French Guiana (4), Grenada (16), Guadeloupe (39), Guyana (3), Jamaica (58), Martinique (61), Netherlands Antilles (4), Saint Kitts and Nevis (7), Saint Lucia (2), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (9), Suriname (2), Trinidad and Tobago (46), Turks and Caicos Islands (8), US Virgin Islands (4).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 46], "content_span": [47, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154676-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CARIFTA Games, Austin Sealy Award\nThe Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Darrel Brown from Trinidad and Tobago. He won (at least) 2 gold medals (100m, and 200m) in the youth (U-17) category (there is no information on the composition of the relay teams).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 38], "content_span": [39, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154676-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary\nMedal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). Complete results can be found on the website of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration fran\u00e7aise d'athl\u00e9tisme,  and on the \"World Junior Athletics History\"website.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154677-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CART season\nThe 1999 FedEx Championship Series season, the twenty-first in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 20 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 21 and concluding in Fontana, California on October 31. The season was marred by the fatal accidents of Gonzalo Rodr\u00edguez and Greg Moore, in addition to countless injuries that took several drivers out of championship contention.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154677-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CART season\nJuan Pablo Montoya, in his first season at CART after two successful seasons in Formula 3000, won the championship in his first season, as well as Rookie of the Year honors, the second and final driver to win both awards in the same season, after Nigel Mansell in 1993. The season ended in a tie, with Montoya and Dario Franchitti both having 212 championship points, though Montoya broke the tie-breaker due to having seven wins, over Franchitti's three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154677-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CART season\nWith Al Unser Jr. running his final season in the series, 1999 was the last year in which the Al Unser name was on the CART grid. Also, this was the first season without Bobby Rahal on the grid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154677-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 CART season, Constructors\nThe following teams and drivers competed in the 1999 CART Championship Series season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 30], "content_span": [31, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154677-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 CART season, Season summary, Schedule\n\u2013 Cleveland was scheduled for 211 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit. \u2013 Detroit was scheduled for 176 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit. \u2013 Vancouver was scheduled for 160 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit. O\u00a0 Oval/Speedway\u00a0R\u00a0 Dedicated road course\u00a0S\u00a0 Temporary street circuit", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154678-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1999 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 28th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 12 and March 20, 1999. Opening round games were played at campus sites, while all 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154678-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe tournament featured three rounds of play. The three teams that finish below eighth place in the standings were not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154678-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154679-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CECAFA Cup\nThe 1999 CECAFA Cup was the 23rd edition of the tournament. It was held in Rwanda, and was won by Rwanda B team. The matches were played between July 24\u2013August 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154680-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL Draft\nThe 1999 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, April 13, 1999. 46 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Of the 46 draft selections, 28 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union institutions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154680-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL Draft, Trades\nIn the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. This is a partial list due to references being limited.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 22], "content_span": [23, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154681-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL season\nThe 1999 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 46th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 42nd Canadian Football League season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154681-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL season, CFL News in 1999\nThe CFL enters the final season of the 1900s with increased growth in attendance and television ratings after the '98 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154681-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL season, CFL News in 1999\nThe '98 season attendance figures showed a 6.1% increase, which surpassed '97 season figures. TSN television ratings grew by 26.6% in the ages 2+ demographic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154681-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL season, CFL News in 1999\nThe 1998 Grey Cup game viewership increased to 20.5% as 3.06 million viewers watched the Calgary Stampeders defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26\u201324, which surpassed the '97 Grey Cup game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154681-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL season, CFL News in 1999\nThe 1999 CFL season, along with the 2001 CFL season, would be one of the closest times where an East Division team could have cross over to the West Division for that division's last playoff spot since the introduction of the Cross over in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154681-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 CFL season, CFL News in 1999\nThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers had to only win one more game to go 7\u201311, to beat the Edmonton Eskimos final standings, both teams finishing with a tie of 6\u201312 instead, and under the current rule, even if the team in 4th place in the other division has a better season series record (most wins in the match ups between the teams, or most points scored in total in those games), in which case both were tied again and Edmonton still wins the tie with a 75\u201353 in two games, for a team to cross over it must have a better final standing win record than the 3rd placed team in the other division, so there was no cross over.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154681-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL season, Regular season standings, Final regular season standings\nNote: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 73], "content_span": [74, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154681-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 CFL season, Grey Cup playoffs\nThe Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1999 Grey Cup Champions, avenging last season's championship loss to the Calgary Stampeders with a 32\u201321 victory, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. The Tiger-Cats have won their first championship since the 1986 CFL season. The Tiger-Cats' Danny McManus (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Mike Morreale (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 34], "content_span": [35, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154682-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CGU National League\nThe 1999 CGU National League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. For the first time, it was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2000 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. From this season, the counties had nicknames.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154682-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CGU National League\nLancashire Lightning won the League for a record fifth time, retaining the title they had won the previous season. Warwickshire Bears, Hampshire Hawks and Essex Eagles were relegated from Division One, while Sussex Sharks, Somerset Sabres and Northamptonshire Steelbacks were promoted from Division Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154683-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CIAU football season\nThe 1999 CIAU football season began on September 10, 1999, and concluded with the 35th Vanier Cup national championship on November 27, 1999 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, with the Laval Rouge et Or winning the first Vanier Cup in program history. Twenty-four universities across Canada competed in CIAU football this season, the highest level of amateur play in Canadian football, under the auspices of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU). The Regina Rams began their first season of play in the CIAU after previously playing in the Canadian Junior Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154683-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CIAU football season, Regular season, Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154683-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CIAU football season, Post-season, Championships\nThe Vanier Cup was played between the champions of the Atlantic Bowl and the Churchill Bowl, the national semi-final games. This year, the Dunsmore Cup Ontario-Quebec champion Laval Rouge et Or hosted the Canada West Hardy Trophy champion Saskatchewan Huskies for the Churchill Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference Loney Bowl championship, the Saint Mary's Huskies, hosted the Ontario conference's Yates Cup championship team, Waterloo Warriors, for the Atlantic Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154683-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 CIAU football season, Post-season, Championships\nThe Saint Mary's Huskies appeared in their fifth Vanier Cup game while the Laval Rouge et Or, whose program began in 1996, made their first appearance in the championship game. The 35th Vanier Cup was played in Toronto's SkyDome where the Rouge et Or defeated the Huskies 14\u201310 to claim the team's first Vanier Cup championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154684-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup\nThe 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 35th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154684-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup\nThe Final Tournament was held at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada in the United States. Club Necaxa defeated L.D. Alajuelense in the final by a score of 2-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154685-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament\nThe 1999 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament was played in Jamaica and El Salvador. The qualification for the 1999 CONCACAF U-17 Tournament took place between September and December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154686-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 COSAFA Cup, Qualifying round, First round\nWinners of the first round advanced to the quarter-finals; losers advanced to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154686-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 COSAFA Cup, Qualifying round, Second Round\nLosers of the first round competed for the remaining two spots for the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 47], "content_span": [48, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154687-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA European Soccer Championship\nThe 1999 CPISRA European Soccer Championship was the European championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in Belgium from 24\u00a0June to 1\u00a0July\u00a01999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154687-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA European Soccer Championship\nFootball 7-a-side was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154687-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA European Soccer Championship, Venues\nThe venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Brasschaat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 48], "content_span": [49, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154688-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship\nThe 1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship was an American championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154688-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship\nFootball 7-a-side was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break. The Championships was a qualifying event for the tournament Soccer World Cup at the 2001 CPISRA World Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154688-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship, Venues\nThe venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Buenos Aires.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154688-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship, Format\nThe group stage was a competition between the 4 teams in one group, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154688-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship, Format\nClassificationAthletes with a physical disability competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be ambulant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154688-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship, Format\nTeams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154688-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 CPISRA Pan-American Soccer Championship, Group stage\nIn the group stage have seen the teams in a one group of four teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 57], "content_span": [58, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154689-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CPSL League Cup\nThe 1999 CPSL League Cup was the 2nd edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from July through late September. Toronto Olympians successfully defended their league cup title after defeating Toronto Croatia 3-0 at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, which resulted in the establishment of their league cup dynasty. The format used in the competition was the traditional group stage with the two top clubs advancing to the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154690-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 CR Vasco da Gama season\nThe 1999 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 101st year in existence, the club's 84th season in existence of football, and the club's 29th season playing in the Brasileir\u00e3o S\u00e9rie A, the top flight of Brazilian football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154690-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 CR Vasco da Gama season, Competitions\nTimes from 1 January to 20 February 1999 and from 3 October to 31 December 1999 are UTC\u20132, from 21 February 1999 to 2 October 1999 UTC\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154690-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 CR Vasco da Gama season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores\nVasco da Gama joined the competition in the round of 16 of the knockout phase due to be the title holders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154691-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cairns Cyclones season\nThe 1999 Cairns Cyclones season was the fourth season that the Cairns Cyclones rugby league team competed in the Queensland Cup. Twelve teams competed in the 22 round competition. Four teams had left at the end of the 1998 season, the Bundaberg Grizzlies, the Gold Coast Vikings, Past Brothers and the Townsville Stingers. The Cairns Cyclones team was managed by Nigel Tillett and coached by Gary Smith.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154692-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cal Poly Mustangs football team\nThe 1999 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154692-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cal Poly Mustangs football team\nCal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 1999. The Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Larry Welsh and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3\u20138) for the second consecutive year. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 246\u2013345 for the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154692-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cal Poly Mustangs football team, Team players in the NFL\nNo Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154693-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team\nThe 1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154693-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team\nCal State Northridge competed in the Big Sky Conference. The 1999 Matadors were led by first-year head coach Jeff Kearin. Kearin was the fourth head coach in four years for the Matadors. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. On the field, Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5\u20136, 4\u20134 Big Sky).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154693-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team\nAfter the season ended, Northern Arizona was found to have used an ineligible player in six games and would be required to forfeit four victories. One of those was the game against Cal State Northridge. This brings the adjusted 1999 record to six wins and five losses (6\u20135, 5\u20133 Big Sky).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154693-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team, Team players in the NFL\nNo Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 73], "content_span": [74, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154694-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Calder Cup playoffs\nThe 1999 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 21, 1999. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 13, 1999, with the Providence Bruins defeating the Rochester Americans four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history. Providence's Peter Ferraro won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154694-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds\nAfter the 1998\u201399 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, due to the uneven number of teams in the Western Conference, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the Empire Division to crossover to the Mid-Atlantic Division. This could only happen if the fifth-placed team in the Empire Division earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the Mid-Atlantic Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 39], "content_span": [40, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154694-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds\nIn this case, the fifth-placed team from the Empire Division would play in place of the fourth-placed team from the Mid-Atlantic Division in that part of the playoff bracket. The Providence Bruins were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Rochester Americans were the Western Conference regular season champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 39], "content_span": [40, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154694-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Calder Cup playoffs, Bracket\nIn each round the team that earned more points during the regular season receives home ice advantage, meaning they receive the \"extra\" game on home-ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154695-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The overall turnout of the election was 30.09% (44,215 voters of an electorate of 146,944). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154696-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Calgary Stampeders season\nThe 1999 Calgary Stampeders finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12\u20136 record. They attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154697-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 California 500\nThe 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 2, 1999, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested at 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2\u00a0km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154697-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 California 500, Background\nThe track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2\u00a0km) long. The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154698-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 California Golden Bears football team\nThe 1999 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 4\u20137 record (3\u20135 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 254 to 180.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154698-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 California Golden Bears football team\nCal was forced to vacate all four wins of the 1999 season for altering the grades of two players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154698-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 California Golden Bears football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 1,303 passing yards, Joe Igber with 694 rushing yards, and Michael Ainsworth with 499 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154700-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cameroonian Premier League\nIn the 1999 Cameroonian Premier League season, 16 teams competed. Sable won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154701-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby\nThe  Campeonato Argentino de Rugby 1999  was based on the selection of the Argentine Rugby Union (Unione di Buenos Aires).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154701-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby\nThe 21 teams participating were divided into three levels\u00a0: \"Campeonato\", \"Ascenso\", \"Promocional\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154701-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, \"Campeonato\"\nThere were no relegation due to the return to an \"eight teams formula\" per 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154701-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, \"Promocional\", Final\nBecause of the restructuring of the championship, both teams were promoted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 56], "content_span": [57, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154702-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\nThe 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A was the 43rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154702-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Overview\nIt was contested by 22 teams, and Corinthians won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 44], "content_span": [45, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154702-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Relegation\nThe criterion for relegation to the S\u00e9rie B in 1999 was the average of points obtained in 1999 and 1998. The four teams with the smallest averages would be relegated. The CBF-defined formula for the point average (PA) was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154702-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Relegation\nP98 being the number of points in 1998 and P99 the number of points in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154702-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Relegation\nAs to Gama and Botafogo-SP, that had ascended from the S\u00e9rie B and as such, didn't dispute the 1998 S\u00e9rie A, the formula was reduced to:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154702-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Relegation\nWhich would mean that Botafogo, Paran\u00e1, Juventude and Botafogo-SP would be relegated. However, the matches of S\u00e3o Paulo against Internacional and Botafogo were annulled and the points gained by S\u00e3o Paulo in both matches (three against Botafogo, one against Internacional) were given to both clubs, due to the fielding of the ineligible player Sandro Hiroshi in both matches. So, the six worst point averages became:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154702-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Relegation\nThis meant that Botafogo escaped from relegation and Gama joined Botafogo/SP, Juventude and Paran\u00e1 in the S\u00e9rie B em 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154702-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Relegation\nGama didn't accept this decision and appealed. The judicial disputes lasted months and CBF was stopped from organizing the 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro. The Clube dos 13 assumed the organization of the championship, that was named Copa Jo\u00e3o Havelange, with the participation of 116 teams divided em 3 groups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154703-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie B\nThe football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie B 1999, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 1 to December 12, 1999. The competition had 22 clubs and two of them were promoted to S\u00e9rie A and six were relegated to S\u00e9rie C. The competition was won by Goi\u00e1s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154703-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie B\nGoi\u00e1s finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1999 Brazilian S\u00e9rie B champions, claiming the promotion to the 2000 S\u00e9rie A along with Santa Cruz, the runners-up. The six worst ranked teams in the first round (Uni\u00e3o S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, Crici\u00fama, Paysandu, Am\u00e9rica-RN, Tuna Luso and Desportiva) would be relegated to play S\u00e9rie C in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154703-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie B\nHowever, with the debacle that resulted in the creation of the Copa Jo\u00e3o Havelange in 2000, Bahia (third-placed) and Am\u00e9rica-MG (sixth-placed) were promoted to S\u00e9rie A, and from the originally-relegated teams, only Tuna Luso actually played the Green and White Group, the equivalent to the S\u00e9rie C, with the other five relegated teams playing the Group Yellow. For 2001, all of the participating teams in 1999's S\u00e9rie B, with the exception of Goi\u00e1s, S\u00e3o Caetano, Am\u00e9rica-MG, Bahia and Santa Cruz were included in that year's S\u00e9rie B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154704-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie C\nThe Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie C 1999, the third level of the Brazilian National Soccer League, was played from August 27 to December 23, 1999. The competition had 36 clubs and two of them were promoted to S\u00e9rie B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154704-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie C\nFluminense finished the final phase group with most points and was declared 1999 Brazilian S\u00e9rie C champions, claiming the promotion to the 2000 S\u00e9rie B along with S\u00e3o Raimundo, the runners-up. However, with the creation of the Copa Jo\u00e3o Havelange, Fluminense was promoted directly to the equivalent of the S\u00e9rie A, the Group Blue, while five quarterfinalists (Serra, N\u00e1utico, Figueirense, Caxias and Americano), along with Brasil de Pelotas, Villa Nova (reached the second phase), Bangu, Fortaleza, Anapolina and CSA (eliminated in the first phase)  were promoted to the Group Yellow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154705-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Carioca\nThe 1999 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 31, 1999 and ended on June 19, 1999. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federa\u00e7\u00e3o de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Thirteen teams contested this edition. Flamengo won the title for the 25th time. no teams were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154706-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de F\u00fatbol Serie A\nThe 1999 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de F\u00fatbol de la Serie A was the 41st season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito successfully defended their title and won their sixth national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154707-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Ga\u00facho\nThe 79th season of the Campeonato Ga\u00facho kicked off on March 7, 1999 and ended on June 20, 1999. Thirty teams participated. Gr\u00eamio beat Internacional in the finals and won their 32nd title. Sixteen teams were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154708-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Paulista\nThe 1999 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divis\u00e3o - S\u00e9rie A1 was the 98th season of S\u00e3o Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the championship by the 23rd time. Ituano and S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154708-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Paulista, Championship, First phase\nThe first phase was disputed by all the teams of the championship, save for Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos and S\u00e3o Paulo, which would dispute the Rio-S\u00e3o Paulo tournament at the time and would only enter in the second phase. The teams would be divided in two groups of six teams, and the four best teams in each group would qualify for the second phase, with the others going to the relegation group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 51], "content_span": [52, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154708-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato Paulista, Championship, Second phase\nIn the second phase, the 8 qualified teams were joined by the four participants of the Rio-S\u00e3o Paulo tournament. The 12 teams were divided in two groups of six teams, with each team playing twice against the teams of its own group, and once against the teams of the other group, with the two best teams in each group qualifying to the Semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 52], "content_span": [53, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154709-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campeonato da 1\u00aa Divis\u00e3o do Futebol\nStatistics of Campeonato da 1\u00aa Divis\u00e3o do Futebol in the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154710-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia\nThe 1999 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from 4 October until 10 October 1999. Unseeded Arnaud di Pasquale won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154710-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Finals, Doubles\nMariano Hood /  Sebasti\u00e1n Prieto defeated  Lan Bale /  Alberto Mart\u00edn 6\u20133, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 58], "content_span": [59, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154711-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canada Cup\nThe Canada Cup (a.k.a. Maple Cup) of 1999 was an international football (soccer) tournament played at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 2 June 1999 to 6 June 1999. It included hosts Canada, Iran, Ecuador and Guatemala, which replaced the Brazil Olympic Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154711-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Canada Cup\nAll games were considered full FIFA international games. Ecuador's striker Ariel Graziani became top scorer of the event, scoring three goals in three matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154712-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canada rugby union tour of Great Britain\nThe 1999 Canada rugby union tour of Great Britain was a series of matches played in August 1999 in Great Britain by Canada national rugby union team to prepare the 1999 Rugby World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154713-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were held on January 26\u201331, 1999 in Ottawa, Ontario. They were the figure skating national championship which determines the national champions of Canada. The event was organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. Skaters competed at the senior, junior, and novice levels in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results of this competition were used to pick the Canadian teams to the 1999 World Championships and the 1999 Four Continents Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 June 1999 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the sixth race of the 1999 Formula One season. The race was notable for the four crashes that occurred in turn 13 and for the number of times the safety car was deployed. Turn 13, the final chicane, had four separate crashes in which a driver either went wide or spun into the wall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix\nThree of the drivers who crashed there had previously won the Drivers' Championship, leading to the wall becoming known as the \"Wall of Champions\". The safety car was deployed four times in the race, a record at the time, and was the first F1 race to finish behind the safety car following Heinz-Harald Frentzen's massive crash with four laps to go.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe front runners got off the line cleanly, with Michael Schumacher maintaining first place, after starting on pole for the first time in 1999, ahead of Mika H\u00e4kkinen and Eddie Irvine. Behind them Giancarlo Fisichella passed David Coulthard to take fifth place. Jarno Trulli, starting ninth, went off the track trying to pass Heinz-Harald Frentzen up the inside into turn one. Trulli spun across turn one, collecting Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello in the process. Trulli and Alesi retired, and the safety car was deployed. Alexander Wurz also retired during the first lap with transmission problems. Barichello limped back to the pits where repairs were made to his car. His was able to resume the race, albeit two laps down on the leader, but ultimately had to retire because of the collision damage after having completed 14 laps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 874]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe safety car returned to the pits at the end of the second lap, having been deployed for only one lap, allowing normal racing to resume with the top six being Michael Schumacher, H\u00e4kkinen, Irvine, Fisichella, Coulthard and Frentzen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nDuring the third lap Coulthard passed Fisichella going into turn 13 to retake fourth place. Later that same lap, Ricardo Zonta retired after spinning into the wall at that same turn 13. He stopped just off the track, missing his right rear wheel. This brought the safety car out again. Zonta was the first of four drivers to hit the \"Wall of Champions\" in this race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAt the end of lap 7 the safety left the track again, allowing the race to resume normally again. The order remained stable until on lap 15, Damon Hill became the second driver to hit the turn 13 wall. He was able to pull off the track in a safe location, and the safety car was not deployed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nDuring lap 24, Pedro de la Rosa came in to the pits for a scheduled stop, but when trying to leave his gearbox failed. This forced him to retire. One lap later Stewart's Johnny Herbert, from seventh position, was the first driver running in the top ten to make a scheduled pit stop. He returned to the track in tenth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMichael Schumacher hit the wall at turn 13 on lap 30, giving the lead to Mika H\u00e4kkinen. Five laps later, Jacques Villeneuve became the fourth and final driver on the day to hit the wall at that turn, bringing the safety car out for the third time. Hill, Schumacher, and Villeneuve were three of the four Formula 1 Drivers' Champions competing in the race who hit the wall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe third safety car period, occurring around the halfway point of the race, was used by many drivers to make a scheduled pitstop. Fisichella, Frentzen, Pedro Diniz, Ralf Schumacher, Herbert, H\u00e4kkinen, and  Irvine all came into the pits shortly before or after the safety car having been deployed to the circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nNear the end of lap 38, David Coulthard passed the safety car before entering the pit lane for his scheduled stop. Shortly afterwards Alessandro Zanardi did the same after coming out of the pit lane following his stop trying to prevent being lapped. Both Coulthard and Zanardi also ignored a red light at the end of the pit lane when exiting following their pit stop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nFollowing the series of pit stops, the top six behind the safety car was H\u00e4kkinen, Irvine, Coulthard, Fisichella, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher. Normal racing restarted again on lap 41. Coulthard tried to go around the outside of Eddie Irvine into turn one, then the inside on turn two. However they touched, and both spun off. Both were able to rejoin, though Coulthard had to pit at the end of the lap. This dropped them to 8th and 10th place respectively while Fisichella and Frentzen took over third and fourth place with Ralf Schumacher and Diniz following in fifth and sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nTwo laps later Fisichella and Frentzen found themselves trying to lap Luca Badoer and Olivier Panis. However Panis attempted to pass Badoer while approaching turn 13, thus ingoring blue flags being showed to them. Panis was unable to pass before the turn and being on the outside going into it had to yield. This meant he went rather slowly through the turn, forcing Fisichella behind wide which in turn allowed Frentzen to move into third place. On the same lap, Toranosuke Takagi, already two laps from the lead, slowly entered the pit lane to retire his Arrows with transmission problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nDuring lap 47 Coulthard, Zanardi, Badoer and Panis were all issued 10 second stop and go penalties. Coulthard and Zanardi for ignoring the red light in the pit lane following their pitstops, Badoer and Panis for ignoring blue flags. The latter three served their penalties on the same lap, while Coulthard followed suit one lap later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMeanwhile, Irvine continued to move back up the order following the incident with Coulthard. By lap 46 he had moved into seventh place. At the start of lap 47 he passed Diniz for sixth place going into turn one. Six laps later he passed Herbert for fifth place going into turn 13, though both drivers had to cut across the grass. Another five lap later he passed Ralf Schumacher on the same spot to take fourth place. In the meantime, on lap 51, Zanardi retired with brake problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154714-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe fourth and final safety car of the race came out on lap 66 after Heinz-Harald Frentzen, running in second place, suffered a brake failure whilst approaching turn three and he crashed into the barriers sideways. He was uninjured. The safety car came out at the start of the next lap, with the race finishing under safety car conditions, a first for Formula One, with Mika H\u00e4kkinen victorious. Eddie Irvine scored his first fastest lap and finished third behind Giancarlo Fisichella.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154715-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships\nThe 1999 K\u00e4rcher Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held February 6-14 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, British Columbia. The winning teams represented Canada at the 1999 World Junior Curling Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154715-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario\nThe Ontario Junior Curling Championships were held at the Minden Curling Club in Minden, with the finals on January 10.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 66], "content_span": [67, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154715-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario\nAfter posting a 7-0 round robin record, Ottawa's Jenn Hanna rink had to be beaten twice by Milton's Julie Reddick for the women's championship. Reddick won both games, 6-3 and 6-5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 66], "content_span": [67, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154715-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Qualification, Ontario\nIn the men's final, John Morris of the Ottawa Curling Club defeated the neighbouring Rideau Curling Club Sebastien Robillard rink 7-4. Robillard had to win two tiebreaker matches before beating the Tam Heather club's Daryl Britt in the semifinal, 9-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 66], "content_span": [67, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154716-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship\nThe 1999 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 9\u201317 at the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria, British Columbia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154716-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship\nNova Scotia beat Prince Edward Island in the all-Atlantic final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154717-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season\nThe 1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the second season under the Canadian Professional Soccer League name. The season began on May 28, 1999, and concluded on October 2, 1999, with Toronto Olympians defeating Toronto Croatia 2-0 to claim their first CPSL Championship. The Olympians made history by becoming the first club in the league's history to achieve a treble. For the second straight season, they went undefeated for the entire season. The league also introduced their first All-Star match where the CPSL All-Stars faced the CSA Development team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154717-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, Changes from 1998 season\nAll founding members of the CPSL returned with the exception of Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.. The newest addition to the league were expansion franchise the Oshawa Flames. Other changes were Glen Shields changing their name to Glen Shields Sun Devils, and the York Region Shooters moving to Richmond Hill, Ontario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154717-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, Playoffs, Bracket\nThe top four teams qualified for a one-game semifinal that led to the championship game played on October 2 at Oshawa Civic Stadium in Oshawa, Ontario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 66], "content_span": [67, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154717-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, All-Star game\nThe league's inaugural all-star match was played on September 26, 1999 at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The CPSL All-Star team was selected from the six remaining clubs that didn't compete in the CPSL League Cup final, which excluded players from the Toronto Olympians and Toronto Croatia. The Canada Development team featured players from the CSA National Training Centre which consisted of senior national team players with a mix of young prospects with USL A-League experience.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 62], "content_span": [63, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154717-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, Awards, Individual awards\nThe CPSL held their second annual awards ceremony on November 21, 1999 at the Hollywood Princess in Concord, Ontario. The Toronto Olympians went home with the majority of the awards with 4 wins. David Gee along with Tony LaFerrara of London City won the Coach of the Year award. Gee became the first manager to win the award consecutively twice. Canadian internationals Elvis Thomas and Eddy Berdusco received the MVP and Golden Boot award. Toronto's final award was the Fair Play award for being the most disciplined team throughout the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 74], "content_span": [75, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154717-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season, Awards, Individual awards\nLondon City produced their fourth straight Rookie of the Year with Semir Mesanovic. While Toronto Croatia received their first CPSL club award with George Azcurra being named the Goalkeeper of the Year. Silviu Petrescu who later went on to officiate matches at the international level and Major League Soccer was recognized with the Referee of the Year award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 74], "content_span": [75, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154718-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian Senior Curling Championships\nThe 1999 CIBC Canadian Senior Curling Championships were held January 23 to 31 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154719-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canadian federal budget\nThe Canadian federal budget for fiscal year 1999-2000 was presented by Minister of Finance Paul Martin in the House of Commons of Canada on 16 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154720-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian Island Cabildo elections\nThe 1999 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 139 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154720-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian Island Cabildo elections, Island Cabildo control\nThe following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154721-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian regional election\nThe 1999 Canarian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154721-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Parliament of the Canary Islands was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Canarian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Government. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Canary Islands and in full enjoyment of all political rights, entitled to vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154721-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 60 members of the Parliament of the Canary Islands were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of 30 percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties could also enter the seat distribution as long as they reached six percent regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 3 for El Hierro, 7 for Fuerteventura, 15 for Gran Canaria, 4 for La Gomera, 8 for La Palma, 8 for Lanzarote and 15 for Tenerife.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 774]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154721-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 59], "content_span": [60, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154721-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Parliament of the Canary Islands expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Parliament concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154721-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe Parliament of the Canary Islands could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154721-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Canarian regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 31 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Canary Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 857]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154722-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canisius Golden Griffins football team\nThe 1999 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 133 points while the defense allowed 431 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival\nThe 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1999. Canadian filmmaker, actor and author David Cronenberg was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the French\u2013Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival\nThe festival opened with The Barber of Siberia, directed by Nikita Mikhalkov and closed with An Ideal Husband, directed by Oliver Parker. Kristin Scott Thomas was the mistress of ceremonies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Main competition\nThe following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1999 Official Selection:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Un Certain Regard\nThe following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1999 Un Certain Regard:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Cin\u00e9fondation and short films\nThe following people were appointed as the Jury of the Cin\u00e9fondation and short films competition:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 64], "content_span": [65, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Juries, Camera d'Or\nThe following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1999 Camera d'Or:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Un Certain Regard\nThe following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 64], "content_span": [65, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Films out of competition\nThe following films were selected to be screened out of competition:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 71], "content_span": [72, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Cin\u00e9fondation\nThe following films were selected for the competition of Cin\u00e9fondation:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 60], "content_span": [61, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Short film competition\nThe following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Parallel sections, International Critics' Week\nThe following films were screened for the 38th International Critics' Week (38e Semaine de la Critique):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 73], "content_span": [74, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Parallel sections, Directors' Fortnight\nThe following films were screened for the 1999 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des R\u00e9alizateurs):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 66], "content_span": [67, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154723-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Cannes Film Festival, Awards, Official awards\nThe following films and people received the 1999 Official selection awards:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154724-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Marathon European Championships\nThe 1999 Canoe Marathon European Championships were the third edition of the Canoe Marathon European Championships, which took place on 4\u20135 September 1999 in Gorz\u00f3w, Poland. The competition was staged on the Warta river and was composed of six events \u2013 four in kayak (men's and women's K-1 and K-2) and two in canoe (men's C-1 and C-2) \u2013 all of which were contested in a distance of 38 kilometers. In parallel, four junior events were also contested in a distance of 22 kilometers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154725-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup\nThe 1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 12th edition. The series consisted of 4 regular world cup races and the world cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154725-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Final standings\nThe winner of each world cup race was awarded 30 points. The points scale reached down to 1 point for 20th place in the men's K1, while in the other three categories only the top 15 received points (with 6 points for 15th place). Only the best two results of each athlete from the first 4 world cups plus the result from the world cup final counted for the final world cup standings. Furthermore, an athlete or boat had to compete in the world cup final in order to be classified in the world cup rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154725-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 1\nThe first world cup race of the season took place at the Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia from 18 to 20 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154725-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 2\nThe second world cup race was originally scheduled to take place on June 25\u201327 in Skopje, Macedonia, but was eventually moved to Tacen due to political reasons. The race was held at the Tacen Whitewater Course from 22 to 24 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154725-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 3\nThe third world cup race of the season took place at the \u010cunovo Water Sports Centre, Slovakia from 13 to 15 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154725-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Race 4\nThe fourth world cup race of the season took place at the Augsburg Eiskanal, Germany from 20 to 22 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154725-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup, Results, World Cup Final\nThe final world cup race of the season took place at the newly built Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Australia from 30 September to 3 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154726-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Canoe Sprint European Championships\nThe 1999 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154727-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cantabrian regional election\nThe 1999 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154727-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cantabrian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Parliament of Cantabria was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Cantabria, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Cantabrian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Autonomous Community. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Cantabria and in full enjoyment of all political rights, entitled to vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 61], "content_span": [62, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154727-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cantabrian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 39 members of the Parliament of Cantabria were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied regionally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 61], "content_span": [62, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154727-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cantabrian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in Cantabria. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 61], "content_span": [62, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154727-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cantabrian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Parliament of Cantabria expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Parliament concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154727-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cantabrian regional election, Overview, Election date\nAfter legal amendments in 1998, the President of the Autonomous Community was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Cantabria and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year has elapsed since a previous dissolution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154727-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Cantabrian regional election, Overview, Election date\nIn the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154727-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cantabrian regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 20 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Cantabria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 850]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154728-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cape Verdean Football Championships\nThe 1999 Cape Verdean Football Championship season was the 20th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. The tournament was organized by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. GD Amarantes won their first and only title. Sporting Clube da Praia would be the only time that a non-winning title would participate in the 2000 CAF Champions League, the criteria for qualification was not continued. No club took part in the 2000 CAF Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154728-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cape Verdean Football Championships, Overview\nCS Mindelense was the defending team of the title. A total of 8 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league, no club came from Santiago Island as the competition was cancelled for the season. The season had 6 matches in Group A but a shorter 2 and 3 matches in Group B, it was the first ever season with twice the meetings with each club of the group, occurred in only one croup, the next time it was done was in 2017 with the club and the first in each of the three groups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154728-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cape Verdean Football Championships, Overview\nThe league was contested by 8 teams with GD Amarantes winning the championship. New records were made, Amarantes finished with a new record with 13 points since the points per win risen to three in the nation, Juventude got 10 points, at the time, it became the second highest point in the championships. Two years later, the highest point record was superseded by Onze Unidos. In goal numbers, Solpontense scored the most with 14 and was a record at the national championships, it was superseded in 2001 by Botafogo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154728-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cape Verdean Football Championships, Overview\nIt marked the last appearance of GD Amarantes at the top level competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154729-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cardiff Council election\nThe 1999 Cardiff Council election was the second election to the post-1996 Cardiff Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales. It was held on Thursday 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 elections. On the same day the first elections to the Welsh Assembly were held as well as elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales. Labour retained a majority of the seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154729-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cardiff Council election, Overview\nAll council seats were up for election. This was the second election to be held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of South Glamorgan County Council. In 1995 the ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Cardiff City Council but, effective from the 1999 election, The City and County of Cardiff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 increased the number of wards to 29 and the number of councillors to 75.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154729-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cardiff Council election, Overview\nFive new seats were created by adding additional seats to five existing wards. Labour won three of the new seats and the Liberal Democrats took the remaining two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154729-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cardiff Council election, Outcome\nThe Labour Party won a comfortable majority of seats although it lost some ground compared to the inaugural elections four years previously. Of the 67 councillors elected in 1995, 43 were again returned in 1999 (38 Labour, 4 Liberal Democrat and 1 Plaid Cymru).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154729-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cardiff Council election, Outcome\nBetty Campbell, a community campaigner, former headteacher and Butetown councillor between 1991 and 1995, was the only independent councillor elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154729-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cardiff Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2004, Cyncoed\nThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jenny Randerson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154729-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cardiff Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2004, Canton\nThe by-election was called following the election of Cllr. Kevin Brennan as the Member for the Parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 73], "content_span": [74, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154729-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Cardiff Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2004, Pentwyn\nThe by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Bill Cookson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154730-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Caribbean Cup\nThe Caribbean Cup, established in 1989, was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154730-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Caribbean Cup, Qualifying tournament, Preliminary round, Group D\nAnguilla withdrew, leaving British Virgin Islands and Montserrat to compete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 69], "content_span": [70, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154730-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Caribbean Cup, Final tournament, Semi-Finals\nThe match was postponed from June 10 due to bad lighting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 49], "content_span": [50, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154730-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Caribbean Cup, Final tournament, Third Place Match\nThe third place playoff was cancelled due to the condition of the field. Third place was shared between Jamaica and Haiti.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 55], "content_span": [56, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154731-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Caribbean Series\nThe forty-first edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of 1999 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, \u00c1guilas de Mexicali; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayag\u00fcez, and Venezuela, Cardenales de Lara. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154731-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Caribbean Series, Final standings\nTigres     0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0        5  2  3Cardenles  0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x        1  3  2", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154731-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Caribbean Series, Final standings\nAguilas     0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5     5 1 2Indios      0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2     2 4 3", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154731-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Caribbean Series, Final standings\nTigres   0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4Aguilas  0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X Tigres win 4:2", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154732-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Carlisle City Council election\nThe 1999 Carlisle City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes increased the number of seats by one. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154733-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Carlow County Council election\nAn election to Carlow County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election\nThe second elections to the Carmarthenshire County Council were held in May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. They resulted in a coalition between Independent councillors and Plaid Cymru for the next five years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Bigyn (two seats)\nNo boundary changes but the number of seats reduced from three to two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 72], "content_span": [73, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Burry Port (two seats)\nThe Liberal Democrats won both seats in 1995 but Labour captured one of these in a by-election following the death of a sitting member.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 77], "content_span": [78, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Carmarthen Town South (two seats)\nOne of the seats was won by the Liberal Democrats in 1995 but lost to an Independent at a by-election following the death of the sitting member. The sitting Labour councillor, who had served on Carmarthen District Council since 1979, was de-selected by the party but was re-elected as an Independent Labour candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 88], "content_span": [89, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Llangyndeyrn (one seat)\nAn unusual situation arose in this ward where the sitting Labour member (and previously a member of Dyfed County Council since 1981) announced shortly before the close of nominations that he would not stand and pledged his support to the Plaid Cymru candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 78], "content_span": [79, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Llannon (two seats)\nThe previous Cross Hands (one seat) and Tumble (two seats) wards were merged to form a new two-seat ward. Three sitting councillors sought election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Llwynhendy (two seats)\nNo boundary change. One of the sitting Labour councillors was de-selected but successfully retained the seat as an Independent Labour candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 77], "content_span": [78, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election, Results, Pembrey (two seats)\nOne of the sitting Labour members was de-selected and stood unsuccessfully as an Independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154734-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Llandybie 2001\nA by-election was held in the Llandybie ward following the death of Independent councillor Gerald Earl, who had represented the ward on the Dyfed and Carmarthenshire councils since 1973.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 84], "content_span": [85, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154735-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Carolina Panthers season\nThe 1999 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League and the 1st and under head coach George Seifert who replaced Dom Capers as head coach. They improved upon their 4\u201312 record in 1998, and the Panthers went 8\u20138, their first .500 record in franchise history, but failed to make the playoffs for the fourth time in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154735-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Carolina Panthers season, Offseason, NFL Draft\nThe 1999 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 17 and April 18, 1999. The Panthers selected five players in seven rounds. They traded their first-round pick to the Washington Redskins in partial payment for the signing of Sean Gilbert.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154736-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election\nThe 1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castile and Le\u00f3n. All 83 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154736-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Cortes of Castile and Le\u00f3n were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castile and Le\u00f3n, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Leonese Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Junta. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castile and Le\u00f3n and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 68], "content_span": [69, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154736-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nAll members of the Cortes of Castile and Le\u00f3n were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each constituency. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of \u00c1vila, Burgos, Le\u00f3n, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora. Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of three seats, being allocated one additional member per each 45,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 22,500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 68], "content_span": [69, 787]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154736-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 68], "content_span": [69, 656]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154736-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Cortes of Castile and Le\u00f3n expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Cortes were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Cortes concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 65], "content_span": [66, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154736-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Election date\nAfter legal amendments earlier in 1999, the President of the Junta was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Castile and Le\u00f3n and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 65], "content_span": [66, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154736-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Election date\nIn the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Cortes were to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected procurators merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 65], "content_span": [66, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154736-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 42 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castile and Le\u00f3n (43 until 1 January 1999).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 55], "content_span": [56, 886]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election\nThe 1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castilla\u2013La Mancha. All 47 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election\nThe Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) recovered after its 1995 result and increased its absolute majority in the regional Cortes. The People's Party (PP), on the other hand, saw its share decrease 4 points to 40% and lost 1 seat from the previous election, not being able to maintain a part of its 1995 vote that it had received as a punishment to Felipe Gonz\u00e1lez's Socialist government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election\nUnited Left (IU) lost half of its votes as a result of the PSOE rise and lost its only seat in the Cortes, being expelled from the regional parliament as a result.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Cortes of Castilla\u2013La Mancha were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla\u2013La Mancha, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Manchegan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Junta of Communities. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castilla\u2013La Mancha and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 70], "content_span": [71, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 47 members of the Cortes of Castilla\u2013La Mancha were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each constituency. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 10 for Albacete, 11 for Ciudad Real, 8 for Cuenca, 7 for Guadalajara and 11 for Toledo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 70], "content_span": [71, 745]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 70], "content_span": [71, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Cortes of Castilla\u2013La Mancha expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Cortes were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Cortes concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 67], "content_span": [68, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date\nAfter legal amendments in 1997, the President of the Junta of Communities was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Castilla\u2013La Mancha and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 67], "content_span": [68, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date\nAny snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 67], "content_span": [68, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154737-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 24 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castilla\u2013La Mancha.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 57], "content_span": [58, 864]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154738-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Castle Point Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154738-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Castle Point Borough Council election, Background\nBefore the election Labour controlled the council with 32 councillors, compared to 5 for the Conservatives and 2 seats were vacant. This came after Labour had won a majority at the 1995 election gaining 30 seats from the Conservatives and meant the Conservatives required a swing of over 10% to take back control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154738-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Castle Point Borough Council election, Background\nBoth the Conservative and Labour parties contested every ward, while the Green party had 3 candidates. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats did not stand any candidates at the election, despite having put up over a dozen candidates in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154738-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Castle Point Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Labour held onto control of the council with 24 councillors, but lost 10 seats to the Conservatives who finished with 15 seats. Most of the Conservative advances came in Benfleet, where they picked up 6 seats. Meanwhile, the Conservatives gained both seats in Canvey South after 2 recounts, with the final result in that ward being announced the day after the election. Overall turnout at the election was 32%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154739-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 June 1999 at the Circuit de Catalunya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154739-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 81], "content_span": [82, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election\nThe 1999 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday, 17 October 1999, to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election\nThe election saw the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) under former Mayor of Barcelona Pasqual Maragall achieve a razor-thin victory in the popular vote, the first time since 1980 that the Convergence and Union (CiU) alliance of incumbent president Jordi Pujol did not come out in top of voters' preferences.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election\nHowever, as a result of the electoral system, CiU was able to retain first place in terms of seats, and together with the conservative People's Party (PP), secure a small majority of 68 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia, compared to the 67 garnered by the combined total of all three left-from-centre parties: the PSC, Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Initiative for Catalonia\u2013Greens (IC\u2013V). The latter of which had recently split from its national referent, United Left (IU), which ahead of the election established a new regional branch, United and Alternative Left (EUiA), which failed to secure any parliamentary representation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Parliament of Catalonia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nTransitory Provision Fourth of the Statute established a specific electoral procedure for elections to the Parliament of Catalonia, of application for as long as a specific law regulating the procedures for regional elections was not approved, to be supplemented by the provisions within the Organic Law of General Electoral Regime. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Catalonia and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 135 members of the Parliament of Catalonia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats: 85 for Barcelona, 17 for Girona, 15 for Lleida and 18 for Tarragona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Parliament of Catalonia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The regional president was required to call an election fifteen days prior to the date of expiry of parliament, with election day taking place within sixty days after the call. The previous election was held on 19 November 1995, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 19 November 1999. The election was required to be called no later than 4 November 1999, with it taking place on the sixtieth day from the call, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Monday, 3 January 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Catalonia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since a previous one under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Parties and candidates\nThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Parties and candidates\nBelow is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154740-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Catalan regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 68 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Catalonia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 45], "content_span": [46, 847]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154741-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Categor\u00eda Primera A season\nThe 1999 Copa Mustang was played in a format not longer used in Copa Mustang. The Apertura was played as follows: it consists of 6 rounds in Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, and one round (22) with regional derbies. The winners qualify for the Copa Libertadores, runners-up for Copa Conmebol.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154741-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Categor\u00eda Primera A season\nThe Finalizacion was played as\u00a0: again 6 rounds of Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, one more round of regional derbies, and then another set of Cuadrangulares according to the table; the winners of groups A and B play two matches to decide the remaining places in the Libertadores and Conmebol cups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154741-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Categor\u00eda Primera A season, Apertura\nThe Apertura was played as follows: it consists of six rounds in Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, and one round (22) with regional derbies. The winners qualify for the Copa Libertadores, runners-up for Copa Conmebol. The teams that get the first place will qualify directly to the end of year final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154741-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Categor\u00eda Primera A season, Apertura, Standings\nPts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 52], "content_span": [53, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154741-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Categor\u00eda Primera A season, Finalizacion\nThe Finalizacion was played as follows: again 6 rounds of Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, one more round of regional derbies, and then another set of Cuadrangulares according to the table; the winners of groups A and B play two matches to decide the remaining places in the Libertadores and Conmebol cups.. Same as it was in the Apertura, The teams that gets the first place will qualify directly to the end of year final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 45], "content_span": [46, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154741-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Categor\u00eda Primera A season, Finalizacion, Standings\nPts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154741-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Categor\u00eda Primera A season, End of Year Standings\nPts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154741-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Categor\u00eda Primera A season, Championship Final Qualifications\nThis group stage of the 1999 Copa Mustang will decide the team that will qualify to the great final against the team who won the Apertura. It will be played by eighth teams in two different groups. The first teams from each group will go to a final to decide the team who will advance to the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 66], "content_span": [67, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154742-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cavan County Council election\nAn election to Cavan County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154743-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Central African presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in the Central African Republic on 19 September 1999. The result was a victory for incumbent President Ange-F\u00e9lix Patass\u00e9 of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People, who received 51.33% of the vote in the first round, meaning that a second round was not required. Voter turnout was 59.1%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154743-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Central African presidential election\nPrior to Constitutional Court head \u00c9douard Frank announcing the results, all nine opposition candidates rejected the outcome, claiming the elections were rigged. However, observers stated that any malpractice was not enough to have changed the results.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154744-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics\nThe 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Barbados National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados between 25\u201327 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154745-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Central Asian Games\nThe 1999 Central Asian Games also known as the 3rd Central Asian Games were held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154746-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Central Michigan Chippewas football team\nThe 1999 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Dick Flynn, the Chippewas compiled a 4\u20137 record (3\u20135 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC's West Division, and were outscored by their opponents, 344 to 229. The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with attendance of 89,698 in five home games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154746-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Central Michigan Chippewas football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Pete Shepherd with 2,295 passing yards, Eric Flowers with 766 rushing yards, and Jammarl O'Neal with 1,085 receiving yards. O'Neal became only the second Central Michigan player to total over 1,000 receiving yards. Defensive tackle Joe Adam was selected as the team's most valuable player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154746-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Central Michigan Chippewas football team\nOn November 9, 1999, Dick Flynn announced his resignation as Central Michigan's head coach, effective after the final two games of the season. He had been with Central Michigan for 22 years, including the final six years as the head football coach. Flynn compiled a 28-37 record as head coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154747-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Central and Western District Council election\nThe 1999 Central and Western District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 15 elected members to the 19-member Central and Western District Council, the first election of the Council since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154748-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Centrobasket\nThis page shows the results of the 1999 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1999 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Havana, Cuba from May 4 to May 9, 1999. The top four teams qualified for the 1999 Pan American Tournament, scheduled for July 14 to July 25 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154748-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Centrobasket, Final ranking\n1. Cuba2. Puerto Rico3. Dominican Republic4. Panama5. Mexico6. Virgin Islands7. Belize8. Costa Rica", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 32], "content_span": [33, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154749-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Centrobasket Women\nThis page shows the results of the 1999 Women's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1999 Centrobasket For Women, which was held in the city of Havana, Cuba from May 4 to May 9, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election\nThe second election to the Ceredigion County Council was held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election, Overview\nOnce again, the Independents were the largest group with a number of councillors elected unopposed", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election, Overview\nThirty members of the original Council elected in 1995 were again returned.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election, Overview\nFourteen candidates were returned unopposed. Thirteen were sitting Independent or Liberal Democrat councilors; the only exception being Cen Llwyd, who was returned for Plaid Cymru in Llandysiliogogo ward, replacing a retiring Independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election, Results, Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)\nPlaid Cymru had won a seat following the death of a previous Independent councillor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 77], "content_span": [78, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Aberystwyth East 2000\nA by-election was held in the Aberystwyth East ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Simon Thomas, who was elected MP for Ceredigion and Pembroke North at a by-election earlier that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 86], "content_span": [87, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Borth 2001\nA by-election was held in the Borth ward on 29 March 2001 following the death of Tom Raw-Rees. The seat was held by an Independent candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 75], "content_span": [76, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Llanbadarn Fawr 2001\nA by-election was held in the Llanbadarn Fawr ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Gwydion Gruffudd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 85], "content_span": [86, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154750-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Cardigan 2002\nA by-election was held in the Cardigan ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Trevor Griffiths.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 78], "content_span": [79, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154751-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceuta Assembly election\nThe 1999 Ceuta Assembly election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 2nd Assembly of the Autonomous City of Ceuta. All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154751-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system\nThe Assembly of Ceuta was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the autonomous city of Ceuta. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the municipality of Ceuta and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154751-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system\nThe 25 members of the Assembly of Ceuta were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154751-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system\nThe Mayor-President was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of members, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In case of a tie, a toss-up would determine the appointee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154751-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in Ceuta. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154752-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Bell\nThe 1999 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Club Avantage Multi-Sports in Quebec City in Canada that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 7th edition of the Challenge Bell, and was held from November 1 through November 7, 1999. Jennifer Capriati won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154752-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Bell, Champions, Doubles\nAmy Frazier /  Katie Schlukebir def. Cara Black /  Debbie Graham, 6\u20132, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154753-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Bell \u2013 Doubles\nLori McNeil and Kimberly Po were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amy Frazier and Katie Schlukebir.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154753-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Bell \u2013 Doubles\nFrazier and Schlukebir went on to win the title, defeating Cara Black and Debbie Graham 6\u20132, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154754-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Bell \u2013 Singles\nTara Snyder was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Chanda Rubin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154754-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Bell \u2013 Singles\nJennifer Capriati won the title, defeating Rubin 4\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154755-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Cup\nThe 1999 Challenge Cup, known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 98th staging of the Challenge Cup, a European rugby league cup competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154755-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Cup\nThe competition ended with the final on 1 May 1999, which was played at Wembley Stadium, and was the last year the cup final was played there before the stadium was closed for redevelopment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154755-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Cup\nThe tournament was won by Leeds Rhinos, who beat London Broncos 52\u201316 in the final, and was the club's first major silverware since 1978. The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Leroy Rivett, who had become the first player to score four tries in a Challenge Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154755-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Cup, Final\nLeeds Rhinos\u00a0: 1 Iestyn Harris 2 Leroy Rivett 3 Richie Blackmore 4 Brad Godden 5 Francis Cummins 6 Daryl Powell 7 Ryan Sheridan8 Barrie McDermott 9 Terry Newton 10 Darren Fleary 11 Adrian Morley 12 Anthony Farrell 13 Marc Glanville14 Marcus St Hilaire 15 Lee Jackson 16 Andy Hay 17 Jamie MathiouCoach: Graham Murray", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 25], "content_span": [26, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154755-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Cup, Final\nLondon Broncos: 1 Tulsen Tollett 2 Rob Smyth 3 John Timu 4 Greg Fleming 5 Martin Offiah 6 Karle Hammond 7 Shaun Edwards8 Steele Retchless 9 Robbie Beazley 10 Matt Salter 11 Shane Millard 12 Robbie Simpson 13 Peter Gill14 Mat Toshack 15 Glen Air 16 Dean Callaway 17 Chris RyanCoach: Dan Stains", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 25], "content_span": [26, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154756-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Tour\nThe 1999 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154756-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Tour\nThe Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Spain's Carl Suneson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154756-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Challenge Tour, Rankings\nThe top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained category 11b membership of the European Tour for the 2000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 29], "content_span": [30, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154757-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chamoli earthquake\nThe 1999 Chamoli earthquake occurred on 29 March in the Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand). Approximately 103 people died in the earthquake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154757-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chamoli earthquake, Cause\nThe Himalaya Range has been undergoing crustal shortening along the 2,400\u00a0km long northern edge of the Indian Plate which resulted in the formation of several thrust faults including the Main Central Thrust (MCT), the Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) and the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT). The MCT consists of three sub-thrusts: MCT I, MCT II and MCT III. Many earthquakes have occurred along these thrust faults. It is thought that the Chamoli earthquake in 1999 was associated with these fault systems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154757-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Chamoli earthquake, Description\nThe earthquake was the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than ninety years. Apart from the Chamoli district, the quake also affected five other districts of Uttar Pradesh viz. Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar, Uttarkashi and Pauri Garhwal (all are in Uttarakhand now). Among these, Chamoli and Rudraprayag were the most affected districts. Aftershocks continued and most of the aftershocks occurred in the east of Chamoli. Officials from Pakistan reported that the quake was also felt in Lahore and Gujranwala.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 36], "content_span": [37, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154757-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Chamoli earthquake, Damage and casualties\nSevere ground deformations resulted from the earthquake. Formation of ground fissures were reported from many areas. Landslides and changes in the groundwater flow were also reported. Well-developed ground cracks were seen in Gopeshwar, Chamoli and Bairagna. Cracks were observed in asphalt roads at several locations. Landslips cut off parts of Mandakini valley and Mandal valley and many major roads.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154757-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Chamoli earthquake, Damage and casualties\nThe death toll was 103. Several hundred people were injured and approximately 50,000 houses were damaged. Over 2,000 villages were affected by the earthquake. Electricity, water supply and communication were also severely affected by the earthquake especially in the Chamoli town, Gopeshwar and Okhimath region of Rudraprayag district. According to Mike Wooldridge, correspondent for the BBC News, Chamoli suffered most damage and almost all the houses and shops built on slopes in the lower part of the town were destroyed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154757-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Chamoli earthquake, Damage and casualties\nThe bridge deck of a pedestrian suspension bridge situated near Bairagna developed lateral buckling and the cables of the bridge were loosened. Water pipelines in Chamoli and Gopeshwar towns were damaged affecting water supply due to landslides caused by the quake. The concrete-lined canals of the irrigation network in the affected region sustained some cracks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154757-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Chamoli earthquake, Damage and casualties\nIn Delhi, many buildings sustained non-structural damage. According to Dr B.L. Wadhera, who filed a public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court, cracks developed in the Shastri Bhavan in Delhi which houses several Union Ministries. Damage occurred in several buildings in Dehradun also. A few old buildings of the Survey of India sustained collapse of gable masonry, and cracks developed along the junctions between the pitched roof and the masonry walls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154757-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Chamoli earthquake, Relief efforts\nRescue operations were hampered by landslides, loss of electrical power and the loss of communication links with Chamoli. Many road workers became involved to clear landslide debris from a 16\u00a0km stretch of road leading to the worst-affected area. Local people carried out search and rescue operations. Rescue efforts were led by the Indian Army and Paramilitary personnel were also called-in to aid. The army used helicopters to ferry in supplies. Food and other necessary supplies were air-dropped to villages which lacked motorable roads and where roads were damaged due to landslides. Locals organized a committee to make sure that those most affected receive food.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 39], "content_span": [40, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154758-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Champion Hurdle\nThe 1999 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 16 March 1999. It was the 70th running of the Champion Hurdle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154758-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Champion Hurdle\nThe winner for the second consecutive year was J. P. McManus's Istabraq, a seven-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Charlie Swan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154758-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Champion Hurdle\nIstabraq started the 4/9 favourite and won by three and a half lengths from his stable companion Theatreworld, who had also finished runner-up in the previous two years, with the leading British hurdler French Holly in third place. Twelve of the fourteen runners completed the course.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154759-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Championnat National 1 Final\nThe 1999 Championnat National 1 Final was the fourth final of the Algerian Championnat. The match took place on May 30, 1999, at Ahmed Zabana Stadium in Oran with kick-off at 15:00. MC Alger beat JS Kabylie 1-0 to win their six Algerian Championnat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154760-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Champions Cup\nThe 1999 Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place from August to September 1999 in Croydon, England. It featured players who had won tournaments the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154760-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Champions Cup\nStephen Hendry won the event, beating Mark Williams 7\u20135 in the final, netting the \u00a3175,000 prize fund. Only the champion won any prize money, as part of a \"winner takes all\" format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154761-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Charity Challenge\nThe 1999 Charity Challenge was the fifth and final edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 25 to 28 February 1999. The tournament was played at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, and featured twelve professional players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154761-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Charity Challenge\nJohn Higgins won the title for the second time in succession, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154761-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Charity Challenge, Qualifying\nFour qualifying matches were played, under a best-of-nine frames format, the winners going on to play Ken Doherty, O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and Higgins, all of whom were seeded to the quarter-final stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154762-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Charlotte Sting season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting won their first playoff series by defeating the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the Eastern Conference Finals they would fall to the New York Liberty in three games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154763-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chatham Cup\nThe 1999 Chatham Cup was the 72nd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154763-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chatham Cup\nUp to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. In all, 132 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition. Some record five rounds prior to the quarter-finals; others note a preliminary round followed by four rounds proper.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154763-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Chatham Cup, The 1999 final\nDunedin Technical made up for their big loss in the 1998 final, winning 4\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154763-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Chatham Cup, The 1999 final\nThe Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 1999 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Aaron Burgess of Dunedin Technical.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154764-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chattanooga Mocs football team\nThe 1999 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by sixth-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5\u20136 overall and 3\u20135 in play to place sixth .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154765-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154766-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cheltenham Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Cheltenham Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154766-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cheltenham Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Conservatives become the largest party after gaining 9 seats from the Liberal Democrats, therefore depriving the Liberal Democrats of control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154767-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup\nThe 1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday March 18, 1999. It was the 72nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by See More Business. The winner was ridden by Mick Fitzgerald and trained by Paul Nicholls. The pre-race favourite Florida Pearl finished third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154767-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup\nThe jockey-trainer partnership of Fitzgerald and Nicholls completed a big-race double, as they had also won the previous day's Queen Mother Champion Chase with Call Equiname.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154767-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Full result\n* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck; PU = pulled-up.\u2020 Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 37], "content_span": [38, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154768-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide\nOn the night of August 2, 1999, a massive landslide occurred in Cherry Hills subdivision in Antipolo, Rizal province, Philippines that resulted to about 60 death toll and 378 houses buried. The landslide was primarily caused by the heavy rains of the approaching typhoon Olga. The subdivision became a death trap when its foundations was filled with water and the whole complex slid down the hill on which it was built.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154768-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Topography\nCherry Hills subdivision was home to hundreds of families paying-off low cost, concrete houses. The subdivision was owned and developed by Tirso Santillan, president of Philjas Corporation. The subdivision was located in Antipolo, Rizal and was situated in an elevated terrain cut along the perches of the Sierra Madre mountains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154768-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Topography\nBesides its location on the mountain cuts, Cherry Hill was flanked by two subdivision on its either sides. The eastern summit is at elevation of 255 meters while the western side is at elevation of 233 meters. The subdivision cut from the mountain side is approximately 26 meters at its deepest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154768-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Topography\nThe subdivision encompasses five hectares with paved roads. The subdivision consisted of light-roofed one or two-storey houses with hollow block wall construction that are either single-detached or row houses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154768-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Event\nBefore the landslide occurred, several residents evacuated to the nearby town when cracks began manifesting on the walls of their houses. Tell-tale signs about a possible impending slide was rumored, and ominous signs of changes in elevation and ground movements have been observed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154768-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Event\nAt around 7:30 pm, on August 3, 1999, the landslide occurred,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154769-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cherwell District Council election\nThe 1999 Cherwell District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154769-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cherwell District Council election\nThe result saw the Conservative party make gains from both Labour and the Liberal Democrats to become the largest party on the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154770-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Bears season\nThe 1999 season was the Chicago Bears' 80th in the National Football League (NFL). On January 24, Dick Jauron was named head coach. The team improved on their 4\u201312 from 1998, finishing with a 6\u201310 under Jauron, who replaced Dave Wannstedt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154770-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Bears season\nQuarterbacks Shane Matthews (1,645), Cade McNown (1,465) and Jim Miller (1,242) combined for 4,352 passing yards during the season, the most in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154770-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Organizational changes\nHead coach Dave Wannstedt was fired after the 1998 season, forcing the Bears to hire their second head coach in ten years. The candidates included offensive coordinators Sherman Lewis of the Green Bay Packers and Joe Pendry of the Buffalo Bills, defensive coordinators Dave McGinnis (Arizona Cardinals), Dick Jauron (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Gunther Cunningham (Kansas City Chiefs), while DC Jim Haslett (Pittsburgh Steelers) was interviewed. Minnesota Vikings OC Brian Billick and New York Jets DC Bill Belichick were also allowed to be interviewed by the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 60], "content_span": [61, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154770-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Organizational changes\nMcGinnis was considered the favorite, and was interviewed last; he would be approached by Bears president Michael McCaskey for contractual terms, with McGinnis stating he \"needed some time and he would think about it.\" However, the next day, McCaskey scheduled a press conference to announce McGinnis as the head coach, despite not having been officially hired. As a result, the conference was canceled, and Jauron would instead be hired, while McCaskey would be replaced by Ted Phillips.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 60], "content_span": [61, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154771-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Cubs season\nThe 1999 Chicago Cubs season was the 128th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 124th in the National League and the 84th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 67\u201395.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154771-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 69], "content_span": [70, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154771-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 62], "content_span": [63, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154771-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 67], "content_span": [68, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154771-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 64], "content_span": [65, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154771-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 65], "content_span": [66, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154772-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago Marathon\nThe 1999 Chicago Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 24. The elite men's race was won by Morocco's Khalid Khannouchi in a time of 2:05:42 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba in 2:25:59. Khannouchi's winning time was a marathon world record, and only his third outing over the distance. That record stood for two and a half years before the Moroccan beat it again at the 2002 London Marathon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154773-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago White Sox season\nThe 1999 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 100th season. They finished with a record 75-86, good enough for 2nd place in the American League Central, 21.5 games behind the 1st place Cleveland Indians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154773-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 52], "content_span": [53, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154773-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching\nNote: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 53], "content_span": [54, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154774-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago mayoral election\nThe Chicago mayoral election of 1999, which took place on February 23, 1999, resulted in the re-election of incumbent Richard M. Daley over Bobby Rush, with 428,872 votes to Rush's 167,709. Daley garnered a landslide 71.9% of the total vote, winning by a 44-point margin. This was the first officially nonpartisan Chicago mayoral election, per a 1995 Illinois law.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154774-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago mayoral election\nAs was the case in all of his reelection campaigns, Daley did not attend any debates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154774-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago mayoral election\nJoe Banks Jr. was denied inclusion on the ballot due to issues regarding the filing of his nomination papers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154774-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Chicago mayoral election, Results\nDaley won a majority of the vote in 33 of the city's 50 wards. Rush won a majority of the vote in the remaining 17 wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154775-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chiefs season\n1999 was another tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. This year winning 5 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Ross Cooper and captained by Michael Collins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154776-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 China International\nThe 1999 China International was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 8\u201314 March 1999 at the JC Mandarin Hotel in Shanghai, China. The tournament was the inaugural staging of the event as a ranking tournament, after the 1997 edition had previously been held as an invitational tournament. This edition was the seventh ranking event out of the 1998/1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154776-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 China International\nJohn Higgins won the tournament by defeating Billy Snaddon 9\u20133 in the final. Mehmet Husnu recorded a maximum break against Eddie Barker during qualifying for the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154776-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 China International, Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154777-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 China Open (snooker)\nThe 1999 China Open (also known as the 1999 China International) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 19 December 1999 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The tournament was the fourth ranking event out of the 1999/2000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154777-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 China Open (snooker)\nThe defending champion was John Higgins, but he was eliminated in the fifth round of the qualifiers, losing 1\u20135 against Peter Lines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154777-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 China Open (snooker)\nRonnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating Stephen Lee 9\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154778-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese FA Cup\nThe PHILIPS 1999 China FA Cup (Chinese: 1999\u98de\u5229\u6d66\u4e2d\u56fd\u8db3\u7403\u534f\u4f1a\u676f) was the 5th edition of Chinese FA Cup after professional football league was established in China. The cup title sponsor was Philips.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154779-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese Football Super Cup\nThe 1999 Chinese Football Super Cup (Chinese: 1999\u5e74\u5ea6\u4e2d\u56fd\u8db3\u7403\u8d85\u9738\u676f\u8d5b) was the 5th Chinese Football Super Cup, contested by Chinese Jia-A League 1999 and 1999 Chinese FA Cup double winners Shandong Luneng Taishan and Chinese Jia-A League 1999 runners-up Liaoning FC. Liaoning won their first title after winning 4\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154779-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese Football Super Cup, Match details\nMan of the Match:  Qu Leheng (Liaoning FC) Assistant referees:Liu Tiejun (Beijing)Zheng Weixiang (Guangzhou)Fourth official:Huang Junjie (Shanghai)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154780-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese Jia-A League\nThe 1999 Chinese Jia-A League season is the sixth season of professional association football and the 38th top-tier overall league season in China. It was named the Pepsi Chinese Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons, while the league started on March 21 and ended on December 5, 1999 and saw Shandong Luneng win the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154780-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese Jia-A League, Awards\nGoalkeeper: Gao Jianbin (Sichuan Quanxing)Defence: Cheng Gang (Qingdao Hainiu), Li Weifeng (Shenzhen Pingan), Zhang Enhua (Dalian Wanda), Xie Feng (Shenzhen Pingan)Midfield: Zhang Xiaorui (Tianjin Teda F.C. ), Li Tie (Liaoning Fushun), Ma Mingyu (Sichuan Quanxing), Li Xiaopeng (Shandong Luneng)Attack: Su Maozhen (Shandong Luneng), Qu Shengqing (Liaoning Fushun),", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154780-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese Jia-A League, Remarks\nNewcomer Liaoning Fushun was in the race of title into the final round. Shenyang survived demotion miraculously amid heavy match fixing accusations. Later police investigation shows the game results in the final round were arranged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154781-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese Taipei National Football League\nStatistics of Chinese Taipei National Football League in the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154782-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal\nThe 1999 Jia-A League match-fixing controversy refers to a match between Chongqing Longxin and Shenyang Haishi during the final round of the 1999 Chinese Jia-A League, held on December 15, 1999. The match was won by Shenyang Haishi by 2\u20131 under heavy match fixing accusation from Chongqing fans. Both teams eventually were investigated and fined by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) in 2000 for passive play as no evidence of bribery was found. In a documentary of the game aired by CCTV-5's Football Night program, referee Lu Jun was suggested to play a central role in ensuring final round's results.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154782-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, Background\nThe last two positions of the league were scheduled for demotion. Wuhan Hongtao K already locked up one before the final round of the season. There were 5 teams trying to avoid a similar fate in the final round, including Shenzhen Pingan and Dalian Wanda with 28 points, Qingdao Hainiu and Guangzhou Songri with 27 points, as well as Shenyang Haishi with 25 points. The tie breaker was the face-to-face record, so if every team tie at 28 points, both Qingdao and Shenzhen would rank last.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154782-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, Background\nWith a 2-game winning streak, Qingdao was expected to win over Jilin Aodong, a team had no important goal to fight for and was on the road. Guangzhou was expected to at least tie with Tianjin Taida. Shenyang was on the cliff as it was at least 2-points behind others and the opponent Chongqing Longxin was fighting for the second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154782-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, The game\nTo reduce incentive of match fixing based on results in other stadiums, all games were scheduled to start on the same time. With a first-half goal by Chongqing striker Mark Williams, Shenyang Haishi's demotion seemed inevitable, as the scoreboard did not show how much control of the ball Chongqing had.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154782-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, The game\nHowever, the match's second half was delayed by six minutes. By that time Chongqing played passively for the second half, triggering accusations of match-fixing from fans. Shenyang tied the game in the 71st minute, and turned the table with a goal in the final minute, 10 minutes after the other games had ended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154782-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, Aftermath\nAs arranged by Lu Jun, Guangdong Songsi lost to Tianjin Taida and was relegated. CFA questioned coaches, players and staff from both Chongqing and Shenyang but did not find any evidence of foul playing; however it still fined both teams for passive playing. In response, CFA changed its code of conduct to include point deduction as a punishment for passive play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 53], "content_span": [54, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154782-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, Aftermath\nZhang Jianqiang, the director of the CFA's referee committee who was bribed by the president of the Shenyang Haishi club, appointed Lu Jun to be the fourth official of the game, who just negotiated a plan for Guangzhou Songsi to lose to Tianjin Taida. Lu allowed the game's delay in spite of league rules. Both Zhang and Lu were convicted by the Tieling Intermediate People's Court for their roles in fixing the match among other charges, and were banned from football for life, initially by CFA, and then by FIFA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 53], "content_span": [54, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154783-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chorley Borough Council election\nElections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154784-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Christchurch Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154785-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Chrono des Herbiers\nThe 1999 Chrono des Herbiers was the 18th edition of the Chrono des Nations cycle race and was held on 17 October 1999. The race started and finished in Les Herbiers. The race was won by Serhiy Honchar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154786-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football team\nThe 1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played their home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154787-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Bengals season\nThe 1999 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 32nd year in professional football and its 30th with the National Football League. In what would be the final season of pro football being played at Riverfront Stadium, then known as Cinergy Field, the Bengals struggled out of the gates again losing 10 of their first 11 games. After winning two straight, the Bengals faced the expansion Cleveland Browns in the final game at Riverfront Stadium. The Bengals would win the game 44\u201328 before losing their final two games to finish with a 4\u201312 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season\nThe Cincinnati Reds' 1999 season was a season in American baseball. During the season the Reds became a surprising contender in the National League Central, winning 96 games and narrowly losing the division to the Houston Astros, ultimately missing the playoffs after losing a tie-breaker game to the New York Mets. As of 2019, the 1999 Reds currently hold the Major League record for the most wins by a team that failed to reach the playoffs in the Wild Card era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season, Summary\nIn the May 19 contest versus the Colorado Rockies, the Reds won by a 24\u221212 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs this game; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey was on base seven times with three walks, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Casey added two, and Brian Johnson one. Colorado's Larry Walker and Dante Bichette both had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Vinny Castilla hit a three-run home rum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games Pitched; GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned Run Average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Innings Pitched", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Legacy\nThe 96 wins by the 1999 Cincinnati Reds were the most since the 1976 Big Red Machine who compiled 102 victories en route to their second consecutive World Series title. The Reds would not reach the 90-win plateau again until the 2010 season, when the team won the National League Central title with 91 victories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Legacy\nThe 1999 team is regarded as one of the best teams not to make the playoffs. Since the switch to 162 game season in 1962, the Reds have the sixth-best record, only to not make the playoffs at 96-67.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 54], "content_span": [55, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Notable Records\nThe team scored 865 runs, which still stands as the franchise record for runs scored in a season. The team also set franchise highs in most runs batted in (820), most total bases (2,549), and highest slugging percentage (.451)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 63], "content_span": [64, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Notable Records\nOn May 19, 1999, the Reds set three franchise records when they collected 28 hits, 15 extra base hits, and 55 total bases in a 24\u201312 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Sean Casey and Jeffrey Hammonds also set individual franchise records with each scoring five runs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 63], "content_span": [64, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154788-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Notable Records\nOn September 4, 1999, the Reds set a franchise record when they clubbed nine home runs in a 22\u20133 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Eight different Reds players homered in the game, the only time since 1901 that a team has achieved this.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 63], "content_span": [64, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154789-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Citrix Tennis Championships\nThe 1999 Citrix Tennis Championships was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Delray Beach, Florida, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from May 3 to May 10, 1999. Sixth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154789-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Citrix Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles\nMax Mirnyi /  Nenad Zimonji\u0107 defeated  Doug Flach /  Brian MacPhie 7\u20136(7\u20133), 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154790-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Citrix Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nGrant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154790-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Citrix Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nMax Mirnyi and Nenad Zimonji\u0107 won in the final 7\u20136, 3\u20136, 6\u20133, against Doug Flach and Brian MacPhie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154791-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Citrix Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\nLleyton Hewitt defeated Xavier Malisse 6\u20134, 6\u20137(2\u20137), 6\u20131 to win the 1999 Citrix Tennis Championships singles event. Andrew Ilie was the champion but did not defend his title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election\nThe second elections to the City and County of Swansea Council were held in May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Overview\nAll council seats were up for election. These were the second elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of West Glamorgan County Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 58], "content_span": [59, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Boundaries\nThere were some changes in ward boundaries for this election. The numbers of councillors changed in some wards, resulting in an overall increase in councillors to 72, as a result of The City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 60], "content_span": [61, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Candidates\nThe contests were fought by most of the main parties but Labour was the only one to contest the majority of seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 60], "content_span": [61, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results\n* = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 57], "content_span": [58, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Bonymaen (two seats)\nThe Independent candidate had captured the seat from Labour at a by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 79], "content_span": [80, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Castle (four seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats increased from three to four. David Phillips had previously represented the Uplands ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 78], "content_span": [79, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Clydach (two seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats increased from one to two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 78], "content_span": [79, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Cockett (four seats)\nDai Lloyd had won a seat from Labour at a by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 79], "content_span": [80, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Cwmbwrla (three seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats increased from two to three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 81], "content_span": [82, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Dunvant (two seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats increased from one to two. Labour had held the single seat ward in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 78], "content_span": [79, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Fairwood (one seat)\nElected as an Independent in 1995, John Bushell successfully defended the seat as a Conservative.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 78], "content_span": [79, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Gorseinon (one seat)\nThe former wards of Gorseinon Central and Gorseinon East were combined. Glyn Seabourne was councillor for Gorseinon East prior to this election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 79], "content_span": [80, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Gowerton (one seat)\nThe former wards of Gowerton East and Gowerton West were combined. Ronald Thomas was councillor for Gowerton East prior to this election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 78], "content_span": [79, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Kingsbridge (one seat)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats reduced from two to one. Labour had held both seats in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 81], "content_span": [82, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Llangyfelach (one seat)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats reduced from two to one. Independents had held both seats in 1995. Phil Downing had been elected for the now-abolished", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 82], "content_span": [83, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Llansamlet (four seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats increased from three to four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 82], "content_span": [83, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Morriston (five seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats increased from four to five.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 81], "content_span": [82, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Penderry (three seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats reduced from four to three. Doreen Jones represented Mynyddbach from 1995 until 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 81], "content_span": [82, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Pontarddulais (two seats)\nBoundary Change. The number of seats increased from one to two. John Miles represented the Talybont ward which was abolished.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 84], "content_span": [85, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Sketty (five seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats increased from four to five. June Stanton was elected as an Independent in 1995 but subsequently joined the Liberal Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 78], "content_span": [79, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Townhill (three seats)\nPossible boundary change. The number of seats increased from two to three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 81], "content_span": [82, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Upper Loughor (two seats)\nPossible boundary change. the number of seats was reduced from two to one", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 84], "content_span": [85, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154792-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, West Cross (two seats)\nThe Liberal Democrats won a by-election following the election of previous member Martin Caton as MP for Gower.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 81], "content_span": [82, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154793-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election\nThe City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999, with one third of the council up for election. Since the previous election there had been a by-election resulting in Labour successfully defending their seat in Little Horton. Labour retained control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154793-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election, Election result\nThis result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 77], "content_span": [78, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154794-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 City of Edinburgh Council election\nElections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. Turnout was 61%, an increase of 16.5% on the 1995 turnout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154795-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 September 1999 at Imola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154795-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 87], "content_span": [88, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154796-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 City of Lincoln Council election\nElections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154796-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 City of Lincoln Council election, Election result\nAll comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154797-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 City of York Council election\nElections to City of York Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154797-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 City of York Council election, Ward results, Strensall ward\nThe parishes of Earswick, Holtby, Murton, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154797-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 City of York Council election, Ward results, Upper Poppleton ward\nThe parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 70], "content_span": [71, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154798-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Civic Democratic Party leadership election\nA leadership election for the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was held in the Czech Republic on 5 December 1999. V\u00e1clav Klaus was confirmed as the party's leader. With strong support from regions, he was the only candidate. Ivan Langer and Dagmar Lastoveck\u00e1 were offered the chance to stand but they declined.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154799-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Clare County Council election\nAn election to Clare County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154800-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Clemson Tigers football team\nThe 1999 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season\nThe 1999 Cleveland Browns season was the Browns 51st season overall and 47th in the NFL. It marked the return of professional football to the city of Cleveland, Ohio for the first time since the 1995 season, when the franchise was temporarily deactivated following the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, which ultimately established the Baltimore Ravens. Officially, the Browns are considered a continuation of the previous franchise, as the history and colors of the team remained in Cleveland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season\nThe franchise was still alive as a legal entity between 1996 and 1998 and its assets kept in a trust managed by the NFL until Al Lerner became the owner in 1998. The Browns, however, in 1999 were treated as an \"expansion team\" by having an expansion draft and receiving the number one overall draft pick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information\nDuring the course of the 1995 season, then-Browns owner Art Modell announced his decision to move the Browns to Baltimore. Modell's new team would begin playing in the 1996 season. It would be the first time since 1935 that Cleveland would be left without an existing football team and the first time since 1943 without a team playing, when the Cleveland Rams suspended operation for one year, so the other teams could have enough players during World War II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information\nHowever, many Browns fans and Cleveland city officials were determined to keep the team in Cleveland, and orchestrated a grassroots movement to keep the team in Cleveland. The NFL responded by working with city officials, and the two parties came to a unique agreement which would provide the city with a brand-new, state-of-the-art stadium and would promise the return of professional football to Cleveland by the beginning of the 1999 season. Modell also agreed to relinquish the Browns' name, colors and team history to the new owner of the Browns. Modell's new team would begin playing in the 1996 season as the Baltimore Ravens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information\nWhile the Browns' new stadium was being built on the site of the old Cleveland Stadium, the foundation of the front office was being set in place. Al Lerner won a bidding war for the new team for $750\u00a0million. Lerner hired former San Francisco 49ers front office staffers Carmen Policy and Dwight Clark as the Browns' president and vice president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information\nFootball finally returned to Cleveland on September 12 when the Browns opened the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers at home; Cleveland native Drew Carey was present and gave a rousing pre-game speech. However, the fans were sorely disappointed as the Browns were defeated by the Steelers 43\u20130. The team would go on to lose their first seven games, but finally in week 8 of their inaugural season the \"New Browns\" got their first ever win over the New Orleans Saints.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information\nFrom the Browns' 42-yard line Tim Couch squared up and threw a Hail Mary pass that was tipped in the endzone by Saints defenders but then caught by the Browns' Kevin Johnson. The dramatic game-winning touchdown play happened in the last two seconds of the game, causing the final score to be 21\u201316. Two weeks later, the Browns defeated the Steelers in Pittsburgh, 16\u201315, for their second and final win of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information\nThe Browns finished the season 2\u201314\u2014sixth in the AFC Central. It was, at the time, the worst record that the Browns had ever compiled at the end of a season. Since then, the Browns finished with worse records in 2016 and 2017. The Browns did not win a home game throughout the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154801-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Browns season, Draft, Expansion Draft\nPlayers selected from other teams in the Cleveland Expansion Draft, in order of selection.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154802-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Indians season\nThe 1999 Cleveland Indians are the only team in Major League Baseball since 1950 to score over 1,000 runs during the regular season. They were shut out only 3 times in 162 games. Five Indians scored at least 100 runs and four drove in at least 100 runs. Right fielder Manny Ramirez drove in 165 runs, the most by any MLB player since Jimmie Foxx in 1938.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154802-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season\nJuly 3, 1999: Against the Kansas City Royals, Jim Thome hit a 511\u00a0ft home run, the longest ever in Cleveland Indians history. It was hit to center field and cleared the outer gates onto Eagle Avenue outside of Jacobs Field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154802-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154802-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 67], "content_span": [68, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154802-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154802-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154802-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 70], "content_span": [71, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154803-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cleveland Rockers season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers played their worst season in franchise history, finishing dead last in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154804-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda\nThe 1999 Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda was the 14th edition of the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda cycle race and was held on 28 February 1999. The race started in Puebla de V\u00edcar and finished in Vera. The race was won by J\u00e1n Svorada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154805-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cl\u00e1sica de San Sebasti\u00e1n\nThe 1999 Cl\u00e1sica de San Sebasti\u00e1n was the 19th edition of the Cl\u00e1sica de San Sebasti\u00e1n cycle race and was held on 7 August 1999. The race started and finished in San Sebasti\u00e1n. The race was won by Francesco Casagrande of the Vini Caldirola team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154806-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cl\u00e1sico RCN\nThe 39th edition of the annual Cl\u00e1sico RCN was held from August 13 to August 22, 1999, in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Villa de Leyva and finished in Medell\u00edn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154807-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Coca-Cola 600\nThe 1999 Coca-Cola 600, the 40th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 30, 1999 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the twelfth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154807-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Coca-Cola 600\nThe race was won by Jeff Burton, driving the #99 Exide Batteries Ford Taurus for Roush Racing. It was his third victory of six he recorded during the 1999 season and his first of two wins in the Coca-Cola 600 (he later won the event in 2001). He also won a $1 million bonus from Winston as part of their No Bull 5 competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154807-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Coca-Cola 600\nThere were two other noteworthy stories from the race, both involving rookie drivers. After winning several races in the Busch Series for his father\u2019s team, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made his Winston Cup debut in the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo. He finished the race in sixteenth place. Another rookie, Tony Stewart, participated in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day. At Indianapolis, he ran ninth driving the #22 car for Tri-Star Motorsports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154807-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Coca-Cola 600\nAfter the race he flew to Charlotte and started the #20 Home Depot Pontiac Grand Prix for Joe Gibbs Racing, bringing it home in fourth place. He was the third driver after John Andretti in 1994 and Robby Gordon in 1997 to do so; he repeated this feat in 2001 and ran the entire distance of both events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154807-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Coca-Cola 600, Background\nLowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4\u00a0km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 30], "content_span": [31, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154808-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Colchester Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154809-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nThe 1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Colgate was the Patriot League co-champion, but lost in the first round of the national Division I-AA playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154809-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nIn its fourth season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 10\u20132 record. Tom McCarroll and Ryan Vena were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154809-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nThe Red Raiders outscored opponents 430 to 253. Colgate's 5\u20131 record earned a tie for the Patriot League championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154809-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nUnranked in the preseason Division I-AA national poll, the Red Raiders briefly appeared at No. 24 early in the season, then returned to the top 25 in mid-November. Colgate ended the year ranked No. 18 and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs by winning its conference, even though it was the lower-ranked of the two Patriot League co-champions; Lehigh also qualified, however, with an at-large berth. Both Patriot League playoff teams lost in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154809-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team\nColgate played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154810-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 College Baseball All-America Team\nAn All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position\u2014who in turn are given the honorific \"All-America\" and typically referred to as \"All-American athletes\", or simply \"All-Americans\". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154810-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 College Baseball All-America Team\nThe NCAA recognizes three different All-America selectors for the 1999 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154811-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 College Football All-America Team\nThe 1999 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, Football News, and CNNSI.com.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154811-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 College Football All-America Team\nThe College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154812-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 18 through May 23. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1999 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the sixth time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154812-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament\nEntering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154812-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding\nThe CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 74], "content_span": [75, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154812-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player\nJames Molinari was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Molinari was an outfielder for East Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 76], "content_span": [77, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154813-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Colonial Classic \u2013 Draw\nMark Philippoussis was the defending Tennis champion, but Thomas Enqvist defeated him 6\u20134, 6\u20131, in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154814-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team\nThe 1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Gary Barnett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season\nThe Colorado Rockies' 1999 season was the seventh for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their seventh in the National League (NL), and fifth at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in fifth and last place with a record of 72\u201390. Jim Leyland, a longtime manager in MLB, debuted as the Rockies' new manager, and resigned following the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season\nThe Rockies, along with the San Diego Padres, made MLB history on Opening Day, April 4, 1999, by playing a contest in Estadio de B\u00e9isbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, making it the first Opening Day game held outside of the United States or Canada. Larry Walker won his second batting title by leading MLB with .379 average, setting a Rockies' club record, and the fourth-high single-season average since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Besides winning the batting championship, Walker also led the major leagues in on-base percentage (.458), and slugging percentage (.710), becoming the first player to lead MLB in all three categories since George Brett in 1980, and the first National Leaguer since Stan Musial in 1943.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 752]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season\nOn April 4, 1999, the Rockies made history as they played their Opening Day contest at Estadio de B\u00e9isbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, marking the first time Major League Baseball (MLB) commenced the regular season outside of the United States or Canada. Their opponent were the defending National League champion San Diego Padres. Vinny Castilla, a native of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, delighted the crowd with four hits including a double. Dante Bichette also collected four hits, drove in four runs, and homered, as Colorado won 8\u20132. The official attendance was 27,104.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season\nThe Rockies' scheduled home games against the Montreal Expos on April 20 and 21 were both postponed in the aftermath of the Columbine High School massacre in which 15 people, including both shooters died. The Rockies then added a \"CHS\" patch on the right sleeve of their jerseys which they wore for the remainder of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season\nOn April 28, right fielder Larry Walker hit three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals for his second career three home run game while contributing eight RBI in a 9\u20137 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season\nIn the May 19 contest versus the Cincinnati Reds, the Rockies were on the losing end of a 24\u221212 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey went on base seven times with three walks, scoring five runs, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Brian Johnson hit the remainder. Both Walker and Bichette had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Castilla hit a three-run home run. Walker raised his season average to .431.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season\nFrom June 18\u221223, Walker tied Bichette's club record by homering in five consecutive games. The following day, Walker tied another club record, held by Andr\u00e9s Galarraga, with his sixth consecutive multi-hit game. On July 8, Walker hit his 250th career home run versus Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season\nCarrying a .382 first-half average, Walker had batted .390 (189 hits in 484 at bats) from the 1998 All-Star break to the same point in 1999, the equivalent of a full season. He was named to his third consecutive All-Star team. In the July 19 contest versus the Oakland Athletics, Walker became the second player to homer into the plaza reserve seating of the Oakland Coliseum, following Mark McGwire, who had done so three seasons earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season\nFor the season, Walker batted .379 \u2212 setting a Rockies record and the fourth-highest since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 \u2212 while leading the major leagues in batting for a second time. Walker also led the major leagues in offensive win\u00a0% (.838), on-base percentage (.458), slugging percentage (.710), and OPS (1.168). Sometimes referred to as the \"Slash Stat Triple Crown,\" he became the seventh player within the previous 60 years to lead the league in each of average, OBP and SLG in the same season, and first since George Brett in 1980. The last NL player to lead the majors in each of the three slash stat categories was Stan Musial in 1943. Walker also hit 37 home runs and 115 RBI in just 438 at bats, stole 11 bases in 15 attempts, and registered 12 outfield assists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 820]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season\nPer the Elias Sports Bureau (ESB), Walker's .461 average at Coors is the highest home batting average since ESB began tracking home/road splits in 1974, and 43 points higher than any other player's in that span.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 256]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 71], "content_span": [72, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154815-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 68], "content_span": [69, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154816-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado Springs mayoral election\nThe 1999 Colorado Springs mayoral election took place on April 6, 1999, to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. The election was officially nonpartisan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154817-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Colorado State Rams football team\nThe 1999 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played its home games at Hughes Stadium. They finished the regular season with an 8\u20133 record overall and a 5\u20132 record in the newly formed Mountain West Conference, making them conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which they lost to Southern Miss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154818-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Columbia Lions football team\nThe 1999 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154818-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Columbia Lions football team\nIn their 11th season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 3\u20137 record and were outscored 301 to 175. Jason Bivens, Justin Meadlin, Matt Radley and Jon Sproul were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154818-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Columbia Lions football team\nThe Lions' 1\u20136 conference record tied for seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 141 to 95 by Ivy opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154818-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Columbia Lions football team\nColumbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154819-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election\nThe Columbus mayoral election of 1999 was the 81st mayoral election in Columbus, Ohio. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1999. Republican party incumbent mayor Greg Lashutka retired from office after two consecutive terms in office. Democratic party nominee Michael B. Coleman defeated Republican party nominee Dorothy Teater. Coleman became the first African American elected as mayor of Ohio's capital city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154820-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election\nAn election to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was held on 6 May 1999 as part of the wider 1999 Scottish local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154820-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election\nThe council, formerly known as Western Isles Council, had been renamed in 1997 in Gaelic as Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Council ward boundaries had also been changed since the previous election, and the total number of wards was increased from 30 to 31.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154820-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election\nThe election was the first since 1994. Whilst the new Scottish councils had seen elections in 1995, the three Island Councils (Western Isles, Shetland, and Orkney) had not, as they had not been affected by the abolition of the regional and district levels of governance in Scotland. The Island Councils had instead utilised a unitary system, like that adopted by the other Scottish councils in 1995, since their inception.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154821-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting\nThe 1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the 16th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Durban, South Africa, between 12 November and 14 November 1999, and hosted by President Thabo Mbeki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154821-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting\nDurban was the largest and best-attended CHOGM ever held. All fifty-two eligible countries sent delegations (Pakistan, which was suspended, and Tuvalu, a special member, were not invited), forty-seven of whom sent their head of state or head of government (Malaysia, the Maldives, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, and Sri Lanka being the ones represented by lesser government ministers). Despite the size of the CHOGM, it was the shortest held, due to the diffusion of powers to other organs that met separately, and had a markedly lower profile than other CHOGMs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154821-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting\nThe role of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was questioned, in the light of the previous month's military coup in Pakistan, which necessitated Pakistan's suspension from the Commonwealth (hence its non-attendance). However, the competences of CMAG were unchanged by the CHOGM, and its remit was renewed for another two years. Pakistan itself was also not subject to any head of government ministerial action, and decision was postponed until a later date, once the fall-out from the coup could finally be assessed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154821-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Secretary-General\nA new Commonwealth Secretary-General was elected to replace the outgoing Chief Emeka Anyaoku. There were two candidates: Don McKinnon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand; and Farooq Sobhan, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. In line with criticism of the role of CMAG from other parties, Sobhan ran on a platform of reforming the role of CMAG to cover not just democratic infringements, but economic and environmental ones, too. On the first day of the CHOGM, McKinnon was announced as the new Secretary-General-elect. The result of the vote (which remains secret) is reputed to have been thirty six votes for McKinnon to sixteen for Sobhan, but it was declared as 'unanimous' by chair Thabo Mbeki, in line with the formula established in 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 64], "content_span": [65, 814]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154821-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Secretary-General\nThe CHOGM saw the creation of the position of Chairperson-in-Office, which was intended to give inter-governmental continuity between CHOGMs. Thabo Mbeki became the first Chairperson-in-Office, although he did little in the following two and a half years in the role.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 64], "content_span": [65, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154822-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup\nThe 1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the seventh edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Spartak Moscow for the fourth time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154822-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, Format change\nStarting with this edition of the tournament, all participating nations were split into two divisions. Eight nations which were represented in 1998 Cup quarterfinals were included in the Top Division, while the other seven nations included in the First Division. This format lasted for three years (1999\u20132001), before being reverted to the previous format (used from 1996 till 1998). The change was implemented to reduce the number of non-competitive games between opponents with big strength gap, such as 1998 match between Spartak Moscow and Vakhsh Qurghonteppa, which was won by the Russian side with a record-setting score 19\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 58], "content_span": [59, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154823-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia leadership election\nThe Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KS\u010cM) held a leadership election on 5 November 1999. Miroslav Greben\u00ed\u010dek was elected for another term as the leader. Greben\u00ed\u010dek received over 70% and defeated his rivals V\u00e1clav Exner and Miloslav Ransdorf. Greben\u00ed\u010dek stated that Exner was a candidate of Conservatives who like past.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154824-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Concertaci\u00f3n presidential primary\nThe presidential primaries of the Concertaci\u00f3n de Partidos por la Democracia of 1999 were the electoral system to define the presidential candidate of such Chilean coalition for the 1999 presidential election. It was an innovation of the conglomerate when nominating for the first time its candidate through a primary direct and binding election, unlike the primary of 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154824-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Concertaci\u00f3n presidential primary\nIt was contested between Ricardo Lagos, candidate for the Socialist Party of Chile (PS), the Party for Democracy (PPD), the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD) and the Liberal Party (PL), and Andr\u00e9s Zald\u00edvar, candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154824-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Concertaci\u00f3n presidential primary, Campaign and election\nThe presidential campaign of 1999 was marked by the economic crisis that affected the country. The government of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle was badly beaten with unemployment rates close to 11% and negative growth. Due to the existence of several presidential candidates within the different political parties of the Concertaci\u00f3n, the single presidential candidate to be presented on 12 December should have been elected by means of the primary elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154824-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Concertaci\u00f3n presidential primary, Campaign and election\nIn this scenario, the main governing party - the Christian Democrats - sought their third consecutive term, shuffling the names of Gabriel Vald\u00e9s Subercaseaux, Alejandro Foxley, Enrique Krauss and Andr\u00e9s Zald\u00edvar. Finally the DC raised as pre-candidate to Senator Zald\u00edvar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154824-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Concertaci\u00f3n presidential primary, Campaign and election\nAs in the 1993 primaries, Ricardo Lagos Escobar presented himself as the candidate of the left wing of the Concertaci\u00f3n. Lagos resigned as Minister of Public Works on July 31, 1998 to focus on his presidential campaign. He began to build his campaign from the Fundaci\u00f3n Chile XXI study center, where much of his work team was gathered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154824-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Concertaci\u00f3n presidential primary, Campaign and election\nThus, in November 1998, the Concertaci\u00f3n opted to hold open and binding primary elections to select its flag-bearer for the presidential elections between Lagos and Zald\u00edvar. A National Primaries Organizing Committee was formed, made up of 10 leaders of the parties Concertaci\u00f3n, which established 16 731 polling stations in 870 premises reprinted by all the municipalities of the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154824-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Concertaci\u00f3n presidential primary, Campaign and election\nThe election was held on Sunday, May 30, 1999, a day that was not without problems, as a power cut affected much of the country, giving rise to rumors of attack that were discarded. Finally, with more than one million two hundred thousand voters, Ricardo Lagos defeated Andr\u00e9s Zald\u00edvar with 71% of the votes, consecrating himself as the only candidate of the Concertaci\u00f3n.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154825-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 1999 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at USA Stadium in Millington, Tennessee from May 12\u201317. Tulane defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154825-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, Bracket, Play-in games\nTwo play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154826-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3\u20136 at the Birmingham\u2013Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154826-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament\nUNC Charlotte upset Louisville  in the championship game, 68\u201359, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154826-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Cincinnati, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154826-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nThere were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams (in particular, the top two teams from the conference's two divisions: America and National) were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154827-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament\nThe 1999 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the fifth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the games were played at West Campus Field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154828-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Connecticut Huskies football team\nThe 1999 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was Connecticut's final season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level and as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A\u201310), as the program became an NCAA Division I-AA independent the following  year. Led by Randy Edsall in his first year as head coach, Connecticut finished with season with an overall record of 4\u20137, tying for sixth place in the A-10 with a conference mark of 3\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154829-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Connex Open Romania\nThe 1999 Connex Open Romania was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Bucharest, Romania. It was the 7th edition of the tournament and was held from 27 September through 3 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154829-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Connex Open Romania\nAlberto Mart\u00edn won his second title of the year, and second of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154829-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Connex Open Romania, Finals, Doubles\nLucas Arnold Ker /  Mart\u00edn Garc\u00eda defeated  Marc-Kevin Goellner /  Francisco Montana 6\u20133, 2\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly\nThe Constituent National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional Constituyente) or ANC was a constitutional convention held in Venezuela in 1999 to draft a new Constitution of Venezuela, but the assembly also gave itself the role of a supreme power above all the existing institutions in the republic. The Assembly was endorsed by a referendum in April 1999 which enabled Constituent Assembly elections in July 1999. Three seats were reserved for indigenous delegates in the 131-member constitutional assembly, and two additional indigenous delegates won unreserved seats in the assembly elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly\nThe constitution was later endorsed by the referendum in December 1999, and new general elections were held under the new constitution in July 2000. This ended the Punto Fijo Pact and ushered in the present-day Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents\nPresident Ch\u00e1vez called for a public referendum - something virtually unknown in Venezuela at the time - which he hoped would support his plans to form a constitutional assembly, composed of representatives from across Venezuela, as well as from indigenous tribal groups, which would be able to rewrite the nation's constitution. The referendum went ahead on 25 April 1999, and was an overwhelming success for Ch\u00e1vez, with 88% of voters supporting the proposal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents\nFollowing this, Ch\u00e1vez called for an election to take place on 25 July 1999, in which the members of the constitutional assembly would be voted into power, and as Bart Jones commented, \"The stakes were high. Ch\u00e1vez believed a constitutional assembly controlled by his supporters was the major breakthrough the country needed to end the traditional parties' stronghold on power. Nonetheless, it was not only political supporters of Ch\u00e1vez that believed the assembly was necessarily but also the general public. As a woman in Ch\u00e1vez's home town of Barinas put it on election night, \"Democracy is infected. And Ch\u00e1vez is the only antibiotic we have. \" The oligarchy, the traditional parties, and much of the media feared it was the final step to establishing a one-man dictatorship.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 827]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents\nFormer president and Ch\u00e1vez's predecessor Rafael Caldera protested against the constituent assembly, arguing that it violated the 1961 Constitution. Allan Brewer-Car\u00edas, a Venezuelan legal scholar and elected member of this assembly, explains that this constitution-making body was an instrument for the gradual dismantling of democratic institutions and values.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents\nOf the 1,171 candidates standing for election to the assembly, over 900 of them were opponents of Ch\u00e1vez. Ch\u00e1vez's supporters won 52% of the vote; despite this, because of voting procedures chosen by the government beforehand, supporters of the new government took 125 seats (95% of the total), including all of those belonging to indigenous tribal groups, whereas the opposition obtained only 6 seats. One of the 6 seats was occupied by Professor Allan Brewer-Car\u00edas, the most knowledgeable person in the country on the subject of the 1961 Constitution and constitutional history. He was extremely vocal in denouncing and criticizing the abuse that they intended to introduce in the new Constitution. If this new Carta Magna didn\u2019t bring about more backward thinking into the Republic, it\u2019s in large part thanks to Allan Brewer\u2019s work.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 883]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents\nThe 131 member assembly was composed of 121 belonging to the Ch\u00e1vez's Patriotic Pole, which consisted of the Fifth Republic Movement, Movement for Socialism, Fatherland for All, the Communist Party of Venezuela, People's Electoral Movement and others, 3 indigenous representatives and 6 Democratic Pole and other party members  consisting of Acci\u00f3n Democr\u00e1tica, Copei, Project Venezuela and National Convergence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly\nThe Assembly convened 3 August 1999. On 12 August 1999, the new constitutional assembly voted to give themselves the power to abolish government institutions and to dismiss officials who were perceived as being corrupt or operating only in their own interests. As Jones noted, \"It was a breathtaking move. To its supporters, it could force reforms that had been blocked for years by corrupt politicians and judicial authorities. To its critics, it was an overreach of power and a threat to democracy. The stage was set for a confrontation with the Supreme Court.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly\nIndeed, Ch\u00e1vez and his supporters had discussed dissolving both the Supreme Court and the Congress, each of which they believed to be entirely controlled by the oligarchy and the opponents of the Bolivarian movement. The constitutional assembly had the power to perform such an action, and had already fired almost sixty judges whom it identified as being involved in corruption.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0006-0002", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly\nNonetheless, the ANC also offered more power to Ch\u00e1vez, it helped him broaden the powers given to the president, and allowed him to call a general election for all public office positions \u2014many of which weren\u2019t controlled at the time by Ch\u00e1vez or the Movimiento Quinta Rep\u00fablica. Soto believes that the ANC enabled Ch\u00e1vez to \"design a genius political strategy to take over all the spaces in the Venezuelan State.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly\nThe new constitution included increased protections for indigenous peoples and women, and established the rights of the public to education, housing, healthcare and food. It added new environmental protections, and increased requirements for government transparency. It increased the presidential term from five to six years, allowed people to recall presidents by referendum, and added a new presidential two-term limit. It converted the bicameral legislature which consisted of a Congress with both a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies into a unicameral one that consisted only of a National Assembly. As a part of the new constitution, the country, which was then officially known as the Republic of Venezuela, was renamed the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Rep\u00fablica Bolivariana de Venezuela) at Ch\u00e1vez's request, thereby reflecting the government's ideology of Bolivarianism.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 941]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly\nThe resulting 1999 Venezuelan Constitution was approved by referendum in December 1999, with the support of nearly 80% of the population.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Indigenous rights\nThe indigenous peoples in Venezuela make up only around 1.5% of the population nationwide, though the proportion is nearly 50% in Amazonas state. Prior to the creation of the 1999 constitution, legal rights for indigenous peoples were increasingly lagging behind other Latin American countries, which were progressively enshrining a common set of indigenous collective rights in their national constitutions. The 1961 constitution had actually been a step backward from the 1947 constitution, and the indigenous rights law foreseen in it languished for a decade, unpassed by 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 53], "content_span": [54, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154830-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Constituent National Assembly, Indigenous rights\nUltimately the constitutional process produced \"the region's most progressive indigenous rights regime\". Innovations included Article 125's guarantee of political representation at all levels of government, and Article 124's prohibition on \"the registration of patents related to indigenous genetic resources or intellectual property associated with indigenous knowledge.\" The new constitution followed the example of Colombia in reserving parliamentary seats for indigenous delegates (three in Venezuela's National Assembly); and it was the first Latin American constitution to reserve indigenous seats in state assemblies and municipal councils in districts with indigenous population.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 53], "content_span": [54, 741]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154831-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cook Islands Round Cup\nThe 1999 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the twenty sixth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988\u20131990 currently unknown. Avatiu won the championship, their fifth recorded championship, although some sources indicate that they also won the 1993 season. Nikao Sokattack were runners-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154832-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cook Islands general election\nGeneral elections were held in the Cook Islands on 16 June 1999 to elect 25 MPs to the Parliament. The Cook Islands Party won 11 seats, the Democratic Alliance Party 10 seats, and the New Alliance Party 4 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154832-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cook Islands general election\nFollowing the elections, the CIP formed a coalition with the NAP, with Geoffrey Henry as Prime Minister and NAP leader Norman George as his deputy. However, three members of the CIP subsequently quit the party and joined the Democrats, forcing Henry's resignation. Joe Williams subsequently became Prime Minister, but was forced to resign in November following a by-election and further coalition realignment. Finally, the Democratic party's Terepai Maoate became Prime Minister, with George as his deputy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154833-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cook Islands parliamentary term referendum\nA referendum on reducing the term length of Parliament from five to four years was held in the Cook Islands on 16 June 1999. The proposal would amend article 37 of the constitution, which at the time read  \"The Queen's Representative shall dissolve Parliament at the expiration of 5 years from the date of the last preceding general election, if it has not sooner been dissolved.\" The change was approved by 64.5% of voters, but this was below the two-thirds majority required to modify the constitution. A second referendum in 2004 was passed by the majority required.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica\nThe 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica\nThere was no qualifying for the final tournament. Mexico and Japan were invited to take part, with the latter becoming the first team to from outside the Americas to participate in the competition. Uruguay sent a youth team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Competing nations\nAs with previous tournaments, all ten members of CONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited Mexico (accepting their fourth invitation) from the CONCACAF and Japan from the AFC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 36], "content_span": [37, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Venues\nA total of four host cities hosted the tournament. The opening and final game were hosted by Estadio Defensores del Chaco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 25], "content_span": [26, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Squads\nFor a complete list of participating squads: 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica squads", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 25], "content_span": [26, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Venue selection\nParaguay was chosen to be the venue by defeating Colombia by seven votes to three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Group stage\nThe teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL, in a public drawing of lots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 30], "content_span": [31, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Group stage\nEach team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three (3) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 30], "content_span": [31, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Group stage\nFirst and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 30], "content_span": [31, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Group stage, Group C\nIn this match Mart\u00edn Palermo missed 3 penalties, one was saved by Miguel Calero. Colombia were also awarded two penalties, they scored one and missed one. So from a total of 5 penalties in this game, 4 were missed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 39], "content_span": [40, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams\nAt the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 61], "content_span": [62, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154834-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica, Goal scorers\nWith five goals apiece, Ronaldo and Rivaldo were the tournament's top scorers. In total, 74 goals were scored by 45 different players, with one credited as an own goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154835-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Final\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Mediocre Legacy (talk | contribs) at 04:51, 7 July 2021. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154835-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Final\nThe 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Final was the final match of the 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica. It was held on 18 July 1999, in Asunci\u00f3n. Brazil won the match against Uruguay 3\u20130, earning a sixth Copa Am\u00e9rica title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154836-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Group A\nThe Group A of the 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica. It comprised Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Japan. Group play began on June 29 and ended on July 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154836-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Group A\nParaguay won the group and faced Uruguay, the second-best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Peru finished second and faced Mexico\u2014the runner-up of Group B\u2014in the quarterfinals. Bolivia and Japan finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154837-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Group B\nThe Group B of the 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica. It comprised Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, and Mexico. Group play began on June 30 and ended on July 6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154837-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Group B\nBrazil won the group and faced Argentina, the runner-up of Group C, in the quarterfinals. Mexico finished second and faced Peru, the runner-up of Group A, in the quarterfinals. Chile finished third and faced Colombia, the winner of Group C, in the quarterfinals. Venezuela finished fourth in the group and was eliminated from the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154838-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Group C\nThe Group C of the 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica. It comprised Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, and Uruguay. Group play began on July 1 and ended on July 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154838-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica Group C\nColombia won the group and faced Chile, the best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Argentina finished second and faced Brazil, the winners of Group B, in the quarterfinals. Uruguay finished third and faced Paraguay, the winner of Group A, in the quarterfinals. Ecuador finished fourth in the group and was eliminated from the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154839-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica knockout stage\nThe 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica final stages were the elimination stages of the Copa Am\u00e9rica, following the group stage. They began on July 10, 1999, and consisted of the quarterfinals, the semifinals, the third-place match, and the final held at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco on July 18, in Asunci\u00f3n. No extra time was played if any match in the final stages finished tied after regulation and tied matched went straight to a penalty shootout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154840-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica squads\nBelow are the rosters of the teams that participated in the 1999 Copa Am\u00e9rica.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154841-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Bolivia\nThis is the fourth edition of the Copa Bolivia, Jorge Wilstermann are the defending after beating 2-1 (On Aggregate) Blooming. The format of the Copa Bolivia had change it is going to be only knockout in the 1st round team from third division qualified. The second round is for 2nd division, 3rd round for the 1st Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154842-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa CONMEBOL\nThe 1999 Copa CONMEBOL was the eighth edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Fourteen teams from nine South American football confederations (Uruguay sent no representatives) qualified for this tournament. Talleres defeated CSA in the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154843-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa CONMEBOL Finals\nThe 1999 Copa CONMEBOL Finals were the final match series to decide the winner of the 1999 Copa CONMEBOL, a continental cup competition organised by CONMEBOL. The final was contested by Argentine club Talleres de C\u00f3rdoba and Brazilian CSA. This would also be the last edition of this trophy, which was discontinued after that.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154843-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa CONMEBOL Finals\nPlayed under a two-legged tie system, CSA won the first leg held in Est\u00e1dio Rei Pel\u00e9 in Macei\u00f3, while Talleres won the second leg at Estadio Ol\u00edmpico in C\u00f3rdoba. Talleres won 5\u20134 on aggregate, achieving their first international title. That achievement is highly regarded to be not only the only international title for Talleres but for any team from C\u00f3rdoba Province.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154844-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas\nThe 1999 Copa Colsanitas was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogot\u00e1 in Colombia that was part of Tier IVa of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 15 through February 21, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154844-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas, Finals, Doubles\nSeda Noorlander /  Christ\u00edna Papad\u00e1ki defeated  Laura Montalvo /  Paola Su\u00e1rez, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20135)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154844-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154844-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154844-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154844-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154845-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the second edition of the Copa Colsanitas; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Colombia and Hispanic America. Janette Hus\u00e1rov\u00e1 and Paola Su\u00e1rez were the defending champions but only Su\u00e1rez competed that year with Laura Montalvo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154845-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Doubles\nMontalvo and Su\u00e1rez lost in the final 6\u20134, 7\u20136 against Seda Noorlander and Christ\u00edna Papad\u00e1ki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154846-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the second edition of the Copa Colsanitas; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Colombia and Hispanic America. Paola Su\u00e1rez was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Christ\u00edna Papad\u00e1ki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154846-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Colsanitas \u2013 Singles\nFabiola Zuluaga won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20133 against Papad\u00e1ki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154847-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Libertadores\nThe 1999 Copa Libertadores was the 40th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club championship. It was held between February 21 and June 16. Palmeiras became the champions after beating Deportivo Cali on penalties for the first time in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154847-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Libertadores, First round\nTwenty teams were distributed among five groups in the First Round; the top three of each group qualified to the playoff bracket. Vasco da Gama (winner of the previous edition of the tournament) received a bye to the playoff bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 35], "content_span": [36, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154847-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Round of 16\nFirst leg matches were played on April 14. Second leg matches were on April 20 and April 21.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154847-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Quarterfinals\nFirst leg matches were played on May 5. Second leg matches were played on May 12.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 54], "content_span": [55, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154847-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Semi-Finals\nFirst leg matches were played on May 19. Second leg matches were played on May 26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154847-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages, Finals\nFirst leg match were played on June 2. Second leg match were played on June 16.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 47], "content_span": [48, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154848-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Libertadores Finals\nThe 1999 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1999 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Brazilian club Palmeiras and Colombian club Deportivo Cali. The first leg was played at Estadio Ol\u00edmpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali while the second leg was played at Est\u00e1dio Palestra It\u00e1lia (also known as \"Parque Antarctica\") of S\u00e3o Paulo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154848-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Libertadores Finals\nAfter the series finished in a 2\u20132 tie on aggregate, Palmeiras crowned champion by penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154849-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Merconorte\nThe 1999 Copa Merconorte was an association football tournament held in 1999. Am\u00e9rica of Colombia beat Santa Fe also of Colombia in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154849-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Merconorte, Group stage\nEach team played the other teams in the group twice during the group stage. The first place team advanced to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 33], "content_span": [34, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154850-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Mercosur\nThe Copa Mercosur 1999 was the 2nd staging of the international club cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154850-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Mercosur\nThe competition started on 27 July 1999 and concluded on 20 December 1999 with Flamengo beating Palmeiras in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa\nThe 1999 Copa Per\u00fa season (Spanish: Copa Per\u00fa 1999), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa\nThe tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa\nThis year 26 teams qualified for the Etapa Regional (Regional Stage): 26 champions from each department (including 2 from Lima (the capital) - Peru is politically divided in 24 Departments and 1 Constitutional Province). All these teams are divided into 8 groups by geographical proximity; then each winner qualifies for the Etapa Nacional (National Stage).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa\nThose 8 teams will play, again by geographical proximity, home and away matches, in a knock-out tournament. The winner of the final will be promoted to the First Division", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Departmental Stage\nThe following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage\nThe following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 30], "content_span": [31, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region I\nRegion I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region II\nRegion II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca and La Libertad region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region III\nRegion III includes qualified teams from Loreto, San Mart\u00edn and Ucayali region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region IV\nRegion IV includes qualified teams from Callao, Ica and Lima region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region V\nRegion V includes qualified teams from Hu\u00e1nuco, Jun\u00edn and Pasco region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region VI\nRegion VI includes qualified teams from Apur\u00edmac, Ayacucho and Huancavelica region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region VII\nRegion VII includes qualified teams from Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, Regional Stage, Region VIII\nRegion VIII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 43], "content_span": [44, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154851-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa Per\u00fa, National Stage\nThe National Stage started on November. The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 30], "content_span": [31, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154852-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa del Rey Final\nThe 1999 Copa del Rey Final was the 97th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Estadio Ol\u00edmpico de Sevilla in Seville on 26 June 1999. The match was won by Valencia, who beat Atl\u00e9tico Madrid 3\u20130. Valencia won the cup for the sixth time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154853-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto\nThe 1999 Copa del Rey was the 63rd edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was held in Valencia at the Pabell\u00f3n Municipal Fuente de San Luis between January 29 and February 1, 1999. The winning team was TAU Cer\u00e1mica.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154854-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa do Brasil\nThe Copa do Brasil 1999 was the 11th staging of the Copa do Brasil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154854-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa do Brasil\nThe competition started on January 28, 1999, and concluded on June 27, 1999, with the second leg of the final, held at the Est\u00e1dio do Maracan\u00e3 in Rio de Janeiro, in which Juventude lifted the trophy for the first time with a 0-0 draw with Botafogo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154854-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa do Brasil\nRom\u00e1rio, of Flamengo, and Dejan Petkovi\u0107, of Vit\u00f3ria, with 7 goals each, were the competition's topscorers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154854-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Copa do Brasil, Format\nThe competition was disputed by 65 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, with the exception of the preliminary match, which was played in a single match, and in the first two rounds if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154855-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copeland Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154856-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copenhagen Open\nThe 1999 Copenhagen Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Carpet courts in Copenhagen, Denmark, that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held 2\u20139 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154856-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copenhagen Open, Finals, Doubles\nMax Mirnyi /  Andrei Olhovskiy defeated  Marc-Kevin Goellner /  David Prinosil, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154857-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copenhagen Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Croatian Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on Carpet courts in Copenhagen, Denmark, that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held 2\u20139 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154857-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copenhagen Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154858-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Copenhagen Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Croatian Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on Carpet courts in Copenhagen, Denmark, that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament and was held 2\u20139 February 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154858-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Copenhagen Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154859-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Coppa Italia Final\nThe 1999 Coppa Italia Final decided the winner of the 1998\u201399 Coppa Italia, the major domestic tournament in Italian football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154859-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Coppa Italia Final\nPlayed over two legs, it ended 3\u20133 on aggregate, with Parma beating Fiorentina on the away goals rule. It was Parma's third final and second victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154860-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Corby Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Corby Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Corby Borough Council in Northamptonshire, England. It was the first election be held under new ward boundaries. The Labour retained overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1979.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154861-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork City Council election\nAn election to Cork City Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154862-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork County Council election\nAn election to Cork County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154863-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 11 December 1998. The championship began on 18 June 1999 and ended on 21 November 1999. It was the last championship to be played using a straight knock-out format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154863-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship\nOn 21 November 1999, Ballincollig won the championship after a 1-14 to 2-09 defeat of Blarney in the final at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh. It was their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1967.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154863-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship\nBallincollig's Podsie O'Mahony was the championship's top score wit 3-24.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154864-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship began on 3 October 1999 and ended on 21 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154864-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship\nOn 21 November 1999, Bandon won the championship following an 0\u201311 to 1\u201307 defeat of Courcey Rovers in the final at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1971.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154864-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship\nBandon's James Nyhan was the championship's top scorer with 1-12.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154865-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Senior Football Championship\nThe 1999 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 111th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 11 December 1998. The championship began on 1 May 1999 and ended on 14 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154865-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Senior Football Championship\nBantry Blues entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in a second round replay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154865-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Senior Football Championship\nOn 14 November 1999, University College Cork won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-08 defeat of Nemo Rangers in a replay of the final. This was their 9th championship title overall and their first title since 1973.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154865-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Senior Football Championship\nBallincollig's Podsie O'Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 1-34.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154866-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 1999 opening round fixtures took place on 11 December 1998. The championship began on 5 June 1999 and ended on 31 October 1999. It was the last championship to be played using a straight knock-out format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154866-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship\nImokilly were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154866-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 31 October 1999, Blackrock won the championship following a 3-17 to 0-8 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their 30th championship title and their first in 14 championship seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154866-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship\nUniversity College Cork's Joe Deane was the championship's top scorer with 3-26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154867-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cornell Big Red football team\nThe 1999 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished third in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154867-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cornell Big Red football team\nIn its second season under head coach Pete Mangurian, the team compiled a 7\u20133 record and outscored opponents 254 to 235. Nate Fischer and Deon Harris were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154867-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cornell Big Red football team\nThe Big Red's 5\u20132 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. Cornell outscored Ivy opponents, 165 to 152.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154867-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cornell Big Red football team\nCornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154868-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cotton Bowl Classic\nThe 1999 Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football game played on January 1, 1999. It pitted the Texas Longhorns against the Southeastern Conference (SEC) West champions Mississippi State Bulldogs. This was the first Cotton Bowl Classic broadcast by Fox.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154868-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cotton Bowl Classic\nThis game was the first time Texas had reached the post-season since the 1996 season. It was the first bowl game for Texas under new head coach Mack Brown. Texas had compiled an 8\u20133 season record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154868-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cotton Bowl Classic\nMeanwhile, Mississippi State had compiled an 8\u20133 regular season record under head coach Jackie Sherrill. They won the SEC West division title before falling to Tennessee, 24\u201314, in the SEC Championship game. The loss knocked them to 8\u20134 coming into the bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154868-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cotton Bowl Classic\nBehind the rushing of Ricky Williams, who was declared the Heisman Trophy and Doak Walker award winner a few days before, Texas raced to a 14\u20133 lead by halftime. They scored 24 unanswered points in the third quarter en route to a 38\u201311 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154868-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cotton Bowl Classic\nIt was Texas's first bowl game win since the 1994 Sun Bowl, and their first 9-win season as a Big 12 team (Texas had left the Southwest Conference and joined the Big 12 at the start of the 1996 season). It was also Texas's first New Year's Day bowl win since the 1981 season. It was also the first Cotton Bowl Classic on Fox.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154869-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Country Music Association Awards\nThe 1999 Country Music Association Awards, 33rd Ceremony, was held on September 22, 1999 at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award Winner, Vince Gill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154869-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Country Music Association Awards\nFaith Hill lead the night with 7 nominations, including Album of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154870-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 County Championship\nThe 1999 PPP Healthcare County Championship was pivotal in the history of the County Championship for two reasons. The first was that it was the 100th officially organised running of the Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154870-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 County Championship\nThe second reason was that for the first time the decision was made to split the championship into two divisions. The top nine teams would populate the first division the following year with the bottom nine teams going into the second division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154870-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 County Championship\nThe sponsorship by Britannic Assurance came to an end with PPP (Private Patients Plan) Healthcare taking over and Surrey won the Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154871-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Coupe de France Final\nThe 1999 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 15 May 1999 that saw FC Nantes Atlantique defeat CS Sedan Ardennes from Division 2 1\u20130 thanks to a goal by Olivier Monterrubio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154872-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Coupe de la Ligue Final\nThe Coupe de la Ligue Final 1999 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on May 8, 1999, that saw RC Lens defeat FC Metz 1\u20130 thanks to a goal by Daniel Moreira.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154873-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Craven District Council election\nThe 1999 Craven District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154873-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Craven District Council election, Background\nAfter the last election in 1998 the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both had 13 councillors, while  Labour had 4 seats and there were 4 independents. However following the election five Liberal Democrat councillors, Janet Gott, Ken Hart, Joan Ibbotson, Steve Place and the council leader Carl Lis, all left the party to sit as independent councillors. One Labour councillor Andrew Rankine also became an independent at the same time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154873-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Craven District Council election, Background\nBefore the 1999 election the Conservatives needed to gain 5 of the 14 seats contested in order to gain a majority on the council. They made two gains when they were the only party to put up candidates in Cowling and Skipton Central wards, which had previously been held by Labour and the Liberal Democrats respectively. While the Conservatives stood a full slate of 14 candidates, the Labour party only stood one candidate at the council election, Janet Gordon in Skipton South.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154873-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Craven District Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Conservatives make a net gain of 6 seats to regain overall control of the council. The only Labour councillor defending her seat, Jan Gordon, was among those to be defeated, losing to Conservative Beryl Beresford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154873-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Craven District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2000\nA by-election was held in Skipton East on 9 March 2000 after the death of independent councillor Janet Gott. The seat was held by independent Melvyn Seward with a majority of 58 votes over Labour candidate Michael Green.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 73], "content_span": [74, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154874-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Crawley Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154874-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Crawley Borough Council election, Election result\nLabour kept a majority on the council with 25 seats, after winning 9 of the seats contested, but lost 2 seats to the Conservatives. One of the two gains came after Labour councillor Jacqui Weller and the Conservative candidate Ian Westwood both finished on 1,063 votes, with Ian Westwood successful after the 2 candidates drew lots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup\nThe 1999 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup '99) was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands acting as co-hosts. The tournament was won by Australia, who beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. New Zealand and South Africa were the other semi-finalists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup\nThe tournament was hosted three years after the previous Cricket World Cup, deviating from the usual four-year gap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Format\nIt featured 12 teams, playing a total of 42 matches. In the group stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six; each team played all the others in their group once. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Super Sixes, a new concept for the 1999 World Cup; each team carried forward the points from the games against the other qualifiers from their group and then played each of the qualifiers from the other group (in other words, each qualifier from Group A played each qualifier from Group B and vice versa). The top four teams in the Super Sixes advanced to the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Qualification\nThe 1999 World Cup featured 12 teams, which was the same as the previous edition in 1996. The hosts England and the eight other test nations earned automatic qualification to the World Cup. The remaining three spots were decided at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 37], "content_span": [38, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Qualification\n22 nations competed in the 1997 edition of the ICC Trophy. After going through two group stages, the semi-finals saw Kenya and Bangladesh qualify through to the World Cup. Scotland would be the third nation to qualify as they defeated Ireland in the third-place playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 37], "content_span": [38, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Venues, Outside England\nScotland played two of their Group B matches in their home country becoming the first associate nation to host games in a World Cup. One Group B match was played in Wales and Ireland respectively, while one Group A match was played in the Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 47], "content_span": [48, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Super Six\nThis stage was among the most viewed segments of the tournament, as India and Pakistan were officially at war at the time of their match, the only time this has ever happened in the history of the sport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Super Six\nTeams who qualified for the Super Six stage only played against the teams from the other group; results against the other teams from the same group were carried forward to this stage. Results against the non-qualifying teams were therefore discarded at this point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Super Six\nAs a result of League match losses against New Zealand and Pakistan, even though Australia finished second in their group, they progressed to the Super Six stage with no points carried forward (PCF). India faced similar circumstances, finishing 2nd in their group but carrying forward 0 points after losing to fellow qualifiers Zimbabwe and South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Statistics\nLance Klusener of South Africa was declared the Player of the Tournament. Rahul Dravid of India scored the most runs (461) in the tournament. Geoff Allott of New Zealand and Shane Warne of Australia tied each other for most wickets taken (20) in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Match balls\nA new type of cricket ball, the white 'Duke', was introduced for the first time in the 1999 World Cup. Despite claims from makers British Cricket Balls Ltd that the balls behaved identically to the balls used in previous World Cups, experiments showed they were harder and swung more.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 35], "content_span": [36, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154875-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup, Media\nThe host broadcasters for television coverage of the tournament were Sky and BBC Television. In the UK, live games were divided between the broadcasters, with both screening the final live. This was to be BBC's last live cricket coverage during that summer, with all of England's home Test series being shown on Channel 4 or Sky from 1999 onwards; the BBC did not show any live cricket again until August 2020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final\nThe second semi-final of the 1999 Cricket World Cup was a One Day International (ODI) match played on 17 June 1999 at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, England. It was played between South Africa and Australia. The match ended in a tie after a run out between Allan Donald and Lance Klusener ended the match which resulted in Australia booking a spot in the final where they would defeat Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Background\nThe two teams had faced each other in a Super six match, which would eventually prove to be the deciding factor in determining which of the two teams would qualify for the final. South Africa batted first and put up a competitive total, with Herschelle Gibbs scoring 101. In reply, Australia began losing wickets at regular intervals. The turning point of the match occurred when captain Steve Waugh was dropped by Gibbs at short mid-wicket, as Gibbs attempted to throw the ball up into the air in celebration, only for the ball to slip through his fingers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Background\nAfter the dropped chance, Waugh was reported to have famously said to Gibbs \"You've just dropped the World Cup\". Waugh denied saying this, but the quote has lived on in cricketing folklore. Waugh went on to score an unbeaten 120 and guided Australia home by 5 wickets. Had Australia not won the game, they would have been knocked out of the World Cup. As it happened, the victory allowed them to finish in second place in the Super Six stage, and qualify to play South Africa in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, The match, Details\nSouth Africa won the toss and elected to field. In seaming conditions, Australia managed to put up a total of 213 with Michael Bevan and Steve Waugh scoring vital half-centuries. Shaun Pollock and Allan Donald tore through the middle and lower order picking up 9 of the ten wickets between them. South Africa began their chase steadily with Kirsten and Gibbs putting on a good opening partnership. Wickets then fell at regular intervals as South Africa collapsed to 61-4. Jonty Rhodes and Jacques Kallis then put together a vital partnership taking South Africa within 40 runs of victory. Through some valuable runs from Mark Boucher and Pollock, and some big hitting from Lance Klusener, South Africa moved closer to the target", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 57], "content_span": [58, 786]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, The match, Final Over\nSouth Africa entered the final over at 205/9, needing a further nine runs to win. The two men at the crease were Lance Klusener who was on strike and Allan Donald at the other end. Damien Fleming was the bowler.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 60], "content_span": [61, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, The match, Final Over\nAt that point, the Australian captain, Steve Waugh, brought his field up inside the circle to prevent a single being taken.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 60], "content_span": [61, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, The match, Final Over\nAustralia tied the match and went into the final against Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 60], "content_span": [61, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Legacy\nAustralia went on to win the final at Lord's, beating Pakistan by eight wickets after bowling them out cheaply. They would then go on to win the 2003 and 2007 World Cups, and achieve a run of 34 World Cup matches without losing (which finally ended when they lost to Pakistan in the group stage of the 2011 World Cup).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Legacy\nSouth Africa, on the other hand, maintained their trend of choking at the World Cup: in 1992 they had lost to England in the semi-finals when rain forced them to score 22 runs off the final ball, and in 1996 they had won all their group matches before losing to West Indies in the quarter-finals. The trend also went on to continue, as in 2003 as hosts, a Duckworth/Lewis miscalculation meant they tied Sri Lanka in their final group game at Kingsmead when victory would have seen them advancing to the Super Six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Legacy\nIn 2015, they won their first knockout game against Sri Lanka and set co-host New Zealand a record World Cup knockout game chase target in their semifinal at Eden Park \u2013 and it might have been bigger had rain not shortened the South African innings \u2013 but miscues and the heroics of South African-born Grant Elliott undid them as New Zealand advanced to their first Cricket World Cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Legacy\nSouth African coach Bob Woolmer resigned after this match. In 2007, shortly before his death, he revealed that Donald and most of his team-mates were in tears after the result and put towels over their heads so no-one could see them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Legacy\nThe Wisden Cricketers' Almanack opened its report of the match with: \"This was not merely the match of the tournament: it must have been the best one-day international of the 1,483 so far played. The essence of the one-day game is a close finish, and this was by far the most significant to finish in the closest way of all - with both teams all out for the same score. But it was a compressed epic all the way through, and it ended in a savage twist.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Legacy\nIn 2000, the match featured among CricInfo's 100 great matches of the 20th century. Steve Waugh called it \"the best game of cricket I've played\", while in 2004 The Sydney Morning Herald ranked it the 20th-biggest moment in Australian cricket. In 2010, The Times rated South Africa's choke in the final over as the second-biggest sporting choke of all time. In 2009, Shaun Pollock revealed that when betting at the Durban July horse race shortly after the match, he was told \"Whatever you do, don't bet on number 10, he doesn't run\", a reference to Donald not running (he was wearing jersey number 10).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154876-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final, Legacy\nThe twists, turns and close finish resulted in many observers regarding the match as the perfect One Day International from an entertainment perspective. The record-breaking ODI between Australia and South Africa seven years later, in 2006, continued the close rivalry between the two teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154877-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup Final\nThe final of the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at Lord's, London on 20 June 1999. This was the fourth time Lord's had hosted the final of an ICC Cricket World Cup, previously hosting finals in 1975, 1979 and 1983. Australia won their second title by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final. Shane Warne was declared Man of the Match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154877-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup Final, Match\nPakistan won the toss and elected to bat. In a fine bowling display, Australia bundled out Pakistan for a score of 132. Pakistan failed to build any substantial partnerships. The pick of the bowlers was Shane Warne who took 4 wickets for 33 runs from nine overs. When the Australians came out to bat, Adam Gilchrist made the Pakistani Bowling Attack look like a child's play making 54 off 36 balls. Australia won the match after 20.1 overs, losing just two wickets. Warne won the man of the match award and Steve Waugh lifted the World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154878-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup squads\nThis is a list of the final 15-man squads named for the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England which took place from 14 May 1999 to 20 June 1999, in accordance to the jersey number worn. Each team had to number the players from 1 to 15 and usually captains wore the no.1 jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154878-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup squads, South Africa\nHansie Cronje was the only captain not to wear the No.1 jersey in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154878-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup squads, West Indies\nCarl Hooper was named in the original squad, but was replaced on 27 April 1999 by Ricardo Powell following his retirement from international cricket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics\nThis is a list of statistics for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Team Statistics, Highest team totals\nThe following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 71], "content_span": [72, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Team Statistics, Lowest team totals\nThis is a list of completed innings only, low totals in matches with reduced overs are omitted except when the team was all out. Successful run chases in the second innings are not counted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 70], "content_span": [71, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Individual Statistics, Batting statistics, Most runs\nThe top ten highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 87], "content_span": [88, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Individual Statistics, Batting statistics, Highest scores\nThis table contains the top ten highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 92], "content_span": [93, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Individual Statistics, Bowling statistics, Most wickets\nThe following table contains the ten leading wicket-takers of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 90], "content_span": [91, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Individual Statistics, Bowling statistics, Best bowling figures\nThis table lists the top ten players with the best bowling figures in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 98], "content_span": [99, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Individual Statistics, Fielding statistics, Most dismissals\nThis is a list of the wicketkeepers who have made the most dismissals in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 94], "content_span": [95, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Individual Statistics, Fielding statistics, Most catches\nThis is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 91], "content_span": [92, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154879-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Cricket World Cup statistics, Other Statistics, Highest partnerships\nThe following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 73], "content_span": [74, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154880-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9\nThe 1999 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 was the 51st edition of the cycle race and was held from 6 June to 13 June 1999. The race started in Autun and finished in Aix-les-Bains. The race was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Casino team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154880-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 Lib\u00e9r\u00e9, Teams\nTwelve teams, containing a total of 96 riders, participated in the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154881-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatia Open\nThe 1999 Croatia Open, also known as the International Championship of Croatia-Umag, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Umag, Croatia that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 July until 1 August 1999. Eighth-seeded Magnus Norman won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154881-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatia Open, Finals, Doubles\nMariano Puerta /  Javier S\u00e1nchez defeated  Massimo Bertolini /  Cristian Brandi, 6\u20131, 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154882-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open\nThe 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol, Croatia that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 April until 2 May 1999. Fourth-seeded Corina Morariu won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154882-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, Finals, Doubles\nJelena Kostani\u0107 /  Michaela Pa\u0161tikov\u00e1 defeated  Meghann Shaughnessy /  Andreea Vanc 7\u20135, 6\u20137(1\u20137), 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154882-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154882-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154883-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the sixth edition of the Croatian Bol Ladies Open, a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Croatia. Laura Montalvo and Paola Su\u00e1rez were the defending champions, Montalvo having won the last three doubles competitions in Bol, but neither competed this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154883-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Doubles\nHome player Jelena Kostani\u0107 teamed up with Czech Michaela Pa\u0161tikov\u00e1 to win the tournament, defeating Meghann Shaughnessy and Andreea Vanc, 7\u20135, 6\u20137(1\u20137), 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154884-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the sixth edition of the Croatian Bol Ladies Open, a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Croatia. Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 was the two-time defending champion, but she did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154884-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open \u2013 Singles\nCorina Morariu won the title after losing in the final the previous two years, defeating first seed Julie Halard-Decugis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154885-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Croatian Football Cup Final\nThe 1999 Croatian Cup Final was a one-legged affair played between the Slavonian rivals Cibalia and Osijek. The leg was played in Zagreb on 30 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season\nThe 1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 33rd in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 1999 Telstra Premiership and despite losing in the preliminary final against St. George-Illawarra, the season was one of the most successful in the club's history after finishing with just their second minor premiership without dropping below equal first throughout the entire season. The club enjoyed record crowds as well as breaking the club record for most points and tries in a season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season\nThe club also equaled their biggest ever victory with a 46-0 thrashing of Western Suburbs as well as breaking their highest points tally in a match with the 56-18 defeat of North Sydney. David Peachey finished the season with 19 tries, which was also a record for the club. The club was coached by John Lang and captained by Andrew Ettingshausen while their major shirt sponsor was Pepsi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season\nSeveral of the club's players were also rewarded with selection in representative games. In the State of Origin series Martin Lang, Chris McKenna and Mat Rogers were all selected for Queensland while Jason Stevens was selected for New South Wales. Russell Richardson, Mat Rogers and Jason Stevens were selected for Australia for the end of season Tri-Nations. At the Dally M Awards, John Lang was named the Coach of the Year, Mat Rogers Representative Player of the Year and David Peachey Fullback of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season\nThroughout the season, there was ongoing speculation around the club's future in the competition with some reports suggesting that a possible merger with either the embattled South Sydney club or the St. George-Illawarra club was a possible option.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary\nBefore the season Andrew Ettingshausen announced his retirement from all representative football in order to concentrate on his efforts for the club. On 31 January, former Cronulla forward Graeme Sams died of cancer at the age of 52. It was reported in February that the club was planning on building a resort, worth somewhere in the region of $50 million, near their home ground in order to secure their long term position in the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, March\nThe season kicked off on 7 March with an impressive 44-0 victory over the Balmain Tigers at Shark Park with two tries from Sean Ryan as well as tries to David Peachey, Mat Rogers, Brett Howland, Chris McKenna, Andrew Ettingshausen and debutant Jason Ferris. The result equaled the second biggest win in the club's history. However, more importantly for Cronulla, the match marked the return of captain Andrew Ettingshausen from a career threatening neck injury which had seen him sidelined for approximately eight months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, March\nThe victory put the club in first place after the first round, due to their superior points difference. In round 2 Cronulla won 14-6 against defending premiers, the Brisbane Broncos, at ANZ Stadium with tries to David Peachey and Paul Donaghy. It was the lowest ever score by Brisbane at ANZ Stadium since they had begun playing their home matches at the venue in 1993. The following round, Cronulla saw off South Sydney 28-12 with two tries each to Brett Howland and Mat Rogers and tries for Jason Ferris and Jason Stevens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0004-0002", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, March\nCronulla came up against Brisbane for the second time in a fortnight and again defeated the defending premiers with a narrow 20-18 win at Shark Park. Tries to David Peachey, Brett Howland and Nathan Long helped secure the victory for Cronulla which kept them equal first on the ladder. However, Cronulla were lucky to come away with the two points as referee Paul Simpkins denied Chris Walker a penalty try just two minutes from full-time and then fullback Darren Lockyer missed a last minute sideline conversion which would have leveled the scores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, April\nRound 5 saw Cronulla extend their unbeaten start to the season with a 20-16 victory over competition favourites the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park. Tries to Russell Richardson, Andrew Ettingshausen and David Peachey ensured that the club remained at the top of the ladder and the only club to yet taste defeat. Round 6 saw Cronulla continue their impressive form with a 22-8 victory over Canterbury in front of a record crowd of 20,793 at Shark Park. Tries to David Peachey, Adam Dykes and Chris McKenna helped seal a convincing victory for Cronulla.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, April\nCanterbury hooker Jason Hetherington was charged with a dangerous tackle on his opposite number Dean Treister which ruled him out of contention for the Anzac Test. Cronulla suffered their first loss of the season in round 7 at the hands of Penrith. Despite tries from Jason Stevens, Russell Richardson and Mat Rogers, Cronulla went down 18-16 at Penrith Football Stadium. Despite the club's first loss in the previous round, a record crowd of 22,279 (beating the previous record set just two rounds earlier) turned up to Shark Park to watch the local derby against St. George-Illawarra.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0005-0002", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, April\nThe home side managed a narrow victory thanks to two tries from David Peachey and a try to Brett Howland. Aside from scoring two tries, Peachey also made two try-saving tackles as well as desperately chasing back to make sure Anthony Mundine did not score under the uprights. In the end that moment proved crucial as Wayne Bartrim hit the upright and therefore missed the opportunity to level the scores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, April\nAfter the win over their local rivals Cronulla chairman Peter Gow was forced to resign two days after the match after he cut up a St. George-Illawarra jersey at a Cronulla Leagues Club restaurant and punched Barry Beath when confronted by the former international.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, May\nAfter the bye in round 9, Cronulla defeated South Sydney 27-14 at the Sydney Football Stadium with Mat Rogers, David Peachey, Brett Howland and Mitch Healey all bagging tries in a convincing victory. Both hookers, Shannon Donato from Cronulla and Sean Garlick from South Sydney, were sent to the sin bin by referee Bill Harrigan after an altercation between the two erupted. Both players were later suspended for two matches and one match respectively after an altercation in the players tunnel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, May\nThe following round saw Cronulla take on St. George-Illawarra at Kogarah Oval for the second installment of the local derby. The Sharks ran out 20-12 winners after two tries from Brett Howland and a try to Chris McKenna helped secure the victory. Three players were sent to the sin-bin; Andrew Hart and Nathan Brown from St. George-Illawarra and Dean Treister from Cronulla. Referee Stephen Clark had to be escorted from the ground by police after a heated reception from the home crowd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0007-0002", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, May\nA dramatic last minute field goal gave Cronulla victory in the following round as they defeated North Sydney 21-20. There was controversy around the incident though as there were claims that Andrew Ettingshausen impeded Mark Soden in his attempt to charge down the field goal. However, referee Stephen Clark missed the incident and so the field goal was awarded. Earlier, tries from David Peachey, Mitch Healey, Dean Treister and Andrew Pierce helped Cronulla towards victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, May\nThe following day Queensland defeated New South Wales 9-8 in the first State of Origin match with debutant Mat Rogers scoring all the points for Queensland. Despite suffering a knee injury and being forced from the field, Rogers returned later in the match to score all of Queensland's points including a field goal (the first of his career) six minutes from the game's end to win the encounter. Chris McKenna and Martin Lang also played a part in the match for Queensland and Jason Stevens for New South Wales but there was no spot for fullback David Peachey. Despite his impressive performances throughout the season, Peachey was left out of the New South Wales squad in favour of Robbie Ross. Cronulla coach John Lang and captain Andrew Ettingshausen were both shocked at his omission from the squad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 863]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, May\nRound 13 saw Cronulla suffer their second loss of the season at the hands of Newcastle as they went down 26-18. Tries from Russell Richardson, Andrew Ettingshausen and Sean Ryan couldn't prevent Newcastle from sending forward Paul Harragon out on a winning note in his farewell game. However, the match was overshadowed by a horror tackle from Daniel Smailes on Cronulla's Martin Lang that left the prop unconscious. Cronulla coach John Lang later claimed that the tackle had affected the outcome of the game. Smailes was later suspended for 7 matches for the incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, May\nTwo front-rowers, Cronulla's Jason Stevens and Newcastle's Tony Butterfield, were also charged by the judiciary. Stevens was hit with an 8 match ban while Butterfield escaped suspension. Referee Tim Mander and touch judge Paul Field were later dropped from officiating at first-grade level due to their failure to take appropriate action in regards to both the Smailes and Stevens incidents. The suspension for Stevens cost him a place in the New South Wales side and he was replaced by Michael Vella for the final two matches of the State of Origin series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, June\nCronulla defeated North Queensland 22-8 in the round 14 clash at Dairy Farmers Stadium thanks to two tries from Russell Richardson and tries to Andrew Ettingshausen and Sean Ryan. North Queensland centre Damien Smith became the first player since round 1 to be sent off after referee Bill Harrigan gave him his marching orders for a high tackle on Colin Best.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, June\nThe second match in the State of Origin series occurred four days later at Stadium Australia with New South Wales winning the match 12-8. For the second consecutive game Mat Rogers scored all his side's points but of far more concern for Cronulla was the fact that Rogers sustained another knee injury just as he had in the first match only this time in his other knee. Doctors later diagnosed the injury as a posterior cruciate rupture that would see Rogers ruled out for twelve weeks. The following day the club announced that they had extended coach John Lang's contract for another two seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, June\nTwo tries from Brett Howland as well as a try from Dean Treister wasn't enough for Cronulla in Round 15 as the club suffered their third defeat of the season after going down 32-14 against Sydney City at the Sydney Football Stadium. Cronulla trailed 18-6 at halftime and things went from bad to worse when Sean Ryan was sent off just after the interval. However, Sydney City forward David Barnhill was sent off just minutes later after a dangerous tackle on Dean Treister which would see him ruled out of contention for the State of Origin decider.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, June\nSydney City second-rower Bryan Fletcher was also sent from the field as he was sin binned. The following match saw Cronulla back to winning ways with a convincing 32-4 victory over Manly at Shark Park despite the absence of key forwards Martin Lang, Jason Stevens and Chris McKenna. Tries to Sean Ryan, Nick Graham, Brett Howland, Colin Best, Shannon Donato and Andrew Ettingshausen capped off a magnificent display. The afternoon was all about captain Ettingshausen though as he played his 300th game for the club - the first man to pass the milestone for the club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, June\nAlready the all-time leading try scorer for Cronulla a try a minute from full-time brought his tally to 152 career tries which meant that he moved to equal third on the all-time competition try scorers list with Harold Horder. The club honoured his contribution to Cronulla with the unveiling of the newly named 'Andrew Ettingshausen Grandstand'.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, June\nThe third and deciding State of Origin match occurred on 23 June with Queensland retaining the shield after an historic 10-10 draw. Despite not playing in the match due to a knee injury sustained in game 2, Mat Rogers finished as the series' top point scorer with 17 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, June\nTwo days after the final Origin match, Cronulla were kept scoreless for the first time since their preliminary final loss to Manly in 1996 as they went down 22-0 to Parramatta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, July\nCronulla suffered their second consecutive loss as they went down 14-6 to Canterbury at Stadium Australia with forward Tim Maddison the lone try scorer for Cronulla. It was the club's fifth loss overall and their third defeat in four games. The club got back on the winners list in the following round as they comfortably defeated Canberra 24-8 at Shark Park. Winger Colin Best bagged himself a hat-trick in the space of 19 minutes while Andrew Pierce and Preston Campbell also scored tries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, July\nCronulla won 22-20 against Auckland in the following round thanks to tries from Adam Dykes, David Peachey, Brett Howland and Colin Best. Despite trailing four times throughout the game, Cronulla managed to scrape through thanks to a try from Colin Best to level the scores and a sideline conversion from Mitch Healey to seal the victory six minutes from time. Several days after their victory over Auckland, club captain Andrew Ettingshausen predicted a merger between Cronulla and St. George-Illawarra at some stage in the near future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0015-0002", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, July\nTwo tries from Colin Best and a try from Sean Ryan couldn't prevent the club from suffering their first defeat at home as they were beaten 26-18 by Melbourne in the round 21. The following round saw a return to form with a comprehensive 40-8 victory against North Queensland at Shark Park. Two tries to Adam Dykes and Colin Best as well as tries to David Peachey, Sean Ryan, Paul Mellor and Brett Howland helped Cronulla ease to victory. To make matters worse for the visitors, Paul Green was sent off for North Queensland in the final few minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, August\nRound 23 saw Cronulla score their biggest victory of the season with a 46-0 victory over Western Suburbs thanks to two tries each from Chris McKenna and Colin Best as well as tries from Brett Howland, David Peachey, Andrew Ettingshausen, Sam Isemonger and Russell Richardson. The win equaled the club's biggest ever victory which had been set in June 1994 against the Gold Coast. It was also the second time that Cronulla had kept an opposition team scoreless during the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, August\nWestern Suburbs second-rower Matthew Spence and Cronulla's Nathan Long were both sent to the sin-bin during the match by referee Matt Hewitt. On that same day it was announced that centre Russell Richardson had re-signed with the club for a further three seasons. Several days later former Cronulla chief executive Peter Gow, who had been forced to resign from the club earlier in the season, announced that he would be taking legal action against the club. The following round saw Cronulla continue their remarkable point scoring form with a 56-18 victory over North Sydney at North Sydney Oval.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0016-0002", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, August\nHat-tricks to both David Peachey and Andrew Ettingshausen, a double to Brett Howland as well as tries to Adam Dykes and Chris McKenna sealed what was a record breaking scoreline for the club. It was the highest points tally that the club had ever wracked up in a match and was indeed the first time they had passed the half century mark in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0016-0003", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, August\nHowever, it was to come at a cost with centre Russell Richardson, who had only recently extended his contract with the club, breaking down with a recurrence of a knee injury that would see him sidelined for around five weeks. After the bye in round 25, Cronulla wrapped up just their second ever minor premiership - the first coming in 1988 - with a comprehensive 38-6 victory against Penrith at Shark Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0016-0004", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, August\nA double to David Peachey in his 100th game for the club as well as tries to Colin Best, Andrew Ettingshausen, Brett Howland, Paul Mellor and Mat Rogers helped guide Cronulla to an important victory. After sealing the minor premiership, the players at the club offered to give up their share of the prize money if it would help retain the services of Jason Stevens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, August\nAt the Dally M Awards, coach John Lang won the Coach of the Year award while Mat Rogers was awarded the Representative Player of the Year. David Peachey was named Fullback of the Year and narrowly missed out on the Dally M Medal to Andrew Johns. Andrew Ettingshausen was also awarded the Ken Stephen Memorial Award at the NRL Grand Final Breakfast for his contribution to the game and the community. Peachey was also runner up to Johns in the Rugby League Week Player of the Year award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, September\nThe 1999 season saw the introduction of the McIntyre System for the finals. Before the finals series began, Cronulla announced that they had struck a deal with television channel Fox8 which would see the station's logo appear on the sleeves of the club's jersey during the finals. On 5 September at Shark Park, Cronulla won their quarter final clash with Brisbane 42-20 in a convincing display. Two tries from Adam Dykes and Mat Rogers as well as tries from David Peachey, Andrew Ettingshausen and Brett Howland ensured that Brisbane would not win back to back premierships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, September\nThe win secured a week off and a spot in the preliminary final against the winner of the St. George-Illawarra and Sydney City match. St. George-Illawarra defeated Sydney City 28-18 to set up a third local derby of the season. Several days prior to the game Stadium Australia chief executive Chris Chapman announced that Andrew Ettingshausen was to be the rugby league ambassador for the venue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, September\nDespite winning both of their previous meetings earlier in the season, Cronulla were eliminated from the competition after losing the preliminary final 24-8 against bitter rivals St. George-Illawarra. Despite the loss of Mat Rogers to a badly corked thigh early in the half, Cronulla appeared to be heading towards their first Grand Final since 1997 after a try to fullback David Peachey had given them a slender 8-0 lead going in at half-time. However, Anthony Mundine scored a second half hat-trick to send St. George-Illawarra through to a Grand Final meeting with Melbourne. Referee Stephen Clark was given high security after he reportedly received a threatening message on the day before the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, September\nOn 30 September, Shane Webcke was ruled out for the Australian tri-nations squad after failing a medical and was replaced by Cronulla prop Jason Stevens. A day later it was announced that Stevens had extended his Cronulla contract for a further two years. Mat Rogers was also called up to the Australian squad after his impressive season and centre Russell Richardson was rewarded for his performances after he was given his Test debut for Australia in the opening match against New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154886-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Season summary, September\nIn early October, it was reported that Cronulla was still open to the idea of merging with the struggling South Sydney club in a proposed move that would possibly see the new club named the South Sydney Sharks. However, South Sydney president George Piggins reportedly rejected an offer from Barry Pierce to merge with Cronulla despite several South Sydney figures, including chief executive Mark Colley and former player Mike Cleary, calling for the merger to take place. David Miles, who had been playing in the reserves for Cronulla, signed for the Auckland in mid October. In late November, former South Sydney winger Christian Kerisiano was announced by the club as a new signing for the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 776]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154887-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cross River State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Cross River State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Donald Duke won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154887-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Cross River State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Cross River State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 63], "content_span": [64, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154887-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Cross River State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,091,930. Total number of votes cast was 1,006,387 while number of valid votes was 998,607. Rejected votes were 7,780.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154888-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Crystal Skate of Romania\nThe 1999 Crystal Skate of Romania was the 1st edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Romania. It was held between January 14 and 16, 2000 in Bucharest. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154889-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cup of Russia\nThe 1999 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 1999\u20132000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg on November 24\u201328. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1999\u20132000 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154890-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei Final\nThe 1999 Cupa Rom\u00e2niei Final was the 61st final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Na\u0163ional in Bucharest on 16 June 1999 and was contested between Divizia A sides Steaua Bucure\u0219ti and Rapid Bucure\u0219ti. The cup was won by Steaua on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154891-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Currie Cup\nThe 1999 Currie Cup was the 61st season of the Currie Cup, South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, since it started in 1889. The competition was known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons and was contested from 2 June to 9 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154891-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Currie Cup\nThe competition was won by the  Golden Lions for the ninth time in their history; they beat  Sharks 32\u20139 in the final played on 9 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154891-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Currie Cup, Competition rules and information\nThere were fourteen participating teams in the 1999 Currie Cup. These teams played all the other teams once over the course of the season, either at home or away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 50], "content_span": [51, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154891-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Currie Cup, Competition rules and information\nTeams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored fewer points conceded). The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals advanced to the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 50], "content_span": [51, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154891-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Currie Cup, Log\nThe final log of the round-robin stage of the 1999 Currie Cup:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 20], "content_span": [21, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154891-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Currie Cup, Matches\nThe following matches were played in the 1999 Currie Cup:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 24], "content_span": [25, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154892-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Czech Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Czech Figure Skating Championships were held in Karvin\u00e1 between December 17 and 20, 1998. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154893-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Czech Lion Awards\n1999 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 27 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154894-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 22 August 1999 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic. The race was marred by Jamie Whitham's fiery crash that causing lengthy delay on the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154894-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round ten has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 88], "content_span": [89, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154895-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election\nThe Czech Social Democratic Party (\u010cSSD) leadership election of 1999 was held on 11 April 1999. Zeman was reelected for another term. Zeman was the only candidate. He also stated that he won't run for the position in 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154896-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 D.C. United season\nThe 1999 D.C. United season was the clubs' fifth year of existence, as well as their fourth season in Major League Soccer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154896-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 D.C. United season\nFollowing shortcomings in MLS Cup '98, United took winning the league championship as their top priority entering 1999. With Bruce Arena's departure to coach the United States men's national team, Dutch coach Thomas Rongen took the helm as United head coach. Rongen's maiden campaign with United proved by incredibly successful, as United earned their third MLS Cup title, and their second MLS Supporters Shield.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154896-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 D.C. United season\nThe success of the league double culminating two previous MLS Cups, a Supporters Shield and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup was considered the apex of being tie-free until the mid to late 2000s. Their dominance in the league was cut short the year following strict salary cap restrictions enforced by MLS to ensure parity amongst clubs. Consequently, it resulted in certain core United players becoming too expensive for the club to retain, weakening the squad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154896-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 D.C. United season\nWith the subsequent changes to the 1999 season, United would not qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs again until 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154897-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DCM Trophy\nThe DCM Trophy was a three match One Day International cricket series which took place between 16\u201319 September 1999. The tournament was held in Canada, and involved Pakistan and the West Indies. The tournament was won by Pakistan, who won the series 3-0. It followed the DCM Cup played at the same venue between India and the West Indies the previous week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154898-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DFB-Ligapokal\nThe 1999 DFB-Ligapokal was the third edition of the DFB-Ligapokal, and, for the third consecutive year, was won by Bayern Munich. Bayern, the previous year's League champions, beat Werder Bremen in the final, a reverse of the previous year's cup final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154898-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 DFB-Ligapokal, Participating clubs\nA total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 39], "content_span": [40, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154899-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DFB-Ligapokal Final\nThe 1999 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1999 DFB-Ligapokal, the 3rd edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154899-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 DFB-Ligapokal Final\nThe match was played on 17 July 1999 at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayern Munich won the match 2\u20131 against Werder Bremen for their 3rd title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154899-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 DFB-Ligapokal Final, Route to the final\nThe DFB-Ligapokal is a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams enter the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154900-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DFB-Pokal Final\nThe 1999 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1998\u201399 DFB-Pokal, the 56th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 12 June 1999 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Werder Bremen won the match 5\u20134 on penalties against Bayern Munich, following a 1\u20131 draw after extra time, to claim their 4th cup title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154900-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final\nThe DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154900-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final\nNote: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154901-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic\nThe 1999 DFS Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 7 June until 13 June 1999. Fifth-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154901-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic, Finals, Doubles\nCorina Morariu /  Larisa Neiland defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  In\u00e9s Gorrochategui, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154901-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154901-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154901-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154902-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 DFS Classic \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the seventeenth edition of the Aegon Classic, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and part of the European grass court season. Els Callens and Julie Halard-Decugis were the defending champions but did not return to defend their title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154902-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic \u2013 Doubles\nCorina Morariu and Larisa Neiland won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20134 against Alexandra Fusai and In\u00e9s Gorrochategui.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154902-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154903-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic \u2013 Singles\nThere was no defending champion, due to the cancellation of the semifinals in 1998 due to rain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154903-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic \u2013 Singles\nJulie Halard-Decugis won the title, defeating compatriots Nathalie Tauziat in the final 6\u20132, 3\u20136, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154903-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 DFS Classic \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nAll sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154904-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DMC Cup\nThe DMC Cup was a three match One Day International cricket series which took place between 11\u201314 September 1999. The tournament was held in Canada, and involved India and the West Indies. The tournament was won by India, who won the series 2-1. The West Indies then went on to compete in the 1999 DCM Trophy days later against Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154905-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 DPR Korea Football League\nStatistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154906-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dacorum Borough Council election\nElections to Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 6 May 1999. The election in Highfield St Paul was delayed after the death of a Conservative candidate until a by-election was held on 3 June. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the Dacorum Council election, 1995|last election in 1995 reducing the number of seats by 6. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control, although it would fall back to no overall control after the by-election in June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154907-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Burn season\nThe 1999 Dallas Burn season was the fourth season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season\nThe 1999 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 40th in the National Football League (NFL) and second under head coach Chan Gailey. The Cowboys were looking to return to the playoffs and improve on their 10-6 record from the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season\nWhile the Cowboys were unable to repeat as division champions or improve on their win total from 1998, their 8-8 record enabled them to qualify for the playoffs as a Wild Card. The Cowboys lost to the Minnesota Vikings, ending their season in the opening round of the playoffs for a second consecutive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season\nGailey left the team following the season, and the Cowboys would not return to the playoffs until 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nThe season began at Washington with a come-from-behind victory over the division-rival Washington Redskins. Trailing by three touchdowns entering the fourth quarter they rallied to tie the game. Then free agent acquisition Raghib Ismail hauled in the winning touchdown catch in overtime while Troy Aikman threw for a franchise record five touchdowns in a single game (since matched by Tony Romo).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nThe team started with a 3\u20130 record, but a week 5 injury to wide receiver Michael Irvin against the Philadelphia Eagles eventually forced him into retirement. Afterwards, Dallas struggled down the stretch as age and injury began to take their toll. The team again made the playoffs despite an 8\u20138 season, but lost once more in the first round to the Minnesota Vikings. Despite leading the team to consecutive playoff berths and seemingly re-igniting the Dallas offense, owner Jerry Jones fired head coach Chan Gailey after the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nA notable addition to the team was fan favorite linebacker Dat Nguyen, the only (to date) Vietnamese-American to play in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nThis marked the final season for future hall-of-famer Michael Irvin and longtime Cowboys fullback Daryl Johnston. Irvin and Johnston both suffered season-ending (and as it turned out career-ending) injuries early in the season. Irvin was the last Cowboys player to have played for Tom Landry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nThe annual Thanksgiving Day game featured the return of former head coach Jimmy Johnson to Texas Stadium as Dolphins head coach. It was the only game Johnson ever coached in Texas Stadium as a visiting coach. The Cowboys won 20\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season\nThe Cowboys lost four games in which their defense only yielded 13 points in each contest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154908-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas Cowboys season, Publications\nThe Football Encyclopedia ISBN\u00a00-312-11435-4Total Football ISBN\u00a00-06-270170- 3Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN\u00a00-446-51950-2", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154909-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dallas mayoral election\nThe Dallas mayoral election of 1999 took place on May 2, 1999, to elect the mayor of Dallas, Texas. The race was officially nonpartisan. It saw the reelection of Ron Kirk, who won the election by taking a majority in the initial round of voting, thereby negating the need for a runoff to be held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154910-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Damallsvenskan\nThe 1999 Damallsvenskan was the twelfth season of the Damallsvenskan. Matches were played between 14 April and 29 October  1999. \u00c4lvsj\u00f6 AIK won the title for the fifth time, a record that stood until the end of 2013. They won by eleven points from Ume\u00e5 IK. Malm\u00f6 FF finished third. The playoffs were also won by \u00c4lvsj\u00f6, beating Malm\u00f6 FF in the final, who therefore finished as runners-up. This was the last time playoffs were used until the 2009 Damallsvenskan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154910-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Damallsvenskan\nBefore the season, Orn\u00e4s BK, Tyres\u00f6 FF and \u00d6sters IF were promoted. The first two teams and Sunnan\u00e5 SK were relegated at the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154911-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Danish Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Danish Figure Skating Championships (Danish: Danmarks Mesterskaberne 1999) was held in Aarhus from December 5 to 6, 1998. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles, and ice dance. Not all disciplines were held on all levels due to a lack of participants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154912-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dartford Borough Council election\nElections to Dartford Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election. The Labour party retained an overall majority on the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154913-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dartmouth Big Green football team\nThe 1999 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green were led by eighth-year head coach John Lyons and played their home games at Memorial Field in Hanover, New Hampshire. The Big Green finished the season 2\u20138 overall and 2\u20135 in Ivy League play, to finish in sixth place. Team captains were Reggie Belhomme, Caleb Moore, Thomas Reusser and Kyle Schroeder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154913-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dartmouth Big Green football team, Previous season\nThe Big Green finished the 1998 season with a 2\u20138 record overall and 1\u20136 in Ivy League play to finish tied for seventh place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154914-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Daventry District Council election\nElections to Daventry District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 3. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154915-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors\nThe 1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 30th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, and was part of the World of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 3 October through 10 October 1999. Unseeded Karol Ku\u010dera won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154915-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Finals, Singles\nKarol Ku\u010dera defeated  Tim Henman 6\u20134, 7\u20136(12\u201310), 4\u20136, 4\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20132)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154915-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Finals, Doubles\nBrent Haygarth /  Aleksandar Kitinov defeated  Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k /  David Rikl, 0\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154916-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Martin Damm and Robbie Koenig.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154916-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Doubles\nBrent Haygarth and Aleksandar Kitinov won the title by defeating Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k and David Rikl 0\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154917-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Singles\nTim Henman was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Karol Ku\u010dera 6\u20134, 7\u20136(12\u201310), 4\u20136, 4\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20132).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154917-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154918-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup\nThe 1999 Davis Cup (also known as the 1999 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 88th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 129 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 32 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 51 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Fiji made its first appearances in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154918-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup\nAustralia defeated France in the final, held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, on 3\u20135 December, to win their 27th title and their first since 1986. Mark Philippoussis, Lleyton Hewitt and doubles pairing Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde made up the winning Australian team in the final; Pat Rafter, who was involved in the Aussies' run to the final was forced to pull out due to injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154918-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup, World Group Qualifying Round\nThe eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 2000 World Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154919-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154919-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154919-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group I\nWinners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154919-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group II\nWinners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154919-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group III\nThe top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154919-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone, Group IV\nThe top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154920-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154920-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154921-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154921-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154922-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 130]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154923-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV\nThe Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154923-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV\nIn the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154924-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone\nThe Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 128]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154924-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I\nWinners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 377]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154924-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV\nThe top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 163]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154929-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I\nWinners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 376]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154929-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group III\nThe top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154929-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group IV\nThe top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 179]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00154930-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154931-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154931-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154932-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III \u2013 Zone A\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154932-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III \u2013 Zone A\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154933-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III \u2013 Zone B\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154933-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III \u2013 Zone B\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154934-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154934-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV\nIn the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154935-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup World Group\nThe World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1999. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154935-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup World Group\nSweden were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154935-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup World Group\nAustralia won the title, defeating France in the final, 3\u20132. The final was held at the Acropolis Exhibition Hall in Nice, France, from 3 to 5 December. It was the Australian team's 27th Davis Cup title overall and their first since 1986.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154936-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round\nThe 1999 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round was held from 24 to 26 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1999 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2000 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154936-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, Teams\nBold indicates team had qualified for the 2000 Davis Cup World Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154936-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round, Results summary\nThe eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 2000 World Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 60], "content_span": [61, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154937-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Daytona 500\nThe 1999 Daytona 500, the 41st running of the event, was held February 14, 1999, at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole and won the race, making him the first Daytona 500 pole sitter to win the race since Bill Elliott in 1987.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154937-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Daytona 500, Silly season\nThe start of the 1999 season was marked by three owners (Andy Petree, Travis Carter, and Joe Gibbs) expanding to 2 full-time teams for the first time in their careers. Their drivers were Kenny Wallace (Petree), Darrell Waltrip (Carter), and rookie Tony Stewart (JGR). Several new teams debuted, including Joe Bessey's new #60 and the #58 Ford owned by Scott Barbour. Speedweeks would also be marked by controversy involving Junie Donlavey's #90 Ford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 30], "content_span": [31, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154937-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Daytona 500, Silly season\nRookie driver Mike Harmon was dismissed from his team just before the Gatorade 125 qualifying races after reports surfaced that Harmon's sponsor, Big Daddy's Barbecue Sauce, was not living up to its contract obligations, as well as the team wanting a veteran driver to find more speed on the track; Donlavey's team wound up signing Mike Wallace, who'd driven for the team in the 1994-96 period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 30], "content_span": [31, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154937-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Daytona 500, Qualifying and Gatorade 125s\nJeff Gordon won the pole for the race with a speed of just over 195\u00a0mph, and would start alongside former Indy Racing League champion Tony Stewart, who was making his Winston Cup debut. A total of 59 drivers would make an attempt to qualify for the 1999 Daytona 500. Bobby Labonte would win the first Gatorade 125 qualifying race after taking the lead from Gordon on lap 39. A lap 1 incident, the only caution of the First Duel, ended Dan Pardus and Jeff Green's chances at making the Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt won the 2nd Gatorade duel after taking the lead from Stewart on lap 8. The second duel was marred by two caution periods that ended Dick Trickle, Glen Morgan, and David Green's chances at qualifying for the race. This would be Earnhardt's final win at Daytona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 46], "content_span": [47, 820]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154937-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Daytona 500, Qualifying and Gatorade 125s\nDrivers qualified for the Daytona 500 either by finishing in the top 16 in their qualifying race, through a 2-lap qualifying run, or a provisional starting spot based on owner points from the 1999 season. They had three chances to make a 2-lap time trial run that would be fast enough to make the Daytona 500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 46], "content_span": [47, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154937-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Daytona 500, Race summary\nThis race was known for Jeff Gordon's daring three-wide pass on Rusty Wallace and Mike Skinner. He passed Wallace after ducking to the apron, nearly plowing into the damaged car of Ricky Rudd. Skinner jumped to the outside and they raced three-wide for three laps until Dale Earnhardt  (the defending Daytona 500 winner) gave Gordon the needed push. The race was also known for a determined Earnhardt repeatedly trying to pass Gordon for the lead on the final lap, only for Gordon to beat him to the finish. The race had a 13-car pileup on lap 135, in which eventual series champion Dale Jarrett flipped over twice but however, he was uninjured. This was also the first Winston No Bull 5 race of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 30], "content_span": [31, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154938-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team\nThe 1999 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case\nSix persons, including three police officers were killed by a speeding BMW E38 in the Lodhi Colony area of Delhi, India, on 10 January 1999. After following trails of the engine oil, police found the BMW at 50 Golf Links, the residence of Rajeev Gupta. It was then revealed that Sanjeev Nanda, grandson of Indian Navy Chief and son of Indian arms dealer Suresh Nanda was driving the car after returning from a party with Siddhartha Gupta (son of Rajeev Gupta), and Manik Kapoor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case\nWhile Nanda and several related parties were initially acquitted and released in a trial in 1999, he was later found guilty in 2008 and sentenced to two years in prison, which was reduced to time served, a large fine, and two years of community service by the Indian Supreme Court in 2012. The case attracted media attention, and was viewed by India Today as \"a test of the judicial system's ability to take on the powerful\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Hit-and-run case\nIn the early morning of 10 January 1999, Sanjeev Nanda was returning from a late night party in Gurgaon with some friends.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Hit-and-run case\nNanda had reportedly been instructed by his parents not to drive that night, but was driving anyway. There was a police checkpoint on Lodhi Road and it appears that the constable may have challenged the car, though it is also possible that the car was going so fast that it was out of control. Sanjeev's BMW crashed through all the people at the police checkpoint, immediately killing two constables and two others. Another policeman and another bystander died later in hospital. The seventh victim survived.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Hit-and-run case\nAfter running through the policemen, he allegedly stopped the car to check the damage, saw people under the car, and according to the prosecution, at this point a co-passenger said: \"Let's go,\" and they quickly drove away. The car was then driven to a house in Golf Links, New Delhi, where a watchman and driver were instructed to clean the bumpers and bonnet of the car. Subsequently, the police charged these three with destroying evidence. A few days later, a witness came forward to describe the scene. At the time of the crash, he was on his way to the railway station.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, NDTV sting operation\nNDTV carried out a sting operation in which defence attorneys were filmed offering money to a witness. Later the Delhi High Court debarred the advocates for four months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Investigation\nThe vehicle's broken registration plate was found on the scene the next morning. Preliminary investigations revealed that the car would have been going at 140\u00a0km/h when it hit the victims.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 42], "content_span": [43, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Investigation\nWithin a few hours of the incident, Inspector Jagdish Pandey of the Police Control Room of Delhi Police traced the car by trailing the oil leak to the grade from the spot of the accident. They found the one-month-old car, purchased in his sister Sonali Nanda's name, with foreign number plates, which had not been registered in India. Attempts to clean it were still in progress. Nanda and his friends were arrested, but his clothes, and those of the others who helped clean the car, were never found. Nanda and his friends were charged with culpable homicide in court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 42], "content_span": [43, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Re-trial\nThe case went up for re-trial and was tried on a fast-track basis. On 2 September 2008, Nanda was convicted by a Delhi court for killing six persons. On 3 August 2012 the Supreme Court reduced his prison sentence to the two years he had already spent in prison, but the court added a large fine, and sentenced Nanda to do community service for two years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154939-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, In popular culture\nThe case inspired the Bollywood movie Jolly LLB (2013) starring Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. and the Tollywood movie Sapthagiri LLB (2017) starring Saptagiri and Sai Kumar which in turn inspired by Jolly LLB and kollywood movie Manithan", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 47], "content_span": [48, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154940-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Delta State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Delta State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee James Ibori won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154940-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Delta State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Delta State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154940-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Delta State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,547,685. Total number of votes cast was 911,605, while number of valid votes was 899,287. Rejected votes were 12,318.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154941-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary\nThe 1999 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary was the selection process by which the Democratic Progressive Party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) chose its candidate for the 2000 presidential election. The DPP candidate for president was selected through a series of member of the party in Thursday, April 15, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154942-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Denmark Open\nThe 1999 Denmark Open in badminton was held in Vejle, from October 13 to October 17, 1999. It was a four-star tournament and the prize money was US$120,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154943-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Denmark Open darts\n1999 Denmark Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Denmark in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154944-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Denver Broncos season\nThe 1999 season was the Denver Broncos' 30th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th overall. The 1999 Broncos were heavily favored to win a third consecutive Super Bowl, but after winning a second against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, the team suffered the retirement of Super Bowl XXXIII MVP quarterback John Elway during the off-season. Elway had spent his entire career with the Broncos, and much of the focus in the weeks leading up to the season centered on the void left by Elway's departure. Head coach Mike Shanahan announced that third-round 1998 draft pick Brian Griese, son of Miami Dolphins Quarterback Bob Griese, would take the reins of the offense, passing over veteran and credible back-up quarterback Bubby Brister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 794]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154944-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Denver Broncos season\nIn the preseason, the Broncos played in the first and so far only NFL game held in Australia. On August 7, before a crowd of 73,811 spectators at Stadium Australia in Sydney, the Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers 20\u201317.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154944-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Denver Broncos season\nAlthough no one expected a serious defense of their title, the Broncos would stumble out of the gate this season, losing the first four regular season games. Many of the games would be decided in the final two minutes of play, but the Broncos found themselves on the losing end at 6\u201310. It was their first losing season since 1994, their worst season since 1990 and the worst record of the five-team AFC West. This was the worst-ever season for a team defending their Super Bowl title in a non-strike season. Only the 1982 49ers had a lower winning percentage as they failed to defend their first Super Bowl championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154944-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Denver Broncos season\nThe Broncos and the Falcons combined for an 11\u201321 record in 1999. This is, as of 2019, the worst combined record for both defending conference and/or Super Bowl champions in the season following a Super Bowl appearance. The 11-21 mark was matched by the Buccaneers and Raiders four years later, one season removed from Super Bowl XXXVII.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154944-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Denver Broncos season\nStatistics site Football Outsiders calculates that the Broncos went from the league's third-easiest schedule in 1998, to the hardest schedule in 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154944-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Denver Broncos season\nBefore 2011, the worst one-year increase in strength of schedule belonged to the 1999 Broncos. Denver had ridden the third-easiest schedule (in a 30-team league) to a Lombardi Trophy in 1998, only to fall apart the next season under the weight of John Elway's retirement, Terrell Davis'[s] Week 4 injury, and \u2013 oh, by the way \u2013 the toughest schedule in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154944-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Denver Broncos season\nThis was the largest single-season change in Football Outsiders' rankings until the 2011 St. Louis Rams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154944-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Denver Broncos season\nWeek 4 saw star running back Terrell Davis, who was last year's league MVP, hurt his knee and was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154945-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Derby City Council election\nThe 1999 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 29.0%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154946-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election\nThe 1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154947-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Des Moines mayoral election\nThe 1999 Des Moines mayoral election was held on October 5, 1999 to elect the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. It saw Preston Daniels win reelection.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season\nThe 1999 season was the Detroit Lions' 70th in the National Football League (NFL). They finished the season with an 8\u20138 record, an improvement on their 5\u201311 record from the previous season, and qualified for the playoffs as the third-placed team in the NFC Central. It was their sixth playoff appearance of the decade, capping one of the most successful 10-year stretches in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season\nIn 2004, Football Outsiders' Mike Tanier named the 1999 Lions as one of the \"worst playoff teams ever\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season\nThe Lions had just lost Barry Sanders to an abrupt retirement and started the season with second-year pro Charlie Batch at quarterback before he was lost to an injury and replaced by Gus Frerotte.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season\nThe team won six of their first eight games, including a victory over the eventual Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams, which made the Lions a surprise contender at the midway point of the season; however, they managed only two more wins in the second half of the season and lost their final four games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season\nThe season had an inauspicious beginning as future Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders suddenly retired on the eve of training camp. Undaunted, coach Bobby Ross led the Lions to a fast start, highlighted by a Week 9 win over the then 6\u20131 St. Louis Rams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season\nThe following week, Ross made a questionable decision to go for a failed two-point conversion after a touchdown against Arizona. The game ended with Detroit trailing by four points in the red zone trying to score a game-winning touchdown. The Lions would lose at Green Bay the following week, but defeat Chicago at home to get back on track.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season\nThe following week, the Lions picked up the franchise's first win vs. Washington since 1965, putting the team at an 8\u20134 and in sole possession of the second seed in the NFC. However, the Lions collapsed down the stretch and lost their last four regular season games to finish 8\u20138.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season\nTwo other NFC teams\u2014the Packers and Carolina Panthers\u2014finished 8\u20138, but the Lions beat the Panthers 24\u20139 in Week 7 and they held the conference record tiebreaker over the Packers, thus allowing Detroit to make the playoffs as the sixth seed despite losing their final four games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154948-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season\nThis would be the Lions' last playoff appearance until the 2011 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154949-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Shock season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Detroit Shock. The Shock entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season\nThe 1999 Detroit Tigers had a record of 69\u201392 and finished in third place 27\u00bd games behind the Indians. After a century of baseball at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, the 1999 season was the last for the team at Tiger Stadium. On September 27, 1999, Robert Fick had the final hit of the final game at Detroit's Tiger Stadium, a rooftop grand slam, which was the stadium's 11,111th home run. In the 2000 season, the Tigers moved to Comerica Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium\nThe final game at Tiger Stadium was played on September 27, 1999, between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals. The Tigers were victorious 8\u20132. The winning pitcher was Detroit starter Brian Moehler. The losing pitcher was Jeff Suppan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The pregame ceremony\nPrior to the final game at Tiger Stadium, a ceremony was held. It was emceed by then current Tiger broadcaster and Ford C. Frick Award recipient Ernie Harwell. The National Anthem was performed by The Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit Singers. At the ceremony, owner Mike Ilitch spoke along with then Michigan governor John Engler, then Detroit mayor Dennis Archer and Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig. Also featured at the ceremony was longtime Tiger right fielder and Hall of Famer Al Kaline.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 77], "content_span": [78, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The pregame ceremony\nInstead of both managers exchanging lineups before the game, both clubs appointed honorary captains. Representing the Tigers was Kaline and representing the Royals was former MVP and Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 77], "content_span": [78, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The pregame ceremony\nWell, here's Robert Fick. Another man who's counted on in the future, wearing Norm Cash's number 25..remember, Al told him he'd hit a home run today. AND HE DID! There she goes! And it is...on the roof! Robert Fick, a grand slam that hits the roof and comes back! Kaline called it! How do you like that? Look at these flashbulbs! What a moment! \u2013 Frank Beckmann on WKBD television, calling Fick's eighth inning grand slam off Jeff Montgomery, the final home run hit at Tiger Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 77], "content_span": [78, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The pregame ceremony\nTigers lead it 8\u20132. Two down in the ninth inning. Jones is ready. He delivers. Here's a swing and a miss. The game is over, and Tiger Stadium is no more. \u2013 Ernie Harwell, calling Carlos Beltr\u00e1n's strikeout to end the game on WJR radio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 77], "content_span": [78, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony\nThe game ended at 7:07 pm. The grounds crew then surrounded home plate. Groundskeeper Charlie McGee, using a pick axe, dug up home plate at 7:13. It would then be transported by Tiger pitchers Matt Anderson, Jeff Weaver, and Francisco Cordero, with police escort, to Comerica Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 78], "content_span": [79, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony\nErnie Harwell then read a history of Tiger Stadium accompanied by music from the movie Field of Dreams. He introduced a film containing images of such Tiger legends as Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, Hughie Jennings and Harry Heilmann. In addition, the Tigers Hall of Famers were honored: Heinie Manush, Mickey Cochrane, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Hal Newhouser, George Kell, and Harwell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 78], "content_span": [79, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony\nFollowing remarks from Willie Horton and former manager Sparky Anderson, there emerged from the center field gate players from times past, including Mark Fidrych, Bill Freehan, Dick McAuliffe, Dave Bergman, Mickey Stanley, Willie Horton, Kirk Gibson, Cecil Fielder, Al Kaline, the combination of Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker, and Elden Auker. A line was formed from the center field flagpole to home plate, along which was passed the flag that had flown from the pole in dead center over the finale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 78], "content_span": [79, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony\nAfter Auker passed the flag to catcher Brad Ausmus, players threw souvenirs into the stands as some reached over and put dirt from the warning track into plastic bags. It was at this time that Harwell gave his final goodbye: \"Tonight, we say good-bye. ... Farewell, old friend Tiger Stadium. We will remember.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 78], "content_span": [79, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony\nAt 8:19, the scoreboard was shut off. At quarter to nine, a final team picture was taken, and by 9 the stands were empty. As the last of the fans left, a sign was hung on the famous right-center field overhang which read: \"Today, there is crying in baseball. So long, old friend.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 78], "content_span": [79, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell\n\"Ladies and gentlemen, less than six months ago, we began a warm season of farewells, and with each passing day we came a little bit closer to this historic occasion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell\n\"The Lions, Joe Louis and Nelson Mandela. 6,873 regular-season games, 35 postseason contests and a trio of spectacular All-Star Games, Tiger Stadium has been home to this great game of baseball. But more than anything, it has been a cherished home to our memories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell\n\"Will you remember that last base hit? The last out? How about that last pitch? Or maybe it's the first time as a child when you saw that green, green grass that will forever be etched into your mind and soul.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell\n\"Tonight, we say good-bye. But we will not forget. Open your eyes, look around and take a mental picture. Moments like this shall live on forever.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell\n\"It's been 88 moving years at Michigan and Trumbull. The tradition built here shall endure along with the permanence of the Olde English D.  But tonight we must say good-bye.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154950-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Relief pitchers, Pitching\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 67], "content_span": [68, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154951-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash\nOn 24 January 1999, a bus carrying Hungarian teenagers on a skiing holiday went off the road in the mountains near Deutschlandsberg in Styria, Austria. 18 people were killed and 32 injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154951-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Accident\nThe bus was carrying 45 people, primarily teenagers aged between 15 and 18 from two schools in K\u0151szeg; they were returning to their lodgings at the castle in Limberg at the end of the first day of a weeklong skiing holiday. At about 4.45\u00a0p.m., on a steep downward slope, the driver found himself unable to brake the bus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154951-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Accident\nHe collided with barriers on the left side of the road, but guided the bus around two curves, overtaking other vehicles; however, on the third curve at a point between Deutschlandsberg and Trah\u00fctten, at a speed of about 100 kilometres per hour (62\u00a0mph) as recorded on the tachograph, the bus left the road, went through an embankment, and after approximately 15 metres (49\u00a0ft) collided with the opposite slope below a farmhouse, overturned once or twice, and came to rest upside down against a tree; its fall was observed by the house's owner through the kitchen window. 18 people were killed and 32 injured, 17 seriously.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 664]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154951-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Aftermath\nEmergency services reached the accident site quickly because they had been at a minor accident a short distance away; some parents were also following the bus in a car, including a physician who when she began to render aid, found her own daughter's body. The injured were treated at hospitals in Deutschlandsberg and Graz; the dead were all identified within three days. The accident coincided with a summit meeting of the heads of state of Austria, Hungary and Slovakia; the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orb\u00e1n, planned to visit the injured. Hungary declared a national day of mourning on 31 January.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154951-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Aftermath\nThe road at the time was not snowy or icy. Investigation of the accident showed that the Neoplan bus was twenty years old and had a high mileage. There were no brake marks on the road, and it was concluded that despite having been tested and passed a few months before, the brakes had failed. The driver, who was one of the people seriously injured in the crash, had said he was very tired, having not had enough rest since his previous assignment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154951-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Aftermath\nHe was found responsible for putting the bus into the wrong gear, which made it impossible for him to use the engine to brake, although he was trying with both hands to shift gears. He was sentenced by a court in Graz to three years in prison for reckless endangerment, but released after 15 months, and returned home to Szombathely, where he died in August 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154951-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Aftermath\nThe accident location is marked with a cross. A memorial service was held in Deutschlandsberg to mark the fifteenth anniversary in 2014.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154952-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dhivehi League\nIn the 1999 Dhivehi League, Club Valencia won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154953-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships\nThe 1999 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June until 19 June 1999. Natasha Zvereva won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154953-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154953-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154953-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154953-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154953-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships, Finals, Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Anna Kournikova defeated  Jana Novotn\u00e1 /  Natasha Zvereva, 6\u20134 retired", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154954-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tennis tournament held in Eastbourne, England and part of the European grass court season. Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending doubles champions but each competed with different partners in 1999. De Swardt partnered Elena Tatarkova and reached the semifinals where they lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. Novotn\u00e1 teamed with Natasha Zvereva and they retired in the final to Hingis and Kournikova after losing the first set 4\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154955-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom and part of the European grass court season. Jana Novotn\u00e1 was the defending champion but retired earlier in the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154955-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Singles\nNatasha Zvereva won in the final 0\u20136, 7\u20135, 6\u20133 against Nathalie Tauziat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154955-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Direct Line International Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 61], "content_span": [62, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154956-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Division 1 (Senegal)\nThe 1999 Division 1 season was the 34th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began on January 10 and finished on 19 September 1999. ASC Jeanne d'Arc won the seventh title and participated in the 2000 CAF Champions League the following year. ASEC Ndiambour participated in the 2000 CAF Cup of Cups and Compagnie sucri\u00e8re s\u00e9n\u00e9galaise in the 2000 CAF Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154956-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Division 1 (Senegal)\nFour clubs would relegate into Division 2 the following season and the number of clubs in Division 1 was reduced to twelve.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154956-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Division 1 (Senegal)\nASEC Ndiambour was the defending team of the title. A total of 14 clubs participated in the competition. The season featured 183matches and scored 305 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154956-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Division 1 (Senegal), Overview\nThe league was contested by 14 teams with ASC Jeanne d'Arc winning the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 35], "content_span": [36, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154957-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Djiboutian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Djibouti on 9 April 1999. Following the retirement of Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had served as President since independence in 1977, his nephew Ismail Omar Guelleh won the nomination of the ruling People's Rally for Progress. His only opponent was Ahmed-Idriss Moussa who ran as an independent, with the support of the National Democratic Party-Democratic Renewal Party coalition. The result was victory for Guelleh, who won 74% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154959-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Donegal County Council election\nAn election to Donegal County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154960-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic\nThe 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Cairo, Egypt that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 19 through April 25, 1999. Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154960-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Champions, Doubles\nLaurence Courtois /  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario defeated  Irina Sp\u00eerlea /  Caroline Vis, 7\u20135, 1\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20133)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 48], "content_span": [49, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154960-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154960-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154960-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154960-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154961-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the only edition of the Dreamland Egypt Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament and then the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Africa. Laurence Courtois and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario won in the final 7\u20135, 1\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20133) against Irina Sp\u00eerlea and Caroline Vis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154962-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the only edition of the Dreamland Egypt Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament and then the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Africa. Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario won it, defeating Irina Sp\u00eerlea, 6\u20131, 6\u20130, in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154962-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154963-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Sevens\nThe 1999 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground between 2\u20133 December 1999. It was the 12th edition of the Dubai Sevens with it being inaugural event for the IRB Sevens World Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and were divided into four groups of four teams with the top two qualifying through to the cup quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154963-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Sevens\nAfter winning their group, New Zealand defeated Fiji in the cup final by a score of 38\u201314. In the minor placings, Australia won the plate final over France while Scotland won the bowl final over Zimbabwe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154963-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Sevens, Pool stage\nThe pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four groups of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 1999 Dubai Sevens title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154964-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Tennis Championships\nThe 1999 Dubai Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 8 February through 14 February 1999. Unseeded J\u00e9r\u00f4me Golmard won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154964-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles\nWayne Black /  Sandon Stolle defeated  David Adams /  John-Laffnie de Jager 4\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154965-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Dubai Tennis Championships was a tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from February 8 through February 14, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154965-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154966-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Andrew Ilie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154966-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\nJ\u00e9r\u00f4me Golmard won the title, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 6\u20134, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154967-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai World Cup\nThe 1999 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Sunday 28 March 1999. It was the 4th running of the Dubai World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154967-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai World Cup\nThe winner was Hamdan Al Maktoum's Almutawakel, a four-year-old bay colt trained in Dubai by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Richard Hills. Almutawakel's victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154967-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Dubai World Cup\nAlmutawakel had been campaigned on turf in Europe in 1997 and 1998, recording his most important success Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly Racecourse in May 1998. The 1999 Dubai World Cup attracted a strong field including Silver Charm (the previous year's winner) and Victory Gallop from North America, while the Godolphin stable were represented by Daylami and High-Rise. Racing on dirt for the first time Almutawakel took the lead in the straight and won by three-quarters of a length from Malek with Victory Gallop three-quarters of a length away in third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154968-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dublin City Council election\nAn election to Dublin City Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 52 councillors were elected from thirteen electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154969-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dublin South-Central by-election\nA by-election was held in the D\u00e1il \u00c9ireann Dublin South-Central constituency in Ireland on 27 October 1999. It followed the death of  Labour Party Teachta D\u00e1la (TD) Pat Upton on 22 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154969-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dublin South-Central by-election\nThe election was won by Mary Upton of the Labour Party and sister of Pat Upton. The other candidates being Dublin City Councillor Michael Mulcahy for Fianna F\u00e1il, Dublin City Councillor Catherine Byrne for Fine Gael, Aengus \u00d3 Snodaigh for Sinn F\u00e9in, John Goodwillie for the Green Party, Shay Kelly for the Workers' Party, Manus MacMeanmain for Christian Solidarity, Eammon Murphy as an Independent and John Burns for Natural Law. Mulcahy, Byrne and \u00d3 Snodaigh would all go on to represent the constituency as TDs in the future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154970-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Duke Blue Devils football team\nThe 1999 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Carl Franks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154971-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dundee City Council election\nThe 1999 City of Dundee City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Dundee Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154972-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dunhill Cup Vietnam\n1999 Dunhill Cup Vietnam was a friendly international football tournament held in Vietnam in 1999. It was the last edition of the Dunhill friendly tournaments. It was won by South Korea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154972-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dunhill Cup Vietnam\nAlthough the tournament's participants both send their national squads, some teams like Bulgaria, China, South Korea, Russia and Iran sent mostly their Olympic players into the teams. They were all registered as the senior squads instead. Some notable international players, like Maksim Buznikin, Lee Dong-gook and Ali Karimi, participated in the tournament and would have become parts of their national squads later. For South Korea, the tournament was also a perpetration for the 2002 FIFA World Cup to be held in home soil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154973-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Durham mayoral election\nThe 1999 Durham mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Nick Tennyson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154974-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dutch Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Dutch Figure Skating Championships took place between 2 and 3 January 1999 in 's-Hertogenbosch. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154975-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dutch TT\nThe 1999 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 26 June 1999 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154975-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Dutch TT, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seven has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 60], "content_span": [61, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154976-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Dwars door Belgi\u00eb\nThe 1999 Dwars door Belgi\u00eb was the 54th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 24 March 1999. The race started in Kortrijk and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Johan Museeuw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154977-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fan Laoghaire\u2013Rathdown County Council election\nAn election to D\u00fan Laoghaire\u2013Rathdown County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake\nThe 1999 D\u00fczce earthquake occurred on 12 November at 18:57:22 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing damage and at least 845 fatalities in D\u00fczce, Turkey. The epicenter was approximately 100\u00a0km (62\u00a0mi) to the east of the extremely destructive 1999 \u0130zmit earthquake that happened a few months earlier. Both strike-slip earthquakes were caused by movement on the North Anatolian Fault.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Tectonic setting\nThe western and central parts of Turkey lie on the eastern part of the Anatolian Plate, which is currently being forced to the west by the continuing northward movement of the Arabian Plate. In northern Turkey, this westward motion is taken up by a major zone of dextral (right-lateral) strike-slip, the North Anatolian Fault.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Tectonic setting\nThe 1999 D\u00fczce event is the most recent in a sequence of large earthquakes that have affected the North Anatolian Fault, starting towards the eastern end with the 1939 Erzincan earthquake, then propagating towards the west with events in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1957, 1967 and finally the 1999 \u0130zmit event. At its western end the North Anatolian Fault splits into two main segments, with the northern of these giving rise to the 1999 earthquakes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Earthquake\nThe earthquake had an estimated magnitude in the range 7.1\u20137.2 on the moment magnitude scale. The International Seismological Centre gives a magnitude of 7.16\u00b10.1 for this event in their catalogue. The maximum measured intensity was IX at a seismometer about 4\u00a0km from the epicentre, with a peak ground acceleration of 147.80%g and a peak ground velocity of 113.02\u00a0cm/sec.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Earthquake, Ground rupture\nA surface rupture of 40\u00a0km was identified in the field along the D\u00fczce Fault, part of the northern splay of the North Anatolian Fault. This was extended by an additional 15\u00a0km at the eastern end using SPOT imagery. The maximum identified lateral displacement was 5 m, with an average displacement of 3 m. At the western end of the fault, there was a maximum 3.5 m of vertical displacement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Earthquake, Rupture propagation\nAnalysis of seismometer records suggests that the rupture propagated towards the east faster than the S-wave velocity (supershear) and to the west slower than the S-wave velocity. Supershear rupture propagation is characteristic of strike-slip earthquakes, particularly on fault segments that are relatively simple and planar in geometry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 54], "content_span": [55, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Damage\nD\u00fczce and surrounding areas had already been quite badly affected by the \u0130zmit earthquake a few months earlier, so that many buildings were already in a weakened state when the November earthquake struck.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Damage\nThe number of fatalities in D\u00fczce is recorded as 478, with an additional 313 in the town of Kayna\u015fl\u0131 and 48 in the city of Bolu. A significant number of deaths were attributed to the presence of traditional heaters causing fires and related smoke effects, particularly in Kayna\u015fl\u0131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Relief efforts\nFollowing criticism of their response to the \u0130zmit earthquake, the Turkish government reacted quickly to the November earthquake, with rapid deployment of military personnel, police and medical teams to the area. Field hospitals were provided by teams from Russia, Japan, Egypt and Israel. Search and rescue teams were sent from many countries including Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Israel, United Kingdom, United States, Greece, Germany, Russia, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Algeria, Sweden and Switzerland. An estimated 2,000 rescuers were present, including 150 search dogs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 37], "content_span": [38, 702]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154978-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 D\u00fczce earthquake, Relief efforts\nMany of those made homeless by the earthquake were temporarily placed in encampments, but this was problematic as the weather was generally wet and temperatures at night were at or near freezing and many of the tents were not \"winterized\". A year after the earthquake, about 7,500 people were still living in tents with about 30,000 accommodated in prefabricated houses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 37], "content_span": [38, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154979-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen\nThe 1999 E3 Harelbeke was the 42nd edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 27 March 1999. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Peter Van Petegem of the TVM team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154980-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 38th tournament in league history. It was played between March 12 and March 20, 1999. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final five games were played at the Olympic Arena (subsequently renamed Herb Brooks Arena) in Lake Placid, New York. By winning the tournament, Clarkson received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154980-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe tournament featured three rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third seed and eighth seeds, the fourth seed and seventh seeds and the fifth seed and sixth seeds played a modified best-of-three series, where the first team to receive 3 points moves on, with the three highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining two winners playing in the Four vs. Five matchup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154980-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nAfter the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the winner of the four vs. five game while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154980-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 66], "content_span": [67, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154981-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 East Carolina Pirates football team\nThe 1999 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 9\u20133 record. The Pirates offense scored 333 points while the defense allowed 225 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154982-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 East Dorset District Council election\nThe 1999 East Dorset District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154983-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 East Hampshire District Council election\nThe 1999 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154983-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 East Hampshire District Council election, Election result\nOne seat was vacant at the time of the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 62], "content_span": [63, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154984-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 East Lothian Council election\nElections to East Lothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154985-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election\nThe 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party regained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, which it had lost at the previous election in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154986-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 East Renfrewshire Council election\n1999 Elections to East Renfrewshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The council remained under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis\nThe 1999 East Timorese crisis began with attacks by pro-Indonesia militia groups on civilians, and expanded to general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili. The violence intensified after a majority of eligible East Timorese voters chose independence from Indonesia. Some 1,400 civilians are believed to have died. A UN-authorized force (INTERFET) consisting mainly of Australian Defence Force personnel was deployed to East Timor to establish and maintain peace.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Background\nIndependence for East Timor, or even limited regional autonomy, was not allowable under Suharto's New Order. Notwithstanding Indonesian public opinion in the 1990s occasionally showing begrudging appreciation of the Timorese position, it was widely feared that an independent East Timor would destabilise Indonesian unity. Renewed United Nations-brokered mediation efforts between Indonesia and Portugal began in early 1997. The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, however, caused tremendous upheaval in Indonesia and led to Suharto's resignation in May 1998, ending his thirty-year presidency.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Background\nPrabowo, by then in command of the powerful Indonesian Strategic Reserve, went into exile in Jordan and military operations in East Timor were costing the bankrupt Indonesian government a million dollars a day. The subsequent \"reformasi\" period of relative political openness and transition, included unprecedented debate about Indonesia's relationship with East Timor. For the remainder of 1998, discussion forums took place throughout Dili working towards a referendum. Indonesian Foreign Minister Alatas described plans for phased autonomy leading to possible independence as \"all pain, no gain\" for Indonesia. On 8 June 1998, three weeks after taking office, Suharto's successor B. J. Habibie announced that Indonesia would soon offer East Timor a special plan for autonomy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 816]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Background\nIn late 1998, the Australian Government of John Howard drafted a letter to Indonesia advising of a change in Australian policy, and advocating a referendum on independence within a decade. President Habibie saw such an arrangement as implying \"colonial rule\" by Indonesia and he decided to call a snap referendum on the issue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Background\nIndonesia and Portugal announced on 5 May 1999 that a vote would be held allowing the people of East Timor to choose between the autonomy plan or independence. The vote, to be administered by the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), was originally scheduled for 8 August but later postponed until 30 August. Indonesia also took responsibility for security; this arrangement caused worry in East Timor, but many observers believe that Indonesia would have refused to allow foreign peacekeepers during the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence\nAs groups supporting autonomy and independence began campaigning, a series of pro-integration paramilitary groups of East Timorese began threatening violence\u2014and indeed committing violence\u2014around the country. Alleging pro-independence bias on the part of UNAMET, the groups were seen working with and receiving training from Indonesian soldiers. Before the May agreement was announced, an April paramilitary attack in Liqui\u00e7a left dozens of East Timorese dead. On 16 May 1999, a gang accompanied by Indonesian troops attacked suspected independence activists in the village of Atara; in June another group attacked a UNAMET office in Maliana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence\nIndonesian authorities claimed to be helpless to stop what it claimed was violence between rival East Timorese factions, but Ramos-Horta joined many others in scoffing at such notions. In February 1999 he said: \"Before [Indonesia] withdraws it wants to wreak major havoc and destabilization, as it has always promised. We have consistently heard that over the years from the Indonesian military in Timor.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence\nAs militia leaders warned of a \"bloodbath\", Indonesian \"roving ambassador\" Francisco Lopes da Cruz declared: \"If people reject autonomy there is the possibility blood will flow in East Timor.\" One paramilitary leader announced that a \"sea of fire\" would result in the event of a vote for independence. As the date of the vote drew near, reports of anti-independence violence continued to accumulate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence\nThe day of the vote, 30 August 1999, was generally calm and orderly. 98.6 per cent of registered voters cast ballots, and on 4 September UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced that 78.5 per cent of the votes had been cast for independence. Brought up on the \"New Order\"'s insistence that the East Timorese supported integration, Indonesians were either shocked or incredulous that the East Timorese had voted against being part of Indonesia. Many accepted media stories blaming the supervising United Nations and Australia who had pressured Habibie for a resolution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence\nAs UNAMET staff returned to Dili following the ballot, towns began to be systematically razed. Within hours of the results, paramilitary groups had begun attacking people and setting fires around the capital Dili. Foreign journalists and election observers fled, and tens of thousands of East Timorese took to the mountains. Indonesian Muslim gangs attacked Dili's Catholic Diocese building, killing two dozen people; the next day, the headquarters of the ICRC was attacked and burned to the ground. Almost one hundred people were killed later in Suai, and reports of similar massacres poured in from around East Timor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence\nThe vast majority of the UN staff locked down in their Dili compound, which had been flooded with refugees, refused to evacuate unless the refugees were withdrawn as well, insisting they would rather die at the hands of the paramilitary groups. At the same time, Indonesian troops and paramilitary gangs forced over 200,000 people into West Timor, into camps described by Human Rights Watch as \"deplorable conditions\". After several weeks the Australian Government offered to allow the refugees in the UN compound along with the UN staff to be evacuated to Darwin, and all the refugees and all except four UN staff were evacuated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence\nWhen a UN delegation arrived in Jakarta on 8 September, they were told by Indonesian President Habibie that reports of bloodshed in East Timor were \"fantasies\" and \"lies\". General Wiranto of the Indonesian military insisted that his soldiers had the situation under control, and later expressed his emotion for East Timor by singing the 1975 hit song \"Feelings\" at an event for military wives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force\nThe violence was met with widespread public anger in Australia, Portugal and elsewhere and activists in Portugal, Australia, the United States and other nations pressured their governments to take action. Australian Prime Minister John Howard consulted United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and lobbied U. S. President Bill Clinton to support an Australian-led international peacekeeping force to enter East Timor to end the violence. The United States offered crucial logistical and intelligence resources and an \"over-horizon\" deterrent presence, but did not commit forces to the operation. Finally, on 11 September, Bill Clinton announced:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 71], "content_span": [72, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force\nI have made clear that my willingness to support future economic assistance from the international community will depend upon how Indonesia handles the situation from today.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 71], "content_span": [72, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force\nIndonesia, in dire economic straits, relented. President BJ Habibie announced on 12 September that Indonesia would withdraw its soldiers and allow an Australian-led international peacekeeping force to enter East Timor. The Indonesian garrison in the east of the island was Battalion 745, the bulk of which was withdrawn by sea, but one company, taking the battalion's vehicles and heavy equipment, withdrew westwards along the northern coastal road, towards Dili and the Indonesian border, leaving death and destruction as they went. They murdered dozens of innocent and unarmed villagers along the way and, near Dili, killed one journalist and attempted to kill two more.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 71], "content_span": [72, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force\nOn 15 September 1999, the United Nations Security Council expressed concern at the deteriorating situation in East Timor, and issued  calling for a multinational force to restore peace and security to East Timor, to protect and support the United Nations mission there, and to facilitate humanitarian assistance operations until such time as a United Nations peacekeeping force could be approved and deployed in the area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 71], "content_span": [72, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force\nThe International Force for East Timor, or INTERFET, under the command of Australian Major General Peter Cosgrove, entered Dili on 20 September and by 31 October the last Indonesian troops had left East Timor. The arrival of thousands of international troops in East Timor caused the militia to flee across the border into Indonesia, from whence sporadic cross-border raids by the militia against INTERFET forces were conducted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 71], "content_span": [72, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force\nThe United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) was established at the end of October and administered the region for two years. Control of the nation was turned over to the Government of East Timor and independence was declared on 20 May 2002. On 27 September of the same year, East Timor joined the United Nations as its 191st member state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 71], "content_span": [72, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154987-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force\nThe bulk of the military forces of INTERFET were Australian\u2014more than 5,500 troops at its peak, including an infantry brigade, with armoured and aviation support\u2014while eventually 22 nations contributed to the force which at its height numbered over 11,000 troops. The United States provided crucial logistic and diplomatic support throughout the crisis, while the cruiser USS Mobile Bay operated in open ocean at arm's length, whilst Australian, Canadian and British ships entered Dili. A US Marine infantry battalion of 1,000 men\u2014plus organic armour and artillery\u2014was also stationed off the coast aboard the USS Belleau Wood to provide a strategic reserve in the event of significant armed opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 71], "content_span": [72, 774]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum\nAn independence referendum was held in East Timor on 30 August 1999. The referendum's origins lay with the request made by the President of Indonesia, B. J. Habibie, to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 27 January 1999, for the United Nations to hold a referendum, whereby the Indonesian province would be given choice of either greater autonomy within Indonesia or independence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum\nVoters rejected the proposed special autonomy, leading to their separation from Indonesia. This led to mass violence and the destruction of infrastructure in East Timor, before the UN Security Council ratified the resolution on 15 September for the formation of a multinational force (INTERFET) to be immediately sent to East Timor to restore order and security and end the humanitarian crisis. East Timor would officially achieve recognised independence on 20 May 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum\nBy many Indonesians (including the government), the referendum is also called the East Timorese poll (Indonesian: Jajak pendapat Timor Timur), since the referendum was legally non-binding and required the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) statement to revoke its previous 1978 statement if the majority of voters rejected the proposal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background\nIndonesia had initially invaded East Timor in December 1975, soon after the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETLIN), had declared the territory's independence. Indonesia annexed East Timor the following year, and under President Suharto, its occupation of the territory was often characterised by violence and brutality. Up until 1999, Indonesia was faced with constant pressure and criticism from the UN and the international community regarding its occupation of East Timor. The Dili massacre on 12 November 1991 increased international attention on the situation and further pressured Indonesia. More pressure on Indonesia followed when two East Timorese leaders - Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo and Jos\u00e9 Ramos-Horta - received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 832]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background\nB.J. Habibie succeeded Suharto in March 1998, and sought reform on the East Timor issue with international pressure mounting. Visiting diplomats from various countries such as Austria and the United Kingdom arrived in East Timor and in June 1998 affirmed that the East Timorese people should have the final decision regarding the region's commitment to Indonesia. In July, in the United States Senate, a resolution backed a United Nations led and supervised referendum for the East Timor to decide their attachment to Indonesia. On July 24, President Habibie decreed a series of withdrawals of Indonesian forces from the region. East Timor youths from July to September 1998 conducted a free speech campaign that demonstrated to the \"UN and the Indonesian government their rejection of autonomy and endorsement of an UN-supervised referendum.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 898]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background\nThe Indonesian government was going through a period of reform during this period. It had invested largely in East Timor and Habibie faced pressure to protect Indonesia's interests in the territory, particularly from Indonesia's security branches: Dephankam (Department of Defence and Security), TNI (Armed Forces) and Deplu (Department of Foreign Affairs). Hoping to have East Timor accepted by the international community as a legitimate part of Indonesia, on January 27, 1999, Habibie announced that East Timor would be permitted to vote on accepting \"autonomy\" within Indonesia. If special autonomy in Indonesia was not accepted, then East Timor would be allowed independence. Many international and East Timorese leaders, including the jailed resistance leader Xanana Gusm\u00e3o, asked for a five-to-ten year transition period, recognising that a quick all or nothing ballot could prove disastrous.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 954]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background\nIn the preceding months, President Habibie had made various public statements whereby he mentioned that the costs of maintaining monetary subsidies to support the province were not balanced by any measurable benefit to Indonesia. Due to this unfavourable cost-benefit analysis, the most rational decision would be for the province, which was not part of the original 1945 boundaries of Indonesia, to be given democratic choice on whether they wanted to remain within Indonesia or not. This choice was also in line with Habibie's general democratisation program in the immediate post-Suharto period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background\nAs the follow-up step to Habibie's request, the United Nations organised a meeting between the Indonesian government and the Portuguese government (as the previous colonial authority over East Timor). On 5 May 1999, these talks resulted in the \"Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Portuguese Republic on the Question of East Timor\" which spelled out the details of the requested referendum. The referendum was to be held to determine whether East Timor would remain part of Indonesia, as a Special Autonomous Region, or separate from Indonesia. The referendum was organised and monitored by the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) and 450,000 people were registered to vote including 13,000 outside East Timor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 791]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background\nThe UN Consultation, originally scheduled for 8 August 1999, was initially delayed until 30 August due to the deteriorating security circumstances created by Jakarta-backed militia violence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 54], "content_span": [55, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy\nThe agreement between the Indonesian and Portuguese governments included a \"Constitutional Framework for a special autonomy for East Timor\" as an annexe. The framework would establish a \"Special Autonomous Region of East Timor\" (SARET) within the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy\nThe institutions of the SARET would include an executive branch consisting of a governor (elected by the SARET legislature) and an advisory board, a legislative branch, the Regional Council of People's Representatives, an independent judiciary including Courts of First Instance, a Court of Appeal, a Court of Final Appeal and a Public Prosecutor's Office, and a regional police force.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy\nThe Indonesian government would retain control of defence, employment law, economic and fiscal policies and foreign relations, whilst Indonesian laws would have continuity in the territory. The autonomous government would have had competence over all matters not reserved for the Government of Indonesia, including the right to adopt a coat of arms as a symbol of identity. It would be able to designate persons as having \"East Timorese identity\" and could limit rights of land ownership for persons without this identity. A traditional civil code could also have been adopted. The SARET could enter into agreements with city and regional governments for economic, cultural and educational purposes. The SARET would have been entitled to participate in cultural and sporting organisations where other non-state entities participate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 914]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy\nThe Indonesian government did not invest much time or resources in demonstrating to the people of East Timor the benefits of retaining its autonomy with the state. The months leading up to the referendum were characterised by intimidation and acts of violence committed by pro-integrationist militia groups. In March 1999, U.S. military intelligence noted \"close ties\" between the military and local militias, \"many created by Indonesian Special Forces and Intelligence officers\". It specifically mentioned \"Wiranto's decision in early 1999 to provide hundreds of weapons to militia groups\". The new Indonesian leader President Habibie prior to the vote, stressed the advantages of East Timor accepting special autonomy within Indonesia, referring to the importance of \"national unity\" and wanting the developmental effort in East Timor to continue onwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 939]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy\nThe United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) included the involvement of \"240 international staff, 270 civilian police, 50 military liaison officers, 425 U.N. volunteers, and 668 local East Timorese staff for translation and driving,\" along with the additions of East Timorese people who were hired to help run the referendum. Special four wheel drive vehicles were flown into East Timor by the United Nations in order to cope with local conditions. All vehicles were fitted with radios which, together with 500 hand-held radios. The 5 May Agreement contained strict criteria on who could vote in the referendum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy\nThose eligible to vote were defined as \"persons born in East Timor\", \"persons born outside East Timor but with at least one parent having been born in East Timor\", and \"persons whose spouses fall under either of the two categories above\". East Timorese living in exile overseas could also vote if they could get to polling centres in Portugal and Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0013-0002", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy\nIn total, 200 registration centres were established in order to allow the East Timorese people to decide between the two options, which were either \"Do you accept the proposed special autonomy for East Timor within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia?\" or \"Do you reject the proposed special autonomy for East Timor, leading to East Timor's separation from Indonesia? \".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Ballot paper and logos\nLogo used on ballot paper to indicate that voter accepts autonomy proposal", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 66], "content_span": [67, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Ballot paper and logos\nLogo used on ballot paper to indicate that voter rejects autonomy proposal", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 66], "content_span": [67, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions\nThe aftermath of the referendum results saw mass violence, killings and destruction targeted at the East Timorese. Mass violence was reported in the region and the enclave of Oecussi-Ambeno saw 1,000 men, women, and children reportedly murdered immediately after the referendum. The International Commission of Inquiry on East Timor, released by the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in January 2000, established that the TNI and the militias of East Timor were complicit in the violence and destruction that took place, which was based on the testimonies of East Timor peoples as well as United Nations staff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 53], "content_span": [54, 684]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions\nIt concluded that the post referendum violence \"took the form of vengeance\" and included \"executions, gender violence (\"women were targeted for sexual assault in a cruel and systematic way\"), destruction of 60 to 80 percent of both public and private property, disruption of up to 70 percent of the health services, and the displacement and forcible relocation of thousands of people to West Timor\". The report thus confirms how the militia initiated violence was conducted to create the illusion of a civil conflict between East Timorese, and how the Indonesian army was \"responsible for the intimidation, terror, killings and other acts of violence\" committed in East Timor throughout 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 53], "content_span": [54, 746]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions\nA multinational force was deployed by the UN Security Council on September 15 named InterFET, which was largely constituted by Australian Defence Force personnel under the command of Major-General Peter Cosgrove, to be deployed to East Timor to restore order and to establish and retain peace. When the UN returned to East Timor from 22 October after being forced to leave for genuine fear for its members, they found the territory destroyed with a population largely missing or terrified.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 53], "content_span": [54, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions\n\"An estimated 80 percent of schools and clinics were destroyed, less than a third of the population remained in or near their homes, markets had been destroyed and transportation either stolen and taken across the border or burned, while telephone communications were nonexistent.\" Most of the trained professionals in East Timor happened to be Indonesian or Indonesia sympathisers, who largely left the territory after the results of the referendum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 53], "content_span": [54, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154988-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions\nThe newly-elected People's Consultative Assembly accepted the result on 19 October 1999 by issuing a statement TAP MPR No. V/MPR/1999 on East Timorese referendum, repealing the previous TAP MPR No. VI/MPR/1978 that formally annexed East Timor to Indonesia. The United Nations passed a resolution establishing the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) that would lead to independence in May 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 53], "content_span": [54, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154989-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154989-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Conservative party gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats to move the two parties level on 15 seats each. This was the first time the Liberal Democrats had not had a majority in eight years, but they retained control through the mayor's casting vote. Overall turnout at the election was 32.36%, slightly up on the 31.77% at the 1998 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154990-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round\nThe 1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round was the first round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. It was held from 26 to 28 March at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154991-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern District Council election\nThe 1999 Eastern District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 37 elected members to the 46-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154992-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team\nThe 1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154993-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern League season\nThe 1999 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154993-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern League season\nThe Harrisburg Senators defeated the Norwich Navigators 3 games to 2 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154993-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Northern Division\nThe Norwich Navigators defeated the Trenton Thunder in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 74], "content_span": [75, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154993-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Southern Division\nThe Harrisburg Senators defeated the Erie SeaWolves in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 74], "content_span": [75, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154993-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Championship Series\nThe Harrisburg Senators defeated the Norwich Navigators in the ELCS 3 games to 2. In the final game of the series, the Navigators were leading 11-9 in the bottom of the ninth. The bases were loaded, there was 2 outs and a full count. That's when Milton Bradley hit a grand slam to win the game, and league championship, for the Senators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154994-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team\nThe 1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 4\u20137 record (4\u20134 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 338 to 239. The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,015 passing yards, Eric Powell with 583 rushing yards, and Brandon Campbell with 764 receiving yards. Donald \"Blake\" McCall received the team's most valuable player award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154995-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eastleigh Borough Council election\nElections to Eastleigh Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154996-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Sam Egwu won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154996-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Ebonyi State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 58], "content_span": [59, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154996-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 902,327. Total number of votes cast was 517,893, while number of valid votes was 505,862. Rejected votes were 12,031.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154997-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eddisbury by-election\nThe Eddisbury by-election, 1999 was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 July 1999 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eddisbury in Cheshire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154997-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Eddisbury by-election\nOn 25 May 1999 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced the appointment of Eddisbury's Member of Parliament (MP), the Rt. Hon. Sir Alastair Goodlad, as High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of Australia. This created a vacancy in the seat which Sir Alastair had retained as the Conservative candidate in the 1997 general election. Sir Alastair resigned from the House of Commons by accepting the office of Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern on 28 June 1999 to formally vacate his seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154997-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Eddisbury by-election, Candidates\nThe Conservatives selected Stephen O'Brien, a former SDP member who lived in Chichester, to defend the seat. Labour nominated Margaret Hanson, wife of David Hanson (Labour MP for Delyn), who had also fought the seat at the 1997 election. Labour had been only just over 1,000 votes behind the Conservatives in 1997 and ran an energetic campaign, raising the issue of fox hunting which she pledged to ban. Prime Minister Tony Blair went to the constituency to campaign for her, an unusual move as it is convention for incumbent Prime Ministers not to visit byelection campaigns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154997-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Eddisbury by-election, Candidates\nPolling day was 22 July and the result was a virtual carbon copy of that in 1997; each party had fought to a standstill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154998-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Edmonton Eskimos season\nThe 1999 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Don Matthews, finished in third place in the West Division with a 6\u201312 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154999-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Edo State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Lucky Igbinedion won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154999-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Edo State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Edo State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 55], "content_span": [56, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00154999-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Edo State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,414,511. Total number of votes cast was 827,563, while number of valid votes was 815,554. Rejected votes were 12,009.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155000-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Edward Jancarz Memorial\nThe 7th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1999 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial, an annual motorcycle speedway event. The event took place on 19 June in the Stal Gorz\u00f3w Stadium in Gorz\u00f3w Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by Tomasz Gollob who beat Robert Sawina, Hans Nielsen and S\u0142awomir Drabik in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155000-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Edward Jancarz Memorial, Heat details\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155001-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Edward R. Murrow Awards (Radio Television Digital News Association)\nThe 1999 Edward R. Murrow Awards were presented by the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), now renamed the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) in recognition of what the association terms \"outstanding achievements in electronic journalism.\" National winners were selected from a pool of regional award winners. Below are the 1999 national award winners, which recognizes coverage that aired during the previous 1998 calendar year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155001-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Edward R. Murrow Awards (Radio Television Digital News Association)\nCategories that are not listed either had no entrants or the entries received were not deemed worthy of the award. The category currently called Breaking News was called \"Spot News Coverage\" in 1999, so the lists below have been edited to read Breaking/Spot News to avoid any confusion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155001-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Edward R. Murrow Awards (Radio Television Digital News Association)\nThe information on this page was retrieved using the Archive.org Internet Wayback Machine to access the now defunct website for RTNDA.org, a domain that was abandoned when the organization was renamed RTDNA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155002-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival\nThe 1999 Egger Tennis Festival was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 29th edition of the Austrian Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. It took place in P\u00f6rtschach, Austria, from July 5 through July 11, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155002-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155002-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155002-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155002-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival, Finals, Doubles\nSilvia Farina /  Karina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 defeated  Olga Lugina /  Laura Montalvo, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155003-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Egger Tennis Festival \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twenty-ninth edition of the Egger Tennis Festival; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Austria. Laura Montalvo and Paola Su\u00e1rez were the defending champions, but they didn't compete together this year. Montalvo played with Olga Lugina as the third seed, while Su\u00e1rez teamed up with Virginia Ruano Pascual as the second seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155003-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival \u2013 Doubles\nRuano Pascual and Su\u00e1rez were defeated in the first round with home qualifiers Barbara Schwartz and Patricia Wartusch, while Montalvo and Lugina reached the final, where they were defeated by Silvia Farina and Karina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155004-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Egger Tennis Festival \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the 29th edition of the Egger Tennis Festival; a Tier IV tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis event held in Austria. Patty Schnyder, the defending champion, was upset in the first round by qualifier Lenka N\u011bme\u010dkov\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155004-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Egger Tennis Festival \u2013 Singles\nKarina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 defeated in the final Silvija Talaja, in three sets, to win her first WTA title after three finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155005-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Egypt Cup Final\n1999 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of 1998\u201399 Egypt Cup, when Zamalek played Ismaily at Cairo Stadium in Cairo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155005-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Egypt Cup Final\nZamalek won the game 3\u20131, claiming the cup for the 19th time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155006-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum\nPresidential elections were held in Egypt on 26 September 1999. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak after he was nominated for the post by the People's Assembly. Mubarak was supported by all four main opposition parties, with the exception of the Nasserist Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155006-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum\nHis candidacy was approved by 93.8%, with voter turnout reported to be 79.2%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155006-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum, Background\nThe People's Assembly nominated Mubarak on 2 June by a vote of 443 to zero, with 11 abstentions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155007-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Niyi Adebayo won the election defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155007-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Ekiti State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155007-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,075,278. Total number of votes cast was 504,958, while number of valid votes was 494,963. Rejected votes were 9,995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155008-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Elite League speedway season\nThe 1999 Elite League speedway season was the 65th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the third known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155008-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Elite League speedway season, Season summary\nIn 2000, the league increased to ten teams with the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers moving up from the Premier League, and the Swindon Robins dropping down. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155008-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Elite League speedway season, Season summary\nDespite coming up a division Peterbrough completely rebuilt their team for the season. They brought in three Australians Jason Crump from Oxford Cheetahs, Ryan Sullivan from Poole Pirates and Craig Watson from Newport Wasps, in addition to recalling Zden\u011bk Tesa\u0159. Poole ran Peterborough close, only losing the league by one point and losing in the cup final to them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155008-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup\nThe 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 60], "content_span": [61, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155008-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final\nThe second leg of the final was due to be completed on 22 October but was abandoned after just two heats due to heavy rain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155008-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg\nPeterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 79], "content_span": [80, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155009-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eliteserien\nThe 1999 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 24 April 1999 and ended on 16 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155009-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Eliteserien\n18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155010-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election\nElections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 3. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155011-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Emperor's Cup, Overview\nIt was contested by 80 teams, and Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155012-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Emperor's Cup Final\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Monkbot (talk | contribs) at 00:19, 8 January 2020 (\u2192\u200etop: Task 15:  language icon template(s) replaced (1\u00d7);). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155012-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Emperor's Cup Final\n1999 Emperor's Cup Final was the 79th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2000. Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155012-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview\nNagoya Grampus Eight won their 2nd title, by defeating Sanfrecce Hiroshima \u2013 with Wagner Lopes and Stojkovi\u0107 goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155013-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Empress's Cup, Overview\nIt was contested by 18 teams, and Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155014-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Empress's Cup Final\n1999 Empress's Cup Final was the 21st final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 16, 2000. Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155014-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Empress's Cup Final, Overview\nTasaki Perule FC won their 1st title, by defeating defending champion Prima Ham FC Kunoichi on a penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155015-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 English Greyhound Derby\nThe 1999 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 26 June 1999 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Chart King received \u00a350,000 and returned to Ireland as the newly crowned English and Scottish Greyhound Derby champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155015-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances\n1\u00bd, head, 2\u00bd, short head, Dis (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 53], "content_span": [54, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155015-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Race Report\nThe rank outsider Frisby Full was first from the traps and led the two Irish runners Chart King and Deerfield Sunset until the third bend. Chart King and Deerfield Sunset then drew alongside, with the former getting the room at the bend and going on to win by just over a length from Frisby Full with Deerfield Sunset finishing third. Pottos Storm finished a creditable fifth, a good achievement for a greyhound associated with hurdling, he had won the 1999 Grand National. Pure Patches was knocked over and finished last.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155016-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 English National Badminton Championships\nThe 1999 English National Badminton Championships were held in Haywards Heath, from 5-7 February, 1999. The event was sponsored by Liverpool Victoria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155016-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 English National Badminton Championships\nDarren Hall extended his singles record by winning a tenth and final title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155017-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 English cricket season\nThe 1999 cricket season was the 100th in which the County Championship has been an official competition. The title was won by Surrey. Sponsorship by Britannic Assurance came to an end with PPP (Private Patients Plan) Healthcare taking over and the decision was made to split the championship into two divisions the following season. The top nine teams would form the first division with the bottom nine teams going into the second division. The Sunday League changed to a new format National League with games played midweek under floodlight. On the international scene, England hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup and New Zealand defeated England 2\u20131 in the Test series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155017-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 English cricket season, Annual reviews\nThis article about an English cricket season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155018-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Chimaroke Nnamani won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155018-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Enugu State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155018-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,466,472. Total number of votes cast was 845,320, while number of valid votes was 842,415. Rejected votes were 3,005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155019-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Epping Forest District Council election\nElections to Epping Forest Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%. This was the last time the Epping Residents Association had representation on the district council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155019-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Epping Forest District Council election, By-elections, Sheering by-election\nCouncillor Yeo who previously represented Sheering died in early 1999 prompting a by-election which was subsequently won by the Conservatives' John Harrington who completed Yeo's term until being elected to a full term in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 80], "content_span": [81, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155020-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Epsom Derby\nThe 1999 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5 June 1999. It was the 220th running of the Derby, and it was won by Oath. The winner was ridden by Kieren Fallon and trained by Henry Cecil. The pre-race favourite Dubai Millennium finished ninth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155020-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Epsom Derby, Full result\n* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck.\u2020 Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155020-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races\nNotable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 51], "content_span": [52, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155020-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom\nEarly-season appearances in 1999 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 50], "content_span": [51, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155020-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins\nGroup 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 56], "content_span": [57, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155020-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Sires of National Hunt horses\nSaffron Walden (7th) - Initially exported to Japan before standing in Ireland", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 76], "content_span": [77, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155020-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions\nOath (1st) - Exported to Japan, exported to India - Love Caerna (3rd Yushun Himba 2007)Beat All (3rd) - Gentleman Jon (1st Badger Ales Trophy 2016)Compton Admiral (8th) - Beauchamp Xerxes (2nd Cocked Hat Stakes 2009)Salford Express (14th) - Minor jumps winners", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 62], "content_span": [63, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155021-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Equatorial Guinean legislative election\nLegislative elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 7 March 1999. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, which took 75 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155022-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Erewash Borough Council election\nElections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of nationwide local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155023-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Esiliiga\nThe 1999 Esiliiga is the ninth season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155023-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Esiliiga, Promotion playoff\nLelle SK beat FC Lootus Kohtla-J\u00e4rve. Lelle SK remained in Meistriliiga, Lootus in Esiliiga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 32], "content_span": [33, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155024-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Estonian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistriv\u00f5istlused 1999) were held in Tallinn from February 19 to 21, 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155024-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Junior results\nThe 1999 Estonian Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tallinn from March 12 through 13, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 58], "content_span": [59, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155025-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Estonian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 7 March 1999. The elections proved disastrous for the ruling Estonian Coalition Party, which won only seven seats together with two of its smaller allies. Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by Mart Laar of the Pro Patria Union, including the Reform Party and the Moderates. It remained in office until Laar resigned in December 2001, after the Reform Party had left the same governing coalition in Tallinn municipality, making opposition leader Edgar Savisaar new Mayor of Tallinn. The Reform Party and the Estonian Centre Party then formed a coalition government that lasted until the 2003 elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 710]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155025-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Estonian parliamentary election, Electoral system\nThe threshold was 5% of the national vote. Electoral cartels were not allowed any more, but it didn't prevent a party from including members of another party in its list.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155026-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open\nThe 1999 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Estoril Court Central in the Oeiras Municipality in Portugal that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier IVa of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 5 April until 12 April 1999. Albert Costa and Katarina Srebotnik won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155026-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155026-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155026-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155026-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following player received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 47], "content_span": [48, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155026-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open, Finals, Men's Doubles\nTom\u00e1s Carbonell /  Donald Johnson defeated  Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k /  David Rikl, 6\u20133, 2\u20136, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 40], "content_span": [41, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155026-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open, Finals, Women's Doubles\nAlicia Ortu\u00f1o /  Cristina Torrens Valero defeated  Anna F\u00f6ld\u00e9nyi /  Rita Kuti-Kis, 7\u20136(7\u20134), 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 42], "content_span": [43, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155027-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nDonald Johnson and Francisco Montana were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Johnson partnered Tom\u00e1s Carbonell, successfully defending his title. Montana partnered Chris Haggard, losing in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155027-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nCarbonell and Johnson won in the final 6\u20133, 2\u20136, 6\u20131, against Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k and David Rikl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155028-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nAlberto Berasategui was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155028-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nAlbert Costa won the tournament, beating Todd Martin in the final, 7\u20136(7\u20134), 2\u20136, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155029-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Women's Doubles was the doubles event of the first edition of the WTA Tour Estoril Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Portugal. This tournament was part of the ITF Tour last year, and it was won by Caroline Dhenin and \u00c9milie Loit. They did not compete in the event this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155029-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nAlicia Ortu\u00f1o and Cristina Torrens Valero won in the final 7\u20136(7\u20134), 3\u20136, 6\u20133 against Anna F\u00f6ld\u00e9nyi and Rita Kuti-Kis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155030-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Women's Singles was the singles event of the first edition of the WTA Tour Estoril Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Portugal. This tournament was part of the ITF Circuit last year, and it was won by Barbara Schwartz. Schwartz was eliminated in the second round of this year's event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155030-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Estoril Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nKatarina Srebotnik won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20131 against Rita Kuti-Kis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155031-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup\nThe 1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the second Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in September 1999, in Alicante, Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155031-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup\nFour teams participated in the tournament, which was played as part of the 1999 World Series. The World Series was played in 2 groups of 4 teams - a World Group (for non-European teams) and a European Group, which doubled as the Euro Beach Soccer Cup for 1999. Both groups played in a knock-out format, with semi-finals followed by a third place match and a final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155031-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup\nHosts Spain won the championship, with Portugal finishing second. France beat Italy in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155031-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup\nWinners Spain went on to play the winners of the World Group, Brazil, in the final of the 1999 World Series, ultimately losing 7\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League\nThe 1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the second edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Company (BSC) between May 22 and September 20, 1999 in five different nations across Europe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League\nThe format established in the maiden season continued to be used; the teams of the league continued to compete as one group across a number of rounds of fixtures to gain regular match points and additional bonus points for the overall league table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League\nSwitzerland did not return from last season and were replaced by Austria who competed for the first time. Yugoslavia, who competed in 1998, were due to participate again, however to due political reasons were forced to withdraw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League\nBy winning the final in Monte Carlo, Spain secured their first European title. Defending champions Germany finished fifth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Participating teams\nSix teams took part in the 1999 season of the EBSL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 50], "content_span": [51, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format\nThe format remained the same as that established in 1998, only adjusted to the differing number of stages this year than in previous editions as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format\nMatches were split into six rounds of fixtures known as stages, with two stages hosted Italy and one in Austria, Spain, Monaco and Portugal, whilst the other participating nation, Germany, did not host any stage. Four teams took part in each, with each individual team taking part in four of the six stages overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format\nEach stage was played as a small knock-out tournament, with semi-finals, the final and a third place decider being the fixtures throughout all six rounds. Teams earned points for their successes per game and per stage which were then tallied up in the final league table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format\nThe team who topped the table after all six stages was crowned the winner of the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Point distribution\nPoints were allocated for the following achievements in each stage, contributing to the final points total in the league table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 1\nThe first stage took place in A Coru\u00f1a, Spain. Portugal were crowned champions of the opening stage of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 2\nThe second stage took place in Syracuse, Italy. The Spanish were the victors in the second stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 3\nThe third stage took place in Vienna, Austria. Germany won the stage, their first title of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4\nThe fourth stage took place in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Matches that were being played as primarily part of a different event, the 1999 Mundialito tournament, were simultaneously counted as stage 4 of this year's EBSL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4\nThe four nations took part in the European group of the Mundialito's group stage, played in a round robin format. The 1st round of group games were concurrently classed as the semi finals of stage 4. The subsequent round of group stage matches that saw the corresponding winners of the semi finals face-off and the losers also play each other counted as the stage final and third place respectively \u2013 this happened to be the 3rd and final round of matches of the group stage. These results originally saw Portugal crowned champions of the stage:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4\nHowever, after the Mundialito took place, a retrospective decision was made to void Portugal's results above in terms of being part of the EBSL's fourth stage. Portugal's results were documented as punitive forfeits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4\nWith Portugal's semi final win vs. France changed to a forfeit, this meant that the \"new\" stage final was the match which saw the amended semi final winners of Germany and now France play each other, whilst the \"new\" third place match was that which saw the amended semi final losers of Austria and now Portugal face-off. These fixtures happened during the 2nd round of group stage matches and hence the results of said round were retrospectively considered as the official stage final and third place match instead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 5\nThe fifth stage took place in Scoglitti, Italy. Portugal claimed their second stage title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155032-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 6\nThe sixth stage took place in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Spain secured the title by beating Italy in the final match of the season to claim the stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155033-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Open by Nissan\nThe 1999 Euro Open by Nissan was contested over 8 race weekends/16 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to use Coloni chassis and Nissan engines. 16 different teams and 36 different drivers competed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155033-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Euro Open by Nissan, Final points standings, Driver\nFor every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, 12 for third place, 10 for fourth place, 8 for fifth place, 6 for sixth place, 4 for seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 10th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap (2 points). The best 12 race results count, but all additional points count. Three drivers had a point deduction, which are given in ().", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155034-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurocard Open\nThe 1999 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from 25 October through 31 October 1999. Thomas Enqvist won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155034-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurocard Open, Finals, Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman /  Byron Black defeated  David Adams /  John-Laffnie de Jager 6\u20137(6\u20138), 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155035-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurocard Open \u2013 Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Andrei Olhovskiy and David Prinosil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155035-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurocard Open \u2013 Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Byron Black won the title by defeating David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager 6\u20137(6\u20138), 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20130 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155035-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurocard Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nAll eight seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155036-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurocard Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155037-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European 10,000m Challenge\nThe 1999 European 10,000m Cup, was the 3rd edition of the European 10,000m Cup (the original name in 1999 was European 10,000m Challenge) and took place on 10 April in Barakaldo, Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155037-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European 10,000m Challenge, Team\nIn italic the participants whose result did not go into the team's total time, but awarded with medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 37], "content_span": [38, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155038-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European 300 m Rifle Championships\nThe 1999 European 300 m Rifle Championships was the 11th edition of the 300 m rifle competition, European 300 m Rifle Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation as a stand alone championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship\nThe 1999 European Amateur Team Championship took place 29 June \u2013 3 July at Golf Club Monticello  in Cassina Rizzardi, 5 kilometres south-west of the city center of Como, Lombardy region, Italy. It was the 21st men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship\nEach team consisted of six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship\nTeam France won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 19-ounder-par score of 701, 10 strokes ahead of eight-time-winners England on 2nd place. Neither four-times-champions Scotland or two-times-champions Sweden did make it to the quarter finals, finishing tied ninth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship\nThere was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leader was Sebastian Branger, France, with an 8-under-par score of 136, one stroke ahead of Lorne Kelly, Scotland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship\nThe eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided. The elimination matches and the bronze match were decided with one foursome game and four single games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship\nThe eight teams placed 9\u201316 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the six teams placed 17\u201322 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship\nHost nation Italy won the gold medal, earning their first title, beating team Germany in the final 4\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship\nTeam France earned the bronze on third place, after beating England 3\u20132 in the bronze match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams\n22 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship, Results\n* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155039-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 European Amateur Team Championship, Results\nNote: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155040-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Aquatics Championships\nThe European Long Course Championships 1999 were a swimming competition held in Istanbul, Turkey from Monday 26 July to Sunday 1 August, in the 50\u00a0m pool of the Atak\u00f6y Olympic Pool Stadium. The 24th edition of the event was organised by the LEN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155040-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Aquatics Championships\nThe Istanbul championships resulted in two world and eight European records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155040-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Aquatics Championships\nAlongside swimming (long course), the aquatics disciplines of diving, synchronised swimming and open water swimming were held. Water polo was no longer part of the LEN European Aquatics Championships from 1999 and separate European Water Polo Championship was held in Florence, Italy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155040-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Aquatics Championships\nFor the first time, the 50 m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly were contested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155041-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics Junior Championships\nThe 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships were held in Riga, Latvia on August 5\u20138.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155042-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships\nThe 2nd European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, at Ullevi from 29 July to 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155042-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 726 athletes from 42 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 56], "content_span": [57, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155043-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 10,000 metres\nThe men's 10,000 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155043-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 10,000 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155044-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metres\nThe men's 100 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155044-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 1 best to the Semifinal", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 76], "content_span": [77, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155044-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 75], "content_span": [76, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155045-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles\nThe men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155045-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats\n31 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 84], "content_span": [85, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155045-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 83], "content_span": [84, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155046-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres\nThe men's 1500 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155046-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 77], "content_span": [78, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155046-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event. The announced athlete from \u00a0Macedonia did not show.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 76], "content_span": [77, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155047-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 20 kilometres walk\nThe men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, on 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155047-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 20 kilometres walk, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 83], "content_span": [84, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155048-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres\nThe men's 200 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155048-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats\n30 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 76], "content_span": [77, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155048-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 75], "content_span": [76, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155049-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase\nThe men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 74], "section_span": [74, 74], "content_span": [75, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155049-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 74], "section_span": [76, 90], "content_span": [91, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155049-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 74], "section_span": [76, 89], "content_span": [90, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155050-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay\nThe men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155050-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay, Results, Heats\n31 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 86], "content_span": [87, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155050-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 85], "content_span": [86, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155051-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe men's 4 x 400  metres relay event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155051-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Results, Heats\n1 AugustQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 86], "content_span": [87, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155051-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 85], "content_span": [86, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155052-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres\nThe men's 400 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29, 30, and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155052-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 76], "content_span": [77, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155052-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 75], "content_span": [76, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155053-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles\nThe men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155053-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 84], "content_span": [85, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155053-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 83], "content_span": [84, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155054-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 5000 metres\nThe men's 5000 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155054-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 5000 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 76], "content_span": [77, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155055-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres\nThe men's 800 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155055-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats\n30 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 76], "content_span": [77, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155055-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 75], "content_span": [76, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155056-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's decathlon\nThe men's decathlon event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155056-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's decathlon, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 74], "content_span": [75, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155057-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's discus throw\nThe men's discus throw event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155057-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's discus throw, Results, Qualifications\n31 JulyQualifying perf. 58.00 or 12 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 87], "content_span": [88, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155057-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's discus throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155058-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's hammer throw\nThe men's hammer throw event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155058-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's hammer throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155059-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's high jump\nThe men's high jump event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155059-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's high jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 74], "content_span": [75, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155060-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's javelin throw\nThe men's javelin throw event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155060-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's javelin throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155061-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's long jump\nThe men's long jump event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155061-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's long jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 74], "content_span": [75, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155062-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's pole vault\nThe men's pole vault event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155062-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's pole vault, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 75], "content_span": [76, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155063-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's shot put\nThe men's shot put event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155063-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's shot put, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 73], "content_span": [74, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155064-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's triple jump\nThe men's triple jump event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155064-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Men's triple jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 76], "content_span": [77, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155065-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 10,000 metres\nThe women's 10,000 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155065-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 10,000 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155066-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres\nThe women's 100 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155066-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 78], "content_span": [79, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155066-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155067-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres hurdles\nThe women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155067-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Heats\n31 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 86], "content_span": [87, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155067-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metres hurdles, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 85], "content_span": [86, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155068-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres\nThe women's 1500 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155068-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 79], "content_span": [80, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155068-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155069-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 20 kilometres walk\nThe women's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, on 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155069-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 20 kilometres walk, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 85], "content_span": [86, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155070-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres\nThe women's 200 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155070-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats\n30 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 78], "content_span": [79, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155070-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155071-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay\nThe women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155071-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [74, 87], "content_span": [88, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155072-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe women's 4 x 400  metres relay event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155072-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Results, Heats\n31 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [74, 88], "content_span": [89, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155072-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 42 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [74, 87], "content_span": [88, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155073-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres\nThe women's 400 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155073-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 78], "content_span": [79, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155073-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155074-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres hurdles\nThe women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155074-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats\n29 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 86], "content_span": [87, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155074-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres hurdles, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 85], "content_span": [86, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155075-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 5000 metres\nThe women's 5000 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155075-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 5000 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155076-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres\nThe women's 800 metres event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155076-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats\n30 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 78], "content_span": [79, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155076-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155077-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's discus throw\nThe women's discus throw event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155077-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's discus throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155078-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's hammer throw\nThe women's hammer throw event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155078-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's hammer throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155079-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's heptathlon\nThe women's heptathlon event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 31 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155079-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's heptathlon, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155080-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's high jump\nThe women's high jump event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155080-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's high jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 76], "content_span": [77, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155081-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's javelin throw\nThe women's javelin throw event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 July and 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155081-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's javelin throw, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155082-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's long jump\nThe women's long jump event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155082-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's long jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 76], "content_span": [77, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155083-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's pole vault\nThe women's pole vault event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 and 31 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155083-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's pole vault, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155084-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's shot put\nThe women's shot put event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 30 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155084-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's shot put, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 75], "content_span": [76, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155085-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's triple jump\nThe women's triple jump event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in G\u00f6teborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155085-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Athletics U23 Championships \u2013 Women's triple jump, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155086-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Baseball Championship\nThe 1999 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in Italy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155086-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Baseball Championship, Standings\nThis article relating to baseball in Europe is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155087-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Beach Volleyball Championships\nThe 1999 European Beach Volleyball Championships were held from August 24 to August 27, 1999, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It was the seventh official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the sixth time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155088-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Challenge Cup Final\nThe 1999 European Challenge Cup Final was the final match of the 1998\u201399 European Challenge Cup, the third season of Europe's second tier club rugby union competition. The match was played on 27 February 1999 at Stade de Gerland in Lyon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155088-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Challenge Cup Final\nThe match was contested by Bourgoin and AS Montferrand, who are both from France. Montferrand won the match 35\u201316; outscoring Bourgoin 2 tries to 1. Montferrand tries came from Jimmy Marlu and Christophe Larrue, while Bourgoin's sole try came from Scottish center James McLaren.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155089-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Cross Country Championships\nThe 6th European Cross Country Championships were held at Velenje in Slovenia on 12 December 1999. Paulo Guerra took his third title in the men's competition and Anita Weyermann won the women's race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155090-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Cup (athletics)\nThe 1999 European Cup was the 20th edition of the European Cup of athletics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155091-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Curling Championships\nThe 1999 European Curling Championships were held in Chamonix, France December 4\u201311.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155092-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Fencing Championships\nThe 1999 European Fencing Championships were held in Bolzano, Italy. The event took place from 22 to 27 June 1999 at the PalaOnda. 250 fencers participated in eleven events, amongst which women's individual sabre was for the first time featured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155093-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 European Figure Skating Championships were an international figure skating competition in the 1998\u201399 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 1999 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155093-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Figure Skating Championships\nIn 1999, the European Championships were held at the Prague Sports Hall in Prague, Czech Republic from January 24 through 31, 1999. Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix\nThe 1999 European Grand Prix (formally the Warsteiner Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 September 1999 at the N\u00fcrburgring in N\u00fcrburg, Germany. It was the fourteenth race of the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 66-lap race was won by Johnny Herbert, driving a Stewart-Ford, with Jarno Trulli second in a Prost-Peugeot and Herbert's teammate Rubens Barrichello third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix\nIt was considered to be one of the most eventful and exciting races of the 1999 season. Going into the race Mika H\u00e4kkinen, Eddie Irvine, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and David Coulthard were all harbouring World Championship aspirations. H\u00e4kkinen and Irvine were tied for the points lead, with Frentzen 10 points behind them and Coulthard a further two points back. In the previous round at Monza, H\u00e4kkinen had made an unforced error while leading, Coulthard and Irvine finished only 5th and 6th and Frentzen took his second race win of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix\nIn the race, a high number of retirements saw Marc Gen\u00e9 take 6th place for the Minardi team, their first points since Pedro Lamy's at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. The Stewart cars took first and third, with Prost's Jarno Trulli finishing second. As a consequence of the race, H\u00e4kkinen moved into the lead in the World Drivers' Championship, two points ahead of Irvine, with Frentzen a further twelve behind. In the World Constructors Championship, McLaren extended their lead to twelve points over Ferrari. It would prove to be Johnny Herbert's 3rd and final F1 victory, also his 7th and final podium in what was the only victory for the Stewart Grand Prix team as well as their only double podium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix\nThis would be the last time until the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix that both Ferraris in the race would fail to score points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Background\nHeading into the race, McLaren driver Mika H\u00e4kkinen and Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine were tied for the lead of the World Drivers' Championship on 60 points each. Jordan driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen was third on 50, followed by H\u00e4kkinen's team-mate David Coulthard on 48. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren led Ferrari by six points, 108 to 102, with Jordan third on 57.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Background\nFollowing the Italian Grand Prix on 12 September, four teams (McLaren, Williams, Jordan, Stewart) conducted testing sessions at the Magny-Cours circuit on 14\u201316 September. Coulthard set the fastest time on all three days of testing. Williams, Jordan and Stewart ran for only two days at Magny-Cours. Ferrari ran their pairing Irvine and Mika Salo at the team's test circuit of Mugello. Ferrari test driver and Minardi driver Luca Badoer performed engine development work at their test track at Fiorano with Irvine performing shakedown runs. Benetton performed aerodynamic mapping tests at RAF Kemble with Arrows and Minardi electing not to test.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nTwo practice sessions were held before the Sunday race\u2014one on Friday from 11:00 to 14:00 local time, and a second on Saturday morning between 09:00 and 11:00. The first practice session took place in dry conditions. The ambient temperature was 19\u00a0\u00b0C (66\u00a0\u00b0F) and the track temperature was 25\u00a0\u00b0C (77\u00a0\u00b0F) during the hour-long period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nSaturday afternoon's qualifying session was held from 13:00 to 14:00 local time. Each driver was limited to twelve laps with the implementation of a 107% rule to exclude slow drivers from competing in the Sunday race. The session was held on a wet track \u2013 the result of previous rainfall with isolated showers a few hours before qualifying. The ambient temperature ranged between 14 and 15\u00a0\u00b0C (57 and 59\u00a0\u00b0F), while the track temperature ranged between 15 and 18\u00a0\u00b0C (59 and 64\u00a0\u00b0F).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nFrentzen clinched second pole position of his career, in his Jordan 199, with a time of 1:19.910. Although he was dissatisfied with earlier problems finding the ideal setup during practice\u2014he said that he felt fantastic to be on pole position\u2014he believed he could have made a faster lap, as he was carrying five laps worth of fuel on board. Frentzen was joined on the front row by Coulthard who was two-tenths of a second slower.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn race day the track was dry but the start was delayed when Zanardi and Gen\u00e9 lined up out of sequence on the grid, necessitating another formation lap. As the start was aborted during the start lights' sequence, the top five qualifiers and Alesi actually jumped the start but were not penalised due to the aborting of the start. When the race finally got under way, Frentzen led from H\u00e4kkinen, but further back there was trouble at the first corner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nHill's Jordan suffered an electrical failure in the middle of the pack which caused Wurz to swerve into Diniz, sending the Sauber into a barrel roll. The safety car was deployed while Diniz was helped uninjured from his car \u2013 a fortunate end result as it was later revealed that the Sauber's rollbar had failed when it hit the ground.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe race settled down with the top six Frentzen, H\u00e4kkinen, Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella and Irvine. On lap 17, Irvine passed Fisichella after pressuring the Italian into running wide at turn 8. Whilst further back Alessandro Zanardi was an unfortunate victim to the collision between Diniz and Wurz as his car was damaged from this incident earlier on and would eventually retire on lap 11 when his Supertec engine stalled. Just moments later the rain began to fall and Ralf Schumacher took advantage of the damp track to pass Coulthard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nEnd of lap 20 H\u00e4kkinen pitted for wet tyres, which proved to be premature as the rain quickly blew over and the track dried. The following lap Irvine pitted for dry tyres but the stop lasted 28 seconds with the right-rear mechanics seemingly confused over a last minute change in tyre choice. Team mate Salo had damaged his wing the previous lap leaving the Ferrari pitcrew unprepared for Irvine. On lap 24 H\u00e4kkinen on wet tyres was lapping around seven seconds slower than the leaders and was overtaken by Irvine over the start-finish straight dropping to 13th position. Soon afterwards, with his tyres clearly overheating, H\u00e4kkinen pitted again to change back to dry tyres emerging just in front of Fisichella who was in fact a full lap ahead of the championship leader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 811]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nRalf Schumacher pitted from 2nd position at the end of lap 27 for his scheduled first stop leaving Frentzen and Coulthard battling at the front followed by Fisichella twelve seconds behind the leaders in 3rd place. At the end of lap 32 both Frentzen and Coulthard pitted for their first scheduled stops with both Jordan and McLaren mechanics impeccably turning their cars around in 7 seconds, and both returning comfortably ahead of Schumacher. At this point in the race both Irvine and H\u00e4kkinen were well out of the points, meaning that if the order stayed the same Frentzen, Irvine, and H\u00e4kkinen would have all been tied for the points lead with two races to go, with Coulthard six points behind them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 742]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nWhat followed was a series of retirements. The first to fall was Frentzen, who ground to a halt at the first corner after his pitstop because he had forgotten to disable the car's anti-stall system. The team claimed it was an \"electrical issue\" in order to protect Frentzen. Coulthard inherited the lead and stayed out front until the rain came back with a vengeance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe Scot chose to stay out on dry tyres while most pitted for wets, which ultimately proved to be a costly mistake, as he slid off the road and out of the race on the 38th lap as the conditions worsened. Within a handful of laps two Championship contenders had seen their hopes of winning the title fall by the wayside. Ralf (still on dry tyres) then inherited the lead which he held until his pitstop six laps later. This allowed Fisichella (also on dry tyres) to take the lead with Ralf in second, as the rain stopped. Meanwhile, Herbert had quietly moved up the order after changing to wet tyres just at the right time. Mika Salo would soon be forced to retire with brake problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 723]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe heartbreak then reached new levels. On lap 49, Fisichella spun out of the lead like Coulthard before him leaving him like Coulthard (emotionally distressed), giving the lead back to Ralf. But then Ralf too lost the lead (and probable first win) when his right rear tyre punctured, allowing Herbert to take the lead which he would not lose. Further back the Minardis were taking full advantage of the unpredictable nature of the race with Badoer in fourth and Gen\u00e9 in seventh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nBut with just 13 laps to go, Badoer's gearbox failed, denying the Ferrari test driver his first ever Formula 1 points and leaving him in tears. Gen\u00e9 was promoted to 6th, which became 5th when Jacques Villeneuve's car failed with a broken clutch, robbing the BAR team of a chance to get their first-ever point before 2000. Behind him, Irvine and H\u00e4kkinen had fought their way back into contention for points, with Irvine holding 6th ahead of H\u00e4kkinen. After cruising for most of the race, H\u00e4kkinen turned up the pressure, eventually forcing Irvine into a mistake and taking 6th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAt the front Barrichello tried everything to pass Trulli for 2nd and make it a Stewart 1\u20132, but ultimately had to settle for 3rd. Meanwhile, H\u00e4kkinen caught and passed Gen\u00e9 for 5th to earn 2 invaluable points, but the Spaniard held onto 6th ahead of Irvine to give Minardi their first point in four seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Post-race\nIt was the only race ever won by the Stewart Grand Prix team, as well as being the only time Stewart had two drivers finish on the podium. It was also the last Grand Prix victory for Johnny Herbert, the last podium finish for the Prost Grand Prix team and also last-ever Formula 1 podium finish for the Peugeot engine to date as of 2021. Jackie Stewart considered the race greater than any of his own race wins. This was the final time that both Ferrari cars failed to score until the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155094-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 European Grand Prix, Report, Post-race\nMarc Gen\u00e9's performance, in finishing 6th ahead of championship contender Irvine, is considered by many as the deciding factor in the Drivers' Championship, for it is often believed that had Irvine passed Gen\u00e9 for sixth, he would have had the extra point to win the title (with Schumacher letting Irvine pass him during the race in Japan).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155095-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Gymnastics Masters\nThe 1999 European Gymnastics Masters was the second edition of the European Gymnastics Masters tournament, the last one before the event changed its name to European Team Gymnastics Championships. The competition formed teams of athletes representing different nations, combining events from men's and women's artistic gymnastics, as well as rhythmic gymnastics. The event was held from June 19 to June 20 in Patras, Greece. The tournament was organized by the European Union of Gymnastics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155096-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Judo Championships\nThe 1999 European Judo Championships were the 10th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Bratislava, Slovakia from 22 May to 23 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155097-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Junior Badminton Championships\nThe 1999 European Junior Badminton Championships were the 16th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Kevin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, from 3 April \u2013 10 April 1999. German players won both the singles events and Girls' doubles title, while Danish players grabbed titles in  Boys' doubles and Mixed doubles. Germany also won the mixed team title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155098-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Junior Canoe Slalom Championships\nThe 1999 European Junior Canoe Slalom Championships  were the 3rd edition of the European Junior Canoe Slalom Championships. The event took place in Solkan, Slovenia from 17 to 18 July 1999 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). A total of 8 medal events took place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155099-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Karate Championships\nThe 1999 European Karate Championships, the 34th edition, was held  in Euboea, Greece from May 21 to 23, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election\nThe European Parliament Election, 1999 was a European election for all 626 members of the European Parliament held across the 15 European Union member states on 10, 11 and 13 June 1999. The voter turn-out was generally low, except in Belgium and Luxembourg, where voting is compulsory and where national elections were held that same day. This was the first election where Austria, Finland and Sweden voted alongside the other member states, having joined in 1995 and voted separately. The next election was held in 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by country\nThe national results as at 13 June 1999 are as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by country\n4 PPI 4,53% 2 CCD 2,6% 2 CDU 2,2% 1 UDEUR 1,6% 1 PP 0,8% 1 RI 1,1% 1 SVP 0,5%", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, Communists/Far Left\nThe EUL/NGL group picked up one seat in the election and seven in the subsequent regrouping, raising its total from 34 to 42.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, Social Democrats\nThe PES group did badly, losing 34 of its seats in the election and slipping to the second-biggest group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 69], "content_span": [70, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, Liberals/Liberal Democrats\nThe ELDR group did moderately well, picking up one seat in the election and seven in the regrouping, giving a total of 50 seats and retaining its place as the third biggest group. The European Radical Alliance (ERA) were not so fortunate and slipped badly, losing eight of its 21 members in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 79], "content_span": [80, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, Conservatives/Christian Democrats\nThe EPP group did well, picking up 23 seats in the election and nine in the regrouping, giving a total of 233 seats and overtaking the left to become the biggest group. To placate the increasingly eurosceptic British Conservatives, the group was renamed \"EPP-ED\" for the new Parliament, partly resurrecting the name of the former European Democrat group which was merged with the EPP in 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 86], "content_span": [87, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, National Conservatives\nThe Union for Europe (UFE) group slipped during the election and lost 17 seats. The group split during the regrouping, with Ireland's Fianna F\u00e1il and Portugal's CDS/PP forming a new group called \"Union for Europe of the Nations\". UEN started the Fifth Parliament with 31 MEPs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 75], "content_span": [76, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, Far-Right Nationalists\nNo explicitly far-right group per se was in existence immediately before or after the election. All far-right MEPs that were elected sat as Independents (see below).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 75], "content_span": [76, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, Greens/Regionalists\nThe Green Group solidified its position, picking up 11 seats in the election to give it 38 MEPs. The European Free Alliance members of the ERA joined with the Green Group to create the Greens/EFA group, which started the Fifth Parliament with 48 MEPs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, Eurosceptics\nThe I-EN group trod water, gaining six members in the election but losing five in the regrouping, leaving it with 16 members. The group was renamed \"Europe of Democracies and Diversities\" (EDD) for the new Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155100-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election, Results by group, Independents\nThe Non-Inscrits did badly, losing 20 MEPs to the election. Disparate members (two from Belgium, five from France and eleven from Italy) tried to gain Group privilege by creating a group called the \"Technical Group of Independent Members\" (full title \"Group for the technical co-ordination of groups and the defence of independent members\", abbreviated to \"TGI\" or \"TDI\"). The attempt initially succeeded, with the group allowed to start the Fifth Parliament until the legal position could be checked. In September, the Constitutional Affairs Committee ruled that they lacked a coherent position (\"political complexion\") and were disbanded - the only group ever to be forcibly dissolved. The TGI members returned to the Non-Inscrits, increasing their number to 27.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 830]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155101-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Aosta Valley\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 took place on 13 June 1999. The Valdostan Union was by far the most voted party in Aosta Valley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155102-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Austria\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in Austria was the election of the delegation from Austria to the European Parliament in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155103-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Belgium\nElections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 13 June 1999. The Dutch electoral college elected 14 MEPs, the French electoral college elected 10 MEPs and the German-speaking electoral college elected 1 MEP. The European elections were held on the same day as the federal election and the regional elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155104-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Denmark\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in Denmark was the election of MEP representing Denmark constituency for the 1999-2004 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. The vote took place on 10 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155104-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Denmark, Results\nNote - seats are allocated first by the D'Hondt method to Electoral coalitions, which were (C + D + V) and (J + N) and the remaining parties by themselves; then subsequently between the parties in each coalition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155105-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Finland\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in Finland was the election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155106-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in France\nOn 13 June 1999 the fifth direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Once again, abstention was very high for this type of election- only 47% of eligible voters voted. The election was also the first French European election to be won by the Socialist Party (PS).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155106-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in France\nIn a major surprise and historical upset for the government, Charles Pasqua's and Philippe de Villiers' list uniting Pasqua's new Gaullist Rally for France (RPF) and de Villiers' eurosceptic Movement for France (MPF) list surpassed the list of President Jacques Chirac's RPR-Liberal Democracy, led by Nicolas Sarkozy. The election ended Sarkozy's immediate political future, including a run for the presidency of the Rally for the Republic \u2013 Mich\u00e8le Alliot-Marie, a close supporter of Chirac, succeeded him. However, the alliance between Pasqua and de Villiers proved to be ephemeral. de Villiers broke with Pasqua later 2000 and thus ended the RPF's chance to become a large common party for all eurosceptic Gaullists from within the RPR.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 783]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155106-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in France\nThe New Union for French Democracy (Nouvelle UDF), led by Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou ran independently of the RPR, contrary to Chirac's wishes, for the first time since 1984. Bayrou won a relatively good result, 9.28%, allowing him to pursue his more independent political strategy (slowly distancing the party from the RPR) within the New UDF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155106-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in France\nThe other winner of the election were The Greens led by Franco-German green politician Daniel Cohn-Bendit, whose list won 9.72%, the party's second-best result after 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155106-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in France\nMinor parties, including the agrarian populist Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions and the far-left Workers' Struggle obtained very good results and elected 6 and 5 MEP's respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155106-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in France\nThe far-right FN was penalized by Bruno Megret's dissident MNR list and obtained a low result. The French Communist Party also did poorly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 182]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00155107-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Germany\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in Germany was the election of MEPs representing Germany constituency for the 1999-2004 term of the European Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155108-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Greece\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in Greece for the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament took place on June 13. The election system used in Greece was a party-list proportional representation with a 3% threshold for any party. The number of seats allocated to Greece was 25.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155108-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Greece, Results\nThe 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament. The opposition conservative New Democracy party made gains as did the Communist Party of Greece, while the ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement lost ground. Two parties on the left, the relatively new Democratic Social Movement and the Coalition of the Left and Progress elected two MEPs each. Political Spring, which had elected 2 MEPs in 1994, was unsuccessful in passing the 3% threshold and did not elect any members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 52], "content_span": [53, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155109-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Ireland\nThe 1999 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1999 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155110-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Italy\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in Italy was the election of the delegation from Italy to the European Parliament in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155110-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Italy, Electoral system\nThe pure party-list proportional representation was the traditional electoral system of the Italian Republic since its foundation in 1946, so it had been adopted to elect the Italian representatives to the European Parliament too. Two levels were used: a national level to divide seats between parties, and a constituency level to distribute them between candidates. Italian regions were united in 5 constituencies, each electing a group of deputies. At national level, seats were divided between party lists using the largest remainder method with Hare quota. All seats gained by each party were automatically distributed to their local open lists and their most voted candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 742]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155110-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Italy, Results\nThe election was won again by Forza Italia, just accepted to the European People's Party, that got 25.2% of the vote and 22 seats. The governing Democrats of the Left, led by Walter Veltroni, got 17.3% of the vote and 15 seats, while National Alliance, federated to Segni Pact, got only 10.3% of the vote and 9 seats (8 seats to AN and one seat to Segni Pact). Instead a good result was obtained by Bonino List, that gained 8.5% of the vote and 7 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155111-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Luxembourg\nThe 1999 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of MEP representing Luxembourg constituency for the 1999\u20132004 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. It was held on 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 289]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00155112-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Portugal\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in Portugal was the election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 1999\u20132004 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. In Portugal the election was held on 13 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155112-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Portugal\nIn the runner up for the 1999 general elections, the Socialist Party (PS) won the EU elections by a landslide. The party, headed by its founder and former PR and PM M\u00e1rio Soares, scored a convincing victory over the Social Democrats. The PS increased its share of vote more than 8% and won 2 more seats compared with 1994. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) had a bad performance, but was able to hold on to its 9 seats, but, at the same time, the party saw their share of vote drop to 31%, around 3% lower than in 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155112-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Portugal\nThe Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) performed quite well, although it dropped compared with 1994. The Communist/Green alliance won more than 10% of the votes, a drop of around 1%, and lost one seat but was able to reclaim the title of 3rd largest party. The People's Party (CDS\u2013PP), was the party that suffered the most. The People's Party dropped to fourth place and had the biggest fall in terms of share of the vote, winning just 8% of the vote, a fall of more than 4%. They also lost one seat compared to 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155112-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Portugal\nTurnout increased compared with 1994, with 39.9% of voters casting a ballot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155112-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Portugal, Electoral System\nThe voting method used, for the election of European members of parliament, is by proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit leading parties. In the 1999 EU elections, Portugal had 25 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 63], "content_span": [64, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155112-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Portugal, Parties and candidates\nThe major parties that partook in the election, and their EP list leaders, were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 69], "content_span": [70, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155112-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Portugal, National summary of votes and seats, Maps\nMost voted political force by district. (Azores and Madeira not shown)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 88], "content_span": [89, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155113-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Spain\nThe 1999 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 5th European Parliament. All 64 seats allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Amsterdam were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155113-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Spain, Electoral system\nThe 64 members of the European Parliament allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Amsterdam were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with no electoral threshold being applied in order to be entitled to enter seat distribution. However, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to a single multi-member constituency comprising the entire national territory. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals and resident non-national European citizens over eighteen and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155113-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Spain, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, they were required to secure the signature of at least 15,000 registered electors. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155113-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Spain, Electoral system\nParties, federations and coalitions were allowed to replace this requirement with the signature of at least 50 elected officials\u2014deputies, senators, MEPs or members from the legislative assemblies of autonomous communities or from local city councils\u2014. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days from the election call.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155113-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Spain, Parties and coalitions\nBelow is a list of the main parties and coalitions which contested the election:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 66], "content_span": [67, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155113-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Spain, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 57], "content_span": [58, 779]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155114-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Sweden\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in Sweden was the election of MEP representing Sweden constituency for the 1999-2004 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. The vote took place on 13 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155115-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Veneto\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 took place on 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155115-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Veneto\nForza Italia was by far the largest party in Veneto with 26.0%, while the Bonino List came surprisingly second with 11.9% (3.2% over the national average).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155115-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in Veneto, Results\n* = In alliance with Lega per l'Autonomia \u2013 Alleanza Lombarda, the Sardinian Action Party and Union for South Tyrol at the national level. Source:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 52], "content_span": [53, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands\nThe European Parliament election of 1999 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1999\u20132004 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. It was held on 10 June 1999. Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Background, Combined lists\nSeveral parties combined in one list to take part in this European Election and increase their chance on a seat in the European Parliament. These combined lists are:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 80], "content_span": [81, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Results, Turnout\nThe voter turnout was 30.02%, a lot lower, than the turnout in 1994. (35.69%)A total of 11,862,864 people were entitled to vote. Of these 3,560,764 did so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 70], "content_span": [71, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Results, Seat assignment, Electoral quota\nThe electoral quota is the number of votes needed for one seat. It is the total valid number of votes divided by the number of seats. For this election it was 3,544,408 valid votes, divided by 31 seats. The electoral quota was established as: 114,335", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 95], "content_span": [96, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Results, Seat assignment, Assigning full seats\nFull seats are assigned by number of votes divided by the electoral quota. Electoral alliances are marked as a letter, instead of a number. Any seats left over are not yet assigned to a specific party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 100], "content_span": [101, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Results, Seat assignment, Remainder seats\nThe remaining, or left over, seats are awarded sequentially to the lists with the highest average number of votes per seat. Only lists that reached the electoral quota are eligible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 95], "content_span": [96, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Results, Final results\nWith only 30 percent of the population showing up, the voter turnout hit an all-time low for Dutch elections on the national level. In the election the GreenLeft performed particularly well quadrupling their seats from one to four. The Socialist Party won its first seat. These gains were made at the cost of the Christian Democratic Appeal, Democrats 66 and the PvdA, which lost one, two and two seats respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 76], "content_span": [77, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Results, European groups\nThe EPP-ED group becomes the biggest group this election despite losing seat. This because the ELDR group in the Netherlands lost 2 seats from the Democrats 66. The EG-EFA group makes a big gain in seat, thanks to the win of GreenLeft. The Socialist Party won EUL-NGL its first seat in the Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 78], "content_span": [79, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Results, Elected members\nBelow are all the elected members of European parliament for the Netherlands. Members elected by preference votes are in bold. To be elected by preference votes, 10% of the electoral quota is needed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 78], "content_span": [79, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155116-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, MEPs period 1999\u20132004\nBelow is a list of members of the European Parliament for the period 1999\u20132004 as a result of this election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 75], "content_span": [76, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom\nThe 1999 European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's part of the European Parliament election 1999. It was held on 10 June 1999. Following the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999, it was the first European election to be held in the United Kingdom where the whole country used a system of proportional representation. In total, 87 Members of the European Parliament were elected from the United Kingdom across twelve new regional constituencies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom\nThe change in voting system resulted in significant changes in seats. The Conservatives won double the number of seats they had won in the previous European election, in 1994, while the Labour Party saw its seats reduced from 62 to 29. The Liberal Democrats saw their number of seats increase to 10 from just 2 in the previous election. The UK Independence Party (UKIP), Green Party and Plaid Cymru gained their first seats in the European Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom\nThe House of Commons Library calculated notional seat changes based on what the result would have been if the 1994 European elections had been held under proportional representation. The notional results and seat changes are shown in the results box for this article.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom\nIt was the first European Parliament election to be held since the 1997 general election which resulted in a change of government from Conservative to Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom\nTurnout was 24%, the lowest of any member state in the 1999 election where the EU average was 49.51%. It was also the lowest of any European election in the United Kingdom, and the lowest of any member state until the 2009 election and to date is the lowest turnout for any national election in the United Kingdom in electoral history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, Background, Electoral system\nThe European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 introduced a closed-list party list system method of proportional representation, calculated using the D'Hondt method into Great Britain. In Northern Ireland, the Single Transferable Vote, which is also a form of proportional representation, which had been used since the first European election in 1979 was retained. The Act also created twelve new electoral regions, which were based on the British government's nine administrative Regions of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The effect of the introduction of proportional representation was that many small parties won seats to the European Parliament for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 85], "content_span": [86, 770]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, Results, United Kingdom\nThe Conservatives doubled the number of seats from the last European election. Labour saw their 62 seats reduced to just 29. It was the first European Parliament election to be held since the change of United Kingdom government from Conservative to Labour two years earlier. The Liberal Democrats saw their number of seats increase to 10 from just 2 in the previous election. The UK Independence Party, Green Party and Plaid Cymru won their first seats in the European Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 80], "content_span": [81, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, Results, United Kingdom\nThese changes were largely due to the move to proportional representation from first-past-the-post. The House of Commons Library calculated that if the 1994 European elections had been held under proportional representation, Labour would have won 43 MEPs, the Conservatives 26, the Lib Dems 11, the SNP 3 and Plaid Cymru 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 80], "content_span": [81, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155117-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, Aftermath\nLabour's results brought about a debate within the party about the introduction of proportional representation. In September 1998, a poll of 150 MPs had found that 58% backed the introduction of proportional representation. A follow up poll ran on the Sunday after the election found that this had decreased to 43%, with the majority wanting a return to the first-past-the-post system. It has also been argued, however, that the introduction of proportional representation actually reduced Labour's losses, as first-past-the-post is more sensitive to swings in public opinion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 66], "content_span": [67, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155118-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men\nThe 1999 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men was the second edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for U18 men's teams, today known as FIBA U18 European Championship Division C. It was played in Steinsel, Luxembourg, from 21 to 25 July 1999. Iceland men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155118-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men, First round\nIn the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th\u20138th place playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 55], "content_span": [56, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155119-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Promotion Cup for Junior Women\nThe 1999 European Promotion Cup for Junior Women was the second edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for U18 women's teams, today known as FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C. It was played in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 28 July to 1 August 1999. Scotland women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155120-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Road Championships\nThe 1999 European Road Championships were held in Lisbon, Portugal, in August 1999. Regulated by the European Cycling Union. The event consisted of a road race and time trial for under-23 women and under-23 men.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155121-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Seniors Tour\nThe 1999 European Seniors Tour was the 8th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155121-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results\nThe numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155121-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results\nFor the tour schedule on the European Senior Tour's website, including links to full results, click . A tournament, to be called the Montecastillo Seniors Grand Prix, was planned for 4 to 6 June at Montecastillo Golf Club, Spain, but did not take place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155121-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Seniors Tour, Leading money winners\nThere is a complete list on the official site .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155122-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships\nThe third edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in Complexo Desportivo do Jamor in Lisboa, Portugal, from 9 to 11 December 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155123-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships\nThe 1999 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 22 and 24 January 1999  in Oberstdorf, Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155124-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Group B\nM - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance \u2022 T - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022 X - other exclusion \u2022 E - retired or mechanical failure \u2022 F - fell", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155124-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Group A\nM - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance \u2022 T - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022 X - other exclusion \u2022 E - retired or mechanical failure \u2022 F - fell", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155124-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup, Final\nM - exclusion for exceeding two-minute time allowance \u2022 T - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022 X - other exclusion \u2022 E - retired or mechanical failure \u2022 F - fell", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155125-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Tour\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Wjemather (talk | contribs) at 16:08, 17 June 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155125-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 European Tour\nThe 1999 European Tour was the 28th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155125-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 European Tour\nThe Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the seventh successive year; he won five official-money tournaments during the season, including Volvo PGA Championship, and also added the Cisco World Match Play Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155125-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 European Tour, Schedule\nThe table below shows the 1999 European Tour schedule which was made up of 41 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the U.S. Open and PGA Championship for the first time; and several non-counting \"Approved Special Events\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155125-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 European Tour, Schedule\nThere were many changes from the previous season, with the addition of three new World Golf Championships, the Davidoff Tour co-sanctioned Malaysian Open, the Estoril Open, the West of Ireland Golf Classic (also a Challenge Tour event), and the Scottish PGA Championship; and the loss of the Johnnie Walker Classic due to rescheduling from January to November, and the Cannes Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155125-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 European Tour, Schedule\nThe Open Novotel Perrier was also lost from the schedule as sponsors switched to support the Open de France; the Sarazen World Open, which had been discontinued as a result of the creation of the WGCs, was revived as a full tour event and took the dates on the calendar opposite the Cisco World Match Play Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155125-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 European Tour, Order of Merit\nThe PGA European Tour's money list was known as the \"Volvo Order of Merit\". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Euro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155126-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Weightlifting Championships\nThe 78th European Weightlifting Championships were held in A Coru\u00f1a, Spain from April 14 to April 18, 1999. There were a total number of 144 competing athletes from 29 nations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155127-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Wrestling Championships\nThe 1999 European Wrestling Championships were held in the Greco-Romane style in Sofia 13 \u2013 16 May 1999;   the men's Freestyle style in Minsk  15 \u2013 18 April 1999, and the women's freestyle in G\u00f6tzis  24 April \u2013 1 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155128-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Youth Olympic Winter Days\nThe 1999 Winter European Youth Olympic Winter Days was an international multi-sport event held between 6 and 12 March 1999, in Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155129-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 European Youth Summer Olympic Days\nThe 1999 European Youth Summer Olympic Days was the fifth edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 12 and 18. It was held in Esbjerg, Denmark from 10 to 16 July. A total of eleven sports were contested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155130-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor\nThe 1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 18 October until 24 October 1999. First-seeded Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155130-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155130-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155130-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155130-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155130-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor, Finals, Doubles\nKim Clijsters /  Laurence Courtois defeated  Olga Barabanschikova /  Lilia Osterloh, 6\u20132, 3\u20136, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155131-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Eurotel Slovak Open \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Slovakia. Belgian team Kim Clijsters and Laurence Courtois won the title, defeating Olga Barabanschikova and Lilia Osterloh in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155132-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Eurotel Slovak Indoor \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Eurotel Slovak Open \u2013 Singles was the tennis singles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Slovakia. In a final of two future World No. 1s, Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo defeated Kim Clijsters in straight sets, 6\u20133, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155133-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Evert Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Evert Cup \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the eleventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California, United States. It was the second WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams and Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155133-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Evert Cup \u2013 Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Anna Kournikova won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20132 against Mary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez and Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155133-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Evert Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155134-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Evert Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Evert Cup \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the eleventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California, United States. It is the second WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. World No. 1 Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Chanda Rubin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155134-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Evert Cup \u2013 Singles\nUnseeded player and World No. 21 Serena Williams won in the final 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 7\u20135 against Steffi Graf.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155134-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Evert Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155135-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400\nThe 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 11, 1999, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the three\u2013quarter (1.2 km) short track, it was the 25th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, earning his first career Winston Cup Series win. Bobby Labonte finished second and Dale Jarrett finished third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155135-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400, Background\nIn 1953, Richmond International Raceway began hosting the Grand National Series with Lee Petty winning that first race in Richmond. The original track was paved in 1968. In 1988, the track was re-designed into its present D-shaped configuration", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155135-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400, Background\nThe name for the raceway complex was \"Strawberry Hill\" until the Virginia State Fairgrounds site was bought out in 1999 and renamed the \"Richmond International Raceway\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election\nThe 1999 Extremaduran regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Assembly of the autonomous community of Extremadura. All 65 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election\nThe Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) won the election, obtaining 34 seats and 48.5% of the vote. This meant that the party recovered the absolute majority it had lost in the previous election. The opposition People's Party added 1 additional seat to their 27-seat count, but remained almost static in vote terms, gaining 0.5 percentage points albeit losing 1,000 votes from 1995. United Left (IU) lost half of its seats, while the Extremaduran Coalition (CREx-PREx) was left out of the Assembly after breaking up with United Extremadura (EU), which also failed to gain any seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election\nThe election resulted in Juan Carlos Rodr\u00edguez Ibarra being elected President for a fifth term in office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Assembly of Extremadura was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Extremadura, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Extremaduran Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nVoting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 65 members of the Assembly of Extremadura were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties failing to reach the threshold in one of the constituencies were also entitled to enter the seat distribution as long as they ran candidates in both districts and reached five percent regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Badajoz and C\u00e1ceres, with each being allocated an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 25 being distributed in proportion to their populations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 948]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 2 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 63], "content_span": [64, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Assembly of Extremadura expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Assembly were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Assembly concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 60], "content_span": [61, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date\nAfter legal amendments earlier in 1999, the president was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Assembly of Extremadura and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 60], "content_span": [61, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date\nIn the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 60], "content_span": [61, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155136-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Extremaduran regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 33 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Extremadura.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 50], "content_span": [51, 852]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown\nOn 27 March 1999, during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, a Yugoslav army unit (The 3rd Battalion of the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade, which was under the leadership of Colonel Zolt\u00e1n Dani) shot down an F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft of the United States Air Force by firing a S-125 Neva/Pechora surface-to-air missile. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued by U.S. Air Force PJs conducting search and rescue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown\nThe F-117, which entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 1983, was cutting-edge equipment, and the first operational aircraft to be designed using stealth technology; by comparison, the Yugoslav air defenses were considered relatively obsolete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown\nIn 2020, an F-117A pilot, during an interview in which he also reminded all that the F-117A was \"low observable, not invisible\", stated that his wingman's F-117A had been damaged by a Yugoslav surface-to-air missile some time after the 27 March incident, but that it managed to return to base. Some reports suggest that this second incident was also committed by the 3rd battery of the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade, the same SAM battery that shot down the first F-117.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Downing\nOn 27 March 1999, the 3rd Battalion of the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade of the Army of Yugoslavia, under the command of Lt. Colonel (later Colonel) Zolt\u00e1n Dani, downed F-117 Air Force serial number 82-0806, callsign \"Vega 31\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Downing\nThe Army of Yugoslavia unit was equipped with a Yugoslav version of the Soviet Isayev S-125 \"Neva\" missile system (NATO reporting name, SA-3 \"Goa\").", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Downing\nAt about 8:15\u00a0pm local time, with a range of about 8 miles (13\u00a0km) several missiles were launched. According to Lieutenant Colonel \u0110or\u0111e Ani\u010di\u0107, who was identified in 2009 as the soldier who fired the missiles, they detected the F-117 at a range of about 23\u00a0km operating their equipment for no more than 17 seconds to avoid being locked on to by NATO anti-air suppression.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Downing\nThe F-117, callsign \"Vega-31\", was being flown by Lt. Col. Darrell Patrick \"Dale\" Zelko (born 1 January 1960), an Operation Desert Storm veteran. He observed the two missiles punch through the low cloud cover and head straight for his aircraft. The first passed over him, close enough to cause buffeting, but did not detonate. The second missile detonated nearby, its shrapnel and shockwave causing significant damage to the aircraft and causing it to tumble out of control. The explosion was large enough to be seen from a KC-135 Stratotanker flying over Bosnia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Downing\nZelko was subject to intense g-forces as the aircraft tumbled and had great difficulty in assuming the correct posture for ejecting. After his parachute deployed, he used his survival radio to issue a mayday call and was able to contact the KC-135 that had seen him shot down. Zelko used his survival radio while still descending although this was contrary to his training. He reasoned the altitude would give his signal the best possible range and was also sure he would be quickly taken prisoner by Yugoslav forces on the ground and wanted to confirm he was unhurt before this happened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Downing\nZelko landed in a field south of Ruma and around a mile south of a four-lane highway. He quickly concealed himself in a drainage ditch that he had identified as a hole-up site while descending. There, he felt the shock waves of bombs dropped by NATO B-2 bombers on targets on the outskirts of Belgrade. Zelko landed around a mile from his aircraft's crash site, and an intensive search of the area was carried out by the Yugoslav soldiers, policemen, and local villagers. At one point, searchers came within a few hundred meters of the ditch he was hiding in.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Downing\nZelko was rescued approximately eight hours later by a U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue team flying in a Sikorsky MH-53 helicopter in the early hours of the next morning. According to Zelko, he would later learn that he had been minutes away from being captured. He was initially misidentified in press reports, as the name \"Capt Ken 'Wiz' Dwelle\" was painted on the aircraft's canopy. The lost F-117 carried the name \"Something Wicked\" and had previously flown 39 sorties during the Persian Gulf War's Operation Desert Storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Downing\nOn 2 May 1999, the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade also shot down a USAF F-16 fighter piloted by future Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force David L. Goldfein.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Aftermath\nPhotographs show that the aircraft struck the ground at low speed in an inverted position, and that the airframe remained relatively intact. The United States did not attempt to destroy the wreckage, surprising analysts and pilots. The F-117 was based on 1970s technology, the military had revealed its existence in 1988, and the aircraft often appeared at air shows. General Bruce A. Carlson stated that if Serbia gave the wreckage to Russia, the result would be minimal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Aftermath\nSome pieces of the F-117's wreckage are preserved at the Serbian Museum of Aviation in Belgrade. A small rubber part of the plane was shown as \"a souvenir\" to Western journalists by Serbian warlord Arkan during the NATO air campaign. The USAF retired its F-117s in 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Aftermath\nZolt\u00e1n Dani, now running a bakery, and Dale Zelko, now retired from the U.S. Air Force, met in 2011. They have since developed a friendship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Aftermath\nIn 2020, an F-117A pilot claimed that his wingman's F-117A had been damaged by a Yugoslav surface-to-air missile after the 27 March 1999 incident, but it managed to return to base. This incident remains classified and only some details were revealed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Gallery\nS-125 Neva air defense system, from the Serbian 250th Air Defense Brigade, on display at a public open day (2012)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Gallery\nLt. Colonel Darrell Patrick \"Dale\" Zelko was the pilot of the downed F-117A", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155137-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 F-117A shootdown, Gallery\nLt. Colonel Zolt\u00e1n Dani was the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade of the Army of Yugoslavia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield\nThe 1999 Football Association Charity Shield (also known as The One 2 One FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th FA Charity Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The teams involved were Manchester United, who had won both the Premier League and FA Cup as part of the Treble the previous season, and Arsenal, who finished runners-up in the league. Watched by a crowd of 70,185 at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal won the match 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield\nThis was Arsenal's 15th Charity Shield appearance and Manchester United's 19th. Leading up to the match, both clubs were embroiled in controversy: United withdrew from English football's primary cup competition, the FA Cup, in order to take part in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship; Arsenal were entangled in a transfer saga involving their own player, striker Nicolas Anelka, who vowed to never play for the club again. United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, signed as a replacement for Peter Schmeichel, made the first appearance of his second spell with the club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield\nSylvinho started his first game for Arsenal, whereas other signing Oleh Luzhny was named on the substitutes' bench. United went ahead seven minutes before the end of the first half, when David Beckham's free-kick hit the underside of the crossbar and narrowly crossed the line before Dwight Yorke made sure. Arsenal were awarded a penalty in the second half which Nwankwo Kanu converted and the striker assisted his teammate Ray Parlour to score the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield\nThis result marked Manchester United's first defeat of 1999. It was the second consecutive year that Arsenal beat United to win the Charity Shield. Arsenal manager Ars\u00e8ne Wenger described it as psychological boost to beat his opponents and felt the win showed that his team were ready for the upcoming season. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, on the other hand, believed the defeat highlighted his players needed more game time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Background\nFounded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. In 1921, it was played by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time. Wembley Stadium acted as the host of the Shield from 1974.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Background\nManchester United qualified for the 1999 FA Charity Shield as winners of the 1998\u201399 FA Premier League. The team overcame close competition from Arsenal to win their fifth league title in seven years. In the 1999 FA Cup Final, Manchester United beat Newcastle United by two goals to nil and completed the domestic double. The team later went on to win the UEFA Champions League after defeating Bayern Munich in the season's final and became the first English team to acclaim a treble of trophies in one season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Background\nGiven United won both domestic honours, the other Charity Shield place went to league runners-up Arsenal. United appeared in 18 previous Shields, winning 10 outright (1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997), sharing four (1965, 1967, 1977, 1990) and losing four (1948, 1963, 1985, 1998). In contrast, Arsenal won eight previous Shields (1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1998), shared one with Tottenham Hotspur in 1991 and lost five (1935, 1936, 1979, 1989, 1993).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Background\nThe most recent meeting between the two clubs was in the FA Cup semi-finals; the tie was decided by a replay as the initial game finished goalless. The match was settled in extra time when Giggs ran the length of the pitch and evaded several Arsenal players to score the winning goal. In the close season, Anelka was involved in a protracted transfer saga and vowed to never play for Arsenal again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Background\nHe cited the media in England as a reason for wanting to leave the club: \"The one thing I can tell you is that I can't stand the English Press, who cause me enormous problems on a personal level,\" but it was implied that his \"gold-digging brothers\" wanted Anelka to move abroad to make more money \u2013 they served as his agents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Background\nIn June 1999, United accepted an offer from the FA to withdraw from the FA Cup in order to participate in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, staged in Brazil. It was criticised by the new Sports minister Kate Hoey, who suggested the club were treating its supporters in a \"shabby way\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Background\nManchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson however replied that United had been pressured to make the decision, which aimed to solidify England's 2006 FIFA World Cup bid: \"The Government are saying that we should be in the FA Cup, but they are the very people that were saying originally that we have to go to Brazil. They could tell us quite clearly: 'Do not bother about the World Cup bid, leave that to us. It should not be Manchester United's responsibility.'\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Pre-match\nArsenal manager Ars\u00e8ne Wenger warned some United players might take a while to get into their stride after last season's exploits: \"You will always have a dip when you have been on a high like they have, it takes some time to settle and to understand that you have to fight again. We had players who won the World Cup, the players who won the Double and to get them right psychologically and physically took us some time.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Pre-match\nFerguson described the 3\u20130 defeat in the previous season's Shield as a \"humiliation\", before discussing how it made the team prepare for the challenges ahead: \"I have reminded the players how hard it is to lose when you are playing for United these days \u2013 it makes so many other people happy.\" Indeed, United only lost five matches of the whole of last season, with their last defeat coming at home to Middlesbrough in December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Match, Team selection\nBoth teams were without several first-team players because of injury problems. Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was still suffering from an ankle injury sustained in the previous season's FA Cup final, which meant defender Denis Irwin took responsibility as the team captain. Ryan Giggs was also ruled out of the game, though his injury was unspecified. Forwards Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke started upfront for United, in a 4\u20134\u20132 formation where David Beckham and Jordi Cruyff acted as the two wide midfield players. Goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, signed as a replacement for Peter Schmeichel, also started, having rejoined the club after a nine-year spell with Aston Villa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 45], "content_span": [46, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Match, Team selection\nFor Arsenal, defender Tony Adams was ruled out with injury, as was Dennis Bergkamp, Marc Overmars, and goalkeeper David Seaman. Anelka did not partake, given his transfer to Real Madrid was on the verge of being completed. New signings Oleh Luzhny and Sylvinho were both named in the squad, but whereas Sylvinho started the game, Luzhny was selected as a substitute. Arsenal, like United, lined up in a 4\u20134\u20132 formation. Up front, Freddie Ljungberg was paired with the club's only available recognised striker, Nwankwo Kanu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 45], "content_span": [46, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary\nThe severe heat meant Manchester United and Arsenal found it hard to find any rhythm early on. Sylvinho fashioned an early chance for Arsenal, though his shot was deflected over. Although midfield pair Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit did well to contain their opponents in the opening half-hour, Arsenal's lack of pace and incisiveness upfront was evident \u2013 Ljungberg missed three chances before half-time. Midway through the first half, Beckham was booked by referee Graham Barber for dissent. Moments later Nicky Butt was involved in a brawl with Martin Keown, after the defender nearly caught Butt's face with his boot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary\nBoth players were booked for confronting each other, as was Vieira for getting involved. United performed better the longer the match went on and scored the opening goal. Beckham's 30 yards (27\u00a0m) free kick hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced out; Yorke headed the rebounded ball past goalkeeper Alex Manninger. Although replays suggested the goal was Beckham's as his free kick crossed the goal line, it was given to Yorke. Arsenal responded for a short while, but missed \"three half-chances\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary\nDefender Jaap Stam, \"nursing an Achilles injury all summer\", was substituted in the second half for David May. Arsenal began the half the better of the two teams and Vieira believed he earnt his team a penalty in the 49th minute \u2013 it was turned down by Barber. The substitution of Sylvinho for Luis Boa Morte in the 64th minute allowed Ljungberg to play in a natural midfield role. Two minutes later, Arsenal were awarded a penalty. Vieira, chasing down the ball was adjudged to have his shirt tugged by Irwin in the 18-yard box.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Match, Summary\nKanu converted the penalty, sending Bosnich the wrong way. Yorke soon after mistimed his goal effort after being sent clear by Cole. Substitute Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r then put Cole through, only for Manninger to produce a one-handed save. Arsenal scored what proved to be the match winner in the 78th minute. A goal-kick by Bosnich was headed back into United's half by Vieira; Kanu controlled the ball \"deftly\" and set up Parlour, whose shot went into the net. Teddy Sheringham was brought on by Ferguson for Butt with nine minutes of normal time remaining, but with a fourth striker on the field, United were unable to score an equaliser. Luzhny later came on for Parlour, the final substitution of the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Post-match\nThe result marked the first time that Manchester United had lost in the calendar year, ending a 33-match unbeaten run. Wenger believed the result showed that Arsenal were \"ready for the season\", albeit admitting that the defence had trouble coping with Yorke. He thought it was \"...psychologically important to beat United, especially after the great run they have had\". Wenger confirmed afterwards that Anelka would sign for Real Madrid: \"I hope everything will be finalised in the next couple of days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Post-match\nIn any case, he is not coming back here, and although the contract is not signed yet, I hope it will be after his medical and that is the end of it.\" Kanu, who scored Arsenal's equaliser and set up the match winner, was pleased with his performance and relished the opportunity of establishing himself in the first team, after Anelka's departure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155138-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Charity Shield, Post-match\nFerguson said the defeat showed that Manchester United needed more games to be ready, \"particularly, in the second half\" and felt travelling \"half way across the world\" for pre-season did not aid their preparation. In terms of the result, he said it was \"about as significant\" as it was last year. Bosnich assessed: \"My kicking has been atrocious and, generally, my distribution from the back has to improve.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final\nThe 1999 FA Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 22 May 1999 at the old Wembley Stadium in London to determine the winner of the 1998\u201399 FA Cup. It was contested between Manchester United and Newcastle United. Goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes gave Manchester United a 2\u20130 win to claim their 10th FA Cup title. It was the second part of the treble of trophies Manchester United won during the 1998\u201399 season, which was completed four days later, when they won the Champions League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final\nManchester United faced Premier League opposition in every round of the competition except the fifth. Their semi-final against the cup holders, Arsenal, was the last in the history of the competition to go to a replay; after a 0\u20130 draw in the original match, Manchester United won the replay 2\u20131. In the other semi-final, Newcastle beat Tottenham Hotspur 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final\nAs Manchester United had already qualified for the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Champions League, England's place in the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup was given to Newcastle United as the runners-up. Manchester United did not defend their FA Cup title, choosing instead to participate in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil, believing that it would help The Football Association's bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup (which was eventually awarded to the German Football Association). As winners of the FA Cup, Manchester United also played in the 1999 FA Charity Shield against Premier League runners-up Arsenal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Background\nManchester United went into the match as champions of England, having clinched the Premier League title in their final game the previous weekend after losing just three league games all season. They had also qualified for the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, due to be played four days later on 26 May, and were unbeaten in their previous 31 matches in all competitions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Background\nBy contrast, Newcastle United had failed to win any of their final seven league matches; since their last win (against Derby County on 3 April), their only victory had come in the FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur. Newcastle finished 13th out of the 20 teams in the Premier League, and were knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the first round and the League Cup in the fourth round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Background\nIt was Newcastle's second consecutive appearance in the FA Cup Final \u2013 having lost 2\u20130 to Arsenal in 1998 \u2013 and their 13th appearance overall. They had a 50\u00a0percent record in their previous 12 finals. Manchester United had a better record in their 14 previous final appearances, having won on a record nine occasions; the last two, in 1994 and 1996, had been part of doubles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Background\nWith victory in the 1999 final, Manchester United would become the first English club to win the Double on three occasions, and it would put them one win away from a continental treble of the league, the FA Cup and the European Cup, a feat no English team had ever managed before.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Background\nThe two teams had previously met 128 times in all competitions; Manchester United had won 60 times, Newcastle United 37 times, and the remaining 31 matches had finished as draws. Only two of those meetings were in the FA Cup: the first took place in the 1908\u201309 semi-final, when Manchester United won 1\u20130 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on the way to their first FA Cup title, and the second in the Fifth Round of the 1989\u201390 competition, when Manchester United won 3\u20132 at St James' Park before going on to win their seventh FA Cup. Manchester United also came out on top in their two league meetings in the 1998\u201399 season, winning 2\u20131 at St James' Park on 13 March after playing out a goalless draw at Old Trafford on 8 November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Background\nThis was the first FA Cup Final that would not be replayed in the event of a draw. Instead, the match would be decided on the day, first with a period of extra time then a penalty shoot-out if the scores were still level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nAs Premier League clubs, both Manchester United and Newcastle United entered the 1998\u201399 FA Cup in the Third Round Proper. Newcastle were drawn at home to First Division side Crystal Palace, and Manchester United at home to fellow Premier League side Middlesbrough, whose 3\u20132 win at Old Trafford in the league two weeks earlier would turn out to be Manchester United's last defeat all season. Despite the team's goalkeeper, Shay Given, being sent off within the first 15 minutes and then going 1\u20130 down, Newcastle came from behind to beat Crystal Palace in their tie, while Manchester United also overturned Middlesbrough's 1\u20130 lead to win 3\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nManchester United's victory set up a Fourth Round tie at home to arch-rivals Liverpool, and Newcastle were paired with First Division Bradford City. Newcastle won 3\u20130 to book their place in the Fifth Round, while Manchester United again came from a goal down to beat Liverpool with two goals in the last two minutes of their tie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nThe Fifth Round saw Newcastle drawn at home to their first Premier League opposition of the tournament in Blackburn Rovers, whereas Manchester United were paired with their only non-Premier League opponents, Second Division side Fulham. A goal from Andy Cole saw Manchester United win 1\u20130 to progress to the Sixth Round, but Newcastle were held to a goalless draw by Blackburn, forcing a replay. Newcastle striker Louis Saha, on loan from Metz, scored the only goal of the replay, and they were through to the last eight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nHome draws in the Sixth Round for both teams ensured that they had both been drawn at home in every round of the competition; Manchester United hosted Chelsea at Old Trafford and Newcastle hosted Everton at St James' Park. This time it was Newcastle who only needed one match to progress to the semi-finals, beating Everton 4\u20131 with goals from Temur Ketsbaia (2), Georgios Georgiadis and Alan Shearer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nMeanwhile, Manchester United were unable to make their numerical advantage count against Chelsea after a bad tackle on Paul Scholes earned Roberto Di Matteo a second yellow card, Scholes himself was sent off for Manchester United. The match finished goalless and a replay followed three days later; Dwight Yorke scored in each half to give Manchester United a 2\u20130 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nAs per tradition, the semi-finals were played at neutral venues; Manchester United took on rivals Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham, and Newcastle United played against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. Both semi-finals went to extra-time, but only Newcastle were able to produce a result on the day; after referee Paul Durkin missed a handball by Nikos Dabizas that would have resulted in a Tottenham penalty in normal time, Shearer scored twice in the second half of extra time to send Newcastle to Wembley for the second year in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nManchester United's semi-final ended 0\u20130, although a goal from Roy Keane was ruled out for offside against Yorke, who was stood in the centre of the pitch not interfering with play, after Ryan Giggs had played the ball to himself in the build-up. After watching a replay of the incident, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson claimed the decision was \"absolutely ridiculous\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nThe replay (the last semi-final replay in the history of the FA Cup) is often included in lists of the greatest matches in the history of the tournament. David Beckham opened the scoring with a curving shot past Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman from 22 yards, but Dennis Bergkamp equalised halfway through the second half, his shot deflecting off the knee of Jaap Stam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nNicolas Anelka had the ball in the back of the net for Arsenal again shortly afterwards, and their players had already begun celebrating before anyone realised that the linesman had raised his flag for an offside against Anelka. Roy Keane then received a second booking and was sent off for a cynical foul on Marc Overmars, leaving Manchester United to play out the match with 10 men.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nThe match was heading for extra time when Phil Neville made a \"rash\" challenge on Ray Parlour inside the penalty area; Bergkamp took the penalty, but Peter Schmeichel guessed the direction of his kick correctly and made the save.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0012-0003", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Route to the final\nThe first half of extra time passed without incident, before Patrick Vieira gave the ball away to Giggs at the start of the second; Giggs ran from just inside his own half, taking on four Arsenal defenders as he drove into the penalty area, then shot from a narrow angle over the head of Seaman into the roof of the Arsenal net. Manchester United hung on for the remaining 10 minutes to secure their place in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 37], "content_span": [38, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Team selection\nManchester United decided to rest several star players for the match so that they could be fit for the Champions League final against Bayern Munich four days later. Midfielders Roy Keane and Paul Scholes were suspended for that match, so they were paired in central midfield; their deputy for the match against Bayern Munich, Nicky Butt, was left out of the matchday squad entirely to guard him against injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 44], "content_span": [45, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Team selection\nTop scorer Dwight Yorke was dropped to the bench for a similar reason, while first-choice centre-back Jaap Stam was named among the substitutes to give him a chance to prove his fitness after an Achilles tendon injury. Denis Irwin missed the match due to suspension after being sent off against Liverpool in the Premier League on 5 May and was replaced in the starting line-up by Phil Neville. Several players, including Scholes, David Beckham and Gary Neville, were suffering from a flu virus in the lead-up to the game, and were still suffering the effects on matchday, but were all deemed fit enough to play. Henning Berg was injured, so Ronny Johnsen and David May started in defence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 44], "content_span": [45, 733]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Team selection\nFor Newcastle United, the FA Cup final was their last game of the season, meaning that they were uninhibited in their squad selection for the match; however, manager Ruud Gullit's final team was unpredictable and the players were unsure as to who would be picked until the day of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 44], "content_span": [45, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Team selection\nGoalkeeper Steve Harper recalled being unsure of whether it would be himself or Shay Given who would start in goal, midfielder Rob Lee said he had \"resigned [himself] to not playing in the final\", and right-back Warren Barton said he thought he was \"in the team until the Wednesday\"; Harper was ultimately selected in goal, while the right-back position was given to 20-year-old Andy Griffin, who had the job of marking Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, having performed a similar role against Tottenham's David Ginola in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 44], "content_span": [45, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0014-0002", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Team selection\nAccording to the BBC, the biggest selection dilemma for Gullit was whom to pick to play up front alongside captain Alan Shearer: Georgian Ketsbaia or Scottish forward Duncan Ferguson, who was due for an operation on a herniated groin two days later. Ketsbaia was selected to start, with Ferguson named as a substitute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 44], "content_span": [45, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Pre-match, Kits\nManchester United wore their first-choice kit of red shirts, white shorts and black socks for the final. Had Newcastle worn their traditional first-choice kit, there would have been a clash between the two sides' socks; however, Gullit requested that his players wear white socks with black trim rather than their usual black socks with white trim, citing the success of his former teams who had also worn white socks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half\nNewcastle United kicked off the match, attacking from east to west, and fashioned the first chance after three minutes; Shearer's header to Nolberto Solano allowed the Peruvian to volley on target, but the strike was not clean and Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel gathered it at the second attempt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 45], "content_span": [46, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half\nMeanwhile, tackles from Dietmar Hamann and Gary Speed on Scholes and Keane both produced injuries, but while Hamann was able to continue with a dead leg he sustained in the challenge (and picked up a yellow card for a late tackle on Phil Neville a couple of minutes later), Keane had hurt his left ankle and had to be substituted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 45], "content_span": [46, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0016-0002", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half\nSince the usual central midfield stand-in, Nicky Butt, was being rested for the Champions League final, Alex Ferguson chose to bring on forward Teddy Sheringham; he would play in attack alongside Cole, while Beckham would move into central midfield and Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r was moved from up front to the right wing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 45], "content_span": [46, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half\nNinety-six seconds later, Manchester United took the lead. From a free kick just inside their own half, Beckham passed to Scholes, who gave it back to David May; May passed forwards to Andy Cole, who turned away from Dabizas and Hamann before aiming a pass towards Giggs on the left wing, only to find Sheringham in the ball's path.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 45], "content_span": [46, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half\nSheringham played the ball delicately past Lee, who had come in for a tackle, then through the legs of Speed to Scholes, who feinted to shoot, only to pass the ball back to Sheringham, who had continued his run into the penalty area, and his shot went through Harper's legs into the net for the opening goal. Further chances fell to Solskj\u00e6r, Cole and Sheringham in the first half, but all were unable to convert their efforts. Newcastle's best chance of the half fell to Hamann, a powerfully hit long-range shot just being diverted away from goal by Schmeichel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 45], "content_span": [46, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nBy half-time, Hamann's injury had left him barely able to walk and he told Gullit he could not continue in the match; the two got into an argument in which Gullit accused Hamann of lacking commitment before deciding to bring on Duncan Ferguson in Hamann's place. Eight minutes into the half, Manchester United scored a second goal. A long ball from Solskj\u00e6r was chased by Ryan Giggs, but he was beaten to it by Dabizas, who attempted to clear. Solskj\u00e6r beat Didier Domi to Dabizas' clearance and passed to Sheringham on the edge of the penalty area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 46], "content_span": [47, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nWith his back to goal, Sheringham rolled the ball into the path of Scholes, who shot underneath Harper from 20 yards. Late in the game, Newcastle's Silvio Mari\u0107 was one-on-one with Schmeichel but screwed his close-range shot wide of the Dane's right-hand post, and the game finished 2\u20130 to Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 46], "content_span": [47, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nAlthough Peter Schmeichel had taken over as captain after Roy Keane was substituted during the game, Keane led the Manchester United team up to the Royal Box to receive the FA Cup from Charles, Prince of Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nAfter the match, Alex Ferguson praised Teddy Sheringham for his immediate impact after being brought on to replace Keane, saying: \"Teddy was magnificent. He has proved a point today. He was the key to victory.\" He also complimented David Beckham on his performance in central midfield after Keane's withdrawal: \"Beckham took over Keane's role and was absolutely magnificent... People say that going to Barcelona without Roy Keane will be a major hurdle, but I don't think so now.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0020-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nRyan Giggs recognised the importance of scoring the first goal early in the game, saying: \"It helped getting the early goal then the second. It was hard for Newcastle to get back into the game with the weather like that. After the quick goal we could relax and hit Newcastle on the break.\" Meanwhile, Newcastle manager Ruud Gullit was pleased with the effort his players had put in, but bemoaned their mistakes that allowed Manchester United an easy victory: \"We were punished for our mistakes. The effort was right. The players worked hard and I can't ask for more, but every time we were on top we made a mistake and that cost us two goals. In the end we had to be thankful they did not get three, four or five.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nSome of Newcastle's fans were less magnanimous in defeat than their manager, as police in Newcastle reported more than 50 arrests related to violent conduct in the city centre following the match. A crowd of about 500 people had to be dispersed through the use of batons, dogs and horses. Similar incidents had been reported after Newcastle's cup final defeat the year before, but Inspector Jerry Barker of Northumbria Police said the situation had been brought under control quicker this time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nHaving claimed an unprecedented third Double in six seasons, Manchester United went on to beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in Barcelona four days later to claim the Treble, a feat never before achieved by an English club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nTheir FA Cup triumph would also have qualified them for the 1999 FA Charity Shield and the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Cup, but their position as league winners meant that they had already qualified for the Charity Shield and the higher-tier Champions League; therefore, the other place in the Charity Shield went to league runners-up Arsenal, while the UEFA Cup place usually reserved for the cup winners went to Newcastle as cup runners-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nManchester United decided not to defend their FA Cup title the following season, having instead been invited to compete in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil. The Football Association (FA) encouraged the club to take part in the new tournament as they believed it would help their bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0023-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nAlex Ferguson initially suggested that The FA could allow his team a bye to a later round of the competition to help alleviate the fixture congestion that would arise from entering both competitions, but the FA suggested that Manchester United simply pull out of the FA Cup altogether, putting the club in what chairman Martin Edwards called a \"no-win\" situation. Edwards said: \"We're going to get criticised whatever we do. If we don't go people will say that we are selfish and only looking after ourselves and not prepared to help the 2006 World Cup bid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0023-0002", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nBut we will also be criticised if we say we're not going to compete in the FA Cup.\" The offer was also criticised by Manchester United fans; Andy Walsh of the Independent Manchester United Supporters' Association said, \"They've shown very little offer of help in the past when United have looked to ease their fixture congestion. This blinding conversion is all to do with the 2006 campaign.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nThe club ultimately accepted The FA's offer on 30 June, but they were given until the date of the draw for the Second Round on 28 October to finalise that decision. Their place in the Third Round was given to a \"lucky loser\", determined by drawing one team out of the 40 losers from the Second Round; that team was Darlington of the Third Division, who were drawn away to Aston Villa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0024-0001", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nManchester United were knocked out of the Club World Championship in the group stage after losing to hosts Vasco da Gama and drawing with Mexican club Necaxa, their only victory coming against Australian representatives South Melbourne. It later turned out that their FA Cup sacrifice was in vain, as FIFA suggested that their participation in the competition would have no bearing on the vote to host the 2006 World Cup, which was ultimately won by the German Football Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155139-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 FA Cup Final, Post-match\nOf the 20 finals played between 1996 and 2015, this final was ranked 19th by The Daily Telegraph for failing to live up to the promise of the game's early action.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000\nThe 1999 FAI 1000 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars. The event was held on 14 November 1999 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and was the thirteenth and final round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. It was the first year that the traditional spring endurance race at Bathurst was part of the Australian Touring Car Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000\nThe race was the third running of the \"Australia 1000\", first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. 1999 was the 37th consecutive year in which a touring car endurance race was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit and the event was the 43rd race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Entry list\n57 cars entered the race, the first full field (55 cars or more) since 1990. Alongside the outright contenders, the \"Privateers Cup\" was contested by 28 Level 2 and 3 licence holders who competed in the sprint rounds of the 1999 season. 20 Ford Falcons (12 AUs and 8 ELs) and 37 Holden Commodores (15 VTs, 21 VSs and 1 VP) were entered in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Entry list\nPaul Dumbrell made history as the youngest race starter (since surpassed by Cameron Waters in 2011) at 17 years, 2 months and 14 days. Of the 114 drivers, only John Cleland came from outside Australia and New Zealand. Three-time 'Great Race' winner Dick Johnson made both his final Bathurst and championship start after 26 and 202 starts respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nFor the first time the Bathurst 1000 was a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship and drivers had to now focus not only on winning the biggest race of the year, but also had to take into consideration their championship standings. Pushing too hard for a win and ending in the wall could prove detrimental for the championship, especially with Bathurst being the last race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nCraig Lowndes entered the race with a 54-point lead over Russell Ingall, 172 on Garth Tander, 226 on Glenn Seton and 250 on team-mate Mark Skaife, with 300 points on offer for the race winner. With Ingall and Larry Perkins not quite on pace and a rare mistake when Larry missed the call from his crew to pit in under an early safety car, along with a tyre puncture, Lowndes' 2nd place with Cameron McConville was more than enough to secure him his 3rd and final title, the Holden Racing Team staging a 2-3 formation finish.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nIn 1998 Jason Bright crashed the #4 car in practice, and with great strategy and good driving won the race \u2013 but begun the 1999 edition in the same fashion as Bright once again crashed, this time at McPhillamy Park. However early in the race in the packed pitlane caused chaos under an early safety car, with Craig Baird dragging the pit boom for the #4 car down pitlane after a mistake from the team. Further technical problems during the race on ended any chance of them repeating their 1998 success.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nA record entry of 57 cars (one unlikely to be broken) had to be whittled down to the track maximum of 55 for the race, yet in the first half of the race the attrition from driver mistakes was still as prevalent as ever and the safety car received a lot of running. FAI Insurance had a $100,000 prize if the winner could break the 1991 race record, however thanks to a then-record 10 safety cars they got nowhere near it... FAI did give Mark Larkham a consolation $25,000 for getting pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nLarkham broke not just the V8 track record but Neil Allen's 1970 pre-Chase record in qualifying that he set in a Formula 5000 car. In the race their engine let go before half distance. Garth Tander was another frontrunner, but crashed into Tomas Mezera when he suffered an oil leak-induced spin. Simon Wills was leading in John Faulkner's car mid-race but spun going into the Cutting and found the wall. John Bowe got the underdog PAE Motorsport Falcon as high as 5th before engine failure put he and six-time winner Jim Richards out of the race. David Brabham had a rear tyre explode entering the Chase which saw the Wayne Gardner Racing car lift up into the air then spin around, luckily not collecting any of the cars around him as he flew back over the track and ended up half parked in the sandtrap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 826]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nPaul Radisich and Steve Ellery dominated most of the race in the #18 car, with Radisich on course for victory but with 20 laps to go clipped a slower car and received a puncture, damaging the front bodywork as he went over the kerbs entering pitlane. The bodywork damage would later block the radiator and put the Dick Johnson Racing Falcon out with overheating issues, Radisich parking the AU on Mountain Straight. Greg Murphy and Steven Richards both won their 2nd Bathurst 1000, Richards becoming the first driver to win Bathurst in both a Ford and a Holden. They started the race in 12th but quickly floated towards the front of the field, and were the closest challengers to Radisich and Ellery all race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nIt would be the last of 26 starts for 3-time winner Dick Johnson, who also made his 21st Top 10 shootout \u2013 a record having taken part in all shootouts (excluding 1998) since 1978. His co-driver and son Steven had been racing for a podium against Paul Morris with about 50 laps to go before spinning at the Chase, but was able to keep going and Dick finished his Bathurst career in 4th place. Long-time privateer Alan \u201cScotty\u201d Taylor made his last of 18 starts, with his 7-year-old Commodore retiring very early on with engine failure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nThe race would see the debuts of both 2012 winner Paul Dumbrell (breaking the record for youngest starter in the 1000 at the time) and runner-up Dean Canto, however both were out of the race inside 50 laps having been involved in (separate) crashes. Paul Morris received the \"Rookie of the Year\" award despite having made multiple starts in the race previously.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Report\nGeoff Full and Rodney Forbes won the Privateer's Cup, and even led a few laps during the race on an alternate strategy before being spun out by John Bowe. Cameron McLean and John Cleland were on track to win the class but a crash heading to Reid Park ended their day prematurely, unceremoniously caught in the background of the telecast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155140-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI 1000, Results, Pre-Qualifying\nA 1-hour Pre-Qualifying session was held on Thursday morning to reduce the field to 55 cars. All cars outside the top 30 in the championship were required to take part or risk failing to qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 38], "content_span": [39, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155141-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI Cup Final\nThe 1999 FAI Cup Final was the deciding match of the 1998\u201399 FAI Cup. Bray Wanderers and Finn Harps contested the final. Two replays were required before Bray Wanderers won the competition. The initial match finished 0\u20130. The first replay, which stood at 1\u20131 after 90 minutes, finished 2\u20132 after extra-time. Ahead of the second replay, the Football Association of Ireland announced that should the game again finish as a draw after extra-time, a penalty shoot-out would be played. However, this was not necessary as Bray won the second replay 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155141-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI Cup Final\nIt is said that Finn Harps would have won it the penalty had been played had Bray not been a goal up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155141-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FAI Cup Final\nCharlie McGeever was Finn Harps manager. On the second of the three games, he said during an interview with the Sunday Independent in 2012: \"It was like groundhog day. It was up to Dublin, play Bray, back home, up to Dublin again. Three times we came up to Dublin, and we left it behind us, especially the second day, when we were a goal up and 30 seconds left. Then we conceded a penalty, our 'keeper saved it, but they [Bray] got to the rebound first\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155142-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FESPIC Games\nThe 1999 FESPIC Games, officially known as the 7th FESPIC Games, was an Asia-Pacific disabled multi-sport event held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 16 January 1999, 20 days after the 1998 Asian Games. It was one of the two FESPIC Games to have held at the same host city as the Asian Games, the other being the 2002 FESPIC Games in Busan, South Korea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155142-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FESPIC Games\nIt was the first time Thailand hosted the games. Thailand is the sixth FESPIC organisation member to host the FESPIC games after Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and China. Around 2,258 athletes from 34 nations competed at the games which featured 464 events in 15 sports. The games was opened by the Crown Prince of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn at the Thammasat Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155142-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FESPIC Games, Marketing, Logo\nThe emblem of the 1999 FESPIC Games is a graphic design of a disabled person surging forward on a speeding wheelchair under a Thai gable, which symbolizing the strong determination of the participating disabled athletes to achieve victory at the games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155142-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FESPIC Games, Marketing, Mascot\nThe mascot of the 1999 FESPIC Games is an unnamed female siamese cat in a wheelchair bearing a flaming torch with its tail, represents the Games being the 7th edition of the FESPIC Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 36], "content_span": [37, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155142-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FESPIC Games, The games, Opening ceremony\nThe opening ceremony featured a card stunt performed by 8,000 students from the Jaturamitr Samakkee football competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 46], "content_span": [47, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155143-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup\nThe 1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup season was the 7th season of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. Jean-Louis Schlesser was the drivers' champion driving his own buggy. Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers' cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155143-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, Drivers' Championship\nThe best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155143-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, Manufacturers' Championship\nIn order to be featured in the final classification of the Cup, a manufacturer must enter at least 5 events. Only Group T1 and T2 cars are eligible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 67], "content_span": [68, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155143-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup, Manufacturers' Championship\nThe best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 67], "content_span": [68, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155144-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Budapest 500km\nThe 1999 FIA GT Budapest 500\u00a0km was the fourth round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Hungaroring, Hungary, on 4 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155144-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Budapest 500km, Official results\nCars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155145-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Championship\nThe 1999 FIA GT Championship was the third season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the St\u00e9phane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars and awarded a drivers and teams championship. The season began on 11 April 1999 and ended 26 November 1999 after ten races in Europe, the United States, and China.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155145-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Championship\nFollowing the domination of Mercedes-Benz the previous two seasons, pre-season entries for the GT1 category were so few that the FIA and SRO chose to eliminate the class for 1999. The former GT2 class became the sole category of cars eligible for the championships, although cars from national championships were allowed to participate on an invitational basis at some events. Chrysler Viper Team Oreca dominated the championship for the entire season, winning all but one race en route to the Teams title. Olivier Beretta won his second-consecutive championship, sharing the Drivers title with teammate Karl Wendlinger, earning six of Oreca's nine race victories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155145-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Championship, Schedule\nFor the first time in the history of both the FIA GT Championship and its predecessor series, the BPR Global GT Endurance Championship, a 1,000\u00a0km (620\u00a0mi) endurance race was not part of the season as the 1000 km Suzuka was dropped from the schedule, instead all races were held to a 500\u00a0km (310\u00a0mi) distance. The Japanese event was replaced by a race at the Zhuhai International Circuit, which the BPR series had visited in 1996. Dijon-Prenois was also not retained from 1998, replaced by the Zolder and Monza, which started the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155145-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Championship, Schedule\nThe series initially planned to retain the A1-Ring before the event was replaced by a second American event at Watkins Glen. The two American rounds were intended to be run in conjunction with the United States Road Racing Championship before the series was canceled in the summer of 1999, although American teams were invited to participate as non-scoring entries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155145-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Championship, Results and standings, Race results\nPoints were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for each of its cars which finished a race in a top six placing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155146-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Donington 500km\nThe 1999 FIA GT Donington 500\u00a0km was the seventh round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Donington Park, United Kingdom, on 5 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155146-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Donington 500km, Official results\nCars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155147-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Hockenheim 500km\nThe 1999 FIA GT Hockenheim 500\u00a0km was the third round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Hockenheimring Short Circuit, Germany, on June 27, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155147-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Hockenheim 500km, Official results\nCars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155148-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Homestead 3 Hours\nThe 1999 FIA GT Homestead 3 Hours was the eighth round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida, United States, on September 26, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155148-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Homestead 3 Hours\nThis event was originally intended to share the weekend with a United States Road Racing Championship event. However, the USRRC championship was cancelled midway through the season, leaving the FIA GT Championship to run on their own. In order to increase the number of participants for the FIA GT event, as well as to allow USRRC teams to compete, a National GT (N-GT) designation was used for cars which had run in the USRRC's GT2 and GT3 classes. This would be the first time the FIA GT Championship used two classes of cars since the end of the 1998 season, and the cancellation of GT1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155148-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Homestead 3 Hours\nCars running in the N-GT class would not be eligible for points in the FIA GT Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155148-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Homestead 3 Hours, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155149-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Monza 500km\nThe 1999 FIA GT Monza 500\u00a0km was the opening round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy, on April 11, 1999. This event was shared with a Sports Racing World Cup round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155149-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Monza 500km, Official results\nCars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155150-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km\nThe 1999 FIA GT Oschersleben 500\u00a0km was the sixth round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany, on August 8, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155150-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km, Official results\nCars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155151-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Silverstone 500 miles\nThe P&O Steam Line Silverstone 500 miles was the second round of the 1999 FIA GT Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom, on 9 May 1999. This event was also designated as the British Empire Trophy for the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155151-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Silverstone 500 miles, Official results\nCars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155152-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Watkins Glen 3 Hours\nThe Bosch Sports Car Oktoberfest was the ninth round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Watkins Glen International, New York, United States, on October 3, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155152-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Watkins Glen 3 Hours\nAs with the previous FIA GT event, this race was originally intended to share the weekend with a United States Road Racing Championship event. However, the USRRC championship was cancelled midway through the season, leaving the FIA GT Championship to run on their own. In order to increase the number of participants for the FIA GT event, as well as to allow USRRC teams to compete, a National GT (N-GT) designation was used for cars which had run in the USRRC's GT2 and GT3 classes. Cars running in the N-GT class would not be eligible for points in the FIA GT Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155152-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Watkins Glen 3 Hours\nThis race would also be the last time that the FIA GT Championship would run in North America.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155152-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Watkins Glen 3 Hours, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155153-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Zhuhai 500km\nThe 1999 FIA GT Zhuhai 500\u00a0km was the tenth and final round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Zhuhai International Circuit, China, on November 26, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155153-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Zhuhai 500km\nAs with the previous two FIA GT events in the United States, a second class of cars was allowed to compete in order to help fill the field. These cars, designated as National GT (N-GT), were cars from smaller national championships. They were not eligible for points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155153-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Zhuhai 500km, Official results\nClass winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155154-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Zolder 500km\nThe 1999 FIA GT Zolder 500\u00a0km was the fifth round the 1999 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Circuit Zolder, Belgium, on July 18, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155154-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIA GT Zolder 500km, Official results\nCars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155155-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women\nThe 1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the fifth FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Cuba between 12 May and 17 August 1999. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Havana hosted the tournament. Cuba won their second title after defeating Brazil in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155156-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four\nThe 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1998\u201399 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155156-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four\n\u017dalgiris won its first title after, defeating Kinder Bologna in the final game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155157-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship\nThe 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1999 European Championship for Cadets) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Polzela, Celje and La\u0161ko, in Slovenia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the second time in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155157-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Qualification\nThere were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Greece, Israel and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Yugoslavia (title holder), Russia (runner-up) and Slovenia (host) in the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 53], "content_span": [54, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155157-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round\nThe twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 57], "content_span": [58, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155157-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Final standings\nJovan Stefanov, Bojan Baki\u0107, Aleksandar Gaji\u0107, Strahinja Zgonjanin, Nemanja Matovi\u0107, Milo\u0161 Pavlovi\u0107, Du\u0161an \u0110or\u0111evi\u0107, Mirko Kova\u010d, Milo\u0161 Ni\u0161avi\u0107, Sr\u0111an Bulatovi\u0107, Ivan Andonov, and Tomislav Tomovi\u0107. Head Coach: Petar Rodi\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes\nThe 1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 13th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Tulcea, Romania, from 23 July to 1 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification Round\n24 countries entered the Qualification Round. They were divided in five groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the Challenge Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification Round\nSpain, Belarus and France received a bye to the Challenge Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification Round\nRomania (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and the Czech Republic (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament and did not play in the Qualification Round or the Challenge Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification Round, Group A\nThe games were played in Riga, Latvia, from August 21 to 23, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification Round, Group B\nThe games were played in Snina, Slovakia, from August 5 to 9, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification Round, Group C\nThe games were played in \u0160kofja Loka, Slovenia, from August 5 to 9, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification Round, Group D\nThe games were played in Huskvarna, Sweden, from August 5 to 9, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Qualification Round, Group E\nThe games were played in Adapazar\u0131, Turkey, from August 5 to 9, 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Challenge Round\nEighteen countries entered the Challenge Round: fifteen from the Qualification Round and Spain, Belarus and France. They were divide in three groups. The top three teams of each group qualified for the Final Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Challenge Round\nRomania (as host), Russia (as incumbent champion) and the Czech Republic (as incumbent runner-up) received a bye to the main tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Challenge Round, Group A\nThe games were played in Umag, Croatia, from April 20 to 24, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Challenge Round, Group B\nThe games were played in V\u00f6lklingen, Germany, from April 7 to 11, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Challenge Round, Group C\nThe games were played in Santander, Spain, from April 6 to 10, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155158-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Main tournament\nIn the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155159-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA Oceania Championship\nThe FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1999 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Australia did not enter this tournament because they took the host spot of the Olympic tournament. The tournament was a one-game playoff between Guam and New Zealand, held in Auckland. New Zealand won and qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155160-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship\nThe 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Sub-19 da Fiba de 1999) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup. It was held in multiple cities in Portugal, with the later rounds held in the capital city of Lisbon, from July 15 to 25, 1999. Spain, won their first (and only, as of 2019), championship in the tournament, by defeating the United States, 94\u201387 in the Gold Medal Game. Croatia notched their first-ever podium finish, after defeating Argentina 66\u201359, in the Bronze Medal Game. Andrei Kirilenko of Russia, was named the tournament MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155161-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup\nThe 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 24 July and 4 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155161-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup\nIt was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4\u20133 in the final. Mexico became the first host nation to win the FIFA Confederations Cup. The competition was to originally be held in three stadiums, in three cities in the country. However, since the stadiums in Monterrey were sponsored by a competing beer company other than the official advertiser, the city was left out of the tournament altogether. The tournament was originally scheduled from 8 to 20 January 1999, but was rescheduled by FIFA on 17 November 1998 to accommodate the scheduling of the participating European teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155161-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup\nThe tournament was organized in two groups of four teams, in which two teams from both groups advanced to the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155161-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, Knockout stage\nIn the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155161-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers\nCuauht\u00e9moc Blanco, Marzouk Al-Otaibi and Ronaldinho are the top scorers in the tournament with six goals each. Ronaldinho won the Golden Shoe award by having more assists than Blanco and Al-Otaibi. In total, 55 goals were scored by 29 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 53], "content_span": [54, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155161-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, Statistics, Tournament ranking\nPer statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 60], "content_span": [61, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155162-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final\nThe 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. The match was held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, on 4 August 1999, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Mexico and Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155162-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final\nMexico won the match 4\u20133, earning their first title in history and being the first CONCACAF team to win the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155162-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background\nThis was the first time Mexico had defeated Brazil in a FIFA tournament final. Prior to the tournament, Mexico never won a major FIFA tournament, but came close to in the second edition (also the last edition) of the King Fahd Cup, ending up in third place, under Denmark and Argentina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155162-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background\nFor Brazil, this was their second and consecutive final after beating Australia in the 1997 Confederations Cup Final, making them the first team to win the tournament, since FIFA took over the King Fahd Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155162-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background, Mexico\nThis marked the first time Mexico qualified to the tournament final, and the first time a CONCACAF representative would reach the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155162-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background, Mexico\nIn their tournament debut, Mexico won 5\u20131 in their first match against Saudi Arabia. Later, they tied in a disappointing game 2\u20132 against Egypt, that got a dramatic equalizer in the last five minutes. For their last group stage match, Bolivia were their rivals, beating them 1\u20130 in the 52nd minute, that gave Mexico a total of seven points. Then in the semi-finals, United States stood in Mexico's way, but were later defeated 1\u20130 by golden goal, scored in the 97' minute that gave Mexico the first ticket to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155162-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background, Brazil\nMeanwhile, this was the second consecutive final for Brazil. They were looking forward on winning their second Confederations Cup, repeating like in the 1997 edition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155162-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, Background, Brazil\nThe defending champions made their tournament debut with a 4\u20130 win over a surprisingly disappointing Germany. Then won against United States with only a 1\u20130 win. Later, they finished on top of their group with nine points after they defeated New Zealand 2\u20130. In the semi finals, they astonishingly beat Saudi Arabia 8-2 to send them to their 2nd straight final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155163-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A\nGroup A of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 25 to 29 July 1999 in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. The group consisted of Bolivia, Egypt, host nation Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155164-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B\nGroup B of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 24 to 30 July 1999 in Guadalajara's Estadio Jalisco. The group consisted of defending champion Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155165-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage\nThe knockout stage of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup began on 1 August with the semi-final round, and concluded on 4 August 1999 with the final at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place match was included and played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155165-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage\nIn the knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) would be played. If the score was still level after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Additionally, a golden goal rule was used, according to which if the goal is scored during the extra time, the game ends immediately and the scoring team becomes the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155166-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup squads\nBelow are the rosters for the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155167-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship\nThe FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999, the eighth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999. Players born after 1 January 1982 could participate in this tournament. This was the first FIFA tournament held in the Pacific Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155167-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Venues\nNew Zealand's capital city Wellington was not allocated any matches as the city's only venue at the time -  Athletic Park - was not deemed adequate by FIFA as a match venue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 41], "content_span": [42, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155167-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Goalscorers\nIshmael Addo of Ghana won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 93 goals were scored by 59 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup\nThe 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was hosted as well as won by the United States and took place from June 19 to July 10, 1999, at eight venues across the country. The tournament was the most successful FIFA Women's World Cup in terms of attendance, television ratings, and public interest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup\nThe 1999 edition was the first to field sixteen teams, an increase from the twelve in 1995, and featured an all-female roster of referees and match officials. It was played primarily in large American football venues due to expected demand following the successful 1996 Olympics women's tournament. The average attendance was 37,319 spectators per match and the total attendance was 1.194 million, a record that stood until 2015. The tournament earned a profit of $4 million on its $30 million operating budget.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup\nThe final, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, was attended by 90,185 people, setting an international record for spectators at a women's sporting event. The United States won the tournament by defeating China in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw. The 5\u20134 shootout ended with Brandi Chastain scoring the winning penalty with her team's fifth kick, following an earlier miss by China's Liu Ying. Chinese forward Sun Wen and Brazilian midfielder Sissi were the joint top goalscorers of the tournament, with seven goals each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup\nThe tournament was considered a \"watershed moment\" for women's soccer in the U.S. that increased interest and participation in women's soccer. A new professional league, the Women's United Soccer Association, was established following the tournament, and played three seasons before folding because of financial difficulties. The United States also hosted the next World Cup in 2003, which was played in smaller venues and ended with the host team finishing in third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Background\nThe 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the international women's championship created by FIFA following several precursor tournaments that were organized to test its feasibility. International women's football had gained popularity in the 1970s, following the easing of gender sanctions by national football associations, and competitions were organized between national teams, including the Mundialito and Women's World Invitational Tournament. A FIFA-organized women's tournament was hosted by China in 1988 and was followed by the announcement of the first FIFA Women's World Cup, to be hosted by China in 1991.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Background\nThe tournament, which had several modified rules and was officially known as the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup until retroactively given the World Cup moniker, was considered a success by FIFA and was followed up by the second World Cup in Sweden four years later with greater media attention but played in front of smaller crowds averaging under 4,500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Background, Host selection\nThe United States Soccer Federation announced their intention to bid for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in February 1995, shortly after hosting the successful 1994 men's World Cup. Australia and Chile both announced their intention to bid but withdrew from the process in December 1995. This left the United States as the sole applicant by the March 1996 deadline for bids. The FIFA Executive Committee officially awarded hosting rights to the United States on May 31, 1996, the same day that the 2002 men's World Cup was jointly awarded to Japan and South Korea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 55], "content_span": [56, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Venues\nWith the exception of the semi-finals, the tournament's 32 matches were organized into 15 doubleheaders, consisting of two matches played back-to-back in the same stadium. The semi-finals were played in separate venues, but organized as doubleheaders hosted by the San Jose Clash and New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. Eight venues were used for the tournament: three on the East Coast, four on the West Coast, and one in Chicago. Most of the stadiums were American football venues with higher capacities than many of the stadiums used in the first two tournaments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Venues\nAt FIFA's request, the tournament's organizers had originally planned to use five smaller college football venues on the East Coast located in a single time zone. The final match would be staged at RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. Following the success of the inaugural women's soccer tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, which had high attendances and culminated in 76,489 watching the gold medal match, the organizing committee chose to use larger stadiums instead and received 15 bids in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Venues\nThe eight venues and host cities were announced on November 19, 1997, including five large American football venues that were used in the 1994 men's World Cup. The tournament final was awarded to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, which reprised its role from the 1984 Summer Olympics gold medal match and the 1994 men's final. The opening match would be played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, near New York City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Venues\nThe tournament's organizing committee estimated that the 1999 World Cup would average an attendance of 25,000 per match, with U.S. matches and later knockout ties at near sellouts in the larger venues. Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Landover, Maryland, serving the Washington, D.C. market, had a limited capacity of 41,000 seats because of ongoing construction during the group stage. It was later raised to 55,000 for the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Venues\nTwo smaller venues, Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, and Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California, were chosen to each host several group stage matches and one quarter-final doubleheader. For the tournament, Civic Stadium was outfitted with a temporary grass field that was laid over its artificial turf surface, which debuted during a warm-up friendly on June 6. Other venues underwent small modifications to host the tournament's matches, including converting American football locker rooms to accommodate more teams and changing the dimensions of the playing field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Venues\nTicket pre-sales at discounted prices began in October 1997 and over 300,000 were sold by April 1999. By early June, ticket sales had reached 500,000\u2014setting a new record for a women's sporting event by surpassing the NCAA women's basketball tournament. The opening weekend's eight matches were organized into four doubleheaders that attracted a total of 134,236 spectators, surpassing the total attendance for the 1995 World Cup; the United States\u2013Denmark match drew a crowd of 78,972 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, setting a new U.S. record for attendance at a women's sporting event. That figure was later surpassed by the final, played between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in front of a crowd of 90,185 spectators\u2014a world record for women's sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 806]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Qualification\nThe 1999 Women's World Cup had sixteen participating teams, an increase from the twelve in 1995 and the largest field in the tournament's history. Ghana, Mexico, North Korea, and Russia all made their Women's World Cup debuts at the 1999 tournament. Of the remaining twelve teams, three were returning for their second tournament; nine had participated in all three editions since 1991. The tournament's seven best quarter-finalists also qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics alongside hosts Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 77], "content_span": [78, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Qualification\nThe United States was granted automatic qualification as the host. The remaining participants were determined through a series of six tournaments run by the continental confederations of world football from 1997 to 1998; these comprised 63 countries playing in 141 matches. FIFA allocated six berths to Europe; three to Asia; two to Africa; and one each to North America (excluding the hosts), Oceania, and South America. Another berth (for Mexico) was determined by a play-off series between the second-place finishers in the North and South American tournaments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 77], "content_span": [78, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Draw\nThe tournament's final draw took place on February 14, 1999, on a temporary outdoor stage at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. It was televised live by ESPN during the halftime of an exhibition match between the United States women's team and the FIFA Women's World Stars at the stadium. The United States lost the match 2\u20131, their first home defeat in more than 40 matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Draw\nThe draw was conducted using four pots of four teams each. The four highest-ranked teams, China, Germany, Norway, and the United States, were seeded into Pot A. The remaining pots were organized based on geographic location, with four European teams in Pot B, South America, Asia, and Oceania represented in Pot C, and North America and Africa in Pot D. The United States was placed in slot A1, separated from Canada and Mexico; similarly, China was separated from Japan and North Korea in the draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Draw\nAs a result of the restrictions in seeding and pot placement, two of the World Cup groups each contained two European teams. Group B was dubbed the \"group of death\" because it contained non-seeded Brazil, an Olympic semi-finalist, alongside Germany, Italy, and Mexico. The teams drawn in Groups C and D were switched to place China's opening match at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, with hopes of attracting the San Francisco Bay Area's Chinese-American community.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Squads\nEach team's squad for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of 20 players, the same as the 1995 tournament. The sixteen participating national associations were required to confirm their final rosters no later than June 9, 1999. Three days after the deadline, the full rosters were published by FIFA on their website. Several teams, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, drew much of their roster from U.S. college teams. The oldest player at the tournament was Norwegian captain Linda Medalen, who turned 34 before the opening matchday, while the youngest was 16-year-old Ifeanyi Chiejine of Nigeria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 70], "content_span": [71, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Match officials\nThe 1999 tournament was the first World Cup to feature a pool of 31 referees composed entirely of women\u2014the result of a directive from FIFA president Sepp Blatter approved the year before. They worked in groups during matching and training and were divided between two base facilities in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. to reduce travel. Before the tournament, several coaches raised concerns over the quality of the referee pool, particularly those chosen for geographic diversity. By the end of the group stage, several coaches had complained of inconsistent fouls and offside calls. This was blamed in part on the referees being inexperienced with working in front of large crowds. In a post-tournament report, FIFA stated that the trial of all-female referees had been successful and that further development would produce better results in future tournaments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 79], "content_span": [80, 945]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Participating teams and officials, Match officials\nFIFA published the final list of referees on April 13, 1999. From this list, only Ghanaian assistant referee Juliana Akuteye did not officiate at the tournament. American referee Kari Seitz was selected in June as a replacement for another official who had been denied a travel visa to the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 79], "content_span": [80, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Preparations\nThe organizing committee for the 1999 tournament was led by chairwoman Donna de Varona, a former Olympian swimmer and co-founder of the Women's Sports Foundation, and president Marla Messing, an attorney and prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of U.S. soccer president Alan Rothenberg who had helped organize the 1994 men's World Cup in the United States. Headquartered in Century City, California, it had a $30 million budget for the tournament, a tenth of that for the men's tournament. It was partially funded by a $2.5 million loan from the U.S. Soccer Foundation using profits from the 1994 men's World Cup. Messing submitted the committee's business plan for the tournament in September 1998, two days before giving birth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 742]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Preparations\nThe event attracted funding from several major corporate sponsors who had previously shied away from women's soccer, including: McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Fujifilm, Gillette, and Allstate; the companies, however, did not promote the tournament through advertising and tie-in campaigns like they did for the 1994 men's World Cup. The tournament's official equipment sponsor was Adidas, who supplied the match balls and other equipment. A new Women's World Cup Trophy was commissioned for the tournament, designed by William Sawaya of Sawaya & Moroni. It cost $30,000 to design and assemble the 4.6-kilogram (10\u00a0lb) trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0019-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Preparations\nFollowing a bureaucratic issue that prevented it from being displayed at the February draw, it was unveiled on April 19, 1999. FIFA also organized several other business events during the tournament, including the FIFA Women's Football Symposium and an extraordinary session of the FIFA Congress. Both took place in Los Angeles before the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Preparations\nFollowing the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade a few weeks before the tournament, organizers feared the Chinese team would pull out of the World Cup. However, the team played as planned and reached the final, and the presidents of the United States and China exchanged congratulatory messages. The closing of the U.S. embassy in Beijing also affected the visa process for the North Korean team and staff, as the country did not have formal diplomatic relations with the U.S., but their visas were approved in time for the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Preparations, Media and marketing\nAll 32 matches were televised in the United States on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, of which 26 were live broadcasts and six were tape delayed. The network also carried some matches in 70 other countries on its affiliated channels. Lifetime Television produced several documentaries and special programs for the World Cup. Eurosport broadcast most matches live across 55 countries, while local broadcasters in several countries also carried matches. The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), the largest women's professional sports league in the country, rescheduled several games to avoid clashing with World Cup fixtures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Preparations, Media and marketing\nIt also cross-promoted the tournament during its television broadcasts. Over 2,000 accredited journalists covered the event, including 950 writers, 410 photographers, and 600 broadcast personnel. Several major newspapers in the United States sent reporters to cover matches, with credentialed staff growing in number as the tournament went on, while others declined to produce content beyond wire reports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Preparations, Media and marketing\nThe official slogan of the tournament was \"This is my game. This is my future. Watch me play.\" It was unveiled alongside the logo and branding in July 1997. Tickets were marketed primarily to young girls and their fathers, rather than the stereotypical \"soccer mom\", and sold out quickly. The organizing committee sponsored and arranged training camps and other events for youth soccer players in host cities. Some of these included appearances by members of the United States team to advertise the tournament and invite players and their families to attend matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Preparations, Media and marketing\nBoy band 'N Sync and pop performers B*Witched and Billie performed at the opening ceremony for the Women's World Cup at Giants Stadium; Billie's single, \"Because We Want To\", was chosen as the tournament's official song. Pop singer Jennifer Lopez performed at the closing ceremony before the final and also recorded an official music video for her single \"Let's Get Loud\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 62], "content_span": [63, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage\nThe sixteen participating teams were organized into four groups, labeled A to D, by the final draw on February 14, 1999. The group stage consisted of 24 matches played in a round-robin format, in which each team played one match against the other three in their group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw, and none for a defeat. In the event of a tie on points, group position would be determined by several tiebreakers, beginning with goal differential and the number of goals scored. The winners and runners-up from each group qualified for the first round of the knockout stage, which began with the quarter-finals on June 30, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 704]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group A\nHosts and 1991 champions United States were placed in Group A alongside Denmark, who were undefeated in European qualification, Nigeria, champions of the African qualifying competition, and North Korea in their World Cup debut. The United States defeated Denmark 3\u20130 in the opening match, played on June 19 in front of a record 78,972 at Giants Stadium, with goals scored by Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, and Kristine Lilly. The following day at the Rose Bowl, North Korea lost 2\u20131 to Nigeria by conceding goals to Mercy Akide and Rita Nwadike in the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group A\nThe United States hosted Nigeria at Chicago's Soldier Field for their second match. They fell behind in the second minute by conceding a goal to Nkiru Okosieme after a defensive mistake. The Americans rallied and found an equalizer in the form of an own goal scored by Ifeanyi Chiejine in the 19th minute. This initiated a 23-minute period where the home side scored six goals on their way to a 7\u20131 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0025-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group A\nNorth Korea earned an upset victory over Denmark in Portland, winning 3\u20131 with two first-half goals and another in the 73rd minute before a consolation goal by the Danes. The North Korean victory denied the United States an instant berth in the quarter-finals. It also preserved the chances for all four teams in the group to finish in the top two places and qualify for the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group A\nNigeria became the first African team to advance to the quarter-finals of a Women's World Cup with a 2\u20130 defeat of Denmark in their final group stage match. Nigeria's Super Falcons took the lead with a goal by Mercy Akide in the first half and added a second by Okosieme in the 81st minute, while Denmark had a goal disallowed and was unable to finish its chances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0026-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group A\nThe United States rested several of its starting players for its final group stage match against North Korea, but finished with a 3\u20130 victory with a goal from reserve striker Shannon MacMillan and another two scored by midfielder Tisha Venturini in the second half. The Americans finished first in Group A, with nine points, followed by Nigeria with six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group B\nGroup B, dubbed the tournament's \"group of death\", included 1995 runners-up Germany, Olympic semi-finalists Brazil, 1991 quarter-finalist Italy, and newcomers Mexico. Brazil opened the group stage with a 7\u20131 blowout win over Mexico at Giants Stadium, scoring the final six goals of the match after it was tied at 1\u20131 ten minutes in. Forward Pretinha and midfielder Sissi both scored hat-tricks, the former's completed in stoppage time and the latter in the 50th minute. K\u00e1tia scored from a penalty kick before half-time. Italy and Germany played to a 1\u20131 draw the following day at the Rose Bowl, avoiding an upset for the Italians with a penalty kick scored by Bettina Wiegmann in the 61st minute to level the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group B\nSissi scored twice for Brazil in their second match, a 2\u20130 victory against Italy in Chicago, earning the team a quarter-finals berth. Mexico was eliminated from the group in a 6\u20130 loss to Germany in Portland, having been outshot 43\u20132 and unable to force a save from German goalkeeper Silke Rottenberg until the 89th minute. Inka Grings scored a hat-trick for the Germans, including the opening and closing goals of the match, while her teammates Sandra Smisek, Ariane Hingst, and Renate Lingor each scored one goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group B\nBrazil and Germany played on the final matchday for first place in Group B, as the second-place team would be drawn against the United States in the quarter-finals. After conceding to Germany's Birgit Prinz in the eighth minute, Brazil rallied from behind and took a 2\u20131 lead by the end of the first half on goals by K\u00e1tia and Sissi. A penalty kick, awarded to Germany in the first minute of the second half after Prinz was fouled in the box, was converted by Wiegmann to tie the match at 2\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group B\nThe Germans then took the lead on a deflected shot by Steffi Jones, but a last-minute header from substitute forward Maycon in stoppage time tied the match at 3\u20133. Brazil finished atop the group and would play Nigeria in the quarter-finals, while Germany advanced as the second-placed team to face the United States. Italy, who were already eliminated by the Brazil\u2013Germany draw, defeated Mexico 2\u20130 at Foxboro Stadium to finish the tournament with a 1\u20131\u20131 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group C\nReigning World Cup champions Norway were seeded into Group C, which also had 1995 quarter-finalists Japan, North American qualification champions Canada, and newcomers Russia, who qualified through the European play-offs. Canada took the lead in the 32nd minute of its opening match against Japan, played at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, but conceded to Japanese forward Nami Otake in the 64th minute and ended the match with a 1\u20131 draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0030-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group C\nNorway began its defense of the World Cup title in Massachusetts with a 2\u20131 win over the debuting Russians, with a goal by Brit Sandaune off a 28th-minute corner kick taken by Marianne Pettersen, who scored in the 68th minute and took nine more shots; Galina Komarova scored a consolation goal for Russia in the 78th minute, one of just two shots on goal for the team during the entire match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group C\nAt Jack Kent Cooke Stadium near Washington, D.C., Norway became the first team to secure a place in the quarter-finals by winning 7\u20131 in a rout of Canada. Canada had tied the match at 1\u20131 with a goal in the 31st minute by Charmaine Hooper, but Norwegian forward Ann Kristin Aar\u00f8nes, who had scored the first goal in the eighth minute, restored her team's lead with a header in the 36th minute. Five Norwegian players scored in the second half, equaling the seven goals they scored against Canada in the first round of the 1995 tournament. Four days after their defeat to Norway, the Russians earned their first World Cup win by defeating Japan 5\u20130 at Portland's Civic Stadium. The team scored four goals in the second half, including two by Olga Letyushova and three throughout the match that were assisted by captain Irina Grigorieva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 885]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group C\nRussia qualified for the quarter-finals with a 4\u20131 victory over Canada at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, finishing in second place with six points. Grigorieva scored Russia's first goal in the 54th minute and assisted on their second, the first of two goals scored by Elena Fomina; Canada had reduced the deficit to 2\u20131 with a goal by Charmaine Hooper in the 76th minute, but Fomina's second in the 86th minute and a stoppage time goal from Olga Karasseva finished off the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0032-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group C\nNorway finished unbeaten in the group stage by defeating Japan 4\u20130 at Soldier Field on June 26, benefiting from an early penalty kick and an own goal that were both conceded by Hiromi Isozaki; Isozaki fouled Monica Knudsen in the box in the seventh minute, leading to a penalty converted by Hege Riise a minute later, and misplayed a cross by Unni Lehn into her own goal in the 26th minute. The Norwegian team lost captain Linda Medalen and forward Ann Kristin Aar\u00f8nes to injuries in the first half, but not before the latter had scored the team's third goal. The final goal of the match was scored in the 61st minute by Dagny Mellgren, who headed in a cross produced by Lehn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group D\nGroup D included 1995 semi-finalists and Olympic runners-up China, 1995's last-place team Australia, newcomers and African tournament runners-up Ghana, and previous hosts and semi-finalists Sweden. In their opening match against Sweden at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, China conceded an early goal in the second minute to Swedish defender Kristin Bengtsson. Forward Jin Yan scored the equalizer for China in the 17th minute and Liu Ailing scored the winning goal in the 69th minute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0033-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group D\nAustralia and Ghana played to a 1\u20131 draw at Foxboro Stadium in the group's other opening match a day later, which began with a red card shown to Ghanaian midfielder Barikisu Tettey-Quao in the 25th minute. Ghanaian goalkeeper Memunatu Sulemana made 11 saves to keep the match scoreless until the 74th minute, when Matildas captain Julie Murray scored to break the deadlock. Ghana equalized less than two minutes later with a finish by substitute Nana Gyamfuah following a rebound off Australian goalkeeper Tracey Wheeler's save, securing a point in the group standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group D\nSweden took an early lead in its second match, played against Australia at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium near Washington, D.C., with a header in the eighth minute by Jane T\u00f6rnqvist off a corner kick and a tap-in goal by Hanna Ljungberg twelve minutes later. Julie Murray's goal in the 32nd minute reduced the deficit to 2\u20131 at half-time, but Ljungberg scored again in the 69th minute because of a defensive error by Australia, confirming a 3\u20131 victory for the Swedes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0034-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group D\nSun Wen completed a hat-trick in the first 54 minutes of China's match against Ghana, which ended in a 7\u20130 victory at Portland's Civic Stadium and clinched the team's quarter-finals berth. Ghana lost defender Regina Ansah to a red card in the 52nd minute and three of her teammates earned three yellow cards for other fouls. The Chinese continued to score in the second half, including a pair by Zhang Ouying in the 82nd minute and at the beginning of stoppage time, while Zhao Lihong added another stoppage time goal a minute later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Group D\nChina closed out its group stage by defeating Australia 3\u20131, extending its winning streak to three matches and outscoring its opponents 12\u20132. Australian forward Alicia Ferguson was sent off for a foul in the second minute, which remains the fastest red card in Women's World Cup history. Sun Wen scored her first goal in the 39th minute and followed with a second shortly after half-time, having received passes from Zhao Lihong for both goals. Cheryl Salisbury reduced the deficit to 2\u20131 with her strike in the 66th minute, ending a 253-minute shutout streak for Chinese goalkeeper Gao Hong. The Chinese ultimately won 3\u20131 after an assurance goal was scored by Liu Ying in the 73rd minute. Sweden advanced to the quarter-finals with a 2\u20130 victory over Ghana in Chicago, relying on two goals scored by early substitute Victoria Svensson in the 58th and 86th minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 916]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage\nThe knockout stage of the Women's World Cup consisted of three single-elimination rounds leading to a final and a third-place playoff. Following a tie in regulation time, two 15-minute periods of extra time would be used to determine a winner. For the first time in Women's World Cup history, the golden goal would be used during extra time to instantly decide the winner in sudden death. If the score remained tied at the end of extra time, a penalty shootout would ensue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals\nThe first match of a quarter-finals doubleheader at Spartan Stadium in San Jose featured China and Russia, the only team to debut at the tournament and also advance to the knockout stage. China advanced with a 2\u20130 victory over Russia, with goals by Pu Wei and Jin Yan, while their opponents did not manage a shot towards goal until stoppage time. The second match of the doubleheader, between neighboring rivals Norway and Sweden, began with a scoreless first half and ended with four goals scored in the second half for a 3\u20131 Norwegian win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0037-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals\nNorway opened the scoring with a header by Ann Kristin Aar\u00f8nes in the 51st minute, which was followed by a goal from Marianne Pettersen in the 58th minute and a penalty scored by Hege Riise in the 72nd minute; Sweden scored a consolation goal by way of a run and shot from Malin Mostr\u00f6m in the 90th minute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals\nThe next doubleheader, at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium near Washington, D.C., began with a match between the United States and Germany played in front of 54,642, including U.S. President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton. U.S. defender Brandi Chastain scored an own goal in the fifth minute after a miscommunication with goalkeeper Briana Scurry, but the Americans found an equalizing goal eleven minutes later from Tiffeny Milbrett. Germany retook the lead in first-half stoppage time on a strike by Bettina Wiegmann that beat Scurry from 22 yards (20\u00a0m).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0038-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals\nChastain redeemed herself by scoring the second equalizing goal for the U.S. in the 49th minute, finishing a corner kick that was taken by Mia Hamm. Defender Joy Fawcett's header off a corner kick in the 66th minute proved to be the game-winning goal, allowing the United States to advance with a 3\u20132 defeat of the Germans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals\nThe second match at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, featuring Brazil and Nigeria, was the first in FIFA Women's World Cup history to be decided by a golden goal in extra time. Cidinha scored twice in the first 22 minutes of the match and was joined by Nen\u00ea in the 35th minute to give Brazil a 3\u20130 lead at half-time. Nigeria substituted goalkeeper Ann Chiejine for Judith Chime and began pressing its attackers early in the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0039-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals\nThe Super Eagles scored their first goal in the 63rd minute, Prisca Emeafu taking advantage of a defensive mistake, and added a second through Nkiru Okosieme's shot off a rebound in the 72nd minute. Nkechi Egbe scored the equalizing goal for Nigeria in the 85th minute with a far-post strike from 14 yards (13\u00a0m). The goal forced sudden death extra time, which Nigeria would play with only 10 players after forward Patience Avre was ejected in the 87th minute for receiving a second yellow card. Brazilian midfielder Sissi, who had assisted two of the first-half goals, scored the golden goal from 22 yards (20\u00a0m) in the 104th minute to win the match 4\u20133 for Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals\nThe top seven quarter-finalists also qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics alongside hosts Australia, who were eliminated in the group stage. The Olympics qualification was determined by a series of tie-breakers, beginning with the margin of defeat in the quarter-final match, followed by goals scored in the quarter-final and group stage performance. Although Russia and Sweden both lost by two goals, the Swedes had scored in their defeat while Russia did not, leaving them as the only quarter-finalist to not qualify for the Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals\nThe semi-finals fixtures on U.S. Independence Day were organized as doubleheaders with the host Major League Soccer teams, the New England Revolution and the San Jose Clash. Both teams played regular season matches afterwards against the MetroStars and D.C. United, respectively. The United States faced Brazil at Stanford Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area in front of 73,123 spectators. The U.S. began the match with an early lead, following a mistimed catch from Brazilian goalkeeper Maravilha that allowed Cindy Parlow to score from a header in the fifth minute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0041-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals\nBrazil responded with several shots in the second half that required goalkeeper Briana Scurry to make three major saves to preserve the lead. On a counterattack in the 80th minute, U.S. striker Mia Hamm drew a penalty kick on a foul from Brazilian captain Elane. Veteran midfielder Michelle Akers, who had stayed on despite two serious head collisions, converted the penalty kick to give the United States a 2\u20130 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0042-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals\nIn the second semi-final, played before 28,986 attendees at Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts, China defeated reigning champions Norway in a 5\u20130 rout that matched the team's worst-ever margin of defeat. Sun Wen opened the scoring in the third minute, with a rebounded shot off a save by goalkeeper Bente Nordby. This was followed by a right-footed volley by Liu Ailing eleven minutes later off a corner kick, increasing the team's lead to 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0042-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals\nLiu scored her second goal in the 51st minute, hitting a left-footed volley from 15 yards (14\u00a0m), and Fan Yunjie scored China's fourth goal in the 65th minute with another volley off a free kick taken by Sun. China was awarded a penalty kick in the 72nd minute for a handball in the Norwegian box. Sun converted it, scoring her seventh goal of the tournament to tie Sissi as the leading goalscorer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0043-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Third place play-off\nThe third-place play-off, contested by Norway and Brazil, was the first part of a doubleheader with the final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena kicking off in the morning. Norway had the majority of chances to score during the match, but Maravilha saved all of their shots to preserve her shutout. Pretinha had two chances to score for Brazil and take the lead, but they were denied by Norwegian goalkeeper Bente Nordby late in the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0043-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Third place play-off\nAfter remaining scoreless through regulation time and stoppage time, the match advanced straight into a penalty shootout; the standard golden goal extra time was skipped due to the constraints of television scheduling ahead of the final. Pretinha missed the opening penalty for Brazil, but the remaining five taken by her teammates were all converted; Norway lost its lead in the shootout with a miss in the third round by Silje J\u00f8rgensen, and the shootout ended 5\u20134 in Brazil's favor after the sixth round following a miss by Ann Kristin Aar\u00f8nes and a successful shot by Formiga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0044-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Final\nThe 1999 final at the Rose Bowl was played in front of 90,185 spectators, claimed to be a world record for a women's sports event, while its U.S. television broadcast averaged 17.9 million viewers and peaked at 40 million. The two finalists, the United States and China, had previously met in the gold medal match at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, which the U.S. won 2\u20131. With several unsuccessful attempts at the goal made by the hosts, the match was scoreless after regulation time and moved into extra time. China shot twice towards the U.S. goal in extra time, but saves by midfielder Kristine Lilly and goalkeeper Briana Scurry preserved the tie until the end of extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 736]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0045-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Final\nIn the ensuing penalty shootout, the first four players scored on their shots before Liu Ying had her attempt in the third round saved by Scurry. Scurry was accused of cheating by Chinese media outlets because she had intentionally stepped ahead of the goal line before saving Liu's shot, but stated that \"everybody does it\". Lilly and Mia Hamm successfully converted their penalties and gave the Americans a lead, but Zhang Ouying and Sun Wen were able to convert theirs and keep it tied 4\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0045-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage, Final\nBrandi Chastain, who had missed a penalty kick in the Algarve Cup against the Chinese months earlier, beat goalkeeper Gao Hong and won the shootout 5\u20134 for the United States. Chastain celebrated by removing her jersey and revealing her sports bra underneath, creating one of the most iconic moments in women's sports history as it appeared on the covers of major magazines and newspapers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0046-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Aftermath and legacy\nThe 1999 Women's World Cup is regarded as a watershed moment in the history of U.S. women's soccer because of its cultural impact and the great public interest it generated. It had a total attendance of 1.194 million spectators and averaged 37,319 per match. This remained the highest total attendance for any Women's World Cup until 2015, which had more matches. The tournament's merchandise sales and television ratings were especially high in the U.S., including several matches that set record for ESPN and ESPN2. The final held the record for the largest domestic television audience for a soccer match until the 2014 men's World Cup. The organizing committee reported an estimated profit of $4 million on its $30 million operating budget, making the tournament a financial success.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 837]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0047-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Aftermath and legacy\nThe United States became the first team to win two Women's World Cups as well as the first to simultaneously hold the World Cup and Olympic titles. The team, nicknamed the \"99ers\" and regarded as the best to have been produced by the U.S. women's soccer program, became instant celebrities and appeared on late-night talk shows and news programs. The team went on a months-long victory tour following the final, which was originally self-organized due to a pay dispute with the United States Soccer Federation. They appeared in national advertising campaigns for several major companies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0047-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Aftermath and legacy\nAlthough the team finished as silver medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics behind Norway, the U.S. team would go on to win gold medals at the three subsequent Olympics. The United States finished third at the next two editions of the Women's World Cup and as runners-up to Japan in 2011 before winning their third World Cup title in 2015 and fourth in 2019. Several members of the 2011, 2015, and 2019 teams cited the 1999 tournament as providing inspiration during their pursuit of a professional career in the sport. Christie Rampone was the last member of the 1999 team to retire, doing so in 2017 after earning 311 caps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 674]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0048-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Aftermath and legacy\nThe organizers and supporters of the Women's World Cup had hoped to ride the momentum from the tournament's popularity to form a professional women's soccer league akin to Major League Soccer, which was established after the 1994 men's World Cup. The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was formed in January 2000 and began play in April 2001 with eight teams and the support of the United States Soccer Federation. The league's $40 million, five-year budget lasted only one season while its attendance and television ratings struggled to meet projections and investor demands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0048-0001", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Aftermath and legacy\nThe league played three full seasons before folding in September 2003 with losses estimated at $90 million and an average attendance of 6,667 in its final season. The league's teams continued playing in exhibition matches, but eventually folded, while another professional league was founded in 2007 and folded after three seasons. The National Women's Soccer League was established in 2012 and is the longest-running women's soccer league in U.S. history, drawing on greater financial and planning support from the United States Soccer Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0049-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Aftermath and legacy\nChina was originally awarded the rights to host the 2003 tournament, but the SARS outbreak forced them to withdraw as hosts. The United States stepped in to host the tournament, which was organized in three months and was used unsuccessfully to prevent the WUSA from folding. The 2003 tournament used smaller venues, including several soccer-specific stadiums built for Major League Soccer teams, and its television broadcasts competed against American football and baseball games that were scheduled at the same time. It averaged an attendance of 20,525 and ended with a victory for Germany over Sweden at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0050-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Awards\nChinese striker Sun Wen was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. She also shared the Golden Shoe with Brazilian midfielder Sissi as the tournament's joint top goalscorers with seven goals and three assists for both players. Sissi also won the Silver Ball, while American veteran Michelle Akers won the Bronze Ball. Ann Kristin Aar\u00f8nes won the Bronze Shoe with four goals and one assist. China won the FIFA Fair Play Award for its disciplinary record during the tournament. The tournament's awards were presented at the FIFA World Player of the Year ceremony on January 24, 2000, in Brussels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0051-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Awards, All-Star Team\nThe sixteen members of the Women's World Cup All-Star Team were announced on July 8, 1999, including seven players from China and five from the United States. It was the first all-star team to be chosen during the World Cup by FIFA officials.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0052-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Awards, All-Star Team\nWang Liping Wen Lirong Doris Fitschen Brandi Chastain Carla Overbeck", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0053-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers\nA total of 123 goals were scored at the Women's World Cup, setting a new tournament record, and averaged 3.84 per match. 74 different players scored goals, including three own goals and four hat-tricks. Sissi of Brazil and Sun Wen of China PR won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals, while Ann Kristin Aar\u00f8nes of Norway finished third with four goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155169-0054-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Statistics, Tournament ranking\nPer statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final\nThe final of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was an association football match that took place on 10 July 1999, to determine the winner of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The host United States and China played to a scoreless draw following double golden goal extra time. After that, the United States won the title 5\u20134 with a penalties victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final\nThe match represented one of the most important events in the history of American athletics. It was played before over 90,000 fans in what remains the largest crowd ever to watch a women's sporting event. The well-known image of Brandi Chastain celebrating the winning spot kick that was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated became one of the defining images of women's athletics in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Finalists\nThe match featured two powerhouses of women's association football. The United States had won the first FIFA World Cup championship in China and the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. China had won the silver at the 1996 Olympics and had defeated the United States in the final of the 1999 Algarve Cup. The teams featured two of the superstars of women's soccer, strikers Mia Hamm of the United States and Sun Wen of China.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Finalists\nThe United States was bidding to become the first team to win a world championship on home soil, something China had failed to do in 1991, as well as the first team to win multiple championships. China, meanwhile, was attempting to join the United States and Norway as World Cup champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Finalists\nChina were the first Asian national team to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup Final. This was also the first final not involving a European team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 44], "content_span": [45, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final\nThe United States had qualified automatically as host nation. Accordingly, they elected to skip the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which served as the CONCACAF qualifier. They would not fail to win a CONCACAF championship again until 2010. China had qualified by winning their sixth straight AFC Women's Championship in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final\nOnce at the finals, the United States reached the knockout stage by easily winning Group A. After trailing 2\u20131 at halftime, they advanced through the quarterfinals by defeating Germany 3\u20132. The United States then defeated Brazil 2\u20130 to reach the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final\nChina reached the knockout stage by winning Group D. They shut out Russia in the quarterfinals, then easily defeated defending champion Norway 5\u20130 to reach the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nThe match was played on 10 July 1999, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The United States and China played to a scoreless draw during regulation and golden goal extra time. The United States won the title 5\u20134 on a penalty shootout. The win gave the United States its second world cup title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nThe game was a tepid affair with neither side getting many chances. Perhaps the best chance for either team to score came in extra time, when China's Fan Yunjie hit a header toward the post that was defended by Kristine Lilly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nAfter both teams failed to score, the teams squared off for a shootout to decide the winners of the cup. China shot first, and Xie Huilin scored, only to be matched by the United States' Carla Overbeck. In the second round, Qiu Haiyan's goal was matched by Joy Fawcett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nLiu Ying was China's third-round shooter, but her shot was saved by United States goalkeeper Briana Scurry. Despite Scurry coming well off her line (a violation that should have resulted in a re-kick for Liu), the save stood. Kristine Lilly then got a shot past Chinese goalkeeper Gao Hong to give the United States the advantage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary\nZhang Ouying, Mia Hamm, and Sun Wen each converted their penalty opportunities, leaving the United States' Brandi Chastain with a shot to win the tournament. She put the ball past Gao, leading to an ecstatic celebration by the Americans, who had clinched the title on home soil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match\nThe United States became the first team to win two Women's World Cup titles. Brandi Chastain's celebration, which ended with her removing her jersey and revealing her sports bra underneath, appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated, Time, and various newspapers the following day. The celebration was criticized for being allegedly disrespectful, unfeminine, or inappropriate, but has endured as one of the most iconic moments in women's sports history. Chinese media protested Scurry's save on Liu Ying, accusing her of cheating for stepping ahead of the line before Liu kicked the ball; Scurry confirmed that she did intentionally step over the line, but stated that \"everybody does it\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155170-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match\nThe final and tournament as a whole created greater interest in women's soccer, particularly the United States team, and broke attendance and television records for women's sports. Its reported attendance of 90,185 set a new international record for a women's sporting event, although the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup final at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City was seen by an estimated 110,000 people. The final averaged 17.9 million viewers and peaked at 40 million on U.S. broadcast television, which remained unsurpassed until the 2014 men's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155171-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A\nGroup A of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 19 to 27 June 1999. The group consisted of Denmark, Nigeria, North Korea and the hosts United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155172-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B\nGroup B of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 19 to 27 June 1999. The group consisted of Brazil, Germany, Italy and Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155173-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C\nGroup C of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 19 to 26 June 1999. The group consisted of Canada, Japan, Norway and Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155174-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D\nGroup D of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 19 to 26 June 1999. The group consisted of Australia, China PR, Ghana and Sweden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155175-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage\nThe knockout stage of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 30 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 10 July 1999 with the final match, held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. A total of eight teams (the top two teams from each group) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155175-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format\nIn all knockout matches apart from the third-place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. If the third-place play-off was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, no extra time would be played, and the match would immediately be decided by a penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 50], "content_span": [51, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155175-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams\nThe top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155176-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification\nThe qualification process for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 67 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155176-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Qualification groups, Africa (CAF)\nThe two African teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the 1998 CAF Women's Championship, Nigeria and Ghana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 77], "content_span": [78, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155176-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Qualification groups, Asia (AFC)\nThe three Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists and the third-placed of the 1997 AFC Women's Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 75], "content_span": [76, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155176-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Qualification groups, Europe (UEFA)\nThe 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualify for the World Cup. The four runners-up were drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 78], "content_span": [79, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155176-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Qualification groups, North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)\nThe 1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship winner Canada qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999. The runner-up Mexico qualified in two playoff-matches against the second-placed team of CONMEBOL \u2013 Argentina. The United States qualified as hosts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 116], "content_span": [117, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155176-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Qualification groups, Oceania (OFC)\nThe 1998 OFC Women's Championship determined the OFC's one qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 \u2013 the winner Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 78], "content_span": [79, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155176-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Qualification groups, South America (CONMEBOL)\nThe third edition of the Sudamericano Femenino (Women's South American Championship) in 1998 determined the CONMEBOL's qualifier. Brazil won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 89], "content_span": [90, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155176-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, CONCACAF\u2013CONMEBOL play-off\nThe runners-up of the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF qualification tournaments played for one berth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 69], "content_span": [70, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155177-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF\u2013CONMEBOL play-off)\nThe CONCACAF\u2013CONMEBOL play-off of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition was a two-legged home-and-away tie that decided one spot in the final tournament in the United States. The play-off was contested by the runners-up from CONCACAF, Mexico, and the runners-up from CONMEBOL, Argentina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155177-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF\u2013CONMEBOL play-off), Matches\nMexico won 6\u20133 on aggregate and qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 79], "content_span": [80, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155177-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF\u2013CONMEBOL play-off), Goalscorers\nThere were 9 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 83], "content_span": [84, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155178-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)\nThe 1999 UEFA Women's World Cup qualification was held between 21 August 1997 and 11 October 1998. The 16 teams belonging to Class A of European women's football were drawn into four groups, from which the group winners qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The four runners-up were drawn into two home-and-away knock-out matches, winners of those matches also qualifying. Sweden, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Russia qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155179-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squads\nBelow are the rosters for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in the United States. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players, including at least two goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155180-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA World Player of the Year\nThe 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo with 536 points. David Beckham took second place, the highest ever position for an English footballer. Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta came third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155181-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA World Youth Championship\nThe 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 April and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155181-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, Qualification\nThe following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 49], "content_span": [50, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155181-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, Group stage\nThe 24 teams were split into six groups of four teams. Six group winners, six second-place finishers and the four best third-place finishers qualify for the knockout round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 47], "content_span": [48, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155182-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads\nBelow are the rosters for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Nigeria. Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155183-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA Diving World Cup\nThe 1999 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Wellington, New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155184-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup\nThe 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the eleventh World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155184-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, Final ranking\n*Hungary, Italy and Spain qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Croatia also qualified, although the team was not even at the World Cup, having finished ninth at last year's World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia, missing the eight-team cut-off for the World Cup. But by finishing second at the recent European Championship and the fact that Hungary downed Olympic and World Champion Spain 8-4 in the medal semifinal, Croatia claimed the European continental berth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 51], "content_span": [52, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155185-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup\nThe 9th FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup was held September 8\u201312, 1999, in Seoul, Korea. It featured swimmers from 12 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet, and Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155186-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup\nThe 1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the twelfth edition of the event, organised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from May 24 to May 29, 1999. Participating teams were the eight leading teams from the World Championships. The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Automatically the first ranked teams from Europe and the Americas, plus one team from the host country, qualified. Other teams could qualify at the 2000 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, held from April 22 to April 30 in Palermo, Italy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155186-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, Final ranking\n*The Netherlands and Canada qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 53], "content_span": [54, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155187-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships\nThe 6th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held July 7\u201311, 1999 in Cali, Colombia. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old, from 15 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155187-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships, Participating nations\n15 nations swam at the 1999 World Junior Championships were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 81], "content_span": [82, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155188-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)\nThe 4th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was an international swimming meet organized by FINA, held 1\u20134 April 1999 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong. It features 516 swimmers from 61 nations, swimming in 40 short course (25 m  pool) events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155188-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Participating nations\n59 of 61 nations with swimmers at the 1999 Short Course Worlds were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 68], "content_span": [69, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155189-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIRA Women's European Championship\nThe fourth tournament saw the same format as 1997, but with Germany and Ireland being replaced by Kazakhstan and Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155190-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup\nThe 1999 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was the twentieth World Cup season in freestyle skiing organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 9 January 1999 and ended on 21 March 1999. This season included four disciplines: aerials, moguls, dual moguls and ballet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155190-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup\nDual moguls counted as season title and was awarded with small crystal globe separately from moguls. Ballet title for men was not awarded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155191-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix\nThe 1999 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 6th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic. Season began on 6 August 1999 in Hinterzarten, Germany and ended on 15 September 1999 in Sapporo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155191-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix\nOther competitive circuits this season included the World Cup and Continental Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155192-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship\nThe 1999 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was held in Riyadh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155193-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup\nThe 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 1999 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155193-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup\nThe twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel pools (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Kagoshima, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Yoyogi, and Komazawa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155194-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship\nThe 1999 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Edmonton, Canada from August 28 to September 4, 1999. 16 teams participated in the tournament. This tournament had to be played at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Due to hurricane was transferred to Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155195-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup\nThe 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 1999 in Japan. The winner received a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155195-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup\nTwelve women's national teams played at several venues across Japan. the teams were the hosts Japan, continental and vice-champions from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and South America, the African continental champion, and two wild-card teams created by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155195-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup\nTeams played a 66-game single-round robin format match, in two groups (site A and site B).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155196-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup squads\nThis article shows all participating team squads at the 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup, held from November 2 to November 16, 1999 in several cities in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155197-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix\nThe 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix was the seventh women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over three weeks in four cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Yu Xi, PR China, from 27 to 29 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155198-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 FIVB Volleyball World League\nThe 1999 FIVB Volleyball World League was the tenth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 28 May to 17 July 1999. The Final Round was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155199-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Faber Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts in Hannover, Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 15 February until 21 February 1999. First-seeded Jana Novotn\u00e1 won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155199-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles\nSerena Williams /  Venus Williams defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat, 5\u20137, 6\u20132, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155199-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155199-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155200-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the seventh edition of the Faber Grand Prix; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hannover, Germany. Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155200-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nSerena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 5\u20137, 6\u20132, 6\u20132 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155201-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the seventh edition of the Faber Grand Prix; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hannover, Germany. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Elena Likhovtseva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155201-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20134 against Venus Williams. This was her first win at the Faber Grand Prix after having lost in the past three finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155201-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Faber Grand Prix \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155202-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup\nThe 1999 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from March 29 through April 4, 1999. Martina Hingis won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155202-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated  Barbara Schett /  Patty Schnyder, 6\u20131, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155202-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155202-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155202-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155203-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Conchita Mart\u00ednez and Patricia Tarabini were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Silvia Farina and Corina Morariu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155203-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotn\u00e1 won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20134 against Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155203-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155204-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Henrieta Nagyov\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155204-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Singles\nMartina Hingis won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20133 against Anna Kournikova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155204-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155205-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Family Circle Cup \u2013 Singles Qualifying\nThe 1999 Family Circle Cup was a WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor clay courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155206-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fareham Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Fareham Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155206-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fareham Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Conservatives take control of the council after winning 9 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155207-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup\nThe 1999 Fed Cup was the 37th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. In the final, the United States defeated Russia at Taube Tennis Stadium in Stanford, CA, United States, on 18\u201319 September, giving the Americans their 16th title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155207-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup, World Group II\nThe World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Winners advanced to the World Group for 2000, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 28], "content_span": [29, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155207-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs\nThe four losing teams from World Group II (Australia, Belarus, Japan and Netherlands) were divided into two pools of four with qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Romania and Slovenia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Chinese Taipei), and one team from the Americas Zone (Argentina).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 38], "content_span": [39, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155207-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup, World Group II Play-offs\nThe two top teams from each pool played-off against each, with the winner promoted to 2000 World Group. All other teams were relegated to Zonal Competition in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 38], "content_span": [39, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155207-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup, Americas Zone, Group II\nVenue: Costa Rica Country Club, San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica (outdoor hard)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 37], "content_span": [38, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155208-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone\nThe Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1999 Fed Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155208-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I\nThe ten teams were randomly divided into two pools of five teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The teams that finished first in the pools played-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group II Play-offs, while the teams that finished last in the pools would be relegated to Group II for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155208-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II\nThe sixteen teams were randomly divided into four pools of four teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage with the two winners advancing to Group I for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155209-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1999 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2000 Group II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155210-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B of the 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1999 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2000 Group II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155211-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II \u2013 Knockout Stage\nThe Knockout Stage of the 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155211-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II \u2013 Knockout Stage\nThe eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to next year's Americas Zone Group I.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155212-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155213-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B of the 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155214-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II \u2013 Pool C\nGroup C of the 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155215-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II \u2013 Pool D\nGroup D of the 1999 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155216-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone\nThe Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1999 Fed Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155216-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I\nThe ten teams were randomly divided into two pools of five teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The teams that finished first in the pools would play-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group II Play-offs, while the teams that finished last in the pools would be relegated to Group II for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155216-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II\nThe seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The two teams that won a match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155217-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1999 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2000 Group II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155218-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B of the 1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 1999 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the Group I play-off, the winner of which would advance to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2000 Group II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155219-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Play-offs\nThe Play-offs of the 1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155219-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Play-offs\nThe four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to Group I in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155220-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 1999 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams qualifying for the play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155221-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B of the 1999 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II of the 1999 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams qualifying for the play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155222-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone\nThe Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1999 Fed Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155222-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I\nThe sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top two teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nations progress to World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming last in the pools were relegated down to Group II for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155222-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II\nThe twenty teams were randomly divided into four pools of five teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The teams that finished first in the pools would progress to Group I for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155223-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Knockout Stage\nThe Knockout Stage of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155223-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Knockout Stage\nThe eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155224-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155225-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155226-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Pool C\nGroup C of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155227-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I \u2013 Pool D\nGroup D of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155228-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1999 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155229-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II \u2013 Pool B\nGroup A of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1999 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155230-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II \u2013 Pool C\nGroup C of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1999 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155231-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II \u2013 Pool D\nGroup D of the 1999 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1999 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155232-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup World Group\nThe World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1999. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Spain was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the first round by Italy. United States defeated Italy, and then Russia in the final to claim their 16th title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155233-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup World Group II\nThe World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1999. Winning nations advanced to the 2000 World Group, and the losing nations were demoted to the World Group II Play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155234-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs \u2013 Pool A\nGroup A of the 1999 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs was one of two pools in the World Group II Play-offs of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the final play-off, the winner of which advancing to the 2000 World Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155235-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs \u2013 Pool B\nGroup B of the 1999 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs was one of two pools in the World Group II Play-offs of the 1999 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the final play-off, the winner of which advancing to the 2000 World Group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155236-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fenland District Council election\nThe 1999 Fenland District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect 40 members of Fenland District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Previous election in 1995", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155236-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fenland District Council election, Election result\nOne seat was vacant at the time of the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155237-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fiesta Bowl\nThe 1999 Fiesta Bowl, the designated BCS National Championship Game for the 1998 season, was played on January 4, 1999, in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. The teams were the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida State Seminoles. Tennessee entered the contest undefeated and number one in the major polls, while Florida State had won 10 straight games after a Week 2 loss to NC State. Florida State sophomore QB Chris Weinke was injured in Florida State's final ACC game of the regular season and did not participate in the championship game. Ultimately, Tennessee won their sixth National Championship and first since 1951 by defeating the Seminoles, 23\u201316. The game was the first BCS National Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 724]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155237-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, First half\nAfter a scoreless first quarter, Tennessee's QB Tee Martin fired a 4-yard touchdown pass to FB Shawn Bryson for the Vols to open up an early 7\u20130 lead. Bryson's TD came after the Vols took a Jeff Hall field goal off the board due to a roughing-the-kicker penalty. Shortly thereafter, Florida State had the ball near midfield. Seminoles QB Marcus Outzen threw an interception to Vol CB Dwayne Goodrich who was covering WR Peter Warrick, and it was returned 54 yards for a touchdown; thus, Tennessee opened up a 14\u20130 lead. The two scores both occurred in the first 25 seconds of the second quarter. Goodrich's interception changed the complexion of the game and forced Florida State to play from behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155237-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, First half\nFlorida State did get on the board later in the second quarter with a 1-yard run by FB William McCray, but Sebastian Janikowski missed an extra point off the crossbar, so the score stood at 14\u20136. At the end of the half, Janikowski drilled a 34-yard field goal, and the lead was cut to 14\u20139.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155237-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, Second half\nThe second half saw a new challenge for the Vols, who were clinging to a narrow lead. Cornerback Dwayne Goodrich, who had the interception for a touchdown in the first half, was unable to play in the second half due to an ankle injury. He was replaced by Gerald Griffin, who had not seen much action that season. Griffin was assigned to cover Warrick, and did an adequate job, limiting Warrick to one catch for the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 43], "content_span": [44, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155237-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, Second half\nThe Vol defense, as a unit, also held its own. Once again, both teams failed to score for an entire quarter. After the scoreless third quarter, the Vols got back on the scoreboard again. Tee Martin fired a 79-yard touchdown pass to Peerless Price, and the Vols claimed a 20\u20139 lead after a missed extra point by K Jeff Hall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 43], "content_span": [44, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155237-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary, Second half\nLater, Tennessee added a 23-yard field goal by Hall, and the lead extended to 23\u20139. But Florida State was not conceding the outcome yet. Seminole quarterback Marcus Outzen scrambled for a 7-yard touchdown, capping a Florida State drive, and the lead was cut to 23\u201316. With less than 2 minutes to go in the game, Tennessee RB Travis Henry fumbled and turned the ball over to Florida State. However, Outzen threw an errant pass that was intercepted by CB Steve Johnson, which sealed the victory and the national championship for the Vols.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 43], "content_span": [44, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155238-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fife Council election\n1999 Elections to Fife Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The election were the first after the third boundary review  which resulted in 78 individual councillors being elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155238-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fife Council election, Changes since last election\nBoundary Commission for Scotland had its Third review in to the ward area for Fife Area. The resulting changes lead to 14 fewer wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155239-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fijian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Fiji between 8 and 15 May 1999. They were the first election held under the revised Constitution of 1997, which instituted a new electoral system and resulted in Mahendra Chaudhry taking office as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155239-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fijian general election, Results\nMahendra Chaudhry's Fiji Labour Party won all 19 Indo-Fijian seats, annihilating the National Federation Party which had traditionally been Fiji's dominant Indo-Fijian party; Indo-Fijian voters were angered by the NFP's decision to enter into an electoral coalition agreement with the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, whom they had not forgiven for leading the military coup that removed an Indo-Fijian dominated government from power in 1987. In addition to the 19 Indo-Fijian seats, the Labour Party won 18 of the 25 \"open electorates\" for a total of 37 - an absolute majority in the 71-member House.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155239-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Fijian general election, Results\nThe Fijian Association Party, led by Adi Kuini Speed (the widow of former Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra), won 11 seats (10 ethnic Fijian and 1 open) against only 8 seats (5 ethnic Fijian and 3 open) for the Fijian Political Party, which had ruled the country since 1992. The Christian Democratic Alliance won 3 seats (2 ethnic Fijian and one open), while Apisai Tora's Party of National Unity won four ethnic Fijian seats. The United General Party won one \"general\" and one open electorate. The remaining six seats (two ethnic Fijian, two \"general electorates,\" one Rotuman, and one open) were won by minor parties and independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155239-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Fijian general election, Aftermath\nMany ethnic Fijians were unwilling to accept the result of the election, which was partly because their own votes had been so fragmented while those of Indo-Fijians had been much more united. President and \"father of the nation\" Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara worked behind the scenes, however, to persuade the main ethnic Fijian parties in parliament to accept Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry as Prime Minister. To appease ethnic Fijians, Chaudhry gave 11 of the 18 Cabinet posts to native Fijian politicians. Following the power-sharing provisions of the Constitution, the Cabinet was composed of members of numerous political parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155239-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Fijian general election, Aftermath\nNot all ethnic Fijians were appeased, however. Simmering resentment exploded on 19 May 2000, when George Speight stormed the parliament buildings and kidnapped most members of the government, including Chaudhry in a coup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155240-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fingal County Council election\nAn election to Fingal County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155241-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Finlandia Trophy\nThe Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Finland. It was held in Helsinki. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155242-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Finnish Cup\nThe 1999 Finnish Cup (Finnish: Suomen Cup) was the 45th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It was organised as a single-elimination knock\u2013out tournament and participation in the competition was voluntary. The final was held at the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki on 30 October 1999 with FC Jokerit defeating FF Jaro by 2-1 before an attendance of  3,217 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155243-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Finnish Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 11 and 13, 1998 in Joensuu. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 1999 European Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155244-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Finnish parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Finland on 21 March 1999. Despite suffering significant losses, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) remained the largest party of the Eduskunta and Paavo Lipponen remained Prime Minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155244-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Finnish parliamentary election, Background\nPrime Minister Paavo Lipponen's five-party \"rainbow government\" consisting of the SDP, National Coalition Party, Left Alliance, Swedish People's Party and the Green League had been in power since April 1995. It had managed to keep Finland's economy growing, to reduce the state's budget deficit and to create jobs, although it had failed to halve the unemployment rate:  in 1995, the unemployment had been 15.4% and in 1999, it still stood at 10.2%. This was, as the governing parties pointed out, still a better record than the previous centre-right government's performance; during its term between 1991 and 1995, the unemployment had risen from 6.6% to 15.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 710]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155244-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Finnish parliamentary election, Campaign\nThe largest opposition party, the Centre Party, tried to become the largest party overall, and to re-join the government. They called for labour reform, which they claimed would make it easier for employers to hire new employees and for small enterprises to operate. Finland's largest labour unions rejected the proposed work reform, claiming that it would reduce the employees' job security and would excessively increase the employers' power. The Centrists also accused the government of not improving the Finnish economy enough, and of not slowing down sufficiently the large internal migration of Finns from the rural towns and small cities to the large economic growth centres, like the Helsinki and Tampere regions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 767]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155244-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Finnish parliamentary election, Campaign\nSeveral parties hired as their candidates previously non-political or only locally politically active celebrities, such as Leena Harkimo, the manager of Helsinki's ice hockey team Jokerit, Lasse Vir\u00e9n, a former long-distance running Olympic champion, and Anni Sinnem\u00e4ki, the songwriter of pop music group Ultra Bra. Some of these celebrities got elected. After the elections, Prime Minister Lipponen formed a new government of the same five parties. Only one of those parties left the government during the parliamentary term 1999-2003:  the Greens moved into the opposition in May 2002, when the Parliament approved the construction of Finland's fifth nuclear power plant.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155245-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K\nThe 1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K was the second round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 9, 1999, on the Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155245-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K\nIt was the first Champ Car race since the 1995 Indianapolis 500 where Al Unser Jr is absent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155245-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K, Report, Race\nThere was drama at the start when polesitter Gil de Ferran spun while taking the green flag. As a result, the start was delayed, and de Ferran was able to take back his starting position: pole. He led the early stages but then began to drop back with tire problems and Maur\u00edcio Gugelmin took the lead. Gugelmin led comfortably until the first round of stops, when he overshot his pitlane, losing time. He was also given a black flag for running over pit material, which put him a lap down and out of contention.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155245-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K, Report, Race\nAdri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez took the lead and led comfortably until Juan Pablo Montoya closed right up to him. Fern\u00e1ndez held him off, and Montoya's challenge was ended when he lost three laps due to a fuel pick-up problem. In the final stages of the race, it seemed clear that everyone had to pit for fuel, and a caution brought out by Max Papis's spin was ideal. All the leaders pitted, except Fern\u00e1ndez who for some reason stayed out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155245-0002-0002", "contents": "1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K, Report, Race\nIt seemed to be a mistake, as the race went green with 4 laps left, and he did not have enough fuel for 4 green-flag laps. However, Greg Moore, running second, spun while lapping backmarkers, which resulted in Richie Hearn crashing, and the caution came out again. Whereas the spin dropped Moore to fourth, the caution was till the end of the race, which meant that Fern\u00e1ndez did not have to stop, and thus won the race. de Ferran recovered to finish second, and Christian Fittipaldi completed the podium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155246-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fitzgibbon Cup\nThe 1999 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 86th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The first-round games were held on 30 January 1999, with Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na College hosting the latter stages of the cup from 27 to 28 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155246-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fitzgibbon Cup\nOn 28 February 1999, Waterford Institute of Technology won the Fitzgibbon Cup after beating University College Cork by 4\u201315 to 3\u201312 in the final. This was their third cup title overall and their first title since 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155247-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Five Nations Championship\nThe 1999 Five Nations Championship (sponsored by Lloyds TSB) was the seventieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 6 February to 11 April. The tournament was won by Scotland, who beat England on points difference. Scotland scored sixteen tries in the tournament, to England's eight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155247-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Five Nations Championship\nIt was notable for the dramatic climax to the tournament, which was decided in the dying minutes of the final match. England were heavy favourites to beat Wales and claim both the tournament title and Grand Slam. With England leading the match by six points as the game entered injury time, Wales centre Scott Gibbs evaded a number of tackles to score a try from approximately 20 metres. Neil Jenkins successfully converted to claim victory for Wales by a single point and hand the Championship to Scotland in one of the most memorable matches in the tournament's history. Scotland had staged their own remarkable upset the previous day, scoring five first-half tries to beat France in Paris for only the second time in thirty years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155247-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Five Nations Championship\nScotland's Gregor Townsend became only the fifth player in history to score a try against each other country in the five nations tournament. He also became the second Scotsman to do so, following on from Johnnie Wallace in 1925. The other men to achieve the feat were Carston Catcheside (England 1924), Patrick Est\u00e8ve (France 1983) and Phillipe Sella (France 1986). After him, French Philippe Bernat-Salles scored a try in the 5 games of the new '6 Nations' in 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155247-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Five Nations Championship\nThis was the last Five Nations Championship; in 2000, Italy joined the tournament, which became the Six Nations Championship. Indeed, Italy played all the Five Nations sides during the 1998/99 season, partly in preparation for joining the tournament the following year, albeit that the game against England (at Huddersfield) was a World Cup qualifier. Italy lost all five of these games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155247-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Five Nations Championship\nEngland missed out on a twelfth Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Wembley Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155248-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open\nThe 1999 Flanders Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Antwerp, Belgium that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 10 May until 16 May 1999. Unseeded Justine Henin, who entered on a wildcard, won the singles title and the accompanying $16,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155248-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open, Finals, Doubles\nLaura Golarsa /  Katarina Srebotnik defeated  Louise Pleming /  Meghann Shaughnessy, 6\u20134, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155248-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155248-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155248-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155248-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155249-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Belgian Open \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the sixth edition of the Belgian Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium on clay. The tournament had not occurred since 1993, when it was won by Radka Bobkov\u00e1 and Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Gaidano. They did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155249-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open \u2013 Doubles\nLaura Golarsa and Katarina Srebotnik won the tournament without losing a set, defeating Louise Pleming and Meghann Shaughnessy in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155250-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Belgian Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the sixth edition of the Belgian Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium. The tournament had not occurred since 1993, where it was won by Radka Bobkov\u00e1. She did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155250-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Flanders Women's Open \u2013 Singles\nWildcard and World No. 178 Justine Henin won her first WTA title, defeating first seed Sarah Pitkowski in the final, 6\u20131, 6\u20132. This was also the first WTA tour tournament that Henin competed in, making her the fifth woman ever to win their debut WTA event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155251-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Citrus Bowl\nThe 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl featured the Arkansas Razorbacks of the SEC against the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten. Both teams were surprised to be playing in the game. The defending National Champion Wolverines, with their two early season losses and the Razorbacks playing under first year coach Houston Nutt caused very different expectations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155251-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary\nTrailing 31-24 with just 5:49 left in the game, the Wolverines rallied by scoring  21 points in four minutes to win their 15th bowl game all-time. Running back Anthony Thomas led the Wolverines with three rushing touchdowns and 139 yards. Thomas was named Citrus Bowl Most Valuable Player and linebacker Sam Sword was named Michigan Defensive MVP by the media after recording 11 tackles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155251-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary\nThe Wolverines scored first with 6:29 left in the first quarter as Jay Feely kicked a 43-yard field goal. However, Arkansas responded on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Clint Stoerner to Michael Williams in the second quarter to take a 7-3 lead. Michigan then scored with a two-yard touchdown run from Thomas, and a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown by linebacker Ian Gold. After Arkansas\u2019 Todd Latourette completed a 42-yard field goal cut the lead to 17-10,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155251-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary\nMichigan drove 69 yards with a five-yard touchdown run by Thomas taking a 24-10 lead into halftime. However, the Razorbacks would score three consecutive second half touchdowns to take a 31-24 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155251-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary\nThomas tied the game on a one-yard run. Tom Brady found Diallo Johnson in the endzone from 21 yards out for the eventual game winning score with 2:25 remaining. Michigan Cornerback James Whitley sealed the victory with 1:47 remaining by intercepting a Stoerner pass, returning it 26 yards for a touchdown", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155251-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Citrus Bowl, Aftermath\nMichigan became the first Big Ten team to win the Citrus Bowl since 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155252-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Gators baseball team\nThe 1999 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 1999 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Andy Lopez, who was in his fifth season at Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155253-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Gators football team\nThe 1999 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's tenth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators returned to the SEC Championship Game after a two-year hiatus, but did not bring home another SEC Championship trophy. After losing the SEC Championship Game 34\u20137 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Gators ended their season with a last-second 37\u201334 loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Citrus Bowl. Spurrier's 1999 Florida Gators posted a 9\u20134 overall record and a 7\u20131 record in the Southeastern Conference, placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 727]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155254-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Marlins season\nThe Florida Marlins' 1999 season was the seventh season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1998. Their manager was John Boles. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 64-98, 5th in the NL East.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155254-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Marlins season, Regular season, Citrus Series\nThe season series each year between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins has come to be known as the Citrus Series. In 1999, the Marlins won the series 5 games to 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155254-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155254-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155254-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 70], "content_span": [71, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155254-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 67], "content_span": [68, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155254-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida Marlins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155255-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball team\nThe 1999 Florida State Seminole baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his 20th season at Florida State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155255-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball team\nThe Seminoles lost the College World Series, defeated by the Miami Hurricanes in the championship series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155255-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball team, Seminoles in the 1999 MLB Draft\nThe following members of the Florida State Seminoles baseball program were drafted in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 75], "content_span": [76, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team\nThe 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the college football season of 1999. Winning the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship and winning the 2000 Sugar Bowl BCS National Championship game, the team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The team entered the season with high expectations after losing to Tennessee in the inaugural BCS Championship game. FSU entered the 1999 pre-season ranked No. 1 in all national pre-season polls, picked unanimously to win the ACC and expected to contend for a national championship. The Seminoles finished 11-2 in 1998, extending their NCAA record to 13 straight seasons with at least 10 victories and ranked among the nation's top four teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 826]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team\nThe Seminoles finished the 1999 season with a perfect 12-0 record and was the first in NCAA history to go \"wire-to-wire\" being ranked continuously as the nation's No. 1 team from the preseason through the bowl season. This marked the 13th consecutive season that the Seminoles will have finished in the Top 5 rankings of both the AP and coaches poll. The 2000 Sugar Bowl BCS National Championship game also marks the 17th consecutive season the Bowden lead Seminoles played in a bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team, Before the season, Preseason outlook\nThe Seminoles ended the 1998 season with a defeat in the inaugural BCS Championship game to Tennessee and finished with a No. 3 ranking in both the AP and Coaches polls and winning their seventh consecutive ACC title. Bowden had two returning Consensus All-Americans and two other All-Americans among his 16 starters along with 19 fifth-year seniors. \"This time a year ago, I said we had a talented football team, but it's the least experience we've had in a long time\", Bowden said. \"Now we've got most of the same guys back. Most of those guys started.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 80], "content_span": [81, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team, Before the season, Preseason outlook\nThat's the reason for so much preseason optimism.\" As expected, FSU was at the top of the first Coaches Poll of the season, released August 5, 1999 with 36 of a possible 59 first-place votes; other teams receiving first-place votes were No.2 Tennessee with 13 votes, No. 3 Arizona with 2 votes, and No. 4 Penn State with 8 votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 80], "content_span": [81, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0002-0002", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team, Before the season, Preseason outlook\nFSU was also atop the AP poll, released August 14, 1999 with 48 of a possible 70 first-place votes; other teams receiving first-place votes were No. 2 Tennessee with 15 votes, No. 3 Penn State with 4 votes, No. 4 Arizona, No. 5 Florida, and No. 13 Virginia Tech with 1 vote each. Seminoles came into pre-season camp with a healthy Chris Weinke who had to miss the 1999 Fiesta Bowl BCS National championship game due to a season-ending cervical herniated disc sustained during a sack against Virginia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 80], "content_span": [81, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team, Before the season, Preseason outlook\nDespite being touted as a top NFL draft pick, Consensus All-American Peter Warrick stated his desire to earn his undergraduate degree and to win a national championship after the Seminoles shared a sad result in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl BCS National Championship game. Warrick would enter the 1999 season as a heisman front runner alongside Drew Brees, Ron Dayne, and Joe Hamilton. On top of being a heisman favorite, Warrick was considered the front-runner for the Fred Biletnikoff award for the nations top wide receiver. The Weinke led offense that scored 31 points a game in 1998 would find himself with a senior talented corp of wide receivers with Warrick, Laveranues Coles, and Ron Dugans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 80], "content_span": [81, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team, Before the season, Recruiting class\nDue to FSU having 74 scholarship players on the roster and the maximum per NCAA is 85, FSU was only able to sign 13 players on National Signing Day. Despite only signing 13 players, this stellar recruiting class was highlighted by four highly touted recruits that made USA Today's All-USA high school football team: Nick Maddox (RB), Kendyll Pope (LB), Darnell Dockett (DL), and the top prospect in the country, Anquan Boldin (QB) who selected FSU over Florida and Miami.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 79], "content_span": [80, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team, Before the season, Recruiting class\nDuring preseason football practice, Anquan Boldin would move from QB to WR at his request, a move that would eventually pay big career dividends. The move surprised Bowden who stated ``I told him he'd be a great quarterback, (His decision) surprised all of us. He is an excellent prospect wherever he lines up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 79], "content_span": [80, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155256-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Florida State Seminoles football team, Before the season, Offseason news\nOn November 12, 1998, Chris Weinke underwent surgery at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital to repair damage to his C6 vertebrae. The surgery repaired ligament damage, corrected a ruptured disc and removed a bone chip which was lodged against a nerve in his neck. There was much uncertainty as to whether or not Weinke would be fully healthy for the 1999 season as there was a 6-month recovery period and much weight loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 77], "content_span": [78, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155257-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Cup Final\nThe 1999 Football League Cup Final was played between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, at Wembley on Sunday, 21 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155257-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Cup Final\nTottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen after a cross from the right from Steffen Iversen had been blocked by goalkeeper Kasey Keller. Justin Edinburgh became the last player to be sent off at the old Wembley, after angrily waving his arm towards Robbie Savage following a particularly tough Savage challenge. In the last few minutes of the game, Ramon Vega made a last-ditch sliding tackle to deny Emile Heskey a goal for Leicester, after Ian Walker rushed off his line, and Allan Nielsen scored a diving header.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final\nThe 1999 Football League First Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 31 May 1999 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Bolton Wanderers and Watford. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League First Division, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League. The top two teams of the 1998\u201399", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final\nFootball League First Division season gained automatic promotion to the Premier League, while those from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; Bolton Wanderers ended the season fifth in the table, one position and one point ahead of Watford. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1999\u20132000 season in the Premier League. Birmingham City and Ipswich Town were the losing semi-finalists. Winning the final was estimated to be worth up to \u00a310\u00a0million to the successful team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final\nThe 1999 final was played in front of a crowd of 70,343 and was refereed by Terry Heilbron. Nick Wright put Watford ahead late in the first half with an overhead kick. Allan Smart doubled their lead with two minutes remaining and Watford won the match 2\u20130. As a result, Watford would play in the Premier League for the first time since its inception in the 1992\u201393 season. It also meant that Watford were promoted for the second successive season, having been champions of Division Two in the 1997\u201398 season. Elton John, Watford's chairman, watched the final from Seattle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final\nWatford were considered favourites for relegation the following season and finished bottom of the Premier League, 12 points from safety, having lost 26 of their 38 matches: they were relegated back to the First Division. Bolton ended their next season in sixth place in the First Division to qualify for the play-offs where they lost in the semi-finals to Ipswich Town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nWatford finished the regular 1998\u201399 season in fifth position in the Football League First Division, the second tier of the English football league system, one place and one point ahead of Bolton Wanderers. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premier League and instead took part in the play-offs, along with Ipswich Town and Birmingham City, to determine the third promoted team. Watford finished ten points behind Bradford City (who were promoted in second place) and twenty-eight behind league winners Sunderland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nBolton's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Ipswich Town, with the first match of the two-legged tie being played on 16 May 2001 at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. The visitors had a penalty appeal turned down by the referee late in the first half when Mark Fish appeared to trip David Johnson and the first half ended goalless. With six minutes of the match remaining, Michael Johansen volleyed the ball into the Ipswich goal, securing a 1\u20130 first-leg victory. The second leg took place at Ipswich's Portman Road three days later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nThe home team took the lead with a goal from Matt Holland on 14 minutes, but the score on the day was level after Bob Taylor's close-range shot went in. Ipswich were ahead once again one minute later through Kieron Dyer but a deflected strike by Per Frandsen made the score 2\u20132 with seven minutes remaining. Dyer's 90th minute headed goal made it 3\u20132 to Ipswich and level on aggregate, taking the match into extra time. Taylor scored his second and Bolton's third in the 96th minute, and Holland's 20-yard (18\u00a0m) strike made it 4\u20133 to Ipswich in the 116th minute. The tie ended 4\u20134 on aggregate with Bolton progressing to the final via the away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 727]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nWatford faced Birmingham City in their play-off semi-final and played the first leg at their home ground of Vicarage Road on 16 May 1999. After five minutes, Watford took the lead when Michel Ngonge headed Peter Kennedy's cross into the bottom corner of the Birmingham City goal to make it 1\u20130. Before half-time, Birmingham City's Chris Holland hit the outside of the post with a long-distance strike and Nick Wright's lob for Watford hit the crossbar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nMidway through the second half, Tommy Mooney's header hit the Watford bar before Paul Robinson was sent off for receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Peter Ndlovu. No further goals were scored and the match ended 1\u20130 to Watford. The return match was played at St Andrew's in Birmingham four days later. Dele Adebola opened the scoring for Birmingham City after two minutes but David Holdsworth was sent off with more than an hour of the match remaining for a second yellow card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0005-0002", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nThe first half ended 1\u20130, 1\u20131 on aggregate, and remained unchanged by the end of regular time. Half an hour of extra time went goalless forcing the match to be decided by a penalty shootout. At 6\u20136 with one penalty missed by each team, Watford's Alon Hazan put them ahead before Holland's miss condemned Birmingham City to defeat and sent Watford to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThis was Bolton's second appearance in the second tier play-off final; they had beaten Reading 4\u20133 after extra time in the 1995 final. Watford were making their first appearance in the second tier play-off final, but had lost to Blackburn Rovers in the 1989 play-off semi-finals. Bolton were aiming to make an immediate return to the top tier of English football having been relegated from the Premier League in the 1997\u201398 season on goal difference. Conversely, Watford were seeking back-to-back promotions, after ending the previous season as champions of the Second Division (third tier).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThey had been outside the top tier for eleven years. In the two regular season meetings between the two clubs, Watford had won both, defeating Bolton 2\u20131 at the Reebok Stadium in October 1998 and 2\u20130 at Vicarage Road the following April. Graham Taylor, the Watford manager, was making his first visit to Wembley Stadium since September 1993 in his last game as England manager. Reflecting on Watford's appearance at the national stadium in the 1984 FA Cup Final, he suggested: \"There are two ways to go to Wembley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0006-0002", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nYou either go as Watford did against Everton\u00a0... just happy to be there. Or you go to win.\" Elton John, Watford's chairman, also spoke similarly of the 1984 final: \"Yes, we desperately wanted to win\u00a0... but there was something about getting there which was a victory in its own right for a relatively small club like ours\". He went on to suggest that both Taylor and his team had an \"overwhelming determination\" to succeed in the play-off final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nBolton's top scorer in the league was Bob Taylor who had fifteen goals for the season. Gifton Noel-Williams was Watford's leading marksman with ten league goals, but had not featured for his club since suffering a fractured hip in January. Mooney was second in the list of Watford's top scorers with nine league goals. The match was broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports 2 with highlights shown later that evening on ITV. According to bookmakers Coral and Littlewoods, Bolton were favourites to win the match. The match was estimated in the media to be worth around \u00a310\u00a0million to the winning team. The referee for the match was Terry Heilbron from Newton Aycliffe in County Durham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 753]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half\nWatford kicked off the match at 3\u00a0p.m. on 31 May 1999 in front of a Wembley Stadium crowd of 70,343. Bolton adopted a 4\u20134\u20132 formation while Watford played as 4\u20133\u20133. In the second minute, Claus Jensen's pass was cleared by Watford, and a minute later a Bolton corner was also defended. Four minutes later Taylor took the ball clear and his shot from 20 yards (18\u00a0m), under challenge from Rob Page, was straight at Alec Chamberlain in the Watford goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half\nBolton dominated the midfield but in the eleventh minute Steve Palmer's long ball forward was allowed to bounce allowing Kennedy to shoot but the ball went high over the bar. On 13 minutes, Ei\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0johnsen was challenged by both Robinson and Page, but the ball fell to Johansen whose shot went across the face of Watford's goal. Four minutes later, a foul from Robbie Elliott drew a free kick which was taken by Kennedy, with Steve Banks saving from Mooney. In the 19th minute, Gu\u00f0johnsen's shot was gathered by Chamberlain, despite the goalkeeper losing his footing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half\nSix minutes later, Gu\u00f0johnsen set off on a counter-attack, beating Robinson to go one-on-one with Chamberlain, but shot just wide of the right-hand post. In the 30th minute, a free kick from Elliott broke to Gu\u00f0johnsen whose shot from around the penalty spot was parried by Chamberlain. Seven minutes later, Watford's Darren Bazeley beat both Gardner and Elliott to win a corner. From the set piece, Neil Cox headed the ball clear, which fell to Wright whose overhead kick flew into the Bolton goal, making it 1\u20130 to Watford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, First half\nThe BBC described it as \"one of the best goals seen in a play-off final\". In the 39th minute, Frandsen's free kick was saved by Chamberlain but had to be retaken, the second strike being cleared. In the final minute of the half, Gu\u00f0johnsen's curled shot went past Watford's left-hand post.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half\nNo changes were made by either side during the break and Bolton kicked off the second half. Six minutes in, Gu\u00f0johnsen's header dropped in front of Taylor who fouled Chamberlain in pursuit of a shot. In the 56th minute Gu\u00f0johnsen had another chance after breaking free but the ball was cleared by Page. A minute later, Micah Hyde was shown the first yellow card of the match for tugging an opponent's shirt. In the 61st minute, a cross from Gardner was cleared off the line by Watford's Palmer. Two subsequent corners from Bolton were defended by Watford. Five minutes later, Bolton made the first substitution of the game with Scott Sellars coming on to replace Johansen. On 68 minutes, a header from Mooney went close.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 791]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half\nWith fifteen minutes of the game remaining, Bolton counter-attacked and Cox shot wide from a Taylor pass. Watford then made their first change of the afternoon, Ngonge being replaced by Allan Smart. Two minutes later, Wright's ball to Mooney was struck across the Bolton goal. Kennedy then shot wide of Banks from a corner, before Frandsen's shot was straight at Chamberlain. With five minutes to go, Gu\u00f0johnsen beat Palmer but his poked shot round the Watford goalkeeper went wide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Match, Second half\nA minute later, Gu\u00f0johnsen's shot was saved by Chamberlain before a 50-yard (46\u00a0m) run from Cox resulted in him shooting high and wide. In the 88th minute, Watford made their second change, Hazan coming on to replace Wright. In the 89th minute, Watford doubled their lead: Kennedy won the ball from Sellars and passed it to Smart who side-footed it past Banks. The match ended 2\u20130 and saw Watford secure back-to-back promotions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nAfter the game, Taylor was jubilant: \"I always thought I would get back to the top\u00a0... I would have gone abroad if I thought I wouldn't have been able to get back in. The England job caused me great problems\u00a0... but now I'm back at the highest level\". Todd, the losing manager, noted: \"The first 20 minutes of any game is important and I thought we settled well. But it's not about 20 minutes \u2014 it's about 90 and we didn't stamp any authority on the game\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nElton John, who had watched the match live from Seattle, said: \"I have never seen a Watford team play with such passion\u00a0... I can't thank Graham enough for what he has done for me\". He went on to praise Taylor's management: \"We have one of the greatest managers to have ever graced the English game\". It was the fifth time that Watford had secured promotion under the management of Taylor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155258-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League First Division play-off Final, Post-match\nWatford were immediately installed by William Hill, the bookmakers, as odds on for relegation from the Premier League the following season and declared favourites to do so by Ian Parkes writing in the Irish Independent;  the club finished bottom of the Premier League, 12 points from safety, losing 26 of their 38 matches. Bolton ended their next season in sixth place in the First Division, qualifying for the play-offs, where they lost in the semi-finals to Ipswich Town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final\nThe 1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 30 May 1999 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Manchester City and Gillingham. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football, to the First Division. The top two teams of the 1998\u201399 Football League Second Division season gained automatic promotion to the First Division, while the clubs placed from third to sixth in the table took part in play-offs. Manchester City ended the season in third position while Gillingham  were fourth. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place in the First Division for the 1999\u20132000 season. In the semi-finals, Gillingham defeated Preston North End and Manchester City beat Wigan Athletic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 905]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final\nIt was Gillingham's first match at Wembley Stadium, although Manchester City had played there on eleven previous occasions. The final drew a crowd of just under 77,000 and was refereed by Mark Halsey. The match was scoreless until the 81st minute, when Carl Asaba gave Gillingham the lead. Robert Taylor added a second goal five minutes later. Kevin Horlock scored for City in the 90th minute to halve the deficit and, in the fifth minute of injury time, Paul Dickov scored an equaliser to make the score 2\u20132 and send the game into extra time. With no further goals being scored, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which City won 3\u20131 to gain promotion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 715]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final\nManchester City's next season saw them secure automatic promotion to the FA Premier League after ending their campaign as runners-up. Gillingham finished their following season in third place in the Second Division and qualified for the play-offs again, where they secured promotion to the First Division with a 3\u20132 victory against Wigan Athletic in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nThe teams finishing in the top two positions in the Second Division, the third tier of the English football league system, in the 1998\u201399 Football League season gained automatic promotion to the First Division. The teams finishing between third and sixth inclusive competed in the play-offs for the third and final promotion place. Manchester City finished the regular season in third place, two points ahead of fourth-placed Gillingham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nBoth therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the First Division and instead took part in the play-offs, along with Preston North End and Wigan Athletic, to determine the third promoted team. Manchester City finished five points behind Walsall (who were promoted in second place) and nineteen behind league winners Fulham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nGillingham's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Preston North End, with the first match of the two-legged tie taking place at Deepdale in Preston on 16 May 1999. After a goalless first half, David Eyres put Preston ahead in the 54th minute. Robert Taylor equalised with 11 minutes to go and the match ended 1\u20131. The second leg was held three days later at Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham. Within two minutes of the start of the match, Gillingham took the lead through Andy Hessenthaler: Barry Ashby passed to Carl Asaba who guided the ball to Hessenthaler to score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nGillingham dominated the remainder of the half and, despite pressure from Preston after the interval, they held onto their lead; Vince Bartram, the Gillingham goalkeeper, dived full-length across his goal to keep out a strike from Jon Macken. The match ended 1\u20130 and Gillingham progressed to the final with a 2\u20131 aggregate victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nManchester City faced Wigan Athletic in their semi-final and the first leg was played at Springfield Park in Wigan on 15 May 1999. Within 20 seconds, the home side had taken the lead: a misunderstanding between Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver and his team-mate Gerard Wiekens allowed Stuart Barlow to score from 15 yards (14\u00a0m). Paul Dickov equalised with 13 minutes of the match remaining and the game ended 1\u20131. The second leg took place four days later at Maine Road in Manchester.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nCity dominated the early stages and took the lead in the 27th minute through Shaun Goater, who put the ball past Roy Carroll in the Wigan goal with his chest from a Michael Brown cross. With four minutes remaining, a shot by Wigan's Graeme Jones struck the crossbar. The match ended 1\u20130 and Manchester City progressed to the final 2\u20131 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThe match was Gillingham's first appearance at Wembley Stadium, the country's national stadium and the venue reserved for major tournament finals since 1923. Manchester City, by comparison, had played there on eleven previous occasions in FA Cup and League Cup finals. Gillingham were aiming to reach the second tier of English football for the first time in their history, whereas their opponents had spent more than 100 seasons in the top two tiers and had played in the top-level FA Premier League as recently as the 1995\u201396 season. At the end of the 1997\u201398 season, City had been relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 70], "content_span": [71, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThis season saw the first competitive matches between the sides: the first game, at Maine Road in November 1998, ended in a goalless draw while the return match played at Priestfield the following April ended in a 2\u20130 victory for Manchester City. Asaba was the season's top scorer for Gillingham with 22 goals (20 in the league and 2 in the Football League Trophy) followed by Taylor, who scored 19 goals in the regular season (16 in the league and 3 in the Football League Trophy).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 70], "content_span": [71, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nManchester City's Goater was leading scorer for his side, with 20 goals (17 in the league, 1 in the FA Cup and 2 in the League Cup) followed by Dickov on 13 (10 in the league, 1 in the FA Cup and 2 in the League Cup) and Kevin Horlock with 10 (all in the league).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 70], "content_span": [71, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nGillingham manager Tony Pulis picked the same eleven players in his starting line-up as in the second leg of the semi-final. His opposite number, Joe Royle, made one change, selecting Andy Morrison in place of Tony Vaughan, who was instead named as one of the substitutes. The referee for the match was Mark Halsey, from Welwyn Garden City. The play-off final drew an attendance of 76,935, the largest crowd ever to watch a Gillingham match. It was a new record attendance for the third-tier play-off final and a larger attendance than that for the First Division play-off final the following day. Liam and Noel Gallagher of the rock band Oasis were among the Manchester City fans in attendance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 70], "content_span": [71, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nThe match kicked off at around 3.00\u00a0p.m. on 30 May 1999. In the first minute, Dickov's overhead kick struck Ashby's hand in the Gillingham penalty area but referee Halsey did not award a penalty kick. Goater then saw his shot hit the Gillingham goalpost. Gillingham's first goal-scoring chance came from Mick Galloway, who had a shot from close range saved by a diving Weaver. After 26 minutes, City's Terry Cooke crossed the ball into the penalty area, where Horlock headed it towards goal, but it was saved by Gillingham's Bartram.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 67], "content_span": [68, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nBoth teams had further goal-scoring opportunities in the second half. For Gillingham, Nicky Southall crossed the ball to Mark Saunders, but his shot went wide of the goal, and Asaba was tackled by City's Ian Bishop when in a potential scoring position. After 70 minutes, Weaver saved a strongly-hit shot from Gillingham's Paul Smith, and five minutes later Cooke was again involved for City, as he set up Goater, whose shot went past Bartram but hit the goalpost. The BBC characterised much of the match as \"ordinary\" and suggested that both teams were somewhat overawed by the high-profile setting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 67], "content_span": [68, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nThe match remained scoreless until the 81st minute, when Asaba gave Gillingham the lead. He played a one-two with Smith before shooting past Weaver from around 15 yards (14\u00a0m). Taylor added a second goal five minutes later: he found Asaba with a header and received a backheeled return pass before scoring with a shot. With only a minute of normal time left, and two goals behind in the game, many City fans considered that the game had been lost and began to make their way to the exits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 67], "content_span": [68, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nHowever, after Darren Carr had tackled Goater to deny him a goal-scoring opportunity, Horlock scored from the rebound for City to halve the deficit in the 90th minute. In the fifth minute of injury time, Wiekens punted the ball forward, Horlock and Goater helped it on to Dickov who scored an equalising goal. The regulation 90 minutes ended moments later, and with the scores level the game went into extra time. Dickov saw his header gathered by Bartram and although Hodge's cross was blocked by Jeff Whitley's hand, no penalty was awarded. With no goals being scored in the additional 30 minutes, the match and promotion to the First Division would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 67], "content_span": [68, 754]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nHorlock scored the opening penalty for Manchester City before Weaver saved Smith's spot kick. Dickov missed his penalty after it struck both posts, but Adrian Pennock then missed for Gillingham. Cooke made it 2\u20130 to City before John Hodge scored for Gillingham. Richard Edghill scored for City to make the score 3\u20131, meaning that City would win if Guy Butters failed to score with Gillingham's fourth penalty. Weaver saved the defender's kick to give Manchester City victory and secure promotion to the First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 67], "content_span": [68, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match\nGillingham manager Pulis was bemused by the amount of time added on by referee Halsey, stating that he \"could not believe\" the decision to add an additional five minutes. One month after the 1999 final, Pulis was dismissed from his job at Gillingham, amid accusations of gross misconduct on his part, a decision which led to a lengthy and acrimonious court case between Pulis and club owner Paul Scally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match\nScally was charged with misconduct by the Football Association (the FA), the governing body of the sport in England, after it emerged that he had placed a series of bets on the play-off final in contravention of the rules governing individuals gambling on matches in which they had a vested interest. He appeared at an FA tribunal the following year and was fined \u00a310,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match\nManchester City's next season saw them secure automatic promotion to the FA Premier League after ending their campaign as runners-up. Gillingham, under new manager Peter Taylor, returned to the play-offs in their following season, finishing in third place in the Second Division. They secured promotion to the First Division with a 3\u20132 victory against Wigan Athletic in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match\nLooking back on the match in 2011, Pulis stated that \"[Gillingham] didn't deserve to lose that game\u00a0... But it made me a much stronger person. You take things out of defeat as well as victory\". Manchester City's 1999 captain, Morrison, contended in 2018 that the club was at risk of going out of business within a year, if not for their match-winning promotion out of the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155259-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match\nTwenty years after the match, Dickov recalled scoring the equalising goal past his friend and the best man at his wedding, Gillingham goalkeeper Bartram: \"There is nothing better than getting one over your mate or reminding him of it a few years later\". As a result of the subsequent success of the club, the Manchester Evening News described the match as \"legendary in City's history\" and Dickov's celebration of his goal as \"iconic\". In 2017, the English Football League (formerly The Football League) described the 1999 final as a \"play-off classic\". Manchester City fans and other commentators regard the game as a crucial first step in the club's revival from the third tier of English football to yearly contenders for the Premier League championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 63], "content_span": [64, 821]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final\nThe 1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 29 May 1999 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Scunthorpe United and Leyton Orient. It was to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division to the Second Division. The top three teams of the 1998\u201399 Football League Third Division, Brentford, Cambridge United and Cardiff City, gained automatic promotion to the Second Division, while those placed from fourth to seventh place in the table took part in play-offs. The winners of the play-off semi-finals competed for the final place for the 1999\u20132000 season in the Second Division. The losing semi-finalists were Rotherham United and Swansea City who had been defeated by Leyton Orient and Scunthorpe United respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 879]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final\nThe referee for the final, which was played in front of 36,985 spectators, was Clive Wilkes. In the sixth minute, Gareth Sheldon took the ball round Dean Smith, the Leyton Orient captain, and played a chipped cross to the near post: Scunthorpe's Alejandro Calvo Garc\u00eda scored with a header past Scott Barrett. Scunthorpe dominated the first half but Leyton Orient made two substitutions at half-time and started the second half with more pressure. Scunthorpe's goalkeeper Tom Evans made a number of saves and Martin Ling cleared Darryn Stamp's shot in the final minute of the game. The match ended 1\u20130 to Scunthorpe who were promoted to the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final\nScunthorpe United finished their following season in 23rd place in the Second Division, losing four of their last five matches, and were relegated back to the Third Division. Leyton Orient ended their following season in 19th position in the Third Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nScunthorpe United finished the regular 1998\u201399 season in fourth position in the Third Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system, two places and two points ahead of Leyton Orient. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to the Second Division and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team. Scunthorpe United finished six points behind Cardiff City (who were promoted in third place), seven behind Cambridge United (who were promoted in second place) and eleven behind league winners Brentford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nLeyton Orient's opposition for their play-off semi-final were Rotherham United with the first match of the two-legged tie taking place at Brisbane Road in Leyton on 16 May 1999. Chris Brown, writing in The Guardian suggested that the pressure affected the players and that it resulted in \"a scrappy goalless match\". Leyton Orient applied pressure on the Rotherham defence in the early stages with a series of corners and Amara Simba twice missed chances to score. The second half saw an unmarked Danny Hudson miss with a header from a John Varty cross and the match ended 0\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nThe second leg was played three days later at Millmoor in Rotherham. The game ended goalless in regular time and went into extra time where the deadlock remained, the tie ending 0\u20130 on aggregate so had to be decided by a penalty shootout. Leyton Orient's goalkeeper Scott Barrett saved penalties from both Andy Roscoe and Paul Hurst, and Matt Lockwood scored the decisive goal to give his side a 4\u20132 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nScunthorpe United faced Swansea City in the other semi-final and the first leg was held at the Vetch Field in Swansea on 16 May 1999. Matthew Bound went close on 20 minutes but his shot from a Nick Cusack free kick went over the Scunthorpe crossbar. A minute before half-time, Bound put Swansea City ahead: Tony Bird was fouled by Russ Wilcox and Bound headed in the resulting free kick from Michael Howard from around 20 yards (18\u00a0m).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nDespite applying more pressure in the second half, Scunthorpe failed to score and Bird missed two chances for Swansea, striking one shot high and another against the post, and the match finished 1\u20130 to Swansea. The second leg took place at Glanford Park in Scunthorpe three days later. Andy Dawson put the home side ahead after two minutes to level the tie on aggregate. The goal was followed by a period of Scunthorpe pressure that included misses from both Jamie Forrester and Paul Harsley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0005-0002", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final\nWith no further goals in regular time, the match went into extra time and Gareth Sheldon scored two minutes in to make it 2\u20130 to Scunthorpe. Bird then scored for Swansea City in the 98th minute before Sheldon increased Scunthorpe's lead in the 102nd minute. John Eyre then fouled Howard and was sent off after a 20-player fight erupted. The game ended 3\u20131 to Scunthorpe who progressed to the final 3\u20132 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThis was Leyton Orient's second appearance in the play-offs having won the 1989 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final 2\u20131 on aggregate against Wrexham over two legs. They had played in the Third Division since being relegated in the 1994\u201395 season. Leyton Orient had twice played at Wembley Stadium in the 1930s as Clapton Orient when Lea Bridge Stadium, their home ground, was undergoing work. Scunthorpe United were taking part in their fifth play-offs, having lost in the semi-finals three times and the 1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final in a penalty shootout against Blackpool.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThey had played in the fourth tier of English football since suffering relegation in the 1983\u201384 season. Both matches between the sides during the regular season ended in home wins: Leyton Orient won 1\u20130 at Brisbane Road in October 1998 while Scunthorpe United claimed a 2\u20130 victory at Glanford Park the following March. Simba and Tony Richards were lead scorers for Leyton Orient with 11 goals each. Forrester led the scoring for Scunthorpe United with 23 goals (20 in the league, 2 in the FA Cup and 1 in the League Cup) followed by Eyre on 17 (15 in the league, 2 in the FA Cup).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background\nThe referee for the final was Clive Wilkes. Leyton Orient adopted a 4\u20134\u20132 formation while Scunthorpe United played as a 3\u20134\u20133. The match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 69], "content_span": [70, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nThe match kicked off around 3\u00a0p.m. on 29 May 1999 at Wembley Stadium in front of 36,985 spectators in warm conditions. In the sixth minute, Sheldon went round Dean Smith, the Leyton Orient captain, and played a chipped cross to the near post where Alejandro Calvo Garc\u00eda headed the ball past Barrett to give Scunthorpe the lead. Forrester then crossed for Chris Hope whose header went over the Leyton Orient crossbar. Dawson sent a free kick wide of the post before Barrett made saves from both him and Sheldon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary\nLeyton Orient made two substitutions at half-time, with Craig Maskell and Alex Inglethorpe coming on for Stuart Hicks and Richards and started the second half with more pressure. Maskell passed to Steve Watts but Scunthorpe's goalkeeper Tom Evans gathered the ball at his feet. Watts also saw his attempted shot go wide of the Scunthorpe goal. In the 86th minute, Simba passed to Inglethorpe but his shot was saved by Evans. In the last minute, Barrett then denied Harsley's attempt to score before Martin Ling cleared Darryn Stamp's shot from the rebound. The match ended 1\u20130 to Scunthorpe who were promoted to the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Post-match\nThe Scunthorpe manager Brian Laws said \"it's a better achievement getting promotion here than winning trophies with Nottingham Forest\u00a0... I've had a few lows and this is one of the highs.\" Spanish goalscorer Calvo Garc\u00eda said he was unaware of Scunthorpe United before his move from Real Sociedad, but noted \"the people there have made both me and my girlfriend very happy, and to clinch promotion at Wembley \u2014 you cannot ask for anything more than that.\" His mother was in the crowd having made her first trip from Spain to England, despite a fear of flying.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155260-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Post-match\nScunthorpe United finished their following season in 23rd place in the Second Division, losing four of their last five matches, and were relegated back to the Third Division. Leyton Orient ended their following season in 19th position in the Third Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 62], "content_span": [63, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155261-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Trophy Final\nThe 1999 Football League Trophy Final (known as the Auto Windscreens Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th final of the domestic Football League Trophy competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155261-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Trophy Final\nThe match was played at Wembley Stadium on 18 April 1999, and was contested by Millwall and Wigan Athletic. This was Millwall's first appearance at Wembley in a recognised competition, and the club brought around 47,000 of the 55,000 fans in attendance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155261-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Trophy Final\nWigan won the match 1\u20130, with Paul Rogers scoring the winning goal three minutes into injury-time, one of only five goals he scored for the club in three years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155261-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League Trophy Final, Route to the final\nThe rounds were split into two sections: North and South. Wigan Athletic were the winning finalists of the Northern Section, and Millwall were the winners of the Southern Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155262-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League play-offs\nThe Football League play-offs for the 1998\u201399 season were held in May 1999, with the finals taking place at the old Wembley Stadium in London. The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs and contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division table. The winners of the semi-finals went through to the finals, with the winner of the matches gaining promotion for the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155262-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League play-offs, Background\nThe Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155262-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League play-offs, Background\nIn the First Division, Ipswich Town, who were aiming to return to the top flight after a 4-year absence, finished one point behind second placed Bradford City, who in turn finished 18 points behind champions Sunderland, who returned to the top flight after being relegated two seasons previously. Birmingham City, who were aiming to return to the top flight after 13 years outside the top division, finished in fourth place in the table. Watford, who were aiming to return to the top flight for the first time since 1988, finished in fifth place. Bolton Wanderers, who were aiming to return to the top flight after relegation the previous season, finished one point behind Watford in sixth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155262-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League play-offs, First Division, Semi-finals\nIpswich Town 4\u20134 Bolton Wanderers on aggregate. Bolton Wanderers won on away goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155262-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League play-offs, First Division, Semi-finals\nBirmingham City 1\u20131 Watford on aggregate. Watford won 7\u20136 on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155262-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Football League play-offs, Third Division, Semi-finals\nRotherham United 0\u20130 Leyton Orient on aggregate. Leyton Orient won 4\u20132 on penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155263-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fordham Rams football team\nThe 1999 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham lost every game and finished last in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155263-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Fordham Rams football team\nIn their first year under head coach Dave Clawson, the Rams compiled an 0\u201311 record. Jon Piela and Jim Walls were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155263-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Fordham Rams football team\nThe Rams were outscored 410 to 170. Their winless (0\u20136) conference record placed last in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155263-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Fordham Rams football team\nFordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in The Bronx, in New York City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155264-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Nippon Championship\nThe 1999 Formula Nippon Championship was  contested over 10 rounds. 14 different teams, 26 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship\nThe 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 53rd season of F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Formula One motor racing. It commenced on 7 March and ended on 31 October after sixteen races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship\nThe Drivers' Championship was won for a second consecutive time by Mika H\u00e4kkinen, although Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all had a chance of winning the title at various stages. Ferrari won their ninth Constructors' title, and their first since the 1983 season, paving the way for the Michael Schumacher era of Ferrari dominance beginning in 2000. However, Schumacher's participation in the 1999 championship was cut short due to injury at the British Grand Prix, where he suffered a broken leg in a crash. He returned for the last two races of the season in order to assist Irvine in his championship run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 668]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship\nThe championship finale was set up in controversial circumstances: at the inaugural Malaysian Grand Prix, Ferrari took first and second places, but were disqualified for a breach of the technical regulations. They were reinstated on appeal, ensuring that Irvine had the title lead before the final race in Japan. If Schumacher won, fourth or higher would seal the title for Irvine. Schumacher took pole but lost the start to H\u00e4kkinen who then drove away at the front, never being troubled for position by Schumacher in spite of his running close all race. Had Ferrari switched their cars Irvine would have still lost the title on countback due to H\u00e4kkinen's five wins compared with Irvine's four. In the end Irvine finished a distant third and fell short in his championship title bid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 821]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship\nThe season saw successes for the Jordan and Stewart teams, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen finishing third in the title race for Jordan and Johnny Herbert winning Stewart's first and only Grand Prix victory at the N\u00fcrburgring. The season also saw former dominant team Williams run a second season in a row without victories in spite of a few podiums from breakthrough youngster Ralf Schumacher, with two-time Champ Car winner Alessandro Zanardi finishing the season without scoring points. Former Williams driver and 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve had joined the new British American Racing team, and also finished the season with no points, having retired from 12 of the 16 races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors\nThe following teams and drivers competed in the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors, Team changes\nThe Mecachrome engines used by Williams in 1998 were rebadged as Supertec units.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 75], "content_span": [76, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors, Team changes\nAfter three decades in the sport, the Tyrrell team was sold to British American Tobacco and its entry was used by the new British American Racing (BAR) team, with Supertec engines replacing the Ford-Cosworth units of the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 75], "content_span": [76, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors, Team changes\nGoodyear, who had supplied Williams, Ferrari, Jordan, Sauber and Tyrrell throughout 1998, left Formula One at the end of the season, temporarily leaving Bridgestone as the only tyre supplier while Formula One sought a competitor. The grooved tyres introduced in 1998 now had four grooves on all tyres; the front tyres previously had three. Wheels also were required to be tethered to the chassis in order to prevent them flying off in a crash, a feature which remains in place as of 2021.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 75], "content_span": [76, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors, Driver changes\nWilliams entered the season with an all-new driver pairing. Ralf Schumacher, who had driven for Jordan in 1998, switched to Williams for the new season, and was partnered with Alessandro Zanardi, whose last stint in Formula One, for Lotus, had ended at the end of the 1994 season. In the meantime, the Italian had won the 1997 and 1998 CART titles for Chip Ganassi Racing. Heinz-Harald Frentzen completed a straight swap with the younger Schumacher, taking the vacant seat at Jordan alongside 1996 champion Damon Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 77], "content_span": [78, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors, Driver changes\nFrentzen's 1998 teammate, the 1997 World Drivers' Champion Jacques Villeneuve, moved to the newly founded BAR team, which also utilised a completely new lineup. Villeneuve was partnered with the 1998 McLaren test driver and FIA GT1 champion Ricardo Zonta, one of three rookies on the grid at the beginning of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 77], "content_span": [78, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors, Driver changes\n1998 Tyrrell driver Ricardo Rosset retired from racing after leaving the team at the end of the season, while his teammate, Toranosuke Takagi competed for Arrows in 1999, where he was joined by Jordan's test driver from the previous season, Pedro de la Rosa, who also made his debut at the first race of the season. Pedro Diniz left Arrows to sign for Sauber.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 77], "content_span": [78, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors, Driver changes\nDiniz' teammate from 1998, Mika Salo was left without a full-time drive for 1999, but he later served as an injury replacement for both Ricardo Zonta at BAR for three races, and Ferrari's Michael Schumacher for six races, scoring one second place and one third for Ferrari. Johnny Herbert, whose Sauber seat was taken by Diniz, joined Rubens Barrichello at Stewart. The two drivers who had filled Stewart's second seat in 1998 were both absent from the Formula One grid in 1999: Jan Magnussen moved to the American Le Mans Series, while Jos Verstappen became the test driver for the aborted Honda F1 project.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 77], "content_span": [78, 686]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors, Driver changes\nMinardi also fielded a completely new driver pairing: Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer, who had been absent from the grid since the collapse of Forti midway through the 1996 season, drove alongside the third rookie driver, Marc Gen\u00e9, who was the reigning Open Fortuna by Nissan champion. A wrist injury to Badoer meant that Prost test driver St\u00e9phane Sarrazin made his F1 debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix, which would end up being the Frenchman's only ever race in the series. Shinji Nakano, who drove for Minardi in 1998, tested occasionally for Jordan in 1999, while his teammate, Esteban Tuero, who was also surplus to requirements at the Italian team, left Formula One to join the Argentinian TC 2000 Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 77], "content_span": [78, 796]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, World Championship race calendar\nThe 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship comprised the following 16 races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 69], "content_span": [70, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, World Championship race calendar\nThe following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the FIA but were cancelled:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 69], "content_span": [70, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe first round of the championship was in Australia and unsurprisingly, the two McLarens of Mika H\u00e4kkinen and David Coulthard started 1\u20132 ahead of Ferrari's Michael Schumacher. Schumacher, for the second consecutive race (after last year's final race), stalled on the parade lap and started at the back. The McLarens were first and second into the first corner, and then pulled away until both broke down, Coulthard when his gearbox failed and H\u00e4kkinen with electrical trouble. This left Eddie Irvine in the second Ferrari to take his first ever career win ahead of Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher in the Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe second race was originally to be in Argentina on March 28, but was cancelled shortly before the season began. This left an unusual five-week gap before the next race, in Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nH\u00e4kkinen and Coulthard started 1\u20132 again in Brazil, and Schumacher was outqualified by the Stewart of home hero Rubens Barrichello. Coulthard faltered at the start, and he had to be pushed into the pitlane, rejoining three laps down. H\u00e4kkinen looked dominant, but then got stuck in third gear temporarily, and was passed by Barrichello and Schumacher. Barrichello was on a two-stopper, and pitted early, leaving Schumacher leading only to be jumped by H\u00e4kkinen during the stops. H\u00e4kkinen won, ahead of Schumacher, and Frentzen took third after Barrichello's engine blew up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe first European race of the season was in San Marino, and even though the 'tifosi' were out in full force for Ferrari, McLaren locked out the front row of the grid for the third successive race, and the Ferraris of Schumacher and Irvine were confined to the second row. H\u00e4kkinen, who was on a two-stopper, raced away from the field early on, only to lose control and crash on the 18th lap. This left Coulthard and Schumacher to battle it out, and the German jumped his rival in the stops to win, sending the tifosi wild. Coulthard was second, and after Irvine retired with an engine failure, Barrichello took third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nH\u00e4kkinen took pole again at Monaco, but Schumacher prevented a lockout of the front row, by beating Coulthard. Schumacher beat H\u00e4kkinen on the run to the first corner and then pulled away. H\u00e4kkinen lost even more time when he went up an escape road in Mirabeau, and lost out to Irvine and Coulthard. Coulthard retired from third with a mechanical failure soon after. Schumacher won by half a minute, with Irvine making it a Ferrari 1\u20132, and H\u00e4kkinen had to be content with third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nWith a quarter of the season gone, Schumacher led the championship with 26 points, and teammate Irvine was second with 18. H\u00e4kkinen was third with 14, 12 points behind Schumacher, and only a point ahead of fourth-placed Frentzen. Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella had 7 points each. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari with 44 points had a big lead over McLaren with 20, and Jordan with 16.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe next race was in Spain, and H\u00e4kkinen took pole as usual, with Irvine a superb second ahead of Coulthard. H\u00e4kkinen got away well, but Irvine got away poorly, and Coulthard took second. To add to that, both Ferraris were passed by Jacques Villeneuve's BAR, and got stuck behind him. The McLarens disappeared into the distance, and H\u00e4kkinen cruised to victory, with Coulthard giving McLaren a 1\u20132 finish, while the Ferraris got by Villeneuve at the stops, and Schumacher finished third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nIt was at the Canadian GP that H\u00e4kkinen's string of poles was broken, the Finn being pushed to second by Schumacher, with Irvine again qualifying in the top three. Schumacher and H\u00e4kkinen maintained their positions at the start, and then pulled away. Schumacher led until he hit the infamous 'Wall of Champions' at the last corner and retired. During the race, Irvine and Coulthard collided, and both spun. A further infringement led to the latter being given a stop-go penalty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0020-0001", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThis left Heinz-Harald Frentzen in second, only for him to crash heavily with a brake failure 4 laps from the end. This brought out the safety car until the end of the end of the race, thus making it the first ever race to finish under the safety car, with H\u00e4kkinen winning from a surprised Giancarlo Fisichella and the recovering Irvine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nQualifying for the next race in France was disrupted by rain, and it resulted in Rubens Barrichello taking pole ahead of Jean Alesi's Sauber and Olivier Panis's Prost. Coulthard was fourth, Schumacher sixth and H\u00e4kkinen way down in 14th. The race was no drier, and the entire race was run in wet conditions. Barrichello led for the first few laps, but then Coulthard passed him only to retire with a gearbox failure. H\u00e4kkinen quickly charged up to second only to spin, and undo his work. Schumacher was now second, and soon passed Barrichello to take the lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nSchumacher pulled away, but then suffered an electrical problem which cost him a lot of time, and this gave the lead back to Barrichello. H\u00e4kkinen was now charging, and completed his comeback by passing Barrichello to lead. However, both he and Barrichello as well as  most other front-runners had to pit near the end for extra fuel, but third-placed Frentzen did not have to after his team gave him a full tank to fuel. Frentzen took the second win of his career, ahead of H\u00e4kkinen and Barrichello.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nNormal service was resumed in the next race in Britain, with H\u00e4kkinen on pole ahead of Schumacher and Coulthard. H\u00e4kkinen started well, but Schumacher started badly and was passed by Coulthard and Irvine. He immediately tried to pass Irvine at Stowe, but a brake failure pitched him onto the wall at 200\u00a0mph. Although the car absorbed most of the impact, Schumacher was left with a broken leg. In fact, he did not know the race had already been stopped because Alessandro Zanardi had stalled. The race was restarted, and Schumacher's grid slot was empty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nH\u00e4kkinen converted his pole into a lead, ahead of Irvine and Coulthard. H\u00e4kkinen pulled away from Irvine, and looked set to win until a wheel fell off his car. He pitted and rejoined, but retired soon after because it was too dangerous to continue. This gave the lead to Coulthard who had jumped Irvine in the stops. Coulthard went on to take a home victory, ahead of Irvine and Ralf Schumacher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nWith a half of the championship complete, H\u00e4kkinen led the championship with 40 points. Schumacher was second with 32 even though he was expected to miss the rest of the season with his broken leg. Irvine also had 32 like his teammate, and clearly was going to be the new team leader. Frentzen was fourth with 26, Coulthard was fifth with 22, and Ralf was sixth with 19. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari led with 64, two ahead of McLaren with 62. Jordan were third with 31.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe news before the round in Austria was that Mika Salo was hired as Schumacher's replacement. The two McLarens were dominant in qualifying, H\u00e4kkinen on pole as usual with Coulthard second, and Irvine in third over a second behind. H\u00e4kkinen got off well, but was tipped into a spin at the second corner by his teammate, which knocked him down to last. Neither car was damaged, and Coulthard took the lead. Coulthard led for most of the race, but Irvine jumped him in the second round of stops to take the win ahead of the Scotsman. H\u00e4kkinen drove a superb race, charging from the back to finish third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe German GP did not receive as much anticipation as one would expect as home hero Schumacher was missing, but it did not deter H\u00e4kkinen from taking his 8th pole of the season, with Frentzen splitting the McLarens. H\u00e4kkinen raced away, and Coulthard passed Frentzen but Salo, starting in fourth got in front of both of them. Coulthard put Salo under pressure, and tried to pass, but hit the Ferrari's tyre and damaged his front wing, which forced him to pit for repairs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0025-0001", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nH\u00e4kkinen was cruising, but his refuelling equipment malfunctioned during the stops, and his long stop pushed him down to fourth. He passed Frentzen, and set off after the Ferraris only to suffer a puncture which punted him into the wall. Irvine was let through by Salo, and took his second consecutive win, with Salo making it a Ferrari 1\u20132, and Frentzen finished third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nRound 11 was in Hungary, and H\u00e4kkinen took pole as usual, with Irvine alongside him and Coulthard third. H\u00e4kkinen and Irvine quickly raced away, while Coulthard got passed by Giancarlo Fisichella and Frentzen. Coulthard jumped both drivers in the stops, and then chased after Irvine, and the Ulsterman cracked under the pressure with 8 laps left, by running wide, giving second to Coulthard. H\u00e4kkinen cruised to victory, and Coulthard completed McLaren's 1\u20132, and Irvine settled for third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe field went to Belgium next, and H\u00e4kkinen took his tenth pole of the season, with Coulthard in second, and Frentzen third. At the start, H\u00e4kkinen got away slowly, and so Coulthard was alongside. Coulthard did not lift, and the two McLarens touched, but Coulthard was in front. Coulthard was never headed and eased to victory, with H\u00e4kkinen running around in and finishing second, and Frenzen third. Irvine was fourth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nWith three-quarters of the season complete, H\u00e4kkinen led the championship with 60 points, but now Irvine with 59 was only 1 point behind him. Coulthard was third with 46, and in with an outside chance. Frentzen was fourth with 40, Michael Schumacher who was still out with a broken leg was fifth with 32, and Ralf was sixth with 24. In the Constructors' Championship, the two consecutive 1\u20132 finishes had given McLaren the lead with 106 points. Ferrari with 97 was only 9 points behind them. Jordan was third with 47.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nH\u00e4kkinen took pole for the Italian GP ahead of Frentzen and Coulthard. H\u00e4kkinen led into the first chicane and pulled away, helped by Alessandro Zanardi who was up to second holding up the rest of the field. H\u00e4kkinen was set to win until he spun off at the first corner on lap 30, giving the lead to Frentzen who went on to win ahead of Ralf and Salo, while Coulthard and Irvine were a lacklustre fifth and sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nFor the 14th round of the season in  Europe, Frentzen took his first pole in 2 years, ahead of Coulthard and H\u00e4kkinen. At the start, Frentzen led H\u00e4kkinen and Coulthard into the first corner, but at the back Damon Hill suffered an electrical failure, causing Alexander Wurz to hit Pedro Diniz, which caused his Sauber to flip. There was a slight drizzle after 15 laps, and unlike others, H\u00e4kkinen pitted for wets. This was too early, and he lost a lot of time and had to pit again for dries. He rejoined a lap down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0030-0001", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nIrvine was stuck for 30 seconds on three wheels during his fuel stop, when his team couldn't find the fourth wheel. With a half of the race gone, Frentzen was leading Coulthard and Ralf. Frentzen's race cruelly ended with an electrical failure after his first stop. It started raining by then, and new leader Coulthard spun off and retired. This gave the lead to Ralf until he suffered a puncture, which dropped him to fifth. On the wet track, Fisichella inherited the lead, only to spin off himself and retire. The next leader was Johnny Herbert in the Stewart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0030-0002", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe track dried out and Herbert won, ahead of Jarno Trulli's Prost and Rubens Barrichello's second Stewart. Late in the race, Irvine made a mistake while running sixth, and gave sixth to H\u00e4kkinen, who then went on to pass Marc Gen\u00e9 for fifth. Gen\u00e9's teammate Luca Badoer was running 4th with 13 laps to go but had a gearbox failure, thus denying him of a points finish. H\u00e4kkinen thus took a two-point lead over Irvine going into the last two races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe first ever Malaysian GP was the host of the penultimate round, and Schumacher had recovered and replaced Salo for the race. Schumacher took pole ahead of Irvine, with Coulthard and H\u00e4kkinen third and fourth. Irvine quickly raced away, while Schumacher purposely slowed down to keep both McLarens behind. Coulthard got in front of Schumacher, only for his car to break down. Schumacher kept H\u00e4kkinen behind, and prevented him from challenging Irvine. Irvine won with Schumacher completing the Ferrari 1\u20132, forcing H\u00e4kkinen to settle for third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nAfter the race, the Ferrari cars were found to be illegal by an FIA official and were disqualified, which would have the effect of making H\u00e4kkinen the world champion. Ferrari appealed and the FIA Court of Appeal in Paris later ruled that the cars were not illegal and the Ferraris were reinstated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nIrvine led the championship with 70 points, and H\u00e4kkinen with 66 was 4 points behind. A win for either driver would give them the championship. Frentzen was third with 51, Coulthard fourth with 48, Schumacher fifth with 38 and Ralf sixth with 33. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari led with 118 points, and McLaren were second with 114; Jordan with 58 were a lonely third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nThe championship decider was in Japan. H\u00e4kkinen qualified in second, behind Schumacher while Irvine crashed in qualifying and was only fifth. H\u00e4kkinen took the lead at the start, while Irvine was fourth behind Olivier Panis. H\u00e4kkinen and Schumacher got away, while Panis held up the others. Panis was dealt with at the first round of stops, but now Irvine was behind Coulthard's McLaren. Coulthard slowed his pace, and held Irvine up, and the gap to H\u00e4kkinen increased. Irvine was finally released when Coulthard spun off, but was well over a minute behind H\u00e4kkinen. Schumacher was within 5 second of H\u00e4kkinen, and piled on the pressure but H\u00e4kkinen kept him at bay to win the race and the championship. Schumacher was second, and third for Irvine was not enough for him, but was enough to win the Constructors' Championship for Ferrari.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 881]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Report\nH\u00e4kkinen, with 76 points, was the Drivers' Champion of 1999, his second successive championship. Irvine, who had battled with H\u00e4kkinen throughout the season, was 2 points behind with a total of 74. Frentzen, with 54 points in total, was third. Coulthard was fourth with 48 points, Michael Schumacher was fifth with 44 points, even though he missed over a third of the season with his broken leg, and his brother, Ralf Schumacher, finished sixth with 35. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari, with 128 points, were champions, beating second-placed McLaren by 4 points. Jordan ended up in third with 61.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Scoring system\nPoints were awarded to the top six finishers in each race as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 74], "content_span": [75, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings\n\u2020 Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 97], "content_span": [98, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings\nDrivers' Championship points were awarded on a 10\u20136\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 basis for the first six places at each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 97], "content_span": [98, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings\nWhere two or more drivers scored the same number of points, their positions in the Drivers' Championship were fixed according to the quality of their places. Under this system, one first place was better than any number of second places, one second place was better than any number of third places, etc. For drivers with 1 point or 0 points, one seventh place was better than any number of eighth places, etc.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 97], "content_span": [98, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Constructors' Championship standings\nConstructors' Championship points were awarded on a 10\u20136\u20134\u20133\u20132\u20131 basis for the first six places at each race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 102], "content_span": [103, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155265-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Constructors' Championship standings\nWhere two or more constructors scored the same number of points, their positions in the Constructors' Championship were fixed according to the quality of their places. Under this system, one first place was better than any number of second places, one second place was better than any number of third places, etc. For constructors with 1 point or 0 points, one seventh place was better than any number of eighth places, etc.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 102], "content_span": [103, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season\nThe 1999 Formula Shell Super Unleaded season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team became known as Shell Velocity beginning the Governor's Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Championship / Runner-up\nThe Shell Zoom Masters won their first two games of the season but dropped to two wins and five losses after a five-game losing streak. Shell got back into contention in the All-Filipino Cup by winning seven of their last nine outings to finish in a tie with Alaska and Tanduay at second place in the team standings and seeded fourth with a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Championship / Runner-up\nShell makes it to the semifinals by defeating San Miguel Beermen, 79-73. The Zoom Masters surprisingly scored a 3-0 sweep off Barangay Ginebra in the best-of-five semifinal series and didn't allow the Gin Kings to pull an upset like they did against Mobiline twice. Formula Shell is in the finals for the second straight conference and will play the Tanduay Rhum Masters, who were led by the fearsome duo of Fil-Am rookies Eric Menk and Sonny Alvarado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Championship / Runner-up\nBehind the likes of Benjie Paras, Victor Pablo, Chris Jackson and point guard Gerry Esplana, Shell spoiled Tanduay's bid for a cinderella finish as the Zoom Masters emerge victorious with a 4-2 series win to repeat as back-to-back champions and becoming the 10th team to win the prestigious All-Filipino Cup trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Championship / Runner-up\nJohn Best is playing in his fifth conference as Shell rehired his services as their import in the Commissioner's Cup. The Zoom Masters made it to the finals for the third straight conference by winning their best-of-five semifinal series against Sta.Lucia, three games to two. The Zoom Masters played opposite the San Miguel Beermen in the championship and lost in six games and had to settle for runner-up honors this time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable dates\nMarch 19: The Zoom Masters finally end a five-game losing streak with a 64-60 victory over Sta.Lucia and improved its win-loss record to 3-5. Jun Marzan's pesky defense paid off at the right time while Noy Castillo scored the crucial baskets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 53], "content_span": [54, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable dates\nMarch 24: Shell notched its fourth win in nine games with a 68-58 victory over San Miguel Beermen. Victor Pablo scored 20 points and Benjie Paras added 17 points with 13 rebounds and two block shots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 53], "content_span": [54, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable dates\nJuly 2: John Best redeemed himself from two free throw misses with two conversions in the next play as Shell frustrated Kwan Johnson, Robert Parker and the new-look Sta.Lucia with a 94-90 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 53], "content_span": [54, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Occurrences\nIn Game two of the Shell-Ginebra semifinals series in the All-Filipino Cup, a brawl ensued involving Shell's Jay Mendoza and Ginebra's Wilmer Ong. The free-for-all meted a total fines of P 235,000 and suspension of players involved, Jay Mendoza was fined P 40,000 and suspended for three games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155266-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Award\nBenjie Paras won his second Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy after 10 years since winning both the MVP plum and Rookie of the year honors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155267-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 1998\u201399 season. It was held at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Canada on February 21\u201328. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. This was the first Four Continents Figure Skating Championships to be held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155268-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 France rugby union tour of Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand\nIn 1999, the French national rugby union team conducted a tour of Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155269-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Frankfurt Galaxy season\nThe 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Dick Curl in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl '99, Frankfurt defeated the Barcelona Dragons 38\u201324. The victory marked the franchise's second World Bowl championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155270-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic\nThe 1999 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tennis tournament held in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States that was part of the ATP World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from March 1 to March 8, 1999. Unseeded Jan-Michael Gambill won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155270-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles\nJustin Gimelstob /  Richey Reneberg defeated  Mark Knowles /  Sandon Stolle, 6\u20134, 6\u20137(4\u20137), 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155271-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic \u2013 Doubles\nCyril Suk and Michael Tebbutt were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155271-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic \u2013 Doubles\nJustin Gimelstob and Richey Reneberg won the title, defeating Mark Knowles and Sandon Stolle 6\u20134, 6\u20137(4\u20137), 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155272-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles\nAndre Agassi was the defending champion, but retired from his semifinals match this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155272-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles\nJan-Michael Gambill won the title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 7\u20136(7\u20132), 4\u20136, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155273-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 French Figure Skating Championships (French: Championnat de France Elite) took place between December 18 and 20, 1998 in Lyon. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. The event was used to help determine the French team to the 1999 World Championships and the 1999 European Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix\nThe 1999 French Grand Prix  (formally the LXXXV Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 June 1999 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours, France. It was the seventh race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 72-lap race was won by Heinz-Harald Frentzen driving a Jordan car after starting from fifth position. Mika H\u00e4kkinen finished second driving for McLaren, with Rubens Barrichello finishing third for the Stewart team. The remaining points-scoring positions were filled by Ralf Schumacher (Williams), Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Eddie Irvine (Ferrari).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix\nAs a consequence of the race, H\u00e4kkinen extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to eight points over Schumacher, with Irvine a further 14 behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, McLaren reduced the lead over Ferrari to six points with Williams passing Benetton for fourth position, 43 points behind Ferrari.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Background\nHeading into the seventh round of the season, McLaren driver Mika H\u00e4kkinen was leading the World Drivers' Championship with 34 points; Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher was second on 30 points, 4 points behind H\u00e4kkinen. Behind H\u00e4kkinen and Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship, Eddie Irvine was third on 25 points in the other Ferrari, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Giancarlo Fisichella both on 13 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading on 55 points and McLaren were second on 46 points, with Jordan third on 16 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Background\nFollowing the Canadian Grand Prix on 13 June, the teams conducted testing sessions at the Magny-Cours circuit from 16 to 18 June. David Coulthard (McLaren) set the fastest time on the first day, while Eddie Irvine was fastest on the second and final day of testing. Williams made modifications to the suspension of their cars, resulting in several spins. Among the other teams, Minardi elected to perform aerodynamic mapping work at the Automotive Safety Center using their test driver Gast\u00f3n Mazzacane. Arrows performed shakedown runs at the Santa Pod Raceway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Background\nOn 16 June, Jordan driver and 1996 World Drivers' Champion Damon Hill announced that he would retire from Formula One racing at the end of the season. Hill later said a factor in his decision was the amount of testing undertaken by the teams and his own personal performance during the season, although he considered retiring with immediate effect.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nTwo practice sessions were held before the Sunday race\u2014one on Friday from 11:00 to 14:00 local time, and a second on Saturday morning between 09:00 to 11:00. The first practice session took place in dry conditions. The ambient temperature was 24\u00a0\u00b0C (75\u00a0\u00b0F).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 55], "content_span": [56, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nThe second practice session was held in overcast and wet weather conditions, with a drop in the track temperature to 19\u00a0\u00b0C (66\u00a0\u00b0F) and the ambient temperature to 20\u00a0\u00b0C (68\u00a0\u00b0F).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 55], "content_span": [56, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nSaturday afternoon's qualifying session was held from 13:00 to 14:00 local time. Each driver was limited to twelve laps with the implementation of a 107% rule to exclude slow drivers from competing in the race. The session was held in wet conditions; the ambient and track temperature were both 18\u00a0\u00b0C (64\u00a0\u00b0F). Rubens Barrichello clinched his first pole position of the season, in his Stewart, in a time of 1:38.441. He was joined on the front row by Jean Alesi, who was four-tenths of a second behind. Olivier Panis was third in his Prost. Coulthard took fourth despite going into the gravel and spinning off late in the session. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was fifth, with Michael Schumacher completing the top six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 55], "content_span": [56, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nDue to the wet conditions, a then-record five drivers - Damon Hill, Marc Gen\u00e9, Luca Badoer, Pedro de la Rosa, and Toranosuke Takagi - all failed to meet the 107% time. Hill missed out by just three milliseconds, the slimmest-ever margin. Due to the wet conditions, and the drivers' competitiveness in practice, all five drivers were permitted to race due to \"exceptional circumstances\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 55], "content_span": [56, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn Sunday morning, a pre-race warm up session took place at 09:30 local time, and lasted for 30 minutes. It took place in wet weather conditions, with the track temperature at 15\u00a0\u00b0C (59\u00a0\u00b0F) and the ambient temperature was 14\u00a0\u00b0C (57\u00a0\u00b0F). Coulthard set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.091. He was followed on the timesheets by Ferrari drivers Irvine and Michael Schumacher who completed the top three positions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe race took place in the afternoon from 14:00 local time, and started on a dry track, with an ambient temperature of 19\u00a0\u00b0C (66\u00a0\u00b0F) and a track temperature of 20\u00a0\u00b0C (68\u00a0\u00b0F). Rubens Barrichello managed to get away quickly to maintain first position. Jean Alesi, starting second, was slower than Barrichello and held up drivers after the start. David Coulthard was able to pass Alesi on lap two. Mika H\u00e4kkinen stormed up through the field from his starting position of fourteenth to ninth place by lap two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nH\u00e4kkinen caught and passed Olivier Panis for sixth place and then caught Michael Schumacher in fifth on lap five. As this happened Herbert retired thanks to a gearbox problem. Coulthard passed Barrichello on lap six by outbraking him into the Adelaide hairpin. And then Diniz retired thanks to transmission failure on lap 7. Mika H\u00e4kkinen attempted to pass Michael Schumacher on lap nine by slipstreaming him down the long straight before the Adelaide hairpin, but was on the outside coming into Adelaide and Schumacher was able to stay just ahead. H\u00e4kkinen repeated the move on the very next lap, this time to the inside, and was able to stay in front of Schumacher. Schumacher at this point was struggling on a car that was set up for a wet race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 785]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nDavid Coulthard suffered a complete electrical failure (alternator failure) on lap 10 and retired, giving the lead back to Rubens Barrichello. Mika H\u00e4kkinen caught Heinz-Harald Frentzen on lap 12, then hounded him for three laps before passing him in a repeat of the move he had pulled on Michael Schumacher earlier. Frentzen tried to fight back, and was able to pull alongside H\u00e4kkinen, but H\u00e4kkinen's inside line through turn six cemented his position. Behind in the midfield Irvine overtook another car. This time it was Alexander Wurz in the Benetton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn Lap 16 H\u00e4kkinen caught up with Jean Alesi quickly, but was stuck behind him for several more laps. H\u00e4kkinen used the slipstream to pull alongside Alesi on lap 19, but they both locked up into Adelaide and only barely made the corner. H\u00e4kkinen was able to stay ahead, and began to chase down Barrichello, four and a half seconds ahead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nRain began to fall on lap 21. Eddie Irvine pulled into the pits just as the rain started, but Ferrari was not ready for him and his pit stop took 43 seconds (42.9) after his mechanics initially put a fresh set of dry-weather tyres on his car. Well after the Irvine pit stop disaster happened Giancarlo Fisichella spun, without retiring. A scramble into the pits ensued, but the leaders were all able to hold their positions. One lap after Hill pitted he got a puncture, because he hit a wall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nJean Alesi spun out of third place on lap 25 in Chateaux d'Eau and retired, because he beached his car in the gravel. The safety car was then deployed due to the amount of water on the track. On Lap 26 Villeneuve pitted for wet tyres, and before Villeneuve pitted Zonta spun. The amount of water on the track was so great that four drivers \u2013 Jacques Villeneuve, Alexander Wurz, Marc Gen\u00e9 and Alessandro Zanardi \u2013 spun while following the safety car. On Lap 29 Takagi pitted for a new nose. Damon Hill retired with electrical failure while behind the safety car. The safety car came in at the end of lap 35. The restart went cleanly, with no place changes amongst the front-runners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 718]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMika H\u00e4kkinen made a dive-bomb attempt to pass Rubens Barrichello under braking into Adelaide on lap 38, but he put his inside wheels up onto the curbing and spun the car a full 360 degrees. Mika H\u00e4kkinen fell to seventh place. Michael Schumacher passed Heinz-Harald Frentzen through Adelaide on the next lap. Schumacher made a very late braking move to momentarily pass Barrichello into Adelaide on lap 42, but he went very wide and Barrichello cut back under Schumacher to retake the lead. Schumacher repeated the move two laps later, but this time he didn't go wide and was able to gain first place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAfter 47 laps, a long train formed behind Olivier Panis in fourth, with Ralf Schumacher, Eddie Irvine, and Mika H\u00e4kkinen being held up behind him. Ralf Schumacher got past Panis on lap 50, and then Irvine came into the pits, sticking with wet tyres. H\u00e4kkinen got a good run out of Adelaide on lap 51 and passed Panis for fifth place into Nurburgring corner. On the same lap, Michael Schumacher suffered an electrical malfunction and lost most of his eight-second lead to Rubens Barrichello. He pitted three laps later, changing his steering wheel in addition to tyres. Mika H\u00e4kkinen got past Heinz-Harald Frentzen for second place on lap 57, with Frentzen running wide at Adelaide. H\u00e4kkinen passed Barrichello on lap 60 to retake the lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 776]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMika H\u00e4kkinen and Rubens Barrichello pitted for extra fuel on lap 66, which let Heinz-Harald Frentzen through into the lead. During Frentzen's one and only pit stop to change onto wet tyres, the Jordan team had fortuitously filled his car with enough fuel to finish the race. Ralf Schumacher passed Michael Schumacher on lap 70, with Michael Schumacher appearing to still have car trouble. Frentzen won the race after 72 laps to secure his first victory of the season in a time of 1:58.24.343. H\u00e4kkinen held position to finish second, with Barrichello third, 43 seconds behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Post-race\nThe top three finishers appeared on the podium and in the subsequent press conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Post-race\nDamon Hill hinted after the race that this one could have been his last, or if he did compete at Silverstone in the next race he might leave Formula One afterwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Post-race\nToranosuke Takagi was disqualified for using tyres which had been marked for his team-mate, Pedro de la Rosa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155274-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 French Grand Prix, Report, Post-race\nAs a consequence of the race, H\u00e4kkinen extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to eight points over Schumacher, with Irvine a further 14 behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, McLaren reduced the lead over Ferrari to six points with Williams passing Benetton for fourth position, 43 points behind Ferrari.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155275-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open\nThe 1999 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 103rd staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155275-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open, Seniors, Men's singles\nAndre Agassi defeated  Andrei Medvedev, 1\u20136, 2\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155275-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open, Seniors, Men's doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 /  Jeff Tarango, 6\u20132, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155275-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open, Seniors, Women's doubles\nSerena Williams /  Venus Williams defeated  Martina Hingis /  Anna Kournikova, 6\u20133, 6\u20137(2\u20137), 8\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155275-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open, Seniors, Mixed doubles\nKatarina Srebotnik /  Piet Norval defeated  Larisa Neiland /  Rick Leach, 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155275-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open, Juniors, Boys' doubles\nIrakli Labadze /  Lovro Zovko defeated  Kristian Pless /  Olivier Rochus, 6\u20131, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155275-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open, Juniors, Girls' doubles\nFlavia Pennetta /  Roberta Vinci defeated  Mia Buric /  Kim Clijsters, 7\u20135, 5\u20137, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 41], "content_span": [42, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155276-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open (badminton)\nThe 1999 French Open in badminton was an A-level tournament in the European Circuit held in Paris, from March 17 to March 21, 1999. The prize money was US$10,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155277-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nJos\u00e9 de Armas and Fernando Gonz\u00e1lez were the defending champions, but only de Armas competed this year with Daniel Langre. They lost in the quarterfinals to Irakli Labadze and Lovro Zovko.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155277-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nLabadze and Zovko ended up winning the title, defeating Kristian Pless and Olivier Rochus in the final, 6\u20131, 7\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155278-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nFernando Gonz\u00e1lez was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155278-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nArgentine Guillermo Coria won the tournament without dropping a set, defeating compatriot David Nalbandian in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155279-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nKim Clijsters and Jelena Doki\u0107 were the defending champions, but only Clijsters competed with year with Mia Buric", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155279-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nBuric and Clijsters reached the final, but they were defeated by the Italian pairing of Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci, 7\u20135, 5\u20137, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155280-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Girls' Singles\nNadia Petrova was the defending champion, but did not compete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155280-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Girls' Singles\nLourdes Dom\u00ednguez Lino won the title defeating St\u00e9phanie Foretz in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155281-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year. Haarhuis competed with American Jared Palmer as the seventh seed, but they were eliminated in the second round by Javier S\u00e1nchez and Jan Siemerink.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155281-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nFirst seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final by defeating the unseeded team of Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 and Jeff Tarango, 6\u20132, 7\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155281-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThis was the first major marked the beginning of Bryan brothers' 76-consecutive slam appearance streak, which ended with Bob Bryan's withdrawal at the 2018 French Open. Mike Bryan had his record run of 84 consecutive Grand Slam main draw appearances until the 2020 Australian Open, where he and Bob eventually retired from that sport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155282-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nAndre Agassi defeated Andriy Medvedev in the final, 1\u20136, 2\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20133, 6\u20134 to capture the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1999 French Open. With the win, Agassi became the second man, after Rod Laver, to complete a career Grand Slam in the Open Era. He also achieved a career Super Slam (having previously won Olympic gold and the year-end championships), the only men's singles player to do so. Carlos Moy\u00e1 was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Agassi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155282-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nThis tournament was also the first Grand Slam tournament in which future 20-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer and future French Open champion Gaston Gaudio competed in the main draw; they lost to Patrick Rafter and \u00c0lex Corretja in the first round and third round, respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155283-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nThe 1999 French Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles was the mixed event of the ninety-eighth edition of the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year. Justin Gimelstob and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but they did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155283-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nThe unseeded pair of Piet Norval and Katarina Srebotnik won in the final over sixth seeds Rick Leach and Larisa Neiland, 6\u20133, 3\u20136, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155284-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions, but they did not compete together this year. Novotn\u00e1 partnered Natasha Zvereva as the first seed, but they retired in their quarterfinal match against Lindsay Davenport and Mary Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155284-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nHingis participated with Anna Kournikova, and reached the final, where they lost to American sisters Serena and Venus Williams, 6\u20133, 6\u20137(2\u20137), 8\u20136. This was the first Grand Slam for the Williams sisters and would be their first step towards completing a Career Golden Slam in doubles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155285-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nSteffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis 4\u20136, 7\u20135, 6\u20132 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1999 French Open. Graf became the first player in the Open Era to defeat the three top ranked players in the same Grand Slam tournament; defeating No. 2 Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals, No. 3 Seles in the semifinals and No. 1 Hingis in the final. Hingis missed a chance to complete a career Grand Slam in singles. Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost to Hingis in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155285-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nGraf equalled Chris Evert's record of nine French Open final appearances, and extended her record of total Open Era Grand Slam singles victories to 22 (a record surpassed by Serena Williams in 2017). This would end up being the last Grand Slam title Graf would ever win, as well as being the last French Open she would ever appear in. This was also the first Grand Slam appearance for future World No. 1 and four-time French Open champion Justine Henin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155286-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 French motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 May 1999 at Le Castellet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155286-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 French motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 80], "content_span": [81, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155287-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team\nThe 1999 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Led by head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155288-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Friendship Tournament\nThe 1999 Friendship Tournament was the 5th edition of the Friendship Tournament, and was held from 30 October to 3 November 1999 in the United Arab Emirates. Four teams participated: the United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Iraq, and Turkmenistan. Iraq won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen\nThe 1999 Frontier @ the Glen was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York on August 15, 1999. It was the 21st points-paying event of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Rusty Wallace won the pole, and Jeff Gordon won the race for the third consecutive year. A total of 49 cars attempted the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen, Practice and Qualifying\nPractice and Kendall Pole Day, scheduled for Friday August 13, were both delayed for several hours due to inclement weather conditions. First-round qualifying would be held that day, allowing qualifying positions 1-25 to be locked into the field, but second-round qualifying would be rained out, forcing spots 25-36 to be locked in based on their first round qualifying speeds, and positions 37-43 were locked in based on owner points. Two drivers who failed to qualify, Jack Baldwin and Paul Gentilozzi made their only attempts at a Winston Cup event during this race. Rusty Wallace set a new track record with his pole-qualifying speed at 121.234\u00a0mph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen, Practice and Qualifying\nAs was common with many road races, several road course ringers attempted to qualify. Two drivers, Boris Said and Ron Fellows, led their first Winston Cup laps during this race. Said, David Murry, and Ted Christopher made their first Winston Cup starts. Christopher also competed in the companion NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series and NASCAR Busch North Series races that weekend, winning and placing second respectively. In addition, full-time Winston Cup driver Jerry Nadeau, who began his career on road courses, led his first career laps in a Winston Cup race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen, Race recap\nThe only drivers who failed to finish underwent mechanical failures. During the race, there were four caution flags for cars (#11, #36, #40, and #45) off the track in the inner loop at separate times, for oil on the race track, and for the #26 car wrecking. 16.7 percent of the race's 90 laps were spent under caution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen, Race recap\n1991 winner Ernie Irvan made his final NASCAR Winston Cup start in this race. Irvan suffered career-ending head injuries while practicing his Busch Series car at Michigan International Speedway the following week. David Murry's lone career start came in this race. This race was also the last win for Ray Evernham as crew chief. He left Jeff Gordon's team several weeks later to start his own Winston Cup team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen, Race recap\nESPN carried the coverage for the race. Regular color commentator Benny Parsons missed the race due to a recent operation, however called the telecast in the middle of the race to talk to fellow commentators and viewers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen, Race recap\nWhen the race began to come to a close, the race came down to Jeff Gordon and Canadian road course ringer Ron Fellows. Ron Fellows, in a one-time drive in the #87 NEMCO Motorsports Chevy, led 3 laps late in the race and got passed by Gordon with less than 30 laps to go. Fellows remained in second for several laps and ultimately had one shot at the lead on a restart with 2 laps to go. Fellows tried to pass Gordon in turn 1, but Gordon held off the challenge, pulling away to win the race by 5 car-lengths. Gordon praised Fellows for a fun race in victory lane. It was Fellows' first of 2 runner-up finishes in the Cup series race at Watkins Glen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 686]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen, Race recap\nRon Fellows was not the only road course ringer in the race. Boris Said started 2nd in the race and led some laps early in the race in the #14 car owned by Mark Simo. However, Said's day came to an end on lap 48 with a blown engine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155289-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Frontier @ the Glen, Race recap\nComing off a win at the Brickyard 400, Dale Jarrett finished fourth to gain twenty-four points on his points lead over Mark Martin. His points lead was at 300 points at the end of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155290-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Furman Paladins football team\nThe 1999 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman Paladins of Furman University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155291-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Fylde Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Fylde Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect member of Fylde District Council in Lancashire, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155292-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 GP Miguel Indur\u00e1in\nThe 1999 GP Miguel Indur\u00e1in was the 46th edition of the GP Miguel Indur\u00e1in cycle race and was held on 3 April 1999. The race started and finished in Estella. The race was won by Stefano Garzelli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155293-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 GP Ouest\u2013France\nThe 1999 GP Ouest-France was the 63rd edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 29 August 1999. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Christophe Mengin of the Fran\u00e7aise des Jeux team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche\nThe Galt\u00fcr avalanche occurred on 23 February 1999 in the Alpine village of Galt\u00fcr, Austria. At 50\u00a0m (160\u00a0ft) high and traveling at 290\u00a0km/h (180\u00a0mph), the powder avalanche overturned cars, destroyed buildings and buried 57 people. By the time rescue crews managed to arrive, 31 people had died. It was considered the worst Alpine avalanche in 40 years. Three major weather systems originating from the Atlantic accounted for large snowfalls totaling around four meters in the area. Freeze-thaw conditions created a weak layer on top of an existing snow pack; further snow was then deposited on top. This, coupled with high wind speeds, created large snow drifts and caused roughly 170,000 tons of snow to be deposited.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 740]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Avalanche zones\nLike most populated regions of the Alps, Galt\u00fcr was hazard-zoned according to the perceived risk of avalanches into red, yellow, and green areas. Red zones are considered highly vulnerable; no development is permitted in these areas. Yellow zones pose a moderate risk; development is allowed but structures must be reinforced to resist avalanches. Green zones are considered avalanche-safe; development is permitted with no reinforcement required. Galt\u00fcr had been designated a green zone, and because of this, the resort was not well-prepared for an avalanche.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Cause\nIn January 1999, a series of storms occurred, bringing with them 4\u00a0m (13\u00a0ft) of fine snow forming a large snow pack on the mountains above Galt\u00fcr. Later that month a melt-crust developed, the upper layers melting during the day and refreezing at night. The cause of the avalanches puzzled scientists for a long time: although the area was prone to avalanches, never before had they occurred on such a scale as this, reaching the village. A complex sequence of events led to the event. On 20 January, an Atlantic storm was forming 4,000\u00a0km (2,500\u00a0mi) away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 28], "content_span": [29, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Cause\nTurbulent warm air from the tropics headed north, cooled, and swung back towards Europe. This initiated a series of storms. Combined with cold Arctic air coming from the north, there was a very dry and light type of snowfall exceeding 4\u00a0m (13\u00a0ft). Therefore, a massive snow pack formed on the mountains above Galt\u00fcr. Northwest winds piled the snow to increasing depths. At Galt\u00fcr, the snow initially bonded with the underlying ice of the melt crust and it was able to stay in place for longer than usual.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 28], "content_span": [29, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Cause\nAs new snow fell, the melt-crust became unstable because of the ever increasing weight of the snow on top. On 23 February at 15:59, the melt-crust failed; the resulting powder avalanche contained a central layer of which scientists were unaware. Known as the saltation layer, it was primarily responsible for the destruction of buildings. As the powerful powder avalanche crashed down the mountainside, it picked up more and more snow as it went. There were also 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph) winds which caused the saltation layer of snow to move causing this disaster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 28], "content_span": [29, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Emergency response\nSoon after the avalanche rescuers began to look for survivors; in 24 hours the rescuers saved 26 people. A rescue dog, Heiko, amply proved the value dogs have in avalanche rescue, saving many lives, as did a second dog, a Labrador-Alsatian cross named Jack, who was buried under snow for 24 hours. The day after the avalanche, 31 people were confirmed dead. Six were locals and 25 were tourists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Emergency response\nGalt\u00fcr and several neighboring communities needed supplies and evacuation. Several countries contributed aircraft: To support the Austrian Bell 212, Bell 204 and Alouette III helicopters, Germany sent UH-1D and CH-53G, the German border protection (Bundesgrenzschutz) Super Pumas, the U.S. Army 10 UH-60 Black Hawks, and the Swiss and French air forces together six Super Puma/Cougar helicopters. In addition to them, the Austrian Ministry of the Interior supplied six helicopters, private companies nine, and the \u00d6AMTC used two EC 135 rescue helicopters to transport injured patients.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Emergency response\nIn 935 hours of flight, 18,406 people and 271 tons of supplies were transported. The crews flew, in order not to create an additional avalanche risk, below the tree line, and flew on the right side of the valley to separate traffic. The Austrian helicopters transported the evacuated to the army barracks at Landeck, while the other air crews flew the evacuated to a section of the Inn valley highway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Aftermath\nThe families of the victims demanded to know why the avalanche penetrated the supposedly safe zone and devastated Galt\u00fcr. However, hazard zoning is dependent on the historical record, and there was no evidence of avalanches traveling so far on this track in the past. Since this disaster there have been renewed efforts to improve avalanche knowledge and forecasting so that hazard zones can be accurately predicted. This is particularly important if land use or climate changes render past information less useful.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155294-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Galt\u00fcr avalanche, Aftermath\nThe response has included the extension of the hazard zones, with steel fences constructed on all mountainsides above the village to break up the areas where unstable snow packs can form, creating smaller shelves overall that reduce the size and scale of any future avalanches. A 300\u00a0m (980\u00a0ft) avalanche dam directly protects the village. There has been rezoning, so the former Green zone is now a higher risk zone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155295-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Galway City Council election\nAn election to Galway City Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 15 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155296-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Galway County Council election\nAn election to Galway County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155297-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Games of the Small States of Europe\nThe VIII Games of the Small States of Europe were held in 1999 by the Principality of Liechtenstein.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155298-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain 2 seats from Labour but Labour gained one seat in Blaydon. Overall turnout was 26.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155299-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gator Bowl\nThe 1999 Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 1, 1999. For sponsorship reasons, the game was officially named the 1999 Toyota Gator Bowl. The game was the final contest of the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, the 54th edition of the annual Gator Bowl game, and ended in a 35\u201328 victory for Georgia Tech.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155299-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Gator Bowl\nBoth Georgia Tech and Notre Dame entered the bowl hoping to boost their season win total to double digits. This matchup pitted two top-20 teams against each other on New Year's Day. Georgia Tech's Dez White led the Yellow Jacket's offensive charge with 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns. White would be named Most Valuable Player along with his quarterback, Joe Hamilton. Hamilton also had an impressive performance, and ended the season on a high note to be carried into the following season. After a hard-fought game, Georgia Tech edged out Notre Dame to boost their season win total to ten.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155299-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Gator Bowl, Background\nThe Irish were 1\u20131 before going on an 8-game winning streak that made them ranked number 9, until a loss to USC in the last game of the season as they tried to break their losing streak in bowl games, which was at three. Georgia Tech were co-champions in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a loss to Florida State costing them a Bowl Championship Series spot. This was Georgia Tech's fifth Gator Bowl and first since 1965. This was Notre Dame's first Gator Bowl since 1976.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155299-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Gator Bowl, Game summary\nWearing their green uniforms for the first time since the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, the Irish hoped to have luck on their side. But as it turned out, their defense gave the Yellow Jackets luck, allowing five long drives for touchdowns and 436 yards. Joe Burns would throw a touchdown pass to Joe Hamilton to start off the scoring for GT, though Autry Denson responded with a touchdown run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155299-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Gator Bowl, Game summary\nBut the Yellow Jackets scored 14 unanswered points in the second quarter, with a Phillip Rogers touchdown run and a Mike Sheridan touchdown catch from Hamilton, as they had a 21\u20137 halftime lead. The Irish responded with two rushing touchdowns from Jarious Jackson and Denson, but they still trailed 21\u201320 due to a blocked extra point. Dez White made the lead 8 with his touchdown catch from Hamilton to make it 28\u201320 as the third quarter ended. Notre Dame tied the game with an Autry Denson touchdown run and the successful conversion pass from Jackson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155299-0003-0002", "contents": "1999 Gator Bowl, Game summary\nGeorgia Tech took the lead for the final time with a Dez White touchdown pass from Hamilton. With less than three minutes remaining, Notre Dame tried to drive to tie the game; Jackson was tackled by Nate Simson, who forced a fumble that was recovered by Jesse Tarplin as the Yellow Jackets won their fifth bowl game appearance. For GT, Hamilton went 13 of 20 for 237 yards and two touchdowns, and White caught 4 passes, but for 129 yards and two touchdowns. For Notre dame, Denson rushed 26 times for 130 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155299-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Gator Bowl, Aftermath\nGeorgia Tech would return to the Gator Bowl the next year, and Notre Dame would return in 2003, though they would have to wait until 2008 to win a bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155300-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gedling Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Gedling Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155300-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Gedling Borough Council election, Background\nAt the last election in 1995 Labour took control of the council with 29 seats, compared to 20 for the Conservatives, 7 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent. Gedling was reported as being a swing council in 1999, with the Conservatives requiring 9 gains on a swing of 4.5% to win control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155300-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Gedling Borough Council election, Election result\nOverall turnout in the election was 35.0%, down from 44.7% in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155301-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz\nThe 1999 Generali Ladies Linz was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Linz, Austria. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from October 25 through October 31, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155301-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155301-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155301-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155301-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155301-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz, Finals, Doubles\nIrina Sp\u00eerlea /  Caroline Vis defeated  Tina Kri\u017ean /  Larisa Neiland, 6\u20134, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155302-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the thirteenth edition of the most prestigious tournament in Austria. Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated in the semifinals by Tina Kri\u017ean and Larisa Neiland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155302-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Doubles\nIrina Sp\u00eerlea and Caroline Vis won in the final, defeating Kri\u017ean and Neiland in straight sets to win their third doubles tournament as a team in the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155303-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Singles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 was the defending champion, but she retired from tennis earlier in the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155303-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Ladies Linz \u2013 Singles\nMary Pierce won the title, defeating compatriot Sandrine Testud in the final, 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155304-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Open\nThe 1999 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Kitzb\u00fchel, Austria that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 44th edition of the tournament and was held from 26 July until 1 August 1999. Fifth-seeded Albert Costa won his second consecutive singles title at the event and his third in total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155304-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Open, Finals, Doubles\nChris Haggard /  Peter Nyborg defeated  \u00c1lex Calatrava /  Du\u0161an Vemi\u0107, 6\u20133, 6\u20137(4\u20137), 7\u20136(7\u20134)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155305-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Open \u2013 Doubles\nTom Kempers and Daniel Orsanic were the defending champions, but Kempers did not compete this year. Orsanic teamed up with Tom\u00e1s Carbonell and lost in the second round to J\u00fcrgen Melzer and Alexander Peya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155305-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Open \u2013 Doubles\nChris Haggard and Peter Nyborg won the title by defeating \u00c1lex Calatrava and Du\u0161an Vemi\u0107 6\u20133, 6\u20137(4\u20137), 7\u20136(7\u20134) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155306-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Generali Open \u2013 Singles\nAlbert Costa was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, by defeating Fernando Vicente 7\u20135, 6\u20132, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 7\u20136(7\u20134) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155307-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gent\u2013Wevelgem\nThe 1999 Gent\u2013Wevelgem was the 61st edition of the Gent\u2013Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 7 April 1999. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Tom Steels of the Mapei team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155308-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Georgia Bulldogs football team\nThe 1999 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with an 8\u20134 record. During the 1990s, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 72\u201343\u20131 under Coaches Donnan and Ray Goff for a .625 winning percentage. Georgia's cumulative record through 1999 was 633\u2013358\u201354, a .632 winning percentage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155309-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team\nThe 1999 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 13\u20132 with a conference mark of 7\u20131, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern defeated Youngstown State in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game to win the programs fifth NCAA Division I-AA title. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155310-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team\nThe 1999 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155311-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election\nA special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 6th congressional district was held on February 23, 1999. The seat was previously held by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who resigned after facing a revolt in the Republican caucus after the Republicans lost four seats in the 1998 midterm elections. Since Johnny Isakson received over 50% of the vote, no runoff was held. He would later be elected to the United States Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155312-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Georgian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 31 October 1999, with second rounds in some constituencies on 7 and 14 November, and repeat elections in two constituencies  on 28 November. The result was a victory for the Union of Citizens of Georgia, which won 131 of the 235 seats. Voter turnout was 67.9%", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155312-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Georgian parliamentary election\nDue to its breakaway status, the elections were not held in Abkhazia, resulting in the 12 MPs elected in 1992 retaining their seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155313-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 German Athletics Championships\nThe 1999 German Athletics Championships were held at the Steigerwaldstadion in Erfurt on 2\u20134 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155314-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 German Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 German Figure Skating Championships (German: Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen) took place from January 7 through 10th, 1999 in Oberstdorf. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155315-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 German Formula Three Championship\nThe 1999 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1999 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Dallara and Martini which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 9 May at Sachsenring and ended at N\u00fcrburgring on 17 October after nine double-header rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155315-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 German Formula Three Championship\nOpel Team BSR driver Christijan Albers became a champion. He clinched the title, winning six of 18 races. Marcel F\u00e4ssler finished as runner-up with wins at Sachsenring, Oschersleben, and Hockenheim, losing 45 points to Albers. Thomas J\u00e4ger was victorious at Zweibr\u00fccken, Oschersleben and finished third. The other race winners was Robert Lechner, Yves Olivier and Timo Scheider, who completed the top six in the drivers' championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155315-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 German Formula Three Championship, Calendar\nWith the exception of round at Salzuburg in Austria, all rounds took place on German soil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155316-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 German Grand Prix\nThe 1999 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 August 1999 at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany. It was the tenth race of the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship. With Michael Schumacher out injured, Eddie Irvine took a second successive victory as he chased the championship, aided by stand-in team-mate Mika Salo moving over to give him the lead. In the early laps Finnish drivers ran first and second. However, Mika H\u00e4kkinen ultimately crashed out on lap 25 due to a tyre failure, allowing Heinz-Harald Frentzen to finish third in his home Grand Prix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155316-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 German Grand Prix\nDamon Hill was again rumoured to be leaving Formula One when he allegedly retired a healthy car. Hill claimed that his Jordan had brake problems. Eddie Irvine gave his winner's trophy to Mika Salo, who was leading towards the end of the race and moved over on team orders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155317-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 German Skeleton Championship\nThe 33rd German Skeleton Championship 1999 was organized on 3 January 1999 in K\u00f6nigssee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155318-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 German motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 18 July 1999 at the Sachsenring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155318-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 German motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round nine has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 80], "content_span": [81, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155319-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 German presidential election\nThe German presidential election, 1999 (officially the 11th Federal Convention) saw the former Social democrat Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia defeat Christian democrat Dagmar Schipanski and the nonpartisan academic Uta Ranke-Heinemann, who had been endorsed by the Party of Democratic Socialism.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155319-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 German presidential election, Composition of the Federal Convention\nThe President is elected by the Federal Convention consisting of all the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates representing the states. These are divided proportionally by population to each state, and each state's delegation is divided among the political parties represented in its parliament so as to reflect the partisan proportions in the parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155319-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 German presidential election, Composition of the Federal Convention\nSource: Eine Dokumentation aus Anlass der Wahl des Bundespr\u00e4sidenten am 18. M\u00e4rz 2012", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 72], "content_span": [73, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155320-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gerry Weber Open\nThe 1999 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 7th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 7 June through 13 June 1999. Seventh-seeded Nicolas Kiefer won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155320-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Gerry Weber Open, Finals, Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman /  Patrick Rafter defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Jared Palmer 6\u20133, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155321-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gerry Weber Open \u2013 Doubles\nEllis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions, but Leach did not participate this year. Ferreira partnered Nicklas Kulti, losing in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155321-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Gerry Weber Open \u2013 Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Patrick Rafter won the title, defeating Paul Haarhuis and Jared Palmer 6\u20133, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155322-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gerry Weber Open \u2013 Singles\nYevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion, but did not take part in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155323-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Girabola\nThe 1999 Girabola was the 21st season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 18 April to 22 November 1999. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155323-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Girabola\nThe league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2000 Gira Angola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155323-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Girabola\nPrimeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, winning their 8th title, while Independente do T\u00f4mbwa and Progresso do Sambizanga, were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155323-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Girabola\nBoelua Lokuli aka Isaac of Primeiro de Agosto finished as the top scorer with 19 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155323-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Girabola, Changes from the 1998 season\nRelegated: Chicoil, Kabuscorp, SECIL Promoted: Cambondo, Inter de Luanda, Ferrovi\u00e1rio da Hu\u00edla *", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia\nThe 1999 Giro d'Italia was the 82nd\u00a0edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began on May 15 with a mass-start stage that stretched from Agrigento to Modica. The race came to a close on June 6 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti (sub judice )of the Team Polti team. Second and third were the Italians riders Paolo Savoldelli and Gilberto Simoni.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia\nIn the race's other classifications, Kelme\u2013Costa Blanca rider Chepe Gonz\u00e1lez won the mountains classification, Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE\u2013 Deutsche Bank team won the points classification, and Team Polti rider Fabrizio Guidi won the intergiro classification. Vitalicio Seguros finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the eighteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won by Team Polti.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Teams\nA total of 18 teams were invited to participate in the 1999 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 162 cyclists. Out of the 162 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 116 riders made it to the finish in Milan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 25], "content_span": [26, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Teams\nThe 18 teams that took part in the race were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 25], "content_span": [26, 71]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages\nThe route for the 1999 Giro d'Italia was unveiled by race director Carmine Castellano on 14 November 1998 in Milan. It contained four time trial events, there of which were individual and one a team event. There were eleven stages containing high mountains, of which five had summit finishes: stage 5, to Massiccio del Sirino; stage 8, to Gran Sasso d'Italia; stage 15, to Santuario di Oropa; stage 19, to Alpe di Pampeago; and stage 20, to Madonna di Campiglio. The organizers chose to include one rest day. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 73\u00a0km (45\u00a0mi) shorter, contained the one more rest day, as well as one more time trial event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 36], "content_span": [37, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Race overview\nDefending champion Marco Pantani, leading the general classification in Madonna di Campiglio (20th stage), was disqualified for an excessive hematocrit level before stage 21. The entire Mercatone Uno-Bianchi (Pantani's team) withdrew from the Giro. This left the race open for Gotti to capture his second overall title and wear the final pink jersey as Giro Champion for the 2nd time in three years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership\nFour different jerseys were worn during the 1999 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification \u2013 calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages \u2013 wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 45], "content_span": [46, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership\nFor the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 45], "content_span": [46, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership\nThe Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Passo Sella and was first climbed by the Italian Marco Pantani. The intergiro classification was marked by a blue jersey. The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 45], "content_span": [46, 765]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155324-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership\nThe rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 45], "content_span": [46, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11\nThe 1999 Giro d'Italia was the 82nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Agrigento, with a flat stage on 15 May, and Stage 11 occurred on 25 May with a stage to Cesenatico. The race finished in Milan on 6 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 1\n15 May 1999 \u2014 Agrigento to Modica, 175\u00a0km (109\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 2\n16 May 1999 \u2014 Noto to Catania, 133\u00a0km (83\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 3\n17 May 1999 \u2014 Catania to Messina, 176\u00a0km (109\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 4\n18 May 1999 \u2014 Vibo Valentia to Terme Luigiane, 186\u00a0km (116\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 5\n19 May 1999 \u2014 Terme Luigiane to Massiccio del Sirino, 147\u00a0km (91\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 6\n20 May 1999 \u2014 Lauria to Foggia, 257\u00a0km (160\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 7\n21 May 1999 \u2014 Foggia to Lanciano, 153\u00a0km (95\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 8\n22 May 1999 \u2014 Pescara to Gran Sasso d'Italia, 253\u00a0km (157\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 9\n23 May 1999 \u2014 Ancona to Ancona, 32\u00a0km (20\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 10\n24 May 1999 \u2014 Ancona to Sansepolcro, 189\u00a0km (117\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155325-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 11\n25 May 1999 \u2014 Sansepolcro to Cesenatico, 125\u00a0km (78\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22\nThe 1999 Giro d'Italia was the 82nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Agrigento, with a flat stage on 15 May, and Stage 12 occurred on 26 May with a stage from Cesenatico. The race finished in Milan on 6 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 12\n26 May 1999 \u2014 Cesenatico to Sassuolo, 168\u00a0km (104\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 13\n27 May 1999 \u2014 Sassuolo to Rapallo, 243\u00a0km (151\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 14\n29 May 1999 \u2014 Bra to Borgo San Dalmazzo, 187\u00a0km (116\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 15\n30 May 1999 \u2014 Racconigi to Santuario di Oropa, 143\u00a0km (89\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 16\n31 May 1999 \u2014 Biella to Lumezzane, 232\u00a0km (144\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 17\n1 June 1999 \u2014 Lumezzane to Castelfranco Veneto, 212\u00a0km (132\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 18\n2 June 1999 \u2014 Treviso to Treviso, 45\u00a0km (28\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 19\n3 June 1999 \u2014 Castelfranco Veneto to Alpe di Pampeago, 166\u00a0km (103\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 20\n4 June 1999 \u2014 Predazzo to Madonna di Campiglio, 175\u00a0km (109\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 21\n5 June 1999 \u2014 Madonna di Campiglio to Aprica, 190\u00a0km (120\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155326-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 22\n6 June 1999 \u2014 Darfo Boario Terme to Milan, 170\u00a0km (110\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155327-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro del Trentino\nThe 1999 Giro del Trentino was the 23rd edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 26 April to 29 April 1999. The race started in Lienz and finished in Arco. The race was won by Paolo Savoldelli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155328-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Giro di Lombardia\nThe 1999 Giro di Lombardia was the 93rd edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 16 October 1999. The race started in Varese and finished in Bergamo. The race was won by Mirko Celestino of the Polti team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155329-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Glasgow City Council election\nElections to Glasgow City Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155330-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gloucester City Council election\nThe 1999 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1999 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. The council elected a third of the council and was controlled by the Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155331-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election\nElections for the Indian state of Goa took place 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155331-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election, Results by constituency\nThe following is the list of winning MLAs in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 63], "content_span": [64, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155331-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election, Government formation\nIndian National Congress formed the government under the leadership of Luizinho Faleiro which lasted for 169 days. Francisco Sardinha broke the Indian National Congress and formed the government with the help of Bharatiya Janata Party which lasted for 334 days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155331-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Goa Legislative Assembly election, Government formation\nOn 24 October 2000, Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first government in Goa under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar which lasted for 1 year and 223 days before the next elections were called off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 60], "content_span": [61, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155332-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gold Flake Open\nThe 1999 Gold Flake Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Chennai, India, that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held 5 April \u2013 12 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155332-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Gold Flake Open, Finals, Doubles\nLeander Paes /  Mahesh Bhupathi defeated  Wayne Black /  Neville Godwin, 4\u20136, 7\u20135, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155333-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gold Flake Open \u2013 Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, defeating Wayne Black and Neville Godwin in the final 4\u20136, 7\u20135, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155334-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gold Flake Open \u2013 Singles\nByron Black defeated Rainer Sch\u00fcttler 6\u20134, 1\u20136, 6\u20133 to win the 1999 Chennai Open singles event. Patrick Rafter was the defending champion but did not defend his title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155335-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Golden Globes (Portugal)\nThe 1999 Golden Globes (Portugal) were the fourth edition of the Golden Globes (Portugal).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155336-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Abubakar Habu Hashidu won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155336-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Gombe State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155336-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APP primary\nThe APP primary election was won by Abubakar Habu Hashidu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 70], "content_span": [71, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155336-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,113,734. Total number of votes cast was 644,696, while number of valid votes was 622,379. Rejected votes were 22,317.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155337-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500\nThe 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place August 28, 1999, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155337-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500\nThe race was the 23rd of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. The pole position was held by Joe Gibbs Racing's Tony Stewart, who also led the most laps with 225. The race winner was Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing, who started 26th, the lowest starting position for a winner at Bristol.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155337-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500, Race report\nThe early part of the race was primarily dominated by Tony Stewart. Terry Labonte ran into Dale Earnhardt three times in the last half lap, then blew his entry into turn one. That allowed Dale to close and tap him. Labonte was so out of shape he could not hold on, then he stood on the gas and wrecked everybody behind him. On lap 410, the caution flew after Dave Marcis' car stopped against the turn-2 wall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155337-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500, Race report\nUpon the caution flag-waving, Marcis proceeded to drive away, and as Marcis was frequently aided by Richard Childress Racing, suspicions arose over whether or not Marcis intentionally caused a caution. NASCAR then penalized Marcis, and made him stay in pit road for a lap; NASCAR stated that Marcis claimed he could not reach pit road, and had to stop. However, NASCAR said Marcis had a chance to reach pit road on the two laps he was driving slowly before stopping. On the restart, Terry Labonte led the race, and on lap 435, Earnhardt passed Labonte for the lead. However, Labonte then passed Earnhardt with 57 laps left, but on lap 490, Labonte slowed down and was spun by Darrell Waltrip, giving the lead back to Earnhardt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155337-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500, Race report\nLabonte then pitted for new tires, and eventually, with five laps remaining, Labonte contested Earnhardt for the lead, setting up the finish. Terry Labonte was leading on the last lap, but he was spun by Earnhardt in turn 2, and Earnhardt secured his ninth victory at Bristol. Jimmy Spencer finished second, followed by Ricky Rudd, Jeff Gordon, and Stewart. Labonte finished in 8th, and one lap down. Earnhardt's victory was subsequently met by boos and obscene gestures from the crowd. NASCAR officials reviewed the pass but decided to let Earnhardt keep the victory. Earnhardt later stated, \"I didn\u2019t mean to wreck him, I just wanted to rattle his cage a bit.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155337-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500, Race report\nA similar incident between Earnhardt and Labonte had occurred four years prior, at the Goody's 500; Earnhardt turned Labonte sideways, and Labonte was pushed by Earnhardt past the finish line sideways, giving Labonte the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155338-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gosport Borough Council election\nElections to Gosport Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155339-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Governor General's Awards\nThe winners of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, chairman, and Shirley Thomson, director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Library of Canada. Each winner received a cheque for CA$10,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155340-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Granada\u2013Dakar Rally\nThe 1999 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1999 Granada\u2013Dakar Rally was the 21st running of the Dakar Rally event. After a short prologue stage on New Year's Eve 1998, the race began in earnest on 1 January 1999 and ended on 17 January after 16 competitive stages. After the fifth stage, the overall rally leader was German driver, Jutta Kleinschmidt, who, in the 1998 rally, was the first woman to ever win a stage of the rally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155340-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Granada\u2013Dakar Rally\nThe event was marked by a robbery on the 12th stage of the rally between N\u00e9ma and Tichit in Mauritania of fifty competitors by armed men, in which vehicles, money and petrol were stolen. Rally co-ordinators decided to continue with the race. The rally was won by French driver Jean-Louis Schlesser. The motorcycle title was won by Richard Sainct, whilst the truck title went to Karel Loprais in a Tatra 815.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National\nThe 1999 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd official renewal of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 10 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National\nThe race was won in a time of nine minutes and 14.1 seconds and by a distance of ten lengths by 10/1 shot Bobbyjo, ridden by jockey Paul Carberry. The winner was trained by Tommy Carberry in Ratoath, Ireland, and ran in the colours of London-based Irish businessman Bobby Bourke. 32 runners took part and 18 completed the course without mishap, but Eudipe suffered a fatal fall at Becher's Brook.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Rule changes\n1999 saw the conditions of the race change with the introduction of new rules for the 48-hour declaration stage. This brought in a system where horses numbered 41-43 were made reserves for the race and allowed to get into the final 40 should any runner withdraw by noon on the eve of the race. The rule was not required this year as less than 40 declared to run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Rule changes\nA ruling was also introduced banning the practice of running a horse in the Grand National and any other race in the three-day meeting. This brought to an end the practice of horses running over the National course on the Thursday or Friday before running in the National on Saturday, although by 1999 such instances had become very rare.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nFiddling The Facts was made the 6/1 favourite on the day of the race after a series of impressive, albeit not victorious, runs during the season. The mare had been third in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury the previous November and followed that by finishing second in the Welsh National, Singer & Friedlander Grand National Trial and Greenalls Grand National Trial in the build-up to the National itself. The horse was partnered by 1996 winning rider Mick Fitzgerald, and moved into the leading half-dozen as the field approached the racecourse for the end of the first circuit. They remained prominent until falling at Becher's Brook on the second circuit when lying seventh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nCall It A Day had won the Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown the previous April and prepared for the National by finishing second in the Midlands Grand National three weeks before Aintree. Richard Dunwoody took the ride and as the most experienced rider in the race the two-time former winner joined a group of eleven men to have weighed out for fourteen Nationals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nCall It A day was sent off at 7/1 and moved into contention on the second circuit to form part of a group of eight with a chance turning for home and took the final flight half a length down in second place. Within strides he had been passed by the eventual winner and although he rallied on the run-in he finished ten lengths and a neck down in third place. 1999 was Dunwoody's last National as he later retired on medical grounds when advised he stood an increasing risk of serious neck injury if he suffered many more riding falls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nDouble Thriller was a hunter chaser who had run impressively to finish fourth in the previous month's Cheltenham Gold Cup, being installed as favourite for the National in the process. His restrictive odds on raceday led most in attendance on course on race day to oppose him with the result he drifted to 7/1 joint-second favourite at the off. Joe Tizzard took the ride but their partnership came to an end at the first fence. When the racecourse commentator called the horse's exit it was unusually met with a huge cheer from the crowd who had backed against him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nAddington Boy had been one place behind Double Thriller in the Gold Cup, having earlier finished third in the Irish Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown in February. Adrian Maguire took the ride on the 10/1 shot who was among the leading eight turning for home but was unable to quicken into the last fence, finishing over 17 lengths behind the winner in fourth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nBobbyjo had won the 1998 Irish Grand National and was the believed to be the best contender to halt a 24-year drought for Irish-trained runners in the National. The horse was unusually prepped in a minor hurdles race and remained freely available at odds as long as 40/1 until race day when his priced was slashed down to 10/1 at the off. Paul Carberry took the ride and steered the horse wide of his rivals at the final flight to lead up the run-in and score by 10 lengths.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nEudipe had finished second in the 1998 Scottish Grand National and fourth in the Welsh National but it was his win in the Anthony Mildmay and Peter Cazelet Memorial Chase at Sandown in January that attracted the attention of punters. His 10/1 starting price also had a lot to do with him being partnered by champion jockey Tony McCoy, which countered the negatives of the horse being a seven-year-old and French-bred(no horse of his age or nationality had won the race for over 40 years). He was travelling well, at the rear of a leading group of 12 runners when he fell heavily and fatally at Becher's Brook on the second circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nOther popular fancies in the market were 1998 Scottish National winner Baronet, 1997 and 1998 Grand National runner-up Suny Bay, 1996 Sun Alliance Chase winner Nahthen Lad, 1998 Grand National winner Earth Summit, and the Peter Marsh Chase winner General Wolfe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Leading contenders\nThe six riders making their debut in the race all predictably found themselves as outsiders. Brian Harding fared best, finishing fifth, while Barry Fenton, Garrett Cotter and Steve Wynne, the latter in his only attempt at the National, also completed the course. Robert Widger failed to get round as he attempted to emulate his great-uncle who rode the winner in 1895, while Adie Smith also failed to complete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 39], "content_span": [40, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nThe BBC retained the rights to broadcast the entire meeting live on BBC One for the 40th consecutive year, culminating with a Grandstand Grand National special on the Saturday, hosted for the final time by Des Lynam, who moved to rival broadcaster ITV later that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nThe commentary team for the second consecutive year consisted of John Hanmer, Tony O'Hehir and lead commentator Jim McGrath the latter of whom was calling home the winner for the second time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nRacing UK broadcast the race into betting shops and sports social clubs across the country with commentary taken from the racecourse itself. Graham Goode called the winner home.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nTelevision pictures were broadcast from fixed cameras situated at Becher's Brook, the Canal Turn, Anchor Bridge crossing and the grandstand, as well as a tracking cam fixed to the roof of a car travelling alongside the runners. Additional cameras also covered the race from a helicopter, inside fences and from the perspective of the riders through cameras in the caps of Brian Harding and Stephen Wynne. These additional pictures were not used in the original broadcast of the race but were used during a detailed replay of the race where Richard Pitman, Peter Scudamore and Jamie Osborne talked viewers through the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nWinning jockey Paul Carberry said after the race: \"I thought he had a good chance when the ground dried up. I got a good start and was handy the whole way. I was able to get a breather into him whenever I wanted. He jumped very well and I sat as long as I could. Going towards the second-last Adrian [Maguire, on Addington Boy] came in a bit, so I switched to the outside. I knew he would quicken and quicken. I got a great jump at the last, and from the elbow I didn't look back. I knew that he would keep going and nothing would get to him. It's a great feeling, but it'll take a while to sink in.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nSecond-placed jockey Lorcan Wyer said: \"Down at the start he [Blue Charm] was whipping round a bit, and I thought we might even fall at the first. He gave me a tremendous ride but didn't quite see it out at the end.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155341-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath\nTony McCoy suffered bruised ribs during the race but none of the riders required hospital treatment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 49], "content_span": [50, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155342-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix (snooker)\nThe 1999 Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 1999/2000 season, following the British Open and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 11 to 24 October 1999 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155342-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix (snooker)\nStephen Lee was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Tony Drago. John Higgins won his 11th ranking title by defeating Mark Williams 9\u20138 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155342-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix (snooker), Tournament summary\nDefending champion Stephen Lee was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155343-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix Hassan II\nThe 1999 Grand Prix Hassan II was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Casablanca, Morocco. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from March 22 to March 29, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155343-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix Hassan II, Finals, Doubles\nFernando Meligeni /  Jaime Oncins defeated  Massimo Ardinghi /  Vincenzo Santopadre, 6\u20132, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155344-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix Hassan II \u2013 Doubles\nAndrea Gaudenzi and Diego Nargiso were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155344-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix Hassan II \u2013 Doubles\nFernando Meligeni and Jaime Oncins won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20133, against Massimo Ardinghi and Vincenzo Santopadre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155345-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix Hassan II \u2013 Singles\nAndrea Gaudenzi was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155345-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix Hassan II \u2013 Singles\nAlberto Mart\u00edn won the title, defeating Fernando Vicente 6\u20133, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155346-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200\nThe 1999 Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200 was the fifth round of the 1999 CART World Series Season, held on May 15, 1999, on the Aut\u00f3dromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christian Fittipaldi won his first and only Pole Position of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155346-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200, Report, Race\nThe race was delayed due to rain, and the drivers had to wait for the track to dry out. On the second attempt to start, Juan Pablo Montoya dived past front-row starters Christian Fittipaldi and Dario Franchitti to take the lead. The trio quickly pulled away from the rest of the field with Franchitti taking second from Fittipaldi at the first round of pit stops, only for Fittipaldi to reverse the order a few laps later by passing Franchitti on the track. Neither, despite staying within two seconds of Montoya, were able to give a serious challenge to him, the Colombian taking his third successive win. The battle for second eventually went to Franchitti who beat Fittipaldi with a quicker second pitstop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 45], "content_span": [46, 755]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155347-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Denain\nThe 1999 Grand Prix de Denain was the 41st edition of the Grand Prix de Denain cycle race and was held on 22 April 1999. The race started and finished in Denain. The race was won by Jeroen Blijlevens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155348-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon\nThe 1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, and was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 18 October until 25 October 1999. Sixth-seeded Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155348-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Finals, Doubles\nPiet Norval /  Kevin Ullyett defeated  Wayne Ferreira /  Sandon Stolle 4\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20135), 7\u20136(7\u20134)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155349-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon \u2013 Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155349-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon \u2013 Doubles\nPiet Norval and Kevin Ullyett won in the final 4\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20135), 7\u20136(7\u20134), against Wayne Ferreira and Sandon Stolle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155350-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon \u2013 Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155350-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon \u2013 Singles\nNicol\u00e1s Lapentti won the title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt, 6\u20133, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155351-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 September \u2013 3 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155351-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 54], "content_span": [55, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155352-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 September \u2013 3 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155352-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 54], "content_span": [55, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155353-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season\nThe 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 51st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155353-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary\nThe dominant reign of Honda's Mick Doohan came to an end with serious injuries suffered in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. In his absence, his Honda teammate \u00c0lex Crivill\u00e9 stepped forward and claimed Spain's first-ever 500cc world championship. Kenny Roberts, Jr. gave a strong performance to finish in second with four victories including an outright victory over Doohan in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155353-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary\nA young Valentino Rossi continued to impress for Aprilia, winning nine races and claiming his second world championship, this time in the 250 class. Honda's Emilio Alzamora became the only rider to win a world championship without winning a race when he captured the 125 crown from Marco Melandri and Masao Azuma who split five victories between them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155353-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1999 Grand Prix season calendar\nThe following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 73], "content_span": [74, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155353-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Riders' standings, 500cc\nPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 77], "content_span": [78, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155353-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Riders' standings, 250cc\nPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 77], "content_span": [78, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155353-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Riders' standings, 125cc\nPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 77], "content_span": [78, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155354-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Atlanta\nThe 1999 Grand Prix of Atlanta was the second round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia, on April 18, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155355-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Las Vegas\nThe 1999 Grand Prix of Las Vegas was the eighth and final round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Nevada, on November 7, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155356-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Mosport\nThe 1999 Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from June 25 to the 27, 1999. The race was the third round of the inaugural American Le Mans Series season, replacing the former Professional SportsCar Racing Championship that previously held the Grand Prix beginning in 1975. The race marked the 14th IMSA / Professional SportsCar Racing sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155356-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Mosport, Race\nThe race marked the maiden win for the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S driven by Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen for Panoz Motor Sports. It was the first front-engine sportscar overall win at a major event since the 1960s. Teammates David Brabham and \u00c9ric Bernard in the #1 Panoz finished second, while Team Rafanelli drivers \u00c9rik Comas and Mimmo Schiattarella took third overall in the Riley & Scott Mk III.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 32], "content_span": [33, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155356-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Mosport, Race\nAfter their recent victory at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, the event was also set to feature the BMW V12 LMR of BMW Motorsport. After qualifying third and fourth behind the Panoz entries, the team withdrew from the race citing safety concerns at the track. Following offseason upgrades to Mosport, the team returned to the track for the 2000 edition of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 32], "content_span": [33, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155356-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Mosport, Race\nAfter back to back 24 Hours of Le Mans class victories in 1998 and 1999 and FIA GT Championships in 1997 and 1998, Dodge Viper Team Oreca debuted their Dodge Viper GTS-R in the American Le Mans Series at Mosport, taking the GTS class victory with drivers Olivier Beretta and David Donohue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 32], "content_span": [33, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155356-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Mosport, Race\nAlex Job Racing took the GT class win with drivers Cort Wagner and Dirk M\u00fcller in a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 32], "content_span": [33, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155356-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Mosport, Race\nThe race was broadcast across North America on CNBC with Joel Meyers and Bill Adam calling the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 32], "content_span": [33, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155356-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Mosport, Official results, Notes\n\u2013  The No. 42 and No. 43 BMW V12 LMR were withdrawn from the event following qualifying, because BMW deemed the track to be too dangerous to race on.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 51], "content_span": [52, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155357-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grand Prix of Sonoma\nThe 1999 Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fourth round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Sears Point Raceway, California, on July 25, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155358-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Gravesham Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Gravesham Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Gravesham Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155359-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships\nThe 1999 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Great American Insurance ATP Championship was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor Clay courts. It was the 98th edition of the tournament previously known as the Thriftway ATP Championships, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place in Mason, Ohio, USA, from August 9 through August 16, 1999. The singles title was won by first-seeded Pete Sampras.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155359-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships\nThe tournament had previously appeared on the Tier III of the WTA Tour but no event was held from 1989 to 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155359-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships, Finals, Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman /  Byron Black defeated  Todd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde 6\u20133, 7\u20136(8\u20136)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 64], "content_span": [65, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155360-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Doubles\nMark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155360-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Byron Black won the title, by defeating Woodbridge and Woodforde 6\u20133, 7\u20136(8\u20136) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155360-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe first four seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 64], "content_span": [65, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155361-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Singles\nPatrick Rafter was the defending champion, but lost in the final this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155361-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Singles\nPete Sampras won the title, defeating Rafter 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155361-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Great American Insurance ATP Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 64], "content_span": [65, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155362-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155363-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Green Bay Packers season\nThe 1999 season was the Green Bay Packers' 79th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 81st overall. It was the first and only season for head coach Ray Rhodes. The Packers finished 8\u20138, posting their worst record since Brett Favre took over the helm as the Packers' starting quarterback, and also missing the playoffs for the first time since 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155363-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Green Bay Packers season, Offseason, 1999 NFL draft\nIn the 1999 NFL draft, the Packers selected free safety Antuan Edwards in the first round (25th overall). Notably, the Packers drafted future Pro Bowl wide receiver Donald Driver in the seventh round (213th overall).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155363-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Green Bay Packers season, Offseason, 1999 NFL draft\nPlayers highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155363-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season\nThe Packers finished in fourth place in the NFC Central division with an 8\u20138 record, behind the 8\u20138 Detroit Lions due to a conference record tiebreaker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155364-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship\nThe 1999 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship was the 29th edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. The final round was held in Nuuk. It was won by B-67 Nuuk for the fourth time in its history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155365-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Greenlandic general election\nGeneral elections were held in Greenland on 16 February 1999. Siumut remained the largest party in the Parliament, winning 11 of the 31 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155366-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grenadian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Grenada on 18 January 1999. The governing New National Party of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell was re-elected after winning all 15 seats. Voter turnout was 56.5%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155366-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grenadian general election, Background\nThe last election in 1995 saw the then governing National Democratic Congress defeated by the New National Party, which won 8 of the 15 seats. However the New National Party lost their majority in late 1998 after the Foreign Minister Raphael Fletcher was one of 2 ministers to quit the party accusing the government of corruption. As a result, Parliament was dissolved 18 months before the end of its term on 2 December 1998, and on 14 December the election date of 18 January was announced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155366-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Grenadian general election, Background\n48 candidates stood in the election, including 2 independents, for the 15 seats which were elected by first-past-the-post. Candidates included a full 15 candidates from the New National Party, 12 from the National Democratic Congress and 9 from the Grenada United Labour Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155366-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Grenadian general election, Campaign\nThe governing New National Party of Kevin Mitchell campaigned on pledges to preserve stability and bring about economic growth. Mitchell said that his government would create jobs by increased spending on infrastructure and by attracting foreign investment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155366-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Grenadian general election, Campaign\nMeanwhile, the opposition, comprising a loose alliance between the National Democratic Congress and the Grenada United Labour Party, attacked the government for corruption. They alleged that there had been issues with the awarding of contracts and that the Prime Minister had been involved with foreign investors with shady backgrounds. The opposition also said the government was not doing enough for health care, and they in particular attacked a decision to build a stadium instead of a hospital. However the opposition suffered divisions, with disagreement between the two opposition parties over who should become Prime Minister if they won the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155366-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Grenadian general election, Results\nThe results saw the governing New National Party re-elected after winning all 15 seats contested. Among the victorious candidates for the governing party was the Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, who won his own seat of St George's Northwest with 89% of the vote. This was only the second time a government had been re-elected in Grenada and the first since 1974.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155366-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Grenadian general election, Results\nThe government's record in attracting investment and increasing economic growth was seen as having gained support for the New National Party, while the opposition said that the six-week campaign had been too short for them to prepare for the election. Election monitors from the Organisation of American States observed the election and said that it had been \"free and fair\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155367-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grolsch Open\nThe 1999 Grolsch Open, also known as the Dutch Open, was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Amsterdam, Netherlands that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 40th edition of the tournament and was held from 2 to 8 August. Sixth-seeded Younes El Aynaoui won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155367-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grolsch Open, Finals, Doubles\nSjeng Schalken /  Paul Haarhuis defeated  Devin Bowen /  Eyal Ran 6\u20133, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155368-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grolsch Open \u2013 Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155368-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grolsch Open \u2013 Doubles\nHaarhuis teamed up with Sjeng Schalken and successfully defended his title, by defeating Devin Bowen and Eyal Ran 6\u20133, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155369-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grolsch Open \u2013 Singles\nMagnus Norman was the defending champion, but the fifth seeded Swede lost in the first round to qualifier Adrian Voinea. Younes El Aynaoui won in the final 6\u20130, 6\u20133 against number three seed Mariano Zabaleta and captured the second title of his professional career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155369-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grolsch Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155370-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens\nThe 1999 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 33rd edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 5 September 1999. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Marc Streel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155371-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Grozny refugee convoy shooting\nThe Grozny safe corridor shooting incident happened on December 3, 1999, when at least 40 people fleeing the besieged Chechen capital Grozny were allegedly killed by Russian policemen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155371-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Grozny refugee convoy shooting, Incident\nAccording to accounts from survivors, a refugee convoy consisting of about 50 people in seven or eight passenger cars and one bus marked with white flags, was heading towards the border with the Russian republic of Ingushetia, when they approached a federal roadblock near the village of Goity. One survivor described masked OMON troops opening fire with automatic rifles from their position in the nearby forest without warning. The bus exploded as bullets pierced its fuel tank. After the shooting, Russian soldiers gave first aid and painkillers to the handful of survivors and brought them to the hospital in Sleptsovskaya, Ingushetia, where they were interviewed by journalists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155371-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Grozny refugee convoy shooting, Incident\nThe incident happened just a few miles from a major battle at the crossroads of Urus-Martan, which sits astride a road that Chechen militants were using as a supply line. Another battle was under way not far from there, in the town of Alkhan-Kale. The Russian Ministry of Defence stated that the media reports of this incident were disinformation. Officials were quoted as saying that 30 vehicles were destroyed on roads leading out of Grozny, but that all the cars contained rebels, not civilians. They also said that they had opened a safe passage out of Grozny for the thousands of civilians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155371-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Grozny refugee convoy shooting, Incident\nA similar incident involving refugees fleeing Grozny was reported in August 1996 during the First Chechen War.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155373-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season\nThe 1999 season is the 46th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 32nd season in the Chinese football league and the 6th season in the professional football league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155374-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Guardian Direct Cup\nThe 1999 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Carpet court at the Battersea Park in London, Great Britain, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament, the second one held in London, England, and was held from 22 February until 28 February 1999. Fifth-seeded Richard Krajicek won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155374-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Guardian Direct Cup, Finals, Doubles\nTim Henman /  Greg Rusedski defeated  Byron Black /  Wayne Ferreira, 6\u20133, 7\u20136(8\u20136)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155375-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Guardian Direct Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in London, Great Britain, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held 22 February \u2013 28 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155375-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Guardian Direct Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155376-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Guardian Direct Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in London, Great Britain, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 22 February until 28 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155376-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Guardian Direct Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155377-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Guatemalan constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in Guatemala on 16 May 1999. It featured four questions; one on defining the nation and social rights (including those of the indigenous population, workers, military service and an expansion of the social security system) one on reforming Congress, one on reforming the executive (including redefining the role of the military) and one on reforming the judiciary. All four were rejected by voters, although turnout was just 18.6%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155378-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Guatemalan general election\nGeneral elections were held in Guatemala on 7 November 1999, with a second round of the presidential elections on 26 December. Alfonso Portillo won the presidential elections, whilst his Guatemalan Republican Front also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 53.8% on 7 November and 40.4% on 26 December.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155378-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Guatemalan general election\nMedia owner Remigio \u00c1ngel Gonz\u00e1lez gave more than $2.6 million and free airtime to Alfonso Portillo's campaign, which led to some political analysts to claim that the free adverts helped Portillo win the election. After becoming president, Portillo appointed Gonzalez's brother-in-law Luis Rabb\u00e9 to the post of Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing, a post which included responsibility for overseeing the broadcast media. The presidential election also established a pattern for the next 16 years in which the runner-up of the previous contest then went on to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155379-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Guildford Borough Council election\nThe eighth full elections for Guildford Borough Council took place on 6 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155379-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Guildford Borough Council election\nThe Liberal Democrats had won control of the council in May 1995 with a majority of 1. However the first half of 1997 had seen the Liberal Democrats lose their majority as a result of three councillors (2 Stoughton councillors and 1 from Tongham) resigning from the party and a by election defeat in Merrow & Burpham ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155379-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Guildford Borough Council election\nGoing into the election there were 19 Liberal Democrats, 14 Conservatives, 6  Labour and 6 independents. These 6 independents formed three distinct groups. There were 3 councillors for Ash and Tongham wards (two of whom were former Liberal Democrat councillors, one having resigned from the party in the 1991-95 session and one during the 1995-1999 session) who classed themselves as the \"Independent Group\". Two former Liberal Democrat councillors representing Stoughton ward classed themselves as Liberals. The councillor for Tillingbourne classed himself as an independent councillor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155379-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Guildford Borough Council election\nThe May 1999 election saw 20 Liberal Democrats, 17 Conservatives, 6 Labour and 2 Independents elected. The council remained hung.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155379-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Guildford Borough Council election\nThe Liberal Democrats gained 1 net seat (3 losses and 4 gains) on the position they held going into the election. The Liberal Democrats lost 3 seats to the west of the borough, 2 in Ash ward and 1 in Normandy. The Liberal Democrats retook the Merrow & Burpham seat which they had lost to the Conservatives in a by election in May 1997, plus they retook the 2 Stoughton seats which they had lost to resignations in February 1997. The Liberal Democrats also gained Effingham ward from the Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155379-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Guildford Borough Council election\nThe Conservatives made 3 net gains (2 losses and 5 gains) on the position which they held going into the election. The Conservatives lost the Merrow & Burpham seat which they had taken in the May 1997 by election. The Conservative also lost Effingham to the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives gained 2 Ash Vale seats from the Independent Group, plus they gained from the Liberal Democrats 3 of the other seats in the west of the borough, 2 in Ash and 1 in Normandy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155379-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Guildford Borough Council election\nThe Independent Group did not contest its 2 seats in Ash Vale. These were gained by the Conservatives. The one member of the Independent Group who did contest his seat held on to it in Tongham. Neither councillor belonging to the Liberal Group sought reelection in Stoughton and the Liberal Democrats regained these two seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155379-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Guildford Borough Council election\nRelative to 1995, the changes were not as dramatic as they were relative to the position going into the election. Overall there was a shift to the Conservatives in the Ash and Normandy region to the west of the borough, but much less change between the parties elsewhere in the borough. The Liberal Democrats lost all their remaining seats in the Ash, Tongham and Normandy region, having won all 7 of the seats there as recently as 1991. After the election the Ash, Tongham and Normandy area had 1 independent and 6 Conservative councillors. Elsewhere in the borough the only seat to change hands relative to 1995 was Effingham, where a Conservative marginal, was captured by the Liberal Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155380-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 HEW Cyclassics\nThe 1999 HEW Cyclassics was the fourth edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 15 August 1999. The race started and finished in Hamburg. The race was won by Mirko Celestino.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155381-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships\nThe 1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, also known as Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was held from July 5 through July 11, 1999. Unseeded Chris Woodruff won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155381-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles\nWayne Arthurs /  Leander Paes defeated  Sargis Sargsian /  Chris Woodruff 6\u20137(6\u20138), 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155382-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nDoug Flach and Sandon Stolle were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Flach teamed up with Mark Merklein and lost in the first round to David DiLucia and Laurence Tieleman, while Stolle teamed up with Max Mirnyi and lost in the first round to Wayne Ferreira and Nenad Zimonji\u0107.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155382-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships \u2013 Doubles\nWayne Arthurs and Leander Paes won the title by defeating Sargis Sargsian and Chris Woodruff 6\u20137(6\u20138), 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155383-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\nLeander Paes was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Wayne Arthurs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155383-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships \u2013 Singles\nChris Woodruff won the title by defeating Kenneth Carlsen 6\u20137(5\u20137), 6\u20134, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155384-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Halton Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Halton Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Halton Unitary Council in Cheshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 22.2%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155385-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hamilton South by-election\nOn 4 August 1999, NATO announced that the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hamilton South, in Scotland, George Robertson, had been chosen as their new Secretary-General. This meant that Robertson was required to resign from his seat which he had won at the 1997 general election. The seat had fallen vacant in a Parliamentary recess, and the law does not permit a by-election to be called during a recess if the sitting member resigns by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155385-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hamilton South by-election\nRobertson was elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Robertson of Port Ellen on 24 August 1999, instantly vacating his seat. The writ for the by-election was moved immediately. The Labour Party selected Bill Tynan, a locally based trade union official, to defend the seat. The Scottish National Party, which was likely to provide the main challenge, chose Annabelle Ewing. Ewing was the daughter of Winnie Ewing; who had famously defeated Labour to win the Hamilton by-election of 1967. The Scottish Socialist Party fought a strong campaign for the seat, and Stephen Mungall was nominated by a local group protesting against the ownership of the local football team, Hamilton Academical F.C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 724]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155385-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Hamilton South by-election\nTwelve candidates stood, which was at the time, the most at any Scottish by-election. This figure was surpassed, when thirteen candidates stood at the 2009 by-election in Glasgow North East.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155385-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Hamilton South by-election\nPolling day for the by-election was on 23 September. The Labour Party narrowly held on to the seat, after a recount; the Liberal Democrats polled poorly, their sixth place was the worst placing at a by-election by any major party since the Conservative candidate in the 1990 Upper Bann by-election also came sixth; in by-elections in seats in Great Britain; it was the lowest since the Liberal candidate in the 1948 Glasgow Camlachie by-election also came sixth. The Scottish Socialist Party beat the Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155385-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Hamilton South by-election, Results\nMungall used the description \"Hamilton Accies Home, Watson Away\", referring to demands by some fans that Hamilton Academical should play their home matches locally and that Watson, a prominent shareholder, should go.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155386-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season\nThe 1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 42nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 50th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East Division with an 11\u20137 record and won the Grey Cup in a rematch of last year's championship game against the Calgary Stampeders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155387-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Harlow District Council election\nThe 1999 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155387-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Harlow District Council election, Election result\nLabour remained in control of the council with 34 of the 42 seats, compared to 4 each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Labour won 9 of the 14 seats contested, but lost 3 seats to the Conservatives in Great Parndon, Kingsmoor and Potter Street wards. The Liberal Democrats also gained a seat from Labour in Mark Hall South, while retaining a seat in Stewards ward. Overall turnout at the election was 29.85%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155387-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Harlow District Council election, Election result\nAll comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155388-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Harrogate Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Harrogate Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155389-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hart District Council election\nThe 1999 Hart Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155390-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hartlepool Borough Council election\nElections to Hartlepool Borough Council in the ceremonial county of County Durham in England were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The results saw the Labour party lose two seats to the Liberal Democrats and one seat to the Conservative party. Overall turnout in the election was 26.1%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155390-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hartlepool Borough Council election\nFollowing the election the then council leader, Roy Waller, was challenged as leader of the Labour group on the council by Russell Hart. Hart defeated Waller 16 to 14 in a vote by Labour party councillors at the groups annual meeting and Hart thus became leader of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155391-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Harvard Crimson football team\nThe 1999 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Harvard compiled a 5\u20135 record (3\u20134 conference record) and finished fifth in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155392-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hastings Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155393-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Havant Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Havant Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155394-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team\nThe 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1999 season with a 9\u20134 record, going 5\u20132 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The Warriors capped the best single season turnaround in NCAA history with a win in the Oahu Bowl after going 0\u201312 the year before. New head coach June Jones led the Warriors to their first conference championship and bowl victory since the 1992 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155395-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hawthorn Football Club season\nThe 1999 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 75th season in the Australian Football League and 98th overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155396-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hector Mine earthquake\nThe 1999 Hector Mine earthquake occurred on October 16 at 02:46:50 PDT with a moment magnitude of 7.1  and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The strike-slip earthquake occurred in a remote part of the Mojave Desert, 47 miles (76\u00a0km) east-southeast of Barstow, California, inside the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base. Its name comes from a nearby quarry named Hector Mine, which is located 22 kilometers (14\u00a0mi) northwest of the epicenter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155396-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hector Mine earthquake, Foreshocks\nThe sequence of 12 foreshocks of up to magnitude 3.8 that began 20 hours before the Hector Mine event occurred in the same location as a cluster of off-fault aftershocks of the Landers quake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155396-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Hector Mine earthquake, Earthquake\nThe earthquake was felt throughout Southern California, as well as in Las Vegas, Nevada and Arizona. Many people were awakened in Las Vegas, with many reporting dizziness or trouble walking. Reports were filed as far north as Carson City, Nevada, where one woman reported waking up, hearing chimes in her house ringing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155396-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Hector Mine earthquake, Damage\nAlmost no damage was reported in the immediate area of the earthquake due to the remote location of the epicenter in the Mojave Desert, with no settlements for 14 miles in all directions; however, an Amtrak westbound Southwest Chief (train #3) became an unusual victim of the earthquake. The train was traveling near the epicenter when the quake struck. The combined force of the quake and train caused several rails to come loose and the train derailed. Only minor injuries were reported, and the trainset suffered repairable damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155396-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Hector Mine earthquake, Aftermath\nIt is thought that the earthquake may have been triggered by the 1992 Landers earthquake seven years prior, since the recurrence interval of large earthquakes in the Eastern California Shear Zone is considered to be in the order of thousands of years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155397-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Cup Final\nThe 1999 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1998\u201399 Heineken Cup, the fourth season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 30 January 1999 at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. The match was contested by Ulster of Ireland and Colomiers of France. Ulster won the match 21\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155397-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Cup Final\nColomiers opened the scoring through a Laurent Labit penalty, Ulster fullback Simon Mason responded with four of his own before half-time. After the break, captain and fly-half David Humphreys added a drop goal, before Colomiers recorded another penalty from substitute Micka\u00ebl Carr\u00e9, but Mason was able to kick two more for Ulster to put the match out of Colomiers' reach. Ulster centre Jonny Bell was named as man of the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155398-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Open\nThe 1999 Heineken Open was a men's ATP tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was held from 11 January to 18 January 1999 and was played on outdoor hard courts. Unseeded Sjeng Schalken won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155398-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Open, Finals, Doubles\nJeff Tarango /  Daniel Vacek defeated  Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k /  David Rikl 7\u20135, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155399-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Open \u2013 Doubles\nPatrick Galbraith and Brett Steven were the defending champions, but Galbraith did not participate this year. Steven partnered James Greenhalgh, losing in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155399-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Open \u2013 Doubles\nJeff Tarango and Daniel Vacek won the title, defeating Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k and David Rikl 7\u20135, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155400-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Open \u2013 Singles\nSjeng Schalken defeated Tommy Haas 6\u20134, 6\u20134 to win the 1999 Heineken Open singles competition. Marcelo R\u00edos was the defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155400-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155401-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy\nThe 1999 Heineken Trophy was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Autotron park in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June through 19 June 1999. Patrick Rafter and Kristina Brandi won the singles titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155401-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy, Finals, Men's doubles\nLeander Paes /  Jan Siemerink  vs.  Ellis Ferreira /  David Rikl, final cancelled due to rain", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155401-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy, Finals, Women's doubles\nSilvia Farina /  Rita Grande defeated  Cara Black /  Kristie Boogert, 7\u20135, 7\u20136(7\u20132)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155401-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155402-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Men's Doubles\nGuillaume Raoux and Jan Siemerink were the defending champions, but Raoux did not compete this year. Siemerink teamed up with Leander Paes and reached the final before the tournament cancellation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155402-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe final match between Leander Paes and Jan Siemerink versus Ellis Ferreira and David Rikl was cancelled due to rain. Both teams shared the prize money (USD $54,000 per team) and only won the corresponding points for reaching the final. The outcome allowed Leander Paes to take the World No. 1 in the Doubles ranking.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155403-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Men's Singles\nPatrick Rafter was the defending champion and defended his title defeating Andrei Pavel 3\u20136, 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155404-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the tenth edition of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, a WTA Tier III tournament held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands and part of the European grass court season. Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans were the defending champions and third seed, but they were defeated in the first round by Sandra Kleinov\u00e1 and Magdalena Maleeva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155404-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Doubles\nItalians Silvia Farina and Rita Grande won in the final 7\u20135, 7\u20136(7\u20132) against Cara Black and Kristie Boogert.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155405-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the tenth edition of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, a WTA Tier III tournament held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands and part of the European grass court season. Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155405-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Heineken Trophy \u2013 Women's Singles\nKristina Brandi won in the final, 6\u20130, 3\u20136, 6\u20131, against Silvija Talaja, to win what was her only WTA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155406-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hel van het Mergelland\nThe 1999 Hel van het Mergelland was the 27th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 10 April 1999. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Raymond Meijs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155407-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hertsmere Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155408-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hessian state election\nThe 1999 Hessian state election was held on 7 February 1999 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel was defeated. This came despite polls indicating the government would be returned with an increased majority and that the SPD would overtake the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the largest party in the Landtag. After the election, the CDU and Free Democratic Party (FDP) formed a coalition, with CDU leader Roland Koch elected as Minister-President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155408-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hessian state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155409-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 High Peak Borough Council election\nElections to High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 6 May 1999. All of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155410-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Highland Council election\nElections to the Highland Council were held on 6 May 1999; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other councils in Scotland. 80 councillors were elected from 80 wards using the plurality system (a.k.a. ' First Past the Post'). Independent councillors retained their status as the majority group, with councillors also being elected representing the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish National Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155411-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election\nElections to Hinckley and Bosworth Council were held on 6 May 1999 The whole council was up for election. The council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155412-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hirayama\n1999 Hirayama (prov. designation: 1973 DR) is a dark background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 34 kilometers (21 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 27 February 1973, by Czech astronomer Lubo\u0161 Kohoutek at the Hamburger Bergedorf Observatory in Germany, and later named after Japanese astronomer Kiyotsugu Hirayama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155412-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hirayama, Orbit and classification\nHirayama orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.8\u20133.5\u00a0AU once every 5 years and 6 months (2,010 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 13\u00b0 with respect to the ecliptic. The spectrum of Hirayama matches a C-type classification on the Tholen taxonomic scheme, but with a \"broad absorption band that can be associated to a process of aqueous alteration\". That is, the surface appears to show some form of water modification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 39], "content_span": [40, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155412-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Hirayama, Naming\nThis minor planet is named in honour of Japanese astronomer Kiyotsugu Hirayama (1874\u20131943), best known for his discovery that many asteroid orbits were more similar to one another than chance would allow, leading to the concept of asteroid families, now called Hirayama families. The lunar crater Hirayama is also named in his honour. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 October 1977 (M.P.C. 4237).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155412-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Hirayama, Physical characteristics, Rotation period\nA rotational lightcurve of Hirayama was obtained at the Menke Observatory in February 2002. It showed a periodicity of 15.63\u00b10.01 hours, during which time the brightness of Hirayama varies by 0.45\u00b10.04 in magnitude (U=3-). At the same time, photometric observations by astronomers Roberto Crippa and Federico Manzini gave a rotation period of 22.37 hours and a brightness variation of 0.47 magnitude (U=2). These results supersede an observation from January 2005, by Hiromi and Hiroko Hamanowa at their Hamanowa Astronomical Observatory, Japan, that gave a shorter period of 13.59 hours with an amplitude of 0.57 magnitude.(U=n.a. ).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 56], "content_span": [57, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155412-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Hirayama, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo\nAccording to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures between 34.0 and 38.3 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.053 and 0.088. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.062 and a diameter of 33.8 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 11.0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 60], "content_span": [61, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155413-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1999 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 15th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 11 and March 20, 1999. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155413-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 52], "content_span": [53, 678]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155413-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 66], "content_span": [67, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155414-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team\nThe 1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hofstra University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 59th season, and they competed as an Independent. The Flying Dutchmen earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs as the #3 seed, but lost in the quarterfinals to Illinois State, 37\u201320. They finished #5 in the final national poll and were led by 10th-year head coach Joe Gardi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155414-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team\nThe 1999 season was the last in which Hofstra went by the nickname \"Flying Dutchmen.\" Toward the end of the end of the 1999\u20132000 academic year, the school decided to change the nickname for their sports teams to \"Pride\" effective the following school year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155415-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hokkaido gubernatorial election\nA gubernatorial election was held on 11 April 1999 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155416-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Holiday Bowl\nThe 1999 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 29, 1999, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Washington Huskies, and the Kansas State Wildcats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155416-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Holiday Bowl\nWashington scored the first points of the game, after a 39-yard John Anderson field goal, giving Washington an early 3\u20130 lead. Kansas State responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by Jonathan Beasley, giving KSU a 7\u20133 lead. John Anderson kicked his second field goal of the game, a 49 yarder, making it 7\u20136 Kansas State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155416-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Holiday Bowl\nIn the second quarter, Kansas State's Jamie Rheem kicked a 41-yard field goal, increasing Kansas State's lead to 10\u20136. Washington later scored on a 3-yard touchdown run by Pat Coniff, giving Washington a 13\u201310 halftime lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155416-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Holiday Bowl\nIn the third quarter, Jonathan Beasley scored his second touchdown of the game with an 11-yard run, to put Kansas State back on top 17\u201313. Washington reclaimed the lead after Maurice Shaw took a handoff, and ran 5 yards for a touchdown, 20\u201317. In the fourth quarter, Jonathan Beasley scored his third rushing touchdown of the game, giving Kansas State the lead for good at 24\u201320.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155417-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Holt by-election\nThe 1999 Holt by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Holt in Victoria on 6 November 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, former Australian Labor Party deputy leader Gareth Evans on 30 September 1999. The writ for the by-election was issued on 1 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155417-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Holt by-election, Background\nHolt was held by Gareth Evans, a former Senator who had moved to the House of Representatives when the previous Labor member Michael Duffy retired in 1996. When Labor was defeated by the Coalition at the 1998 election, Evans resigned as deputy leader and from the Opposition front bench. He announced his intention to retire during the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television coverage of the 1998 election, but delayed his formal retirement until late 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155417-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Holt by-election, Background\nThe Liberal Party did not field a candidate for the Holt by-election, with the main opponents being Labor's Anthony Byrne, and Polly Morgan, the Australian Democrats candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155417-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Holt by-election, Background\nThe Holt by-election was held in conjunction with the 1999 referendum on the republic on 6 November, with the residents of Holt voting on an additional by-election ballot paper, as well as the two referendum questions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155417-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Holt by-election, Aftermath\nAnthony Byrne won the seat easily, with the lack of a Liberal candidate seeing a positive swing to all parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155418-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team\nThe 1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Holy Cross tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155418-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team\nIn their fourth year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 3\u20138 record. John Aloisi, David Puloka and Joe Saunders were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155418-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team\nThe Crusaders were outscored 323 to 219. Holy Cross' 2\u20134 conference record tied for fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155418-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Holy Cross Crusaders football team\nHoly Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155419-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey\nThe 1999 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth round of the 1999 CART World Series season, held on September 12, 1999, at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The event was marred when driver Gonzalo Rodr\u00edguez died after he was in a practice crash.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155419-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey\nThe race's winner was American driver Bryan Herta which made 7 career Poles (and of which was his last). This was Herta's 2nd and final victory in CART. Adrian Fernandez broke his wrist during the race but still managed to finish in 5th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155420-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Honda Indy 300\nThe 1999 Honda Indy 300 was the nineteenth and penultimate round of the 1999 CART season, held on 17 October 1999 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155421-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Honduran Supercup\nThe 1999 Honduran Supercup was held between winners of 1997\u201398 Honduran Liga Nacional (Motagua) and 1997 Honduran Cup (Platense). It was the second attempt for the Selacios to obtain the crown, however, the Blues prevailed as champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155422-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong Women's Sevens\nThe 1999 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the second Hong Kong Women's Sevens to be held. It took place between the 22\u201324 March 1999. Fiji were meant to attend but didn't hence only two teams in Pool C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections\nThe 1999 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 28 November 1999 for all 18 districts of Hong Kong, for 390 members from directly elected constituencies out of total 519 council members. It was the first District Council election after the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, replacing the existing Provisional District Councils appointed by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections\nThe pro-Beijing camp scored fairly well in the election, with the flagship pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), improved its performance in catching up with the Democratic Party, the largest pro-democracy party. The Democratic Party sustained its political momentum by securing 24.9 per cent of the votes as compared to 22.8 per cent in 1994. The DAB and the Democratic Party became the largest parties in the District Councils, while DAB captured 83 seats out of 176 candidates, the Democratic Party captured 86 out of 173 candidates. The pro-grassroots pro-democracy party, the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), appeared to lose some popular support from 7 per cent of the total vote in 1994 to 4.7 per cent in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 818]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections\nOverall, the pro-democracy forces failed to enhance their influence and outperform the pro-Beijing camp. After the election, Tung Chee-hwa reintroduced appointed members to the District Councils, appointing 102 pro-government members to prevent the pro-democracy camp from dominating the councils.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections, Overview\nIn comparison to the 1994 District Board elections, the pro-Beijing camp improved their performance and closed the gap with the pro-democracy camp. Although the Democratic Party maintained its share of votes, its success rate decline slightly due to the fct the party nominated far more candidates than it had in the 1994 elections. The Democratic Party contested directly with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the pro-Beijing party, in 96 constituencies, of which 54 were won by the Democrats, 36 by the DAB contenders and 6 by other candidates. Incumbents changing their constituencies such as Stanley Ng Wing-fai in Yau Tsim Mong District and Shirley Ho Suk-ping in the Sha Tin District were defeated by the pro-Beijing candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 805]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections, Overview\nOther pro-democracy parties such as the 123 Democratic Alliance and the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) failed to achieve any breakthrough in elections. The 123 Democratic Alliance increased both its success rate and the number of candidates, but only winning 6 seats. It remained a small party and was eventually dissolved in 2000 due to the lack of financial support from the Taiwan government. The ADPL filled less candidates partly due to some ADPL defecting to the Democratic Party in 1997 after the internal dispute over the question of joining the Beijing-controlled Provisional Legislative Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections, Overview\nThe ADPL failed to penetrate into other districts apart from its political base at Shamshuipo. The Frontier and the Citizens Party remained uninterested in the local elections, with the Frontier nominated only 9 candidates to compete in Sha Tin and Eastern districts, of which 4 of them were elected. The Citizens Party had only Chan Tim-shing elected in the Eastern District.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections, Overview\nThe pro-Beijing camp relied on the DAB to counter the pro-democracy forces. The DAB drastically increased its numbers of candidates from 83 in 1994 to 176 in 1999. Its success rate also rose from 44.6 per cent to 47.2 per cent, contributed by the strong grassroots work of the DAB candidates. The pro-business Liberal Party improved its performance by lower its candidates form 89 to 34, with success rate rising from 20.2 to 44.1 per cent. The Liberal Party recruited some candidates with strong grassroots networks prior the elections to compensate its weakness in district works.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections, Overview\nThe party leaders, such as Chairman James Tien Pei-chun, legislators Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee and Howard Young also contested in the elections, though Chow was defeated. The Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (PA) strategically merged with the Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDF), nominating fewer candidates and improving its performance by winning 16 as compared to 12 in 1994. The stronghold of PA remained in the Kowloon City District, with the expansion of its influence to Sai Kung and Sha Tin districts. The Shatin-based Civil Force slightly increased its number of seats but saw a decline in its success rate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections, Results, General outcome\nNote1: The total seats of the District Councils are 519 including 27 ex-officio members (Rural Committee Chairmen in the New Territories), and 102 members appointed members by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.Note2: Councilor Lau Kong-wah who ran under both DAB and Civil Force banners is counted as a DAB member in this chart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155423-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Hong Kong local elections, Aftermath\nTung Chee-hwa appointed 102 members to the District Council after the election to prevent the pro-democracy camp from dominating the District Councils. These included 41 from various political parties, namely the Liberal Party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance. There were no democrats appointed. The pro-democrats thus lost their domination of the Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin and Yau Tsim Mong District Councils where the pro-democrats had 15, 11 and 6 directly elected seats while pro-Beijing camp gained 15, 10 and 6 seats and 18, 14 and 8 seats after the appointments respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 686]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155424-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hopman Cup\nThe Hopman Cup XI (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was an Australian tennis tournament played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex located in Perth. Australia's Jelena Doki\u0107 and Mark Philippoussis of Australia won, defeating Sweden's \u00c5sa Carlsson and Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155424-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hopman Cup, Team Participation\n1Zimbabwe lost in qualifying to France, but then took the place of Spain in the South Africa-Spain series of matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 35], "content_span": [36, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155424-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Hopman Cup, Group A, South Africa vs. Zimbabwe for Spain\nZimbabwe had to replace Spain in this series of matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 61], "content_span": [62, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155425-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Horsham District Council election\nThe 1999 Horsham District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Horsham District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Conservatives won a majority of 3 on the council, gaining from the Liberal Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155425-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Horsham District Council election, Council Composition\nPrior to the election, the composition of the council was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155425-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Horsham District Council election, Ward results, Storrington\nBrain J. Ms. was elected in Storrington as a Liberal Democrat in 1995, when this seat was last contested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 65], "content_span": [66, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season\nThe 1999 Houston Astros season was the 38th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. The Astros won their third consecutive National League Central division title. This was the first time they had made the postseason in three straight seasons; they would not do so again until 2019. It was the 35th and final season playing in the Astrodome as their home ballpark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Regular season, New stadium\nIn 1999, the Astros played their final season in the Astrodome as their new stadium was being prepared for play to begin in the 2000 season. The ballpark was first named as Enron Field on April 9, 1999, with naming rights sold to the Houston energy and financial trading company in a 30-year, $100 million deal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Regular season, New stadium\nAstros management faced a public relations nightmare when the energy corporation went bankrupt in the midst of one of the biggest corporate scandals in American history in 2001, and they bought back the remainder of Enron's thirty years of naming rights for $2.1 million, renaming the ballpark as Astros Field on February 7, 2002. The field was unofficially known as \"The Field Formerly Known As Enron\" by fans and critics alike, in wake of the Enron scandal. On June 5, 2002, Houston-based Minute Maid, the fruit-juice subsidiary of Coca-Cola, acquired the naming rights to the stadium for 28 years at a price exceeding $100 million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Regular season, New stadium\nBased on its downtown location next to the old Union Station buildings, one of the suggested names (and nicknames) is the Ballpark at Union Station, or the BUS. During its days as Enron Field, it was also dubbed \"Ten-Run\" or \"Home Run\" Field due to its cozy left-field dimensions. In keeping with this theme while paying homage to its current sponsor, the nickname \"The Juice Box\" is colloquially used today.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Regular season, Overview\nOn April 21, Jeff Bagwell hit three home runs in a 10\u20133 win against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, his second career three-home run game. The second home run allowed him to surpass Jimmy Wynn as the Astros' all-time home run leader at 224 and he tied a career-high in one game with six runs batted in (RBI). He produced another three-home run game on June 9 against the Chicago White Sox.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Regular season, Overview\nHe was also a grand slam short of hitting for the \"home run cycle,\" with a solo home run, a three-run home run, and a two-run home run, respectively. The two three-home run games made him the only player to accomplish this feat at two different stadiums in Chicago in the same season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Regular season, Overview\nOn August 20, Bagwell walked a major-league record six times in a 16-inning game against the Florida Marlins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 64], "content_span": [65, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 66], "content_span": [67, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155426-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 67], "content_span": [68, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155427-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Comets season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their third WNBA Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155427-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Comets season, Playoffs\nLed by what was already known as the Big Three, (Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson), the Comets survived a highlight film last second, court to court game winning shot by the Liberty's Teresa Weatherspoon in Game 2 of the finals to beat the Liberty in three games and win their third straight title, this one after the death of teammate Kim Perrot, who died of cancer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155428-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston Cougars football team\nThe 1999 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH represented the University of Houston in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 54th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by Kim Helton. The team played its home games at Robertson Stadium, a 32,000-person capacity stadium on-campus in Houston.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155429-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Houston mayoral election\nThe Houston mayoral election of 1999 took place on November 2, 1999. Incumbent Mayor Lee Brown was re-elected to a second term. The election was officially non-partisan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155430-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hull City Council election\nThe 1999 Hull City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 19.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155430-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hull City Council election\nThe election saw the National Executive Committee of the Labour party monitor the selection of candidates for the party after the infighting that had been taking place locally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155431-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Humanitarian Bowl\nThe 1999 edition to the Humanitarian Bowl was the 3rd edition of the bowl game. It featured the Boise State Broncos, and the Louisville Cardinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155431-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Humanitarian Bowl\nLouisville scored first on a 40-yard Jon Hilbert field goal, as the Cardinals led 3\u20130. Boise State answered with a 3-yard touchdown run from quarterback Bart Hendricks, to take a 7\u20133 lead. Louisville's Chris Redman threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Arnold Jackson as Louisville took a 10\u20137 lead. Bart Hendricks threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Shae Swan, as Boise State led 14\u201310. Louisville's Zek Parker returned the ensuing kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown as Louisville led 17\u201314 at the end of the 1st quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155431-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Humanitarian Bowl\nIn the second quarter, with Louisville driving, Shanaurd Harts intercepted a Redman pass and returned it 80 yards for a touchdown giving Boise State a 21\u201317 lead. Chris Redman found Damien Dorsey for an 8-yard touchdown pass making the score 24\u201321 Louisville at halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155431-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Humanitarian Bowl\nIn the third quarter, Nick Calaycay kicked field goals of 26 and 46 yards as Boise State led 27\u201324. In the fourth quarter, Frank Moreau scored on a 3-yard touchdown run giving Louisville a 31\u201327 lead. Davy Malythong's 5 yard touchdown run made the final score Boise State 34, Louisville 31. The game was sealed when Kareem Williams picked off Chris Redman with under a minute to play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155431-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Humanitarian Bowl\nThroughout the duration of the game, neither team ever led by more than 4 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155431-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Humanitarian Bowl\nThis marked the first ever Division I Bowl win for Boise State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155432-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team\nThe 1999 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1999 NAIA football season. Humboldt State competed in the NAIA Columbia Football Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155432-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team\nThe 1999 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Fred Whitmire, in his ninth and final year at the helm. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3\u20137, 0\u20134 CFA). The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 167\u2013320 for the season. In nine years under coach Whitmire, the Lumberjacks compiled a record of 43\u201349\u20132 (.468).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155432-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team, Team players in the NFL\nNo Humboldt State players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 70], "content_span": [71, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155432-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team, Team players in the NFL\nThe following finished their college career in 1999, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 70], "content_span": [71, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155433-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hungarian Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XV Marlboro Magyar Nagyd\u00edj) was a Formula One motor race held on 15 August 1999 at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary. It was the eleventh race of the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155433-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Hungarian Grand Prix\nThe 77-lap race was won from pole position by Mika H\u00e4kkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. H\u00e4kkinen's teammate David Coulthard finished second, while Drivers' Championship rival Eddie Irvine finished third in his Ferrari. The top six was completed by Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the Jordan, Rubens Barrichello in the Stewart, and Damon Hill in the other Jordan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155433-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Hungarian Grand Prix\nThe win, H\u00e4kkinen's fourth of the season, moved him to within two points of Irvine in the Drivers' Championship, while McLaren reduced Ferrari's lead in the Constructors' Championship to four points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155434-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Huntingdonshire District Council election\nThe 1999 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155435-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hyndburn Borough Council election\nElections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155436-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Hypo-Meeting\nThe 25th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on May 29 and May 30, 1999 in G\u00f6tzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon (men) and a heptathlon (women) event, was part of the 1999 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. Tom\u00e1\u0161 Dvo\u0159\u00e1k set a new meet record with a total number of 8738 points in the men's decathlon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155437-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Combined Events Challenge\nThe 1999 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was the second edition of the annual competition for decathletes and heptathletes, organised by the world's governing body IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155438-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Golden League\nThe 1999 IAAF Golden League was the second edition of the annual international track and field meeting series, held from 30 June to 7 September. It was contested at seven European meetings: the Bislett Games, Golden Gala, Meeting de Paris, Herculis, Weltklasse Z\u00fcrich, Memorial Van Damme and the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155438-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Golden League\nThe Golden League jackpot consisted of 50 kilograms of gold bars. The jackpot was available to athletes who won at least five of the seven competitions of the series in one of the 13 specified events (8 for men, 5 for women). The jackpot events for 1999 were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155438-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Golden League\nThe jackpot winners were Gabriela Szabo of Romania (3000 metres) and Wilson Kipketer of Denmark (800 metres). Kenya's Bernard Barmasai came within half a second of sharing the jackpot: after amassing six straight wins in the steeplechase, he lost to Ali Ezzine by 0.32 seconds. Marion Jones won the first five women's 200\u00a0m races, but did not compete in the last two meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155439-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Grand Prix\nThe 1999 IAAF Grand Prix was the fifteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series was divided into four levels: 1999 IAAF Golden League, Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II, and IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seven IAAF Golden League meetings, Grand Prix I featured 10 meetings from 25 April to 8 August and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 25 February to 5 September, making a combined total of 28 meetings for the series. Athletes could also score additional points at IAAF Permit Meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155439-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Grand Prix\nCompared to the previous season, the Johannesburg meet was replaced by Roodepoort, and the Tsiklitiria meet in Greece and Weltklasse in K\u00f6ln in Germany were included for the first time. The Qatar International Athletic Meet was promoted to Grand Prix I status and the Paris Meeting Gaz de France was promoted to IAAF Golden League status. The British Grand Prix meet moved from Sheffield to London.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155439-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Grand Prix\nPerformances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 11 September in Munich, Germany. Steeplechaser Bernard Barmasai was the points leader for the series, taking 111 points from eight meetings (a new record for the series). The highest scoring female athletes were distance runners Gabriela Szabo and Maria Mutola, both of whom scored 108 points. Greek men's javelin thrower Konstadinos Gatsioudis had the second highest individual score with 109.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155440-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final\nThe 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the fifteenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 11 September at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155440-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final\nBernard Barmasai (3000 metres steeplechase) and Gabriela Szabo (3000 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 18 athletics events were contested, ten for men and eight for women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155441-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships\nThe 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 27 and 28 March 1999. The races were held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen\u2019s University Playing Fields in Belfast, United Kingdom. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald,  and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155441-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships\nComplete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women,  for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155441-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Race results, Junior women's race (6.124 km)\n\u2020: Nadia Ejjafini of \u00a0Morocco was the original 21st-place finisher in 22:37 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 89], "content_span": [90, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155441-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 759 athletes from 66 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from \u00a0Equatorial Guinea did not show.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 58], "content_span": [59, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155442-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior men's race\nThe Junior men's race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen\u2019s University Playing Fields in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 28, 1999. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155442-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior men's race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155442-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior men's race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 154 athletes from 43 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155443-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race\nThe Junior women's race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen\u2019s University Playing Fields in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 27, 1999. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155443-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race\nComplete results for individuals,  for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155443-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race, Race results, Junior women's race (6.124 km), Individual\n\u2020: Nadia Ejjafini of \u00a0Morocco was the original 21st-place finisher in 22:37 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 123], "content_span": [124, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155443-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race, Race results, Junior women's race (6.124 km), Teams\n\u2020: Nadia Ejjafini of \u00a0Morocco was the original 21st-place finisher in 22:37 min, but was disqualified for age falsification affecting the team scores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 118], "content_span": [119, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155443-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Junior women's race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 124 athletes from 34 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155444-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Men's short race\nThe Men's short race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen\u2019s University Playing Fields in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 27, 1999. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155444-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Men's short race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155444-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Men's short race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 144 athletes from 38 countries in the Men's short race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from \u00a0Equatorial Guinea did not show.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 77], "content_span": [78, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155445-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior men's race\nThe Senior men's race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen\u2019s University Playing Fields in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 28, 1999. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155445-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior men's race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155445-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior men's race, Race results, Senior men's race (12 km), Individual\n\u2020: Julio Rey of \u00a0Spain finished 24th in 41:15 min, but was disqualified.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 116], "content_span": [117, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155445-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior men's race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 165 athletes from 46 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from \u00a0Argentina did not show.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 78], "content_span": [79, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155446-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior women's race\nThe Senior women's race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen\u2019s University Playing Fields in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 27, 1999. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155446-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior women's race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155446-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Senior women's race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 103 athletes from 27 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 80], "content_span": [81, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155447-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Women's short race\nThe Women's short race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen\u2019s University Playing Fields in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 28, 1999. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155447-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Women's short race\nComplete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155447-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships \u2013 Women's short race, Participation\nAn unofficial count yields the participation of 109 athletes from 29 countries in the Women's short race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced team from \u00a0Australia did not show.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 79], "content_span": [80, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155448-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships\nThe 8th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 3, 1999, in the city of Palermo, Italy. A total of 192 athletes, 119 men and 73 women, from 48 countries, took part. The course was traced through the historical centre of the town with the start/finish line on the \"Foro Italico.\" A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results were given.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155448-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Race results, Women's\n\u2020: Florina Pana from \u00a0Romania was initially 4th(1:09:26), but tested positive for nandrolone and disqualified.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 66], "content_span": [67, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155448-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Participation\nThe participation of 192 athletes (119 men/73 women) from 48 countries is reported. Although announced, athletes from \u00a0Equatorial Guinea, \u00a0Moldova, \u00a0Senegal, and \u00a0Zambia did not show.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 58], "content_span": [59, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155449-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships\nThe 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the championships as \"the greatest ever\". There were a total number of 487 participating athletes from 115 countries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155449-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doping disqualifications\nFour medalists were disqualified for doping; Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria was stripped of the triple jump silver, Inger Miller of the USA was stripped of the 60 metre bronze, Vita Pavlysh of Ukraine was stripped of the shot put gold and Irina Korzhanenko of Russia was stripped of the shot put silver.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 62], "content_span": [63, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155449-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Results, Men\n1 Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria originally won  the silver medal, but was disqualified for doping.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 50], "content_span": [51, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155450-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres\nThe men's 1500 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 6\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155450-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 72], "content_span": [73, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155451-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres\nThe men's 200 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155451-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 71], "content_span": [72, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155451-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 76], "content_span": [77, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155452-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 3000 metres\nThe men's 3000 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155453-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe men's 4x400 metres relay event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 6\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155453-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Medalists\n* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 76], "content_span": [77, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155453-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Results, Heats\nQualification: First 2 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 81], "content_span": [82, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155454-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres\nThe men's 400 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155454-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 71], "content_span": [72, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155454-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 76], "content_span": [77, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155455-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres\nThe men's 60 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155455-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 12 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 70], "content_span": [71, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155455-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 of each semifinal (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 75], "content_span": [76, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155456-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres hurdles\nThe men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155456-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 12 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 78], "content_span": [79, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155457-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres\nThe men's 800 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155457-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 71], "content_span": [72, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155457-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 76], "content_span": [77, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155458-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's heptathlon\nThe men's heptathlon event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 6\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155459-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's high jump\nThe men's high jump event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155460-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's long jump\nThe men's long jump event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155461-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's pole vault\nTemplate:Niobio Grube\u0161i\u0107 praviloPravilo uveden 23.07.2004 koji zabranjuje osobe koje se nazivaju \"Niobio Grube\u0161i\u0107\" da upotrebljavaju tzv. Emoticone na prekomjerni broj. Pravilo \u0107e se ukinuti kada Niobio Grube\u0161i\u0107 uspjeva zakucati ko\u0161.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155462-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's shot put\nThe men's shot put event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155463-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's triple jump\nThe men's triple jump event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155463-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Men's triple jump, Results\n1 Dimitrov originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified for doping.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 65], "content_span": [66, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155464-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres\nThe women's 1500 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155464-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 3 of each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 74], "content_span": [75, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155465-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres\nThe women's 200 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155465-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 73], "content_span": [74, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155465-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 78], "content_span": [79, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155466-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 3000 metres\nThe women's 3000 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155467-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe women's 4x400 metres relay event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155468-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres\nThe women's 400 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155468-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 73], "content_span": [74, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155468-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 78], "content_span": [79, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155469-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres\nThe women's 60 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155469-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 72], "content_span": [73, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155469-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 3 of each semifinal (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 77], "content_span": [78, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155470-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres hurdles\nThe women's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155470-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 12 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [66, 80], "content_span": [81, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155471-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres\nThe women's 800 metres event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155471-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats\nFirst 2 of each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 73], "content_span": [74, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155471-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals\nFirst 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 78], "content_span": [79, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155472-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's high jump\nThe women's high jump event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155473-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's long jump\nThe women's long jump event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155474-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's pentathlon\nThe Women's pentathlon event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155475-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's pole vault\nThe women's pole vault event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155476-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's shot put\nThe women's shot put event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155476-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's shot put, Results\n* Vita Pavlysh and Irina Korzhanenko originally won gold and silver respectively but were later disqualified for doping.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 64], "content_span": [65, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155477-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships \u2013 Women's triple jump\nThe women's triple jump event  at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155478-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup\nThe 1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 1 and 2 May 1999 in the streets of M\u00e9zidon-Canon, France. From this year on, there was no combined men's team trophy (Lugano Trophy), just the separate standings for the two races, and the women's team trophy was no longer called \"Eschborn Cup\" as before with their distance being increased from 10\u00a0km to 20\u00a0km.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155478-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup\nDetailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results was given for the IAAF.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155478-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Participation\nThe participation of 372 athletes (249 men/123 women) from 57 countries is reported.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155478-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Participation\n*: Athletes announced in the official start list, but did not show.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155479-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IBF World Championships\nThe 1999 IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155479-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IBF World Championships, Host city selection\nCopenhagen, Denmark, was chosen over Gothenburg, Sweden, as the host for 1999 IBF World Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155480-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IBF World Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1999 IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999. Following the results of the men's doubles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155481-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IBF World Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nThe 1999 IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999. Following the results of the men's singles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155482-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IBF World Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nThe 1999 IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999. Following the results of the mixed doubles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155483-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IBF World Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999. Following the results of the women's doubles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155484-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IBF World Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 IBF World Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999. Following the results of the women's singles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155485-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships\nThe 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation at the Segre Olympic Park. It was the 26th edition. A record eleven nations won medals at these championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155486-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships\nThe 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155486-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships\nThe men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all kayak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155487-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IFAF World Championship\nThe 1999 IFAF World Championship was the inaugural IFAF World Championship, an international American football championship run by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It was played in Palermo, Italy from 24 June\u20134 July 1999. The tournament was contested by six nations and was won by Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155487-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IFAF World Championship, Final\nBoth teams entered the Gold Medal game undefeated in group play. The Mexico defense had not allowed any points, shutting out their two previous opponents, and the Mexican offense was impressive in beating Finland 89-0 (the most points ever in an IFAF Tournament game) and Italy 54-0. The Championship Game was a defensive struggle, with both teams committing turnovers (5 by Mexico, 2 by Japan), and for the first time in the tournament, Mexico did not score a point in any quarter. Japan held a slight advantage in total yards gained (233 to Mexico's 198). In overtime, Japan scored first on 5 yard pass from Sunaga to Abe. The extra point kick was wide, and Japan led 6-0. As they had all game, the Japanese defense kept Mexico out of the endzone, sealing the victory for Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 816]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155488-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships\nThe 1999 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was the eighth edition of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship . The event is for electrically powered radio-controlled cars which conform to rules set out by IFMAR for the design / construction of the offroad buggies. The event was held indoors in Rauma in Finland. Racing was held indoors at the Umihall Racing Arena which is a multi sports venue built in the early 1980s. The venue has been used for RC events before having previously hosted the 1995 European Championship. There were 19 countries represented and a staggering 45000 laps were completed by the competitors during the event. .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155489-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic\nThe 1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from February 22 through February 28, 1999. First-seeded Venus Williams won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $27,000 first-prize money. On the same day her sister Serena won the Open Gaz de France tournament, making them the first sisters to win WTA events in the same week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155489-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles\nLisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Amanda Coetzer /  Jessica Steck, 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155489-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155489-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155489-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155489-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155490-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 IGA SuperThrift Classic \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the fourteenth edition of the IGA SuperThrift Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament held in Oklahoma City, United States. Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155490-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic \u2013 Doubles\nLisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Amanda Coetzer and Jessica Steck.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155491-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 IGA SuperThrift Classic \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the fourteenth edition of the IGA SuperThrift Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament held in Oklahoma City, United States. Venus Williams was the defending champion and won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20130 against Amanda Coetzer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155491-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 52], "content_span": [53, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155492-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship\nThe 1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 16th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. For the first time the Championship was split into two separate divisions as the number of teams competing increased to eight. The Division I tournament took place between 10 and 13 February 2000 in Nikk\u014d, Japan and the Division II tournament took place between 20 and 25 March 1999 in Pyongyang, North Korea. The Division I tournament was won by Japan, who claimed their tenth title by winning all three of their games and finishing first in the standings. Upon winning the tournament Japan gained promotion to Pool B of the 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships. South Korea and China finished second and third respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 794]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155492-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship\nIn the Division II tournament North Korea finished first and gained promotion to Division I for the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155492-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship, Overview\nFollowing the format change the teams from the 1998 Championships were reseeded into either the Division I or the Division II tournaments. Australia, China, Japan and South Korea were seeded into the Division I competition while New Zealand and Thailand were seeded into the Division II tournament. The Division I tournament began on 10 February in Nikk\u014d, Japan. Japan won the tournament after winning all three of their games and claimed their tenth title of the championship. Following their win Japan gained promotion to Pool B of the 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships. South Korea finished second after losing one game to Japan and China finished third after losing to Japan and South Korea. Kim Han-Sung of South Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with 12 points including 11 goals and one assist.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 877]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155492-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship, Overview\nThe Division II tournament began on 20 March 1999 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Chinese Taipei and South Africa made their debut appearance at the Championships and in international competition. The tournament was originally meant to involve Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand however all three teams withdrew prior to the start of the tournament. North Korea who returned to the Championships having not played since the 1992 Championship, won the tournament after winning final against South Africa and gained promotion to Division I for the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. South Africa finished second as a result of losing the final and New Zealand finished third after winning the third place game against Chinese Taipei.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 57], "content_span": [58, 797]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155493-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Women's World Championship\nThe 1999 IIHF World Women's Championships was held between March 8\u201314, 1999, in the city of Espoo in Finland. Team Canada won their fifth consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States. Canada skated to a solid 3\u20131 victory in the final to take the gold with a solid performance that saw them winning all five games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155493-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Women's World Championship\nFinland picked up their fifth consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Sweden who had their strongest performance since 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155493-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Women's World Championship, Qualification\nThe 1999 tournament created the format that has remained to the present, as the World Championships was greatly expanded to incorporate the European Championships and the Pacific Qualification Tournaments. There were a series of Qualification Tournaments Held to assign teams places in this first year, with the standard Promotion and Relegation model following after that. The top five nations from the Nagano Olympics were joined by three qualifiers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 51], "content_span": [52, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155493-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Women's World Championship, World Championship Group A\nThe eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the Consolation Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155493-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF Women's World Championship, World Championship Group B\nIn addition to the main World Championships, this year saw the first running of World Championship Group B, which replaced the European Championships. Eight further teams played in this competition, hosted by France in the town of Colmar. Japan won the tournament defeating \u00a0Norway in the final 7-1 to win the competition and to ensure their Promotion to the main World Championship in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship\nThe 1999 IIHF World Championship was held in Oslo, Hamar and Lillehammer in Norway from 1 to 16 May. It was the top tier of the men's championships for that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, Qualifying Round\nThree qualifying tournaments were played to establish the last five entrants to the World Championship. Two groups of four played in Europe, first and second place from each advanced, while the others were relegated to Group B. The winner of the \"Far East\" tournament advanced to the World Championship, while the losers played in Group C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 74], "content_span": [75, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, Qualifying Round, Group 1 (Austria)\nThe United States and Austria advanced to the World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 93], "content_span": [94, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, First Round\nIn each group, the top two nations advanced to the next round. Third place teams played a final round against each other to determine who escaped having to qualify for next year's tournament. Fourth place teams did not play further, they were automatically entered in qualifiers for next year's tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, First Round, Group 1\nItaly was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 78], "content_span": [79, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, First Round, Group 2\nFrance was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 78], "content_span": [79, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, First Round, Group 3\nJapan was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 78], "content_span": [79, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, First Round, Group 4\nUkraine was relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 78], "content_span": [79, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, Final Round\nEach playoff match up consisted of a two-game series. If tied, the two teams would play an overtime-style mini game (10 minutes in duration for the semi-finals and 20 minutes in the final) to determine the winner, and then a shoot-out if no scoring occurred. The only mini-game to go to a shoot-out was the Czech versus Canada tiebreaker, with a 4 to 3 Czech victory. Note that the mini-games show up as a game played in the players statistics. The exception was for the Bronze medal game which was just one game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, World Championship Group A, Consolation Round 9-12 Place\nLatvia and Norway were relegated to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 86], "content_span": [87, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final standings\nPlaces eleven through sixteen had to play in qualifying tournaments for entry into the 2000 tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders\nList shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155494-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders\nOnly the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Austria\nGoalkeepers: Reinhard Divis, Claus Dalpiaz, Michael Suttnig. Defenders and Forwards: Andreas Puschnig, Christoph Brandner, Gerald Ressman, Richard Nassheim, Dieter Kalt, Matthias Trattnig, Dominic Lavoie, Normand Krumpschmid, Christian Perthaler, Christoph K\u00f6nig, Martin Ulrich, Tom Searle, Raymond Podloski, Gerhard Unterluggauer, Mario Schaden, Herbert Hohenberger, G\u00fcnther Lanzinger, Michael Guntner, Peter Kasper, Andr\u00e9 Lakos. Coach: Ron Kennedy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Belarus\nGoalkeepers: Andrei Mezin, Leonid Fatikov. Defenders and Forwards: Andrei Kovalev, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Viktor Karachun, Oleg Antonenko, Vasili Pankov, Oleg Khmyl, Alexander Andrievsky, Dmitry Pankov, Alexei Kalyuzhny, Andrei Skabelka, Vadim Bekbulatov, Oleg Leontiev, Oleg Romanov, Alexander Galchenyuk, Yuri Krivokhizha, Igor Matushkin, Konstantin Koltsov, Alexander Zhurik, Vladimir Kopat, Oleg Mikulchik. Coach: Anatoli Varivonchik.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Canada\nGoalkeepers: Ron Tugnutt, Rick Tabaracci, Fred BrathwaiteDefenders: Doug Bodger, Rob Blake, St\u00e9phane Quintal, Sean O'Donnell, Wade Redden, Bryan McCabe, Derek MorrisForwards: Adam Graves, Claude Lapointe, Ray Whitney, Cory Stillman, Shane Doan, Scott Walker, Scott Thornton, Chris Szysky, Jeff Friesen, Patrick Marleau, Rob Niedermayer, Brian Savage, \u00c9ric Daz\u00e9, Ryan SmythCoaches: Mike Johnston, Willie Desjardins, Dave King", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Czech Republic\nGoalkeepers: Roman \u010cechm\u00e1nek, Milan Hnili\u010dka, Martin Prusek. Defenders: Franti\u0161ek Ku\u010dera, Ladislav Ben\u00fd\u0161ek, Libor Proch\u00e1zka, Franti\u0161ek Kaberle, Ji\u0159\u00ed Vykoukal, Pavel Kubina, Jaroslav \u0160pa\u010dek. Forwards: Jan Hlav\u00e1\u010d, David V\u00fdborn\u00fd, Pavel Patera (C), Martin Proch\u00e1zka, Viktor Uj\u010d\u00edk, David Moravec, Roman Meluz\u00edn, Tom\u00e1\u0161 Kuchar\u010d\u00edk, Tom\u00e1\u0161 Vlas\u00e1k, Roman \u0160im\u00ed\u010dek, Jan \u010caloun, Radek Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, Martin Ru\u010dinsk\u00fd, Petr S\u00fdkora . Coaches: Ivan Hlinka, Josef Augusta, Vladim\u00edr Martinec.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Finland\nGoalkeepers: Miikka Kiprusoff, Ari Sulander, Vesa Toskala . Defenders: Marko Kiprusoff, Petteri Nummelin, Kimmo Timonen, Aki-Petteri Berg, Kari Martikainen, Antti-Jussi Niemi, Toni Lydman, Jere Karalahti. Forwards: Teemu Sel\u00e4nne, Saku Koivu, Olli Jokinen, Raimo Helminen, Antti T\u00f6rm\u00e4nen, Ville Peltonen, Tomi Kallio, Mikko Eloranta, Toni Sihvonen, Juha Lind, Kimmo Rintanen, Marko Tuomainen. Coaches: Hannu Aravirta, Esko Nokelainen, Jari Kaarela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, France\nGoalkeepers: Cristobal Huet, Francois Gravel. Defenders and Forwards: Arnaud Briand, Bob Ouellet, Serge Poudrier, Pierre Allard, Philippe Bozon, Denis Perez, St\u00e9phane Barin, Maurice Rozenthal, Richard Aimonetto, Frank Guillemard, Laurent Meunier, Fran\u00e7ois Rozenthal, Karl Dewolf, Anthony Mortas, Beno\u00eet Bachelet, Gr\u00e9gory Dubois, Jean-Christophe Filippin, Gerald Guennelon, Christian Pouget, Jean-Philippe Lemoine. Coach: Mikael Lundstrom", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Italy\nGoalkeepers: Andrea Carpano, Jim Mazzoli, Bruno Campese. Defenders and Forwards: Chris Bartolone, Lucio Topatigh, Giuseppe Busillo, Mario Chitaroni, Maurizio Mansi, Georg Comploi, Roland Ramoser, Michael de Angelis, Gates Orlando, Dino Felicetti, Armando Chelodi, Giuseppe Ciccarello, Stefano Margoni, Michele Strazzabosco, Chad Biafore, Manuel de Toni, Larry Rucchin, Lino de Toni, Carlo Lorenzi, Giovanni Marchetti. Coach: Adolf Insam", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Japan\nGoalkeepers: Shinichi Iwasaki, Dusty Imoo. Defenders and Forwards: Takahito Suzuki, Takeshi Yamanaka, Shin Yahata, Toshiyuki Sakai, Yujiro Nakajimaya, Junji Sakata, Yasunori Iwata, Chris Yule, Daniel Daikawa, Yoshikazu Kabayama, Tatsuki Katayama, Akihito Sugisawa, Akihito Isojima, Masaki Shirono, Hiroshi Matsuura, Hiroyuki Murakami, Kunio Tagaki, Masakazu Sato, Takayuki Kobori, Yutaka Kawaguchi. Coach: Steve Tsujiura", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Latvia\nGoalkeepers: Art\u016brs Irbe, Andrejs Zinkovs, Juris Klod\u0101ns. Defenders and Forwards: Aigars Cipruss, Vja\u010deslavs Fandu\u013cs, Aleksandrs Belavskis, Andrejs Maticins, Sergejs \u017doltoks, Leonids Tambijevs, Aleksandrs \u0145i\u017eivijs, Aleksandrs Semjonovs, Aleksandrs Ker\u010ds, Sergejs Cudinovs, K\u0101rlis Skrasti\u0146\u0161, Andrejs Ignatovi\u010ds, Harijs V\u012btoli\u0146\u0161, Mareks Jass, Atvars Tribuncovs, Normunds S\u0113j\u0113js, Oleg Znarok, Artis \u0100bols, Rodrigo Lavi\u0146\u0161, Mihails Bogdanovs. Coach: Leonids Beresnevs", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Norway\nGoalkeepers: Robert Schistad, Oivind Sorli, Bjoge Josefsen. Defenders and Forwards: Lars-Hakon Andersen, Per-\u00c5ge Skr\u00f8der, Tore Vikingstad, Mats Trygg, Ole Eskild Dahlstr\u00f8m, Svein Enok N\u00f8rsteb\u00f8, Trond Magnussen, Tommy Jakobsen, Andre Hansen-Manskow, Sjur Robert Nilsen, Martin Knold, Marius Trygg, Anders Myrvold, Henrik Aaby, Morten Fjeld, P\u00e5l Johnsen, Carl Boe-Andersen, Geir Svendsberget, Ketil Wold, Bard Sorlie. Coach: Leif Boork.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Russia\nGoalkeepers: Andrei Tsarev, Yegor Podomatsky. Defenders: Sergei Bautin, Dmitri Bykov, Alexander Khavanov, Andrei Yakhanov, Andrei Markov, Artur Ok\u0165iabrev, Sergei Tertyshny, Vitali Vishnevskiy. Forwards: Maxim Afinogenov, Alexander Barkov, Ravil Gusmanov, Alexei Yashin, Valeri Karpov, Alexei Kudashov, Sergei Petrenko, Oleg Petrov, Alexander Prokopiev, Mikhail Sarmatin, Dmitri Subbotin, Maxim Sushinski. Coach: Alexander Yakushev.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Slovakia\nGoalkeepers: Miroslav \u0160imonovi\u010d, Igor Mur\u00edn, Rastislav Rovnianek. Defenders: Radoslav Hecl, Zdeno Ch\u00e1ra, Stanislav Jase\u010dko, Vladim\u00edr Vlk, \u013dubom\u00edr Vi\u0161\u0148ovsk\u00fd, Ivan Droppa, \u013dubom\u00edr Seker\u00e1\u0161, Daniel Babka. Forwards: Ren\u00e9 Pucher, Peter Pucher, Richard Kapu\u0161, J\u00e1n Lipiansky, Zdeno C\u00edger, Mari\u00e1n Hossa, J\u00e1n Pardav\u00fd, Peter Barto\u0161, Richard \u0160echn\u00fd, \u013dubom\u00edr Koln\u00edk, Jozef Da\u0148o, \u017digmund P\u00e1lffy. Coach: J\u00e1n \u0160terb\u00e1k .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 55], "content_span": [56, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Sweden\nGoalkeepers: Johan Hedberg, Petter R\u00f6nnquist, Tommy Salo. Defenders: Per Djoos, Anders Eriksson, Jan Huokko, Thomas Johansson, Kim Johnsson, Hans Jonsson, J\u00f6rgen J\u00f6nsson, Christer Olsson. Forwards: Daniel Alfredsson, Nichlas Falk, Jan Larsson, Jesper Mattsson, Ove Molin, Peter Nordstr\u00f6m, Markus N\u00e4slund, Michael Nylander, Samuel P\u00e5hlsson, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Niklas Sundstr\u00f6m. Coaches: Stefan Lundh, Sune Bergman, Stefan Lunner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Switzerland\nGoalkeepers: Reto Pavoni, Pauli Jaks, David Aebischer. Defenders: Martin Steinegger, Patrik Sutter, Mark Streit, Benjamin Winkler, Philippe Marquis, Olivier Keller, Mathias Seger. Forwards: Mattia Baldi, Ivo R\u00fcthemann, Patric Della Rossa, Reto von Arx, Gian-Marco Crameri, Martin Pl\u00fcss, Patrick Fischer, Geoffrey Vauclair, Michel Zeiter, Marcel Jenni, Sandro Rizzi, Sandy Jeannin. Coach: Ralph Kr\u00fcger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, Ukraine\nGoalkeepers: Yuri Shundrov, Olexander Vyukhin. Defenders and Forwards: Serhiy Klymentiev, Vitaliy Lytvynenko, Oleg Synkov, Olexander Savitsky, Vasyl Bobrovnikov, Alexander Godynyuk, Viktor Goncharenko, Kostiantyn Kasianchuk, Artyom Ostroushko, Roman Salnikov, Yuri Gunko, Danylo Didkovskiy, Valeri Shyriaiev, Vadym Shakhraychuk, Vyacheslav Zavalnyuk. Coach: Anatoli Bogdanov.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155495-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World Championship rosters, Rosters, United States\nGoalkeepers: Parris Duffus, Tim Thomas. Defenders: Mike Mottau, Chris Tamer, Bret Hedican, Barry Richter, Dan Keczmer, Scott Lachance, Eric Weinrich. Forwards: Mike Knuble, Tom Bissett, Kelly Miller, Matt Cullen, David Emma, Darby Hendrickson, Tom Chorske, David Legwand, Ted Donato, Bryan Smolinski, Trent Klatt, Craig Johnson, Jay Pandolfo. Coach: Terry Murray.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 60], "content_span": [61, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155496-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World U18 Championships\nThe 1999 IIHF World U18 Championships was the first of its kind, It was held between April 8 and 18, 1999, in F\u00fcssen and Kaufbeuren, Germany. It replaced the European Under 18 Championship at the top two levels (which had run since 1977), by including one nation, the United States. Below the top two levels (Groups A & B) two tiers of European divisions played, as well as two tiers of Asian divisions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155496-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World U18 Championships, Group B, Final-round, Final ranking\nBelarus was promoted to Group A, and both Hungary and Great Britain were relegated to the European Division I, for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 70], "content_span": [71, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155496-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World U18 Championships, European Championships Division I, Placing round\nLatvia was promoted to Group B, and both Croatia and Yugoslavia were relegated to the European Division II, for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 83], "content_span": [84, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155496-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World U18 Championships, European Championships Division II, Placing round\nSpain was promoted to the European Division I for  2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 84], "content_span": [85, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155496-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 IIHF World U18 Championships, Asia-Oceania Division II, Finals\nNorth Korea was promoted to Asia-Oceania Division I for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155497-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 IPSC Handgun World Shoot\nThe 1999 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XII held in Cebu, Philippines was the 12th IPSC Handgun World Shoot. Eric Grauffel of France became Open World Champion, Pavel Jasansky of the Czech Republic became Modified World Champion and Michael Voigt of the United States took the Standard World Champion title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155497-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Open\nThe Open division had the largest match participation with 362 competitors (52.8\u00a0%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155497-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Modified\nThe Modified division had the third largest match participation with 74 competitors (10.8\u00a0%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 50], "content_span": [51, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155497-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Standard\nThe Standard division had the second largest match participation with 249 competitors (36.4\u00a0%).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 50], "content_span": [51, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155498-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ITF Men's Circuit\nThe 1999 ITF Men's Circuit was the 1999 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. The ITF Men's Circuit included satellite events and 228 'Futures' tournaments played year round across six continents, with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $15,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155499-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix\nThe 1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 8, 1999, on The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. The race marks the final career podium for Greg Moore, who finished third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155499-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, Report, Race\nChampionship leader Juan Pablo Montoya took his fifth pole of the season, and he dominated the early stages of the race, rapidly building a 6-second lead. Paul Tracy ran second early on, although it did not last for long as his teammate Dario Franchitti passed him. Franchitti was able to pull away from Tracy but had no answer for Montoya, whose lead was up to 10 seconds before a caution caused by a coming together between Robby Gordon and Jan Magnussen triggered the first round of pit stops, during with the top 3 remained unchanged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155499-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMontoya continued to dominate once the green flag was brought out, although a miscommunication meant that he did not enter the pits when another caution period caused by Memo Gidley's car failure. The other drivers were all able to make their second stops and effectively gained a free pitstop on him. Montoya stayed out in an attempt to get as big a lead as possible once the track went green. He built a lead of 15 seconds before he made his pitstop, but rejoined only eighth, as Franchitti was handed the lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155499-0001-0002", "contents": "1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, Report, Race\nFranchitti, despite more caution periods, went on to win the race ahead of teammate Tracy in another Team Green 1-2, with Greg Moore taking the final spot on the podium. The win handed Franchitti the championship lead as well, as Montoya was taken out of the race by H\u00e9lio Castroneves after the latter misjudged a restart attempt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155500-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup\nThe 1999 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup was the fourth staging of the Icelandic Men's League Cup. It featured 36 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155500-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup\nThe competition started on 11 March 1999  and concluded on 8 June 1999 with \u00cdA beating Fylkir 1-0 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155501-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Icelandic parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 May 1999. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 26 of the 63 seats. The coalition government of the Independence Party and Progressive Party remained in office, with Dav\u00ed\u00f0 Oddsson continuing as Prime Minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155502-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Idaho Vandals football team\nThe 1999 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Vandals, led by fifth-year head coach Chris Tormey, were members of the Big West Conference and went 7\u20134 overall and 4\u20132 in conference play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155502-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Idaho Vandals football team\nThey played their home games at Martin Stadium on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, eight miles (13\u00a0km) west of their campus in Moscow, Idaho. Martin Stadium was used to satisfy NCAA attendance requirements for Division I-A status. The 16,000-seat Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, was not used for any Vandal football games this season. For the first time in thirty years, the Vandals did not play any games in the state of Idaho.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155502-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Idaho Vandals football team\nIn the Battle of the Palouse with Washington State, the Vandals won for the first time since 1965, breaking a fourteen-game losing streak to the Cougars that lasted more than three decades.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155502-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Idaho Vandals football team\nStandout defensive lineman Mao Tosi missed the last two games due to a neck stinger; in the finale for the conference title, the Vandals were soundly defeated by rival Boise State in Pullman. This was the beginning of the current losing streak to the Broncos, which reached twelve games in 2010 before the series went on hiatus. Tosi was selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals until a neck injury ended his playing career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155502-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Idaho Vandals football team\nThis was the final season for alumnus Tormey as head coach; in December, he left for Nevada,  which was moving to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). A few days later, former Vandal offensive lineman Tom Cable was hired for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155502-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Idaho Vandals football team, NFL Draft\nOne Vandal senior was selected in the 2000 NFL Draft, which was seven rounds (254 selections).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155503-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team\nThe 1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana\u2013Champaign in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner. The team earned a MicronPC Bowl berth, and defeated Virginia, 63\u201321.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155504-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Illinois State Redbirds football team\nThe 1999 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Todd Berry and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. Illinois State was a member of the Gateway Football Conference. The Redbirds finished the season with an 11\u20133 record overall and a 6\u20130 record in conference play, making the team conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship, where they defeated Colgate and Hofstra before losing to Georgia Southern in the semifinals. The team was ranked #3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155505-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Imo State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Imo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Achike Udenwa won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155505-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Imo State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Imo State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 55], "content_span": [56, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155505-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Imo State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,627,939. Total number of votes cast was 799,248 while number of valid votes was 783,051. Rejected votes were 16,197.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155506-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Independence Bowl\nThe 1999 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Oklahoma Sooners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155506-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Independence Bowl, Background\nOle Miss finished tied for 3rd in the SEC West while the Sooners finished tied for second in the Big 12 South under Bob Stoops in his first year with the program. This was Ole Miss' second straight Independence Bowl and Oklahoma's first bowl game since 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155506-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Independence Bowl, Game summary\nOle Miss took a 21-3 halftime lead on two touchdown passes from Romaro Miller (who went 12-of-17 for 158 yards in the first half, a contrast to his 6-of-11 in the second half) and a Deuce McAllister touchdown run of 80 yards. Oklahoma cut the lead in the third quarter on two touchdown passes from Josh Heupel to make it 21-18 going into the final quarter. Binkley made it 24-18 on a field goal with 11 minutes remaining. Oklahoma however scored on a Heupel touchdown pass to Quenton Griffin to make it 25-24 with 2:17 remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155506-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Independence Bowl, Game summary\nBut the Rebels had one last drive in them, and Les Binkley's 39 yard field goal won the game for the Rebels as the clock expired, giving Ole Miss their fourth straight bowl win. Oklahoma set the record for most passing yards in an Independence Bowl with 390 yards, as Heupel was named co-MVP, along with Tim Strickland, who had an interception for Ole Miss. McAllister went for 121 yards on 17 carries and 55 yards on 3 catches. In losing efforts, Quenton Griffin rushed for 86 yards on 12 carries and had 8 catches for 65 yards while Brandon Daniels caught six passes for 109 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155506-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Independence Bowl, Aftermath\nWhile the Sooners have not returned to the Independence Bowl since this game, they have played in a bowl game at the end of each season since 1999, including four national championship games. The Rebels have returned to the Independence Bowl just once, in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155507-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series\nThe 1999 Indo-Pak series (known as the Pepsi hockey series for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th series of bilateral field hockey matches between India and Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155507-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series\nThe series consisted of nine matches with India hosting the first leg of four matches and Pakistan hosting the second leg of five matches from 3 February 1999 to 24 February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155507-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series, Background\nIndia went into the series as Asian Games Champions having defeated South Korea in the final of the 1998 Asian Games in December last year. Pakistan had finished runner-ups in the 1998 Champions Trophy in Lahore a month before that.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 56], "content_span": [57, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155507-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series, Statistics, Goalscorers\nThere were 48 goals scored in 9 matches for an average of 5.33 goals per match", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 69], "content_span": [70, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155508-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian Rajya Sabha elections\nRajya Sabha elections were held on various dates in 1999, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. 1 member from Goa, 3 members from Gujarat and 6 members from West Bengal were elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155508-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections, Members elected\nThe following members are elected in the elections held in 1999. They are members for the term 1999-2005 and retire in year 2005, except in case of the resignation or death before the term. The list is incomplete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 61], "content_span": [62, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155508-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Bye-elections\nThe following bye elections were held in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election\nGeneral elections were held in India between 5 September and 3 October 1999, a few months after the Kargil War. Results were announced on 6 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election\nThe elections saw the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party win a majority in the Lok Sabha, the first time since 1984 that a party or alliance had won an outright majority and the second since the 1977 elections that a non-Congress coalition had done so. The elections gave Atal Bihari Vajpayee the record of being the first non-Congress Prime Minister to serve a full five-year term. The decisive result also ended the political instability the country had seen since 1996. The Indian National Congress' 114 seat tally was its worst-ever performance in a general election until it surpassed by the 2014 results.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Background, 1999 Lok Sabha vote of confidence\nOn 17 April 1999, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government led by prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee failed to win a confidence vote in the Lok Sabha (India's lower house) by a single vote due to the withdrawal of one of the government's coalition partners \u2013 the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The leader of the AIADMK, J. Jayalalithaa, had consistently threatened to withdraw support from the ruling coalition if certain demands were not met, in particular the sacking of the Tamil Nadu government, control of which she had lost three years prior. The BJP accused Jayalalithaa of making the demands in order to avoid standing trial for a series of corruption charges, and no agreement between the parties could be reached leading to the government's defeat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 75], "content_span": [76, 868]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Background, 1999 Lok Sabha vote of confidence\nSonia Gandhi, as leader of the opposition and largest opposition party (Indian National Congress) was unable to form a coalition of parties large enough to secure a working majority in the Lok Sabha. Thus shortly after the no confidence motion, President K. R. Narayanan dissolved the Parliament and called fresh elections. Atal Bihari Vajpayee remained caretaker prime minister till the elections were held later that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 75], "content_span": [76, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Campaign\nThe incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) went into the election as the head of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a coalition of over 20 parties. Several other parties in the election not part of the NDA also committed themselves to supporting a BJP led government on matters of confidence. The main opposition league was led by Sonia Gandhi's Indian National Congress, the long-traditional center-left dominant party in India. The opposition coalition comprised far fewer parties, and its alliances were generally weaker than those of the NDA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Campaign\nA so-called \"third front\" of left-wing, socialist and communist parties was also present, although this was not a strong electoral alliance so much as a loose grouping of parties that shared similar ideological viewpoints and had some inter-party co-operation. There were also nearly one thousand candidates of unaffiliated parties, independent candidates and parties who were unwilling to take part in coalitions that stood in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Campaign\nThe campaign coalesced around a few key issues. Sonia Gandhi was a relative newcomer to the INC (having been elected to the presidency in 1998) and her leadership had recently been challenged by Maharastrian INC leader Sharad Pawar, on the grounds of her Italian birth. This led to an underlying crisis within the INC that persisted during the election and was capitalised upon by the BJP, which contrasted the \"videsi\" (foreign) Gandhi versus the \"swadesi\" (home-grown) Vajpayee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Campaign\nAnother issue running in the BJP's favour was the generally positive view of Vajpayee's handling of the Kargil War, which had ended a few months earlier and had affirmed and strengthened the Indian position in Kashmir. During the past two years India had posted strong economic growth on the back of economic liberalisation and financial reforms, as well as a low rate of inflation and higher rate of industrial expansion. The BJP campaigned strongly on the back of these achievements, as well as cultivating some sympathy for the predicament which had led to the government's downfall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Campaign\nPerhaps most decisive though in the BJP's campaign was the solid alliance it had cultivated and the relatively strong performance it was able to deliver on regional and local issues. The 1991, 1996, and 1998 elections saw a period of consistent growth for the BJP and its allies, based primarily on political expansions in terms of cultivating stronger and broader alliances with other previously unaffiliated parties; and regional expansion which had seen the NDA become competitive and even the largest vote takers in previously Congress dominated areas such as Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Assam. These final factors were to prove decisive in the election outcome of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Campaign\nThe voting was conducted over five days. Elections were conducted in 146 seats on the Eastern coast of the country on 5 September, in 123 Central and Southern seats on 11 September, in 76 Northern and Upper-Central seats on 18 September, in 74 North Western seats on 25 September and in the 121 Western seats on 3 October. Despite some fears of voter fatigue, electoral turnout was comparable with previous elections at 59.99%. Over 5 million election officials conducted the election over 800,000 polling stations, with vote counting commencing on 6 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Results\nThe results were decisively in favour of the BJP and the NDA, with the formal NDA picking up 269 seats, and a further 29 seats taken by the Telugu Desam Party, which gave support to the BJP-led government but was not strictly part of its alliance. The Congress party lost 23 seats, and its two key regional allies performed worse than expected, however it did regain ground in some states such as Uttar Pradesh (where it had been wiped out in 1998, not winning a single seat in the state). The leftist parties' fortunes continued to decline, with the Communist Party of India dropping to just four seats and losing its official status as a \"national party\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Results\nThe result for the Indian National Congress was the worst in nearly half a century, with party leader Sonia Gandhi calling upon the party to take a frank assessment of itself \u2013 \"the result calls for introspection, frank assessment and determined action. We will attend to this in the coming days. In the meantime, we accept unhesitatingly the verdict of the people\". For the BJP, this marked the first occasion where a non-INC party had secured a stable government coalition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155509-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Indian general election, Results\nPrevious non-INC governing coalitions had been formed in 1977, 1989 and 1996; however none of these administrations had been able to maintain a stable coagulation for more than a couple of years. One Senior BJP figure commented in the aftermath \"It will certainly be a government of stability...I expect that Mr Vajpayee, with all his experience, will be able to handle our coalition partners.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155510-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh\nThe 1999 Indian general election polls in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance and its ally Telugu Desam Party, which together won 36 out of 42 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155511-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Delhi\nThe 1999 Indian general election in Delhi, occurred for 7 seats in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155512-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Gujarat\nLok Sabha General elections were held in India between 5 September and 3 October 1999, a few months after the Kargil War. For the first time, a united front of political parties managed to win a majority and form a non-INC National government that lasted a full term of five years, thus ending a period of political instability at the national level in the country that had been characterized by three general elections held in as many years. In Gujrat, BJP wins twenty seats while Congress wins six-seat out of a total of twenty-six seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155513-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Haryana\nThe 1999 Indian general election in Haryana, occurred for 10 seats in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155514-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir\nThe 1999 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 13th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 4 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party won 2 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155515-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Kerala\nThe 1999 Indian general election was held to elect 20 members to the thirteenth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 11 seats, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won the remaining 9 seats. Both coalitions managed to win the same number of seats as in the previous election, held in the previous year. Turnout for the election was measured at 70.19% of the eligible population.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155515-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Kerala, Alliances and parties\nUDF is a Kerala legislative alliance formed by INC veteran K. Karunakaran. LDF comprises primarily of CPI(M) and the CPI, forming the Left Front in the national level. National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested in 19 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155516-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Maharashtra\nThe 1999 Indian general election in Maharashtra was held in three phases on 6, 7 and 8 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155516-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Maharashtra\nThese were held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA). UPA consisted of the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the NDA consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155517-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu\nThe 1999 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which won 26 seats. After leaving the NDA, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, hoped to create some damage, but ended up losing 8 seats, compared to the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. This is also the first time that Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party, helping them have power at the national level for the next 5 years with the NDA, before they joined the UPA. The NDA, ended up losing 3 seats, compared to the election the year before, due to AIADMK leaving the NDA, but the seats were made up, because DMK left the united front and joined the NDA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 783]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155517-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, Voting and results, Results by Alliance\n\u2020: Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from the last election. \u2021: Vote\u00a0% reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote\u00a0%, reflects the\u00a0% of votes the party received per constituency that they contested. Sources: Election Commission of India", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 83], "content_span": [84, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155517-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, List of Elected MPs\nc-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1998\u20131999)Exit Poll Source: NES Election 1999 Analysis", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 63], "content_span": [64, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155518-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers football team\nThe 1999 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Cam Cameron in his third year as head coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team\nThe 1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team represented Indiana University during the 1999 NCAA Division I soccer season, winning the Big Ten Conference regular season and tournament championships and the NCAA Championship. The team was coached by Jerry Yeagley and finished with a record of 21\u20133. The 1999 Hoosiers were led on offense by Aleksey Korol, Matt Fundenberger, and Yuri Lavrinenko. The defense was led by Nick Garcia, Dennis Fadeski, and T.J. Hannig. The Hoosiers played their home matches at Bill Armstrong Stadium, in Bloomington, Indiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team\nThe team's penultimate victory of the season came in the semifinals of the 1999 NCAA Soccer Tournament- also known as the College Cup. The Hoosiers defeated their rival, the UCLA Bruins, by a score of 3\u20132 in 4 overtimes. The match is considered one of the most exciting in college soccer history. Two days later, Indiana defeated Santa Clara University, 1\u20130 to capture the national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team\nThe national championship was the 2nd consecutive championship for the Hoosiers, as they won the 1998 NCAA tournament, and it was the program's 5th overall national championship. The Big Ten title that the Hoosiers captured in 1999 was the 6th consecutive conference championship for the program and was the 8th Big Ten Conference title for Indiana in the 9 years that the Big Ten had hosted men's soccer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Pre-Season\nThe Hoosiers entered 1999 as the defending national champions and ranked #1 in the NSCAA poll. However, early on the team felt the loss of Dema Kovalenko, Lazo Alavanja, and Gino DiGuardi from the 1998 championship team and struggled to find their form. The Hoosiers struggled in the preseason exhibition schedule, losing 2\u20133 to St. Louis, squeaking past IUPUI 1\u20130, and then drawing with Clemson 1-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 51], "content_span": [52, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Regular season\nThe early struggles continued into the early stages of the season, as the Hoosiers' quest to defending the crown that they'd won in 1998 began slowly. Aleksey Korol's goal lifted Indiana to a 1\u20130 season-opening win over fellow 1998 College Cup participant, Maryland, in front of 4,726 fans at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Indiana then dropped a 0-1 decision to St. Louis at home  and fell to Yale on the road, 1\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Regular season\nThe 1\u20132 record to start the season was a disappointment, but the Hoosiers responded and wouldn't lose again until the final regular season game of the year, stringing together 13 straight wins. The streak began with wins over Brown, Fresno State, TCU, Louisville and Michigan State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Regular season\nPenn State then visited Bloomington as the #1 ranked team in the nation. And in a highly exciting match, the Hoosiers prevailed 4\u20132. Pat Noonan, Fundenberger, Korol and Lavrinenko each found the net in the match, and the matchup proved to be the first of three huge meetings between the squads in 1999. The win ran the Hoosiers record to 7-2-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Regular season\nIndiana's next 4 games against Butler, Evansville, Wisconsin and Northwestern were all shutout wins for the Hoosiers. IU then topped Kentucky and beat Ohio State to clinch the Regular Season Big Ten Championship with a 5-0 conference record. Indiana defeated Florida International for the Hoosiers' 13th straight win, and then dropped the final game of the regular season to James Madison. IU closed the regular season with a record of 14-3-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 55], "content_span": [56, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Big Ten Tournament\nA first round bye awaited the team in the Big Ten tournament in East Lansing, Michigan. In the semifinals, Indiana defeated Northwestern, 2-0  to set up a matchup with familiar foe Penn State, for the Big Ten championship. In the final, the Nittany Lions gained a 1-goal advantage, but the Hoosiers battled back to force overtime on a goal by Korol. In the 2nd overtime period, Korol netted the golden-goal that won the Big Ten Championship for the Hoosiers. It was Indiana's 6th straight Big Ten Championship and the win extended the Hoosiers' undefeated streak against Big Ten opponents- that began in October, 1995- to 32 games (30-0-2).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, NCAA Tournament: Rounds 1-3\nThe opening round match would pit the #2 seeded Hoosiers against Kentucky at Bill Armstrong Stadium, and the match was tense throughout. Despite controlling the play, Indiana could not score in regulation or the 1st overtime period. But for the second straight game, Korol was the hero in the 2nd overtime and his goal gave Indiana a 1\u20130 victory and a trip to the 2nd round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 68], "content_span": [69, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, NCAA Tournament: Rounds 1-3\nIn the Round of 16, the Hoosiers shutout Washington, 2\u20130 at home with goals from Korol and Mack. With a berth to the College Cup- soccer's version of the Final Four- on the line, the Hoosiers once again hosted Penn State. It was the third meeting between the teams in 1999, but it proved to be the most comfortable margin of victory for Indiana, as the Hoosiers prevailed 3\u20130. Pat Noonan opened the scoring, and Korol once again was unstoppable and scored 2 goals. The match was the 5th straight in which Korol had scored and the 8th time in 9 games. And the win propelled Indiana to its 13th trip to the College Cup in the program's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 68], "content_span": [69, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, College Cup\nThe Hoosiers were joined in the 1999 men's soccer College Cup by their long-time rival and semifinal opponent, UCLA, as well as Connecticut and Santa Clara. The UCLA Bruins had stunned Indiana in exactly the same stage of the 1997 College Cup in overtime, when the Hoosiers were 23\u20130 and bidding for an undefeated season. And just as 1997 provided a classic game, the 1999 matchup was even more dramatic. Two second-half goals by Noonan and Lavrinenko staked the Hoosiers to a seemingly comfortable 2\u20130 lead, but the Bruins came storming back to tie the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 52], "content_span": [53, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, College Cup\nThe Hoosiers surrendered their first goal of the NCAA tournament with 14 minutes left in the match, which cut their lead in half. The Bruins then knotted the match at 2\u20132 with 8 minutes remaining. The teams battled through the first three overtime periods, with UCLA having the better of the chances. The Bruins nearly ended the match in the third overtime when a header bounced off the post and out of the Hoosiers' goal. In the 142nd minute, and just 8 minutes from a penalty shootout, the Hoosiers finally broke through on a goal by Ryan Mack. Mack's left footed blast from the top of the 18-yard box ended the game and sent the Hoosiers to their 10th NCAA Championship match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 52], "content_span": [53, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, College Cup\nA fatigued Indiana squad faced off against Santa Clara, who also needed four overtimes in their semifinal match to defeat Connecticut, for the 1999 NCAA Championship. The early play between the two exhausted teams was slow and sloppy, but the Hoosiers began to gain control of the match midway through the first half and tallied the first goal in the 30th minute off of a quick counter-attack. Noonan stripped a Santa Clara attacker in Indiana's 18-yard box, and he then passed to Ryan Mack. Mack carried the ball into open space before passing off to Lavrinenko at the midfield stripe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 52], "content_span": [53, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, College Cup\nLavrinenko dribbled through the Santa Clara midfield before passing the ball to Korol at the top of the Santa Clara box. With his back to the goal, Korol held the ball and drew several defenders. As Lavrinenko made a run off of the ball, Korol laid the ball off to the left side to the streaking Lavrinenko. Lavrinenko found himself in on goal from a bit of an angle, but was able to slide the ball underneath the onrushing Santa Clara goalkeeper for a 1\u20130 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 52], "content_span": [53, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, College Cup\nSanta Clara nearly equalized in the 39th minute, but Hoosiers goalkeeper TJ Hannig charged out of his goal and stopped a blast from 8 yards out. The save, however, deflected high into the air and was heading towards the open net, before defender John Swann leapt up and headed the ball over the crossbar. The second half saw Santa Clara begin to seize control of the play and put more pressure on the Indiana goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 52], "content_span": [53, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, College Cup\nIn the 70th minute, Indiana defender Nick Garcia made a play that will go down in College Cup lore. After a long throw-in by Santa Clara deep in Indiana's territory was flick-headed in the box, the ball fell perfectly for a Santa Clara attacker, who side-volleyed the ball towards goal. Hannig dove to save, but the ball got past him and was headed for the open net.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 52], "content_span": [53, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, College Cup\nSeemingly out of nowhere, Garcia dove back into the goalmouth and got enough of his head on the ball to deflect the shot up and off of the crossbar to keep it out of the net. The close calls did not end there for the Hoosiers, as a Santa Clara attacker found himself wide open about 10 yards in front of the Indiana goal following a corner kick in the 73rd minute. But luckily for Indiana, the attacker sent his attempt wide of the net. From that moment on, Indiana clamped down defensively and closed out the 1\u20130 win for the 1999 National Championship. It was the fifth title in the program's history (along with 1982, '83, '88, '98) and the second time the Hoosiers had gone back-to-back.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 52], "content_span": [53, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Roster\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Stats\nAleksey Korol finished the 1999 soccer season with 20 goals and 10 assists for a total of 50 points. He became the first Hoosiers soccer player to tally 50 points in a single season in a decade. His 1999 season put him at 4th on the all-time scoring list for Indiana Soccer, with 149 points. Matt Fundenberger was second on the team in 1999 with 30 points on 10 goals and 10 assists. Yuri Lavrinenko led the squad with 12 assists and added 7 goals, for a total of 26 points. His 12 assists pushed Lavrinenko to 2nd on Indiana's all time assist leaders, with 41 career assists. Ryan Mack added 19 points (5 goals, 9 assists), and Pat Noonan scored 18 points (7 goals, 4 assists) on the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Stats\nOn defense, Dennis Fadeski started all 24 matches at marking back, while Nick Garcia started each match at sweeper. The duo anchored the defense to 15 shutouts. Justin Tauber took over the defensive midfielder position for the 1999 season and started 22 matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Stats\nIn goal, TJ Hannig and Doug Warren split games throughout the regular season, before Hannig won the job permanently for the entire postseason. Hannig started 16 matches and posted a 14\u20132 record, with a 0.52 goals against average and 10.5 shutouts. Warren started 8 matches, posting a 7\u20131 record, with a 0.63 record and 4 shutouts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Awards and honors\nAleksey Korol was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year in 1999, as well as a NSCAA 1st Team All American, and the 1999 SoccerAmerica National Player of the Year. He was also named to the Soccer America All-Decade Team for the 1990s. Korol was a finalist for the 1999 Hermann Trophy- given to the nation's top player, and finished 4th in the voting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 58], "content_span": [59, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Awards and honors\nNick Garcia finished 2nd in the Hermann Trophy voting and was named the 1999 College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player. He was also named as a NSCAA 1st Team All American.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 58], "content_span": [59, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Awards and honors\nYuri Lavrinenko was named the 1999 College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player and was a 2nd Team All American.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 58], "content_span": [59, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Awards and honors\nHead Coach Jerry Yeagley was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 5th time, and also won his 5th NSCAA National Coach of the Year award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 58], "content_span": [59, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Hoosiers in the Pros\nThe 1999 Hoosiers saw 3 players drafted in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. Garcia was selected 2nd overall by the Kansas City Wizards and Korol was drafted 5th overall by the Dallas Burn. The Chicago Fire selected Lavrinenko in the 3rd round, with the 32nd pick overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155519-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team, Hoosiers in the Pros\nIn addition, nine other players from the 1999 National Champions would later go on to play professional soccer either in Major League Soccer or USL A-League (now known as USL First Division): Doug Warren, TJ Hannig, John Swann, Phil Presser, Dennis Fadeski, Ryan Mack, Pat Noonan, Matt Fundenberger, Matt Reiswerg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500\nThe 83rd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday, May 30, 1999. The race was sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and was part of the 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500\nIn the closing laps, race leader Robby Gordon ran out of fuel within sight of the white flag. Kenny Br\u00e4ck took the lead with just over one lap to go and won for car owner A. J. Foyt. The race victory represented the long-awaited \"fifth\" Indy 500 win for A. J. Foyt, who had previously won a record four times as a driver (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977). It was also one of the most-successful races for A. J. Foyt Enterprises, with Br\u00e4ck the winner, and team cars Billy Boat third, and Robbie Buhl sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500\nPopular veteran and two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk announced his plans to retire at the end of the event. He won the pole position and was a factor most of the first half. After leading 63 laps, however, he crashed while leading after he tangled with a backmarker. Luyendyk would later retract his retirement plans, and made a brief return to Indy from 2001\u20132003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500\nAs of 2020, this stands as the 29th and final Indy victory for Goodyear tires.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500\nAs of 2021 this stands as the oldest Indianapolis 500 with all 33 starters still living.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Background, Continuing split from CART\nThe ongoing IRL/CART split continued into its fourth year. For the third year in a row, no major teams from the CART series entered at Indianapolis. The CART series raced on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend at the Motorola 300 at Gateway near St. Louis. However, the 1999 race would end up being the final year that the CART teams stayed away. In 2000, Ganassi would return, and in subsequent years other would as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 61], "content_span": [62, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Background, Continuing split from CART\nTwo regular CART drivers attempted to race at both Gateway and Indy in the same weekend. Robby Gordon, who was running his own team full-time in CART, entered in both the Saturday CART event at Gateway and at Sunday's Indianapolis 500. Gordon's association to full-time IRL team John Menard was a critical piece in having a competitive Indy 500 attempt. Also attempting the open wheel \"double duty\" was veteran Roberto Moreno. Moreno had been racing regularly in CART since 1996, and had competed at Indy previously in 1986.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 61], "content_span": [62, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Background, Continuing split from CART\nAfter missing the IRL opener at Walt Disney World, Moreno ran IRL races in 1999 at Phoenix, Charlotte (canceled), and the Indy 500 with Truscelli Racing. At the same time, Moreno was picked up in early May by PacWest Racing in CART to fill in for the injured Mark Blundell and raced for them for eight rounds. As such, Moreno became slated for an unexpected double duty weekend. Then Moreno was hired for the next six CART races at Newman-Haas racing to fill in for the injured Christian Fittipaldi. Neither driver raced again in the IRL during the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 61], "content_span": [62, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Background, Double Duty\nFor the third time, a driver attempted the Indy/Charlotte \"Double Duty\". Tony Stewart, who switched full-time to NASCAR for 1999, also entered a car at Indy. With backing from his regular sponsor The Home Depot and support from his car owner Joe Gibbs, Stewart was attempting to become the first driver to complete the entire 1,100 in one day. Previous attempts by John Andretti (1994) and Robby Gordon (1997) did not see either driver complete the full distance. He succeeded in completing both races, finishing ninth in this race and fourth at Charlotte.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Background, Team and driver changes\nTeam Menard saw the biggest offseason changes, with 1997 season champion Tony Stewart departing for NASCAR. Greg Ray was hired to fill the vacancy. Robbie Buhl also left Menard and joined Foyt Racing for Indy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 58], "content_span": [59, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Background, Team and driver changes\nAt Treadway Racing, Arie Luyendyk returned for what was planned to be his final race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 58], "content_span": [59, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race schedule\n* Includes days where trackactivity was significantlylimited due to rain", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 36], "content_span": [37, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Rookie Orientation & Open Testing\nFor the second year in a row, practice and qualifying during the month of May was trimmed down to a compressed \"two week\" schedule. In addition, for the second time, an open test was conducted in early April, which also included the annual rookie orientation program.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 66], "content_span": [67, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Rookie Orientation & Open Testing\nRookie orientation was scheduled for April 8\u20139, while open testing was scheduled for April 10\u201313. Ten drivers took laps during rookie orientation, with nine passing all four phases. Jeret Schroeder (216.596\u00a0mph) turned the fastest lap of the session on Saturday April 10. All track activity on Thursday April 9 was rained out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 66], "content_span": [67, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Rookie Orientation & Open Testing\nDuring the veteran's open test, Greg Ray turned the fastest lap of the week at 227.072\u00a0mph. Tyce Carlson was second at 225.683\u00a0mph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 66], "content_span": [67, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Opening Day \u2013 Saturday May 15\nOpening day for the month of May was held Saturday May 15 under sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70s. St\u00e9phan Gr\u00e9goire, in a car owned by Dick Simon was the first car out of the garage, and the first car on the track, continuing a tradition held by Simon-owned entries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Opening Day \u2013 Saturday May 15\nGreg Ray (225.887\u00a0mph) ran the fastest lap of the day. No serious incidents were reported, but Ray, Mike Groff, Robby Unser, Donnie Beechler, and Scott Harrington all brought out yellow flags for blown engines or mechanical failures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Sunday May 16\nAbout a half-hour into the session, Billy Boat spun and crashed in turn 1. He was uninjured, and returned to the track in a back-up car later in the afternoon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Sunday May 16\nAfter racing at Richmond the previous night, Tony Stewart arrived at the Speedway and took his first laps of the month on Sunday. He was 7th-best lap of the day at 222.091\u00a0mph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Sunday May 16\nGreg Ray once again led the speed chart at 225.124\u00a0mph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 17\nThe day started with Robby Gordon on the track for the first time during the month. A few minutes later, Mike Borkowski crashed heavily in turn 2 at 11:57\u00a0a.m. He climbed from the car uninjured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 17\nScott Harrington crashed in turn three, and Billy Boat had his second crash in two days. Both drivers were cleared to drive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Monday May 17\nAt 3:46\u00a0p.m., rain began to fall, closing the track early for the day. Greg Ray once more led the speed chart (224.843\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Tuesday May 18\nOvernight rain and moisture kept the track closed until 2:00\u00a0p.m. Another shower closed it again until almost 4 o'clock. A brief practice session still saw 37 drivers take to the track, and over 1,400 laps completed. Scott Goodyear (223.842\u00a0mph) finally bumped Greg Ray off the top of the speed chart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Wednesday May 19\nRookie Dave Steele crashed hard into the outside wall in turn 1 at 11:33\u00a0a.m., suffering a concussion, and was forced to sit out the remainder of the month. About an hour later, Greg Ray blew an engine, and Tyce Carlson who was behind him, slid in the oil laid down by Ray's engine. Carlson spun and tapped the outside wall in the south chute, but the car only suffered minor damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Wednesday May 19\nThe third crash of the day involved Mark Dismore. He hit the wall twice between turns 1 and 2, but was not injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Wednesday May 19\nWith just 30 minutes left in the day, Tony Stewart completed a lap of 226.683\u00a0mph, the fastest lap thus far for the month.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, Thursday May 20\nCrashes were suffered by Johnny Unser and Tony Stewart. Both drivers were uninjured. Greg Ray was back on top of the speed chart at 227.192\u00a0mph, fastest of the month.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, \"Fast\" Friday May 21\nThe final full day of practice saw Greg Ray (227.175\u00a0mph) once again top the speed chart. However, Arie Luyendyk (226.131\u00a0mph) was close behind in second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Practice, \"Fast\" Friday May 21\nJohn Paul, Jr. was injured in a crash around 1:30\u00a0p.m., and he was sidelined for the month with a severe back contusion. Also crashing was Mike Borkowski, his second wreck of the week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 22\nTime trials opened at 12:00\u00a0p.m., with overcast skies and temperatures in the mid-60s. The early attention focused on Tony Stewart, and his busy qualifying schedule. Stewart's attempt at \"Double Duty\" meant that he was due in Charlotte later that afternoon for The Winston all-star race, and had a tight window in which to qualify at Indy. Stewart was the second car in line to make a qualifying attempt, but settled for a disappointing 220.653\u00a0mph run. Minutes later, Stewart was escorted to the airport and departed for Concord, North Carolina. The slow qualifying speed put Stewart in a somewhat precarious situation that left him vulnerable to possibly being bumped before day's end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 750]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 22\nAt 12:50\u00a0p.m., Billy Boat crashed for the third time of the month. On his warmup lap, he spun on cold tires in turn 2, and hit the wall on the backstretch. Minutes later, Robbie Buhl crashed on his warmup lap as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 22\nAt 1:17\u00a0p.m., Kenny Brack (222.650\u00a0mph) took over the provisional pole position with eight cars in the field. At 1:30\u00a0p.m., Arie Luyendyk took to the track, attempting to qualify for what was to be his final Indy 500. His four-lap average of 225.179\u00a0mph secured him the pole position, and was a track record for normally-aspirated engines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 22\nThe next two hours saw heavy activity, and by 3:30\u00a0p.m., the field was filled to 25 cars. The last car with a likely shot at the pole was Greg Ray. After a lap of 225.643\u00a0mph (which tied Luyendyk's fastest single lap), Ray ended up second with a four-lap average of 225.073\u00a0mph, just 0.075 seconds behind Luyendyk's time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 22\nAfter a brief down period, activity picked up in the final hour. After crashing earlier in the day, Billy Boat put his car on the outside of the front row. His four-lap average of 223.469\u00a0mph was third-fastest. One car, later, Robby Gordon qualified 4th at 223.066\u00a0mph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 22\nAs time trials closed for the day at 6 o'clock, Scott Harrington completed his run, filling the field to a full 33 cars. It was the first time since 1983 that the field had been completely filled in one afternoon, and was accomplished despite a one-hour rain delay. Tony Stewart's early run held on to put him in 24th starting position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 22\nLuyendyk's pole position was the third of his career (1993, 1997), and his fifth front row start.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day \u2013 Saturday May 22\nLater that night, Tony Stewart won the Winston Open and finished second in The Winston.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day - Sunday May 23\nThe second and final day of qualifying opened with rain in the forecast and about 5-6 drivers looking to bump their way into the field. During morning practice, Lyn St. James blew an engine and crashed in turn 4. She entered the day on the bubble, and if she was bumped she would have been done for the day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day - Sunday May 23\nTime trials began at 12 noon, with Raul Boesel easily bumping his way into the field. He was followed by Johnny Unser who went even faster. Robbie Buhl, however, was having trouble all weekend. After crashing the day before, he blew his engine on his warm up lap, and the team feverishly started installing a new motor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day - Sunday May 23\nAndy Michner spun on his first qualifying attempt, but did not make any contact. He waved off his second attempt after being too slow. Rain was entering the area, and threatened to wash out the rest of the day. At 1:48\u00a0p.m., Mike Groff (220.066\u00a0mph) bumped his way into the field. However, he found himself on the bubble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day - Sunday May 23\nAt 1:58\u00a0p.m., Foyt Racing had hastily put together a car for Robbie Buhl and put it in the qualifying line. The car had spare pieces from other machines, and the car number was taped on with black electrical tape. Buhl's run of 220.115\u00a0mph barely bumped out Groff, despite sprinkles falling during the last two laps. Seconds after the checkered flag, heavy rain began to fall, all but securing Buhl's spot in the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day - Sunday May 23\nThe track closed for the day due to rain with St\u00e9phan Gr\u00e9goire waiting in line. It was the first time an entry associated with Dick Simon failed to qualify since 1982.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 60], "content_span": [61, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0042-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carb Day - Thursday May 27\nThe final practice session saw Sam Schmidt (222.458\u00a0mph) on top of the speed chart. Scott Goodyear blew an engine, and Jimmy Kite stalled with clutch problems, but no serious incidents were reported.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0043-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carb Day - Thursday May 27\nRobby Gordon skipped the session and was at Gateway for the CART Motorola 300. Greg Ray shook down his car for a few laps. Roberto Moreno, who was also participating at Gateway, did practice for about an hour, then departed for St. Louis. Both drivers came back Sunday for race day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0044-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carb Day - Thursday May 27\nTony Stewart returned to the track after his busy weekend. He took part in pole qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600 on Wednesday night, but did not make the top 20 there. He planned on 'standing on his time' at Charlotte and remaining in Indianapolis for the rest of the day. Since Stewart was expected to miss the mandatory NASCAR pre-race drivers meeting, he was poised to start last on the grid at Charlotte regardless of his qualifying speed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0045-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carb Day - Thursday May 27\nLater in the afternoon, Galles Racing won the Coors Indy Pit Stop Challenge with driver Davey Hamilton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 62], "content_span": [63, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0046-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Start\nMedal of Honor winners were honored during the pre-race ceremonies, coinciding with the unveiling of the Medal of Honor Memorial in Indianapolis. The national anthem was performed by gospel singer CeCe Winans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0047-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Start\nPolesitter Arie Luyendyk jumped out to the early lead, holding the point for the first 32 laps. The first caution flag flew on Lap 9 when Eliseo Salazar got loose coming off turn 2 and slammed into the inside wall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0048-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Pit incident\nDuring the first caution, several cars pitted. In the north section of the pits, Jimmy Kite's car touched the left rear wheel of Jeret Schroeder, sending Kite into the pit box of Robby McGehee. The collision knocked out a few members of McGehee's crew, including crew chief Steve Fried, of Mentor, Ohio, who was working on the right front tire. Fried was initially was listed in critical condition at Methodist Hospital, but later in the race, he was reported as awake and alert. Kite's car suffered extensive internal damage and spent most of the race in the garage for repairs, before retiring late due to engine trouble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0049-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half\nArie Luyendyk and Greg Ray took turns at the point for nearly all of the first 60 laps. Luyendyk relinquished his lead after making a pit stop on lap 33, and Ray led the next lap before he came in for service. Sam Schmidt inherited the lead until the cars of Roberto Guerrero and Hideshi Matsuda stalled on the track, bringing out a yellow flag. Schmidt and several others pitted under the caution, allowing Luyendyk to retake the lead. Kenny Br\u00e4ck, the reigning champion of the Indy Racing League, driving for 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt, took the lead for the first time on lap 60 after passing Ray in turn 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0050-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half\nSam Schmidt brought out the yellow when he backed into the wall in turn 1 on lap 63. Luyendyk regained the lead following pit stops, but was passed by Br\u00e4ck shortly after the restart. On lap 84, Ray returned to the lead by passing Brack. Steve Knapp backed into the turn 1 wall to bring out the 4th caution on lap 94. Shortly after the restart on lap 100, Scott Goodyear, another of the prerace favorites, stopped in turn 2 with engine problems  to bring out another yellow flag.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0051-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half\nArie Luyendyk was leading on lap 118 when he approached the lapped car of Tyce Carlson going into in turn 3. Luyendyk tried to overtake Carlson on the inside of the corner, but grazed the left rear wheel, slid backwards and into the turn 3 wall, bringing out the race's 6th caution. With Luyendyk out of the picture, Greg Ray took over the lead. As Ray completed his pit stop, he moved toward the far lane, unaware that Mark Dismore, who was coming in for his pit stop, was already occupying that lane. Both cars collided and slid into the vacant pit box of Scott Sharp, which was adjacent to Dismore's pit. Dismore continued on, but Ray suffered serious front suspension damage and dropped out of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 756]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0052-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half\nDefending Indy 500 champion Eddie Cheever led the field for the restart on lap 124, but was passed by Kenny Br\u00e4ck and Jeff Ward at the drop of the green. Brack stretched his advantage to as much as 5 seconds. Meanwhile, Tony Stewart had fallen back considerably due to handling problems and made an unscheduled pit stop. Cheever's day suddenly ended on lap 140 due to an engine problem. Br\u00e4ck made a green-flag stop on lap 150, and Ward grabbed the lead for 2 laps until he pitted, putting Br\u00e4ck out in front again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0053-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half\nWith less than 40 laps left, Br\u00e4ck and Ward continued to run 1-2. Br\u00e4ck's teammate at A.J. Foyt Racing, Billy Boat moved up to 3rd place; Mark Dismore was hanging in 4th place despite the pit road mishap on the last yellow flag; and rookie Robby McGehee, despite concerns about the health of his crew chief after the early pit road incident, was in 5th. Also in contention was Team Menard driver Robby Gordon. With teammate Greg Ray already out of the race after the mishap with Dismore, Gordon was left to carry the banner for owner John Menard, who was making his 20th appearance at Indy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0054-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Conclusion\nOn Lap 163, the caution came out again for Jimmy Kite's stalled car. During the caution, Robby Gordon's team took a gamble, bringing Gordon into the pits and topping off the fuel tank in the hopes he would have enough fuel to last the final 35 laps. On lap 169, Mark Dismore brushed the wall off turn 2. The right-front wheel separated and bounced across the track on the backstretch, bringing out the final caution of the race. After many of the leaders came in under caution for their expected final stops, Gordon shuffled to the lead at the restart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0055-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Conclusion\nAs the laps wound down, with 20 to go, Gordon began to build a comfortable lead, while his crew began reminding him that he was OK on fuel. Behind him, with 12 laps remaining, Br\u00e4ck made a move around Ward for 2nd place and began narrowing the deficit as Gordon struggled to keep fuel in the car. By lap 198, the lead was less than 3 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0056-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Conclusion\nWith 2 laps left, the lapped car of Robbie Buhl separated those of Gordon and Br\u00e4ck. Br\u00e4ck was now 1.5 seconds behind Gordon as they approached turn 3. Heading into turn 4, Gordon's machine began slowing down as he veered into pit road, out of fuel. Br\u00e4ck assumed the lead position on the main straightaway, and completed the final 2 laps for the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0057-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Conclusion\nBrack's victory marked the fifth overall Indy 500 victory for A.J. Foyt - Four as a driver (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977) and one as an owner (1999). Brack, who led the most laps in the race (66), took the lead for good at the end of lap 199, which equalled the official record at the time for the latest lead change. However, unofficially, it was in fact the latest lead change in Indy history (until 2006), with Brack assuming the lead approximately 2.8 miles to the checkered flag.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0058-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Post-race notes\nIn the engine battle between the Oldsmobile Aurora and the Nissan Infiniti, Aurora dominated the race, leading 196 of 200 laps. The top 15 starters used Auroras. Eddie Cheever performed the best of the Infiniti powerplants, leading the 4 laps not led by Aurora. Jeret Schroeder was the top finisher among Infiniti-powered cars, finishing 15th after dropping out late in the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0059-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Post-race notes\nChilean driver Eliseo Salazar, who crashed out of the race in the opening laps, was awarded with the Scott Brayton trophy, awarded to the driver best exemplifying the character and racing spirit of the late driver Scott Brayton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0060-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Post-race notes\nScott Sharp, who qualified on the outside of the second row, suffered a humiliating gaffe when his pit crew neglected to remove the protective air blocks from the radiator inlets. The car pulled away from the grid with the air blocks still inserted, precipitating a swift and uncontrollable overheating condition. Though the crew was able to get the car back out on the track, the damage was done, and the car dropped out short of the halfway point with transmission and engine failure. The incident prompted some teams across the grid to pay more attention to pre-race checklists and affix fluorescent \"warning strips\" or brightly-colored flags to the air blocks and other similar devices to avoid similar failures in the future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 783]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0061-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Post-race notes\nLinda Conti, the team manager for 5th place Robby McGehee, is believed to have been the first female team manager in Indy 500 history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0062-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Results\nW\u00a0 = former Indianapolis 500 winner; \u00a0R\u00a0 = Indianapolis 500 rookie", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0063-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Sports Illustrated controversy\nOn May 1, 1999, at the VisionAire 500K at Lowe's Motor Speedway three spectators were killed, and eight others (two of whom were children) were injured when a piece of debris went into the grandstands. On the 61st lap, Stan Wattles crashed in turn four, shearing off both right-side wheels. The car of John Paul, Jr. struck one of the wheels, propelling it into the stands. A witness claimed a wheel with suspension pieces flew into the seats. The incident occurred two weeks before the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was scheduled to open for practice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0064-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Sports Illustrated controversy\nIn the May 10, 1999, edition of Sports Illustrated, Ed Hinton penned an article reporting the tragedy, and discussed the general topic of safety in motorsports. The magazine's editors in New York published the article accompanied by an AP photograph taken at the scene. The photo featured a security guard standing next to two dead bodies in the grandstands covered with bloody sheets, and blood covering the steps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0065-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Sports Illustrated controversy\nIn the week following the magazine's release, IMS/IRL president Tony George issued a letter stating his extreme displeasure with the article and the photo, describing that it was insensitive and inappropriate, and declared that Hinton was to be denied credentials to the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and future events at the track. Immediately after word of the ban spread, press and media response was very negative. The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit News, Los Angeles Times, and several other newspapers announced they were all boycotting the event, citing censorship. In addition, they came to the defense of Hinton, because he wrote only the text in the article, and did not know about the photograph until after the edition was published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 789]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0066-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Sports Illustrated controversy\nA few days later, the controversy reached a boiling point, and George backed down and retracted the ban. He issued Hinton his credentials, and most of the reporters (some reluctantly) returned to cover the race. However, the Hinton/censorship incident stayed in the news for a long time, and caused friction between the media and the still-fledgling league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0067-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Sports Illustrated controversy\nDue to the tragedy at Charlotte, the league adopted wheel tethers in time for the 1999 Indy 500 to prevent tires from flying off cars during crashes and potentially injuring spectators and drivers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0068-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nThe race was carried live on the Indy Racing Radio Network. Mike King was named the new chief announcer, and became the fifth person to serve as Voice of the 500. Previous chief announcer Bob Jenkins left the radio to take over the announcing role on ABC-TV. The broadcast was heard on 556 affiliates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0069-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nThe broadcasting booth for the 1999 race was located in a makeshift manner, temporarily installed in the then under-construction Pagoda. Booth announcers King, Rutherford, and others were situated in an elevator shaft, with no access to the ground or restrooms while the race was underway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0070-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nGary Lee departed, and was replaced in turn three by Kevin O'Neal, a reporter from The Indianapolis Star and announcer from the Indianapolis Speedrome. It was O'Neal's only appearance on the network. Chris Denari also made his network debut.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0071-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nWith King as the new chief announcer, a trend returned to the broadcasts starting in 1999, not seen since the days of Sid Collins. King began to interview booth guests (celebrities, politicians, and sponsor representatives), whether live in-person, or pre-recorded. For 1999, the limitations of the booth precluded live interviews, but John F. Fielder of BorgWarner was featured in a pre-recorded segment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0072-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nChief Announcer: Mike KingDriver expert: Johnny RutherfordStatistician: Howdy BellHistorian: Donald Davidson", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0073-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio\nTurn 1: Jerry BakerTurn 2: Ken DoubleTurn 3: Kevin O'Neal \u00a0R\u00a0Turn 4: Bob Lamey", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0074-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nThe race was carried live flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ABC Sports. Changes were made at ABC/ESPN for 1999, as the networks created separate crews for their IRL and CART broadcasts. Paul Page, who had broadcast the 500 with either radio or television since 1974, was removed and shifted to the CART series. Bob Jenkins, formerly the radio network announcer for the 500, moved into the ABC-TV booth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0075-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nTom Sneva returned as analyst, and for 1999 the \"host\" position was revived, with longtime ABC personality Al Michaels joining the crew. Jack Arute had left ABC for a short time to cover IRL races on Speedvision and FSN, and thus was absent from this telecast. Jon Beekhuis was brought in to take his place in the pit area. Meanwhile, Gary Gerould conducted the winner's interview in victory lane, which was normally Arute's duty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0076-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nWith Paul Page not part of the broadcast, this was the first Indy 500 in over a decade without the familiar \"Delta Force intro.\" In addition, a new camera angle debuted, mounted at the top of the famous scoring pylon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0077-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nPractice and time trials were carried over three networks: ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155520-0078-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television\nAt the track, several of the electronic dot matrix scoreboards were removed and replaced with four Daktronics ProStar\u00e4 Video Plus screens and three Daktronics ProStar\u00e4 large screens (one each inside the four turns, one each inside the two shortchutes, and one along the north end of the mainstretch). A year later, the project was completed, and an additional six Daktronics ProStar\u00e4 video screens were installed along the inside and outside of the frontstretch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season\nThe 1999 Indianapolis Colts season was the 47th season for the team in the National Football League and 16th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1999 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, and won the AFC East division. This season marked a turning point for the Colts franchise, who had only made the playoffs 3 times since 1977. Since 1999, the Colts have been one of the most successful NFL franchises, only missing the playoffs six times in the past 20 years. No other turnaround was as great as the 1999 Colts until the 2008 Miami Dolphins went from a 1\u201315 record to an 11\u20135 record and an AFC East title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season\nDespite completing a great turnaround from 3\u201313 to 13\u20133, the Colts would go on to lose to the eventual AFC Champion Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Offseason\nThe Colts made a major trade on April 16 when they sent Marshall Faulk, who rushed for over 1,300 yards and caught 86 passes in 1998, to the St. Louis Rams for two draft picks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 1 vs Bills\nThe 1999 Colts season began with a 31\u201314 rout of the Buffalo Bills. Peyton Manning's fourth career NFL win came via two touchdown throws to Marvin Harrison, an Edgerrin James rushing score, a 74-yard interception return touchdown by Tony Blevins, and a Mike Vanderjagt field goal. Doug Flutie of the Bills had one touchdown throw and two picks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 2 at Patriots\nManning erupted in the first half, completing 14 of 17 throws with three touchdown throws to Marvin Harrison along with an Edgerrin James rushing score while the Patriots shot themselves in the foot with penalties, ultimately committing fifteen fouls eating up 135 yards and trailing the Colts 28\u20137. But from the start of the second half the Patriots shut down Manning, limiting him to just four completions in 13 throws.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 65], "content_span": [66, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 2 at Patriots\nFollowing a Manning interception in the third quarter a Terry Allen touchdown catch put the Patriots down 28\u201314, and was followed by 17 unanswered Patriots points; Marcus Pollard fumbled the ball to Ty Law and Drew Bledsoe passes to Terry Glenn led to a three-yard Ben Coates touchdown catch. After Law forced a Manning three-and-out Bledsoe marched the Patriots down field and connected with Coates for a 10-yard tying touchdown with three minutes to go. James was then hammered by Tebucky Jones and fumbled the ball to Brandon Mitchell, and from there the Patriots reached range for Adam Vinatieri's 26-yard game-winner with 35 seconds left in a 31\u201328 Patriots triumph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 65], "content_span": [66, 737]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 3 at San Diego\nManning's Indianapolis predecessor Jim Harbaugh started for the Chargers and a Manning score to Marvin Harrison put the Colts up 10\u20130, but the Chargers scored 16 points in the second quarter. With the Chargers up 19\u201313 in the fourth Manning scored twice, once on a rush, for the 27\u201319 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 5 vs. Dolphins\nThe Colts' uneven start to the season continued against the Miami Dolphins, who were going through controversy themselves following reactions by Dan Marino and coach Jimmy Johnson (\"I don't always say the right things, but I say what I feel\", Johnson said after the Colts game) to a 23\u201318 loss to Buffalo the week before. Indianapolis clawed to a 17\u20139 lead in the third quarter, but it was the fourth quarter where the game exploded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 5 vs. Dolphins\nFirst Tony Martin caught a 28-yard Marino touchdown two minutes into the quarter; on the ensuing kickoff Terrence Wilkins ran back 97 yards for a Colts touchdown. Over the next ten minutes Miami's Cecil Collins and Olindo Mare and Indy's Marcus Pollard put the score at 31\u201325 Indianapolis. With three minutes to go Manning deliberately ran out the back of the endzone for a safety to bleed clock, and the Colts were forced to kick off to Miami. On the ensuing Dolphins drive a Marino pass was initially ruled a fumble but Gerald Austin overruled the penalty after review.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0006-0002", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 5 vs. Dolphins\nMarino drove to the Colts' 2-yard line (the key play was a 58-yard completion to Oronde Gadsden on fourth down; Marino audibled out of what Johnson had intended; Johnson's reluctance to give Marino that power was the main source of friction), and with 27 seconds remaining threw to Oronde Gadsden in the endzone; he caught the ball and was thrown out of bounds before his feet touched the ground inbounds, but following a huddle by referees the play was ruled a touchdown based on force-out rules (which would be changed years later). The 34\u201331 Dolphins triumph put the Colts at 2\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 6 at NY Jets\nThe Colts fell behind 13\u20130 in the second quarter, but from there the game (and the season) turned in Indy's favor. A Terrence Wilkins touchdown catch and two Mike Vanderjagt field goals tied the game, then Vanderjagt kicked the game-winner with 14 seconds remaining, putting the Colts to the 16\u201313 final and the start of an 11-game winning streak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 7 vs. Bengals\nThe 1\u20135 Bengals were never in contention as four Colts touchdowns, two by Edgerrin James, were easily enough in a 31\u201310 Indianapolis win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 65], "content_span": [66, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 8 vs Cowboys\nThe latest Super Bowl V rematch began as the Cowboys, despite Michael Irvin being out for the year with injury, clawed to a 17\u20133 lead in the second quarter. The Colts then stormed back with 17-straight points. An exchange of touchdowns left the score 28\u201324 and Troy Aikman was pulled early in the fourth. A scary incident occurred when Mark Thomas of the Colts was accidentally kicked in the head and had to be put on a stretcher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 9 vs. Chiefs\nIn a battle of 5\u20132 teams the lead changed four times as Manning ran in the winning score with 10:49 to go. With the Colts up 25\u201317 Warren Moon came in for the final twenty two seconds for the Chiefs but his pass to Joe Horn fell incomplete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 10 at NY Giants\nTwo Marvin Harrison touchdowns and a Terrence Wilkins punt return score highlighted a 27\u201319 Colts win. Former Colt Cary Blanchard booted two field goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 11 at Eagles\nThe Colts erupted to their biggest point total of the season with 44. Manning had three touchdowns and Edgerrin James two more. Rookie Donovan McNabb in his second start was picked off twice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 12 vs. NY Jets\nThe Jets limited Manning to one touchdown with two picks but Bill Parcells experiment Ray Lucas in his fourth start completed just twelve passes in a 13\u20136 Colts win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 13 at Dolphins\nThe season rematch was another high-scoring affair. Edgerrin James ran in two first-half touchdowns while Chad Cota scored off a Miami fumble for a 24\u201310 Colts halftime lead. Once again Miami fought back; first Sam Madison picked off Manning and ran back for a 25-yard touchdown, then Dan Marino touchdown throws to Stanley Pritchett and Tony Martin offset a Manning touchdown to Terrence Wilkins and left the score tied at 31 early in the fourth. Mike Vanderjagt's field goal in the final five minutes was answered by an Olindo Mare kick with 36 seconds to go, but the Colts drove to range of a 53-yard Vanderjagt kick on the final play. The kick was good for a 37\u201334 Colts win, their eighth straight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 14 vs. Patriots\nPeyton Manning's first career win over the Patriots was a 20\u201315 affair in which he threw for only 186 yards and two touchdowns. The Patriots committed 12 penalties for 86 yards and Drew Bledsoe was sacked five times despite throwing for 379 yards and a late-fourth-quarter touchdown to Shawn Jefferson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 15 vs. Redskins\nDown at the start of the fourth the Colts scored twice, enough to absorb a late Redskins score and successful onside kick; the Skins though failed to convert fourth down for the 24\u201321 Indianapolis win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Notable games, Week 16 at Browns\nThe Colts' first trip to Cleveland since a 23\u201317 loss in 1988 turned into a hard-fought affair. The Colts trailed 14\u20137 in the second quarter, then trailed 28\u201319 at the end of the third quarter, but clawed to a 28\u201326 score in the fourth off an Edgerrin James rushing touchdown, then rallied for the win on a 21-yard Vanderjagt field goal with four seconds left. It was Indy's 13th win of the season, the first 13-win season for the Colts since the ill-fated 1968 Baltimore Colts went 13\u20131 before facing Joe Namath (ironically following a Colts playoff win over the Browns), and locked up a playoff bye for Indianapolis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155521-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason\nThe Colts earned the No. 2 seed for the playoffs and received a bye for the Wild-Card round of the playoffs. They played host to the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional round. This was the first ever NFL playoff game played in Indianapolis. The game was close throughout until Titans running back Eddie George ran for 68-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter. George rushed for a team playoff-record 162 yards to help lead the Titans to victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155522-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indianapolis mayoral election\nThe Indianapolis mayoral election of 1999 took place on November 2, 1999. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis, members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as several other local officials. Democrat Bart Peterson was the first Democrat to be elected as Mayor of Indianapolis since 1963.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155523-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship\nThe 1999 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 34th edition of the World Championship  The Championship was held as a Grand Prix series over ten rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155524-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Long Track World Championship\nThe 1999 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 29th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155524-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Long Track World Championship\nThe world title was won by Gerd Riss of Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155525-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship\nThe 1999 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was the second edition of the Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155525-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, Final\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 60], "content_span": [61, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155526-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship\nThe 1999 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 23rd edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships. The event was won by Lee Richardson of England and he also gained qualification to the Speedway Grand Prix Challenge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155526-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, World final\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 63], "content_span": [64, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155527-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Speedway Latvian Championship\nThe 1999 Latvian Individual Speedway Championship was the 25th Latvian Individual Speedway Championship season. The final took place on 12 August 1999 in Daugavpils, Latvia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155527-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Individual Speedway Latvian Championship, Results\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155528-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesia Open (badminton)\nThe 1999 Indonesia Open in badminton was held in Denpasar, Bali, from August 31 to September 5, 1999. It was a four-star tournament and the prize money was US$120,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election\nThe 1999 Indonesian legislative election, held on 7 June 1999, was the first election since the end of the New Order and the first free election in Indonesia since 1955. With the ending of restrictions on political activity following the fall of Suharto, a total of 48 parties contested the 462 seats up for election in the People's Representative Council. A further 38 seats were reserved for the armed forces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Background\nUnder the New Order, only two political parties forcibly merged in 1973 \u2013 Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and United Development Party (PPP) \u2013 plus the functional group Golkar had been allowed to participate in elections. With the start of the Reform Era, more than 100 new political parties emerged. New elections were called for 1999 and 148 parties registered with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Of these, only 48 passed the selection process, overseen by intellectual Nurcholish Madjid. The elections were to be overseen by an independent General Elections Commission (KPU) of 53 members, one from each party and five government representatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 48], "content_span": [49, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Electoral system\nThe system used was based on proportional representation at the provincial level. Within each province, parties were awarded seats in proportion to their share of the vote. The East Java province had the most number of seats, with 82, while the lowest was in Bengkulu and East Timor with four each. Voters chose parties, not people as the candidate list was closed, meaning the decision as to who would sit in the legislature was decided by the parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Campaign\nThe official election campaign began on 19 May 1999 and ended on 4 June to allow two 'rest days' before the vote itself. It was divided into three stages, with different parties being allowed to campaign on different days. However, before the campaign, there was violence between supporters of rival parties. Four people were killed in fighting between followers of the United Development Party (PPP) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) on 1 May and three more died in clashes between Golkar and Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) supporters on 11 May.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Campaign\nOn the first day of the campaign, there was a parade of party vehicles in Central Jakarta. The Golkar float was attacked and damaged The traffic circle in front of Hotel Indonesia was a popular spot for rallies. Meanwhile, there was an increase of people heading for Singapore to escape possible violence as polling day neared, with one newspaper reporting that more than 78,000 people had left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Campaign\nAs well as rallies, the major parties took out full-colour advertisements in newspapers. Each party was also given air time TV for statements by lone spokespeople. There were also ads in the newspapers urging people to use their vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Campaign\nIn the final week, the main parties held huge rallies in the capital: the PKB on 1 June, the National Mandate Party (PAN) on 2 June, the PDI-P on 3 June and Golkar on 4 June, at which its supporters were attacked.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Campaign\nAt one minute past midnight on 5 June, all party flags, banners and posters began to be removed as the campaign officially ended. International observers continued to arrive to oversee the election, among them former US president Jimmy Carter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Polling day\nIn the last few days before the vote on 7 June, newspapers carried advertisements sponsored by the Indonesian Election Committee (PPI) explaining how to vote and urging people to do so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 49], "content_span": [50, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Polling day\nOn the day itself, polls opened at 8 am. People cast their vote by piercing the party symbol on the ballot paper and then dipped a finger in indelible ink to prevent repeat voting. When the votes were counted, each ballot paper was held up for onlookers to see.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 49], "content_span": [50, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Polling day\nThere was independent monitoring down to the level of polling stations by Indonesians as well as by 100 observers and support staff from 23 counties led by Jimmy Carter. On polling day, Carter said that it would have been extremely difficult to manipulate the election data because of the well-prepared information network and because the information was easy to access. One way the public could access the latest results was by sending a Short message service text to a specific number. The sender then received information about provincial or party results.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 49], "content_span": [50, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Polling day\nOn 9 June, Carter's team reported that although there had been \"shortcomings\" and allegations of financial abuses, they did not appear to have had a significant impact on the polling day activities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 49], "content_span": [50, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Results\nThe count was slow, with votes taking several weeks to count. Before he left Indonesia, Carter expressed his concern about this  At a meeting at the General Election Commission building on 26 June, only 22 of the 53 members of the commission were prepared to accept the result. These comprised the representatives of 17 of the parties (with 93% of the vote between them) and the five government representatives. Eventually, later that same day President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie in a live TV broadcast declared the results were valid. The PDI-P, led by Megawati Sukarnoputri, had won the largest share of the vote with Golkar in second place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, Results\nThe process of allocating seats in the People's Representative Council took several months the PPI announced the results on 1 September. A total of 21 parties had won seats, with the PDI-P being awarded 153 and Golkar 120. There were ten parties with only one seat each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155529-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Indonesian legislative election, 1999 indirect presidential election\nIn October, the People's Consultative Assembly made up of the People's Representative Council and 200 nominated members from the military and selected civilians, a total of 700, met to elect the president and vice president. This was the last indirect presidential election in Indonesia and the first presidential election that did not feature a candidate from ruling-party (Golkar). On 20 October, Abdurrahman Wahid, known as Gus Dur, chairman of the PKB was elected, beating Megawati Sukarnoputri by 373 votes to 313, although her party won the most votes in the legislative election and thus had one-third of the parliamentary seats. This triggered riots among Megawati's supporters. The following day, Megawati was nominated by Gus Dur's party as vice president and got elected, beating Hamzah Haz from the PPP by 396 votes to 284. This ended the street protests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 73], "content_span": [74, 941]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season\nThe 1999 CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races. Oriol Servi\u00e0 was the series champion despite not winning a race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Homestead race\nHeld March 21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mario Dom\u00ednguez won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Long Beach race\nHeld April 18 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Felipe Giaffone won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Nazareth race\nHeld May 2 at Nazareth Speedway. Oriol Servi\u00e0 won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Milwaukee race\nHeld June 6 at The Milwaukee Mile. Felipe Giaffone won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Portland race\nHeld June 20 at Portland International Raceway. Oriol Servi\u00e0 won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Cleveland race\nHeld June 27 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Didier Andr\u00e9 won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 55], "content_span": [56, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Toronto race\nHeld July 18 at Exhibition Place. Geoff Boss won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Michigan race\nHeld July 24 at Michigan International Speedway. Jonny Kane won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Detroit race\nHeld August 8 at Belle Isle Raceway. Oriol Servi\u00e0 won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Chicago race\nHeld August 22 at The Chicago Motor Speedway. Scott Dixon won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Laguna Seca race\nHeld September 12 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Guy Smith won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 57], "content_span": [58, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155530-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Lights season, Race summaries, Fontana race\nHeld October 30 at The California Speedway. Jonny Kane won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League\nThe 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League was highly competitive and parity was the order of the year. Team Menard had a very good season with their driver Greg Ray capturing 3 race wins in a row and the series championship. This was the last year before CART teams began to break ranks and jump to the IRL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200\nThe TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 was held on January 24 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Scott Sharp qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 97], "content_span": [98, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, MCI WorldCom 200\nThe MCI WorldCom 200 was held on March 28 at Phoenix International Raceway. Greg Ray qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on Fox Sports Net.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 73], "content_span": [74, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, VisionAire 500K\nThe VisionAire 500K was on held May 1 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Greg Ray qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on Speedvision.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 72], "content_span": [73, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Indianapolis 500\nThe Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Arie Luyendyk qualified on the pole position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 73], "content_span": [74, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Longhorn 500\nThe Longhorn 500 was held on June 12 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mark Dismore qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on Fox Sports Net.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 69], "content_span": [70, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Radisson 200\nThe Radisson 200 was held on June 27 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Greg Ray qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on Fox Sports Net.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 69], "content_span": [70, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Kobalt Mechanics Tools 500\nThe Kobalt Mechanics Tools 500 was held on July 17 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Billy Boat qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on Fox Sports Net.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 83], "content_span": [84, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200\nThe MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200 was held on August 1 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Mark Dismore qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on Fox.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 78], "content_span": [79, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Colorado Indy 200\nThe Colorado Indy 200 was held on August 29 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Greg Ray qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on Fox Sports Net.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 74], "content_span": [75, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Vegas.com 500\nThe Vegas.com 500 was held on September 26 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Sam Schmidt qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 70], "content_span": [71, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Mall.com 500\nThe Mall.com 500 was held on October 17 at Texas Motor Speedway. Greg Ray qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 69], "content_span": [70, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155531-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Final points standings\nAdditional points were awarded to the pole winner (3 points), the second best qualifier (2 points), the third best qualifier (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (2 point).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 63], "content_span": [64, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155532-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Insight.com Bowl\nThe 1999 Insight.com Bowl was the 11th edition of the game. It featured the Boston College Eagles and the Colorado Buffaloes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155532-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Insight.com Bowl, Game Summary, 1st Quarter\nColorado started off with a 10-yard touchdown run from Cortlen Johnson thus making it 7\u20130 Colorado. Mike Moschetti's 2 yard touchdown run made it 14\u20130. Colorado's Jason Sykes intercepted a Boston College pass, and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown, making it 21-0 Colorado, to close the 1st quarter scoring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155532-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Insight.com Bowl, Game Summary, 2nd Quarter\nIn the second quarter, Colorado's Rashidi Barnes intercepted a Boston College pass, and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown, making it 28-0. Ben Kelly later scored on an 88-yard punt return for Colorado giving them a 35-0 lead. With Colorado driving again, Boston College's George White intercepted a Colorado pass and returned it 78 yards for a score making it 35\u20137. Cortlen Johnson added a 2-yard touchdown for Colorado to make it 42\u20137. Jeremy Aldrich's 26 yard field goal made it 45\u20137 Colorado at the half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155532-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Insight.com Bowl, Game Summary, 3rd Quarter\nIn the third quarter, Jeremy Aldrich drilled a 21-yard field goal, making the score 48\u20137 Colorado. Boston College's Bryan Ardnt recovered a fumble in the end zone to make it 48\u201314. Colorado's Roman Hollowell scored on an 18-yard touchdown run to make it 55\u201314 Colorado at the end of three quarters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155532-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Insight.com Bowl, Game Summary, 4th Quarter\nColorado's Zac Colvin rushed 4 yards for a touchdown to make it 62\u201314. Boston College's Tim Hasselbeck threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Burke to make it 62\u201321. Doug Bessette scored on a 9-yard return of a blocked punt for Boston College, to make the final score 62\u201328.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 48], "content_span": [49, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155532-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Insight.com Bowl, Aftermath\nColorado's 62 points was an Insight Bowl record. Boston College won eight straight bowl games after this loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 32], "content_span": [33, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155533-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Intercontinental Cup\nThe 1999 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 30 November 1999 between Manchester United, winners of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, and Palmeiras, winners of the 1999 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 53,372 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155533-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Intercontinental Cup\nManchester United won the match 1\u20130, the winning goal scored by their captain, Roy Keane. This was United's only Intercontinental Cup triumph, having been beaten by Estudiantes in the 1968 competition. This game was Palmeiras' only appearance in the Intercontinental Cup. Ryan Giggs was given the man of the match award. Manchester United's victory made them the first and only team from England and also the British Isles to win the Intercontinental Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155533-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Intercontinental Cup, Venue\nFor the 20th season in a row, as a result of the competition's sponsorship by Toyota, the match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155533-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Intercontinental Cup, Match, Details\nAssistant referees: Jeon Young-Hyun (South Korea) Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)Fourth official: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155534-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)\nThe 1999 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was held in Australia from 3 to 14 November 1999. Eight countries contested the tournament, and has been the only Intercontinental Cup hosted in the Southern Hemisphere. The eight participating countries were Cuba, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, United States and Chinese Taipei. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155534-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)\nThe Cup was perhaps the brightest moment in the history of the Australia national baseball team, as they stunned the Cuba national baseball team in the finals, winning the game 4\u20133. The MVP of the tournament was also Australian MLB player and former All-Star, Dave Nilsson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 310]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00155535-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Intercontinental Final\nThe 1999 Intercontinental Final was the twenty-first running of the Intercontinental Final and was the second last qualifying stage for Motorcycle speedway riders to qualify for the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix series. The Final was run on 18 July at the Poole Stadium in Poole, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155536-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 International Formula 3000 Championship\nThe 1999 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fifteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker which was an FIA sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3000 racing cars. The title was contested over a ten-round series from 1 May to 25 September 1999. This was the first F3000 season in which every International Championship race took place during a Formula One weekend and supported the Grand Prix itself.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155536-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 International Formula 3000 Championship\n21 teams entered the championship. For 2000, the FIA imposed an upper limit of 15 teams of 2 cars each, with one of the places reserved for the winning team of the 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship; therefore, 7 bottom-ranked teams would not have been eligible to advance to the next year, which increased the competition. Portman-Arrows team collapsed midway through the championship, and Arden's Marc Goossens was disqualified in Hungary due to illegal changes in suspension, which denied Arden its first and the only points in the championship, causing a controversy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155536-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 International Formula 3000 Championship, Drivers and teams\nThe following drivers and teams took part in the 1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship. A Lola B99/50 chassis powered by a Zytek V8 engine was mandatory for all entries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 63], "content_span": [64, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155536-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 International Formula 3000 Championship, Calendar\nStarting in 1999, all International Formula 3000 were held on Formula One Grand Prix courses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 54], "content_span": [55, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155536-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 International Formula 3000 Championship, Complete Overview\nR=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify NT=no time set in qualifying DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third place DIS=disqualified in practice", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 63], "content_span": [64, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155537-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 International League season\nThe 1999 International League season took place from April to September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155537-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 International League season\nThe Charlotte Knights defeated the Durham Bulls to win the league championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155537-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 International League season, Playoffs, Division series\nThe North Division Scranton Red Barons (78-66) faced the IL Wild Card the Charlotte Knights (82-62). Charlotte defeated Scranton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155537-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 International League season, Playoffs, Division series\nThe South Division Champion Durham Bulls (83-60) faced the West Division Champion Columbus Clippers (83-58). Durham defeated Columbus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155537-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 International League season, Playoffs, Championship series\nCharlotte faced the PCL Champions the (Vancouver Canadians) from the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A World Series. Vancouver won the Series 3 games to 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 63], "content_span": [64, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155538-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix\nThe 1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in St. P\u00f6lten, Austria that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 17 May until 23 May 1999. Second-seeded Marcelo R\u00edos won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155538-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles\nAndrew Florent /  Andrei Olhovskiy defeated  Brent Haygarth /  Robbie Koenig, 5\u20137, 6\u20134, 7\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155539-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in St. P\u00f6lten, Austria that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 17\u201323 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155539-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155540-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in St. P\u00f6lten, Austria that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 17\u201323 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155540-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series\nThe 1999 International Rules Series was the sixth annual International Rules Series and the second time that a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia since the series resumed in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series\nThe 1999 series was played in Australia with a two-test series used to decide the winner. The first test was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the second test was played at Football Park in Adelaide. The 1999 Series was historic for the fact that a then record crowd of 64,326 turned up at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first test followed by a strong 45,187 fans at the second test in Adelaide. The two combined crowds equalled to 109,513, smashing the opening record at the previous year's series in Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series\nThe second test of the 1999 series in Adelaide finished as a draw, the first time such a result occurred in an international rules series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series, Series overview\nThe first test was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of a then record crowd of 64,326. In a high scoring game, the Irish were victorious with McDermott scoring Ireland's only goal of the match. The Australians were not disgraced, finishing just 8 points behind the Irish at the end of the night with Nathan Buckley kicking 5 overs. The second test provided a unique result. In a first for any international rules game, the second test finished as a draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series, Series overview\nDespite this, the Irish still won the series by 8 points on aggregate (their winning margin of the first test). Nathan Buckley again scored 5 overs, prompting many to pronounce him the Jim Stynes Medal winner. Michael O'Loughlin and Shane Crawford each scored a goal each whilst for the Irish, McDermott and Tohill gained scores of 7 in front of over 45,000 people at Football Park in Adelaide. Ireland won the series 122\u2013114 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series, Squads\nFor Australian squad see: Australia 1999 TeamFor Ireland squad see: Ireland 1999 Team", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series, Matches, First test\nOvers: Buckley 5, McRae 2, Waterhouse 2, Bell 2,Campbell 2, Leppitsch, Smith, West", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 52], "content_span": [53, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series, Matches, First test\nOvers: Canavan 3, Fallon 3, Giles 3, Kavanagh 3, Buckley, Dolan, Earley, Tohill", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 52], "content_span": [53, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155541-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 International Rules Series, Matches, Second test\nOvers: Fallon 2, Tohill 2, Buckley 2, Geraghty, Giles, Kavanagh, McManus, Stynes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155542-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg\nThe 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour.It was the 13th edition of The tournament and was held from 17 May until 23 May 1999. Unseeded Jennifer Capriati won the singles title and $27,500 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155542-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 59], "content_span": [60, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155542-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 59], "content_span": [60, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155542-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 59], "content_span": [60, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155542-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 59], "content_span": [60, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155542-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Finals, Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva /  Ai Sugiyama defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat, 2\u20136, 7\u20136(8\u20136), 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155543-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Singles was the tennis singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Strasbourg, France and part of the European clay court season. Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions, but they were defeated in the final by Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama, 2\u20136, 7\u20136(8\u20136), 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155544-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the thirteenth edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Strasbourg, France and part of the European clay court season. Irina Sp\u00eerlea was the champion from the previous year's edition of this tournament, but she did not partake in defence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155544-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Singles\nEntering as the World No. 113 and a former World No. 6 from 1991, Jennifer Capriati won her first tournament since 1993 without losing a set, defeating Russian second seed Elena Likhovtseva in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155544-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Internationaux de Strasbourg \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155545-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Internazionali di Tennis di San Marino\nThe 1999 Internazionali di Tennis di San Marino was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in City of San Marino, San Marino that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 August until 15 August 1999. Unseeded Galo Blanco won the singles titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155545-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Internazionali di Tennis di San Marino, Finals, Doubles\nLucas Arnold Ker /  Mariano Hood defeated  Petr P\u00e1la /  Pavel V\u00edzner, 6\u20133, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 60], "content_span": [61, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155546-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Inverclyde Council election\nElections to Inverclyde Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as other Scottish Local Government elections and the first Scottish Parliament Election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155546-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Inverclyde Council election\nThis was the second election using 20 single member wards, in which the Scottish Labour Party won a majority of seats, winning 11.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155547-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Investor Swedish Open\nThe 1999 Investor Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in B\u00e5stad, Sweden that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 52nd edition of the tournament and was held from 5 July until 11 July 1999. Unseeded Juan Antonio Mar\u00edn won the singles titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155547-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Investor Swedish Open, Finals, Doubles\nDavid Adams /  Jeff Tarango defeated  Nicklas Kulti /  Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m, 7\u20136(8\u20136), 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155548-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Investor Swedish Open \u2013 Doubles\nMagnus Gustafsson and Magnus Larsson were the defending champions, but they did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155548-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Investor Swedish Open \u2013 Doubles\nDavid Adams and Jeff Tarango won the title by defeating Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m, 7\u20136 (8\u20136), 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155548-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Investor Swedish Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155549-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Investor Swedish Open \u2013 Singles\nThe defending champion was Magnus Gustafsson, but he lost in the second round to Mart\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez. The unseeded Juan Antonio Mar\u00edn from Costa Rica won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155549-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Investor Swedish Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155550-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team\nThe 1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for new head coach Kirk Ferentz, who replaced legendary Iowa coach Hayden Fry who retired at the end of the 1998 season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155550-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Northern Illinois\nThe win over the Huskies marked Kirk Ferentz's first victory as head coach at Iowa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 67], "content_span": [68, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155551-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Iowa State Cyclones football team\nThe 1999 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Dan McCarney.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155552-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ipswich Borough Council election\nElections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155553-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Iranian local elections\nThe elections for City and Village Councils of Iran were held on 26 February 1999, for the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran to elect some 200,000 seats. Though many sources consider the elections the first local elections since the Iranian Revolution, two decade earlier 1979 local elections took place in a more limited scope.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155553-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Iranian local elections\nThese elections saw great levels of public participation and civic engagement and still tend to be viewed as an \"historic moment\" and important opportunity for citizens to play an active part in the management of their municipalities at a local level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155553-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Iranian local elections\nIn many large cities, especially Tehran and Isfahan, candidates from 2nd of Khordad movement won the elections. Independents were elected in most rural areas, reflecting concern for local issues which competed with the wider national debate over an emerging \u201ccivil society.\u201d", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155553-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Iranian local elections\nThe elections marked an unprecedented presence of women in politics of Iran, 114 women won first or second place in 109 cities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155554-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Iraqi Elite Cup\nThe Ninth Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: \u0628\u0637\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0623\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0633\u0639\u0629\u200e), commonly referred to as the 1999 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: \u0643\u0623\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062e\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a 1999\u200e), was the ninth occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup, organised by the Iraq Football Association. The top eight teams of the 1998\u201399 Iraqi Premier League competed in the tournament. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Zawraa defeated Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155555-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Iraqi Perseverance Cup\nThe 1999 Iraqi Perseverance Cup (Arabic: \u0643\u0623\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0628\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642\u064a 1999\u200e) was the 4th edition of the Iraqi Super Cup. The match was contested between Baghdad rivals Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 15 September 1999 as a curtain-raiser to the 1999\u20132000 season. Al-Zawraa retained their title, winning 5\u20134 on penalties after a 2\u20132 draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155556-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia\n1999 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia. The Ireland national rugby union team embarked on their third tour of Australia having also visited in 1979 and 1994. The tour saw Brian O'Driscoll make his full international in the first test against Australia. In 2001, O'Driscoll, together with Jeremy Davidson and Malcolm O'Kelly would return to Australia with the British and Irish Lions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155557-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Greyhound Derby\nThe 1999 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 18 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155557-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Greyhound Derby\nThe winner Spring Time won \u00a360,000 and was trained and owned by Gerald Watson and bred by Charles Magill. The race was sponsored by the Ireland on Sunday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155557-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nChart King returned to Ireland as the winner of the 1999 English Greyhound Derby and 1999 Scottish Greyhound Derby champion and went into the Irish Derby as the 7-2 ante-post favourite. Other leading contenders included English Derby finalist Deerfield Sunset.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155557-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nChart King won his first round heat in a fast 30.04. Frisby Full (Reggie Roberts) was fastest in 29.93 and there were also wins for Deerfield Sunset and triple major race winner Borna Survivor, he had already won the Produce Stakes, the Oaks and Dundalk International.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155557-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nRound two saw Chart King complete sixteen consecutive wins by recording 29.94. Frisby Full won again in 29.96 as did Borna Survivor and Airmount Rover won well. The third round was the exact opposite if the second and the favourites tumbled out of the competition. Borna Survivor and Deerfield Sunset found trouble and were both eliminated behind Lodgefield Jack before Chart King ran poorly and failed to progress; he was retired to stud.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155557-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nMr Bozz won the first semi-final from Lodgefield Jack and Airmount Rover with hot favourite Frisby Full encountering trouble and exiting the event. Badge of Tidings completed proceedings in heat two beating Spring Time and Hi Dingle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155557-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report\nSpring Time was a well supported 7-4 favourite in the final after only one defeat in competition (the semi-finals). She justified the odds by winning comfortably by three lengths despite finding a little trouble during the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155558-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Masters\nThe 1999 Irish Masters was the twenty-fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 21 to 28 March 1999. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155558-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish Masters\nStephen Hendry won the tournament for the third time, defeating Stephen Lee 9\u20138 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155559-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish local elections\nThe 1999 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on 11 June 1999, on the same day as the European elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155559-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Irish local elections, Results\n18 Workers' Party councillors had left the party in 1992 upon the creation of Democratic Left. By the 1999 elections, 16 Democratic Left councillors had merged with the Labour Party, and one Workers' Party councillor had joined Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155560-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Island Games\nThe 1999 Island Games were the eighth Island Games, and were held in Gotland, from June 26 to July 2, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155561-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Islands District Council election\nThe 1999 Islands District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 7 elected members to the 19-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election\nEarly general elections for both the Prime Minister and the Knesset were held in Israel on 17 May 1999 following a vote of no confidence in the government; the incumbent Likud Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ran for re-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election\nThis election was only the second time in Israeli history an election had been held for the Prime Minister's post in addition to elections for the Knesset. The first such election, in 1996 had been an extremely tight contest between Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu on the right, and Labor's Shimon Peres on the left; the right had won by less than one percent (about 29,000 votes).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election\nEhud Barak, promising to storm the citadels of peace regarding negotiations with the Palestinians and withdraw from Lebanon by July 2000, won the election in a landslide victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Background, Wye River Memorandum\nIn the Israeli\u2013Palestinian peace process, although the Likud government had negotiated the Wye River Memorandum and it had passed the Knesset overwhelmingly in November 1998, subsequent negotiations with the Palestinians were going badly. The lack of progress had alienated support for the government on the left, as well as on its right. The left claimed negotiations were moving too slowly, while the more extreme right were unhappy with the contemplated territorial concessions included in the memorandum itself.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Background, Disintegration of the Likud\u2013Gesher\u2013Tzomet alliance\nThe Likud\u2013Gesher\u2013Tzomet alliance had fallen apart, with more members leaving Likud to set up Herut \u2013 The National Movement and the Centre Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 93], "content_span": [94, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Background, Disintegration of the Likud\u2013Gesher\u2013Tzomet alliance\nNetanyahu's government finally gave up the ghost due to difficulties in passing the state budget and in January 1999 passed a bill calling for early elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 93], "content_span": [94, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Background, Establishment of the One Israel alliance\nEhud Barak, the leader of the main opposition Labor Party, was Netanyahu's main contender in this election. Before the elections, Ehud Barak's Labor Party formed an alliance with Gesher and Meimad called One Israel in the hope that a united front on the centre-left would give them enough seats to form a more stable coalition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 83], "content_span": [84, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Background, The ongoing South Lebanon conflict\nThe rising death toll and lack of military victory in Israel's long-running occupation in south Lebanon had soured voter support for the Likud policy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 77], "content_span": [78, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Campaign\nInitially, three other candidates planned to run; these included: Benny Begin of Herut \u2013 The National Movement, running to the right of Likud; Azmi Bishara of the Israeli Arab Balad party, running to the left of One Israel and the first from that minority to stand for Prime Minister, and; Yitzhak Mordechai of the Centre Party, running on positions between those of Likud on the right and One Israel on the left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Campaign\nOver the course of the campaign however, Begin, Bishara, and Mordechai all dropped out of the race for Prime Minister, after it became clear that they could not win, and that their continued presence would cost votes for the major candidates, Barak and Netanyahu, at their respective ends of the political spectrum. The parties these other candidates represented however, continued to run in the concurrent Knesset elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Campaign\nTwo parties, Manhigut Yehudit and Voice of the Environment, initially signed up to participate in the elections, but withdrew their candidacy before election day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Results, Knesset\nYisrael Beiteinu gained a seat after the vote-sharing process was completed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Aftermath\nAlthough Barak won the Prime Ministerial election comfortably, his One Israel alliance won only 26 seats, meaning he had to form a convoluted coalition with Shas, Meretz, Yisrael BaAliyah, the Centre Party, the National Religious Party and United Torah Judaism.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 40], "content_span": [41, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Aftermath\nWhen Barak's government collapsed after the start of the Second Intifada and the October Israeli Arab riots in 2000, Barak called new elections for Prime Minister in the hope of winning an authoritative mandate. However, he was well-beaten by Ariel Sharon and subsequently resigned from politics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 40], "content_span": [41, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Aftermath, The 15th Knesset\nAfter winning the Prime Ministerial elections, Ehud Barak formed the 28th government of Israel on 6 July 1999. His coalition included One Israel, Shas, Meretz, Yisrael BaAliyah, the Centre Party, the National Religious Party and United Torah Judaism, and initially had 16 ministers, though the number later rose to 24. Avraham Burg was appointed as Speaker of the Knesset.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Aftermath, The 15th Knesset\nUnited Torah Judaism left the coalition in September 1999 after a breach of the Sabbath. The government finally collapsed on 10 December 2000 when Barak resigned in the face of the outbreak of the Second Intifada and the Israeli Arab riots of October. Barak called new elections for the position of Prime Minister, which he lost to Ariel Sharon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Aftermath, The 15th Knesset\nSharon formed the 29th government on 7 March 2001. He set up a national unity government, including Likud, Labor-Meimad, Shas, the Centre Party, the National Religious Party, United Torah Judaism, Yisrael BaAliyah, and National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu. Sharon's government had 26 ministers, which later rose to 29, necessitating the addition of a small table to the end of the Ministers row in the Knesset.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Aftermath, The 15th Knesset\nDuring the Knesset term, there were several splits, mergers, and defections. The One Israel alliance broke into its constituent parts, Labor-Meimad (25 seats) and Gesher (2 seats). Five members left the Centre Party, with three forming New Way and two establishing Lev, which immediately merged into Likud. Later, two of the three that set up New Way resigned from the Knesset and were replaced by Centre Party members, whilst the remaining New Way MK joined Labor-Meimad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155562-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 Israeli general election, Aftermath, The 15th Knesset\nTwo MKs left Yisrael BaAliyah to establish the Democratic Choice, whilst three MKs left the United Arab List; two established the Arab National Party and one formed National Unity \u2013 National Progressive Alliance. Michael Kleiner left the National Union to establish Herut \u2013 The National Movement, whilst the National Union became allied to Yisrael Beiteinu. Ahmed Tibi left Balad to establish Ta'al.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 58], "content_span": [59, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings\nThe 1999 Istanbul bombings were a pair of bombings that took place in Istanbul, Turkey on March 13, killing 13, and March 14, 1999, injuring two. A third bomb was found in a Burger King outlet but successfully defused.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings\nA Turkish court sentenced Cevat Soysal to 18 years and nine months in prison on June 25, 2002, for allegedly having ordered the attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings, Aftermath\nThese three events caused widespread fear and anger among the people of Turkey and brought more attention to the Kurdish PKK party, who were blamed for the bombings; in the aftermath, one of their leader, Cevat Soysal, was taken to court. The media called the PKK and its leaders \u201cterrorist,\u201d \u201ctraitors to their country,\u201d and \u201cinsidious.\u201d These events also disrupted financial inflows to Turkey because the bombings were focused on very busy areas, and resulted in tourist warnings being issued.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings, Aftermath\nAuthorities arrested several people suspected of involvement in the bombings, most notably Cevat Soysal. \u201cCevat Soysal was taken into custody by authorities under the suspicion of being a leader in the PKK on 13 July 1999 in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, Moldova. The indictment said that he had been in contact with Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the PKK, and allegedly provided Mr. Ocalan with information about people he had trained to commit violent acts. An accusation based on a number of phone calls from Soysal's phone that were recorded through wiretap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings, Aftermath\nThe prosecution claimed that after the arrest of Mr. Ocalan, Soysal ordered a series of violent acts to occur, including the bombings of Marvi Carsi on March 13 and March 14. The courts tried to pin these two incidences on Soysal but could not. These accusations did not hold up because of how general Soysal spoke over the recorded phone calls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings, Aftermath\nDuring the trial, Soysal's lawyer asked for the phone log recording between Soysal and the other supposed people. The court denied him access to these recording on multiple occasions. The prosecution then sought out a verbal sample to compare to the recording they already had but Soysal refused since he was not allowed to hear the recording that were being used as evidence. Soysal also asked for the criminal case concerning the bombing of Marvi Carsi but that was denied as well. Soysal's lawyer petitioned for access to these files and recordings every court date but it kept getting denied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings, Aftermath\nThe reason it kept being declined was that it had already been denied before. At the end of the court dates Soysal was convicted of membership of the PKK under Article 168 1 of the former Criminal Code and sentenced to eighteen years and nine months\u2019 imprisonment. The court trials lasted from 1999 to 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings, Aftermath\nThe Soysal trial was widely criticized, largely because most of the expert opinion on the evidence was provided by police officers, who were accused of being biased because many police officers died in the bombings. The court was also criticized for failing to get an unbiased expert that would satisfy both sides., and after the case, the PKK targeted the police more aggressively with bombs. One was a suicide bomber that walked up to a group of police and set off her bombs killing multiple police and civilian.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155563-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Istanbul bombings, Aftermath\nA couple of her bombs did not go off and were diffused by experts afterward. The next bombing was on a police bus again in a busy area. The bomber set of the bombs on the side of the bus killing several police officers. Similar bombings continued for some time. Eventually, on 30 November 2008, Cevat Soysal was released from prison on probation and returned to Germany, where his family were living.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155564-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Istanbul summit\nThe 1999 Istanbul Summit was the 6th Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) summit and was held in Istanbul, Turkey from November 18 until November 19, resulting in the adoption of the Istanbul Summit Declaration and the signing of the Charter for European Security. Also in Istanbul, 30 OSCE states signed the Agreement on the Adapted Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, which amended the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe to reflect the changes since the end of the Cold War. There was also verbal clash between Russia and the West over NATO intervention in Kosovo Conflict and beginning of Second Chechen War.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155564-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Istanbul summit\nThe Transnistria conflict, the Abkhaz\u2013Georgian conflict and the Georgian\u2013Ossetian conflict were also discussed. In the summit, Russia promised to have withdrawn its military forces from Moldova and Georgia by 31 December 2002, which did not happen in the end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155565-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Italian Figure Skating Championships (Italian: Campionati Italiani Assoluti 1999 Pattinaggio Di Figura Su Ghiaccio) was held in Milan from December 11 through 13, 1998. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing. The results were used to choose the teams to the 1999 World Championships, the 1999 European Championships, and the 1999 World Junior Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155566-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship\nThe 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 7 rounds. 16 different teams and 27 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all teams had to utilize Lola T96/50 chassis with Zytek engines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155566-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship, Calendar\nAll races were held in Italy, excepting Donington Park round which held in the United Kingdom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155566-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship, Results\nRace 3 Pole Position originally won by Oliver Martini, but all his times were cancelled and he started from last grid position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155566-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship, Results\nRace 3 original first finisher and winner Ananda Mikola, but he was disqualified due to an illegal positioning of the datalogger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Italian Grand Prix (formally the 70o Gran Premio Campari d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 September 1999 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza near Monza, Italy. It was the thirteenth race of the 1999 Formula One World Championship, and the last held on this layout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix\nThe 53-lap race was won by Heinz-Harald Frentzen, driving a Jordan-Mugen-Honda, after McLaren's Mika H\u00e4kkinen, seeking to defend his Drivers' Championship title, spun off while leading comfortably. Ralf Schumacher was second in a Williams-Supertec, with Mika Salo third in a Ferrari. H\u00e4kkinen's rival Eddie Irvine finished sixth in the other Ferrari, thus moving level on points with the Finn at the top of the Drivers' Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix\nThough the victory moved Frentzen to within ten points of H\u00e4kkinen and Irvine, it would turn out to be his third and last victory in Formula One, as well as the last for engine suppliers Mugen. It was also the Jordan team's only victory in dry conditions, their others coming in the rain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying\nGoing into the race, McLaren's Mika H\u00e4kkinen led the Drivers' Championship by a single point from Ferrari's Eddie Irvine, with Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen and H\u00e4kkinen's team-mate David Coulthard also still in contention. H\u00e4kkinen was expected to do well on the fast Monza circuit, and duly claimed pole position by half a second from Frentzen. Coulthard was third, while Alessandro Zanardi, who had been having a poor year with Williams, was fourth, just ahead of teammate Ralf Schumacher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying\nOn Ferrari's home soil, Irvine had a poor qualifying session and could only manage eighth, behind teammate Mika Salo in sixth and Stewart's Rubens Barrichello \u2013 who had just signed with Ferrari to replace Irvine in 2000 \u2013 in seventh. Completing the top ten were Damon Hill in the second Jordan and Olivier Panis in the Prost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAt the start, H\u00e4kkinen led away while Zanardi shot past Coulthard and Frentzen into second. Frentzen quickly re-passed Zanardi, but Coulthard fell further back, behind Schumacher and Salo. Meanwhile, at the back of the field, Minardi's Marc Gen\u00e9 tangled with Arrows' Pedro de la Rosa at the Roggia chicane and became the first retirement, while on the second lap Benetton's Giancarlo Fisichella and Sauber's Pedro Diniz both spun off at the Rettifilo chicane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn lap 3, Zanardi ran over a kerb and damaged the underside of his car. He managed to hold on to third place for another 15 laps, while H\u00e4kkinen and Frentzen pulled away. Barrichello passed Coulthard on lap 11 and then Salo on lap 19, while Zanardi waved Schumacher past on lap 18. On lap 24, there was more drama at the back as Toranosuke Takagi in the second Arrows tried to overtake Luca Badoer in the second Minardi at the Rettifilo, only to run into the back of Badoer and end his race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nBarrichello overtook Zanardi on lap 26; Salo did the same at the start of lap 28. At this point, H\u00e4kkinen led Frentzen by eight seconds, with Schumacher a further two-and-a-half seconds back. But on lap 30, going into the Rettifilo, H\u00e4kkinen made a mistake changing gear \u2013 selecting first instead of second \u2013 and spun off, in a virtual repeat of his unforced error at San Marino earlier in the year. In a rare show of emotion, the Finn burst into tears at the side of the track.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nFrentzen thus inherited the lead as the front-runners began to make their pit stops. When these had been completed, Salo had moved back ahead of Barrichello and into third, while Coulthard and Irvine had both leapfrogged Zanardi and were now fifth and sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOver the closing laps, Frentzen retained a comfortable lead over Schumacher \u2013 despite the Williams driver setting the fastest lap of the race on lap 48 \u2013 while Coulthard tried unsuccessfully to find a way past Barrichello, allowing Salo to pull away from both of them. Frentzen's eventual margin of victory was 3.2 seconds, with a further eight seconds back to Salo and another six back to Barrichello. Coulthard finished half a second behind the Stewart driver, but nine ahead of Irvine, who himself held off Zanardi for the final point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155567-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThis point moved Irvine level with H\u00e4kkinen in the Drivers' Championship on 60 points apiece, while the win put Frentzen just ten points behind on 50, with Coulthard on 48. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari cut McLaren's lead to six points, 108 to 102.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis)\nThe 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis)\nThe men's field was led by ATP No. 2, Rotterdam, Australian Open titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Wimbledon, Vienna winner, Paris runner-up Pete Sampras and Sydney champion, Masters Cup winner \u00c0lex Corretja. Also competing were US Open defending champion Patrick Rafter, London titlist Richard Krajicek, Carlos Moy\u00e1, Tim Henman and Marcelo R\u00edos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis)\nThe women's draw was headlined by the WTA No. 1, Australian Open, Tokyo winner, and Sydney finalist Martina Hingis; the Cairo titlist, and Hamburg semi-finalist Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario; and  the Key Biscayne, Oklahoma, Hamburg champion Venus Williams. Other top seeds were Gold Coast runner-up Mary Pierce, Gold Coast champion Patty Schnyder, Indian Wells champion Serena Williams, and Frenchwomen Nathalie Tauziat and Sandrine Testud.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis), WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis), WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis), WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis), WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles\nEllis Ferreira /  Rick Leach defeated  David Adams /  John-Laffnie de Jager, 6\u20137, 6\u20131, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155568-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Anna Kournikova defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat, 6\u20132, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 51], "content_span": [52, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155569-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155569-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155570-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nThe 1999 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Italian Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155570-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155570-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nGustavo Kuerten won the title, defeating Patrick Rafter 6\u20134, 7\u20135, 7\u20136(8\u20136) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155571-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 Italian Open \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Rome, Italy, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Southern Europe. It was the fifth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Su\u00e1rez were the defending champions, but lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155571-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nHingis and Kournikova won this tournament by defeating Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155571-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155572-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 Italian Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Rome, Italy, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Southern Europe. It was the fifth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155572-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nWilliams won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20132 against Mary Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155572-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155573-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Open \u2013 Women's Singles Qualifying\nThe 1999 Italian Open was a WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor clay courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155574-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian Superturismo Championship\nThe 1999 Italian Superturismo Championship season was the thirteenth edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship. The season began in Misano on 17 April and finished in Vallelunga on 10 October, after ten rounds. Fabrizio Giovanardi won the championship, driving an Alfa Romeo 156; the Italian manufacturer won the constructors' championship, while Roberto Colciago took the privateers' trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155575-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian local elections\nThe 1999 Italian local elections were held on 13 June and 27 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155575-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian local elections\nIn Sicily the elections were also held on November 28 (first round) and December 12 (second round).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155575-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian local elections\nIn Trentino-Alto Adige the elections were held on May 16 (first round) and May 30 (second round).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155575-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian local elections\nThe elections were won by the new centre-left coalition between the Democrats of the Left, led by Massimo D'Alema and the Italian People's Party (allied in The Olive Tree coalition).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155575-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian local elections\nHowever the election saw the return on the scene of the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and of his centre-right coalition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155576-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 6 June 1999 at the Mugello Circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155576-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, 250 cc classification\nLoris Capirossi was black-flagged for causing Marcellino Lucchi's crash at the start of the race; in addition, as he did not return to the pits within one lap after having been shown the flag, he was banned from the following event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155576-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 81], "content_span": [82, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155577-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian presidential election\nThe 1999 election of the President of the Italian Republic was held on 13 May 1999. As a second-level, indirect election, only Members of Parliament and regional deputies were entitled to vote. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was elected head of state of the Italian Republic, a role of representation of national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution, in the framework of a parliamentary system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155577-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian presidential election\nOn 13 May, the former Prime Minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was elected on the first ballot with 707 votes. His term officially started with a swearing-in ceremony held on 18 May.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155577-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian presidential election, Procedure\nAccording to the Italian Constitution, the election must be held in the form of secret ballot, with the Senators, the Deputies and 58 regional representatives allowed to cast their votes. When the 1999 election was held, the Senate counted 322 members and the Chamber of Deputies counted 630 members; the electors were in total 1010. The election is held in the Palazzo Montecitorio, home of the Chamber of Deputies, with the capacity of the building being expanded for the purpose. The first three ballots require a two-thirds majority of the voters in order to elect a President. The election is conducted by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, who has the authority to proceed to the public counting of the votes. The presidential mandate lasts seven years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 45], "content_span": [46, 812]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155577-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian presidential election, Procedure\nOn 13 May 1999, the President of the Chamber of Deputies Luciano Violante, in agreement with the President of the Senate Nicola Mancino, convened the two houses of the Italian Parliament, integrated with a number of representatives appointed by the twenty Italian regions, in a common session in order to commence voting for the election of the new President of the Italian Republic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 45], "content_span": [46, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155577-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian presidential election, Ballots, First ballot (13 May)\nPrime Minister Massimo D'Alema initially proposed Carlo Azeglio Ciampi as government's official candidate, in an attempt to reach an agreement with the House of Freedoms, whose votes would have been necessary to have a successful election at the first ballot; however, the centre-right opposition declared it intend to vote for Ciampi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 66], "content_span": [67, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155577-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian presidential election, Ballots, First ballot (13 May)\nThe voting operations resulted in the election of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi as President of the Italian Republic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 66], "content_span": [67, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155578-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italian referendum\nAn abrogative referendum on the electoral law was held in Italy on 18 April 1999. Voters were asked whether they approved of replacing the mixed-member proportional representation electoral system (in which 75% of seats in Parliament were elected in single-member constituencies and 25% by compensatory proportional representation) with one based solely on single-member constituencies, with the 25% of seats instead allocated to the second-placed in the constituencies with the most votes. The proposal was supported by larger parties, but opposed by smaller ones. Although the proposal was approved by 91.5% of voters, turnout was only 49.6%, resulting in the referendum being invalidated as the threshold of 50% was not passed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 754]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155579-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa\nThe 1999 Italy rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played in June 1999 in South Africa by Italy national rugby union team, to prepare the 1999 Rugby World CupIt was an infamous tour, and after that, the Coach of \"Azzurri\" , Georges Coste, that only one year before led the team to his best results in the story, was fired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat\nThe 1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat took place on 24 December 1999. It was the first coup d'\u00e9tat since the independence of Ivory Coast and led to the President Henri Konan B\u00e9di\u00e9 being deposed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, Background\nEver since independence in 1960, Ivory Coast had been controlled by F\u00e9lix Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny. During the first decades of his rule, Ivory Coast enjoyed economic prosperity and was politically stable. However, the later years of his rule saw the downturn of the Ivorian economy and signs of political instability.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, Background\nHenri Konan B\u00e9di\u00e9 succeeded as president after Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny's death in 1993. The economic situation continued to worsen. B\u00e9di\u00e9 was accused of corruption, political repression, and of stripping immigrants from neighboring countries of their political rights by promoting the concept of Ivoirit\u00e9, which placed in doubt the nationality of many people of foreign origin and caused tension between people from the north and the south of Ivory Coast. Dissatisfaction kept growing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nA group of soldiers led by Tuo Fozi\u00e9 rebelled on 23 December 1999. Refusing to step down at the soldiers' demand, B\u00e9di\u00e9 was overthrown by a coup d'\u00e9tat the following day. Former army commander Robert Gu\u00e9\u00ef, although not having led the coup d'\u00e9tat, was called out of retirement as head of a National Public Salvation Committee (French: Comit\u00e9 National de Salut Public).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nScattered gunfire were heard around Abidjan. Gu\u00e9\u00ef announced the dissolution of parliament, the former government, the constitutional council and the supreme court. The rebels took control of Abidjan Airport and key bridges, set up checkpoints, and opened prison gates to release political prisoners and other inmates. Mobs took advantage of the power vacuum to hijack cars. Some parts of Abidjan were also looted by soldiers and civilians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nOn television, Gu\u00e9\u00ef announced that he had seized power. He also made a television address to the people and foreign diplomatic personnel, in which he gave assurances that democracy would be respected, international agreements would be maintained, the security of Ivorians and non-Ivorians would be guaranteed, missions to foreign countries would be sent to explain the reasons for the coup, and the problems of farmers would be addressed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nMany Ivorians welcomed the coup, saying that they hoped the army would improve Ivory Coast's shaky economic and political circumstances. France, the United States and several African countries, however, condemned the coup and called for a return to civilian rule. Canada suspended all direct aid to Ivory Coast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nThere were indications within a few months of the coup that the country was sliding into a pattern of arbitrariness. The Ivorian Human Rights League (French: Ligue ivoirienne des droits de l'homme) issued a condemnation of human rights abuses, charging the security forces, among other things, with summary executions of alleged criminals without investigation and of harassment of commercial entities. Many cases of abuse were committed by the soldiers. Also, soldiers demanded increases in pay or bonus payments, causing many mutinies. The most serious one of these mutinies took place on 4 July 2000. The mutineers targeted the cities of Abidjan, Bouake, Katiola, Korhogo, and Yamoussoukro in particular. After some days of confusion and tension, an agreement was reached between the discontented soldiers and the authorities. Under the agreement, each soldier would receive 1 million CFA francs (about $1,400).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 949]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nFollowing the mutiny of July 2000, four officials of the Rally of the Republicans (French: Rassemblement des r\u00e9publicains (RDR)) were also arrested during an investigation into a possible coup attempt. The RDR is the party of Alassane Dramane Ouattara, F\u00e9lix Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny's last Prime Minister and the political rival of the ousted former president Henri Konan B\u00e9di\u00e9. The four arrested officials, including Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the Deputy Secretary General of the RDR, were released without charge some days later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nDespite the junta's denunciation of Ivoirit\u00e9, the campaign against people of foreign origin continued. In April 2000, Robert Gu\u00e9\u00ef expelled the representatives of the RDR from the government. A new constitution, approved by referendum on 23 July 2000, controversially barred all presidential candidates other than those whose parents were Ivorian, and Ouattara was disqualified from the 2000 presidential election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nThe tension between people from the north and the south still remained unsolved, as many people in the north are of foreign origin. Discrimination toward people originating in neighbouring countries is one of the cause of the Ivorian Civil War, which broke out in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nA presidential election was held on 22 October 2000. All of the major opposition candidates except for Laurent Koudou Gbagbo of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) were barred from standing. Gu\u00e9\u00ef was defeated by Gbagbo but refused to recognize the result. Ouattara, excluded from this election, called for a new election. Street protests broke out, bringing Gbagbo to power, and Gu\u00e9\u00ef fled to Gouessesso, near the Liberian border. Laurent Gbagbo took office as president on 26 October 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155580-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivorian coup d'\u00e9tat, The coup\nOn 13 November, Gu\u00e9\u00ef recognised the legitimacy of the presidency of Gbagbo. On 10 December 2000, parliamentary elections were held and won by Gbagbo's Ivorian Popular Front. However, the election was not held in northern Ivory Coast because of the unrest related to the election boycott by the DRD until the by-election on 14 January 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155581-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series\nThe 1999 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series took place at Joseph J. O'Donnell Field in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 8 and 9, 1999. The series matched the regular season champions of each of the league's two divisions. Harvard, the winner of the series, claimed their third consecutive, and third overall, title and the Ivy League's automatic berth in the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Harvard's fourth appearance in the Championship Series, all of which were consecutive, and all of which matched them against Princeton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155581-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series\nPrinceton also made their fourth appearance in the Championship Series. The Tigers won the event in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155582-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 J.League Cup, Overview\nIt was contested by 26 teams, and Kashiwa Reysol won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 27], "content_span": [28, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155583-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 J.League Cup Final\n1999 J.League Cup Final was the 7th final of the J.League Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on November 3, 1999. Kashiwa Reysol won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155584-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 J.League Division 1\nThe 1999 season was the seventh season of the J-League Division 1. The league began in March and ended in November. For this year, the division was contested by 16 teams following the folding of Yokohama Fl\u00fcgels and the relegation of Consadole Sapporo to the newly formed Division 2. In a year dominated by Shizuoka Prefecture, J\u00fabilo Iwata won the 1st stage with neighbours Shimizu S-Pulse winning the 2nd stage. Iwata won the J.League Division 1 title for the after triumphing on penalty kicks in the Suntory Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155584-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 J.League Division 1, Clubs\nFollowing sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155585-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 J.League Division 2, Overview\nThis was the first season of J2, the professional second tier in Japan. It replaced the JFL, which was moved to the 3rd tier. The league was contested by 10 teams, and Kawasaki Frontale won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement\n1999 JU Anti- Rape Movement is a series of student protests against the culture of rape and sexual harassment in the Jahangirnagar University of Bangladesh. The movement initiated in 1998 when Bangladesh Chhatra League activists celebrated the 100th rape of women by their leader Jasimuddin Manik, who was the General Secretary of Jahangirnagar University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League. After a year-long protests dominated by female students, on August 2, 1999, Jasimuddin Manik and his armed cadres, accused of numerous rape and sexual harassments inside the campus were ousted from the university.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Background\nIn 1996, Bangladesh Awami League was elected to power after 21 years. After that, activists of Awami League's student wing, Bangladesh Chhatra League captured most of the university dormitories of Bangladesh and were dominating in the campus area because of the leniency of university authorities, Jahangirnagar University an institution in the suburb of capital Dhaka was no exception.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Background\nIn 1998, after the murder of a Bangladesh Chatra League activist Anand Kumar Ghosh, 9 leaders of the organization was expelled by the central committee. The committee also installed Jasimuddin Manik, an alleged rapist, in charge of the General Secretary of Jahangirnagar University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League. Using the muscle power and political backing from Awami League, Jasimuddin Manik, a student of Drama and Dramatics department of the university and the newly appointed General Secretary of the Jahangirnagar University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, and his followers started raping and harassing female students and local girls. Manik and his followers were widely known as \"Rapist Group\" in the campus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Background\nIn August 1998 Manabzamin a national daily of Bangladesh, brought the incidents of rape in Jahangirnagar University in light when they reported the rape of three female students in the campus by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists. This led to a series of protests in the campus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Protests\nOn 19 August 1998, the first major protest against the culture of rape and sexual harassment by Bangladesh Chhatra League leader and activists in Jahangirnagar University. A series of rallies and protests continued after that. The students of the university formed Jahangirnagar University General Students Unity in September 1998 and forced the authorities to form a committee to investigate the incidents of sexual harassment in Jahangirnagar University.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Protests\nOn 27 September 1998, the fact-finding committee found at least 20 confirmed cases of rape and 300 cases of sexual harassment inside the campus at different locations. The committee also found that, the kingpin of Bangladesh Chhatra League rapists, Jasimuddin Manik threw a cocktail party and offered sweets to his fellow Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on completion of his 100th rape.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Protests\nAfter knowing this, the enraged students continued protesting and demanded the expulsion of accused Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders as well as urged the authority to file case against them. The university expelled Jasimuddin Manik for life, but his followers got away with temporary suspensions ranging from one year to three year. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Alauddin Ahmed however refused to take any legal action against the accused including Jasimuddin Manik. A group of university teachers led by Professor Anu Muhammad termed this act as providing \"license to rape\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Protests\nAfter the protests, the rival group of Manik and his followers snatched away the control of the dormitories from them and ousted them from the campus, in October 1998. Manik and his men, because no case was filed against them, remained at large.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Protests\nHowever, Manik and his men stormed into the campus in July 1999 with firearms and took back the control of the dormitories under the nose of the authorities loyal to Awami League government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Protests\nOn August 2, 1999, general students of the university who were previously united under the Jahangirnagar University General Students Unity, organized a mass protest and stormed into the dormitories where Manik and his men were residing. The perpetrators known as the \"Rapist Group\" were ousted again from the campus that day, never to return.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Protests\nOn August 5 of 1999, students of Jahangirnagar University formed a human-chain on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway demanding punishment of the rapists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Aftermath\nNo cases were filled against the rapists on behalf of the university authority or Awami League government and none of the culprits were tried for the heinous crime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 37], "content_span": [38, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Aftermath\nMir Mehedi Hasan Titu, one of the followers of Manik and a member of the \"Rapist Group\", assaulted one of the leading figures of the movement Professor Rehnuma Ahmed on September 3 of 1999. He was expelled for two years after that. However, he contested in the Jahangirnagar University senate election from pro-Awami League panel in December 2017.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 37], "content_span": [38, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Aftermath\nThe university administration led by Professor Alauddin Ahmed later in October 2001 expelled seven activists of left-leaning organizations for organizing the movement and 52 others were asked to show cause why the university should not expel them. The action was however declared invalid by the High Court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 37], "content_span": [38, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155586-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 JU Anti-Rape Movement, Aftermath\nEven after two decades, Bangladesh Chhatra League men often boast of their ability to rape and threaten girls online referring to Jasimuddin Manik and his rapist group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 37], "content_span": [38, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155587-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jack Milne Cup\nThe 1999 Jack Milne Cup was the second staging of the annual Jack Milne Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155588-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season\nThe 1999 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 5th in the National Football League and their fifth under head coach Tom Coughlin. Wide receiver Jimmy Smith set a franchise record for most receptions and receiving yards in one season. Smith would finish second in the NFL in receiving yards with 1,636 yards. The Jaguars\u2019 regular season record of 14\u20132 still stands as their best record in franchise history. This would be the last time Jacksonville made the playoffs until 2005, the last season the team won a playoff game until 2007 and the last time the Jaguars won any division title until they won the AFC South title in 2017.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155588-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season\nThe Jaguars hired former Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers to be their defensive coordinator. Under Capers, the team went from 25th in 1998 to 4th in 1999 in total defense. The Jaguars defense yielded the fewest points in the NFL with 217 (an average of 13.6 points per game).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155588-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season\nPro Football Reference, however, argues that the 1999 Jaguars gained the fifth-easiest schedule of any NFL team between 1971 and 2017. Both regular season losses were to the Tennessee Titans, and they lost again to Tennessee in the AFC Championship Game, making the Titans the only team to beat them the entire season; Jacksonville would not reach the AFC Championship again until 2017. However, the only other occasion the Jaguars opposed a team with a winning record was their demolition of the 9\u20137 Dolphins in the divisional playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155588-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season\nMost significantly, Jacksonville missed Super Bowl champion St. Louis, despite defeating the other four teams then comprising the NFC West \u2013 including a 41\u20133 destruction of the San Francisco 49ers on opening day \u2013 while their non-division conference opponents were Broncos and Jets outfits weakened by injuries to Terrell Davis and Vinny Testaverde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155588-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Playoffs, AFC Divisional vs Miami Dolphins\nThe Jaguars number one defense forced seven Miami turnovers as the Jaguars won in one of the most lopsided games in NFL playoff history. The Jaguars were up 24\u20130 after the 1st quarter. The game was so one-sided that the Jaguars were up 41\u20130 in the 2nd quarter before the Dolphins were finally able to score. The highlight of the game was Fred Taylor\u2019s 90-yard touchdown run in the 1st quarter. This was the last game for both Miami quarterback Dan Marino and coach Jimmy Johnson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 76], "content_span": [77, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155588-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game vs Tennessee Titans\nThe Jaguars became the first team in NFL history to lose three games to the same team in the same season, with the third loss occurring as the home team (every team until this point had lost a third game on the road). Even though the Titans had four turnovers, the Jaguars had six which proved to be their downfall. The Jaguars failed to score in the 2nd half, in part due to the Titans defense which forced 4 turnovers after halftime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 85], "content_span": [86, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155588-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Jacksonville Jaguars season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game vs Tennessee Titans\nThe game started to fall out of the Jaguars reach when in the 3rd quarter, with the Titans up 17\u201314, Mark Brunell was sacked in the end zone for a safety. Then on the next play, Derrick Mason returned the kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, giving the Titans 9 points in just 17 seconds, putting them up 26\u201314. The Jaguars never recovered, and thus finished the season 0\u20133 versus the Titans, but 15\u20130 versus all remaining opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 85], "content_span": [86, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155589-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation\nThe 1999 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation (Chinese: 1999\u5e74\u5ea6\u5341\u5927\u52c1\u6b4c\u91d1\u66f2\u9812\u734e\u5178\u79ae) was held in January 2000. It is part of the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation series held in Hong Kong.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155589-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, Top 10 song awards\nThe top 10 songs (\u5341\u5927\u52c1\u6b4c\u91d1\u66f2) of 1999 are as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 75], "content_span": [76, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155590-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 James Madison Dukes football team\nThe 1999 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University (JMU) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 28th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with UMass after posting a 7\u20131 record in conference play. The Dukes earned a berth as the #12 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the first round to #5 seed Troy State, 7\u201327. JMU was led by first-year head coach Mickey Matthews.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155591-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Football League\nThe 1999 Japan Football League (Japanese: \u7b2c1\u56de\u65e5\u672c\u30d5\u30c3\u30c8\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0, Hepburn: Dai Ikkai Nihon Futtob\u014dru R\u012bgu) was the first season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155591-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Football League, Overview\nAfter the dissolution of former Japan Football League in order to form J. League Division 2, the new Japan Football League was established from this season as the nationwide top division for amateur clubs. It was originally planned to have 8 clubs, including seven former JFL clubs and Yokogawa Electric, promoted from Kant\u014d Soccer League, one of nine Japanese Regional Leagues. But it eventually became nine-club structure by accepting Yokohama FC, which was established by supporters of defunct Yokohama Fl\u00fcgels, as an associate member as an extralegal measures. Nine clubs played 24 matches each, in triple round-robin format. Yokohama F.C. won the championship but under the conditions of their associate membership were not eligible to promotion and had to stay in JFL for the next year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 36], "content_span": [37, 829]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155591-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Football League, Attendances\nSource: Notes:\u2020 The club was created by the supporters of disbanded J. League club Yokohama Fl\u00fcgels \u2013 therefore attendances are compared to Fl\u00fcgels' last record in J. League.\u2021 Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 39], "content_span": [40, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155591-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Football League, Promotion and relegation\nNo relegation has occurred because the league was expanding to 12 teams. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of the Regional League promotion series, ALO's Hokuriku and Tochigi SC were promoted automatically. In addition, FC Kyoken and Shizuoka Sangyo University were included by JFA and College FA recommendations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 52], "content_span": [53, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155592-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Golf Tour\nThe 1999 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 11 March to 12 December. The season consisted of 32 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155592-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Golf Tour, Schedule\nThe following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1999 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155593-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships\nThe 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999. Nicolas Kiefer and Amy Frazier won the singles titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155593-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 62], "content_span": [63, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155593-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 62], "content_span": [63, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155593-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 62], "content_span": [63, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155593-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles\nJeff Tarango /  Daniel Vacek defeated  Wayne Black /  Brian MacPhie, 4\u20133, retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 59], "content_span": [60, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155593-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles\nCorina Morariu /  Kimberly Po defeated  Catherine Barclay /  Kerry-Anne Guse, 6\u20133, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155594-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155594-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 59], "content_span": [60, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155595-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nThe 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from April 12 through April 18, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155595-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 59], "content_span": [60, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155596-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Japan Open; a WTA Tier III tournament held in Tokyo, Japan. Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155596-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nCorina Morariu and Kimberly Po won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20132 against Catherine Barclay and Kerry-Anne Guse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155597-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Japan Open; a WTA Tier III tournament held in Tokyo, Japan. Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion but lost in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20132 against Amy Frazier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series\nThe 1999 Japan Series was the 50th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the champion teams of the Pacific and Central Leagues. The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks represented the Pacific League, while the Chunichi Dragons represented the Central League. The Hawks won the series in five games, giving them their first Japan Series title since 1964.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Background\nThis was an interesting series in that neither team had reached the Japan Series in the 1990s (and in Daiei's case, they hadn't reached the Series in the '80s, either). Both teams also had long-standing championship droughts: Chunichi had not won the Series since 1954, and Daiei had not won since 1964, when they were known as the Nankai Hawks. Also heightening the drama was the managers: Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh had been a longtime star slugger with the Yomiuri Giants, and Dragons manager Senichi Hoshino, himself a former star player, was well known for his hatred of the Giants. The two would meet again in the 2003 Japan Series, this time with Hoshino managing the Hanshin Tigers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks\nThe 1999 event was the first time that the Hawks had reached the Japan Series since 1973. They had made a number of free-agent acquisitions and also conducted good drafts over the years, with many of the free agents coming from the Seibu Lions. Koji Akiyama and Kimiyasu Kudoh were two such acquisitions from Seibu. Youth was also on the Hawks' side as they had many home-grown stars like Hiroki Kokubo (.234, 24 HR, 77 RBI), Nobuhiko Matsunaka (.268, 23 HR, 71 RBI), and Kenji Johjima (.306, 17 HR, 77 RBI). Rodney Pedraza was the team's closer, and the first-year foreigner recorded 27 saves to set a team record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 38], "content_span": [39, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Chunichi Dragons\nThis was the first Japan Series appearance for the Dragons since 1988. Young star Kenshin Kawakami was just breaking onto the scene in 1999, and he was part of a starting rotation that also had lefty screwballer Masahiro Yamamoto. Kazuyoshi Tatsunami and Takeshi Yamasaki led the team with their hitting prowess, and Korean stars Lee Jong-Beom and Sun Dong-Yeol anchored the team's baserunning and bullpen, respectively. Lee stole over 50 bases and Sun recorded 28 saves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 1\nKimiyasu Kudoh took the mound for the Hawks and asserted his dominance from the beginning of the game. He would strike out 13 batters, and scattered six hits. His counterpart, Shigeki Noguchi, did not fare as well. Noguchi walked five batters in five and 2/3 innings, and while he only gave up two hits, one of them was costly. One of the hits in question came off the bat of Daiei leadoff man Akiyama, who cranked his first home run of the series at the start of the 6th. Two walks to the dangerous Kokubo and Johjima set up Nieves, who doubled to center to bring them both home. Kudoh took it from there, as the Dragons did not record any extra-base hits and did not have any men reach third base in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 753]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 2\nThis game went much better for the Dragons, as they teed off on the uncharacteristically wild Daiei pitching. Five Hawks pitchers combined for a total of 10 walks. Second-year starter Kenshin Kawakami started for the Dragons and had a much better game than Noguchi did the previous day. Kawakami also got a lot of help from both his offense and Daiei starter Kenichi Wakatabe, as he was all over the place in the first inning. Wakatabe walked leadoff man Koichi Sekikawa, then recorded the first out of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 2\nHowever, it only got worse as Kosuke Fukudome and Leo G\u00f3mez both drew walks to load the bases. Kazuyoshi Tatsunami then followed it up with a towering two-run double to center to give the Dragons a 2-0 lead. Wakatabe also walked Kazuki Inoue for a total of four free passes in the first inning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 2\nDaiei answered in the bottom of the inning quickly, as Akiyama blasted his second home run to left field, slashing the Chunichi lead in half. However, Wakatabe coughed up any opportunity that the Hawks had of getting back into the game by giving up two more runs in the second, with the walks again hurting him. This time, he got two quick outs, but a double to Mashida and Fukudome's second walk set up Gomez, who knocked in both runners and chased the Daiei starter. Wakatabe's final line was just one and 2/3 innings, with four runs earned on three hits, five walks, and one strikeout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 2\nMasuhiro Sakumoto ended up cleaning up the mess, as he worked three and 1/3 innings, but he did not get away unscathed. He was knocked around for two runs in the 5th, as he gave up a single to Tatsunami and a double to Lee Jong-Beom before loading the bases with a walk to Kazuki Inoue. Catcher Takeshi Nakamura then came through with a two-run single to give the Dragons a 6-1 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 2\nShuji Yoshida was called upon to try to stop the tide in the 6th, but the Chunichi bats could not be cooled down. Yoshida walked Fukuno to begin the inning, then gave up doubles to Fukudome and Gomez that scored both runs he would give up in the inning, bookended by another walk, this one to Tatsunami.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 2\nDaiei would strike for one run in the 8th off a tiring Kawakami, this one off the bat of Koichiro Yoshinaga after Chihiro Hamana singled, but it was far too little, too late, as Chunichi tied the series with a dominating 8-2 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 3\nWith the series shifting back to the Nagoya Dome for Games 3 through 5, the Dragons had hoped to have some home-field advantage going as they sent veteran screwballer Masa Yamamoto to the mound against Hawks' starter Tomohiro Nagai. Again, the Hawks' pitching prevailed, posting their second shutout of the Series on Chunichi, in what was a dominating performance by the Hawks' staff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 3\nIn fact, Nagai was in the middle of a no-hitter before he was taken out after six innings. All Chunichi could muster in that span were three walks, two of them coming in the first inning (Fukudome and Gomez). In all, the Hawks would have 6 and 1/3 innings of no-hit ball before Gomez singled to left. The Dragons' best chance to score was in the 6th inning with a runner on first, but an amazing catch by Akiyama in the right field corner turned into a double play as the runner failed to tag up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 3\nOffensively, all Daiei would need came in the 4th off the bat of Kenji Johjima. He crushed a long home run to left to give the Hawks a 2-0 lead. The Hawks would add one more in the 7th and two more in the 8th to give Pedraza all he needed to close the door. With the Hawks' 5-0 win, the Dragons needed to solve the Hawks' pitching riddle before it was too late.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 4\nThe Dragons would find no answers for the Daiei pitching for the second straight day, and for the third time in the series, Chunichi was shut out. This time it was rookie starter Junji Hoshino who did the honors for the Hawks. Over 6 and 1/3 innings, Hoshino gave up no runs on three hits, with only one walk and one strikeout. Lefty reliever Takayuki Shinohara took over, striking out two and giving up a hit in 1 and 2/3 innings, and Pedraza closed the game out in the 9th with a hit and a strikeout to his record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 4\nKazuhiro Takeda started for the Dragons and matched zeroes with Hoshino through the first two innings, but Akiyama once again came through for the team as he knocked in two runs, set up by an error by Takeda which put Chihiro Hamana on first and Hoshino sacrificed him to second. Akiyama once again reinforced his case for the series' Most Valuable Player by singling in Hamana for the first run of the game. After Arihito Muramatsu walked, Kokubo singled in Akiyama for a 2-0 lead. Kokubo would strike again in the 6th with a solo blast that put the Hawks up in the game 3-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 4\nIn the three games in which Daiei had won, the Dragons had failed to score. With their backs against the wall at three games to one, the Dragons had to get something together against the Daiei pitching and fast. One thing was certain: one team's championship drought would end sooner or later. It was all a question of if it would take one more or three more games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 5\nThe answer would be one more game. Anxious Hawks fans were counting down the outs as the game went on at Nagoya Dome. Masahiro Sakumoto  made the spot start for the Hawks as the Dragons sent Game 1 starter Noguchi to the mound. The Dragons got off to a good start in the first as Sakumoto walked in the first run of the game after two errors from Daiei, giving the Dragons their first run in 21 innings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 5\nHowever, the lead would not last. Daiei's offense clicked once again in the third, this time for six runs which would be the Hawks' only offensive output in this game. Yanagida led off the inning with a single, and then after a Sakumoto strikeout, Akiyama singled yet again to keep the rally going. Then, the defense fell apart for Chunichi, as did their hopes of their first Japan Series Championship since 1954. First, it was Noguchi who threw away a grounder by Muramatsu, and then Fukudome's throw missed the mark on a Nieves grounder. After Kokubo struck out, the wheels really fell off for Chunichi. Johjima doubled home another run, and after Iguchi was intentionally walked, Matsunaka doubled home two runs of his own for a 6-1 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 783]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 5\nChunichi did mount a rally, though. The bottom of the third saw Chunichi's first home run of the series, as Gomez helped to chase Sakumoto, cutting the deficit to 6-2. Nakamura halved the Daiei lead in the 6th with his first home run of the series, and an RBI double by Lee Jong-Beom pulled the Dragons ever closer at 6-4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 5\nHowever, it was not enough. Pedraza worked the last 1 and 1/3 innings, striking out Lee to end the game 6-4, and the series, 4-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155598-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan Series, Game Summaries, Game 5\nThe series MVP was Koji Akiyama, who would retire three seasons later in 2002. In the series, he batted .286 with two home runs and he also made the miraculous jumping catch in Game 3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 41], "content_span": [42, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155599-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan national football team\nThis page records the details of the Japan national football team in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155600-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japan women's national football team\nThis page records the details of the Japan women's national football team in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by 81.135.91.98 (talk) at 16:15, 6 September 2021 (\u2192\u200eRace). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 31 October 1999 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the sixteenth and final round of the 1999 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika H\u00e4kkinen after starting from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with teammate Eddie Irvine finishing third. H\u00e4kkinen's victory confirmed him as 1999 Drivers' Champion. Ferrari were also confirmed as Constructors' Champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix\nThis was the last Formula One race  for Stewart Grand Prix, Toranosuke Takagi, Alessandro Zanardi and for the 1996 World Champion, Damon Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Championship permutations\nGoing into this race, Ferrari's Eddie Irvine led the Drivers' Championship by four points from H\u00e4kkinen, 70 to 66. H\u00e4kkinen therefore needed to win the race, or to finish second with Irvine no higher than fifth, or to finish third with Irvine finishing outside the top six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 59], "content_span": [60, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Championship permutations\nVictory for H\u00e4kkinen would give him the Championship regardless of where Irvine finished: even if Irvine finished second, both drivers would have 76 points but H\u00e4kkinen would have five wins to Irvine's four. Similarly, the Finn would be Champion if he finished second with Irvine fifth (as he would have three second places to Irvine's two), or if he finished third without Irvine scoring (as he would have four third places to Irvine's two).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 59], "content_span": [60, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying\nQualifying saw Irvine's Ferrari teammate, Michael Schumacher, take pole position with H\u00e4kkinen alongside on the front row. David Coulthard was third in the second McLaren, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen fourth in the Jordan. Irvine struggled throughout, also suffering a heavy crash at the Hairpin, and could only manage fifth, over 1.5 seconds slower than Schumacher and over 1.1 slower than H\u00e4kkinen. The top ten was completed by the Prosts of Olivier Panis and Jarno Trulli, Johnny Herbert in the Stewart, Ralf Schumacher in the Williams and Jean Alesi in the Sauber.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Race\nH\u00e4kkinen beat Schumacher off the line, with Panis charging into third ahead of Irvine, Coulthard and Frentzen. Zanardi pulled off the track into the pits in the second Williams with electrical problems on lap 1. The Finn quickly built a comfortable lead, and it became clear that the Ferraris could not match him. As Trulli in the second Prost retired when his engine failed on lap 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Race\nPanis retired when his alternator broke on lap 20, meanwhile Hill retired after spinning off the track but managed to come back to the pits to retire with mental driver fatigue on lap 21 in his final grand prix, Coulthard passed Irvine for third during the first round of pit stops. However, on lap 34, he made a mistake and spun into a wall, losing his nose. He pitted and rejoined a lap down, just in front of Schumacher. It was alleged that the Scot deliberately held up the German driver, before retiring several laps later with a hydraulic failure. Schumacher later criticized Coulthard's behaviour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155601-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Grand Prix, Report, Race\nH\u00e4kkinen eventually took the chequered flag five seconds ahead of Schumacher and, with it, his second Drivers' Championship. Irvine finished a minute and a half behind Schumacher in third, nonetheless helping Ferrari secure their first Constructors' Championship since 1983. The minor points went to Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher and Alesi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155603-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Super Cup\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Monkbot (talk | contribs) at 00:23, 8 January 2020 (\u2192\u200etop: Task 15:  language icon template(s) replaced (1\u00d7);). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155603-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese Super Cup\n1999 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on February 27, 1999. Kashima Antlers won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155604-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 April 1999 at the Twin Ring Motegi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155604-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 82], "content_span": [83, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155605-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jelajah Malaysia\nThe 1999 Jelajah Malaysia was a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was held from 3 to 11 November 1999. There were eight stages with a prologue. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.2 category race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155605-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Jelajah Malaysia\nPeter J\u00f6rg of Switzerland won the race, followed by Herry Janto Setiawan of Indonesia second and Suyinto of Indonesia third overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155606-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jersey by-elections\nThe following by elections took place in Jersey in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 81]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155606-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Jersey by-elections, Deputy By Election\nSt Helier Number One by election held April 1999 to replace Jerry Dorey who had been elected as Senator in February 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155607-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jersey general election\nElections were held in 1999 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155608-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jessore bombings\nA terrorist attack on an event of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi in Jessore, Bangladesh occurred on 6 March 1999. Two time bombs were used to kill 10 people and injure another 150.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155608-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Jessore bombings, Background\nBangladesh Udichi Shilpi goshthi is the largest cultural organisation in Bangladesh. In 2013, the organisation was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the Bangladesh's most prestigious award. Since 1999 many veteran jihadists from Afghanistan returned to Bangladesh and carried out attacks in Bangladesh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155608-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Jessore bombings, Attack\nThe attacks happened after midnight at a cultural event of Udichi Shilpi goshthi in Jessore, Bangladesh. Five people were killed at the scene. Two time bombs exploded. The attacks took place on 6 March 1999. The event was taking place in Jessore Town hall grounds. Ten people were killed. The attacks were carried out by Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh. Over 100 people were injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155608-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Jessore bombings, Trial\nMufti Abdul Hannan, the leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh, admitted his role in the attack after his arrest and called the bombing a success.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 28], "content_span": [29, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155609-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiffy Lube 300\nThe 1999 Jiffy Lube 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 11, 1999, at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. This race was the 18th stop of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155609-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiffy Lube 300, Background\nThe New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile flat oval built in 1989 on the remnants of Bryar Motorsports Park in Loudon, New Hampshire. The track features 12 degree banking in the corners and 2 degrees on the straights. The straights are 1,500 feet long.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155609-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiffy Lube 300, Qualifying\nJeff Gordon set a new track record at 131.171 mph in qualifying. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made his second Winston Cup Series start in this race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155609-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiffy Lube 300, Qualifying\nFailed to qualify:  Robert Pressley (#77), Derrike Cope (#30), David Green (#41), Dave Marcis (#71)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155609-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiffy Lube 300, Race recap\nThe race went green with Jeff Gordon on the pole and led the first 19 laps. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s second Cup race ended very early as ignition problems sidelined him to 43rd place. The race featured 7 caution flags for 49 laps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155609-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiffy Lube 300, Race recap\nThe final 91 laps finished under green. This set up a long fuel-mileage run to the finish. Some drivers were able to stretch their fuel while others could not. Tony Stewart was on his way to win his first ever Winston Cup race, leading a total of 118 laps. However, with 3 laps to go, he ran out of fuel on the backstretch. He fell back to 10th and would have to wait another day to win his first Cup race. Jeff Burton, who started 38th, led the final 3 laps to win the race. Kenny Wallace finished a career-best 2nd. Bill Elliott finished 5th, his only top 5 in what would be a dismal 1999 campaign for Elliott.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155609-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiffy Lube 300, Race recap\nOn the last lap, Jeff Gordon used a bump-and-run on Dale Jarrett, taking the fourth spot. After the race, Jarrett was very upset at Gordon and led to a verbal confrontation in the garage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155610-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Ibrahim Saminu Turaki won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155610-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Jigawa State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 58], "content_span": [59, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155610-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APP primary\nThe APP primary election was won by Ibrahim Saminu Turaki.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 71], "content_span": [72, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155610-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,568,423. Total number of votes cast was 540,764 while number of valid votes was 540,764. Rejected votes were 0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake\nThe Chi-Chi earthquake (later also known as the Jiji earthquake) (Chinese: \u96c6\u96c6\u5730\u9707; pinyin: J\u00edj\u00ed d\u00eczh\u00e8n; Wade\u2013Giles: Chi2-Chi2 Ti4-ch\u00ean4), also known as the great earthquake of September 21 (\u4e5d\u4e8c\u4e00\u5927\u5730\u9707; Ji\u01d4-\u00e8r-y\u012b d\u00e0d\u00eczh\u00e8n; '921 earthquake'), was a 7.3\u00a0ML or 7.7\u00a0Mw earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on Tuesday, 21 September 1999 at 01:47:12 local time. 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and NT$300 billion worth of damage was done. It was the second-deadliest quake in recorded history in Taiwan, after the 1935 Shinchiku-Taich\u016b earthquake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake\nRescue groups from around the world joined local relief workers and the Taiwanese military in digging out survivors, clearing rubble, restoring essential services and distributing food and other aid to the more than 100,000 people made homeless by the quake. The disaster, dubbed the \"Quake of the Century\" by the local media, had a profound effect on the economy of the island and the consciousness of the people, and dissatisfaction with government's performance in reacting to it was said by some commentators to be a factor in the unseating of the ruling Kuomintang party in the 2000 presidential election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Geology\nThe earthquake struck at 01:47:12.6 TST on Tuesday, 21 September 1999 (i.e., 1999-09-21, hence \"921\"). The epicenter was at 23.77\u00b0 N latitude, 120.98\u00b0 E longitude, 9.2\u00a0km (5.7\u00a0mi) southwest of Sun Moon Lake, near the town of Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County. The tremor measured 7.7 on the Moment magnitude scale and 7.3 on the Richter scale, and the focal depth was 8.0\u00a0km (5.0\u00a0mi). The Central Weather Bureau recorded a total of 12,911 aftershocks in the month following the main tremor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 29], "content_span": [30, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Geology\nThe total energy released is estimated to be 2.1 \u00d7 1017 J, approximately the same as the yield of the Tsar Bomba. The earthquake was in an unusual location for Taiwan, which experiences the majority of its earthquakes off the eastern coast, with such quakes normally causing little damage. One of the aftershocks, on 26 September, was a strong earthquake in its own right, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and causing some already weakened buildings to collapse, killing another three people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 29], "content_span": [30, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Geology\nAt the time of the quake, Taiwan had the most extensive network of sensors and monitoring stations in the world, resulting in \"probably the best data set ever collected for an earthquake\". At one station, a peak ground motion of 300\u00a0cm/s (3\u00a0m/s; 10\u00a0ft/s) was recorded, the highest ever measurement taken in an earthquake anywhere. Soil liquefaction was observed at Yuanlin and caused settlement of building foundations and filling in of water wells from sand boils. The earthquake occurred along the Chelungpu Fault in the western part of the island of Taiwan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 29], "content_span": [30, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Geology\nThe fault stretches along the foothills of the Central Mountains in Nantou County and Taichung County (now part of Taichung City). Some sections of land near the fault were raised as much as 7\u00a0m (23\u00a0ft). Near Dongshih, near the northern end of the fault, a nearly 7\u00a0m (23\u00a0ft) high waterfall was created by the earthquake as the surface rupture offset the channel of the Dajia River. The total surface rupture was about 100\u00a0km in length.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 29], "content_span": [30, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage\nDamage caused by the earthquake included 2,415 deaths, 29 missing, 11,305 severely wounded, with 51,711 buildings completely destroyed, 53,768 buildings severely damaged, and a total of NT$300 billion (US$10 billion) worth of damage. Power was cut to a large proportion of the island, due to damage to power stations, transmission stations, and the automatic shutdown of Taiwan's three nuclear power plants, which were restarted two days later. National electricity provider Taipower stated that a day after the quake power had been restored to 59% of the country. 102 major bridges were badly damaged, with many having to be torn down.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage\nThe Central Cross-Island Highway, at the time the only major complete route across the mountains in central Taiwan, was badly damaged. Subsequent storm damage and the high cost of restoration means that the highway remains partially closed as of 2018. There were a total of 132 landslides during the main quake and the aftershocks, some causing loss of life as rockfalls crushed houses. 870 schools suffered damage, with 125 severely damaged, closing many down for months or even permanently in a few cases.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage, Central Taiwan\nThe effects of the earthquake were most severe in central Taiwan, particularly in Nantou County and Taichung County. Towns such as Puli suffered huge damage, and the majority of the casualties were concentrated in these regions. Due to the relatively remote location of many of the affected settlements, aid from the central government took some time to reach some survivors. The Port of Taichung, one of Taiwan's major commercial harbours, was badly damaged and had to be temporarily closed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 44], "content_span": [45, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage, Northern Taiwan\nIn Taipei City, far from the epicenter of the quake, buildings were shaken, but just one, the 12-story Tunghsing Building, collapsed as a result of the tremor. 87 people died in the rubble of the building, which was later found to be unsoundly built, with structural pillars and beams stuffed with plastic bottles and newspaper instead of brick and concrete. Blame for the collapse was levelled by survivors at both the construction company which built the high-rise and local government for lax enforcement of building codes and safety standards. Five people were indicted in the wake of the disaster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage, Economic damage\nThe Taiwan Stock Exchange was closed for business for five days following the earthquake. A significant proportion of the world supply of computer memory chips (RAM) was at the time made in Taiwan, and the six-day shutdown of Hsinchu Science Park and other factories resulting from the quake caused computer memory prices to triple on world markets. With Taiwan struggling to recover from the after-effects of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the economic damage of the earthquake was a great cause for concern, with estimates that the total cost would be some 10% of the entire gross domestic product of the country in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage, Causes of building collapse and public reaction\nThe immediate rescue efforts were still ongoing when public anger began to mount at shoddy construction that many felt was responsible for the high number of casualties. Legal building codes, enforcement of those codes, and the construction companies themselves all came in for criticism. Constructors and architects of modern buildings that collapsed were detained by the authorities, their assets frozen and travel documents seized. One of the issues highlighted after the quake was \"soft stories\": high, open ground floors in high-rise buildings with little structural support.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 77], "content_span": [78, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage, Causes of building collapse and public reaction\nThis led to the ground floor collapsing first in a quake, either toppling the other floors or starting a pancake collapse. Buildings in Taiwan over 50 metres (160\u00a0ft) tall require a peer review process; no building that had undergone this process collapsed, contrasting with a number of dramatic failures of buildings just under 50\u00a0metres in height.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 77], "content_span": [78, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Rescue efforts\nImmediately following the earthquake an emergency cabinet meeting was convened to discuss how to tackle the aftermath. The same day the ROC military was mobilised, with large numbers of conscripted soldiers heading to stricken regions to assist in distributing emergency supplies, clearing roads, and rescuing people trapped in the rubble. Helicopters were used to evacuate injured people from mountainous regions to hospitals, and to supply food to communities inaccessible by road. The military also assumed the leading role in recovering the dead from damaged structures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 36], "content_span": [37, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Rescue efforts\nOne of the last people to be rescued was a six-year-old boy pulled alive from the rubble of his collapsed home in Taichung County by a team of South Korean and Japanese search and rescue workers, some 88 hours after the quake. Even later, nearly 130 hours after the earthquake, two brothers emerged alive from the ruins of the Tunghsing Building in Taipei to the astonishment of rescuers. The brothers survived on the water sprayed from fire hoses, rotten fruit, and their own urine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 36], "content_span": [37, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, International response\nThere was widespread international sympathy for those affected by the earthquake, and over 700 rescue workers from more than 20 countries aided in the immediate aftermath. Initially Taiwan's isolated diplomatic situation caused a delay in a response from the United Nations, which abides by the \u201cOne China Policy\u201d, and so chose not to act without the approval of the Beijing government because of its geopolitical clout.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 44], "content_span": [45, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction\nOn 25 September President Lee Teng-hui declared a state of emergency in the affected areas, giving sweeping powers to local authorities to ignore the usual bureaucratic and legal restrictions on measures to bring relief to people and locations most in need. This was the first time emergency powers had been used since the death of former President Chiang Ching-kuo in 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction\nMany charities, corporations, and private individuals contributed to the relief effort and the later reconstruction. Private donations directly to the government-run disaster fund totalled NT$33.9 billion, while organisations including the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan, Rotary International, Cathay Life Insurance, Dharma Drum Mountain, I-Kuan Tao, the Tzu Chi Foundation and various temple, church, and community groups all contributed to aiding survivors and funding reconstruction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction\nThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided both direct relief and translation services for the foreign rescue teams, while the Red Cross of the People's Republic of China contributed US$3m to the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China, which amassed a fund of NT$1.8bn towards disaster relief.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction\nFollowing the election of President Chen Shui-bian in March 2000, the reconstruction policies were continued despite the change in ruling party. Chen said in his inaugural address in May 2000 that \"our people experienced an unprecedented catastrophe last year, and the wounds are yet to be healed. The new cabinet feels that restoration cannot be delayed\u00a0... Reconstruction has to cover every victim and every earthquake-affected area.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction\nOne task that had to be undertaken was the setting of new land ownership boundaries in areas where the landscape had been significantly altered by the quake. The whole island was elongated about 1.5 metres (4\u00a0ft 11\u00a0in) in the north\u2013south axis and compressed west\u2013east by the forces unleashed. One solution offered to land issues was to offer landowners an equivalent parcel of government land not located on a fault line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Aftermath\nFollowing the earthquake, the Atomic Energy Council installed the automation seismic trip system (ASTS) to Taiwan's existing three nuclear power plants to further ensure plant safety. Installation and testing were completed in November 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 31], "content_span": [32, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy\nThe quake has become part of the Taiwanese consciousness, and is often referred to simply as 9-21 (\u4e5d\u4e8c\u4e00; Ji\u01d4'\u00e8ry\u012b) after the date it occurred (21 September). Unhappiness with the government's performance in response to the disaster was reflected in a drop in support for vice-president Lien Chan who was standing as the Kuomintang candidate for the 2000 presidential election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy\nIn Wufeng, a township in southern Taichung County, the damage was especially devastating; the village's Guangfu Junior High School lay directly on the fault line and was severely damaged by the quake. Today the junior high school is the site of the National Museum of Natural Science's 921 Earthquake Museum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy\nA fault from the earthquake was discovered in Zhushan Township, Nantou County by a professor from National Taiwan University conducting research in the area in November 2002. To preserve the surface rupture, the Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park was established and opened to the public in 2013.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy\nA permanent fault shift in Shigang District resulted in serious damage to the Shihgang Dam, as well as the necessity of patching affected roads and trails with inclines, in order to restore their usefulness. Two notable examples of this are the biking/hiking trail between Dongshi District and Fengyuan District, and Fengshi Road which also connects these two districts. Some locals humorously call this new inclination \"Singapore\", in Chinese (\u65b0\u52a0\u5761; 'newly-added slope').", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy\nThe tenth anniversary of the earthquake in 2009 was marked by commemorative activities in some of the areas affected. Taipei, Dongshi, Wufeng, Puli, Jiji (Chi-Chi) and Zhongxing New Village held various events to remember the victims of the earthquake, the rescuers who aided them, and the reconstruction efforts which followed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155611-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy\nThe Taiwan Chelungpu-fault Drilling Project (TCDP), co-led by Taiwanese scholars Kuo-Fong Ma, Yiben Tsai and international collaborators in the US and Japan, drilled research boreholes to investigate the Chelungpu Fault. This led to multiple discoveries about the causes of the earthquake and empirical breakthroughs in seismology, most notably the first measurement of an earthquake slip zone. The drilling project also uncovered that the earthquake was in part caused by the movement of underground water. The team defined such earthquakes as \"isotropic event,\" an earthquake-like event caused by natural hydraulic fracturing. This finding has important implications for fracking operations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155612-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Johan Cruyff Shield\nThe fourth edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal) was held on 8 August 1999 between 1998\u201399 Eredivisie champions Feyenoord and 1998\u201399 KNVB Cup winners Ajax. Feyenoord won the match 3\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155613-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Jordan League\nThe 1999 Jordan League was the 48th season of Jordan Premier League, the top-flight league for Jordanian association football clubs. The championship was won by Al-Faisaly, while Kfarsoum, Al-Arabi, Al-Baqa'a, and Al-Torra were relegated. A total of 12 teams participated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155614-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Junior League World Series\nThe 1999 Junior League World Series took place from August 16\u201321 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Arroyo, Puerto Rico defeated Hermosillo, Mexico in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155614-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Junior League World Series\nThis year featured the debut of the Far East region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155615-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Junior World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships\nThe 1999 Junior World Sports Acrobatics Championships was the sixth edition of the junior acrobatic gymnastics competition, then named sports acrobatics, and took place in Nowa Ruda, Poland, from October 7 to 9, 1999. The competition was organized by the International Gymnastics Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155616-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 K League\nThe 1999 K League was the 17th season of K League. In the second leg of the playoffs final, Sa\u0161a Drakuli\u0107's golden goal scored with his hand caused controversy. His handball was recognized as a goal by the Chinese referee Sun Baojie, and it directly determined Suwon's league title. Under the influence of controversy, Drakuli\u0107 failed to win the MVP Award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155617-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 K League Championship\nThe 1999 K League Championship was the sixth competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 17th champions of the K League. It was contested between the top four clubs of the regular season. The first round was played as a single match between third place and fourth place of the regular season. The winners of the first round advanced to the semi-final, and played against runners-up of the regular season over two legs. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the best-of-three final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155618-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. Ahmed Makarfi of the PDP defeated Suleiman Zuntu of the APP and Wakili Kadima of AD to come winner in the elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155618-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election\nAhmed Makarfi emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Stephen Rijo Shekari.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155618-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Kaduna State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 58], "content_span": [59, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155618-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 2,536,702. However, 2,557,800 were previously issued voting cards in the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155619-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kano State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. PDP candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso won the election, defeating APP Magaji Abdullahi and other candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155619-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kano State gubernatorial election, Results\nRabiu Kwankwaso from the PDP won the election. Magaji Abdullahi and AD candidate contested in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155619-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kano State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 3,680,990, total votes cast was 943,189, valid votes was 908,956 and rejected votes was 34,233.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155620-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Chiefs season\nThe 1999 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 40th in the National Football League and their 30th overall. The season began with the promotion of defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham to head coach following the resignation of Marty Schottenheimer after the Chiefs finished with a 7\u20139 record in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155620-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Chiefs season\nThe team improved on that in 1999, finishing with a 9\u20137 record, which was good enough for second place in the AFC West. However, the Chiefs were denied the division title and a playoff berth in the final game of the season against the Oakland Raiders, when Raiders kicker Joe Nedney kicked a field goal in overtime. This game also was the final game future Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas played in before his death on February 8, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155621-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Royals season\nThe 1999 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing 4th in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 97 losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155621-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 75], "content_span": [76, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155621-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 68], "content_span": [69, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155621-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 73], "content_span": [74, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155621-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155621-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155622-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Wizards season\nThe 1999 Kansas City Wizards season was played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. MLS did not allow matches to end in ties in 1999 and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 20 even though it is shown below as 24. Shootout win= 2 points, Shootout loss= 0 points. The Wizards first ever manager Ron Newman was let go and replaced with Bob Gansler.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155622-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas City Wizards season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155623-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas Jayhawks football team\nThe 1999 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Terry Allen. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155624-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team\nThe 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season  The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1999 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11\u20131, and a 7\u20131 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over Washington in the 1999 Holiday Bowl. The Wildcat defense did not give up a score in the third quarter all season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155624-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team\nThe Wildcats tied a school record for shutouts in a season with three. They shutout Temple, Utah State, and Missouri. The Wildcats shutout Missouri three times in five games in Manhattan between 1991 and 1999. The Wildcats also shutout three opponents in 1991 and 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155624-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at #15 Texas\nK-State won its first ever Big 12 trip to Austin, and first since 1942 (a 64-0 loss). They beat Texas soundly 48-7 in Manhattan in the 1998 campaign. David Allen returned a 74 yard punt for a NCAA record-tying touchdown and also scored a running touchdown as Texas turned the ball over a whopping six times. Kicker Jamie Rheem set a new school record with five field goals from 22, 23, 32, 27, and 20 yards. Linebacker Mark Simoneau scored on a pick six with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter extend the Wildcats' lead to 24-17. Jonathan Beasley who was removed from the game in the previous week's 35-28 victory over Iowa State relieved a struggling starting quarterback Adam Helm in the second quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 70], "content_span": [71, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155625-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Karl Sch\u00e4fer Memorial\nThe 1999 Karl Sch\u00e4fer Memorial (also known as the Vienna Cup) took place from October 6 through 9th, 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155626-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\nThe 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in October 1999 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155626-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\nThe Indian National Congress secured a huge majority winning 132 seats. The National Democratic Alliance composed of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United) faction was a distant second winning only 63 seats. The Janata Dal (Secular) faction of former prime minister Deve Gowda also bit dust winning only 10 seats. The election was held simultaneously with the Lok sabha elections. The Janata Dal government collapsed in mid-1999 owing to a split in the Janata Dal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155626-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\nThe Chief minister J.H.Patel, party president C.Byregowda and many other prominent leaders were part of the Janata dal (United) faction and along with Ramakrishna Hegde allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party  whereas the former prime minister Deve Gowda and his associates including the deputy chief minister Siddaramaiah joined the Janata dal (secular) faction. Owing to the anti-incumbency against both the factions of JD, Congress won handsomely. S.M. Krishna of the Congress was sworn in as Chief Minister on 11 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155627-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. PDP candidate Umaru Musa Yar'Adua won the election, defeating APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155627-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election, Results\nUmaru Musa Yar'Adua from the PDP won the election. APP and AD candidates contested in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155627-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 2,236,067, total votes cast was 939,282, valid votes was 881,783 and rejected votes was 57,499.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155628-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh legislative election\nLegislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 10 October 1999, with a second round on 24 October. The result was a victory for the new Otan party, which won 23 of the 77 seats. Voter turnout was 62.5%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155628-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh legislative election, Background\nPresident Nursultan Nazarbayev announced by public decree on 7 July 1999 that the elections to both Houses of the Parliament (the Senate and Assembly) would take place on 17 September 1999 and 10 October 1999 respectively. The former Soviet republic, independent since 1991, wanted to project with these elections a democratic image because its January presidential election had been criticized in the West as unfair. For the first time, 10 of the 77 seats in the Assembly were contested on a party basis and opposition candidates were given access to the media.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155628-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections\nInternational and domestic observers described the parliamentary election as flawed. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, that had deployed 200 observers to monitor the vote, reported that the election had fallen far short of international standards. It was alleged that innocent candidates had been treated unfairly and that voters had been pressured not to vote for certain candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155628-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections\nAbout 60 percent of the eight million registered voters turned out for the ballot which was a much lower turnout than the one for the 1995 elections, at which voter participation was 79%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155628-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections\nIn the election to the Assembly, the ten seats allotted to political parties were decided in the first round on October 10, as well as 20 seats where candidates secured a majority. The remaining 47, where there was no clear majority, were decided at a second round which took place on 24 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155628-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections\nKazakhstan's election commission called for new voting to be held in three of the 67 voting districts. The new polls would be held in Atyrau city and the South Kazakhstan and Dzhambul regions. The Kazakh election laws do not allow the original candidates to run again in the new voting in these three districts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155628-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections\nFor the Senate, on 17 September, deputies in the regional and city assemblies elected the 16 contested seats. Twelve of the new senators were nominated by Maslihats (provinces) and the other four were self-nominated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 10 January 1999. Incumbent president Nursultan Nazarbayev won the election with over 80% of the vote, and was sworn into office on 20 January 1999. Most observers viewed the election as blatantly unfair, further confirming that Nazarbayev was not interested in promoting a democratic system of government. Voter turnout was reported to be 87.0%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Background\nKazakhstan's second presidential election was originally scheduled to occur in 1996. However, after a 1995 referendum the date was then set to be in December 2000. Parliamentary action in the fall of 1998, however, ultimately resulted in the election occurring in early 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Background\nOn 7 October 1998, nineteen amendments to the constitution were passed by Parliament and signed into law by President Nazarbayev. One amendment to article 94 read: \"By consent of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan the present term of the powers of the President of the Republic may be reduced by resolution of the Parliament of the Republic, adopted at the joint session of its Chambers by the majority of votes of the total number of deputies of each Chamber. In such case the Majilis of the Parliament within one month shall order elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Background\nActing under this new amendment, the following day Parliament asked Nazarbayev to shorten his current term in office. The president agreed, after which the Majilis set 10 January 1999 as the date for new elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Background\nThe main opposition candidate, Akezhan Kazhegeldin, was barred from running in the election, a move criticized by many observers. A recently passed law prohibited anyone convicted of a crime from running in the election. Kazhegeldin had recently been convicted of participating in an unsanctioned election rally, thereby becoming ineligible to seek office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Conduct\nEven before the election, groups such as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) expressed concern about the short preparation and campaigning period. OSCE pressed the Kazakh government to postpone the election so that all candidates could have adequate time to campaign, but to no avail. American Vice President Al Gore called Nazarbayev in November 1998 to express concerns about the upcoming election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Conduct\nThe lack of fair access to mass media also concerned many observers. According to OSCE, most major media outlets focused disproportionately on Nazarbayev.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Conduct\nSerikbolsyn Abdilin, the runner-up in the election, claimed widespread voter fraud and a failure to properly count ballots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Conduct\nThe U.S. Department of State commented that the undemocratic nature of the elections \"cast a shadow on bilateral relations\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155629-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakh presidential election, Results\nNazarbayev's party, the Party of People's Unity of Kazakhstan, was reformed into the Otan Party two months after the elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 42], "content_span": [43, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155630-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final\nThe 1998\u201399 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the 7th final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kaisar-Hurricane and Vostok-Altyn at Central Stadium in Almaty. The match was played on 16 Jule 1999 and was the final match of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155630-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background\nKaisar-Hurricane played the second Kazakhstan Cup Final. In the first final they lost Irtysh with the score 2-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155630-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background\nVostok-Altyn played the third Kazakhstan Cup Final. In a Kazakhstan Cup Final they have won against Aktyubinets (1994 final, 1-0) and have lost Kairat (1996-97 final, 2-0).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155630-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background\nKaisar-Hurricane and Vostok-Altyn played twice during the season of league. In the first game, on Jule 20, 1998 Vostok-Altyn won 2\u20130 on Vostok Stadium. As a part of Vostok-Altyn - Aleksandr Antropov and Vladimir Kashtanov scored. On August 4, 1998, Kaisar-Hurricane won a victory 2\u20130 with goals Andrei Vaganov and Azamat Niyazymbetov.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155631-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakhstan Premier League\nThe 1999 Kazakhstan Top Division was the eighth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155631-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams\nFollowing the conclusion of the previous season, Nasha Kompaniya, Bolat and Naryn were relegated, with Tobol, Access-Esil, Zhetysu, Sintez and Kairat being promoted in their place. Prior to the start of the season, Irtysh Pavlodar became Irtysh-Bastau, Astana became Zhenis Astana, Khimik became Akmola, Tomiris became Sintez and Vostok became Vostok Altyn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155632-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Adamu Aliero won the election, defeating PDP candidate Mohammed Kaliel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155632-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election, Results\nAdamu Aliero from the APP won the election. PDP candidate Mohammed Kaliel and AD candidate contested in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155632-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,167,171, total votes cast was 500,938, valid votes was 472,062 and rejected votes was 28,876.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155633-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election\nThe Member of Parliament for Kensington and Chelsea, The Rt. Hon Alan Clark (Conservative), died of a brain tumour on 5 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155633-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election\nThis was the first safe Conservative seat to have a by-election in the 1997\u20132001 UK Parliament. There was immediate speculation that Michael Portillo, the most high-profile casualty of the 1997 general election, would use it to return to frontline politics. Portillo immediately confirmed his interest in the seat, but was then confronted with the publication of an interview he had given previously that summer in which he had confirmed that while at Peterhouse, Cambridge he had had homosexual affairs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155633-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election\nPortillo was selected as Conservative candidate but faced demonstrations organised by gay rights group OutRage! and its principal campaigner Peter Tatchell who protested against his vote for an unequal age of consent for gay and straight sex, and support for the ban on homosexuality in the UK armed forces while Secretary of State for Defence. Tatchell continued to try to confront Portillo throughout the election, not assuaged by Portillo saying that he had changed his mind on the age of consent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155633-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election\nThe Labour Party selected Robert Atkinson, who had fought the 1997 election and was a local councillor. The Liberal Democrats also renominated their general election candidate, Robert Woodthorpe Browne. Because of the prominence of the byelection in central London and the big political name, there were a wide variety of fringe and minor party candidates. Polling day was set for 25 November. Michael Portillo returned safely to Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155634-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kent State Golden Flashes football team\nThe 1999 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University  in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2\u20139 record (2\u20136 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 376 to 213.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155634-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kent State Golden Flashes football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Chante Murphy with 676 rushing yards, Jose Davis with 1,969 passing yards, and Jason Gavadza with 654 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155635-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kentucky Derby\nThe 1999 Kentucky Derby was the 125th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1999. There were 151,051 in attendance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155636-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kentucky Wildcats football team\nThe 1999 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Hal Mumme.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155637-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1999, for the post of Governor of Kentucky. Democratic incumbent Governor Paul E. Patton defeated Republican nominee Peppy Martin to win a second term. It was the first time that the election was held since the Kentucky General Assembly changed its term limits law in 1992, allowing Patton to run again and leaving Virginia as the only state that prohibits its Governor from serving immediate successive terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155638-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kerry County Council election\nAn election to Kerry County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155639-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kettering Borough Council election\nElections to Kettering Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and boundary changes had taken place since the last election in 1995. The Labour Party lost its overall majority, the council coming under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155640-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Khulna mosque bombing\n1999 Khulna mosque bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on an Ahmadiyya Mosque in Khulna, Bangladesh in 8 October 1999. In the explosion 8 people died and around 30 were injured. In 10 October 1999 Bangladesh Army removed a time bomb from the headquarters complex of Ahmadiyya mission in Dhaka, three days after the bombing. Two days after a bomb was recovered from Jannatul Ferdous Ahmadiya mosque in Mirpur, Dhaka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155640-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Khulna mosque bombing, Background\nThe Ahmadiyya are small sect of Islam whom many conservative Muslims consider heretical. There are about 100, 000 Ahmadiyyas in Bangladesh, where 90 percent of the population follow Islam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155640-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Khulna mosque bombing, Attack\nOn 8 October 1999 a remote controlled bomb went off during Friday prayers in the Ahmadiyya mosque in Khulana, Southern Bangladesh, killing eight people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155641-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kids' Choice Awards\nThe 12th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on May 1, 1999, at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. 3rd Storee, Britney Spears, TLC, and NSYNC performed live from Orlando, Florida. About 6.2 million children participated in voting. The ceremony is also notable as leading into \"Help Wanted\", the pilot episode and first airing of the now-long running animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155641-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kids' Choice Awards, Winners and nominees\nWinners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155642-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kildare County Council election\nAn election to Kildare County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155643-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kilkenny County Council election\nAn election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155644-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 12 July 1999. The championship began on 21 August 1999 and ended on 24 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155644-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 24 October 1999, Glenmore won the title after a 1-14 to 2-08 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their fifth championship title overall and their first title in four championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155645-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes\nThe 1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 24 July 1999. It was the 49th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155645-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes\nThe winner was Godolphin's Daylami, a five-year-old grey horse trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori. Daylami's victory was the fourth in the race for bin Suroor and the third for Dettori and Godolphin. In addition, Godolphin's leader Sheikh Mohammed, had won the race with Belmez (1990), Opera House (1993) and King's Theatre (1994).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155645-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race\nThe race attracted a field of eight runners: six from the United Kingdom, and one each from Ireland and Hong Kong. Favourite for the race was the Henry Cecil-trained Oath, the winner of the Epsom Derby. The Godolphin stable fielded two runners, the five-year-old Daylami, originally trained in France, whose wins included the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Eclipse Stakes, Man o' War Stakes and the Coronation Cup and the four-year-old Nedawi, winner of the 1998 St Leger Stakes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155645-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race\nThe other British-trained runners were Fruits of Love (Dubai Sheema Classic, Hardwicke Stakes)), Daliapour (runner-up to Oath in the Epsom Derby and to Montjeu in the Irish Derby) and Silver Patriarch, (1997 St Leger, Gran Premio del Jockey Club, Coronation Cup). The international contingent consisted of the Hong Kong Horse of the Year Indigenous and the Irish colt Sunshine Street. Oath headed the betting at odds of 9/4 ahead of Daylami (3/1) and Fruits of Love (4/1) with Daliapour and Nedawi on 8/1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155645-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race\nDaliapour took the early lead and set the pace from Nedawi, Daylami and Oath. Nedawi moved to the front and led the field into the straight ahead of Daliapour, Oath and Silver Patriarch as Daylami was switched to the outside by Dettori and began to make rapid progress. Daylami overtook Nedawi approaching the final furlong and quickly went clear of his opponents to win by five lengths. Nedawi held off the fast-finishing Fruits of Love by half a length to take second with Silver Patriarch, Sunshine Street and Indigenous filling the next three places. Oath and Daliapour, the only three-year-olds in the race, came home seventh and eighth, both having sustained injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents\nIn May to July 1999 four teenage girls from the Kingwood region of Houston, Texas engaged in a robbery spree, robbing four grocery stores and a bakery. These stores were in Harris and Montgomery counties. The girls called themselves the \"Queens of Armed Robbery\", and bought recreational drugs and body piercings with their money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents\nJacqueline Helfgott, author of Criminal Behavior: Theories, Typologies and Criminal Justice, wrote that the fact the perpetrators were girls from upper-middle-class backgrounds meant the crime made news in Greater Houston and throughout the United States. Helfgott stated that despite the girls' use of recreational drugs, their accounts and the accounts of other people cited boredom as the primary reason for the crime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents\nThe film Sugar & Spice is loosely based on the incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Perpetrators\nThe perpetrators, all students or alumna of Kingwood High School, were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 45], "content_span": [46, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes\nThe girls planned the crimes while eating at a Kingwood Wendy\u2019s. The group targeted five places: Stop N Drive, Ryan's Bakery, Jack's Food Store/Jack's Grocery, Porter Food Store, and a store in Montgomery County. All of these places were on the periphery of Kingwood: either north along Porter Road or south on Hamblen Road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes\nStop N Drive, the first location, was robbed on May 30 of that year. It was located in Montgomery County, on Texas State Highway Loop 494, outside of the western portion of Kingwood. Forest Cove Stop-n-Drive was robbed on July 1, and there the girls got $800 ($1396.86 according to inflation), the largest amount in the robberies. Others resulted in cash and cigarettes. Ryan's Bakery was held up on July 5, and the adjacent Jack's Food Store was held up the subsequent weekend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes\nThe girls used a 1999 Pontiac Firebird owned by Maddox's father as the getaway car. In each robbery two girls actively robbed while the others served as lookouts. Maddox was the only girl who participated in all of the robberies. They had watched television to get the modus operandi of the crime, and they had disguised themselves as males by using sunglasses, masks, hoods, and gloves. Their weapons were a .22 caliber rifle, a semiautomatic pistol, and a shotgun.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes\nShaila Dewan of the Houston Press wrote that, according to Billy Stephens of the Houston Police Department (HPD), the fact that \"the robberies were so well planned and executed\" was what \"struck\" him the most, and not merely that the perpetrators were upper middle class females.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes\nDunn and Morneau discussed the robberies with other people, attracting the attention of authorities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution\nThe HPD had the perpetrators in custody by August 6 of that year. Prior to the arrest the police sent undercover officers to eavesdrop on the girls when they were in public. The police stated that of the perpetrators, Dunn was the most cooperative. An assistant principal of Kingwood High identified perpetrators after listening to audiotapes of the robberies that occurred in Montgomery County.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution\nConvictions for armed robbery could have resulted in any sentence from probation to 99 years of prison. Maddox, who police said was the ringleader, was tried as an adult and was the only girl who opted to have her case to go on trial. Maddox's case went on trial in Dallas, Texas, with a change of venue, in March 2000. The three other girls testified against her. She was convicted on April 10 of that year, and on April 14 she received a prison sentence of 7 1/2 years. Maddox received a longer sentence since she was the ringleader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution\nDunn and Warzeka pleaded guilty to armed robbery and chose to have juries determine their sentences. The girls each received two concurrent prison sentences of 7 years, with parole eligibility in 3 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution\nMorneau, who agreed to testify against her accomplices, received deferred adjudication from Mark Kent Ellis, a Texas state district judge. He required her to attend boot camp and serve parole. She attended her boot camp at the Harris County Boot Camp in Atascocita, and she had to serve 10 years of probation and perform 2,000 hours of community service. Morneau had stayed in the car during the robberies, so she got a lighter sentence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 55], "content_span": [56, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution, Incarceration and parole hearings\nMaddox chose to stay in the Dallas County Jail as her appeal was launched; if a prisoner is sentenced to fewer than ten years in prison in Texas, he or she may stay in a county jail while his or her appeal occurs. As of 2000 Dunn was located in the Harris County Jail and Warzeka was in the Lucile Plane State Jail. Maddox and Warzeka were later moved to the Gatesville Unit (now the Christina Crain Unit).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 90], "content_span": [91, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution, Incarceration and parole hearings\nTwo of the girls had their first parole eligibility in 2003. Warzeka and Dunn were denied parole in 2003, and their only other eligible parole date was 2005. Their full sentence was to expire on August 4, 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 90], "content_span": [91, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution, Incarceration and parole hearings\nDunn received her General Education Development (GED) diploma while in prison and began tertiary educational coursework there. While in prison Warzeka had received her GED, and then her associate's degree. The University of Texas had accepted her so she could do her studies for a bachelor's degree.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 90], "content_span": [91, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Aftermath and legacy\nAfter the incident occurred, Cynthia Calvert, the editor of the Kingwood Observer and a parent of a student at Kingwood High; and an official at the Humble Independent School District; as well as other people in the Kingwood community described the criminal incidents as, in the words of Dewan, \"an anomaly\". According to Helfgott, the news coverage of the crime exposed the prevalence of drug use in Kingwood and the notion that if the teenagers encountered any legal trouble, their parents would make the problems disappear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Aftermath and legacy\nSome newspapers referred to the crime as \"Quentin Tarantino comes to Pleasantville\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Aftermath and legacy\nIn an opinion letter to the Houston Chronicle, member of Houston City Council Jolanda \"Jo\" Jones argued that the relatively lenient sentencing is an example of favorable treatment based on class in the Harris County legal system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155646-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Aftermath and legacy\nThe film Sugar & Spice was loosely based on the incidents. Marla Sokoloff, one of the actresses, stated that \"It's not the same, of course, yet I'm not sure if Sugar & Spice would have been made if that hadn't happened.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155647-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155648-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Abubakar Audu won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155648-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Kogi State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155648-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,265,442. Total number of votes cast was 974,892 while number of valid votes was 961,206. Rejected votes were 13,686.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155649-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Korea Cup\nThe 1999 Korea Cup International Football Tournament (Korean: 99 \ucf54\ub9ac\uc544\ucef5 \uad6d\uc81c\ucd95\uad6c\ub300\ud68c) was the 23rd and the last competition of Korea Cup. It was held from 12 to 19 June 1999, and was won by Croatia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155650-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Korea Cup squads\nThese are the squads for the 1999 Korea Cup in South Korea, which took place from 12 June to 19 June 1999. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (12 June 1999).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155651-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Korea Super Prix\nThe 1999 Korea Super Prix was the inaugural Korea Super Prix race held on the streets of Changwon on November 28, 1999. It was won by British driver Darren Manning for TOM'S.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155652-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Korean FA Cup\n1999 Korean FA Cup, known as the Sambo Computer FA Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th edition of the Korean FA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155653-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Korean League Cup\nIn 1999 season, There were two Korean League Cup competitions. One is Adidas Cup 1999 and the other is Daehan Fire Insurance Cup 1999 This article is regarding Adidas Cup 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155653-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Korean League Cup, Format\nAll of the Adidas Cup Tournament's matches are played in Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul. In the 1st and 2nd rounds, no extra time is allotted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 30], "content_span": [31, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155654-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)\nIn 1999 season, There were two Korean League Cup competitions. One is Adidas Cup 1999 and the other is Daehan Fire Insurance Cup 1999. This article is regarding Daehan Fire Insurance Cup 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155654-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)\nTournament was started March 31 and ended May 23, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155655-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Korean National Semi-Professional Football League\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Hmains (talk | contribs) at 22:38, 20 December 2019 (\u2192\u200eReferences: category refine, sort sequence). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155655-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Korean National Semi-Professional Football League\nThe 1999 National Semi-Professional Football League (Korean:\u00a01999\ub144 \uc804\uad6d\uc2e4\uc5c5\ucd95\uad6c\uc5f0\ub9f9\uc804) was thirty-sixth season of National Semi-Professional Football League. The 1999 season was divided into spring league and autumn league. Spring league was held from 8 to 23 April 1999 and autumn league was held from 2 to 16 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155656-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Korfball World Championship\nThe 6th Korfball World Championship was held in Adelaide (Australia) in July 1999, with the participation of 12 national teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155657-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kowloon City District Council election\nThe 1999 Kowloon City District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 22 elected members to the 27-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155658-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup\nThe 1999 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 8 November through 14 November 1998, while the women's tournament was held from 18 October through 24 October 1999. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Nathalie Tauziat won the singles titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155658-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155658-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155658-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles\nJustin Gimelstob /  Daniel Vacek defeated  Andriy Medvedev /  Marat Safin 6\u20132, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 39], "content_span": [40, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155658-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles\nLisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Julie Halard-Decugis /  Anke Huber 6\u20131, 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 41], "content_span": [42, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155659-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Men's Doubles\nJared Palmer and Jeff Tarango were the defending champions, but Palmer did not participate this year. Tarango partnered Yevgeny Kafelnikov, losing in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155659-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Men's Doubles\nJustin Gimelstob and Daniel Vacek won the title, defeating Andriy Medvedev and Marat Safin 6\u20132, 6\u20131 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155660-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Men's Singles\nYevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion and won in the final 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20134 against Byron Black.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155661-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the fourth WTA edition of the Kremlin Cup; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious tournament held in Russia. Mary Pierce and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but Pierce competed this year with Barbara Schett, whereas Zvereva competed with Elena Tatarkova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155661-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Doubles\nPierce and Schett withdrew after their first round victory, whereas Zvereva and Tatarkova were defeated in the semifinals by eventual champions Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155662-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Doubles Qualifying\nThe 1999 Kremlin Cup was a WTA tennis tournament, played on indoor carpet courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155663-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Singles\nMary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to  Ai Sugiyama in the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155663-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Singles\nNathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Barbara Schett in the final 2\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155663-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kremlin Cup \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 41], "content_span": [42, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155664-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kroger St. Jude International\nThe 1999 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 15 February through 21 February. Third-seeded Tommy Haas won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155664-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kroger St. Jude International, Finals, Doubles\nTodd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde defeated  S\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien, 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155665-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kroger St. Jude International \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held 15 February \u2013 21 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155665-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kroger St. Jude International \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155666-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kroger St. Jude International \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held 15 February \u2013 21 February.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155666-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kroger St. Jude International \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155667-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kuwaiti general election\nGeneral elections were held in Kuwait on 4 July 1999. A total of 288 candidates contested the election, which saw pro-government candidates and secular opposition candidates emerge as the two largest blocs in Parliament. Voter turnout was 83%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155668-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kvalserien\nThe 1999 Kvalserien was the 25th edition of the Kvalserien. It determined two teams of the participating ones would play in the 1999\u20132000 Elitserien season and which four teams would play in the 1999\u20132000 Allsvenskan season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155669-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kwai Tsing District Council election\nThe 1999 Kwai Tsing District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 28 elected members to the 36-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155670-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Mohammed Lawal won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155670-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Kwara State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155670-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 940,425. Total number of votes cast was 585,468 while number of valid votes was 567,568. Rejected votes were 17,900.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155671-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kwun Tong District Council election\nThe 1999 Kwun Tong District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 34 elected members to the 42-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155672-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round\nThe 1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season and the 1999 Supersport World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 26\u201328 March 1999 at the 4.26\u00a0km Kyalami Circuit in South Africa. The round was marred by the death of Brett MacLeod after a crash in the Supersport race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155672-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round, Superbike, Race 1, Summary\nCarl Fogarty got the holeshot from pole position and led Corser and Haga into the first corner. Doriano Romboni made a strong start, but dropped back due to the pain of his injured hand. Aprilia's World Superbike debut lasted less than 3 laps, after Peter Goddard dropped it at the chicane. The field became spread out by lap 5, with Fogarty 3 seconds ahead of team-mate Corser, who was battling with Slight for second. Ducati riders Lucio Pedercini and Carlos Macias both crashed out on lap 16. After 25 laps, Carl Fogarty won his 49th World Superbike race, ahead of Corser, Slight, Haga and Edwards. The Kawasakis of Yanagawa and Lavilla suffered tyre, suspension and power difficulties but managed sixth and eighth respectively, with Chili between them in seventh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 75], "content_span": [76, 843]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155673-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Kyrgyzstan League, Overview\nIt was contested by 12 teams, and Dinamo Bishkek won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots\nThe 1999 L'Amicale Riots started in the evening of Sunday 23 May 1999 in the capital city of Port Louis after angry supporters of Scouts Club vandalised several buildings as their team had lost a match against rival soccer club Fire Brigade. A few hours later a gambling house called L'Amicale caught fire, causing the death of 7 individuals who were trapped inside. This example of football hooliganism became known as L'Affaire L' Amicale in the years following the original riots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots, Background\nThe soccer match between Fire Brigade versus Scouts Club ended by 17:00 at Anjalay Stadium in Belle Vue. The club Fire Brigade had won the game with a score of 1\u20130 after being awarded a controversial penalty. This triggered protests and incidents amongst the supporters of the rival teams who were present at Anjalay Stadium. Sugar cane fields were torched in rural areas. When the supporters returned to the capital city of Port Louis they vandalised a number of buildings including the office of Mauritius Football Association, Emmanuel Anquetil building and the Pope Hennessy Police Station.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots, Background\nBy 19:00 a gambling house known as L\u2019Amicale, located along La Chauss\u00e9e Street, became engulfed in flames with 275 people trapped inside after rioters threw \"Cocktail Molotov \" and fire bombs through the historic building's windows and cars on fire blocked all exits. Firefighters took hours to suppress the fire. Subsequently, inside the L'Amicale building 7 badly burnt bodies were recovered. The victims were Yeh Lin Lai Yau Tim, Jean-Alain Law Wing, Eug\u00e9nie Lai Yau Tim, Catherine Lai Yau Tim, Jeannette Ramboro, Krishna Luckoo, and Abdoo Hakim Fawzi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots, Background\nHistorically the Scouts Club had been known as Muslim Scouts Club as all players and most of its fans were Muslims. On the hand the Fire Brigade players and fans were mostly of Roman Catholic faith and of Creole ethnicity. Local authorities feared that the Port Louis riots would escalate into larger ethnic riots between Creoles and Muslims. Thus the government imposed an 18-month nationwide ban on all soccer games. Only the national team was allowed to play during this period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots\nIn protest against the deaths and violence thousands of Mauritians marched in the streets. In total 25 arrests were made by local police during the week following the riots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots\nOn 20 November 2000 police charged 4 supporters of Scouts Club (Sheik Imram Sumodhee, Khaleeloudeen Sumodhee, Abdool Naseeb Keeramuth and Muhammad Shafiq Nawoor). They were subsequently trialled and sentenced by judge Paul Lam Shang Leen to 45 years in prison for burning the L'Amicale gaming house which caused the deaths of 7 persons trapped inside.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots\nA group of 12 lawyers consisting of former Attorney-General Rama Valayden, barrister Raouf Gulbul, Neelkanth Dulloo, Sanjeev Teeluckdharry, Sameer Hossenbaccus, Ravi Rutnah and 6 others compiled a report entitled Wrongfully Convicted which attempted to highlight flaws in the judgement against the Amicale Four. They released the report on 23 May 2013 in which they suggested that the arson of L'Amicale gaming house seemed to be the work of the Escadron de la mort (Squadron of Death) which was a gang of vigilantes who performed voluntary social work to combat drug traffickers but which had transformed into a radicalized sectarian group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots\nBy 2015 their sentence was commuted to 18 years in prison by the Power Commission of Grace. Their release was scheduled for 17 March 2019 but in January 2018 their lawyers had sent a letter to Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth to inform him of a \u201cmiscalculation of the prison administration.\u201d The authorities thus granted their request. On 23 August 2018 the 4 convicted men were released from Riche Lieu Prison after spending 19 years there.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155674-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots\nGiven that several fires started simultaneously it is believed that they had been meticulously planned instead of being random events. As a result, firemen could not attend to all the sites at the same time as there were more than 100 calls asking for help. Rama Valayden has detailed other forms of evidence in his 2014 report Wrongly Convicted. Soon after their acquittal some of the 4 accused supporters of the Scouts Club received threats in order to discourage them from seeking justice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155675-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 L.League\nStatistics of L. League in the 1999 season. Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155677-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 L.League Cup Final\n1999 L.League Cup Final was the fourth final of the L. League Cup competition. The final was played at Nihondaira Sports Stadium in Shizuoka on June 13, 1999. NTV Beleza won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155677-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 L.League Cup Final, Overview\nNTV Beleza won their second title, by defeating defending champion Prima Ham FC Kunoichi, 1\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155678-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 LE31\n1999 LE31 is a centaur and damocloid on a retrograde and  eccentric orbit from the outer region of the Solar System. It was first observed on 12 June 1999, by astronomers with the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Lab's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. The unusual object measures approximately 16.8 kilometers (10 miles) in diameter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155678-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 LE31, Description\n1999 LE31 orbits the Sun at a distance of 4.3\u201311.9\u00a0AU once every 23 years and 2 months (8,462 days; semi-major axis of 8.13\u00a0AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.47 and an inclination of 152\u00b0 with respect to the ecliptic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 22], "content_span": [23, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155678-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 LE31, Description\nIt spends most of its orbit located in the outer Solar System between Jupiter and Uranus, and like all centaurs, has an unstable orbit caused by the gravitational influence of the giant planets. Due to this, it must have originated from elsewhere, most likely outside Neptune. It is both a Jupiter and Saturn-crossing minor planet. Of over half a million known minor planets, 1999 LE31 is one of about 60 that has a retrograde orbit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 22], "content_span": [23, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155678-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 LE31, Description\n1999 LE31 is approximately 16.8\u00a0km in diameter. It came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in December 1998. It was last observed in 2000, and will next come to perihelion in February 2022.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 22], "content_span": [23, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155679-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 LG Cup (Morocco)\nThe third LG Cup is an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Morocco. This edition of LG cup involved Olympic teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155680-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 LPGA Championship\nThe 1999 LPGA Championship was the 45th LPGA Championship, played June 24\u201327 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the third of four major championships that took place on the LPGA Tour in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155680-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 LPGA Championship\nThree days after turning 39, Juli Inkster shot a final round 65 to win her first LPGA Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Liselotte Neumann and completed the career grand slam. The fifth of her seven major titles, it was also consecutive major victories; she won her first U.S. Women's Open title three weeks earlier. Inkster successfully defended this LPGA Championship the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155680-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 LPGA Championship\nThe DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for 11 consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155681-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 LPGA Tour\nThe 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155681-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 LPGA Tour\nThe season saw the first tournament with a winner's share of over $300,000, the U.S. Women's Open. There were seven first-time winners in 1999: Akiko Fukushima, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Maria Hjorth, Mi Hyun Kim, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, and Catrin Nilsmark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155681-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 LPGA Tour\nThe Jamie Farr Kroger Classic saw the first ever six-way playoff in LPGA Tour history. It was won by Se Ri Pak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155681-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 LPGA Tour, Tournament results\nThe following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season. \"Date\" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155682-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 LSU Tigers football team\nThe 1999 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his last year at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU fired DiNardo before the final game of the season against conference opponent Arkansas after eight consecutive losses and named Assistant Coach Hal Hunter as interim head coach for the final game. DiNardo was given the opportunity to coach the game vs. Arkansas, but refused (in contrast to his predecessor at LSU, Curley Hallman, who coached the Tigers in their final two games of 1994 after being fired five years to the day prior to DiNardo's dismissal).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 740]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155682-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 LSU Tigers football team\nIn Coach Hunter's only game as the team's head coach, unranked LSU (2-8, 0-7) dominated #17 Arkansas (7-3, 4-3) in their lone victory over a conference opponent that season. Former Michigan State University head football coach Nick Saban accepted LSU's offer and took over the team in December 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155683-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne\nThe 1999 La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne was the 63rd edition of La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne cycle race and was held on 14 April 1999. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Michele Bartoli of the Mapei team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier\nThe 1999 Labatt Brier was held from March 6 to 14 at Skyreach Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba defeated Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Ken HunkaThird: Brent MacDonaldSecond: Blake MacDonaldLead: Wade JohnstonFifth: Jules Owchar", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Bert GretzingerThird: Bob UrselSecond: Mark WhittleLead: Dave MellofFifth: David Stephenson", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon MeadSecond: Garry Van Den Berghe Lead: Doug Armstrong Fifth: Steve Gould", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Russ HowardThird: Wayne TallonSecond: Rick PerronLead: Grant OdishawFifth: Jeff Lacey", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Glenn GossThird: Glenn TurpinSecond: Ken PeddigrewLead: Brett ReynoldsFifth: Geoff Cunningham", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Scott PattersonThird: Phil LoevenmarkSecond: John McClellandLead: Wayne LoweFifth: Gilles Allaire", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Paul FlemmingThird: Blayne IskiwSecond: Andrew DauphineeLead: Tom FetterlyFifth: Peter Eddy", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Rich Moffatt Third: Howard Rajala Second: Chris Fulton Lead: Paul MaddenFifth: Brian Lewis", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Robert Campbell Third: Peter GallantSecond: Mark O'RourkeLead: Mark ButlerFifth: David Campbell", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Guy Hemmings Third: Pierre Charette Second: Guy Thibaudeau Lead: Dale Ness Fifth: Dwayne Fowler", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Gerald ShymkoThird: Gerry AdamSecond: Arnie GeislerLead: Neil CursonsFifth: Steve Sobkow", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155684-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Labatt Brier, Teams\nSkip : Orest Peech Third: Pat Paslawski Second: Brian Wasnea Lead: Don Irwin Alternate: Lonnie Kofoed", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155685-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ladies European Tour\nThe 1999 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1999. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155685-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ladies European Tour, Tournaments\nThe table below shows the 1999 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 38], "content_span": [39, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155686-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lafayette Leopards football team\nThe 1999 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155686-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Lafayette Leopards football team\nIn their 19th and final year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4\u20137 record. John Fistner, Jim Goff and Chad Williamson were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155686-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Lafayette Leopards football team\nThe Leopards were outscored 271 to 207. Lafayette's 2\u20134 conference tied for fifth place in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155686-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Lafayette Leopards football team\nLafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155687-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Bola Tinubu won the election defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155687-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Lagos State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155687-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 4,093,143. Total number of votes cast was 1,184,372, while number of valid votes was 1,149,375. Rejected votes were 34,997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155688-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Laois County Council election\nAn election to Laois County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155689-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Las Vegas Bowl\nThe 1999 Las Vegas Bowl was the eighth edition of the annual college football bowl game. It featured the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Utah Utes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155689-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Las Vegas Bowl, Game summary\nFresno State scored first, when Utah placekicker Cletus Truhe had his field goal attempt blocked. It was recovered by Fresno State cornerback Payton Williams and returned 75 yards for a touchdown, to make it 7\u20130 Fresno State. Running back Mike Anderson scored on a 34-yard touchdown run later in the 1st quarter to tie it at 7. He would finish the game with a Las Vegas Bowl record 254 yards rushing, and the game's MVP award. The second quarter would provide no scoring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155689-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Las Vegas Bowl, Game summary\nKicker Jeff Hanna gave Fresno State a 10\u20137 lead in the third quarter with a 27-yard field goal. Mike Anderson would give the lead back to Utah with a 5-yard touchdown run, making it a 14\u201310 Utah lead. Fresno State scored in the fourth quarter, on a 2-yard touchdown run by Derrick Ward, but the all important extra point was blocked, leaving Fresno State with a 16\u201314 lead. Utah would later win it on a 33-yard Cletus Truhe field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155690-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Las Vegas mayoral election\nThe 1999 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on May 4 and June 8, 1999 to elect the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Oscar Goodman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155690-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Las Vegas mayoral election\nWith no candidate winning a majority in the initial round of the election, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155691-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Latakia protests\nThe 1999 Latakia protests (or 1999 Latakia incident) were violent protests and armed clashes, which erupted in Latakia, Syria following 1998 People's Assembly's Elections. The violent events were an explosion of a long-running feud between Hafez al-Assad and his younger brother Rifaat. Two people were killed in fire exchanges of Syrian police and Rifaat's supporters during police crack-down on Rifaat's port compound in Latakia. According to opposition sources, denied by the government, the protests left hundreds of dead or injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155691-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Latakia protests, Background, Attempted 1984 coup d'etat\nWhen Hafez al-Assad suffered from heart problems in 1983, he established a six-member committee to run the country. Rifaat was not included, whereas the council consisted entirely of Sunni Muslim loyalists close to Hafez. This caused unease in the Alawi-dominated officer corps, and several high-ranking officers began rallying around Rifaat, while others remained loyal to Hafez's instructions. Rifaat's troops, then numbering more than 55,000 with tanks, artillery, aircraft and helicopters, began asserting control over Damascus, with a clear attempt to succeed his brother.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 61], "content_span": [62, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155691-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Latakia protests, Background, Attempted 1984 coup d'etat\nTensions between forces loyal to Hafez and those loyal to Rifaat were extreme, but by early 1984, Hafez had recovered and assumed full control, at which point most officers rallied around him. In what at first seemed a compromise, Rifaat was made vice-president with responsibility for security affairs, but this proved a wholly nominal post. Rifaat was then sent abroad on \"an open-ended working visit.\" Both his closest supporters and others who had failed to prove their loyalty to Hafez were purged from the army and Ba'ath Party in the years that followed. Rifaat was, thereafter, confined to exile in France and Spain. He nominally retained the post of vice president until 1998, when he was stripped even of the title. He had retained a large business empire both in Syria and abroad, partly through his son Sumer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 61], "content_span": [62, 883]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155691-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Latakia protests, Background, 1998 People's Assembly elections\nElections to the People's Assembly in Syria were held on 30 November and 1 December 1998, at which the NPF, led by the ruling Ba'ath party, won the majority of seats. On 11 February 1999, a national referendum verified the Assembly's decision to nominate President Assad for a fifth term in office. It was also speculated that Bashar al-Assad to be promoted to vice-presidency, after already acquiring colonel army rank in January that year. In June, Syrian authorities undertook a campaign by Bashar to counter corruption in public office, which resulted in several officials and businessmen detained. In October, after a nine-month trial, former Syrian intelligence service director got a lengthy prison sentence for alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 67], "content_span": [68, 839]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155691-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Latakia protests, Protests\nIn September, large scale arrests by security forces of some 1,000 people in Damascus and Latakia aimed on supporters and relatives of Rifaat al-Assad. In October, subsequent closures of Rifaat's interests provoked several days of violent clushes between Rifaat's supporters and security forces. The official version was that Rifaat had ignored a series of decrees from the Syrian Transport Ministry, ordering a demolition of his 'jetty' and an accompanying complex that had been established on 11,410 sq. meters of public land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155691-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Latakia protests, Protests\nWhen the police were sent to enforce the closure of the compound, they encountered small-arms fire and retreated. The security forces then attacked and occupied the port, resulting in two people killed. Opposition reports of those events, rejected by the Syrian Government, indicated that hundreds of people were killed of injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155691-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Latakia protests, Protests\nAfter the events, the Information Minister, Muhammad Salman, warned that if Rifaat returns to Syria he would face criminal charges. It was never explained why the 'illegal' port of Rifaat had been tolerated for four years (1995\u20131999), before the crack-down. The 1999 crackdown in Lattakia destroyed much of Rifaat's remaining business network in Syria; large numbers of Rifaat's supporters were arrested. This was seen as tied to the issue of succession, with Rifaat having begun to position himself to succeed the ailing Hafez, who in his turn sought to eliminate all potential competition for his designated successor, his son Bashar al-Assad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155691-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Latakia protests, Rifaat's reaction to Bashar's presidency succession\nIn France, Rifaat loudly protested the succession of Bashar al-Assad to the post of president, claiming that he himself embodies the \"only constitutional legality\" (as vice president, alleging his dismissal was unconstitutional). He made threatening remarks about planning to return to Syria at a time of his choosing to assume \"his responsibilities and fulfill the will of the people.\" He also exclaimed that he will rule benevolently and democratically, which he will do so with \"the power of the people and the army\" behind him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 74], "content_span": [75, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155692-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Latin Billboard Music Awards\nThe 6th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards which honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music took place in Miami.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155693-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian Higher League\nThe 1999 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virsl\u012bga, was the ninth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155694-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian pensions referendum\nA referendum on state pensions was held in Latvia on 13 November 1999. A bill amending the state pension law had been passed by the Saeima on 5 August. It proposed equalising the retirement age of 60 for men and 57.5 for women at 62 by 2006, as well as beginning to withhold pensions from pensioners earning more than double the state pension the following year and withholding payments to all pensioners earning an income by 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155694-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian pensions referendum\nVoters were asked \"are you for or against the repeal of the Amendments in the Law on State Pensions of 5/8/1999?\" A large majority (94.6%) voted in favour of repealing the law, although voter turnout was just 25.1%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155695-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian presidential election\nThe 1999 presidential elections in Latvia took place on June 17, 1999. After no candidate collected the required number of votes in several ballots, a break was announced at the election session, during which Raimonds Pauls, who had received the most support at the time, withdrew his candidacy. After the break, the sitting was resumed with new candidates and Vaira V\u012b\u0137e-Freiberga was elected the 6th President of Latvia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155695-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian presidential election, Candidates\nThe initial list of candidates included five candidates: Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Arnis Kalni\u0146\u0161, Vaira Paegle, J\u0101nis Priedkalns and Raimonds Pauls. Vaira V\u012b\u0137e-Freiberga was nominated as a candidate after failing to elect a new president in the first five rounds of voting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155695-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results\nThe presidential election took place on June 17 and required 6 rounds of voting to elect a new president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155695-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results\nIn the first round of voting, Vaira Paegle and Raimonds Pauls won the largest number of votes, both at 24. As no candidate received at least 51 votes, all the same candidates took part in the second ballot. The results of the second round exactly coincided with the results of the first round: 24 votes for Pauls, 24 for Paegle, 21 for Anatolijs Gorbunovs, 17 for J\u0101nis Priedkalns, and 14 for Arnis Kalni\u0146\u0161. In the third round, Kalni\u0146\u0161, as the owner of the smallest number of votes, no longer participated in the elections in the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155695-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results\nIn the third round, the largest number of votes was won by Pauls with 32 votes. Paegle received 25, Gorbunov received 23, and Priedkalns received 17. As no candidate still had the required number of votes, the 4th round of voting took place, in which Priedkalns no longer participated. A large number of deputies did not take part in the vote at all, and as a result , Paegle won the largest number of votes with 24. Pauls received 23 and Gorbunovs received 22. Paegle and Pauls took part in the fifth round of voting. Paegle won 24 votes while Pauls won 33.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155695-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results\nConsequently, after none of the candidates had been elected by ballot, a new round of elections had to take place with the same or different candidates. After the adjournment of the Saeima sitting, Pauls announced that he had decided to withdraw his candidacy. Consequently, it was necessary to start the vote again, either with the old candidates or with the nominated new ones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155695-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results\nThe sitting resumed at 9 p.m. with new candidates Vaira V\u012b\u0137e-Freiberga, Ingr\u012bda \u016adre and Valdis Birkavs. The results of the first vote for these candidates were as follows: \u016adre received 12 votes, Valdis Birkavs received 21 votes, and Vaira V\u012b\u0137e-Freiberga received 50 votes. A total of 84 ballot papers were received, but the vote of one of them caused confusion. Namely, it was not clear whether it should be considered a vote against all candidates or a vote for Vike-Freiberga. As the tellers could not agree on which of these options to accept, it was decided to repeat the vote as a repeat of the first ballot and not as a second ballot. In the repeat vote, Vike-Freiberga received 53 votes and was elected President of Latvia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 797]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155696-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Laurence Olivier Awards\nThe 1999 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1999 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155696-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Laurence Olivier Awards, Productions with multiple nominations and awards\nThe following 17 productions, including one ballet and one opera, received multiple nominations:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 78], "content_span": [79, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155697-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km\nThe 1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000\u00a0km was an endurance race backed by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), who ran the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF), who ran the JGTC race series. It was run on November 7, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155697-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Pre-race\nSince the mid-1990s, a large number of Japanese automobile manufacturers had begun to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. Japanese constructors and engine builders were also competing as well, such as Dome, Tom's, and Mugen Motorsports. The ACO therefore was interested in the idea of creating a new sportscar series in Japan similar to the one that had recently been created in the United States, the American Le Mans Series. Thus, the Fuji 1000\u00a0km would serve as a one-off experiment to see how well a series would perform in Japan in the future, similar to the one-off 1998 Petit Le Mans for the ALMS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 35], "content_span": [36, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155697-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Pre-race\nWith an agreement between the ACO and JAF, the race was agreed to take place at Fuji Speedway, and to combine the ACO's LMP, LMGTP, GTS, and GT class with the JAF's JGTC series GT500 and GT300 classes. The addition of JGTC machinery was done not only to entice Japanese teams into possibly moving into the ACO's sportscars, but also to help fill the field and to bring a crowd. However, the race did not count as part of the JGTC season, thus a full JGTC field was not expected since the race was optional. For the ACO classes, an incentive to bring competitors not only from Japan but also internationally was added in that, like Petit Le Mans, the winners in each class would earn automatic entry to the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 35], "content_span": [36, 767]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155697-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Official results\nClass winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 43], "content_span": [44, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155697-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Post-race\nAlthough the race was very competitive for Japanese manufacturer's Nissan and Toyota, the event was not considered a major success. Only twenty three entrants showed in total, with just sixteen being in the ACO's classes. Although Nissan and Toyota both had more cars they could have entered, each chose only to compete with a single car. A large number of European teams which had been on the entry list also failed to show up, most notably BMW Motorsport with their V12 LMR prototypes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155697-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Post-race\nToyota and Nissan had both decided to abandon their sportscar efforts after 1999, meaning neither team took their automatic entries for Le Mans in 2000. European interest in the series was also lacking, especially since teams like BMW and Audi seemed more interested in competing in the American Le Mans Series. This left the proposed series with no major manufacturer involvement to help bring in fans as well as other competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155697-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Post-race\nConsideration for a Japanese series was revived once again in late 2000 when Don Panoz and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) announced their intentions to expand upon their American Le Mans Series, a series endorsed by the ACO. Panoz would plan an Asian-Pacific Le Mans Series (APLMS), competing throughout the entire Pacific rim. An exhibition event was held in Australia at the end of 2000 with mixed success, with another event played for Malaysia in 2001. However Panoz's other expansion outside the United States, the European Le Mans Series, would suffer from small fields and lack of competition throughout 2001. With a continued lack of interest from major manufacturers in teams in the ELMS as well as the APLMS, both series would be cancelled.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 806]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155697-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Post-race\nIn 2006, the ACO was finally able to create a new sports car series in Japan with the launch of the Japan Le Mans Challenge. However, the series suffered from poor number of entries and was replaced by Asian Le Mans Series in 2009, but that series did not run another race again until 2013, by which time Toyota had returned to Le Mans with the TS030 Hybrid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155698-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Leeds Central by-election\nThe Member of Parliament for Leeds Central, Rt. Hon. Derek Fatchett, (Labour) died suddenly on 9 May 1999. The Labour government rushed to organise for the by-election and moved the writ so that the election could be held on 10 June, the same day as elections to the European Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155698-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Leeds Central by-election\nThe shortlist for the Labour candidacy included the Chair of Leeds Central Constituency Labour Party, Maggie Giles-Hill, and Shahid Malik, but the selection went to Hilary Benn who had been Special Adviser to David Blunkett, then Secretary of State for Education and Employment. The Conservatives chose their general election candidate Edward Wild. The Liberal Democrats provided the strongest challenge and increased their vote by nearly 20%, but this was not enough to take the seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155698-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Leeds Central by-election\nThe campaign was subsumed with the European Parliament elections, and the result was an all-time low turnout for a by-election: at 19.9% it held the record for the lowest turnout in a UK parliamentary election since World War II, until surpassed in 2012 by the Manchester Central by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155699-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Leeds City Council election\nThe 1999 Leeds City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy each in Horsforth, Moortown and Wetherby. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Bramley from Labour, and Hunslet councillor, Mark Davies, had defected from Labour to Independent Socialist.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155699-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Leeds City Council election\nLabour stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 27.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155699-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Leeds City Council election, Election result\nThis result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155700-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic\nThe 1999 Legg Mason Tenis Classic was the 30th edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was held at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. from August 16 through August 22, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155700-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles\nJustin Gimelstob /  S\u00e9bastien Lareau defeated  David Adams /  John-Laffnie de Jager, 7\u20135, 6\u20137(2\u20137), 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155701-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic \u2013 Doubles\nGrant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions. Stafford chose not to participate this year. Ullyett partnered with Piet Norval but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champions Justin Gimelstob and S\u00e9bastien Lareau. Justin Gimelstob and S\u00e9bastien Lareau won in the final over David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager, 7\u20135, 6\u20137(2\u20137), 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155702-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic \u2013 Singles\nAndre Agassi was the defending champion and won for the second straight year in the final 7\u20136(7\u20133), 6\u20131, over Yevgeny Kafelnikov.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155703-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nThe 1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh was co-champion of the Patriot League, but lost in the first round of the Division I-AA national playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155703-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nIn their sixth year under head coach Kevin Higgins, the Mountain Hawks compiled a 10\u20132 record. Ian Eason, Kevin Joseph, Brett Snyder and Phil Stambaugh were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155703-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nThe Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 478 to 220. Lehigh's 5\u20131 conference record tied for best in the seven-team Patriot League standings. The co-championship represented Lehigh's first back-to-back Patriot title, and its fourth first-place finish of the 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155703-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nThe Mountain Hawks were ranked No. 19 in the preseason Division I-AA national poll, and remained ranked throughout the year, rising as high as No. 7 and finishing the year at No. 14. Though co-champion Colgate was given the Patriot League's automatic berth in the Division I-AA playoffs, Lehigh earned an at-large berth. Both Patriot League playoff teams lost in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155703-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team\nLehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155704-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Leitrim County Council election\nAn election to Leitrim County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 22 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155705-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Letterkenny Town Council election\nAn election to Letterkenny Town Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 9 councillors were elected by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155706-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election\nThe 1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election was called following the resignation of Paddy Ashdown as Leader of the Liberal Democrats. There were five candidates and all members of the party were balloted using the Alternative Vote preference system. The election was won by Charles Kennedy, who served as leader until his resignation in 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155706-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election\nThe chief issue in the election was whether the party should continue its partial collaboration with the Labour Party, which had seen Ashdown and other senior Liberal Democrats appointed to a joint Cabinet committee on electoral reform. Most of the candidates were to various degrees sceptical about this approach, with Simon Hughes the most hostile and Charles Kennedy the strongest defender of Ashdown. The campaign was almost entirely free of bitterness and outspoken comments. Kennedy was generally favoured by the press because of his name recognition, which derived from his frequent appearances on light-hearted panel games on television.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155706-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Candidates, Withdrew from the contest\nThe following Liberal Democrat politicians initially stood but subsequently withdrew from the election:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155706-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Results\nAs a result of the first round, Rendel was eliminated. Those of his votes that includes further preferences were redistributed (transferred) to the remaining four candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155706-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Results\nAs a result of the second round, Ballard was eliminated. Those of her votes that includes further preferences were redistributed to the remaining three candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155706-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Results\nAs a result of the third round, Bruce was eliminated. Those of his votes that includes further preferences were redistributed to the remaining two candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155707-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liberian Premier League, Overview\nIt was contested by 9 teams, and Invincible Eleven won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 38], "content_span": [39, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155708-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liberty Bowl\nThe 1999 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 1999, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 41st edition of the Liberty Bowl matched the Colorado State Rams and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA Liberty Bowl. Southern Miss won the game 23\u201317; the game was highlighted by Southern Miss's strong defense, which scored two touchdowns and held Colorado State scoreless in the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155709-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Libyan Super Cup\nThe 1999 Libyan Super Cup was a one-legged Libyan football championship contested between LPL winners Al Mahalah and Libyan Cup winners Al Ittihad. This was the third edition of the Super Cup, and the second in its one-legged form. The match was actually played in January 2000 at the 23 October Stadium in Khoms. The match ended 0-0 after extra time, with Al Ittihad winning a long penalty shootout 11\u201310, and winning their first Super Cup title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 469]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00155710-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lichfield District Council election\nThe 1999 Lichfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155710-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Lichfield District Council election, Campaign\n56 Labour, 47 Conservative, 16 Liberal Democrats, 5 Independent and 1 Independent Labour candidates stood in the election. Each ward elected from one to three members of the council depending on the size of the ward. Five Labour candidates in Chase Terrace and Summerfield wards were elected unopposed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155710-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Lichfield District Council election, Campaign\nOne significant issue in the election campaign was a new traffic system the Labour council had just introduced on 1 April. This had banned vehicles from the centre of the city during the daytime and led to complaints from shopkeepers about loss of business. Other election issues raised in the campaign included rises in council taxes, plans to replace Burntwood Leisure Centre, the sale of 5,000 rented houses to a housing association, a proposed new housing development and anti-pollution measures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155710-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Lichfield District Council election, Campaign\nDuring the campaign Lichfield was one of the councils visited by Conservative leader William Hague, on 29 April, with the overall local elections seen by commentators as crucial to his leadership of the party. Hague accused the Labour council of wasting money. For the Labour party, former EastEnders star Michael Cashman joined party workers in canvassing in Burntwood on 26 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155710-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Lichfield District Council election, Campaign\nIn the election the Conservatives required a 7% swing to become the largest party and a 9% swing to gain overall control of the council. Litchfield was number 8 on their list of councils they were hoping to gain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 50], "content_span": [51, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155710-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Lichfield District Council election, Election result\nThe Conservatives retook control of the council that they had lost in the previous election in 1995. They gained two seats at Stowe ward after a recount and also gained in Lichfield City, Burntwood, Hammerwich and Alrewas wards. However the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Mease Valley from the Conservatives. The results were sufficient to give the Conservatives a two-seat overall majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155710-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Lichfield District Council election, Aftermath\nFollowing the election Tony Nichols was elected chairman of the council by the new Conservative majority. However, there was controversy as the new opposition councillors claimed that the Conservatives did not give them as many seats on the council committees that they were legally due following the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155711-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liechtenstein health insurance referendum\nA referendum on health insurance was held in Liechtenstein on 31 January 1999. The proposal was rejected by 66% of voters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155712-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liechtenstein local elections\nLocal elections were held in Liechtenstein in 1999 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155712-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Liechtenstein local elections, Election system\nThe municipal councils (German: Gemeinderat) are composed of an even number of councillors plus the mayor (German: Gemeindevorsteher). The number of councillors is determined by population count: 6 or 8 councillors for population 1,500, 8 or 10 councillors for population between 1,500 and 3,000, and 10 or 12 councillors for population over 3,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155712-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Liechtenstein local elections, Election system\nCouncillors were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the municipality's territory, using an open list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The mayors were elected in a two-round system. If none of the candidates achieved a majority in the first round, a second round would have been held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155713-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season\nLiga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1999 season was the club's 69th year of existence, the 46th year in professional football, and the 39th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155713-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Round of 16\nRiver Plate and LDU Quito were tied on points and goal difference. River Plate advanced on penalty kicks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 95], "content_span": [96, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155714-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final\nThe 1999 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final was a football match which was played on 9 April 1999 at Klabat Stadium in Manado. It was contested by Persebaya Surabaya and PSIS Semarang to determine the winner of the 1998\u201399 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. PSIS won the match 1\u20130 thanks to a late goal from Tugiyo. With the result, PSIS claim their first-ever professional title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155715-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Perdana 1\nThe 1999 Liga Perdana 1 season is the second season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 10 teams participated in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155715-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Perdana 1\nTerengganu was promoted from Liga Perdana 2 to a now reduced total number of teams competing in the league from 12 to only ten teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155715-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Perdana 1\nThe season kicked off on March 20, 1999. Pahang dominated the season and ended up winning the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155715-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Perdana 1, Teams\n10 teams competing in the second season of Liga Perdana 1. Terengganu was promoted while Selangor, Perlis and Olympic 2000 were relegated to Liga Perdana 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155716-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Perdana 2\nThe 1999 Liga Perdana 2 season is the second season of Liga Perdana 2. A total of ten teams participated in the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155716-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Perdana 2\nSelangor and Perlis were relegated from Liga Perdana 1 while TMFC and Kelantan TNB were promoted from Malaysia FAM League to a now increased total number of teams competing in the league from eight to become ten teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155716-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Perdana 2\nThe season kicked off on 19 March 1999. Johor won the title and was promoted to Liga Perdana 1 alongside Selangor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155716-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Perdana 2, Teams\nTen teams competing in the second season of Liga Perdana 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155717-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol\nThe 1999 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol, or 1999 FIBA South American League, was the fourth edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 9 February 1999 and finished on 30 March 1999. Brazilian team Vasco da Gama won the tournament, defeating Argentine club Boca Juniors in the Grand Finals, and qualified to the 1999 McDonald's Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155717-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol, Format\nTeams were split into one group of four teams and three teams of three teams each, and played each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination where the champion was decided. Unlike the previous tournaments where teams played home and away matches in the group phase, every group played all their matches in the same city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 44], "content_span": [45, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155717-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol, Group stage, Group A\nAll games in group A were played in Cochabamba, Bolivia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155717-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol, Group stage, Group B\nAll games in group B were played in Valencia, Venezuela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155717-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol, Group stage, Group C\nAll games in group C were played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155717-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga Sudamericana de B\u00e1squetbol, Group stage, Group D\nAll games in group D were played in C\u00facuta, Colombia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155718-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liga de F\u00fatbol Profesional Boliviano\nThe 1999 season of the Liga de F\u00fatbol Profesional Boliviano was the 42nd season of top-tier football in Bolivia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155719-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Limerick City Council election\nAn election to Limerick City Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 17 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155720-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Limerick County Council election\nAn election to Limerick County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155721-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155721-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 3 October 1999, Ahane won the championship after a 0-14 to 2-05 defeat of Kilmallock in a final replay. It was their 18th championship title overall and their second title in succession.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155722-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships\nThe 1999 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 15 through March 29, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155722-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships, WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155722-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships, WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155722-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships, WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155722-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships, WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155722-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles\nWayne Black /  Sandon Stolle defeated  Boris Becker /  Jan-Michael Gambill, 6\u20131, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 48], "content_span": [49, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155722-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Jana Novotn\u00e1 defeated  Mary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez /  Monica Seles, 0\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20131)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155723-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nEllis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions, but lost in the third round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155723-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nWayne Black and Sandon Stolle won the title, defeating Boris Becker and Jan-Michael Gambill 6\u20131, 6\u20131 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155724-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Dominik Hrbaty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155724-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nRichard Krajicek won the title, defeating S\u00e9bastien Grosjean 4\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20132, 7\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155724-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nAll thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155725-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by CHICHI7YT (talk | contribs) at 23:30, 15 November 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155725-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions and won in the final 0\u20136, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20131) against Mary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez and Monica Seles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155725-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nAll sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155726-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles Qualifying\nThe 1999 Evert Cup was a WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155727-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 Lipton Championships \u2013 Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the fifteenth edition of the tennis tournament played at Miami, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Venus Williams was the defending champion, and she successfully defending her title by defeating her sister Serena in the final 6\u20131, 4\u20136, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155728-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Little League World Series\nThe 1999 Little League World Series (LLWS) took place between August 22 and August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Hirkata Little League of Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, defeated Phenix City National Little League of Phenix City, Alabama, in the championship game of the 53rd LLWS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155728-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Little League World Series, Champions path\nThe Hirakata LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of four wins and no losses. In total, their record was 9-1, their only loss coming against Juan A. Bablioni LL of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155729-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Liverpool City Council election\nElections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 23.6%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155730-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge\nThe 85th running of Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge was held on 18 April 1999. It was the fourth leg of the 1999 UCI Road World Cup, held between Paris\u2013Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race. Belgian Frank Vandenbroucke won the race after a solo attack on the C\u00f4te de Saint-Nicolas. Dutchmen Michael Boogerd and Maarten den Bakker completed the podium. 71 of 191 riders finished the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155730-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge, Race Summary\nFrenchman Laurent Jalabert broke away from the peloton at 94\u00a0km (58\u00a0mi) from the finish but was caught 50\u00a0km (31\u00a0mi) later, before the C\u00f4te de La Redoute. On La Redoute, a duel unfolded between Frank Vandenbroucke and Michele Bartoli. Bartoli, seeking a third consecutive win and winner of La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne earlier in the week, attacked on the lower slopes of the climb, before being joined by Vandenbroucke. The two riders sprinted shoulder to shoulder for 10 seconds, before Vandenbroucke broke clear on the steep upper slopes and reached the top with ten seconds on Bartoli, Michael Boogerd and Maarten den Bakker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155730-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge, Race Summary\nAfter the C\u00f4te de La Redoute, with three climbs remaining, a lead group of 17 riders was formed with all key contenders, apart from a worn-out Jalabert. Peter Farazijn did most of the work for his leader Vandenbroucke and countered attacks from Paolo Bettini and Davide Rebellin. On the C\u00f4te de Saint-Nicolas, 7\u00a0km (4.3\u00a0mi) from the finish, Michael Boogerd attacked early on the climb, but was countered by Vandenbroucke who broke clear and powered on solo to the finish in Ans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155730-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge, Race Summary\nVandenbroucke, who was second in the Tour of Flanders and seventh in Paris\u2013Roubaix in the weeks before, claimed his first and only career monument win. Boogerd finished second at 30 seconds. Michele Bartoli was distanced by Maarten den Bakker in the final kilometre and finished a disappointing fourth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155731-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 London Broncos season\nThe 1999 London Broncos season was the twentieth in the club's history and their fourth season in the Super League. The Broncos had three coaches over the course of the season, competing in Super League IV and finishing in 8th place. The club also made their maiden appearance in the final of the Challenge Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155731-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 London Broncos season, 1999 Challenge Cup\nThe London Broncos progressed to the Final of the Cup, before losing to the Leeds Rhinos by 52\u201316 at the Old Wembley Stadium in London.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155732-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 London Marathon\nThe 1999 London Marathon was the 19th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 18 April. The elite men's race was won by Morocco's Abdelkader El Mouaziz in a time of 2:07:57 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba in 2:23:22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155732-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 London Marathon\nIn the wheelchair races, Switzerland's Heinz Frei (1:35:27) and Sweden's Monica Wetterstr\u00f6m (1:57:38) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155732-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 London Marathon\nAround 87,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 43,774 had their applications accepted and 31,582 started the race. A total of 30,849 runners finished the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings\nThe 1999 London nail bombings were a series of bomb explosions in London, England. Over three successive weekends between 17 and 30 April 1999, homemade nail bombs were detonated respectively in Brixton in South London; at Brick Lane, Spitalfields, in the East End; and at The Admiral Duncan pub in Soho in the West End. Each bomb contained up to 1,500 4-inch (100\u00a0mm) nails, in holdalls that were left in public spaces. The bombs killed three people, including a pregnant woman, and injured 140 people, four of whom lost limbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings\nOn 2 May 1999, the Metropolitan Police Anti- Terrorist Branch charged 22-year-old David Copeland with murder. Copeland, who became known as the \"London nail bomber\", was a Neo-Nazi militant and a former member of two political groups, the British National Party and then the National Socialist Movement. The bombings were aimed at London's black, Bengali and LGBT communities. Copeland was convicted of murder in 2000 and given six life sentences.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Overview, Brixton Market bomb\nThe first bombing, on Saturday, 17 April 1999, was in Electric Avenue, Brixton, an area of south London with a large black population. The bomb was made using explosives from fireworks, taped inside a sports bag, primed and left at Brixton Market. The Brixton Market traders became suspicious, and one of them, Gary Shilling, moved the bag to a less crowded area after seeing perpetrator Copeland acting suspiciously. Two further moves of the bomb occurred by unconvinced traders, including the bomb being removed from the bag, which is when it ended up next to the Iceland supermarket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 56], "content_span": [57, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Overview, Brixton Market bomb\nConcerned traders called the police, who arrived at the scene just as the bomb detonated at 5:25\u00a0pm. Forty-eight people were injured, many of them seriously because of the 4-inch (100\u00a0mm) nails that were packed around the bomb. The explosion was strong, sending nails in all directions, blowing windows and blasting a parked car across the street.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 56], "content_span": [57, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Overview, Brick Lane bomb\nThe second bomb, on the following Saturday, 24 April, was aimed at Brick Lane in the East End of London, which has a large Bangladeshi community. There is a street market on Sundays, but perpetrator Copeland mistakenly tried to plant the bomb on Saturday when the street was less busy. Unwilling to change the timer on the bomb, he instead left it in a black Reebok bag on Hanbury Street. There it was picked up by a man who brought it to the police station on Brick Lane, which was shut. The man had placed it in the boot of his Ford Sierra car which was parked outside number 42 Brick Lane, where it exploded. Thirteen people were injured, and surrounding buildings and cars were severely damaged. At the time, Muslims were gathering outside the East London Mosque for prayers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 832]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Overview, Admiral Duncan bomb\nThe third and final bomb was planted and detonated on the evening of Friday, 30 April at The Admiral Duncan pub on Old Compton Street in Soho, the heart of London's gay community. At the time the pub and the street outside were crowded because the evening was the start of a bank holiday weekend. The unattended sports bag containing the bomb, which was taped inside, was noticed by patrons of the Admiral Duncan; however, the bomb exploded at 6:37\u00a0pm just as the bag was being investigated by the pub manager, Mark Taylor. Three people were killed and a total of seventy-nine were injured, many of them seriously. Four of the survivors had to have limbs amputated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 56], "content_span": [57, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Victims\nAt the pub bombing in Soho, Andrea Dykes, 27, four months pregnant with her first child, died along with her friends and hosts for the evening, Nick Moore, 31, and John Light, 32, who was to be the baby's godfather. Andrea's husband, Julian, whom she married in August 1997, was seriously injured. The four friends from Essex had met up in the Admiral Duncan to celebrate Andrea's pregnancy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Investigation and arrest\nFollowing the Brixton bombing, officials initially emphasised that IRA involvement was unlikely and that it was more likely to be the work of right-wing terrorists following the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry that was released at the time, or a 'copycat' of Edgar Pearce. On 19 April, Combat 18, a far-right organisation, claimed responsibility via telephone. By the time of the Brick Lane bombing a week later, which the police linked with the Brixton bombing, it was clear that a racist entity was behind the attacks. It also ignited fears of racial tensions, particularly after the release of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry in February, and as Brixton was the scene of race riots in 1981.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Investigation and arrest\nAlthough these had been described by the police as specifically race-hate attacks, they had issued a warning that a gay bar could potentially be the bomber's next target, and The Yard \u2013 a pub in the Soho area \u2013 had displayed a poster warning customers to be alert. On Thursday, 29 April, CCTV footage from the Brixton attack was given wide publicity after an image of the suspected bomber was identified on it. This caused Copeland to bring forward his planned bombing of the Admiral Duncan to Friday evening. Paul Mifsud, a colleague of Copeland, recognised him from the footage and alerted the police about an hour and twenty minutes before the third bombing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 713]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Investigation and arrest\nThe Admiral Duncan bombing was linked to the previous ones by police, with far-rightists once again the prime suspects. Two hours after the bomb, a person claiming to be from the putative far-right White Wolves organisation called the BBC, claiming the group's responsibility to the attack. It was feared Jews, Chinese and Irish would be targeted next. Some synagogues stepped up security as a result.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Investigation and arrest\nCopeland was arrested that night once the police obtained his address, a rented room in Sunnybank Road, Cove, Hampshire. He admitted carrying out the three bombings as soon as he opened the door to the police, telling them, \"Yeah, they were all down to me. I did them on my own.\" He showed them his room, where two Nazi flags were hanging on a wall, along with a collection of photographs and newspaper stories about bombings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Investigation and arrest\nIn May 2021 the informant 'Arthur' who identified Copeland spoke to The Guardian about David Copeland and the contemporary threat from the extreme right", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, Investigation and arrest\nIn July 2021 the handler of the informant 'Arthur' published an article on the work of the Community Safety Trust, which included David Copeland and such work continues now.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland\nDavid James Copeland was born on 15 May 1976, in Hanworth in the London Borough of Hounslow, to a working-class couple. His father was a train engineer and his mother was a housewife. Copeland lived for most of his childhood with his parents and two brothers in Yateley in Hampshire, attending Yateley School, where he obtained seven GCSEs before leaving in 1992. Journalist Nick Ryan wrote that, as a teenager, Copeland feared he was homosexual; when his parents sang along to The Flintstones theme on television\u2014\"we'll have a gay old time\"\u2014he reportedly believed they were sending him a message. As an older teenager, he began listening to heavy metal bands and earned himself the nickname \"Mr Angry\". Ryan wrote that the staff at his school have no recollection of him during this period, as if he had become invisible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 864]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland\nAfter his arrest following the bombings, Copeland told psychiatrists that he had started having sadomasochistic dreams when he was about twelve years old, including dreams or fantasies that he had been reincarnated as an SS officer with access to women as slaves. He left school for a series of failed jobs, reportedly blaming immigrants for the difficult job market. Copeland became involved in petty crime, drinking, and drug abuse. His father was eventually able to get him a job as an engineer's assistant on the London Underground.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland\nCopeland's father called him \"fairly intelligent\" as a child. His parents separated when he was aged 19, and his mother told lawyers and psychiatrists after the arrest that he was a \"happy lad\" and showed no sign of what was to come. According to psychiatrists, Copeland also had a higher than average IQ. One of the doctors believed his behaviour started to change around 1995 when he was 19, isolating himself from friends and family.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Political views\nCopeland joined the far-right British National Party (BNP) in May 1997, at the age of 21. He acted as a steward at a BNP meeting, in the course of which he came into contact with the party's senior members and was photographed standing next to John Tyndall, the leader of the party at the time. It was during this period that Copeland read The Turner Diaries, and first learned how to make bombs using fireworks with alarm clocks as timers after downloading a so-called \"terrorist's handbook\" from the Internet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 58], "content_span": [59, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Political views\nCopeland left the BNP in 1998, regarding it as insufficiently hardline because it was not willing to engage in paramilitary action, and joined the smaller National Socialist Movement, becoming its regional leader for Hampshire just weeks before the start of his bombing campaign. It was around this time that he visited his family doctor and was prescribed anti-depressants after telling the doctor he felt he was losing his mind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 58], "content_span": [59, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Motivation\nCopeland maintained he had worked alone and had not discussed his plans with anyone. During police interviews, he admitted holding neo-Nazi views and talked of his desire to spread fear and trigger a race war. He told police, \"My main intent was to spread fear, resentment and hatred throughout this country; it was to cause a racial war.\" He said, \"If you've read The Turner Diaries, you know the year 2000 there'll be the uprising and all that, racial violence on the streets. My aim was political. It was to cause a racial war in this country. There'd be a backlash from the ethnic minorities, then all the white people will go out and vote BNP.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Motivation\nAfter his arrest, Copeland wrote to BBC correspondent Graeme McLagan, denying that he had schizophrenia, and telling McLagan that the \"Zog\" or Zionist Occupation Government was pumping him full of drugs in order to sweep him under the carpet. He wrote, \"I bomb the blacks, Pakis, degenerates. I would have bombed the Jews as well if I'd got a chance.\" Ryan writes that Copeland's first idea had been to bomb the Notting Hill Carnival after seeing images of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Motivation\nWhen asked by police why he had targeted ethnic minorities, he replied, \"Because I don't like them, I want them out of this country, I believe in the master race.\" Whilst on remand, Copeland also wrote to crime writer Bernard O'Mahoney, who posed as a woman called Patsy Scanlon in the hope of duping Copeland into confessing. According to The Independent, the letters helped secure a conviction by giving prosecutors evidence about Copeland's state of mind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Conviction\nCopeland's mental state was assessed at Broadmoor Hospital. He was diagnosed by five psychiatrists as having paranoid schizophrenia, while one diagnosed a personality disorder not serious enough to avoid a charge of murder. There was no dispute that he was mentally ill, but the extent of this, and whether he was unable to take responsibility for his actions, became a matter of contention. At the Old Bailey, Copeland's plea of guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility was not accepted by the prosecution or jury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Conviction\nOn 30 June 2000, Copeland was convicted of three counts of murder and planting bombs and given six life sentences. The trial judge doubted that it would ever be safe to release Copeland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Conviction\nOn 2 March 2007, the High Court decided that Copeland should remain in prison for at least fifty years, ruling out his release until 2049 at the earliest, when he would be 73. Copeland appealed; on 28 June 2011, the Court of Appeal upheld the ruling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155733-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, Further conviction\nIn June 2014, Copeland attacked a fellow inmate at HM Prison Belmarsh with a shiv, an improvised weapon made from razor blades attached to a toothbrush handle. In October 2015, he pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and was sentenced to a further three years in prison, of which he will serve eighteen months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 61], "content_span": [62, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155734-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Longford County Council election\nAn election to Longford County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery\nThe 1999 Loomis truck robbery was a robbery of a Loomis, Fargo & Co. Semi-trailer truck on March 24, 1999 as it transported money from Sacramento, California to San Francisco. At some point during the transit, one or more robbers boarded the truck, cut a hole in the roof, removed approximately 2.3 million dollars, and exited the truck with the money, completely evading detection by the truck's driver and guards. The robbery was not discovered until after the truck arrived at its destination. No suspects were ever identified by authorities and the robbery is now a cold case. Even the exact tools and methods used by robber or robbers were never conclusively determined.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery, Robbery\nOn a rainy night at approximately 7:30 PM on March 24, 1999, a semi-trailer truck departed the Loomis Depot in Sacramento for a money transport run to the depot in San Francisco, using Interstate 80. While the cab portion of the truck was armored, the trailer carrying the money was not. The trailer was made of simple aluminum, with the only security measures being a locked door equipped with an alarm. For years, Loomis had used unarmored trailers to transport their coin shipments, figuring coins alone were such a meager amount of money that they did not require heavy security. But starting in the 1990s, Loomis began including paper money in their shipments as a cost-saving measure. Onboard was 58-year old driver Howard Brown, along with guards Frank Bettencourt and Ken Montgomery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 826]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery, Robbery\nOther than traffic lights and stop signs, the trip from Sacramento to San Francisco involved only one stop, at a truck scale in near Fairfield, California. After this, the truck proceeded on to its destination, arriving at the Loomis depot in San Francisco around 9:40 PM. Bettencourt then unlocked the rear doors, opened them up, and was shocked to discover the floor of the trailer was covered in rainwater. Then he saw a large hole in the roof, later telling the San Francisco Chronicle, \"My eyes just kind of looked up at the ceiling of the truck. The hole had a very jagged shape with the edges pointed down into the truck. It was not a very cleanly cut hole. It had a trapdoor-type of look to it.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery, Robbery\nAt first the guards thought the truck had been hit by lightning, or maybe even by a meteor, but this was soon ruled out as they discovered roughly 270 pounds of cash, worth about 2.3 million dollars, was missing. Bettencourt told the San Francisco Chronicle, \"He was a Houdini in my mind. ... This is the most daring robbery I can imagine. He did this without us even having a clue. Everything that he needed to go right, did go right.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery, Investigation\nThe subsequent criminal investigation of the robbery was handled by the FBI, which cleared the driver and guards of the truck as suspects. The FBI determined the hole in the roof had been cut from the outside, not by a stowaway hiding in the trailer. The only significant piece of evidence they found in the trailer was an old worn out Dutch military duffle bag with the initials \"MOV\" on it, implying that it had been issued by the Netherlands Ministry of Defense some time around the 1950s or 1960s. They also found a baggage tag on the bag from the Netherlands railroad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery, Investigation\nThe FBI eventually found two witnesses who had been motorists driving behind the truck. They reported that as the truck pulled into the weight station near Fairfield, they saw a man in dark clothing jump off the truck and run through roadside fields in the direction of nearby Solano Community College. The man did not appear to be carrying anything. The robber apparently counted on the truck stopping at the scales in Cordelia, \"something we didn't do all the time but 99 percent of the time,\" Bettencourt said.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery, Investigation\nUltimately it was never determined exactly how many people were involved, nor how exactly they carried the robbery out. Since the trailer did not have a ladder attached to the outside, and the doors were still locked with the alarm set when it reached its destination, the primary theory is that the robbery started back in Sacramento as the truck was pulling out of the depot. It is believed that the robber or robbers jumped from the roof of the depot onto the top of the trailer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery, Investigation\nThen during the 1 hour trip between Sacramento and the truck scale near Fairfield, they cut their way through the roof, dropped down into the trailer, put the stolen money in bags, and then threw them out onto the side of the road to be retrieved later, either by themselves or by accomplices following the truck in a vehicle. Then once the truck stopped at the weight station, the robber or robbers took the opportunity to jump off the truck and make their escape. Spokesman for the FBI's Sacramento office Nick Rossi told the San Francisco Chronicle, \"I cannot think of any similar case nationwide. It almost harkens back to train robberies.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 40], "content_span": [41, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155735-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Loomis truck robbery, Aftermath\nNo suspects were ever found, despite the FBI investigation and Loomis offering a large money reward for leads. Shortly after the robbery, Loomis discontinued the practice of transporting paper money in unarmored trailers. In fact, they had been in the process of switching to armored trailers at the time the robbery took place. Mike Tawney, an executive vice president at Loomis, told the San Francisco Chronicle, \"This was one of the very few we had left. ... This may have been the last truck.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155736-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Los Angeles Dodgers season\nThe 1999 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 110th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 42nd season in Los Angeles, California. The season started with a new management team; Kevin Malone became the team's General Manager and Davey Johnson was selected to be the new Dodgers Manager. Looking to make a splash, Malone exclaimed \"There is a new Sheriff in town\"  as he took over the reins and made a splash by signing starting pitcher Kevin Brown to a huge long contract. However, the team struggled to a third-place finish in the Western Division of the National League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155736-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball Draft\nThe Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They lost their first round pick to the San Diego Padres and their third round pick to the Baltimore Orioles as a result of their signing free agent pitchers Kevin Brown and Alan Mills. They also gained a supplemental first round pick and a second round pick as compensation for losing pitcher Scott Radinsky to free agency and a supplemental second round pick as compensation for pitcher Brian Bohanon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155736-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball Draft\nThe first round pick was shortstop Jason Repko from Hanford High School. He was transitioned to the outfield and played seven seasons in the majors (four with the Dodgers). He had several serious injuries in his career and was relegated primarily to a backup position. Repko hit .224 in 360 MLB games. The draft class also included outfielder Shane Victorino, who was drafted in the sixth round out of St. Anthony High School in Hawaii. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2004 Rule 5 draft and proceeded to become a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 60], "content_span": [61, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155737-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards\nThe 25th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1999, were announced on December 11, 1999 and awarded on January 19, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155738-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Los Angeles Sparks season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but they fell in the Conference Finals to eventual champion Houston Comets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155739-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team\nThe 1999 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as an independent during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gary Crowton, the team compiled an 8\u20133 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155740-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 23, 1999, incumbent Republican Mike Foster won reelection to a second term as governor of Louisiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155740-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background\nIn 1999 all elections in Louisiana\u2014with the exception of U.S. presidential elections\u2014followed a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary (the system has since been abandoned for all federal elections between 2008 and 2010, but has remained in use for state and local elections). Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155740-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background\nUnless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. [ 2] In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 23, 1999. Since Foster won over 50% of the vote, the runoff, which would have been held November 20, 1999, was cancelled foster was the first republican in louisiana to win a second term", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155740-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background\nThe only parishes carried by Jefferson were his home of Orleans and East Carroll, where Jefferson's birthplace, Lake Providence serves as the parish seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155740-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Results\nFoster easily won reelection with 62.17% of the vote. Due to Foster winning more than 50% of the vote, there was no runoff. Jefferson only won two parishes, Orleans Parish and East Carroll Parish. Democratic candidates cumulatively won 33.89% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 302]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00155741-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election\nThe 1999 United States House of Representatives special election in Louisiana's 1st congressional district was held on May 29, 1999 to select the successor to Bob Livingston (R) who resigned due to the discovery of an extramarital affair.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155741-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election\nOn May 1, nine candidates, mostly Republicans, competed on the same ballot. However, since no candidate was able to achieve a majority, a runoff was held at the end of the month.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155741-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, Runoff\nFormer State Representative David Vitter narrowly won in the runoff over former Louisiana governor Dave Treen and would later become a United States Senator.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 68], "content_span": [69, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155742-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana\u2013Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team\nThe 1999 Louisiana\u2013Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as an independent the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jerry Baldwin and played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155743-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisiana\u2013Monroe Indians football team\nThe 1999 Louisiana\u2013Monroe Indians football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 186 points while the defense allowed 322 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155744-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Louisville Cardinals football team\nThe 1999 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by John L. Smith, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and ended the season with a 7\u20135 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155745-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Louth County Council election\nAn election to Louth County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155746-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Lunar New Year Cup\nThe 1999 Lunar New Year Cup ( also known as Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday (17 January and 20 January 1999).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155747-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Luxembourg general election\nGeneral elections were held in Luxembourg on 13 June 1999, alongside European Parliament elections. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 19 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. It formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155747-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Luxembourg general election, Results, By locality\nThe CSV won pluralities in three of the four circonscriptions, falling behind the Democratic Party in Centre (around Luxembourg City) but beating the LSAP in its core Sud constituency. Much of the realignment nationally can be explained by a weakening of the LSAP's position in Sud, which has the most seats and where the LSAP's share of the vote fell from 33.5% to 29.8%, to the advantage of both the CSV and the DP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155747-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Luxembourg general election, Results, By locality\nThe CSV won pluralities across almost all of the country, winning more votes than any other party in 86 of the country's (then) 118 communes. The LSAP won pluralities in 14 communes, mostly in the Red Lands in the south. The DP won 18 communes, particularly in its heartland of Luxembourg City and the surrounding communes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155748-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Luzon earthquake\nA Mw7.3 earthquake struck the northern coast of Zambales on December 12, 1999. The earthquake killed six people and injured 40 in Zambales, Pangasinan, and Metro Manila. The quake also caused power interruptions in the region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155749-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MAC Championship Game\nThe 1999 Mid-American Conference Championship Game was played on December 3, 1999, at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd, of the East Division, and the Western Michigan Broncos, of the West Division. The Thundering Herd came back from a 23\u22120 third-quarter deficit to defeat the Broncos 34\u221230, preserving Marshall's perfect season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155750-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and included only the top eight conference teams. The quarterfinal round was held on the campus sites of the top four seeds, and the winners advanced to play the semifinal and final rounds in Toledo. It was the final Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament that did not include all conference members, and the final tournament held in Toledo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155750-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nMiami, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Second-seeded Kent State won the tournament with a 49\u201343 win over Miami and received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. It was Kent State's first MAC Tournament win and marked their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Miami was selected as an at-large entry for the NCAA Tournament. Through the 2016\u201317 season, it is the most recent time the MAC has had more than one team participate in the NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155751-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 1\u20136, 1999 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Florida A&M defeated South Carolina State, 64\u201361 in the championship game, to win its fourth MEAC Tournament title. The Rattlers earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Florida A&M fell to No. 1 overall seed Duke, 99\u201358.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155751-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nTen of the eleven conference members participated, with the top 6 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 8 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed. Norfolk State did not participate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155752-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MFS Pro Tennis Championships\nThe 1999 MFS Pro Tennis Championships, also known as the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 71st and last edition of the tournament and was held from August 23 through August 29, 1999. Sixth-seeded Marat Safin won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155752-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 MFS Pro Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles\nGuillermo Ca\u00f1as /  Mart\u00edn Garc\u00eda defeated  Marius Barnard /  T. J. Middleton 5\u20137, 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 50], "content_span": [51, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155753-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MLS All-Star Game\nThe 1999 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 4th Major League Soccer All-Star Game, played on July 17, 1999, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The MLS Western All-Stars defeated the MLS Eastern All-Stars, 6\u20134, in front of 23,227 fans at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155753-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 MLS All-Star Game, Match, Summary\nRoy Lassiter scored in the first minute of the match for the East, but their lead did not last long. Preki found an equalizer for the West in the 13th minute, and a go-ahead goal from Roman Kosecki gave them a 2\u20131 advantage in the 32nd minute. Cobi Jones netted one of his own in the 36th minute before another tally from Preki, who earned MVP honors, in the 38th minute gave the West a 4\u20131 halftime lead. A string of three unanswered second-half goals by the East brought things level once again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155753-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 MLS All-Star Game, Match, Summary\nA penalty kick by New England Revolution forward Joe-Max Moore in the 62nd minute, and strikes from Carlos Valderrama (73\u2019) and Stern John (83\u2019) capped the comeback. It would be short-lived, however. Two late goals from Mauricio Wright (84\u2019) and Ronald Cerritos (89\u2019) secured the victory for the West. The MLS Western All-Stars recorded their first win over the East in three All-Star game tries. Jeff Baicher was originally scheduled to appear for the West All-Star Team but injury prevented it from happening. He would be replaced by Paul Bravo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155753-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 MLS All-Star Game, Match, Details\nMLS All-Star MVP: Preki (MLS East)Assistant referees: Tom Bodadilla Jorge ReyesFourth official:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155754-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MLS College Draft\nThe 1999 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on February 6 and 7, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first round of the draft took place on February 6 with the second and third rounds on February 7. The College Draft was followed by the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft later on February 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155755-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MLS Supplemental Draft\nThe 1999 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft took place in Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Sunday, February 7. The second and third rounds of the 1999 MLS College Draft had taken place earlier that morning. In this supplemental draft, a number of teams passed in the second and third rounds. Consequently in 2000, MLS merged the college and supplemental draft into the 2000 MLS SuperDraft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155756-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Europe Music Awards\nThe 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Dublin, Ireland at The Point. Ronan Keating returned as host, with performers including Mariah Carey singing \"Heartbreaker\", Britney Spears with \"...Baby One More Time\" & \"(You Drive Me) Crazy\", as well as The Cardigans, Jamiroquai, Marilyn Manson and The Corrs and show opener Iggy Pop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155756-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Europe Music Awards\nPresenters included model and actress Carmen Electra, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Spice Girls' Geri Halliwell and actress Denise Richards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155757-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Movie Awards\nThe 1999 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Lisa Kudrow. Musical performances included Kid Rock, Robbie Williams, and Will Smith with Dru Hill, Nine Inch Nails and Kool Moe Dee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155757-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Song From a Movie\nAerosmith \u2014 \"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing\" (from Armageddon)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155757-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Fight\nBen Stiller vs. Puffy the Dog (created by Industrial Light & Magic) \u2013 There's Something About Mary", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards\nThe 1999 MTV Video Music Awards (stylized as 9999 MTV Video Music Awards) aired live on September 9, 1999, honoring the best music videos from June 13, 1998, to June 11, 1999. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Ricky Martin was the most-awarded artist of the night, winning two primary awards for Best Pop Video and Best Dance Video, and three additional awards in the International Viewer's Choice categories for \"Livin' la Vida Loca\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards\nMartin and Korn were the most nominated artists of the night, both with 9 nominations for their songs, \"Livin' la Vida Loca\" and \"Freak on a Leash\", respectively. Martin was also the first Latin artist in history to receive a nomination in Video of the Year category, but lost to \"Doo Wop (That Thing)\" by Lauryn Hill, which became the first Hip hop video to receive the award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards\nHighlights of the show included Diana Ross jiggling Lil' Kim's exposed breast in response to her outfit, which left her entire left breast uncovered, but for a small pastie on her nipple. The mothers of slain rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., Afeni Shakur and Voletta Wallace, came together to present the Best Rap Video Award. The Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz made a plea for peace in the wake of the sexual assaults at Woodstock '99.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards\nNear the end of the night, MTV staged a tribute to Madonna, the most-nominated artist in VMA history, by presenting a host of male drag performers dressed as the singer in her past music videos. Rapper DMX was scheduled to perform but was a no-show; as a result, Jay-Z's solo set was extended. Another moment of the ceremony was the debut of Britney Spears performing her debut single \"...Baby One More Time\", and then, NSYNC, performed their song \"Tearin' Up My Heart\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards\nAs Backstreet Boys came up and accepted their award for Viewer's Choice, a stranger came onto the stage and said, \"Wake up at 3\". This person was later revealed to be John Del Signore, who crashed the ceremony in a failed attempt to sell Viacom a show idea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards\nThe awards show featured a line-up of sponsors and cross-promotions, most notably with SEGA, as the date of the show also coincided with the launch of their Dreamcast game console.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees\nJay-Z (featuring Ja Rule and Amil) \u2013 \"Can I Get A...\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees\nMadonna \u2013 \"Beautiful Stranger\" (from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees\nFatboy Slim \u2013 \"Praise You\" (Director: Torrance Community Dance Group)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees\nFatboy Slim \u2013 \"Praise You\" (Choreographers: Richard Koufey and Michael Rooney)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees\nGarbage \u2013 \"Special\" (Special Effects: Sean Broughton, Stuart D. Gordon and Paul Simpson of Digital Domain)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees\nLauryn Hill \u2013 \"Doo Wop (That Thing)\" (Art Director: Gideon Ponte)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees\nKorn \u2013 \"Freak on a Leash\" (Editors: Haines Hall and Michael Sachs)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155758-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees\nMarilyn Manson \u2013 \"The Dope Show\" (Director of Photography: Martin Coppen)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155759-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Macau Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was the 46th Macau Grand Prix race to be held on the streets of Macau on 21 November 1999. It was the sixteenth edition for Formula Three cars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155760-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Macedonian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Macedonia on 31 October 1999, with a second round on 14 November. Tito Petkovski of the Social Democratic Union won the first round. However, as he received less than 50% of the vote, the election went to a second round, which was won by Boris Trajkovski of VMRO-DPMNE, who won 53.2% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155761-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrid City Council election\nThe 1999 Madrid City Council election, also the 1999 Madrid municipal election, was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality of Madrid. All 53 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155761-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrid City Council election\nThe People's Party (PP) won an absolute majority of seats for a third consecutive time, but, for the first time since the 1987 election the party lost votes and seats. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) maintained its second place but reverted the decline it had been suffering since 1983. PSOE gains came at the expense of United Left (IU), which lost nearly half of its votes and seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155761-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrid City Council election\nAs a result, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez del Manzano was elected as Mayor of Madrid for a third term in office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155761-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrid City Council election, Electoral system\nThe City Council of Madrid (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Madrid) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Madrid, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155761-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrid City Council election, Electoral system\nVoting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the municipality of Madrid and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155761-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrid City Council election, Electoral system\nThe mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155761-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrid City Council election, Electoral system\nThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Madrid, as its population was over 1,000,001, at least 8,000 signatures were required.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155761-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrid City Council election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 27 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Madrid (28 until 1 January 2003).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 48], "content_span": [49, 875]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election\nThe 1999 Madrilenian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Assembly of the Community of Madrid. All 102 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election\nWhile the People's Party (PP) of Alberto Ruiz-Gallard\u00f3n was widely expected to win a second term and expand its absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid\u2014with opinion polls predicting a comfortable victory with as many as 59 seats\u2014its gains ended up being minimal. The extremely low turnout, one of the lowest in a regional election, benefitted the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) instead, which saw a strong performance as a result at the expense of the United Left (IU), which lost half of its votes and seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Assembly of Madrid was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Madrid, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Madrilenian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 62], "content_span": [63, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nVoting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Community of Madrid and in full enjoyment of their political rights. All members of the Assembly of Madrid were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied regionally. The Assembly was entitled to one member per each 50,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 25,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 62], "content_span": [63, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Assembly of Madrid expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Assembly were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Regional Assembly concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe president had the prerogative to dissolve the Assembly of Madrid and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Overview, Election date\nIn the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Parties and candidates\nThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least 0.5 percent of the electorate in the Community of Madrid, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 58], "content_span": [59, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Parties and candidates\nBelow is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 58], "content_span": [59, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 52 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 49], "content_span": [50, 846]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Results, Elected legislators\nThe following table lists the elected legislators sorted by order of election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155762-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Madrilenian regional election, Aftermath\nInvestiture processes to elect the President of the Community of Madrid required for an absolute majority\u2014more than half the votes cast\u2014to be obtained in the first ballot. If unsuccessful, a new ballot would be held 48 hours later requiring only of a simple majority\u2014more affirmative than negative votes\u2014to succeed. If such majorities were not achieved, successive candidate proposals would be processed under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly would be automatically dissolved and a snap election called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 45], "content_span": [46, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155763-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election\nAssembly elections was held in Maharashtra, India in two phases on September 5, 1999, and September 11, 1999. Election results were declared on October 7, 1999. The major parties were Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena (Yuti) alliance, Congress and NCP. Congress and NCP contested against each other without a pre-poll alliance but came together for a post-poll alliance to stake claim to form the government. Seats won: Congress: 75, NCP: 58. Post-poll-alliance 75+58=133/288. Shiv Sena + BJP = 69 + 56 = 125/288. Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress became Chief Minister, and NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal became Deputy CM.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155763-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election\nLok Sabha elections were held simultaneously, and in them, the BJP-Sena alliance fared better winning 28/48, with Shiv Sena winning 15 seats, BJP 13 seats, Congress 10 seats, and NCP 6 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155764-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Maidstone Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155765-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Maine Black Bears football team\nThe 1999 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They played their home games at Alfond Stadium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Jack Cosgrove. The Black Bears finished the season 4\u20137, 3\u20135 in conference play, to finish tied for sixth in the Atlantic 10.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155765-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Maine Black Bears football team, Previous season\nThe Black Bears finished the 1998 season with a record of 6\u20135, with a 3\u20135 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference to finish in a tie for third place in the New England Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155766-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\nThe 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13, 1999, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Red Sox of the American League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155766-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\nFenway Park was chosen as host because the owners at the time were planning to build a New Fenway Park in a few years but were unable to get the project off the ground in time for the game. The closing of Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, along with the move of the Milwaukee Brewers to the National League and the delay in the construction of Miller Park also played a role in the Red Sox being awarded the game. This All-Star Game is particularly notable as it featured the nominees for the All-Century Team as well as Ted Williams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155766-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game\nIn two innings, AL starting pitcher Pedro Mart\u00ednez struck out the first four batters of the National League, becoming the first pitcher in history to begin the All-Star Game striking out the side. In all he struck out five of the six batters he faced, earning him Game MVP honors, becoming the second player in All-Star Game history to be named MVP as a member of the host team. The game resulted in a win for the American League by the final score of 4-1. Starting with the 1999 All-Star Game, the games would always be held either on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of July, from 1999 to 2017, it was held between July 9 and July 16, and on July 17 in 2018.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155766-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rosters\nPlayers in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155766-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Umpires\nThis was the last All-Star Game with umpires from separate leagues. In 2000, Major League Baseball unified the umpiring staffs under its control. Five of the umpires in this game (Evans, Tata, Ford, Johnson, and Vanover) lost their jobs less than two months later as part of the 1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation. However, through an arbitration process, Vanover was rehired before the 2002 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 55], "content_span": [56, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155767-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball draft\nThe 1999 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1999. A total of 1474 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155768-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball season\nThe 1999 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees sweeping the Atlanta Braves in the World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155768-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball season\nThe previous record of most home runs hit in a season, set at 5,064 in 1998, was broken once again as the American League and National League combined to hit 5,528 home runs. Moreover, it was the first season in 49  years to feature a team that scored 1,000 runs in a season, as the Cleveland Indians led the Majors with 1,009 runs scored. Only 193 shutouts were recorded in 2,427 regular-season games. The 1999 season was the first season in which the two current New York City-area MLB teams, the Yankees and Mets, qualified for the playoffs together in the same season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155768-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Baseball season, Postseason, Bracket\nNote: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 54], "content_span": [55, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155769-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Soccer season\nThe 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth season in Major League Soccer's history. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games, and that of the countdown timer, with MLS Cup 1999 adopting the IFAB-standard running clock thereafter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation\nThe 1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation was a labor tactic used by 68 Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires, including 66 members of the Major League Umpires Association (MLUA), the official umpires union at the time. Unable to strike because they had a labor agreement in place at the time, 57 umpires formally resigned by orchestrated letters in an attempt to force negotiations with MLB for a new labor agreement. The American and National Leagues instead immediately hired new umpires and accepted 22 of the resignations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation\nThe union membership became fractured on the issue, and the umpires tried to rescind their resignations, but the MLUA was unsuccessful in retaining the jobs of the 22 umpires and the resignations were seen as final. The incident led to the decertification of the MLUA and the formation of a new union, the World Umpires Association (WUA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Background\nAfter its certification in 1969, the MLUA had organized several strikes, including one before the playoffs in 1970. In addition, the union's members were locked out multiple times. One of these lockouts occurred at the start of the 1995 season and lasted for more than 80 games per team before the sides reached a collective bargaining agreement. It was set to expire after 1999, and the MLUA became concerned that MLB would again lock out the umpires.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 66], "content_span": [67, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Background\nEntering the 1999 MLB season, the union was dealing with disagreements with MLB on a variety of issues. The league sought to make it easier to replace umpires, and proposed a restructuring of the umpiring system; instead of MLUA members answering to the American and National Leagues, MLB wanted them under the control of the commissioner. In addition, MLB wanted changes in the strike zone that umpires called during games. The commissioner's office ordered that pitches high in the zone be called strikes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 66], "content_span": [67, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Background\nThis went against common practice and brought objections from the umpires and MLUA leadership, which believed that the collective bargaining agreement was being violated. The MLUA also had a complaint against the Major League Baseball Players Association, when it released a survey of players, which included umpire ratings, publicly. During the season, there were numerous disputes between umpires and MLB owners. One involved Tom Hallion, who was suspended for three days by NL president Leonard Coleman after bumping a player. Another regarded the amount of pay owed to umpires who officiated the exhibition games between the Baltimore Orioles and Cuban national baseball team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 66], "content_span": [67, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Resignations\nOn July 14, the umpires held a meeting in Philadelphia. There, they held a vote proposing a strike, which passed; however, the collective bargaining agreement was still in place. With that in mind, the union decided on a different course of action: a mass resignation by umpires. Richie Phillips, the MLUA's leader, announced on July 15 that 57 umpires would resign, effective September 2. According to umpire Dave Phillips, the resignations were intended to force negotiations with MLB to gain a new contract, effective at the start of 2000. Richie Phillips added that MLUA members stood to gain about $15 million of severance pay. The union intended to have the leagues negotiate in the future with a newly formed corporation, to be created after the mass resignation occurred.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 68], "content_span": [69, 848]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Resignations\nOut of the 68 MLB umpires, all but two (Derryl Cousins and John Shulock, who were barred from the MLUA after working as replacements during the 1979 umpires' strike) were members of the MLUA. Thirty-four National League umpires sent letters of resignation through the MLUA, along with 23 umpires who worked in the American League. Within a week, several of the umpires moved to rescind their earlier actions. One of them, Dave Phillips, said that \"Most people in that room thought they (the resignation letters) were going to be signed but not sent.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 68], "content_span": [69, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Resignations\nHe said that the umpires thought they could rescind any time before September 2, which was not the case. In response, Richie Phillips called his views \"nonsense\". The union filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on July 26, seeking to allow withdrawals. One day later, the MLUA's request for a temporary restraining order was turned down by Judge Edmund V. Ludwig. Later that day, the 42 umpires whose resignations were still active rescinded as a group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 68], "content_span": [69, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Resignations\nThe leagues hired a combined 25 replacements from the minor leagues and elected to rehire only enough umpires to reach their maximum allowed squad sizes, retaining their new hires. The American League brought back the 14 umpires whose rescissions were received by the league the fastest. A different approach was required for the National League, which received one batch of rescissions; it opted to use \"performance standards\" in deciding which umpires to rehire. Overall, MLB accepted the resignations of 13 umpires from the National League and 9 from the American League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 68], "content_span": [69, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Resignations\nOn August 3, the union filed unfair labor practice charges against MLB with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). A week later, the MLUA dropped the suit it had filed in federal court in July. The president of the MLUA, Jerry Crawford, left the prospect of a strike open. In response, the presidents of the two leagues threatened to fire any umpire who took part in a strike.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 68], "content_span": [69, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Resignations\nOn August 27, the MLUA requested arbitration from the American Arbitration Association, but both leagues turned it down. The MLUA then returned to U.S. District Court three days later, in hopes of obtaining an injunction against the leagues' acceptances of the resignations. Instead of the quick ruling the union was seeking, Judge J. Curtis Joyner desired negotiations between the sides, which he oversaw. On September 1, the parties agreed on a severance package, which confirmed the loss of the 22 umpires' jobs. The MLUA pledged not to strike in the agreement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 68], "content_span": [69, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, MLUA division and decertification\nA group of remaining umpires was critical of the mass resignation and moved for the creation of a new union and decertification of the MLUA in October; the Major League Umpires Independent Organizing Committee, the name the group went by, primarily consisted of American League umpires. The Organizing Committee's main motivation was to force out Richie Phillips. Joe Brinkman and John Hirschbeck publicly supported the idea of a new union with different leadership; Brinkman said, \"There's no room for Richie Phillips in this new organization.\" Phillips, along with his backers, criticized the umpires seeking his ouster, saying they were at fault for what happened in July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 89], "content_span": [90, 765]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, MLUA division and decertification\nBallots were sent to all umpires in early November, allowing the umpires to vote on whether they wanted the MLUA or a replacement union to represent them. Those whose resignations had been accepted were sent ballots in the decertification election, as were the new hires. On November 30, the NLRB tallied the votes and revealed that the Organizing Committee had garnered 57 votes, as opposed to 35 for the MLUA. The MLUA appealed to the NLRB, but a hearing officer upheld the results on January 21. One final appeal was issued by the MLUA, but a three-person NLRB panel rejected it in February, and certified the World Umpires Association (WUA) as the umpires' new union.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 89], "content_span": [90, 761]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Aftermath\nAlthough the MLUA was no longer representing active umpires, it still did so for the 22 who lost their jobs. In negotiations for a new labor agreement, which was signed in September 2000, the MLUA turned down an offer from MLB owners that would have seen 13 umpires brought back. An arbitrator ordered in December 2001 that nine of the twenty-two umpires be reinstated, and MLB reached an agreement to do so in February 2002; four of the umpires retired with back pay. Three umpires were rehired by MLB in 2002, and Rich Garcia was given a supervisor position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 65], "content_span": [66, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Aftermath\nIn late 2004, a labor agreement between MLB and the MLUA gave jobs back to three more umpires, while the remaining six gained severance pay. By that time, half of the terminated umpires were working again in MLB. One side effect of the WUA's formation was the end of separate umpiring staffs for the American and National Leagues. Beginning with the 2000 season, every umpire would work in both leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 65], "content_span": [66, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155770-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, Aftermath\nBelow is a table summarizing what happened to the 22 umpires whose resignations (during the mass-resignation effort) were accepted by the two leagues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 65], "content_span": [66, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155771-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Majorca Open\nThe 1999 Majorca Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Majorca, Spain. The event was part of the ATP World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and was held from 13 September to 20 September 1999. Unseeded Juan Carlos Ferrero won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155771-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Majorca Open, Finals, Doubles\nLucas Arnold Ker /  Tom\u00e1s Carbonell defeated  Alberto Berasategui /  Francisco Roig 6\u20131, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155772-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Majorca Open \u2013 Doubles\nPablo Albano and Daniel Orsanic were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Albano did not participate this year. Orsanic partnered Jaime Oncins, losing in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155772-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Majorca Open \u2013 Doubles\nLucas Arnold Ker and Tom\u00e1s Carbonell won in the final 6\u20131, 6\u20134, against Alberto Berasategui and Francisco Roig.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155773-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Majorca Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155774-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Malawian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Malawi on 15 June 1999 to elect the President and National Assembly. They were originally scheduled for 25 May, but were postponed twice as a result of requests by the opposition to extend the voter registration period. Both votes were won by the ruling United Democratic Front, who took 93 of the 192 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate, Bakili Muluzi, won the presidential election with an absolute majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155774-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Malawian general election\nIn total, eleven parties contested the elections, with 670 candidates. Voter turnout was 94%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155774-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Malawian general election, Results, National Assembly\nElections were not held in the Mchinji West constituency on polling day due to the death of a candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155775-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the I Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix) was a Formula One race held on 17 October 1999 at the new Sepang International Circuit near Sepang, Malaysia. It was the fifteenth race of the 1999 Formula One World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155775-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian Grand Prix\nThe 56-lap race was won by Eddie Irvine, driving a Ferrari, after starting from second position. Teammate Michael Schumacher, in his first race back after breaking his leg at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, finished second having started from pole position, while Mika H\u00e4kkinen finished third in a McLaren-Mercedes. The win gave Irvine a four-point lead over H\u00e4kkinen in the Drivers' Championship with one race remaining, though it would turn out to be his 4th and last F1 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155775-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report\nThis was the first Malaysian Grand Prix since a Formula Holden event in 1995, but the first time at Formula One world championship level. Michael Schumacher returned to Formula One having recovered from his broken leg, and took pole position by nearly a second from Ferrari team-mate Eddie Irvine, with the McLarens of David Coulthard and Mika H\u00e4kkinen third and fourth respectively. At the start, Schumacher led away from Irvine, Coulthard, H\u00e4kkinen and Rubens Barrichello. On lap 4, Schumacher slowed and allowed Irvine to pass him, then proceeded to block the McLarens. Coulthard forced his way past Schumacher on lap 5 and pursued Irvine for the lead, only to retire on lap 15 with fuel pressure problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155775-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report\nBack in second place, Schumacher slowed again in order to allow Irvine to build an advantage. Then, as the first round of pit stops loomed, Schumacher accelerated the pace in order to stay ahead of H\u00e4kkinen. Realising this, McLaren gambled on giving H\u00e4kkinen half a tank of fuel, hoping it would be enough to get him out of the pits ahead of Schumacher. The gamble failed, as Schumacher stayed ahead of the Finn and proceeded to block him again, allowing Irvine to extend his lead to 20 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155775-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report\nIrvine's lead was not big enough for him to stay ahead after his second pit stop, but Ferrari were sure that H\u00e4kkinen would have to stop again. He did, emerging in fourth place behind Johnny Herbert in the Stewart. Schumacher slowed once again to allow Irvine to retake the lead, while H\u00e4kkinen forced his way past Herbert for third. Irvine duly took the chequered flag one second ahead of Schumacher, with H\u00e4kkinen a further eight seconds back.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155775-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report\nImmediately after the race, the Ferraris were disqualified due to an infringement on their bargeboards. This meant that H\u00e4kkinen and McLaren were effectively handed their respective championships by default. However, Ferrari appealed against the FIA's decision in court and both drivers were subsequently reinstated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155775-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report\nWith one race remaining, Irvine led the Drivers' Championship by four points over H\u00e4kkinen, 70 to 66. Similarly, Ferrari held a four-point lead over McLaren in the Constructors' Championship, 118 to 114.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155776-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian general election\nA general election was held on Monday, 29 November 1999 for members of the 10th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 193 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 394 state constituencies in 11 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. This was the last election for Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister and Chairman of Barisan Nasional, until 2018. This was also the first election held in a single day nationwide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155776-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian general election, Results, Dewan Rakyat\n6,631,094 out of 9,564,071 registered voters cast their vote in this election. Although Barisan Nasional maintained its majority in Parliament, its overall popular vote dropped to roughly 56%. The parliamentary results are as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 54], "content_span": [55, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155776-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian general election, Results, State Assemblies\nThe opposition won a total of 113 state assembly seats, 98 of which went to the PAS, 11 to the DAP and 4 for Keadilan. In the states of  Kelantan and Terengganu, the PAS won by a huge margin\u201341-2 against Barisan Nasional out of a total of 43 seats and 28-4 out of a total of 32 seats respectively, hence allowing them to form the state governments in these states. In addition, PAS also captured one-third of the state seats in Kedah, with the remaining two-thirds going to Barisan Nasional (UMNO won 16 seats, MCA 2 seats in Kedah).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155776-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian general election, Results, State Assemblies\nThe election results were seen as a great gain for PAS, who previously had no state seats in Kedah and capturing only one seat in Terengganu in the 1995 General Elections. Observers attributed this to the neglect by the Federal Administration in the states of Terengganu and Kelantan due to administration by different parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155777-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 18 April 1999 at the Sepang International Circuit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155777-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 83], "content_span": [84, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155778-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian state elections\nState assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 29 November 1999 in all states except Sarawak. The elections were held alongside general elections, and saw the opposition win a total of 113 seats, 98 of which went to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), 11 to the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and 4 for the People's Justice Party. In the states of  Kelantan and Terengganu, the PAS won by a huge margin\u201341-2 against Barisan Nasional and 28-4 respectively\u2013hence allowing them to form the state governments in these states. In addition, the PAS also captured one-third of the seats in Kedah, with the remaining two-thirds going to Barisan Nasional (United Malays National Organisation won 16 seats and the Malaysian Chinese Association 2).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155778-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Malaysian state elections\nThe election results were seen as a great gain for PAS, who previously had no state seats in Kedah and capturing only one seat in Terengganu in the 1995 elections. Observers attributed this to the neglect by the Federal Administration in the states of Terengganu and Kelantan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155779-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Maldivian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in the Maldives on 19 November 1999. As there were no political parties at the time, all 127 candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 77.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155780-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Malta Open darts\n1999 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155781-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Manchester City Council election\nElections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy in Chorlton, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The two Independent Labour candidates stood as \"Peace 2000 England's Republic\", a slight alteration on the previous year's \"Labour Peace 2000\". Overall turnout was up marginally from the previous year at 21.9%. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155781-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Manchester City Council election, Election result\nAfter the election, the composition of the council was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155782-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Manenberg tornado\nThe 1999 Manenberg tornado was a rare tornado that occurred in the Cape Town neighborhood of Manenberg, South Africa killing five people on  the night of 29 August 1999. Wind speeds were recorded reaching over 150\u00a0km per hour. The tornado killed five people and injured an additional 220. Over 5,000 residents were left homeless with 40 flats being \"totally gutted\". R1 million (roughly equivalent to R2.6 million in 2017) was allocated by City of Cape Town's disaster relief fund for rebuilding.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155783-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Manitoba general election\nThe 1999 Manitoba general election was held on September 21, 1999 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155783-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Manitoba general election\nThe New Democratic Party (NDP) was returned to government after sitting in opposition since the 1988 election. The NDP won 32 seats, against 24 for the Progressive Conservative Party. The Manitoba Liberal Party won one seat. The Manitoba PC Party declined in popularity due to unpopular budget cuts on the healthcare system, social programs, and civil servants. The budget cuts on Public Service employees resulted in \"Filmon Fridays\" where civil servants had to take 10 unpaid days off each year. A vote splitting scandal has also hurt the Manitoba PC Party's reputation when the Independent Native Voice Party was claimed to be funded by the PC Caucus in attempt to take away votes from the NDP during the 1995 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 753]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155783-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Manitoba general election, Riding results\n(x) denotes or boldface incumbent. Expenditures refer only to candidate election expenses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 46], "content_span": [47, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155783-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Manitoba general election, Riding results, Post-election changes\nEric Stefanson (PC) resigned as the member for Kirkfield Park on September 7, 2000. A by-election was called for November 21 of the same year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 69], "content_span": [70, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155783-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Manitoba general election, Riding results, Post-election changes\nTuxedo (res. Gary Filmon, September 18, 2000), November 21, 2000:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 69], "content_span": [70, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155783-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Manitoba general election, Riding results, Post-election changes\nLac Du Bonnett (res. Darren Praznik, February 8, 2002), March 12, 2002:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 69], "content_span": [70, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500\nThe 1999 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota was held on October 31, 1999, at Auto Club Speedway (then known as California Speedway) in Fontana, California as the final race of the 1999 CART World Series season. The race was marred by a horrifying accident involving Forsythe Racing driver Greg Moore in the early stages of the race, which resulted in the Canadian racer losing his life.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500\nThe race was broadcast on ESPN with Paul Page doing play-by-play and Parker Johnstone as the color commentator. Gary Gerould and Jon Beekhuis were in the pits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500\nAdrian Fernandez, driving the Tecate/Quaker State Ford for Patrick Racing, won the race. It was his second victory of 1999 following his earlier victory at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan and the fifth of his career. It was also the second time that Fernandez won a race where another driver was killed; he won the 1996 Molson Indy Toronto street course event that saw Jeff Krosnoff lose his life.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Background, Championship battle\nThe championship entering the race was still to be decided. The two contenders were Dario Franchitti, driver of the #27 Kool Cigarettes Reynard Honda for Team Green, and rookie Juan Pablo Montoya, driving the #4 Target Reynard Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing. Franchitti had just won the previous race at Surfers Paradise and held a nine-point lead in the season points standings over Montoya, who wrecked out and scored no points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 50], "content_span": [51, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Background, End of several eras\nThe season finale was also going to mark several significant lasts in CART, as significant upheaval was in the works for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 50], "content_span": [51, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Qualifying\nScott Pruett won the pole for the race, his 5th and final pole in CART, his only of the season, and also for the team. His fastest lap had an average speed of 235.398 miles per hour. The championship contenders Montoya qualified 3rd and Franchitti in 8th. Greg Moore was the only driver that did not make a qualifying run, thus starting at the rear of the field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Qualifying\nMoore was not even certain to be in the race due to an accident in the paddock area the weekend before the race, where he was hit by a vehicle while riding his motor scooter. Moore suffered a broken hand in the incident and his team, Forsythe Racing, hired Roberto Moreno as an emergency backup driver if Moore could not run the entire race. After a medical consultation, and an in-car test, he was allowed to race using a hand brace and had the pain dulled with an injection of medicine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Race highlights\nPruett led the way in his final CART appearance, but he would not hold the lead for long as he dropped back and fell out of the race later on, while Michael Andretti took control at the start. Two laps later, Richie Hearn in his final CART race, spun in turn and struck the inside wall; he would walk away. Alex Barron crashed out of the event on the 27th lap; that was the final accident of the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Race highlights\nAfter leading all but nine of the first seventy-one laps, Andretti's car suffered a fire during his second pit stop, which dropped him out of contention. Dario Franchitti, who was in a championship battle with Juan Pablo Montoya, also had difficulties on pit road; he fell off the pace when his first pit stop led to an improperly fitted right rear wheel, and the replacement tires had incorrect pressure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0006-0002", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Race highlights\nRaul Boesel, who was running his 3rd race of the season, fell out with an engine blown as he completed 164 laps, this race turned out to be his last of his 173 starts, leaving him with the most starts to never win a CART race. Max Papis led the Marlboro 500 for 111 laps but was forced to make a pit stop near the end for fuel. Adri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez would take the lead and held him off to get the win after successfully stretching his fuel supply to avoid a late pit stop. Fernandez finished the race approximately seven seconds in front of Papis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Race highlights\nJuan Pablo Montoya and Franchitti ended up in a tie with 212 points. Franchitti had scored more podiums but Montoya won the title by having the most wins with seven to Franchitti's three. The championship was also Chip Ganassi Racing its fourth straight title with three drivers (also including Jimmy Vasser in 1996 and Alex Zanardi in 1997\u20131998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nAs he began lap 9, Greg Moore lost control of his car in almost the same area where Richie Hearn had earlier. Hearn was able to slow his car significantly and it came to rest in the backstretch grass near a retaining wall. He emerged uninjured, but finished in last place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nMoore's accident, however, was much worse. He had been traveling at race speed when he lost control of his car. The #99 ran off the track and into the same grassy area where Hearn had wrecked, but instead of skidding along like Hearn had Moore\u2019s car became airborne and he struck an inner retaining wall that Hearn had managed to avoid; the car struck the wall nearly fully inverted and hit with enough force to disintegrate the vehicle on impact. What was left of the car began rolling across the grass and came to rest, upside down, several feet away. The caution flag was immediately thrown and stayed out for an extended period while work began at the crash scene.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 722]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nThe track safety crew was on the scene almost immediately along with CART series medical director Steve Olvey and an ambulance. Moore was extricated from the remains of the #99 and Olvey called for an airlift. A Medevac helicopter with Loma Linda University Medical Center trauma surgeon Jeff Grange landed at the speedway and Moore was taken from the track.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nThe first major update on the ongoing situation was given to Gary Gerould of ESPN as Lap 42 of the race was beginning. Olvey stated that Moore had suffered massive injury to his head and internal organs, that doctors were making significant effort to resuscitate him at the hospital, and that he was awaiting a report from Grange on further information. Before leaving, Olvey said that the injuries Moore suffered were potentially life-threatening.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nAt 1:20 PM Pacific, doctors at the hospital pronounced Moore dead from his injuries. He was just 24 years old when he died and was the second driver to die in the season; Penske Racing driver Gonzalo Rodr\u00edguez had been killed in a practice crash at Laguna Seca Raceway just three races earlier. Word of Moore\u2019s death eventually reached Fontana and Olvey, who at 2:07 PM Pacific relayed the news of Moore\u2019s death to Gerould and the worldwide television audience.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nUpon the announcement, CART steward Wally Dallenbach Sr. instructed track officials to lower the flags flying in the winner\u2019s circle (the American flag, the California state flag, and the CART logo flag) to half staff. The race was not stopped, as series officials decided the best way to deal with the situation was to run the race to its conclusion. It was also decided to withhold the information about Moore from the drivers until after the event concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nOnce the checkered flag fell and all of the drivers completed the final lap, CART ordered all of the cars to return to their pit stalls immediately. It was there that they all learned of Moore\u2019s death, and many of them were shaken by the news. There was no postrace celebration for either Fernandez or Montoya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nAfter the race, ESPN attempted to get interviews with both the series champion and the race winner. An emotional Gary Gerould talked to Montoya and his team owner Chip Ganassi, who with Montoya\u2019s title had won a fourth consecutive series title; both men relayed their condolences to Moore\u2019s family and gave more muted statements on their accomplishments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nOnce Fernandez climbed from his car and heard the news, Jon Beekhuis reported that he broke down in tears almost immediately and was not willing to speak to anyone; Fernandez did eventually grant an interview in the post race press conference but was still in significant emotional distress. Some of the drivers and teams gathered in a room in the infield facilities for a prayer, and a service was conducted by one of the series chaplains on pit road for the fans in attendance, many of which chose to stay after the race concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nAn investigation of the fatal crash said the fatal head injury was caused because the car had flown into the wall with Moore's head smashing into the barrier first at a specific angle. The investigation confirmed that had the car hit the wall differently than Greg's head hitting the wall first, Moore would have survived.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nThis event was to be Moore's last with Forsythe Racing, as he was signed to fill an open seat at Penske for 2000 and was to team with Gil de Ferran of Walker Racing, who signed on to replace Al Unser, Jr. in the Penske stable. Moore was replaced by H\u00e9lio Castroneves, who was losing his ride at the end of the year when Hogan Racing ceased operations. Castroneves is still active with Team Penske today, running full time in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series and continuing to participate part-time in the IndyCar Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Greg Moore fatal accident on lap 9\nFor safety reasons, International Speedway Corporation paved over the runoff area that Moore had his accident in and later paved over the entire backstretch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 53], "content_span": [54, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Legacy\nMoore would end up finishing in 10th in the final points standings but soon after his death, the number 99 would be retired by CART in honor of him. Fellow drivers paid tribute to this day, including Dario Franchitti who was one of Moore's best friends when he won at Vancouver in 2002. Franchitti did so again he won the 2009 IndyCar Series title and the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where Moore won his final CART victory in the same year of his death. Max Papis to this day still wears red gloves in honor of Moore who wore red gloves during his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 25], "content_span": [26, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Final standings\nJuan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti ended up tied with 212 points each, Montoya winning the tiebreaker due to his higher number of wins that season with seven. This rare occurrence would happen again in IndyCar in 2006 as another Ganassi Racing driver, Dan Wheldon, and Penske Racing's Sam Hornish Jr. had 475 points each and Hornish Jr. won the tiebreaker with the most wins at the end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155784-0020-0001", "contents": "1999 Marlboro 500, Final standings\nIn 2015, Montoya (driving for Penske) would lose the IndyCar championship in a tiebreaker to his former team with Scott Dixon clinching his fourth title after winning at Sonoma Raceway to earn a series-leading third win of the season. This also happened previously in the 1996 Indy Racing League season, when Buzz Calkins and Scott Sharp were tied with 246 points. But on that occasion, they were co-champions and only held three events. The NASCAR Cup Series has only had this scenario play out once, in 2011 when Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards were tied in points (2403) but Stewart won that championship due to 5 races compared to Edwards 1 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 686]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155785-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami\nThe 1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami was the first and opening round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held March 21, 1999, on the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155785-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Report, Race\nGreg Moore won the opening race of the season from pole, leading 96 out of the 150 laps, winning comfortably ahead of Michael Andretti and Dario Franchitti. It would turn out to be Moore's final pole and win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155785-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Report, Race\nAlso, This was the first race since the 1993 Indianapolis 500 without 3-time champion Bobby Rahal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155786-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team\nThe 1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall became the second non-automatic qualifying team in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era to finish the year ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155786-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team\nMarshall outscored its opponents 463\u2013137 en route to an undefeated, 13\u20130, season. The season-opener at Clemson (13\u201310) and the MAC Championship Game vs. Western Michigan (34\u201330) were the only games decided by less than 12 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155786-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Team players drafted in the NFL\nThe following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 76], "content_span": [77, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155787-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Marshallese general election\nParliamentary elections were held in the Marshall Islands on 22 November 1999. As there were no political parties, all candidates for the 33 seats ran as independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155788-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Maryland Terrapins football team\nThe 1999 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Vanderlinden, the Terrapins compiled a 5\u20136 record, finished in eighth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 292 to 260. The team's statistical leaders included Calvin McCall with 1,264 passing yards, LaMont Jordan with 1,632 rushing yards, and Jermaine Arrington with 302 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155789-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters (snooker)\nThe 1999 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 1999 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The wild-card matches were extended from 9 to 11 frames.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155789-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters (snooker)\nJohn Higgins defeated Ken Doherty 10\u20138 in the final to win his first Masters title. He had also won the World title (where he also defeated Doherty) and UK title in 1998, meaning that he held all three Triple Crown titles simultaneously. Before his semi-final match Higgins had said, referring to the possibility of holding all three titles, \"That triple crown would be a dream but it's going to be tough.\" After his win, the term \"Triple Crown\" was used in a number of newspapers to describe Higgins' feat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155789-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters (snooker), Field\nDefending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, David Gray (ranked 61), and Jimmy White (ranked 18), who was the wild-card selection. David Gray and Mark King were making their debuts in the Masters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155789-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters (snooker), Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Winner: \u00a3155,000Runner-up: \u00a380,000Semi-finalist: \u00a340,000Quarter finalist: \u00a326,000Last 16: \u00a315,000Wild-card round: \u00a39,000", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155789-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters (snooker), Prize fund\nHigh break Prize: \u00a318,000Maximum break: B&H Gold Award and a Honda car", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155789-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters (snooker), Wild-card round\nIn the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155789-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters (snooker), Qualifying\nDavid Gray won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1998 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament\nThe 1999 Masters Tournament was the 63rd Masters Tournament, held from April 8\u201311 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal won his second Masters championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Davis Love III and three strokes ahead of Greg Norman, who experienced another disappointing back nine at Augusta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nTommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (10,13,14,15,16), Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (15,16), Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal (10,15,16), Mark O'Meara (3,12,14,15,16), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson (13,14,15,16), Tiger Woods (10,13,14,15,16), Ian Woosnam (10,15), Fuzzy Zoeller", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nErnie Els (10,13,15,16), Lee Janzen (14,15,16), Steve Jones (13,15), Corey Pavin", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nJohn Daly, Tom Lehman (11,14,15,16), Justin Leonard (5,10,14,15,16), Nick Price (4,11,12,13,14,15,16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nMark Brooks, Steve Elkington (5,12,13,15,16), Davis Love III (12,13,14,15,16), Vijay Singh (13,14,15,16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nPaul Azinger (11), Mark Calcavecchia (14,15,16), Stewart Cink (11,15,16), Darren Clarke (15,16), Jim Furyk (11,13,14,15,16), Jay Haas, Scott Hoch (14,15,16), John Huston (13,14,15,16), Per-Ulrik Johansson, Matt Kuchar (a) (11), Jeff Maggert (11,13,14,15,16), Scott McCarron, Phil Mickelson (11,13,14,15,16), Colin Montgomerie (15,16), David Toms, Willie Wood", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nStuart Appleby (13,15,16), Jesper Parnevik (14,15,16), Jeff Sluman (13,14,15,16), Payne Stewart (13,14,15,16), Steve Stricker (12,14,15,16), Bob Tway (14,15,16), Lee Westwood (15,16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nBilly Andrade, Olin Browne, Brandel Chamblee, John Cook (14,15,16), Trevor Dodds, Joe Durant, Fred Funk (14,16), J. P. Hayes, Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Rocco Mediate, Steve Pate, Chris Perry, Hal Sutton (14,15,16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nGlen Day (15,16), Bob Estes (15,16), Andrew Magee (15,16), Scott Verplank (15,16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nThomas Bj\u00f8rn (16), Brad Faxon (16), Carlos Franco (16), Bill Glasson (16), Brandt Jobe (16), Shigeki Maruyama (16), Greg Norman (16), Masashi Ozaki (16), Loren Roberts (16), Brian Watts (16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Field\nAll the amateurs except Matt Kuchar and John Miller were playing in their first Masters, as were Thomas Bj\u00f8rn, Brandel Chamblee, Glen Day, Trevor Dodds, Joe Durant, Carlos Franco, J. P. Hayes, Brandt Jobe, Frank Lickliter, Patrik Sj\u00f6land and Brian Watts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round\nThe first round was suspended by darkness due to earlier rain delays and completed on the following day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 53], "content_span": [54, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155790-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round\nAmateurs: Garc\u00eda (+3), McKnight (+3), Immelman (+4), Kuchar (+4), Kuehne (+8), Miller (+18).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 54], "content_span": [55, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155791-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters of Formula 3\nThe 1999 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the ninth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 8 August 1999. It was won by Marc Hynes, for Manor Motorsport. This was the first Masters event held on the extended layout, having run on the Club Circuit in its first eight seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155791-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Masters of Formula 3, Format changes\nWith an entry of 46 cars, race organisers changed the format of qualifying to allow every driver a shot at qualifying for the Marlboro Masters itself. The field would be split into two groups; one for even-numbered cars and one for odd-numbered cars. Then there would be a qualifying session for each group, with the top 14 drivers from each qualifying group automatically entered into the race, with the remaining drivers going into a qualifying race, as seen at the Macau Grand Prix. In the qualifying race, the top six finishers would progress to the Marlboro Masters, although Yudai Igarashi was barred from competing in the main race having been disqualified from the top six in the qualifying race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 746]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff\nOn 9 November 1999, two agents from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were threatened at gunpoint and nearly killed in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, by gunmen of the Gulf Cartel, a criminal group based in the area. The two agents traveled to Matamoros with an informant to gather intelligence on the operations of the Gulf Cartel. As they cruised through one of the properties owned by the criminal group, they noticed several vehicles following them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff\nThe agents were forced to a stop and were corralled by a convoy of eight vehicles, from which fifteen gunmen emerged and surrounded the agents' car. Some of them wore uniforms of the local police. Among the gunmen was the former kingpin Osiel C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, who recognized the informant and ordered the three of them to get out of their vehicle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff\nFearing torture and interrogation, the agents agreed they would not allow the Gulf Cartel to take them alive. They decided their best chance of survival was to talk their way out of the incident. The agents repeatedly refused to comply with C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's orders and tried to reason with him that killing U.S. federal agents would result in a massive manhunt by the U.S. government. The incident escalated; profanities were exchanged and the gunmen prepared to shoot but C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n ordered them to hold fire. One of the agents had a concealed handgun next to his thigh and was planning to kill C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n if the gunmen opened fire. After twenty minutes, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n allowed the agents and the informant to return to Brownsville, Texas, U.S., and threatened to kill them if they ever returned.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 837]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff\nThe standoff triggered a massive law enforcement effort to crack down on the leadership structure of the Gulf Cartel. C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, who was previously regarded as a minor player in the international drug trade, became one of the most-wanted criminals in the world. The FBI and the DEA mounted numerous charges against him and issued a US$2\u00a0million bounty for his arrest. He was arrested in 2003 and extradited to the U.S. in 2007, where he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking, money laundering, and assaulting U.S. federal agents. He was also ordered to forfeit US$50\u00a0million, a small portion of what U.S. authorities believe he made in the Gulf Cartel. Several Gulf Cartel members involved in the standoff were also eventually arrested and convicted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 800]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background\nThe Gulf Cartel, a drug cartel based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was founded in the 1930s by Juan Nepomuceno Guerra. It initially smuggled alcohol and other illegal goods into the U.S. but grew significantly in the 1970s under the leadership of kingpin Juan Garc\u00eda \u00c1brego. By forming alliances with Colombian drug traffickers, Garc\u00eda \u00c1brego coordinated marijuana and cocaine shipments into the U.S. and helped consolidate the Gulf Cartel as a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise. In 1996, he was arrested and extradited to the U.S., where he was sentenced to eleven life sentences.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 35], "content_span": [36, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background\nWithout a clear leadership, the Gulf Cartel underwent internal strife. Osiel C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, a low-level drug dealer, rose through the ranks of the cartel as other leaders were arrested or killed in the infighting. In mid-1999, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n ordered the murder of his friend Salvador G\u00f3mez Herrera (alias \"El Chava\"), the last man in line in the Gulf Cartel's leadership structure. With G\u00f3mez Herrera's death, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n consolidated himself as the top leader of the Gulf Cartel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 35], "content_span": [36, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0003-0002", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background\nTo protect himself from rival gangsters and security forces, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n formed a private army known as Los Zetas, which consisted of former military officials. Unlike Garc\u00eda \u00c1brego, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n did not enjoy the same level of protection and favoritism from government networks, and consolidated his power through the use of violence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 35], "content_span": [36, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background, Previous operations\nIn August 1996, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched an anti-drug investigation known as Operation Limelight that initially targeted Mexico's Ju\u00e1rez Cartel and Amado Carrillo Fuentes. During the operation's second phase dubbed Operation Impunity I in January 1998, the DEA focused on the Ju\u00e1rez Cartel's drug corridors in Tamaulipas and South Texas, where the Gulf Cartel was based. The DEA suspected C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was the leading crime figure in the Matamoros corridor and was working closely with the Ju\u00e1rez Cartel. In 1998, the DEA opened an investigation known as Operation Cazadores with the intention of arresting him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background, Previous operations\nUndercover agents met C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n in person at least twice. On 9 June 1999, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n threatened to kill Abraham Rodr\u00edguez, an undercover Cameron County Sheriff's Office investigator working with the U.S. Customs Service in Brownsville. The undercover agent refused to deliver a 988\u00a0kg (2,178\u00a0lb) load of marijuana on behalf of the Gulf Cartel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background, Previous operations\nThe Mexican and U.S. governments signed an agreement in 1998 prohibiting undercover work by U.S. officials in Mexican territory without the explicit approval and supervision of the Mexican government. Until then, most of the undercover operations in Mexico were often conducted by U.S. officials without the authorization or knowledge of the Mexican government. The agreement did not instruct U.S. officials how they should defend themselves when facing threats. One anonymous U.S. official confirmed the agents were armed during the standoff, although he stated that they never flashed or used their weapons. Other U.S. officials refused to comment on whether or not the agents were armed during the standoff. When the standoff occurred, it was illegal for the U.S. officials to conduct law enforcement operations or carry their firearms into Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 908]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background, Previous operations\nIn 1998, Juan Ra\u00fal Berm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez, a journalist from El Diario de Matamoros who accompanied the two agents in Matamoros, became an informant for the DEA and the FBI. He contacted the agencies and asked them to help him become a protected witness. Berm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez had interviewed C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n at his newspaper offices a few months before the standoff; in the interview, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n said he was the leader of the Gulf Cartel and threatened to kill Berm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez. The journalist also wrote an article describing C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's ordering of the killing of G\u00f3mez Herrera.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background, Previous operations\nAfter the interview was published, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n gained the nickname \"El Mata Amigos\" (The Friend Killer). The Gulf Cartel had tried to bribe Berm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez multiple times to prevent him from releasing articles about its organized crime activities. According to Berm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez, the head representative of the newspaper, Mario D\u00edaz, met with C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, his lawyer Galo Gaspar P\u00e9rez Canales, and Gulf Cartel member V\u00edctor Manuel V\u00e1zquez Mireles to discuss bribery payments. They offered the newspaper US$500 a month to stop publishing about the Gulf Cartel. Berm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez said he never accepted their money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Background, Previous operations\nIn October 1999, a month before the standoff, federal agents confirmed the links between the Ju\u00e1rez Cartel and the Gulf Cartel, and extended their law enforcement efforts to both groups under Operation Impunity II, the third phase of Operation Limelight. Most of the operation's focus was in the border cities Reynosa and Matamoros, where the Gulf Cartel had a stronghold. They confirmed that C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n had united remnants of the Carrillo Fuentes' organization and those who once reported to former Gulf Cartel leader Garc\u00eda \u00c1brego. Operation Cazadores continued mostly as an undercover operation against C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n; it included support from the U.S. Customs Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the DEA, the Cameron County Sheriff's Office, the Brownsville Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and Mexico's Attorney General's Office (PGR).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 56], "content_span": [57, 946]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nAt around 2:30\u00a0p.m. on 9 November 1999, DEA and FBI agents Joe DuBois and Daniel Fuentes traveled to Matamoros to gather intelligence on the operations of the Gulf Cartel. DuBois was based in the DEA office at the Consulate General of the United States in Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, and Fuentes worked at the DEA offices in Houston, Texas. They picked up their informant and collaborator, Berm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez, at a restaurant close to the Gateway International Bridge. The agents drove a white Ford Bronco bearing diplomatic plates through the streets of Matamoros.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nThe informant gave the two agents a tour of the houses where several Gulf Cartel members lived and of the stash houses they used to keep drugs before they were transported to the U.S. They reached La Aurora neighborhood, where C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n lived, and tried to take pictures of his pink-colored mansion. Within moments, they noticed a Lincoln Continental, which was followed by a second vehicle, following them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0008-0002", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nThe agents called the DEA offices in Houston using their mobile telephone and asked them to investigate the Texan license plates of a cherry-red Explorer, one of the vehicles that was following them. The DEA confirmed the vehicle was stolen. The persecution continued in Matamoros' streets but the agents' car was cut off by three vehicles and forced to stop. Within moments, they were surrounded by a caravan of eight vehicles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nAccording to the federal agents, up to fifteen Gulf Cartel gunmen carrying AK-47s, AR-15s, and .45-caliber pistols left their vehicles and surrounded the agents. Some of them wore police uniforms, and the agents suspected that several of the gunmen were from the Matamoros Municipal Police or the Tamaulipas State Police. The incident occurred a few blocks away from the city's police station. The Gulf Cartel blockaded the road on which the agents were corralled while other men in police uniforms helped direct traffic in another direction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nThe agents tried asking Tamaulipas State Police commander Gilberto Garc\u00eda Garza through their cellphone to call for backup, but they claimed the commander took no action even though he was reportedly monitoring the incident over the telephone. DuBois and Fuentes recognized they were outnumbered and surrounded; they briefly discussed the situation and agreed they would not allow the Gulf Cartel to kidnap them. \"[Fuentes] and I decided, if we are going to die, we are going to die here\", DuBois said in an interview.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0009-0002", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nBoth agents made this decision after considering their options and recognizing they would likely be kidnapped, tortured, and interrogated before being killed. \"I knew what they'd do to me. I'd seen many pictures of the bodies [the Gulf Cartel] leave behind\", DuBois said. They decided the only viable option was to try to talk their way out of the incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nC\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n stepped out of a white Jeep Cherokee and walked towards the agents' car. C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n had a Colt pistol with a golden grip on his belt and was carrying a gold-plated AK-47. When he got to the car, he recognized the informant and ordered the agents to get out and hand him over. \"Get off the car you sons of a bitches. I am going to kill you\", C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n yelled. The agents refused. Fuentes flashed his FBI badge but C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n began slurring profanities at them and threatened to shoot them if they did not comply.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nAt one point during the heated discussion, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n held his weapon to Fuentes' head. When the agents refused to concede, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n asked them to surrender the informant only, but the agents refused again. C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n told the agents he did not care that they were U.S. federal agents, but DuBois told him he would regret his decision for the rest of his life if he decided to hurt them. \"I told him, 'Think it over, man. There is no way that you will be able to hide anywhere. [ The U.S. government will] come get you'\", DuBois said.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0010-0002", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nHe reminded C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n of the manhunt that followed after DEA agent Kiki Camarena was killed by drug traffickers in Mexico in 1985. \"You are fixing to make 300,000 enemies\", DuBois said. The agents employed this strategy because they recognized appeals to morality would not work against C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, but appeals to self-preservation would likely persuade him to let them go. DuBois also did this to stand tough against C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n and his henchmen, but also to prevent C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n from having to face embarrassment in front of his men.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nDuBois and Fuentes had a second option in case the gunmen attempted to kill them. Fuentes had a handgun next to his thigh and was planning to kill C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n if the gunmen decided to shoot them. \"Unless they got [Fuentes] in a head shot, [C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n] was coming with us\", DuBois said. The gunmen raised their guns in firing position but C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n told them to hold fire and allowed the agents and the informant to leave. \"You fucking gringos,\" he yelled. \"This is my town, so get the fuck out here before I kill all of you.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Standoff\nDon't ever come back\", C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n told them. The gunmen and C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n returned to their vehicles and the agents headed back to Brownsville, Texas. The gunmen followed the agents to the border. Once in the U.S., they telephoned top government officials from both countries, who were coincidentally in a meeting in Washington D.C. that day. The following day, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n celebrated the standoff by hosting a party with his henchmen at a local taco restaurant in Matamoros.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 33], "content_span": [34, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt\nAfter the standoff, the U.S. government increased its law enforcement efforts to crack down on the leadership of the Gulf Cartel and made significant efforts to apprehend C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n. Prior to the incident, he was a not regarded as a key player in the organized crime scene but his involvement in the standoff increased his notability. He was eventually placed on the list of the FBI and the DEA ten most-wanted list, and was accused of international drug trafficking and assault.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt\nThe DEA called the standoff one of the \"most serious\" incidents in Mexico since the murder of Camarena, and highlighted the vulnerabilities U.S. officials face in Mexico while on duty. They drew similarities with Camarena's murder because several policemen were also believed to have been involved in the standoff. Mexican officials stated that the involvement of the police in the standoff was not confirmed but that they were investigating the incident exhaustively. The DEA stated it was worried about the safety of its agents in Mexico and confirmed the Mexican government was working closely with it to apprehend the perpetrators. Days after the standoff, the DEA purchased several armored vehicles in the U.S. and sent them to Mexico for its agents stationed there.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 804]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt\nThe U.S. government also pressured Mexico to intensify its efforts to apprehend C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n. Because the agents were nearly killed, the incident created tensions in Mexico\u2013United States relations. Mexico's attorney general Jorge Madrazo Cu\u00e9llar and PGR anti-drug chief Mariano Herr\u00e1n Salvatti met with the U.S. presidential cabinet hours later and discussed the incident. They did not recognize C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's name and asked another PGR anti-drug chief, Jos\u00e9 Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, for reports on his background. The records they retrieved stated he was a low-level criminal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt\nPresident Ernesto Zedillo (1994\u20132000) acted on the U.S.'s request and sent the Mexican Armed Forces to Tamaulipas to apprehend C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n. They carried out operations in Matamoros, Reynosa, and Nuevo Laredo. C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, however, had abandoned Tamaulipas and relocated in the state of Nuevo Le\u00f3n with several of his henchmen. He hid in a ranch known as Las Amarrillas in China, Nuevo Le\u00f3n. He bought from ranch from Humberto Garc\u00eda \u00c1brego via his lawyer Juan Jes\u00fas Guerrero Chapa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt\nU.S. authorities interviewed C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's father, one of his uncles, and his brother Homero C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, who they did not suspect was involved in organized crime activities. They eventually were able to wiretap several phone conversations between C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n and his wife Celia Salinas Aguilar. They concluded in these conversations that C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was hiding in Monterrey with his wife and two children: Celia Marl\u00e9n and Osiel Jr. As the investigation tightened, they discovered his family travelled in a Jetta, BMW, and an X Terra, and identified the schools their kids attended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt\nIn their conversations, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n warned his wife that the phones they were using were probably wiretapped, and asked her to communicate with him through other lines. U.S. agents also researched C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's lovers and discovered that he had an affinity towards Colombian women. They interviewed a Colombian national who was dating him, Andrea Posadas Williamson. She confirmed the drug lord's whereabouts in Mexico City in September 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt\nA week after the standoff, the U.S. government gave Mexico several addresses that were linked to the Gulf Cartel. Mexican authorities carried out several raids in these properties but the information was outdated and the operations did not further the investigation. As the government increased its presence in Tamaulipas, several of C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's accomplices went for vacations in several resort areas. On 31 December 1999, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n hosted a party in Canc\u00fan with several of his henchmen. By the start of 2000, he refused to visit Matamoros under fear of being arrested. He preferred to stay in Mexico City and made only sporadic trips to Tamaulipas that year. C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n stayed at multiple hotels throughout the year but eventually grew tired and bought a home in Bosques de las Lomas, Mexico City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 32], "content_span": [33, 851]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt, Reaction and identification of suspects\nOn 18 November 1999, DuBois and Fuentes met with a PGR head H\u00e9ctor Daniel D\u00e1valos Mart\u00ednez in San Antonio, Texas, and told him what had occurred in the standoff. D\u00e1valos Mart\u00ednez showed the agents the pictures of several Gulf Cartel members the PGR had on file, and the agents recognized some of them as the perpetrators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 73], "content_span": [74, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt, Reaction and identification of suspects\nThose involved in the standoff were C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n; Baldomero Gonz\u00e1lez Ruiz (alias \"El Viejo Fox\"); Juan Carlos de la Cruz Reyna (alias \"El JC\"); V\u00e1zquez Mireles (alias \"El Meme Loco\"); Jorge Eduardo Costilla S\u00e1nchez (alias \"El Coss\"); Jos\u00e9 Manuel Garza Rend\u00f3n (alias \"La Brocha\"); Ad\u00e1n Medrano Rodr\u00edguez (alias \"El Licenciado\"); Rogelio Gonz\u00e1lez Piza\u00f1a (alias \"Z-2\"); Alejandro Est\u00e9vez Garc\u00eda; Arturo Mel\u00e9ndez Reta; Sa\u00fal Gonz\u00e1lez L\u00f3pez; Antonio C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n (alias \"Tony Tormenta\"); Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa (alias \"El Caramuelas\"); and Rogelio Garc\u00eda Garc\u00eda (alias \"El Roger\").", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 73], "content_span": [74, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt, Reaction and identification of suspects\nDuBois also recounted the incident to Kevin C. Whaley, former head of the DEA offices in Houston, telling him the reason they did not leave their vehicle when C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n ordered them to do so. He told Whaley the agents would likely have been killed if they had done as C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n asked them. He said he accepted the possibility of his death in the vehicle in front of several eyewitnesses, which DuBois said had deterred the gunmen from killing them. He also stated that their refusal to follow orders confused the gunmen because they rarely have people stand up against them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 73], "content_span": [74, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt, Reaction and identification of suspects\nBerm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez also traveled to San Antonio to give his account of the incident and explain what he knew of the Gulf Cartel. He told law enforcement he had known C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n since 1998, and that he knew the Gulf Cartel was supported by members of the Matamoros Municipal Police and the Tamaulipas State Police. A total of 29 policemen who were collaborating with the Gulf Cartel were mentioned by him; six were from the local police and twenty-three were from the state police force. Berm\u00fadez N\u00fa\u00f1ez also stated that C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n received support from policemen stationed at General Lucio Blanco International Airport in Reynosa, and that policemen acted as his armed squad to carry out executions on the Gulf Cartel's behalf, and aided its international drug trafficking operations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 73], "content_span": [74, 865]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Manhunt, Reaction and identification of suspects\nOn 28 July 2000, during the 48th Annual Awards Ceremony of the U.S. Department of Justice, DuBois and Fuentes were recognized by the U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno for their \"exceptional heroism\". In the ceremony, Reno highlighted the two agents' calmness and refusal to comply with C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's demands to surrender their informant and step out of the vehicle. She stated that the agents reminded C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n of the consequences of his actions and showed \"professionalism and courage\" despite being outnumbered and facing life-threatening circumstances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 73], "content_span": [74, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Indictments and sanctions\nTo formally build a case around C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, the U.S. government filed several indictments against him. His charges dated from 1998 to 2002, and included conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana to the U.S. from Mexico, money laundering, and assault against U.S. law enforcement. On 14 March 2000, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n and several of his aides were indicted by a grand jury of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Brownsville; they were charged with two drug trafficking offenses and two assault counts against U.S. law enforcement officers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 61], "content_span": [62, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0020-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Indictments and sanctions\nThe first assault charge was for the June 1999 offense against the undercover agent from Cameron County. The second assault charge was for the standoff in Matamoros in November 1999. On 14 December 2000, U.S. Department of State assistant deputy Wendy Chamberlin announced a US$2\u00a0million bounty for C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, Garza Rend\u00f3n, and Medrano Rodr\u00edguez. This announcement was made alongside an indictment issued in Brownsville charging C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n and seven of his associates of drug trafficking and assault against federal agents. \"We are sending a clear and strong message that no one can threaten or harm a federal agent with impunity,\" DEA chief Donnie R. Marshall said in the press release. U.S. officials stated that they believed C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was hiding in Reynosa or Matamoros.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 61], "content_span": [62, 856]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Indictments and sanctions\nLaw enforcement pressure against the Gulf Cartel and C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was also extended to their financial networks. On 1 June 2001, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) after President Bill Clinton considered him a \"significant\" international drug trafficker. The sanction was also extended to 11 other suspected drug traffickers across the world, including \u00c1lvarez Tostado, Sher Afghan, Miguel Caro Quintero, Chang Ping Yun, Joseph Gilboa, Joaqu\u00edn Guzm\u00e1n Loera, Jamiel Hamieh, Ismael Higuera Guerrero, Nasir Ali Khan, \u00d3scar Malherbe de Le\u00f3n, and Alcides Ram\u00f3n Maga\u00f1a. As a result of the sanction, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's U.S.-based assets were frozen and U.S. citizens and companies were prohibited from engaging in business activities with him. It also revoked the visas of his family members who benefited from his illicit funds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 61], "content_span": [62, 951]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Indictments and sanctions\nIn October 2001, the U.S. Customs Service placed C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n on its list of top-ten most-wanted international suspects. He was the third Mexican national to be included on this list; previously, Ju\u00e1rez Cartel leader Juan Jos\u00e9 \u00c1lvarez Tostado and Tijuana Cartel leader David Garz\u00f3n Anguiano were on the list. In the report, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was described as an armed and dangerous criminal who could be identified by a birthmark on the right side of his face and a tattoo on his left shoulder. On 9 April 2002, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, along with nine associates, was indicted again for cocaine trafficking and continuous criminal enterprise activities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 61], "content_span": [62, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Arrests\nAt around 9:45\u00a0a.m. on 14 March 2003, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was arrested in Matamoros by the Mexican Army after a large shootout with his gunmen. There were three different shootouts during the operation; the first one occurred inside a house in Sat\u00e9lite neighborhood, where C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n had been hiding for several months. The shootout there lasted about half an hour, during which C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's bodyguards were outnumbered and surrounded by the Army. When the military entered the house, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n tried to escape through a backyard wall but was apprehended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0023-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Arrests\nAs he was taken into custody, a second shootout broke out outside the house after his gunmen tried to prevent his arrest. The third shootout broke out near Matamoros International Airport when a group of gunmen tried to rescue C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n and prevent the military from transporting him to Mexico City. Once in Mexico City, he was handed over to the PGR and sent to Campo Militar 1, a military installation. He was then transferred via helicopter to the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 (previously known as \"La Palma\"), a maximum-security prison in Almoloya de Ju\u00e1rez, State of Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0023-0002", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Arrests\nThree military men were wounded in the shootouts; at least one Gulf Cartel gunmen was killed and six more were wounded. Two uninvolved civilians were also injured in the attacks. After the third shootout, the military erected checkpoints and carried out vehicle inspections on the highways connecting Matamoros with Reynosa, Ciudad Victoria, and Playa Bagdad.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Arrests\nThe arrest was a significant event in the anti-crime efforts of President Vicente Fox (2000\u20132006). It also marked a radical shift in modus operandi of organized crime groups in Mexico; a shootout of this scale had not been seen in previous arrests of high-profile drug lords. The arrest came after six-month investigation that included undercover work. It was a combined effort by the Mexican government, the FBI, DEA, and the U.S. Customs Service, and was dubbed Operation Golden Grips.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0024-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Arrests\nThe arrest was planned in nearly absolute secrecy; the only Mexican officials aware of C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's capture were Fox, the Secretary of Defense Ricardo Clemente Vega Garc\u00eda, and Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha. The Mexican Army discovered C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's whereabouts about a week before the arrest and notified Fox, who approved the order to apprehend him. The Mexican government stated that tracing his whereabouts was a difficult task; during the investigation, they discovered he had at least 300 individuals working under him and protecting him from law enforcement in various parts of Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Arrests\nIn a press conference, Fox praised the efforts of the Army, which stated it would investigate the identity of C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's successor. In Mexico, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n had three outstanding arrest warrants for drug trafficking, money laundering, and organized crime charges; one in Mexico City and two in Tamaulipas. The PGR notified the U.S. government of the arrest because of the outstanding charges C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n had in the U.S; it confirmed, however, that he would face trial in Mexico before an extradition request from the U.S. government was considered. The U.S. was enthusiastic about the arrest and recognized the efforts of the Fox administration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 705]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Arrests\nIn addition to C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n, other Gulf Cartel members involved in the standoff were arrested and convicted. Garza Rend\u00f3n turned himself in to U.S. authorities in Pharr, Texas, on 5 June 2001 after fearing for his life; he was sentenced to nine years in prison in the U.S. that year. He was deported to Mexico in 2009, where he was re-arrested on additional charges. Medrano Rodr\u00edguez was arrested on 28 March 2002 in Matamoros; he was sentenced to 44 years in prison on 12 May 2006. He was released after 2012.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0026-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Arrests\nV\u00e1zquez Mireles was arrested in Veracruz on 1 April 2003; as of 2013, he was in prison without a conviction after a court annulled his 12-year sentence. Gonz\u00e1lez Piza\u00f1a was arrested in October 2004; he was given a 16-year conviction in 2014, but was released later that year after his conviction was reduced to time he had already served. De la Cruz Reyna was arrested in Polanco, Mexico City, on 30 August 2007; he was extradited to the U.S. on 31 December 2008, and sentenced to 11 years in prison on 10 October 2012. Costilla S\u00e1nchez was arrested in Tampico, Tamaulipas, in 2012; he was extradited to the U.S. in 2015.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Imprisonment and extraditions\nWhile in prison, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n continued to lead the Gulf Cartel and created an alliance with Tijuana Cartel leader Benjam\u00edn Arellano F\u00e9lix. C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n and Arellano F\u00e9lix orchestrated plans to destabilize La Palma, and were placed under 24-hour surveillance with limited visits from family members. In October 2003 C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n planned a hunger strike with other inmates after complaining that prison authorities were limiting the availability of water for their daily showers. In December 2003, Mexican authorities discovered he had smuggled a cellphone into his prison cell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0027-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Imprisonment and extraditions\nIn April 2004, he sponsored a nationwide gift delivery during Children's Day and gave money to a church. In August 2004, investigators discovered Arellano F\u00e9lix and C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n were planning to escape from prison with outside help from their henchmen; C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was reportedly planning to use Los Zetas to break in and free him. In January 2005, authorities also discovered that C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was depositing money into the bank accounts of several inmates and their family members to gain their favor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0027-0002", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Imprisonment and extraditions\nThe same month, he ordered the execution of six prison guards in Matamoros; according to investigators, the attack was intended to show the government he was still capable of instigating violent acts. On 31 December 2005, high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel leader Arturo Guzm\u00e1n Loera was killed in La Palma; investigators suspected C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n may have planned the attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Imprisonment and extraditions\nThe Mexican government grew frustrated of C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's actions behind bars and decided to extradite him to the U.S. The extradition occurred on 19 January 2007, along with that of 14 other suspected criminals. He was one of the four major drug cartel leaders extradited that day; the other kingpins were Ismael and Gilberto Higuera Guerrero, former leaders of the Tijuana Cartel, and H\u00e9ctor \"El G\u00fcero\" Palma, a former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0028-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Imprisonment and extraditions\nThe extradition came a few days after the inauguration of President Felipe Calder\u00f3n (2006\u20132012); U.S. officials lauded C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n's extradition and said they were optimistic about the new administration. U.S. officials had tried to have C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n extradited to the U.S. during the Fox administration but they believed the Mexican government was reluctant to extradite criminals who faced crimes punishable with death penalties or life imprisonment; Mexico does not issue these sentences.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Imprisonment and extraditions\nOn 24 February 2010, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n was sentenced to 25 years in prison without possibility of parole. He was also fined US$100,000 and ordered to forfeit US$50\u00a0million; a small portion of what U.S. officials believed he generated as a leader of the Gulf Cartel. Upon his release in 2035, he will be placed in supervised release for five years. Though most of the trial was held behind closed doors, the U.S. government confirmed he pleaded guilty to threatening U.S. agents, money laundering, and drug trafficking.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155792-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 Matamoros standoff, Aftermath, Imprisonment and extraditions\nAccording to the U.S. Department of Justice, C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n led a vast criminal empire that supplied multi-ton shipments of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico to the U.S., resulting in millions of dollars in drug proceeds. They also found him guilty of using violence and intimidation to further his drug conspiracies. \"The successful prosecution of C\u00e1rdenas Guill\u00e9n underscores the joint resolve of the United States and Mexico to pursue and prosecute the leadership of the drug trafficking cartels, dismantle their organizations and end the violence and corruption they have spawned\", the prosecution said.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155793-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Maui Invitational Tournament\nThe 1999 Maui Invitational Tournament was an early-season college basketball tournament that was played, for the 16th time, from November 22 to November 24, 1999. The tournament, which began in 1984, was part of the 1999\u201300 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii and was won by the North Carolina Tar Heels. It was the first title for both the program and for its head coach Bill Guthridge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155793-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Maui Invitational Tournament\nThe field consisted of four teams which would make the 2000 NCAA tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots\nThe 1999 Mauritian riots were national-scale rioting and protests in Mauritius following the death of the popular \"seggae\" musician Joseph R\u00e9ginald Topize, better known by his stage name \"Kaya\", in police custody. The rioting lasted for four days from 21 to 25 February 1999. Four civilians and one police officer were killed in the riots with hundreds of people suffering injuries. It was the first incidence of mass rioting in Mauritius since the country's 1968 riots. The riots resulted in a majority of the island's police stations being sacked by protesters with 250 prisoners escaping prison. Many businesses were looted and substantial property damage was done with over 200 vehicles being set on fire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Background\nFollowing independence and a period of ethnic riots shortly before independence, Mauritius experienced a thirty year period of peace and rapid economic growth. This, along with the efforts by Mauritian political and bureaucratic leaders to be inclusive of representatives of minority communities in policy-making, had the effect of reducing ethnic tensions. During this period the Hindu majority in Mauritius gained dominance within the government. The period of high economic growth also lead to significant wealth disparities despite overall increasing living standards for all Mauritians. The education system, although free and universal, was highly competitive and reliant on additional private tutoring; this resulted in widening economic inequalities by limiting access to higher education for poorer, often Creole, Mauritians. In the 1990s, this phenomenon of exclusion became known as Malaise Cr\u00e9ole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 942]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Background\nThe popular Mauritian Creole seggae musician Joseph Topize (Kaya) was arrested on 18 February 1999 for smoking marijuana at a rally for its decriminalisation which had been organised by Rama Valayden at Edward VII Square, Rose-Hill. Kaya was a vocal proponent of Creole rights and was viewed as an important voice of the Creole community. On 23 February, three days after Kaya's arrest, he died in police custody. The fracturing of his skull led protesters to assume his death was the result of police brutality. The government denied allegations of brutality and blamed Kaya's death on meningitis. Mauritian prime minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam promised a full inquiry to investigate the incident. At the time accusations of police brutality by the Mauritius Police Force was common with many vagrants being registered as having died whilst in police custody.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 894]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Violence\nFollowing the announcement of Kaya's death riots erupted in the predominantly-Creole Roche-Bois neighbourhood of Port Louis, where Kaya was from. Riots and protests quickly spread across the island. Numerous shops, public buildings, police stations, and vehicles were looted and set on fire by rioters whilst 250 prisoners were released by rioters from a local prison. Protesters and rioters blocked roads with burning tires. The death of another Roche Bois musician, Berger Agathe, after he was shot 92 times by the police, further enraged rioters. Agathe was shot whilst appealing to police for calm. An estimated 2,000 rioters participated in the disturbances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Violence\nMisinformation and rumours were rife. Instigators spread rumours of temples, mosques, and churches being attacked. Rumours were also spread of ethnic groups from Creole regions coming to attack other communities. This resulted in Creoles and Asian youths engaging in sporadic ethnic clashes in the streets. A number of homes where Creoles were in minority were burnt down and their occupants chased out of the area in sporadic acts of ethnic cleansing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Violence\nFollowing a judicial inquiry the court found that three officers have used excessive force disproportionate to the events and in breach of the Standing Orders of the Police Force and recommended sanctions against the three police officers involved. The family of late Berger Agathe was represented by counsel Dick Ng Sui Wa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 30], "content_span": [31, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Response by authorities\nFor several days after the riots broke out there was a lack of centralised response by the authorities. There was no swift reaction from the relatively young Prime Minister, who had been elected in 1995 and was about to face general elections within a few months of the riots. As the riots worsened, the absence of the head of security forces was felt; Commissioner of Police Andr\u00e9 Feillaf\u00e9 was overseas on holidays in Hawaii as his part of his pre-retirement celebrations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Response by authorities\nFeillaf\u00e9 had been promoted as Commissioner of Police after the dismissal of former Commissioner of Police Raj Dayal who was the main subject of a Commission of Enquiry led by Judge Bernard Sik Yuen. Sik Yuen's enquiry focussed on allegations of fraudulent practices with the Mauritius Police Force during the purchase of breathalysers and renovation of the main gates of police headquarters (Line Barracks). There was confusion within the police regarding who was in charge. Eventually, it was the intervention of the President Cassam Uteem on Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation television that seemed to calm down spirits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Legacy\nFollowing the riots the Mauritian government established a Rs 500 million (around US$ 20 million) Trust Fund for the Social Integration ofVulnerable Groups that amounted to 1.8% of the government's total budget for the financial year 1999-2000. The purpose of the fund was to fund micro-projects for people in poor regions of the country to facilitate national reconciliation and social integration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Legacy\nThe riots and resulting inter-ethnic conflict increased Hindu militancy. Some members of the Hindu community argued that intellectuals and church leaders were to blame for the riots for talking too much about the 'exclusion' of Creole Mauritians from broader Mauritian society, thereby misleading them about the real causes of the Malaise Cr\u00e9ole. The Mauritian Hindu religious and political leader Harish Boodhoo and 3,500 other Mauritian Hindu religious leaders founded the All Mauritius Hindu Conference (AMHC). The AMHC denounced perceived social criticism of Hindus and alleged that Roman Catholic Church was solely responsible for the problem of Creole exclusion. The AMHC rejected calls for dialog issued by the Catholic Church. The majority of Mauritian Creoles are Roman Catholics and the church is often seen as expressing grievances on behalf of that community.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 900]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155794-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Mauritian riots, Legacy\nA monument to the riot and Kaya's death, depicting two crossed guitars, stands at the entrance to the Roche-Bois neighbourhood of Port Louis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155795-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mayo County Council election\nAn election to Mayo County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from seven electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155796-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game\nThe 1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 24, 1999 at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1999. The game was the 22nd annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155796-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 1999 game\nThe game was telecast live by ESPN. During the halftime break, the jersey number 23 was retired in honor of Michael Jordan. Casey Jacobsen was the last player to wear 23 during a McDonald's All-American Game. The 1999 game saw several records: it was the highest scoring game in the event history, and Jonathan Bender broke Jordan's record of 30 points by scoring 31, 18 of which in the first half. Bender also had 10 rebounds, recording a double-double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155796-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 1999 game\nOther players that starred were Carlos Boozer and Casey Jacobsen, who scored 22 points each; Jason Williams, who scored 20 points; DerMarr Johnson, who scored 19; and Marvin Stone, who recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds. Of the 21 players, 15 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA. The dominant performance convinced Bender to skip college, despite having committed to play for Mississippi State, and declare for the 1999 NBA Draft: he was drafted out of high school with the 5th overall pick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 49], "content_span": [50, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155797-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 McDonald's Championship\nThe 1999 McDonald's Championship took place at the Fila Forum in Assago, near Milan, Italy. It was the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155798-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath County Council election\nAn election to Meath County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155799-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship\nThe 1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 73rd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155799-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship\nThis was St. Michael's first year in the Intermediate grade since 1989, after 9 years in the Senior grade since being regraded in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155799-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship\nDrumree were promoted after claiming the 1998 Meath Junior Football Championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155799-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship\nOn 7 November 1999, Syddan claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated St. Patrick's 2-11 to 1-10 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155799-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship\nThis year, automatic promotion and relegation were introduced to the Meath SFC and IFC. This means that clubs in the top two grades can no longer afford to lose a few championship games without putting their status in serious peril. In bygone times, when clubs had to apply for demotion, the championship had stagnated, leading to the non-fulfillment of fixtures as the competitions meandered towards their conclusions. St. Brigid's Ballinacree and St. Ultan's were the first clubs to feel the wrath of relegation. St. Brigid's Ballinacree were relegated after 5 years in the Intermediate grade while St. Ultan's were relegated after 9 years as an Intermediate club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155799-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes\nThe following teams have changed division since the 1998 championship season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 59], "content_span": [60, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155799-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage\nThere are 2 groups called Group A and B. The 2 top finishers in each Group will qualify for the semi finals. The teams that finish last in their groups will be relegated. In the event of two teams being level on points and only one qualification spot available, a playoff will be conducted to determine final placings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 58], "content_span": [59, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155799-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals\nThe teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and one group winner. The teams in the semi finals are two group winners and the quarter final winners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 71], "content_span": [72, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155800-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Senior Football Championship\nThe 1999 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 107th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155800-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Senior Football Championship\nSt. Peter's Dunboyne were the defending champions after they defeated Oldcastle in the previous years final, however in this year's campaign they failed to progress past the group phase. They were chosen to represent Meath in the 1999 Leinster Senior Club Football Championship as the Meath SFC was still ongoing by the first round of the Leinster Club SFC at the beginning of November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155800-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Senior Football Championship\nBlackhall Gaels were promoted after claiming the 1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first Intermediate win and hence their first period as a Senior club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155800-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Senior Football Championship\nOn 21 November 2000, Skryne claimed their 11th Senior Championship title with a 1-12 to 0-8 win over Dunshaughlin in the final. Mick O'Dowd raised the Keegan Cup for Skryne while All-Star Trevor Giles claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155800-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Senior Football Championship\nThis year, automatic promotion and relegation were introduced to the Meath SFC and IFC. This means that clubs in the top two grades can no longer afford to lose a few championship games without putting their status in serious peril. In bygone times, when clubs had to apply for demotion, the championship had stagnated, leading to the non-fulfillment of fixtures as the competitions meandered towards their conclusions. Carnaross and Slane were the first clubs to feel the wrath of relegation. Carnaross were relegated after 6 years in the senior grade while Slane were relegated after 15 years as a senior club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155800-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team changes\nThe following teams have changed division since the 1998 championship season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155801-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland\nThe 1999 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland was the ninth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 27, 1999, at the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155801-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland, Report, Race\nPole Sitter and championship leader Juan Pablo Montoya led the early stages of the race until it was struck by a heavy rain shower on lap 33. Multiple cars crashed into the wall or spun, and the race ran under caution while the rain stopped, with Montoya leading from Paul Tracy and Gil de Ferran. When the race went green, de Ferran passed Tracy and then Montoya to take the lead. After the drivers changed to slick tires, Montoya came back at de Ferran and passed him on a restart on lap 69. He was able to pull away and win, the race being stopped on the 2-hour time limit. De Ferran finished second, and Michael Andretti third after a slow second pitstop for Tracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 723]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155802-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Meistriliiga\nThe 1999 Meistriliiga was the ninth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Levadia won their first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155802-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Meistriliiga, League table, Relegation play-off\nLelle won 4\u20132 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot; however, Lelle ceded their league entry to FC Valga both being associate clubs of Flora", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 52], "content_span": [53, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155802-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Meistriliiga, Results\nEach team played every opponent four times, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155803-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Cup\nThe 1999 Melbourne Cup was the 139th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988\u00a0mi), was held on Tuesday, 2 November 1999 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155803-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Cup\nThe race won by Rogan Josh, trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by John Marshall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155803-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Cup, Field\nThis is a list of horses which ran in the 1999 Melbourne Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season\nThe 1999 Melbourne Storm season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Chris Anderson and captained by Glenn Lazarus, they competed in the National Rugby League's 1999 season, finishing the regular season in 3rd out of 17 teams. Melbourne reached the 1999 NRL Grand Final and defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons, claiming their first premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season\nStability in playing talent and continued off-field support from Melbourne's core supporters, produced a continued improvement in 1999. Injury took away Scott Hill and Robbie Kearns for much of the season. Melbourne's fullback Robbie Ross, winger Matt Geyer and front-row forwards Rodney Howe and Glenn Lazarus were all selected to play for New South Wales in the 1999 State of Origin series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season\nIn their final home game at Olympic Park, the Storm lost to the North Sydney Bears and having had a bye in the last round and they had no opportunity to lift their form before fronting the St. George Illawarra Dragons in their first final. The Storm ultimately lost this game to the Dragons by 34-10 and looked set for a repeat of the 1998 exit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season\nDespite lacking confidence, Melbourne Storm outlasted the Canterbury Bulldogs by 24\u201322 to reach the preliminary final against Parramatta Eels. The Eels had let a place in the Grand Final slip out of their grasp in the same match in 1998, and were tipped to be much hungrier for a win than the Storm. Parramatta took a hold on the match, but the Storm did not relent and thanks to some last-ditch tackling stayed in the game. A late try to the Storm saw them win by 18-16 and secure a re-match against the Dragons for the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season\nThe Storm had lost twice to the Dragons already in 1999 and by the time Melbourne was behind by 0\u201314 at half time, it was more than apparent that St. George - Illawarra were going to take the premiership in their first ever season. There was nothing in the Storm's performance to indicate that a comeback was possible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season\nBut Melbourne Storm recovered from their poor start with inspiring efforts from Paul Marquet, Brett Kimmorley and Tawera Nikau. Into the final minutes of the game the Dragons led 18-14 but were forced to drop out from their own line. On the fifth tackle Kimmorley kicked high into the Dragons' corner. As the Storm's winger Craig Smith caught the ball over the try-line he was knocked unconscious in a head-high tackle by Jamie Ainscough and lost the ball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season\nReferee Bill Harrigan deferred to the video referee and the replay clearly showed that if not for the illegal tackle Smith would have scored a try. A penalty try was awarded giving the Storm's Matt Geyer a conversion from in front of the posts to take Melbourne Storm to a 20-18 lead and the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season, Season Summary, Jerseys\nDuring the 1998 season, Melbourne struck an apparel sponsorship agreement with Fila to manufacture and merchandise a range of club apparel. The home jersey was redesigned, maintaining the same colours as the 1998 version, but with white thunderbolts in a purple chevron. The gold trim and collars remained, and Honda continued with their sleeve advertisement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season, Season Summary, Jerseys\nA striking gold jersey was also designed as the club's clash colours; with that jersey worn in rounds 10, 15, 17, and 23.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season, Representative honours\nThis table lists all players who have played a representative match in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season, Statistics\nThis table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 1999 NRL season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155804-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Melbourne Storm season, Feeder Team\nMelbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Backing up the successful 1998 season by finishing second on the ladder, Norths Devils fell one game short of the 1999 Queensland Cup Grand Final, losing to eventual runners-up Redcliffe Dolphins in the Preliminary Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155805-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Melilla Assembly election\nThe 1999 Melilla Assembly election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 2nd Assembly of the Autonomous City of Melilla. All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155805-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Melilla Assembly election, Electoral system\nThe Assembly of Melilla was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the autonomous city of Melilla. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the municipality of Melilla and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155805-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Melilla Assembly election, Electoral system\nThe 25 members of the Assembly of Melilla were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155805-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Melilla Assembly election, Electoral system\nThe Mayor-President was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of members, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In case of a tie, a toss-up would determine the appointee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155805-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Melilla Assembly election, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in Melilla. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155806-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Memorial Cup\nThe 1999 Memorial Cup took place from May 15\u201323 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was the 81st annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the host Ottawa 67's, the Belleville Bulls, winners of the Ontario Hockey League, the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Calgary Hitmen, Western Hockey League champions. The host 67's won their second Memorial Cup, the first being in 1984. The 67's, who had lost in the second round of the OHL playoffs to the Bulls were able to win the Cup defeated those same Bulls in a Cup semi-final. The 67's then defeated the Hitmen in the final, an overtime thriller where Matt Zultek scored the winning goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 827]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155806-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Memorial Cup\nThe 1999 Memorial Cup set a record for attendance (since the round-robin format was first used in 1972) with a total of 84,200 people in eight sell-out games. It was the first Memorial Cup to be shown on CTV Sportsnet, having moved from TSN. The championship game was shown on the CTV network, where it had last been shown in 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155806-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Memorial Cup, Background\nAt the beginning of the 1998\u20131999 season, Ottawa's new owner, Jeff Hunt vowed to bring home the Memorial Cup that season. The awarding of the Cup tournament to Ottawa was a big factor in the team more than doubling the attendance from the previous season. That was definitely taken into consideration when Ottawa was chosen as the host of the 1999 Cup, as every game would be sold out in the 10,525 seat Ottawa Civic Centre. Ottawa had previously bid for the 1996 Memorial Cup but lost the bid to the Peterborough Petes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155806-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Memorial Cup, CHL All-time team\nDuring the 1999 Memorial Cup, the CHL unveiled its \"All-time team\" at the Civic Centre, with notably two 67's on the team. Special banners were raised in their honour, and except for Parent and Lemieux, the team attended the event. The team was as follows;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 36], "content_span": [37, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155807-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Memphis Tigers football team\nThe 1999 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA and were coached by Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155808-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's African Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Men's African Volleyball Championship was in Cairo, Egypt, with 6 teams participating in the continental championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155809-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's British Open Squash Championship\nThe 1999 Eye Group British Open Championships was held at the Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, with the early rounds and qualifying at the Aberdeen Squash Rackets Club, from 6\u201312 December 1999. Jonathon Power won the title defeating Peter Nicol in the final. Nicol was forced to retire at one game all due to illness. He spent three days on a drip at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after suffering from food poisoning. The illness was caused by Nicol ordering a take-out pasta dish in his home town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155810-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals\nThe 1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals took place in Switzerland from December 27 to December 31, 1999. Warberg IC won the EuroFloorball Cup after defeating Haninge IBK 7-5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155810-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals\nThe tournament was known as the 1999 Men's European Cup, but due to name implications, is now known as the 1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155811-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup qualifying\nThe 1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Qualifying rounds took place over 11 Novemberth to 13 Novemberth, 1999 in Prague, Czech Republic. The top 2 teams advanced to the 1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals where they had a chance to win the EuroFloorball Cup for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155811-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup qualifying\nThe tournament was known as the 1999 Men's European Cup, but due to name implications, is now known as the 1999 Men's EuroFloorball Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155812-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship\nThe 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the eighth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Padua, Italy from 1 to 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155812-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship\nThe two-time defending champions Germany won a record-extending fifth title by defeating the Netherlands 8\u20137 in penalty strokes after the match finished 3\u20133 after extra time. England won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 7\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155813-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification\nThe 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification was the sixth edition of the qualifying round for the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. It took place from 5 to 12 July 1998 in three different venues with 17 teams playing for five quotas at the 1999 European Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155813-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification, Dundee\nThe first qualifying tournament was played in Dundee, Scotland from 6 to 11 July 1998 with five teams participating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 64], "content_span": [65, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155813-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification, Alicante\nThe second qualifying tournament was played in Alicante, Spain from 6 to 12 July 1998 with eighth teams participating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 66], "content_span": [67, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155813-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification, Prague\nThe third and last qualifying tournament was held in Prague, Czech Republic from 9 to 12 July 1998 with four teams participating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 64], "content_span": [65, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155814-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Europ\u00e9enne de Volleyball. It was hosted in two cities in Austria \u2013 Wiener Neustadt and Vienna \u2013 from September 7 to September 12, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155815-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship\nThe 1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship took place in Florence, Italy from September 2 to September 11, 1999. It was organised by the Ligue Europ\u00e9enne de Natation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155816-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's Hockey Asia Cup\nThe 1999 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the fifth tournament to date in Hockey Asia Cup for men. It was held from November 18 to November 28, 1999 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup in Malaysia. South Korea defeated Pakistan 5-4 in the final to win their second title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155817-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy\nThe 1999 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 21st edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It took place from 10\u201320 June 1999 in the State Hockey Centre in Brisbane, Australia. It was the third time in the history of the annual six nations tournament that the event was combined with the Women's Champions Trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155818-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships\nThe 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 63rd such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 41 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 2000 competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155818-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group B\nPlayed at Odense and Rodovre, Denmark April 8\u201317. The top three teams at the end of the tournament advanced to the qualifying round for the 2000 IIHF World Championship. The Germans, after failing to qualify for Group A, lost their final game to Kazakhstan and finished fourth. The twentieth place overall was by far the worst finish in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 69], "content_span": [70, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155818-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group B, Final Round 17\u201324 Place\nDenmark, Great Britain, and Kazakhstan all advanced to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship. Hungary was relegated to Group C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 94], "content_span": [95, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155818-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group C\nPlayed at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands April 5\u201311. While eight teams had qualified for the Group C tournament, the host Dutch government had suspended diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia, due to the Kosovo War, and did not allow the Yugoslavian team to participate in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 69], "content_span": [70, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155818-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group C, Final Round 29\u201332 Place\nNo team was relegated, with Yugoslavia resuming their place in 2000 the tournament was played with nine teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 94], "content_span": [95, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155819-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament, played from 7 to 12 September in Monterrey, Mexico. The top 2 teams qualified for the 1999 FIVB World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155819-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure\nMatch won 3\u20130: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3\u20131: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loserMatch won 3\u20132: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 67], "content_span": [68, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155820-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's South American Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederaci\u00f3n Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The final round was hosted in C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina from September 7 to September 11, 1999. Brazil and hosts Argentina were automatically qualified, Venezuela and Uruguay each won their preliminary round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155821-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's World Open Squash Championship\nThe 1999 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1999 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Giza, Cairo in Egypt from 10 September to 17 September 1999. Peter Nicol won his first World Open title, defeating Ahmed Barada in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155822-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's World Team Squash Championships\nThe 1999 Men's Al-Ahram World Team Squash Championships were held in Egypt and took place from September 17 until September 22, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155822-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Men's World Team Squash Championships, Results, Pool D\nNote*Scotland were missing the world champion Peter Nicol and world semi-finalist Martin Heath who both refused to play quoting lack of financial assistance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155823-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Merano Open \u2013 Doubles\nLucas Arnold Ker and Jaime Oncins win the title by defeating Marc-Kevin Goellner and Eric Taino 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20131) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155824-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Merano Open \u2013 Singles\nFernando Vicente defeated Hicham Arazi 6\u20132, 3\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20131) in the final to secure the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155824-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Merano Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe text in italics indicates the round in which that seed exited the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155825-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes Cup\nThe 1999 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany and was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 19 July until 25 July 1999. Unseeded Magnus Norman won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155825-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Singles\nMagnus Norman defeated  Tommy Haas 6\u20137(6\u20138), 4\u20136, 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20130, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155825-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Doubles\nJaime Oncins /  Daniel Orsanic defeated  Aleksandar Kitinov /  Jack Waite 6\u20132, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155826-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes Cup \u2013 Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but both players decided to rest after competing in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. However, Santoro competed in the singles tournament, losing in first round to Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155826-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes Cup \u2013 Doubles\nJaime Oncins and Daniel Orsanic won the title by defeating Aleksandar Kitinov and Jack Waite 6\u20132, 6\u20131 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155827-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes Cup \u2013 Singles\nGustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but retired against Magnus Norman in the second round due to fatigue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155827-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes Cup \u2013 Singles\nNorman went on to win the title, defeating Tommy Haas 6\u20137(6\u20138), 4\u20136, 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20130, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155828-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup\nThe 1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor Hard at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 72nd edition of the tournament and was held from 26 July through 1 August 1999. Second-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title, his second at the event after 1991, and earned $46,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155828-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup, Finals, Doubles\nByron Black /  Wayne Ferreira defeated  Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 /  Brian MacPhie 6\u20132, 7\u20136(7\u20134)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155829-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup \u2013 Doubles\nPatrick Rafter and Sandon Stolle were the defending champions, but Rafter did not compete this year. Stolle teamed up with Wayne Black and lost in the semifinals to Byron Black and Wayne Ferreira.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155829-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup \u2013 Doubles\nByron Black and Ferreira won the title by defeating Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 and Brian MacPhie 6\u20132, 7\u20136(7\u20134) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155830-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mercedes-Benz Cup \u2013 Singles\nAndre Agassi was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final to Pete Sampras with a score of 7\u20136(7\u20133), 7\u20136(7\u20131). By reaching the final, Sampras completed his 271st week at the world No. 1 ranking in his career, surpassing the previous record of 270 weeks established by Ivan Lendl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155831-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election\nThe second election to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day the first elections to the Welsh Assembly were held as well as elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155831-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election\nLabour lost thirteen seats and their majority on the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155831-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election, Overview\nAll council seats were up for election. These were the second elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of Mid Glamorgan County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155831-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election, Results, Dowlais (four seats)\nPritchard had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 82], "content_span": [83, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155831-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election, Results, Gurnos (four seats)\nLabour won all four seats in 1995 when Phillips had been elected as a Labour councilor for the Park ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 81], "content_span": [82, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155831-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election, Results, Park (three seats)\nLabour won all three seats in 1995 but one of the sitting members joined Plaid Cymru while another stood as an Independent candidate in the Gurnos ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 80], "content_span": [81, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155832-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 21\u201323, 1999. The top two regular season finishers of the league's two divisions met in the double-elimination tournament held at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. Siena won their fourth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155832-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding\nThe top two teams from each division were seeded based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [61, 68], "content_span": [69, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155833-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 1st championship since the founding of the ice hockey conference in 1997. It was played between March 13 and March 20, 1999. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, the home venue of the Holy Cross Crusaders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155833-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being single-elimination. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion does not receive an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 75], "content_span": [76, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155833-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 89], "content_span": [90, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155834-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Metro Manila Film Festival\nThe 25th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines starting December 25.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155834-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Metro Manila Film Festival\nOnce again, GMA Films received most of the awards for the film Muro-Ami, which won thirteen awards in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards and Best Director for second consecutive time winner Marilou Diaz-Abaya among others. Meanwhile, Viva Films' Bulaklak ng Maynila received five awards including the Best Actor for fifth-time winner Christopher de Leon, Best Actress for Elizabeth Oropesa and the Second Best Picture Award. The Third Best Picture Award goes to Regal Films' Sa Piling ng mga Aswang while the Best Float during the festival's parade goes to Millennium Films' Pepeng Agimat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155835-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mexican referendums\nA series of unofficial referendums on native rights and good governance was held in Mexico on 21 March 1999. It was organised by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), who proposed the government function in the interests of the people, that the country demilitarize in order to promote peace, that indigenous Mexicans be fully included in national life and have their rights recognized in the constitution. While all these measures passed overwhelmingly, only around 2.5 million people voted in the referendum, while 37 million people voted in the general election the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season\nThe 1999 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 34th campaign, and 30th in the National Football League. It was the 17th and final season for Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino. Marino suffered an injury on October 17 against the New England Patriots, with Damon Huard taking over at quarterback. The team would go 4\u20131 under Huard, including a 17\u20130 victory over the Tennessee Titans. Marino would return on November 25, against the Dallas Cowboys, throwing five interceptions in the 20\u20130 loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season\nThe Dolphins reached the midway point of the 1999 season with a 7\u20131 record, but in the second half of the year, the team struggled, finishing out the season 2\u20136, winning only one game after Marino's return. The team finished the season 9\u20137, beating out the Kansas City Chiefs for the AFC's second wild card spot via tiebreakers; Miami held a better record against common opponents, going 6\u20131 to the Chiefs' 5\u20133. In the Wild Card round, the Dolphins upset the no. 3 seed Seattle Seahawks 20\u201317. In the Divisional round, the Dolphins were humiliated by the no. 1 seed Jacksonville Jaguars, losing 7\u201362, the most lopsided playoff loss in the Super Bowl era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1 at Denver Broncos\nThe Dolphins opened the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. The Broncos were without their longtime quarterback John Elway, who announced his retirement during the off-season. Brian Griese, son of former Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese, was Denver's starting quarterback, throwing a 61-yard touchdown pass to Ed McCaffrey early in the 1st quarter. Griese would play inconsistently for the rest of the game and was sacked twice, while Dan Marino was sacked zero times. In the 4th quarter, Griese fumbled the ball, with Jason Taylor recovering it and running it into the end zone for a touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2 vs. Arizona Cardinals\nThe Dolphins' defense picked off Cardinals quarterback Jake Plummer four times during the game. Arizona only scored one touchdown during the game, a 34-yard interception return by Rob Fredrickson in the 2nd quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 88], "content_span": [89, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5 at Indianapolis Colts\nThe Dolphins were trailing 31\u201322 in the 4th quarter before staging a furious comeback with just under 3:30 left to play, scoring 12 unanswered points in the span of nearly 3 minutes. The run started with a 43-yard field goal from Olindo Mare with 3:20 left. With 1:54 left, Miami's defense forced Peyton Manning to run out the end zone, resulting in a safety. On the ensuing drive, Dan Marino led the offense down the field, capping it off with a 2-yard pass to Oronde Gadsden for the game-winning score. The Dolphins' defense sealed the game, with Terrell Buckley intercepting a Manning pass on the Colts' final drive of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 88], "content_span": [89, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5 at Indianapolis Colts\nMiami compiled 469 yards of offense and committed no turnovers. Marino threw for 393 yards while two players finished with over 100 yards receiving: Gadsden with 123 yards and Tony Martin with 166.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 88], "content_span": [89, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6 at New England Patriots\nDan Marino's only completion of the game was on a 8-yard pass that put him over 60,000 passing yards for his career. On Marino's second pass attempt, he was hit by Lawyer Milloy, with Andy Katzenmoyer intercepting the ball and returning it 57 yards for a touchdown. On the following drive, Marino would attempt a short pass that fell short of his intended receiver. Coach Jimmy Johnson would pull Marino from the game due to a possible shoulder injury; in the week heading into the game, Marino thought he might have injured his right trapezius.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 90], "content_span": [91, 636]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6 at New England Patriots\nMarino was replaced by Damon Huard, whose first pass was intercepted by Ty Law and returned 27 yards for a touchdown. Despite the rocky start, Huard would lead the Dolphins to a 31\u201330 comeback victory, throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to fullback Stanley Pritchett with 23 seconds left in the game for the game-winning score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 90], "content_span": [91, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles\nWith Dan Marino out due to injury, Damon Huard started at quarterback for the Dolphins, his first NFL start.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 90], "content_span": [91, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8 at Oakland Raiders\nDamon Huard started at quarterback for the second week in a row. After having thrown a pick six in each of the previous two games, Huard took better care of the ball and committed no turnovers against Oakland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 85], "content_span": [86, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9 vs. Tennessee Titans\nThe Dolphins' defense shutout the Titans, picking off Steve McNair three times. This was one of only three games that Tennessee would lose during the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 87], "content_span": [88, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10 at Buffalo Bills\nDamon Huard struggled throughout the game, only completing 36% of his passes for 65 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. This was the only game of the season Miami would lose with Huard starting at quarterback.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11 vs. New England Patriots\nMiami's defense picked off Drew Bledsoe five times. This was the last game of the season Damon Huard would start at quarterback, as Dan Marino would return for the following game four days later. Miami finished 4\u20131 with Huard as starter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 92], "content_span": [93, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12 at Dallas Cowboys\nDan Marino's first game after returning from injury was a disaster. Marino threw five interceptions, one of which was returned 46 yards by Dexter Coakley in the 3rd quarter for the first score of the game. The Dolphins' defense tried to help keep the team in the game, shutting out the Cowboys' offense for three quarters. The game's only offensive score came in the 4th, with Troy Aikman throwing a 65-yard touchdown pass to Rocket Ismail.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 85], "content_span": [86, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13 vs. Indianapolis Colts\nThe Dolphins trailed 24\u201310 at halftime, but tied the game twice in the 4th quarter, including a 32-yard field goal from Olindo Mare with 0:36 left in regulation. However, Indianapolis kicker Mike Vanderjagt made a 53-yard field goal as time expired to give the Colts a 37\u201334 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 90], "content_span": [91, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14 at New York Jets\nThe Dolphins had a 13\u20136 lead at the start of the 4th quarter, but the team collapsed in the final quarter of play. The Jets scored 22 unanswered points in the 4th quarter, including a 67-yard interception return by Omar Stoutmire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15 vs. San Diego Chargers\nNeither team managed to a score a touchdown during the game. The Dolphins' defense held the Chargers to 186 yards of total offense and forced one turnover. This was the last regular season game Dan Marino would win in his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 90], "content_span": [91, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17 at Washington Redskins\nDan Marino started at quarterback, but was pulled from the game and replaced by Damon Huard; Marino finished 11-of-24 for 118 yards with one interception. Despite the loss, the Dolphins still qualified for the playoffs as the Chiefs lost earlier in the day to the Raiders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 90], "content_span": [91, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card Game: at (3) Seattle Seahawks\nThe Seattle Seahawks played host to their first playoff game since the 1984 season. The Seahawks were dominated by the Dolphins defense, who held them to only 171 yards, with just 32 in the second half, and sacked Seahawks quarterback Jon Kitna six times, three by Trace Armstrong.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card Game: at (3) Seattle Seahawks\nAlthough Seattle jumped out to a 17\u201310 lead in the 3rd quarter, the Dolphins would rally back behind quarterback Dan Marino, who threw for 196 yards and a touchdown, leading his team to their first road playoff win since 1972 in what ultimately proved to be the final game played at The Kingdome (the Seahawks moved into Husky Stadium for the 2000 season) and the final win of Marino's career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card Game: at (3) Seattle Seahawks\nThe Dolphins were the only away team to win in the Wild Card round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 81], "content_span": [82, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Playoffs, AFC Divisional Playoff Game: at (1) Jacksonville Jaguars\nThe Jacksonville Jaguars shredded their in-state rivals the Dolphins with 520 total offensive yards in what became Miami quarterback Dan Marino's last game in the NFL and the most lopsided postseason contest since the Chicago Bears defeated the Redskins 73\u20130 in the 1940 NFL championship game. Their defense forced seven turnovers and held the Dolphins to 131 total yards. Marino was held to just 11 of 25 completions for 95 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 interceptions and a fumble that was returned for a touchdown in his final game. Marino retired shortly after the season ended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 94], "content_span": [95, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155836-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Dolphins season, Playoffs, AFC Divisional Playoff Game: at (1) Jacksonville Jaguars\nThis was also Jimmy Johnson's final game as an NFL head coach; Johnson resigned the day after the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 94], "content_span": [95, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155837-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team\nThe 1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 6th season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155837-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team\nThe Hurricanes won the College World Series, defeating the Florida State Seminoles in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155837-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Hurricanes baseball team, Hurricanes in the 1999 MLB Draft\nThe following members of the Miami baseball program were drafted in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 69], "content_span": [70, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155838-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami Hurricanes football team\nThe 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 74th season of football and ninth as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Butch Davis and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 9\u20134 overall and 6\u20131 in the Big East to finish in second place. They were invited to the Gator Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech, 28-13.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155839-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Miami RedHawks football team\nThe 1999 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio and competed as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by head coach Terry Hoeppner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155840-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Michigan State Spartans football team\nThe 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. This was the last year for head coach Nick Saban, who left the program on December 5 to take the head coaching position at LSU. During the bowl game, the Spartans were coached by interim head coach Bobby Williams, who led the Spartans to a 37\u201334 victory in the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl over the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference, with a last second, game-winning field goal by kicker Paul Edinger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155840-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Michigan State Spartans football team\nThis Spartan team featured the likes of Plaxico Burress, T. J. Duckett, and Renaldo Hill, and goes down as one of the best Spartan teams in the BCS era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155840-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Michigan\nBill Burke threw for a school-record 400 yards and two touchdowns while Plaxico Burress set a new mark with 255 yards receiving. Burke broke Ed Smith's record of 369 against Indiana in 1979 while Burress surpassed Andre Rison's 252 yards against Georgia in 1989. Michigan State was now 6-0 for the first time since the 1966 national championship season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 68], "content_span": [69, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155840-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Michigan State Spartans football team, 2000 NFL Draft\nThe following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 58], "content_span": [59, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155841-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Michigan Wolverines football team\nThe 1999 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. The 1999 Wolverines finished the season with a 10\u20132 record (6\u20132 in the Big Ten) and defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2000 Orange Bowl. The team was ranked #5 in both the final coaches and AP polls. The team was led by All-American and Academic All-American Rob Renes and his co-captains Tom Brady and Steve Hutchinson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 737]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155841-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical achievements\nMarcus Knight tied Desmond Howard (1991) and Anthony Carter (1981) for the school record with three consecutive 100-yard reception games. Braylon Edwards would post four in 2003 and 2004. Tom Brady concluded his career by breaking his own single-game pass completions record with the current record of 34 against Alabama in the January 1, 2000 Orange Bowl. The game marked the tenth 4-touchdown passing performance in school history, a feat that is still unsurpassed by any Michigan quarterback. For the season, he tied his own single-season completions record (214) set the prior season and broken by John Navarre in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155841-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical achievements\nHe also set the single-season passing yards per game record of 215.5, surpassing Jim Harbaugh's 209.9 in 1986 and broken by Navarre in 2002. He broke Todd Collins' career 200-yard game record of 14 set in 1994 by one, a record broken by Navarre during his junior season in 2002. The team set the current NCAA single-season all-time home attendance record with an average of 111,175.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 64], "content_span": [65, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155841-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Michigan Wolverines football team, 1999 team players in the NFL\nThe following players were claimed in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 68], "content_span": [69, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155842-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 MicronPC.com Bowl\nThe 1999 MicronPC.com Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Virginia Cavaliers on December 30, 1999. This was the tenth edition of what had originally been the Blockbuster Bowl, and second year of sponsorship by MicronPC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155842-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 MicronPC.com Bowl\nThe game was the final contest of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 63\u201321 victory for Illinois. Illinois and Virginia had previously met in the postseason at the 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl, also won by Illinois, 31\u201321.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155842-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 MicronPC.com Bowl, Game summary\nThe Illini took advantage of the school's first bowl appearance in five years with an impressive 63\u201321 victory over highly touted running back Thomas Jones and the Virginia Cavaliers. In a game which pitted two evenly matched, 7\u20134 squads, the Illini dominated with 611 yards total offense and nine touchdowns. On the first drive of the game, Kurt Kittner led the Illini down field 71 yards and scored on a one-yard run. The Illini then rattled off 35 unanswered points, including a flea-flicker pass from wide receiver Brandon Lloyd to Kittner for 30 yards and a halftime score of 42\u20137. Kittner threw a school record 24th touchdown pass on a one-yard reception to Jameel Cook. The Illini broke 22 Illinois and Micronpc.com Bowl records that night and scored the second-most points in collegiate bowl history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 845]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155842-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 MicronPC.com Bowl, Statistical summary\nRushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI\u2014Harvey 10-122-2; Havard  15-75-2; Kittner 4-11-1; Johnson 3-5-1; UVA\u2014Jones 23-110-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 43], "content_span": [44, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155842-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 MicronPC.com Bowl, Statistical summary\nReceiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI\u2014Cook 4-88-2, Lloyd 3-57-0, Dean 2-42-0, Young 1-31-0, Kittner 1-30-1; UVA\u2014Jones 5-31-0, McMullen 3-31-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 43], "content_span": [44, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155843-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Micronesian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 2 March 1999. All candidates for seats in Congress ran as independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155844-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Micronesian referendum\nA four-part referendum was held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 1 July 1999. Voters were asked whether a constitutional convention should be called, whether they approved of a proposal on the distribution of revenues from the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), whether the amount of tax revenues distributed to the states should rise from 50% to 70%, and whether states should be given exclusive ownership of their natural resources. The latter three had originally been planned to be held alongside the parliamentary elections in March, but were postponed due to a lack of funds to print the ballot papers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155844-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Micronesian referendum\nThe referendum on holding a Constitutional Convention was held in accordance with Chapter XIV, Article 2 of the Constitution, which required a referendum every 10 years on convening a Convention. It required only a simple majority in favour. The other three referendums were all popular initiatives, and required 75% of voters to vote in favour in at least three of the four states.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155844-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Micronesian referendum\nThe question on the EEZ proposed inserting a new article 23 in Chapter IX of the constitution:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155844-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Micronesian referendum\nThe gross revenue derived from the living resources in the exclusive economic zone shall be divided equally between the national government and the state governments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155844-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Micronesian referendum\nThe question on natural resources proposed inserting a new article 2 to Chapter I:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155844-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Micronesian referendum\nEach State has the sovereign ownership over the natural resources within its boundaries, pursuant to each state's constitution, including the exclusive economic zone surrounding its islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155844-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Micronesian referendum, Results\nThe proposal to hold a Constitutional Convention was approved by voters, whilst the other three proposals were rejected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155845-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election\nElections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 seats were up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, increasing their number of seats from 22 to 34, whilst the Labour Party declined from having 20 seats in 1995 to 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155845-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, Ward Results\nNumbers of ballots cast and the percentage (to two decimal places) were given in the results published by Mid Bedfordshire District Council, but checked against results taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1995 District Council election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155845-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, Ward Results\nThe percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1995 District Council election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155845-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, Ward Results\nCandidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155845-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, Ward Results, Flitwick East\nResults published by Mid Beds District Council show 2,204 ballot papers cast, a 49.93% turnout of an electorate of 4,414. Results given by Plymouth University's Elections Centre show a turnout of 27.7% and an electorate of 4,147.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 76], "content_span": [77, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155846-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid Sussex District Council election\nThe 1999 Mid Sussex District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Mid Sussex District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155847-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament took place in May 1999. The top three regular season finishers from each division met in the double-elimination tournament held at Ball Diamond on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. This was the eleventh Mid-American Conference postseason tournament to determine a champion. The top seed from the west, Bowling Green, won their second consecutive, and second overall, tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155847-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format\nThe top three finishers in each division, based on conference winning percentage only, participated in the tournament. The top seed in each division played the third seed from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played double-elimination tournament. This was the second year of the six team tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 68], "content_span": [69, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155847-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, Results\n* - Indicates game was suspended after 8 innings due to weather.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 57], "content_span": [58, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155847-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player\nSean Ryan won the Tournament Most Valuable Player award. Ryan played for Bowling Green.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 91], "content_span": [92, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155848-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from February 28-March 2, 1999 at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois. This was the 16th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155848-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nSecond seed Valparaiso defeated top seed Youngstown State 73\u201369 to earn an automatic berth into the 1999 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155849-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team\nThe 1999 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155850-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Midlothian Council election\nElections to Midlothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155850-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Midlothian Council election\nLabour retained their dominance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats forming the second largest party on the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155851-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place at the end of the 1999\u20132000 regular season. The tournament was hosted by University of Illinois at Chicago.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [65, 65], "content_span": [66, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155851-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds\nAll Midwestern Collegiate Conference schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 1999\u20132000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 65], "section_span": [67, 72], "content_span": [73, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155852-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mieczys\u0142aw Po\u0142ukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces\nThe 18th Mieczys\u0142aw Po\u0142ukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces was the 1999 version of the Mieczys\u0142aw Po\u0142ukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces. It took place on March 28 in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155852-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mieczys\u0142aw Po\u0142ukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces, Heat details\nm - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance \u2022  t - exclusion for touching the tapes \u2022  x - other exclusion \u2022  e - retired or mechanical failure \u2022  f - fell \u2022  ns - non-starter \u2022  nc - non-classify", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 80], "content_span": [81, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155853-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Milan\u2013San Remo\nThe 1999 Milan\u2013San Remo was the 90th edition of the monument classic Milan\u2013San Remo and was won by Andrei Tchmil of Lotto\u2013Mobistar. The race was run on March 20, 1999, and the 294 kilometres (183\u00a0mi) were covered in 6 hours, 52 minutes and 37 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155854-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Military World Games\nThe 1999 Military World Games was the second edition of the global multi-sport event for military personnel, organised by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). It was hosted in Zagreb, Croatia from 8 to 17 August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155854-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Military World Games\nMar del Plata, Argentina, was the original choice of host, but withdrew due to organisational problems. The opening ceremony was held at the Stadion Maksimir, which also served as a venue for the association football matches. Russia easily topped the medal table with 46 golds among its 112 medals. China was the next most successful with 29 golds in its haul of 66 medals, while Italy ranked third with sixteen gold medals. The hosts Croatia performed well given their comparative size, finishing fourth with eleven gold medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155854-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Military World Games\nA total of twenty-two sports were contested at the competition. An increase of five from the previous edition in 1995. Four swimming world records were broken during the competition: Lorenzo Vismara  set records in the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle swimming events, while his compatriot Emiliano Brembilla also broke freestyle records over the 400-metre and 1500-metre distances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155855-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Millennium Cup\nThe Millennium Cup was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 23 to 25 July 1999. The tournament was played at the Regent Hotel in Hong Kong, and featured eight professional players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155855-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Millennium Cup\nStephen Lee won the second title of his professional career, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 7\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155856-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Miller Lite 200\nThe 1999 Miller Lite 200 was the fourteenth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 15, 1999, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155856-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Miller Lite 200, Report, Race\nDario Franchitti, the championship leader took his first pole of the season after the Saturday qualifying was washed out due to rain, which meant that the grid was decided by Friday qualifying times. Franchitti led away at the start followed by Bryan Herta, although Paul Tracy soon passed Herta and took second. The Team Green duo of Franchitti and Tracy then pulled away from the field, building a lead of 12 seconds. After the first round of pit stops, Franchitti and Tracy stayed 1-2, but Juan Pablo Montoya was up to third after a quick stop.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155856-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Miller Lite 200, Report, Race\nHe was 15 seconds behind the Team Green cars, but he was unfazed by that and set about closing it down, and did so rapidly such that the top three cars were nose to tail before the second round of pit stops. Franchitti pitted, handing Tracy the lead, but that did not last for long as he was immediately passed by Montoya. Montoya and Tracy both made their second pit stops and both joined ahead of Franchitti before a caution due to Luiz Garcia, Jr.'s spin bunched the field up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155856-0001-0002", "contents": "1999 Miller Lite 200, Report, Race\nTracy and Franchitti were quicker than anyone else on the track, but both were absolutely no match for Montoya, who set a stunning pace in the final stint once the track went green, and won by over 10 seconds. Tracy finished second and Franchitti third, which was enough for him to keep his championship lead, although it was down to 1 point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155857-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Miller Lite 225\nThe 1999 Miller Lite 225 was the seventh round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 6, 1999, on the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155857-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Miller Lite 225, Report, Race\nAfter taking his first career pole, H\u00e9lio Castro-Neves led the early stages of the race but he then began to slow due to a boost failure and dropped back down the field and eventually retired. The lead went to Jimmy Vasser, but when he got stuck up behind traffic, he was passed by Dario Franchitti. Michael Andretti was charging up through the field and soon took the lead for himself, until he ran over a crew member at the first round of pit stops.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155857-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Miller Lite 225, Report, Race\nThe crew member suffered minor injuries, but Andretti lost two laps in getting his car restarted, and another lap due to the black flag. With Franchitti also penalized for running over an air hose and being sent to the back of the cars on the lead lap, Paul Tracy led, but before the stint was over, the Ganassi cars of Vasser and Juan Pablo Montoya both passed him. Montoya jumped Vasser at the next round of stops.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155857-0001-0002", "contents": "1999 Miller Lite 225, Report, Race\nThey dominated most of the race after that, but Montoya had to pit for fuel with 15 laps left, and Vasser had to do the same 4 laps later. Tracy, helped by a caution period, was able to stretch his fuel and win ahead of Greg Moore, who was also able to do the same, and Gil de Ferran.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155858-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Milton Keynes Council election\nThe 1999 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155858-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Milton Keynes Council election, Background\nIn the February before the election Milton Keynes held a referendum on the level of council tax increase there would be and the corresponding changes in services that would be made. Voters on a 45% turnout chose the middle option of a 9.8% increase, which meant that council tax levels were not a major issue in the election campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 47], "content_span": [48, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155858-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Milton Keynes Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour hold onto a majority on the council after the other parties failed to make the 2 gains needed to deprive Labour of control. Overall turnout in the election was 29.1%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155859-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Milwaukee Brewers season\nThe Milwaukee Brewers' 1999 season involved the Brewers' finishing 5th in the National League Central with a record of 74 wins and 87 losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155859-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system\nThe Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 1999. The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155860-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team\nThe 1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled an 8\u20134 record, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 368 to 196, tied for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #17 and #18 in the final Coaches and AP polls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155860-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team\nTyrone Carter was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, The Sporting News, Sportsline.com, American Football Coaches Association, College Football News and Football Writers Association of America. Carter, center Ben Hamilton, running back Thomas Hamner and defensive end Karon Riley were named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive tackle John Schlecht and corner back Willie Middlebrooks were named All-Big Ten second team. Carter was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the best defensive back in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155860-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team\nOffensive lineman Akeem Akinwale, linebacker Luke Braaten, Free Safety Jack Brewer, offensive lineman Derek Burns, defensive end Mike Cernoch, punter Preston Gruening, Linebacker Justin Hall, wide receiver Ron Johnson, defensive end Astein Osei, full back Brad Prigge, long snapper Derek Rackley, defensive tackle Dave Sykora and tight end Zach Vevea were named Academic All-Big Ten.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155860-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team\nTotal attendance for the season was 318,086, which averaged out to 45,441 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155861-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Lynx season\nThe 1999 Minnesota Lynx season was the inaugural season of the franchise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season\nThe 1999 Minnesota Twins began their season on a positive note, with Brad Radke getting the win in a 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. They finished the season in last place, with a poor record of 63\u201397.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season\nSeventeen rookies saw playing time for manager Tom Kelly in the 1999 season. Some of these rookies, such as Corey Koskie, Torii Hunter, and Joe Mays, would go on to future success. The season was not without its bright spots, including Doug Mientkiewicz's .997 fielding percentage and Koskie's team-leading .310 batting average. Another bright spot occurred on September 11, when pitcher Eric Milton threw the only no-hitter of his career against an Anaheim Angels team that consisted mainly of September call-ups. However, the euphemism \"rebuilding year\" must be applied to the Twins' 1999 campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season\nOn May 4, rookie Mike Lincoln pitched the Twins to their 3,000th victory. It was Lincoln's first win in the major leagues, as he beat the Yankees 8-5 at the Metrodome. Bert Blyleven was on the mound for both the Twins' 1,000th and 2,000th victories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season\nIt was only May 21 when the team's brain trust realized that this would not be a world champion team. On that day, the Twins traded Rick Aguilera, then their highest paid player, to the Chicago Cubs. The team also traded Scott Downs and received Jason Ryan and future starter Kyle Lohse in return. The team finished the season with a 63-97 record, ranked fifth in the American League Central Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season\nThe lone representative of the Twins in the All-Star Game was Ron Coomer. He replaced Jim Thome at first base and went 0 for 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season\nThe highest paid Twin in 1999 was Rick Aguilera at $4,300,000; followed by Marty Cordova at $3,000,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense\nThe offense was not impressive. Minnesota was last in the league in slugging and had only one more walk than the league-worst White Sox. The team leaders were: Coomer with 16 home runs; Cordova with 70 RBI; Koskie with a .310 average; Walker with 148 hits and 37 doubles; and Lawton with 26 stolen bases.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense\nSeveral players failed to meet expectations offensively. In June, Lawton was hit in the face by a pitch. He missed a month and had trouble finding his swing after returning. Mientkiewicz had a great season batting-wise at the double-A level in 1998, but was not able to follow it up the following year at the major league level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching\nRadke, Milton, and LaTroy Hawkins filled the first three spots in the starting rotation throughout the season. The fourth and fifth spots were less predictable. Mays did emerge as a capable starter midway through the season, making 20 starts. Also making an appreciable number of starts in 1999 were Mike Lincoln (15), Dan Perkins (12), and Jason Ryan (8).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching\nAguilera started the season as the Twins' closer and recorded eight saves, but Mike Trombley took over the closer duties in May and finished the season with 24 saves. Trombley, Bob Wells, Travis Miller, Eddie Guardado, and H\u00e9ctor Carrasco had respectable seasons out of the bullpen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching\nOverall, the pitching staff allowed the second fewest walks in the American League and had an average ERA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Defense\nLike most of manager Tom Kelly's teams, this one was fundamentally sound. For example, the team committed the third fewest errors in the major leagues in spite of its inexperience.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Defense\nChad Allen, Hunter, and Matt Lawton saw consistent playing time in the outfield. However, Jacque Jones saw enough at bats to supplant Allen the following season, leading to the \"Soul Patrol\" of Jones, Hunter, and Lawton. Terry Steinbach was the starting catcher, with Javier Valent\u00edn as his backup. Three of the infield positions were fairly stable, with Mientkiewicz getting the bulk of the time at first base, Todd Walker at second, and Cristian Guzm\u00e1n at short. Although Coomer was the opening day third baseman, Koskie ended up playing the most games at that position. (Coomer saw time at first when it became apparent that Mientkiewicz was not yet ready to face major-league pitchers.) Brent Gates also saw substantial playing time at third, as well as second. Marty Cordova played in 88 games as the designated hitter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 877]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 70], "content_span": [71, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 67], "content_span": [68, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155862-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155863-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Vikings season\nThe 1999 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 39th in the National Football League. After going a near perfect 15\u20131 record in 1998, the Vikings began the 1999 season with high expectations of another great season. Randall Cunningham resumed duties again in 1999, but after a struggling 2\u20134 start to the season, he was benched and Jeff George was given the starting job as quarterback.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155863-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Minnesota Vikings season\nGeorge finished the season with an 8\u20132 record, and led the Vikings into the postseason once again, with an overall team record of 10\u20136 failing to match their record from the 1998 season. Minnesota beat Dallas in the Wild Card Game 27\u201310 and faced playoff newcomer Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams in the Divisional Round. The game was a shootout which Minnesota led 17\u201314 at halftime, but the Rams outscored Minnesota 35 to 20 in the second half to win 49\u201337. St. Louis would then go on to win Super Bowl XXXIV against the Titans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155864-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team\nThe 1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1999 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155865-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1999, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Kirk Fordice, a member of the Republican Party who had been first elected in 1991, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155865-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election\nIn the general election, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove won a plurality of the vote over Republican Congressman Mike Parker. Per the Mississippi Constitution, since no candidate had received a majority of the vote, the election was decided by the Mississippi House of Representatives in a contingent election. On January 4, 2000, the House voted 86-36 along partisan lines to elect Musgrove governor. As of 2021, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Mississippi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155865-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election, Democratic primary\nLieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove won the Democratic primary, defeating former Commissioner of Public Safety Jim Roberts and 5 other candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155865-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election, Republican primary\nFormer U.S. Representative Michael Parker won the Republican primary, defeating former Lieutenant Governor Eddie Briggs and four other candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155865-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election, General election, Results\nUnder the 1890 Constitution of Mississippi, gubernatorial candidates must win a majority of the popular vote. In addition, the Mississippi House of Representatives acts as an electoral college; a candidate must win both a majority of the vote and a majority of the state house districts to be elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 66], "content_span": [67, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155865-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election, General election, Results\nWith neither candidate winning the required popular and electoral majority, the House of Representatives, where the Democrats had a supermajority at the time, decided between the two candidates with the highest popular vote. Parker refused to concede, and the House elected Musgrove 86-36 along partisan lines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 66], "content_span": [67, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B\nProposition B in Missouri was a failed 1999 ballot measure that would have required local police authorities to issue concealed weapons permits to eligible citizens. It was a contentious issue and was narrowly rejected at the time by the electorate, but the legislature later approved similar legislation in 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Supporters\nSupport for concealed carry laws in Missouri grew gradually throughout the 1990s. In 1991, a group to promote such laws called \"the conference\" was formed and that nickname was used until the Missouri Legislative Issues Council (MOLIC) was formed in 1995 for official recognition. Support for these laws increased in part as a response to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and other national gun control efforts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Supporters\nAfter author/columnist John Ross made his attempts to convince Missouri legislators, other supporters also emerged. The NRA formed Missourians Against Crime (MAC) in 1998 as their spokesman into Missouri. This created an issue with the MOLIC membership. Negative campaigns seldom succeed in Missouri. The MOLIC organization was transformed into Missourians for Personal Safety(MPS) for the 1998 Proposition B campaign with Steve McGhee as the President. These combined efforts brought notoriety to Greg Jeffery, attorney/author Kevin Jamison, and Tim Oliver, to the forefront of their local/regional news media. As the Missouri Sport Shooting Association (MSSA), joined (unofficially) in support, they all proceeded with their regional campaigning attempts. Eventually, more and more individuals heard of these volunteers/members and took up the task to support the proposition with smaller meetings and neighborhood 'grass roots' action groups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 985]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Supporters\nPolice Officers generally supported the measure: \"In a recent poll, more than eighty-five percent of our 1352 members favored Right-to-Carry. \", Letter to St. Louis Police Chief Ron Henderson, from Sgt. John J. Johnson, President St. Louis Police Officers Association, 1/23/99.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Supporters\nThe Gateway Civil Liberties Alliance (GCLA) arose after the failure to pass the proposition in 1999; forming itself from MOLIC, MPS, and with WMSA giving support, to become the leadership and legislative clearing house for the 2003 success in passing a shall-issue law. Frequent trips to Jefferson City by Greg Jeffery (GCLA cofounder) earned him the nickname 'braintrust' to a newly created law that was adopted by Missouri in 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 39], "content_span": [40, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Opponents\nHandgun Control, Inc., saw this as their test case before the elections in 2000 to exercise their political influence and lobbied hard to defeat the referendum. Political notables included the Clinton/Gore Administration with Attorney General Janet Reno playing a secondary role to Hillary Clinton's activism, Governor Mel Carnahan and his daughter Robin Carnahan, the 1994 appointed Secretary of State, Rebecca Cook, and State Auditor, Claire McCaskill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Opponents\nRobin Carnahan chaired the Safe Schools and Workplaces Committee (SSWC) and orchestrated television ads against the proposition. Also, on the weekend prior to voting day, that organization coordinated the taped phone message from Hillary Clinton to automatically dial 75,000 homes statewide with the message, \"just too dangerous for Missouri families.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Ballot language\nShall state or local law enforcement agencies be authorized to issue permits to law-abiding citizens at least twenty-one years of age to carry concealed firearms outside their home for personal protection after having passed a state and federal criminal background check and having completed a firearms safety training course approved by the Missouri Department of Public Safety?", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Ballot language\nAfter a lawsuit filed by the opponents of the measure, the language was changed. The final text read:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Ballot language\n\"Shall sheriffs, or in the case of St. Louis County, the chief of police, be required to issue permits to carry concealed firearms to citizens who apply if various statutory requirements are satisfied?\" Because of the discretion given to local law enforcement to verify the accuracy of applications, the costs are uncertain. Application fees are estimated to cover most costs for the first three years. Subsequently, local governments, as a whole, may incur costs from $500,000 to $1,000,000 annually, not covered by fees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Ballot language\nMissouri Sport Shooting Association President Kevin Jamison described it as, \"The opposition conducted a poll of the ballot language which determined that 60% of the state would vote in favor of License to Carry. Outraged that the people might \"speak wrong\", the Governor's lawyer filed a suit with the Missouri Supreme Court to change the ballot language. The defendants in the suit were Attorney General Jay Nixon and State Auditor Claire McCaskill.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Campaign controversies\nThe use of official government resources by opponents of the measure was controversial.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Campaign controversies\nMissouri's two US Attorneys are using the Justice Department's name and facilities to lobby against the state's concealed weapons ballot issue. Using official department letterhead, the attorneys, Edward Dowd and Stephen Hill, urged sheriffs and police chiefs across the state to rally resistance against Proposition B, which is on the ballot this April. Dowd's office is operating an 800 number which people can call to obtain anti-prop B campaigning materials. Calls to the 800 number, 1-800-214-2690, are answered with \"US Attorneys Office.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Campaign controversies\nSome advertisements used in the campaign were deceptive, particularly an opposition ad that implied Missourians would be allowed to carry Uzis that continued into 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Results\nProposition B gained 634,361 votes in favor (48.3%) and 678,256 votes against (51.7%), thus being defeated by a margin of 3.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Results\nThe majority of voters in rural Missouri voted in favor of Proposition B. However, urban voters, particularly in St. Louis and Kansas City, tipped the balance against Proposition B. 74.1% of the voters in the city of St. Louis, 69.5% in St. Louis County, and 71.6% in Kansas City opposed Proposition B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Results\nIn 2003, the Missouri General Assembly passed new laws to enable shall-issue permits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Participant roles during 1999\nThe following persons played important roles in the creation of law in the State of Missouri. This is not their biography but an outline of the positions held during the 1999 Proposition B campaigns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155866-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Proposition B, Participant roles during 1999, Carnahan Participation\nRobin Carnahan chaired the Safe Schools and Workplaces Committee (SSWC)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 82], "content_span": [83, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155867-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Tigers football team\nThe 1999 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Larry Smith.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155868-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1998\u20131999 regular season at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155868-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Creighton Bluejays defeated the Evansville Purple Aces in the championship game, 70\u201361, and as a result won their 5th MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Rodney Buford of Creighton was named the tournament MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155869-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season\nThe 1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 9th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155869-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season\nThe 1999 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted by Bradley and won by Missouri State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155870-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mnet Video Music Awards\nThe 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards was the first of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 27, 1999, at Little Angels Arts Center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155870-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mnet Video Music Awards\nLeading the nominees were the boy-band group H.O.T. and solo artist Lee Seung-hwan with three each, followed by four artists including the new boy-band group g.o.d with three. By the end of the ceremony, boy-band group H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan and Lee Jung-hyun received the most wins with two awards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155870-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Mnet Video Music Awards, Background\nThe award-giving body began in this year under the name \"Mnet Km Music Festival\" (MKMF). During this time, it was the first and only Korean music video awards ceremony. It consists of 14 categories including the Best International Artist. The grand awards (or daesang) were Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155870-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Mnet Video Music Awards, Multiple awards, Artist(s) with multiple wins\nThe following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 75], "content_span": [76, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155870-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Mnet Video Music Awards, Presenters and performers\nThe following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155871-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl\nThe 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the inaugural edition of the Mobile Alabama Bowl (which has subsequently gone though several name changes). It was played on December 22, 1999, and featured the 8\u20133 East Carolina Pirates (Coaches/ESPN No. 20) of Conference USA, and the 7\u20134 TCU Horned Frogs of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The game was played at Ladd\u2013Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155871-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl, Game recap\nEast Carolina opened the scoring with a 58-yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Garrard to wide receiver Arnie Powell. TCU running back LaDainian Tomlinson scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7 after one quarter. Casey Printers threw a 21-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, and the Horned Frogs took a 14\u20137 lead. Tomlinson, who had 124 yards rushing in the game, scored on a 3-yard touchdown run before halftime, to give TCU a 21-7 halftime lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155871-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl, Game recap\nIn the third quarter, Jamie Wilson scored on a 13-yard touchdown run to bring East Carolina within a touchdown. Russell Gary scored on an interception return to give TCU a 28\u201314 lead. TCU, which alternated between the quarterbacks Casey and Patrick Batteaux, made it impossible for the Pirates to adjust to the variance of play styles between the drop back passer Printers and the option running Batteaux. The Frogs defense shut down the Pirates' running game, holding them to minus-16 yards. TCU held on to that lead to win the game by that margin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155872-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season\nThe 1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155872-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Summary\nRookie Fil-Tongan 6-10 Paul Asi Taulava debut with a near triple-double of 32 points, 20 rebounds and 8 assists as Mobiline rout comebacking Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters, 90-64, in the opening of the league's 25th season on February 7. The Phone Pals had their best start in franchise history by winning their first seven games. Mobiline finish on top of the standings in the All-Filipino Cup with an 11-5 won-loss slate and seeded number one with a twice-to-beat advantage against Barangay Ginebra Kings in the quarterfinal round. The Phone Pals were upset and lost two straight in which the last one was a heartbreaking 81-82 defeat on Bal David' winning shot at the buzzer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 714]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155872-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Summary\nLast season's Governors Cup best import Silas Mills return to the Phone Pals in the Commissioner's Cup. Mobiline lost their first two games before picking up their win against Shell, 78-74 in Sta.Cruz, Laguna on July 7. The Phone Pals were three wins and five losses and seeded 8th and last in the quarterfinal round, they lost to top-seeded Alaska Milkmen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155872-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Summary\nReinforced by former San Miguel import Larry Robinson in the Governors Cup, the Phone Pals had a similar three wins in eight elimination round assignments, they forced a sudden-death playoff with 2nd seeded Tanduay Rhum Masters before losing, 75-84 on November 17.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155872-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Trades / Occurrences\nCenter Andy Seigle was traded to Purefoods in exchange for Jerry Codi\u00f1era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155872-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season, Trades / Occurrences\nIn Mobiline's first game on July 11 following the Andy Seigle-Jerry Codinera trade, rookie Asi Taulava played listless in scoring only six points and was fined for his below-par showing in a 74-103 loss to Sta.Lucia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155873-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Molde FK season\nThe 1999 season was Molde's 24th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155873-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Molde FK season\nIn Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 2nd position, 6 points behind winners Rosenborg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155873-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Molde FK season\nMolde participated in the 2000 Norwegian Cup. They defeated Spjelkavik, Sunndal, Strindheim, Kjels\u00e5s  on their way to the quarterfinal where they defeated Lillestr\u00f8m with 3\u20130 at home. On 3 October 2000, Molde lost the semifinal vs. Brann at home with the score 3\u20134 after extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155873-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Molde FK season\nIn the UEFA Champions League, Molde was drawn against Russian team CSKA Moscow in the second qualifying round. Molde lost the first leg at away ground with the score 0\u20132. Molde won the second leg 4\u20130 at home and advanced to the next round 4\u20132 on aggregate. In the third and last qualifying round, Molde was drawn against Spanish team Mallorca. The teams played 0\u20130 in the first leg in Molde. In the second leg, Molde was one goal behind for more than one hour after Jovan Stankovi\u0107' penalty goal in the 21st minute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155873-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Molde FK season\nIn the 84th minute, Andreas Lund scored the equaliser from a penalty kick after Fernando Ni\u00f1o's handball. Ni\u00f1o was sent off in the situation which led to the penalty. The game ended with a 1\u20131 draw which sent Molde through to the Champions League group stage for the first time in the club's history. The second leg against Mallorca has since often been referred to as Miracle on Mallorca.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155873-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Molde FK season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155874-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Moldovan constitutional referendum\nA consultative constitutional referendum was held in Moldova on 23 May 1999. It was initiated by President Petru Lucinschi and asked voters whether they approved of changing the system of government to a presidential system. The proposal was approved by 64.2% of voters. However, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova and the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms opposed Lucinschi, and were able to vote several constitutional changes through parliament on 5 July 2000. The changes reduced the powers of the president and strengthened the parliament and government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155874-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Moldovan constitutional referendum, Question\nWould you be in favour of changing the constitution with the scope to install a presidential system in the Republic of Moldova in which the president of the Republic would be responsible for the formation and leadership of the government as well as for the results of the governing of the country?", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 49], "content_span": [50, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155875-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Moldovan local elections\nLocal elections were held in Moldova on 23 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155876-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mole Valley District Council election\nElections to Mole Valley Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155877-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Molson Indy Toronto\nThe 1999 Molson Indy Toronto was the eleventh round of the 1999 CART season and took place on July 18, 1999, at the 2.824-kilometre (1.755\u00a0mi) Exhibition Place temporary street circuit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155877-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Molson Indy Toronto, Report, Race\nGil de Ferran took pole in qualifying by a considerable margin, but his lead did not last long as Dario Franchitti passed him at Turn 3 on the first lap. It was a lead which he was not going to relinquish. De Ferran ran second and Jimmy Vasser third early on, but the latter suffered from tire problems and dropped down the order, with Christian Fittipaldi taking third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155877-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Molson Indy Toronto, Report, Race\nAfter the first pitstop, Roberto Moreno ran second behind Franchitti by following an alternate strategy, but it meant that he had to make his second stop earlier than others, and after the second round of stops, de Ferran took the place, with Fittipaldi being jumped by Paul Tracy. De Ferran however was sent to the back of the lead lap for hitting a tire in the pit lane, putting him out of contention. Franchitti had no such problems and took his first win of the season ahead of teammate Tracy, with Fittipaldi taking the final step on the podium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155878-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Molson Indy Vancouver\nThe 1999 Molson Indy Vancouver was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on September 5, 1999, at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was the 16th round of the 1999 CART season. Juan Pablo Montoya won the race from pole position and led nearly every lap en route to his seventh win of the season, followed by Patrick Carpentier and Jimmy Vasser.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155878-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Molson Indy Vancouver\nDespite leading all but one lap during the race, Montoya was hampered by the wet racetrack and the pace of his championship rival Dario Franchitti; at one point, both drivers touched on track, spinning Franchitti out and ending his chances at winning the race. The race also saw multiple crashes as drivers struggled to navigate around the soaking wet racetrack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the LVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 May 1999 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fourth race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 78-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher after starting from second position. It was Schumacher's 16th win with Ferrari, breaking the record held by Niki Lauda. His team-mate Eddie Irvine finished second with Mika H\u00e4kkinen third for the McLaren team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix\nThe race was Schumacher's second win of the season, his fourth at Monaco, and the result meant that he extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship, to eight points over Irvine and twelve over H\u00e4kkinen. Ferrari extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship, twenty-four points ahead of McLaren and twenty-eight ahead of Jordan with 12 races of the season remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background\nThe Grand Prix was contested by eleven teams, each of two drivers. The teams, also known as constructors, were McLaren, Ferrari, Williams, Jordan, Benetton, Sauber, Arrows, Stewart, Prost, Minardi and BAR. Tyre supplier Bridgestone brought four different tyre types to the race: two dry compounds, the extra soft and the soft, and two wet-weather compounds, the intermediate and full wet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background\nGoing into the race, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher led the Drivers' Championship with 16 points, ahead of Eddie Irvine on 12 points and Mika H\u00e4kkinen on 10 points. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was fourth with 10 points while Ralf Schumacher was fifth on 10 points. In the Constructors' Championship Ferrari were leading with 28 points, McLaren and Jordan were second and third with 16 and 13 points respectively, while Williams with 7 and Stewart with 6 points contended for fourth place. Ferrari had so far dominated the championship, winning two out of the three previous races, with H\u00e4kkinen winning the Brazilian Grand Prix. Championship contenders Frentzen and David Coulthard had each gained one second-place finish, and Ralf Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello had achieved third place podium finishes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 847]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Background\nFollowing the San Marino Grand Prix on 2 May, several teams conducted testing sessions at circuits around the world. Ferrari and Minardi headed for Fiorano where testing for the set-up around the Monaco circuit took place. McLaren and Prost tested at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours running over the course of three days, while Prost elected to test for one day. Jordan tested at the Lurcy-L\u00e9vis test track with driver Andrew Gilbert-Scott performing aerodynamic mapping runs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 42], "content_span": [43, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nFour practice sessions were held before the race; two one-hour sessions on Thursday and two 45 minutes sessions on Saturday. The Friday sessions were held in dry and cloudy conditions. Irvine was the fastest driver in the first session, with a time of 1:18.910 that was less than six-tenths of a second faster than Michael Schumacher. Jordan driver Damon Hill was less than two-tenths of a second off Michael Schumacher's pace, with Barrichello, Alessandro Zanardi and Jean Alesi rounding out the top six. In the second practice session, Michael Schumacher was fastest with a time of 1:22.718, ahead of H\u00e4kkinen, Olivier Panis, Irvine, Giancarlo Fisichella and Coulthard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 55], "content_span": [56, 727]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying\nSaturday's afternoon qualifying session lasted for an hour. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107% of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. Each driver was limited to twelve laps. H\u00e4kkinen achieved his fourth pole position of the season, his second at the Circuit de Monaco, with a time of 1:20.547. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Michael Schumacher, who was less than one-tenth of a second behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 55], "content_span": [56, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe conditions for the race were dry with the air temperature 19\u00a0\u00b0C (66\u00a0\u00b0F) and the track temperature 34\u00a0\u00b0C (93\u00a0\u00b0F). The drivers took to the track at 09:30 (GMT +1) for a 30-minute warm-up session. Both Ferrari drivers maintained their good pace from qualifying; Michael Schumacher set the fastest time, a 1:23.792. Irvine was second in the other Ferrari car. Both McLaren drivers were just off Irvine's pace\u2014H\u00e4kkinen ahead of Coulthard\u2014while Hill and Ralf Schumacher rounded out the top six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race\nBoth Ferraris gained a position at the start, with Michael Schumacher taking the lead from Mika H\u00e4kkinen, Eddie Irvine and David Coulthard. The order remained this way until lap 35 when Coulthard's car began to slow, eventually causing him to retire. Further bad luck befell McLaren a few laps later when H\u00e4kkinen went straight on at Mirabeau from oil left after Toranosuke Takagi's blown engine. Eddie Irvine moved into 2nd place and stayed there.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Race\nOn the podium, the Republic of Ireland's flag was erroneously flown for Irvine instead of the British one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155879-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaco Grand Prix, Report, Post-race\nThe race result left Michael Schumacher extending his lead in the Drivers' Championship with 26 points. Irvine's second place ensured that he maintained second position in the Championship with 18 points, four points ahead of H\u00e4kkinen and five ahead of Frentzen. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari extended their lead to 44 points, McLaren maintained second with 20 points, with Jordan maintaining third with 16 points, with 12 races of the season remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155880-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Monaghan County Council election\nAn election to Monaghan County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155881-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Monegasque municipal elections\nThe 1999 Monegasque municipal elections were held on 21 February to elect the 15 members of the Communal Council of Monaco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155881-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Monegasque municipal elections, Electoral system\nMonegasque citizens over 18 were entitled to vote. The 15 councillors were elected for a four-year period in a single multi-member constituency using plurality-at-large voting with a two-round system. A majority of the votes was required to be elected. The second round would have been held one week after the first round. The Mayor of Monaco was elected by the councillors after the election. Candidates were required to be at least 21 years old and to have the Monegasque nationality for at least 5 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155882-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mongolian Premier League\nThe 1999 Mongolian National Championship was the thirty-second recorded edition of top flight football in Mongolia and the fourth season of the Mongolian Premier League, which took over as the highest level of competition in the country from the previous Mongolian National Championship. ITI Bank-Bars were champions, their first (and to date only) title, Erchim were  runners up, with Bajangol in third place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155883-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Monmouth Hawks football team\nThe 1999 Monmouth Hawks football team represented Monmouth University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Hawks were led by seventh-year head coach Kevin Callahan and played their home games at Kessler Field. They finished the season 2\u20138 overall and 2\u20135 in NEC play to place sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155884-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Montana Grizzlies football team\nThe 1999 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington\u2013Grizzly Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155885-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Montana State Bobcats football team\nThe 1999 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 3\u20138 record (2\u20136 against Big Sky opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats dropped their 14th consecutive game in the Montana\u2013Montana State football rivalry. The team played its home games at the newly christened Martell Field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155886-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Monte Carlo Open\nThe 1999 Monte Carlo Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 93rd edition of the Monte Carlo Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco, from 19 April through 25 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155886-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Monte Carlo Open, Finals, Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre /  Tim Henman defeated  Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k /  David Rikl, 6\u20132, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155887-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions. Eltingh chose not to participate. Haarhuis teamed up with Jared Palmer, but they lost in the first round to Andrea Gaudenzi and Diego Nargiso.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155887-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre and Tim Henman won the title, by defeating Ji\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k and David Rikl 6\u20132, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155887-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155888-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Singles\nCarlos Moy\u00e1 was the defending champion but he lost in the quarter-finals to J\u00e9r\u00f4me Golmard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155888-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Singles\nGustavo Kuerten was leading in the final 6\u20134, 2\u20131 in the final against Marcelo R\u00edos when Rios had to retire injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155888-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Monte Carlo Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155889-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Monterey Sports Car Championships\nThe 1999 Visa Sports Car Championships presented by Honda was the seventh round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Laguna Seca Raceway, California, on October 10, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155890-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Alouettes season\nThe 1999 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division for the first time since 1979 with a 12\u20136 record. This was the last full season for Anthony Calvillo sharing the teams starting quarterbacking with Tracy Ham who retired after the season.. After a great season, they lost a close East Final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26-25, again being denied a shot at playing for the Grey Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155891-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Expos season\nThe 1999 Montreal Expos season was the 31st season in franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155891-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Expos season, Offseason\nFuture Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams was taken by the Montreal Expos in the 1998 Rule 5 draft. The Expos sold his rights to the Texas Rangers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 37], "content_span": [38, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155891-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Expos season, Spring training\nIn 1999, the Expos held spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, a facility they shared with the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their second season there.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155891-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155891-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 64], "content_span": [65, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155891-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155891-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 66], "content_span": [67, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155891-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 67], "content_span": [68, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155892-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Moray Council election\nElections to the Moray Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155893-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mosconi Cup\nThe 1999 Acclaim Mosconi Cup, the sixth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 16\u201319 December 1999 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155893-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Mosconi Cup\nTeam USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 12\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155894-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Motor City Bowl\nThe 1999 Motor City Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game in which the #11 Marshall Thundering Herd of the MAC defeated the BYU Cougars of the Mountain West Conference 21\u20133. It was played on December 27, 1999, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155894-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Motor City Bowl, Background\nBYU started the season with a win over Washington at home, 35-28. They were thrust into the AP poll at #25 soon after, and they responded with a win over conference opponent #23 Colorado State, which rose them to #17. But a 45-40 loss to Virginia at home dropped them out of the polls. A six game winning streak gradually made them rise back, reaching #15 before a game with Wyoming.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155894-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Motor City Bowl, Background\nThe Cougars were beaten 31-17, and a loss the following week to Utah made them fall out of the AP poll for good, though they were still ranked in the Coaches Poll. In the first season of the Mountain West Conference, the Cougars finished as co-champions with Colorado State and Utah.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155894-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Motor City Bowl, Background\nMarshall was in the third year of play in Division I-A, and they ran the table by winning all of their games for the second time in three years. They began the season unranked, but rose to #21 before their matchup with Temple. They rose to #15 by the sixth win, and rose gradually to #11 in the AP Polls before their match-up with Western Michigan in the MAC Championship Game. Marshall came back from a 20-0 halftime deficit to win 34-30, their fourth straight conference title (1 Southern, 3 Mid-American Conference). With the win, the Thundering Herd had a 49\u20134 record in four seasons. Marshall's offense was led by future NFL quarterback Chad Pennington and running back Doug Chapman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 721]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155894-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Motor City Bowl, Background\nThe game was the third installment of the Motor City Bowl, matching the Mountain West Conference against the Mid-American Conference for the first time in its history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155894-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Motor City Bowl, Scoring summary\nFor Marshall, Chad Pennington went 17-of-28 for 207 yards and 1 touchdown and interception. Doug Chapman rushed for 133 yards on 14 carries for two touchdowns while also catching 4 passes for 40 yards and a touchdown. For BYU, neither of their three quarterbacks were effective. Kevin Feterik had the most yards with his 6-of-11 performance for 125 yards. However, he left the game midway through the third quarter. The other two quarterbacks (Charlie Peterson and Bret Engemann) combined for 10-of-18 for 2 interceptions and 95 yards. The three quarterbacks also had -44 rushing yards on 14 carries, while the rest of the runners had just 28 yards. This was Marshall's 50th win in four years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155894-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Motor City Bowl, Aftermath\nMarshall finished #10 in the final AP Polls, their highest ever finish. Though the Thundering Herd lost five games the following year, they managed to win the MAC once again and qualify for another Motor City Bowl, which they won. BYU won their next Mountain West Conference title in 2001, which gave them the right to play in the Liberty Bowl. They did not win a bowl game until 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 31], "content_span": [32, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155895-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Motorola 300\nThe 1999 Motorola 300 was the sixth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 29, 1999, on the Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155895-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Motorola 300, Report, Race\nJuan Pablo Montoya, looking for a record-equalling fourth consecutive series win, led from pole in the early stages of the race from Paul Tracy. After a caution caused due to a crash by Tarso Marques, the leaders came in for stops, and Roberto Moreno led on an alternate pit strategy. Moreno led for a period of time and then pitted, handing Tracy the lead ahead of Michael Andretti, although the second period of stops reversed the order, whereas Montoya lost a lap and dropped out of contention after a fuel miscalculation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155895-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Motorola 300, Report, Race\nAndretti led until another caution came after Tracy and teammate Dario Franchitti collided while battling for second. This led to another round of stops from certain drivers, including Andretti, whereas H\u00e9lio Castro-Neves stayed out and took the lead. Castro-Neves led comfortably till lap 189 when the final round of pit stops took place. Castro-Neves, being on older tires and having his last pit stop well back had to put on new tires and more fuel, as did all behind him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155895-0001-0002", "contents": "1999 Motorola 300, Report, Race\nAndretti and others who pitted on lap 152, did not have to put on new tires, and also required less fuel, resulting in a much faster stop. This meant that Andretti led after the stops, with Moreno up to second, and P. J. Jones in third. Both Castro-Neves and Franchitti took advantage of the newer tires to pass everyone in front of them and move up to second and third behind Andretti. Andretti, however, was able to hold them off and take his first win in over a year, with Castro-Neves settling for second and Franchitti third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 31], "content_span": [32, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155896-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mountain West Conference football season\nThe 1999 Mountain West Conference football season was the first since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW. Colorado State University, Brigham Young University and the University of Utah tied for the inaugural MW Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155897-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mozambican general election\nGeneral elections were held in Mozambique between 3 and 5 December 1999 to elect a president and the Assembly of the Republic. Incumbent president Joaquim Chissano won a narrow victory against Afonso Dhlakama, whilst Chissano's  FRELIMO party won the Assembly elections, taking 133 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout for the elections was around 68-70%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155898-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Mr. Olympia\nThe 1999 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 21\u201324, 1999 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155899-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ms. Olympia\nThe 1998 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 2, 1999, in Secaucus, New Jersey, alongside the 1999 Women's Pro Extravaganza. It was the 20th Ms. Olympia competition held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155899-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ms. Olympia, Pre-judging, Symmetry round\nIn this round the judges are looking for the overall muscle balance; that the proportion of muscle is distributed evenly over the bodybuilder's frame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 45], "content_span": [46, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155899-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ms. Olympia, Notable Events, 1999 Ms. Olympia controversy\nThe 1999 Ms. Olympia was originally scheduled to be held on 9 October in Santa Monica, California. However, one month before the scheduled date, the IFBB announced that the contest had been cancelled. The main cause was the withdrawal of promoter Jarka Kastnerova (who promoted the 1998 contest in Prague) for financial reasons, including a low number of advance ticket sales for the 1999 event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 62], "content_span": [63, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155899-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Ms. Olympia, Notable Events, 1999 Ms. Olympia controversy\nThe backlash following the announcement led to a flurry of activity, with the contest being rescheduled as part of the Women's Extravaganza (promoted by Kenny Kassel and Bob Bonham) in Secaucus, New Jersey, on 2 October. Last minute sponsorship came from several sources, most significantly in the form of $50,000 from Flex magazine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 62], "content_span": [63, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155900-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final\nThe 1999 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on Sunday 4 July 2000 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, County Tipperary,. It was contested by Cork and Clare. Cork captained by Mark Landers claimed the title beating Clare on a scoreline of 1-15 to 0-14. Joe Deane got the only goal of the game in the first half when a high ball was kept in play on the right by Se\u00e1nie McGrath for him to flick low past Clare goalkeeper Davy Fitzgerald. Cork had a 1-10 to 0-7 lead at half time. The match was shown live in Ireland as part of the Sunday Game live on RT\u00c9 Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 653]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election\nThe 1999 Murcian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Regional Assembly of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Regional Assembly of Murcia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Murcia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Murcian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nVoting for the Regional Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Region of Murcia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 45 members of the Regional Assembly of Murcia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established by law as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nEach constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of one seat, with the remaining 40 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Regional Assembly of Murcia expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Regional Assembly were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Regional Assembly concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Overview, Election date\nAfter legal amendments in 1998, the president was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Regional Assembly of Murcia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Overview, Election date\nIn the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Regional Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Parties and candidates\nThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the Region of Murcia, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Parties and candidates\nBelow is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155901-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Murcian regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Regional Assembly of Murcia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 45], "content_span": [46, 851]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155902-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Music City Bowl\n1999 Music City Bowl was a college football postseason game matching the University of Kentucky Wildcats against the Syracuse University Orangemen. Both teams entered the game with 6\u20135 records, unranked in the polls, though Syracuse had been ranked as high as #16 in the AP poll during the season. Kentucky was favored by 3 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155902-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Music City Bowl\nKentucky fielded the opening kickoff and mounted a 79-yard touchdown drive on the game's opening possession. Kentucky's first team All American tight end James Whalen Jr. led the drive with a 45-yard reception and Kendrick Shanklin scored on a 3-yard run. Kentucky's defense forced a punt on Syracuse's first possession and Kentucky drove inside the Syracuse 10-yard line but the drive stalled when Whalen was suddenly lost (for the remainder of the game) to injury, leaving halfway through the first quarter already having four catches for 79 yards. Kentucky settled for a 22-yard field goal kicked by Marc Samuel and led 10-0 at the end of the first quarter after stopping Syracuse with two fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal attempt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 765]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155902-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Music City Bowl\nWith 1:56 left in the second quarter Syracuse scored on a 2-yard Johnson touchdown run. Neither team scored in the third quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155902-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Music City Bowl\nIn the fourth quarter a 35-yard field goal put Kentucky up 13-7. Syracuse countered with James Mungro touchdown runs of 32 yards (with 9:08 to play) and 20 yards (with 1:42 to play). Syracuse failed to convert after the second touchdown, leaving them with a 20-13 lead as Kentucky resumed possession on its own 4-yard line with 1:35 remaining and no time outs. Kentucky drove to the Syracuse 41-yard line but the game's final play was an incomplete Hail Mary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155902-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Music City Bowl\nSyracuse finished with 19 first downs to Kentucky's 18 and 404 yards of offense to Kentucky's 365. Syracuse had 276 rushing yards on 47 attempts; Kentucky had 57 on 23 attempts. Kentucky had 308 passing yards to Syracuse's 128; each team fumbled three times with Syracuse losing two and Kentucky losing one. Syracuse's Keith Bullock had 20 tackles; Ryan Murphy had 15 and Marlon McCree 10 for Kentucky.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155902-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Music City Bowl\nSyracuse's James Mungro was the game's MVP with 12 rushes for 162 yards and two touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155903-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the only time for now NAIA Tournament. The 62nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155904-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NAIA Football National Championship\nThe 1999 NAIA Football Championship Series concluded on December 18, 1999, with the championship game played at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The game was won by the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers over the Georgetown Tigers by a score of 34\u201326.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155905-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NAIA football rankings\nOne human poll made up the 1999 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. Once the regular season was complete, the NAIA sponsored a playoff to determine the year's national champion. It is not known whether a final poll was taken after completion of the 1999 NAIA Football National Championship, won by Northwestern Oklahoma State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155905-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NAIA football rankings, Leading vote-getters\nSince the inception of the Coaches' Poll in 1999, the #1 ranking in the various weekly polls has been held by only a select group of teams. Through the postseason poll of the 1999 season, the teams and the number of times they have held the #1 weekly ranking are shown below. The number of times a team has been ranked #1 in the postseason poll (the national champion) is shown in parentheses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155905-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NAIA football rankings, Leading vote-getters\nThere has been only one tie for the leading vote-getter in a weekly poll. In 2015, Southern Oregon was tied with Marian (IN) in the preseason poll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155905-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NAIA football rankings, Leading vote-getters\nIn 1999, the results of a postseason poll, if one was conducted, are not known. Therefore, an additional poll has been presumed, and the #1 postseason ranking has been credited to the postseason tournament champion, the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500\nThe 1999 NAPA 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on November 21, 1999, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the American community of Hampton, Georgia. It was the 34th and final race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500, Background\nAtlanta Motor Speedway is one of ten  intermediate to hold NASCAR races; the others are Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway. The standard track at Atlanta Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48\u00a0km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500, Summary\nOut of the 49 drivers who were on the entry list, only 43 drivers managed to make the race. Two of the more notable drivers who did not qualify were Darrell Waltrip and Morgan Shepherd. There were numerous accidents causing a series of yellow flags. Each green flag run was 30 laps while more than 16% of the race was run under a caution flag.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 22], "content_span": [23, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500, Summary\nTodd Bodine was the last-place finisher of this 325-lap event that lasted for a duration of three and a half hours. Kevin Lepage was the lucky pole position winner with his solo qualifying speed of 193.731 miles per hour or 311.780 kilometres per hour. A live audience of 165,000 NASCAR enthusiasts came to see 38 different lead changes along with eight cautions lasting 53 laps. The average speed of the race was clocked at 137.932 miles per hour (221.980\u00a0km/h); with Bobby Labonte having a 2.5 second edge over Dale Jarrett. In addition, the pole position was Kevin Lepage's for the only time in his NASCAR career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 22], "content_span": [23, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500, Summary\nChevrolet and Ford vehicles were the dominant vehicles in the lineup. All of the drivers on the grid were born in the United States of America; a far cry from the racing done in the late-2000s and early-2010s where now-retired Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya and now-retired Australian driver Marcos Ambrose routinely raced in the NASCAR schedule. Ten drivers failed to finish the race, including Joe Nemechek. This was the final race for Rudd Performance Motorsports and the #10 Tide ride.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 22], "content_span": [23, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500, Summary\nIt was also the final race for Ken Schrader in the #33 car before moving to MB2 Motorsports in 2000. This was also the final race for Jerry Nadeau competing in the #36 car before making the move to Hendrick Motorsports in 2000. This was the last race without Matt Kenseth until the 2015 AAA Texas 500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 22], "content_span": [23, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500, Summary\nNotable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race included Robin Pemberton, Larry McReynolds, Travis Carter, Todd Parrott, and Junie Donlavey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 22], "content_span": [23, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500, Summary\nThe total prize amount offered to the drivers was $2,232,402 ($3,468,116.33 when adjusted for inflation); the winner received $174,300 ($270,781.28 when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher received a meager $33,507 ($52,054.32 when adjusted for inflation).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 22], "content_span": [23, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155906-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NAPA 500, Summary\nThe 1999 NAPA 500 was the last NASCAR race of the 1990s decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 22], "content_span": [23, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series\nThe 1999 NASCAR Busch Series began on February 13 and ended on November 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the season points championship for the second year in a row.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NAPA Auto Parts 300\nThe NAPA Auto Parts 300 was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader was the polesitter. On the last lap, Casey Atwood was tapped by Andy Hillenburg into the outside retaining wall. Atwood continued to go across the tri-oval on his roof. Atwood flipped 4 times, but emerged from his Chevrolet unscathed. The race was broadcast on CBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 52], "content_span": [53, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NAPA Auto Parts 300\nFailed to qualify: Hank Parker Jr. (#53), Derrike Cope (#61), Kelly Denton (#75), Morgan Shepherd (#07), Wayne Grubb (#83), Jeff Krogh (#56), Mike Garvey (#09), Skip Smith (#67), Shane Hall (#43), Mark Krogh (#80), Mike Stefanik (#05), Mark Day (#16), Blaise Alexander (#20), Ed Berrier (#77), Hermie Sadler (#72), Freddie Query (#68), Jeff McClure (#13), Brett Bodine (#54), Jim Bown (#51), Joe Bessey (#6), Lance Hooper (#23), Loy Allen Jr. (#78)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 52], "content_span": [53, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Alltel 200\nThe Alltel 200 was held February 20 at North Carolina Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the polesitter. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Alltel 200\nFailed to qualify: Adam Petty (#45), Freddie Query (#68), Brad Loney (#90), David Green (#41), Glenn Allen Jr. (#38), Philip Morris (#01), Jeff Green (#32), Mario Gosselin (#58), Dick Trickle (#5), Jeff Finley (#25), Bryan Wall (#73), Mike Skinner (#19), Bobby Labonte (#44), Jimmy Kitchens (#22)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 43], "content_span": [44, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Sam's Town 300\nThe Sam's Town 300 was held March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mark Martin was the pole sitter. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 47], "content_span": [48, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Sam's Town 300\nFailed to qualify: Casey Atwood (#27), Glenn Allen Jr. (#38), Brad Loney (#90), Mike Dillon (#59), Ted Musgrave (#29), Joe Buford (#7), Larry Pearson (#00), Jeff Finley (#25), Shane Hall (#43), Ed Berrier (#77), Jimmy Kitchens (#22), Kevin Grubb (#37), Freddie Query (#68), Wayne Grubb (#83), Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Bryan Wall (#73), Hermie Sadler (#72), Eric Jones (#70), Morgan Shepherd (#07), Mark Krogh (#80), Jerry Glanville (#81), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#95)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 47], "content_span": [48, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Yellow Freight 300\nThe Yellow Freight 300 was held March 13 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Dave Blaney was the polesitter. The race came under controversy when winner Mike Skinner was disqualified and the win was given to Blaney. But after a further review, NASCAR reversed its decision and re-awarded the victory to Skinner. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 51], "content_span": [52, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Yellow Freight 300\nFailed to qualify: Andy Kirby (#28), Tim Fedewa (#36), Freddie Query (#68), Hermie Sadler (#72), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#95), Jeff Finley (#25), Shane Hall (#43), Brad Loney (#90), Jeff Fuller (#89), J. D. Gibbs (#18), Kevin Grubb (#37), Mark Day (#16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 51], "content_span": [52, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Diamond Hill Plywood 200\nThe Diamond Hill Plywood 200 was held March 20 at Darlington Raceway. Mark Martin was the polesitter. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Diamond Hill Plywood 200\nFailed to qualify: Jim Bown (#51), Lyndon Amick (#35), Andy Kirby (#28), Jeff Finley (#25), Freddie Query (#68), Mark Krogh (#80), Kerry Earnhardt (#40), Jimmy Kitchens (#22), Kevin Grubb (#37) Bobby Labonte (#18)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 57], "content_span": [58, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Coca-Cola 300\nThe Coca-Cola 300 was held March 27 at Texas Motor Speedway. Dave Blaney won the pole. The race was shortened to 163 laps due to rain. The race was broadcast on CBS and switched to TNN midway through the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Coca-Cola 300\nFailed to qualify: Ed Berrier (#77), Andy Kirby (#28), Sterling Marlin (#42), Dick Trickle (#5), Jimmy Spencer (#12), Philip Morris (#01), Steve Park (#83), Shane Hall (#43), Stanton Barrett (#40), Brad Loney (#90), Jason Jarrett (#33), Jimmy Kitchens (#22), Mark Day (#16), Joe Buford (#7), Kenny Wallace (#25), Mark Krogh (#80), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#95)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, BellSouth Mobility 320\nThe BellSouth Mobility 320 was held April 3 at Nashville Speedway USA. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, BellSouth Mobility 320\nFailed to qualify: J. D. Gibbs (#18), Freddie Query (#68), Scot Walters (#83), Lyndon Amick (#35), Shane Hall (#43), Brad Baker (#7), Chad Chaffin (#84), Donnie Moran (#58), Mark Day (#16), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#95), Chris Cook (#65)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Moore's Snacks 250\nThe Moore's Snacks 250 was held April 10 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jason Keller won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 51], "content_span": [52, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Moore's Snacks 250\nFailed to qualify: Ted Christopher (#13), Freddie Query (#68), Gary Bradberry (#86), Jason Jarrett (#33), Hermie Sadler (#72), Kelly Denton (#75), Curtis Markham (#83), Elliott Sadler (#47)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 51], "content_span": [52, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Touchstone Energy 300\nThe Touchstone Energy 300 was held April 24 at Talladega Superspeedway. Ken Schrader won the pole. The Big One happened midway in the race, with pole-sitter Schrader crashing and erupting in flames in Turn 1, also taking many other cars out. Schrader was uninjured. Terry Labonte would just barely edge Joe Nemechek in the closest finish of NASCAR Busch Series history. The race was broadcast on ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Touchstone Energy 300\nFailed to qualify: Andy Kirby (#28), Mark Martin (#60), Loy Allen (#78), Hermie Sadler (#72), Skip Smith (#67), Joe Bessey (#6), Stevie Reeves (#25), Freddie Query (#68)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Auto Club 300\nThe Auto Club 300 was held May 1 at California Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole. The race was broadcast on ABC and switched to ESPN2 except on the West Coast with 9 laps to go due to the race running into ABC's broadcasting window of the 125th Kentucky Derby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Auto Club 300\nFailed to qualify: Jimmy Kitchens (#22), Stevie Reeves (#25), Kenny Irwin Jr. (#11), Curtis Markham (#83), Jerry Glanville (#81), Brett Bodine (#54), Shane Hall (#43), Andy Kirby (#28), Sterling Marlin (#42), Ward Burton (#02)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Busch 200\nThe Busch 200 was held May 8 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Busch 200\nFailed to qualify: Bobby Dotter (#08), Wayne Grubb (#83), Joe Bessey (#6), Bryan Wall (#73)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Hardee's 250\nThe Hardee's 250 was held May 14 at Richmond International Raceway. Jason Keller won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Hardee's 250\nFailed to qualify: R. D. Smith (#79), Ted Christopher (#13), Geoff Bodine (#64), Terry Labonte (#44), Chad Chaffin (#84), Philip Morris (#01), Brad Baker (#7), Andy Kirby (#28), Brad Loney (#90), Freddie Query (#68), Jeff Finley (#65), Jason Rudd (#81), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#95), Johnny Benson (#33)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, First Union 200\nThe First Union 200 was held May 23 at Nazareth Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole. The race was shortened to 168 laps due to darkness. The race was broadcast on ESPN2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 48], "content_span": [49, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, First Union 200\nFailed to qualify: Wayne Grubb (#83), Joey McCarthy (#41), Chad Chaffin (#84), J. D. Gibbs (#8N), Andy Kirby (#28), Bryan Wall (#77N), Dennis Demers (#86N), Mike Olsen (#61N)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 48], "content_span": [49, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carquest Auto Parts 300\nThe Carquest Auto Parts 300 was held May 29 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carquest Auto Parts 300\nFailed to qualify: Terry Labonte (#44), Glenn Allen Jr. (#38), Jerry Nadeau (#90), Geoff Bodine (#64), Mike Wallace (#33), Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Philip Morris (#01), Jeff Fuller (#89), Kenny Irwin Jr. (#11), Tony Roper (#61), Larry Pearson (#00), Ed Berrier (#77), Mike Dillon (#59), Jim Bown (#65), Steve Grissom (#22), Lyndon Amick (#35), Andy Kirby (#28), Nathan Buttke (#30), Joe Buford (#7), Jeff Krogh (#56), Jimmy Kitchens (#55), Doug Reid III (#97)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, MBNA Platinum 200\nThe MBNA Platinum 200 was held June 5 at Dover International Speedway. Dick Trickle won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, MBNA Platinum 200\nFailed to qualify: Andy Santerre (#47), Jerry Glanville (#81), Brad Loney (#90), Hermie Sadler (#72), Joey McCarthy (#41), John Preston (#12), Hank Parker Jr. (#53), Lyndon Amick (#35)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Textilease/Medique 300\nThe Textilease/Medique 300 was held June 12 at South Boston Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole. This was the last career NASCAR race for Chuck Bown. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Textilease/Medique 300\nFailed to qualify: Greg Marlowe (#92), Jeff Krogh (#56), R. D. Smith (#79), Curtis Markham (#33), Andy Santerre (#47), Stanton Barrett (#40), Shane Hall (#43), Glenn Allen Jr. (#38), Ed Berrier (#77), Andy Kirby (#28)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Lysol 200\nThe Lysol 200 was held June 27 at Watkins Glen International. Ron Fellows won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Lysol 200\nFailed to qualify: Jeff Krogh (#56), Eric Bodine (#21N), Stacy Compton (#28), J. D. Gibbs (#8N), Louis Rettenmeier (#59N), Ted Christopher (#13)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, DieHard 250\nThe DieHard 250 was held July 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Casey Atwood won the pole. During the final practice for this race, Jeff Krogh crashed and suffered near-fatal injuries. He has since recovered, although he has not run a NASCAR race since. This was Casey Atwood's first career Busch Series victory as he moved Jeff Green out of the way on the final turn of the final lap. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, DieHard 250\nFailed to qualify: Mario Gosselin (#15), Bobby Dotter (#08), Rick Beebe (#82), Dennis Setzer (#11), Stacy Compton (#19), Jerry Glanville (#81), Mel Walen (#58), Brad Loney (#90)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Myrtle Beach 250\nThe Myrtle Beach 250 was held July 17 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Myrtle Beach 250\nFailed to qualify: Philip Morris (#01), Glenn Allen Jr. (#38), Chad Chaffin (#84), Mark Green (#50), Andy Santerre (#47), Curtis Markham (#72), Adam Petty (#45), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#63), Mario Gosselin (#58), Greg Marlowe (#92), Andy Kirby (#28), Kevin Grubb (#37), Ed Spencer III (#12), R. D. Smith (#79)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NAPA Autocare 250\nThe NAPA Autocare 250 was held July 24 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Dave Blaney won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NAPA Autocare 250\nFailed to qualify: Scott Gaylord (#52), Jerry Glanville (#81), Chad Chaffin (#16)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carquest Auto Parts 250\nThe Carquest Auto Parts 250 was held July 31 at Gateway International Raceway. Casey Atwood won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0042-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carquest Auto Parts 250\nFailed to qualify: Gary Bradberry (#28), Ted Smokstad (#19), Eric Jones (#70), Gus Wasson (#96), Mel Walen (#58), Lyndon Amick (#35)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0043-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kroger 200 presented by Fifth Third Bank\nThe Kroger 200 was held August 6 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Jason Keller won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 73], "content_span": [74, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0044-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kroger 200 presented by Fifth Third Bank\nFailed to qualify: Brad Baker (#7), Brad Loney (#90), Tony Roper (#61), D.J. Hoelzle (#55), Greg Marlowe (#92), Gus Wasson (#96)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 73], "content_span": [74, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0045-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NAPA 200\nThe NAPA 200 was held August 21 at Michigan International Speedway. Dave Blaney won the pole. During a practice session for this race, Ernie Irvan crashed in turn 4 and suffered serious injuries. This forced him into early retirement. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0046-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NAPA 200\nFailed to qualify: Curtis Markham (#72), Ted Musgrave (#82), Hank Parker Jr. (#53), Phil Parsons (#10), Tony Roper (#61), Tim Fedewa (#36), Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Butch Miller (#40), Wayne Grubb (#83), Greg Sacks (#90), Ricky Craven (#47), Chad Chaffin (#16), Glenn Allen Jr. (#38), Ernie Irvan (#84), Gus Wasson (#96), Ted Christopher (#13), Matt Hutter (#99)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0047-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Food City 250\nThe Food City 250 was held August 27 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0048-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Food City 250\nFailed to qualify: Steve Grissom (#22), Kevin Lepage (#99), Tony Roper (#61), Hermie Sadler (#33), Kenny Irwin Jr. (#11), Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#63), Butch Miller (#40), Glenn Allen Jr. (#38), Hank Parker Jr. (#53), Carl Long (#95), Kelly Denton (#75), Kerry Earnhardt (#76)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0049-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Dura Lube 200\nThe Dura Lube 200 was held September 4 at Darlington Raceway. Ward Burton won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0050-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Dura Lube 200\nFailed to qualify: Hermie Sadler (#33), Ted Musgrave (#40), Kevin Harvick (#2), Terry Labonte (#44), Greg Sacks (#90), Curtis Markham (#72), Andy Santerre (#47), Lyndon Amick (#88), Ed Berrier (#55), Kerry Earnhardt (#7), Tom Hubert (#15)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0051-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Autolite Platinum 250\nThe Autolite Platinum 250 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Burton won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0052-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Autolite Platinum 250\nFailed to qualify: Michael Waltrip (#21), Ricky Hendrick (#24), Brett Bodine (#54), Brad Loney (#90), Michael Ritch (#55), Kenny Irwin Jr. (#11), Philip Morris (#01), Hut Stricklin (#38), Ted Christopher (#13), R. D. Smith (#79), Jason Rudd (#81), Jimmy Kitchens (#7), Jason White (#28), Mario Gosselin (#58), Hal Goodson (#39), Hank Parker Jr. (#53)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0053-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, MBNA Gold 200\nThe MBNA Gold 200 was held September 25 at Dover International Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0054-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, MBNA Gold 200\nFailed to qualify: Jason Leffler (#18), Kelly Denton (#75), Lance Hooper (#23), Rich Bickle (#63), Joey McCarthy (#41), Michael Ritch (#55), Ted Christopher (#13), Jimmy Kitchens (#7), Ken Alexander (#03)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 46], "content_span": [47, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0055-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300\nThe All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 was held October 9 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0056-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300\nFailed to qualify: Brett Bodine (#54), Hermie Sadler (#47), Curtis Markham (#72), Kelly Denton (#75), Rich Bickle (#91), Robert Pressley (#61), Ken Schrader (#15), Bobby Hillin Jr. (#8), Chad Chaffin (#77), Kenny Irwin Jr. (#11), Derrike Cope (#89), Ed Berrier (#78), Mike Garvey (#09), Elliott Sadler (#35), Morgan Shepherd (#7), Wayne Grubb (#83), Joe Buford (#95), Kevin Schwantz (#65), Gary Bradberry (#86), Adam Petty (#45)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 61], "content_span": [62, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0057-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kmart 200\nThe Kmart 200 was held October 23 at North Carolina Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0058-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kmart 200\nFailed to qualify: Hut Stricklin (#38), Ken Schrader (#15), Sterling Marlin (#14), Rich Bickle (#91), Lance Hooper (#23), Jimmy Hensley (#83), Mike Borkowski (#02), Hermie Sadler (#47), Johnny Chapman (#73), Greg Biffle (#19), Ed Berrier (#63), Kelly Moore (#48), Mike Laughlin Jr. (#94), Philip Morris (#01)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 42], "content_span": [43, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0059-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Sam's Town 250\nThe inaugural Sam's Town 250 was held October 30 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Jeff Green won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 47], "content_span": [48, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0060-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Sam's Town 250\nFailed to qualify: J. D. Gibbs (#42), Jimmy Spencer (#12), Jimmy Morales (#82), Kenny Wallace (#25), Brad Baker (#7), Ricky Hendrick (#24), Joe Buford (#67), Brian Smith (#76), R. D. Smith (#13), Kevin Lepage (#99), Sean Studer (#68), Ron Young (#71), Kelly Moore (#48), Kevin Ray (#95), Mike Garvey (#09), Kelly Denton (#75)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 47], "content_span": [48, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0061-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Outback Steakhouse 200\nThe inaugural Outback Steakhouse 200 was held November 6 at Phoenix International Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole. The race was broadcast on TNN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0062-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Outback Steakhouse 200\nFailed to qualify: Joe Nemechek (#87), Bobby Hamilton (#80), Jimmy Hensley (#83), Greg Sacks (#90), Jimmy Morales (#14), Dave Steele (#82), Damon Lusk (#70)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0063-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, HotWheels.com 300\nThe HotWheels.com 300 was held November 13 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hut Stricklin won the pole. The race was broadcast on NBC, NBC's first Busch Series telecast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0064-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, HotWheels.com 300\nFailed to qualify: Mike Garvey (#09), Greg Sacks (#90), Ron Young (#71), Ted Christopher (#28), John Preston (#89), Bobby Hamilton (#80), Morgan Shepherd (#76), Barry Bodine (#6), Steve Park (#84), Wayne Grubb (#83), Mark Green (#50), Sean Studer (#68), Joe Buford (#7), Jimmy Morales (#82), Randy MacDonald (#54), Curtis Markham (#63), Andy Santerre (#44), Kevin Grubb (#37), Johnny Chapman (#73), Derek Gilcrest (#15)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155907-0065-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Busch Series, Rookie of the Year\nThe winner of the 1999 rookie battle was Tony Raines, a former American Speed Association champion. He had three top-ten finishes en route to a twelfth-place finish in points. Hank Parker Jr. was the runner-up, while fourth-generation driver and preseason favorite Adam Petty struggled with consistency and finished third. Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Tony Roper spent the season bouncing from ride to ride, and were unable to make a strong threat for the award. Kelly Denton, Philip Morris, Kerry Earnhardt, and Skip Smith all declared for the ROTY award, but could not mount a full-season attempt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series\nThe 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fifth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Florida Dodge Dealers 400K\nThe Florida Dodge Dealers 400K was held March 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Randy Tolsma won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150\nThe Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 was held March 27 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 66], "content_span": [67, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPACARD 200\nThe NAPACARD 200 was held April 3 at Evergreen Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 55], "content_span": [56, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Dodge California Truckstop 300\nThe Dodge California Truckstop 300 was held April 10 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 73], "content_span": [74, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA 250\nThe NAPA 250 was held April 17 at Martinsville Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA 250\nFailed to qualify: Ronnie Newman (#82), Carl Long (#91), Brian Sockwell (#54), Ronnie Hornaday (#97), Billy Venturini (#35), Ronnie Hoover (#28), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Shane Jenkins (#81)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 51], "content_span": [52, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Memphis 200\nThe Memphis 200 was held May 8 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Greg Biffle won the pole. Rick Carelli suffered near-fatal injuries in a lap 12 crash during this race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Memphis 200\nFailed to qualify: Billy Venturini (#35), Michael Dokken (#64), Shane Jenkins (#81)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA 300K\nThe NAPA 300K was held May 16 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Mike Bliss won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 52], "content_span": [53, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, O'Reilly Auto Parts 200\nThe O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 was held May 22 at I-70 Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole. This was also the first start for Jamie McMurray in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 66], "content_span": [67, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Coca-Cola Family 200\nThe Coca-Cola Family 200 was held June 5 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 63], "content_span": [64, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Pronto Auto Parts 400K\nThe Pronto Auto Parts 400K was held June 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jay Sauter won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 65], "content_span": [66, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Grainger 225\nThe inaugural Grainger 225 was held June 18 at Portland International Raceway. Boris Said won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 55], "content_span": [56, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Bully Hill Vineyards 150\nThe Bully Hill Vineyards 150 was held June 26 at Watkins Glen International. Ron Fellows won the pole. Ron Fellows Led most of the laps to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, DieHard 200\nThe DieHard 200 was held July 3 at The Milwaukee Mile. Greg Biffle won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Federated Auto Parts 250\nThe Federated Auto Parts 250 was held July 10 at Nashville Speedway USA. Tim Steele won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Federated Auto Parts 250\nFailed to qualify: B. A. Wilson (#85), Ronnie Newman (#82), Scotty Sands (#47), Steve Stevenson (#11)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA AutoCare 200\nThe NAPA AutoCare 200 was held July 18 at Nazareth Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 60], "content_span": [61, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, goracing.com 200\nThe inaugural goracing.com 200 was held July 24 at Michigan International Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200\nThe Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200 was held August 1 at New Hampshire International Speedway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 80], "content_span": [81, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Power Stroke 200 by Ford\nThe Power Stroke 200 by Ford was held August 5 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Dennis Setzer won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Power Stroke 200 by Ford\nFailed to qualify: Andy Hillenburg (#48), Kevin Sasser (#65), Mike Clark (#38), Tom Bambard (#17), Brad Means (#92)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Ram Tough 200\nThe Ram Tough 200 was held August 20 at Gateway International Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 56], "content_span": [57, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Ram Tough 200\nFailed to qualify: Ross Thompson (#94), Chris Horn (#58), Steve Stevenson (#11)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 56], "content_span": [57, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, O'Reilly Auto Parts 275\nThe O'Reilly Auto Parts 275 was held August 28 at Heartland Park Topeka. Boris Said won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 66], "content_span": [67, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Virginia Is For Lovers 200\nThe Virginia Is For Lovers 200 was held September 9 at Richmond International Raceway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Virginia Is For Lovers 200\nFailed to qualify: Brian Sockwell (#54), Boris Said (#44), B. A. Wilson (#85), Jerry Kobza (#11)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 69], "content_span": [70, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Orleans 250\nThe Orleans 250 was held September 24 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Greg Biffle was penalized 120 points after the race for an illegal intake manifold on his truck.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Orleans 250\nFailed to qualify: Auggie Vidovich (#5), Tommy Croft (#71), Bobby Register (#36), Milan Garrett (#35), Dwayne Leik (#81), Rick Ware (#51), Bill Sedgwick (#44)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Kroger 225\nThe Kroger 225 was held October 8 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 53], "content_span": [54, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, Kroger 225\nFailed to qualify Frank Kimmel (#69), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Wayne Edwards (#77), Martin Truex (#68), Tom Powers (#5), Randy Briggs (#53), Phil Bonifield (#23), Scotty Sands (#47), Jerry Kobza (#11), Rick McCray (#42)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 53], "content_span": [54, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, O'Reilly 300\nThe O'Reilly 300 was held October 15 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jay Sauter won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 55], "content_span": [56, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, O'Reilly 300\nFailed to qualify: Jay Stewart (#33), Tommy Croft (#71), Rick Ware (#51), Rick McCray (#23), Ross Thompson (#92)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 55], "content_span": [56, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA Auto Parts 200\nThe NAPA Auto Parts 200 was held October 30 at California Speedway. Andy Houston won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 62], "content_span": [63, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Races, NAPA Auto Parts 200\nFailed to qualify: Ross Thompson (#92), Tom Powers (#5), Milan Garrett (#85), Mark Gibson (#59)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 62], "content_span": [63, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155908-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Rookie of the Year\nMike Stefanik, driving in the series full-time in the #66 Phelon Motorsports car after having won the series championship in both the Busch North Series and the Featherlite Modified Series in the previous two seasons, managed to get nine top-tens en route to winning Rookie of the Year honors. Runner-up Scott Hansen had three top-tens in a Ken Schrader-owned truck, while David Starr drove 24 races for various owners. Marty Houston, Phil Bonifield, Ryan McGlynn, and former ARCA champion Tim Steele ran limited schedules during the season. Nipper Alsup, Ernie Cope, Mike Clark, and Randy Nelson all failed to meet the minimum requirements to contend for the top Rookie honors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 733]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series\nThe 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 51st season of professional Stock car racing in the United States, the 28th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 1990s and the 20th century. The season began on Sunday, February 7, and ended on Sunday, November 21. Dale Jarrett, representing Robert Yates Racing, was crowned the champion, while the NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship was won by the Ford drivers with 13 wins and 231 points over second-place Chevrolet who had 12 wins and 210 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series\nIn December 1999, NASCAR announced that starting in February 2001, the Winston Cup Series and Busch Grand National Series would be broadcast live on FOX/FX and NBC/TBS (later TNT).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Bud Shootout\nThe Bud Shootout, an exhibition race for drivers who had won a pole position in the previous season or had won the event before, was held on February 7 at Daytona International Speedway. Rusty Wallace drew the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Gatorade Twin 125s\nThe Gatorade Twin 125s, a pair of qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 11 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart won the pole positions for the races, respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500\nThe 1999 Daytona 500 was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. In winning the race as well, he became the first Daytona 500 pole sitter to win the race since Bill Elliott in 1987. This race is known for Gordon's daring three-wide pass on Rusty Wallace and Mike Skinner. Gordon passed Wallace after ducking to the apron, nearly plowing into the damaged car of Ricky Rudd. Skinner jumped to the outside and they raced three-wide for three laps until Dale Earnhardt gave Gordon the needed push.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500\nThe race was also known for a determined Dale Earnhardt repeatedly trying to pass Jeff Gordon for the lead on the final lap, but Gordon beat Earnhardt to the finish. The race was also marked by a large crash on lap 135 in turn 3 that collected 13 cars and saw Dale Jarrett flip over twice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500\nFailed to qualify: 50-Dan Pardus*, 59-Mark Gibson, 72-Jim Sauter, 48-Glen Morgan, 81-Morgan Shepherd, 78-Gary Bradberry, 73-Ken Bouchard, 15-Jeff Green, 80-Andy Hillenburg, 84-Stanton Barrett, 47-Billy Standridge, 41-David Green, 00-Buckshot Jones*, 91-Steve Grissom, 13-Dick Trickle, 79-Norm Benning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Dura Lube/Big K 400\nThe Dura Lube/Big K 400 was held February 21 at North Carolina Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Dura Lube/Big K 400\nFailed to qualify: Derrike Cope (No. 30), Buckshot Jones (No. 00), Billy Standridge (No. 50), Rich Bickle (No. 45)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Las Vegas 400\nThe Las Vegas 400 was held March 7 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. The Burton brothers, Jeff and Ward, both led for a combined 182 of the race's 267 laps. In the end, after a great battle for the lead in the race's closing moments, Jeff would pass brother Ward and hold on for the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Las Vegas 400\nFailed to qualify: Ted Musgrave (No. 75), Kyle Petty (No. 44), Robert Pressley (No. 77), Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 50), Butch Gilliland (No. 38), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Morgan Shepherd (No. 92), Ron Burns (No. 68), Austin Cameron (No. 89)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Cracker Barrel 500\nThe Cracker Barrel 500 was held March 14 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Cracker Barrel 500\nFailed to qualify: Robert Pressley (No. 77), Steve Grissom (No. 91), Morgan Shepherd (No. 90), Harris DeVane (No. 08)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth Financial 400\nThe TranSouth Financial 400 was held March 21 at Darlington Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was halted on lap 164 due to rain and never resumed. Jeff Burton (the leader at the time) was involved in a multi-car wreck that occurred just as the rain started pouring, but managed to limp across the start/finish line to take the win. Jeff Gordon was running 2nd before being passed by Jeremy Mayfield after being involved in the same wreck. Gordon still finished 3rd. Prior to the race, Bobby Labonte injured his shoulder in a practice crash. Bobby started the race, but on the first pit stop, Matt Kenseth relieved Labonte and would go on to finish 10th.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth Financial 400\nFailed to qualify: Derrike Cope (No. 30), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Rich Bickle (No. 45)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Primestar 500\nThe Primestar 500 was held March 28 at Texas Motor Speedway. Kenny Irwin Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Primestar 500\nFailed to qualify: Dick Trickle (No. 91), Stanton Barrett (No. 90), Kyle Petty (No. 44), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Ken Bouchard (No. 84)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Food City 500\nThe Food City 500 was held April 11 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Food City 500\nFailed to qualify: Rich Bickle (No. 45), Stanton Barrett (No. 90), Derrike Cope (No. 30), Carl Long (No. 85)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's Body Pain 500\nThe Goody's Body Pain 500 was held on April 18 at Martinsville Speedway. Tony Stewart won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's Body Pain 500\nFailed to qualify: Dave Marcis (No. 71), Morgan Shepherd (No. 90), Buckshot Jones (No. 00)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, DieHard 500\nThe DieHard 500 was held April 25 at Talladega Superspeedway. Ken Schrader won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, DieHard 500\nFailed to qualify: Ken Bouchard (No. 84), Dan Pardus (No. 50), Derrike Cope (No. 30), Loy Allen Jr. (No. 90), Dick Trickle (No. 91)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, California 500 presented by NAPA\nThe California 500 presented by NAPA was held May 2 at California Speedway. Since qualifying was rained out the lineup was set by owner's points, and Jeff Burton started on the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, California 500 presented by NAPA\nFailed to qualify: Boris Said (No. 14), Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Buckshot Jones (No. 00), Butch Gilliland (No. 38)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400\nThe Pontiac Excitement 400 was held May 15 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400\nFailed to qualify: Buckshot Jones (No. 00), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Hut Stricklin (No. 90)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 61], "content_span": [62, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, The Winston\nThe Winston, NASCAR's all-star race, was held May 22 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600\nThe Coca-Cola 600 was held May 30 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600\nFailed to qualify: Jeff Green (No. 01), Dick Trickle (No. 91), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Derrike Cope (No. 30), Ricky Craven (No. 58), Dan Pardus (No. 50), Morgan Shepherd (No. 05), Randy LaJoie (No. 14), Carl Long (No. 85)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, MBNA Platinum 400\nThe MBNA Platinum 400 was held June 6 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. For the second straight year in this race, fuel strategy did not play out in favor of Jeff Gordon, as he would again have to pit for fuel in the race's closing laps, giving the lead away to Bobby Labonte in this race who would lead the final six laps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, MBNA Platinum 400\nFailed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Buckshot Jones (No. 00), Hut Stricklin (No. 90)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Kmart 400\nThe Kmart 400 was held June 13 at Michigan Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Kmart 400\nFailed to qualify: Dave Marcis (No. 71), Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Buckshot Jones (No. 00)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pocono 500\nThe Pocono 500 was held June 20 at Pocono Raceway. Sterling Marlin won the pole. This race is mostly remembered for a hard crash from veteran Dave Marcis on Lap 91 when he got loose at turn two and when trying to correct it, spun hard right and slammed into the wall at a high speed, getting some air and destroying his car. He emerged from the wreck without injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pocono 500\nFailed to qualify: Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Loy Allen Jr. (No. 58), Derrike Cope (No. 30)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Save Mart/Kragen 350\nThe Save Mart/Kragen 350 was held June 27 at Sears Point Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Save Mart/Kragen 350\nFailed to qualify: R. K. Smith (No. 71), Austin Cameron (No. 89), Sean Woodside (No. 58), John Metcalf (No. 70), Mike Borkowski (No. 09), Boris Said (No. 14), Steve Portenga (No. 96), David Murry (No. 61)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400\nThe Pepsi 400 was held July 3 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400\nFailed to qualify: Derrike Cope (No. 30), Hut Stricklin (No. 91), Ken Bouchard (No. 84), Robert Pressley (No. 77), Stanton Barrett (No. 90)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Jiffy Lube 300\nThe Jiffy Lube 300 was held July 11 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Jiffy Lube 300\nFailed to qualify: Robert Pressley (No. 77), Derrike Cope (No. 30), David Green (No. 41), Dave Marcis (No. 71)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pennsylvania 500\nThe Pennsylvania 500 was held July 25 at Pocono Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0042-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pennsylvania 500\nFailed to qualify: Derrike Cope (No. 30), Morgan Shepherd (No. 91)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0043-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Brickyard 400\nThe Brickyard 400 was held August 7 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0044-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Brickyard 400\nFailed to qualify: Rich Bickle (No. 45), Boris Said (No. 14), Brett Bodine (No. 11), Dick Trickle (No. 91), Steve Grissom (No. 01), Morgan Shepherd (No. 05), Jeff Davis/Lance Hooper (No. 62), Stanton Barrett (No. 90), Mike Wallace (No. 32), Gary Bradberry (No. 80), Buckshot Jones (No. 00), Bob Strait (No. 61)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0045-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Frontier at The Glen\nThe Frontier at The Glen was held August 13 at Watkins Glen International. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Jeff Gordon would lead 55 of the race's 90 laps on his way to his third straight win at Watkins Glen and his fifth straight win overall on a road course.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0046-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Frontier at The Glen\nFailed to qualify: Robert Pressley (No. 77), Derrike Cope (No. 30), Paul Gentilozzi (No. 19), Jack Baldwin (No. 91), Hut Stricklin (No. 58), Dave Marcis (No. 71)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 59], "content_span": [60, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0047-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer\nThe Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer was held August 22 at Michigan Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 68], "content_span": [69, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0048-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer\nFailed to qualify: Derrike Cope (No. 30), Stanton Barrett (No. 90), Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Brett Bodine (No. 11), Tom Hubert (No. 19)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 68], "content_span": [69, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0049-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's Headache Powder 500\nThe Goody's Headache Powder 500 was held August 28 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0050-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's Headache Powder 500\nFailed to qualify: Rich Bickle (No. 45), Dick Trickle (No. 91)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0051-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi Southern 500\nThe 50th Pepsi Southern 500 was held September 5 at Darlington Raceway. Kenny Irwin Jr. won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0052-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi Southern 500\nFailed to qualify: Todd Bodine (No. 30), Stanton Barrett (No. 90)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0053-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400\nThe Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 was held September 11 at Richmond International Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 72], "content_span": [73, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0054-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400\nFailed to qualify: Jack Sprague (No. 45), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Hut Stricklin (No. 58), Stanton Barrett (No. 90), Tom Baldwin (No. 91)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 72], "content_span": [73, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0055-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Dura Lube/Kmart 300\nThe Dura Lube/Kmart 300 was held September 19 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0056-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Dura Lube/Kmart 300\nFailed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Derrike Cope (No. 91), Dick Trickle (No. 41), Andy Belmont (No. 79)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 58], "content_span": [59, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0057-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, MBNA Gold 400\nThe MBNA Gold 400 was held September 26 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0058-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, MBNA Gold 400\nFailed to qualify: Dick Trickle (No. 41), Todd Bodine (No. 30), Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Derrike Cope (No. 91), Andy Belmont (No. 79)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0059-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NAPA AutoCare 500\nThe NAPA AutoCare 500 was held October 3 at Martinsville Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0060-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NAPA AutoCare 500\nFailed to qualify: Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 01), Dick Trickle (No. 41), Tim Fedewa (No. 91), Morgan Shepherd (No. 05)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0061-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, UAW-GM Quality 500\nThe UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway was scheduled for October 10 but was held October 11 due to rain. Bobby Labonte won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0062-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, UAW-GM Quality 500\nFailed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Ed Berrier (No. 90), Gary Bradberry (No. 80), Hut Stricklin (No. 58), Andy Hillenburg (No. 91)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0063-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston 500\nThe Winston 500 was held October 17 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0064-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston 500\nFailed to qualify: Bobby Gerhart (No. 89), Robert Pressley (No. 77), Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Hut Stricklin (No. 58)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0065-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400\nThe Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was held October 24 at North Carolina Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0066-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400\nFailed to qualify: Dave Marcis (No. 71), Rich Bickle (No. 91), Hut Stricklin (No. 58), Ed Berrier (No. 90)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0067-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500\nThe Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 was held November 7 at Phoenix International Raceway. John Andretti won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 71], "content_span": [72, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0068-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pennzoil 400 presented by Kmart\nThe inaugural Pennzoil 400 presented by Kmart was held November 14 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. David Green won the pole. This was the first NASCAR Cup Series race televised on NBC Sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0069-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pennzoil 400 presented by Kmart\nFailed to qualify: Dave Marcis (No. 71), Ed Berrier (No. 90), Derrike Cope (No. 41), Andy Belmont (No. 04), Bob Strait (No. 61)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 70], "content_span": [71, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0070-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NAPA 500\nThe NAPA 500 was held November 21 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kevin Lepage won the pole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0071-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, NAPA 500\nFailed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Derrike Cope (No. 15), Hut Stricklin (No. 75), Ricky Craven (No. 50), Stacy Compton (No. 9), Morgan Shepherd (No. 05)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0072-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Final points standings\nBold\u00a0- Pole position awarded by time. Italics\u00a0- Pole position set by owner's points standings. *- Most laps led.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0073-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the Year\nThe 1999 Rookie of the Year battle was expected to be one of the most competitive in years. However, it ended up proving to be a runaway as Tony Stewart won three races and finished fourth in points. Elliott Sadler, who was considered the top favorite for the award during the pre-season, only had one top-ten finish and was the only rookie besides Stewart to complete the full schedule. Buckshot Jones was another favorite, but a long string of DNQs and DNFs forced him to cut back his schedule and abandon his run for the award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0073-0001", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the Year\nStanton Barrett began the year with his own team, then left for Junie Donlavey, only making two races. Dan Pardus hoped to run a part-time schedule with Midwest Transit Racing, but he did not qualify for any of his attempts, and was released after the Coca-Cola 600. Finally, Mike Harmon was scheduled to drive the No. 90, but did not even attempt a race after a sponsorship fallout with Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0074-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Gallery\n1999 NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Jarrett waves to the fans before the 2007 Sharpie 500", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0075-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Gallery\nMark Martin (seen here in 2012 driving for Michael Waltrip Racing) finished third in the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155909-0076-0000", "contents": "1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Gallery\nTony Stewart (seen here in 2007) had an impressive rookie season, winning three races along with the Rookie of the Year award, and finished fourth in the final point standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals\nThe 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the shortened 1998\u201399 NBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks for the title, with the Spurs holding home court advantage. The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first team to collect four game victories winning the series. The Spurs defeated the Knicks 4 games to 1 to win their first NBA championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Background\nThe 1998-1999 NBA season was shortened due to a labor dispute that led to a lockout, canceling the first 3 months of the season, technically making this the 1999 NBA season and Finals (as all games were played in the year 1999). The NBA schedule consisted of 50 regular season games (61% of regular 82 games), and a normal playoff schedule; many teams never played each other.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Background, San Antonio Spurs\nThis was the second year of the \"Twin Towers\" pairing of David Robinson and second year star forward Tim Duncan, who switched from his natural center position in college to power forward to play alongside Robinson in San Antonio; the two had been teammates since the Spurs drafted Duncan with the first overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft- a pick they earned through the draft lottery, due to a 62-loss 1996\u201397 season that saw Robinson suffer an injury very early in the season and the team collapsed from there.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Background, San Antonio Spurs\nAs a result of the shaky start, veteran coach Bob Hill was fired and replaced by then-general manager Gregg Popovich. In the first season of the Duncan/Robinson tandem the Spurs won 56 games but were eliminated by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the playoffs. The following year, led by Robinson, Duncan, Sean Elliott, and Avery Johnson, the Spurs recovered from a 6\u20138 start to the season to win 31 of their last 36 games and qualify as the top seed in the Western Conference, as well as the league's best record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Background, San Antonio Spurs\nAfter defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in four games, San Antonio recorded back-to-back sweeps in the second round and conference finals, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers. The victory over Portland gave the Spurs their first ever trip to the NBA Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Background, New York Knicks\nThe Knicks had a harder time getting to the playoffs than the Spurs did. Toward the end of the season, with the team teetering on the brink of making the playoffs, rumors had begun to spread in the New York media that head coach Jeff Van Gundy would lose his job before the end of the season if the team did not make the playoffs. Instead, New York fired general manager Ernie Grunfeld and allowed Van Gundy to lead the team to the playoffs, with the team barely qualifying as the #8 seed. They faced the Miami Heat, the top seed, in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Background, New York Knicks\nLed by an injured Patrick Ewing and relying on contributions from Larry Johnson, Latrell Sprewell, and Allan Houston, as well as a newly acquired Marcus Camby, the Knicks were able to keep pace with the Heat and after Houston hit a shot with 0.8 seconds remaining in Game 5 of that series, the Knicks were victorious and became the second team in NBA history after the Denver Nuggets to win a playoff series as the #8 seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Background, New York Knicks\nThe Nuggets were led by Dikembe Mutombo in that series, a center who now was playing for the Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks' next opponent. Although the center from Zaire guaranteed a victory, the Knicks won in a four-game sweep to set up a matchup with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Background, New York Knicks\nEwing could not continue due to an injury and was lost for the series after the first two games. In the third game, with 11.9 seconds left and the Knicks trailing 91\u201388, Johnson looked to attempt a three-point shot but was unable to shake the defender. He continued moving, however, and got off the shot while being fouled. He made the basket and converted the subsequent free-throw for a game-winning four-point play and gave his team a 2\u20131 lead in the series. In Game 6, however, Johnson suffered a knee injury and although the Knicks rallied around him to get the victory and the conference championship, it proved costly as his playing time was limited in the Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 716]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Result\nThe Spurs won the series 4 games to 1. Spurs forward Tim Duncan was named the Most Valuable Player of the finals. On June 25 with 47 seconds to go in Game 5, Avery Johnson hit the game-winner. Johnson's shot was followed by a Latrell Sprewell miss that would have sent the series back to San Antonio, and TV broadcasts showed that the clock ran out before Sprewell could release the ball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Result\nThis was the first of San Antonio's five NBA Championships, but they did not return to the Finals until 2003. New York has yet to return to the Finals. No #8 seed has advanced to the NBA Finals or as far as the Conference Finals since, but there have been other instances of #8 seeds defeating #1 seeds in the playoffs: in 2007 the Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks; in 2011 the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Spurs; and in 2012 the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Chicago Bulls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Result\nThe Spurs were also the first champions since 1986 to not go on to repeat as champions. From 1987 to 1998 every champion either repeated or three-peated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Result\nPrior to the 2020 NBA Finals which were moved to September and October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, June 25 was the latest date in the calendar year that any NBA Finals game has ever been played. Had a Game 7 been needed, it would have been played on June 30, which was the latest calendar date a Finals game had been scheduled until 2020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Result, Regular season series\nThe Knicks and Spurs did not play each other in the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Series summary\nThe Finals were played using a 2\u20133\u20132 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals between 1985 and 2013. In 2014, the Finals returned to a 2\u20132\u20131\u20131\u20131 site format.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Broadcasting\nThe 1999 NBA Finals was aired in the United States on NBC, with Bob Costas and Doug Collins on play-by-play and color commentary respectively. Hannah Storm served as the studio host while Isiah Thomas, Bill Walton and Peter Vecsey served as studio analysts. Ahmad Rash\u0101d and Jim Gray served as sideline reporters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Broadcasting\nLocally, the Finals also marked the comeback of Marv Albert following his infamous sex scandal two years prior. Albert served as the Knicks' radio play-by-play announcer on WFAN with long-time partner John Andariese. NBC Sports rehired Albert shortly after and he eventually returned to the lead play-by-play role in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 29], "content_span": [30, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nThe Spurs became the first defending champion since the 1985\u201386 Celtics to not win consecutive championships. They won 53 games that season, but were severely handicapped by Sean Elliott's early season kidney transplant, and Tim Duncan's late-season knee injury. The Spurs were eliminated in the first round of the 2000 NBA Playoffs by the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs also won four more NBA titles in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014 and appeared in the 2013 NBA Finals, with Duncan and head coach Gregg Popovich the only members of the team to appear in all of the Spurs' Finals appearances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155910-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA Finals, Aftermath\nAs of the 2018\u201319 season, the series remains the Knicks' last NBA Finals appearance. The next season, the Knicks won fifty games but fell to the Indiana Pacers in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals. After that season, the Patrick Ewing era came to an end when Ewing was traded to the SuperSonics. Over the fifteen ensuing post-Ewing seasons, the Knicks have been among the least successful NBA franchises, with only three winning seasons and one playoff series win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 26], "content_span": [27, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155911-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA draft\nThe 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1st selection), Trajan Langdon (11th), Corey Maggette (13th) and William Avery (14th) being selected out of Duke University.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155911-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 NBA draft\nIt is widely viewed as one of the best draft classes, with a total of nine future NBA All-Stars being chosen, as well as three winners of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award\u2014Manu Gin\u00f3bili, Jason Terry, and Lamar Odom. Six of the top nine picks were NBA All-Stars. Undrafted Pablo Prigioni made his NBA debut at the 2012\u20132013 season as the oldest rookie in league history, at age 35.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155911-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA draft, Notable undrafted players\nThese players were not selected in the 1999 NBA draft but have played in the NBA with the exception of Theodoros Papaloukas. Papaloukas has not played any game in the NBA, but he has been one of the most iconic players in the Euroleague for Olympiacos and CSKA Moscow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nThe 1999 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association\u2019s 1998-99 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 1. Tim Duncan was named NBA Finals MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nThe 1999 Playoffs are memorable in that a #8 seed (the Knicks) made it to the Finals for the only time in history, and that it came after a lockout-shortened 50-game season. It also featured the Philadelphia 76ers\u2019 and Milwaukee Bucks\u2019 first trip to the playoffs since 1991 (coincidentally they faced each other in the opening round that year), and it was also the 76ers\u2019 first appearance since drafting Allen Iverson with the #1 overall pick in 1996. Iverson later led the Sixers to the 2001 NBA Finals. The Bulls, despite being defending champions, missed the playoffs for the first time since 1984 (mostly due to the second retirement of Michael Jordan and the departures of Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman). They also became the first defending champion since the 1969\u201370 Boston Celtics to miss the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 831]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nAlthough the Spurs had home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, they played more road games (9) than home games (8), as all their series were won on the road, which included back-to-back sweeps of the Lakers and Blazers (who would meet in next year's West Finals). They won twelve straight games, and finished 15\u20132 for a postseason record previously equalled by the 1991 Chicago Bulls and beaten only by a 15\u20131 playoff record with the only loss in overtime from the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001, and by a 16\u20131 playoff record from the Golden State Warriors in 2017.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nAfter losing their Eastern Conference Semifinal series to the Knicks, the Atlanta Hawks did not return to the playoffs until 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nGame 4 of the Spurs\u2013Lakers series was the last NBA game ever played in the Great Western Forum.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nGame 5 of the Knicks\u2013Pacers series was the last meaningful NBA game ever played at Market Square Arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nGame 5 of the Hawks\u2013Pistons series is the last NBA playoff game played in a college basketball-specific arena (Georgia Tech's then-named Alexander Memorial Coliseum), and among the final NBA games played in a college basketball-specific arena. Many teams formerly played playoff games on college campuses, especially in the NBA's early days, but the increasing professionalization and ownership of arena times made the practice obsolete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nFor the first time since 1991, no series went to seven games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 79]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nAfter spending their first thirteen seasons in Sacramento in mediocrity, with no winning record and two playoff appearances in 1986 and 1996, the Kings franchise made the first of eight consecutive playoff appearances, which included a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nGame 4 of the Lakers\u2013Rockets series turned out to be the final postseason appearance in Charles Barkley\u2019s Hall of Fame career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs\nThis was the last NBA postseason to feature back-to-backs in the conference semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New York Knicks\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 102], "content_span": [103, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (7) Milwaukee Bucks\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Bucks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 106], "content_span": [107, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (3) Orlando Magic vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Magic and the 76ers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 108], "content_span": [109, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons\nThis was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning four of the first seven meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 105], "content_span": [106, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Timberwolves and the Spurs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 116], "content_span": [117, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (7) Phoenix Suns\nThis was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning three of the first five meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 111], "content_span": [112, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (3) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Sacramento Kings\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Kings and the Jazz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 102], "content_span": [103, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (4) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Houston Rockets\nThis was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning three of the first five meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 110], "content_span": [111, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 118], "content_span": [119, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) New York Knicks\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 114], "content_span": [115, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers\nIn Game 2, Tim Duncan hit a game-winning hook shot with 8.4 seconds remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 121], "content_span": [122, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers\nThis was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first five meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 121], "content_span": [122, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (3) Utah Jazz\nThis was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 117], "content_span": [118, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) New York Knicks\nIn Game 2 Reggie Miller hit the game winning free throws with 2 seconds remaining", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 107], "content_span": [108, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) New York Knicks\nIn Game 3 Larry Johnson makes a game-winning 4-point play with 5.7 seconds left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 107], "content_span": [108, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) New York Knicks\nThis was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 107], "content_span": [108, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Portland Trail Blazers\nIn Game 2, Sean Elliott hit a game-winning three-pointer with 9 seconds remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 117], "content_span": [118, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Portland Trail Blazers\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 117], "content_span": [118, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155912-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals: (W1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E8) New York Knicks\nThis was the first playoff meeting between the Knicks and the Spurs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 78], "content_span": [79, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155913-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NC State Wolfpack football team\nThe 1999 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike O'Cain. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1999 at Carter\u2013Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155914-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament was expanded to 64 teams for 1999, adding a Super Regional. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifty third year. Sixteen regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event, with each winner advancing to a best of three series against another regional champion for the right to play in the College World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155914-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament\nEach region was composed of four teams, resulting in 64 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The fifty-third tournament's champion was Miami (FL), coached by Jim Morris. The Most Outstanding Player was Marshall McDougall of Florida State University.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155915-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 61st annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 19th annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155915-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships\nHeld on November 22, 1999, the combined meet was hosted by Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155915-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships\nThe men's team championship was won by Arkansas (58 points), the Razorbacks' second consecutive and eighth overall. The women's team championship was won by BYU (72 points), the Cougars' second title (and second in three years).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155915-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships\nThe two individual champions were, for the men, David Kimani (South Alabama, 30:06.6) and, for the women, Erica Palmer (Wisconsin, 16:39.5).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155916-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 19th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Maryland Terrapins won their third championship, defeating the Michigan Wolverines in the final. The semifinals and championship were hosted by Northeastern University at Parsons Field in Brookline, Massachusetts. This was the first tournament to feature 16 teams; this format was maintained until 2013 when 19 teams competed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155917-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States after the 1998\u201399 season, the 35th annual meet for men and 17th annual meet for women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155917-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships\nAfter serving as host for the previous ten years, the championships were held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana for the last time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155917-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships\nTwo-time defending champions Arkansas again won the men's team title, the Razorbacks' fifteenth overall and fifteenth in sixteen years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155917-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships\nDefending champions Texas won the women's team title, the Longhorns' fifth overall and second consecutive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155917-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification\nAll teams and athletes from Division I indoor track and field programs were eligible to compete for this year's individual and team titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 72], "content_span": [73, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155918-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season  The 1999 National Title Game was played on March 29, 1999, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, The 1999 National Title Game was played between the 1999 East Regional Champions, #1-seeded Duke and the 1999 West Regional Champions, #1-seeded Connecticut.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155918-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary\nDuke's Trajon Langdon committed a traveling violation with 5.4 seconds left and his Blue Devils trailing the UConn Huskies by one, 75-74. UConn's Khalid El-Amin was immediately fouled, and he made both free throws to put the Huskies up by three points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 69], "content_span": [70, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155918-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Game summary\nThe Blue Devils, who were out of timeouts, had a final chance to tie the game and force overtime, but Langdon, one of college basketball's best three-point shooters, was unable to get off a shot in the final seconds when he gets triple-teamed and falls to the floor, and UConn escaped with a 77-74 victory, giving Jim Calhoun's Huskies their first national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 69], "content_span": [70, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's  NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. A total of 63 games were played. This year's Final Four was the first\u2014and so far, only\u2014to be held in a baseball-specific facility, as Tropicana Field is home to the Tampa Bay Rays (then known as the Devil Rays).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Final Four consisted of Connecticut, making their first ever Final Four appearance; Ohio State, making their ninth Final Four appearance and first since 1968; Michigan State, making their third Final Four appearance and first since their 1979 national championship; and Duke, the overall number one seed and making their first Final Four appearance since losing the national championship game in 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nIn the national championship game, Connecticut defeated Duke 77\u201374 to win their first ever national championship, snapping Duke's 32-game winning streak, and scoring the biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. Duke nonetheless tied the record for most games won during a single season, with 37, which they co-held until Kentucky's 38-win seasons in 2011\u201312 and 2014\u201315. The 2007\u201308 Memphis team actually broke this record first, but the team was later forced to forfeit their entire season due to eligibility issues surrounding the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nRichard \"Rip\" Hamilton of Connecticut was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This was a significant victory for the program, as it cemented Connecticut's reputation as a true basketball power after a decade of barely missing the Final Four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nThis tournament is also historically notable as the coming-out party for Gonzaga as a rising mid-major power. Gonzaga has made every NCAA tournament since then, and is now generally considered to be a high-major program despite its mid-major conference affiliation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament\nDue to violations committed by Ohio State head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes were forced to vacate their appearance in the 1999 Final Four.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues\nThe following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1999 tournament:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues\nSt. Petersburg became the 27th host city, and Tropicana Field the 32nd host venue, for the Final Four. Tropicana Field, the home of baseball's Tampa Bay Rays, was the sixth different domed stadium to host a Final Four, and the only one designed specifically for baseball; given its inability to be converted to a center court arena, it is unlikely to host one again. There were four new venues in the 1999 tournament, two in completely new host cities for the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues\nFor the first time, the tournament came to Boston at the FleetCenter, which had replaced the Boston Garden in 1995. Despite the original Garden's rich college and NBA history, it never had hosted any NCAA tournament games. The tournament also came to downtown Phoenix for the first time, at the NBA home of the Phoenix Suns. Previous games in the metropolitan area were played in suburban Tempe at Arizona State University.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0007-0002", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule and venues\nFor the second straight year, the Midwest Regional games were held in a new venue in St. Louis, this time at the Trans World Dome, then home to the NFL's St. Louis Rams. The tournament also returned to Seattle, this time at KeyArena, the downtown home to the Seattle SuperSonics. This tournament would be the last held at McNichols Sports Arena, which was scheduled to close later in the year and is now the site of parking for Empower Field at Mile High; subsequent games in Denver have moved to the Ball Arena. It is also the last tournament to date to include Tropicana Field and Thompson\u2013Boling Arena, as neither has hosted since. Any future tournament games to be held in Tampa would be played at the Amalie Arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 789]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155919-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, Additional notes\nNorth Carolina lost to Weber State which marked the first time the Tar Heels had lost in the first round of the expanded field era with 64 or more teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 66], "content_span": [67, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155920-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships were contested at the 61st annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament for determining the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the Division I level in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155920-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship\nThe tournament was held at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155920-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship\nGeorgia won the team championship, the Bulldogs' first NCAA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155920-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, Qualifying\nThe NCAA held three regional qualifying tournaments, with the top ten teams from each event qualifying for the national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 56], "content_span": [57, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155921-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 12 schools in playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I. It began on March 26, 1999. The second round was on March 27 and March 28. The semifinals were on April 1. The National Championship Game was on April 3, 1999. A total of 11 games were played, the final 3 at the Arrowhead Pond (now the Honda Center) in Anaheim, CA. The University of Maine defeated New Hampshire by a score of 3\u20132 in overtime, to claim their second national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155921-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Qualifying teams\nThe at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 20, 1999. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East and Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, while the ECAC had two berths.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 66], "content_span": [67, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155922-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at University of Maryland's Byrd Stadium with an attendance of 24,135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155922-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament overview\nIn the tournament finals, the Virginia Cavaliers built a 9-3 lead by the third quarter, and held off the Syracuse Orange, the number eight seed, 12-10. This was Virginia's first NCAA title since 1972 and fourth overall including two pre-NCAA tournament Wingate Trophies in 1952 and 1970.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155922-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament overview\nSyracuse was the first number eight seed to make it to the title game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155922-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament overview\nVirginia's Conor Gill was named the most outstanding player of the tournament, the first freshman ever to win that honor. Other notable players included Virginia's Jay Jalbert, Syracuse's Ryan Powell, and Delaware's player of the year, John Grant, Jr.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155922-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament overview\nGrant, Jr. led the Delaware Blue Hens to a number six national ranking and their first ever tournament win. Grant Jr. was the tournament's leading scorer along with Ryan Powell, with 14 points in just two games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155922-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament overview\nUp until this final, Virginia had lost its last three championship game appearances in overtime. Syracuse made it close, scoring five unanswered goals to climb back to within 10-9 with 6:30 left.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155922-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament overview\nThe All-Tournament Team included Conor Gill, Derek Kenney, Ryan Curtis, Jay Jalbert, Court Weisleder, Tucker Radebaugh, Marshall Abrams, Ryan Powell, Dan Denihan and Georgetown\u2019s Scott Urick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 69], "content_span": [70, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155922-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, Tournament boxscores\nCaione 2, Josh Coffman 2, Devin Darcangelo 1, Brian Solliday 1", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 70], "content_span": [71, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155923-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 40th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Indiana Hoosiers won their fifth national title by defeating the Santa Clara Broncos in the championship game, 1\u20130. The semifinal matches on December 10, 1999, and the final match on December 12 were played in Charlotte, North Carolina at Ericsson Stadium. All first, second, and third round matches were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155924-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships were contested in March 1999 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana at the 76th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I men's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States. The men's and women's titles would not be held at the same site until 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155924-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships\nAuburn topped the team standings, finishing 53 points ahead of defending champions Stanford. It was the Tigers' second overall title, second title in three years, and the second for coach David Marsh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155925-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships were the 53rd annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155925-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships\nHosts Georgia defeated UCLA in the championship final, 4\u20130, to claim the Bulldogs' third team national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155925-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships, Host sites\nThis year's tournaments were played at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155925-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships, Host sites\nThe men's and women's tournaments would not be held at the same site until 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155926-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held June 2\u22125 at Albertsons Stadium at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho in order to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155926-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships\nThese were the 77th annual men's championships and the 18th annual women's championships. Arkansas topped the men's team standings, and Texas finished atop the women's team standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155927-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the eighteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1999, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1999 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1999 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their ninth NCAA championship and tenth overall by defeating Washington 3\u20132 in the final game. It was the first final game since 1990 to not feature Arizona. UCLA infielder Julie Adams was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 811]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament began on March 12, 1999, and concluded on March 28, 1999, when Purdue won its first national championship in any women's sport. The Final Four was held at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California, on March 26\u201328, 1999. Purdue defeated Duke 62-45 in Carolyn Peck's final game as head coach for the Boilermakers. She had previously announced her intention of leaving Purdue after two seasons to coach the expansion WNBA Orlando Miracle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament\nThe two finalists had recent \"off the court\" history. Duke's coach, Gail Goestenkors, was a former assistant coach at Purdue under Lin Dunn until becoming the Blue Devils' head coach in 1992. Dunn's firing from Purdue in 1996 and the subsequent player defections resulted in the unusual scenario that two Blue Devil players in the championship game had formerly transferred from Purdue. Purdue's Ukari Figgs was named Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events\nTennessee, which had won the prior three national championships,  was selected as a 1 seed, and started out strongly, beating Appalachian State 113\u201354. They continued on easily through the second and third rounds, then faced Duke in the easy regional final. Duke was the 3 seed, but had upset Old Dominion 76\u201363 to reach the regional final. Tennessee and Duke had met in the regular season, with the Lady Vols winning by 14. The game was played in North Carolina, but Tennessee fans outnumbered Duke fans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events\nTennessee's Chamique Holdsclaw, generally considered the top player in the college game, missed her first ten shots, and ended up with only eight points, her lowest point total of the year. Duke reached an eleven-point lead in the first half, but Tennessee started out the second half strong, hitting four baskets in a row, and cut the lead to four points. Duke went over five minutes without scoring a basket, but Tennessee could only cut the lead to a single point. Duke's Georgia Schweitzer tied her career high with 22 points, and the Blue Devils advanced to the Final Four for the first time in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events\nConnecticut was the 1 seed in the mideast regional, and hosted the first two rounds at their home court, Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies won their first game easily, beating St. Francis (PA) by 51 points. The second game, against Xavier, would prove to be very different. Xavier led by as many as ten points in the second half, and with just over two minutes to play, the Musketeers had an eight-point lead, 84\u201376. UConn scored six consecutive points to tie the game at 84 points each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events\nWith 37 second left in the game Xavier's Nikki Kremer was fouled, and headed to the line, having hit all eight free throw attempts on the day. She missed both attempts. After Shea Ralph missed a jumper, Tamika Williams snared the rebound and was fouled. With seven seconds left in the game she hit both free throws. Xavier tried two desperation shots, but missed both, and UConn narrowly escaped an upset on their own court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events\nGeorgia faced Duke in one of the national semi-finals. Georgia hit nine of their sixteen three point attempts, and held the Miller twins, who have been averaging 37 points per game, to only 31. Duke lead at halftime, then went on a 14\u20135 run the extend the lead. Georgia later responded with a 13\u20134 run, but could not take, the lead. Duke went on to win the game 81\u201369 and advance to their first championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Notable events\nLouisiana Tech returned to the Final Four, a year after reaching the championship game. However, Purdue came into the game riding a 30-game winning streak. Purdue's Ukari Figgs scored 18 points in the first half, leading to a 40\u201327 lead at halftime. The Lady Techsters fought back in the second half, and cut the lead to three points, but Purdue's Stephanie White-McCarty stole the ball for a score, and followed it with a shot-clock beating basket to extend the led back to seven points. Louisiana Tech would not get closer again, and the Boilermakers extended their winning streak to 31 games, and a place in the championship match with a 77\u201363 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 718]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Qualifying teams \u2013 automatic\nSixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 80], "content_span": [81, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Qualifying teams \u2013 at-large\nThirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 79], "content_span": [80, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Bids by conference\nThirty conferences earned an automatic bid. In seventeen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from thirteen of the conferences.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 70], "content_span": [71, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, First and second rounds\nIn 1999, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first-round game. In all cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 75], "content_span": [76, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, First and second rounds\nThe following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 75], "content_span": [76, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Regionals and Final Four\nThe Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 20 to March 22 at these sites:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 76], "content_span": [77, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Regionals and Final Four\nEach regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 26 and March 28 in San Jose, California at the San Jose Arena", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 76], "content_span": [77, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Bids by state\nThe sixty-four teams came from thirty-one states. California had the most teams with six bids. Nineteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 65], "content_span": [66, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Record by conference\nFourteen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 72], "content_span": [73, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155928-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Record by conference\nSixteen conferences went 0-1: Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, Midwestern Collegiate, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, and Trans America", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 72], "content_span": [73, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155929-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships were contested at the 18th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of women's Division I collegiate golf in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155929-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship\nThe tournament was held at the Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155929-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship\nDue to rain, only the first three rounds of play were completed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155930-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 18th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Maryland during May 1999. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. Ultimately, 12 teams were invited to the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155930-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship\nMaryland defeated Virginia, 16\u20136, to win their seventh and fifth consecutive, national championship. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by the Terrapins. This would subsequently become the fifth of Maryland's record seven straight national titles (1995\u20132001). Furthermore, Maryland's win secured an undefeated season (21\u20130) for the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155930-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship\nThe leading scorer for the tournament, with 16 goals, was Jen Adams from Maryland. Adams was also named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155931-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament (also known as the 1999 Women's College Cup) was the 18th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I women's collegiate soccer. The semifinals and championship game were played at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California during December 1999. This remains the Women's College Cup tournament with the highest total attendance, with over 72,219 people attending all tournament matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155931-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament\nNorth Carolina defeated Notre Dame in the final, 2\u20130, to win their fifteenth national title. The Tar Heels (24\u20132) were coached by Anson Dorrance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155931-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament\nThe Most Outstanding Offensive Player was Susan Bush from North Carolina, and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player was Lorrie Fair, also from North Carolina. Bush and Fair, along with ten other players, were named to the All-Tournament Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155931-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament\nThe tournament's leading scorer, with 4 goals, was Kim Patrick from North Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155931-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, Qualification\nAll Division I women's soccer programs were eligible to qualify for the tournament. The tournament field remained fixed at 48 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 61], "content_span": [62, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155931-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, Qualification, Format\nJust as before, the final two rounds, deemed the Women's College Cup were played at a pre-determined neutral site. All other rounds were played on campus sites at the home field of the higher-seeded team. The top sixteen teams were given a bye to the Second Round while the remaining thirty-two teams played in the preliminary First Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155932-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Women's Division I Swimming and Diving Championships were contested at the 18th annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of Division I women's collegiate swimming and diving in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155932-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships\nThis year's events were hosted at Gabrielsen Natatorium at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155932-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships\nHosts Georgia topped the team standings for the first time, finishing 63.5 points ahead of defending champion  Stanford, and claimed the Bulldogs' first women's team title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155933-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships were the 18th annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I women's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155933-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships\nStanford defeated hosts, and defending champions, Florida in the team final, 5\u20132, to claim their tenth national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155933-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, Host\nThis year's tournaments were hosted by the University of Florida at the Linder Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 55], "content_span": [56, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155933-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships, Host\nThe men's and women's NCAA tennis championships would not be held jointly until 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 55], "content_span": [56, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 2, 1999, with 64 teams and ended December 18 when Penn State defeated Stanford in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the program's first NCAA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament\nPenn State, appearing in their third straight title match, crushed Stanford in three games to claim the school's first ever national championship. The Lions had fallen short in five games the previous two years, falling to Stanford in 1997 and Long Beach State in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, Records\nThe tournament field remained steady at 64 teams for a second straight year. The Big Ten led the way with eight bids in the 1999 NCAA Tournament, followed by the Big 12 with six bids and the Pac-10 with five bids. This was the last year to feature teams regionally seeded from 1-4. Bracket-wide seeding from 1-16 would begin in 2000. The Final Four was held in Hawaii for the first time since 1989, and has not been held outside the 48 contiguous states since.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 59], "content_span": [60, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Semifinals, Penn State vs. Pacific\nPenn State reached their third consecutive final after outlasting Pacific in five games. The Nittany Lions were paced by senior All-American Lauren Cacciamani with 26 kills, six blocks and a .304 attack percentage. Pacific was led by Elsa Stegemann who had a match high 31 kills. Pacific ended their season 32-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 95], "content_span": [96, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Semifinals, Stanford vs. Long Beach State\nBehind freshman Logan Tom's 27 kills, Stanford downed defending national champion Long Beach State in three games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 102], "content_span": [103, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Semifinals, Stanford vs. Long Beach State\nLong Beach State opened the match scoring the first two points of game 1, but Stanford would control it from there, scoring eight straight points. In game 2, Stanford trailed 6-3 but took six of the next seven points to take the 9-7 lead. A service ace would seal game two for the Cardinal. Stanford dominated game 3, scoring the first 13 points before taking it 15-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 102], "content_span": [103, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Championship: Penn State vs. Stanford\nAppearing in the program's third straight title match, the top ranked Penn State Nittany Lions crushed second ranked Stanford in three sets to claim the school's first national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 98], "content_span": [99, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Championship: Penn State vs. Stanford\nIn game 1, Penn State jumped out to the 8-0 lead, before taking the first game 15-2. The Lions had 10 team blocks in game 1 alone, and hit .258 in game 1. Stanford had 19 hitting errors in the opening game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 98], "content_span": [99, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Championship: Penn State vs. Stanford\nStanford jumped out to the 3-1 lead in game 2, but Penn State tied the game up at 6. After that, Penn State scored six straight points to take the 12-6 lead. Stanford would get no closer than three points, as Penn State took game 2 15-10.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 98], "content_span": [99, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Championship: Penn State vs. Stanford\nPenn State lead 7-6 in game 3, and eventually stretched the lead to 11-6. Stanford scored their last point on a Lion hitting error, as Penn State scored the final four points. A Stanford hitting error that sailed wide sealed the national championship for Penn State, 15-7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 98], "content_span": [99, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Championship: Penn State vs. Stanford\nPenn State's Lauren Cacciamani, the co-AVCA National Player of the Year with Kerri Walsh, had 20 kills and hit .344, while Walsh hit .000 with 11 kills and 11 errors. As a team, Stanford hit negative .008 (39 kills, 40 errors) while Penn State hit .240 (48 kills, 19 errors).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 98], "content_span": [99, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, National Championship: Penn State vs. Stanford\nAfter losing their first match of the season, the Nittany Lions reeled off 36 consecutive wins. The win gave Russ Rose his first NCAA title as the Penn State head coach after three previous runner-up finishes, while Stanford finished as NCAA runners-up for the fourth time in school history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 98], "content_span": [99, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155934-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, NCAA Tournament records\nThere is one NCAA tournament record that was set in the 1999 tournament that still stands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 75], "content_span": [76, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155935-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I baseball rankings\nThe following polls make up the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155935-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll\nCurrently, only the final poll from the 1999 season is available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 68], "content_span": [69, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155935-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, Baseball America\nCurrently, only the final poll from the 1999 season is available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155935-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I baseball rankings, Collegiate Baseball\nThe Preseason poll ranked the top 40 teams, while all remaining weeks ranked the top 30. Numbers 31\u201340 were: 31. Texas 32. Oklahoma 33. Houston 34. Loyola Marymount 35. Oral Roberts 36. FIU 37. Northeast Louisiana 38. Ohio State 39. Mississippi State 40. Notre Dame", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155936-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I baseball season\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1999. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1999 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty third time in 1999, consisted of one team from each of eight super regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Miami (FL) claimed the championship for the third time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155936-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I baseball season, Conference winners\nThis is a partial list of conference champions from the 1999 season. The NCAA sponsored regional and super regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the sixteen regionals consisted of four teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to eight best of three Super Regionals. The winners of each Super Regional advanced to Omaha. 29 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 35 teams earned at-large selections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 56], "content_span": [57, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155936-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I baseball season, College World Series\nThe 1999 season marked the fifty third NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Miami (FL) claiming their third championship with a 6\u20135 win over Florida State in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 58], "content_span": [59, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155937-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I softball season\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1999. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1999 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 31, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155937-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I softball season, Women's College World Series\nThe 1999 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 1999 in Oklahoma City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155937-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I softball season, Records\nNCAA Division I season consecutive scoreless innings streak:105.0 \u2013 Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen; March 16-May 2, 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155937-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I softball season, Records\nNCAA Division I single game hits:8 \u2013 Carrie Moreman, Alabama Crimson Tide; March 21, 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155938-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings\nTwo human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is primarily bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings are released.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155938-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings, BCS Standings\nThe Bowl Championship Series determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2000 Sugar Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 55], "content_span": [56, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season\nFlorida State became the first team in history to start out preseason No. 1 and remain there through the entire season. Their 12\u20130 season gave them 109 victories in the '90s, the most for any decade. Virginia Tech also had a remarkable season behind freshman quarterback Michael Vick, who was being touted as college football's best player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season\nVick was outshone in the national championship game by Florida State wide receiver Peter Warrick. Warrick had early problems with the law, charged with a misdemeanor he sat out two games early in the season. But he scored three touchdowns in the title game, earning MVP honors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season\nThe BCS adopted a new rule after the previous season, nicknamed the \"Kansas State Rule,\" which stated that any team ranked in the top four in the final BCS poll is assured of an invitation to a BCS bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season\nMany teams faced debacles. East Carolina faced Hurricane Floyd, and in that same week, faced the No. 9 Miami Hurricanes. The Pirates were down, 23\u20133, but scored 24 unanswered points to win the football game, 27\u201323.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season\nKansas State finished 6th in the BCS standings but again received no BCS bowl invitation, this time being passed over in favor of Michigan (ranked eighth). Kansas State's predicament demonstrated early on the problem of trying to balance historic bowl ties and creating a system which gives top bowl bids to the most deserving teams. In addition, for a second straight season, a team from outside the BCS Automatic Qualifying conferences (Marshall) went undefeated but did not receive a bid to a BCS bowl game, which illustrated the problem of BCS Non-Automatic Qualifying conference teams being shut out of the BCS bowls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, Rule changes\nThe NCAA Rules Committee adopted the following changes for the 1999 season:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 52], "content_span": [53, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, Conference and program changes\nTwo teams upgraded from Division I-AA, thus increasing the number of Division I-A schools from 112 to 114.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 70], "content_span": [71, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, Conference and program changes, Program changes\nTwo programs, each playing as independents, changed their names prior to the season:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 87], "content_span": [88, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, Regular season top 10 matchups\nRankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 9 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 70], "content_span": [71, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155939-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, Heisman Trophy voting\nThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the yearWinner:Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, Running Back (2,042 points)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 61], "content_span": [62, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155940-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Youngstown State Penguins. The game was played on December 18, 1999, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Georgia Southern, 59\u201324.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155940-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, Teams\nThe participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1999 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155940-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, Teams, Youngstown State Penguins\nYoungstown State finished their regular season with a 9\u20132 record (5\u20131 in conference); one of their losses had been to Western Michigan of Division I-A. Seeded ninth in the playoffs, the Penguins defeated eight-seed Montana, 16-seed North Carolina A&T, and 13-seed Florida A&M to reach the final. This was the sixth appearance for Youngstown State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won four titles (1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997) against one loss (1992).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 84], "content_span": [85, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155940-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, Teams, Georgia Southern Eagles\nGeorgia Southern finished their regular season with a 9\u20132 record (7\u20131 in conference); one of their losses had been to Oregon State of Division I-A. The Eagles, seeded second, defeated 15-seed Northern Arizona, 10-seed UMass, and sixth-seed Illinois State to reach the final. This was the seventh appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having four prior wins (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) and two prior losses (1988, 1998).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 82], "content_span": [83, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155941-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155942-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season\nThe 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1999, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 18, 1999, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Georgia Southern Eagles won their fifth I-AA championship, defeating the Youngstown State Penguins by a score of 59\u221224.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155942-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, Conference champions\nAtlantic 10 Conference \u2013 James Madison and MassachusettsBig Sky Conference \u2013 MontanaGateway Football Conference \u2013 Illinois StateIvy League \u2013 Brown and YaleMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference \u2013 DuquesneMid-Eastern Athletic Conference \u2013 North Carolina A&TNortheast Conference \u2013 Robert MorrisOhio Valley Conference \u2013 Tennessee StatePatriot League \u2013 Colgate and LehighPioneer Football League \u2013 DaytonSouthern Conference \u2013 Appalachian State, Furman, and Georgia SouthernSouthland Football League \u2013 Stephen F. Austin and Troy StateSouthwestern Athletic Conference \u2013 Southern", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155942-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, Postseason, NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket\n* By team name denotes host institution* By score denotes overtimeSource:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 87], "content_span": [88, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155943-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament was the 43rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155943-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nOfficially culminating the 1998\u201399 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155943-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were again played at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155943-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nKentucky Wesleyan (35\u20132) defeated Metro State in the final, 75\u201360, to win their record seventh Division II national championship. This title came one year after the Panthers' loss to UC Davis in the 1998 championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155943-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament\nKentucky Wesleyan was coached by Ray Harper. For the second consecutive year, KWC's Antonio Garcia was the Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155944-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament involved 2 schools playing in a best of three game series to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college ice hockey. A total of 2 games were played, hosted by Saint Michael's College.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155944-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nSaint Michael's, coached by Lou DiMasi, won the national title over New Hampshire College, with one win and one tie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155944-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nChuck Croteau and Jason harrington, were the tournament's leading scorers with four points each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155944-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nAfter the championship the tournament was discontinued due to lack of interest from schools at the Division II level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155944-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Tournament Format\nTwo teams were invited to play a modified best-of-three tournament. In the first two games the teams would be awarded points (2 points for a win, one point for a tie) and whichever team had the most points would be the champion. If the teams were tied after two games then a 20-minute mini-game would be played to determine the champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 68], "content_span": [69, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155945-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship\nThe 1999 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 28th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155945-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship\nUndefeated defending champions Southern Connecticut State (20-0) defeated Fort Lewis, 2\u20131, in the tournament final, after two overtime periods. This was the second consecutive and sixth overall national title for the Owls, who were coached by Tom Lang.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155946-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the 18th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's  collegiate basketball in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155946-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament\nTwo-time defending champions North Dakota defeated Arkansas Tech in the championship game, 80\u201363, to claim the Fighting Sioux's third consecutive and third overall NCAA Division II national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155947-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II football rankings\nThe 1999 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155948-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II football season\nThe 1999 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on August 28, 1999, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1999, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155948-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II football season\nNorthwest Missouri State defeated Carson\u2013Newman in the championship game, 58\u201352 after four overtimes, to win their second Division II national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155948-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II football season\nThe Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Corte McGuffey, quarterback from Northern Colorado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155948-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II football season, Conference summaries\nCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association \u2013 Winston-Salem StateColumbia Football Association \u2013 Western WashingtonEastern Collegiate Football Conference \u2013 American InternationalGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference \u2013 Ferris State and NorthwoodGulf South Conference \u2013 Arkansas TechLone Star Conference \u2013 Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, and Southeastern Oklahoma StateMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association \u2013 Northwest Missouri StateNorth Central Conference \u2013 North Dakota and Northern ColoradoNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference \u2013 Northern StatePennsylvania State Athletic Conference \u2013 West Chester (East), Slippery Rock (West)Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference \u2013 Chadron State and New Mexico HighlandsSouth Atlantic Conference \u2013 Carson-NewmanSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference \u2013 Fort Valley State and TuskegeeWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference \u2013 Shepherd", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 972]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155948-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division II football season, Postseason\nThe 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 26th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the 13th time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155949-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1999 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 24th national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Salem Memorial Ballpark in Salem, Virginia for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with four regions consisting of six teams and four regions consisting of four teams, for a total of 40 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was N.C. Wesleyan, who defeated St. Thomas for the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 754]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155950-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 25th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155950-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe field contained sixty-four teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155950-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nDefending champions Wisconsin\u2013Platteville defeated Hampden-Sydney, 76\u201375 (in two overtimes), in the final, clinching a fourth overall title and a second consecutive championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155950-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Pioneers (30\u20132) were coached by Bo Ryan, who claimed his fourth title at Platteville (1991, 1995, and 1998). Ryan departed for Division I Milwaukee after this season before eventually becoming the head coach for Wisconsin in 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155950-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament\nMerrill Brunson, also from Platteville, was named Most Outstanding Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155951-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1998\u201399 season, the 16th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Middlebury defeating Wisconsin-Superior in the championship game 5-0. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Norwich, Vermont.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155951-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe championship marked the fifth in a row for Middlebury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155951-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Qualifying teams\nThe following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 68], "content_span": [69, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155951-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series where the first team to reach 3 points was declared a winner (2 points for winning a game, 1 point each for tying). If both teams ended up with 2 points after the first two games a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the Semifinals all games became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 58], "content_span": [59, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155952-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III football season\nThe 1999 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1999, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1999 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Pacific Lutheran Lutes won their first Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 42\u221213.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155952-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III football season\nThe Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Danny Ragsdale, quarterback from Redlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155952-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III football season, Postseason\nThe 1999 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 27th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the seventh time. This was the first bracket to feature 28 teams after expanding from the previous format of 16 teams in place from 1985 to 1998. With the new format, four teams were given byes to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155952-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III football season, Final AFCA Top 25 Poll\nOthers receiving votes: Buffalo St 118, Alma 109, Washington (Mo.) 85,  Wilmington 13, McMurry 9, Redlands 9, Union 9, Pomona-Pitzer 5, Aurora 5, Millikin 4, Williams 3, John Carroll 3, Otterbein 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155952-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Division III football season, Awards\nAFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1: Peter Mazzaferro, Bridgewater State Region 2: Frank Girardi, Lycoming Region 3: Steve Mohr, Trinity (TX) Region 4: Larry Kehres, Mount Union Region 5: Rick Willis, Wartburg", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 46], "content_span": [47, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155953-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans\nThe Consensus 1999 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. To earn \"consensus\" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155954-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament\nThe 1999 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 30th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California during May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155954-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament\nBYU defeated Long Beach State in the final match, 3\u20130 (15\u20139, 15\u20137, 15\u201310), to win their first national title. The Cougars (30\u20131) were coached by Carl McGown. BYU won the title in just their first appearance in the NCAA men's volleyball tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155954-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament\nBYU's Ossie Antonetti was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Antonetti, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155954-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament, Qualification\nUntil the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 52], "content_span": [53, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155955-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship\nThe 1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 31st annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Canyonview Pool in La Jolla, San Diego, California during December 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155955-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship\nUCLA defeated Stanford in the final, 6\u20135, to win their sixth national title. The Bruins (22\u20133) were coached by Guy Baker and Adam Krikorian.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155955-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship\nThe Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Sean Kern from UCLA. Kern, along with seven other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155955-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship\nKern was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 8 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155955-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship, Qualification\nSince there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 54], "content_span": [55, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155956-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Rifle Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 20th annual NCAA-sanctioned competition to determine the team and individual national champions of co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was hosted by Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155956-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Rifle Championships\nAlaska topped the team standings, finishing 108 points (6,276\u20136,168) points ahead of Navy. This was the Nanooks' second team title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155956-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Rifle Championships\nFirst the first time since 1980, one shooter, Kelly Mansfield (Alaska), captured the individual national championship for both the smallbore and air rifle events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155956-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Rifle Championships, Qualification\nWith only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, all NCAA rifle programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of nine teams ultimately contested this championship (an increase of two teams from 1998).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 44], "content_span": [45, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155957-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Skiing Championships\nThe 1999 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Sunday River ski area, near the town of Newry, Maine, at the 46th annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate slalom and cross country skiing in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155957-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Skiing Championships\nDefending champions Colorado, coached by Richard Rokos, won the team championship, the Buffaloes' fifteenth title overall and fourth as a co-ed team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155957-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Skiing Championships, Venue\nThis year's championships were contested at the Sunday River ski area, in Newry, Maine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155957-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Skiing Championships, Venue\nThese were the second championships held at Sunday River and the third in the state of Maine (1967, 1976, and 1999).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155958-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship\nThe 1999 NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship involved 12 schools competing for the national championship of women's NCAA Division I gymnastics. It was the eighteenth NCAA gymnastics national championship and the defending NCAA Team Champion for 1998 was Georgia. The competition took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, hosted by the University of Utah in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The 1999 Championship was won by defending champion Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155959-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NEBL Promotion Cup\nNEBL Promotion Cup 1999 was the first test run tournament of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 1998-99 basketball season on 23 January \u2013 5 April 1999. The tournament included 8 teams from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155959-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NEBL Promotion Cup\nBC \u017dalgiris won the tournament by defeating ASK/Broc\u0113ni/LMT in the final. BC Lietuvos rytas finished in third place by defeating Plannja Basket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155959-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NEBL Promotion Cup\nThe Prize fund for the Final Four competitions equaled $100,000. The winner of the NEBL Promotion Cup was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd-place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155959-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NEBL Promotion Cup, Group stage\nDuring the group stage, each team played 10 games. A team faced opponents in own group twice (6 games) and each team from the other group once (4 games).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 36], "content_span": [37, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155959-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NEBL Promotion Cup, All-NEBL Team'99\nCoaches of all teams, which participated in the 1999 NEBL Promotion Cup, selected All-NEBL Team'99:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 41], "content_span": [42, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155960-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NECBL season\nThe 1999 NECBL season was the sixth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league expanded to eight franchises with the addition of the Rhode Island Gulls, the league's second franchise in the New England state of Rhode Island.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155960-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NECBL season\nIn the semifinal playoff rounds, Danbury defeated Keene 2-1, and Middletown defeated Rhode Island (Reds) 2-1. In the final round, Middletown defeated Danbury 3-1 to win their third consecutive NECBL championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155961-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL Draft\nThe 1999 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17\u201318, 1999, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155961-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL Draft\nFive quarterbacks were selected in the first round \u2014 Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, Akili Smith, Daunte Culpepper, and Cade McNown \u2014 the second most (along with the 2018 and 2021 drafts) after the 1983 NFL Draft. The draft also marked the second time after 1971 that the first three selections (Couch, McNabb, and Smith) were quarterbacks. Only McNabb and Culpepper, however, would have successful careers, while Couch, Smith, and McNown are generally regarded as draft busts. McNabb, the most successful of the five, was also the only first-round quarterback from the draft to appear in the Super Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155961-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL Draft\nIn addition to the quarterback selections, the draft is noted for the Ricky Williams trade, which saw the New Orleans Saints trade all six of their draft picks to the Washington Redskins to select running back Ricky Williams fifth overall. New Orleans finished with a 3\u201313 record following the trade and Williams struggled as a rookie, resulting in the firing of Saints head coach Mike Ditka and general manager Bill Kuharich.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155961-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL Draft, Trades\nIn the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1999 draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 22], "content_span": [23, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155961-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL Draft, Supplemental draft\nA supplemental draft was held in the summer of 1999. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. The New England Patriots were the only team to select a player, selecting cornerback J'Juan Cherry from Arizona State in the 4th round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155962-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL Europe season\nThe 1999 NFL Europe season was the 7th season in 9 years of the American Football league that started out as the World League of American Football. The Berlin Thunder replaced the England Monarchs for the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 240]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00155963-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL expansion draft\nThe Cleveland Browns had spent three years with its operations suspended after Art Modell had relocated the Browns' organization and players to Baltimore, Maryland to form the Baltimore Ravens at the end of the 1995 NFL season. Upon returning to the league, in order to become competitive with existing teams, the Browns were awarded the first pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, and the league gave the Browns the opportunity to select current players from the other teams. That selection was provided by the 1999 National Football League expansion draft, held on February 9, 1999. 150 players were left unprotected by their teams for the Browns to draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155963-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL expansion draft, Format\nEach of the 30 existing teams were required to expose five players to the draft. Cleveland was allowed to select between 30 and 42 players. No more than two players could be drafted from a single team; after drafting one player from a team, that team had the option to remove up to two of the remaining four players from the draft pool.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 32], "content_span": [33, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155963-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL expansion draft, Reception\nThree years later The New York Times said that the Houston Texans would use the 1999 draft as an example of what not to do in the 2002 NFL expansion draft: \"The Browns went for the usual mix of promising young players and veterans who were not over the hill. Apparently, Cleveland did not draft much of either. Only three of the 37 players the Browns took are still with the team and they all play on special teams.\" The team had the opportunity to draft quarterback Kurt Warner, who at that point had not yet started a game and only had four completions in 11 passing attempts in the NFL, but declined to do so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season\nThe 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season, while the Houston Oilers changed their name to \"Tennessee Titans,\" with the league retiring the name \u201cOilers.\u201d", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season\nThe return of the Browns increased the number of teams to 31, the first time the league had played with an odd number of teams since  1966. This required the NFL to give at least one team a bye each week; previously, barring extreme circumstances, a club never received a bye during the first two weeks or last seven weeks of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season\nUnder a new system, for ten weeks of the season (Week #1, Week #2 and Week #10 to Week #17), one team received a bye, and for seven weeks of the season (Week #3 to Week #9), three teams received a bye. This format would continue until the Houston Texans joined the NFL in 2002, returning the league to an even number of teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season\nThe start of the 1999 NFL Season was pushed back one week and started the weekend after Labor Day, a change from the previous seasons: due to the Y2K concerns, the NFL did not want to hold the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday January 1, 2000, and did not want teams traveling on that day. This was also done to avoid competing against college football's New Years Day bowl games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season\nWeek 17 games were held on January 2, 2000, and the opening round of the playoffs would be scheduled for January 8 and 9, with the bye week before the Super Bowl removed to accommodate the one-week adjustment. The start of the season after Labor Day would become a regular fixture for future seasons, beginning in 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season\nThe final spot in the NFC playoffs came down to an exciting final day of the season. The Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers were both at 7\u20138, tied for the last spot in the playoffs with the Dallas Cowboys and tied in other tiebreakers. The Packers/Panthers tie would be broken by best net point differential in conference games. With both the Packers and Panthers playing at 1:00 PM Eastern on January 2, the two teams tried to outscore the other. The Packers beat the Arizona Cardinals 49\u201324, and the Panthers beat the New Orleans Saints 45\u201313, with the result that the Packers finished ahead of the Panthers by 11 points. Nevertheless, Dallas defeated the New York Giants later that night to claim the final playoff spot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season\nThe St. Louis Rams, who have had losing records for each of the past nine seasons dating back to their first tenure in Los Angeles (and had finished in last place in their division the previous season), surprised the entire league by defeating the Tennessee Titans 23\u201316 in Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season, Transactions, Draft\nThe 1999 NFL Draft was held from April 17 to 18, 1999 at New York City's Theater at Madison Square Garden. With the first pick, the Cleveland Browns selected quarterback Tim Couch from the University of Kentucky.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 36], "content_span": [37, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season, Transactions, Expansion Draft\nHeld on February 9, 1999, 150 players were left unprotected by their teams for the Browns to select in the 1999 NFL expansion draft. With the first overall pick, the Browns selected Center Jim Pyne from the Detroit Lions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 46], "content_span": [47, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season, Referee changes\nJerry Markbreit retired prior to the 1999 season. He joined the NFL in 1976 as a line judge before being promoted to the referee in just his second year. To date, he is the only NFL referee to officiate four Super Bowl games: Super Bowl XVII, Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl XXVI, and Super Bowl XXIX. Jeff Triplette was promoted to referee to replace Markbreit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season, Major rule changes\nThe league also added the following then-minor rule change that became significant in the playoffs a few years later:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 35], "content_span": [36, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season, Major rule changes\nThis new interpretation of a forward pass would later be commonly known as the \u201cTuck Rule\u201d, and was repealed in 2013.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 35], "content_span": [36, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155964-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NFL season, Regular season, Scheduling formula\nInter-conferenceAFC East vs NFC EastAFC Central vs NFC WestAFC West vs NFC Central", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 51], "content_span": [52, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155965-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NHK Trophy\nThe 1999 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 1999\u20132000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Rainbow Ice Arena in Nagoya on December 2\u20135. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1999\u20132000 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155966-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Entry Draft\nThe 1999 NHL Entry Draft was the 37th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 26 at the FleetCenter in Boston. According to Sports Illustrated and other sports news agencies, at the time the 1999 draft was considered one of the deepest in talent in years, headed by Patrik Stefan and the Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155966-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Entry Draft\nAs a result of the draft lottery, the first three picks going into draft day were held by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Atlanta Thrashers expansion team, and the Vancouver Canucks, respectively. The Canucks were determined to select both Sedins and therefore initiated a trading carousel involving multiple teams. After the trading was done, the Lightning had traded out of the first round altogether while the Thrashers held the first overall pick. However, Atlanta had also agreed not to draft either of the Sedin twins. The Thrashers therefore selected Stefan while the Canucks used the second and third picks to select the Sedins.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 654]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155966-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Entry Draft\nThe overall impact in the NHL of players selected has not matched that of the neighboring drafts. An example is how many first round picks have played the equivalent of an entire regular season ten seasons after the 1999 draft; only 16 out of 28 first round picks in 1999 have played 82 NHL games, while the same statistic applies to 23 out of 27 players in 1998 and 21 out of 30 players in 2000. In addition, while the Sedin twins have excelled in the NHL, only Barret Jackman and Martin Havlat were still active players of the other 26 first-round picks in the NHL 15 years after the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155966-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Entry Draft, Selections by round\nClub teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155966-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Entry Draft, Sedin Trades\nVancouver GM Brian Burke was determined to draft Daniel and Henrik Sedin, after their performance at the 1999 IIHF World Championship in Oslo, Norway. He began by complementing his existing third overall pick by trading defenseman Bryan McCabe and Vancouver's 1st-round pick in the 2000 Draft (used to select Pavel Vorobiev) to the Chicago Blackhawks for the fourth overall pick. Then he obtained the first overall pick from Tampa Bay, flipping Chicago's fourth overall pick \u2014 which the Lightning subsequently traded to the Rangers, who used it to draft Pavel Brendl \u2014 and two third-round selections. Vancouver and Atlanta then worked out a deal whereby Atlanta, who held the second overall selection, promised to select Patrik Stefan with the first overall pick, leaving both Sedins available to Vancouver at 2nd and 3rd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 857]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155967-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Expansion Draft\nThe 1999 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 1999\u20132000 season, the Atlanta Thrashers. The draft took place on June 25, 1999 in Boston, Massachusetts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155967-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Expansion Draft, Rules\nThe Thrashers were to select 26 players, one from each existing franchise (except for the Nashville Predators) at the time of the draft. Each franchise was allowed to protect either one goaltender, five defensemen, and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen, and seven forwards. Teams which lost goaltenders in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft (Anaheim, Los Angeles, Montreal, New Jersey and the New York Rangers) could not lose a goaltender in the 1999 Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155967-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Expansion Draft, Rules\nThe Thrashers were to choose at least three goaltenders, eight defensemen, and thirteen forwards. Their final two choices could be from any position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155967-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Expansion Draft, Draft results\nThese results are numbered 1\u201326 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Thrashers were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 39], "content_span": [40, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155967-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Expansion Draft, Deals\nIn return for agreeing not to select certain unprotected players, the Thrashers were granted concessions by other franchises. The trades were officially booked as being for \"future considerations\":", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155967-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Expansion Draft, Post-draft\nSeveral of the players selected by the Thrashers in the Expansion Draft did not stay with the team long after the draft. In fact, the Thrashers traded two players later in the same day:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155967-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NHL Expansion Draft, Post-draft\nOther players who were no longer on the Thrashers' roster at the start of the 1999\u20132000 season include the following:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 36], "content_span": [37, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155968-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NLL season\nThe 1999 National Lacrosse League season is the 13th season in the NLL that began on December 26, 1998, and concluded with the championship game on April 23, 1999. The Toronto Rock celebrated their first season in Toronto by winning the championship, defeating the Rochester Knighthawks 13-10 at Maple Leaf Gardens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155968-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NLL season\nThe playoffs featured the lowest score by a team in NLL history, when goaltender Bob Watson and the Toronto Rock defeated the Philadelphia Wings 13-2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155968-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NLL season, Team movement\nThe only change of teams from the 1998 NLL season to 1999 was the movement of the Ontario Raiders from Hamilton down the QEW to Toronto to become the Toronto Rock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 30], "content_span": [31, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155968-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NLL season, Regular season\nx:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth; c:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y:\u00a0Clinched division; z:\u00a0Clinched best regular season record; GP:\u00a0Games PlayedW:\u00a0Wins; L:\u00a0Losses; GB:\u00a0Games back; PCT:\u00a0Win percentage; Home:\u00a0Record at Home; Road:\u00a0Record on the Road; GF:\u00a0Goals scored; GA:\u00a0Goals allowedDifferential:\u00a0Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals allowed per game", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155968-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NLL season, All Star Game\nThe 1999 All-Star Game took place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, where Team Canada defeated Team USA by a score of 25-24.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 30], "content_span": [31, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155968-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NLL season, Awards, Weekly awards\nEach week, a player is awarded \"Player of the Week\" honours.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 38], "content_span": [39, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155968-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NLL season, Awards, Monthly awards\nAwards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155968-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NLL season, Statistics leaders\nBold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 35], "content_span": [36, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final\nThe 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1999 NRL season. It was contested by the competition's two newest clubs: the Melbourne Storm, competing in only its second year (having finished the regular season in 3rd place); and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, in their first year as a joint-venture club (having finished the regular season in 6th place), after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final\nA new rugby league world record crowd of 107,999 was at Stadium Australia for the game. The attendance, which saw 67,142 more people attend than had done so for the 1998 NRL Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium, broke the record attendance for a Grand Final, eclipsing the previous record of 78,065 set in 1965 when St. George defeated South Sydney 12-8 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was the last time that the Clive Churchill Medal was presented in a case before it was changed the following season where it is presented separately with a ribbon being worn around the neck.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final\nPre -match entertainment featured Hugh Jackman's rendition of the Australian national anthem.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final, Background\nThe 1999 NRL season was the 92nd season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the second to be run by the National Rugby League. With the exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers, and the merger of the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, seventeen teams competed for the NRL Premiership during the 1999 season, which culminated in the first grand final to be played at Stadium Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final, Background, Melbourne Storm\nThe 1999 Melbourne Storm season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Chris Anderson and captained by Glenn Lazarus, they competed in the NRL's 1999 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 3rd (out of 17).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 49], "content_span": [50, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final, Background, St. George Illawarra Dragons\nThe 1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the first in the newly formed joint-venture club's history. Coached by David Waite and Andrew Farrar, and captained by Paul McGregor, they competed in the NRL's 1999 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 6th place (out of 17).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 62], "content_span": [63, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final, Match details\nThe Dragons were up 14-0 at half time, with a converted try and penalty goal to Craig Fitzgibbon, and a converted try to Nathan Blacklock. However, an Anthony Mundine knock-on over the try line early in the second half proved to be a major turning point in the match, with Melbourne running in tries through Tony Martin and Ben Roarty and winger Craig Smith kicking two penalty goals. An unconverted try to Dragons captain Paul McGregor couldn't stem Melbourne's momentum, with Craig Smith kicking the Storm to within four points of the Dragons at 18-14.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final, Match details\nIn the 77th minute the Storm forced the Dragons to a goal line dropout. Melbourne's halfback Brett Kimmorley then bombed to Craig Smith's wing. Dragons centre Jamie Ainscough, anticipating a Melbourne try, caught Smith in a head-high tackle over the try-line, resulting in Smith being knocked unconscious and, in the process of falling to the ground, Smith knocking on. Referee Bill Harrigan requested video referee Chris Ward adjudicate on the decision. The Melbourne Storm were granted a penalty try, drawing them level with the Dragons. Being a penalty try, the subsequent conversion was taken from directly in front of the posts. Matt Geyer was successful in the conversion and the Storm, for the first time in the match, pulled ahead of the Dragons and took out their first grand final 20-18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 833]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final, Match details\nThe Storm thus became the quickest expansion team to win a premiership, eclipsing the Canterbury side who won the 1938 premiership in just their fourth season. It was the last game of champion prop and captain Glenn Lazarus, who retired after a remarkable fifth grand final victory (having won premierships with the Canberra Raiders in 1989 and 1990 and with the Brisbane Broncos in 1992 and 1993).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final, Match details\nFor traditional St George fans the loss was hard to take. The Dragons were unsuccessful in their four previous visits to the grand final (1985, 1992, 1993 and 1996) and had not won a premiership since 1979. It would not be until 2010 that they would return to another Grand Final, in which it would win its first premiership as a merged entity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155969-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL Grand Final, Match details\nThe grand final attracted a television viewership of over 600,000 in Melbourne, a traditional Australian Rules football stronghold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 35], "content_span": [36, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season\nThe 1999 NRL season was the 92nd season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the second to be run by the National Rugby League. With the exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers, and the joint venture of the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, seventeen teams competed for the NRL Premiership during the 1999 season, which culminated in the first grand final to be played at Stadium Australia. The St. George Illawarra Dragons, the first joint-venture club to appear in the grand final, played against the Melbourne Storm, who won the premiership in only their second season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary\nThe 1999 National Rugby League season was historic for many reasons. The St. George Illawarra Dragons played their inaugural game after forming the League's first joint venture, losing 10-20 to the Parramatta Eels. That game was the second of a double header, which was the first event to be held at Sydney's Stadium Australia, the central venue for the Olympic Games the following year. That game attracted a rugby league world record of 104,583 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary\nDuring the season, the members of the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies voted to form another joint venture, to be named the Wests Tigers. After the conclusion of the season, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and North Sydney Bears were excluded from the premiership. The Bears would later form the game's third joint venture with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, whilst South Sydney would fight a two-year legal battle for reinclusion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary\nIn August the NRL's CEO Neil Whittaker announced that he would resign at the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary\nThe defending premiers, Brisbane endured their worst ever start to a season, with just one win and a draw from their first ten games, however they would miraculously recover and record 11 wins in a row before hitting a few hurdles along the way, including a draw against Manly in round 24 and a loss against then-bogey team Parramatta at home in round 25. Their champion halfback and captain Allan Langer retired mid-season as a result. The Newcastle Knights also lost an iconic player when 1997 premiership captain Paul Harragon retired mid-season due to a chronic knee injury. The Melbourne Storm's premiership victory saw their captain Glenn Lazarus become the only player to ever win grand finals for three clubs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary\nCliff Lyons, making a comeback from retirement for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, was the oldest player in the NRL in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary, Teams\nThe exclusion of the Adelaide Rams and Gold Coast Chargers, and the joint venture of the St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers, saw a reduction in the League's teams from twenty to seventeen: the largest reduction in the number of teams in premiership history and the first reduction since the exclusion of Sydney's Newtown Jets at the end of the 1983 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 38], "content_span": [39, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary, Advertising\nIn a move that polarised some fans, the NRL in its 1999 promotional campaign focused on the game's grass roots supporters who perhaps had been overlooked and pained in the trauma of the Super League war. Sydney advertising agency VCD, in the third year of their four-year tenure with the NRL, produced an advertisement featuring Thomas Keneally reading his poem, \"Ode to Rugby League\", which had been commissioned by the NRL. It speaks of the innocent excitement that begins each season. The ad was used at season launch and there was minimal media budget to support it throughout the year. Keneally is a longtime supporter of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary, Advertising\nWe go to the cupboard, we take out club colours.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Season summary, Advertising\nAnd the air sings. The season's close. Our boys are running up sandhills, their legs pump. This season, this season, this is our season. This year we all start equal. Kids paint signs, and I am seven again. I know I will see heroes soon. I feel the excitement. I have hope in March, and I might share in the glory of September. Blow that whistle, ref. Send that ball soaring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 44], "content_span": [45, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Finals series, Grand Final\nThe 1999 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 1999 NRL season. It was contested by the competition's two newest clubs: the Melbourne Storm, competing in only its second year (having finished the regular season in 3rd place); and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, in their first year as a joint-venture club (having finished the regular season in 6th place), after both sides eliminated the rest of the top eight during the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Finals series, Grand Final\nA new rugby league world record crowd of 107,999 was at Stadium Australia for the game. The attendance, which saw 67,142 more people attend than had done so for the 1998 NRL Grand Final at the Sydney Football Stadium, broke the record attendance for a Grand Final, eclipsing the previous record of 78,065 set in 1965 when St. George defeated South Sydney 12-8 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was the last time that the Clive Churchill Medal was presented in a case before it was changed the following season where it is presented separately with a ribbon being worn around the neck.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155970-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 NRL season, Finals series, Grand Final\nPre -match entertainment featured Hugh Jackman's rendition of the Australian national anthem.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 43], "content_span": [44, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155971-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore\nThe 1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 25\u201328 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 28th edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the seventeenth as a major championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155971-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore\nDottie Pepper, the 1992 champion, won the last of her two major titles, six strokes ahead of runner-up Meg Mallon. Pepper led by three strokes after 54 holes and shot a final round 66 (\u22126).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Namibia on 30 November and 1 December 1999 to elect a president and the National Assembly. Voting took place over two days, after the Commission was persuaded by protests from political parties that a single polling day would be insufficient to accommodate travel to polling stations by voters in remote areas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election\nIncumbent President Sam Nujoma of SWAPO was re-elected with over 76% of the vote, whilst SWAPO won 55 of the 72 elected seats in the National Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election, Electoral system\nThe President was elected using a modified two-round system, with a candidate required to receive at least 50% of the vote in the first round to be elected; if no candidate had crossed the 50% threshold, subsequent rounds would be held until a candidate achieved a majority. The Namibian constitution was amended to allow the first president to hold office for three terms, as Nujoma had started his first term after being nominated by members of the Constituent Assembly rather than being directly elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election, Electoral system\nThe National Assembly consisted of 72 members elected by proportional representation and six members appointed by the President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election, Conduct\nFollowing supplementary voter registration between August and September 1999,\u00a0 the electorate rose from 738,000 to 878,000 due to names being entered improperly, incorrect addresses, names entered multiple times, and officials registering people beyond the 8 October deadline. The former Director of Elections maintained that the actual number of legitimate voters was approximately 790,000. To combat voter fraud, voters would sign or mark their cards to prevent them from voting twice, they would also have thumb marking with indelible ink.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election, Conduct\nThe Congress of Democrats (COD) felt that distribution of public funds to political parties were unfair as, the money was only available for political parties represented in parliament. Based on representation SWAPO received N$5.8 million, the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) N$1.8 million, the United Democratic Front N$225,000, the Monitor Action Group N$75,316 and the Democratic Coalition of Namibia N$69,355.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election, Conduct, Violence\nDespite all parties signing and agreeing to an electoral code of conduct at the beginning of the campaign, there was violence between SWAPO and COD supporters. It began when a SWAPO supporter assaulted a young woman who was working in a pub in Ondangwa. Another COD supporter was beaten up after a classroom debate. The DTA claimed that police were harassing their followers with detention orders and house searches. The Home Affairs minister said DTA politicians should be \"locked up\" if they tried to obtain police assistance in organising their meetings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election, Conduct, Violence\nOn 4 November a COD regional manager was travelling and was surrounded by schoolchildren and SWAPO co-ordinator Mandate Pohamba. The children were chanting \"down with the mercenaries and spies\", and attempted to remove party logo from the vehicle. This activity escalated to a COD organiser being assaulted with a brick by schoolchildren and later receiving death threats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155972-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Namibian general election, Conduct, Violence\nIgnatius Shixwameni, then a SWAPO politician, claimed he heard SWAPO supporters in the Kavango Region singing songs about how he and Ben Ulenga (the COD presidential candidate)\u00a0would be arrested and have their heads chopped off. He also said he had been told by trainee teachers in the area that they were told not to join the COD if they wanted jobs. Schoolchildren had been threatened they would lose scholarships if they or their parents joined the COD. Many more incidents similar to those mentioned were reported. The National Society for Human Rights released a report detailing the events. The Electoral Commission conducted a Liaison Committee on 9 November, in which it was agreed upon by the parties that whenever possible they would hold their rallies at the same times and at least 500 meters apart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 861]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155973-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Abdullahi Adamu won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155973-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Nasarawa State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155973-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 702,021. Total number of votes cast was 634,095 while number of valid votes was 613,030. Rejected votes were 21,065.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155974-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 NatWest Trophy\nThe 1999 NatWest Trophy was the 19th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 4 May and 29 August 1999. The tournament was won by Gloucestershire who defeated Somerset by 50 runs in the final at Lord's.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155974-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 NatWest Trophy, Format\nFor the 1999 season, radical changes were made to the structure and format of the competition. Each side's innings was reduced from 60 overs per side to 50, in order to bring the county one-day game in line with the format of One Day Internationals. This in turn reduced the number of overs a bowler could bowl in an innings, down from 12 to 10.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155974-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 NatWest Trophy, Format\nThe number of teams participating was also greatly expanded. The 18 first-class counties were joined by all twenty Minor Counties, plus Huntingdonshire. In a major change to previous tournaments, the cricket boards of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire were added to the competition. The Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands teams also participated, as in previous years, while Denmark made its debut in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155974-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 NatWest Trophy, Format\nThe tournament retained its knockout format, but now with four rounds before the quarter-final and semi-final stages. The winners of the semi-finals went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 29 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 27], "content_span": [28, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155975-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National Assembly for Wales election\nSecretary of State for WalesRt Hon Simon Hart MP (C)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155975-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National Assembly for Wales election\nThe first National Assembly for Wales elections were held on 6 May 1999. The overall turnout of voters was 46.3%. Although Welsh Labour were the biggest party, they did not gain enough seats to form a majority government and instead entered into coalition with the Liberal Democrats. The election was marked by the historically high level of support for Plaid Cymru, who won their highest share of the vote in any Wales-wide election and, as of 2021, their highest number of seats in an Assembly election to date. The party won considerable support in traditionally safe Labour areas such as the South Wales Valleys, winning Rhondda and Islwyn and narrowly failing to win a number of other seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 738]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155975-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National Assembly for Wales election\nFor lists of constituencies and regions, see National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155976-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National Camogie League\nThe 1999 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won for the fifth time succession by Cork, who defeated Tipperary by an astonishing 36 points in the final, played at Thurles. The one-sided result was, surprisingly, reversed by Tipperary in the championship when they beat Kilkenny in the 1999 All-Ireland championship final replay four months later, Kilkenny having beaten Cork in a replayed semi-final. It was the first National League to be played since the rules of camogie changed the team size to 15-a-side, although the 1993 and 1994 League had been played on an experimental basis with 15 players a side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 736]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155976-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National Camogie League, Arrangements\nCork defeated Tipperary by five points in the first round of the league. Tipperary then defeated Limerick, Clare, Kilkenny and Wexford and scored a tremendous win over Galway in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155976-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National Camogie League, The Final\nThe final was played as a curtain raiser to the Tipperary v Kerry Munster hurling championship tie in Thurles and Cork ran up 2-10 without reply in the opening 20 minutes. By half time it was 5-13 to 0-3. When Dierdre Hughes pointed forty second after the start of the second half Cork replied with two goals within a minute. Gerry Slevin wrote in the Guardian:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155976-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 National Camogie League, The Final\nThe idea was good, playing a major camogie fixture before a hurling match, now the ladies have upped their complement of players to fifteen a side, using a full pitch. Not so good was the fact that the hurling public did not bother to go along to Semple Stadium for a 5pm throw-in. But as the crowd began to gather in the second half, they looked up at the scoreboard that was nigh incredible to comprehend and which showed Tipp in a light no one could have anticipated. It was sheer annihilation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155976-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 National Camogie League, The Final\nAfter only ten minutes of the hour, the result was inevitable. No matter how one looks at it, this was a very serious blow to Tipp\u2019s camogie prospects, and yet it would be wrong to view the performance in any light other than the fact that it was one of those days when nothing went right.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155976-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 National Camogie League, Division 2\nThe Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Derry who defeated Wexford intermediates in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155977-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game\nThe 1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 24, 1999, at Ice Palace in Tampa, home to the Tampa Bay Lightning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155977-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game, \"North America\" and the World\nThe major criticism of the North America versus World format was that Canadians still represented the majority of the NHL players, and it clearly showed in the team selection: the 49th game only saw five Americans as part of the North America roster, and many notable greats were left off the all-star ballot simply as there were too many names to choose from. Some pundits even claimed that a second competitive North American all-star team could have been made from players that were not invited.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 72], "content_span": [73, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155977-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game, \"North America\" and the World\nThe format also allowed for teammates to face each other, something that had not been done since the 6th National Hockey League All-Star Game. Where the Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Vancouver Canucks were among the teams that sent players to both all-star teams the year before, the fact that teammates now opposed each other was more evident in this game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 72], "content_span": [73, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155977-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game, \"North America\" and the World\nAmong the more pronounced comments came from last year's winning coach Ken Hitchcock, who came off his first ever all-star game victory at any level of hockey (he had been 0\u201311 prior to this game): he wished that perhaps the game could be held in Europe so that the World team would have a \"home game\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 72], "content_span": [73, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155977-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game, Super Skills Competition\nThe World All-Stars won their second-straight skills competition over the North American All-Stars. Boston Bruins' Ray Bourque for the second straight season would have to share his Accuracy Shooting event victory with Phoenix Coyotes' Keith Tkachuk and Jeremy Roenick. In the Hardest Shot event, St. Louis Blues' defencemen Al MacInnis would win the event for the third-straight season and fifth all-time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 67], "content_span": [68, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155977-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game, The game\nThe North American All-Stars defeated the World All-Stars for the second-straight year by a score of 8\u20136. Dallas Stars' Mike Modano and Toronto Maple Leafs' Mats Sundin recorded four points, while Carolina Hurricanes' goaltender Arturs Irbe recorded an assist to become the first goaltender in history to be credited with a point in the All-Star Game. However, New York Rangers' center Wayne Gretzky would steal the spotlight in his last All-Star appearance by recording three points to win his third-career All-Star M.V.P. honor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155978-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hurling League\nThe 1999 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 68th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams. Tipperary won the league, beating Galway by 1-14 to 1-10 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155978-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hurling League, Structure\nThere are 14 teams in Division 1, divided into 1A and 1B. Each team plays all the others once, either home or away. Teams earn one point for a draw and two for a win. The top teams in 1A and 1B play each other in the NHL final. The bottom teams in each group play each other in a relegation playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155978-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hurling League, Structure\nThere are 10 teams in Division 2. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted. The bottom team is relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155978-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hurling League, Structure\nThere are 9 teams in Division 3. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155978-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hurling League, Division 1\nCork came into the season as defending champions of the 1998 season. Kerry and Down entered Division 1 as the promoted teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155978-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hurling League, Division 1\nOn 2 May 1999, Tipperary won the title following a 1-14 - 1-10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155978-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hurling League, Division 1\nDown, who lost all of their group stage matches, were relegated from Division 1 after losing the relegation play-off to Kerry by 2-13 to 0-12.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155978-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 National Hurling League, Division 1\nGalway's Eugene Cloonan was the Division 1 top scorer with 7-49.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 40], "content_span": [41, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155979-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National Invitation Tournament\nThe 1999 National Invitation Tournament was the 1999 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155979-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National Invitation Tournament, Selected teams\nBelow is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155979-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National Invitation Tournament, Bracket\nBelow are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series\nThe 1999 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of Major League Baseball's National League, was played between two East Division rivals, the division champion Atlanta Braves and the wild card New York Mets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series\nAfter defeating the Mets in the NLCS in six games, the Braves would go on to lose in a sweep to the New York Yankees in the World Series in four games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Background\nAfter the Mets lost eight of nine games in September \u2014 including five of six to the NL East rival Braves \u2014 the Mets seemed unlikely to make the playoffs, two games out of the wild card lead with three games to play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 52], "content_span": [53, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Background\nFollowing the Mets' most recent defeat in this stretch, an 11-inning loss to Atlanta at Shea Stadium, Braves third baseman Chipper Jones was quoted as saying, \"Now all the Mets fans can go home and put on their Yankees stuff.\" Braves closer John Rocker was also quoted as saying he hated the Mets, and \"How many times do we have to beat them before their fans will shut up?\" Thinking they had buried the Mets, the Braves had closed out their season with another division title and were poised to enter the playoffs and leave the Mets behind.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 52], "content_span": [53, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Background\nHowever, the Mets swept their season-ending three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium, while the wild-card-leading Cincinnati Reds lost two out of three to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Mets and Reds had the same record at 95\u201366 heading into an eventful final day of the season. That Sunday saw the Mets win their game, 2\u20131, on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth; the Reds avoided the sweep in Milwaukee following a seven-hour rain delay. Both teams finished even with records of 96\u201366 after 162 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 52], "content_span": [53, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Background\nPer MLB rules, the one game wild card playoff was held the next day, October 4, at Cincinnati's Cinergy Field. Al Leiter shut down the Reds with a two-hit shutout in a 5\u20130 Mets victory, sending New York to its first playoff berth since 1988 (as the wild card team, the Mets would be scheduled to play the division winner with the best record. However, since that team came from their own division \u2014 the 103\u201359 Braves, who also had the best record in baseball \u2014 New York faced the team with the second best record, the 100\u201362 Arizona Diamondbacks).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 52], "content_span": [53, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Background\nIn the National League Division Series, both the Mets and Braves would advance in four games. The Mets would defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the series ending on a walk-off home run by seldom-used backup catcher Todd Pratt, only playing due to a thumb injury to star catcher Mike Piazza. The Braves would vanquish the Houston Astros in four games, with Brian Jordan and eventual National League MVP Chipper Jones leading the way. And that would set up a National League Championship Series that was anticipated by many, pitting two bitter rivals against each other on the national stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 52], "content_span": [53, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Background\nThis marked the Braves' record eighth-straight appearance in the NLCS, while the Mets advanced to the league championship for the first time since 1988. This would be the second time that the Braves and Mets met in the NLCS. The two teams met in the very first National League Championship Series in 1969, with the Mets sweeping the then best-of-five set.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 52], "content_span": [53, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Background\nPrior to Game\u00a01, Mets Manager Bobby Valentine chided the Braves, saying that \"They better be ready to play some ghosts, because we were dead and buried two weeks ago,\" in reference to earlier statements by Chipper Jones. When the series shifted to Shea Stadium in New York, raucous Mets fans would continually jeer Jones, chanting \"LARRY!\" (his given name) in derision every time he stepped to the plate. John Rocker also riled up fans, as he would often pretend to toss baseballs into the stands, and got into several arguments.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 52], "content_span": [53, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nTuesday, October 12, 1999, 8:12\u00a0pm (EDT)  at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia 63\u00a0\u00b0F (17\u00a0\u00b0C), cloudy", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nThe Braves began their eighth consecutive NLCS with a 4\u20132 victory over the Mets, defeating a team they left for dead two weeks earlier. They struck first in the first off of Masato Yoshii when Gerald Williams hit a leadoff single, stole second and scored on Brett Boone's single. The Mets tied it in the fourth on Mike Piazza's groundout with runners on first and third. The Braves retook the lead when Walt Weiss, who went 3 for 4, doubled to lead off the fifth, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Williams's single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1\nFuture NLCS MVP Eddie P\u00e9rez's home run next inning off of Pat Mahomes made it 3\u20131 Braves. Andruw Jones walked to lead off the eighth off of Turk Wendell, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on Weiss's single. Greg Maddux tossed seven solid innings and John Rocker recorded the final four outs for the save, his second of the postseason, despite allowing an RBI single to Todd Pratt in the ninth to seal Atlanta's fourth straight win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nWednesday, October 13, 1999, 4:09\u00a0pm (EDT)  at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia 62\u00a0\u00b0F (17\u00a0\u00b0C), cloudy", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nKevin Millwood held the Mets in check to win his second straight postseason start, allowing three runs\u2014two earned\u2014over 7+1\u20443 innings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nThe Mets struck first in the second on Roger Cede\u00f1o's RBI single with two on, then made it 2\u20130 on Melvin Mora's home run in the fifth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nIn the sixth, Chipper Jones walked before Brian Jordan's home run tied the game. After Andruw Jones singled, Eddie P\u00e9rez's home run off of Mets starter Kenny Rogers put the Braves up 4\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2\nThe Mets cut the lead to 4\u20133 in the eighth when Mora reached on third baseman Jones's error and scored on Edgardo Alfonso's double. John Rocker relieved Millwood and ended the inning without further damage, but after pitching 1+1\u20443 innings in Game\u00a01, manager Bobby Cox turned to Game\u00a04 starter John Smoltz for the ninth. Smoltz retired the Mets in order to give the Braves a 2\u20130 series lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nFriday, October 15, 1999,8:12\u00a0pm (EDT) at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York  56\u00a0\u00b0F (13\u00a0\u00b0C), clear", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nTom Glavine pitched seven shutout innings and the Braves edged the Mets, 1\u20130, to take a commanding three-games-to-none lead in the NLCS. The only run of the game scored in the first inning without the need for a base hit. The lead-off runnerwas walked, and two throwing errors by Al Leiter and Mike Piazza allowed the lead-off runner to score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nIn 1996, the Braves won the first two games of the World Series against the Yankees. In Game\u00a03, the Yankees rallied to beat Glavine and took the series in six games. With a superb effort from its two-time Cy Young Award winner, Atlanta avoided that fate here, setting up the possibility of its fifth World Series in the 1990s with a win in Game\u00a04.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nAfter Mike Remlinger worked a perfect eighth, Shea Stadium villain John Rocker perfectly played the part with a scoreless ninth. After Benny Agbayani reached on an error, the animated left-hander struck out pinch-hitter Todd Pratt, got Melvin Mora on a deep fly to right-center field and Rey Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez on a weak force play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3\nThe Mets faced an obstacle that no team in baseball history had overcome: rally from a 3\u20130 deficit to win a playoff series (the Boston Red Sox would become the first team ever to do it in the 2004 ALCS).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nSaturday, October 16, 1999, 7:42pm (EDT) at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York  66\u00a0\u00b0F (19\u00a0\u00b0C), clear", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nThe Mets struck first in Game 4 on John Olerud's home run in the sixth off of Braves' starter John Smoltz, but back-to-back leadoff home runs by Brian Jordan and Ryan Klesko off of Mets' starter Rick Reed put the Braves up 2\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nThe Braves were four outs from a series sweep and their fifth trip to the World Series in the 1990s when they called on John Rocker, who had treated the Mets and their fans with similar disdain during the season, with two on. The left-handed closer saved five games against New York during the regular season and two in this series. During the season, he said he hated the Mets and prior to this showdown wondered how many times the Braves would have to beat them before their fans would \"shut up.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4\nIn a pivotal at-bat, Olerud got the better of Rocker. After a double steal, Olerud's two-run single put the Mets up 3\u20132 and Armando Benitez retired the Braves in order in the ninth to keep New York in the NLCS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nSunday, October 17, 1999, 4:09pm (EDT) at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York  , 67\u00a0\u00b0F (19\u00a0\u00b0C) cloudy", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nRobin Ventura's bases-loaded blast off Kevin McGlinchy with one out in the bottom of the 15th inning kept the Mets' season alive with a 4\u20133 victory over the Braves in Game 5 of the NLCS. Ventura never made it home because he was mobbed by his teammates between first and second. Official scorer Red Foley ruled the hit (which was recently ranked the third Greatest Moment in Mets history, behind only the team's two World Series Championships) a single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nThe game began shortly after 4 p.m. with Greg Maddux pitching for Atlanta and Masato Yoshii starting for the Mets. The Mets took an early 2\u20130 lead in the bottom of the first inning as John Olerud hit his second home run in as many days with Rickey Henderson on first. The lead lasted into the fourth inning, when Atlanta struck back with consecutive doubles by Bret Boone and Chipper Jones, eventually knotting the score at 2\u20132 when Brian Jordan singled home Jones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0026-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nMets Manager Bobby Valentine was immediately prompted to remove Yoshii from the game in favor of Orel Hershiser, which began a run on pitching changes that resulted in the Mets emptying their bullpen by game's end, relying on starter Kenny Rogers and rookie Octavio Dotel for key innings, and might have gone to Game\u00a04's starter Rick Reed had the game progressed past the 15th inning. In all, the Mets used a postseason record nine pitchers in this game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nThe game continued on well into the night, accompanied by a steady rainfall which did not delay the game. Although both teams mounted some threats as the game continued, neither team was able to break through for the tie-breaking run. Atlanta eventually set a mark for futility, stranding a record 19 men on base over the course of the game. A most notable failure occurred in the 13th inning, with two out and Keith Lockhart on first base and Jones at the plate. With Lockhart running, Jones laced an offering from Dotel into the right field corner. But the ball was cut off by Melvin Mora before it reached the wall, and Mora's strong relay throw, via Edgardo Alfonzo, cut down Lockhart at the plate and ended the inning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 788]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nPitching on his 25th birthday, local villain John Rocker entered the game in the bottom of the 13th inning to a loud chorus of boos and several projectiles hurled in his direction. He retired four batters over 1+1\u20443 innings, including a strikeout of the ailing Mike Piazza. Upon being removed from the game, Rocker mocked the Shea Stadium fans by pretending to boo, and yelled at fans sitting around the Atlanta dugout as he left the field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nThe Mets' season appeared over after Lockhart tripled home a run in the top of the 15th off Dotel to put the Braves ahead 3\u20132. However, McGlinchy could not hold the lead. Shawon Dunston, who misplayed Lockhart's triple, atoned with a leadoff single after fouling off several pitches with a full count. With pinch-hitter Matt Franco batting, Dunston stole second base. Franco eventually worked out a walk, which was followed by Edgardo Alfonzo laying down a sacrifice bunt to move Dunston to third. Olerud\u2014whose homer in the first was now a distant memory\u2014was intentionally walked to load the bases.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nTodd Pratt, again thrust into the spotlight with Piazza nursing several injuries, hit next. McGlinchy walked Todd Pratt on five pitches and fell behind the slumping Ventura. At 9:47\u00a0p.m., McGlinchy grooved a fastball on a 2\u20131 count, and Ventura launched it through the steady rain and over the right-field fence. Although Ventura had seen the ball clear the wall, and was waving Pratt around the bases, Pratt tackled Ventura between first and second base, and most of the Mets team ran out on the field and mobbed Ventura in a wild scene.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nRobin Ventura played it out on one leg all day. There were times I thought about taking him out, but he told me 'No, I'm okay, no, I can go,' and now he comes up with the winning hit, it's gotta be poetic justice. Justice indeed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nValentine was speaking in reference to a calf injury that had been bothering Ventura during the postseason, and had led to his entering this game without a hit in the series. NBC's Bob Costas gushed on the air following Ventura's blast,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nI'll tell you, these Mets are Rasputin-like. You cannot put them away. They will not die.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nAt the time, the game was the longest in terms of elapsed time in postseason history, clocking in at 5 hours, 46 minutes. It was surpassed in 2004 by Game\u00a05 of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, and again in 2005 in Game\u00a04 of the National League Division Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, and once more in 2014 in Game 2 the NLDS between the San Francisco Giants and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5\nThis Mets victory marked just the second time in baseball history that a team had come back from a three games to none deficit in a best-of-seven series to make it to a Game\u00a06. Coincidentally, the Braves from the previous year's NLCS against the San Diego Padres were the first.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nTuesday, October 19, 1999, 8:12\u00a0pm (EDT) at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia  64\u00a0\u00b0F (18\u00a0\u00b0C) cloudy", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nAlthough few thought this game likely after Atlanta took a 3\u20130 lead in the series, the Mets' grit and determination made it possible. Kevin Millwood started for Atlanta, while Al Leiter took the start on only three days' rest for the Mets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nLeiter, unaccustomed to throwing on short rest, was tattooed in the first inning. He hit Gerald Williams with a pitch and walked Bret Boone to lead off, then catcher Mike Piazza's errant throw to third on Williams's base-stealing attempt allowed him to score and move Boone to third. After Chipper Jones was hit by a pitch, Brian Jordan's RBI single scored Boone. After Andruw Jones's fielder's choice loaded the bases, Eddie Perez's two-run single knocked Leiter out of the game. Pat Mahomes relieved Leiter and Brian Hunter's sacrifice fly made it 5\u20130 Braves. With Millwood looking sharp and the Mets bats quiet, it appeared through the early innings to be an Atlanta cakewalk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nOnce again, the Mets had other thoughts in mind. Millwood began to tire in the sixth. An Edgardo Alfonzo leadoff double was followed by John Olerud's single before Piazza's sacrifice fly put the Mets on the board. After Robin Ventura doubled, Darryl Hamilton's single made it 5\u20133 Braves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nAtlanta scraped back for two runs in their half of the sixth, courtesy of a Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez two-run single off Dennis Cook, with both runs charged to Turk Wendell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nJohn Smoltz entered the game in relief for Atlanta in the seventh and after Matt Franco and Rickey Henderson hit back-to-back lead-off doubles, John Olerud singled home another run to make the score 7\u20135. This brought up Mike Piazza, who had played out the entire series with several injuries which had forced him to miss two games in the Division Series, the last innings of Game\u00a05 and would eventually force him out of this game following the ninth inning. However, this would not be before he blasted a long home run to right off Smoltz to tie the score at 7\u20137.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0042-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nBob Costas said as Piazza capped the Mets incredible comeback, \"Tied at seven, hoping for Game 7!\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0043-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nWith the game now tied and in the hands of two completely exhausted bullpens, the game became a test of wills. The Mets took an 8\u20137 lead in the eighth, as rookie Melvin Mora, a virtual unknown but a standout in this series, singled home Benny Agbayani off of Mike Remlinger. But then, with all the momentum going the Mets' way, the Braves rallied back against John Franco in the bottom of the eighth. With one out, Eddie Perez singled. Otis Nixon pinch-ran for Perez, and took the momentum back by stealing second base and going to third when Piazza's throw went into center field. Brian Hunter singled home the tying run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 687]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0044-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nIn the tenth inning, the Mets once again regained the lead, and again Mora was in the center of things. His one-out single off John Rocker put Agbayani in position to score on Todd Pratt's sacrifice fly, but, again, Atlanta rallied to tie in the last of the tenth, with Ozzie Guill\u00e9n singling home Andruw Jones off Armando Ben\u00edtez to re-knot the game at 9\u20139.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0045-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 6\nFinally, in the 11th, the Mets' magic ran out. Kenny Rogers entered the game (although most had speculated that it would be rookie Octavio Dotel) and gave up a leadoff double to Gerald Williams. A Bret Boone sacrifice bunt moved Williams to third with one out. Following intentional walks to Chipper Jones and Brian Jordan, Rogers walked Andruw Jones on a 3\u20132 pitch to score Williams and win the pennant for Atlanta on a walk-off walk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 64], "content_span": [65, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0046-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nAlthough Atlanta would move on to the World Series, their joy would be short lived. Physically and emotionally spent following this series, the Braves didn't put up much of a fight as they lost in four games to the other New York City team, the Yankees, making it the second time in 1999 that a New York City team had swept an Atlanta team out of a playoffs; the Knicks had swept the Hawks in the second round of the NBA Playoffs during their Cinderella run to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs. (By a twist of fate, the Mets won a game in Atlanta on the same night the Spurs won the NBA championship against the Knicks.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 696]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0047-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nThe Mets had created as much of a stir from losing as one possibly could imagine. Much of the post-series spotlight ended up focusing on the Mets. Manager Bobby Valentine, who was seen smashing the dugout railing, screaming \"NO! NO! NO!\" as Rogers walked Jones, said in a postgame press conference,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0048-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nI told my guys it could be a long winter or a short winter, but heck with it. Those guys played like champions and they should feel like champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0049-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nMets General Manager Steve Phillips summed up the harrowing four weeks the Mets had been through saying that \"we had destiny in our own hands, we lost destiny, we got it back in our own hands... We didn't choke. We didn't fold. We won.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0050-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nBob Costas would close out his NBC telecast by saying,", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0051-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nIt was closing night for the greatest Mets show since (their championship season of) 1986.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0052-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that The New York Times printed a Delta Air Lines advertisement lauding the Mets for their postseason run. The ad said, \"Thanks for giving the fans something to cheer about this season. It was great to hear the crowd at Shea roar louder than our planes.\" It ran beneath a softball-sized reproduction of the Mets logo. A spokesperson at Delta Air Lines said that \"at Delta, we are good sports, and we admire good competition. We have a major presence in New York, and we are the official airline of the New York Mets as well as the Atlanta Braves.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0053-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nThis series would prove to be a harbinger of many events that would shape the 2000 baseball season. Rocker would go on to make several controversial remarks in a Sports Illustrated article. Jones, and many other members of this Braves team, most notably Chipper Jones and Brian Jordan, would continue to be heckled mercilessly at Shea Stadium, which continued until their retirement. The Mets would post a remarkable ten-run rally to defeat Atlanta 11\u20138 in a game they once trailed 8\u20131, on June 30, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0053-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nRegardless, the Braves would again win the NL East and relegate the Mets to the Wild Card. The Mets, however, were the ones who ended up in the World Series, in which they fell to the Yankees. With the Braves being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS, it made the Mets' path to the World Series much easier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0054-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nThe Braves also avenged their loss from the first ever NLCS 30 years before, losing to the Miracle Mets, who were underdogs despite the fact that the Braves had a weaker record (93\u201369 compared to the Mets' 100\u201362). In addition, Atlanta teams had avenged their losses to New York City teams in a playoffs in 1999; following the Knicks sweep of the Hawks (see above).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155980-0055-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Championship Series, Aftermath\nTo date, this is the Braves' most recent pennant. The Mets won the National League in both 2000 and 2015.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 51], "content_span": [52, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series\nThe 1999 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1999 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Saturday, October 9, with the champions of the three NL divisions\u2014along with a \"wild card\" team\u2014participating in two best-of-five series. They were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series\nThe Diamondbacks were participating in the postseason in only their second year of existence, the fastest any expansion team had ever qualified. The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets went on to meet in the NL Championship Series (NLCS). The Braves became the National League champion, and were defeated by the American League champion New York Yankees in the 1999 World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 1\nA pitcher's duel between Shane Reynolds and Greg Maddux highlighted Game 1. The Astros struck first in the top of the second when Tony Eusebio singled in Carl Everett. Gerald Williams would tie the game in the bottom of the fifth, singling home Jose Hern\u00e1ndez. Daryle Ward would give the Astros the lead on a home run in the top of the sixth. The score would remain the same until the ninth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 1\nWith Mike Remlinger pitching for Atlanta, Houston loaded the bases with one out as Carl Everett's sacrifice fly put them up 3\u20131, then a three-run homer by Ken Caminiti capped the inning's scoring. The Braves were retired 1-2-3 in the bottom versus Billy Wagner as the Astros took a 1\u20130 series lead. As of 2020, this is the only Division Series the Braves have won after losing either Game 1 or 2 of the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 2\nA brilliant performance by Kevin Millwood stole the show. Had it not been for Ken Caminiti's home run in the second and an error, Millwood would have pitched a perfect game. The Braves would take Game 2 behind his masterful performance. Atlanta drew first blood when Gerald Williams singled to lead off the first off of Jos\u00e9 Lima, stole second, moved to second on a groundout, and scored on Brian Jordan's single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 2\nWith the game tied at 1, Ryan Klesko singled with one out in the sixth, moved to third on a double and scored on Eddie Perez's sacrifice fly to put Atlanta up 2\u20131. Next inning, Bret Boone doubled with one out, moving to third on an error and after Chipper Jones was intentionally walked, Brian Jordan's sacrifice fly scored Boone and moved Jones to second. Scott Elarton relieved Lima and allowed an RBI single to Klesko, Two wild pitches moved him to third before he scored on Andruw Jones's RBI single. The Braves' 5\u20131 win tied the series heading to Houston.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 3\nThe turning point of the series occurred in Game 3. Tom Glavine faced Mike Hampton, who were both coming off career years. The Astros struck first when Craig Biggio led off the bottom of the first with a single, moved to second on a groundout and after a walk, scored on Ken Caminiti's RBI single. A walk loaded the bases before another walk to Tony Eusebio made it 2\u20130 Astros. The Braves responded with a towering three-run home run by Brian Jordan in the sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 3\nThe Astros tied the game in the seventh when Russ Johnson doubled off of Terry Mulholland and scored on Bill Spiers's single off of Mike Remlinger. In the bottom of the tenth, with the bases loaded and nobody out, John Rocker was called in to save the game. There was no margin for error. An unbelievable play by Walt Weiss prevented Ken Caminiti from scoring off Tony Eusebio's hit up the middle. Weiss dived and stopped the ball and threw home. Another forceout at the plate made it two outs. Ricky Guti\u00e9rrez struck out to end the threat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0004-0002", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 3\nJordan got them the win in the top of the 12th with a two-run double off of Jay Powell after back-to-back one-out singles. Kevin Millwood, who threw 9 innings the game before, retired the Astros in order in the bottom of the inning to put the Braves one game away from the NLCS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 4\nShane Reynolds was once again called on to save the Astros, but facing him this time would be John Smoltz. Chipper Jones put the Braves on the board in the top of the first with a sacrifice fly after a leadoff double by Gerald Williams. A Bret Boone single drove in the second Atlanta run in the third after a leadoff double by Smoltz, who moved to third on a groundout. The Braves piled on in the sixth. After back-to-back leadoff singles, Chris Holt relieved Reynolds and allowed an RBI single to Andruw Jones and two-run single Eddie Perez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 609]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Atlanta vs. Houston, Game 4\nAfter Walt Weiss singled, Scott Elarton relieved Holt and after a sacrifice bunt, Williams's RBI single made it 7\u20130 Braves. Tony Eusebio homered to cut the lead to six in the seventh. In the eighth, after a hit-by-pitch and single, a three-run home run by Ken Caminiti brought the Astros to within three runs. Terry Mulholland relieved Smoltz and after a one-out single, Tim Bogar's RBI double cut the lead to two with five outs to go. John Rocker halted the Houston rally and brought the Braves back to the NLCS for the eighth straight year and history of the Astrodome to a close.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 1\nThe Arizona Diamondbacks won the National League Western Division in the franchise's second year. They were managed by Buck Showalter and finished the season with 100 wins. The New York Mets clinched the Wild Card in a one-game winner-take-all playoff against the Cincinnati Reds and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since losing the 1988 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 1\nMasato Yoshii faced Randy Johnson in Game 1. Edgardo Alfonzo got the scoring started for the Mets in the top of the first with a one-out home run. Then a two-run home run by John Olerud after a walk made it 3\u20130 Mets in the third. Jay Bell's sacrifice fly after a one-out triple made it 3\u20131 in the bottom of the third, but Rey Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez's sacrifice bunt with runners on first and third made it 4\u20131 Mets in the fourth. Erubiel Durazo's home run made it 4\u20132 in the bottom of the fourth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 1\nThen a two-run home run by Luis Gonzalez tied the game at four. The game remained tied into the ninth inning. A controversial move by manager Showalter allowed Johnson to stay in the game. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases and knocked Johnson out of the game. After the second out, Alfonzo hit a grand slam to put the Mets out in front 8\u20134. Armando Ben\u00edtez shut the D'Backs down 1\u20132\u20133 in the bottom half to finish the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 2\nKenny Rogers took on Todd Stottlemyre, hoping to even the series before moving to New York. Both pitchers were on even terms into the third inning. The Mets got on the board thanks to an RBI groundout by John Olerud in the third after Rickey Henderson hit a leadoff single, stole second and moved to third on a groundout. However, that was all the Mets got against Stottlemyre, who pitched 6+1\u20443 masterful innings. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases against Rogers in the bottom of the third after two outs on two singles and a hit-by-pitch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 2\nThen, Greg Colbrunn walked to tie the game at one. Steve Finley gave the Diamondbacks their first-ever postseason lead with a two-run single to right field. Then Finley had two more RBIs with a double to center in the fifth off of Pat Mahomes. In the seventh, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases on a walk, double and hit-by-pitch off of Octavio Dotel when Finley walked to force in a run, then Turner Ward's RBI groundout off of John Franco made it 7\u20131 Diamondbacks. The score would stand as the D'Backs evened the series at a game apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 3\nIn Game 3, Omar Daal faced Rick Reed. The Diamondbacks blew opportunities in the first two innings and that would cost them as the Mets would take a 1\u20130 lead on Rey Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez's RBI single that scored Benny Agbayani. In the third, Edgardo Alfonzo doubled with one out and scored on John Olerud's single. A single moved him to third before he scored on Robin Ventura's groundout aided by an error by Andy Fox to give the Mets a 3\u20130 edge. The Diamondbacks made it a one-run game when pinch hitter Turner Ward hit a two-run homer in the fifth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 3\nThe Mets blew the game open in the sixth, however. After two walks, Rickey Henderson's one-out RBI single made it 4\u20132 Mets. After an intentional walk, Dan Plesac relieved Darren Holmes and allowed a two-run single to Orelud and RBI single to Roger Cede\u00f1o. After Cedeno stole second and Ventura grounded out, Darryl Hamilton's two-run single made it 9\u20132 Mets. Three relievers held the Diamondbacks scoreless over the last three innings as the Mets were one win away from the NLCS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 4\nIn the potential clinching Game 4, Brian Anderson faced Al Leiter. The game would remain scoreless until the bottom of the fourth, when Edgardo Alfonzo's leadoff home run made it 1\u20130 Mets, but Greg Colbrunn homered to tie the game in the fifth. Then Agbayani's RBI double with two on made it 2\u20131 Mets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155981-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Division Series, Arizona vs. New York, Game 4\nIn the eight, Leiter allowed a two-out walk and subsequent single before Jay Bell's two-run double off of Armando Benetiz gave the Diamondbacks the lead, but the Mets tied the game in the bottom half when Alfonzo drew a leadoff walk off of Gregg Olson, moved to third on an error, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Roger Cede\u00f1o off of Greg Swindell. As the game moved to extra innings, John Franco came on in relief in the tenth and shut the Diamondbacks down 1\u20132\u20133. The Mets would win the series when Todd Pratt hit a home run to center field off of Matt Mantei. Steve Finley failed to catch the ball after making a leap to the wall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 66], "content_span": [67, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game\nThe 1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1999 regular season, played between the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds to determine the winner of the National League (NL) wild card. It was played at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati, on October 4, 1999. The Mets won the game, 5\u20130, with starting pitcher Al Leiter pitching a two-hit shutout. As a result, the Mets qualified for the postseason and the Reds did not.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game\nThe game was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win\u2013loss records of 96\u201366. Some described the Mets as collapsing late in the season while the race between the Reds and their division rival Houston Astros was close enough to create the possibility of a three-way tie. The Reds won a coin flip late in the season which, by rule at the time, awarded them home field for the game. Upon winning, the Mets advanced to NL Division Series (NLDS) where they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3 games to 1. They then advanced to the NL Championship Series (NLCS) but were defeated by the Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2. This game counted as the 163rd regular-season game by both teams, with all events in the game added to regular-season statistics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 813]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nThe Mets spent 34 days of the 1999 season leading the NL East Division, but\u2014following a seven-game losing streak from September 21\u201328 along with an eight-game winning streak by their division rival Atlanta Braves from September 19\u201328 \u2014 the Braves took a commanding 8-game lead in the division that they did not relinquish. Meanwhile, the Reds and Houston Astros were in a close race for the NL Central division. The Astros led the division for much of the season, but did not lead by more than three games after August 1 except for one day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nUltimately, the Astros won the division with a 97\u201365 record, one game ahead of the 96\u201366 Reds. The Astros won their 97th game on the final day of the season. If Houston had not won that game, the Astros, Reds, and Mets would have instead been in a three-way tie for both the NL Central and the wild card spot. Bob Costas suggested that MLB was lucky to avoid this situation as he believed they had \"no reasonable tiebreaker\" to deal with it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0002-0002", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nHad this three-way tie arisen, the Mets would have won the wild card while the Astros and Reds would have played a tie-breaker for the Central division title (as the tiebreaker counts as a regular season game, the Reds/Astros loser would have moved to 96\u201367, 1\u20442 game worse than the Mets).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nThe Mets' losing streak late in the season led Jayson Stark to label them a \"sinking ship\" in a column on September 30. However, the Mets broke this streak with a win over the Braves and dominant pitcher Greg Maddux and then, following a loss, swept three games from the Pittsburgh Pirates to end the season, tying the Reds' 96\u201366 record. The New York Daily News described this late-season performance as an \"agonizing roller coaster ride\" for Mets fans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Background\nWith the Mets and Reds holding the best non-division winning records in the league a tie-breaker was necessary to determine the wild-card winner. Bob Costas said at the time he did not like the wild-card system as he believed it \"diminishes the drama and authenticity of a pennant race\", although he approved of the playoff teams in 1999. Tim McCarver disagreed, arguing that the late-season race between the Mets, Astros, and Reds showed the excitement a wild card can add to the season. A coin flip conducted earlier that September set Cincinnati's Cinergy Field as the location for the tie-breaker game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 59], "content_span": [60, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nThe Mets took a quick 2\u20130 lead with a single by Rickey Henderson to open the game followed immediately by a home run by Edgardo Alfonzo. They added to this lead in the third as Alfonzo drew a walk and then John Olerud hit a double which advanced Alfonzo to third base. Reds starter Steve Parris intentionally walked Mike Piazza to load the bases and was relieved by Denny Neagle. However, Neagle then walked Robin Ventura to score Alfonzo and extend the lead to 3\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nNeagle remained in the game and yielded a home run to Henderson to lead off the fifth inning for the fourth run. Neagle then loaded the bases with two outs with walks to Piazza and Ventura followed by a Darryl Hamilton single, but escaped the inning without further scoring. The Reds pinch hit for Neagle in the bottom of the fifth, and Danny Graves entered for them to pitch the sixth inning. Graves walked Rey Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez to leadoff the inning, Mets starter Al Leiter sacrifice bunted Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez to second, and following an out he scored on a double by Alfonzo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0004-0002", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nGraves remained in the game until Mark Lewis pinch hit for him in the eighth and Dennys Reyes relieved him in the ninth. Graves and Reyes held the score steady after the sixth but the Reds' offense did not score against Al Leiter and the Mets won the game, and with it the Wild Card, 5\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nAl Leiter pitched a complete game shutout, scattering two hits and four walks across the nine inning start. This was Leiter's first complete game of the season. Pokey Reese was the only Reds player to reach scoring position for the entire game, doubling to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning and then advancing to third on a ground out. The Bergen Record labeled Leiter the Mets' \"flag bearer\", coming through in games such as this when the team needed him most.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Game summary\nFor example, Leiter had also defeated Greg Maddux in his previous start on September 29 to snap the Mets' seven-game losing streak. Leiter's earned run average in the second half of the 1999 season was 1.22 runs lower than in the first. Leiter's start earned an 86 game score, which tied for the 14th best total in the National League that season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 61], "content_span": [62, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nNew York's win clinched the team's fifth postseason berth in franchise history, their first since losing in the 1988 National League Championship Series. The playoff berth made the Mets the second team in MLB history to make the playoffs after being two games back of the leader with three games left to play in the season. The Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS, 3 games to 1. This win advanced the Mets to the NLCS where they lost to the Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nThe Mets performance in the playoffs drew heavy television viewership, with the decisive game of the NLCS scoring the highest ratings for any League Championship Series broadcast since 1993. Overall the NLCS averaged 10.9 million viewers, 18% higher than the NLCS had drawn the year before. Variety writer Tom Bierbaum argued this was a good sign for the future of baseball because the Mets and Boston Red Sox had drawn younger viewers during their time in the postseason. Bierbaum believed that baseball needed fresh teams, not just the often-successful Yankees and Braves, to draw new audiences and grow viewership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nIn baseball statistics tie-breakers count as regular season games, with all events in them added to regular season statistics. For example, Mike Piazza grounded into his 27th double play of the season in the 9th inning, adding to his league-leading total. Similarly, Leiter's performance advanced his position on several 1999 statistical leaderboards including shutouts and walks issued. Reese, Ventura, and Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for the season while Piazza and Alfonzo won Silver Sluggers. Robin Ventura also finished sixth in Most Valuable Player voting, with Chipper Jones taking the award.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nThis game marked the only time the Reds were shut out between April 1999 and May 2001, a span of 349 games. After this game, the Reds would go the entire 2000 season without getting shut out, becoming only the second team in MLB history to do so (joining the 1932 New York Yankees). They would extend their streak of scoring a run in every game into the 2001 season for a total of 207 games, the second longest such streak in MLB history. Had this game not counted as a regular season game, the Reds would have scored a run in 348 straight games, which would have been the longest streak in MLB history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nThe New York Yankees also made the playoffs in 1999, eventually advancing to the 1999 World Series where they swept the Braves. The 1999 season marked the first time both of the current New York City-based MLB teams, the Mets and Yankees qualified for the playoffs together in the same season. Prior to the Mets' elimination, Mike Lupica noted the possibility of a \"Subway Series\", a term for a World Series played between two New York-based teams. The 1956 World Series between the Yankees and then-Brooklyn Dodgers was the last such Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155982-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game, Aftermath\nYankees pitcher David Cone told Lupica \"I want a Subway Series, for selfish reasons. I want to play in one.\" Although the Mets failed to make the Series in 1999 the two met the following year in the 2000 World Series where the Yankees won, 4 games to 1. After their 2000 World Series appearance, the Mets did not make the playoffs again until 2006. Meanwhile, the Reds did not place in the top two of their division until 2010. Jack McKeon managed the Reds from 1998\u20132000 and was fired after the 2000 season when the team finished 10 games back of the division leading Cardinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 58], "content_span": [59, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155983-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National Soccer League Grand Final\nThe 1999 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 30 May 1999 between South Melbourne and Sydney United at Olympic Park Stadium. South Melbourne gained home advantage as although Sydney United finished higher in the regular season, South Melbourne won the major semi-final against them two weeks prior. Mile Sterjovski scored first for United as they went up 1\u20130 at the half time break, however, a goal from Paul Trimboli and a brace from John Anastasiadis sealed South Melbourne's second consecutive championship and fourth overall. Goran Lozanovski won the Joe Marston Medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155983-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National Soccer League Grand Final, Post-match\nThe match served as a qualifier for the 1999 Oceania Club Championship. South Melbourne qualified easily for the championship final, conceding just one goal in the group stage and defeating Tahitian club A.S. V\u00e9nus 3\u20130 in the semifinal. They qualified for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship with a 5\u20130 win in the final. At the Club World Championship, South Melbourne finished fourth in their group, eighth overall, without recording a win and scoring one goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 51], "content_span": [52, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards\nThe 34th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 8 January 2000, honored the best filmmaking of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Director\n1. Mike Leigh \u2013 Topsy-Turvy2. David O. Russell \u2013 Three Kings3. Sam Mendes \u2013 American Beauty", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 68], "content_span": [69, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Actor\n1. Russell Crowe \u2013 The Insider2. Jim Broadbent \u2013 Topsy-Turvy3. Kevin Spacey \u2013 American Beauty", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Actress\n1. Reese Witherspoon \u2013 Election2. Hilary Swank \u2013 Boys Don't Cry3. Kate Winslet \u2013 Holy Smoke", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Supporting Actor\n1. Christopher Plummer \u2013 The Insider2. Philip Seymour Hoffman \u2013 Magnolia and The Talented Mr. Ripley3. Haley Joel Osment \u2013 The Sixth Sense", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 76], "content_span": [77, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Supporting Actress\n1. Chlo\u00eb Sevigny \u2013 Boys Don't Cry2. Julianne Moore \u2013 Magnolia, Cookie's Fortune, A Map of the World and An Ideal Husband3. Samantha Morton \u2013 Sweet and Lowdown", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 78], "content_span": [79, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Screenplay\n1. Charlie Kaufman \u2013 Being John Malkovich2. Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor \u2013 Election3. Alan Ball \u2013 American Beauty", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 70], "content_span": [71, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Cinematography\n1. Conrad L. Hall \u2013 American Beauty2. Emmanuel Lubezki \u2013 Sleepy Hollow3. Freddie Francis \u2013 The Straight Story", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 74], "content_span": [75, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Foreign Language Film\n1. Autumn Tale (Conte d'automne)2. The Dreamlife of Angels (La vie r\u00eav\u00e9e des anges)3. All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 81], "content_span": [82, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155984-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners, Best Non-Fiction Film\n1. Buena Vista Social Club2. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.3. American Movie", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 76], "content_span": [77, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155985-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nations Cup (snooker)\nThe 1999 Nations Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker team tournament that took place at Telewest Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from 16 to 24 January 1999. It was the first edition of the Nations Cup. The competition was contested by five nations of four players each. The Wales team of Darren Morgan, Mark Williams, Dominic Dale and Matthew Stevens won the title with a 6\u20134 victory in the final over the Scotland Team of John Higgins, Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus and Chris Small.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155985-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nations Cup (snooker), Background\nThe Nations Cup was created as a five-squad snooker tournament involving the Home Nations. Each nation had a team of four players, consisting of the top three players from the country in the snooker world rankings, and a fourth wild card player selected by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association; for four of the teams this was the fourth-highest ranked player, but for England, Jimmy White, who was the tenth-highest ranked English player in the Snooker world rankings 1998/1999 was selected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155985-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nations Cup (snooker), Tournament summary\nAll teams played each other in a round-robin, with the top two teams qualifying for the finals. England were the pre-tournament bookmakers' favourites to win, but were defeated 3\u20138 by Scotland in the opening match, and also lost to Northern Ireland and Wales. Scotland won all four of their group matches, and qualified for the final. Wales, with three wins, were the other finalists. Stephen O'Connor of Northern Ireland was the only player not to win a frame during the group phase. Small and McManus, with ten wins from 13 matches each, had the best records from the round-robin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155985-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nations Cup (snooker), Tournament summary\nIn the final, Scotland took a 2\u20130 lead after Higgins won an untidy opening frame against Stevens, and Hendry made a 90 break against Williams. Stevens then won Wales' first frame with a break of 78 against McManus, before Hendry and Small took a lengthy doubles frame against Morgan and Dale. Morgan defeated Small, making a break of 30, and then Stevens compiled a 101 break against Higgins to level the scores at 3\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155985-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Nations Cup (snooker), Tournament summary\nSmall followed this with a 79 break to defeat, and then Williams put together a break of 74 as he and Stevens beat Higgins and McManus in a doubles frame, bringing the score to 4\u20134. McManus lost to Williams as Wales took the lead in the match for the first time at 5\u20134. Stevens had breaks of 41 and 46 in defeating Hendry, meaning Wales won the match 6\u20134. Small, with twelves wins from sixteen frames played, had the best record in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155985-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Nations Cup (snooker), Tournament summary\nTelevision coverage of the final was interrupted with the score at 4\u20134 as ITV switched to coverage of the 1998\u201399 FA Cup match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal. The broadcast of the concluding two frames was limited to one shot from the ninth frame and the 46 break from the last frame, televised after the FA Cup match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155985-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Nations Cup (snooker), Tournament summary, Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for the 1999 tournament is listed below. Each player received an equal share of prize money for how well their team fared.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 58], "content_span": [59, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155985-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Nations Cup (snooker), Round robin, Final\nMatch winning players and scores are shown in bold. Breaks over 50 are shown in parentheses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155986-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Navarrese regional election\nThe 1999 Navarrese regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the Chartered Community of Navarre. All 50 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155986-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Navarrese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Parliament of Navarre was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the Chartered Community of Navarre, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Reintegration and Enhancement of the Foral Regime of Navarre Law, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Foral Deputation. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Navarre and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155986-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Navarrese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 3 percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155986-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Navarrese regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in Navarre. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155986-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Navarrese regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Parliament of Navarre expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Parliament concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155986-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Navarrese regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe Parliament of Navarre could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155986-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Navarrese regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 847]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155986-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Navarrese regional election, Aftermath\nInvestiture processes to elect the President of Navarre required for an absolute majority\u2014more than half the votes cast\u2014to be obtained in the first ballot. If unsuccessful, a new ballot would be held 48 hours later under the same majority requirement, with successive votes requiring only of a simple majority\u2014more affirmative than negative votes\u2014to succeed. If such majorities were not achieved, successive candidate proposals would be processed under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was deemed to be automatically elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 43], "content_span": [44, 745]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155987-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Navy Midshipmen football team\nThe 1999 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Charlie Weatherbie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155988-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election\nThe second election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the  1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were elections to  the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155988-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Overview\nAll council seats were up for election. These were the second elections held following local government reorganisation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 64], "content_span": [65, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155988-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Candidates\nMost sitting members of West Glamorgan County council sought election to the new authority. A number were also members of the previous district councils but others contested a ward against a sitting district councillor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 66], "content_span": [67, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155988-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Results, Coedffranc Central (two seats)\nFormer Communist Glaslyn Morgan was elected as Democratic Left candidate in 1995 but subsequently joined Plaid Cymru.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 95], "content_span": [96, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155988-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Results, Dyffryn (one seat)\nPlaid Cymru won the seat in 1995 but lost it at a subsequent by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 83], "content_span": [84, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155988-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Results, Neath North (two seats)\nClive Thomas had captured a seat from Labour at a by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 88], "content_span": [89, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155988-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Results, Sandfields West (three seats)\nPatricia Jane Thomas had held the seat in a by-election since 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 94], "content_span": [95, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155989-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebelhorn Trophy\nThe 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy took place between September 1 and 4, 1999 at the Bundesleistungszentrum Oberstdorf. It is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155989-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebelhorn Trophy\nSkaters were entered by their respective national federations, rather than receiving individual invitations as in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, and competed in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The Fritz-Geiger-Memorial Trophy was presented to the country with the highest placements across all disciplines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155989-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebelhorn Trophy\nIn the men's free skating, Klimkin became the first skater to land two different quadruple jumps in one program (quad salchow and quad toe loop).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155990-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team\nThe 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155990-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team\nNebraska won its 43rd and final Big 12 championship (including titles in the MVIAA/Big Eight) this season by winning the Big 12 Championship Game over Texas. As of the 2020 seaon, this season was the last conference championship for Nebraska.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155990-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season\nNebraska's longtime Defensive Coordinator Charlie McBride retired after another season of success, helping Nebraska win the Big 12 Championship, with a final record of 12\u20131 (7\u20131). McBride's retirement followed 22 years of storied service to the Cornhuskers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155990-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season\nThe season was concluded by #3 Nebraska defeating #6 Tennessee 31\u201321 at the Fiesta Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155990-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season\nSecond-year Head Coach Frank Solich's career record improved to 21\u20135 (12\u20134).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155990-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, After the season, NFL and pro players\nThe following Nebraska players who participated in the 1999 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 78], "content_span": [79, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155991-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nepalese general election\nGeneral elections were held in Nepal on 3 and 17 May 1999. The Nepali Congress emerged as the largest party, gaining 28 seats, while the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN\u2013UML) lost 17.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155991-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nepalese general election, Background\nThe previous elections o the Pratinidhi Sabha in 1994 had seen the CPN\u2013UML emerge victorious and the first-ever popularly elected communist government formed. Yet by 1999, infighting, such as the departure of the Bam Dev Gautam and C.P. Mainali led splinter group, had got in the way of policy decisions and put certain people off voting for the party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155991-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nepalese general election, Results, Distribution of seats\nSeats won by Rashtriya Jana Morcha, Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal and Nepal Workers Peasants Party", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155991-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nepalese general election, Aftermath\nFollowing the elections, the various parties found it difficult to cooperate and finalise a policy of the Maoist rebels, culminating in the 2002 dissolution of the parliament by King Gyanendra.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155991-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Nepalese general election, Aftermath\nFollowing the 2006 Loktantra Andolan, in which all of the parties successful in 1999, except the royalist Rashtriya Prajatantra Party participated in the Seven Party Alliance, the House was reinstated in 2006.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155992-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Netherlands Antilles island council elections\nIsland council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 7 May (Cura\u00e7ao, Saba and Sint Eustatius) and 21 May 1999 (Sint Maarten) to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Party for the Restructured Antilles (5 seats) in Cura\u00e7ao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, the Sint Eustatius Alliance (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (7 seats) in Sint Maarten.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155993-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nevada Wolf Pack football team\nThe 1999 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big West Conference (BWC). The Wolf Pack were led by fourth\u2013year head coach Jeff Tisdel, who resigned after the end of the season. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155993-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nevada Wolf Pack football team\nThis was the Wolf Pack's last year as a member of the BWC as they joined the Western Athletic Conference for the 2000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155993-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season\nThe Wolf Pack finished the 1998 season 6\u20135 and 3\u20132 in BWC play to finish tied in second place. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 52], "content_span": [53, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155994-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Brunswick general election\nThe 1999 New Brunswick general election was held on June 7, 1999, to elect 55 members to the 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155994-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Brunswick general election, Campaign\nThe election marked the debut of both Camille Th\u00e9riault and Bernard Lord as leaders of the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives respectively. It was Elizabeth Weir's third general election as leader of the New Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155994-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New Brunswick general election, Campaign\nTh\u00e9riault's Liberals were widely expected to win a fourth majority government from the outset of the campaign, and opinion polls showed them leading by double but Lord's Tories were able to capitalize on the issue of highway tolls and use it to portray the Liberals as arrogant. Lord made an effective wedge issue on tolls, saying they were unfair to people who lived near the toll booths and had to drive through them daily and also as an example of arrogance and uncaring from the Liberals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155994-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 New Brunswick general election, Campaign\nLord then pledged to implement 20 of his key promises in his first 200 days in office, he styled this as \"200 Days of Change\", a message which was modelled on the Contract with America and the Common Sense Revolution, and it resonated with voters. Another disadvantage for the Liberals was the loss of former premier Frank McKenna, who had retired after 10 years in office in 1997. McKenna was very popular and Th\u00e9riault had difficulty shaking negative comparisons between himself and his predecessor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155994-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New Brunswick general election, Campaign\nFollowing a huge surge in the final weeks of the campaign, Lord became Premier with his party winning its largest majority in the history of New Brunswick. Lord's tories also won the majority of Acadian seats, something the PC Party in New Brunswick had struggled to do in the past.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155994-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New Brunswick general election, Campaign\nLord's win was 44 of 55 seats, at 80% a huge majority, was viewed as remarkable by all parties. Th\u00e9riault, who came off in the campaign as cold and uncharismatic, made what pundits thought was his best speech of the campaign on election night when he said \"the people of New Brunswick have spoken, and the people of New Brunswick are never wrong\". However, Lord's massive victory caused a domino effect which resulted in the defeat of many Liberals who had been viewed by pundits as undefeatable.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 45], "content_span": [46, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155994-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New Brunswick general election, Narrow wins and losses\nA lot of Liberals, many high profile, lost their seats by very narrow margins while some barely survived. Below is a list of the 14 ridings (over a quarter of all districts) decided by less than 10%. Incumbent Liberal cabinet ministers are in bold, other incumbents are in italics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season\nThe 1999 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League and the 40th overall. They finished with an 8\u20138 record, tied for fourth place in the division, and out of the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season\nIn May, the Patriots announced their intention to pull out of a publicly financed stadium deal in Hartford, Connecticut and instead work towards building a privately financed new stadium, which would become Gillette Stadium, at the site of the existing Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. On the field, the Patriots came into the 1999 season without second-year running back Robert Edwards; after rushing for over 1,100 yards in 1998, the rookie suffered a serious knee injury playing in a rookie beach game in Hawaii after the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season\nTaking Edwards' place were veteran Terry Allen and rookie Kevin Faulk, but neither player was able to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing and overall the Patriots' rushing offense was 23rd in the NFL. After beginning the season with a 6\u20132 record the team stumbled down the stretch and finished 8\u20138 and out of the playoffs for the first time since 1995. Following the season finale, third year head coach Pete Carroll was fired, while vice president of player personnel Bobby Grier was retained only until the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe Jets lost quarterback Vinny Testaverde in the second quarter when he ruptured his left Achilles tendon, and backup Tom Tupa (a former Patriots punter) was put in; regular backup Rick Mirer was listed as emergency quarterback and was not eligible to enter the game until the fourth quarter. The Patriots rallied from down 16\u201310 at the half with 17 points scored in the third quarter, but the Jets stormed back themselves with two touchdowns on a Tupa throw to Fred Baxter and a Bryan Cox interception return; both times the Jets went for two-point conversions but failed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nMirer was put in late in the fourth and a throw was deflected by Ty Law and recovered by Chris Slade. Bledsoe completed key first downs to Terry Glenn and Troy Brown, setting up the game-winning Adam Vinatieri field goal of a 30\u201328 Patriots win. Kevin Faulk made his Patriots debut in this game, rushing ten times for 17 yards and catching one pass for eight yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe Patriots committed 15 penalties eating up 135 yards and trailed 28\u20137 at halftime in Peyton Manning's second career trip to Foxboro. But Drew Bledsoe answered with touchdowns to Terry Allen and Ben Coates to tie the game late in the fourth; the two Coates scores came off a Marcus Pollard fumble and a Manning three-and-out forced by Ty Law. Edgerrin James was then stripped by Tebucky Jones, setting up the game-winning Vinatieri field goal of a 31\u201328 Patriots comeback. Coates's fourth-quarter scores turned out to be the last of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe Patriots trailed the Browns 6-7 at halftime with only two field goals. The Browns only score being a Kevin Johnson 64 yard touchdown reception from Tim Couch. Drew Bledsoe amassed 393 yards passing and a 54 yard touchdown pass to Terry Glenn having a career day breaking a team record with 13 receptions and 214 receiving yards. Terry Allen also scored on a 3 yard touchdown run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nTrailing 7\u20133 at the half, the Chiefs behind Elvis Grbac scored 13 points in the second half. The Patriots scored in the fourth on a Shawn Jefferson touchdown catch, then in the final minute the Patriots stormed down field, but a 32-yard Vinatieri field goal try on the final play bounced off the right upright, securing a 16\u201314 Chiefs win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nDan Marino was injured after throwing an interception returned by Andy Katzenmoyer for a 57-yard touchdown and was replaced by future Patriots backup quarterback Damon Huard. Huard was picked off by Ty Law for a 27-yard touchdown, but from there the Dolphins clawed back into contention and Huard won the game in the final seconds on a short touchdown toss to Stanley Pritchett and a 31\u201330 Dolphins win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe Patriots defeated the Broncos for the first time since 1980 after going 0\u201311 lifetime against John Elway. Both teams rushed for 133 yards while Brian Griese of the Broncos threw for 309 yards compared to a modest 192 passing yards for Drew Bledsoe. Kevin Faulk scored on a 15-yard rushing touchdown as the Patriots rushed to a 24\u201313 third-quarter lead and sweated out a Broncos rally to win 24\u201323; the margin of victory turned out to be set by a missed 59-yard field goal try by Jason Elam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe Patriots mopped the floor of Sun Devil Stadium as Drew Bledsoe threw four touchdowns in a 27\u20133 runaway. The win, however, proved costly, for Ben Coates was held without a catch for the second time that season, a fact Coates took the media during the ensuing bye week to considerable effect.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe game marked a fatal turning point to the Patriots season as Coates' public protest soured his relationship with Bledsoe and coach Pete Carroll; the Patriots fell from 6\u20132 to finish a dismal 8\u20138; Coates for his part had only sixteen catches the remainder of the season before he was let go and joined the Baltimore Ravens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155995-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 New England Patriots season, Notable games\nThe Patriots entered this game on a three-game losing streak and having never beaten the Cowboys in their history; this was the eighth career meeting between the two clubs. Both Patriot slumps ended as the two defenses kept offense to a premium; Troy Aikman and Drew Bledsoe combined for just 336 passing yards; it was the Patriots ground game that took over to the tune of 116 rushing yards led by Terry Allen's 53 yards and a touchdown in a 13\u20136 Patriots win. Rookie Kevin Faulk had his most productive game of the season with 36 rushing yards and three catches for 43 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155996-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Forest District Council election\nElections to New Forest District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrat party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155997-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Hampshire Wildcats football team\nThe 1999 New Hampshire Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Hampshire as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first year under head coach Sean McDonnell, the team compiled a 5\u20136 record (3\u20135 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic 10 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155998-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Mexico Lobos football team\nThe 1999 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Rocky Long, the Lobos compiled a 4\u20137 record (3\u20134 against WAC opponents) and were outscored by a total of 298 to 240.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155998-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Mexico Lobos football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Sean Stein with 1,584 passing yards, Holmon Wiggins with 601 rushing yards, Martinez Williams with 609 receiving yards, and kicker David McKinney with 42 points scored.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00155999-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Mexico State Aggies football team\nThe 1999 New Mexico State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented New Mexico State University in the Big West Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Tony Samuel, the Aggies compiled a 6\u20135 record. The team played its home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156000-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Orleans Saints season\nThe 1999 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints' thirty-third NFL season. This was Mike Ditka's third and final season as the Saints' head coach, as he was fired, along with his entire coaching staff and general manager Bill Kuharich, three days after the conclusion of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156000-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Orleans Saints season\nDuring 1999, the Saints became the first team to lose to the expansion Cleveland Browns and in the process became the only team since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970 to lose to the last winless team in successive seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156000-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New Orleans Saints season, Offseason, NFL Draft\nWith the only pick in the draft the New Orleans Saints selected RB Ricky Williams out of the University of Texas with the fifth pick in the first round. The Saints traded all of their draft picks in the 1999 draft in order to move up so they could draft Williams, as well as a first round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft that eventually was used by the Washington Redskins to draft LaVar Arrington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election\nElections to the 52nd Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 27 March 1999. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election. The Labor Party, led by premier Bob Carr won a second term with a 7% swing against the Liberal Party and National Party, led by Kerry Chikarovski.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election\nThe poll was the first to be held after two key changes to the electoral system. In 1997, the number of electoral districts was reduced from 99 to 93. In 1995, fixed four-year terms were introduced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nThe Labor Party's victory at the 1995 election was built on a number of specific promises, backed by a well directed marginal seat campaign. On taking office, the Carr Government faced difficulties presiding over a public sector that had fundamentally changed during the seven years of the Greiner and Fahey Governments. The major dynamic of the Carr Government's first term was to be the clash between the old fashioned promises that won the 1995 election and the new orthodoxy of public sector financial accountability.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nThis new orthodoxy had its genesis in the election of the Hawke Government at the 1983 Federal election. The new financial strictures applied by Canberra to deal with the nation's trade imbalance created problems that forced change on the States. While the term microeconomic reform was not yet in use when the Greiner Government was elected in 1988, New South Wales became the first State that committed itself to a fundamental examination of the role and activities of the public sector.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nFocussing initially on the efficiency of service delivery and drawing distinctions between commercial functions and core Government services, the process evolved into using market mechanisms to improve the efficiency of services for which the public sector had previously been the monopoly provider. Later, the Jeff Kennett government in Victoria and the Howard Government in Canberra were to take the process further with the wide scale use of privatisation and the outsourcing of services.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nThe Carr Government was always going to face problems because of the financial burden imposed by the building programme associated with the 2000 Olympics. The Government took the responsible course of choosing to fund the programme internally rather than through debt, resulting in the re-direction of Government expenditure. This approach created dilemmas with two key promises made by Labor to win the 1995 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nThe first was a promise by Carr and his Health Minister Andrew Refshauge to resign if they did not halve hospital waiting lists within twelve months. Devoting extra resources, persuading the majority of the medical profession to participate and improving hospital processes  allowed the Government to meet the commitment. The Federal government cut of funding to hospitals that followed made the waiting list numbers rise again and increased the scepticism of the public to any claim . An attempt to redistribute health infrastructure and resources by merging St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst with St George Hospital in Hurstville was one of several politically damaging attempts by the Government to live within its financial means.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 803]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nThe second problem was a promise to abolish the tolls on the privately operated M4 and M5 motorways. Once elected, the Government announced it could not lift the tolls given the cost and contractual obligations. This was disastrous for the Government's standing, forcing it in October 1996 to announce a toll cash-back scheme for private use in an effort to recover lost support.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nDealing with state debt, building the Olympic infrastructure and meeting the cost of normal Government functions caused Cabinet to propose a radical solution in 1997: sell the State's electricity assets. The Victorian Government had raised billions in this way, and New South Wales had already divided the generating capacity into separate corporations that made privatisation possible. The policy had the additional advantaged of removing the financial risk faced by the State since the introduction of a national electricity grid with full competition between suppliers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nThis was privatisation taken too far for the Labor Party, a State Conference refusing to sanction the sale. Finances remained tight but the Cabinet back-down solved a different problem. The Coalition was still committed to electricity privatisation, allowing the Carr Government to appeal to its own traditional base by warning the only alternative Government would be far harsher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nA redistribution was due before the 1999 election. Before starting the process, Labor number crunchers turned to deciding what number of Lower House seats delivered the best advantage for Labor. With an increase in Members ruled out by the Premier, the eventual strategy adopted was a cut to 93 MPs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nFinalised in July 1998, the new boundaries were a disappointment for the Government. Rather than strengthening Labor's hold on office, they removed the Government's majority, with only 46 of the 93 seats notionally held by Labor. The Coalition was still disadvantaged, given that it won more of the vote in 1995 and still needed a bigger swing than Labor to take office. However, the Coalition was relieved that the boundaries were considerably fairer than Labor had tried to arrange.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nTen seats were abolished and four created, another six seats adopting new names. A net four seats disappeared in Sydney and one in Newcastle. The far western seats of Broken Hill and Murray were abolished and fashioned into a new notionally National Party seat called Murray-Darling. Several Members were forced to move while three seats, Maitland, Strathfield and the new seat of Ryde, were to see contests between sitting MPs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Carr Government\nRetiring former Ministers caused five by-elections in May 1996, Labor receiving a bonus when former Federal MP Harry Woods won the North Coast seat of Clarence from the National Party, increasing the Government's majority to three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Liberal Opposition\nPeter Collins had taken over the Liberal leadership after the 1995 election. Although he had held several senior portfolios in the previous Government, he remained relatively unknown to the electorate. Despite the low profile of Collins, the Coalition remained competitive in opinion polls until the middle of 1998. Collins was deposed by a surprise coup in December 1998 and replaced by Kerry Chikarovski, the first woman to lead a major party in New South Wales. Less experienced at handling the media than Collins, especially television, Chikarovski struggled during the March 1999 campaign.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 67], "content_span": [68, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Background, Liberal Opposition\nThe Coalition's campaign was also hampered by its unpopular proposal to sell the State's electricity assets. The task of selling it became more difficult when polls indicated that the promised cash rebates made voters even more suspicious of privatisation. As a result, Chikarovski bore much of the criticism of the Coalition's performance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 67], "content_span": [68, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Results\nNew South Wales state election, 27 March 1999\u200aLegislative Assembly << 1995\u20132003 >>", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Results\nNew South Wales state election, 27 March 1999Legislative Council << 1995\u20132003 >>", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Results\nThe Legislative Assembly (lower house) election was a landslide. Labor's historic hold on the city of Broken Hill was maintained when Labor won Murray-Darling. Labor also won the head-to-head contests between sitting MPs in the notionally Liberal seats of Maitland, Ryde and Strathfield. Labor also gained Georges River, Menai and Miranda in southern Sydney and the far North Coast seat of Tweed. It retained Clarence and gained South Coast. Optional preferential voting was responsible for Labor holding Clarence, with the failure of Liberal voters to direct preferences denying the National candidate victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 656]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Results\nThe two-party swing to Labor was 7.2%, winning 56.0% of the two-party preferred vote. However, Labor's primary vote had barely risen while the combined Coalition vote was down 10%. A new arrival, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party, fresh from success at the 1998 Queensland and Federal elections, polled 7.5% of the vote. Exhausted One Nation preferences played their part in creating the swing against the Coalition. Worse for the National Party, both Dubbo and Northern Tablelands were lost to Independents, bringing to three the number of Independents in safe National Party seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Results\nThis election was known derogatively as the \"Tablecloth Election\", due to the unprecedented number of candidates contesting the Upper House, totalling 264 candidates for 81 parties. This meant that each of the 4 million ballot papers issued measured approximately 70x100cm, the size of a small tablecloth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Results\nThe rules for nominating candidates to the Legislative Council were tightened to prevent this from happening again, as well as the abolition of group ticket preferences in response to Malcolm Jones of the Outdoor Recreation Party being elected with 0.2% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 44], "content_span": [45, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156001-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 New South Wales state election, Results, Overview\nElections were held for half the seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 54], "content_span": [55, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours\nThe New Year Honours 1999 for various Commonwealth realms were announced on 30 December 1998, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1999. The Honours list is a list of people who have been awarded one of the various orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. Honours are split into classes (\"orders\") and are graded to distinguish different degrees of achievement or service, most medals are not graded. The awards are presented to the recipient in one of several investiture ceremonies at Buckingham Palace throughout the year by the Sovereign or her designated representative. The Prince of Wales and The Princess Royal have deputised for The Queen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 702]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours\nThe orders, medals and decorations are awarded by various honours committees which meet to discuss candidates identified by public or private bodies, by government departments or who are nominated by members of the public. Depending on their roles, those people selected by committee are submitted either to the Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, or Secretary of State for Defence for their approval before being sent to the Sovereign for final approval. As the \"fount of honour\" the monarch remains the final arbiter for awards. In the case of certain orders such as the Order of the Garter and the Royal Victorian Order they remain at the personal discretion of the Queen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 734]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours\nThe recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Knights Bachelor\nA Knights Bachelor is the rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 93], "content_span": [94, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Order of the Bath\nThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is the fourth-most senior of the British Orders of Chivalry with three classes of member.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 94], "content_span": [95, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Order of St Michael and St George\nThe Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George is an order of chivalry used to honour individuals who have rendered important services in relation to Commonwealth or foreign nations;.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 110], "content_span": [111, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Royal Victorian Order\nThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms; admission remains in the personal gift of the monarch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 98], "content_span": [99, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Order of the British Empire\nThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry comprising five classes in civil and military divisions. It is the junior of the British orders of chivalry, and the largest, with over 100,000 living members worldwide. The highest two ranks of the order, the Knight/Dame Grand Cross and Knight/Dame Commander, admit an individual into knighthood or damehood allowing the recipient to use the title Sir or Dame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 104], "content_span": [105, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Royal Red Cross\nThe Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded for exceptional services in military nursing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 92], "content_span": [93, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156002-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours, Commonwealth of the Bahamas\nFive individuals were named in the Bahamas' New Year Honours, these being:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 50], "content_span": [51, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156003-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours (New Zealand)\nThe 1999 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 1998 and the beginning of 1999. They were announced on 31 December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156003-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Year Honours (New Zealand)\nThe recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156004-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New York City Marathon\nThe 1999 New York City Marathon was the 30th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 7. The men's elite race was won by Kenya's Joseph Chebet in a time of 2:09:14 hours while the women's race was won by Mexico's Adriana Fern\u00e1ndez in 2:25:06.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156004-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New York City Marathon\nA total of 31,786 runners finished the race, 22,626 men and 9160 women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156005-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards\nThe 65th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 1999, were announced on 16 December 1999 and presented on 9 January 2000 by the New York Film Critics Circle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156006-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Giants season\nThe 1999 season was the New York Giants' 75th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Jim Fassel. The team failed to improve on their 8\u20138 record from the previous season, winning only seven games and missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season. This was the last season that the team had the script \"GIANTS\" on the helmet, being replaced with the NY logo for the 2000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156007-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Jets season\nThe 1999 New York Jets season was the 40th season for the team, the 30th in the National Football League and the third year and final year under Bill Parcells and was also the last season that the Jets were under the ownership of the Hess family. Owner Leon Hess died before the season began and, per his directive, the team was to be sold after his death. The process for vetting potential buyers proceeded during the entire season and shortly after it concluded, the winning buyer was revealed as Johnson & Johnson heir Woody Johnson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156007-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Jets season\nThe Jets failed to improve upon their 12\u20134 record from 1998, when the Jets won the AFC East and ended the season with a loss in the AFC Championship Game and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. The team dealt with several devastating injuries to starters. Starting quarterback Vinny Testaverde suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the season opener against the New England Patriots, costing him the entire season. Starting running back Leon Johnson tore two knee ligaments in the same game and was also lost for the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156007-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Jets season\nDue to Testaverde\u2019s injury, the Jets were forced to use three different quarterbacks during the season. Parcells used punter Tom Tupa, who had begun his career as a quarterback, to replace Testaverde in the opening game against the Patriots but pulled him in favor of Rick Mirer. Parcells acquired Mirer in a trade with the Green Bay Packers during the offseason and made room for Mirer by trading Glenn Foley to the Seattle Seahawks. After a 2\u20136 start to the season, Parcells went in another direction and replaced Mirer with third-stringer Ray Lucas, who won six of his eight starts to bring the team to an 8\u20138 finish.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156007-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Jets season\nParcells announced his retirement shortly after the 1999 season concluded and announced that defensive coordinator Bill Belichick, who had been his designated successor, would take over. However, Belichick decided shortly after taking the position that he no longer wanted it and instead chose to become the head coach of the Patriots. Thus, Parcells promoted linebackers coach Al Groh to replace him while he stayed on for an additional year in the front office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 489]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156008-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Liberty season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the New York Liberty. The Liberty hosted the first WNBA All-Star Game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156008-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Liberty season, Player stats\nNote: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156009-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Mets season\nThe New York Mets' 1999 season was the 38th regular season for the Mets. They went 97-66 and finished 2nd in the NL East but won the NL Wild Card by beating the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game playoff. The Mets advanced to the National League Championship Series, where they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in 6 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156009-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Mets season\nThe Mets were managed by Bobby Valentine, who entered his fourth year as skipper. They played home games at Shea Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156009-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Mets season, Regular season\nThe Mets' 97 victories were their highest total since they won 100 games in 1988. They were led offensively by catcher Mike Piazza, who compiled a .303 average with 40 home runs and 124 RBI in his first full season with the team. New third baseman Robin Ventura put together a .301 average, 32 home runs, and 120 RBI while second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo hit .304 with 27 home runs and 108 RBI. First baseman John Olerud continued his consistent hitting, hitting .298 with 96 RBI, his third straight year with 90 or more runs driven in. Offseason acquisitions Roger Cedeno and Rickey Henderson recorded the two highest batting averages on the squad at .315 and .313 respectively. Benny Agbayani, a semi-regular outfielder who got more playing time as the year progressed, contributed 14 home runs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 838]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156009-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Mets season, Regular season\nThe Mets' pitching staff was again led by Al Leiter with 13 wins. Orel Hershiser matched that total, with Masato Yoshii recording 12 wins and Rick Reed 11. Rookie Octavio Dotel went 8-3 in fourteen starts, and late season acquisition Kenny Rogers won five of six decisions while leading the team in complete games. The rotation was not as strong as keeping runs off the board; the team's four main starters recorded ERAs above 4.00.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156009-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Mets season, Regular season\nThe offseason acquisition of Armando Benitez from the Baltimore Orioles ended John Franco's tenure as the team's closer. Franco did manage to record nineteen saves and broke the Major League Baseball record for saves by a left-hander, but Benitez' 1.85 ERA and twenty-two saves ensured the closer role would be his for the foreseeable future.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156009-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Mets season, Regular season, Mercury Mets\nAs part of the now-infamous Turn Ahead the Clock promotion sponsored by Century 21, the Mets changed their name to the \"Mercury Mets\" while hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 27, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156009-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 70], "content_span": [71, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156010-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Underground Film Festival\nThese are the films shown at the 6th New York Underground Film Festival, held from March 10\u201314, 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156011-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Yankees season\nThe New York Yankees' 1999 season was the 97th season for the Bronx-based professional baseball team. The team finished with a record of 98\u201364 finishing 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the playoffs, they got to the World Series and defeated the Atlanta Braves in 4 games to win their 25th World Series title. By winning their 25th World Series, the New York Yankees became the most successful team in North America. A record previously held by the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL. In that year, FTA broadcasts returned to where they all started in 1947\u2014Fox-owned WNYW, the network's flagship channel, while cable broadcasts continued on MSG.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156011-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156011-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Yankees season, World series, Game 3\nOctober 26, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York City", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156011-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New York Yankees season, World series\nOctober 27, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York city", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 42], "content_span": [43, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156012-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand MP reduction referendum\nA referendum on reducing the number of MPs from 120 to 99 was a citizens-initiated referendum held in New Zealand on 27 November 1999, the same date as the general election. The proposal was supported by 81.5% of voters, with a turnout of 82.8%. This referendum was non-binding and the number of MPs in parliament was not changed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156012-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand MP reduction referendum, Implementation\nSince the referendum was non-binding, there was no immediate proposed implementation of a bill to reduce the number of MPs in parliament. However, on 23 February 2006, the Electoral (Reduction in Number of Members of Parliament) Amendment Bill was introduced, which proposed that the number of MPs be reduced to 100, seeking to honour the 1999 referendum. The bill passed its first reading but failed in its second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156013-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand NBL season\nThe 1999 NBL season was the 18th season of the National Basketball League. The 1999 season saw just nine teams compete, with Hawke's Bay joining the second-tiered Conference Basketball League (CBL) and Northland ceasing operations after four dismal seasons in the NBL. Auckland won the championship in 1999 to claim their sixth league title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards\nThe 1999 New Zealand bravery awards were announced via a special honours list on 23 October 1999. The awards recognised 30 people, including six posthumously, for acts of bravery between 1989 and 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Cross (NZC)\nOn 24 April 1992 Ms Amey was one of five members of a Meteorological Service team, stationed on the remote sub-Antarctic Campbell Island, who were snorkelling when one of them, Mr Mike Fraser, was attacked by a shark, believed to be a white pointer. The other swimmers, apart from Ms Amey, swam to shore. Ms Amey waited until the shark moved away from Mr Fraser and then went to his aid and towed him to shore. Mr Fraser had lost his right forearm and his left forearm was severely lacerated and appeared to be broken.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Cross (NZC)\nHe was having trouble breathing and required urgent medical treatment. After getting him to shore, Ms Amey joined the rest of the team in doing what they could for Mr Fraser until he could be flown to New Zealand. Ms Amey displayed great courage and bravery with complete disregard for her own safety in going to Mr Fraser's assistance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Cross (NZC)\nOn 9 June 1995, Mr Dixon, aged 47, and his wife were passengers on Ansett Flight 703 when the aircraft crashed in the Tararua Ranges near Palmerston North. Mr Dixon escaped from the wreckage with fractures. However, despite his injuries, he returned to the aircraft to help other passengers trapped in the wreckage. As a result of this selfless action, he was critically burned when a flash fire broke out on the left wing of the aircraft near a hole in the fuselage from which he was helping passengers escape. He was hospitalised and underwent surgery and skin grafts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Cross (NZC)\nMr Dixon remained in a coma, and although he made some initial improvement, his condition worsened and he died two weeks later, the fourth victim of the crash. The situation in which Mr Dixon found himself was extremely dangerous and he displayed great bravery in returning to the aircraft, although injured, to help other passengers which subsequently resulted in the loss of his own life. His bravery undoubtedly ensured that the loss of life was not greater.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 56], "content_span": [57, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS)\nOn Friday 10 May 1996, Mr Hall was descending from the summit of Mt Everest, in the Himalayas, following his 11-strong expedition\u2019s attempt on the peak, when a blizzard developed. From the Hillary Step, just below the summit, Mr Hall called on the radio for oxygen and assistance for an American climber in the party who had collapsed. Other parties on the descent were unable to reascend due to the storm, yet Mr Hall refused entreaties to descend without the stricken climber.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 64], "content_span": [65, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS)\nFellow New Zealand mountaineer, Mr Andrew Harris, did attempt to reach them, but the American climber died during the night. Mr Hall made his way down to the South Summit where early on 11 May he contacted Base Camp by radio. Exhausted and frostbitten, he was unable to descend further. When informed of a failed rescue attempt later that day he responded with dignity and courage. His last communication by radio and satellite link was to give encouragement to his expectant wife in New Zealand. Out of oxygen, he succumbed to the cold some time during the Saturday night. Mr Hall understood that by remaining behind with the American climber he reduced greatly his own chances of survival. His selflessness in deciding to remain with him was an outstanding act of bravery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 64], "content_span": [65, 839]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS)\nOn 10 May 1996 Mr Harris, a guide in an expedition on Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, attempted to go to the aid of Mr Robert Edwin Hall and an American climber who were stranded on the Hillary Step below the summit, and shortly afterwards perished in a blizzard. Mr Harris, hearing by radio Rob Hall's calls for help, turned from the safety of descending the mountain to go back up towards the summit ridge of Everest to assist Mr Hall and the other climber.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 64], "content_span": [65, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS)\nDespite his own exhaustion, and knowing that his only chance of survival lay in descending, Mr Harris chose to go back up the mountain to try to help Mr Hall. Mr Harris was not heard of again although Mr Hall reported in a radio message that \"Andy was with me last night...\" and Mr Harris\u2019 ice axe and jacket were later found on the South Summit next to Mr Hall\u2019s body. To go to the aid of a fellow guide in the face of the most appalling conditions was an outstanding act of bravery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 64], "content_span": [65, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS)\nOn the morning of 7 December 1998, Mr Butler, aged 76, heard screams for help from a neighbour, a sixteen year old girl, who was being attacked by a young male wielding a large knife. The youth appeared intent on sexually violating the girl and had stabbed her several times in the upper back. Mr Butler rushed to the girl\u2019s aid and in doing so was himself savagely attacked by the youth who left the scene when passengers from a passing car stopped to assist. Mr Butler received wounds to his face and body which required over 400 stitches. Mr Butler\u2019s actions may well have saved the girl\u2019s life and he was fortunate not to have lost his own. He displayed outstanding bravery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 64], "content_span": [65, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nOn the evening of 4 July 1989 Mr Hood, a security guard, accompanied an electrician as he carried out routine tests on newly installed 11,000 volt oil circuit breakers in the MED substation located in an area under construction at the Defence Department Building, Stout Street, Wellington. The electrician noticed there was a serious problem as one of the circuits breakers had been installed with no oil in the contact chamber. As he switched off the circuit breaker it exploded throwing out molton copper and flames.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nIt also threw the electrician against a wall opposite the exit and blasted Mr Hood backwards out of the door. However, hearing the cries from the electrician, who was on fire he came back into the room past the burning equipment and dragged the electrician to safety and used his bare hands to extinguish the man\u2019s burning hair and clothes. Mr Hood\u2019s actions saved the life of the electrician.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nAt Morrinsville on 29 July 1993, a mentally deranged man with a number of explosive devices strapped to his body, entered the Police Station. He held both the Police and three members of the public hostage and threatened to detonate bombs attached to his body. Sergeant Cantley entered the building and confronted the man and was able to facilitate most of the hostages\u2019 escapes, including his own. Sergeant Cantley then re-entered the building in an attempt to release the remaining hostage and overpower the man. Together with two other members of the Police he was able to achieve the release of the hostage but during this another Police Constable was wounded and the offender was fatally shot by Police. Throughout the incident Sergeant Cantley showed complete disregard for his own safety.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 866]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nOn 13 March 1996 Mr Crean witnessed a confrontation between two gangs in the New Plymouth suburb of Marfell where he lived. A young man was severely beaten in front of a number of people. Mr Crean was the only witness to this brutal assault who was prepared to testify against the assailants. Despite enormous intimidation, including verbal death threats made by gang members at the Court, Mr Crean did not waver and he insisted on giving evidence against the gang members involved.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nHis performance of his civic duty encouraged other witnesses to come forward, as a result of which gang activity in the area was curtailed and successful prosecution of two of the three defendants ensued. However, on 6 October 1996, Mr Crean, then aged 27, answering a knock at the front door of his home, was gunned down in the presence of his wife and young children. Four members of a gang are now serving life sentences for his murder. Mr Crean\u2019s performance of his civic duty undoubtedly placed his life in danger, with subsequent tragic consequences.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nAt Flaxmere on 21 April 1996 Mr Hunt was at his home when he heard a noise like a gun shot. Going outside, he saw a police car on the street in front of his house. He ran to the vehicle, accompanied by his two daughters, aged 12 and 10 years, where they discovered a shot police officer lying by the car. As Mr Hunt attempted to assist the officer, another bullet travelled in front of Mr Hunt, lodging in the driver\u2019s door of the car.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nLooking up, he saw a man in another car pointing a rifle at him through the vehicle\u2019s window, only some 5 to 6 metres in from of the police car. At this time Mr Hunt was with the constable between the two doors of the police car, the eldest daughter was standing in front of the car and the youngest behind her father. Mr Hunt moved quickly to the rear corner of the police car, before a further shot was fired, which also lodged in the driver\u2019s door. The other car then left the scene, after which Mr Hunt returned to the constable, whose wounds were unfortunately fatal. Mr Hunt placed his own life at risk to help the fatally wounded police officer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 723]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nOn 12 October 1996, Constable Sloss responded to a call from a woman about the presence of her former boyfriend at her house. After accompanying her there from another address, he followed her inside. The boyfriend appeared from behind a door and attacked the woman with a large knife. Constable Sloss intervened and was himself attacked with the knife. The woman, who had suffered repeated blows from the knife in an attempt to kill her, was able to leave the house to get help, convinced that the Constable was about to be killed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nConstable Sloss was then engaged in a fight for his life, being stabbed three times in the back, once in the abdomen, once in the right forearm, and a serious injury to his left hand. However, he succeeded in overpowering and handcuffing the man, before calling for assistance. The Constable\u2019s actions saved the life of the intended victim at the cost of his own severe injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)\nAt Matauri Bay, on the evening of 21 June 1997, Hakihana Pomare, aged 11 years, rescued his younger brother from their burning temporary accommodation. He re-entered the burning structure, amid thick smoke and intense heat, to rescue another brother and his sister but all three tragically died in the fire. He displayed exceptional bravery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 70], "content_span": [71, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nPrivates Burchell, Stewart and Terure were members of an Army Adventurous Training Course which became trapped near the summit of Mount Ruapehu by extremely adverse weather conditions on 11 August 1990. The next morning the party decided to move from the shelter of snow caves to the Dome Shelter, a distance of approximately 400 metres. They had covered approximately 250 metres when weather conditions forced them to stop and seek temporary shelter on an exposed feature. After some time in this location, two of the party succumbed to hypothermia and the others began to make the casualties comfortable.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nIn the afternoon, two members of the party left to attempt to get assistance. As more of the party began to show signs of hypothermia, they were placed in their sleeping bags in what shelter there was. Despite the continuing high winds and windblown snow, Privates Stewart and Terure maintained a continual vigil over their companions throughout most of the night, providing what assistance they could. When it became obvious that assistance was required, Private Burchell, although he had no previous mountaineering experience, volunteered to accompany one of the instructors to descend the mountain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nThe weather conditions were still extreme with windblown snow, limited visibility, darkness and a high wind chill factor. The pair were continually blown off course by the winds and, as a result, had to traverse treacherous terrain including several steep bluffs with limited direction finding assistance. Some eleven hours later, they eventually managed to raise the alarm to enable a full search and rescue operation to be mounted. Private Burchell not only had to cope with the most extreme conditions but, because of his lack of experience, had no knowledge of how to adequately overcome them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0012-0003", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nHis courage, determination and perseverance to continue in the face of extraordinary adversity not only brought great credit on himself, but certainly assisted in the rescue of five survivors from Mount Ruapehu the next day. When a rescue party arrived at the scene about midday on 13 August, Private Stewart was found to have died during the night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0012-0004", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nPrivate Stewart would have been fully aware that his actions in continually moving out of shelter and the warmth of his sleeping bag to assist those of the party who were affected by hypothermia, meant that he had an increased chance of also becoming a casualty. He was also aware that he was becoming increasingly exhausted by the continual battling of the elements. Privates Stewart and Terure displayed selfless care of the casualties and their sense of responsibility to their companions testify to their bravery.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nOn 22 January 1991 Mr Troon and Mr McEwan, employees of the Alliance Freezing Company, were alerted by a Sub-foreman that two contractors were in real trouble in a stickwater tank at the Alliance Rendering Plant at Kaiapoi. Both men were very experienced at rescue work. The contractors, a father and son, were cleaning the tank when they were overcome by lack of oxygen and toxic fumes. Mr Troon and Mr McEwan entered the tank and did their very best to lift the men through the manhole opening in the hope that they might be resuscitated. Their efforts were unsuccessful and the men died. Both Mr Troon and Mr McEwan were admitted to hospital for observation following the incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 750]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nMrs Francis, while an Ambulance Officer with the Wellington Free Ambulance, on the evening of 2 September 1991, attended an incident involving a man who had taken an overdose of drugs. The patient confronted her with a loaded firearm. During a period of some 30 minutes Mrs Holdsworth persuaded the patient to put the weapon down and talked to him until the Police arrived. Her calmness and patience in an extremely difficult situation almost certainly prevented injury to a colleague, Police Officers and herself.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nIn the early evening of 4 January 1992 a fire broke out in Otipua Block at Talbot Hospital, Timaru. Mrs Chapman, a hospital aide, Mrs Foster and Mrs McCrea, both staff nurses, calmly ensured that all patients were safely evacuated. Mrs Chapman and Mrs McCrea were on duty in Otipua Block when the fire broke out. With no regard for personal safety, Mrs Chapman and Mrs McCrea removed the three patients in the room where the fire started. Immediately after the patients were removed, the windows exploded. Black smoke in the room was down to eye-level at this time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nMrs Chapman continued to remove patients, while Mrs McCrea advised Mrs Foster, on duty in the other building, of the fire, and closed smoke stop doors. Eleven patients were evacuated by the three women before the fire brigade and police arrived. They then assisted with the evacuation of the remainder of the 35 patients by repeatedly entering the smoke-filled building until all were safely removed. All three women were in danger from smoke-inhalation. Mrs Chapman and Mrs McCrea, in the initial stages of the rescue, were in danger of being burnt by the flames, lacerated by shattering glass, and trapped by possible ceiling collapse. The actions of Mrs Chapman, Mrs Foster and Mrs McCrea, helped avert what could have been a major tragedy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 809]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nOn the evening of 24 April 1992 Mr Funnell, chief pilot of the Taupo-based New Zealand Rail rescue helicopter, a Squirrel, made a flight to uplift from the remote Campbell Island a man, Mr Mike Fraser, who had been attacked by a shark. Mr Funnell was accompanied by another pilot and a paramedic. The rescue operation successfully carried Mr Fraser to Invercargill Hospital, and he made a good recovery from his ordeal. The Squirrel touched down again at Taupo 25 hours after the request to make the trip.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nThe flight over some 1200 kilometres of ocean was believed to be unprecedented anywhere in the world in terms of single-engine helicopter operations and was undertaken at considerable risk to those on board. Mr Funnell displayed bravery in undertaking this flight without which the shark attack victim would not have survived.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nOn the morning of 27 June 1992 Mr Gibb was the pilot of a helicopter taking six teenage Australian tourists on a scenic flight over the Fox Glacier. While flying up the Glacier, at about 2,500 feet, his helicopter faced an oncoming fixed wing aircraft. The wing of the aircraft embedded itself in the nose cone of the helicopter and made the anti-torque pedals, which control the helicopter, inoperable, tore the doors of the pilot\u2019s side and damaged the directional controls. As a result of the impact Mr Gibb\u2019s right foot was shattered. Mr Gibb, despite his injuries and the damage to the helicopter, managed an emergency landing without any loss of life or injuries to his passengers. The pilot of the aeroplane was killed when his aircraft crashed after the impact with the helicopter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 855]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nOn 17 September 1993, while travelling home from work, in the company of his sister, Driver Povey came upon a motor accident involving a motor vehicle and a motor cycle. The motor cycle and driver were trapped under the vehicle and the motor cycle had exploded on impact. Both vehicles were engulfed in flames and there was an imminent danger of either or both exploding. Driver Povey quickly assessed the situation and sent his sister to a nearby house to alert the emergency services.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nWith complete disregard for his personal safety, Driver Povey then attempted to save the driver of the car. The driver was trapped in the car with his leg on fire, but Driver Povey managed to free the trapped leg and drag him clear of the burning vehicles. Unfortunately, and unknown to Driver Povey, the driver of the vehicle was already dead. The rider of the motor cycle was not able to be recovered and remained under the wreckage where he was burnt beyond recognition. Although Driver Povey was not able to save either of the two accident victims, he acted decisively displaying selfless courage and with complete disregard for his personal safety.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nOn 23 September 1993, Constables Pleydell and Rice pursued a man in a motor vehicle who had just committed an armed robbery of a bank in Auckland City. The offender abandoned his getaway vehicle and threatened two members of the public with a loaded pistol. Fearing for the safety of these people the two unarmed constables approached the gunman and Constable Pleydell confronted him but, despite being knocked off balance by a moving Police vehicle, the gunman levelled his pistol at Constable Pleydell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0019-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nFearing that the offender would shoot, Constable Rice tackled the man and was able to knock him to the ground, which gave both constables the opportunity of overpowering and subduing the offender. Constable Rice\u2019s actions almost certainly saved the life of Constable Pleydell and in doing so he assisted in the apprehension of one of the country\u2019s most wanted criminals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nOn 10 July 1994 a crippled Taiwanese fishing vessel, the long liner Kin Sin II which had suffered an ammonia explosion, was located 25 nautical miles south of Viti Levu in the Fiji group. The explosion and resultant fire had destroyed the ship\u2019s only life-raft and not all the 23 crew members were equipped with life jackets. Two Iroquois helicopters from a Number 3 Squadron Detachment, RNZAF, based in Fiji were tasked with carrying out a rescue mission.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0020-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nFlight Sergeant Helicopter Crewman Cannon and Sergeant Helicopter Crewman Franken were winched onboard the Kin Sin II to take charge of the rescue. Their efforts were hampered by the rolling deck of a burning and sinking ship, no communications with the Iroquois and an inability to communicate with the seamen, only one of whom was discovered to speak English late in the rescue. The vessel sank soon after the successful rescue of all 23 seamen. Both rescuers had only graduated as Helicopter Crew Members one month prior to this incident and were on their first search and rescue mission. In unfamiliar and difficult conditions they displayed courage and professionalism.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 740]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nIn the evening of 11 October 1994 Senior Constable Broughton and Constable Pratt were in a party of four police officers, one with a dog, which entered a house at Palmerston North at night under the provisions of Section 317 of the Crimes Act. They were in pursuit of a man who had just been seen lurking in the vicinity of houses, and who had assaulted one of the constables. Once inside, this man again assaulted the constable, while a woman confronted Constable Pratt with a baseball bat and used it to hit the dog on the head.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nSenior Constable Broughton ran up some stairs to disarm the woman, but another man then used the bat to hit him several times on the body and head. Constable Pratt went to his assistance, but by this time Senior Constable Broughton had received further blows, suffering serious injuries to his head and multiple bone fractures to his hands and was unable to defend himself. Constable Pratt could hear the sound of breaking bone and crushing flesh, and could see the amount of blood his colleague was losing. Senior Constable Broughton was then hit over the head again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0021-0002", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nHowever, Constable Pratt was able to drag him down the stairs, where they decided to try to disarm the man. Constable Pratt, using his short baton, led the way up the stairs where the baton was smashed and be suffered a dislocated finger and a graze to the head. Further blows were then struck with the bat, but the two constables were eventually able to overpower and arrest the man. Senior Constable Broughton later underwent surgery to his serious injuries, while Constable Pratt was treated at hospital and discharged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nMr McNamee, an employee of Alpine Guides Ltd, was guiding one of two groups on 11 July 1997 when he and four skiers in his party were buried in an avalanche five kilometres from Mt Cook, in the Southern Alps / K\u0101 Tiritiri o te Moana. Mr McNamee managed to free his pack, get his shovel out and then dig himself out in a very short period of time. With a quick scan of the area, he spotted visual signs of two of his skiers who were completely buried except that each had a hand visible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nThe priority was to free these skiers to the extent that they had clear airways and could breathe. Once this was accomplished, he located the other two skiers, one of whom had stopped breathing. Mr McNamee administered CPR by which time four other guides, who had been working nearby, had been summoned by Mr McNamee when the avalanches first started, had arrived and they were followed by other rescue personnel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156014-0022-0002", "contents": "1999 New Zealand bravery awards, New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)\nAll those buried by the avalanches were suffering to some extent from hypothermia and with the possibility of undetected injuries, it was decided to fly three of the skiers to Christchurch Hospital. All were released the next day. There is no doubt that if Mr McNamee had not managed to free himself and the others in such a short period, there would have been multiple fatalities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156015-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand gallantry awards\nThe 1999 New Zealand gallantry awards were announced via a special honours list on 23 October 1999, and recognised one member of the New Zealand Defence Force for actions during United Nations peacekeeping operations in Cambodia in 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156015-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand gallantry awards, New Zealand Gallantry Decoration (NZGD)\nOn 1 December 1992 Chief Petty Officer Oxenham, who was serving in Cambodia with a United Nations peacekeeping mission, was a member of a patrol conducting operations along the Shroeng Sen River. During this patrol, Chief Petty Officer Oxenham, together with three British officers and two Philipino senior ratings, were taken prisoner by members of the National Army of Democratic Kampuchea, formerly the Khmer Rouge. The group was detained for four days while negotiations to release them took place. It was during this period that Chief Petty Officer Oxenham ensured that their capture did not have a tragic outcome.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 74], "content_span": [75, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156015-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand gallantry awards, New Zealand Gallantry Decoration (NZGD)\nHis positive and level-headed behaviour was instrumental in diffusing a very tense and potentially life-threatening situation. The controlled but relaxed approach adopted by Chief Petty Officer Oxenham helped to reassure his fellow captives, while this behaviour, which often bordered on careful affront, including two failed escape attempts, demonstrated to the captors that the group were totally unwilling to acquiesce to captivity. At a time when he and his colleagues were under extreme duress, he positively, bravely and effectively influenced the interaction between captors and captives, such that all prisoners were eventually released unharmed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 74], "content_span": [75, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election\nThe 1999 New Zealand general election was held on 27 November 1999 to determine the composition of the 46th New Zealand Parliament. The governing National Party, led by Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, was defeated, being replaced by a coalition of Helen Clark's Labour Party and the smaller Alliance. This marked an end to nine years of the Fourth National Government, and the beginning of the Fifth Labour Government which would govern for nine years in turn, until its loss to the National Party in the 2008 general election. It was the first New Zealand election where both major parties had female leaders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Background\nBefore the election, the National Party had an unstable hold on power. After the 1996 election National had formed a coalition with the populist New Zealand First party and its controversial leader, Winston Peters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Background\nThe coalition was unpopular, as New Zealand First was seen as opposed to the National government, and had made many statements in the 1996 election campaign to that effect, such as saying that  only through New Zealand First could National Party be toppled, and Peters said that he would not accept Jim Bolger as Prime Minister, Bill Birch as Finance Minister or Jenny Shipley in a social welfare portfolio. NZ First's support crashed, though this was also partly caused by scandals and by mid-1997, NZ First was polling at as low as 2%. National also polled badly, and Jim Bolger was replaced as Prime Minister with Jenny Shipley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Background\nGradually, however, the relationship between the two parties deteriorated, and Peters took his party out of the coalition. A number of New Zealand First MPs deserted Peters, establishing themselves as independents or as members of newly established parties. By forming agreements with these MPs, National was able to keep itself in office, but its control was often unsteady. The polls were still initially close, but without NZ First support, National's chances of forming a government were slim. Eventually, Labour Party gained a solid lead over National.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Background\nThe Labour Party, which had been in Opposition since losing the 1990 election, presented a strong challenge, particularly due to its agreement with the smaller Alliance party. The two had not previously enjoyed good relations, primarily due to the presence of the NewLabour Party as one of the Alliance's key members. NewLabour had been established by Jim Anderton, a former Labour MP who quit the party in protest over the economic reforms of Roger Douglas, which were often blamed for Labour's election loss in 1990.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Background\nGradually, as the Labour Party withdrew from \"Rogernomics\", the Alliance (led by Anderton) reduced its hostility towards Labour, but it was not until shortly before the 1999 election that a formal understanding was reached regarding a possible left-wing coalition. This agreement was deemed a necessary step towards building a credible alternative to the National Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Background\nThis election was the first one in New Zealand's history where both main parties were led by women, being repeated again in the 2020 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Background, MPs retiring in 1999\nFifteen MPs intended to retire at the end of the 45th Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, The election\nThe election took place on 27 November. Less than 84.1% of the 2,509,365 people registered to vote turned out for the election. This was the lowest turnout for some time, although it would drop further in the 2002 election. A total of 679 candidates stood for electorate seats, representing 36 parties. Party lists comprised 760 candidates from 22 parties. The new government was sworn in on 10 December.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, The election\nIn the election 965 candidates stood, and there were 22 registered parties with party lists. Of the candidates, 482 were electorate and list, 197 were electorate only, and 286 were list only. 67% of candidates (647) were male and 33% (318) female.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Summary of results\nLabour Party won 49 seats in parliament. When combined with the ten seats won by the Alliance, the coalition was two seats short of an absolute majority. It was able to form a new government with support from the Green Party, which entered parliament for the first time as an independent party (having previously been a part of the Alliance).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Summary of results\nThe Green Party's entry to parliament was by a narrow margin, however \u2013 in order to gain seats, it needed to either win 5% of the party vote or win an electorate seat, neither of which the party appeared likely to do. Helen Clark openly encouraged Labour supporters in the Coromandel to give their constituency vote to Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons and their party vote to Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0008-0002", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Summary of results\nHowever, when all special votes (that is, votes cast by people who were not able to attend a polling place in their electorate on the day of the election) were counted, the Greens had narrowly reached not one but both targets - Jeanette Fitzsimons won the electorate of Coramandel by 250 votes, and the party gained 5.16% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Summary of results\nThe National Party, while not performing exceptionally poorly, failed to gain enough support to keep it in power. It won 39 seats, ten fewer than the Labour Party. ACT New Zealand, a potential coalition partner for National, gained nine seats. While this was an increase on ACT's previous election results, it was not sufficient to enable the National Party to form a government. National's former coalition partner, New Zealand First, performed poorly, with voters punishing it for the problems in the last government. The party received less than 5% of the vote, and so would have been removed from parliament had Winston Peters not retained his electorate of Tauranga, something he did by only 63 votes. None of the MPs who deserted New Zealand First were returned to parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 836]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Parliamentary parties\nIn addition to the registered parties listed above, some groups participated in the election without submitting party lists. Many of these were unregistered parties, lacking the necessary membership numbers for submitting a party list. There were, however, three registered ones that did not, for whatever reason, submit a party list. In total, 14 parties nominated electorate candidates only. By number of votes received, the most significant parties to do this were Te Tawharau (registered), Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata (registered), the Equal Rights Party (unregistered), the Piri Wiri Tua Movement (unregistered), and the Asia Pacific United Party (registered).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 74], "content_span": [75, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Parliamentary parties\nNone of these parties were successful. There were also 36 independent candidates, also unsuccessful. The Mauri Pacific Party, established by a group of defectors from New Zealand First, failed to place even second in the electorates they held. Te Tawharau, which held a seat in parliament thanks to another New Zealand First defector, failed to retain its seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 74], "content_span": [75, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Electorate results\nOf the 67 electorates in the 1999 election, a majority (41) were won by the opposition Labour Party. Included in Labour's total are the Maori seats, which it managed to regain after losing them to New Zealand First in the previous election. The governing National Party won 22 electorate seats, slightly less than a third of the total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 71], "content_span": [72, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Electorate results\nFour minor parties managed to win electorate seats. This proved important for some \u2013 neither New Zealand First nor United would have entered parliament if not for Winston Peters and Peter Dunne retaining their seats. Jim Anderton also retained his seat. The Greens won their first electorate seat when Jeanette Fitzsimons took Coromandel, although since the Greens crossed the 5% threshold, this was of less importance than originally thought. The Greens were not to repeat an electorate win until the 2020 election, with Chlo\u00eb Swarbrick's plurality in Auckland Central.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 71], "content_span": [72, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, Electorate results\nThe table below shows the results of the 1999 general election:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 71], "content_span": [72, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Detailed results, List results\nMPs returned via party lists, and unsuccessful candidates, were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 65], "content_span": [66, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156016-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand general election, Post-election events\nA number of local by-elections were required due to the resignation of incumbent local body politicians following their election to Parliament:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 55], "content_span": [56, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156017-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues\nIn 1999, two New Zealand island soccer leagues were run to replace the National Summer Soccer League which had finished at the end of the 1998 season. The two leagues, one for the North Island (the NISL) and one for the South Island (the SISL) were followed by a play-off between the two champion sides to determine the national champions. The games were mainly played during winter, in direct contrast to the previous summer league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156017-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues\nThe format proved to be both controversial and unpopular, and from 2000 a New Zealand National Soccer League returned. Participants in the 2000 league were the top seven teams in the 1999 NISL and the top three teams in the 1999 SISL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156017-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues, North Island Soccer League, Participants\nTwelve teams took part in the NISL. These included five from the northern region (Central United, Melville United, Mount Wellington, North Shore United, and Waitakere City) and two from the central region (Miramar Rangers and Napier City Rovers) which had been participants in the 1998 National Summer Soccer League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 80], "content_span": [81, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156017-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues, North Island Soccer League, Participants\nThe remaining five teams were promoted from the Northern and Central Leagues (Metro were Northern League champions; Western Suburbs FC, Lower Hutt City, Manawatu AFC, and Wellington Olympic were first, second, fourth, and fifth respectively in the Central League). It is unclear why Waterside Karori, who finished third in the Central League, were not promoted to the NISL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 80], "content_span": [81, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156017-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues, North Island Soccer League, Participants\nThe composition of the league included five Auckland teams, four Wellington teams, plus one team each from Hamilton, Palmerston North, and Napier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 80], "content_span": [81, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156017-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues, South Island Soccer League, Participants\nEight teams took part in the SISL. These included one team from the central region (Nelson Suburbs) which had been participants in the 1998 National Summer Soccer League, and the teams which finished in the top six places in the Southern League in 1998 (Dunedin Technical, Christchurch Technical, Southland United, Northern Hearts, Woolston WMC, and Caversham). The sixth team was a new composite team, Marlborough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 80], "content_span": [81, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156017-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues, South Island Soccer League, Participants\nThe composition of the league included two teams from Christchurch, two from Dunedin, and one each from Nelson, Timaru, Blenheim, and Invercargill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 80], "content_span": [81, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156018-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand justice referendum\nThe justice referendum of 1999 was a Citizens Initiated Referendum held in New Zealand on 27 November 1999, based on the question:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156018-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand justice referendum\n\"Should there be a reform of our justice system placing greater emphasis on the needs of victims, providing restitution and compensation for them and imposing minimum sentences and hard labour for all serious violent offences?\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156018-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand justice referendum\nAs a citizens initiated referendum, the results of the vote were non-binding on the New Zealand government. As a result, the changes suggested in the referendum question were not implemented.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season\nThe 1999 New Zealand rugby league season was the 92nd season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the National Provincial competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nThe New Zealand national rugby league team competed in and co-hosted the inaugural Tri-Nations tournament. They lost the final to Australia after defeating both Australia and Great Britain in pool play. Earlier in the season the Kiwis had lost the ANZAC Test to Australia and had defeated Tonga in a Test Match notable for Stacey Jones breaking his arm during the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nNew Zealand were coached by Frank Endacott and included; Tri-Nations captain Richie Barnett, Sean Hoppe, Willie Talau, Ruben Wiki, Lesley Vainikolo, Robbie and Henry Paul, Stacey Jones, Jason Lowrie, Nigel and Joe Vagana, Nathan Cayless, ANZAC Test captain Jarrod McCracken, Logan Swann, David Kidwell, Matt Rua, Terry Hermansson, Richard Swain, Brian Jellick, Tony Puletua, Stephen Kearney, Gene Ngamu and Craig Smith.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nThe New Zealand M\u0101ori rugby league team played, and lost to, Great Britain in the curtain raiser to the Tri-Nations final. The team was: Alex Chan, Steve Matthews, Lewis, Steve Berryman, Jared Mills, Luke Goodwin, Willie Rangi, Paul Rauhihi, Tukere Barlow, John Edmonds, Robert Henare, Darren Rameka, Andrew Wynyard. Substitutions: Gavin Bailey, Martin Moana, Frank Watene, Wairangi Koopu. Coach: Cameron Bell. Referee: David Pakieto. The M\u0101ori's had already toured Papua New Guinea earlier in the year. This team included Henry Perenara, Jamie Cook, Shontayne Hape and James Stosic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions\nThe New Zealand Universities team attended the Student World Cup in Great Britain. They won Pool B, accounting for Wales and Canada, and advanced through the finals. They defeated the England Students team 46-16 at The Boulevard, winning the World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 64], "content_span": [65, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup\nWaikato started the year holding the Rugby League Cup. Taranaki then challenged for the trophy, defeating Waikato 68-8 on 24 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 77], "content_span": [78, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition\nThe New Zealand Rugby League ran a National Provincial Competition throughout the season. Auckland was divided into North and South. However a combined Auckland side defeated New South Wales Country 33-6. This side was coached by Stan Martin and included 8 Glenora Bears players, including Boycie Nelson and Steve Buckingham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 92], "content_span": [93, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Finals\nCanterbury, Taranaki, Auckland North and Auckland South all qualified for the finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 100], "content_span": [101, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Finals\nIn a MacIntyre final four playoff system Taranaki defeated Canterbury 41-32 in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 100], "content_span": [101, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Finals\nAuckland North defeated Taranaki 20-18 to qualify for the grand final against Auckland South.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 100], "content_span": [101, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Competition, Finals\nThe final was won by Auckland South who defeated Auckland North 24-22.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 100], "content_span": [101, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, Australian competitions\nThe Auckland Warriors competed in the National Rugby League competition. They finished 11th out of 20 teams and failed to make the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland\nThe Glenora Bears won the pre-season Roope Rooster, the minor premiership Rukutai Shield and the grand final Fox Memorial to complete a clean sweep of the Auckland Rugby League club trophies. In the final, played at Carlaw Park, Glenora defeated Otahuhu 24-4. Glenora included Henry Perenara, David Bailey, Boycie Nelson, Steve Buckingham and Wairangi Koopu. The Super 12 tournament had been expanded to include two new teams; the Eastern Tornadoes and the Hibiscus Coast Raiders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland\nGus Malietoa-Brown played for the Eastern Tornadoes while Dean Clark and Phillip Leuluai played for Otahuhu and Esau Mann represented Mangere East.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 65], "content_span": [66, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury\nHalswell and Horby met in the Canterbury Rugby League grand final which was held at Rugby League Park on 19 September. Halswell won 30-12. Mike Dorreen and Aaron Whittaker played for Halswell", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury\nScott Codyre was named the outstanding player of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury\nAranui High School won the Canterbury secondary schools senior competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 67], "content_span": [68, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nTurangawaewae won the Waikato Rugby League grand final, defeating Hukanui 32-22 at Davies Park in Huntly. Former Kiwi Kelly Shelford played for the Hamilton City Tigers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156019-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions\nMarist defeated the Waitara Bears 28-20 in the Taranaki Rugby League grand final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 75], "content_span": [76, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156020-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election\nElections to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156021-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Newfoundland general election\nThe 1999 Newfoundland general election was held on February 9, 1999 to elect members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156022-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup\nThe 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's tournaments took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 5 through March 14, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156022-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, Finals, Men's Singles\nMark Philippoussis defeated  Carlos Moy\u00e1, 5\u20137, 6\u20134, 6\u20134, 4\u20136, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 68], "content_span": [69, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156022-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles\nWayne Black /  Sandon Stolle defeated   Ellis Ferreira /  Rick Leach, 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 68], "content_span": [69, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156022-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Anna Kournikova defeated  Mary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez /  Jana Novotn\u00e1, 6\u20132, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 70], "content_span": [71, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156022-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156022-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156022-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156022-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, WTA entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 75], "content_span": [76, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156023-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Patrick Rafter were the defending champions, but lost in the second round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156023-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Doubles\nWayne Black and Sandon Stolle won the title, defeating Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156024-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Singles\nMarcelo R\u00edos was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Todd Martin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156024-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Singles\nMark Philippoussis won the title, defeating Carlos Moy\u00e0 5\u20137, 6\u20134, 6\u20134, 4\u20136, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156024-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Newsweek Champions Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156025-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nicholls State Colonels football team\nThe 1999 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by first-year head coach Daryl Daye. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 1\u201310, 1\u20136 in Southland play to finish tied for seventh place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156026-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Niger State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Niger State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Abdulkadir Kure won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156026-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Niger State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Niger State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 57], "content_span": [58, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156026-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Niger State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,553,303. Total number of votes cast was 786,979 while number of valid votes was 764,646. Rejected votes were 22,334.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156027-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State\nThe 1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Kwara State, Nigeria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [63, 63], "content_span": [64, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156027-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Asa/Ilorin West\nAPP candidate Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki won the election, defeating other party candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 89], "content_span": [90, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156027-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Baruten/Kaiama\nPDP candidate Idris S. Abubakar won the election, defeating other party candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 88], "content_span": [89, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156027-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Edu/Moro/Patigi\nPDP candidate Yunusa Y. Ahmed won the election, defeating other party candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 89], "content_span": [90, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156027-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-ero\nAPP candidate Basair Bola Oni won the election, defeating other party candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 101], "content_span": [102, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156027-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Ilorin East/South\nAPP candidate Farouk A. O. Farouk won the election, defeating other party candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 91], "content_span": [92, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156027-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Kwara State, Results, Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun\nAPP candidate Rauf Kolawole Shitu won the election, defeating other party candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 63], "section_span": [65, 92], "content_span": [93, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156028-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory\nThe 1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Federal Capital Territory was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 81], "section_span": [81, 81], "content_span": [82, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156028-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, Abaji/Gwagwalada/Kwali/Kuje\nParty candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Yusuf Baban Takwa won the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 81], "section_span": [83, 119], "content_span": [120, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156028-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, Amac/Bwari\nParty candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu won the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 81], "section_span": [83, 102], "content_span": [103, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156029-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate election in the Federal Capital Territory\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Federal Capital Territory was held on February 20, 1999, to elect member of the Nigerian Senate to represent Federal Capital Territory. Khairat Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe representing FCT Senatorial District won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156029-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate election in the Federal Capital Territory, Results, FCT Senatorial District\nThe election was won by Khairat Abdulrazaq-Gwadabe of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [64, 96], "content_span": [97, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156030-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Abia State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Abia State. Ike Nwachukwu representing Abia North, and Adolphus Wabara representing Abia South won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, while Bob Nwannunu representing Abia Central won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156030-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia North\nThe election was won by Ike Nwachukwu of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156030-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia Central\nThe election was won by Bob Nwannunu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156030-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Abia State, Results, Abia South\nThe election was won by Adolphus Wabara of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156031-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Adamawa State. Abubakar Girei representing Adamawa North, Iya Abubakar representing Adamawa Central and Jonathan Zwingina representing Adamawa South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156031-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa North\nThe election was won by Abubakar Girei of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156031-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa Central\nThe election was won by Iya Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156031-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State, Results, Adamawa South\nThe election was won by Jonathan Zwingina of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156032-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Akwa Ibom State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Akwa Ibom State. Udoma Udo Udoma representing Akwa Ibom South, John James Akpan Udo-Edehe representing Akwa Ibom North-East and Bob Ittak Ekarika representing Akwa Ibom North-West all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156032-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa Ibom South\nThe election was won by Udoma Udo Udoma of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 75], "content_span": [76, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156032-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa Ibom North-East\nThe election was won by Effiong Dickson Bob of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 80], "content_span": [81, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156032-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State, Results, Akwa Ibom North-West\nThe election was won by Bob Ittak Ekarika of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 80], "content_span": [81, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156033-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Anambra State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Anambra State. Nnamdi Eriobuna representing Anambra South, Chuba Okadigbo representing Anambra North and Michael Ajegbo representing Anambra Central all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156033-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State, Results, Anambra South\nThe election was won by Nnamdi Eriobuna of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156033-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State, Results, Anambra North\nThe election was won by Chuba Okadigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156033-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State, Results, Anambra Central\nThe election was won by Michael Ajegbo of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156034-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Bauchi State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Bauchi State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Bauchi State. Bashir Mustapha representing Bauchi North, Idi Othman Guda representing Bauchi Central and Salisu Matori representing Bauchi South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156034-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Bauchi State, Results, Bauchi North\nThe election was won by Bashir Mustapha of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156034-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Bauchi State, Results, Bauchi Central\nThe election was won by Idi Othman Guda of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 71], "content_span": [72, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156034-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Bauchi State, Results, Bauchi South\nThe election was won by Salisu Matori of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156035-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Borno State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Borno State. David Brigidi representing Bayelsa Central and Melford Okilo representing Bayelsa East won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Tupele-Ebi Diffa representing Bayelsa West won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156035-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State, Results, Bayelsa Central\nThe election was won by David Brigidi of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156035-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State, Results, Bayelsa East\nThe election was won by Melford Okilo of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 70], "content_span": [71, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156035-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Bayelsa State, Results, Bayelsa West\nThe election was won by Tupele-Ebi Diffa of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 70], "content_span": [71, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156036-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Benue State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Benue State. David Mark representing Benue South, Joseph Waku representing Benue North-West, and Daniel Saror representing Benue North-East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156036-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State, Results, Benue South\nThe election was won by David Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156036-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State, Results, Benue North-West\nThe election was won by Joseph Waku of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 72], "content_span": [73, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156036-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State, Results, Benue North-East\nThe election was won by Daniel Saror of the People's Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 72], "content_span": [73, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156037-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Borno State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Borno State. Maina Maaji Lawan representing Borno North and Abubakar Mahdi representing Borno South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Ali Modu Sheriff representing Borno Central won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156037-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State, Results, Borno North\nThe election was won by Maina Maaji Lawan of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156037-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State, Results, Borno South\nThe election was won by Abubakar Mahdi of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156037-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Borno State, Results, Borno Central\nThe election was won by Ali Modu Sheriff of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 69], "content_span": [70, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156038-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Cross River State. John James Akpan Udo-Edehe representing Cross River North, and Matthew Mbu representing Cross River Central won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, while Florence Ita Giwa representing Cross River South won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156038-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State, Results, Cross River North\nThe election was won by John James Akpan Udo-Edehe of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 79], "content_span": [80, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156038-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State, Results, Cross River Central\nThe election was won by Matthew Mbu of the People's Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 81], "content_span": [82, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156038-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State, Results, Cross River South\nThe election was won by Florence Ita Giwa of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 79], "content_span": [80, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156039-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Delta State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Delta State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Delta State. Patrick Osakwe representing Delta North, Fred Aghogho Brume representing Delta Central and Stella Omu representing Delta South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156039-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Delta State, Results, Delta North\nThe election was won by Patrick Osakwe of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156039-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Delta State, Results, Delta Central\nThe election was won by Fred Aghogho Brume of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 69], "content_span": [70, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156039-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Delta State, Results, Delta South\nThe election was won by Stella Omu of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156040-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ebonyi State. Sylvanus Ngele representing Ebonyi North, Obasi Osulor representing Ebonyi Central and Anyim Pius Anyim representing Ebonyi South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156040-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State, Results, Ebonyi North\nThe election was won by Sylvanus Ngele of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156040-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State, Results, Ebonyi Central\nThe election was won by Obasi Osulor of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 71], "content_span": [72, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156040-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State, Results, Ebonyi South\nThe election was won by Anyim Pius Anyim of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156041-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Edo State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Edo State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Edo State. Victor Oyofo representing Edo North, Oserheimen Osunbor representing Edo Central and Roland Owie representing Edo South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 362]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156042-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ekiti State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ekiti State. Joseph Olatunji Ajayi representing Ekiti North and Ayo Oni representing Ekiti Central won on the platform of Alliance for Democracy, while Gbenga Aluko representing Ekiti South won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156042-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State, Results, Ekiti North\nThe election was won by Joseph Olatunji Ajayi of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 144]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156042-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State, Results, Ekiti South\nThe election was won by Gbenga Aluko of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156043-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Enugu State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Enugu State. Fidelis Okoro representing Enugu North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, Jim Nwobodo representing Enugu East won on the platform of Alliance for Democracy, while Hyde Onuaguluchi representing Enugu West won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 463]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156044-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Gombe State. Saidu Kumo representing Gombe Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Umar Usman Dukku representing Gombe North and Idris Abubakar representing Gombe South won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 424]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156044-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Results, Gombe South\nThe election was won by Idris Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156044-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Results, Gombe North\nThe election was won by Umar Usman Dukku of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156044-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State, Replacement\nIdris Abubakar representing Gombe South, died on the 11th of December 2002 and was replaced by Tawar Umbi Wada of the PDP", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 58], "content_span": [59, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156045-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Imo State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Imo State. Ifeanyi Ararume representing Imo North and Evan Enwerem representing Imo East won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Arthur Nzeribe representing Imo West won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 409]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156045-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Imo State, Results, Imo West\nThe election was won by Arthur Nzeribe of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 62], "content_span": [63, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156046-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Jigawa State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Jigawa State. Bello Maitama Yusuf representing Jigawa Central and Ibrahim Muhammed Kirikasama representing Jigawa East won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party, while Mohammed Alkali representing Jigawa North West won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156046-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State, Results, Jigawa Central\nThe election was won by Bello Maitama Yusuf of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 71], "content_span": [72, 149]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156046-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State, Results, Jigawa North West\nThe election was won by Mohammed Alkali of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156047-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kaduna State. Dalhatu Tafida representing Kaduna North and Haruna Aziz Zeego representing Kaduna South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Mohammed Aruwa representing Kaduna Central won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156047-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna North\nThe election was won by Dalhatu Tafida of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156047-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna South\nThe election was won by Haruna Aziz Zeego of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156047-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State, Results, Kaduna Central\nThe election was won by Mohammed Aruwa of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 71], "content_span": [72, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156048-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Kano State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kano State. Bello Hayatu Gwarzo representing Kano North, Mas\u02bdud El-Jibril representing Kano South, and Ibrahim Kura Mohammed representing Kano Central won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156048-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano North\nThe election was won by Bello Hayatu Gwarzo of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156048-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano Central\nThe election was won by Ibrahim Kura Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156048-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State, Results, Kano South\nThe election was won by Mas\u02bdud El-Jibril of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156049-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Katsina State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Katsina State. Abdul Yandoma representing Katsina North, Sama\u02bcila Mamman representing Katsina Central and Mohammed Tukur Liman representing Katsina South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156049-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina North\nThe election was won by Abdul Yandoma of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156049-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina Central\nThe election was won by Sama\u02bcila Mamman of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156049-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State, Results, Katsina South\nThe election was won by Mohammed Tukur Liman of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156050-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Kebbi State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kebbi State. Adamu Augie representing Kebbi North and Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi representing Kebbi North won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party, while Danladi Bamaiyi representing Kebbi South won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156050-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi North\nThe election was won by Adamu Augie of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156050-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi North\nThe election was won by Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156050-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State, Results, Kebbi South\nThe election was won by Danladi Bamaiyi of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156051-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kogi State. Tunde Ogbeha representing Kogi West, Ahmed Tijani representing Kogi Central and Alex Kadir representing Kogi East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156051-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi West\nThe election was won by Tunde Ogbeha of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 64], "content_span": [65, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156051-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi Central\nThe election was won by Ahmed Tijani of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156051-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State, Results, Kogi East\nThe election was won by Alex Kadir of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 64], "content_span": [65, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156052-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Suleiman Ajadi representing Kwara South and Salman Is'haq representing Kwara Central won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party, while Ahmed Zuruq representing Kwara North won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156052-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara South\nThe election was won by Suleiman Ajadi of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156052-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara Central\nThe election was won by Salman Is'haq of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 69], "content_span": [70, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156052-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Kwara State, Results, Kwara North\nThe election was won by Ahmed Zuruq of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156053-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Lagos State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Lagos State. Wahab Dosunmu representing Lagos Central, Tokunbo Afikuyomi representing Lagos West and Seye Ogunlewe representing Lagos East all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156053-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos Central\nThe election was won by Wahab Dosunmu of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 69], "content_span": [70, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156053-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos West\nThe election was won by Tokunbo Afikuyomi of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 66], "content_span": [67, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156053-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State, Results, Lagos East\nThe election was won by Seye Ogunlewe of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 66], "content_span": [67, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156054-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Nasarawa State. Patrick Aga representing Nasarawa North, Abubakar Sodangi representing Nasarawa West and Haruna Abubakar representing Nasarawa South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156054-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa North\nThe election was won by Patrick Agaof the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 73], "content_span": [74, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156054-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa West\nThe election was won by Abubakar Sodangi of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 72], "content_span": [73, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156054-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Nasarawa State, Results, Nasarawa South\nThe election was won by Haruna Abubakarof the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 73], "content_span": [74, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156055-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Niger State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Niger State. Ibrahim Kuta representing Niger East, Isa Mohammed Bagudu representing Niger South and Nuhu Aliyu Labbo representing Niger North all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156055-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger East\nThe election was won by Ibrahim Kuta of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 66], "content_span": [67, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156055-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger South\nThe election was won by Isa Mohammed Bagudu of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156055-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Niger State, Results, Niger North\nThe election was won by Nuhu Aliyu Labbo of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156056-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ogun State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ogun State. Afolabi Olabimtan representing Ogun West, Femi Okurounmu representing Ogun Central and Olabiyi Durojaiye representing Ogun East all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156056-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun West\nThe election was won by Afolabi Olabimtan of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 64], "content_span": [65, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156056-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun Central\nThe election was won by Femi Okurounmu of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156056-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ogun State, Results, Ogun East\nThe election was won by Olabiyi Durojaiye of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 64], "content_span": [65, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156057-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ondo State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ondo State. Lawrence Ayo representing Ondo North, Gbenga Ogunniya representing Ondo Central and Omololu Meroyi representing Ondo South all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156057-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo North\nThe election was won by Lawrence Ayo of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156057-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo Central\nThe election was won by Gbenga Ogunniya of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156057-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ondo State, Results, Ondo South\nThe election was won by Omololu Meroyi of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156058-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Osun State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Osun State. Moji Akinfenwa representing Osun East, Sunday Fajinmi representing Osun West and Adebayo Salami representing Osun Central all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156058-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun East\nThe election was won by Moji Akinfenwa of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 64], "content_span": [65, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156058-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun West\nThe election was won by Sunday Fajinmi of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 64], "content_span": [65, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156058-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Osun State, Results, Osun Central\nThe election was won by Adebayo Salami of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156059-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Oyo State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Oyo State. Brimmo Yusuf representing Oyo North, Lekan Balogun representing Oyo Central and Peter Olawuyi representing Oyo South all won on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156059-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo North\nThe election was won by Brimmo Yusuf of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 63], "content_span": [64, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156059-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo Central\nThe election was won by Lekan Balogun of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 65], "content_span": [66, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156059-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State, Results, Oyo South\nThe election was won by Peter Olawuyi of the Alliance for Democracy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 63], "content_span": [64, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156060-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Plateau State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Plateau State. Silas Janfa representing Plateau South, Ibrahim Mantu representing Plateau Central, and Davou Zang representing Plateau North all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156060-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau South\nThe election was won by Silas Janfa of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156060-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau Central\nThe election was won by Ibrahim Mantu of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156060-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Plateau State, Results, Plateau North\nThe election was won by Davou Zang of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156061-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe representing Rivers West, Adawari Pepple representing Rivers South-East and John Azuta-Mbata representing Rivers East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156061-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers West\nThe election was won by Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 68], "content_span": [69, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156061-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers South-East\nThe election was won by Adawari Pepple of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 74], "content_span": [75, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156061-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State, Results, Rivers East\nThe election was won by John Azuta-Mbata of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 68], "content_span": [69, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156062-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Sokoto State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Sokoto State. Aliyu Abubakar representing Sokoto North, Bello Jibrin Gada representing Sokoto East and Abdallah Wali representing Sokoto South all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156062-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto North\nThe election was won by Aliyu Abubakar of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156062-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto East\nThe election was won by Bello Jibrin Gada of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 68], "content_span": [69, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156062-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State, Results, Sokoto South\nThe election was won by Abdallah Wali of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156063-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Taraba State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Taraba State. Abdulazeez Ibrahim representing Taraba Central and Dalhatu Umaru Sangari representing Taraba South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Abdulahi Bala Adamu representing Taraba North won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156063-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba Central\nThe election was won by Abdulazeez Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 71], "content_span": [72, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156063-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba South\nThe election was won by Dalhatu Umaru Sangari of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156063-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Taraba State, Results, Taraba North\nThe election was won by Abdulahi Bala Adamu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 69], "content_span": [70, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156064-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Mamman Bello Ali representing Yobe South and Usman Albishir representing Yobe North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Goni Modu Bura representing Yobe East won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156064-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe South\nThe election was won by Mamman Bello Ali of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156064-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe North\nThe election was won by Usman Albishir of the Peoples Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 65], "content_span": [66, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156064-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State, Results, Yobe East\nThe election was won by Goni Modu Bura of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 64], "content_span": [65, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156065-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State\nThe 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Lawali Shuaibu representing Zamfara North, Saidu Dansadan representing Zamfara Central and Yushau Anka representing Zamfara West all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156065-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara North\nThe election was won by Lawali Shuaibu of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 71], "content_span": [72, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156065-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara Central\nThe election was won by Saidu Dansadan of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156065-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State, Results, Zamfara West\nThe election was won by Yushau Anka of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 70], "content_span": [71, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156066-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 20 February 1999, following the annulling of the 1998 elections. The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Party, which won 59 of the 109 Senate seats and 206 of the 360 House seats. Voter turnout was 42.1%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156067-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Nigeria on 27 February 1999. These were the first elections since the 1993 military coup, and the first elections of the Fourth Nigerian Republic. The result was a victory for Olusegun Obasanjo of the People's Democratic Party, who defeated Olu Falae, who was running on a joint Alliance for Democracy-All People's Party ticket. Voter turnout was 52.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156068-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 18 July 1999. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy after the military coup earlier in the year had ousted (and resulted in the death of) elected President Ibrahim Bar\u00e9 Ma\u00efnassara.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156068-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien constitutional referendum\nThe third constitutional referendum of the 1990s, it was approved by 89.6% of voters with a turnout of only around 31%. General elections for the presidency and National Assembly were held in October and November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156069-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien coup d'\u00e9tat\nThe 1999 Nigerien coup d'\u00e9tat occurred on 9 April 1999 and resulted in the death of President Ibrahim Bar\u00e9 Ma\u00efnassara and the installation of Daouda Malam Wank\u00e9 as President on 11 April. Ma\u00efnassara was shot under unclear circumstances in an ambush at either Diori Hamani International Airport, potentially while attempting to flee the country, or at a military base, likely by members of the Presidential Guard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156069-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien coup d'\u00e9tat, Background\nMa\u00efnassara, a career soldier, had seized power in a coup d'\u00e9tat in January 1996. In doing so, he removed democratically elected President Mahamane Ousmane. Five months later, a new constitution was approved by referendum in May 1996, and a presidential election was held on July 7\u20138, 1996. Ma\u00efnassara took about 52% of the vote, but the election was almost universally perceived as fraudulent. The second day of polling, Ma\u00efnassara dissolved the electoral commission and replaced it with a new commission.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156069-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Nigerien coup d'\u00e9tat, Background\nOn the same day, he also placed all four of his opposition candidates under house arrest, which lasted for two weeks. Ma\u00efnassara was sworn in on August 7. The National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) was established in 1996 to support Ma\u00efnassara in that year's elections, but subsequently the Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a was established as the ruling party. Due to the constitution barring presidents from leading parties, Hamid Algabid became leader of the RDP-Jama'a in August 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156069-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien coup d'\u00e9tat, Background\nLocal elections were held in February 1999, and in early April the Supreme Court released results which showed the opposition winning more seats than Ma\u00efnassara's supporters; the Court also cancelled the results in many areas and ordered elections there to be held again. The opposition called for protests against the cancellation of results on April 8.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 37], "content_span": [38, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156069-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath\nThe new constitution adopted following the July 1999 referendum provided amnesty for participants in both the 1996 and 1999 coups. An investigation into Ma\u00efnassara's death had started in June 1999, but following the implementation of amnesty the investigation was ended in September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156069-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath\nWank\u00e9 led a transitional government towards democratic elections, which were held in October and November 1999. The elections saw Mamadou Tandja become President of Niger in December 1999, who was later ousted in the 2010 Nigerien coup d'\u00e9tat following a constitutional crisis in 2009, which was caused by Tandja's efforts to remain in office beyond the originally scheduled end of his term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156070-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien general election\nGeneral elections were held in Niger in 1999; the first-round of the presidential elections was held on 17 October, with a run-off held alongside National Assembly elections on 24 November. The elections followed a coup d'\u00e9tat on 9 April, in which Ibrahim Bar\u00e9 Ma\u00efnassara, who had led an earlier coup in January 1996 and won disputed presidential elections, was assassinated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156070-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Nigerien general election\nCoup leader Daouda Mallam Wank\u00e9 initiated a transitional period that concluded with the victory of Mamadou Tandja, the candidate of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD), over Mahamadou Issoufou, the candidate of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), in the run-off. The vote for the first National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, which had originally been scheduled for October, but delayed in August, also saw a victory for the MNSD, which won 38 of the 83 seats. It formed a coalition with the Democratic and Social Convention in order to gain a majority in the Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156070-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien general election, Background\nFollowing the April 1999 coup, Wank\u00e9 called for new presidential and parliamentary elections late in the year and barred the participation of candidates from the military. The elections were overseen and organised by a sixty-member Independent National Election Commission, appointed by the military government with representatives from political parties and civil society groups on 27 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156070-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien general election, Background\nA new constitution was approved by a referendum held on 18 July 1999 and promulgated 8 August. The elections were originally scheduled for 7 October 1999, but were delayed in August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156070-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien general election, Presidential candidates\nEight candidates sought to run in the presidential elections, including two rival candidates from the Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a (RDP), which had been the ruling party under Ma\u00efnassara; Hamid Algabid and Amadou Ciss\u00e9. It was left to the Court of State to decide which of these two candidates could run. On 3 September the Court released its list of approved candidates; seven were approved, including Algabid, while Ciss\u00e9's candidacy was rejected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156070-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien general election, Presidential candidates\nCandidates eliminated in the first round sought to influence the outcome of the second round by endorsing one of the two remaining candidates; Djermakoye announced his support for Issoufou on 4 November, Ousmane announced his support for Tandja on 5 November, and Algabid and Djibo announced their support for Issoufou on 6 November (although some members of the RDP objected to Algabid's support for Issoufou and backed Tandja instead on 7 November).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156070-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Nigerien general election, Aftermath\nThe new government was seated on 1 January 2000, and operated under the Constitution of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156071-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nike Tour\nThe 1999 Nike Tour season ran from January 7 to October 24. The season consisted of 30 official money golf tournaments. The top 15 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156071-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nike Tour, Schedule\nThe number in parentheses after winners' names shows the player's total number of wins on the tour including that event. No one accumulates many wins on the tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the PGA Tour. All the official tournament names began with \"Nike\", for example Nike South Florida Classic: these are eliminated here for brevity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 24], "content_span": [25, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156072-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nike Tour graduates\nThis is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1999. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1999 earned their PGA Tour card for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156072-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nike Tour graduates\nT = TiedGreen background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2001 (finished inside the top 125). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2001 (finished outside the top 150).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156073-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season\nThe 1999 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 50th season of operation for the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156074-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Niuean general election\nGeneral elections were held in Niue on 19 March 1999 to determine the composition of the twenty member national Assembly. Fourteen incumbents retained their seats, with Premier Frank Lui a notable exception. Following the election, the Niue People's Party was able to form a government, and its leader Sani Lakatani was elected premier, defeating O'Love Jacobsen 14-6. Former Assembly member Tama Posimani was elected Speaker by an identical margin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156075-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nokia Cup\nThe 1999 Nokia Cup was an indoor women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Prost\u011bjov, Czech Republic. The tournament was one of the WTA Tier IV tournaments in the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural and only edition of the tournament and was held from 8 February until 14 February 1999. Fourth-seeded Henrieta Nagyov\u00e1 won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156075-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nokia Cup, Finals, Doubles\nAlexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat defeated  Kv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 /  Helena Vildov\u00e1, 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 31], "content_span": [32, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156075-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nokia Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156075-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Nokia Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156076-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nokia Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Nokia Cup was a WTA Tier IV tournament held in Prost\u011bjov, Czech Republic, and the only edition of the Nokia Cup. Frenchwomen Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20131 against home competitors Kv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 and Helena Vildov\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156077-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nokia Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Nokia Cup was a WTA Tier IV tournament held in Prost\u011bjov, Czech Republic, and the only edition of the Nokia Cup. Slovak Henrieta Nagyov\u00e1 won in the final 7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20134 against Silvia Farina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156078-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nordic Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 19 through 21, 1999 in Link\u00f6ping, Sweden. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156079-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team\nThe 1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by head coach Bill Hayes and played their home games at Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina, as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The Aggies finished the season 11\u20132 and 8\u20130 in MEAC play to win their 10th MEAC football championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the Quarterfinals to Youngstown State. The team's performance earned them their third black college football national championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 708]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156079-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Previous season\nThey finished the season 9\u20133, 6\u20132 in conference play to finish in 3rd in the MEAC and did not receive an at-large bid for the Division I-AA playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156079-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Postseason, 2000 NFL Draft\nThe 2000 NFL Draft was held on April 15\u201316, 2000 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 72], "content_span": [73, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156080-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Carolina Tar Heels football team\nThe 1999 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels  played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was led by head coach Carl Torbush.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156081-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Dakota State Bison football team\nThe 1999 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 9\u20132 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156082-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Devon District Council election\nThe 1999 North Devon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Devon District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156083-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North District Council election\nThe 1999 North District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 16 elected members to the 25-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season\nThe 1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season\nThe scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean \u2013 the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east, abbreviated BOB by the IMD.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season\nThe official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. The tropical cyclone scale for this basin is detailed on the right. On average, 4 to 6 storms form in this basin every season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season\nThe season produced an average number of storms but there was an above average number of intense cyclones. In May, a Category 3 cyclone struck Pakistan, leaving at 700 people dead or missing. In October, two very intense cyclones struck eastern India within two weeks of each other with the latter becoming the most intense Northern Indian Ocean cyclone on record, leaving over 10,000 people dead and causing more than $4.5 billion (1999 USD) in damages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary\nDuring the 1999 season, a total of ten tropical cyclones were observed. The India Meteorological Department, the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center of the North Indian Ocean basin, identified eight of them. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center unofficially tracked two additional cyclones, 03B and 31W, during the course of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 54], "content_span": [55, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01\nOn January 30, an area of disturbed weather began to develop. Convection began to form around the center and a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was issued the next day by the JTWC. Development of the storm stalled and the alert was cancelled. The next day, another TCFA was issued but was once more cancelled. Finally, on February 2, after the third TCFA was issued, the low pressure area developed into a tropical storm at 0900Z 370 nm west of Phuket, Thailand. The storm slowly intensified and reached its peak of 45\u00a0mph (1-min) on February 3. Shortly after peaking in intensity, vertical wind shear weakened the storm and the low became exposed by 1800Z the same day. The storm later dissipated on February 5 without making landfall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 77], "content_span": [78, 814]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (02A)\nAn area of disturbed weather in the Arabian Sea was monitored in early May for possible development. Over the next two weeks, strong convection would develop before sunrise but dissipate by sunset. By May 16, the convection had become constant and a TCFA was issued at 0100Z. The low became a tropical storm by 0900Z. Tropical Storm 02A intensified as it moved to the northwest and reached cyclone status on May 17 at 0600Z. At that time, a mid-latitude trough weakened the subtropical ridge, allowing 02A to curve into Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (02A)\n02A continued to intensify and by May 19, it had reached its peak of 125\u00a0mph (205\u00a0km/h), just below Category four status on the SSHS. 02A made landfall on May 20 near Karachi, Pakistan at peak intensity. The storm began to dissipate as it continued inland over the Indus River Valley on May 21 and completely dissipated the next day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (02A)\nThe cyclone struck the same area which had been hit hard by Tropical Cyclone 03A, a category three as well, almost exactly a year prior. It proved to be very deadly with 700\u00a0people reported to be dead or missing. Damages totaled to $6\u00a0million (1999\u00a0USD).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01 (02A)\n02A was the strongest storm to ever form in the Arabian Sea until 2001, when cyclone 01A became the strongest storm to form in the Arabian Sea. It was itself surpassed in 2007 when Cyclone Gonu became the first category five to form in the Arabian Sea. That would itself be surpassed again in 2019 when Cyclone Kyarr became the most intense system in the Arabian Sea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm 03B\nOn June 8, an area of low pressure formed 235\u00a0nm south of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The low slowly developed over the next two days while drifting to the west and northwest. On June 10, a TCFA was issued at 0830Z and the first warning on Tropical Storm 03B was issued at 1500Z the same day. The storm made landfall as a minimal tropical storm to the west of Calcutta, India later that day. 03B rapidly weakened due to vertical wind shear and the interaction with land and dissipated on June 11. No fatalities or damages have been associated with 03B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 67], "content_span": [68, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02\nA weak depression existed on June 17 before it made landfall near Berhampur. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 03\nA depression formed on July 27, strengthened slightly before moving inland into the Odisha state on July 28. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 71], "content_span": [72, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 04\nA depression formed in the northern Bay of Bengal on August 6 and moved inland into the Odisha state the next day. It was dissipated by August 8. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 66], "content_span": [67, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (04B)\nOn October 15, a developing area of low pressure, located 220\u00a0nm northwest of the Andaman Islands began to intensify. By 1730Z a TCFA was issued and the first advisory on Tropical Storm 04B was issued at 2100Z. 04B was moving to the west-northwest at 8\u201312\u00a0knots as it continued to intensify. On October 17, the storm began to turn to a more northerly direction as it intensified to a cyclone. 04B underwent explosive intensification the same day and reached its peak of 140\u00a0mph at 0000Z. The storm held this intensity as it made landfall on the Odisha coastline near Gopalpur beach. The storm began to weaken due to the interaction with land and dissipated on October 19.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 765]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 05 (04B)\n04B was responsible for at least 80 fatalities and hundreds of houses and huts in low-lying areas were destroyed by flooding. Several thousand others were injured by the storm and hundreds were left homeless. The Prime Minister of India requested that relief supplies be distributed to the affected region immediately.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 93], "content_span": [94, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (05B)\nOn October 23, a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) was issued by the JTWC for an area of low pressure in the South China Sea. The low did not develop further and the TCFA was cancelled. On October 25, the low crossed the Malay Peninsula. Later that day, the system reorganized and another TCFA was issued at 1930 UTC, with advisories for Tropical Cyclone 05B initiated early the next morning. The storm tracked to the northwest and continued to intensify quickly; peaking as a 160\u00a0mph category five late on October 28.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 82], "content_span": [83, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (05B)\n11\u00a0hours after peaking, 05B weakened slightly to 155\u00a0mph and made landfall near the same area that 04B had only 11\u00a0days prior. The storm slowly weakened as it stalled just onshore in Odisha, India while dumping torrential rains. The storm reemerged into the Bay of Bengal on October 31 as a 45\u00a0mph tropical storm. 05B slowly weakened as it drifted southward. 05B weakened to a tropical depression on October 31, before dissipating on November 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 82], "content_span": [83, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 06 (05B)\nDamage from the cyclone was tremendous. Flooding from the storm's rain was described as being the worst in 100\u00a0years as well as the worst in India's post-independence history. The storm claimed the lives of at least 15,000\u00a0people and 406,000 livestock. Damages from the storm totaled to $4.5\u00a0billion (1999\u00a0USD).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 82], "content_span": [83, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156084-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 07\nA Tropical Depression formed in the Bay of Bengal on December 8. The depression was monitored by the IMD, not the JTWC. The depression remained out over open waters before dissipating on December 10.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 66], "content_span": [67, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156085-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Korean local elections\nElections to provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assemblies were held in North Korea on March 7, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156085-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 North Korean local elections\n29,442 provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assembly deputies were elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156085-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 North Korean local elections\nVoter turnout was reported as 99.9%, with candidates receiving a 100% approval rate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156086-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Lanarkshire Council election\nElections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156087-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Queensland Cowboys season\nThe 1999 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 5th in the club's history. Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by Noel Goldthorpe, they competed in the National Rugby League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156087-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary\nDespite undergoing another roster clean-out in the off-season, the Cowboys endured a rough season. After starting the year with a bye, the club went on a five-game losing streak. One of the few positive periods of their season then followed, with a 24-0 win over the Auckland Warriors followed by a 20-20 draw with the Brisbane Broncos and a 20-14 win over the Balmain Tigers. The victory over the Warriors was the first time in club history that they had held a side scoreless. Following the win over Balmain in Round 9, the club won just two of their next 16 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156087-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary\nThe Round 25 victory over the Western Suburbs Magpies turned out to be the club's most important game of the season. Heading into the match, the Cowboys sat in 16th place, one point ahead of the bottom-placed Magpies. A loss would have more than likely seen them finish the year in last place. In Round 26, the Cowboys played the North Sydney Bears in their final ever premiership appearance. The club finished the season in 16th with just four wins, their lowest win total since 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156087-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary\nOne of the players brought to the club in 1999 was former-Cronulla Sharks halfback Paul Green. In June, Green became the first Cowboys' player to represent Queensland in State of Origin. In 2014, Green returned to the club as head coach, leading them to their maiden premiership victory in 2015.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156088-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Somerset Council election\nThe 1999 North Somerset Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Somerset Unitary Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 2. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156089-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Texas Mean Green football team\nThe 1999 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Darrell Dickey. The team finished the regular season with a 2\u20139 overall record and a 1\u20135 mark in Big West play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156089-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 North Texas Mean Green football team, Previous season\nNorth Texas failed to improve on their 3-8 record in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 58], "content_span": [59, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156090-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Tipperary County Council election\nAn election to North Tipperary County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156091-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election to the North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council were held in 1999 alongside other local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156092-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 North Warwickshire Borough Council election\nOn 6 May 1999, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It resulted in the Labour Party keeping control of the council. All 34 seats were up for election in all wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156092-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 North Warwickshire Borough Council election\nThe Liberal Democrats also gained two seats in this election with an independent politician keeping their seat. The Conservative Party also made gains, winning 5 more seats than the last election. Labour lost almost 19% of their vote share.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156093-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northampton Borough Council election\nElections to the Northampton Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 4. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156093-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northampton Borough Council election, Ward Results\nNumbers in parentheses indicate number of candidates to be elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 55], "content_span": [56, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156094-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 7 and ended on May 10, 1999, at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Monmouth won their second consecutive, and second overall, tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156094-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format\nThe two division winners claimed the top two seeds, with the next two teams by conference winning percentage rounding out the field. They played a double-elimination tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 65], "content_span": [66, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156094-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player\nMike Benfield of Monmouth was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Benfield pitched in the opener and the final game for the Hawks, allowing 2 earned runs and striking out ten in 10 2/3 innings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 67], "content_span": [68, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156095-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Mount St. Mary's won the championship, their second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156095-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nThe NEC Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 61], "content_span": [62, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156095-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-tournament team\nGregory Harris, MSMCorsley Edwards, CCSURay Minlend, SFNYTerence Ward, UMBCCharron Watson, CCSUMelvin Whitaker, MSM", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 74], "content_span": [75, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156096-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team\nThe 1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8\u20134 record (6\u20132 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 370, and tied for second place in the Big Sky. The Lumberjacks were invited to play in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to eventual national champion Georgia Southern by a 72\u201329 score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156096-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team\nNorthern Arizona later forfeited four conference victories\u2014over Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, and Cal State Northridge\u2014due to use of ineligible player. This dropped their overall record to 4\u20138 and put them in the last-place tie in the Big Sky at 2\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156096-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team\nThe team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156097-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Ford Premiership\nThe 1999 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1999 season. The competition featured eighteen teams, with Dewsbury Rams finishing as league leaders and Hunslet Hawks winning the Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156097-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Ford Premiership, Championship\nThe league was won by Dewsbury Rams. Dewsbury also reached the Grand Final, but lost to Hunslet Hawks, with Hunslet's Latham Tawhai winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. Hunslet were not promoted to the Super League however, as their stadium did not meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 44], "content_span": [45, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156098-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team\nThe 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fourth year head coach Joe Novak and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156099-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team\nThe 1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gateway Football Conference. In its third season under head coach Mike Dunbar, the team compiled a 8\u20133 record overall and 3\u20133 mark against Gateway opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156099-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Ryan Helming with 3,469 passing yards, Mike Furrey with 1,179 receiving yards, and Adam Benge with 778 rushing yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156099-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Iowa Panthers football team, Team players drafted in the NFL\nThe following players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 74], "content_span": [75, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156100-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 6 November 1995. Voters were asked whether they approved of two proposed amendments to the constitution; one limiting the rights to vote on constitutional amendments that affected land ownership to native islanders, and one on establishing an Office of Finance to regulate the spending of the Legislature. The first proposal was approved by voters and the second rejected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156100-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Background\nBoth proposals had been approved by a three-quarter majority in both houses of the Legislature, and required only a simple majority of votes in the referendum to be approved.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 67], "content_span": [68, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156100-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Results, Voting rights in constitutional referendums\nDo you approve the proposed constitutional amendment by legislative initiative entitled 'To amend Article XVIII, section 5 of the Commonwealth Constitution to provide that only persons of Northern Marianas descent can vote on constitutional amendments affecting the protections against alienation of land in Article XII of the Constitution?", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 109], "content_span": [110, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156100-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Results, Establishing an Office of Finance\nDo you approve the proposed constitutional amendment by legislative initiative entitled 'To amend Article II section 17 of the Commonwealth Constitution to establish an office of finance within the Legislative Bureau to control and regulate the expenditure of public funds by legislative branch;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 99], "content_span": [100, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156100-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, Results, Establishing an Office of Finance\nto amend Article IV Section 9 of the Commonwealth Constitution establish an office of finance within the Judicial Branch to control and regulate the expenditure of public funds by the Judicial Branch;and to amend Article X Section 8 of the Commonwealth Constitution to remove the Department of Finance's control and regulation of public funds appropriated to the legislative branch and judicial branch respectively?", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 99], "content_span": [100, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156101-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team\nThe 1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team was an American football team that won the 1999 NCAA Division II Football Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156101-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team\nThe team represented Northwest Missouri State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) during the 1999 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mel Tjeerdsma, the Bearcats compiled a 14\u20131 record (9\u20130 against conference opponents) and won the MIAA championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156101-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team\nThe team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Carson\u2013Newman, 58\u201352, in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156101-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team\nThe team played its home games at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156102-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Territories general election\nThe 1999 Northwest Territories general election was held on December 6, 1999. This was the first election under the new boundaries that were created when Nunavut was carved out of the Northwest Territories. 19 members were elected, five fewer than in the previous election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156102-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Territories general election\nThe main issues in this election were Native self-government and control over the territory's resources.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156102-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Territories general election\nOn polling day, Yellowknife was caught in an extreme blizzard that cut off-road traffic and supplies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156102-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Territories general election\nThis was also the last election in Canada in the 20th century.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156102-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwest Territories general election\nThe election was conducted under a non-partisan rules as the government operates under consensus, and Elections N.W.T. has not recognized parties since 1905. The Western Arctic New Democratic Party, a quasi-official offshoot of the New Democratic Party of Canada, fielded candidates and published signs and campaign material, as an attempt to revive a partisan legislature. They were shut out of the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156103-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team\nThe 1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156104-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held at the Askerhallen in Asker from February 5 to 7, 1999. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating. The results were used to choose the teams to the 1999 World Championships, the 1999 European Championships, the 1999 Nordic Championships, and the 1999 World Junior Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156105-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian First Division\nThe 1999 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 17 April 1999 and ended on 17 October 1999. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156105-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian First Division\nHaugesund and Bryne won direct promotion to Tippeligaen, while Start was promoted after having won 3-2 on aggregate against Str\u00f8msgodset in the promotion-playoff. Lofoten, Skjetten, H\u00f8dd and Clausenengen was relegated to the 2. divisjon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156105-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian First Division, Promotion play-offs\nStart (3rd in 1. divisjon) won the play-offs against Str\u00f8msgodset (12th in Tippeligaen) 3\u20132 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 50], "content_span": [51, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156105-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian First Division, Promotion play-offs\nStart won 3\u20132 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Str\u00f8msgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 50], "content_span": [51, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156106-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian Football Cup\nThe 1999 Norwegian Football Cup the 94th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The Cup was won by Rosenborg after beating Brann in the cup final. This was Rosenborg's eighth Norwegian Cup title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156106-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian Football Cup, First round\nThe First round was played on 4 May and 5 May. Two 1. divisjon sides, Eik T\u00f8nsberg and Skjetten was eliminated in this round. May 4:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156107-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian Football Cup Final\nThe 1999 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the final match of the 1999 Norwegian Football Cup, the 94th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 30 October 1999 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Tippeligaen sides Rosenborg and Brann. Rosenborg defeated Brann 2\u20130 to claim the Norwegian Cup for an eighth time in their history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156108-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian local elections\nCountry-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway in 1999. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156108-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian local elections, Results, Municipal elections\nResults of the 1999 municipal elections. Voter turnout was 60,4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156108-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwegian local elections, Results, County elections\nResults of the 1999 county elections. Voter turnout was 56,8%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 57], "content_span": [58, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156109-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Norwich City Council election\nThe 1999 Norwich City Council election took on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with an additional seat up in Coslany ward due to a by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team\nThe 1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nThe 1999 season began on a positive note for Davie, who, after signing 21\u00a0recruits, was given a contract extension to coach until 2003. Though there were high hopes that the Irish could finally get another national championship, there were also many questions facing the team, top among those would be whether Jackson could lead a young Irish team. With some controversy surrounding a verbal agreement between Notre Dame and Michigan to not schedule a game before their September 4 matchup, the Irish instead opened the season in the Eddie Robinson Classic against Kansas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nThough Jackson didn't answer all the questions in the game (throwing three interceptions), the Irish still dominated the Jayhawks in the 48\u201313 win. With the Irish ranked 16th they went next to face the seventh-ranked Wolverines. Watched by a, then NCAA record, crowd of 111,523, the Wolverines took the lead late in the game on an Anthony Thomas touchdown run. With under two minutes remaining, Jackson led the Irish down the field with three quick passes, however, the time ran out as he completed his fourth of the drive. Though the Irish lost, 26\u201322, they would remain at 16th in the national polls until stumbling against Purdue the next week. With Davie blaming poor communication on the loss, the Irish dropped from the rankings for the first time in two years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 829]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nWith a 10-game home winning streak, the Irish hoped to get back on track with a win against Michigan State. With the game tied 7\u20137 starting the fourth quarter, it looked to be headed for another last-minute decision, however, with five minutes left in the game, with the score tied again at 13\u201313, Spartans quarterback Bill Burke threw a quick pass to Gari Scott who ran for an 80-yard touchdown. Though the Irish had a chance and drove to the 50-yard line, Davie elected to punt the ball on fourth down with three minutes left in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nThe Spartans added a field goal to put them up 23\u201313 and win the game. After a week off, the Irish faced the 23rd-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. Down 30\u201314 mid-way through the third quarter, Jackson led the Irish on two scoring drives to bring them within two points. With the ball at their own 2-yard line, Jackson led a 98-yard drive that gave the Irish the winning touchdown. The Irish continued at home, blowing out Arizona State, coming from behind by 21\u00a0points to defeat USC, and scoring a last minute touchdown to beat Navy, to move back into the rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nFor the first time since September the Irish would go on the road. Facing the fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, the Irish knew they were in for a tough test as Tennessee, the reigning winners of the inaugural BCS National Championship, had not lost a non-conference home game since the 1990 Irish team won there. Against the tough Volunteer defense, the Irish were only able to score 14 in the 24\u00a0point loss, and once again dropped from the rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nWith a loss to Pittsburgh in the final game at Pitt Stadium, and a last second loss on a failed two-point conversion against Boston College, the Irish lost all chances to go to a bowl game with a 5\u20136 record. Hoping to avoid their first losing season since 1986, they traveled to Stanford to face the Cardinal. With Jackson splitting time with Arnaz Battle, the Irish come from behind bid failed on a last second field goal by Stanford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nThough the season was a disappointment, Jackson, a fifth-year senior, ended his career with the Irish on a high note. Named the team's Most Valuable Player, he set the single-season records in passing yards, total yards, pass attempts, and completions. He also left with the fourth-most passing yards in Irish history. Jackson was drafted in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and, although he was the only player from the team drafted, nine others signed free agent contracts with NFL teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156110-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season overview\nThe year ended on a bad note for the Irish program, as the NCAA placed the program on probation for two years after a number of major secondary violations by the university and others involved in athletics. Then-university president Rev. Edward Malloy disbanded all varsity booster clubs, the first time any university took such actions, and put into place other safeguards against violations, pledging his administration would give a greater effort to stop any future violations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156111-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nottingham Open\nThe 1999 Nottingham Open was an ATP tournament held in Nottingham, Great Britain. The tournament was part of the ATP World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and was held from 14 to 21 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156111-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nottingham Open\nC\u00e9dric Pioline won his only title of the year and the fourth of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156111-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nottingham Open, Finals, Doubles\nPatrick Galbraith /  Justin Gimelstob defeated  Marius Barnard /  Brent Haygarth, 5\u20137, 7\u20135, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156112-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nottingham Open \u2013 Doubles\nJustin Gimelstob and Byron Talbot were the defending champions, but Talbot did not partner this year. Gimelstob partnered Patrick Galbraith.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156112-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nottingham Open \u2013 Doubles\nGalbraith and Gimelstob won the title, defeating Marius Barnard and Brent Haygarth 5\u20137, 7\u20135, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156113-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nottingham Open \u2013 Singles\nC\u00e9dric Pioline defeated Kevin Ullyett 6\u20133, 7\u20135 in the final to secure the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156114-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nova Scotia general election\nThe 1999 Nova Scotia general election was held on July 27, 1999, to elect members of the 58th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The government was defeated on a money bill on June 18, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor James Kinley. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party, led by Dr. John Hamm. They received a majority of 30 seats compared to 11 seats by the NDP and 11 by the Liberals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156114-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nova Scotia general election, Campaign\nThe Halifax Daily News ran an article which asked each party leader personal questions,  including one about whether the candidate had ever been convicted of a criminal offence. NDP Leader Robert Chisholm said no in response, however, several days later it was revealed that Chisholm had a past criminal record for driving under the influence of alcohol when he was 19 years old. Chisholm claimed that he lied because he did not want his daughter to find out about his past.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156115-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nova Supersports Cup\nThe 1999 Nova Supersports Cup was an association football friendly tournament competition hosted by Greek premium sports network Nova Sports in 1999, held in Athens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156115-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nova Supersports Cup\nThe tournament occurred from 31 July to 1 August 1999, contested by English Premier League club Leicester City, Hertha Berlin from the Bundesliga, Iraklis from the Alpha Ethniki and AEK Athens from the Alpha Ethniki, who eventually won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156115-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nova Supersports Cup, Venue\nAll the games were played at the Nikos Goumas Stadium a 27,729 seat multi-use venue, home ground of hosts AEK Athens. The ground has been demolished in June 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156116-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nunavut general election\nThe 1999 Nunavut general election was the first general election in the territory and was held on 15 February 1999, to elect the members of the 1st Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156116-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Nunavut general election\nAlthough Nunavut did not become a territory until 1 April 1999 the election was held early to enable the members to assume their duties on that date.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156116-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Nunavut general election\nThe territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the MLAs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156117-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election to the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council were held in May 1999. The Labour Party retained control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156118-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 N\u00fcrburgring Superbike World Championship round\nThe 1999 N\u00fcrburgring Superbike World Championship round was the 6th round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 11\u201313 June 1999 at the N\u00fcrburgring. It was strongly criticised by the riders after track officials failed to show race flags. Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser won Race 1 and Race 2 respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156118-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 N\u00fcrburgring Superbike World Championship round, Controversy\nDuring Race 1, Igor Jerman's Kawasaki dumped oil at the Castrol Curve, causing multiple other riders to crash, including Noriyuki Haga, Akira Yanagawa, Pierfrancesco Chili and Colin Edwards, due to marshals failing to show Oil Flags. The marshals also failed to show Blue Flags and as a result Fogarty collided with back-marker Lothar Kraus, knocking Kraus off his bike and out of the race. Kraus blamed the flag marshals for the incident, as could be seen from his gestures immediately after the crash.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 64], "content_span": [65, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156118-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 N\u00fcrburgring Superbike World Championship round, Controversy\nWhen Edwards went down, he was livid and showed his anger by throwing gravel on the track and showing his middle finger multiple times. After the race Edwards stated \"I'm not coming back to this f***ing country ever again\", that he didn't care about the second race and that he wanted to go home and play some golf.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 64], "content_span": [65, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156119-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 O'Byrne Cup\nThe 1999 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156119-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 O'Byrne Cup\nThe tournament was a straight knockout, with 10 teams. Kildare (who took a team holiday instead) and Kilkenny did not compete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156119-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 O'Byrne Cup\nDublin were the winners, defeating Louth in the final in Parnell Park, a victory overshadowed by the death of one of the umpires, John Buckley, shortly after the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156120-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament\nThe 1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament took place in December 1999 to determine which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) member would compete against Confederation of African Football (CAF) member to enter the men's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156121-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 OJ4\n1999 OJ4 is a trans-Neptunian object and binary system from the classical Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. The bright cubewano belongs to the cold population and measures approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) in diameter. It was first observed at Mauna Kea Observatory on 18 July 1999. Discovered in 2005, its minor-planet moon is just 3 kilometres smaller than its primary and has an orbital period of 84 days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 8], "section_span": [8, 8], "content_span": [9, 454]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156121-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 OJ4, Orbit and classification\n1999 OJ4 orbit characterizes it as a classical Kuiper Belt object, or cubewano. Due to its nearly circular orbit and low inclination, it is also in the \"cold\" population of cubewanos. As a result, it is likely reddish in color.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 8], "section_span": [10, 34], "content_span": [35, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156121-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 OJ4, Satellite\n1999 OJ4 has one moon, S/2005 (1999 OJ4) 1. This moon was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope on 5 October 2013. It orbits 3,267 kilometres away from 1999 OJ4, completing one orbit every 84.115 days. At 72\u00a0km, it is nearly the same size as 1999 OJ4. From the surface of 1999 OJ4, S/2005 (1999 OJ4) 1 would have an apparent diameter of roughly 8.11\u00b0, over fourteen times the apparent size of the Sun from Earth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 8], "section_span": [10, 19], "content_span": [20, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156122-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oahu Bowl\nThe 1999 Jeep Oahu Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the bowl game schedule of the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The second edition of the Oahu\u00a0Bowl, it was the latter part of a Christmas Day doubleheader at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawai\u02bbi, preceded by the Aloha\u00a0Bowl. Televised by ESPN, the game on December\u00a025 matched the Hawai\u02bbi Warriors, co-champions of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and the favored Oregon State Beavers of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), who were making their first bowl game appearance in 35\u00a0years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156122-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oahu Bowl\nTied at ten at halftime, Hawai\u02bbi scored thirteen straight points to win 23\u201317 and finished the season at 9\u20134; the Beavers fell to 7\u20135. The\u00a0victory capped one of the most memorable seasons in school history as Hawai\u02bbi had seen an improvement of nine wins over the previous winless season in\u00a01998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156123-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oakland Athletics season\nThe Oakland Athletics' 1999 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. In doing so, the Athletics finished with their first winning record since 1992. The campaign was also the first of eight consecutive winning seasons for the Athletics (the last of these coming in 2006).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156123-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156123-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 67], "content_span": [68, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156124-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oakland Raiders season\nThe 1999 season was the Oakland Raiders' 30th in the National Football League (NFL), their 40th overall, their fourth season since returning to Oakland, and their second season under head coach Jon Gruden. They matched their previous season's output of 8\u20138. Thirteen of the team's sixteen games were decided by a touchdown or less, and none of the Raiders' eight losses were by more than a touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156124-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oakland Raiders season\nThe season saw the team acquire quarterback Rich Gannon, who had his best seasons with the Raiders, being named MVP in 2002 and leading the team to a Super Bowl, that same season. His following two seasons after the Super Bowl were ruined by injuries and he was forced to retire in 2004. Gannon was named to four consecutive Pro Bowls (1999\u20132002) while playing for the Raiders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156125-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oaxaca earthquake\nThe 1999 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on September 30 at 11:31 local time (16:31 UTC) in Oaxaca, Mexico, 60\u00a0km NNW of Puerto \u00c1ngel. The epicenter was located near San Agustin Loxicha. It had a magnitude of Mw 7.4. The maximum intensity reached MM VIII in southwestern Oaxaca, and could be felt strongly in Mexico City. The torrential rains preceding and following the temblor intensified the damage of this earthquake. Thirty-five people were reported dead. The archeological site of the ancient Zapotec city of Monte Alban also suffered damage in this earthquake. This was an intraplate earthquake in the Cocos Plate, with a normal-faulting mechanism. The fault plane was 90\u00a0km long and 45\u00a0km wide. The maximum slip was about 2.5 m, which was located about 20 and 40\u00a0km WNW of the hypocenter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 814]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156126-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Club Championship\nThe 1999 Oceania Club Championships was held in September 1999. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. The competition was held in Fiji (Nadi and Lautoka).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156126-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Club Championship, Teams\nA total of 9 teams from 9 OFC member associations entered the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156126-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Club Championship, Group stage\nThe nine participants were placed in three groups, where each team played the other teams once. The group winners and best second place team progressed to the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156126-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Club Championship, Semifinals\nThe top team from each groups progressed to the semifinals, along with the best second place team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156126-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Club Championship, Third Place Playoff\nThe third place playoff was cancelled due to injuries following in particular the Central United vs Tafea match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156126-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Club Championship, Champion\nSouth Melbourne are the 1999 Oceania Club Champions and qualify for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156127-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships\nThe 1999 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held in Santa Rita, Guam, between July 2\u20133, 1999. A total of 30 events were contested, 15 by boys and 15 by girls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156127-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships, Medal summary\nComplete results can be found on the Athletics Weekly, and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 57], "content_span": [58, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156127-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)\nAn unofficial count yields the number of about 116 athletes from 17 countries:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 70], "content_span": [71, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156128-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship\nThe 1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship (OFC) was the third edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from August 21 to August 28, 1999, and was hosted by Port Vila, Vanuatu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156128-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship\nThe tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Guatemala. The Australia won the tournament, and qualified for the World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone\nThe 1999 Odisha cyclone (IMD designation BOB 06, JTWC designation 05B) was the most intense recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region. The 1999\u00a0Odisha cyclone organized into a tropical depression in the Andaman Sea on 25 October, though its origins could be traced back to an area of convection in the Sulu Sea four days prior. The disturbance gradually strengthened as it took a west-northwesterly path, reaching cyclonic storm strength the next day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone\nAided by highly favorable conditions, the storm rapidly intensified, attaining super cyclonic storm intensity on 28 October, before peaking on the next day with winds of 260\u00a0km/h (160\u00a0mph) and a record-low pressure of 912 mbar (hPa; 26.93\u00a0inHg). The storm maintained this intensity as it made landfall on Odisha on 29 October. The cyclone steadily weakened due to persistent land interaction and dry air, remaining quasi-stationary for two days before slowly drifting offshore as a much weaker system; the storm dissipated on 4 November over the Bay of Bengal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone\nAlthough its primary effects were felt in a localized area of India, the outer fringes of the super cyclone impacted Myanmar and Bangladesh. Ten people were killed in the former, while two were killed in the latter by the storm's rainbands. The storm was the most severe to strike Odisha in the 20th century, raking the state and adjacent areas with high storm surge, powerful winds, and torrential rainfall. The storm's impacts exacerbated the damage caused by a very severe cyclone that struck the same region less than two weeks earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone\nThe 5\u20136\u00a0m (16\u201320\u00a0ft) surge brought water up to 35\u00a0km (20\u00a0mi) inland, carrying along with it coastal debris and inundating towns and villages. The surge combined with heavy rains to produce widespread flooding, damaging around 1.6\u00a0million homes and causing rivers to breach 20,005\u00a0flood embankments. The storm's effects destroyed numerous crops, including sugar cane, rice, and other winter-time harvests. Although estimates of the death toll varied significantly\u2014at times suggesting 30,000\u00a0fatalities\u2014the Government of India enumerated 9,887\u00a0fatalities in the country, of which a majority were caused by storm surge; over 8,000\u00a0deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur. The total damage cost of the destruction wrought by the super cyclone amounted to US$4.44\u00a0billion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 780]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone\nRecovery efforts were extensive following the storm's passage. The Government of India allocated \u20b93 billion (US$69.3 million) to the Odisha state government, supplementing earlier contributions made towards relief from the earlier cyclone. Various branches of the Indian Armed Forces were dispatched to aid the recovery efforts. Contributions from foreign governments amounted to nearly US$13\u00a0million, with more than half allocated by the United States. Alongside foreign and domestic government contributions, between 12 and 14 international aid agencies concurrently participated in relief efforts in the storm's aftermath.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history\nAlthough the storm organized into a tropical cyclone in the Andaman Sea, the origins of the 1999\u00a0Odisha cyclone can be traced back to an area of convection that began developing in the Sulu Sea on 21 October. Despite some signs of development, wind shear suppressed outflow and prevented any significant organization. Tracking westward, the disturbance encountered a more favorable environment in the South China Sea; as a result, thunderstorm activity began to increase. Prompted by these changes, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) at 02:00\u00a0UTC on 23 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history\nHowever, the system failed to develop any further before wind shear reemerged in the Gulf of Thailand, causing convection to diminish and resulting in the cancellation of the TCFA. On 24 October, the storm crossed the Malay Peninsula and moved into the Andaman Sea by 03:00\u00a0UTC on the following day. Although the environment remained moderately unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis, the disturbance organized, developing fair outflow, a strong rainband, and additional convection. At 06:00\u00a0UTC on 25 October, the system became a tropical depression while centered 550\u00a0km (340\u00a0mi) east of Port Blair.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0003-0002", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history\nAs such, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) designated the system as BOB\u00a006. With the storm now steadily organizing, the JTWC once again issued a TCFA at 19:30\u00a0UTC on 25 October; early the following day, the IMD assessed that the nascent depression had strengthened into a cyclonic storm. At the time, the storm was located 325\u00a0km (200\u00a0mi) south-southeast of Rangoon, Myanmar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history\nUnder the steering influence of an upper-level ridge to its northeast, BOB\u00a006 began to take a more northwesterly course. The ridge also provided a highly conducive environment for intensification and eventually became positioned atop the strengthening cyclonic storm, slowing the cyclone and allowing it to generate good outflow. With these conditions in place, BOB\u00a006 entered a phase of rapid intensification, strengthening faster than climatological rates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history\nBOB\u00a006 strengthened into a severe cyclonic storm at 03:00\u00a0UTC on 27 October and attained very severe cyclonic storm intensity just nine hours later with the storm centered 650\u00a0km (405\u00a0mi) south of Chittagong, Bangladesh. An eye emerged on visible satellite imagery early on 28 October, and at 15:00\u00a0UTC that day, the IMD classified BOB\u00a006 as a super cyclonic storm, the highest rating on the IMD's cyclone scale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0004-0002", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history\nUsing the Dvorak technique, the IMD estimated that BOB\u00a006 reached its peak intensity three hours later with maximum sustained winds of 260\u00a0km/h (160\u00a0mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 912 mbar (hPa; 26.93\u00a0inHg); this made BOB\u00a006 the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean by pressure with sustained winds at the time matched by only two other known cyclones in the Bay of Bengal. At the time, the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was the only storm in the region of comparable intensity. Although the storm's organization and appearance deteriorated as it neared land, BOB\u00a006's intensity held steady up until it made landfall on the Odisha coast between Puri and Kendrapara at 06:00\u00a0UTC on 29 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 775]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Meteorological history\nRather than moving inland as forecast, the tropical cyclone became quasi-stationary over the coastal Jajpur area as it laid within a weak steering region between two upper-level anticyclones. Remaining situated over land, the storm steadily weakened as it began to advect dry air into its circulation, deteriorating into a cyclonic storm on 30 October. The entraining of dry air limited thunderstorm activity to a single rainband to the system's northeast. Soon, the weakening storm became caught in a mid-tropospheric wind flow, inducing a southward drift that brought BOB\u00a006 back over the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone continued to weaken over water, and the IMD stopped monitoring the storm on 31 October; the JTWC followed suit a day later. The remnant low-pressure system continued to meander around the area for a few more days before eventually dissipating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 905]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Preparations\nThe India Meteorological Department periodically issued cyclone warning bulletins during the storm's lifetime, with the first being directed to the Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 26 October; the first bulletin noted potential impacts and advised fishermen not to venture out to sea. Six warnings were issued for the islands, with the last being issued on 27 October once the storm passed to the north and west. Due to initial uncertainty in the storm's forecast track, the first warnings for the coast of mainland India on 27 October concerned northern Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. Hourly dissemination of cyclone bulletins were carried out by Doordarshan and All India Radio beginning on 28 October. These warnings eventually narrowed in scope to the eventually affected areas, with the last warning being issued for Odisha on 31 October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 908]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Preparations\nThe Indian Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC) served as the primary administrative body for coordinating preparatory and relief work during the 1999\u00a0Odisha cyclone. Upon the storm's formation, the DAC requested the chief secretaries and relief commissioners of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to begin storm preparations and initiate evacuations if necessary. Evacuations in Odisha involved nearly 150,000\u00a0people living within 10\u00a0km (6\u00a0mi) of the coastline in five districts. Six districts maintained 23\u00a0permanent cyclone shelters operated by the Indian Red Cross Society, eventually serving to house 30,000\u00a0evacuees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Preparations\nAt Paradip Port, twelve docked ships were evacuated out to sea to avoid the cyclone. In neighboring West Bengal, 200,000\u00a0people were evacuated from the state's vulnerable low-lying islands. The Indian Army was placed on stand-by, and food supplies were stocked up in prone regions. Train service was cancelled for the areas expected to be impacted by the cyclone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, Myanmar and Bangladesh\nIn Myanmar, 10\u00a0people were killed and 20,000\u00a0families were displaced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 51], "content_span": [52, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, Myanmar and Bangladesh\nPassing south of Bangladesh, the 1999 Odisha super cyclone's northern fringes swept across the country, killing two people and initially causing 200 fishermen to go missing. Substantial damage to housing was reported.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 51], "content_span": [52, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nThe state of Odisha sustained the most catastrophic damage associated with Cyclone BOB\u00a006, which was considered the state's severest cyclone of the 20th century. The damage was compounded by the earlier impact of a very severe cyclonic storm that struck nearby areas just 11\u00a0days earlier. Twelve districts of Odisha suffered severe damage, reporting complete breakdown of essential services: Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Khurda, Puri, Mayurbhanj, and Nayagarh. Among these, the blocks of Erasma and Kujang in Jagatsinghpur were the worst affected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nIn total, 12.9\u00a0million people were affected by the storm; estimates for the storm's death toll vary significantly, though the India Meteorological Department indicated that around 9,887\u00a0were killed, with an additional 40\u00a0persons missing and 2,507\u00a0others injured. The majority of these deaths occurred in Jagatsinghpur. where 8,119\u00a0were killed. The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters' EM-DAT disaster database indicates that 10,915\u00a0people were killed. However, other estimates suggested that the death toll may have been as high as 30,000. The storm's effects damaged 1.6\u00a0million homes across 14,643\u00a0villages and 97\u00a0blocks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0010-0002", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nIn turn, 2.5\u00a0million people were marooned. A total of 18,420\u00a0km2 (7,110\u00a0mi2) of crop land was impacted, and 444,000\u00a0livestock casualties were also reported. The sugar cane crop was destroyed alongside other kharif and rabi crops. About 2\u00a0million tonnes (2.2\u00a0million tons) of the winter rice crop was destroyed. Total damage caused by the destructive cyclone amounted to US$4.4444\u00a0billion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nAlong the Odisha coast, the cyclone generated a 5\u20136\u00a0m (16\u201320\u00a0ft) storm surge that brought water up to 35\u00a0km (20\u00a0mi) inland, inundating a large swath of coastal areas. The Indian Ministry of Urban Development estimated a peak storm surge height of 6.7\u00a0m (22\u00a0ft). One visually estimated storm surge of 9\u00a0m (30\u00a0ft) was reported; however, this estimate was determined to have been too high. Regardless, no in-situ measurement of the peak storm surge exists as all potential instruments were destroyed by the storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nStorm surge was responsible for a majority of the fatalities linked to the 1999\u00a0Odisha cyclone, accounting for around 7,000\u00a0deaths. The intense wave action sank 9,085\u00a0fishing boats and caused the loss of 22,143\u00a0fishing nets. Some fishing trawlers were carried and deposited 1.5\u20132.0\u00a0km (0.9\u20131.2\u00a0mi) inland. A 4\u00a0km (2.5\u00a0mi) stretch of road leading out of Paradip was covered by sand dunes measuring 1\u00a0m (3.3\u00a0ft) in height and 0.5\u00a0km (0.3\u00a0mi) in width.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0011-0002", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nParadip Port sustained severe damage to several components including various warehouses and its power transmission system, though its core infrastructure remained intact. Damage at the port was estimated at around \u20b9300\u00a0million (US$6.9\u00a0million). The storm surge destroyed nearly every house in Paradip near the point of landfall. In Gopalpur, 27\u00a0villages were submerged by the surge. To the south in southern Andhra Pradesh, 48\u00a0trawlers sank. To the north in West Bengal, Substantial damage to housing was reported, causing injuries to 30 people in Midnapore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nStations in Paradip and Bhubaneswar each recorded sustained winds of 150\u00a0km/h (95\u00a0mph) before their instruments failed. Winds of 175\u00a0km/h (110\u00a0mph) were measured in Puri as the cyclone passed to the north. The strong winds damaged electric lines and uprooted trees over 50\u00a0years old in Puri and Kendrapada. Downed power lines across the state cut off communications between Odisha and the rest of the world for over 24\u00a0hours and caused widespread power outages. According to the Southern Electricity Supply Corporation, damage to the power grid caused by the cyclone totaled \u20b9330\u00a0million (US$4.4\u00a0million).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nStalling over land, the Odisha cyclone dropped torrential rainfall, with 24-hour rainfall rates at times exceeding 20\u00a0cm (7.9\u00a0in); Paradip documented 53\u00a0cm (20.9\u00a0in) over one 24-hour period. Over the course of the storm's passage, total rainfall amounts over 60\u00a0cm (23.6\u00a0in) occurred over a large swath of Odisha. The highest recorded rainfall total was documented in Oupada, which measured 95.5\u00a0cm (37.60\u00a0in) of rain over a three-day period. Flooding caused by the storm was estimated to have killed approximately 2,000\u00a0people. The heavy rains flattened thatched huts and damaged roads and other infrastructure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nWithin the seven worst affected districts, over 70%\u00a0of homes were destroyed; most of these were thatched homes, though 10\u201315%\u00a0of non-thatch roofed homes were also destroyed. Approximately 11,000\u00a0schools were either significantly damaged or destroyed. All major district roads in the area were either washed out or blocked by felled trees. In Bhubaneswar, 60%\u00a0of trees were flattened by the winds and rain; aerial surveys revealed that the entire city was submerged by floodwaters. Adjacent areas were nearly stripped of all tree cover. Until 8 November, the city remained without power.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0012-0003", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Impact, India\nThe inundation induced by the far-reaching storm surge and heavy rain kept Konark submerged in knee-deep water for six days after landfall. Over the course of four days, the excessive rainfall caused the flooding of the Baitarani, Brahmani, Budhabalanga, Kharasua, and Salandi rivers, resulting in 20,005\u00a0flood embankment breaches and the damaging of 6\u00a0headworks. Thousands of people suffered chemical burns after the flooding mixed industrial chemicals into bathing ponds. Oswal Chemicals and Fertilisers, which maintained the world's largest diammonium phosphate plant, reported severe damage to the facility. In the five districts most affected, all electric water pumps were disabled, though hand pumps remained operable.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 760]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nThe Government of India declared a national disaster in the aftermath of the cyclone, though international appeals were initially unanticipated. The destruction wrought by the cyclone was expected to cause a six-month-long total loss of normal livelihood. Damage sustained to various sanitation infrastructure led to a heightened risk of communicable disease outbreaks; indeed, diarrhea and cholera saw increased incidences following the storm's impact. Within a month of the cyclone's landfall, the Odisha state government reported 22,296\u00a0cases of diarrheal disorders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nThe area's vulnerability to disease was also compounded by a lack of pre-storm vaccinations, raising fears of a potential measles outbreak. The outbreak of diseases caused by the storm's effects stabilized by February 2000. For most locations, the initial loss of telecommunication and rail operation was restored within a few days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nPrime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the allocation of \u20b93\u00a0billion (US$69.3\u00a0million) to the Odisha state government, supplementing an earlier allocation of US$59.5\u00a0million made towards relief from the cyclone that struck the region earlier that October. However, the Odisha state government demanded a larger commitment of \u20b95\u00a0billion (US$73.3\u00a0million) for relief alongside \u20b925\u00a0billion (US$366.7\u00a0million) for rehabilitation. The Central government also considered the establishment of a Department for Natural Disaster Management to handle the devastation caused by the cyclone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nUltimately, a \"High Powered Task Force\" was formed under the command of the Ministry of Defence to provide rehabilitation support. The Indian Army sent infantry, engineers, and signal detachments to assist with disaster relief, including a field medical unit containing 30\u00a0ambulances and 340\u00a0doctors. Indian Air Force helicopters dropped food packets in affected regions beginning on 30 October, while other government ground personnel distributed various relief supplies including vaccines and plastic sheeting. Due to severe damage to air traffic control infrastructure, the Biju Patnaik International Airport was closed until 2 November, curtailing relief operations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0014-0002", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nSchools that survived the cyclone were repurposed as temporary shelters for those displaced. Due to the high amount of animal carcasses, the Government of India offered US$3\u00a0for every carcass burned\u2013higher than minimum wage. However, backlash led the government to fly in 200\u00a0Dalits from New Delhi and 500\u00a0from Odisha to carry out the carcass removal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nOn 2 November, the Canadian International Development Agency contributed C$150,000 (US$203,964) to the International Federation of the Red Cross to aid the recovery effort; Canada eventually doubled their contributions through the Canadian Lutheran World Relief and CARE. The European Commission channeled \u20ac2\u00a0million (US$2.1\u00a0million) through the European Community Humanitarian Office for use by various relief organizations. Contributions to aid agencies were also made by the British Department for International Development (DFID), with initial contributions made to Christian Aid and CARE totaling \u00a3330,000 (US$540,837).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nDFID's initial emergency assistance was later increased to \u00a33\u00a0million (US$4.9\u00a0million) and supplemented by a \u00a325\u00a0million ($40.9\u00a0million) contribution over the course of six months. The Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit allocated CHF 800,000 (US$779,666) to five Swiss relief organizations operating in India. Food aid worth A$300,000 (US$191,700) was sent by the Australian Government and delivered to approximately 1\u00a0million people through the World Food Program. Other countries sent aid through their respective International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies branch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0015-0002", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nFollowing an initial disaster declaration by United States Ambassador to India Dick Celeste, the United States Agency for International Development contributed US$7,482,000 through Food for Peace and the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to complement recovery efforts. The United Nations Children's Fund allocated more than US$100,000\u00a0to help supply basic health and shelter needs, while the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs made a similar allocation through an emergency grant and with reserves from an earlier grant from Norway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nBetween 12 and 14 international aid agencies were concurrently active in Odisha in the storm's aftermath. The Odisha Government made appeals to various non-governmental organizations as the government's relief supplies only covered 40% of affected areas. In response to the storm's devastation, Oxfam prepared an initial aid package, including emergency water equipment worth \u00a3250,000 (US$306,665) and 50,000\u00a0instant meals. Several members of the Action by Churches Together Alliance made contributions to the post-cyclone relief efforts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nLutheran World Relief made initial grants of US$15,000\u00a0each to the Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) and Lutheran World Federation for emergency programs in northeastern India. The United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India sent US$700,000\u00a0worth of various relief supplies in concert with CASA. The Indian Red Cross Society distributed relief supplies from their zonal warehouse in Calcutta, with initial supplies valued at CHF\u00a020,000 (US$19,491). In addition to the Indian society of the Red Cross, a joint Indian and International Federation assessment team was assembled to survey the damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0016-0002", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nCARE carried over its preexisting relief operations from the early October cyclone, routing food supplies by train to hard-hit locations in Odisha. The Odisha state branch of the Red Cross extended the emergency relief phase to a three-month relief operation and a six-month rehabilitation program with the help of the Federation. The overall humanitarian response spanned well into late 2000. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha dispatched aid to 91\u00a0villages greatly affected by the storm in the Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada districts; medical camps were established in 32\u00a0villages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0016-0003", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nThree villages were \"adopted\" by BAPS Charities in January 2000 to rebuild in Jagatsinghpur: Chakulia, Banipat, and Potak. A total of 200\u00a0concrete homes were constructed, as well as two concrete schools and two village tube-wells. The project was finally completed in May 2002, two and a half years after the cyclone hit. Similarly, Oxfam facilitated various restoration projects in the Ganjam district, including in the communities of Denotified Tribes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156129-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Odisha cyclone, Aftermath\nRunoff caused by the cyclone enhanced available nutrients in the Bay of Bengal, supplementing the already present equatorward ocean current and resulting in an increase in chlorophyll a and particulate organic carbon in the region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 30], "content_span": [31, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156130-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Offaly County Council election\nAn election to Offaly County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156131-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Olusegun Osoba won the election defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156131-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Ogun State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156131-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,592,502. Total number of votes cast was 403,260 while number of valid votes was 391,395. Rejected votes were 11,865.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156132-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ohio Bobcats football team\nThe 1999 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the East Division. The Bobcats were led by head coach Jim Grobe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156133-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team\nThe 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6\u20136 record. They missed out in any bowl games after having played in consecutive seasons since the 1988 team when John Cooper joined as head coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156134-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team\nThe 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 105th season of Sooner football. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Stoops. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156134-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team\nConference play began with a win over the Baylor Bears at home on September 18, and ended at home with a win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the annual Bedlam Series on November 27. The Sooners finished the regular season 7\u20134 (5\u20133 in Big 12), tied with Texas A&M for second in the Big 12 South. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Ole Miss Rebels, 27-25.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156134-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team\nFollowing the season, Stockar McDougle was selected 20th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, along with William Bartee in the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156134-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Preseason\nAfter five straight non\u2013winning seasons and failing to make a bowl appearance for four straight years, University of Oklahoma Athletic director Joe Castiglione decided to fire third\u2013year coach John Blake at the end of the 1998 regular season and hire University of Florida Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops to replace Blake. Others considered for the job included Barry Alvarez, Jim Donnan, Bob Toledo, Dennis Franchione, Tommy Bowden, Gary Barnett, and Mike Bellotti. The decision to promote a defensive coordinator to head coach ran contrary to the conventional wisdom of the time, but from the beginning Stoops was expected to be an exception to that theory, even without any experience calling offensive plays.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 760]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156134-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 2000 NFL Draft\nThe 2000 NFL Draft was held on April 15\u201316, 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156135-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team\nThe 1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University\u2013Stillwater in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The team was coached by Tom Holliday in his 3rd year as head coach at Oklahoma State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156135-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team\nThe Cowboys won the Wichita Regional and Waco Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Rice Owls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156136-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team\nThe 1999 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head coach Bob Simmons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak\nThe 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak was a significant tornado outbreak that affected much of the Central and parts of the Eastern United States, with the highest record-breaking wind speeds of 302\u00a0\u00b1\u00a022\u00a0mph (486\u00a0\u00b1\u00a035\u00a0km/h). During this week-long event, 154 tornadoes touched down (including one in Canada), more than half of them on May\u00a03 and 4 when activity reached its peak over Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and Arkansas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak\nThe most significant tornado first touched down southwest of Chickasha, Oklahoma, and became an F5 before dissipating near Midwest City. The tornado tore through southern and eastern parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs of Bridge Creek, Moore, Del City, Tinker Air Force Base and Midwest City, killing 36 people, destroying more than 8,000 homes, and causing $1.5 billion in damage. With a total of 72 tornadoes, it was the most prolific tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history, although not the deadliest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nThe outbreak was caused by a vigorous upper-level trough that moved into the Central and Southern Plains states on the morning of May\u00a03. That morning, low stratus clouds overspread much of Oklahoma, with clear skies along and west of a dry line located from Gage to Childress, Texas. Air temperatures at 7:00\u00a0a.m. Central Daylight Time ranged in the mid to upper 60s \u00b0F (upper 10s to near 20\u00a0\u00b0C) across the region, while dew point values ranged in the low to mid 60s \u00b0F (mid to upper 10s \u00b0C). The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma, a division of the National Weather Service, initially issued a slight risk of severe thunderstorms early that morning stretching from the Kansas-Nebraska border to parts of southern Texas, with an intended threat of large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 861]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nBy late morning, the low cloud cover began to dissipate in advance of the dry line, but during the afternoon hours high cirrus clouds overspread the region, resulting in filtered sunshine in some areas that caused atmospheric destabilization. The sunshine and heating, combined with abundant low-level moisture, combined to produce a very unstable air mass. Upper air balloon soundings observed strong directional wind shear, cooling temperatures at high atmospheric levels, and the increased potential of CAPE values potentially exceeding 4000 J/kg, levels that are considered favorable for supercells and tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nAs observations and forecasts began to indicate an increasing likelihood of widespread severe weather conditions even more favorable for strong tornadoes, the SPC issued a moderate risk of severe weather at 11:15\u00a0a.m. CDT for portions of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas along and near the Interstate 40 corridor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Meteorological synopsis\nBy 3:00\u00a0p.m. CDT, it had become evident that a widespread severe weather event was imminent; the Storm Prediction Center upgraded locations within the moderate risk area to a high risk of severe weather around 4:00\u00a0p.m. CDT as wind shear profiles, combined with volatile atmospheric conditions, had made conditions highly conducive for a significant tornadic event across most of Oklahoma, southern Kansas and north Texas, including the likelihood of violent, damaging tornadoes. The SPC issued a tornado watch by mid-afternoon as conditions gathered together for what would be a historic tornado outbreak. By the time thunderstorms began developing in the late-afternoon hours, CAPE values over the region had reached to near 6,000 J/kg. Large supercell thunderstorms developed and in the late afternoon through the mid-evening hours of that Monday, tornadoes began to break out across the state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 55], "content_span": [56, 953]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek\u2013Moore, Oklahoma\nAt approximately 3:30\u00a0p.m. CDT, a severe thunderstorm began forming in Tillman County in southwestern Oklahoma; a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for this storm by the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Norman at 4:15\u00a0p.m. CDT. The storm quickly developed supercell characteristics and began exhibiting potentially tornadic rotation, resulting in the National Weather Service issuing the first tornado warning of the event for Comanche, Caddo and Grady counties approximately 35 minutes later at 4:50\u00a0p.m. CDT.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 79], "content_span": [80, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek\u2013Moore, Oklahoma\nThe first tornado from this supercell touched down 7 miles (11\u00a0km) east-northeast of Medicine Park at 4:51\u00a0p.m. CDT; it produced four additional tornadoes as it tracked northeast into Caddo County, the strongest of which (rated as an F3) touched down 2 miles (3.2\u00a0km) west-southwest of Laverty and dissipated 2.5 miles (4.0\u00a0km) west-northwest of downtown Chickasha. This large tornado had exhibited a companion satellite tornado for a few minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 79], "content_span": [80, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek\u2013Moore, Oklahoma\nThe storm produced the most significant tornado of the outbreak, which touched down just southwest of the Grady County community of Amber at 6:23\u00a0p.m. CDT and headed northeast, parallel to Interstate\u00a044, just after another tornado had passed over the airport in Chickasha. The storm continued moving northeast, destroying the community of Bridge Creek and crossing I-44 just north of Newcastle. The tornado then crossed the Canadian River, passing into far southern Oklahoma City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 79], "content_span": [80, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek\u2013Moore, Oklahoma\nAs it passed over Bridge Creek, around 6:54\u00a0p.m., a Doppler On Wheels mobile Doppler weather radar detected wind speeds of 302\u00a0\u00b1\u00a022\u00a0mph (486\u00a0\u00b1\u00a035\u00a0km/h) inside the tornado at an elevation of 105\u00a0ft (32\u00a0m). These winds, however, occurred above the ground, and winds at the surface may not have been quite this intense. The tornado continued on into Moore, then passed over the intersection of Shields Boulevard and Interstate\u00a035 and back into Oklahoma City, crossing Interstate 240 near Bryant Avenue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 79], "content_span": [80, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0007-0002", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek\u2013Moore, Oklahoma\nThe storm then turned more northerly, striking parts of Del City and Tinker Air Force Base near Sooner Road as an F4. The storm damaged and/or destroyed several businesses, homes and churches in Midwest City. Some damage in this area was rated as high-end F4, although F5 was considered. The tornado diminished over Midwest City and finally lifted near the intersection of Reno Avenue and Woodcrest Drive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 79], "content_span": [80, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Bridge Creek\u2013Moore, Oklahoma\nThirty-six people died in this tornado, and over 8,000 homes were badly damaged or destroyed. The tornado caused $1 billion in damage, making it the second-costliest tornado in U.S. history, and the most costly in history from 1999 to 2011, at which point it was surpassed by the 2011 Tuscaloosa\u2013Birmingham tornado and again by the 2011 Joplin tornado. It was also the deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. since the April 10, 1979 F4 tornado that hit Wichita Falls, Texas, which killed 42 people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 79], "content_span": [80, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Cimarron City\u2013Mulhall\u2013Perry, Oklahoma\nLate in the evening on May\u00a03 at 9:25\u00a0p.m. CDT, a destructive tornado touched down 3 miles (4.8\u00a0km) southwest of Cimarron City in Logan County, Oklahoma, eventually hitting the town of Mulhall, located north of Guthrie. This wedge tornado, which tracked a 35-mile (56\u00a0km) path, was very wide and at times exceeded one mile (1.6\u00a0km) in width. According to storm chasing meteorologist Roger Edwards, it may have been as violent or more than the F5 Bridge Creek\u2013Moore tornado (however, it was officially rated as an F4).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 88], "content_span": [89, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Cimarron City\u2013Mulhall\u2013Perry, Oklahoma\nA Doppler On Wheels (DOW) mobile radar observed this tornado as it crossed Mulhall. The DOW documented the largest-ever-observed core flow circulation with a distance of 1,600\u00a0m (5,200\u00a0ft) between peak velocities on either side of the tornado, and a roughly 7\u00a0km (4.3\u00a0mi) width of peak wind gusts exceeding 43\u00a0m/s (96\u00a0mph), making the Mulhall tornado the largest tornado ever measured quantitatively. The DOW measured a complex multi-vortex structure, with several vortices containing winds of up to 115\u00a0m/s (260\u00a0mph) rotating around the tornado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 88], "content_span": [89, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Cimarron City\u2013Mulhall\u2013Perry, Oklahoma\nThe 3D structure of the tornado has been analyzed in a 2005 article in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences by Wen-Chau Lee and Joshua Wurman. The tornado severely damaged or destroyed approximately 60\u201370% of the 130 homes in Mulhall, destroying the Mulhall/Orlando Elementary School and toppling the city's water tower.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 88], "content_span": [89, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Cimarron City\u2013Mulhall\u2013Perry, Oklahoma\nAfter the tornado dissipated at approximately 10:45\u00a0p.m. CDT in southeastern Noble County, 3 miles (4.8\u00a0km) northeast of Perry, many of the same areas of Logan County struck by the Mulhall tornado were hit again by an F3 tornado produced by a separate supercell that touched down 2.5 miles (4.0\u00a0km) south of Crescent at 11:33\u00a0p.m. CDT. Damage caused by this tornado was indistinguishable from damage caused by the earlier F4 tornado. 25 homes were destroyed and 30 others were damaged near Crescent, with much of the damage believed to have been caused by both tornadoes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 88], "content_span": [89, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Stroud, Oklahoma\nAt 10:10\u00a0p.m. CDT, a damaging tornado touched down 3 miles (4.8\u00a0km) north-northeast of Sparks in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, with only sporadic tree damage occurring as it tracked north-northeast toward Davenport. Scattered damage of high-end F0 to low-end F1 intensity occurred to some homes and businesses on the southeast side of Davenport, though a house located just south of town lost more than half of its roof.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Stroud, Oklahoma\nAs the tornado continued to track northeast, parallel with Interstate\u00a044 and State Highway 66, Stroud took a direct hit as the storm intensified to F2 strength; the trucking terminal of the Sygma food distribution warehouse on the west side of town was destroyed with some girders and siding from the warehouse thrown northwest across State Highway 66, and the Stroud Municipal Hospital suffered significant roof damage, which resulted in significant water damage within the building.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Stroud, Oklahoma\nThe most severe damage, consistent with an F3 tornado, occurred at the Tanger Outlet Mall at 10:39\u00a0p.m. CDT with almost all of the stores suffering roof damage at minimum, though sections of seven storefronts were destroyed and the exterior walls of the Levi's store were collapsed inward. The mall was evacuated in advance of the tornado, resulting in no injuries or loss of life in the building. The tornado finally dissipated 1 mile (1.6\u00a0km) south of Stroud Lake at 11:48\u00a0p.m. CDT.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Stroud, Oklahoma\nWhile there were no fatalities overall in Stroud, the economic impact of the tornado has been compared to the loss of Tinker Air Force Base, General Motors, and a major regional hospital for the Stroud region as compared to Oklahoma City at that time. Approximately 800 jobs were lost in a community of approximately 3,400 people due to the damage of the Sygma distribution warehouse and Tanger Outlet Mall, neither of which were rebuilt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Stroud, Oklahoma\nStroud's recovery was later complicated by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, although the town has since recovered as a result of higher oil and gas prices. Local leading industries include Service King, an oilfield manufacturing facility, and Mint Turbines, a helicopter engine reconditioning facility. Stroud is also now a downloading facility location for oil produced in the northern United States into the Cushing pipeline network.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 67], "content_span": [68, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Other tornadoes\nThe May\u00a03 tornado event was part of a three-day event that included tornadoes in the states of Kansas, Texas and Tennessee. A deadly F4 tornado that tracked 24 miles (39\u00a0km) across south-central Kansas killed six people in Haysville and Wichita during the late evening of May\u00a03.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Notable tornadoes, Other tornadoes\nOther fatalities during the event included one person killed in Texas on May\u00a04 by an F3 tornado that tracked 71.5 miles (115.1\u00a0km) from near Winfield, Texas, to southwest of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, and three people killed in Tennessee on May\u00a05 and 6 by an F4 tornado that struck the town of Linden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 66], "content_span": [67, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Non-tornadic events\nFlash flooding killed one person in Camden County, Missouri, on May 4. On May 6, lightning struck and killed a man in Cobbtown, Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Aftermath, Disaster assistance\nOn May\u00a03\u20134, the day after the initial outbreak event, President Bill Clinton signed a federal disaster declaration for eleven Oklahoma counties. In a press statement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), then-director James Lee Witt stated that \"The President is deeply concerned about the tragic loss of life and destruction caused by these devastating storms.\" The American Red Cross opened ten shelters overnight, housing 1,600 people immediately following the disaster, decreasing to 500 people by May\u00a05. On May\u00a05, several emergency response and damage assessment teams from FEMA were deployed to the region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Aftermath, Disaster assistance\nThe United States Department of Defense deployed the 249th Engineering Battalion and placed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on standby for assistance. Medical and mortuary teams were also sent by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. By May 6, donation centers and phone banks were being established to create funds for victims of the tornadoes. Within the first few days of the disaster declaration, relief funds were sent to families requesting aid. Roughly $180,000 had been approved by FEMA for disaster housing assistance by May\u00a09.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Aftermath, Disaster assistance\nDebris removal began on May\u00a012 as seven cleanup teams were sent to the region with more teams expected to join over the following days. That day, FEMA also granted seven Oklahoma counties (Canadian, Craig, Grady, Lincoln, Logan, Noble and Oklahoma) eligibility for federal financial assistance. Roughly $1.6 million in disaster funds had been approved for housing and businesses loans by May\u00a013, increasing to more than $5.9 million over the following five days. Applications for federal aid continued through June, with state aid approvals reaching $54 million on June\u00a03. According to FEMA, more than 9,500 Oklahoma residents applied for federal aid during the allocated period in the wake of the tornadoes, including 3,800 in Oklahoma County and 3,757 in Cleveland County. Disaster recovery aid for the tornadoes totaled to roughly $67.8 million by July\u00a02.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 62], "content_span": [63, 921]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Aftermath, Concerns with using overpasses as storm shelters\nFrom a meteorological and safety standpoint, the tornado called into question the use of highway overpasses as shelters from tornadoes. Prior to the events on May\u00a03, 1999, videos of people taking shelter in overpasses during tornadoes in the past (such as an infamous video from the April 26, 1991 tornado outbreak taken by a news crew from Wichita NBC affiliate KSNW) created public misunderstanding and complacency that overpasses provided adequate shelter from tornadoes. Although meteorologists had questioned the safety of these structures for nearly 20 years, there had been no evidence supporting incidents involving loss of life.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 91], "content_span": [92, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Aftermath, Concerns with using overpasses as storm shelters\nThree overpasses were directly struck by tornadoes during the May\u00a03 outbreak, resulting in fatalities at each location. Two occurred as a result of the Bridge Creek\u2013Moore F5, while the third occurred in rural Payne County, which was struck by an F2 tornado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 91], "content_span": [92, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156137-0018-0002", "contents": "1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, Aftermath, Concerns with using overpasses as storm shelters\nAccording to a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, seeking shelter in an overpass \"is to become a stationary target for flying debris\"; the wind channeling effect that occurs within these structures along with an increase in wind speeds above ground level, changing of wind direction when the tornado vortex passes, and the fact most overpasses do not have girders for people to take shelter between also provide little to no protection.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 91], "content_span": [92, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156138-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Oldham Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156139-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ole Miss Rebels football team\nThe 1999 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the West Division. Coached by David Cutcliffe, the Rebels played their home games at Vaught\u2013Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156140-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Omloop Het Volk\nThe 1999 Omloop Het Volk was the 53rd edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 27 February 1999. The race started in Ghent and finished in Lokeren. The race was won by Frank Vandenbroucke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156141-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Adebayo Adefarati won the election defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156141-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Ondo State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156141-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ondo State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,333,617. Total number of votes cast was 557,148, while number of valid votes was 544,299. Rejected votes were 12,849.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156142-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ondrej Nepela Memorial\nThe 1999 Ondrej Nepela Memorial was the 7th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It took place between September 24 and 26, 1999. Skaters competed in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition is named for 1972 Olympic gold medalist Ondrej Nepela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash\nThe September 3, 1999, Ontario Highway 401 crash, was a multiple-vehicle collision that resulted from dense fog conditions on a section of Ontario Highway\u00a0401 between Windsor and Tilbury. There were 87 vehicles involved in the pile-up in both directions of the divided highway, killing eight people and injuring a further 45.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash\nThe crash, which was the most infamous in a slew of fatal crashes on the highway between Windsor and Chatham during the 1990s, led to significant improvements to that section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Background\nThe section of Highway\u00a0401 between Windsor and London was constructed in stages in the 1950s and 1960s. It was an asphalt-paved highway carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. Although parts of the highway had been constructed with several deliberate curves to reduce driver inattention, a 32-kilometre (20\u00a0mi) stretch west of Tilbury was built following straight concession lines to minimize damage to the surrounding agricultural areas. The two carriageways were separated by a grass median, which was particularly narrow between Windsor and Tilbury as that section was the first built in 1955. That section of the highway also had soft gravel shoulders as per the original design.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Background\nThe straight road and flat, agricultural landscape were said to cause highway hypnosis and driver fatigue. The narrow grass median proved little obstacle in stopping vehicles from travelling into the opposing traffic carriageway, leading to several head-on collisions. The soft shoulders were also a factor in some accidents, where drivers who veered into the shoulder immediately over-corrected which often led to spin-outs and rollovers. Between Windsor and London, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) had dubbed a 40-mile stretch as \"Carnage Alley\"; four were killed in 1997 and three died in 1998. In 1999 from March to September, 15 people had been killed and over 60 injured in 10 accidents between Windsor and Chatham-Kent, with the upcoming September 3 pile-up raising the death toll to 22 by the end of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 870]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Background\nDays before the crash in 1999, Ontario Minister of Transportation, David Turnbull, had travelled the portion of highway and called it \"pleasant to drive\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 42], "content_span": [43, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Pile-up on September 3\nOn the morning of Friday, September 3, 1999, a malfunction at the Windsor Airport Observation Station failed to detect foggy conditions, and no fog warnings were issued. The malfunction was not discovered until later. Around 8:00\u00a0am near the Manning Road overpass, a tractor-trailer entered a very dense fog patch and slowed suddenly, causing a following tractor-trailer to jack-knife. Reports indicated that the fog reduced visibility to less than 1 metre (3.3\u00a0ft).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Pile-up on September 3\nThe initial crash set off a chain reaction of five further separate collisions, as other drivers unable to see the obstruction continued into the dense fog and colliding with crashed vehicles for several minutes. 87 vehicles were involved, many burnt and destroyed. Many people were injured in their vehicles or struck as they attempted to flee the pile-up. Seven people died at the scene and one more died later in hospital; 45 people were injured. The September 3 pile-up would occur 16 kilometers west of the stretch that the CAA had labelled as \"Carnage Alley\". There were collisions in both directions at that segment of Highway 401, although no vehicles crossed the highway's median.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Pile-up on September 3\nSgt . B.G. Mailloux of the Ontario Provincial Police described the pile-up as \"a massive fireball\". Emergency services reported charred bodies inside vehicles, while several of the vehicles were unrecognizable and had to be traced by their registration numbers. In an area dubbed the \"hot zone\" or \"fiery center\", several vehicles were fused together. Traffic was temporarily rerouted on Highway 2 to the north and Highway 3 to the south, while Highway 401 had to be repaved before reopening to traffic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 54], "content_span": [55, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Safety improvements\nImmediately following the crash, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) installed paved shoulders with rumble stripsand funded additional police to patrol the highway, a move criticized as being insufficient.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Safety improvements\nThe Canadian Automobile Association's (CAA) manager of public and government affairs, Nick Ferris, noted that while the September 3 crash was about 16 kilometers west of the \"Carnage Alley\" notorious stretch, he stated that \"The conditions are similar. It just widened the kill zone\". The CAA hired traffic experts to study the section, whose findings called for the replacement of the grass median with an additional traffic lane per direction (for three lanes in each direction) separated by a concrete median barrier. While the six-laning upgrade was part of the MTO's long-term plan for the entire highway and had been implemented for the London-Woodstock and Guelph-Milton sections in the early 1990s, at the time of the pile-up there was not sufficient funding nor traffic volumes for the Windsor-London section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 870]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Safety improvements\nA coroner's inquest into the crash led to 25 recommendations for safety improvements to the highway. These included increasing traffic enforcement and reintroducing photo radar, as well as a review of safety standards for highway construction based on current data.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Safety improvements\nPublic outrage from the crash led Turnbull to announce a plan for safer roads, including improvements to the stretch of highway west of London. In 2004, a $322 million plan of road improvements began east of Windsor, which included fully paved shoulders and a concrete median barrier, both with rumble strips, and reflective markers in curved sections. Construction on the improvements in Carnage Alley was completed between Windsor and Tilbury in 2010.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Safety improvements\nIn 2009 the MTO conducted an environmental assessment to widen the stretch of Highway 401 between Tilbury and London to six lanes, but as of 2016 no significant highway improvements had been made, due to its rural nature and long distance as well as lack of traffic. However, the narrow grass median remained prone to crossover collisions, especially in bad weather. In the Toronto Sun, Chatham-Kent Conservative MPP Rick Nicholls questioned if \"it occurred to the MTO that a lot of drivers might be avoiding Carnage Alley precisely because it is so dangerous?\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Safety improvements\nOn August 29, 2017, a mother and daughter were killed in another cross-over collision on the unmodified stretch of the highway near Dutton, which drew renewed public outrage. Shortly afterwards the government announced plans to install a high-tension cable barrier in the grass median from Tilbury to Ridgetown. Advocates viewed the government's response as inadequate, and delivered a petition signed by 3,000 residents to Queen's Park demanding construction of a concrete barrier from Tilbury to London.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156143-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Highway 401 crash, Safety improvements\nIn early 2018 the MTO committed to installing a concrete barrier on the stretch from Tilbury to London, with plans to install high-tension cables in the grass median as a short-term solution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 51], "content_span": [52, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156144-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Nokia Cup\nThe 1999 Nokia Cup, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 8\u201314 at the Brantford & District Civic Centre in Brantford, Ontario. The winning rink of Rich Moffatt, Howard Rajala, Chris Fulton and Paul Madden from Ottawa would go on to represent Ontario at the 1999 Labatt Brier in Edmonton, Alberta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156144-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario Nokia Cup, Teams\nThe teams included eight regional winners, two challenge round winners, the defending Brier champion and World champion Wayne Middaugh rink and the 1998 Olympic silver medalist Mike Harris rink.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election\nThe 1999 Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999 to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election\nThe governing Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Premier Mike Harris, was re-elected to a second majority government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election\nIt was the first election in which the Legislative Assembly of Ontario had a reduced number of seats. Previously, the province's riding boundaries were different from those used in federal elections. In the 1999 election, for the first time, provincial riding boundaries were redrawn to precisely match federal ridings, resulting in 27 fewer seats \u2014 and 27 fewer Members of Provincial Parliament \u2014 in the legislature. Notably, in a number of ridings this resulted in incumbent MPPs directly facing each other in the new seats; in a few ridings, incumbent MPPs from the same party even had to compete against each other for their own party's nomination.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Campaign\nAccording to a poll released on the eve of the election, the Liberal Party entered the campaign with a lead over the Progressive Conservatives. This poll's accuracy was disputed by many, however, and even Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty cast doubt on it: noting that most polling companies claim to be accurate 19 times out of 20, he suggested that this might have been the 20th. Subsequent polls taken in the early period of the campaign showed the Progressive Conservatives with a commanding lead over the Liberals, in a manner more consistent with pre-election numbers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Campaign\nHarris' government had delivered large tax cuts and significantly reduced the deficit, but they had also severely cut spending in the process. They had the support of the legendary Tory political machine, bolstered by a group of American experts imported from the United States' Republican Party. They targeted Dalton McGuinty as inexperienced (\"Dalton McGuinty is not up to the job\" was a Tory campaign slogan), and attacked him for lacking a clear vision. This was successful due to McGuinty having a reputation for being uncomfortable and stiff in the media. During the leader's debates, McGuinty had a poor performance, being unable to explain his party's platform clearly and being compared to fictional serial killer Norman Bates by NDP leader Howard Hampton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 805]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Campaign\nThe extensive use of attack ads and wedge issues by the Tories was a new development in Canadian politics, and some commentators worried the election process was becoming Americanized.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Campaign\nThe third major party, the Ontario New Democratic Party led by Howard Hampton, spent much the campaign battling the memory of Bob Rae's unpopular government in the early 1990s. Despite Hampton's efforts to reach out to labour, the NDP were substantially weakened as the major unions deserted them in favour of the Liberals, hoping to defeat the Tories by strategic voting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Campaign\nThe province was enjoying strong economic growth at the time which also vindicated the Conservatives' deficit-cutting measures in the public. The Liberal Party managed to recover some support late in the campaign, but it was not enough and the Tories were re-elected with a second consecutive majority government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Results\nIt is possible that some independent candidates were actually members of these or other unregistered parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Constituency results\nExpenditure entries are taken from official candidate reports as listed by Elections Ontario. The figures cited are the \"Total Candidate's Campaign Expenses Subject to Limitation\", and include transfers from constituency associations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Constituency results\nThe official returns list Ray as a candidate of the Ontario Communist Party, rather than the Communist League. This, however, is an error.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 51], "content_span": [52, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, Constituency results, Suburban Toronto\nRaffi Assadourian (Ind)329Elizabeth Rowley (Comm)91Fernand Deschamps (Ind [M-L])65Wayne Simmons (F)53", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156145-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Ontario general election, By-elections\nSix by-elections were held between the 1999 and 2003 elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156146-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Open 13\nThe 1999 Open 13 was an ATP tournament held in Marseille, France. The tournament was held from February 1 to February 8.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156146-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Open 13, Finals, Doubles\nMax Mirnyi /  Andrei Olhovskiy defeated  David Adams /  Pavel V\u00edzner, 7\u20135, 7\u20136(9\u20137).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 29], "content_span": [30, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156147-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Open 13 \u2013 Doubles\nDonald Johnson and Francisco Montana were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156147-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Open 13 \u2013 Doubles\nMax Mirnyi and Andrei Olhovskiy won the title, defeating David Adams and Pavel V\u00edzner 7\u20135, 7\u20136 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156148-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Open 13 \u2013 Singles\nFabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Cl\u00e9ment 6\u20133, 4\u20136, 6\u20134 to win the 1999 Open 13 singles competition. Thomas Enqvist was the champion but did not defend his title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship\nThe 1999 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 128th Open Championship, held from 15 to 18 July at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship\nPaul Lawrie won his only major championship in a playoff over Jean van de Velde and Justin Leonard. Lawrie, down by ten strokes at the start of the fourth round, completed the biggest final round comeback in major championship history, headlined by van de Velde's triple-bogey at the last hole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Course layout\n^ The 6th hole was renamed Hogan's Alley in 2003", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 37], "content_span": [38, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round\nPaul Lawrie completed the biggest final round comeback in major championship and PGA Tour history by coming back from 10 strokes behind in the final round, and winning the subsequent three-man playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round\nJean van de Velde started the day with a five-stroke lead over Craig Parry and Justin Leonard, but trailed Parry by a stroke at the 12th hole, as Parry was \u22123 for the day through 11, while Van de Velde was +3. However, Parry could not escape the thick rough on the 12th hole on his way to a triple bogey while Van de Velde regained sole possession of the lead with a bogey. Parry then bogeyed 13, drove into the fairway bunker at 14 to deny himself a birdie chance, and missed a two-foot (0.6 m) putt on 17 en route to a double bogey. He holed a bunker shot on 18 to finish one stroke out of the playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round\nIn the meantime, Leonard tied van de Velde for the lead with a birdie on 14, but made bogeys at 15 and 18 as his second shot landed in the barry burn as Van de Velde birdied 14 - leaving him three strokes behind, tied with Lawrie in the clubhouse at 6-over-par. \u00c1ngel Cabrera had a chance to join the clubhouse lead but narrowly missed a birdie putt on 18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round\nAfter the birdie on 14, Van de Velde missed the next three greens but got up-and-down each time to give himself a three stroke lead going into 18.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Van de Velde's collapse\nVan de Velde, who was in control through the latter half of the championship, held a seemingly insurmountable three-stroke lead going into the 72nd hole. Despite the three-stroke lead van de Velde had going into the final hole, his name had not already been engraved into the Claret Jug, according to engraver Alex Harvey: \"No, I didn't start engraving the Jug with his name. I've got to wait until the secretary hands me a slip of paper with the winner's name on it, and they always wait until the last putt is dropped.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 77], "content_span": [78, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Van de Velde's collapse\nVan de Velde teed off with a driver, which was heavily criticized by the ABC broadcast team, and pushed his shot far to the right, over the water bordering the right side of the 18th fairway, and onto the 17th hole. He later claimed that he thought the lead was only two strokes, which is why he chose not to go with a safe club, such as an iron. Choosing not to simply lay up with a wedge, van de Velde went for the green on his second shot with a two iron.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 77], "content_span": [78, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Van de Velde's collapse\nHis second shot came to rest in an area of knee-deep rough after his ball bounced backward 50 yards off the grandstand next to the 18th green and off a rock in the Barry Burn. Had the ball stayed in the grandstand he would have been able to drop without penalty. Then the thick Carnoustie grass stifled him again, as his third shot went into the burn in front of the green. Van de Velde took his shoes and socks off and entered the burn, considering an attempt to play the ball from the water.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 77], "content_span": [78, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0008-0002", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Van de Velde's collapse\nHe decided against it and instead took a drop (fourth stroke), at which point he hit his fifth shot into one of the deep greenside bunkers. He pitched out safely and holed the six-foot putt on his seventh shot for a triple-bogey, which would trigger a three-man playoff between van de Velde, Lawrie, and Leonard. Van de Velde's play on this hole is still widely considered to be the worst \"choke\" in golfing history, and some have even used the term \"pulling a van de Velde\" to describe similar events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 77], "content_span": [78, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Playoff\nThe four-hole aggregate playoff was played on the final four holes (#15-18), three par fours and one par three (#16). All three players hit poor drives on the first playoff hole. Van de Velde was forced to take an unplayable and took double bogey to fall one stroke behind Lawrie and Leonard who both had bogeys. All three players missed the green on the second playoff hole and took bogeys.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 61], "content_span": [62, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156149-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Open Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Playoff\nOn the third playoff hole, Van de Velde made birdie to briefly create a three-way tie, but Lawrie followed with a birdie of his own to take a one-stroke lead into the final playoff hole. On the final playoff hole, Van de Velde found the rough and Leonard found the water en route to bogeys while Lawrie hit a 4-iron to four feet for a clinching birdie and the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 61], "content_span": [62, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156150-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France\nThe 1999 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 22 February until 28 February 1999. Unseeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. It was her first WTA singles title. On the same day her sister Venus won the IGA Superthrift Tennis Classic tournament, making them the first sisters to win WTA events in the same week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156150-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France, Finals, Doubles\nIrina Sp\u00eerlea /  Caroline Vis defeated  Elena Likhovtseva /  Ai Sugiyama, 7\u20135, 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156150-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156150-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156150-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156150-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156151-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the seventh edition of the Open GDF Suez; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Paris, France. Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156151-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Doubles\nIrina Sp\u00eerlea and Caroline Vis won in the final 7\u20135, 3\u20136, 6\u20133 against Likhovtseva and Sugiyama.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156152-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the seventh edition of the Open GDF Suez; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Paris, France. Mary Pierce was the defending champion but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156152-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Singles\nSerena Williams won in the final 6\u20132, 3\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20134) against Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo. It was her first career singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156152-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Open Gaz de France \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156153-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oran Park V8 Supercar round\nThe 1999 Oran Park V8 Supercar round was the eleventh round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 September at Oran Park Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156154-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Orange Bowl\nThe 1999 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 1999. It was also one of 1998\u201399 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) games. This 65th edition of the Orange Bowl (the last one ever played at the Miami Orange Bowl) featured the Syracuse Orangemen, and the Florida Gators. Florida came into the game with a 9\u20132 record, whereas Syracuse was 8\u20133. Consequently, the Gators were favorites playing in their home state.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156154-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Orange Bowl\nFlorida came out of the gates swinging, with quarterback Doug Johnson throwing two touchdown passes to wide receiver Travis Taylor creating a 14-0 Florida lead. Syracuse got on the scoreboard in the second quarter following a field goal to close the gap to 14\u20133. Florida added two more touchdowns before the half to widen the gap to 28\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156154-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Orange Bowl\nFlorida continued to dominate the game, before giving up a 62\u00a0yard touchdown from quarterback Donovan McNabb to wide receiver Maurice Jackson, with only 3\u00a0minutes left in the game. Florida then ran out the clock to finish the game. Florida, whose only two losses came against top-two opponents, cranked out over 400\u00a0yards of total offense. Travis Taylor was named MVP, after catching 7 passes for 159\u00a0yards and two touchdowns. Running back Terry Jackson rushed for 108\u00a0yards on 21 carries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156154-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Orange Bowl\nThis Orange Bowl was played at the Miami Orange Bowl because the Pro Player Stadium (later known as Hard Rock Stadium) was being used for an NFL wild card playoff game; coincidentally, both the NFL game and the Orange Bowl were aired on the same network, ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156154-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Orange Bowl, Aftermath\nThe 1999 Orange Bowl victory clinched Florida's sixth consecutive 10-win season. They finished the season 10-2, and ranked in the final Top 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 27], "content_span": [28, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156155-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oregon Ducks football team\nThe 1999 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Mike Bellotti, who was in his 5th season as head coach of the Ducks. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156156-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oregon State Beavers football team\nThe 1999 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In\u00a0their first season under head coach Dennis Erickson, the Beavers compiled a 7\u20134 regular season record (4\u20134 in Pac-10, fifth), their first winning season in 29\u00a0years. They opened with three non-conference wins, lost the first three conference games, then won four straight, but fell in the Civil\u00a0War at Oregon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156156-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oregon State Beavers football team\nOSU made their first bowl game appearance in in 35\u00a0years, but dropped the Oahu\u00a0Bowl by six points to host Hawaii on Christmas day to finish at 7\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156156-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Oregon State Beavers football team\nHired in January, Erickson was previously the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for four years, preceded by six seasons at the University of\u00a0Miami. Predecessor Mike Riley had left the Beavers after just two seasons for the NFL's San Diego Chargers, then returned to Corvallis in  February 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156156-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Oregon State Beavers football team, Game summaries, UCLA\nOregon State's biggest margin of victory in three years (67\u201328 over Northern Illinois), and their highest point total to date against a Pac-10 opponent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156157-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Origins Award winners\nThe following are the winners of the 26th annual (1999) Origins Award, presented at Origins 2000:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156158-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Orlando Miracle season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the Orlando Miracle's inaugural season. The Miracle tied for second place in the conference with the Detroit Shock and the Charlotte Sting. However, both Detroit and Charlotte beat Orlando in two of their three meetings during the regular season. Therefore, the Miracle were in fourth place and out of playoff contention.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156159-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Osun State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Osun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Adebisi Akande won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156159-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Osun State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Osun State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 56], "content_span": [57, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156159-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Osun State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,496,058. Total number of votes cast was 547,077, while number of valid votes was 536,252. Rejected votes were 10,825.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156160-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Outback Bowl\nThe 1999 Outback Bowl featured the Kentucky Wildcats and the Penn State Nittany Lions. It was the 13th edition of the Outback Bowl, and the first sellout in the bowl's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156160-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Outback Bowl, Summary\nPenn State entered the game with an 8\u20133 record and was ranked 22nd in the AP poll; the Nittany Lions had been ranked as high as seventh in the AP poll that season. Kentucky entered the game at 7\u20134, unranked, though having been ranked earlier in the season in the USA Today coaches' poll. Penn State was favored by 7 points. Kentucky entered the game with three starting offensive linemen replaced by freshman reserves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156160-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Outback Bowl, Summary\nKentucky started the scoring with a 36-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tim Couch to wide receiver Lance Mickelsen for an early 7\u20130 lead. Penn State responded with a 43-yard field goal from kicker Travis Forney. Minutes later, Tim Couch found Anthony White for a 16-yard touchdown pass, to give Kentucky a 14\u20133 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156160-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Outback Bowl, Summary\nIn the second quarter, Penn State quarterback Kevin Thompson connected with Joe Nastasi for a 56-yard touchdown pass, pulling Penn State to within 14\u201310. Travis Forney kicked a 26-yard field goal before half to make the score 14\u201313.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156160-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Outback Bowl, Summary\nIn the third quarter, Forney connected on field goals of 21 and 25 yards, to give Penn State a 19\u201314 lead. In the fourth quarter, Chafie Fields scored on a 19-yard touchdown run with four minutes left to give Penn State a 26\u201314 lead. Penn State's defense held, with that being the final score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156161-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Overseas Final\nThe 1999 Overseas Final was the nineteenth running of the Overseas Final. The Final was held at the Norfolk Arena in King's Lynn, England on 13 June and was open to riders from the American Final and the Australian, British, New Zealand and South African Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156162-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oxford City Council election\nElections to Oxford City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the councils seats were up for election. The Labour party kept its overall majority on the council. The number of Councillors for each party after the election were Labour 28, Liberal Democrat 16 and Green 7. Overall turnout was 29.2%", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156163-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Oyo State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Lam Adesina won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156163-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Oyo State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Oyo State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 55], "content_span": [56, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156163-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Oyo State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 2,397,270. Total number of votes cast was 714,312, while number of valid votes was 693,349. Rejected votes were 20,963.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 46], "content_span": [47, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156164-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup\nThe 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup or known as the 1999 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the First Conference of the 1999 PBA season. It started on February 7 and ended on June 6, 1999. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156164-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup, Format\nThe following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156164-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup, Quarterfinals, (1) Mobiline vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra\nWith a 7\u20130 start, Mobiline had a losing run to finish the elimination round. Being the #1 seed, they faced the ragtag Barangay Ginebra Kings with a twice to beat advantage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 79], "content_span": [80, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156164-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup, Quarterfinals, (1) Mobiline vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra\nThe Kings managed to keep in step with the Phone Pals throughout the game; with Mobiline leading by one point in the closing seconds, Bal David converted a jump-shot as time expired that caused jubilation at the mostly pro-Ginebra crowd. Asi Taulava broke down and slumped to the bench right after David's game-clinching jumper and booked a flight to the United States the day after the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 79], "content_span": [80, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156164-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup, Semifinals, (4) Shell vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra\nBarangay Ginebra would come up short in their playoffs run as the Zoom Masters swept them in their semifinals series, 3\u20130. Game 2 had a free-for all bench-clearing brawl that saw punches being thrown; Shell player Jay Mendoza instigated the fight when he elbowed Ginebra's Wilmer Ong. A total of \u20b1235,000 worth of fines were issued by PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino, the second-greatest amount since the 1990 Finals played ironically, by Shell and Ginebra where Ginebra walked out to hand Shell the championship trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 73], "content_span": [74, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156165-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals\nThe 1999 McDonald's PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Formula Shell Zoom Masters and Tanduay Rhum Masters played for the 72nd championship contested by the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156165-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals\nFormula Shell captured the All-Filipino Cup crown, becoming the 10th team to win the league's most prestigious tournament, defeating Tanduay Rhum Masters, four games to two, for their fourth championship and repeated as back-to-back champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156165-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1\nShell erased a 14-point deficit to grab the lead at 61-60. The Rhum Masters showed composure and held their ground to wore the Turbo Chargers in the endgame. Bobby Jose chipped in 19 points, including two layups that broke the backs of the rallying Shell. Alvarado and Menk were held to a combined output of 44 points by the Shell defenders.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156165-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 2\nShell rallied from 18 points down in the fourth quarter in a come-from-behind victory. The Zoom Masters were down, 49-63, entering the final period. Four straight points by the Rhum Masters gave them their biggest lead at 67-49.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156165-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3\nFrom a slim 70-69 advantage for Shell in the fourth quarter, Victor Pablo scored seven straight points that started an 8-3 run for the Zoom Masters which gave them a six-point edge, 78-72. Tanduay forward Sonny Alvarado was called for his sixth foul and a technical. A three-point shot by Noy Castillo put Shell on top by seven points at 83-76. Rookie Eric Menk scored 42 big points for the Rhum Masters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156165-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4\nSonny Alvarado keyed Tanduay's huge run that padded a 40-34 halftime lead to a 55-42 bulge. The Rhum Masters' defense limited Shell to a lone basket in the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter with Alvarado, Eric Menk and Jason Webb chipped in baskets of their own, giving Tanduay their biggest lead at 72-48.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156165-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5\nShell found a hero in Gerald Esplana, who scored 14 points in the fourth quarter alone and wound up with 25 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156165-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6\nBenjie Paras and Victor Pablo scored 23 and 21 points respectively, Rhum Masters' Sonny Alvarado, who had a triple-double of 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, was ejected with 3:57 to go due to two technical fouls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156166-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Star Weekend\nThe 1999 PBA All-Star Weekend is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The events were held from August 6\u20138, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156166-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game, Game\nBenjie Paras bag his second All-Star MVP honors, leading the Veterans to a 91-85 victory over the RSJ quintet. The 1999 Edition of the PBA All-Star game is said to be one of the best All-star game ever played, and it became more of a personal battle for the Veterans team of homegrown talents in proving to be better than the Fil-Americans, when the emergence of Fil-Ams dominating the league was a hot topic that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 46], "content_span": [47, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156167-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup\nThe 1999 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 1999 PBA season. It started on June 27 and ended on September 15, 1999. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156167-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Format\nThe following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156168-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals\nThe 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Formula Shell Zoom Masters and San Miguel Beermen played for the 73rd championship contested by the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156168-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals\nThe San Miguel Beermen halted Formula Shell Zoom Masters' two straight title-winning runs and won their first championship in five years, under coach Jong Uichico, ushering a new era in their franchise history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156168-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals\nDanny Seigle won his First Rookie Finals MVP in Commissioner's Cup Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156168-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3\nShell squandered a 15-point lead early in the third quarter but got big baskets from Benjie Paras and import John Best in the extension period. Paras and Best each scored 27 points, Best knocked in five points in overtime, including two crucial charities off Danny Seigle's offensive foul with 12.6 seconds left, Best' two free throws gave Shell an 88-84 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156168-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4\nVictor Pablo and Noy Castillo rose to the challenge with Pablo scoring 23 points, seven of them in the final 12 minutes, and Castillo's three-point shot down the stretch gave Shell their biggest lead at 68-55.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156168-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6\nThe beermen ripped the game wide open in the second quarter when they held the Zoom Masters to only three field goals and a charity while pouring in the shots for a 33-21 halftime advantage, San Miguel entered the fourth period with a 55-44 lead, But John Best, Victor Pablo and Noy Castillo combined to pull Shell within 59-63 with 5:35 remaining, the beermen came through with a 7-2 run with Freddie Abuda making a key putback and Terquin Mott hitting a baseline turnaround shot and a thunderous dunk over Benjie Paras. Danny Seigle won on his first rookie Finals MVP and San Miguel captures on his first championship 12th title", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 57], "content_span": [58, 688]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156169-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup\nThe 1999 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 1999 PBA season. It started on October 3 and ended on December 12, 1999. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156169-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup, Format\nThe following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156170-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup Finals\nThe 1999 PBA Governors Cup Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1999 PBA Governors Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and San Miguel Beermen played for the 74th championship contested by the league as the two successful ballclubs with rich tradition in winning titles battled for the last PBA championship of the 1990s era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156170-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup Finals\nThe San Miguel Beermen captured their second straight title of the season with a 4-2 series victory over Alaska Milkmen. The Beermen won their 13th PBA crown and are now the winningest ballclub, tied with the famed Crispa Redmanizers for most titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156170-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup Finals\nDanny Ildefonso and Danny Seigle shared won on his co-Finals Mvp in Governors Cup Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156170-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1\nJohnny Abarrientos scored a basket with 1.5 seconds remaining forcing overtime at 68-all, in the extension, San Miguel again looked headed for an outright victory after posting a 76-73 lead with 3.3 seconds left. But Danny Ildefonso was slapped with a technical for second motion against Sean Chambers. Abarrientos drilled in the technical free throw, then nailed a jumper over Olsen Racela and the outstretched arms of Lamont Strothers to knot the count at 76-all, and send the game to a second overtime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156170-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3\nSan Miguel took a 55-37 halftime lead and led 82-71, with less than 6 minutes left in the final quarter. Johnny Abarrientos set the tone for Alaska's comeback with a three-point shot to kick off a 17-0 windup by the Milkmen and held the Beermen scoreless to win the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156170-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4\nLamont Strothers came through with big baskets down the stretch, Strothers' three-point play off rookie Don Allado with 3:32 remaining in the game cool off Alaska's comeback.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156170-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6\nAlaska led 54-53 going into the final quarter, a four straight points by Freddie Abuda, first on a follow up shot on Strothers' miss and then on a backdoor play gave San Miguel a 59-56 edge, both teams had a scoring drought for three and a half minutes until Danny Seigle converted on a three-point play to give the Beermen a six-point cushion, 62-56, back-to-back baskets by Jojo Lastimosa and Kenneth Duremdes trim down the Beermen lead to two, 62-60, time down to 4:51, Danny Seigle has taken over the Beermen' scoring as the game went down to the final two minutes, with the score at 68-66 for San Miguel, Seigle losses the ball resulting to Duremdes converting a basket plus a foul with 1:25 left, Duremdes missed his bonus free throw and the game was tied at 68-all, Seigle was fouled by Duremdes with 1:14 to go and hit his two free throws to give San Miguel a 70-68 lead, a series of errors first with Alaska's Chambers losing the ball and Duremdes called for traveling violation and then Seigle on the next play was called for an advantage foul on Chambers after the ball was strip in his hands, Chambers split his free throw with 38.3 seconds remaining and Alaska got the ball possession after Chambers missed his second free throw, on an inbound play with 26.9 seconds left, Duremdes forces his shot and missed, Seigle was fouled with 7.7 seconds remaining by Duremdes, who was called for his sixth personal foul, Seigle converted on his two free throws to give San Miguel a 72-69 lead, on the final play in the last 5.6 seconds, Johnny Abarrientos eluded his defenders and had an open look from the three-point line but missed as the buzzer sounded, giving San Miguel the victory. Danny Ildefonso and Danny Seigle won on his shared co-Finals MVP and San Miguel capture on his 13th championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 1866]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156171-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA draft\nThe 1999 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. The draft was held on January 16, 1999 at Glorietta in Makati.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156171-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA draft, Tanduay's concession\nIn 1999, Tanduay made its return to the PBA as the league's ninth member. As part of the agreement, the league allowed six players, four of which were rookies, from their PBL lineup to be elevated to the pro league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 36], "content_span": [37, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156172-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PBA season\nThe 1999 PBA season was the 25th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156173-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PDC World Darts Championship\nThe 1999 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 28 December 1998 and 3 January 1999 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. After five years, organisers of the Professional Darts Corporation scrapped the group stages and the tournament became a straight knock-out for the first time. The third-place play-off which had been a feature for the previous two years was also abandoned. The field was expanded from 24 to 32 players \u2013 the biggest influx of players since the PDC separated from the British Darts Organisation in 1992\u201393.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156173-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PDC World Darts Championship\nPhil Taylor emerged as champion for the fifth successive year, taking his overall tally to seven World Championships. He had now eclipsed both Eric Bristow, who won five World Darts titles, as well as Steve Davis and (at the time) Stephen Hendry, who were six times World Snooker champions \u2013 both targets of Taylor when he began accumulating world championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156173-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PDC World Darts Championship, Prize Money\nThe 1999 World Championship featured a prize fund of \u00a3104,000. The prize money was allocated as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156173-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 PDC World Darts Championship, Representation from different countries\nThis table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship. Five countries were represented in the World Championship, one more than in the previous championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 74], "content_span": [75, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156174-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PDL season\nThe 1999 USL Premier Development League season was the 5th PDL season. The season began in April 1999 and ended in August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156174-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PDL season\nChicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Spokane Shadow 3-1 in the PDL Championship game. Jackson Chargers had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering just two losses, and finishing with a +55 goal difference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156174-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PDL season, Changes from 1998 season, New teams\n18 teams were added for the season, including 7 expansion teams and four who had returned from hiatus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 52], "content_span": [53, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156174-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 PDL season, Changes from 1998 season, Teams leaving\nAlabama Saints and South Florida Future went on hiatus for this season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156174-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 PDL season, Changes from 1998 season, Teams leaving\nOkanagan Valley Challenge and Victoria Umbro Select returned to the PCSL, ending their associate membership. Abbotsford Athletes In Action and Seattle Hibernian retained their membership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 56], "content_span": [57, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156174-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 PDL season, Playoffs\nSpokane hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 25], "content_span": [26, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156175-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PFC CSKA Moscow season\nThe 1999 CSKA season was the club's eighth season in the Russian Top Division, the highest tier of association football in Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156175-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers\nIn:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156175-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers\nOut:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 38], "content_span": [39, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156176-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PGA Championship\nThe 1999 PGA Championship was the 81st PGA Championship, held August 12\u201315 at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Tiger Woods, 23, won his first PGA Championship and second major, one stroke ahead of runner-up Sergio Garc\u00eda, age 19.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156176-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PGA Championship\nAt the time, many (including noted commentator Gary McCord) predicted the start of a long rivalry between Woods and Garc\u00eda. The teenage Garc\u00eda's outgoing antics during the tournament had captured the attention of many golf fans, but his sole major title came over seventeen years later at the Masters in 2017. Mike Weir, the co-leader with Woods after 54 holes, shot 80 in the final round and tied for tenth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156176-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PGA Championship\nAlthough this was the first PGA Championship at Medinah, it was the fourth major; the U.S. Open was held at Course No. 3 in 1949, 1975, and 1990. The PGA Championship returned seven years later in 2006, also won by Woods, and Medinah hosted the Ryder Cup in 2012.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156177-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PGA Tour\nThe 1999 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 7. The season consisted of 47 official money events. Tiger Woods led the tour with eight victories and there were nine first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156177-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PGA Tour\nAfter caddie Garland Dempsey collapsed at the Western Open in early July, the PGA Tour allowed male caddies, on a trial basis, to wear shorts on extremely hot days. Two years earlier, the USGA changed its policy and allowed caddies to wear shorts at the U.S. Open in June 1997. The shorts dispute had surfaced at the PGA Championship in August 1996 as a gender equity issue, as female caddies were allowed to wear them, but not males.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156177-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 PGA Tour, Tournament results\nThe following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season. \"Date\" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 33], "content_span": [34, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156178-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates\nThis is a list of the 40 players who earned their 2000 PGA Tour card through Q School in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156178-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates, 2000 Results\n*PGA Tour rookie in 2000T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2001 (finished inside the top 125). Yellow background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2001, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2001 (finished outside the top 150).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 55], "content_span": [56, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156179-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific Curling Championships\nThe 1999 Pacific Curling Championships were held from December 9 to 12 in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156179-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific Curling Championships\nJapan won the men's event over Australia (it was the first Pacific title for the Japanese men). On the women's side, Japan defeated South Korea in the final (it was the eighth Pacific title for the Japanese women).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156179-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific Curling Championships\nBy virtue of winning, the Japanese men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 2000 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season\nThe 1999 Pacific hurricane season was one of the least active Pacific hurricane seasons on record. The season officially began on May\u00a015 in the Eastern Pacific, and on June\u00a01 in the Central Pacific; in both basins, it ended on November\u00a030. These dates conventionally delimit the period during which most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. The first tropical cyclone of the season, Hurricane Adrian, developed on June\u00a018, while the final storm of the season, Tropical Storm Irwin, dissipated on October\u00a011. No storms developed in the Central Pacific during the season. However, two storms from the Eastern Pacific, Dora and Eugene, entered the basin, with the former entering as a hurricane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season\nThe season produced fourteen tropical cyclones and nine named storms, which was well below the average of sixteen named storms per season; this was largely due to a strong La Ni\u00f1a taking over much of the Pacific. However, the total of six hurricanes and two major hurricanes during the season was near the averages of eight and three, respectively. Although it remained offshore, Hurricane Adrian caused 6\u00a0deaths from flooding and rough surf in Mexico. Hurricane Dora was a long-lived and intense cyclone, which had the second longest track of a Pacific hurricane on record. The storm brought minor impacts to the island of Hawaii; however, no deaths or damage was reported. The deadliest tropical cyclone, Hurricane Greg, killed 10\u00a0people from flooding in Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 794]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nThe 1999\u00a0Pacific hurricane season officially started on May\u00a015, 1999 in the eastern Pacific, and on June 1, 1999, in the central Pacific, and lasted until November\u00a030, 1999. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. The 1999\u00a0Pacific hurricane season was well below average, due to the strong La Ni\u00f1a that was occurring at the time, which causes wind shear to be increased and water temperatures to decrease, resulting in conditions less conductive for tropical cyclones in the East Pacific. There were 14\u00a0cyclones in total, including 5\u00a0unnamed tropical depressions. Of these, 9\u00a0became a tropical storm, while 6\u00a0reached hurricane status. Further, 2\u00a0of these became major hurricanes, which is Category\u00a03 intensity or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 893]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nTropical cyclogenesis began with Hurricane Adrian, which developed on June\u00a018. Although it remained offshore, Adrian brought rough surf and flooding to Mexico, which resulted in 6\u00a0fatalities. The storm peaked as a Category\u00a02 before dissipating on June\u00a022. No other tropical cyclones formed in June. Activity halted until July\u00a09, when Hurricane Beatriz developed. Though it peaked as a Category\u00a03 hurricane before dissipating on July\u00a017, the storm caused no damage on land because it remained well offshore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nThe next system, a short-lived Tropical Depression Three-E, did not result in impact as a tropical cyclone, though the precursor brought heavy rainfall and gusty winds to Central America. Tropical Depression Four-E, was the first of three cyclones to cross into the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, which is between 140\u00b0W and the International Date Line. Two other short-lived system in July, Tropical Storm Calvin and Tropical Depression Six-E, caused no damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nIn August, Hurricane Dora, the strongest storm of the 1999\u00a0Pacific hurricane season, produced gusty winds and large waves on Johnston Atoll and the island of Hawaii, though minimal damage was left in its wake. After crossing the International Date Line on August\u00a020, Dora became the first tropical cyclones to exist in all three basins of the North Pacific \u2013 Eastern, Central, and Western \u2013 since Hurricane John in 1994. Hurricane Eugene also existed in the Eastern and Central Pacific, but dissipated on August\u00a015 while south of the main Hawaiian Islands, well before reaching the International Date Line. Nonetheless, it produced up to 2 inches (51\u00a0mm) of rainfall on the Big Island of Hawaii. In the remainder of August, there was a series of short-lived tropical cyclones that did not effect land, including Tropical Depression Nine-E, Tropical Storm Fernanda, and Tropical Depression Eleven-E.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 946]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nDuring the month of September, the deadliest tropical cyclone of the season, Hurricane Greg, was spawned near the Pacific coast of Mexico. Greg which killed 10\u00a0people when it made landfall on southern Baja California. The hurricane and its precursor produced heavy rainfall across much of Mexico, with the highest total reaching 22.23\u00a0in (566.9\u00a0mm). The heavy rains damaged or destroyed more than 2,000\u00a0homes. The remnant moisture from the system, combined with an area of low pressure, resulted in strong thunderstorms across California, which led to numerous power outages, damage to homes and vehicles, and started many wildfires.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nThe other in the month of September was Hurricane Hilary, a storm that approached Baja California, but dissipated offshore on September\u00a021, resulting in no impact. The final system, Tropical Storm Irwin, produced scattered areas of heavy rainfall over Mexico in October, but caused no significant flooding. It dissipated on October\u00a011, over a month and a half before the official end of the season on November\u00a030.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary\nIn addition to the systems observed by the CPHC and NHC, a tropical depression formed east of the International Dateline on August\u00a019, and quickly exited CPHC's area of responsibility; however, this storm was not included into CPHC database.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Adrian\nA broad area of low pressure developed into Tropical Depression One at 0600\u00a0UTC on June\u00a018, while situated 290\u00a0miles (465\u00a0km) southeast of Acapulco, Guerrero. Moving towards west-northwestward, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Adrian about 12\u00a0hours later. Favorable levels of wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures (SST's) caused the storm to strengthen further. Early on June\u00a020 Adrian intensified into a hurricane, while located about 420\u00a0miles (680\u00a0km) south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California. About 24\u00a0hours later, Adrian reached its peak intensity with winds of 100\u00a0mph (155\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 973\u00a0mbar (28.73\u00a0inHg).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 737]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Adrian\nAfter reaching peak intensity on June\u00a021, Adrian began weakening due to colder SST's and higher wind shear. Adrian fell to tropical storm status late on June\u00a021, and further weakened to a tropical depression on June\u00a022. Six hours later at 1800\u00a0UTC, Adrian degenerated into a swirl of low clouds while situated 300\u00a0mi (480\u00a0km) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Heavy rainfall produced from the storm caused minor flooding throughout Mexico. Two fatalities were directly attributed to the floods, while another person was listed as missing. Four other people were killed when they drowned in rough seas produced offshore the Mexican coastline. There is no damage estimate from the heavy rainfall or rough seas associated with the hurricane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 811]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Beatriz\nA tropical wave developed into by 0600\u00a0UTC on July\u00a09, while situated roughly 300\u00a0mi (480\u00a0km) south of L\u00e1zaro C\u00e1rdenas, Mexico. At this time, the depression was in an environment of strong upper-tropospheric outflow, resulting in gradual intensification. The depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Beatriz at 1200\u00a0UTC on July\u00a09. Steady strengthened continued and about 48\u00a0hours later, Beatriz became a Category\u00a01 while situated roughly 560\u00a0miles (900\u00a0km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas. Moving westward around the southern periphery of a ridge to the north, it continued to intensify. A well-defined eye became visible on satellite imagery early on July\u00a012. Microwave imagery a few hours later revealed that Beatriz was likely undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle and was complete by 1700\u00a0UTC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 859]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Beatriz\nFurther intensification occurred, and Beatriz became the first major hurricane of the season at 1800\u00a0UTC on July\u00a012. At 0600\u00a0UTC the following day, the hurricane attained its peak intensity with winds of 115\u00a0mph (195\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 955\u00a0mbar (28.20\u00a0inHg) while situated roughly 800\u00a0miles (1300\u00a0km) southwest of Cabo San Lucas. Curving towards the west-northwest, Beatriz began to encounter an area of cooler sea surface temperatures, which led to gradual weakening. The hurricane weakened to a tropical storm at 0000\u00a0UTC on July\u00a016, and further to a tropical depression by 1800\u00a0UTC that day. At 0600\u00a0UTC on July\u00a017, Beatriz degenerated into a swirl of clouds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 744]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Three-E\nA tropical wave moved across the Atlantic and Caribbean in early July. While crossing Central America on July\u00a011 and July\u00a012, the system produced gusty winds and heavy rainfall, especially in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico, where precipitation reached 15.75 inches (400\u00a0mm) in Coyutla, Veracruz. By July\u00a013, the wave and associated low pressure area emerged into the Pacific Ocean. The system organized further and developed into Tropical Depression Three-E at 1200\u00a0UTC on July\u00a014, while located about 290 miles (470\u00a0km) west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. It initially headed west-northwestward until July\u00a015, when it curved west-southwestward. The depression failed to strengthen further and dissipated at 1800\u00a0UTC on July\u00a015, while located about 460 miles (740\u00a0km) southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 67], "content_span": [68, 875]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Four-E\nOn July\u00a015, a tropical wave entered the eastern Pacific Ocean. Over the following days, slow organization occurred, and it is estimated that the system became developed into Tropical Depression Four-E at 0000\u00a0UTC on July\u00a023. Later that day, the depression reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 35\u00a0mph (55\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1007\u00a0mbar (29.74\u00a0inHg), having failed to reach tropical storm status. While moving westward, the depression entered the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility on July\u00a024. By this time, however, the depression was already becoming disorganized and dissipated early on the following day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 740]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Calvin\nA tropical wave crossed the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea between early and mid-July. Later in the month, the wave acquired a low-level circulation. Thus, Tropical Depression Five-E developed at 0600\u00a0UTC on July\u00a025, while situated about 645 miles (1,038\u00a0km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas. Due to further organization on satellite imagery, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Calvin six hours later. However, wind shear exposed the low-level circulation and halted intensification. Calvin continued west-northwestward as a sheared cyclone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Calvin\nAccording to satellite classifications, it is estimated that Calvin weakened back to a tropical depression at 0600\u00a0UTC on July\u00a026. There was a convective burst late on July\u00a026, though the storm did not re-strengthen. Around that time, Calvin turned northwestward in response to a mid-tropospheric trough. The burst in convection did not persist and the depression dissipated by 1200\u00a0UTC on July\u00a027, while located well west-southwest of Baja California. A low-cloud swirl remained and subsequently continued on a west-northwesterly course for a few days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Six-E\nA tropical wave that previously crossed the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea reached the eastern Pacific basin until late July. The system developed a surface circulation on July\u00a026, while microwave imagery data indicated wind speeds of 37\u00a0mph (60\u00a0km/h). As a result, it is estimated that Tropical Depression Six-E developed at 1800\u00a0UTC, while located nearly 1,150 miles (1,850\u00a0km) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and about 415 miles (668\u00a0km) southwest of Tropical Depression Calvin. The depression moved toward the west-northwest and encountered strong vertical wind-shear. Despite a few convective bursts, the depression remained weak and degenerated into a swirl of low clouds at 0000\u00a0UTC on July\u00a028.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 791]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dora\nA tropical wave moved off Africa on July\u00a023 and crossed the Atlantic Ocean without development. However, the wave quickly increased in organization after entering the Eastern Pacific Ocean on August\u00a04, and was designated Tropical Depression Seven-E on August\u00a06. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Dora later that day. Dora continued to intensify despite upper-level wind shear, and became a hurricane on August\u00a08. Shortly after, the hurricane moved westward into a more favorable environment and began to intensify more quickly, reaching Category\u00a04 strength on August 10. It maintained that intensity for three days as it moved almost due west.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 712]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dora\nDora weakened to Category\u00a01 strength as it entered the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility on August\u00a014. However, it briefly restrengthened into a Category\u00a03 as it passed south of Hawaii on August\u00a016. Dora then began weakening for the final time as it passed south of Johnston Atoll on August\u00a018. At the atoll, Dora produced large waves and wind gusts between 40\u00a0and 45\u00a0mph (75 and 85\u00a0km/h). In Hawaii, heavy surf on the Big Island forced the closure of beaches, campsites, and hiking trails in the districts of Kau and Puna.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dora\nOn August\u00a020, Dora crossed the International Date Line, shortly before weakening to a tropical storm. Due to vertical wind shear, it did not re-strengthen in the western Pacific basin. The storm weakened and fell to tropical depression intensity early on August\u00a022. Dora dissipated late on the following day, while situated several hundred miles east of Wake Island.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Eugene\nA tropical wave crossed Central America between July\u00a028 and July\u00a029, before entering the Pacific Ocean and slowly organizing. After the cloud pattern consolidated, it is estimated that Tropical Depression Eight-E developed at 0600\u00a0UTC on August\u00a06, while located about 975 miles (1,569\u00a0km) southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Twelve hours later, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Eugene. It continued to deepen, reaching hurricane status late on August\u00a08. About 24\u00a0hours later, Eugene peaked as a strong Category\u00a02 hurricane with winds of 110\u00a0mph (175\u00a0km/h). The storm began to weaken and was downgraded to a Category\u00a01 hurricane early on August\u00a011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 718]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Eugene\nEugene continued westward, and on August\u00a011, it entered the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility. It continued to weaken and was downgraded to a tropical storm early on August\u00a013. Eugene passed south of the Hawaiian Islands on August\u00a014, with minimal impact noted. Minor surf occurred along the east and southeast shores of the Big Island. Additionally, 24\u2011hour rainfall totals over windward sections of Maui and the Big Island were near 2 inches (51\u00a0mm). The storm weakened to a tropical depression by late on August\u00a014. At 0000\u00a0UTC on August\u00a016, Eugene dissipated while located about 550 miles (890\u00a0km) southeast of Johnston Atoll.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Nine-E\nA tropical wave moved off the African coast on July\u00a027 and entered the Pacific Ocean on August\u00a06. The system continued westward without development until August 11, when convection began to increase. By 1200\u00a0UTC on August\u00a013, the National Hurricane Center began classifying the system as Tropical Depression Nine-E. Due easterly wind shear, the depression did not further intensify as it moved on a generally west-northwesterly track. The depression had dissipated by August 15.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 66], "content_span": [67, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Fernanda\nA tropical wave developed into Tropical Depression Ten-E at 0600\u00a0UTC on August\u00a017, while located about 460 miles (740\u00a0km) in south-southwest of Socorro Island, Mexico. The depression intensified gradually due to favorable conditions. At 0000\u00a0UTC on August\u00a018, the cyclone was upgraded to Tropical Storm Fernanda while centered about 520 miles (840\u00a0km) southwest of Socorro Island. The storm continued to slowly strengthened and 1200\u00a0UTC on August\u00a019, Fernanda attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 65\u00a0mph (100\u00a0km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 994\u00a0mbar (29.4\u00a0inHg).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Fernanda\nAround the time of peak intensity on August\u00a019, Fernanda curved west-southwest track, a motion which persisted for the remainder of its duration. While this track carried the storm over warmer SST's, increasing easterly wind shear caused Fernanda to weaken. By early on August\u00a021, Fernanda weakened to a tropical depression. After weakening slightly further, the storm degenerated into a remnant low cloud swirl at 0000\u00a0UTC on August\u00a023. The remnants of Fernanda persisted until finally losing its identity about 290 miles (470\u00a0km) west-southwest of Socorro Island on August\u00a028.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 63], "content_span": [64, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eleven-E\nA tropical wave entered the eastern Pacific on August 15 and formed a surface low pressure area south of Mexico on August\u00a019. After consolidating and organizing somewhat, the system became Tropical Depression Eleven-E late on August\u00a023. However, colder SST's caused convection to diminish almost immediately, while moving parallel to the southern coast of Baja California. as thunderstorm activity slowly decreased due to cool SST's. By 1200\u00a0UTC on August\u00a024, the depression dissipated just west of the tip of Baja California, having lasted for less than 24\u00a0hours. The highest rainfall total reported in Mexico was 8.27 inches (210\u00a0mm) at Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 68], "content_span": [69, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Greg\nThe northern portion of a tropical wave in the Atlantic spawned Tropical Storm Emily, while the southern portion headed westward and crossed Central America between August\u00a031 and September\u00a01. Thereafter, the system emerged into the Pacific Ocean and began to organize. By 1200\u00a0UTC on September\u00a05, Tropical Depression Twelve-E developed near Manzanillo, Mexico. Six hours later, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Greg. Further intensification occurred, and late on September\u00a06, Greg was upgraded to a hurricane as winds reached 75\u00a0mph (120\u00a0km/h). However, Greg weakened to a tropical storm on September\u00a07, while approaching Baja California. At 2100\u00a0UTC that day, it made landfall near Cabo San Lucas. The storm then curved westward and weakened over colder SST's, until dissipating on late September\u00a09.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 870]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Greg\nBoth Gerg and its predecessor disturbance brought heavy rain to much of Mexico. The highest report was of 22.23\u00a0inches (566.9\u00a0mm) in Tecom\u00e1n, Colima. Precipitation from Greg caused flooding in the states of Colima, Michoac\u00e1n, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco. It was most severe along the Los Mezcales River. The flooding killed ten people. In addition, 2,000\u00a0people were rendered homeless and 2,000\u00a0others were affected in some way. The remnants of Greg produced thunderstorms in California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area. As a result, there was widespread power outages and isolated damage to houses and vehicles, as well as causing several small wildfires. Overall damage was relatively limited, however.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hilary\nA tropical wave moved off the coast of western Africa into the Atlantic Ocean on August\u00a029. It continued to move westward through the tropical waters of the Atlantic into the Caribbean. It still remained a tropical wave as it moved over Central America and began to acquire more convection and organization, from September\u00a010 through September\u00a011. Visible satellite imagery showed low level circulation and more organized deep convection as it became a tropical depression on September\u00a017, while located about 475 miles (764\u00a0km) south-southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hilary\nThe system strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Hilary at 1200\u00a0UTC on September\u00a018. Due to the development of an eye feature and large increase in deep convection, Hilary was upgraded to hurricane on September\u00a020, while located about 200 miles (320\u00a0km) southwest of the Baja California Peninsula. However, later that day, Hilary weakened back to a tropical storm. The storm fell further to tropical depression status on September\u00a021. Hours later, the storm degenerated into a swirl of low-level clouds, as it bypassed Baja California on September\u00a021.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Irwin\nThe southern portion of the tropical wave that previously spawned Tropical Depression Eleven in the Gulf of Mexico entered the Pacific Ocean in early October. After becoming better organized, the system developed into Tropical Depression Fourteen-E at 1200\u00a0UTC on October\u00a08, while situated about 145 miles (233\u00a0km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. The depression initially moved slowly north-northwestward and strengthened into Tropical Storm Irwin about six hours later. After a strong mid-tropospheric ridge developed over northern Mexico, Irwin moved northwestward and remained offshore Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 664]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Irwin\nEarly on October\u00a09, the center of the storm passed within about 85 miles (137\u00a0km) of the coastline between Manzanillo and Cabo Corrientes. The storm then curved west-northwestward and at 1800\u00a0UTC on October\u00a09, Irwin attained peaked with winds of 60\u00a0mph (95\u00a0km/h). Stable air and increasing wind shear caused Irwin to weaken and fall to tropical depression intensity early on October\u00a011. About 12\u00a0hours later, the storm dissipated while located about 405 miles (652\u00a0km) southwest of Cabo San Lucas. While passing offshore, Irwin brought patches of heavy rainfall to some areas of Mexico, peaking at 9.92 inches (252\u00a0mm) in Coahuayutla de Guerrero, Guerrero.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Storm names\nThe following names were used for named storms in the Pacific in 1999. This is the same list used in the 1993 season. No new names were used for the first time in the Pacific Basin. No storms were retired during the season, thus this same list was used again in the 2005 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Storm names\nFor storms that form in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, encompassing the area between 140\u00b0W and the International Date Line, all names are used in a series of four rotating lists. The next four names that were slated for use in 1999 are shown below, however none of them were used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156180-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific hurricane season, Season effects\nThis is a table of all the storms that have formed in the 1999 Pacific hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all the damage figures are in 1999 USD.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season\nThe 1999 Pacific typhoon season was the last Pacific typhoon season to use English names as storm names. It was a very inactive season, featuring the lowest number of typhoons on record, five. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1999, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season\nTropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the \"W\" suffix added to their number. Tropical cyclones that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems\nIn the storm information below, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) wind-speed advisories differ than that of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) because the JTWC uses the United States criteria of 1-minute sustained winds to designate a tropical cyclone's maximum sustained winds, whereas the JMA uses 10-minute sustained winds to determine maximum sustained winds. Consequently, in most cases, the JTWC maximum winds for a cyclone appear higher than the JMA's estimated maximum winds for the same system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Hilda (Auring)\nThe JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) for a developing broad circulation that stretched out from the northwest Borneo coast early on January 4. This developed into a tropical depression and moved slowly to the north away from Borneo, becoming Tropical Storm Hilda early on January 6. Soon after reaching its peak strength of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph) Hilda drifted further north into an area of increased wind shear, which caused the storm to dissipate the next day. Both JMA and PAGASA tracked this system, but considered it a tropical depression. PAGASA named the storm Auring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 663]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Hilda (Auring)\nMalaysia reported to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Typhoon Committee that Tropical Storm Hilda brought heavy rain to Sabah. The rain caused flooding and landslides, and was responsible for five deaths. The mudslides caused about $1.3\u00a0million in damage (1999\u00a0USD, 15\u00a0million 1999 MYR) to roads throughout the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Iris (Bebeng)\nA monsoon depression began to develop between Pohnpei and Chuuk on February 10 as it moved west. The JTWC issued a TCFA as the depression formed and passed near Palau on February 13. The storm slowly consolidated as it moved towards the Philippines, becoming Tropical Storm Iris on February 17, but did not intensify any further. As the storm turned northwards under the influence of a subtropical ridge to the east it entered a high shear environment and rapidly degenerated, dissipating on February 19 220\u00a0km (140\u00a0mi) to the east of Luzon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 71], "content_span": [72, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Iris (Bebeng)\nPAGASA considered this storm to have been a tropical depression and named it Bebeng.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 71], "content_span": [72, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Jacob (Karing)\nA low pressure area 220\u00a0km (140\u00a0mi) to the west of Yap developed into a tropical depression on April 6. It gradually developed as it moved to the west, becoming a strong depression with 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph) winds. It then began to accelerate to the northwest, becoming a minimal tropical storm as it did so. However, this northwards motion brought it into a region of increased shear, which weakened it back into a tropical depression. The low level circulation became completely exposed and the weakening system made landfall on southern Luzon on April 10. PAGASA named the system Karing and considered it a tropical depression.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Jacob (Karing)\nThe rainfall from Jacob ranged from 80\u00a0mm (3\u00a0inches) up to 400\u00a0mm (16\u00a0inches) in some places in the Philippines, but only minor damage was recorded on land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Kate (Diding)\nOn April 22, a tropical disturbance which had developed in the Philippine Sea moved over Mindanao and intensified into a tropical depression whilst it was still overland. The depression soon moved overwater again as it tracked north to the east of the Philippines, becoming Tropical Storm Kate the next day. The JTWC initially forecast that the storm would only intensify slightly, as they predicted it to move north-northeast into an unfavorable environment. However, Kate instead moved on a more northerly route and entered an area with minimal wind shear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 73], "content_span": [74, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Kate (Diding)\nOn April 26 Kate became a typhoon, the first of the season, and reached its peak strength with 140\u00a0km/h (85\u00a0mph) soon after. Later that day, the typhoon's motion accelerated to the northeast and it passed 9\u00a0km (5.6\u00a0mi) to the north of Iwo Jima. Kate then began to lose its convection and became an extratropical on April 28 to the northeast of Iwo Jima.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 73], "content_span": [74, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Kate (Diding)\nBoth JMA and PAGASA considered Kate to have been a tropical storm at its peak, in both cases considering this the first tropical storm of the season. PAGASA named the depression Diding soon after it formed and upgraded it to a tropical storm before the JTWC. Kate brought torrential rain to the east-central Philippines, with amounts as high as 360\u00a0mm (14\u00a0in) falling in places. The peak winds recorded on Iwo Jima were 95\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph), with gusts of up to 126\u00a0km/h (78\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 73], "content_span": [74, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Leo\nIn late April a circulation began to develop within a monsoon depression in the South China Sea, forming into a tropical depression on April 27 when it was 710\u00a0km (440\u00a0mi) to the west of Manila. It strengthened as it moved to the west and became Tropical Storm Leo the next day. The storm then performed a cyclonic loop off the Vietnamese coast and began to intensify, becoming a typhoon as it moved to the northeast. As it moved towards China under a high-level ridge Typhoon Leo rapidly intensified to its peak with 205\u00a0km/h (125\u00a0mph) winds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Leo\nHowever, it did not sustain this for long as it then moved northeast into a high shear environment and it weakened as it moved to the north. Leo made landfall on May 2 as a tropical depression. By this time, its convection had become separated from its circulation. Shortly afterwards, Leo dissipated overland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Leo\nAs Typhoon Leo was developing, its outer rainbands brought up to 130\u00a0mm (5\u00a0inches) to regions of Vietnam. High waves caused by the typhoon sank a ship to the south of Hong Kong and only 7 of the 21\u00a0people on board were rescued. Peak sustained winds of 90\u00a0km/h (55\u00a0mph) were recorded on Waglan Island as Typhoon Leo passed to the south of Hong Kong and the storm dropped over 100\u00a0mm (4\u00a0inches) of rain on the territory. There was only light damage in Hong Kong as a result of Typhoon Leo, but the rainfall was responsible for 14 injuries, mostly in traffic accidents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Maggie (Etang)\nThe sixth tropical depression of the season formed in the monsoon trough to the east of the Philippines on June 1. The system intensified as it moved to the north, becoming Typhoon Maggie 36\u00a0hours after it had formed. The typhoon intensified further as it began to head to the northwest into the Luzon Strait and it reached its peak with 195\u00a0km/h (120\u00a0mph) winds on June 5. The typhoon turned further to the west as it began to interact with Taiwan and started to weaken slowly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Maggie (Etang)\nMaggie made landfall as a 150\u00a0km/h (90\u00a0mph) typhoon in southeastern China, to the east of Hong Kong on June 6. The storm then moved along the Chinese coast weakening as it did so. Maggie passed just to the north of Hong Kong before it turned into the mouth of the Pearl River and dissipated inland on June 8. Both the JMA and PAGASA considered Maggie a typhoon, and PAGASA named this storm Etang.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Maggie (Etang)\nThe rainfall from Typhoon Maggie caused landslides in the Philippines that killed three people. The storm killed at least two people, with another five\u00a0reported missing on Taiwan. The electricity supply to over 100,000 homes was cut off and there was over $18\u00a0million of agricultural damage on the island. Maggie brought sustained winds of up to 80\u00a0km/h (50\u00a0mph) and 85\u00a0mm (3.3\u00a0inches) of rain to Hong Kong. Two oil barges docked in the territory sank, one fully laden with oil which polluted a nearby beach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Maggie (Etang)\nThere were five injuries resulting from Maggie in the territory and the total damages were approximately $100,000. The typhoon killed four people and damaged over 3000 homes in Guangdong. At least 120 vessels were also damaged and there was more than $150\u00a0million of direct economic damage in the province. Maggie also brought rain of up to 100\u00a0mm (4\u00a0inches) to northern Vietnam, causing some localised flooding.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 60], "content_span": [61, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm 07W\nAn area of disturbed weather to the northeast of Guam slowly developed as it moved to the west, becoming a tropical depression on July 14. Soon after it formed the depression reached its peak strength with 10-minute winds of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph), which it maintained for two days as it moved towards Honsh\u016b. Although the JMA classified the depression as a tropical storm, the JTWC did not follow suit. Not long after peak intensity, increased wind shear began to expose the low level circulation and the depression began to weaken as it turned to the northeast. The depression dissipated on July 18 to the southeast of Honsh\u016b.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 08W\nA tropical disturbance moving north to the east of Okinawa, Japan gradually developed as it moved to the north towards the Japanese mainland. On July 21 it began to intensify, becoming Tropical Depression 08W to the northeast of Okinawa. The depression strengthened slightly in the East China Sea before it made landfall near Changhung, South Korea on July 22. The storm became extratropical as it moved over the Korean Peninsula and it entered the Sea of Japan, where it dissipated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Neil (Helming)\nOn July 23, a disturbance began to form in the Philippine Sea within the monsoon trough. The convection gradually consolidated as the disturbance moved north and the ninth tropical depression of the season formed on July 25 south of Okinawa. The depression passed near to the Japanese island and soon strengthened into Tropical Storm Neil. The storm turned slightly westward towards the Korean peninsula and reached its peak strength with 75\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph) winds on July 26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 74], "content_span": [75, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Neil (Helming)\nNeil made landfall to the southwest of Suncheon the next day as a minimal tropical storm and soon reemerged over the Yellow Sea as a tropical depression. There it interacted with a mid-latitude trough, that redirected back towards South Korea and it made a second landfall 35\u00a0km (22\u00a0mi) southwest of Seoul on July 28. Neil then quickly dissipated overland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 74], "content_span": [75, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Neil (Helming)\nBoth the JMA and PAGASA considered Neil a tropical storm, with PAGASA naming it Helming. Unusually, PAGASA assessed the storm as having reached a peak on July 22, when the JTWC still considered it a developing disturbance. This difference was due to a difference in opinion between the two centers as to where the storm's center was. There were reports of damage from flooding and winds gusts from Tropical Storm Neil in Japan, with a ferry running aground near Kannoura. Neil caused a fishing boat off the Korean coast to capsize, killing its crew of eight. There were wind gusts of up to 95\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph) on Cheju Island and the peak rainfall reported from the storm was over 200\u00a0mm (8\u00a0inches). As the storm dissipated over Korea, it caused flash floods that killed at least seven and left 7,000 homeless.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 74], "content_span": [75, 882]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm 10W\nA tropical disturbance began to develop in the South China Sea on July 23. It formed the same monsoon trough that Tropical Storm Neil developed from to the east. The disturbance became a tropical depression late on July 25 as it turned to the north towards the Chinese coast. It did not strengthen any further and made landfall near Shanwei as a minimal tropical depression on July 27. The depression then moved inland and dissipated. The JMA considered Tropical Depression 10W to be a tropical storm, with peak 10-minute winds of 75\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph), making 10W the second storm in 1999 that the JMA considered a tropical storm but the JTWC considered a depression.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm 10W\nAs the depression passed near Hong Kong, it dropped 31\u00a0mm (1.2\u00a0inches) of rain on the territory and sustained winds of 72\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph) were recorded on Waglan Island. There was no significant damage over land in the territory, though 18 swimmers were injured in the strong seas associated with the storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Olga (Ising)\nOn July 26, a disturbance began to develop at the eastern end of a well-defined monsoon trough well to the east of the Philippines. The convection within the disturbance increased as it moved to the north and Tropical Depression 11W formed on July 29. The system continued to intensify, becoming Typhoon Olga two days later as it approached Okinawa. On August 1 Olga made landfall on the Japanese island as a typhoon, weakening slightly as it passed over the island.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Olga (Ising)\nAs it moved to the north-northwest it intensified to its peak with 150\u00a0km/h (90\u00a0mph) winds as it approached Korea. The storm was beginning to weaken as it passed to the west of Cheju Island on August 3 and it made a second brief landfall on the T'aean Peninsula before moving north in the Yellow Sea. The storm made its final landfall in North Korea as a strong tropical storm later that day with 100\u00a0km/h (65\u00a0mph) winds and became extratropical soon after. Both the JMA and PAGASA considered Olga a typhoon, with PAGASA naming the storm Ising before the JTWC issued its first warning on the developing system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Olga (Ising)\nAlthough Typhoon Olga never approached the Philippines closely, it was responsible for heavy rains over much of Luzon that killed 160\u00a0people and displaced 80,000. Olga passed over Okinawa, with winds of 80\u00a0km/h (50\u00a0mph) recorded at Kadena Air Base, causing minimal damage. Torrential rain of up to 600\u00a0mm (24\u00a0inches) fell on the Korean Peninsula, with the highest totals falling near the border between North and South Korea. The resulting floods and landslides caused 64 fatalities in South Korea and wind gusts of 96\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph) were reported near Seoul.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Olga (Ising)\nThe flooding in South Korea destroyed about 400\u00a0km2 (150 sq mi) of rice paddies and 8,500 homes, leaving 25,000\u00a0people homeless. The Red Cross reported a further 42\u00a0deaths and 40,000 were made homeless from flooding in North Korea. That same flooding worsened the ongoing food shortages across the country. Typhoon Olga brought the heaviest rains recorded in Korea for 25\u00a0years and caused a total of $657\u00a0million of damage in South Korea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Paul\nEarly in August, a low-level circulation center formed within a monsoon gyre to the southwest of Guam. On August 2 the JTWC issued a TCFA for the developing disturbance as it moved to the northwest, and it became Tropical Depression 12W the next day. On August 4 the depression became Tropical Storm Paul and began to merge with the gyre from which it had formed. As it began merging, Paul strengthened to its peak with 95\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph) winds, to the east of Okinawa. After the two systems had merged, Paul turned briefly to the northeast and weakened to back into a tropical depression. The depression moved to the west, brushing the south coast of Ky\u016bsh\u016b on August 6 before dissipating in the Yellow Sea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Paul\nTropical Storm Paul was highly unusual in that it formed from a monsoon gyre and then merged with it. Mergers of such systems rarely occur, it is much more common for tropical cyclones which form in this manner to move independently of the non-tropical system. Paul was also considered a tropical storm by the JMA, who reported that the rainfall from the storm caused landslides and flooding in western Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 57], "content_span": [58, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Rachel\nA tropical disturbance formed within a monsoon trough just off the Chinese coast on August 6. The disturbance strengthened and became Tropical Storm Rachel as it moved east towards Taiwan. Rachel weakened back into a depression before it made landfall on the island and it dissipated over the Chungyang mountains on August 7. The remnants moved northeast into the East China Sea and the system redeveloped into a tropical depression the next day as it approached Okinawa. Rachel briefly became a minimal tropical storm for a second time as it approached the Japanese island, before it turned to the northwest. The storm entered an increasingly unfavorable environment and rapidly weakened on August 9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 761]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 14W\nTropical Depression 14W formed 120\u00a0km (75\u00a0mi) to the north of Iwo Jima on August 8. The depression, which had an exposed circulation center, moved to the north under the influence of a subtropical ridge over northern Japan. On August 9 it turned to the northwest and accelerated before its landfall near Owase the next day, with 45\u00a0km/h (30\u00a0mph) winds. The depression weakened as it passed north over Honsh\u016b and dissipated shortly after moving over the Sea of Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 15W\nA tropical disturbance developed in the East China Sea on August 15 and gradually drifted towards Ky\u016bsh\u016b. It intensified as it did so, becoming Tropical Depression 15W the next day. The fourth warning from the JTWC repositioned the cyclone much closer to the Ky\u016bsh\u016b coast, where it made landfall near Ushibuka on August 17. The depression then drifted over Ky\u016bsh\u016b and entered the Sea of Japan later that day, where it weakened. The storm became extratropical on August 18, but its remnants were recognizable for a further two days.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Sam (Luding)\nOn August 17, an area of circulation within the monsoon trough located in the Philippine Sea became more organized and the JTWC issued a TCFA. The developing cyclone slowly moved to the northwest, becoming Tropical Depression 16W nine hours after the TCFA was first issued. As the cyclone continued to intensify, it became Tropical Storm Sam on August 19. Around this time, the subtropical ridge to Sam's north shifted its track in a westwards direction towards Luzon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0028-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Sam (Luding)\nThe storm passed over the north of the island on August 20 and entered the South China Sea reaching typhoon strength the next day. Sam gradually intensified further as it approached the Chinese coast and it made landfall about 19\u00a0km (12\u00a0mi) to the northeast of Hong Kong at its peak with 140\u00a0km/h (85\u00a0mph) winds on August 22. Sam continued to move to the northwest over China dissipating about 24\u00a0hours later. PAGASA named the developing storm Luding shortly before the JTWC began to issue advisories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Sam (Luding)\nTyphoon Sam was responsible for seven\u00a0deaths in the Philippines. In addition, flooding from its rainfall displaced over 4000\u00a0people, and many major roads were closed due to landslides near Baguio. Sam became the wettest tropical cyclone to affect Hong Kong since records began in 1884, dropping over 616\u00a0mm (24.2\u00a0inches) of rain, exceeding the previous record set in 1926. Peak sustained winds of 96\u00a0km/h (60\u00a0mph) were recorded on Waglan Island as the typhoon passed over the territory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Sam (Luding)\nThe heavy rain led to many instances of flooding and over 150 landslides throughout Hong Kong, killing 1 person and forcing the evacuation of about 1,000. A total of 328\u00a0people were injured in various incidents relating to the storm, and total losses in Hong Kong totaled to approximately $17\u00a0million. In addition to the direct casualties from the storm, China Airlines Flight 642, using an MD-11 aircraft, crashed while attempting to land at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three on board and injuring 219. At the time of the crash wind gusts in excess of 65\u00a0km/h (40\u00a0mph) were recorded at the airport. After moving into China, Sam killed at least 17 and injured 100\u00a0people in Guangdong. Direct economic losses in the province were about $18\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 72], "content_span": [73, 833]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Tanya\nOn August 19, Tropical Depression 17-W formed at a usually high latitude of over 30\u00b0N from a westwards moving low pressure area. The compact system intensified as it moved west under the influence of the subtropical ridge to the north, with the JTWC upgrading it to Tropical Storm Tanya early the next day. Tanya continued to slowly intensify, reaching its peak as a 130\u00a0km/h (80\u00a0mph) typhoon on August 22. The next day Tanya began to recurve through a weakness in the ridge to its north and increasing wind shear weakened the storm. The storm weakened further as it began to transition into an extratropical storm and the JTWC issued the final warning on the cyclone on August 24.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 747]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Tanya\nThe JMA also monitored Tanya and made it a severe tropical storm at its peak. Post-season analysis increased the initial intensity of the system, making it a tropical storm before the JTWC began to issue full advisories on Tanya. Typhoon Tanya had no effects on land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Dora\nHurricane Dora, the strongest storm of the 1999 Pacific hurricane season, crossed the International Date Line and entered the western Pacific on August 19. The final advisory from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center was written while Dora was still in the eastern Pacific as a minimal hurricane. As the storm crossed the Date Line, the JTWC assumed responsibility for the storm and downgraded it to a tropical storm on its first advisory. Once in the West Pacific, Tropical Storm Dora turned towards the northwest and weakened further as wind shear increased. Dora weakened to a tropical depression on August 22 well to the north of Wake Island and drifted to the north before dissipating the next day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 64], "content_span": [65, 768]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Dora\nDora became the first storm since 1994's John to have existed in all three Pacific basins, and no significant damage was caused by the system anywhere along its path.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 64], "content_span": [65, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 18W\nOn August 21, a small tropical cyclone developed at the southern end of a westward moving shearline about 1,200\u00a0km (750\u00a0mi) to the east of Tokyo. The depression strengthened slightly to its peak with 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph) the next day, before increasing vertical shear took its toll on the system. The increasingly exposed low level circulation of the storm accelerated to the north, towards the frontal system from which it had formed. Finally, Tropical Depression 18W became extratropical on August 24 to the east of Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 582]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Virgil\nA tropical disturbance developed at the end of a shear line to the north of Iwo Jima on August 23. Vertical shear began to weaken and the JTWC began to issue advisories on Tropical Depression 19W the next day. The storm turned to the southwest and rapidly intensified on August 25, strengthening from a tropical depression to its peak as a 130\u00a0km/h (80\u00a0mph) typhoon in 12\u00a0hours. Virgil maintained typhoon strength for over a day before it entered a highly sheared environment in which it began to weaken again. Under the influence of a passing frontal system, the motion of the dissipating cyclone turned clockwise to the northeast. The storm dissipated on August 29 over water having never approached land. The JMA monitored Typhoon Virgil and made it a minimal severe tropical storm at its peak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 66], "content_span": [67, 864]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Wendy (Mameng)\nLate in August, a broad area of convection developed over a low pressure area in the Philippine Sea to the east of Luzon. The JTWC issued a TCFA for the developing system on August 31, and the disturbance developed into Tropical Depression 20W on September 1 as it moved to the west. The depression did not intensify as it moved to the northwest, brushing the northeast tip of Luzon on September 2. After entering the South China Sea, the system turned more to the west and reached its peak as a 75\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph) tropical storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 67], "content_span": [68, 596]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0036-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Wendy (Mameng)\nIt maintained this intensity until it made landfall in China 220\u00a0km (140\u00a0mi) east-northeast of Hong Kong on September 3. The storm moved inland and dissipated soon after. Both the JMA and PAGASA monitored Tropical Storm Wendy, with PAGASA naming this storm Mameng. PAGASA considered Wendy to have stronger winds than the JTWC, despite the fact that PAGASA uses a 10-minute averaging period to measure sustained winds, which generally results in a lower speed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 67], "content_span": [68, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Wendy (Mameng)\nTropical Storm Wendy fueled severe rain over much of southern China in the week after it made landfall, with amounts as high as 500\u00a0mm (20\u00a0inches) recorded in northern Jiangxi and southern Zhejiang. At least 118\u00a0people were killed  and over 2,600\u00a0people were injured; the province of Wenzhou was significantly impacted by Wendy's effects. Over 500,000\u00a0people had to be evacuated, over 2.2\u00a0million people had been affected by the storm and a local government spokesman called it \"the most serious storm in a century\". The direct economic damage in the region exceeded $275\u00a0million (1999 USD). Whilst mainland China was severely affected by Wendy, the storm only had a minimal impact in Hong Kong.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 67], "content_span": [68, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm York (Neneng)\nA tropical disturbance developed on September 10, in the western Philippine Sea but initially failed to develop as it interacted with Luzon. The disturbance passed over Luzon and entered the South China Sea, where it became more organized and developed into Tropical Depression 21W late on September 11. The system gradually strengthened as it moved northwest towards the Chinese coastline, reaching its peak as a 130\u00a0km/h (80\u00a0mph) typhoon as it turned towards Hong Kong on September 16. York made landfall to the west of Hong Kong soon after and dissipated into a low pressure area over China the next day. Both the JMA and PAGASA monitored York as a tropical storm, with PAGASA naming the system Neneng.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 73], "content_span": [74, 779]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm York (Neneng)\nAs the developing depression was crossing the Philippines, it brought heavy showers of up to 400\u00a0mm (16\u00a0inches), which caused some flooding in the Cagayan Valley Eighteen\u00a0people were killed in landslides in northern Luzon. As Typhoon York approached and landed on Hong Kong's Lantau Island, the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) raised the No. 10 warning for the first time since 1983 and maintained it for 11\u00a0hours, the longest hoisting period on record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 73], "content_span": [74, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0039-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm York (Neneng)\nThe peak sustained winds of 150\u00a0km/h (95\u00a0mph) were recorded on Waglan Island and the peak gusts of 234\u00a0km/h (146\u00a0mph) were the highest on record there. A total of 300\u00a0mm (12\u00a0inches) of rain fell on the territory as York passed directly over it and the resulting floods had a severe effect on agriculture throughout Hong Kong. Two people died in the storm and over 500 were injured, 11 seriously. Some 18,000 homes lost power in the wake of the storm and 4,000 trees were uprooted. Damage from York in Hong Kong exceeded $10\u00a0million (USD), and economic losses from the storm reached several billion Hong Kong dollars (HKD). Transport in the territory was severely disrupted, with 470 flights cancelled and 80,000 passengers affected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 73], "content_span": [74, 806]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm York (Neneng)\nTwo ships ran aground and a cargo ship sank, but all the crew were successfully rescued. One person was injured in Macau and 120 incidents related to the storm were reported there. After passing over Hong Kong, York killed 15 and injured 700 in Guangdong, with economic losses there exceeding $24\u00a0million (USD). Ten\u00a0thousand\u00a0people were left stranded by flooding in China after the storm and more than 10,000 trees were uprooted in Shenzhen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 73], "content_span": [74, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Zia\nThe JTWC began to track a disturbance in a monsoon trough to the west of the Marianas Islands on September 11. The disturbance moved to the north without any significant development until September 13, when the outflow of the system markedly improved and it soon developed into a tropical depression to the east of Okinawa. The depression strengthened further becoming Tropical Storm Zia later that day as it approached Ky\u016bsh\u016b. Zia peaked with 85\u00a0km/h (50\u00a0mph) winds as it made landfall on the island on September 14. The storm turned to the northeast and tracked over Japan and dissipated over central Honsh\u016b the next day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 680]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0042-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Zia\nTropical Storm Zia brought heavy rain to western Japan, which exceeded 500\u00a0mm (7.9\u00a0inches) in places. The resulting flooding and landslides prompted evacuations of over 14,000\u00a0people and stranded over 1,300 tourists in a Japanese mountain resort. Nine people died in Japan as a result of Tropical Storm Zia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0043-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Ann\nTropical Depression 23W formed about 165\u00a0km (103\u00a0mi) to the east of Okinawa on September 15, from a disturbance moving to the northwest under the influence of a subtropical high located on the eastern side of a monsoon trough. As the system developed it turned first to the northwest and then to the west, becoming Tropical Storm Ann a day after forming. As Ann approached the Chinese coast to the north of Shanghai on September 18, it reached its peak with 85\u00a0km/h (50\u00a0mph) winds and began to recurve to the northwest. The storm started to weaken as it entered a higher shear environment. Ann captured by a mid-level trough moving through the region and turned to the east, rapidly weakening as it crossed the Yellow Sea. The system dissipated just off the South Korean coast near Mokpo early on September 20.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 63], "content_span": [64, 874]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0044-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Ann\nTropical Storm Ann brought moderate rain of up to 100\u00a0mm (4\u00a0inches) to Anhui, Jiangsu and Shandong on September 18. Rains of up to 200\u00a0mm (8\u00a0inches) from Ann and Typhoon Bart saturated South Korea and southwestern Japan, causing flooding and damage to rice paddies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 63], "content_span": [64, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0045-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Bart (Oniang)\nTropical Depression 24W developed on September 17, to the east of Taiwan. The storm drifted to the northwest, becoming Tropical Storm Bart on September 19 and reaching typhoon strength the next day. Bart intensified further as it turned to the northeast under the influence of an upper-level anticyclone. Typhoon Bart reached its peak on September 22 with 260\u00a0km/h (160\u00a0mph) winds when it passed 75\u00a0km (47\u00a0mi) to the west of Okinawa, becoming the only super typhoon during the 1999 Pacific typhoon season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0045-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Bart (Oniang)\nAfterwards, Bart began to weaken slowly as it continued north towards Ky\u016bsh\u016b, Japan, which it struck on September 23 with 185\u00a0km/h (115\u00a0mph) winds. After crossing Ky\u016bsh\u016b and western Honsh\u016b, the storm accelerated to the northeast in the Sea of Japan, becoming extratropical shortly before it reached northern Hokkaid\u014d. As Typhoon Bart formed in PAGASA's area of responsibility, it was named Oniang by PAGASA before moving to the north.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0046-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Bart (Oniang)\nTyphoon Bart claimed at least two lives on Okinawa and brought over 710\u00a0mm (28\u00a0inches) of rain to the island. Kadena Air Base was badly damaged by the typhoon with over $5\u00a0million of damage on the base. Heavy flooding and landslides led to total of a 30\u00a0deaths and over 1,000 injuries in Japan. Over 800,000 homes lost power and 80,000 damaged in the aftermath of the storm. The worst damage was in Kumamoto Prefecture on Ky\u016bsh\u016b, where 16\u00a0people died and over 45,000 homes were damaged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0046-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Bart (Oniang)\nBart affected the whole of Japan, with some minor damages occurring in Hokkaid\u014d shortly after the storm became extratropical. A large crane in Hiroshima collapsed killing three and injuring four\u00a0people in the Mitsubishi plant there and the Itsukushima Shrine was also damaged. Damage from the storm amounted to \u00a516.31\u00a0billion (US$155\u00a0million); insurance payouts reached \u00a531.47\u00a0billion (US$299\u00a0million). An additional $5\u00a0million (1999 USD) in damage occurred to the Japanese economy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 59], "content_span": [60, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0047-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Cam\nA disturbed area of weather to the south of Hong Kong in the South China Sea became more organized early on September 23, and the JTWC issued a TCFA for the system. It developed into the 25th depression of the season per the JTWC a few hours later and began to track to the northeast, under the influence of a mid-level ridge to the east. The depression gradually intensified, becoming Tropical Storm Cam on September 24. Later that day, the storm reached its peak winds of 75\u00a0km/h (45\u00a0mph). Around this time, Cam's motion gradually turned towards the north.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0047-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Cam\nAs it neared the Chinese coast a strong ridge to the north turned Cam abruptly to the west, towards Hong Kong and it began to weaken. The JTWC issued its last warning while the storm was still at sea, shortly before it made landfall over Hong Kong with 35\u00a0km/h (25\u00a0mph) winds. The storm dissipated over China on September 26.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0048-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Cam\nAs Tropical Storm Cam approached Hong Kong, the HKO hoisted the No. 8 Signal for the fifth time in the year; the last time this had occurred was in 1964. The highest gust recorded on land was 121\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph) on Tai Mo Shan, and 41\u00a0mm (1.6\u00a0inches) of rain fell on Hong Kong. Cam was responsible for 23 injuries in Hong Kong and one death in a ship off Stonecutters Island. There was limited flooding in the region and about 150\u00a0people were evacuated to emergency shelters. There was some disruption to air travel into the territory, with 100 flights cancelled or delayed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0049-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Dan (Pepang)\nTropical Depression 26W developed over the Philippine Sea on October 1 about 750\u00a0km (470\u00a0mi) to the east of Luzon. The system intensified as it moved west-northwest, becoming Tropical Storm Dan on October 3 before reaching typhoon strength the next day. Typhoon Dan reached its peak with 205\u00a0km/h (125\u00a0mph) early on October 5 and hit northern Luzon at that strength. The typhoon weakened as it entered the South China Sea, but re-intensified as it turned towards the north. Typhoon Dan made its second landfall near Xiamen, China on October 9 and weakened overland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 624]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0049-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Dan (Pepang)\nDan turned to the northeast and weakened to a tropical depression before it moved over the Yellow Sea late on October 10. The depression was absorbed by a frontal system over the Yellow Sea early the next day. Both the JMA and PAGASA treated this storm as a typhoon, with PAGASA naming it Pepang.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0050-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Dan (Pepang)\nTyphoon Dan brought torrential rain of up to 500\u00a0mm (20\u00a0inches) to both northern Luzon and southern Taiwan. Flooding in the Philippines affected 2,600 homes and killed at least five people. There was more than $2\u00a0million of damage to agriculture in the Philippines. Southern Taiwan was still recovering from the Chi-Chi earthquake of the previous month, and Dan delayed the recovery efforts. The typhoon burst a dike in Kaohsiung and another in Tainan, that had been damaged by the earthquake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0050-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Dan (Pepang)\nDan knocked down a large number of trees on Kinmen, which led to the disruption of 70% of the island's power supply. Several fishing boats were sunk and house damaged on Penghu. Thirty-four died and 1,400\u00a0people were injured as a result of the storm in Fujian. 1,500\u00a0houses were destroyed and $240\u00a0million of damage occurred in the province. Dan was the worst typhoon to hit Xiamen in 46\u00a0years, killing five and injuring over 100 in the city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 58], "content_span": [59, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0051-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Eve (Rening)\nA broad area of convection to the northeast of Mindanao over the Philippine Sea began to develop on October 15 as it moved to the west, becoming Tropical Depression 27W. The depression made landfall on Samar Island the same day and moved to the northwest across the central Philippines throughout October 6. The depression turned to the west after it emerged into the South China Sea, and turned to the southwest on October 18 in response to increasing mid-level ridging over southeastern China. As it neared the Vietnamese coast the depression strengthened slightly and became Tropical Storm Eve. Eve made landfall 110\u00a0km (68\u00a0mi) southeast of Da Nang as a minimal tropical storm on October 19 and quickly dissipated overland. Both the JMA and PAGASA considered Eve a tropical storm, with PAGASA naming it Rening.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 879]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0052-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Eve (Rening)\nTropical Storm Eve brought torrential rain to much of central Vietnam, with about 290\u00a0mm (13\u00a0inches) falling on Hu\u1ebf City and as much as 470\u00a0mm (18.5\u00a0inches) of rain falling in parts of H\u00e0 T\u0129nh Province. Eve was the first in a series of storms to bring torrential rain to the region, and the resulting floods killed over 590\u00a0people, and they also caused nearly $235\u00a0million of damage directly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0053-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 28W\nA tropical disturbance began to develop 45\u00a0km (28\u00a0mi) to the southeast of Agrihan, an island of the Northern Mariana Islands, early on November 5, from the tail end of shear line connected to a front that ran to Japan. It strengthened into Tropical Depression 28W early the next day and moved to the northeast along the shear line, reaching its peak with 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph) winds. The depression did not develop further, but its motion accelerated and it became an extratropical low 18\u00a0hours after forming.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0054-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Frankie (Sendang)\nA disturbance to the northeast of Koror in the Philippine Sea developed as it moved to the west on November 6, becoming Tropical Depression 29W. The depression moved rapidly to the west under the influence of the subtropical ridge to the north, crossing Samar early on November 8. The system strengthened over the central Philippines, becoming Tropical Storm Frankie. The influence of a developing ridge to the southeast led to Frankie becoming quasi-stationary over the Sibuyan Sea. The storm soon weakened due to increasing wind shear and interaction with land, and it dissipated on November 11. PAGASA tracked Frankie as a tropical storm, naming it Sendang. The JMA considered this storm to have been a tropical depression.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 75], "content_span": [76, 802]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0055-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Frankie (Sendang)\nTropical Storm Frankie brought heavy rain of up to 300\u00a0mm (12\u00a0inches) to the central Philippines, that disrupted the rice harvest. Flooding from the storm forced the evacuation of 300 families in Calbayog.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 75], "content_span": [76, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0056-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gloria (Trining)\nIn mid-November, a persistent area of circulation developed at the end of a shear line to the east of Samar. It began to become more organized as it moved to the north on November 12 and became a tropical depression the next day. The cyclone continued to slowly intensify, becoming Tropical Storm Gloria as it turned the northeast, when it was well to the east of Luzon. Gloria began to accelerate to the northeast under the influence of an upper level flow and maintained its strength.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 76], "content_span": [77, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0056-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gloria (Trining)\nThe storm passed east of Okinawa on November 15, when the shear markedly reduced and allowed a rapid intensification to typhoon strength. Gloria briefly peaked as a 120\u00a0km/h (75\u00a0mph) typhoon later that day, before weakening as it started to become extratropical. Typhoon Gloria became fully extratropical on November 16, having weakened back into a tropical storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 76], "content_span": [77, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0057-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Gloria (Trining)\nBoth the JMA and PAGASA monitored Gloria, with PAGASA naming the storm Trining. The JMA assessed Gloria as being a severe tropical storm at its peak strength on November 15. Typhoon Gloria did not approach land closely. Gloria is the last name to use English names in the basin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 76], "content_span": [77, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0058-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 31W\nAn area of low pressure just off Palawan became more organized as it moved to the northwest, away from the island, becoming Tropical Depression 31W early on December 1. A subtropical ridge to the north of the system caused it to move southwest through the South China Sea and off the Vietnamese coast. Winds from the depression peaked at 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph). Early on, December 3, when the storm was to the south of Vietnam, it turned to the northwest and headed towards the Malay Peninsula. The depression made landfall in Thailand to the northeast of Phuket on December 4, and the JTWC ceased advisories as the storm weakened overland. The remnants entered the Andaman Sea but redevelopment did not occur.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 766]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0059-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 32W\nTropical Depression 32W developed on December 9 in the South China Sea, between Palawan and Borneo and slowly moved to the west. After the depression reached its peak with 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph) winds it began to accelerate to the west. By December 11, when the storm was to the south of Vietnam, it became more sheared and the low-level circulation became exposed. The system dissipated soon afterwards, having never approached land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0060-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression 33W\nOn December 14, Tropical Depression 33W formed within a persistent trough about 425\u00a0km (264\u00a0mi) to the east of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. A high level of wind shear restricted the storm's strength to 55\u00a0km/h (35\u00a0mph), which it maintained as it moved west towards Vietnam. The storm turned to the north shortly before it made landfall on December 16 and dissipated soon after over Vietnam under the influence of increased wind shear and interaction with land. It is unknown if the storm had any effects on land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 61], "content_span": [62, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0061-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names\nDuring the season 21 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list from 1996. However, the agency stopped naming cyclones after this season as the Japan Meteorological Agency started naming systems. Consequently, this was the last year the following lists were used.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0062-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names, Philippines\nThe Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 10 of which are published each year before the season starts. This is the same list used for the 1995 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0062-0001", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names, Philippines\nPAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with \"ng\" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Because PAGASA started a new naming scheme in 2001, therefore, this naming list would not be used in the 2003 season. Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in gray.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156181-0063-0000", "contents": "1999 Pacific typhoon season, Season effects\nThis table summarizes all the systems that developed within or moved into the North Pacific Ocean, to the west of the International Date Line during 1999. The tables also provide an overview of a systems intensity, duration, land areas affected and any deaths or damages associated with the system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156182-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paegas Czech Open\nThe 1999 Paegas Czech Open, also known as the Prague Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 26 April until 2 May 1998. Fifth-seeded Dominik Hrbat\u00fd won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156182-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Paegas Czech Open, Finals, Doubles\nMartin Damm /  Radek \u0160t\u011bp\u00e1nek defeated  Mark Keil /  Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti, 6\u20130, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156183-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paegas Czech Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Prague Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 April \u2013 2 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156183-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Paegas Czech Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156184-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paegas Czech Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Prague Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 April \u2013 2 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156184-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Paegas Czech Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone\nThe 1999 Pakistan cyclone (Joint Typhoon Warning Center designation: 02A; India Meteorological Department designation: ARB 01) was a deadly tropical cyclone that brought further devastation to a region struck by a powerful storm nearly a year earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone, Meteorological history\nAn area of disturbed weather in the Arabian Sea was monitored in early May for possible development. Over the next two weeks, strong convection would develop before sunrise but dissipate by sunset. By May 16, the convection had become constant and a TCFA was issued at 0100Z. The low became a tropical storm by 0900Z. Tropical Storm 02A intensified as it moved to the northwest, and reached cyclone status on May 17 at 0600Z. At that time, a mid-latitude trough weakened the subtropical ridge, allowing 02A to curve into Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone, Meteorological history\n02A continued to intensify and by May 19, it had reached its peak of 125\u00a0mph (200\u00a0km/h), just below Category four status on the SSHS. 02A made landfall on May 20 near Karachi, Pakistan at peak intensity. The storm began to weaken as it continued inland over the Indus River Valley on May 21, before it completely dissipated on the next day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone, Impact and aftermath, India\nIn India, officials evacuated more than 50,000 from coastal towns and cities as a precaution. However, the powerful cyclone caused relatively little damage during its passage. Moderate rainfall was recorded across Gujarat and only one person was killed. Some areas were cut off from the surrounding region after strong winds, estimated to have been between 120 and 150\u00a0km/h (75 and 93\u00a0mph) downed power lines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 50], "content_span": [51, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone, Impact and aftermath, Pakistan\nUpon striking Pakistan, officials feared the worst, with memories of the deadly 1998 Gujarat cyclone fresh in their minds. Reports released hours after the storm moved inland stated that at least 700 people were feared to be dead and at least 3,500 were thought to be missing. Hundreds of villages along the coastline were inundated by the cyclone's large storm surge and flooding rains. High winds downed power lines throughout the region, severing communication with many affected cities. In Karachi 44\u00a0mph winds lashed the city with heavy downpour. At least 70% of the rice crop was estimated to have been lost due to the cyclone. Near the storm's center, wind gusts were estimated to have reached 275\u00a0km/h (171\u00a0mph).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 774]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone, Impact and aftermath, Pakistan\nBy May\u00a023, officials in Pakistan recovered 200 bodies; 50 were found across islands of the mainland and 150 were in the Badin District. During a rescue attempt, 11 Pakistani soldiers were washed away in a swift current. None of the soldiers are believed to have survived the incident. Throughout the country, damage was estimated to have exceeded $6\u00a0million. By May\u00a024, 400 bodies had been recovered but at least 6,000 more were known to be missing and believed dead. Many of these people are believed to have been swept out to sea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone, Impact and aftermath, Pakistan\nFollowing the storm's destructive landfall, hundreds of soldiers from the Pakistan army were deployed to the region. They assisted in search and rescue operations as well as relocating survivors to shelters. According to the Associated Press, the Government of Pakistan made no attempts to evacuate residents before the cyclone made landfall, likely resulting in the large number of fatalities. At least $1\u00a0million in relief funds was to be supplied by the government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone, Records\nUpon reaching its peak intensity, the storm became the most intense cyclone ever recorded in the Arabian Sea since records began. It surpassed the record set just a year earlier by Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02 which attained winds of 165\u00a0km/h (105\u00a0mph 3-minute sustained) and a minimum pressure of 958 mbar (hPa; 28.29\u00a0inHg). Since then, the storm has been surpassed as the strongest in the region. In June 2007, Cyclone Gonu became the first Category\u00a05-equivalent storm ever recorded in the area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156185-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Pakistan cyclone, Records\nAdditionally, the JTWC estimated that another storm, Cyclone Phet in 2010, attained higher sustained winds than ARB 01 in 1999; however, the IMD does not support this as it is based on one minute mean. IMD calculate windspeed based on three-minute mean. This Cyclone is the only Major Cyclone and Extremely Severe Cyclone to make Landfall in Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nThe 1999 military takeover in Pakistan was a bloodless coup d'\u00e9tat initiated by the military staff at the Joint Staff HQ working under Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Pervez Musharraf. The instigators seized control of the civilian government of publicly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 12 October 1999. Simultaneously tenuring as Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. On 14 October Gen. Musharraf, acting as the country's Chief Executive, issued a controversial provisional order that suspended the  Constitution of Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nMartial law was declared due to breakdown of civil-military relations between the Sharif administration and Admiral Fasih Bokhari regarding command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Tensions between the Sharif administration and joint chiefs chairman General Musharraf reached a breaking point when Prime Minister Sharif attempted to relieve General Musharraf of his command on his return from an official visit to Sri Lanka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nIn an attempt to maintain civilian control over the military, Lieutenant-General Ziauddin Butt - then Director of the ISI - was hastily approved for the appointment of the army chief, but the decision was opposed by senior members of the Joint Staff HQ, who refused to follow the new chain of command, deciding instead to direct the Military Police to detain General Butt and prevent his taking control of the military.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nThe pace of the coup startled political observers - within 17 hours of Sharif's attempt to attempting to relieve General Musharraf army commanders took control of all key government institutions throughout the country and placed Prime Minister Sharif and his administration - which included his brother - under house arrest. Military police took control of the state broadcaster, radio and the entire critical communications infrastructure, and announced that Sharif had been dismissed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nThe Supreme Court of Pakistan led by Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui validated the martial law under a \"doctrine of necessity\" but limited its legality to three years. Meanwhile, Sharif was tried by the Judge Advocate General Court and convicted of endangering the lives of all passengers aboard the aircraft carrying Musharraf. The military court subsequently upheld the decision, stating that Sharif was guilty of aerial hijacking and had ordered the Pakistan CAA to forbid the plane from landing on Pakistani soil, and sentenced him to life imprisonment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nWhen the decision was announced, it sparked fury in conservative PML(N) but welcomed by many of its political opponents. By mid-November 1999, a lengthy court battle at the Supreme Court ensued when the law firms representing the Sharif administration filed a lawsuit against the Musharraf's military administration operating at the JS HQ, challenging the legality of the military takeover, the proclamation of state emergency, and demanding the release of Sharif as well as reinstating the writ of the constitution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nIn 2000, the Supreme Court of Pakistan led by Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui accepted the arguments put forwarded by the lawyers of the former Sharif administration who viewed this coup as a \"violation of constitution\" and subsequently resigned, only to be replaced by acting Chief Justice Ershad Hasan who acted towards validating the coup as constitutional after hearing the case.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nOn 10 December 2000, Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf unexpectedly issued a pardon of Nawaz Sharif and allowed the immediate members of former first family to travel to Saudi Arabia on a private jet provided by the Saudi Royal Family. In 2016, Musharraf later confessed in an interview given to Kamran Shahid of Dunya that \"he pardoned Nawaz Sharif from life imprisonment on the request of King Abdullah and Rafic Hariri.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nIn 2001, General Musharraf issued the executive decree and eventually forced President Rafiq Tarar to resign in order for General Musharraf to assume the presidency. In the light of Supreme Court's verdict, the national referendum was held on 30 April 2002, allowing himself to continue his rule. The controversial referendum, which Musharraf won with almost 98% of the votes in his favour, was alleged by many, including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, to be fraudulent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nIn 2002, the general elections restored the democracy when the Musharraf-backed PML(Q), the libertarians, were able to form the minority government who would later nominate General Musharraf's for the presidential elections held in 2004. In 2007, President Musharraf eventually imposed another martial law by having suspend the populist Chief Justice IM Chaudhry, leveling charges on corruption and misconduct. Unlike the earlier martial law, Musharraf was widely disapproved, inviting the mass demonstration led by Nawaz Sharif, and eventually resigned in an attempt to avoid impeachment in the Parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nIn 2009, the Supreme Court acquitted Sharif of hijacking case and quoted that: \"Nawaz Sharif had neither used force nor ordered its use or employed deceitful mean.\" In 2014, Sharif was also acquitted from money laundering and corruption cases from an accountability court.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat\nAccording to the historian, Mazhar Aziz, the military takeover in 1999 in Pakistan makes a \"striking example in the case study of civil military relations\" in a post\u2013Cold War era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nIn 1997, Nawaz Sharif and his conservative Pakistan Muslim League-N won a landslide victory in the general elections, resulting in a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly\u2013 the lower house of bicameral Parliament of Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nHis second tenure was marked with a serious legal confrontation with the Supreme Court courted by Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah over the legality and technicality of Thirteenth Amendment and the Ehtesab Act, 1997 (lit. Accountability Act, 1997). Chief Justice Shah had been battling in the Supreme Court for his legitimacy due to many senior justices had seen his appointment as \"inappropriate and political\", having been appointed by former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nOn 29 October 1997, Chief Justice Shah and his bench decided to hear the petition filed by the Pakistan Peoples Party's lawyers and suspended the implementation of bills. Prime Minister Sharif reacted angrily by the Court's actions, issuing an intemperate public diatribe particularly against Chief Justice Shah. On 2 November 1997, Chief Justice Shah summoned Prime Minister Sharif for contempt of court but this order was viewed \"null and voided\" when two senior justices at the Supreme Court issued a counter-order.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0011-0002", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nOn 30 November 1997, Prime Minister Sharif appeared before the Supreme Court but his partisans stormed the Supreme Court Building forcing Chief Justice Shah to remove the finding of contempt against Sharif. While the police gained control of the situation to restore law and order, the whole nation witnessed traumatizing and terrifying scenes on their television screens broadcast by the news media all over the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nSubsequently, the Supreme Judicial Council took up a case against the appointment of Chief Justice Shah on 23 December and declared Chief Justice Shah's appointment \"illegal and unconstitutional\" that eventually forced him to resign from his office on 2 December 1997. President Farooq Leghari who supported the cause of Chief Justice Shah also had to resign when army chief General Jehangir Karamat and Chairman joint chiefs Air Chief Marshal Feroze Khan intervened to resolve the crises. Prime Minister Sharif eventually appointed his Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui based on merit qualification and offered presidency to former supreme court justice Rafiq Tarar who was elected in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 807]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nIn 1998, Prime Minister Sharif effectively relieved Chairman joint chief General Jehangir Karamat from the command of the military when General Karamat delivered a college lecture at the Naval War College in Karachi. At this lecture, General Karamat called for establishing the National Security Council (NSC) which would be backed by a \"team of civil-military experts\" for devising policies to seek resolution ongoing problems relating the civil-military issues; also recommended a \"neutral but competent bureaucracy and administration of at federal level and the establishment of Local governments in four provinces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nRelieving of General Karamat plummeted Sharif's own public approvals and his relations with the military, as even his senior Cabinet ministers were in disagreement of Sharif's decision. Many political observers were taken in complete surprise since the dismissal of four-star rank general was never happened before in country's short history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nEventually, Sharif chose then-Lieutenant-General Pervez Musharraf over two senior army generals for the appointment to post of the army chief and acting Chairman joint chiefs. A year later, the civil military relations took a sharp turn in the opposition of Sharif when he invited and received Indian Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee in Lahore for peace talks, much to agitation of General Musharraf who did not welcome outcomes of Lahore Summit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nIn 1999, the Pakistan Army soldiers secretly crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and infiltrated in Kargil on the direct orders issues by General Musharraf, bringing the two nations at the brink of war. The Indian Army reacted with launching of full-fledged military coordinated military operations while Indian government effectively put diplomatic pressure of Sharif's government to withdraw the soldiers from the Kargil sector. Both Sharif and General Musharraf held each other responsible for the actions in the Kargil, charging each other of lying and hiding details of war to the nation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 705]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nAt the public circle, Sharif assigned blame for the political/diplomatic disaster on General Musharraf, and Musharraf placing the blame of disaster on Prime Minister Sharif. On September 1999, General Musharraf forcefully retired Lieutenant-General Tariq Pervez who was known to be close to Sharif and cousin of Raja Nadir Pervez, the Communication minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Relief of General Jehangir and Kargil debacle\nUpon meeting with Sharif, General Tariq Pervez had ultimately warned Sharif of \"making any move against General Musharraf or the army would strike.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 113], "content_span": [114, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Revolt of the Admiral\nThe revolt of Admiral Fasih Bokhari, the Chief of Naval Staff, over Sharif's public decision of extending General Musharraf's tenure as chairman joint chiefs until 2001 was another issue that saw the breaking down of civil-military relations. About the Kargil war, Admiral Bokhari was not of the view of supporting the Pakistan Army's engagement with the Indian Army as appropriate and subsequently lodged a powerful protest against General Musharraf's grand strategy while recommending the constitution of a Commission to completely probe the Kargil issue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 89], "content_span": [90, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Revolt of the Admiral\nAt the country's news media, Admiral Bokhari publicly questioned the effectiveness of the military strategy behind the Kargil infiltration and was very critical of General Musharraf's unilateral decisions involving the national security, as chairman joint chiefs, without considering the opinions of chiefs of staff of air force and the navy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 89], "content_span": [90, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Revolt of the Admiral\nIn 1999, Sharif quarrelled with Admiral Bokhari and his Navy NHQ staff over the merit-based appointment of General Musharraf to the Chairman Joint Chiefs that was only meant to be temporary and it was hoped that Admiral Bokhari would be appointed to the post. On August 1999, there were rising tensions between Admiral Bokhari and Prime Minister Sharif over issue of incident took place in Sir Creek, although both had kept the working relations on good terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 89], "content_span": [90, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Revolt of the Admiral\nOn September 1999, General Musharraf had sent a message Prime Minister Sharif that \"anyone in the Navy and Air Force can become the Chairman Joint Chiefs as I did not care.\" General Musharraf reportedly backed Admiral Bokhari's bid for the Chairman Joint Chiefs but he was oversaw by the Prime Minister who confirmed and extended General Musharraf's term until 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 89], "content_span": [90, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Revolt of the Admiral\nThe civil-military relations were further damaged when Admiral Bokhari lodged a strong protest against this decision in the news media and reportedly revolted against Prime Minister Sharif's appointment for the Chairman joint chiefs in 1999. Admiral Bokhari abruptly tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister Sharif and noted to Sharif that since General Musharraf was his junior and often referred to him as \"Sir.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 89], "content_span": [90, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Events leading towards the martial law, Revolt of the Admiral\nOn 5 October 1999, Admiral Bokhari resigned from the command of the Navy as the news media construed Admiral Bokhari's resignation merely as unhappiness over not being appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Admiral Bokhari's revolt saw the meltdown of the civil-military relations between the elected civilian government and the military leaders that eventually led to the military overtaking the civilian government by dismissing Prime Minister Sharif on 12 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 89], "content_span": [90, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover\nIn the aftermath of the Kargil War, followed by the Atlantique incident, there were widespread rumors and media speculations in the television news media about the either possible military takeover or resignation of General Musharraf on September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover\nOn October 1999, General Musharraf paid an official visit to Sri Lanka on an invitation of Sri Lankan Army Commander Lieutenant-General C. S. Weerasooriya. Ultimately, Prime Minister Sharif dismissed General Musharraf from the command of the military and nominated Lieutenant-General Ziauddin Butt, the DG ISI, over several army officers on 12 October 1999. Developments came when General Musharraf, along with Major-General Tariq Majid and Brigadier Nadeem Taj, returned to Pakistan on a PIA 777-200.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover\nAccording to the sources, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) was ordered by Sharif to divert the plane to India but then it was rerouted to Nawabshah. When this was failed to comprehend by the pilot, the CAA was ordered to close the runways by turning off the edge lights at the Jinnah International Airport in an attempt to refuse the landing. The units of military police led by Lieutenant-General Iftikhar sealed the civilian airport and seized the control of the control tower, allowing the plane to land on a runway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0027-0001", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover\nFrom the control tower, then Karachi Corps Commander General  contacted General Musharraf, in his flight and assured him that landing the plane was safe since the army now controlled Jinnah Terminal. The military police seized the control of the state-run media television headquarters and encircled the Prime Minister Secretariat building while gaining control of the international airports and cutting off the international phone lines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover\nThere were four army generals who were central in staging the coup against Sharif's government that included General Musharraf General Ehsan ul Haq, Aziz Khan, Mahmood Ahmad and Shahid Aziz. They played a crucial role in installing General Musharraf as Chief Executive while they detained Sharif in a local prison. On 14 October 1999, Musharraf appeared on television to declare a state of emergency and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order that ultimately suspended the writ of the Constitution of Pakistan and dissolved the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies, although they left Muhammad Rafiq Tarar in office as President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover\nHowever, General Musharraf strongly objected the wordage use of \"martial law\" or \"coup d'\u00e9tat\", instead insisting that: \"This is not martial law, only another path towards democracy.\" The ISPR also confirmed that \"There is no martial law in the country.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 49], "content_span": [50, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Proclamation of Emergency\nSoon after taking over the country, an emergency was declared in the country. Following is the text of the Proclamation of Emergency declared by Musharraf:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Proclamation of Emergency\nIn pursuance of deliberations and decisions of chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces and corps commanders of Pakistan Army, I General Pervez Musharraf, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee and chief of army staff, proclaim emergency throughout Pakistan and assume the office of the chief executive of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Proclamation of Emergency\n(a) The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall remain in abeyance", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Proclamation of Emergency\n(c) The National Assembly, the provincial assemblies and Senate shall stand suspended", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Proclamation of Emergency\n(d) The chairman and deputy chairman of the Senate, the speaker and deputy speaker of the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies shall stand suspended", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Proclamation of Emergency\n(e) The prime minister, the federal ministers, ministers of state, advisers to the prime minister, parliamentary secretaries, the provincial governors, the provincial chief ministers, the provincial ministers and the advisers to the chief ministers shall cease to hold office", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Proclamation of Emergency\n(f) The whole of Pakistan will come under the control of the Armed Forces of Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Proclamation of Emergency\nThis proclamation shall come into force at once and be deemed to have taken effect on the 12th day of October, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Provisional Constitutional Order 1999\nFollowing is the text of Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) promulgated by Musharraf. After its proclamation, the order was modified on multiple occasions:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 96], "content_span": [97, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0039-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Provisional Constitutional Order 1999\nIn pursuance of Proclamation of the 14th day of October, 1999, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff and Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan under the Proclamation of Emergency of 14th day of October 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Chief Executive) is pleased to make and promulgate the following Order:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 96], "content_span": [97, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0040-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Provisional Constitutional Order 1999\n5. Notwithstanding the abeyance of the provisions of the Constitution, but subject to the Orders of the Chief Executive, all laws other than the Constitution shall continue in force until altered, amended or repealed by the Chief Executive or any authority designated by him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 96], "content_span": [97, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0041-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Provisional Constitutional Order 1999\n6. The Proclamation of Emergency issued on 28th day of May 1998, shall continue but subject to the provisions of Proclamation of Emergency dated 14th day of October 1999 and this Provisional Constitution Order and any other Order made thereunder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 96], "content_span": [97, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0042-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, The military takeover, Text of Provisional Constitutional Order 1999\n7. All persons who, immediately before the commencement of this Order, were in the service of Pakistan as defined in Article 260 of the Constitution and those persons who immediately before such commencement were in office as Judge of the Supreme Court, the Federal Shariat Court or a High Court or Auditor-General or Ombudsman and Chief Ehtesab Commissioner, shall continue in the said service on the same terms and conditions and shall enjoy the same privileges, if any.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 96], "content_span": [97, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0043-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact\nUpon hearing the news of Sharif's arrest, the PML(N) partisans and the party leadership led by Javed Hashmi, a conservative politician in Lahore and Mamnoon Hussain in Karachi called out and led massive street demonstrations and protests in the streets of Lahore, Karachi, and other cities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0044-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact\nThe conservative supporters of Nawaz Sharif did not welcome this coup and saw this event as a conspiracy but many of Sharif's rivals welcome this coup, eventually holding celebration parties around different parts of the country. Although there were reports of unconfirmed media blackout of Sharif-aligned conservative media, no restrictions were imposed on the liberal/libertarian news media.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0045-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact\nThere were reports of repression and human rights abuse taken place by the authorities under General Musharraf, as the pro-democracy demonstrations were forcefully and effectively crushed by Musharraf's regime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0046-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact, Legality and legitimacy of the coup\nThe Supreme Court of Pakistan courted by the Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui partially provided the legality of the martial law in a view of \"doctrine of necessity\" after Musharraf's lawyer Sharifuddin Pirzada argued for the martial law on technicality, but its legality was only limited to three years. Meanwhile, Sharif was tried by the military judge advocate general where allegations of corruption, terrorism, and money laundering were leveled against him. Eventually, the military court's inconclusive rulings found him to be guilty and convicted him for risking the life of all the passengers on board including the sitting Chairman joint chiefs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0047-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact, Legality and legitimacy of the coup\nOn 15 November 1999, the Supreme Court of Pakistan decided to hear the petitions filed by PML-N's lawyer Zafar Ali Shah on behalf of Sharif and Aitzaz Ahsan requesting a supreme court's intervention to declare the military takeover \"illegal and unconstitutional\", and order the restoration of Sharif's government and reinstatement of the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies that were suspended. The PML(N)'s lawyers began their court battle with the Musharraf's lawyers when additional petitions were filed by PML(N), Muslim Welfare Movement, and Wahabul Khairi, an advocate challenging the legality of the coup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0048-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact, Legality and legitimacy of the coup\nOn 1 December 1999, a five-member bench of the Supreme Court was constituted to hear these appeals and as lawyers of each side to present cases of their clients. The bench headed by Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui and head Justice Bashir Jahangiri, Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, Justice Abdur Rehman Khan and Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed as other members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 71], "content_span": [72, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0049-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact, Provisional Constitutional Order judges oath\nAs the hearing progressed at the Supreme Court, the legality and legitimacy of the coup became an important issue while Sharif's lawyers successfully argued for reinstating the writ of the constitution. Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui alongside with other chief justices were in clear view of this coup as a \"violation of the constitution\" as Sharif's lawyers made a ground base for finding Musharraf of treason.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 80], "content_span": [81, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0050-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact, Provisional Constitutional Order judges oath\nOn 26 January 2000, Chief Executive Musharraf, acting on the advice of Sharifuddin Pirzada, quickly promulgated the Provisional Constitutional Order and asked Chief Justice Siddiqui alongside other justices to take a new oath under this provision. Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui and other nine judges of the thirteen Supreme Court justices refused to take the oath which became an issue identified as the \"biggest challenge\" to the new government. Eventually, Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui and other nine judges resigned from their respected appointments, followed by a number of other High Court justices also refused to take the oath.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 80], "content_span": [81, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0050-0001", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact, Provisional Constitutional Order judges oath\nThe Provisional Constitutional Order disallowed challenging any actions made by the military-led by General Musharraf, and many judges who refused to take the oath cited infringements upon the judiciary system such as this as their reasoning for refusing. The Provisional Constitutional Order provided Musharraf legal protection of his actions in regards to the military taker over and bared any court in the country for taking any legal actions against Musharraf or those who were responsible for the military coup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 80], "content_span": [81, 597]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0051-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Impact, Provisional Constitutional Order judges oath\nAsma Jahangir, a Pakistani lawyer and human rights advocate, reportedly quoted: \"The military rulers are doing their best to erode the independence of the judiciary. I salute those judges who have refused to take the oath.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 80], "content_span": [81, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0052-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Pardon of Sharif and 2002 referendum\nOn 9\u201310 December 2000, Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf unexpectedly issued a pardon of Nawaz Sharif and allowed the immediate members of former first family to travel to Saudi Arabia on a private jet provided by the Saudi Royal Family. Details emerged in successive years of this pardon that resulted in a forced signing of an agreement that put him in exile for a decade. However, this agreement was voided in successive years when Musharraf himself went to court to bar Sharif from returning to Pakistan in 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 75], "content_span": [76, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0053-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Pardon of Sharif and 2002 referendum\nIn 2016, Musharraf later confessed in an interview given to Kamran Shahid of Dunya that \"he pardoned Nawaz Sharif from life imprisonment on the request of King Abdullah and Rafic Hariri\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 75], "content_span": [76, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0054-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Pardon of Sharif and 2002 referendum\nOn 12 May 2000, the Supreme Court of Pakistan courted by Chief Justice Irshad Hasan finally legalized the coup but ordered to hold a nationwide election to restore the writ of the government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 75], "content_span": [76, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0055-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Pardon of Sharif and 2002 referendum\nIn 2001, General Musharraf issued the executive decree, of which, President Tarar was of the view that such decree was unconstitutional and illegal. Eventually, Musharraf forcefully removed President from his office when the latter forced President Tarar to forcefully resigned as president. In the light of Supreme Court's verdict, the national referendum was held on 30 April 2002, allowing himself to continue his rule. The referendum, which Musharraf won with almost 98% of the votes in his favour, was alleged by many, including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, to be fraudulent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 75], "content_span": [76, 668]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0056-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Allegations of illegitimacy\nHuman rights groups such as Amnesty International Pakistan and Human Rights Commission and others had denounced the referendum as extremely fraudulent in 2002. The Reuters journalists claimed to see ballot stuffing and pressure to vote being placed on governmental employees. Ibn Abdur Rehman, director of the Human Rights Commission, dismissed the referendum as \"farcical\", also claiming that votes were stuffed. The Amnesty International Pakistan and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan stated that the voting irregularities \"exceeded its worst fears\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 66], "content_span": [67, 625]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0057-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Allegations of illegitimacy\nThe PML(N), backed by the Human Rights Commission, challenged the results of the referendum but Chief Justice Irshad Hasan Khan dismissed the petitions while rejecting the challenge and upholding the results. Information Minister Nisar Memon dismissed allegations of fraud as propaganda created by the opposition and stated that \"Those who opposed the referendum preferred to stay at home and didn't create any problem.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 66], "content_span": [67, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0058-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Allegations of illegitimacy\nThe credibility of the claims of illegitimacy is added when American Pattan Development Organization conducted a Gallup survey that founded that the \"people are likely to elect either Benazir Bhutto or Nawaz Sharif as the next prime minister\" in preference to President General Pervez Musharraf. According to the survey, Musharraf had only 9% public approval as opposed to Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 66], "content_span": [67, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0059-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Foreknowledge about coup\nIn 1999, Tariq Pervez, the FIA agent, had ultimately warned Nawaz Sharif of a military take over if Musharraf were dismissed from the command of the military. In the television news media and the political pundits had long speculating of a military takeover in the country as soon as General Karamat was dismissed by Prime Minister Sharif, and General Musharraf himself had sent a secret message of serious repercussion if he was to be removed. It is claimed by authors that Prime Minister Sharif had well political intelligence on Musharraf's intention and had sought US President Bill Clinton's help against the military intervention.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0060-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Foreknowledge about coup\nIn 1999, Benazir Bhutto held all blames on Nawaz Sharif for the military takeover and criticized him stating \"the man is violating every rule of law and, there is no-one to stop him.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0061-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Foreknowledge about coup\nIn 2002, Admiral Bokhari quoted that: he knew about General Musharraf's plans to topple [Prime Minister] Nawaz Sharif and did not want to be part of these \"Dirty Games\". Admiral Bokhari also noted that a power struggle between an elected Prime Minister and appointed-Chairman joint chiefs ensued and relations were severely damaged after the Kargil war.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0062-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Foreknowledge about coup\nAdmiral Bokhari testified in media that:\"The two men could not work together, both were preparing to take active actions against each other. I could see that there now two centres of power on a collision course\". At an informal meeting held at the Navy NHQ in September 1999, Chairman joint chiefs General Musharraf indicated his displeasure with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's handling of the country describing Prime Minister Sharif as \"incompetent and incapable of running the country.\" Admiral Bokhari firmly got the impression whether General Musharraf was sounding out to rely on the support from the Navy in events of the coup and Admiral Bokhara discouraged the Chairman joint chiefs from doing so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 769]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0063-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Aftermath, Foreknowledge about coup\nIn 2003, Musharraf squarely blamed Nawaz Sharif for the military take over and held responsible for the martial law against his government while accused him of being an autocrat and weakening the might of the military.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0064-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Legacy, Political opposition and dissents\nIn a views of historian, Mazhar Aziz, the military coup d'\u00e9tat is seen as an \"striking example in the case study of civil military relations\" in a post\u2013Cold War era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0065-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Legacy, Political opposition and dissents\nIn 1999 and in 2004, Sharif extended his apologizes to various journalists and reporters for any wrongdoings and worked towards mending better relations with influential conservative news media after his exile. In 2001, the PML(N) and its rival PPP reached a compromised when the formed democracy restoration alliance in a view to oust President Musharraf. Major agitations took place in 2005 against President Musharraf's anti-terrorism policy and controversial amendments made in the constitution. In 2006, Sharif joins hand with Benazir Bhutto in opposition to Musharraf when both signed an agreement to restore parliamentary democracy in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 724]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0066-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Legacy, Political opposition and dissents\nIn 2006, the PML(N) issued a white paper concerning the Kargil events and Nawaz Sharif personally apologized to former Chief Justice Sajad Ali Shah and the former president Farooq Leghari for his role and his party's actions. Sharif also extended his apology to General Karamat and Admiral Fasih Bokhari for overlooking him for the appointment of the Chairman joint chiefs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0067-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Legacy, Political opposition and dissents\nIn 2007, Nawaz Sharif with his family, accompanied by his daughter, returned to Pakistan with thousands of his supporters receiving Sharif family. In 2008, Sharif spearheaded the judicial activism in order to protest the suspension of Chief Justice I.M. Chaudhry by Musharraf.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0068-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Legacy, Opposition and dissent within the military\nIn 2001\u201303, the principal four army generals, General Ehsan ul Haq, Gen. Aziz Khan, Lt-Gen. Mahmud Ahmed, and Lt-Gen. Shahid Aziz later regretted their role in bringing Gen. Musharraf in power when all four generals were forced out from their service due to opposition showed to President Musharraf's policies. General Aziz Khan was retired as a four-star General from the position of CJCSC in 2005 and was succeeded by  General Ehsan ul Haq who was retired as a four-star General from the position of CJCSC in 2007 (the longest service by any of Gen. Musharaff's closest generals). General Mahmud Ahmed was retired in 2007 as DG-ISI. General Shahid Aziz was retired in 2004 as Lt-Gen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 78], "content_span": [79, 764]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156186-0069-0000", "contents": "1999 Pakistani coup d'\u00e9tat, Trial and sentence\nOn 17 December 2019, Musharraf was handed the death sentence for treason by a three-member bench of a special court in Pakistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 46], "content_span": [47, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156187-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Palanca Awards\nThe Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1999 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156187-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Palanca Awards, Filipino Division\nPoetry in Filipino\"Kamatayon sang Isa ka Kalye\" by Leoncio P. Deriada", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 38], "content_span": [39, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156187-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Palanca Awards, Kabataan Essay\nThird Prize: \"Ang Papel ng Kabataan sa Pangangalaga ng Kahalagahang Pangkultura ng Filipino\" by Melecio P. Vizcarra Jr.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156188-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Palmer Cup\nThe 1999 Palmer Cup was held on June 12\u201313, 1999 on the Honors Course, Chattanooga, Tennessee. The United States won 17\u00bd to 6\u00bd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156188-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Palmer Cup, Format\nOn Saturday, there were four matches of four-ball in the morning, followed by four foursomes matches in the afternoon. Eight singles matches were played on the Sunday morning with a further eight more in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156188-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Palmer Cup, Format\nEach of the 24 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole, each side earned half a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 12\u00bd points won the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156188-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Palmer Cup, Teams\nEight college golfers from the United States and Great Britain and Ireland participated in the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156189-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships\nThe 1999 Pan American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships were held in Merida, Venezuela. The competition was organized by the Venezuelan Gymnastics Federation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games\nThe 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and cities. Canoeing competitions started the day before the games officially begun. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. A total of 330 medal events in 34 sports and 42 disciplines.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games\nFinancially, the 1999 games were a success, generating a surplus of $8.9 million through a combination of fiscal restraint and the contribution of nearly 20,000 volunteers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games\nThe 1999 Pan American Games were the second Pan American Games hosted by Canada and Winnipeg. Previously, Winnipeg hosted the 1967 Pan American Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Bidding process\nWinnipeg beat both Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Bogota, Colombia in 1994 to win hosting rights for the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Bidding process\nIn 1988, a delegation from Winnipeg announced that once it got approval from the Canadian Olympic Association, the city would submit a bid to host the 1999 Pan American Games. On December 5, 1992, Winnipeg secured the Canadian bidding rights, defeating Toronto by one vote. Other Canadian cities in the running were Halifax, Edmonton, and Sherbrooke. Toronto would later go on to host the 2015 Pan American Games, 16 years later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Bidding process\nAny country that had previously held the games were allotted two votes; those countries were Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela, making 50 votes in total, and a city needed majority vote (26) to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Bidding process\nAfter the first round of voting, Bogot\u00e1 was forced to drop out having the fewest votes with 10. In the second round, Winnipeg and Santo Domingo reached a 25-to-25 tie. Canadian Committee Co-Chairman Don Mackenzie convinced the Olympic Committees in the third round, focusing on the fact that \"Santo Domingo had no place for water-skiing, but Portage la Prairie has one of the best water-skiing facilities in Canada.\" Winnipeg went on to defeat Santo Domingo by a vote of 28 to 22. Santo Domingo later won the rights to the next games in 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Development and preparation, Venues\nA total of 32 sporting venues were used for the games. The Pan Am Pool, built for the 1967 games, featured in the 1999 games for all aquatic events. The venue underwent a $3.3 million dollar renovation for the games. Other new venues included the $8.7 million dollar Investors Group Athletic Centre built for multiple sports and the $12 million dollar CanWest Global Park for the baseball competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 60], "content_span": [61, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Development and preparation, Venues\nThe main stadium for the games was the Winnipeg Stadium, which staged the ceremonies and the beach volleyball competitions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 60], "content_span": [61, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Development and preparation, Venues\nA portion of the Pan American Games Society (1999) budget supported the refurbishment of University of Manitoba campus residences to serve as the Athletes Village, the upgrade of various sport and training facilities including the Pan Am Stadium (University Stadium), which had hosted events of the 1967 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 60], "content_span": [61, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Development and preparation, Venues\nThe Winnipeg Velodrome, also built for the 1967 games, had become obsolete and disused for cycling and so was demolished prior to the 1999 games. The 1999 games used a temporary facility at Red River Exhibition Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 60], "content_span": [61, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, The Games, Opening ceremony\nThe opening ceremony of the 1999 Pan American Games took place on Friday July 23, 1999, beginning at 19:30 p.m. CDT and lasted for two hours and forty-five minutes at the Winnipeg Stadium. A crowd of 30,000 spectators attended the ceremony. Seven Aboriginal Canadians, who were denied entrance into the 1967 Pan American Games, also in Winnipeg, this time entered the stadium with the torch while on canoes. Former Olympians Alwyn Morris and Silken Laumann were the final two torchbearers who lit the cauldron. A total of 3,400 performers took part in the ceremony, including the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and singer Jeremy Kushnier. Singer Chantal Kreviazuk sang the national anthem, O Canada as part of the ceremony. Governor General Rom\u00e9o LeBlanc officially opened the games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 52], "content_span": [53, 833]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, The Games, Sports\n330 events in 34 sports were contested. Beach volleyball and inline hockey made its Pan American Games debut. While a women's tournament in football (soccer) and water polo were contested for the first time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 42], "content_span": [43, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, The Games, Sports\nNumbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 42], "content_span": [43, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, The Games, Impact of positive drug tests\nPerhaps the greatest drug scandal in the sport of track and field, since Ben Johnson's 1988 disqualification, occurred here when the world's only eight foot high jumper Javier Sotomayor tested positive for cocaine. A Cuban national hero, his subsequent suspension was fought from the highest levels, Fidel Castro claiming it was a conspiracy. Despite a second positive test for cocaine a few months later, Sotomayor eventually had his suspension reduced by a year, just in time to win a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics. A year later he retired facing another positive drug test.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, The Games, Impact of positive drug tests\nCanada was stripped of its gold medal for inline hockey when the team's goaltender Steve V\u00e9zina tested positive for multiple banned substances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, The Games, Medal count\nTo sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the  icon next to the column title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 47], "content_span": [48, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, The Games, Medal count\nThe medal counts for the United States and Cuba are disputed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 47], "content_span": [48, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Marketing, Mascots\nThe 1999 Games' mascot features two birds named Pato (Wood duck) and Lorita (Parrot).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 43], "content_span": [44, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Legacy\nThe 1999 Pan Am games have been \"seen by many Winnipeggers as a chance to put their city squarely in the international spotlight\". Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray became nationally well known as a result of the Games and thanks to extensive coverage by the CBC, anchored by CBC Sports' Brian Williams. However, the Games themselves only had mixed success, as the Pan Am Games ranked below the Olympics and Commonwealth Games in international prestige. The Games cost $129 million CDN and finished with a financial surplus of $8.8 million CDN.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 569]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Legacy\nHosts Canada celebrated its medal haul, which was the second best after the United States. However, some considered Canada's results overrated, since the US amassed the most medals with a mostly second-string team while Canada and Cuba had fielded their top national athletes. Cuba also managed more golds than Canada, despite having a smaller roster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, Legacy\nFrequent comparisons were made to the 1967 Pan Am Games, also hosted by Winnipeg, where the United States had fielded many rising stars, such as Mark Spitz. By comparison, the Americans had sent their \"B\" team to the 1999 Games. No major US networks covered the Pan Am Games, while newspapers only sent second-string reporters instead and the stories never made front page news. Many high-profile athletes, of all nationalities, such as US champion sprinters and Brazilian football players, were in Europe during these Pan Am games, taking part in professional events. South American nations (with the exception of Uruguay) did not send their under-23 male soccer teams after the organizing committee refused to pay appearance money to CONMEBOL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 777]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156190-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games, 1999 Parapan American Games, Mexico City\nIn 1999 Parapan American Games was not hosted in Winnipeg but rather in Mexico City. The inaugural event involved 1,000 athletes from 18 countries competing in four sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 65], "content_span": [66, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156191-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games medal table\nThe 1999 Pan American Games, officially known as the XIII Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in Winnipeg, Canada, from July\u00a023 to August\u00a08, 1999. At the Games, 5,000 athletes selected from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in events in 38 sports. Twenty-seven nations earned medals during the competition, and eighteen won at least one gold medal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156191-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games medal table, Medal table\nThe ranking in this table is based on medal counts published by several media organizations. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by the athletes representing a nation. (In this context, a nation is an entity represented by a NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156191-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Games medal table, Medal table\nTo sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the  icon next to the column title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 48], "content_span": [49, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156192-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships\nThe 10th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Tampa, Florida, on July 9\u201311, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156192-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)\nDetailed result lists can be found on the CFPI and on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 76], "content_span": [77, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156192-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)\nAn unofficial count yields the number of about 330 athletes from about 29 countries:  Antigua and Barbuda (3), Argentina (6), Bahamas (11), Barbados (8), Bermuda (1), Belize (1), Brazil (18), British Virgin Islands (2), Canada (61), Cayman Islands (3), Chile (20), Colombia (7), Costa Rica (1), Dominica (2), Ecuador (4), El Salvador (2), Grenada (4), Guatemala (5), Guyana (2), Jamaica (32), Mexico (13), Panama (1), Peru (4), Puerto Rico (12), Trinidad and Tobago (8), Turks and Caicos Islands (10), United States (78), U.S. Virgin Islands (2), Venezuela (9).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 76], "content_span": [77, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156192-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Medal summary\nMedal winners are published. Complete results can be found on the CFPI and the on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 63], "content_span": [64, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156193-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan American Women's Handball Championship\nThe 1999 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 30 March to 3 April 1999. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games\nThe 1999 Pan Arab Games were ninth edition of the multi-sport event between Arab countries and were held from August 15 to August 31. A total of around 4600 athletes from 21 countries participated in the 29 sports on offer. The opening ceremony that took place in Al Hussein Youth City Stadium was officially opened by King Abdullah II.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games\nInitially set to be held in Amman in 2001, the games were brought forward two years and branded as the \"Al Hussein tournament\" in honour of Hussein of Jordan, the long-ruling monarch who died earlier that year. His daughter, Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, took part in the equestrian competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nKuwait refused to send athletes to the event on the grounds that Iraq was participating \u2013 part of ongoing poor relations between the countries following the Invasion of Kuwait nine years earlier. It did, however, maintain a presence at the opening ceremony. The Jordanian minister for Youth and Sport, Mohamed Kheir Mamsar, had placed particular emphasis on an attempt to bring together all 22 Arab countries at the games. His failure to do so resulted in his resignation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nThose present at the games also caused unrest: the Libyan football team fought with the Palestinian players in the locker room after their match, and fan rioting at the semi-final between Libya and Iraq saw dozen hospitalised. Some home spectators were disruptive at the basketball match between Jordan and Syria, and the throwing of water bottles onto the court only ceased after Princess Haya directly addressed the crowd.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nOn top of Mamsar's resignation, Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the head of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, announced he would quit his position within the Arab Sports Confederation, stating that the Arab League had interfered with his efforts to promote sport within the region. The confederation suffered another casualty at the games as on August 18 Saudi Arabia's Faisal bin Fahd, the president of the grouping, died of a heart attack shortly after attending the proceedings. Many social events around the closing ceremony were cancelled in respect for the late Saudi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nTwo of the sports were held and concluded before the opening ceremony: the athletics and basketball competitions were held early to allow the athletes to prepare and attend the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and the 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship, respectively, which clashed with the dates for the Pan Arab Games that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nThere were several doping incidents at the games. Morocco's Siham Hanifi, winner of the women's 100 metres, 200 metres and 4\u00d7100 metres relay events, was disqualified after a positive test for nandrolone (a steroid) \u2013 a fate also shared by her teammate Karima Shaheen, the discus throw bronze medallist. The bodybuilding contests were severely affected, with a six contestants being removed for taking banned substances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nThe Qatari weightlifting team was entirely disqualified after rival nations protested that a number of their representatives were from Bulgaria, Lebanon and Pakistan and did not have sufficient Qatari citizenship to compete. American-based Laila Sarkis-Khoury faced similar protestations but her gold medal in artistic gymnastics stood as she produced proof of Lebanese citizenship. Two Lebanese weightlifters, Youssef Zein and Mahmoud Shuqair, were stripped of their silver and bronze medals from the +90\u00a0kg category after positive drug tests. Asaad Jaafar of Iraq, Ahmed Abdel-Salam of Egypt, Bilal Abu Raguh of Jordan and Zahi Ammar of Algeria were also banned.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nIraq did not compete in the equestrian events after its horses were refused passage into Jordan due to their failure to meet international health requirements (the hosts offered replacement animals, but the Iraqi team refused).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nThree of Egypt's squash team were injured after their bus overturned during a tour of Madaba. Nesreen Nasha't, Iman Amir and Umniya Abdul Qawi were flown back to Cairo to receive treatment. The Jordanian driver of the vehicle was killed during the accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156194-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Arab Games, Games\nThe 9th Pan Arab Games saw the launch of the first official games website, allowing people follow the events over the internet. Since 1999, each games has had its own official games website.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156195-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships\nThe eighth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50\u00a0m) event, was held in 1999 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 22\u201329 August. Only two swimmers per country could compete in finals, and only four swimmers per country could compete in semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156195-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Results, Men's events\nLegend: WR \u2013 World record; CR \u2013 Championship record; CWR \u2013 Commonwealth record; NR \u2013 National record", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 62], "content_span": [63, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156195-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Results, Women's events\nLegend: WR \u2013 World record; CR \u2013 Championship record; CWR \u2013 Commonwealth record; NR \u2013 National record", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156196-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre backstroke\nThe men's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23\u201324 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Lenny Krayzelburg of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156196-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre backstroke\nThis race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156196-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre backstroke, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 77], "content_span": [78, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156197-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre breaststroke\nThe men's 100 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22\u201323 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Kurt Grote of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156197-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre breaststroke\nThis race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in breaststroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156197-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre breaststroke, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 79], "content_span": [80, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156198-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre butterfly\nThe men's 100 metre butterfly competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27\u201328 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Neil Walker of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156198-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre butterfly\nThis race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in butterfly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156198-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre butterfly, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 76], "content_span": [77, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156199-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre freestyle\nThe men's 100 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25\u201326 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Michael Klim of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156199-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre freestyle\nThis race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156199-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 100 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 76], "content_span": [77, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156200-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metre freestyle\nThe men's 1500 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 28-29 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Grant Hackett of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156200-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 1500 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 77], "content_span": [78, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156201-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre backstroke\nThe men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26\u201327 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Lenny Krayzelburg of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156201-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre backstroke\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156201-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre backstroke, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 77], "content_span": [78, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156202-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre breaststroke\nThe men's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25\u201326 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Kurt Grote of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156202-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre breaststroke\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156202-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre breaststroke, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 79], "content_span": [80, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156203-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre butterfly\nThe men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24\u201325 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was U\u011fur Taner of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156203-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre butterfly\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths being in butterfly stroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156203-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre butterfly, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 76], "content_span": [77, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156204-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre freestyle\nThe men's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23\u201324 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Michael Klim of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156204-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre freestyle\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156204-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 76], "content_span": [77, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156205-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre individual medley\nThe men's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26\u201327 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Matthew Dunn of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [75, 75], "content_span": [76, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156205-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre individual medley\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [75, 75], "content_span": [76, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156205-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 200 metre individual medley, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [77, 84], "content_span": [85, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156206-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metre freestyle relay\nThe men's 4 \u00d7 100 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156206-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metre freestyle relay\nThis race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156206-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metre freestyle relay, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [79, 86], "content_span": [87, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156207-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metre medley relay\nThe men's 4 \u00d7 100 metre medley relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 29 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 74], "section_span": [74, 74], "content_span": [75, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156207-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metre medley relay, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 74], "section_span": [76, 83], "content_span": [84, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156208-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 200 metre freestyle relay\nThe men's 4 \u00d7 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156208-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 200 metre freestyle relay\nThis race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156208-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 200 metre freestyle relay, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [79, 86], "content_span": [87, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156209-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metre freestyle\nThe men's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Grant Hackett of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156209-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metre freestyle\nThis race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156209-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [69, 76], "content_span": [77, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156210-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metre individual medley\nThe men's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Matthew Dunn of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [75, 75], "content_span": [76, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156210-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metre individual medley\nThis race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [75, 75], "content_span": [76, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156210-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 400 metre individual medley, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 75], "section_span": [77, 84], "content_span": [85, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156211-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 50 metre freestyle\nThe men's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27\u201328 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champions were Bill Pilczuk of US and Ricardo Busquets of Puerto Rico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156211-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 50 metre freestyle\nThis race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156211-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Men's 50 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 75], "content_span": [76, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156212-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre backstroke\nThe women's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23\u201324 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Mai Nakamura of Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156212-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre backstroke\nThis race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156212-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre backstroke, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 79], "content_span": [80, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156213-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre breaststroke\nThe women's 100 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23\u201324 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Samantha Riley of AUS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156213-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre breaststroke\nThis race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in breaststroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156213-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre breaststroke, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [74, 81], "content_span": [82, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156214-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre butterfly\nThe women's 100 metre butterfly competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22\u201323 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Jenny Thompson of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156214-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre butterfly\nThis race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in butterfly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156214-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre butterfly, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [71, 78], "content_span": [79, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156215-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre freestyle\nThe women's 100 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26\u201327 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Jenny Thompson of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156215-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre freestyle\nThis race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in freestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156215-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 100 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [71, 78], "content_span": [79, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156216-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre backstroke\nThe women's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27\u201328 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Mai Nakamura of Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156216-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre backstroke\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156216-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre backstroke, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [72, 79], "content_span": [80, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156217-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre breaststroke\nThe women's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25\u201326 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Samantha Riley of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156217-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre breaststroke\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [72, 72], "content_span": [73, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156217-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre breaststroke, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 72], "section_span": [74, 81], "content_span": [82, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156218-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre butterfly\nThe women's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 25\u201326 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Susie O'Neill of Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156218-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre butterfly\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all lengths being in butterfly stroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156218-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre butterfly, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [71, 78], "content_span": [79, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156219-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre freestyle\nThe women's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24\u201325 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156219-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre freestyle\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156219-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [71, 78], "content_span": [79, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156220-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre individual medley\nThe women's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 24\u201325 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Kristine Quance of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156220-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre individual medley\nThis race consisted of four lengths of the pool, one each in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle swimming.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156220-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 200 metre individual medley, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [79, 86], "content_span": [87, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156221-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metre freestyle relay\nThe women's 4 \u00d7 100 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [79, 79], "content_span": [80, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156221-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metre freestyle relay\nThis race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [79, 79], "content_span": [80, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156221-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metre freestyle relay, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [81, 88], "content_span": [89, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156222-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metre medley relay\nThe women's 4 \u00d7 100 metre medley relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 29 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 76], "section_span": [76, 76], "content_span": [77, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156222-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metre medley relay, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 76], "section_span": [78, 85], "content_span": [86, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156223-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 200 metre freestyle relay\nThe women's 4 \u00d7 200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 26 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [79, 79], "content_span": [80, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156223-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 200 metre freestyle relay\nThis race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [79, 79], "content_span": [80, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156223-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 200 metre freestyle relay, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 79], "section_span": [81, 88], "content_span": [89, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156224-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metre freestyle\nThe women's 400 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Claudia Poll of Costa Rica.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156224-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metre freestyle\nThis race consisted of eight lengths of the pool, with all eight being in the freestyle stroke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156224-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [71, 78], "content_span": [79, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156225-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metre individual medley\nThe women's 400 metre individual medley competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 22 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Kristine Quance of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156225-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metre individual medley\nThis race consisted of eight lengths of the pool. The first two lengths were swum using the butterfly stroke, the second pair with the backstroke, the third pair of lengths in breaststroke, and the final two were freestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [77, 77], "content_span": [78, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156225-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 400 metre individual medley, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 77], "section_span": [79, 86], "content_span": [87, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156226-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 50 metre freestyle\nThe women's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 28\u201329 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Le Jingyi of China.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156226-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 50 metre freestyle\nThis race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156226-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 50 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [70, 77], "content_span": [78, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156227-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metre freestyle\nThe women's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27\u201328 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Brooke Bennett of US.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [69, 69], "content_span": [70, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156227-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships \u2013 Women's 800 metre freestyle, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 69], "section_span": [71, 78], "content_span": [79, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156228-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Panamanian general election\nThe Republic of Panama held a general election on 2 May 1999, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156228-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Panamanian general election, Legislative election\nThe results of the 1999 Panamanian legislative election were as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156229-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Parapan American Games\nThe 1999 Parapan American Games, officially the I Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities that took place in Mexico City, Mexico. Organized by the International Paralympics Committee, it marked the first official Parapan American Games. Over 1,000 athletes from 18 countries competed in the games. The games served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Paralympics, as gold-medal winners at Mexico 1999 secured a place at Sydney 2000. These Parapan American Games were held in the same year but at a different location than the 1999 Pan American Games, which were hosted in Winnipeg, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156229-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Parapan American Games, 1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada\nThe 1999 Pan American Games were hosted in Winnipeg, rather than in Mexico City.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 70], "content_span": [71, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156230-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris Open\nThe 1999 Paris Open  was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 27th edition of the Paris Masters, and is part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 1 November through 8 November 1999. First-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156230-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris Open, Finals, Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Jared Palmer 7\u20136(9\u20137), 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156231-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris Open \u2013 Doubles\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Wolbo (talk | contribs) at 00:11, 1 December 2020 (\u2192\u200eExternal links:  Updated external link). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156231-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris Open \u2013 Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions. Bhupathi partnered Andrew Florent this year, losing in the second round. Paes did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156231-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris Open \u2013 Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien won in the final 7\u20136(7), 7\u20135, against Paul Haarhuis and Jared Palmer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156232-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris Open \u2013 Singles\nGreg Rusedski was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Albert Costa. Andre Agassi won the title, defeating Marat Safin 7\u20136(7\u20131), 6\u20132, 4\u20136, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156232-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156233-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris\u2013Nice\nThe 1999 Paris\u2013Nice was the 57th edition of the Paris\u2013Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 1999. The race started in Boulogne-Billancourt and finished in Nice. The race was won by Michael Boogerd of the Rabobank team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156234-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris\u2013Roubaix\nThe 1999 Paris\u2013Roubaix was the 97th running of the Paris\u2013Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 11 April 1999 over a distance of 273 kilometres (169.6 miles). These are the results for the 1999 edition of the Paris\u2013Roubaix cycling classic, in which Andrea Tafi won and Mapei\u2013Quick-Step team took all positions in the podium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156235-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Paris\u2013Tours\nThe 1999 Paris\u2013Tours was the 93rd edition of the Paris\u2013Tours cycle race and was held on 3 October 1999. The race started in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and finished in Tours. The race was won by Marc Wauters of the Rabobank team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156236-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Parramatta Eels season\nThe 1999 Parramatta Eels season was the 53rd in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Jarrod McCracken and Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 1999 Telstra Premiership.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156236-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Parramatta Eels season\nParramatta continued their success and consistency into the second year of the new National Rugby League, finishing 2nd behind Minor Premiers Cronulla Sharks. The Eels kicked off their finals series with a comfortable 30\u201316 win at Parramatta Stadium. However Parramatta could not back up that performance against the Melbourne Storm, after having a week off. The Storm won 18\u201316 at the SFS in a close match and the result meant that Parramatta went one more season without winning a Premiership and the 'chokers' tag stayed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156237-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Patriot League Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 17 and 18, 1999 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Second seeded Navy won their third championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Pat Klakow of Navy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156237-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Patriot League Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding\nThe top three finishers by conference winning percentage from the league's regular season advanced to the tournament. The top seed earned a first round by and the right to host the event. The second and third seeds played an elimination game, with the winner meeting the top seed in a best-of-three series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156238-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was played at Christl Arena in West Point, New York and Cotterell Court in Hamilton, New York after the conclusion of the 1998\u201399 regular season. Lafayette defeated #3 seed Bucknell, 67\u201363 in the championship game, to win its first Patriot League Tournament title. The Leopards earned an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament as #15 seed in the East region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156238-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nAll seven league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record. Play began with the quarterfinal round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 55], "content_span": [56, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156239-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pattaya Women's Open\nThe 1999 Pattaya Women's Open, also known as the Volvo Women's Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pattaya, Thailand. It was part of Tier IV of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 9th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 November through 22 November 1999, making it the final tournament of the year. Qualifier Magdalena Maleeva won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156239-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156239-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156239-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156239-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 51], "content_span": [52, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156239-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pattaya Women's Open, Finals, Doubles\n\u00c9milie Loit /  \u00c5sa Carlsson defeated  Evgenia Koulikovskaya /  Patricia Wartusch, 6\u20131, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156240-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pattaya Women's Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Pattaya Women's Open \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the first edition of the most prestigious tournament in Thailand. \u00c9milie Loit and \u00c5sa Carlsson won the title, in what was the both players' first WTA doubles title, over Evgenia Koulikovskaya and Patricia Wartusch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156241-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pattaya Women's Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Pattaya Women's Open \u2013 Singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the most prestigious tournament in Thailand. Qualifier and former World No. 4 Magdalena Maleeva won the title, defeating Anne Kremer in the final to claim her first in four years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156242-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pau Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Three motor race held on 23 May 1999 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Beno\u00eet Tr\u00e9luyer, driving for Signature Team. S\u00e9bastien Dumez finished second and Peter Sundberg third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156242-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pau Grand Prix, Classification, Qualification Race\nTr\u00e9luyer lead an seemingly immaculate race to take the win in the first race of two and set himself up nicely for the feature race. He was followed by Calcagni and Dumez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 55], "content_span": [56, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156242-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pau Grand Prix, Classification, Main Race\nAn exceptional race by Tr\u00e9luyer meant that he would lead from start-to-finish. Bourdais was seemingly the only person who could mount such a challenge, but after retiring on lap 15, it was a relatively easy run until the finish for Tr\u00e9luyer. Although, Dumez did close up the gap considerably toward the end, with the winning margin being less than two seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156243-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Peach Bowl\nThe 1999 Peach Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers and Mississippi State Bulldogs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156243-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Peach Bowl\nAfter a scoreless first half, Mississippi State scored first on a 39-yard Scott Westerfield field goal, taking a 3\u20130 lead. In the fourth quarter, Wayne Madkin scored on a 2-yard touchdown run increasing the lead to 10\u20130. Clemson's Brandon Streeter responded with a 1-yard scoring run making it 10\u20137. Madkin's 15 yard touchdown pass to Dontae Walker gave MSU the 17\u20137 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election\nElections to Pembrokeshire County Council were held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were the first elections to the Welsh Assembly and elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Overview\nBoundary changes were introduced at this election. In the main, however, these resulted in the splitting of multi-member wards in urban areas into single-member wards. The Independents retained control of the authority although there was an increased number of party candidates. Most notably, the Conservative Party fielded a large slate of candidates for the first time. Three of these candidates were successful.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Unopposed Returns\nThere were comparatively few unopposed returns, partly as a result of the increasingly politicised nature of the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 61], "content_span": [62, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Gains and Losses\nAs number of seats changed hands, including several cases where one Independent defeated another.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, Amroth\nThe Liberal Democrat candidate had been returned unopposed in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, Goodwick\nThe retiring member, a long-serving county and district councillor, elected as an Independent in 1995, had subsequently joined the Labour Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 61], "content_span": [62, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, Lamphey\nThe Independent candidate had been a Labour councillor on the previous South Pembrokeshire District Council but was defeated at the inaugural election in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 60], "content_span": [61, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, The Havens\nThe boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 63], "content_span": [64, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156244-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Pembrokeshire County Council election, Results, Wiston\nThe boundaries were identical to those of the same ward on the previous Preseli / South Pembrokeshire District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156245-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pendle Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156245-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council with 30 councillors, compared to 17 Labour, 3 Conservatives and 1 independent. 17 seats were being contested in the election, with the Liberal Democrats defending 12 and Labour 5. 4 sitting councillors stood down at the election, 2 each from the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156245-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Campaign\nThe only candidate not from the 3 main parties was Peter Hartley, who stood as an independent green in Vivary Bridge ward, but during the campaign it was reported that he was actually living in Sheffield and standing as a candidate there as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 46], "content_span": [47, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156245-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Liberal Democrats lose their majority on the council after 4 years in control. The Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats to the Conservatives and a further 3 to the Labour party, meaning that the Liberal Democrats fell to 23 seats, Labour rose to 20, the Conservatives to 7 and there remained 1 independent. The Liberal Democrats said the other two parties had worked together to target Liberal Democrat held seats, but this was denied by the Conservative and Labour parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156245-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Labour gains came in the wards of Craven, Vivary Bridge and Whitefield, while the Conservatives took the seats of Barrowford, Earby, Foulridge and Reedley. All 4 Conservatives gains were by women, meaning the Conservative group leader Roy Clarkson then had 6 female Conservative councillors in his council group. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats only narrowly held a further 2 seats after recounts, Edwina Sargeant holding Waterside by 9 votes and Ian Gilhespy retaining Horsfield by a single vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156245-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pendle Borough Council election, Election result\nFollowing the election the parties were unable to agree on who should run the council. As a result, the council meeting after the election had no nominations for leader of the council. The Liberal Democrats voted down an attempt by Labour to take minority control and instead the councillors voted to rotate the chairmanship of the main committees over the next 12 months between the 3 parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156246-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Penn Quakers football team\nThe 1999 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Penn compiled a 5\u20135 record (4\u20133 conference record) and placed fourth in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156247-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team\nThe 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156247-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Schedule\nPenn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Wisconsin this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 53], "content_span": [54, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156247-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Post season, NFL draft\nFour Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft, including the first two overall picks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 67], "content_span": [68, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156248-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pennzoil 400\nThe 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart was an inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on November 14, 1999 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4\u00a0km) speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the first at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his teammate Bobby Labonte finished second and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton was third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156248-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pennzoil 400\nDavid Green would earn his only pole position during qualifying. He led the first seven laps until John Andretti passed him on lap eight. Labonte took the lead on lap 27, holding the place for a total of 174 laps, more than any other driver. On the 228th lap, Stewart overtook Labonte for the first position, and later went on to win the event, his third career triumph in the Cup Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156248-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Pennzoil 400\nDrivers' Championship leader Dale Jarrett had a lead of 231 points entering the race, and his fifth place finish was enough to clinch the championship, and claim his first (and only) NASCAR Cup Series title, leading by 211 points at the end of the racer. There was a single caution and a total of nineteen lead changes amongst ten different drivers during the course of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156249-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pentecost flood\nThe 1999 Pentecost flood (German: Pfingsthochwasser 1999) was a 100-year flood around the Pentecost season in 1999 that mostly affected Bavaria, Vorarlberg and Tirol. It was caused by heavy rainfall coinciding with the regular Alpine meltwater.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156249-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pentecost flood\nBy late May, the annual spring meltwater from the Alps meant many Bavarian rivers were already at a high water level. On May 22 the rainstorm \"Quartus\" hit the northern Alps, bringing an additional 180 litres/m2, causing the Ammersee and the Amper and Isar rivers to expand and flood large areas. These flooded areas expanded quickly covering parts of the Oberallg\u00e4u on the river Iller. The flood then continued downstream to some of the more inhabited areas in Bavaria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156249-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pentecost flood\nThe water level of the Isar, which flows through Munich, was lowered by the Sylvensteinspeicher reservoir near Bad T\u00f6lz. However causeways on the Iller failed, flooding Sonthofen, parts of Augsburg and Neustadt. In Hindelang-Hinterstein the flood reached a peak not recorded in the previous 250 years. A subsequent Alpine highwater on 23\u201324 August 2005 again did damage to these areas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156249-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pentecost flood\nIn the Vorarlberg area the Rhine flood affected Lake Constance damaging Hard and Bregenz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156250-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Penwith District Council election\nElections to Penwith District Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.1%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156251-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400\nThe 1999 Pepsi 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 3, 1999, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. This race would make the halfway point of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156251-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400, Race report\nIt took nearly two hours and twenty-two minutes for Dale Jarrett to defeat Dale Earnhardt under the race's final caution flag in front of a live audience of 130,000. Joe Nemechek would earn the pole position in this race driving at speeds up to 194.86 miles per hour or 313.60 kilometres per hour. Ricky Craven would become the last-place finisher in this 160-lap race due to a steering issue on lap 34. Mark Martin would be forced into a backup car while five drivers would fail to qualify for this race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156251-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400, Race report\nOnly Michael Waltrip, Buckshot Jones, Steve Park, and Craven would fail to finish the race. The average speed of the race was 169.213 miles per hour or 272.322 kilometres per hour with three cautions handed out by NASCAR authorities for nine brief laps. Rain would briefly occur for four laps before disappearing for the remainder of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156251-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400, Race report\nLoy Allen, Jr. would retire from NASCAR after this race. The total prize purse for this race was estimated at more than two million dollars. Winnings for this race varied from more than $160,000 for the winner and less than $36,000 for the last-place finisher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156251-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400, Race report\nDrivers who failed to qualify for this race are Derrike Cope, Hut Stricklin, Ken Bouchard, Robert Pressley and Stanton Barrett. Jeff Burton, Terry Labonte, Kyle Petty, Kevin Lepage, Rick Mast, Ted Musgrave and Steve Park had to use a provisional in order to qualify for the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156251-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400, Race report\nDespite Rusty Wallace's average career finish of 18th place at Daytona International Speedway, Wallace would never clinch a win during his entire NASCAR Cup Series career. His best finish at Daytona would be second place at the 2002 Pepsi 400.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156251-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400, Race report\nStanton Barrett ran first round qualifying but withdrew before the second.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 27], "content_span": [28, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156252-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer\nThe 1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 22, 1999, at Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. This was the twenty-second race in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156252-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Background\nThe Michigan Speedway is a 2-mile tri-oval built in 1969. The frontstretch is 3,600 feet while the backstretch is 2,242 feet. The track features 18 degrees in the corners, 12 degrees in the frontstretch, and 5 degrees in the backstretch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156252-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Background\nErnie Irvan suffered head and lung injuries in a Busch Series practice session the previous day. His #36 M&Ms Pontiac was relieved by Dick Trickle for this race. Ernie would later announce his retirement from racing two weeks later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156252-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Background\nFuture 2000 Winston Cup rookies and then-Busch Series championship contenders Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Matt Kenseth made one of their pre-rookie season starts in this race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156252-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Qualifying\nFailed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Brett Bodine (#11), Tom Hubert (#19)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156252-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Race recap\nThe race was very competitive with 24 lead changes among 11 drivers. Many underdog drivers ran very well throughout the race, including Chad Little, Jimmy Spencer, and the underfunded Hut Stricklin in the unsponsored SBIII Motorsports Ford. It was the only top 10 for the SBIII team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156252-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer, Race recap\nThe final 20 laps featured a fierce battle between the sport's then-current stars of Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt, Tony Stewart, Dale Jarrett, and Jeff Gordon. At the end, it was Bobby Labonte who prevailed with his third win at Michigan and fourth of the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 46], "content_span": [47, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156253-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Peruvian Segunda Divisi\u00f3n\nThe 1999 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n Peruana, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 12 teams. The tournament winner, Am\u00e9rica Cochahuayco was promoted to the Playoff. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156254-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Petit Le Mans\nThe 1999 Petit Le Mans was the second running of the Petit Le Mans and the sixth round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia, on September 18, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season\nThe 1999 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League, and the first under head coach Andy Reid. The team finished 5\u201311 and last place in the NFC East. The Eagles hired Andy Reid away from the Green Bay Packers to be their new head coach prior to the start of the season. In the 1999 NFL Draft, the team drafted quarterback Donovan McNabb with the second overall pick. Prior to McNabb taking over the starting role, the Eagles were quarterbacked by future head coach Doug Pederson, who led the Eagles to the win in Super Bowl LII. This would be the last year they missed the playoffs until 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL draft\nThe 1999 NFL Draft was held April 17\u201318, 1999. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL draft\nThe Eagles, with the same record of 3\u201313 in 1998 as the Cincinnati Bengals and the Indianapolis Colts, would normally have had a chance at the number 1 pick in the 1999 draft. But the new Cleveland Browns franchise were given the top pick by the NFL. The Eagles did win the 2nd pick in the Draft and selected University of Syracuse quarterback Donovan McNabb. The Eagles, Bengals, and Colts rotated in each round picking 2nd, 3rd, or 4th after the Browns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL draft\nThe table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season\nThe quality of Andy Reid's work with the Packers attracted considerable notice throughout the league, leading to his being hired as the head coach of the Eagles on January 11, 1999. At the time, many in the local media in Philadelphia criticized the hiring, citing the availability of other candidates who had past records of success as head coaches. The Eagles, under former coach Ray Rhodes, finished in a three-way tie for the NFL's worst record at 3\u201313 the season before he took over. They improved two games in 1999 to finish at 5\u201311 (including the team's first road victory in 19 games, a 20\u201316 win over the Bears at Chicago on October 17, which was the first time the Philadelphia franchise had won an away game over the Bears since 1933).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 794]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season\nDonovan McNabb was drafted second overall by the Eagles in the 1999 NFL Draft. McNabb saw his first NFL regular season action in the second half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 19\u20135 home loss on September 19. He made his first career start at home against Washington on November 14, completing eight of 21 passes for 60 yards in a 35\u201328 win. He also had nine carries for 49 rushing yards and led the team to a pair of successful two-point conversions (1 rush and 1 pass). With the win, he became the first Eagles rookie quarterback to win his first NFL start since Mike Boryla (December 1, 1974, vs. Green Bay) and the first Eagle quarterback to win his first start since Ty Detmer (October 13, 1996, at NYG).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season\nMcNabb threw the first TD pass of his career (6\u00a0yards to tight end Chad Lewis) vs. Indianapolis in a 44\u201317 home loss on November 21. McNabb went on to start six of the Eagles' final seven contests (missing the December 19 home game against New England, a 24\u20139 victory, due to injury) as he became the first Philadelphia Eagles rookie to start in the quarterback position since Brad Goebel on October 13, 1991, and the first Eagles rookie draft pick to start since John Reaves in 1972.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals\nIn the season opener, the Eagles blew a 24\u20136 halftime lead, suffering a heartbreaking 25\u201324 home loss that saw the Cardinals rally for 13 fourth quarter points. Chris Jackie kicked the game-winning 31-yard field goal as time expired. Eagles quarterback Doug Pederson went 12 for 26 and a meager 91 yards, throwing for 2 TDs and 2 INTs. Duce Staley rushed for 111 yards on 21 attempts, with 1 rushing and 1 receiving TD. Staley's 24 yard rushing TD in the 1st quarter was the Eagles first score of the year. On defense, Brian Dawkins, Al Harris, and James Darling each intercepted Cardinals' quarterback Jake Plummer. The Eagles led 21\u20130 in the first quarter before suffering the devastating loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 94], "content_span": [95, 791]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers\nThe second week of the season saw an ineffective Doug Pederson (12 for 19, 100 yards, one interception) benched at halftime, with rookie Donovan McNabb (4 for 11, 26 yards) making his NFL debut and not faring much better. The Buccaneers defense held the Eagles at bay, with a 13\u20135 lead at halftime and shutout in the second half. Tampa's attack was led by Warrick Dunn & Mike Alstott, who combined for 146 rushing yards. Alstott and Bert Emanuel caught TD passes from Trent Dilfer (7 for 14, 89 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT). McNabb's first NFL completion was for 7 yards to Kevin Turner for a first down. Troy Vincent and Brian Dawkins intercepted Dilfer. An ugly game with little offense from the Eagles and 9 sacks from the Buccaneers defense.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 97], "content_span": [98, 832]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156255-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Buffalo Bills\nThe Eagles threw up another \"dud\" performance against the Bills, and at the end of the game had the distinction of scoring 3 offensive points over the past 10 quarter. Doug Pederson threw for another pedestrian 14-for-26 and 137 yards. Philly RBs accounted for a meager 22 total yards, while Buffalo ran for over 170 on the ground. Donovan McNabb replaced Pederson in the 4th quarter, down 26\u20130, and would go 6-for-11 for 34 yards. McNabb's 10 yards rushing led all Eagles rushers. Brian Dawkins intercepted a pass for the third straight game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 89], "content_span": [90, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156256-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Phillies season\nThe 1999 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 117th season in the history of the franchise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156256-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season\nThe Phillies were early contenders for the Wild Card, going a season-high 13 games over .500 on August 6 (61\u201348), but injuries to pitching staff ace Curt Schilling and third baseman Scott Rolen, as well as a struggling bullpen, proved too tough to overcome. In one particularly bad stretch from August 28 to September 14, the Phillies went 1\u201318.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156256-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 56], "content_span": [57, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156257-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Wings season\nThe 1999 Philadelphia Wings season marked the team's thirteenth season of operation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156257-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia Wings season, Regular season, Conference standings\nx:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth; c:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y:\u00a0Clinched division; z:\u00a0Clinched best regular season record; GP:\u00a0Games PlayedW:\u00a0Wins; L:\u00a0Losses; GB:\u00a0Games back; PCT:\u00a0Win percentage; Home:\u00a0Record at Home; Road:\u00a0Record on the Road; GF:\u00a0Goals scored; GA:\u00a0Goals allowedDifferential:\u00a0Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals allowed per game", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 68], "content_span": [69, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156258-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Philadelphia mayoral election\nThe 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of Democrat John F. Street.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156259-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Phoenix Mercury season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury failed to qualify for the postseason after advancing to the WNBA Finals during the previous year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156260-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis\nThe 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in New Haven in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from August 23 through August 29, 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156260-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156260-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156260-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156260-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis, Finals, Doubles\nLisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Elena Likhovtseva /  Jana Novotn\u00e1, 7\u20136(7\u20131), 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 38], "content_span": [39, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156261-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the seventeenth edition of the final tournament in the US Open Series. Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but Fusai did not compete this year. Tauziat played with Anne-Ga\u00eblle Sidot as the fourth seed, and they were defeated in the first time by Kristine Kunce and Dominique Van Roost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156261-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis \u2013 Doubles\nLisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title, defeating third seeds Elena Likhovtseva and the previous year's finalist Jana Novotn\u00e1 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156262-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the seventeenth edition of the final tournament in the US Open Series. Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but had retired after the TIG Classic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156262-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pilot Pen Tennis \u2013 Singles\nVenus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final to win her first New Haven title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156263-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pitch and putt European Championship\nThe 1999 Pitch and putt European Championship held in Chelmsford (Great Britain) was the first edition for the European Pitch and putt Championship promoted by the European Pitch and Putt Association (EPPA), with 6 teams in competition. Ireland won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156264-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team\nThe 1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1999 season was the final year that The Panthers played in Pitt Stadium. The final game at Pitt Stadium was on November 13, 1999 when The Panthers defeated Notre Dame 37\u201327.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156265-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pittsburgh Pirates season\nThe 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 118th season of the franchise; the 113th in the National League. This was their 30th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished third in the National League Central with a record of 78\u201383.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156266-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season\nThe 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise\u2019s 67th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156266-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season\nFor the second consecutive season the Steelers failed to make the playoffs after starting off the season by winning 5 of their first 8 games. Losing seven of the remaining eight dropped Pittsburgh to 6\u201310 for the year, their worst record under Bill Cowher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156266-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season\nThe 1999 Steelers are the only NFL team since at least 1940 to concede so many as five safeties in one season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156267-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Joshua Dariye won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156267-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Plateau State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 59], "content_span": [60, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156267-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,313,603. Total number of votes cast was 753,717, while number of valid votes was 734,741. Rejected votes were 18,976.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156268-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Players Championship\nThe 1999 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 25\u201328 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 26th Players Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156268-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Players Championship\nDavid Duval won his only Players Championship, two strokes head of runner-up Scott Gump. The victory moved him to number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, ahead of Tiger Woods, who finished six strokes back in a tie for tenth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156268-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Players Championship\nDuval's father Bob, age 52, won the same day at the Emerald Coast Classic near Pensacola for his first victory on the Senior Tour. Both led entering the final round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156268-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Players Championship\nDuval's winning score of 285 (\u22123) remains the highest at the Stadium Course, the venue since 1982. The lowest is 264 (\u221224) by Greg Norman in 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156268-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Players Championship\nDefending champion Justin Leonard finished nine strokes back, in a tie for 23rd place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156268-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Players Championship, Venue\nThis was the 18th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course; its 1999 setup measured 7,093 yards (6,486\u00a0m), an increase of 143 yards (131\u00a0m).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156268-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Players Championship, Field\nFulton Allem, Billy Andrade, Stuart Appleby, Tommy Armour III, Paul Azinger, Seve Ballesteros, Doug Barron, Ben Bates, Jay Don Blake, Michael Bradley, Mark Brooks, Olin Browne, Tom Byrum, Mark Calcavecchia, Jim Carter, Brandel Chamblee, Barry Cheesman, Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Russ Cochran, John Cook, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, John Daly, Robert Damron, Glen Day, Clark Dennis, Chris DiMarco, Trevor Dodds, Joe Durant, David Duval, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Bob Estes, Brad Fabel, Nick Faldo, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Dan Forsman, Carlos Franco, Harrison Frazar, Bob Friend, David Frost, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Jeff Gallagher, Brent Geiberger, Bill Glasson, Paul Goydos, Wayne Grady, Scott Gump, Jay Haas, Dudley Hart, J. P. Hayes, Nolan Henke, Brian Henninger, Tim Herron, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Scott Hoch, Bradley Hughes, Mike Hulbert, John Huston, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen, Miguel \u00c1ngel Jim\u00e9nez, Brandt Jobe, Steve Jones, Jerry Kelly, Skip Kendall, Tom Kite, Greg Kraft, Neal Lancaster, Bernhard Langer, Franklin Langham, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard, J. L. Lewis, Frank Lickliter, Bruce Lietzke, Davis Love III, Steve Lowery, Andrew Magee, Jeff Maggert, Doug Martin, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Billy Mayfair, Blaine McCallister, Scott McCarron, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, Colin Montgomerie, Frank Nobilo, Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal, Naomichi Ozaki, Jesper Parnevik, Craig Parry, Steve Pate, Corey Pavin, Tom Pernice Jr., Chris Perry, Kenny Perry, Lee Porter, Nick Price, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid, Larry Rinker, Lee Rinker, Loren Roberts, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, Mike Springer, Craig Stadler, Paul Stankowski, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Steve Stricker, David Sutherland, Kevin Sutherland, Hal Sutton, Phil Tataurangi, Esteban Toledo, Tommy Tolles, David Toms, Kirk Triplett, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway, Omar Uresti, Scott Verplank, Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Watson, Brian Watts, Kevin Wentworth, Lee Westwood, Mark Wiebe, Willie Wood, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 2091]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156269-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pocono 500\nThe 1999 Pocono 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on June 20, 1999, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. This was the fifteenth race in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156269-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pocono 500, Background\nPocono Raceway was built in 1969 with the first races run in 1971. The first NASCAR race was run in 1974. Pocono is a two-and-a-half mile triangular shaped racetrack with three distinct turns, all modeled after famous IndyCar tracks. Turn one has 14 degrees of banking and is modeled at the now-defunct Trenton Speedway. The \"Long Pond Straightaway\" connects turns one and two. Turn two, named \"tunnel turn,\" has 9 degrees of banking and is modeled after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Turn three has 6 degrees of banking and is modeled after the Milwaukee Mile.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156269-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pocono 500, Background\nFailed to qualify:  Hut Stricklin (#90), Loy Allen, Jr. (#58), Derrike Cope (#30)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156269-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pocono 500, Race report\nThere were several hard crashes in this race. Rusty Wallace lost a tire on lap 7 and went straight into the turn one wall around 200 mph. Dave Marcis crashed heavily in turn two on lap 92, went up in the air, and was almost thrown from the car if not for the window net. Both Waltrip brothers crashed in turn one late in the race, shortening up the rear ends of their cars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 28], "content_span": [29, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156269-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Pocono 500, Race report\nLocal favorite Jimmy Spencer had a great shot of winning his third Winston Cup race, taking the lead on lap 172. However, on lap 185, Spencer went up the racetrack in the tunnel turn and hit the wall due to oil on the track. He lost the lead to eventual winner Bobby Labonte and Spencer never recovered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 28], "content_span": [29, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156270-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Polish Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Polish Figure Skating Championships (Polish: Mistrzostwa Polski w \u0142y\u017cwiarstwie figurowym 1998/1999) were competition of 1998\u201399 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156271-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Polish Film Awards\nThe 1999 Polish Film Awards was the 1st edition of Polish Film Awards: Eagles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156272-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pontins Professional\nThe 1999 Pontins Professional was the twenty-sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1999 in Prestatyn, Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156272-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pontins Professional\nThe tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156272-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pontins Professional\nJimmy White won the event, beating Matthew Stevens 9\u20135 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156273-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown\nThe 1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown was an endurance race for GT Production Cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales on 13 November 1999 over a three-hour duration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156273-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Poolrite GTP Bathurst Showroom Showdown\nThe race was won by Terry Bosnjak and Mark Williamson driving a Mazda RX-7 SP Turbo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156274-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pop Cola 800s season\nThe 1999 Pop Cola 800s season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156274-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary\nThe 800s were five wins and three losses after the first round of eliminations in the All-Filipino Cup. Pop Cola lost four straight games at the start of the second round and finish with an overall 7-9 won-loss slate. Seeded at sixth in the quarterfinals and needed to win twice in order to advance in the semifinal playoffs, Pop Cola lost to Tanduay, 77-91.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156274-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary\nPop Cola's original choice for an import, Fil-American Joe Hooks was replaced and never got a chance to play in the Commissioner's Cup. The 800s bring in Galen Robinson, who lasted three games and failed to give Pop Cola a victory and his replacement was Jevon Crudup. Winless in four starts with Vergel Meneses moving to Barangay Ginebra in a trade with Noli Locsin, Pop Cola finally scored their first win against Shell on July 18 in a low-scoring contest, 54-52. Crudup also lasted three games and was sent home in favor of Tremaine Fowlkes in the 800s' last two assignments in the eliminations which they lost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 649]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156274-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Pop Cola 800s season, Summary\nCoach Norman Black's woes continues in the Governors Cup as Pop Cola failed to win a single game in all their eight matches in the eliminations. The RFM ballclub had their worst season since their first year in 1990 as an expansion franchise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 34], "content_span": [35, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156275-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Filderstadt, Germany. that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 4 October until 10 October 1999. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title, her third at the event after 1996 and 1997, and earned $80,000 first prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156275-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156275-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156275-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156275-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 56], "content_span": [57, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156275-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles\nChanda Rubin /  Sandrine Testud defeated  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario /  Larisa Neiland, 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156276-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event at the 1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the twenty-second edition of the most prestigious tournament in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but they did not compete this year. Davenport competed with Martina Hingis as the first seed, while Zvereva competed with Elena Tatarkova. Davenport and Hingis withdrew in the quarterfinals due to Davenport having a wrist injury, whilst Tatarkova and Zvereva were knocked out in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156276-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Doubles\nUS Open finalists Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud won the title, defeating third seeds Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario and Larisa Neiland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156277-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nSandrine Testud was the defending champion, but was defeated by Martina Hingis in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156277-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix \u2013 Singles\nHingis went on to win the title, defeating Mary Pierce in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156278-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Portsmouth City Council election\nElections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election\nThe Portuguese legislative election of 1999 took place on 10 October. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election\nThe Socialist Party was aiming a second term under the lead of Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, incumbent Prime Minister, as a good economy and Portugal's growing prestige, following the Expo 1998 and the support for the East-Timor cause, were strengthening the PS position. Polls leading up to the election predicted a comfortable PS majority government. Adding to this, the main opposition party, the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was exiting an internal crisis after former leader Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa resigned in March 1999 amid disagreaments with the CDS-People's Party leader, Paulo Portas, regarding a future PSD/CDS alliance for these elections. The party elected, in a snap party congress in May 1999, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Dur\u00e3o Barroso as new leader.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 777]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election\nDespite opinion polls predictions, the election results were labeled as a disappointment for the Socialists as the party failed to win a historical absolute majority by just one MP and barely improved their 1995 score, just 0.3%. The disappointing PS score would create instability in Guterres second government in the years to follow. The Social Democratic Party was still away from the preferences of the majority of the Portuguese people, after the ten years cycle under the lead of Cavaco Silva that had terminated four years before, and lost 7 MPs, compared with 1995, and gathered 32% of the votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election\nThe Democratic Unity Coalition achieved an important climb in the scorecard, against those who predicted its irreversible decline after the end of the Socialist Bloc in the early 1990s. The CDS-People's Party was able to hold on to its 15 MPs after tensions with the PSD earlier that year. For the first time, the Left Bloc, formed after the merger of several minor left-wing parties became represented in the parliament after electing two MPs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election\nTurnout in this election was very low, only being surpassed in 2009 and 2011 when turnout was just less than 60%. Overall, voter turnout reached only 61% of voters, one of the lowest ever recorded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election, Electoral system\nThe Assembly of the Republic has 230 members elected to four-year terms. Governments do not require absolute majority support of the Assembly to hold office, as even if the number of opposers of government is larger than that of the supporters, the number of opposers still needs to be equal or greater than 116 (absolute majority) for both the Government's Programme to be rejected or for a motion of no confidence to be approved.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election, Electoral system\nThe number of seats assigned to each district depends on the district magnitude. The use of the d'Hondt method makes for a higher effective threshold than certain other allocation methods such as the Hare quota or Sainte-Lagu\u00eb method, which are more generous to small parties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election, Electoral system\nFor these elections, and compared with the 1995 elections, the MPs distributed by districts were the following:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election, Parties\nThe table below lists the parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic during the 7th legislature (1995-1999) and that also partook in the election:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election, Opinion polling\nThe following table shows the opinion polls of voting intention of the Portuguese voters before the election. Those parties that are listed were represented in parliament (1995-1999). Included is also the result of the Portuguese general elections in 1995 and 1999 for reference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election, Opinion polling\nNote, until 2000, the publication of opinion polls in the last week of the campaign was forbidden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156279-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Portuguese legislative election, National summary of votes and seats, Maps\nMost voted political force by district. (Madeira and Azores not shown)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 79], "content_span": [80, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election\nThe second election to the Powys County Council following  local government reorganisation was held in May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. The election resulted once again in a majority of Independent councillors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Brecknockshire), St John (one seat)\nThe number of seats were reduced from two to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 85], "content_span": [86, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Brecknockshire), St Mary (one seat)\nThe number of seats were reduced from two to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 85], "content_span": [86, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Brecknockshire), Talgarth (one seat)\nThe number of seats were reduced from two to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 86], "content_span": [87, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Brecknockshire), Ystradgynlais (two seats)\nThe number of seats were reduced from two to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 92], "content_span": [93, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Guilsfield (one seat)\nBoundary Change. The wards of Guilsfield Within and Guilsfield Without were merged.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 89], "content_span": [90, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Llanidloes (one seat)\nThe number of seats was reduced from two to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 89], "content_span": [90, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant / Llansilin(one seat)\nLabour won the seat in 1995 but subsequently lost it at a by-election", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 113], "content_span": [114, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Newtown Central(one seat)\nThe number of seats was reduced from two to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 93], "content_span": [94, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Montgomeryshire), Trewern (one seat)\nThe Conservative candidate had won the seat at a by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 86], "content_span": [87, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Radnorshire), Disserth and Trecoed (one seat)\nThe sitting councilor had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 95], "content_span": [96, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Radnorshire), Knighton (two seats)\nThe number of seats was reduced from two to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 84], "content_span": [85, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, Ward Results (Radnorshire), Presteigne (one seat)\nThe winning candidate was elected as an Independent in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 85], "content_span": [86, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Gwernyfed by-election 1999\nA by-election was held in Gwernyfed on 24 June 1999 after no valid nominations were received for the regular election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 86], "content_span": [87, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Disserth and Tircoed by-election 1999\nA by-election was held in Disserth and Tircoed on 18 November 1999 following the resignation of P.D. Speake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 97], "content_span": [98, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Welshpool Gungrog by-election 2000\nA by-election was held in the Welshpool Gungrog ward on 24 February 2000 following the death of Councillor G.E.H. Taylor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 94], "content_span": [95, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn North by-election 2001\nA by-election was held in the Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn North ward on 12 July 2001 following the resignation of Councillor C.J. Arnold.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 109], "content_span": [110, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Rhayader by-election 2001\nA by-election was held in the Rhayader ward on 13 September 2001 following the resignation of Councillor Martin Pugh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 85], "content_span": [86, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Llangors by-election 2002\nA by-election was held in the Llangors ward on 17 January 2002 following the resignation of Councillor Roger Williams following his election as MP for Brecon and Radnorshire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 85], "content_span": [86, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Crickhowell by-election 2002\nA by-election was held in the Crickhowell ward on 11 July 2002 following the death of Councillor Tom Probert.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 88], "content_span": [89, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Brecon St Mary by-election 2003\nA by-election was held in the Brecon St Mary ward on 30 October 2003 following the death of Councillor Susan Francis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 91], "content_span": [92, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156280-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Powys County Council election, By-Elections 1999-2004, Dolforwyn by-election 2004\nA by-election was held in the Dolforwyn ward on 15 January 2004 following the resignation of Councillor David Edwards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 86], "content_span": [87, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156281-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Prague 1 by-election\nA by-election for the Prague 1 Senate seat was held in the Czech Republic on 27 and 28 August 1999. V\u00e1clav Fischer was elected a member of Senate with over 70% of votes in the first round of voting. Fischer then became the most popular politician in polls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156282-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Preakness Stakes\nThe 1999 Preakness Stakes was the 124th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 15, 1999, and was televised in the United States on the ABC television network. Charismatic, who was jockeyed by Chris Antley, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Menifee. Approximate post time was 5:28\u00a0p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run over a fast track in a final time of 1:55.32. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 116,526, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156283-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Premier League Snooker\nThe 1999 Riley Premier League was a  professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 2 January to 16 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156283-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Premier League Snooker\nJohn Higgins won in the final 9\u20134 against Jimmy White.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156283-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Premier League Snooker, League phase\nTop four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4\u20134 then the player who got to four first was higher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 41], "content_span": [42, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156284-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Premier League speedway season\nThe 1999 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156284-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Premier League speedway season, Season summary\nThe League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156284-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Premier League speedway season, Season summary\nThe League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156284-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup\nThe 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 64], "content_span": [65, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156284-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Premier League speedway season, Premier League Knockout Cup, Final\nEdinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95\u201385.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 71], "content_span": [72, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156285-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 President's Cup (tennis)\nThe 1999 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on hard court in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 13 September to 18 September 1999. Nicolas Kiefer won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156285-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 President's Cup (tennis), Champions, Doubles\nOleg Ogorodov /  Marc Rosset defeated  Mark Keil /  Lorenzo Manta, 7\u20136, 7\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156286-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 President's Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 13 September \u2013 18 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156286-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 President's Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156287-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 President's Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 President's Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 13 September \u2013 18 September. Roger Federer entered ATP Top 100 for the first time after this tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156287-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 President's Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election\nElections to Preston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council after a Liberal Democrat councillor defected to them on the night of the counting of the votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results\nThe 1999 and 2000 results are for the electoral wards prior to the boundary changes which took place for the 2002 \"all out\" elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 51], "content_span": [52, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Ashton\nThis north west suburban ward was barely changed in the subsequent boundary changes put in place for 2002. This mix of housing and shopping areas includes a couple of popular schools and commuting bases.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Avenham\nThis troubled of high-rise flats and council housing, and private houses in the Frenchwood area on the banks of the River Ribble, would be merged with some areas of Preston's then town centre in the subsequent boundary review.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 60], "content_span": [61, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Brookfield\nA ward in the north east of the town with a mix of social housing and a suburban outer core.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 63], "content_span": [64, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Cadley\nPlaced on the outer fringes of Fulwood this is a box-shaped urban ward of middle-class and retired population with a sizable commuting base.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Central\nBased on the area surrounding the growing University and St Walberg's Church, this ward would be divided amongst a number of wards in the boundary review in place for the 2002 elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 60], "content_span": [61, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Deepdale\nThis ward of terraced housing and Preston North End football club was once recorded as the most deprived in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Fishwick\nThe social housing estate of Callon and great swathes of comfortable housing makes up the Fishwick ward in the southwest of the town, up against the South Ribble border.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Greyfriars\nIn the north of the town, this ward named after a private house is a central element of Fulwood and spans the A6 road from Preston to Lancaster.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 63], "content_span": [64, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Ingol\nIn the north west of the town, the Ingol and Tanterton areas bring together a notable number of retirement homes and comfortable properties up against the Lancaster Canal and social housing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 58], "content_span": [59, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Larches\nBased on two post-war overspill estates of Larches and Savick", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 60], "content_span": [61, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Moor Park\nIn the central area of Preston this ward is based on Plungington and the terraces near Moor Park itself. The ward cut into the southern parts of Fulwood which would be transferred in the subsequent boundary review to the new College ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Preston Rural East\nThis expanse of rural villages and farming communities includes the Broughton and Goosnargh.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 71], "content_span": [72, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Preston Rural West\nLargely based on the Woodplumpton and Lea and Cottam areas to the west of the town towards the Fylde border.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 71], "content_span": [72, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Ribbleton\nIn the east of the town this ward has a high percentage of social housing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Riversway\nA growing ward with Broadgate against the River Ribble and the redeveloped Marina complex.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Sharoe Green\nBased on the urban environs around the Sharoe Green hospital in the southern part of Fulwood", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 65], "content_span": [66, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Sherwood\nIn the east of the town, against the rural border of Ribble Valley this ward of semi-rural housing and out-of-town industrial development was split in the subsequent boundary review.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 61], "content_span": [62, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, St Matthews\nThe built up terraces and urban sprawl between the centre and the eastern extremities of Ribbleton. HMP Preston is in this ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 64], "content_span": [65, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156288-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Preston Borough Council election, Ward results, Tulketh\nA ward in the central west of the town crossing the main east/west Blackpool road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 60], "content_span": [61, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156289-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Primera B de Chile\nThe 1999 Primera B de Chile was the 49th completed season of the Primera B de Chile.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156289-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Primera B de Chile, Second phase\nHalf of the first phase points were carried over as bonus points in the second phase.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156290-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Primera Divisi\u00f3n of Chile\nThe 1999 Campeonato Nacional was Chilean first tier's 67th season which Universidad de Chile reached its tenth professional title. The relegated teams were Rangers, Deportes La Serena, Deportes Iquique and Cobresal. The tournament was played in two stages, the 8 first places qualified to the Championship Stage, where they carry over their points from the previous stage, but divided by four. For the Relegation Stage the complete points were carried over.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156291-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Princeton Tigers football team\nThe 1999 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for last in the Ivy League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156291-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Princeton Tigers football team\nIn their 13th and final year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 3\u20137 record and were outscored 225 to 184. Hamin Abdullah, David Ferrara and Chuck Hastings were the team captains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156291-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Princeton Tigers football team\nPrinceton's 1\u20136 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 184 to 135 by Ivy opponents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156291-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Princeton Tigers football team\nThe Tigers played their home games at Princeton Stadium, on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156292-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe\nThe 1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1999. It was the 78th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156292-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe\nThe winner was Montjeu, a three-year-old colt trained in France by John Hammond. The winning jockey was Michael Kinane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156293-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pro Bowl\nThe 1999 Pro Bowl was the NFL's all-star game for the 1998 season. The game was played on February 7, 1999, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. For the fourth time in the past five years, the AFC beat the NFC, doing so 23-10. Keyshawn Johnson of the New York Jets and Ty Law of the New England Patriots were the game's MVPs. This game was also the last game in the career of Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, and Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders. The referee was Dick Hantak.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156294-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open\nThe 1999 Prokom Polish Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sopot, Poland that was part of the Tier III  category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the Prokom Polish Open and took place from 12 July until 18 July 1999. Third-seeded Conchita Mart\u00ednez won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156294-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156294-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156294-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156294-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156294-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open, Finals, Doubles\nLaura Montalvo /  Paola Su\u00e1rez defeated  Gala Le\u00f3n Garc\u00eda /  Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez Lorenzo, 6\u20134, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156295-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Orange Prokom Open \u2013 Doubles was the singles event of the second edition of the first women's tennis tournament held in Poland. Kv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 and Helena Vildov\u00e1 were the defending champions, but Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1 did not compete this year. Vildov\u00e1 therefore competed with Eva Melicharov\u00e1, and was defeated in the first round by third seeds C\u0103t\u0103lina Cristea and Ruxandra Dragomir.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156295-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open \u2013 Doubles\nSecond seeds Laura Montalvo and Paola Su\u00e1rez won the tournament, defeating qualifiers Gala Le\u00f3n Garc\u00eda and Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez Lorenzo in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156296-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Orange Prokom Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the second edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Poland. Henrieta Nagyov\u00e1 was the defending champion, and the sixth seed this year, but she retired 2\u20136, 1\u20134 down against Silvija Talaja.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156296-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Prokom Polish Open \u2013 Singles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez won in the final, 6\u20131, 6\u20131, against Karina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1, to win her 31st WTA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156297-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 PruTour\nThe 1999 PruTour was the second edition of the Prudential Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 23 May to 29 May 1999. The race started in Westminster and finished in Edinburgh. The race was won by Marc Wauters of the Rabobank team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156297-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 PruTour, Teams\nEighteen teams of up to six riders started the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 19], "content_span": [20, 72]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156298-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election\nThe 1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Pukapuka-Nassau. It took place on 29 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156298-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election\nAt the 1999 election, incumbent Inatio Akaruru held the seat by a single vote. The result was challenged by the Democratic Alliance Party and declared invalid. A by-election was held, but was subsequently found to be invalid as a result of discrepancies in voter registrations, precipitating the 2000 Pukapuka-Nassau by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156299-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Pulitzer Prize\nThe Pulitzer Prizes for 1999 were announced on April 12, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156299-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Pulitzer Prize, Arts awards\nPremiered on May 30, 1998, in Purchase, New York by the Westchester Philharmonic, and commissioned by that orchestra for Paul Lustig Dunkel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156299-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Pulitzer Prize, Other awards\nBestowed posthumously on Edward Kennedy \"Duke\" Ellington, commemorating the centennial year of his birth, in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 33], "content_span": [34, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156300-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Purbeck District Council election\nElections to Purbeck District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 2. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156301-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team\nThe 1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ross\u2013Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156302-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season\nThe 1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156302-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season, Occurrences\nFormer Pepsi and Sunkist coach Derrick Pumaren is the new head coach of the team beginning the league's 25th season, Pumaren replaces Chito Narvasa on the Purefoods bench.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 55], "content_span": [56, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156302-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season, Occurrences\nSeven games into the All-Filipino Cup eliminations, Purefoods' direct-hire recruit, Fil-American Alvarado Segova played his first game against Barangay Ginebra Kings. Segova didn't last long in the league and was soon deported after being found out to be a fake Filipino.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 55], "content_span": [56, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156302-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season, Trades\nJerry Codi\u00f1era, one of the only two remaining originals of the Purefoods ballclub was traded to Mobiline for Andy Seigle during the Commissioners Cup. The defense minister's 11-year partnership with main man Alvin Patrimonio comes to an end as their tandem led the Hotdogs to 9 out of 11 trips to the All-Filipino finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 50], "content_span": [51, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156302-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season, Trades\nHenry Fernandez was traded to Pop Cola in exchange for Boyet Fernandez before the start of the Governor's Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 50], "content_span": [51, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing\nThe Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing was an aerial attack carried out against Sri Lankan Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Air Force on September 15 in the year 1999 killing over 21 including schoolchildren and women as well as inflicting serious injuries upon many more.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Incidents\nOn September 15, 1999, two Kfir Jets belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a crowded public place in the Tamil town of Puthukkudiyiruppu in the Mullaitivu District which was under the control of the Tamil Tigers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Incidents\nThe Puthukkudiyiruppu market and many houses and buildings nearby were destroyed in the SLAF bombing, as per NGO sources Human flesh is strewn all over the market area sources in the Vanni had said.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Incidents\nTamil Eelam Vaanoli, an official radio program of the LTTE, put the casualty figure at 22, and injuries over 40.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 41], "content_span": [42, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Red Cross\nThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemned the bombing and said that sixteen civilians were killed on the spot and six who were seriously wounded in the bombing died in their way to hospital.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Amnesty International\nThe bombing raised serious criticisms from the Amnesty International which in a statement expressing concern over the bombing, said a Sri Lankan military spokesperson had denied the raid, which killed at least 21 refugees in a crowded market place, had been a deliberate attack on civilians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Amnesty International\nThe organization also questioned the Sri Lankan military's adherence to the fundamental rules of the Humanitarian law which include the prohibition of direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects and the prohibition of attacks on military targets expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Sri Lankan Government\nThe charges were denied by the Sri Lankan government spokesperson who claimed that two bombing raids were conducted in the area and one of them was aimed at a nearby LTTE base. But this was rejected by other sources, who claimed that the LTTE camp was located near the Nandikadal Lagoon situated 4 and a half kilometers away from the town.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Sri Lankan Government\nA Tamil politician from Colombo said that the SLAF attack on the civilian target appeared to be in retaliation to the heavy losses suffered last Sunday by the Sri Lanka army north of Mannar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Sri Lankan Government\nHe pointed out that civilian targets have been bombed by the SLAF in past following major set backs in the war against the Liberation Tigers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156303-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing, Reactions, Sri Lankan Government\nAccording to independent sources, 138 Sri Lanka army personnel, including two officers, were killed and 902 were wounded when the Liberation Tigers counterattacked a major offensive by government forces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 64], "content_span": [65, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156304-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Qatar Crown Prince Cup\nThe 1999 Qatar Crown Prince Cup was the 5th edition of this cup tournament in men's football (soccer). It was played by the top four teams of the Q-League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156305-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Qatar Open\nThe 1999 Qatar Open, known as the 1999 Qatar Mobil Open, for sponsorship reasons,  was a men's tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar and part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was played on hard court and was held from 4 January through 11 January 1999. Unseeded Rainer Sch\u00fcttler, who entered the draw as a qualifier, won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156305-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Qatar Open, Finals, Doubles\nAlex O'Brien /  Jared Palmer defeated  Piet Norval /  Kevin Ullyett, 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 32], "content_span": [33, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156306-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Qatar Open \u2013 Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the first round this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156306-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Qatar Open \u2013 Doubles\nAlex O'Brien and Jared Palmer won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134, against Piet Norval and Kevin Ullyett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156307-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Qatar Open \u2013 Singles\nRainer Sch\u00fcttler defeated Tim Henman 6\u20134, 5\u20137, 6\u20131 to win the 1999 Qatar Open singles competition. Petr Korda was the defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156308-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Quebec municipal elections\nThe Canadian province of Quebec held municipal elections in several communities in November 1999. Some results from these elections are included on this page.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 190]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156308-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Quebec municipal elections, Gatineau\nSource: Carrie Buchanan, Kate Jaimet and Zev Singer, \"Labine makes astonishing comeback: Ducharme returned for third term in Hull; Croteau unopposed in Aylmer,\" Ottawa Citizen, 8 November 1999, A4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156309-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)\nThe 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 14 June 1999 by the office of the Governor-General.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156309-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)\nThe Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156310-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland 500\nThe 1999 Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars, held at Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich, in Queensland, Australia on 19 September 1999. The race, which was the inaugural Queensland 500, was Round 12 of the 1999 Shell Championship Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156310-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland 500\nThe race was won by Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall driving a Holden Commodore (VT).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156310-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland 500, Results, Race\nLevel 1 teams raced in Class A. Level 2 teams, usually referred to as privateers, raced in Class B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156311-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland Cup\nThe 1999 Queensland Cup season was the 4th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156311-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland Cup\nThe competition was contested by fourteen teams over a 26-week long season (including finals), with the Burleigh defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 12\u201310 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Redcliffe halfback Mick Roberts was named the competition's Player of the Year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156311-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland Cup, Teams\nThe number of teams in the competition was reduced from 16 to 12 for the 1999 season. Brisbane Brothers, Bundaberg Grizzlies, Gold Coast Vikings and Townsville Stingers were all withdrawn. Brothers and Bundaberg both competed in the inaugural season of the Queensland Cup, while Townsville and the Vikings both played just one season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156311-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland Cup, Teams\nFor the 1999 season, the Brisbane Broncos were affiliated with the Toowoomba Clydesdales, the Melbourne Storm with the Norths Devils and the North Queensland Cowboys with the Cairns Cyclones and Wests Panthers. The Auckland Warriors also used Souths Magpies and Wynnum Seagulls as feeder clubs, sending them up to four players each round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156311-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland Cup, Grand Final\nBurleigh qualified for their first Grand Final after a comeback win over Norths in the minor semi finals and with a six-point win over Redcliffe a week later. Redcliffe, who finished as minor premiers for the first time and earned a first week bye, were forced into a preliminary final with Norths after losing to the Bears. The Dolphins held on for a four-point victory to book their third Grand Final appearance in five years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 32], "content_span": [33, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156311-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, First half\nAfter Burleigh kicked a penalty goal inside the opening minute, it took 20 minutes for the first try of the game to be scored, with Bears' centre Darren Anderson crossing out wide. With six minutes to play in the first half, Dolphins' centre Mixie Lui put his winger Trent Leis into gap to score. Leis missed the ensuing conversion leaving his side trailing by four points at half time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 44], "content_span": [45, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156311-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, Second half\nRedcliffe opened the second half with a penalty goal from right in front after Burleigh prop Tony Priddle was penalised. 10 minutes later, the Dolphins nabbed their second try when winger Ricky Hewinson scored in the corner, courtesy of a Tony Gould cutout pass. Leis failed to convert but Redcliffe had their first lead, 10\u20138, with 18 minutes remaining. Burleigh regained the lead shortly after when fullback Jamie Mahon scored what would be the game-winning try. A tense final 10 minutes followed but Burleigh hung on to claim their first premiership in their third season in the Queensland Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 45], "content_span": [46, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156311-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Queensland Cup, Grand Final, Second half\nBurleigh winger Aaron Douglas, who was stretchered off during the game, became the first player to win two Queensland Cup Grand Finals, winning his first with Redcliffe two years earlier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 45], "content_span": [46, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156312-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 RCA Championships\nThe 1999 RCA Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from August 16 through August 22, 1999. Nicolas Lapentti won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156312-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 RCA Championships, Finals, Doubles\nPaul Haarhuis /  Jared Palmer defeated  Olivier Dela\u00eetre /  Leander Paes 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 39], "content_span": [40, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156313-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 RCA Championships \u2013 Doubles\nJi\u0159\u00ed Nov\u00e1k and David Rikl were the defending champions, but lost in first round to Lan Bale and Grant Stafford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156313-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 RCA Championships \u2013 Doubles\nPaul Haarhuis and Jared Palmer won the title by defeating Olivier Dela\u00eetre and Leander Paes 6\u20133, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156313-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 RCA Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nAll four seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156314-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 RCA Championships \u2013 Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja was the defending champion, but did not participate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156314-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 RCA Championships \u2013 Singles\nNicol\u00e1s Lapentti won the title, defeating Vince Spadea in the final 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156314-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 RCA Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156315-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 RCSL season\nThe 1999 Rugby Canada Super League season was the second season for the RCSL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156315-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 RCSL season, Standings\nNote: A bonus point was awarded for a loss of 7 points or less", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 27], "content_span": [28, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156315-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 RCSL season, MacTier Cup\nThe Vancouver Island Crimson Tide (Western Division champions) defeated the Toronto Renegades (Eastern Division Champions) 23\u201311 in the Championship Final, played in Duncan, British Columbia on 24 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156316-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards\nThe 1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards (Chinese: 1999\u5e74\u5ea6\u5341\u5927\u4e2d\u6587\u91d1\u66f2\u5f97\u734e) was held in 1999 for the 1998 music season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156316-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, Top 10 song awards\nThe top 10 songs (\u5341\u5927\u4e2d\u6587\u91d1\u66f2) was expanded to top 13.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 54], "content_span": [55, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156316-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, Other awards\nThe top 10 outstanding artist was also extended to 11 artists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156317-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Race of Champions\nThe 1999 Race of Champions took place on December 5 at Gran Canaria. It was the 12th running of the event, and the eighth running at Gran Canaria. It was the first year for the new Nations' Cup Competition, which saw teams of three competitors - a rally driver, a circuit racing driver and a motorcyclist - team up to represent their nation and compete for national glory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156317-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Race of Champions\nThe vehicles used were the Peugeot 306 Maxi, The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V WRC, the Toyota Corolla WRC and the ROC Buggy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156317-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Race of Champions\nThe individual competition was won by Didier Auriol for a fourth time, whilst the inaugural Nations' Cup was won by Finland with JJ Lehto, Tommi M\u00e4kinen and Kari Tiainen.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156318-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad\nThe 1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad, Switzerland and was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 54th edition of the tournament and took place from 5 July until 11 July 1999. Eighth-seeded Albert Costa won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156318-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad, Finals, Doubles\nDonald Johnson /  Cyril Suk defeated  Aleksandar Kitinov /  Eric Taino 7\u20135, 7\u20136(7\u20134)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156319-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad \u2013 Doubles\nGustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni were the defending champions, but Meligeni did not compete this year. Kuerten teamed up with Jaime Oncins and lost in quarterfinals to tournament runners-up Aleksandar Kitinov and Eric Taino.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156319-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad \u2013 Doubles\nDonald Johnson and Cyril Suk won the title by defeating Aleksandar Kitinov and Eric Taino 7\u20135, 7\u20136(7\u20134) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156320-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad \u2013 Singles\n\u00c0lex Corretja was the defending champion, but was forced to withdraw at his first round match against tournament runner-up Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156320-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rado Swiss Open Gstaad \u2013 Singles\nAlbert Costa won the title by defeating Nicol\u00e1s Lapentti 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20133, 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156321-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Railway Cup Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 7 November 1999 and ended on 21 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156321-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Railway Cup Hurling Championship\nLeinster were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Connacht in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156321-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Railway Cup Hurling Championship\nOn 21 November 1999, Connacht won the cup after a 2-13 to 1\u201315 defeat of Munster in the final at Semple Stadium. This was their 10th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156322-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Raleigh mayoral election\nThe Raleigh mayoral election of 1999 was held on November 5, 1999, to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. The election was non-partisan. It was won by Paul Coble, who replaced Tom Fetzer after beating Stepanie Fanjul.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence\n1999 Ranalai violence refers to the incident of violence that occurred on March 15, 1999 in the village of Ranalai in Gajapati district of Orissa. The violence occurred after a dispute of adding religious symbols in the Khamani Hill of the village. A crowd of 2000 people, reportedly followers of the Sangh Parivar, armed with country made guns and weapons, completely burned down 157 Christian houses and looted the remaining Christian houses in the village. 14 Christians were injured including three injured by gun shots. An investigation by the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the violence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 669]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence\nThe dispute started, when a Christian cross that had been inscribed on a hill from 1972 was erased by a mob. This was after a meeting by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the village the previous day where it was decided to remove the symbol. This was quickly mediated by a peace committee formed by the villagers. Later, some followers of Sangh Parivar changed it into the icon of Lord Jagannath. This was also mediated by the peace committee and the villagers agreed that the hill would not display any religious icon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence\nA group of villagers of the peace committee went to the hill to wipe off the present symbol on March 15. Violence broke out when a mob of 2000 people, reportedly followers of the Sangh Parivar reached the hill at the same time and painted an image of the trishul. The mob then proceeded to the village and went on to attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence\nSome villagers blamed the RSS, the VHP and the Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram for instigating communal hatred and said that they were living peacefully before for generations. The Christians in the village claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used the symbol to provoke hostility between both the communities. Many news reports attributed the violence to an earlier meeting organized by the BJP where a local leader claimed that a cross can easily be changed into a trishul, the Chief minister of Odisha also acknowledged these statements made by the BJP leader. The National Commission for Minorities reported that the incident was planned and not a stray incident and also accused the BJP for the violence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Background\nRanalai is a Christian majority village in the Gajapati district in southern Orissa bordering Andhra Pradesh. The Gajapati district had 121,197 Christians according to the Census of 1991. After Sundergarh District, its Christian population was the second largest in the state. Most of these Christians, belonged either to the Scheduled Castes or the Kui and Saura tribes. The village is surrounded by Hills and jungles. The village had nearly 400 homes and 250 of those belonged to the Christians. Most of the villagers were small farmers and landless workers. Since the 1930s, Christians have been living in Ranalai with their less numerous Hindu neighbors in peace.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Background, The cross painting\nSince there was no church in the village, the Christians in the village inscribed a cross on the nearby Khamani hill. They also used the venue for conducting religious gatherings and for religious congregations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Background, Tensions\nOn March 7, 1999, the RSS and the VHP organised a meeting in the village. It was decided at the meeting to erase the cross that was drawn on the hill. The villagers of Ranalai claimed that people from other villages also attended the meeting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 43], "content_span": [44, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Background, Tensions\nOn March 8, 1999, a large mob gathered for a meeting and after the assembly they went to the Khamani Hill and removed the cross painting. This incident created tensions in the village. The residents of Ranilai sat together and agreed to resolve the situation in a friendly and peaceful manner. A peace committee was created with 10 members from each religion, and peace was finally returned. The cross was painted in its original location.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 43], "content_span": [44, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Background, Tensions\nOn March 15, 1999, a group of Sangh Parivar adherents gathered once again on the Khamani hill and removed the painting of the cross again and painted the \"Chaka Ankhj\", the icon of Lord Jagannath, in its place. This brought back the tensions once again to the village. The Village Peace Committee took up the problem and it was agreed that the hill would not display any symbol of either party and that the Hindus of the Peace Committee would remove the current symbol. In the meantime, some Christians in the village reported the incident to the local police station and asked for security for a perceived attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 43], "content_span": [44, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Attacks\nPeace was restored for a brief period of time following the decision of the Committee. As determined by the committee, 10 people belonging to the Hindu community went to the Khamani Hill on March 15 to remove the present symbol. At this same time, a crowd of around 2,000 people, reportedly adherents of the Sangh Parivar, gathered on the hill and painted the \"trishul\", the sign of Shiva. They shouted slogans like \"Jai Shri Ram\" and \"Jai Ram\", the people from neighboring villages were also present there.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Attacks\nThe crowd made offensive slogans and marched towards the village in procession. They surrounded the Christian area with traditional weapons, arrows and country made guns. The Christians began to flee after they sensed an impending attack. The villagers claimed that the attackers used kerosene and petrol. 147 Christian houses were entirely burned down during the attack. Other reports stated that 157 houses were burnt down. The remaining houses of the Christians in the villages were looted and it was reported that none of the Christian houses in the villages were left untouched. While Christians were the majority in the village, as the crowd brought in followers from the neighboring villages, they were outnumbered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 753]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Attacks\n14 Christians were injured during the attacks including three with bullet injuries. The people injured by bullets were shifted to the Berampur medical college. The victims were forced to take shelter below trees as the temperature soared to 40 degree Celsius due to the lack of speedy medical services. 40 people were arrested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 30], "content_span": [31, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations\nSome residents in the village claimed that the two communities were living peacefully for generations. They accused the leaders of the RSS, the Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram and the VHP for inciting communal hate. Some people from the Oriya Sahi stated that they were asked to erase the cross by the leaders of the RSS and the VHP who also claimed that the cross was six to seven years old, while Christians said that the cross had been there since 1971. The Christians in the village claimed that the local members of the BJP used the symbol to provoke hostility, but the local party leader rejected it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 37], "content_span": [38, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations\nThe report by the United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor stated that 157 Christian houses were torched, 12 persons were injured and 26 people from both the communities were arrested. The report also stated that the head of the local BJP, Bharat Paik, reportedly said that Christians had burned their own houses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 37], "content_span": [38, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations\nThe state police said that the mob was led by a man from Bajrang Dal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 37], "content_span": [38, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations, Meeting by BJP\nAs per news reports, the affected inhabitants of Ranalai attributed the attack to a public meeting organized by the BJP in the area on 1 February, 1999. Initially the Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang was quiet on this statement, he later explained that he'd been awaiting to \"ascertain facts\". Later, Gamang acknowledged that the leader of the BJP had said at the gathering that the symbol of the cross could seamlessly be modified to that of a trishula.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 53], "content_span": [54, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations, National Commission for Minorities\nThe National Commission for Minorities (NCM), which investigated the incident, blamed the BJP of inciting the attack. It accused the police of failing to protect the Christian community. The NCM stated that a senior BJP leader had sparked the religious emotions of the recent rally and asked the Hindus to paint a trishula over the cross. The NCM reported that he symbol of the cross, which was on the hill since 1972, has never been a source of disagreement. \"It all started after the BJP rally,\" said Bawa Singh, a member of the NCM. The NCM also stated that the attack was planned and was not a random event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 73], "content_span": [74, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Investigations, National Commission for Minorities\nThe nature of violence and the fact that certain people from outside village were involved in it are all remarkably similar to incidents that have occurred in other parts of the country. It's all connected together. About 160 Christian houses were burned down within a couple of hours. This could only be feasible with an organized and planned attack.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 73], "content_span": [74, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156323-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Ranalai violence, Continued tensions\nThe Christians claimed that since the local police had stood with the attackers who were arrested, they were granted bail. They also claimed that after their release, the attackers were taken away by RSS and BJP members in a parade and a meeting was also held to support them. On October 2020, Ranalai's villagers also claimed that during the 1999 Indian general election, miscreants attacked them for not endorsing the BJP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156324-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156325-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Redditch Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Redditch Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Redditch Borough Council in the West Midlands region, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156325-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Redditch Borough Council election, Campaign\nIn total 32 candidates stood for the 10 seats that were up for election. Nine of the ten seats were held by the Labour party before the election, with the remaining seat being Conservative. The Labour party were confident of remaining in control of the council but the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were hoping to make gains. A controversial issue in the election was a recent 2 million pound cost-cutting exercise, which the Labour council said had been necessary to safeguard the council's finances but the Conservatives criticised it as having cut services and left residents unhappy. Other major issues in the election included housing, play areas, crime, proposed building developments and the performance of the national Labour government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 48], "content_span": [49, 800]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156325-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Redditch Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the defeat of the Labour deputy leader, David Cartwright, in Crabbs Cross ward where the Conservatives gained the seat. Labour also lost their mayor, Andrew Fry, in the election but remained firmly in control of the council. Following the election Phil Mould was elected to succeed David Cartwright as the Labour deputy leader of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156326-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Remixes\n1999 Remixes is the third compilation album released by British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai. Released on 20 September 1999, the album features a selection of remixes based on tracks included on the group's fourth studio album, Synkronized. The album was available as a package, containing four 12\" records.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156327-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Restormel Borough Council election\nElections to Restormel Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156328-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rhein Fire season\nThe 1999 Rhein Fire season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fifth year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156329-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rhode Island Rams football team\nThe 1999 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh and last season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 1\u201310 record (1\u20137 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the New England Division of the conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156330-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election\nThe second election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. On the same day there were elections to  the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales and the first elections to the National Assembly for Wales were held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156330-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election, Boundary Changes\nAn additional seat was created in the Pontyclun ward while the Rhydfelen Lower ward was abolished.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156330-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election, Overview\nAll 75 council seats were up for election. Plaid Cymru won control of the authority from Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 64], "content_span": [65, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156330-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election, Ward Results, Gilfach Goch (one seat)\nRoberts had been elected as a Residents' candidate in 1995", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 93], "content_span": [94, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156330-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election, Ward Results, Talbot Green (one seat)\nThorngate had been elected as a Labour candidate in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 93], "content_span": [94, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156331-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships\nThe 15th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from 28 May to 30 May 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156332-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rice Owls football team\nThe 1999 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by head coach Ken Hatfield, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156333-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmond Kickers season\nThe 1999 Richmond Kickers season was the Richmond Kickers' seventh season of existence, and their third consecutive season in the A-League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid from 1995 until 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156333-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmond Kickers season, Roster\nThe following players played for the Kickers during the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 36], "content_span": [37, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156333-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmond Kickers season, Roster\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 36], "content_span": [37, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156334-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmond Spiders football team\nThe 1999 Richmond Spiders football team represented Richmond College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156335-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmondshire District Council election\nThe 1999 Richmondshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Richmondshire District Council in North Yorkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and independents lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156335-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmondshire District Council election, Election result\nOverall turnout at the election was 40.22%, down from 44.59% in 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156335-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmondshire District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Colburn\nA by-election was held in Colburn on 9 September 1999 after the resignation of independent councillor John Lacey. The seat was won by independent candidate Peter Wood with a majority of 49 votes over Hospital Campaign candidate Peter Fowler.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 89], "content_span": [90, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156335-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmondshire District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, St Michael with St Luke\nA by-election was held in St Michael with St Luke on 22 February 2001 after the death of independent councillor William Corps. The seat was won by independent candidate Kenneth Smith with a majority of 36 votes over Conservative Michael Godwin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 105], "content_span": [106, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156335-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmondshire District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Middleham and Coverdale\nA by-election was held in Middleham and Coverdale on 7 June 2001 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Andrea Robson. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Derek Jarvill with a majority of 373 votes over Liberal Democrat John Weedon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 105], "content_span": [106, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156335-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmondshire District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Catterick with Tunstall\nA by-election was held in Catterick with Tunstall on 30 August 2001 after the resignation of Social Democrat councillor Brian Smith. The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Patrick Brennan with a majority of 41 votes over Conservative Melva Steckles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 105], "content_span": [106, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156335-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Richmondshire District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Leyburn\nA by-election was held in Leyburn on 25 October 2001 after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Thomas Forth. The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Wendy Morton with a majority of 4 votes over Liberal Democrat John Weedon after a recount.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 89], "content_span": [90, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156336-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rink Hockey World Championship\nThe 1999 Rink Hockey World Championship was the 34th edition of the Rink Hockey World Championship, held between 4 and 12 June 1999, in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. It was disputed by 12 teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156336-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rink Hockey World Championship, Format\nThe competition was disputed by 12 countries, divided in two groups of 6 teams each one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156336-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rink Hockey World Championship, Format\nEvery game lasted 40 minutes, divided in 2 parts of 20 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 43], "content_span": [44, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156337-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 24 October 1999 at the Aut\u00f3dromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156337-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix\nThis was the last race without a current or former premier class champion on the grid until the 2020 Aragon Grand Prix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156337-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix\nValentino Rossi won the 250cc race and the title at this event his 2nd title in his young career", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156337-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 88], "content_span": [89, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election\nThe 1999 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community of La Rioja. All 33 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election\nIn a turnout below 69%, the People's Party (PP) under incumbent President Pedro Sanz was re-elected for a second term in office with an increased absolute majority. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) under former president Jos\u00e9 Ignacio P\u00e9rez S\u00e1enz saw a slight increase in support, but the new PP majority meant that the party would remain in opposition. United Left (IU) failed to reach the 5% electoral threshold, resulting in the loss of all its 2 seats, while the Riojan Party (PR) maintained its 2 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Parliament of La Rioja was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of La Rioja, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Riojan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Autonomous Community. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in La Rioja and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 33 members of the Parliament of La Rioja were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied regionally.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in La Rioja. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 57], "content_span": [58, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Parliament of La Rioja expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Parliament concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election, Overview, Election date\nAfter legal amendments earlier in 1999, the President of the Autonomous Community was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of La Rioja and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year has elapsed since a previous dissolution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election, Overview, Election date\nIn the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 54], "content_span": [55, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156338-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Riojan regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of La Rioja.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 44], "content_span": [45, 845]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156339-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Peter Odili won the election, defeating the APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156339-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election, Electoral system\nThe Governor of Rivers State is elected using the plurality voting system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 58], "content_span": [59, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156339-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 2,207,000. Total number of votes cast was 747,296, while number of valid votes was 1,580,807. Rejected votes were 7,521.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156340-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Robert Morris Colonials football team\nThe 1999 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris College, now Robert Morris University, as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonials were led by 6th-year head coach Joe Walton and played their home games at Moon Stadium on the campus of Moon Area High School. The Colonials finished the 1999 season with their fourth consecutive NEC championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156341-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Rochdale Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156342-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rochford District Council election\nElections to Rochford Council, Essex, England, were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156343-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ronde van Nederland\nThese are the results for the 39th edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 24 to August 28, 1999. The race started in Gouda (South Holland) and finished in Landgraaf (Limburg).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156344-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Roscommon County Council election\nAn election to Roscommon County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl\nThe 1999 Rose Bowl was the 85th Rose Bowl game and was played on Friday January 1, 1999, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. It was a college football bowl game at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Wisconsin defeated UCLA by a score of 38\u201331. Ron Dayne of Wisconsin was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game. He tied a modern Rose Bowl record with four touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl\nThis was the first year that the Rose Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series, ending a long-standing agreement between the Big Ten and the \"West Representative\" (PCC/AAWU) and the first year that the game was branded with corporate sponsorship. Unlike the other bowl games, the sponsor was not added to the title of the game, but instead as a presenter, so it became known as The Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Bowl Championship Series\nThe Bowl Coalition was restructured into the Bowl Alliance for the 1995 season, involving five conferences (reduced to four for the 1996 season) and three bowls. The championship game rotated among the three bowls. However, it still didn't include the Pac-10 or Big Ten champs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Bowl Championship Series\nMichigan and Nebraska split the National Championship during the 1997 season after never having met on the field. After a protracted round of negotiations, the Bowl Alliance was reconfigured into the Bowl Championship Series for the 1998 season. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses, which operates the Rose Bowl Game, agreed to release the Big Ten or Pac-10 champions if necessary to facilitate a national championship game. In return, the Rose Bowl was added to the yearly national championship game rotation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Teams, UCLA Bruins\nBeginning in November, the Bruins were ranked number 2 behind Tennessee. It appeared that they would face the Volunteers in the BCS championship. The UCLA Bruins went undefeated through the 1998 football season until their final game. In late September, Miami had been forced to postpone their game with UCLA due to Hurricane Georges. The game was rescheduled for December 5 and for the #2-ranked Bruins, a trip to the National Championship game was at stake. The Hurricanes put up over 600 yards of total offense and the result was a stunning 49\u201345 Miami victory. Instead of advancing to the first Bowl Championship series game (the 1999 Fiesta Bowl) as a contender for the national championship, the Bruins \"settled\" for the Rose Bowl, something that previously had been the ultimate goal of the Pacific-10 conference champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 864]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin Badgers\nWisconsin ended up in a three-way tie for first place in the Big Ten with Michigan and Ohio State. All three teams had 7\u20131 conference records and were conference co-champions. Michigan had defeated Wisconsin 27\u201310 in \"The Big House\". Wisconsin and Ohio State did not meet. At the time, the Big Ten awarded the Rose Bowl invitation to the tied team which had gone the longest period of time without an invitation: Michigan had been in the 1998 Rose Bowl, Ohio State had been in the 1997 Rose Bowl, while Wisconsin had last been in the 1994 Rose Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 590]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin Badgers\nThe circumstances of this selection and the fact that UCLA had so recently fallen from the lofty #2 in the nation status led many to deride and seriously underestimate the Badgers; most notably, ESPN analyst Craig James with his infamous declaration that Wisconsin was \"the worst team to ever play in the Rose Bowl\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nThe weather was sunny and 74 degrees and the crowd of 93,872 at the Rose Bowl was described by one reporter as a \"sea of red [\u2026] with a few small breaks of Bruin blue.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nIn the first half, both teams scored three touchdowns, with UCLA answering each of the first two Wisconsin scores and then taking its only lead of the game (21\u201314) in the second quarter. After re-tying the game, Wisconsin would add a field goal to account for the halftime score of 24\u201321.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nAll six touchdowns had come on lengthy drives, with UCLA's best starting position being its own 35-yard line and Wisconsin's its own 25. The Badgers' scoring plays were emblematic of their style of play: Relying heavily on the run (running the ball 48 times in the game as opposed to just 17 passing attempts), they scored three times on rushes by Ron Dayne, including a 54-yard run for the first touchdown of the game. UCLA on the other hand, scored its three first-half touchdowns on passing plays, including one thrown by wide receiver Freddie Mitchell on a trick play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nOn the opening drive of the second half, Wisconsin continued the scoring trend, going ahead 31\u201321 on Ron Dayne's fourth touchdown run of the game. This would, however, turn out to be the last offensive score by the Badgers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nUCLA would then sustain two long drives of its own. However, the Bruins lost the ball on a fumble on the Wisconsin 6-yard line before scoring a touchdown on their next drive on a 10-yard run by Jermaine Lewis to cut the Wisconsin lead to 31\u201328.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nThe eventual \"clinching\" play occurred on UCLA's next drive, at the start of the fourth quarter, when Cade McNown threw an interception to Jamar Fletcher, which was returned 47 yards for a Wisconsin touchdown to extend the Badgers' lead to 38\u201328.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nOn its next possession, UCLA came up short on a fake punt, but subsequently regained possession after a Wisconsin fumble on a bad snap. Starting from the Wisconsin 33, the Bruins went deep on their first play, which resulted in Jamar Fletcher being called for pass interference on Danny Farmer in the endzone. However, UCLA had to settle for a field goal to make the score 38\u201331 Wisconsin with 6:05 left in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Game summary\nOn their last possession, the Bruins allowed a \"sack of McNown on fourth-and-3 at the Wisconsin 47-yard line with 59 seconds remaining.\" This sealed the victory for the Badgers, who won despite being outgained 538\u2013497 in terms of offensive yards and not scoring an offensive touchdown for the last 26 1/2 minutes of the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 28], "content_span": [29, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Aftermath, Rose Bowl records\nEight Rose Bowl records were set or tied in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Aftermath, Rose Bowl records\nWith his four touchdowns, Ron Dayne tied three modern Rose Bowl touchdown records: most touchdowns, most rushing touchdowns and most career rushing touchdowns. With 24 points, he also tied most points in game and career. These records are shared along with Eric Ball from the 1986 Rose Bowl and Sam Cunningham from the 1973 Rose Bowl. Vince Young would also join this group following the 2006 Rose Bowl, and the records still stand as of the 2015 Rose Bowl. Dayne was named the Rose Bowl MVP for 1999 and would repeat this feat in the 2000 Rose Bowl, becoming one of only three (now, four) players to ever repeat as a Rose Bowl MVP (and the only player from the Big Ten Conference).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 727]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Aftermath, Rose Bowl records\nFor the teams, the following records were broken, but no longer stand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 44], "content_span": [45, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156345-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose Bowl, Aftermath, Wisconsin travel budget audit\nThe University paid for a traveling party of 832 people. This included the football team, marching band, university officials, their spouses, cheerleaders, and three Bucky mascots. A large number stayed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. In a review by the Wisconsin State Joint Legislative Audit Committee in 1999, the committee found that the University of Wisconsin spent $2,093,500 on the trip, versus a post season revenue share of $1,806,800. Subsequent reviews found a number of areas where expenses could have been reduced substantially.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 56], "content_span": [57, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156346-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose City Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Rose City Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Portland International Raceway, Oregon, on August 1, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156346-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rose City Grand Prix, Race results\n\u2020 - #18 Manthey Racing was found to be in violation of PSCR regulations in post-race inspection, the car being below the minimum legal ride height. Manthey Racing and their drivers were penalized by not winning championship points in this round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156347-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rossendale Borough Council election\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Trappedinburnley (talk | contribs) at 17:53, 5 January 2020 (main article, British English, dmy dates). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156347-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rossendale Borough Council election\nElections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156348-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rother District Council election\nThe 1999 Rother District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156348-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rother District Council election, Background\nBefore the election both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had 16 councillors, while there were 8 independents and 5 from the Labour party. Among the councillors who stood down at the election were the independent councillors, Clifford Jordan and George Shackleton, from Rye and Liberal Democrat Jill Theis of Crowhurst and Catsfield ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156348-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rother District Council election, Background\nThe Conservatives won all 3 seats in Bexhill Collington ward without opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156348-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rother District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Bexhill St Mark's\nA by-election was held in Bexhill St Marks on 7 June 2001 after the death of Conservative councillor and leader of Rother council Ivor Brampton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 92], "content_span": [93, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156348-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rother District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Fairlight\nA by-election was held in Fairlight on 1 November 2001 after the Conservative councillor S. Ashworth resigned her seat. It was held for the Conservatives by Roger Bird with a majority of 213 votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 84], "content_span": [85, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156349-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rotterdam riots\nThe 1999 Rotterdam riots refers to serious riots and clashes between Dutch security forces and football hooligans in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 26 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156349-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rotterdam riots, Riots\nFeyenoord football club won the Dutch title (1998-99 Eredivisie) on 25 April having beaten NAC Breda in a game. In celebration a large street party ceremony of up to 250,000 people took place in Coolsingel in Rotterdam city centre. Trouble from about 100 to 150 youngsters and hooligans soon broke out who clashed with police on Stadsplein. Shortly after, shops and property were smashed in wide-scale looting in Lijnbaan, with windows of 93 stores smashed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156349-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rotterdam riots, Riots\nRiot police used water cannons to disperse the crowd. Officers were also forced to open fire, shooting four hooligans. Altogether 16 people were injured, whilst 80 were arrested. It is thought hooligans fired back at police.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156349-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rotterdam riots, Riots\nThese were some of the worst instances of hooligan violence in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156349-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rotterdam riots, Aftermath\nThe violence caused 10 million guilders in damages. Furthermore, four people were hospitalised, including a Feyenoord supporter who was shot in the stomach. It was later reported that most of the hooligans were simply opportunistic, with only loose connections to the football club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 31], "content_span": [32, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156349-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Rotterdam riots, Aftermath\nThe riots were yet another troubled event in the lead up of the Netherlands co-hosting UEFA Euro 2000, coming two years after the infamous Battle of Beverwijk, as well as widescale riots and fighting in Rotterdam during the 1998 Dutch cup final between supporters of AFC Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord. Furthermore, a friendly match between the Netherlands and Morocco in Arnhem on 21 April 1999, days before the riots in Rotterdam, involved a group of Moroccan fans invading the pitch and others causing trouble in the city of Rotterdam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 31], "content_span": [32, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156349-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Rotterdam riots, Aftermath\nBild Zeitung, a German tabloid newspaper, made an article at the time asking \"Is Holland safe enough for Euro 2000?\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 31], "content_span": [32, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156350-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Royal Bank Cup\nThe 1999 Royal Bank Cup is the 29th Junior \"A\" 1999 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156350-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Royal Bank Cup\nThe Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and a host city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156350-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Royal Bank Cup\nThe tournament was hosted by the Yorkton Terriers and Yorkton, Saskatchewan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156350-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Royal Bank Cup, The playoffs, Round robin\nNote: x- denotes teams who have advanced to the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156351-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby Borough Council election\nElections to Rugby Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council seats were up for election. The council stayed under no overall control. The number of councillors for each party after the election were Labour 22, Conservative 11, Liberal Democrat 7, Residents 4 and Independent 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156352-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations\nThe 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations series was contested by Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand in 1999. It was the first multi-national rugby league tournament to feature the sport's three world powers since the 1989\u201392 World Cup (the 1995 World Cup featured England and Wales separately). Co -hosts Australia and New Zealand played in the final, which was narrowly won by the Kangaroos. Great Britain didn't win a game of the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156352-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations\nAfter the Lions narrowly defeated the Queensland Cup premiers, Burleigh Bears, a poor crowd attended their match against Australia at Suncorp Stadium. Fearing a similar attendance for the series final, the tournament organisers relocated the match to Ericsson Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156352-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations\nWith the Rugby League World Cup to be staged the following year, and tours of Great Britain by Australia in 2001 and 2003 and New Zealand in 2002, the Tri-nations was not held again until 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156352-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Venues\nThe games were played at the following venues in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament final was played in Auckland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156352-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Non-series Test\nDuring the series, New Zealand also played a Test against Tonga. This was the last test match to be held at Auckland's Carlaw Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156352-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations, Results, Non-series Match\nAs a curtain raiser to the final, New Zealand M\u0101ori played Great Britain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup\nThe 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial international rugby union championship. It was principally hosted by Wales, and was won by Australia. This was the first Rugby World Cup to be held in the sport's professional era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup\nAlthough the majority of matches were played outside Wales (shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland) the opening ceremony, the first match and the final were held in Cardiff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup\nFour automatic qualification places were available for the 1999 tournament; Wales qualified automatically as hosts, and the other three places went to the top three teams from the previous World Cup in 1995: champions South Africa, runners-up New Zealand and third-placed France. Qualification for the final 16 places took place between 63 other nations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup\nThe tournament was expanded to 20 teams (from 16), divided into five pools of four teams, a scenario that necessitated a quarter-final play-off round involving the five runners-up and best third-placed team to decide who would join the pool winners in the last eight. The 1999 tournament saw the introduction of a repechage, effectively a second chance for teams that had finished runners-up in each qualifying zone. Uruguay and Tonga were the first nations to profit from the repechage, and took their places alongside fellow qualifiers Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Argentina, Fiji, Samoa, Romania, Canada, Namibia, Japan, Spain and the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 690]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup\nThe tournament began with the opening ceremony in the newly built Millennium Stadium, with Wales beating Argentina 23\u201318, and Colin Charvis scoring the first try of the tournament. Australia won the tournament, becoming the first nation to do so twice and also to date the only team ever to win after having to qualify for the tournament, with a 35\u201312 triumph over France, who were unable to repeat their semi-final victory over pre-tournament favourites New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Qualifying\nThe following 20 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Of the 20 teams, only four of those places were automatically allocated and did not have to play any qualification matches. These went to the champions, runners-up and the third-placed nations at the 1995 and the tournament host, Wales. A record 65 nations from five continents were therefore involved in the qualification process designed to fill the remaining 16 spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Venues\nWales won the right to host the World Cup in 1999. The centrepiece venue for the tournament was the Millennium Stadium, built on the site of the old National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park at a cost of \u00a3126\u00a0million from Lottery money and private investment. Other venues in Wales were the Racecourse Ground and Stradey Park. An agreement was reached so that the other unions in the Five Nations Championship (England, France, Ireland and Scotland) also hosted matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Venues\nVenues in England included Twickenham and Welford Road, rugby union venues, as well as Ashton Gate in Bristol and the McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield, which normally host football. Scottish venues included Murrayfield Stadium, the home of the Scottish Rugby Union; Hampden Park, the home of the Scottish Football Association; and the smallest venue in the 1999 tournament, Netherdale, in Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Venues in Ireland included Lansdowne Road, the traditional home of the Irish Rugby Football Union; Ravenhill; and Thomond Park. France used five venues, the most of any nation, including the French national stadium, Stade de France, which hosted the final of both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 28], "content_span": [29, 772]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pools and format\nWith the expansion of the Rugby World Cup from 16 to 20 teams an unusual and complex format was used with the teams split into five pools of four teams with each team playing each other in their pool once.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pools and format\nThe points system that was used in the pool stage was unchanged from both 1991 and 1995:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pools and format\nThe five pool winners qualified automatically to the quarter-finals. The five pool runners-up and the best third-placed side qualified for the quarter-final play-offs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pools and format\nThe five pool runners-up and the best third-placed team from the pool stage (which was Argentina) contested the quarter-final play-offs in three one-off matches that decided the remaining three places in the quarter-finals, with the losers being eliminated. The unusual format meant that two pool winners in the quarter-finals would have to play each other. From the quarter-final stage it became a simple knockout tournament. The semi-final losers played off for third place. The draw and format for the knock-out stage was set as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pools and format\nA total of 41 matches (30 pool stage and 11 knock-out) were played throughout the tournament over 35 days from 1 October 1999 to 6 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pool stage\nThe tournament began on 1 October 1999 in the newly built Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, with Wales beating Argentina in a hard-fought game 23\u201318 to get their campaign off to a positive start. The Pool stage of the tournament played out as was widely expected with the Tri Nations teams of New Zealand (who inflected a massive 101\u20133 win against Italy at the McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield), South Africa and Australia all winning their pools easily without losing a single game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pool stage\nFor the then Five Nations Championship teams who all played their pool matches in their own countries it was a case of mixed fortunes with France winning their pool without losing a game. Host Wales also won their pool, though they suffered 31\u201338 defeat at the hands of Samoa in front of a home crowd at the Millennium Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0013-0002", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pool stage\nHowever, as expected England, Ireland and Scotland all finished second in their pools and were forced to try to qualify for the quarter-finals via the play-offs alongside fellow runners-up Samoa and Fiji, and Argentina as the best third placed side from all five pools, having been the only third-placed side to win two matches (against Samoa and Japan).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0013-0003", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Pool stage\nIndeed, Argentina had finished level with Wales and Samoa on 7 points each in the group stages, and could only be separated by \"total points scored\": playing and winning their final match against Japan, they had the chance to overtake either of Samoa or Wales, but were 14 points short of overtaking Samoa's total score and a further 18 points short of Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Play-off stage\nThe quarter-final play-offs were three one-off knock-out matches between the runners-up of each pool and the best third-placed side from all five pools to decide the remaining three places in the quarter-finals. The matches were played in mid-week between the completion of the pool stage and the start of the quarter-finals. The matches produced fairly easy wins for England, beating Fiji 45\u201324, and also for Scotland, beating Samoa 35\u201320. However, the final match produced the shock of the round where Argentina upset Ireland 28\u201324 in Lens.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 36], "content_span": [37, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Knockout stage\nThe winners from the quarter-final play-offs, who had played in mid-week, joined the pool winners, who had enjoyed a week long rest, in the quarter-finals. England, hosts Wales and Scotland were all knocked out, and France, who beat Argentina, were the only team left from the Northern Hemisphere.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 36], "content_span": [37, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Knockout stage\nThe semi-finals, which were both played at Twickenham, produced two of the most dramatic matches of the tournament, with Australia beating South Africa 27\u201321 in extra-time after normal time ended with the scores locked at 18-18. The second semi-final between favourites New Zealand and underdogs France was an all-time classic, as France overturned a 24\u201310 half-time deficit to win 43\u201331 and reach their second World Cup final. France and Australia met at the Millennium Stadium on 6 November 1999, with Australia winning 35\u201312 to become the first team to win the Webb Ellis Cup twice. The cup was presented by Queen Elizabeth II to Australian captain John Eales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 36], "content_span": [37, 700]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Statistics\nThe tournament's top point scorer was Argentina's Gonzalo Quesada, who scored 102 points. Jonah Lomu scored the most tries, eight in total, a rugby world cup record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 32], "content_span": [33, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156353-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup, Broadcasting\nBritish television rights holders ITV acted as the host broadcaster for the tournament, with coverage shown in 209 countries, to an audience of 3.1\u00a0billion viewers. In Australia, the event was broadcast by Seven Network.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156354-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup Final\nThe 1999 Rugby World Cup Final was the final match in the 1999 Rugby World Cup. It was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 6 November 1999, between Australia and France with 72,500 in attendance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156354-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup Final\nAustralia won the game by 35 points to 12, and with it, their second World Cup, having also won the 1991 tournament in England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156354-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup Final, Match summary, First half\nIn front of a capacity crowd of 72,500 at the recently completed Millennium Stadium, Australia met France in the fourth Rugby World Cup Final. For both teams it was their second Final. Australia were resilient in defence throughout the tournament while France promised an attacking back line full of talent. In damp and cold conditions France took an early lead with a Christophe Lamaison penalty after just two minutes. Penalty kicking would be the story of the day and Matt Burke equalled the scores after four minutes with a successful kick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 598]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156354-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup Final, Match summary, First half\nThe Australian forwards dominated in the loose and their tactic of continually kicking for territory and position proved effective. Lamaison offered some respite by slotting a 12th-minute penalty to give France a 6\u20133 lead. Injury and the subsequent substitution of Olivier Magne disrupted the France back row line-up after 20 minutes. Matt Burke, however, showed imperious accuracy as time and again French exuberance in the loose was penalised. By half-time the Australians led 12\u20136 with all points from the two talented goal kickers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 53], "content_span": [54, 589]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156354-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup Final, Match summary, Second half\nAs with the first half Burke and Lamaison traded penalty goals. After an hour the contest was still in the balance with the score at 18\u201312 to Australia. France continued to look lacklustre as the Wallabies began to mount a series of attacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156354-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup Final, Match summary, Second half\nA Burke penalty after 64 minutes put Australia more than one score in front, and theoretically clear. With only 15 minutes remaining Ben Tune crashed over for the first try of the contest with Burke again adding the conversion points. The last action of the final was a rolling forward surge and try for Australian second-half substitute Owen Finegan. Inevitably Matt Burke slotted the conversion. Referee Andr\u00e9 Watson called time on the contest with Australia emphatic winners 35\u201312.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156354-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup Final, Match summary, Second half\nAgain the final was hardly a classic match, though the modern approach of effective defensive lines and an outstanding goal kicking display proved to be rewarded. Australia were rewarded for their efforts with a second World Cup win and captain John Eales accepted the Webb Ellis Cup from Queen Elizabeth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156355-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying\nThe 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying was held in several continental zones. Four countries qualified automatically\u2014Wales as tournament hosts, South Africa as reigning champions, New Zealand as runners-up in the previous tournament, and France as winners of the third-place playoff in the previous tournament. Repechage was first introduced for the 1999 competition qualifying.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156355-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying, Automatic qualifiers\nOnly the tournament hosts, as well as the two finalists and the third-place winner from the previous Rugby World Cup, were automatically qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads\nThis article lists the official squads for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool A, Scotland\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 45], "content_span": [46, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool A, South Africa\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 49], "content_span": [50, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool A, Spain\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool A, Uruguay\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool B, England\nLeon Lloyd and Martyn Wood were called up on 23 September as injury replacements for Kyran Bracken and David Rees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool B, England\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool B, Italy\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool C, France\n1 Fabien Galthi\u00e9 was called up to the squad to replace Pierre Mignoni after suffering an injury mid-tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool C, France\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool C, Canada\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool D, Wales\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool D, Argentina\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool D, Samoa\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool D, Japan\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 42], "content_span": [43, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool E, Ireland\nGordon D'Arcy replaced the injured Girvan Dempsey on 11 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool E, Ireland\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool E, United States\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 50], "content_span": [51, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool E, Australia\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156356-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup squads, Pool E, Romania\nNote: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156357-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup statistics\nThis article documents statistics from the 1999 Rugby World Cup, principally hosted in Wales from 1 October to 6 November.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156357-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup statistics, Team statistics\nThe following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 48], "content_span": [49, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156357-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup statistics, Hat-tricks\nUnless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156358-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Africa qualification\nThe Confederation of African Rugby was allotted one place in the 1999 Rugby World Cup by direct qualification (Africa 1) and one place in the repechage tournament. This was in addition to the automatic qualifying place granted to South Africa as champions of the 1995 tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156358-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Africa qualification\nNine teams participated in the qualification tournament for Africa which was held in four stages. The first two stages (Rounds 1 and 2) were played in 1997  and the last two stages (Rounds 3 and 4) were played in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156358-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Africa qualification\nThe three lowest ranked sides played a single round robin tournament (drawn for home or away), with top placed team progressing to the next round and the other two teams dropping out. Rounds two and three were played in a similar fashion \u2013 the three lowest ranked remaining sides (i.e. the winner of the previous round and the next two lowest ranked teams) played a single round robin tournament (drawn for home or away).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156358-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Africa qualification\nThe final stage changed the pattern in that the top two teams from round three progressed to round four, and all matches were played in Rabat, Morocco. A four team single round robin was played and Namibia secured the (Africa 1) qualification for RWC 1999 as the top placed side, with Morocco in second place progressing to the repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156359-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Americas qualification\nFor the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, the Americas were allocated three places in the final tournament and one place in the repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156359-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Americas qualification\nEleven teams played in the American qualifiers that were held over four stages from 1996 to 1998. Argentina, Canada and United States were the top three sides and secured their places as Americas 1, Americas 2 and Americas 3, respectively, for RWC 99. Uruguay qualified for the repechage tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156359-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Americas qualification, Round 4\nAll round 4 matches were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156359-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Americas qualification, Round 4\nArgentina, Canada, and United States qualified for RWC 1999, Uruguay qualified for repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156360-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Asia qualification\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by 181.54.182.245 (talk) at 03:20, 15 March 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156360-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Asia qualification\nThe Asian Rugby Football Union was allotted one place in the 1999 Rugby World Cup by direct qualification (Asia 1) and one place in the repechage tournament. Eight teams participated in the qualification tournament for Asia which was held in three stages. The first two stages (Rounds 1 and 2) were played in 1997  and the last stage (Round 3) was played in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156360-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Asia qualification\nThe three lowest ranked sides played a single round robin tournament (drawn for home or away), with top placed team progressing to the next round and the other two teams dropping out. Rounds two was played in a similar fashion \u2013 the three lowest ranked remaining sides (i.e. the winner of the previous round and the next two lowest ranked teams) played a single round robin tournament (drawn for home or away).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156360-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Asia qualification\nThe final stage changed the pattern in that the top two teams from round three progressed to round four, and all matches were played in Singapore. A four team single round robin was played and Japan secured their (Asia 1) qualification for RWC 1999 as the top placed side, with korea in second place progressing to the repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156360-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Asia qualification, Round 3\nJapan qualified for RWC 1999, South Korea qualified for repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156361-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 European qualification\nIn the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying, European teams played for six places in the final tournament. Three more places were available in the repechage. France and Wales were automatic qualifiers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156361-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 European qualification, Round C, Pool 1\nIreland and Romania qualify for RWC 1999, Georgia goes forward to Repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 62], "content_span": [63, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156361-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 European qualification, Round C, Pool 2\nEngland and Italy qualify for RWC 1999, Netherlands goes forward to Repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 62], "content_span": [63, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156361-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 European qualification, Round C, Pool 3\nScotland and Spain qualify for RWC 1999, Portugal goes forward to Repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 62], "content_span": [63, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156362-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Oceania qualification\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by 181.54.182.245 (talk) at 03:27, 15 March 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156362-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Oceania qualification\nFor the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, the Oceanian Federation was allocated three places in the final tournament and one place in the repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156362-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Oceania qualification\nSeven teams played in the Oceania qualifiers that were held over three stages from 1996 to 1998. Australia, Fiji and Western Samoa were the top three sides and secured their places as Oceania 1, Oceania 2 and Oceania  3, respectively, for RWC 99. Tonga qualified for the repechage tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156362-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 Oceania qualification, Round 3\nAustralia, Fiji, and Western Samoa qualified for RWC 1999, Tonga qualified for the repechage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156363-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 repechage qualification\nIn the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, there were two repechage positions available to qualify for the final tournament. Seven teams qualified for the repechage, three representing Europe and one each from Africa, Asia, Americas, and Oceania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156363-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Rugby World Cup \u2013 repechage qualification\nThe teams were split into two groups and played a knockout format in each group with the African team given a bye into the second round. The two group winners were Uruguay and Tonga who secured the final two berths at RWC 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156364-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Runnymede Borough Council election\nElections to Runnymede Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156365-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rushmoor Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Rushmoor Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156366-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: \u0427\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0442 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044e \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0430\u0445 1999) took place in Moscow from January 4 through 7th, 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were one of the criteria used to pick the Russian teams to the 1999 World Championships and the 1999 European Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156367-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian First Division\nThe Russian First Division 1999 was the eighth edition of the Russian First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156368-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships\nThe 1999 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: \u0427\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0442 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u043b\u0451\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0435 \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 1999) was the 8th edition of the National Championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 18\u201319 February at the Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA in Moscow. A total of 26 events (13 for men and 13 for women) were contested over the two-day competition. It was used for selection of the Russian team for the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156368-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships\nThe Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships was held separately on 12\u201314 February in Chelyabinsk at the Ural State University of Physical Culture arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156368-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, International team selection\nFollowing the results of the championships, taking into account the qualifying standards, the Russian team for the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships included:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 73], "content_span": [74, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156368-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, International team selection, Women\n\u2020 Had exemption for selection and allowed not to compete at the national championships \u2021 Later withdrew from the international competition", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 80], "content_span": [81, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156369-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Second Division\nThe Russian Second Division 1999 was the eighth edition of the Russian Second Division. There were 6 zones with 108 teams starting the competition (1 was excluded before the end of the season).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156369-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Second Division, Promotion play-offs\nNosta won 4\u20133 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2000 Russian First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156369-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Second Division, Promotion play-offs\nSpartak-Chukotka won 5\u20132 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2000 Russian First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156369-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Second Division, Promotion play-offs\nLada Togliatti won 3\u20132 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2000 Russian First Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 49], "content_span": [50, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division\nIn this year, Spartak Moscow won their fourth consecutive Russian title, and seventh overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Awards\nOn December 2 Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 33], "content_span": [34, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nGoalkeepers: Aleksandr Filimonov (28), Andrei Smetanin (5). Defenders: Dmitri Khlestov (27 / 1), Yuri Kovtun (26 / 2), Eduard Mor (23), Dmytro Parfenov  (17), Vadim Evseev (11 / 1), Yevgeni Bushmanov (9), Dmitri Ananko (7). Midfielders: Andrey Tikhonov (29 / 19), Yegor Titov (29 / 11), Valery Kechinov (26 / 4), Viktor Bulatov (29 / 4), Vasili Baranov  (24 / 4), Artyom Bezrodny (19 / 5), Ilya Tsymbalar (11 / 2), Aleksei Zlydnev (2), Aleksei Melyoshin (2), Peniche  (2). Forwards: Aleksandr Shirko (27 / 9), Luis Robson  (20 / 7), Sergei Yuran (18 / 3), Maksim Buznikin (6 / 1), Anatoli Kanishchev (1). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nOne own goal each scored by Aleksandr Berketov (FC Rotor Volgograd) and Igor Cherevchenko  (FC Lokomotiv Moscow).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nTransferred out during the season: Sergei Yuran (to  SK Sturm Graz), Ilya Tsymbalar (to FC Lokomotiv Moscow), Maksim Buznikin (to FC Saturn Ramenskoye).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nGoalkeepers: Ruslan Nigmatullin (29), Aleksey Polyakov  (1). Defenders: Igor Chugainov (29 / 4), Andrei Lavrik  (26), Oleg Pashinin  (25 / 1), Yuri Drozdov (21), Igor Cherevchenko  (20 / 2), Sargis Hovhannisyan  (16 / 2), Aleksei Arifullin (16), Andrei Solomatin (13), Sergei Gurenko  (6 / 2), Semyon Semenenko (6). Midfielders: Alexey Smertin (29 / 6), Dmitri Loskov (28 / 14), Yevgeni Kharlachyov (27 / 9), Albert Sarkisyan  (26 / 4), Vladimir Maminov  (22 / 3), Sergei Neretin (3), Aleksandr Borodyuk (1). Forwards: Dmitri Bulykin (26 / 8), Zaza Janashia  (20 / 6), Ruslan Pimenov (4 / 1), Mikalay Ryndzyuk  (4).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nTransferred out during the season: Sergei Gurenko  (to  A.S. Roma), Mikalay Ryndzyuk  (to  FC BATE Borisov), Aleksandr Borodyuk (to FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nGoalkeepers: Dmitri Goncharov (18), Andrei Novosadov (12). Defenders: Maksim Bokov (28 / 1), Valeri Minko (28 / 1), Oleg Kornaukhov (26), Yevgeni Varlamov (21 / 5), Igor Aksyonov (16), Denis Pervushin (4), Ante Pe\u0161i\u0107  (4), Denis Yevsikov (3). Midfielders: Dmitri Khomukha  (30 / 8), Sergei Semak (29 / 12), Sergei Filippenkov (29 / 6), Andrei Tsaplin (25), Aleksei Savelyev (24 / 2), Oleg Shishkin  (15 / 3), Marek Holl\u00fd  (14 / 1), Aleksandr Borodkin (13), Viktor Navochenko (13), Aleksandr Grishin (12), Magomed Adiev (4), Maksim Nizovtsev  (2), Artyom Kovalenko (1), Andrei Krasnopjorov  (1), Aleksandr Lebedev (1). Forwards: Vladimir Kulik (30 / 14), Goran Gutalj  (2 / 1), Sergei Rodin (2), Aleksandr Suchkov (2).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 757]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nOne own goal each scored by Konstantin Golovskoy (FC Dynamo Moscow) and Dmitriy Lyapkin  (FC Saturn Ramenskoye).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156370-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian Top Division, Medal squads\nTransferred out during the season: Aleksandr Borodkin (to FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow), Magomed Adiev (to FC Sokol Saratov), Ante Pe\u0161i\u0107  (to  NK Vukovar '91), Maksim Nizovtsev  (to FC Baltika Kaliningrad), Goran Gutalj  (to  HIT Gorica), Andrei Krasnopjorov  (to  FC Lantana Tallinn).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 39], "content_span": [40, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya\nThe 1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya was Russian Air Force's military operation against the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria that was a prelude to the main part of the Second Chechen War. In late August and September of 1999, Russia mounted a massive air campaign over Chechnya, with the stated aim of wiping out militants who invaded Dagestan the previous month.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya\nRussian Air Force commander Anatoly Kornukov suggested there were similarities between the attacks on Chechnya and the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya, Campaign\nOn August 26, 1999 Russia acknowledged bombing raids in Chechnya. Russian aircraft attacked several targets in Serzhen-Yurt, Benoy and along the Vedeno gorge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya, Campaign\nTo help rally political support for the operation, the FSB released a videotape of Chechen militants committing atrocities against Russian soldiers. \"We should hit, hit and once again hit them until Mr. Maskhadov says that there's nobody left except civilians. Then we should get in and see that for ourselves,\" said  a member of the Duma's defense committee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya, Campaign\nOn September 23, 1999, the first in a series of missile attacks on the Chechen capital Grozny was launched. The first target was the Sheikh Mansur (Severny) Grozny Airport, situated 2 kilometres from the city centre. In the north-east, burning fuel depots and the Grozny oil refinery and enveloping the capital in a cloud of smoke. During the next two days of Russian air attacks on the city at least 31 people were killed and more than 60 injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 491]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya, Campaign\nOn September 27, 1999, at least 42 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the bombing raids on Grozny.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya, Effects\nUntil September 25, 1999 Russian warplanes had carried out at least 1,700 sorties since the bombing runs began. Russian command  claimed that a total of 150 military bases have been destroyed, along with 30 bridges, 80 vehicles and six radio transmitters, while 250 kilometers of mountain roads were mined. In early October the Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov said some 60-70 percent of the bridges in Chechnya have been destroyed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya, Effects\nThe air strikes quickly crippled Chechnya's stationary and mobile telephone system and hit the Chechen television station. The electricity supply was also cut; in addition to its other consequences, the loss of electricity further crippled the Chechen administration's ability to compete in the information war.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156371-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian bombing of Chechnya, Effects\nThe attacks were reported to have killed hundreds of civilians and forced at least 100,000 Chechens to flee their homes. The neighbouring region of Ingushetia was reported to have appealed for United Nations aid to deal with tens of thousands of refugees. On October 2, 1999 Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations admitted that 78,000 people have fled the air strikes in Chechnya; most of them were heading for Ingushetia, where they are arriving at a rate of 5,000 to 6,000 a day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 41], "content_span": [42, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156372-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian legislative election\nLegislative election were held in Russia on 19 December 1999 to elect the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Like in the previous elections in 1995, the electoral system resulted in many parties competing for the proportional seats and a significant number of independent deputies elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156372-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian legislative election, Electoral system\nAccording to the 1993 electoral law, 225 members of the house were allocated proportionally, using statewide party lists, while other 225 members were elected in single-member constituencies, using first past the post system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156372-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian legislative election, Electoral system\nTo secure a place on the ballot, parties had to have registered with the Russian Ministry of Justice one year before the election (instead of six months in previous elections). As an alternative to gathering 200,000 signatures, they had the option of paying a deposit of just over two million roubles, returnable if the party won at least 3.0 percent of the list vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156372-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Russian legislative election, Electoral system\nIn order to increase proportionality, the law provided that if parties reaching the five per cent threshold got in total 50 per cent or less of the vote, parties with at least 3.0 per cent of the vote would also win seats by declining numbers of votes up to the point at which the total share of vote exceeded 50 per cent. However, if after this procedure the parties winning seats still had less than 50 per cent of the vote, the election was to be deemed invalid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156372-0002-0002", "contents": "1999 Russian legislative election, Electoral system\nIn the single-member district ballots, if votes cast against all exceeded the votes of each candidate, a repeat election had to be held within four months. As a result, repeat elections had to be held in eight districts. Finally, as an alternative to gathering signatures in support of their nomination, single-member district candidates were also given the option of paying a deposit of 83,490 roubles, returnable if she won at least 5.0 percent of the district vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156372-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Russian legislative election, Campaign\nThe early election campaign saw the initial surge in popularity of Fatherland-All Russia bloc, led by the Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov and the former Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, which tried to capitalize upon the perceived incapacity of President Boris Yeltsin and the weakness of his administration. The tide had turned on 9 August 1999 when Yeltsin designated Vladimir Putin as Prime Minister and his eventual successor. On 24 November, Putin announced that \"as a citizen\" he will support the recently formed pro-government bloc Interregional Movement \"Unity\", headed by General Sergei Shoigu, a member of all Russian governments since 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 43], "content_span": [44, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156373-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team\nThe 1999 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Shea and played their home games at Rutgers Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 1\u201310, 1\u20136 in Big East play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 381]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup\nThe 33rd Ryder Cup Matches, also known as the \"Battle of Brookline\", were a golf competition held September 24\u201326, 1999, in the United States at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup\nThe American team won the competition by a margin of 141\u20442 to 131\u20442, The Europeans, leading 10\u20136 heading into the final round, needed only 4 points on the final day to retain the cup. The Americans rallied on the Sunday, winning the first 6 matches of the day to surge into the lead. Further wins by Steve Pate and Jim Furyk took them into a 14\u201312 lead. The Americans recaptured the Ryder Cup when Justin Leonard halved his match with Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal. With the match all-square Leonard holed a 45-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole. After controversial premature celebrations on the green, Olazabal then missed his 22-foot birdie putt to leave Leonard one up with just one hole to play, assuring him of a half point and guaranteeing an American victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 771]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup\nThe behavior of both U.S. spectators and the U.S. team was criticized by both American and European media. U.S. spectators raucously heckled and abused European players. Allegations were also made regarding cheating on the part of course marshals. Notoriously, the U.S. team raucously invaded the 17th green after Leonard had holed his long putt but before Olaz\u00e1bal had attempted his shorter putt. The incident was viewed by many in both the US and Europe as appalling sportsmanship. Veteran broadcaster Alistair Cooke described the last day of the tournament as \"a date that will live in infamy\" in a Letter from America entitled \"The arrival of the golf hooligan\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup\nAt the time, the American win was the largest final day come-from-behind victory in Ryder Cup history, Europe achieved the same feat in 2012. It is still widely regarded as one of the most impressive come-from-behind victories in recent sports history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup\nThis was one of the last public appearances of Payne Stewart, who died in a plane crash less than a month later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Pre-match comments\nIn the lead-up to the Ryder Cup, Payne Stewart said of the European team, \"On paper, they should be caddying for us.\" Jeff Maggert echoed the sentiment in a press conference prior to the matches, saying, \"Let's face it, we've got the 12 best players in the world.\" Colin Montgomerie declined to react, saying, \"You want someone to bite. Well, I'm not going to.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, The course\nThe Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest country clubs in the United States. It was one of the five charter clubs which founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the U.S. Open in 1913, won by then-unknown Francis Ouimet. The club is one of the largest of its kind in the northeastern U.S., with about 1300 members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 26], "content_span": [27, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Television\nThe 33rd Ryder Cup Matches were covered live in the United States for all five sessions. USA Network covered the Friday action, with Bill Macatee and Peter Kostis in the 18th tower. The weekend was covered live by  NBC Sports, with Dick Enberg and Johnny Miller in the 18th tower, Dan Hicks calling holes, and on-course reporters Gary Koch, Mark Rolfing, Roger Maltbie, and John Schroeder. Jim Gray conducted interviews, and on the final day was also used as a fifth on-course reporter. On the weekend, former European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher was brought in as a guest analyst to provide a European perspective.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 26], "content_span": [27, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Television\nIn the UK, BBC and Sky Sports both had a presence, with Peter Alliss and Ewen Murray being the lead broadcaster for each with contributions from Butch Harmon, Bernard Gallacher, Peter Oosterhuis and Tony Jacklin", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 26], "content_span": [27, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Format\nThe Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format used from 1991 to 2002 was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 22], "content_span": [23, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Format\nWith a total of 28 points, 141\u20442 points were required to win the Cup, and 14 points were required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 22], "content_span": [23, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Teams, Team Europe\nThe 1999 European Team Points Table began in September 1998, and concluded on August 22, 1999, after the BMW International Open. The top 10 players in the Points Table qualified automatically for the team. Captain Mark James then left out the number 11 player Robert Karlsson and the experienced (but out-of-form) Bernhard Langer by instead selecting Andrew Coltart and Jesper Parnevik as the two 'wild card' players to round out the team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Teams, Team Europe\nCaptains picks are shown in yellow; the world rankings and records are at the start of the 1999 Ryder Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Teams, Team Europe\nAs vice-captains, European captain Mark James selected Ken Brown and Sam Torrance, to assist him during the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Teams, Team USA\nThe 1999 U.S. Ryder Cup Team was chosen on the basis of points compiled by the PGA of America, early 1998, through the 81st PGA Championship, August 12\u201315, 1999. Points were awarded for top-10 finishes at PGA Tour co-sponsored or sanctioned events, with added emphasis on major championships and events played during the Ryder Cup year. The top 10 finishers on the points list automatically qualified for the 12-member team, and U.S. Captain Ben Crenshaw selected the final two players\u2014Steve Pate and Tom Lehman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 31], "content_span": [32, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Teams, Team USA\nCaptains picks are shown in yellow; the world rankings and records are at the start of the 1999 Ryder Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 31], "content_span": [32, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Teams, Team USA\nAs vice-captains, United States captain Ben Crenshaw selected Bruce Lietzke and Bill Rogers, to assist him during the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 31], "content_span": [32, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Friday's matches, Morning foursomes\nPaul Lawrie hit the opening tee shot to begin the 33rd Ryder Cup Matches. The Americans got off to a good start when Tom Lehman chipped in at the first hole, but the matches quickly swung toward Europe's favor. With the Americans' top two pairings losing, the Europeans gained confidence, finding a dynamic duo in Jesper Parnevik and Sergio Garc\u00eda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 51], "content_span": [52, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Friday's matches, Afternoon four-ball\nLee Westwood and Darren Clarke defeated Tiger Woods and David Duval, the top two players in the world rankings. Woods missed a short eagle putt at the 14th that would have squared the match, while Westwood hit a fantastic chip shot at the final hole to secure victory. Both Duval and Woods were shut out on day one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 53], "content_span": [54, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Friday's matches, Afternoon four-ball\nThe day's best match, and arguably the best team match of the week, pitted Parnevik and Garc\u00eda against Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk. Parnevik holed out for eagle at the par-4 eighth, putting him and Garc\u00eda a combined 6-under-par for the match, but just 1 up. At the 13th, Furyk chipped in from near a pond to square the match, giving the American fans a chance to go into a frenzy. At the next hole, Garcia pitched in for an eagle from just the right of the green at the par 5, putting Europe back in front.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 53], "content_span": [54, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0019-0001", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Friday's matches, Afternoon four-ball\nAt the 16th hole, with the Americans 1 down, Mickelson hit his tee shot inside of four feet from the hole. He was left with the short putt to square the match, but missed it, and the Americans continued to trail. At the final hole, Mickelson again put the ball within five feet of the hole, but again missed the putt, leaving the Americans with an agonizing 1 down loss, and keeping Parnevik and Garc\u00eda unbeaten.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 53], "content_span": [54, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Saturday's matches, Morning foursomes\nTiger Woods won his first match of the week, teaming with new partner Steve Pate. Woods eagled 14 while Pate hit a shot from the rough at the 18th to within 15 feet to secure the win over P\u00e1draig Harrington and Miguel \u00c1ngel Jim\u00e9nez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 53], "content_span": [54, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Saturday's matches, Morning foursomes\nJesper Parnevik and Sergio Garc\u00eda won their third straight match, dominating the back nine to handily beat Justin Leonard and Payne Stewart.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 53], "content_span": [54, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Saturday's matches, Morning foursomes\nThe final match on the course pitted Jeff Maggert and Hal Sutton against Colin Montgomerie and Paul Lawrie. Maggert took the match into his hands in the final holes, making a long birdie putt at 17 to put the Americans in front, then sealing the win by hitting his approach within 5 feet at the final hole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 53], "content_span": [54, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Saturday's matches, Afternoon four-ball\nWith the Americans desperate to climb back into the contest, Captain Ben Crenshaw changed up some pairings in hope of making up at least two points. After playing with Maggert during the first three sessions, Sutton teamed with Leonard, but could only produce a half against the Spanish duo of Miguel \u00c1ngel Jim\u00e9nez and Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 55], "content_span": [56, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Saturday's matches, Afternoon four-ball\nWoods and Pate played together again, facing Montgomerie and Lawrie. Pate chipped in for birdie at the first hole, just as Lehman had done the day before, also while playing with Woods. However, the world #1 missed key putts on the back nine and lost for the third time in four matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 55], "content_span": [56, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Saturday's matches, Afternoon four-ball\nPhil Mickelson finally found his game, nearing holing out for eagle at the 10th, as he and Tom Lehman defeated Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 55], "content_span": [56, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Saturday's matches, Afternoon four-ball\nThe most dramatic finish of the session came in the match pitting Davis Love III and David Duval against Garc\u00eda and Parnevik. Love had hit a heroic approach at the 9th from a large rock formation to secure an eagle, followed by a Duval birdie at 10 to go 1 up. Parnevik then responded by pitching in for a par at the 12th to halve the hole, causing Garc\u00eda to engage in a large display of emotion, running onto the green pumping his fists, then doing a victory lap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 55], "content_span": [56, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0026-0001", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Saturday's matches, Afternoon four-ball\nHowever, the Americans were on the verge of handing the European duo their first loss of the week, with Love and Duval still 1 up on the final hole. Both Love and Garc\u00eda had birdie opportunities. Love's putt was to win the match, but he missed. Garc\u00eda then holed his birdie to salvage a half point, keeping he and Parnevik undefeated for the week, and causing another wild European celebration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 55], "content_span": [56, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nNo team had previously come back from more than two points down on the final day to win the Ryder Cup. Team Europe captain Mark James put most of the team's strength at the back of the lineup. Meanwhile, Ben Crenshaw arranged the American lineup to put most of the strength at the beginning, knowing that a fast start was needed if the Americans were going to recover from the four point deficit. This led to several early mismatches. James had not played three of his rookies during team play: Jarmo Sandelin, Jean van de Velde, and Andrew Coltart. Due to the opposite strategies, this resulted in the three rookies playing their first Ryder Cup matches against the three top American players at that time, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III, and Tiger Woods.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 797]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nTom Lehman and Lee Westwood, playing in the lead match, halved the first three holes. However, the Europeans seemed to pick up where they had left off when Darren Clarke chipped in at the opening hole, though Hal Sutton squared the match at the next hole and did not trail again. The matches were close in the early stages, but then Love chipped in at the 5th for a birdie, which seemed to inspire his teammates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0028-0001", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nWoods, looking much more comfortable in individual play, followed with a chip-in of his own a few minutes later at the 8th, which caused an enormous roar from the crowd that could be heard through the course. The Americans now had the lead in the first six matches. Love secured the first point of the day, winning 6 & 5 over Van de Velde, followed quickly by Lehman and Sutton. Mickelson and Sandelin previously had a history with each other, stemming from the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0028-0002", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nSandelin drew the ire of the American fans, who were well aware of the incident, which led to a strange exchange at the second hole. Sandelin missed a short putt for birdie, for which the crowd cheered, prompting Sandelin to raise his hands in mock acknowledgement of the cheering. He never looked comfortable and lost to Mickelson 4 & 3. Jesper Parnevik, separated from Garc\u00eda, looked out of sorts, losing six of the first eight holes against David Duval, and lost by a five-hole margin. Woods then closed out Coltart to give the U.S. a 12\u201310 lead, their first lead of the week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 620]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nThe Americans had won the first six matches of the day. P\u00e1draig Harrington got the Europeans their first point of the day when his opponent Mark O'Meara could not escape a bunker at the final hole. Steve Pate answered by defeating Miguel \u00c1ngel Jim\u00e9nez. The biggest European win came from the anchor match, with Paul Lawrie winning three of the first eight holes against Jeff Maggert, and going on to win 4 & 3. However, Sergio Garc\u00eda lost by the same margin to Jim Furyk, his first loss of the week. Both Parnevik and Garc\u00eda lost by large margins in singles after going undefeated in team play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nThe Americans now led 14\u201312, with two matches on the course. The U.S. now needed just half a point to win, while Europe needed two points to retain the cup in a tie situation. The remaining matches pitted Colin Montgomerie against Payne Stewart, and Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal against Justin Leonard. Montgomerie and Stewart had gone back and forth for much of the front nine, with both players making several long putts. Montgomerie then won the 12th to move 2 up. Stewart won the 14th, while both players found trouble at 15, and both faced lengthy par putts. Montgomerie missed from 15 feet, while Stewart holed from 35 feet to square the match with three holes to play. Stewart's excited fist pump has been used on many Ryder Cup promotional materials, including NBC's telecast opens, since his death a month later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 853]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nMeanwhile, the other match appeared to be a blowout with Olaz\u00e1bal leading Leonard 4 up with just seven holes to play. However, the Spaniard played the next three holes in 5-6-5, losing all three, to drop his lead to one hole. Leonard then sunk a 40-foot putt at the 15th to square the match, a scene very similar to Stewart's putt at the same green. At the 17th, Leonard had another 40 footer for birdie, with Olaz\u00e1bal about 15 feet closer. Leonard holed the unlikely birdie, sending the American team into a frenzy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0031-0001", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nThe team, their wives and NBC cameramen all ran onto the green to hug Leonard, with the cameramen allegedly stepping in Olaz\u00e1bal's line which is considered a breach of golf etiquette. Eventually order was restored, and Olaz\u00e1bal had a 25-foot putt to keep Europe's hope alive. He missed the putt which gave Leonard a 1 up lead with 1 hole to play. This guaranteed the U.S. the half-point they needed to win the Ryder Cup and complete the improbable comeback. Olaz\u00e1bal managed to win the 18th hole with a birdie and the match was halved.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Sunday's singles matches\nWith the crowd in a frenzy, the marshals unable to keep order, and the result already decided, Stewart conceded the putt Montgomerie had to win on the 18th, in a gesture of sportsmanship for the abuse Montgomerie in particular had suffered throughout. This made the final score 141\u20442\u2013131\u20442 officially.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Aftermath\nSeveral members of the European team were critical of the actions of the U.S. team and fans. Colin Montgomerie said that his father had left the course due to the amount of abuse that Montgomerie was receiving, and Mark James reported that a fan had spat at his wife. Andrew Coltart's caddy claimed that a course marshal had concealed Coltart's lost ball until five minutes had elapsed, resulting in a one-stroke penalty for Coltart. Vice-captain Sam Torrance stated that many of those who had run onto the green had done so over Olaz\u00e1bal's putting line, and further singled out Tom Lehman's behavior on the final day as \"disgusting\" for someone who \"calls himself a man of God\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 25], "content_span": [26, 705]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Aftermath\nSome of the American players afterwards apologized for the behavior of their team. American newspapers were also critical of their side: The Washington Post stated that \"It seems an American team can't get through an international competition without acting like jackasses at some point\" and the Los Angeles Times described the American team as having \"violated every principle of proper golf decorum and decent manners.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 25], "content_span": [26, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156374-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryder Cup, Individual player records\nEach entry refers to the Win\u2013Loss\u2013Half record of the player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156375-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ryedale District Council election\nThe 1999 Ryedale District Council election to the Ryedale District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156376-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 S.League\nThe 1999 S.League was the fourth season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. Teams played each other once both home and away, in a 22-match season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156376-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 S.League\nThe 1999 S.League was won by Home United, their first S.League title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156376-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 S.League, Teams\nThe league expanded again to 12 teams with the addition of a newly formed team, Clementi Khalsa who were based in Clementi and played their home games at the Clementi Stadium. Clementi Khalsa were formed in order to give an S.League representation to the Singaporean Sikh community.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 20], "content_span": [21, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156376-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 S.League, Foreign players\nEach club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 30], "content_span": [31, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156376-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 S.League, League table\nAs 1999 S.League champions, Home United qualified to compete in the 2000\u201301 Asian Club Championship. This was their first appearance in continental competition. The club reached the second round of the East Asian half of the competition, defeating Pol\u00edcia de Seguran\u00e7a P\u00fablica of the Campeonato da 1\u00aa Divis\u00e3o do Futebol 11\u20130 on aggregate before being defeated 6\u20131 on aggregate in the second round by Shandong Luneng Taishan of the Chinese Jia-A League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final\nThe 1999 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Norwood Redlegs by 8 points. The match was played on Sunday 3 October 1999 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 39,135..", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final\nDoug Robertson in The Advertiser described the game as \"the most entertaining and skilful SANFL grand final in decades\" and \"one of its (Port's) most satisfying and remarkable comeback wins\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final\nThis was Port Adelaide's 36th premiership, and ninth in twelve years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Teams and statistics\nFor Port Adelaide, Anthony (Tony) Bamford had 31 disposals (21 kicks, 10 handballs), followed by Darryl Poole with 30 (6 kicks, 24 handballs), and David Brown with 25 (13 kicks, 12 handballs). Brett Chalmers took 7 marks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 44], "content_span": [45, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Teams and statistics\nFor Norwood, Ben Kemp had 32 disposals (24 kicks, 8 handballs), and Roger James had 29 (19 kick, 10 handballs). Paul McCormack took 5 marks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 44], "content_span": [45, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Goal Kickers\nPort Adelaide: Brett Chalmers 3.0, M. Clayton 2.2, David Brown, P. McGuinness 2.1, S. Tregenza 2.0, A. Bamford 1.2, R. O'Loughlin 1.1, D. Poole 1.0, P. Evans, J. Waite 0.3, Damien Brown, D. Fraser, A. Obst 0.1, (Rushed 0.1). Norwood: E. Warrior 4.2, R. James 2.2, S. Bassett, A. Pascoe 2.1, D. Obst 1.1, S. Direen, A. Harvery, B. Kemp 1.0, (Rushed 0.2).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 36], "content_span": [37, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Captains, Coaches, and Umpires\nPort Adelaide was captained by David Brown and coached by Stephen Williams. Norwood was captained by Anthony Harvey and coached by Peter Rohde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 54], "content_span": [55, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Captains, Coaches, and Umpires\nThe game was umpired by Kevin Chambers, Derek Woodcock, and Colin Rowston.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 54], "content_span": [55, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Jack Oatey Medal\nThe Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Darryl Poole of Port Adelaide. Poole had previously missed two grand finals through suspension.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 40], "content_span": [41, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Era of Success 1988\u20131999\nPort Adelaide experienced great success during the years 1988\u20131999, winning nine SANFL premierships in twelve years. This was a period of much upheaval for the SANFL and Port Adelaide, as the Adelaide Crows were formed and joined the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1991 and the Port Adelaide Football Club moved from the SANFL and joined the AFL in 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Era of Success 1988\u20131999\nIn the 3 years during this period where Port did not win the premiership, they finished 5th (1991), 3rd (1993), and 2nd (1997).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156377-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL Grand Final, Era of Success 1988\u20131999\nDuring this period, the Port Adelaide Magpies lost several of its best players each year to the AFL and retirement yet still managed to dominate the SANFL. Players who joined the AFL from the Port Adelaide Magpies during this period include Nathan Buckley, Andrew McLeod, Gavin Wanganeen, Martin Leslie, Shane Bond, David Brown, Peter Burgoyne, Brett Chalmers, Che Cockatoo-Collins, Roger Delaney, Fabian Francis, Scott Hodges, David Hynes, Brayden Lyle, Darren Mead, Byron Pickett, Darryl Poole, Darren Smith, Warren Tredrea, Simon Tregenza, Darryl Wakelin, Shane Wakelin, Clive Waterhouse, and Michael Wilson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 48], "content_span": [49, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156378-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SANFL season\nThe 1999 South Australian National Football League season was the 120th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156379-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SASF season\nThe South Australian Soccer Federation 1999 season consisted of two divisions, one of twelve and one of thirteen teams, across the State of South Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156379-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 SASF season, 1999 SASF Premier League\nThe 1999 South Australian Premier League season was the top level domestic association football competition in South Australia for 1999. It was contested by 12 teams in a single 22 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156379-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 SASF season, 1999 SASF State League\nThe 1999 South Australian State League season was the second highest domestic level association football competition in South Australia. It was contested by 13 teams in a 26 round league format, each team playing all of their opponents twice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 40], "content_span": [41, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156380-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open\nThe 1999 SEAT Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg which was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 September until 27 September 1999. Qualifier Kim Clijsters won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156380-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156380-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156380-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 40], "content_span": [41, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156380-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open, Finals, Doubles\nIrina Sp\u00eerlea /  Caroline Vis defeated  Tina Kri\u017ean /  Katarina Srebotnik, 6\u20131, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 31], "content_span": [32, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156381-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the ninth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Luxembourg. Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion but she did not compete in this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156381-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg \u2013 Doubles\nIrina Sp\u00eerlea and Caroline Vis won the title, defeating Slovenians Katarina Srebotnik and Tina Kri\u017ean in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156382-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the ninth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Luxembourg. Mary Pierce was the defending champion but she did not compete in this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156382-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 SEAT Open Luxembourg \u2013 Singles\nQualifier Kim Clijsters won in the final, 6\u20132, 6\u20132, against top playing seed Dominique Van Roost, to win her first WTA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156383-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SEC Championship Game\nThe 1999 SEC Championship Game was won by the Alabama Crimson Tide 34\u20137 over the Florida Gators. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 4, 1999, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156384-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 SEC Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament took place from March 4\u20137, 1999 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team won the tournament and the SEC\u2019s automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men\u2019s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks by a score of 76\u201363.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156384-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, Television coverage\nThe first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals were regionally televised and syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its 13th season in syndicating SEC Basketball games. The championship game was televised nationally on CBS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 57], "content_span": [58, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season\nThe 1999 SFA season was the first regular season of the Texas Sixman Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Teams\nDamage, Inc., Seminoles', Wolf Pack and Vipers are all in their first year of competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular season\nThe first year of the SFA consisted of seven weeks from March 13, 1999, to April 30, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 31], "content_span": [32, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 1\nMarch 13, 1999Vipers 21 - Damage Inc. 12Seminoles 33 - Wolf Pack 30", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 2\nMarch 20, 1999Seminoles 38 - Damage Inc. 8Wolf Pack 20 - Vipers 19", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 3\nMarch 27, 1999Wolf Pack 20 - Damage Inc. 0Seminoles 45 - Vipers 0", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 4\nApril 10, 1999Seminoles 33 - Wolf Pack 20Damage Inc. 25 - Vipers 19", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 5\nApril 17, 1999Seminoles 32 - Damage Inc.0Wolf Pack 50 - Vipers 0", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 6\nApril 24, 1999Seminoles 39 - Vipers 6Wolf Pack 30 - Damage Inc. 7", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular season, Week 7\nApril 30, 1999Seminoles 39 - Wolf Pack 6Damage Inc. 40 - Vipers 36", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 39], "content_span": [40, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Playoffs\nThe first year of playoffs for the SFA consisted of all the teams making it with 1 round of play before the Epler Cup championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 25], "content_span": [26, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Playoffs, Round 1\nMay 2, 1999Wolf Pack 34 - Damage Inc. 18Seminoles 1 - Vipers 0 (Forfeit)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 34], "content_span": [35, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, Regular Season Awards\nSFA Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Jones - #3 Wolf PackSFA Defensive Player of the Year: Oscar Valdez - #99 SeminolesSFA Regular Season MVP: Ray Garcia - Seminoles", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 38], "content_span": [39, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, All-SFA Team, 1st Team, Offense\nQB: Ray Garcia - SeminolesWR: Chris Jones - #3 Wolf PackWR: Jay - #10 Damage Inc.C: Fred Garcia - SeminolesRB: Lydell Bradshaw - #1 Wolf PackRB: Angel Marty - Seminoles", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 48], "content_span": [49, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, All-SFA Team, 1st Team, Defense\nLB: Sean Berry - #40 Wolf PackDE: Rudy Garcia - SeminolesDE: Santos Fabela - SeminolesDB: Ronald Gonzalez - SeminolesDB: Willie Garcia - SeminolesDB: Marcus Patin - Vipers", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 48], "content_span": [49, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, All-SFA Team, 2nd Team, Offense\nQB: Shane - Damage IncC: Ken Torres - #88 Wolf PackWR: Eddie Trejo - SeminolesWR: Manuel Garcia - SeminolesRB: Mario Reyes - SeminolesRB: David McNeal - Wolf Pack", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 48], "content_span": [49, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156385-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 SFA Season, All-SFA Team, 2nd Team, Defense\nLB: Oscar Valdez - #99 SeminolesLB: Lawrence Marion III - #17 Wolf PackDE: Nick Valdez - SeminolesDB: Albert Delgado - #2 Wolf PackDB: Thomas Griffen - VipersDB: Chris Jones - #3 Wolf Pack", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 48], "content_span": [49, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156386-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SMU Mustangs football team\nThe 1999 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1999 college football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156387-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Saarland state election\nThe 1999 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 1999 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Reinhard Klimmt was defeated. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a narrow majority of one seat. CDU leader Peter M\u00fcller was subsequently elected Minister-President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156387-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Saarland state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156388-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sabah state election\nThe 1999 Sabah state election was held between Friday, 12 March and Saturday, 13 March 1999. The election was won by Barisan Nasional increasing the number of seats it won in the 1994 election from 23 to 31.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156389-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sabarimala stampede\nSabarimala stampede is a human crowd crush that occurred at Sabarimala temple in the Indian state of Kerala in 1999. On 14 January 1999, (the Makara Jyothi Day), 53 people, the majority of them from outside Kerala, died in the crowd crush at the Pamba base camp caused by, among other things, the collapse of the sides of a hillock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156389-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sabarimala stampede, Justice Chandrasekhara Menon Committee\nA Judicial commission headed by Justice Chandrasekhara Menon, was constituted to investigate the tragedy. Justice Chandrasekhara Menon, in his report found the State Government guilty of \"negligence in ensuring the safety of the pilgrims coming from different parts of the country\". The report pointed out the need to provide basic amenities on the Pullumedu route through which a large number of pilgrims from Tamil Nadu travel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 64], "content_span": [65, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156389-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Sabarimala stampede, Justice Chandrasekhara Menon Committee\nSince over 60% of devotees coming to Sabarimala during the pilgrimage season are from other states and this route provides them easy access to temple towns like Madurai on their return journey, the report said. Most of the proposals of the committee were not enacted and led to huge public outcry after 2011 Sabarimala stampede.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 64], "content_span": [65, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156390-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sacramento Monarchs season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd season for the Sacramento Monarchs. The Monarchs made their first postseason appearance but lost to the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156391-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sacramento State Hornets football team\nThe 1999 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156391-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sacramento State Hornets football team\nSacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by fifth-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6\u20135, 3\u20135 Big Sky). Sacramento State outscored its opponents 414\u2013310 for the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156391-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL\nNo Sacramento State players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 68], "content_span": [69, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156391-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL\nThe following finished their college career in 1999, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 68], "content_span": [69, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156392-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Saga gubernatorial election\nA gubernatorial election was held on 11 April 1999 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Incumbent Isamu Imoto was re-elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156393-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sai Kung District Council election\nThe 1999 Sai Kung District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 17 elected members to the 24-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156394-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team\nThe 1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 1999 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 2nd year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Cougar Stadium and were members of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League (MEL). The Cougars finished in 1st place in the MSFA MEL division, receiving an automatic bid to the 1999 postseason NAIA playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156394-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team\nThe Cougars completed the season with an overall record of 8-3, the first winning season in school history. The three losses were at the hands of a Division-I program and against two NAIA ranked opponents. With their success in the regular season, the Cougars participated in their first-ever NAIA postseason playoff. They traveled to then #1-ranked Georgetown, where a 38-0 loss to the Tigers ended the Cougars' playoffs and season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156394-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries\n09/11/1999 - With a 42-38 victory over Saint Xavier, the Cougars picked up their first home win in program history today.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156394-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries\n10/9/1999 - The Cougars traveled to Tiffin, OH to play the 18th-ranked Tiffin Dragons. The Cougars returned home with a 21-14 victory. It was the first time in Cougars' football history that they defeated a ranked opponent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156394-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries\n10/23/1999 - A 54-36 victory at home against the Trinity International Trojans marked the 4th consecutive win for the Cougars. Their success was noted in the 10/26/1999 Coaches Poll. The Cougars were ranked 25th, marking the first time a Cougars football team had appeared in the NAIA football polls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156394-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team, Game summaries\n11/13/1999 - The Cougars traveled to North Canton, OH to play the 19th-ranked Walsh Cavaliers. The Cougars returned home with a 40-21 victory. It was the Cougars' second consecutive win over a ranked team. The victory completed a perfect 6-0 conference schedule and brought the Cougars their first-ever MSFA MEL title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 56], "content_span": [57, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156395-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Salem Open\nThe 1999 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 5 April \u2013 12 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156395-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Salem Open, Champions, Doubles\nJames Greenhalgh /  Grant Silcock def. Andre Agassi /  David Wheaton, walkover.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 35], "content_span": [36, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156396-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Salem Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 5 April \u2013 12 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156396-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Salem Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 32], "content_span": [33, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156397-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Salem Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 5 April \u2013 12 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 263]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156398-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Salford City Council election\nElections to Salford Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election. The Labour Party kept overall control of the councill. Overall turnout was 21.85%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156399-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Salt Lake City tornado\nThe 1999 Salt Lake City tornado was a relatively rare tornado that occurred in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, on August 11, 1999. It was among the most notable tornadoes to hit west of the Great Plains in the 20th century and the second tornado to hit in Utah that resulted in a fatality (the other occurring in 1884). This was the sixth significant tornado in Utah since June 1963, and one of only two F2 tornadoes to have hit Salt Lake County since 1950 (the other occurring on February 9, 1965 in Magna).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156399-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Salt Lake City tornado, Meteorological synopsis\nIn Salt Lake Valley, the day began with calm but cloudy weather. As the day progressed, the clouds became steadily darker until nearly all light was obscured. Winds were still nearly calm, with the exception of a few microbursts. Hail preceded and followed this tornado, which was rated a strong F2 on the Fujita scale. At 12:41\u00a0p.m., 1+1\u20442 inches (3.8\u00a0cm) diameter hail was reported near the town of Herriman. Afterwards, the storm started rotating, and at around 1:00 pm, many people reported seeing the storm rotate (forming a mesocyclone) as it moved into downtown Salt Lake City. A non-descending funnel cloud developed and traveled from western downtown toward the northeast before terminating near Memory Grove Park upon reaching the base of the Wasatch Mountains. The tornado remained on the ground for about 14 minutes over the span of about 4.25 miles (6.84\u00a0km).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 52], "content_span": [53, 925]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156399-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Salt Lake City tornado, Damage\nThe tornado damaged or destroyed approximately 800-1,000 trees and destroyed temporary tents set up for the Outdoor Retailers Association convention, claiming the life of one booth set-up supervisor, Allen Crandy, 38, of Las Vegas. In The Avenues, over 154 homes were severely damaged, about 120 of which had roofs blown off. Over 100 people were reported injured and a dozen critically. In total, 300 buildings were damaged or destroyed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156399-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Salt Lake City tornado, Damage\nAt the Delta Center (now the Vivint Smart Home Arena), home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association, the tornado shattered windows and tore off part of the roof. Almost all of the windows from the nearby Wyndham Hotel (now the Radisson Hotel), across the street from the temporary tents, were broken out, raining down shards of glass on people attempting to escape from the collapsed tents. A crane toppled at the LDS Conference Center that was under construction. Damage to historic buildings in the lower Capitol Hill area of Salt Lake was reported. Nearly all of the trees in Memory Grove, a World War I memorial park at the mouth of City Creek Canyon near downtown, were reportedly torn out, as well as hundreds of old trees on the Capitol grounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 804]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156399-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Salt Lake City tornado, Damage\nThis was the first major tornado to occur in a large urban area's downtown district and strike buildings of nearly 500\u00a0ft (150\u00a0m) tall, according to Bill Alder of the National Weather Service. It happened in an area of the U.S. where tornadoes of this strength are relatively rare. The tornado caused approximately $170 million in damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156400-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Salvadoran presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in El Salvador on 7 March 1999. The result was a victory for Francisco Flores of the Nationalist Republican Alliance, who won in the first round with 52% of the vote.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156401-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sammarinese citizenship referendum\nA referendum on the citizenship law was held in San Marino on 12 September 1999. Voters were asked whether the new citizenship law passed on 16 June should come into force. Although a majority voted in favour, the quorum of 32% of registered voters (9,663) was not achieved and the referendum failed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156401-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sammarinese citizenship referendum, Results\nDo you want law no. 66 of 16 June 1999 \"on the citizenship\", which was approved by the Grand and General Council at its session of 16 June 1999, to come into force?", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156402-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sammarinese local elections\nThe 1999 Sammarinese local elections were held on 13 June to elect the mayors and the councils of Chiesanuova, the City of San Marino and Domagnano, in San Marino. Overall turnout was 66.1%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156402-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sammarinese local elections, Electoral system\nVoters elected the mayor (Italian: capitano di castello) and the municipal council (giunta di castello). The number of seats was determined by law: the city council of Chiesanuova was composed of eight members; the councils of the City of San Marino and Domagnano were composed of 10 members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156402-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sammarinese local elections, Electoral system\nCandidates ran on lists led by a mayoral candidate. Voters elected a list and were allowed to give up to two preferential votes. Seats were allocated with the d'Hondt method if the winner had obtained at least 60% of the votes. Otherwise, six seats would have been allocated to the winning party (five seats in Chiesanuova) and the rest of the seats would have been allocated using the d'Hondt method to the rest of the parties. The winning list mayoral candidate was proclaimed mayor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156402-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sammarinese local elections, Electoral system\nIn the municipalities where only one list contested the election, the election was considered valid if the turnout was over 50% and the votes to the list were over 50% of the valid votes (votes to the list plus blank votes).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156403-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Samoa National League\nThe 1999 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 11th edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Moata'a FC won their first title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156403-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Samoa National League, Teams\nEach team participated in a qualifying tournament where the top four finishers in each Group North & Group South qualified for the league. The teams then participated in the normal league round-robin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156404-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Chargers season\nThe 1999 season was the San Diego Chargers' 30th in the National Football League (NFL), their 40th overall and their first under head coach Mike Riley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156404-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Chargers season\nIn the Chargers' first training camp in preseason, quarterback Ryan Leaf suffered a shoulder injury and missed the entire season. Following a 4\u20131 start, the Chargers suffered six straight losses before winning four of their final five games to finish 8\u20138.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156405-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Padres season\nThe 1999 San Diego Padres season was the 31st season in franchise history. They finished fourth in the National League West. They had lost several key players after their 1998 pennant-winning season, most notably pitching ace Kevin Brown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156405-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Padres season, Regular season\nThe Padres played in the first game ever at Safeco Field on July 15, 1999. The Mariners lost to the Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 44], "content_span": [45, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156405-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156405-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 66], "content_span": [67, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156405-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 71], "content_span": [72, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156405-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 68], "content_span": [69, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156405-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 69], "content_span": [70, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156406-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Diego State Aztecs football team\nThe 1999 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aztecs, led by head coach Ted Tollner and they played their home games at the Qualcomm Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156407-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Francisco 49ers season\nThe 1999 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 54th overall. This was also Steve Young's last season in the league as he was forced to retire due to concussions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156407-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 San Francisco 49ers season\nSan Francisco started the season with a 3\u20131 record, but Young suffered his season- and career-ending concussion against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3. After defeating the Cardinals and the Tennessee Titans without Young, the 49ers went on to lose 10 of the remaining 11 games of the season. It was the first time the team had missed the postseason since 1991, their second time missing the postseason in 17 seasons, and their first losing season (excluding the strike shortened 1982 season) since 1980.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156407-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 San Francisco 49ers season\nStatistics site Football Outsiders calculates that the 1999 49ers had the second-worst pass defense they had ever tracked.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156408-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Francisco Giants season\nThe 1999 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 117th season in Major League Baseball, their 42nd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 40th and final season at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The team finished in second place in the National League West with an 86-76 record, 14  games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156408-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 San Francisco Giants season, Regular season, Batting\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156409-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Francisco mayoral election\nThe 1999 San Francisco mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, with a runoff election held on December 14, 1999. Incumbent mayor Willie Brown won reelection against supervisor and current Assemblyman Tom Ammiano and nine other candidates for a second term as Mayor of San Francisco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156409-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 San Francisco mayoral election\nThere is a documentary about the election titled See How They Run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156410-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Jose Clash season\nThe 1999 San Jose Clash season was the fourth season of the team's existence. The San Jose Clash were purchased and owned by the Kraft Group Sports on November 18, 1999. San Jose revamped their roster for the 1999 season adding an influx of youth utilizing the draft with Jamie Clark, Jimmy Conrad, Scott Bower, Caleb Porter, Maxi Viera, Carlos Farias and Anthony Farace. They also picked up Joe Cannon, Leighton O'Brien, Adam Frye and Joey Martinez. The team set an MLS best in shootouts with 11 wins in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 537]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156410-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 San Jose Clash season, Squad, Current squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156411-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Jose State Spartans football team\nThe 1999 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156412-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Marino Grand Prix\nThe 1999 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 May 1999 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy. It was the third race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 62-lap race was won by Ferrrari driver Michael Schumacher after he started from third position. David Coulthard finished second for the McLaren team with Stewart driver Rubens Barrichello third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156412-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 San Marino Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMika H\u00e4kkinen took an instant lead from David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher after the start. Eddie Irvine was ahead of Rubens Barrichello, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Damon Hill and Jean Alesi. Jacques Villeneuve was left stranded on the grid after a clutch problem. In an unforced error, H\u00e4kkinen crashed out at the final Traguardo chicane on lap 17, allowing David Coulthard into the lead ahead of Michael Schumacher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156412-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 San Marino Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThis remained unchanged until both drivers made pitstops for fuel and tyres. Schumacher stopped earlier and for a shorter time than Coulthard allowing him to take over the lead from the McLaren driver. Schumacher then gradually expanded his lead to a maximum of about 23 seconds before making a second pit stop. He was able to stay in first place and thereafter comfortably retained his position to secure his first win of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156412-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 San Marino Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMeanwhile, Schumacher's teammate Irvine had settled in third place following H\u00e4kkinen's retirement. He was forced to retire from the race himself when his Ferrari engine expired on lap 47. Frentzen span off shortly afterwards on the oil left by Irvine's Ferrari. This allowed Hill to inherit third place, but he made his final stop in a three stop strategy two laps later. Barrichello was consequently promoted to third place which he held until the end of the race ahead of Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156412-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 San Marino Grand Prix, Report, Race\nJohnny Herbert looked set to finish in fifth place until his Ford engine expired coming out of the Villeneuve chicane with three laps remaining. Alessandro Zanardi spun off shortly afterwards on the fluid spread by Herbert's stricken Stewart-Ford, allowing Giancarlo Fisichella and Alesi to complete the top six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 40], "content_span": [41, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season\nThe 1999 San Miguel Beermen season was the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Occurrences\nThe San Miguel team gave away its rights to four of their players namely Allan Caidic, Edward Naron, Elpidio Villamin and Siot Tanquingcen and shipped them to sister team Ginebra San Miguel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Occurrences\nAssistant coach Jong Uichico takes over from Ron Jacobs as the new head coach of the San Miguel Beermen beginning the league's 25th season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Occurrences\nFormer Mobiline import Terquin Mott was acquired by San Miguel in the Commissioner's Cup. The Beermen agreed to give away their rights to Larry Robinson, their import in the Governors Cup for the past two seasons in exchange, Robinson will start playing for the Phone Pals in the Governors Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 43], "content_span": [44, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates\nMarch 14: Nelson Asaytono scored his team's last four points as San Miguel toppled Mobiline, 65-64, in a nail-biting duel and accomplished what seven other teams failed to do, giving the Phone Pals their first loss in the season after posting seven straight wins. The Beermen scored their fourth win in seven outings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 45], "content_span": [46, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates\nJuly 4: Terquin Mott's defensive intensity rubbed off on his fellow starters as the Beermen held the Gin Kings of Ginebra scoreless in a five-minute spell down the stretch and San Miguel notched its second straight win in the Commissioner's Cup with an 85-75 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 45], "content_span": [46, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Two championships\nThe Beermen finally prevailed over the Alaska Milkmen, their two-time finals opponent last season, this time in the best-of-five semifinals in the Commissioner's Cup. San Miguel won the series by taking the deciding Game five, 84\u201373 on August 29.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Two championships\nSan Miguel battled Formula Shell for the Commissioners Cup trophy, the Beermen stopped the Zoom Masters' title run, who were looking for their third straight crown. The Beermen finally ended a five-year title-drought by winning their 12th championship in a 4\u20132 series win. Coach Jong Uichico won his first PBA title in only his second conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Two championships\nLamont Strothers returns as their import in the Governors Cup. The Beermen posted a 6\u20132 won-loss slate in the eliminations and seeded third. They easily made it to the best-of-five semifinal series against Tanduay Gold Rhum by ousting sixth seeded Sta.Lucia Realtors. The Beermen scored a 3\u20130 sweep over the Rhum Masters to advance into the finals against the Alaska Milkmen, which also scored a three-game sweep over Purefoods.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Two championships\nThe last championship of the 1990s features the two winningest ballclubs in the last 12 years and a match-up of two of the finest imports in recent years, Lamont Strothers and Sean Chambers. The Beermen were gunning for their 13th title and hoping to avenged their two finals losses to Alaska last season. San Miguel trailed 1\u20132 in the series after losing Games two and three. In a must-win situation, the Beermen won Game four, 76\u201365 on December 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156413-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 San Miguel Beermen season, Two championships\nFive nights later, the Beermen controlled the game for most of the way and survived a late rally by Alaska to win, 74\u201368 in Game five. Needed only one more win to clinch their 13th league championship, the Beermen took Game six, 72\u201369 at the Big Dome on December 12 and won the series, four games to two. The finals victory by San Miguel tied them with the disbanded Crispa Redmanizers' record for most PBA titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156414-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sandown V8 Supercar round\nThe 1999 Sandown V8 Supercar round was the sixth round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 25 to 27 June at Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156415-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156415-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election Labour held 60 of the 72 seats on the council, with the Liberal Democrats the main opposition on the council. Labour were defending 19 seats, the Liberal Democrats 3 and the Conservatives 1 seat. The Conservative seat being defended in Wednesbury North was one of only 2 the party held, but both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats planned to contest all 24 seats. The other seat being contested was in Tipton Green, where an independent Labour councillor stood down at the election. Candidates in the election included 2 from the British National Party and 1 from the National Front, meanwhile the Liberal Democrat candidate in Friar Park ward withdrew from the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 758]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156415-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\nDuring the election the Conservatives had an error on one of their leaflets with the phone number being for a Labour supporter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156415-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour increase their majority on the council after gaining 1 seat to hold 61 of the 72 seats. Labour made the only gain in Tipton Green with the successful Labour candidate, Syeda Khatun, becoming the first Muslim woman to win a seat on Sandwell council. Tipton Green also saw the British National Party win 17.2% of the vote, the best result for the party in the West Midlands area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 469]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156415-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Liberal Democrats held the 3 seats they had been defending to keep 9 councillors, with Victoria Handy becoming the youngest councillor at the age of 21 after holding Charlemont for the party. Meanwhile, the Conservatives held Wednesbury North, but failed to make any gains, to stay on just 2 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 23.6%, with Princes End ward seeing one of the lowest turnouts in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156416-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy\nThe 1999 Sanex Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Knokke-Heist, Belgium that was part of the Tier IVa category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 2 August until 8 August 1999. Fourth-seeded Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez Lorenzo won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156416-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 43], "content_span": [44, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156416-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 43], "content_span": [44, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156416-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 43], "content_span": [44, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156416-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 43], "content_span": [44, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156416-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy, Finals, Doubles\nEva Martincov\u00e1 /  Elena Wagner defeated  Evgenia Koulikovskaya /  Sandra Na\u0107uk, 3\u20136, 6\u20133, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 34], "content_span": [35, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156417-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Sanex Trophy \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the first edition of the Sanex Trophy; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156417-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy \u2013 Doubles\nEva Martincov\u00e1 and Elena Wagner won the title, which was Martincov\u00e1's first and only doubles title, and Wagner's third doubles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156418-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Sanex Trophy \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the first edition of the Sanex Trophy; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156418-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sanex Trophy \u2013 Singles\nFourth seed Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez Lorenzo won the title, defeating Denisa Chl\u00e1dkov\u00e1, 6\u20137(7\u20139), 6\u20134, 6\u20132, and claimed her only title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156419-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sardinian regional election\nThe Sardinian regional election of 1999 took place on 13  and 27 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156419-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sardinian regional election\nThe centre-right coalition led by Mauro Pili won the election but was short of a clear majority; Pili, who was appointed President of the Region was not able to form a majority and was soon replaced by the defeated candidate, Gian Mario Selis, who was not able to win the confidence vote of the Regional Council himself. The former President Mario Floris was asked to form a government avoiding a new regional election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156420-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan Roughriders season\nThe 1999 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 3\u201315 record and missed the playoffs. It was their worst record for a season in the current 18-game schedule and their worst since going 2\u201314 in the 1980 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156421-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by WOSlinkerBot (talk | contribs) at 19:29, 16 June 2020 (remove un-needed options from tables). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156421-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts\nThe 1999 Saskatchewan Scott Tournament of Hearts women's provincial curling championship, was held January 27\u201331 at the Weyburn Leisure Centre in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. The winning team of Cindy Street, represented Saskatchewan at the 1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where the team finished round robin with a 7-4 record, before losing the 3-4 game to Team Canada's Cathy Borst. This was also the last provincial tournament appearance for former Canadian, World and Olympic Champion Sandra Schmirler, who died in 2000 from cancer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 615]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election\nThe 1999 Saskatchewan general election was held on September 16, 1999 to elect members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The new Saskatchewan Party took more votes than any other party but the NDP took more seats, taking half the seats in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The NDP formed a coalition with five elected Liberal Party MLAs to hold majority government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election\nPolls during the campaign indicated strong levels of support for the New Democratic Party government. However, facing the fallout of a poor crop growing season and a scandal involving the Crown Corporation electric utility SaskPower (Channel Lake), the New Democrat government of Premier Roy Romanow \u2013 challenged by the newly created Saskatchewan Party \u2013 lost a significant share of the popular vote; winning exactly half of the fifty eight seats in the legislature.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election\nThe right-wing Saskatchewan Party was created during the sitting of the 23rd Assembly when much of the Progressive Conservative caucus joined forces with conservative Liberals who were unhappy with the leadership of Jim Melenchuk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election\nThe new party was led by Elwin Hermanson, a former Reform Party federal Member of Parliament. In this election, it won 39.61% of the popular vote \u2013 slightly more than the NDP's 38.73%. However, this was only enough for 25 seats, five short of making Hermanson premier. This was mainly because it was almost nonexistent in the province's more urban areas; it was completely shut out in Regina and won only one seat in Saskatoon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election\nThe NDP was able to continue to govern with the support of some Liberal Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election\nSome NDP members unhappy with the government of Roy Romanow left to form the New Green Alliance, an environmentalist party. This party won about 1% of the popular vote, and no seats in the legislature.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election\nWhat remained of the Progressive Conservatives fielded 14 paper candidates \u2013 all in NDP strongholds \u2013 in order to preserve their status as a registered political party. The Tories did not actively campaign and won only a few votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election\nTo date, this is the most recent general election to return MLAs who were members of neither the NDP nor the Saskatchewan Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election, Results\nNotes: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election. 1 One constituency \u2013 Wood River \u2013 was initially won by the Liberals, but the result was overturned by the courts. The Saskatchewan Party won the ensuing by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 43], "content_span": [44, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election, Riding results\nPeople in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol \" ** \" represents MLAs who are not running again.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election, Riding results, Southwest Saskatchewan, Notes\n1. Elhard was elected to the Legislature as a member of the Saskatchewan Party in a June 1999 by-election following the resignation and eventual conviction of former PC MLA Jack Goohsen. 2. see below under Wood River controversy", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 81], "content_span": [82, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election, Wood River controversy\nThe Wood River electoral district in the wake of the 1999 general election endured a nine-month crisis where it went without representation. On election night returns came back in favour of Saskatchewan Party candidate Yogi Huyghebaert who defeated incumbent Glen McPherson by just seven votes in unofficial returns. The close election results were challenged in the courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 58], "content_span": [59, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election, Wood River controversy\nAfter five months a judicial decision came down and the results were certified on January 27, 2000. Saskatchewan Liberal Party incumbent Glen McPherson was declared by a judge the winner by a single vote defeating Yogi Huyghebaert from the Saskatchewan Party. The Saskatchewan Party decided to challenge the judicial decision, and it was overturned and dissolved based on irregularities in the absentee ballots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 58], "content_span": [59, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156422-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Saskatchewan general election, Wood River controversy\nThe seat was dissolved and a by-election was called by Premier Roy Romanow on May 29, 2000. McPherson did not run in the subsequent by-election, choosing to reject the NDP-Liberal coalition. His candidacy for the Liberal party was replaced by Gerry Ruehs. Huyghebaert ended up winning the by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 58], "content_span": [59, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156423-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup\nThe 1999 Crown Prince Cup was the 24th season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 14 March and concluded with the final on 16 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156423-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup\nAl-Ahli were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Al-Hilal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156423-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup\nIn the final, Al-Shabab defeated Al-Hilal 1\u20130 to secure their third title. The final was held at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam for the first time. As winners of the tournament, Al-Shabab qualified for the 2000\u201301 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. As runners-up, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156423-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qualifying rounds\nAll of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Taawoun, Al-Tai and Ohod qualified.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156423-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Round of 16\nThe draw for the Round of 16 was held on 9 March 1999. The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 14 and 15 March 1999. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156423-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Quarter-finals\nThe draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 20 March 1999. The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 1 and 2 April 1999. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 43], "content_span": [44, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156423-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Semi-finals\nThe draw for the Semi-finals was held on 3 April 1999. The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 7 and 8 April 1999. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 40], "content_span": [41, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156423-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Final\nThe 1999 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 16 April 1999 at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam between Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab. This was the first Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final. This was Al-Shabab's fifth final and Al-Hilal's third final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 34], "content_span": [35, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156424-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Save Mart/Kragen 350\nThe 1999 Save Mart/Kragen 350 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, California on June 27, 1999. It was the 16th points-paying event of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon won the pole race for the second consecutive year. A total of 51 cars attempted the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156425-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Saxony state election\nThe 1999 Saxony state election was held on 19 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156425-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Saxony state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Saxony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 35], "content_span": [36, 107]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156426-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scarborough Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Scarborough Borough Council election to the  Scarborough Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156427-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scheldeprijs\nThe 1999 Scheldeprijs was the 86th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 21 April 1999. The race was won by Jeroen Blijlevens of the TVM team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 177]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts\nThe 1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played February 20 to 28 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. In the final, Colleen Jones and her Nova Scotia team would win their first of five championships together (Jones' second). They defeated the defending champions (Team Canada) skipped by Cathy Borst in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Cathy BorstThird: Heather GodbersonSecond: Brenda BohmerLead: Kate HorneAlternate: Rona McGregor", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Ren\u00e9e HandfieldThird: Marcy BalderstonSecond: Tina McDonaldLead: Karen McNameeAlternate: Raylene Rocque", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Pat SandersThird: Michelle HardingSecond: Cindy TuckerLead: Denise ByersAlternate: Shalegh Beddington", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Connie LaliberteThird: Cathy Overton-ClaphamSecond: Debbie Jones-WalkerLead: Janet ArnottAlternate: Jill Staub", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nFourth: Marie-Anne PowerSkip: Kathy FloydSecond: Allison FraneyLead: Jane ArseneauAlternate: Mary Harding", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Heather Strong Third: Kelli SharpeSecond: Susan WrightLead: Michele RenoufAlternate: Kim Bourque", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Colleen JonesThird: Kim KellySecond: Mary-Anne WayeLead: Nancy DelahuntAlternate: Laine Peters", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Kim GellardThird: Sherry ScheirichSecond: Sally KaramLead: Allison RossAlternate: Mary Gellard", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Rebecca Jean MacPheeThird: Kim DolanSecond: Kathy O'RourkeLead: Lou Ann HenryAlternate: Shelly Bradley", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Cindy StreetThird: Brandee DavisSecond: Allison TannerLead: Shannon WilsonAlternate: Amber Holland", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156429-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams\nSkip : Maureen MillerThird: Wendy OndrackSecond: Twyla TincherLead: Debbie MossAlternate: Sandra Penkala", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 38], "content_span": [39, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final\nThe 1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Alloa Athletic on 21 November 1999 at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie. It was the ninth final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final\nBoth teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was Alloa Athletic's first national cup final in its 121-year history whilst it was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's first since the club was founded five years beforehand in 1994. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier League; Inverness Caledonian Thistle from the First Division and Alloa Athletic from the Second Division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final\nAlloa led the match 2\u20131 at half-time but only two minutes after the interval both teams scored to make it 3\u20132 by the 47th minute. Paul Sheerin scored a second penalty for Inverness in the 56th minute to make the score 3\u20133 which is how the scoreline remained after 90 minutes, which forced an additional 30 minutes of extra time to be played. Martin Cameron scored his second goal for Alloa in the 104th minute to take a 4\u20133 lead but was cancelled out when Sheerin completed a hat-trick of goals for Inverness to make it 4\u20134 and take the game to penalties. Alloa Athletic emerged victorious after winning the shoot-out 5\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 656]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final\nThe competition is a knock-out tournament and in 1999 was contested by the 30 teams that played in the First, Second and Third Divisions of the Scottish Football League. 28 of the teams entered the first round and two received random byes into the second round to even the number of fixtures. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated. The tournament returned for the first time since 1997 after it was suspended for one season due to the absence of a sponsor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Inverness Caledonian Thistle\nNewly promoted to the First Division as runners-up in the Second Division the previous season, Inverness entered the first round and faced fellow First Division club St. Mirren at Caledonian Stadium. Inverness won the match 1\u20130 with a late goal in the 88th minute from Mike Teasdale to progress to the second round. The second round draw paired the club with Second Division club Hamilton Academical at Douglas Park. Inverness comfortably won the tie 3\u20130 with two goals from Iain Stewart and one from Scott McLean to advance to the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 83], "content_span": [84, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Inverness Caledonian Thistle\nInverness faced a home game against Clydebank in the quarter-finals. Goals in each half from Martin Glancy and Barry Robson resulted in a 2\u20130 win for Inverness over the First Division club. With four teams left in the competition, Inverness were drawn against Livingston, also from the First Division. The scoreline was 0\u20130 most of the game until Paul Sheerin scored a late winner for Inverness in the 88th minute to win the match 1\u20130 for the club. The result meant that Inverness kept four clean sheets before qualifying for the first national cup final in the club's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 83], "content_span": [84, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Alloa Athletic\nAlloa Athletic also entered the first round and were drawn against Third Division club Cowdenbeath away from home. Goals from Martin Cameron, David Beaton, Gregor McKechnie and an own goal from Scott Sneddon was enough for Alloa to comfortably win 4\u20130 at Central Park and advance to the next round. The second round also saw Alloa drawn away from home; facing First Division club Airdrieonians at Excelsior Stadium. With Airdrie the favourites to win the match, Alloa took a shock 2\u20130 lead with goals from Mark Nelson and Gregor McKechnie. Airdrie scored a consolation goal in the last minute from Forbes Johnston to make it 2\u20131, but Alloa held on to win and progressed to the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 69], "content_span": [70, 762]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Alloa Athletic\nIn the quarter-finals, Alloa faced another away game, this time at fellow Second Division club Ross County. George Shaw scored to give Ross County a 1\u20130 lead before half-time and Alloa equalised late in the second half through Mark Donaghy in the 82nd minute which made the score 1\u20131 to force extra time. Willie Irvine scored the winner for Alloa in the 113th minute to send the club through to the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 69], "content_span": [70, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Alloa Athletic\nWith the last four clubs left in the tournament, Alloa was drawn against local rival Stirling Albion with both clubs aiming to reach the first national cup final in their history. Stirling took the lead in the first half but were reduced to 10-men after Chris Wood was sent off in the 71st minute. Alloa replied with a goal from Scott Bannerman and then a penalty in the 80th minute from Willie Irvine to win 2\u20131 and reach the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 69], "content_span": [70, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Venue\nThe 1999 final marked the first time the event was hosted at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie, the home of Airdrieonians. The venue opened only a year before the final in 1998 and was officially known as Shyberry Excelsior Stadium, after its sponsor. Alloa had previously played at the stadium during the same tournament having eliminated Airdrieonians 2\u20131 away from home in the second round. Inverness travelled around 180 miles (289.7\u00a0km) to the venue whereas Alloa had to travel only around 30 miles (48.3\u00a0km).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 51], "content_span": [52, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis\nIn order to reach the final, Alloa played all four matches in the preceding rounds away from home, keeping only one clean sheet and recording three successive 2\u20131 away wins. Inverness kept a clean sheet in all four matches, scoring seven goals without reply in the rounds before the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 54], "content_span": [55, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis\nAlloa were in good form before the match, losing only three of their previous 22 games in all competitions since the start of the season in late July. At the time of the final, Alloa were equal on points at the top of the Second Division table but ranked third on goal difference. Inverness were favourites to win the match being the higher ranked club as a competitor in the First Division, one tier above Alloa who were in the Second Division. Inverness were ranked seventh from ten in the First Division at the time of the final, 20 points behind runaway leaders St. Mirren. After five games unbeaten in the league, Inverness lost their last league game before the final 5\u20131 away to Morton.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 54], "content_span": [55, 748]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis\nTerry Christie, the Alloa manager, had won the Scottish Challenge Cup once before with Second Division club Stenhousemuir after a surprise penalty shoot-out win against Dundee United in the 1995 final and hoped to replicate his success with Alloa. The two finalists had met in the Scottish Challenge Cup once before; Alloa won 2\u20131 away to Caledonian Thistle at Telford Street Park in the first round of the 1995\u201396 tournament, the same year Christie won with Stenhousemuir.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 54], "content_span": [55, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Match, First half\nInverness played in a 4\u20134\u20132 formation whilst Alloa played a 3\u20134\u20133 arrangement. After ten minutes, Alloa missed a goal scoring opportunity when Martin Cameron's shot went above the cross-bar after a pass from Gary Clark and three minutes later Mark Wilson's shot forced a save from Inverness goalkeeper Les Fridge. Alloa scored the first goal of the game in the 19th minute with a 12-yard shot from Gary Clark when Inverness failed to clear the ball from a corner kick. Shortly after, Alloa went close to doubling their lead when Fridge was forced to make another save.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Match, First half\nAlloa dominated the match for most of the first half-hour but Inverness equalised the score at 1\u20131 on 28 minutes when Alloa goalkeeper Mark Cairns deflected the ball into the path of striker Barry Wilson after making his first save of the game from a shot by Davide Xausa. Three minutes later, Alloa midfielder Mark Wilson ran clear down the right wing and shot the ball past goalkeeper Fridge to restore Alloa's lead to 2\u20131 before half-time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 52], "content_span": [53, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Match, Second half\nOnly one minute into the second half, Alloa player Derek Clark committed a foul on Dennis Wyness in the penalty box and Inverness were awarded a penalty kick. Inverness midfielder Paul Sheerin took the penalty kick in the 46th minute and equalised the score to 2\u20132. One minute after the penalty, Alloa restored their lead when Cameron dispossessed the ball from defender Mike Teasdale and scored to take a 3\u20132 lead after 47 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Match, Second half\nReferee Jim McCluskey awarded Inverness their second penalty kick of the game ten minutes later when Alloa defender David Beaton handled the ball in the box and Sheerin again equalised the scoreline at 3\u20133. Between the 65th and 67th minute, Alloa made the first substitutions of the game: Mark Wilson and Gary Clark were replaced by Gregor McKechnie and Max Christie respectively. Five minutes later, Inverness substituted defender Stuart Golabek with Kevin Byers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0013-0002", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Match, Second half\nAfter the equalising goal, Inverness players Sheerin and Charlie Christie started to dominate the midfield area of the pitch and Christie and Xausa both had chances to win the match for Inverness. Alloa managed to keep the score at 3\u20133 for the rest of the match until the full-time whistle to force the game into extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 53], "content_span": [54, 378]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Match, Extra time and penalties\nCameron had a chance to score for Alloa in the 92nd minute but his shot was blocked by goalkeeper Fridge. However, he then scored his second goal of the game in the 103rd minute after a pass from Max Christie. Ten minutes later, Sheerin then completed a hat-trick of goals for Inverness in the 112th minute, becoming only the second player to score three goals in the final match of the competition after Billy Dodds in 1990. With the score equal at 4\u20134 at the end of extra time, the game was decided by a penalty shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 66], "content_span": [67, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Match, Extra time and penalties\nThe shoot-out was a best-of-five and Willie Irvine took the first penalty for Alloa and scored. Paul Sheerin took Inverness's first penalty and despite scoring three goals during the game, two of which were from penalty kicks, he missed. David Beaton then struck the bar and missed for Alloa and Mark McCulloch levelled the score for Inverness to 2\u20132. Both teams then scored their next three penalties to make it 4-all from five attempts so the shoot-out went to sudden death. Alloa goalkeeper Cairns took the penalty and scored; he then saved Teasdale's attempt to ensure Alloa won 5\u20134 in the shoot-out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 66], "content_span": [67, 671]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Post-match\nThe trophy was presented to Alloa captain Craig Valentine after the game by Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Post-match\nJim McCluskey, the referee of the game, retired a year after the final and when reflecting on his time as a referee, mentioned the game was one of the highlights of his career saying: \"It was an unbelievable game of football between two teams who were appearing in their first major cup final and they both just went for it. I was proud to have refereed it.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Post-match\nThe two clubs were drawn against each other at the first possible opportunity in the first round of the 2000\u201301 tournament. Inverness won the match 3\u20132 despite Alloa scoring the fastest goal in the history of the tournament to take a 1\u20130 lead after 54 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156430-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Post-match\nBoth clubs have made further appearances in the final of the tournament since the match; Alloa lost to Airdrieonians and Livingston in the 2001 and 2015 finals respectively, whilst Inverness beat Airdrie United in 2003 and lost to Dundee in 2009.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 45], "content_span": [46, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156431-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Claymores season\nThe 1999 Scottish Claymores season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his fifth year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (three) and Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland (two). They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156432-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Cup Final\nThe 1999 Scottish Cup Final was played on 29 May 1999, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 114th Scottish Cup. Celtic and Rangers contested the match, Rangers won the match 1\u20130, thanks to Rod Wallace's 48th-minute goal where he shot left footed into the corner of the goal when the ball broke to him in the box four yards out. This was the first match at Hampden Park since the stadium was re-vamped.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156433-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Masters\nThe 1999 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 September and 3 October 1999 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156433-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Masters\nMatthew Stevens won the tournament, defeating John Higgins 9\u20137 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156433-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Masters, Prize Fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156434-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Open (snooker)\nThe 1999 Regal Scottish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held in February 1999 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156434-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Open (snooker)\nStephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Graeme Dott nine frames to one in the final. The defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, was defeated in the last 32 by Paul Hunter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156435-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Parliament election\nThe first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999. Following the election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Donald Dewar becoming First Minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156435-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Parliament election\nThe Scottish Parliament was created after a referendum on devolution took place on 11 September 1997 in which 74.3% of those who voted approved the idea. The Scotland Act (1998) was then passed by the UK Parliament which established the devolved Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive. The parliament was elected using Mixed-member proportional representation, combining 73 (First-past-the-post) constituencies and proportional representation with the 73 constituencies being grouped together to make eight regions each electing seven additional members to make a total of 129. This meant that it would be unlikely for any party to gain a majority of seats in the new parliament and either minority or coalition Scottish Executives would have to be formed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 794]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156435-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Parliament election\nThe first general election to the Scottish Parliament overall produced few surprises with the Labour Party still enjoying high popularity following their landslide victory in the 1997 UK general election as widely expected was the largest party winning 56 seats, mostly in their traditional Central Belt heartlands, which was nine seats short of an overall majority. Labour formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, who won 17 seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) had done well in opinion polls running up to the election, gaining 40% in some approval ratings, but this level of support was not maintained.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 660]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156435-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Scottish Parliament election\nThe SNP were the second largest party with 35 seats, which still represented their best performance since the October 1974 UK general election. The Conservative Party, still recovering from their wipeout in the 1997 UK general election across Scotland, failed to win a single constituency seat but did manage to win 18 seats through the Additional Member System.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156435-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Parliament election\nThe Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) and the Greens picked up unexpected additional member seats. Robin Harper became the first ever elected Green parliamentarian in the history of the United Kingdom. Dennis Canavan, who had failed to become an approved Labour candidate, won the Falkirk West constituency as an independent candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156435-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Parliament election\nFollowing the election the new parliament met in the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh for the first time on Wednesday 12 May 1999 although the actual devolution of powers from Westminster to the Scottish Parliament did not take place until midnight on Thursday 1 July 1999, almost two months later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156435-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish Parliament election\nFor a full list of MSPs elected, see 1st Scottish Parliament. For lists of constituencies and regions, see Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156436-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish local elections\nThe Scottish local elections, 1999 were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as First Scottish Parliament elections. It was the second election for all 32 Scottish councils and the first after a major review into all wards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156436-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Scottish local elections, Boundary changes\nA Major review of all boundaries took place before the 1999 elections as part of the third comprehensive review by the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland  which resulted in an overall reduction of wards to 1222 instead of 1245 and many wards were restructured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 47], "content_span": [48, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156437-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Mariners season\nThe Seattle Mariners' 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West with a 79\u201383 (.488) record. In July, after 39 home games at the Kingdome, they moved into Safeco Field, and the Kingdome was demolished eight months later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156437-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Mariners season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156437-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Mariners season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 66], "content_span": [67, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156438-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season\nThe 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League, the last playing their home games at the Kingdome and the first under head coach Mike Holmgren. It was also the first season that Seattle made the playoffs in eleven seasons. It would be Seattle's last playoff appearance as an American Football Conference (AFC) team. They would not return to the playoffs until 2003, after being moved to the National Football Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156438-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season, Offseason\nAfter the 1998 season, head coach Mike Holmgren left Green Bay to become the coach of the Seahawks. Holmgren was hired on January 8, 1999, to be the executive vice president, general manager and head coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 39], "content_span": [40, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156438-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season, Schedule, Regular season\nDivisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156438-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season, Schedule, Postseason\nThis game was the last event held in the Kingdome (1976\u20132000). On March 26, 2000, the Kingdome was imploded to make way for Seahawks Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 50], "content_span": [51, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156438-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season, Game Summaries, Regular season, Week 8: at Green Bay Packers\nAs of 2021, this remains the last time the Seahawks defeated the Packers at Lambeau Field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 90], "content_span": [91, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156438-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle Seahawks season, Game Summaries, Postseason\nSeattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests\nThe 1999 Seattle WTO protests, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Seattle, were a series of protests surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999,  when members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on November 30, 1999. The Conference was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests\nThe negotiations were quickly overshadowed by massive street protests outside the hotels and the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. The protests were nicknamed \"N30\", akin to J18 and similar mobilizations, and were deemed controversial by the media. The large scale of the demonstrations, estimated at no fewer than 40,000 protesters, dwarfed any previous demonstration in the United States against a world meeting of any of the organizations generally associated with economic globalization (such as the WTO, the International Monetary Fund, or the World Bank).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning\nPlanning for the actions began months in advance and included local, national, and international organizations. Among the most notable participants were national and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) such as Global Exchange (especially those concerned with labor issues, the environment, and consumer protection), labor unions (including the AFL-CIO), student groups, religion-based groups (Jubilee 2000), and anarchists (some of whom formed a black bloc).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 527]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning\nThe coalition was loose, with some opponent groups focused on opposition to WTO policies (especially those related to free trade), with others motivated by prolabor, anticapitalist, or environmental agendas. Many of the NGOs represented at the protests came with credentials to participate in the official meetings, while also planning various educational and press events. The AFL-CIO, with cooperation from its member unions, organized a large permitted rally and march from Seattle Center to downtown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning\nHowever, others were more interested in taking direct action, including both civil disobedience and acts of vandalism and property destruction to disrupt the meeting. Several groups were loosely organized together under the Direct Action Network (DAN), with a plan to disrupt the meetings by blocking streets and intersections downtown to prevent delegates from reaching the convention center, where the meeting was to be held. The black bloc was not affiliated with DAN, but was responding to the original call for autonomous resistance actions on November 30 issued by People's Global Action.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning\nOf the different coalitions that aligned in protest were the \"teamsters and turtles\" \u2013 a blue-green alliance consisting of the teamsters (trade unions) and environmentalists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 53], "content_span": [54, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Corporations targeted\nCertain activists, including locals and an additional group of anarchists from Eugene, Oregon (where they had gathered that summer for a music festival), advocated more confrontational tactics, and conducted vandalism of corporate properties in downtown Seattle. In a subsequent communique, they listed the particular corporations targeted, which they considered to have committed corporate crime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 76], "content_span": [77, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\nOn July 12, the Financial Times reported that the latest United Nations Human Development report advocated \"principles of performance for multinationals on labour standards, fair trade and environmental protection ... needed to counter the negative effects of globalisation on the poorest nations\". The report itself argued, \"An essential aspect of global governance is responsibility to people\u2014to equity, to justice, to enlarging the choices of all\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\nOn July 16, Helene Cooper of The Wall Street Journal warned of an impending \"massive mobilization against globalization\" being planned for the end-of-year Seattle WTO conference. Next day, the London Independent newspaper savaged the WTO and appeared to side with the organizers of the rapidly developing storm of protest:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\nThe way it has used [its] powers is leading to a growing suspicion that its initials should really stand for World Take Over. In a series of rulings it has struck down measures to help the world's poor, protect the environment, and safeguard health in the interests of private\u2014usually American\u2014companies. \"The WTO seems to be on a crusade to increase private profit at the expense of all other considerations, including the well-being and quality of life of the mass of the world's people,\" says Ronnie Hall, trade campaigner at Friends of the Earth International. \"It seems to have a relentless drive to extend its power.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 693]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\nOn November 16, two weeks before the conference, President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 13141\u2014Environmental Review of Trade Agreements, which committed the United States to a policy of \"assessment and consideration of the environmental impacts of trade agreements\" and stated, \"Trade agreements should contribute to the broader goal of sustainable development.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\nActivists staged a spoof of Seattle daily newspaper the Post-Intelligencer on Wednesday November 24, inserting thousands of hoax editions of a four-page front-page wrap-around into piles of newspapers awaiting distribution to hundreds of street boxes and retail outlets. The spoof front-page stories were \"Boeing to move overseas\" (to Indonesia) and \"Clinton pledges help for poorest nations\". The byline on the Boeing story attributed it to Joe Hill (a union organizer who had been executed by firing squad in Utah in 1915). On the same day, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development reported:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\ndeveloping countries have remained steadfast in their demand that developed countries honour Uruguay Round commitments before moving forward full force with new trade negotiations. Specifically, developing countries are concerned over developed countries' compliance with agreements on market access for textiles, their use of antidumping measures against developing countries' exports, and over-implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\nThis ominously foreshadowed the impending conflict of the North-South divide which was to result in the collapse of the forthcoming WTO talks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\nPrevious mass protests against APEC summits in Vancouver, Canada and Manila, the Philippines also provided information about globalization policies, free trade and the situation in developing countries that likely encouraged further protests to confront international economic forums. In 1997, the APEC Canada meeting was held at the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus on November 24 and 25 in Vancouver. Protesters on the campus and in downtown Vancouver were treated with some repressive measures by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police while they were experiencing splits among themselves on questions of tactics and the limits of civil disobedience.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Organizations and planning, Lead-up months\nThat mass response of a few thousand included leaders of protests previously held in Manila where APEC had held a summit in 1996, when tens of thousands of labor, peasant and social justice groups had marched to oppose free trade. UBC may have welcomed the filming of Battle in Seattle on its grounds in the light of this past.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 69], "content_span": [70, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30\nOn the morning of Tuesday, November 30, 1999, the DAN's plan was put into effect. Several hundred activists arrived in the deserted streets near the convention center and began to take control of key intersections. Over the next few hours, a number of marchers began to converge on the area from different directions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 30], "content_span": [31, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30\nThese included a student march from the north, a march of citizens of the developing world who marched in from the south and, beginning around 09:00, militant anarchists (in a formation known as a black bloc) marching down Pike Street from 6th Avenue, blockading the streets with newspaper boxes and smashing windows. Some demonstrators held rallies, others held teach-ins and at least one group staged an early-morning street party. Meanwhile, a number of protesters still controlled the intersections using lockdown formations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 30], "content_span": [31, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30\nThe control of the intersections, plus the sheer numbers of protesters in the area, prevented delegates from getting from their hotels to the convention center. It also had the effect of cutting the police forces in two: the police who had formed a cordon around the convention center were cut off from the rest of the city. The police outside of the area eventually tried to break through the protesters' lines in the south.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 30], "content_span": [31, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30\nThat morning, the King County Sheriff's Office and Seattle Police Department fired pepper spray, tear gas canisters, and stun grenades at protesters at several intersections in an attempt to reopen the blocked streets and allow as many WTO delegates as possible through the blockade. At 6th Avenue and Union Street, the crowd threw objects back at the police.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 30], "content_span": [31, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30\nBy late morning, the black bloc had swelled to 200 people and smashed dozens of shops and police cars. This seems to have set off a chain reaction of sorts, with previously nonviolent protesters throwing bottles at police and joining in the vandalism shortly before noon. Some protesters tried to physically obstruct the activities of the black bloc; however, Seattle police (led by Chief Norm Stamper) did not react immediately. Protest organizers had convinced Seattle police during the protest-permit process that peaceful organizers would quell these kinds of activities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 30], "content_span": [31, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30\nThe police were eventually overwhelmed by the mass of protesters downtown, including many who had chained themselves together and were blocking intersections. Meanwhile, the late-morning labor-organized rally and march drew tens of thousands; though the intended march route had them turning back before they reached the convention center, some ignored the marshals and joined what had become a chaotic scene downtown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 30], "content_span": [31, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30\nAt noon, the opening ceremony at the convention center was officially canceled. It took police much of the afternoon and evening to clear the streets. Seattle mayor Paul Schell declared a state of emergency, imposed a curfew, and a 50-block \"no-protest zone.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 30], "content_span": [31, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30, December 1\nOvernight, the governor of Washington, Gary Locke, called in two battalions of Army National Guardsmen, other law enforcement agencies sent support, and before daylight on Wednesday, troops and officers lined the perimeter of the no-protest zone. Police surrounded and arrested several groups of would-be protesters (and more than one bystander). Beginning at 21:00, a major clash took place on Broadway in the vicinity of Denny Way, involving rocks, bottles, and police concussion grenades.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30, December 1\nIt did not involve a black bloc, but appears to have included local residents, although it is known that many local residents were treated as protesters, even being teargassed, despite having no part in the protests. Police called in from other cities mistook the typically crowded streets of Capitol Hill as groups of protesters. More than 500 people were jailed on Wednesday. Throughout the day, police used tear gas to disperse crowds downtown, although a permitted demonstration organized by the Steelworkers Union was held along the waterfront.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, N30, December 2\u20133\nProtests continued the following days. Thousands demonstrated outside the Seattle Police Department protesting their tactics and arrests of peaceful protestors. President Clinton arrived and attended the conference. On December 3 the conference ended as delegations were unable to reach agreements, partly in response to the protests.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 44], "content_span": [45, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nThe New York Times printed an erroneous article that stated that protesters at the 1999 WTO convention in Seattle threw Molotov cocktails at police. Two days later, The New York Times printed a correction saying that the protest was mostly peaceful and no protesters were accused of throwing objects at delegates or the police, but the original error persisted in later accounts in the mainstream media.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nThe Seattle City Council also dispelled these rumors with its own investigation findings:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nThe level of panic among police is evident from radio communication and from their inflated crowd estimates, which exceed the numbers shown on news videotapes. ARC investigators found the rumors of \"Molotov cocktails\" and sale of flammables from a supermarket had no basis in fact. But, rumors were important in contributing to the police sense of being besieged and in considerable danger.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nAn article in the magazine The Nation disputed that Molotov cocktails have ever been thrown at an antiglobalization protest within the US. Video shot by anarchists at Seattle does show some protesters throwing debris at police.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nThough media coverage of the Battle in Seattle condemned the violence of many protesters, the nature of this violence has justified its use to some people. Specifically, the violence employed was not person-to-person violence, but \"acts directed toward property, not people.\" Though many still denounced the violent tactics used by protesters of the 1999 WTO meeting in Seattle,  this violence clearly resulted in increased media coverage of the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 494]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0027-0001", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nThe WTO meeting had an increase in evening news airtime from 10 minutes and 40 seconds on the first day of the meeting to 17 minutes on the first day of violence. In addition, WTO coverage was the lead or second story on CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC after violence was reported. Two days after the start of violence, the meeting remained the top story on three of the four networks. Though these numbers alone are telling, the media coverage of subsequent demonstrations that did not include violence by protesters shows even more the effect of violence on coverage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0027-0002", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nFor example, the World Bank/International Monetary Fund (WB/IMF) meetings in the spring showed a \"coverage pattern that was almost the reverse of that in Seattle\" and that \"suggests the crucial role of violence in garnering time on the public screen.\" In an even more striking example of the effects of violence on media coverage, the 2001 WTO meeting in Doha, Qatar, included no reports of violence. As a result, \"there was absolutely no TV evening news coverage by the four major networks.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nThis coverage did not center exclusively on the violence. Instead, details of the protesters' message and antiglobalization campaign were included along with the discussions of symbolic violence taking place. DeLuca believes the violence served as a dense surface that opened viewers' and readers' minds to a whole new way of thinking about globalization and corporations' operations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0028-0001", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Media response\nThat is, not only was this violence contained within the familiar setting of television, and not only did it meet the criteria of being dramatic and emotional enough to warrant air time, but it also shattered preconceived notions of globalization and the practices of corporations that drive so much of America's economy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Aftermath\nTo many in North American anarchist and radical circles, the Seattle WTO riots, protests, and demonstrations were viewed as a success. Prior to the \"Battle of Seattle\", almost no mention was made of \"antiglobalization\" in the US media, while the protests were seen as having forced the media to report on 'why' anybody would oppose the WTO.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Aftermath\nPrevious mass demonstrations had taken place in Australia in December 1997, in which newly formed grass-roots organizations blockaded Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and Darwin city centers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Aftermath\nControversy over the city's response to the protests resulted in the resignation of the police chief of Seattle, Norm Stamper, and arguably played a role in Schell's loss to Greg Nickels in the 2001 mayoral primary election. The massive size of the protest added $3\u00a0million to the city's estimated meeting budget of $6\u00a0million, partly due to city cleanup and police overtime bills. In addition, the damage to commercial businesses from vandalism and lost sales has been estimated at $20\u00a0million.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156439-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Seattle WTO protests, Aftermath\nOn January 16, 2004, the city of Seattle settled with 157 individuals arrested outside of the no-protest zone during the WTO events, agreeing to pay them a total of $250,000. On January 30, 2007, a federal jury found that the city had violated protesters' Fourth Amendment constitutional rights by arresting them without probable cause or evidence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 36], "content_span": [37, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156440-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sedgefield Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Sedgefield Borough Council election to the Sedgefield Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156441-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sedgemoor District Council election\nThe 1999 Sedgemoor District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 1. The election saw the Conservative party gain overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156442-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156443-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B play-offs\nThe 1999 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B play-offs (Playoffs de Ascenso or Promoci\u00f3n de Ascenso) were the final playoffs for promotion from Spanish 1998\u201399 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B to the 1999\u20132000 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n. The four first placed teams in each of the four Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B groups played the Playoffs de Ascenso and the four last placed teams in Segunda Divisi\u00f3n were relegated to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156443-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B play-offs\nThe teams play a league of four teams, divided into 4 groups. The champion of each group is promoted to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156444-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Senior League World Series\nThe 1999 Senior League World Series took place from August 15\u201321 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. Host Conway, Florida defeated Maracaibo, Venezuela in the championship game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156445-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Senior PGA Tour\nThe 1999 Senior PGA Tour was the 20th season since the Senior PGA Tour, now known as PGA Tour Champions, officially began in 1980. The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $48,900,000, including four majors. Bruce Fleisher won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156445-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Senior PGA Tour, Tournament results\nThe following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season. \"Date\" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in italics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156446-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sensational Adelaide 500\nThe 1999 Sensational Adelaide 500 was the first running of the Adelaide 500 race, the first motor racing meeting held on the Adelaide Street Circuit since the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. Racing at the Mount Panorama Circuit notwithstanding, it was the first domestic racing meeting held on public roads since the closure of the Longford Circuit in Tasmania in the 1960s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 400]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156446-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sensational Adelaide 500, Format\nRacing was held from Friday 9 April until Sunday 11 April 1999. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was Round 2 of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, consisted of two 250 km races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156446-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sensational Adelaide 500, Format\nThe original format called for the two races to form a single race, separated by an overnight rest at half distance, however with several significant competitors retiring from the first leg a change to the regulations was announced on the Saturday evening, allowing retired cars to be repaired and restarted for Sunday's Leg 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156447-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Serena Williams tennis season\nThe Serena Williams 1999 season was her breakthrough season, winning her first career title at the Open Gaz de France and winning her first slam at the US Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156448-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Seville City Council election\nThe 1999 Seville City Council election, also the 1999 Seville municipal election, was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality of Seville. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156448-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Seville City Council election, Electoral system\nThe City Council of Seville (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Sevilla) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Seville, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 52], "content_span": [53, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156448-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Seville City Council election, Electoral system\nVoting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the municipality of Seville and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 52], "content_span": [53, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156448-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Seville City Council election, Electoral system\nThe mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 52], "content_span": [53, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156448-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Seville City Council election, Electoral system\nThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Seville, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 52], "content_span": [53, 743]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156448-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Seville City Council election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Seville.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 49], "content_span": [50, 851]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156449-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sha Tin District Council election\nThe 1999 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 36 elected members to the 46-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156450-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sham Shui Po District Council election\nThe 1999 Sham Shui Po District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 21 elected members to the 26-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156451-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Shanghai International Film Festival\nThe 4th Shanghai International Film Festival was held between October 22 and October 31, 1999. Like the previous year, the Film Festival was divided into four activities:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156451-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Shanghai International Film Festival\nThe Turkish film Propaganda was named the winner of the Golden Goblet.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156452-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sheffield City Council election\nElections to Sheffield City Council were held on 6 May 1999 with one third of the council was up for election. Previous to this election, there had been a by-election in Park, resulting in a Liberal Democrat gain from Labour, effectively cancelling out the concurrent defection of sitting Stocksbridge councillor Alan Pears from the Lib Dems to Labour. The election saw the Liberal Democrats gain control of the council - the first time since its formation for it not to be controlled by Labour. The results themselves were more favourable to Labour than recent elections. However, they suffered double-digit losses, with the Liberal Democrats sustaining their recent election surges.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 721]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156452-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sheffield City Council election, Election result\nThis result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156453-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Shell Championship Series\nThe 1999 Shell Championship Series was a motor racing series for V8 Supercars which began on 28 March 1999 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 14 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. The Australian Touring Car Championship was renamed for 1999 in what was essentially a marketing decision, however the winner of the newly named series was also awarded the 1999 Australian Touring Car Championship title by CAMS. 1999 was the first season since 1977 in which the longer distance, endurance race events were included in the championship. For the first time in the championship's history, tyres supplied by Bridgestone specified for all cars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 691]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156453-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Shell Championship Series\nThis series was won by Craig Lowndes of the Holden Racing Team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156453-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Shell Championship Series, Teams and drivers\nThe following drivers and teams competed in the 1999 Shell Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 rounds of sprint racing with one driver per car and two rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) of endurance racing with each car shared by two drivers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 49], "content_span": [50, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156453-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Shell Championship Series, Race Calendar\nThe 1999 Shell Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included eleven sprint rounds of two or three races and two endurance races (Queensland 500 and FAI 1000). It was the first time since 1977 that endurance races had been included in the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 45], "content_span": [46, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156453-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Shell Championship Series, Championship standings, Privateers award\nThe Privateers award was contested over all rounds except Rounds 2, 12 & 13. Unlike 1998, points were awarded to the driver rather than the team. The best five scores from the ten rounds could be retained by each driver.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 72], "content_span": [73, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156454-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Shetland Islands Council election\nElections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of Scottish local elections. The Liberal Democrats won 9 seats, the party's best result in a Shetland Islands Council election. Nine seats were uncontested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq\nThe 1999 Shia uprising in Iraq (or Second Sadr Uprising) refers to a short period of unrest in Iraq in early 1999 following the killing of Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr by the then Ba'athist government of Iraq. The protests and ensuing violence were strongest in the heavily Shia neighborhoods of Baghdad, as well as southern majority Shiite cities such as Karbala, Nasiriyah, Kufa, Najaf, and Basra.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Background\nAs his power grew, al-Sadr became more and more involved in politics following the Gulf War and throughout the 1990s he openly defied Saddam. He organized the poor Shi'ites of Sadr City, yet another nickname for the Shi'ite neighbourhood in Baghdad, against Saddam and the Baath Party. Sadr gained the support of Shi'ites by reaching out to tribal villages and offering services to them that they would otherwise not have been afforded by Hussein's regime. Saddam began to crack down on the Shi'ite leadership in the late 1990s in an attempt to regain control of Iraq.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Background\nSometime before his death, al-Sadr was informed of Saddam's limited patience with him. In defiance, al-Sadr wore his death shroud to his final Friday sermon to show that Shi'ites would not be intimidated by Saddam's oppression and that Sadr would preach the truth even if it meant his own death. He was later killed leaving the mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf along with two of his sons as they drove through the town. Their car was ambushed by men, and both his sons were killed by gunfire while he was severely injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Background\nHe died an hour later in the hospital. Iraqi Shias, as well as most international observers, suspected the Iraqi Baathist government of being involved in, if not directly responsible, for their murders. The Iraqi government denied involvement in the killing, and quickly tried and executed three alleged killers, although one of the suspects had apparently been in prison at the time of the attack on al-Sadr.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, February, Saddam City 18\u201321\nFollowing the killing of al-Sadr the Iraqi government withheld news of al-Sadr's death for 24 hours as it tried to pressure the family to not hold witnessed a period of unrest and protests. The Iraqi government in this period also executed al-Sadr's deputy, and confiscated his writings and videos of his sermons. Unaware of al-Sadr's death, Shiite worshipers arrived at the Rassoul mosque in Saddam City to pray for al-Sadr's recovery. Iraqi soldiers then arrived and ordered the worshipers to leave. The soldiers later opened fire when the worshipers refused to leave, and instead began chanting anti-Saddam slogans and throw stones, leaving some 80 dead. Following this news spread throughout Saddam City that al-Sadr had been murdered, resulting in mass anti-government demonstrations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 65], "content_span": [66, 855]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, February, Saddam City 18\u201321\nThe Iraqi government then sealed off Saddam City and deployed the Republican Guard to put down the growing demonstrations. After 24 hours the demonstrations had been largely suppressed, leaving between 27 and 100 dead. Iraqi security forces proceeded to arrest representatives of al-Sadr in Baghdad and throughout the south.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 65], "content_span": [66, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, February, Unrest spreads 20\u201321\nOfficials of the Shiite opposition group, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, began accusing the Iraqi government of responsibility for the death of al-Sadr on 20 February, which they saw as part of a government effort to destroy all Shiite opposition groups.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 68], "content_span": [69, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, February, Unrest spreads 20\u201321\nAlthough the protests in Saddam City had been put down, new protests began to flare across Shiite majority Southern Iraq, with 20 protesters being killed by security forces on the 21, with another 250 arrested across Iraq. Iraqi forces also shelled Nasiriyah after local protesters attacked a government building. Iraqi security forces also opened fire on demonstrators at a Shiite shrine 20 miles from Nasiriyah, killing at least 5, including two 14-year-olds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 68], "content_span": [69, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, March, Early March\nOn 3 March Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of SCIRI, announced that it had attacked several government buildings in Karbala as part of the revenge operations for the killing of al-Sadr.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, March, Early March\nThe ninth and tenth of March saw further clashes between Iraqi security forces and fighters from SCIRI in two southern Iraqi provinces, with SCIRI reporting that over 100 people had been killed in the clashes and 8 government tanks destroyed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, March, Basra 17\u201318\nSome of the worst violence of the uprising took place on the evening of 17 March in Basra, when large armed groups of members of the Shiite opposition attacked several police stations and offices of the Iraqi Ba'ath party. Contemporary press reports indicated that the clashes between protesters and security forces were in some cases particularly heavy, involving both armoured units and artillery. The opposition groups were even able to seize and occupy several of the police stations and Ba'ath party offices, which they held until the morning of 18 March, at which point they withdrew.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, March, Basra 17\u201318\nEyewitnesses talking to Human Rights Watch claimed that in some Basra neighbourhoods the firefight continued for more than an hour, whilst in others gunfire was heard throughout the night. The violence resulted in the deaths of several members of the Fedayeen Saddam, the Ba'ath party, and other security services. In total around 100 were estimated to have died in the Basra clashes. Several witnesses told Human Rights Watch that protesters had attacked and killed at least 40 Ba'ath party members.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 56], "content_span": [57, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Uprising, April\nIn possibly some of the last violence of the uprising, there were several clashes between Iraqi security forces and members of the Iraqi opposition across southern Iraq on 24 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Aftermath\nFollowing the stifled uprising the Iraqi government organised a strict crackdown against potential opponents. The Iraqi government never acknowledged the scale and extent of the uprising and barely reported any news about it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 37], "content_span": [38, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Aftermath\nIn a rare acknowledgement of domestic unrest, the Iraqi government admitted on 15 May 1999 that there had been anti-government disturbances in Basra in mid March. The Iraqi government however denied reports of widespread killing, and blamed the unrest on Iranian infiltrators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 37], "content_span": [38, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156455-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Shia uprising in Iraq, Aftermath, Prosecution\nFollowing the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and the toppling of the Ba'athist government the suppression of the events of 1999 were investigated by the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal. The ensuing trials had 14 defendants, and ultimately saw Ali Hassan al-Majid, then Director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service, along with former senior Ba'athist officials Aziz Saleh Hassan al-Noman and Mahmood Faizi Mohammed al-Haza sentenced to death. Seven others received prison sentences ranging from six years to life imprisonment for their criminal roles during the uprising.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 50], "content_span": [51, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156456-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Shimizu S-Pulse season\nThe 1999 season was Shimizu S-Pulse's eighth season in existence and their seventh season in the J1 League. The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup. The team finished the season second in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156457-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election\nLegislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim, in October 1999, to elect the 32 members of the sixth Legislative Assembly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156458-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Singapore Challenge\nThe 1999 Singapore Challenge, also known as the 1999 Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge for sponsorship reasons was a One Day International cricket tournament which took place between 2\u20138 September 1999. The tournament was held in Singapore. The tournament was won by the West Indies who defeated India by 4 wickets.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156459-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Singaporean presidential election\nThe Singaporean presidential election of 1999 was held to elect the next President of Singapore with S.R. Nathan as the winning candidate due to an uncontested election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156459-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Singaporean presidential election, Candidates\nThe Presidential Elections Committee declared S. R. Nathan (formerly known as Sellapan Ramanathan) to be the only eligible presidential candidate to be issued a Certificate of Eligibility. Nathan was successfully nominated on 18 August and was inaugurated as the sixth President of Singapore on 1 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156460-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s\nThe 1999 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s was the first year of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7s tournament. South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei 38 - 07 in the final of the Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156461-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Skate America\nThe 1999 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1999\u20132000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 27\u201331. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1999\u20132000 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156461-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Skate America, Results, Men\nTimothy Goebel made history by becoming the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program. In the men's free skating, he landed a quad salchow, a quad toe loop in combination, and a quad toe loop as a solo jump.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 32], "content_span": [33, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156462-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Skate Canada International\nThe 1999 Skate Canada International was second event of six in the 1999\u20132000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick on November 4\u20137. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1999\u20132000 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156463-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Skate Israel\nThe 1999 Skate Israel was the 5th edition of a senior-level international figure skating competition held in Metulla, Israel. It was held on December 7\u201311 at the Canada Centre. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156464-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sligo County Council election\nAn election to Sligo County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156465-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship\nThis is a round-up of the 1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane regained the Owen B. Hunt Cup in this year after defeating Easkey, making their first final appearance since 1968. The group stages were re-introduced for this year, but with only three groups used, this resulted in a complicated series of playoffs to determine the final semi-final spot. Tubbercurry, having been disqualified after failing to field against Shamrock Gaels in a playoff, but then re-instated, won that last spot, but Tourlestrane then ended their ambitions in the semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 611]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156465-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship, Group Stages\nThe Championship was contested by 12 teams, divided into three groups of four. The top side in each group qualified for the semi-finals, with the runners-up playing off to decide the other semi-finalist.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156465-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship, Sligo Senior Football Championship Final\nTeam:R. KennedyL. GaughanP. EganD. HenryS. KingD. DurkinS. CurleyE. O'Hara (0-2)(Capt)C. O'MearaB. EganM. Walsh (0-3)S. Dunne (0-1)F. KennedyE. WalshG. McGowan (1-5)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 81], "content_span": [82, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156465-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship, Sligo Senior Football Championship Final\nMatch rules:60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 81], "content_span": [82, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156465-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship, Sligo Senior Football Championship Final\nTeam:G. CurleyD. RolstonE. SweeneyM. RolstonJ. RolstonJ. CawleyP. ClarkeD. Keaveney (Capt)N. McGuire (0-3)B. Rolston (0-1)D. Sloyane (0-3)S. FeeneyP. HallinanF. Feeney (1-2)M. Kelly", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 81], "content_span": [82, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156466-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Slovak presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Slovakia on 15 May 1999, with a second round on 29 May. Following a constitutional amendment in 1998 that introduced direct presidential elections for the first time, they resulted in a victory for Rudolf Schuster, who received 57.2% of the vote in the run-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156467-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Slovenian coal power station referendum\nA referendum on building a coal-fired power plant was held in Slovenia on 10 January 1999. Voters were asked whether they approved of the construction of the TET3 coal-fired power plant. The proposal was rejected by 79.8% of voters, although voter turnout was just 27.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156468-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Soccer NSW season\nThe Soccer NSW 1999 season was the 43rd season of football in New South Wales since the formation of NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs in 1957. It was the eighth time the premier division was named the \"Super League\" and the second division was named \"Division 1\". There were 24 teams competing across both divisions, with 12 teams in each league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156468-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Soccer NSW season, Competitions, 1999 Super League\nThe 1999 Super League season was played over 22 rounds, with the regular season from February to July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 55], "content_span": [56, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156468-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Soccer NSW season, Competitions, 1999 NSW Division One\nThe 1999 NSW Division One season was played over 22 rounds, with the regular season starting in March.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 59], "content_span": [60, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156468-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Soccer NSW season, Competitions, 1999 NSW Division One, Finals\nResults unknown. Penrith Panthers won and were promoted for next season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 67], "content_span": [68, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156469-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Attahiru Bafarawa won the election, defeating PDP candidate Muhammadu Modi Yabo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156469-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election, Results\nAttahiru Bafarawa from the APP won the election. PDP candidate Muhammadu Modi Yabo and AD candidate contested in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156469-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,248,311, total votes cast was 462,595, valid votes was 436,738 and rejected votes was 25,857.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156470-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156470-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election the Conservative party needed to gain 5 seats in order to take control over the council, which was being run by a Labour led administration. The Conservatives were defending 7 seats at the election, compared to 6 for Labour, 4 for the Liberal Democrats and 1 independent seat. The 2 seats that were to be contested in Shirley West ward after the death of a Labour councillor and the stepping down of an independent councillor at the election were top targets for the Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 563]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156470-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Campaign\nLabour defended their record in control of the council pointing to their record in combating crime and surpassing national targets for reducing class sizes. However the Conservatives were optimistic of making gains and said they could deliver good services, while keeping council tax levels low.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 61], "content_span": [62, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156470-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Conservatives make 3 gains to strengthen their position as the largest party on the council with 24 seats, but failed to make the 5 gains they needed to take majority control. The Conservatives easily gained the 2 seats contested in Shirley West and another in Elmdon from Labour, but fell short in another 2 seats. They were just 15 votes from winning Shirley East from the Liberal Democrats, while in Packwood the Liberal Democrats held on by 76 votes over the Conservatives after 2 recounts. Overall turnout in the election was 28.3%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156470-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Conservatives won over half of the votes in the election, but combined the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties retained more seats. However following the election the Liberal Democrats refused to make any agreement with Labour, thus allowing the Conservatives to take control as the largest party from Labour who had run the council since 1996. Labour councillor Arthur Harper was meanwhile elected mayor, becoming the first Labour councillor to hold the post since 1980.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156470-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThis result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections\u00a0:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156471-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Soul Train Music Awards\nThe 1999 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and aired live in select cities on March 26, 1999 (and was later syndicated in other areas), honoring the best in R&B, soul, rap, jazz, and gospel music from the previous year. The show was hosted by Tyra Banks, Brian McKnight and Monica.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens\nThe 1999 South Africa Sevens was an annual rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch between 10\u201311 December 1999. It was the first edition of the South Africa Sevens with it being the second leg of the 1999\u20132000 World Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and were divided into four groups of four with the top two teams qualifying for the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens\nThe hosts, South Africa were eliminated in the semi-finals before Fiji defeated  New Zealand 12\u201310 in the final to win their first sevens title for the series. Australia took home the plate while Tonga won the bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens\nStellenbosch only hosted the South Africa Sevens tournament for one season and the event moved to Durban for the 2000\u201301 series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens, Teams\nSixteen teams competed in the South Africa Sevens with the South African Rugby Union inviting eight teams to fill in the draw. These teams were Georgia, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Tonga, Uruguay and Zimbabwe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens, Format\nThe pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four groups of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 1999 South Africa Sevens title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 32], "content_span": [33, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens, Summary\nThe opening day of the tournament saw Fiji setting the pace with the team only conceeding ten points (against Canada throughout the group stage after comfortably defeating Japan (52\u20130) and Namibia (56\u20130) earlier in the day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens, Summary\nDubai champions, New Zealand also won their group despite the slow start over Zimbabwe as they finished ahead over Georgia who had shocked Argentina in the opening match of Pool B. Morocco who was an unknown in the rugby sevens shocked everyone by topping Pool C defeating Australia in the opening game by sevens points before topping the group with wins over France and Tonga. South Africa finished ahead of Samoa in Pool D with the Boks defeating them 12\u20137 after earlier recordings wins against Kenya and Uruguay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens, Summary\nThe second day saw Fiji began with a physically demanding victory over Samoa as they would go on to advance to the cup final defeating Georgia in the semi-finals who had earlier defeated Morocco in the quarter-finals 17\u20130. They went on to meet New Zealand in the final after they defeated Australia in the quarter-finals and the hosts in the semis. After losing Waisale Serevi through a hand injury, Fiji trailed New Zealand by three points heading into the change over.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156472-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 South Africa Sevens, Summary\nFilimoni Delasau though would score the match winner as he recorded his 13th try of the tournament and give Fiji the victory 12\u201310. In the minor placings, Australia defeated Samoa by three points in the plate final with the bowl final being won by Tonga who defeated a fast finishing Argentina squad 31\u201324.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156473-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South African Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 South African Figure Skating Championships were held at the Carleton Centre Skyrink in Johannesburg on 20\u201324 September 1998. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles at the senior, novice, and pre-novice levels. There was also a junior and juvenile ladies' competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156474-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South African general election\nGeneral elections were held in South Africa on 2 June 1999. The result was a victory for the governing African National Congress (ANC), which gained fourteen seats. Incumbent president Nelson Mandela declined to seek re-election as president on grounds of his age. This election was notable for the sharp decline of the New National Party, previously the National Party (NP), which without former State President F.W. de Klerk lost more than half of their former support base. The liberal Democratic Party became the largest opposition party, after being the fifth largest party in the previous elections in 1994. The number of parties represented in the National Assembly increased to thirteen, with the United Democratic Movement, jointly headed by former National Party member Roelf Meyer, and former ANC member Bantu Holomisa, being the most successful of the newcomers with fourteen seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 930]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156474-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South African general election, Provincial legislature results, NCOP seats\nThe National Council of Provinces (NCOP) consists of 90 members, ten elected by each provincial legislature. The Members of NCOP have to be elected in proportion to the party membership of the provincial legislature.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 79], "content_span": [80, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156474-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South African general election, Aftermath\nThabo Mbeki was elected president (unopposed) by the new Assembly on 14 June 1999, succeeding Nelson Mandela.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 46], "content_span": [47, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156475-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South African motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 10 October 1999 at Phakisa Freeway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156475-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South African motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fourteen has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 87], "content_span": [88, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156476-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South American Championships in Athletics\nThe 1999 South American Championships in Athletics were held  at the Coliseo El Salitre in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia from June 25\u201327.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156477-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South American Championships in Athletics \u2013 Results\nThese are the full results of the 1999 South American Championships in Athletics which took place on June 25\u201327, 1999, in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia on Coliseo El Salitre. As the stadium is located 2600 meters above sea level, performances in some of the events were aided by high altitude.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156478-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South American Cross Country Championships\nThe 1999 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 27\u201328, 1999. The races were held in Artur Nogueira, Brazil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156478-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South American Cross Country Championships\nComplete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156478-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South American Cross Country Championships, Participation\nAccording to an unofficial count, 89 athletes from 8 countries participated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 62], "content_span": [63, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156479-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South American Junior Championships in Athletics\nThe 31st South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Concepci\u00f3n, Chile from October 22\u201323, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156479-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation (unofficial)\nDetailed result lists can be found on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 278 athletes from about 11 countries:  Argentina (47), Bolivia (9), Brazil (63), Chile (59), Colombia (15), Ecuador (30), Panama (4), Paraguay (4), Peru (15), Uruguay (10), Venezuela (22).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 81], "content_span": [82, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156479-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, Medal summary\nMedal winners are published for men and womenComplete results can be found on the \"World Junior Athletics History\" website.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 68], "content_span": [69, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156480-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-17 Championship\nThe 1999 South American Under-17 Football Championship was a football competition contested by all ten U-17 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Uruguay between 4 and 21 March 1999, it was the 8th time the competition has been held and the 1st to take place in Uruguay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156480-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-17 Championship\nThis tournament gave three berths to the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which was held in New Zealand, Brazil won their fifth title and their third in a row. They qualified to the aforementioned tournament along with Paraguay and Uruguay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156480-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-17 Championship, First round\nThe 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top 2 teams qualified for the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 50], "content_span": [51, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156480-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-17 Championship, Countries to participate in 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship\nTop 3 teams qualify for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 100], "content_span": [101, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156481-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-20 Championship\nThe 1999 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Argentina between January 5 and January 25, 1999, the 23rd time the competition had been held and the 2nd to take place in the country. Argentina finished undefeated, winning their 3rd trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156481-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-20 Championship, Format\nThe teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156481-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-20 Championship, Squads\nFor a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 1999 South American Youth Championship squads.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156481-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-20 Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship\nThe four best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 80], "content_span": [81, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156482-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South American U-20 Championship squads\nThe 1999 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) was a football competition contested by all ten national football teams of CONMEBOL. Each team was represented by the under-20 national football team. The tournament was held in Argentina between January 5 and January 25, 1999, the 23rd time the competition had been held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156483-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup\nThe 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup (also known as SAFF Coca-Cola Cup due to sponsorship reasons) was held in Goa, India between 22 April 1999 and 1 May 1999. The Nehru Stadium in Margao played host to all matches. India successfully defended their title by beating Bangladesh in the final, by doing so they became the first team to retain the title as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156484-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Asian Games\nThe 1999 South Asian Games (or 8th SAF Games) were held in Kathmandu, Nepal (for the second time) from September 25 to October 4, 1999. King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev declared the games open amidst a grand ceremony.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156484-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South Asian Games\n1069 athletes of the different seven SAARC countries participated in the twelve sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156484-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South Asian Games\nIn the final medal count, India took first position and taking the advantages of host country Nepal amazingly took second position followed by Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives. Out of 523 medals India had the most, with 102 gold, 58 silver and 37 bronze, Nepal then took 31 gold, 10 silver and 24 bronze, Sri Lanka 16 gold 42 silver and 62 bronze, Pakistan 10 gold, 36 silver and 30 bronze, Bangladesh 2 gold, 10 silver and 35 bronze, Bhutan 1 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze, Maldives 4 bronze. None of the participant countries went back empty hand without having medals. Even Bhutan and Maldives had the benefit of medals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 664]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156484-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 South Asian Games, The games, Sports\nThere were 12 sports including 2 new sports, Karate and Taekwondo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156484-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 South Asian Games, The games, Medal table\nA total of 523 medals comprising 162 Gold medals, 162 Silver medals and 199 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Nepal's performance was their best ever yet in South Asian Games and were placed only second to India.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156484-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 South Asian Games, The games, Medal table\nNote: 28 Golds of Nepal came from Taekwondo and Karate. The gold medal won by Pramila Thapa in taekwondo was the first gold medal in Nepal's taekwondo history and sports council's history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156485-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Ayrshire Council election\nElections to South Ayrshire Council area were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. All 30 seats were up for election. Labour emerged from the election with a majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156486-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team\nThe 1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his first season as head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash\nOn October 25, 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 business jet was scheduled to fly from Orlando, Florida, to Dallas, Texas. Early in the flight, the aircraft, which was climbing to its assigned altitude on autopilot, quickly lost cabin pressure and all six on board were incapacitated by hypoxia\u2014a lack of oxygen. The aircraft continued climbing past its assigned altitude, then failed to make the westward turn toward Dallas over north Florida and continued on its northwestern course, flying over the southern and Midwestern United States for almost four hours and 1,500 miles (2,400\u00a0km).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash\nThe plane ran out of fuel over South Dakota and crashed into a field near Aberdeen after an uncontrolled descent. The two pilots were Michael Kling and Stephanie Bellegarrigue. The four passengers on board were PGA golfer Payne Stewart; his agents, and Bruce Borland, a golf architect with the Jack Nicklaus golf course design company.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Departure\nOn October 25, 1999, Learjet 35, registration N47BA, operated by Sunjet Aviation of Sanford, Florida, departed Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO) at 1319Z (0919 EDT) on a two-day, five-flight trip. Before departure, the aircraft had been fueled with 5,300\u00a0lb (2,400\u00a0kg) of Jet A, enough for 4 hours and 45 minutes of flight. On board were two pilots and four passengers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Departure\nAt 1327:13Z, the controller from the Jacksonville ARTCC instructed the pilot to climb and maintain flight level (FL) 390 (39,000 feet (11,900\u00a0m) above sea level). At 1327:18Z (0927:18 EDT), the pilot acknowledged the clearance by stating, \"three nine zero bravo alpha.\" This was the last known radio transmission from the airplane, and occurred while the aircraft was passing through 23,000 feet (7,000\u00a0m). The next attempt to contact the aircraft occurred 6 minutes, 20 seconds later (14 minutes after departure), with the aircraft at 36,500 feet (11,100\u00a0m), and the controller's message went unacknowledged. The controller attempted to contact N47BA five more times in the next 4+1\u20442 minutes, again with no answer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 65], "content_span": [66, 782]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, First interception\nAbout 1454Z (now 0954 CDT in the Central Time zone), a U.S. Air Force F-16 test pilot from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB in western Florida, who happened to be in the air nearby, was directed by controllers to intercept N47BA. When the fighter was about 2,000 feet (600\u00a0m) from the Learjet, at an altitude of about 46,400 feet (14,100\u00a0m), the test pilot made two radio calls to N47BA but did not receive a response. The F-16 pilot made a visual inspection of the Lear, finding no visible damage to the airplane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, First interception\nBoth engines were running, and the plane's red rotating anti-collision beacon was on (standard operation for aircraft in flight). The fighter pilot could not see inside the passenger section of the airplane because the windows seemed to be dark. Further, he stated that the entire right cockpit windshield was opaque, as if condensation or ice covered the inside.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0003-0002", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, First interception\nHe also indicated that the left cockpit windshield was opaque, although several sections of the center of the windshield seemed to be only thinly covered by condensation or ice; a small rectangular section of the windshield was clear, with only a small section of the glare shield visible through this area. He did not see any flight control movement. At about 15:12 Z, the F-16 pilot concluded his inspection of N47BA and broke formation, proceeding to Scott AFB in southwestern Illinois.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Second interception\nAt 1613Z, almost three hours into the flight of the unresponsive Learjet, two F-16s from the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard (ANG), flying under the call-sign \"TULSA 13 flight\", were directed by the Minneapolis ARTCC to intercept. The TULSA 13 lead pilot reported that he could not see any movement in the cockpit, that the windshield was dark and that he could not tell if the windshield was iced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 75], "content_span": [76, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Second interception\nA few minutes later, a TULSA 13 pilot reported, \"We're not seeing anything inside, could be just a dark cockpit though...he is not reacting, moving or anything like that he should be able to have seen us by now.\" At 16:39 Z, TULSA 13 left to rendezvous with a tanker for refueling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 75], "content_span": [76, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Second interception\nThe aircraft reached a maximum altitude of 48,900 feet (9.3\u00a0mi; 14.9\u00a0km).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 75], "content_span": [76, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Third interception and escort\nAbout 1650Z, two F-16s from the 119th Wing of the North Dakota ANG with the identification \"NODAK 32 flight\" were directed to intercept N47BA. TULSA 13 flight also returned from refueling, and all four fighters maneuvered close to the Lear. The TULSA 13 lead pilot reported, \"We've got two visuals on it. It's looking like the cockpit window is iced over and there's no displacement in any of the control surfaces as far as the ailerons or trims.\" About 17:01 Z, TULSA 13 flight returned to the tanker again, while NODAK 32 remained with N47BA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 85], "content_span": [86, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Third interception and escort\nThere was some speculation in the media that military jets were prepared to shoot down the Lear if it threatened to crash in a heavily populated area. Officials at the Pentagon strongly denied that possibility. Shooting down the plane \"was never an option,\" Air Force spokesman Captain Joe Della Vedova said, \"I don't know where that came from.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 85], "content_span": [86, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Third interception and escort\nCanadian Prime Minister Jean Chr\u00e9tien authorized the Royal Canadian Air Force to shoot down the plane if it entered Canadian airspace without making contact. He writes in his 2018 memoirs, \"The plane was heading toward the city of Winnipeg and the air traffic controllers feared that it would crash into the Manitoba capital. I was asked to give permission for the military to bring down the plane if that became necessary. With a heavy heart, I authorized the procedure. Shortly after I made my decision, I learned that the plane had crashed in South Dakota.\" Chr\u00e9tien relates that Stewart was \"an excellent golfer, whom I knew and liked very much.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 85], "content_span": [86, 736]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Crash\nThe Learjet's cockpit voice recorder (CVR), which was recovered from the wreckage, contained an audio recording of the last 30 minutes of the flight (it was an older model which only recorded 30 minutes of audio; the aircraft was not equipped with a flight data recorder). At 1710:41Z, the Learjet's engines can be heard winding down, indicating that the plane's fuel had been exhausted. In addition, sounds of the stick shaker and the disconnection of the autopilot can be heard. With the engines powered down, the autopilot would have attempted to maintain altitude, causing the plane's airspeed to drop until it approached stall speed, at which point the stick shaker would have automatically engaged to warn the pilot and the autopilot would have switched itself off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 833]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Crash\nAt 1711:01Z, the Lear began a right turn and descent. NODAK 32 remained to the west, while TULSA 13  broke away from the tanker and followed N47BA down. At 1711:26 CDT, the NODAK 32 lead pilot reported, \"The target is descending and he is doing multiple aileron rolls, looks like he's out of control...in a severe descent, request an emergency descent to follow target.\" The TULSA 13 pilot reported, \"It's soon to impact the ground; he is in a descending spiral.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, History of the flight, Crash\nImpact occurred approximately 1713Z, or 1213 local, after a total flight time of 3 hours, 54 minutes, with the aircraft hitting the ground at a nearly supersonic speed and an extreme angle. The Learjet crashed in South Dakota, just outside Mina in Edmunds County, on relatively flat ground and left a crater 42 feet (13\u00a0m) long, 21 feet (6.4\u00a0m) wide, and 8 feet (2.4\u00a0m) deep. None of its components remained intact.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 61], "content_span": [62, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Passengers and crew\nIn addition to Payne Stewart and three others, there were two pilots on board:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 52], "content_span": [53, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Passengers and crew\nThe 42-year-old captain, Michael Kling, held an airline transport pilot certificate and type ratings for the Boeing 707, Boeing 737, and Learjet 35. He also had Air Force experience flying the KC-135 and Boeing E-3 Sentry. Kling was also an instructor pilot on the KC-135E in the Maine Air National Guard. According to Sunjet Aviation records, the captain had accumulated a total of 4,280 hours of flight time (military and commercial) and had flown a total of 60 hours with Sunjet, 38 as a Learjet pilot-in-command and 22 as a Learjet second-in-command.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 52], "content_span": [53, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Passengers and crew\nThe first officer, 27-year-old Stephanie Bellegarrigue, held a commercial pilot certificate and type ratings for Learjet and Cessna Citation 500. She was also a certified flight instructor. She had accumulated a total of 1,751 hours of flight time, of which 251 hours were with Sunjet Aviation as a second-in-command and 99 as a Learjet second-in-command.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 52], "content_span": [53, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has several levels of investigation, of which the highest is a \"major\" investigation. Because of the extraordinary circumstances in this crash, a major investigation was performed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nThe probable cause of this accident was incapacitation of the flight crew members as a result of their failure to receive supplemental oxygen following a loss of cabin pressurization, for undetermined reasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nThe Board added a commentary regarding the possible reasons why the crew did not obtain supplemental oxygen:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nFollowing the depressurization, the pilots did not receive supplemental oxygen in sufficient time and/or adequate concentration to avoid hypoxia and incapacitation. The wreckage indicated that the oxygen bottle pressure regulator/shutoff valve was open on the accident flight. Further, although one flight crew mask hose connector was found in the wreckage disconnected from its valve receptacle (the other connector was not recovered), damage to the recovered connector and both receptacles was consistent with both flight crew masks having been connected to the airplane's oxygen supply lines at the time of impact. In addition, both flight crew mask microphones were found plugged into their respective crew microphone jacks. Therefore, assuming the oxygen bottle contained an adequate supply of oxygen, supplemental oxygen should have been available to both pilots' oxygen masks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 930]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\n[ A] possible explanation for the failure of the pilots to receive emergency oxygen is that their ability to think and act decisively was impaired because of hypoxia before they could don their oxygen masks. No definitive evidence exists that indicates the rate at which the accident flight lost its cabin pressure; therefore, the Safety Board evaluated conditions of both rapid and gradual depressurization.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nIf there had been a breach in the fuselage (even a small one that could not be visually detected by the in-flight observers) or a seal failure, the cabin could have depressurized gradually, rapidly, or even explosively. Research has shown that a period of as little as 8 seconds without supplemental oxygen following rapid depressurization to about 30,000 feet (9,100\u00a0m) may cause a drop in oxygen saturation that can significantly impair cognitive functioning and increase the amount of time required to complete complex tasks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nA more gradual decompression could have resulted from other possible causes, such as a smaller leak in the pressure vessel or a closed flow control valve. Safety Board testing determined that a closed flow control valve would cause complete depressurization to the airplane's flight altitude over a period of several minutes. However, without supplemental oxygen, substantial adverse effects on cognitive and motor skills would have been expected soon after the first clear indication of decompression (the cabin altitude warning), when the cabin altitude reached 10,000 feet (3,000\u00a0m) (which could have occurred in about 30 seconds).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 681]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nInvestigations of other accidents in which flight crews attempted to diagnose a pressurization problem or initiate emergency pressurization instead of immediately donning oxygen masks following a cabin altitude alert have revealed that, even with a relatively gradual rate of depressurization, pilots have rapidly lost cognitive or motor abilities to effectively troubleshoot the problem or don their masks shortly thereafter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nIn this accident, the flight crew's failure to obtain supplemental oxygen in time to avoid incapacitation could be explained by a delay in donning oxygen masks; of only a few seconds in the case of an explosive or rapid decompression, or a slightly longer delay in the case of a gradual decompression.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nIn summary, the Safety Board was unable to determine why the flight crew could not, or did not, receive supplemental oxygen in sufficient time and/or adequate concentration to avoid hypoxia and incapacitation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Investigation\nThe NTSB report showed that the plane had several instances of maintenance work related to cabin pressure in the months leading up to the accident. The NTSB was unable to determine whether they stemmed from a common problem \u2013 replacements and repairs were documented, but not the pilot discrepancy reports that prompted them or the frequency of such reports. The report criticised Sunjet Aviation for the possibility that this would have made the problem harder to identify, track, and resolve, as well as the fact that in at least one instance the plane was flown with an unauthorized maintenance deferral for cabin pressure problems.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Aftermath\nStewart was ultimately headed to Houston for the 1999 Tour Championship, but planned a stop in Dallas for discussions with the athletic department of his alma mater, Southern Methodist University, about building a new home course for the school's golf program. Stewart was memorialized at the Tour Championship with a lone bagpipe player playing at the first hole at Champions Golf Club prior to the beginning of the first day of play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Aftermath\nThe owner of the crash site, after consulting the wives of Stewart and several other victims, created a memorial on about 1 acre (4,000\u00a0m2) of the site. At its center is a rock pulled from the site inscribed with the names of the victims and a Bible passage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Aftermath\nThe 2000 U.S. Open, held at Pebble Beach Golf Links, began with a golf version of a 21-gun salute when 21 of Stewart's fellow players simultaneously hit balls into the Pacific Ocean.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Aftermath\nIn 2001, Stewart was posthumously inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Aftermath\nOn June 8, 2005, a Florida state court jury in Orlando found that Learjet was not liable for the deaths of Stewart and his agents Robert Fraley and Van Ardan, who had also been aboard the plane.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156487-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dakota Learjet crash, Documentaries\nThe documentary series Mayday, also known by the titles Air Crash Investigation and Air Disasters, features this incident in the first episode of its 16th season. The episode, titled \"Deadly Silence,\" was first aired on June 7, 2016.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156488-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Dublin County Council election\nAn election to South Dublin County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156489-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Florida Bulls football team\nThe 1999 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the third team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt in his third year, played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Bulls finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7\u20134). William Pukylo corner back led team in interceptions with 8, named Bulls defensive player of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 585]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156490-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Gloucestershire Council election\nThe 1999 South Gloucestershire Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Gloucestershire unitary authority in England. All 70 seats in the council were up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156490-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South Gloucestershire Council election, Ward results\nIn wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 57], "content_span": [58, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156491-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Hams District Council election\nElections to South Hams District Council took place on 6 May 1999, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries, with the number of seats reduced from 44 to 40 The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156492-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Kesteven District Council election\nThe 1999 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995. The council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156493-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Lakeland District Council election\nThe 1999 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156494-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Lanarkshire Council election\nElections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the inaugural Scottish Parliament election. Following a review, the number of single-member wards reduced from 73 to 67.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156494-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South Lanarkshire Council election\nThe council remained under Scottish Labour Party control following the election - they won seven fewer seats and collected 7% less of the overall vote share than in 1995, but with less seats available their percentage loss was only 3%, and the number of votes they collected increased substantially due to the higher voter turnout, which went up from 107,833 (46.4% turnout) in 1995 to 139,564 (59.2% turnout), an increase of 29%; this was at least partly attributable to the interest in the new Scottish Parliament - the 1995 election had not been held in conjunction with votes for any other body.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156494-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South Lanarkshire Council election\nThe SNP and Conservative vote numbers also each nearly doubled, but with far less dramatic gains in terms of their vote share and seats. In those circumstances, the Liberal Democrats polling almost the same numbers as four years earlier could be seen as the most disappointing outcome for a major party in South Lanarkshire, in contrast to their positive overall results across Scotland on the night.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156495-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Oxfordshire District Council election\nThe 1999 South Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Oxfordshire District Council, a non-metropolitan district council in Oxfordshire, England. This was part of the wider 1999 UK local elections. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156496-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Pacific Games\nThe 1999 South Pacific Games, held in Guam from 29 May to 12 June 1999, was the eleventh edition of the South Pacific Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156496-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South Pacific Games, Participating countries\nThe 21 countries that competed at the 1999 South Pacific Games were:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156496-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 South Pacific Games, Notes\nCongressman Robert A. Underwood stated that more than 3,000 athletes were welcomed for the 1999 SPG.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156496-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 South Pacific Games, Notes\nCongressman Underwood recorded 26 sporting events, but the results for wrestling listed the freestyle and Greco-Roman medals separately and the results for weightlifting listed the clean and jerk, snatch, and overall medals separately. The football tournament was not held because newly imposed OFC/FIFA regulations on player registrations conflicted with the South Pacific Games system and the tournament was not sanctioned. The official site listed 22 sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156496-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 South Pacific Games, Notes\nThe Guam Bodybuilding website reported Ricky Collins as winning gold in the heavyweight division for bodybuilding at 1999 South Pacific Games, but this may not have been an official event in the 1999 Games. The sport is not included in the list above as it was not mentioned on SPG 1999 website.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156496-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 South Pacific Games, Notes\nSolomon Islands beach volleyball team's first appearance was in the 1999 Guam South Pacific Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156496-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 South Pacific Games, Notes\nSix events for the \"Galaide II\", OC6 canoe (G6). Four events for the Va'a 1, rudderless OC1 (V1). Held at Matapang Beach, Tumon Bay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156496-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 South Pacific Games, Notes\nSwimming: Three were 34 medal events contested, 17 each for men and women. The 5 kilometre open water events were introduced at the 1999 SPG. Swimmers from American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Northern Marianas, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tahiti competed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156497-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Ribble Borough Council election\nElections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156498-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Tipperary County Council election\nAn election to South Tipperary County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156499-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156499-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results saw no change with Labour remaining firmly in control with 51 of the 60 seats on the council. In Hebburn Quay ward 3 recounts were required before the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor, Catherine Tolson, was re-elected by 20 votes. Overall turnout in the election was 25.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 74], "content_span": [75, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156500-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southampton City Council election\nThe 1999 Southampton Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156500-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Southampton City Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Labour party stay in control of the council after holding all but one of the seats they had been defending. The only change came in St Lukes ward where Conservative Conor Burns gained the seat from Labour. Overall turnout in the election was 26.4%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games\nThe 1999 Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 1999), officially known as the 20th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. This was the first time Brunei hosted the Southeast Asian Games and also in Borneo island.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games\nThe games is the last Southeast Asian Games in the 20th century and also the last in the 2nd Millennium. Around 2365 athletes from 10 participating nations participated at the games, which featured 233 events in 21 sports. Brunei is the seventh country to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The games was held from 7 to 15 August 1999, although several events had commenced from 30 July 1999. The games was opened by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah at the National Sports Complex named after him, Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games\nThe final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by Malaysia and Indonesia with host Brunei in seventh place. Several Games and National Records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, Development and preparation\nThe 20th SEA Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, Development and preparation, Venues\nThe 1999 Southeast Asian Games used a mix of new, existing and temporary venues. Some major retrofitting work were done in most venues to host the multi-sport event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, Development and preparation, Venues\nAt the centrepiece of the activities was the Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex which was completed in September 1983. Incorporating the 28,000-seat national stadium, it hosted most of the events. As Brunei have limited sports facilities, only 21 sports were held in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, Development and preparation, Venues\nA games village was not built. Instead, a \"village in the city\" concept saw athletes and officials housed in were housed in service apartment and hotels respectively across Brunei, with the former served as the games village for the athletes. Besides being physically near to the Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, it was hoped that it will add vibe to the city and reduce post-games costs in converting a dedicated games village to other uses.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, Development and preparation, Venues\nThe 20th Southeast Asian Games had 22 venues for the games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 63], "content_span": [64, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, Marketing, Logo\nThe logo of the 1999 Southeast Asian Games is an image of a torch, the symbol of the Games that represents vitality, sportsmanship and tradition. The logo that is coloured in red, yellow and green symbolises the excitement of the games. The ten interlinked gold rings, the logo of the Southeast Asian Games Federation represents the participating nations of the Southeast Asian Games, and the Southeast Asian Games itself. The gold colour of the logo represents quality, achievement and victory. The games' logo is the first logo in Southeast Asian Games history to use the 10-ring chain which last until the 2011 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 664]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, Marketing, Mascot\nThe mascot of the 1999 Southeast Asian Games is a boy named Awang Budiman. His traditional Malay attire bears the colours of the flag of Brunei, which symbolises the traditional cultural identity of the nation. The first name \"Awang\" is a specific Bruneian male name, while the last name \"Budiman\" represents the wise and courteous characteristics of Brunei as the host of the games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 45], "content_span": [46, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, Marketing, Songs\nA song album of the games was released during the games which contains songs written by Prince Sufri Bolkiah. These include the theme song of the games: \"Mencari Kejayaan\" (In search for success) which was composed by Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah and was sung by Ak Mohd Yusri. The other songs are \"Here We Meet\", \"Selamat Datang\" (Welcome), \"Tekad Kemenangan\" (Determined to win), \"Skuad Negara\" (National Squad) and \"Till We Meet Again\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 44], "content_span": [45, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, The games, Opening ceremony\nThe opening ceremony began at 20:00 BST with the arrival of guests, VIPs and Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, President of the National Olympic Council of Brunei Darussalam and Chairman of the 20th SEA Games Organising Committee into the stadium, the marching performance by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Royal Brunei Police Force and the stage performance by local artists including Ak Mohd Yusri who performed the games' theme song, Mencari Kejayaan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, The games, Opening ceremony\nAt 20:30 BST, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha and the members of the royal family arrived at the stadium. The armed forces bringing in the National Flag of Brunei and the National Anthem of Brunei was played as the National Flag of Brunei was raised. The Sultan then inspected of the guards of honour of the Armed Forces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 507]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, The games, Opening ceremony\nLater, the march past by 50 flag bearers of the SEA Games flags and Mascot started, followed by 100 flag bearers carrying the flags of all participating nations. The contingents of each country also paraded into the stadium began with the Cambodia contingent. The host Contingent, Brunei led by Crown Prince Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Prince Abdul Mateen, Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah and Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bolkiah, received the warmest welcome when they marched into the stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, The games, Opening ceremony\nAfter that, the President delivered his welcoming speech and the games was then declared opened by the Sultan. Fathan and Ernie then performed the song Selamat Datang. Later, the Royal Armed Force personnel then marched into the stadium taking the games flag with them and raised them beside the Brunei National Flag. The 20th SEA Games cauldron was then lit by Dayang Umi Kalthum Haji Karim, Brunei's Gold Medalist in Pencak Silat event at the 17th SEA Games in Singapore. The reading of the SEA Games oath was led by the 15th SEA Games Gold Medalist in Shooting event, Lieutenant Colonel Dato Setia Haji Md Samid Haji Abdul Aziz. The ceremony concluded with field performance presented by paratroopers, five-thousand students of Brunei and three hundred Brunei Shell Employees.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 835]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, The games, Closing ceremony\nThe closing ceremony began at 20:00 BST with the arrival of the Crown Prince at the National Stadium alongside the President of the National Olympic Council of Brunei Darussalam and the Chairman of the 20th SEA Games Organising Committee. Also presented were other members of the royal family.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, The games, Closing ceremony\nAfter that, a video clip on the highlights of the 20th SEA Games was broadcast, followed by the Games Mascot performance which portrayed the images of some of the sports events during the nine days sport meet, the parade of athletes competed at the games with Prince Abdul Mateen, Princess Azeemah Niqmatul Bolkiah and Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bolkiah leading the Brunei contingent by order of sports. A song presentation entitled \"Skuad Negara\" composed by the President of the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council was performed by a Bruneian choir group. The President then gave his speech. Later, the Crown Prince declared the games closed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 707]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, The games, Closing ceremony\nThe cauldron was later extinguished with the President of the National Olympic Council of Brunei Darussalam and the Chairman of the 20th SEA Games Organising Committee, handed over the SEA Games Flag to the Malaysian representative, Tunku Emran Tuanku Jaafar, President of the Malaysia Olympic Council, represented the SEA Games responsibilities being handed over to Malaysia, host of the 2001 Southeast Asian Games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156501-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeast Asian Games, The games, Closing ceremony\nThe national anthem of Malaysia was played as the National Flag of Malaysia was raised. Later, a Malaysia segment performance, \"Gemilang Malaysia\" was performed by members of the Sabah Cultural Board and the Sarawak Cultural Village as well as 60 students from the Bandaraya Kuching Secondary School which formed the Malaysian cultural group. The ceremony concluded with a stage performance performed by Bruneian artists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156502-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama from May 19-23. Alabama defeated Arkansas in the championship game, earning the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156502-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, Regular Season Results\nThe top four teams (based on conference results) from both the Eastern and Western Divisions earned invites to the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 72], "content_span": [73, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156503-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156503-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, Election result\nBefore the election the Conservatives needed a swing of less than 5% in order to win a majority on the council, but despite targeting the council they failed to take control. However they came within a single vote of a majority, after Labour came top in both of the seats that were being contested in Milton ward. The second Labour candidate for the ward, Stephen George, was only one vote ahead of the sitting Conservative councillor, Joyce Lambert, thus preventing the Conservatives from holding the critical seat that would have seen them win control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 62], "content_span": [63, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156503-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Conservatives did gain one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Leigh ward, as the Liberal Democrats lost votes across the council. This saw a number of close results for the Liberal Democrats as they only held Prittlewell by 5 votes from the Conservatives and Westborough by 4 votes over Labour. Overall turnout in the election was 26.5%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 62], "content_span": [63, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156503-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results meant that the Liberal Democrat and Labour administration, which had run the council for the previous 5 years, would continue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 62], "content_span": [63, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156504-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Brazil blackout\nThe 1999 Southern Brazil blackout was a widespread power outage (the largest ever at the time) that occurred in Brazil on March 11 to June 22, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156504-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Brazil blackout\nThe blackout involved S\u00e3o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Goi\u00e1s, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Rio Grande do Sul, affecting an estimated 75 to 97 million people. A chain reaction was started when a lightning strike occurred at 22h 16m at an electricity substation in Bauru, S\u00e3o Paulo State causing most of the 440kV circuits at the substation to trip. Brazil was undergoing a severe investment crisis during 1999, which limited spending on maintenance and expansion of the power grid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156504-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Southern Brazil blackout\nWith few routes for the power to flow from the generating stations via the 440kV system (a very important system to S\u00e3o Paulo state, carrying electricity generated by the Paran\u00e1 river) a lot of generators automatically shut down because they did not have any load. The world's biggest power plant at the time, Itaipu, tried to support the load that was no longer being supplied by the 440kV power plants, but the 750kV AC lines and the 600kV DC lines that connected the plant to the rest of the system could not take the load and tripped too.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156504-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Brazil blackout\nSouth of S\u00e3o Paulo the consumers experienced an overfrequency, caused because they had more generation than load, mostly because Itaipu was now connected only to this sub-system, but that problem was automatically solved by all generators in the area, that reduced their loads.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156504-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Brazil blackout\nThe rest of the system experienced a much bigger problem, an underfrequency, since the system had a lot of load and not enough generation capacity. Some generators tripped because of the overfrequency, which aggravated the problem, and after an automatic rejection of 35% of the sub-system load the underfrequency did not go away. This caused the system to break in many pieces, S\u00e3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states were split with a few areas remaining online. Most of the Minas Gerais system remained online, and powered Brazil's capital, Bras\u00edlia, as well as the state of Goias and some of Espirito Santo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156504-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Brazil blackout\nIn Rio, the military police placed 1,200 men in the streets to avoid looting. In S\u00e3o Paulo, traffic authorities announced they closed the city's tunnels to prevent robberies. More than 60,000 people were on Rio's subway when lights went out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156505-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 19 through May 22. Top seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs fifth tournament win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156505-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Appalachian State, Davidson, and Furman were not in the field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156506-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 25\u201328, 1999, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The College of Charleston Cougars, led by head coach John Kresse, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156506-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nAll twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 60], "content_span": [61, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156507-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern District Council election\nThe 1999 Southern District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 17 elected members to the 21-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156508-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team\nThe 1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They secured their third Conference USA conference championship after finishing 6\u20130 in conference play. Their overall record was 9\u20133, and they were invited to play in the 1999 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Colorado State, 23\u201317. In the final AP Poll of the year, the Golden Eagles were ranked 14th, which is to date the highest finish in school history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156509-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1999 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1999 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. Third-seeded Southwest Texas State won their second championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156509-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format\nThe top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 65], "content_span": [66, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156509-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player\nMatt Mize was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Mize was an outfielder for Texas\u2013Arlington.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 88], "content_span": [89, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156510-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Spa 24 Hours\nThe 1999 Proximus 24 Spa World Championship GT was the 53rd running of the Spa 24 Hours. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, over August 3-4, 1999. The event was won by the #1 Peugeot Team Belgique Luxembourg Peugeot 306 GTi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156510-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Spa 24 Hours\n2 classes ran in the event. Group 1 - Superproduction fuel (SP) and Group 2 - Group N 2000 (N2.0). 53 cars started with 27 being classified.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156511-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 1999 at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain. It was the fifth race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 65-lap race was won from pole position by Mika H\u00e4kkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes, with team-mate David Coulthard second and Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156511-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMika H\u00e4kkinen, starting on pole for the fifth time in 1999, got off the line quickly and began building a gap between him and second place. David Coulthard and Jacques Villeneuve, starting third and sixth respectively, had great starts and were able to take second and third place by the first corner. Eddie Irvine, starting second, had a poor start and fell to fifth place after being passed by Coulthard, Villeneuve, and then in the second corner, his teammate Michael Schumacher. Olivier Panis and Marc Gen\u00e9 failed to start, with Gen\u00e9 retiring and Panis able to continue on in last place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 629]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156511-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race\nThe McLaren duo of H\u00e4kkinen and Coulthard began building up a substantial gap, with the Ferraris being held up by Villeneuve. Eddie Irvine, on lap 23, became the first of the front runners to pit. Mika H\u00e4kkinen came in the next lap, and had built up such a lead that he only fell to second place. Villeneuve and Schumacher both stopped simultaneously, but Villeneuve's stop was longer and Schumacher was able to pass Villeneuve in the pits. Irvine was also able to capitalize on Villeneuve's slow stop to pass him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156511-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race\nAfter pitting, Michael Schumacher was initially caught behind Heinz-Harald Frentzen, but once past, he began the task of chasing down David Coulthard, fourteen seconds ahead. Schumacher closed to within a second of Coulthard on lap 41, but he pitted the next lap without making an attempt to pass. Mika H\u00e4kkinen pitted the lap after Schumacher, and Coulthard pitted on lap 45. Coulthard's stop was slightly faster that Schumacher's, and came out just ahead of Schumacher. Schumacher was able to close up behind Coulthard on cold tires, but was unable to pass Coulthard. Once Coulthard's tires warmed up, he was able to pull away from Schumacher.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 683]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156511-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race\nJacques Villeneuve pitted on lap 40, suffering from a broken rear wing element. The mechanics pulled the broken element off the wing, but first gear broke when Villeneuve tried to leave his pit box, and he retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156511-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish Grand Prix, Report, Race\nMichael Schumacher made another late charge on David Coulthard as the two battled through the lap traffic of Damon Hill, Rubens Barrichello, and Toranosuke Takagi. Schumacher ran out of time, however, and finished the race in third place behind Coulthard. Mika H\u00e4kkinen won the race by over six seconds, marking the first time that both McLarens finished a race in 1999. Only one on-track overtaking manoeuvre was reported.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections\nThe 1999 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect all 65,201 councillors in the 8,104 municipalities of Spain and all 1,034 seats in 38 provincial deputations. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities, as well as local elections in the three foral deputations of the Basque Country, the ten island councils in the Balearic and Canary Islands and the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Electoral system\nMunicipalities in Spain were local corporations with independent legal personality. They had a governing body, the municipal council or corporation, composed of a mayor, deputy mayors and a plenary assembly of councillors. Voting for the local assemblies was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in the corresponding municipality and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. The mayor was in turn elected by the plenary assembly, with a legal clause providing for the candidate of the most-voted party to be automatically elected to the post in the event no other candidate was to gather an absolute majority of votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Electoral system\nLocal councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Electoral system\nCouncillors of municipalities with populations between 100 and 250 inhabitants were elected under an open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties and for up to four candidates. Additionally, municipalities below 100 inhabitants, as well as those whose geographical location or the best management of municipal interests or other circumstances made it advisable, were to be organized through the open council system (Spanish: r\u00e9gimen de concejo abierto), in which voters would directly elect the local major.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Electoral system\nElectors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Electoral system\nProvincial deputations were the governing bodies of provinces in Spain, having an administration role of municipal activities and composed of a provincial president, an administrative body, and a plenary. Basque provinces had foral deputations instead\u2014called Juntas Generales\u2014, whereas deputations for single-province autonomous communities were abolished: their functions transferred to the corresponding regional parliaments. For insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, deputations were replaced by island councils in each of the islands or group of islands. For Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza\u2013Formentera this figure was referred to in Spanish as consejo insular (Catalan: consell insular), whereas for Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma its name was cabildo insular.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 881]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Electoral system\nMost deputations were indirectly elected by local councillors from municipalities in each judicial district. Seats were allocated to provincial deputations based on the following scale:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Electoral system\nIsland councils and foral deputations were elected directly by electors under their own, specific electoral regulations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Municipal elections, City control\nThe following table lists party control in provincial capitals, as well as in municipalities above or around 75,000. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156512-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish local elections, Provincial deputations, Deputation control\nThe following table lists party control in provincial deputations. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 72], "content_span": [73, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156513-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 9 May 1999 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez. The event is notable for being the last round that 5-time 500cc and reigning World Champion Mick Doohan participated in. Doohan did not start the race due to crashing in the wet qualifying session, resulting in career-ending leg injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156513-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round three has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 81], "content_span": [82, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156514-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish regional elections\nThe 1999 Spanish regional elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities\u2014Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and Le\u00f3n, Castilla\u2013La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community, not including Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia, which had separate electoral cycles. 784 of 1,178 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election, as well as the 50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 752]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156514-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish regional elections, Election date\nDetermination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community, with each one having competency to establish its own regulations. Typically, thirteen out of the seventeen autonomous communities\u2014all but Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia\u2014had their elections fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, to be held together with nationwide local elections. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these elections to be held together with European Parliament elections, in the event that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156514-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish regional elections, Election date\nIn some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve the regional parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies were restricted to serving out what remained of their previous four-year terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156514-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Spanish regional elections, Regional governments\nThe following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156515-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)\nThe 1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 1 November 1 until 7 November 1999. Second-seeded Nathalie Tauziat won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156515-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis), Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156515-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis), Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156515-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis), Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 54], "content_span": [55, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156515-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup (tennis), Finals, Doubles\nMary Pierce /  Larisa Neiland defeated  Elena Likhovtseva /  Ai Sugiyama, 6\u20134, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156516-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice\nThe 1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice was the third event of six in the 1999\u20132000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Gelsenkirchen on November 11\u201314. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1999\u20132000 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156517-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but were defeated in this year's final by Larisa Neiland and Mary Pierce, 6\u20131, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156518-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156518-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles\nAfter losing in last year's final, Nathalie Tauziat won the title this year, defeating qualifier Kv\u011bta Hrdli\u010dkov\u00e1, 6\u20131, 6\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156518-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sparkassen Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156519-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games\nThe 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games were held in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill in North Carolina, United States between June 26 and July 4, 1999. The events in 19 sports were predominantly held on the campuses of North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina Central University.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156519-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games\nThe gymnastics venue opening ceremonies was held in the Raleigh Convention Center.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156520-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SpeedVision World Challenge\nThe 1999 SpeedVision World Challenge was the tenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. It was the first season that the series would be covered by the SpeedVision network. The season also marked a new format, with Touring 1 becoming Grand Touring and Touring 2 becoming Touring Car. 1999 was also the first year in which the series would have a corporate sponsor since 1991. Pontiac got its final series win this season, joining Oldsmobile and Saturn as General Motors brands gradually disappearing from the World Challenge. It was not until the rise of the Cadillac CTS-V that a GM division other than Chevrolet would see a win. This also led to the beginning of a longtime BMW-Mazda-Acura affair in touring car.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 770]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156521-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Conference League\nThe 1999 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156521-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Conference League, Summary\nThe title was won by Newport Mavericks, the junior club belonging to the Newport Wasps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 40], "content_span": [41, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156521-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Conference League, Conference League Knockout Cup\nThe 1999 Conference League Knockout Cup was the second edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. St Austell Gulls were the winners for the second successive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 63], "content_span": [64, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156522-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Speedway Grand Prix was the 54th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. It was the fifth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156522-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix, Event format\nThe system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes. The eight best would be directly qualified for the \"Main Event\", while the sixteen others would be knocked out if they finished out of the top two in 4-man heats on two occasions \u2013 while they would go through if they finished inside the top two on two occasions. This resulted in 10 heats, where eight proceeded to the Main Event, where exactly the same system was applied to give eight riders to a semi-final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156522-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix, Event format\nThe semi-finals were then two heats of four, where the top two qualified for a final and the last two going towards the consolation final. The 4 finalists scored 25, 20, 18 and 16 points, with 5th to 8th scoring 15, 14, 12 and 10 point, and after that 8, 8, 7, 7, etc. Places after 8th place were awarded according to the time a rider was knocked out and, secondly, according to position in the last heat he rode in.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156522-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix, Qualification for Grand Prix\nThe 1999 season had 22 permanent riders and two wild cards at each event. The permanent riders are highlighted in the results table below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 54], "content_span": [55, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156523-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic\nThe 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the first race of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 8 May in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic It was the third Czech Republic SGP and was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156523-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Anton\u00edn \u0160v\u00e1b Jr. (from Czech Republic) and Piotr Protasiewicz (from Poland) as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 67], "content_span": [68, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156524-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark\nThe 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark was the sixth and last race of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 25 September in the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156524-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated British rider Mark Loram and a Jesper B. Jensen as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 60], "content_span": [61, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156525-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain\nThe 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 31 July at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156525-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated British rider Mark Loram and a Scott Nicholls as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 66], "content_span": [67, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156526-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland\nThe 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the third race of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 3 July at the Olympic Stadium in Link\u00f6ping, Sweden", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156526-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated British rider Mark Loram and a Pole Sebastian U\u0142amek as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156527-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II\nThe 1998 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the fifth race of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 28 September in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156527-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland II, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated British rider Jacek Gollob and a Piotr Protasiewicz as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156528-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden\nThe 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden was the second race of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 4 June in the Motorstadium in Link\u00f6ping, Sweden It was the fifth Swedish SGP and was won by wild card rider Mark Loram.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156528-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden, Starting positions draw\nThe Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated British rider Mark Loram and a Pole Sebastian U\u0142amek as Wild Card.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 59], "content_span": [60, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156529-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway World Team Cup\nThe 1999 Speedway World Team Cup was the 40th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156529-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway World Team Cup\nThe final took took place at Pardubice in the Czech Republic. The winners were the Australia team who claimed their second title and first since winning the 1976 Speedway World Team Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156529-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Speedway World Team Cup, World final, Venue\u00a0: Pardubice, Czech Republic\nAustralia  win Championship. United States third after Sam Ermolenko beat Joe Screen in a race off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 76], "content_span": [77, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156530-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Spengler Cup\nThe 1999 Spengler Cup was held in Davos, Switzerland between December 26, 1999, and December 31, 1999. All matches were played at HC Davos's home arena, Eisstadion Davos. The final was won 6-2 by K\u00f6lner Haie over Metallurg Magnitogorsk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156531-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 SportsRacing World Cup\nThe 1999 Sports Racing World Cup was the third season of Sports Racing World Cup (later known as the FIA Sportscar Championship). It was a series for sportscar style prototypes broken into two classes based on power and weight, called SR1 and SR2. It began on March 28, 1999, and ended November 28, 1999, after 9 races.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156531-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 SportsRacing World Cup, Teams Championship\nPoints are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the highest placing car within a team earned points towards the championship. The SportsRacing World Cup was available to all teams that participated, but a separate SR2 only championship was also held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 47], "content_span": [48, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156532-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 December 1999. Nominations were accepted on 16 November 1999 and electoral participation was 73.31%. Incumbent President Chandrika Kumaratunga of the governing People's Alliance was re-elected for a second term, receiving 51% of all votes cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156532-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election, Background\nSri Lankan presidents are elected for six-year terms; with the previous election having taken place in 1994, an election normally would not have been held until 2000. Kumaratunga called the election early.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156532-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election, Background\nKumaratunga campaigned to continue her actions against the Tamil Tigers, while her main opponent Ranil Wickremasinghe called for the commencement of direct negotiations with the Tigers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156532-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan presidential election, Background\nThree days before the election, Kumaratunga was nearly killed by a Tamil Tiger assassination attempt at her final rally. She lost her right eye, and appeared heavily bandaged on television before the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections\nThe 1999 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999 and 10 June 1999 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March 1990. The People's Alliance, which was in power nationally, won the majority of seats in two provinces (North Central and North Western). It was also able to form a majority administration in the other five provinces with the support of smaller parties such as the Ceylon Workers' Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 634]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Background\nIn an attempt to end the Sri Lankan Civil War, the Indo-Lanka Accord was signed on 29 July 1987. One of the requirements of the accord was that the Sri Lankan government to devolve powers to the provinces. Accordingly, on 14 November 1987, the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka and the Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987. On 3 February 1988, nine provincial councils were created by order. The first elections for provincial councils took place on 28 April 1988 in North Central, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, and Uva provinces. On 2 June 1988, elections were held for provincial councils for Central, Southern and Western provinces. The United National Party (UNP), which was in power nationally, won control of all seven provincial councils.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 56], "content_span": [57, 854]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Background\nThe Indo-Lanka Accord also required the merger of the Eastern and Northern provinces into one administrative unit. The accord required a referendum to be held by 31 December 1988, in the Eastern Province to decide whether the merger should be permanent. Crucially, the accord allowed the Sri Lankan president to postpone the referendum at his discretion. On September 2 and 8 1988, President Jayewardene issued proclamations enabling the Eastern and Northern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province. Elections in the newly merged North Eastern Province were held on 19 November 1988. The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front, an Indian backed paramilitary group, won control of the North Eastern provincial council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 56], "content_span": [57, 854]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Background\nOn 1 March 1990, just as the Indian Peace Keeping Force were preparing to withdraw from Sri Lanka, Annamalai Varatharajah Perumal, Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province, moved a motion in the North Eastern Provincial Council declaring an independent Eelam. President Premadasa reacted to Permual's UDI by dissolving the provincial council and imposing direct rule on the province.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 56], "content_span": [57, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Background\nThe 2nd Sri Lankan provincial council election was held in 1993 in seven provinces. The UNP retained control of six provincial councils but lost control of the largest provincial council, Western, to the opposition People's Alliance. A special election was held in Southern Province in 1994 after some UNP provincial councillors defected to the opposition. The PA won the election and took control of the Southern Provincial Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 56], "content_span": [57, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Results\nThe PA, which was now in power nationally, managed to win the majority of seats in two provinces (North Central and North Western). It was also able to form a majority administration in the other five provinces with the support of smaller parties such as the Ceylon Workers' Congress.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Results, Central Province\nResults of the 3rd Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 71], "content_span": [72, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Results, North Central Province\nResults of the 3rd North Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 77], "content_span": [78, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Results, North Western Province\nResults of the 3rd North Western provincial council election held on 25 January 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 77], "content_span": [78, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Results, Sabaragamuwa Province\nResults of the 3rd Sabaragamuwa provincial council election held on 6 April 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 76], "content_span": [77, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Results, Southern Province\nResults of the 4th Southern provincial council election held on 10 June 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 72], "content_span": [73, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Results, Uva Province\nResults of the 3rd Uva provincial council election held on 6 April 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 67], "content_span": [68, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156533-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Sri Lankan provincial council elections, Results, Western Province\nResults of the 3rd Western provincial council election held on 6 April 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 71], "content_span": [72, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156534-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 St Albans City and District Council election\nThe 1999 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 1. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 421]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156534-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 St Albans City and District Council election, Election result\nBoth the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives won 21 seats, while Labour took 16 seats. Boundary changes had increased the number of seats to 58 from 57, with an exact seat in Sandridge ward. The closest result was in Harpenden East, where Conservative Michael Clark won a seat by 3 votes defeating the mayor Brian Peyton. Overall turnout at the election was 37.1%, up from 35.3% at the 1998 election but down from the 39.6% in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 66], "content_span": [67, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156535-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156535-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election, Background\nAfter the last election in 1998 Labour had 42 seats, the Liberal Democrats had 10 and there were 2 Conservatives. However, in January 1999 the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Newton West from Labour in a by-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 64], "content_span": [65, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156535-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThe Liberal Democrats gained 3 seats from Labour in Sutton and Bold, Moss Bank and Newton East wards to have 14 councillors. Meanwhile, the Conservatives also gained a seat from Labour in Rainford, to mean that Labour dropped 4 seats in total. Turnout at the election ranged from a high of 33.2% in Rainford to a low of 13.5% in Blackbrook.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 69], "content_span": [70, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156535-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nFollowing the election Labour councillor Marie Rimmer became leader of the council again succeeding Mike Doyle, having previously stepped down as leader in 1993.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 69], "content_span": [70, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156536-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season\nThe 1999 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the first in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 1999 premiership season. The team finished sixth in the regular season, before making and losing the grand final against the Melbourne Storm in front of a record-breaking crowd, with 107,999 people in attendance at the new Stadium Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156537-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Cardinals season\nThe St. Louis Cardinals 1999 season was the team's 118th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 108th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75-86 during the season and finished 4th in the National League Central division, 21\u00bd games behind the Houston Astros.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156537-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 76], "content_span": [77, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156537-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 69], "content_span": [70, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156537-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 74], "content_span": [75, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156537-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 71], "content_span": [72, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156537-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Cardinals season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 72], "content_span": [73, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season\nThe 1999 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 62nd year with the National Football League and the fifth season in St. Louis, Missouri. The Rams finished the regular-season with a record of 13\u20133, and defeated the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season\nIt was the team's first playoff appearance in St. Louis, their first since 1989, and their first division title since 1985. The Rams were undefeated at home for the first time since 1973. On the road, the Rams were 5\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season\nIn the post-season, they defeated the Minnesota Vikings, who had just posted one of the greatest offenses in NFL history the year before, by a score of 49\u201337 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs and went on to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11\u20136 in the NFC Championship Game. These were the first NFL playoff games ever played in St. Louis. The Rams then won their first ever Super Bowl title, defeating the Tennessee Titans by a score of 23\u201316 in Super Bowl XXXIV. The game was played on January 30, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. It was also the franchise's first NFL World Championship since 1951, when the Rams played in Los Angeles. The Rams also became the first \u201cdome-field\u201d (indoor home games) team to win a Super Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 755]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season\nIt was the first season of the Rams\u2019 \u201cGreatest Show on Turf\u201d offense. The 1999 Rams remain one of only five teams in NFL history to score more than 30 points twelve separate times in a single season. On defense, the Rams recorded seven interceptions returned for touchdowns, third most in NFL history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season\nThe Rams were the third St. Louis-based pro sports team to win a major championship, joining the, then, nine-time World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball and the 1957\u201358 St. Louis (now Atlanta) Hawks of the NBA. They would be followed by two more World Series championships by the St. Louis Cardinals and a championship by the St. Louis Blues in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals which made St. Louis the eighth city to win a championship in each of the four major U.S. sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season\nQuarterback Kurt Warner was the MVP in both the regular season and in Super Bowl XXXIV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season\nIt was the final season the Rams wore their 1973-1999 uniforms that had been synonymous with their time in Los Angeles (they brought them back as their home uniform set beginning in 2018).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Offseason\nAfter a poor showing from the Rams offense in the previous 1998 season, Rams VP John Shaw suggested the Rams hire Mike Martz, and Vermeil and the team agreed. Martz advocated for the Rams to sign quarterback Trent Green, which the team did; This made Tony Banks expendable, and he was traded, which moved Kurt Warner from third string to backup quarterback. VP Shaw signed Marshall Faulk from the Colts in exchange for two draft picks. The team also signed guard Adam Timmerman and linebacker Todd Collins, both of whom became starters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 37], "content_span": [38, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Baltimore Ravens\nQuarterback Kurt Warner threw for 316 yards and 3 touchdowns in his first NFL start. The Rams pass defense notched five sacks and two interceptions against Ravens quarterback Scott Mitchell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 88], "content_span": [89, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons\nWarner threw 3 touchdown passes, and Marshall Faulk gained 172 yards combined rushing and receiving.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 87], "content_span": [88, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals\nWith this win the Rams moved to 3\u20130 in Kurt Warner's first three games as starting quarterback", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 89], "content_span": [90, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. San Francisco 49ers\nThe Rams got off to a strong start with Kurt Warner throwing touchdown passes to Isaac Bruce on each of the team\u2019s first three possessions. Isaac Bruce totaled 134 receiving yards and four touchdowns during the game. This game ended the Rams\u2019 17-game losing streak against the 49ers. It was also the Rams' first home win against the 49ers since 1986, when they were located in Los Angeles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 91], "content_span": [92, 481]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons\nFaulk gained 181 rushing yards, and the Rams defense generated two interceptions and four sacks. The Rams moved to 5\u20130 with this win over the 1998 NFC champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 86], "content_span": [87, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns\nMarshall Faulk ran for 181 yards, and the Rams defense racked up three turnovers and four sacks. The Rams ran their record to 6\u20130 against the revived Cleveland franchise.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 88], "content_span": [89, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Tennessee Titans\nDespite a second half comeback, 21 unanswered first half points by Titans, due in part to two first-quarter fumbles by Kurt Warner in the Rams\u2019 own half that Tennessee converted into touchdowns, enables them to inflict the Rams\u2019 first defeat in a Super Bowl preview. Rams right offensive tackle Fred Miller had a miserable game, committing five false starts and two holding penalties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 87], "content_span": [88, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Detroit Lions\nDetroit converted a 4th-and-26 in the fourth quarter on the game-winning touchdown drive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 84], "content_span": [85, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers\nWith this win the Rams swept the 49ers for the first time since the 1980 season nineteen years previously.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 91], "content_span": [92, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Carolina Panthers\nThe Rams won their tenth game and clinched the NFC West Division title for the first time since 1985.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 89], "content_span": [90, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at New Orleans Saints\nThe Rams pass defense pressured the Saints offense, racking up three interceptions and six sacks. The Rams clinched a first-round bye for the first time under the playoff format adopted in 1990.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 90], "content_span": [91, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New York Giants\nWith a 12\u20132 record with two games remaining, the Rams clinched home field advantage for the first time since 1978.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 88], "content_span": [89, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears\nMarshall Faulk racked up 204 receiving yards, in addition to 54 rushing yards on 10 carries. With this victory, the Rams set single-season franchise records for most home wins with 8 and most overall wins with 13 (a record they would break two years later). Additionally, the Rams finished with a perfect home record for the first time since the 1973 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 86], "content_span": [87, 445]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles\nThe Rams traveled to Philadelphia for their season finale against the struggling Eagles. The Rams rested a number of starters for much of the game, having already clinched home-field playoffs. Despite dominating Philadelphia offensively, St. Louis was doomed by a seven-turnover afternoon, with three lost fumbles and four interceptions, two of which were returned for Eagles touchdowns. The Rams lost, 38\u201331, but nevertheless earned the top seed in the NFC playoffs with a 13\u20133 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 91], "content_span": [92, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Kurt Warner\nWarner was the backup quarterback for the St. Louis Rams during the 1998 regular season and the 1999 preseason. When starting quarterback Trent Green was injured in a preseason game, Warner took over as the starter. With the support of running back Marshall Faulk and wide receivers Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Az-Zahir Hakim and Ricky Proehl, Warner completed one of the top seasons by a quarterback in NFL history by throwing for 4,353 yards with 41 touchdown passes and a completion rate of 65.1 percent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Kurt Warner\nThe Rams' high-powered offense was nicknamed \"The Greatest Show on Turf\" and registered the first in a string of three consecutive 500-point seasons, an NFL record. Warner threw three touchdown passes in each of the first three games in the 1999 season, his first three NFL starts. He is the only NFL quarterback in history to accomplish that feat, and only the second other than Dan Marino to do it in his first two NFL starts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Kurt Warner\nWarner really drew attention, however, in the season's fourth game against the San Francisco 49ers, who had been NFC West Division champs for 12 of the previous 13 seasons. The Rams had lost 17 of their previous 18 meetings with the 49ers and had a 3\u20130 record along with the 49ers\u2019 3\u20131 record. Warner threw three touchdown passes on the Rams' first three possessions of the game and four in the first half to propel the Rams to a 28\u201310 halftime lead on the way to a 42\u201320 victory. Warner finished the game with five touchdown passes, giving him 14 in four games and, more importantly, the Rams a 4\u20130 record. After many years of defeats and losing records, football experts finally had to take notice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 756]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Kurt Warner\nWarner's breakout season from a career in anonymity was so unexpected that Sports Illustrated featured him on their October 18 cover with the caption \u201cWho IS this guy?\u201d  He was named the 1999 NFL MVP at the season's end.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Kurt Warner\nIn the NFL playoffs, Warner led the Rams to a Super Bowl XXXIV victory against the Tennessee Titans. He threw for two touchdowns and a then Super Bowl record 414 passing yards, including a 73-yard touchdown to Isaac Bruce when the game was tied with just over two minutes to play. Warner also set a Super Bowl record by attempting 45 passes without a single interception.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Regular season, Kurt Warner\nWarner was awarded the 1999 Super Bowl MVP, becoming one of only six players to win both the league MVP and Super Bowl MVP awards in the same year. The others are Bart Starr in 1966, Terry Bradshaw in 1978, Joe Montana in 1989, Emmitt Smith in 1993, and Steve Young in 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 55], "content_span": [56, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, NFC Divisional Playoff\nAs expected, this match between the two high powered offenses produced a lot of points (86), and yards (880, 475 by St. Louis, 405 by Minnesota). But after falling behind 17\u201314, St. Louis stormed to victory with 35 consecutive second half points to open a 49\u201317 lead early in the fourth quarter. Warner threw for 391 yards and five touchdown passes to five different receivers, and Bruce accounted for 133 receiving yards. It was also the first NFL Playoff game ever played in St. Louis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 60], "content_span": [61, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game\nThe Rams and Buccaneers, a rematch of the 1979 NFC Championship game, would slug it out for most of the game, with the Buccaneers defense holding the Rams highly-potent offense in check. Tampa Bay, weak on offense, could only muster 163 passing yards all game against the Rams defense, with the Rams defense notching two interceptions and five sacks. The Buccaneers would only muster two field goals, and gave up a costly safety in the second quarter when a bad snap from center went over the head of rookie quarterback Shaun King and out of the endzone. Despite this, the Buccaneers nursed an unusual 6\u20135 lead into the 4th Quarter. The Rams broke open a defense dominated game when Kurt Warner threw a touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl, his first and only touchdown catch of the season, with 4:44 left in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 872]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game\nThe Buccaneers would mount a drive on their final possession, however a replay overturned what appeared to be a 2nd down reception by Buccaneers wide receiver Bert Emanuel which would have set up a short-yardage 3rd down. Emanuel dove for a catch and clasped the ball between two hands, then upon falling, the ball touched the turf while in Emanuel's hands. The ruling on the field was a completed catch, but was overturned on review because the ball had touched the ground before Emanuel was deemed in possession of it. Following this, the Buccaneers threw incomplete passes on 3rd and 4th down and the Rams were able to kneel out the clock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 702]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game\nThis was the Rams\u2019 first NFC Championship win since the 1979 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nThe first half of Super Bowl XXXIV had been uncharacteristically low-scoring for St. Louis, as they scored only three Jeff Wilkins field goals in the first half. The Rams finally got into the end zone in the third quarter, with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Warner to Torry Holt, giving St. Louis a 16\u20130 lead. Tennessee, however, scored 16 unanswered points with two Eddie George touchdown runs (1- and 2-yards respectively, the first with a failed two-point conversion attempt), and a 43-yard Al Del Greco field goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nOn St. Louis\u2019 first play from scrimmage after Tennessee's tying field goal, Warner threw a 73-yard touchdown to Isaac Bruce to take a 23\u201316 lead with just under two minutes left in the game, which would give Tennessee one more chance to tie the game with a touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nThe Titans took over the ball at their own 10-yard line with 1:54 left in the game after committing a holding penalty on the ensuing kickoff. McNair started out the drive with a pair of completions to Mason and Wycheck for gains of 9 and 7 yards to reach the 28-yard line. Then after throwing an incompletion, defensive back Dre' Bly\u2019s 15-yard facemask penalty while tackling McNair on a 12-yard scramble gave the Titans a first down at the St. Louis 45-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0033-0001", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nOn the next play, St. Louis was penalized 5 yards for being offsides, moving the ball to the 40-yard line with 59 seconds left. McNair then ran for 2 yards, followed by a 7-yard completion to wide receiver Kevin Dyson. Three plays later, with the Titans facing 3rd down and 5 to go, McNair was hit by two Rams\u2019 defenders, but he escaped and completed a 16-yard pass to Dyson to gain a first down at the Rams 10-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156538-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Louis Rams season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nTennessee then used up their final timeout with just 6 seconds left in the game, giving them a chance for one last play. McNair threw a short pass to Kevin Dyson down the middle, which looked certain to tie up the game until Rams linebacker Mike Jones tackled Dyson at the one-yard line as time expired. Dyson tried to stretch his arm and the football across the goal line, but he had already gone down, so it was too late. This final play has gone down in NFL history as simply \u201cThe Tackle\u201d.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 54], "content_span": [55, 547]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156539-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Petersburg Open\nThe 1999 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg in Russia and was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from February 8 through February 14, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156539-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Petersburg Open, Finals, Doubles\nJeff Tarango /  Daniel Vacek defeated  Menno Oosting /  Andrei Pavel, 3\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156540-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Petersburg Open \u2013 Doubles\nJeff Tarango and Daniel Vacek won in the final 3\u20136, 6\u20133, 7\u20135 against Menno Oosting and Andrei Pavel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156541-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Petersburg Open \u2013 Singles\nRichard Krajicek was the defending champion but not did compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156541-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 St. Petersburg Open \u2013 Singles\nMarc Rosset won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20133 against David Prinosil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156542-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season\nThe 1999 Sta.Lucia Realtors season was the seventh season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156542-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Occurrences\nAssistant coach Adonis Tierra signed a two-year deal to be promoted back as coach of the Realtors, replacing Derrick Pumaren, who moved over to Purefoods.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156542-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Occurrences\nIn the Commissioner's Cup, the Realtors had Kwan Johnson as their import and along with the signing of their direct-hire recruit, Fil-Am Rob Parker, their tandem nearly led Sta.Lucia to their first finals appearance in the Commissioner's Cup when they lead the best-of-five semifinal series against Formula Shell, two games to one, only to lose the last two matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156542-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Occurrences\nPrior to the start of the Governor's Cup, a senate hearing was conducted on the ongoing investigation regarding the fake Fil-foreigners playing in the league, the flamboyant Rob Parker with the possibility of being deported, breached his contract and suddenly left the team unnoticed. The Realtors retain Kwan Johnson but soon replaced him with Joseph Temple, who was one of their imports from last season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 44], "content_span": [45, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156542-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Notable dates\nMarch 26: Dennis Espino delivered the clutch baskets in the stretch as the Realtors scored an 82-73 victory over Barangay Ginebra Kings in their first assignment in the second round of eliminations of the All-Filipino Cup. Sta.Lucia survived a third quarter run by the Gin Kings and took its third win in nine outings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156542-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Notable dates\nJuly 11: The Realtors dealt Mobiline its worst loss with a 103-74 victory to finally barge into the win column and spoiled Jerry Codi\u00f1era's debut with the Phone Pals as Fil-Am Robert Parker displayed a fiery, grandstanding offensive while Kwan Johnson registered his first triple-double of 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the Commissioner's Cup tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156542-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Sta. Lucia Realtors season, Notable dates\nJuly 18: Sta.Lucia scored its second victory in five outings with an 88-78 win over Baranagay Ginebra Kings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156543-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanford Cardinal baseball team\nThe 1999 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Sunken Diamond. The team was coached by Mark Marquess in his 23rd year at Stanford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156543-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanford Cardinal baseball team\nThe Cardinal won the Palo Alto Regional and the Palo Alto Super Regional to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Florida State Seminoles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156544-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanford Cardinal football team\nThe 1999 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Tyrone Willingham's fifth season at Stanford, the Cardinal won the Pacific-10 Conference championship for the first time since 1971, earning its first Rose Bowl appearance since that season, and its first-ever BCS appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals\nThe 1999 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1998\u201399 season, and the culmination of the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion Buffalo Sabres and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars. It was the 106th year of the Stanley Cup being contested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals\nThe Sabres were led by captain Michael Peca, head coach Lindy Ruff and goaltender Dominik Hasek. The Stars were led by captain Derian Hatcher, head coach Ken Hitchcock and goaltender Ed Belfour. The Stars defeated the Sabres four games to two to win their first Stanley Cup, becoming the eighth post-1967 expansion team to earn a championship, and the first team based in the Southern United States to win the Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals\nThe series ended with a controversial triple-overtime goal in game six, when replays showed that Stars forward Brett Hull scored with his skate in the crease. Although the Sabres protested later, the league stated that the goal had been reviewed and was judged as a good goal, since Hull had maintained possession of the puck as it exited the crease just before he shot it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Background\nBuffalo defeated the Ottawa Senators 4\u20130, the Boston Bruins 4\u20132 and Toronto Maple Leafs 4\u20131 to advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 35], "content_span": [36, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Background\nDallas defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4\u20130, the St. Louis Blues 4\u20132 and the Colorado Avalanche 4\u20133 to advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 35], "content_span": [36, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game one\nThe opening game was in Dallas and it was the visiting Buffalo Sabres who struck first, winning 3\u20132 in overtime. Dallas led 1\u20130 on a power play goal by Brett Hull, but Stu Barnes and Wayne Primeau scored 5:04 apart in the third to give Buffalo a 2\u20131 lead. Jere Lehtinen tied the game in the final minute of the third period, but Jason Woolley scored at 15:30 of overtime to give the Sabres the series lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two\nWith three seconds left in the period, Dallas center Mike Modano tripped Buffalo goaltender Dominik Hasek, and a number of scrums broke out as time expired. Dallas winger Joe Nieuwendyk fought Buffalo center Brian Holzinger in the circle to the right of Hasek. These were the first fighting majors in three years in the final round, and it was also Nieuwendyk's first fighting major in five years in either the playoffs or regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 488]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two\nAfter the scoreless opening period, the teams traded goals in the middle frame. Craig Ludwig's first goal in 102 playoff games gave Dallas its first lead of the game in the third period, but Alexei Zhitnik tied it 71 seconds later. Brett Hull scored on a slap shot, a one-timer on a pass from Tony Hrkac, from the top of the circle to Hasek's left with 2:50 remaining in the game, but Buffalo had an excellent chance to tie the game with Derian Hatcher being assessed a high-sticking minor 19 seconds later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two\nDuring the power play, Buffalo pulled Hasek for a 6-on-4 attacking advantage, but the Stars were able to kill the penalty, and Hatcher scored an empty-netter just three seconds after emerging from the penalty box. The empty net goal sealed the win for Dallas, and evened the series at one game apiece. Mike Modano left the game with approximately ten minutes to play after suffering a broken wrist.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three\nThe series shifted to Buffalo for games three and four. It was the visiting Dallas Stars turn to win one on the road, winning 2\u20131. With Modano hampered by his wrist injury, and Hull leaving the game with a groin injury, Joe Nieuwendyk's two goals, including his sixth game-winner of the playoffs, led Dallas to the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 51], "content_span": [52, 371]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game four\nFacing a two games to one deficit in the series, the Sabres came through with a 2\u20131 victory on Dixon Ward's game-winning goal in the second period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 50], "content_span": [51, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game five\nWith the series tied at two games apiece and returning to Dallas, Ed Belfour made 23 saves to shut out the Sabres, and move Dallas within one win of the Stanley Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 50], "content_span": [51, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six\nThe series shifted back to Marine Midland Arena for game six, where the Dallas Stars would seek their first Stanley Cup, while the Buffalo Sabres would fight for a win to extend the series to a seventh and final game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six\nDallas, which allowed the first goal in the earlier two games played at Marine Midland Arena, took a 1\u20130 lead on one of its few scoring chances in the first period when Lehtinen scored his tenth goal of the playoffs at 8:09. The Sabres tied the game with their first goal since the third period of game four when Barnes' wrist shot eluded Belfour with 1:39 to play in the second period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six\nThe game remained tied at one through the third period and the first two overtime periods, despite several chances by both teams to score. At 14:51 of the third overtime period, Brett Hull scored to end the series and win Dallas their first Stanley Cup. Joe Nieuwendyk was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six\nIt was the longest Cup-winning game in Finals history, and the second-longest Finals game overall, after game one of the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals, which ended at 15:13 of the third overtime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six\nThis was the first time since 1994 that the Stanley Cup Finals did not end in a sweep. It is the Stars' only Stanley Cup win, while Buffalo has not returned to the Finals since. It was the Sabres' second Stanley Cup Finals appearance; the first was a loss to Philadelphia in 1975. It was the third appearance for the Stars' franchise, and their first since moving to Dallas from Minnesota in 1993. Minnesota (known at the time as the North Stars) lost in the Finals to the New York Islanders in 1981 and to Pittsburgh in 1991. Dallas returned to the Finals in 2000 and 2020 but lost both series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six, Hull's series-ending goal\nIn the third overtime, Jere Lehtinen took a shot from the left circle that was stopped by Dominik Hasek. Brett Hull was not in the crease for the first shot. The rebound came near Hull's left skate, which Hull used to kick the puck to his stick, which was just outside the crease. His left skate entered the crease just before his second shot went in and ended the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 76], "content_span": [77, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six, Hull's series-ending goal\nNone of the Sabres players or coaches questioned the legality of the goal in the immediate aftermath. It was not until league commissioner Gary Bettman was on the ice to hand out the trophies that Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff returned to his bench and began screaming at Bettman to explain why the goal had not been reviewed. In the Sabres' locker room, players who had seen the replays were infuriated. Hasek recalled, \"My first reaction was 'Let's get back on the ice.' But it's 2 o'clock in the morning and I look at everyone and it's like, 'I'm already out of my pants. It's impossible.'\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 76], "content_span": [77, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six, Hull's series-ending goal\nThe NHL had sent a private memo out earlier in the season with a clarification to the in-the-crease rule. The memo stated that if a player was in control of the puck, a skate could be in the crease even if the puck was not, and a goal in that circumstance would count.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 76], "content_span": [77, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six, Hull's series-ending goal\nNHL Director of Officiating Bryan Lewis said after the game that the goal had been reviewed, just as every goal that season had been, and the officials in the video review booth had determined that since Hull was deemed to have been in possession of the puck throughout the play, he was allowed to shoot and score a goal, even though one skate had entered the crease before the puck.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 76], "content_span": [77, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game six, Hull's series-ending goal\nAmong Sabres fans, both the game and the play itself are often simply referred to as \"No Goal\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 76], "content_span": [77, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Team rosters\nBolded years under Finals appearance indicates year won Stanley Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving\nThe 1999 Stanley Cup was presented to Stars captain Derian Hatcher by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Stars 2\u20131 triple overtime win over the Sabres in game six.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving\nThe following Stars players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 46], "content_span": [47, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving, Stanley Cup engraving\nMinnesota North Stars moved to Dallas in 1993 to become the Dallas Stars. Chambers was not with the North Stars/Stars for the whole period between 1991 and 1997, as he won the Stanley Cup in 1995 with the New Jersey Devils, before rejoining the Stars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 69], "content_span": [70, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving, Stanley Cup engraving\nIncluded on the team picture, but left off the Stanley Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 69], "content_span": [70, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Broadcasting\nIn Canada, the series was televised on CBC. In the United States, this was fifth and final year in which coverage of the Cup Finals was split between Fox and ESPN. Fox aired games one, two, and five; while ESPN had games three, four, and six. Had there been a game seven, it would have aired on Fox. Under the U.S. TV contracts that would take effect beginning next season, ABC would take over for Fox as the NHL's network television partner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156545-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Aftermath\nThe following year, the Dallas Stars successfully returned to the Stanley Cup Finals. At that time, they faced the New Jersey Devils but lost in six games. As for the Buffalo Sabres, they lost in the first round to the Philadelphia Flyers in five games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 34], "content_span": [35, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs\nThe 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 21, 1999, following the 1998\u201399 NHL season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarter-finals, semi-finals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. This was the last time all four former WHA teams made the playoffs in the same year until 2020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs\nDespite his team being eliminated in the Conference Finals, Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg's postseason scoring totals, with 24 points in 19 games, were not surpassed for the remainder of the 1999 playoffs. This made him the first player to lead all playoff scorers despite not making the Finals since 1986 when Doug Gilmour and Bernie Federko each tallied 21 points in 19 postseason games for the St. Louis Blues who were also eliminated in the Conference Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 501]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs\nThe playoffs ended on June 19, 1999, with the Dallas Stars defeating the Buffalo Sabres to win their first Stanley Cup championship in their history. Brett Hull scored the controversial triple overtime goal in game six for Dallas, while Joe Nieuwendyk was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff bracket\nWith the NHL expanding to a six-division setup for this season, the division winners now occupied the top three spots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 42], "content_span": [43, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (1) New Jersey Devils vs. (8) Pittsburgh Penguins\nThis was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams; with Pittsburgh winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, where New Jersey won in five games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 136], "content_span": [137, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (2) Ottawa Senators vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1997 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, where Buffalo won in seven games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 129], "content_span": [130, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Carolina Hurricanes vs. (6) Boston Bruins\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning both previous series. They last met in the 1991 Adams Division Semifinals where Boston defeated the Hartford Whalers in six games. This was the first playoff series for the Whalers/Hurricanes franchise since moving to Carolina in 1997. Game five was the last ever game played at The Greensboro Coliseum Complex. This was the only playoff series to be played in the arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 132], "content_span": [133, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers\nThis was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams; with Philadelphia winning all three previous series. They last met in the 1977 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, where Philadelphia won in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 138], "content_span": [139, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers\nThis was the third consecutive playoff meeting and the fifth overall playoff match-up between these two teams; with the teams splitting the four previous series. Dallas won last year's Western Conference Semifinals in five games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 127], "content_span": [128, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) San Jose Sharks\nThis was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Colorado won three of the four games during this year's regular season series. Due to the Columbine High School massacre games one and two were played in San Jose, while games three and four were played in Colorado.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 133], "content_span": [134, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals, where Detroit won in a four-game sweep.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 140], "content_span": [141, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals, Western Conference Quarterfinals, (4) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (5) St. Louis Blues\nThis was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1982 Norris Division Semifinals, where St. Louis defeated the original Winnipeg Jets in four games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 130], "content_span": [131, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (8) Pittsburgh Penguins\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with Toronto winning both previous series. They last met in the 1977 Preliminary Round, where Toronto won in three games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 132], "content_span": [133, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (6) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres\nThis was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with Boston winning five of the six previous series. They last met in the 1993 Adams Division Semifinals, where Buffalo won in a four-game sweep.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 121], "content_span": [122, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (5) St. Louis Blues\nThis was the eleventh playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the ten previous series. They last met in the 1994 Western Conference Quarterfinals, where Dallas won in a four-game sweep.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 121], "content_span": [122, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) Colorado Avalanche vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1997 Western Conference Finals, where Detroit won in six games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 129], "content_span": [130, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres\nThis was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Toronto made their third appearance in the Conference Finals and first since losing to Vancouver in five games in 1994 Western Conference Final. Buffalo made their second consecutive and second overall appearance in the Conference Finals after losing to Washington in six games the last year's Eastern Conference Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 118], "content_span": [119, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres\nThe Sabres defeated the Maple Leafs in five games. In game one the Sabres backup goaltender Dwayne Roloson filled in for the injured Dominik Hasek. Leading 3\u20132 midway through the game Toronto appeared to be in control, but Stu Barnes tied the game for Buffalo at 14:37 of the second period. The Sabres went on to score twice in the third period on goals by Curtis Brown and Geoff Sanderson, as Buffalo held on to win 5\u20134. In game two the Maple Leafs got two goals 18 seconds apart in the first period as Steve Sullivan and Sylvain Cote scored.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 118], "content_span": [119, 662]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres\nToronto held a 4\u20133 lead halfway through the third period with Buffalo pressing, the Maple Leafs scored twice to seal a 6\u20133 win. Dominik Hasek returned for the Sabres in game three but it was the away team that netted the first goal as Maple Leafs forward Yanic Perreault scored late in the first period. Buffalo was not to be denied and they scored three goals early in the second period and the Sabres held on to win the game 4\u20132. Buffalo came out flying again in game four holding a 5\u20130 lead after two periods.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 118], "content_span": [119, 631]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0017-0002", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres\nHasek's shutout bid was erased when Mats Sundin scored on a penalty shot; Buffalo won the game 5\u20132, as Dominik Hasek made 31 saves in the victory. After a scoreless first period Steve Sullivan got Toronto on the board first in game five, the teams traded goals in the second period and the game was tied 2\u20132 going into the third period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 118], "content_span": [119, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0017-0003", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (4) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Buffalo Sabres\nErik Rasmussen broke the tie with a goal in the middle of the third period and Dixon Ward added a late shorthanded empty net goal as the Sabres went on to win 4\u20132 and take the series four games to one. The Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1975.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 118], "content_span": [119, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche\nThis was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Dallas made their second consecutive and fourth overall Conference Finals appearance after losing to Detroit in six games in last year's Western Conference Final. Colorado made their third Conference Finals appearance in four years and their fifth appearance overall; they last made it to the Conference Finals in the 1997 Western Conference Final, where they lost in six games to Detroit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 115], "content_span": [116, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche\nIn game one the Stars jumped out to a 1\u20130 lead on Brett Hull's goal at 8:42 of the first period. The Avalanche came back to tie the game in the second period on Peter Forsberg's goal at 14:07. Valeri Kamensky scored the go ahead goal with 5:58 remaining in the game, as Colorado hung on to win 2\u20131. With the score tied at 2\u20132 in game two Joe Nieuwendyk gave Dallas a 3\u20132 lead with a goal at 11:52 of the third period.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 115], "content_span": [116, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0019-0001", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche\nMike Modano added a power-play goal with 3:32 remaining as the Stars won 4\u20132 to tie the series at 1\u20131. In game three Ed Belfour stopped all 34 Colorado shots he faced and Dallas won 3\u20130. The Avalanche came back in game four and led 2\u20131 with under five minutes remaining in the third period until Brett Hull scored at 16:07 to tie the score and send the game into overtime. In the extra period 22-year-old rookie Chris Drury scored at 19:29 to give Colorado a 3\u20132 win and tie the series at two games apiece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 115], "content_span": [116, 622]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche\nGame five was the highest scoring game in the series as the two teams combined for 12 goals on just 56 shots. Chris Drury and Valeri Kamensky both scored twice as the Avalanche won 7\u20135. In game six Claude Lemieux got the Avalanche on the board first at 19:25 of the first period. The Stars responded early in the second on Jere Lehtinen's goal at 1:55. In the third period Jamie Langenbrunner scored twice at 6:49 and again at 17:15, 14 seconds later Richard Matvichuk scored to give Dallas a 4\u20131 lead which they hung on to.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 115], "content_span": [116, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0020-0001", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (1) Dallas Stars vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche\nEd Belfour stopped 26 of 27 Colorado shots (game six was the last NHL game to be played at the McNichols Arena as the Avalanche moved into the new Pepsi Center at the start of next season). The Stars dominated game seven building a 4\u20130 lead in the first 46 minutes and 18 seconds of the game. Mike Keane scored twice and Jamie Langenbrunner and Jere Lehtinen both had goals. Joe Sakic scored for Colorado with a goal at 13:58 of the third period. Dallas hung on and won the game 4\u20131 and the series four games to three. With the win the Stars advanced to the Cup Finals for the first time since 1991 when they were the Minnesota North Stars.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 115], "content_span": [116, 756]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals\nThis was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1981 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, where the Minnesota North Stars won in five games. Dallas made their third Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 1991, where the Minnesota North Stars lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Buffalo made their second Finals appearance. They last advanced to the Finals in 1975, where they lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. These teams split their two-game regular season series. This was the first Finals since 1996 to feature two teams that had not previously won the Stanley Cup, this did not occur again until 2007.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 762]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156546-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff statistics, Goaltenders\nThis is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 58], "content_span": [59, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156547-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Star World Championships\nThe 1999 Star World Championships were held in Punta Ala, Italy between September 1 and 12, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156547-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Star World Championships, Results\nLegend: DNC \u2013 Did not come to the starting area; DNF \u2013 Did not finish; DSQ \u2013 Disqualified; OCS \u2013 On the course side of the starting line; RDG \u2013 Redress given; RET \u2013 Retired;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 38], "content_span": [39, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156548-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 State of Origin series\nThe 1999 State of Origin series saw the 18th year that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. The series was drawn and the shield retained by the previous year's victors, Queensland. Each team claimed victory in a game and the deciding fixture finished at 10-all. It was the first series to end in a draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156548-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 State of Origin series, Game I\nGame I was a dour affair played in hot and steamy conditions at Suncorp Stadium with Queensland scraping in 9-8. The match was memorable for winger Mat Rogers' debut. Despite straining a ligament and being forced from the field, the gutsy flanker returned to score all of Maroons' points including a field goal (the first of his career) six minutes from game's end to win the encounter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 35], "content_span": [36, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156548-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 State of Origin series, Game II\nGame II was played at the new Olympic venue, Stadium Australia, in driving rain and in front of a record crowd. Manly captain, Geoff Toovey returned to the hooking position for NSW after not being selected for Game I. The conditions implied it would be another dour battle, but it turned out otherwise. Melbourne Storm fullback Robbie Ross grabbed his own piece of Origin history by scoring the fastest try in Origin after just 42 seconds. It temporarily took the wind out of the sails of Kevin Walters' Maroons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156548-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 State of Origin series, Game II\nAll the scoring was done in the first half with a try to Rogers and conversion which put Queensland momentarily in front before Laurie Daley, making his final Origin appearance in Sydney, tore onto an Andrew Johns pass and scored under the posts. Sideline commentator, Steve Roach, commented during the telecast that the difference between the two teams was the return of Toovey, who kept the opposing \"markers honest\" and whose delivery from hooker to his halves' partners was sublime throughout the soggy affair. After the match, and in company with other NSW retirees Paul Harragon and Andrew Ettingshausen, Daley completed a lap of honour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 680]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156548-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 State of Origin series, Game III\nGame III played at Suncorp in treacherous wet conditions, featured plenty of dropped ball, but some of the skills on show made up for the errors. NSW captain, Brad Fittler was unavailable due to undergoing groin surgery earlier in the month. Laurie Daley once again demonstrated his prowess by miraculously scooping up a ball at his feet and off-loading to Terry Hill who then sent Matt Geyer over. Queensland's Paul Green somehow found his way through Ben Kennedy and Luke Ricketson to score and with Lockyer's conversion the Maroons led 6-4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156548-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 State of Origin series, Game III\nAdrian Lam whose club doctor at the Sydney Roosters had refused to allow him to play because of a dislocated shoulder, was cleared to play for Queensland and proved his worth by squeezing out a miracle pass to put Lockyer over. Geyer then scored for the Blues after an unlikely kick through by prop Rodney Howe to level the scores. Queensland, knowing a draw would be enough to retain the shield, had no interest in a field goal and put all their energy into holding New South Wales out.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156548-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 State of Origin series, Game III\nThe Blues were almost there until an inside pass from Daley to Ross went to ground. The Blues players stood around  as the Queenslanders rightly celebrated, having retained the title as per the rules of State of Origin at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 37], "content_span": [38, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156549-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 State of the Union Address\nThe 1999 State of the Union Address was given by the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, on Tuesday, January 19, 1999, at 9 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 106th United States Congress. It was Clinton's sixth State of the Union Address and his seventh speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Dennis Hastert, accompanied by Al Gore, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156549-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 State of the Union Address\nPresident Clinton discussed the economy, the federal budget, taxes and focused on the budget surplus, then at $70 billion. The president also discussed the future of Social Security, education, foreign relations and \"solving the so-called Y2K computer problem\". The president did not mention the then-occurring impeachment trial in the Senate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156549-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 State of the Union Address\nThe speech lasted 1:18:40 and consisted of 7,514 words. In the speech, the president acknowledged the widows of the officers killed in the United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156549-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 State of the Union Address\nBefore the speech, President Clinton shook hands with Speaker Hastert and Vice President Gore. Speaker Hastert introduced the president with the traditional words \"I have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the United States\". After the speech, Hastert and Gore shook hands with the president.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156549-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 State of the Union Address\nThe Republican Party response was delivered by Representatives Jennifer Dunn and Steve Largent in Washington, D.C.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156549-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 State of the Union Address\nAndrew Cuomo, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, served as the designated survivor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156550-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stella Artois Championships\nThe 1999 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 97th edition of the tournament and was held from 7 June through 14 June 1999. Second-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title, his second at the event after 1995.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156550-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stella Artois Championships, Finals, Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien defeated  Todd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde 6\u20133, 7\u20136", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156551-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien won in the final 6\u20133, 7\u20136(7\u20133) against Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156551-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156552-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Singles\nScott Draper was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Sargis Sargsian.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156552-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Singles\nPete Sampras won in the final 6\u20137(1\u20137), 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20134) against Tim Henman.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156552-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Singles\nThis was the only year in which Roger Federer competed in this tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156552-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Stella Artois Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 49], "content_span": [50, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156553-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stevenage Borough Council election\nElections to Stevenage Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156554-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards\nThe 22nd Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 2000 to honour the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1999. Founder Ray Wright listed Pokemon: The First Movie among his five worst movies of the 1990s alongside Batman and Robin, It's Pat, Crash, and Nothing but Trouble. Listed as follows are the different categories with their respective winners and nominees, including Worst Picture and its dishonourable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (42 total). All winners are highlighted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156554-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Mike Lancaster's Review of The Underground Comedy Movie\nFounder Mike Lancaster cited The Underground Comedy Movie as the worst movie he ever paid to see. Despite this, it received only one nomination for Musicians Who Shouldn't Be Acting. His review is as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 87], "content_span": [88, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156554-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Mike Lancaster's Review of The Underground Comedy Movie\n\"The funniest part of this tragically UNfunny embarrassment comes during the end credits. It is there that writer/star Vince Offer thanks the creators of There's Something About Mary for stealing elements of this film to make theirs. He claims he sent them a promotional videotape copy of Underground in 1997 and they pilfered his jokes and made untold fortunes. The movie poster even claims that a \"lawsuit is pending.\" Hmmm. After viewing both Offer's The Underground Comedy Movie and the Farrelly Brothers' There's Something About Mary, we learn that there are indeed some things the films have in common: 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 87], "content_span": [88, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156554-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Mike Lancaster's Review of The Underground Comedy Movie\nThey are both shot on 35mm film, 2. They are both in English, 3. They are both in color, and 4. They both have stereo soundtracks. I could go on ... Both films show people driving in automobiles, both films have daytime AND nighttime scenes, and the opening and closing credits of both films feature lettering in both upper and lowercase white lettering. Yes, the similarities are eerie, aren't they? Other than those things, there is not one frame of Underground that bares even the slightest resemblance to Mary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 87], "content_span": [88, 602]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156554-0002-0002", "contents": "1999 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Mike Lancaster's Review of The Underground Comedy Movie\nIf this frivolous lawsuit ever goes to trial, Offer and company better hope I'm not on the jury. If there is to be a lawsuit, it should really be directed at Offer, who has stolen (in some cases, word for word/scene for scene) elements of such 70s and 80s low-brow comedies as Kentucky Fried Movie, Groove Tube, and Amazon Women on the Moon and turned them into a frighteningly unfunny mix of scenes that confuse rather than amuse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 87], "content_span": [88, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156554-0002-0003", "contents": "1999 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Mike Lancaster's Review of The Underground Comedy Movie\nIt may be marketing genius to claim someone stole your film ideas just to get people to pay $8 to see what all the fuss is about, but in the case of The Underground Comedy Movie, I think the Farrelly Brothers and 20th Century Fox may have grounds to sue Offer for huge damages just for being compared to such a horribly made film as the inept Underground Comedy Movie.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 87], "content_span": [88, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156555-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stockholm Open\nThe 1999 Stockholm Open was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on hard courts and held at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the 31st edition of the event and part of the ATP World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 8 November until 14 November 1999. First-seeded Thomas Enqvist won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156555-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stockholm Open, Finals, Doubles\nPiet Norval /  Kevin Ullyett defeated  Jan-Michael Gambill /  Scott Humphries, 7\u20135, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 36], "content_span": [37, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156556-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stockholm Open \u2013 Doubles\nNicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillstr\u00f6m were the defending champions, and lost in the semifinals to the runners-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156556-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stockholm Open \u2013 Doubles\nPiet Norval and Kevin Ullyett won the title, defeating Jan-Michael Gambill and Scott Humphries 7\u20135, 6\u20133 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156557-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stockholm Open \u2013 Singles\nTodd Martin was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156557-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stockholm Open \u2013 Singles\nThomas Enqvist won the tournament, beating Magnus Gustafsson in the final, 6\u20133, 6\u20134, 6\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156558-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election\nThe 1999 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156558-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council as a minority administration with the support of the independents. The Liberal Democrats held 23 seats, compared to 18 for the Conservatives, 9 independents and 5 Labour seats. 19 seats were contested in the election with both the Liberal Democrats and independents defending 7, compared to only 3 for the Conservatives and 2  for Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 58], "content_span": [59, 455]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156558-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, Campaign\nThe Conservatives were hoping to gain the 10 seats they needed in to win a majority on the council and pledged to sort out the finances of the council, increase CCTV and improve the management of tourism. However the Liberal Democrats defended their record in control of the council saying that they had eliminated the council's debts, while reducing council tax levels to the lowest yet. Meanwhile, Labour were aiming to make a couple of gains and said they would try and ensure more of the council's money was spent outside of the town centre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 58], "content_span": [59, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156558-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council with 24 seats after making 6 gains, but failed to win a majority. This meant that the independents, despite losing 2 seats, held the balance of power on the council with 7 councillors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 65], "content_span": [66, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156559-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Stroud District Council election\nThe 1999 Stroud Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156559-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Stroud District Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour remain the largest party on the council, but the Conservatives gained 7 seats and no party had a majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156560-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sudirman Cup\nThe 1999 Sudirman Cup was the 6th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships. It was held from May 10 to May 15, 1999, in Copenhagen, Denmark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156560-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sudirman Cup, Teams\n50 teams around the world took part in this tournament, Zambia also entered but did not play in the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 24], "content_span": [25, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156561-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sugar Bowl\nThe 1999 Sugar Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 1999. It was the 65th edition of the Sugar Bowl and featured the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Texas A&M Aggies. Ohio State entered the game ranked number 4 in the BCS at 10\u20131, whereas Texas A&M entered the game at 11-2, and ranked number 6 in the BCS.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156561-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sugar Bowl\nTexas A&M scored first on a 9-yard touchdown run by Dante Hall to open the game 7\u20130. Joe Germaine threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Germany to tie the game at 7\u20137. Later in the quarter, running back Joe Montgomery rushed 10 yards for a touchdown, and Ohio State opened up a 14\u20137 lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156561-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sugar Bowl\nDerek Ross blocked an A&M punt, that Kevin Griffin returned 16 yards for a touchdown. Ohio State led 21\u20137 after the first quarter. Ohio State kicked a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter to open up a 24-7 halftime lead. Texas A&M closed to 24\u201314 on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Branndon Stewart to Leroy Hodge. Ohio State's defense was stout throughout the contest, and they held on to win, 24\u201314.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156562-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup\nThe 1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the ninth edition of field hockey tournament the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pakistan won their maiden title defeating South Korea 3-1 in the final after having finished runner-ups in four out of their last eight appearances. Sohail Abbas was the competition's top scorer with 12 goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156562-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers\nThere were 86 goals scored in 18 matches for an average of 4.78 goals per match", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 51], "content_span": [52, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156563-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Summer Universiade\nThe 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156564-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27\u2013March 2 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156564-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nArkansas State defeated Western Kentucky in the championship game, 65\u201348, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156564-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Indians, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Division I event. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156564-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nThe Sun Belt once again saw changes in its membership; three teams departed the conference, Jacksonville (TAAC), Lamar (Southland), and Texas\u2013Pan American (Independent), while one was added, Florida International (TAAC). Total membership reduced from ten to eight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 60], "content_span": [61, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156564-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nWith the membership changes came some slight modifications to the tournament format. All eight teams, seeded based on regular season conference records, were now placed directly into the initial quarterfinal round as part of a single-elimination style bracket.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 60], "content_span": [61, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156565-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Bowl\nThe 1999 Wells Fargo Sun Bowl featured the Oregon Ducks and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156565-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Bowl, Game summary\nMinnesota opened the scoring with an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Billy Cockerham to wide receiver Ron Johnson for a 7-0 1st quarter lead. Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington notched the equalizer when he rushed five yards for a touchdown, tying the game at 7.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156565-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Bowl, Game summary\nIn the third quarter, Cockerham fired a 38-yard touchdown pass to Arland Bruce for a 13-7 Minnesota lead. Harrington scored on a 1- yard quarterback sneak, to give Oregon a 14\u201313 lead. Nathan Villegas kicked a 37-yard field goal to make it 17\u201313. In the fourth quarter, Cockerham again found Ron Johnson for a 7-yard touchdown, and a 20\u201317 lead. Harrington found wide receiver Keenan Howry for a 10-yard touchdown pass and a 24\u201320 lead. Oregon held on and won the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156565-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sun Bowl, Game summary\nThe game's three MVP awards (overall, lineman, and special teams) were each awarded to Minnesota players, despite Oregon winning the game, due (at least in part) to media members having to cast their ballots with five minutes left in the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 27], "content_span": [28, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156566-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sunderland City Council election\nThe 1999 Sunderland Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156566-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sunderland City Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour stay in control, but their leader, Bryn Sidaway, lost his seat after 16 years on the council. Sidaway lost in Hendon ward by 2 votes to Conservative Paul Maddison after 3 recounts, which was one of 4 gains made by the Conservatives. Labour blamed the defeat of Sidaway on dirty tricks after anonymous posters were displayed associating Sidaway with neo-nazis, but this was denied by the Conservatives. Overall turnout was 20%, but was as low as 12.4% in Central ward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156566-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sunderland City Council election, Election result\nFollowing the election Colin Anderson was elected as the new leader of the Labour group and the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156567-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Super 12 season\nThe 1999 Super 12 season was the fourth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 1999, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams entered the playoff semi finals, with the first placed team playing the fourth and the second placed team playing the third. The winner of each semi final qualified for the final, which was contested by the Canterbury Crusaders and the Otago Highlanders at Carisbrook, Dunedin. The Crusaders won 24 \u2013 19 to win their second Super 12 title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156567-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Super 12 season, Teams\nThe 1999 Super 12 competition consisted of 12 teams, four from South Africa, three from Australia and five from New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 27], "content_span": [28, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156568-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Super League Grand Final\nThe 1999 Super League Grand Final was the Second official Grand Final conclusive and championship-deciding game of the Super League IV season. The match was played between St. Helens and Bradford Bulls on Saturday 9 October 1999, at Old Trafford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156568-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Super League Grand Final, Background\nSuper League IV retained the top five play off after the success of the previous years Grand Final. The league was expanded to 14 teams with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Gateshead Thunder both made their debuts in Super League although Gateshead Thunder and Sheffield Eagles both left the league after merging with Hull FC and Huddersfield Giants respectively. Bradford Bulls finished as League Leaders for the first time since they finished top in Super League II as Champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156568-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Super League Grand Final, Background, Route to the Final, Bradford Bulls\nBy finishing first in the regular season, Bradford automatically qualified for the play-off semi-final. They were drawn at home to St Helens and in a one-sided game, they brushed St Helens aside 40\u20134 to qualify for the Grand Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 77], "content_span": [78, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156568-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Super League Grand Final, Background, Route to the Final, St Helens\nThe play-off system in use only gave the league leaders a bye to the semi-finals. St Helens had finished second so had to play a qualifying play-off first. Drawn at home to Leeds Rhinos St Helens won 38\u201314 to go through to the semi-final. This was an away fixture to Bradford where they were beaten 40\u20134. However this loss did not end their season. The losers of the qualifying semi-final got another chance by playing the winners of the other semi-final in a final eliminator. Therefore Saints' third play-off game was a home tie against Castleford Tigers where they won through 36\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156569-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Super Tourenwagen Cup\nThe 1999 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Meisterschaft was the sixth and final edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156569-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Super Tourenwagen Cup, Season summary\nBMW, Nissan and Peugeot dropped their factory support for the last season of the STW. It saw a season-long battle between works Opel driver Uwe Alzen and semi-independent Audi driver Christian Abt. After winning the first four races of the season Abt took the championship lead which he would keep for the whole season, while Alzen battled to close the points gap. After his initial four-race streak Abt would only win one additional race while Alzen claimed six, and at the final race the gap was only a few points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156569-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Super Tourenwagen Cup, Season summary\nAbt looked to have secured the title running in a strong position in the last race, but on the last lap he was taken out by Opel driver Roland Asch, who had already been black flagged for a previous incident. This allowed Alzen to claim the championship in a highly controversial fashion. The title would however be handed to Abt some months later by a DMSB court of appeal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156570-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Superbike World Championship\nThe 1999 Superbike World Championship was the twelfth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 28 March at Kyalami and finished on 10 October at Sugo after 13 rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156570-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Superbike World Championship\nCarl Fogarty won the riders' championship, his fourth, and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156571-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a\nThe 1999 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a was a Spanish football competition, played over two legs on 8 August and 15 August 1999. It was contested by Valencia, who were Spanish Cup winners in 1998\u201399, and Barcelona, who won the 1998\u201399 Spanish League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156572-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Supercoppa Italiana\nThe 1999 Supercoppa Italiana was a match played by the 1998\u201399 Serie A winners Milan and 1998\u201399 Coppa Italia winners Parma. It took place on 21 August 1999 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy. Parma won the match 2\u20131 to earn their first and to date only Supercoppa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156573-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Supercupa Rom\u00e2niei\nThe 1999 Supercupa Rom\u00e2niei was the 4th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The match was played in Bucharest at Stadionul Na\u0163ional on 7 October 1999, and was contested between Divizia A title holders, Rapid and Cupa Rom\u00e2niei champions, Steaua. Rapid won the trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156574-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Supersport World Championship\nThe 1999 Supersport World Championship was the first season of the Supersport World Championship, the third taking into account the previous two seasons, when the competition was known as Supersport World Series. For the first year, the series was recognised by the FIM as a World Championship instead of as an FIM Prize.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156574-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Supersport World Championship\nThe season began on 28 March at Kyalami and finished on 12 September at Hockenheimring after 11 rounds. South African rider Brett MacLeod had a fatal accident at the Kyalami race. St\u00e9phane Chambon won the riders' championship and Yamaha won the manufacturers' championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156575-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira\nThe 1999 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira was the 21st edition of the Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira, the annual Portuguese football season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The 1999 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira was contested over two legs, and opposed Porto of the Primeira Liga and Beira-Mar of the Liga de Honra. Porto qualified for the SuperCup by winning the 1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o, whilst Beira-Mar qualified for their first Superta\u00e7a by winning the 1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 650]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156575-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira\nThe first leg was televised on RTP, whilst the second leg was televised on TVI. The first leg which took place at the Est\u00e1dio M\u00e1rio Duarte, saw Porto defeat the Auri-negros 2\u20131 thanks to late strike from Esquerdinha. The second leg which took place at the Est\u00e1dio das Antas, saw the Drag\u00f5es defeat the Aveiro side and thus claim an eleventh Superta\u00e7a.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 386]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156576-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Surinamese protests\nThe 1999 Surinamese protests was massive anti-government protests and carnival-style wave of demonstrations calling on the fall of the government of Jules Wijdenbosch amid economic deterioration and political deadlock in Suriname. Protesters marched and participated in nonviolent festivals, carnivals, clapping strikes, human chains, gatherings, gathered in speeches, chanted and used peaceful tactics as a form of rallies and peaceful actions during protests. Large-scale demonstrations occurred due to the dire conditions and poor living standards, calling on the government to step down immediately.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156576-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Surinamese protests\nConcerns was shared and the protesters shared their dissatisfaction with the government while voicing their opposition and anger at the government's handling of the economic situation. Thousands participated in the next 2 months of protest movement, democratic rallies and demonstrations against the regime in mainly Paramaribo and other cities. 10,000-50,000 participated in protests calling for wage increases and decrease of food Costa and protested rising costs. Unions, students, workers and teachers planned and staged mass strikes and waves of demonstrations across May, June and July, led by the opposition, but by July, the opposition called off the street protests, commenting that Jules Wijdenbosch would stay in power until the next elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 780]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156577-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season\nThe 1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season was Suwon Samsung Bluewings's fourth season in the K-League in Republic of Korea. Suwon Samsung Bluewings is competing in K-League, League Cup, Korean FA Cup, Super Cup and Asian Club Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156577-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 42], "content_span": [43, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156578-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swale Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Swale Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156579-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Swedish Figure Skating Championships were held in \u00d6rnsk\u00f6ldsvik from January 15 through 17th, 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles, with the results among the selection criteria for the 1999 World Championships, the 1999 European Championships, and the 1999 World Junior Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156580-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Football Division 3\nStatistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156581-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Golf Tour\nThe 1999 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156581-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Golf Tour\nA number of the tournaments also featured on the 1999 Challenge Tour (CHA). 1999 was the inaugural season of the Nordic Golf League (NGL) and all SGT tournaments featured on NGL with the exception of the Gula Sidorna Grand Opening, which was a pro-am with a limited field of 32, played jointly with the ladies Swedish Golf Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156581-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Golf Tour, Schedule\nThe season consisted of 15 events played between May and October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 32], "content_span": [33, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156582-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Golf Tour (women)\nThe 1999 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156582-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Golf Tour (women)\nLisa Hed won two tournaments and had two runner-up finishes, and won the Order of Merit ahead of Marie Hedberg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156582-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Golf Tour (women), Schedule\nThe season consisted of 11 tournaments played between May and September, where one event was held in Finland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 40], "content_span": [41, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156583-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship\nThe 1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 4th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season. It was decided over eight race weekends (comprising sixteen races) at six different circuits.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156583-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish Touring Car Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship\nPoints were awarded to the top ten drivers in a race as follows: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. The final meeting of the year saw double points awarded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 84], "content_span": [85, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156584-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish football Division 1, Overview\nIt was contested by 28 teams, and GIF Sundsvall and BK H\u00e4cken won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156585-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swedish football Division 2\nStatistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156586-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swindon Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156587-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swiss Federal Council election\nElections to the Swiss Federal Council were held on 15 December 1999 to elect all seven members of Switzerland's Federal Council. The 246 members of the United Federal Assembly elect the seven members individually by an absolute majority of votes, with the members serving for four years, beginning on 1 January 2000, or until resigning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156588-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swiss Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 Swiss Figure Skating Championships (officially named German: Schweizermeisterschaften Elite Kunstlaufen und Eistanzen and French: Championnats Suisses Elite Patinage Artistique et Danse sur Glace) were held in Lausanne from January 8 through 10th, 1999. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156589-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swiss federal election\nFederal elections were held in Switzerland on 24 October 1999. Although the Swiss People's Party received the most votes for the first time in the party's history, the Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156590-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swiss referendums\nTen referendums were held in Switzerland during 1999. The first four were held on 7 February on changes to the eligibility for membership of the Federal Council (approved), constitutional regulations on organ transplantation (approved), a popular initiative \"house ownership for everyone\" (rejected) and an amendment to the federal law on spatial planning (approved). The fifth was held on 18 April on a new Swiss Federal Constitution, which was approved.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156590-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Swiss referendums\nThe last five referendums were held on 13 June on the asylum law (approved), on a federal resolution on asylum and foreigners (approved), a federal resolution on the medical prescription of heroin (approved), federal laws on disability and maternity insurance (both rejected).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156590-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Swiss referendums, Background, New constitution\nThe proposed new constitution would sever the link between gold and the Swiss franc, which had been required by the old constitution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156590-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Swiss referendums, Background, New constitution\nThe Swiss National Bank was the last central bank to hold substantial gold reserves to back its currency. The 2590 tonnes of gold provided 40% of the value of the franc.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 52], "content_span": [53, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156590-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Swiss referendums, Aftermath\nThe new constitution approved in April made the franc fully fiat, and the Swiss National Bank began selling its gold reserves. Some of the proceeds were used to set up a \"solidarity fund\" with developing nations. By November, the gold stockpile was reduced to 25%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156591-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge\nThe 1999 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Schluefweg in Zurich, Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 October until 17 October 1999. Second-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156591-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156591-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 49], "content_span": [50, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156591-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge, Finals, Doubles\nLisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Nathalie Tauziat /  Natasha Zvereva 6\u20132, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156592-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the sixteenth edition of the Swisscom Challenge; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious tournament held in Switzerland. Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but neither competed this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156592-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Doubles\nThird seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title, defeating first seeds Nathalie Tauziat and Natasha Zvereva in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156593-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the sixteenth edition of the Swisscom Challenge; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious tournament held in Switzerland. Lindsay Davenport was the two-time defending champion, but she did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156593-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Singles\nVenus Williams won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against home player and World No. 1 Martina Hingis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156593-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156594-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Swisscom Challenge \u2013 Singles Qualifying\nThe 1999 Swisscom Challenge was a WTA tennis tournament, played on indoor hard courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156595-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sybase Open\nThe 1999 Sybase Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California in the United States and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 110th edition of the tournament ran from February 8 through February 14, 1999. Third-seeded Mark Philippoussis won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156595-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sybase Open, Finals, Doubles\nMark Woodforde /  Todd Woodbridge defeated  Aleksandar Kitinov /  Nenad Zimonji\u0107, 7\u20135, 6\u20137(3\u20137), 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156596-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sybase Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Sybase Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California in the United States and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 110th edition of the tournament ran from February 8 through February 14, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156596-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sybase Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156597-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sybase Open \u2013 Singles\nAndre Agassi was the defending champion, but was defaulted in his second round match against Cecil Mamiit for swearing at a line judge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156597-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sybase Open \u2013 Singles\nMark Philippoussis won the title, defeating Mamiit 6\u20133, 6\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156598-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International\nThe 1999 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney in Australia that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 11 through 16 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156598-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the women's singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156598-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the women's doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156598-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the women's singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156598-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the women's doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 55], "content_span": [56, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156598-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International, Finals, Men's Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Daniel Nestor defeated  Patrick Galbraith /  Paul Haarhuis, 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 48], "content_span": [49, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156598-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International, Finals, Women's Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva /  Ai Sugiyama defeated  Mary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez /  Anke Huber, 6\u20133, 2\u20136, 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 50], "content_span": [51, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156599-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1999 Sydney International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney in Australia that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 11 through 16 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156599-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 48], "content_span": [49, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156600-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Men's Singles\nKarol Ku\u010dera was the defending champion but lost to \u00c0lex Corretja in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156600-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Men's Singles\nTodd Martin won the title, defeating Corretja 6\u20133, 7\u20136(7\u20135) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156601-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Doubles was the doubles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier II tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Australia. Martina Hingis and Helena Sukov\u00e1 were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156601-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Doubles\nElena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 6\u20133, 2\u20136, 6\u20130 against Mary Joe Fern\u00e1ndez and Anke Huber.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156602-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Singles was the singles event of the fourteenth edition of the ASB Classic; a WTA Tier II tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Australia. Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Barbara Schett.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156602-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Singles\nLindsay Davenport won in the final 6\u20134, 6\u20133 against Martina Hingis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156602-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney International \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 50], "content_span": [51, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm\nThe 1999 Sydney hailstorm was the costliest natural disaster in Australian insurance history, causing extensive damage along the east coast of New South Wales. The storm developed south of Sydney on the afternoon of Wednesday, 14 April 1999 and struck the city's eastern suburbs, including the central business district, later that evening.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm\nThe storm dropped an estimated 500,000 tonnes of hailstones in its path. Insured damages caused by the storm were over A$1.7\u00a0billion, with the total damage bill (including uninsured damages) estimated to be around A$2.3\u00a0billion. It was the costliest in Australian history in insured damages, surpassing the A$1.1\u00a0billion in insured damages caused by the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. Lightning also claimed one life during the storm, and the event caused approximately 50 injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm\nThe storm was classified as a supercell following further analysis of its erratic nature and extreme attributes. During the event, the Bureau of Meteorology was constantly surprised by the frequent changes in direction, as well as the severity of the hail and the duration of the storm. The event was also surprising as neither the time of year, time of day, nor the general meteorological conditions in the region were seen as conducive for extreme storm cell formation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 493]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Conditions and climatology\nThe conditions around Sydney on Wednesday, 14 April were calm, although a slight instability in atmospheric conditions was recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology in the region. Two instability events had been identified in the greater Sydney area, but both were considered minor by the meteorological agencies. A weak cold front was moving north along the coast, and moderate precipitation was falling over the Blue Mountains, southwest of the city. The meteorological reports and figures, however, suggested that the general atmospheric conditions were \"not conducive\" to support the formation of a major thunderstorm in the region.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Conditions and climatology\nHistorical records show that the formation of severe thunderstorms for the time of day and year had been rare, and it was improbable that they would maintain their intensity and cause significant damage. This long-standing belief contributed to the Bureau of Meteorology's decision not to issue warnings in the early part of the storm's development.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Conditions and climatology\nThe 1999 event was only the second time in recorded history that hail larger than 2\u00a0cm (0.8\u00a0in) had fallen in the Sydney metropolitan area in the month of April, and only the fifth hailstorm to strike Sydney during April in the 200 years of meteorological records for the city.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Conditions and climatology\nHailstorms have had a history of significant damage in Australia. Since records on insured losses by the Insurance Disaster Response Organisation began in 1967 three other hailstorms \u2013 Sydney in 1986 and 1990, as well as Brisbane in 1985 \u2013 feature on the top-ten list of most insured damages caused by a single natural disaster, in addition to the 1999 storm. Hailstorms have caused more than 30% of all insured damages inflicted as a result of natural disasters in Australia during this period, and around three-quarters of all hailstorm damage has occurred in New South Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 49], "content_span": [50, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Formation and southern Sydney\nThe storm cell formed at 4:25\u00a0pm AEST to the north of Nowra, roughly 115\u00a0km (71\u00a0mi) south-southwest of Sydney. After forming, it initially headed towards the coast in a northeasterly direction. The cell passed just to the west of Kiama at around 5:15\u00a0pm and gained a 'severe' classification from the Bureau of Meteorology at the same time. '", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 78], "content_span": [79, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Formation and southern Sydney\nSevere' is a classification used by the Bureau of Meteorology for thunderstorms which meet a specific criteria, namely producing hailstones with a diameter of 2\u00a0cm (0.8\u00a0in) or more, wind gusts of 90\u00a0km/h (56\u00a0mph) or greater and flash flooding, or tornadoes. This classification is also used by the Bureau to classify the attributes of a storm at any given time during its life.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 78], "content_span": [79, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Formation and southern Sydney\nThe storm continued to move in a northeasterly direction, crossing the coast just north of Kiama at 5:25\u00a0pm. It was downgraded from a severe thunderstorm and proceeded to move further off the coast for another 15 minutes while gaining speed to around 37\u00a0km/h (23\u00a0mph). The storm then veered northward at 5:40\u00a0pm and continued parallel to the coast. Around 6:00\u00a0pm, directly east of Wollongong, the storm changed direction again, this time to north-northeast, and continued parallel to the coastline. Moderate hailstones were recorded falling in Wollongong as the western edge of the storm passed over the area, and the storm was reclassified as severe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 78], "content_span": [79, 731]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Formation and southern Sydney\nThe storm moved parallel to the coast in a north-northeasterly direction for the next fifty minutes. It maintained a severe classification though did not impact heavily on the coastal suburbs, because it was entirely offshore. The western edge of the storm, however, recrossed the coastline just east of Helensburgh, 40\u00a0km (25\u00a0mi) south-southwest of Sydney, at about 7:00\u00a0pm. Ten minutes later the direction of the storm veered slightly more northward and the centre of the storm crossed back onto land at Bundeena at around 7:20\u00a0pm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 78], "content_span": [79, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Immediate Sydney region\nThe Bureau of Meteorology had not issued warnings for Sydney Airport, located on the northern shore of Botany Bay, or the rest of the eastern suburbs to prepare for large hail. They were not expecting the storm to veer northward again, but rather to continue to head further out into the Tasman Sea in a consistent north-northeasterly direction.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 72], "content_span": [73, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Immediate Sydney region\nAfter crossing the coast, the storm continued to move northward, crossing Botany Bay at 7:40\u00a0pm and reaching the Airport five minutes later. It travelled across the eastern suburbs between Botany Bay and Sydney Harbour between 7:45\u00a0pm and 8:05\u00a0pm, dropping massive hailstones on both houses and businesses in the eastern suburbs district and the central business district. Some of the largest hailstones ever to be recorded in the Sydney region fell on the eastern suburbs during this storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 72], "content_span": [73, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Immediate Sydney region\nThere were reports of 13\u00a0cm (5.1\u00a0in) diameter hailstones in the eastern suburbs, although the largest confirmed hailstone was 9\u00a0cm (3.5\u00a0in) in diameter. It was the first time in 52 years that stones greater than 8\u00a0cm (3.1\u00a0in) had fallen in Sydney, with the last reported event being the 1947 hailstorm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 72], "content_span": [73, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Immediate Sydney region\nThe storm continued across Sydney Harbour and changed direction slightly to be heading north. It weakened after travelling over the Harbour, and was downgraded from a severe storm at 8:15\u00a0pm. The Bureau of Meteorology had concluded that the storm would weaken after heading across Sydney Harbour, believing it was dissipating and would therefore not produce any more substantial hail as it moved northward; therefore it did not issue warnings for the northern suburbs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 72], "content_span": [73, 541]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Northern Suburbs and dissipation\nThe storm then continued north for twenty minutes over the North Shore suburbs of Sydney before regaining strength and veering north-northwest again, redeveloping severe thunderstorm characteristics. The storm's redevelopment again caught the Bureau of Meteorology off-guard, who had expected the storm to dissipate and move out to sea without causing further substantial damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 81], "content_span": [82, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Northern Suburbs and dissipation\nIt proceeded to drop large amounts of hail on the northern beach suburbs of Mona Vale and Palm Beach around 8:50\u00a0pm, and the centre of the storm again crossed the coast and back out to sea just after 9:00\u00a0pm. The storm maintained its intensity, however, and continued to move in a northwesterly direction across Broken Bay. The western edge of the storm had a minor impact on southern suburbs of the Central Coast between 9:15\u00a0pm and 9:30\u00a0pm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 81], "content_span": [82, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Development of the storm, Northern Suburbs and dissipation\nThe storm moved entirely off the coastline and into open water at around 9:45\u00a0pm. It then dissipated rapidly around 9:55\u00a0pm, directly east of Gosford. It was subsequently downgraded from severe status and the storm cell had faded completely by 10:00\u00a0pm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 81], "content_span": [82, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Secondary storm cell\nA second, far smaller storm cell passed along a similar route to the first later in the evening of 14 April. This cell was never given the classification of 'severe' by the Bureau of Meteorology, nor did it develop into a supercell like its predecessor. Therefore, the route of the second cell was more direct and predictable than the first, following the general movement of the cold front (see conditions and climatology), and the Bureau of Meteorology issued warnings to all residents in the second cell's projected path to expect further storm activity.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 54], "content_span": [55, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Secondary storm cell\nThe secondary cell passed through Sydney two hours later than the first, just after 10:00\u00a0pm, having been approximately 80\u00a0km (50\u00a0mi) south of Sydney when the supercell struck. It dropped hail up to 2\u00a0cm (0.8\u00a0in) in diameter, as well as producing heavy rainfall. Damage caused by the second cell was mostly due to rain coming in through roofs already damaged by hail from the first cell. Hail from the second cell also contributed to the damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 54], "content_span": [55, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Damage caused\nThe downpour of an estimated 500,000 tonnes of hail across Sydney suburbia resulted in widespread damage on the coastal suburbs in its path. Insured losses due to the disaster reached roughly A$1.7\u00a0billion, with total costs estimated to be around A$2.3\u00a0billion. The storm was the costliest natural disaster ever to hit Australia in terms of insured losses, surpassing the 1989 Newcastle earthquake by around A$600\u00a0million. The areas that incurred the most damage were between Lilli Pilli and Darling Point, located 25\u00a0km (16\u00a0mi) apart on the coastline of Sydney.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Damage caused\nThe vast majority of damage was done by hail and rain. Approximately 24,000 houses were significantly damaged, with many suffering water damage through the holes in roofs that the large hailstones created. The stones were estimated as travelling at up to 200\u00a0km/h (120\u00a0mph) in some periods of the storm, causing indentation damage to around 70,000 vehicles. Twenty-three aeroplanes and helicopters at Sydney Airport were reported as having incurred notable damage from the hail, caused by the inability to place them under hangars in time to avoid the storm. This has been significantly attributed to a lack of warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology, who had expected the storm to continue moving further out into the Tasman Sea in the north-northeasterly direction in which it had previously been travelling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 858]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Damage caused\nThe most significant insurance costs were in the areas of residential property damage with 31.8% of total payments, motor vehicle damage with 28.6% and for properties which service the commercial and industrial sectors at 27.5%. Damage to aviation property, mainly planes at the vulnerable Sydney Airport, amounted to 5.9% of the claims, while 5.8% of all insurance payments were made for 'business interruption' and 0.4% for damage to boats as well as other miscellaneous claims.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Damage caused\nThe storm caused one fatality; a 45-year-old man, who was fishing about 100 metres (300\u00a0ft) from the north shore of Dolans Bay in the Port Hacking estuary, was killed when his boat was struck by lightning. Fifty injuries were recorded, caused by flying objects, road accidents due to poor visibility and smashed windscreens and other factors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Emergency response\nOwing to the magnitude of the storm, the State Emergency Service were aided by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, the New South Wales Fire Brigades and the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Service in recovery work. Within hours of the storm striking the city, all affected areas were declared as 'disaster zones' and the New South Wales Government, under Premier Bob Carr, invoked a state of emergency, which gave control and co-ordination of the response to the State Emergency Service.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0021-0001", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Emergency response\nIn the days following the storm, John Moore (Minister for Defence) approved a request for 300 Australian Defence Force personnel to assist recovery operations, although their assistance was only for one week while resources were stretched. The government, one week later, \"unexpectedly\" removed complete control from the State Emergency Service and placed certain suburbs and areas under the control of the Rural Fire Service and Fire Brigade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 496]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Emergency response\nIn the five hours following the storm striking Sydney, the State Emergency Service received 2,000 emergency calls to 1,092 separate incidents. In total, the State Emergency Service received 25,301 calls for assistance to 15,007 incidents, with the New South Wales Rural Fire Service also receiving 19,437. The recovery and clean-up mission used an estimated A$10\u00a0million worth of tarpaulin covers while waiting for permanent repairs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Emergency response\nAfter nine days, approximately 3,000 buildings (out of a total of 127,947 initially damaged) were still waiting for assistance and temporary fixes to shattered roofs and windows, while a similar number still required assistance a further week later (as a number of tarpaulins became detached or otherwise ineffective). One month after the disaster, the main priority of the emergency services was ensuring that temporary fixes remained in place, as Sydney suffered further adverse weather in the period immediately following the storm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 588]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156603-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney hailstorm, Aftermath, Emergency response\nA study of a sample taken of affected areas suggested that roughly 62% of buildings in the affected areas suffered damage to roofs, around 34% to windows and 53% to vehicles. Construction of infrastructure for 2000 Sydney Olympics in the city's west at the time meant there was a deficiency of tradespeople who could be contracted to repair roofs and windows. Estimates put between 45,000 and 50,000 tradespeople in Sydney at the time of the storm, yet owing to high demand \"companies were quoting householders [A]$14,000 or more for roof repairs which would normally cost $3,000.\" The situation led to a warning from Minister for Fair Trade John Watkins on the day following the storm, urging homeowners to ensure that tradespeople working to repair homes were fully qualified and legitimate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 846]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156604-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race\nThe 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Telstra, was the 55th annual running of the \"blue water classic\" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156604-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race\nAs with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 1999 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1999), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170\u00a0km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156604-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race\nThe 1999 fleet comprised 79 starters of which 49 completed the race and 30 yachts retired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156605-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Symmons Plains V8 Supercar round\nThe 1999 Symmons Plains V8 Supercar round was the ninth round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 6 to 8 August at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156605-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Symmons Plains V8 Supercar round, Background\nCraig Lowndes was absent from the Symmons Plains round following his accident in the previous round at Calder Park, where he sustained injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 49], "content_span": [50, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156606-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Syracuse Orangemen football team\nThe 1999 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orange were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156607-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Syrian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Syria on 10 February 1999. There was only one candidate, Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 100% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 98.5%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156607-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Syrian presidential election\nThe President Hafez al-Assad was reelected for more 7 years of mandate until 2006. Hafez died on 10 June 2000 at 69 years old.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156608-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 S\u00e3o Paulo FC season\nThe 1999 season was S\u00e3o Paulo's 70th season since club's existence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156609-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 25\u201327 at the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156609-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nTop-seeded Samford defeated Central Florida in the championship game, 89\u201361, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156609-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Bulldogs, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156609-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nCollege of Charleston and Florida International departed the TAAC prior the season while Jacksonville was added; total membership decreased from twelve to eleven.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156609-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nWhile the regular season division structure was ended, it was continued that only the top eight teams from the conference standings qualified for the tournament field.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 213]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156610-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team\nThe 1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8\u20134 overall and 5\u20132 in conference to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with Hawaii and Fresno State. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione. The offense scored 362 points while the defense allowed 213 points. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156610-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team, Team players drafted into the NFL\nNot one member was picked in the 2000 NFL Draft. LaDanian Tomlinson and Aaron Schobel were drafted in the 2001 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 70], "content_span": [71, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156611-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic\nThe 1999 TIG Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego, California in the United States. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1999. Second-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. This edition of the tournament is notable as the last event Steffi Graf participated in before announcing her retirement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156611-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156611-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156611-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156611-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156611-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic, Finals, Doubles\nLindsay Davenport /  Corina Morariu defeated  Serena Williams /  Venus Williams 6\u20134, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156612-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 TIG Classic \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the twentieth edition of the second tournament in the US Open Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156612-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic \u2013 Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but they did not compete  together this year. Zvereva competed with Nathalie Tauziat, and Davenport competed with Corina Morariu; the two teams met in a semifinal match which Davenport and Morariu won. The Americans defeated the Williams sisters in the final to win the tournament. This tournament is notable for being the only doubles final the Williams sisters have lost in their career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156613-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 TIG Classic \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twentieth edition of the second tournament in the US Open Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156613-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic \u2013 Singles\nLindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Venus Williams. Martina Hingis then defeated Williams in the final to claim her second San Diego title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156613-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 TIG Classic \u2013 Singles\nThis tournament is notable for featuring the last match of 22 time grand slam champion Steffi Graf. Graf withdrew from her opening match against Amy Frazier early in the third set. She was struggling with her hamstring and thigh. After years of battling with injury woes, she officially retired from professional tennis soon after.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156614-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TR11\n1999 TR11, is a resonant trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System. The reddish plutino measures approximately 93 kilometers (58 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 9 October 1999, by American astronomer Scott Sheppard at the Mauna Kea Observatories with the University of Hawaii's 2.2-meter telescope.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156614-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 TR11, Orbit and classification\n1999 TR11 orbits the Sun at a distance of 29.7\u201348.7\u00a0AU once every 245 years and 3 months (89,589 days; semi-major axis of 39.18\u00a0AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.24 and an inclination of 17\u00b0 with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken at Mauna Kea on 7 October 1999, just two nights prior to its official first observation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 35], "content_span": [36, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156614-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 TR11, Orbit and classification\nIt is a member of the plutinos, a group of resonant trans-Neptunian objects named after Pluto. Located in the inner region of Kuiper belt, the plutinos are making 2 orbits for every 3 Neptune makes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 35], "content_span": [36, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156614-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 TR11, Numbering and naming\nAs of 2018, this minor planet has neither been numbered nor named by the Minor Planet Center. The official discoverer(s) will be defined when the object is numbered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 31], "content_span": [32, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156614-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 TR11, Physical characteristics\n1999 TR11 has a very reddish color (RR), indicative of a non-carbonaceous composition rich in tholins and methane. According to the Johnston's archive, the object only measures 93 kilometers in diameter based on an absolute magnitude of 8.4, and an assumed albedo of 0.09 for the body's surface. Since it is far too small for being considered a dwarf planet candidate, it is not listed at Michael Brown's website. As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of 1999 TR11 has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 35], "content_span": [36, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156615-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TSFL season\nThe 1999 TSFL (Tasmanian State Football League) premiership season was an Australian rules football competition, staged across Tasmania, Australia over eighteen roster rounds and four finals series matches between 10 April and 18 September 1999. This was the fourteenth season of statewide football and the League was known as the Chickenfeed Super League under a commercial naming-rights sponsorship agreement with Chickenfeed Bargain Stores in Hobart worth A$350,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156615-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 TSFL season\nFrom this season the competition would be under the control of a new independent governing body of the sport in Tasmania named Football Tasmania as part of recommendations set down by the Australian Football League's Biggs Report investigation into the strong decline in interest and financial disarray of the TFL competition. In December 1998 Football Tasmania was formed and in February 1999 the Tasmanian Football League was liquidated and the new governing body assumed control of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 518]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156615-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 TSFL season\nFrom this season North Hobart were rebranded as the Hobart Demons under a marketing arrangement with their major sponsor Harris Scarfe (formerly FitzGerald's)  whilst New Norfolk were rebranded as the Derwent Eagles to reflect their entire region (Derwent Valley). On 31 May, Southern Districts folded after just eighteen months due to ongoing financial difficulties and falling support whilst Derwent Eagles (New Norfolk) were excluded from the competition after this season for both financial and geographical reasons, they were paid a sum of money to leave the TSFL by Football Tasmania and joined the SFL the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 647]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156615-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 TSFL season, Participating Clubs, 1999 TSFL Ladder\n1 Southern Districts were wound up at a Football Tasmania meeting on 31 May and their record (2W 6L 0D 820 For 890 Against 92.13% Points 8) was expunged; each team that had already played them and those teams who had been drawn to play them for the rest of the season were awarded four premiership points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 55], "content_span": [56, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156615-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 TSFL season, Participating Clubs, Round 17\nNote: Clarence Football Club kick their club record TFL score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 47], "content_span": [48, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156615-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 TSFL season, Participating Clubs, Round 18\nNote: The New Norfolk/Derwent Eagles' final TFL match and the final TFL match at Boyer Oval.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 47], "content_span": [48, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156615-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 TSFL season, Participating Clubs, Grand Final\nSource: All scores and statistics courtesy of the Hobart Mercury, Launceston Examiner and North West Advocate publications.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 50], "content_span": [51, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156616-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tai Po District Council election\nThe 1999 Tai Po District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 19 elected members to the 26-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156617-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tajik League\nTajik League is the top division of the Tajikistan Football Federation, it was created in 1992. These are the statistics of the Tajik League in the 1999 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156618-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tajik constitutional referendum\nA constitutional referendum was held in Tajikistan on 26 September 1999. The changes included legalising religious political parties, introducing a bicameral parliament, and lengthening the president's term from five to seven years. They were approved by 75.3% of voters, with a turnout of 91.5%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156619-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tajik presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Tajikistan on 6 November 1999. They were won by the incumbent, Emomali Rahmonov, who took 97.6% of the vote. The opposition, who had demanded the elections be postponed, and planned to boycott them (but reversed their decision a few hours before voting began), described the result as illegal. Foreign observers were also critical of the elections, particularly regarding the issues of candidate registration, media access and voting irregularities, including multiple voting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156619-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tajik presidential election\nTurnout was reported to be 98.9% of the 2,866,578 million registered voters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season\nThe 1999 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 24th in the National Football League (NFL). The season began with the team trying to improve on an 8\u20138 season. Rookie Shaun King replaced the injured and inconsistent Trent Dilfer late in the season. King helped rebound the team to their first NFC Central title in 18 years. The team won 10 out of 12 games at one point in the season, including a franchise-record six game winning streak. The defensive side dominated the team, nine times holding opponents to 10 or fewer points. However, offensive output while adequate, was often unspectacular - case in point, a 6\u20133 win over Chicago in October.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 676]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season\nThe team won their first divisional playoff game since 1979, advancing to the conference championship. Leading 6\u20135 late in the NFC Championship game against the Rams, the Buccaneers lost the lead after a late Ricky Proehl touchdown. With less than a minute remaining, a controversial instant replay reversal of a catch by Bert Emanuel foiled their hopes at an upset victory and a trip to Super Bowl XXXIV.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: New York Giants (lost 13\u201317)\nQuarterback Trent Dilfer threw three interceptions (2 returned for touchdowns), and lost one fumble in a pitiful individual performance against the New York Giants. Despite the Buccaneer defense holding the Giants to only 91 yards passing, 28 yards rushing, and only 4 first downs, the Giants scored 17 points off of turnovers. Coach Tony Dungy pulled Dilfer in favor of Eric Zeier, who did not fare well either.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 102], "content_span": [103, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles (won 19\u20135)\nTampa Bay sacked rookie Donovan McNabb six times, and recorded nine sacks overall as Tampa Bay won their first game of the 1999 season. Trent Dilfer threw two touchdown passes, and the Buccaneers rushed for over 150 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 107], "content_span": [108, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: Denver Broncos (won 13\u201310)\nMike Alstott rushed for 131 yards and one touchdown, as the Buccaneers defeated the visiting Denver Broncos. The Tampa Bay defense held Terrell Davis to only 53 yards, and quarterback Trent Dilfer was a noteworthy 15-of-18 with no interceptions. Tampa Bay took a 13\u201310 lead into halftime, and the second half was scoreless.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 100], "content_span": [101, 424]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Minnesota Vikings (lost 14\u201321)\nThe Minnesota Vikings blasted out to a 21\u20130 lead in the first quarter, with Randall Cunningham throwing three touchdown passes. With Warren Sapp out with an injury, the Vikings totalled 192-yard of offense. After trimming the deficit to 21\u201314, the Buccaneers drove late in the fourth quarter looking to tie the game. With two minutes left, Trent Dilfer underthrew the ball to Warrick Dunn, and was intercepted at the Minnesota 10-yard line. With enough time for one last possession, the Buccaneers drove to the Minnesota 18-yard line. Dilfer's final pass to the endzone was knocked down as time expired.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 107], "content_span": [108, 711]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers (lost 23\u201326)\nTrent Dilfer threw three interceptions and lost one fumble, but appeared to be leading Tampa Bay to a fourth quarter comeback victory on Sunday Night Football at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 107], "content_span": [108, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers (lost 23\u201326)\nAfter falling behind 10\u20130, the Buccaneers managed a 13\u201313 tie at half time. Trailing 19\u201316 with less than two minutes to go, Mike Alstott rumbled 22 yards for a go-ahead touchdown. Not to be denied, however, Brett Favre drove the Packers 73 yards in only 6 plays, and won the game 26\u201323.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 107], "content_span": [108, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers (lost 23\u201326)\nThe Buccaneers fell to 2\u20133 going into their bye week.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 107], "content_span": [108, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: Chicago Bears (won 6\u20133)\nBoth the Buccaneers and Chicago Bears suffered through offensive futility, in a division game which both teams combined for only nine points. Slumping quarterback Trent Dilfer passed for only 121 yards, while fans booed him throughout the afternoon. Twice in the first quarter, Dilfer missed wide-open receivers in the endzone. Martin Gramatica scored two field goals in the first half for Tampa Bay's only points. With 45 seconds left, Derrick Brooks intercepted third-string quarterback Jim Miller to secure the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 97], "content_span": [98, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Detroit Lions (lost 3\u201320)\nThe biggest news going into the game was the benching of quarterback Trent Dilfer. Back-up Eric Zeier was named the starter for week 8. On Sunday Night Football, the Buccaneers visited the Detroit Lions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 102], "content_span": [103, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Detroit Lions (lost 3\u201320)\nTrailing 17\u20133 late in the third quarter, the Buccaneers appeared to reach the endzone and shift the game's momentum. Warrick Dunn caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Zeier, and the team lined up for the extra point, and a certain 17\u201310 score. With only ten men on the field, and confusion among the Buccaneers players, a delay of game penalty was incurred. During the delay, the Lions sidelines took the opportunity to throw the challenge flag, and the touchdown was reviewed. The replay showed Dunn was down at the one-yard line, and play continued. Moments later, Mike Alstott fumbled away the ball at the 2, and the Lions recovered. A field goal off the turnover iced the game for Detroit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 102], "content_span": [103, 796]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at New Orleans Saints (won 31\u201316)\nEric Zeier's stint as starting quarterback lasted only one week, and Trent Dilfer returned to the lineup. The Buccaneers rolled over the Saints, with Dilfer passing for 227 yards and three touchdowns. The biggest of the day being an early 62-yard bomb to Jacquez Green. Mike Alstott rushed for 117 yards and one touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 107], "content_span": [108, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs (won 17\u201310)\nTrent Dilfer passed for 270 yards and two touchdowns (35 yards, 52 yards, respectively), but six turnovers nearly foiled the afternoon. The Buccaneer defense remained firm and held Kansas City to 5 yards passing in the first half. Dilfer, however, threw one interception and fumbled away a snap and Mike Alstott lost three fumbles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 105], "content_span": [106, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs (won 17\u201310)\nLeading 17\u201310 with 3 minutes to go, the Buccaneers looked to run out the clock. Alstott, however, committed his third fumble, and the Chiefs took over at their own 17. In ten plays, Elvis Grbac drove the Chiefs 66 yards to the Tampa Bay 13. With 28 seconds remaining in regulation, Hardy Nickerson intercepted Grbac in the endzone, and Tampa Bay held on to win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 105], "content_span": [106, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: Atlanta Falcons (won 19\u201310)\nMartin Gramatica kicked four field goals against Atlanta, leading the team in scoring for the day. Trailing 9\u201310 with 53 seconds remaining, Gramatica kicked a 53-yard field goal, and Tampa Bay took a 12\u201310 lead, their first lead of the day. Just moments later, Donnie Abraham intercepted Chris Chandler and returned the ball 47 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 102], "content_span": [103, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks (won 16\u20133)\nTampa Bay traveled to the west coast to take on the 8\u20132 Seahawks, and looked to break a long west coast losing trend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 105], "content_span": [106, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks (won 16\u20133)\nA tough first half saw a 3\u20133 tie. In the third quarter, the season came to a turning point. Quarterback Trent Dilfer was sacked by Phillip Daniels and suffered a broken clavicle. Dilfer sat out the remainder of the season, and rookie Shaun King took over as quarterback. King was only 3-for-7, but threw a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to lead the Buccaneers to victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 105], "content_span": [106, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: Minnesota Vikings (won 24\u201317)\nShaun King made his first start against division rival Minnesota on Monday Night Football. The Buccaneers jumped out to a 7\u20130 lead after Donnie Abraham intercepted Jeff George for a 55-yard touchdown return. King passed for only 93 yards, but threw two touchdowns. Minnesota dominated the first half, but four first half drives into Tampa Bay territory came up empty.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 104], "content_span": [105, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: Minnesota Vikings (won 24\u201317)\nThe Buccaneers won their fifth straight game, and snapped Minnesota's five-game winning streak. Tampa Bay sat atop the NFC Central standings, tied for the lead with Detroit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 104], "content_span": [105, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: Detroit Lions (won 23\u201316)\nTampa Bay evened the series against Detroit, and took over sole possession of first place in the NFC Central. Shaun King passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 100], "content_span": [101, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders (lost 0\u201345)\nTampa Bay's franchise record six consecutive wins came to a screeching halt, as the Oakland Raiders trounced the Buccaneers 45\u20130. The Buccaneers were held to under 30 yards rushing, while Shaun King suffered mightily. The Raiders intercepted King once, returned a King fumble for a touchdown, sacked King four times, and took a 21\u20130 lead into halftime. In the third quarter, coach Tony Dungy pulled his starters from the game, and rested them for the upcoming games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 105], "content_span": [106, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: Green Bay Packers (won 29\u201310)\nOn the day after Christmas, Tampa Bay hosted Green Bay in a key division game. Four Packers turnovers turned into 20 Buccaneers points. Three Gramatica field goals established a 9\u20130 lead, but Green Bay took the lead 10\u20139 at halftime. In the fourth quarter, Mike Alstott's two touchdown runs put the game out of reach for Green Bay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 104], "content_span": [105, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: Green Bay Packers (won 29\u201310)\nWith the victory, Tampa Bay improved to 10\u20135, and a win in week 17 would clinch the division title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 104], "content_span": [105, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Chicago Bears (won 20\u20136)\nTampa Bay traveled to Soldier Field to take on the Bears, with a division title on the line. Tampa Bay easily handled the 6\u20139 Bears, and won their first NFC Central title since 1981. Shaun King threw for 178 yards, and one touchdown. Mike Alstott scored one touchdown run. The Buccaneers earned a first-round bye for the playoffs. Longtime Buccaneer player Paul Gruber suffered a broken leg, and missed the rest of the season, and it was ultimately his final NFL game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 102], "content_span": [103, 571]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins (won 14\u201313)\nThe Buccaneers forced two key turnovers in the second half to rally from a 13\u20130 deficit, while their defense held Washington to just 157 yards, with only 32 in the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 118], "content_span": [119, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins (won 14\u201313)\nAfter a scoreless first quarter, a 35-yard punt from Mark Royals gave the Redskins great field position on the Tampa Bay 43-yard line. Brad Johnson started out the drive with a 19-yard completion to Albert Connell, and then a 12-yard run by Stephen Davis set up a 28-yard field goal from Brett Conway with 5:37 remaining in the second quarter. Then in the second half, Brian Mitchell returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, a playoff record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 118], "content_span": [119, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0026-0001", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins (won 14\u201313)\nLater in the third quarter, Darrell Green intercepted a pass from Buccaneers quarterback Shaun King and returned it 12 yards to the Buccaneers 36-yard line, setting up Conway's second field goal to take a 13\u20130 lead. But after a Bucs punt, Tampa Bay safety John Lynch intercepted a pass from Johnson on the Tampa Bay 27-yard line. Aided by a 31-yard pass interference penalty on Leomont Evans, the Buccaneers subsequently drove 73 yards in 6 plays and scored on Mike Alstott's 2-yard touchdown run.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 118], "content_span": [119, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0026-0002", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins (won 14\u201313)\nThen in the fourth quarter, defensive tackle Steve White forced a fumble from Brad Johnson while sacking him and Warren Sapp recovered the ball on the Redskins 32-yard line. King then went to work, completing a 17-yard pass to Bert Emanuel and a 13-yard pass to Warrick Dunn. On fourth down and 1, Alstott's 5-yard run moved the ball to the Washington 3-yard line, and King eventually finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to John Davis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 118], "content_span": [119, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins (won 14\u201313)\nThe Redskins had a chance to win the game with a 52-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds of the game, but the snap from center Dan Turk to Brad Johnson, the holder, was off and the Bucs won. Contrary to popular belief, the snap was not to Matt Turk, the team's punter, and also his brother. This was Dan Turk's last game in the NFL, as he died later that year due to cancer. Meanwhile, King became the first rookie to lead his team to a playoff win since Pat Haden in 1976.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 118], "content_span": [119, 600]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nThe Rams and Buccaneers slugged it out for most of the game, with the Buccaneers defense holding the Rams' highly-potent offense in check. Tampa Bay, weak on offense, only mustered two field goals, and gave up a costly safety in the second quarter when a bad snap from center went over the head of rookie quarterback Shaun King and out of the endzone. Despite this, the Buccaneers nursed an unusual 6\u20135 lead into the fourth quarter. The Rams broke open a defense dominated game when Kurt Warner threw a touchdown pass to Ricky Proehl with 4:44 left in the game. The Buccaneers mounted a drive on their final possession, however a replay overturned what appeared to be a reception by Buccaneers wide receiver Bert Emanuel, and the Buccaneers never recovered.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 867]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nOn the first play of the game, Bucs defensive end Steve White intercepted a screen pass from Warner on the Rams 20-yard line, setting up a 25-yard field goal from Martin Gramatica. But that was all they could manage in the first quarter. On one possession, they moved the ball to the St. Louis 23-yard line, but then King was sacked and fumbled. Tampa Bay recovered the ball, but lost 12 yards and were pushed out of field goal range.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nThen with 11 seconds left in the period, King threw a pass from the St. Louis 41-yard line that went right into the surprised arms of safety Todd Lyght. The Rams didn't do much better. After Gramatica's field goal, they drove 74 yards in 16 plays before a fumbled handoff from Warner to Marshall Faulk on third down forced them to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Jeff Wilkins. Then on their next drive, Wilkins missed a field goal attempt from 44 yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nIn the second quarter, a high snap from Bucs center Tony Mayberry went over King's head and into the end zone. King managed to knock the ball out of the end zone to prevent a touchdown, but it gave the Rams a safety and a 5\u20133 lead. This was the score by halftime, despite the Rams' 159\u201375 advantage over the Buccaneers in total yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nJust as in the first half, Tampa Bay scored a field goal on their opening drive on the third quarter, set up by a 32-yard reception by Jacquez Green and a 15-yard facemask penalty on Taje Allen. Meanwhile, Warner was intercepted three times by the Buccaneers defense, including a costly interception to Hardy Nickerson on the Tampa Bay 3-yard line. But late in the fourth quarter, Rams cornerback Dre' Bly intercepted a pass from King at the Buccaneers 49-yard line. A few plays later, Warner threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Proehl with 4:44 left, taking an 11\u20136 lead after the two-point conversion failed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 718]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nDespite being sacked twice, King responded by leading the Bucs to the St. Louis 22-yard line. With 47 seconds remaining, King completed an apparent 13-yard reception to Bert Emanuel at the Rams' 22-yard line, setting up a 3rd & 10. The ruling on the field was a complete pass. The team called a quick timeout and huddled. Booth replay-official Jerry Markbreit ordered a review of the call during the timeout. Referee Bill Carollo determined that the nose of the ball had touched the ground as he brought it into his body. The catch was overturned, ruled incomplete, and Tampa Bay was moved back to a 3rd & 23 at the 35.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 729]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nThe ensuing controversy prompted the NFL to clarify the rule regarding what constitutes a valid pass reception. This came to be known as \"The Bert Emanuel Rule.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nKing threw two incompletions, and the Bucs turned it over on downs. The Rams held on to win 11\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156620-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Postseason, Game summaries, NFC Championship: at St. Louis Rams (lost 6\u201311)\nProehl was the sole offensive star of the game, finishing with six catches for 100 yards and one touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 109], "content_span": [110, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156621-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season\nThe  1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their second since the franchise was created. They finished last in the AL East division with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses. Their manager was Larry Rothschild, who entered his 2nd year with the club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156621-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Regular season, Citrus Series\nThe season series each year between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins has come to be known as the Citrus Series. In 1999, the Marlins won the series 5 games to 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 63], "content_span": [64, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156621-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Regular season, The Rookie\nWhile coaching baseball for the Reagan County Owls, Jim Morris made a promise to his team that he would try out for Major League Baseball if his team won the District Championship, something the team had never accomplished before. His team won the title, and Morris kept his end of the bargain. At tryouts, the Major League scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays initially wasn't interested in Morris. But, the scout agreed to allow him to try out so Morris could keep his promise to his students.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 554]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156621-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Regular season, The Rookie\nSurprisingly, Morris discovered that in spite of his age, and having several surgeries on his arm, he was able to throw a 98-mph fastball. In fact, he threw 12 consecutive 98-mph fastballs. After much debate with his family, Morris signed a professional contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization at the age of 35. He started out with the Minor League Class AA Orlando Rays but after a few appearances he moved up to a spot with the AAA Durham Bulls.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 520]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156621-0002-0002", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Regular season, The Rookie\nThanks to solid performances with Durham, Tampa Bay gave him a chance to pitch with the big club when the rosters expanded, and on September 18, 1999, against Royce Clayton of the Texas Rangers, the 35-year-old Morris made his debut, striking Clayton out on four pitches. His goal of pitching in the majors was finally realized, and he made four more appearances later that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156621-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 77], "content_span": [78, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156622-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tamworth Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Tamworth District Council in Staffordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156622-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tamworth Borough Council election, Background\nBefore the election Labour had a big majority on the council with 26 seats, compared to 1 Conservative and 1 independent, with a further 2 seats vacant. Councillors defending seats in the election included the only independent, Margaret Clarke, in Stonydelph and Labour's Phil Dix, who had first been elected in 1958, in Bolehall. 2 seats were being contested in Wilnecote ward after the resignation of councillor Ken Lewis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 50], "content_span": [51, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156622-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tamworth Borough Council election, Election result\nThe results had Labour easily keep control of the council, but with the Conservatives making 1 gain from Labour in Spital ward. The Conservative candidate, Ronald Cook, gained Spital by 201 votes over the Labour candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 55], "content_span": [56, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156623-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tandridge District Council election\nThe 1999 Tandridge District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156623-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tandridge District Council election, Ward results\nNutfield ward changed from Liberal Democrat to Conservative in the 1998 by-election. Therefore, this is shown as a gain from the 1995 election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 54], "content_span": [55, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season\nThe 1999 Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters season was the first season of the new franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, League return\nA multi-titled ballclub in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), having won several championships since it resurfaced in 1995, the Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters, now owned by Tanduay Distillers, Inc., makes a grand return to the PBA after a 12-year absence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, League return\nTanduay was allowed to elevate six players from their farm team in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), these are Eric Menk, Mark Telan, Chris Cantonjos, Jomer Rubi, Alvin Magpantay and Derrick Bughao. The Rhum Masters also added Bobby Jose, a PBA returnee who played for Tanduay in the PBL for the past two seasons. The team will be handled by their winning PBL coach Alfrancis Chua. Two more players from their farm team, Rene Alforque and Jorge Gallent soon join them in the pro ranks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Occurrences\nOn March 8, The living legend of Philippine Basketball, Senator Robert Jaworski on his 53rd birthday, formally joined the Tanduay ballclub as Team Consultant and Chief Endorser/Spokesman of their liquor product in a press conference held at the Century Park Hotel, there were speculations that Jaworski might appear in one game for Tanduay and play one last time in the PBA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Occurrences\nNigerian import Ime Uduok played one game in the Commissioner's Cup before being replaced by Ira Clark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 45], "content_span": [46, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Finals stint\nSeeded third after 16 games in the eliminations of the All-Filipino Cup and tied with Alaska and Shell with nine wins and seven losses. The Rhum Masters advances in the best-of-five semifinal series by eliminating Pop Cola and went on to play the defending champions Alaska Milkmen. The Rhum Masters took a commanding 2-0 lead and while the Milkmen bounced back with a victory in Game three, the Rhum Masters finish them off in Game four as rookie Sonny Alvarado poured in 32 points in a 111-93 victory that sent Tanduay to the All-Filipino Cup finals in their maiden appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 626]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Finals stint\nGoing up against Formula Shell in the championship series, the Rhum Masters tied the series at two games apiece before losing the last two games to settled for runner-up finish.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Notable dates\nFebruary 24: Rookie Sonny Alvarado registered a conference-high early with 46 points in Tanduay's 94-78 victory over Sta.Lucia Realtors in Bustos, Bulacan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Notable dates\nFebruary 28: Tanduay Gold Rhum continued its spirited run in the All-Filipino Cup with a 95-85 victory over Purefoods for its third straight win after losing their first two games of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Notable dates\nMarch 12: Pido Jarencio tallied a game-high 36 points and spewed fire from long range as Tanduay routs Shell Zoom Masters, 100-79.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Notable dates\nJuly 14: Tanduay clobbered Pop Cola, 78-66, despite the presence of Noli Locsin with his new team as the Rhum Masters remain unbeaten with its third straight victory in the Commissioner's Cup and tied San Miguel and Alaska on top with three wins without a loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156624-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Tanduay Rhum Masters season, Notable dates\nJuly 21: The Rhum Masters held on to score their fifth straight win and retain solo leadership when it topple Alaska, 70-68. Eric Menk pulled off a crucial steal on Kenneth Duremdes and two more defensive gems by Tanduay stalled Alaska's tries to tie the match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156625-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. PDP candidate Jolly Nyame won the election, defeating APP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156625-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election, Results\nJolly Nyame from the PDP won the election. APP and AD candidates contested in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156625-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 979,001, total votes cast was 839,379, valid votes was 816,117 and rejected votes was 23,262.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 49], "content_span": [50, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156626-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Target Grand Prix of Chicago\nThe 1999 Target Grand Prix of Chicago, was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on August 22, 1999, at Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois, USA. It was the 15th round of the 1999 FedEx Championship Series. Juan Montoya won his sixth race of the season and of his CART career for Chip Ganassi Racing ahead of Dario Franchitti and teammate Jimmy Vasser.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156627-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open\nThe 1999 Tashkent Open was a women's tennis tournament played on hard courts at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 7 June through 13 June 1999. First-seeded Anna Smashnova won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156627-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156627-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156627-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156627-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 44], "content_span": [45, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156627-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open, Finals, Doubles\nEvgenia Kulikovskaya /  Patricia Wartusch defeated  Eva Bes /  Gisela Riera, 7\u20136(7\u20133), 6\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 35], "content_span": [36, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156628-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Tashkent Open \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the first edition of the Tashkent Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Central Asia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156628-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open \u2013 Doubles\nEvgenia Kulikovskaya and Patricia Wartusch won in the final, 7\u20136(7\u20133), 6\u20130, against the Spanish team of Eva Bes and Gisela Riera.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156629-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Tashkent Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the first edition of the Tashkent Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Central Asia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156629-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent Open \u2013 Singles\nAnna Smashnova won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20133 against Laurence Courtois, to win what was her first WTA Tour title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings\nThe 1999 Tashkent bombings occurred on 16 February when six car bombs exploded in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The bombs exploded over the course of an hour and a half, and targeted multiple government buildings. It is possible that five of the explosions were a distraction from the sixth, which appeared to be an attempt to assassinate President Islam Karimov. 16 were killed, and over 120 injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings\nAlthough the government blamed Islamic rebels - the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) - critics have cast doubt on this assessment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings\nBecause of the tight media control in the country, the sequence of events of the attacks is not totally clear.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings, The attacks\nAccording to the official version of the attacks, four to five men drove a car full of explosives up to the main entrance to the Cabinet of Ministers building a few minutes before Karimov was due to speak there. The attackers left the scene. A separate car explosion and gunfight occurred a few hundred meters away, distracting the guards. The attackers fled the scene.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 35], "content_span": [36, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings, Investigation\nAccording to the Federal Security Service, the bombings utilized a mechanical mixture of aluminium powder and ammonia nitrate as the explosive. The terrorists have received instruction in training centers run by Khattab and Basayev in Chechnya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 37], "content_span": [38, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings, Government response\nTwo hours after the explosion, President Karimov and the heads of the Uzbek security forces declared that Islamic militants were responsible. Many individuals were arrested, with estimates ranging from the hundreds to up to 5,000. Human rights groups have criticized the detentions as illegitimate. They have also accused the government of planting evidence and getting confessions through torture.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 43], "content_span": [44, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings, Government response\nIn January 2000, on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, the government announced the execution of several of the alleged participants in the attacks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 43], "content_span": [44, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings, Government response\nThe Uzbek government also accused Tajikistan of being complicit in the attacks, and temporarily closed its border with the country in response.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 43], "content_span": [44, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings, Possible perpetrators\nAlthough the government has blamed the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), an Islamist terrorist organization, for the attacks, critics have doubted this. Some have cast blame on Russia, although others have called this unlikely. Another possibility is that forces in the majority-Muslim Tajikistan government were retaliating for Uzbek support for Tajik opposition groups. Tajik terrorist groups have been suggested as well, especially the United Tajik Opposition (UTO).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 45], "content_span": [46, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings, Possible perpetrators\nOthers have even suggested that the government itself was responsible, or that competing \"clans\", whose share of power in the government had recently been cut, were behind the attacks. In particular it has been suggested that the National Security Service, allegedly controlled by the Tashkent clan, was involved.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 45], "content_span": [46, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156630-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Tashkent bombings, Aftermath\nCritics have said that the Karimov regime used the attacks as an excuse to crack down on religious and, to a lesser extent, secular dissent. The attacks also showed how vulnerable the country was to terrorism and instability. Jaslyk Prison was opened in 1999 to hold thousands arrested following the bombings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 33], "content_span": [34, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156631-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal Final\nThe 1999 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, the 59th season of the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 19 June 1999 at the Est\u00e1dio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Beira-Mar and Campomaiorense. Beira-Mar defeated Campomaiorense 1\u20130 to claim the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal for the first time in their history. In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP \u00c1frica, RTP Internacional, Sport TV and TVI.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156631-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal Final\nAs a result of Beira-Mar winning the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal, the Auri-negros qualified for the 1999 Superta\u00e7a C\u00e2ndido de Oliveira where they took on 1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o winners Porto.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156632-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Team Ice Racing World Championship\nThe 1999 Team Ice Racing World Championship was the 21st edition of the Team World Championship. The final was held on\u00a0?, 1999, in Berlin, in Germany. Russia won the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156633-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Teen Choice Awards\nThe 1999 Teen Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 1, 1999, at the Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California. The event did not have a designated host, however, Britney Spears introduced the show with Christina Aguilera, Blink-182, NSYNC and Gloria Estefan, and Britney Spears as performers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156634-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tehran City Council election\nAn election to the Islamic City Council of Tehran took place on 26 February 1999, along with the local elections nationwide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156634-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tehran City Council election\nThe results showed a victory for the Reformist groupings, who won all of the seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156635-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tehuac\u00e1n earthquake\nThe 1999 Tehuac\u00e1n earthquake, or the 1999 Central Mexico earthquake, occurred on June 15 at 15:42 local time (20:42 UTC) near Tehuac\u00e1n, Puebla, Mexico, close to the state of Oaxaca. The earthquake measured 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156635-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tehuac\u00e1n earthquake, Damage\nFourteen people were reported dead, and many historic buildings and monuments were damaged. 5,306 houses were destroyed, 15,688 partially damaged, and 9,682 slightly damaged. Many houses collapsed in the state of Puebla, including parts of the Puebla City Hall. The state of Puebla was declared a disaster area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 32], "content_span": [33, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156635-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tehuac\u00e1n earthquake, Geology\nThe Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate in the Middle America Trench. This was an intraslab earthquake, and the epicenter had some distance from the Middle American Trench. This was the tenth earthquake since 1864 with magnitude larger than 6.5 and similar location of epicenter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 33], "content_span": [34, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156636-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Temple Owls football team\nThe 1999 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Owls competed as a member of the Big East Conference, and the team was coached by Bobby Wallace.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156637-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tendring District Council election\nElections to Tendring District Council in Essex, England took place on 6 May 1999. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. Although the Labour Party remained the largest party on the council, it lost overall control while the Conservatives made major gains.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season\nThe 1999 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise\u2019s 40th season and their 30th in the National Football League (NFL). It was the first year for the team under the name \u201cTitans\u201d, while the nickname \u201cOilers\u201d was retired by the NFL. The Titans became the seventh Wild Card team to qualify for the Super Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season\nHowever, after defeating the Bills, Colts, and Jaguars in the postseason, they lost the Super Bowl to the St. Louis Rams, 23\u201316 on a famous last-second tackle made by Rams defender Mike Jones at the goal line that prevented Titans receiver Kevin Dyson from scoring a potential game-tying touchdown. The highlight of the season was the Wild Card game against the Buffalo Bills, dubbed the Music City Miracle. In the game's closing seconds, Kevin Dyson caught a lateral on a kickoff and ran all the way down the sidelines for a touchdown. Also notable is the fact that the Titans were the only team to beat the Jaguars in 1999, as the latter finished 14\u20132 and lost both games to the Titans, and would lose the AFC Championship Game to the Titans as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 781]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season\nThe team drafted defensive end Jevon Kearse with the 16th pick of the 1999 NFL Draft. He had his best years in Tennessee, being named to three consecutive Pro Bowls (1999\u20132001).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week 1 vs. Cincinnati Bengals\nIn the team\u2019s inaugural game as the \u201cTitans\u201d, Steve McNair threw two touchdowns and ran in a third for a 26\u201315 lead with 2:55 left in the first half, but a Jeff Blake touchdown left the halftime score 26\u201321 Titans. The Bengals stormed to a 35\u201326 lead in the fourth before McNair connected with Eddie George for a 17-yard touchdown with 4:30 left in the fourth, then Al Del Greco kicked the game-winning 33-yard field goal of a 36\u201335 Titans final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 91], "content_span": [92, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week 3 at Jacksonville Jaguars\nNeil O'Donnell was forced to start, and he threw a third-quarter touchdown to Eddie George, but an Aaron Beasley interception became a 35-yard Jaguars score and a 17\u20137 Jacksonville lead. O'Donnell rebounded with a fourth-quarter score to Michael Roan and a 20\u201319 Titans win as Tennessee surrendered a safety on the game\u2019s final play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 92], "content_span": [93, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week 4 at San Francisco 49ers\nTennessee suffered its first loss of the year as Jeff Garcia ran in a one-yard touchdown, then connected with Terrell Owens in the fourth quarter. The Titans trailed 24\u201316 when O'Donnell hit Yancey Thigpen in the end zone with 2:48 left in regulation; the two-point try was stopped, however, and the Niners ran out the clock for a 24\u201322 Titans loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 91], "content_span": [92, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week 5 vs. Baltimore Ravens\nThe Titans committed the highest penalty yardage in league history to that point with fifteen fouls eating up 212 yards; the Ravens, under first-year coach Brian Billick, didn\u2019t fare much better with nine penalties for 81 yards. Titans starter Neil O'Donnell completed 24 of 35 passes for 216 yards and a 27-yard score to Yancey Thigpen while Eddie George was limited to just 55 rushing yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 89], "content_span": [90, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week 8 vs. St. Louis Rams\nIn a Super Bowl XXXIV precursor, Steve McNair threw two touchdowns and ran in a third in the first quarter, then the Titans sweated out three Kurt Warner touchdown throws for a 24\u201321 win. The Rams coughed up three fumbles to the Titans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 87], "content_span": [88, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week 16 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars\nThe Jaguars had beaten every team on their 1999 slate except the Titans, but the Titans finished a season sweep with a 41\u201314 rout. Steve McNair exploded to five touchdowns and 328 passing yards while Eddie George ran wild with 102 rushing yards. The Titans defense limited Jaguars quarterbacks Mark Brunell and Jay Fiedler to 196 combined yards and three interceptions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 94], "content_span": [95, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers\nThe Titans erupted to six touchdowns, a 42-yard Al Del Greco field goal, and a safety after sacking Mike Tomczak in the Pittsburgh end zone for a 47\u201336 triumph. Jevon Kearse and Denard Walker scored off Steeler fumbles while Steve McNair and former Steeler Neil O'Donnell combined for 203 passing yards and three touchdowns. Tomczak had two touchdown throws while Jerome Bettis and Richard Huntley each ran in a Pittsburgh touchdown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 92], "content_span": [93, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Music City Miracle\nThe Music City Miracle is a famous play in the NFL Wild Card Playoffs involving the Titans and Buffalo Bills that took place on January 8, 2000 (following the 1999 regular season) at Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville, Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Music City Miracle\nGoing into the game, Bills coach Wade Phillips created a stir by starting quarterback Rob Johnson, rather than Doug Flutie, who had started 15 games, and who had led the team to the playoffs. Late in the fourth quarter, the stage was set for an exciting finish. Tennessee received the ball with 6:15 remaining. Titans receiver Isaac Byrd\u2019s 16-yard punt return and five carries from Eddie George for 17 yards set up a wobbly 36-yard field goal by kicker Al Del Greco. The Titans took a 15\u201313 lead with 1:48 to go.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Music City Miracle\nOn the ensuing drive, with no timeouts remaining, Bills quarterback Johnson led the Bills on a five-play, 37-yard drive to the Titans' 24-yard line. On the last two plays from scrimmage, Johnson played with only one shoe on, as he had lost one during a scramble, and had no time to put it back on, with the clock running out. With only 16 seconds remaining in the game, Steve Christie, the Bills' kicker, made a 41-yard field goal to put Buffalo in the lead, 16\u201315.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 539]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Music City Miracle\nMoments later, Christie kicked off, and Titans fullback Lorenzo Neal received. Neal handed the ball off to Titans tight end Frank Wycheck, who then lateraled the ball across the field to another Titans player, Kevin Dyson, who then ran down the sidelines for a 75-yard touchdown. The play was named Home Run Throwback by the Titans and was developed by Special Teams Coordinator Alan Lowry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 464]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Wild Card, Music City Miracle\nPer the instant replay rules, the play was reviewed by referee Phil Luckett since it was uncertain if the ball had been a forward pass, which is illegal on a kickoff return. However, the call on the field was upheld as a touchdown, and the Titans won the game 22\u201316. After the game, however, many Bills players and fans continued to insist that it was indeed an illegal forward pass.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 73], "content_span": [74, 457]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Divisional Playoff\nAlthough the Indianapolis Colts, behind second year quarterback Peyton Manning, had posted some gaudy numbers (3rd in points scored compared to Tennessee\u2019s 7th) en route to a sterling 13\u20133 regular season record, the upstart Titans paid them little respect. Running back Eddie George rushed for a team playoff-record 162 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown, to help lead the Titans to victory. Manning completed only 19 of 43 passes in the loss for the Colts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 62], "content_span": [63, 522]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game\nThe Jacksonville Jaguars had been one of the NFL\u2019s best teams in the 1999 season; they were 6th in scoring and first in fewest points allowed while pacing the AFC with a 14\u20132 record. However, both of those losses came at the hands of their opponents in the AFC Championship game, the Tennessee Titans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game\nThe Titans would prove up to the task of beating their division rival once again as the Titans scored a resounding 33\u201314 victory; the game was at times a chaotic affair as the Titans forced six turnovers and an end zone sack for a safety, all despite giving up four turnovers themselves; the Jaguars were also bullied into nine penalties for 100 yards. The Titans advanced to the first Super Bowl in club history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nThe Titans took over the ball at their own 10-yard line with 1:54 left in the game after committing a holding penalty on the ensuing kickoff. McNair started out the drive with a pair of completions to Mason and Wycheck for gains of 9 and 7 yards to reach the 28-yard line. Then after throwing an incompletion, defensive back Dre' Bly\u2019s 15-yard facemask penalty while tackling McNair on a 12-yard scramble gave the Titans a first down at the St. Louis 45-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nOn the next play, St. Louis was penalized 5 yards for being offsides, moving the ball to the 40-yard line with 59 seconds left. McNair then ran for 2 yards, followed by a 7-yard completion to wide receiver Kevin Dyson. Three plays later, with the Titans facing 3rd down and 5 to go, McNair was hit by two Rams' defenders, but he escaped and completed a 16-yard pass to Dyson to gain a first down at the Rams 10-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0016-0002", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nTennessee then used up their final timeout with just 6 seconds left in the game, giving them a chance for one last play. McNair threw a short pass to Kevin Dyson down the middle, which looked certain to tie up the game, until Rams linebacker Mike Jones tackled Dyson at the one-yard line as time expired. Dyson tried to stretch his arm and the football across the goal line, but he had already gone down, so it was too late. This final play has gone down in NFL history as simply \"The Tackle\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156638-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Titans season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIV\nAfter the game, many sports writers commented on Warner\u2019s rise from an unknown backup to a Super Bowl MVP, but Warner himself wasn't impressed by it. \"How can you be in awe of something that you expect yourself to do?\" Warner pointed out. \"People think this season is the first time I touched a football; they don't realize I've been doing this for years \u2013 just not on this level, because I never got the chance. Sure, I had my tough times, but you don't sit there and say, 'Wow, I was stocking groceries five years ago, and look at me now.' You don't think about it, and when you do achieve something, you know luck has nothing to do with it.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 701]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156639-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team\nThe 1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 369 points while the defense allowed 194 points. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the club to an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156640-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n play-offs\nThe 1999 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n play-offs to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B from Tercera Divisi\u00f3n (Promotion play-offs) were the final playoffs for the promotion from 1998\u201399 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n to 1999\u20132000 Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B. The first four teams in each group (excluding reserve teams) took part in the play-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156640-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tercera Divisi\u00f3n play-offs, Format\nThe 68 participating teams were divided into 5 series each made up of 4 groups in the category, with the exception of  Series E , which was only formed by  Group XII . Each series was divided into 4 groups formed by a 1st, a 2nd, a 3rd and a 4th classified from each group, which played a double-round playoff. Each victory was equivalent to 3 points, the tie to 1 point and the defeat to 0 points. The champion of each group obtained the promotion to Second Division B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 39], "content_span": [40, 510]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156641-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Texaco/Havoline 200\nThe 1999 Texaco/Havoline 200 was the tenth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 11, 1999, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Michael Andretti won his 32nd and final Pole Position of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156641-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Texaco/Havoline 200, Report, Race\nThe race was red-flagged on the first lap as the start saw six drivers being taken out in two separate incidents at different locations of the track. The race was restarted entirely, with the drivers involved being in their spare cars. Michael Andretti got a jump on the others from pole, but Juan Pablo Montoya simply drove around him at the first corner and took the lead. Andretti ran second early on, but he lost the spot to teammate Christian Fittipaldi at the first round of pit stops.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156641-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Texaco/Havoline 200, Report, Race\nAndretti wasted no time in passing his teammate for the second, with Adri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez doing the same soon after and then attacking Andretti. That did not work out as Adri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez spun and dropped back to fifth. By now, Montoya had a 12-second lead, but he started suffering from gearbox problems and started to lose time. Fittipaldi got the better of Andretti on the second pit stop as well, and kept the place this time, before closing Montoya down. He closed to within 1.5 seconds to Montoya, but the latter was able to nurse the car and maintain the gap. The third round of stops changed nothing, and Montoya was able to keep Fittipaldi at arm's length and nurse the car, but the gearbox broke entirely with seven laps left. Fittipaldi was handed the lead and took his first career win ahead of teammate Andretti, with Fern\u00e1ndez completing the podium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 38], "content_span": [39, 897]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156642-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team\nThe 1999 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented Texas A&M University in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Olsen Field. The team was coached by Mark Johnson in his 9th year at Texas A&M.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156642-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team\nThe Aggies won the College Station Regional and the College Station Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Cal State Fullerton Titans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156643-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team\nThe 1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with an 8\u20134 record. The Aggies had a Big 12 Conference record of 5\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156643-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Game summaries, Texas\nThis rivalry game would unite the two schools for the year, due to the tragic collapse of Texas A&M's bonfire the week prior to the game. A sellout crowd was met with an awe-inspiring halftime performance from both schools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156644-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Longhorns football team\nThe 1999 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was coached by head coach Mack Brown.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156644-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Longhorns football team, Schedule\nThe Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9\u20133 record and won the Big 12 South Championship. During the regular season,  Texas upset #3 Nebraska in Austin, Texas. However, they lost a re-match with the Big 12 North Champions, Nebraska in the 1999 Big 12 Championship Game, 22\u20136. They were also defeated by former arch-rival Arkansas in the 2000 Cotton Bowl Classic, 27\u20136.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 44], "content_span": [45, 422]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156644-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Longhorns football team, Game summaries, at Texas A&M\nThis rivalry game would unite the two schools for the year, due to the tragic collapse of Texas A&M's bonfire the week prior to the game. A sellout crowd was met with an awe-inspiring halftime performance from both schools.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 64], "content_span": [65, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156645-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Rangers season\nThe Texas Rangers 1999 season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses. The 95\u201367 mark would be the best in franchise history until 2011.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156645-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Rangers season\nWinning its third division title in four years, the Rangers would repeat its 1998 post-season performance, again losing to the New York Yankees 3\u20130. This would be the club's last post-season appearance until 2010.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156645-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 70], "content_span": [71, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156645-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 58], "content_span": [59, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156645-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Starting pitchers, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 74], "content_span": [75, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156646-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team\nThe 1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented the Texas Tech University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Red Raiders offense scored 253 points while the defense allowed 282 points. It was Spike Dykes final season as head coach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156646-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Previous season\nThe 1998 team finished the regular season with a 7\u20134 record, 4\u20134 in Big 12 play. The Red Raiders were invited to the Independence Bowl, losing 18\u201335 to Ole Miss, finishing with an overall record of 7\u20135.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 58], "content_span": [59, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156646-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma\nIn Spike Dykes's final game as the Red Raiders' head coach, the team came back from a 21\u201313 halftime deficit to win 38\u201328 over the Sooners. Dykes finished his career at Texas Tech with an overall record of 82\u201367\u20131 through 13 seasons. Oklahoma's offensive coordinator, Mike Leach, would serve as Dyke's predecessor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 67], "content_span": [68, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156647-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Thai Premier League\nThe 1999 Thai Premier League consisted of 12 teams. The bottom club would be relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League. The club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the club that came second in the Thailand Division 1 League", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156647-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Thai Premier League\nDefending Champions Sinthana would enter the next edition of the Asian Club Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156647-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Thai Premier League\nThe league was also known as the Caltex Premier League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156647-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Thai Premier League, Promotion and relegation Playoff\nThe club that came 11th would play in a relegation / promotion match against the runner-up in the Thailand Division 1 League", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 58], "content_span": [59, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156647-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Thai Premier League, Promotion and relegation Playoff\n\u2020 Royal Thai Army relegated to the Thailand Division 1 League and Royal Thai Navy promoted to the Thai Premier League in next season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 58], "content_span": [59, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156647-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Thai Premier League, Queen's Cup\nThe 27th edition of the Queen's Cup was won by guest side Hanyang University of South Korea. This would be their 7th and final victory in the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 37], "content_span": [38, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156647-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Thai Premier League, Thailand FA Cup\nBangkok Bank won and retained the trophy for the second year running, by defeating Osotsapa 2-1. This was Bangkok Bank's 4th victory in the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156647-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Thai Premier League, Champions\nThe league champion was Royal Thai Air Force. It was the team's second title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 35], "content_span": [36, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156648-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Thailand Masters\nThe 1999 Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1\u20137 March 1999 at the Ambassador Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156648-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Thailand Masters\nMark Williams retained the title by winning in the final 9\u20137 against Alan McManus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156649-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts\nThe 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January through 9 January 1999. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 474]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156649-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, Finals, Doubles\nCorina Morariu /  Larisa Neiland defeated  Kristine Kunce /  Irina Sp\u00eerlea, 6\u20133, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 58], "content_span": [59, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156649-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 67], "content_span": [68, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156649-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 67], "content_span": [68, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156649-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 67], "content_span": [68, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156649-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 67], "content_span": [68, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156650-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the third edition of the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts; a WTA Tier III tournament held in the Gold Coast. Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Anke Huber and Mary Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156650-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Doubles\nCorina Morariu and Larisa Neiland won in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20133 against Kristine Kunce and Irina Sp\u00eerlea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156651-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the third edition of the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts; a WTA Tier III tournament held in the Gold Coast. Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Patty Schnyder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156651-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Singles\nSchnyder won in the final 4\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20135), 6\u20132 against Mary Pierce.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156651-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 58], "content_span": [59, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156652-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500\nThe 1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500, the 50th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 5, 1999 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington County, South Carolina. Contested at 270 laps  \u2013 shortened from 367 laps due to rain \u2013 on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 24th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Roush Racing won the race, and the No Bull 5 Million Dollar Bonus as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156652-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500\nKenny Irwin, Jr. would earn his final pole position while qualifying for this event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156653-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 The Citadel Bulldogs football team\nThe 1999 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers served as head coach for the fourth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156654-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Three Days of De Panne\nThe 1999 Three Days of De Panne was the 23rd edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycle race and was held on 30 March to 1 April 1999. The race started in Mouscron and finished in De Panne. The race was won by Peter Van Petegem.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156655-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Three Rivers District Council election\nThe 1999 Three Rivers District Council election was held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Liberal Democrat party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156656-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Thuringian state election\nThe 1999 Thuringian state election was held on 12 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel. The CDU won an absolute majority in the election and formed government alone; Vogel continued as Minister-President.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156656-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Thuringian state election, Parties\nThe table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 39], "content_span": [40, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156657-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Thurrock Council election\nThe 1999 Thurrock Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 20.0%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156658-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tippeligaen\nThe 1999 Tippeligaen was the 55th completed season of top division football in Norway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156658-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tippeligaen\nEach team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve had to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two were directly promoted) for the last spot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156658-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tippeligaen, Relegation play-offs\nStart won 3\u20132 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Str\u00f8msgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 38], "content_span": [39, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156659-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 109th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 28 August 1999 and ended on 10 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156659-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 10 October 1999, Toomevara won the championship after a 1-17 to 0-13 defeat of Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g  in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their 15th championship title overall and their second title in succession.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156660-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tipperary county hurling team season\nTipperary competed in the 1999 National Hurling League and the 1999 Munster Championship. It was Nicky English's first year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his first year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156660-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tipperary county hurling team season\nOn 2 May, Tipperary won the league title following a 1-14 - 1-10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156660-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tipperary county hurling team season\nOn 12 June, Tipperary lost to Clare in the Munster semi-final replay by 1-21 to 1-11 and failed to qualify for the All-Ireland Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156661-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tirreno\u2013Adriatico\nThe 1999 Tirreno\u2013Adriatico was the 34th edition of the Tirreno\u2013Adriatico cycle race and was held from 10 March to 17 March 1999. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Michele Bartoli of the Mapei team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156662-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Togolese parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Togo on 21 March 1999. They were boycotted by the eight opposition parties, who been rebuffed in their insistence that talks following the controversial presidential elections the previous year must be completed prior to the parliamentary elections. As a result only three parties ran in the elections, the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), together with two small parties allied with it; the Coordination of New Forces and the Pan African Environmentalist Party. In addition, twelve independent candidates also ran.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156662-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Togolese parliamentary election\nThe result was an overwhelming victory for the RPT, which won 79 of the 81 seats, the other two going to independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156663-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tokyo gubernatorial election\nTokyo held a gubernatorial election on April 11, 1999 as part of the 14th unified local elections. Incumbent Yukio Aoshima announced that he would not seek re-election. All major candidates ran as independents but several were supported by major parties. The Liberal Democratic Party, led by Secretary General Yoshiro Mori, supported Yasushi Akashi as a compromise with coalition partner New Komeito, but local LDP legislators divided their support between candidates Ishihara, Masuzoe and Kakizawa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156663-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tokyo gubernatorial election\nAuthor and former Diet member Shintaro Ishihara, who had previously come in second in the 1975 gubernatorial election against incumbent governor Ryokichi Minobe,  won the election on a nationalist platform, saying that he would have the United States return Yokota Air Base to Japan and clarify its position on Japan's ownership of the Senkaku Islands. Akashi came in fourth, the poorest showing by an LDP-supported candidate in Tokyo history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 477]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156664-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toledo Rockets football team\nThe 1999 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Gary Pinkel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156665-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election\nElections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole borough council (55 members) were up for election. Parish council elections were held on the same day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156665-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election, Overall results\nThe council stayed under no overall control. Tonbridge and Malling had been a top target for the Conservatives but they fell one seat short of gaining overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 68], "content_span": [69, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156666-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tonga Club Championship\nThe 1999 season of the Tonga Club Championship was the 21st season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Lotoha\u02bbapai United won the championship for the second time, the 2nd in a record streak of 11 titles in the Tonga Major League. Lotoha\u02bbapai United beat Kolofo\u02bbou FC 2-0 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156667-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tongan general election\nGeneral elections were held in Tonga on 10 and 11 March 1999 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. Voter turnout was 50.7%. Pro -reform candidates won a majority of seats, despite receiving fewer votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156668-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open\nThe 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was held from 2 February through 7 February 1999. Second-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 406]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156668-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Finals, Doubles\nLindsay Davenport /  Natasha Zvereva defeated  Martina Hingis /  Jana Novotn\u00e1, 6\u20132, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156668-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156668-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156668-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156668-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156669-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-fourth edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament, the first WTA Tier I tournament of the year. Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lu\u010di\u0107 were the defending champions but only Hingis competed that year with Jana Novotn\u00e1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156669-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Doubles\nHingis and Novotn\u00e1 lost in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20133 against Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156670-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twenty-fourth edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament, the first WTA Tier I tournament of the year. Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156670-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Singles\nMartina Hingis won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20131 against Coetzer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156670-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Toray Pan Pacific Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156671-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Descentralizado\nThe 1999 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 84th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156671-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Descentralizado\nThe national championship was divided into two half-year tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a playoff. If the same club had won both tournaments, it would have won the national championship automatically.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156671-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Descentralizado\nFollowing-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the champion, as well as to the best other team in the aggregate table. The bottom team on the aggregate table was relegated, while the eleventh place held a promotion play-off against the winner of the Segunda Divisi\u00f3n (Second Division).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156672-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo God\u00f3\nThe 1999 Torneo God\u00f3 was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 47th edition of the tournament and was held from 12 April until 18 April 1999. Tenth-seeded F\u00e9lix Mantilla won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156672-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo God\u00f3, Finals, Doubles\nPaul Haarhuis /  Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated  Massimo Bertolini /  Cristian Brandi, 7\u20135, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156673-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo God\u00f3 \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Torneo God\u00f3 was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Barcelona, Spain that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 47th edition of the tournament and was held from 12\u201318 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156673-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo God\u00f3 \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156674-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo God\u00f3 \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Torneo God\u00f3 was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Barcelona, Spain that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 47th edition of the tournament and was held from 12\u201318 April.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156674-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo God\u00f3 \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156675-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo\nThe 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 12 July until 18 July 1999. Qualifier Anastasia Myskina won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156675-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156675-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156675-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156675-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry to the singles main drawn as a lucky loser:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156675-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156675-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry to the doubles main draw as a lucky loser:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 73], "content_span": [74, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156675-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Finals, Doubles\nTina Kri\u017ean /  Katarina Srebotnik defeated  Giulia Casoni /  Maria Paola Zavagli, 4\u20136, 6\u20133, 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 64], "content_span": [65, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156676-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the twelfth edition of the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Italy. Pavlina Nola and Elena Wagner were the defending champions, but Nola did not compete this year. Wagner therefore competed with Laurence Courtois as the third seed, and was defeated in the semifinals by second seeds Tina Kri\u017ean and Katarina Srebotnik.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156676-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Doubles\nKri\u017ean and Srebotnik then ended up winning the tournament by defeating home players Giulia Casoni and Maria Paola Zavagli in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156677-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the twelfth edition of the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Italy. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156677-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo \u2013 Singles\nQualifier and World No. 196 Anastasia Myskina won in the final, 3\u20136, 7\u20136(7\u20133), 6\u20132, against \u00c1ngeles Montolio, to win her first WTA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156678-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo di Viareggio\nThe 1999 winners of the Torneo di Viareggio (in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany, are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156678-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Torneo di Viareggio, Format\nThe 32 teams are seeded in 8 groups. Each team from a group meets the others in a single tie. The winning club and runners-up from each group progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 envisions penalties and no extra time, while the rest of the final round matches include 30 minutes extra time and penalties to be played if the draw between teams still holds. Semifinal losing teams play 3rd-place final with penalties after regular time. The winning sides play the final with extra time and repeat the match if the draw holds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 32], "content_span": [33, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156679-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Argonauts season\nThe 1999 Toronto Argonauts finished in 3rd place in the East Division of the 1999 CFL season with a 9\u20139 record and lost the East Division Semi-Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156680-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Blue Jays season\nThe 1999 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 23rd season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. The team set a franchise record for most runs scored in a season (883) and hits in a season (1,580). The previous Blue Jays records for most runs scored and most hits in a season were set in 1993 when the Jays scored 847 runs and collected 1,556 hits. Conversely, the Blue Jays pitching staff gave up the most runs of any Blue Jays team since 1979. It was the team's final season with original mascot BJ Birdy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 645]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156680-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position\nNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 74], "content_span": [75, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156680-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters\nNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 67], "content_span": [68, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156680-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156680-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156680-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers\nNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 70], "content_span": [71, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156681-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto International Film Festival\nThe 24th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 to September 18, 1999. The festival opened with Atom Egoyan's Felicia's Journey and closed with Onegin by Martha Fiennes. A total of 318 films were screened in the 13 programmes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156682-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Rock season\nThe Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 1999 season was the 2nd in franchise history and 1st time as \"the Rock\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156682-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Rock season\nThe Rock finished on top of the NLL standings, winning its first division in franchise history. The Rock beat the Philadelphia Wings in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game. Their victory over the Rochester Knighthawks in this game gave them their first NLL championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156682-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Rock season, Regular season, Conference standings\nx:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth; c:\u00a0Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y:\u00a0Clinched division; z:\u00a0Clinched best regular season record; GP:\u00a0Games PlayedW:\u00a0Wins; L:\u00a0Losses; GB:\u00a0Games back; PCT:\u00a0Win percentage; Home:\u00a0Record at Home; Road:\u00a0Record on the Road; GF:\u00a0Goals scored; GA:\u00a0Goals allowedDifferential:\u00a0Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP:\u00a0Average number of goals allowed per game", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 62], "content_span": [63, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156682-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Rock season, Player stats, Runners (Top 10)\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156682-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Toronto Rock season, Player stats, Goaltenders\nNote: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 51], "content_span": [52, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156683-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Torridge District Council election\nThe 1999 Torridge District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Torridge District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and independents gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156684-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour\nThe 1999 Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince in support of his fifth studio album, 1999. It was, up till then, his longest tour of the United States. In addition to Prince and his band, his latest all-girl group, Vanity 6, made their first live act tour along with the returning The Time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156684-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour, History\nThis tour saw the debut of Vanity 6 as a live act to go along with The Time as opening act. Even with the release of The Time's second album, What Time Is It?, tension between Prince and The Time escalated as the band was forced to play as Vanity 6's band during their 40-minute set with only a small increase in pay. They were further slighted by having to play behind a curtain, while the sultry girl group performed out front on stage. Eventually, the heat between the bands and the fact that Prince was getting increasingly insecure at The Time's nightly great performances, led to Prince dropping them from the tour completely.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 18], "content_span": [19, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156684-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour, History\nThis marked the end of guitarist Dez Dickerson's tenure as a member of Prince's band. In the prior year, Dez became a born-again Christian and found himself conflicted playing music that contained Prince's racy lyrics. He was further upset when prior to 1982's Homecoming Tour stop in Minneapolis, he expressed his desire to omit \"Head\" from that night's set, that often ended with Prince simulating masturbating with his guitar. Dez gathered support from the rest of the members in the band to show a united front requesting they would not play the song in front of Dez's family, but when Prince was confronted and called for a vote, all but Dez sided with Prince, angering Dez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 18], "content_span": [19, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156684-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour, History\nWith Dez's impending departure, Prince had already found a replacement in Lisa Coleman's childhood friend Wendy Melvoin, who had already been participating in soundchecks with the band and would even stand in for Dez when he was not available. By the last leg of the tour, Wendy was officially the backup guitarist.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 18], "content_span": [19, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156684-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour, History\nInitially, Prince had planned on playing at London's Dominion Theatre but opted out at the last minute, in order to continue gaining status across the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 18], "content_span": [19, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156684-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour, Set list\nThe typical 1999 Tour setlist started with the \"Don't worry...\" intro from \"1999\" before an instrumental buildup to \"Controversy\", which segued into \"Let's Work\". \"Do Me, Baby\" was another staple from the Controversy album. Although some occasional older material was played, the remainder of the concert focused on new material. A keyboard interlude by Lisa introduced the new \"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?\". An extended \"Lady Cab Driver\" was a highlight and the slow jam \"International Lover\" were always played, as well as \"Little Red Corvette\" and \"1999\" (which often closed the show). \"D.M.S.R.\" was usually worked in, sometimes as an encore. Occasionally some older material included \"Head\", \"Uptown\" and \"Dirty Mind\". \"Still Waiting\" sometimes segued into \"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?\". Between acts, songs from Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark were played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 19], "content_span": [20, 894]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156684-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour, Set list\nSetlist of November 30 \u2013 December 3, 1982, at the Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 19], "content_span": [20, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156684-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour, Set list\nSetlist of March 8, 1983, at the Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [11, 19], "content_span": [20, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156685-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour (Robbie Williams)\nThe 1999 Tour is a concert tour by British recording artist, Robbie Williams. The tour supported his second studio album, I've Been Expecting You and the compilation disc, The Ego Has Landed. Beginning in May 1999, the tour played over 40 shows in North America and Europe. The tour was launched to capitalise on the success of \"Angels\" in the United States and Canada. The tour also marks Williams's only concert performances in those territories.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156685-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour (Robbie Williams)\nOfficially, the tour was known as Man, The Myth, The Tax Bill (a.k.a. Born To Be Mild), A Few Dollars More\u2026 and Get Your Coat Baby, You've Pulled!.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156685-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour (Robbie Williams), Setlist\nThe following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 1 May 1999, at The Opera House in Toronto, Canada. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 36], "content_span": [37, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156686-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour Down Under\nThe 1999 Tour Down Under was the first edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 19 to 24 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The race was won by Stuart O'Grady, who rode for Cr\u00e9dit Agricole.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France\nThe 1999 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 to 25 July, and the 86th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner\u2014although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti- Doping Agency announced in August of 2012 that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his seven consecutive Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005 (which were, originally, the most wins in the event's history); the Union Cycliste Internationale confirmed the result. There were no French stage winners for the first time since the 1926 Tour de France. Additionally, Mario Cipollini won four stages in a row, setting the post-World War II record for consecutive stage wins (breaking the record of three, set by Gino Bartali in 1948.)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 830]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Teams\nAfter the doping controversies in the 1998 Tour de France, the Tour organisation banned some riders from the race, including Richard Virenque, Laurent Roux and Philippe Gaumont, manager Manolo Saiz and the entire TVM\u2013Farm Frites team. Virenque's team Polti then appealed at the UCI against this decision, and the UCI then forced the organisers of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), to allow Virenque and Saiz entry in the Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Teams\nInitially, the Vini Caldirola team had been selected, but after their team leader Serhiy Honchar failed a blood test in the 1999 Tour de Suisse, the ASO removed Vini Caldirola from the starting list, and replaced them by Cantina Tollo\u2013Alexia Alluminio, the first reserve team. Each team was allowed to field nine cyclists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Route and stages\nThe highest point of elevation in the race was 2,642\u00a0m (8,668\u00a0ft) at the summit of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 37], "content_span": [38, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Race overview\nFollowing the Festina Affair of the previous year the 1999 edition was billed as the \"Tour of Renewal\" from the very beginning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 34], "content_span": [35, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nThis tour also saw the mistreatment of Christophe Bassons by his fellow riders of the peloton (notably Armstrong) for speaking out against doping. The 1998 tour had been marred by the Festina doping scandal. Bassons later told Bicycling, \"The 1999 Tour was supposed to be the \"Tour of Renewal,\" but I was certain that doping had not disappeared.\" He quit the tour without finishing after \"cracking\" mentally due to his treatment by the peloton, especially in stage 10.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Race overview, Doping\nSubsequent to Armstrong's statement to withdraw his fight against United States Anti- Doping Agency's (USADA) charges, on 24 August 2012, the USADA said it would ban Armstrong for life and stripped him of his record seven Tour de France titles. Later that day it was confirmed in a USADA statement that Armstrong was banned for life and would be disqualified from any and all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to 1 August 1998, including forfeiture of any medals, titles, winnings, finishes, points and prizes. On 22 October 2012, the Union Cycliste Internationale endorsed the USADA sanctions, and decided not to award victories to any other rider or upgrade other placings in any of the affected events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 761]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Race overview, Other incidents\nThe 1999 edition of Tour de France had two bizarre moments. The first was on stage 2 when a 25-rider pile-up occurred at Passage du Gois. The Passage du Gois is a two-mile causeway which depending on the tide can be under water. A rider came down in the middle of the field during the passage, leading to the crash that cost pre-race favourites Alex Z\u00fclle, Christophe Rinero and Michael Boogerd more than five minutes to the lead group. The second bizarre incident was on stage 10, one kilometre from the summit of Alpe d'Huez. Leading Italian rider Giuseppe Guerini was confronted by a spectator holding a camera in the middle of the road. Guerini hit the spectator but recovered and went on to win the stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 51], "content_span": [52, 762]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nThere were several classifications in the 1999 Tour de France. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nAdditionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points led the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nThere was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised some climbs as either hors cat\u00e9gorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and wore a white jersey with red polka dots.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nThe fourth individual classification was the young rider classification, which was not marked by a jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nFor the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156687-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes\nIn addition, there was a combativity award given after each mass-start stage to the cyclist considered most combative, who wore a red number bib the next stage. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification. Jacky Durand won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award. The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col du Galibier on stage 9. This prize was won by Jos\u00e9 Luis Arrieta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 63], "content_span": [64, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10\nThe 1999 Tour de France was the 86th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Le Puy du Fou with a prologue individual time trial on 3 July and Stage 10 occurred on 14 July with a mountainous stage to Alpe d'Huez. The race finished on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris on 25 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Prologue\n3 July 1999 \u2014 Le Puy du Fou, 6.8\u00a0km (4.2\u00a0mi) (individual time trial)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 1\n4 July 1999 \u2014 Montaigu to Challans, 208\u00a0km (129.2\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 2\n5 July 1999 \u2014 Challans to Saint-Nazaire, 176\u00a0km (109.4\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 3\n6 July 1999 \u2014 Nantes to Laval, 194.5\u00a0km (120.9\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 4\n7 July 1999 \u2014 Laval to Blois, 194.5\u00a0km (120.9\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 5\n8 July 1999 \u2014 Bonneval to Amiens, 233.5\u00a0km (145.1\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 6\n9 July 1999 \u2014 Amiens to Maubeuge, 171.5\u00a0km (106.6\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 7\n10 July 1999 \u2014 Avesnes-sur-Helpe to Thionville, 227.0\u00a0km (141.1\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 8\n11 July 1999 \u2014 Metz, 56.5\u00a0km (35.1\u00a0mi) (individual time trial)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 9\n13 July 1999 \u2014 Le Grand-Bornand to Sestri\u00e8res, 213.5\u00a0km (132.7\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156688-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 10\n14 July 1999 \u2014 Sestri\u00e8res to Alpe d'Huez, 220.5\u00a0km (137.0\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20\nThe 1999 Tour de France was the 86th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Le Puy du Fou with a prologue individual time trial on 3 July and Stage 11 occurred on 15 July with a hilly stage from Le Bourg-d'Oisans. The race finished on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris on 25 July.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 11\n15 July 1999 \u2014 Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Saint-\u00c9tienne, 198.5\u00a0km (123.3\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 12\n16 July 1999 \u2014 Saint-Galmier to Saint-Flour, 201.5\u00a0km (125.2\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 13\n17 July 1999 \u2014 Saint-Flour to Albi, 236.5\u00a0km (147.0\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 14\n18 July 1999 \u2014 Castres to Saint-Gaudens, 199\u00a0km (124\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 15\n20 July 1999 \u2014 Saint-Gaudens to Piau-Engaly, 173\u00a0km (107\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 16\n21 July 1999 \u2014 Lannemezan to Pau, 192\u00a0km (119\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 17\n22 July 1999 \u2014 Mourenx to Bordeaux, 200\u00a0km (120\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 18\n23 July 1999 \u2014 Jonzac to Futuroscope, 187\u00a0km (116\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 19\n24 July 1999 \u2014 Futuroscope, 57\u00a0km (35\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156689-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 20\n25 July 1999 \u2014 Arpajon to Paris Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es, 160\u00a0km (99\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 51], "content_span": [52, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156690-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de Langkawi\nThe 1999 Tour de Langkawi was the 4th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 3 February in Langkawi and ended on 14 February in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.4 category race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156690-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de Langkawi\nItalian Paolo Lanfranchi won the race, Sergei Ivanov of Russia second and Allan Iacoune of Australia third. Graeme Miller of New Zealand also won the points classification and Alessandro Petacchi of Italy won the mountains classification of the race. Mapei\u2013Quick-Step won the team classification of the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156690-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de Langkawi, Stages\nThe cyclist competed in 12 stages with a prologue over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,903.3 kilometres.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 29], "content_span": [30, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156691-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de Pologne\nThe 1999 Tour de Pologne was the 56th edition of the Tour de Pologne cycle race and was held from 6 September to 12 September 1999. The race started in Elbl\u0105g and finished in Karpacz. The race was won by Tomasz Bro\u017cyna.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156692-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de Romandie\nThe 1999 Tour de Romandie was the 53rd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 4 May to 9 May 1999. The race started in Bernex and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156693-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de Suisse\nThe 1999 Tour de Suisse was the 63rd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 15 June to 24 June 1999. The race started in Solothurn and finished in Winterthur. The race was won by Francesco Casagrande of the Vini Caldirola team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156693-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de Suisse, Teams\nSeventeen teams of up to nine riders started the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 81]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156694-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour de la R\u00e9gion Wallonne\nThe 1999 Tour de la R\u00e9gion Wallonne was the 26th edition of the Tour de Wallonie cycle race and was held on 30 July to 4 August 1999. The race started in Ploegsteert and finished in Amay. The race was won by Mikael Holst Kyneb.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156695-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour du Haut Var\nThe 1999 Tour du Haut Var was the 31st edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 20 February 1999. The race started and finished in Draguignan. The race was won by Davide Rebellin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156696-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour of Flanders\nThe 83rd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1999. It was the second leg of the UCI Road World Cup. Belgian Peter Van Petegem won his first victory in the monument classic. The race started in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156696-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour of Flanders, Race summary\nFrank Vandenbroucke attacked 150 from the finish with his Cofidis team, but he crashed on the Molenberg and his team mate Philippe Gaumont crashed on the Paddestraat, causing the pack to catch them again on the Oude Kwaremont. Michele Bartoli and Vandenbroucke tried to break clear on the Paterberg and Leberg, but were given little space. A group of eleven was at the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen, when Vandenbroucke crashed again, causing everyone to halt except for Peter Van Petegem and Johan Museeuw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 35], "content_span": [36, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156696-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Tour of Flanders, Race summary\nVan Petegem and Museeuw continued to work together and only Frank Vandenbroucke, the strongest man in the race, managed to bridge the gap on the Bosberg. Van Petegem tried to break clear in the final kilometer, but Vandenbroucke caught him again. Van Petegem beat Vandenbroucke and Museeuw in a three-man sprint, leading to the first completely Belgian podium in 17 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 35], "content_span": [36, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156697-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tour of the Basque Country\nThe 1999 Tour of the Basque Country  (Spanish: Vuelta Ciclista al Pa\u00eds Vasco) was the 39th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 5 April to 9 April 1999. The race started in Tolosa and finished at Aia. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156698-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tournament of the Americas\nThe 1999 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as Las Americas Tournament for Men, the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men), was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico, from July 14 to July 25, 1999. The games were played in San Juan, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the two berths allocated to the Americas for the 2000 Olympics, in Sydney, Australia. The United States won the tournament, the country's fourth AmeriCup championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156698-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tournament of the Americas, Qualification\nEight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1999; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 46], "content_span": [47, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156698-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tournament of the Americas, Quarterfinal group\nThe top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 51], "content_span": [52, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156699-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tournament of the Americas squads\nThis article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 1999 Tournament of the Americas played in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 14 to July 25, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156700-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Towson Tigers football team\nThe 1999 Towson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Towson University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Towson finished third in the Patriot League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156700-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Towson Tigers football team\nIn their eighth year under head coach Gordy Combs, the Tigers compiled a 7\u20134 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156700-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Towson Tigers football team\nThe Tigers outscored opponents 302 to 255. Their 4\u20132 conference record placed third in the seven-team Patriot League standings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156700-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Towson Tigers football team\nTowson played its home games at Minnegan Stadium on the university campus in Towson, Maryland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156701-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach\nThe 1999 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 18, 1999, on the streets of Long Beach, California.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156701-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach\nThis marks the first Long Beach Grand Prix without former Long Beach winners Bobby Rahal and Al Unser Jr. Rahal retired at the end of 1998, and Al Unser was injured in the inaugural race of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156701-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Report, Race\nIn qualifying, Tony Kanaan, the Rookie of the Year in 1998, took his first CART career pole after a close battle with Dario Franchitti. At the start, it was Bryan Herta who took the lead after passing both Kanaan and Franchitti at the first corner, but that did not last long, as both Kanaan and Franchitti passed Herta on the second lap. The duo pulled away and built a gap, whereas Herta was passed later in the stint by Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya was running very quickly, and passed Franchitti at a restart later on and put pressure on Kanaan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 50], "content_span": [51, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156701-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Report, Race\nAs the laps went by, it was clear that Montoya was faster, and that Kanaan was under increasing pressure. On lap 46, the pressure told, as Kanaan made a mistake and crashed at Turn 6. Montoya took the lead and dominated the rest of the race to take his first career win ahead of Franchitti and Herta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 50], "content_span": [51, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156702-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup\nThe 1999 Toyota Princess Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo, Japan. It was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 20 September through 27 September 1999. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156702-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156702-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156702-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156702-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156702-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup, Finals, Doubles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez /  Patricia Tarabini defeated  Amanda Coetzer /  Jelena Doki\u0107, 6\u20137(7\u20139), 6\u20134, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156703-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the third edition of the first hardcourt tournament after the US Open. Anna Kournikova and Monica Seles were the defending champions, but neither competed this time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156703-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Doubles\nConchita Mart\u00ednez and Patricia Tarabini won their second event of the year, defeating Amanda Coetzer and Jelena Dokic in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156704-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Toyota Princess Cup \u2013 Singles was the tennis singles event of the third edition of the first hardcourt tournament after the US Open. Monica Seles was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated by Lindsay Davenport in the final to win the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156705-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election\nOn 6 May 1999, an election was held to choose council members for the Trafford Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council members were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156705-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election\nAfter the election, the composition of the council was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156706-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Trampoline World Championships\nThe 21st Trampoline World Championships were held in Sun City, South Africa from 30 September to 3 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156707-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TranSouth Financial 400\nThe 1999 TranSouth Financial 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina on March 21, 1999. Jeff Burton won the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156707-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 TranSouth Financial 400, Summary\nContested over 164 out of a scheduled 293 laps, it was the fifth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The race was won by Jeff Burton for the Roush Racing team. Jeremy Mayfield finished second, and Jeff Gordon, who started from pole position, clinched third. Seventy-one thousand attended the race that lasted one hour, fifty minutes and forty-nine seconds. A total distance of 19 laps were raced under low speeds due to two accident-related and one rain-related caution. Derrike Cope, Dave Marcis and Rich Bickle were not fast enough during qualifying to be in the race grid. Jeff Burton's victory would help him bolt ahead of Mike Skinner in the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings. The majority of the grid drove Ford vehicles .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 781]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156707-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 TranSouth Financial 400, Summary\nKen Schrader became the last-place finisher of the race; he was 89 laps behind the lead driver. Schrader walked away with $30,416 as his take-home pay ($46,681.21 when adjusted for inflation) while the race winner came away with a then-incredible $161,900 in winnings ($248,477.37 when adjusted for inflation).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156708-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament\nThe 1999 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Florida. This was the twenty-first tournament championship held by the Trans America Athletic Conference. Jacksonville won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156708-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding\nThe top six finishers by conference winning percentage qualified for the tournament, with the top seed playing the lowest seed in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 78], "content_span": [79, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156708-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player\nJeff Nebel was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Nebe was a pitcher for Mercer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [60, 101], "content_span": [102, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156709-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Trans-Am Series\nThe 1999 Trans-Am Series was the 34th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. 1999 was the end of the \"American muscle revival\" era of Trans-Am, as Italian manufacturer Qvale would win the championship the following year. Ford would sweep the season. Paul Gentilozzi won the drivers' championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156710-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200\nThe 1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 was the first round of the 1999 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on January 24, 1999 at the 1.000\u00a0mi (1.609\u00a0km) Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156711-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tri Nations Series\nThe 1999 Tri Nations Series was contested from 10 July to 28 August between the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union teams. The All Blacks won the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156711-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tri Nations Series\nAustralia retained the Bledisloe Cup, after taking it from New Zealand the previous year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156713-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tro-Bro L\u00e9on\nThe 1999 Tro-Bro L\u00e9on was the 16th edition of the Tro-Bro L\u00e9on cycle race and was held on 30 May 1999. The race was won by Jean-Michel Thilloy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156714-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Troph\u00e9e Lalique\nThe 1999 Troph\u00e9e Lalique was the fourth event of six in the 1999\u20132000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris on November 18\u201320. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1999\u20132000 Grand Prix Final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 447]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156714-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Troph\u00e9e Lalique\nThe competition was named after the Lalique company, which was its chief sponsor at the time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156715-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Troph\u00e9e des Champions\nThe 1999 Troph\u00e9e des Champions was a football match held at Stade de la Licorne, Amiens on 24 July 1999, that saw 1999 Coupe de France winners FC Nantes defeat 1998\u201399 Division 1 champions FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156716-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Troy State Trojans football team\nThe 1999 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Trojans played their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama and competed in the Southland Conference. Troy State finished the season ranked #6 in the nation in Division I-AA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156717-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tsuen Wan District Council election\nThe 2003 Tsuen Wan District Council election was held on 23 November 2003 to elect all 17 elected members to the 24-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156718-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tucson mayoral election\nThe Tucson mayoral election of 1999 occurred on November 2, 1999 to elect the mayor of Tucson, and occurred coinciding with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4. It saw the election of Bob Walkup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156718-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Tucson mayoral election\nIncumbent mayor George Miller did not seek reelection to a third term.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156718-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Tucson mayoral election, Nominations\nPrimaries were held for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties on September 7, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 41], "content_span": [42, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156718-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Tucson mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary\nOriginally also running in the Democratic primary was Emily Machala, who formally withdrew, and Michael Fleishman, who was removed from the ballot by a court ruling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156718-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Tucson mayoral election, Nominations, Libertarian primary\nOriginally also running in the Libertarian primary was Elizabeth Strong-Anderson, who was removed from the ballot by court order.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 62], "content_span": [63, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156718-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Tucson mayoral election, General election\nIn the general election, McKasson suffered and Walkup benefited from a fracture in the Democratic Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156718-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Tucson mayoral election, General election\nWalkup became the city's first Republican mayor since Lew Murphy left office in 1987.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 46], "content_span": [47, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156719-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tuen Mun District Council election\nThe 1999 Tuen Mun District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 29 elected members to the 37-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156720-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tulane Green Wave football team\nThe 1999 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Green Wave played their home games at the Louisiana Superdome. They competed in Conference USA. The team was coached by head coach Chris Scelfo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156721-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team\nThe 1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 12th year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 2\u20139 record, 1\u20136 against conference opponents, and finished in last place in the Western Athletic Conference. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Josh Blankenship with 1,416 passing yards, John Mosley with 873 rushing yards, and Damon Savage with 752 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156722-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Tunbridge Wells Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156723-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tunisian general election\nGeneral elections were held in Tunisia on 24 October 1999 to elect a President and Chamber of Deputies. For the first time ever there was more than one candidate in the presidential election; the longstanding requirement for prospective candidates to get at least 30 endorsements had been lifted months earlier. However, incumbent Zine El Abidine Ben Ali easily won a third five-year term with a reported 99.4 percent of the vote. His Constitutional Democratic Rally won 148 of the 183 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 92%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156724-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Turkish general election\nTurkey's 14th general election was held on Sunday April 18, 1999 and was the first election in Turkish history to combine local, council and parliamentary elections on the same day. B\u00fclent Ecevit's Democratic Left Party (DSP) had been soaring in popularity after the capture of Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah \u00d6calan, emerged as the biggest party and swept the board in most of Turkey's western provinces. It failed, however, to obtain an overall majority, and did not do nearly as well in the eastern provinces.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156724-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Turkish general election\nThe second largest party (dubbed \"the second winner\" by the press the following day) became the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which performed strongly nationwide, producing MPs from nearly all of the country's 81 provinces. The largest party of the last election, the Virtue Party (FP), returned to opposition after shedding forty-seven seats and a million votes. The decline of the Republican People's Party continued; this was the first time the party failed to exceed the 10 percent threshold for parliamentary representation. This was the last election which produced a hung parliament until the June 2015 general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156724-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Turkish general election, Effects, Coalition government\nB\u00fclent Ecevit formed the country's latest coalition government, against the FP, with the second-placed MHP and the fourth-placed motherland Party (ANAP) as a junior partner. The DYP was consulted during coalition negotiations, but ended up in opposition. The DSP-MHP-ANAP coalition turned out to be one of the most stable in many years, surviving without change until Ecevit's hospitalisation and subsequent refusal to resign in 2002 prompted a wave of resignations from the DSP and an early general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 570]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156726-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Turkmen parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 December 1999. All 104 candidates for the 50 seats were members of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, the sole legal party at the time. Voter turnout was 99.6%. After convening, the Assembly declared Saparmurat Niyazov, then President of Turkmenistan, President for Life.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 366]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156727-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Turks and Caicos Islands general election\nGeneral elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 4 March 1999. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Democratic Movement (PDM), which won nine of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. PDM leader Derek Hugh Taylor remained Chief Minister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156727-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Electoral system\nThe thirteen members of the Legislative Council were elected from single-member constituencies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 64], "content_span": [65, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156727-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Turks and Caicos Islands general election, Campaign\nA total of 38 candidates contested the elections; the Progressive National Party (PNP) and PDM both ran full slates of 13 candidates, with an additional twelve candidates running as independents.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 56], "content_span": [57, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156728-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Tynedale District Council election\nElections to Tynedale District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes increasing the number of councillors by five, since the last election in 1995. The council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156729-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota\nThe 1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota was the twelfth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 25, 1999 at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156729-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota, Report, Race\nThe qualifying saw Jimmy Vasser take the pole with Adri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez alongside, but at the second attempt to start (the first was called off due to field alignment issues), it was the second-row starters Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Andretti who raced away into the first two spots. In the early stages, the duo exchanged the lead many times (most unofficial, though) before Andretti was able to build a lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156729-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota, Report, Race\nHe led until the second round of pit stops when a caution due to Gil de Ferran's crash bunched the field up, allowing second-placed Montoya to close and pass him on the restart. The duo again battled for the lead, but then Max Papis surged bast both of them and began to pull away. Papis led comfortably until a crash for P. J. Jones erased a nine-second lead and allowed Andretti to jump him in the pit stops.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156729-0001-0002", "contents": "1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota, Report, Race\nThe restart saw Papis battle with Andretti and Dario Franchitti for a few laps before breaking away again, only for another caution caused by Scott Pruett's crash to again bring the field closer to him. Once again Papis was able to pull away from his pursuers when the race went green, as an epic battle for second commenced between the Team Green duo of Franchitti and Paul Tracy, and the Newman-Haas duo of Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi, which was later joined by Montoya and Tony Kanaan as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 550]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156729-0001-0003", "contents": "1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota, Report, Race\nAfter the final round of pit stops, Papis continued to lead, though Kanaan, on an alternate strategy was able to run 5-7 laps longer than other frontrunners and thus had a shorter stop and was up to second, only three seconds behind Papis, and well ahead of a battle between Andretti, Franchitti, and Tracy for third. Kanaan initially closed up on Papis, but Papis was able to pull away again, and, behind them, the Ganassi drivers, Montoya and Jimmy Vasser started to set a searing pace.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156729-0001-0004", "contents": "1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota, Report, Race\nBoth passed Andretti, Franchitti, and Tracy and set off after Kanaan, lapping much quicker than anyone else. However, Vasser had to pit for more fuel after a problem with the fuel rig, and this also made Montoya's task harder as he now had to chase Kanaan on his own without his teammate's help. Papis continued to lead and was well set to take his first career win only for his car to run out of fuel midway through the last lap. Kanaan went by but Montoya was right with him and attempted to pass him at the line. Kanaan however, held on to beat Montoya by 0.032 seconds, with Tracy taking the final step of the podium after passing Andretti at the line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 47], "content_span": [48, 704]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup\nThe 1999 Nike U.S. Cup was a four-nation invitational tournament sponsored by Nike, Inc. and organized by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in March 1999. The four teams included the host United States, Mexico, Bolivia and Guatemala. This year, Guatemala was making its first and only appearance in the cup, Bolivia was playing in its second cup and Mexico was appearing for the third time, having won the last two editions, in 1996 and 1997. Mexico would win again this year, for its third consecutive title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup\nWhile in previous years, the U.S. cup featured four teams in a round robin tournament, with the team having the best record claiming the title, this year USSF elected to use a two-game double header format. The winners of the first two games met for the title in the first game of the second doubleheader while the losers in the first two games played each other in the second doubleheader's later game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 11: first doubleheader\nIn the first game of the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup, the U.S. defeated Guatemala 3-1. Coming into the match, seven of the U.S. starters had five or less caps. This showed in the early going as Guatemala controlled the run of play. However, the U.S. slowly regained its composure and using its strength in the air, began to send high balls into the Guatemala area. Ante Razov, Ben Olsen and Brian McBride all had headers saved by Guatemala keeper Edgar Estrada in the first half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 11: first doubleheader\nThe first goal of the game came in the 22d minute when Ben Olsen sent a cross into the area from the right. Brian McBride headed the ball towards the front of the goal where Joe-Max Moore quickly blasted into the top of the goal. In the 37th minute, McBride headed in a cross from Razov to give the U.S. a comfortable 2-0 lead going into halftime. However, the Guatemalans came out looking to score and finally found the net after Eddie Lewis took down Guillermo Ortega in the penalty area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0001-0002", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 11: first doubleheader\nJorge Perez took the penalty kick and put it past U.S. keeper Zach Thornton. As the score remained 2-1, Guatemalan frustrations boiled over and Erick Miranda hacked at Joe-Max Moore in the box approaching the 90th minute. Moore turned around and retaliated only to find both himself and Miranda ejected. Both would miss the second game of the cup. As the victor, the U.S. would go on to the title game against the winner of the second game of the day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 11: first doubleheader\nUnited States: Zach Thornton, Jeff Agoos, Carlos Llamosa, C.J. Brown, Eddie Lewis, Richie Williams, Joe-Max Moore, Ben Olsen (Frankie Hejduk 63\u2019), Jovan Kirovski, Ante Razov (Chris Armas 60\u2019), Brian McBride", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 11: first doubleheader\nGuatemala: Edgar Estrada, Julio Giron, German Ruano, Ivan Leon (Catolino Molina 51\u2019) Edgar Valencia, Martin Machon, Jorge Perez, Guillermo Ortega, Erick Miranda, Claudio Rojas, Carlos Ruiz (Julio Rodas 46\u2019)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 11: first doubleheader\nIn the second game of the doubleheader, Bolivia went up early when Fernando Ochoaizpur scored in the 6th minute. Bolivia held to that lead until Joel Sanchez scored twice within six minutes to give Mexico the victory and a place in the title match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 11: first doubleheader\nMexico: Adolfo R\u00edos, Joel Sanchez, Claudio Su\u00e1rez, P\u00e1vel Pardo, (Raul Lara 67\u2019), Salvador Carmona (Rafael Garcia 79\u2019), Miguel Zepeda, Salvador Cabrera (Alberto Garcia Aspe 46\u2019), Paulo Chavez (Ramon Ramirez 46\u2019), Cuauht\u00e9moc Blanco, Luis Hernandez (4-Germ\u00e1n Villa 88\u2019), Jos\u00e9 Manuel Abundis", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 11: first doubleheader\nBolivia: Marco Barrero, Fernando Ochoaizpur, Marco Sandy, Ivan Castillo, Oscar Sanchez, Juan Manuel Pena, Sergio Castillo, Marco Etcheverry, Luis Cristaldo, Jaime Moreno (Juan Berthy 78\u2019), Militon Coimbra", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 43], "content_span": [44, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 13, 1999: second doubleheader\nThe second doubleheader in the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup took place on a clear, 70 F day in San Diego, California. In the first game, the U.S. and Mexico met for the title. The game turned against the U.S. in the 17th minute. Jos\u00e9 Manuel Abundis carried the ball down the left side of the field before sending a cross in towards Francisco Palencia. U.S. defender Robin Fraser closed on Palencia, but Fraser slipped and the cross ran off his body into the net for an own goal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 50], "content_span": [51, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 13, 1999: second doubleheader\nIn the melee in front of the goal, Palencia struck U.S. starting goalkeeper Tony Meola in the face, putting him out of the game. While Meola and U.S. coach Bruce Arena later argued that Palencia had deliberately struck Meola in the face, no foul was called and the goal counted. The goal held until the 51st minute when Frankie Hejduk scored his second goal of the tournament with a first time shot off a Fraser cross. However, Mexico struck back six minutes later when Joel Sanchez shot from 12 yards out. Backup U.S. keeper Zach Thornton blocked the shot, but the rebound went to Abundis who scored from two yards out. The U.S. pressed for an equalizer, but Mexico's defense held and Mexico took the game and the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 50], "content_span": [51, 791]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 13, 1999: second doubleheader\nUnited States: Tony Meola (Zach Thornton 17\u2019), Jeff Agoos, Robin Fraser, Eddie Pope (Ben Olsen 68\u2019), 3-David Regis, Eddie Lewis (Clint Mathis 83\u2019), Chris Armas, Jovan Kirovski, Frankie Hejduk, Cobi Jones, Brian McBride", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 50], "content_span": [51, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 13, 1999: second doubleheader\nMexico: Oscar Perez, Joel Sanchez, P\u00e1vel Pardo, Salvador Carmona (Miguel Zepeda 46\u2019), Joaquin Beltran, Rual Lara, Alberto Garcia Aspe, Rafael Garcia (Ramon Ramirez 60\u2019), Cuauht\u00e9moc Blanco (Luis Hernandez 46\u2019), Francisco Palencia, (Paulo Chavez 57\u2019), Jos\u00e9 Manuel Abundis (Ricardo Pel\u00e1ez 77)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 50], "content_span": [51, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 13, 1999: second doubleheader\nIn the second game of the doubleheader, Guatemala defeated Bolivia 2-1 to take third place. Guatemala scored twice in the first half on goals by Jorge Perez in the 18th minute and Edgar Valencia in the 26th minute. Juan Carlos Farah of Bolivia scored in the 49th minute but his team was unable to produce another goal and Guatemala took third place based on goal differential.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 50], "content_span": [51, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 13, 1999: second doubleheader\nGuatemala: Julio Englenton, Jose Molina (Catalino Molina 46\u2019), Nelson Caceras, Jorge Perez, Julio Rafael, Claudio Rojas (Carlos Ruiz 78\u2019), Guillermo Ortega, German Ruano, Edgar Valencia (Erik Miranda 67), Julio Rodas, Martin Machon", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 50], "content_span": [51, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156730-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Cup, March 13, 1999: second doubleheader\nBolivia: Marco Barrero, Marco Sandy (Juan Carlos Farrah 46\u2019), Luis Cristaldo, Sergio Castillo (Mauricio Ramos 46\u2019), Marco Etcheverry, Milton Coimbra, Luis Liendo (Rolando Rea 86\u2019), Juan Manuel Pena, Eduardo Jiguchi (Ricardo Rojas 46\u2019), Juan Berthy Su\u00e1rez, Ivan Castillo (Richard Virona 46\u2019)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 50], "content_span": [51, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156731-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place on February 7\u201314, 1999 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Medals were awarded in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) in five disciplines \u2013 men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and compulsory figures (mixed) \u2013 across three levels: senior, junior, and novice.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156731-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships\nThe event was used to determine the U.S. teams for the 1999 World Championships and the 1999 Four Continents Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156731-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships\nIt was the final U.S. Championships that included a competition in figures, which had appeared at every U.S. nationals since it began. For the only time, figures were a mixed event separated only by the three levels, with men and women competing against each other. The final skater to trace a figure at Nationals was Lauren Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156731-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Men\nThe 1999 Championships were the first of three U.S. men's titles (1999, 2000, 2003) for Michael Weiss. This was the third appearance in the U.S. Championships for silver medalist, Trifun Zivanovic; and was his highest placing. Bronze medalist Timothy Goebel went on to win the Championships the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 59], "content_span": [60, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156731-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Senior results, Ladies\nFor 1999 ladies' champion Michelle Kwan, this was the third of her nine U.S. titles. Silver medalist Naomi Nari Nam was appearing for the first time in the senior ladies' competition. Despite her second-place finish, she was not sent to the World Championships because she was not age-eligible. The 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, the corresponding World-level event for which she was age-eligible, had been held earlier that season. The bronze medal win was Angela Nikodinov's first time on the U.S. ladies' medals stand. She would take 3rd place again in 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 62], "content_span": [63, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156732-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships\nThe 1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Orlando, United States. It was the 31st edition of the tournament and was held from April 19 to April 26. Magnus Norman won the singles title. Eighth-seeded Magnus Norman won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156732-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Finals, Doubles\nJim Courier /  Todd Woodbridge defeated  Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan, 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156733-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships \u2013 Doubles\nGrant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but Ullyett did not participate this year. Stafford partnered Lan Bale, losing in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156733-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships \u2013 Doubles\nJim Courier and Todd Woodbridge won the title, defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7\u20136(7\u20134), 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156734-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Orlando, Florida in the United States. It was the 31st edition of the tournament and was held from April 19 to April 26. Magnus Norman won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156734-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 57], "content_span": [58, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156735-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open (golf)\nThe 1999 United States Open Championship was the 99th U.S. Open, held June 17\u201320 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Payne Stewart won his second U.S. Open and third major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156735-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open (golf)\nAfter a birdie at the penultimate hole to regain an outright lead, Stewart sank a 15-foot (5\u00a0m) par putt on the final hole for 279 (\u22121) and avoided a Monday playoff. He redeemed himself at the U.S. Open, after losing a four-stroke 54-hole lead the year before in San Francisco. Stewart did not get a chance to defend his title in 2000, as he died four months later in a plane crash. The U.S. Open was his eleventh and final PGA Tour win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156735-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open (golf)\nMajor winners Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh were in contention late in their final rounds, but each bogeyed and finished two strokes back, tied for third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156735-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open (golf)\nThis was the first U.S. Open at Pinehurst, which returned in 2005 and 2014. Previously, it hosted the PGA Championship in 1936, the Ryder Cup in 1951, and the North and South Open from 1902 through 1951. More recently, it was the site of season-ending Tour Championship in 1991 and 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156735-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round\nThe 36-hole cut was at 147 (+7) or better, and 68 players advanced to the weekend.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156735-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round\nAmateurs: Kuehne (+7), Molder (+11), Barnes (+13), Kuchar (+15), McKnight (+15), Call (+20).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 52], "content_span": [53, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156736-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open Cup\nThe 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June to October 1999, open to all soccer teams in the United States. It was the first Open Cup tournament to be named after Lamar Hunt. The Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League defeated the Colorado Rapids 2\u20130 in the final at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Rhinos became the only non-division one team to win the Open Cup title since the inception of Major League Soccer by defeating four MLS teams in the tournament. Another A-League team - the Charleston Battery - also reached the semifinals, and the A-League's Staten Island Vipers were the other non-division one squad to beat an MLS team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156736-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open Cup, Schedule\nNote: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156736-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Open Cup, Schedule, First round\nEight D3 Pro , four PDL, and four USASA teams start.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 41], "content_span": [42, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156737-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Women's Open\nThe 1999 U.S. Women's Open was the 54th U.S. Women's Open, held June 3\u20136 at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi, northwest of Columbus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156737-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Women's Open\nIn her twentieth attempt, Juli Inkster won the first of her two U.S. Women's Open titles, five strokes ahead of runner-up Sherri Turner. Inkster, 38, broke the under-par scoring record with a 272 (\u221216) and became the oldest champion since 1955. It was the fourth of her seven major championships; she also won the next major, the LPGA Championship, three weeks later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156737-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Women's Open\nThe win was the first by an American at the championship in five years, and Inkster became the first since JoAnne Carner to win the U.S. Women's Amateur and the U.S. Women's Open. Carner won her amateur title in 1968 and Open titles in 1971 and 1976. Inkster won three consecutive amateur titles in 1980, 1981, and 1982; she won her second Open in 2002.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156737-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Women's Open\nGrace Park set the amateur scoring record at 283 (\u22125) and turned professional shortly after.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156737-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 U.S. Women's Open\nAnnika S\u00f6renstam shot 146 (+2) and missed the cut by two strokes, the second and last time she failed to play the weekend in her fifteen appearances. She previously missed the cut in 1997, as the two-time defending champion (1995, 1996). S\u00f6renstam won her third Open in 2006, the last of her ten major titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156738-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UAB Blazers football team\nThe 1999 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 1999, and was the ninth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his fifth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their fourth season at the I-A level, and their first affiliated with a conference with a record of 5\u20136 (4\u20132 C-USA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 552]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156739-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UC Davis Aggies football team\nThe 1999 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1999 NCAA Division II football season. They played as a Division II independent in 1999. They would stay an independent until 2004 when they became a charter member of the Great West Conference (GWC).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156739-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UC Davis Aggies football team\nThe 1999 Aggies were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Biggs and played their home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the regular season with a record of nine wins and one loss (9\u20131). This was the 30th consecutive year UC Davis finished with a winning record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156739-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UC Davis Aggies football team\nAt the end of the season the Aggies were ranked #5 and were invited to the Division II playoffs for the fourth year in a row. In the first round they defeated 18th-ranked Central Oklahoma at their home stadium in Davis, California. In the second round (quarterfinal) they again played in their home stadium, but were upset by Northeastern State. That brought the Aggies final record to ten wins and two losses (10\u20132). The Aggies outscored their opponents 393\u2013233 for the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156739-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UC Davis Aggies football team, NFL Draft\nNo UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 45], "content_span": [46, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team\nThe 1999 UCF Golden Knights football season was Mike Kruczek's second year as the head coach of the Golden Knights. Looking to build on the success of a nine-win season the year before, the Knights visited five high-profile opponents. Kruczek led UCF to an overall record of 4\u20137. With the departure of Daunte Culpepper to the NFL Draft, the quarterback duties were taken over by college journeyman Vic Penn. On two occasions, the Golden Knights nearly upset a major SEC opponent on the road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Season summary\nThe Golden Knights opened the season at the Citrus Bowl, hosting their largest-profile opponent thus far since elevating to Division I-A. Purdue, led by quarterback Drew Brees, soundly defeated UCF 47-13. UCF got out to an early 6-0 lead, but the Boilermakers scored 47 unanswered points, as Brees threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns. As the game got out of hand, two players were later ejected, and twice fans were arrested for running out on the field. The loss snapped UCF's school record of 11 consecutive home game wins, dating back to November 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Season summary\nAfter being routed by #4 Florida, and #10 Georgia Tech, the Golden Knights almost earned their first victory over an SEC team. UCF was defeated 24\u201323 by #11 Georgia in a game known as the \"Burglary Between the Hedges.\" (see below). At the 20 yard line with 15 seconds left, quarterback Vic Penn lofted a pass to Kenny Clark in the endzone, but Clark was tackled out of bounds by Bulldogs defender Jeff Harris in what appeared to be blatant pass interference. The SEC officials, however, inexcusably called offensive pass interference on UCF. The Golden Knights were backed up 15 yards, and out of field goal range, and were robbed of a chance for victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 709]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Season summary\nAfter starting the season 0-4, the Golden Knights earned two victories against Division I-AA opponents (Eastern Illinois and Nicholls State). They finally got their first win of the season against a Division I-A team with a 31-6 win over Eastern Michigan on October 30.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Season summary\nOn November 6, UCF was poised for another possible upset. After a near-miss against Auburn a year earlier, UCF once again took the Tigers down to the wire. Trailing 10-7 with three minutes left, the Tigers blasted for three touchdowns in the span of 97 seconds, dropping UCF by a final score of 28-10.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Season summary\nDuring the decade of the 1990s, UCF would compile an overall record of 67\u201346\u20130 (.593) during the decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nThe UCF Golden Knights traveled to Athens to take on No. 11 ranked Georgia at Sanford Stadium. The Golden Knights were defeated 24\u201323 in a game that became known as the \"Burglary Between the Hedges.\" The young UCF program, in only its fourth season in Division I-A, was 0\u20137 against SEC teams, and in the closing seconds, appeared poised for a historic upset. However, a controversial offensive pass interference penalty thrown by officials in the endzone late in the game took away their chance for victory. The Bulldogs entered the game undefeated and as a 28-point favorite over the 0\u20133 injury-depleted Golden Knights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 741]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nIn the first quarter, the Bulldogs jumped out to a 14\u20133 lead with a 20-yard touchdown pass from Quincy Carter to Terrence Evans, followed by an 8-yard touchdown run by Jasper Sanks. Javier Beorlegui kicked a 28-yard field goal for UCF's first points, but it came moments after Kenny Clark had dropped a touchdown pass in the endzone. Looking to go up by three scores, Georgia gambled on their next drive, going for it on a 4th down & 9 at the UCF 43-yard line.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 581]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nReceiver Michael Greer was tackled by UCF defensive back Davin Bush just inches short of the first down, and the Bulldogs turned the ball over on downs. That crucial stop would set up the Golden Knights first touchdown. It was the first of several miscues by the Bulldogs that kept the game close.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nEarly in the second quarter, UCF finished off an 11-play, 66-yard drive, that culminated in a 5-yard touchdown run by Page Sessoms. Aided by a 15-yard personal foul penalty against the Bulldogs, the Golden Knights had advanced to the Georgia 12. Facing 4th & Goal at the 6 yard line, RamPage Sessoms slipped by untouched for the score. The deficit was trimmed to 14\u201310. Georgia went a quick three-and-out on their next drive, setting up a Jonathan Kilgo punt deep in their own territory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 608]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nRioct Joseph blocked the punt, and it was recovered by Thad Ward, who returned the ball 6 yards for a UCF touchdown. The Golden Knights led 17\u201314 with 9:26 remaining in the second quarter. On the next drive, Georgia fumbled away the ball near midfield. With the momentum swinging to UCF, the Golden Knights drove to the 10 yard line. Beorlegui's 27-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Kendrell Bell, and the drive came up empty. In the final minute, the Bulldogs managed a 54-yard field goal by Hap Hines, and a 17\u201317 halftime tie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nOn their first possession of the third quarter, Georgia drove 70 yards in 8 plays for a go-ahead touchdown. Jasper Sanks broke away for a 54-yard run, and a sure touchdown, but he was caught and tackled from behind by Travis Fisher. Moments later, the Bulldogs capped off the drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Carter to Michael Greer. At the end of the third quarter, Georgia led 24\u201317.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nIn the fourth quarter, UCF put together a superb touchdown drive. UCF drove 89 yards in 12 plays. They never faced a third down. Omari Howard broke away for a 21-yard run down to the Georgia 32, setting the Knights up deep in Bulldogs territory. Vic Penn threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Page Sessoms, but Javier Beorlegui missed the extra point. The score was now 24\u201323 with 9:13 remaining in regulation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nWith 1:41 left in regulation, trailing by only 1 point, Vic Penn began leading UCF on a hopeful game-winning drive. He swiftly drove the Golden Knights 61 yards to the Bulldogs 20 yard line, spiking the ball with 25 seconds left on the clock. Rather than taking a knee, running out the clock and attempting a 37-yard field goal as time expired, head coach Mike Kruczek decided to call another play. Kruczek admitted \"I'm not overwhelmed with confidence in our field goal kicking\", after Beorlegui's two earlier misses, and decided to take one last crack at the endzone instead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 698]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nPenn threw a fade pattern to receiver Kenny Clark on the left front corner of the endzone, but the ball fell incomplete. Bulldogs cornerback Jeff Harris was all over Clark, but a flag was thrown for offensive pass interference. The Golden Knights were backed up 15 yards, and out of field goal range. A sack on the next play set up a desperation pass as time expired. Penn's pass was intercepted, sealing the game for Georgia, and snuffing out the upset bid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nThe offensive pass interference penalty was instantly controversial. Observers on both sides of the field were shocked by the call, which was made by an SEC officiating crew. UCF head coach Mike Kruczek said he saw \"face guarding, defensive pass interference, plain and simple, and 86,000 people saw the same thing.\" According to UCF radio announcer Marc Daniels, Harris was blanketing Clark along the sidelines, and \"basically tackled Kenny Clark out of bounds.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nEven Georgia head coach Jim Donnan appeared surprised, conjecturing it was a payback for the 102 yards of penalties Georgia had been assessed, saying \"I thought it was a good call, even if it was a bad call - very apropos.\" He went on to say \"We might not be as good as everybody wants us to be.\" Bulldogs radio announcer Larry Munson believed that UCF \"got a really bad break on that call.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nHarris claimed he \"just tried to put my body between [Clark] and the ball, and he grabbed me.\" Clark said afterwards \"I'm not going to call it a bad call, but I thought it was defensive pass interference. I don't know how they could have made that call.\" He went on to say UCF \"let it slip away, and they [Georgia] know it\". Quarterback Vic Penn, who at the time thought the pass attempt was a safe play call, reflected upon the incident saying \"no doubt about it, we were robbed.\" Later in the season, Georgia Tech coach George O'Leary (coincidentally the future UCF coach) was studying game film for his upcoming rivalry game against Georgia. When he came across the play in question he said \"Whoaaa, there's those SEC officials again. It was a terrible call.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 883]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, September 25: at Georgia - \"Burglary Between the Hedges\"\nThe Golden Knights had racked up 441 yards of offense with 30 first downs, controlling the clock for nearly 36 minutes. The Bulldogs had 13 penalties for 102 yards and committed the game's only turnover except for Penn's interception on the final play. Though Georgia escaped with the win, they were highly criticized for poor play, particularly on defense. UCF kicker Javier Beorlegui was singled out by many, having missed a field goal, an extra point, and having another field goal attempt blocked - all three of which could have changed the outcome. The game would go down as one of the most devastating losses in school history. The two teams would not play again until the 2010 Liberty Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 120], "content_span": [121, 818]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, November 6: at Auburn\nThe UCF Golden Knights traveled to Jordan\u2013Hare Stadium to face the Auburn Tigers for the third straight year. Going into the game the Golden Knights were 0\u20138 against SEC teams, and 0\u201314 against major Division I-A opponents. The previous season, the Golden Knights had suffered a heartbreaking 10\u20136 loss at Auburn, and were looking to finally notch a win against a major opponent after a bevy near-misses. With a bowl berth out of the picture for 1999, and with the Tigers in the midst of a five-game losing streak, UCF instead shifted their focus on securing a signature victory to help further their program.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 85], "content_span": [86, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, November 6: at Auburn\nIn the first quarter, Auburn quarterback Jeff Klein threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Tavares Robinson and an early 7\u20130 Tigers lead. The 73-yard opening drive included a 24-yard run by Heath Evans. However, Auburn's offense would suffer more frustration than success over the next two quarters of play. Pinned back at their own 2 yard line, UCF quarterback Vic Penn threw a crucial 13-yard pass completion to Kenny Clark from his own endzone. On the next play, Penn connected with Charles Lee for an 83-yard touchdown. The Golden Knights tied the game 7\u20137, despite Lee entering the game suffering from a stomach flu.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 85], "content_span": [86, 702]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, November 6: at Auburn\nAt the start of the third quarter, Penn led the Golden Knights on a 9-play, 53-yard drive. Javier Beorlegui kicked a 39-yard field goal to give UCF a 10\u20137 lead. Later, Golden Knights safety Tommy Shavers intercepted Jeff Klein in the red zone, snuffing out a Tigers scoring opportunity. Auburn kicker Damon Duval missed two field goals wide left, and the Golden Knights clung to the same 10\u20137 lead at the end of the third quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 85], "content_span": [86, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, November 6: at Auburn\nVic Penn drove the Golden Knights into Auburn territory early in the fourth quarter. Facing a third down at the Auburn 24 yard line with just over ten minutes left in regulation, Penn barely missed too high an open Charles Lee in the endzone. UCF had to settle for a 43-yard field goal attempt. Beorlegui's kick hit the crossbar, and fell no good. Subsequently, the Tigers drove 70 yards in 16 plays, including five third down conversions, for a go-ahead 16-yard touchdown catch by Reggie Worthy with only 3:41 left in regulation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 85], "content_span": [86, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, November 6: at Auburn\nTrailing 14\u201310, the Golden Knights were pinned back deep in their own territory. Facing a 4th & 15, Penn was sacked at his own 8 yard line for a turnover on downs. One play later, the Tigers were back in the endzone with an 8-yard touchdown run by Heath Evans. The Golden Knights had one last meaningful possession, but Penn was intercepted by Alex Lincoln who returned the ball 20 yards for a touchdown, and a 28\u201310 final score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 85], "content_span": [86, 515]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156740-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 UCF Golden Knights football team, Selected game summaries, November 6: at Auburn\nAfter trailing much of the game, the Tigers scored three touchdowns in the span of 97 seconds to rally for the victory. The two schools would not play one another again until the 2018 Peach Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 85], "content_span": [86, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156741-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships\nThe 1999 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Poprad, Slovakia on Saturday 30 January 1999 and Sunday 31 January 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156742-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships\nThe 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the 10th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and were held in \u00c5re in the North of Sweden. The events included were cross-country and downhill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156742-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships\nThe 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the first to include the cross-country team relay. The Spanish team won the inaugural world title in the discipline.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156742-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships\nNicolas Vouilloz won his fifth consecutive world title in the elite men's downhill. Anne-Caroline Chausson won her fourth consecutive world title in the elite women's downhill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156743-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup\nThe 1999 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup were the 1999 mountain biking world cup races and were held in three disciplines: Cross-country, Downhill and Dual for both men and women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156744-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Road World Championships\nThe 1999 UCI Road World Championships took place in Treviso and Verona, Italy, between October 3 and October 10, 1999. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156745-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Men's road race\nThese are the results for the 1999 UCI Road World Championships bicycle race road race. The men's elite race was held on Sunday October 10, 1999, in Verona, Italy, over a total distance of 260 kilometres (16 laps). There were a total number of 172 starters, with 49 cyclists finishing the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156746-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Men's time trial\nThe Men's Individual Time Trial at the 1999 World Cycling Championships was held on Thursday 7 October 1999 in Treviso, Italy, over a total distance of 50.8 kilometres. There were a total number of 59 starters, with three non-starters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156747-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Women's road race\nThe Women's Road Race at the 1999 UCI Road World Championships was held on Saturday October 9, 1999, in Verona, Italy, over a total distance of 113,75 kilometres (seven laps). There were a total of 119 starters, with 93 cyclists finishing the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156748-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Road World Championships \u2013 Women's time trial\nThe Women's Individual Time Trial at the 1999 UCI Road World Championships was held on Tuesday October 5, 1999, in Verona, Italy, over a total distance of 25.8 kilometres. There were a total number of 40 starters, with one non-starter. The first woman started at 03:00 pm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156749-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Road World Cup\nThe 1999 UCI Road World Cup was the eleventh edition of the UCI Road World Cup. It was won by Belgian classics specialist Andrei Tchmil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156750-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Track Cycling World Championships\nThe 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Berlin, Germany from October 20 to October 24, 1999. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the women. France dominated most of the events, with F\u00e9licia Ballanger and Marion Clignet making a clean sweep of the women's championships by taking two golds each, France won over half of the gold medals on offer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156751-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics\nThe 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is a multi race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 21 May 1999 to 6 September 1999. The World Cup is organised by the UCI.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156752-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCI Women's Road World Cup\nThe 1999 UCI Women's Road World Cup was the second edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. It consisted of nine rounds: in addition to the six rounds in 1998 that were all retained there were the New Zealand World Cup, the Primavera Rosa and La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne F\u00e9minine. Australian rider Anna Wilson of Saturn Cycling Team won the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 373]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156753-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCLA Bruins football team\nThe 1999 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were led by head coach Bob Toledo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156754-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UCLA Bruins softball team\nThe 1999 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1999 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her eleventh season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 63\u20136. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 22\u20136 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156754-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UCLA Bruins softball team\nThe Bruins were invited to the 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their eighth Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1995. The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final\nThe 1999 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match between Manchester United of England and Bayern Munich of Germany, played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, on 26 May 1999, to determine the winner of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League. Injury time goals from Manchester United's Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r cancelled out Mario Basler's early goal for Bayern to give Manchester United a 2\u20131 win. Referee Pierluigi Collina has cited this match as one of the most memorable of his career, and described the noise from the crowd at the end of the game as being like a \"lion's roar\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 644]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final\nThe two sides had played each other earlier in the competition, having both been drawn in Group D in the group stage; Bayern won the group, while Manchester United qualified for the knockout phase as one of the two best runners-up across all six groups. After beating Inter Milan in the quarter-finals, Manchester United beat another Italian side, Juventus, in the semis to reach the final; meanwhile, Bayern beat fellow Germans Kaiserslautern in the quarter-finals, before overcoming Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv in the semis. The victory completed a treble-winning season for Manchester United, after they had won the Premier League and FA Cup. Bayern were also playing for a treble, having won the Bundesliga and reached the DFB-Pokal final, although they went on to lose that match as well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 825]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Background\nManchester United and Bayern Munich had only met twice in competitive matches before the final, both meetings coming earlier in the 1998\u201399 season and both finished as draws. Manchester United's only other German opponents in their history were Borussia Dortmund, against whom they had an overall winning record, with three wins, two defeats and a draw in their six matches, including a 10\u20131 aggregate win in the second round of the 1964\u201365 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and a 2\u20130 aggregate defeat in the 1996\u201397 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Bayern Munich had an equally narrow advantage in their 22 matches against English opposition, with seven wins, nine draws and six defeats, including a win over Leeds United in the 1975 European Cup Final and a defeat to Aston Villa in the 1982 final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 836]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Background\nIncluding the victory over Leeds in 1975, Bayern Munich had won the European Cup on three occasions going into the 1999 final. With three victories in a row from 1974 to 1976, they became only the third team to achieve such a feat after Real Madrid (1956 to 1960) and Ajax (1971 to 1973). They had also finished as runners-up twice: in 1982 against Aston Villa and 1987 against Porto. Although Bayern had been waiting 23 years for a European Cup title, Manchester United had had to wait even longer, their only victory having come in 1968.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Background\nTheir manager then was Matt Busby, who had been seriously injured 10 years earlier in the Munich air disaster, which killed eight of his players on the way back from a European Cup tie in Belgrade, before rebuilding the team to become European Cup winners. Busby died in 1994; the day of the 1999 Champions League final would have been his 90th birthday.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Background\nAlthough it was the second Champions League season to feature clubs that had not won their national leagues the year before, Manchester United and Bayern Munich were the first such clubs to reach the final of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Background\nNevertheless, both went into the match as champions, having won their domestic leagues in 1998\u201399; Bayern Munich claimed the Bundesliga title with a 1\u20131 draw against Hertha BSC on 9 May with three games to go, while Manchester United left it until the last day of the season (16 May), when they came back from 1\u20130 down against Tottenham Hotspur to win 2\u20131 and beat Arsenal to the title by a point. Both teams were also playing for the treble; in addition to their league win, Manchester United had beaten Newcastle United in the 1999 FA Cup Final on 22 May to claim the Double, while Bayern were due to play Werder Bremen in the 1999 DFB-Pokal Final on 12 June.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 706]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Qualifying round\nSince neither Manchester United nor Bayern Munich had won their respective leagues in 1997\u201398, both sides faced a qualifier to enter the 1998\u201399 Champions League. Manchester United were drawn against Polish champions \u0141KS \u0141\u00f3d\u017a and won 2\u20130 on aggregate, goals from Ryan Giggs and Andy Cole in the first leg at Old Trafford giving them the victory. Bayern Munich had an easier time against Yugoslavian champions Obili\u0107, winning 4\u20130 in the first leg at the Olympiastadion with goals from Stefan Effenberg, Giovane \u00c9lber, Alexander Zickler and Thorsten Fink, all scored in the space of 17 second-half minutes. In the second leg, played at Partizan's ground in Belgrade, an 88th-minute goal from Lothar Matth\u00e4us rescued a 1\u20131 draw to give Bayern a 5\u20131 win on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 70], "content_span": [71, 834]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Group stage\nIn the group stage, Manchester United and Bayern Munich were drawn together in Group D, along with Spanish champions Barcelona and Danish champions Br\u00f8ndby, in what was soon known as the \"group of death\". United and Bayern found themselves bottom of the group after the first round of matches, in which Bayern lost 2\u20131 away to Br\u00f8ndby after surrendering a 1\u20130 lead in the last three minutes; United, meanwhile, played out a 3\u20133 draw at home to Barcelona after twice giving up the lead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Group stage\nThe first group stage meeting between United and Bayern took place at the Olympiastadion on matchday 2 and finished in a 2\u20132 draw; \u00c9lber opened the scoring for Bayern before goals from Dwight Yorke and Paul Scholes gave United the lead, only for a Teddy Sheringham own goal \u2013 brought about by an error by Peter Schmeichel \u2013 to level the scores in the 89th minute.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Group stage\nMatchdays 3 and 4 saw double-headers, with Manchester United taking on Br\u00f8ndby and Bayern Munich playing Barcelona. Manchester United beat Br\u00f8ndby 6\u20132 in their first match at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, then 5\u20130 at Old Trafford two weeks later. Bayern also recorded a pair of victories over Barcelona, winning 1\u20130 at the Olympiastadion and 2\u20131 at the Camp Nou. On matchday 5, United played their second match against Barcelona \u2013 their first trip of the season to the Camp Nou \u2013 and again the two sides played out a 3\u20133 draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 592]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Group stage\nWith Bayern beating Br\u00f8ndby 2\u20130 at home, the German side moved onto 10 points and took top spot in the group going into the final round of matches, one point ahead of United. Qualification for the quarter-finals was only guaranteed for the group winners, meaning that both United and Bayern had to play for victory in their final match against each other at Old Trafford.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0007-0002", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Group stage\nUnited took the lead just before half-time through a Roy Keane strike from just outside the penalty area; however, Hasan Salihamid\u017ei\u0107 equalised for Bayern in the 55th minute and the game finished as a 1\u20131 draw. The result meant that Bayern finished as group winners, but United's points total was enough to see them go through as one of the two group runners-up with the best record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 65], "content_span": [66, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Knockout stage\nIn the quarter-finals, Bayern Munich were drawn against Group F winners and fellow German side Kaiserslautern, while Manchester United were paired with Group C winners Inter Milan. Two Yorke goals gave United a 2\u20130 win in their first leg at Old Trafford, while Bayern beat Kaiserslautern by the same scoreline at the Olympiastadion through goals from \u00c9lber and Effenberg. In the second leg, Nicola Ventola pulled a goal back for Inter, but Paul Scholes secured United's passage to the semi-finals with a late away goal. Meanwhile, Bayern won convincingly at Kaiserslautern, as goals from Effenberg, Carsten Jancker, Mario Basler and an own goal from Uwe R\u00f6sler gave them a 4\u20130 win, 6\u20130 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 768]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Knockout stage\nUnited again came up against Italian opposition in the semi-finals, facing Juventus, who had beaten Greek side Olympiacos in the quarters, and Bayern were drawn against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who beat reigning champions Real Madrid to reach the semis. Both first legs finished as draws; Giggs scored in injury time to secure a 1\u20131 home draw for Manchester United after Antonio Conte had put Juventus ahead midway through the first half, while Bayern also had to come from behind to draw 3\u20133 in Kyiv.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Route to the final, Knockout stage\nA single goal from Basler proved the difference between Bayern and Dynamo in the second leg, giving the Germans a 4\u20133 aggregate win. Manchester United fell behind early in Turin, as Filippo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes. Goals from Keane and Yorke before half-time levelled the tie but gave United the advantage on away goals, before Cole secured victory with the winning goal seven minutes from time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Venue and ticketing\nThe Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, was selected as the venue for the final at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Lisbon, Portugal, on 6 October 1998. The selection process had begun more than four months earlier, in May 1998, when FC Barcelona submitted the Camp Nou as a contender to host the match in recognition of the club's centenary year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Venue and ticketing\nThe other venues in contention to host the match were London's Wembley Stadium and Marseille's Stade V\u00e9lodrome, but the Camp Nou was considered by UEFA's Stadiums Commission to be the favourite for its superior security, comfort and capacity. The Camp Nou had hosted one previous European Cup final: Italian club Milan's 4\u20130 victory over Steaua Bucure\u0219ti of Romania in 1989. It had also hosted two Cup Winners' Cup finals, in 1972 and 1982; the latter was won on home turf by Barcelona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Venue and ticketing\nThe Camp Nou was constructed over three years from 1954 to 1957 as a replacement for Barcelona's previous home, the nearby Camp de Les Corts. The original capacity of the Camp Nou was just over 93,000, but its first major European final, the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup Final, was attended by just 35,000 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Venue and ticketing\n1982 was the stadium's busiest year to date, hosting not only the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup Final, but also five matches at the FIFA World Cup, including the opening match, all three matches in Group A of the second group stage and the semi-final between Poland and Italy. Subsequent renovations meant that by 1999, the stadium's capacity had reached 115,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Venue and ticketing\nDue to UEFA regulations regarding standing at football matches, the Camp Nou's terraced sections were closed for the 1999 Champions League Final, reducing the capacity to approximately 92,000. Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). The remaining third was divided between fans of FC Barcelona (around 7,500 tickets), UEFA, and competition sponsors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Venue and ticketing\nAfter an initial announcement that the clubs would only receive 25,000 tickets each, the Independent Manchester United Supporters Association (IMUSA) called that figure \"ridiculous\", claiming it would push black market prices to \"astronomical levels\"; the group's spokesman, Lee Hodgkiss, suggested a figure closer to 50,000 would be more appropriate, given the stadium's usual capacity of around 115,000. Despite the club receiving only 30,000 tickets, it was estimated that up to 100,000 Manchester United fans travelled to Barcelona for the final, paying around \u00a3300 for flights and around \u00a31,000 for match tickets. Many were able to buy tickets from touts, who had paid up to \u00a3400 to buy from Barcelona fans who had bought through their club for the equivalent of \u00a328.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 837]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Venue and ticketing\nAs well as reducing the capacity of the stadium, UEFA also mandated that the Camp Nou pitch be narrowed by 4 metres (13\u00a0ft) from 72 metres (236\u00a0ft) to 68 metres (223\u00a0ft), to match UEFA's 'standard' pitch size.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 64], "content_span": [65, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Match ball\nThe match ball for the final was the Nike NK 800 Geo, a white ball with a standard 32-panel design. It featured a large \"swoosh\" across two adjacent hexagonal panels with the Champions League logo on a pentagonal panel above, and a pattern of five-pointed stars similar to those used in the UEFA Champions League logo over the entire surface of the ball.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Match officials\nThe match referee was Pierluigi Collina of the Italian Football Federation. Collina was promoted to the FIFA International Referees list in 1995, and took charge of his first UEFA Cup matches in the 1995\u201396 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Match officials\nHe had only refereed eight Champions League matches before the 1999 final, three of which came in the group stage earlier in the season, including the match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou on 4 November 1998; however, he had also taken charge of four matches at the 1996 Summer Olympics, including the final between Nigeria and Argentina, and two group stage matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Collina was supported by fellow Italian officials Gennaro Mazzei and Claudio Puglisi as assistant referees, and fourth official Fiorenzo Treossi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Kits\nAs both Manchester United and Bayern Munich's primary kits featured significant amounts of red, UEFA regulations about kit clashes would normally have required both teams to wear their change kits. However, the two clubs felt it would have been a shame for neither to wear their traditional colours, and they agreed to toss a coin to see who would have first choice. Manchester United won the toss and therefore wore their usual European colours of red shirts, white shorts and white socks, while Bayern wore silver shirts, shorts and socks, all with maroon trim.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 49], "content_span": [50, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Pre-match, Opening ceremony\nPrior to kick-off, opera singer Montserrat Caball\u00e9 \u2013 moving around the field on the back of a golf cart \u2013 performed a live version of \"Barcelona\", a song she recorded with the late Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1987, accompanied by a recording of Mercury on the stadium's electronic screen. The opening ceremony featured inflatable versions of some of Barcelona's most recognisable landmarks, as well as flag-bearers waving flags of the crests of the participating teams. Bayern Munich's fans, meanwhile, created a tifo of the name of their team with thousands of coloured cards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Team selection\nManchester United left England two days before the final, first flying from Manchester Ringway Airport to Heathrow, where they boarded a Concorde aircraft for the flight to Barcelona. They stayed in the Meli\u00e1 Gran hotel in the town of Sitges, about 20\u00a0mi (32\u00a0km) down the coast south-west of Barcelona.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0018-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Team selection\nCaptain Roy Keane and midfielder Paul Scholes both missed out on the final due to suspension; manager Alex Ferguson had originally considered selecting Giggs to join Nicky Butt in central midfield, but ultimately picked David Beckham as a player who could help the team control possession in the middle of the pitch, with Giggs on the right wing and Jesper Blomqvist starting on the left. Keane had suffered an ankle injury in the FA Cup final that would keep him out until the start of the following season, but his suspension rendered the injury irrelevant to his selection.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 632]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0018-0002", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Team selection\nNorwegian defender Henning Berg also missed out through injury, meaning that his compatriot Ronny Johnsen \u2013 who had been an early contender to play alongside Butt in midfield \u2013 played in central defence alongside Jaap Stam, who overcame an Achilles injury. With Keane out, goalkeeper Schmeichel \u2013 who in November 1998 had announced his intention to leave Manchester United at the end of the season \u2013 was named as captain for his final Manchester United appearance; this meant that both sides were captained by their goalkeepers, as Oliver Kahn wore the armband for Bayern.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0018-0003", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Team selection\nAs Manchester United's top two goalscorers throughout the season, Cole and Yorke started up front, leaving Sheringham \u2013 who had played a part in both goals in the FA Cup Final a few days earlier \u2013 on the bench. Also on the bench were fellow striker Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r, back-up goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw, defenders David May, Phil Neville and Wes Brown, and midfielder Jonathan Greening.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 449]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Team selection\nBayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld announced his team's line-up for the final two full days ahead of the match. Injuries also impacted on his selections, with French left-back Bixente Lizarazu and Brazilian forward \u00c9lber having suffered season-ending knee injuries. \u00c9lber's absence resulted in Bayern playing a three-man attack of Basler, Jancker and Zickler, while Lizarazu was replaced on the left flank by Michael Tarnat playing in a wing-back role opposite Markus Babbel on the right.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0019-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Team selection\nBabbel was originally intended to play a man-marking role on Giggs, with his defensive abilities earning him selection ahead of the more attack-minded Thomas Strunz; however, this was nullified by Giggs' selection on the right wing, where he would play against Tarnat. The Bayern defence was anchored around sweeper Matth\u00e4us, who played behind Thomas Linke and Ghana international Samuel Kuffour \u2013 the only non-German in the Bayern side (by comparison, Manchester United had four Englishmen in their team); Linke and Kuffour's partnership at centre-back meant club captain Thomas Helmer had to settle for a place on the bench. Effenberg and Jens Jeremies played in central midfield for Bayern, with Jeremies man-marking Beckham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 55], "content_span": [56, 784]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, First half\nSix minutes into the match, Johnsen fouled Bayern striker Jancker just outside the area, and Basler placed a low free kick around the United wall to score the first goal, as Schmeichel was caught flat-footed. Although they were now a goal down, United began to dominate possession, but failed to create any clear-cut chances. The Bayern defence remained strong and well-organised, as Cole found out when his close-range effort was quickly closed down by three defenders. As Bayern began to look increasingly dangerous on the counter-attack than their opponents did in possession, Jancker repeatedly tested the United back four with a number of clever runs, some of which were flagged offside.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 753]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, First half\nCole once again found himself with a chance in the Bayern box, but goalkeeper Kahn hurried out of his goal to punch the ball to safety. At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. As half-time approached, United winger Giggs, playing out of position on the right, sent a weak header towards Kahn from a Cole cross, but that was as close as they were to come to a goal in the first half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nThe German team started the second half in a more positive mood, with Jancker forcing a save from Schmeichel within a minute after the restart. Basler was proving to be Bayern's most dangerous player, first firing a 30-yard shot towards goal and then setting up a header for Babbel, who missed the ball entirely. United put together an attack when, after a healthy period of possession, Giggs crossed towards Blomqvist, who could only knock the ball over the bar after a desperate stretch. Another chance for Basler prompted Ferguson to bring on Sheringham.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nHitzfeld responded with a substitution of his own, bringing on Mehmet Scholl, who immediately set up Effenberg for a long-range shot that went narrowly wide. Schmeichel kept his side in the game when tipping another Effenberg shot over the bar after 75 minutes. Scholl then almost scored from a delicate 20-yard chip after a run from Basler, but the ball bounced back off the post and into Schmeichel's arms. With the game seemingly drifting away from the English side, Ferguson introduced Solskj\u00e6r with 10 minutes remaining.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 587]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0022-0002", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nThe substitute immediately forced Kahn into a diving save with a header; it was the closest United had come to scoring all game. A minute later, Bayern missed a chance to secure the trophy, when an overhead kick from Jancker came off the crossbar. As the game crept into the last five minutes, United's two substitutes forced Kahn into more saves, firstly through a Sheringham volley and then from another Solskj\u00e6r header.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nBeckham... in towards Schmeichel... it's come for Dwight Yorke. Cleared... Giggs with the shot... Sheringham! Name on the trophy! Teddy Sheringham, with 30 seconds of added time played, has equalised for Manchester United \u2013 they are still in the European Cup!", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nClive Tyldesley on ITV's broadcast call of Sheringham's injury time equaliser", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 139]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nUnited won a corner just as the fourth official indicated three minutes of injury time, and with so little time left for an equaliser, Schmeichel ventured up to Bayern's penalty area. Beckham flighted the corner in just over Schmeichel's head, Yorke put the ball back towards the crowded area, and after Fink failed to clear sufficiently, the ball arrived at the feet of Giggs on the edge of the area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 463]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0025-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nHis right-footed snap-shot was weak and poorly struck, but it went straight to Sheringham, who swiped at the shot with his right foot, and nestled the ball in the bottom corner of the net. The goal was timed at 36 seconds into injury time. It looked as if, having been behind for most of the match, United had forced extra time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 390]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nYou have to feel this is their year. Is this their moment? Beckham, into Sheringham \u2013 and Solskj\u00e6r has won it! Manchester United have reached the promised land! Ole Solskj\u00e6r! The two substitutes have scored the two goals in stoppage time and the treble looms large!", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nLess than 30\u00a0seconds after the subsequent kick-off, United forced another corner, but Schmeichel stayed in his penalty area this time, under instruction from Ferguson. Beckham again swung the corner in, finding the head of Sheringham, who nodded the ball down across the face of goal. Solskj\u00e6r reacted fastest, stuck out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead with just 43 seconds of the three minutes of injury time to play. Solskj\u00e6r celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler's earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. Schmeichel, in his own penalty area, cartwheeled with glee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nThe game restarted, but many Bayern players were overwhelmed with despair, virtually unable to continue and needed the assistance of referee Collina to drag themselves off the ground. They were stunned to have lost a game they had thought won just minutes before (several celebratory flares had already been ignited by the Bayern fans moments before United equalised, and ribbons in the club's colours had already been secured to the trophy itself in preparation for the presentation ceremony).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0028-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Match, Summary, Second half\nUnited held onto their lead to record their second European Cup title, and at the final whistle, referee Collina described the cheers from the fans as being like a \"lion's roar\". Kuffour broke down in tears after the game, beating the floor in despair, and Jancker collapsed in anguish. Matth\u00e4us had captained Bayern in the 1987 European Cup Final and lost in similar circumstances to two late Porto goals. He had been substituted with 10 minutes remaining, with victory seemingly assured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nThe game's ending was so unexpected that UEFA President Lennart Johansson had left his seat in the stands before Sheringham's equaliser to make his way down to the pitch to present the European Cup trophy, which was already decorated with Bayern ribbons. When emerging from the tunnel at the final whistle, he was stunned. \"I can't believe it\", he later said, \"The winners are crying and the losers are dancing.\" When the two teams went to collect their medals, Matth\u00e4us received his runner-up medal but removed it from his neck almost immediately.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nHe never won the competition as a player, having moved to play in the United States for the MetroStars in March 2000, the year before Bayern next won the European Cup in 2001. Matth\u00e4us later commented that \"it was not the best team that won but the luckiest\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0029-0002", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nAs captain of Manchester United, Schmeichel should have received his medal last, but instead he went up first before having to return to the back of the queue with Ferguson; the pair then lifted the trophy together, surrounded by the rest of Manchester United's players, including May, who climbed the presentation podium to a position of prominence in the celebration photographs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nStaying true to his word from earlier in the season, the match was Schmeichel's last in a Manchester United shirt, and a month later he signed for Portuguese club Sporting CP. He spent two seasons in Portugal before returning to England for spells with Aston Villa and Manchester City. It was also Blomqvist's last competitive appearance for the club. After playing in all four matches of the club's pre-season tour of Australia and China in July 1999, he suffered a succession of knee injuries that ruled him out of competitive action for the next two seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0030-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nHe made two more appearances for the first team during the 2000\u201301 pre-season campaign, as well as three matches for the reserves in September and October 2001, before a free transfer to Everton in November that year. For Bayern Munich, substitutes Helmer and Ali Daei left the club in the summer of 1999; Helmer moved to England to play for Sunderland, while Daei remained in Germany with Hertha BSC.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nBayern president Franz Beckenbauer recognised that it was a loss of concentration in the last few minutes that led to his side's defeat: \"That was the cruellest defeat possible because victory was so close. We already had victory in the bag and there were only a few seconds to go. But those few seconds were enough for Manchester [United] to get back into the game. We were playing well in the last 20 minutes and should have been able to hold on to victory. But in the end, Manchester deservedly won.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 548]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0031-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nManager Hitzfeld seemed more stunned by the result in his reaction: \"I feel so sorry for my team because they were so close to winning this match but they have lost. It's really difficult to digest and this is inconceivable for us but then this is what football is all about. Normally when the opposition equalise you are expecting extra-time and it was a shock to our team when they scored the winner two minutes later. It could take days or even weeks to recover from this but I must say that Manchester are great champions.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 572]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nIn winning the trophy, Manchester United became the first English team to be crowned European champions since the Heysel Stadium disaster ban in 1985, which had resulted in English clubs being excluded from UEFA competitions for five years, and also the first team to achieve the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and European Cup in the same season. It was the first time the treble had been won since PSV Eindhoven in 1988; it would not be won again until Barcelona beat Manchester United in the Champions League final 10 years later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 584]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0032-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nAfter becoming the first manager of an English club to achieve this honour, Ferguson was made a Knight Bachelor on 12 June 1999 in recognition of his services to football, as well as a bonus from the club reported to be in the region of \u00a3350,000 (the players received bonuses of \u00a3150,000 each). In a post-match interview with ITV's Gary Newbon, Ferguson provided a succinct summary of the game: \"Football, eh? Bloody hell\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0032-0002", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nAfter the treble was secured, much debate arose among English football fans as to whether the 1999 Manchester United team was the greatest club side ever, alongside past European Cup-winning teams. It was such a significant achievement for an English football club that Prime Minister Tony Blair took the time to watch part of the match and congratulate Manchester United from the opening of the new National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 484]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nManchester United became the first team to win the European Cup or Champions League without being the champions of Europe or champions of their country the preceding season. They had finished second behind Arsenal in the 1997\u201398 FA Premier League, but had qualified through UEFA's expanded 24-team format, which had been introduced a season earlier. Had Bayern won the cup, they would have become the first team to achieve this feat, having also finished second in the Bundesliga to Kaiserslautern the season before. While Manchester United finished the season as treble champions, Bayern ultimately lost the DFB-Pokal final to Werder Bremen, which meant they finished the season with the Bundesliga title as their only silverware.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 776]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nManchester United received \u00a32\u00a0million in prize money from UEFA for winning the competition, on top of the \u00a310\u00a0million they had already won just for reaching the final; by comparison, Bayern Munich received \u00a31.6\u00a0million for finishing as runners-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0034-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nManchester United also received another financial boost in the form of an increase in the share price of their parent company on the London Stock Exchange; following the match, the price rose from 187 pence per share to 190 pence; however, this was still around 50p less than the shares were trading for earlier in the season during the attempted buyout of the club by BSkyB.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Post-match\nManchester United planned an open-top bus tour of the city of Manchester the day after the game, at which they would parade their three trophies for an expected 700,000 people lining the streets between Sale and the city centre. The parade culminated with a reception at the Manchester Arena, for which 17,500 tickets were made available at \u00a33 each; proceeds went to Ferguson's testimonial fund. Greater Manchester Police later estimated that the actual number of people who attended the parade was around 500,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Broadcasting\nIn the United Kingdom, the final was broadcast by ITV Sport with commentary provided by Clive Tyldesley and Ron Atkinson. The broadcast attracted an average of 15.5\u00a0million viewers, with a peak audience of 18.8\u00a0million at 21:30, just as Manchester United scored their two goals. The climax of the game was voted as the fourth-greatest sporting moment ever by Channel 4 viewers in a 2002 poll. In Germany, the match was shown on RTL Television, and was seen by an average of 13.59\u00a0million people over the course of the broadcast. In Spain, the match was shown on TVE.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 46], "content_span": [47, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Treble Reunion match\nOn 26 May 2019, Manchester United hosted a reunion match against a Bayern Munich Legends team to mark the 20th anniversary of winning the treble and to raise money for the Manchester United Foundation. Most of the Manchester United squad from the 1998\u201399 season returned for the match, with the exception of Giggs, who was on coaching duty with the Wales national team. Despite not having been with Manchester United during the 1998\u201399 season, Karel Poborsk\u00fd, Mika\u00ebl Silvestre and Louis Saha completed the squad as regular participants in Manchester United Legends matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0037-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Treble Reunion match\nFerguson returned to manage the side, six years after his retirement from full-time management, joined by his 1999 assistant Steve McClaren and former club captain Bryan Robson as head coach. The Bayern squad featured six players who appeared in the 1999 final \u2013 Babbel, Kuffour, Effenberg, Matth\u00e4us, Jancker and Fink \u2013 as well as striker \u00c9lber, who missed the original match through injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156755-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Treble Reunion match\nManchester United won the match 5\u20130. Solskj\u00e6r, now manager of Manchester United, opened the scoring in the fifth minute, having come on for Cole in the first minute of the match due to Cole's continued struggle with kidney trouble. Yorke made it 2\u20130 on the half-hour mark, before second-half goals from Butt, Saha and Beckham completed the scoring. The match was played in front of 61,175 spectators and raised \u00a31.5\u00a0million for the Manchester United Foundation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 54], "content_span": [55, 516]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156756-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Final\nThe 1999 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match played on 12 May 1999 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to determine the winners of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup. The match was contested by Parma of Italy and Marseille of France. Parma won the match 3\u20130 to claim their second UEFA Cup and fourth European trophy, having previously won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup on one occasion each. There were 61,000 spectators at the match, making it the highest-attended single-legged UEFA Cup/Europa League final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 544]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156756-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Final, Background\nThis was Parma's second UEFA Cup final, having defeated Juventus in 1995. Marseille had won the UEFA Champions League in 1993. That victory was marred by the match fixing scandal and, although the title was not stripped from the French club, they were barred from competing in the UEFA Super Cup and next season's UEFA Champions League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156756-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Final, Background\nThe Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia played host to the match, having never previously hosted a major European final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 31], "content_span": [32, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156756-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Team selection\nWhile Parma's selection for the match was more straightforward, underdogs Marseille had four players suspended for the final after the team's semi-final victory over Bologna, which ended in a fight in the players' tunnel at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Fabrizio Ravanelli and William Gallas both received yellow cards which barred their participation in the final. Christophe Dugarry and Hamada Jambay would serve the first match of their respective and five- and four-match suspensions on the sidelines for the final for their involvement in the brawl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 42], "content_span": [43, 595]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156756-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nHugh Dallas, the Scottish referee who had also officiated in the Franco-Italian 1998 World Cup quarter-final, conducted the coin toss, which was won by Marseille captain Laurent Blanc and the Frenchman elected to shoot towards his team's own fans in the second half. Roberto Sensini, Parma's captain, chose to kick the match off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 365]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156756-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nThe first 25 minutes saw a cautious Marseille side play much of their football in their own half, only to knock it long to their isolated frontmen Robert Pires and Florian Maurice. Following such an occasion, Sensini hit a long ball forward towards Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n, whose headed flick-on looked not to be dangerous until a lazy headed backpass from the experienced Laurent Blanc gifted Hern\u00e1n Crespo one-on-one with the keeper; the Argentine coolly lobbed St\u00e9phane Porato with his first touch to give Parma the lead after 26 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156756-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nTen minutes later, as the Italians continued to dominate the match, a Parma attack twice looked to have been ended by Marseille's defence, but the ball found Lilian Thuram in an advanced right-back position on both occasions. On the second occasion, Thuram was able to slide in to find Diego Fuser five yards from the byline and just onside. He whipped in a deep cross, and Paolo Vanoli directed his header past Marseille's goalkeeper into the net to double Parma's advantage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156756-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Final, Match, Summary\nFive minutes before the hour mark, Thuram surged forward down the right before giving the ball to Ver\u00f3n outside him. Ver\u00f3n chipped the ball into the penalty area with a ball looking to be destined for Crespo's boot, a fine dummy duped the Marseille's defence and gave Enrico Chiesa the opportunity to volley home emphatically from 12 yards to make it 3\u20130 and seal a Parma victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 35], "content_span": [36, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final\nThe 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match between Mallorca of Spain and Lazio of Italy played on 19 May 1999 at Villa Park, Birmingham, England. It was the final match of the 1998\u201399 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the culmination of the competition before it was absorbed into the UEFA Cup the following season. Mallorca were appearing in their first final in their first season in European competition, while Lazio were also appearing in their first Cup Winners' Cup final. It was their second European final in succession after reaching the final of the UEFA Cup the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 643]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final\nEach club needed to progress through four rounds to reach the final, which were contested over two legs, with a match at each team's home ground. Mallorca's ties were all close affairs. They beat Genk of Belgium on the away goals rule after the tie finished 1\u20131 on aggregate. They beat defending champions Chelsea of England by a single goal. The majority of Lazio's ties were close affairs, two of which were decided on the away goals rule. The exception was their quarter-final tie against Greek team Panionios, which they won 7\u20130 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final\nWatched by a crowd of 33,021, Lazio took the lead in the final when striker Christian Vieri scored in the 7th minute. They were not ahead for long as Mallorca equalised four minutes later when striker Dani scored. The match remained level for the majority of the match until the 81st minute when Lazio midfielder Pavel Nedv\u011bd scored. With no further goals, Lazio won the match 2\u20131 to win the last Cup Winners' Cup and their first European trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 479]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Mallorca\nMallorca qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by finishing as runners-up in the Spanish Copa del Rey. They lost to Barcelona 5\u20134 in a penalty shootout, but as Barcelona finished first in the 1997\u201398 La Liga, they qualified for the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League and Mallorca were awarded their spot in the Cup Winners' Cup. Mallorca's opponents in the first round were Scottish team Heart of Midlothian (Hearts). They won the first leg, held at Hearts' home ground Tynecastle, 1\u20130. The second leg was held at Mallorca's home ground, the Estadio Llu\u00eds Sitjar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0003-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Mallorca\nBefore the match, Hearts players protested that the goalposts at the same did not meet regulations. An inspection revealed there was a 10-centimetre (3.9\u00a0in) difference between one post and the other at both ends of the ground, this was due to the undulation of the pitch. Despite the issue, the match went ahead and finished 1\u20131. This meant Mallorca progressed to the second round 2\u20131 on aggregate. Genk of Belgium were the opposition in the second round. The first leg held at the King Baudouin Stadium in Belgium finished 1\u20131. The second leg ended in a 0\u20130 draw, which meant Mallorca won the tie on the away goals rule to progress to the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 719]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Mallorca\nMallorca faced Croatian team Varteks in the quarter-finals. The first leg, held at Varteks home ground, Gradski Stadion, finished 0\u20130. Three goals from Ariel Ibagaza, Veljko Paunovi\u0107, and Dani, despite a late goal from Varteks defender, Andrija Balaji\u0107, were enough to secure a 3\u20131 victory and their progression to the semi-finals. Their opponents in the semi-finals were English team, Chelsea, who had won the competition the previous season and were looking to become the first team to retain the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 574]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Mallorca\nMallorca went ahead in the first leg at Chelsea's home ground, Stamford Bridge, when Dani went past Chelsea goalkeeper Ed de Goey to score. Chelsea equalised in the 50th minute when striker Tore Andr\u00e9 Flo scored. Mallorca took an early lead in the second leg when Leonardo Biagini scored. Chelsea midfielder Roberto Di Matteo hit the crossbar 20 minutes from the end of the match and fellow midfielder Dennis Wise missed a header to equalise. They were unable to score and Mallorca won the match 1\u20130 to win 2\u20131 on aggregate and progress to the final in their first season in European competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 62], "content_span": [63, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Lazio\nLazio qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup after they won the 1997\u201398 Coppa Italia. They beat Milan 3\u20132 on aggregate in the final. Their opponents in the first round were Swiss team, Lausanne-Sport. The first leg finished in a 1\u20131 draw. The second leg also finished in a draw, this time the scores were 2\u20132. This meant that Lazio progressed to the second round due to the away goals rule. Partizan of Yugoslavia were the opposition in the second round. The first leg ended in a 0\u20130 draw and Lazio won the second leg 3\u20132 to progress to the quarter-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Lazio\nThey faced Greek team Panionios, Lazio won the first leg 4\u20130 and were able to rest some of their first-team players in the second leg. Midfielders Pavel Nedv\u011bd and Dejan Stankovi\u0107 both scored before fellow midfielder, Iv\u00e1n de la Pe\u00f1a secured a 3\u20130 victory to secure Lazio's progression to the semi-finals. Their opponents were Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia. The Russian side went ahead in the first leg, at the Lokomotiv Stadium, when striker, Zaza Janashia, scored in the 61st minute. Lazio equalised in the 77th minute when substitute Alen Bok\u0161i\u0107 scored.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 613]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Lazio\nThey almost won the match three minutes from full-time, but a shot by Stankovi\u0107 was saved by Lokomotiv goalkeeper Ruslan Nigmatullin, the match finished 1\u20131. The second leg was ended in a 0\u20130 draw, which meant Lazio progressed to the final on the away goals rule after the tie finished 1\u20131 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 363]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Background\nMallorca were appearing in their first Cup Winners' Cup final in their first season in European competition. Lazio were also appearing in their first final in the competition, however, they had reached the final of the UEFA Cup the previous season, a match they lost 3\u20130 to fellow Italian team, Internazionale. The final was the last in the history of the competition. Founded in 1961, the Cup Winners' Cup was to be disbanded and incorporated into the UEFA Cup the following season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 51], "content_span": [52, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Background\nMallorca's last match before the final was against Racing Santander in the 1998\u201399 La Liga, they lost 1\u20130. Mallorca's record of 25 goals conceded in 33 games was the best in La Liga. Lazio's final match before the final was a 1\u20131 draw with Fiorentina. The result meant they slipped behind into second with a game left to play in the 1998\u201399 Serie A season. The Cup Winners' Cup final was held at the home of Aston Villa, Villa Park in Birmingham. The chairman of Aston Villa, Doug Ellis, considered Lazio to be the favourites: \"Lazio are favourites if you listen to the bookmakers, but Mallorca have some very, very good players.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 51], "content_span": [52, 682]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Background\nLazio manager, Sven-G\u00f6ran Eriksson, was adamant his side were eager to win the Cup Winners' Cup despite the possibility of winning Serie A the weekend after the final: \"This is not a secondary objective. We must find the grit and determination, the courage and the energy, to win the cup.\" The difference in the two teams was emphasised before the final. Lazio had spent \u00a373 million on new players the previous summer, while Mallorca were considered \"an unfashionable island side\" by The Guardian. This did not bother Mallorca striker Dani, who was adamant they could compete with Lazio: \"We are conscious of the huge difference between the squads\u00a0... but we make up for that with concentration and teamwork to get results.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 51], "content_span": [52, 776]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Background\nThe choice of Austrian, G\u00fcnter Benk\u00f6, as referee concerned the Italian media. Corriere dello Sport called him a \"scandalous referee.\" They referred to him as \"a sworn enemy of Italian squads,\" after he had sent off two Italian players in a UEFA under-21 international in 1996.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 51], "content_span": [52, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary\nBoth teams lined up in a 4-4-2 formation with four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers. The opening minutes of the match were \"breathtakingly open\", according to The Guardian. A Vieri shot from 25 yards (23\u00a0m) was saved by Mallorca goalkeeper, Carlos Roa. The first goal was scored in the seventh minute when striker Christian Vieri headed a pass from Giuseppe Favalli past Roa. Four minutes later, Mallorca had equalised. Miquel Soler passed to Jovan Stankovi\u0107 who crossed from the right-hand side of the pitch which was converted past Lazio goalkeeper, Luca Marchegiani, by Dani.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary\nVieri was injured when Roa's hand caught him in the head. He was carried off the field midway through the first half and his head bandaged before he returned. A long-range shot from Vieri was saved by Roa, while a Mallorca free-kick taken by Jovan Stankovi\u0107 passed through the Lazio penalty area without anyone touching the ball. A bicycle kick by Lazio striker Marcelo Salas, which Roa saved, was the last chance before the first half came to an end with the scores at 1\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary\nAccording to Phil Shaw, writing in The Independent, \"the open play which had characterised the start of the contest was markedly absent as the second period unfolded.\" Mallorca started the better of the two teams with defender, Lauren, causing problems down the right-hand side of the pitch. Dejan Stankovi\u0107 was caught in the face by Mallorca defender, Gustavo Siviero as he made an overhead clearance. Siviero was shown a yellow card and Dejan Stankovi\u0107 was replaced by S\u00e9rgio Concei\u00e7\u00e3o following the incident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 560]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0012-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary\nLazio had the best chance of the second half in the 60th minute when a free-kick by defender Sini\u0161a Mihajlovi\u0107, from 32 yards (29\u00a0m) went just wide of the Mallorca goal. Minutes later, Roberto Mancini had a chance to score, but his shot hit the crossbar and he was deemed to be offside. A shot by Lauren was saved by Lazio goalkeeper, Marchegiani, minutes later. Mallorca had another chance to score as Jovan Stankovi\u0107 made his way into the Lazio penalty area.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 509]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0012-0002", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary\nHis shot went over the head of Marchegiani, but defender, Alessandro Nesta, headed the ball away from the Lazio goal. With nine minutes left to play, Lazio scored. Nedv\u011bd volleyed a clearance past Roa in the Mallorca from 20 yards (18\u00a0m). Nedv\u011bd was substituted after the goal and with no further goals, Lazio won the match 2\u20131 to win the last Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post match\nLazio manager, Eriksson, was delighted with the result: \"I feel very happy, This is Lazio's first win in Europe. This is also the last Cup Winners' Cup so the trophy is ours forever. No-one can take it away from us. It was a very good game. Mallorca are a very good team but we deserved it. We've only lost one match in Europe in the last two seasons and that was last year's UEFA Cup final against Inter.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post match\nHe went to say that the victory would be a consolation if his team failed to win Serie A the following weekend: \"We'll try to beat Parma and see if it's enough for us to be champions of Italy, whatever happens, we've had an extremely good season. We're undefeated in Europe, we won the Italian Super Cup and we're fighting for the league title to the end.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 401]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post match\nMallorca manager, H\u00e9ctor C\u00faper, was proud of his team despite the loss: \"Nothing is consolation when we did not get the victory. We all feel the same way at this moment in time in my team. No words that can describe how we feel. We have a team that is really strong. No-one could imagine how we are feeling at the moment. when you go into a game you go into it with a certain mindset, a clear mind. I can only repeat there are no words to describe now we feel at the moment. We cannot even fathom it. Maybe tomorrow we will understand how we feel. But today I am very proud of my team and how they played.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post match\nLazio's final match in Serie A was against Parma, while Milan faced Perugia. Lazio needed to win and Milan to drop points if they were to win finish the season as champions. Despite victory against Parma courtesy of two goals by Salas, Milan beat Perugia, this meant Milan won Serie A with Lazio second. They qualified for the 1999\u20132000 UEFA Champions League as a result of their final position. Lazio's victory in the Cup Winners' Cup entitled them to play in the UEFA Super Cup. They faced the winners of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League, Manchester United, a match they won 1\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 627]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156757-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post match\nMallorca had four matches left to play in La Liga. They won two and lost two to finish in third position behind champions, Barcelona and runners-up, Real Madrid. Their third-place finish meant they would enter the Champions League in the third qualifying round. At the end of the season, C\u00faper left to become manager of Valencia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 44], "content_span": [45, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156758-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship\nThe 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 17th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Czech Republic hosted the championship, from 24 April to 7 May 1999. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated Poland in the final to win the competition for the fifth time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156759-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying\nThis page describes the qualifying procedure for the 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. 49 teams were divided into 15 groups of three and four teams each. The fifteen best winners advanced to the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156760-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads\nBelow are the rosters for the 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship tournament in the Czech Republic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156761-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship\nThe UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1999 Final Tournament was held in Sweden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156762-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying\nThis article features the 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying stage. Matches were played 1998 through 1999. Two qualifying rounds were organised and seven teams qualified for the main tournament, joining host Sweden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156763-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Futsal Championship\nThe 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 2nd official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Spain, between 22 February and 28 February 1999, in one venue located in the city of Granada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156764-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Futsal Championship squads\nThis article lists the confirmed national futsal squads for the 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship tournament held in Spain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156765-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup\nThe 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Montpellier, Juventus, and West Ham United. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156765-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup, First round, Second leg\n2\u20132 on aggregate, Rudar Velenje won on away goals rule.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 48], "content_span": [49, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156765-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Third round, Second leg\nThe game was abandoned in the 114th minute of extra time due to some objects being thrown on the pitch, some even hitting the referee. UEFA banned Perugia and awarded a 3\u20130 win to Trabzonspor.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 48], "content_span": [49, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156766-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Regions' Cup\nThe 1999 UEFA Regions' Cup was the first UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Italy and won by the Veneto team from the host nation, which beat Spain's Madrid 3\u20132, after extra time, in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156766-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Regions' Cup, Preliminary round\nThe 32 teams entered were drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156766-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Regions' Cup, Preliminary round\nThe winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 41], "content_span": [42, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156766-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Regions' Cup, Final tournament\nItaly was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 31 October to 5 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 40], "content_span": [41, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156766-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Regions' Cup, Final tournament, Group stage\nThe eight preliminary group winners were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 53], "content_span": [54, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156767-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Super Cup\nThe 1999 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 27 August 1999 between the 1998\u201399 UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester United, and Lazio, winners of the 1998\u201399 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156767-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Super Cup\nAgainst the odds, Lazio won the match 1\u20130, the winning goal coming from Chilean striker Marcelo Salas in the 35th minute. The match was played at a neutral venue, the Stade Louis II in Monaco, in front of 14,461 spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156767-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Super Cup\nThis was the last Super Cup contested by the winners of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, as the tournament was discontinued after the 1998\u201399 season. Since 2000, it has been contested by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the winners of the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156767-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Super Cup, Venue\nThe Stade Louis II in Monaco has been the venue for the UEFA Super Cup since 1998. It was built in 1985, and is also the home of AS Monaco, who play in the French league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156768-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship\nThe 1999 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship was held between 3 August 1999 and 7 August 1999. It was the second edition of the UEFA European Women's Under-18 Championship. 27 teams competed in the preliminary rounds. Four teams qualified for the final stage of the tournament which consisted of a round-robin group stage. Sweden topped the group by having a better head-to-head record against Germany who finished level on points with Sweden. This was Sweden's first UEFA European Women's Under-18 Championship victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156769-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA\u2013CAF Meridian Cup\nThe 1999 UEFA\u2013CAF Meridian Cup was the second UEFA\u2013CAF Meridian Cup and was held in South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156769-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA\u2013CAF Meridian Cup, Group stage\nKey:Pld Matches played, W Won, D Drawn, L Lost, GF Goals for, GA Goals against, GD Goal Difference, Pts Points", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 39], "content_span": [40, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156769-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UEFA\u2013CAF Meridian Cup, Knockout stage\nThis article about an association football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156770-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships\nThe 1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships, the 5th edition, were held in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 2 to 3 December 1999. It was organized by the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA). The championships consisted of lead and speed events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156770-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships, Lead\nIn men's lead, Bernardino Lagni triumphed over Yuji Hirayama who took silver and Maksym Petrenko who took bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 44], "content_span": [45, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156770-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships, Lead\nIn women's lead, Liv Sansoz won and defended her title. Muriel Sarkany took silver and Elena Ovtchinnikova took bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 44], "content_span": [45, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156770-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships, Speed\nIn men's speed, Vladimir Zakharov triumphed over Vladimir Netsvetaev-Dolgalev who took silver and Alexei Gadeev who took bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156770-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 UIAA Climbing World Championships, Speed\nIn women's speed, Olga Zakharova triumphed over Olena Ryepko who took silver and Natalia Novikova who took bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year\nThe 1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 73rd year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary\nThe National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) released the annual returns, with totalisator turnover at \u00a380,268,946 and attendances recorded at 3,511,847.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary\nChart King was voted Greyhound of the Year after winning the 1999 Scottish Greyhound Derby and 1999 English Greyhound Derby. He also picked up the Irish Greyhound of the Year award. Chart King a brindle dog was owned and trained by brothers Karl and Ralph Hewitt from Lurgan in Northern Ireland. He also won the Easter Cup in a record-breaking 28.40 at Shelbourne Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary\nLinda Mullins won the Greyhound Trainer of the Year for the fourth successive year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary\nSky Sports increased their TV coverage to show major events on Tuesday nights at Wimbledon including the Springbok and the Grand National, the latter now held at Wimbledon instead of Hall Green. They also wanted to show the Pall Mall Stakes at Oxford but the track was reluctant to switch the event to a Tuesday night so remained off the viewing schedule for the time being.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 48], "content_span": [49, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Tracks\nWisbech reopened under NGRC rules and appointed former Peterborough RM Mike Middle. The tracks owner Gary Meads had improved the facilities after the venue had been closed for seven years. Canterbury closed its doors on 30 October and independent Workington ceased racing. Peterborough was severely damaged by fire spread from an adjoining warehouse. Work started immediately on repairs and refurbishment but there was no racing for six months.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Tracks\nThe Dundalk Race Company PLC and Dundealgan Greyhound Racing Company Limited merged to form Dundalk Racing (1999) Ltd. The Dundalk Ramparts Greyhound Stadium was earmarked for a major rebuild.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 47], "content_span": [48, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News\nElsewhere the BS Group (owners of several tracks) purchased the Milton Keynes Bowl to add to their assets. Shelley Cobbold sent out the last runner from the Utopia kennels at Nottingham, the family association with greyhound racing (Joe Cobbold, the late Trevor Cobbold and Pam Cobbold) ended. In November Linda Jones gained a contract at the country's premier track Walthamstow.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 45], "content_span": [46, 425]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions\nEl Tenor dropped back down in distance in an attempt to defend his Grand National title and made the final but was unlucky to find trouble when going well. The race ended in a dead heat for Hello Buttons and Pottos Storm. Despite this defeat the target of 100 open race wins was in sight even though he had gone past five years of age. By the end of the year he was still competing and winning.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 448]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions\nA puppy by the name of Rapid Ranger had started his career with defeat in two graded races at Stainforth for trainer Mike Pomfrett, but was improving and scored a first open win at Nottingham. By autumn he would improve and owner Ray White purchased the brindle and sent him to Charlie Lister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions\nA brindle dog called Palace Issue, trained by Linda Mullins started to perform superbly and quickly established himself as the leading stayer. He broke the track record at Romford during the Champion Stakes before winning the Group One Grand Prix at Walthamstow that included his rival Dilemmas Lad. A strong fancy for the first St Leger at Wimbledon, he had to settle for second behind Dilemmas Lad before successfully defending his Hunt Cup title at Reading.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156771-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions\nGerald Watson travelled to England with his 1999 Irish Greyhound Derby champion Spring Time and outclassed her rivals when winning the Oaks at Wimbledon and Bubbly Prince won the Cesarewitch at Catford Stadium for the Bubbly Club making up for the previous year's disappointment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 53], "content_span": [54, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156772-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UK Championship\nThe 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 13 November 1999 and the televised stages were shown on the BBC between 20 and 28 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156772-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UK Championship\nStephen Hendry became the first player to make two maximum breaks in the tournament's history after scoring a 147 against Paul Wykes in the last 16.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156772-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UK Championship\nIn the final Mark Williams defeated Matthew Stevens 10\u20138. This was Stevens' second consecutive final at the event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156772-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UK Championship, Tournament summary\nDefending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156773-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UMass Minutemen football team\nThe 1999 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mark Whipple and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen entered the season with high expectations as defending National Champions, but struggled out of the gate as they lost three of their first four games. UMass turned their fortune around after that as they used a 77\u20130 thrashing of Northeastern to propel them on an eight-game winning streak. The Minutemen did not lose again until the second round of the NCAA Playoffs against the eventual champions, Georgia Southern. UMass finished the season with a record of 9\u20134 overall and 8\u20131 in conference play.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 851]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike\nThe 1999\u20132000 strike and shutdown of the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico, the largest university in Latin America) had its origins in the January 1999 announcement by its latest rector that tuition would increase significantly and graduation requirements would become more restrictive. In response, a large group of students declared a strike and blockaded the main campus to the point of institutional paralysis. The blockades intensified and eventually led to the university's closure, during which there were violent encounters between opposition groups, students, guards and faculty. The crisis led to the eventual resignation of the university's rector and appointment of a new one. Along the way, bloody conflicts resulted in serious injuries and even fatalities on the unlawfully occupied campus. Eventual action by the recently created federal police finally ended the occupation during February 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 941]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Background\nThe third article of the Constitution of Mexico states that all education imparted by the state is free. Whether this includes decentralized, autonomous institutions of higher education like the UNAM is a matter of (often heated) debate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Background\nTuition at the UNAM is not free, and it had last been raised in 1948 to 200 pesos per academic year (tuition became 20 cents in the 1993 currency revaluation); the amount is specified in the University bylaws, and changing it requires action by the University Council (a legislative body that comprises representatives of the faculty and students, and all directors of schools, faculties, and institutes). By 1999, inflation and the exchange rate meant that tuition amounted to about 0.02 US dollars. The quality of education of the UNAM, alma mater of several Latin American presidents had decayed since its glory days. At the time, UNAM had a budget of about one thousand million dollars, of which 90% was provided by the federal government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 772]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Background\nIn January 1999, Francisco Barn\u00e9s de Castro, then rector of the UNAM, announced his intention to raise tuition. Attempts to raise tuition since 1948 had failed twice before, most recently in the late 1980s under Rector Jorge Carpizo MacGregor. Barn\u00e9s proposed a number of reforms, including a tuition raise from about 0.02 dollars to about 150 dollars per academic year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Background\nBarn\u00e9s promised the additional 48 million dollars the university would receive from the tuition increase would be used to fund more research and increase the quality of its facilities; the proposal also included a plan for tuition remission for students who signed a statement saying they could not afford the new rates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Strike begins\nA group of students quickly organized a protest, on the grounds that thousands of students would have to see their studies interrupted unable to afford tuition. With the support of the community, UNAM was shut down temporarily by the protesters during part of February and also part of March 1999. Ultimately on April 20, 1999, this group referred to itself as the Comit\u00e9 General de Huelga (CGH or \"Strike General Committee\") and declared a continuing, if not permanent, closure of the university.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 31], "content_span": [32, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Strike begins\nIn June 1999, the 132-member government council of the university, which includes faculty and students, modified the proposal to make the tuition increase voluntary. Barn\u00e9s declared that the conscience of each student would dictate who would pay increased tuition and who would not. Strikers grew increasingly belligerent and had violent altercations with students who were still attempting to enter the campus to try to resume classes. Meanwhile, UNAM issued multiple warrants against strikers who were accused of stealing computers, vehicles and earthquake monitoring equipment.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 31], "content_span": [32, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Public opinion\nThe strikers took advantage of the situation to resist additional graduation requirements such as tougher examinations and time limits for graduation. When this resistance became more widely known among the general public, community support decreased and the press adopted a less supportive stance towards those who perpetuated the blockades.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Public opinion\nOn June 2, after three months of the strike, president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo spoke about the importance of the issue and what he termed the \"brutal aggression against the university that is hurting the enormous majority who want to study to get ahead\". The next day, about fifteen thousand students held a rally at a stadium in Ciudad Universitaria to support the strike and hurl insults at Rector Barn\u00e9s. The same day, female professors held banners on Mexico City overpasses asking motorists to turn on their lights  if they opposed the strike; thousands did so.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Public opinion\nStrikers took their public displays to the heart of Mexico City, interrupting traffic for hours. City residents blamed Cuauht\u00e9moc C\u00e1rdenas, then Head of Government of the Federal District and hopeful Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) presidential candidate in the 2000 elections, since many former student activists were members of the PRD.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, Public opinion\nConsulta, a polling firm, estimated an 83% of community support to the raise in tuition fees before the strike, versus only 55% support after the strike began.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, New rector appointed\nIn November 1999, Barn\u00e9s resigned his position as rector of the UNAM. He had given in to some of the demands of the CGH; the CGH, however, kept extending the closure and making new demands. One of these demands was open admission for all students graduating from university-run high schools (some measure of which existed, but was contingent on a number of conditions including a sufficiently high GPA). In January 2000 the Junta de Gobierno appointed  Juan Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente, who had served previously as Secretary of Health in President Zedillo's cabinet, as the UNAM's rector. One of de la Fuente's first measures was a referendum to determine the opinion of students on the matter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 38], "content_span": [39, 725]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, New rector appointed\nDe la Fuente indicated that 125,000 votes (out of a student population of around 333,000) would be sufficient to give him more bargaining power to negotiate with the strikers. Around 180,000 students cast votes, 87% voting in favor of ending the strike. In spite of results showing overwhelming support to end the strike and return to classes, the CGH did not recognize the outcome. The CGH held its own poll in which 86,329 votes were cast, with 65%  supporting a continuation of the closure.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 38], "content_span": [39, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, End of the strike\nOn February 1, 2000, students and workers opposed to the strike clashed with CGH and their supporters. This incident occurred when 200 students attempted to enter an UNAM-owned and run high-school, not on the main campus, to try to restart classes. 400 federal police officers were sent to open a way through the barricades, which they accomplished with many injuries, and even some fatal ones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 35], "content_span": [36, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156774-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 UNAM strike, End of the strike\nOn February 7, 2000, federal police stormed the university's main campus, ending the takeover. A total of 632 people were arrested during that ultimate day of violent clashes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 35], "content_span": [36, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156775-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup\nThe 1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup was the 17th edition of the Central American Club Championship, and the first under the name UNCAF Interclub Cup. The tournament was organized by UNCAF, the football regional body in Central America.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156775-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup\nHonduran club Club Deportivo Olimpia defeated Costa Rican sides Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa (defending champions) and Guatemalan Comunicaciones F.C. in the final round to win their second tournament in team's history. The first three ranked earned the right to play at the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156775-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup, Teams\nFor the first time in competition history, Belizean and Nicaraguan clubs entered the tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156776-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UNCAF Nations Cup\nThe 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156776-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 UNCAF Nations Cup, All Star Team\nAs voted for by the CONCACAF technical Commission. A squad rather than an eleven was selected:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 37], "content_span": [38, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156777-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UNCAF Nations Cup squads\nBelow are the rosters for the UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 tournament in San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica, from March 17 to March 28, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156778-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UNLV Rebels football team\nThe 1999 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156779-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open (tennis)\nThe 1999 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 119th edition of the US Open and was held from August 30 through September 12, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156779-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Men's Singles\nAndre Agassi defeated  Todd Martin, 6\u20134, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 6\u20137(2\u20137), 6\u20133, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156779-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Men's Doubles\nS\u00e9bastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes, 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156779-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Women's Doubles\nSerena Williams /  Venus Williams defeated  Chanda Rubin /  Sandrine Testud, 4\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 47], "content_span": [48, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156779-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open (tennis), Seniors, Mixed Doubles\nAi Sugiyama /  Mahesh Bhupathi defeated  Kimberly Po /  Donald Johnson, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156779-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open (tennis), Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nJulien Benneteau /  Nicolas Mahut defeated  Tres Davis /  Alberto Francis 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20131", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 45], "content_span": [46, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156779-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open (tennis), Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nD\u00e1ja Bed\u00e1\u0148ov\u00e1 /  Iroda Tulyaganova defeated  Galina Fokina /  Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 46], "content_span": [47, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156780-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nK. J. Hippensteel and David Martin were the defending champions, but only Martin competed this year with his brother Timothy. They were eliminated in the second round by Mario An\u010di\u0107 and Steve Berke.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156780-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nFrenchmen Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut won the title, defeating home team Tres Davis and Alberto Francis in the final, 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20131.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156781-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nDavid Nalbandian was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156781-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Boys' Singles\nFinnish player Jarkko Nieminen defeated Danish first seed Kristian Pless in the all-Nordic final, 6\u20137, 6\u20133, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156782-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nKim Clijsters and Eva Dyrberg were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Junior's this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156782-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nFirst seeds D\u00e1ja Bed\u00e1\u0148ov\u00e1 and Iroda Tulyaganova won in the final, 6\u20133, 6\u20134, against unseeded Russians Galina Fokina and Lina Krasnoroutskaya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156783-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Girls' Singles\nJelena Doki\u0107 was the defending champion, but did not complete in the Juniors this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156783-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Girls' Singles\nLina Krasnoroutskaya won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova in the final in what was the second all-Russian Girls' singles Grand Slam final. This win solidified her ranking to become the Year-End Junior World No. 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156784-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nSandon Stolle and Cyril Suk were the defending champions, but Stolle competed with Wayne Black, while Suk competed with Donald Johnson this year. Suk and Johnson were defeated by Stolle and Black in the third round, while Stolle and Black were defeated by Andrei Olhovskiy and David Prinosil in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156784-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nAlex O'Brien and S\u00e9bastien Lareau won the title, defeating Indian first seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156785-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nAndre Agassi defeated Todd Martin 6\u20134, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 6\u20137(2\u20137), 6\u20133, 6\u20132 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. The win gave him the ATP No. 1 singles ranking, and helped end Pete Sampras' streak of six year-end No. 1 rankings. Patrick Rafter was the two-time defending champion, but lost to C\u00e9dric Pioline in the first round after succumbing to shoulder tendinitis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156785-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles\nUntil the 2020 US Open, this was the most recent major not to feature either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal in the main draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156785-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 35], "content_span": [36, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156786-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nThe 1999 US Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles was the mixed doubles event of the hundred-and-ninth edition of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year. Serena Williams and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156786-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nAi Sugiyama and Mahesh Bhupathi won in the final against unseeded Americans Kimberly Po and Donald Johnson, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156787-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 US Open \u2013 Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the hundred-and-ninth edition of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, and the most prestigious tournament in the Americas. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions, but Hingis did not compete this year and Novotn\u00e1 teamed up with Natasha Zvereva. Novotn\u00e1 and Zvereva were eliminated in the third round by Liezel Horn and Kimberly Po.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 471]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156787-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nSerena Williams and Venus Williams won the title, defeating Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud in the final, 4\u20136, 6\u20131, 6\u20134. This was the second doubles Grand Slam for the Williams sisters, and their second step towards completing a Doubles Career Golden Slam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156788-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nSerena Williams defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6\u20133, 7\u20136(7\u20134), to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1999 US Open. It was her first major singles title, and she became the first African American woman to win a singles major in the Open Era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156788-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 US Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nLindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156789-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships\nThe 1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships took place between June 24\u201327 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The competition acted as a way of selecting the United States team for the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain August 20\u201329 later that year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156789-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Byes\nAmerican athletes with byes to the 1999 Championships as 1997 Champions:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 52], "content_span": [53, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156790-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 USC Trojans football team\nThe 1999 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled a 6-6 record (3\u20135 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 278.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156790-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 USC Trojans football team\nQuarterback Mike Van Raaphorst led the team in passing, completing 139 of 258 passes for 1,758 yards with eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 262 carries for 1,141 yards and 15 touchdowns. Kareem Kelly led the team in receiving yards with 54 catches for 902 yards and four touchdowns.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156791-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 USL A-League\nThe 1999 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156791-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 USL A-League, Conference semifinals, Western Conference Semifinal 2\nThe San Diego Flash advanced to the Western Conference final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 72], "content_span": [73, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156792-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 USL D3 Pro League\nThe 1999 USL D3 Pro League was the 13th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the third season of now-defunct USL D3 Pro League, and its first since the name change to United Soccer League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156793-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 UTEP Miners football team\nThe 1999 UTEP Miners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Charlie Bailey, the team compiled a 5\u20137 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156794-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Uganda Cup\n1999 Uganda Cup was the 25th season of the main Ugandan football Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156794-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Uganda Cup, Overview\nThe competition was known as the Kakungulu Cup and was won by Dairy Heroes FC who defeated Lyantonde FC 3-0 on penalties in the final. The score was level at 0-0 at the end of extra time. The results are not available for the earlier rounds but it is known that Dairy Heroes eliminated SC Villa in the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 25], "content_span": [26, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156795-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Uganda Super League\nThe 1999 Ugandan Super League was the 32nd season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156795-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Uganda Super League, Overview\nThe 1999 Uganda Super League was contested by 20 teams and was won by SC Villa, while Maji, UNNATO FC, Posta, Pamba, Rwampara FC, Roraima FC, Gulu United FC and Rockstars were relegated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 34], "content_span": [35, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156795-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Uganda Super League, Leading goalscorer\nThe top goalscorer in the 1999 season was Andrew Mukasa of SC Villa with 45 goals. 'Fimbo' holds the record for the greatest number of league goals scored in a single season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 44], "content_span": [45, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156796-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian Amateur Cup\nThe 1999 Ukrainian Amateur Cup  was the fourth annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams. The competition started on 6 September 1999 and concluded on 16 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156796-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian Amateur Cup\nThe competition shifted to spring-fall system (within a single calendar year) along with competition in championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156796-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, Teams\nEight regions that were represented last season, chose not to participate in the competition among which are such oblasts Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia, Zakarpattia, Zaporizhia, and Zhytomyr.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 33], "content_span": [34, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156797-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian Cup Final\nThe 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on 30 May 1999. The match was the 8th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by Dynamo Kyiv and Karpaty Lviv. The 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final was the eighth to be held in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Dynamo won  by three goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156798-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian Football Amateur League\n1999 Amateur championship of Ukraine was the eighth amateur championship of Ukraine and the 36th since the establishment of championship among fitness clubs (KFK) in 1964.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156798-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Final stage\nThe finals took place in Ovidiopol, Odessa Oblast on October 20\u201324, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156799-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian Women's League\nThe 1999 season of the Ukrainian Championship was the 8th season of Ukraine's women's football competitions. The championship ran from 14 May 1999 to 14 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156799-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian Women's League\nThis was the last season WFC Donchanka ever won national title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156800-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian presidential election\nPresidential elections were held in Ukraine on 31 October 1999, with a second round on 14 November. The result was a victory for Leonid Kuchma, who defeated Petro Symonenko in the run-off.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156800-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Electoral system\nAt the time of election the population in Ukraine was 50,105,600 with 34,017,400 living in cities. The most districts contained the Donetsk Oblast (23) as the most populous one, the least electoral districts among oblasts were in the Chernivtsi Oblast, only 4. The city of Kyiv had 12 electoral districts and Sevastopol - 2. There also was a special out-of-country district available for voters who at the moment of elections were not available to vote in Ukraine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 54], "content_span": [55, 519]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156800-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Registration\nThere were 32 individuals who submitted their documents for registration as pretenders on candidate to the President of Ukraine. Out of them 19 pretenders were registered with the Central Election Commission of Ukraine to run for presidential elections, the rest 13 were denied in registration.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 50], "content_span": [51, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156800-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Registration, Candidates\nAll pretenders were required to collect signatures to become candidates. In the process ten pretenders were not able to gather the required signatures, while six were reinstated on decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine. Later another two registered candidates withdrew.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 62], "content_span": [63, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156800-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Registration, Kaniv four\nSince the summer of 1999 there was a sharp competition among the candidates. Four candidates Yevhen Marchuk, Oleksandr Moroz, Volodymyr Oliynyk (mayor of Cherkasy), and Oleksandr Tkachenko (speaker of Verkhovna Rada) met in Kaniv and called on all candidates to just and honest elections. The \"Kaniv Four\" had intentions to present a single candidate who would have more chances for success. It however failed to do so and no one else joined them neither. Volodymyr Oliynyk being promoted by Kirovohrad city residents, on October 27 surrendered his candidacy in favor of Yevhen Marchuk, while Oleksandr Tkachenko favored Petro Symonenko (leader of Communist Party of Ukraine).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 62], "content_span": [63, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156800-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Conduct\nAccording to historian Serhy Yekelchyk President Kuchma's administration \"employed electoral fraud freely\" during the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156800-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Results\nIn the first round the most oblasts and the out-of-country district were won by Leonid Kuchma. In seven oblasts the top candidate was Petro Symonenko mostly in the centre and south. Oleksandr Moroz managed to become the leader in the more agrarian oriented Poltava and Vinnytsia Oblasts. Nataliya Vitrenko took the peak of the candidate list in the Sumy Oblast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156800-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Ukrainian presidential election, Notes\nDuring the election campaign Kuchma was supported by the Bloc \"Our Choice \u2013 Leonid Kuchma!\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156801-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United Kingdom budget\nThe 1999 United Kingdom Budget, officially known as Budget 99: Building a Stronger Economic Future for Britain was the formal government budget for the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156801-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 United Kingdom budget, Background\nThe budget took place during a period of continuing economic expansion, shortly after the launch of the Euro currency on 1 January 1999, and at the tail end of the dot-com bubble.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156801-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 United Kingdom budget, Background\nDuring 1998, net public sector debt stood at \u00a3361.2 billion, 35.6 per cent of GDP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156801-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 United Kingdom budget, Background\nInterest rates had declined rapidly over the previous twelve months from a peak of 7.5 per cent in June 1998 to 5.5 per cent by February 1999, whilst inflation during 1998 was recorded at 1.6 per cent (CPI) and 3.4 per cent (RPI).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156801-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 United Kingdom budget, Budget measures\nA new starting rate of income tax at 10 per cent was to be introduced in April 1999. Basic rate income tax was to be reduced from 23 per cent to 22 per cent in April 2000. The budget also abolished the married couple's allowance for under-65s and MIRAS mortgage interest relief from April 2000. Child tax credit was to be introduced and employer national insurance contributions cut by 0.5 per cent from April 2001. Stamp duties on property were to be raised. A climate change levy was scheduled for the 2001-02 fiscal year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156802-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United Kingdom local elections\nLocal elections took place in much of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1999. All Scottish and Welsh unitary authorities had all their seats elected. In England a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district councils. There were no local elections in Northern Ireland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 391]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156802-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 United Kingdom local elections\nThe elections saw Labour, now in their second year of government, suffer a setback as the opposition Conservatives gained ground. The councils up for election had last been contested in 1995, which saw Labour achieve record gains and the Conservatives lose over 2,000 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156802-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 United Kingdom local elections, England, Metropolitan boroughs\nAll 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 67], "content_span": [68, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156803-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United Nations Security Council election\nThe 1999 United Nations Security Council election was held on 14 October 1999 during the Fifty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mali, Tunisia, and Ukraine, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2000. Notably, Ukraine was elected to the Council for the first time as an independent nation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156803-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 United Nations Security Council election, Rules\nThe Security Council has 15 seats, filled by five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms. A sitting member may not immediately run for re-election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 52], "content_span": [53, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156803-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 United Nations Security Council election, Rules\nIn accordance with the rules whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes, the five available seats are allocated as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 52], "content_span": [53, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156803-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 United Nations Security Council election, Rules\nTo be elected, a candidate must receive a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. If the vote is inconclusive after the first round, three rounds of restricted voting shall take place, followed by three rounds of unrestricted voting, and so on, until a result has been obtained. In restricted voting, only official candidates may be voted on, while in unrestricted voting, any member of the given regional group, with the exception of current Council members, may be voted on.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 52], "content_span": [53, 538]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156803-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 United Nations Security Council election, Candidatures\nPrior to the vote, the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Gurirab informed the General Assembly of the candidates as follows: Bangladesh, Mali, and Tunisia from the African and Asian States as endorsed candidates, Jamaica from the Latin American and Caribbean States as the endorsed candidate, and Slovakia and the Ukraine from the Eastern European States as candidates not enjoying the full endorsement of their respective regional group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 59], "content_span": [60, 503]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156803-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 United Nations Security Council election, Results, Eastern European Group\nPrior to the fourth round of voting, Mr. Tomka of Slovakia rose to speak. He thanked all the delegations for their support for Slovakia's bid for Security Council membership, and then formally withdrew their candidacy, wishing the Ukraine well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 78], "content_span": [79, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156804-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit opinions of Samuel Alito\nSamuel Alito served his 10th year on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1999. The following is a partial list of opinions written by Judge Alito in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 82], "section_span": [82, 82], "content_span": [83, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156805-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United States House of Representatives elections\nThere were elections in 1999 to the United States House of Representatives:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156806-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United States Road Racing Championship\nThe 1999 United States Road Racing Championship was the second and final season of the revived United States Road Racing Championship run by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). The season involved four classes: Can-Am prototypes and three Grand Touring classes referred to as GT2, GT3, and GTT. Five races were scheduled from January 30, 1999, to October 2, 1999, but the series was cancelled after three rounds on June 6, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156806-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 United States Road Racing Championship\nThe USRRC season was cancelled due to a lack of competitors, mainly in the premiere Can-Am class. The two cancelled races at the end of the season were to be run in conjunction with the FIA GT Championship, therefore USRRC GT class competitors were allowed to compete in the FIA GT race if they wished, but would not receive points as the champions had already been declared.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156806-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 United States Road Racing Championship\nThe following year, the new Grand American Road Racing Association agreed to take over the series from the SCCA, and renamed it the Grand American Road Racing Championship, eventually becoming the Rolex Sports Car Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156806-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 United States Road Racing Championship, Schedule\nFive races were initially scheduled, but the final two rounds became non-championship races part of the FIA GT Championship after the USRRC folded. These events are listed in italics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 53], "content_span": [54, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156807-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United States elections\nThe 1999 United States elections, which were held on Tuesday, November 2, were off-year elections in which no members of the Congress were standing for election. However, there were three gubernatorial races, state legislative elections in four states, numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races in several major cities, and a variety of local offices on the ballot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156807-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 United States elections, Federal elections, U.S. House of Representatives special elections\nIn 1999, three special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives were held. They were for California's 42nd congressional district, Georgia's 6th congressional district, and Louisiana's 1st congressional district.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 96], "content_span": [97, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156807-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 United States elections, State elections, Gubernatorial elections\nThree states held elections for governor in 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi voted on November 2. Louisiana's election dates do not coincide with that of most states: Louisiana held its open primary on October 23. A runoff election was not needed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 70], "content_span": [71, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156807-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 United States elections, State elections, Other statewide elections\nIn the three states which held regularly scheduled state general elections, elections for state executive branch offices of Lieutenant Governor (in a separate election in Louisiana and Mississippi and on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, and Commissioners of Insurance and Agriculture will be held. In addition, there will also be elections for each states' respective state Supreme Courts and state appellate courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 72], "content_span": [73, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156807-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 United States elections, State elections, State legislative elections\nFour states and one territory held elections for their state legislatures.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 74], "content_span": [75, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156807-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 United States elections, Local elections, Mayoral elections\nMany major American cities held their mayoral elections in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 64], "content_span": [65, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156808-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United States federal budget\nThe Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 1999 (FY99) was a spending request by President Bill Clinton to fund government operations for October 1998\u2013September 1999. It was the first balanced Federal budget in 30 years. In FY99, revenues were 1.82 trillion dollars. Spending was 1.70 trillion dollars, the surplus was $124 billion, and the GDP was 9.2 trillion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156809-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United States gubernatorial elections\nThe 1999 United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states in October and November 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 4. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 23 and did not need to hold a runoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156809-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 United States gubernatorial elections\nThe Democratic Party had a net gain of one seat, picking up an open seat in Mississippi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156810-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 United States rugby union tour of Australia, England and Wales\nThe 1999 United States rugby union tour of Australia, England and Wales was a series of matches played in July and August 1999 in Australia, England and Wales by the USA national rugby union team in order to prepare the 1999 Rugby World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 67], "section_span": [67, 67], "content_span": [68, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156811-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan Primera Divisi\u00f3n, Overview\nIt was contested by 15 teams, and Pe\u00f1arol won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156812-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan general election\nGeneral elections were held in Uruguay on 31 October 1999, alongside a double referendum, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 November. The elections were the first in Uruguay since World War I that were not dominated by the Colorado Party and the National Party. The Broad Front had begun gaining popularity in 1994, and had become a key player in Uruguayan politics by 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156812-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan general election\nThe Broad Front\u2013Progressive Encounter alliance became the largest faction in the General Assembly, winning the most seats in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. In the presidential elections, Tabar\u00e9 V\u00e1zquez of the Broad Front received the most votes in the first round, but was defeated by Jorge Batlle of the Colorado Party in the second round. The National Party suffered the worst showing in its history, falling to third place in both chambers behind the Broad Front and Colorados. In the second round, Batlle formed an alliance with the National Party; according to The New York Times, the traditional parties' decision to put aside their rivalry of over a century and a half helped Batlle win the presidency on his fifth attempt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 776]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156812-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan general election, Electoral system\nChanges to the electoral law prior to the elections allowed third parties like the Broad Front a wider opportunity for participation. Parties were now required to hold primaries on the same day in April to elect a single presidential candidate; previously several candidates from a single party had been able to run for the presidency. The reforms also introduced the two-round system for the presidential election, with a candidate now required to receive over 50% of the vote to be elected in the first round, or face a run-off against the second-place candidate. Although the double simultaneous vote method (in which voters cast a single vote for the party of their choice for the Presidency, Senate and Chamber of Representatives) was retained, it prevented parties from submitting different lists.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 49], "content_span": [50, 853]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156812-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan general election, Electoral system\nThe 30 members of the Senate were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, whilst the 99 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected by proportional representation in 19 multi-member constituencies based on the departments. Seats were allocated using the highest averages method.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 49], "content_span": [50, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156812-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan general election, Campaign\nThe requirement to choose a single presidential candidate created tension in some parties. The National Party chose Luis Alberto Lacalle, who had been president from 1990 to 1995. The Colorado Party primaries were won by Jorge Batlle, whilst the Broad Front selected Tabar\u00e9 V\u00e1zquez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156812-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan general election, Campaign\nThe Colorado Party spent the most on the campaign, spending the equivalent of US$11.1m ($3.1m in the primaries and $8m in the main election). The Broad Front spend $8m ($670,000 during the primaries and $7.4m during the main campaign) and the National Party $7m ($2m in the primaries and $5m during the main election). Other parties spent $500,000 during both stages of the elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 41], "content_span": [42, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156813-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan referendum\nA double referendum was held in Uruguay on 31 October 1999 alongside general elections. Voters were asked two questions; whether they approved of two initiatives, one on the financial autonomy of the judiciary, and one on preventing directors of state-owned companies from becoming MPs. Both were rejected by voters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156813-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan referendum, Initiatives, Judiciary\nThe referendum on the financial judiciary of the judiciary was put forward by the General Assembly after being approved by 41 of the 99 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 12 of the 30 members of the Senate. It would involve amending articles 220, 233 and 239 of the constitution.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 49], "content_span": [50, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156813-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Uruguayan referendum, Initiatives, Directors of state-owned companies\nThe referendum on directors of state-owned companies was also put forward by the General Assembly, where it was approved by 61 Deputies and 20 Senators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 74], "content_span": [75, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156814-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Utah Starzz season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Utah Starzz. The Starzz finished last in the West, despite improving to a 15-17 mark. The team started with coach Frank Layden, who resigned after a 2-2 record so he could retire.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156815-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Utah State Aggies football team\nThe 1999 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The Aggies were once again led by head coach Dave Arslanian, who was in his second year with the program. The Aggies played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. Utah State finished with a 4\u20137 record, a one game improvement over 1998, but would dismiss Coach Arslanian at the end of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156815-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Utah State Aggies football team, Previous season\nAfter a conference championship and bowl game in 1997, Utah State finished the 1998 season with a disappointing record of 3\u20138. The team had lost several close games early in the season, and would need two wins in the last three weeks of the season to avoid its worst finish since 1984.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156815-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Utah State Aggies football team, Season summary\nThe Aggies opened the season against the Georgia Bulldogs, a very strong team. They lost that opener 7\u201338 but bounced back after an easy win against Stephen F. Austin 51\u201317. The third game was against their rival, the Utah Utes. They did not beat the Utes, as they wouldn't win until 2012. They had a close win against BYU in the Old Wagon Wheel rivalry but lost 31\u201334, they would not win until 2010. After two losses in rivalries, they would win against Arkansas State and then fall into a 4 game slump. They got out of that slump against Nevada with a close win, 37\u201335. They finished off the season winning against North Texas 34\u20137. They ended the season with a record of 4\u20137, 3\u20133 in the Big West Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 52], "content_span": [53, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156815-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Utah State Aggies football team, Awards and honors\nThe Aggies had eleven players named to either the first or second all-conference team in the Big West.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 55], "content_span": [56, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156816-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Utah Utes football team\nThe 1999 season was the inaugural season for the Mountain West Conference, created by 8 teams from the Western Athletic Conference splitting off. The Utes were conference co-champions this season, sharing the title with BYU and Colorado State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156817-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Uzbek League\nThe 1999 Uzbek League season was the 8th edition of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence from the Soviet Union in 1992.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156817-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Uzbek League, Overview\nIt was contested by 16 teams, and Do'stlik won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 27], "content_span": [28, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156818-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Uzbek parliamentary election\nParliamentary elections were held in Uzbekistan on 5 December 1999, with a second round in 66 of the 250 constituencies on 19 December. The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan emerged as the largest party, with 49 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 95.0%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156819-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 VFL season\nThe 1999 Victorian Football League season was the 118th season of the Australian rules football competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156819-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 VFL season\nThe premiership was won by the Springvale Football Club, after defeating North Ballarat by 60 points in the Grand Final on 19 September. It was Springvale's fourth premiership in five seasons, and was North Ballarat's first Grand Final appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156820-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 VMI Keydets football team\nThe 1999 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 109th year of football and first season under head coach Cal McCombs, who replaced Ted Cain following the conclusion of the 1998 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156820-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 VMI Keydets football team\nVMI went 1\u201310 on the year, beating only Division II-Concord University, a 15\u201314 win. The Keydet offense was shut out three times and managed only 77 points all season, averaging 7.0 points per game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156821-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vaahteraliiga season\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Monkbot (talk | contribs) at 18:35, 6 January 2020 (Task 15:  language icon template(s) replaced (2\u00d7);). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156821-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vaahteraliiga season\nThe 1999 Vaahteraliiga season was the 20th season of the highest level of American football in Finland. The regular season took place between June 5 and August 15, 1999. The Finnish champion was determined in the playoffs and at the championship game Vaahteramalja XX, in which the Helsinki Roosters won the Turku Trojans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156821-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Vaahteraliiga season\nThe Lappeenranta Rajaritarit forfeited just before the season, which is the reason for an unequal number of games in the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156822-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vale of White Horse District Council election\nElections to Vale of White Horse District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control. The next full council elections took place on 1 May 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156823-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencia City Council election\nThe 1999 Valencia City Council election, also the 1999 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 459]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156823-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencia City Council election, Electoral system\nThe City Council of Valencia (Valencian: Ajuntament de Val\u00e8ncia, Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Valencia) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Valencia, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Elections to the local councils in Spain were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156823-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencia City Council election, Electoral system\nVoting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the municipality of Valencia and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied in each local council. Councillors were allocated to municipal councils based on the following scale:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 732]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156823-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencia City Council election, Electoral system\nThe mayor was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of councillors, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In the event of a tie, the appointee would be determined by lot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156823-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencia City Council election, Electoral system\nThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they were seeking election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. For the case of Valencia, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 745]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156823-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencia City Council election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Valencia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 50], "content_span": [51, 853]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156824-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix\nThe 1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 September 1999 at the Circuit de Valencia. This race saw the last French Rider to win a race in the premier class until Fabio Quartararo at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix almost 21 years later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156824-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)\nBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round twelve has concluded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 93], "content_span": [94, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156825-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian regional election\nThe 1999 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Corts of the Valencian Community. All 89 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 394]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156825-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian regional election\nThe People's Party (PP), which had ruled the community from 1995 in a coalition government, won an absolute majority of seats; majority which it would maintain for the next 20 years. Its coalition partner, Valencian Union (UV), fell just below the 5% threshold, resulting in it losing all seats and being expelled from the Courts. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained static on its 1995 vote share, though it gained 3 additional seats thanks to United Left (IU) electoral collapse from 10 to 5 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 549]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156825-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe Corts Valencianes were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the Valencian autonomous community, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Valencian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Government. Voting for the Corts was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Valencian Community and in full enjoyment of their political rights.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156825-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe 89 members of the Corts Valencianes were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes\u2014which included blank ballots\u2014being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Alicante, Castell\u00f3n and Valencia. Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of 20 seats, with the remaining 29 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations on the condition that the seat to population ratio in any given province did not exceed three times that of any other.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 762]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156825-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Electoral system\nThe electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 60], "content_span": [61, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156825-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe term of the Corts Valencianes expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Corts were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Corts concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156825-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian regional election, Overview, Election date\nThe Corts Valencianes could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 57], "content_span": [58, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156825-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Valencian regional election, Opinion polls\nThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The \"Lead\" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Corts Valencianes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 47], "content_span": [48, 843]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156826-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vancouver municipal election\nThe city of Vancouver, Canada, held municipal elections on November 20, 1999. Canadian citizens who were over 18 years of age at the time of the vote, and had been a resident of Vancouver for the previous 30 days and a resident of B.C. for the previous six months, were able to vote for candidates in four races that were presented on one ballot.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156826-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vancouver municipal election\nOverall, 97 candidates filed for election, but two dropped out. There were 95 candidates at election time. There were 256,361 registered voters, and 94,271 votes cast for a voter turnout of 36.77 per cent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156826-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Vancouver municipal election\nThe ballot elected one mayor, 10 councillors, nine school board trustees and seven park board commissioners. Each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were open seats (e.g., an elector could vote for ten or fewer councillors). Two borrowing questions were on the ballot, and both passed by a margin of 70 per cent or more.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156826-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Vancouver municipal election\nIn an effort to prevent a repeat of the 1996 election that saw many joke candidates register because there was no nomination filing fee, city council adopted a bylaw on Sept. 15,1999 requiring candidates to pay a nominal $100 fee. The bylaw had the intended effect, but at least two people, going by the names \"T. Raax\" and \"Dr. Evil\", did put up the fees and consequently ran as mayoral candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156826-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Vancouver municipal election\nThe Green Party and the Coalition of Progressive Electors mounted a combined slate of candidates but ran a single mayoral candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156826-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Vancouver municipal election, Elections to Vancouver City Council, Overall council results\nAll figures include votes cast for both mayor and councillors but not school and park board. * Denotes incumbent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 95], "content_span": [96, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156827-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team\nThe 1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1999 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156827-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Previous season\nVanderbilt came into the 1998 season unranked and had a streak of 14 losing seasons. 1998 was no better as Vanderbilt finished the season with a 2\u20139 record, 1\u20137 in the SEC. The season began with a 42\u20130 loss at Mississippi State. The next week fared no better for the Commodores as they were beaten by Alabama, 32\u20137. In week three, Vanderbilt had its home opener, but to no avail, as the Commodores fell to Ole Miss, 30\u20136, and in week four, Vanderbilt lost to TCU, 19\u201316 in overtime.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156827-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Previous season\nThe next game for the Commodores was a loss to Western Michigan at home, 27\u201323. Vanderbilt put themselves out of bowl contention with a 31\u20136 loss to Georgia. The week following, Vanderbilt got their first win, a 17\u201314 win over South Carolina. The next game also ended with a Vandy victory, a 36\u201333 overtime win over Duke. Victory was short lived, however, as the Dores lost their final three games. A 45\u201313 loss to Florida started the gloomy November, followed by a loss 55\u201317 to Kentucky, and a 41\u20130 loss to instate rival Tennessee.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 57], "content_span": [58, 591]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156828-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Veikkausliiga, Overview\nIt was contested by 12 teams, and Haka Valkeakoski won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 28], "content_span": [29, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156829-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election\nConstituent Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 25 July 1999, following a referendum on April on convening one. For the election two large coalitions were created; Patriotic Pole, which consisted of the Fifth Republic Movement, the Movement for Socialism, Fatherland for All, the Communist Party of Venezuela, the People's Electoral Movement and some other minor parties, and Democratic Pole consisting of Democratic Action, Copei, Project Venezuela and Convergencia. The result was a victory for Patriotic Pole, which won 121 of the 128 seats, whilst an additional three seats were taken by representatives of indigenous communities elected by indigenous associations. Each voter had 10 votes. Voter turnout was only 46.2%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 779]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election\nThe 1999 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 18 September 1999, was for the 54th Parliament of Victoria. It was held in the Australian state of Victoria to elect the 88 members of the state's Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. The Liberal\u2013National Coalition led by Jeff Kennett and Pat McNamara was narrowly defeated due mainly to a significant swing against it in rural and regional Victoria. The winner was decided by three rural independents who ultimately decided to back the Labor Party to form a minority government led by Steve Bracks, who was sworn in as Premier of Victoria on 20 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 679]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Results, Legislative Assembly\nVictorian state election, 18 September 1999Legislative Assembly << 1996\u20132002 >>", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 60], "content_span": [61, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Results, Legislative Council\nThe following voting statistics exclude the three mid-term by-elections held on the same day, at which two seats were retained by Labor and a third was gained by Labor from the Liberals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 59], "content_span": [60, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Campaign\nThe Kennett government entered the campaign with a substantial lead in the polls and was widely expected to win, some commentators even tipped the government to increase their already large majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Campaign\nThe Liberals ran a campaign centred on Jeff Kennett and the unusual jeff.com.au website. The presidential nature of the campaign was emphasised when the Herald Sun ran a damaging front-page story revealing that most Liberal candidates were gagged from speaking to the media. The Coalition stuck to a message of focusing on its economic record, and promising modest increases in spending in schools, hospitals and police.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 460]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Campaign\nIn contrast Labor sought to tap into perceptions in rural Victoria that the Kennett government had neglected them. Both John Brumby who led Labor until early 1999 and Steve Bracks campaigned extensively in rural and regional Victoria, attacking Coalition policies of privatisation highlighting poor service delivery. Labor also took the unusual step of launching their campaign in the regional centre of Ballarat where it announced it would spend $170 million to improve rural infrastructure. In addition Labor campaigned on issues of government transparency and service administration. By election day few people believed that there would be a change of government. When The Australian published a poll which suggested the result would be a cliffhanger, Steve Bracks is said to have stated 'I hope it's right, but I think The Australian is on drugs.'", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 891]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Election day\nOn the afternoon of the election, while polling was being conducted, it was learned that Liberal-turned-Independent member for the marginal seat of Frankston East, Peter McLellan, had died of a heart attack. Polling was therefore aborted, with a supplementary election to be scheduled.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Election day\nWhen the results started to come through, it appeared that there was only a modest swing in metropolitan Melbourne, even in the electorally volatile eastern suburbs, but there was a substantial swing to Labor in provincial and rural Victoria, traditionally a Liberal stronghold. Political analyst and ABC commentator Antony Green later wrote that \"in the more than 35 elections I've been involved in, the 1999 Victorian election was the only one where I thought there was something wrong with the computer.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 551]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Election day\nWhen the Victorian Electoral Commission finished counting for the night, the result was still too close to call: Labor had made huge gains in the rural hinterland, but had failed to make much headway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne where elections had historically been won or lost.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 43], "content_span": [44, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents\nInitial counting had the Coalition on 43 seats in the 88-seat chamber, Labor on 41 (including winning the seat of Geelong by just 16 votes), and the independents on three. Frankston East remained vacant pending the results of the 16 October supplementary election. As McLellan died on the day of the general election, voters in Frankston East had already cast votes before learning of McLellan's death. As McLellan died while the campaign was underway, the Victorian constitution required a supplementary election in the seat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 599]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents\nRegardless of who won in Frankston East, neither the Coalition nor Labor could form a government without the support of the independents, leaving them in a position to effectively choose the next premier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents\nThe independents, Russell Savage, Craig Ingram and Susan Davies, adopted a united stand and released a charter of their demands which the parties would need to accept in order to further negotiate. Labor accepted all of them while the Coalition accepted all but two, saying that the Upper House should only be reformed after a referendum and rejecting outright an enquiry into the effects of privatisation. The independents announced that they would announce their decision after the supplementary election in Frankston East, which was to be held on 16 October and now assumed a crucial role.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 665]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents\nOn 16 October, the Frankston East supplementary by-election resulted in a 7.71% swing to Labor, with its candidate Matt Viney winning 54.60% of the two-party preferred vote, putting Labor on 42 seats. The votes that were cast in Frankston East on the day of the election and McLellan's death had been destroyed without being counted. It is therefore unknown whether Frankston East voters had voted differently in the supplementary election than the way they voted at the general election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Frankston East and the rural independents\nThe next morning, Labor and the Independents signed an agreement which became public the following day. Although this allowed Labor to form government by one seat, Kennett's supporters urged the Coalition to force a last-ditch confidence vote on the floor of the Assembly. They believed that Savage, Davies and Ingram would be forced to publicly support Kennett. In truth, Savage and Davies felt that Kennett had given them short shrift during the previous term, and would not have even considered supporting any government led by Kennett. However, with the Liberals divided on Kennett's future role, Kennett resigned as premier and retired from politics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 72], "content_span": [73, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Aftermath\nKennett's resignation became official on 20 October. Soon afterward, Bracks advised the Governor, Sir James Gobbo, that he could form a government, which was duly sworn in later that day. With Kennett retiring from politics, Dr Denis Napthine, a rural MP who was believed to bring a more consensus-style approach to leadership, succeeded him as Liberal leader. Nationals leader Pat McNamara retired from politics as well. His successor, Peter Ryan, tore up the Coalition agreement; the Liberals and Nationals would not resume their Coalition until 2008.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 40], "content_span": [41, 594]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156830-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Victorian state election, Aftermath\nLabor won Kennett's old seat of Burwood in a by-election that December after he decided to retire from parliament. The following year they also won McNamara's hitherto safe seat of Benalla in another by-election, which brought them to 44 of the Assembly's 88 seats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 40], "content_span": [41, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156831-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Victory Bowl\nThe 1999 Victory Bowl, the second edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, November 27, 1999, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. It featured the MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. The Tornadoes won 31\u201326.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156832-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vietnamese floods\nThe 1999 Vietnamese floods affected Vietnam in late 1999 and were the worst floods the country had experienced in a century. The floods were caused by a series of storms that brought heavy rain to the central part of the country in October and November. The first storm to hit was Tropical Storm Eve on October 19 and the main event occurred from November 1-November 6.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156832-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vietnamese floods\nIn total, 595\u00a0people lost their lives and 55,000 were made homeless. The floods caused $290\u00a0million of damage to the region and caused a further $490\u00a0million of economic losses. It is estimated that 1.7\u00a0million people in the central Provinces of Vietnam were affected by the floods.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156833-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Villanova Wildcats football team\nThe 1999 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Wildcats were led by 15th year head coach Andy Talley played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156833-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Villanova Wildcats football team, Team players in the NFL\nNo Villanova players were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156834-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team\nThe 1999 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156835-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia House of Delegates election\nThe Virginia House of Delegates election of 1999 was held on Tuesday, November 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156836-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia Senate election\nThe Virginia Senate election of 1999 was held on Tuesday, November 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 99]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156837-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team\nThe 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Virginia Tech competed as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hokies were led by Frank Beamer in his 13th year as head coach. Virginia Tech finished the regular season undefeated but lost in the national championship game to the Florida State Seminoles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 453]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156837-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Regular season summary\nMichael Vick led the Hokies to an 11\u20130 regular season and to the Bowl Championship Series national title game in the Sugar Bowl against Florida State. Although Virginia Tech lost 46\u201329, Vick was able to bring the team back from a 21-point deficit to take a 29\u201328 lead into the fourth quarter. During the season, Vick appeared on the cover of an ESPN The Magazine issue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156837-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Regular season summary\nVick led the NCAA in passing efficiency that year, setting a record for a freshman (180.4), which was also good enough for the third-highest all-time mark (Colt Brennan holds the record at 185.9 from his 2006 season at Hawaii). Vick was awarded an ESPY Award as the nation's top college player, and won the first-ever Archie Griffin Award as college football's most valuable player. He was invited to the 1999 Heisman Trophy presentation and finished third in the voting behind Ron Dayne and Joe Hamilton. Vick's third-place finish matched the highest finish ever by a freshman up to that point, first set by Herschel Walker in 1980 (Adrian Peterson later broke that mark, finishing second in 2004).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 763]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156837-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, James Madison\nMichael Vick ran for three touchdowns in the first 22 minutes of the game, but left due to an injury after he somersaulted into the end zone on the third score. The freshman had run for 54 yards, and thrown for 110 yards in leading the Hokies to a 21-0 lead that turned into a 47-0 win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 70], "content_span": [71, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156837-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Players in the NFL\nThe following players were drafted into professional football following the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 59], "content_span": [60, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections\nVirginia's 1999 state elections were held on November 2, 1999. Voters elected all 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates to two-year terms ending in 2002, and all 40 members of the Virginia Senate to four-year terms ending in 2004. There were also elections for local offices (such as Board of Supervisors, Sheriff and Clerk of the Circuit Court) in most counties. The elections resulted in the loss of Democratic control of the House of Delegates for the first time in 116 years, and continued the two-year control of the Senate by Republicans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections, Run up to the election\nGovernor Jim Gilmore had secured control of the Senate for Republicans for the first time in 114 years in 1997 when he appointed Democratic State Senator Charlie Waddell to a position with the Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Board. He also appointed Delegate David G. Brickley as Director of Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation which resulted in a tie in control of the House of Delegates as the one Independent, Lacey Putney, caucused with the Republicans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 53], "content_span": [54, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections, Run up to the election\nAccording to the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, the 1999 Virginia \"legislative election delivered results unlike any of the others that preceded it in the 20th century. Republicans finally gained majority control of the House of Delegates, completing a thirty- year march to power. At the same time, the GOP maintained its narrow 21 to 19-seat control of the Senate of Virginia....\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 53], "content_span": [54, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections, Primaries and nomination contests\nThere were a few primaries in both parties in June, but all incumbents were renominated. The most notable primary was in Richmond's West End, where incumbent Republican Ann G. \"Panny\" Rhodes was opposed by her Governor and the dominant conservative wing of her party. According to the UVa Center for Politics, \"Despite being outspent $440,000 to $236,000 in the state\u2019s most expensive primary race, Rhodes won over 56 percent of the votes. Many Democrats joined moderate Republicans in defeating Gilmore\u2019s choice, businessman Ruble Hord.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections, Primaries and nomination contests\nIn all, there were nine primaries, two in the Senate and seven in the House.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections, Virginia Senate\nPrior to these elections, Virginia's Senate consisted of 21 Republicans and 19 Democrats. Republicans and Democrats each defeated one opposing incumbent: the president pro tempore of the Senate, Stanley C. Walker (D) of Norfolk, was defeated by Republican Nick Rerras after 18 years in the Senate. In Fairfax County, 16-year veteran Jane Woods (R) was narrowly beaten by former U.S. Representative Leslie Byrne by just 37 votes out of over 30,000 cast.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections, Virginia Senate, Election Results\nParty abbreviations: D - Democratic, R - Republican, I - Independent, IG - Independent Green, L - Libertarian", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections, House of Delegates\nGoing into the elections, there were 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans and 1 Independent, which meant the parties were effectively tied, as the one Independent caucused with the Republicans. Despite winning about 55% of the statewide vote, Republicans netted three additional seats. Two senior Democratic incumbents were defeated: Gladys Keating of the Franconia area of Fairfax County and in Virginia Beach, Glenn Croshaw. The Democrats captured one open seat from the Republicans when Benny Keister replaced retiring Republican Delegate Tommy Baker in the 7th District centered on Pulaski County. Republicans alsowon two open seats replacing Democrats.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 699]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156838-0007-0001", "contents": "1999 Virginia state elections, House of Delegates\nGeorge Broman (R) of Culpeper County captured the district of retiring Delegate Butch Davies (D), and on the Virginia Peninsula, Republican Phil Larrabee of Hampton won captured the seat of retiring Democratic Delegate Vince Behm gaining a plurality in a four-person race. As a result, Republicans had 52 seats, Democrats 47 and 1 Independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 393]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K\nThe 1999 VisionAire 500K was a scheduled Indy Racing League event to be run in May 1, 1999 at Lowe\u2019s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, USA. The race was to be the third race of the 1999 Indy Racing League schedule, after stops at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K\nThe race was abandoned after 79 laps had been run after an accident involving Stan Wattles and John Paul, Jr. resulted in debris, including the wheel assembly off of Paul\u2019s vehicle, being launched into the stands and killing three spectators.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Media coverage\nThe race was carried on national television by Speedvision. Dave Calabro served as the lap-by-lap announcer, with Jack Arute and Arie Luyendyk as the analysts. Vince Welch and Calvin Fish reported from pit road.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 36], "content_span": [37, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Qualifying\nThe start of the qualifying session was delayed for an hour due to localized heavy rain that fell in the preceding four days. Despite failing pre-qualifying inspection for his car running too low to the ground, which allowed him to run only one qualifying lap as opposed to the usual two, Greg Ray rebounded to score the pole position, his second consecutive pole of the season. Steve Knapp failed to qualify.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 40], "content_span": [41, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race\nThe air temperature at the start of the race was 65\u00a0\u00b0F (18\u00a0\u00b0C), with 20\u00a0mph (32\u00a0km/h) winds from the northeast. Mark Wingler, Indy Racing League chaplain, began pre-race ceremonies with an invocation. Singer Katherine Parrott performed the national anthem, and actor Cliff Robertson commanded the drivers to start their engines. Just as the green flag was waved to start the race after the pace laps, Robby Unser lost control of his car leaving the fourth turn but avoided sustaining damage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 526]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race\nTyce Carlson and Davey Hamilton then made contact and went into the infield grass, causing the first caution. Carlson retired from the race because of his involvement in the accident. During the caution, Hamilton made a pit stop to allow his team to repair the left-hand side of his vehicle, but was later pushed into the garage and into retirement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race\nThe race was restarted on the ninth lap, with Ray leading Sharp. Five laps later, Jeff Ward overtook Scott Goodyear for third between turns three and four, and passed Scott Sharp on the high banking of the fourth turn for second on the 18th lap. By the 19th lap, Goodyear fell to seventh position. Lazier progressed to third place by lap 25, and he overtook Ward on the low side of between the first and second turns for second two laps later.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race\nWard made two pit stops on laps 29 for fuel and tires and to replace a broken front anti-roll bar on the 36th lap. On lap 39, the second caution was waved for an accident. Unser lost control of his car in the second turn, and struck the retaining barrier on the back straightaway. Several drivers made pit stops for fuel, tires and car adjustments during the caution. Buddy Lazier was first to exit pit road and maintained the lead at the restart on lap 47. Two laps later, Ray retook the lead with a pass on the inside of Lazier leaving turn four. Lazier returned to first place when he overtook Ray on the high banking of turn two on the 50th lap.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 684]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race\nOn lap 62, Stan Wattles crashed after suffering a suspension failure. John Paul Jr. made contact with debris from Wattles' car, sending the latter's right rear wheel and tire assembly into the grandstands. Scott Harrington also spun in the incident. Three spectators were killed by the flying debris, while an additional eight suffered non-fatal injuries. Due to the fatalities, the race was abandoned after 79 of the scheduled 208 laps; Ray had been leading at the time of the stoppage. Track president Humpy Wheeler stated: \"We've never done anything like this before.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race\nBut it seemed like the right thing to do in respect to those who lost their lives up there.\" Driver Eddie Cheever Jr. agreed with the decision to stop the race, saying, \"My teammates and I are just full of sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the individuals and families. The decision to stop the race was the right one. We all leave Charlotte with extremely heavy hearts.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 414]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race\nAs a result of the race being abandoned, no official prize money or championship points were awarded. The IRL instead paid each team and driver to cover the expenses occurred for the race. In the aftermath of the accident and a similar accident at CART's U.S. 500 at Michigan in July 1998, several safety improvements were made to the IRL racecars and the track. The IRL added tethers to the wheels of their cars in an effort to prevent them from detaching, while Lowe's Motor Speedway raised the height of the track's catchfence from 15 to 21 feet. Because it was stopped before the halfway point of the race (the moment a race becomes official by IndyCar rulebook), IndyCar does not currently recognize any records related to the event, and omitted the event in its count for the 100th race celebration in 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 848]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Race\nINDYCAR did not return to the track until Josef Newgarden ran demonstration laps on the road course during the NASCAR Charlotte Road Course round during the 2019 NASCAR playoffs after qualifying.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 34], "content_span": [35, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Post-race controversies\nTwo weeks after the incident, a controversy boiled at the 1999 Indianapolis 500 after Sports Illustrated published an article by Ed Hinton, entitled \"Fatal Attractions: More fan deaths put the focus on the need for safety innovations\" in its May 10 issue. The article discussed the tragedy and proposed safety improvements discussed in its aftermath. The magazine's editors in New York published the article accompanied by an AP photograph taken at the scene. The photo featured a security guard standing next to two dead bodies in the grandstands covered with bloody sheets, and blood covering the steps.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 659]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Post-race controversies\nThe photo drew the ire of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George, and they pulled Hinton's credentials for the 1999 Indy 500. After a few days, the credentials were restored, when it was determined that Hinton was unaware of the photo published along with his article, and when free speech/censorship issues were raised.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156839-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 VisionAire 500K, Report, Post-race controversies\nLater in the year, a short series of bombings took place in Lowe's stores in North Carolina, injuring three, and prompting some to think there may be a link with a relative of one of the victims. When George Rocha was arrested for the bombings, he claimed that he was angry about the crash at the speedway, but he later confessed that it was retribution for being caught shoplifting and an attempt at extortion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 53], "content_span": [54, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156840-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vladikavkaz bombing\nThe 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing took place in a crowded market in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia\u2013Alania, Russia on March 19, 1999, killing 52 and injuring 168.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156840-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vladikavkaz bombing\nThe bombers were tried and convicted on December 15, 2003. The court also convicted the men of the bombing of a military housing unit known as \"Sputnik\" on May 18, 1999 that left four dead and 17 injured and a Vladikavkaz train station on June 28, 1999, which injured 18 people. In addition, the court found the men guilty in the kidnapping four Russian officers and taking them to Chechnya for ransom on July 30, 1999. The officers were later released.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 478]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156840-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Vladikavkaz bombing\nAdam Tsurov (b. 1980) was given a life sentence, Abdulrakhim Khutiyev and Makhmud Temirbiyev were sentenced to 23 years of imprisonment and Umar Khaniyev (b. 1984) received a 10-year sentence.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156841-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vodacom Cup\nThe 1999 Vodacom Cup was the 2nd edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as an invitational team, the Namibia Kudus from Namibia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156841-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vodacom Cup, Competition\nThere were 15 teams participating in the 1999 Vodacom Cup. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - the Northern Section with eight teams and the Southern Section with seven teams. Teams would play all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156841-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Vodacom Cup, Competition\nTeams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156841-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Vodacom Cup, Competition\nThe top two teams in each section qualified for the play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished second in the other section. The winners of these semi-finals then played each other in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 29], "content_span": [30, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156841-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Vodacom Cup, Teams, Team Listing\nThe following teams took part in the 1999 Vodacom Cup competition:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 37], "content_span": [38, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156842-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Volleyball America's Cup\nThe 1999 Volleyball America's Cup was the second edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from North-, Central- and South America. The tournament was held from October 14 to October 23, 1999, in St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida (United States).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156843-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Volta a Catalunya\nThe 1999 Volta a Catalunya was the 79th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 17 June to 24 June 1999. The race started in La Pineda and finished at the Alto de la Rabassa in Andorra. The race was won by Manuel Beltr\u00e1n of the Banesto team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156843-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Volta a Catalunya, Teams\nFifteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 29], "content_span": [30, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156844-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana\nThe 1999 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 57th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held from 23 February to 27 February 1999. The race started in Villarreal and finished in Benidorm. The race was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Casino\u2013Ag2r Pr\u00e9voyance team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 349]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156845-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Volvo PGA Championship\nThe 1999 Volvo PGA Championship was the 45th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 28\u201331 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156845-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Volvo PGA Championship\nColin Montgomerie successfully defended his 1998 title to claim a five stroke victory over Mark James.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156846-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile\nThe 22nd edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 11 to March 21, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156847-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda\nThe 1999 Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda was the 45th edition of the Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 14 February to 18 February 1999. The race started in Almeria and finished in Granada. The race was won by Javier Pascual Rodr\u00edguez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156847-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda, Teams\nNineteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 30], "content_span": [31, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156848-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Asturias\nThe 1999 Vuelta a Asturias was the 43rd edition of the Vuelta a Asturias road cycling stage race, which was held from 11 May to 16 May 1999. The race started in Gij\u00f3n and finished in Oviedo. The race was won by Juan Carlos Dom\u00ednguez of the Vitalicio Seguros team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156849-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Burgos\nThe 1999 Vuelta a Burgos was the 21st edition of the Vuelta a Burgos road cycling stage race, which was held from 16 August to 20 August 1999. The race started in Milagros and finished in Burgos. The race was won by Abraham Olano of the ONCE\u2013 Deutsche Bank team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156850-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Castilla y Le\u00f3n\nThe 1999 Vuelta a Castilla y Le\u00f3n was the 14th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y Le\u00f3n cycle race and was held on 1 August to 5 August 1999. The race started in Valladolid and finished in Grajera. The race was won by Leonardo Piepoli.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156850-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Castilla y Le\u00f3n, Teams\nFifteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156851-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Colombia\nThe 49th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 13 to June 27, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156852-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a\nThe 1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a was the 54th Edition of Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, taking place from 4 September starting in Murcia and finishing in Madrid on 26 September 1999. It consisted of 21 stages over 3,576\u00a0km (2,222\u00a0mi), ridden at an average speed of 39.449\u00a0km/h (24.512\u00a0mph). The favourites were Laurent Jalabert, Alex Z\u00fclle, Jan Ullrich and defending champion Abraham Olano. In the end, Ullrich won the race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10\nThe 1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a was the 54th edition of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Murcia, with a prologue individual time trial on 4 September, and Stage 10 occurred on 15 September with a stage to Zaragoza. The race finished in Madrid on 26 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Prologue\n4 September 1999 \u2014 Murcia to Murcia, 6.1\u00a0km (3.8\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 1\n5 September 1999 \u2014 Murcia to Benidorm, 179\u00a0km (111\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 2\n6 September 1999 \u2014 Alicante to Albacete, 206\u00a0km (128\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 3\n7 September 1999 \u2014 La Roda to Fuenlabrada, 229.5\u00a0km (142.6\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 4\n8 September 1999 \u2014 Las Rozas to Salamanca, 185.6\u00a0km (115.3\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 5\n9 September 1999 \u2014 B\u00e9jar to Ciudad Rodrigo, 160\u00a0km (99\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 6\n10 September 1999 \u2014 Salamanca to Salamanca, 46.4\u00a0km (28.8\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 7\n11 September 1999 \u2014 Salamanca to Le\u00f3n, 217\u00a0km (135\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 8\n12 September 1999 \u2014 Le\u00f3n to Alto de l'Angliru, 175.6\u00a0km (109.1\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 9\n13 September 1999 \u2014 Gij\u00f3n to Los Corrales de Buelna, 185.8\u00a0km (115.5\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 51], "content_span": [52, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156853-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 10\n15 September 1999 \u2014 Zaragoza to Zaragoza, 183.2\u00a0km (113.8\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21\nThe 1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a was the 54th edition of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Murcia, with a prologue individual time trial on 4 September, and Stage 11 occurred on 16 September with a stage from Huesca. The race finished in Madrid on 26 September.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 11\n16 September 1999 \u2014 Huesca to Val d'Aran/Pla de Beret, 201\u00a0km (125\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 12\n17 September 1999 \u2014 Sort to Arcalis, 147.4\u00a0km (91.6\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 13\n18 September 1999 \u2014 Andorra la Vella to Castellar del Riu, 149\u00a0km (93\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 14\n19 September 1999 \u2014 Barcelona to Barcelona, 94.4\u00a0km (58.7\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 15\n20 September 1999 \u2014 La S\u00e9nia to Valencia, 193.4\u00a0km (120.2\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 16\n21 September 1999 \u2014 Valencia to Teruel, 200.4\u00a0km (124.5\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 17\n22 September 1999 \u2014 Bronchales to Guadalajara, 225\u00a0km (140\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 18\n23 September 1999 \u2014 Guadalajara to Alto de Abantos, 166.3\u00a0km (103.3\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 19\n24 September 1999 \u2014 San Lorenzo de El Escorial to \u00c1vila, 184.6\u00a0km (114.7\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 20\n25 September 1999 \u2014 El Tiemblo to \u00c1vila, 46.5\u00a0km (28.9\u00a0mi) (ITT)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156854-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Stage 11 to Stage 21, Stage 21\n26 September 1999 \u2014 Madrid to Madrid, 163\u00a0km (101\u00a0mi)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156855-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Murcia\nThe 1999 Vuelta a Murcia was the 15th edition of the Vuelta a Murcia cycle race and was held on 3 March to 7 March 1999. The race started and finished in Murcia. The race was won by Marco Pantani.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156856-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Vuelta a Venezuela\nThe 36th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 31 to September 12, 1999. The stage race started in Punto Fijo, and ended in Car\u00fapano.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156857-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WABA Champions Cup\nThe WABA Champions Cup 1999 was the 2nd staging of the WABA Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of West Asia Basketball Association. The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan between April 12 and April 15. The winner qualified for the 1999 ABC Champions Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156858-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2\u20136 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. This was the final tournament before the formation of the Mountain West Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156858-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nTop-seeded Utah defeated New Mexico in the championship game, 60\u201345, to clinch their third WAC men's tournament championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156858-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Utes, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by two other WAC members, New Mexico and Tulsa, who all earned at-large bids.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156858-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nNo changes were made to the tournament format from the 1997 or 1998 tournaments. Teams were again seeded based on their position within either the Mountain or Pacific Division (top six teams only).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 44], "content_span": [45, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156859-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament\nThe 1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 40th conference playoff in league history and 47th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 1999 tournament played between March 12 and March 20, 1999, at five conference arenas and the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Denver was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 514]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156859-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All nine conference teams participated in the tournament as did Mankato State which was slated to join the WCHA as a full member the following year. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 9 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated while Mankato State was seeded tenth. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 580]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156859-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format\nThe winners of the first round series advanced to the Target Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 45], "content_span": [46, 434]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156859-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings\nNote: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 67], "content_span": [68, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156860-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-American Express Championship\nThe 1999 WGC-American Express Championship was a golf tournament that was contested from 4\u20137 November 1999 at Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, San Roque, Spain. It was the first WGC-American Express Championship tournament, and the third and final event in the inaugural year of the World Golf Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156860-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-American Express Championship\nWorld number 1, Tiger Woods won the tournament after defeating Miguel \u00c1ngel Jim\u00e9nez in the first extra hole of a playoff. Woods held a four stroke lead going into the 17th hole but hit it into the water on the tough par 5 and ended up scoring a triple bogey that allowed Jim\u00e9nez to get back in it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156860-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-American Express Championship, Field\nStuart Appleby (2), Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke (3), Glen Day, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els (2,3), Bob Estes (2), Carlos Franco (2), Fred Funk (2), Jim Furyk (2), Sergio Garc\u00eda (3), Brent Geiberger (2), Retief Goosen (3), P\u00e1draig Harrington (3), Dudley Hart, Tim Herron (2), Scott Hoch, John Huston (2), Miguel \u00c1ngel Jim\u00e9nez (3), Bernhard Langer (3), Paul Lawrie (3), Tom Lehman (2), Justin Leonard (2), Davis Love III (2), Jeff Maggert (2), Phil Mickelson (2), Colin Montgomerie (3), Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal, Naomichi Ozaki (6), Craig Parry, Steve Pate (2), Chris Perry (2), Nick Price (2), Loren Roberts (2), Vijay Singh (2), Jeff Sluman (2), Hal Sutton (2), David Toms (2), Bob Tway, Brian Watts, Lee Westwood (3), Tiger Woods (2)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 773]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156860-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-American Express Championship, Field\nNotah Begay III, Dennis Paulson, Ted Tryba, Duffy Waldorf, Mike Weir", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156860-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-American Express Championship, Field\nThomas Bj\u00f8rn, \u00c1ngel Cabrera, Alex \u010cejka, Mark James, Robert Karlsson, Bob May, Jarrod Moseley (4), Jarmo Sandelin, Jean van de Velde", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156861-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship\nThe 1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship was a golf tournament that was played from February 24\u201328, 1999 at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was the first WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship and the first of three World Golf Championships events held in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156861-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship\nJeff Maggert won his first World Golf Championships event at the match-play, by defeating Andrew Magee on the 38th hole in the 36 hole final that went extra holes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156861-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, Brackets\nThe Championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 14 ranking, seeded according to those rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 62], "content_span": [63, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156861-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, Brackets\nJumbo Osaki (ranked #13) chose not to play and was replaced by Nick Faldo (#65).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 62], "content_span": [63, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156862-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-NEC Invitational\nThe 1999 WGC-NEC Invitational was a golf tournament that was contested from August 26\u201329, 1999 over the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was the first WGC-NEC Invitational tournament, and was the second of the three World Golf Championships that were held in the series' inaugural year. The Invitational succeeded the World Series of Golf which had been played at Firestone from 1976 until 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156862-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WGC-NEC Invitational\nWorld number 1 Tiger Woods won the tournament, shooting a 62 (-8) in the third round on his way to a one-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156863-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA All-Star Game\nThe 1999 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 14, 1999, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Even though the WNBA began in 1997, this was the inaugural All-Star Game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156863-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA All-Star Game, The All-Star Game, Coaches\nThe coach for the Western Conference was Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor. The coach for the Eastern Conference was Cleveland Rockers coach Linda Hill-MacDonald.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 51], "content_span": [52, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156864-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA Championship\nThe 1999 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 1999 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to one in a best-of-three series. This was Houston's third title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 370]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156864-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA Championship\nThe Comets made their third appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Liberty made their second Finals appearance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156864-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA Championship\nGoing into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had ever won a WNBA championship (1997 and 1998).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156864-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA Championship\nThe Comets had a 26\u20136 record (.813), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Liberty (18\u201314).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156864-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA Championship, Road to the finals, Regular season series\nThe Comets and the Liberty split the regular season series:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 65], "content_span": [66, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156864-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA Championship, Game summaries, Game 2\nWith Houston leading 67\u201365 over New York and the Liberty out of timeouts with only 2.4 seconds remaining on the clock after Tina Thompson's jumper, New York would have to go the length of the court if they had any hope of winning. Kym Hampton inbounded the ball to Teresa Weatherspoon who took a couple dribbles and let the ball fly 50 feet away from the basket. To the awe and ire of the Houston fans, the ball smacked off the backboard and banked into the basket and the Liberty won the game 68\u201367. The lasting image of this moment is Weatherspoon falling over on the ground smiling as her teammates mob her from the bench.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 46], "content_span": [47, 672]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156865-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA Playoffs\nThe 1999 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 1999 season which ended with the  Western Conference champion Houston Comets beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2-1. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals. The Comets completed a three-peat.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156865-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA Playoffs, Aftermath\nThe two teams would meet each other again in the 2000 WNBA Finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 29], "content_span": [30, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156866-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA season\nThe 1999 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's third season. The 1999 season saw two expansion teams join the league, the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle. The schedule was increased from 30 to 32 games per team. The season ended with the Houston Comets winning their third WNBA championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 335]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156866-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WNBA season, Playoffs\nThere were 12 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the three teams with the best record in each conference were seeded one to three. The top seeded team in each conference got a bye for the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 26], "content_span": [27, 231]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156867-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship\nThe 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1999 in Alicante, Spain. The event is not to be confused with Matchroom Sport 1999 World Professional Pool Championship that took the same year, won by Efren Reyes. Despite there being two world title for the same discipline in 1999, both are considered as valid in 1999 by the World Pool-Billiard Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 446]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156867-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship\nThe event was won by Nick Varner, who defeated compatriot Jeremy Jones in the final 13\u20138. Defending champion Takahashi Kunihiko was defeated in the last 16 13\u20132 by Varner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156867-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Knockout Stages\nThe following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round. All matches were played as race to 13 racks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156868-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WPSL Draft\nThe 1999 WPSL Senior Draft was the third annual collegiate draft for the WPSL/WPF's 1999 season, and was held on Saturday, December 5, in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla, at the Tradewinds Resort in conjunction with the 1998 NFCA National Convention.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156868-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WPSL Draft, Draft Selections\nFollowing are the 60 selections from the 1999 WPSL draft:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156868-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WPSL Draft, Draft Selections\nPosition key: C = Catcher; UT = Utility infielder; INF = Infielder; 1B = First base; 2B =Second base SS = Shortstop; 3B = Third base; OF = Outfielder; RF = Right field; CF = Center field; LF = Left field;  P = Pitcher; RHP = right-handed Pitcher; LHP = left-handed Pitcher; DP =Designated playerPositions are listed as combined for those who can play multiple positions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 33], "content_span": [34, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156869-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open\nThe 1999 German Open was a women's tennis event that was played in Berlin, Germany from 10 May to 16 May 1999. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. First-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title and earned $150,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156869-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open, Finals, Doubles\nAlexandra Fusai /  Nathalie Tauziat defeated  Jana Novotn\u00e1 /  Patricia Tarabini, 6\u20133, 7\u20135", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156869-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156869-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156869-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156869-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156870-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 WTA German Open \u2013 Singles  was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Latin Europe. It was the sixth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but only Zvereva participated this year with Mary Pierce. They were eliminated in the first round by Brie Rippner and Tara Snyder.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 517]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156870-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe French team of Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won their first Tier I title as a team, defeating Jana Novotn\u00e1 and Patricia Tarabini in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156870-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156871-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 WTA German Open \u2013 Singles  was the singles event of the fifty-fifth edition of the tennis tournament played at Berlin, Germany, the most prestigious tennis tournament in Central Europe. It was the sixth WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the European claycourt season. Conchita Mart\u00ednez was the defending champion; Mart\u00ednez lost in the third round to Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156871-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open \u2013 Singles\nWorld No. 1 Martina Hingis won in the final 6\u20130, 6\u20131 against the unseeded Julie Halard-Decugis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156871-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA German Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156872-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open\nThe 1999 WTA Madrid Open, also known by its sponsored name Open P\u00e1ginas Amarillas, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Madrid, Spain that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 17 May through 23 May 1999. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 341]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156872-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156872-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156872-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156872-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 46], "content_span": [47, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156872-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open, Finals, Doubles\nVirginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Su\u00e1rez defeated  Mar\u00eda Fernanda Landa /  Marlene Weing\u00e4rtner, 6\u20132, 0\u20136, 6\u20130", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156873-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 WTA Madrid Open \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the fourth edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Madrid, Spain and part of the European clay court season. Florencia Labat and Dominique Van Roost were the defending champions, but they did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 344]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156873-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open \u2013 Doubles\nVirginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Su\u00e1rez won the title, defeating Marlene Weing\u00e4rtner and Labat's and Su\u00e1rez's compatriot Mar\u00eda Fernanda Landa in the final, 6\u20132, 0\u20136, 6\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156874-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 WTA Madrid Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the fourth edition of the Madrid Open, a WTA Tier III tournament held in Madrid, Spain and part of the European clay court season. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion but she was defeated in the second round by Paola Su\u00e1rez.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156874-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open \u2013 Singles\nFirst seed Lindsay Davenport won the title, defeating Su\u00e1rez in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156874-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Madrid Open \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nThe top two seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 37], "content_span": [38, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156875-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tier I Series\nThe WTA Tier I Events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156876-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour\nThe WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156876-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour, Schedule\nThis is the complete schedule of events on the 1999 WTA Tour. Player progression is documented from the quarterfinals stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 23], "content_span": [24, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156876-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour, Rankings\nThe Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in November. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 23], "content_span": [24, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156876-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour, Rankings, Singles\nThe following is the 1999 top 25 ranked players in the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 32], "content_span": [33, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156876-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour, Rankings, Doubles\nThe following are the 1999 top 20 individual ranked doubles players.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 32], "content_span": [33, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156877-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour Championships\nThe 1999 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name The Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 29th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 24th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 15 through November 21, 1999. Second-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles event and earned $500,000 first-prize money. The tournament discarded the best-of-five-set final which it had used since 1984 and reverted to a best-of-three-set final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 697]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156877-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour Championships, Finals, Doubles\nMartina Hingis /  Anna Kournikova defeated  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario /  Larisa Neiland, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156877-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour Championships, Race to the Finals\nPlayers with a gold background have enough points to qualify, while players with a blue background did not but could play as alternates. A brown background means a player qualified but was unable to play due to injury or retirement.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 47], "content_span": [48, 280]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156878-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour Championships \u2013 Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending doubles champions, but only Davenport qualified this year with Corina Morariu. They were eliminated in the semifinals by Larisa Neiland and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156878-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour Championships \u2013 Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Anna Kournikova won in the final against Neiland and S\u00e1nchez Vicario, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156879-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 WTA Tour Championships \u2013 Singles\nMartina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Lindsay Davenport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156880-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wagner Seahawks football team\nThe 1999 Wagner Seahawks football team represented Wagner College in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Seahawks were led by 19th-year head coach Walt Hameline and played their home games at Wagner College Stadium. Wagner finished the season 5\u20135 overall and 5\u20132 in NEC play to place third.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 384]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156881-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wakayama gubernatorial election\nWakayama Prefecture held a gubernatorial election on November 1, 1999. Incumbent governor Isamu Nishiguchi was re-elected.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156881-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wakayama gubernatorial election\nThis Japanese elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156882-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team\nThe 1999 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 7\u20135 record, finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and defeated Arizona State in the 1999 Aloha Bowl.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156883-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election\nThe 1999 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156883-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election\nThe election saw one of the Labour councillors challenged by her own son, who stood as an independent Labour candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156884-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup\nThe 1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 23\u201329 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156884-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup, Finals, Doubles\nOlivier Dela\u00eetre /  Fabrice Santoro defeated  Jan-Michael Gambill /  Scott Humphries, 7\u20135, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 43], "content_span": [44, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156885-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 23\u201329 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156885-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156886-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the nineteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 23\u201329 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156886-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup \u2013 Singles, Seeds\nChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156887-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina\nThe 1999 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played in May\u2013June 1999 in Argentina by the Wales national team in preparation for the 1999 World Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156888-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Walker Cup\nThe 1999 Walker Cup, the 37th Walker Cup Match, was played on 11\u201312 September 1999, at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland. The event was won by Great Britain and Ireland 15 to 9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156888-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Walker Cup, Format\nThe format for play on Saturday and Sunday was the same. There were four matches of foursomes in the morning and eight singles matches in the afternoon. In all, 24 matches were played.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156888-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Walker Cup, Format\nEach of the 24 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns \u00bd a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 12\u00bd points wins the competition. If the two teams are tied, the previous winner retains the trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 23], "content_span": [24, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156888-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Walker Cup, Teams\nTen players for the US and Great Britain & Ireland participate in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 22], "content_span": [23, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156889-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156890-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wan Chai District Council election\nThe 1999 Wan Chai District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 11 elected members to the 14-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156891-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wanguri by-election\nA by-election for the seat of Wanguri in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 31 July 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor (ALP) member John Bailey. The seat had been held by Bailey since winning a previous by-election in 1989.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156891-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wanguri by-election\nThe ALP selected Paul Henderson, a computer analyst, as its candidate. The CLP candidate was Maisie Austin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156892-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros\nThe 1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Warsaw, Poland that was part of Tier IVb of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 3 May until 9 May 1999. Cristina Torrens Valero won the singles title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156892-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draws:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156892-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156892-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156892-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros, Finals, Doubles\nC\u0103t\u0103lina Cristea /  Irina Selyutina defeated  Am\u00e9lie Cocheteux /  Janette Hus\u00e1rov\u00e1, 6\u20131, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 41], "content_span": [42, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156893-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the fifth edition of the Warsaw Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament held in Warsaw, Poland. Olga Lugina and Karina Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 were the champions last year when it was a Tier III event. Hab\u0161udov\u00e1 did not compete this year, while Lugina teamed up with Sandra Na\u010duk. She was defeated in the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 395]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156893-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Doubles\nFirst seeds C\u0103t\u0103lina Cristea and Irina Selyutina won the tournament, defeating Am\u00e9lie Cocheteux and Janette Hus\u00e1rov\u00e1 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156894-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the fifth edition of the Warsaw Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament held in Warsaw, Poland. Conchita Mart\u00ednez won the tournament last year when it was a Tier III event. She did not compete this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 293]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156894-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Warsaw Cup by Heros \u2013 Singles\nCristina Torrens Valero won her first WTA tournament, defeating In\u00e9s Gorrochategui in the final 7\u20135, 7\u20136(7\u20133).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156895-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington Huskies football team\nThe 1999 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, they played their home games at Husky Stadium. The Huskies finished the regular season at 7\u20134, tied for second (6\u20132) in the Pac-10 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156895-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington Huskies football team\nAt the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Washington lost 20\u201324 to #7 Kansas State of the Big 12 Conference.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156895-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington Huskies football team, NFL Draft\nTwo Huskies were selected in the 2000 NFL Draft, which lasted seven rounds (254 selections).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 48], "content_span": [49, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156896-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington Mystics season\nThe 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Washington Mystics. In the 1999 WNBA Draft, Chamique Holdsclaw was selected by the Washington Mystics 1st overall. In her first season, she was named the Rookie of the Year and was a starter in the inaugural WNBA All-Star Game. She averaged 16.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in her first season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156896-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington Mystics season, Player stats\nNote: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 44], "content_span": [45, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156897-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington Redskins season\nThe 1999 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 63rd in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 6\u201310 record from 1998 to go 10\u20136. They succeeded to the extent of reaching their first postseason since 1992 and beating the Lions in the first week of the playoffs; as of 2020, this is Washington's most recent home playoff win. Their season would end after losing to the Buccaneers by a single point in the divisional playoff round. The season would also be the first for new team owner Daniel Snyder. It would be the fourth and final season that the Redskins qualified for the playoffs in the 1990s and for the next five seasons, the team fell out of contention. They returned to the playoffs in 2005.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 803]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156897-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington Redskins season, Offseason, NFL Draft\nThe New Orleans Saints traded all of their draft picks to the Washington Redskins for the fifth overall selection, which they used to take running back Ricky Williams. It is the first time ever that an NFL team has had only one pick in a draft.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 53], "content_span": [54, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156897-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington Redskins season, Playoffs, NFC Divisional Game\nThe Redskins took a 13 - 0 lead with a field goal in the 2nd quarter, a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Brian Mitchell in the 3rd, and a second field goal by Brett Conway in the 3rd. The Buccaneers came back late in second half with a 2 yard touchdown run by Mike Alstott and a 1 yard touchdown pass from Shaun King to John Davis. The Redskins had an opportunity to win the game with a field goal as time expired, but the snap was botched.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 62], "content_span": [63, 513]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156898-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington State Cougars football team\nThe 1999 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156899-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington summit\nThe 1999 Washington summit was the 16th NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, a three-day meeting held in Washington, D.C. on April 23\u201325, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156899-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington summit\nHeld at the height of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the summit commemorated the 50th anniversary of NATO and reiterated the \"determination to put an end to the repressive actions\" by Serbian President Milo\u0161evi\u0107 against the local ethnic Albanian population in Kosovo. It was also the first summit in which three new NATO members (the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland) participated.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156899-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Washington summit\nThe Membership Action Plan, an important part of NATO's Open Door Policy, was adopted, and a revised version of the Strategic Concept was made public. The European Security and Defence Identity within NATO was also enhanced; the Defence Capabilities Initiative and the Weapons of Mass Destruction Initiative were launched. The Partnership for Peace, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, and the Mediterranean Dialogue were strengthened.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156900-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Waterford City Council election\nAn election to Waterford City Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 15 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156901-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Waterford County Council election\nAn election to Waterford County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156902-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship\nThe 1999 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place in February 1999. The championship began on 16 July 1999 and ended on 19 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 358]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156902-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship\nOn 19 September 1999, Ballygunner won the championship after a 1-18 to 2-10 defeat of Mount Sion in the final at Walsh Park. It was their 8th championship title overall and their first title since 1997.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156902-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship\nBallygunner's Paul Flynn was the championship's top scorer with 3-30.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156903-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Watford Borough Council election\nElections to Watford Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156904-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Waveney District Council election\nThe 1999 Waveney Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156905-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wealden District Council election\nThe 1999 Wealden District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156905-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wealden District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Uckfield (2 seats)\nA by-election was held in Uckfield on 29 November 2001 for 2 seats on the council, following the 2 Liberal Democrat councillors, Mike and Gill Skinner, resigning from the council in September after moving from the county. The Conservatives gained both seats, with the wife of the chairman of the council, Silvia Buck, being one of the successful candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 94], "content_span": [95, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156905-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wealden District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Herstmonceux\nA by-election was held in Herstmonceux on 4 April 2002 after the death of Conservative councillor Brian Jarman. Conservative Andrew Long held the seat for the party with a majority of 202.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 88], "content_span": [89, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156905-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Wealden District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Uckfield\nA by-election was held in Uckfield on 27 June 2002 for one of the two seats that had been previously contested in a by-election in November 2001, as Conservative councillor Geoffrey Sampson resigned from the council in May 2002 after a controversial article on racism. The Liberal Democrats gained the seat back from the Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 84], "content_span": [85, 420]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156906-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Webby Awards\nThe 1999 Webby Awards were held on March 18, 1999, at the Herbst Theater (War memorial Opera House) in San Francisco, California. IDG, which still owned the awards organization, continued to retain Tiffany Shlain to produce the awards even though the magazine division she had been working for had been shut down. Mayor Rudy Giuliani had lobbied to move the ceremony to New York City, but San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown interceded with Schlain by promising the City's support, including hosting a post-award party at the newly remodeled City Hall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156906-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Webby Awards\nGoogle founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin arrived wearing rollerblades and metallic capes, and remained in the opera hall lobby to grant interviews while most guests were watching the awards in the theater. The event was noted for the famous incident in which a representative of Jodi.org, which had won in the arts category, called the event participants \"Ugly corporate sons-of-bitches\" in his acceptance speech and tossed his trophy to the audience. The organizers asked PricewaterhouseCoopers to tabulate and ensure security for the \"People's Voice\" winners, chosen by online voting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156907-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wellingborough Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Borough Council of Wellingborough election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK. This was on the same day as other local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156908-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Welsh Labour leadership election\nThe 1999 Welsh Labour leadership election was held on 20 February 1999. Alun Michael was elected as Labour's nominee for First Secretary. Michael would go on to become First Secretary in a minority Labour government following the 1999 Assembly election. Runner up Rhodri Morgan went on to serve in Michael's first cabinet and then succeeded him as First Secretary in February 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156908-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Welsh Labour leadership election, Electoral system\nThe new leader was elected using an Electoral College in which the votes of elected officials (Welsh Labour MPs, MEPs and assembly candidates), individual members and affiliates were weighted equally at a share of one-third each.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 55], "content_span": [56, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156909-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Welsh Open (snooker)\nThe 1999 Regal Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 January 1999 at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156909-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Welsh Open (snooker)\nPaul Hunter was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match against Fergal O'Brien.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156909-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Welsh Open (snooker)\nMark Williams defeated Stephen Hendry 9\u20138 in the final to win his fifth ranking title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156909-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary\nDefending champion Paul Hunter was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 217]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156910-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Welsh local elections\nThe 1999 Welsh local elections,  were held on 6 May in 22 local authorities, as part of the wider 1999 UK local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156910-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Welsh local elections, Result\nIn all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 34], "content_span": [35, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156911-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election\nThe 1999 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by one. The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party. Overall turnout in the election was 33.09%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156912-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series\nThe 1999 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 21 and 22, 1999 at alternating campus sites, and pitted the winners of the conference's two four-team divisions. The event determined the champion of the West Coast Conference for the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. Loyola Marymount won the series two games to one over Pepperdine and earned the league's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 505]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156913-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe 1999 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on February 27\u2013March 1, 1999. All rounds were held in Santa Clara, California at the Toso Pavilion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156913-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament\nThe Gonzaga Bulldogs won the WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Matt Santangelo of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156913-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format\nWith eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 62], "content_span": [63, 398]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156914-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Devon Borough Council election\nThe 1998 West Devon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Devon Borough Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156915-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Dorset District Council election\nThe 1999 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1999 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156915-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 West Dorset District Council election\nThe 1999 election saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council but fall short of a majority.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156916-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election\nThe 1999 elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on the 6 May 1999 and were the second to the unitary authority, which was created, along with 28 other local authorities, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156916-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election, Subsequent changes\n\u2020Jim Bollan, elected as an independent councillor, became a member of the newly formed Scottish Socialist Party in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 61], "content_span": [62, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156916-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election, Subsequent changes\n\u2020\u2020In May 2001, after the wrongful dismissal of the council's Chief Executive, 4 Labour councillors, Councillors Campbell, McCafferty, Syme and Collins, rebelled against the party's administration to vote for a no confidence motion in the Council leader, Andrew White. The vote passed 12-10, but Councillor White refused to resign. The 4 councillors later left the Labour party to become independents and formed a new administration in August of that year with support from the SNP and SSP councillors. The new Council leader was Daniel McCafferty, one of the rebels.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 61], "content_span": [62, 628]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156917-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Lancashire District Council election\nThe 1999 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 308]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156918-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Lindsey District Council election\nElections to West Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire, England were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156919-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Oxfordshire District Council election\nThe 1999 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156920-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Somerset District Council election\nThe 1999 West Somerset District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995. The council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156920-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 West Somerset District Council election, Election result\n3 independent, 2 Conservative and 1 Labour candidates were unopposed at the election. A further 2 seats had no candidates standing for them.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 61], "content_span": [62, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156921-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team\nThe 1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 107th overall and 9th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 20th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4\u20137 overall, 3\u20134 in the Big East).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156922-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 West Wiltshire District Council election\nElections to West Wiltshire District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats held their overall control, winning twenty-seven seats while the Conservatives took ten, Independents four and the Labour Party two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156922-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 West Wiltshire District Council election\nThree single-member wards, Ethandune, Melksham Roundpond, and Westbrook, had only one candidate in each case and thus were uncontested.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season\nThe 1999 Westar Rules season was the 115th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League and the third as \u201cWestar Rules\u201d. It is most notable for the first winless season in open-age Western Australian football since Midland Junction in their final 1917 season lost all twelve of their games, although South Fremantle in the under-19 1944 competition lost all nineteen of their games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season\nPeel Thunder, who at the completion of the season had won only two of their first sixty Westar Rules matches, achieved the equal second-longest winless season in a major Australian Rules league behind SANFL club Sturt in 1995. Although beforehand most critics thought the Thunder would improve on what they did in their first two seasons, late in the season none of the major Westar Rules writers gave them a chance to win even against second-last East Perth at Rushton Park.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season\nIn the process Peel became the first team for fifty-four seasons to fail to score in the first half and suffered the second-worst loss in open-age WA(N)FL football. Amazingly, the Thunder's only near miss was against minor premier South Fremantle in the last round, when they led all day only to lose by seven points. Their inept performances led to controversy concerning the Thunder's existence among both critics and other Westar Rules clubs, which were to come to a tipping point in subsequent WAFC reports on the state of the competition, notably the \u201cFong Report\u201d after the 2000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 617]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season\nApart from Peel's ignominious season, East Perth, suffering from internal dissent and disputes over where they would play their home matches \u2013 Perth Oval was scheduled for redevelopment as a rectangular field for soccer club Perth Glory, \u2013 fell from fourth to second last in their worst season since 1989, winning only twice against the top seven clubs. South Fremantle and West Perth established themselves as the competition's heavyweights with a run of spectacular performances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season\nDespite the pre-season loss of Peter Sumich and Scott Watters, the Bulldogs, aided by access to Docker players under the first host club scheme and whose season featured numerous \u201ccentenary year\u201d celebrations, won fifteen on end after an opening round defeat and the Falcons lost only once in the final fifteen home-and-away rounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 4 (Anzac Day)\nEast Perth suffer their biggest loss to Subiaco. The Royals record the fewest scoring shots in a WANFL/WAFL/Westar match since Claremont in 1945 against Perth and their fewest since 1913.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 67], "content_span": [68, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 7\nAfter long-serving ground disputes and modification of the draw, East Perth play their first home game for the season, but are thwarted by the return of former Eagle champion Chris Mainwaring, whose solid, injury-free display suggests he is ready for an AFL recall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 55], "content_span": [56, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 10 (Foundation Day)\nThe Foundation Day derby saw the last Westar Rules/WAFL home-and-away attendance of over 10,000 until 2009 and the second last to date. The Bulldogs win a high-standard thriller as the Sharks\u2019 run proves too late \u2013 a special win in their centenary year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 73], "content_span": [74, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 13\nSteve Trewhella, whose start to 1999 was delayed by a broken wrist, plays a major role in a crucial win lifting the Falcons to clear second by tagging Fremantle-listed Luke Toia to completely reverse a 20-point half-time Lion lead that actually flattered West Perth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 17\nIn a thrashing described as a \u201cfarce\u201d with the Bulldogs taking 102 marks to 36 and having 113 effective handballs to 45, South Fremantle\u2019s Anthony Jones makes a memorable 100 metre run regarded as the best play in Westar Rules for a long time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 20\nBy guarding Bootsma and the other South Fremantle on-ballers, the Sharks end a worrying slump by convincingly ending the seemingly invincible Bulldogs\u2019 run of fifteen consecutive victories \u2013 in spite of kicking five goals fifteen behinds in the first half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 21\nAfter Peel hold a narrow lead for most of the first half in wet conditions, Rhys Croxford dashed the Thunder\u2019s hope of a win for 1999 with one goal late in the second quarter and three early in the third \u2013 and Peel did not receive another chance.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 303]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 22\nEast Perth leave their home since 1910 of Perth Oval (though it was not known at the time) on a high with a win that denies Claremont a finals berth. The brilliant speed of Halls Creek recruit Brendan Thomas led the Royals to score 5.3 (33) to nothing after Claremont took the lead halfway through the last quarter in a game that had always been close to that stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Home-and-away season, Round 23\nThe winless Thunder nearly cause a huge upset against the minor premiers, leading all day only to go down by seven points after the Bulldogs, looking for a \u201csolid hit-out\u201d, rested six top players. It was the first time in thirty-two games Peel had actually led at half-time, and at one point they led by 37 points with Scott Simister in his best form.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 56], "content_span": [57, 408]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Finals, Semi-finals\nSubiaco exploit East Fremantle\u2019s newfound lack of height to eliminate the reigning premiers, who score 2.10 (22) from many more opportunities in the final quarter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Finals, Grand Final\nWest Perth jump the minor premiers unexpectedly and some brilliant play allows them to evade a Bulldog comeback to win comfortably.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 45], "content_span": [46, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Notes\nCentral District in 1964 and several VFA/VFL clubs share the Thunder's ignominy of a 20-game winless season: Sandringham in 1941, Box Hill in 1951, and the Bendigo Diggers in 2001 and 2002. The only other winless VFL, SANFL or WAFL clubs whose narrowest loss was to the minor premier have been St. Kilda in 1902, whose closest shave was against premiers Collingwood, also by seven points, and Sturt in 1995, whose narrowest loss was to Central District by 24 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 498]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156923-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 Westar Rules season, Notes\nBoth South Fremantle and Perth were formed in 1899, though South Fremantle's ancestry can be traced back to the older Fremantle Football Club. The WA(N)FL/Westar record win with fewer shots is 53 points (with two fewer shots) by Claremont against Perth in 1994, whilst with equal shots the record is fifty points \u2013 also by Subiaco against Swan Districts \u2013 in 1968.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 31], "content_span": [32, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156924-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open\nThe 1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Budapest in Hungary that was part of Tier IVa of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 April until 25 April 1999. Seventh-seeded Sarah Pitkowski won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 379]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156924-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open, Finals, Doubles\nEvgenia Kulikovskaya /  Sandra Na\u010duk defeated  Laura Montalvo /  Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6\u20133, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156924-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156924-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 55], "content_span": [56, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156925-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the second edition of the Budapest Grand Prix; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Hungary. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Su\u00e1rez were the defending champions but only Ruano Pascual competed that year with Laura Montalvo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156925-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open \u2013 Doubles\nMontalvo and Ruano Pascual lost in the final 6\u20133, 6\u20134 against Evgenia Kulikovskaya and Sandra Na\u0107uk.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156925-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open \u2013 Doubles, Seeds\nThe top two seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156926-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the second edition of the Budapest Grand Prix; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Hungary. Virginia Ruano Pascual was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Amanda Hopmans.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156926-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Westel 900 Budapest Open \u2013 Singles\nSarah Pitkowski won in the final 6\u20132, 6\u20132 against Cristina Torrens Valero.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156927-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team\nThe 1999 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Jack Harbaugh. The Hilltoppers rejoined the Ohio Valley Conference as a football only member this year; the school left the OVC in 1982 and had been a football independent since. The team\u2019s roster included future NFL players Joseph Jefferson, Rod \u201cHe Hate Me\u201d Smart, Sherrod Coates, Mel Mitchell, Bobby Sippio, and Ben Wittman, as well as future NFL coach Jason Michael. Patrick Goodman was named to the AP All American team. The All OVC Team included Goodman, Sippio, Smart, Melvin Wisham, Wittman and Mitchell.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 726]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156928-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Western Michigan Broncos football team\nThe 1999 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Gary Darnell, the Broncos compiled a 7\u20135 record (6\u20132 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the MAC's West Division, outscored their opponents, 373 to 342, and lost to Marshall in the MAC Football Championship Game. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156928-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Western Michigan Broncos football team\nThe team's statistical leaders included Tim Lester with 3,639 passing yards, Robert Sanford with 1,137 rushing yards, and Steve Neal with 1,113 receiving yards.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156929-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Westmeath County Council election\nAn election to Westmeath County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156930-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wexford County Council election\nAn election to Wexford County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156931-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election\nElections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156932-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Whitbread Awards\nThe Whitbread Awards (1971\u20132005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156933-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Whites Drug Store Classic\nThe 1999 Whites Drug Store Classic was held from November 11 to 17 at the Swan Lake Curling Club in Swan Lake, Manitoba. In the all-Manitoba final, Kelly Skinner defeated Howie Restall in five ends, 9\u20133.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156934-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wicklow County Council election\nAn election to Wicklow County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156935-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nElections to Wigan Council were held on 6 May 1999. One-third of the council was up for election. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained the seat being fought in Beech Hill from Labour in a by-election, and long-time Labour councillor for Atherton, Jack Sumner, had defected to independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156935-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nAll wards were fought for the first time since 1992, and the election boasted the highest number of candidates excepting the all-out elections of 1973 and 1980. The increase came from the Green Party standing a full-slate, seemingly energised by their third place the previous year, with both Labour and the Conservatives repeating their recent contesting rates. The Lib Dem's showing of six candidates, conversely, resembled a party resigned to fourth place. Elsewhere the aforementioned Independent was fighting Leigh East, and an incumbent Independent Labour candidate sought her fourth term in Hindley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 655]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156935-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe previous year had brought about the worst turnout recorded, and this election did little to improve upon it, increasing by just one percent to 18.4%. The general picture too was one of little difference to the preceding election. All three main parties managed to improve their vote upon the previous year's historic lows, but none were able to in a significant manner, and as such, their figures remained at historically poor levels. The party shares were also little changed, with a modest recovery of the Lib Dems and the Greens achieving a new peak mainly at the expense of Labour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156935-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election\nLabour, however, made a net gain as they retook their seat in Beech Hill from last year's by-election victors the Lib Dems, and finally ousted the Independent Labour who'd held her seat in Hindley for more than a decade. Their solitary loss was a shock defeat in their previously safe seat of Hindsford, as the Lib Dems surged on a 21.6% swing to displace Samuel Little from the council \u2013 whose incumbency had been uninterrupted in the 25-year-long history of the council up to that point. The comparable record of the independent was ended as he made little progress in Leigh East and the Greens looked no more competitive than the previous year \u2013 and actually less in certain areas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 733]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156935-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result\nThis result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [50, 65], "content_span": [66, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156936-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan Warriors season\nThis article outlines the 1999 season for the British rugby league club Wigan Warriors. This season saw them compete in the Super League and Challenge Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156937-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan by-election\nThe Wigan by-election of 23 September 1999 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Roger Stott.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156937-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan by-election\nThe by-election was contested by nine candidates in total, with Labour selecting Neil Turner, who had been a local councillor for 27 years, to defend the seat. Meanwhile, the Conservatives chose Tom Peet, who was an active Trade Unionist and had worked at a nearby coal mine.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156937-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wigan by-election\nThe result was a hold for the Labour Party, with Turner gaining 59.6% of the vote, in spite of a 5% swing to the Conservative Party.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156938-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 William & Mary Tribe football team\nThe 1999 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 20th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 6\u20135 and a mark of 5\u20133 in A-10 play, tying for fourth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156939-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships\nThe 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156939-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships, Prize money\nThe total prize money for 1999 championships was \u00a37,595,330. The winner of the men's title earned \u00a3455,000 while the women's singles champion earned \u00a3409,500.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 41], "content_span": [42, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156939-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Men's Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Jared Palmer, 6\u20137(10\u201312), 6\u20133, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20134)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156939-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Women's Doubles\nLindsay Davenport /  Corina Morariu defeated  Mariaan de Swardt /  Elena Tatarkova, 6\u20134, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 65], "content_span": [66, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156939-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Mixed Doubles\nLisa Raymond /  Leander Paes defeated  Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman /  Anna Kournikova, 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156939-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Juniors, Boys' Doubles\nGuillermo Coria /  David Nalbandian defeated  Todor Enev /  Jarkko Nieminen, 7\u20135, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156939-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Juniors, Girls' Doubles\nD\u00e1ja Bed\u00e1\u0148ov\u00e1 /  Mar\u00eda Emilia Salerni defeated  Tatiana Perebiynis /  Iroda Tulyaganova, 6\u20131, 2\u20136, 6\u20132", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 64], "content_span": [65, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156940-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nRoger Federer and Olivier Rochus were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Junior's this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156940-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Doubles\nGuillermo Coria and David Nalbandian defeated Todor Enev and Jarkko Nieminen in the final, 7\u20135, 6\u20134 to win the Boys' Doubles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156941-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Singles\nRoger Federer was the defending champion, but did not complete in the Juniors this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156941-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Singles\nJ\u00fcrgen Melzer defeated Kristian Pless in the final, 7\u20136(9\u20137), 6\u20133 to win the Boys' Singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156941-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Boys' Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156942-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nEva Dyrberg and Jelena Kostani\u0107 were the defending champions, but they did not compete in the Junior's this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156942-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Doubles\nD\u00e1ja Bed\u00e1\u0148ov\u00e1 and Mar\u00eda Emilia Salerni defeated Tatiana Perebiynis and Iroda Tulyaganova in the final, 6\u20131, 2\u20136, 6\u20132 to win the Girls' Doubles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156943-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Singles\nKatarina Srebotnik was the defending champion but did not complete in the Juniors this year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156943-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Singles\nIroda Tulyaganova defeated Lina Krasnoroutskaya in the final, 7\u20136(7\u20133), 6\u20133 to win the Girls' Singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. As such, Tulyaganova became the first girl from Asia to win a singles Grand Slam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156943-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Girls' Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 52], "content_span": [53, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156944-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nJacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but Eltingh did not compete.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156944-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nMahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes defeated Paul Haarhuis and Jared Palmer in the final, 6\u20137(10\u201312), 6\u20133, 6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20134), to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 237]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156944-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156945-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles Qualifying\nPlayers and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156946-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nTwo-time defending champion Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Andre Agassi in the final, 6\u20133, 6\u20134, 7\u20135 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, his sixth at Wimbledon, Sampras broke Bj\u00f6rn Borg's Open Era record of five Wimbledon titles, and equalled Roy Emerson's then-record of twelve major titles. Sampras's victory over Agassi in the final is often cited as one of the greatest performances in a Wimbledon final. However, despite his victory, Sampras lost the world No. 1 ranking to Agassi, who had recently won the French Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 652]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156946-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nThis tournament is also notable as being the last major in which former world No. 1 Boris Becker competed, and the first Wimbledon appearances for future champions Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156946-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156947-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Men's Singles Qualifying\nPlayers and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156948-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nMax Mirnyi and Serena Williams were the defending champions but Williams did not compete due to injury. Mirnyi competed with Mary Pierce but lost in the second round to Martin Damm and Barbara Rittner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156948-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nLeander Paes and Lisa Raymond defeated Jonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Anna Kournikova in the final, 6\u20134, 3\u20136, 6\u20133 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156948-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156949-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions but decided not to compete together. Hingis partnered with Anna Kournikova but withdrew before the start of the tournament. Novotn\u00e1 competed with Natasha Zvereva but lost in the semifinals to Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 338]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156949-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nLindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu defeated De Swardt and Tatarkova in the final, 6\u20134, 6\u20134 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156949-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 53], "content_span": [54, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156950-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles Qualifying\nPlayers and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156951-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nLindsay Davenport defeated Steffi Graf in the final, 6\u20134, 7\u20135 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. This was the final Grand Slam tournament in which Graf appeared. Davenport did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament. Jana Novotn\u00e1 was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Davenport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 397]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156951-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nThis tournament saw a number of surprises, including world No. 129 Australian qualifier Jelena Dokic's first-round defeat of world No. 1 and top seed Martina Hingis; before this event, Hingis had reached the semifinals of every Grand Slam event since the 1996 US Open, 11 consecutive majors. This tournament also saw Alexandra Stevenson become only the second qualifier, after Christine Matison in the 1978 Australian Open, to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam in the Open Era, defeating Dokic in the quarterfinals. A qualifier would not reach this stage of a Grand Slam tournament until Nadia Podoroska of Argentina did so at the 2020 French Open. This tournament also marked the Grand Slam debut of eventual No. 1 Kim Clijsters, who lost to Graf in the fourth round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 818]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156951-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nMirjana Lu\u010di\u0107, who reached the semifinals, did not reach another Grand Slam semifinal until the 2017 Australian Open.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156951-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nClick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 53], "content_span": [54, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156951-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nSerena Williams withdrew due to a flu and high fever. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Anna Kournikova, who became the #17 seed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [48, 53], "content_span": [54, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156952-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wimbledon Championships \u2013 Women's Singles Qualifying\nPlayers and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156953-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Winchester City Council election\nThe 1999 Winchester Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156953-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Winchester City Council election, Election result\nThe results saw the Liberal Democrats keep a majority on the council but lose 2 seats to the Conservatives.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156954-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season\nThe 1999 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 4th place in the East Division with a 6\u201312 record and failed to make the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156955-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Winsford railway accident\nOn 23 June 1999, a Virgin Trains electric express train from London Euston to Glasgow Central, hauled by Class 87 No 87027 Wolf of Badenoch, ran into an empty First North Western four-carriage Pacer unit, injuring 27 people. The express had been travelling at about 110\u00a0mph (180\u00a0km/h), but driver Roy Eccles noticed the Pacer on the line and was able to decelerate to about 50\u00a0mph (80\u00a0km/h) at the time of impact. Eccles was awarded a medal for his prompt action, which averted a much more serious accident. The driver of the Pacer train helped passengers from the Glasgow Central train despite his injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156955-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Winsford railway accident\nThe Pacer had passed a signal at danger and run through a set of points, coming to a stand on the line on which the express was approaching. Its rear cab was destroyed in the crash along with a section of the passenger accommodation, and the coach bodies were displaced from their underframes. The incident report stated that the accident was most likely to have been human error of the Pacer driver as the investigation showed no faults with either the signalling system or the brakes of the Pacer train.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156955-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Winsford railway accident\nDue to the level of damage sustained by the Pacer train, the safety of the units were investigated as part of the inquiry into the accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156956-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Winston 500\nThe 1999 Winston 500 was the 30th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, held on Talladega Superspeedway over 188 laps. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. would win his second to last Talladega win in this race.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156956-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Winston 500, Qualifying\nFailed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: \u00a0 Bobby Gerhart (#89), Robert Pressley (#77), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Hut Stricklin (#58)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 28], "content_span": [29, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156957-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Winter Universiade\nThe 1999 Winter Universiade, the XIX Winter Universiade, took place in Poprad Tatry, Slovakia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156957-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Winter Universiade, Sports\nThis winter sports-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 31], "content_span": [32, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156958-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156958-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, Notes\n\u2022 italics denote the sitting councillor \u2022 bold denotes the winning candidate", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [51, 56], "content_span": [57, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156959-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team\nThe 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156959-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Season\nWisconsin finished the regular season 9\u20132 overall (7\u20131 conference) and were sole champions of the Big Ten Conference for the first time since 1962 (the 1993 and 1998 championships were shared). They defeated #22 Stanford 17\u20139 in the 2000 Rose Bowl for the third Rose Bowl victory of coach Barry Alvarez's tenure (and program history) to finish the season 10\u20132.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 44], "content_span": [45, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156959-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Season, Ron Dayne\nRon Dayne gained 1,834 rushing yards as a senior. Dayne broke the NCAA Division I-A (now known as NCAA Division I FBS) career rushing record in the final game of the 1999 season against Iowa. Dayne ended his career with 6,397 rushing yards, eclipsing the record set the previous year by Ricky Williams of Texas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 55], "content_span": [56, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156959-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Season, Ron Dayne\nDayne rushed for 200 yards or more in a game a dozen times, including his final game, a 17\u20139 victory over Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Dayne had 200 yards on 34 carries and was named the Rose Bowl's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year. He became one of only three (now, four) players to win two Rose Bowl MVPs (Washington's Bob Schloredt, Southern California's Charles White, and Texas' Vince Young are the others).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 55], "content_span": [56, 486]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156959-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Season, Ron Dayne\nDayne won the Heisman Trophy, the second player in Wisconsin's history to receive this award, after Alan Ameche in 1954. He also received many other awards in this season and throughout his college career, including Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, and All-American placement. Dayne's career rushing total remains an NCAA record. Bowl games included, he amassed 7,125 yards, becoming the first player in NCAA history to total over 7,000 rushing yards. He is one of five players in NCAA history to rush for over a thousand yards in each of his four seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 55], "content_span": [56, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156960-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International\nThe 1999 Wismilak International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 8 November through 14 November 1999. Unseeded \u00c5sa Carlsson won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money. Kevin Livensey was the Tournament Director, The Tournament Referee was Fadilah Ghani and the Event Coordinator was Mon S Sudesh and A.Lourdesamy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 534]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156960-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156960-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156960-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156960-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International, Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 53], "content_span": [54, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156960-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International, Finals, Doubles\nJelena Kostani\u0107 /  Tina Pisnik defeated  Rika Hiraki /  Yuka Yoshida, 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20134", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 44], "content_span": [45, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156961-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International \u2013 Doubles\nThe 1999 Wismilak International \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the fifth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Southeast Asia. It was not played the previous year, so there was no defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156961-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International \u2013 Doubles\nJelena Kostani\u0107 and Tina Pisnik won in the final, 3\u20136, 6\u20132, 6\u20134, against Japanese Rika Hiraki and Yuka Yoshida, to win their respective second and first WTA Tour titles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156962-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International \u2013 Singles\nThe 1999 Wismilak International \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the fifth edition of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Southeast Asia. It was not played the previous year, so there was no defending champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 269]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156962-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wismilak International \u2013 Singles\nSwede \u00c5sa Carlsson won in the final, 6\u20132, 6\u20134, against Erika deLone, to win her first WTA title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156963-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Woking Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Woking Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156963-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Woking Borough Council election, Summary\nOne third of the council was up for election. The council stayed under no overall control. Before the election the largest council party grouping, the Liberal Democrats, were two seats short of a majority. The effect of the election was to make the Liberal Democrats four seats short, to remove their option of relying on the independent councillor and vacant seat where necessary and calling for issue-by-issue full council chamber support of either a third of the local Conservatives or most of the local Labour Party councillors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156963-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Woking Borough Council election, Summary\nAfter the election, the composition of the council led by 35 councillors was:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156963-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Woking Borough Council election, Summary\nThere were no boundary changes (by the Boundary Commission) to affect comparisons made between this election and that of four year's before for the same vacancies. The council had had no single party overall control relatively frequently, for nine years of 25, since its creation in 1974.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 45], "content_span": [46, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156964-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wokingham District Council election\nThe 1999 Wokingham District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 29%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156965-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 30.63%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 383]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156965-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election results\nThe results saw Labour keep its majority on the council but lose four seats to other parties. The Conservatives gained seats in Bushbury, Merry Hill and Park wards, while the Liberal Democrats gained in Spring Vale.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 74], "content_span": [75, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156966-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's African Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Women's African Volleyball Championship was held in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156967-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Australian Hockey League\nThe 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 7th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 25 June through to 18 July 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156967-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Australian Hockey League\nNSW Arrows won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating Canberra Strikers 3\u20130 in the final. QLD Scorchers finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 1\u20130 in the third and fourth place playoff.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156967-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Australian Hockey League, Competition format\nThe 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 57], "content_span": [58, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156967-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Australian Hockey League, Competition format\nTeams from 7 of Australia's states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 57], "content_span": [58, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156967-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Australian Hockey League, Competition format, Point allocation\nEvery match in the 1999 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 75], "content_span": [76, 304]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156967-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Australian Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers\nThere were 90 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 62], "content_span": [63, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156968-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's British Open Squash Championship\nThe 1999 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre in Aberdeen from 6\u201312 December 1999. The event was won by Leilani Joyce who defeated Cassie Campion (n\u00e9e Jackman) in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156969-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's County Championship\nThe 1999 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 3rd cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 10 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 5 regional teams compete in a series of divisions. East Midlands Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their first Championship title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156969-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's County Championship, Competition format\nTeams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156969-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's County Championship, Competition format\nThe championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156969-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's County Championship, Competition format\nWin: 12 points. Tie:  6 points. Loss : Bonus points. No Result: 11 points. Abandoned: 11 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156969-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's County Championship, Competition format\nUp to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156969-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's County Championship, Teams\nThe 1999 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each other once.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 39], "content_span": [40, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156970-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship\nThe 1999 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fifth edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Cologne, Germany from August 18 to August 29, 1999. In the final the defending champion Netherlands defeated Germany to clinch its fourth title, and qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156971-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's European Cricket Championship\nThe 1999 Women's European Cricket Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Denmark from 19 to 21 July 1999. It was the fifth edition of the Women's European Championship, and the second to be held in Denmark (after the inaugural 1989 edition). All matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156971-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's European Cricket Championship\nFour teams participated, with the hosts, Denmark, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) \u2013 England, Ireland, and the Netherlands. England, which had dominated all other editions of the tournament, did not send a full-strength team. Despite this, England went on to win all three of its round-robin matches, claiming a fifth consecutive title. For the first time since 1989, no final was played, although both England and Ireland were undefeated going into their final match, making that a de facto final. Ireland's Clare Shillington was named player of the tournament, while two Englishwomen, Kate Lowe and Laura Harper, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively. All matches at the tournament were played in at the Nyk\u00f8bing Mors Cricket Club.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 853]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156971-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's European Cricket Championship, Statistics, Most runs\nThe top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 65], "content_span": [66, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156971-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's European Cricket Championship, Statistics, Most wickets\nThe top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 68], "content_span": [69, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156972-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Europ\u00e9enne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Rome and Perugia, Italy from 20 to 25 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156972-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Format\nThe tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the eight participants were divided in two groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place and group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (1st played against 2nd, 3rd played against 4th).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 53], "content_span": [54, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156973-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's European Water Polo Championship\nThe 1999 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the eighth edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Europ\u00e9enne de Natation. The event took place in Prato, Italy from September 4 to September 11, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156974-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Five Nations Championship\nThe 1999 Women's Five Nations Championship was the first Women's Five Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Grand Slam.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156975-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy\nThe 1999 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 7th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 10\u201319 June 1999 in Brisbane, Australia. It was held simultaneously with the men's tournament. This was the last biannual edition of the tournament until 2014 when it returned to its original format due to the introduction of the World League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156975-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Teams\nThe participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156975-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers\nThere were 73 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.06 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 61], "content_span": [62, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156976-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge\nThe 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Canberra and Perth, from 28 April to 9 May, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156976-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge\nAustralia won the tournament, defeating South Africa 5\u20130 in the final. India finished in third place after winning the third place match 4\u20133 in penalties, defeating South Korea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 221]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156976-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge, Competition format\nThe tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, South Africa and South Korea. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 63], "content_span": [64, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156976-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge, Officials\nThe following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 54], "content_span": [55, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156976-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge, Statistics, Goalscorers\nThere were 68 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.86 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 68], "content_span": [69, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156977-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 16th edition of the Women's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 21 to September 26, 1999, in Monterrey, Mexico.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 253]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156978-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Oceania Cup\nThe 1999 Women's Oceania Cup was the inaugural edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held from 8 to 12 September in Sydney and Dunedin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156978-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Oceania Cup\nThe tournament served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156978-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Oceania Cup\nAustralia won the tournament for the first time, defeating New Zealand in the three\u2013game series, 3\u20130. However, as Australia had already qualified for the Summer Olympics as the host nation, the entry quota was added to the Olympic Qualification Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156978-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Oceania Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers\nThere were 7 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season\nThe 1999 Women's Professional Softball League season was the third season of professional fastpitch softball for the league named Women's Professional Softball League (WPSL). In 1997 and 1998, WPSL operated under the name Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, Milestones and Events\nAfter the 1998 season, the WPF (Women's Pro Fastpitch) changed its name to Women's Professional Softball League season (WPSL). WPSL Commissioner/CEO John Carroll said the change should improve the league's name recognition, as \"The term 'softball' is more readily recognized by our mass audience than theterm 'fastpitch',\" Carroll said. \"We believe the name change will result in higher public recognition. It will allow people to identify with the sport we play, rather than our style of play.\" Also, two-time WPF Champion Orlando Wahoos folded, and their roster was assigned to the expansion Akron Racers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 62], "content_span": [63, 670]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, Milestones and Events\nOn December 22, Centenary College of Shreveport, LA softball coach Michael Bastian was hired as the full-time head coach of the Racers. The other full-time WPSL coaches were Willie Rucker for the Carolina Diamonds, Judy Martino for the Durham Dragons, Cindy Bristow for the Georgia Pride, Linda Derk for the Tampa Bay FireStix, and Terri Pearson for the Virginia Roadsters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 62], "content_span": [63, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, Milestones and Events\nOn March 23, the Durham Dragons introduced Bill Miller as general manager, replacing Dena Lambert.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 62], "content_span": [63, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, Milestones and Events\nThe WPSL cancelled all preseason games, citing that many draft picks and free agents would be participating in the Women's College World Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 62], "content_span": [63, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, Milestones and Events\nOn July 16, Georgia's Desarie Knipfer pitched the second perfect game in WPSL history, beating the Dragons 6-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 62], "content_span": [63, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, Player Acquisition, College Draft\nOn December 5, 1998 the 1999 WPSL Senior Draft was held in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Durham Dragons selected 3B Isonette Polonius of East Carolina University with the first pick.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 74], "content_span": [75, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, WPSL Championship\nThe 1999 WPSL Championship Series was held at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio August 24-8. The top three teams on the standings qualified. The second- and third-place teams, the Racers and Roadsters, played a best-of-three semifinal series. The semifinal winner, the Racers, played the first-place team, the FireStix, in a best-of-three final series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 58], "content_span": [59, 410]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, 1999 WPSL All-Star Game\nThe 1999 WPSL All-Star Game  was played on June 13 in Plant City, FL at Plant City Stadium, televised on July 29 later on ESPN2. The game feature 30 players split between two teams, one called the \"WPSL Stars\" and the other \"WPSL Stripes.\" The Stars included players from the Akron Racers, Durham Dragons and Virginia Roadsters, and the Stripes were made up of Carolina Diamonds, Georgia Pride and Tampa Bay FireStix.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156979-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's Pro Softball League season, 1999 WPSL All-Star Game\nThe WPSL Stars beat the WPSL Stripes by a score of a 5-4. Roadsters catcher Scia Maumausolo hit a game-winning home run in the eighth inning and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 64], "content_span": [65, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156980-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's South American Volleyball Championship\nThe 1999 Women's South American Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the Women's South American Volleyball Championship, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederaci\u00f3n Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). It was held in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 334]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156980-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's South American Volleyball Championship, Competition System\nThe competition system for the 1999 Women's South American Championship consisted of three rounds, with Brazil, Peru and Venezuela automatically playing the second round, the other four teams played a single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 3 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the first round and the top team advanced to second round. The second round saw another Round-Robin pool, points were again accumulated during the second round and the top two team advanced to play for the gold while the bottom two teams played for bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [53, 71], "content_span": [72, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156981-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's U.S. Cup\nThe third Women's U.S. Cup tournament held in 1999, were joined by four teams: Brazil, Finland, South Korea and USA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156982-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Floorball Championships\nThe 1999 Women's World Floorball Championships was the second world championship in women's floorball. The games were played in Borl\u00e4nge, Sweden 9\u201315 May 1999. Finland won the tournament defeating Switzerland, 5-1, in the final-game and it was their first title. This also was the first time that the world championships were divided into two separate divisions, although all games were played at the same dates in Borl\u00e4nge. Sweden won the bronze medals defeating Norway, 5-1, in the bronze medal game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 545]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156982-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Floorball Championships\nAustralia, Denmark & Singapore made their first appearances in the women's floorball world championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156982-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Floorball Championships, Division A, Results\nOriginally there were planned to be two groups consisting of four teams each, but because of a withdrawal from Russia group A dropped to three teams. The two best placed teams in each group advance to play semifinals while the third best teams went to play the game for 5th place. Because of Russia's withdrawal, they were automatically ranked last place and were relegated to the B-division for the next championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 63], "content_span": [64, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156982-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Floorball Championships, Division A, Statistics, All-star team\nThe inclusion of Laura Tomatis and Regula Kindhauser made them the first non-Nordic players to be included in the world championship history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156982-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Floorball Championships, Division A, Statistics, All-star team\nGoalkeeper: \u00a0Laura Tomatis\u00a0(SUI)Defender: \u00a0Lena Birath\u00a0(SWE)Defender: \u00a0Regula Kindhauser\u00a0(SUI)Centre: \u00a0Anna-Maija Ker\u00e4nen\u00a0(FIN)Forward: \u00a0Birgitte Lersbryggen\u00a0(NOR)Forward: \u00a0Susanna Tuominen\u00a0(FIN)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 81], "content_span": [82, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156982-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Floorball Championships, Final rankings\n*Because of their withdrawal, Russia were relegated to division B for 2001.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 58], "content_span": [59, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156983-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)\nThe 1999 IIHF World Women's Championships Pool B were held between March 21 \u2013 March 28, 1999, in the town of Colmar in France.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156983-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)\nThis was the first year of the Pool B tournament which saw Japan win the Pool with a 7\u20131 final game victory over Norway to promote them to the World Championship. A third tier was played as well (called 2000 B Qualification) with six nations in Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r, Hungary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156983-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions), 1999 Qualification Tournament\nGroup B contained the seven teams that failed to qualify for the main World Championships through the Qualification Process and Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 92], "content_span": [93, 227]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156983-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions), World Championship Group B\nThe eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the Consolation Round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 89], "content_span": [90, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156983-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions), World Championship Group B\nThe winning team in the tournament was promoted to the 2000 World Championship, while the bottom two teams would be relegated to the 2001 Group B Qualification tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 89], "content_span": [90, 261]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156983-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions), 2000 Qualification Tournament\nSix additional nations played in two regional qualifiers for entry into the 2000 world championship group B. Both groups were played in Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r, Hungary, with Group B being a best two out of three.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [63, 92], "content_span": [93, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification\nThe 1999 IIHF Women's World Championship qualification process was contested between 10 teams competing for the three final places in the championships. The other seven teams would join Japan (the 6th Place team from the 1998 Olympic games), in the newly formed Pool B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Teams\nThe following is the nations that competed, and the stage at which they entered the qualification process:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 64], "content_span": [65, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Teams\nAt Pre-Qualification (nations ranked 9th through 12th at the last European Championship)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 64], "content_span": [65, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Teams\nAt Final Qualification (nations ranked above 9th who did compete in the Nagano Olympics)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 64], "content_span": [65, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Format\nThe four teams in the Pre-Qualification group would play a single round robin, with the top two proceeding to the Final Qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 65], "content_span": [66, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Format\nThe eight teams in Final Qualification would be split into two groups of four, with the top two teams automatically qualifying for the World Championship, and a single match playoff at a neutral location to decide the final qualifier.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 65], "content_span": [66, 300]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Pre-Qualification, Group Stage, Standings\nCzech Republic and France advanced to the Final Qualification. Slovakia and Netherlands qualified for Pool B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 100], "content_span": [101, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Final Qualification, Group A, Standings\nGermany qualifies for the World Championship. Russia advances to the Final Playoff. France and Denmark qualified for Pool B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 98], "content_span": [99, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Final Qualification, Group B, Standings\nSuitzerland qualifies for the World Championship. Norway advances to the Final Playoff. Czech Republic and Latvia qualified for Pool B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 98], "content_span": [99, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Final Playoff\nThe final playoff was held two days after the main tournaments were finished in the town of Zuchwil in Switzerland", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 72], "content_span": [73, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156984-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification, Final Playoff\nRussia qualifies for the World Championship. Norway  qualifies for Pool B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 72], "content_span": [73, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156985-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Open Squash Championship\nThe 1999 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 1999 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Seattle in the United States from 16 October until 24 October 1999. Cassie Campion won the World Open title, defeating Michelle Martin in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 382]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156985-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Women's World Open Squash Championship, Draw & results, Notes\nCassie Campion was formerly Cassie Jackman. Sarah Fitzgerald was unable to defend her title due to injury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [45, 66], "content_span": [67, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156986-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wong Tai Sin District Council election\nThe 1999 Wong Tai Sin District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 25 elected members to the 29-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156987-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Worcester City Council election\nThe 1999 Worcester City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Worcester District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156987-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Worcester City Council election, Election result\nThe results saw Labour hold onto their majority on the council after losing one seat to the Conservatives. The Conservative gain in All Saints ward was the first gain in Worcester they had made from Labour in several years. Overall voter turnout in the election was 29.8%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 53], "content_span": [54, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156988-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships\nThe 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 6\u20137 February 1999 in the Vikingskipet arena in Hamar, Norway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156988-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships\nTitle defenders were the 1998 world champions Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Ids Postma from the Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156988-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships\nGunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma from the Netherlands became world champions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156988-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Men's championships, Allround results\nNQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DQ = disqualifiedbold signifies championship record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 86], "content_span": [87, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156988-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Women's championships, Allround results\nNQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m (only the best 12 are qualified)DQ = disqualifiedbold signifies championship record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 88], "content_span": [89, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156988-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Rules\nAll 24 participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances; 12 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. These 12 skaters are determined by taking the standings on the longest of the first three distances, as well as the samalog standings after three distances, and comparing these lists as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [49, 54], "content_span": [55, 375]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156989-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships\nThe Men's 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Houston, United States from August 15 to August 29. The tenth edition of this competition, a year before the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156990-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Archery Championships\nThe 1999 World Archery Championships was the 40th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Riom from 22\u201329 July 1999 and was organized by World Archery Federation (FITA).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 228]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156991-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships\nThe 34th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held at Tianjin Arena in Tianjin, China in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 147]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156991-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Results\n* *The Ukrainian Women's Gymnastics Team was awarded the bronze in 2011 after China was disqualified due to Dong Fongxiao being underage at the time of competing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [46, 53], "content_span": [54, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156992-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals\nThe 1999 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals was the 17th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. It was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from December 1 to December 5, 1999. The prize money was USD300,000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156993-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics\nThe 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Ol\u00edmpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156993-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics\nOne of the main highlights of the games was the world record set in the 400 metres by Michael Johnson of the United States in a time of 43.18 seconds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156993-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics, Men's results, Track\nNote: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. 1 German Skurygin of Russia originally won the gold medal in the 50\u00a0km walk in 3:44:23, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in November 2001. 2 Nigeria (Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91, but were disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was found Asonze had failed a doping test in June 1999. 3 The United States (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Michael Johnson) originally won the gold medal in 2:56.45, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 59], "content_span": [60, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156994-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 10,000 metres\nThe Men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. The final was held on 24 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156995-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 100 metres\nThese are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 77 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats, five quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 22 August 1999 at 21:15h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156996-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 110 metres hurdles\nThese are the official results of the Men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday August 25, 1999, at 20:25h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 369]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156997-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 1500 metres\nThese are the official results of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 24 August 1999 at 21:10h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156998-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 20 kilometres walk\nThe Men's 20 km Walk at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla, Spain was held on Saturday 21 August 1999, with the start at 18:45h local time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156999-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 200 metres\nThese are the official results of the Men's 200 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 72 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Friday 27 August 1999 at 20:00h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 348]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00156999-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 200 metres, Final\nFrank Fredericks was forced to scratch from the final after he injured his hamstring while warming up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 63], "content_span": [64, 166]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157000-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 3000 metres steeplechase\nThese are the official results of the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Monday 1999-08-23 at 21:10h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 70], "section_span": [70, 70], "content_span": [71, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157001-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay\nThe Men's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Ol\u00edmpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157002-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Ol\u00edmpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157002-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nAfter Antonio Pettigrew later admitted to taking banned substances, the winning US team was retrospectively disqualified.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157002-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Results, Heats, Heat 2\nBotswana (Rampa Mosweu, Lulu Basinyi, California Molefe, Johnson Kubisa) DQ \u00a0Nigeria (Udeme Ekpeyong, Jude Monye, Fidelis Gadzama, Sunday Bada) DQ \u00a0Hungary (P\u00e9ter Nyilasi, Bal\u00e1zs Kor\u00e1nyi, Zsolt Szeglet, Tibor B\u00e9di) DNF", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 90], "content_span": [91, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157002-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay, Results, Final\nUnited States (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Michael Johnson) DQ", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [68, 82], "content_span": [83, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157003-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 400 metres\nThese are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 48 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 26 August 1999 at 8.45 pm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157004-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 400 metres hurdles\nThese are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 50 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Friday, 27 August 1999 at 21:00.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157005-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 50 kilometres walk\nThe Men's 50 km Walk at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla, Spain was held on Wednesday August 25, 1999, with the start at 07:45h local time", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 210]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157005-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 50 kilometres walk\nThe first person to cross the finish line was Russian German Skurygin. Unlike the other DQ's listed for form violations (loss of contact or bent knee), his was announced two years later. He was disqualified for a doping violation, one of the first for a string of doping violations by athletes in the charge of his coach Viktor Chegin. Skurygin was removed from the results all athletes behind him advancing one place. Skurygin died of a heart attack 9 years later at age 45.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 64], "section_span": [64, 64], "content_span": [65, 540]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157006-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 5000 metres\nThese are the official results of the Men's 5000 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 28 August 1999 at 21:30h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157007-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's 800 metres\nThese are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 59 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 29 August 1999 at 20:30h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 331]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157008-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's decathlon\nThese are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including nine non-finishers. The competition started on Tuesday August 24, 1999, and ended on Wednesday August 25, 1999. The event was one of the permit meetings of the 1999 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157009-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's discus throw\nThese are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 24, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157010-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's hammer throw\nThis article documents the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 22 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157011-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's high jump\nThese are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday 23 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 312]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157011-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's high jump, Results, Qualifying round\nQualification: Qualifying Performance 2.29 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 82], "content_span": [83, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157012-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's javelin throw\nThese are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 29 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157013-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's long jump\nThese are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 45 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 28 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157014-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's marathon\nThe official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain, held on Saturday August 28, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157015-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's pole vault\nThese are the official results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday 26 August 1999 at 19:10h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157015-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's pole vault, Results, Qualification\nQualification: Qualifying Performance 5.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [58, 80], "content_span": [81, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157016-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's shot put\nThese are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 21 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157017-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Men's triple jump\nThese are the official results of the Men's triple jump event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 25 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157018-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 10,000 metres\nThe women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. The final was held on 26 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157019-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 100 metres\nThese are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 22 August 1999 at 21:00h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157020-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 100 metres hurdles\nThese are the official results of the Women's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Saturday August 28, 1999, at 20:05h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157021-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 1500 metres\nThese are the official results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 29 August 1999 at 20:10h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157022-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 20 kilometres walk\nThe official results of the Women's 20 km Walk at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla, Spain, held on Friday 27 August 1999, starting at 18:50h local time.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157023-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 200 metres\nThese are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 47 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Friday 27 August 1999 at 19:45h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157024-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 100 metres relay\nThe Women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Ol\u00edmpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157025-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay\nThe Women's 4 \u00d7 400 metres relay event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Ol\u00edmpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 68], "section_span": [68, 68], "content_span": [69, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157026-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 400 metres\nThese are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Thursday 26 August 1999 at 20:30h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157027-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 400 metres hurdles\nThese are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 1999-08-25 at 20:45h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 66], "section_span": [66, 66], "content_span": [67, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157028-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 5000 metres\nThese are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Friday 27 August 1999 at 21:15h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157029-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 800 metres\nThese are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 24 August 1999 at 21:00h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157029-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 800 metres\nComing into the final turn, converted American sprinter Jearl Miles Clark held a microscopic lead on the inside with 1993 champion Maria Lurdes Mutola virtually even on her shoulder. Double reigning Olympic champion Svetlana Masterkova was chasing on the outside with Ludmila Formanov\u00e1 boxed on the inside behind Clark. Clark kept Mutola on the outside throughout the turn. Coming off the turn, the action began. Clark injected her sprinter's speed, pulling away from Mutola for a few strides. At the same time, Masterkova pulled out to lane 3 to get running room on Mutola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 633]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157029-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's 800 metres\nThis freed Formanov\u00e1 who went behind Masterkova and out to lane 4 for running room. 50 metres out it was three abreast with Formanov\u00e1 trailing, but Clark couldn't hold the lead and faded. Mutola and Masterkova moved past, but Masterkova couldn't get past Mutola. As Mutola edged into the lead, she looked to be headed for her second championship but Formanov\u00e1 ran around Masterkova and in full sprint, passed Mutola 5 meters out for the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 500]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157030-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's discus throw\nThese are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 23 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 278]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157031-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's hammer throw\nThese are the official results of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday 24 August 1999 at 18:00h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157032-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's heptathlon\nThese are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. 22 athletes participated, and that includes four non-finishers. The competition started on Saturday 21 August 1999 and ended on Sunday 22 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157033-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's high jump\nThese are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday 29 August 1999 at 18:45h.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157033-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's high jump, Results, Qualifying round\nQualification: Qualifying Performance 1.94 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [59, 84], "content_span": [85, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157034-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's javelin throw\nThese are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 28 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157035-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's long jump\nThese are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 23 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 57], "section_span": [57, 57], "content_span": [58, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157036-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's marathon\nThe Women's Marathon event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain was held on Sunday August 29, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157037-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's pole vault\nThe official results of the Women's Pole Vault event at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla, Spain, held on Saturday August 21, 1999. The event was for the first time inducted into the World Outdoor Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 276]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157038-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's shot put\nThese are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 25 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 56], "section_span": [56, 56], "content_span": [57, 273]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157039-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Championships in Athletics \u2013 Women's triple jump\nThese are the official results of the Women's Triple Jump event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday 24 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157040-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Cup of Golf\nThe 1999 World Cup of Golf took place 18\u201321 November at the Mines Resort and Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was the 45th World Cup. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event (32 teams) with each team consisting of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. Individuals also competed for the International Trophy. The prize money totaled $1,500,000 with $400,000 going to the winning pair and $100,000 to the top individual.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 511]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157040-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 World Cup of Golf\nThe American team of Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods won by five strokes over the Spanish team of Santiago Luna and Miguel \u00c1ngel Mart\u00edn. Woods also took the International Trophy with the best total individual score in tournament history and by a tournament record margin of nine strokes over Frank Nobilo of New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 340]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157041-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Fencing Championships\nThe 1999 World Fencing Championships were held in Seoul, South Korea. The event took place from November 1 to November 8, 1999. It was the first Fencing World Championship in which individual and team women's sabre competitions were held.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157042-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland from March 20 through 28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157042-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Figure Skating Championships\n1999 was the first year that the qualifying competition in the men's and ladies' events counted towards the total score. Qualifying was 20% of the total score, the short program 30%, and the free skating 50%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 248]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157042-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes\nDue to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B. In the ladies' qualifying group B, Klara Bramfeldt (SWE) and Marion Krijgsman (NED) tied for 17th place, leading to a three-way tie in overall standings for 33rd place in the ladies' event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 58], "content_span": [59, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157043-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Grand Prix (darts)\nThe 1999 World Grand Prix was the second staging of a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and held at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, England between 20\u201324 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157043-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Grand Prix (darts)\nThe format changed to feature four groups of four players. As in the previous year, players had to start each leg by hitting a double - in addition to the traditional double to finish. The tournament was played in the format of best of five legs per set, rather than the best of three legs which had been adopted in 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157043-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Grand Prix (darts)\nPhil Taylor retained the title, beating Shayne Burgess in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157043-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Grand Prix (darts), Group stage format\nThe format employed for this tournament meant that players could still qualify for the quarter-finals even if they lost either of their first two matches. The format was thus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 49], "content_span": [50, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157044-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Horticultural Exposition\nThe 1999 World Horticultural Exposition (\u6606\u660e\u4e16\u535a\u4f1a) was an A1 category international horticultural exposition recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Organised under the auspices of the International Association of Horticultural Producers, the event was held in Kunming, China. The theme of the exposition was \"Man and Nature, marching into the 21st century.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157044-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Horticultural Exposition\nThe event lasted from April 30 to October 31, 1999, and attracted 9.5 million visitors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157045-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Indoor Archery Championships\nThe 1999 World Indoor Target Archery Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from 6 - 10 March 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157046-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Indoor Bowls Championship\nThe 1999 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship  was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 16\u201325 January 1999. In the singles the unseeded Alex Marshall won his first title beating David Gourlay in the final. In the pairs John Price & Stephen Rees beat defending champions Richard Corsie & Graham Robertson in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157046-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Indoor Bowls Championship\nThe women's singles competition took place in Prestwick from April 14\u201316. The event was won by Caroline McAllister.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157047-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Interuniversity Games\nThe 1999 World Interuniversity Games were the first edition of the Games (organised by IFIUS), and were held in Antwerp, Belgium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157048-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Judo Championships\nThe 1999 World Judo Championships were the 21st edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Birmingham, Great Britain in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157049-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Curling Championships\nThe 1999 STAR CHOICE World Junior Curling Championships were held at Z-Hallen in \u00d6stersund, Sweden March 20\u201328.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157050-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia between November 21 and 29, 1998. Younger figure skaters competed for the title of World Junior Champion. Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157050-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships\nIt was the last World Junior Figure Skating Championships to be held in the fall. After the 1999 Championships (which were called such even though they took place in the fall of 1998), the event was moved to the spring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 46], "section_span": [46, 46], "content_span": [47, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\nThe 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1999 WJC) was held in Winnipeg, and five other communities in  Manitoba, Canada from December 26, 1998 to January 5, 1999. In the gold medal match at Winnipeg Arena, Russia defeated Canada 3\u20132 on Artem Chubarov's overtime goal. The bronze medal was claimed by Slovakia, giving the six-year-old country its first medal at an IIHF event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 426]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships\nThe playoff round reverts to six teams qualifying, with group leaders getting a bye to the semifinals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Pool A, Group A\nError: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 0 S2 = 0 GT1 =  GT2 = Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 0 PN = 1", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 177]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Pool A, Goaltending leaders\nTOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 71], "content_span": [72, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Pool B\nPlayed at Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r and Duna\u00fajv\u00e1ros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams from the other group. All scores carried forward except the results against the lone eliminated team from each group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 50], "content_span": [51, 347]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Pool B, Relegation round\nHungary lost two games to none and was relegated to Pool C for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 68], "content_span": [69, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Pool C\nPlayed at Kaunas and Elektrenai, Lithuania from December 30 to January 3", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 50], "content_span": [51, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Pool C, Placement Games\nItaly was promoted to Pool B, and \u00a0Croatia was relegated to Pool D for 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 67], "content_span": [68, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157051-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Pool D\nPlayed at Novi Sad, Yugoslavia from December 29 to January 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 50], "content_span": [51, 112]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157052-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Marathon Cup\nThe 1999 World Marathon Cup was the eighth edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Seville, Spain, inside of the 1999 World Championships.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157053-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Masters Athletics Championships\nThe thirteenth World Masters Athletics Championships were held in Gateshead, United Kingdom, from 29 July \u2013 8 August 1999. The World Masters Athletics Championships serve the division of the sport of athletics for people over 35 years of age, referred to as masters athletics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157053-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Masters Athletics Championships\nA full range of track and field events were held, along with a cross country race and a marathon.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157054-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Matchplay\nThe 1999 World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between 25\u201331 July 1999. The tournament was won for the second year in a row by Rod Harrington, who defeated Peter Manley in the final. In the 30th leg of the final Manley missed a shot at bullseye which, had he hit it would have been the first televised PDC 9 dart finish.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157054-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Matchplay\nThis was the first time that the first round was best of 19 legs, instead of best of 15 legs used from the 1994 World Matchplay to the 1998 World Matchplay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship\nThe 1999 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 1999 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick from April 3\u201311, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon Mead Second: Garry Vandenberghe Lead: Doug Armstrong Alternate: Steve Gould", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Ulrik Schmidt Third: Lasse Lavrsen Second: Brian Hansen Lead: Carsten Svensgaard Alternate: Frants Gufler", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Wille M\u00e4kel\u00e4 Second: Tommi H\u00e4ti Lead: Jari Laukkanen Alternate: Raimo Lind", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Andy Kapp Third: Uli Kapp Second: Oliver Axnick Lead: Holger H\u00f6hne Alternate: Sebastian Linkemann", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Sean Becker Third: Hans Frauenlob Second: Jim Allan Lead: Lorne De Pape Alternate: Darren Carson", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : P\u00e5l Trulsen Third: Lars V\u00e5gberg Second: Flemming Davanger Lead: Bent \u00c5nund Ramsfjell Alternate: Thomas Ulsrud", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Hammy McMillan Third: Warwick Smith Second: Ewan MacDonald Lead: Peter Loudon Alternate: Gordon Muirhead", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Per Carls\u00e9n Third: Mikael Norberg Second: Tommy Olin Lead: Niklas Berggren Alternate: Jan Strandlund", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Patrick H\u00fcrlimann Third: Dominic Andres Second: Martin Romang Lead: Diego Perren Alternate: Patrik L\u00f6rtscher", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Tim Somerville Third: Don Barcome Jr. Second: Myles Brundidge Lead: John Gordon Alternate: Mark Haluptzok", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 44], "content_span": [45, 157]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157055-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Curling Championship, Playoffs, Final\nIn the final end, Hammy McMillan made a draw to the 4-foot against two Canadian stones to secure the win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 54], "content_span": [55, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157056-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Handball Championship\nThe 1999 World Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the World Championship in team handball. It was held in Egypt, from 1 to 15 June, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said. Sweden won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 264]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157056-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Men's Handball Championship, Ranking and statistics, Final standings\nPeter Gentzel, Magnus Wislander, Ola Lindgren, Henrik Andersson, Stefan L\u00f6vgren, Pierre Thorsson, Magnus Andersson, Ljubomir Vranjes, Tomas Svensson, Thomas Sivertsson, Martin Fr\u00e4ndesj\u00f6, Johan Petersson, Christian Eriksson, Staffan Olsson and Mathias Franz\u00e9n. Head Coach: Bengt Johansson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 79], "content_span": [80, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157057-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Mountain Running Trophy\nThe 1999 World Mountain Running Championships was the 15th edition of the global mountain running competition, World Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157058-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Music Awards\nThe 1999 World Music Awards (11th Annual World Music Awards) were held in Monaco on 5 May 1999. The 1999 World Music Awards was also prerecorded and shown on ABC on May 20, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157059-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Netball Championships\nThe 1999 World Netball Championships (also known as the Vodafone World Netball Championships for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 21 September to 2 October 1999 and featured 26 teams with the debut of Niue, Tonga and Zambia. All matches were held at the Westpac Arena.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157059-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Netball Championships\nFourteen teams entered the preliminary round with four teams qualifying to the main round where they were joined by the top twelve teams from the 1995 championships. The main round saw sixteen teams remaining, be split into two groups of eight with the top four qualifying to the quarter-finals while the remaining eight played in classification matches for 9th\u201316th placings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 409]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157059-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Netball Championships\nAustralia and New Zealand defeated England and Jamaica in the semi-finals, for a repeat of the 1995 final. Australia defended its seventh title defeating New Zealand in the final on a final-second shot by Sharelle McMahon, after coming back from six goals down at three-quarter time. England claimed the bronze medal, defeating Jamaica by fourteen goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 387]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157059-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Netball Championships, Preliminary rounds\nThe competition started with two days of sixteen teams contesting in two rounds of knockout matches for the four remaining spots in the main competition, the remaining twelve teams entered the consolation round. Pakistan and Botswana were also meant to compete in the tournament but had to withdrew.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 52], "content_span": [53, 352]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157059-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World Netball Championships, Preliminary rounds, Round 1\nThe opening day of the competition started with wins for six teams with Wales securing the widest point spread of the day with a 82\u201313 romp over Vanuatu which saw Mair Evans scoring 57 goals. For Scotland, they had a nervous start in their match against the Cayman Islands with Scotland only leading by three goals at the half time break. But a switch to bring in Gail Higgins into goal attack saw the Scots win by 29 goals. Zambia had the closest match of the opening day with their match over Papua New Guinea having a margin of only two goals in what was a see-saw match. There was also wins for Fiji, Tonga and Malaysia who opened their 1999 campaign with a win.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 728]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157059-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 World Netball Championships, Preliminary rounds, Round 2\nDay two of the 1999 edition saw the remaining eight teams in the preliminary round ply in four matches to determine the final four spots in the top 16. In the biggest victory of the day, Fiji defeated Zambia by twenty nine goals off the back of a blistering start while fellow Pacific neighbours Tonga lost their second round match to Northern Ireland after conceding sixteen goals in the third quarter while only scoring five. Wales built a solid lead in the first two quarter finals to overcome Scotland by eighteen goals despite Scotland winning the final quarter. The final match of the preliminary round saw Singapore sealed a twenty-two goal victory over Malaysia off the back of former Australian B goal-shooter Jocelyn Bryant as she scored 44 goals from 49 attempts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 836]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157060-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Orienteering Championships\nThe 1999 World Orienteering Championships, the 18th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Inverness, Scotland, 1\u20138 August 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157060-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Orienteering Championships\nThe championships had six events; the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157061-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Professional Pool Championship\nThe 1999 World Professional Pool Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1999 in Cardiff, Wales. The event was billed as a world championship by Matchroom Sport as an alternative to the World Pool-Billiard Association's 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, won by Nick Varner. Despite there being two world titles for the same discipline in 1999, both are considered as valid in 1999 by the WPA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157061-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Professional Pool Championship\nThe event was won by Efren Reyes, who defeated Chang Hao-ping in the final 17\u20138. At the time of the event, it was not recognised as a world championship, however, after the event was well received, the WPA worked with Matchroom sport for later versions of the event, and retrospectively recognised as a world championship. The championships were merged in 2000, but were also held in Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157062-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Rally Championship\nThe 1999 World Rally Championship was the 27th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Tommi M\u00e4kinen won his fourth drivers' world championship driving for Mitsubishi, ahead of Richard Burns and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Subaru and Mitsubishi.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157062-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Rally Championship\nIn an upset predicted two years earlier a two-wheel-drive car won a rally for the first time since Alain Oreille won the 1989 Rallye C\u00f4te d'Ivoire in his Renault 5 when Philippe Bugalski took his Citro\u00ebn Xsara Kit Car to victory in the Rally Catalunya. Bugalski backed it up three weeks later winning the Tour de Corse. With such specialised tarmac cars now beating WRC cars while at the same time not competing in the FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup designed for them a revamp of two-wheel-drive regulations was created for the 2000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 567]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157062-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Rally Championship, Calendar\nThe 1999 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157062-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Rally Championship, Results and standings, Manufacturers' championship\nNotes:1 2 3\u00a0\u2013 Indicate position on TV Covered Stage", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 81], "content_span": [82, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157062-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World Rally Championship, Results and standings, FIA 2 Litre World Cup for Manufacturers\n(*) \u2013 Volkswagen were not classified for not homologating their Golf Kit Car at the start of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 93], "content_span": [94, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157063-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships\nThe 1999 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan from October 12\u201317, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157064-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Rowing Championships\nThe 1999 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 22 to 29 August 1999 at the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 219]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series\nThe 1999 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1999 season. The 95th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the defending American League (AL) and World Series champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves in a rematch of the 1996 World Series, in which the Yankees prevailed. The Yankees swept the 1999 Series in four games for their second consecutive title, third in four years, and 25th overall. It was the Yankees' third straight defeat of the Braves franchise in the Fall Classic (having beaten the Milwaukee Braves in the 1958 World Series in addition to their 1996 victory over the Atlanta Braves). Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was named the World Series Most Valuable Player.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 801]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series\nThe Yankees advanced to the World Series by defeating the Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series, three games to zero, and then the Boston Red Sox in the AL Championship Series, four games to one. The Braves advanced to the series by defeating the Houston Astros in the NL Division Series, three games to one, and then the New York Mets in the NL Championship Series, four games to two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 405]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 World Series\nThe 1999 Series is remembered for Chad Curtis's walk-off home run in Game 3, which gave the Yankees a 6\u20135 victory, and Game 2's infamous interview of Pete Rose by Jim Gray on NBC. This was the first World Series to feature both number-one seeds from the AL and NL, which did not repeat again until 2013 and again in 2020.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Background\nThis featured a rematch of the 1996 World Series. It would also be the last World Series until 2013 in which the two teams with the best regular-season records in their respective leagues would face off. Perhaps most significantly, it was the first World Series ever in which the competing teams had played each other in the regular season. Although interleague play had begun in 1997, neither the 1997 nor 1998 series saw a rematch from the regular season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 487]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Background\nThe 1999 World Series also feted the All-Century Team, featuring the greatest players of the 20th century as voted by both fans and sportswriters. One of the players on the All-Century Team, Yankee legend Joe DiMaggio, had died in March of that year, causing the Yankees to honor him by wearing a black #5 on their sleeves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 29], "content_span": [30, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Summary\nAL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Atlanta Braves (0)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 26], "content_span": [27, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 1\nThe 1999 series opened with Greg Maddux facing Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez in Game 1, becoming the latest a World Series has ever begun (October 23) beating the previous record by 2 days (1995 World Series, October 21). The Braves got on the board first in the series when Chipper Jones launched a home run down the right field line in the fourth inning. That would be the only hit that El Duque would allow through seven innings while striking out ten Atlanta batters. It would also be the only home run by the Braves in the series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 1\nMaddux had pitched scoreless three-hit ball through seven before running into major trouble in the eighth, which began when Scott Brosius singled for the third time in the game. Pinch hitter Darryl Strawberry walked and Chuck Knoblauch reached when Braves first baseman Brian Hunter mishandled his sacrifice bunt attempt. Derek Jeter stroked a single into left with the bases loaded driving in a run. With still nobody out and the bases juiced, Atlanta reliever John Rocker gave up a two-run single to Paul O'Neill through the right side making it 3\u20131 Yankees. Later in the inning, Rocker walked Jim Leyritz with the bases loaded to force home another run. Mariano Rivera picked up the save to wrap up the 4\u20131 victory.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 754]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 2\nGame 2 featured the presentation of the All-Century team and an explosion of Yankees runs off Atlanta starter Kevin Millwood. In the first inning, Knoblauch, Jeter, and O'Neill opened the game with singles with O'Neill driving in Knoblauch. After a double-play groundout, both Tino Martinez and Scott Brosius drove in a run with singles each to give the Yankees a 3\u20130 lead in the first. In the third, Bernie Williams and Martinez hit leadoff singles before the former scored on Ricky Ledee's double.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 535]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0006-0001", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 2\nTerry Mulholland relieved starter Kevin Millwood and after getting two outs, shortstop Ozzie Guill\u00e9n's error on David Cone's ground ball allowed Martinez to score. The Yankees added to their lead off of Mulholland on Martinez's groundout that scored Jeter in the fourth, who led off the inning with a double, and Knoblauch's single in the fifth that scored Brosius, who also doubled to lead off the inning. Cone shutout the Braves for seven innings while Ramiro Mendoza pitched a scoreless eighth, but in the ninth inning, allowed a leadoff single to Chipper Jones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 601]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0006-0002", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 2\nAfter a two-out walk, Jones scored on Greg Myers's single. Jeff Nelson relieved Mendoza and allowed an RBI double to Bret Boone before getting Otis Nixon to ground out to end the game and give the Yankees a 2-0 series lead. This was the last victory of a World Series Game 2 on the road until the Texas Rangers won Game 2 of the 2011 World Series in St. Louis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 396]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 2\nGolfer Payne Stewart, a good friend of Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, died between Games 2 and 3. Yankees right fielder Paul O'Neill's father died a few hours before Game 4.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 3\nGame 3 in New York matched up lefties Andy Pettitte and Tom Glavine, who had been scheduled to start Game 1 but was scratched and moved back to Game 3 due to a stomach virus. Pettitte was rocked early. Bret Boone drove in Gerald Williams with a RBI double in the first. The Yankees tied the game in bottom of the inning on Paul O'Neill's RBI single, but in the third, Brian Jordan had an RBI single scoring Boone, and Jose Hernandez doubled in Jordan and Andruw Jones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 504]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0008-0001", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 3\nIn the fourth inning, Bret Boone doubled in Gerald Williams for a second time in the game to make the score 5\u20131. He then was called out trying to steal third. Replays appeared to show that he slid in just ahead of the tag, and this call likely cost the Braves a run, as Chipper Jones doubled two pitches later. Glavine was sharp through seven innings but gave up homers to Tino Martinez in the fifth and Chad Curtis, trimming the Braves lead to 5\u20133. The Yankees bullpen was solid, holding the Braves scoreless after Pettitte left the game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 575]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0008-0002", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 3\nIn the eighth, a tiring Glavine surrendered a two-run homer to Knoblauch to tie up the game at 5\u20135. There had been question as to whether to leave Glavine in for that inning. He had only thrown 72 pitches, but said later that he felt like his body was tiring coming off the illness that sidelined him from his scheduled Game 1 start, and felt hesitant to go back out but said he would try for one more inning. Glavine would be replaced by John Rocker who shut out the Yankees until he was relieved after the ninth. The score remained knotted until the bottom of the tenth when Chad Curtis blasted a walk-off home run\u2014his second home run of the game\u2014off Mike Remlinger, giving the Yankees a commanding 3\u20130 lead in the Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 760]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 4\nGame 4 featured the presentation of the Roberto Clemente Award to Tony Gwynn, followed by a battle of hard-throwing Cy Young Award winners, Roger Clemens and John Smoltz. In the third inning, the Yanks broke through when Tino Martinez singled off Ryan Klesko's foot with the bases loaded, driving in two runs. Jorge Posada followed with another RBI single, making the score 3\u20130. Clemens, seeking his first World Series victory, was outstanding, the only Braves scoring coming in the eighth when Boone singled in Walt Weiss.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 559]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 4\nJim Leyritz added another Yankees run with a shot in the eighth, adding to his legacy as a great postseason performer and as one of the thorns in the side of Braves fans. Rivera, who was named Series MVP, got Keith Lockhart to fly out to LF Curtis for the final out of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 4\nThe 1999 New York Yankees became the first team to win the World Series in consecutive sweeps since the 1938\u20131939 Yankees. It was the first sweep by a team without home-field advantage since 1966 when Baltimore swept the Dodgers. The Yankees' 11\u20131 postseason record was the best ever in the wild card era, which was later tied by the Chicago White Sox in 2005 (the 1976 Reds finished a perfect 7\u20130 in the postseason, which preceded the permanent introduction of the wild card and Division Series). The Yankees players were each paid $326,000 for this World Championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 606]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 4\nWith the Yankees' sweep of the Braves, this was the second time in 1999 that a New York City team had swept a team from Atlanta out of a playoffs; the Knicks had swept the Hawks in the second round of the NBA Playoffs during their Cinderella run to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs. It would also mark the final time the Yankees clinched the championship at the old Yankee Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Matchups, Game 4\nThe powerhouse Braves batted just .200 in the 4-game Series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 35], "content_span": [36, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Composite box\n1999 World Series (4\u20130): New York Yankees (A.L.) beat Atlanta Braves (N.L. ).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 32], "content_span": [33, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Aftermath\nThis was the fifth World Series appearance in the 1990s for Atlanta, but the new decade would not be as favorable to them, the closest they got to returning to the World Series was in the 2001 NLCS where they lost to Arizona in five games. To date, the 1999 World Series is the Braves' last Fall Classic. Game 2 also marks the second and final time that Turner Field hosted a World Series game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Aftermath\nThe Yankees would continue their dynasty by defeating the New York Mets in the next year's World Series. They won a fourth straight pennant in 2001, but they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks in that season's World Series. They would reach the World Series again in 2003 (losing to the Florida Marlins) and 2009 (defeating the defending champions, the Philadelphia Phillies).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 403]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Aftermath\nOn October 11, 2005, A&E Home Video released the New York Yankees Fall Classic Collectors Edition (1996\u20132001) DVD set. Game 3 of the 1999 World Series is included in the set.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 28], "content_span": [29, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Media coverage\nThis was NBC's 39th and final World Series telecast to date, as Fox would air the next World Series as part of the contract in place, and acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of Major League Baseball beginning in 2001. Bob Costas provided play-by-play while Joe Morgan served as analyst for the series. Hannah Storm served as pre-game host with Barry Larkin serving as the analyst. The field reporters were Jim Gray (Yankees dugout) and Craig Sager (Braves dugout) on loan from Turner Sports.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 529]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Media coverage\nWith the Knicks having played in the NBA Finals in June, this was the second championship series in 1999 that NBC broadcast involving teams from New York. Bob Costas, Jim Gray, and Hannah Storm were involved both times: Costas with play-by-play, Gray as a reporter, and Storm as pre-game host. This was the most recent year that a city hosted both the NBA Finals and the World Series in the same year, until Cleveland did so in 2016.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 467]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157065-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series, Media coverage\nOnce again, ESPN Radio provided coverage of the World Series. Play-by-play man Jon Miller was joined in the booth by Rick Sutcliffe, who substituted for the unavailable Joe Morgan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 33], "content_span": [34, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157066-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series of Poker\nThe 1999 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157066-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series of Poker, Main Event\nThere were 393 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. At the 1999 Main Event final table, Huck Seed was attempting to become a two-time World Champion. His attempt fell short as he was eliminated in sixth place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 38], "content_span": [39, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157066-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series of Poker, Main Event, Final table\n*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1999 Main Event.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 51], "content_span": [52, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157066-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Series of Poker, Main Event, Other High Finishes\nNB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 59], "content_span": [60, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157067-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships\nThe 1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 19 and 21, 1999 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [50, 50], "content_span": [51, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157067-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Results, Men\n* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 64], "content_span": [65, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157067-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Results, Women\n* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 50], "section_span": [52, 66], "content_span": [67, 435]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157068-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships\nThe 1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 9th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, which took place on 5-7 April 1999 in St. Louis, United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157069-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships\nThe 1999 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 12 and 14 March 1999 in the Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157070-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Snooker Championship\nThe 1999 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1999 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17\u00a0April and 3\u00a0May 1999 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 306]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157070-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Snooker Championship\nJohn Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 10\u201317 against Mark Williams and became another World Champion who fell to the Crucible curse and could not defend his first World title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157070-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Snooker Championship\nStephen Hendry won his seventh and final World title by defeating Mark Williams in the final by 18 frames to 11. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [31, 31], "content_span": [32, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157070-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Snooker Championship, Prize fund\nThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157070-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World Snooker Championship, Main draw\nShown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 42], "content_span": [43, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157070-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks\nThere were 53 century breaks in the championship. The highest break was 142 made by John Higgins and 143 made by both Stephen Maguire and Barry Pinches at the televised and the qualifying stages respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 47], "content_span": [48, 256]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157070-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying\nThe qualifying matches were held between 3 January and 20 March 2000 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 43], "content_span": [44, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157071-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Sports Acrobatics Championships\n16th World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Ghent, Belgium from November 3\u20137, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157072-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Table Tennis Championships\nThe 1999 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Eindhoven from August 2 to August 8, 1999. The Championships were originally scheduled from April 26 to May 9 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia but were postponed after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War in March 1999. Individual events were relocated to Eindhoven and team competitions were moved to Kuala Lumpur in 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157073-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles\nThe 1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Doubles was the 45th edition of the men's doubles championship. Kong Linghui and Liu Guoliang won the title after defeating Wang Liqin and Yan Sen in the final by three sets to two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157074-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nThe 1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Singles was the 45th edition of the men's singles championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157074-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Men's Singles\nLiu Guoliang defeated Ma Lin in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157075-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nThe 1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles was the 45th edition of the mixed doubles championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157075-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Mixed Doubles\nMa Lin and Zhang Yingying defeated Feng Zhe and Sun Jin in the final by three sets to one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157076-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Doubles was the 44th edition of the women's doubles championship. Li Ju and Wang Nan defeated Yang Ying and Sun Jin in the final by three sets to nil.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157077-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 World Table Tennis Championships \u2013 Women's Singles was the 45th edition of the women's singles championship. Wang Nan defeated Zhang Yining in the final by three sets to two, to win the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157078-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Taekwondo Championships\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Mohsen1248 (talk | contribs) at 13:14, 11 December 2019 (\u2192\u200eMedal table). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 226]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157078-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Taekwondo Championships\nThe 1999 World Taekwondo Championships were the 14th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Butterdome, University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada from June 2 to June 6, 1999, with 550 athletes participating from 66 countries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 284]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157079-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships\nThe 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157079-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships\nIt was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157079-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships, Medal table\nRanking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 51], "content_span": [52, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157080-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's +105 kg\nThe Men's Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (+105 kg) is the heaviest men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, open to competitors over 105 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 332]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157080-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's +105 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157080-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's +105 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157081-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 105 kg\nThe Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (105\u00a0kg) is the seventh men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place on in Athens, Greece, on 28 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157081-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 105 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 322]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157081-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 105 kg\nDenys Hotfrid of Ukraine won the gold medal. Evgeny Shishlyannikov of Russia finished second and Korean weightlifter Choi Jong-keun finished third and won the bronze.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [53, 53], "content_span": [54, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157081-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 105 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 53], "section_span": [55, 62], "content_span": [63, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157082-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 56 kg\nThe Men's Bantamweight Weightlifting Event (56\u00a0kg) is the lightest men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 22, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 359]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157082-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 56 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 321]}}
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{"id": "enwiki-00157083-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 62 kg\nThe Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event (\u2013 62\u00a0kg) is the second men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 22, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157083-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 62 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157083-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 62 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157084-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 69 kg\nThe Men's Lightweight Weightlifting Event (69\u00a0kg) is the third men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on 24 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 354]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157084-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 69 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157084-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 69 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157085-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 77 kg\nThe Men's Middleweight Weightlifting Event (77\u00a0kg) is the fourth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on 25 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 356]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157085-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 77 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157085-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 77 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157086-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 85 kg\nThe Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (85\u00a0kg) is the fifth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on 26 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157086-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 85 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157086-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 85 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157087-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 94 kg\nThe Men's Middle-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (94\u00a0kg) is the sixth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place on 1999-11-27 in Athens, Greece.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 355]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157087-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 94 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157087-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Men's 94 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [54, 61], "content_span": [62, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157088-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's +75 kg\nThe Women's Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (+ 75\u00a0kg) is the heaviest women's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, open to competitors over 75 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 27, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 357]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157088-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's +75 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157088-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's +75 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [57, 64], "content_span": [65, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157089-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 48 kg\nThe Women's Flyweight Weightlifting Event (48\u00a0kg) is the lightest women's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 21, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157089-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 48 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157089-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 48 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157090-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 53 kg\nThe Women's Featherweight Weightlifting Event (53\u00a0kg) is the second women's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 53 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 21, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157090-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 53 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157090-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 53 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157091-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 58 kg\nThe Women's Lightweight Weightlifting Event (58\u00a0kg) is the third women's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on 22 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 360]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157091-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 58 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157091-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 58 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157092-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 63 kg\nThe Women's Middleweight Weightlifting Event (63\u00a0kg) is the fourth women's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on 23 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 362]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157092-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 63 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157092-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 63 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157093-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 69 kg\nThe Women's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (69\u00a0kg) is the fifth women's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 24, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157093-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 69 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157093-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 69 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157094-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 75 kg\nThe Women's Heavyweight Weightlifting Event (75\u00a0kg) is the sixth women's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limited to competitors with a maximum of 75 kilograms of body mass. The competition at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Athens, Greece on November 26, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 361]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157094-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 75 kg\nEach lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157094-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Weightlifting Championships \u2013 Women's 75 kg, Records\nPrior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship\nThe 1999 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1999 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick from April 3\u201311, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Colleen Jones Third: Kim Kelly Second: Mary-Anne Waye Lead: Nancy Delahunt Alternate: Laine Peters", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Lene Bidstrup Third: Malene Krause Second: Susanne Slotsager Lead: Avijaja Petri Alternate: Lilian Fr\u00f8hling", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Anne Eerik\u00e4inen Third: Tiina Kautonen Second: Jaana H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen Lead: Jaana Jokela Alternate: Minna Malinen", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 160]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Andrea Sch\u00f6pp Third: Natalie Ne\u00dfler Second: Heike Wiel\u00e4nder Lead: Jane Boake-Cope Alternate: Andrea Stock", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Akiko Katoh Third: Akemi Niwa Second: Ayumi Onodera Lead: Mika Hori Alternate: Yumie Hayashi", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Dordi Nordby Third: Hanne Woods Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Kristin T\u00f8sse L\u00f8vseth Alternate: Marianne Aspelin", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Deborah Knox Third: Isobel Hannen Second: Wendy Bell Lead: Judith Stobbie Alternate: Anne Laird", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Elisabet Gustafson Third: Katarina Nyberg Second: Louise Marmont Lead: Elisabeth Persson Alternate: Margaretha Lindahl", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Luzia Ebn\u00f6ther Third: Nicole Strausak Second: Tanya Frei Lead: Nadia Raspe Alternate: Andrea St\u00f6ckli", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157095-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams\nSkip : Patti Lank Third: Erika Brown Second: Allison Darragh Lead: Tracy Sachtjen Alternate: Barb Perrella", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 46], "content_span": [47, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157096-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Handball Championship\nThe 1999 World Women's Handball Championship, the 14th of its kind, was held between November 29 and December 12, 1999, and was jointly hosted by Denmark and Norway, with the finals being played in Lillehammer, Norway.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157096-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Handball Championship, Rankings and Statistics\nCecilie Leganger, Heidi Tjugum, Susann Goks\u00f8r Bjerkrheim, Else-Marthe S\u00f8rlie, Kjersti Grini, Trine Haltvik, Tonje Larsen, Elisabeth Hilmo, Kristine Duvholt, Mette Davidsen, Jeanette Nilsen, Ann Cathrin Eriksen, Mia Hundvin, Sahra Hausmann, Birgitte S\u00e6ttem and Marianne Rokne. Head Coach: Marit Breivik.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 65], "content_span": [66, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157097-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Handball Championship squads\nThe following squads and players competed in the World Women's Handball Championship in 1999 in Norway and Denmark.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 47], "section_span": [47, 47], "content_span": [48, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157098-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Snooker Championship\nThe 1999 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament. It was the 1999 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157098-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Women's Snooker Championship\nThe tournament was won by Kelly Fisher, who retained the title by defeating Karen Corr 4\u20132 in the final. The rounds before the semi-final were played at the Radion Executive Club, Sheffield, and the semi-finals and final were played at the Crucible Theatre.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157099-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships\nThe following is the final results of the 1999 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Ankara, Turkey. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in Athens, Greece and Women's competition were held in Boden, Sweden.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 279]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157100-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from 24 to 26 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157101-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 54 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from 23 to 25 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157102-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 58 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 58 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from 24 to 26 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157103-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 63 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from 23 to 25 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157104-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 69 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 69 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from 24 to 26 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157105-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 76 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from 23 to 25 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157106-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 85 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from 24 to 26 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157107-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg\nThe men's Greco-Roman 97 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from 23 to 25 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 270]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157108-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's freestyle 130 kg\nThe men's freestyle 130 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Atat\u00fcrk Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey from 8 to 10 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 246]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157109-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's freestyle 54 kg\nThe men's freestyle 54 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Atat\u00fcrk Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey from 7 to 9 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157110-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's freestyle 58 kg\nThe men's freestyle 58 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Atat\u00fcrk Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey from 8 to 10 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157111-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's freestyle 63 kg\nThe men's freestyle 63 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Atat\u00fcrk Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey from 7 to 9 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157112-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's freestyle 69 kg\nThe men's freestyle 69 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Atat\u00fcrk Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey from 8 to 10 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157113-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's freestyle 76 kg\nThe men's freestyle 76 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Atat\u00fcrk Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey from 7 to 9 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157114-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's freestyle 85 kg\nThe men's freestyle 85 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Atat\u00fcrk Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey from 8 to 10 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 244]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157115-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Men's freestyle 97 kg\nThe men's freestyle 97 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Atat\u00fcrk Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey from 7 to 9 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 58], "section_span": [58, 58], "content_span": [59, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157116-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Women's freestyle 46 kg\nThe women's freestyle 46 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Stadium Hildursborg in Boden, Sweden from 10 to 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157117-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Women's freestyle 51 kg\nThe women's freestyle 51 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Stadium Hildursborg in Boden, Sweden from 10 to 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157118-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Women's freestyle 56 kg\nThe women's freestyle 56 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Stadium Hildursborg in Boden, Sweden from 10 to 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157119-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Women's freestyle 62 kg\nThe women's freestyle 62 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Stadium Hildursborg in Boden, Sweden from 10 to 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157120-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Women's freestyle 68 kg\nThe women's freestyle 68 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Stadium Hildursborg in Boden, Sweden from 10 to 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157121-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wrestling Championships \u2013 Women's freestyle 75 kg\nThe women's freestyle 75 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Stadium Hildursborg in Boden, Sweden from 10 to 12 September 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 251]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157122-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Wushu Championships\nThe 1999 World Wushu Championships was the 5th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong, from November 2 to November 7, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157123-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by Marcocapelle (talk | contribs) at 06:58, 4 July 2021 (\u2192\u200eExternal links: add category). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157123-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics\nThe 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the first edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland from July 16 to July 18, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157124-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 World's Strongest Man\nThe 1999 World's Strongest Man was the 22nd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Jouko Ahola from Finland. It was his second title after finishing second the previous year. Janne Virtanen also from Finland finished second, and Svend Karlsen from Norway finished third. The contest was held on Malta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157124-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 World's Strongest Man, Heats, Group 1\nEvents: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157124-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 World's Strongest Man, Heats, Group 2\nEvents: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Atlas Stones, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157124-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 World's Strongest Man, Heats, Group 3\nEvents: Carry and Drag, Husafell Stone, Loading, Hercules Hold, Log lift for reps, Medley", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157124-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 World's Strongest Man, Heats, Group 4\nEvents: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Loading, Lateral Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157124-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 World's Strongest Man, Heats, Group 5\nEvents: Carry and Drag, Truck Pull, Atlas Stones, Hercules Hold, Dead Lift Hold, Medley", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157124-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 World's Strongest Man, Final results\nEvents: Super Yoke, Dead lift for max, Boat Pull, Atlas Stones, Plane Pull, Giant log lift for reps, Medley", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 41], "content_span": [42, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157125-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Worthing Borough Council election\nThe 1999 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats. Overall turnout was 34.8%.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157125-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Worthing Borough Council election\nFor the election the Conservative party leader William Hague visited the town as it was seen as an important target for the party. The mayor of Worthing had also defected from the Liberal Democrats and joined the Conservative party in the lead up to the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 302]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident\nThe Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident (German: Schwebebahnunfall) took place on 12 April 1999 on a stretch of track near Robert-Daum-Platz station. In this accident involving car number 4 from the WSW\u00a0GTW\u00a072 series, five persons lost their lives while 47 were injured, some of them seriously. This was the worst accident in the railway's history and, to date, the only one since the railway opened in 1901 to have had a deadly outcome.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [35, 35], "content_span": [36, 468]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Circumstances\nThe articulated train involved in the accident was travelling near kilometre 7 on the suspension railway's route at about 5:45\u00a0am local time at a speed of roughly 50\u00a0km/h (30\u00a0mph) when it struck a steel component (a \"claw fastener\") that had temporarily been attached to the running rail on the overhead track. The impact tore the lead bogie, the first of four, off the train's roof. The vehicle next leant over to the right, derailed, and then fell almost 10\u00a0m (30\u00a0ft) into the River Wupper.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 50], "content_span": [51, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Circumstances\nThe train's front section came down on a bridge carrying steam heating pipes across the Wupper, breaking it in the middle. The bogie that had been torn off on impact at first remained up on the track, but quickly came off and fell down on the train, breaking through the vehicle's body.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 50], "content_span": [51, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Rescue efforts\nEmployees from the firm ELBA, which stood alongside the river and the track, climbed over a scaffold in the river after hearing the loud bang and began the efforts to save the victims. The train's driver, who was himself injured, also helped to rescue the passengers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 319]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0002-0001", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Rescue efforts\nAccording to a resident who called the emergency services to report the accident, his report was at first met with laughter from the dispatcher on the telephone, as it was considered inconceivable for a Schwebebahn train to fall off the overhead track, and nobody had ever died in an accident on this railway, which was thus said to be the world's safest.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 407]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Rescue efforts\nIn the end, more than 150 firefighting and ambulance personnel were on hand, along with twelve emergency physicians, to rescue and treat the injured at the site, which could only be reached with difficulty. Even clergymen were called into service to minister to those who were suffering from psychological shock.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 364]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Rescue efforts\nThe injured were taken to two nearby buildings and a tent set up by the firefighters in an underpass. Further gathering points for the injured were set up at a factory and in a quickly built tent city at a carpark. Conference rooms on the ground floor at a bank became a field hospital. A nearby hospital, the Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Klinikum (now called the Helios Universit\u00e4tsklinikum Wuppertal), was the first to admit patients from the accident scene. Meanwhile, the city square Robert-Daum-Platz, where Bundesstra\u00dfe 7 and Landesstra\u00dfe 427 cross, became an emergency landing pad for three rescue helicopters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 661]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0004-0001", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Rescue efforts\nAt the St\u00e4dtisches Klinikum Barmen (another hospital, now also part of the Helios Universit\u00e4tsklinikum Wuppertal), all routine operations were postponed and all available doctors were pressed into emergency service. Within three hours of the accident, all 47 of the injured, suffering from broken bones, bruises and lacerations, found themselves at hospitals in Wuppertal, Remscheid and Solingen. Two men were recovered from the wreck dead, while a woman's body was only recovered hours later after the river had borne it downstream from the accident site. Two other passengers later succumbed to their injuries.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 664]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Recovery efforts\nFirst, the affected stretch of the overhead track and the trainwreck in the river were seized by order of the public prosecutor's office (Staatsanwaltschaft). The recovery of the fallen suspension railway train was readied on 13 April 1999 and proceeded only with great difficulty. It turned out that an emergency laneway next to an office-residential building could not be used for the needed 300-metric-ton crane because an underground garage presented stability problems. Across the Wupper lay the grounds of the firm ELBA, which offered an alternative, although the direct path to the accident scene was blocked by a production building.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 695]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Recovery efforts\nNevertheless, during that day, the crane was positioned there and an excavator was lowered into the Wupper. To prepare for the actual recovery, the steel truss carrying the steam pipes, onto which the suspension railway train had fallen, had to be taken apart. Meanwhile, several halogen floodlights were mounted on the overhead track and a police light mast vehicle was brought to the scene. As evening set in, the recovery scene was brightly lit. The work went on through the night into 14 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 557]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0005-0002", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Recovery efforts\nFrom the 22-metric-ton articulated train, the first bits to be lifted out of the river were three bogies each weighing roughly 3\u00bd metric tons. These were lifted with the crane during the day over the ELBA work buildings and onto an articulated truck waiting on Ernststra\u00dfe (street), which had been closed for the occasion. The fourth bogie, the one that had been torn off the train's roof in the accident and had fallen into the passenger compartment, had to be recovered later. The tail end of the articulated train could now be freed and lifted out of the riverbed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 621]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0005-0003", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Recovery efforts\nIn work that took until evening, the whole train was lifted out of the Wupper after having been taken apart into three pieces. These were then transported to one of the halls at the Generaloberst-Hoepner-Kaserne (barracks) on Lichtscheid, Wuppertal's highest hill. The section of rail from the overhead track onto which the fateful claw fastener was attached was removed to a place for safekeeping on Friday 16 April 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 476]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Investigations\nBeginning in November 1997, in the course of renovation work in the leadup to the Schwebebahn's centenary in 2001, each weekend was spent completely replacing the railway's weightbearing structure. The steel claw fastener that was attached to the guide rail served to stabilize the overhead track during this work. On the night before the accident, work had ended during which parts of the overhead track, a few piers from the accident site, had been replaced. The night's work lagged so far behind schedule that the work site was left only ten minutes before the morning's first train from the Vohwinkel direction came along. The workers were apparently in such a hurry that they forgot to remove the claw fastener.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 768]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Investigations\nThe Technischer \u00dcberwachungsverein (T\u00dcV) Rheinland/Berlin-Brandenburg was authorized to investigate and examine the whole process of the renovations on the stretch of the line from Pestalozzistra\u00dfe station to Ohligsm\u00fchle station (each one stop from Robert-Daum-Platz station, the nearest to where the accident happened) from 9 to 12 April 1999 from the time when they began until the line was ready for use, and the documentation relating thereto, as well as the established organization for verifying safe suspension railway operation after completion of periodic building in which replacement work is done on sections of the overhead track.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 694]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Investigations\nIn the subsequent proceedings, it became clear that the train's fall from the track did not arise from a technical defect or a systemic error. Instead the accident had been caused by careless disassembly work towards the end of that night's shift, and deficient oversight of this work. A test run that could have prevented the accident was neither planned nor prescribed by law.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 51], "content_span": [52, 430]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nAt the Wuppertal State Court (Landgericht), the prosecutor, Rolf Mayer, put it to the defendants, three Wuppertal City Works Corporation (WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke, or WSW for short) employees along with four fitters and their foreman from Lavis GmbH, the Aschaffenburg company contracted to do the renovation work on Suspension Railway, that carelessness had led to the accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0009-0001", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nHe further said that the four fitters had let every care slip when they had not removed the claw fastener from the overhead track, and that the other defendants had failed to make sure that the line was in good condition for use, despite having had the responsibility to do just that. The fitters' foreman told the court that he could not rule out the possibility of \"unwittingly having made a mistake\". He could not, he said, oversee all the work being done. The fitters had clearly been assigned the job of removing the claw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 586]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0009-0002", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\n\"I can limit myself during supervisory duties to spot checks only,\" he further said. He had to rely on the fitters, among whom were \"experienced men\", for this was, according to him, necessary. The two accused WSW inspectors who in the end had given the green light for the suspension railway to begin running on the morning in question, for their part, told the court that they had not been able to see the claw on the track because it had been too dark at the time and they had had no portable light.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 561]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0009-0003", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nThe works manager who had developed the safety scheme for the renovation work told the court, \"I complied to the full extent with my duties,\" to which Mayer responded with a suggestion that the manager's safety scheme had been inadequate. The four fitters had nothing to say in response. Many of the surviving victims were on hand for the proceedings, including at least one who had been left with permanent mobility issues arising from injuries in the accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 521]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nThe accused who was responsible for the safety scheme, the works manager, and the workers who were responsible for dismantling certain equipment in the area of the accident, including the claw fitting, were each acquitted by the State Court, partly for legal reasons, partly on factual grounds.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0010-0001", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nThe accused who were responsible for technical or building work oversight, but who nevertheless did not carry out their supervisory functions in accordance with standards, were each found guilty by the State Court of negligent homicide in five legally concurrent cases in coincidence with negligent bodily harm in 37 legally concurrent cases, and sentenced to probation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nIn the ruling handed down by the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) on 31 January 2002 (4 StR 289/01), the Federal Court upheld the State Court's guilty verdicts against those who were responsible for technical or building work oversight, and the foreman's acquittal. However, after an appeal from the prosecutor's office and a third party, the Federal Court overturned the fitters' acquittals, saying that the State Court had made a legal error by dividing what was an instance of collective responsibility into separate ones by applying the \"principle of reliance\" (Vertrauensgrundsatz).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 658]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nThe case as it related to the acquitted defendants was sent back to another chamber at the Wuppertal State Court. In these proceedings, one of the workers was sentenced to four months' probation, while the administrative fine of \u20ac500 to which the other three had been sentenced was suspended.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nThe WSW, as the suspension railway's operator, paid some DM\u00a01.3\u00a0million in damages, for pain and suffering, for medical treatment and for burial costs, as well as for specialists to help the bereaved and others affected by the accident overcome their psychological trauma. The total cost to the Corporation from the Wuppertal Suspension Railway accident ran to well over DM\u00a08\u00a0million. In a press release dated 30 September 2000, the WSW acknowledged that the Wuppertal Suspension Railway accident had badly affected some people's health and psychological wellbeing, not only victims in the accident itself, but also their kin.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nThe WSW also declared in the release that in future it would lend those affected any conceivable help in the form of counselling, support and financial compensation, even after the legal proceedings were over. This included two telephone numbers at which callers could speak to advisers. An ombudsman was appointed to help those affected in their dealings with all questions relating to the accident's consequences. The release also dealt with questions about safety raised at the legal proceedings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0013-0002", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Judicial consequences\nWhile admitting that the improvements to the safety plan that had been introduced in June 1999, only two months after the accident, could not yet properly be evaluated\u00a0\u2013 the responsibility for that lay with the Technical Oversight Authority (Technische Aufsichtsbeh\u00f6rde) in the local Regierungsbezirk\u00a0\u2013 the WSW also pointed out that questions raised in court repeatedly about the train's and the track's safety had to be seen alongside the lack of any such deficiencies that could be found by an expert consultant hired by the public prosecutor's office (Staatsanwaltschaft). The release ended with the WSW stating that it would not comment on the court\u2019s guilty verdicts against the accused.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 58], "content_span": [59, 751]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Technical consequences\nRepair work was undertaken by WSW suspension railway workshop employees once extensive structural evaluations of overhead track support installation and of the effects wrought by the accident itself on the overhead track had been done by outside engineering consultants and other experts. Many safety tests were undertaken, among them a special inspection of the whole overhead track, including supports and test runs with the five articulated trains that since the accident had been the main and secondary foci of attention among the rolling stock. Extensive shunting work was necessary at the line's two termini, Vohwinkel and Oberbarmen to bring the trains into working order.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 739]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Technical consequences\nPreparatory work for the repairs to the damaged parts of the overhead track at the accident site was begun on 31 May 1999, after the crane needed for replacing overhead track parts had been set up on ELBA's property a few days earlier. The actual repair work, involving the replacement of roughly 5\u00a0m (16\u00a0ft) of rail support, running rail and current rail, began at midday on 2 June 1999. It is now established practice to do test runs after such work, even if this is still not required by law. The Schwebebahn was opened back up to the public on 8 June 1999, some eight weeks after the accident. After being examined, the piece of rolling stock damaged in the accident, car number 4, was scrapped and not replaced.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 59], "content_span": [60, 776]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157126-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident, Public memorials\nOn 12 April 2000, the first anniversary of the fateful day, Wuppertal's chief mayor (Oberb\u00fcrgermeister) Hans Kremendahl and WSW's chairman of the board Rolf Krumsiek unveiled a memorial plaque to the victims of the accident. It can be found at Robert-Daum-Platz station. Later, on 18 April 2009, days after the accident's tenth anniversary, another memorial plaque was unveiled at a spot much nearer the accident site, on the north bank of the Wupper, a few metres (yards) from the steam pipe bridge onto which the train fell (and which has since been repaired).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 35], "section_span": [37, 53], "content_span": [54, 616]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157127-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wychavon District Council election\nThe 1999 Wychavon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 310]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157127-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wychavon District Council election, Background\nBefore the election the Conservatives were the largest party on the council with 18 seats, but the Liberal Democrats with 17 seats ran the council with the support of the 10 Labour councillors and there were also 4 independent councillors. 49 seats were up for election in 1999, but the Conservatives won two seats in Harvington and Norton and Wickhamford without opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 51], "content_span": [52, 427]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157127-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wychavon District Council election, Election result\nThe Conservatives gained 11 seats to take control of the council with 29 councillors, in only the second time after 1987 that the Conservatives won a majority on the council. Both the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, John Grantham, and the Labour group leader John Wrenn were among the councilors to be defeated at the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 56], "content_span": [57, 392]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157127-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Wychavon District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Evesham East\nA by-election was held in Evesham East on 9 November 2000 after the resignation of Labour councillor Richard Hicks. The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Andy Dyke with a majority of 25 votes over Labour candidate Steve Selby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 89], "content_span": [90, 323]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157127-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 Wychavon District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Dodderhill\nA by-election was held in Dodderhill on 16 May 2002 after the death of Conservative councillor Charles Richardson. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Judith Pearce with a majority of 58 votes over independent candidate Warren Lewis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 87], "content_span": [88, 328]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157127-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 Wychavon District Council election, By-elections between 1999 and 2003, Drakes Broughton\nA by-election was held in Drakes Broughton on 18 July 2002 following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Ralph Mason. The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Paul Middlebrough with a 3-vote majority over Liberal Democrat Josephine Wilkinson.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 93], "content_span": [94, 351]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157128-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wyoming Cowboys football team\nThe 1999 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys offense scored 302 points, while the defense allowed 270 points. Despite a winning record, the Cowboys were not invited to play in a bowl game.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 314]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157129-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Wyre Forest District Council election\nThe 1999 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [42, 42], "content_span": [43, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157129-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Wyre Forest District Council election, Campaign\nBefore the election the council was composed of 24 Labour, 5 Liberal Democrats, 5 independent Labour, 4 Conservatives, 3 Liberals and 1 independent councillors. The election saw the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern contest seats for the first time in protest against attempts to downgrade Kidderminster General Hospital. They put up candidates for 11 of the 14 seats which were up for election claiming that they had the backing of 100,000 people. As well as the Health Concern candidates, one independent and three Liberal party candidates also stood on the issue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 639]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157129-0001-0001", "contents": "1999 Wyre Forest District Council election, Campaign\nHowever sitting councillors, including the Labour party who controlled the council, said that they had done everything they could to preserve services at the hospital but that the council could have no effect on decisions over the hospital made by the National Health Service. Labour said that other issues in the election included a redevelopment of Kidderminster town centre and a proposed transfer of council housing to a non-profit organisation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 52], "content_span": [53, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157129-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Wyre Forest District Council election, Election result\nLabour lost their majority on the council after Health Concern won 7 of the seats contested, gaining 6 of them from Labour. The local Labour MP David Lock accused the Health Concern campaigners of having gained support by scaremongering over the closure of Kidderminster Hospital, which he said had never been an option.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 42], "section_span": [44, 59], "content_span": [60, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157130-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 XS35\n1999 XS35 is a near-Earth object discovered in 1999 having a comet-like orbit. Its semi-major axis is 17.8\u00a0AU. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.94, which means that at the perihelion 1999 XS35 comes as close as 0.9\u00a0AU to the Sun, while at the aphelion it reaches beyond the orbit of Neptune. 1999 XS35 is a damocloid. 1999 XS35 is a small object with an absolute magnitude (H) of 17.2, which implies a size of about 1\u00a0km.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 428]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157130-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 XS35\n1999 XS35 came to perihelion on 21 October 1999, passed 0.0453\u00a0AU (6,780,000\u00a0km; 4,210,000\u00a0mi) from Earth on 5 November 1999, and was discovered on 2 December 1999 at about apparent magnitude 16.9.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 9], "section_span": [9, 9], "content_span": [10, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157131-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 XXXV FIBA International Christmas Tournament\nThe 1999 XXXV FIBA International Christmas Tournament \"Trofeo Raimundo Saporta-Memorial Fernando Mart\u00edn\" was the 35th edition of the FIBA International Christmas Tournament. It took place at Raimundo Saporta Pavilion, Madrid, Spain, on 24 and 25 December 1999 with the participations of Real Madrid Teka, Panathinaikos (champions of the 1998\u201399 Greek Basket League), Partizan (champions of the 1998\u201399 Yugoslav Basketball Cup) and Zadar (runners-up of the 1998\u201399 A-1 Liga).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157132-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Yale Bulldogs football team\nThe 1999 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for first place in the Ivy League with a 6\u20131 record, 9\u20131 overall.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 333]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157133-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election\nThe 1999 Yau Tsim Mong District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 16 elected members to the 20-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157134-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Yemeni presidential election\nDirect presidential elections were held in Yemen for the first time on 23 September 1999. Candidates had to be approved by at least 10% of the 301 members of the House of Representatives; however, in practice this meant that only two parties, the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) and Al-Islah had enough seats to nominate their candidates. However, al-Islah backed the GPC candidate, incumbent President Ali Abdullah Saleh rather than running a candidate of their own.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 508]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157134-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Yemeni presidential election\nThe only candidates that received approval from Parliament were Saleh and Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha'abi, another member of the GPC. The main opposition candidate, Ali Saleh Obad of the Yemeni Socialist Party, failed to gain enough support in the House of Representatives; his party subsequently boycotted the elections. The reported voter turnout of 67.5% was contested by the opposition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 417]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157134-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Yemeni presidential election, Nominations\nNominations for presidential candidates closed on 13 July 1999. In total, 31 candidates put their names forward, though three of them were disqualified immediately for failing to meet the legal requirements:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 254]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157134-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 Yemeni presidential election, Nominations\nThe parliamentary vetting committee eliminated another four candidates, putting 24 of the 31 nominations to a parliamentary vote, in which a candidate required 31 votes to be able to run in the elections. Another candidate, Khalid al-Zarraka, did not appear on the publicised list of nominations, but was included in the parliamentary vote. Only two candidates managed to obtain the required number of votes; Saleh and Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha'abi. Twenty-one of the 25 candidates (including al-Zarraka) did not receive any votes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 46], "content_span": [47, 573]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157135-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Yobe State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Yobe State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Bukar Ibrahim won the election, defeating PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157135-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Yobe State gubernatorial election, Results\nBukar Ibrahim from the APP won the election. PDP and AD candidates contested in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157135-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Yobe State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 877,580, total votes cast was 317,243, valid votes was 294,572 and rejected votes was 22,671.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 47], "content_span": [48, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157136-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team\nThe 1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the Gateway Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 12\u20133 record (5\u20131 against conference opponents) and lost to Georgia Southern in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. It was Youngstown State's sixth appearance in the national championship game during the 1990s.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157136-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Youngstown State Penguins football team\nTailback Adrian Brown received the team's most valuable player award. The team's statistical leaders included Brown with 1,589 rushing yards and 108 points scored, Jeff Ryan with 2,573 passing yards, Elliott Giles with 1,301 receiving yards, and Ian Dominelli with 224 tackles (including 92 solo tackles).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157137-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Yuen Long District Council election\nThe 1999 Yuen Long District Council election was held in Hong Kong on 28 November 1999 to elect all 23 elected members to the 36-member District Council.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157138-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election\nThe 1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Ahmad Sani Yerima won the election, defeating PDP candidate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157138-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election, Results\nAhmad Sani Yerima from the APP won the election. PDP and AD candidates contested in the election.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 148]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157138-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election, Results\nThe total number of registered voters in the state was 1,113,426, total votes cast was 475,296, valid votes was 431,375 and rejected votes was 43,921.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 50], "content_span": [51, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157139-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 Z\u00fcri-Metzgete\nThe 1999 Z\u00fcri-Metzgete was the 84th edition of the Z\u00fcri-Metzgete road cycling one day race. It was held on 22 August 1999 as part of the 1999 UCI Road World Cup. The race was won by Grzegorz Gwiazdowski of Poland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 232]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157140-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 arrest of Iranian Jews\nIn 1999, Intelligence Ministry of Iran arrested 13 Iranian Jews, accusing them of spying for Mosad. Security agents arrested 13 Jewish residents of the Iranian cities of Shiraz and Isfahan, including five merchants, a rabbi, two university professors, three teachers in private Hebrew schools, a kosher butcher and a 16-year-old boy, accusing them of spying for Israel. After a trial in Islamic Revolutionary Court, 10 were sentenced to 4\u201313 years in prison. The Israeli government and many U.S. Jewish groups and Jewish federations worldwide organized a pressure campaign globally against the Government of Iran, with demonstrations in front of Iranian embassies worldwide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 702]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157140-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 arrest of Iranian Jews\nAs a result of the pressure campaigns and secret negotiations, the prisoners were gradually freed in small groups. The last prisoners were released on February 19, 2003. First news were leaked online on March 18, the news was ignored amid the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. All of them emigrated to Israel and live there with their families. The arrests have later been described as discriminatory in the broader view of antisemitism in Iran.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 462]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok\nThe 1999 Myanmar Embassy siege of 7 October 1999 was the seizure of the Burmese embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. A group of Burmese dissidents from the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors (VBSW) and allegedly God's Army stormed the Burmese embassy and held 89 people, including embassy staff, Burmese nationals, foreigners, and Thai citizens. All hostages were released unharmed and the hostage takers escorted to the Burmese-Thai border by Thai authorities.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 499]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Context\nMyanmar (Burma) had been under military rule since 1962 when General Ne Win staged a coup against the democratically elected government of U Nu. He implemented the Burmese Way to Socialism system which greatly impoverished the country. In addition, the Karens had been fighting a civil war for an independent homeland since 1949. This pitted them against the majority Burman-dominated government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 451]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Context\nIn 1988, various pro-democracy demonstrations nearly succeeded in toppling the authoritarian power structure, only to be replaced by the army after a brutal crackdown. At that time, many university students from Yangon's universities fled to the Burmese-Thai border where many took up arms to restore democracy, forming the All Burma Students' Democratic Front. Democratic elections were held in 1990 where Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won an overwhelming majority. The junta refused to honour the results and proceeded to root out the pro-democratic forces. In 1997, led by Johnny and Luther Htoo, a group of 200 Karen Christian families left the Karen National Union and formed the God's Army (revolutionary group). Hundreds of democracy and human rights activists, including exiled students, claim refuge in Thailand and they regularly lobby for greater democracy in Myanmar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 54], "content_span": [55, 959]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Attack\nAt about 11:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Thursday, 7 October 1999, a group of five raided the Burmese embassy in Bangkok and took 89 people hostage. The group demanded that negotiations be opened between the National League for Democracy and the Burmese government, and that a parliament be convened based on the results of the 1990 election. However, they soon relaxed their demands and began to release the hostages.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 53], "content_span": [54, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Attack\nAt one point the gunmen threatened to start shooting their captives, one every half hour, if their demands were not met. The gunmen also mentioned they were willing to die in action. Shortly before the gunmen left the embassy a series of gunshots were heard from within the compound but there are no reports of any casualties.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 53], "content_span": [54, 380]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Attack\nThe Thai government eventually allowed the hostage takers to flee by helicopter to the border with Myanmar. After being freed, correspondents say a number of the hostages expressed some sympathy with the aims of the gunmen. Some of those released unfurled pro-democracy banners near the embassy and chanted \"free Burma\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 53], "content_span": [54, 374]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Attack\nThe group were understood to be armed with AK-47s, hand grenades and grenade launchers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 53], "content_span": [54, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Aftermath and international response\nThe Burmese Government called the attack \"a pure act of terrorism\" and in Washington the State Department, which has been critical of the Burmese military regime, also condemned what it called \"a terrorist attack\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 83], "content_span": [84, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Aftermath and international response\nHowever, correspondents say the Thai Government has been keen to avoid labelling the gunmen as terrorists and says the gunmen were just student activists asking for democracy in their homeland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 83], "content_span": [84, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Aftermath and international response\nThe All Burma Students Democratic Front, which represents Burmese students in exile, says it had no connection with the hostage takers and does not support violence in the pursuit of bringing democracy to Burma.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 83], "content_span": [84, 295]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157141-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Later developments\nOn 24 January 2000, seven God's Army and three VBSW members later hijacked a bus near the Burmese-Thai border and forced the driver to take them to Ratchaburi, where they then took over the provincial hospital. Several hundred people, including patients and hospital staff, were held captive for about 22 hours. The rebels made several demands, one being that Thai doctors and nurses be sent to treat their sick and wounded. The group claimed it had been under sustained attack by Burmese troops for a week at their mountain base near the Thai border. They also wanted Thai authorities to open the border and allow about 200 God's Army soldiers to seek refugee in Thailand. After an aborted negotiation to determine terms for surrender, Thai commandos stormed the hospital and killed all 10 hostage-takers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 65], "content_span": [66, 872]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157142-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Classic\nThe 1999 du Maurier Classic was contested from July 29 to August 1 at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club. It was the 27th edition of the du Maurier Classic, and the 21st edition as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157143-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open\nThe 1999 Canadian Open (known as the du Maurier Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 110th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 2 through August 8, 1999, and the women's event at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 16 through August 23, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 543]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157143-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157143-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants\nThe following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 50], "content_span": [51, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157143-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open, Finals, Men's Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman /  Pat Rafter  defeated  Byron Black /  Wayne Ferreira, 6\u20134, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 43], "content_span": [44, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157143-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open, Finals, Women's Doubles\nJana Novotn\u00e1 /  Mary Pierce defeated  Larisa Neiland /  Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario, 6\u20133, 2\u20136, 6\u20133", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 45], "content_span": [46, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157144-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nMartin Damm and Jim Grabb were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Damm teamed up with Max Mirnyi and lost in second round to Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach, while Grabb teamed up with Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 and lost in quarterfinals also against Ferreira-Leach.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157144-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Doubles\nJonas Bj\u00f6rkman and Patrick Rafter won the title by defeating Byron Black and Wayne Ferreira 7\u20136(7\u20135), 6\u20134 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157144-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Doubles, Seeds\nThe first four seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157145-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Men's Singles, Seeds\nA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 43], "content_span": [44, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157146-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nThe 1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Doubles was the doubles event of the one hundred and tenth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157146-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Doubles\nMartina Hingis and Jana Novotn\u00e1 were the defending champions, but only Hingis didn't compete this year. However, Novotn\u00e1 successfully defended her title, competing with Mary Pierce and defeating Larisa Neiland and Arantxa S\u00e1nchez Vicario in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 290]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157146-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Doubles, Seeds\nThe top four seeds received a bye into the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157147-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Doubles Qualifying\nThe 1999 Canadian Open was a WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157148-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nThe 1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Singles was the singles event of the one hundred and tenth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 245]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157148-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Singles\nMonica Seles was the four-time defending champion (an Open Era Canadian Open record), but she was defeated in the final by Martina Hingis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [38, 38], "content_span": [39, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157148-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Singles, Seeds\nThe top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 38], "section_span": [40, 45], "content_span": [46, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157149-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 du Maurier Open \u2013 Women's Singles Qualifying\nThe 1999 Canadian Open was a WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157150-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 elections in India\nThe 1999 elections in India include the 1999 Indian general election, Rajya Sabha election and various State Assembly elections.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157151-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 electoral calendar\nThis national electoral calendar for the year 1999 lists the national/federal direct elections to be held in 1999 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157152-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 hereditary peers' elections\nElections of the excepted hereditary peers were held in October and November 1999, before the House of Lords Act 1999 excluded most hereditary peers from the membership of the House of Lords allowing Earl Marshal, Lord Great Chamberlain and 90 others to remain in the House.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 307]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157152-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 hereditary peers' elections\nUntil November 2002, vacancies among the elected hereditary peers were filled by hereditary peers who received most votes in the 1999 elections without being elected to remain. Since November 2002, by-elections have been held to fill vacancies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157152-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 hereditary peers' elections, Election by the whole House\n15 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the whole House in an election held from 27 to 28 October 1999. 1,115 members of the House were eligible to vote and 631 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157152-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 hereditary peers' elections, Elections by groups\n75 excepted hereditary peers were elected by hereditary peers of three parties and crossbenchers in elections held from 3 to 4 November 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 53], "content_span": [54, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157152-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 hereditary peers' elections, Elections by groups, Conservatives\n42 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Conservative hereditary peers. 241 peers were eligible to vote and 204 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157152-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 hereditary peers' elections, Elections by groups, Crossbenchers\n28 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the crossbench hereditary peers. 131 peers were eligible to vote and 105 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 68], "content_span": [69, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157152-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 hereditary peers' elections, Elections by groups, Liberal Democrats\n3 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers. All 20 peers who were eligible to vote cast their votes. The result was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 72], "content_span": [73, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157152-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 hereditary peers' elections, Elections by groups, Labour\n2 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Labour hereditary peers. 18 peers were eligible to vote and 17 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 61], "content_span": [62, 222]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157153-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Afghanistan\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Afghanistan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157154-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Albania\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Republic of Albania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157155-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in American soccer\nThe 1999 season was the 87th year of competitive soccer in the United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 101]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157155-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in American soccer, National team, Results\nThe home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 47], "content_span": [48, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157156-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in American television\nThe following is a list of events affecting American television during 1999. Events listed include television series debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel initiations, closures and re-brandings, as well as information about controversies and disputes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157157-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Angola\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Angola.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157159-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Armenian football\n1999 in Armenian football was the eighth season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. The Armenian Premier League for 1999 existed of 10 teams of which the three lowest ranked teams would relegate to the Armenian First League. The seventh ranked team would enter the promotion/relegation play-off with the second ranked team of the First League. Only the winner of that competition was promoted directly.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157160-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Australia\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157161-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Australian literature\nThis article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157161-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Australian literature, Deaths\nA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1999 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157162-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Australian television, Debuts, Changes to network affiliation\nThis is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157162-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Australian television, Debuts, Changes to network affiliation\nThis is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 69], "content_span": [70, 730]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157162-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Australian television, Debuts, Subscription premieres\nThis is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 291]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157163-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Bangladesh\n1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th  year of the 2nd\u00a0millennium, the 99th  year of the 20th\u00a0century, and the  10th  and last year of the 1990s decade.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 296]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157163-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Bangladesh\nThe year 1999 was the 28th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the fourth year of the first term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 170]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157163-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Bangladesh, Economy\nNote: For the year 1999 average official exchange rate for BDT was 49.09 per US$.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 27], "content_span": [28, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157164-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Belgian television\nThis is a list of Belgian television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157166-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Bosnia and Herzegovina\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football\nThe following article presents a summary of the 1999 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 98th season of competitive football in the country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A\nCorinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 4-3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 57], "content_span": [58, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A, Relegation\nThe four clubs with the lowest average points in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, which are Botafogo-SP, Juventude, Paran\u00e1 and Gama, were relegated to the following year's second level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie B, Promotion\nThe two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Goi\u00e1s and Santa Cruz, were promoted to the following year's first level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 68], "content_span": [69, 216]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie B, Relegation\nThe six worst placed teams, which are Uni\u00e3o S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o, Crici\u00fama, Paysandu, Tuna Luso, Am\u00e9rica-RN and Desportiva, were relegated to the following year's third level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie C, Promotion\nThe two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Fluminense and S\u00e3o Raimundo, were promoted to the following year's second level.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 68], "content_span": [69, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Copa do Brasil\nThe Copa do Brasil final was played between Juventude and Botafogo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Copa do Brasil\nJuventude declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 2-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 42], "content_span": [43, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Regional and state championship champions\n(1)The second leg of the final was not played, and in January 2005, the Bahia Football Federation declared both clubs, Bahia and Vit\u00f3ria, as champions of the competition.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 69], "content_span": [70, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Brazil national team\nThe following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 48], "content_span": [49, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Women's football, Brazil women's national football team\nThe following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 83], "content_span": [84, 234]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157168-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian football, Women's football, Brazil women's national football team\nThe Brazil women's national football team competed in the following competitions in 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [28, 83], "content_span": [84, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157169-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Brazilian television\nThis is a list of Brazilian television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157170-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music\nThis is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 79]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157170-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music, Music awards, Mercury Music Prize\nThe 1999 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to Talvin Singh \u2013 Ok.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 56], "content_span": [57, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157170-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music, Music awards, Record of the Year\nThe Record of the Year was awarded to \"Flying Without Wings\" by Westlife.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 55], "content_span": [56, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Summary\nThe most successful album, Come on Over by Shania Twain, spent a cumulative total of ten weeks at the top, followed by Boyzone's By Request with nine weeks in total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 203]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Summary\nIn the singles chart Ricky Martin's \"Livin' La Vida Loca\", Eiffel 65's \"Blue (Da Ba Dee)\" and Cliff Richard's \"The Millennium Prayer\" all topped the singles charts for three weeks, the joint longest time at number one during 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Summary\nTeen pop singer Christina Aguilera made her debut with her hit single \"Genie in a Bottle\" which was #1 for 2 weeks in the UK and was one of the best selling singles of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 215]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Summary\nThis year also saw the return of American Rock/New Wave band Blondie and their number one single \"Maria\". The teenage pop singer Britney Spears' \"...Baby One More Time\" was the highest selling single of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Summary\nOne of the first number one singles of the year came from music producer, Fatboy Slim who topped the charts for one week with his single \"Praise You\". January became a very successful month for the DJ, real name Norman Cook, a former member of Hull-based band The Housemartins, his new album You've Come A Long Way Baby topped the charts for 4 weeks. The album produced many other hit singles, the follow-up to his chart topper \"Right Here Right Now\" peaking at number two, marking his third consecutive top three hit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 37], "content_span": [38, 556]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Girl groups\n1999 emphasised the trend away from girl groups, with solo acts and boy bands dominating the charts. B*Witched, with a fourth and final release from their d\u00e9but self-titled album, \"Blame It On The Weatherman\" became the first (and as of April\u00a02011 only) girl group for their first four releases to d\u00e9but at #1; their success declined quickly thereafter. The Spice Girls, with four remaining members, reached number one with their first single without Geri Halliwell, claiming the official number one Christmas single at the end of 1998 with \"Goodbye\"; it was the group's third consecutive number one Christmas single.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 673]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0005-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Girl groups\nAs for other girl groups, Cleopatra scored one Top 30 hit with \"A Touch Of Love\", peaking at number 24, Their T.V sitcom was a smash hit and was No1 in its time slot. Hepburn and the Thunderbugs, both girl bands who played their own instruments, had lesser success. Neither the Spice Girls nor All Saints, both popular in the previous year, released a single in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Boy bands\nBoyzone topped the charts twice, first with a remake of a Billy Ocean song, \"When the Going Gets Tough\", made for Comic Relief and then with a remake of Canadian singer Anne Murray's hit \"You Needed Me\". Their album By Request, containing both chart-toppers along with the million-selling \"No Matter What\" from 1998, topped the albums chart for nine weeks and became the most successful album in their career. With six #1 singles to their name, they unofficially disbanded with both Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately going on to solo success. Keating reached #1 with his d\u00e9but single \"When You Say Nothing At All\" later in the year; it was featured in the soundtrack to the hit film Notting Hill.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 53], "content_span": [54, 749]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Boy bands\n5ive scored their first number one single with \"Keep On Movin'\" after numerous consecutive top ten hits. Their peak of popularity as a boy band was short-lived as many more successful groups eclipsed them. A1 were another British boy band who joined the music scene during the year, scoring three top ten singles, including \"Be The First To Believe\" and \"Summertime Of Our Lives\". Their album fared less well, only reaching number 20 on the charts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 53], "content_span": [54, 502]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Boy bands\nAmerican boy bands were also very successful in the UK during the course of the year, with *NSYNC scoring two top ten hits, though their album only made number 30. With seven consecutive top ten singles behind them, The Backstreet Boys made number one with \"I Want It That Way\". The song was taken from their album, Millennium which sold millions worldwide and made number two in the UK.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 53], "content_span": [54, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Boy bands\nDespite these successes, all boy bands paled in comparison to Westlife, managed by Ronan Keating. Their first four singles (\"Swear It Again\", \"If I Let You Go\", \"Flying Without Wings\" and \"I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun\") all entered the charts at number one, equalling the record set by B*Witched earlier in the year. \"Flying Without Wings\" was voted The Record of the Year by the public in the annual ITV poll, and Westlife's d\u00e9but self-titled album reached number two in the charts.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 53], "content_span": [54, 542]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, From film to music\nTwo successful actresses launched successful singing careers. Jennifer Lopez, having scored a number one hit in the US with \"If You Had My Love\", had two top five hits in the UK. Martine McCutcheon, who left her role as Tiffany in the BBC soap opera EastEnders to begin singing topped the UK charts for two weeks with her second single \"Perfect Moment\". Her singing career was relatively short-lived and she soon returned to acting.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 62], "content_span": [63, 495]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, American successes\nMany acts during the year managed to be successful in the UK, but did not manage to match the chart topper they had scored in the US. Mariah Carey clocked up her 14th number one single in the US, with \"Heartbreaker\", a collaboration with rapper Jay-Z, which made number five in the UK. Her newest album Rainbow could only make it to number eight in the UK and sold just 12 million copies worldwide \u2013 her lowest global count at the time. TLC topped the US charts twice during the year with \"No Scrubs\" and \"Unpretty\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 62], "content_span": [63, 579]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0011-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, American successes\nThey had their most successful year in the UK since 1995, and \"No Scrubs\" became their highest peaking single making number three. Hip hop trio, Destiny's Child topped the US charts for the first time with \"Bills, Bills, Bills\". It made number six in the UK charts and set them on course for massive success in the new millennium. Enrique Iglesias also topped the US charts with his d\u00e9but single, \"Bailamos\", which made number four in Britain \u2013 he was to become much more successful in the UK in the new millennium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 62], "content_span": [63, 578]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, American successes\nWhite rapper, Eminem was very successful with his d\u00e9but in the UK; his d\u00e9but single \"My Name Is\" peaking at number two and his follow-up also hitting the top five. He was much more successful in the US, however his success grew in both countries and he quickly made a name for himself based on controversy through his lyrics and music videos. Southern Californian band, The Offspring are also not as successful in the US as they are in the UK, with their number one single being scored in January with \"Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)\". They followed it up with a number two hit and went on to great success around the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 62], "content_span": [63, 685]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Movie soundtracks\nFilm music remained popular throughout the year. In addition to than Ronan Keating reaching number one with his song from Notting Hill, Madonna and Will Smith both reached number two with soundtrack singles: Madonna with \"Beautiful Stranger\" from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Will Smith with his US chart-topping single, \"Wild Wild West\", taken from the film of the same name.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 452]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0013-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Movie soundtracks\nAnother member of the cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Tatyana Ali (who played Ashley Banks), reached number three with her second single \"Boy You Knock Me Out\", a follow-up to her d\u00e9but \"Daydreamin'\", which had been number six the previous November. Her third single released in June fared less well, peaking at number 20. Will Smith also made number two in the UK with a follow-up release to \"Wild Wild West\": \"Will 2K\" became his last UK top three hit until 2003.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 532]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Latin and Europop\nTwo main crazes began in the UK during the year \u2013 the summer Latino craze and high demand for Europop and Eurodance. As a result, many acts in these styles of music received great success. Ricky Martin became an international star after releasing his massively successful single \"Livin' La Vida Loca\". Heading up the summer Latino craze in the UK and the US, he hit number one in several countries and topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 512]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0014-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Latin and Europop\nHe became a phenomenon in the US; his d\u00e9but self-titled album even went on to appear in the Top 100 best selling albums of all time in the US. Lou Bega scored success with his only UK single \"Mambo No.5\". Still used in Cricket matches as their title song, it managed to hit #31 on import sales alone and topped the charts for two weeks when officially released in the UK.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 433]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Latin and Europop\nThe biggest success to come out of the Europop phenomenon was \"Blue (Da Ba Dee)\" by Eiffel 65. Topping the UK charts for three weeks, the song managed to sell a million copies and remained in the charts until 2000. It had also managed to make #39 on import sales. Their follow-up single \"Move Your Body\" made number three in 2000, saving them from one-hit-wonder status though some still consider them candidates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0015-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Latin and Europop\nDutch based multi-national dance act The Vengaboys followed up their 1998 number four d\u00e9but \"Up and Down\" with four consecutive top three singles, the first three of which made the Top 40 best-selling singles of the year list: \"We Like To Party\" (which hit number three early on in the year), \"Boom Boom Boom Boom\" and \"We're Going To Ibiza\" (both one-week chart toppers for the group) and \"Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine)\" (another number three hit for the group in December). Those songs filled European holiday discos throughout the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 61], "content_span": [62, 603]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Novelty acts\nNovelty acts found great success during 1999. Chef, a character from the popular animated television show, South Park hit number one in early January for one week with a special release \"Chocolate Salty Balls\". The voice on the track is the voice of Chef in the cartoon, Isaac Hayes, who had previously courted the UK singles chart way back in 1971 with \"Theme from Shaft\". Australian film director, Baz Luhrmann also scored a number one hit with a song explaining the way you should live life, passing on advice. \"Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 610]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0016-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Novelty acts\nHe was already massively successful as a director with films such as Strictly Ballroom and Romeo and Juliet. He was later to direct the hugely successful Moulin Rouge!. The song was based on \"Desiderata\", a number seven hit for Les Crane in 1972. Probably the most successful novelty act of the year was French act Quentin Dupieux, who under the name of Mr. Oizo scored a number one single, \"Flat Beat\". First featured in a television advert for Levi's Jeans, its wobbly bass riff catapulted it to the top of the charts for two weeks. The accompanying cuddly toy featured in the video also sold well.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 56], "content_span": [57, 657]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Electronic music acts\nDance acts enjoyed great success on the singles chart during the year. In particular, a wave of Trance acts from Europe entering the Top 40 throughout the year, some of which initially entered the lower reaches of the Top 100 on import. Shaft hit number two with \"Mucho Mambo Sway\", which is dance-associated. US producer Chris Brann created a dance track \"King Of My Castle\", with a female vocalist adding to the song. With a remix in Italy by a production team entitled Wamdue Project the track topped the UK charts for a week towards the end of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 65], "content_span": [66, 623]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0017-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Electronic music acts\nThe two biggest production team hits came from Shanks & Bigfoot and ATB. Shanks & Bigfoot were British production duo Stephen Meade and Daniel Langsman who hit the top for two weeks with their release \"Sweet Like Chocolate\". Vocals on the track were provided by Sharon Woolf. ATB is German producer Andr\u00e9 Tanneberger, whose single \"9pm (Till I Come)\" hit number one for two weeks. It is widely regarded as the first trance track to reach the top spot in the UK. Both this and \"Sweet Like Chocolate\" were in the top ten best selling singles of the year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 65], "content_span": [66, 618]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0017-0002", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Electronic music acts\nAlice Deejay also scored two top 5 hits with \"Better Off Alone\" and \"Back In My Life\". Mr Oizo, Armand Van Helden, Fatboy Slim, Vengaboys and Eiffel 65 all had chart toppers this year. Production number ones and Latin/Europop/Eurodance number ones showed the variety of countries chart-toppers were coming from during the year \u2013 Germany, France, America, Italy, The Netherlands, Ireland & Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 65], "content_span": [66, 465]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Electronic music acts\nBasement Jaxx also enjoyed great success during this year. Only having charted once before in 1997, they scored two consecutive top five hits and one top 15 hit during the year. Their album release Remedy is also their highest peaking throughout their career, making #2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 65], "content_span": [66, 336]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Electronic music acts\nOther successful acts were DJ Sakin & Friends, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Artful Dodger, Chicane, Yomanda, Emmie, Wiseguys, Phats & Small, DJ Jean, Moloko, William Orbit, Ann Lee, amongst others.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 65], "content_span": [66, 266]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0020-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Solo Spices\nEx-Spice Girl Melanie B was Melanie G throughout the year, having been recently married; she reverted to her maiden name the following year. Her solo career was slowly dying out with her follow-up single to her 1998 chart topper making a mere number 14. The single, \"Word Up\" was a remake of Cameo's number three hit from 1986. Emma Bunton hit the charts for the first time, being featured on Tin Tin Out's single \"What I Am\". The single made number two and her success was only to grow from here.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 553]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0021-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Solo Spices\nMelanie C released her d\u00e9but solo single, \"Goin' Down\", which made number four and was the follow-up to her number three duet with Bryan Adams from the previous year. Her album, Northern Star made number four on the charts, and is the biggest selling solo album by a Spice Girl with over 3 million copies sold worldwide. The title track from the album also made number four later on in the year. She would experience greater success with her singles the following year.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 525]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0022-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Solo Spices\nGeri Halliwell was by far the most successful Spice Girl during the year. Having quit the group, the previous year, she announced she would be back. She came back to the music scene with a new image and a new sound. Her d\u00e9but single \"Look at Me\", only made number two, however she scored two chart toppers by the end of the year. \"Mi Chico Latino\" cashed in on the mood of the moment and hit the top for a week during the summer Latino craze of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 506]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0022-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Solo Spices\n\"Lift Me Up\" became a second chart topper for the ex-Spice Girl and is perhaps Geri's strangest song, with an equally weird music video, in which she befriends a group of aliens and helps them fix their ship. Her d\u00e9but album, Schizophonic peaked at number four in the albums chart, and was well received in the UK and sold over two million copies worldwide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0023-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, BRIT awards\nThe BRIT Awards ceremony of 1999 was seen as the last one of the millennium, and a special song combining some of the hottest acts of the moment was released. B*Witched, Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra and Billie joined forces to create \"Thank ABBA For The Music\", which reached number four in the charts, ending B*Witched's run of consecutive entries at the top. ABBA were at their peak of popularity again this year, despite not being around with the A-Teens, an ABBA tribute band making their mark on the UK charts with two top 20 hits, remakes of two previous #1 hits for the Swedish quartet, \"Super Trouper\" and \"Mamma Mia\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 684]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0024-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, BRIT awards\nThe British artist whose success grew more than any other during the year (who was not a d\u00e9buting act) was Robbie Williams. His second album, I've Been Expecting You returned to the top of the charts for one week and he also scored a second chart topping single with \"She's The One\". The single became strongly associated with the video in which Williams is a skating instructor of a man and woman, and has to replace the man in the competition after an injury. The chart-topper followed two number four hits, \"Strong\" and \"No Regrets\" which were all taken from his second album.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0025-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, BRIT awards\nThe Eurythmics won the BRIT Award for \"Most Outstanding Contribution to British Music\", giving Annie Lennox a ninth BRIT Award. Eurythmics re-united for the night, performing with Stevie Wonder, and announced they were re-uniting for a new studio album, Peace.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 55], "content_span": [56, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0026-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Female artists\nCompiling the greatest songs of what had been a very successful decade in music for her was Celine Dion, with her chart topping greatest hits package All the Way... A Decade of Song. Whitney Houston had her most successful year on the singles chart since 1992. Following the success of her 1998 collaboration with Mariah Carey on \"When You Believe\", she scored a further three consecutive top five singles, each stalling a place higher than the previous; 4 to 3 to 2. \"My Love Is Your Love\" marked the first time she had been in the top two of the UK singles chart for over 6 years.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 641]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0027-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Female artists\nBritney Spears and Christina Aguilera both started their careers and released their d\u00e9but singles. In February Spears released her d\u00e9but single, \"...Baby One More Time\", which sold 1.45 million copies in the UK, becoming the second biggest-selling single by a female solo artist and also the fastest selling single by a female solo artist, with 0.46 million copies shifted in its first week of sale. Her d\u00e9but album of the same name was massively successful, and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 564]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0027-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Female artists\nIt only managed to reach number four on the albums chart in the UK, but it did spawn two other top five hits during the year \u2013 the pop ballad \"Sometimes\" (number three) and the upbeat dance tune \"(You Drive Me) Crazy\" (number five). Christina Aguilera released her d\u00e9but single, \"Genie in a Bottle\" in October. Like \"...Baby One More Time\" it also spent two weeks at number one.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 437]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0028-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Female artists\nMacy Gray was one of the most successful female artists of the year. She kick-started her career in the UK with the long-running Top 10 hit, I Try, which entered the singles chart at #10 and eventually made its way up to #6. Her d\u00e9but, On How Life Is, found success both in the UK (#3) and the US (#4). In spite of her initial success, momentum swiftly tailed off and she has yet to enjoy another UK Top 10 hit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 470]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0029-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Female artists\nPop singer Shania Twain became an international sensation this year. She was back on the music scene with her third album, Come On Over. Her previous album, The Woman in Me had set various records for country albums and female artists, however Come On Over exceeded those records and became one of the biggest selling albums in the world ever. It spanned hits such as the orchestral \"From This Moment On\", the upbeat \"Man! I Feel Like a Woman! \", \"That Don't Impress Me Much\" and the soft love ballad \"You're Still the One\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 583]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0029-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Female artists\nAll reaching the Top 10 in the UK, the most successful of these singles was a remix of \"That Don't Impress Me Much\", which despite only reaching number three in the singles chart became the seventh biggest selling single of the year. The album itself is the 11th biggest selling album in the UK with over 3 million copies sold and the second largest selling by a female solo artist, after Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. The album has sold 29 million copies worldwide and is her most successful album to date, making her a superstar in her own right. The album also topped the charts for a total of ten weeks during the year (11 weeks in total) and took the Christmas number one album position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 761]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0030-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Pop acts\nS Club 7 reached the top with their d\u00e9but single \"Bring It All Back\" in June and quickly became the most successful mixed pop group since ABBA. The only thing they failed to achieve was international success, despite making and releasing 4 successful TV series' three of which were filmed in different locations in the US. The group seemed to peak at #2 non-stop throughout the rest of the year with their two follow up singles and their d\u00e9but album all reaching this position.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 530]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0031-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Pop acts\nBritish pop singer Lolly (real name Anna Kumble) was very successful scoring three Top 10 hits (two of which went Top 5) and her album also went Top 25. Her songs are well remembered for being criticised everywhere for being \"cheesy\", however still being very successful.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0032-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Pop acts\n1970s punk rock band Blondie also made a surprise resurgence at the very beginning of the year, making #1 18 years after their previous Top 10 hit (and 19 years after their previous #1). \"Maria\", the band's sixth #1, was the first track taken from their #3 album, No Exit. The band started fresh as member differences and conflicts outside of the group had all been settled. Lead singer Debbie Harry continued to pursue acting as well as being a member of the group. She is the oldest female to make number one at 54 years of age, however Cher still holds the record for oldest solo female to reach the top. Despite topping the charts in several countries \"Maria\" never made number one in their US homeland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 52], "content_span": [53, 760]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0033-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Albums of 1999\nThe albums to top the chart during the year were from a balance of genres. Although usually it is a domination of pop acts, rock and other acts were starting to top the charts more which were the first signs of a change towards wider appeal of other genres of albums to the public which continued to grow in the new millennium \u2013 2004's album charts for example being dominated by rock bands. Blur, Catatonia, Suede, Texas, Jamiroquai, The Chemical Brothers, Travis & Leftfield all hit number one on the albums chart, showing how rock, dance, and adult pop could also be big album sellers", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 646]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0034-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Albums of 1999\nDespite resistance from other genres, pop was not kept completely off the top. Steps' new album, Steptacular containing the million selling single \"Tragedy\", which hit #1 for one week in January topped the albums chart for 4 weeks and sold very well. A third re-issue of ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits pushed up sales of the album to over 3.6 million. Today it is the second biggest selling album of all time in the UK. Continuing the success of their album from 1998 were The Corrs with \"Talk On Corners\", which topped the charts for a further 4 weeks during 1999, making its total count 10 weeks.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 58], "content_span": [59, 651]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0035-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Christmas number one\nThis particular Christmas number one was seen of great importance because it would be the one which would span into the new millennium. Many acts fought to claim this position including the likes of S-Club, Artful Dodger, Vengaboys and Steps, however only one act could claim it. Even John Lennon's 1981 #1 hit \"Imagine\" was re-issued, upon which it made #3.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 64], "content_span": [65, 423]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0035-0001", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, Christmas number one\nWith strong desire to claim the Christmas number one that would span into the new millennium due to his longstanding association with Christmas chart toppers and Christmas releases, Cliff Richard shot straight to the top of the charts in early December with his special millennium release \"The Millennium Prayer\". It topped the UK charts for three weeks and everyone expected him to make the Christmas number one, however in Christmas week, the position he strongly desired to maintain was stolen from him by new phenomenon boyband, Westlife. Their covers of ABBA's #2 hit from 1979, \"I Have A Dream\" and Terry Jacks' #1 hit from 1974 \"Seasons In The Sun\", saw them steal the Christmas #1 spot and have their longest stay at the top of the charts \u2013 a four-week stay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 64], "content_span": [65, 831]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0036-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, The rise of imports\n1999 was notable for the number of number one hits that had already charted on import. The Vengaboys \"We're Going to Ibiza\", Lou Bega's \"Mambo No 5\", Christina Aguilera's \"Genie in a bottle\", Wamdue Project's \"King of My Castle\" and Eiffel 65's \"Blue (Da Ba Dee)\" all charted within the Top 75 prior to their UK release, with Eiffel 65 entering the Top 40 on import. Without doubt the most impressive performance on import was ATB's \"9 PM (Till I Come)\" which saw three separate imports charting within the Top 75 in addition to subsequent single \"Don't Stop!\" also entering the Top 75 on import before the UK release of 9pm.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 689]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0037-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Developments, The rise of imports\nMany other singles, particularly of the trance genre, also managed to reach the Top 200 prior to their official UK release.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 63], "content_span": [64, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157171-0038-0000", "contents": "1999 in British music charts, Year-end charts\nData based on sales from 3 January 1999 to 1 January 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [30, 45], "content_span": [46, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157172-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in British radio\nThis is a list of events in British radio during 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157173-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in British television\nThis is a list of British television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157177-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Canadian television\nThis is a list of Canadian television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157178-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Cape Verde\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Cape Verde.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157179-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Chile\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Chile.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157181-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Colombia\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Colombia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157182-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Croatian television\nThis is a list of Croatian television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157184-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Danish television\nThis is a list of Danish television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157186-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Dutch television\nThis is a list of Dutch television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157186-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Dutch television, Deaths\nThis Dutch television\u2013related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 32], "content_span": [33, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157187-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Ecuadorian football\nThe 1999 season is the 77th season of competitive football in Ecuador.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157187-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Ecuadorian football, National teams, Senior team\nThe Ecuadorian national team played in seventeen matches in 1999: three Copa Am\u00e9rica matches and 14 friendlies.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 56], "content_span": [57, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157187-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Ecuadorian football, National teams, Senior team, Copa Am\u00e9rica\nEcuador was drawn into Group C with Argentina, Colombia, and Uruguay. They lost all their matches and were eliminated in the Group Stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 70], "content_span": [71, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157187-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in Ecuadorian football, National teams, Senior team, Friendlies\nEcuador was invited to play in the Canada Cup, a friendly competition amongst national sides held in Edmonton. Ecuador won the competition for the senior side's first international trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157189-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Estonia\nThis article lists events that occurred during 1999 in Estonia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 79]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157190-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Estonian football\nThe 1999 season was the eighth full year of competitive football (soccer) in Estonia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on 20 August 1991.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 178]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157191-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Estonian television\nThis is a list of Estonian television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings\nThe year 1999 is the fifth year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1999 Fighting Network Rings held 12 events beginning with, Rings Holland: Judgement Day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Holland: Judgement Day\nRings Holland: Judgement Day was an event held on February 7, 1999, at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 60], "content_span": [61, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Final Capture\nRings: Final Capture was an event held on February 21, 1999, in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Australia: NR 3\nRings Australia: NR 3 was an event held on March 7, 1999, at The Alexandra Hills Hotel in Australia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 53], "content_span": [54, 154]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Rise 1st\nRings: Rise 1st was an event held on March 20, 1999, in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Rise 2nd\nRings: Rise 2nd was an event held on April 23, 1999, in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Rise 3rd\nRings: Rise 3rd was an event held on May 22, 1999, in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 108]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring\nRings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring was an event held on June 20, 1999, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 74], "content_span": [75, 209]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Rise 4th\nRings: Rise 4th was an event held on June 24, 1999, in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Rise 5th\nRings: Rise 5th was an event held on August 19, 1999, in Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 47], "content_span": [48, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: Rings Georgia\nRings: Rings Georgia was an event held on October 8, 1999, in Georgia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 52], "content_span": [53, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A\nRings: King of Kings 1999 Block A was an event held on October 28, 1999, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 65], "content_span": [66, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157192-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 in Fighting Network Rings, Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B\nRings: King of Kings 1999 Block B was an event held on December 22, 1999, at The Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 65], "content_span": [66, 191]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157194-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in French television\nThis is a list of French television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157196-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in German television\nThis is a list of German television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157198-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Ghana\n1999 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157198-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Ghana, National holidays\nIn addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also \"special days.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 32], "content_span": [33, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157201-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Iceland\nThe following lists events that happened in 1999 in Iceland.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157201-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Iceland, Incumbents\nThis year in Europe article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 27], "content_span": [28, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157204-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Irish television\nThe following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157205-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Israel, Events, Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict\nThe most prominent events related to the Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1999 include:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 52], "content_span": [53, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157205-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Israel, Events, Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict\nThe most prominent Palestinian militant acts and operations committed against Israeli targets during 1999 include:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 52], "content_span": [53, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157205-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Israel, Events, Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict\nThe most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1999 include:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 52], "content_span": [53, 225]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157206-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Italian television\nThis is a list of Italian television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157208-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Japan\nEvents in the year 1999 in Japan. It corresponds to the year Heisei 11 in the Japanese calendar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157212-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in King of the Cage\nThe year 1999 is the first year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in The United States. In 1999 King of the Cage held 1 event, KOTC 1: Bas Rutten's King of the Cage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157212-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in King of the Cage, KOTC 1: Bas Rutten's King of the Cage\nKOTC 1: Bas Rutten's King of the Cage was an event held on October 30, 1999, at The Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 63], "content_span": [64, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157214-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in LGBT rights\nThis is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157215-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Laos\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Laos.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 74]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157216-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Latin music\nThis is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e., music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157216-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Latin music, Best-selling records, Best-selling albums\nThe following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1999, according to Billboard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 62], "content_span": [63, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157216-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Latin music, Best-selling records, Best-performing songs\nThe following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1999, according to Billboard.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 64], "content_span": [65, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157217-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Libya\nThe following lists events that happened in 1999 in Libya.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 72]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157217-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Libya, Incumbents\nApril 5, 1999: Libya hands over two suspects--each reportedly linked to Libyan intelligence--to Dutch authorities for trial in the bombing of Pam Am Flight 103.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 25], "content_span": [26, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157218-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Luxembourg\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157219-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in M-1 Global\nThe year 1999 was the third year in the history of M-1 Global, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. In 1999 M-1 Global held 2 events beginning with, M-1 MFC: World Championship 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157219-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in M-1 Global, M-1 MFC: World Championship 1999\nM-1 MFC: World Championship 1999 was an event held on April 9, 1999, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 52], "content_span": [53, 150]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157219-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in M-1 Global, M-1 MFC: Russia Open Tournament\nM-1 MFC: Russia Open Tournament was an event held on December 5, 1999, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 51], "content_span": [52, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157221-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Malaysia\nThis article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1999, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157224-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Monaco\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Monaco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157228-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in New Zealand\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in New Zealand.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157228-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government\nThe 45th New Zealand Parliament continued. until the general election, held 27 November for the 46th New Zealand Parliament starting 10 December. The governing National Party was defeated. The Labour Party, led by Helen Clark, in coalition with Alliance, led by Jim Anderton, formed the new government.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 43], "content_span": [44, 346]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157228-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Radio and television\nSee : 1999 in New Zealand television, 1999 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 62], "content_span": [63, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157228-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Film\nSee : Category:1999 film awards, 1999 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1999 films", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 46], "content_span": [47, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157234-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Norwegian music\nThe following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1999 in Norwegian music.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157235-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Norwegian television\nThis is a list of Norwegian television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 93]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase\nThe year 1999 is the seventh year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 1999 Pancrase held 14 events beginning with Pancrase: Breakthrough 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 1\nPancrase: Breakthrough 1 was an event held on January 19, 1999, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 2\nPancrase: Breakthrough 2 was an event held on February 11, 1999, at Umeda Stella Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 152]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 3\nPancrase: Breakthrough 3 was an event held on March 9, 1999, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 4\nPancrase: Breakthrough 4 was an event held on April 18, 1999, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 5\nPancrase: Breakthrough 5 was an event held on May 23, 1999, at Chikusa Sport Center in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 6\nPancrase: Breakthrough 6 was an event held on June 11, 1999, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 7\nPancrase: Breakthrough 7 was an event held on July 6, 1999, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round\nPancrase: 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round was an event held on August 1, 1999, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 67], "content_span": [68, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round\nPancrase: 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round was an event held on August 1, 1999, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 66], "content_span": [67, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 8\nPancrase: Breakthrough 8 was an event held on September 4, 1999, at the Sendai Spring General Gymnasium in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: 1999 Anniversary Show\nPancrase: 1999 Anniversary Show was an event held on September 18, 1999, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 49], "content_span": [50, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 9\nPancrase: Breakthrough 9 was an event held on October 25, 1999, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 42], "content_span": [43, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 10\nPancrase: Breakthrough 10 was an event held on November 28, 1999, at the Namihaya Dome in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 43], "content_span": [44, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157237-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pancrase, Pancrase: Breakthrough 11\nPancrase: Breakthrough 11 was an event held on December 18, 1999, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 43], "content_span": [44, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football\nThe following article presents a summary of the 1999 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Apertura\nThe Apertura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Apertura champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Apertura, Apertura playoff stage\nThe top eight teams qualified to this stage and were given bonus points based on their final standing in the table. Two groups of four teams were made, with the top two of each group advancing to a playoff stage.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 92], "content_span": [93, 305]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Apertura, Apertura playoff stage\nOlimpia wins the Apertura tournament final by aggregate score of 2-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 92], "content_span": [93, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura\nThe Clausura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Clausura champion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 233]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura\n* Presidente Hayes finished in the top eight but their average points over three years forced the team to be relegated so they did not take part of the playoff stage. Cerro Cora took their place instead.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 68], "content_span": [69, 272]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura, Clausura playoff stage\nThe top eight teams qualified to this stage and were given bonus points based on their final standing in the table. Two groups of four teams were made, with the top two of each group advancing to a playoff stage. Cerro Cora replaced Presidente Hayes in playoff stage due to Hayes being relegated to the second division.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 92], "content_span": [93, 412]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, Torneo Clausura, Clausura playoff stage\nCerro P. wins the Clausura tournament final by aggregate score of 5-1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 92], "content_span": [93, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, National championship game\nThe national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 79], "content_span": [80, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, First division results, National championship game\nOlimpia declared as national champions by aggregate score of 4-2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 79], "content_span": [80, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157238-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 in Paraguayan football, Paraguay national team\nThe following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 51], "content_span": [52, 155]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157239-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Philippine television\nThe following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 1999. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 288]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157240-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Polish television\nThis is a list of Polish television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157241-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Portugal, Sport\nIn association football, for the first-tier league seasons, see 1998\u201399 Primeira Divis\u00e3o and 1999\u20132000 Primeira Liga; for the Ta\u00e7a de Portugal seasons, see 1998\u201399 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal and 1999\u20132000 Ta\u00e7a de Portugal.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157242-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Portuguese television\nThis is a list of Portuguese television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 95]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157242-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Portuguese television, Deaths\nThis Portuguese television\u2013related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157243-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pride FC\nThe year 1999 is the 3rd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1999 had 4 events beginning with, Pride 5.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157243-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pride FC, Debut Pride FC fighters\nThe following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 41], "content_span": [42, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157243-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pride FC, Pride 5\nPride 5 was an event held on April 29, 1999, at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 115]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157243-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pride FC, Pride 6\nPride 6 was an event held on July 4, 1999, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 110]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157243-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pride FC, Pride 7\nPride 7 was an event held on September 12, 1999, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157243-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in Pride FC, Pride 8\nPride 8 was an event held on November 21, 1999, at The Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157244-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Romania\nThis is a list of 1999 events that occurred in Romania.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 71]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football\n1999 in Russian football was marked by the national team's failure to qualify for the Euro 2000. Spartak Moscow won the league title, while Zenit were the victors of the Russian Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 207]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football, National team\nRussia national football team failed to qualify for the Euro 2000. After a run of six straight wins, a draw with Ukraine left Russia in the third position in the group.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 39], "content_span": [40, 208]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football, Leagues, First Division\nAnzhi won the First Division, winning their first promotion to the Top Division. Runners-up Fakel made their return to the top flight.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 49], "content_span": [50, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football, Leagues, Second Division\nOf six clubs that finished first in their respective Second Division zones, three play-off winners were promoted to the First Division:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 50], "content_span": [51, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football, Cup\nThe Russian Cup was won by Zenit Saint Petersburg, who beat Dynamo Moscow 3\u20131 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 29], "content_span": [30, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99\nLokomotiv Moscow reached the semifinal of the last Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Maccabi Haifa in the quarterfinal 4\u20130 on aggregate. In the semifinal Lokomotiv were eliminated by eventual winners S.S. Lazio on away goals.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 79], "content_span": [80, 299]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999\nFC Rostov eliminated Cementarnica 55 Skopje and NK Varteks in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999, setting up a tie against Juventus F.C. Juventus comfortably won twice, recording a 9\u20131 aggregate score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 73], "content_span": [74, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Champions League 1999-00\nCSKA Moscow began their campaign in the second qualifying round but lost to Molde F.K. Spartak Moscow successfully passed the third qualifying round, eliminating FK Partizan, and qualified for the main competition where they finished third in a group with AC Sparta Prague, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, and Willem II Tilburg.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 79], "content_span": [80, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157246-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in Russian football, UEFA club competitions, UEFA Cup 1999-00\nLokomotiv Moscow started 1999\u201300 UEFA Cup in the qualifying round. After eliminating BATE Borisov with the score 12\u20131 Lokomotiv defeated Lyngby Boldklub 5\u20131 on aggregate in the first round, but lost to Leeds United A.F.C. with the aggregate score of 1\u20137. Russia's second participants, Zenit Saint Petersburg were eliminated by Bologna F.C. 1909 in the first round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [26, 66], "content_span": [67, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157247-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Rwanda\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Rwanda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157249-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Scottish television\nThis is a list of events in Scottish television from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 86]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto\nThe year 1999 is the 11th year in the history of Shooto, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Japan. In 1999 Shooto held 12 events beginning with, Shooto: Devilock Fighters.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 195]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Devilock Fighters\nShooto: Devilock Fighters was an event held on January 15, 1999, at The Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Shooter's Soul\nShooto: Shooter's Soul was an event held on January 27, 1999, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 38], "content_span": [39, 149]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Renaxis 1\nShooto: Renaxis 1 was an event held on March 28, 1999, at The Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 33], "content_span": [34, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Gig '99\nShooto: Gig '99 was an event held on April 9, 1999, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 31], "content_span": [32, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Shooter's Passion\nShooto: Shooter's Passion was an event held on May 27, 1999, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 41], "content_span": [42, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event\nShooto: 10th Anniversary Event was an event held on May 29, 1999, at The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 46], "content_span": [47, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Renaxis 2\nShooto: Renaxis 2 was an event held on July 16, 1999, at The Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 33], "content_span": [34, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Renaxis 3\nShooto: Renaxis 3 was an event held on August 4, 1999, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 33], "content_span": [34, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Renaxis 4\nShooto: Renaxis 4 was an event held on September 5, 1999, at The Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 33], "content_span": [34, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Shooter's Ambition\nShooto: Shooter's Ambition was an event held on October 6, 1999, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Renaxis 5\nShooto: Renaxis 5 was an event held on October 29, 1999, at The Namihaya Dome in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 33], "content_span": [34, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157250-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 in Shooto, Shooto: Gateway to the Extremes\nShooto: Gateway to the Extremes was an event held on November 4, 1999, at Kitazawa Town Hall in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 47], "content_span": [48, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157251-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Sierra Leone\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sierra Leone.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157252-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Singapore\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in the Republic of Singapore.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 100]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157253-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in South Africa\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in South Africa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 90]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157253-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in South Africa, Incumbents, Cabinet\nThe Cabinet, together with the President and the Deputy President, forms part of the Executive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 137]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157254-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in South African sport\n'See also: 1998 in South African sport, 1999 in South Africa, 2000 in South African sport and the Timeline of South African sport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157256-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in South Korean music\nThe following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 1999 in music in South Korea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157258-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Sri Lanka\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sri Lanka.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157259-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Sudan\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sudan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157261-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Swedish football\nThe 1999 season in Swedish football, starting January 1999 and ending December 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 24], "section_span": [24, 24], "content_span": [25, 109]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157262-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Swedish television\nThis is a list of Swedish television related events from 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157263-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Taiwan\nEvents from the year 1999 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 88 according to the official Republic of China calendar.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 156]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157264-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Thailand\nThe year 1999 was the 218th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 54th year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2542 in the Buddhist Era.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157266-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in UFC\nThe year 1999 is the 7th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 1999 the UFC held 6 events beginning with, UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [11, 11], "content_span": [12, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157266-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in UFC, Debut UFC fighters\nThe following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 1999:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 11], "section_span": [13, 31], "content_span": [32, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157267-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Uganda\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Uganda.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 78]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157268-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Wales\nThis article is about the particular significance of the year 1999 to Wales and its people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157269-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in Zimbabwe\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in Zimbabwe.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157270-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in anime, Accolades\nAt the Mainichi Film Awards, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade won the Animation Film Award and The Old Man and the Sea won the \u014cfuji Nobur\u014d Award. Internationally, The Old Man and the Sea also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 24], "content_span": [25, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157272-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in architecture\nThe year 1999 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157274-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in association football\nThe following are the association football events of the year 1999 throughout the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 117]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157275-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in aviation, Events, January\nFive Iraqi Air Force jets violate the no-fly zone over southern Iraq and two others violate the no-fly zone over northern Iraq. The United States claims that Iraqi aircraft have violated the two no-fly zones a total of 70 times since Operation Desert Fox took place in mid-December 1998.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 33], "content_span": [34, 321]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157276-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in baseball\nThe following are the baseball events of the year 1999  throughout the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 94]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157277-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in basketball\nThe following are the basketball events of the year 1999  throughout the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157277-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in basketball, Events\nThe Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 26], "content_span": [27, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157278-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in chess\nEvents of 1999 in chess include the list of top chess players and news.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 85]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157278-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in chess, Top players\nFIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - January 1999;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 26], "content_span": [27, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157279-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in comics\nNotable events of 1999 in comics. See also List of years in comics.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157280-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in country music\nThis is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157281-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in film\nThe year 1999 in film included Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almod\u00f3var's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, the science-fiction hit The Matrix, the animated works The Iron Giant, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and My Neighbors the Yamadas, the Best Picture-winner American Beauty, the well-received The Green Mile, the Pixar sequel film Toy Story 2, and the Deep Canvas-pioneering Disney animated feature Tarzan.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 461]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157281-0000-0001", "contents": "1999 in film\nOther noteworthy releases included Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's breakout film Being John Malkovich and M. Night Shyamalan's breakout film The Sixth Sense, the controversial cult classic Fight Club and Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. The year also featured George Lucas' top-grossing Star Wars: Episode I \u2013 The Phantom Menace. Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated their 75th anniversaries in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 431]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157281-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in film, Highest-grossing films\nThe top 10 films released in 1999 by worldwide gross are as follows:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [14, 36], "content_span": [37, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157282-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in games\nThis page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1999. For video games, see 1999 in video gaming.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157283-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in hammer throw\nThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1999 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 22, 1999. The women had their final two days later, on Tuesday August 24, 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157284-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in heavy metal music\nThis is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal music in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157285-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in hip hop music\nThis article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 133]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157286-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in home video\nThe following events occurred in the year 1999 in home video.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157286-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in home video, Movie releases\nThe following movies were released on video on the following dates:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 34], "content_span": [35, 102]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157286-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in home video, TV show releases\nThe following television shows were released on video on the following dates:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 36], "content_span": [37, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157286-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in home video, Documentary home video releases\nThe following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 51], "content_span": [52, 127]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157287-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in jazz\nThis is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 76]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157288-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in literature\nThis article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157289-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in modern pentathlon\nThis article lists the main modern pentathlon events and their results for 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring\n1999 in motoring deals with developments in the automotive industry that occurred throughout the year 1999 by various automobile manufacturers, grouped by country.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, United Kingdom\nThe Ford Fiesta supermini received a facelift in October and added the \"Zetec S\" model that has a 1.6 16-valve Zetec engine while early in the year the Nissan-based Maverick ends production.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, United Kingdom\nThe Vauxhall Vectra was updated in April and the automaker also become one of the first manufacturers to sell its cars over the internet. The Sintra MPV is axed and while not a direct replacement in terms of size, a new Astra-based model, the Zafira, would launch in June 1999, offering a flexible interior which allows the seats to be folded flat into the floor and the model would quickly become popular with family buyers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 458]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, United Kingdom\nThe Rover 200 Series was facelifted to become the Rover 25. The Rover 400 Series was also facelifted to become the Rover 45. Both models would launch in the Autumn. The 75 launched in June replacing both the 600 and 800 Series models.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 32], "content_span": [33, 267]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, Japan\nThe new Toyota Yaris supermini won the European Car of the Year award for 2000 and European sales commenced in April 1999, replacing the long-running Starlet. The Toyota Celica was also redesigned in late 1999 alongside the MR2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 252]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, Italy\nThe Fiat Punto supermini was redesigned offering a 1.9 diesel and the 1.8 HGT hatchback versions as well as a new Fiat logo. The cabriolet version of the previous generation was not carried over to the new model. The Bravo/Brava models received a minor facelift.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 23], "content_span": [24, 286]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, France\nCitroen entered the compact MPV market with the Citroen Xsara Picasso powered by 1.6 and 1.8 petrol engines as well as a direct injection 2.0 diesel. European sales began in December 1999 while UK sales started in June 2000. A facelifted Saxo range would launch in the Autumn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 301]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, France\nPeugeot replaced the 605 executive saloon with the 607 while the 406 receives a facelift in the Spring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 128]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, France\nPeugeot also launches the world's first mass production diesel particulate filter system used in the 2.2 HDi unit for the Peugeot 607. This system became mandatory for Euro 5 emission standards in 2009 for all diesel engines sold, in a mass production car.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 281]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, France\nRenault launches a facelifted Megane range in April 1999 with an estate added to the line-up although not for RHD markets where the Scenic is more popular. The Scenic itself would also get a facelift and the Megane part of the name is dropped.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 24], "content_span": [25, 268]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157290-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 in motoring, Germany\nAudi added a five-door version to the A3 hatchback range.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157291-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in motorsport\nThe following is an overview of the events of 1999 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [18, 18], "content_span": [19, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157291-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in motorsport, Annual events\nThe calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 18], "section_span": [20, 33], "content_span": [34, 238]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157292-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in music\nThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [13, 13], "content_span": [14, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157292-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in music, Biggest hit singles\nThe following songs achieved the highest in the charts of 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 34], "content_span": [35, 98]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology\nPaleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Arthropods, Insects\nA bibionid fly Originally Mycetophaetus intermedius (1892) Moved from Plecia intermedia (1959)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 41], "content_span": [42, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Mollusca, Newly named bivalves\ngenus name preoccupied by Emiliania  Hay & Mohler, 1967, renamed to Emiliodonta", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 52], "content_span": [53, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named dinosauriforms\nSister genus to the Dinosaurs; first identified as a relative of coelophysid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 66], "content_span": [67, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named dinosaurs\nA possible dromaeosaurid that has yet to be fully described.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 61], "content_span": [62, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nAn Anseranatidae, Anatalavinae Olson, 1999. In 2002 J\u00ed\u0159\u00ed Ml\u00edkovsk\u00fd made this species the type species of his not widely accepted new genus Nettapterornis.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nAn Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Eoenantiornithiformes Hou, Martin, Zhou et Feduccia, 1999, Eoenantiornithidae Hou, Martin, Zhou et Feduccia, 1999, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 247]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nAn Enantiornithes Walker, 1981, Alexornithiformes Brodkorb, 1976, Enantiornithidae Nessov & Borkin, 1983.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 163]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nOrnithothoraces Chiappe et Calvo, 1994, this is the type species of the new genus. Vescornis hebeiensis Zhang, Ericson et Zhou, 2004. is a junior synonym.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 212]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nA Liaoxiornithidae L. H. Hou et Chen, 1999, this is the type species of the new genus. Lingyuanornis parvus Ji & Ji, 1999. is a junior synonym.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 201]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nAn Oriolidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 114]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nA stem Podargidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nA stem Megapodiidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nA Jacanidae. Mourer-Chauvir\u00e9, 1999 transferred this species to the genus Geranopterus Milne-Edwards, 1892 and later it was placed in the Geranopteridae Mayr & Mourer-Chauvir\u00e9, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nA stem Nyctibiidae, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 120]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nA stem Trogonidae, the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nOrder and family Incerta Sedis, the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0017-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nA Coliiformes, Selmeidae Zelenkov et Dyke, 2008, the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0018-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named birds\nAn Enentiornithes, this is the type species of the new genus.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 57], "content_span": [58, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157293-0019-0000", "contents": "1999 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named pterosaurs\nA new genus for \"Dendrorhynchus\" curvidentatus (Ji & Ji, 1998)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 62], "content_span": [63, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157294-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in poetry\nNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157294-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in poetry, Works published in English\nListed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 42], "content_span": [43, 192]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157294-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in poetry, Works published in English, United States, Anthologies in the United States\nPoems from these 75 poets are in The Best American Poetry 1999, edited by David Lehman, guest editor, Robert Bly:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 91], "content_span": [92, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157294-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in poetry, Works published in other languages\nListed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 50], "content_span": [51, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157294-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in poetry, Works published in other languages, India\nIn each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 57], "content_span": [58, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157294-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 in poetry, Deaths\nBirth years link to the corresponding \"[year] in poetry\" article:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 22], "content_span": [23, 88]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157295-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in professional wrestling\n1999 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 129]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157295-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in professional wrestling, Title changes, WWF\nWWE recognizes The Rock's regin as lasting 7 days, ending on January 31, 1999, when the following match aired on tape delay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157295-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 in professional wrestling, Title changes, WWF\nWWE recognizes Mankind's reign as lasting 15 days, beginning on January 31.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 126]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157295-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 in professional wrestling, Title changes, WWF\nWWE recognizes Triple H's reign as lasting 24 days, ending on September 16, 1999, when the following episode aired on tape delay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157295-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 in professional wrestling, Title changes, WWF\nWWE recognizes Vince's reign as lasting 4 days, beginning on September 16, 1999, when the episode aired on tape delay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 50], "content_span": [51, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157296-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in race walking\nThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in 1999 in both the men's and the women's race walking distances: 20\u00a0km and 50\u00a0km (outdoor). One of the main events during this season were the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain. Guatemala's Julio Ren\u00e9 Mart\u00ednez broke the world record in the men's 20\u00a0km, clocking 1:17:46 on May 8, 1999, in Eisenh\u00fcttenstadt, Germany.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 404]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157297-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in radio, Events\nSeptember - CBS and Viacom announced a $37 billion merger", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 13], "section_span": [15, 21], "content_span": [22, 79]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157298-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in rail transport\nThis article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 97]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157299-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in science\nThe year 1999 in science and technology involved some significant events.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 89]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157300-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in spaceflight\nThe table below shows 208 satellite launches were made in 1999. 81 (39%) of these launches were communications satellites.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 142]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157301-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in sports\n1999 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [14, 14], "content_span": [15, 73]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157301-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in sports, Mixed martial arts\nThe following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 1999 in chronological order.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 14], "section_span": [16, 34], "content_span": [35, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157302-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in sumo\nThe following are the events in professional sumo during 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 12], "section_span": [12, 12], "content_span": [13, 75]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157303-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the Bahamas\nThis article lists events from the year 1999 in The Bahamas.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 80]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157303-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in the Bahamas, Links\nMedia related to 1999 in the Bahamas at Wikimedia Commons", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 26], "content_span": [27, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157304-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the British Virgin Islands\nEvents from the year 1999 in the British Virgin Islands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 91]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157305-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\nThe following lists events that happened during 1999 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 138]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157307-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the Netherlands\nThis article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 105]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157309-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the Philippines\n1999 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157310-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the United Arab Emirates\nEvents from the year 1999 in the United Arab Emirates.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 87]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157311-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the United Kingdom\nEvents from the year 1999 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for the first meetings of the new Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157313-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the decathlon\nThis is the current revision of this page, as edited by JJMC89 bot III (talk | contribs) at 21:10, 9 April 2020 (Moving Category:Years in the decathlon to Category:Decathlon by year per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 315]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157313-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in the decathlon\nThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1999 in the men's decathlon. The main event during this season were the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain, where the competition started on Tuesday August 24, 1999, and ended on Wednesday August 25, 1999. Tom\u00e1\u0161 Dvo\u0159\u00e1k broke the world record, collecting 8994 points at a meet in Prague, Czech Republic.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 402]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157314-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the environment\nThis is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1999. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157315-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in the sport of athletics\nThis page shows the main events during the 1999 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157316-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 in video games\n1999 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Mario Party, Sonic Adventure, Pok\u00e9mon Snap, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver', Heroes of Might and Magic III, Super Smash Bros., Pok\u00e9mon Stadium, Donkey Kong 64, Ape Escape, Mario Golf 64 and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [19, 19], "content_span": [20, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157316-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 in video games, Critically acclaimed titles\nMetacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 19], "section_span": [21, 48], "content_span": [49, 136]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157317-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada\nThe table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1999. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 320]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157317-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada\nOf the 73 judgments released in 1999, 12 were oral, and 42 were unanimous. There were also 5 motions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 43], "section_span": [43, 43], "content_span": [44, 145]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157318-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States\nThe 1999 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 4, 1999, and concluded October 1, 2000. The table illustrates which opinion was filed by each justice in each case and which justices joined each opinion.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [60, 60], "content_span": [61, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157318-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1999 term membership and statistics\nThis was the fourteenth term of Chief Justice Rehnquist's tenure, and the sixth consecutive term in which the Court's membership had not changed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 60], "section_span": [62, 97], "content_span": [98, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States\nThe Supreme Court of the United States handed down eleven per curiam opinions during its 1999 term, which began October 4, 1999 and concluded October 1, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States\nBecause per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution, these opinions all lack the attribution of authorship or joining votes to specific justices. All justices on the Court at the time the decision was handed down are assumed to have participated and concurred unless otherwise noted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [71, 71], "content_span": [72, 376]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Court membership\nAssociate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 89], "content_span": [90, 249]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Brancato v. Gunn\n528 U.S. 1 Decided October 12, 1999. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 89], "content_span": [90, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Antonelli v. Caridine\n528 U.S. 3 Decided October 12, 1999. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 94], "content_span": [95, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judd v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex.\n528 U.S. 5 Decided October 12, 1999. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 132], "content_span": [133, 223]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Dempsey v. Martin\n528 U.S. 7 Decided October 12, 1999. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 90], "content_span": [91, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Prunty v. Brooks\n528 U.S. 9 Decided October 12, 1999. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 89], "content_span": [90, 180]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Flippo v. West Virginia\n528 U.S. 11 Decided October 18, 1999. Circuit Court of West Virginia, Fayette County, reversed and remanded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 96], "content_span": [97, 205]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, In re Bauer\n528 U.S. 16 Decided October 18, 1999. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 84], "content_span": [85, 176]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Texas v. Lesage\n528 U.S. 18 Decided November 29, 1999. Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 88], "content_span": [89, 164]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater\n528 U.S. 216 Decided January 12, 2000. Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 109], "content_span": [110, 185]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157319-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 term per curiam opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, Village of Willowbrook v. Olech\n528 U.S. 562 Argued January 10, 2000.Decided February 23, 2000. Seventh Circuit affirmed.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 71], "section_span": [73, 104], "content_span": [105, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157320-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 world oil market chronology\nSources include: Dow Jones (DJ), New York Times (NYT), Wall Street Journal (WSJ), and the Washington Post (WP).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157321-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 \u00c5landic legislative election\nLegislative elections were held in the \u00c5land Islands on 17 October 1999 to elect members of the Lagtinget. The 30 members were elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. They were the first elections contested by the \u00c5land Centre in which it did not emerge as the largest party, narrowly losing out to the Liberals for \u00c5land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 377]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157321-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 \u00c5landic legislative election\nThe \u00c5land Progress Group was a new party that was formed during the 1995 - 1999 session of the Lagting by a member of the Lagting who until that point had been a member of Freeminded Co-operation.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 230]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157321-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 \u00c5landic legislative election\nFollowing the elections, the previous government formed by \u00c5land Centre, Freeminded Co-operation and one independent, was replaced by one comprising the \u00c5land Centre, Freeminded Co-operation and the Non-aligned Coalition. However following a motion of no confidence in March 2001 this was replaced by a government made up of the \u00c5land Centre and Liberals for \u00c5land.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 399]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157322-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 \u00darvalsdeild\nThe 1999 season of \u00darvalsdeild was the 88th season of league football in Iceland. KR won their 21st title. Valur and recently promoted V\u00edkingur were relegated. The competition was known as Landss\u00edmadeild, due to its sponsorship by the now-defunct company, Landss\u00edminn.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [16, 16], "content_span": [17, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157322-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 \u00darvalsdeild, Results\nEach team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 18 matches.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 16], "section_span": [18, 25], "content_span": [26, 103]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0000-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake\nOn 17 August 1999, an earthquake in northwestern Turkey killed around 17,000 people and left more than 250,000 people homeless. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event lasted for 37 seconds, severely damaging the city of \u0130zmit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [21, 21], "content_span": [22, 309]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0001-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake\nThe earthquake occurred along the western portion of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ). The Anatolian Plate, which consists primarily of Turkey, is being pushed west about 2\u20132.5\u00a0cm (0.8\u20131.0\u00a0in) a year, as it is squeezed between the Eurasian Plate to the north and the Arabian Plate to the south. Major earthquakes in Turkey result mainly from slip along the NAFZ or the East Anatolian Fault.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 429]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0002-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake\nThe Izmit earthquake had a rupture length of 150 kilometers (93\u00a0mi) extending from the city of D\u00fczce all the way into the Sea of Marmara along the Gulf of \u0130zmit. Offsets along the rupture were as large as 5.7 meters (18.7\u00a0ft).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 260]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0003-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake\nFrom the timing of P-wave and S-wave arrivals at seismometers there is strong evidence that the rupture propagated eastwards from the epicentre at speeds in excess of the S-wave velocity, making this a supershear earthquake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 33], "content_span": [34, 258]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0004-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake, Damage\nDestruction in Istanbul was concentrated in the Avc\u0131lar district to the west of the city. Avc\u0131lar was built on relatively weak ground mainly composed of poorly consolidated Cenozoic sedimentary rocks, which makes this district vulnerable to any earthquake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 298]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0005-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake, Damage\nThe earthquake was heavily felt in this industrialized and densely populated urban area of the country, including oil refineries, several automotive plants, and the Turkish navy headquarters and arsenal in G\u00f6lc\u00fck, increasing the severity of the loss of life and property. The earthquake also caused considerable damage in Istanbul, about 70 kilometres (43\u00a0mi) away from the earthquake's epicenter.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 439]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0006-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake, Damage\nAn official Turkish estimate of 19 October 1999 placed the toll at 17,127 killed and 43,959 injured, but many sources suggest the actual figure may have been closer to 45,000 dead and a similar number injured. Reports from September 1999 show that 120,000 poorly engineered houses were damaged beyond repair and approximately 20,000 buildings collapsed, resulting in more than 250,000 people becoming homeless after the earthquake.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 473]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0007-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake, Damage\nThere was extensive damage to several bridges and other structures on the Trans-European Motorway (European route E80), including 20 viaducts, 5 tunnels, and some overpasses. Damage ranged from spalling concrete to total deck collapse.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 41], "content_span": [42, 277]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0008-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake, Fire\nThe earthquake sparked a disastrous fire at the T\u00fcpra\u015f petroleum refinery. The fire began at a state-owned tank farm and was initiated by naphtha that had spilled from a holding tank. Breakage in water pipelines, results of the quake, nullified attempts at extinguishing the fire. Aircraft were called in to douse the flames with foam. The fire spread over the next few days, warranting the evacuation of the area within three miles of the refinery. The fire was declared under control five days later after claiming at least seventeen tanks and untold amounts of complex piping.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 39], "content_span": [40, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0009-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Earthquake, Tsunami\nThe earthquake caused a tsunami in the Sea of Marmara that was about 2.5 meters high. The tsunami caused the deaths of 155 people.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 42], "content_span": [43, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0010-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Response\nA massive international response was mounted to assist in digging for survivors and assisting the wounded and homeless. Rescue teams were dispatched within 24\u201348 hours of the disaster, and the assistance to the survivors was channeled through NGOs and the Red Crescent and local search and rescue organizations.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 343]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0011-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Response\nThe following table shows the breakdown of rescue teams by country in the affected locations:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 125]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0012-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Response\nSearch and Rescue Effort as of 19 August 1999. Source: USAID", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 92]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0013-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Response\nIn total, rescue teams from twelve countries assisted in the rescue effort.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 107]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0014-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Response\nOil Spill Response Limited were activated by BP to deploy from the United Kingdom to the T\u00fcpra\u015f Refinery where their responders successfully contained the previously uncontrolled discharge of oil from the site into the sea.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 255]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0015-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Response\nThe U.K announced an immediate grant of \u00a350,000 to help the Turkish Red Crescent, while the International Red Cross and Red Crescent pledged \u00a34.5 million to help victims. Blankets, medical supplies and food were flown from Stansted airport. Engineers from Thames Water went to help restore water supplies. India also assisted by providing 32,000 tents and 2 million rupees to help in the reconstruction process.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 443]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157323-0016-0000", "contents": "1999 \u0130zmit earthquake, Response\nUS President Bill Clinton and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif later visited Istanbul and \u0130zmit to examine the level of destruction and meet with the survivors.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 21], "section_span": [23, 31], "content_span": [32, 197]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157324-0000-0000", "contents": "1999: An Endless Round of Balls (Parties and Social Events)\n1999: An Endless Round Of Balls (Parties And Social Events) is the sixth studio album by King Creosote, released in 1999. Speaking of the album Anderson said \"It is the correct balance of weird and epic I think. I recorded some of it when I was in a very happy/sad place. It's ace.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 59], "section_span": [59, 59], "content_span": [60, 342]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157325-0000-0000", "contents": "1999: The New Master\n1999: The New Master is an EP of newly recorded remixes of Prince's 1982 hit \"1999\". The EP was released in the year 1999 to take advantage of the song's namesake year. Using the original tracks, Prince added additional music, as well as contributions from a new lineup suspiciously resembling The New Power Generation, including Rosie Gaines, Larry Graham and Doug E. Fresh. The EP was released in the U.S. on CD, as well as a rare purple vinyl 12-inch.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 475]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157325-0001-0000", "contents": "1999: The New Master\nAlthough Prince was still going by his unpronounceable, symbolic moniker at the time, he released the EP as \"Prince and the Revolution\", with the word Revolution written in reverse, as it had been on the original 1999 album cover. The Revolution members on the original track (Lisa Coleman and Dez Dickerson) did not participate in the re-recording, however. In fact \"The Inevitable Mix\" of the track cut out the original members altogether and replaced them with Graham and Gaines. Three of the tracks had very little to do with \"1999\" at all. \"Keep Steppin'\" and \"Rosie & Doug E. In a Deep House\" were little more than opportunities for Fresh to rap and Rosie Gaines to scat. The track called \"Rosario\" featured actress Rosario Dawson performing a political spoken word over the chords of \"Little Red Corvette\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 834]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157325-0002-0000", "contents": "1999: The New Master\nThe original track has since been released on two hits compilations by Warner Bros.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 104]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157325-0003-0000", "contents": "1999: The New Master\nIn 1998, Prince clamed he had re-recorded his entire Warner Bros. catalogue as \"new masters\". however, these were unreleased.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 146]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157326-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u201300 Scottish Men's National League season\nThe 1999\u20132000 season was the 31st campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The season featured 10 teams; from the previous season, Aberdeen Buccaneers joined the league and Glasgow Gators did not return. St Mirren won their first league title. There were end of season playoffs for the first time in several seasons, with St Mirren beating City of Edinburgh Kings 2\u20131 in the final series.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 485]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157326-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u201300 Scottish Men's National League season, Teams\nThe line-up for the 1999\u20132000 season featured the following teams:", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 52], "content_span": [53, 119]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157326-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u201300 Scottish Men's National League season, Playoffs\nDespite finishing second in the league, Glasgow d2 chose not to compete in the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 55], "content_span": [56, 144]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157327-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 1. FC Kaiserslautern season\nIn the 1999\u20132000 season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the Bundesliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 111]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157327-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 1. FC Kaiserslautern season, Season summary\nKaiserslautern repeated last season's fifth place finish. The club could have aimed higher were it not for their poor defensive record - only the bottom four teams conceded more than Kaiserslautern's 59. Tragedy struck at the end of the season, as young defender Thomas Lechner was killed in a motorcycle accident.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 53], "content_span": [54, 368]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157327-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 1. FC Kaiserslautern season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 64], "content_span": [65, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157327-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 1. FC Kaiserslautern season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 71], "content_span": [72, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157328-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 1.Lig\nStatistics of Turkish First Football League in the 1999\u20132000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [15, 15], "content_span": [16, 84]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157328-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 1.Lig, Overview\nIt was contested by 18 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship. And demotion of Altay S.K., G\u00f6ztepe A.\u015e., Vanspor was decided.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 15], "section_span": [17, 25], "content_span": [26, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157329-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 2. Bundesliga\nThe 1999\u20132000 2. Bundesliga season was the twenty-sixth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157329-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 2. Bundesliga\n1. FC K\u00f6ln, VfL Bochum and FC Energie Cottbus were promoted to the Bundesliga while Tennis Borussia Berlin, Fortuna K\u00f6ln, Kickers Offenbach and Karlsruher SC were relegated to the Regionalliga. Fortuna K\u00f6ln had, up till then, played every one of the twenty-six seasons of the 2. Bundesliga since 1974 in the league.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 339]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157329-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 2. Bundesliga, League table\nFor the 1999\u20132000 season SV Waldhof Mannheim, Kickers Offenbach, Chemnitzer FC and Alemannia Aachen were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Regionalliga while 1. FC N\u00fcrnberg, VfL Bochum and Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 37], "content_span": [38, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157330-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 2. Liga (Slovakia)\nThe 1999\u20132000 season of the Slovak Second Football League (also known as 2. liga) was the seventh season of the league since its establishment. It began on 31 July 1999 and ended on 11 June 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 28], "section_span": [28, 28], "content_span": [29, 224]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157331-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A Group\nStatistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1999\u20132000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 83]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157331-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A Group, Overview\nIt was contested by 16 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 27], "content_span": [28, 96]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157331-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A Group, Team information, Stadia and locations\nThe following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1999\u201300 (listed in alphabetical order):", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [19, 57], "content_span": [58, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157332-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A.C. Fiorentina season\nAssociazione Calcio Fiorentina did not manage to repeat its near-miss season from 1998\u201399, and instead missed out on qualification to the Champions League, following an inconsistent season. Its topscorer Gabriel Batistuta finally gave up on clinching the Serie A title with Fiorentina, and switched to Roma in the summer, a move which was greeted with controversy since Roma had only finished sixth in the 1999\u20132000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157332-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A.C. Fiorentina season\nFiorentina came close to advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but ultimately a draw at home against Bordeaux ensured that home wins against Manchester United and Valencia were not enough.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 240]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157333-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A.C. Milan season\nAssociazione Calcio Milan did not manage to repeat their successful previous season (1998\u201399). They failed to defend the Serie A title, finishing in 3rd place behind champions Lazio and runners-up Juventus, and crashed out of the Champions League following a lackluster performance in the First Group Phase. In fact, Milan ended up last in the group, and did not even qualify for the remainder of the UEFA Cup.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 438]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157333-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A.C. Milan season\nNew signing Andriy Shevchenko played his first season with the Milanese club, and managed to become the Serie A's top scorer in his debut season in Italy, with 24 goals (29 in all competitions), further enhancing his reputation as a fearsome striker. Other signings proven to be successful were Serginho and Gennaro Gattuso, who would stay at the club for years to come and be eventually introduced into the club's hall of fame.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [27, 27], "content_span": [28, 456]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157333-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A.C. Milan season, Players, Left club during the season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 65], "content_span": [66, 194]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157333-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A.C. Milan season, Players, Reserves\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 27], "section_span": [29, 46], "content_span": [47, 175]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157334-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A.S. Roma season\nThe 1999\u20132000 season saw Associazione Sportiva Roma continue its long drought of titles, finishing a frustrating 6th place in Serie A.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 161]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157334-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 A.S. Roma season\nNew manager Fabio Capello did not make an immediate impact, and its position actually worsened with one spot, despite 18 goals from Sampdoria signing Vincenzo Montella. Reward for Capello's new 3\u20134\u20131\u20132 system would come in 2000\u201301, however, when summer signings Gabriel Batistuta, Walter Samuel and Emerson completed the thin squad of the 1999\u20132000 season, and Roma was able to claim the title. That seemed far away as city rivals Lazio celebrated the 2000 league title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 26], "section_span": [26, 26], "content_span": [27, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157335-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AC Sparta Prague season\nThe 1999\u20132000 AC Sparta Prague season was the club's 105th season in existence and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, AC Sparta Prague participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 388]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157335-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AC Sparta Prague season, Season summary\nSparta won their fourth straight league title and also managed to reach the second group stage of the Champions League", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 168]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157335-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AC Sparta Prague season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 40], "content_span": [41, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157336-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 ACB season\nThe 1999\u20132000 ACB season was the 18th season of the Liga ACB.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 82]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157337-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AEK Athens F.C. season\nAEK Athens F.C. competed for the 41st consecutive season in the Greek top flight and 77th year in existence as a football club. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The season begun at 7 August 1999 and finished at 27 May 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 318]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157337-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nFrom the middle of previous season, Dimitris Melissanidis had taken over the management of the team again and had been credited the success of the entrance to the Champions League qualifiers. Melissanidis decided to follow the example of Dusan Bajevic and addressed the Serbian market to build the new AEK of titles. The upcoming Serbian coach Ljubi\u0161a Tumbakovi\u0107 from Partizan arrived at AEK and brought with him Matija\u0161evi\u0107, Petri\u0107 and Bjekovi\u0107. The highlight was the loan of Dragan \u0106iri\u0107 from Barcelona, which raised a storm of excitement in the AEK fans, who rushed to the airport to welcome him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157337-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nThe season started with great enthusiasm, title expectations and a very passable draw in the Champions League qualifiers, which gave AEK the assurance of qualifying in the groups, therefore financially independent and self-sufficient. Tumbakovi\u0107 however did not start well, he lost both of the derbies from Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, as a result of which the protests of the fans started early.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 440]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157337-0002-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nAlready after the exclusion from AIK for the Champions League, it was a common secret that Melissanidis left the management, a fact that Petros Stathis kept as secret as possible, before the multinational owners of the team took the matter into their hands and appoint the first foreigner president in history of the club, Cornelius Sierhuis. As if this were not enough, at the beginning of September a big earthquake took place in Parnitha and damaged part of Nikos Goumas Stadium which was deemed unsuitable for fans, being dangerous for its physical integrity. AEK was forced to give most of its home games to Nea Smyrni Stadium.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157337-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nIn the competitive part, Tumbakovi\u0107 continued to bring irrational results and the patience was starting to run out at the end of December. After a home defeat by Panionios, Tumbakovi\u0107 could no longer remain on the bench of AEK, since he was left out of the UEFA Cup. Among others, his transfers proved to be mediocre, \u0106iri\u0107 did not live up to the expectations around his reputation. The situation brought Takis Karagiozopoulos as an interim coach and immediately after Giannis Pathiakakis on the team's bench, with the entire organization of AEK considering the season wasted.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 619]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157337-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AEK Athens F.C. season, Overwiew\nPathiakakis raised psychology of the divided team, but also lost the derbies. The season was saved from the qualification against Olympiacos in the Cup and finally its conquest. AEK finishes in 3rd place, far from the first two places. The only positive element of the season after winning the Cup, since the team did not manage to win any derby.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 42], "content_span": [43, 389]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157337-0005-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AEK Athens F.C. season, Players, Squad statistics\nNOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player arrival or exit is announced. Updated 30 June 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 59], "content_span": [60, 241]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157338-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AFC Ajax season\nDuring the 1999\u20132000 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [25, 25], "content_span": [26, 106]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157338-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AFC Ajax season, Season summary\nAnother poor season saw Ajax finish in 5th, though this at least was an improvement on finishing sixth the previous season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 41], "content_span": [42, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157338-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AFC Ajax season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 52], "content_span": [53, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157338-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AFC Ajax season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 59], "content_span": [60, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157338-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AFC Ajax season, Players, Jong Ajax\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 25], "section_span": [27, 45], "content_span": [46, 174]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157339-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AFC Bournemouth season\nDuring the 1999\u20132000 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 16th position on 57 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157340-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AHL season\nThe 1999\u20132000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [20, 20], "content_span": [21, 263]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157340-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AHL season, Final standings\nNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 167]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157340-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AHL season, Scoring leaders\nNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 37], "content_span": [38, 122]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157340-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AHL season, All Star Classic\nThe 13th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 17, 2000, at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. Team Canada defeated Team PlanetUSA 8-3. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team PlanetUSA won 17-12 over Team Canada.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 20], "section_span": [22, 38], "content_span": [39, 294]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157341-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 ANAPROF\nThe ANAPROF 1999\u20132000 season was the twelfth season since its establishment. It began on August 1, 1999, and ended on January 30, 2000. 10 teams competed in the league, 9 of which returned from the previous season and 1 of which was promoted from Primera A.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157341-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 ANAPROF\nTauro were crowned champions after defeating Plaza Amador 2-0 in the Rommel Fern\u00e1ndez becoming Tauro's fifth title in its history. After clinching this title Tauro earned the Panama 1 spot in the 2001 season of the Copa Interclubes UNCAF while Plaza Amador earned the Panama 2 spot as the runner-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 317]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157341-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 ANAPROF\nPrevious to the start of the season there was a championship that went on from April to July amongst the participating teams to determine who would play in the 2000 season of the Copa Interclubes UNCAF; the 1999\u20132000 Campeonato Apertura. Panam\u00e1 Viejo was crowned champion on July 2 after defeating Tauro 2-0.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 17], "section_span": [17, 17], "content_span": [18, 326]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157342-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AS Monaco FC season\nDuring the 1999\u20132000 French football season, AS Monaco FC competed in the French Ligue 1, winning the title by seven points over nearest challengers Paris Saint-Germain.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 199]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157342-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AS Monaco FC season, Squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 36], "content_span": [37, 165]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157342-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AS Monaco FC season, Transfers\nIn:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 40], "content_span": [41, 172]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157342-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 AS Monaco FC season, Transfers\nOut:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 40], "content_span": [41, 173]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157343-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aberdeen F.C. season\nAberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1999\u20132000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157343-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aberdeen F.C. season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 48], "content_span": [49, 177]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157343-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aberdeen F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [32, 73], "content_span": [74, 202]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157344-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team\nThe 1999\u20132000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously \"Alabama\", \"UA\", \"Bama\" or \"The Tide\") represented the University of Alabama in the 1999\u20132000 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 88th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 13\u201316, 6\u201310 in SEC play, they lost in the first round of the 2000 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 52], "section_span": [52, 52], "content_span": [53, 640]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157345-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Alabama\u2013Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season\nThe 1999\u20132000 Alabama\u2013Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1999\u20132000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his eighteenth season as head coach. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center. The team joined the new College Hockey America conference after one season as a Division I independent.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 61], "section_span": [61, 61], "content_span": [62, 482]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157346-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albacete Balompi\u00e9 season\nThe 1999\u20132000 season was the 60th season in the existence of Albacete Balompi\u00e9 and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 198]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157347-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian Cup\n1999\u20132000 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb) was the forty-eighth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 21, 1999 with the First Round and ended on May 6, 2000 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2000-01 first round of the UEFA Europa League. KF Tirana were the defending champions, having won their tenth Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KS Teuta.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 450]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157347-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian Cup\nThe rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 345]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157347-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian Cup, Quarter finals\nIn this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round. Games were played on February 3 & 13, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 38], "content_span": [39, 143]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157347-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian Cup, Semifinals\nIn this round entered the four winners from the previous round. Games were played on April 12 & 19, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [24, 34], "content_span": [35, 140]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157348-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian National Championship\nThe 1999\u20132000 Albanian National Championship was the 61st season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. The season began on 18 September 1999 and concluded on 7 June 2000. Tirana  began the season as defending champions  1998\u201399 season and Shqiponja was the only team promoted from the Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb as the league was reduced from 16 teams to 14.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 483]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157348-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian National Championship\nTirana retained their title, as they won it for the 19th time and their 5th time in the previous 6 seasons. Partizani were the first team to be relegated, followed by relegation/promotion playoff losers Elbasani down to the Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [40, 40], "content_span": [41, 282]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157348-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian National Championship, Teams, Promotion and relegation\nA total of 14 teams competed in the 1999\u20132000 season, 2 less than the previous where 16 teams competed. Of these 14 teams, 13 were from the 1998\u201399 season with Shqiponja being the only promoted side from the Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb. 3 sides from the 1998\u201399 season were relegated, and they were Burreli, La\u00e7i and Besa.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 73], "content_span": [74, 385]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157348-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian National Championship, Playoffs, Championship playoff\nTirana and Tomori finished the season level on points so the Albanian Football Association decided to organise a championship playoff game to determine the winner of the 1999\u20132000 Albanian National Championship. The game was played at Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium in Elbasan and Tirana won on penalties following a 1\u20131 draw to retain their title. Had the league been decided on goal difference Tirana would have won it, but if it had been decided on their head-to-head record Tomori would have won it.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 72], "content_span": [73, 568]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157348-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian National Championship, Playoffs, Intertoto Cup playoff\nVllaznia and Bylis finished the season level on points so the Albanian Football Association decided to organise a playoff game to determine which side will take the Intertoto Cup place. Although Teuta finished 3rd and would have taken the Intertoto Cup place had they not won the 1999\u20132000 Albanian Cup, meaning they forfeited their Intertoto Cup place in order to take up their UEFA Cup place for winning the Albanian Cup. Vllaznia won the game 4\u20133 at the Selman St\u00ebrmasi Stadium in Tiran\u00eb.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 73], "content_span": [74, 565]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157348-0005-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Albanian National Championship, Playoffs, Relegation/promotion playoff\nElbasani finished in penultimate place in the league, and although they were not automatically relegated like Partizani, they were placed in a relegation/promotion playoff against the Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb playoff runners-up Besa. The game took place on 7 June 2000 in Tiran\u00eb and Besa won 2\u20131, thanks to goals from Armand Daiu and Demneri, to earn promotion to the 2000\u201301 National Championship, with Elbasani being relegated down to the Kategoria e Dyt\u00eb.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 40], "section_span": [42, 80], "content_span": [81, 531]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157349-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Algerian Championnat National\nThe 1999\u20132000 Algerian Championnat National was the 38th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 12 teams contested the league, with MC Alger as the defending champions, The Championnat started on 14 October, 1999. and ended on 15 June, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 330]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157351-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Algerian Cup\nThe 1999\u20132000 Algerian Cup was the 35th edition of the Algerian Cup. CR Beni Thour won the Cup by defeating WA Tlemcen 2-1. It was CR Beni Thour's first Algerian Cup in its history.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 22], "section_span": [22, 22], "content_span": [23, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157352-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Algerian League Cup\nThe 1999\u201300 Algerian League Cup was the 3rd season of the Algerian League Cup. The competition was open to all 26 Algerian clubs who participated in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2. It is known as the Coupe du Groupement Professionnel.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 311]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157352-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Algerian League Cup, Group stage\nThe competition takes place in two distinct phases. There is first of all a phase known as the group phase, which takes place in a maximum of 9 days, depending on the group composition. Then the qualifiers of the 3 hens compete in a phase of direct elimination after a draw and which starts at the stage of the eighths of finals. These 3 groups are simply called Groupe Ouest, Groupe Center and Groupe Est and make references to the 3 major football regions of the country. The composition of the Center Group is higher than the other two because it has more clubs in 1 and 2 division. In fact, since this competition is a cup only played by so-called professional or semi-professional teams, only the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 42], "content_span": [43, 819]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157352-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Algerian League Cup, Knockout stage\nAs the first phase of the pool tournament of the East and West Center groups is over, a random draw is made between the qualifiers of these groups on behalf of the eighth finals which will take place on February 10, 2000. Also note that each meeting will be held on neutral ground, the venues and stadiums for each of the matches are designated. Since this is a direct elimination phase to be played if necessary with overtime and penalty kicks, the FAF, in order to avoid any polemics of fairness and unable to allow to play the matches in going and return due to loaded schedule opts for the solution of neutral ground", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 45], "content_span": [46, 666]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157353-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship\nThe 1999\u20132000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 3 October 1999 and ended on 17 March 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 329]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157353-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship\nOn 17 March 2000, Crossmaglen Rangers won the championship following a 1\u201314 to 0\u201312 defeat of Na Fianna in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was their third championship title overall and their second title in succession.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 283]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157353-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship\nCrossmaglen's Ois\u00edn McConville was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 55], "section_span": [55, 55], "content_span": [56, 131]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157354-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship\nThe 1999\u20132000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 17 October 1999 and ended on 17 March 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157354-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship\nOn 17 March 2002, Athenry won the championship following a 0-16 to 0-12 defeat of St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title, their first in three championship seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 274]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157354-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship\nAthenry's Eugene Cloonan was the championship's top scorer with 3-24.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two\nThe 1999-00 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Allied Dunbar sponsored the top two divisions of the English rugby union leagues for the third season in a row. The leagues were previously known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool who had been relegated from the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1998-99 while Henley Hawks and Manchester had been promoted from National League 1. Exeter were also rebranded as the 'Chiefs' from this season onward.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 696]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two\nRotherham, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 2000\u201301 after beating the 12th placed team from that division, (Bedford), in a two legged play\u2013off. There was only one promotion place available and the runners\u2013up Leeds Tykes remained in Premiership Two for the following season. Rugby and West Hartlepool were relegated to the 2000\u201301 National Division Two.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [39, 39], "content_span": [40, 432]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\n93 - 8 Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\n84 - 15 Worcester away to Wakefield on 16 October 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\n93 - 8 Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 123]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0005-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\nRotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999Worcester away to Wakefield on 16 October 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 162]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0006-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\nRotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 116]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0007-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Team\nHenley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 61], "content_span": [62, 113]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0008-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nSimon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0009-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nAndy Currier for London Welsh at home to Waterloo on 16 October 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 132]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0010-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nSimon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999 Mike Umaga for Rotherham at home to Waterloo on 11 March 2000 Sam Howard for Exeter at home to West Hartlepool on 6 May 2000", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 259]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0011-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nMatt Jones for Henley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 130]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0012-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Player\nRod Ellis for Manchester at home to Orrell on 2 October 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 63], "content_span": [64, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0013-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Attendances\nLeeds Tykes at home to Rotherham on 18 February 2000", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 68], "content_span": [69, 121]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157355-0014-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two, Season records, Attendances\nWaterloo at home to London Welsh on 19 February 2000, West Hartlepool at home to Orrell on 18 March 2000 & Exeter Chiefs on 1 May 2000Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 39], "section_span": [41, 68], "content_span": [69, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157356-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allsvenskan (ice hockey) season\nThe 1999-2000 Allsvenskan season was the first season of the Allsvenskan, the second level of ice hockey in Sweden. 24 teams participated in the league, and Timr\u00e5 IK, S\u00f6dert\u00e4lje SK, IF Bj\u00f6rkl\u00f6ven, and Nyk\u00f6pings Hockey 90 qualified for the Kvalserien.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [41, 41], "content_span": [42, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157356-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allsvenskan (ice hockey) season, Superallsvenskan\nThe top two teams qualify for the Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien, and teams 3\u20136 qualify for the playoffs towards the Kvalserien qualification.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 59], "content_span": [60, 211]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157356-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Allsvenskan (ice hockey) season, Relegation round\nThe top two teams in each group qualify for the playoffs towards the Kvalserien qualification for Elitserien, and the two worst teams in each group are relegated to Division 1.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 41], "section_span": [43, 59], "content_span": [60, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157357-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Alpha Ethniki\nThe 1999\u20132000 Alpha Ethniki was the 64th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 19 September 1999 and ended on 28 May 2000. Olympiacos won their fourth consecutive and 29th Greek title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [23, 23], "content_span": [24, 239]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157357-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Alpha Ethniki, UEFA Cup Places\nAEK qualified through the Cup, the 3rd league UEFA Cup place is decided between the teams within 5 points from 6th to 8th place.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 23], "section_span": [25, 40], "content_span": [41, 169]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship\nThe 1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's amateur district teams.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 182]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship\nThe professional game in Scotland saw the merging of the 4 districts into 2 in 1998; now only Glasgow Caledonians and Edinburgh Reivers were involved in the professional Scottish Inter-District Championship as a renamed Tri-Series. The Glasgow and Edinburgh sides were also involved in the Welsh-Scottish League.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 367]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship\n\"When we changed from four to two districts, the top of the tree was lopped off,\" Jim Telfer said.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 153]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship\nThe SRU decided to re-instate the Inter-District Championship at amateur level with the traditional amateur districts of Glasgow District, Edinburgh District, South and North and Midlands.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 243]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship\nThe North and Midlands district was renamed Caledonia to tie in with the disbanded professional side Caledonia Reds and the South district was renamed Scottish Borders to tie in with the disbanded professional side Border Reivers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 285]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0005-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship\n\"In launching this championship I think it has put the top of the tree back and it is a chance for the best young players in the clubs to aspire to the next rung of the ladder. There is a gap between the top of the club game and the professional tier and the championship is an opportunity to try to bridge that gap.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [54, 54], "content_span": [55, 372]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0006-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1\nEdinburgh District: M Duncan (Currie); C Keenan (Heriot's FP), G Kiddie, L Graham (both Boroughmuir), S Walker (N Armstrong Currie 20); G Ross (both Heriot's FP), C Black (Watsonians); J Bryce (captain, Heriot's FP), L Barrett, C Black (both Currie), (D Wilson, Currie, 78), G McCallum (Boroughmuir), C Harrison (Edinburgh Accies), T McVie (Heriot's FP), N Penny (Watsonians) (O Brown, Boroughmuir, 49), E McDonald (Boroughmuir) (D Boswall, Heriot's, 18).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 528]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0006-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1\nGlasgow District: K Baillie (Glasgow Hawks); G Thompson (West of Scotland), C Bartwicki (East Kilbride) (P Price, Hillhead/ Jordanhill, 27), A Henderson (West), R Couper (Boroughmuir); S Duffy (Ardrossan Accies), C Little (Hawks); A Cowan (Dalziel) (D Jamieson, West, 55), C Docherty (Hawks) (C di Ciacca, West, 11), A Welsh (East Kilbride), G Perrett (West), I Smith (Hawks) (A Williamson, Hutcheson's/ Aloysians, 45), P Pattenden (East Kilbride), R Niven (Hawks), R McKay (Hawks).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 555]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0007-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1\nCaledonia: S Pearson (C Milne 61min); A Buchan, M McGrandles (M Fraser 49min), C Sangster, N Renton; K Oddie, A Hose; B Prescott, I Stanger (D Hall 40min), M Crossley (D Herrington 55min), J Syme, G Broomfield (C Hornibrook 40min), S Hannah, M Taylor, C MacDonaldScottish Borders: N Stenhouse; P Rutherford (N Douglas 31min), S Paterson, A Dickson, B Ruthven; C Turnbull, R Chrystie; I Cornwall, W Mitchell, G Kerr (E Johnstone 55min), I Elliot, S Aitken, A Clark, B Keown, J Henderson", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 558]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0008-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2\nGlasgow District: K Baillie (Glasgow Hawks); M Scott (Glasgow Hawks), P Price (Hillhead/Jordanhill) repl by C Bartwicki (East Kilbride) 69 min, A Henderson (West of Scotland), R Couper (Boroughmuir); N Barrett (Glasgow Hawks), K Sinclair (Glasgow Hawks); A Cowan (Dalziel) repl by C di Ciacca (West of Scotland) 33, C Docherty (Glasgow Hawks), A Welsh (East Kilbride)repl by G Blackburn (Glasgow Southern) 24, I Smith (Glasgow Hawks), R McKay (Glasgow Hawks), N McKenzie (Hutchesons'/Aloysians) repl by C Pollock (Kilmarnock) 57, R Maxton (Stewart's-Melville FP), P Pattenden (East Kilbride)Scottish Borders: N Stenhouse (Hawick); S Paterson (Gala),S Cranston (Hawick), A Dickson (Selkirk), B Ruthven (Melrose); K Davidson (Hawick), R Chrystie (Melrose) repl by K Reid (Hawick) 78; E Johnstone (Gala) repl by I Cornwall (Melrose) 45, M Landels (Hawick) repl by W Mitchell (Melrose) 65, G Kerr (Jed-Forest), J Bradburn (Jed- Forest) repl by S Aitken (Melrose) 45, I Elliot (Hawick), T Weir (Gala), S Jeffrey (Selkirk) repl by J Henderson (Melrose) 45, B Keown (Hawick).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 1141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0009-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2\nCaledonia:  S Pearson (Dundee HSFP), A Buchan (Aberdeen GSFP), M McGrandles (Stirling County, replaced by M Fraser (Stirling County)), C Sangster (Stirling County), N Renton (Kirkcaldy, S McAllister, Kirkcaldy), K Oddie (Aberdeen GSFP), A Hose (Aberdeen GSFP, I Black, Aberdeen GSFP), C Reid (Stirling County), S Brown (Kirkcaldy), M Crossley (Grangemouth Stags), D Herrington (Kirkcaldy), J Syme (Kirkcaldy), G Broomfield (Dunfermline, C Hornibrook, Aberdeen GSFP), S Hannah (Kirkcaldy, A Brown, Dundee HSFP), M Taylor (Aberdeen GSFP), Craig McDonald (Kirkcaldy).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 637]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0009-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2\nReplacements (not used): I Stanger (Aberdeen GSFP)Edinburgh District: G Lawson (Heriot's), C Keenan (Heriot's), L Graham (Boroughmuir), G Kiddie (Boroughmuir, N Armstrong, Currie), S Walker (Heriot's, M Duncan, Currie), G Ross (Heriot's), C Black (Watsonians, R Lawson, Heriot's), J Bryce (Heriot's), A McLean (Heriot's), C Black (Currie), D Boswall (Heriot's), G McCallum (Boroughmuir), T McVie (Heriot's, C Harrison, Edinburgh Acad), A Dall (Heriot's, E McDonald (Boroughmuir), P Simpson (Currie). Replacements (not used): D Wilson (Currie), L Barrett (Currie)", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 635]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0010-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3\nScottish Borders: N Stenhouse (Hawick); S Paterson (Gala), S Cranston (Hawick), A Dickson (Selkirk), B Ruthven (Melrose); K Davidson (Hawick), R Chrystie; I Cornwall (both Melrose), M Landels (Hawick), E Johnstone (Gala), I Elliot (Hawick), S Aitken (Melrose), T Weir (Gala), J Henderson (Melrose), B Keown (Hawick). Subs: G. Hill (Jed-Forest) for Cranston 30 minutes; W. Mitchell (Melrose) for Landels 52 minutes; M. Murray (Selkirk) for Johnstone 65 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 533]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0010-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3\nEdinburgh District:  G Lawson; C Keenan (both Heriot's), L Graham, G Kiddie (both Boroughmuir), J Burnett (Watsonians); M Duncan (Currie), C Black (Watsonians); J Bruce (Heriot's), L Barrett, C Black (both Currie), D Boswall (Heriot's), G McCallum (Boroughmuir), T McVie (Heriot's), P Simpson (Currie), N Penny (Watsonians). M Stevenson, Stirling County. Subs: R. Lawson (Heriot's) for Keenan 46 minutes; A. Warnock (Biggar) for Burnett 32 minutes; D. Wilson (Currie) for Black 75 minutes; C. Harrison (Edinburgh Accies) for Boswall 60 minutes; E. McDonald (Boroughmuir) for Simpson 16 minutes.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 667]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157358-0011-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Amateur Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3\nGlasgow District: K Baillie; M Scott,(P Price 71) C Bartwicki, A Henderson, R Couper; N.Barrett (S,Duffy 61), Little; A Cowan, (D Jamieson 61) C Docherty, A Welsh,(C di Ciacca 61) G Perrett, R McKay, N McKenzie (RNiven52), R Pattenden, R.Maxton (A.Williamson 63). Caledonia:   S Pearson; A Buchan,(C Milne 59) M McGrandles (M Fraser 73), C Sangster, N Renton; K Oddie, A Hose I Black 77); B Prescott, S Brown (I Stanger 50), M Crossley, J Syme, G Broomfield, S Hannah, (A Brown 53) M Taylor, CMacDonald.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 54], "section_span": [56, 72], "content_span": [73, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157359-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Angola Basketball Cup, 2000 Men's Basketball Cup\nThe 2000 Men's Basketball Cup was contested by five teams and won by Petro Atl\u00e9tico. The final was played on April 16, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 183]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157359-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Angola Basketball Cup, 2000 Men's Basketball Cup\nThe 2000 Angola Women's Basketball Cup was contested by Primeiro de Agosto and Grupo Desportivo da Nocal, with Primeiro de Agosto winning the match and subsequently the trophy.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 31], "section_span": [33, 58], "content_span": [59, 235]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157360-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Angola Basketball Super Cup\nThe 2000 Angola Basketball Super Cup (7th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2000 league champion and Petro Atl\u00e9tico, the 2000 cup winner. ASA was the winner, making its 3rd title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157360-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Angola Basketball Super Cup\nThe 2000 Women's Super Cup (5th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2000 women's league champion and Desportivo da Nocal, the 2000 cup runner-up. Desportivo da Nocal was the winner.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 236]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157361-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team\nThe 1999\u20132000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 1999\u20132000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Buzz Peterson, played their home games for the final season at the Varsity Gymnasium in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a record of 23\u20139 and 13\u20133 in SoCon play. They won the SoCon Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 14 seed in the South region, they lost to No. 3 seed Ohio State in the opening round.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 62], "section_span": [62, 62], "content_span": [63, 675]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157362-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\nThe 1999\u20132000 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n was the 109th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season ran from August 7, 1999 to July 17, 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157362-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\nAs Conmebol extended the number of 2000 Copa Libertadores clubs from 23 to 34, four Argentine clubs were eligible to play the tournament. As Boca Juniors and River Plate had already qualified, Rosario Central and San Lorenzo (2nd and 4th respectively) earned their right to play the Copa Libertadores. On the other hand, Talleres de C\u00f3rdoba replaced Gimnasia y Esgrima to play the 1999 Copa Conmebol after the club from La Plata declined to participate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 490]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157362-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\nAt the end of Torneo Clausura, the best five placed teams earned right to play the 2001 Copa Libertadores while six participants of 2000 Copa Mercosur were eligible by similar system.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 220]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157362-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\nRiver Plate won both, Apertura and Clausura championships (totalising 31 league titles to date). For the first time in Primera Divisi\u00f3n, a promotion and relegation system was introduced. The two teams with the worst average were directly relegated to the second division while teams placed 17th and 18th in average played two leg series each with two teams from Primera B Nacional.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 418]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157362-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\nAs a result, three teams were relegated, Ferro Carril Oeste, Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (worst averages) and Instituto (C) (lost promotion to Almagro). Belgrano remained in Primera after the series vs Quilmes ended 4\u20134 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [36, 36], "content_span": [37, 265]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157362-0005-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n, Relegation, Relegation playoffs\nThe teams draw 4-4 therefore Belgrano kept its place in Primera Divisi\u00f3n, while Quilmes remained in Primera B Nacional.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 36], "section_span": [38, 69], "content_span": [70, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157363-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team\nThe 1999\u20132000 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1999\u20132000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 15\u20133 record. Arizona reached the Second Round in the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, losing to Wisconsin 59-66 and finishing the season with a 27\u20137 record.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 48], "section_span": [48, 48], "content_span": [49, 605]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157364-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team\nThe 1999\u20132000 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1999\u20132000 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his 15th year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Arkansas won its first ever SEC Tournament championship, earning the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard Brandon Dean was the SEC Tournament MVP. Freshman forward Joe Johnson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and was named the SEC Rookie of the Year. Arkansas lost to the Miami, FL Hurricanes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 51], "section_span": [51, 51], "content_span": [52, 703]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season\nThe 1999\u20132000 season was the 102nd season of competitive football played by Arsenal. The club ended the campaign second in the league, 18 points behind Manchester United. Arsenal exited both domestic cup competitions on penalties, being eliminated by Leicester City in a FA Cup fourth round replay and by Middlesbrough at the same stage of the Football League Cup. For the second consecutive season Arsenal failed to progress past the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; a third-place finish, however, earnt them a consolation place in the UEFA Cup. Arsenal eventually reached the final to play Galatasaray in Copenhagen \u2013 the match was overshadowed by altercations between both sets of supporters. Arsenal lost 4\u20131 on penalties after a goalless draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 787]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season\nA number of signings were made by Arsenal in the summer transfer window, namely defenders Sylvinho and Oleh Luzhny, and striker Thierry Henry, who joined from Juventus on a club record fee. Davor \u0160uker departed Real Madrid to sign for Arsenal, following Nicolas Anelka's move in the opposite direction. Steve Bould left Arsenal to play for Sunderland, while Stephen Hughes signed for Everton in the spring.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 436]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season\nInconsistent performances in the league, particularly away from home, meant Arsenal never posed a serious threat to Manchester United, the reigning champions. Midfielder Patrick Vieira was suspended from playing for much of late autumn after a confrontation with West Ham United player Neil Ruddock. In October, Arsenal notably staged a comeback against Chelsea, with Nwankwo Kanu scoring a hat-trick in the final 15 minutes of the game. A run of eight straight wins between March and May propelled Arsenal from fifth to second and the team finished on 73 points.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [29, 29], "content_span": [30, 593]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background\nArsenal ended the previous season as runners-up to Manchester United in the Premier League. The club made an indifferent start to the campaign as reigning league champions and failed to progress past the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. After defeat to Aston Villa in December 1998, Arsenal embarked on a 19 match unbeaten run (21 in all competitions) to climb up the league table. The run in all competitions ended against Manchester United in a FA Cup semi-final replay.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 524]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0003-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background\nIn April Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League after beating Middlesbrough 6\u20131, albeit having played a match more than Manchester United. A 3\u20131 away win against Tottenham Hotspur put Arsenal three points clear as United lost to Liverpool on the same night. Going into the final two matches of the season, both clubs were on the same points, but Arsenal's defeat to Leeds United all but ended their chances of retaining the title.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 480]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background\nAt the start of the 1999\u20132000 season, Arsenal ended its long-standing kit sponsorship with JVC. The club signed a three-year deal with SEGA as replacement, worth \u00a310 million. The SEGA Dreamcast name was carried on the home kit, while SEGA was embroidered on the new yellow away kit.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 41], "content_span": [42, 324]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0005-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers\nFrenchman R\u00e9mi Garde retired from career football at the end of the 1998\u201399 season. Kaba Diawara left Arsenal six months after joining to sign for Marseille. Defender Steve Bould moved to Sunderland for an estimated fee of \u00a3500,000, which ended his 11-year association with Arsenal. The player felt it was the \"right decision\" as he wanted first-team football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 52], "content_span": [53, 413]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0006-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers\nIn May 1999, Nicolas Anelka stated his desire to leave Arsenal and cited the English media as a reason for wanting to leave the club as they caused him \"enormous problems on a personal level\". Lazio was interested in signing the player, but the Italian club refused to pay Arsenal's asking price of \u00a323\u00a0million. After Real Madrid reopened negotiations with Arsenal and Anelka, a deal was finally reached on 1 August 1999 and the player signed for the club, the next day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 52], "content_span": [53, 523]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0006-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers\nArsenal sought to strengthen the squad's attacking options first by signing Davor \u0160uker from Real Madrid; the player was prepared to take a pay cut to join the club. The club then signed Juventus forward Thierry Henry for a club record fee of \u00a311\u00a0million. Wenger, who served as the player's mentor at Monaco, believed his best position was as a goalscorer: \"He was the top scorer in the Under-17s for France when I first had him and I think that, as well as having the qualities of youth, pace and power, he is a good finisher. That is something he has not worked on enough in the last two years because he has played more wide, but I think he can become a central striker again. That is what we will try to develop together.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 52], "content_span": [53, 779]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0007-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Background, Transfers\nOther additions to the squad included Sylvinho and Oleh Luzhny. Striker Lu\u00eds Boa Morte moved to Southampton in August 1999, while midfielder Stephen Hughes completed his transfer to Everton in March 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 52], "content_span": [53, 257]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0008-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies\nIn preparation for the forthcoming season, Arsenal played a series of friendlies. In England, they travelled away to play Boreham Wood, and Notts County, before travelling to France to play Saint-\u00c9tienne and AS Monaco.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 275]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0009-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies, Lee Dixon Testimonial\nThe club also staged a testimonial for defender Lee Dixon once the season commenced against Real Madrid.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 79], "content_span": [80, 184]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0010-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Charity Shield\nThe 1999 edition of the FA Charity Shield was contested between Manchester United and Arsenal. The game took place at Wembley Stadium on 1 August. Manchester United went ahead seven minutes before the end of the first half, but late goals from Kanu and Ray Parlour gave Arsenal victory in the match. Wenger believed the result showed that his team were \"ready for the season\" and thought it was \"...psychologically important to beat United, especially after the great run they have had\".", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 536]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0011-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\n\"At a Stamford Bridge saturated by drama, he worked his magic when Arsenal looked dead and buried. Despair turned into delirium for the visiting supporters. With 15 minutes left they trailed 2\u20130 to a Chelsea team who hadn't conceded at home all season. Ars\u00e8ne Wenger feared for his season and what happened next aged him 10 years, he wheezed afterwards.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 416]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0012-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nAmy Lawrence's account of Kanu's impact against Chelsea in The Observer, 24 October 1999.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0013-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nArsenal began the league season with a home fixture against Leicester City. Henry started the match on the substitutes' bench along with Overmars and Upson, while \u0160uker was absent as he was unfit. After a quiet first half, Leicester scored the opening goal when Neil Lennon's intervention prompted striker Tony Cottee to \"gleefully pounce from inside the six-yard box\". Dennis Bergkamp equalised for Arsenal in the 65th minute and with time running out, the home team scored the winner in unexpected circumstances.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0013-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nDefender Frank Sinclair headed the ball into the back of his team's goal net, after Leicester failed to deal with a corner. Three days later, Emmanuel Petit and Bergkamp scored in Arsenal's win against Derby County; the team's performance was described by Wenger as \"more resilient than brilliant\". Arsenal drew 0\u20130 with newly promoted Sunderland on 14 August 1999, in a match where Petit and Bergkamp both suffered injuries. A week after the team faced Manchester United at Highbury.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 546]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0013-0002", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nIt was billed as \"the world's first live interactive match\", allowing viewers of Sky Digital access to statistics and alternative camera angles. United midfielder Roy Keane scored twice to overturn Arsenal's 41st-minute lead and inflict the home team's first defeat since December 1997. Arsenal recovered three days later to defeat Bradford City by two goals to nil, but lost to Liverpool at Anfield in their final game of August.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 492]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0014-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nSeptember saw Arsenal win all of their league matches. At home to Aston Villa, \u0160uker scored his first goals for the club and earnt the praise of his manager Wenger: \"He is just obsessed by goals. You feel when he is inside the box he hits the target.\" Away to Southampton, it was the other signing Henry who scored his first goal for Arsenal. The player, on as a substitute, received the ball from Tony Adams and with his back to goal \"some 20 yards out\", turned and curled it past goalkeeper Paul Jones.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 566]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0014-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nHenry later admitted his failure to score for Arsenal before then was getting him down: \"My goal today was very important for me. I have missed at least 14 or 15 chances for Arsenal and my confidence was low.\" Kanu scored the only goal of the match against Watford, which moved Arsenal in third position, two points behind leaders Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 411]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0015-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nArsenal faced West Ham United in the first weekend of October. Dixon, Nigel Winterburn and Overmars were rested for the match, replaced by Oleh Luzhny, Slyvinho and Davor \u0160uker. In spite of general dominance from Arsenal, West Ham striker Paolo di Canio scored in each half to win his team the match. Patrick Vieira was dismissed during play for a foul on Di Canio. A confrontation soon after occurred between the player and Neil Ruddock. Vieira was subsequently charged, banned for six matches and fined a record \u00a345,000 by The Football Association.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 612]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0015-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\n\u0160uker scored twice against Everton at Highbury on 16 October 1999. Arsenal then travelled to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. Goals from Tore Andr\u00e9 Flo and Dan Petrescu seemed to have given the home side victory, before Kanu scored a hat-trick in the space of 15 minutes. His first involved extending his legs and stabbing the ball past goalkeeper Ed de Goey, once it fell kindly in his direction. The equaliser came in the 83rd minute: Kanu received the ball from Overmars, which took him away from goal but hit the ball to the left of De Goey\u2019s dive.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 614]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0015-0002", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, August\u2013October\nIn injury time Kanu, in the downpour, chased down the ball and dribbled past the stranded Chelsea goalkeeper on the byline, before curling the ball over Frank Leboeuf and into the far corner of the goal net. Kanu's teammate \u0160uker described the third goal as \"beautiful\", while Bergkamp added: \"The skills he has got, the moves he makes, are something you like to watch and learn from. I watch him in training and it is a joy.\" The month ended with a goalless draw at home to Newcastle United, which left Arsenal fourth, three points behind league leaders Leeds United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 61], "content_span": [62, 630]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0016-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nArsenal's first fixture of November was the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. After 20 minutes, Tottenham were 2\u20130 up after goals from Steffen Iversen and Tim Sherwood. Vieira scored for Arsenal from a header, but there were no further goals in the game. In the second half Ljungberg was sent off, as was Keown in stoppage time, to reduce Arsenal to nine men. The team responded with a 5\u20131 win against Middlesbrough, in which Overmars scored three goals. Arsenal then came from behind to beat Derby County on 28 November 1999; they ended the month in third, three points behind Leeds United in first.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 677]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0017-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nGilles Grimandi, Dixon and Overmars scored a goal apiece in Arsenal's victory at Leicester City in early December. Matthew Upson was forced to come off the pitch before the half-hour mark, after suffering a knee injury. Arsenal only managed a draw against Wimbledon on 18 December 1999; Henry's second half goal cancelled out Wimbledon's opener \u2013 a cross by Marcus Gayle met Carl Cort, whose shot hit goalkeeper Alex Manninger's left leg and went in. The poor form over Christmas continued: Arsenal lost 3\u20132 to Coventry City on Boxing Day.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 604]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0017-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nRob Hughes of The Times noted his concerns about Arsenal's defence, which: \"...conceded 17 goals last season but now, at the halfway stage, [...] have already let in 20\", but did go on to add \"there was nothing lacking in the tenacity of Arsenal.\" Vieira made his return for the match against league leaders Leeds United, who were eight points in front of Arsenal. Wenger reshuffled the defence, dropping Dixon and Winterburn for Luzhny and Sylvinho, while Grimandi replaced Keown who was injured.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 562]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0017-0002", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nLjungberg and Henry scored for Arsenal in their 2\u20130 win to put the team third at the end of 1999. Adams suggested after the Leeds match that his opponents' inexperience and thin squad would jeopardise their chances of winning the league: \"They are still involved in the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup as well. So come February time they will start to feel that pressure \u2013 and you don't know what it is like until you have been through it.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 497]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0018-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nOn 3 January 2000, Arsenal played Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough and were held to a 1\u20131 draw. Two concerns for Arsenal were Overmars' ankle injury sustained during the match and the absence of Kanu, who left to represent his country in the African Nations Cup. Arsenal recorded a 4\u20131 win against Sunderland to move level on points with Manchester United in second, though the champions had three games in hand. The first was against Arsenal at Old Trafford on 24 January 2000. Wenger selected five midfielders in his starting team, as injuries limited his forward options. Arsenal began the match the better of the two teams and led 1\u20130 after 11 minutes, after good play from Ljungberg. United as the game went on looked \"fresher\", with substitute Teddy Sheringham equalising in the second half.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 865]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0019-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, November\u2013February\nFebruary saw Arsenal's title challenge take a turn for the worse, with consecutive defeats. The first came at Valley Parade, away to Bradford City. Striker Dean Saunders scored the match winner in the 57th minute, which marked Arsenal's fifth defeat in a dozen away league games. The team then lost to Liverpool at home a week later, who moved into third place. Wenger said it \"had been a very bad week\" for Arsenal, and noted \"qualification for third place [was] not over \u2026 it's still possible if we get our players back in the right shape\". The month ended with a 3\u20131 win against Southampton, in which Bergkamp and Kanu returned to the starting line-up.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 64], "content_span": [65, 720]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0020-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March\u2013May\nDixon's late goal earnt Arsenal a point against Aston Villa on 5 March 2000. The team, without Adams, Keown and Overmars, lost to Middlesbrough a week later. Wenger conceded afterwards his team were paying for their participation in the UEFA Cup, as \"\u2026the recovery time is too short. We only had two and a half days, which is not enough, especially when you are travelling\". Arsenal beat their rivals Tottenham a week later. Henry, Grimandi and Kanu each scored in Arsenal's 3\u20130 victory against Coventry City. After 30 games, Arsenal were in fourth position, two points behind Liverpool in third and 13 away from leaders Manchester United.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 696]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0021-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March\u2013May\nIn spite of playing the second half against Wimbledon with ten men after the dismissal of Luzhny, Arsenal defeated their London rivals by three goals to one. Before the game away to Leeds United on 16 April 2000, both clubs observed a minute's silence to honour the two Leeds fans who were murdered in Istanbul. Wenger and his players then presented bouquets of flowers to their counterparts. Arsenal went ahead in the 21st minute \u2013 Henry beat defender Jonathan Woodgate for pace and scored his 20th goal of the season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 576]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0021-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March\u2013May\nFurther goals by Keown, Kanu and Overmars resulted in a 4\u20130 win and lifted Arsenal above Leeds into third, with a better goal difference. Arsenal beat Watford and continued their strong finish to the season with a 1\u20130 win at Everton to move into second place. Wenger believed Manchester United, who retained their status as champions in April, had benefited from the league being \"organised\" in their favour: \"They had a winter break. They didn't play in the FA Cup. It was all wrong from the start. The break was good for them because at the same time we dropped points and so did the other teams. So when they came back they had the psychological advantage.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 717]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0022-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Premier League, March\u2013May\nPetit scored a 90th-minute winner for Arsenal against West Ham United and a further win against Chelsea ensured Arsenal finished second, as Leeds and Liverpool failed to win their respective matches. Arsenal played out a 3\u20133 draw against Sheffield Wednesday, which relegated their opponents in the process. Arsenal ended their league campaign against Newcastle United at St James' Park. Wenger rested several first-team players to prioritise the 2000 UEFA Cup Final the following week. Arsenal lost 4\u20132, with Newcastle striker Alan Shearer notably scoring the 300th goal of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 642]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0023-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, FA Cup\nArsenal entered the competition in the third round, by virtue of their Premier League status. Their opening match was a 3\u20131 win against Second Division Blackpool, where Grimandi, Adams and Overmars got themselves on the scoresheet. In the fourth round, Arsenal faced Leicester City at Highbury. The match ended goalless, meaning a replay was staged at Filbert Street. With neither side able to score in the 90 minutes and extra time, the game was settled on penalties. Leicester goalkeeper Pegguy Arphexad blocked Dixon and Grimandi's spot-kicks to help his side win. Wenger said he was \"upset\" with the loss, adding \"the most important thing is the championship and we have to concentrate on it.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 37], "content_span": [38, 735]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0024-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Football League Cup\nTogether with the other clubs playing in European competitions, Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round. The team were drawn to face First Division Preston North End, on the week of 11 October 1999. Kanu and Stefan Malz scored a goal apiece to ensure Arsenal progressed into the fourth round, where they played Middlesbrough away. The team exited the competition on penalties, after a score draw.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 50], "content_span": [51, 466]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0025-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nFinishing second in Premier League the previous season ensured Arsenal's qualification into the UEFA Champions League. For the second season running, Arsenal played their home matches at Wembley Stadium. The club were drawn in Group B, along with Italian club Fiorentina, Barcelona of Spain and Sweden's AIK. In the opening match against Fiorentina, Arsenal dominated possession and created the better chances of the game, but earnt no more than a point after Kanu's late penalty miss. The team defeated AIK at Wembley a week after and drew with Barcelona at the Camp Nou.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 638]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0025-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage\nIn the reverse fixture, Barcelona defeated Arsenal 4\u20132 and Wenger rued afterwards: \"The defence did not have a good day. They were exposed and didn't get any protection.\" Arsenal progressed no further in competition after the team were beaten by Fiorentina; Gabriel Batistuta scored the only goal of the match. Overmars scored twice in Arsenal's final group game away to AIK.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 65], "content_span": [66, 441]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0026-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup\nAs Arsenal finished third in their Champions League group, they entered the UEFA Cup. Wenger said he intended to take the competition seriously given the team's poor UEFA coefficient. Arsenal played their home games at Highbury instead of Wembley.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 39], "content_span": [40, 287]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0027-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Knockout stages\nArsenal faced French club Nantes and won the first leg 3\u20130; Winterburn scored the pick of the three \u2013 \"a rare but brilliantly struck goal\". The team drew the second leg 3\u20133, though it was enough to see them progress on aggregate score.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 292]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0028-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Knockout stages\nAt home to Deportivo La Coru\u00f1a, Arsenal opened the scoring in the fifth minute through Dixon and further goals from Henry, Kanu and Bergkamp ensured it was the club's first victory over Spanish opposition in Europe. Although the team were defeated in the second leg, Arsenal won 6\u20133 on aggregate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 353]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0029-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Knockout stages\nAgainst Werder Bremen, Arsenal won the first leg 2\u20130 with goals from Henry and Ljungberg. Parlour scored a hat-trick in the return leg \u2013 the first of his career.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 218]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0030-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Knockout stages\nArsenal faced French club Lens in the final four and won the first leg by a solitary goal, scored by Bergkamp in the second minute. Victory in the second leg ensured passage to the final. Wenger commented afterwards: \"People say we should not have come into this competition, but we have not got the final the easy way \u2013 we have played 14 games to get this far.\"", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 56], "content_span": [57, 419]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0031-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, UEFA Cup, Final\nIn the lead up to the final against Galatasaray in Copenhagen, scuffles took place between British and Turkish supporters at City Hall Square after an Arsenal fan was stabbed. The incident, dubbed the \"Battle of Copenhagen\" by the media led to 19 civilians injured and 60 arrests. The match itself was a lacklustre affair; neither side scored after 90 minutes and in extra time Gheorghe Hagi was sent off. It was decided on penalties and Arsenal lost after \u0160uker and Patrick Vieira missed their spot-kicks. Wenger was disappointed with the manner of the defeat and criticised Spanish referee Antonio L\u00f3pez Nieto for not tossing a coin to decide where the shoot-out would take place like UEFA promised him.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 46], "content_span": [47, 752]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0032-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics\nArsenal used a total of 32 players during the 1999\u20132000 season and there were 15 different goalscorers. There were also six squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Kanu featured in 50 matches whereas Vieira started the most games for Arsenal \u2013 47 in total.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 337]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0033-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics\nThe team scored a total of 106 goals in all competitions. The highest goalscorer was Henry, with 26 goals, followed by Kanu who scored 17 goals. Six Arsenal players were sent off during the season: Vieira, Keown, Henry, Grimandi (twice) and Luzhny.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 297]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157365-0034-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Arsenal F.C. season, Player statistics\nNumbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked  left the club during the playing season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 29], "section_span": [31, 48], "content_span": [49, 193]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157366-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Asian Club Championship\nThe 1999\u20132000 Asian Club Championship was the 19th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 250]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157366-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Asian Club Championship\nAl-Hilal of Saudi Arabia won the final and became Asian champions for the second time, beating J\u00fabilo Iwata 3\u20132 in the final.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 159]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157366-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Asian Club Championship, First round, East Asia\n1 Dalian Wanda withdrew. 2 Happy Valley withdrew. 3 Valencia had been drawn against the champions of Nepal, but the Nepalese FA did not send a team.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 57], "content_span": [58, 206]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157366-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Asian Club Championship, Second round, East Asia\n1 The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement. 2 The 1st leg was cancelled due to the condition of Valencia's home ground after a domestic match.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 214]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157367-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup\nThe winners of the 1999\u20132000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation, are listed below.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 181]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157367-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, Quarterfinals, West Asia\n1 Al Ahli withdrew for the semifinals, and were replaced by Navbahor Namangan; Al Ahli were banned for one year from Asian club competitions.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 58], "content_span": [59, 200]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season\nDuring the 1999\u20132000 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [33, 33], "content_span": [34, 188]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary\nAston Villa matched their previous season's solid sixth place finish. After starting the campaign brightly, a run of nine matches without a win dragged Villa down to 15th. However, after that Villa rallied to go 12 matches unbeaten, and thereafter lost only two more games all season to finish sixth.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 350]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0001-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Season summary\nVilla also reached the FA Cup final for the first time in 43 years, but their hopes of winning the famous trophy for the eighth time were ended by a 1\u20130 defeat at the hands of Chelsea, whose success was achieved in the last game at Wembley before the old stadium was rebuilt.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 49], "content_span": [50, 325]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 60], "content_span": [61, 189]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 67], "content_span": [68, 196]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 57], "content_span": [58, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0005-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Under-19 squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0006-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Under-17 squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 58], "content_span": [59, 187]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157368-0007-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Other players\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 33], "section_span": [35, 57], "content_span": [58, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157369-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Athletic Bilbao season\nThe 1999\u20132000 season was the 99th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 69th consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 186]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157369-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Athletic Bilbao season, Season summary\n1999\u20132000, the fourth season of Luis Fern\u00e1ndez's tenure as head coach, was his least successful so far in terms of both league and cup results. It was the first La Liga campaign of the Frenchman's reign in which Athletic finished outside the top ten, placing 11th. They also suffered an early exit from the Copa del Rey, losing in the second round to Rayo Vallecano.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 415]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157369-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Athletic Bilbao season, Season summary\nFern\u00e1ndez left his post at the end of the season, and Real Zaragoza's Txetxu Rojo was appointed in his place. Rojo had had two previous spells at San Mam\u00e9s \u2013 as a successful forward between 1965 and 1982, and as head coach in the latter part of the 1989\u201390 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 48], "content_span": [49, 313]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157370-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Hawks season\nThe 1999\u20132000 NBA season was the Hawks' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in Atlanta. The Hawks played their first season at the Philips Arena, which was built over the site of The Omni. The Hawks received the tenth pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the Golden State Warriors, and selected Jason Terry from the University of Arizona. In the offseason, the team acquired Isaiah Rider and Jim Jackson from the Portland Trail Blazers, acquired Bimbo Coles from the Golden State Warriors, and acquired Lorenzen Wright from the Los Angeles Clippers.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 607]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157370-0000-0001", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Hawks season\nAfter a 9\u20139 start to the season, the Hawks struggled losing 11 of their next 13 games. Rider led the team in scoring averaging 19.3 points per game, but had a history of behavioral problems both on and off the court. After showing up late for a game in March, he was released to free agency after 60 games and later signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, following the season, while Anthony Johnson was traded to the Orlando Magic at midseason.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 472]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157370-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Hawks season\nThe Hawks struggled posting a nine-game losing streak in April, and finished seventh in the Central Division with a disappointing 28\u201354 record, missing the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Jackson led the team in scoring with 16.7 points per game at season's end, while Alan Henderson provided with 13.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, and Dikembe Mutombo averaged 11.5 points, led the league with 14.1 rebounds, contributed with 3.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, and Terry was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Following the season, Lenny Wilkens resigned and left to take a coaching job with the Toronto Raptors, Coles signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and LaPhonso Ellis signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 819]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157370-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Hawks season\nFor the season, the Hawks changed their uniforms adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which would last until 2007. Although, the trim colors on the road jerseys were changed from white to red in 2004.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 30], "section_span": [30, 30], "content_span": [31, 242]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season\nThe 1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season was the inaugural season of the franchise that would play in Atlanta for 11 seasons.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 158]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season\nThe Thrashers managed only 14 wins and 39 points during their first season in the National Hockey League. It was the worst season in the history of the franchise, and as of right now stands as the lowest full-season point total for any team since the beginning of the \"three point\" NHL standings system in 1999\u20132000; the Detroit Red Wings later tied the mark, but in the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 NHL season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 444]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Offseason, Expansion draft\nThese results are numbered 1\u201326 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Thrashers were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 62], "content_span": [63, 271]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season\nThe newly formed Thrashers selected Patrik Stefan with the first overall selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. They played their first game on October 2, 1999, losing 4\u20131 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the New Jersey Devils. Captain Kelly Buchberger scored the franchise's first goal in the loss. The Thrashers would not get their first win until two weeks later. Damian Rhodes blanked the New York Islanders 2\u20130 on the road. The Thrashers would not get their first victory in Atlanta until October 26 when they beat the Calgary Flames in their return to Atlanta 2\u20131. Andrew Brunette led the team in scoring with 50 points as the Thrashers finished last in the Southeast Division with a NHL worst record of 14\u201357\u20137\u20134. Atlanta also won less games then any NBA team that season including the Los Angeles Clippers which they won 15 games.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 895]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0004-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season\nIn addition to being shut out a league-high 12 times, the Thrashers struggled offensively and defensively, scoring the fewest goals (170) and allowing the most goals (313) out of all 28 teams. They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks for most short-handed goals allowed, with 13.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 50], "content_span": [51, 327]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0005-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season, Final standings\nNote: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 289]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0006-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season, Final standings\nDivisions: AT \u2013 Atlantic, NE \u2013 Northeast, SE \u2013 Southeast", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 124]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0007-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Regular season, Final standings\nZ \u2013 Clinched Conference; Y \u2013 Clinched Division; X \u2013 Clinched Playoff spot", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 67], "content_span": [68, 141]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157371-0008-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atlanta Thrashers season, Transactions\nThe Thrashers were involved in the following transactions during the 1999\u20132000 season.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [36, 48], "content_span": [49, 135]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157372-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid B season\nThe 1999\u20132000 season was the 37th season in the existence of Atl\u00e9tico Madrid B and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. The season covered the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 34], "section_span": [34, 34], "content_span": [35, 262]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157373-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid season\nThe 1999\u20132000 campaign was the 94th season in Atl\u00e9tico Madrid's history and their 65th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [32, 32], "content_span": [33, 229]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157373-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid season, First-team squad\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 50], "content_span": [51, 179]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157373-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid season, First-team squad, Left club during season\nNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 32], "section_span": [34, 75], "content_span": [76, 204]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157374-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team\nThe 1999\u20132000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1999\u20132000 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his sixth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard\u2013Eaves\u2013Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 24\u201310, 9\u20137 in SEC play. They defeated Florida and South Carolina to advance to the SEC Tournament championship game where they lost to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Creighton to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Iowa State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [45, 45], "content_span": [46, 648]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157374-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season\nThe Tigers finished the 1998\u201399 season 29\u20134, 14\u20132 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. As the top seed out of the West division in the SEC Tournament, the Tigers defeated Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a 1 seed for the first time in program history. They defeated Winthrop and Oklahoma State to advance to the program's first Sweet Sixteen since 1986, where they lost to Ohio State.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 45], "section_span": [47, 62], "content_span": [63, 577]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157375-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Australia Tri-Nation Series\nThe 1999\u20132000 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1999\u20132000 Carlton and United Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to India and Pakistan. Australia and Pakistan reached the Finals, which Australia won 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 316]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157375-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Australia Tri-Nation Series\nRicky Ponting was the leading scorer of the series  and Glenn McGrath, the leading wicket-taker.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [37, 37], "content_span": [38, 134]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157375-0002-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Australia Tri-Nation Series, Group stage, Points table\nAustralia and Pakistan qualified for the Finals with seven and four wins respectively.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 64], "content_span": [65, 151]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157375-0003-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Australia Tri-Nation Series, Final series\nAustralia won the best of three final series against Pakistan 2\u20130.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 37], "section_span": [39, 51], "content_span": [52, 118]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157376-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Australian Athletics Championships\nThe 1999\u20132000 Australian Athletics Championships was the 78th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 24\u201327 February 2000 at the Stadium Australia in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The 10,000 metres events took place separately at the Melbourne Track Classic on 2 March 2000 in Melbourne.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 442]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157376-0001-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Australian Athletics Championships\nThe competition was also a preparation event for the athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics, which were held at the same venue.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 44], "section_span": [44, 44], "content_span": [45, 171]}}
{"id": "enwiki-00157377-0000-0000", "contents": "1999\u20132000 Australian Figure Skating Championships\nThe 1999\u20132000 Australian Figure Skating Championships was held in Thebarton from 24 through 31 July 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of primary and intermediate.", "metadata": {"title_span": [0, 49], "section_span": [49, 49], "content_span": [50, 377]}}